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Here's the Lincoln Project's "Trump wants to delay the election" video. -- (link) - Mop Jul 31, 09:50
LYC, I learned to fake a gantt chart in Powerpoint - SyrDragon Jul 31, 09:49
Shin Godzilla is $5 on bluray w/digital code -- (link) - Remlik Jul 31, 09:48
Huh. Michael Schur was Regis Philbin's son in law -- (link) - TWuG Jul 31, 09:46
Heh. A pandemic song. -- (link*) - Beryllium Jul 31, 09:44 1
- LOL at the end -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 09:46
When a camera's framerate is sync'd to a bird's wings -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 09:43 1
- wow. not what i was expecting -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 09:53
6-time NASCAR Champ Jimmie Johnson had a successful Indy test this week. Still pursuing sponsorshop for some road Indy courses in 2021 (no ovals) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 09:37
Today was Mike Golic's last day on ESPN Radio. That's sad. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 09:36 2
- did anything happen, or he just got axed? - tRuMaN Jul 31, 09:48
- I listened some when he was with Greenberg. They had great chemistry. Nice career in radio. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 31, 09:44
Apple finally kills its two different gift cards. Now just has one that works for both the store and apps. -- (link*) - oblique Jul 31, 09:32 2
- Jeez, finally. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:45
- Good and bad, I'm worried that means we won't see the same deals we used to get on the digital versions - Guigue Jul 31, 09:38
I implemented Windows Hello for Business this week at work. It basically lets us use PIN or biometrics to lock/unlock our PCs. I have yet to - oblique Jul 31, 09:30 17
- I have this on my matebook. very hard to bounce between home and work machines. -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 09:46
- My company implemented a "you can only access work email via MS Outlook app on your phone" which *sucks* - JaxSean Jul 31, 09:44 3
  - Interesting. We have quite a few users that prefer it over the iOS Mail app. I wonder why they did that. It used to be that iOS didn't support - oblique Jul 31, 09:46
  - And can't copy (from outlook) and paste (to browser) either. - JaxSean Jul 31, 09:46 1
    - Ok. So maybe they did it as part of a DLP program to control how data is accessed on mobiles. I could see that. -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 09:48
- Remember implementing a forgotten / reset password app on the Windows Lock Screen back in the day. Click button -> Sec Questions -> Reset. -- nm - the ice Jul 31, 09:34 11
  - I'm waiting for David to respond above so I can practice my user pitch. I'm guessing that many will be confused by it in general. -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 09:36 10
    - What, to Apple? -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:38 9
      - :) No, on Windows Hello for Business. Explaining to users why a PIN unlock on their PC is "better" than their password is an interesting discussion -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 09:39 8
        
        I've actually been wondering about this myself on my home computer. -- nm - pmb Jul 31, 09:43 4
        
        The PIN is tied to the security chip inside your PC. It is never transmitted across a network, etc. It protects your password from being stolen, etc - oblique Jul 31, 09:45 1
        
        never trust a computer, kilbo -- nm - decline Jul 31, 09:46
        
        I mean it's easier (shorter) and I'm not worried about it at home, but it does seem like you're giving up some security just using a PIN. -- nm - pmb Jul 31, 09:44 1
        
        Technically it isn't "just" a PIN. You had to give your password to make the PIN and it is tied to a single device. So now device + PIN = you. It's - oblique Jul 31, 09:51
        
        Oh, I have used one for several years now. So, I just nodded and moved on, sorry. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:39 2
        
        Mac? -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 09:40 1
        
        God, no. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:41
Toronto installed 50 speed enforcement cameras. Issues 7600 tickets during first two weeks of operation. -- (link) - the ice Jul 31, 09:24 18
- I don't have the time to get into a big discussion on this today. Summary is I know I'm in the minority on this but we should have more of them in US -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 09:33 12
  - Two issues I have: 1) The only place where we apply assumed guilt is when we fine owners without knowing they are drivers. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 31, 09:55 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 12:29
  - I've shifted opinion. It reduces interactions with cops and that's a good thing. -- nm - TWuG Jul 31, 09:37 2
    - cameras don't see race -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 09:47 1
      - In this case, true. - TWuG Jul 31, 09:57
  - The big problem (it seems to me, as an outsider) is that people don't trust the enforcement. - Roger More Jul 31, 09:36 6
    - If the enforcement is faulty, that is one thing. But speed limits are valid everywhere, not only where cameras are installed. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 09:40 1
      - Speed limits are valid everywhere, but the risks of not complying with them are different in different places. - Roger More Jul 31, 09:52
    - This is how the red light cameras have been around us also. It doesn't seem to reduce accidents either as people would get into accidents slamming - oblique Jul 31, 09:38
    - Yes, just like shoplifting prevention equipment in commercial businesses can be seen as a revenue raiser -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 09:38 2
      - Yes, it's exactly like that. - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 31, 09:53 1
        
        I warned you I'd be in the minority. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 12:46
- wow, yeah, no. -- nm - colin Jul 31, 09:25
- Absolute. Evil. Average of 11 per day per camera. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 31, 09:25 3
  - This is more on drivers than enforcers to me. The speed cameras are all marked, there's transparency about errors, etc -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 09:32 2
    - Oh, they are marked? Huh. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 09:35 1
      - I've seen a few around Chicago I think. There are big signs with "Speed enforcement ahead" or something that if I remember right. Plus Waze had them -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 09:37
All NFL games should be played in Europe. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:24
Five female TikTok influencers sentenced to 2-years in jail each in Egypt. -- (link) - Mop Jul 31, 09:22 2
- They know what they did. - Spawn Jul 31, 09:34 1
  - Born a woman. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:44
You people are all fired for not telling me there is an 'Epiphany' song on the album Folklore by Taylor Swift. Its not...good. Its a purpose song - Epiphany -Court Jester Imposter Jul 31, 09:20 4
- I did not tell you, because it was weak. Illicit Affairs is the winner on the album. The final just *slays* me. - Spawn Jul 31, 09:23
- I didn't know BTS played instruments, but then again, I old. -- nm* - Diva Jul 31, 09:21 2
  - They're no Band Maid. -- (link) - Remlik Jul 31, 09:40 [youtube]
  - I mean there's like 152 of them, at least 2 must play an instrument. -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 09:23
Re: Stanley Cup Playoffs Eve. I'm very confident that this actually works for the NHL. Let's go Oilers!!! -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 09:18 1
- It's like the NHL is making up for no August hockey ever by giving us all the hockey ever in August. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:22
this, posted on our Nextdoor, is kinda cute - prayformojo Jul 31, 09:17 1
- that's adorable. -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 31, 09:19
IN Daily totals: 300, 445, 499, 726, 760, 548, 447, 653, 700, 735, 747, 855, 927, 658, 734, 763, 954, 1011, 934, 860, 561, 809, 630, 960, 912. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 09:14
They're shipping the Marlins home on a plague bus. An 18 hour trip, in a small enclosed space, with sick people... -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 09:14 7
- ouch -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 31, 09:55
- I’ve spent a while trying to figure out if any medical officials will be on the bus. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:15 3
  - I hope they'll be wearing a hazmat suit -- nm - decline Jul 31, 09:18 1
    - It’s the Marlins. They might not even splurge for gloves and sanitizer. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:19
  - What, you want to see them quit? -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 09:16
- That's a lot of athletes who will be forced to become non-athletic for the next five or ten years. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 09:15 1
  - I rent a car, for sure. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 09:16
The Biden campaign said to be looking at CA Rep. Karen Bass as a possible VP running mate. She's got support from a lot of big deal California Dems - Diva Jul 31, 09:13 11
- I lived in her district for years and used to vote for her! She's very uncontroversial. NPR Politics was saying she checks the "do no harm" box. -- nm - con_carne Jul 31, 09:38
- Karen Bass, a Potential Biden VP Pick, Explains Her History With Cuba -- (link) - ty97 Jul 31, 09:15
- Was her name in the field before? Seems sorta late in the cycle for a name to be 'popping' but who knows! -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 09:15 5
  - I don't think she got a look until after George Floyd -- nm - con_carne Jul 31, 09:41
  - She's been mentioned but seems to be emerging right now. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 09:19 1
    - Interesting, thanks! -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 09:21
  - She's one of the "Core 5" he's been looking at, definitely not a new entry. Harris, Bass, KLB, Demmings, and Warren. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 09:17
  - I mentioned her the other night. Oddsmakers have had her as a fringe dark horse for a while. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:16
- She would be a terrific choice. -- nm* - David Jul 31, 09:14 2
  - "A Karen We Can All Get Behind!". -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 09:20 1
    - bwhaha -- nm - the ice Jul 31, 09:23
Oh that accident was bad. If either of the truckers survived I’d be surprised. - spamlet Jul 31, 09:07
In better news, yesterday was the first time that both commutes required roof up, in weeks. Down this morning, and actually chilly. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 08:55 3
- Commuting - ha! I remember that! -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 09:14
- It still feels like swamp ass here. Waiting for September. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 08:56 1
  - Yeah, we were there until yesterday. 77F right now. No hotter than 80F until next Friday, then 81. - Spawn Jul 31, 09:01
Funkos today: 3 Marvel Collector Corps: Thanos 80th anniversary, Loki 80th Anniversary and Angel (an awesome pop) - Beaker Jul 31, 08:49 1
- $5 Fridays: 3 Fortnite toys. Going to see if my SIL wants them to give my nephew for Chrsitmas - Beaker Jul 31, 08:52
R.I.P. Alan Parker, 76 -- (link) - mud Jul 31, 08:48 1
- Great director. Nice guy. He came in to chat to our team once. -- nm - LMS Jul 31, 08:54
Mandy Patinkin on vacation...deleting his wife's unread emails....28,000 so far -- (link) - Beaker Jul 31, 08:42 3
- "No other news happened today." -- nm - decline Jul 31, 08:45
- "No other news happened today." -- nm - Ender Jul 31, 08:45 1
  - heh -- nm - decline Jul 31, 08:45
So it’s “Kraken”, right? Singular? Not “Krakens”? What other sports teams are singular? - Mop Jul 31, 08:33 25
- Is Jazz singular or plural? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 12:18
- Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, PSG, São Paulo, etc etc etc.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 09:09 1
  - Though football teams have nicknames - eg Chelsea are The Blues, Real Madrid are Los Blancos, etc - Roger More Jul 31, 09:17
- In the WNBA, 8 of the 12 teams have a singular name -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 09:09
- Lightning. Wild. Avalanche. Kraken makes four. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 08:58 1
  - Maple Leafs are bi-quantitative -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 09:02
- Team Autodraft -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 08:54
- Football Team -- nm - Beaker Jul 31, 08:53
- Magic, Wild -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 08:40 3
  - Thunder -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 08:40 2
    - Red and White Sox -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 08:44 1
      - Hmmm. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 31, 08:52
- Heat, Jazz -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 08:37 6
  - Avalanche -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 08:38 5
    - Fighting Irish? -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 08:40 4
      - Bzzzt, that's plural. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 31, 08:44 2
        
        The logo is only one of them! -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 08:44 1
        
        That's the one who won the fight. The others have already been taken to hospital. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 31, 08:46
      - Thundering Herd! -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 08:41
- They’ll have Liam Neeson at the first home game, right? “Say it... say it... OMG, he’s gonna say it!” -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 08:34 5
  - they should -- nm - mud Jul 31, 08:36
  - if they don't they should fire their marketing personnel -- nm - Beaker Jul 31, 08:36 3
    - They'll for sure have The Clip cued up on the Jumbotron. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 31, 08:44 2
      - they have to have him there in person or it is a huge failure -- nm - Beaker Jul 31, 08:54 1
        
        I don't think they want him strolling the mezzanine with a hockey stick. -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 08:57
5 positive tests at the Bills facility now -- nm - Beaker Jul 31, 08:32 1
- Positive is good, right? -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 08:34
This...um WTF? -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 08:31 7
- Verlander? -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 08:51
- Completely gutted seems appropriate your team is winning going into added time and loses. It seems to be an understated reaction for this situation -- nm - JD Jul 31, 08:34 1
  - LOL this is exactly what I was thinking. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 08:36
- Probably should not admit this but... I read once they do that to keep blood-flow going so the penis essentially doesn't "rot/dry out". -- nm - VMan Jul 31, 08:33
- look, if you post something like this, you gotta do better than a stock photo of someone's arm. i need to see a penis on an arm. - colin Jul 31, 08:32 2
  - "It's a nautilus!" -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 31, 08:57
  - My expectations for this plane of existence are at an all time low. That said, I did NOT expect to hear "I need to see a penis on an arm" today. -- nm - rollo Jul 31, 08:43
Okay - one scary event down today. Mom is out of surgery and everything went very well. Now. - Andie Jul 31, 08:26 18
- Yea mom -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 12:32
- Great news on the first piece, hope for some more on the second. -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 09:18
- Oh, Andie. I’m so sorry you’re going through so much. I will pray for you. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:17
- Great news! -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 09:17
- Yay Andie’s mom!! Hope Tallulah is ok!! -- nm - kelly Jul 31, 09:13
- Glad your mom is well. Long distance hugs for Tallulah. -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 31, 08:55
- Yes, and OMG. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 08:52
- Best to Mom, sending out vibes to Talullah -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 08:51
- Glad to hear your mom is doing well. Good luck Tallulah -- nm - Epiphany -Court Jester Imposter Jul 31, 08:39 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jul 31, 08:42
- that's a heck of a stressful day for you. hang in there -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 08:39 2
  - this -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 08:56
  - and i am at work. our insurance expired today and we only got rebound yesterday and i have to get a billion certificates issued. i have had better - Andie Jul 31, 08:40
- Good news and hopefully good news soon! -- nm - colin Jul 31, 08:33
- Good news for mom! -- nm - spamlet Jul 31, 08:32
- Good and healthy thoughts for both your mom and Tallulah. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 08:31
- woot! -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 08:31
- Yeah! for Mom! (crossing fingers for Tallulah) -- nm - decline Jul 31, 08:30
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 08:26 1
- please stop posting unencrypted board rolls. -- nm - colin Jul 31, 08:33

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