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Moscow is worse than they've been letting on -- (link) - Reagen Mar 29, 11:45 6
- why that's shocking, they only have 1500 cases. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 11:56
- Wait a freaking minute here. You mean to tell me a country that has a history of lying is? LYING???? -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 11:56
- Can’t wait for this to be the talking point in the press conference tomorrow. -- nm - spamlet Mar 29, 11:55
- Shocked. Shocked, I say. -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 11:54
- scales/eyes -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:53
- NO! -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 11:51
List of the free trial channels you can get on Roku right now. -- (link) - Mop Mar 29, 11:39 1
- If I get NBA League pass that does it come with a COVID test? -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 11:40
Today I am researching Dr Seuss Midnight Paintings and other unreleased material. -- (pic) - Spawn Mar 29, 11:28 [Attachment] 3
- ! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 11:30 2
  - The paintings are gorgeous. It comes out a former friend gave Amy a book so my research ended early. -- (pic) - Spawn Mar 29, 11:33 [Attachment] 1
    - I've seen that before! don't know where or when, it must've been very long ago. probly remember because it's about pool. -- nm - mud Mar 29, 11:36
One other thing, my Aunt told me the test is BRUTAL. - colin Mar 29, 11:25 3
- I have heard this too. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:34
- I had heard about the 'trying to stab by brain' thing about the tests - ty97 Mar 29, 11:28
- ugh -- nm* - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:26
is Picard worth watching if I have basically watched zero Star Trek before? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:22 20
- Yes. I've watched next to no Star Trek and I completely enjoyed it. -- nm - Shaun Mar 29, 11:54 1
  - In your face, doubters!!! -- nm - David Mar 29, 11:57
- And what's the deal with it being free? Do you still have to pay for CBS All Access or whatever? -- nm - mara Mar 29, 11:31 1
  - The deal is one free month of CBS All Access. -- nm - David Mar 29, 11:34
- It's really good sci-fi, so yes. Here's what you need to know. - David Mar 29, 11:27 13
  - Of that, the stuff about Seven was the only part I knew about. Did she get the Borg implants completely removed? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:33 6
    - Spoiler - Spawn Mar 29, 11:36 1
      - gotcha -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:40
    - If you google a picture of her, you'll see how they integrated it into her appearance. -- nm - David Mar 29, 11:33 3
      - don't mind if I do! - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:38 2
        
        Like 20% of the lesbians I know list Jeri Ryan as the reason how they knew. - David Mar 29, 11:40 1
        
        jaw/floor -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 12:17
  - I wanted to say yes but it is a firm no. The weight of it all is such an important component. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 29, 11:29 3
    - correct. -- nm - mud Mar 29, 11:30
    - I disagree. I think the pilot would hook anyone. -- nm - David Mar 29, 11:30 1
      - Maybe with a primer list of viewing. Best of Both Worlds would be on there. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 11:43
  - i had honestly forgotten about the Data thing. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 11:27 1
    - I'm not surprised. It's from Nemesis, the Star Trek movie that bombed. -- nm - David Mar 29, 11:30
- no, it's TNG fanboy material. i love it, my partner is just looking at me like i'm an idiot. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 11:23
- Not really. Discovery would be more so. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 29, 11:23
He's bragging about his 'ratings' for his pressers -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 11:21 1
- “... You can be a horrible human being, you can be a truly terrible person, but if you get ratings, you are a king.” -- (link) - mud Mar 29, 11:25
There were certainty less customers around. But somehow I feel like work was more stressful. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 11:19
We think Heather's uncle was at the John Denver concert at the Cellar Door in DC that's mentioned in the opening vignette in Logan Lucky -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:15
Italy will break 100k cases today. - Spawn Mar 29, 11:13
Well that's it. I'm out of creamer for my coffee. Time to risk it all and head to the grocery store. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 29, 10:50 12
- Yeah. You’re not an animal. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 11:37
- You might as well stock up on Velveeta and bacon bits too. -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 11:13
- That's why I had to order $30 worth of groceries from Walmart. I needed a half gallon of milk :) I have powdered creamer but it's not the same. -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 11:11 4
  - I have some powdered stuff "for emergencies" too. I didn't feel it was dire enough for this to qualify. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 29, 12:11
  - i can't find any raw meats on their grocery selection.. do they not do that for pickup? -- nm - colin Mar 29, 11:29 2
    - Not sure but I noticed the same thing. -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 11:32 1
      - Looking again I see some rib-eye steaks and ground beef but most of what they show is pre-packaged. -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 11:38
- if you have rice or oats you can make your own oat or rice milk (not in that order) -- nm - colin Mar 29, 10:54 4
  - but imagine if that's how it worked. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 10:55 3
    - alchemy, but not terribly useful. it's like currency trading. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 10:57 2
      - "And then you got your almond milk, which comes from cows." "Well, wait, where does milk milk come from?" "You *don't* wanna know." -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 11:03 1
        
        soy beans, oddly enough -- nm - colin Mar 29, 11:04
So a friend's husband, who is a doctor in one of our top hospitals here, got infected. But thankfully he recovered well, and is clear again, it seems. - Marlowe Mar 29, 10:38 2
- oh jeez, good to hear. - colin Mar 29, 10:50 1
  - Not as far as I know, no. - Marlowe Mar 29, 10:53
thanks to Amanda for recommending The Press Box.. great podcast, been enjoying it. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 10:38
Any server administrators on ST should check out these books about Ansible ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 10:37 1
- (They're free right now, and Ansible is a great tool for dropping into an existing infrastructure and automating it one piece at a time) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 10:47
if youre wondering what to do with all that surplus TP until you need it in May: -- (link) - mud Mar 29, 10:31
Report from my Aunt who works in hospitals in Detroit, my Uncle is in the hospital with COVID. Gave me a ground level report. - colin Mar 29, 10:30 29
- good lord -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:14
- I can relate, it's frustrating. I hope you aunt and uncle stay safe, and despite their behavior your parents too. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 29, 11:08
- Oof, tough, man.. Hoping for the best.. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 29, 11:05 1
  - thanks marlowe -- nm - colin Mar 29, 11:06
- Maybe he'll get his wish? -- (link) - Reagen Mar 29, 10:41 12
  - i feel like there is no magic number... he'll shift his argument to how the economic impact wasn't worth it and this was somehow the liberal's fault - colin Mar 29, 10:45
  - This sort of thing isn't useful to report imo. -- nm - David Mar 29, 10:42 10
    - isnt it a reasonable response to one of the more salient parts of the story? -- nm - mud Mar 29, 10:45 9
      - It's a pure guess. It's the equivalent of reporting that calling heads on a coin flip. - David Mar 29, 10:49 8
        
        david.. some decent modeling. -- (link) - colin Mar 29, 11:17
        
        i think it was reasonable based on what my dad said.. it's definitely going to pass by yearly flu numbers (which are still happening, season hit late) -- nm - colin Mar 29, 10:52 3
        
        The flu comparison is bogus, and it's part of the usual Fux News talking points. IT's a marker that tells me where people are getting their info. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 10:58 1
        
        even if it wasn't just a Fox thing, people are dying in addition to usual numbers.. how is that not concerning? - colin Mar 29, 10:59
        
        The flu comparisons were never really valid anyway. A lot of "flu-like symptoms" things get listed as the flu even though it's something else. - David Mar 29, 10:54
        
        In Fauci's case I'd say it's more than a guess. - ty97 Mar 29, 10:49 2
        
        The definition of "educated guess". -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 11:22
        
        What I'll say is that it's like me with box office. My expectations are better than most, but I'm still just modeling and making logical deductions. - David Mar 29, 10:57
- ugh all around. I hope your Uncle is okay. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 10:39 1
  - thanks ty -- nm - colin Mar 29, 11:01
- Good lord, Colin. I'm so sorry that you're going through that with your parents. You're a good man, and they should listen to you. -- nm - David Mar 29, 10:38 5
  - Agreed on all counts. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 11:03
  - thanks David. my parents have been in a slow decline in recent years that way... - colin Mar 29, 10:40 3
    - That happened to my own dad, and my sister. It's beyond disturbing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 10:42 2
      - also.. sorry to hear that, that's tough to see. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 10:46
      - they've replaced being christian with being anti-liberal - colin Mar 29, 10:46
- OH jeez, I'm so so sorry. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 29, 10:34 3
  - thanks loosi. - colin Mar 29, 10:37 2
    - I'm in home jail like everyone else. I'm doing IT support for covid responses for the Coast Guard. - loosilu Mar 29, 10:39 1
      - glad you're able to be home :) - colin Mar 29, 10:42
Ugh -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 10:23 1
- I know where this is. I don't buy the "we're hurting" excuse as you could normally shoot a shotgun blast down a hallway there without hitting anyonw. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 10:37
I really love this Vanity Fair video where Richard E. Grant (who?) breaks down his career. You'll recognize him when you see him. - Mop Mar 29, 10:20 [youtube] 3
- Speaking of breakdowns, Chris Hadfield rips into the astronaut behavior in Gravity to my satisfaction. -- (link) - Max Mar 29, 11:41 [youtube]
- "and I asked Michelle Pfeiffer "What the fuck is going on"..." -- nm - Max Mar 29, 10:32
- omg, imagine Daniel Day as Withnail !!! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 10:30
How convenient that this evil company happens to share the name Covid... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 10:16
Can somebody point me to a journalist reporting US deaths "with glee and delight"? WTF is Rubio talking about here? -- (link) - mara Mar 29, 10:10 8
- Why am I not surprised his grammar also sucks? (NM) - Marlowe Mar 29, 10:36
- Some in our government can't contain their instinct to put the focus on China's numbers vs ours. Beyond being pointless, it's bad leadership. -- nm* - Max Mar 29, 10:19
- the correct response to this is "Fuck Marco Rubio" -- nm - colin Mar 29, 10:18
- The right's view, whenever it is negative to them (doesn't apply when they literally do it to others) is that simply reporting the news is intended to - pmb Mar 29, 10:15
- He's such a co-opted piece of shit. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 10:14
- Twitter is troll paradise. -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 10:13
- Seriously. THE WORST. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 10:12 1
  - Remember when he swore he wouldn't run again if he lost his POTUS bid? Yeah, he's a garbage person. -- nm - David Mar 29, 10:17
My pillow fell off the bed onto the floor. I'm currently building a 27 step project plan on how to retrieve it. - ty97 Mar 29, 10:04 4
- Which one? I have 5. So if one goes... well, it must have been time. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 11:04 2
  - We're not all rolling in pillow money Spawn! -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 11:19 1
    - heh -- nm - mud Mar 29, 11:20
- I want to see the Gantt chart when you're done. - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 10:09
So if there's a shortened MLB season or no season, does Boston somehow 'win' that trade with the Dodgers? - JD Mar 29, 10:04 2
- Yup, easy win for Boston on that deal if there's no season -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 10:06
- Yeah, got prospects and rid of Price....that's a win. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 10:05
Dano wins the internet today but nothing wrong with the rest of you to still try. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 09:59
This is like start a Civil War type stuff. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 29, 09:58 2
- Someone would really like Florida's 29 electoral votes. -- nm - David Mar 29, 10:04 1
  - This article suggests it’s about population sizes and not requests, but it certainly still looks slanted. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 29, 10:09
From another blog I follow. Report from Hamburg, Germany. Likely translated by Google ;) - Meg Mar 29, 09:54
Maybe I should just go full muumuu/kaftan rather than pajamas? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 09:50
703,000 cases - Spawn Mar 29, 09:47 1
- I am going to have this Plague Inc track play in the background for the foreseeable future. -- (link) - Jovian Mar 29, 10:03 [youtube]
well this is terrifying -- (link) - Jovian Mar 29, 09:47 4
- Whatever South Korea is doing... do that! -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 10:23
- Rigged! Cease and desist!!! -- nm - POTUS Mar 29, 10:12
- holy shit -- nm - mud Mar 29, 10:04
- USA! USA! USA!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 10:03
Scored a pickup time at Walmart for tomorrow afternoon! When I started my order yesterday there was one available for today but was gone by - Meg Mar 29, 09:44
I bought this last night. have wanted a smart lock for some time but have extra cash now since I can't leave my fucking house. -- (link) - amanda Mar 29, 09:42 1
- We have the August one that is in “other considerations”. Works well most of the time. - spamlet Mar 29, 09:57
David/Kim, did you get the hailstorm at 5:15-ish this morning? We woke up to 60mph wins - sounded like the roof was going to rip right off the house. -- nm - kelly Mar 29, 09:42 2
- We did, yeah. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 29, 10:27
- How’s Nathan feeling? -- nm - spamlet Mar 29, 10:16
DeadPool 2020: Stupid world leader edition. Go! - Andie Mar 29, 09:40 2
- Heh. Naw. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 10:09 1
  - Oh i know. But is it going to seeing one of their own to smarten up? It shouldn't, but -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 10:47
the wife just cut my hair. did a damn fine job too -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 09:39 4
- Our haircuts were a prominent topic of discussion during game night on Friday. Banzai had shaved his head. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 10:23
- Threadjack - Beaker, I just seasoned my French toast with Maple Sugar! Tasty - Thank you. -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 09:47
- I bought some kind of haircutter. I should try it out while my hair is still in decent shape. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:41 1
  - I'm going opposite, will have Spawn's hairdo when this is all over plus an apocabeard -- nm - rollo Mar 29, 10:17
Turkey is the new "whoa holy fuck you're screwed" champion. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 09:23 7
- Joining Brazil, Belarus, and the USA in the "Worst Reaction to a Worldwide Pandemic Ever" competition. -- nm - mara Mar 29, 09:38 3
  - why Belarus? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 09:44 2
    - "COVID doesn't take Belarus people, because God helps us, and sauna and ice-hockey prevent the infection." -- nm - mara Mar 29, 09:58 1
      - Here's a fun article (actually have no idea if the source is any good) -- (link) - mara Mar 29, 10:01
- Is their president, who has been in direct contact with at least 25 confirmed positives and has never really disclosed his own exam, going around town - Marlowe Mar 29, 09:27 2
  - I was reading about Brazil and your insane president this morning. I really hope you're home and safe. - Krusty Mar 29, 10:12 1
    - Thanks. I am, so is my family. - Marlowe Mar 29, 10:31

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