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Cool clip: "if rockets were transparent" -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 10, 15:52
Racist bothers Asian man...gets knocked out in the street, Asian man pulls him out of the street so he doesn't get run over -- (link) - Remlik Jun 10, 15:39
Allie Brosh is okay and her new book will be out later this year. -- (link) - Tim Jun 10, 15:36 2
- (She essentially vanished not long after releasing the Hyperbole and a Half book. Her blog hadn't been updated in almost 7 years.) - Tim Jun 10, 15:41
- Excellent! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 15:40
Dee Nguyen just got fired from The Challenge due to some BLM comments. -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:30 5
- news yesterday -- (link) - Remlik Jun 10, 15:43 2
  - "what is most important and that is forgiveness". So let me off the hook ok? -- nm - pmb Jun 10, 15:53
  - Yes, Swaggy has a tweet series about Dee that's...well, depressing. - David Jun 10, 15:50
- Dont worry David, shes stepping away from social media to focus on her wellbeing and mental health. -- nm - Jovian Jun 10, 15:40
- n/m -- nm* - prayformojo Jun 10, 15:39
And of course, right in the middle of people talking... - znufrii Jun 10, 15:14
Downtown Disney back on July 9, Disneyland open on July 17 -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:05 10
- Ugh, all those virus laden tourists in my neighborhood :/ -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 15:45
- My AP expired. Will wait on the renewal -- nm - budice Jun 10, 15:27
- Will require reservations, chose the 65th anniversary for the reopening date. -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:11 7
  - No doubt Disney will be extremely strict. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 15:22
  - Related do you have any info on how the reservations will work? How does one get a reservation? -- nm - JD Jun 10, 15:20 4
    - If you have to ask, you can't get one. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 15:22
    - No one knows yet. Disney's had radio silence on this one. -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:21 2
      - Got it. Here's hoping that it will be at least somewhat more realistic than getting Krusty's shoes -- nm - JD Jun 10, 15:27
      - Disney excels at control. Hell, they will probably hand out cute masks at the gate. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 10, 15:23
  - So the projections / guesses were true with regards to the timing to the anniversary - JD Jun 10, 15:16
Somebody's gonna get left holding the bag on Hertz stock but in the meantime people are making bank -- (link) - Reagen Jun 10, 14:49 1
- And Robinhood is the platform that crashed when the market crashed in March IIRC. - zunkskunk Jun 10, 14:55
its like 74 outside, but my a/c is running cause my house is stupidly not insulated well, and I dont want to tear - tRuMaN Jun 10, 14:49 3
- So what you're saying is you've got vaulted ceilings? -- nm - Mop Jun 10, 14:51 2
  - i think the insulation in my ceiling is actually some exotic material that somehow generates more heat than it absorbs... -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 10, 14:53 1
    - Damn right. -- nm - Joe Exotic Jun 10, 14:55
The responses to that Nascar tweet are making my day a lot better. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 14:48 15
- His rallies are going to be the only place you will be able to fly this thing -- nm - Jovian Jun 10, 15:36
- Not sure which tweet but I'd love to hear "Our number 43 McDonalds Petty Motersports Black Lives Matter Chevrolet was runnin' on rails tonight - zunk takes things literally Jun 10, 15:30 1
  - That's a slick paint job for today's race -- (link) - JD Jun 10, 15:41
- That thread is giving me all the giggles. -- nm - Diva Jun 10, 15:28
- Racists heads just exploded all over the place. That, in and of itself is great. -- nm - Diva Jun 10, 15:09 7
  - Trump just caused a hilarious outcome for his most loyal supporters. -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:28 2
    - Exactly. This is like a double-victory. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 15:33 1
      - That’s a great way of looking at it. -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:35
  - Stolen from Twitter: It's now possible to surf across America on the tears of racist NASCAR fans. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 15:14 2
    - Perfect. -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:29
    - lol. that is excellent -- nm - Jovian Jun 10, 15:23
  - Ima get it tattooed on my forehead! - Johhny Nascar Fan Jun 10, 15:11
- I can't believe they really did that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 15:06 2
  - I am trying not to get my expectations up but I really do think this time is different. And that move bolsters it a little. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 15:10 1
    - IMO this is ALMOST same level as NBA cancelling the season. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 15:13
Harvard: expect another 100,000 Americans to die from coronavirus by September. -- (link) - mud Jun 10, 14:46 1
- I think this is realistic. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 15:25
i'm 50/50 on this being deliberate only because I don't think they know what Juneteenth is. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 10, 14:41 7
- I don't know what Juneteenth is. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 15:26 1
  - End of slavery in Texas. (At least that’s the short version) -- nm - Roger More Jun 10, 16:00
- Hell, I have seen he license plates for it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 14:49
- Somebody wants a big protest -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 14:46
- You know it's intentional. -- nm - Mop Jun 10, 14:46
- nobody watched the Watchmen -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 10, 14:45
- or what happened in Tulsa? -- nm - mud Jun 10, 14:42
Great BLM sign.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 10, 14:37
Yay! Was just able to make my first routine medical appt. At the office where I went for the blood draw last week. Still no luck with the podiatrist. -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 14:26 1
- Come on, podiatrists, you guys work the furthest away from mouths! -- nm - Max Jun 10, 14:29
Caption this -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 10, 14:26 [Image] 13
- OK, I guess I’d rather fight one T-Rex. -- nm - Roger More Jun 10, 16:03 1
  - Winner -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 16:16
- Well that's...HORRIBLE. -- nm - Bruce Banner si Jun 10, 15:10
- - -- nm* - Flavorize Jun 10, 14:52
- Flamingo lives matter has gotten out of hand. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 10, 14:42
- Vegas lost a fortune on this. -- nm - David Jun 10, 14:38
- Pink Flamingos 2: The Revenge -- nm - Jovian Jun 10, 14:37
- Jurassic Park 6: It's all about family. -- nm - Max Jun 10, 14:36
- some sweet day, I'll make her mine. Pretty Flamingo. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 10, 14:35 [youtube]
- "Where did they find 65 million flamingos?" -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 14:29 1
  - Jimmy Buffet had them -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 10, 14:46
- Here we see the pirhanamingo amidst a feeding frenzy. A swarm of these beastly birds can reduce a tyrannosaur to bones in mere minutes. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 14:29
- "junior members of the KKK attempt to defend a Confederate General's statue against removal" -- nm - mud Jun 10, 14:29
True Crime follow-up: At the end of Jan, I posted a GMA story about a couple of missing kids--Here -- (link) - Flavorize Jun 10, 14:25 [Backboard] 2
- Here's the follow-up -- (link) - Flavorize Jun 10, 14:25 1
  - Yup, that was big news the past couple of days. -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 14:27
The Lincoln Project: Today Donald Trump became the Confederacy’s second president. -- (link) - mud Jun 10, 14:21
CBS reports that Chauvin and Floyd 'butted heads' when they worked at the same club and certainly knew each other -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 10, 14:20
Xbox article from today. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 10, 14:14 1
- Anything about how it'll be at the center of my living room, handle all my gaming *AND* TV needs, and be able to manage it all by waving my hands? -- nm - Mop Jun 10, 14:55
"No, that was climate change." - David Jun 10, 14:11
Everything I see suggests you can't get tested here without being screened first // in a special group. No generally available testing -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 14:08 3
- Indiana has really opened it up. -- nm - mara Jun 10, 15:43
- That has been my experience. - Perceval Jun 10, 14:18 1
  - I mean, Kim's doctor recommended testing, but she couldn't get it done. There's a red flag. -- nm - David Jun 10, 14:23
COVID testing site locator #1, crowdsourced. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 10, 14:02 1
- COVID testing site locator #2, looks like also crowdsourced. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 10, 14:03
Krusty, if you're getting ingrown all the time, you need a sharper razor. - Reagen Jun 10, 14:02 14
- I can use a new razor and it still happens on my neck. *shrug* - Krusty Jun 10, 14:06 9
  - shave in the shower! -- nm - Remlik Jun 10, 15:20
  - Ever tried one of the Gillette Power variants? I've been using them for years and they are really great. -- nm - Shaun Jun 10, 14:41 6
    - Yeah, I was using one them before I switched to the safety razor. I get a good, close shave but my neck has always been an issue. - Krusty Jun 10, 14:57 5
      - I liked the Gillette just fine too, it wasn't the issue. I get the same shave now but for much less cost. -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 14:59
      - Ah, bummer. -- nm - Shaun Jun 10, 14:57 3
        
        Yeah, I think it's the hair type I have that's the problem. 🤷‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 15:00 2
        
        Could try that new fancy pants hot shave Gillette thingy. It's effing expensive though. -- nm - Shaun Jun 10, 15:10 1
        
        I am waiting for the laser shavers. - Spawn Jun 10, 15:13
  - I use an electric razor on my neck and 3 blade type razor for my face -- nm - Flavorize Jun 10, 14:13
- I've had bad ingrown whisker issues for years that subsided when I started using the Schick Quattro. - Max Jun 10, 14:05 3
  - ::looks around for camera:: -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 14:35 2
    - ::looks around for an audi:: -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 14:45
    - I'm very reluctant to shill for products, but this one has worked beyond expectations. -- nm - Max Jun 10, 14:37
NASCAR bans display of Confederate flag at all events -- (link) - TWuG Jun 10, 13:53 14
- It's 2020 and the Confederates are still taking L's - Seen on twitter -- nm - Remlik Jun 10, 14:15
- The fact that they waited until midway through 2020 to do this is remarkable. -- nm - David Jun 10, 14:09 3
  - But cynically, the fact that they did it all and anytime is sadly remarkable -- nm - JD Jun 10, 14:14 2
    - I love where I'm from, but we desperately need better education about this stuff. -- nm - David Jun 10, 14:24 1
      - Our governor is pretty determined for that not to happen. -- nm - Perceval Jun 10, 14:34
- "In 2020, Tesla stock will reach $1000 while unemployment jumps to 15%, NFL will apologize to African Americans and NASCAR will ban the CSA flag." -- nm - Crazy Nostradamus in 2018 Jun 10, 14:02
- Wow. -- nm - Mop Jun 10, 14:02
- don't worry the REAL confederate flag will still wave with 1 lap to go -- (link) - JD Jun 10, 13:57 3
  - :-] -- nm - mud Jun 10, 14:16
  - DAAAAMN! -- nm - Mop Jun 10, 14:02
  - HA -- nm - JaxSean Jun 10, 14:01
- "So this has been a bit of an own goal..." -- nm - Racists Jun 10, 13:57
- So they went from "disallowed" that they've said for years to "prohibit." Ballsy step for them. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 10, 13:56
- Wow. But I doubt they enforce this. -- nm* - spamlet Jun 10, 13:55
Someone paid 2.6M in ETH to move $134 worth of ETH between wallets... -- (link) - oblique Jun 10, 13:51
B11: Aside from the fact it's a cheese grater shaped like an armadillo, what's so great about it? -- nm - rollo Jun 10, 13:51 1
- quesadillo! -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 13:58
ST Poll: Have you been tested for covid? have any of your partners/roommates/family been tested? - JaxSean Jun 10, 13:50 24
- Yup, just got my negative result today. -- nm - mara Jun 10, 15:34
- No, no -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 14:50
- No, likely wouldn't qualify. Haven't heard if daughter has but being in the medical field I'd say likely. -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 14:35 2
  - In Indiana, the health dept says "If you are at high risk because you are over age 65, have diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure or another - mara Jun 10, 15:41 1
    - I'm high risk due to age but nothing else. -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 15:48
- No (tried but could not be). I did get the antibody test today. -- nm - Perceval Jun 10, 14:04 1
  - (and no to the second question as far as I'm aware) -- nm - Perceval Jun 10, 14:05
- No/no -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 14:04
- No, but I have a wellness exam with my DR tomorrow so it may be offered -- nm - eag Jun 10, 14:02
- Just my BIL (the doctor). -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 14:01
- No/No -- nm - Dano Jun 10, 13:58
- No, No except for the two that died. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:58
- No. I think my SIL was tested (negative). -- nm - pmb Jun 10, 13:58
- yes, twas negative -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 10, 13:56
- No, but I'm curious if I have antibodies. - Max Jun 10, 13:53
- Nope. -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 13:53
- No, no. -- nm - kelly Jun 10, 13:51
- No and no -- nm - oblique Jun 10, 13:51
- Antibody test (negative). Have not taken the COVID virus test. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:50 5
  - (considering doing so before I see my parents, if testing is generally available here) -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:51 4
    - do you need info on test sites? I have a list. - loosilu Jun 10, 13:59 3
      - I see a lot about drive through testing around here but they seem to trying to screen you in advance? -- (edited) - ty97 Jun 10, 14:02 1
        
        Use the links I posted above. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 14:03
      - Also, sorry ST for not thinking of this before. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 14:01
Jack, here is the article from NYT in April on the limited study about the restaurant and airflow -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 13:46 5
- I read more recently that this has been disputed (thought it was linked here maybe?) -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:46 4
  - Any one off study can be disputed. And i'm sure the HVAC industry disputed it. - loosilu Jun 10, 13:48 3
    - I'm very surprised I haven't seen "Coronavirus Resistant Air Filters" advertised yet. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 10, 13:53 1
      - I've worked with one advertiser who is advertising it - not in those terms, as Google prohibits taking advantage of COVID-19, but dances around it. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 10, 14:35
    - It wasn't the industry from what I recall. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:48
HVAC spreading COVID in a restaurant (original paper). -- (link) - loosilu Jun 10, 13:46 3
- Apparently the HVAC industry has assembled a task force to look into it. The most important thing to keep in mind, IMO, is it's a single study. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 10, 13:47 2
  - Which is kind of silly. I don't think people blame air conditioning. It moves air. That's what it's supposed to do. - pmb Jun 10, 13:59 1
    - 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak! -- (link) - Max Jun 10, 14:12

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