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Some pretty cool Pokemon Go updates (remote raids, bulk power up, remote field research, etc) -- (link) - ty97 Apr 15, 07:51 10
- 100 coins each though. - spamlet Apr 15, 07:54 3
  - New revenue stream for them! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:58 1
    - It is annoying that they are not using the same passes. -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 07:59
  - I figure they'll start doing boxes. No ones pays 100 coins for regular raid passes, you just buy boxes. -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 07:57
- Fyi, the current legendary is duoable if you bith have good ice types. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 15, 07:54 5
  - I got it from GBL (do you egg for best friend XP?) -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 07:56 4
    - That’s where I got mine as well before it went to Master league. - spamlet Apr 15, 07:58 3
      - Yeah, I got it in great league I think. I don't really enjoy GBL. I only did master league to get shiny marill on Sunday -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 07:59 2
        
        Basically I got myself to Level 7 as quickly as I could so I get the Elite TM at end of season. -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 08:00 1
        
        Yeah I’m 7. I’m going to stop so I don’t drop out of it. - spamlet Apr 15, 08:22
Work poll: how are you working? Still going in? WFH? Same amount of hours? And if you're comfortable saying, same amount of income, less, none? -- nm - mara Apr 15, 07:46 30
- Socially distant wedding -- (pic) - zeitgeist Apr 15, 12:29 [Attachment]
- I'm on a phone call now, starting next week we're doing a mandatory 20% reduction (so one day off per week), but I'm exempt. - JaxSean Apr 15, 08:23
- We're both WFH. Same hours. My company just announced a 10% decrease in pay for everyone. - Inigo Apr 15, 08:04
- WFH. I estimate that I am working 20-30 hours per week more than usual bc budget cuts. I am exhausted and would be pretty miserable - amanda Apr 15, 07:59 1
  - Wow, what crap. :-( -- nm - mara Apr 15, 08:00
- City stay at home order in effect until next week. Given where I work, they'll go beyond that. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 15, 07:58
- WFH in general. Furloughed this week but was allowed to use vacation hours to maintain pay - JD Apr 15, 07:57
- WFH with two days a week going to the office. Same hours, same pay. It's a pain lugging these boxes of cases back and forth but at least I'm still - sycor Apr 15, 07:56
- To answer my own poll, my library has stepped up big time and I'm on administrative paid leave, no pay cut, no official requirement to WFH. I actually - mara Apr 15, 07:55 2
  - Glad to hear! -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 07:57 1
    - This, coupled with living in a fairly rural county with a small amount of cases, actually makes me feel guilty. I will be giving back, obvie. -- nm - mara Apr 15, 08:00
- WFH. It will likely impact my income (which is based in part on the firm's profits), but base salary is unchanged. My wife is a real estate agent, so - pmb Apr 15, 07:54 1
  - Oh, and my hours are pretty much unchanged, but seem to have more nights and weekends. Time no longer means anything and the division between work - pmb Apr 15, 07:57
- I WFH normally so nothing's really changed for me, other than I can't go outside when I'm not working. - ty97 Apr 15, 07:53 3
  - This. I've started walking a lot more after work to give me a break between WFH and relax at home. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 07:57 2
    - This. But even moreso, I just needed some movement, some activity. -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 07:58 1
      - I hear you. I even started wearing my fitbit more, at least when I exercise. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 07:59
- No work and no pay for a month now. - Krusty Apr 15, 07:53
- Wife and I teach from home. Less hours. Same pay. Far less cool. Waiting for baby #2 so it’s complicated. - Volnelk Apr 15, 07:52
- yes, same, same. -- nm - Diva Apr 15, 07:51
- WFH, seems like longer days (8ish to 8ish) but way more breaks. my firm hasnt really said much about income stuff, though, just that they are watching the "market" -- nm* - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:50
- Both WFH (for at least a few more weeks), more hours but I'm in typical busy season and CARES Act tax changes add to it, same. -- nm - MDH Apr 15, 07:49
- WFH every other day - onsite IT on days I go in - right now we are doing ok and everyone is getting paid -- nm - decline Apr 15, 07:48
- both of us are WFH full time while trying to keep a three-year-old occupied. -- nm - znufrii, stimulated Apr 15, 07:48 2
  - give her a shovel and have her go fill in that hole in your yard -- nm - decline Apr 15, 07:48 1
    - Hah! - znufrii, stimulated Apr 15, 07:50
- same same -- nm - budice Apr 15, 07:47
- Same as it ever was for me -- nm - Bacon Apr 15, 07:47 2
  - Same it ever was. Same as it ever was. SAME AS IT EVER WAS. -- nm - David Byrne Apr 15, 07:48 1
    - This is not my beautiful wife! -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 08:12
Snuka totally got away with murder because Vince paid off the Allentown cops, right? - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 15, 07:43
I would like an STNN (SlackerTalk News Network) briefing every morning please. - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:31 2
- go learn about Elixir running on a BEAM VM. this is important! -- nm - colin Apr 15, 07:33 1
  - that hurts my brain -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:41
Huh. Just received a random text for McGuire Research for a research study on NC roads. Click the links and take the survey and get $5 Amazon GC. - sycor Apr 15, 07:28
poll: if you are getting a stimulus check, have your plans changed on what you are doing with it? - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:17 25
- Nope. -- nm - mara Apr 15, 07:42
- I’ve debated getting a new mattress, but will probably just keep it -- nm - Volnelk Apr 15, 07:35
- Well, our $117.95 will just go into our account and be spent wherever. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 15, 07:31
- Never really had any plans for it, so, no. -- nm - znufrii Apr 15, 07:28
- nope. - colin Apr 15, 07:22
- Yes. My cat has been sick and we've spent a lot of what we had on her so we need it to buy essentials and pay bills. -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 15, 07:21 9
  - Glad you have it coming. Pets are the best investment. -- nm - Andie Apr 15, 07:26 4
    - Agreed. My cat is awesome and worth it! I think I have it coming. -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 15, 07:29 3
      - well remember to send a thank you note to the president for the check... - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:31 2
        
        I'd love to thank him in person. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 07:33 1
        
        so would I *sharpens claws* -- nm - Krusty's Cat Apr 15, 07:34
  - sorry man -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:23 3
    - She has kidney issues but we're doing everything we can to get her feeling well again. Vets are crazy expensive but she's worth every penny. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 07:25 2
      - *nods* - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:52 1
        
        If it was just occasional travel it wouldn't be an issue but if you're going to be gone a lot I'd say wait until later. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 07:58
- Right now I think I'm going to save and put it towards the new car I'm hopefully going to buy once this is all over with. - sycor Apr 15, 07:20
- Well considering we got a random amount that is about a cost of dinner i guess we’ll do that with it. -- nm - spamlet Apr 15, 07:19 3
  - lol. with dessert? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:23 1
    - That or a drink. -- nm - spamlet Apr 15, 07:40
  - umm, double posting goodness. -- nm* - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:23
- I don't know what my wife is planning on doing with it, no. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:18 4
  - Ha. Sounds similar to our tax returns this year. -- nm - Shaun Apr 15, 07:19
  - she should save it to buy a PS5 in the fall -- nm - decline Apr 15, 07:19 2
    - Yeah, because that's what she wants, another game system in our household. - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:20 1
      - Well when you sell the PS4, you'll still have the same total! -- nm - Shaun Apr 15, 07:21
SK baseball also has challenges in their league. Close call at 1st being challenged now. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 15, 07:06 2
- Hit the bull, win a free steak? -- nm - mafic Apr 15, 07:13 1
  - Can't read the signs but I'm guessing it would be hit the giant squid and win free ojingeo* - Krusty Apr 15, 07:20
beer delivery from shy bear. "a little drunk" or "pretty drunk"? - amanda Apr 15, 07:05 8
- You lost me at "Intensely Hoppy" and "IPA." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:16 2
  - "intensely hoppy" means something different than it did even 2 years ago - Reagen Apr 15, 07:33
  - (But "Pint It Forward" is a GREAT concept) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:24
- a little drunk.. pretty drunk sounds too sweet and bitter at the same time. -- nm - colin Apr 15, 07:13 1
  - Listen to your friend colin. He’s good at beer. -- nm - mafic Apr 15, 07:15
- Get 3 of each. May as well be sure. -- nm - Shaun Apr 15, 07:07 2
  - I haven't gotten my stimulus yet! -- nm - amanda Apr 15, 07:07 1
    - Thanks a lot Obama. -- nm - Shaun Apr 15, 07:08
Watched Shazam! on Tuesday night for the first time. Very enjoyable. Started Killing Eve last night. Excellently enjoyable. -- nm* - Shaun Apr 15, 07:01
"People should know the facts. This is COVID-19, not COVID-1 folks, and so you would think the people in charge of the WHO, facts and figures - Kellyanne Conway Apr 15, 06:54 9
- such a lovely woman. -- nm - mud Apr 15, 07:42
- wait...what? What is she even trying to say? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:18 4
  - this is China's 19th try to kill us all. The first 18 were failures and the WHO should of known because this is the 19th version -- nm - Beaker Apr 15, 07:18 3
    - *kicks sarcasm detector* I honestly can't tell if you're making that up or not. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:26 2
      - Conway doesn't understand that the 19 in COVID-19 refers to the year 2019. Apparently, she thinks it's the 19th *something*, who knows what, and that - mara Apr 15, 07:44 1
        
        Well, I guess the upside is that she's referring it to it as COVID and not something racial. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 07:55
- She knows. - ty97 Apr 15, 06:56 2
  - She can. She has. Lots of them. -- nm - mafic Apr 15, 07:12 1
    - Yeah, I was thinking the other day that this admin is really focussed on "some of the people all of the time" -- nm - Roger More Apr 15, 07:30
Stimulus check question from cousin: are elderly dependents on SS eligible ? I’ve seen contradictory things online perhaps someone has the text of the - JackDawson Apr 15, 06:54 16
- I don’t actually know. Dependents shouldn’t get it but if they are using SSN info they wouldn’t know that. - spamlet Apr 15, 07:10 1
  - This makes sense -- nm - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:12
- According to the IRS, Social Security recipients and railroad retirees who weren’t required to file federal tax returns for 2018 or 2019 will receive - mara Apr 15, 07:04 1
  - Thanks. The “dependent” part seems to be the missing link here -- nm - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:07
- My parents got their stimulus check *and* both of their social security payments deposited yesterday. - ty97 Apr 15, 07:02 2
  - Now I’m definitely killing your for non helpfulness -- nm - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:04 1
    - *claps* -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 07:05
- are they a non-filer? if so, they can go here (which I'm pretty sure is an IRS site that is working) and check -- (link) - decline Apr 15, 06:57
- yes, I think so. but I only play a tax professional on st. -- nm* - tRuMaN Apr 15, 06:55 7
  - This seems contrary to most of what I’ve reas -- nm - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:02 6
    - Senior dependents are not eligible for the bonus stimulus. but if they receive Social security, they will get a separate check - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:15 5
      - I mean that first paragraph is verbatim what I read on taxslayer.com so maybe they’re copying your internal documents but in any case it seems incorre - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:31 1
        
        potentially, or we copied them cause someone was being lazy. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:46
      - arg, that was from an internal doc, I am trying to figure out if it got published to the firm's webpage. - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:28 1
        
        nope, not published. maybe it isnt final, sorry. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 15, 07:30
      - Source? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:20
I just traded an old Harry Potter puzzle for an apple strudel with my friend/neighbour/ :) - Andie Apr 15, 06:53 2
- ST is weird today. I dreamt I was doing a HP puzzle last night too - JackDawson Apr 15, 06:54 1
  - were you dressed as Harry Potter while doing it? -- nm* - decline Apr 15, 06:59
#fwp but I'm kind of annoyed right now that two packages that had estimated delivery dates of the 8th and today seem to be in tracking limbo. - Shaun Apr 15, 06:44 2
- maybe the polar bears ate it -- nm - decline Apr 15, 06:49 1
  - Between them, the moose, and the damn beavers, who knows?! -- nm - Shaun Apr 15, 06:50
wtf Fidelity.. The Board of Trustees recommends a vote AGAINST proposals 5 and 6 (inside) - colin Apr 15, 06:44 5
- Sounds about right. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 15, 06:54
- Source? -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 06:53 1
  - i hold Fidelity index funds in my SEP-IRA. this was on the ballot that just went out for shareholder voting. -- nm - colin Apr 15, 06:54
- Profits over people -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 06:51 1
  - yah. this has been going on since 2008, i guess, never wins. ugh. -- nm - colin Apr 15, 06:53
Masked Singer fans: There will be no reveals tonight. It's a sing-along spectacular. Details are scant. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 15, 06:43 2
- Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooo -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 15, 06:50 1
  - I've really enjoyed the group performances this season. That's gotta be extra tough to coordinate. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 15, 06:55
Stupid question about the stimulus check. Just for clarification. - sycor Apr 15, 06:41 9
- Thanks for the info guys. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 06:57
- I worked at a CPA firm and no one in my tax group can tell me for sure. they keep rewriting the rules for certain parts of the stimulus, so my take - tRuMaN Apr 15, 06:54
- The credit reduces your overall tax liability. The advance payment won’t impact what you would otherwise get as a refund. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 15, 06:46
- It's not an advance on your refund -- (link) - oblique Apr 15, 06:44 5
  - btw, this article also explicitly says what we were saying on B2. Your 2019 filing (if not already filed) won't affect the check or cause you to have - oblique Apr 15, 06:48
  - It's very confusing. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 06:48
  - So, free money? cool. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 06:46 2
    - I mean we’re borrowing it so thank your grandkids for it. -- nm - spamlet Apr 15, 07:03
    - Yes, free money. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 06:49
Hey Krusty you know who is happy right now with not playing baseball - eag Apr 15, 06:37 3
- If they think the players and fans are going to forget they're very mistaken. They will eat fastballs once this over. - Krusty Apr 15, 06:45 2
  - Even if its not till 2022 - eag Apr 15, 06:46 1
    - If it's not until 2025 they'll get what they deserve. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 06:49
Back to back monster HRs to tie up the game in the 8th! -- (link) - Krusty Apr 15, 06:37
Now the IRS site is overloaded and isn't working. :-/ -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 06:34 3
- I literally just got in, but it went kaplooey when I tried to enter bank infomation. - B-A-ron Apr 15, 06:44 2
  - I've decided the division of the IRS that takes you money and the division that gives you money are separate and don't share information. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 15, 06:49 1
    - For sure. One is likely fully staffed while the other is run by a monkey -- nm* - Krusty Apr 15, 06:59
I'm going to clap extra loud tonight for Dawson! - Krusty Apr 15, 06:30 21
- Nice. Don't let the grumpy old man bring you down. -- nm - Todd Manning Apr 15, 06:43
- Usually it's Dawson giving the clap -- nm - oblique Apr 15, 06:43
- All things considered, appreciation is better than not appreciation - but very few people want to be "the hero" - they want to do their jobs safely - Reagen Apr 15, 06:41 5
  - This is an unpopular opinion that I'm not exactly sure I subscribe to yet, so grains of salt and what not: It's her job. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 15, 07:58
  - I understood who it was pointed at and since I'm in no position to help them in any real way I show my gratitude by clapping and whistling for them - Krusty Apr 15, 06:48 3
    - Right? I'm setting an alarm - ty97 Apr 15, 06:51 2
      - Two more blocked callers !! -- nm - JackDawson Apr 15, 06:52 1
        
        *stocks up on burner phones* -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 06:53
- Thoughts and prayers! -- nm - Shaun Apr 15, 06:30 12
  - I don't think it's the same thing as those meaningless wishes. - Krusty Apr 15, 06:33 11
    - You both fail at reading perhaps the shutdown has shutdown your abilities! - JackDawson Apr 15, 06:51 7
      - I can't imagine someone's response to a discussion about helping the essential workers is to share a video of clapping. - Krusty Apr 15, 07:04 6
        
        I get in part because I'm in a profession that often gets "oh my you guys are so important I don't know what we'd do without you" - Reagen Apr 15, 07:11
        
        Of course *some* people are doing that. T&P yo. -- nm - Shaun Apr 15, 07:08
        
        The response is “look at how appreciative we are of them, it’s so cool and awesome and thoughtful and it happens every night!” - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:05 3
        
        What are you going to do? Fly back here into the virus? - Krusty Apr 15, 07:10 2
        
        No why would I do that? To clap at 7 pm with you?! -- nm - JackDawson Apr 15, 07:25 1
        
        Your soft hands couldn't handle the clapping. - Krusty Apr 15, 07:42
    - Right. It's not saving lives or anything, but it's a sign of appreciation and I think that's nice. -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 06:35 2
      - That's how I see it. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 06:38
      - Like, if I had a supply of PPE in my apartment that I was hoarding, then sure it would be hypocritical. But I don't. -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 06:37
Remember this one everytime someone agrees with not funding the WHO -- (link) - oblique Apr 15, 06:29

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