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motivation.... fading fast -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 11:28
LIBERATE THE BLACK MORASS! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 11:26
So how would this have been had it happened in say 1996? We had the internet, but it was largely dial up connections at home. -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 11:26 11
- Think back also to when we all paid per minute for phone calls and long distance... -- nm - oblique Apr 17, 11:36
- Same as now. Smart people would have listened to the CDC. Idiots would have cried conspiracy/hoax. - David Apr 17, 11:35
- *polishes 56k modem evilly* -- nm - budice Apr 17, 11:33
- (cue video of Donald going bing bing bong bong) dial up was good enough to help teens build a girl sex robot -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 11:31
- I mentioned that when it started. WFH would have been a lot less common. We’d all likely still be at work/school. -- nm - spamlet Apr 17, 11:31 1
  - well those of who weren't sick 😐 - JD Apr 17, 11:33
- I think about me and RC - if we had not been in our new homes - even a year ago would have been disastrous. - Pippy-I'm RicK James Bitch! Apr 17, 11:31 1
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Apr 17, 11:32
- I wonder about this a lot -- nm - prayformojo Apr 17, 11:29 1
  - Wonder no more. This is from politico literally yesterday. Millions of Americans today have inadequate internrt access -- (link*) - con_carne Apr 17, 11:31
- Everyone would have been downloading ripped songs for winamp. -- nm - Max Apr 17, 11:28
Solid. We're (NB) at zero new cases for the second day in a row. -- nm - Shaun Apr 17, 11:16 1
- excellent! -- nm - Pippy-I'm RicK James Bitch! Apr 17, 11:31
Boulder hit 9°F this morning after getting a 17.7" snowstorm yesterday -- (link) - decline Apr 17, 10:59 2
- And people live there....why? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 17, 11:00 1
  - Legalized pot. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 17, 11:11
For the first time in its 50 year history, San Diego Comic-Con has been cancelled. -- (link) - decline Apr 17, 10:40 6
- This makes me think the Orlando MegaCon in June *has* to be postponed/cancelled. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 11:36
- Got my badge refunded a couple weeks ago. Thank goodness, hate to see how the rush for refunds will be. 100k people in one building wasnt gonna happen -- nm* - budice Apr 17, 11:22
- On a lesser scale it looks like our Archaeological Society is shut down until September. We're dark in Jul/Aug anyway but this takes care of May/Jun. - Meg Apr 17, 10:51
- Where will unshowered nerds go now? -- nm - David Apr 17, 10:45 1
  - That's only the Hall H line -- nm - JD Apr 17, 10:50
- :-[ -- nm - mud Apr 17, 10:42
Well there's too much information -- (link) - Reagen Apr 17, 10:39 13
- Well, it's a funny amount of TMI. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 11:24
- Sounds like he paid 10 times as much as Trump paid Stormy Daniels. -- nm - Max Apr 17, 10:49
- Apropos of this (and the times we live in), during my "band practice" the other night on zoom, our teacher was using the screen to post lead sheets. - pmb Apr 17, 10:44 7
  - Whoops Indiana addition -- (link) - decline Apr 17, 11:17 1
    - That hacker warned them to pay or else -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 11:38
  - If I can have a collection of car shots in a folder labeled Car Porn, why can't a teacher have one called Student P- oh. OH. -- nm - Max Apr 17, 10:54
  - Lol! What a noob -- nm - Pippy-‘ Apr 17, 10:50
  - Hehehe, remember that time a congressman posted a photo of his screen, one of the unseen tabs was a p0rn site -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 10:47 2
    - I love "what's that other tab" mistakes. -- nm - amanda Apr 17, 11:18 1
      - Porny Zooms are the new unflushed-toilet Realtor.com listing pics. -- nm - Max Apr 17, 11:19
- I don't think I would like to hear sports commentary on this, like a horse race? Boxing match? Hushed tones of a golf tournament? In the hole! -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 10:44 1
  - They did this in a Woody Allen movie (Bananas I think?). Howard Cosell called the action. -- nm - pmb Apr 17, 10:45
- eww -- nm - mud Apr 17, 10:41
"...the most beautiful mugshot in earth's existence" -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 17, 10:31 2
- Agree with the twitter, Bowie was some kind of magus keeping all the horrors at bay. -- nm - Spawn Apr 17, 11:15
- The Man Who Fell To Earth and Got High. -- nm - mud Apr 17, 10:33
Popcorn Champs: Beverly Hills Cop -- (link) - Beaker Apr 17, 10:20
J-Lo has reached the Brimley/Cocoon line -- (link) - decline Apr 17, 10:11 2
- One booty is different from the other. -- nm - Max Apr 17, 10:22
- whoa -- nm - prayformojo Apr 17, 10:14
Spamlet HBO updated their Roku apps and now the app allows access to the free HBO content - JD Apr 17, 10:06 3
- Awesome. I'd much rather watch on my TV than my tablet. -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 11:32
- Yup, I watched Season 1 of Barry last week. It's weird... no login. -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 10:11
- Thanks! Hulu Live got updated as well so I’ve been able to watch through there. Wasn’t sure anyone else cared :) -- nm - spamlet Apr 17, 10:10
In the last two hours: He is actively encouraging civil unrest in several states. Screaming at states that *they* need to ramp up testing. And now - Jovian Apr 17, 10:02 13
- What do we want? Covid19!!! When do we want it? Now!!! -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 10:41 1
  - They're all Daffy Duck demanding Elmer Fudd shoot them in the face. -- nm - Reagen Apr 17, 10:44
- So if 12k died because of Obama/Biden, Trump is 3x worse and growing I guess. -- nm - Max Apr 17, 10:19 1
  - It is about time he could find something to overachieve in. -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 10:33
- But, states rights, amirite? -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 10:14
- on tv? or on twitter? -- nm - amanda Apr 17, 10:06 7
  - twitter. the tv shitshow will be at dinner time. -- nm - Jovian Apr 17, 10:24
  - twitter -- nm - decline Apr 17, 10:20 5
    - I unfollwed Patton Oswalt today because he retweets a bunch of Trump stuff that I don't want to see anymore. -- nm - Shaun Apr 17, 10:34 4
      - if you have Trump blocked you can still see people's references -- nm - mud Apr 17, 10:36 3
        
        I have the word Trump muted so I don't see anything with his name in it. It works pretty well to keep him out of my timeline. -- nm - Krusty Apr 17, 10:41 2
        
        that's no good, I still wanna know wtf is going on! -- nm - mud Apr 17, 10:43 1
        
        I get my news from the NYT and things still get through if they don't use his name. I just can't deal with my feed being filled with every reference - Krusty Apr 17, 11:20
LIBERATE SLACKERTALK!! - Volnelk Apr 17, 09:59 7
- Surprised he didn’t include PA as well. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 17, 10:45 4
  - Wait for it -- nm - Pippy-‘ Apr 17, 10:50 3
    - Our dumbass GOP-gerrymandered legislature just passed a bill demanding the governor “reopen” the state, so, yeah. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 17, 11:01 2
      - fcuk that sucks! I hope he veto's it -- nm - Pippy-I'm RicK James Bitch! Apr 17, 11:22 1
        
        I expect he will. -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 11:27
- SLICKERTALK meanwhile remains compliant with Bery Mandates -- nm - Pippy Janky Jenkins Apr 17, 10:36
- speaking of shouting "fire!" -- nm - mud Apr 17, 10:23
The Quarantine Chess Tournament That Could Change the Game Forever -- (link) - Beaker Apr 17, 09:59
WI teen had likely COVID. Posted about it on Instagram. School Superintendent complained to police. Police said delete or we arrest you and parents. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 17, 09:42 11
- On what grounds? - Will Hunting Apr 17, 09:47 10
  - Disorderly conduct -- (link) - JD Apr 17, 09:50 2
    - Yeah, eff the cops and the school. - Will Hunting Apr 17, 09:55 1
      - yup. -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 09:56
  - "Attorney for the Marquette County sheriff, reached for comment: "This case is nothing more than a 2020 version of screaming fire in a crowded theater -- nm - ty97 Apr 17, 09:49 4
    - (a phrase that has no actual standing in law) -- nm - Reagen Apr 17, 09:54
    - From your living room. - Will Hunting Apr 17, 09:52 1
      - (After the fire department tells you it's burning.) -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 17, 10:36
    - Dear Attorney: People should not be at theatres at this point in time, they should be staying at home. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 09:52
  - "disorderly conduct" but that doesn't make sense as it was only a social media post. -- nm - Diva Apr 17, 09:49 1
    - Right. No one was tangibly harmed or at risk here. - Will Hunting Apr 17, 09:52
1 - Do you have a mask? 2 - Is it homemade or purchased? -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 09:40 45
- Homemade. CJ is making masks for the hospitals and making customs ones for us. -- nm - Remlik Apr 17, 11:22
- Yes, made by ladies at church. -- nm - Ender Apr 17, 10:38
- David's brother gave us some surgical ones. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 17, 10:38
- Mama is a nurse, so I have N95 masks -- nm - con_carne Apr 17, 10:29
- no. I'm very nervous in the grocery stores. I havent got any dirty looks but maybe I'm just ignoring them. -- nm* - mud Apr 17, 10:25
- I fashioned something homemade but have ordered a couple from that Hawaiian shirt place that switched to masks. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 17, 10:23
- wife making ours now -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 10:05
- We have several homemade cloth masks. -- nm - spamlet Apr 17, 09:59
- One good n95, one hand made a neighbor made, too small, but I put some coffee filter in a neck gaiters, works great -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 09:59
- I ordered a couple yesterday on etsy. -- nm - loosilu Apr 17, 09:58 2
  - I feel you'd be the expect on this. Can you link to what you ordered? -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 10:11
  - checks my Etsy order...yup still in Ukraine -- nm - decline Apr 17, 10:01
- ex-wife recommended these on Etsy. -- (link) - Mop Apr 17, 09:57 3
  - They look like bra cups -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 10:33 2
    - Kid, your face... -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 10:36 1
      - Well it would be the closest my face has been to one in ages -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 10:50
- We have some masks - but we also purchased some buffs - 1 for each of us. nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 17, 09:55
- yes, one of each. -- nm - kelly Apr 17, 09:49
- i hand made 3. -- nm - Andie Apr 17, 09:48
- No. I'm about to head out in public for the first time since March 26th and will be using a bandana - JD Apr 17, 09:47 8
  - TJ near my office here had a huge line of people waiting to get inside -- nm - decline Apr 17, 09:56 2
    - Was it moving? The last time I went the line looked long but moved quickly as it was primarily caused by limited shoppers inside - JD Apr 17, 09:59 1
      - I assume so, I was driving so it was just a quick glance -- nm - decline Apr 17, 10:01
  - Why do so many people happen to have bandanas?!?! Is everyone a bandit and I've just been blind to it? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 09:53 4
    - The one that I'm going to wear was given to me at last year's? two years ago? Coachella -- (pic) - JD Apr 17, 09:57 [Attachment] 3
      - Eek -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 10:39
      - scary -- nm - decline Apr 17, 09:58 1
        
        But when I wear it, I think people will just see my bandana grill 😬 -- nm - JD Apr 17, 10:42
- I'm sure I've got a mask that says 'Trump Stinks' on it somewhere from when the protesters were outside my office. -- nm - LMS Apr 17, 09:47
- When I picked up food the other night I was wearing a bandana. The woman I paid gave me 5 basic medical masks! - zunkskunk Apr 17, 09:46
- Homemade. -- nm - Marlowe Apr 17, 09:45
- No, just plan on using a neck buff (but haven't really used it yet) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 09:45
- I have professionally made non medical ones on order. -- nm - Tim Apr 17, 09:45
- I have disposable N95's from the forest fire smokey seasons and a some fabric ones we bought from a friend. -- nm - psilotum Apr 17, 09:44
- Yes and I have a few options from a couple of N100 masks to some reusable ones with replaceable filters. -- nm - Krusty Apr 17, 09:44
- Yes. It's a homemade one made by someone else. -- nm - Shaun Apr 17, 09:44
- I don't have a cloth mask, but I'm tempted to see if our old sewing machine works. Maybe sacrifice a t-shirt for it or something. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 09:43
- I made one out of a bandanna but my paranoid FIL gave us like half a dozen surgical type with the metal bridge you pinch across your nose -- nm - oblique Apr 17, 09:42 1
  - we have a few of those. -- nm - Diva Apr 17, 09:43
- If I can find my box of painting/tools there's a dust mask in there that might actually be N95. - Max Apr 17, 09:42 2
  - Please find them or make one or let me know and I'll mail you one of my extra ones. -- nm - Krusty Apr 17, 09:51
  - I similarly discovered I had a whole package of masks in my paint supplies, but not N95. -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 09:43
- Both. -- nm - Diva Apr 17, 09:41
- Homemade. -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 09:41
- I have both -- nm - decline Apr 17, 09:41
I just finished up my live Teams Q&A recording. What should I get for lunch? -- nm - oblique Apr 17, 09:32 5
- Mac and cheese with egg. -- nm - loosilu Apr 17, 09:56
- Pizza -- nm - Krusty Apr 17, 09:45
- Margaritas. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 17, 09:40
- Triple quarter pounder. -- nm - Shaun Apr 17, 09:39
- barramundi -- nm - decline Apr 17, 09:36
Looks like the relief check hit my direct deposit yesterday. It was labeled as "IRS TRES" not "DJT". -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 09:29 11
- So... when's the next one? -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 09:42 2
  - Welp, Mnuchin says this one should last people 10 weeks so...August? -- nm - decline Apr 17, 09:45 1
    - *tells my landlord this* -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 09:57
- Radio report I heard this morning is law prevents his name from going on the checks so he's sending a side doc with them. -- nm - Max Apr 17, 09:39 1
  - Last I heard was they had to put his name in the memo box. Honestly... - Mop Apr 17, 09:41
- Then how do you know who to send the "Thank You" note to? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 17, 09:31 1
  - *spends entire relief check on a floral wreath... tosses it in the trash* -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 09:38
- Still unable to get into the part of the website that I need to. -- nm - Spawn Apr 17, 09:31 3
  - yeah, me either -- nm - decline Apr 17, 09:36 2
    - What is so annoying is, weeks ago I set up a profile there. But all I can access is if I want to make a payment. Would send them $10 if I thought - Spawn Apr 17, 09:45
    - Same -- nm - Krusty Apr 17, 09:43
Teaser trailer for HBO's Perry Mason starring Matthew Rhys -- (link) - LMS Apr 17, 09:29 [youtube] 1
- Overt shortage of fat guys in court. -- nm - Mop Apr 17, 09:31
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 17, 09:28

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