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Biden said he wanted to deliver 100 million shots in his first 100 days. May hit that today -- (link) - ty97 Mar 18, 06:36 5
- I thought we had already hit that last week? -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:39
- exactly on 100 days or it's a blown promise! -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:37 3
  - Rush is dead, right? -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:38 1
    - "Why are we rushing so fast with vaccinations? What don't they want us to know?!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:40
  - ok Glenn -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 06:37
Spawn alert. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 18, 06:34 2
- I want those brownies Right Now. -- nm - mud Mar 18, 06:35 1
  - Right? -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:37
“This clearly shows why Putin has become unhinged because of the Magnitsky investigation,” -- (link) - mud Mar 18, 06:22 3
- as a tangential thing, Greenwald rooting for authoritarians because they're not *American* authoritarians has to be the strangest goddamned thing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:24 2
  - he's been a joke for years. What's he said now? -- nm - mud Mar 18, 06:28 1
    - Kinda second verse, same as the first, but -- (link) - Reagen Mar 18, 06:35
Sorry Strongbad: Georgia Tech will be without their big man, ACC Player of the Year Moses Wright. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:18
When did the whole world move to this Flex jeans nonsense? They feel horrible to wear. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:13 6
- Not sure about the whole world but they're not a thing for me. I avoid stretch/flex jeans but I can see the benefit if you wear skinny jeans. - Krusty Mar 18, 06:33 2
  - Which haven't been a thing for me since ~age 20. Also factor in that 36 inseams are rare to begin with. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:36 1
    - Levi's sells jeans that don't stretch. I believe American Eagle does as well. - Krusty Mar 18, 06:40
- I see you are attempting to be the Mostest Wrongest Poster today. Denver Hayes Flextech are amazing jeans! -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:24 2
  - Feels like you're wearing maternity pants or something. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:25 1
    - But think of how good your ass looks -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:34
Small college update. Butler mailed the financial package. Had a grant included so another $1800/yr. Now they are cheaper than Valpo (overshare) -- (edited) - oblique Mar 18, 06:02 26
- How much of this is just out if state tuition? -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 06:19 4
  - *trombone* -- nm* - Illinois St. Mar 18, 06:28
  - neither butler nor valparaiso are state schools, right? so UNT - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:21 1
    - this girl uni's :) -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:27
  - None. Private schools don't differentiate in-state/out-of-state generally. -- (edited) - oblique Mar 18, 06:21
- I'm estimating about 15k per year here, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:15
- That’s f**king obscene. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:15 9
  - On the plus side he has a butler to get his packages. -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 06:24
  - All the schools have room and board at anywhere from $10k-$15k/yr. Just that alone is kinda insane let alone the tutition. -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:16 7
    - also once you move off campus, those housing costs can skyrocket depending on your apartment. -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:28 1
      - Certainly. We are a bit fortunate my son has chosen a cheaper route. We pay about $400/mo for his basement rental with 2 friends (plus food) - oblique Mar 18, 06:30
    - Absolutely insane. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:22 4
      - Man, someone who uses my email was applying to university in the UK, and some of those residences were nicer than most of my apartments. -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 06:26
      - granted, that includes (in most cases) an unlimited or very expansive meal plan -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:22 2
        
        ditch the meal plan and just buy her cases of ramen noodles -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:23 1
        
        Overall, the "nice" part for us is that we essentially shift my son's room and board to my daughter after year 1. So budget wise, we shouldn't have - oblique Mar 18, 06:24
- "better get that degree kid" - stim-mie Mar 18, 06:13 1
  - Yeah, that would be a harsh reality to deal with -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:14
- holy shitsnacks that is expensive -- nm* - Beaker Mar 18, 06:12
- Well, sh!t. *increases his 529 contributions* -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:05 6
  - more overshare - oblique Mar 18, 06:07 5
    - For us, I’d rather undersave in the 529 as opposed to risking having funds leftover. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 18, 06:15
    - can you continue to contrib to 529 while kids are in college? doesn't it make sense to do that? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:10 3
      - I don't think there is a lot of benefits based on my understanding. Distributions are excluded from income but - oblique Mar 18, 06:13 2
        
        The only benefit I can see would be if there is a state tax break for contributions to your plan -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 18, 06:16 1
        
        yeah that was what I was thinking. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:19
Landlord update (not much of an update) - ty97 Mar 18, 05:50 7
- did you make an offer or just inquire? -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 06:00 6
  - inside - ty97 Mar 18, 06:02 5
    - spam and I think you need to move to HUGE AND BRIGHT from yesterday. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:10 4
      - I'm pretty sure that was a fourth floor walk-up -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 06:21 3
        
        Fuck that -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:41
        
        too many stairs for an old fogey like you? -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:25 1
        
        I'm old enough to not HAVE to live in fourth floor walk-up, that's for children. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 06:26
An Animal Crossing horror short film is getting a feature-length adaptation from the director of Hardcore Henry... -- (link) - decline Mar 18, 05:47 2
- Horror and Animal Crossing doesn't feel right. The game is so overly cute that this feels wrong. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 05:57 1
  - Oh they'll ditch any Animal Crossing similarities to avoid paying licensing fees. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 18, 06:29
I want to buy this mug for my sister but it's only 11 ounces. is that too child sized? -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 18, 05:44 2
- only if you're a giant -- nm - decline Mar 18, 05:53
- no way -- nm - mud Mar 18, 05:49
NY Times: Republicans tend to underestimate COVID risks (Duh!), Democrats tend to overestimate COVID risks -- (link) - Inigo Mar 18, 05:36 1
- Goldilocksians tend to estimate it just right. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 06:07
I know just enough about chess to understand this article and find it hilarious. -- (link*) - znufrii Mar 18, 05:14 2
- "Hotbox Variation" made me laugh -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:06
- I was unaware that we were living in a post-double bongcloud world. Fun read, thanks 😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 18, 06:00
Ditloids - prayformojo Mar 18, 05:14 5
- 4 - Reagen Mar 18, 05:21
- Spoils for 5 -- (edited) - TWuG Mar 18, 05:18
- 6 - spamlet Mar 18, 05:18 2
  - nice! - ty97 Mar 18, 05:51 1
    - Yeah I feel really dumb with these. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 06:01
Random Roles with Adam Brody -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 04:11
TV PSA: NCAA BBall, Station 19, Walker, Hell's Kitchen, Superstore, BattleBots, Ring City USA, Swamp People, Legacies, Grey's Anatomy, Call Me Kat, -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 04:07 2
- Unicorn x2, Last Man Standing, She's the Boss, A Million Little Things, Zack Snyder’s Justice League (HBO Max), The One (Netflix), Slaxx (Shudder), -- nm* - Beaker Mar 18, 04:09 1
  - Baroness Von Sketch Show (IFC), Grown-ish, Real World Homecoming, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 04:11
Camp Trash definitely has that jangly 90s alternative Gin Blossoms / Better than Ezra sound down. -- (link) - Dano Mar 18, 00:31 [youtube]
Is there a reason why the US doesn't have the Astrazenica shot? It seems to be all over Europe... -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 23:14 11
- I’m guessing they chose not to pursue emergency approval here, due to the dosing issues reflected in their preliminary trial data. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 05:42
- Also some where on a back board it was mentioned the other countries stopped using it because of developing blood clots. ? -- nm - Pippy Mar 18, 00:43 5
  - yeah, but it's like a couple dozen cases of blood clots out of ~35 million vaccinated, which is lower than the background value you'd expect. - mafic Mar 18, 01:22 4
    - what vaccines is australia using? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 05:37 1
      - None. They have a firm policy on nature either killing you or you being stronger. See: every other living thing in Australia. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:41
    - Good to know -- nm - Pippy Mar 18, 02:06
    - 35m in India alone, plus shipped around the world to poorer nations (its made in India) they are sticking with it. WHO says its safe too -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 18, 01:55
- Because all those times AstraZeneca said if you can’t afford your medications, they can help... they were liars!! -- nm - Qale Mar 18, 00:13
- Domestically, the AstraZeneca vaccine is still undergoing phase-three clinical trials and has therefore not been approved by the U.S -- nm - stim-mie Mar 17, 23:16 2
  - I think they chose not to fast-track it, or at least not as much as the others. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 23:38
  - Along with the half dose thing I've been told. -- nm - . Mar 17, 23:17
Catalytic converter thefts may not be worth it. First the two killed in the car into pool case, now one crushed when his jack failed. -- (link) - Meg Mar 17, 22:40
huh, my almost entirely coin flipping bracket has the final four as 1-1-1-2. that seem unlikely. - mafic Mar 17, 22:08 5
- I feel like this year is either straight chalk or bunch of random chaos. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 05:23 3
  - So, every year? ;-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 05:33 2
    - like more extreme to either end than usual. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 05:42 1
      - I don't really know what to expect this year. Only a couple of teams have been dominant and with the tournament being run - Krusty Mar 18, 06:03
- my money is on the Russian coins cheating with steroids. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 17, 22:34
Hmm, Julian Sands would be a decent stand-in for Pete Postlethwaite in certain reboots. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 22:00
It's wholly unreasonable how busy my schedule is. I added - tonight - 3 appointments for tomorrow. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 21:42 1
- have you tried having fewer appointments? -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 21:48
My kids are making me watch The Secret of Sulphur Springs on Disney+. It's so derivative of Locke & Key, it makes me angry. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 21:32 2
- Hmm, that makes me want to watch it more. It's probably better, too. -- nm - David Mar 17, 21:59 1
  - Heh. Probably -- nm - Pippy Mar 18, 00:44
Huh. I just got a handwritten letter from the Jehovah’s Witnesses inviting me to a zoom call. Pandemic proselytising is weird. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 21:25 9
- Wanna borrow my sister's chromebook? The camera and mic don't work. -- nm - . Mar 17, 23:16
- Set your virtual background to the Nauvoo -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 22:20 2
  - Nauvoo is Mormon. - . Mar 17, 23:14 1
    - Oh. Oops. I think it would still be funny, though. - Beryllium Mar 17, 23:46
- Be friendly, say hi -- nm - stim-mie Mar 17, 21:27 4
  - don't wear pants -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 21:38 3
    - Does he ever? -- nm - Pippy Mar 18, 00:45 2
      - "It's like a baby arm, a 3rd leg" -- nm - stim-mie Mar 18, 05:18
      - OTOH, don't let them think you are jewish, it seems that evangelists get double points for converting a jew -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 01:38
Proposed: The best part of a song is usually the bridge. -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 20:01 5
- Where's that confounded bridge! -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 04:20
- It usually is. And the most emotion of any song is usually lodged there. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 03:55
- Everyone loves a key change. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 21:21
- Usually, except for Californication. - Beryllium Mar 17, 20:54
- I shall abstain arguing this, until you hear a lot more Grateful Dead, and learn what a Phil Bass Bomb, is. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 17, 20:11
Thanks spamlet - JD Mar 17, 19:43 1
- Apollo IS the best. Easily well worth the price for the top tier. -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 21:48
What I accomplished this evening: taxes filed -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 19:33 10
- I built a resource models, but then it's my work day. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 22:55
- Due to sloppy judgment, I now have a credit card balance of -$132. - David Mar 17, 22:00 4
  - I overpaid a card by $0.29 a few months back and rather than just waiting for me to make a purchase they mailed me a check. -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 22:51 2
    - Overpaying CCs can sometimes be a warning sign of fraud, but for such a tiny amount is bizarre. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 05:53
    - that's baffling. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 22:54
  - Buy stuff fast! -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 22:41
- Ooh nice. I got my car inspection and tax paid. -- nm - Qale Mar 17, 19:53
- Nice. That was my Sunday accomplishment -- nm - JD Mar 17, 19:36
- Woot! Take the rest of the week off -- nm - Pippy Mar 17, 19:34
- If this were a cooking show the judges would question your choice to plate early. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 19:34
WALTER -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 19:30
I just found out the tournament doesn't really start tomorrow. - David Mar 17, 19:20 7
- You need to listen to strongbad more. Could have avoided so much pain. -- (link) - Mop Mar 17, 21:16 [Backboard] 1
  - +20 SB Points! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 03:30
- "Everyone's been so quiet about the play-in games" *facepalm* -- nm - stim-mie Mar 17, 19:43 2
  - they definitely matter! -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 20:27 1
    - All games matter! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 04:45
- Uh, yeah. So I was at work today and am taking Monday off. Only one day of play in games this year as faint consolation -- nm - JD Mar 17, 19:35
- JD shared this info the other day and I got mad about it as well. -- nm - Krusty Mar 17, 19:22
'That's Albert Brooks!" "Who..?" "Hank Scorpio." "OMG, it is!" - Mop Mar 17, 19:15 3
- I really need to watch You Only Move Twice ... oh wait, I bet I have access -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 19:17 2
  - "We can't move, we have roots here. We have friends, and family, and library cards ... Bart's lawyer is here!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 19:21 1
    - "Cypress Creek: A tale of one city." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 19:23
Kyle Kinane’s Instagram story is about 25 jokes about Dropkick Murphys and they’re all solid. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 17, 19:13
Now playing, B vs S - Spawn Mar 17, 19:11 7
- Now Playing: Justice League -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 20:22 5
  - God help me, I actually have a flicker of hope that Snyder can make a better version... -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 21:50 1
    - Adding deleted scenes helps. This was his ultimate edition and yes, it makes more sense. I expect similar for JL. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 22:34
  - I'm unclear why they bothered to hire an actor to play Cyborg... -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 20:41 2
    - because if it was all technology and no biological they'd have to call it Robot. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 21:28 1
      - *Mr* Robot. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 02:14
- Thoughts and prayers. - David Mar 17, 19:17

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