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First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive in a rebound case of Covid -- nm - budice Aug 24, 10:20 2
- My son tested positive this week (he also had it in December). I tested negative yesterday after moving the other kid into college over the weekend -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 10:30
- Now hear me out…. maybe there isn’t a pandemic… it’s just the Bidens bogarting all the infections. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 10:25
for crash: my mom was complaining a doctor wasn't nice to her, so i got to tell the joke "what do you call a doctor who finishes last in their class?" - colin Aug 24, 10:15 3
- This is a favorite of mine. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 10:18
- 👍 (and don't you hate it when you have to explain simple jokes?) -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:16 1
  - no, it makes it so much funnier for me. -- nm - colin Aug 24, 10:17
Rehearsal finale (spoils) - Reagen Aug 24, 10:08 2
- My favorite throwaway moment from the episode (spoilers) - Dano Aug 24, 10:25
- "I feel like I want to give Nathan Fielder an Emmy but at the same time call the cops so they can stop him." Yes. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 10:20
Democrats keeping the House now in play. -- (link) - Tim Aug 24, 10:04 3
- Dems are playing in board that is stacked against them, but yeah, all indications show that it's possible. - ty97 Aug 24, 10:27 2
  - Dobbs changed everything. Add in the IRA, the Jan 6 commission and possible easing of inflation and the world looks different than 4 months ago. -- nm - pmb Aug 24, 10:31 1
    - & to a lesser extent, Putin's dumb ass invasion knocking out our exit from Afghanistan as the primary foreign policy issue -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:34
heh -- (link) - Jovian Aug 24, 10:02
Strongbad, I have to work now and may not be able to respond in a quick manner. But I'm interested in hearing why you think states shouldn't have - crash davis Aug 24, 09:44 7
- Lowering the speed limit will mean those who do speed will incur higher penalties, thus increasing the deterrent. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 10:17 1
  - Raising the penalty does nothing without setting enforcement as a priority. Setting enforcement as a priority increases traffic jams and congestion, - crash davis Aug 24, 10:28
- I believe the problem is states then going on to tell cities that they *can't* set speed limits. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 10:12 4
  - I'm sure the power gets abused but, being familiar with the rural "speed trap" towns, I believe the state should have some authority -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:15 3
    - An entire town in Ohio was erased as a political entity for running itself on speed trap tickets - TWuG Aug 24, 10:19 2
      - I think that when jurisdictions do this they're targeting out-of-jurisdiction drivers, who have no way of knowing the penalty for the violation. - Max Aug 24, 10:26 1
        
        The most notorious town in Idaho is on the other side of a mountain from Boise. Then it abruptly ceased. Word was they ticketed an ID Supreme Ct judge -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:31
Cook Political Report revises outlook for GOP House gains after yesterday's election results -- (link) - MDH Aug 24, 09:41
Blackberry, The Movie -- (link) - budice Aug 24, 09:36
Bunch of lousy Framed ringers. -- nm - The Allfather Aug 24, 09:28
A priest, an imam, and a rabbit walk into a bar. - crash davis Aug 24, 09:24 3
- crash - mud Aug 24, 09:45 2
  - then I'm doing my job :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:13
  - In that case, I'm glad that he posted it - JD Aug 24, 09:51
Apple sends invites for Sept. 7 launch event where a new iPhone 14 is expected -- (link) - budice Aug 24, 09:05 1
- will it have a new hat? -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 09:06
More trans jokes that Dave Chapelle will hate. -- (link) - Qale Aug 24, 08:55 [tiktok] 1
- where is the VICTIM of these jokes? - colin Aug 24, 10:12
Three Thousand Years of Longing 64% (37/20), The Good Boss 94% (45/3), Breaking 79% (55/15), The Invitation nsy, Adopting Audrey 100% (5/0) -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:51 2
- I'm seeing The Invitation tomorrow -- nm - LMS Aug 24, 09:01 1
  - I was disappointed to see it was on PG-13 -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 09:05
I wrote and then deleted a post. Be vewy vewy quiet. I'm hunting Macs... again. - Mop Aug 24, 08:49 1
- If you find a Filet O'Mac let me know -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 09:41
Streaming site Plex warns users after data compromised -- (link) - Beaker Aug 24, 08:48 1
- yep, change all your passwords immediately. -- nm - colin Aug 24, 09:29
Details of the plan are here, including a proposed new income-based repayment plan -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 24, 08:47
NYT: Biden cancels Student Loan debt up to $10k / $20k Pell -- (link*) - budice Aug 24, 08:39 42
- a friend had $12k in student loans 25 years ago. currently at $37k. she worked for a non-profit that reported her hours as 37.5/week, so the decade - colin Aug 24, 10:09 11
  - She should look into whether the expansion of eligibility for public service loan forgiveness applies to her situation before it expires - znufrii Aug 24, 10:21 2
    - i'll let her know. she tried 2 months ago. has something changed since then? -- nm - colin Aug 24, 10:21 1
      - I don’t know any specifics, but just saw it mentioned in the release today that it was ending. -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 10:23
  - 12K going to 37K doesn't sound like a governmental lender, sounds private and Biden's action might not have helped her at all -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:20 3
    - It sounds exactly like a government lender when you’re not making full payments, and counting on it being forgiven instead. -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 10:22 1
      - You probably have the appropriate calculator there. What is the interest rate on that? -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:33
    - right? not sure what her loans are, so she may get... $1k forgiven or something. -- nm - colin Aug 24, 10:20
  - It's pretty ridiculous that $12k can't be paid down with a lifetime of employment. That it's at 3 times the borrowed amount already - TWuG Aug 24, 10:16 2
    - this is why social workers are all so poor.. you need a degree, doesn't pay for crap. when you struggle to pay rent, how can you pay off a school loan -- nm - colin Aug 24, 10:20 1
      - teachers too, in a lot of states. -- nm - colin Aug 24, 10:20
  - i know that's anecdotal, but it is why there are still a lot of people just saying "do it all" - colin Aug 24, 10:13
- Hey people that had their loans forgiven... can I have some money? - sycor Aug 24, 09:28
- CNBC -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 09:26
- it jus occurred to me that if I'd paid back my grad school loans on the schedule the fed prescribed, I'd still be paying now. that's crazy. -- nm - amanda Aug 24, 09:16
- Relevant tweet #1 -- (link) - Roger More Aug 24, 08:54 14
  - Relevant tweet #2 -- (link) - Roger More Aug 24, 08:55 13
    - 100% -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 09:32
    - Devil's advocate: you're not really getting a great deal when a store "discounts" something after jacking its price up above normal. - Max Aug 24, 09:24 5
      - The complaint I see more of is “not good enough for my six-figure debt” -- nm - Roger More Aug 24, 09:48 1
        
        Sucks to be the edge case, I guess. -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 09:51
      - That would be the structural change. I get the feeling we educate too many overseas students. They bring their money and keep prices high for everyone. -- (edited) - con_carne Aug 24, 09:30 1
        
        I’m not sure that’s the driver for high prices - in Australia, Canada etc full fee paying foreign students make it cheaper for locals to go to - Roger More Aug 24, 09:58
      - “You get Hoynes.” -- nm - The Allfather Aug 24, 09:28
    - *nods* -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 09:19
    - this. i effing can't with some people. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 09:03
    - Such an accurate summary. -- nm - The Allfather Aug 24, 09:02
    - yup -- nm - budice Aug 24, 09:01
    - word -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:56
    - 100% -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 08:56
- Official Announcement. Also has payments capped at 5% of income -- (link) - budice Aug 24, 08:51 2
  - same question as yesterday: what if I'm school and incurring debt now? is this only for graduates? also, what should I get for lunch? -- nm - amanda Aug 24, 08:52 1
    - Still unclear, and tacos. -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 09:34
- budice already posted this on B2. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:40 8
  - (this be more official) -- nm - budice Aug 24, 08:42 7
    - Do I get a refund on my previous loans? -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:42 6
      - No. I'm sorry you didn't get forgiveness, but your suffering doesn't require that suffering continue for others -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 09:11
      - Looking forward to seeing how this applies to anyone that already consolidated - Strongbad Aug 24, 09:07 1
        
        If you refinanced with a private lender probably not, if you consolidated with a federal consolidation loan you should still be good. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 24, 09:12
      - ask again on the next board too. perhaps it will help. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 09:05 1
        
        😏 -- nm - JD Aug 24, 09:06
      - Dear fed. gvt please make my $30,000 check out to ... -- nm - rollo Aug 24, 08:46
So I've been amused and fascinated by the videos of a giant slide in Detroit -- (link) - JD Aug 24, 08:33 12
- I usually hate videos of people getting hurt...but I'm loving all of these videos so far. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 24, 08:56
- There was a slide just like this at Kiddieland when I was little. -- nm - pmb Aug 24, 08:47
- They make giant inflatable versions of this. There's a reason they don't make them out of hard surfaces. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:42 1
  - But then there wouldn't be the glorious: BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG sounds -- nm - JD Aug 24, 08:44
- It looks like the world's largest mandolin slicer. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:40 1
  - Thankfully, not 'quite' that dangerous -- nm - JD Aug 24, 08:42
- To carry through on the plural videos -- (link) - JD Aug 24, 08:33 5
  - is this how that sportscaster broke his wrist and ribs? -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:36
  - and they closed it, perhaps for reasons, but people still tried it -- (link) - JD Aug 24, 08:34 3
    - Which made we wonder if anybody ever tested it and turn out they did -- (link) - JD Aug 24, 08:37 2
      - So were all of the people who died from this just not leaning forward? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 08:38 1
        
        As well as even worse leaning back. In their slight defense, a number of them have no zero control of leaning or anything else after the first landing -- nm - JD Aug 24, 08:48
Torn Achilles for Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez -- nm - budice Aug 24, 08:32
Meeting culture peeve: "Well I guess we can end early and I can give you five minutes back." Sure, it's an unexpectedly shorter commitment, but - Max Aug 24, 08:28
Best post on B2 -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 24, 08:27 [Backboard] 1
- It's so funny - I was not expecting it to be so funny. -- nm - rollo Aug 24, 08:43
whatever is Olivia Wilde is referring to? -- (link) - mud Aug 24, 08:25 13
- Eros, the Movie -- nm - budice Aug 24, 08:33 1
  - Starfox -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 08:34
- oh man comicgaters are going to go ballistic if they announce her as director. which would be awesome -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 08:28 2
  - I thought she was rumored to be connected to the Sonyverse -- nm - eag Aug 24, 10:18
  - indeed. -- nm - mud Aug 24, 08:32
- Easy money says Fantastic Four. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:26 7
  - That's not really her type of material though, right? I'd think more Defenders / Ms Marvel / She-Hulk -- nm - Max Aug 24, 08:29 3
    - I think someone's already done those. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:40 2
      - I'm saying content along those lines. Her work has been more character-driven and intimate than a Fantastic Four flashbang project. -- nm - Max Aug 24, 09:09 1
        
        Though I'd like to watch a more intimate character driven FF movie. There could be plenty to do with the dysfunctional family dynamic -- nm - JD Aug 24, 09:11
  - hmph -- nm - mud Aug 24, 08:27 2
    - Or, you know, Wolverine. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:28 1
      - now you're talking ! -- nm - mud Aug 24, 08:32
There are too many states these days, please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:19 20
- Where is Rhode Island? Who is Rhode Island? Why is Rhode Island? -- nm - Max Aug 24, 09:13 1
  - The why is so that one doesn't have to fly into Logan -- nm - JD Aug 24, 09:34
- all of them. states are a dumb and unnecessary fiction -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 24, 09:02 3
  - ah, the old "permanent drastic harmful measure to fix the temporary problem" solution -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 09:31
  - Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 09:22
  - +20 SB Points for reference to the stupid archaic way speed limits are set in most states. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 09:04
- the state of Depression -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 24, 08:57 1
  - Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors -- nm - rollo Aug 24, 09:25
- Utahloradyoming (2) and Mecha Dakota (1) -- nm* - rollo Aug 24, 08:40
- sure thing buddy *adds Puerto Rico & DC instead* -- nm* - crash davis Aug 24, 08:32 1
  - Add PR as a state, absorb DC into MD, and Rhode Island into CT. -- nm* - Max Aug 24, 09:17
- North+South Dakota = Dakota, North+South Carolina = Carolina, New Jersey+New York = New. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:25
- Any state with less than 1 million residents should merge with the least populous state it shares a border with. -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 08:21 7
  - Bye bye Washington DC statehood -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 08:56 2
    - I'm agnostic on the solution but it's stupid that almost a million US citizens have no voting representation in congress - Reagen Aug 24, 08:59 1
      - Based on numbers I'm seeing, the only 2 states with a smaller pop would be WY and VT. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 09:02
  - Go tell Vermont they get to become part of New Hampshire -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 08:55
  - Montanaming! -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 08:33
  - I'm still holding out for the states of Kansarkansas and Washaho. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:26 1
    - DYK: The Arkansas River is pronounced ar-KAN-zəs in some states but AR-kən-saw in others. Bet you can guess which ones! -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 24, 08:32
The past few weeks at work have been super quiet, everyone is on vacation. I just spent an hour organizing the apps on my phone. - Andie Aug 24, 08:14
I'm just so relieved that the poor, struggling college grad families making $249,000/year will finally catch a break... -- nm - decline Aug 24, 08:14 3
- I'm proud my 3 kids have/will graduate college debt free, but I kind of feel like an idiot -- nm - rollo Aug 24, 08:38 1
  - once Trump gets back in he will send his leg breakers around to collect on these cancelled debts -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:42
- *shrug* had to make the cutoff somewhere. -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 08:15
Harry Styles says he was inspired by Olivia Wilde’s passion for her work: “As a director, Olivia is incredibly focused. " -- (link) - budice Aug 24, 08:11 4
- Olivia Wilde says she wasn’t “surprised” that she was served custody papers at CinemaCon. “I mean, there’s a reason I left that relationship.” -- (link) - budice Aug 24, 08:16 3
  - very lucky the Harry-stans hate her otherwise their vitriol would of focused on Ted Lasso -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:21 2
    - Stan Culture will destroy us all. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:25 1
      - BLINK power -- nm - JD Aug 24, 09:08
the Atlantic article on the 'HGTV-ification of America'. My IM quote from the article is just brutal to me - decline Aug 24, 08:10 6
- Aren't there huge real estate companies that own thousands of rental homes across the country? -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 08:27 3
  - doesn't warren buffett own a crapload of homes? - colin Aug 24, 09:27 2
    - Rich people and their many homes! Dr. Oz forgot how many homes he owns. -- nm - Mop Aug 24, 10:12 1
      - and where they all are... he's still missing two houses. -- nm - colin Aug 24, 10:17
- I keep getting calls and emails about my house. -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 08:23
- Tariq and Christina have much to answer for. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:13
OKSEEYOU -- nm - rollo Aug 24, 08:08

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