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I have defeated you, travel delays! -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 08:35 3
- huzzah!! -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 08:39
- Nice! Have fun the rest of the trip. -- nm - spamlet Mar 13, 08:38
- 😺👍 Drive them before you in the field and hear the lamentations of travel delay's women. -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 08:38
Lamar Jackson signing question - Beaker Mar 13, 08:28 1
- Own picks which is why his market is a bit limited iirc. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 08:32
It is 35F but should get up to 53F today. Spring a'coming! -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 08:26 2
- verrrrrry sloooowwwwwly here, it feels -- nm - prayformojo Mar 13, 08:30 1
  - yes, but it is a better mindset than "we're locked in an endless winter" -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 08:39
Wait. What? Well, I guess I'm gonna go this way -- (link) - JD Mar 13, 08:12 [Backboard]
Why Charles Schwab Is Taking a Beating Along With Bank Stocks -- (link) - ty97 Mar 13, 07:59 7
- My employer is down ~4.5% today -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 08:04 1
  - 6.3% here! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 10:10
- I added to my bank stock position this morning. The regionals in particular are getting killed. -- nm* - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 13, 08:03
- Why? (paywalled) -- nm - decline Mar 13, 08:00 3
  - Huh, when the result came up via google I figured it would be paywalled but wasn't (I am not a subscriber). Maybe a google trick? -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 08:04
  - He hit on Edward Jones's girlfriend and E.F. Hutton just doesn't like Chuck. -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 08:02 1
    - well, he is an asshole -- nm - decline Mar 13, 08:04
Yikes -- (link) - ty97 Mar 13, 07:53 2
- kiss of death -- nm - decline Mar 13, 07:57
- Financial Madden cover -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:55
Bery, I found your boat -- (link) - TWuG Mar 13, 07:48 3
- Nice! Primo supervillain lair. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 07:54
- I've watched Below Deck so I'm qualified to scarf down Bery's yacht provisions. -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:52
- I bid one dollar -- nm - decline Mar 13, 07:51
I don't like needles, but for the first time I actually passed out during a blood draw. -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 07:44 11
- I had to stop donating blood for this reason - Fuzzy Mar 13, 07:57
- I don't have that problem, but 9 times out of 10 they'll collapse the first vein they try on me - decline Mar 13, 07:55
- oof, sorry to hear that. -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 07:49
- Fun. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 07:48 3
  - Same. Wake up in a nurse’s arms once and you warn after that. - spamlet Mar 13, 07:52 2
    - ... where did my clothes go? -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 08:04
    - Dentist chair for me. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 07:54
- Sorry to hear that. I hope overall you are okay -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:45 3
  - Yep. Just the biannual prostate blood test. -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 07:47 2
    - Well there's one phlebotomist who's not getting a Christmas card this year. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 13, 07:48 1
      - I always warn them ahead of time that I get cold sweats and might pass out, but never have. Until today. -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 07:49
Which one are you? There are two types of bracket sickos in this world: - crash davis Mar 13, 07:34 6
- Third, the person that fills out 14 different brackets and submits them all. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 13, 08:33
- I was The Editor for years and it did f*ck-all to help me do better than middle of the pack. So now I'm One-Shot -- nm - decline Mar 13, 08:07
- Third. I wait and fill out my bracket at the last minute. I like to read about the schools I didn't get to watch play. -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 08:05
- I’ll be a one-shot Wednesday. - Will Hunting Mar 13, 07:38 2
  - 👍I'm just happy if I get in the top ten. -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:39 1
    - We had a woman win two years in a row because her friend’s son went to Butler. - Will Hunting Mar 13, 07:49
Gary Lineker is back: BBC reverses soccer presenter's suspension for Twitter post -- (link) - Beaker Mar 13, 07:31
Roku had $487m *in cash* at SVB? That CFO needs to be fired for gross negligence. - spamlet Mar 13, 07:29 4
- The reports I'm reading say "cash or cash equivalents." Wouldnt that include commercial paper and treasuries? -- nm - mara Mar 13, 07:39 3
  - The filing is not specific but says deposits are uninsured, which to me indicates cash but that’s a good point. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 13, 07:51
  - We'll assume that until we find the CFO's fake passport and plane ticket to Brazil -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:46
  - Should include anything with a short term. 90 days I think? -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 13, 07:43
I actually thought the Oscar telecast was pretty great. Some observations as to why. - Dano Mar 13, 07:21 6
- I think what we’re seeing is that there’s a fine line between a great Oscars and a terrible Oscars. - Mop Mar 13, 07:43
- I agree. Kimmel is good at this. Keeps it pretty basic. -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 13, 07:39
- I watched a few minutes here and there. Alas, some of those were the skit in the audience, so it was at that point an easy decision to turn it off. - Marlowe Mar 13, 07:32
- Jimmy Kimmel cracks me up bigtime, always has. -- nm - mud Mar 13, 07:26
- Agreed. It was overall a fun and uplifting show. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 13, 07:23
- I liked it overall too, no awkward banter, no *23 years ago this random movie tribute*, the speeches were personal mostly, not just name-lists. it was - Andie Mar 13, 07:22
So all the acting and directing winners were first time nominees, yes? Has that ever happened before? -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 13, 07:15 4
- Maybe 1996? Minghella + Rush + McDormand + Gooding + Binoche - Roger More Mar 13, 08:33 1
  - 1956 - Delbert Mann (Marty), Borgnine, Magnani, Lemmon (his first nom) and Van Fleet -- nm - Roger More Mar 13, 08:47
- Almost certainly happened at the 1st annual Oscars -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 07:17 1
  - Surely they found someone to award who got screwed over at the original Oscars in Ancient Greece. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 13, 07:27
PSA: Hotel booked for Eclipse Weekend. 4/7->4/8 Hyatt Place Niagara. Hope to see some of you there. -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 07:15 8
- Which side of the falls? -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 07:17 7
  - US -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 07:21
  - Wait, how are you booking 13 months in advance? -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 07:18 5
    - Hyatt books 13 months in advance :) -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 07:21 2
      - how much down" -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:21 1
        
        9000 - oblique Mar 13, 07:55
    - yes, this -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:20 1
      - It appears the answer is 'Hyatt is weird' -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 07:21
The leader of Belarus, a key Kremlin ally, welcomes an ‘upgrade’ in ties with Iran. - crash davis Mar 13, 07:13 2
- Russia steps up attacks on an eastern town as part of a broader attempt to advance. - crash davis Mar 13, 07:16 1
  - Grain deal, Bakhmut and more: What to watch for this week. - crash davis Mar 13, 07:18
Cult-Favorite Brand Yeti Recalls 1.9 Million Coolers and Cases - crash davis Mar 13, 07:08
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Mar 13, 07:04 11
- Endeavour finale - A, Dungeons and Dragons - B. -- nm - LMS Mar 13, 07:54
- Daisy Jones (1st 4)-C, TPC Golf-B, Oscars-A-. -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 13, 07:30
- The Last of Us Episodes 2 & 3. B+ & A-. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 07:27
- Started Line of Duty (2012ish BBC policy drama). Series 1 eps 1-4 B+ - decline Mar 13, 07:19 1
  - It's finding it's feet during the 1st series, 2 and 3 are probably the best. -- nm - LMS Mar 13, 08:01
- finished Poker Face: A, caught up on Ghosts (love it), rewatched Dune - B+ -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 07:18
- Hadestown: A+ (so very good!), Reacher Ep 1-3: B+ -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 13, 07:13
- Daisy Jones eps 4-6 B+ -- nm - Epiphany Mar 13, 07:06
- Finished: Andor, A; The Bear, A- -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 07:05
- Sparks Brothers doc A, Many Saints of Newark rewatch B, Daisy Jones eps.4-6 B-, more curling, some golf, last of The Last of Us S1 A+ -- nm - mud Mar 13, 07:04 1
  - and Canada cleaning up nice at The Oscars A+++ -- (edited) - mud Mar 13, 07:06
Why do you never see "Local Gun Violence Victims React to Proposed Firearms Legislation" stories? -- (link) - TWuG Mar 13, 07:01
Japan's Roki Sasaki brings bags of candy to apologize for HBP - crash davis Mar 13, 06:53 1
- Czech manager Pavel Chadim: "reminded me that baseball is not just war or a business, but the sport of gentlemen." -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 07:00
WBC pool c last night USA 5 Mexico 11 -- nm - crash davis Mar 13, 06:48
International Court to Open War Crimes Cases Against Russia, Officials Say - crash davis Mar 13, 06:44
"Today, we are all Otto Desc" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 13, 06:43
Hello, because I'm dumb and can't figure it out, who is the top left? -- (link) - ty97 Mar 13, 06:39 5
- Fan Bingbing -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 06:44
- Fan Bingbing. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 06:43 3
  - Who is an actual person and not an MCU character. I would have lost that bet. -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 06:59 2
    - Couldn’t be an MCU character. The two names don’t start with the same letter. - Will Hunting Mar 13, 07:04 1
      - Classic misdirection. Her true name is Fin Fang Foom. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 13, 07:10
The Biden message on the bank is easy: We protected depositors, but not the bank owners. The people responsible aren't being bailed out. -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 06:35 20
- and the stock market don't give a f what the Pres had to say. - Epiphany Mar 13, 06:54 2
  - Dow already turned around to positive. - ty97 Mar 13, 06:54 1
    - yay!! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 13, 07:01
- But what if the Bank Owners also have accounts at the bank? -- nm - decline Mar 13, 06:51 3
  - They get the money from their account, they lose any equity they had though -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 06:55
  - what if they cashed out prior? and got their bonuses? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 13, 06:54 1
    - Yeah, the bullshit bonuses need to be clawed back. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 06:56
- Strictly speaking, are the depositors even being bailed out? All the money is there, isn't it? Just tied up in instruments that aren't earning much? -- nm - mara Mar 13, 06:48 11
  - I don't think 'all the money' is there, but I could be wrong? -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 06:56 10
    - The statement I saw said that no taxpayer money would be used. I’m guessing being able to value their remaining treasury holdings at par is enough -- (edited) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 07:00 7
      - Member banks pay into the FDIC don't they? So that, in combo with asset sale, would cover? -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 07:01 4
        
        FDIC only covers $250,000 per depositor, and that hasn’t changed as far as I’ve seen. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 07:08 3
        
        They said last night that they are covering 100% for SVB and Signature -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 07:12 1
        
        Not specifically through FDIC insurance though, to my reading of it, just that all depositors will be made whole. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 07:15
        
        "the Fed will make a new lending facility available to banks to buttress any financial risks they face. Also, sale of all or part of SVB’s assets and - mara Mar 13, 07:09
      - The Fed is going to use a couple of tools from what I heard - 1 being an insurance fund it has for emergencies -- nm - decline Mar 13, 07:01 1
        
        Gotcha. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 07:04
    - of course not - no bank has all the money it holds for depositors - decline Mar 13, 06:59 1
      - By "there" I didn't mean "in the bank," I mean "existent." -- nm - mara Mar 13, 07:02
- I’m particularly interested in the impact of the Fed backstop of treasuries. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 06:43
LYC: Damon Stoudamire has emerged as a candidate for the GA Tech basketball HC vacancy -- nm - Strongbad Mar 13, 06:28
Waffle 2/5 - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 06:27 3
- 2 - 416 - GregW Mar 13, 08:36
- X -- nm - decline Mar 13, 06:29 1
  - me too -- nm - prayformojo Mar 13, 06:31
Obviously Will Smith wasn't going to present last night, but I like that they had two women present Best Actress -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 06:27 1
- Yeah, I loved it. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 13, 06:28
Framed: 2/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: 1/8. - Marlowe Mar 13, 06:23
Any word from Reagan and whether he got out? -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 06:13
TV PSA: Perry Mason, All American x 2, Voice, 911, NCIS, Bob Hearts Abishola, Neighborhood, Fantasy Island, NCIS Hawaii, Good Doctor, Quantum Leap, - Beaker Mar 13, 06:12 1
- Quantum Leap for me (I'll watch perry mason eventually, but I'm still on season 1) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 07:51
That Naatu Naatu performance…do they have knee ligaments? - Will Hunting Mar 13, 06:05 3
- Because of that film, I learned that there is a Tollywood in addition to Bollywood. -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 06:09
- that was probably the highlight of the whole show for me. -- nm - Andie Mar 13, 06:08 1
  - yeah it was amazing -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 06:13
Headache day 3 + DST exhaustion = I want to go back to bed :( - decline Mar 13, 05:56 1
- I hate it too. I hope you feel better soon. ugh. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 13, 06:35
For that dude who bought SVB shares during the collapse: HSBC buys the British arm of SVB for £1. -- (link) - mafic Mar 13, 05:15
Wordle 632 5/6 - prayformojo Mar 13, 04:13 6
- 4 - 632 - GregW Mar 13, 08:34
- 4/6 - one yellow - oblique Mar 13, 06:45
- 6 - tetris fail - rollo Mar 13, 06:31
- 3/6 - Marlowe Mar 13, 06:30
- 5/6 sunrise in the city. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 13, 06:25
- 4 - decline Mar 13, 05:26
Systemic Risk=> First Republic Bank stock plunges 70% in pre-market.Pacwest Bancorp: -40%. Western Alliance -50% -- (link*) - budice Mar 13, 03:58 7
- "Expect deposit migration from mid/small banks to large, which may keep pressure on select banks" -- nm - decline Mar 13, 05:32 6
  - I don’t know why. We just announced unlimited FDIC protection for deposits. -- nm - spamlet Mar 13, 05:50 5
    - *brrrrrrrr* -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 06:18
    - But the shareholders! -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 05:58 3
      - The shareholders still lost everything -- nm - ty97 Mar 13, 06:13 2
        
        That’s why the stocks are tanking…they be afraid. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 06:24 1
        
        They should be. Stupid investments reap stupid prizes -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 06:34

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