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Nevada Governor Sisolak: All gaming devices must be shut down by midnight tonight. - budice Mar 17, 18:37
Okay, I think I have a partial fix ready for multiposting. - Beryllium Mar 17, 18:27 3
- Perpetrators get the hose? -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 18:28 2
  - Hose hasn't posted since 2013, and apparently works at FB now. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 18:32 1
    - He's such a great person. I'm a fan. -- nm - David Mar 17, 18:33
My...tax return was paid -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 18:15 1
- I finally got mine submitted today - Reagen Mar 17, 18:17
Have we considered how devastating restricting gatherings to less than 10 people will be on our nation's ska bands? -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 18:14
Facebook is "accidentally" flagging coronavirus articles as spam. -- (link) - Mop Mar 17, 18:10 4
- Yep. Mine got taken down. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 17, 18:34
- Yep, my friend got one of his marked - a USA Today article. :) -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 17, 18:24
- I love how in the fever swamps it's simultaneously a Deomcratic hoax, and a super deadly plot to kill off the nation's seniors. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 18:22
- Just saw a post from my SIL about that. Concerning. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 18:17
Day Four of Frozen 2 being available on Disney+. Fourth time watching Frozen 2 on Disney+. - znufrii Mar 17, 18:09 11
- We had to develop a schedule for each day to maintain sanity. She only gets a little while to watch shows. Despite that, we’ve seen it three times. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 17, 18:38
- I still havent seen it, gonna do a double bill with the 1st one sometime this week I hope. -- nm - mud Mar 17, 18:24 1
  - That's gonna be a really good day. -- nm - David Mar 17, 18:33
- I love it so much. I think I may love it more than the original. -- nm - kelly Mar 17, 18:19
- That’s fewer than I thought -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 18:11 2
  - She watches My Little Pony during the day. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 17, 18:15 1
    - The COVID crisis will be a good time for me to dust off my “which STer is coming out next” chart and start taking bets again -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 18:17
- It has a lovely underlying message. -- nm - David Mar 17, 18:11 3
  - yep. I just watched on Sunday. I loved it. -- nm - Jovian Mar 17, 18:21
  - The emotional depth alone is impressive, and not even just for a children's film. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 17, 18:14 1
    - Yeah, a vocal group said that it was nowhere near as good as Frozen. I vehemently disagree. This one resonates with me. -- nm - David Mar 17, 18:26
Greetings from the Target at the end of the world! -- nm - David Mar 17, 18:05 5
- GO HOME! - ty97 Mar 17, 18:05 4
  - Okay! - David Mar 17, 18:07 2
    - funkos??!! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 18:10 1
      - No time. We got there seven minutes before closing. -- nm - David Mar 17, 18:10
  - #StayTheFHome -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 18:06
Just took the dog for a walk and it is creepy AF out there... - Cuzzin Todd Mar 17, 18:00 2
- I was thinking in places like SF where its locked down, dog walking is an excuse to get out, people might start renting dogs -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 18:04
- really? more people around the neighbourhood here than the summer -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 18:00
Marianne Williamson has received 1721 votes so far in Florida -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:55 4
- ... and then the crystals, cracked -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:57 3
  - ooh, maybe Trip Like I Do is the theme song of the outbreak -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:58 2
    - fine, who am I kidding, it's clearly We Didn't Start The Fire. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:58 1
      - The official movie is One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 18:00
LIR my anecdotal story. I had the "flu" over Christmas. I never get the flu. I cannot remember the last time I had it. - sycor Mar 17, 17:54 1
- Maybe it was whooping cough. -- nm - . Mar 17, 20:48
Dinner tonight: roast beef and potatoes and carrots in the slow cooker. Delicious and hearty. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:50 2
- I tried corned beef in the counter-top roasting oven - didn't work :( - Meg Mar 17, 18:14
- Mine - JD Mar 17, 18:02 [Attachment]
Well, Trump is the republican nominee for president. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 17, 17:50 5
- I don’t know him. I’ve heard of him, maybe there is a picture of me with him. I didn’t know. I’ve never met him. -- nm - Trump Mar 17, 17:52
- Wow, that guy? Didn't his actions (and intentional in-actions) doom America to a massive death toll? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:51
- if only Ted Cruz wasn't in quarantine -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:51 2
  - Wait does Trump like Lying Ted now, or does he hate him like Romney? -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:51 1
    - Sorry I forget the nickname Trump probably has for Romney. It didn't stick like Lying Ted did -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:52
good vid: -- (link) - mud Mar 17, 17:46 1
- Fantastically Terrifying - Bacon Mar 17, 17:48
Chicago Midway Air Traffic Control facility closed, multiple employees with COVID. (Airport still operating) -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 17:42 5
- That sounds.... probably more scary than it really is. - sycor Mar 17, 17:44 3
  - yeah, not all airports, especially smaller ones, have their own air traffic control. - ty97 Mar 17, 17:45 2
    - Didn't a whole bunch of planes crash there once? - Bacon Mar 17, 17:47
    - mind you, Midway is one of the busier ones I've ever heard of to run without their facility - ty97 Mar 17, 17:46
- "You're on your own, boys" -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 17:43
S&P Futures already down 3% on the doom and gloom from the Admin - spamlet Mar 17, 17:42 1
- Makes sense. Drive the market down as quickly as you can, so its back on the upswing going into the election allowing you to claim that the economy - znufrii Mar 17, 18:11
"rush hour on Granville" -- (link) - mud Mar 17, 17:41
Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:40 1
- from the dropkick murphys stream -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:48 [youtube]
I might have mentioned my weekend project idea earlier - "Ozark Nightshine" - but here's a quick summary. - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:35 2
- Beryterest -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:37 1
  - Berify -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:37
I was wondering how loosi would reclaim her top poster position as soon as she could. Now I know -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:33 2
- By "top", you mean best. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:34 1
  - Bery's "best" ranking is something only he can view. -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:45
Looks like Biden won IL and therefore all those delegates too. (nm) - spamlet Mar 17, 17:31 3
- I think Florida only is winner take all of those -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 17:57
- et tu, spamte? -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:34 1
  - I mean you can either focus on your hatred of us or the virus. - spamlet Mar 17, 17:36
but can anyone tell me what flu usually targets? I've heard it's specifically not the lungs. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 17:30 5
- covid19 hits lower in the lungs -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 17:33
- The flu is a winner take all attack on your lungs. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:32 1
  - heh -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 17:38
- It is primarily pulmonary. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:31
- Snarky australians. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:31
Honest Trailers: Mulan -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 17:29 [youtube]
Day 1 work from home. Hate it so much. -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 17:26 10
- Things I have never said ever. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 17, 18:13
- I get SO MUCH MORE done at home. done 2 days/week for years. except now that it's every day my wife forgets I'm working and talks to me a lot. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 17:39
- (Never mind. Private i realize.) -- (link*) - Andie Mar 17, 17:39
- word -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 17:28
- So do we!! Invading our space! -- nm - The cats Mar 17, 17:28 4
  - They are not allowed in the office because they like to lay on the keyboard. -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 17:31 3
    - I put a box on the desk. cats like boxes more than keyboards. -- nm - amanda Mar 17, 17:48
    - have you considered a decoy keyboard? -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 17:37
    - how do they know? -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:36
- oh man I love it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:27
A friend of my Uncle's, at age 65 (5 years ago) walked from Yankees training field in Tampa to Yankees Stadium in the Bronx. He wrote a book. - ty97 Mar 17, 17:26 2 1
- :-(( -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 17:49
- I didn't know this man, but putting "faces" to some of the victims I feel is important. - ty97 Mar 17, 17:27
well this is some sobering reading. Imperial College of London Covid modelling team. - mafic Mar 17, 17:25 5
- I believe there will have to be containment effors that long, but not full lockdown. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:26 4
  - yeah, there's also a lot of 'we don't know enough yet.' interesting read though. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 17:30 3
    - IMO the most significant unknown is number of subclinical infections. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:30 2
      - Meaning people not showing symptoms yet? Or people who never show symptoms? -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:31 1
        
        People who never show symptoms. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:32
I have tostitos chips and corn salsa and I am very content. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:23 1
- We have re-embraced Hello Fresh. Grilled halloumi on a spinach/farro salad tonight. -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 17:41
Hey folks, I waited before reading responses to virus inquiry on b2. That's a lot of stories! I think some of you had flu or other things. - loosilu Mar 17, 17:22 31
- I honestly think I may have had COVID in feb after my big ten meeeting. - amanda Mar 17, 17:47
- The reason I think mine was true flu is because I had zero issues with my lungs or breathing. -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:27 29
  - Flu usually targets lungs. I would guess -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:28 22
    - good lord. My apologies. I would guess not flu. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 17, 17:29 21
      - It's Bery's fault I had a multiple post the other day -- nm - BAcon Mar 17, 17:29 20
        
        I'm so embarrassed. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:29 19
        
        Don't be, you're just out of practice :) -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:30
        
        Why, ST will freeze up in the post button, and you hit it a few times because you think it's stuck. -- nm - BAcon Mar 17, 17:30 13
        
        aha! so it's your fault! like all those games you've jinxed -- nm - mud Mar 17, 17:32
        
        Yeah, the solution is for me to use some javascript to disable the form submit action while a submit is in progress. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:32 5
        
        btw I never have the issue on PC, only tablet and phone if that helps -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:35 3
        
        I am on PC, so you are wrong. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:36 2
        
        You probably are on a Windows 7 machine susceptible to....wait for it....viruses -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:39 1
        
        spoilers - ty97 Mar 17, 17:47
        
        Nerd Alert -- nm - Austin Powers Mar 17, 17:33
        
        Because it looks stupid! Yeah yeah, It's fine -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:31 5
        
        It may look stupid but it's fine. -- nm - BAcon Mar 17, 17:32 1
        
        hee! -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:33
        
        It may look stupid but it's fine. -- nm - BAcon Mar 17, 17:32
        
        It may look stupid but it's fine. -- nm - BAcon Mar 17, 17:32
        
        It may look stupid but it's fine. -- nm - BAcon Mar 17, 17:32
        
        No, Bacon's right, it's my fault. Maybe with this outbreak I'll finally have some time to fix up some ST bugs :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:30 3
        
        I -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:32 1
        
        suck at this! -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:33
        
        And you sir, give us this for free. I don't mind bugs -- nm - BAcon Mar 17, 17:31
  - Flu usually targets lungs. I would guess -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:28
  - Flu usually targets lungs. I would guess -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:28
  - Flu usually targets lungs. I would guess -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:28
  - Flu usually targets lungs. I would guess -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:28
  - Flu usually targets lungs. I would guess -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:28 1
    - Fluusilu?? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 17, 17:35
can I call it "pangolin's disease"? -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 17:21 3
- Why do you hate adorable pangolins? -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:23 1
  - it's either them or the bats! -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 17:26
- Pangoliniasis -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:22
Unemployment could hit 20%, Mnuchin says The Treasury secretary is worried fallout from coronavirus could be worse than the 2008 financial crisis, a source says -- (edited) - Bacon Mar 17, 17:16 12
- The great depression hit some 30% unemployment, but I don't think it was that high immediately, though it hit quickly, job loss makes more lost jobs -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 17:31 1
  - Yeah it's usually dominoes -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:37
- For once in a rare while, I think my job security is intact. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:23
- BTW this is front page CNN if you want to read it. I didn't link -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 17:21
- make sure the brothels are saved first -- nm - Ser Bron Mar 17, 17:19
- The irony of that would be delicious. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 17, 17:16 6
  - but not at all worth it -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 17:18 5
    - I don't hate him enough to want good people to hurt. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 17:24
    - No -- nm - JackDawson Mar 17, 17:20
    - Hey, 20% of the country. YOU'RE FIRED!! -- nm - President Donald Trump Mar 17, 17:20
    - Yeah. I was willing to take the hit to my investments to make him look stupid, but this is too far - Reagen Mar 17, 17:19 1
      - It's probably just enough to get him re-elected -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 17:21

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