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Devos just now on Fox “All the data supports reopening schools. None of the data is against it.” Really? None? That seems low. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 9, 06:46 2
- Honestly we just need to ignore everything coming out of the admin in regards to COVID. Their only hope of re-election is - spamlet Jul 9, 06:50 1
  - Exactly. 100pct ignore them and try to have conversations amongst adults right than with him in your ear. Those people are three levels past gone -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:52
Today is a working from home day. We have no AC. At 9:45 am it already 'feels like' 35* (95*F). This should be fun.... -- nm* - Andie Jul 9, 06:45 1
- my 'lunch break' might involve me swimming in Lake Ontario. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 06:46
SCOTUS in 15: Trump/Mazars, Trump/Vance, Oklahoma - the ice Jul 9, 06:43 1
- My predictions: No on Mazars, Yes to Vance and I don't know enough about the Oklahoma one to have an opinion -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:51
FYI: Sign up here to volunteer for COVID vaccine trials -- (link) - oblique Jul 9, 06:41 1
- thanks...signed up -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 10:57
Bill Nye on Mask Wearing and effectiveness -- (link) - the ice Jul 9, 06:26
Happy Jeff Fisher Day!! nm -- (edited) - Daniel Prime Jul 9, 05:54 2
- I’m having sex! - Will Hunting Jul 9, 06:05 1
  - very nice! -- nm - Daniel Prime Jul 9, 06:05
don't know if this point about schools reopening has been made here, but: -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 9, 05:53 [Attachment] 40
- The people pushing for schools to re-open don't care if teachers or students get COVID19 just as long as the unemployment rate goes down, too. -- nm - Inigo Jul 9, 06:14 38
  - Perhaps that's true of the politicians that we are focused on, but there are rational people trying to reopen the economy for the health of all of us - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:47
  - I expect teachers and parents *to a person* want schools to be open - if it's safe. - Reagen Jul 9, 06:22 36
    - all my friends who are parents are like 'Please God, open the schools. Do it safely, but please find a way." -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 06:46 1
      - Exactly. It's not just "people who don't care about teachers and tjust want the unemployment to go down" -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:47
    - In retrospect, our entire response should have been about controlling the virus enough to open schools, and we did nothing close to what was needed. - Maracello Jul 9, 06:29 4
      - Worst president of all time. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 06:46
      - Yup. Control the virus TO PROTECT the economy (and lives too, but if it sells that way then fine). Too late. -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:36
      - Agreed. The focus has been on business and economy. - JaxSean Jul 9, 06:34
      - Hundred percent right -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 06:33
    - If daycares are fine with proper precautions, why not schools with proper precautions? -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:25 27
      - I think it's more difficult in a large school than a daycare center. We have public schools with thousands of kids which I'm sure is way more -- (edited) - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:32 11
        
        Daycares also have one point of entry (and yes, smaller population). Getting one POE for a school, where everyone needs to be checked for fever? - JaxSean Jul 9, 06:42
        
        well daycare centers are open daily, but some proposals I've seen floated by schools districts including nyc is stagger to reduce limit - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:37 6
        
        i.e. "f*ck the teachers and admin." - JaxSean Jul 9, 06:43 4
        
        we already said "Fuck the grocers" "Fuck the amazon delivery boys" "Fuck the construction workers" and of course "fuck the daycare workers" - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:45 3
        
        I don't seem to think that is *anyone's* concern - which is concerning. (Well, other than those workers and their families.) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 07:12
        
        Sounds like a busy weekend. I’m jealous. -- nm - mafic Jul 9, 06:46 1
        
        All the chaffing -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:48
        
        I've heard those and there are issues with that as well, of course. Parents can't work, teach their kids and watch after them at the same time. - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:41
        
        *every* time some kid coughs it's gonna be a chorus of "CORONA!!!" *pointing fingers* -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 06:34 2
        
        2319! 2319! -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 06:42
        
        I didn't even think of all the teasing, joking and bullying that this will bring. -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:36
      - Are they? -- (link) - Maracello Jul 9, 06:31 8
        
        Right well yesterday I posted how my cousin's kid's daycare in Houston had been shutdown, consistent with your post - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:36 7
        
        They're 100% needed. Are they safe? Answer still pending. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 06:38 2
        
        So are schools -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:42 1
        
        For sure! Have the steps been taken to make them safe? *ASCII shrug* - Reagen Jul 9, 06:53
        
        They're not different in importance but they are different in the ability to keep them clean and safe. - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:37 3
        
        I haven't heard why though--large numbers? I mean sure schools can be large - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:43 2
        
        You just said why it's harder. How do you limit class size with all these kids? Outside in the school yard in the summer? What about winter? There are - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:48 1
        
        Ok well schools were open for teaching virtually during the shutdown and the parents got screwed with having to take care of them so I’m not sure what - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:52
      - "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting based on location - Reagen Jul 9, 06:29 5
        
        Right, there are so many little things to consider but hopefully they can figure out something that works for the parents, teachers and safety of all -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:43
        
        Ah it's about Trump. Got it, sorry not interested. -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:38 3
        
        Well, it is. He pushed governors to reopen states too early and they did. He will push schools to reopen too early. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 06:51 2
        
        If we make policy decisions based on “not trump” we aren’t doing anything right. He’s a lunatic clown. He can’t be the basis for our decisions - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:54 1
        
        Of course we need to do that. But he pushes for the opposite and gets it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 07:02
    - Atlantic Canada: sure I can see it with precautions; in States averaging 8-10k cases a day not so much -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 06:23
- "The CDC director says the guidelines for reopening schools won't be revised, but additional reference documents will be provided. " -- nm - decline Jul 9, 06:01
The first season of Corner Gas is one of my favorite TV seasons of all-time. Still amazes me that it is Canadian. -- nm* - Beaker Jul 9, 05:50 6
- I still can't watch it. :-( I can torrent it but I've been hoping to find a way to stream it. -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:36 3
  - According to Just Watch, it’s on IMDB TV which is free with ads. -- nm - spamlet Jul 9, 06:39 2
    - Now you're just making shit up? IMDB TV? -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 06:44
    - Do you need Amazon Prime to get access to IMDB TV? -- nm - Maracello Jul 9, 06:41
- Somewhere I have the first five seasons on DVD that my Brother recorded for me. -- nm* - Meg Jul 9, 06:14
- Seems like a good poll. Spartacus Season 1 is one of my faves. -- nm - Shaun Jul 9, 05:54
Unemployment: 1.3M New, 18M continuing -- nm - the ice Jul 9, 05:36 4
- Seems like we are adding jobs and losing them just as quickly on the other end? -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 05:47 3
  - I saw a graph that showed that even pulling out all the "temporary" job losses, permanent jobs have been lost faster than in the Great Recession. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 06:00
  - Truth. Limited reopening traffic, companies becoming more efficient / closing stores -- nm - the ice Jul 9, 05:51 1
    - As mentioned before. Wait for PPP money to run out, Airline bailout money to end. Then we'll have real look at unemployment -- nm* - the ice Jul 9, 05:52
Jordan Tootoo's statement on the Edmonton Eskimos. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 9, 05:12 2
- That was my experience in Nunavut as well. Last couple generations don’t use it, and will correct people, but don’t find it offensive. -- nm - mafic Jul 9, 06:52
- seems reasonable to me -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 05:46
Hotels and other employers are using shutdown as an excuse to permanently lay off long-term staff, replacing them with cheaper new hires -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 9, 05:09 3
- The funny thing about this latest outrage story is that many of the people getting replaced are white -- (edited) - JackDawson Jul 9, 05:48 2
  - apples and oranges to front-line hospitality and restaurant work, really. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 9, 05:52 1
    - Maybe, maybe not. We know our younger population is more diverse than our older one, by miles. But of course if ageism is at play the ADEA should kic - JackDawson Jul 9, 06:19
Ruby Rose reacts to CW's new Batwoman Javicia Leslie -- (link) - Shaun Jul 9, 05:08 1
- I hope they don't make her wear that nasty wig. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 06:03
TV PSA: Blindspot, Burden of Truth, Cannonball, Celebrity Watch Party, Flip or Flop, Holey Moley, Treasure Island with Bear Grylls, In the Dark, Don't -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:09 5
- UK gets There She Goes (because it's been nearly 2 days since David Tennant has been on British TV). -- nm - LMS Jul 9, 04:38 2
  - what is this show? -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 05:08 1
    - It's a comedy drama with Jessica Hynes. He's a terrible father in it - clips here -- (link) - LMS Jul 9, 05:30 [youtube]
- Labor of Love, Revenge Prank, Restaurant Impossible, Real HW, To Tell the Truth, Bold Type, Undercover Chef, Misery Index, Naked and Afraid: Foreign - Beaker Jul 9, 04:11 1
  - Close Enough (HBO), The Deep Blue Sea (National Theatre Live via YouTube), Expecting Amy (HBO Max) -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:12
erp -- nm* - . Jul 9, 03:10
I'm onto the 'T's in my Lockdown CD Listening Party which consists of a lot of one band and a film score. -- nm - LMS Jul 9, 02:56 16
- Time...The Who... Tina Turner...Thompson Twins -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 11:00
- Toto. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 06:45
- my 'T's - mud Jul 9, 06:21
- Trainspotting soundtrack? -- nm - spamlet Jul 9, 05:40 3
  - good answer *clap clap* -- nm - Family Feud Jul 9, 05:59 2
    - No, but Jovian would approve of it. -- nm - LMS Jul 9, 06:12 1
      - ...The Terminator? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 06:35
- T Rex? Toto? -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 05:20
- T-Pain, T-Bone, T-Nutty, T-Wayne, T La Rock? -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 05:17 2
  - Mr. T. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 05:20 1
    - T.I. and T.O.P -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 9, 05:30
- Technotronic -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 05:12
- Tool, Twenty One Pilots. Tom Petty? (Is he a T or a P?) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 04:54 1
  - P -- nm - LMS Jul 9, 04:58
- Thin Lizzy -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:41
- Titanic soundtrack -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 03:58
Oh shit...Naya Rivera missing, presumed dead after her 4 year old son was found alone on her boat. -- (link) - Daniel Prime Jul 8, 22:42 10
- oh that is awful -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 05:12
- oh no -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 05:08
- just woke up and saw this. :( -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 05:07
- :( -- nm - the ice Jul 9, 04:47
- That’s horrible. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 04:41
- This is terrible. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 04:06
- terrible...related: that show seems cursed for a great portion of the main cast -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:05 1
  - Lea Michelle isn't cursed, just an asshole. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 04:21
- This is horrible -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 03:03
- Just breaking on the late news here. Earlier report was that the boy had been found alone and they didn't know who else was on the boat with him. -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 22:58
Speaking of pool, I much prefer 9-ball to 8-ball (solids and stripes) -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:17 5
- I like both but snooker's the game. -- nm - mud Jul 9, 06:25
- Snooker for the win! -- nm - Daniel Prime Jul 9, 06:21
- I am the worst billiards player in the history of the world, exceeded only by my shittiness at bowling. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 22:27
- speaking of pool, I need to figure out how to maintain mine. it's supposed to be mostly self-regulating, but I don't trust it. -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:21 1
  - that CQ guy is a pool boy -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 22:31
Speaking of pool. Damn. I love swimming. stopped 5 years ago when I got bad tendinitis in my shoulder. IT FUCKING SUCKS GETTING OLD -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 22:16
For mafic and Strongbad, here's the Google Sheet tracker for the pool -- (link) - zork Jul 8, 22:02 7
- that's quite the spread in total goals predicted. -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:09 5
  - Who knows? All the goalkeepers might get covid -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:12 4
    - seems I may have miscalculated based on a regular season. oops. -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:14 3
      - If you want to give me a different number I'll change it -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:15 2
        
        nah, I've seen the other predictions. I wouldn't want to taint my inevitable victory. -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:19 1
        
        I'm sure you won't even need the tie breaker to win. In my work version someone put 4; three goals were scored tonight. -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:23
- And here is the one that drives the numbers. I can update multiple pools at once this way. -- (link*) - zork Jul 8, 22:04
On the subject of NCAA -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 8, 21:44
Titanic: A 2020 Reenactment -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 8, 21:40
A dramatic surge in infections in Tulsa can likely be attributed to... -- (link) - Mop Jul 8, 20:45 5
- "likely" is doing a lot of work. One local official is making an assumption. It could be accurate, but there's no proof. -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 20:52 4
  - So much likely is being used - the times now apparently does believe that antibody tests are accurate enough to report on its findings - JackDawson Jul 9, 03:51 1
    - (At least this likely confirms with what logic tells you would happen) -- nm - JackDawson Jul 9, 04:10
  - This is one of those instances where I'm fine with perception becoming reality. -- nm - David Jul 8, 21:07 1
    - Word -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 8, 21:17
'The Wonder Years' Reboot Featuring Black Family a Go at ABC -- nm - Remlik Jul 8, 20:12 13
- Sure why not. If it started today, it would be set in 2000. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 21:41 10
  - wut. -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:12 9
    - Each episode took place exactly 20 years before the air dates - zork Jul 8, 22:14 8
      - 10-year-old me: "wow, it was so different in the '60s!" 41-year-old me: "has anything *really* changed since 2000?" -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:16 7
        
        You posted that on a smart phone, didn't you? -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:17 6
        
        I'd say that the 20 years between 2000 and 2020 have been technologically revolutionary but culturally similar. - Mop Jul 8, 23:02
        
        a laptop hooked up to two flatscreen monitors in my quarantine office. what's your point? -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:20 4
        
        No point. Say, do you happen to know the carry-on rules for liquids these days? No reason, just curious. -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:25 3
        
        here in Australia where I've lived the last 12 years? pretty much whatever you like. not that they're really flying much these days. -- nm - mafic Jul 8, 22:40 2
        
        But don't they make you take your shoes off (to check for spiders)? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 22:41 1
        
        OK, there was a reason. I was pointing out another change in the last 20 years. -- nm - zork Jul 9, 05:36
- Cast Nandi Bushell as Winnie Cooper -- nm - Max Jul 8, 21:41 1
  - and Tatyana Ali as the mother! I have such a crush on her -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:11
Now there's a fish plague, killing over 60,000 farm raised trout in Mojave, no stocking this year as all are quarantined -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 8, 20:04 5
- See what happens when the trout dont wear masks -- nm - eag Jul 8, 20:18 3
  - not safe to open school -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 22:09 2
    - Go stand in the corner and think about what you just did. -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:26 1
      - ooooh...I know...I got this...I should have made a replica -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 23:38
- Had me confused there for a moment, there's a hatchery in Mojave?? Ah, Mojave *River* in Victorville. That makes more sense:) -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 20:12
Maskedodon -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 8, 20:03 4
- This is a local sculpture park. -- (pic) -- nm* - . Jul 8, 20:56 3
  - image -- (pic) - . Jul 8, 20:58 [Attachment] 2
    - Heh. Is it your birthday ? Happy Birthday! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 8, 21:18 1
      - It was. Thanks. -- nm - . Jul 9, 03:03
Oh, I asked her for water, oh, she brought me gasoline That’s the troublingest woman That I ever seen -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 19:53 2
- ♫ And I've been putting out the fire with gasoline ♪ -- nm - zork Jul 8, 22:15
- Is this about Furiosa? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 20:08

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