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"The 2020 census undercounted the U.S. population by 18.8 million and underrepresented Black, Latino and Indigenous people, officials said." -- nm - David Mar 10, 10:23 9
- So it was a...Con-census? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 10, 10:37
- Did a survey determine this? -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 10:29
- No. Way. What's the source? - Inigo Mar 10, 10:25 3
  - NYT - but ultimately the Census Bureau -- (link) - Roger More Mar 10, 10:27 2
    - Here's the USCB media release -- (link) - Roger More Mar 10, 10:28 1
      - So, if they can know, a little over a year after the census is taken, how much they're off by... - Inigo Mar 10, 10:31
- Mission accomplished. -- nm - Wilbur Ross, probably Mar 10, 10:25 2
  - Seriously ,NY and CA lost a house seat -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 10:32 1
    - According to the NYTimes article, they're saying that it's accurate enough for reallocating the 435 seats in the House, just had others errors. -- nm - Inigo Mar 10, 10:37
Missouri legislator puts forward a bill criminalizing women treated for ectopic pregnancies. - TWuG Mar 10, 10:00 7
- banning birth control can't be far behind. - St. Epiphany Mar 10, 10:38
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 10:21
- Missouri people are fuuuuuuuucked up. -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Mar 10, 10:03 4
  - LOL, I knew exactly who this was. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 10:08 3
    - If it's one thing us Illinois-ans hate - it's people from Missouri!! -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Mar 10, 10:10 2
      - speaking of, how's your reno coming along? are you exhausted and frustrated and poor and thrilled? if yes, you're doing it right. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 10:18
      - I mean, you aint wrong. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 10, 10:16
If our bid on the house doesn't work out, this is the next property we're considering -- (link) - oblique Mar 10, 09:57 18
- The other house is very nice but not very unique. This seems more unique and special. - JaxSean Mar 10, 10:40
- My kids used to ride in horse shows at Lamplight in Wayne. Pretty area. -- nm - pmb Mar 10, 10:32 1
  - We're looking all around that area. The new construction we ruled out is just up the street on 25 north of lamplight. My daughter wanted us to get - oblique Mar 10, 10:39
- 25 years ago it was bought for nearly the same price???? Any photos of the full basement? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 10:24 1
  - No. It could be full of spiders or something -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 10:26
- oh my god, I *love* this. like, I *love* it. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 10:17 9
  - that other house was comically massive for two people. downsize what? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 10:17 8
    - IKR? I *love* the 2 story foyer in the one we bid on and the location is very good. My wife is very excited about that front room for her piano - oblique Mar 10, 10:21 7
      - I don't hate the weird kitchen cabinets (get a red coffeemaker to break up the wood) and honestly that wood ceiling is ... - amanda jeans Mar 10, 10:25 6
        
        Right? like it should be too much but it somehow is not. Love the shower and the room full of windows. It is a lovely home -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 10, 10:45
        
        You'd probably love my parents house in Wisconsin (photo) -- (pic) - oblique Mar 10, 10:29 [Attachment] 1
        
        no no. too much wood. (it's a fine line.) -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 10:43
        
        and that transom window... -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 10:28 2
        
        The windows at the back of the house seem like remodel add on...if they don't hold their seal and gas leaks out. Heating bills through the roof -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 10:31
        
        It's just so open and flexible. You could do anything with it. The carpet would have to go -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 10:30
- It's gorgeous if you can get around some of that stuff -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 10:04
- I read "as-is" to be "add 100,000 in your mind as you need to replace everything." -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 10:01
- Got Wood? Very Beige-y. Mustard-color bath wall gotta be redone imho. Very cool. -- nm* - budice Mar 10, 09:59
Wordle 264 3/6 - ReluctantCynic Mar 10, 09:53
Nm -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 10, 09:48 1
- Nm -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 10, 09:49
Grimes And Elon Musk welcome baby #2 -- (link) - budice Mar 10, 09:39 9
- "What's your name?" "Y" "Because I asked" "I told you, Y" - TWuG Mar 10, 09:45
- Doesn't it say "Daughter Y"? I assumed that was the name. Y. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 10, 09:45 1
  - "referred to as Y." -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 09:46
- poll: what th will they name *this* one? -- nm - mud Mar 10, 09:41 3
  - Correction: Exa Dark Sideræl -- nm* - Andie Mar 10, 09:44
  - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - decline Mar 10, 09:44
  - —ツ$|—eπ -- nm - mud Mar 10, 09:43
- Named him Fred. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 09:40 1
  - "Hi my name is Dick Musk" -- nm - budice Mar 10, 09:42
Note: This Sunday the sun will set **after** 7PM for the first time since Sept 22nd -- (link) - decline Mar 10, 09:27 [Backboard]
ROFL -- (link) - Jovian Mar 10, 09:22
So how are The Boys doing with Compound V? -- (link*) - budice Mar 10, 09:18 1
- Uh oh. (Diabolical spoils) - Beryllium Mar 10, 09:22
Called Fidelity to figure out how to deposit the check I got from one arm of Fidelity into my account in another arm of Fidelity. - ty97 Mar 10, 09:15 7
- did you even google? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 09:54 1
  - I tried to tell him, but he didn’t believe me. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 10, 10:27
- beth got her box opened faster -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 09:45
- I was going to say this was probably the case, since it was from them, but figured you would ignore me. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 09:39
- all the arms -- nm - budice Mar 10, 09:16 2
  - just hold up two phones so they can talk to each other -- nm - budice Mar 10, 09:16 1
    - It took like 6-7 weeks for the one part of Fidelity to be able to send me this check. And the other side of Fidelity is like "yo, instagram it" -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 09:17
You can own Wayne Newtown's iconic 57,000 sqft Las Vegas ranch for the low, low price of $25M . Includes an airport terminal, zoo for exotic animals, and an Arabian horse breeding stables -- (link*) - decline Mar 10, 09:12 4
- Can the stables be used to breed other types of horses? -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 10:16
- I need to be quicker on these. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 09:50 1
  - 😉 -- nm - decline Mar 10, 10:03
- so wow, they actually filmed the Wayne Newton parts of Vegas Vacation at this house. -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 09:18
97, you have a mission. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 10, 09:01 8
- What you own is a ledger on the Solana blockchain that represents that particular color. And we allow people to collect those colors to [trade/sell.]" - Qale Mar 10, 09:30 4
  - i would actually buy one of the colour packages, mostly just from curiousity. it's utterly worthless obviously. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 09:31 3
    - I already have enough things in my life that are utterly worthless. Myself, for example! -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 09:33 2
      - [eyeroll] - mud Mar 10, 09:37 1
        
        Hyperbolic self-depreciation humor! -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 09:38
- And you're wishin' someone would cure your lonely condition. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 10, 09:27
- At least he seems somewhat honest about what NFTs actually are, and what he’s using it for. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 09:10
- I have nothing nice to say about this article -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 09:09
Burger King halts corporate support for its 800-plus franchised locations in Russia -- (link) - decline Mar 10, 08:59
CDC extends mask mandate on public transport to 4/18. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 08:53 1
- I rode the bus last Thursday to a gaming store. It was still busy in spite of mask mandates. But people who rely on the bus don't have a choice. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 09:35
Ooof. Stock market is not liking the news that our CEO is retiring. - znufrii Mar 10, 08:43 26
- How can it serve you today? -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 10, 08:53
- When news got out he post-dated mafic's deposit all those years back, retribution came fast -- nm - prayformojo Mar 10, 08:48
- Also this will be our fourth CEO in the six years I’ve been here. That seems like a lot. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:46 6
  - Without any other details, this certainly doesn't seem great -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 09:09 1
    - Timeline inside. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 10, 09:19
  - I have been in my job since November of 2018. We have had four CIOs in that time and are about to hire a fifth. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 08:58 3
    - They should just give you the job! -- nm - decline Mar 10, 08:59 2
      - Not sure she would want it given the churn -- nm - budice Mar 10, 09:15 1
        
        CIOs envy the longevity of Spinal Tap drummers. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 09:19
- FWIW, stock market doesn't really like anything lately -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 08:45 15
  - tale for you - decline Mar 10, 08:53 13
    - Buying....opportunity? -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 09:10 10
      - I'm in the middle of our backdoor IRA contribution. Sold Tuesday and sitting in cash until next week. - spamlet Mar 10, 09:28
      - I upped my 403b contrib to 100% this month and will scale back the rest of the year. whatever, buy the dip. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 09:11 8
        
        I’m going mega backdoor again once my raise hits next month, probably, and am thinking of pulling forward my annual Roth IRA contributions - znufrii Mar 10, 09:24 4
        
        I still don't understand mega backdoor, but I don't need to because I don't make enough! lose-lose, right? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 09:36 3
        
        Your plan would have to allow for after-tax contributions, and then you’d need a way to convert those to Roth, which could be tricky, depending. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 10, 09:41 2
        
        and I'd need to make too much money to contribute to a roth which I do not! so.... -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 10, 09:55 1
        
        That’s just for the regular backdoor for IRAs. The mega backdoor option is for qualified retirement plans and would be in addition to your regular plan contribution limits regardless of income. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 10, 09:58
        
        My small lump sum pension check is rolling into my IRA account as we speak. -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 09:14 2
        
        "Funds should be available in 4-6 weeks" -- nm - Fidelity Mar 10, 09:14 1
        
        Yeah they'll just wait until the market is back to an all time high probably -- nm* - ty97 Mar 10, 09:16
    - Oof. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:58
    - Hopefully the advisor at least got paid well. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 08:57
  - ty97 -8.8% after the above post -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 08:46
- Uhm... why didn't you give us a heads up? -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 08:44
engrained idiocy meeting elected idiocy, part two: -- (link) - mud Mar 10, 08:27
I have given 100 million to Ukraine. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 10, 07:51 3
- I have given 312.50 jillion to Ukraine. -- nm - mud Mar 10, 08:09
- In what ? - eag Mar 10, 08:05
- I'll offer H$1b. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 08:02
Opinion: Kyiv vs. Kiev, Zelensky vs. Zelenskyy, and the immense meaning of ‘the’ - crash davis Mar 10, 07:45 1
- Chicken Kiev vs Chicken Kyiv -- nm - budice Mar 10, 08:14
"Are ice-cold showers good for you? I tried it for two months." - crash davis Mar 10, 07:30 11
- I'm pathologically afraid of 4 things - 1) cold water 2) the blank page 3) meeting new people 4) like I'm gonna tell you all the last one -- nm - prayformojo Mar 10, 08:43 3
  - open. the. box. -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 09:05
  - Is it completing lists? -- nm* - Reagen Mar 10, 09:04 1
    - 🤣 -- nm - JD Mar 10, 09:10
- I hate it, but it may work. We had a period of a week + a while ago where we were without hot water and I have to say while the shower sucks, I do - pmb Mar 10, 08:34 2
  - If I'm out of hot water, I'm just wiping off at the sink with water I heated up on the stove. - sycor Mar 10, 08:42
  - Yeah. Same. I'm pretty sure it works as I've tried it a few times, but I *hate* cold showers. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 10, 08:35
- Longest I shower is maybe half hour. Hypothermia can set in in minutes. This man must be undead. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 08:18
- Hell. No. -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 10, 08:04 1
  - Right? I'd rather go to Horny Jail. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 09:37
- While I found that article interesting, I've got several other wellness practices to try before I even think of subjecting myself to that -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 07:32
*pets his Series I savings bonds* -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 10, 07:23 5
- And you can still get in on the goodness for another 1.5+ months. If you have lazy cash, this is an investment lay-up. -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 10, 07:41 4
  - We’ve been putting in some over the last couple of years. The lock-up could get people but it’s better than a CD at this point. - spamlet Mar 10, 07:46 2
    - Even those terms aren’t bad though, compared to a CD. 1 year lock-up, then a three month interest penalty if redeemed within five years. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 10, 08:07 1
      - But yes, the website sucks donkey balls. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:09
  - Yup. - znufrii Mar 10, 07:45
My all day meeting is 18 minutes old and “user story” has already lost all meaning. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 07:19 10
- I’m aligned. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 10, 08:55
- For me the term that drives me crazy at work is "pre-vetting." - Cuzzin Todd Mar 10, 08:22
- We’re now 10 minutes behind schedule 1 hour in. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 08:10
- Let’s put a pin in that and circle back around to it later. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 07:33 1
  - Would you bubble that up to leadership, please? -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 10, 08:56
- This Twitter account may help. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 07:23
- I have an irrational level of dislike for that term -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 07:21 3
  - never seen it. -- nm - mud Mar 10, 07:26 2
    - You just need to focus more on Agile. - ty97 Mar 10, 07:27 1
      - *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 07:34
Another sedecordle observation (spoilers for today) - Roger More Mar 10, 07:16 1
- Yeah that was annoying. Spoils maybe -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 10, 07:19
LOL. "I wonder if the Colts will be interested in Jameis Winston?" -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 07:10
Someone named Erin Perry changed her name to Ashley Gott in January, and then she filed for office against her county's Treasurer, who is named Ashley Gott -- (link*) - decline Mar 10, 07:09 6
- Ooh, I used to live in that county. - Dark Callisto Mar 10, 08:57
- For County Treasurer. Not even a real important job. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 07:24
- What a terrible way to write an article -- nm - Guigue Mar 10, 07:23
- That happens in IL all the time. The long term SoS (Jesse White) is retiring. The libertarian candidate to replace is named… Jesse White. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 07:17 1
  - I didn't realize IL had non-predetermined elections. -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 10, 08:33
- "Now this strategy I like to call the dinstinguished Gentleman..." - Roger More Mar 10, 07:13
I think this Politico article is missing the real reason why Biden's numbers are up in the past week. - Inigo Mar 10, 07:03
This was by far my best Quordle yet. - kelly Mar 10, 07:03
nerdlegame 50 4/6 - crash davis Mar 10, 06:58
What to do when you see someone wearing a mask -- (link) - Beaker Mar 10, 06:57
Armada of Russian-oligarch owned yachts set sail to avoid sanctions -- (link) - znufrii Mar 10, 06:56 3
- I hope they get raided by Pirates -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 10, 07:03 1
  - Ice Pirates? -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 07:09
- You know what to do, Ukrainian Armada -- nm - rollo Mar 10, 06:57
#Worldle #48 1/6 (100% - crash davis Mar 10, 06:54 1
- Same. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 10:00
Wordle 264 4/6 - crash davis Mar 10, 06:51
“What file do I check the proof we just received from the printer against?” -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 10, 06:43 2
- *drags to recycle bin* -- nm - cowirker Mar 10, 07:20
- "PC Load Letter"? What the fuck does that mean? -- nm - mud Mar 10, 06:50

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