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We spent some time at Disney World over the weekend. Mask usage was probably less than 10% (except on the buses, where it was still mandatory) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:33 2
- The first bus I got on at Disneyworld, I wasn't wearing a mask, no one said anything to me, several other people on the bus were not wearing masks. - ty97 Apr 12, 11:55
- And I feel like Disney, even though a lot of it is outside, is still pretty tightly packed with people. - sycor Apr 12, 11:35
A friend of mine just referred to this week as Holy Week. Is that a thing? - sycor Apr 12, 11:32 25
- I knew of it but learned this week that it means a much more party atmosphere south of the U.S. border than the somber atmosphere in Europe. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 12:36
- Damn straight! -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 11:52
- Yep. Common in the Catholic and Anglican churches I've attended, but I've heard it used among some Lutherans, too. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 11:40 5
  - I'm Lutheran, but I sing in a Baptist church. We all call this week Holy Week. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 11:41 4
    - Interesting. The non-dom and Churches of Christ we've attended don't use that verbiage and just celebrate Friday and Sunday. - spamlet Apr 12, 11:56 2
      - This past Sunday we were waving palms and singing many hosannas. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 12:00 1
        
        I do kind of miss the pageantry of Palm Sunday. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 12:04
    - That's kind of interesting. - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 11:43
- Pretty sure that's the opening week of March Madness. -- nm - David Apr 12, 11:39 2
  - and Wrestlemania Week! -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 12:00
  - 👍 -- nm - JD Apr 12, 11:44
- Yes, I know it as a thing. :) -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 12, 11:39
- Absolutely. I'm not Catholic - I'm a Protestant and we call it that as well. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 11:39
- Yes, that's how Catholics refer to this week. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 11:38 7
  - We refer to it that way in our church also (Lutheran) -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 11:39 6
    - Makes sense since Lutherans are just Catholic-lite - spamlet Apr 12, 11:40 5
      - What does that make Episcopalian? Caffeine-free Catholic? -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 11:45 3
        
        "Vatican's Loyal Opposition" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 12:34
        
        No wine in the communion cup, if you have enough faith it will turn itself into wine -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 11:49 1
        
        And they allow divorce. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 11:53
      - Effin' posers. - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 11:44
- Very much a thing. Goes Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:38
- Yes. Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Maundy Thursday get all the attention but each day has a designation -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 11:38
- Speaking of that, I made my wife laugh pretty hard a couple weeks ago when she asked when Easter was... - Shaun Apr 12, 11:34 1
  - L4 nice. -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 11:36
"Congress says Washington Commanders appear to have broken financial laws, owe money to visiting teams, season-ticket holders" -- nm - David Apr 12, 11:31 1
- Aha! There was no such thing as the Washington Commanders at the time! Legal Loophole! (IANAL) -- nm* - Dano Apr 12, 11:49
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:29 [Attachment] 9
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:29 [Attachment] 8
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:30 [Attachment] 7
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:31 [Attachment] 6
      - 2/2 -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 11:54
      - 2/2 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 11:41
      - 2 -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 11:35
      - 2/2 -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:34
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Apr 12, 11:32
      - 1/2 -- nm - David Apr 12, 11:31
Ukraine captures Putin friend and fugitive oligarch. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 11:28 5
- Fugitive Oligarch is my fourth favorite Social Distortion album -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 11:52
- Women? Or younger -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 11:44
- wtf is he doing out in the battlefield? -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 11:39 2
  - The Macarena? -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 12, 11:55
  - Furthering the glory of Mother Russia, obvs. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 11:42
The inferiority of late 90s music is confirmed by the fact that it's all my dentist office plays. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 11:27 2
- Local brew pub switched from classic rock to g8rl rap...one "song" sampled tom tom club -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 11:48
- t&p -- nm - mud Apr 12, 11:33
Nissan Reveals 2023 Leaf: Updated styling, simplified trim lineup -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 11:23 9
- It's like they can't quite decide if they want it to be a Golf or a crossover and it's kind of stuck in the middle. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 11:26 1
  - Yeah. Firmly in "it's okay I guess" territory. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 11:30
- TIL: The Leaf does not come with a spare tire - decline Apr 12, 11:24 5
  - The Bolt comes with a self sealer thingy. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 11:52
  - Neither do Teslas. *knock wood* I've had one flat in 20+ years. - TWuG Apr 12, 11:32 1
    - I had a span of about 10 years where I would get at least 1 per year. knock on wood - it's been 2 years since I've had one -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:35
  - A ton of modern cars do not. My last three have not. -- nm* - Spawn Apr 12, 11:27
  - my car does not have a spare. I don't think my wife's does, either. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:26
- good. i hate complex trim -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:24
I assume that I'll see spoiler posts, but if someone could post when the Halo and Moon Knight finales are about to occur? - JaxSean Apr 12, 11:13 4
- Epguides shows 2022-05-04 for Moon Knight -- (link) - Max Apr 12, 11:23
- Just FYI. Halo is 9 episodes and just aired EP3 so you have about 1.5 months to go for that. Moon Knight just aired EP2 and is 6 episodes (I think) - oblique Apr 12, 11:15 2
  - Moon Knight's finale will be three weeks from Wednesday. -- nm - David Apr 12, 11:37
  - crikey. I thought there had been more of each so far. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 11:19
EEAAO Hot Dog Finger Gloves -- (link) - Dano Apr 12, 11:04 1
- To this day, I regret not buying their Bear in a Cage. -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 11:30
Sobering short article -- (link) - Jovian Apr 12, 10:49
8th Circuit: United States of America v. United States Currency -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 10:42 3
- That's how all property seizures are cited where the person isn't charged with a crime (i.e. theft) - spamlet Apr 12, 10:44 2
  - drug related seizure of $80K -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:47
  - To your IM, I've seen those and they always make me smile. - Baruno Apr 12, 10:46
'White Men Can't Jump' at 30: Sneakers, bets and stories from an all-time sports movie -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 10:40
Map P0rn. Side by side maps of Sweden's exposure to Chernoble radiation and users p0rn preferences, more isotopes more hentai -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 12, 10:26
Hey colin you around? I pulled the RPi from the cabinet and it's a 3B. Think that will be enough to just get HA up and running to test? - sycor Apr 12, 10:14 21
- Just a side note, I have none of this set up in my house. The units I have with Alexa integration just integrate directly. I never put a RPi in. -- nm* - oblique Apr 12, 10:36 10
  - Stupid question since I'm Alexa dumb. Would I need the new Echo with the built in hub? -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 10:39 9
    - Not for all integrations. I do not have one. I did buy some Zigbee units and bought Zigbee bridge to integrate Zigbee with Alexa -- (edited) - oblique Apr 12, 10:54 7
      - So is alexa integration pretty the same thing as Google using the Home app and devices? - sycor Apr 12, 11:04 6
        
        I believe so but we just have Echos in our house. I have one Google Home Mini that I got free with something but never unboxed it. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 11:11 5
        
        I'm the opposite. Google around the house, but had a free Echo I got but haven't removed from the box. - sycor Apr 12, 11:17 4
        
        The thing I found is that while apps and such are neat, I primarily interact with the smart home via voice or automation (both which Alexa handles) - oblique Apr 12, 11:19 3
        
        Nice! I've just always wanted to dashboard for some reason. Plus is can help when visitors are over. - sycor Apr 12, 11:25 1
        
        just FYI, the Kindle Fire HD tablet also comes with a dashboard to control everything -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:46
        
        I usually use voice interaction, although now that I have the Echo 15 mounted in my kitchen I do use it's dashboard a lot to turn things on and off - decline Apr 12, 11:23
    - no -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:42
- HA? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:33 5
  - Home Assistant -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 10:36 2
    - Ooh, interesting. I don't have any smart tech in the house, but it might be fun to try locally-installed HA with Almond for voice control. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 11:04 1
      - I don't have a ton. One my main interests is being able to set up a dashboard. - sycor Apr 12, 11:06
  - HEH. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 10:33 1
    - HO. -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 10:40
- yep, totally enough. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 10:15 3
  - Or should I try setting it up on my NAS? - sycor Apr 12, 10:15 2
    - No, just use a pi for now. You can always take your config files elsewher. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 10:49 1
      - Thanks! -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 11:03
Cnnplus numbers -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:00
Worldle - It's Fat Texas again! (1/1) -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 09:57
Cleaner summertime air is worth less than 10 cents/gal apparently. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 12, 09:57 2
- I found friendly clerks are worth 20 cents a gallon, I'd use the cheaper 7-11 with ahole when more, the nice folks when 20 or less -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 10:23
- Yada yada democracy doesn't work -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 10:03
Dear Excel: Never in my life have I, or anyone for that matter, wanted to write the date as "12-Apr." Stop changing it! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 12, 09:26 10
- I do that all the time now because the Europeans accessing our work sheets were getting us all confused. - Max Apr 12, 09:29 9
  - yyyy-mm-dd should be mandated by international law -- nm - zork Apr 12, 09:33 8
    - It’s the only way to file documents on computers and have a consistent order. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 10:31
    - Coworkers know where I contributed as soon as they see that format. -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 10:24
    - Sounds like communism to me. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 09:53 2
      - It's like metric dates -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 10:14 1
        
        I want a pi based calendar. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 10:19
    - yep, and it keeps going yyyy-mm-dd-hour-minute-seconds. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 09:42 1
      - 194112070800, a numerical string which will live in infamy -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 09:47
    - I concur. -- nm - Shaun Apr 12, 09:37
Actorle - 1 - Diva Apr 12, 09:19 11
- I don't understand how you deduce these - prayformojo Apr 12, 09:21 10
  - They're hard, but they're like THREESIES on crack. Big Spoilers - Diva Apr 12, 09:29 8
    - That was the same anomaly I focused on but it took me a while to come up with something that fit. - Baruno Apr 12, 09:45 5
      - I don't get how age helps. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 09:57 4
        
        Other than a vague range, it doesn't really. -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 10:45 3
        
        isn't it the age of an incorrectly guessed actor? -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 10:53 2
        
        right -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 11:04 1
        
        It also has < and > indicators if the age is less than or more than the target's age. -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 11:36
    - Amazing. And I still remember Threesies :) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 09:40 1
      - conversely, Framed gives me the blues. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 09:58
  - It's flukey for me. I've had a few 1s, but today's I completely whiffed. -- nm - Shaun Apr 12, 09:26
Press Conference in NYC starting -- nm - zork Apr 12, 09:12 4
- Searching for a black male, 5'5" tall, with heavy build wearing a grey hoodie - decline Apr 12, 09:23 3
  - 5'5" tall? no no. 5'5" short. -- nm - amanda Apr 12, 10:17 2
    - *sigh* -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 10:31
    - He shoots tall. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 10:20
(LMS!) Peter Hook guests on Craig Charles' Funk&Soul show tomorrow -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 09:09 1
- That miserable git? Robert Plant is sitting in for Iggy Pop on his Sunday show for 3 weeks. -- nm - LMS Apr 12, 09:23
LIR: znu. What's your gut feeling on the i-bond rate in May? Should I wait to buy on the chance it goes up? -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 08:55 11
- It's a formula that resets every six months based on inflation. The "main rate" of zero hasn't gone anywhere and is unlikely to. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 09:04 10
  - Ah, so the return rate changes in May for new and *existing* i-bonds regardless. I'm not locking in a rate now for 6 months. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 09:49 9
    - You get the current rate for 6 months, then the next rate for 6 months, etc. - Baruno Apr 12, 10:00 7
      - This is correct. You get six months at 7.12%, then six months at the next rate, which should be north of 9% if my calculations are right. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 10:01 6
        
        9.62% per other people who know this stuff. I was going to wait, but I just might max out for the year now. -- (link) - Baruno Apr 12, 10:05 5
        
        Thanks, was doing quick and dirty math based on monthly CPI, so figured I was undershooting it a little bit. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 10:56
        
        So, what’s the catch? How long you gotta hold or whatever? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 10:19 3
        
        Yes. You're required to hold for at least 1 year. -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 10:29 2
        
        What’s the penalty otherwise? - Will Hunting Apr 12, 10:32 1
        
        Not sure it's even possible. You're locked in for 1 year. Between 1 and 5 years, you sacrifice 3 mo of interest. - Baruno Apr 12, 10:44
    - I believe that's the case. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 09:55
Separate subway station shootings? Smoke bomb? Well that's horrifying. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 08:51 6
- I think things happened at least partially between stations so probably the same incident -- nm - zork Apr 12, 09:04 2
  - 8 shot, 8 others injured -- nm - zork Apr 12, 09:08 1
    - no deaths -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:22
- Some shitheads,surely. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 08:52 2
  - Probably. And don't call him Shirley. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 12, 08:59 1
    - That could be what made him snap -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 11:55
LIR - Peggy's Cove - this is why I could have smacked my little brother - -- (pic) - Meg Apr 12, 08:49 [Attachment] 4
- ! -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 12, 09:15
- I was smarter -- (pic) - mud Apr 12, 09:01 [Attachment] 1
  - awwwww -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 12, 09:13
- I think the people getting smoked for the most part are down on the black (wet) rocks. But anywhere beyond their barricades is a no-no -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:00
Celsius follows BlockFi limiting US customers after SEC guidance. Limits earnings on deposited crypto coins to accredited investors after April 15th -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 08:47 1
- bastards! -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:48
The square root of love is love! - prayformojo Apr 12, 08:42 8
- Technically, plus or minus love. -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 08:44 1
  - Although if negative love = hate, then the square root of hate is imaginary. - Reagen Apr 12, 10:14
- The limit does not exist -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 08:43 5
  - Thanks, Cady! -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 12, 08:45 [youtube] 4
    - LYC: I absolutely love the musical. I'm not sure I've ever actually watched the movie. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 08:48 3
      - We saw the musical here in February…it was fun but the singing quality didn’t match Come From Away or Rent (the best voices so far) -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 10:33
      - The movie is excellent -- nm - zork Apr 12, 09:06
      - The movie is fun. I need to see the musical at some point -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 08:56
Fantastic Beasts The Secrets of Dumbledore 59% (54/38) -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:41 8
- depp or no depp? -- nm - amanda Apr 12, 09:23 2
  - No Depp. Possibly Dep -- (link) - Reagen Apr 12, 09:32
  - That is the question. - Spawn Apr 12, 09:25
- Need to look up how the other two did. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:07
- Terf% (Terf/Terf) - Beryllium Apr 12, 08:45
- The Northman 89% (50/6), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 100% (28/0), The Bad Guys 94% (29/2) -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:43 2
  - I'm kind of looking forward to The Bad Guys -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 08:46 1
    - It's fine, nothing special, good score/songs. -- nm - LMS Apr 12, 08:52

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