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Astronauts on the ISS just toss their garbage everywhere -- (link) - decline Mar 15, 08:50 2
- Can't they just throw them one at a time at earth when they do spacewalks "Joe, don't forget to throw some batteries at Earth when you go outside, k?" -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 09:05
- If the previous batteries were jettisoned inside a delivery craft to burn up on reentry, wouldn't those be the biggest discards? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 09:01
AEW: Happy Birthday to the Salt of the Earth...MJF -- nm - Remlik Mar 15, 08:46 1
- More like Salt the Earth he came from. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 15, 08:50
I should have converted my fake portfolio into a real one. I owned those stonks ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 08:43
US Soccer gets another commitment by a player eligible for multiple nations -- (link) - Will Hunting Mar 15, 08:39 2
- Big time. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 15, 09:08
- Nice. Might have also been practical but still nice. - JD Mar 15, 08:45
If you were interested, Outriders is hitting Game Pass on Day 1, which is April 1st. -- nm - Shaun Mar 15, 08:31 1
- unless they're foolin' -- nm - decline Mar 15, 08:32
"In the last week, an average of 2.39 million doses per day were administered, a 11% increase over the week before." -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 15, 08:28 1
- That 4.575 million dose day kinda changed things. -- nm - Inigo Mar 15, 08:31
Rogers + Shaw? No thank you. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 08:21 13
- I'm surprised Shaw has continued so long as an independent concern. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 08:35 9
  - They had an effective monopoly on ~25% of the country. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 08:36 8
    - I chuckle at the idea that Winnipeg used to be split by the Red River. East of river? Videotron. West of river? Shaw. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 15, 09:01
    - Which is why they're a takeover target. It's not fully vertically integrated like, say, BCE. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 08:51 2
      - They didn't have much production, but they do have a telcom. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 08:54 1
        
        Telecom, cable, and satellite services? That's not enough! They should consider diversifying! -- nm - AT&T Mar 15, 08:56
    - I haven't read up on the deal - does it include Corus/Global? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 08:38 3
      - Corus appears to be entirely independent of Shaw at this point. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 08:50 2
        
        That's good, at least. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 08:52 1
        
        ...for now. -- nm - Telus and BCE Mar 15, 08:55
- Fast & Furious presents... -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 08:33 2
  - Ginger Rogers and George Bernard Shaw living their lives one sentence at a time. -- nm - Max Mar 15, 08:37
  - this makes me wonder if any Hobbes and Shaw reviews called it Nasty, Brutish and Too Long. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 08:35
B3: My phone # has 4 sets of repeating digits in it so I can give my # as "Thirty-three, twenty-three, forty-four, eleven, eighty-eight" - rollo Mar 15, 08:20 6
- My old phone number, ~30 years ago - Strongbad Mar 15, 08:28 1
  - You won so many games of liar's poker with that. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 15, 08:38
- I just called and asked for Rollo. I gave him my credit card and SSN. This was you, right? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 08:27
- Dave says his like Nine-Ten Eighty-eight Ninety-nine. -- (edited) - Andie Mar 15, 08:25
- at least it wasn't fourteen. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 08:22
- My last four are a year, so that gets rattled off together. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 08:21
Shatner is going to be 90. 90? - oblique Mar 15, 08:20 1
- Yep. He's taken very good care of himself. He's maybe 20 years older than those other old farts in that show, Better Late Than Never. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 08:37
5 years ago was L’affair Larouche. Another embarrassing chapter in my team’s history -- (link) - spamlet Mar 15, 08:14 3
- He quit because they wouldn't let his son into the clubhouse, right? Is there anything new to glean from this? -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 08:55 1
  - Some background on what happened but it’s all from the pro-Larouche side. -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 08:58
- Chanute? Wait, I know where that is! -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 15, 08:25
Vaccine #s: 21% have received at least 1 dose, 11% received full. Expected 50% vaccination date 5/15, 70% date 6/27, 90% 8/9. 7 Day Average: 1.56M -- nm* - MDH Mar 15, 08:09 18
- Top 5 States (% of population vaccinated): NM, AK, SD, CT, ND. Worst 5 States: GA, DC, AL, TN, TX, ID -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 08:19 7
  - We have a lot of people refusing the vaccine. Guess that's why we got ours today! -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 15, 08:56
  - also, do you have a link for this, non-state-dweller? -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 08:29 1
    - Yes sir. It's okay, you can be jealous you don't live here., -- (link) - MDH Mar 15, 08:35
  - DC's not a state, stop trying to pretend! Also glad to see NY not in the bottom 5, I know we've been a bit slow percentage-wise -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 08:29 1
    - That's why I did 5 plus DC! Hater. -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 08:29
  - our school district vaccinated like 1600 this weekend. we were 46 a week ago; I think j&j will help a lot. apparently a lot of teachers wanted - amanda jeans Mar 15, 08:27
  - I also saw that only 3% of people who got shot #1 missed getting shot #2 -- nm - decline Mar 15, 08:22
- checks PA - still only doing 1A... -- nm - decline Mar 15, 08:11 9
  - it's a large 1A group! -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 08:30 4
    - *makes 1A bigger, again* -- nm - PA, probably Mar 15, 08:36 3
      - Bucks county is currently working on people who signed up on Jan 20 -- nm - decline Mar 15, 08:39 2
        
        As of last week Montco was still on Jan. 14th. -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 08:57
        
        At least one dose: PA 22.0%, NY 21.7%. You're ahead of us! -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 08:47
  - really I encourage you to call pharmacies you know are vaccinating in the evenings and asking if they have extra doses. - amanda jeans Mar 15, 08:17 3
    - This is basically how my wife got hers -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:22
    - Also if you’re on FB there are a ton of local groups for helping people get their shots. That’s how we got my dad’s and ours. -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 08:21
    - Friend that lives in Southern VA said the same thing. -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 08:18
Two arrested in assault on police officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died after Jan. 6 Capitol riot - ty97 Mar 15, 08:01 8
- It said the men grew up together in New Jersey, and that Khater had worked in State College, Penn. (helllooooo stalking time) -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 15, 08:08
- "It said the men grew up together in New Jersey, and that Khater had worked in State College, Penn., and Tanios owns a business in Morgantown, W.Va." - ty97 Mar 15, 08:03 6
  - Morgantown, West Virginia, future home to the place where The Responders die out in 2097. On the plus side? Home of Vault Tech University! -- nm - IAmQale Mar 15, 08:12
  - ha ha above -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 15, 08:08
  - Does she know him!?! -- nm - decline Mar 15, 08:08 3
    - I don't go to frutta. obviously I go to roots urban kitchen instead. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 15, 08:08 2
      - you should go before it closes, 'cause it looks like the owner's going to the slammer -- nm - decline Mar 15, 08:10 1
        
        Why would she want to help pay his bail? -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 15, 09:14
What site do people like for Oscar stats in table or infographic form? -- nm - Max Mar 15, 08:01
I would not suggest focusing any donation money on this race (I mean, look at how much was wasted in 2020) but Rand Paul may have an opponent -- (link*) - ty97 Mar 15, 07:41 1
- for just a second I thought "oooh, the Black Mirror guy? That'd be bitchin'" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 07:51
Inspired by the infographic on B2. Terrible maps is a solid follow. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 15, 07:38
let's play What Video is this Screencap from? - prayformojo Mar 15, 07:34 [Attachment] 6
- Guess - Reagen Mar 15, 07:43 3
  - great job!! -- nm - Pippy Mar 15, 08:06
  - Yeah! Very good. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 07:43 1
    - I never would have gotten this. - ty97 Mar 15, 07:45
- question - ty97 Mar 15, 07:37 1
  - no mask -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 07:41
Can we.....folks, this Monday is not starting out well -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 07:31 22
- Well, at least it isn't yellow. I was trying to figure out some glass and white joke but when I think about it glass would have worked -- (edited) - JD Mar 15, 08:12
- Went to the HR. It's by Rebecca Sun - Max Mar 15, 08:08 5
  - Her twitter: "Senior Editor, Diversity and Inclusion @THR." -- (link) - Max Mar 15, 08:10 4
    - I defer to the folks that it's about. But it sure seems like an unforced error, even if it IS a thing. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 15, 08:15 3
      - That seems to be the stance her boss took as well. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 15, 08:32
      - does it even - huh, it does have a Wikipedia article -- (link) - Max Mar 15, 08:18 1
        
        *laugh* Soooo...about that the whole unseen Asian thing. - JD Mar 15, 08:47
- oh for f*ck's sake. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 07:52
- NOOOOOOOOOOO. - Dark Callisto Mar 15, 07:52
- Eeeesh. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 15, 07:47
- That's a whole lot of nope. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 15, 07:44
- ugh -- nm - mud Mar 15, 07:43
- I just dropped my contact lense and caught it in mid-air. This Monday is going just fine so far -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 07:41 6
  - I literally came to post, "BACK OFF, MONDAY!" -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 08:13
  - You might actually be Spider-Crash -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 15, 08:00
  - I'd just excuse myself from doing anything else for the next week. Nothin's gonna top this -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 07:54
  - I would liken it to catching a buzzing fly with chopsticks but then I'd be part of the problem. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 07:53
  - 👏 -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 07:43
  - An impressive feat! -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 07:42
- entertainment writers are living in their own world still. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 07:34
- I saw that and cringed too -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 07:31 1
  - This whole day needs a reset button already. -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 07:31
oops -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 07:28 1
- heh -- nm - Pippy Mar 15, 07:31
Q2 5% bonus cash back category for my citi card: grocery stores. Booyah! -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 07:25 4
- which citi card are you? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 15, 07:34 3
  - Citi Dividend, I just use it for the categories, because it only gives 1% back otherwise -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 15, 07:38 2
    - I only use freedom and disco (and propel, gah) for categories. (I don't have dividend.) -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 15, 07:48 1
      - I got it years ago, when I worked at Citi. I don’t even think they offer it any more. -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 08:02
I'm still stumped on the 13 Ditloid - prayformojo Mar 15, 07:18 7
- Nevermind. -- nm* - Inigo Mar 15, 07:22
- Oooh, I just got it. Do you want a hint? nm - ralph wiggum Mar 15, 07:22 5
  - Hint: - ralph wiggum Mar 15, 07:26 1
    - spoils - prayformojo Mar 15, 07:31
  - WHY ARE YOU KEEPING ME IN SUSPENSE -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 07:25 2
    - STOP SHOUTING AT ME TY!!!! (Spoiler) - ralph wiggum Mar 15, 07:28 1
      - THANK YOU WIGGIE! ummm, err,,, Thank you wiggie. -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 07:29
Diane Warren got her 12th Nomination today, Glenn Close her 8th. Neither have a win. - MDH Mar 15, 07:17 1
- Because You Loved Me should have beaten that Lloyd Weber tune -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 07:26
Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield both up for supporting actor .. who tf is the lead in the picture?! -- nm - mud Mar 15, 07:13 8
- Chadwick Boseman. Well, the lead they knew they wouldn't win against. -- nm - Inigo Mar 15, 07:18 1
  - yeah! -- nm - mud Mar 15, 07:44
- Yep.. -- (link) - Marlowe Mar 15, 07:15 [Backboard] 1
  - :-] -- nm - mud Mar 15, 07:16
- I love the smell of category fraud in the morning -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 07:14 3
  - Yup. LaKeith is the lead -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 07:16 2
    - By a hair. And Kaluuya is actually first in credits. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 15, 07:17 1
      - I loved Kaluuya's performance. Loved! He's the supporting actor though and without knowing the other nominees I'm hoping he wins. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 07:19
Husavik is legitimately a good song, whatever you think of Eurovision -- (link) - Reagen Mar 15, 07:13 [youtube] 4
- I knew it was an Oscar nominee the moment I heard it. It's just plain good and very much in the Oscar wheelhouse. -- (link) - Dano Mar 15, 08:03 [Backboard] 1
  - My "ruin this moment" thought about this scene - Reagen Mar 15, 08:08
- It is quite good. No "Rise Like A Phoenix" but then again, what is? -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 15, 07:53 1
  - Conchita's in it for a second or two. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 07:59
I'm so out of it I didn't even know Oscar noms were this morning. The only thing I've seen is "US v. Billie Holiday'. - Diva Mar 15, 07:13 8
- The only nominated films I've seen are Promising Young Woman and Collective -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 08:08
- New of the World was the only thing I've seen. -- nm - Max Mar 15, 07:17
- Only Picture nominee I've seen is Judas and the Black Messiah -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 07:15 5
  - I haven't seen any. Yet. I might stage my own AMC Oscar movie showcase at home. It can be the 'At Ms. Carolyn's Oscar movie showcase'. -- (edited) - Diva Mar 15, 07:18 1
    - Awesome! -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 07:33
  - It was so damn good -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 07:17 2
    - My view was sort of discussed on B2. The acting in JatBM was great, but the movie didn't click for me. -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 07:21 1
      - I enjoyed everything from the acting to the story to how they put it on the screen. I wanted more when it was over. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 07:24
ST Poll: How did you celebrate PI Day? - oblique Mar 15, 07:12 12
- Chicken pot pie -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 08:19
- it was MrsJax's birthday, so...that. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 07:53
- I ate a Tastykake cherry pie - decline Mar 15, 07:32
- i made a pizza pie. -- nm - tRuMAN Mar 15, 07:25
- Got a mini pie for the wife. They didn't have any left for me. - spamlet Mar 15, 07:20
- I actually made a Pi Day display for the library -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 07:15 2
  - It is above my display for National Quilting Day. I guess I have to take it down today and figure out something else to celebrate -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 07:17 1
    - St. Patty's -- nm - decline Mar 15, 07:45
- listened to "π" by Kate Bush (and covers!) like every other year. -- nm - mud Mar 15, 07:15
- I looked at pics of quiche, pizza and chicken pot pie. -- nm* - Diva Mar 15, 07:13 2
  - so porn? -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 07:14 1
    - Not this time. Just an ad that Grubhub sent me to try to get me to order some pie. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 07:22
I...this.....what........ Well if you want a Cuomo defense piece that equates him to Emmett Till, this one's for you. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 07:12
Tiffany Haddish is now halfway to an EGOT. -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 07:12
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 07:12

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