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The NFL draft is being held outside? That's gotta be a first for any sport? -- nm - JD Apr 3, 12:34 5
- it is? where is it this year? -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 12:39 4
  - Philly. A big part of it will be on the Museum steps -- nm - decline Apr 3, 12:40 1
    - Wow, that's like a throw back to the colonial days when they would auction off able bodied...no hell no -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 12:43
  - Mar-a-Lago. -- nm - Spawn Apr 3, 12:39
  - Philadelphia -- nm - JD Apr 3, 12:39
time for lunch, I should heat up a liver, gorgonzola, kim chee sandwich in Strongbad's work microwave -- nm - crash davis Apr 3, 12:22 5
- Don't forget the onions and hot sauce. -- nm - Max Apr 3, 12:37 2
  - Sriracha ...iirc the original factory had a lot of complaints from folks living down wind -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 12:45
  - and a Durien for dessert -- nm - crash davis Apr 3, 12:40
- Ha, kim chee was the first thing I thought of. My dude eats that. (But never takes it to work!) -- nm - mara Apr 3, 12:34 1
  - *lower lip quiver* - tim mie si Apr 3, 12:36
nmb#)&$ - ty97 Apr 3, 12:21 4
- *sends you an invite for a 4:30 PM meeting on Friday instead* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 3, 12:24 1
  - I'm waiting for a weekend invitation to show up. It's quarter end. 80% chance it will happen. -- nm - ty97 Apr 3, 12:25
- just nubby it off -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 12:22
- attendance is mandatory -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 12:22
part 2 of la times skinning trump alive. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Apr 3, 12:04 7
- but Susan Rice is going to prison!!! hahahahah MAGA!! - Jovian Apr 3, 12:20
- *printing for ride home* -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 12:08 3
  - the first one (yesterday) was incredible. this is lite. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 3, 12:17 2
    - He gives every indication that he is as much the gullible tool of liars as he is the liar in chief -- nm - rollo Apr 3, 12:24
    - printing both -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 12:21
- I wish the series were one-tenth that damaging. It will do more damage to right-wing opinion of California that it will to Trump. -- nm - mara Apr 3, 12:08 1
  - Considering they pretty much declared war on the coasts...ie, repeal of epa air quality rules, that there us chemical warfare -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 12:36
The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted in favor of Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court, sending nomination to the full Senate -- (link) - budice Apr 3, 11:57 4
- The vote broke 11-9, with all Republicans voting for Gorsuch & all Democrats voting against. Next up will be the cloture vote on Thursday -- nm - budice Apr 3, 11:58 2
  - Democrats have enough commitments to sustain a filibuster under current rules; Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely change the rules -- nm - budice Apr 3, 11:59 1
    - A rule change would let Gorsuch advance from debate to final vote with 51 yea votes instead of 60. Final vote to confirm is expected Friday -- nm - budice Apr 3, 11:59
- This is my shocked font -- nm - ty97 Apr 3, 11:58
Georgetown hires Patrick Ewing. -- nm - David Apr 3, 11:56 15
- I hope they get good again. GTown was a fun school to root against under Thompson. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 3, 12:14
- I *think* I still have my Ewing high tops! -- nm - Remlik Apr 3, 12:07
- I get this mixed up with Dallas and Patrick Duffy every time -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:57 11
  - Have you seen Duffy swimming underwater as The Man From Atlantis? -- (link) - mara Apr 3, 12:07 [youtube] 6
    - OMG - I had not seen that. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 12:22 2
      - Hee. I know this had nothing to do with anything, but I can't see the name Patrick Duffy without remembering that. -- nm - mara Apr 3, 12:32 1
        
        :) -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 13:02
    - god...my friends and I swam like that when the show was on -- nm - Remlik Apr 3, 12:14 2
      - word -- nm - Spawn Apr 3, 12:24
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 12:22
  - The difference is Patrick Duffy won a professional championship. Granted, it was Battle of the Network Stars.... -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 3, 11:59 1
    - Plus he came back from the dead - eag Apr 3, 12:05
  - Ew. -- nm - Patrick Ewing Apr 3, 11:59
  - Yeah, I do too... - budice Apr 3, 11:58
- woot -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 3, 11:57
Gronk steal jersey. Brady chase Gronk. Brady tackle Gronk. Brady & Gronk roll around. -- (link) - budice Apr 3, 11:45 1
- with audio -- (link) - budice Apr 3, 11:46
huh...Michelle Obama killed Joan Rivers according to Info Wars tin hat wearing man. -- nm - Remlik Apr 3, 11:41 4
- ________ killed ____________ -- nm - Alex Stone Mad Libs Apr 3, 11:55
- i don't know why we didn't all see it before. I mean, so much motive there. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 11:43 2
  - She shouldn't have said *that* -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 12:40
  - right? -- nm - Remlik Apr 3, 11:44
Clarification poll: Is your sick leave in the category of "paid sick leave" or "unpaid sick leave"? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:39 3
- Paid I guess, though that's up to a point before I need to take Leave, I presume. - ty97 Apr 3, 11:44
- Occasional absences are paid, unless you get put on "deduct" status for abusing the policy. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 3, 11:41
- Paid. It's not limited, exactly. After 3 days we need a doctor's note. After some time (two weeks? a month?) you get shifted to short term leave. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 11:41
This is what I like about ST: Great information gleaned from passionate arguments about obscure things. - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:37 4
- Last weekend I fell into a wikihole about the Aztecs and Maya, and I learned a bunch but I don't have anything insightful to add. -- nm - Max Apr 3, 11:39 1
  - I'm sure Meg will be along shortly to sort you out. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:40
- Caveat: Except for ty97. Ty is just being a rabble rouser today. - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:38 1
  - oh you're a dear :) - ty97 Apr 3, 11:40
I need a volunteer to stand in my line of sight and let me throw heavy, jagged object at their face. - ty97 Apr 3, 11:33
Just noticed there are 2 versions of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" in development by Disney and Fox. Anyone know if either of these will get made? -- nm - GregW Apr 3, 11:28 2
- Both of those have been in development for a long time. Fox is thought to be more likely, but it's not moving forward right now. -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 11:55
- yeah, someone at the studio knows. -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 11:29
NFL FA: LB Zach Brown meeting with Washington today -- nm - Strongbad Apr 3, 11:28 1
- I'm not sure he can put his toes in the sand there. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 3, 11:43
ST sick poll: what's your sick time situation? how much do you earn? how much do you have? - amanda jones state university Apr 3, 11:26 16
- I get 12 days a year. I've accrued the max, 100 days. -- nm - mara Apr 3, 12:10
- Unlimited sick leave, but don't get crazy is the firm's rule. -- nm - MDH Apr 3, 11:59
- 3 weeks a year, I have about 2000 hours banked for now. -- nm - AJRimmer Apr 3, 11:47 2
  - You haven't taken a vacation in 17 years?!? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 3, 12:03
  - ..does math...that's some pretty solid long term attendance -- nm - JD Apr 3, 11:51
- We don't have "sick." it's all just "PTO" (and one 8hr Floating Holiday each year). -- nm - JaxSean Apr 3, 11:42
- same as my vacation time -- nm - decline Apr 3, 11:42
- Maxxed out. 80 hours short term, 960 Long term - JD Apr 3, 11:38
- My boss, who was out sick a ton last year, recently revised our handbook rule from 12 days a year down to 10, use it or lose it. -- nm - Max Apr 3, 11:38
- I'm pretty sure I can still take a summer off. I was asked to cash out some time - Mel Profit Apr 3, 11:35
- This year I have 68 hours of sick time still left over from last year. Next year it would be all PTO, and I get 31 days. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 3, 11:32
- We earn 8 hours per month as well, and a pretty good family and medical leave policy. But there is one important caveat ... - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:32
- Theoretically unlimited, I guess, but subject to our occasional absence policy -- (edited) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 3, 11:30
- 12 days a year, capped at 140 and we have the option to cash out 5 days in December or convert to PTO if we have more than 30 banked. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 3, 11:30
- our PTO is both sick and vacation. I burned 15 of 20 available days already. - groiny Apr 3, 11:28 1
  - eesh - our sick time is in our PTO as well. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:30
Batman: Arkham VR coming to Rift and Vive on April 25th. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 3, 11:19
A cartoonist on Twitter has been making cartoons about talking coffee that I just love. -- (link*) - mara Apr 3, 11:18 2
- "I have drawn one featuring tea but it doesn't end well. Sorry." -- nm - Max Apr 3, 11:20 1
  - Yeah, that's her latest one. -- nm - mara Apr 3, 11:25
I bought an unlock code for my phone off ebay. Absolute worst case, I'm out $3.43. -- nm - Shaun Apr 3, 11:14
WWE: Jim Ross is back on a two year deal....part time basis and I'm sure for network stuff as well -- (link) - Remlik Apr 3, 11:14
LIR - I'm the only one having a 5 year olds dinner - pigs in a blanket and mac n cheese -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:11 5
- Sounds tasty -- nm - Krusty Apr 3, 11:33
- nudge nudge wink wink, say no more! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 3, 11:30 1
  - heh -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:50
- sweet n sour chicken with a veggie stirfry on rice -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 11:14 1
  - nice - we have definitely been hitting up the wok more with rice - Roo helps us eat healthier - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:15
you guys are the best. :) -- nm - Diva Apr 3, 11:08 2
- aww shucks! we love ya - go knock em dead -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:11
- Break a leg! -- nm - Krusty Apr 3, 11:08
ST Vacation Poll -- How many days do you get this year? How many have you used, or have planned? -- (edited) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 3, 11:07 29
- Nearly 39 Vacation days (311.04 hours). Taking 2 days off for Coachella. Another 2 days in Dec for race plus like 4 or 5 days for Holiday shutdown - JD Apr 3, 11:36
- 31. I've used 3. Have 10 more planned. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 3, 11:34 1
  - Plus 7 holidays... -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 3, 11:35
- 21 days. Rolled over 10 days from last year. Used 7 so far, and usually take long weekends here and there. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 3, 11:23
- 11 holidays, 12 sick, 17 days PTO, and we're only allowed to rollover 20 to the following year. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 3, 11:21 1
  - and if I'm here for another 18 months, it will bump up to 12 sick and 22 PTO -- nm - Strongbad Apr 3, 11:35
- 20 vacation days. We also get 12 holiday a year. This year, 7 are fixed, so 5 are my choice. - ty97 Apr 3, 11:17
- 15ish I think, using 12 at the end of the month. -- nm - Shaun Apr 3, 11:16
- 20 days, but I burned most of them being sick Jan and Feb. -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 11:15
- I think mine jumps to 25 this year, used a few. Always have time left over -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 11:15
- 6 weeks - I've taken a week so far - days here and there - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:12 2
  - that's nice. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 11:12 1
    - its easily the best perk/benefit. People can leave for money but they can't that type of vacation from competitors -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 11:14
- Get 20 -- counting roll-over, I have about 40 days of PTO to use. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:12
- 10 im using 3 in may -- nm - eag Apr 3, 11:11
- Standard is 15, but I carried over 5 from last year, so I have 20. Plus federal holidays. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:11 3
  - IOW, 172 days. -- nm - ty97 Apr 3, 11:32 2
    - Why do you think they call it "Club Fed"? We're basically French. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:33 1
      - French benefits? -- nm - mara Apr 3, 12:32
- as many as I want, maybe 1 or 2, nothing planned yet -- nm - decline Apr 3, 11:10
- 20 vacation days. I have not used any yet. Need the bulk of them for South Africa. -- nm - Diva Apr 3, 11:09
- Either none or 10 weeks, depending on how you look at it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 11:09
- 24 plus 7 over the holidays, black friday, and a personal day. we only get 7 holidays though. - amanda jones state university Apr 3, 11:09 2
  - note that we lose unused time monthly over 240 hours, so it's really stupid not to use PTO. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 3, 11:10 1
    - yeah, we lose anything not used at the end of the period too. Our office is always half empty in June as everyone uses the last of their days. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 11:10
- Zero -- nm - Krusty Apr 3, 11:08
- 22. I've used 3. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 3, 11:08
- 15 I think, zero used so far, but I'll use them all. -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 11:08
- i get 15 days a year (July 1-June 30). Plus i get Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and extra days between Christmas and New Years. -- (edited) - Andie Apr 3, 11:08
Re: Tesla, they were fricking everywhere in Amsterdam. -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 11:06
the annual try-to-wrap-my-head around how you figure out wins above replacement begins -- nm - crash davis Apr 3, 11:05 21
- I'm still trying to figure out what "shifts on balls in play" actually means, and why I -- as a casual baseball fan -- should care about it. - ReluctantCynic Apr 3, 11:14 11
  - it is killing the offense in the game. - groiny Apr 3, 11:18 6
    - If they want to play dead-pull ball, join a slo-pitch softball league. - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:23 5
      - sure, but there is a reason why batting averages are down, but home runs are up. - groiny Apr 3, 11:25 4
        
        No hitters like it when they are unable to adapt to it. - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:30 3
        
        it is tough, because then the pitchers pitch you inside, forcing you to hit where it is pitched. - groiny Apr 3, 11:34 2
        
        They're being paid to hit the ball. If the pitchers can hit the outside corner all the time, it's moot - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:39 1
        
        the issue I have, is the hitter is confined to the batters box, while the fielders can line up wherever they want. - groiny Apr 3, 11:41
  - Normally, you have 2 infielders on each side of the pitcher and 2nd base. - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:16 3
    - But when they do that, the ball's not in play yet. -- nm - mara Apr 3, 11:19 2
      - That's what it is; probably a way to impress that this doesn't count as strikeouts - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:21 1
        
        Ah, I get it. -- nm - mara Apr 3, 11:25
- Step one: kill a chicken. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 3, 11:06
- You, personally, can't since it's a proprietary formula. -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 11:06 7
  - from baseball-reference dot com - "There is no one way to determine WAR" - crash davis Apr 3, 11:12 6
    - The fact it can't be calculated easily and consistently is it's biggest drawback. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:13 5
      - I don't want to do my own calculations. I just want to know when someone says X is two wins better than Y, that I have an idea where that came from -- nm - crash davis Apr 3, 11:17 4
        
        I'm not worried about doing it myself (now), but if one guy is worth 4.8 WAR and 5.7 WAR on two scales, that's an issue. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:18 3
        
        It makes the NFL's QBR vs ESPN's QBR seem quaint -- nm - crash davis Apr 3, 11:20 2
        
        The NFL Rating is easy and makes sense. The ESPN version is a joke that can't be replicated. - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:22 1
        
        Hear to the hear. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 3, 11:58

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