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Volume warning, but...*salute* -- (link) - Reagen Apr 22, 09:09 1
- He's right -- nm - Krusty Apr 22, 09:17
Ever thought to yourself, “I’m the luckiest person alive.”? -- (link) - Beaker Apr 22, 08:58 9
- if the guy just stood there he would have been fine -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 10:51
- What is even happening? -- nm - Andie Apr 22, 09:10 1
  - high speed sudden stop wet road or maybe even black ice -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 14:22
- Nobody in that shot is even what I would call "lucky". -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:59 1
  - Their lawyers might be -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:02
- This new version of Frogger is intense. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 08:59 3
  - think Running Man meets Frogger meets Death Race -- nm - Pitch Meeting Apr 22, 09:01
  - Why isn't this a game show?!?! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 22, 09:01 1
    - No no no no no no no no -- nm - Liability Lawyer Cat Apr 22, 09:05
“The NYTimes can’t stop pretending Trump is a normal President” -- (link) - JackDawson Apr 22, 08:29 4
- yeah, they've been pretty bad -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 08:39 3
  - That article when I read it two days ago, I don’t think I’ve been angrier in three weeks -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 08:47 2
    - Even their tweets/headlines are often bad. They could have article that says - ty97 Apr 22, 09:09
    - Then clearly we need to try harder. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 22, 08:57
More good news: Unless something horrible happens in the next 24 hours, we get countertops tomorrow! - Reagen Apr 22, 08:28 6
- hold my beer -- nm - Znu Apr 22, 08:45
- Nice. What kind are you getting? -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 22, 08:42 4
  - quartz. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 08:56 1
    - Nice. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 22, 08:56
  - kitchen ones -- nm - decline Apr 22, 08:46 1
    - Oh, good. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 22, 08:52
I got to introduce a friend to the A55 license plate story today. I think I've earned the rest of the day off. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 22, 08:19
I just came to my attention that the Trump Admin issued a memo through OPM permitting federal agencies to reopen whenever they think it’s a good idea - JackDawson Apr 22, 08:12 7
- The point is — why isn’t this reported in the mainstream media? It kills any “trump assets authorities over states” stories, a non story from day one - JackDawson Apr 22, 08:13 6
  - There was some mention of this when he said he "gave permission" -- some significant talking heads were like "that's not how this works". -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 08:23 3
    - With respect to states or federal agencies? I mean he’s not even asserting authority over federal agencies. Why would we give him the light of day whe - JackDawson Apr 22, 08:31 2
      - (but yes, he isn't even using the powers he could legally, and says that he is using) -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 08:35
      - oh, states. I misread your meaning. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 08:34
  - Because is they report it, he'll force all of you to open now -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 08:16 1
    - Right like he’s ever ever followed through on a threat. That’s a really shitty excuse for not reporting actual actions and making threats the frontpag -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 08:20
I'm onto the D's in the Lockdown CD Listening Party! - LMS Apr 22, 08:03 22
- Okay, I'm onto the other 'D'. - LMS Apr 22, 08:58
- Dan Deacon, Deathcab, The Distillers, Destroy the Runner, Devendra Banhart. For a throwback, Dogs Die in Hot Cars and Dexter Freebish. And Dethklok. -- nm - colin Apr 22, 08:29 1
  - The Distillers, nice -- nm - mud Apr 22, 08:40
- AIsha! -- (link) - Remlik Apr 22, 08:16 [youtube]
- “It’s a free concert from now on.” Dirt is a long-lost hit for me. -- nm* - Qale Apr 22, 08:08
- Depeche Mode! Nick Drake! Tanya Donelly! Miles! -- nm - mud Apr 22, 08:06 15
  - Def Leppard. List over. -- nm - Daavid Apr 22, 08:08 14
    - I don't have albums for any of those artists. -- nm - LMS Apr 22, 08:10 13
      - Danzig! Disturbed! -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:15 7
        
        Dead Can Dance! The Damned! The Doors!!! -- nm - mud Apr 22, 08:16 6
        
        Dead Kennedys. Depeche Mode. Mike D. (if last names/initials count) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 08:18 5
        
        Deee-Lite. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 22, 08:20
        
        Dexy's Midnight Runners, Doors and Destiny's Child. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:20 3
        
        DeLa Soul. Daft Punk. Decemberists. Devo. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 08:27 2
        
        Das EFX, Dead Prez, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, D-Nice and D.I.T.C -- nm - Krusty Apr 22, 08:43 1
        
        Dizzee Rascal. DJ Shadow (or really any DJ). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 09:10
      - Dire Straits? -- nm - mud Apr 22, 08:11 1
        
        The are probably both DJs. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:19
      - In fact it's only 2 acts in my D section. -- nm - LMS Apr 22, 08:11 2
        
        Was Bowie in "B"? -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:14 1
        
        No Bowie! I think I had him on cassette though. No Beatles either - LMS Apr 22, 08:19
- Nice progress! -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 22, 08:06
What do you think presumptive nominee for President Joe Biden is waiting for in announcing his choice for running mate? -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 07:45 15
- You typically don’t get a nominee until the convention...basically the week prior. - Will Hunting Apr 22, 08:53 2
  - Will there be a convention? -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 09:03
  - A good reason. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 10:46 -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:58
- it'd be nice and we're eager to know, but there's no hurry -- nm - mud Apr 22, 08:01
- Probably waiting for a time it won't get quite so drowned out by COVID news. Maybe another 6 weeks or so when things have legitimately gotten over - pmb Apr 22, 07:49
- An end to self-isolation measures. - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 07:48 8
  - Yeah, thousands of people are dying daily. This isn't the time. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:59 7
    - Counterpoint: Announcing sometime soon would assuage fears that we somehow aren’t having elections or something. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 08:10 6
      - I actually think you have a good point. Put a spotlight on what happened in Wisconsin and promote mail-in balloting. - con_carne Apr 22, 08:25 3
        
        Optics matter. Will people read it as a 'LOOK AT ME!!!!' in the middle of this scary news cycle? (I don't know, but I'd be cautious if I were him) -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 08:44 2
        
        (You also seem to be suggesting that the coronavirus news between now and October is somehow going to be less. That's a big IF right there) -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 08:56
        
        Maybe, but you seem to be thinking in a "before times" mindset. It's disingenuous to suggest there isn't room for both kinds of news. We're all - con_carne Apr 22, 08:51
      - That doesn't seem like a fear gripping people right now -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 08:15 1
        
        Yeah. Can we save that for August, please? My agenda for the next few months is pretty packed. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 08:16
- A good reason. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 07:46
Stay-at-home statistic: I'm on pace to read 120 books this year - decline Apr 22, 07:45
House set to vote tomorrow on proposal to allow member voting via proxy, GOP expected to be uniformly against it. -- nm* - znufrii, stimulated Apr 22, 07:43
This is fine -- (link) - ty97 Apr 22, 07:42
Here's your Xbox Series X logo. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 22, 07:42 2
- Meh. -- nm - Krusty Apr 22, 07:51
- I’m always happy to see stencil skateboard style art. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 07:46
LIR Andie, it depends. If the pool, playground, courts and stuff are closed and not being maintained, wouldn't the HOA have a reduction in costs? - sycor Apr 22, 07:34 13
- You aren't allowed to have 20 people over for dinner in your backyard. You can't share the pool or the gym with your neighbours either. -- nm* - Andie Apr 22, 08:00
- lol. Just had a discussion in the office and log on and see this. Pool companies have contracts and are expecting to get paid. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 07:39 4
  - What we should do is have some sort of way of deciding who is allowed in the pool or not. We could take that idea further, like theaters and stuff. - Qale Apr 22, 07:47 3
    - It's hilarious that Georgia put theaters on its list of things to open. And show what? -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 07:49 2
      - Cabin Fever, Outbreak, Andromeda Strain, Dawn of the Dead... -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:10
      - Gone with the Wind, obviously. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 07:49
- And the closure is due to local ordinance, I believe -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:38 2
  - And there is the corollary question of whether the HOA is incurring additional costs elsewhere: extra cleaning, additional security patrols, etc. - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 07:52 1
    - My condo building has closed everything, obviously. (no pool, no tennis courts, no gym, no sauna, etc). BUT, yes, we have cleaners in constantly. - Andie Apr 22, 08:03
- But a lot of upkeep is fixed cost. Like someone asked if they could empty the pool, but that could lead to cracking which they would need to repair -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:37 2
  - Sadly, you maintain the pool "in case" the ban gets lifted. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 07:47
  - And the HOA still pays property taxes on the property. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:37
- sure they'll pay for maintenance - you can't just let those things go to pot -- nm - decline Apr 22, 07:35
Another unexpected wrinkle of the CoronaCrisis: health and safety effects during wildfire season -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 07:33
I have been using a mood chart for the last 73 days. Here are the top-level results. - Qale Apr 22, 07:31 5
- Hmmm... This is a good idea. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 22, 08:03
- Mood chart? I might have to try this myself. - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 07:46 3
  - I’m using Moodistory because it’s colorful and completely configureable. It’s on iOS for a couple bucks. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 07:50 2
    - Doesn't look like Moodistory is on Android, but I found something similar: Daylio. I'll give it a shot. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 22, 07:57 1
      - Daylio was decent enough. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 08:24
“That’s the fun of drugs. You can’t un-take them.” -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 07:28
Leaked footage of Tom Brady calling Gronk. -- (link*) - Shaun Apr 22, 07:26 2
- I really hope they go 0-16 -- nm - decline Apr 22, 07:30 1
  - 0-0 at this rate... -- nm - colin Apr 22, 07:50
The Futurama bit of "PROFESSOR! LAVA! HOT!!!!" runs through my head a lot. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 07:25 2
- "I'm a professor! Why isn't anyone listening to me?" -- nm - colin Apr 22, 07:33 1
  - With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg! -- nm - VMan Apr 22, 07:42
I wouldn't say that I want it to fail, just that I fully expect it to. -- (edited) - znufrii, stimulated Apr 22, 07:23 25
- I would certainly rather see people be fine. - Dark Callisto Apr 22, 08:05 1
  - I find it very hard to sympathize with people who knowingly swallow *Trump's* bullshit in particular. There was never going to be any help for them - con_carne Apr 22, 08:21
- it's like i apparently had to tell my parents on our call last week - choose what you want, but actions have consequences - colin Apr 22, 07:43 13
  - > unless they are DIRECTLY affected by something, they don't care. - Qale Apr 22, 07:56 1
    - this is a consistent behavior, even without this, for a lot of people. this just puts a spotlight on their inability to change. -- nm - colin Apr 22, 08:39
  - Canada's response has not been without its flaws, but it's amazing the contrast. I have heard of exactly zero people bitching that we "need to open - Reagen Apr 22, 07:47 10
    - Let's not lose sight of the fact that polls show most Americans (including a majority of republicans) are more concerned about opening too soon than - pmb Apr 22, 08:47 1
      - For sure, it's a tiny tiny minority for you guys. For us it's a rounding error to 0.0. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 08:58
    - There's a vein of that argument but it's relatively muted in comparison. That said, I really think some areas are a week or two, maybe days, away... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 22, 08:04 5
      - I don't know how you open most workplaces without schools/childcare, and no schools are ready to go back, willing to go back. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 08:05 4
        
        I think you soft open by lifting the non-essential closure, then stage up maybe a week at a time with restrictions but permission for restaurants, etc - Name Withheld By Request Apr 22, 08:33
        
        We're probably the closest to re-opening things, but we're still likely a week and half out from that. -- nm - Shaun Apr 22, 08:06 2
        
        You and PEI. - Reagen Apr 22, 08:08 1
        
        Yes, I forgot about PEI. -- nm - Shaun Apr 22, 08:09
    - there may be a few in Alta, but only The Post would report it and I completely ignore that rag lately -- nm - mud Apr 22, 07:51 1
      - They're too busy pissing off doctors and panicking about oil. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 07:53
- It wouldn’t make sense if it somehow magically worked. That would fly in the face of what we do know about the contagion. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 07:36 3
  - i think the only reason it MIGHT not be worse, is the number of people who will keep at home to stay safe and the employers that let them continue. - colin Apr 22, 07:44 2
    - That plays very well into the theory that officials really only want The Working Poor back on the job. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 07:53 1
      - *ding* -- nm - znufrii, stimulated Apr 22, 07:55
- I'll be happy if it doesn't though -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:23 4
  - Meh. - znufrii, stimulated Apr 22, 07:30 3
    - I don't care. If they get lucky, fine. If they get credit, fine. If it means people don't die, I'm good with the cost of them gloating -- nm* - ty97 Apr 22, 07:32 2
      - It will likely just lure other places into opening too soon that may not get so lucky. -- nm - pmb Apr 22, 07:40 1
        
        If their treatment works this won’t matter -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:57
Sorting this list by density, Miami is denser than Chicago, Philly, DC -- (link) - ty97 Apr 22, 07:17 19
- As a DC resident, the city itself isn't actually dense (mainly due to the height limit) -- nm - MDH Apr 22, 07:24 1
  - You must be || this tall to live in DC -- nm - Dano Apr 22, 08:23
- Ah the old use the city not the metro area trick! -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:19 12
  - All of us here in St. Louis say "I hate that trick!" - Open Baron Apr 22, 07:26 6
    - Pittsburgh and Detroit have to be the worst offenders for this. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 07:28 1
      - (and Atlanta) -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 07:30
    - I say that about everyone who gets on my nerves. -- nm - Diva Apr 22, 07:28
    - It’s silly to just cite city limits and he knows it which means the discussion is over :-) -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:27 1
      - No, when I said Miami and Atlanta on B2 I meant the cities of Miami and Atlanta. I wasn't talking about Sandy Springs. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:29
    - Yeah, it's kinda like article that keep talking about how NY is losing residents. - ty97 Apr 22, 07:27
  - I was speaking of the cities proper, not the metro areas. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:20 4
    - Obviously I think Putnam County, NY can open earlier than Manhattan. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:20 3
      - But speaking of “Miami” in this particular case is pretty meaningless. There’s no actual real world distinction between Miami in its city limits and - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:26 2
        
        My general point was, if they used a graduated system for reopening (less dense places first, followed by moderate, followed by higher) it may work -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:28 1
        
        Indisputable in theory but together with your comment above implies you’d reopen all of Dade County minus Miami at some prior ti Miami which is illogi - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:45
- And I mean, look at Albany, GA. It doesn't require density. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:18 3
  - Naturally it doesn’t require city density, I’m sure you can appreciate from my post on B2 wherein I list a multitude that that was not my argument -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:20 2
    - Did you get grounded again? You're cranky today. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:21 1
      - Lol -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:24
Thor's Hammer! I've had it once. As long as it's properly cold, it's good. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 22, 07:16 3
- I wanna make a barley wine at some point too - Reagen Apr 22, 07:20
- do they have that at the liquor stores here? -- nm* - Beaker Apr 22, 07:17 1
  - I got mine there yeah, but that was a few years ago. I see it in stock on occassion. -- nm - Shaun Apr 22, 07:23

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