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Kindle PSA: The excellent book Bad Blood (about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes) is on sale for $2.99 (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Apr 5, 20:52 8
- It's $3.99, you jerk! -- nm - David Apr 5, 21:10 2
  - she gets a dollar off for having to read it upside down at the bottom of the globe -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 21:11 1
    - I bought it anyway, but I'm expecting her to mail me a dollar. - David Apr 5, 21:12
- Very good book! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 21:08 2
  - I don't think I've told you yet that I hope you are staying safe. Please take care of yourself. Wishing you the best -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 21:10 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 21:11
- If Theranos could have just hung in there a little longer, Trump would have given them a sweet sweet Covid testing contract - crash davis Apr 5, 21:02 1
  - Just imagine the books that will come out from the current nonsense. -- nm - David Apr 5, 21:09
marrianne faithful (as tears go by, broken English) in London hospital with c19 -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:45
And here we have Ryan Reynolds retweeting my sister's medical school classmate. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:23 12
- I have questions. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:35 11
  - Such as? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:39 10
    - what is with the number 135? -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 20:55
    - is Hayley Wickenheiser a doctor? -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:43 8
      - She’s a kinesiologist, and training to become an ER doctor -- (link) - Roger More Apr 5, 20:49 5
        
        But tell me more about these kaffir lime G&Ts. Is it with a slice of the lime? Or is the gin infused with the peel? - Roger More Apr 5, 20:52 4
        
        I'm gonna try infusing with the peel now though. we have a lot of kaffir limes. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:57
        
        juice the lime, sometimes add a twist if I'm feeling fancy. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:54 2
        
        Thanks, I’ve always just zested them and thrown the rest away -- nm - Roger More Apr 5, 21:01 1
        
        I think you are supposed to put them in the coconut -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 21:04
      - Well, not yet, but she's in a medical class at U of Calgary with my sister. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:44 1
        
        (At least that's what I was led to understand. And that program is currently closed down due to the outbreak.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:45
in News That Probably Only Interests Me, S04E04 of Money Heist is an OUTSTANDING episode of television -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 20:21 5
- give me an elevator pitch of Money Heist -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 20:59 4
  - Spanish-made series on Netflix about a large group of thieves who attempt to rob the Royal Mint of Spain - prayformojo Apr 5, 21:01 3
    - that does sound interesting -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 21:03 2
      - wasn't that the plot of A Fist Full of Dollars? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 21:10 1
        
        I thought the plot was: Clint shoots everyone who pisses him off. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 21:12
qvc -- (link) - Jovian Apr 5, 20:17 2
- the very worse version of snake oil...only this time its the snake selling it -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:24
- The worst part is, if it happens to have any medical efficacy, it would be post-intubation (or very near to intubation). Buying it now is dumb. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:21
Two cargo planes carrying gears for Japanese cars collided.... - JD Apr 5, 20:14 3
- and the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys....or an unsyncronized manual transmission -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:22
- good grief -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 20:17
- Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:17
Phillipines Pres threatened to shoot lock down violators, today police did shoot one drunk who threatened them with a scythe at a check point -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:06 2
- Private Pilots in Czech republic have medical air force Pilots for People flying supplies around country out of own pocket for expenses... -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:17 1
  - Priests are being driven around faevelas in the backs of trucks to bring communion...(here in Tacoma, they opened a drive thru for it) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:25
Texas has yet to test a single person in April. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:49 3
- How is that even possible? You guys have big medical centers, they aren't doing anything? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 20:34
- that. is. insane. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:13
- Zero positive covid-19 cases, we are in the clear!!! -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 20:13
Toronto enlists Deadpool's help for PPE -- (link) - budice Apr 5, 19:43
I've been really enjoying watching these videos -- (link) - Beaker Apr 5, 19:33 [youtube]
starting to get bothered by the fact that our posts here aren't social distancing … every post is less than 6 feet apart from each other ... - call me ishmael Apr 5, 19:27 3
- I could add 3 pixels of padding to each one, then they would be 6 pixels apart -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:43 2
  - :: shrug :: works for me … as long as the pixels are sanitized first ... -- nm - call me ishmael Apr 5, 19:49 1
    - every pixel ever has been used on at least 3 p0rn sites, its like molecules of water in the Colorado river, been through 3 farms and 2 kidneys b4u -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:02
ST: What streaming services do you subscribe too? -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:21 21
- Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. -- nm - jnine Apr 5, 21:08
- Quibi... just kidding. NF, Hulu, Spotify, D+ -- nm - con_carne Apr 5, 20:34
- Amazon, Disney+ bundle, CBS All Access, Apple TV+, Night Flight, NBCSports Gold -- nm - JD Apr 5, 20:33
- Netflix, Amazon, Hulu (basic). -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Apr 5, 20:27
- Netflix, Amazon Prime. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 5, 20:22
- amazon prime and cbs+ hbo on cable -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:55
- Netflix and amazon because it's included with prime. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 19:53
- Netflix, D+ and Acorn for my wife. Also, I’m currently enjoying Crave for a free month - J Apr 5, 19:46
- NEtflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 19:43
- Hulu with ads is the only one at the moment. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:38
- Netflix & Amazon (though that's mostly for the shipping). -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 19:35
- Netflix, Hulu and Amazon -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 19:32
- Like, all of them? -- nm - David Apr 5, 19:31
- CBS (only until free month is up) Disney+ going to cancel that for Netflix soon, HULU AD Free, Amazon Prime and AMAZ HD Music. -- nm* - Bacon Apr 5, 19:31
- YouTubeTV, Netflix, Hulu, HBONow, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Spotify -- nm* - prayformojo Apr 5, 19:30
- Netflix, Prime, Hulu, D+, Sling -- nm* - JaxSean Apr 5, 19:27
- Amazon and Netflix -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 19:27
- Hulu. Netflix. Disney+. ESPN+ -- nm - Volnelk Apr 5, 19:23
- Amazon and Netflix -- nm - Pippy Apr 5, 19:23
- Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ (I think the only one up here I don't get is Crave and the wife is hot to trot for us to get it, so maybe soon) - Beaker Apr 5, 19:23
- Netflix and Prime. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:22
ST: what are you drinking? -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:20 20
- Mint tea. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 5, 20:22
- dregs of morning coffee -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:56
- water -- nm - . Apr 5, 19:56
- kaffir lime gin and tonics (seriously, the kaffir lime in this is life-changing), a nice oaked pale ale from a local place. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 19:52 4
  - fresh lime? or kafir leaves? I like to do fresh ginger and some lime with tonic even without alcohol its awesome pick u up -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:08 3
    - actual kaffir limes. they taste a lot like the leaves smell. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:09 2
      - M has a tree in a pot for the leaves, and it produces a surprising amount of limes. last year we made marmalade, then discovered the G&T revelation. - mafic Apr 5, 20:10 1
        
        I can only find dried leaves, sigh -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:47
- Water. No caffeine today has given me a headache. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 5, 19:47
- Steeped tea -- nm - J Apr 5, 19:44
- Conshohocken Brewing Life Coach Session IPA -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 19:42
- Coke Zero. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:39
- Asahi -- nm - JD Apr 5, 19:39
- Water -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 19:35
- Diet A&W Root Beer -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 19:32
- Water -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 19:30
- Apple juice -- nm - Volnelk Apr 5, 19:23
- Gatorade -- nm - Pippy Apr 5, 19:23
- Water -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:22
- beer. 1 more than bed :( -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:21
ST what are you watching? -- nm* - Beaker Apr 5, 19:15 31
- Right this minute, last week's Westworld. Bingeing, just finished Luther and The Magicians. -- nm - Ender Apr 5, 20:41 1
  - I liked that Westworld a lot. -- nm - David Apr 5, 20:52
- I watched way too much Love Boat and sharks in tornados today. The amount of American Pickers was about right. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Apr 5, 20:29
- The Wigs family has just started watching Psych! nm - ralph wiggum Apr 5, 20:27
- No series other than Westworld S3, and random films every other day. And a shitload of YouTube. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 5, 20:21
- better call saul, MSNBC/cnn constantly, local news and "a" late show and seth meyer -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:58
- The Walking Dead, The Talking Dead I need to catch up on Zoey's. -- nm - Under the Influence Apr 5, 19:55
- Windermere Children -- nm - . Apr 5, 19:52
- Picard is about it right now. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 19:51
- Just finished Samurai Gourmet. Not sure what's next I'm leaning toward catching up on the Always Late with Kaite Nolan episodes -- nm - JD Apr 5, 19:49
- The Outsider and just started Mythic Quest -- nm - J Apr 5, 19:42
- Brooklyn 99 -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 19:42
- Been going through Underworld Inc more than anything else. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:39
- Big Bang/S6 E9 -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 19:35
- First two eps of Vagrant Queen -- nm - David Apr 5, 19:31
- Right now, S04E06 of Kim's Convenience -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 19:30 2
  - don't forget Corner gas. I've been rewatching repeats on TV the last few weeks and just smile the whole time -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:31 1
    - I'll give it a watch tomorrow as I'll finish this series tonight -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 19:33
- Never Surrender, the Galaxy Quest doc on Amazon Prime -- nm - JaxSean Apr 5, 19:25 2
  - that was excellent -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 19:28 1
    - Just finished. It made me a bit misty eyed. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 5, 19:43
- Just finished Ozark episode. Beat Bobby Flay is on. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 5, 19:24 1
  - I'm binging on Ozark season 3 (on Ep7 now). That whole series is so incredibly written and acted. - JaxSean Apr 5, 19:40
- Lore season 1 on Amazon -- nm - Pippy Apr 5, 19:24
- Started re-watching The Expanse -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:21
- S4 of Silicon Valley. -- nm - spamlet Apr 5, 19:20
- The Terminator - Jovian Apr 5, 19:20
- I think I am going to binge The Wire, from start to finish. I watched s1 a few years ago; but will start over at the beginning -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:18 2
  - wife and I finished Picard; need to finish The Boys, then pick a new show -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:23 1
    - also watching Top Chef and Tournament of Champions -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:25
- I've been binging on bushcraft videos all day. - Max Apr 5, 19:17 [youtube]
ST what are you playing (board game, video game, other)? -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:15 25
- Animal Crossing and Breath of the Wild -- nm - Ender Apr 5, 20:40
- MTGA, Legends of Runeterra, Pillars of Eternity 2, Final Fantasy XV have been my mains recently. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 5, 20:20
- Is that a symptom or allergies, a new version of you bet your life -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 20:00
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX, just ordered Borderlands 3 at 75% off. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 19:50
- The Last of Us (ps4) and, oddly, The Golf Club 2019 on XBox. - JaxSean Apr 5, 19:42
- Civ 6 -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 19:42
- Thought I’d give Bioshock Infinite another chance. -- nm - J Apr 5, 19:42 4
  - Oh, I see. You trust Kim's opinion more than mine. Fine. - David Apr 5, 19:45 3
    - But she’s always wrong.... - J Apr 5, 19:50 2
      - The easiest way to get all achievements... - David Apr 5, 20:10 1
        
        I’m already past the Hall but I’ll keep all that in mind once I finish this play through -- nm - J Apr 5, 21:17
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons, MTG: Arena, and Fallout 76. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:40
- BioShock -- nm - JD Apr 5, 19:38
- Heroes of the Storm -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 19:33
- Bard’s Tale and Halo Reach. -- nm - David Apr 5, 19:30
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps and it's awesome -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 19:29 4
  - I just picked this up, downloaded it last night. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 5, 19:41 3
    - Did you play the first one? It's equally fantastic -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 19:50 2
      - Oh wait, sorry, I got the 1st one. - JaxSean Apr 5, 20:10 1
        
        The new one is on Game Pass -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 20:37
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons, of course. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 5, 19:27
- Candy Crush -- nm - Pippy Apr 5, 19:24
- Call of Duty Mobile -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:21
- Mainly Cities:Skylines right now. - spamlet Apr 5, 19:20
- we've played the board game Subterra a couple times; really fun; but glad I watched a couple videos on it as were playing wrong to start -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:17
ST: What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:14 16
- Avengers vs. X-Men 1-12. And I'm also working on article number five for the day. -- nm - David Apr 5, 21:09
- What The Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong -- nm - Ender Apr 5, 20:39
- Gibson's "Spook Country" (Blue Ant 2) (NM) - Marlowe Apr 5, 20:18
- Love in the Time of Cholera (seemed appropriate) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:57
- Revelation. - spamlet Apr 5, 19:48
- A Certain Hunger by Chelsea Summers. I need a new, well new old book as a bedtime story as I've finished Reamde and Old Mans War again. - JD Apr 5, 19:43
- Witches Abroad -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 19:43
- This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 19:37
- The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 19:29 1
  - I have that reserved at the library. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 19:36
- About to start an unfamiliar novel from an unfamiliar author. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:23
- Bone Season by Samantha Shannon -- nm - Pippy Apr 5, 19:22
- Threadjack? I should probably read a book about WWI and/or the times between WWI and WWII that led up to WWII. - ty97 Apr 5, 19:17 2
  - A Brief History of the Nazis is pretty good. Gives a good idea of the politocs and feeling of Germany before, during and after -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:19 1
    - (I love the Brief History series. There are some sucky ones, but also some really great ones (Crusades and 100 Years War are really good for example)) -- nm* - Beaker Apr 5, 19:30
- finishing up Heir to the Empire (so good), then The Witcher book 2 -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 19:16
Demi Lovato has never seemed annoying. David's level of fanboyness on the other hand...... -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 5, 19:13
Remember those DOW 10,000, DOW 12000 Hats? Maybe they can be reused, just change the W to an A -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:10 1
- Did I just make the worst first ever? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:13

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