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Got my vaccine appointment invite which is great as yesterday's news seemed to indicate I wasn't going to get an invite until May. -- nm - LMS Mar 18, 08:33 1
- Nice!!! -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:36
President Biden and VP Harris to meet with Asian-American leaders in Georgia to offer support -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 18, 08:31 1
- that heavily-armed guy from Texas camped outside Harris' house is like 'D'oh!'' - Diva Mar 18, 08:36
So, looks like I can get my shot after April 12th -- (link) - oblique Mar 18, 08:26 1
- Take your shot! -- nm - Hamilton Mar 18, 08:26
nmb Diva - znufrii Mar 18, 08:18 1
- *squawk!* -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:24
Enough about AZ, talk to me about Novavax, where does that stand? -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:11
Deshaun Watson's has a second and third accuser. The third saying he forced her to have sex acts. -- (link) - Inigo Mar 18, 08:09 4
- I really wished that Tony Buzbee wasn’t the lawyer here though. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 18, 08:24 1
  - Agreed. -- nm - Inigo Mar 18, 08:31
- Actually 6 have come forward -- (link*) - stim-mie Mar 18, 08:20
- Dec 2020... she should file a criminal complaint if she hasn't already. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 18, 08:19
Longtime New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung reverses course, announces NFL retiremen -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:05
Broncos remove RFA tag from Phillip Lindsay—Jets, Ari, SF, SEA have all been mentioned as spots for Lindsay -- nm - Flavorize Mar 18, 08:04
I just read something where someone said that a friend of theirs in Italy said (so yeah, not sure how reliable this is at all) - ty97 Mar 18, 07:57 35
- Socialism -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 08:16 1
  - Broadly not wrong, from how I’ve heard it characterized - znufrii Mar 18, 08:23
- My understanding from my colleague in Poland is that AZ has completely shit the bed in terms of supply versus what was promised for Europe so far. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 18, 07:59 32
  - Meanwhile, why is the US sitting on millions of AZ doses we can't use? -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:01 31
    - Isn’t AstraZeneca the one that’s under concern for blood clotting? -- nm - IAmQale Mar 18, 08:31 7
      - sort of. if you look at it, not really. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:33 6
        
        Wasn't it like 12 people total? (Something very small, still a concern, but...) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 08:36 2
        
        37 cases out of 17 million vaccinations. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:44
        
        Inside is a detailed post i C&Pd from a doctor here who has been doing Covid info updates basically every day for a year. This is her AZ info post: - Andie Mar 18, 08:39
        
        I do love me some yes... but actually no pirate! -- nm - IAmQale Mar 18, 08:36
        
        but it's the one countries are banning right? -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 08:34 1
        
        pausing, not banning. but yes, that one. They expect the review to be finished this week and reinstate it. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:36
    - It's one of the two we have approved here, too. - Marlowe Mar 18, 08:21
    - Have they been approved here? I thought they were still awaiting approval. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:05 10
      - AZ is not approved here and has not even requested emergency use authorization yet. - ty97 Mar 18, 08:07 8
        
        I guess we have it in storage waiting for (potential) approval like we did for JNJ? - ty97 Mar 18, 08:08 7
        
        My understanding from Fauci on Meet the Press last week, though he was somewhat vague, is that we're not sitting on stores of AZ. There are - pmb Mar 18, 08:36
        
        Stage three sounds pretty close to being finished but I'm far from very knowledgeable on this. If it's close then we should hold on to them. If not, - Krusty Mar 18, 08:10 5
        
        I love this nyt resource -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 18, 08:12 1
        
        This is a good read. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:15
        
        This is the one that some European countries are blocking based on blood clot fears, BTW -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:11 2
        
        I know and what I'm reading is those fears are very likely misplaced. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:12 1
        
        it certainly seems that way. i believe they were just reviewing and renewed clearance is expected by the end of the week. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:18
      - That’s why they’re in storage, not arms. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 18, 08:06
    - That’s a very good question, I wasn’t aware we actually had a stockpile, but I did see calls to release our production allocation. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 18, 08:02 10
      - "tens of millions of AstraZeneca vaccines that are currently sitting in storage." -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:04 7
        
        Yeah, that seems sub-optimal. - znufrii Mar 18, 08:05 1
        
        ugh. we are so lagging in supply on all of them because we don't manufacture. please send them up here. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:08
        
        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 18, 08:04 4
        
        Right, I know, so....give it away! -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:08 3
        
        Uh, and what if turns out not to work or much worse if it causes harm -- nm - JD Mar 18, 08:09 2
        
        It’s already been approved in other countries so we send them the doses and let them worry about that. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 08:11
        
        Other countries have approved it for use. If they are willing to use it, give it to them. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:10
      - Canada has been asking for any extra the US might be able to send our way -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:03 1
        
        Mexico has requested as well -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:04
ST MARCH MADNESS! SIGNUP NOW!! -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 07:54 [Backboard] 9
- My Final Four consists of two #1s, one #2, and one #12 seed. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 08:15 5
  - #12 seeds have never made a final four. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:17 4
    - Most of my regions are pretty chalk. I picked a few upsets in that region and by the time I got to the end I was left with a #12. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 08:38
    - Only one has ever reached the regional final (Missouri, 2002). -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 18, 08:22
    - Go with 11. First Four to Final Four -- nm - JD Mar 18, 08:21 1
      - Yup. If you want a high seed choice go with 11 seeds though it's still highly unlikely they get very far. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:29
- I've watched approximately 10 minutes of college ball this season but I do have inside info on who will win so "I'LL" be in! -- nm - zunk xometimes Mar 18, 08:03 1
  - 10 more minutes than me :) But I LOVE March Madness -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:03
- So this is the link to join the group, I believe: -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:59
"China’s newest attraction, a hotel with live polar bears, is already fully booked" -- (edited) - decline Mar 18, 07:54 1
- Awful. Fuck these people. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:12
Ugh. I picked to wrong week to cut down to one cup of coffee a day. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:52
Jets have been having conversations with Steelers FA WR JuJu Smith-Schuster -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 18, 07:50 1
- Sounds good to me. I trust in Douglas to build us a good team. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:06
Tucker Carlson Is An Idiot, Part 312.50 -- (link) - mud Mar 18, 07:43 2
- Double bongcloud -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:48
- John Olivers segment on him last week was so, so valid. - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:47
*starts demanding for the release of the 6 hour Snyder Cut* -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 07:43
sister birthday. yes, right? -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 18, 07:35 1
- is that papyrus in their logo? -- nm - colin Mar 18, 07:39
Vaccine #s: 22% have received at least 1 dose, 12% received full. Expected 50% vaccination date 5/14, 70% date 6/25, 90% 8/5. 7 Day Average: 1.60M -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:29 11
- 5/14 seems....aggressive? But I hope so. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 07:31 1
  - April predictions are roughly 1.5x the number of vaccine doses as March, so I think the dates will swing a lot in the last 2 weeks. -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:33
- Top 5 States (% of population vaccinated): NM, AK, SD, CT, RI. Worst 5 States: GA, AL, DC, TN, ID, TX -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:31 3
  - All right! Passed TX! I know we can pass DC and challenge GA and AL! -- nm - crash davis Mar 18, 07:33 2
    - DC is tough since so many people get vaccinated here but live in MD/VA due to work location/government, etc. -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:34 1
      - And they don't count for DC, they count for MD/VA, etc. -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:35
- the dates aren't moving much. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 07:29 4
  - ps but thank you. obviously I blame you for all of this but thanks for the information. - amanda jeans Mar 18, 07:30 2
    - Ha! and you're welcome. - MDH Mar 18, 07:32 1
      - mandy greets the messenger in #thisissparta fashion -- nm - Max Mar 18, 08:11
  - This is a lower supply week after the initial J&J run. I believe the supply is expected to rocket middle of next week. -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:30
wow this isnt a good look, Fallon -- (link) - mud Mar 18, 07:27 14
- meh, I don't blame him for stopping that - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:38 11
  - Fallon isn't live, is he? -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 07:53
  - In the end they did air it, and I get that Fallon's thing is to not be a sh*t-stirrer, while Jon Oliver is, and they play it that way. -- nm - Guigue Mar 18, 07:41 1
    - agreed -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:44
  - anybody with an alexa.. give it a try and report back -- nm - colin Mar 18, 07:39 7
    - An Amazon van just pulled up, knocked on my door, and took my pets. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:48
    - She told me that I'm going on the list. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 18, 07:46 5
      - "you are fired." "But I don't work for you!" "...we just bought your company and you are fired" -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 07:48 4
        
        Joke's on you! We're non-profit! -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 18, 07:52 2
        
        And that’s why you’re fired. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:01
        
        Not anymore. -- nm - Alexa Mar 18, 07:52
        
        :-D -- nm - mud Mar 18, 07:50
- when's fallon ever had a good look? -- nm - colin Mar 18, 07:37 1
  - I like his musical numbers and his thank you notes, but his interviews are bad. He's a tool -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 08:25
The new controllers for the PSVR2 are pretty wild looking -- (link) - decline Mar 18, 07:26
This nectarine was not as good as it should have been. WTF Biden? -- nm - crash davis Mar 18, 07:10
Sharon Stone has written a memoir -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 18, 07:09
This Variety article on Spotify's "Loud & Clear" site about streaming numbers & revenue is, uh, interesting? - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:05
Holy crap. "Kanye West is worth $6.6 billion — his Yeezy brand is accounts for between $3.2 billion and $4.7 billion of his net worth." -- (link) - decline Mar 18, 07:03 1
- it's crazy how much money he's made. He's king at branding -- nm* - Remlik Mar 18, 08:36
There also seems to be another 50% off 1 year of Paramount+ deal around -- (link) - oblique Mar 18, 07:00 6
- I literally never watch pplus. is anything good on it? I listened to hams and was like shrug emoji. - amanda jeans Mar 18, 07:32 1
  - on the other hand, I find so much I want to watch on peacock. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 07:32
- I took that deal. 50 bucks for a year is very decent -- nm - decline Mar 18, 07:30
- I've been considering signing up through Prime because I think you get a free month. Just to see what all they have that may be worth signing up for - sycor Mar 18, 07:28
- Also the Sportsline interconnect needs to be re-linked to Paramount+ from time-to-time. Doesn't stay linked. -- (edited) - stim-mie Mar 18, 07:05 1
  - Annoying AF they trying to shake us loose -- nm - Pippy Mar 18, 07:06
Glenn Greenwald isn't worth enough for me to call him double bongcloud. He is single bongcloud at best. I'm looking for top shelf stupid to call something "double bongcloud" -- nm* - crash davis Mar 18, 06:56 2
- Dr Y = 1.5 bongcloud? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 06:59 1
  - He is definitely double bongcloud at a minimum. I accessed Trish's online medical chart Tuesday, saw his name and got mad all over again -- nm - crash davis Mar 18, 07:01
Yeah Missouri allows a deduction for 529 contributions with no minimum stay. We’ll be abusing that. - spamlet Mar 18, 06:53 1
- It is a very friendly plan. You don't even have to do anything special to claim the deduction. - Baron on the Cairn Mar 18, 07:51
Looks like Netflix might be starting to roll out the anti-account sharing stuff. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:48 4
- bastards -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:57
- If anyone using my account gets a pop-up asking for a code just text or email me and I'll send you the code. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:52 2
  - I'd like to assume that would be the workaround. This is a bad idea for Netflix. But hey, corporations gonna corporate. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 06:56 1
    - I get why they're doing it but it sucks. Not sure how many people will end up getting their own account either. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 07:13
I just wanted to say that you guys are the best. I honestly don't know how I would get through life as well without all of you. - oblique Mar 18, 06:47 14
- 🍆👍 -- nm - colin Mar 18, 07:38
- [hugs ST] -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:37
- Agreed! -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 07:29
- :-) -- nm - mud Mar 18, 07:20
- 👊 -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 07:12
- No question. This place adds so much and takes so little. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 18, 07:12 3
  - oh, you're the one not paying subscription fees. -- nm - colin Mar 18, 07:38 2
    - I still say I'd be willing to pay Bery a yearly subscription to help offset hosting fees. - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:52 1
      - ditto -- nm - JenBro Mar 18, 08:54
- :p -- nm - Pippy Mar 18, 07:07
- 👍 -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:57
- :) -- nm - stim-mie Mar 18, 06:54
- ✌ -- nm - crash davis Mar 18, 06:54
- :) -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:49
Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US -- (link) - ty97 Mar 18, 06:45 21
- Unless vaccinations stop, or the new strains prove to be resistant to the vaccines, we're (the U.S) not going to have a breakout like Europe is having. -- (edited) - Inigo Mar 18, 06:54 17
  - The article quotes a spate of experts worldwide all sorta saying the same thing. It's not just the "story" being alarmist -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 07:12 6
    - Experts and the CDC are part of the problem as well. -- nm - Inigo Mar 18, 07:17 5
      - And the problem is? Raising alarm bells from time to time does get the public to listen, and it will save lives - con_carne Mar 18, 07:23 4
        
        The problem is wrong data is intentionally being given. -- (edited) - Inigo Mar 18, 07:32 3
        
        Ah, so it's a worldwide conspiracy then. If that's true, why didn't you just lead with that? What difference would it make whether this conspiracy - con_carne Mar 18, 08:09 2
        
        There's already enough distrust in the news/journalism/agencies over the last few years, this continues to fuel it. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 08:17
        
        It's not a conspiracy. Different people and organizations are giving out false information. - Inigo Mar 18, 08:14
  - We’re typically 3 weeks behind Europe. Hopefully we’ll get enough vaccinated in time to avoid but I wouldn’t get cocky about it. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 06:56 9
    - No need to get cocky, but also no need to constantly ring the alarm bell. - Inigo Mar 18, 07:23 1
      - You are being gaslighted. It's not worth it to go around worrying what Republicans say. They can and will say ~*whatever*~. It's what they do. -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 07:30
    - The only thing that concerns me is that Europe is vaccinating too, right? -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 06:58 6
      - Not nearly as well as the US, which is why we can expect the next surge to be not as bad as theirs (it's in the article) -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 07:09
      - According to my cow orker in Poland, it’s been a shitshow there. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 18, 07:04
      - They look to be running at about 3-3.5% of double-shot vaccinated -- (link) - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:04 2
        
        Using that data most of Europe is 10k-11k per 100k people while most US states are 20-30k per 100k people. -- (edited) - spamlet Mar 18, 07:07
        
        We are at 12% double-shotted -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:06
      - I haven't checked lately but they were pretty far behind us on percentage of people getting vaccinated as of a couple of weeks ago. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 07:04
- The kid’s summer trip to Spain and Portugal got delayed last night. - spamlet Mar 18, 06:53
- We were supposed to go to Italy this year. *sigh* -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:46 1
  - :( -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 06:52

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