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Our district just said they have enough J&J vaccine for the entire staff and will be vaccinating everyone on Wednesday. - spamlet Mar 15, 13:01 2
- Indiana is finally allowing teachers to be vaccinated. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 13:04 1
  - They just became eligible here today as well. -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 13:09
Azure authentication issues. *starts preparing for refund #3* -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 12:56
Because of course: The NFT "art heists" may have begun -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 12:48 3
- My NFTendies! -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 15, 12:58
- If this nips this in the bud, then I'm ready to call those hackers heros. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 12:50 1
  - indeed. -- nm - mud Mar 15, 12:51
Shot update: I just slept from 9:30 to 3:30. - David Mar 15, 12:43 15
- Huh, I’m tempting fate but my biggest effect was a sore should like Nathan punched me. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 13:06
- Multiple docs here report fatigue as the most common side effect, much more so than anything else. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 15, 12:53
- I was super tired but we also left the house at 6am that day and drove 6.5 hours that day. -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 12:51
- which vaccine did you get? -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 12:49 1
  - Pfizer -- nm - David Mar 15, 12:56
- my friend norman who got moderna was ravenous and exhausted for two days after dose 1. - amanda jeans Mar 15, 12:48 5
  - Interesting, I didn't really notice anything after Pfizer shot 1. I'm ready to get knocked down by shot 2. -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:59 4
    - I had a sore arm but that is about it. -- nm - Pippy Mar 15, 13:03 2
      - That's all the kid and I really had. And only if we tried to lift our arms above our shoulder. -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 13:03 1
        
        Yup. I ran a pressure washer two days after and that made my arms even more sore. - Pippy Mar 15, 13:07
    - yeah I was totally fine after dose 1. jennifer my coworker who got moderna had zero side effects from shot 2 (last fri). -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 15, 13:01
- is time travel your superpower now?!? -- nm - decline Mar 15, 12:45 2
  - now? -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 13:02
  - Fear The Master of Sleep. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 12:45
- *making notes* "time... dilation... powers." -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 12:44
Fisher Price, this is something. I'm not sure if it's too much, or just perfect for today's kids. -- (link) - MDH Mar 15, 12:37 1
- Too soon, Fisher Price. Too soon. -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 12:40
What are the chances that Moderna/Pfizer did some RCA Farnsworth shenanigans to Astrazenica to get market share, and screw the competition??? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 12:34
How do you pronounce "sandwich"? - TWuG Mar 15, 12:23 22
- sanwitch -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 15, 12:46
- With an S. -- nm - David Mar 15, 12:42
- I wonder if it should sound closer to Sanwick. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:40
- Sand Witch. But I often write it "sammich". -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:40
- sandwitch -- nm - tRuMAN Mar 15, 12:39
- All of the above, plus sammitch and seymitch. Also sanguche and sangueech in my Spanish growing up. -- nm - con_carne Mar 15, 12:36
- Sammich -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Mar 15, 12:31 1
  - Indeed. Mostly for amusement. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 15, 12:50
- This has been going through my head for awhile because I'm not sure I have a settled way of saying it. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 12:29 2
  - Depends on what meal or snack it's for and how drunk you are, natch (heyyy, somebody should infographic this) -- nm - con_carne Mar 15, 12:43
  - Let me guess - Spawn Mar 15, 12:31
- sanwitch is closest -- nm - Andie Mar 15, 12:26
- 'hot dog' -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 12:25
- You forgot 'sammich' and 'sammie' as choices. (of course you didn't.) -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 12:24
- Sanwitch -- nm* - Krusty Mar 15, 12:24
- The word has lost all meaning - oblique Mar 15, 12:24 2
  - Right? Now I'm hearing it as samidge in my head. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 12:41
  - Agreed, Sand-which -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 12:38
- yum -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:24
- sanwitch -- nm - decline Mar 15, 12:23
- Sammie -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 12:23 1
  - But if not, sandwitch. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 12:27
Morning Brew is doing a bracket for 'Greatest Products of All Time'. It tickles me that underdog 14 seed 'Air Fryer' is beating all the competition -- (link) - decline Mar 15, 12:20 22
- Electricity -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 12:35
- The microwave isn't on the list? Children made this list. -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:32 8
  - Penicillin? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 12:42
  - Yeah, and relevancy is winning a lot of them. - JaxSean Mar 15, 12:34
  - The *PC* isn't on this list -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:32 5
    - I think it has to be attached to a brand. Though that's not right with things like duct tape. A refrigerator is always my #1 with things like this. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 15, 12:36 4
      - I have a feeling a couple of interns were told to put together a fun bracket thing and did this over drinks one night -- nm - decline Mar 15, 12:42 3
        
        Yeah, it's not well put together -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:47 2
        
        but airfryer better win! -- nm - decline Mar 15, 12:54 1
        
        Ha! -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 13:02
- The Bachelor??? What a weird entry -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:30
- I voted. And 2/3 of the time my vote is losing :( -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:27 1
  - this little bracket brought me a moment of happiness though, so I'll take it -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:29
- Bayer Aspirin vs Tylenol seems like a match for the ages. -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 12:24 5
  - I went Bayer because the marketing tells me it can stop heart attacks or something -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:27 4
    - The big question is how do you side on Intel semiconductor vs Duct Tape? -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 12:30 3
      - Duct Tape, easy -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 12:30 2
        
        Yeah, I thought: "I couldn't see this bracket without the semiconductor, but in my heart of hearts, I just can't go against Duct Tape" -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 12:32 1
        
        It's so versatile and a semiconductor will you nothing at the ST survival base - ty97 Mar 15, 12:33
- Air Fryer for the win!! -- (link) - decline Mar 15, 12:21 2
  - I like how they’re trying to bait Musk into mentioning it. -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 12:22 1
    - Something that has sold under 1M units is not the best thing ever made let alone a 4 seed. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 12:35
Norwegian Airlines went through bankruptcy and shut down their transatlantic flight. Now a new startup airline is coming called...Norse Atlantic Air - ty97 Mar 15, 12:20
I want to take back everything I said about today being bad. - ty97 Mar 15, 12:13 4
- RC, get that ancient erotic poetry, STAT -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 12:19
- Sorry man. Mondays suck -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 12:17
- :-( -- (link) - Krusty Mar 15, 12:16 [youtube]
- Dig *up*, Monday. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 15, 12:14
In the juvenile graphic novel section, we have a graphic library series that profiles greats like Marie Curie and Charles Darwin. I just noticed Frank Zamboni has a book in that series there. -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 15, 12:09
Patriots sign former Ravens LB Matthew Judon. 4yr $56M -- nm - Strongbad Mar 15, 12:03 3
- Also Eagles DB Jalen Mills -- nm - Strongbad Mar 15, 12:27
- *checks Jets Twitter* *shakes the cables* -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:22
- Belichick is on a shopping spree -- nm - decline Mar 15, 12:17
IGN Synder Cut review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a surprise vindication for the director and the fans that believed in his vision. - Shaun Mar 15, 11:53 2
- Huh. -- nm - Mop Mar 15, 12:28 1
  - From the brief summaries I have seen, every review is very different. There were several talking about the humor, and others saying there was none. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 12:30
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding? - rollo Mar 15, 11:42
Top 5 countries where people have received at least vaccine dose: Israel, UK, UAE, Chile, USA -- (link) - ty97 Mar 15, 11:41 6
- Ok, ok, makes sense, hmmm - Chile -- nm - rollo Mar 15, 11:43 3
  - they just start at one end of the country and keep walking. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 12:32 2
    - Their progress thermometer is LITERAL -- nm - rollo Mar 15, 13:00 1
      - Long Chile! -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 13:04
- at least an appointment? (Friday!) -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:42 1
  - Yay!! -- nm - Pippy Mar 15, 12:01
Weird. NCAA Tournament this year is Fri/Sat for 1st round, not Thurs/Fri like normal. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 15, 11:39 12
- Boooooooooooooooooooooo -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:09
- If anyone is interested, game times for those first three days -- (link) - JD Mar 15, 11:55 7
  - So there won't be four straight days of games from noon to midnight? -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:10 5
    - There never has been? The previous Sat-Sun, now this year’s Sun-Mon have half as many games and still have overlapping game times so those two days - JD Mar 15, 12:24 4
      - You know what I mean! -- nm* - Krusty Mar 15, 12:26 3
        
        I thought they were jamming everything into three days somehow but I see they're just moving it back a day so it's Fri-Mon. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:28 2
        
        8-) which is why I’m taking Monday off - JD Mar 15, 12:35 1
        
        I'm open to the chaos. :-) - Krusty Mar 15, 12:38
  - The ba... damn it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:56
- Yup. Had to double check the Airbnb reservation we made a few times to ensure that we had the correct dates - JD Mar 15, 11:43
- (play-in games are Thursday afternoon/evening) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 15, 11:39 1
  - a change from the previous Wed-Thurs -- nm - JD Mar 15, 11:43
Zoom Escaper is a tool to help you escape Zoom meetings and other videoconferencing scenarios. It allows you to self-sabotage your audio stream, - JD Mar 15, 11:37 1
- I'm sorry, my house is about to go through a tunnel... -- nm* - Steven Wright Mar 15, 11:38
ST Cheer Up Ty97 Poll: What are some quick n' easy ways senor ty can turn his bad day into a badass day? - con_carne Mar 15, 11:36 6
- a hot bowl of chili and an ice cold pilsner -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 12:14
- I suggest starting with a hot bartender pouring drinks and work from there. -- nm - Pippy Mar 15, 12:02 4
  - I also have a story about how our Labrador started a turf war with the chihuahua gang three houses down - Pippy Mar 15, 12:23 3
    - good story good story ! -- nm - mud Mar 15, 12:29
    - I'm sure they started it and Roxy is simply defending you. -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 12:26 1
      - ALL their dumb asses are going to get hit by a car if they don't stop it. Ugh. - Pippy Mar 15, 13:06
the new BMW iDrive 8 system will use what they are calling the 'BMW Curved Display'. 2 screens side-by-side on the dash that'll be over 2 feet wide -- (link) - decline Mar 15, 11:30 2
- that's a great idea but it'll hardly save Toonces from driving over that cliff every damn time. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 11:36
- Also great for day-trading. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:32
*wondering if my tax refund will be held up by stimulus payments*........Oh! - prayformojo Mar 15, 11:28 1
- Me: *enters info on IRS "Where's my Refund?" site. IRS: "I don't know her" -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 11:30
first covid shot scheduled for shot 3/17. second on 4/14 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 15, 11:28 4
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:23
- yay!!! -- nm - Pippy Mar 15, 12:02
- 😺🍩 -- nm - crash davis Mar 15, 11:59
- Excellent! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:30
And it's snowing -- (pic) - oblique Mar 15, 11:26 [Attachment] 4
- We have not had snow, but I did have ice forming this morning. -- (pic) - Spawn Mar 15, 11:34 [Attachment]
- yep -- nm - rollo Mar 15, 11:29
- This is a lie. - ty97 Mar 15, 11:29 1
  - No, but 3rd Winter last 6-8 weeks usually -- nm - rollo Mar 15, 11:30
"Steak 'n Shake... will install self-service kiosks in dining rooms that will allow customers to place and pick up their own orders. -- (link) - decline Mar 15, 11:24 18
- Boooooooo -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 12:31
- *orders shake* *puts mouth under shake machine and let's her rip* -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:31 2
  - no wheezing the juice! -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 11:54
  - laughing. (I actually laughed) -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 15, 11:52
- I saw a self-service checkout at CVS for the first time last week. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 15, 11:29 5
  - we've had those for a couple of years now -- nm - decline Mar 15, 11:31
  - We have had them for a year or so. They still have trouble reading the CVS card and coupons. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:30 3
    - I haven't seen my physical CVS cards in I can't count how many years. I just enter my number. -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 11:34 2
      - patryk says that you should carry your card bc the machines in the stores give extra coupons when you scan your card. it has no "enter phone number" - amanda jeans Mar 15, 11:53
      - I display my card on the phone and hold it up. But even if you enter the number, it has trouble with the coupons. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:35
- My daughter has been working at our Steak and Shake since it reopened this summer. They've never opened their dining room. From the sounds of it, - oblique Mar 15, 11:27
- This makes me think Replicators, which makes me think "Where did Picard toss all his used teacups?" -- nm - Max Mar 15, 11:27 3
  - They show replicator recycling in Voyager. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:29 2
    - Tom pissing into the replicator doesn't count. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:57 1
      - That was Discovery. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:08
- Give the level of service in most of them over the last 10 years patrons will probably be okay with this. -- nm - spamlet Mar 15, 11:26 2
  - Yeah, we quit going a while ago, sadly. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 15, 11:34 1
    - The guy that bought them just completely ran them into the ground. All of them closed here looking for "franchisees" a couple of years ago. Maybe two - spamlet Mar 15, 11:49
*salutes* -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:22 2
- on the 45! -- nm - rollo Mar 15, 11:28 1
  - Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 11:36

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