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Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 3, 10:04
Are they saying "boo" or "boo-ris"? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 10:00
Jan - 13 Feb - 8 Mar - 10 Apr - 9 May - 5: number of days each month of 2022 in which there were no mass shootings in the US -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 3, 09:47 2
- Actually much *better* than I was expecting. -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 10:18
- In case you were curious (and I was) data taken from the Gun Violence Archive which defines mass shootings this way. - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 10:17
Landlord puts security deposit in Bitcoin. Guess what happens next! -- (link) - Reagen Jun 3, 09:44 17
- A security deposit isn't an investment. You give $3000, you get back $3000. Period. - Mop Jun 3, 09:58 12
  - Agreeance. He doesn't need a lawyer. Small claims can handle it. It should take about an hour. :) - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 10:20
  - Some of the replies suggest that that state also has some laws re: interest on deposits -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 10:00 1
    - Most, actually. - Spawn Jun 3, 10:17
  - Actually, depending on local law, he probably needs to give back any interest it earned as well (if any). -- nm - pmb Jun 3, 10:00 7
    - Does the landlord have an obligation to invest the money prudently? -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 10:01 6
      - Massachusetts law requires it be held in an interest-bearing account at a bank, and that the interest is paid to the tenant on an annual basis. -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 10:07 2
        
        In PA it must be held in escrow and if there is interest that interest must be paid to the tenant if they've lived there for more than 2 years -- nm* - decline Jun 3, 10:11
        
        I take it that hasn't happened in this case. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 10:09
      - Prudently is moot. The tenant gets back the deposit plus the minimum value of interest. If the landlord doesn't have that, too bad for them. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 10:04
      - ... investing a deposit is a risk that the landlord accepts as part of their cost of doing business. Maybe they get a big benefit, maybe they eat dirt - Beryllium Jun 3, 10:03 1
        
        The landlord gets no benefit. Period. They're holding the money in trust, it's not a loan for the length of the tenancy. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 10:06
  - this math is mathing -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 3, 09:59
- Everyone lived happily ever after? -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 09:57
- Unless that was in the lease agreement and the renter agreed to it hoping for a big pay back, that landlord is SOL. - sycor Jun 3, 09:51
- wow. I can't believe the landlord thought that would work "i lost your money. here is what i have left." -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 09:47 1
  - He totally would have given up the profit too! -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 09:51
whoa. Peter Navarro "is in custody pending the court appearance." -- (link) - mud Jun 3, 09:38 11
- One of the faces of White Nationalism in America is very mad -- (link) - Jovian Jun 3, 10:07
- Good start. Now do all the rest. -- nm - TWuG Jun 3, 09:54
- more -- (link) - mud Jun 3, 09:41 1
  - What of Ron Vara?! -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 09:45
- *does a quick Google search on the down-low to see which crook this is* -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 09:40 6
  - Jane's Addiction! -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 09:44 4
    - "His father, Albert "Al" Navarro, a saxophonist and clarinetist, led a house band, which played summers in New Hampshire and winters in Florida." - Max Jun 3, 10:17
    - and briefly with the Chili Peppers! -- nm - mud Jun 3, 09:45 2
      - Throw the book at him! -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 09:51 1
        
        Off with his head! -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 10:20
  - He's like the Alfred Rosenberg of the Trump admin -- nm - Jovian Jun 3, 09:41
“ 'Nestor the Molestor,' Nestor Cortes," Kaat said. "Angles and different speeds. He's a pitcher." -- nm - The Allfather Jun 3, 09:19 1
- Time to put him out to pasture. He's 84. He's not Vin Scully. Bye. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 3, 09:23
The Nadal/Zverev match is at the 3 hour mark. They're not done with the second set yet. -- nm - Dano Jun 3, 09:04 6
- spoilers - Dano Jun 3, 09:15 5
  - spoil - decline Jun 3, 09:28 3
    - Spoils - Beryllium Jun 3, 09:49 2
      - spoils - Marlowe Jun 3, 09:50 1
        
        spoils - Diva Jun 3, 11:04
  - wow - prayformojo Jun 3, 09:28
Max Kepler, Emilio Pagán among four unvaccinated Minnesota Twins to miss series against Toronto Blue Jays -- (link) - Beaker Jun 3, 08:53 1
- We had two not go. A SP that wouldn't have pitched anyway and a RP that...would have. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 08:54
Gringo Hunters. Oughta be a TV series. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:43 3
- It's paywalled and I want to know how it ended! - Mop Jun 3, 09:39 2
  - ugly C&P inside - decline Jun 3, 09:45 1
    - Spoils - Beryllium Jun 3, 09:50
ST advice needed: If I found out that a former friend of my parents died and who my mother had an affair with over 40 years ago, should I tell them? - Walt_Disney Jun 3, 08:26 16
- Thanks for everyones thoughts....there are a few points that you mentioned I had not fully thought out. :) Very much appreciated. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 3, 09:20
- No -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 08:53
- maybe tell her separately, she can decide if it makes sense to tell your dad. -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 08:38 6
  - As a child, if you can protect your parents from unnecessary pain, you do it. Nothing will be gained from either of them learning the news. - Spawn Jun 3, 09:12 5
    - sheesh - mud Jun 3, 09:34
    - I get that, but if someone from your past died, wouldn't you rather know? - Andie Jun 3, 09:15 3
      - Yes, but not if the 40 years ago hurt my SO. -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 09:30 1
        
        which is why i suggested he just tell his mother. - Andie Jun 3, 09:34
      - not if it has the potential to open old wounds/issues -- nm - decline Jun 3, 09:29
- Is she going to find out otherwise? -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 08:28 3
  - Not likely. I only found out by Googling something about the hobby recently and it made me think of the friend and I Googled and found out. - Walt_Disney Jun 3, 08:49 2
    - I'd probably just let it lie -- nm - decline Jun 3, 08:51 1
      - This. If it was the difference in potentially going to the funeral I’d feel differently. But in this case it’s a sleeping dog. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 08:52
- sure -- nm - mud Jun 3, 08:28
- probably -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 3, 08:28
- I think so, yeah. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 3, 08:27
If you use Owl conferencing stuff, you might want to read about this. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:24 2
- We mock these as consumer level drivel. Vindicated once again! -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 09:38
- gracias. we have one -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:30
Well, my son is in Amsterdam. Seems the travel worked smoothly for him. Only thing we forgot was the whole international outlet thing -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:23 5
- Lick your finger and stick it in the outlet to see if it's hot. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 09:52
- This is why we need The Sharper Image to come back. - zunk takes things literally Jun 3, 08:38
- You can't sent toddlers to Europe alone! -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 08:31 2
  - Seriously though...if he is flying out of Amsterdam airport, tell him to get there very early. Huge security lines there lately -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 08:32 1
    - IIRC his friend flies out first many hours before him so I think he will have plenty of time but I will let him know -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:46
Star Trek: After a decade Star Trek leaves Netflix as ST DS9 heads to Paramount + in July -- (link) - Remlik Jun 3, 08:10 7
- Prime Video losing the Bond Catalog to Epix -- nm - budice Jun 3, 08:22 5
  - Do you have a source on this? -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 09:55
  - I mean... Amazon owns MGM who owns Epix. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 09:42
  - bastards! -- nm - decline Jun 3, 08:53
  - Looks like Prime still doesn't have Never say Never Again or Spectre. -- nm - sycor Jun 3, 08:38 1
    - June 14 -- nm - budice Jun 3, 08:46
- bastards -- nm - decline Jun 3, 08:16
Profiles in courage! -- (link) - Mop Jun 3, 08:01
One of my co-workers just called a business called "Fat Bastard" and it went to a wrong number. The customer was upset at it being a prank.... - Walt_Disney Jun 3, 08:00
Me: Why am I all sneezy? *checks pollen report* "Grass: high, Mold: high" Oh. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 07:59
love this -- (link) - Jovian Jun 3, 07:54 2
- Cobra maneuver! Who's going to pull out first before they hit dry land? -- nm - Max Jun 3, 10:19
- wow -- nm - mud Jun 3, 07:57
Is an assault on Odesa at hand? -- (link) - mud Jun 3, 07:31
Elon announces he’s going to cut 10% of Tesla’s workforce because he has a bad feeling about the economy. - Will Hunting Jun 3, 07:23 17
- CR will replace EV. -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 08:54
- TSLA, -7% lol. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 3, 07:35 5
  - If Tesla was showing legitimate issues, it makes sense. But they're not (other than the stock price coming down from laughable multiples and - Will Hunting Jun 3, 07:49 4
    - hilarious that while this is more likely a temper tantrum in response to this week’s NYTimes article, he’s also probably not wrong on the fundamental macro outlook. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 3, 08:49 3
      - There's a fair amount of debate about that, but either way he has orders he's still trying to fill now. You don't cut before you need to. -- nm - pmb Jun 3, 09:42 2
        
        It depends what areas are being cut. Line workers being laid off/fired is bad. Execs or other office staff, maybe not bad. - TWuG Jun 3, 09:59
        
        This is what causes the recessions ... it's amazing how much the economy is based on emotional confidence. - Will Hunting Jun 3, 09:45
- He's Mark Cuban, except Cuban understands he got insanely lucky with his timing. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 07:31 9
  - and Cuban seems like an overall pretty decent guy -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 07:32 8
    - *hand-wavey* He's a frat-brother in charge. He's not a Dan Snyder, but he's presided over a terrible organization for decency. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 3, 07:50
    - he's that dick they show scowling at Mavs games, right? -- nm - mud Jun 3, 07:34 6
      - Yes -- nm - Pippy Jun 3, 08:01 5
        
        :-) -- nm - mud Jun 3, 08:21 4
        
        TBF, he also scowls a lot on Shark Tank, but he also makes a crap ton of deals. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 08:49 3
        
        He also set up the "at cost" online drugs website. -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 09:31 2
        
        sheesh - mud Jun 3, 09:43 1
        
        I mean he is kind of a dick but is almost best case scenario for a tech billionaire. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 09:51
Actorle - 1 - Diva Jun 3, 07:23 2
- 2! after a very lucky first guess - prayformojo Jun 3, 07:24 1
  - 2 as well (spoils) - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 07:34
I noticed a new lunch place near campus yesterday: Chick'nCone. - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 07:21 11
- Speaking of new chicken places, a Korean fried chicken place just opened near us, will suggest that for our takeout tonight. -- (link) - znufrii Jun 3, 09:36
- We’ve tried it. It’s…fine? - spamlet Jun 3, 08:08 6
  - It's right next to Jimmy John's which is also just fine. I'm just looking for options for when I'm on campus. - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 08:20 2
    - Is the Racanellis still open? - spamlet Jun 3, 08:30 1
      - I believe so. I walked by it yesterday and it looked open. -- (edited) - Swilcan Baron Jun 3, 08:48
  - There's a Crumbl cookie place opening in south elgin. YUM! -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:09 2
    - Crumbl is very good too but they stopped carrying the sugar cookies all the time. - spamlet Jun 3, 08:13 1
      - bastardos! -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 3, 08:39
- bwahahaha. they're crypto -- (link) - oblique Jun 3, 07:49 2
  - so, here's the details -- (link) - oblique Jun 3, 07:56 1
    - And they registered those as securities with the SEC, right? -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 3, 09:34
Weekend Plans? -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 07:20 32
- 5 weddings Saturday driving way over there then over here -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 11:05
- I’m in the Azores. So, whatever is going on in the Azores -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 10:25
- Cubs-cardinals. Today (day baseball!!!), two tomorrow, Sunday night. - zunk takes things literally Jun 3, 07:48
- Nothing concrete. Maybe sailing. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 07:44
- Painting, repairs around my place and lots of TV and movies. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 07:39
- Leaving for Costa Rica Sunday! -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 07:34 5
  - Nice!! -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 07:53
  - jealous. -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 07:35 3
    - Had to rearrange flights last night because of the pending tropical storm but hopefully now smooth sailing. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 07:38 2
      - sailing to costa rice. That must be fun :) -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 07:46 1
        
        How fast can Bery get down here? -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 08:09
- finish yard work (we have 3 baby groundhogs running around our backyard right now; cutest things ever) -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 07:33 1
  - pics! -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 07:35
- Youngest's 6th birthday is today so b-day activities today and Sunday, both girls have their end of year ballet recital tomorrow. We're booked. -- nm - Shaun Jun 3, 07:28 7
  - Happy birthday 🥳 -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 07:53 6
    - She wanted a cheetah themed birthday. Wife knocked it out, as usual. -- (pic) - Shaun Jun 3, 08:00 [Attachment] 5
      - Nice! Cheetahs are awesome! -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 09:40
      - Great job -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 3, 08:09
      - pretty great! -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 08:08
      - your wife really does have a talent for this stuff -- nm - decline Jun 3, 08:05 1
        
        This is correct. -- nm - Shaun Jun 3, 08:10
- Birthday lunch with my friends in a few hours, Hairspray musical with the fam tomorrow. -- nm - kelly Jun 3, 07:26
- A’s dance recital tomorrow morning, cousin’s kid’s HS grad party in the evening, A’s friend’s birthday party Sunday followed by a pool hangout. - znufrii Jun 3, 07:25 3
  - Oh, and the DVD of the performance is $35 -- (link) - znufrii Jun 3, 07:30 [Backboard] 2
    - That’s actually cheaper than ours was 10 years ago. What inflation? -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 07:33 1
      - Sorry, not an actual DVD, but HD video files. - znufrii Jun 3, 07:40
- Tomorrow church rehearsal the meet the solar guys for the home inspection. Church that evening then friends over. Sunday more church and then church - oblique Jun 3, 07:24
- enjoying the spectacularly low dew points, watching hockey/basketball, trying to get my hands on the unaired Christmas episode of Bang & Olufsen -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 07:23
- my mother is apparently never going home (10 more days). Tonight we are going for a beach front dinner, tomorrow maybe Downton Abbey movie, gardening -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 07:21 3
  - and my good friend's son is the lead voice actor in a new animated series (Super Wish) premiering tomorrow! so getting up to watch YTV at 9am. -- nm* - Andie Jun 3, 07:22 2
    - That looks like a fun show, hope it’s available here soon. -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 07:31
    - Sounds like an amazing weekend to me -- nm - con_carne Jun 3, 07:30
The Phillies are parting ways with Joe Girardi today. - decline Jun 3, 07:19 2
- I heard rumors of this earlier in the week. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 07:46
- OK White Sox. You're up. - zunk takes things literally Jun 3, 07:45
May jobs report: 3.6% (unch), +360,000 jobs. 822k below Feb 2020, with more than half of that difference accounted for in local education (-308k) and healthcare (-223k) -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 3, 07:16

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