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well, this doesn't seem terribly honest. -- (link) - mud Jan 19, 12:47 1
- their performances are so infuriating. the worst faith actions of any people in our society right now. -- nm - colin Jan 19, 12:49
New cases in Harris County are getting to be about where they were at the initial start of the latest surge. Just before it became supercharged. - Qale Jan 19, 12:42 3
- most hospitals around here have parked refrigerator trucks anticipating a backlog, though they say its because mortuaries are short staffed -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 14:34
- CA officials say late Jan/early Feb is when the death numbers will rise to catch up with the surge. Brace yourselves. Delayed indicators are coming. -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 12:45 1
  - Hospitalizations have recovered pretty well too in the last week. So, that might help keep those numbers down. Hispanics are now doing quite well... - Qale Jan 19, 12:47
HI ST - just wanted to update everyone on my "Burger Card" idea - inside -- (edited) - JenBro Jan 19, 12:41 13
- i hope you feel better soon. that kind of pain just lingers... -- nm - colin Jan 19, 12:53 1
  - YES ... ibuprofin has helped but I don't really like taking much -- nm - JenBro Jan 19, 12:54
- That's a really wonderful track record when it comes to car accidents though. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 12:50 1
  - 100% - especially on our roads in the wintertime -- nm - JenBro Jan 19, 12:52
- Dammit Jen, take care of yourself. We have things to do, places to go. I'm still debating Chicago for the fall. -- nm - Meg Jan 19, 12:49 1
  - ohhhh... Chicago? Tell me more ... -- nm - JenBro Jan 19, 12:53
- Good idea on the burger thing. Sorry to hear about the car stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 12:48
- Good grief that's a lot for one season. Work on this burger card thing, it could go national like those entertainment books -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 12:48 1
  - yeah ... I had slipped on the ice the Monday just before and was JUST starting to get over that hurt on my lower back. - JenBro Jan 19, 12:52
- Hope you bounce back fast—Good vibes and thoughts to ya! P.S. Love the burger thing! -- nm - Flavorize Jan 19, 12:45 1
  - THANKS - let's hope everyone loves it ... at least the board felt the price point will make for an easy sale. -- nm - JenBro Jan 19, 12:46
- Hard enought to spin, yikes, glad that didn't turn out any worse. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 12:42 1
  - thanks - and yes - he never saw me - was actually accelerating when he hit - never said sorry and was able to still drive - Versa had a flat bed tow. -- nm - JenBro Jan 19, 12:45
Orange Juice futures are up %50 (want, really, there actually is oj futures?) Lowest orange harvest expected since WW2 -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 12:39 2
- "Oh my God, the Dukes..." -- nm - rollo Jan 19, 12:48
- And what there are have less juice, so the producers need more oranges for the same amount of product. - Meg Jan 19, 12:45
She's not as famous but Nina Totenberg is kind of my Betty White. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 12:37 3
- Stamberg. Totenberg. Wertheimer. Roberts. -- nm - rollo Jan 19, 12:45
- I love listening to her talk SCOTUS stuff on NPR -- nm - decline Jan 19, 12:39 1
  - I'll vote to defund the Supreme Court before I agree to defund anything she's associated with. Hey maybe we should replace Sotomayor with her! -- nm - Max Jan 19, 12:44
this is pure joy -- (link) - Jovian Jan 19, 12:28 1
- For a second, I thought there was going to be pain. - Spawn Jan 19, 12:35
Remlik signal -- (link) - ty97 Jan 19, 12:28 11
- Only us Olds are still buying physical music products, kids just lease it .like vinyl out sold cds recently -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 12:44 1
  - Trust me, it ain't "olds" that are buying vinyl. -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 12:49
- 1) Older people are finally getting the hang of spotify etc. 2) A younger audience finding classic rock is going to be a generational thing forever. -- nm - rollo Jan 19, 12:42 1
  - It's the ease of access (and low/no cost to access) all this old music that is driving this trend, I would think. - ty97 Jan 19, 12:45
- Christian Rock is really growing -- nm - Flavorize Jan 19, 12:40
- Because today's music is "catchy" at best. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 12:33 4
  - Stop sounding old. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 12:38 2
    - Well... -- (link) - Spawn Jan 19, 12:40 1
      - You're ascribing a cause with no evidence to back it up. - ty97 Jan 19, 12:43
  - oh please. The old timers (the 40-50 year olds) were saying the same thing when Motley hit. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 12:36
- that's fascinating. and true. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 12:29
If there's one thing Sheldon knows, it's the rules -- (link) - zork Jan 19, 12:25
What is everybody reading? I am doing The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. The book I just finished is - crash davis Jan 19, 12:10 31
- Currently on Richard Thaler's "Misbehaving", but I just added Stephane Marche's "The Next Civil War" yesterday and look forward to it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 12:54
- The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk); and The Shadow of the Gods (by John Gwynne). - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 12:46
- Neuromancer, All About Love (hooks), The Year of the Flood (atwood), a few anarchist pamphlets, book on employee owned businesses. -- nm - colin Jan 19, 12:40 1
  - plus rotating through a few books on MSPs. i have a poor attention span for one book. -- nm - colin Jan 19, 12:43
- In the middle of Cussler's "Devil's Sea" & David Brinkley's "Washington Goes to War: Extraordinary Story of the transformation of a city and a nation" -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 12:38
- Finishing The Witching Hour. - Dark Callisto Jan 19, 12:29
- Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner -- nm - .💭 Jan 19, 12:29
- I might try starting game of thrones again -- nm - zork Jan 19, 12:28 1
  - just finished! and the World of Ice and Fire book too -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 12:29
- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Read it a loooong time ago so it counts in the book challenge as book read in HS. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 19, 12:24
- Almost halfway through Chernow's George Washington -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 12:24
- Just finished The The Dispossessed. And started up Educated. -- nm* - Jovian Jan 19, 12:24 2
  - I'm interested in Educated due to the Idaho angle. Let me know what you think -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 12:35 1
    - Im just about 60 pages in. My first thought is omfg this family. My second thought is, do they have laws in Idaho? - Jovian Jan 19, 12:53
- anthem by ty's favorite author noah hawley. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 19, 12:22 1
  - What by who now? -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 12:23
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 12:17 4
  - I loved this book. -- nm - Jovian Jan 19, 12:25 3
    - 1/2 through and love it - spoilers - Beaker Jan 19, 12:27 2
      - would be super tricky to do as a series though - Beaker Jan 19, 12:29 1
        
        very very tricky. And Martin Silenus is probably my favorite character. -- nm - Jovian Jan 19, 12:35
- Just finished Prodigal Son by Greg Huwitz, now starting A Farewell to Charms by Molly Harper -- nm - JD Jan 19, 12:17
- I've happily sunk my teeth back into Ancient Empires Before Alexander by Dise on The Great Courses audiobook. Those Persians were somethin else. Woo! -- nm* - con_carne Jan 19, 12:15 3
  - Would you recommend The Great Courses? I got a flyer and I'm thinking of buying their Spanish class next paycheck. -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 12:23 2
    - Yes with caveats -- (edited) - con_carne Jan 19, 12:36 1
      - gracias! -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 12:47
- A local mystery called "Bom dia, Verônica", by Casoy & Montes, which was used as basis for a Netflix series which I ignored. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 19, 12:13
- A Reluctant Druid by Jon Osborne -- nm - decline Jan 19, 12:12
- Kim loooooves Gretchen Rubin. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 19, 12:11 2
  - I do! Her Four Tendencies framework helps me every day. - Dark Callisto Jan 19, 12:23
  - cool, that is the only endorsement I need -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 12:12
Wordle 214 3/6 -- (edited) - zork Jan 19, 12:03
The Staten Island Iconic JFK Ferry is up for auction. Current bid is $140K - keep in mind Payment is Visa, MasterCard, Discover and buyer must pickup item -- (link*) - decline Jan 19, 11:58 6
- all those credit card points! -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 19, 12:21 1
  - With all the gas points rebates you could save up enough to buy a boat -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 12:23
- "If you cannot carry or lift, you will need to bring someone with you." -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 12:15
- BERY SIGNAL! -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 12:14
- shame about the propulsion shaft as it is kind of a cool looking ferry -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 12:02
- Krusty can add it to his subway train collection -- nm - eag Jan 19, 12:01
Maybe we can trust them (robots) in return -- (link) - zork Jan 19, 11:57
Congrats Kilbo kid for getting a job making IPAs! -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 11:54 2
- Van? -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 11:57 1
  - Those are for fake weed. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 19, 11:59
I got an exposure notification on my phone this morning, but it only tells me that I was possibly exposed to COVID - Mr. Havens Jan 19, 11:47 18
- You're supposed to go get tested. -- nm* - con_carne Jan 19, 12:20
- I turned off the notifications. I would get literally 200 per day because I work on campus. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 19, 11:56 4
  - The one here uses Bluetooth to talk to nearby phones to determine exposure so you wouldn't get that many notices -- nm* - zork Jan 19, 12:06 2
    - ours as well. I'm in academic buildings, in the library, etc. I pass tens of thousands of people every day. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 19, 12:20 1
      - Here, the exposure has to be more than passing, i.e. 15+ minutes -- nm - zork Jan 19, 12:27
  - I live in such a bubble - I have had zero notifications -- nm - decline Jan 19, 12:06
- Same when I get notified here. Just a date (intended to protect the health privacy of others I believe) -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 11:56
- I would imagine every single person in the US gets this email every day by now... -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 11:48 10
  - Tennessee doesn’t participate in this system so we get nothing here. Shocker. -- nm - kelly Jan 19, 12:09 1
    - Yeah I don't think NC does either. -- nm - sycor Jan 19, 12:16
  - It was a text message, and it's the first one I've received -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 19, 11:57 1
    - Click here for virus -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 12:09
  - Most people don't have it enabled. It requires all parties to have it enabled + reporting of the positive. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 11:57
  - I got a call from my county basicly wanting to do tracing since I came up positive -- nm - eag Jan 19, 11:55
  - Pfft, I live in Tennessee. I’m lucky governmental health groups can spell Covid, much less trace it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 11:52 2
    - We only report numbers on Wednesday now (both county and state). If we ignore it, it doesn’t exist. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 19, 12:07 1
      - I don’t know how you and David have lasted this long. I want to walk around with a tire iron and Gilooly people all damn day. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 12:23
  - I have never received one. - Spawn Jan 19, 11:49
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 19, 11:05 [Attachment] 12
- Answer (spoiler) - prayformojo Jan 19, 11:06 [Attachment] 11
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 19, 11:06 [Attachment] 10
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (edited) - prayformojo Jan 19, 11:07 [Attachment] 9
      - 2/2. I was surprised yesterday that fewer people got the judo question than the physics one. - zork Jan 19, 12:12
      - 2/2 -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 11:36
      - 2/2, and apparently I need to do some reading (spoils) -- (edited) - Beryllium Jan 19, 11:34 1
        
        Spoiler - Krusty Jan 19, 11:39
      - 2/2. Unfortunately for me, my bonus question was about the names of the kids in Sound of Music. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 19, 11:31
      - 1/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 11:27
      - 1/2 -- nm - JD Jan 19, 11:27
      - 1/2 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 11:15
      - 2/2 both guesses -- nm - decline Jan 19, 11:09
2022: The school will tell us if there's lice in the class, but won't say boo about covid. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 11:01 10
- States will force 14 year olds to carry a baby to term but telling them to wear a mask is over the line -- nm - zork Jan 19, 12:16 1
  - Skirt must reach knee and the tank top better not show bra straps or you're outta here hussy -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 12:21
- California dropped blood tests for marriage because the STDs they tested for (mostly) had cures but they weren't allowed to tell you about HIV - zeitgeist Jan 19, 11:20 4
  - when I got married (way back when) we went in for the blood test and the Doc couldn't draw from my Ex (bad veins). So he took mine twice -- nm - decline Jan 19, 11:30 3
    - You should have known, right then. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 11:31 2
      - 'twas not the only red flag my friend - decline Jan 19, 11:35 1
        
        Ahhhh... youth. - Spawn Jan 19, 11:38
- The new rule here is: If 30% of the school (staff and/or students) are out, they will notify families. But daily reports can be looked up by family's - Andie Jan 19, 11:16 2
  - Wow. We are notified via text and email if Logan has been exposed. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 11:16 1
    - They have been doing that the whole time, when school's were open, but they switched to this on Monday. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 11:17
Amsterdam wasn't just naturally a biking city either. They fought hard and drivers fought back. - Reagen Jan 19, 11:01 10
- (and there's people that bike year round in Calgary, which regularly hits -30 and doesn't clear the streets) -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 11:02 9
  - This is my first year winter biking in Montreal. It required a little bit more equipment, but it's way easier that I imagined - Guigue Jan 19, 11:15
  - So, basically, you are saying it can't be done, right? (NM) - American that thinks Bicycle is a commie thing Jan 19, 11:04 7
    - aint nobody doing big box store shopping on a bicycle in the snow. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 11:08 6
      - I mostly never go to big box store, my neighborhood is very dense and I can do all my shopping walking. If we need bigger things that cannot be - Guigue Jan 19, 11:19 3
        
        where do you live? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 11:21 2
        
        Xanadu -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 11:30
        
        Montreal -- nm - Guigue Jan 19, 11:24
      - hold my sake... -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jan 19, 11:17 [Attachment]
      - 300lb of tofu isn't going to move itself -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 11:13
This has been one of those months where I really wish I had three monitors at work -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 10:49 5
- Makes me wish I had three hands. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 11:53
- My new desktop has 4 DP ports! - Mop Jan 19, 11:00 3
  - You need this -- (pic) - zork Jan 19, 12:01 [Attachment]
  - Mop is all about that DP action. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 11:05 1
    - hoo-ah! .. whuzzat? -- nm - mud Jan 19, 11:16
My pet peeve this week is a repeat: those weed world trucks. - ty97 Jan 19, 10:44 2
- I'm sure your great new mayor will get right on it! -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 10:58
- Fuck them for all of that! -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 10:54
And local schools are closed all week due to illness. Apparently when you pay nothing, it’s hard to have volunteers to sub or drive buses (or teach) - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:43 5
- I mean, masks work, but no one here wears them out in the world. I don't even know how they bring that up and pass their own laugh test. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 19, 10:47 1
  - Because they aren’t serious people. They’re anarchists looking to shirk every bit of personal responsibility the moment there’s an - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:57
- It's also largely because subs are retired age folks. It's not worth it for them to drive a bus or sub in a class because they are higher risk. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 19, 10:45 2
  - Hey, wanna babysit 20 kids for $75 a day? For 7.5 hours? - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:46 1
    - ... and catch Covid? Sure!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 10:58
Less pearls, more rage. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 10:43 4
- I wonder if hotkiss ever got that pearl necklace -- nm - zork Jan 19, 12:14
- Pearls of Rage was my second favorite Courtney Love album. -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 11:33 1
  - I thought it was by Homelander. - Baron Enero Jan 19, 11:50
- See above, how’s that? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:43

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