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Grassley concerned that Georgia losing the MLB all-star game will cost the state 100 million jobs. The population of Georgia is ~10 million - TWuG Apr 20, 08:51 10
- ~100 Million Minutes. how do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles,in laughter~ -- nm - budice Apr 20, 08:57
- I’m glad that the Senator from... *checks notes* ...Iowa is so concerned about the state of Georgia’s economy. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 20, 08:56
- If only it could have been prevented. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 08:55 1
  - Florida's next -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 08:56
- Lesson: don't be racist assholes. -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 08:55 3
  - I mean, "just dont be assholes" is a better message. - tRuMAN Apr 20, 08:56 2
    - people can be assholes for different reasons some of which may be justified -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 08:57 1
      - "Hello, Raylan" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:58
- "MLB's decision to relocate its All-Star Game will cost Georgia $100 million, a tourism official says" -- (link*) - ty97 Apr 20, 08:54 1
  - (but yes, he definitely misspoke! I'm guessing this was what he was attempting to reference) -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 08:55
NFL and Hulu announced today a new multi-year carriage agreement to bring NFL Network and NFL RedZone to Hulu’s live TV subscription -- (link) - budice Apr 20, 08:51 1
- And in 3...2...1..Hulu Live will cost $100/month. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 08:53
Scott Rudin “Stepping Back” From Film And Streaming Projects -- (link) - budice Apr 20, 08:49 1
- Again? - znufrii Apr 20, 08:50
A bank questionnaire just asked about REO Units. - Spawn Apr 20, 08:48
Peckerwood gets 15 years for meth distribution -- (link) - TWuG Apr 20, 08:45
MDH signal: Gate 35X is no more. The regional concourse at DCA opened today. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 08:44
Ah hah, I finally figured out the term for what Word files and Google Docs files are missing. - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:42 9
- full of women. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 08:48
- I've always wanted this. one note tries to do this, but it doesn't work. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 20, 08:46
- that would be legit useful - Reagen Apr 20, 08:44 5
  - Exactly! So frustrating. I wonder if I could build it as a Docs addon. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:47 4
    - Adobe has something like that, and it might actually be called binders. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 20, 08:51 2
      - Ah. Well, I'm thinking more about a day to day required functionality of any doc file. Not just PDFs. - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:54 1
        
        I like the idea, for sure. -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 08:55
    - ... or worse, I wonder if there's a patent that is preventing it from being implemented. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:49
- ooh nice -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 08:43
Perth Amboy, NJ, where police will happily take bikes from kids because they aren't licensed and registered -- (link) - TWuG Apr 20, 08:39 11
- Not unrelated -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 20, 08:47
- The second video has the police saying bikes belong on the sidewalk. That’s illegal here in Houston -- nm - IAmQale Apr 20, 08:42 5
  - Same here if you're over a certain age. Only kids can ride on the sidewalk. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 08:49
  - Also: You gotta receipt to prove that’s your bike? Seriously? -- nm - IAmQale Apr 20, 08:45 3
    - And finally: That sure was a lot of cops for some crazy mofo bicycle riders. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 20, 08:48 2
      - Yeah, that was a lot of cops for a few young guys riding bikes against traffic. - Krusty Apr 20, 08:52 1
        
        Of course, when I was a young kid, I was told to ride against traffic so I can see what’s coming at me. But it doesn’t matter... -- (edited) - IAmQale Apr 20, 08:58
- ... and then do what with the bikes? Give them to their own families? Sell them at auction? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:39 3
  - They go up for auction if you can't prove you legally own it. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 08:53 1
    - So the cops are stealing bikes. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:17
  - (Just trying to gauge the full level of corruption it takes for this) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:40
So, apparently the President of Chad was killed after a clash with rebel fighters. He was on the frontlines fighting. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 08:31 3
- What a Chad way to go out. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 08:32 2
  - /r/AngryUpvote -- nm - IAmQale Apr 20, 08:36
  - mandy appreciates it, work not the same since -- nm - budice Apr 20, 08:34
OHL considering cancelling the 2020-2021 season -- (link) - spamlet Apr 20, 08:16 7
- The WHL seems able to have pulled off a bubble. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 08:20 2
  - although they called off the playoffs today. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 08:28 1
    - Oh, I missed that. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 10:06
- Heard its been cancelled -- nm - budice Apr 20, 08:17 3
  - Where on earth did you see that? -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 08:20 2
    - ??? -- nm - spamlet Apr 20, 08:24 1
      - Oh they updated the article while I was posting it. -- nm - spamlet Apr 20, 08:25
I need to go get cat food tonight and the cat food store is right next to the mexican restaurant. q: do more people actually eat tacos on - amanda jeans Apr 20, 08:08 2
- Every day is Taco Tuesday! -- nm - IAmQale Apr 20, 08:40
- 420 and taco tuesday. All signs point to yes -- nm - budice Apr 20, 08:09
Driving to work I was behind a black Escalde with a huge Houston Texans window sticker, plate HTOWN86. - Spawn Apr 20, 08:02 3
- DeShaun to the Colts? -- nm - budice Apr 20, 08:07 2
  - That was what I was wondering, but I have heard zero buzz about it. - Spawn Apr 20, 08:10 1
    - Indy massage parlor prices jump 50% -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 08:40
POTUS is on the move right now. Spotters are tracking a flight of three presidential copters over DC. -- nm - loosilu Apr 20, 07:55 7
- “We will conduct an air defense exercise over the Washington DC area btw 11am to noon” -- (link) - MDH Apr 20, 08:11
- One of the helicopters contains POTUS, the other two goats. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 20, 07:58 5
  - Why would they put goats in helicopters? -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 08:01 3
    - Because dept policy has been updated to be more inclusive and "booby prize" sounds sexist. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 20, 08:17
    - God as my witness, I thought they had pilot training. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 08:11 1
      - Goats and hose -- nm - budice Apr 20, 08:12
  - I think that's a compliment. -- nm - loosilu Apr 20, 07:59
Chelsea doesn't own its stadium or the rights to the name. The owners are considering evicting them and pulling the name. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 20, 07:36 6
- Heh. Pulling the name would be epic. So there could be a new Chelsea with the geographic name and then the former team -- nm - JD Apr 20, 08:27
- Oops. -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 08:00
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 07:48
- So it looks like the TSL games will be played in sand pitches with no-name players, without much support from TV and little public. - Marlowe Apr 20, 07:45
- Consequences to actins??!! Who could of seen these coming... and how could the team have tried this without locking that shit down??? -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 07:37
- whoopsy -- nm - colin Apr 20, 07:37
I love TheBig4Accountant on FB - Beaker Apr 20, 07:36 3
- lol. yes -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 20, 07:38 2
  - slays me every day - Beaker Apr 20, 07:39 1
    - yeah they hit home and bring the funnies. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 20, 08:03
I'm listening to the Instant Reaction podcast for the latest Falcon/Winter Soldier ep and the Midnight Boys are killing me *spoils* - JD Apr 20, 07:34
started a Halt + Catch Fire rewatch last night. 3 eps down, 37 to go -- great stuff. -- nm - mud Apr 20, 07:25 4
- We really liked it. There's a bit where it falls off, but it recovers better than it was before. -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 07:36 1
  - when it gets into more modern tech, it's a little hokey, but it's also mostly a soap opera than about tech at a certain point. -- nm - colin Apr 20, 07:46
- Silicon Valley-lore? -- nm - o-reo Apr 20, 07:28 1
  - eventually. The first couple seasons are more Silicon Prairie (80s Texas) -- nm - mud Apr 20, 07:54
Its On Now: Amazon Says It Has “Concerns” About Breakaway European Super League -- (link) - budice Apr 20, 07:24 9
- "Amazon has broken its silence" LOL. Why are they even involved? -- nm* - ty97 Apr 20, 07:36 5
  - They broadcast Premier League games -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 07:37 3
    - oh so this is like my cable provider fighting with CBS over access fees -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 07:54 2
      - More like CBS being upset with a new Super NFL for taking the biggest teams away from the NFL which they broadcast. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 08:26 1
        
        Amazon and other broadcasters of Premier League games will see the value of their deals diluted due to the best/most popular teams leaving the league -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 08:27
  - $$$$ -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 07:37
- I'm waiting to hear from Apple TV and Netflix to comment. -- nm - LMS Apr 20, 07:31
- Yay, this group of oligarchs! Boo, that group of oligarchs! -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 07:26 1
  - they should just do their squabbling in private, like they do with the other messed up things that affect our lives. -- nm - colin Apr 20, 07:38
April 20, 1982, Activision's Pitfall! was released -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 20, 07:21 6
- i never played it, but pitfall: the mayan adventure was FANTASTIC -- nm - colin Apr 20, 07:47
- Crocs no sweat, scorpions though *shakes fist* -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 20, 07:29
- First ever video game hack for me. - Inigo Apr 20, 07:25 1
  - I was today old when I learned that there was a Pitfall hack - JD Apr 20, 07:28
- The hours spent on that game -- nm - budice Apr 20, 07:22 1
  - Yup. Loved it! -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 08:28
“ Just before midnight, DeSantis reveals he’s signed $1 billion tax on consumers” - David Apr 20, 07:10 8
- honestly I have no problem making out of State internet sales have to charge sales tax. It is super weird that they don't. Where the tax is going is - Beaker Apr 20, 07:12 7
  - As far as I know, every state with a sales tax requires those taxes be paid on out of state purchases. It's just hard to enforce absent making those - pmb Apr 20, 07:58 1
    - It was all but MO/FL until last night. - spamlet Apr 20, 08:16
  - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 20, 07:29
  - Agreed, but he had a choice between raising taxes on people, or raising them on businesses, and he chose people. -- nm - Inigo Apr 20, 07:14 3
    - I also agree. It's also kinda ridiculous that in the entire budget process, these were the only 2 options available. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 20, 07:30
    - this. he's the f*cking worst -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 07:17
    - oh for sure. to do this and than lower business taxes is the issue definitely. should of funded different things with the new money -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 07:17
The Long Read: The invention of whiteness -- (link) - znufrii Apr 20, 07:05
I wouldn't be too surprised about those Atlantic Canadian sample numbers. Canadians almost universally favour their regions ahead of the country. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 06:58 17
- We should treat this like the oxygen masks on airplanes. Sort yourself out first and then help others. - Shaun Apr 20, 07:12
- Based on my FB friends it boils down to: Ontario can't follow rules, can't get their shit together and their Premier is a moron; we did - Beaker Apr 20, 07:04 15
  - If Atlantic Canadians can't appreciate that their economies and distribution hubs and what not comes from support of other economics in Canada,... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 08:03 1
    - sure, but them doing absolutely nothing brings out anger and rightfully so. "we've tried nuthin and were all out of ideas!" -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 08:56
  - to be fair, most people really are following the rules. The spread is (a) big workplaces like Canada Post and Amazon and (b) schools. The average - Andie Apr 20, 07:38 3
    - it is firmly at Ford's door and why the resign calls have taken a head of steam -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 07:40 2
      - The vast majority of all the cases in the past two weeks (schools are closed again) are brampton area workplaces. SOmething like *90* workplaces - Andie Apr 20, 07:53 1
        
        I get suggesting "shut the down yesterday" but shutting down the distribution hubs for most couriers in Canada would have national-level impacts. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 07:56
  - I put very little on the general public of Ontario - they got conflicting and ineffective messaging from the government - Reagen Apr 20, 07:18 7
    - I get that big numbers are getting meaningless, but how much more do people expect governments to cover during a year long pandemic? - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 07:52 6
      - the reality is, he should have done what he did last week a month ago. it's what all medical people were begging for, to stop us getting here. - Andie Apr 20, 07:54 5
        
        Perhaps. That said, it may have only delayed the variant wave a few weeks or months as the only significant stopping power is vaccination. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 08:00 4
        
        a delay would have been great - we would have had more vaccinated and less chance of spreading and less sick. -- nm - Andie Apr 20, 08:02 3
        
        If the delay was a couple months, perhaps. But a shut down a month ago would have likely led to a reopen around now and I don't think... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 08:07
        
        The province is doing ~100,000 doses a day with limited supply.Imagine how much better we would have been if we delayed the third wave by a month? -- nm - Andie Apr 20, 08:04 1
        
        Based on how many were done over the previous month, "better", but not "avoid it". -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 08:08
  - FB friends, people i work with, editorials in newspapers, my PIL ... me... -- nm* - Beaker Apr 20, 07:05
Oh boy, Paypal has opened up crypto purchases on Venmo. Bitcoin your Uber then hashtag it. Right, Dr. Rick? -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 20, 06:57
Well, it's official. She's going to Butler -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 06:52 18
- conngrats! -- nm - loosilu Apr 20, 07:59
- Congrats! And well done Dad on all the college touring! -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 07:55
- You could have saved SO much time if you had just listened to me! - Spawn Apr 20, 07:50 1
  - Guess I'm going to be in Indy pretty often :) -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 08:22
- Congrats! -- nm - Dano Apr 20, 07:39
- nice!! -- nm - colin Apr 20, 07:38
- Woohoo! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 20, 07:30
- She did it! -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 20, 07:30
- nice -- nm - decline Apr 20, 07:11
- Oooh fancy. Nice. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 20, 07:10
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 07:09
- Congrats!!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 07:09
- Excellent! -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 07:08
- Congrats! -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 07:06
- congrats -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 07:02
- Congrats! -- nm - spamlet Apr 20, 06:59
- Nice. Good basketball team and a decent mascot. :-) -- nm - mara Apr 20, 06:57
- Works out, congrats -- nm - budice Apr 20, 06:54
I'm in Turntable playing my usual (sometimes hokey) music. If you join me and it bugs you, just let me know. -- nm - mara Apr 20, 06:52 8
- Monday I kicked DJ Piranha whomever that might be. But only because the first song they played was some kind of hypnotic thing that didn’t seem legit. - IAmQale Apr 20, 07:12 4
  - You kicked a DJ Piranha? 🤣 -- nm - JD Apr 20, 07:30
  - Yeah, I don't always know who people are. It would be good if Slackers with non-obvious Turntable names identified themselves in chat. -- nm - mara Apr 20, 07:27
  - The video just had more talking up front than I thought it had. I kept waiting for the song to actually start. -- nm - Dano Apr 20, 07:19 1
    - HA! Sorry. Also you can preview videos by clicking on them in your queue, then clicking it again to turn it off. - IAmQale Apr 20, 07:27
- When I was listening last week I really enjoyed your song choices. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 07:03
- I'm out today and tomorrow, but I love your stuff - JaxSean Apr 20, 06:57 1
  - Aw, thanks. -- nm - mara Apr 20, 07:00

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