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Sammy Hagar and the Circle give us their 3rd Lockdown Session. -- (link) - Mop Apr 16, 12:07 [youtube]
Krasinski and Some Good News go live on Friday. -- (link) - Mop Apr 16, 12:03 [youtube]
Looks like France had a big adjustment today as well. +17k new cases vs +4.5K yesterday -- nm - prayformojo Apr 16, 11:59 1
- 2.164M reported cases -- (edited) - Spawn Apr 16, 12:01
You can 3D print ear savers if you're getting elastic face masks. -- (link) - Mop Apr 16, 11:56 3
- My ear's scar tissue thanks you. Luckily, the ones Amy made use hair tie thingies and they are nice and soft. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 12:11
- sure, 'cause we all have 3d printers -- nm - decline Apr 16, 12:05 1
  - Just go to your local 3D Print-o-rama, right? -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 12:07
I don't get the theory behind minting the coin, can someone explain? What impact would it have? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 16, 11:37 25
- Oh not the trillion dollar coin bs again. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 12:04 10
  - Alas yes -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 16, 12:07 7
    - It's no more a gimmick than printing bills and minting coins. Most financial transactions are electronic - TWuG Apr 16, 12:17
    - It is. The last time this came up was during the Obama years and they were battling with the GOP over the debt ceiling. - spamlet Apr 16, 12:08 5
      - Yeah, I remember the 'mint the coin' faction during the Obama years fight. -- nm - ty97 Apr 16, 12:09 4
        
        And I assume she means $2,000 per family and not per person. - spamlet Apr 16, 12:10 3
        
        The last I saw it was $2k for every person over 16 (with income under $133k). -- nm - pmb Apr 16, 12:23
        
        No, I already called dibs for Logan. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 12:11
        
        man, I need to adopt a dozen kids, right quick -- nm - decline Apr 16, 12:10
  - *ends up in a bell ringers can at Christmas* -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 12:06
  - excellent -- nm - Monty Burns Apr 16, 12:05
- It's just a McGuffin as a plot point to National Treasure 3. -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 11:55
- "every person"? So Logan gets the max as well? Sweet! As do billionaires? Uhm... -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:45 2
  - There are 607 billionaires in the US. Raise their taxes to offset the payments. -- nm - TWuG Apr 16, 11:48 1
    - I meant to say millionaires! -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:54
- It's just a way of creating a security to represent the creation of the funds. Basically, the US government can create money and the coin would be - TWuG Apr 16, 11:43 1
  - Technically the Federal Reserve creates money, not the US government. Although it probably feels like they can atm. -- nm - Loyola Apr 16, 11:48
- I feel like this would do more harm to the national economy that anything and reduce the value of the dollar. - sycor Apr 16, 11:41
- Sounds like "buy war bonds" -- nm - Max Apr 16, 11:40
- "a proposed way to bypass any necessity for the United States Congress to raise the country's borrowing limit, through the minting of very high-value platinum coin" -- (link*) - decline Apr 16, 11:39 5
  - Would it not cause inflation? Or dollar devaluation? -- nm - ty97 Apr 16, 11:43 4
    - Both? Think Quantitative easing without worrying about a debt ceiling (if I understand correctly) -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:48
    - Both. But neither is a large concern right now. - TWuG Apr 16, 11:46 1
      - Your IM explains our current government very well. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:46
    - How low can you go? -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:45
Zuck announced Facebook is cancelling all events over 50 people through June 2021 -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:29 4
- I sort of feel like people like Zuck have inside information on these kinds of things -- nm - Pippy-8 ball city Apr 16, 11:48
- Events FB users have set up using FB events, or events for FB the company? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 16, 11:35 2
  - Friends Lists are taking a hit. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:36
  - for FB the company -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:35
MAJOR QOL upgrade coming in newest PoGo version -- (link) - ty97 Apr 16, 11:25 2
- *cues Hallelujah Chorus* -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 12:05
- but you have to learn French to use it -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:27
I'm looking to buy a second hand camera for high quality landscape shots if anyone could recommend anything... -- nm - Loyola Apr 16, 11:23 6
- I need to get my old DSLR out of the closet and play with it. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 12:12
- But honestly you can use something even like a Canon powershot sx720 and get decent pictures. - sycor Apr 16, 11:32
- I have a Canon 80d. You can get used for a decent price. The 77d is supposed to be good as well. - sycor Apr 16, 11:29 3
  - Thanks. Can you rent a camera instead of buying one? -- nm - Loyola Apr 16, 11:40 2
    - Yes and depending on the camera it can be a short term solution, or a good way to test a particular camera. - sycor Apr 16, 11:44 1
      - Great thanks a million. -- nm - Loyola Apr 16, 11:51
Hey Loosi how are the mask prices on Etsy. I have a few of blue medical masks but wouldn't mind something I can wash and reuse.(Etsy blocked at work) - sycor Apr 16, 11:18 6
- I ordered a couple last night at $15 ea + shipping and tax. Expensive for what they are and I could make some myself if I'd just stop procrastinating. - Meg Apr 16, 12:08
- the ones from Ukraine are around 8 bucks each for a cloth mask -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:24 4
  - Not sure if serious. - sycor Apr 16, 11:26 3
    - yeah - decline Apr 16, 11:28 2
      - haha okay that makes more sense. I'll definitely pay attention to that. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:29 1
        
        Delivery Estimate: Apr 8, 2020 - Jun 2, 2020 -- nm Posted by Spawn Apr 2 '20, 22:09 - Spawn Apr 16, 11:31
Crysis Remastered confirmed. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 16, 10:59 1
- It was a fun game -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:42
Somebody's got cabin fever. Looking at my Flickr stats - 93 views of 'swimming' and 'beaches' overnight :-) -- nm - Meg Apr 16, 10:58
Cool. Our restaurants can now sell their booze stockpiles on takeout/delivery orders. -- nm - Shaun Apr 16, 10:56
Worst Gallup poll for Trump in 5 months: 43% approval (-6) 54% disapproval (+9) -- nm - mud Apr 16, 10:55 3
- more -- (link) - mud Apr 16, 10:58 2
  - Yes, it was a combination of statistical noise and rallying to the flag. However, I trust Gallup much less these days. - David Apr 16, 11:06 1
    - Yeah, 538 still has him at 44.1% approval. Down, but not by that much. -- nm - Inigo Apr 16, 11:15
Hugh Jackman was able to do something that neither Idris Elba and Judy Dench couldnt do he turned down a role in Cats -- (link) - eag Apr 16, 10:44 2
- He's gotta prep for Deadpool 3. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 16, 10:58 1
  - Yeah, he's gotta replace TJ Miller. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 11:14
Primarily for MDH cause I don't think the rest of you know who the hell Little Boots is but here's her update to Remedy - JD Apr 16, 10:36 1
- Thanks! Remedy is my favorite song of hers -- nm - MDH Apr 16, 11:50
So the Orlando MEGACon that they moved from April 9-12 to June 4-7 is still on, and they keep adding guests. - JaxSean Apr 16, 10:32 10
- Hell, they can add anyone they want, alive or dead since it is never going to happen. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:09
- No way it happens. -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 11:06
- I think it's going to happen. I have no idea how attendance will be, and it seems likely to cause some people to die. -- nm - David Apr 16, 10:45
- no chance -- nm - ty97 Apr 16, 10:41 5 1
  - They'll figure out a way to make it essential. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 16, 10:45
  - Though it is Florida and well there Govenor is ... an idiot -- nm - eag Apr 16, 10:42 3
    - WWE is essential!! -- nm - Shaun Apr 16, 11:13 1
      - A wrestling satire site took the day off when that was announced. They said they couldn't outdo reality anymore. -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:24
    - yup -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 11:12
- So our big comiccon was suppose to happen Memorial Day weekend that got moved to September a month ago -- nm* - eag Apr 16, 10:39
EasyJet considering leaving the middle seat empty on airplanes, in a bid to woo people back to flying. -- nm - Loyola Apr 16, 10:23 3
- Oh, that's good. Because when you cough on an airplane, only the person sitting next to you will get your germs, right? -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 11:27
- if they start paying me to fly, returning the money they already got from me as a taxpayer.. .that would help. -- nm - colin Apr 16, 10:25
- They should only book 1 seat per row and leave every other row empty - oblique Apr 16, 10:24
"Carla, let me tell you a little story. I was walking on the beach, with the Lord. And there were two sets of footprints in the sand. And then there - Richard Wayne Gary Wayne Apr 16, 10:23
Brian Dennehy RIP 81yo -- (link*) - budice Apr 16, 10:22 19
- :( He was a key character in the most recent seasons of The Blacklist. That'll surely not make their plots even more convoluted! -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 11:28
- oh he was great. -- nm - Remlik Apr 16, 11:28
- Aw man. I just watched FX with him in it last week. Guess I need to watch FX 2 soon. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:12 2
  - Watch him be Bobby Knight, instead. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:16 1
    - eh, I like the FX movies. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:20
- :( -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 11:04
- Very sad. I think the last time I saw him was in Tag. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:02
- first time I saw him was in Ft. Launderdale in the 70's in a play that my BIL had to attend for a class. - JenBro Apr 16, 10:59
- This hurts. I loved him in First Blood, but my favorite role was in F/X and F/X2. -- nm* - David Apr 16, 10:48 4
  - great in Silverado too -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 10:57 3
    - That and First Blood (and Bobby Knight for obvie reasons) are the first that came to mind. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:35
    - That's the most memorable to me. -- nm - mara Apr 16, 11:34
    - and Best Seller -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 11:15
- Patton -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:46
- rats -- nm - prayformojo Apr 16, 10:37
- :( -- nm - ty97 Apr 16, 10:32
- Damn :( -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:28
- I can only assume Death was able to take him because Dennehy decided to go voluntarily. -- (link) - Max Apr 16, 10:26 [youtube]
- One of the greats. RIP. -- nm - Loyola Apr 16, 10:25
I was playing BioShock 2 until 4 this morning and just woke up to find out that I was sold - JD Apr 16, 10:20 10
- please note, I didn't know of the impending sale or I would have placed a competitive bid. -- nm - Pippy-8 ball city Apr 16, 10:30 1
  - I declined to bid, thinking it was for Jack Dawson. - Spawn Apr 16, 11:04
- I've owned you since March -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 10:23
- Did you play/complete the first one or Infinity yet? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 10:21 6
  - I played through the first one over the last two weekends. - JD Apr 16, 10:31 5
    - Edit: Would you kindly tell me what you think? -- nm* - David Apr 16, 10:44 4
      - 8-) -- nm - JD Apr 16, 11:22
      - I really enjoyed the first 2. The third I felt was a big departure and didn't enjoy it as much. -- nm* - sycor Apr 16, 11:13
      - That's a remarkable world and story line. Thank goodness for the easy mode though -- (edited) - JD Apr 16, 10:52 1
        
        Here's a fun pro tip for Bioshock: once you have Telekinesis, you can one-shot a lot of enemies. - David Apr 16, 10:58
btw, Abbott Labs is at their all-time high after Q1 earnings and announcement of new screening test -- (link*) - oblique Apr 16, 10:14 1
- I used to have that stock until they split off AbbVie and I switched over that half. - B-A-ron Apr 16, 10:21
Gritty, or Geshy? -- (link) - Reagen Apr 16, 10:10 1
- Candy! -- nm - David Apr 16, 10:46
Xbox tease continued. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 16, 10:10 8
- Neat. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 16, 10:14 7
  - Does it come with the game in third person? (NM) - Marlowe Apr 16, 10:59
  - is the Xbox One X the next gen? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 10:20 5
    - That's the current gen Xbox One X. Confusingly, the new next gen Xbox is called the Series X. -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 10:21 4
      - They finally think they broke the code on how to sell to Japanese people. Confusing console names. (The Switch that doesn’t Switch!) -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 10:44
      - Have they actually cleared up whether there's only one Series X or if there will be a robust and a lite version? - Max Apr 16, 10:35 1
        
        No, but I'm fully expecting the 'lite' version to be a real thing. -- nm - Shaun Apr 16, 10:37
      - [Confused Jackie Chan Meme] -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 10:22
Star Wars Holiday Special Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Apr 16, 10:00 [youtube]
He started a spreadsheet, Scums.xlsx, to keep track. - David Apr 16, 09:54 4
- that was a wild ride. -- nm - colin Apr 16, 10:24 1
  - It’s no McMillion$. -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 10:45
- "On the phone, Therrien is a savant. He has an instinct for when to be a friend—one gruff payday lender tells me, sheepishly, - Max Apr 16, 10:03
- Worthy of a Movie title, that filename is. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:02
Depending on where you get your data, this may explain the increase in number of cases (at least for US) for the last few days -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 16, 09:51 4
- That seems a step in the right direction. At least it seems less likely to be covering up. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 10:24
- This should have been the practice all along. -- nm - David Apr 16, 09:57 1
  - rught -- nm - prayformojo Apr 16, 10:07
- "fake news" - my parents -- (edited) - colin Apr 16, 09:53
Tweet of the Day -- (link) - Shaun Apr 16, 09:51 7
- This should have been the practice all along. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:01 1
  - It is, this is the fact that Tommy tweeted it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 10:09
- Guaranteed, he’s sorta appalled by this but also thinks it’s genius. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 09:56 4
  - I'd wager the only thing he'd be appalled about is that he didn't coin it himself. -- nm* - Shaun Apr 16, 10:02 1
    - No, that is like giving yourself a nickname. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 10:18
  - he certainly didn't deny it - Pippy-8 ball city Apr 16, 09:58
  - I would disagree with the appalled part. I'm sure he loves it. -- nm - pmb Apr 16, 09:58
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath, Scared to rock the boat and make a mess - David Apr 16, 09:48 8
- Not the Beatles best song. -- nm - ty97 Apr 16, 09:49 7
  - But still better than the best Beatles song... -- nm - David Apr 16, 09:54 1
    - Even Maxwell's Silver Hammer? -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 16, 10:08
  - i like the one that's like..."let the bodies hit the floor".. that's a good Beatles song. -- nm - colin Apr 16, 09:51 4
    - Something's got to give. -- nm - David Apr 16, 09:55 1
      - and then it's like "i push my fingers into my eyes.." -- nm - colin Apr 16, 09:55
    - That’s before their India trips. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 09:53 1
      - slight aside, i'm playing a d&d campaign now as a bard... Rauncho, the 5th Beatle. i really know nothing about the Beatles.. - colin Apr 16, 09:55

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