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Rep Katie Porter going to work.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 12, 10:49
I keep thinking back to the liar math from that Medium column and wondering about actual numbers. It's stressing me. -- nm - David Mar 12, 10:44
Our county St. Patrick’s parade which had been postponed until the 28th has now been cancelled outright. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 10:40 4
- just drink home alone like normal people! stupid irish -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:43 2
  - Does God count as a person? - Shaun Mar 12, 10:44
  - Guess I need to get a new bottle of Irish whisky for next week to celebrate at home. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 10:44
- bastards -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:41
I'm about to murder my sister who is about to get on a plane from Mexico to California of all places for a ski trip - JackDawson Mar 12, 10:37 8
- Your sister is being 100% ridiculous -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:01 1
  - ridiculous is not a strong enough word -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 11:01
- My 15 yo niece is in a concert or something this weekend. My 75 yo mother is planning to attend. I'm trying to convince her it's not a great idea -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:44 3
  - I totally get going on with a lot of daily life - vacations and concerts aren’t daily life -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 10:46 1
    - there goes my should I go to the Chris Stapleton concert on Saturday question -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 10:52
  - I'm genuinely terrified that this will kill my otherwise immortal mother. She has several social engagements baked into her daily schedule. -- nm* - David Mar 12, 10:46
- That's needlessly reckless bordering on potentially fatal to your parents. -- nm - David Mar 12, 10:43 1
  - Her narcissism - aided and abetted by them— knows no bounds. The two other couples she’s going with cancelled and said no thanks, we are safe here -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 10:44
Best Buy did not waste any time. Those Fire tablets I ordered on Tuesday arrived this morning. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:34 1
- my 3 Witcher books coming today from Amazon! And picked up Deadpool the Duck and Surfs Up Joker and Surfs Up Batman this morning -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:39
who speaks sql? -- nm - amanda Mar 12, 10:34 6
- Me -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:20
- me. In it all day long. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 10:40
- I'm semi-fluent depending on the complexity. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:36 3
  - yeah, I know a bit too -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:39
  - I think I might try to use our BI tool actually. I may ask you questions next board if that doesn't work. sh*t I think it's too many lines of data - amanda Mar 12, 10:39 1
    - What is your BI tool of choice? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 10:40
SITWAP - Quiet Place 2 and Lovebirds have been delayed now as well. So we are up to 4 with Peter Rabbit and Bond. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 10:32 4
- Everyone's gonna be stuck watching NASCAR -- nm - budice Mar 12, 10:48 1
  - I'm just glad I have a backlog of video games to play through, should it come to that. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 10:50
- Sorry guess I should have hit the BB before posting. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 10:34 1
  - Aw, but you couldn't wait to come here with the news. Happens to us all -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:36
You know all those streaming companies might want to fast track some of there original shows that they were holding back -- nm - eag Mar 12, 10:27 6
- I wonder if they will try and scoop up some movies that would otherwise of opened in theatres -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:29 5
  - Disney should pilot a streaming release program for Mulan. Charge like $40 to see it on D+ later this month, while also having it in theatres. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:30 4
    - or just plow it right into D+ and fast track world-wide availability of D+. -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:33
    - right? -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 10:32
    - I thought about this this morning. could it work? WHY NOT TRY. -- nm - amanda Mar 12, 10:32 1
      - If I count tickets (2 adults, 2 kids) and theatre food, I'm probably easily saving money, assuming $40. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:33
Alex Petri -- (link) - rollo Mar 12, 10:26
SITWAP: The Senate has canceled the recess that had been planned for next week. -- nm - mara Mar 12, 10:26 2
- so they can stay hard at work doing NOTHING -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 10:54
- Flip floppers! -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 10:31
I'm really torn on going to the Arch.Soc. meeting tonight. Not just the virus but a number of other factors. May say 'newsletter column be damned' :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 12, 10:23 2
- And I just called and canceled. -- nm - Meg Mar 12, 10:40 1
  - Smart move -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 10:54
EDIT: Bolsonaro *press secretary* tests positive -- (link*) - oblique Mar 12, 10:22 5
- Try that again buddy -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:26
- *stopping talking, stopping talking* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:26
- Well, his aide did -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 10:26 2
  - His corrupt aide. Not that it narrows it down all that much. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 12, 10:30
  - Who just met with Trump and recently denied that he was even being tested -- (link) - con_carne Mar 12, 10:27
I'm down nearly $11M on the other site. -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 10:17 4
- oh f*******ck. I should have thought of this. -- nm - amanda Mar 12, 10:34 1
  - If you haven't looked...just don't. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:35
- $20M. I sold/shorted a tonne of stuff though. I was $10M down prior to the moves. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 10:28
- 7 -- nm - rollo Mar 12, 10:25
this is better than viagra -- nm - Netflix Mar 12, 10:17
@espn reporting that Major League Baseball is suspending operations. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 10:16 1
- more -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 10:17
As a reminder of what a garbage person Vince is, the completely irrelevant XFL hasn't canceled yet. - David Mar 12, 10:15
So, the first good news of the Corona crisis. - Marlowe Mar 12, 10:14 2
- You're a good driver, bro. -- nm - David Mar 12, 10:15
- I thought that was the second good news after ...... Never mind. I'll shut up now. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:15
The kid has an orchestra competition today. All the kids are literally sitting on the buses outside the school waiting to see if it's cancelled. - spamlet Mar 12, 10:14 5
- Apparently there are going on but are now going to run late which is going to be an issue for kids performing last, like us. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 10:25
- They canceled Logan's Battle of the Bands for Friday. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 10:18 3
  - Too far! -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:18 2
    - Do you still get a participation award if they cancel it? -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 10:21 1
      - ah...The Nickelback Award. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 10:33
NLL cancels games until further notice -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:11 3
- National Lingerie League? -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 10:12 2
  - *cough* -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:14 [youtube]
  - Lacrosse. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:13
NHL has officially suspended the season. - Shaun Mar 12, 10:10 11
- They have a problem that the NBA doesn't. The teams at the bottom of the playoff race are closely bunched. -- nm - David Mar 12, 10:14 2
  - Who likes the loser point now, Gary? -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:15 1
    - As a Predators fan, I *really* do. -- nm - David Mar 12, 10:26
- Link? It's not on nhl.com yet -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 10:12 4
  - Here. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 12, 10:14 3
    - I assume it's still going to happen, but everything I'm seeing is "expected to." Nothing official (yet). -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 10:34 2
      - Here. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 12, 10:36 1
        
        Here it is now from Bettman -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 12, 10:38
- Hey, if it picks back up, BoA playoff opener. -- nm* - Reagen Mar 12, 10:12 1
  - According to some items I've seen, the standings would be based on point percentage, which would give us the Canucks. - Shaun Mar 12, 10:15
- Red Wings fans don’t notice. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 10:11
So correct me if I'm wrong, but ... basically the only reason we know Tom and Rita have it is because they were in Australia, right? - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:09 5
- Well, American Celebs have the money and the insiders to probably get tested. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 10:11
- not sure what you mean, they announced they had it -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:10 2
  - They caught it in the US, traveled to Australia, were diagnosed in Australia -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 10:10 1
    - (as far as I understand it at least) -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 10:11
- Correct. They don’t meet testing criteria in the US. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 10:10
Boris: "“I must level with you, the British public, many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time.” - ty97 Mar 12, 10:08 1
- So I guess it was a threat, then. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:10
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony postponed. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 10:07
Another tornado watch in TN. Yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:05
Fed Pump -- (link) - budice Mar 12, 10:05 1
- That’s the reason for the bounce I guess. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 10:10
Met Opera, Carnegie Hall close -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 10:04
Iran appears to be digging mass graves while denying COVAD is an issue. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 12, 10:03 1
- "these are just regular mass graves, you know for dissidents, gays and the like...you know, normal everyday stuff" -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:04
Ontario has a baby boy with covid19. Hopefully it's an easy recovery. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:02 3
- Ontario is such a slut -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 10:03 2
  - Totally didn't see that interpretation of my phrasing. LOL -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:10
  - it was the accent -- nm - Quebec Mar 12, 10:04
Boris just advised people over 70 not to go on cruises. -- nm - LMS Mar 12, 10:00 2
- It's an improvement from his previous messaging -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 10:04
- Tomorrow: "Also, people under 70." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:01
hahahahha. Shot -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 09:59 2
- Chaser -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 09:59 1
  - that is awesome -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 10:28
Just got word that it looks like Jamie will be learning online for the rest of his college career. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 12, 09:59 6
- Unsurprisingly, my son's spring break choir tour up here to Chicago locations is getting curtailed. They haven't officially cancelled anything yet - oblique Mar 12, 10:03 1
  - EDIT: Now it is cancelled :| -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 10:10
- Where is he at? -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 10:01 3
  - SLU. Cam's at Webster, and they announced the same thing yesterday. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 12, 10:03 2
    - so much for empty nesting, huh? -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:40
    - Ah okay. Hadn’t seen any new announcements so just wondering. - spamlet Mar 12, 10:04
Trudeau in self isolation, wife Sophie displaying flu like symptoms -- (link) - Reagen Mar 12, 09:57 1
- You see! -- nm - NB Premier Blaine Higgs Mar 12, 09:59
LOL. OXY is up 12% today. A few of the oil and gas is going up now. -- nm* - oblique Mar 12, 09:56
Met Museum in NYC closed indefinitely -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 09:55 5
- How does this impact employees? - ty97 Mar 12, 09:57 4
  - Employees get paid, hourly people currently get fucked -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 10:14 1
    - No mandatory sick pay in NY? -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:31
  - Out of a job. - Spawn Mar 12, 10:10
  - Start using art as TP -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:58
MLS suspending play for 30 days -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 09:54
Stole this off FB and sent it to my S-I-L who's a beader. She's going to try to make them..... - Meg Mar 12, 09:47 [Attachment] 1
- That's great :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:52
How will the golfers know where to hit it without fans telling them "in the hole"? -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:42
Juno Awards canceled. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 09:41 3
- NHL expected to suspend later this afternoon. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:45 2
  - I wonder of the OHL will follow, I've got tickets for Sunday night but I doubt we'll be going anyway. -- nm - J Mar 12, 10:02
  - Supposed to go to the Lightning game Saturday. -- (edited) - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:57
Good lord. After a sell/short fury, I'm now down H$20M today. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 09:40 2
- Only down 10m. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:41
- I was only down 2 mil thanks to all my long term shorts. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:41
Vin Diesel pushed it back personally once he heard there was a risk to Corona. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:40
Is the dashboard loading for everyone else? -- (link) - Spawn Mar 12, 09:37 2
- Not for a little while, no. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 12, 09:47
- nope. #timetopanic -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:42
Eag, Disney just told shareholders yesterday that it's staying. However, yesterday was three years ago. -- nm - David Mar 12, 09:37
McConnell's decision about going on recess should be point 1 on all Amy McGrath's ads in the coming election. I think that one leaves a mark. -- nm - pmb Mar 12, 09:33 4
- Part of the concern is politicizing coronavirus. Leadership and repspoinsibility questions certainly justified tho -- nm - budice Mar 12, 09:35 3
  - Sure, don't run the ads *now*. But later when it calms down? Go at it -- nm* - ty97 Mar 12, 09:57
  - The nation is facing a large issue; he went home for spring break. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:40
  - Anyone who couldn't come to an agreement about something so obvious IS making it political. -- nm - David Mar 12, 09:36
−1,974.82 (8.38%) -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:30 10
- -3.80% now (895) -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 10:04
- You've done it again, President Business! -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:43 5
  - Most of the increase since Jan 2017 are wiped out now at this point, no? I don't keep as close tabs as others but... -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 09:44 4
    - We're back to August 2017. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:44 3
      - Holy crap. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 09:45 2
        
        I'll tell you why Pence isn't going to quit - Reagen Mar 12, 09:54 1
        
        He's just one misplaced cough away from the big chair. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:55
- Is it under 21K yet? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:30 2
  - 21,466.95 −2,086.27 (8.86%) -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:35
  - 21500 currently -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:32

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