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"Take your laptop/materials home and begin planning a roadmap for what it would look like to teach your classes from home for a minimum of 14 days." - Volnelk Mar 11, 07:32 2
- Just make em watch a really long movie, multiple times. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 11, 07:56
- just give 'em a really long book to read -- nm - decline Mar 11, 07:33
Rob Gronkowski is nearing a deal with the WWE to wrestle in some capacity. - Will Hunting Mar 11, 07:31 2
- With his history of back problems, this does not sound wise. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 07:33 1
  - and diagnosed and undiagnosed concussions -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:34
Nioh 2 - Launch Trailer -- (link) - Shaun Mar 11, 07:09 [youtube]
Looks like they’re finally making me get a laptop at work now. -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 07:05
Province of Manitoba budget day. My first five and a half weeks culminates this afternoon. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 11, 07:02 1
- good luck! -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:29
TSX down 343, NASDAQ down 213, DOW down 752 -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:01
Chicago just cancelled its St Patrick’s Day parade as well. - spamlet Mar 11, 06:59 8
- Cancel 2020 and all stay home -- nm - budice Mar 11, 07:28
- One of the three colleges we have plans to visit in Colorado have closed up and won't be available for us to visit now. Looking like I'm going to -- (edited) - oblique Mar 11, 07:02 3
  - Everyone is allowing free changes until 3/31 at least so should be doable. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 07:13 2
    - Does "change" = "refund"? -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 07:29 1
      - No probably credit for future flight. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 07:32
- "Why can't they dye it blue the other 364 days a year?" -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 07:02
- not sure if posted yesterday, but Philly cancelled theirs as well -- nm - decline Mar 11, 07:00 1
  - Ours is postponed until the 28th -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 07:01
Beaker, sub-$1 gas!!! -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:56 4
- 136.9 here, with Costco at 133.9 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 07:35
- saw that this morning. Wonder how low Costco went, probably .94 or so I wager -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 06:58
- $2.89 -- nm - budice Mar 11, 06:58
- 95.7 here. -- nm - Reagen Mar 11, 06:57
Is nobody gonna mention what Peter’s mom said in Spanish? “Di algo mal también, ayúdame.” Meaning “Say something bad, too. Help me.” -- (link) - Beaker Mar 11, 06:53 2
- Was wondering about that. - znufrii Mar 11, 06:59 1
  - Yeah, she didn't have a great night on social media. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 11, 07:06
With 3 people left in the race, Tulsi Gabbard managed to place 7th in last night's Michigan primary. -- nm - Ender Mar 11, 06:46 7
- I was 6th! (NM) - Marlowe Mar 11, 07:15
- But 5th in Missouri. Tulsi-mentum! -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 06:56
- I'm no longer positive she has a path -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:51
- Looking forward to seeing how she's treated at the Convention. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 11, 06:51 3
  - Why? - znufrii Mar 11, 07:06 1
    - It feels to me like she's gotten a lot more social media attention than her # of delegates would typically generate. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 11, 07:31
  - Here's your 1pm speaking slot on Wednesday -- 1 delegate = 1pm. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 06:52
After 28 candidates, a pretty orderly, very quick ending primary. Who knew? Sorry haters! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:42 10
- It is sad that we started with an incredibly diverse field and ended up with the old white guy, though. -- nm - TWuG Mar 11, 06:50 4
  - Our last three nominees have been a young black guy, a white lady, and an old white guy--how often should it be not a white guy for it not to be sad? - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:51 3
    - The next dozen elections at a minimum -- nm - TWuG Mar 11, 06:53 2
      - For both parties. (GOP: centuries of white guys, and now an orange one) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 07:34
      - That's a tall order!! (But, got it) -- nm - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:56
- People enjoyed their gravy train and got off once it was over -- nm - budice Mar 11, 06:49
- Bernie and his followers will drag this out, though. - Inigo Mar 11, 06:45 3
  - Meh. Maybe, maybe not. The media and of course Trump and his stooges, CERTAINLY, will try to play it up as divisive and ongoing. Facts are stubborn th - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:46 2
    - but they're not. remember alternative facts? -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:50 1
      - not really, I do my best to ignore them and those peddling them!! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:52
At the dealer getting a service. This lady is so loud and annoying I turned on the noise cancellation on my AirPods. - spamlet Mar 11, 06:40 13
- “Is the crazy lady gone yet?” - shop guy in the waiting room -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 07:12
- She left for a bit but she’s back. Yay. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 07:03 1
  - dinner and a show! -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:04
- wait, service on your new car already? how much do you drive? -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:48 2
  - Though i will have to go back to the dealer to get the front bracket installed. - spamlet Mar 11, 07:02
  - Heh, no. It’s for my old car that’s going to be the kids car. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:50
- so, her uncle won't sell her a car is what I am hearing... -- nm* - Beaker Mar 11, 06:45 1
  - Ain’t no one selling her a car. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:54
- Oh and now shes decided she needs a VW boyfriend so she could get services cheaper. - spamlet Mar 11, 06:42 4
  - is she hawt? -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:45 3
    - Honestly, kind of. But any first impression is gone in 3 seconds. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:51 2
      - Does she look like a Famous German Redhead? -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 06:55 1
        
        I don’t know! I didn’t go to image search! -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 07:13
hello. - tRuMaN Mar 11, 06:34 1
- Hello...(hola)... I’m in a place called Vertigo. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 06:42
Jim is not the only Warren voter in MO. 8114 other people joined him -- nm - ty97 Mar 11, 06:32 1
- Boom!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 11, 07:21
It happened sooner than I thought it would: today we told students that classes would be moved online, and that they should return home from campus if - prayformojo Mar 11, 06:30 5
- when are you coming back to in person? have you announced that? a school I know is doing remote through 4/6. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 07:10
- If there's 1 positive thing that will come out of this, I'm expecting to see a LOT higher % of employers being comfortable with telecommuting - Strongbad Mar 11, 06:33 2
  - Yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 11, 06:36 1
    - someone said on b2 that we'll realize that a lot of meetings could have been emails. I can't wait to see if that sticks. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:37
- I think a big ten school with which I have familiarity is announcing today. so dumb bc students will have to come back to campus to get their stuff - amanda Mar 11, 06:32
I read this and immediately think "I need to go trader joe's and get some cheese in case it closes." - amanda Mar 11, 06:30
LYC: Trillian (does anyone else still use them) is currently not saving logs for Pro paying users. I wonder if I need to look for a new app for... - Qale Mar 11, 06:30 7
- Discord? -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 06:46 6
  - Does it log though? -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 07:00 1
    - Does it blend? -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 07:10
  - I will investigate! -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 06:59 3
    - It's very Slack-like though so maybe not what you're looking for but if you're just doing IM, then it certainly can do that also -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 06:59 2
      - Yeah, I was just about to post that it seems to be similar to Slack, GroupMe, etc. Maybe what I’m looking for is pretty archaic, hence only... - Qale Mar 11, 07:10 1
        
        I mean, everything "social" does basic IM. Not sure what you're getting from Trillian that those lack specifically -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 07:28
"Did you know if someone shits in your eye you get pinkeye?" - Classroom Transcripts Mar 11, 06:23 3
- Is that also how you give someone the stinkeye? -- nm - Bacon Mar 11, 06:26
- there's a whole lot packed into that one sentence... -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:24 1
  - Old: Licking eyeballs. New: Shitting in eyes -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 06:43
ty new network: TSA agents at SJC test positive - all TSA who were incontact with the agents are on 14 day quarantine -- (link) - decline Mar 11, 06:22
This game looks *amazing.* -- (link) - Shaun Mar 11, 06:11 1
- I keep meaning to get the original. I think I'd love that (and this). -- nm - JaxSean Mar 11, 06:57
Dow: -800 -- nm - budice Mar 11, 06:07
Pixel 4a pricing rumour for amanda. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 11, 06:06 26
- Is the 4a smaller than the regular 4? Less powered? -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:15 22
  - specs here -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 06:22
  - plastic vs glass. no face recog (finger instead). I think almost same size. we don't know battery yet. we assume less camera, I think. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:19 18
    - oh: "Further, the Pixel 4a is rumoured to feature a Snapdragon 730 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage and a 3,080mAh battery." - amanda Mar 11, 06:21 17
      - Ah thanks. That’s a big cost difference so I figured it had different internals but didn’t know all the differences. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:25 6
        
        I really don't want face unlock; that's the main reason I didn't get a 4 and bought the oneplus. but the oneplus was too big, not native android - amanda Mar 11, 06:31 5
        
        You had a OnePlus? Was it by chance the GM1917? -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:34 1
        
        *bang* -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:34
        
        I really like the face unlock on my XR. Is it a security thing? - spamlet Mar 11, 06:33 2
        
        it just weirds me out. I can't explain it. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:35 1
        
        Personal preference is completely valid. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:38
      - and looks like the 4a XL will have a 5G version -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:23 9
        
        Anything I've read suggests that they aren't making a 4a XL. Link? -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:29 5
        
        have you seen rumors of what the third color will be? -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:33 2
        
        I have not, but I haven't looked either. I do really like the orange one, so hopefully that will be available. -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:36 1
        
        I think that's the premium color, unf. I liked it a lot too. I suspect some crap pastel. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:37
        
        I could be wrong, I got it from here (which was speculation in January) -- (link) - decline Mar 11, 06:30 1
        
        Ah ok. I guess we will wait and see. I'd prefer an XL version. I don't want to lose real estate from my 2 XL. -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:31
        
        I *really* like the size of my phone so I'm pleased that I don't think I need 5G. (I live in rural rural rural.) -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:25 2
        
        No one does at this point and likely won’t for several years. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:27
        
        true -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:26
  - it looks like they are the approx. the same size -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:19 1
    - I think the 4a is ever so slightly larger than the 4. It's also less powerful with only a single camera lens. However, fingerprint reader is back. -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:21
- just take my money. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:11 2
  - It'll be high on my list of contenders for my next phone. -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:13 1
    - I've been thinking the same thing -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:25
LIR - Poll - Remote Controls: Which one do you use at home for devices? -- nm - budice Mar 11, 06:05 7
- A combination of wemo and google assistant. -- nm - Ender Mar 11, 06:52
- The cable remote and the TV remote sometimes -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 06:19
- just the Samsung remote now -- nm - decline Mar 11, 06:16
- All three right now depending on what I need to do. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 11, 06:15
- We have a universal for tv/sound bar/Roku but I usually grab the Roku remote anyway because it’s easier to use. - spamlet Mar 11, 06:13
- my roku remotes do everything. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 06:11
- My Samsung tv remote controls the tv and soundbar. Phone for Chromecasting. -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:08
Sarah Phelps gives good quote - LMS Mar 11, 06:05
So the latest season of Destiny 2 started yesterday. There's a thread on the subreddit titled "I hate that I miss Activision." with 12.5k upvotes. - Shaun Mar 11, 06:03
Jack: it’s not the specific cost, more that a person was presented a $10k bill for an ER visit, and that it magically dropped to $3k. - mafic Mar 11, 06:01 5
- All of that is true and I'm not arguing the USA health system isn't cray, but I just don't know that those are the examples of it? - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:07 4
  - The ones I have experience with (Switzerland, Canada, Australia) all effectively have government-regulated pricing. - mafic Mar 11, 06:25 3
    - That latter sounds identical to this. The former: total price controls are not exactly the standard I'd hold up to prove something else is crazy - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:33 2
      - Not really the same. Insurance selection and pricing here is also heavily regulated. The point is more that variable billing for basically an ER visit - mafic Mar 11, 06:47 1
        
        Right, but as you see this isn't really variable billing for basically an ER visit, as it ends up in the same place as any other visit - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:55
LYC: I bought toilet paper this morning. Because we actually needed it! -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:01 7
- Prospect St Sobeys was sold out last night when I was in for other stuff. Almost took a pic of the shelves -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 06:40 1
  - Weird. The Smythe SS was fully stocked. -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 06:54
- We’re down to one package and it’s our normal Costco run week but a friend was there last night and they’re out. Completely. - spamlet Mar 11, 06:09 1
  - Should’ve stocked up when you had the chance! -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 06:17
- How many rolls did ya buy? -- nm* - budice Mar 11, 06:05 1
  - 16. -- nm* - Shaun Mar 11, 06:07
- I was packing toilet paper for the move tonight. We have ~50 rolls. I bought a bunch like a year ago when there was an amazon deal. - mafic Mar 11, 06:04
Gohmert truly is the worst. Like, in a district of 650k people, there's not a single Republican better than him? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 05:50 4
- Maybe not one willing to sell their soul to be a congressperson. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 06:09 1
  - There's never a shortage of soul-sellers. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 06:30
- I wondered the same thing. -- nm - Diva Mar 11, 05:54 1
  - If I'm reading opensecrets.org right, he's got like a few thousand dollars in the bank. - Will Hunting Mar 11, 06:37
SURVIVOR! -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 05:45 5
- today will put us 3 episodes behind; catchup this weekend! -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 05:50 1
  - Whaaaaaa? So, you don't even know that they added Island of the Idols to the Fire Token menu? nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 11, 05:52
- Should you be shouting that in a pandemic meeting? -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 05:49
- Drop. Your. Buffs. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 11, 05:49 1
  - Individual Immunity up for grabs! Chubbers ready! -- nm* - budice Mar 11, 06:03
TV PSA: AEW Dynamite, Black Ink Crew, Riverdale, Property Brothers, Survivor, Masked Singer, WWE NXT, Real HW, Nancy Drew, Sistas, LEGO Masters, -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 05:44 3
- SEAL Team, Magicians, SWAT, Soup, Tournament of Champions, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, Samantha Bee, Funny Dance Show, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 05:47 2
  - Dirty Money s2 (Netflix), On My Block s3 (Netflix) -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 05:47 1
    - 2: Survivor and the wife is loving Tournament of Champions (big food cook-off competition) -- nm* - Beaker Mar 11, 05:48

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