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Have we seen the Tectonix visualization of where people went after being on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale after Spring Break? - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 09:15 3
- (What's the west coast go-to Spring Break destination? I'd figure some similar traffic on those fronts) -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:21 1
  - Neptune. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 09:25
- It's the New Yorkers bringing it here! -- nm - Gov DeSantis Mar 29, 09:21
I need more pajamas. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 08:46 8
- I purchased some tops from Hanna Anderson late last year and love them -- (link) - JD Mar 29, 09:25
- FWPs! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 08:51
- same -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 08:48 5
  - casual pajama, dinner night pajamas, formal pajamas, sitting in the sun by the windows pajamas -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 08:48 4
    - Walk through the lobby pajamas. Convenience store pajamas. Housework pajamas. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 09:22
    - Walking outside to the recycling bin pajamas. Yard work pajamas. Driving through the Super Deluxe drive-thru pajamas. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 09:03 1
      - Searching amazon for more pajamas pajamas -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:22
    - Little Black Pajamas, the pajamas that go seemlessly from day to night -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 08:49
movies lately: Birds of Prey: B; Asylum: C-; Calvin and Hobbes and Shaw: B-; Black Widow (Winger/Russel): B; The Ramen Girl: B/B-; Super 8: B/B+ -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 08:39
it's curious that Trump's approval rating remains high despite his handling of the corona virus ... - call me ishmael Mar 29, 08:36 3
- It seems it may have even risen some, but that's normal (I think) at the beginning of a crisis. 'Rally around the flag' - ty97 Mar 29, 08:38 2
  - IMO the real story is that it's not higher, per your W reference it should be. So he's holding steady but not getting much of an empathy bump at all -- nm - rollo Mar 29, 10:09
  - Hell, his approval during Katrina was steady - Will Hunting Mar 29, 08:39
X-ray of a Hammerhead Shark -- (link) - mud Mar 29, 08:28 1
- reminds me of something out of Pan's Labyrinth -- nm - call me ishmael Mar 29, 08:34
NYC Subway moved to an 'essential service' plan this week, but even now there seems to be a shortage of crews to provide that service -- (pic) - ty97 Mar 29, 08:27 [Attachment] 1
- 40 minutes between trains on some lines. That's not good for social distancing. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 29, 09:02
Hand washing tutorial -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 08:10 [youtube]
“As the president fiddles, people are dying.” -- (link) - znufrii Mar 29, 08:10 4
- About freaking time Dems are saying something -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 08:15 2
  - They have been (although they need to say more), it's just tough to get air time right now. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 08:17 1
    - It hasn't really been coming from leadership (I presume they wanted to get the bill passed first?) -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 08:26
- oh no now he'll handle this even worse out of spite -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 08:13
Some Wuhan residents who had tested positive for the coronavirus earlier and then recovered are now testing positive a second time -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 07:48 2
- My first thought is faulty testing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 07:55 1
  - yeah, that's a mess. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 08:09
This thing is inescapable: my dream last night was yelling at my parents for inviting people to a birthday party on the same weekend as HS graduation - Max Mar 29, 07:35 2
- Happy birthday and congratulations on your graduation. -- nm - Todd Manning Mar 29, 09:09
- did the 2nd have a hot battle partner in a nifty outfit? -- nm - mud Mar 29, 08:15
~got nowhere to run to baby, and nowhere to hide~ -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 07:20
So there's one positive out of this -- (link) - Reagen Mar 29, 07:03
For those who think they had it, here are New York's recommendations on when to end self-quarantine: -- (link) - mara Mar 29, 07:03 3
- Thanks. If you have it still, what does it say right below for asymptomatic? -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 07:09 2
  - Asymptomatic people who were confirmed to have Covid-19 may discontinue home isolation under the following conditions: -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 29, 07:13 1
    - Thx -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 07:14
Why did James Dolan get tested if he's showing little to no symptoms? Oh right, he's rich so they get tested first. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 06:56 1
- -- nm* - con_carne Mar 29, 06:57
36 years ago today the Baltimore Colts left town under the cover of darkness and rolled into Indy. - Volnelk Mar 29, 06:54 1
- Relive these events with 30 for 30's "The Band That Wouldn't Die" on ESPN+. -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 07:37
Not sure why people are still lining up at the grocery store at open. Lots of limits have been removed. - Qale Mar 29, 06:45
jeez, Spain: +5562 new cases today so far, +546 new deaths. poised to pass China :( - prayformojo Mar 29, 06:24 3
- Link? Every article I check has different numbers than the ones you're posting. Anyway, here's the Reuters link -- (link) - con_carne Mar 29, 07:34 1
  - here, via https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/cou ntry/spain/ -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 29, 08:22
- the same but it's pronounced "heez" -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 06:50
Salt Lake City police make a plea -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 29, 06:19 7
- Why are FB links always so long? -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 06:27 6
  - I assume it's embedded tracking data -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 06:33 5
    - I think they're longest I've seen from any site. What was the plea from the SLC police? - Krusty Mar 29, 06:34 4
      - here - prayformojo Mar 29, 06:36 3
        
        Ha! Nice! - Krusty Mar 29, 06:39 2
        
        like, "911 *is* a joke in your town, am I right?" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 07:00 1
        
        Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 07:07
it's easily 40 degrees colder in the house than the Nest is reading - prayformojo Mar 29, 06:17
Does something seem a little off about her? I can't quite tell! -- (link) - Reagen Mar 29, 05:31 4
- So this wasn’t satire -- (link) - Dano Mar 29, 05:34 [youtube] 3
  - From the related videos I missed this when it aired regarding the Oscars. -- (link) - Dano Mar 29, 05:40 [youtube] 2
    - She totally nailed Chalamet -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 06:02
    - "Florence PuuuUUGGGHH???" -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 05:57
So here is my plan for new kitties. - Dano Mar 29, 05:19 2
- That should work and I hope it goes great with the new kitties. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 06:02
- Make sure every call is a video call -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 05:24
TV PSA: American Idol, God Friended Me, Real HW, Outlander, The World Wars, Wall, When Calls the Heart, NCIS LA, Walking & Talking Dead, Westworld, -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 04:56 2
- iHeart Living Room Concert For America, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Homeland, NCIS NO, Good Girls, Call the Midwife, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 04:58 1
  - Elton John, Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey, and Tim McGraw, among others -- nm - Lineup for the concert Mar 29, 04:58
10 days into quarantine and your dog says 'Now you know why I chew on the furniture' -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 02:41
Rikers Island prisoners can only cover their mouth with their own tshirt as they leave their cells as the virus sweeps through -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 29, 01:57 1
- They should be allowed to use these tshirts of other prisoners. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 02:23
I have to admit, I was thinking this exact same thing earlier today. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 01:19
Tiger King: Crazy, but not the craziest doc I've ever seen. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 01:14
feds closing worker visa offices means drastic cut in farm labor, only previous visa holders can reup...so get those victory gardens going -- (edited) - zeitgeist Mar 29, 00:57
NASA Discovers Gas Emanating From Uranus - crash davis Mar 28, 23:49 1
- These spy satellites are getting out of hand! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 00:02
virus takes USS Roosevelt off line as outbreak sickens two dozen -- (link*) - zeitgeist Mar 28, 23:41
Food for thought -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 28, 23:08
I'm watching the episode of God Friended Me where they think they've figured out the person responsible for the God account. -- nm - David Mar 28, 21:59 2
- Next you should watch the Three’s Company episode where someone makes a wrong assumption about something they overhear. -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 04:50
- Did they also send a vision to Hobby Lobbys owners'wife? -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 22:41
Pole dancing with a unicorn -- (link) - . Mar 28, 21:52
Perfect. -- (link) - Mop Mar 28, 21:50 1
- Wow. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 22:10
That ad Trump doesn’t like from Priorities USA? TV stations warned they could lose their license if they air the ad. -- (link) - Mop Mar 28, 21:36 1
- That’s normal in a democracy right ? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 28, 21:39
really? now they have 8 women who say Biden assaulted them 30 years ago -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 28, 20:51 2
- Still won't vote for Bernie. Sorry Bernie Bros. Get Warren back in the race, or something -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 21:49
- The upside is he may get some GOP votes out of this. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 28, 21:13
Coronavirus outbreak is stretching New York's ambulance service to breaking point -- (link) - budice Mar 28, 20:28 1
- So. many. ambulances. -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 20:34
WE GOT ONE!!! - Mop Mar 28, 20:16 1
- Come to Washington County for a picnic and take home a present. We are number 1 -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 21:49
David! David! -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 28, 20:06 2
- That's awesome! Dad's great for playing along. -- nm - Mop Mar 28, 20:21
- Woooooow -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 20:13
Hey znufrii, still married to that woman? - Mop Mar 28, 20:03 5
- that was hilarious - znufrii Mar 28, 20:06 4
  - I don’t know the story behind it. I just love how suddenly there was dead silence. -- nm - Mop Mar 28, 20:14 3
    - I'm not going to go into details, but for some reason I feel it might have been at an ST meetup when you were in NYC -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 28, 20:22 2
      - Almost certainly was. - Mop Mar 28, 20:24 1
        
        Good times. -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 20:27
This was inflicted on my eyes. So now I share it with you. But you have the opportunity not to open it and forever affect your brain. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 28, 20:01
Jeopardy on Friday was utter carnage. -- nm - Mop Mar 28, 19:56
Puzzle, our electric usage is down 30% from same period last year..how, why. Average temp is 3' higher, but our heat is gas. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 28, 19:54 2
- Is it the usage itself that is down, or the usage x cost? The latter could just mean the rate is lower. The former is mysterious and unknowable. - Beryllium Mar 28, 19:59 1
  - kw per day is down, no upgrades (well new cell phone thatdoesn't require constant recharging) we never got such reductions when.... - zeitgeist Mar 28, 20:05
Which is the greater number? The stars in the universe or grains of sand on the beach.... - prayformojo Mar 28, 19:52 2
- That little bit of BROtivation has really expanded your mind. -- nm - David Mar 28, 19:55 1
  - even more than when I found Kissinger's glasses in the bathroom. plus, I get a shot at the title -- nm - prayformojo Mar 28, 20:05
See’s Candies to suspend production for 1st time since World War II -- (link) - budice Mar 28, 19:45 3
- Powell’s Books hired back 100 laid off employees to help with increased demand in online orders. -- nm - Mop Mar 28, 21:30 1
  - They know a surprising amount about making candy then. -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 05:25
- They make good stuff -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 19:48
JF, the number of cases today doesn't allow for modeling. -- (edited) - David Mar 28, 19:44 3
- Looking at past data, it looks like it's close to 20%. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 28, 22:26 2
  - I'd suggest more tests. Isn't that about the time they really got serious about testing - or as serious as they are so far. -- nm - Meg Mar 28, 22:33 1
    - Yes, the area probably received more tests and then got a bunch of results back on the same day. -- nm - David Mar 29, 05:13
Guys, I've been tracking ST's use of the word tourtiere and I'm concerned about the shape of the curve in the last 12 hours ...outbreak likely, please - rollo Mar 28, 19:44 5
- When Loosi's around in the holiday season we hear it a lot :-) -- nm - Meg Mar 28, 21:54
- Heh -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 28, 20:50
- I can't even spell it, much less use it. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 28, 20:00
- I am not entirely sure I even know what it is. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 20:00 1
  - French Canadian meat pie. -- nm - . Mar 28, 20:49
oh my, ST Picard spoilers - Beaker Mar 28, 19:42 1
- yeah it was. great episode. that might be Marina's best performance ever as Troi. she was brilliant. -- nm - Remlik Mar 28, 20:01
In the country’s fourth largest city, they weren’t able to do much testing before. Now, maybe none at all. -- (link) - Qale Mar 28, 19:39
Well, now I'm broke, and I think Coriander is just a fancy name for dirt and sawdust. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 19:24 3
- Coriander = non evil cilantro. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 19:26 2
  - Made me look. Wiki sez they are the same thing - con_carne Mar 29, 06:04 1
    - coriander is the seed of cilantro - Reagen Mar 29, 06:50
Knicks owner is positive. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 28, 19:17 1
- Dolan's the only owner who didn't want to suspend the season. - David Mar 28, 19:36
GSW is the worst. It actually adds a syllable!! -- nm - Shaun Mar 28, 19:13 3
- I'm pretty sure that's why TWA went under. -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 29, 06:36
- Saying www is like three time longer than world wide web. Shorter isn’t always simpler. -- nm - mafic Mar 28, 20:59
- 2 even -- nm - rollo Mar 28, 19:40
Tornado: horrifying. Commentary: Amazing. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 28, 19:10
I finally got as far as a foot outside the side door which is the first time I was out for any reason today - JD Mar 28, 19:09 4
- Then you found out it's really present day!! -- nm - M Night Shamalyn Mar 28, 19:15
- "Go! You must tell the others!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 19:14
- Im getting my Starbucks daily, but not much else -- nm - budice Mar 28, 19:10 1
  - Make your own (better) coffee! -- nm - Shaun Mar 28, 19:18
Canada:"I was married to the man I loved for 10 years until he suddenly announced “this marriage is over.” He was having an affair" -- (link) - budice Mar 28, 19:08 3
- pfft. my SIL's ex-husband knocked up a chick 13 years ago and now is off with a different woman who just had twins - Beaker Mar 28, 19:16 2
  - I read that post and I always think the same exact thing. If he's going to cheat on the person he's with now, odds are you will have it happen to you - Bacon Mar 28, 19:20 1
    - The post above your post -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 19:20
I saw a HUGE Irish wolfhound today. I don't think I'd ever seen one before. OMG, what a good boy! -- nm - Mop Mar 28, 19:07
If this doesn't scare the South into complying, nothing will -- (link) - Reagen Mar 28, 19:05
Never fear, The Twenty will be near. I’ve got a lot of contenders after pausing for a week. Still need to give them the proper workout listen though. -- nm - Qale Mar 28, 18:57
Bye board. Hi board. -- nm - Truman Mar 28, 18:39 1
- Hi tru! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 18:50

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