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Knives Out now streaming on Amazon Prime Video -- (link*) - budice Jun 12, 14:13 1
- Yep, that's how I watched it last night. A+. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 14:22
Wow, Chewy (pet products) customer service just blew my mind. FedEx screwed up a delivery, we contacted ALL th neighbors, started doing follow-up at - mara Jun 12, 14:10 4
- Yep, same thing happened to me back in January. Fedex said the first package was delivered, called Chewy and told them I didn't get it - - Meg Jun 12, 14:29
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 14:23
- nice! -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 14:17
- coolio -- nm - budice Jun 12, 14:12
Bankruptcy judge rules that Hertz can sell stock to idiots on Robinhood using their existing shelf registration. -- nm - spamlet Jun 12, 13:55 10
- Scam their way back into solvency? -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 14:12 6
  - It's not a scam if they're already in bankruptcy. -- nm - spamlet Jun 12, 14:15 5
    - buying shares doesn't help the company get solvent, unless they are allowed to issue new shares...I know, tell people they get to take a car home if -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 14:25
    - I mean that they soak naive RH users -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 14:22 3
      - Jeffries is buying the shares, they’re the ones that get to try and soak RH investors. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 12, 14:27 1
        
        What I reas this morning it was just using the shelf registration so maybe that but changed. -- nm - spamlet Jun 12, 14:55
      - robinhood didn't steal from the working poor and give to the rich creditors -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 14:26
- I...just.....what? -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 14:02 1
  - The only way I can see it makes sense is if Jefferies is also a significant debt holder, as this would increase the chances of getting some of it back -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 12, 14:19
- That seems........ -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 14:00
Peter Gabriel has a new record out today...Rated PG a collection of his music from movies -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 13:46 1
- Nice title. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 13:55
This is a fucking brickbat to the face. -- (link*) - Reagen Jun 12, 13:39 3
- Fort Rommel for the 1st Calvary -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 14:00
- Holy shit. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 12, 13:46
- excellent -- nm - prayformojo Jun 12, 13:40
More than 20,000 people have signed an online petition urging Disneyland to delay its reopening in July, -- (link) - budice Jun 12, 13:35 1
- OTOH, how many people have 'voted' by buying tickets? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 13:42
Trump administration has finalized its rollback of Obama-era protections for LGBTQ patients. -- (link) - budice Jun 12, 13:29 10
- It's gonna take Biden an entire term to undo *his* evil bullshit. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 13:36 7
  - I'm still hopeful that in January we're all going to wake up next to Suzanne Pleshette -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 14:31
  - Q: can Biden just issue one executive order, whatever the previous admin changed, is now recinded, null and void? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 13:44 2
    - If Biden's team is smart they've got the lawyers/politicos working on that right now. -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 13:54
    - A single EO with a line item for every correction and clarification would read like the fine print in a SuperHappyFunBall ad. -- nm - Max Jun 12, 13:46
  - The UnUndo -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 13:39 1
    - The Big Reset -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 13:45
  - And this on the Pulse Nightclub anniversary -- nm - budice Jun 12, 13:37
- Summary please? -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 13:34 1
  - ::: - mud Jun 12, 13:40
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 12, 13:22 3
- "Nintendo predates Dracula by 8 years." -- nm - The first part of the thread Jun 12, 13:24 2
  - Yes, sorry, that's a key bit of info -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 13:25 1
    - A plumbing company I worked for was founded in 1892, so they would also count -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 13:25
Beluga whale calf born at GA Aquarium (not graphic) -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 12, 13:03 [youtube] 1
- I want to see the dad whale and his pals smoking cigars. -- nm - Max Jun 12, 13:05
My made me smile discovery for today: How to Cat -- (link) - JD Jun 12, 12:57
(sitewap). I just cant anymore... “the concept of chokeholds sounds so innocent and so perfect” in “one-on-one” struggles" - tRuMaN Jun 12, 12:56 2
- My guess for the IM is "someone who needs to be on the receiving end of one" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 13:02 1
  - President Trump said this during an interview -- nm* - tRuMaN Jun 12, 14:40
B2: NextDoor is pure evil. - Strongbad Jun 12, 12:55 10
- This is Truth. -- nm - Diva Jun 12, 13:14
- oh it's so bad. it's crazy -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 13:11
- The weirdest thing about NextDoor is, YOU PUT WHERE YOU LIVE AND WORK on there. - JaxSean Jun 12, 13:11
- I used to have fun with it. There was one heated exchange that I was not involved in. I simply posted, "I like fish." and the entire thing diffused. - Spawn Jun 12, 13:03
- But it gave us Best of NextDoor which is an unadulterated good. -- nm - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:57 5
  - Well yes. Best of NextDoor is good because NextDoor is so damn toxic. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 12:59 4
    - Like it's not even "look at the morons" fun, it's "Holy fuck are you in the Klan?" -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 13:09
    - I'll confess I'd never heard of it until the vegan jogger story. - Bjarön Jun 12, 13:03 2
      - I don’t think it’s in a ton of neighborhoods here but I have no interest. -- nm - spamlet Jun 12, 13:17
      - Our Community Relations staff showed it to me several years ago. - Strongbad Jun 12, 13:05
Finally, some good news -- (link*) - decline Jun 12, 12:54 1
- If it ends next week I'm cancelling my Netflix. -- nm - Loyola Jun 12, 12:56
10 years ago in theaters: The Karate Kid ($55m), The A-Team, (ltd): Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Winter's Bone - Max Jun 12, 12:44 [youtube] 12
- Winter's Bone knocked my socks off. I should add that to my reading list. Mom says it clarifies a couple things. -- nm - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:56
- 15 years ago: Mr. & Mrs. Smith ($50m), The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D, The Honeymooners, High Tension, (ltd): Howl's Moving Castle -- (edited) - Max Jun 12, 12:44 [youtube] 10
  - High Tension! Awesome movie until it decides not to make logical sense at the end. -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 12:48 2
    - Yep, bad ending. Howl's Moving Castle = LOVE -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 12, 12:50 1
      - I knew both of these for both of you so it split the vote and picked my favorite clip from Mr & Mrs Smith. -- nm - Max Jun 12, 12:51
  - 20 years ago: Gone in 60 Seconds ($25m), (ltd): Josh, Groove, American Pimp, Love's Labour's Lost - Max Jun 12, 12:44 [youtube] 6
    - 25 years ago: Congo ($25m), (ltd): Smoke, Party Girl - Max Jun 12, 12:45 [youtube] 5
      - NMB AAAAAAAAAH! -- (pic) - Dark Callisto Jun 12, 12:52 [Attachment]
      - 30 years ago: Another 48 Hrs. ($19.5m) - Max Jun 12, 12:45 [youtube] 3
        
        35 years ago: The Goonies ($9m - Cyndi's music vid had all the wrestlers), Perfect - Max Jun 12, 12:46 [youtube] 2
        
        40 years ago: Bronco Billy, Wholly Moses!, (ltd): The Island, Roadie - Max Jun 12, 12:46 [youtube] 1
        
        45 years ago: Night Moves, Nashville, Love and Death - Max Jun 12, 12:50 [youtube]
Minneapolis City Council unanimously passes resolution to replace police department with a “community-led public safety system” -- (link) - budice Jun 12, 12:41 3
- aka The Purge -- nm - Loyola Jun 12, 12:45 1
  - If you feel it necessary to purge, they'll help you stay safe, but they will encourage you to seek help for your bulimia. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 14:37
- PDF of Resolution passed -- (link) - budice Jun 12, 12:43
*pew*pew*pew* 67% of Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement -- (link*) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 12, 12:36 2
- That fourth factor is a tricky one - Reagen Jun 12, 12:43 1
  - right, the wording of that one is a bit problematic -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 12, 12:47
Maybe I should adopt a dog. - ReluctantCynic Jun 12, 12:35 10
- Alright, I'm submitting an application. - ReluctantCynic Jun 12, 13:03
- yes -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 12, 13:02
- A right good napper -- (edited) - Epiphany- not a demon Jun 12, 12:58
- Shiba/basenji? That's gonna be a smart, stubborn dog. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 12:45 2
  - I bet it would keep Derrick Henry. -- nm - David Jun 12, 12:54
  - aka perfect for RC! -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:46
- Phil looks like a keeper. -- nm - David Jun 12, 12:42
- I vote yes. -- nm - mara Jun 12, 12:41
- 11/10! -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:40
- He's a beautiful boy. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 12, 12:38
HBO officially "sunsetting" HBO Go and will rebrand HBO Now as, simply, HBO. -- (link) - budice Jun 12, 12:19 26
- HBGO -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 12:53
- I'm still confused. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 12, 12:39
- They should rebrand to HB-OH! -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 12:34 1
  - HBOFFS -- nm - Loyola Jun 12, 13:00
- How they didn’t see this coming I don’t know. -- nm - spamlet Jun 12, 12:25
- Why not just call them all HBO SomethingOrOther. It'd be no more confusing. -- nm - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:25 10
  - HBO:SVU (special viewers unit) -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 14:29
  - HBOcho -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:35
  - ALso I'm now trying to recall what I had. I think it was Now, not Go, but it's been converted to Max so what will Now be then? -- nm - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:26 7
    - These conversations all make me feel like I've had a stroke. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 12:32 1
      - We'll put you on XarelHBO. You'll be fine. -- nm - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:44
    - Did you have cable? If not you had Now, which is Max. -- nm - spamlet Jun 12, 12:27 4
      - Cable but not HBO subscription. Turned Now on and off to watch GoT. - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:32
      - Thanks Max -- nm - budice Jun 12, 12:28 2
        
        Always looking out for others that Max -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 12:30 1
        
        Is there a spectrum for multiple personality disorder? Because we're on it. -- nm - Max Jun 12, 12:52
- It's strange how they're destroying HBO by saying HBO as much as possible. -- nm - David Jun 12, 12:20 9
  - To many departments over at Warner Brothers who aren't working together. -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 13:12 1
    - I think it is a level up from than that and ATT with the all over the map instructions -- nm - JD Jun 12, 13:30
  - And they were so potentially so close. I mean HBO = Home Box Office, right? They'd figured that out all the way back in early 70s. Isn't that - JD Jun 12, 12:36
  - HBO squared. -- nm - Loyola Jun 12, 12:29
  - "HBO Was" -- nm - prayformojo Jun 12, 12:28
  - Yeah, maximum HBO. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:23
  - "HBO Cherry Vanilla Zero" -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 12:22
  - Say it three times and it'll disappear. -- nm - budice Jun 12, 12:21 1
    - *whispers Beetlejuice* -- nm - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:25
IMO, until this graph gets worse, focusing on the change in net positive COVID cases isn't the argument in Florida (and possibly other states). - JaxSean Jun 12, 12:18 36
- "Most people" are in major denial. Much of Florida is official classified as "rebound" right now. I'm trying to find numbers for testing, do you happen to have that? -- nm* - loosilu Jun 12, 12:57 4
  - I'm not seeing testing numbers go up in the US overall, but it's not broken down by state. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 13:00 3
    - If you go here, you can download the .CSV file for a single state - JaxSean Jun 12, 13:23 2
      - Oh thanks. Very helpful. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 13:30
      - They also have an all encompassing state daily historical as well. It's where you can get the daily changes that might not be on the state websites. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 12, 13:24
- Florida has been using the 'increased testing' reasoning for how long now? Is it actually true anymore? -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 12:42 7
  - ty97 and Jax, have you seen today's analysis in the MH? -- (link) - loosilu Jun 12, 13:04 3
    - I like the interactivity of that article. Very informative -- nm - JaxSean Jun 12, 13:17 2
      - Another article in the series. Florida WAS covering up the numbers. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 12, 13:29
      - Looks like they got their hands on a private version of the data the state is hiding. That's good journalism. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 12, 13:20
  - The Miami Herald says probably not. - loosilu Jun 12, 13:03
  - Right, what is the hospitalization ratio trend? - znufrii, silly old man Jun 12, 12:44 1
    - Very rare. -- nm - WHO Jun 12, 13:00
- The case number in Harris Co is alarming. But our death count in the area is quite low. This is likely due to medical being the #2 industry here. -- nm - Qale Jun 12, 12:35 2
  - Hopefully this is the case and the death rate remains low, but increases in death count tend to lag increases in case count -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 12:44
  - Yeah I’m worried about my family there -- nm - JackDawson Jun 12, 12:36
- What I’m missing from the things I read including the good interview loosi posted is that it says that 60-80pct of Americans are gonna get infected - - JackDawson Jun 12, 12:28 9
  - I don't have an article at hand, but the analysis I saw is that overall deaths are lower with social distancing. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 13:07
  - Well, I hope that number isn't hit. There aren't enough lungs available for transplants, and swathes of the populace will suffer effects for years. - Beryllium Jun 12, 12:34 6
    - But hoping isn’t enough/- every single doctor seems to say that’s what’s gonna happen... -- nm - JackDawson Jun 12, 12:36 5
      - Hospitals exceeeding capacity leads to more overall deaths when people have to go untreated. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 13:08 4
        
        Yeah I mean this makes total sense so like fucking increase hospital capacity assholes you’ve had three months and counting -- nm - JackDawson Jun 12, 13:12 3
        
        Iirc they have doubled hospital icu capacity, converting watds etc, but there is a limited amount of drugs and staff -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 14:04 1
        
        Varies widely by location. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 14:07
        
        Easier said than done when it's scattered across the country as opposed to centralized in NYC. Many of these hospitals have lost shitloads -- (edited) - loosilu Jun 12, 13:46
  - Essentially, yes, I think that's kinda my point. "infections" up or down shouldn't be the key indicators. Hospitalization and death should be. - JaxSean Jun 12, 12:31
- Obviously I can't speak for the rest of the state, but here's a graph for our affiliated hospital. - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:24 [Attachment] 2
  - I'm just arguing that case does not necessarily correlate to hospital/death. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 12, 12:29 1
    - I'm in agreeance with you. It's the # of hospitalized cases I find more interesting and useful. - Bjarön Jun 12, 12:51
- There are a lot of numbers to watch. However, an alarming one is rising. - David Jun 12, 12:19 5
  - Sure, but if those increases in positive cases don't result in hospitalization or death, then that increase is really moot. - JaxSean Jun 12, 12:25 4
    - The thing that's difficult to understand on this is the pacing. Hospitalizations don't happen immediately. - David Jun 12, 12:39 3
      - (And I'm not saying this to scare you. I want you to know so that you take additional measures.) - David Jun 12, 12:39 2
        
        We're still 99% adhering to quarantine. - JaxSean Jun 12, 12:41 1
        
        As you should. That Sea World report yesterday was terrifying. -- nm - David Jun 12, 12:43
- Bugger. Graph here -- (pic) - JaxSean Jun 12, 12:19 [Attachment]

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