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Proposed Texas bill would remove kids from their parents' care if the parents allow gender-affirming health care. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 13:07 3
- The cruelty is the point. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 13:09
- So, those are the people that dislike the state overstepping their boundaries, right? (NM) - Marlowe Apr 12, 13:09 1
  - Yes. But it's nice that they've brought their hypocrisy into the light. -- nm - David Apr 12, 13:10
Today from Bad Idea Jeans: Signing a car lease for your friend. Not co-signing, taking on the whole thing. -- (link) - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 12:54 20
- "none of my business" LOFL - Spawn Apr 12, 13:15
- He owes his friend something. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 13:12 2
  - yep. ass. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 13:12 1
    - That was my first thought. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 13:15
- I wouldn't even do this for family. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 13:00 7
  - I know a woman that did so for her grandson. - Spawn Apr 12, 13:03 6
    - That's like buying the kid a car...'rents do that -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:07 5
      - Yeah, but part of a lease is that it is *returned*. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 13:13
      - this is not like that at all and wife objects strenuously. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 13:08 3
        
        Yeah, but my comments are about the grandmother -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:13 2
        
        oh yeah - that one's different. and super hopefully not about ass. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 13:16 1
        
        I dunno, granny might want to tap that...may Dec works both ways, I've had lots of older woman clients..no Harold n Maude but... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:20
- When am I gonna make it back to Haiti? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 12, 12:57
- Her husband is insane. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 12:56 6
  - mark my words, but this is about ass. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 13:02 4
    - Agreeance. She doesn't know because she doesn't want to know. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 13:04 3
      - he and his friend are f*cking. Or he wants to eff the friend. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 13:07 2
        
        Maybe the guy saved his life, back in high school or army and he owes him a solid,Maybe he helped get rid of a body -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:12 1
        
        or, ass. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 13:13
  - Maybe he's the other guy's sugar daddy -- nm - decline Apr 12, 12:57
I just got Josh Hawley spam. It was quite satisfying blocking that email address. -- nm - David Apr 12, 12:45 3
- I heard him muttering about you at Schnuck's. Oh the language! Thought the frozen foods would all melt. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 12:49
- Dude raised 3 mil in 3 months. - Spawn Apr 12, 12:47 1
  - Hawley crap! -- nm - Max Apr 12, 13:10
Wait until the end -- (link) - decline Apr 12, 12:44 1
- That is brilliant -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 12:45
Tv news, half of all adults have at least one shot -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 12:34 10
- That's true for some states, but I don't think that's for the US. -- (link) - mara Apr 12, 12:49
- Not too shabby. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 12:49
- really? i thought US was only at 30% last week? (i mean, that would be great, but...) -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 12:40 6
  - (maybe, if the 30% includes kids... that math could work.) -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 12:41 5
    - Few states have opened eligibility to the under-18 crowd. So, most stats reflect adults. - David Apr 12, 12:47 3
      - That's a good thought. Under-18 population varies pretty dramatically by state. Those vacc pcts by state really should use adult population only. - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 13:03
      - IL went to 16+ today but that 16-18 is still only Pfizer -- nm* - oblique Apr 12, 12:48 1
        
        yeah J&J is 18. put a five week timer on porch drinking. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 12:53
    - That would be my guess, not having looked into the numbers. The 50% is of eligible adults, versus 30-ish% total population. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 12:42
- “Which half.” -- nm - William Miller Apr 12, 12:38
Anyone have under cabinet LED strips installed? I'm eyeing doing some minor "upgrades" around the house both as prep for a future sale and so if I - oblique Apr 12, 12:29 25
- yes. i can talk you through it, but what i did was put waterproof strip lighting up under the front-facing edge so there's no glare - colin Apr 12, 13:01 3
  - re: dimming, you have to get a high voltage dimmable power supply, then you just use a standard dimming set. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 13:02 2
    - Since my distances are short, no more than 6ft. I've been reluctant to get some of the sets at Amazon because they're upwards of like 60ft sometimes - oblique Apr 12, 13:07 1
      - there are some easy clips for that, if you don't like to solder. drop me a chat on discord, i can get you some details -- nm - colin Apr 12, 13:10
- LED strips for computers might even be the way to go if you're looking for variable settings. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 12:42
- I bought some recently and then returned them. they were too bright. the ones I got charged via usb and could be set to only turn on - amanda jeans Apr 12, 12:41 4
  - right now I have one of those KASA/TP-Link bulbs in our flushmount. that's actually the bummer with the item I linked because it wouldn't work with - oblique Apr 12, 12:49 3
    - my over sink light is one of very few "dumb" bulbs in my house. it has a manual dimmer. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 12:52 2
      - I actually really like this one -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 13:00 1
        
        if you got the music led's then you could also get a disco ball for over the sink! -- nm - decline Apr 12, 13:06
- We had them put in when we redid our kitchen. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 12:40 4
  - any recommendations? -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 12:46 3
    - We just got plain dumb white, didn’t really think about options. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 12:54
    - And do NOT use znu's contractor. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 12:48
    - get the ones that respond to music so you can have a dance party in your kitchen -- nm - decline Apr 12, 12:47
- this isn't what you are looking for - but a client with light sensitivity did this for their kitchen/bath/stairway - JenBro Apr 12, 12:38 [Attachment] 9
  - and this was kitchen -- (pic) - JenBro Apr 12, 12:39 [Attachment] 6
    - This is what we have in our (not along the baseboards) and it's adjustable/dimable -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 12:42
    - and this was stairway - never would have thought of this one -- (pic) - JenBro Apr 12, 12:39 [Attachment] 4
      - I actually have something like this (but not nearly as subtle) at the bottom of our stairs leading upstairs. I put it in when our dog was getting old -- (edited) - oblique Apr 12, 12:46 1
        
        awwww ... you are a good pet parent! -- nm - JenBro Apr 12, 12:46
      - Love it too! subset lighting. - Pippy Apr 12, 12:40 1
        
        me too ... it's just so "gentle" -- nm - JenBro Apr 12, 12:42
  - that is super cool -- nm - Pippy Apr 12, 12:39 1
    - so soft ... think about having to get up in the middle of the night and only having that soft glow at your feet lighting the room ... - JenBro Apr 12, 12:41
".. a putrescent pile of racist myths and cliches." -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 12:29 1
- Mos Isley? -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 15:08
NBA: Timberwolves-Nets game will be postponed -- nm* - stim-mie Apr 12, 12:24
Is there any word on whether Jupiter's Legacy will be any good? And why isn't it set in the Watchmen universe with a connection to Sally Jupiter? :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 12:22 2
- I think I recall David saying it would be amazing. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 12:26 1
  - Sure, but he's been known to exaggerate. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 12:28
Genesis Live Bataclan France, January 10 1973 -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 12:03 [youtube] 4
- Do they perform Sussudio at this show? -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 12:05 3
  - Genesis didn't back Phil on Sussudio, it was The Hot Tub Band -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 12:07 2
    - Don't fact check my trolling about a 80s Phil song! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 12:16 1
      - next to the George Harrison story, this is the one bit of Phil Collins trivia worth knowing -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 12:18
"In the last week, an average of 3.14 million doses per day were administered, a 2% increase over the week before." -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:46 4
- Are they sure it wasn't 3.125 million? -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 11:53 1
  - Sounds like some MDH rounding. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 11:55
- Celebratory Pi for everyone! -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 11:47 1
  - Mmm...pie... -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 11:54
Bitcoin back above $60k -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 11:46 12
- You'll hit that $5M retirement goal in no time! -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:46 11
  - I’d need to work past 60. - znufrii Apr 12, 12:24
  - I actually checked my progress...if I get 11% growth a year with 3% raises annually, I’ll have just over 4,990,000 at 65 in my 401K - Will Hunting Apr 12, 11:55 9
    - That's pretty nice. My work 401k isn't the sum total of my retirement but plugging in the same numbers to mine, I end up with - oblique Apr 12, 12:05
    - I can get there with 8% annual return and 2% raises. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 12:00 7
      - I can get there if I go back in time and beat my younger self until he agrees to start contributing to a 401K MUCH earlier. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 12, 12:22
      - I'll get there if I hit the lottery. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 12:01 5
        
        I won't ever get there. if I won the lottery, I'd buy fancy soda and cheese. you can't take it with you! -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 12:54
        
        yup -- nm - Pippy Apr 12, 12:38
        
        Yup -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 12:10
        
        8% annual return and 2% every year for the next 20 (from my current salary) feels rather optimistic TBH -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 12:03
        
        (twice) -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 12:02
This week, I was Friendly, Neutral, and Confident. - David Apr 12, 11:41
Oscars presenters ! ! ! (13 days to go!): -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 11:36 5
- Bassett will look great and intimidating, Cranston will be funny, Joaquin will be ugh, Zendaya will be awesome. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 11:38 4
  - I feel like Zendaya is on the path to mega-stardom. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 12:46
  - If Rue doesn’t bring Jules, I’m not watching. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 12:40 2
    - did they make up? -- nm - mud Apr 12, 12:43 1
      - Spoiler - Qale Apr 12, 12:59
Gundam live action coming to Netflix from the director of Kong Skull Island ($12 on HSX currently) -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 11:34
LYC: Son tested negative for COVID (coworker was positive). EDIT: he's 1 shot in for Pfizer as of last week. Daughter getting J&J tomorrow -- nm* - oblique Apr 12, 11:30 2
- glad he's negative -- nm - Pippy Apr 12, 12:39
- cool -- nm - stim-mie Apr 12, 11:31
I case you needed more reasons why ST is the absolute bestest... That Dr. B vaccine sevice znu posted about came through for me. I just got Johnson'd! - con_carne Apr 12, 11:29 9
- Post Poke posts are the best. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 12:41
- Yay!! -- nm - Pippy Apr 12, 12:40
- We're Johnson twins! -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 11:42 1
  - I saw. Twinsies! -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 11:46
- 👍 -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 11:41
- I was very happy this weekend. Pointed a friend at the vaccinespotter.org site and watched her book her appointment right in front of me - oblique Apr 12, 11:34
- con_vacuna YAY! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 11:33
- Awesome! So glad that worked out for you. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 11:31 1
  - I signed up for Dr. B right when you posted about it. Ever since then, it's been complete silence... until today!:-) -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 11:33
New Brunswick's People’s Alliance rebrands as ‘PAnon’ (satire site...but not out of the range of possibility really...) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 11:26
So, the clarify... if I buy an EUV for - say - $60,000, I can expect that barring any fancy tax business, that I will pay $60,000? - Mop Apr 12, 11:24 16
- Uh... yeah. That was my understanding, anyway. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 11:39
- EV be expensive. I know there's some backend savings on maintenance and gas but the green premium here is pretty high. We have friends who got solar - oblique Apr 12, 11:33 1
  - #ididthemath It would have cost me the same to buy the $49k Tesla 3 as my $30k Jetta GLI over five years. - spamlet Apr 12, 11:55
- I always thought that I would get it in my tax refund the following year (which was why my window to buy an EV was always november ish). - amanda jeans Apr 12, 11:30 9
  - note that I would in fact be totally happy with your scenario one. that was always my assumption (barring quota limits). -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 11:32
  - The credit has nothing to do with withholding. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 11:31 7
    - Yeah, this is the mistake I was making on B2. - TWuG Apr 12, 11:35
    - "If you owe less you don't get the extra in cash." ?? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 11:32 5
      - Imprecise language. Non-refundable credits are limited by your total tax liability for the year, not by how much you might owe when you file. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 11:34 4
        
        why not just say that? what I owe is completely different from my liability. so clarifying -- (edited) - amanda jeans Apr 12, 11:36 3
        
        Yes. -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 12:36
        
        Also note that the credit covers a time period. It doesn't instantly drop in half on the 200,000th (example) sale. It - TWuG Apr 12, 11:46
        
        Yes, that sounds right. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 11:38
- Pretty much. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 11:30
- bait-n-switch! -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:29
- At the time of sale, you'll pay $60k. After that, whatever happens is between you and your governments. - TWuG Apr 12, 11:28
"I hate that with remote work they don't tell us who is retiring. I had no idea xx was retiring" "Oh, he didn't retire" - spamlet Apr 12, 11:22 12
- I wonder how many remote workers are passing away without the staff noticing for a while. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 11:25 4
  - I took it to mean they'd been fired. -- nm - David Apr 12, 12:38 2
    - You are correct but I think Max was a related thought not a direct response. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 12:40 1
      - yep, just me musing about office deaths, no reason... -- nm - Max Apr 12, 13:11
  - Given that they sometimes didn't notice the smell before, I'd imagine there's not much change. -- nm* - Beryllium Apr 12, 11:36
- ugh -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 11:24 6
  - We have folks who refuse to use institutional messaging platforms like Microsoft Teams so they might as well not work at all. - Mop Apr 12, 11:26 5
    - We’re finally getting Teams this month. We’ve been on Skype for business. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 11:41 4
      - When are you going to retire Wordperfect? -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 11:41 3
        
        We’re being dragged kicking and screaming onto 365. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 11:47 2
        
        enjoy your annual 14% price increase! -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 11:59 1
        
        Not my problem. I’m just happy I can finally share files by something other than uploading them to my personal Dropbox. - spamlet Apr 12, 12:16
Canada: 19.3% have received at least one shot -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 11:20 5
- Brazil: 19 people have received both shots. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 12, 11:26 3
  - And 12 of those were saline. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 11:57
  - Sad but true. - JaxSean Apr 12, 11:29 1
    - I am. I haven't left the house in a couple of months, and my parents are very safe when they go out. - Marlowe Apr 12, 11:55
- Go Canada Go! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 11:20
Janina Gavankar has joined Eli Roth’s Borderlands -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 11:20 4
- I think this is my most eagerly anticipated movies in a very, very long time. - JaxSean Apr 12, 11:22 3
  - I reserve judgement until they show me something. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 11:23 2
    - I reserve judgement until they show me more Janina Gavankar -- nm - mud Apr 12, 11:26 1
      - Sadly, she replaces Jack Black. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 12:03
Find the cat -- (link) - decline Apr 12, 11:18 1
- I found the sailboat, but no cat. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 11:59
Refund the police! -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 11:18 4
- Tax credit police liability! -- nm - Max Apr 12, 11:19 1
  - Temporary refund adjustment -- nm - Bart Apr 12, 11:20
- That’s not how it works. That’s not how *any* of this works! -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 11:19
- Do you have your receipt? -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 11:19

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