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LPT: If you’re ever buying blackout curtains, get panels that are more than a little wider than the window

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LPT: If you’re ever buying blackout curtains, get panels that are more than a little wider than the window If you purchase blackout curtains that are just as wide as the window, or only a little bit wider, you’ll either have light bleed around the sides, or you’ll have to fiddle with the edges every time you close the curtains. Both of those options are annoying. Instead, buy curtains that are a good bit wider than the window so that light doesn’t b…

Life Pro Tips 1.2k 2025-02-12

The Thursday Night NBC Plunged Itself Into Darkness. Remembering the blackout programming stunt in which “Mad About You,” “Friends,” and “Madman of the People” (but not “Seinfeld”) all shared the same universe.

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The Thursday Night NBC Plunged Itself Into Darkness. Remembering the blackout programming stunt in which “Mad About You,” “Friends,” and “Madman of the People” (but not “Seinfeld”) all shared the same universe. submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Reddit Television 1.2k 2024-11-05

Sold personal shares during blackout period

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Sold personal shares during blackout period Hi, I’m a corporate employee with no non-public material information. I have 2 accounts: one is linked to my workplace and contains my RSUs etc, and the other is my personal Roth IRA account. I accidentally sold some company shares from my Roth account during a blackout period. Do blackout periods also apply to my personal accounts? I bought t…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-07-21

Colleague sold RSUs during blackout period – how is that possible?

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Colleague sold RSUs during blackout period – how is that possible? A colleague recently told me that he was able to sell his RSUs during a blackout period because his sell limit order had been executed. I assumed that selling RSUs during blackout periods is restricted by the broker (E*Trade in this case). So how the hell was that even possible? submitted by /u/NY_Porterhouse

Reddit Personal Finance 837 2024-05-07

Roller blackout shades with side channels

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Roller blackout shades with side channels We are planning to put roller blackout shades in a vacation home that gets long hours of sunlight in the summer. We want complete darkness and plan to include side channels on the windows. Some of the rooms include exterior doors with window panes and we were told we could not do side channels on the doors. Is this correct? How do we prevent lig…

Reddit Interior Design 980 2024-04-24

Third Communications Blackout Hits Gaza

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Third Communications Blackout Hits Gaza The director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said it was “very concerned” about the outage and reports of heavy bombardment.

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The Spectrum / Disney blackout led a US Open player to pirate the US Open

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The Spectrum / Disney blackout led a US Open player to pirate the US Open Photo by Sarah Stier / Getty ImagesWhenever there’s another of these drawn-out carriage disputes between cable providers and content owners — and they happen often — I always say that the customers are the ones who get hurt the most. Last week, nearly 15 million Spectrum subscribers abruptly lost their ability to watch ESPN, ABC, and other Disne…

The Verge 186 2023-09-18

Disney blames Charter for the ESPN blackout

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Disney blames Charter for the ESPN blackout The VergeLast week, Disney blocked Charter’s Spectrum cable from accessing channels like ABC and ESPN over a disagreement between the two companies over new financial terms. Today, Disney says in a blog post that although Charter “claims to value Disney’s direct-to-consumer services,” it is “demanding these different services for free.” With ca…

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