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Alberta Health system close to collapse due to COVID -- (link) - Beaker Sep 9, 07:25 7
- My friend the ER doc in Edmonton says it’s bad but not catastrophic. Yet. -- nm - mafic Sep 9, 07:44
- That sounds hyperbolic. "Collapse" meaning what? Shut down and everyone goes home? - Mop Sep 9, 07:38 2
  - sending sick and dying people home cause no room at the inn sounds like a collapse to me -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 07:40 1
    - It's certainly a failure. -- nm - Mop Sep 9, 07:41
- Weird. They've done everything properly and by the book so far in order to prevent this from happening. -- nm - Shaun Sep 9, 07:31 2
  - Which book? Revelations? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 07:33 1
    - Has anyone seen the dog or cat lately? Are they living together? -- nm - sycor Sep 9, 07:54
I get that it's the 20th anniversary and it's also the New York Times, but it's only 9/9 today, so... stoppit! -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 07:24
Apparently the million dollar sealed Mario game is a scam, inflated value by Heritage Auctions and game grading service Wata Games. -- (link) - Mop Sep 9, 07:22 [youtube] 3
- So people were paying big bucks for copies of old console games? How curious. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 07:29
- This is my 8-bit Shocked Font. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 07:23
- bastards -- nm - decline Sep 9, 07:22
Another unfollow one -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 9, 07:22 1
- I can't take anyone who supports the Sunrise Movement seriously at all. -- nm - MDH Sep 9, 07:29
NYC Mayor announces that all 700+ city schools with students 12 and older will have pop-up COVID vaccine sites starting next week. -- (link) - budice Sep 9, 07:19
arg. I just got a *2022* calendar in the mail! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 9, 07:15 5
- I started getting them in July. Most of them from groups I never have supported. Along with the address labels and greeting cards. - Meg Sep 9, 08:00
- That's not possible, it's still 2020 right? - sycor Sep 9, 07:54
- We've gotten at least a half dozen. -- nm - mara Sep 9, 07:20 2
  - you must really love calendars -- nm - decline Sep 9, 07:23 1
    - :-) We're on mailing lists like the Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, Humane Society, etc. -- nm* - mara Sep 9, 07:57
OTD 50 yrs ago: John Lennon releases 'Imagine' album -- (link) - mud Sep 9, 07:06 [youtube]
the pilot of Only Murders in the Building is pretty terrific -- nm - prayformojo Sep 9, 06:53 2
- It is. I'm at Mop-level interest in this show. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 9, 07:49
- imma have to watch this. -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 07:03
Biden to mandate Covid vaccine for federal workers, removes option to get tested instead -- (link) - budice Sep 9, 06:45 5
- Any pushback from the unions do you expect? [Edit: "union" to "unions" b/c of course there's multiple] -- nm* - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 07:21
- IYC state vaccination rates: every state Trump won (except FL) is below the national avg. Swing states Biden won (AZ/GA/MI/MN/WI) all below nat'l avg - MDH Sep 9, 07:05 1
  - Just means more democrats next time. -- nm - mafic Sep 9, 07:10
- My job instituted an October 15th deadline for full vaccination. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 06:47
- We've been fucking around and finding out waaaaay longer than we should have allowed. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 06:46
Chinese real estate bubble going pop? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 9, 06:42 2
- Watched a video on this topic recently. You know, nothing relaxes you like videos on the economy of another conutry. -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Sep 9, 06:51 [youtube]
- I've been following this, and have been shocked it's not getting more attention. This could be catastrophic. -- nm - MDH Sep 9, 06:47
Well, that was anti-climactic. :) - znufrii Sep 9, 06:09 9
- Just think of it as the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 06:43
- “Don’t look back, don’t look back….why isn’t she looking back a little?” -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 06:43
- Awww. I hope you're alright. - Qale Sep 9, 06:25 1
  - I’ll manage. Somehow. - znufrii Sep 9, 06:27
- Your work is done. Time to make another. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:25
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 06:24
- omg - that's so cute... -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 06:14
- That kind of confidence shows you're raising her right. :) -- nm - Inigo Sep 9, 06:12 1
  - She was halfway up the block before my wife and I even got out to the sidewalk. I think she was maybe a little excited. :) -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 06:14
Omg, The Matrix trailer. -- nm - Shaun Sep 9, 06:05 38
- link -- (link) - Beaker Sep 9, 06:07 [youtube] 37
  - We're going to the theatre for this. Wife even suggested it. -- nm - Shaun Sep 9, 07:04 3
    - I'm also willing to accept *any* explanation as to how Neo and Trinity are "alive." -- nm - Shaun Sep 9, 07:08 2
      - Super easy. Barely an inconvenience. -- nm - Dano Sep 9, 07:55 1
        
        "They are automaton constructs puppeteered by the AI to keep the Matrix reboots in line..." - Beryllium Sep 9, 07:58
  - Oh yeah, I'm in. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 06:48
  - Btw -- (link) - budice Sep 9, 06:48 1
    - Ok - that's nuts. And amazing. -- nm - John B Sep 9, 07:31
  - I… yeah, I’ll wait. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 06:42
  - I look forward to people going back and realizing they were wrong about Matrix 2 and especially 3 being bad movies. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 06:26 22
    - Unacceptable rubbery cgi in those but the cinematography looks great in this trailer. (This is what a new Blade should look like). -- nm* - Max Sep 9, 08:47
    - I liked them okay. They could just never live up to the hype of the original. I remember when my theater got Matrix and everyone was disappointed. - sycor Sep 9, 07:59
    - I thought I was the only one that actually liked them both. -- nm - John B Sep 9, 07:25
    - I'm definitely planning to rewatch them before 4 comes out, and I'm perfectly willing to allow for this contingency. But until then, jokes. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 9, 07:24
    - I remember not liking 2 so I never watched 3. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 07:19 3
      - Same here -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 07:21 2
        
        Though the kid and I went to see the Dolby re-release of the original. That was *awesome* -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 07:22 1
        
        The first was a really good film, more so if you watch in a theater with all that comes with that. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 08:04
    - I didn't think much of the first one, haven't seen the others, but looks like this will be the one I see in the cinema. -- nm - LMS Sep 9, 06:41
    - I never even bothered watching 3. -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 06:33
    - I enjoy 2. I do not enjoy 3. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:33 2
      - 3 was so meh. 2 was really good. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 06:42
      - I think the only thing I don't like all that much is how off the rails the Agent Smith metaphor goes. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 06:39
    - yeah, no -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 06:31
    - Reloaded is awesome. Revolutions is fine. -- nm - Shaun Sep 9, 06:30 2
      - yup -- nm - decline Sep 9, 06:47
      - Like word for word this. -- nm - mafic Sep 9, 06:43
    - I've re-watched Revolutions and it's still a hot mess. So excited for this, though! -- nm - Inigo Sep 9, 06:28 4
      - It helps to think of Revolutions as two movies running parallel. A very small personalized awakening film and a full-scale war movie. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 06:31 3
        
        I think it's the full scale war where they really failed. - Inigo Sep 9, 06:40 2
        
        That's my problem with it precisely. I find that whole eternal sequence loud and boring. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:46
        
        I can see that perspective. None of the losses felt as strong as those in the original Matrix. It's a problem this film could have too. - Qale Sep 9, 06:45
  - I love the little details. Like Barney's blue glasses. -- nm - sycor Sep 9, 06:20 3
    - I'm wearing blue glasses today. Does that make me cool as Barney? -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:55 1
      - Wait for it... - Shaun Sep 9, 06:56
    - The near instant Agent transformation is amazing. -- nm - Shaun Sep 9, 06:27
  - It's certainly pretty, but that's never been a problem. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:18
  - I'm in. -- nm - Inigo Sep 9, 06:10
Watched the Netflix Doc Untold: Crimes and Penalties last night. It was great (all you hockey fans need to watch it) -- nm - decline Sep 9, 05:59 3
- I fell into the Documentary hole on Monday and watched that, the Untold: Malice at the Palace, and Untold Deal with the Devil. - JaxSean Sep 9, 06:02 2
  - I've watched them all except the Jenner one which I have no interest in and won't be watching. - Krusty Sep 9, 06:06 1
    - Yup, exactly. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 06:45
NFL reminder: Dallas/Tampa Bay tonight. Get your Survivor picks, Pick 'Ems and FF lineups set. -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 05:55
TV PSA: NFL, Big Brother, Holey Moley, Coroner, Outpost, Hustler, Top Chef Family, What We Do in the Shadows, Titans, The Other Two, Frogger, Kin, -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 05:54 4
- I was unaware they made a show based on Frogger, but it seems to just be another version of Wipeout -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:36 2
  - just a PSA: I've stopped putting who is streaming in the posts, takes up too much space and time -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 07:07 1
    - lazy -- nm - decline Sep 9, 07:39
- When Nature Calls With Helen Mirren, Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali, No Responders Left Behind, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Sep 9, 05:54
Tropical Depression Mindy is dropping heavy rain on southern Georgia and parts of South Carolina before heading out to sea -- (link) - decline Sep 9, 05:52 1
- And Mindy has stormy eyes, that flash at that sound of lies. And Mindy has wings to fly, above the clouds. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 06:38
ty97, are you secretly an international jewel thief? -- (link) - decline Sep 9, 05:43 3
- That place is a jewelry store? I always wondered what that oddly named place was -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 05:51 1
  - Good, good. Keep up the ignorant ruse. - spamlet Sep 9, 06:29
- OMG that explains how he hurt his knee! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 9, 05:44
Fringe is finally getting a showing on a channel I have access to, so time for a rewatch from the start. - LMS Sep 9, 05:39 1
- I saw it was on Prime IMDBtv and I've been in the mood to rewatch. I should start that soon. -- nm - sycor Sep 9, 06:22
lyc: 5-7+ Years - Finally wore out a Trackball Mouse, sensor stopped picking up movement. (Logitech m570) -- nm* - budice Sep 9, 05:39 1
- I do love me a Logitech trackball. RIP. -- nm - Mop Sep 9, 07:07
Latest regarding possible release of ShangChi in China, not yet approved. -- (link) - budice Sep 9, 05:14
Today I realized that the staffing agency Manpower is still called Manpower and I'm sorta surprised by that -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 04:55 8
- ST Poll: What was this company originally called, before Manpower? Wrong answers only— - flavorize Sep 9, 05:19 7
  - Manhole Staffing -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 9, 07:51
  - SurveyMonkey -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 07:26
  - Mumpower - Qale Sep 9, 06:41
  - He-Haul -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:23
  - NoChicksThanks -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 05:45
  - DicksOnly -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 05:38
  - HeManPower -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 05:35
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 9, 04:01 [Attachment] 9
- COY PHAN - When the Buddhist temple really needs some offerings, you might find this pop up in unexpected places. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 06:50
- Phony Onany -- nm - Dano Sep 9, 05:27 3
  - Heh, that is never phony. Giggity. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 06:26 2
    - Sometimes I fake it -- nm - Dano Sep 9, 07:03 1
      - *Seinfeldian incredulous look* You've faked it? Who are you trying to fool? -- nm* - Tenetennbaron Sep 9, 07:20
- Phony Cap - the US debt ceiling -- nm - VMan Sep 9, 05:09
- CanHypnoPoon - When the magic puts it in a trance. -- nm - budice Sep 9, 05:05
- phynocan - a new storage option from Acme. -- nm - . Sep 9, 04:50
- All glory to the HYPNOCAPON -- nm - mafic Sep 9, 04:18
Post quake photo from Acapulco showing a couple cars hanging off a cliff -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 8, 23:14
United Airlines will place employees who have religious exemptions to vax mandates on unpaid leave... -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 8, 23:10 11
- That feels not legal? -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 04:51 10
  - I'm not so sure. - Inigo Sep 9, 05:56 3
    - The pandemic can not be used to discriminate against religious expression. 100% -- (edited) - spamlet Sep 9, 06:21 1
      - The difference here is that these people have to interact directly with the public. - Inigo Sep 9, 06:27
    - That said, I'm sure there will be lawsuits, and they might find a conservative judge willing to ignore public health. -- nm - Inigo Sep 9, 06:16
  - "what is your religion?" "The Church of Anti-Maskism" *unpaid leave approved* -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 05:48
  - Yeah…I have concerns there. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 05:38 2
    - I'd need a lawyer to weigh in, just my gut feel is that it would run afoul of some law. Of course, I expect United checked with lawyers too? - ty97 Sep 9, 05:53 1
      - I'm sure United Airlines has a team of excellent lawyers, but I'll bet they are playing a stalling game here. And calling someone's bluff. - ReluctantCynic Sep 9, 07:49
  - religion is not a suicide pact...sometimes -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 05:16
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Sep 9, 05:02
{!false} - JD Sep 8, 22:27 1
- !!false -- (edited) - Beryllium Sep 8, 22:31
Apparently I'm on "had enough of this covid shit and everyone's covid bullshit" mode on Twitter tonight. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 8, 22:13 4
- A criteria for scarce medical resources is potential for successful outcome, and vaxxed tend to have more positive outcomes and B. faster pos results - zeitgeist Sep 8, 22:38 3
  - Exactly. That's basically what I concluded my rant with, albeit without such illustrative numbers. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 8, 22:41 2
    - (And if the rant goes viral - which would be ironic, really - I will forever kick myself for missing the word "the" in the final tweet) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 8, 22:49 1
      - (Oh thank goodness, it's not going viral) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 01:54
This one's for Kelly and Will - taken during my Crow Canyon pottery week in 2013. Isn't he pretty? :) -- (pic) - Meg Sep 8, 22:01 [Attachment] 3
- I once walked into a HUGE rat snake on the greenway here (walking trail). - Dark Callisto Sep 9, 06:17
- He'd look better like this: -- (link) - Will Hunting Sep 9, 04:46
- But maybe they shouldn't see this one? ;) -- (pic) - Meg Sep 8, 22:19 [Attachment]
Pub Trivia winners! -- nm - Mop Sep 8, 21:31
If this picture isn't the perfect metaphor for the US over the last 5 years... -- (link) - TWuG Sep 8, 21:11
Gunter Gleiben Glauchen Globen -- nm - Nice, Calm David Sep 8, 21:06 3
- I got something to say. -- nm - jnine Sep 8, 22:24
- What a fantastic earworm ... - ReluctantCynic Sep 8, 21:22 1
  - Oy vey. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 8, 21:35

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