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Delta cuts summer flying as demand stalls due to coronavirus, posts $5.7 billion quarterly loss -- (link) - ty97 Jul 14, 07:19 3
- 737-700 fleet to be retired (in addition to other announce retirements) -- (link) - ty97 Jul 14, 07:19 2
  - ^^^ lots of writedowns from their investments in other airlines in there too -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 07:24
  - domestic operations burning $17mm/day, int'l burning $10mm/day. -- (link) - ty97 Jul 14, 07:23
2020 Y'all -- (link) - decline Jul 14, 07:18 16
- It's common among rodents in the US West and SW. Once or twice a year a human gets it. It's treatable with antibiotics. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 07:22 2
  - Back in the ‘50s last century, a childhood friend of my Mom’s got it in Idaho. I need to check if the friend was treated successfully. -- nm - landbeck Jul 14, 07:32
  - They're sending the plague squirrels just to weaken us so that the ninja bears and murder hornets can take us out -- nm - decline Jul 14, 07:28
- (bubonic plague is common and very treatable now) -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 07:19 12
  - THE TREATMENT IS AGAINST MY CONSTITUITIONAL AND BIBLE RIGHTS! -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 07:31
  - Yup. For us it's commonly found out in the western states. I read about it years ago in a story about someone that got bit -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 14, 07:23 3
    - It's actually a bacteria. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 07:24 2
      - Oh, snap! Take that, krusty ! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 14, 07:26 1
        
        I can never show my face here again! - Krusty Jul 14, 07:34
  - you're no fun--scarier is better! -- nm - JackDawson Jul 14, 07:21 6
    - I'm wondering who plucked that out of the back page news? -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 07:22 5
      - I liked it better when the back page was reserved for hustlers and prostitutes. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 07:28
      - There was a similar story a week or two ago. News sites are looking for these things now knowing people are on edge about health issues. - Krusty Jul 14, 07:24 3
        
        The bees, the scarlet fever, etc. etc. Taking advantage of people being on issue about health to scare them--that's why we protect the press right? -- nm - JackDawson Jul 14, 07:30 1
        
        Yes, that's why. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 14, 07:32
        
        Ah yes, 2020. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 07:25
Early snippets of reviews I'm seeing are almost universally praising Ghost of Tsushima. -- nm - Shaun Jul 14, 07:04 2
- Do you think you'll play it ? - decline Jul 14, 07:19 1
  - Hmmm, possibly. -- nm - Shaun Jul 14, 07:28
Uneducated investors that bought JCP shares for the lolz post-bankruptcy filing beg judge to save them from themselves. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 14, 07:01 5
- You mean players in the stock market look to the government as an insurance policy in supposed free market capitalism USA? I'm so shocked, I couldn't - JackDawson Jul 14, 07:32
- Fuck them. It’s like the morons driving up Hertz stock. The company is bankrupt. They’re trying to create an artificial bubble so they can profit. -- nm - Mop Jul 14, 07:29 1
  - Helpfully, we do subsidize similar loses by the big banks, who have more $ to shoulder it and more education to know better. It is a sensical system, - JackDawson Jul 14, 07:33
- I will not laugh because that's cold, but damn I want to. - Baron Burr Jul 14, 07:16 1
  - The entire WallStreetBets subreddit could go bankrupt and it would improve society overall. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 07:17
PPP Naming and Shaming is Why We Can't Have Nice Things. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 14, 06:59 3
- Eh. Just because they could access the funding, doesn't mean they should have if they didn't need it. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 14, 07:20 2
  - If you don't use the money for salaries, it's not forgivable. It becomes a loan you have to pay back. - spamlet Jul 14, 07:28 1
    - simple. you use the PPP money for salaries, and use the money you would have otherwise spent on salaries for executive bonuses instead. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jul 14, 07:28
The WH is launching a new ad campaign encouraging people who are unemployed to 'Find something new' - decline Jul 14, 06:52 7
- What do they think we're doing right now? All I do now is worry about what I'm going to do about finding work. - Krusty Jul 14, 07:30
- Led by Ivanka, who has never had a job interview in her life. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 07:23 1
  - "Find Something New" - You first, Ivanka! -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 07:24
- "Have you tried lying down in a ditch and dying?" "...goddamn it, 'Masters Degree required'???" -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 07:08
- Burying the COVID dead will soon be a much needed job -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 07:03 1
  - Casketmaking. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 07:23
- Maybe they could get a job mining coal. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 14, 06:55
I'm onto the 'W' in my Lockdown CD Listening Party. -- nm - LMS Jul 14, 06:52 18
- Weezer. -- nm - Baron Burr Jul 14, 07:30
- Wilco. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 07:27
- White Zombie -- nm - JaxSean Jul 14, 07:23
- Whitney -- nm - rollo Jul 14, 07:17
- David Wilcox, Winger(?), Was Not Was -- nm - VMan Jul 14, 07:17
- Edgar Winter. *jams to Frankenstein* -- nm - Baron Burr Jul 14, 07:17 1
  - "Die, you pale-faced goons!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 07:18
- Wang Chung! -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 07:07 1
  - ~And you need her and she needs you~ -- nm - landbeck Jul 14, 07:09
- Wonderful Grand Band -- (link) - Beaker Jul 14, 07:06 [youtube] 1
  - Sonny's Dream -- (link) - Beaker Jul 14, 07:10 [youtube]
- Wham! -- nm - Krusty Jul 14, 07:02 1
  - The Jitterbug! -- nm - Shaun Jul 14, 07:04
- White Stripes -- nm - spamlet Jul 14, 07:01
- Wu Tang Clan! -- nm - Krusty Jul 14, 07:01
- Wallflowers -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 07:00
- World Party, The Who, The Wallflowers, Barry White -- nm - JaxSean Jul 14, 06:56 1
  - The Who is correct. -- nm - LMS Jul 14, 07:01
Pippy!!! Bearded Chris Evans is launching a thing today. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 14, 06:51 1
- Good looking out! a passion project. He looks happy - Epiphany with Brazen wheats of grain Jul 14, 06:57
Hi, this is a bear playing with nunchucks -- (link) - ty97 Jul 14, 06:47 1
- 500 Baron Points!!!! Also, we entered the world of Usagi Yojimbo so gradually I didn't even notice. -- nm - Baron Burr Jul 14, 07:19
I like the idea behind this new podcast. Plus I like the people. Two guys pick a theme and then each pick a movie with that theme and discuss. - Volnelk Jul 14, 06:28
Looks like the knives have come for Fauci. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 14, 06:24 15
- "We are concerned about the number of times he's been wrong, and think he could bump that up a bit to match the admin." -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 07:04
- People apparently don't get that scientific thought evolves. It's a strength that guidance and theories change with new evidence. -- nm - Dano Jul 14, 06:33 7
  - Yes. This is disturbing--people also seem to think that because science made this or that "error" or didn't discovery this or that on day one, then t - JackDawson Jul 14, 07:17
  - But they didn't know every single thing about a brand new virus from day 1! Why should i believe anything they say!? -- nm - Andie Jul 14, 07:11
  - It's not just lack of education, it's the Trumpist mindset. You pick an opinion, and stick with it no matter what. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 06:36 4
    - just like any other cult ! -- nm - mud Jul 14, 06:39
    - Unless and until Trump says something different. - spamlet Jul 14, 06:39 1
      - True, then it can flip to the exact opposite opinion in an instant, with the memory of the previous opinion erased. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 06:39
    - yup. -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 06:37
- Little did they know, his secret military file is more extensive than Casey Ryback's. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 06:30
- Started night before last IIRC. Trump probably angry how much the public trusts Fauci vs Trump on COVID -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 06:27 3
  - This tweet is what I will now think of every time this topic comes up. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 14, 06:30 2
    - oh. i love this. -- nm - Andie Jul 14, 07:12
    - I mean, who are you going to listen to with that pedigree? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 14, 06:58
- Soooooooo Idiocracy. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 14, 06:26
Also, Mop, I don't think the Mixer shutdown would be a good topic right now. That's ancient history at this point. -- nm - Shaun Jul 14, 06:18
This drug sounds really awesome. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 14, 06:09 4
- I call it Beer -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 06:31
- Sign. Me. Up. - Epiphany with Brazen wheats of grain Jul 14, 06:30 2
  - I like the required caveats at the end -- nm - mud Jul 14, 06:34 1
    - Hee! - Epiphany with Brazen wheats of grain Jul 14, 06:38
Happy 20th Anniversary, X-Men! -- nm - mud Jul 14, 06:03
Here's the LEGO NES. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 14, 06:00
ty97 news network: Qantas set to cancel nearly all international flights until March 2021 -- (link) - decline Jul 14, 05:54 13
- Australia citizens likely happy as hell. " We're good on our island - ya'll keep your viruses to yourself". -- nm - Epiphany with Brazen wheats of grain Jul 14, 06:33
- this is unsurprising. they'd already stopped international flights except for repatriation and a few to NZ, and said they weren't planning on - mafic Jul 14, 06:17 4
  - At this point could you get home if you had to? -- nm - spamlet Jul 14, 06:27 2
    - I'd need a reason for the exit permit, but yeah. Cathay, Emirates, Qatar all still flying here. probably others. -- nm - mafic Jul 14, 06:42 1
      - Ah, I thought Australia basically closed the island so I wasn't sure if anyone was still flying. -- nm - spamlet Jul 14, 06:48
  - this whole covid thing sucks huh -- nm - JackDawson Jul 14, 06:21
- Ummmmm.....isn't that almost all of their flights? -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 06:08 4
  - a little more than a third of passengers, about 60% of revenue. -- nm - mafic Jul 14, 06:14 3
    - So a whole bunch of people flying SYD-MEL but not making them much money -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 06:35 2
      - even domestic is running at a fraction of capacity. -- nm - mafic Jul 14, 06:45
      - I'm sure *someone* wants to fly to Perth. - spamlet Jul 14, 06:38
- insane -- nm* - JackDawson Jul 14, 06:02
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Jul 14, 05:58
Happy Harry Dresden Peace Talks Day! -- nm - TWuG Jul 14, 05:53 2
- woot! (I'm waiting for the price drop however) -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 05:56
- Great reminder! -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 14, 05:55
Fully functioning hardware based Enigma machine built at Cambridge -- (link) - oblique Jul 14, 05:41
Today’s Long Read is relevant to my interests -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 14, 05:40 4
- I didn't realize they used those stupid pods too. - Krusty Jul 14, 06:44 3
  - Drip coffee isn't fucking hard, people. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 07:20 1
    - We had to pull our drip machine back out and use it during the week now that we're both working from home. - znufrii, silly old man Jul 14, 07:24
  - We recycle ours. They send you prepaid shipping bags. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 14, 06:52
Well, there's something I never thought I'd see: The Lost Boys stage musical is 'Nearly Done' -- (link*) - oblique Jul 14, 05:37 3
- 8 minute mid show breakdown with sax guy. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 05:44
- I'll take two tickets to Death by Stereo, please -- nm - prayformojo Jul 14, 05:38 1
  - Orchestra by the Frog Brothers... - Inigo Jul 14, 05:43
I don't know about the rest of the French army, but THEY HAVE THE BEST BAND. -- (link) - mafic Jul 14, 05:34 2
- I think this is from a couple years ago? The best part is when Macron starts bopping when he realizes what it is. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 05:41 1
  - yeah, 2017. -- nm - mafic Jul 14, 05:41
Qotd -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 14, 05:31 [Attachment] 4
- E. Amber Heard -- nm - Max Jul 14, 06:34 1
  - *guffaw* -- nm - rollo Jul 14, 07:29
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 14, 05:31 [Attachment] 1
  - I got it! -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 06:39
I frequently communicate with a Janay. and a Janae. and a Janee*. I call on the World Council of Janxx s to get their act together and -- (edited) - prayformojo Jul 14, 05:22 1
- They had the best R&B album of 1993 though. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 05:28
TV PSA: America's Got Talent, Deadliest Catch, Siesta Key, Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I, Chopped, Dirty Jobs, Showbiz Kids, -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 03:48 1
- Million Dollar Listing, Dirty John, Celebrity Show-Off, Supermarket Stakeout, World of Dance, Hot Ones, “Paul Rudd”, other stuff -- (link) - Beaker Jul 14, 03:51
spectacular -- (link) - mafic Jul 14, 02:22 2
- This is literally how you get cursed. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 02:51 1
  - really, Science? *really*? you pick this moment in time to fool around with something like this?!? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 14, 05:25
Pretty sure "Stream On Me" would attract an entirely different audience than the one Mop is hoping for. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 14, 01:42 2
- How about just Stream On? -- nm - . Jul 14, 02:28
- OR WOULD IT -- nm - mafic Jul 14, 01:55
Wednesday is looking good. "And here on Serious Streamers, we take our hand-held entertainment very seriously." -- nm* - MC Clap Your Handz (with a Z) Jul 14, 00:07
New on Prime: "Spotlight" and "Wuthering Heights" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 23:39
I hate when I pull up 15 tabs for research and then don't use any of them. -- nm - David Jul 13, 23:35 2
- You're just saying that because zeitgeist beat you to it -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 23:35 1
  - L4 -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 14, 04:50
Bolivian sex workers bet on see-through 'biosecurity' raincoats to reduce contagion risk -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 13, 23:34 1
- Thank you, Bolivian sex workers. -- nm - Loyola Jul 14, 02:26
*IS* there a podcast from Mount Everest? -- nm - David Jul 13, 22:55 12
- "Stream it into my veins!" is probably inappropes -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 23:31 11
  - Mop learned a valuable lesson about asking you yahoos for help with anything. -- nm - David Jul 13, 23:41 10
    - TWiS, This Week in Streaming. - spamlet Jul 14, 06:40
    - Streamed Hams -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 04:30 5
      - Naming it for an Albany expression seems limiting -- nm - Roger More Jul 14, 05:04 3
        
        Simpsons fans gonna get you -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 05:07 2
        
        No no, we gonna get you. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 14, 05:57 1
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Jul 14, 06:28
      - change the wording of this for your intro. boom. takes over the internet -- (link) - Beaker Jul 14, 04:32 [youtube]
    - “ Streaming for Yahoos” I like it -- nm - Epiphany Jul 14, 04:28
    - Okay fine, I'll think of a serious name. - Beryllium Jul 13, 23:43 1
      - Crossing the Streams -- nm - mafic Jul 14, 02:41

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