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My new favorite travel YouTuber flew Heathrow to Iceland. Iceland tests everyone who lands for COVID. -- (link) - Mop Jul 13, 22:49 [youtube] 2
- is that guy wearing a mask with a picture of himself wearing a mask on it? -- nm - mafic Jul 14, 02:15
- that's one way to get a test -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 23:36
130,930 K-12 schools in America. What happens to the demand for PPE if they all open? - Volnelk Jul 13, 22:03 6
- Chicago can't properly clean the schools as is. -- nm - . Jul 13, 22:56
- There is not enough PPE for hospitals. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 13, 22:50
- Masks are the new home industry. I know a couple of people who are making them to donate, and one of our Barn Sale customers handed - Meg Jul 13, 22:09
- Nothing, because they don't have the budget for it -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 22:08 2
  - You think if I have to go back to school I’m only getting masks the school pays for? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 13, 22:12 1
    - By then DeVos will probably have made it illegal for teachers to buy or accept supplies. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 22:14
William Gibson's The Peripheral is on sale right now, $1.99 in the US and Canada -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 21:53
Yay!! DMV has extended driver's licences for one year for Seniors over 70 who would have had to renew in person. - Meg Jul 13, 21:35 1
- But apparently the marijuana stores don't accept expired licenses and you must have a government ID so I hope you've stocked up. -- nm - jnine Jul 13, 23:57
Browsing YouTube I landed on this, which made me reassess my writing style. -- (link) - Max Jul 13, 21:25 [youtube]
wtf, Mythbusters' Grant Imahara dies at 49. -- (link) - Tim Jul 13, 20:36 9
- Noooo, he was my favorite...at least he wasn't hacked to pieces by one of his robots. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 21:35
- Oh, come on. It’s Monday, and I already want this week to be over. -- nm - David Jul 13, 21:33 2
  - Word. -- nm - Diva Jul 14, 04:32
  - Yep. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 21:36
- what is happening -- nm - Jovian Jul 13, 20:58
- Brain aneurysm. Bleh. It’s how one of my best friends died last year. -- nm - Qale Jul 13, 20:51
- Shit -- nm - Ender Jul 13, 20:42
- Jesus. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 20:40
- :( -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 20:39
AOC is such a dork and I love it. -- (link) - Tim Jul 13, 20:27 2
- (League has some toxic MFers in it, which explains how she handles Twitter so well.) - Tim Jul 13, 20:28 1
  - And life in general. - . Jul 13, 22:54
President Trump considered selling Puerto Rico in 2017 after the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria -- (link) - the ice Jul 13, 20:16 7
- We can’t do that... can we? -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 20:20 6
  - Technically yes, but only if Puerto Rico agreed. Self-determination and all that. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 20:58
  - Who'd want to buy it? -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 20:22 4
    - Jeffrey Epstein was still alive (and not in jail) at the time, right? Maybe he was looking for a new island? -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 20:52
    - SlackerTalk! -- nm - Qale Jul 13, 20:31 2
      - I always have my eye on an island or two. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 22:15
      - Island for sale. Used. Condition: fair. Venmo to get address. No holds. -- nm - Facebook Marketplace listing Jul 13, 20:36
Wait, how DO you say Tim's last name? -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 20:07 4
- I just heard pfm’s brain explode in solidarity. -- nm - Tim Jul 13, 20:23
- Last Name Ever, First Name Greatest -- nm - the ice Jul 13, 20:20
- I’m not sure HE knows -- nm - Epiphany Jul 13, 20:18
- When we finally learn this horrible truth, the seveth veil will finally drop -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 20:10
I’m not married to the name “Streaming Now Podcast” and I’m finding it hard to find a good domain or Twitter handle. Suggestions welcome. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 19:54 17
- COVID? NO, COAUD. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 06:41
- Streamed Hams -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 04:41
- Stream on Me, Podcast in the Stream, Stream Heat. -- nm - jnine Jul 14, 00:08
- "What Is The Deal With All These Streaming Options?" -- nm - rollo Jul 13, 21:55
- my serious answer is I think you may struggle to be found with that name, but I don't have an alternative. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 21:53
- Digital Escape or Media Carnivore -- nm - David Jul 13, 21:37 2
  - Streaming Sherpa! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 22:08 1
    - People would think it's a podcast from Mount Everest. -- nm - David Jul 13, 22:55
- Enjoy Happy Podcast -- nm - Max Jul 13, 21:34
- Streamy McStreamface -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 20:53
- probably already taken, but Crossing the Streams? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 20:04 1
  - Ghostbuster podcast -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 20:11
- There’s a .stream TLD. Maybe we can do something with that. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 20:00
- "Now Streaming!" -- nm - TWuG Jul 13, 19:57
- The Official Washington [football team] podcast -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 19:56 1
  - I hear there’s a name that’s just become available... -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 20:03
- Also, given Tim’s interest in game streaming, I should have included the Mixer shutdown story. We’ll cover that next time. - Mop Jul 13, 19:55
What nails do carpenters hate to hit? - JD Jul 13, 19:51 2
- I was close! - TWuG Jul 13, 19:54 1
  - That would work as well - JD Jul 13, 19:58
Colorado sports betting in first month, May: $25.6m total bets. Top sports: table tennis ($6.6m), MMA ($1.7m), baseball ($1.6m), soccer ($1.5m), golf -- (link*) - the ice Jul 13, 19:47 3
- Illinois is just getting going but one guy had a very good weekend. - zunk takes things literally Jul 13, 20:04
- All of my heroes, are table tennis players. Zoran Primorac, Jan-Ove Waldner, Wang Tao, Jorg Rosskopf and of course Ashraf Helmy. I - prayformojo Jul 13, 20:03
- Exactly how they expected it to go. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 19:50
3M is manufacturing 50 million n95 masks a month in the U.S., ramped up from 35 million a few months ago. Trying to reach 95 million by October -- nm* - the ice Jul 13, 19:40 1
- Now if only the prices were reasonable. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 13, 20:04
Oh no. More cake posts. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 13, 19:18
As we start going back into lockdown (and people start getting upset), there’ll be pressure to re-open as soon as trends start dipping. - Mop Jul 13, 19:18 2
- Yup. People need to understand that you can't have any type of recovery (economic etc) without control of the virus. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 13, 19:38 1
  - People are looking at the unemployment and thinking of the economic damage. I'm looking at the skyrocketing cases and thinking of - Beryllium Jul 13, 19:42
It's only four days. It wasn't planned long enough. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 19:18
ESPN tonight: Eagles concert now playing -- nm* - the ice Jul 13, 19:13 6
- Who dat doing the Glenn Frey parts? -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 19:32 4
  - his son Deacon -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 19:48 3
    - and Vince Gill on other Glen parts -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 19:48 2
      - Thanks. I recognized his son. I didn’t recognize the older, puffy guy. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 19:53 1
        
        Oh, he’s very good on “Heart Ache Tonight”. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 20:17
- If it’s not the Philadelphia Eagles, then ESPN is really desperate. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 19:14
At least front-line essential health care employees who get coronavirus at work will be eligible for worker’s comp -- (link*) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 19:11 2
- Some places are denying it saying you got it elsewhere (which is hard to prove one way or another) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 13, 19:39
- The district my wife works for sent a notice that they were exempt from the sick time rules. Teachers flipped and they reversed course quickly. - spamlet Jul 13, 19:13
How is the Home Movies: Princess Bride project on Quibi for charity if I have to pay Quibi to watch it? Is Quibi giving any of that money to charity? -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 19:10
Only moments away from a freak jackhammer fight accident -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 13, 19:09 5
- Do you take the direct, swordfighting approach? Or the indirect, take away the ground on which they stand approach? -- nm - Max Jul 13, 21:36 2
  - Not the age-old jackhammer fight tactics debate again. It's practically a cliche at this point. - rollo Jul 13, 22:00 1
    - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 14, 07:59
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jul 13, 20:50
- I have questions -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 19:11
About sums it up -- (link) - spamlet Jul 13, 19:07 [Image]
Baby playing with 30ft snake 🐍 - Flavorize Jul 13, 19:04 1
- Snake playing with its dinner. -- nm - Snake Twitter Jul 13, 19:08
My friend is covering inpatient now, 2 patients(different groups) were hanging out with COVID + friends. WTF is wrong with people. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 13, 18:47 1
- You'd like to rule out ignorance. -- nm - the ice Jul 13, 18:53
Heh. "Comorbidity" indeed. -- (link*) - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:47
as a straight white man it's my job to chime in on stuff that don't concern me -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 18:33 5
- My fav of the anti-name changers is the, “I know lots of Native Americans and none of them are offended by Redskins.” - Flavorize Jul 13, 18:50
- "What's next? They're gonna take Gargoyles off Disney+?" - Krusty Jul 13, 18:43 2
  - "It's really starting to fog up my Oakleys!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:45 1
    - I been thinkin', which I rarely do... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 18:49
- :-D -- nm - mud Jul 13, 18:36
Karate Bears! -- (link) - Remlik Jul 13, 18:28 2
- Wonderful -- nm - Epiphany Jul 13, 19:51
- I LOVE THIS. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 19:06
Tucker Carlson running like a fucking coward from his current racist shitstorm -- (link) - TWuG Jul 13, 18:19 15
- Guess his 2024 kickoff is delayed. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 13, 18:36 10
  - Those stories were so clearly planted and paid for. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:56 5
    - There had to be someone with a great big "in case of presidential run" file - Reagen Jul 13, 19:22 1
      - You'd think clips from his show would be enough to scotch any political run, but... -- nm - TWuG Jul 13, 19:26
    - And I wonder if the flip side is true, that someone had this dude's hobby in their back pocket for when it would hurt most -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:59 2
      - And I see now that's what you were saying. - Reagen Jul 13, 19:25 1
        
        It's my fault for not using the words that would mean the thing that I was thinking. A common ill. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 19:35
  - Without him and Kanye, I really don’t see any viable candidates. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:49
  - you know how it is, when you accidentally hire a white supremacist to be your head writer and he writes exactly the same thing on a white supremacy - Reagen Jul 13, 18:42 2
    - Twitter: Dude got paid to be racist and blew it because he did some extra-curricular racism. -- nm - Tim Jul 13, 18:49 1
      - If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:58
- He could just take a vacation until 23rd of December of two-thousand-and-twenty-never. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 13, 18:34
- My favorite part was when he said that the fired guy was embarrassed about the HUNDREDS of posts he'd made. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:31
- what's that a metaphor for? -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 18:23 1
  - Airports are closed, so ... he'll be looking for some local trout holes? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:24
CA Essentials: Liquor stores have remained open throughout and even have "senior hours." -- nm* - the ice Jul 13, 18:12 1
- Booze was the only thing the government imposed official purchase limits on here. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:40
the Early Access game I streamed a couple months ago audibled to a new chapter because of the pandemic. - Tim Jul 13, 18:08 [youtube] 1
- Let us know if you do. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 13, 18:09
Oh right... taxes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 18:08
NFL RB DeVonta Freeman has fired his agent. He was repoetedly receiving interest from SEA before they signed Carlos Hyde. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 18:02 2
- Actually, it's the other way around. Luke's wife fired Free. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:15
- nice timing -- nm - the ice Jul 13, 18:05
Well that message certainly would make me feel a lot better about going back. -- (pic) - Qale Jul 13, 18:02 [Attachment]
sitwap, ‘Glee’ Cast photo: -- (link) - mud Jul 13, 17:40
the new Penny Dreadful, which was plenty dreadful, did at least one thing well anyway: -- (link*) - mud Jul 13, 17:34 6
- I couldnt get through two episodes of Perry Mason due to similarity to Penny Dreadful S2. - Jovian Jul 13, 18:00 3
  - I started watching episode 3 of perry Mason last night, and made it about six minutes in before getting bored. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:25
  - This is the exact problem I'm having too. Watched Perry Mason episode 3 tonight -- nm - MDH Jul 13, 18:10 1
    - lol yep. it sucks. I had wanted to watch Perry Mason - Jovian Jul 13, 18:16
- Series 2 right? I ad high hopes for it (and liked the original), but this season was a mess. -- nm - MDH Jul 13, 17:36 1
  - yes -- nm - mud Jul 13, 17:37
A week into my Facebook fast and I’m still looking for the app on my phone out of habit -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 17:33 1
- You could just tell me you miss me. There's no shame in that -- nm - con_carne Jul 13, 17:42
This is my favorite thing i learned today. By far. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 13, 17:28
WAS Team Name odds Red Tails or Red Clouds +275 Warriors +300 Presidents +650 Monuments +650 Americans +800 Hogs -- nm - budice Jul 13, 17:27 3
- The Washington Nuclear Footballs. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:42
- 6/7 of those are objectively horrible. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 17:31
- I also think they should change the “city” part of the name to “D.C”. D.C Redtails is solid. - Volnelk Jul 13, 17:30
Now playing: The Cones of Dunshire (the episode, not the game) - nmbICL - prayformojo Jul 13, 17:26 3
- You forgot about the cones! -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 17:32
- Roll three dice to see how many dice you roll. -- nm - Tim Jul 13, 17:29 1
  - Are the cones themselves a metaphor? Well, yes and no. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 17:34
UFC 251: 1.3M PPV buys. Highest UFC buy rate sans Conor since 2009. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 17:15 2
- the prelims had a couple of fantastic KOs -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 17:28
- I chose against it -- nm - budice Jul 13, 17:27
In Houston, we are at the # of deaths due to COVID as there were murders in 2018. In Texas, we are quickly at the # of deaths due to car fatalities... - Qale Jul 13, 17:05
not funny, Douglas Coupland. not funny. -- (link) - mud Jul 13, 17:03 1
- wtf? -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 17:11
Over the range he rides, his spreadsheets filled with pride. Census Cowboy wanders, in search of his last five. - Beryllium Jul 13, 16:54 3
- Finally watching Cowboys and Aliens? -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 17:00
- This guy? -- (link) - zunk takes things literally Jul 13, 16:58 1
  - Yes. But sung by Johnny Cash. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 17:00
Hamilton and George in a Sherlock send-up sounds like a Red Nose Day skit. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 16:52
I've discovered the fallacy of chewing bubble gum.under a mask. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 16:52 1
- A lesser known tool of debate. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 16:54
Damn. This is some good tea. -- (link) - Qale Jul 13, 16:50 [youtube]

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