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reposting because my meeting is running into lunch and I'm hungry -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 25, 12:05 [flickr]
It's kinda creepy seeing commercials that specifically mention Coronavirus. Yes, you Xfinity. -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 11:59 14
- you in the office or WFH? -- nm - budice Mar 25, 12:00 13
  - I'm manning the office since last week. Sent my guys home to work remotely. -- (edited) - oblique Mar 25, 12:02 12
    - I have a TV in my office too. - ty97 Mar 25, 12:08 7
      - Can you get OTA signals where you are? - spamlet Mar 25, 12:08 4
        
        probably a few. I mean ABC Studios is two blocks from me. - ty97 Mar 25, 12:11 3
        
        CBS Broadcast Center is less than a mile away - ty97 Mar 25, 12:12 2
        
        Right but aren’t the antennae on a midtown building? - spamlet Mar 25, 12:17 1
        
        They WERE on top of the WTC. I'm guess One World Trade now? Anyone? -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:18
      - if only you had a couch... -- nm - decline Mar 25, 12:08 1
        
        I mean, technically, I do. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:08
    - Congrats for that, again. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 12:05 1
      - 👍 -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 12:07
    - fancy-pants -- nm - decline Mar 25, 12:03 1
      - I'm about a day or two from starting to watch Picard :) -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 12:05
It’s difficult to wrap my mind around but it appears the Cincinnati Bengals are......doing things. - Volnelk Mar 25, 11:55 2
- Da Bears have done a lot of things but we'll see if they were the right things. - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 25, 11:57 1
  - It's like the mid-1980s all over again. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 25, 12:04
Legislative language is live -- (link) - spamlet Mar 25, 11:51 20
- Out of sheer curiosity, do we know what HR 748 *was* before the Senate stripped it to reuse as this bill? -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 11:55 1
  - Ha! It was the Cadillac Tax repeal. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 25, 11:56
- Or not, the business provisions are only 35 pages! -- nm - spamlet Mar 25, 11:53
- 619 pages? Really? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 11:53 16
  - How many would you be ok with for a bill of this magnitude or complexity? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:53 14
    - People bitching about how long it takes to put this shit together have obviously never sat down to write 619 pages of anything. - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 11:56 8
      - Well, divide it by like 6 for any other kind of document - Reagen Mar 25, 12:08
      - no questions, staffers have been working around the clock I'm sure. - ty97 Mar 25, 11:58 6
        
        Also - it has to take extra time to write this shit in a language that no regular person can possibly ingest. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:01 5
        
        Legislation is not meant for the average person to ingest though -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 12:09 1
        
        Which is a goddamn shame since so many of the legislators themselves are average at best. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:16
        
        And it takes at least half a day to come up with the proper acronym. - ReluctantCynic Mar 25, 12:05 1
        
        Ah, so THIS is what you do for a living! - ty97 Mar 25, 12:15
        
        Yeah, unfortunately, they have to amend a lot of existing text -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:02
    - 19 pages. -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 11:56 1
      - Front and back -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 11:57
    - It should fit on a postcard! -- nm - Max Mar 25, 11:55 1
      - Heh!! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:55
    - 5 -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:54
  - I expected easily double that -- nm - spamlet Mar 25, 11:53
Due to cancellations, I’m currently at Kroger waiting on a mobile order of two bags of cheesy poofs. -- nm - David Mar 25, 11:48 3
- well, at least you have your priorities straight -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:58
- Excellent work. I managed to find the last two canisters of Planters Cheez Balls at the local Winco. - ReluctantCynic Mar 25, 11:57
- Not all heroes wear capes --nm - oblique Mar 25, 11:48
Airlines: 80% passenger drop in the last week -- nm - budice Mar 25, 11:46 4
- I hop they all had parachutes -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:59 1
  - "They bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash!" -- nm - Airplane! Mar 25, 12:16
- Amazes me that it isn't even more -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 11:52
- We're gonna need a bigger airbag. -- nm - Max Mar 25, 11:49
Bauer is going to start making face shields for medical professionals. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 25, 11:45 4
- and they have only 24 hours -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 25, 11:59
- It must be kinda awesome to be an engineer at these companies. I get a tiny taste of it being able to pivot our IT on a dime to go remote. But to - oblique Mar 25, 11:46 2
  - yup and to look at a machine that makes hockey equipment and say 'sure, we can fiddle here and there and wham! we're making protective masks' -- nm - decline Mar 25, 12:03 1
    - I mean, they already make visors so it's probably not an incredible feat. -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 12:06
The thing with the number of cases is the lack of testing and the time it takes to get them back. Still waiting for my results from Monday. - Tim Mar 25, 11:44 1
- BY EASTER! -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 11:45
"It's not a drafting error." -- (link) - Reagen Mar 25, 11:40 1
- :-] -- nm - mud Mar 25, 11:41
COWBOYS!!! -- (link) - Shaun Mar 25, 11:37 1
- How much is that per playoff win? - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 25, 11:41
So many people calling toll free numbers in Canada that the system is giving many people fast busy signals under the strain... - Walt_Disney Mar 25, 11:28 1
- Telus had a legit outage. It's been sorted out though, from what I see. Bad time for a carrier to go down. -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 11:33
LIR: amanda - In Amazon S&S, click the item and choose 'change your schedule or quantity' and change the date of next delivery. - GregW Mar 25, 11:26
Thank you Jimmy Fallon -- (link) - decline Mar 25, 11:22 3
- I love this so much that I posted about it on twitter. I watch at least the monologue every day. -- nm - amanda Mar 25, 12:06 1
  - his daughters are adorable -- nm - decline Mar 25, 12:16
- Franny, this is called a *mono*logue. -- nm - Max Mar 25, 11:31
Ok - so we just started Altered Carbon. 2 episodes in. Um... - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 11:20 17
- Turn on the closed captioning. It helps. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 25, 11:34
- Season 1 is SO good. S2 was respectable. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 11:23 3
  - don't forget the anime that came out recently -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 11:25 2
    - oh, that's out now? Nice! I need to watch it. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 11:28
    - I'll hit that up soon. I checked it last night. It's 1h11m. -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 11:26
- awesomeness on the TV -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:23
- I've only made it halfway into the pilot. It's *really* odd. -- nm - David Mar 25, 11:22 9
  - Dude - so far it has not gotten less odd. Also - LOTS of nudity and sex and shit we weren't expecting to watch with the boys. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 11:24 8
    - It's like you have us all on ignore or something. :P - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 25, 11:38 1
      - Clearly. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 11:55
    - You should definitely watch The Witcher then :) -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 11:33 4
      - I didn't make it through the first episode. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 12:02 2
        
        spoils (okay, not really spoilers) -- (edited) - Beryllium Mar 25, 12:11 1
        
        He 100% does not. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 12:12
      - Game of Thrones is for little toddlers! -- nm - The Witcher Mar 25, 11:34
    - there's *a lot* more nudity to come - season 2? not so much -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:29
- Some sweet sci-fi dude. -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 11:20
Deputy Ambassador to Hungary, 37, dies of coronavirus -- (link) - ty97 Mar 25, 11:15 3
- Top Chef winner and renowned chef Floyd Cardoz dies after coronavirus diagnosis -- (link) - oblique Mar 25, 11:24 1
  - He filmed Ugly Delicious in India in mid-March. That's the lede here. -- nm - David Mar 25, 11:25
- (British Embassy) -- nm - Max Mar 25, 11:17
For years I've said I never had time to clean the house...well that's not the reason. -- nm - facebook Mar 25, 11:13 5
- I've got a nice WFH nest going. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 11:29
- Yep, I'm still managing to avoid it. -- nm - Meg Mar 25, 11:18 3
  - cleaning is the main way my procrastination exhibits itself. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 11:33 2
    - ditto, I usually go for the low hanging fruit. But I do believe cleaning is like turning off a cacophony to help you think clearly. - Max Mar 25, 11:42 1
      - If I can keep the kitchen tidied up on a daily basis, that's winning. -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 11:43
Y'all, I give you the anti-kilbo -- (link) - ty97 Mar 25, 11:12 3
- I guess he made up some of the billions he’s lost investors in the past 10 years. -- nm - spamlet Mar 25, 11:49
- Could be charges. He's the same guy that went on CNBC and was pleading how terrible things were and people need to quarrantine, etc -- nm - budice Mar 25, 11:15
- The Big Short 2 -- nm - David Mar 25, 11:13
45 is as popular as 'fvcking' ever -- (link*) - zeitgeist Mar 25, 11:08 27
- He's gotten something of a rally to the flag bump. If he'd been the least bit competent in his dealings, he could have undone three years of idiocy. - David Mar 25, 11:12 26
  - And I think there are a couple other dynamics at play. - ReluctantCynic Mar 25, 11:59
  - At some point this starts to sounds like wishful thinking — yeah you just wait! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:26 4
    - I get the pessimistic take and I've talked about it many times but it's just not born out by any state by state stuff - Reagen Mar 25, 11:32 3
      - This isn’t a pessimistic take— at some point your bias against just looking at numbers and sweeping them aside with labels is clouding your own jud - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:46 1
        
        Holistic models are garbage. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 12:05
      - oh, and I hadn't seen this one (just one recent poll but...) Ohio. Biden winning outside MoE. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 11:35
  - There was a huge shift in his rating on the handling of this right at when he had to cancel his rallies and go on TV every day. - Reagen Mar 25, 11:20 16
    - I'm trying to decide if being on TV every damn day is actually helping him. I think it might be. Which begs the question... - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 11:23 3
      - He had an online town hall the other day but I agree he should be doing more. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 11:36
      - Joe can do. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 11:24 1
        
        It wouldn't have to be much and wouldn't even have to be HIS ideas. Just put something together - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 11:26
    - I expect the bump to continue while people are stuck inside. But I think his re-election odds are the lowest they've been in ages. -- (edited) - David Mar 25, 11:22 11
      - I think because this gives him a chance to show up and people are scared, his re-election chances are the highest they’ve ever been. He was dead after - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:28 10
        
        The depth and scope of what this had done to the economy is hard to visualize right now. There will be failures, unexpected takeovers/buyouts... - David Mar 25, 11:33 1
        
        Nightmarish “implications” vs his comfortable “reality”— he’ll take it -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:44
        
        If the election were right now, yeah, he probably gets by. - ty97 Mar 25, 11:31 7
        
        At this point anti trump people better hope the numbers are as bad as the worst projections are predicting otherwise you’re cooked - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:47 5
        
        I'd rather minimal loss of life and he wins than the alternative. I can't wish for mass death. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 11:54 4
        
        As long as the left is saying “we’re gonna get 800k to 1.2m” and don’t— he’s going to win -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:55 3
        
        Is the left saying that? I think it's *scientists* who are saying that could happen without proper help -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 11:56 2
        
        And the left has accepted that argument and that’s fine. The point is the same -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 12:10 1
        
        Well sure, the left has agreed that scientists are factually correct about what could happen. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 12:13
        
        I will never understand what is so wrong with people. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 11:34
  - Wait till the bodies pile up. Oh, who am I kidding. Nothing touches the fucker. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 11:13 2
    - as his typical pattern, what he says/does causes a major world problem, he does the minimal to back it off, declares himself the hero -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 11:16
    - His bigger concern is that the only thing he had going for him was the economy, which is in the process of cratering. - David Mar 25, 11:15
The Senate, in order to ensure it can be there to respond and act in this time of crisis, is, um, recessing for a month after this vote... -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:03 1
- When is the vote? The two ladies working behind the desk are NOT social distancing. -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 11:05
Are you fucking kidding me? The landlord wants an update on our move out date?! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 10:49 12
- like, is there a giant line of people just waiting to take it over? -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 11:06 2
  - In normal times in NYC I'd say yes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 11:13 1
    - Normal. Yes. -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 12:35
- If you put my couch together, you two can sleep on it..... -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 11:02 3
  - Can I cough all my airplane corona on you first? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:24
  - you haven't done that yet?!? -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:03 1
    - I do picture him not owning a bed, just a second couch for the bedroom. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 11:41
- "The 30th of whenever I fucking want." -- nm - David Mar 25, 10:51 3
  - Come move me out bitch! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 11:00 1
    - Watch them do it -- nm - budice Mar 25, 11:05
  - Shmaugust 42nd. -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 10:52
- Because his Exciting Life Development Events Among Your Neighbors newsletter goes to print at midnight! -- nm - Max Mar 25, 10:51
Interesting thread on history behind the Cult of Trump -- (link) - znufrii Mar 25, 10:46 1
- "The Cult of the Shining City is an apocalyptic cult. They're not afraid to sacrifice lives. They're not afraid to drive civilization over the cliff." -- nm - mud Mar 25, 10:52
Penny Arcade is direct dialing Kim and other Animal Crossing obsessives. -- (link) - David Mar 25, 10:39 [Image] 2
- Fishing Rod and a Net for survival. Ahead of our time. -- nm - budice Mar 25, 10:42 1
  - It's all about the vaulting pole now. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 10:43
A new shortage has arisen in New York: available dogs to adopt -- (link) - ty97 Mar 25, 10:36 9
- One problem is these people have time to dedicate to the dog right now but what happens when life goes back to normal. -- nm - Krusty Mar 25, 11:00 6
  - Yeah, I truly hope these folks are making lifelong commitments. - ty97 Mar 25, 11:04 3
    - And I said - FOSTER!! :) -- nm - Meg Mar 25, 11:18
    - And then when those people go back to the new normal, surprise, pets are now expendable. -- nm Posted by Shaun (aka bigshaunu) Mar 23 '20, 15:53 -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 11:05
    - get a robot dog! -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:05
  - more work for you! -- nm - decline Mar 25, 11:00 1
    - I'm happy to have more work but I'm betting a bunch won't be able to afford a walker. I worry about people returning the dog to the shelter. - Krusty Mar 25, 11:06
- hold the line, Krusty! -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 10:36 1
  - I'm gonna have so many new clients! 💰💲🤑 -- nm - Krusty Mar 25, 10:59
Look, people might die, but I'm losing *money* right now. -- nm - David Mar 25, 10:34 10
- I have a firmer understanding of Bastille Day now. -- nm - TWuG Mar 25, 10:39 6
  - Don’t count out the people being deemed essential and sick in droves like hospital workers from storming the castle -- nm - JackDawson Mar 25, 10:48
  - heh .. thanks for earworm -- (link*) - mud Mar 25, 10:41 [youtube]
  - As more of this happens, I appreciate the people of ST even more. - David Mar 25, 10:41 3
    - From an email from a local friend, checking on me "I’m sure you’re enjoying lots of interesting perspectives from all your friends around the globe!" -- nm - Meg Mar 25, 11:31
    - Word -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 11:20
    - we're americans, we practice 'gallows' humor -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 10:45
- I mean - they're gonna die eventually ANYway. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 10:37 2
  - Right! But I don't *have* to lose money right now. -- nm - David Mar 25, 10:37 1
    - Bruh - what's a couple old ass people when compared to my profits? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 25, 10:42

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