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heh -- (link) - Beaker Mar 20, 18:19
The First of Us -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 17:44
firefox 111.0 apparently has the ability to edit PDFs -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 17:30
Roki Sasaki thread -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 20, 17:25 2
- I need to see that by pitch order! -- nm - mafic Mar 20, 17:31
- All I see is someone he gets slower and slower with every subsequent pitch! -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 17:30
"We Heart NYC" ... some folks think it's fugly. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 20, 16:46 7
- It just feels like the heart is a different 'font size' than the letters which makes it feel off. - ty97 Mar 20, 16:50 2
  - The centering is off as well. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 17:06 1
    - Yes, as seen in my version as well; W and Y are very hard letters to visually center against N and E. - Beryllium Mar 20, 17:07
- Ewww, no thanks. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 16:48
- Here's my five minute version in Photoshop, using a font called "Hack", which pays tribute to NYC's storied taxi drivers -- (link*) - Beryllium Mar 20, 16:47 [flickr] 2
  - i've added an expanded explanation and made it public ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 17:06 1
    - ... and it's a good thing I did, because I was able to detect and report a site outage before our tooling could. - Beryllium Mar 20, 17:43
Texans add TE Dalton Schultz, RB Devin Singletary -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 16:34 2
- Bills sign RB Harris from the Pats —great upgrade -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 16:59 1
  - Ugh. -- nm - Strongbad, Cook owner Mar 20, 17:16
LYC, the other problem I ran into Working From Home - Strongbad Mar 20, 16:18 5
- see above about noticing a site outage -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 17:48
- I hide away the laptop at the end of the day but I still end up checking emails on my phone, but I don't respond. -- nm - LMS Mar 20, 17:31
- I can’t unplug. I know when I do, people will meddle and make things harder for me when I *do* get back online. Case in point… -- (link) - Mop Mar 20, 17:18 [Backboard]
- I was the opposite on that. I’m done, *closed out*. I struggle with the isolation and was grateful to get back into the office once vaccinated. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 16:34
- yup -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 16:29
WSJ: Job Listings Abound, but Many Are Fake -- (link*) - Strongbad Mar 20, 16:07
Sister of 2nd grade teacher fired from her job because she discussed math related concepts and brackets with the 2nd grade students -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 20, 15:54 9
- Everything is grooming! -- nm - Qale Mar 20, 18:46
- I don't think I understand what "grooming" means any more. -- nm - mara Mar 20, 16:04 5
  - Like a lot of things, it becomes overused and develops a connotation. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 16:33 2
    - . . . intentionally -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 16:34 1
      - Usually, yes. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 16:44
  - It starts out this way, higher order math, hot gambling tips, and it always ends the same ... dancing on a pole in Jersey City, - Detective Munch si Mar 20, 16:16
  - Forcing someone to parent. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 16:15
- no, not the evil Gambling Reform Groups! - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 15:58 1
  - also love that this sentence is buried in the last graf: "Mathis — who, interestingly enough, had already given notice to SuperBook and her last day - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 15:59
Cunk On Tolkien Now! -- (link) - mud Mar 20, 15:49 2
- Seen her Shakespeare episode? Britain is getting a repeat from this Friday. -- nm - LMS Mar 20, 17:39 1
  - yep -- nm - mud Mar 20, 17:41
"So dumb. Anyway, it’s completely dead here." -- (link) - mud Mar 20, 15:37 2
- "next week" -- (link) - mud Mar 20, 17:00
- It's *grist* for the *mill*, Mr Collins. -- nm - Roger More Mar 20, 16:23
ah, n/m, there's two very similarly named ones. -- nm* - Reagen Mar 20, 15:23
Lamar Jackson waived -- (link) - Flavorize Mar 20, 14:57
Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges to star in a stage adaptation of Brokeback Mountain in London this May. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 14:56
I can't believe I went all this time without wishing a happy birthday to Vernal Equinox. He has been my favorite of the Equinox brothers. -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 14:27 7
- 🤣—Is this one where you can balance/stand an 🥚 up? -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 14:36 4
  - That's always true. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 14:37 3
    - BUT ONLY AT THE EQUATOR! - mafic Mar 20, 17:46 1
      - real pros do it at 0,0. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 18:09
    - 😳—you’ve blown my mind—I did not know this -- nm* - Flavorize Mar 20, 14:42
- Slacker!! -- (link) - Meg Mar 20, 14:30 [Backboard] 1
  - I recognize that scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 14:33
Top Chef Fans: ‘Restaurants at the End of the World’ hosted by Kristen Kish starts Tuesday on NatGeo - prayformojo Mar 20, 14:07
MD House of Delegates unanimously agreed to get rid of parking requirements near metro stations in Montg. County. Not just one party, unanimous 128-0. - MDH Mar 20, 14:06 4
- unless they build new Red Line stops past Glenmont or Shady Grove, the development around the Mont Co stations is pretty baked in over 50 years -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 14:11 3
  - There's a massive development coming at White Flint/Grosvenor which I think is the cause. The whole mall and everything around it is gone. -- nm* - MDH Mar 20, 14:16 2
    - ha ha across the street from Kavanaugh H.S. i'm guessing they won't be fans of that -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 14:20 1
      - IYC the many year path to development is a fascinating story about how much power anchor tenants had in mall building/operations. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 14:21
So sounds like DJTs 25th hour final witness (Costello) didnt really work out today. -- (link) - Jovian Mar 20, 14:04
$555 for an "illuminated charge port" ... that seems a bit much -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:53 1
- "$274 bi-weekly for 84 months" also seems a bit much -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:55
Woodstock movie poster girl has passed -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 13:49 1
- T-t-t-talking 'bout my g=g=generation -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 14:48
ST: What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 13:49 20
- Horse, Epic Tomatoes, The Comic Book Guide To Growing Food, How To Keep House While Drowning - crash davis Mar 20, 18:17
- Career of Evil. -- nm - LMS Mar 20, 17:40
- Just finished "Looking for Alaska", by John Green, as read by Wil Wheaton. - psilotum Mar 20, 16:14
- The Cardinal of the Kremlin. -- nm - Ender Mar 20, 15:34
- Harry Potter book 5 -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 20, 15:19
- I just finished The Queen’s Gambit. Haven’t picked a new book yet. -- nm - kelly Mar 20, 15:05
- I...can't remember. some mystery book about cajun mobsters and beleaguered cops that are somehow friends -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 14:51 1
  - Smokey and the Shrimp Bandits? -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 15:04
- Qales book—Later, Skater -- (pic) - Flavorize Mar 20, 14:43 [Attachment]
- Palm Trees, Senoritas and Rocket Ships. it's all about resonator guitars. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 20, 14:42
- Dune. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 20, 14:39
- The final book in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Apt series. 10 books, over 600 pages each. - TWuG Mar 20, 14:37
- The Widow by Fiona Barton. Sort of psychological suspense, sort of police procedural, quite engaging -- nm - mara Mar 20, 14:37
- Currently nothing, because my library doesn't have the ebooks I want to read. Next up is Real Tigers by Mick Herron. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:54
- Crash cost me $15 yesterday. I doubt an Agatha Christie book I haven't read. -- nm - David Mar 20, 13:51
- Almost done with Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Dr. Julie Smith - Dark Callisto Mar 20, 13:50
- Leviathan Wakes (finally) -- nm - mud Mar 20, 13:50 1
  - Enjoy it! I'll be rereading it at some point this year. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:54
- starting The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Hunger Games prequel) -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 13:49 1
  - :eyes: -- nm - psilotum Mar 20, 16:45
Worst & best US cities for allergies - prayformojo Mar 20, 13:49 4
- Orlando ahead of Atlanta makes 0 sense. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 17:30
- When we moved to Austin, we were welcomed to the Allergy Capital of the US. - ty97 Mar 20, 14:15 2
  - People say this about Atlanta all the time. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 17:31
  - people used to move TO the southwest to get away from allergies...but they brought them with them, half the yards are full the plants that cause them -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 14:52
There's something over in the corner - prayformojo Mar 20, 13:46
Cool moment—Ken Griffey Jr taking BP, as Team USA watches -- (link) - Flavorize Mar 20, 13:45 3
- Man, you can hear it in the bat, can't you? -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 15:09 2
  - I can’t—but I know a quality swing when I see one, and all those guys were starstruck, which is saying something -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 15:12 1
    - He might be an older and thicker man these days but that swing is still one of the most beautiful things on this planet. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 15:20
have you seen this unearthed old clip of a young Robert DeNiro on a NYC street scowling at the cameraman? -- (link) - mud Mar 20, 13:44 3
- Definitely some resemblance—might just need glasses 👓—did they just make all the dirty ground green, or was NY more of an emerald city in the 30s -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 14:35
- It is nowhere near as busy on 42nd and 12th today. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 20, 14:03
- I think Vito Corleone passes the camera at about the 0:51 mark. -- nm* - Jovian Mar 20, 13:46
"Jason Sudeikis And ‘Ted Lasso’ Cast Appearance At White House Briefing Nearly Derailed By A Reporter’s Interruptions" - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:39 6
- Trent Crimm vid -- (link) - budice Mar 20, 13:57
- Peter Douchey? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 13:40 4
  - I'm sure he knows enough to let capitalism do its thing. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:47
  - Simon Ateba -- (link) - mud Mar 20, 13:47 2
    - constitutionally incapable of not being a raging asshole -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 13:52 1
      - It was a success. He's already booked his spot on Tucker Carlson tonight. - Jovian Mar 20, 13:59
And now they’re going to push us to be three days in the office. -- (edited) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 13:34 28
- If I had an office job I'd so want it to be WFH. As a person that wants his city to get more revenue, I want people back in the office five days a -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 20, 14:09 2
  - Mondays and Fridays are still pretty dead in downtown LA but Tues-Thurs feel like they've started to come back maybe 60-75% of pre-pandemic levels -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 14:13 1
    - Fridays are definitely the slowest days with the least amount of people on the trains. Our numbers are starting to rise a bit faster these days which - Krusty Mar 20, 15:01
- I find I am more productive at home but learn more in the office.... - Walt_Disney Mar 20, 13:58
- I work in an industry with metrics like billed hours and such. They can 100% see the change. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 13:42 6
  - my anecdote is that when I was a consultant in the height of the pandemic the company did broadly better across the board with everyone WFH. - mafic Mar 20, 17:15
  - WFH is more productive or less? -- nm - Max Mar 20, 13:46 4
    - Statistics show that it depends on the profession and the educational background/salary of the employee. - David Mar 20, 14:08 2
      - Oh, I found the HBR article! -- (link) - David Mar 20, 14:10 1
        
        Thanks. Saved to read later -- nm - spamlet Mar 20, 15:29
    - Much less. It's not close. The whole industry is facing the issue. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 13:56
- Ugh. I have teammates in Dallas who have to go in two days a week. - Dark Callisto Mar 20, 13:40 2
  - We just got notification that if you live with 25 miles of your office, come in 1 day a week. It’s dumb -- nm - Pippy Mar 20, 13:44 1
    - Super dumb. 25 miles where you are can translate to an hour plus in the car. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 20, 13:51
- i've been five a week since May 2021. everyone should -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 13:40
- I guess I'm a freak? I prefer to be in the office. - Strongbad Mar 20, 13:40 10
  - opposite for like everything. I moved country(ish), I get more done at home, and I have a nice office. -- nm - mafic Mar 20, 17:12
  - When things are busy, I'm way more productive at home and it's not close. - Roger More Mar 20, 16:30
  - Broadly speaking same here, but I’ve grown to appreciate the logistic flexibility of WFH. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 15:02
  - I think it is absolutely dependent on the person. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 20, 13:50 1
    - And the "home office" environment. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 20, 14:09
  - I don’t think it’s a freaky thing. Some people are more productive some arent -- nm - Pippy Mar 20, 13:45 1
    - Yep. I dont know how I even managed to stay productive when being forced working from home for a year. - Jovian Mar 20, 14:13
  - Yup. Despise working from home. -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 13:44
  - I don't even have an office near me to go to. My team and my my manager are in other states/countries. - ty97 Mar 20, 13:43
  - Ditto to all of the IM. I have a short commute and have been in 4 straight days. Loving it. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 13:41
- choose your option: work life balance; coworker/team interactions; because we dont trust you to work from home; because we want to; #workislife, so - tRuMaN Mar 20, 13:39 1
  - It’s this. Always this. We want to cut people/salaries and make sure we are squeezing you for everything you got -- nm - Pippy Mar 20, 13:47
A quick read about Bynes, the fact that she recognized something was happening, flagged someone down and called 911 herself is not nothing. - Volnelk Mar 20, 13:34 3
- and managing to NOT get shot, hell she's fine -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 14:55
- Yes, that does seem like a positive. -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 13:37 1
  - Counterpoint: Where are your clothes young lady? -- nm - rollo Mar 20, 13:44
slightly morbid but Warren Beatty has two more years to outlive Joe Pendleton from Heaven Can Wait (if Buck Henry hadn’t fucked things up) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 13:34
Reports of Gun on campus at local CC -- (link) - budice Mar 20, 13:21
I don't care if he wears the jersey or not. - ty97 Mar 20, 13:18 4
- Yup—don’t wear it and don’t make a dumb/tone deaf statement about not wearing it. You’re not protesting an unjust war…keep your “morality” objection - Flavorize Mar 20, 14:25
- I'm sympathetic to the russian players who don't want their families persecuted by the state ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:27 2
  - Yup. None for those that won't wear a Pride jersey. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 13:42 1
    - hmm? oh, you mean the folks who won't wear it because it's a pride jersey, not out of persecution fears? yeah -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:48
Honestly, I'm a little bit tempted to replace my Mazda3 with an Arcimoto -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:13 4
- I would not want to do 75mph in that. -- nm - spamlet Mar 20, 13:38 1
  - Fair. Though, I tend not to want to do 75mph in any car ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 14:55
- What type Pokemon is that? -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 20, 13:15 1
  - A zoomy one. Except, with no way to block out the elements, it wouldn't be much better than an ebike ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:16
"At press time literally no good hockey player has refused to wear the Pride jersey." -- nm - David Mar 20, 13:10 1
- Important clarification is that these are just worn during the warm up. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 13:26

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