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Butler University has an Esports facility now -- (link) - Remlik Aug 19, 08:42
'A parsec is defined as: "the distance corresponding to a parallax of one arcsecond." - prayformojo Aug 19, 08:39 3
- yes -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:53
- Check out the big brain on Brad! Now define Marcellus Wallace! -- nm - Max Aug 19, 08:41 1
  - What? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 10:01
“A Smile With Sharp Teeth”: Mike Richards’s Rise to ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Sparks Questions About His Past -- (link) - Beaker Aug 19, 08:25 2
- Read it last night, and this paragraph just a killer. - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 08:42 1
  - Being bawdy and being a pig are two different things, but I kind of agree. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 08:46
Here's the baby name bracket template my brother created, and text list of names. They didn't know the sex so the list is mixed. -- (edited) - Max Aug 19, 08:18 20
- a nice representation of ST names there. :) -- (edited) - Andie Aug 19, 08:47
- And the obviously went with Finley James -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 08:36 3
  - Finny Jimmy! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 08:39 1
    - Don't do that. Also, this makes me realize it can be shorted to Fin Jim so I retract my guess. -- nm* - ty97 Aug 19, 08:42
  - Either that, or they went with a name from the NIT bracket -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 08:38
- it was interesting to me how many of my picks were unisex. I wound up at Logan/Noah but Cora *just* edged out Noah. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 19, 08:36
- I can’t get the Google doc to play nice on my phone but I’m guessing - spamlet Aug 19, 08:35 1
  - This name was tempting "because we could call her Lil' B.!" -- nm - Max Aug 19, 08:40
- Glee fans? I see Amber Reilly in the 2/3 seed in one bracket -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 08:32
- Final Four: Cleo<Kit, Alyssa<Mae ... Kit or Mae for the winner, can't go wrong either way -- nm - rollo Aug 19, 08:30
- All over the place. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:30 2
  - It's like the seeds are meaningless! Just like the Stanley Cup Playoffs. -- nm* - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 08:37
  - That was driving my mom crazy. -- nm - Max Aug 19, 08:31
- Charlotte James sounds nice -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 08:28
- Sariya! -- nm - Qale Aug 19, 08:27
- Alora is pretty but no. I'm betting on charlie. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 19, 08:22
- It's locked. What first name won? -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:20 3
  - guesses first then I'll spill. Are people able to copy the template to their own drive? I like the format. -- nm - Max Aug 19, 08:22 2
    - locked locked locked. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 19, 08:22 1
      - aha, I missed a step. Fixed to anyone -- nm - Max Aug 19, 08:24
I saw a working study yesterday looking at, effectively, eugenics views regarding COVID. - ty97 Aug 19, 08:18
Ugh, my 5 year old nephew has COVID. Likely got it from the first two days of school. - spamlet Aug 19, 08:08 19
- :-( -- nm - mud Aug 19, 08:33
- My heart aches that my granddaughter has learned to respond, “Sorry, I not vaccinated.” when another kid wants to play with her at the playground. -- nm - landbeck Aug 19, 08:25
- sorry to hear. -- nm - Remlik Aug 19, 08:23 1
  - this. hoping for a fast and full recovery -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 08:24
- :( Blame the FDA. It should have been approved for the school year. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 19, 08:18 3
  - They've really been dragging their feet on this one. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 08:19 2
    - It seems there must be a reason, right? No idea what it is though -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 08:42
    - Word. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 19, 08:26
- Damn. Kids are getting this all over the place. Sorry to hear. nm -- nm - Dean Winchester Aug 19, 08:14
- Ugh. Did they have mask mandates at the school, or are they Florida -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 08:14 1
  - IL has a statewide mask mandate in school but he’s a kindergartner so… -- nm - spamlet Aug 19, 08:23
- Ughh. Im sorry Spam. Hope they will be all okay. -- nm - Jovian Aug 19, 08:13
- dang. hopefully he recovers quickly -- nm - decline Aug 19, 08:13
- Oh jeez -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:13
- Hope they are all okay -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 08:12
- I am so sorry. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:12
- Wow - really sorry to hear this. Hope they're better soon! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 08:10
- Ugh. Sorry. Hopefully it's mild and they recover quickly. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:08
- Damn, that sucks. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 08:08
who needs $20k in credit? I mean, come on. -- (pic) - amanda jeans Aug 19, 08:02 [Attachment] 13
- My BOA Better Rewards limit is $25k. I think I have another one with an $18k limit. -- nm - Max Aug 19, 08:21
- We got a line of 25000 and I was like, "Um...ok." -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:12
- My Discover card is over that. But I have had it since the 90s and they kept raising it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:11
- I actually potentially have need of that soon but it would be instantly transferred over to our HELOC. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 08:06 4
  - I paid for mini splits on a card for cash back. I paid it off instantly. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 19, 08:23 3
    - Points! Points! Points points points points! -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 08:27 2
      - look, I was going to pay for them anyway. there was no upcharge for using a card. I never buy things just for points or status. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 19, 08:37 1
        
        Exactly. If I can get a bonus back for something, why not? - Reagen Aug 19, 08:38
- I added up the amount of open credit I had once and was mind-boggled -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 08:06 3
  - before I started using tiller, I had $220k. I haven't checked since then. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 19, 08:11 2
    - you should combine it all and buy a Ferrari -- nm - decline Aug 19, 08:12 1
      - Yes, this - that's what it's for. -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:14
- We laugh at the ridiculous amounts of credit some cards offer us. - spamlet Aug 19, 08:03
Thanks to whoever for re-mentioning The Social Dilemma yesterday - I'm having my kiddo watch that now. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 07:59
Sonny Chiba passes due to Covid complications -- (link) - Remlik Aug 19, 07:59 7
- Oh no! -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:14
- Damn. :-( *link isn't working* -- (link*) - Krusty Aug 19, 08:05 3
  - Weird. His works for me. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:15 2
    - Me too. -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:34
    - I tried a few times but gave me errors. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:21
- rats -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 08:02
- Damn it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:00
"Police are sending negotiators to engage with a man in the truck making the [bomb] threat, one of the sources said." -- (link*) - Beaker Aug 19, 07:50 8
- twitter user walked right by it -- (link) - Remlik Aug 19, 08:38 1
  - what's with all the money all over the place? -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 08:44
- Is it anything like this -- (link) - eag Aug 19, 08:00 [youtube]
- Negotiator must mean the suspect is not black. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 19, 07:59 4
  - This was my first thought but I was wrong about one of these before so I'll put my derision on hold for now. -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:16
  - Well there was this movie I saw once... -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 08:03
  - Right, if he's white, our first priority is figuring why he's so upset. -- nm - Inigo Aug 19, 08:02
  - Obvie. -- nm - Dean Winchester Aug 19, 08:01
Geez, this story is incredible - Driver evacuates busload of children from school as fire approaches - prayformojo Aug 19, 07:39 2
- omg, i teared up reading that -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 07:55 1
  - yeah - small spoilers - prayformojo Aug 19, 07:57
So I fell into my ancestry rabbit hole and I found this weird thing that I can't resolve. - oblique Aug 19, 07:39
Baron, I sent you one more scrimmage if you wouldn't mind. -- nm - spamlet Aug 19, 07:37 3
- Cool. You want me to do anything particular, or just my usual approach? -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:43 2
  - Just usual. Trying slow this time. -- nm - spamlet Aug 19, 07:45 1
    - Done and done. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:47
Parenting moment: Daughter has hit one of those growing up moments...... - Walt_Disney Aug 19, 07:36 1
- Damn, you turn around twice and they're sure not babies anymore. She's a great kid. -- nm - Meg Aug 19, 08:29
Chipotle testing Plant-based chorizo at sites in Denver and Indianapolis -- (link) - decline Aug 19, 07:34
The public library in Jacksonville, FL, has become a Regeneron monoclonal therapy center. It may not be going entirely well.... -- (link) - mara Aug 19, 07:30 30
- This fascination with treating after you get it instead of preventing it in the first place is boggling - Reagen Aug 19, 07:57 4
  - . . . -- nm* - jnine Aug 21, 13:44
  - Every medication they give you for COVID is experimental. But at least you avoided the vax! -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:15
  - Plus, being willing to have a 20-50 minute IV infusion rather than a couple of jabs. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 08:07
  - It isn't real until it is, Reagen. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 07:59
- Sounds about right. Jax is a hotspot, and DeSantis is fighting against masks and touting Mono-Colonial instead of getting vaccinated. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 07:42 5
  - Even though it's FAR more dangerous to get COVID and try to treat it. - loosilu Aug 19, 08:17
  - And yes, looks like it's legit -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 19, 07:46 3
    - Well, people that go to libraries like to read, get more informed and educated and they don't really want that, do they? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 19, 07:58
    - Nate would fit in on ST: "sure, Regeneron, it's great. But also: Get vaccinated; mask in certain settings; don't be a dipshit. A layered approach." -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 19, 07:51
    - ugh -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 07:49
- I hope that's not legitimate -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 07:31 18
  - Yeah. Also what is with the Regeneron stuff? I know really nothing about it. Is it to supposed to help those who have COVID? -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:32 17
    - Yes, it's antibody treatment, which the FDA authorized for covid a while back. The problem is that Regeneron is connected to a DeSantis campaign fund donor. -- (link*) - mara Aug 19, 07:35 15
      - So possible conflict aside, it's a legit treatment? Obviously NOT getting COVID is better, but this stuff is legit. Good to know, thanks! -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:42 10
        
        I believe that's what my FIL got last winter because he couldn't be vaccinated yet and had open heart surgery earlier in the year. - spamlet Aug 19, 07:47 9
        
        very interesting, thanks -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:51 8
        
        It's the stuff they gave Trump as I recall. -- nm - pmb Aug 19, 08:12 7
        
        And Abbott. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:32
        
        Each dose is SUPER expensive. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:18 3
        
        Oh, it's free in Florida. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 08:23 2
        
        well, "free" for the receiver. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 08:46 1
        
        Ah, is the state paying for doses? -- nm - mara Aug 19, 08:49
        
        wasn't that hydroxychloroquine? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 08:17 1
        
        No, his doctors wouldn't have given him that. I mean, they're real doctors. He was at Walter Reed. -- (link*) - mara Aug 19, 08:28
      - "Records also show the Regeneron shares owned by Citadel represent 0.04% of the hedge fund’s holdings." -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:42
      - The donor is the Citadel founder. $15m in Regeneron is less than he spent in toilet paper for his yacht last year. -- nm - spamlet Aug 19, 07:39 2
        
        I see both Spamlet and I wore our Show Me glasses this morning. - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:46 1
        
        You brought actual data. I just brought snark. -- nm - spamlet Aug 19, 07:48
    - helps people who have invested in that company -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 07:33
NMB Beaker! Tracking shows the SS package is now in Canada! Woop Woop -- nm - JenBro Aug 19, 07:25 1
- yay! -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 07:26
So if I were ordering grocery delivery and was trying to add things to be slightly healthier, what would I order? - ty97 Aug 19, 07:25 23
- Yogurt. Good health starts in the bowels. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:36
- Baked avocados + egg white + low fat cheese make a pretty good lunch -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 07:32
- Chicken, veggies, beans and fruit. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:32 4
  - Chicken. Veggies. Beans. All things that Taco Bell has! :) -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:33 3
    - It's the other things that go with the chicken, veggies and beans that makes it less than healthy. - Krusty Aug 19, 07:36 2
      - TB is so customizable you can actually make it work in a health way. Far easier than most fast food in fact. - ty97 Aug 19, 07:40 1
        
        Good to know that's an option and it's good for you since you like their food and they're everywhere when you're traveling. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:08
- All the fruit and vegetables you can stand, basically. Also nuts and seeds. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 07:30 3
  - Beans and legumes, maybe -- like, black beans or refried beans for homemade burritos or quesadillas. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 07:31 2
    - Not a refried fan, but I do quite like black beans. - ty97 Aug 19, 07:33 1
      - Quesadillas are great -- you can throw in diced bell pepper, black olives, avacado, etc. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 07:37
- Taco Bell -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 07:28 1
  - I mean, you can control your calories there. -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:28
- bananas, ice cream, hot fudge and whipped cream -- nm - decline Aug 19, 07:28
- ground turkey rather than ground beef -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 07:26 8
  - This is a favorite 'cheat' of mine. -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:28 7
    - sweet potatoe rather than regular -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 07:30 6
      - NEVER -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:34 5
        
        we used one in a chili we made recently. surprisingly really really good (still used beans, celery, onion, peppers etc) -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 07:37 4
        
        I joke about the never, it works in some cases, but if I'm having, like, a baked potato it's gonna be a real potato -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 07:38 3
        
        Hell yeah my Irish brother. -- nm - spamlet Aug 19, 08:02
        
        good if cutting carbs. Spaghetti Squash rather than pasta is something we have done - Beaker Aug 19, 07:41 1
        
        Yeah, I'm not trying to reduce carbs or any one thing in particular, just trying to be generally healthier -- nm* - ty97 Aug 19, 07:44
Sean Lock laughing at Joe Wilkinson's poem is the best thing -- (link) - LMS Aug 19, 07:23 [youtube] 1
- :-) I ended up watching The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean and Jon Go West yesterday. Good stuff though some hard to watch scenes with the animals. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:58
Max - Did we ever find out what name won the elimination bracket? -- nm - Dano Aug 19, 07:21 6
- John -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 07:23
- Yes (erm, no, but will) but I want to list the 64 choices first so everyone can see. busy for the next hour -- nm* - Max Aug 19, 07:22 4
  - Doooo eeeet! -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:31 1
    - I've got a fiver on Theodosia. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:31
  - When they were leaving for the hospital and my sil was screaming in pain, the dog was oddly chill. But when the baby came home yesterday - Max Aug 19, 07:24 1
    - Dogs are so funny around babies. "Oh! Another human! Must protect!" -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 19, 07:31
US Capitol Police are evacuating Cannon House Office Building after report of possible explosive in vehicle nearby -- (link) - decline Aug 19, 07:19

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