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California is monitoring at least 8,400 people for the coronavirus -- (link) - Remlik Feb 27, 11:24 1
- meanwhile Pence is at Cpac -- (link) - Remlik Feb 27, 11:25
The interwebs are failing me. ST: can you find prices on Tool tickets (going on sale tomorrow)? I can't seem to find anything. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 27, 11:16 4
- $59.50 to $135.00 -- (link) - JD Feb 27, 11:21 3
  - Perfect! Thank you!! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 27, 11:26
  - plus $350 in fees, right? -- nm - decline Feb 27, 11:21 1
    - YES -- nm - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 11:25
So apparently I can still code VBA macros in Excel. -- nm - znufrii, Italian baseball player Feb 27, 11:05
The CNBC map person apparently bounced to a new job already -- (link) - ty97 Feb 27, 10:46
Is my new Dell laptop here? F*CK YES! -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 10:42 6
- Did you... sanitize it? -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 11:09 2
  - Don't they come with anti virus already loaded? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 27, 14:01
  - Ain't nobody got time for that! -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 11:12
- Link the specs -- nm - Bacon Feb 27, 10:44 2
  - This one. -- (link) - Mop Feb 27, 10:56
  - Can it run Crysis!?!?!? -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 10:46
Here's video of a polar bear cub at the Copenhagen Zoo taking its first steps outside. -- (link) - Mop Feb 27, 10:38 1
- "Is that the snow screaming? No way man, I'm staying inside." -- nm - Max Feb 27, 11:13
Whoa - so we just lost Blues and Cardinals games on YouTube TV? The hell, man? nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 27, 10:36 12
- Yeah, I just lost the Braves, so I'm pissed, too. -- nm - David Feb 27, 10:49 7
  - well, that's not really a loss now is it - decline Feb 27, 10:58 1
    - Speaking of losing, how are the Phillies this year? - David Feb 27, 11:06
  - (We weren't getting MLB.tv since I'm mad at baseball, but this might change things.) -- nm - David Feb 27, 10:50 4
    - Aren’t you in the blackout area for the Braves? -- nm - spamlet Feb 27, 10:50 3
      - Yes so I wouldn't be able to watch until later. But later is better than never. -- nm - David Feb 27, 10:53 2
        
        Oh I didn’t realize it only applied to live events. -- nm - spamlet Feb 27, 10:55 1
        
        Right. The blackout programming populates at 3 a.m. - David Feb 27, 10:58
- They lost FSM? -- nm - spamlet Feb 27, 10:38 3
  - Just got the email... - Turd Ferguson Feb 27, 10:42 2
    - AFAIK, Hulu still has it. -- nm - spamlet Feb 27, 10:51 1
      - And you lost ABC locally as Sinclair owns them too. - spamlet Feb 27, 10:56
CNBC map chart of people who skip medication in the US may very well have been put together by someone on way too many medications... -- (link) - decline Feb 27, 10:31 7
- "Correction: A map in a previous version of this story was deleted because it contained incorrect information." -- nm - ty97 Feb 27, 10:36 2
  - I'm guessing it was funnier before? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 27, 11:04 1
    - It was funnier when it said that Hawaii was Idaho, as per the screenshot, yes. Now it's normal and boring and doesn't even have Ohio 2. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 11:06
- It gets funnier every time I look at it. Hawaii. Rhode Island. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 10:35 1
  - Something terrible happened to Maryland. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 11:08
- Ah yes, New Hampshvada and Poregonia -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 10:34
- No, it did not take me far too long to determine the issue, why do you ask? -- nm - ty97 Feb 27, 10:34
Official Travel advisory site for Canada recommends registering if you are out of country so they can reach you for Covid 19 issues. Makes sense. -- (link) - Andie Feb 27, 10:19
this is weird. During the snowfall on Tuesday in Kansas there was a straight, thin band of snow that drew a line 7-15 miles wide across the state -- (link) - decline Feb 27, 10:19 1
- neat -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 10:33
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will start the season on the injured list. -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 10:15
So if I'm understanding this press release correctly... JackDawson took down Steven Seagal? -- (link) - Mop Feb 27, 10:07 1
- "SEC: Cyber, coming this fall to AMC" -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 10:09
Biden’s gonna win South Carolina so get ready for the Comeback Kid narrative that falls completely to pieces on Super Tuesday. -- nm - Tim Feb 27, 09:58
Britney Spears posted a video on insta of her dancing - and breaking her foot at the end -- (link) - decline Feb 27, 09:57 11
- Yup, not watching that -- nm - JaxSean Feb 27, 10:45
- OMG! -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 10:39
- Your move, Tom Cruise. -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 10:01
- Wow, you can *really* hear the bone snap. -- nm - David Feb 27, 09:58 6
  - right, okay, I think I'll skip watching this one. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 10:05
  - That's exactly the sound I heard when I broke my wrist. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 10:05 3
    - Ye gods. -- nm - David Feb 27, 10:06 2
      - Turns out punching a mountain doesn't go well. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 10:08 1
        
        It makes me feel better when other smart people do really stupid things. Because that's my life. -- nm - David Feb 27, 10:50
  - It's not exactly Theisman - but that snap made me a little queasy. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 27, 10:02
- holy shit.... -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 27, 09:58
Which Dem candidate is most likely to survive a bout with coronavirus? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 09:53 5
- Mayor Pete -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 09:53 3
  - Pete Buttigieg Cancels Several Campaign Events Citing Illness -- (link) - Remlik Feb 27, 10:20 1
    - no more kissing babies! - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 11:19
  - yeah, him or klobuchar -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 09:55
- ("these are the things you need to reconsider before posting, bery") -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 09:53
Microsoft is the latest company to withdraw from GDC. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 27, 09:45
*sneezes on ST* - David Feb 27, 09:42 8
- Internet forums are dying off, says Engadget -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 27, 09:48 4
  - "The FFPB may be gone, but all is not lost: one of the moderators has set up an unofficial postboard for the remaining members." -- nm - JD Feb 27, 10:11
  - Let’s be the last ! -- nm - JackDawson Feb 27, 09:49 2
    - I keep imagining I'll be the last in every online platform I use, but it's never the case. - Mop Feb 27, 10:29
    - Oh, like in the matrix ... ZionTalk ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 09:50
- gross -- nm - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 09:44 2
  - Do people in Texas not say "God bless you"? -- nm - David Feb 27, 09:48 1
    - they do. I'm rude AF - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 11:34
HHS Secretary Azar: 'I'm still chairman of the task force' on coronavirus after Trump says Pence is leading response. -- (link) - budice Feb 27, 09:31 7
- Pence just added Larry Kudlow to the task force. Good ol' Larry said a couple days ago that the US has already contained the virus... -- nm - decline Feb 27, 09:48 3
  - I know that when I want the latest information on a pandemic, I consult Larry Kudlow. -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 10:18
  - They have contained it. - JaxSean Feb 27, 09:53 1
    - It hasn't left the Earth... yet. -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 10:19
- I feel so much better about the USA's ability to combat this pandemic when no one knows WHO THE FUCK is in charge! -- nm - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 09:41 1
  - Azar? Don't know the guy. -- nm - Trump, already Feb 27, 09:48
- These guys are great! -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 09:38
I figured it was only a matter of time. We got our first two COVID 19 emails today at work. - Strongbad Feb 27, 09:16 13
- I ordered a bunch of extra hand sanitizer, wipes, etc last week for our office. Figured i would beat the rush. -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 10:15
- I got Q&As to respond to staff queries on Feb 14. -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 10:01
- There's a school trip planned to Italy in a month. We're all waiting for the other shoe to drop. -- nm* - Reagen Feb 27, 09:57 4
  - I have 2 seperate friends who are still planning to go to Japan. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 27, 10:48
  - It's refundable, right? -- nm - David Feb 27, 10:01 1
    - Good question and I'm glad I have absolutely nothing to do with it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 10:04
  - Yeah, that shoe's gonna drop. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 27, 09:59
- Ours were yesterday. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 27, 09:46
- Shut it down, Shut it down. -- nm - budice Feb 27, 09:24 1
  - Wife is going to have a lot easier time telecommuting than I will if it comes to that. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 27, 09:41
- submit a request to order hazmat suits for everyone in your department -- nm - decline Feb 27, 09:18
- start feeding local hobos so they take up residence nearby, reduces your hunting ground -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 09:17
- DON'T OPEN IT!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 09:17
Coronavirus: My company suddenly wants to hold IT prep meetings for if they had to send employees home and work from home. Do we have capacity, etc -- nm - budice Feb 27, 09:15 3
- Upside: anything you wanted before and can now justify for this is yours. -- nm - spamlet Feb 27, 09:44
- tell them you can't attend because you think you're coming down with something -- nm* - decline Feb 27, 09:17
- Damn, you beat me. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 27, 09:17
Exchange with the wife (start at bottom) - Beaker Feb 27, 09:11 5
- Good man. We do this so they decide not to even give us *one* job. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 09:13 3
  - exactly. I'll get out of the other call yet -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 09:16 2
    - I do that because I get “ I don’t care who” but she always cares. - spamlet Feb 27, 09:47
    - "So, we told them that we wanted extra lines and home phone service. Was it 2 or 3 lines?" "WTF!" -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 27, 09:21
- I love her so much -- nm - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 09:12
Bo Jackson has one of the most "Wait, how did ... did he really do that?" things I've ever seen. - Will Hunting Feb 27, 09:02 [youtube] 1
- I actually remember that. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 09:04
There’s a tweet for everything. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 27, 08:58 3
- It's downright eerie how there always is. -- nm - ty97 Feb 27, 09:10
- Always. -- nm - Qale Feb 27, 09:05
- Natural causes needs to work faster. -- nm - TWuG Feb 27, 09:01
Hey mandy - what do you think about our boy, Tyson? (spoils) -- (edited) - Turd Ferguson Feb 27, 08:58
Name That Billionaire with Elizabeth Warren -- (link) - TWuG Feb 27, 08:52 1
- So good. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 09:01
PSA: Sonic has $ 1 hot dogs today. - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 08:45 3
- Me either. -- nm - Trump, already Feb 27, 09:49
- made from Hedgehogs? -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 08:51 1
  - tastes like it - yes. -- nm - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 08:54
Mandy: beer you - spamlet Feb 27, 08:40 3
- dear jen: I don't think you knew what you were getting into when you offered this, but... (thanks again.) -- nm - amanda Feb 27, 10:30
- And I just point out food in case she wants to eat when getting beer for you. All of those are packaged. -- nm - spamlet Feb 27, 09:45
- I also got a response from my brother...he said - and this is a quote: - Turd Ferguson Feb 27, 08:54
I'm selling my oneplus 7 pro on ebay. I just listed it a few hours ago and already have dozens of offers offering me $101 for it. - amanda Feb 27, 08:38 6
- I can't remember if I ever asked about what you disliked about it enough to sell it. -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 09:14 2
  - I actually didn't even open it. I got cold feet about non native android. -- nm - amanda Feb 27, 10:45 1
    - Ahhh. Understood. I ended up finding the listing after switching to .com. -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 10:47
- $102 -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 09:05
- That's a hot phone. -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 09:01
- start an auction -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 08:38
Black Desert Online is free on Steam right now. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 27, 08:34 1
- Not familiar with this game, but I own it now. Thanks! -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 10:25
Oh good. Facebook fucked up the news feed again. -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 08:29 6
- use the app Social Fixer for Firefox browser and it will put the feed however you want it. -- (link*) - Remlik Feb 27, 08:46
- *sets to Most Recent* "Fuck You, Top Stories it is!" -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 08:36 2
  - And then if you click away and then go back, it's back to Top Stories! -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 08:37 1
    - hate -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 08:37
- Evil! -- nm - Ghost Spawn Feb 27, 08:30 1
  - ::looks around:: I can hereby state that hell *is* FB. -- nm - Ghost Spawn Feb 27, 08:34
Voting done. Registration of gifted car, finally done. Taxes... done but not filed cause I owe. -- nm - Qale Feb 27, 08:26 2
- Vee can vait.... Come to papa. -- nm - IRS Feb 27, 09:09
- I should likely take a look at my voter guide and get my ballot in the mail. March 3rd seemed such a long way off when that stuff arrived :) -- nm - Meg Feb 27, 08:44
Rumour is going around that Sony is going to finally reveal the PS5 today at 5pm Eastern. -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 08:25 3
- I don't remember if it's been touched on, but do we know if the existing PSVR hardware will work with the PS5? -- nm - decline Feb 27, 08:26 2
  - Yes it'll be compatible. -- nm - Shaun Feb 27, 08:27 1
    - cool -- nm - decline Feb 27, 08:40
Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candtma... -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 08:25 5
- relatedly … wasn't there one of those online comics several years ago concerning Bloody Mary ... - call me Ishmael Feb 27, 09:07
- do not want. -- nm - Pippy - highlighter sniffer Feb 27, 08:50
- Klaatu Verata Nmhmhmhm -- nm - Bardi Gras Feb 27, 08:26
- it was nice knowing you, Spawn -- nm - decline Feb 27, 08:25 1
  - The five times is BS. -- nm - Ghost Spawn Feb 27, 08:29

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