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I'm not sure if it's all the minors but one of the Sox writers I follow says that AA is testing a new infield shifting rule - spamlet May 7, 08:50 2
- Meh. -- nm - znufrii May 7, 09:03
- Kind of related. This is among my latest faves for a hitter beating a specialized defense -- (link) - JD May 7, 08:54 [youtube]
VCROTLI - prayformojo May 7, 08:37 1
- I looked at this for 20 minutes this morning and just got it (sp) - prayformojo May 7, 08:41
Every time I think I've found a decent budget road bike someone on reddit or some bike review site takes a dump all over it. - Krusty May 7, 08:35 21
- decent bike for a great price here. what's your budget? -- (link) - colin May 7, 08:53 6
  - I've been looking at their site and haven't liked the reviews I've read. - Krusty May 7, 09:03 2
    - With the shopping that I've been doing lately, I've realized the longer you look, you will always find a negative review that will change your mind. - Volnelk May 7, 09:06
    - we always just ask our bikey friends to keep an eye out.. they know how to spot a deal. -- nm - colin May 7, 09:05
  - thanks. I really want to do a ride like this one this year but I hate my Trek. It is a 2008 1.2 so yeah, it's *old* at this point but I feel like it - oblique May 7, 09:01 2
    - that's a really solid frame, headset.. even if you bought new shifting system, complete overhaul, worth it. - colin May 7, 09:04
    - forgot the link -- (link) - oblique May 7, 09:01
- I think it's a problem when you're shopping for lower end things. It may be good for the price, but you'll always have people - Guigue May 7, 08:50 1
  - Yeah, I'm trying to keep in mind that some people are enthusiasts or serious bikers so anything mid-lower tier will get ripped apart by them. - Krusty May 7, 09:10
- I always have found these reviews to be excellent and on point. They have one they recommend for $450 -- (link) - oblique May 7, 08:38 7
  - The Marin is interesting though I've been mostly looking at road bikes, not hybrid bikes. I might need to expand what I'm looking at. -- nm - Krusty May 7, 08:45 6
    - unless you've got nice pavement, a cyclocross bike or hybrid of some kind is going to be a better ride than a road bike. -- nm - colin May 7, 08:51 5
      - I also have a concern about weight as I have to carry it up and down stairs as well as on and off the subway sometimes. - Krusty May 7, 08:55 4
        
        understand that... aluminum frame should be okay.. cyclocross is a road frame, just has a fat fork, big tires.. adds about 1 lb to it -- nm - colin May 7, 08:57 3
        
        and to some extent cyclocross bikes are meant to be carried -- nm - JD May 7, 08:59 2
        
        I'll be honest and say I don't even know what a cyclocross bike is! :-) I'm reading about them but I was picturing some chunky off road bike. -- nm - Krusty May 7, 09:05
        
        too true -- nm - colin May 7, 09:05
- Shimano? go with that -- nm - JaxSean May 7, 08:38 3
  - nooooooo... nooooooo -- nm - colin May 7, 08:51
  - You'd think so, right? Nope. They have good parts and cheap/hard to adjust ones. I'm so frustrated with this whole thing. -- nm - Krusty May 7, 08:39 1
    - Interesting. We had bought a bike at Dick's years ago but never used, and we were giving it to a friend. - JaxSean May 7, 08:57
The chills did not multiply. If aching back is a superpower, I'm now a superhero. - TWuG May 7, 08:35 3
- You're old. -- nm - David May 7, 08:37 1
  - (But at least you were once young, unlike ty!) -- nm - David May 7, 08:38
- Look! Up in the sky! It's Geezer Man! No, wait, that's a bird. Geezer Man's shuffling down the sidewalk holding his aching back. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 08:37
NYT's college & university COVID tracker -- (link) - prayformojo May 7, 08:32 1
- NOBODY LOOK AT OREGON! -- nm - Mop May 7, 08:38
The Twenty has been updated! It’s a sexual orientation litmus test this time with new Coldplay. Also: Canada band Said The Whale. KFlay is back too. -- (link) - IAmQale May 7, 08:31 [spotify] 1
- I adore K. Flay. I've been trying to figure out if I want to splurge and get the meet and greet package for her show next March -- nm - JD May 7, 08:43
m-m-moth! -- (link) - mud May 7, 08:28 7
- Australia? That tracks. -- nm - Mop May 7, 08:37 4
  - hey, there's curling on my TV -- nm - mud May 7, 08:39 1
    - mud knows how to make me disappear for the next six hours. -- nm - Mop May 7, 08:50
  - I assume it's venomous. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 08:38 1
    - And carnivorous. -- nm - Mop May 7, 08:39
- Animal Crossing’s Blathers would simply keel over and die at the sight of that thing. -- nm - IAmQale May 7, 08:32
- 23cm wingspan. Wow. -- nm - Beryllium May 7, 08:30
I like this take on sam wilson, from the creator of the Middleman -- (link) - Beryllium May 7, 08:28
DC folks: there will be a flyover of 4 t-38 aircraft at 1 pm (for an airman's funeral at Arlington). - loosilu May 7, 08:20
helicopter SOUND on Mars! -- (link) - mud May 7, 08:19 1
- They'd better be careful not to hit a tree. -- nm - Beryllium May 7, 08:24
Blame Disaster Girl. Kid from 'David AFter Dentist' is now in college and selling an NFT of his video to pay tutition -- (link) - oblique May 7, 07:47 1
- Good for him. Get that money! -- nm - znufrii May 7, 07:48
A force awakens bad lip reading -- (link) - Beryllium May 7, 07:40
Expensive has an interesting way of distributing their IPO press release. -- (link) - Beryllium May 7, 07:40 3
- Wait a tick. Did he just sample the fish food? -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 08:18
- I don't know whether I love that or really, really hate it. -- nm - pmb May 7, 08:03 1
  - I love the audacity of it. -- nm - Beryllium May 7, 08:05
Ah ha. -- (link) - Beryllium May 7, 07:39 1
- Yup. -- nm - znufrii May 7, 07:40
Colin, got a couple of things for you that might interest you. First, I think I mentioned before that one of my closest friends lives in Richmond. - pmb May 7, 07:35 4
- oh that's great! it's on the other side of richmond from me, but i'd be down to help out - colin May 7, 07:44 1
  - Great! Thanks. -- nm - pmb May 7, 07:45
- Also, thought you might like this. -- (link) - pmb May 7, 07:37 [youtube] 1
  - innnteresting. i'll def give that a watch. thanks -- nm - colin May 7, 07:45
These days I am half math teacher, half IT support. -- nm - Reagen May 7, 07:20 3
- I read that as Meth Teacher. -- nm - pmb May 7, 07:25 1
  - It would be useful. -- nm - Reagen May 7, 07:27
- which half is the IT support? legs half? -- nm - colin May 7, 07:24
Did you all see the NYT article about Billy Eilish "controversy" based on a bot tweet with 3 followers? -- (link) - colin May 7, 07:19 7
- I would like to have a tool to blanket block any Twitter account created at least 2018, possibly 2016. -- nm - IAmQale May 7, 08:06
- I've grumbled to myself for years about the journalistic overuse of the word "controversial." - Baron Nefcy May 7, 07:58
- No. -- nm - znufrii May 7, 07:47
- Kim and I were just having this conversation yesterday. The Snow White thing is based on one comment from one article. The backlash outcry... - David May 7, 07:44 1
  - That is basically right wing media right now. -- nm - pmb May 7, 08:42
- Old school journalism still doesn't understand social media. News at 11. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 07:22
- Dumb on the reporter. But an editor should step in there and say, "no, this is pointless bullshit" -- nm - Reagen May 7, 07:22
yesterday, gov of VA announced that most likely June 15 all social distancing and capacity requirements will be lifted, likely the mask mandate will - colin May 7, 07:17 13
- Governor Blackface? Interesting. -- nm - Strongbad May 7, 09:20
- I'm fully vaxxed. I'll keep wearing a mask going forward. - JaxSean May 7, 08:24
- Illinois is moving to fully opening on June 11th. Mask requirements will remain per cdc guidelines. -- nm - pmb May 7, 07:29 4
  - full opening i could see, but lifting mask mandates seems premature -- nm - colin May 7, 07:31 3
    - Yep. We'll see where we are in a month. I'd kind of like to see the numbers meaningfully lower than where they are now before full opening. But they - pmb May 7, 07:48 1
      - Ultimately at some point, the case numbers won't be the important metric. - Reagen May 7, 08:46
    - Agreed -- nm - Krusty May 7, 07:34
- I mean at some point it will be fine to go back to normal - Reagen May 7, 07:25 1
  - true, i think there still is a debate, but just saying "i feel that June 15th we're back to it" doesn't sound scientific. -- nm - colin May 7, 07:28
- I'm genuinely curious. What is your criteria then for returning to those activities? -- nm - oblique May 7, 07:19 3
  - i want to see what long term effectiveness of vaccination is and go through colder months "post pandemic" to see how things go. - colin May 7, 07:24 2
    - I’ve noticed that no one wants to put up with my weirdness these days. Such as commenting in a long cue that I hope the rollercoaster is good. - IAmQale May 7, 08:15 1
      - i mean, i'm not a dick to people.. i'm usually pretty chatty with workers.. i'm just not interested in talking to people at a bar any time soon. -- nm - colin May 7, 08:22
New website outlines an Upstate New York food trail from Buffalo to Binghamton. (You haven't lived until you've had a Nick Tahou's garbage plate) -- (link) - decline May 7, 07:09 2
- Well, the name of it will offend people who live there right up front. They HATE being called Upstate. Only NYC folks call it that. -- nm - loosilu May 7, 08:22 1
  - *shrug* I grew up there. We call it that all the time -- nm - decline May 7, 08:24
I have questions... -- (link) - oblique May 7, 07:09 6
- I hope they end up donating the majority of them to a local school or shelter. -- nm - Krusty May 7, 07:14
- thy must have a really big freezer -- nm - decline May 7, 07:12 1
  - I can't even get DoorDash to deliver frozen food properly -- nm - oblique May 7, 07:14
- yeah, what flavor are those popsicles. -- nm - tRuMAN May 7, 07:12 2
  - Salty pineapple. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 07:15 1
    - golf clap -- nm - tRuMAN May 7, 07:30
PoGo people -- (link) - ty97 May 7, 07:08 1
- excellent -- nm - JaxSean May 7, 07:09
40% of women and 30% of men have a new clothing size compared to a year ago -- (link) - decline May 7, 06:52 2
- I'm about the same weight from a year ago. -- nm - Krusty May 7, 08:06
- Given that women's sizing is complete hooey that number seems low. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 07:03
I developed a "Roundabout" earworm after reading about and listening to some prog rock. It sounded so familiar to me but I couldn't place where - Baron Nefcy May 7, 06:40 [youtube]
Shawn Mendes is his generation’s John Mayer -- nm* - ty97 May 7, 06:34 6
- John Mayer is his generation’s Dave Matthews. -- nm - mafic May 7, 06:40 5
  - These are both good things, correct? -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 06:42 4
    - That’s in the ear of the beholder -- nm - ty97 May 7, 06:49 3
      - Beholders don't have ears, only eyestalks. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 06:51 2
        
        but do the eyestalks act like ears? -- nm - tRuMAN May 7, 07:13 1
        
        Let's see: paralysis, disintegration, death... nope, no hearing. Poor deaf beholders. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 07:17
On this date in 2002 we talked about practice. Not a game. Practice. -- (link) - Krusty May 7, 06:31 [youtube]
We've been limited to 4 tickets for graduation (5/22). Illinois is entering the "bridge phase" on 5/14 (one step before full reopen) - oblique May 7, 06:22 5
- Auction the tickets to the grandparents and see how much you can bank! -- nm - decline May 7, 06:32 2
  - Well, for my daughter, she wants her boyfriend and brother in so no grandparents are attending at this point. -- nm - oblique May 7, 06:44 1
    - I'm sure the grandparents can outbid some kids, kilbo -- nm - decline May 7, 06:48
- Ours will be on the football field and everyone is limited to two tickets last I saw. -- nm - spamlet May 7, 06:31 1
  - Cal State LA announced theirs would be held at the Rose Bowl but guest would not be allowed and grads would not walk or have their names read. - Meg May 7, 08:08
April jobs +266k versus 1m expected. Unemployment up a tick to 6.1%. -- nm - znufrii May 7, 05:44 13
- The stock market seems unphased by the news. -- nm - Inigo May 7, 06:51 6
  - Yup. Weak jobs means more cheap monetary policy, probably, which drives stocks up. -- (edited) - znufrii May 7, 06:57 5
    - LOTS of talk about the reasons behind on CNBC this morning: whether it's lack of opportunity or it's people reluctant to return to the workforce - Baron Nefcy May 7, 07:22 4
      - There is lots of reporting going on out there about people avoiding the workforce because of the high unemployment payments. I tend to be skeptical - pmb May 7, 08:06 3
        
        There's definitely some that are not going to take some low paying job just to go back to work when UI is giving them more. My friend is one. - Krusty May 7, 08:24
        
        Also under appreciated is the impact of the unavailability of regular child care and access to schools. -- nm - znufrii May 7, 08:21 1
        
        That is a huge complicating factor for sure. If your kids have nowhere to go during the day, you can't just leave them. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 08:34
- Here comes stimulus check #4! -- nm - Mop May 7, 06:15 2
  - How about an infrastructure bill? -- nm - ty97 May 7, 06:35
  - Sweet! I can up my budget for a bike. ;-) -- nm - Krusty May 7, 06:27
- Thanks Uncle Joe -- nm - decline May 7, 05:57
- ouch -- nm - ty97 May 7, 05:57
- Oof. -- nm - Inigo May 7, 05:49
Finding a good road bike that's under $500 is a lot harder than I expected. - Krusty May 7, 05:29 2
- used? -- nm - Andie May 7, 07:01 1
  - I'm open to used, yes. But I've had two bad experiences buying used bikes so I'm a bit wary. -- nm - Krusty May 7, 07:18
So that has to be an NHL record. Allowing 4 goals on the first 4 shots. Thanks the fuck Christ Smith is having a stellar year. -- nm - Shaun May 7, 05:15 5
- Montreal didn’t fare much better. I’m pretty sure they put a high school kid in goal last night. -- nm - Mop May 7, 05:35
- Christ Smith is not a name I've seen before. He will rise again to lead his team to victory! -- nm - Krusty May 7, 05:30
- Shades of Ty Conklin. - Reagen May 7, 05:18 2
  - For a 6'7" goalie, I can't get over how many pucks go in over his shoulders. And agreed with the IM. -- nm* - Shaun May 7, 06:05 1
    - Shoulda hired the walrus. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 7, 06:44
Heh -- (link) - Reagen May 7, 05:09
Wyoming creates legal fund to sue states that won’t buy its coal. -- (link) - znufrii May 7, 04:59 6
- A whole 1.2 million?! Wow, that will get them to court against a state at least twice -- nm - Guigue May 7, 06:04
- From the sidebar, it feels like Australia is stuck in the 19th century when it comes to mining. -- (link) - Mop May 7, 05:33 1
  - You’re half right? That one’s thermal coal, but about half what Australia exports is metallurgical - i.e. for making steel. - mafic May 7, 06:17
- *sigh* -- nm - Mop May 7, 05:09
- They should burn that money to produce power. -- nm - Reagen May 7, 05:08 1
  - They basically are. I would love to understand the theory of the cases that they plan. I'm guessing they'll hire Lin Wood as their attorney. -- nm - pmb May 7, 07:24
Noel Clarke accused of sexual harassment on Doctor Who set -- (link) - LMS May 7, 03:50 2
- Ugh! Awful. :-( -- nm - Krusty May 7, 06:12
- Barrowman’s been dragged into this which is sad on multiple levels. He exposed himself multiple times, calling it “tomfoolery”. -- nm - Mop May 7, 05:29
TV PSA: Gold Rush, Charmed, Shark Tank, Blacklist, Smackdown, Magnum PI, Dynasty, Bering Sea Gold, Blue Bloods, Mythic Quest (Apple), The Bad Batch D+ -- nm - Beaker May 7, 03:00 1
- Shrill (Hulu), Jupiter’s Legacy (NF), Monster (NF), A Black Lady Sketch Show, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 7, 03:03
Can't believe I wrote "Siste Sledge" not once, but *twice* on top of B2... - ore-o May 7, 02:55 1
- We are famil -- nm - Dano May 7, 05:12
Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms (Atlanta-D) announced last night she will not be seeking re-election -- nm - Strongbad May 7, 02:51 3
- I can’t say I blame her. It’s been a real heartbreaker of a term. -- nm - IAmQale May 7, 08:37
- She wouldn't be doing something dumb and challenging Abrams, would she? -- nm - Reagen May 7, 03:48 1
  - I doubt it. - Strongbad May 7, 04:30
Serbia will pay citizens $30 to get vaxxed, will NOT pay sick leave to public workers who get covid if they don't get vaxxed -- (link) - zeitgeist May 7, 01:52 1
- should be if they get it and had been vaccinated previously, but good -- nm - Beaker May 7, 02:57
Why some die: researchers find a protein signature for those who suffer the most from covid -- (link) - zeitgeist May 7, 01:26 2
- Interesting, thanks -- nm - zork May 7, 01:47
- Interesting, thanks -- nm - zork May 7, 01:47
History's being pushed aside by corporate entities. Loyalty walked out the door with integrity...See I grew up believing the game was played for free -- nm - zeitgeist May 7, 01:23

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