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Cop City Protestor shot, killed by police had hands up, says independent autopsy. -- (edited) - Qale Mar 10, 20:44
Today was the 13th anniversary of the fictional character Qale and his (now) husband Raja. I wrote about their meeting in my 5th novel, “bite.” -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 20:22 4
- Are these on Amazon—can’t remember if I read the skater one… -- nm - Flavorize Mar 10, 20:26 3
  - No. They are no longer for sale digitally. Physical copies can be found at my website. -- (edited) - Qale Mar 10, 20:28 2
    - Cool—done. Now that I see the date, I don’t think I’ve read the first one—excited for it to arrive -- (edited) - Flavorize Mar 10, 20:36 1
      - Oh wow! Really? That’s so awesome. I think Later Skater is pretty good. -- (edited) - Qale Mar 10, 20:59
World Baseball Classic power rankings: How do the globe’s best stack up? - crash davis Mar 10, 20:02 9
- This reminds me…one of the Rockies players are dating Vanessa Hudgens -- nm - Flavorize Mar 10, 20:29
- Lars Nootbaar plays for …. Yeah, I wouldn’t have guessed that in 6 guesses. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 20:22 2
  - I picked up a Lars Nootbaar in the cafeteria the last time I visited IKEA. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 20:40
  - My first instinct would have been "He has to be on the Dutch team" -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 20:25
- my money is on the 1927 Yankees -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 10, 20:13 2
  - this years team from the DR might take your money -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 20:16 1
    - fine. my ace in the hole there is almost no footage of Ruth pitching. He'll get 2 or 3 perfect games :) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 10, 20:53
- because it is nigh impossible to imagine a North American fight that USA wasn't involved in, here is that 2013 bench clearing brawl between Canada & Mexico mentioned in the article -- (link*) - crash davis Mar 10, 20:07 [youtube] 1
  - It's our deep secret that the only reason the US exists is to prevent us from invading Mexico .... -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 10, 20:10
oh no -- (link) - ty97 Mar 10, 19:32 5
- Greg Becker, the CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2019 until today -- (link) - budice Mar 10, 19:36 4
  - Wait, a CEO of a company is also a director of a Fed Branch? - Will Hunting Mar 10, 19:56 3
    - The position is as a representative of member banks. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 20:03 2
      - Correct. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 10, 20:29
      - Okay…that makes more sense. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 20:19
SVB president lobbied (successfully) to have banking regs loosened for his tier under former POTUS -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 19:24 2
- Ultimately this whole collapse is because of one bungled email. Had that been handled properly, they'd have been fine. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 19:27 1
  - Okay, not an email - a press release. And the subsequent press conference didn't help. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 19:32
The NHL’s Russia & Pride jersey problem, explained: Why Wild became latest to scrap plans - crash davis Mar 10, 19:03
Ooh, the Wool/Silo audiobook trilogy has been rerecorded and is being released over the next month. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 18:53
Good OMGWTFBBQ for D&D Movie @ SXSW -- (edited) - budice Mar 10, 18:53
By The Book - Alan Lightman, the Physicist Who Craves Books on Philosophy - crash davis Mar 10, 18:49
So far in the Big 14 (Ten) men’s tournament, the higher seed is 2 and 7. The semi finals are going to be the 1, 13, 10, and (3/6) -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 18:16
Oh, so startups *couldn't* diversify if they took out loans with SVB. It demanded exclusivity in that case. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:12 1
- oof. -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 18:15
Bobby Trees signs with the Texans -- nm - Flavorize Mar 10, 18:03
Wrapbook is affected by SVB. I've never heard of it before, but maybe it's a big deal for hollywood big shots -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 17:19 [mastodon] 4
- payroll companies are typically middle-men who just cut the checks for the employer (one would hope the prod cos didn't have their own $$ in SVB) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 17:29 3
  - Correct. I used to work for ADP. Payroll processors debit the funds from a client bank (actual pay along with taxes) 2 or 3 days before payday. If no - zunkskunk Mar 10, 17:53
  - ** -- nm* - zunkskunk Mar 10, 17:49 1
    - though probably doesn't instill confidence in Wrapbook's clients that they're apparently locked out of their own SVB account for future business -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 17:54
for the love of Irish actresses, read this (Variety) -- (link) - mud Mar 10, 16:57
Friday LA Rush Hour traffic with Rain and on Oscars Weekend -- (pic) - budice Mar 10, 16:43 [Attachment] 1
- I say, what the hell am I doing drinking in LA at twenty-six? -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 16:52
"Oh my God, have you heard? The man we thought was Dr. Taylor was actually his murderous twin! And last night, he proposed!" - Halo Thoughts Mar 10, 16:33 1
- I just watched the red band No Hard Feelings trailer. - crash davis Mar 10, 18:20
Brexit comes for them all, sooner or later -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 16:30 4
- I saw (somewhere) Scotland minister Sturgeon spoke in support of Lineker -- nm - mud Mar 10, 16:36 3
  - He's a big lefty. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 16:38
  - and this: -- (link) - mud Mar 10, 16:37 1
    - *apologizes to JK Rowling again* -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 19:29
Pixie, thanks for the WGA info on B2. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:14 1
- of course -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 16:18
big Duke Brothers energy from the invisible hand of the market crowd today -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 16:12 1
- Love this response, “But I created so many jobs at the pictures of monkeys factory” -- nm - Flavorize Mar 10, 17:47
"Finally found a good use for cauliflower" -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:07 [mastodon]
The library got in the latest Marie Kondo book. I opened it to a random page. It was about wiping the soles on your shoes for good luck. - crash davis Mar 10, 15:51
Mwahahaha—I’m going to be a zillionaire—Netflix going to do a “Something is Killing the Children” series—special thanks to Remlik - Flavorize Mar 10, 15:42 1
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 16:25
If anyone still has the Nike SNKRS app and has nothing to do tomorrow at 10am ET would you mind going for the Jordan 3 White Cement for me? - Krusty Mar 10, 15:41
Life comes at you fast. -- (link) - Tim Mar 10, 15:31 2
- He’s losing fat Stacks. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 16:56
- I thought this was gonna be poor DJ Moore's tweet. - Halo Thoughts Mar 10, 16:11
Lewis Largent, Influential MTV ‘120 Minutes’ VJ and KROQ DJ, Dies at 58 -- (link) - Remlik Mar 10, 15:25
DTL: 2 seed looking to get upset again in the first round. - spamlet Mar 10, 15:17
As an hourly retail worker, no thank you. -- (link) - Todd Manning Mar 10, 15:13 [Backboard] 8
- It’s essentially what they do to us anyway. Schedule for less than 32 hours to avoid paying -any- benefits. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 16:56 1
  - since Waldenbooks 1992! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 17:11
- Yeah that's stupid. What's not stupid? 10 hour day 4 days a week. I would have jumped on that. -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 10, 16:51
- Agreed. - Strongbad Mar 10, 16:40
- I get the idea that this would really be for salaried workers and not hourly. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 15:24 3
  - It's not like you're stopped from working more than 40 hours right now anyway. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 15:29 2
    - I was previously hourly under a rule that no OT would be paid without prior authorization/request. I'm salaried again but that may still apply. - Max Mar 10, 16:00
    - And now I'm thinking it would affect hourly since it says overtime would kick in after 32 hours. Salaried workers don't get overtime so I guess it - Krusty Mar 10, 15:34
I know it's too early for jokes, but when has that ever stopped the internet? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 15:10 [mastodon] 3
- SVB may also be a problem for Roku -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 15:17 1
  - And the bankrupt BlockFi has 227m with SVB -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:06
- Note that the actual top "story" in their newsroom is: "SVB named one of America’s Best Banks in 2022 by Forbes" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 15:11
nice spider vid: -- (link) - mud Mar 10, 15:05
While I can't conclusively prove it, I blame Dano: PPAP -- (link*) - JD Mar 10, 14:54 [youtube]
WWE: Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera: Tired of seeing these tweets. I am not on a hiatus. They know where to find me. -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 14:43 1
- Catering? -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 14:47
Air Force One has been saved -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 14:36
NFL Draft Blockbuster Deal - Panthers tradeup for #1 Overall. Bears get 2x1sts, 2x2nds and WR DJ Moore -- (link*) - budice Mar 10, 14:34 9
- Approve!!!! -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 10, 15:48
- and Lovie Smith never buys a drink again in Chicago -- nm - JD Mar 10, 15:08
- DJ Moore out here catching strays. -- nm - The Allfather Mar 10, 15:00 3
  - Since they're coming from Justin Fields, literally. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 15:18
  - That new Panthers QB -- (edited) - Strongbad Mar 10, 15:05 1
    - I like Marshall. -- nm - Halo Thoughts Mar 10, 15:27
- Pick 9, pick 61, 2024 1st and 2025 2nd -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 14:47
- Seems like a decent haul. Likely missing out on a superstar defensive option at that point unless Jalen Carter falls that far and they're willing to - pmb Mar 10, 14:42 1
  - Moore’s contract is phenomenal, for a WR1–$19M, $15M, and $14M for the next 3 years—huge piece to get as a throw-in -- nm - Flavorize Mar 10, 16:00
Well that’s a shame -- (edited) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 10, 14:32
Wells Fargo had a 'glitch' this morning that failed to deposit people's paychecks...did they straighten that out? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 14:31 1
- This sounds like something the tech support guy from the call center in India would tell you. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 19:31
B.C. spring booster program set to start in April - mud Mar 10, 14:28 1
- Ah, I don't qualify for this round, it sounds like. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 14:30
I bet all this pro-women stuff on XBOX right now is eating GamerGate folks alive. Love to see it. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 14:27
Elon wants to set up a company town in Texas for Boring Company and Tesla workers. -- (link) - Ender Mar 10, 14:24 8
- I think all the great American Oligarch's should all make their own fiefdoms. -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 14:30 1
  - it's called "America" -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 14:42
- 🎵 You'll never leave Elontown alive ... 🎵 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 14:29 5
  - ChatGPT did a middling job of this - Beryllium Mar 10, 14:40 4
    - you should watch the last South Park ep. I thought of you. (just coz you're the one that seems most taken with this stuff -- nm - mud Mar 10, 14:43 3
      - I love that you phrased it as "taken", because my personal opinion is that it's at-best a con job just like cryptocurrency and NFTs. :) - Beryllium Mar 10, 14:49 1
        
        this is similar to my mixed feelings on AI, androids, deep-fake, etc. In fiction, film & stuff I love it. I'm the old .. - mud Mar 10, 15:00
      - heh this episode was great. -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 14:45
Dodgers prospect figures out what Wade Boggs and Tony Gwynn knew 40 years ago -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 14:18 1
- How to crush 40 Coors Light in one sitting? -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 14:28
Mrs. zunk was just informed her payroll is drawn from Silicon Valley Bank. Payday is the 15th. Advised it might be delayed. -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 10, 14:11 2
- I am hearing similar things -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 14:26
- :-[ -- nm - mud Mar 10, 14:13
Disneyland closing early again due to inclement weather. The world has gotten so strange. -- nm - Halo Thoughts Mar 10, 13:55 4
- The TPC golf tournament was delayed. -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 10, 14:07 1
  - Florida afternoon weather is expected. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 14:09
- Like Angela Bassett in Strange Days? -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 13:56 1
  - this gem was just on last night. - Jovian Mar 10, 14:24
You know that recent gold standard study that supposedly showed that mask wearing (even N95's) made no difference with Covid? They've now clarified - pmb Mar 10, 13:55 5
- I did a quick look at that and thought that was what it was saying, but listened to another interpretation, my mistake -- nm - . Mar 10, 18:07
- specifically hyped by Bret Stephens in the NYT Op-Ed - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 14:01 3
  - facepalm -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 15:21
  - whenever his name pops up anywhere, it's for something stupid like this. Is he mentally challenged? -- nm - mud Mar 10, 14:02 1
    - the baddest of the bad faith gang -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 14:04
heh, there's some speculation that one or more Stablecoins have their reserves tied up in SVB. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:19 15
- B2! -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 14:09
- Oof. They just issued their annual report *2 weeks ago* with a clean audit opinion. - spamlet Mar 10, 13:29 9
  - I'll be interested in knowing what caused the failure (will take some time for all the facts to gather) -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 10, 13:31 5
    - Bloomberg article said they had half their money in low interest treasury bonds, as money was pulled out they had to sell at loss to cover -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:44 1
      - I can't remember if it was 91 billion or 91% ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:57
    - Peter Thiel better hope he had an ironclad reason for telling everyone to take their money out! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 13:39
    - Doesn’t matter. That partner gonna go through the wringer. - spamlet Mar 10, 13:34 1
      - oh no doubt. My post was more tangential than anything. - ty97 Mar 10, 13:35
  - SVB issued a clean audit? or the coins? -- nm - JD Mar 10, 13:30 1
    - SVB -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 13:33
  - It probably wouldn't have gone this way if they hadn't fumbled their messaging earlier this week -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:30
- so many Bay Area tech lawyers loving their world going to absolute shit on a rainy friday afternoon -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 13:25 2
  - Though those who are working for independent firms are just picturing their billable hours exponentially going up - JD Mar 10, 13:29 1
    - the sense i get is FDIC shutting the doors will have everyone scrambling 24/7 over the weekend dealing with the fallout and scrounging up alternate - hollywood big shot Mar 10, 13:42
- That would be among the least shocking things I read today. - spamlet Mar 10, 13:22
3rd most: The UK/ -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 13:17
If I ever post that I agree that the egregious treatment of Winona's shoplifting was some how justified....then well you'll know -- (link) - JD Mar 10, 13:13 3
- Maybe it’s because I’m broken but why would you even want that? -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 13:23 2
  - You're so right! And handsome too. -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 17:46
  - I'm pretty sure that whoever is banned absolutely doesn't want that but from an admin basis, I can kind of see that it would be to 'quietly' silence - JD Mar 10, 13:27
"I need my buns to be BREAD and bread only." "SHIRT." - Office Transcripts Mar 10, 13:11 3
- I made a Double Down reference today at work when we ended up with donuts and cookies. Suggested someone make a donut/cookie sandwich -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 13:25 1
  - The dookie! -- nm - TWuG Mar 10, 13:28
- Bread buns -- (pic) - JD Mar 10, 13:17 [Attachment]
I downloaded the first episode of the MH370 thing on Netflix to watch today while i was waiting for a routine medical test. I can't believe it's been *9* years. -- nm* - Andie Mar 10, 13:01 4
- If sci-fi is to be believed, they’re about to land in Boston without having aged, to tell us of the future. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 14:00
- "I downloaded the first episode of the MH370 thing on Netflix to watch today on a flight" -- nm - Where ty thought this was going Mar 10, 13:05 2
  - heh, i would though. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 13:10 1
    - I can see this! -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 13:17

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