Mike Krahulik once ran a game on stage at PAX where he unveiled envelopes which represented locked chests. He then told the group there was another set of envelopes, each of which cost $5 for any party member.

He effectively introduced paid loot boxes to tabletop gaming.

Cloudflaren’t

DHS initially said that 2 detainees were dead, but are now saying that only one is dead

“I got better.”

Any recommendations for a budget dock

I don’t know if it’s the type you’re looking for but I’m quite happy with my Genki Covert Dock. It does the job quite well, and the portability is nice to have.

Damn, missed the opportunity to make it 9am-11am

Not sure if you’re missing the reference, but 08.45-09.15 is the time window in which the towers were hit by the planes.

I think that post was deleted/removed.

Edit: apparently there’s a redirect that isn’t working for me for some reason. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

What do HOAs do, other than tell people what to do with their properties?

My HOA handles, among other things, all exterior maintenance. They take care of landscaping, snow clearing in the winter, gutter clearing in the fall, they power wash the siding and decks every few years.

Well, technically they contract people to do those things, but still, I love it. It’s totally worth the monthly dues and not being able to paint the house whatever color I want (which I don’t feel like ever doing anyway).

where there’s no uninked skin left

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Diamond_Rich

The reason it’s used so much is that it’s an arid environment just outside the “studio zone”.

Vasquez Rocks is inside the studio zone, according to your link.

Protip: Don’t talk to police. Ever.

“Like wiping your ass with silk.”

Or when you’re going through TSA and suddenly panic about whether or not you hid a bomb up your butt.

“Oh, that’s just a Fat-Man-shaped butt plug.”

Imagine the Admiral’s face if Data showed up in the CIC on Galactica

I could see this being a good comic arc.

his phone has a ripcord on it because the battery is replaced with a very tiny model v8 generator

An apt description.

When did the pronunciation change from N-E-S to Nes?

Of the people I knew as a kid, the “N.E.S.”/“Nes” divide was about even (I’m in the US)

What about the used car market?

“Please purchase a public road pass for multiplayer access”

Imagine going to Cwmbran and being pissed off that there’s Welsh people.

The (prospective) guests were visiting from Wales. The Airbnb was in Manchester.

“She died in '97, crossing the street while checking her pager.”

Didn’t HMD make a couple of those too?

Yes, the HMD Skyline has an easily removable backplate and battery.