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holy hell, my blood pressure has been all over the place today -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 14, 10:24 [Attachment] 2
- take care and stay well, Friend. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 11:22
- I was going to ask what you were using to monitor it, assuming a handy small gadget, but then I realized who I was replying to. Keep recovering! :) - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:27 1
Real Time with Bill Maher is very good this week. The author of "How Risky Is It Really" and this woman who is a fmr Buttigieg advisor - con_carne Mar 14, 10:23
Poll! With all the (necessary) cancellations, what on your schedule might get or has been cancelled? -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 10:17 21
- A visit to Microsoft in April. Job opportunity might be 50-50 either way as scheduling is disruptive but they look for more remote workers. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 11:44
- State Archaeology Conference, Library bookstore, Arch.Soc. board meeting, Friends of the Library board meeting, next month's Arch.Soc. meeting. - Meg Mar 14, 10:39 1
  - Oh, and the Barn Owl Banding fundraiser next Saturday. -- nm - Meg Mar 14, 10:41
- SDCC -- nm - budice Mar 14, 10:31
- Lucky Charm 10K, Capital 10 miler, Coastal Delaware Half Marathon -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 10:30 1
  - Still waiting on the Pittsburgh Marathon -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 10:31
- Coachella trip postponed, With the NCAA ending.sports through this school year, the MM Vegas trip is cancelled. -- nm - JD Mar 14, 10:29
- All my movie screenings, my apartment closing, several work meetings — lots of stuff -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 10:28 2
  - Your apt closing was.cancelled? -- nm - JD Mar 14, 10:30
  - Oh. I missed that about your closing. Nightmare! -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 10:29
- I was supposed to work an event Thursday that got cancelled, I think it was a Mulan screening -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 10:26
- Nothing as yet, I think. I wasn't going to do the local 10K. I wasn't too keen on Bond. - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:24
- Kids concert and trip to Boston next week cancelled. Church has closed for the foreseeable future. Wife’s concert last night cancelled. - spamlet Mar 14, 10:24
- The only fixed thing on my schedule hasn't been cancelled yet, but I suppose it may soon: my Japanese classes. - Marlowe Mar 14, 10:24
- Well, I always take off for the first two days of March Madness (since 2002!). - Dark Callisto Mar 14, 10:22
- Hamilton is iffy, shut down for 1 month right now, tix are Apr 24. Betting we don't go to Peru either. - Andie Mar 14, 10:22
- My production of 'The Moors' was supposed to open this past Thursday. They are going to try to open it on the 19th but things have changed since. - Diva Mar 14, 10:22
- Portland conference in May has been rescheduled for October. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 14, 10:21
- My trip. My hockey tickets. Any free time I had (I’m pretty much on call 24/7 for work now) -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:18 2
  - My organization’s conference in April. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:23
  - And I was sure the HABS were going to win it all this time! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:19
Mexico is considering closing its border to stop Americans bringing coronavirus into its country -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 10:09 4
- That would be poetic if not under such circumstances. -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 10:25
- Not good for Dawson -- nm - eag Mar 14, 10:24
- My new near-future dystopia story is called "Plague Ship America". It's one sentence long followed by a growing list of links to these news articles. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:10
- Toldja they would pay for a wall! -- nm - POTUS Mar 14, 10:10
Variety story on Disney+ releasing Frozen 2 *3 months early* because of “this challenging period”. -- (link) - Mop Mar 14, 10:03
This may seem like a strange flex, but I think Lindsay Sterling looks dumb, jumping around with a violin like that. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:02
Krusty, Penn Station makes ‘East Coast Subs’. Mostly hot sandwiches. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 14, 10:02
16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, FAKES -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 14, 10:00 1
- Museum of the Bible, launched and funded by the Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby. So, fuck them. I hope they lose millions. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:23
Vin Diesel’s BLOODSHOT took down just $3.7M on opening day, with Sony expecting a DOA debut of $9.3M. -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 09:56 7
- I Still Believe did $4M on Friday... -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 10:10
- Sadly, I’m not sure that’s because of Covid-19. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 10:00
- No film will get a fair shake for the next six weeks. Common sense should have come into play here, but it hasn't yet. -- nm - David Mar 14, 09:57 4
  - this is why a lot of studios are moving their spring break blockbusters -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 10:02
  - Some of those week over week % are apocalyptic. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 10:00 2
    - Yeah, Kim and I were talking about it earlier. Family films in particular just don’t have a chance right now. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:05
    - Holy shit. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 10:02
dumbass has now finally taken the test. -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:52 4
- I'm sure it'll be negative. And not for propaganda reasons or whatnot; just actually negative. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:12 1
  - I don’t think Trump could pass any test at this point. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:17
- I swear he makes all of his decisions based off of Twitter feedback. - David Mar 14, 09:54 1
  - so dumb -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 10:10
We are now mandatory WFH. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:51 19
- We are the exact opposite right now. - spamlet Mar 14, 09:57 6
  - if you don't mind, I forget - what do you do for work? -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 10:20 4
    - It will be interesting to see what Monday brings since IL closed schools at 5pm yesterday. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 10:35 1
      - smh - everything has changed. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 11:22
    - We’re a leasing company. - spamlet Mar 14, 10:29 1
      - oh wow. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 11:20
  - Y’all gonna get sued. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:07
- Will. F-ing. Hunting. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 09:56 2
  - I seriously can’t believe I didn’t get that acronym. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 10:02
  - Abso-f*ckin'lutely. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:58
- If we can, we should. But they bungled the info. People without laptops are supposed to figure it out. They can call IT but it’s easier for them to in - Pippy Mar 14, 09:54 8
  - We have folks in that sitch too. Also the order went out after Friday 6pm ET. There are people who don't even know about this yet. So stupid. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:57
  - There's a real chance this leads to laptop and desktop shortages due to emergency purchases. -- nm - David Mar 14, 09:55 6
    - Oh no. -- nm - Tim Apple Mar 14, 10:14
    - Slack's stock price was one of the big craters yesterday, and I don't quite understand why - Reagen Mar 14, 10:14 3
      - I’m hoping we get the okay to use Teams at least. All that is banned from our network for “security” reasons. - spamlet Mar 14, 10:32
      - They had an earnings report that factored c19 in *and still looked bad*. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:14 1
        
        Sorry, growth projection. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 10:15
    - already happening. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 14, 10:09
The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Social Distancing’ -- (link) - ty97 Mar 14, 09:46 1
- Very helpful except they lose me a little with “try to stay at home as much as possible but it would horrible to ask you to cancel your wedding and da - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:54
The UK and Ireland are to be added to America's European travel ban -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:26 13
- They finally realized they weren’t part of the Schengen zone? -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 09:33
- Unless he quarantines USA citizens coming from there this is doing nothing -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:28 10
  - With community spread here, I don't see how any travel bans help at this point, but maybe I just don't understand -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 09:29 9
    - That too -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:30
    - I mean, I can see other countries banning *us* - ty97 Mar 14, 09:30 7
      - Not even considering the virus this seems like a good idea in general. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 09:43
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 09:41
      - Ugh please no mexico -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:31 3
        
        my sister left for vacay in mexico yesterday. I just think it's so irresponsible of her coming from seattle. -- nm - amanda Mar 14, 09:40 2
        
        yeah, that's not cool -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 09:49
        
        They’ll ban us soon -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:46
      - Canada is considering it. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:30
- That's gonna hugely hurt British Airways. So many of their routes are to the US -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 09:27
Have the appropriate people seen "Chris Evans as hand sanitizers: a thread"? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:24 2
- Nicely done. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 10:04
- OMG!! That is amazing thank you. The Germ X one is the best -- nm - Pippy Mar 14, 09:45
Trump speaks during a White House coronavirus task force news conference. -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 09:23 1
- boasting about this and boasting about that. -- nm - mud Mar 14, 09:24
It's the weekend, so I should be unwinding and playing with my kids and stuff... but I just want to write and code and take photos :( -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:22
2nd case in NB. Close contact of the first case. -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 09:16
WH Medical Office taking temperatures to enter the briefing room. -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 09:13 1
- Rectally? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 09:42
The men's curling world championship in Glasgow, Scotland, was cancelled this morning. -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 09:10 1
- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! -- nm - David Mar 14, 09:12
Interesting discussions point- hero or asshole? Cleaned out Tennessee and Kentucky of hand sanitizer and gouged but now can’t sell all of the products -- (link) - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:06 13
- How is that even a question? -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:44
- They're awful people that should be ashamed of themselves but clearly aren't as they see nothing wrong and don't even see it as gouging. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 14, 09:22
- There was a story up here recently about a couple that was clearing out clorox wipes from Costco to resell online at 4x - Reagen Mar 14, 09:18 2
  - When this happens I think they should just donate some of their hoard. That Matt guy still wants to turn a profit... not a good look. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:20 1
    - (And by "some", I mean "keep what a reasonable household would need and then donate the rest") -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:21
- "To many others, it was profiteering from a pandemic." Ummm... I think that'd be to ALL others. Also, major asshole. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 09:15
- That guy is an idiot for letting his face and name be public -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 09:12 1
  - Agreed! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:13
- Capitalist piglet. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:12 4
  - But Bery, capitalism is the best! -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 14, 09:14 3
    - Heh. He saw an arbitrage opportunity and jumped for it, but didn't stick the landing. I, for one, have zero sympathy or respect for the move. - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:17 2
      - I'm fine with it when it's a hot toy around Christmas or some limited edition item that no one needs to stay alive. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 09:24 1
        
        yeah, doing this in a pandemic, that's just wrong -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 09:36
Penelope Cruz Defends Johnny Depp, Writes Declaration for His Case Against Amber Heard -- (link*) - budice Mar 14, 09:06
Grocery store wipeout report - znufrii Mar 14, 08:55 5
- Sugar and flour, here. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:19 1
  - Yup, that was out as well. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:22
- Stuff that was out or was left? -- nm - eag Mar 14, 09:04 2
  - Out -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:07 1
    - Me me me me me me me me me!!! - JackDawson Mar 14, 09:09
I could get used to living in the city like this. Half the people on the subway and at stores. Home Depot finally not packed. No wait for restaurants - JackDawson Mar 14, 08:55
Great Wolf Lodge resorts in Canada and the U.S. are closing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. -- (link) - budice Mar 14, 08:48
I eat at Penn Station regularly. Their fries are phenomenal. -- nm - David Mar 14, 08:40 2
- Never heard of them and to me it's an odd place to name a restaurant after. The real Penn Station is not well liked which is why I find it odd. - Krusty Mar 14, 09:12
- We have one near us but it’s in a weird place. I think we’ve been there twice. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 08:41
Scholastic open access for students at home... -- (link) - Andie Mar 14, 08:39 1
- This is cool, but we've all just become home-school parents. God help the next generation. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 09:09
The other thing I thought while watching Contagion is that it would work really well as a television series. -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 08:34
Ugh... things can't be "x times smaller than" or "x times less than" something else. It's just not how math works! - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 08:21 3
- Surprisingly, I'm fine with it - Reagen Mar 14, 09:20
- I dislike that turn of phrase as well. I think they use it because fractions confuse people... so they use something more confusing. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 14, 08:33 1
  - But that's easy enough to fix. Instead of saying "X is 10x smaller than Y" (which is nonsense) just say "Y is 10x bigger than X." - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 08:48
There’s no doubt that all this is going to change our culture. I’m sure you can all thing of examples. For me, it’s about work... - Mop Mar 14, 08:18 1
- In entertainment, I expect we’re going to see more people adopting streaming platforms who previously never even considered it. Also... - Mop Mar 14, 08:21
Trader Joe’s is my standard grocery store and I try to go right at open and usually there’s a handful of people here. Today the place is a madhouse - JD Mar 14, 08:17 [Attachment]
My kids aren’t going to take a 3 week vacation but the school board hasn’t yet announced how they’re going to teach kids online, so, plans... - Mop Mar 14, 08:10 4
- What about some practical, hands on stuff? Arduino projects? Outdoor biology exercises> Playing with a Turing Tumble? -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 08:37
- Can you download books to their devices? -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 08:12 2
  - Yeah. I’ve got tons of ebooks from all the platforms. Just don’t know if they’re going to embrace the experience. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 08:13 1
    - Paper books are better but at least there's a way to get books if the need arises. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 08:16
Trevor Bauer is putting together a sandlot game for MLB and MiLB players in AZ. Everyone will be mic'd up and there will be a live stream. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 14, 08:05 1
- The closest thing to actual sports! Millions of people will overwhelm the system! - Mop Mar 14, 08:12
B2: a lot of empty shelves here too. Walmart: Pasta, beans, canned tomatoes = all gone. TP being all gone is a given -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:28 3
- How long before we start seeing the American equivalent of Soviet bread lines? - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 07:57 1
  - "TP Lines" -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 08:36
- Bread was practically empty as well -- nm - eag Mar 14, 07:36
"But you hate people." "Yes, but I love gatherings." -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:16 1
- Man goes into cage, cage goes into salsa, shark's in the salsa. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 07:20
As my Mom said, "sh*t just got real." - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 07:03 8
- I was going to have my kids check out books and read them during regular school hours. So much for that. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 08:01 1
  - Too bad your library does not have e-books, then. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 09:17
- Local library is still open so far but just for books. No programs or meetings and they've locked us out of the bookstore until April 30th :( -- nm - Meg Mar 14, 08:00
- Your mom has a potty mouth! -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 14, 07:18 4
  - Yes … yes she does. - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 08:10 3
    - ...in bed. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 08:13 1
      - "F*** YOU, SHORESY!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:50
    - ....dumbass." "What?" "Huh?" -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:11
From b2 This scene from Jaws -- (link) - eag Mar 14, 06:52 [youtube]
poor Trish Regan. She was merely echoing the fakeprez, doing her part in the loop. -- nm - mud Mar 14, 06:50 1
- MollyJongFast: Right Wing Can’t Decide If Virus Is No Big Deal, or Big Deal and China’s Fault -- (link) - mud Mar 14, 06:53
Avoid large crowds. Okay I’ll be at the grocery store then. 😩 -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 06:47 3
- Hazard pay. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 08:00
- I picked a good week to take off. Go back Monday. -- nm - Todd Manning Mar 14, 07:36
- Ugh. Has the store taken any measures at all to protect folks from being infected? - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 07:09

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