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Video shows the type of damage COVID-19 is doing to otherwise healthy lungs -- (link) - oblique Mar 26, 06:48
I know no one cares but me, but Huawei had their P40 reveal today. Like the Mate 30 series, they just aren't viable without official Google apps. - Shaun Mar 26, 06:43 1
- I have a medipad (8.4") and it has google apps. I just can't update my android version in the US. -- nm - amanda Mar 26, 07:34
And apparently Bernie is singlehandedly responsible for all the good stuff for workers in the bailout bill because he was the only one who stood up to - znufrii Mar 26, 06:40 2
- I really can’t see myself supporting this failed party beyond November - JackDawson Mar 26, 06:51 1
  - So what do you do then? Do you stop voting or just not give them money? -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 06:54
Avatar: The Last Airbender vs. Game of Thrones. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 26, 06:40
Apparently the markets were expecting the unemployment numbers to be worse? up about 2% at the open. -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 06:34 4
- Blah blah blah at least it's some level if short-term certainty blah blah blah -- nm - con_carne Mar 26, 06:35
- Surely that's because of the relief bill. -- nm - mara Mar 26, 06:35 1
  - Oh, right. That too. -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 06:35
- the first 15 minutes are all the computer trades settling. -- nm - Reagen Mar 26, 06:35
This consistent mid-99 temp is really odd. Maybe my thermometer is broken. -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 06:33 9
- I have used both of ours. Digital and old school. Same results. -- nm - Andie Mar 26, 06:52
- Makes me think mild infection. How are your sinuses? -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 26, 06:51 1
  - Modestly stuff as per usual. -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 07:04
- what type of thermometer are you using? -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 26, 06:46 1
  - It is an equate digital thermometer. Under the tongue, twice a day. -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 06:48
- It's in the "normal" range according to the Googler machine. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 26, 06:45 1
  - That's true. Normal body temp varies from person to person and even from time of day. Your temp goes up as the day goes on. -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 06:52
- You're the mythological young person who will only have mild symptoms! -- nm - mara Mar 26, 06:34 1
  - I do like unicorns! -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 06:37
Lately I've mastered hyperrealistic charcoal portraits. And let me tell you, it's.....no, wait. That wasn't me. That was this guy -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 26, 06:30 15
- Whoa -- nm - Andie Mar 26, 06:53
- *mouth hangs open, speechless* -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 06:35 11
  - So fyi, it's not magic. There are methods. Usually involving a projector (which a lot of artists think is "cheating"). It just takes fuckloads of patience. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 26, 06:36 10
    - The time lapse video shows him doing it freehand off off a photo on his phone. - JaxSean Mar 26, 06:39 2
      - The video is too dim to see for sure, but there's some kind of guidemarks on the paper. That would be with a projector. It's not true freehand. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:47
      - I'll have to look at the video. Maybe it's a method I don't know. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:42
    - It's damn impressive. -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 06:38 6
      - It is, and that's irksome to artists who spent years training in freehand. Someone traces a photo and the crowd goes wild. I'm totally not immune. - loosilu Mar 26, 06:41 5
        
        I think there's definitely room for both. An artist uses what tools they will to execute their vision. - znufrii Mar 26, 06:44 4
        
        It's still a talent. Kind of like original bands vs. cover bands. It still takes a tonne of talent and work to be able to play other people's songs. - Shaun Mar 26, 06:46 3
        
        I think it's probably his own photos, so it's original. The part that's irksome is that people react with awe, and as an artist you're like, - loosilu Mar 26, 06:50
        
        I used to be a snob about modern composers using recorded tracks in their work instead of it all being able to be performed live. -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 06:47 1
        
        Yeah, that's probably similar. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:56
- Very nice. I don't have anywhere near the patience. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:34
- seriously, just open the box. How much worse can it get? -- nm - oblique Mar 26, 06:31
So, with this CBS All Access trial, do I need to watch Star Trek: Discovery first before Picard? -- nm - oblique Mar 26, 06:28 2
- there's no connection. But you *should* watch Disco. -- nm - Reagen Mar 26, 06:30 1
  - To boldly take a bump where no man has bumped before. -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 06:33
Hee -- (link) - Reagen Mar 26, 06:27 1
- You win one internet for sharing that. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 26, 06:32
Pennsylvania had the most claims in this week's count -- (link) - ty97 Mar 26, 06:20 3
- Winning! -- nm - decline Mar 26, 06:32
- that seems low for CA, weren't they saying earlier that they had seen 1 million claims over the last two weeks? -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 26, 06:26
- just you wait until penn state lays off the portions of the workforce who can't WFH on 4/30. -- nm - amanda Mar 26, 06:26
Happy 80th birthday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 06:18
So NYC has announced the pilot program of closed streets to give pedestrians more room to distance. It's LAUGHABLE. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 26, 06:17 4
- de Blasio has been so awful through this -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 06:38
- *blinks* - oblique Mar 26, 06:19 2
  - Imagine that they closed Lake Shore Drive (portion next to Grant Park only) and said 'hey all of Chicago, there you go, space to walk!" -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 06:23
  - IT's not a lot of streets. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:21
Masked Singer scoring updates through 3/25: - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 26, 06:16 2
- Was it me or was Group C just a big pile of 'Meh'? nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 26, 06:32 1
  - Group C had the biggest divide between the haves and the have-nots. Had these three not advanced it would've been a travesty. - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 26, 06:48
Do you enjoy Triscuits? Check out this twitter thread... -- (link) - Krusty Mar 26, 06:01 24 1
- Triscuits are trash tier crackers. Fight me. -- nm - Shaun Mar 26, 06:23 18
  - Classic Triscuits with havarti melted on them in the oven would be in contention for my last meal. -- nm - Andie Mar 26, 06:56
  - All crackers are pretty horrible. But what is a gold tier cracker? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 26, 06:48 2
    - Keebler Club crackers and Ritz. -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Mar 26, 06:51 1
      - I wouldn't feed Ritz to a dog. -- nm - Reagen Mar 26, 06:53
  - Triskaidekaphobia. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 26, 06:35 [youtube]
  - You can't compare them to all other crackers. You only compare them to other crackers which you can pretend are good for you. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 26, 06:29
  - rosemary and olive oil says you're wrong. -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 06:27
  - I will fight you *with* triscuits. -- nm - Reagen Mar 26, 06:26 2
    - Get ready for some palate abrasions! -- nm - mafic Mar 26, 06:53 1
      - Palate Abrasions is my least favourite Nine Inch Nails album. -- nm - Reagen Mar 26, 06:56
  - Aren’t you exhausted being wrong all the time? -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 06:26 2
    - Trash. Tier. If they were websites for you, they would be a billion times worse than Forbes. -- nm - Shaun Mar 26, 06:38 1
      - OMG, they are not The Verge. You take that back, you bastard! -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 06:46
  - They itch my mouth. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:25
  - Correct -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 06:24
  - Wheat Thins FTW -- nm - oblique Mar 26, 06:24 2
    - Chicken in a Biskit. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 26, 06:27
    - Wheat Thins are wy better, but are still not great. -- nm - Shaun Mar 26, 06:24
- I do, but Wheat Thins are better. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 26, 06:18
- that is *outstanding* -- nm - prayformojo Mar 26, 06:16 1
  - I didn't appreciate enough on the first read the fact that - prayformojo Mar 26, 06:17
- Whuuuuut. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:11
- Mind. Blown. -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 06:03
Scammer arrested for fake COVID cure -- (link) - ty97 Mar 26, 05:59
Dave Grohl, bored, now on Instagram. Not much yet though. -- (link) - Andie Mar 26, 05:41
Technology is wonderful. Our Remote Desktop server does not seem to be responding for a bunch of us this morning. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 26, 05:40 14
- On Tuesday one of our VPs working from home couldn't log in because his computer had shut itself off, likely due to Windows Updates - Max Mar 26, 05:52 11
  - A side benefit to all this working at home might be that IT infrastructure is going to be better in the future.... - Walt_Disney Mar 26, 05:54 10
    - The world will be very different. Giant advances to the online world for many industries, and simultaneously a new appreciation and knowledge of thing - Andie Mar 26, 06:05 6
      - I'm blown away by all the baking/cooking/gardening stuff on my IG. Not to mention kid art. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:08 4
        
        Not sure if it is a public profile but my niece has been doing some kinda crazy art for being in 9th grade -- (link) - oblique Mar 26, 06:18 3
        
        Love it. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 26, 06:28
        
        That's fantastic! I bet we are growing a bunch of little artists right now. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 06:26
        
        It's pubic and it's fabulous. -- nm - mara Mar 26, 06:20
      - We're already seeing this with the Triscuit thread -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 06:07
    - A university I know is still pushing IT to cut spend by 15%. Really?! -- nm - amanda Mar 26, 06:00
    - Already is at my work. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 05:56
    - IT people all need a raise! -- nm - decline Mar 26, 05:56
- Ours was just acting up also. Had to kill a process and now it seems to be chill -- nm - oblique Mar 26, 05:47
- jiggle the cables -- nm - decline Mar 26, 05:46
CNN says 3.28 Million Jobless Claims in the last week -- nm - oblique Mar 26, 05:37 5
- Doing the math, that’ll imply about a 2% jump in the unemployment rate next week, at least. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 26, 06:00
- Not only a record, but *quadruples* the previous record. -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:43
- That has to be under reported. Canada had one million this week -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 26, 05:39 2
  - anecdotal evidence is that a lot of people couldn't make claims because the websites kept crashing -- nm - decline Mar 26, 05:47 1
    - that makes sense considering the number. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 26, 05:52
Today is Air Max day! Woo hoo!!! I'm a sucker for a poorly run corporate promotion. :-) Seriously, I need sneaker help! Help!!! - Krusty Mar 26, 05:33
Biz: Unemployment Claims in 15 mins (2-4M estimated) -- nm* - budice Mar 26, 05:20 9
- Just out: 3.2 Million -- (link*) - budice Mar 26, 05:32 4
  - Jeebus -- nm - decline Mar 26, 05:37
  - Only to go much higher in the coming weeks when newly qualified people are able to file and as more get laid off. -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 05:35
  - "vs 1.5 million expected"????? I've always heard higher projections. -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:35 1
    - Though these numbers are all so big, I can't really fathom them TBH -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:37
- Isn't today the estimate and tomorrow the official? -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:21 3
  - It's hard to make an estimate of what the numbers will be when Trump administration asks States to stop reporting the daily numbers. Like they'll - jnine Mar 26, 06:15
  - Today is the weekly new unemployment claims number, not the monthly job report. -- nm - znufrii Mar 26, 05:24 1
    - ahh, thanks -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:26
Happy Opening... damn it! :-( -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 05:19 9
- Nopening Day -- nm - oblique Mar 26, 05:34
- Finally some good news! -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:19 7
  - This was supposed to be a wonderful day. Fuck with me today and I'll risk the virus to go hurt you. -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 05:28 6
    - In all seriousness, I didn't realize today was the day. I figured it was in the first days of April -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:35 3
      - Today, MFer! Today was supposed to be one of the most wonderful days of the year. Stupid Covid! -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 05:38 2
        
        I was going, Kershaw was starting. it's like missing Christmas. -- nm - jnine Mar 26, 06:06 1
        
        :-( -- nm - Krusty Mar 26, 06:07
    - Buy MLB The Show 20 and sim the entire season. -- nm - Shaun Mar 26, 05:34 1
      - I wish that would scratch the itch but it's not the same thing. I'm enjoying watching the NCAA games using 2K8 but it's not nearly the same. - Krusty Mar 26, 05:36
As I'm working from home for a while I've decided to work alphabetically through my CD collection (currently on Ash). -- nm - LMS Mar 26, 05:09 8
- Astley, Rick coming right up! -- nm - Roger More Mar 26, 06:03
- Does Tom Jones go under T or J? -- nm - Max Mar 26, 05:12 1
  - S for Sir -- nm - LMS Mar 26, 05:20
- I just realized, I have nothing on which to play a CD. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 05:10 4
  - This is a dilemma I have as well, and I just bought a CD. - JaxSean Mar 26, 05:20 1
    - OH, I do have one! In my car. That's not helpful. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 05:21
  - DVD player? -- nm - LMS Mar 26, 05:10 1
    - Did I say nothing except a DVD player? -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 05:17
wap?/Tales from the Crypt: Washington National Cathedral found 5,000 medical masks just sitting in its crypt -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 26, 04:56 1
- My guess is they're from the anthrax scare. -- nm - loosilu Mar 26, 05:03
Man coughs on Wegman's employee, tells employee he has virus. Man now charged with terroristic threat -- (link*) - ty97 Mar 26, 04:51 8
- Jersey strong! -- nm - decline Mar 26, 05:28
- good -- nm - Beaker Mar 26, 05:09 6
  - Seriously. The grocery store employees deserve medals. -- nm - Andie Mar 26, 05:22 5
    - Yes. Honorable mention to the people working airline customer service - ty97 Mar 26, 05:24 4
      - As long as that credit never expires, I wouldn’t have a problem personally. Of course, the airline could go belly up, I suppose. -- nm - Qale Mar 26, 06:42
      - Maybe we should have a National Service that requires everyone to work 6w in customer service every 10 years to learn empathy. -- nm - Max Mar 26, 05:28 1
        
        2 weeks a year. Constant reminders. -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 05:36
      - Oh. Those poor people. -- nm - Andie Mar 26, 05:26
The Trump campaign issued a cease & desist for this ad -- (link) - decline Mar 26, 04:37 2
- Another one? Damn! -- nm - Spawn Mar 26, 05:56
- Well it is a great quote. Probably quote of the year! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 26, 05:55
LOL Hobby Lobby -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 26, 04:24
TV PSA: Jersey Shore, Kate Keene, Last Man Standing, Station 19, Superstore, Brooklyn 99, Outmatched, Deputy, Homestead Rescue, Grey's Anatomy, -- nm - Beaker Mar 26, 03:52 2
- Indebted, Legacies, Swamp People, Bold Type, L&O SVU, Better Things, Sinner, Top Chef, Million Little Things, ST Picard, Devs, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 26, 03:55 1
  - The Daily Social Distancing Show With Trevor Noah -- nm - Beaker Mar 26, 03:55
Yes I understand that every life must end, uh-huh -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 26, 02:27 4
- As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, uh-huh -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 26, 02:27 3
  - Oh I'm a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 26, 02:28 2
    - Some folks just have one, yeah others they've got none -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 26, 02:28 1
      - Stay with me... Let's just breathe... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 26, 02:28

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