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I just finished 3 hours of running our rapid test center. We only had about 20 people come in (rest are WFH) but we have zero positives. So, that is - Andie Jan 4, 08:19 2
- You win again! -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 08:23
- well done! -- nm - mud Jan 4, 08:21
I-95 Shutdown Updates -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 08:13
Jefferson Starboard -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:12 2
- The Sextant Pistols -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:14 1
  - My favorite from the original thread was Marooned 5 - well done Bery -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:29
This doesn’t seem right. Prior to the Justin Tucker 66-yard kick, the Ravens had an 88.2% chance to win statistically? - Will Hunting Jan 4, 08:10 11
- Win probabilities are bullshit, is the answer. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 08:14 5
  - I always thought it was like cards. History says you have X chance based on past exact events. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 08:16 4
    - Some sites have the point spread built-in, too. So, if you’re 14 point favs to the Lions win probability is increased -- nm - Flavorize Jan 4, 08:24
    - I agree with this but that would make the % too high for a kick that long, except for if they adjusted it up for Tucker -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:19 2
      - Right…he’s Kicker God but there’s no way he’s 7/8 from 66. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 08:21 1
        
        Career: 91%. Career 50+: 73%. I would have believed 67% on that kick. -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:27
- They put the "Lions' Factor" in their calculations. -- nm - VMan Jan 4, 08:13
- STI question. Since you're playing RC twice, which is the STI game? -- nm* - spamlet Jan 4, 08:11 3
  - I uh….no idea? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 08:13 2
    - I'm going to count the first one. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 08:31
    - The one you win.... -- nm - JD Jan 4, 08:14
In today's news, apparently someone shot our building over the new year. - oblique Jan 4, 08:10 2
- I've seen a few stories on Reddit about this. No people shooting at houses and stuff, just idiots shooting up the air and bullets coming back down - sycor Jan 4, 08:17
- ~It had it coming, it only has it's self to blame~ -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 08:14
nVidia CES Product Presentation -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 08:02 [youtube]
Just got email from Butler. They are not delaying the start of the spring semester. Masks required indoors. (They already required vaccination to - oblique Jan 4, 07:57 4
- (They already required vaccination to attend).... Weekly testing of non-vaccinated students to continue. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 08:06 1
  - I'm certain there are some legitimate medical exceptions -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 08:09
- Indy is a mess. -- nm - Remlik Jan 4, 08:01 1
  - - Indy + the world -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 08:05
Although this does bring into question of what the fuck is with Pooh's outfit. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 4, 07:55 7
- Just Hollywood hating nipples. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 08:14
- ~Fat bear in a little shirt~ -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:01 4
  - He clearly just got done turning tricks. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 08:06 3
    - Swipe left, Piglet! -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:12 2
      - "Stuck in the honey pot" riiiiight. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 08:15 1
        
        Stuck in Rabbit's front door, ass up. "Oh I hope no one wanders by!" Clearly a thirst trap -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 08:21
- That is just a fun tweet. If it was almost all like that, I'd consider joining Twitter -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 07:59
Washington Admirals? -- (link) - mud Jan 4, 07:55
Pro tip: don't retire in November. Can you believe these fools send 6-figure checks in the mail rather than doing a direct deposit? -- nm - mara Jan 4, 07:37 10
- Are you retired? If so, CONGRATS! 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 07:47 9
  - Yup. Last day of work was 11-12. I'm part of the Great Resignation, really. I'll be happy when all the financial stuff is settled, but it's all good. -- nm - mara Jan 4, 07:50 8
    - did you get the check they mailed? or is it lost in the mail? -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 07:52 6
      - Finally got through by phone and found out it just got mailed, even though their website showed a 12-1 distribution, *and* their answer to my email - mara Jan 4, 07:56 5
        
        UGH - that is insane. If this is a broker house or 401k distribution type thing - I think they do that on purpose - Pippy Jan 4, 08:01 4
        
        Indiana Public Employee Retirement System, where I've had a 401 for almost 40 years. (!) There's also a 401 and 457 in a second IN public employee - mara Jan 4, 08:07 3
        
        So maddening!! -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 08:15 2
        
        I keep telling myself it'll all work out eventually (SSI is being a jerk too), and adding Bailey's to my coffee. :-) Happy new year, by the way! -- nm - mara Jan 4, 08:19 1
        
        Happy New Year! I mean, is it too much to ask to be able to relax and start the happy part of your life with everything in place?!! as it should be! - Pippy Jan 4, 08:27
    - I've been distracted by other stuff, so I'm sorry I missed your announcement. Congrats again! -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 07:51
SOON - ty97 Jan 4, 07:24 3
- "Soon" -- (link) - mud Jan 4, 07:28 [youtube]
- This is like your fantasy football season. -- nm - pmb Jan 4, 07:27
- *updates his spreadsheets* - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 07:25
New all-time high for people quitting their jobs. 4.5m in November. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 4, 07:19 19
- This is all Mara's fault. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 08:09
- I'm always behind the trend. I didn't quit mine until mid-December. -- nm - secretslacker Jan 4, 08:04
- I bet a good bit of this is somewhat wealthy people retiring early. That's the biggest group people not returning to the work force. -- nm - Inigo Jan 4, 07:41 4
  - Leisure/hospitality/food services saw 6-7% of their workforce resign in November -- (link) - ty97 Jan 4, 07:45 3
    - cause customers can't stop acting like assholes -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 07:49 2
      - Who wants to deal with that shit right now for $7/hr? -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 07:52 1
        
        exactly. -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 08:06
- People must have a lot in their savings. - Krusty Jan 4, 07:21 6
  - Socialism, Bruh!!!!! -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 4, 07:34
  - I'd like to think they quit because they got better jobs -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 07:22
  - They’re generally quitting to take better jobs, not leaving the workforce entirely. -- nm* - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 07:22 3
    - Right. Employment and participation rate both went up compared to the previous month. - Reagen Jan 4, 07:33
    - I see. When I hear someone quit their job for some reason I don't assume it's because they got another job. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 07:29 1
      - The labor market seems to favor the worker in many cases currently, which allow for more job-jumping -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 07:32
- I hope this translated to new job for mandy. imagine weekends. just imagine! -- (link*) - amanda jeans Jan 4, 07:21 [Image] 4
  - You fixed it and it works just fine. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 07:30
  - can someone just teach me hoe to link gifs? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 07:22 2
    - I think you have to attach them -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 07:24 1
      - hmmmm -- no (pic) -- (link*) - amanda jeans Jan 4, 07:25 [Attachment]
I'll do this once. ST Survival League Champ, ML Memorial League Champ, Pandemic Jock Strap League Champ ---> -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 07:14 12
- *golf clap* Well done. All I can do is Yay Football! champ ---> - Spawn Jan 4, 08:08
- I figure that my Giants level lack of success as a Vampirate has toughened me up or something as I won my co-workers and friends, 10 team league - JD Jan 4, 07:56 1
  - One year I played a work league and stomped everyone. I figured it was because ST is a higher competitive level. -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 08:01
- Congrats! -- nm - Strongbad, Astronauts 3-Peat Jan 4, 07:23 1
  - right back atcha -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 07:24
- wow, well done! -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:22
- yeah yeah, but what about your trade moves? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 07:17 4
  - trade me a QB! or are you rolling with two again next season? :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:44 2
    - prolly willing to trade, it more about what I can get really in return. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 08:05 1
      - I'm heavy on WR, RBs are decent and have 2 really good TEs -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 08:07
  - I made some good moves, some bad moves, and started a long argument between Will and David...so overall, not bad -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 07:20
- Congrats! That's an impressive year of winning in fantasy football. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 07:15
I don't know the best answer to closing schools or not but threads like this one...... -- (link) - ty97 Jan 4, 07:12 7
- I'm back in today with no kids ... but about half our staff is out. We didn't have enough subs before. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 07:20
- ....never seem to consider that children aren't the only one in schools. - ty97 Jan 4, 07:13 5
  - Exactly. And then the kids all go home. Then their parents go to work. This is a multi-variable problem. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 4, 07:15 4
    - I do say I have to laugh at all the cohort measures. We split them up, then pile 40 kids on a bus to send them home - Reagen Jan 4, 07:25 2
      - we drive the dragon kids for this reason...no way to distance or police mask on bus -- nm - SyrDragon Jan 4, 10:28
      - Oh I know. Much of it is a farce. - Volnelk Jan 4, 07:40
    - What's the risk to their development or mental well being when their teacher dies? -- nm - Volnelk Jan 4, 07:16
so day 2 of this training is focusing on our D.I.S.C. personality results - tRuMaN Jan 4, 07:07 2
- You should get a TRON suit, with a unicorn 🦄 horn on the helmet, as a prize for being the best D.I.S.C. - Flavorize Jan 4, 07:13 1
  - lol. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 07:14
ST Poll: Extended weekend/holiday viewing? -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 07:06 41
- Sweet Movie: F -- (link) - Qale Jan 4, 08:15 [Backboard]
- Licorice Pizza: B, I guess. S2 of Love Life: D (it made he dislike Chidi!), Encanto: C, Eyes of Tammy Faye: C+ - spamlet Jan 4, 07:59 5
  - I thought it humorous for EofTF that they couldn't bring themselves to make Jessica Chastain look drag queen like. - Pippy Jan 4, 08:03 4
    - They even teased it at the beginning! -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 08:06 3
      - Right!! I did appreciate they didn't make fun of her in the movie or demonize her -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 08:08 2
        
        I'm assuming she cooperated with it. (no real spoils) - spamlet Jan 4, 08:14 1
        
        100% agree to the IM -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 08:16
- Good Burger: B, Hawkeye finale: A-, Book of Boba Ep 1: B+ -- nm - JD Jan 4, 07:58
- Cobra Kai S4 Eps 1-3 C. CNN NYE A, Rose Bowl A, Bear Game D. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 4, 07:38 1
  - Forgot Don't Look Up-B. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 4, 07:39
- Copshop last night, B. It was better than expected. Tonight will be Ghostbusters Afterlife finally. -- nm - sycor Jan 4, 07:26 2
  - OOo!! I watched that too. Loved the strong female lead -she chewed the scenery and I was there for it. I mean its not hard to out act Gerard Butler - Pippy Jan 4, 07:36 1
    - She was in it, but that movie was a little forgettable. Tomorrow War I mean. I had to look at ther pictures on IMDB to remember her in it. -- nm - sycor Jan 4, 08:24
- Eyes of Tammy Faye B, No Time to Die B-, rewatched Ocean's 11 A. Being the Ricardos C -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 07:26 4
  - Is Ricardos not worth watching? I still have it on my list of things to catch up on. -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 07:32 3
    - I love Sorkin dialog. I know it gets heavy handed but it's so smart. The acting is fine. They just threw too much in. no spoils - Pippy Jan 4, 07:39 2
      - I love Sorkin also so I was hoping that it made it worth the watch regardless. Thanks -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 07:43 1
        
        its an interesting look behind the scenes for sure -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 07:50
- Cobra Kai S4 - B- -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 07:20 2
  - I actually thought this season was better than s2. ralph macchio is so wooden. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 07:23 1
    - We loved this season. Macchio is clearly the weak spot of the entire show. William Zabka should get more work - he's hysterical. -- nm - Terry Silver Jan 4, 07:27
- Unleashing Mr. Darcy 5/10, A Cinderella Christmas 4/10, Studio 54 The Documentary 6/10, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Special 7/10 -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 07:18
- Spider-Man Far From Home: ? I don't think I was the target audience (non-spoils spoils) - Baron Enero Jan 4, 07:13 9
  - You're describing No Way Home, btw. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 08:15
  - Dafoe was a delight (spoiler response) - oblique Jan 4, 07:16 7
    - Dafoe is to Maguire as Keaton is to Holland. This is why Garfield's series failed. - Spawn Jan 4, 08:13
    - It's hilarious how - Reagen Jan 4, 07:28
    - (spoilers) - Baron Enero Jan 4, 07:26 1
      - Yeah, I thought they did a nice job of catching people up without making it overtly "You see, Timmy" kind of stuff -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 07:32
    - word -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:24 2
      - After a second viewing, I realized somethings (spoilers) - oblique Jan 4, 07:31 1
        
        Yeah, that was my biggest beef. And sadly, I do not think your solution is it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 08:11
- Don't Look Up: A-. Sex Lives of College Girls S1: A. Sing 2: C+/B-. Wonder Years reboot: B+. Boba Fett 1 EP: B+. Also... - oblique Jan 4, 07:11 6
  - Forgot we also watched "New Year's Eve" on NYE. That's a LOT of people in one movie -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 08:17
  - Is that the first season of Succession or the current one? -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 08:09 4
    - First -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 08:17 3
      - Oh, honey. - spamlet Jan 4, 08:21 2
        
        I like it. It is just hard to binge :) -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 08:23 1
        
        Definitely. We set a limit of one episode per night when doing S3. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 08:31
- Squid Game (sub-titled) - A ; Arcane B+ (loved the animation) -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:09 1
  - Spiderman No Way Home: A+ ; Boba Fett - B+ (needed to drop another episode or two to hook people I think) -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:23
I honestly don't understand how a back-up like that on I95 can happen. Can't understand why it would take 24 hours to move whatever's in the way or - pmb Jan 4, 07:02 2
- Not sure how it gets to that point but at some point you end up with a LOT of stalled cars that can't move having run out of gas blocking things. - oblique Jan 4, 07:05
- Agreed. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 4, 07:04
TV PSA: Gordon Ramsay's Road Trip, WWE NXT, FBI x 3, This is Us, black-ish, Abbott Elementary, American Auto, Grand Crew, New Amsterdam, -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:01 1
- Action Pack (NF), Judge Steve Harvey, Oak Island, College Football, Queens, Chopped, Beyond Oak Island, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:03
Why is my Twitch feed so fuzzy? Oh. -- (link) - Baron Enero Jan 4, 07:00
I just can’t. Some person on our Facebook is saying her daughter went to Pigeon Forge for Dolly’s Stampede. And is now showing signs. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 06:58 11
- I bet she's also at all the stores unmasked, etc., etc. - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 07:13
- I'm 50/50 on whether my daughter had it just before Christmas. While in TN the dad of her boyfriend got it and needless to say, it was a shitshow. - oblique Jan 4, 07:02
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 07:02
- Urgent care is where the sick people are! -- nm - TWuG Jan 4, 07:02 7
  - My neighbor's wife had knee surgery recently and has been having all sorts of complications. They went to the ER by ambulance over the new year and - oblique Jan 4, 07:04 6
    - And this is the truly scary part. I'm all for people being treated for illnesses, but sometimes, it makes me question whether some people -- (edited) - sycor Jan 4, 07:20
    - My mom sat in the ER for 36 hours waiting to get a bed. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 07:17 3
      - unreal! -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 07:32 2
        
        So many people with Covid taking up the beds. She was there for other medical issues not related to Covid and was left sitting in the hallway half - Krusty Jan 4, 07:40 1
        
        That is horrible!! -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 07:44
    - Emergency room by reservation only—unreal -- nm - Flavorize Jan 4, 07:10

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