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Joe Biden: October, 2019 -- (link) - Reagen May 28, 09:35
Is 2020 the year "Facts" died? -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:25 8
- Yes, we're dead. -- nm - Facts May 28, 09:27
- Have you been asleep since 2016? -- nm - loosilu May 28, 09:26 6
  - Sure, they have been dying. But it seems to be coming to a head. -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:28 5
    - agreed -- nm - mud May 28, 09:30 4
      - I look forward to the debates. Biden: "This is a fact. Not that you seem to understand what a fact is..." -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:31 3
        
        ha! like there'll be a debate -- nm - mud May 28, 09:32 2
        
        As I watch reality fall away I desperately grasp at what I still can! -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:33 1
        
        I'm not sure what the traditions are around incumbents attending debates, but if trump ghosts, then networks should give free townhall airtime to joe -- nm - Beryllium May 28, 09:36
Premier League to return on June 17 -- nm - Beaker May 28, 09:24
I didn't realize this wasn't already the case, but now NY businesses can deny entry to those not wearing a mask -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 09:13 20
- Meanwhile, in Texas..."‘Sorry, no mask allowed’: Some businesses pledge to keep out customers who cover their faces" -- (link) - MDH May 28, 09:22 13
  - The comment about not being scared all the time is particularly amazing since his tribe is so freaking scared every day of everything. Mexicans, Arabs - JackDawson May 28, 09:26
  - Why do I feel like there's about 3 businesses total that are doing this? - Reagen May 28, 09:25 10
    - Well, they are really getting the publicity then... oh. -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:30
    - Ooooh, you're underestimating Texas. Big time. -- nm - loosilu May 28, 09:25 8
      - Even in Texas. Polls are showing this is a noisy minority. -- nm - Reagen May 28, 09:26 7
        
        But what if we want it to be true? -- nm - spamlet May 28, 09:28 5
        
        Then it is reality. Don't let the liberal media tell you otherwise. -- nm - POTUS May 28, 09:32
        
        I mean, it is true, even if it's a minority, no? -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 28, 09:31 3
        
        Yes, but it goes back to the fact that media amplifies small minorities that then drive a building narrative that pours gasoline on the conflict. - pmb May 28, 09:40
        
        That it is more widespread because that’s what we want to believe. -- nm - spamlet May 28, 09:38 1
        
        I don't think it's because it's what we want to believe. I think it's because it's what we're being led to believe. These things are reported - pmb May 28, 09:43
        
        They should cover their mouths. -- nm - Beryllium May 28, 09:27
  - Because everything is bigger in Texas, including their COVID numbers. -- (edited) - sycor May 28, 09:24
- I just heard him on the radio (before Rosie Perez and Chris Rock) and wish all states would do the same. -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:20
- Have business owners been complaining about people walking in without them? - decline May 28, 09:15 4
  - Uhm, Trumpers are getting more belligerent that the masks are nothing more than a liberal symbol. -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:21
  - I'm not sure? And I figure businesses already had the right to set this rule? -- nm - ty97 May 28, 09:18 2
    - I mean every store near me (albeit I've only been to like a couple of pharmacies and a grocery store) has signs all over about a mask being required -- nm - ty97 May 28, 09:19 1
      - Like people read signs! But seriously, it is a whole lot easier to say it is a law, than a store rule. -- nm - Spawn May 28, 09:22
There's a podcast about the rise and fall of HQ Trivia. -- (link) - Mop May 28, 09:12
Today's Epic Games free game is the Borderlands Handsome Collection. Yes, it's Borderlands 2 and the Pre-sequel for free. -- (link) - Mop May 28, 09:02 6
- Cool. -- (link) - Shaun May 28, 09:11 [Backboard] 5
  - Bery, searching ST for "borderlands" does not show results for "borderlands:". So... you know... -- nm - Mop May 28, 09:15 4
    - It was too fresh, Mop. -- (edited) - Spawn May 28, 09:23 1
      - A too fresh post for a too fresh poster. -- nm - Mop May 28, 09:36
    - That's a limitation of the database -- nm - Beryllium May 28, 09:20 1
      - Mistakes were made... - Mop May 28, 10:27
Knives Out hits Amazon Prime June 12th -- nm - Beaker May 28, 09:02
CBS News performing layoffs. Including their Pentagon reporter who lost a leg reporting in Afghanistan -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 08:54
Umbrella Academy Season 2 = July 31st. -- (link) - Shaun May 28, 08:51 3
- The Order Season 2 is June 18th - decline May 28, 09:05 1
  - We're super excited about it. nm - Marty Byrde May 28, 09:19
- yay! -- nm - mud May 28, 09:00
*******CQ AND JD SIGNAL*********** -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 08:49 1
- Wynona Ryder becomes spokesperson for Coors Light? -- nm - prayformojo May 28, 08:54
National Fraternal Order of Police statement -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 08:44
Not that I'm likely to fly British Airways soon, but... - Reagen May 28, 08:43
Zuck? WTF? I wish I had a FB account so I could delete it today. -- nm - Spawn May 28, 08:38 12
- Spoil me - what did I miss? -- nm - Marty Byrde May 28, 08:39 11
  - Twitter corrected Trump, FB did not. Zuck went on camera and scolded Twitter for it. - Spawn May 28, 08:43 10
    - Zuck said something like they don't believe in fact checking politicians. But FB fact checks things all the time -- nm - ty97 May 28, 08:47 7
      - Social media, press, etc., they all are doing gangbusters thanks to Trump. Between being afraid and needing him, we are doomed since they are in cont - JackDawson May 28, 09:24
      - here -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 08:49 5
        
        Someone should sue Facebook for allowing blatant falsehoods to remain after they've been posted and reported. -- nm - Mop May 28, 09:27
        
        Pelosi says Mark Zuckerberg "just panders" to Trump, -- (link) - mud May 28, 09:15
        
        I presume he wasn’t asked if Trump was using Facebook like he uses Twitter would his account have been suspended by the Terms of Service by now. -- nm - Qale May 28, 08:55
        
        let me paraphrase "politicians should be able to lie without being checked" -- nm - colin May 28, 08:53 1
        
        More like "Trump should consider switching to Facebook. We'd love the traffic. Fuck Twitter." -- nm - Mop May 28, 09:27
    - ah, thankee -- nm - Marty Byrde May 28, 08:47
    - smh -- nm - mud May 28, 08:44
SERENITY NOW! -- nm - Spawn May 28, 08:34 1
- finally! -- nm - colin May 28, 08:51
PlayStation people: Star Wars: Battlefront II is your second PS+ game for June. -- (link*) - Shaun May 28, 08:32 2
- I might give it a try. I downloaded COD - just looking for something to tide me over until the 19th :) -- nm - decline May 28, 08:37 1
  - I've probably put about 10h or so into Battlefront and it's pretty decent. Music and visuals are great of course. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 08:43
My Twitter is full of pictures juxtapositioning Black Lives Matter protesters getting teargassed vs. anti-mask protesters screaming at police. - Mop May 28, 08:21
Senator Tim Kaine and his wife have tested positive for antibodies -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 08:11 4
- So what you're saying is that if you drink their blood, you'll be immune? -- nm - Mop May 28, 08:15 3
  - I did and I am. -- nm - Hillary Clinton May 28, 08:16 2
    - I’m with her. -- nm - Qale May 28, 08:32
    - This is how conspiracy theories... (uh... yeah... theories... right) start! -- nm - Mop May 28, 08:21
On this day, 54 years ago, my two favorite people in the world got married at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, KS. - Ba'rona Beast May 28, 08:11 4
- So sweet. Happy anniversary to them! -- nm - zunkskunk May 28, 08:30
- Wow, they're your two favorite people, too? -- nm - Mop May 28, 08:22
- Home of the Pittsburg State University Gorillas. I competed in a debate tournament there in 1979. -- nm - GregW May 28, 08:18
- that's amazing. Congrats! -- nm - loosilu May 28, 08:12
Jesus. H. Christ. Hank Green wrote an op-ed for Washington Post. Although it's about the consolidation of podcasting, not social media policing. -- (link) - Mop May 28, 08:07 1
- (I think we're all just pissed that that asshole Joe Rogan is getting paid) -- nm - Mop May 28, 08:22
Borderlands: Handsome Collection is free on Epic Games Store now. -- nm* - Shaun May 28, 08:04
Ugh. A fb acquaintance got scammed out of $100 by a website purporting to sell masks with the proceeds going to support hospitals. - znufrii, silly old man May 28, 07:35
I was able to rent Phantasm 2 via Amazon. I watched 1,2,3 last night with the plan being to watch 4 and 5 after work tonight. - JD May 28, 07:30 3
- I'm a little annoyed to have to pay to watch 2. Like, why 2? What's so special about 2?! - sycor May 28, 07:34 2
  - My guess is Universal. II started and there was not just one but two unexpected Universal company sequences - JD May 28, 07:38 1
    - Interesting. I watched something not too long ago, an older movie, that had the Bad Robot intro and it really surprised me. - sycor May 28, 08:03
Hilarious. I was just assigned a mandatory training. - znufrii, silly old man May 28, 07:29
Statistically, someone's going to fuck this up -- (link) - Reagen May 28, 07:16 5
- Also probably a high percentage of 'I'm going to make it look like I'm unafraid of the risk - right after I remove the bullets and risk.' -- nm - Max May 28, 08:56
- After 20 years in the mining industry, these are always the assholes who get hurt. -- nm - mafic May 28, 07:22 1
  - Yup. "Don't tell me how to be safe! I know these places like the back of my ... *proceeds to stab self with heavy machinery*" -- nm - Reagen May 28, 07:29
- At least if there's an accident. Itll stop them from reproducing -- nm - budice May 28, 07:19
- We endorse this action. -- nm* - Darwin Awards May 28, 07:19
that's weird. I didn't realize there isn't a Roku app for HBO Max yet -- nm - prayformojo May 28, 07:03 7
- Google TV has HBO Max now. -- nm - Spawn May 28, 08:36
- Yeah, I saw that headline today and when "WUT?!" Also, my iPad updated HBO Now to HBO Max overnight. -- nm - Mop May 28, 08:09
- I think I saw on reddit that they weren't able to get the negotiations completed in time or something. -- nm - sycor May 28, 07:35
- As Roku is the primary streamer for my TV it was one of the first things I realized. There isn't an Amazon app yet either - JD May 28, 07:27 [youtube]
- Or an Amazon Fire app. I’m guessing AT&T wants to get paid to have them carry it thinking they have the power. -- nm - spamlet May 28, 07:25
- It is one of the most confusing big product rollouts I've seen, so why should they get that right? -- nm - Ba'rona Beast May 28, 07:05 1
  - Do you Quibi, wanna Quibi me? Just Quibi it? -- nm - Quibi CEO May 28, 07:09
The WaPo home page is, wow. -- nm - loosilu May 28, 07:03
ST Poll: If a salad bar, or buffet, goes from self-serve to full-service (people scoop for you), does that bring you back to buying from those venues? -- nm - Flavorize May 28, 07:02 2
- I'd consider it, but those sneeze guards need to be upgrade. - sycor May 28, 08:17
- I would consider it. -- nm - loosilu May 28, 07:03
PlayStation people: The Last of Us Part II is going to be ~100gb, so if you're getting it, be prepared. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 06:56 19
- I was checking storage last night and found the newest COD is taking up 175gb -- nm - J May 28, 08:30 1
  - Yeah MW is stupidly large. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 08:52
- I know I'm in the minority on this, but 1 was kinda meh for me. Much more excited about HZD2 or Cyberpunk. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 07:19 9
  - I tried 1 yesterday, as I got it with my system, but the terror-y mood was not something I cared for. (NM) - Marlowe May 28, 07:32 5
    - Hey at least it's not first person :) -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:42 4
      - Heh, true. But I was just loading it to see what it looks like anyway, my plan is to start HZD today, as I finished Spider-Man yesterday. - Marlowe May 28, 07:46 3
        
        Very nice. Spider-Man grade? And enjoy HZD. It's one of the best looking games. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:49 2
        
        I liked it, but the combat started to feel a bit too much towards the end. I love just moving around the city. - Marlowe May 28, 07:54 1
        
        There's a lot of options at your disposal for combat, that's for sure. I know I didn't use anywhere near his full arsenal during my 2 playthroughs. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 08:01
  - I can't put my finger on it, but I'm so meh on Cyberpunk right now. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:25 2
    - The idea of a sci-fi Witcher 3 is just too much for me to pass up. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 08:24
    - I said this before, but first-person kills it for me. (NM) - Marlowe May 28, 07:31
- Inside the Details. -- (link) - Shaun May 28, 07:05 [youtube]
- nmblink -- (link) - Ba'rona Beast May 28, 07:00 [youtube]
- jeebus -- (edited) - decline May 28, 06:57 4
  - Did you check out the State of Play yesterday? -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:01 2
    - I did not. I saw it had 8 minutes of game play and I'm trying to avoid all that -- nm - decline May 28, 07:06 1
      - There's zero context to what they showed for gameplay, fwiw. I don't think there's any harm checking it out, unless you are in full blackout mode. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:16
  - Review copies are showing ~78gb, but there'll be a day 1 patch pushing it close to 100gb. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 06:59
Breaking precedent, White House won’t release formal economic projections this summer - decline May 28, 06:48
I'm onto the 'L's in my lockdown CD listening party! -- nm - LMS May 28, 06:46 10
- Lush! -- nm - spamlet May 28, 08:38
- Lumineers! -- nm - Qale May 28, 08:35
- some Jens Lekman would be cool -- nm - rollo May 28, 08:10
- Liz Phair, Lisa Loeb. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast May 28, 07:03
- Mine: - mud May 28, 06:53 2
  - Oh! I didn't know this was allowed! I have collections scattered through out the house but from the "main" set: -- (edited) - zunkskunk May 28, 07:07 1
    - I need Los Lobos -- nm - mud May 28, 07:16
- Led Zep. -- nm - loosilu May 28, 06:51 1
  - Yep - big hitter to start with -- nm - LMS May 28, 07:01
- LL Cool J is hard as hell! -- nm - Krusty May 28, 06:48
nice snazzy highlights added to boxes & fields & stuff by bery :-) -- nm - mud May 28, 06:41
Moderately interesting from a friend in Hong Kong on opening schools for the first time since January. - mafic May 28, 06:41 3
- Nice! -- nm - loosilu May 28, 06:51
- Sounds like some very good planning and hopefully it works well for everyone -- nm - Krusty May 28, 06:51
- that all sounds pretty smart -- nm - prayformojo May 28, 06:45
Some more Xbox Series X information for anyone interested. -- (link) - Shaun May 28, 06:39 11
- What’s downclocking? -- nm - Flavorize May 28, 06:40 10
  - Forcing CPU/GPU to operate at reduced speed. They’ve done it in the past essentially to prevent overheating. -- nm - mafic May 28, 06:44 1
    - alternatively, overclock it and use it to heat up your Hot Pockets. -- nm - Reagen May 28, 07:35
  - Here. -- (link) - Shaun May 28, 06:44
  - Running the processor at a slower speed than it it's built to run at. -- nm - Krusty May 28, 06:44 4
    - For example, a 3 GHz processor that's downclocked will run at 2 GHz causing less heat and power consumption. I used to overclock my processors to get -- (edited) - Krusty May 28, 06:47 3
      - RROD FTW -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 07:11 2
        
        I went through three Xboxes because of that RROD -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:22 1
        
        Ironically I had 1 XB360 and never got the RROD. And I just stopped playing it a few months ago. - sycor May 28, 08:18
  - It'll run you about $50 in Cleveland. - Cuzzin Todd May 28, 06:42 1
    - NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO! -- (pic) - Cleveland May 28, 08:14 [Attachment]

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