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I've got Greatest Love of All as an earworm. I really should have gone back to bed. -- nm - David May 19, 08:29 2
- Baby Boy - Beyonce -- nm - ty97 May 19, 08:30 1
  - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix) -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 19, 08:33
used my sam's club account to order rug for friend. used friend's card. charge shows as pending on my credit card. rug appears. charge is cancelled by - amanda May 19, 08:15 1
- No charge for your friend? Free rug! -- nm - Krusty May 19, 08:19
".. my 3000-follower Instagram feed." -- (link) - mud May 19, 08:14 7
- I feel like we're giving these people what they want by showing these clips. -- nm - David May 19, 08:20 1
  - Mostly. Though this one has the part where he says he’ll comply, but oops... -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:21
- I like when people film themselves, and then release the footage themselves, making themselves look like complete fools. -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:19
- unrelated: why does twitter video not work for me embedded? I have to click thorugh to twitter to watch. -- nm - amanda May 19, 08:16 3
  - I get this about 50-70% of the time. For whatever reason this one played for me. -- nm - pmb May 19, 08:37
  - Is it showing the video but not playing it? For me it takes time for it to show the video in the post but when it shows it usually plays - Krusty May 19, 08:26
  - you have to have an upgraded premium membership to ST for it to work -- nm - decline May 19, 08:19
Back to the Future is the latest Rewatchables episode. They’ve been on a solid run. - Volnelk, Caveman and Survivor # Picking Champion. May 19, 08:14 2
- Don't tell Qale. -- nm - loosilu May 19, 08:28 1
  - Well currently I don’t have to listen to any Huey Lewis since last Monday. -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:29
FWIW I've been very productive today, getting loads of deals signed. -- nm - LMS May 19, 08:14 2
- 2021 will be awesome! -- nm - mud May 19, 08:16
- Yay!! -- nm - Pippy - Fairy Retriever May 19, 08:16
Neil Gaiman apologizes for being a dumbass by traveling across the world during lockdown -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man May 19, 08:06 4
- Was this research for an American Gods sequel, because I'll allow it. -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 08:12 1
  - when is the new season coming? -- nm - Pippy - Fairy Retriever May 19, 08:16
- Forgiven. He had to get a safe distance from Palmer. -- nm - Spawn May 19, 08:07 1
  - see his previous blog post for an update on that end. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 19, 08:22
Geography quiz: Which 4 US states are antipodal to land, i.e. some portion of the state is directly opposite a landmass? -- (edited) - Open Baron May 19, 07:59 14
- You're saying that when I was a kid in NY, we wouldn't have succeeded in digging to China? -- nm - loosilu May 19, 08:29 2
  - Only if you take that left turn at Albuquerque. -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 08:33
  - Heh. :-) Nope, right into the ocean. I asked about that in school when I was a kid and was very disappointed. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 08:30
- Kid, your face -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 08:24
- Montana is to some random island near Antarctica. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 08:08 1
  - Correct. Kerguelen Island. -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 08:10
- Alaska, Washington, Idaho or Montana? -- nm - Krusty May 19, 08:04 2
  - 2 for 4. -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 08:09 1
    - Northern Alaska lies opposite Antarctica. -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 08:10
- The gulf states -- nm - JackDawson May 19, 08:03
- alaska, florida, maine, texas -- nm - colin May 19, 08:00 3
  - 1 for 4. -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 08:01 2
    - hawaii for the next default - colin May 19, 08:02 1
      - Yes indeed. Antipodal to Botswana. -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 08:09
Random Roles with Luke Wilson -- (link) - Beaker May 19, 07:46
Drug name or a Tolkien character? -- (link) - Beaker May 19, 07:43 11
- Ask your doctor if Bilbo is right for you. If you cannot afford your medication, Astra Zeneca may be able to help. -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:02 1
  - Also 19/24. -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:16
- 16 of 24 -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:49
- after getting 3 wrong I got discouraged and stopped halfway -- nm - mud May 19, 07:48 4
  - I sort of think this might be a marketing survey - Pippy - Fairy Retriever May 19, 08:07 1
    - My sista! -- nm - Spawn May 19, 08:07
  - Did you then realize you should have just let those eagles fly you? -- nm - Qale May 19, 07:52 1
    - Drugs are good, mkay? -- nm - Spawn May 19, 07:53
- 17 of 24 -- nm - Beaker May 19, 07:45 2
  - same. oof. -- nm - colin May 19, 08:01
  - 7 of 9 -- nm - Spawn May 19, 07:45
its weird that its a minecraft game, but glad to see a dungeon cralwer game coming out to game consoles. -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:40 5
- i'm kinda pissed that minecraft.. MINEcraft.. has barely improved the below-ground world while spending so much time on the above. - colin May 19, 07:59 4
  - I've been focusing on building out a giant village. - TWuG May 19, 08:11 1
    - did you create a villager trading hall to you know - tRuMaN May 19, 08:27
  - the next big update improves the Nether, which is kinda below ground. - tRuMaN May 19, 08:01 1
    - nether is fun.. but another where it's super spread out and gets booooring fast. - colin May 19, 08:03
Strikes erupt as "essential" businesses continue to exploit their employees -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man May 19, 07:35 1
- “McDonald’s noted they are granting 10% of pay earned in the month of May at corporate owned stores, which make up only 5% of McDonald’s restaurants.” - Qale May 19, 07:49
This is a great music mix to mark Stevie Wonder's 70th birthday -- (link) - LMS May 19, 07:32
Canadian Poll: What did you do this long weekend? -- nm - Beaker May 19, 07:15 16
- Decided to go visit my mother 2 hours away. Just showed up and called her from her backyard. We sat outside for a couple hours then drove home. She's -- (edited) - Andie May 19, 08:16
- got annoyed my consultant rep took the day off. consultants don't take holidays, you get your butt on the phone. -- nm - colin May 19, 08:04
- The zoo opened last week so we took the kids to get them out of the house. Otherwise, just yard stuff. Showed the kids Phantom Menance. - Name Withheld By Request May 19, 08:03
- Bike rides Friday after work and Saturday, wasted a chunk of Sunday rebuilding my FO76 base. - Cuzzin Todd May 19, 07:43 2
  - It’s amusing that CAMPs are supposed to be mobile and eventually you just want to find a place that’s permanent. -- nm - Qale May 19, 07:53 1
    - Yeah, I learned they aren't really movable, at least not easily. - Cuzzin Todd May 19, 08:34
- On Saturday I went into one of the very few shops open on Granville and got this shirt that .. - mud May 19, 07:35 [Attachment]
- Nothing much. Contractors built the play structure that the in-laws bought for the girls. The 3 of them got here at 8:30, left the driveway at 11pm. - Shaun May 19, 07:19 6
  - can we get a photo of it? -- nm - amanda May 19, 07:36 5
    - Sure! -- (pic) - Shaun May 19, 07:50 [Attachment] 4
      - that's great. I bet they love it (and you love how tired it makes them!). -- nm - amanda May 19, 07:55
      - very nice. Once they outgrow the see saw one that holds 2; the 4 hooks make it perfect for a tire swing (plastic). I got one at Home Depot -- (link) - Beaker May 19, 07:53
      - that's awesome -- nm - decline May 19, 07:52
      - nice -- nm - mud May 19, 07:51
- yard work. lots and lots of yard work. - Reagen May 19, 07:18
- Bubble family over for supper Saturday, set trailer up Sunday, wife cut hair and we put the trampoline together Monday -- nm - Beaker May 19, 07:16
I love PBS series American Experience. This week they have "Mr Tornado" Ted Fujita, the scientist who changed nearly everything we know about them. -- (link) - GregW May 19, 07:13 3
- The Suck Zone -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:17
- Me too. Last week I watched an old episode they had about Bonnie & Clyde and about a rowing team from U of Wash. that won an Olympic Gold medal - Diva May 19, 07:39
- Read as "Mr. Tomato" -- nm - Open Baron May 19, 07:24
Shaun, a nice review of the storage differences between PS5 an Xbox Series X -- (link) - decline May 19, 07:11 21
- i love that the PS5 will use an nvme ssd and has a built in expansion slot. hate that Msoft is going to use a proprietary thing for expansion other - tRuMaN May 19, 07:21 7
  - I hope the costs of these expansion drives aren't idiotic. Based on what I've read, game sizes themselves should actually be smaller overall. - Shaun May 19, 07:23 6
    - That M$ is making expansion a proprietary drive is really disappointing. Also, why is PS twice as fast? You say smaller but how much smaller - Krusty May 19, 08:30
    - if the ps5 just uses a standard nvme ssd, those are around $100 for a tb. if you want the faster gen 4 version, might be about 50% more i think -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:25 4
      - The official PS5 SSD is completely custom built, but the relevant 3rd party drives will need to be PS5 approved, or whatever terminology they use. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 07:27 3
        
        not according to the article linked or other articles, the expansion slot will be the standard nvme supposedly. -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:28 2
        
        Yes but the drive itself needs to meet certain specs. -- (link) - Shaun May 19, 07:36 [youtube] 1
        
        yeah probably needs to be nvme gen 4, or a high end 3. - tRuMaN May 19, 07:41
- Too much tech jargon for me, honestly. They do stuff fast. Cool :) -- nm - Shaun May 19, 07:14 12
  - I tried to play the PS+ free game Farm Simulator over the weekend. It's interesting but way too much like real work -- nm - decline May 19, 07:15 11
    - I'm this way with a lot of those simulator games; Minecraft, Animal Crossing, etc. - JaxSean May 19, 07:36 1
      - I mean i like minecraft, but have never got into the farming simulator games. -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:42
    - *nods* -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:21
    - I played it a bit and you're right, it's just too much like real work. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 07:20
    - It seems like a lot of work to do, but watching others livestream Farm Simulator can be really relaxing. -- nm - Max May 19, 07:18
    - That's one of those "added to library, never play" games. Can't wait for June. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 07:17 5
      - whats in june? -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:44 2
        
        June 4th is the rumoured PS5 reveal and the 19th is The Last of Us II. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 07:45 1
        
        aww. -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 07:54
      - I'm also on Chapter 8 (i think) of Death Stranding. I keep getting sidetracked rebuilding roads and creating zipline paths -- nm - decline May 19, 07:36 1
        
        Ziplines are really nice. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 07:37
I'm watching a Shanghai Disneyland livestream. It took about five days for people to go back to bad habits. -- nm - David May 19, 07:04 2
- I give up on humanity. I'm going back to bed. -- nm - David May 19, 07:07 1
  - I would, too, but today is the Oregon Primary, I've got court filings to prepare in the likely event a client goes into a recount, and there are ... - ReluctantCynic May 19, 07:11
LIR Mop, about the D+ bundle. If you already have ad free hulu the bundle really isn't worth it unless you just want ESPN. - sycor May 19, 06:55
Apropos of polls—they’re doing even worse than in 2016 so far this year as per 538 -- (link) - JackDawson May 19, 06:55 20
- I cut them slack with how weird the primaries were this year. And primary elections are different animals than "pick 1 out of 2" generals. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 06:57 19
  - Oh well if you cut them some slack then no problem! -- nm - JackDawson May 19, 06:58 18
    - Don't be weird. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 06:59 17
      - It’s no answer to say you cut them slack because primaries were weird this year — that’s my point isn’t it? Polling has had worse and worse track - JackDawson May 19, 07:02 16
        
        I'm saying that polls that have 3 to 6 viable options *by nature* have higher variability than ones that have 2 - Reagen May 19, 07:08
        
        Is it your belief that we should never use polling as a data point? -- nm - David May 19, 07:04 14
        
        “Use ir as a data” point for what though? Settle political debates? Decide policy matters? Make ourselves feel better or worse about a potential elect - JackDawson May 19, 07:09 12
        
        Polls I'd like to see: Some of the more reliable "red" states like Nebraska and Arkansas - Reagen May 19, 07:48 5
        
        I’d love a high tide lifts all boats effect but I continue to believe at this moment in time that demographics will rule the day - JackDawson May 19, 08:02 4
        
        The biggest "remains to be seen" is just how much of 2016 was people being done with the Clintons. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 08:09 3
        
        Look at Michigan’s primaries. Polling in 2016 had Hillary up almost 20%. She lost. -- (link) - Tim May 19, 08:19 2
        
        And then in March, 300,000 more people voted in what was a 2 person race by then. Bernie got fewer votes. -- (link) - Tim May 19, 08:21 1
        
        This short circuited the brains of a lot of BernieBros, claiming the DNC rigged it. No, people just really fucking hated Hillary. - Tim May 19, 08:22
        
        I would say that the value of these polls is to point to areas/states of interest/attack (IOW, Dems should absolutely be putting $ into TX and GA) - Reagen May 19, 07:14 5
        
        To use stats in a wholesome way I’d argue for a demographic approach based on population trends and a combination of polls opinion surveys and long te - JackDawson May 19, 07:19 2
        
        I think a big error people made in interpretation last time was looking only at margins and not actual support numbers - Reagen May 19, 07:30
        
        we largely agree! -- nm - Reagen May 19, 07:25
        
        Again, without fully understanding how their accuracy is increasingly waning — 2016 you saw the same exact arguments about Texas that led to incorrect - JackDawson May 19, 07:17 1
        
        But if you look at the charts, the errors in the primary polls are wildly out of scope for the errors in the general - Reagen May 19, 07:24
        
        Certainly not -- nm - JackDawson May 19, 07:06
Reopened GA church closes down again "for the foreseeable future" after COVID outbreak -- (link) - Reagen May 19, 06:52 23
- The church did not say how many of their families were affected but noted that only about 25% of congregants had participated in in-person worship... - Spawn May 19, 08:25
- While I have very little sympathy for them, it sounds like they were at least very much trying to adhere to distancing. - JaxSean May 19, 06:57 18
  - Social distancing is for being outdoors not indoors. They should be holding services in the parking lot if they have to hold them. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 07:27 5
    - So why do all the stores have distanced spots taped off in check-out lines? -- nm - Spawn May 19, 08:23 2
      - because it is better than NOT doing that. and, you are still moving and through the line. not standing there for 2 hours. -- nm - Andie May 19, 08:26 1
        
        This. They limit the number of people in stores, ask people to shop alone and try their best to keep people separated. It's for a short time -- (edited) - Krusty May 19, 08:34
    - yep. and in a church people touch things, they just will. Like, you put your hand on a pew as you walk by, then... -- nm* - Andie May 19, 08:19 1
      - Yup. We think we're being careful and we are but we're all going to do things out of habit that is risky. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 08:35
  - Finally, a valid excuse to be in the balcony seats other than ‘screwing around’. -- nm - Qale May 19, 07:11
  - The problem with the six foot guidelines is that they are not adequate for long exposure. People have a false sense of security. -- nm - loosilu May 19, 07:06 2
    - I heard this great interview with a NZ doctor who said that neighborhoods having drinks from driveways is not what social distancing is about. - amanda May 19, 07:42
    - Or for being indoors which seems to be where things spread the easiest. Social distancing is for being outside, not in a building with many - Krusty May 19, 07:25
  - Yeah, I'm not trying to gloat. But it is an answer to the "where are the cases from opening up?" question. They're on the way. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 06:58 7
    - There's evidence Florida is covering up reports. -- nm - loosilu May 19, 07:07 6
      - To wit -- (link) - Reagen May 19, 07:17 4
        
        That rings too true. Not COVID-19, but my sister resigned from a position with the TX state government because they were asking her to falsify... - Dark Callisto May 19, 07:40 1
        
        Ugh. -- nm - Strongbad May 19, 08:08
        
        holy crap. There have been some major delays in data, and I've been skeptical of updates. I guess I had some reason. -- nm - JaxSean May 19, 07:40
        
        geez -- nm - mud May 19, 07:19
      - Any links? - JaxSean May 19, 07:17
- Another one for the "it's fake until it happens to me" file -- (link) - Reagen May 19, 06:55 2
  - that may have been the stupidest thing I have read since mid-March. -- nm - Diva May 19, 07:01
  - "That really hit home for Hitchens." Wow -- nm - JaxSean May 19, 06:58
Oldest and I finished up the main 'story' of Untitled Goose Game yesterday. It's a solid little game. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 06:51
Mine? -- nm - sycor May 19, 06:46

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