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The upside of Coronavirus is that I now know what all of my friends' pets look like. -- nm - David Apr 7, 08:49
The ActSec Navy probably shouldn't make any plans -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 08:49 9
- So he fired him so Trump didn't have to get involved, and now Trump is getting involved. Sounds about right. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:54
- Right. Like he wasnt the one who ordered him to fly 3000 miles out to Guam and give that shitty speech. - Jovian Apr 7, 08:51 5
  - His statement was actually pro-Crozier. Something about good men can be being wrongly accused. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 08:53 4
    - you thinking about his apology I believe, not his speech he gave over the PA where he called him naive and stupid. -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 08:54 3
      - No, I mean what POTUS said yesterday. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 08:55 2
        
        On Saturday, he bashed Crozier. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:56 1
        
        yep. and then the behind the scenes push back must have happened -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 08:58
- That will fix *everything*! -- nm - David Apr 7, 08:50 1
  - I find it hilarious that when anyone else acts like Trump, they get in *immediate* shit. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:50
I am a person who buys greeting cards i like without a specific reason. Today i mailed them to friends that need a boost. My card hoarding has finally - Andie Apr 7, 08:43 8
- that last saying about nights & friends would be cool to print over photos of friends gatherings - print - and send out in lieu of having a card. -- nm - JenBro Apr 7, 09:00 1
  - Oh, nice. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 09:04
- I am picturing you wringing your hands and shaking your fists as you write this post - prayformojo Apr 7, 08:46 1
  - Heh -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 08:48
- That’s really nice. When I moved out, I began sending greeting cards to my grandmother and my mother. Just because. -- nm - Qale Apr 7, 08:46 1
  - I have my Mother's Day card for my mom already, i kept a stamp for it. I am thinking of sending it now. -- (edited) - Andie Apr 7, 08:50
- I sent some Easter love pop cards to my parents, in-laws and sister who we normally would see on Easter every year. I'm not normally a card person - oblique Apr 7, 08:44 1
  - 😃 -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 08:45
The NHL is looking at North Dakota to complete the season -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 08:43 2
- I spent a weekend at the Ralph Engelstad Arena during that "greatest world junior tournament ever" during the lockout year. It would be perfect. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 7, 08:51 1
  - ND is a great option if you want to be around as few people as possible. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:53
That’ll teach us not to check Amazon ratings: we needed a new printer. We found a discounted Epson at Office Max that had good reviews on their site. - kelly Apr 7, 08:18 12
- If it's only been a short time return it, you are obviously not satisfied -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 10:57
- Hmm, we just bought an Epson ecotank 2760. No issues as yet, but we haven't done any big jobs. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 08:47
- I'll never buy an inkjet again. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:32 8
  - The only ink printers I have are color and we use them sparingly and/or for printing CDs or sometimes photos for school projects - oblique Apr 7, 08:38
  - The ink in the last Epson inkjet we had lasted for so long. -- nm - kelly Apr 7, 08:36
  - Yep. Getting a laser printer was life changing. Faster and cheaper to operate (though a little more expensive on the front end). -- nm - pmb Apr 7, 08:35 4
    - Even then you can still get one for under $100. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:40 1
      - I was going to say, my work one* cost $70 at Office Depot last year. -- (edited) - Spawn Apr 7, 08:41
    - The used / refurb market for laser printers make these way less expensive. Likely kelly looking for color printing without breaking the bank -- nm - budice Apr 7, 08:36 1
      - I have 2 printers. A B&W laser printer (43ppm) and a color printer/scanner/copier laser (more like 22ppm). Bought them each new in the $300-400 - pmb Apr 7, 08:51
  - Yeah, they are money pits. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 08:34
- Ive encountered same on products -- nm - budice Apr 7, 08:20
What Is the Best “Movie Song” of All Time? -- (link) - Beaker Apr 7, 08:18 1
- Time Warp. -- nm - VMan Apr 7, 08:33
16 people died at Ontario nursing home before sick residents were separated from the healthy (someone should go to jail for this) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 7, 08:16 1
- Two nursing homes in my county account for 20% of all deaths, they are the land locked version of cruise ships, now a prisoner has it -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 10:59
Kayleigh McEnany will be the new Press Secretary - Jovian Apr 7, 08:13 11
- that is hysterical. -- nm - mud Apr 7, 08:47
- Ultimately, does it really matter? Trump loves to see himself on TV and what can this press secretary say that could possibly be worse - Turd Ferguson Apr 7, 08:35 2
  - You're unfamiliar with her work, I see. - David Apr 7, 08:38 1
    - Kayleigh Cockamamie. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:41
- Oh. Dear. God. -- nm - VMan Apr 7, 08:32
- Wife of former New York Met, Sean Gilmartin! - David Apr 7, 08:17
- She's a treasure: “We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here..and isn't it refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama." -- (link*) - decline Apr 7, 08:17
- ... seriously? - Spawn Apr 7, 08:13 3
  - possibly a positive if she keeps up the tradition of not talking to the public. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:27 1
    - Yeah, her duties will be focus on servicing I mean serving the president. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 08:29
  - thats the word -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 08:15
There it is: the first person we actually know tested positive. nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 7, 08:11 5
- None yet for me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:26
- I know about 6 people with it. 4 of them live in NYC area. -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 08:24
- Still 0 for us, thankfully. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 08:23
- guy I work with got it -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:21
- My friend's brother (a medical professional) tested positive and he has posted about his experience. Pretty rough stuff. - Dark Callisto Apr 7, 08:19
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham rejoins the First Ladies team as Chief of Staff -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:03 4
- She did not host a single press briefing during her less than year-long tenure -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:04 3
  - She got paid mad dollars, though! -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 08:09 2
    - mad dollars to do Fox interviews -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 08:13
    - Be Best! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 7, 08:12
Stimulus Checks: US Treasury also uses COBOL to print them (oy!) -- nm - budice Apr 7, 07:55 6
- Not surprising COBOL is still the backbone of the tax system here -- nm - AJRimmer Apr 7, 08:35
- Heh. I once knew COBOL. - Spawn Apr 7, 08:01 4
  - Picked up PASCAL and LOGO as well. BASIC, I think everyone was up on. Started Assembly, but gave up. Wasn't worth it at that point. -- nm - VMan Apr 7, 08:30 1
    - Yeah, I missed PASCAL and LOGO due to my car wreck. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 08:35
  - same, I learning them in high school -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:06 1
    - Those were the days. Then we grew up. - Spawn Apr 7, 08:08
Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 07:52 1
- Is that a surprise? -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 08:11
Oh, and Two Point Hospital is also on Gamepass. It's a fun diversion unless you're a sadist like Tim. -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 07:50
Naples couple has started lowering food baskets from their balcony, with a note reading: "Those who can, put something in.Those who can't, help urself -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 07:50 3
- I always default to Naples, FL when I see this since that's where my boss and four of the people who report to me are. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 7, 08:11 2
  - Me too! We used to visit my grandparents there for Spring Break every year. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 7, 08:16
  - Gonna guess you were offered a relo package there and said no thanks (?) - budice Apr 7, 08:16
"Do ears grow back?" "What are you planning!" -- nm - Quarantine Transcipts Apr 7, 07:45
LYC: Just bought an Xbox One X. It was the Jedi Fallen Order bundle. Looking forward to playing the Ori games. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:36 13
- Awesome! Just in time to join me in playing Fallout 76: Wastelanders! -- nm - Qale Apr 7, 08:48
- I started the first Ori game last night. It pissed me off. - JaxSean Apr 7, 07:52 3
  - It doesn't auto-save. You have to save at certain points. It's my one issue with the game. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 08:16
  - Might as well go back to The Last of Us :) -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:54 1
    - I'm kind of playing that as well. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:32
- I just downloaded Ori via gamepass -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 07:49
- Enjoy! My favorite platform game in many years. - Krusty Apr 7, 07:40 2
  - Cuphead is on my list too. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:53 1
    - You'll die often in Ori but nothing like Cuphead. Cuphead was beautiful and at times fun but so frustrating. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 08:17
- Grab the Master Chief Collection -- nm - J Apr 7, 07:39 3
  - Is it on Game Pass? I'll likely be looking into how I can that as cheaply as possible. I think the $1 upgrade to GPU is still valid. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:41 2
    - Yes it is -- nm - J Apr 7, 07:42 1
      - Nice. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:43
we started watching brokmire last night. it's pretty ok. -- nm - amanda Apr 7, 07:29
My aunt’s hospital in Houston is using hydrochloride whatever on Covid patients fwiw. *shrug* -- nm - JackDawson Apr 7, 07:25 21
- Hospital are still trying it. The problem is asymptomatic patients wanting it to take at home. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 7, 07:49 3
  - That's the danger of Donnie's endorsement. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:52 1
    - I love how his position is "what do you have to lose", which is exactly the pitch he used for black people to vote for him. How did that work out? -- nm - pmb Apr 7, 08:05
  - with fun side effects like arrhythmia! -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 07:51
- It sounds like many are (does that mean 20% are? 50%? 80%? not sure). They seem to be trying it just in the hopes it works - ty97 Apr 7, 07:28 15
  - Hospitals are trying known, relatively safe drugs that work on other diseases/viruses. - Inigo Apr 7, 07:36 3
    - Yeah, I get it, don't blame them -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:49
    - Throw enough shit at the wall, some will stick. -- nm - POTUS Apr 7, 07:44 1
      - We threw you at the wall. -- nm - The United States Apr 7, 07:46
  - Wasn't there a post here the other day saying studies are showing it doesn't work and has terrible side effects. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:30 10
    - link on B2 to a good VF article -- nm - mud Apr 7, 07:36 1
      - link -- (link) - mud Apr 7, 07:37
    - There have been a few small studies, with varying results, from what I've read. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:31 6
      - (some of the studies didn't have control groups apparently) -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:31 5
        
        smh. Okay. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:33 4
        
        Do you want to try the experimental, we-don't-know-if-it-has-side-effects drug? Or do you want to DIE? Don't think too hard on this one. -- nm - House Apr 7, 07:35 3
        
        The UK has rejected it for Boris, so there's that sorted. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:05
        
        Basically they are using it on the patients who have no other options. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:48 1
        
        And potentially federal prisoners. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 7, 08:07
    - The studies are basically being done right now. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:30
- Whether it helps or it doesn't, Trump's fixation on it is dangerous. He's interfering with the experts' efforts to do other things. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:28
I haven't had steak-umms in years and I should remedy that. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:24 16
- I bought some Angus steak umms on clearance and we had them for dinner a few nights ago. I haven’t had steak umms in decades. - kelly Apr 7, 08:16 1
  - They're like the Ragu of meats. - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:28
- I'm not even sure what Steak-ums are. Is it frozen beef slices? -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:29 13
  - yeah basically, we used them for cheesesteak sandwiches when I was growing up but I haven't had them in decades -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:30 12
    - That's what they remind me of, the slices on a cheesesteak. - Krusty Apr 7, 07:31 11
      - Don't. Just...don't. - JaxSean Apr 7, 07:54
      - I remember liking them but I was a kid so who knows what I'd think now -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:33 9
        
        (I mean they are still frozen beef slices) -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:33 8
        
        Yeah, I'm guessing the texture won't be good. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:35 5
        
        I recall them being so thin that texture wasn't an issue -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:50 4
        
        (I am VERY much a texture sensitive eater) - ty97 Apr 7, 07:51 3
        
        Same. I pass the fatty pieces to other more adventurous eaters. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 08:05 2
        
        Steak-umm is like cardboard slices of meat flavoring. - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:09 1
        
        Haha! -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 08:19
        
        I also remember them tasting seasoned, but the ingredients just list 'beef' so maybe my parents seasoned them? -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:34 1
        
        It picks up seasoning from the grill... in the microwave. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 7, 07:39
Microsoft buys corp.com so someone else doesn't -- (link) - spamlet Apr 7, 07:23
Stephanie Grisham is leaving her post as Trump’s press secretary. She did not host a single press briefing during her less than year-long tenure. -- nm - decline Apr 7, 07:20
Cool steak-umm threads ty97. Thanks -- nm - JackDawson Apr 7, 07:14 7
- Least expected thing in my day for sure. It's like when Teen Vogue became the voice of reason -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:25 1
  - Yup -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 07:30
- This one's also making the rounds -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 07:16 4
  - Who is this person and why are they working for Steak-umm? -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:52
  - I like how careful they're being. -- nm - amanda Apr 7, 07:20
  - Yes I read both of the threads. That one is probably better than the first and basically describes how I’ve passed the free time— dispelling crazy sto - JackDawson Apr 7, 07:19
  - science, bitches -- nm - jesse Apr 7, 07:19
Unfun fact, Rhea Seehorn has not been nominated for an Emmy for Better Call Saul - Reagen Apr 7, 07:14 4
- I cannot understand how they overlook her. Not when the others have been getting nominated. It's criminal. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 7, 07:19
- her and Michael McKean have been robbed by the Emmys for their work on that show -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 07:15 1
  - Agree 200%. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 7, 07:16
- :-[ -- nm - mud Apr 7, 07:15
My 6-year old is kind of obsessed with Super Mario right now. We've played thru World a few times now. She's got Run on her tablet as well. - Shaun Apr 7, 07:13
This Tuesday is turning into a worse Monday than Monday was - decline Apr 7, 07:13 4
- I had to drive to my school yesterday and stand outside the door to login because my laptop had gone too long without seeing the server. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 07:14 3
  - Now imagine me having to do that but a 3 hour drive ! -- nm - JackDawson Apr 7, 07:16 2
    - There's a lot of security plans that never quite accounted for something like this. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 07:18 1
      - All I’m saying is that I’m taking the “you can’t use your government computer in a foreign country” directive to heart WAY past COVID-19 - JackDawson Apr 7, 07:20
~Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes..~ -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 7, 07:09
Down with change! -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 07:08 4
- Seriously, they're like little virus transfer devices, -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 11:06
- Up with orange!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 7, 07:18
- We already stopped making pennies. What more do you want? -- nm - Canada Apr 7, 07:14 1
  - Nickels can suck it! -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:14

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