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So after years away, the learning curve on Halo is.........steep. - Volnelk Mar 18, 07:15
My temptation to get an XBX is gone. They aren't on sale anymore. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 07:15
There was just an Earthquake in Salt Lake City. 5.7 -- (edited) - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:13 1
- NOT NOW FAULT LINES, WE'RE BUSY -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 07:14
So. COVID-19 breakup tally: one. I’ll have to get to my pc to type this one up -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 07:06 10
- "I need to social distance and youre collateral damage." -- nm - budice Mar 18, 07:15
- "this virus has made me realise I want to see other people in 8 to 10 weeks." -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 07:08 5
  - Lol!! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 07:15
  - heh. The virus has made me realize that I love to stay home and spend time alone, except when there is a virus and suddenly I want to go out - ty97 Mar 18, 07:11 3
    - get a dog! Daily walks with the pooch are a godsend -- nm - decline Mar 18, 07:17 1
      - poor krusty, people with dogs are going to get offers to rent them so the neighbor can go outside for awhile -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 11:49
    - Yup -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 07:17
- (Not me) -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 07:07 2
  - "You're dead weight right now, sorry." -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:13
  - *whew* -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 07:12
Here is the state of the kitchen for the next while -- (pic) - Reagen Mar 18, 06:57 [Attachment] 8
- znu jr! -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 07:03 3
  - Heh. I should charge a royalty. :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:13
  - Oh yeah looks similar -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 07:05
  - I'm gonna winner take all your blood. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:04
- its going to look great when done and its functional now! -- nm - Pippy -easter bunny seeker Mar 18, 07:01
- that looks really nice (sans dishwasher) -- nm - decline Mar 18, 07:00 2
  - Gonna be a textured subway tile and a shiny metal hood fan - Reagen Mar 18, 07:03 1
    - Nice! -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:14
Meanwhile, in Clownland, Bozonaro thinks his Health Minister (who has been great) needs to be less technical and more political. - Marlowe Mar 18, 06:54 1
- Corona Virus gives Trump a pass because Corona Virus admires Trump -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 07:00
so seriously how is everyone's pandemic going? still working? worried about TP or food? on lockdown? - mafic Mar 18, 06:54 27
- i'm still doing elopement weddings, only six to 8 people only in the garden or a park. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 11:53
- so far so good here in N.W. Michigan - office is shut down - although I still work at my desk, supplies are fine - no one I know is sick - no one - JenBro Mar 18, 09:13
- Kim is here all the time. What the hell is that all about? -- nm - David Mar 18, 07:18
- Still going to work. We're at 30% remote, 70% in office. Home is good for now. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:17
- Working. I was very busy yesterday. Probably a little less so today. My wife is going stir crazy. She is a super social person and needs lots of - pmb Mar 18, 07:12 2
  - Your ex lives on a horse farm? -- nm - David Mar 18, 07:15 1
    - in Kentucky! -- nm - decline Mar 18, 07:21
- We go through paper towels much faster than I thought. Particularly because we clean a lot. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 18, 07:12 1
  - Paper towels are why we had to go out last night. -- nm - David Mar 18, 07:16
- I'm set (although I keep forgetting to get aluminum foil). My office is remaining open for now (because of how we do things) but I have worked out a - decline Mar 18, 07:11
- Fine. Working from home is annoying and I’m paranoid to be around my parents for a few days but more space and higher temperature here -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 07:08 2
  - Still struggling to figure out how much contact we should have with my father. We went to lunch there on Sunday (kept our distance, used gloves to - pmb Mar 18, 07:15 1
    - This is what we've been doing (I'm also here as a guard dog to make sure my sister doesn't bring her kids before her 14 days are up) - JackDawson Mar 18, 07:58
- We're fine, very fortunate to have stocked up on food while everybody else was grabbing TP. Have a call in 30 minutes that might axe a ton of work.. -- (edited) - colin Mar 18, 07:04 1
  - need to get better about going on walks/drives just to get out of the house. spending waaay too much time inside. -- nm - colin Mar 18, 07:09
- I have no work as all of my clients are working from home and I don't feel safe riding the subway. We're good on food and supplies. I'm expecting to - Krusty Mar 18, 06:59
- Mostly fine here. Picked up a grocery order this morning. WFH is easily doable. Kids being home from school and dayare is the hardest part honestly. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:59 3
  - yeah, glad the kid isn't in school yet. basically status quo for her. -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 07:10
  - I found some learning apps which have been *lifesavers* - Reagen Mar 18, 07:00 1
    - Starfall is very popular here :) -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 07:14
- Don’t like working from home but I am. I’m stocked enough on food and supplies. Going for a daily run to get outside. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 06:59
- generally fine here too. stores got most everything except TP, work is still slogging along. -- nm - Pippy -easter bunny seeker Mar 18, 06:58
- Wife and I both reporting to work. Don't have a choice. -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 06:58 2
  - How's the TP biz these days? -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 07:26 1
    - Our cleaners, Sanitizer (out of stock now), Sanitizing Wipes, are what is going nuts. TP up a bit but not going nuts yet. We are Business to Busines - Bacon Mar 18, 07:34
- Fine. Affects me personally very little (other than catching a movie). My Mom, not surprisingly, needs to have her arm twisted to not go out and about - Marlowe Mar 18, 06:58
- Day 5. I've been eyeing the cat thinking it looks tasty. I just realized I don't own a cat. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 06:56
Eurovision cancelled. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:51 10
- What's Eurovision? -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:56 5
  - Don’t make me come after you with me heels -- nm* - JackDawson Mar 18, 06:59
  - Can we get rid of him please ? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 06:59 2
    - The Irish Bar next to my old place got loud not very often. During Steelers game mainly. - ty97 Mar 18, 07:00 1
      - so the Simpsons was right about steel workers? -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 07:12
  - European song contest and Gay Christmas. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:58
- Is anyone compiling a list of things that are not (yet) canceled? Feels that might be easier. - ty97 Mar 18, 06:55 1
  - The NFL season which ugh -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 06:56
- Fuck this shit. Jumping off a cliff -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 06:52 1
  - I was surprised it wasn't already, tbh. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:53
It's PS5 News Day! -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:49 2
- The news: postponed until 2021! -- nm - Mop Mar 18, 06:53 1
  - Troll elsewhere Xbot. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:58
I just turned off my broker alerts cause ugh -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:45
My boss just told people if they want to go into the office, go on in. I can't believe he did that. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:42 3
- Better than telling them they have to come to the office. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 06:55 2
  - We were explicitly told NOT to come in by the head of our line of business in coordination with our Governor. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 07:09 1
    - But I do get what you're saying. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 07:25
10 bottles of liquor that everyone owns but no one uses (until now) -- (link) - Reagen Mar 18, 06:41 13
- these are all the drinks that made fern bars so popular in the 70s and 80s and most all were invented by one guy, google Harvey Wallbanger -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 12:01
- Drambuie got me super wasted on a first date when I was 19 with my hot Australian bf -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 06:51
- Aquavit is the worst thing I've ever drank ... I'd rather shoot tequila. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:50 4
  - Actually, I take that back. I drank Estonian Communion Wine my pastor brought back. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:14
  - It's basically flavoured vodka. (Not only do I own aquavit, I've made my own) -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 06:59
  - Try Fernet sometime -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:52
  - I had it in a Caesar and it was tasty - Reagen Mar 18, 06:51
- my dad *loved* drambuie. once in a small restaurant in Vernon he saw a bottle gathering dust behind the bar and ordered some. waitress didn't know how - mafic Mar 18, 06:48
- Rookie article. If you don't know what to do with Bailey's, you shouldn't be allowed to own booze. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:47 4
  - for reals -- nm - Pippy -easter bunny seeker Mar 18, 07:00
  - That was my emergency buy yesterday. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:52
  - Yep -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:50
  - Exactly. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:49
Pokemon Go: Liverpool and Philadelphia also postponed -- (link) - ty97 Mar 18, 06:24
La Boheme is the most recent free opera from The Metropolitan Opera -- (link) - Krusty Mar 18, 06:23 10
- Looking forward to Friday. La Fille du Regiment was the first opera I saw there, although with Barry Banks in the lead tenor role - znufrii Mar 18, 06:39 1
  - Nice! I was looking forward to this one the most as I've never seen it, only heard it. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:41
- I don't think I would last 10 minutes into an opera. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 06:38 7
  - It's not everyone's cup of tea, for sure. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:52
  - Perhaps change your perspective ..., just start one and think of it as an opening act 🙂 -- nm - JD Mar 18, 06:45
  - They have closed captioning so you know what they're singing/saying but I get that it's not for everyone. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:40
  - they train for years to sing like that -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:38 3
    - hah! -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:53
    - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:40
    - It's definitely quite a skill. And its appreciation is lost on my anyway. -- nm* - ty97 Mar 18, 06:40
I'd watch Hamlet, Puck, Romeo and Juliet team up to fight Richard the Third -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:17 3
- Wait what is this? -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 06:56
- So would I. Last night was my first time watching that show. It's crazy. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:19 1
  - it is indeed. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:20
While Away the Hours with a Free H.P. Lovecraft Call of Cthulhu Coloring Book! -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 18, 06:10
Seth Rogan got stoned and watched Cats. tweeted his viewing experience -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 06:08
kilbo, I got my living ship last night in NMS - decline Mar 18, 06:07 10
- Sweet. I'm about 8 hours of playtime in on a permadeath game trying to do the same. I'm still getting a base set up. Just got my scientist hired. - oblique Mar 18, 06:21 9
  - solar panels and batteries are a huge plus for your base -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:22 8
    - The entire progression and "quest" aspect is fastly improved with this latest iteration. I feel like it is doing a significantly better job of both - oblique Mar 18, 06:25 3
      - one recommendation: do not use any black holes until you're basically done questing - decline Mar 18, 06:30 2
        
        Funny thing is, I started this all because I just wanted to make a glass window and so I started down the road of how to make it. I have a second base - oblique Mar 18, 06:33 1
        
        way down the road for you (I think I'm 40+ hours in) there's a quest to get a submarine and you can make underwater bases -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:41
    - you should go to his planet and steal his shit -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:23 3
      - with 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets it may take me some time to find it -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:26 2
        
        Just look for the money losing farming operation that I'm sure I'll have set up in no time. -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:29
        
        there is no try, do or do not -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:28
DidNorwegianThomasWaernerWinTheIditarod.com - prayformojo Mar 18, 05:56
So, when does Bernie drop out? -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 05:52 6
- Apparently he is reassessing his campaign again this morning. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 05:55 4
  - He has to understand that there just isn't the oxygen in the room to even give him a spark - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:00 3
    - The movement is about more than him, of course. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 06:30 2
      - That's the funniest thing you've typed today. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:51 1
        
        Tell me you didn’t read that in his voice. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 06:56
- Convention -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 05:54
Debbie Allen to run free dance class on her Instagram today at 4pm EST -- (link) - oblique Mar 18, 05:51 2
- John Legend gave a free concert from his insta yesterday afternoon -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:04
- Well hell, now I’m gonna live forever -- nm - JD Mar 18, 05:57
all non-essential travel between the US and Canada about to end per reports -- (link*) - Beaker Mar 18, 05:36 1
- I saw that last night. Appears to be a decision made between both countries, which I guess is good. - ty97 Mar 18, 05:50
If you drove the 380 miles of I-95 from Miami to Georgia state line, you would not drive through any county where Bernie got 25% of the primary vote. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:17
200K+ confirmed -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 05:00
At our office, they are dotting the i's and crossing the t's for a 2 week shutdown. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 04:55
Someone's DDoSing Blizzard cause why not fuck with what people have left. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 04:28 1
- Honestly I'm expecting more of this in the short term. Hope it doesn't rise to the level of infrastructure disruption, power, water, etc. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:19
Kansas Dems moving to mail-in ballot -- (link) - Reagen Mar 18, 04:01 1
- Not even trying? Sad. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 05:54
TV PSA: Survivor, AEW Dynamite, Black Ink Crew, Chicago Med, Fire, PD; Goldbergs, Masked Singer, Property Brothers, WWE NXT, Real HW, Schooled, -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 03:54 5
- I'm curious to see how AEW works in a non-crowd situation because WWE shows have been terrible since they moved to a warehouse. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 04:53
- America's Top Dog, Motherland: Fort Salem, Modern Family, LEGO Masters, Sistas, SEAL Team, American Housewife, SWAT, Soup, Magicians, Funny Dance Show -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 03:55 3
  - Samantha Bee, Aquafina is Nora From Queens, True Terror With Robert Englund, Tournament of Champions, Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu), Brockmire (IFC), - Beaker Mar 18, 03:58 2
    - Stumptown -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 14:31
    - 7: Survivor, Goldbergs, Schooled, Chicagos and Tournament of Champions for the wife -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:04
Marie Newman has knocked off Rep Dan Lipinski (D-IL). 1st incumbent to lose their primary in 2020. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 03:45 1
- (pro-life 8 term incumbent gets knocked off by more progressive candidate) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 03:52
Ohio numbers would have been nice but Florida and Arizona wins answer the "he's only winning non competitive states" Q. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 03:31
Fox News, Before and After -- (link) - Reagen Mar 18, 03:14
response to the Imperial College paper I linked earlier, saying basically their theory of recurring outbreaks likely wouldn't happen, and that after a - mafic Mar 18, 02:36 1
- Interesting -- nm - JackDawson Mar 18, 06:09
Local fb group says people are going door to door saying they are virus inspectors, then try to charge, while stealing shit -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 00:52
Czech seize 700,000 masks from dealer who reneged on deal, while thousands voluntarily make masks for those in need. -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 18, 00:39
The Terminal 2: virus boogaloo... many travelers are being stranded in airports as countries shut down travel... - zeitgeist Mar 18, 00:34
"What's with the really hot stick in the bathroom?" "It's a curling iron." -- doesn't Joey have like 30 italian sisters? He should know that. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 00:07 1
- "What's the matter with you?" "What's the matter with ME? YOU'VE got a blacklight! It's NINETEEN NINETY NINE!!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 00:20
To promote the long battery life of their new iPhone, Apple has made a 5 hour, one-shot movie in the Hermitage using the phone. -- (link) - Mop Mar 17, 23:55 [youtube]
The 2020 vernal equinox will bring the earliest spring to the US in 124 years - crash davis Mar 17, 23:47
Critical Role, D&D, and Roll20 have released a free adventure you can play online - crash davis Mar 17, 23:40 4
- How do you plug in the pen and paper? -- nm - David Mar 17, 23:43 3
  - just tape a couple of usb cables to them -- nm* - decline Mar 18, 06:16
  - not sure, tech always confuses me -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 23:47 1
    - they're wireless, duh -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 00:27
Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 23:35
You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight.. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 23:35 1
- Chest Fever -- (link) - The Band Mar 17, 23:38 [youtube]

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