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Looks like they've figured out why the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots in some people -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 05:55
CR to kick the can down the road to Feb 18 may get vote today -- (link) - ty97 Dec 2, 05:33 1
- Not gonna ruin their holiday plans -- nm - budice Dec 2, 05:58
Forgot to post this yesterday— (photo of a couple tweets)—Student debt is ridiculous - flavorize Dec 2, 05:12 [Attachment] 32
- The idea of borrowing 100K+ towards a degree where you know your longterm earning potential wouldn't easily cover that is crazy. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 05:26 7
  - While I agree, are 18 year olds really known for their forward financial thinking? - ty97 Dec 2, 05:29 6
    - I’m guessing a lot of these larger numbers are from grad school debt. - znufrii Dec 2, 05:39 5
      - The second picture implies med school possibly, but 100K undergrad is easily possible nowadays -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 05:40 4
        
        Not even a question. For the 5 schools that we applied to w/o scholarships and including room and board, the costs ranged from $139k (UNT) to $305k - oblique Dec 2, 05:43 3
        
        How many students actually pay rack rate though, even with loans? -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:06 2
        
        I'm not even sure what you're asking here? Are you suggesting that students can just bring a coupon and get a better tuition rate? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Dec 2, 06:14 1
        
        I’m genuinely curious how it works these days, how many students are eligible for and receive scholarships and need-based grants? -- nm* - znufrii Dec 2, 06:18
- I feel like I'm missing something. The first guy owes more than double what he borrowed and the second one doesn't make any sense. -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 05:19 23
  - When I’ve read about situations like this before it involved significant non-payment fees and suchlike, iirc. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 05:32 2
    - I have to wonder if there's missing info here because the second one makes no sense based on the info given. -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 05:35 1
      - We’re definitely not seeing the full story. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 2, 06:01
  - They’re barely (or not) paying only the interest. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 05:21 19
    - The second guy seems to have paid both the interest and the principal. It says he paid $238k towards his principal yet it says it's only gone down - Krusty Dec 2, 05:26 18
      - It’s probably showing the amount remaining according to some kind of repayment schedule. Like if he pays over 20 years, that’s what’s left. - mafic Dec 2, 05:30 16
        
        Or could be that the $327k was the initial loan amount, and they made no repayments for like 10-15 years. - mafic Dec 2, 05:36 10
        
        I think they were paying aggressively. 220k principal and 80 k interest. Now project at 110k and 110k. Unless there are hidden fees, penalties, etc -- nm - VMan Dec 2, 05:38 9
        
        If he was making only partial payments and getting hit with fees every month, I could see something like this happening. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 05:46 2
        
        I guess it could. Like I said the numbers seem wonky with how much principal vs interest they've paid. And then the balance. -- nm - VMan Dec 2, 05:49 1
        
        They probably paid down a lot at the beginning but now for whatever reason aren’t paying enough to cover fees and interest so it keeps ballooning. -- nm* - znufrii Dec 2, 05:52
        
        That’s my read as well, but it’s vague enough that I have questions. -- nm - mafic Dec 2, 05:41 5
        
        Yeah. I mean typically (say mortgage) your paying all the interest up front. This seems wonky. -- nm - VMan Dec 2, 05:43 4
        
        What, so if you borrow with a 20 year term you pay 20 years of interest before any principal? That’s weird. -- nm - mafic Dec 2, 06:00 3
        
        A loan payment is generally applied in the following order: fees, interest, principal. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 2, 06:03 2
        
        Yeah, just making sure it wasn’t some weird American thing. Like your interest is in imperial or something. -- nm - mafic Dec 2, 06:11 1
        
        No, the weird American thing here is that it is almost impossible to have student loans discharged in bankruptcy. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:14
        
        That's not at all how it reads to me. It says it's a summary of his payments and it uses the word paid which makes me think he paid them that amount. - Krusty Dec 2, 05:34 3
        
        The first photo says “this is not your payback amount” which makes me think it’s calculating based on a repayment rate. - mafic Dec 2, 05:40 2
        
        The first and second photo are not the same person. I'm just talking about the second photo/loan numbers. It doesn't make sense to me. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 2, 06:02
        
        It’s the current statement balance of the loan. The payoff amount would include any additional accrued interest since the most recent statement. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 2, 05:42
        
        I read it similarly. Like a credit card statement. If you pay minimum amounts it will take 75 years and 4 months to clear. -- nm - VMan Dec 2, 05:31
      - Right. That doesn’t make any sense at all. -- nm - spamlet Dec 2, 05:29
My cousin is in a new UK ad campaign. Curly mustache guy. -- (link) - loosilu Dec 2, 04:21 [youtube]
In theory, you could live at IKEA. Oh... -- (link) - ty97 Dec 2, 04:08 8
- I wonder if they got meatballs for dinner ? -- nm - decline Dec 2, 05:53
- Still better than the Oasis cover band -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 04:41 6
  - There was karaoke too. -- nm - LMS Dec 2, 05:41
  - So you’re not going to be the one that saves me? -- nm - spamlet Dec 2, 04:58 3
    - Not now. *pulls up the rope* -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 05:17
    - If only they had a song about meatballs -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 04:59 1
      - Wonderball -- nm - VMan Dec 2, 05:29
  - 10000% -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 04:53
TV PSA: NFL, Walker, Young Sheldon, United States of Al, Legacies, Great Christmas Light Fight, Shaq Life, B Positive, Bull, Annie Live!, Coyotes (NF) -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 03:13 3
- Paramount+: ST Discovery, The Challenge, The Game, Queen of the Universe; Single All the Way (NF), RuPaul, Ghosts, Cake, Tacoma FD, Desus & Mero, -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 03:16 2
  - Santa Inc (HBO Max), Baking It (PCock), Music Box Documentary: Listening to Kenny G (HBO), Top Chef Family (Pcock), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 03:18 1
    - 2) Ghosts and Tacoma FD -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 05:21
This thread of line deliveries is good, but this clip from the nanny stood out for me. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 2, 01:52
Last night, One Piece episodes 1-3. Tonight, Black Sails S1E1. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 00:49
I could go for some cake. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 2, 00:48
Dumb insurance company rule of the day: carpets are contents, hardwood is building. -- nm - mafic Dec 2, 00:29 2
- Does that include wall to wall carpets? Because it makes sense for area rugs. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 00:34 1
  - That’s what I asked. All carpets and rugs. -- nm - mafic Dec 2, 01:58
Hulk, you know the magic word is... -- nm - The Allfather Dec 2, 00:05
Munich construction workers discover a WW2 bomb the hard way.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 1, 23:37
My 14 TB hard drive arrived today. That's gonna be so much fun to fill. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 1, 22:20 10
- Aaaaand it’s full. - Mop Unleashed Dec 1, 23:33 1
  - David’s backyard adventures needs to be seen in 16k as the creator intended. -- nm - mafic Dec 2, 00:30
- What does one accumulate 14TB of these days? Most of the old answers are streaming these days. -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 23:03 7
  - TV episode playlists to leave on overnight. - The Allfather Dec 2, 00:06
  - Family photos. I have too many for any cloud service. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 1, 23:36 2
    - *any* cloud service? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 23:43 1
      - I question this also since Amazon Photos is unlimited (including RAW) -- nm - oblique Dec 2, 05:45
  - Ellipses. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 23:13 2
    - Only the unnecessary ones. -- nm - spamlet Dec 2, 04:40
    - … - Qale Dec 1, 23:27
All mlb and team websites have been scrubbed of any images of current players. -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 22:00 6
- Fun fact: nobody who works for MLB or any team can interact with a player in any circumstance. - The Allfather Dec 1, 22:19 4
  - Mookie Betts got married tonight and from the photos, I'd say that rule was broken. -- nm - jnine Dec 2, 00:45 1
    - Rule didn't go into effect until midnight. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 00:54
  - I wonder if there are any marriages -- nm - Dano Dec 1, 22:31 1
    - Carville /Matalin : the baseball years -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 04:42
- maybe they were all fired. -- nm - mafic Dec 1, 22:05
Donald-Biden covid thing: it is likely WH Doc Sean Conley knowingly allowed donny to meet public, lie to debate officials -- nm - FB friend Dec 1, 22:00
12022021 the internet ends -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 1, 21:55
Paraguay's abortion restrictions has led to thousands of teen and PRE teen mothers, most of which via rape -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 1, 21:46
AEW's low blows are super weird. Nobody actually trying to punch someone in the junk would do it that way. -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 21:42 2
- I mean, the fact that the fist ends up 6 inches past the asshole would lead one to pretty easily conclude that solid contact was not made. -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 21:50 1
  - next you'll tell me that piledrivers aren't real. -- nm - mafic Dec 1, 22:06
Heh, do any Amazon packages *not* arrive early any more? :) Expected Sunday, now arriving tomorrow. And this with free shipping (not Prime). -- nm - Meg Dec 1, 21:16 2
- They insulate themselves by saying it'll take longer so no one complains, but they almost always take only a day or two. - Mop Unleashed Dec 1, 21:23 1
  - Exactly. -- nm - Meg Dec 1, 21:44
The MLB cba has expired. -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 21:06 2
- Per The Athletic, the owners have officially locked out the players. -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 21:13 1
  - There is something to lock them out of right now? -- nm - .📯 Dec 2, 01:32
Guys, don't do this. Just don't. It's a Darwin Award waiting to happen -- (link) - TWuG Dec 1, 21:04 5
- And yet Rose couldn’t even make room for Jack -- nm - Dano Dec 1, 22:41
- and fwiw at any mine I've ever been to they're fired on the spot. -- nm - mafic Dec 1, 22:11
- that's way too slick to be their first time. -- nm - mafic Dec 1, 22:11
- If, er, WHEN they loose balance and tip, they are highly likely to come crashing down on the edge of pool...yikes -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 1, 21:36
- I love that they use the yellow tape... to tether the raft. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 1, 21:24
I am shocked this person would say this -- (pic) - ty97 Dec 1, 20:35 [Attachment] 4
- Cathie Wood? -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 20:39 3
  - Not her. But her track record with Tesla is solid. Certainly better than anyone who ever said it should be shorted. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 1, 20:47 2
    - lol, he's barely in the top 25 ETFs in TSLA exposure. My green energy index fund (QCLN) has more TSLA than he does. -- nm* - znufrii Dec 1, 20:56 1
      - Also, should your co-portfolio manager also be the adviser's CCO? That seems...troubling. -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 21:13
Yay! New laptop comes with 3 free months of Apple TV+. Now watching Ted Lasso S1. --nm - howie Dec 1, 19:54 4
- Barbecue sauce. -- nm - Tim Dec 1, 20:32
- Well now if that ain't a wholesome reason to buy a computer, I don't know what is. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 20:20 2
  - I must admit, it was included in the decision making process. - howie Dec 1, 20:32 1
    - This makes me happy. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 1, 20:34
Hey, hawkeye episode 3 question (slight spoilers) - Beryllium Dec 1, 19:11 5
- Avengers (2012) - Max Dec 1, 19:32 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 19:57
- I think it’s your IM. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 1, 19:25 2
  - It also doesn’t feel like it’s halfway over. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 1, 19:25 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 19:57
This is awesome. Wrong number ends up with TB players incl Brady FaceTime with boys basketball team -- (link) - oblique Dec 1, 19:03 1
- the lesson is dial random numbers until a celebrity picks up. -- nm - mafic Dec 1, 19:26
Finished WandaVision tonight. That's the best thing the MCU has ever done. -- nm - TWuG Dec 1, 18:57 2
- It was cool. -- nm - con_carne Dec 1, 20:24
- I liked Loki better -- nm - mud Dec 1, 19:02
Fired. Out of a cannon. Into the goddamn sun. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 1, 18:27 2
- I don’t think the word cannon has ever been used this much in one day on slackertalk. -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 19:17
- ! that aint right -- nm - mud Dec 1, 19:01
For Letterkenny fans. Jump to the 3 minute mark and let McMurray blow your freakin' mind -- (link) - Beaker Dec 1, 18:25 [youtube] 1
- It's obviously a practiced bit, but the switching always looks like great fun whenever I see anyone doing it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 2, 08:02
Hey... great... Mr. Beast's Squid Game is breaking all kinds of records on YouTube. -- (link) - Mop Unleashed Dec 1, 18:14
Day 1 of the tomato restriction and I'm already being tested with pizza. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 18:00 4
- Why fear the nightshades? It's not like they're toxic. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Dec 1, 18:22 3
  - Heh. Well, I'm trying to rein in some runaway annoyances with this whole "human body" thing. - Beryllium Dec 1, 18:37 2
    - no-wheat is not too bad as rice and corn are ok. There are alternative breads, pastas, cereal, tacos.... - SyrDragon Dec 2, 06:18
    - From someone having issues that might be food related at the moment too. Go whole hog. - Karl_S Dec 2, 04:29
This is me posting from my new laptop. How do I look? - howie Dec 1, 17:52 17
- Did you get thinner? -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 18:56
- You are posting more slender -- nm - Epiphany Dec 1, 18:33 1
  - it's been 15 years since my last laptop. The computer is much thinner, I am not. --nm - howie Dec 1, 18:43
- What'd you get? -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 18:09 10
  - MacBook Pro 16". Still not sure where to put it when it's not in my lap. --nm - howie Dec 1, 18:22 9
    - M1Pro or M1Max? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 18:29 7
      - M1Pro. The M1Max felt like overkill for my typical uses. --nm - howie Dec 1, 18:31 6
        
        Oh dear lord that is sexy. -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 19:18
        
        And I heard the M1Max has poorer battery life because of the extra GPUs. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 18:34 4
        
        Still figuring out how to do a lot of stuff, but it's a cool tool. --nm - howie Dec 1, 18:41 2
        
        Dongles! Dongles everywhere! (I'm so glad they added the SD and HDMI ports back in) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 18:43 1
        
        Just Dangle the Dongle -- nm - budice Dec 1, 18:45
        
        So, sounds like a solid selection. Enjoy :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 18:37
    - Nice nice. -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 18:23
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 18:02
- Ooh, Bery will hate you ;-) -- nm - Meg Dec 1, 17:55 1
  - Only for a few more hours! 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 17:57
oh I like this tweet -- (link) - Jovian Dec 1, 17:45
Survivor makes me want weather that could give me sunburn on my shoulders. - Max Dec 1, 17:29 2
- *POW!* -- (pic) - Mop Unleashed Dec 1, 18:16 [Attachment]
- true story... of 18 strangers...picked to live on an island... and have their lives taped...to find out what happens... -- nm - Max Dec 1, 17:48
It's an ALF, not an elf. -- (pic) - daddy Dec 1, 17:28 [Attachment]
roll the board time! I cannot list the tickets. I am not good. -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 17:27 4
- You can't list them with Stubhub? If you can print them, that means they have a stable barcode instead of a changing one, so you should be able to - jnine Dec 1, 20:11
- Are they physical tickets? Might have to Craig’s List it the old fashioned way. -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 19:19
- setlist.com has all the shows from this tour. he seems to be playing the same 17 songs most nights. -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 1, 17:36
- also nee dto add they are good seats, -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 17:29

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