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Huh. Weird. The second test came back positive. - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:59 11
- COVID, NOT BABY?? :) -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 10:18
- drat. was it throat and nasal? — nm - i.b.! Feb 16, 10:10 3
  - Started with gunky but not sore throat, advanced to a mild fever, and has now mostly abated about a day or two later -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 10:11 2
    - ah, I meant the tests. (phew for already feeling better!) -- nm - i.b.! Feb 16, 10:13 1
      - Oh! Following the instructions to the letter. Nasal only. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 10:17
- "You Are The Father" -- nm - JSpringer Feb 16, 10:09 2
  - I hate to actually you, but that's Maury's line. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 10:13 1
    - You know I love you, but....* smashes chair over your head -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 10:51
- that happened with people i know, it sometimes shows up a bit later. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 10:06
- That's what happen to me how far apart we're the test? -- nm - eag Feb 16, 10:03 1
  - More than 24 hours - maybe closer to 48 hours -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 10:03
Rams Parade Livestream Here @ 10:30AM PT -- (link*) - budice Feb 16, 09:42 3
- Will it be as hasty as the Atlanta Braves parade? -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 10:14
- Will Cooper Kupp shave for it? -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 09:43 1
  - during -- nm* - decline Feb 16, 09:46
good news! your federal return was accepted! -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 16, 09:19 10
- *shakes fist at Fidelity* - spamlet Feb 16, 10:09
- Yeah I need to get on this. Maybe tonight. *plays four hours of Factorio instead* -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 09:28 5
  - Same but No Mans Sky -- nm - Volnelk Feb 16, 09:29 4
    - I need to get this done. Blink. It's 1 am. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 16, 09:29 3
      - My current Factorio to do list -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 16, 09:53 2
        
        that sounds like way too much work -- nm - decline Feb 16, 10:11 1
        
        It’s all open-ended expansion at this point, depending on how big I want to go, as long as there’s enough room to move stuff around. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 16, 10:17
- Hurray! Now... will there be a refund? And if yes, is it one of the ones that are delayed? -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 09:20
- My federal refund hit yesterday. -- nm - Tim Feb 16, 09:20 1
  - Fed, state, and city all in. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 16, 09:41
I'm taking a break from linking to tweets to link to a blog post on some rando's website. "Enough with the hygiene theatre!" -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:18 1
- damnit, just when I thought it was safe to lick doorknobs again... reminder, some republican wanted to do away with restaurant workers must wash hands -- nm - laws Feb 16, 11:30
Chrome zero day exploit fixed. Update those browsers -- (link) - oblique Feb 16, 09:11 11
- My phone uses chrome. Can I download this for it or are phones coded differently? -- nm - jnine Feb 16, 10:18
- But I'm using Microsoft Edge. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 09:26 7
  - Ah, no worries then - you can keep on edging -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:29 6
    - You know, If WFT chose Commandos as their Team Name. Slogan couldve been "Go Commando!" -- nm - budice Feb 16, 09:36 3
      - And instead of towels or flags, fans could wave underpants -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:36 2
        
        "Brief"-ly of course -- nm - budice Feb 16, 09:37 1
        
        You're being jockular. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 16, 09:40
    - Good. You know, I feel like I'm almost there. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 09:32
    - *clutches pearls* -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 16, 09:32
- Sometimes I like watching the "Update" cue on Chrome going from green to orange to red like I'm driving on fumes to see how far I can get. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 09:17 1
  - Your chrome browser: -- (pic) - oblique Feb 16, 09:19 [Attachment]
I'm off to see The Duke tonight, a film we turned down because of an element of the plot rather than it's quality. -- nm - LMS Feb 16, 09:05 4
- Which part? -- nm - spamlet Feb 16, 09:44 1
  - Spoiler although it's in the trailer - LMS Feb 16, 10:11
- I remember the trailer, last year or maybe 2020? -- nm - mud Feb 16, 09:08 1
  - Shot 2020, trailer last year. Broadbent and Mirren were promoting it on Graham Norton last week (this week for the US). -- nm - LMS Feb 16, 09:22
The Larry David ad campaign is great. Too bad it's for crypto. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 08:41 3
- Starting with the wheel, naw, he should have poo pooed television, Apple computers and smartphones -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 10:49
- "Okay I'll be your spokesman, but I want my dialogue to include some sort of hedge so I'm not actually endorsing crypto." -- nm - Max Feb 16, 09:18
- Right. - Spawn Feb 16, 08:42
Can't remember the last time I used an ATM. Get cash back at the supermarket. -- nm - Todd Manning Feb 16, 08:37 3
- I cant remember the last time I touched cash. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 09:37
- Last time for me was when I was at the casino last month. -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 09:10
- I just used a Chase ATM two minutes ago. Lol -- nm - Krusty Feb 16, 09:06
Baron, what’s your team’s +\- overall and top 10 rotation? - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:23 5
- +59 overall, +52 active. - CinnaBaron Feb 16, 08:37 4
  - Okay…I’m trying to see what they ‘rank’ early on. So talent isn’t just the +/-. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:40 3
    - Baron, did you screen shot the opening rankings? We could maybe figure out the VAL number from that. Maybe they weight Seniors more. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 08:46 2
      - You know I did. Gotta enjoy it while I can. B) -- (pic) - CinnaBaron Feb 16, 08:48 [Attachment]
      - Opening rankings are based on recruiting magazine rankings and Current talent level -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 08:47
Vince McMahon is trending on Twitter. Sadly, no... -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 08:14 10
- Is it for Cody or him bringing Austin back? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:18 9
  - STSA vs. Kevin Owens is what they want to happen. Steve is probably not going to do it. But will be involved... - Remlik Feb 16, 08:49
  - It's all Cody. I look forward to him ending up right back where he started. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 08:24 7
    - He’ll be Stardust again in 6 months. -- nm - Tim Feb 16, 09:13 4
      - Wait, hold on. Now I might actually be alright with this again! - Qale Feb 16, 09:33
      - nah he and Brandy will feud with Miz and Maryse and get a reality show -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:33 2
        
        Brandy was never a part of WWE before right when Cody was there - eag Feb 16, 09:45 1
        
        In the WWE, she was a ring announcer and also wrestled as Eden. -- nm* - Qale Feb 16, 10:15
    - Give it a year. Vince needs him to look good for a while so as to make it appealing to jump for Wardlow and MJF. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:25 1
      - Who he will then also completely waste and they'll enjoy a luxurious stay in the mid-card! -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 08:31
Beginning to wonder if I have carpal tunnel in my left wrist. -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 08:05 2
- old -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 09:37
- Are we injured wrist buddies? Mine is my right. We're both going to have to use our other hands! Or just... with each other. Kidding! - Qale Feb 16, 08:29
LYC: a friend of mine will be testifying tomorrow in front of a House committee, regarding the Capitol Police and the 1/6 attacks. -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 16, 07:59 3
- Takes a pretty swing at the Capital police, but it’s well earned and reflects what we are seeing with the convoy/Ottawa police -- nm - Flavorize Feb 16, 08:37
- That's how you get on the GOP's list when they round everyone up! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 08:08 1
  - Heh. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 08:34
And apparently just over a week after announcing our return to office plans, they’re getting pushed back again, for our group at least. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 16, 07:55 10
- I'm so sorry. I know how you are really looking forward to the scenic drive to Wilmington every day -- nm - decline Feb 16, 08:00 9
  - We’re apparently officially classified as based-at-home now, so may not actually have to go in on a regular basis at all. -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 08:15 7
    - ...until next week's announcement -- nm - decline Feb 16, 08:20 6
      - Latest update is that we won’t have desk phones in the office anymore. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 16, 08:33 5
        
        Uhhh, they providing work cell phones? - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:36 3
        
        We have soft phones with our work number installed on our laptops. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 16, 08:38 2
        
        Those *suck* - spamlet Feb 16, 08:44 1
        
        It’s not great, but since I rarely need to talk to people outside the company I don’t mind it too much. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 16, 08:45
        
        that, doesn't seem like a bad thing - decline Feb 16, 08:36
  - I thought it was only two days a week? -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 08:04
Well here's your clubhouse leader for moral failures -- (link) - Reagen Feb 16, 07:54 8
- that poor scared child. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 08:56 2
  - Because it's called palliative care, I wonder if she's comatose? - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:26 1
    - it could be that or otherwise not necessarily aware of what’s happening around them, but it can also be used/is probably most frequently used in a - i.b.! Feb 16, 10:05
- That poor gal—hopefully she has grandparents or other family that will step up…can’t imagine the loneliness she must feel -- nm - Flavorize Feb 16, 08:48
- pwnig the Libs, one daughter at a time. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 08:07
- "Christ, what an asshole." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 08:07
- I expected better from Thomas Haden Church -- nm - rollo Feb 16, 08:06
- JFC -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:03
Oh, glad that's cleared up - spamlet Feb 16, 07:40 2
- That's quite the commitment given that it was never part of the bill anyway. *stirs up controversy, gets commitment that it's no different than the - pmb Feb 16, 07:54
- Even on this, she hurts her constituents. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 07:41
I'd just like to point out that Disney spelled it both "Samberg" and "Sandberg" in the YouTube description to the Rescue Rangers trailer. - Mop Feb 16, 07:30 6
- Errors drive engagement. -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 07:49 3
  - Yup. That's where my mind went immediately. -- nm* - Mop Feb 16, 07:51
  - Now see if you had mispelled something, this would have gotten an L3 at least. -- nm - spamlet Feb 16, 07:51 1
    - Errors drive engorgement -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 08:05
- For the SEO -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 07:38 1
  - Simpberg. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 07:39
this vid: -- (link) - mud Feb 16, 07:30 2
- more -- (link) - mud Feb 16, 08:30
- "No Thugs in Our House" - mud Feb 16, 07:35 [youtube]
This one's from last month, but I forgot to post it. Seth Rogen does Hot Ones. -- (link) - Mop Feb 16, 07:23 [youtube]
So Doja Cat did a straightforward cover of Celebrity Skin.... Oh apparently it was for a Taco Bell Super Bowl ad. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 07:10 2
- *likes* -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 07:39
- She's selling surprisingly reasonable. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:11
Does anyone have any opinions on OnePlus phones? I need a new one (I get them through my firm). My options are the OnePlus 9 and the Samsung Galaxy - pmb Feb 16, 07:06 4
- I'm done with Samsung. They're too far up their own butts. I wouldn't rule out a OnePlus, but I'm probably gonna get a Pixel. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 08:10 1
  - I was kind of hoping for the Pixel, but apparently it's not an option. -- nm - pmb Feb 16, 08:14
- I have Oneplus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Phone (12GB RAM/256GB internal). Solid as can be, even now. -- (link*) - budice Feb 16, 07:27
- They are good devices. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 07:17
Krusty, that is great news on B2. Also get some fine Italian ices. 😺👍🍩 -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 07:04 1
- 👍🏼 Those would be my choice as well. - Krusty Feb 16, 07:34
SITV News Network: ViacomCBS Shares Tumble 20% Morning After Paramount Rebrand, Streaming Outlook -- (link) - decline Feb 16, 07:01 3
- I'm gonna say shares dropped based on the crappy earnings more than the re-brand. -- nm - Inigo Feb 16, 07:17 1
  - 'Mount and 'C*ck Streaming both treading water -- nm - budice Feb 16, 07:24
- I'm so relieved about the re-brand. I was so tired of saying "ViacomCBS". -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 07:05
4/6 - crash davis Feb 16, 06:59 1
- now I have to wonder what your start word was... -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 08:20
More DTL! The top two players on my board are both in region! - spamlet Feb 16, 06:45 8
- Who do you have at the top of your board? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 07:41 5
  - Mine’s not pure stats but it is Sword. - spamlet Feb 16, 08:13 4
    - He’s 6th in my model (Sword) -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:29
    - I really need to figure out those systems. Regressions make me cry. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:29 2
      - I have Linderman 3 (as does the regression) - spamlet Feb 16, 08:47 [Backboard] 1
        
        My spreadsheet probably only makes sense to me but if you want to see it, here's this seasons (don't steal my maxes, yo) -- (link) - spamlet Feb 16, 08:49
- Also, the next three games are the ones where you will see big ranking changes. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 07:24 1
  - Thanks. I don’t pay enough attention to when they happen. - spamlet Feb 16, 07:36
The Champion of the Sixth Annual DTL ST Invitational is: Hartford (Hunting)! -- (edited) - spamlet Feb 16, 06:42 6
- Congrats, I hate it -- nm - rollo Feb 16, 08:03
- Sweet! Good games gents, lots of different styles that always play tough. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 07:15
- I lost to Hartford -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 06:45 3
  - You did? Was it 92-78? -- nm - spamlet Feb 16, 06:47 2
    - 61-52 -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 06:49 1
      - Oh I put you as the winner of Hunting-rollo -- nm - spamlet Feb 16, 07:00
Spamlet - ty97 Feb 16, 06:41 2
- I have one but it says I will get updated information from the Vanguard Real Estate ETF on 2/26. - spamlet Feb 16, 06:43 1
  - oh the one I don't have issues me a correction every year after the initial one. - ty97 Feb 16, 06:44
Disney getting into Real Estate Development - Storyliving by Disney. 1st in Rancho Mirage, CA (Palm Springs) -- (link*) - budice Feb 16, 06:39 2
- Interesting. Their first attempt at this - Celebration - wasn't exactly successful. They tried again, with a lot more control, at Golden Oaks. - Mop Feb 16, 07:00
- "getting into"? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 06:46
Stolen from Twitter, and even more true today than yesterday: Wordle after the NYT Takeover. -- (pic) - Mop Feb 16, 06:36 [Attachment] 2
- which is funny because of how the game works you can download/see the entire word list. They didn't change anything other than removing some curse - oblique Feb 16, 06:43 1
  - F-U-C-K...S? -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 07:06

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