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On the plus side, I should be able to get out for a run this morning. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 07:57
Netflix’s new sci-fi series The Three Body Problem doesn’t just honor Liu Cixin’s remarkable books—it improves on them -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 20, 07:53 1
- Very nice. This quote nails the trilogy: "His story exploring this “worst universe possible” is the hardest of hard science fiction" -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 08:22
living through the bleakness of the 80s/90s, the prospect of actually curing HIV with genetic technology seems insane -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 07:39 5
- The sad side is that there has been a dozen vax that was perfect in test tube, awesome in animal tests, and ZERO in humans -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 09:59
- It still stuns me that Magic Johnson has now been publicly HIV+ for longer than he wasn't - Will Hunting Mar 20, 08:01 1
  - He had early treatment in Europe that wasn't available in rhe US at the time. I don't know if it was the early cocktail of drug treatments or - jnine Mar 20, 08:47
- this would be fantastic -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 08:00
- I was a volunteer on the SoCal AIDS hotline. Something like this was beyond even the most optimistic projections. -- nm - jnine Mar 20, 07:58
The Progressive Era is Over! - Mop🧹 Mar 20, 07:25 3
- Yeah, I never liked bifocals -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 10:01
- I gave progressives a try twice but couldn't get used to how to use them. It seems like you have to move your head more than your eyes. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 07:31 1
  - I hated how things at the periphery of my vision had fun house mirror effects. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 20, 07:34
Algebracket is wildly interesting to mess around with. - Volnelk Mar 20, 07:00 1
- I think you only need a few stats to get a good prediction. I'm using win%, SOS, 3pt%, effective fg%, pace and Opp TO%. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 07:27
ST Poll from below — How are you doing? -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 20, 06:58 31
- Can't complain. Working on a couple of things for work while I wait for my brother to pick me up to start the drive to Vegas for this year's MM - JD Mar 20, 08:01
- Not too great. - Marlowe Mar 20, 07:41 1
  - Good Vibes your way -- nm - JaxSean Mar 20, 07:57
- I'm thuper, thankth for athking!! -- nm - Big Gay Al Mar 20, 07:33
- Work hasn't been great but doing better about not stressing about it. Non work life is above average currently. -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 07:25
- Good! Lots of bittersweet stuff with Mac finishing high school. Have a few fun vacations in the next year that I'm looking forward to. LOVE my current - prayformojo Mar 20, 07:24
- Just rolling with it at this point. Although yesterday I snapped at my boss and I’m mortified. He just shrugged it off. - Mop🧹 Mar 20, 07:21 1
  - Preparing bodies and putting on funerals is how morticians work. -- nm - Qale Mar 20, 08:15
- not great - stress levels are way too high - decline Mar 20, 07:20 1
  - Nice on the taxes, though. That's one of the things I need to get done. - JaxSean Mar 20, 07:26
- Pretty good. So much better than a week ago when I was feeling terribly run down and anxious simultaneously. - na-Baron Mar 20, 07:17
- Last year, April & May seemed far away. Stressing a bit about the upcoming 2 months (in a good way). - JaxSean Mar 20, 07:17
- Meh. One of dogs passed away on Monday. 😞 -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 07:15 6
  - A client's? Or yours? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 09:52
  - Eck. :( Im sorry man -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 07:46
  - :( -- nm - decline Mar 20, 07:42
  - I'm so sorry. -- nm - jnine Mar 20, 07:32
  - Aww. So sorry. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 20, 07:24
  - :( sorry. -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 07:21
- I'm very happy to be able to say that things are good right now. After the year we've had, that's huge. Daughter is doing very well. Even the - oblique Mar 20, 07:15
- A bit tired, but good. Lotta stuff to do around here on your own. -- nm - mafic Mar 20, 07:13
- Crazy busy lately. Drove from brother's house to Westchester office for work yesterday morning, then had work dinner in White Plains, then drove back. - ty97 Mar 20, 07:10
- Still awkward when I'm Ubering and baby making music comes on their car stereo. -- nm - con_carne Mar 20, 07:08
- pretty exhausted and i feel very behind on life. (this will be the 4th weekend in a row i've left work and gone straight to visit my mom 2 hours away. - Andie Mar 20, 07:01 6
  - on the other hand, i think we have decided on Albania for a trip this fall, so i spend time perusing sites on Albanian travel, which is fun. -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 07:02 3
    - oooh, Albania! Sounds cool! -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 07:11 2
      - initially we were thinking of Greece, but then Albania somehow came on my radar and it is winning. -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 07:23
      - It borders on the Adriatic and the major export is chrome. -- nm - mafic Mar 20, 07:15
  - That cannot be easy -- nm - prayformojo Mar 20, 07:02 1
    - my brother could be a bit more helpful, i will say. -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 07:03
- I had a rough minute there where I just felt behind everything, but I've come out on the other side of it. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 07:00
So Mirey’s been in Burkina the last couple weeks and all the teachers and school parents are coming up to me, touching me on the arm and very solemnly - mafic Mar 20, 06:51 11
- TAP -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 07:36
- sorry for your loss -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 07:06
- Some teacher put a picture of you on the Hot Single Dads group chat. - Mop🧹 Mar 20, 06:55
- have you resorted to serving chocolate cake for breakfast yet? -- nm - decline Mar 20, 06:53 1
  - No, but we did go to the pub two nights in a row. - mafic Mar 20, 07:36
- no, but seriously, how *are* you? -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 06:52
- Ouagadougou or somewhere more remote? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 20, 06:52 4
  - now you're just making things up -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 07:15 1
    - TAR visiting Ouagadougou a few years ago is what me started on learning all the world capitals -- (edited) - prayformojo Mar 20, 07:44
  - Ouaga and a couple places within about 150km. -- nm - mafic Mar 20, 07:11
  - ~Pardon me, boy. Is that the Ouagadougou Choo-Choo?~ -- nm - na-Baron Mar 20, 06:54
the shortage of protective gear for front line medical workers is now front page news. Trump says it's not his problem. - Four Years Ago Today Mar 20, 06:50 [Image] 7
- Saying something so stupid that the PhD in infectious disease covers his face minutes after admonishing the nation DONT TOUCH YOUR FACE -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 09:57
- Is that Fauci in the background Picarding? -- nm - sycor Mar 20, 06:56 1
  - yup -- nm - decline Mar 20, 07:01
- The entire thing makes me just shake my head. How can anyone want more of him? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 06:54 3
  - because a lot of Americans want what he has been selling for 7 years now. Fascism. - Jovian Mar 20, 07:39
  - His behavior *killed* tens of thousands of his most dedicated followers, and yet they want more. - Mop🧹 Mar 20, 07:19 1
    - And the 2024 version of him is going to be an all caps, magnified, emboldened version. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 07:23
Caught up on DONDI last night....(spoils) - Turd Ferguson Mar 20, 06:41
I want to go back to bed. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 06:40
dem·o·nym /ˈdeməˌnim/ noun a noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc. "he struggled for the correct d - crash davis 😺 Mar 20, 06:33 1
- Yeah I was unaware that was the term. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 06:45
WR Marvin Harrison Jr. will not work out at Ohio State Pro Day. -- nm - budice Mar 20, 06:31
Damien Hirst, still the fraud of the art world -- (link*) - znufrii Mar 20, 06:09
heh "you only got one shot.... One shot?." that was a funny bit on Kimmel (Dre, Snoop, 50 cent, Em) -- (link) - tRuMaN Mar 20, 06:04 [youtube]
TAR Spoiler from last week, episode 1. - Volnelk Mar 20, 04:54 8
- She's a great conductor, but not a very nice person? Oh, wait, wrong TAR. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 20, 05:50 1
  - I suppose it should really be tAR. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 06:18
- They seemed very sheltered. -- nm - jnine Mar 20, 05:05 5
  - My thoughts - MDH Mar 20, 06:20
  - Just unreal. "I don't know what to doooooo." Umm, reverse? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 05:12 3
    - I know! spoils -- (edited) - jnine Mar 20, 05:16 2
      - Correct to the IM. Spoils. - Volnelk Mar 20, 05:39
      - Spoils - . Mar 20, 05:29
5th Circuit: uh, we did *what*? -- (link) - Reagen Mar 20, 04:35 1
- V V V -- nm - . Mar 20, 05:27
Strands 17 - prayformojo Mar 20, 04:24 4
- 2nd - rollo Mar 20, 06:05
- Yellow first - znufrii Mar 20, 05:35
- yellow fitst - decline Mar 20, 05:23 1
  - same - oblique Mar 20, 05:53
Connections Puzzle #283, 1 mistake - prayformojo Mar 20, 04:10 4
- Connections Puzzle #283 - crash davis 😺 Mar 20, 06:23
- tricky - rollo Mar 20, 06:04
- Meh - znufrii Mar 20, 05:28
- ugly - decline Mar 20, 05:20
TV PSA: Chicago Med, Fire, PD; Survivor, The Conners, Masked Singer, Not Dead Yet, Amazing Race, Animal Control, Family Guy, Constellation, Palm Royal - Beaker 🍺 Mar 20, 04:08 1
- 8: Survivor, Amazing Race, Resident Alien, Top Chef, Chicagos for the wife plus bball -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 20, 04:08
Wordle 1,005 3/6 - prayformojo Mar 20, 04:05 3
- Wordle 1,005 5/6 - crash davis 😺 Mar 20, 06:29
- 5 - rollo Mar 20, 06:02
- 4 - decline Mar 20, 05:17
Former NHL player Chris Simon died at 52yrs old; likely CTE-related suicide. -- (link) - Will Hunting Mar 20, 03:43 2
- :( -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 06:11
- This new dude for the Rangers needs to have a long look into the future. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 04:56
That TX immigration law is blocked again... -- (link) - . Mar 20, 03:15
I started reading game of thrones. Seems good so far. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 01:51 6
- The night is dark. - Spawn Mar 20, 07:26
- And by the time you finish the 5th book, Martin may have actually finished the 6th. - na-Baron Mar 20, 05:51 4
  - Maybe if he goes like 2 pages a day. Mayyyyybe. -- nm - mafic Mar 20, 06:43 1
    - I do about 100 pages a day, so, no -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 10:00
  - The related joke in Lucky Logan is now 7 years old - Will Hunting Mar 20, 05:58 1
    - At least he and Rothfuss can make fun of each other. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 20, 06:27
No winner, next megaball draw is friday 3/22 for *this* close to a billion dollars. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 00:10 1
- Sent -- nm - JaxSean Mar 20, 05:41
Feels like I'm just about done with Motown puns, maybe 2-3 more, - JD Mar 19, 23:50
love that The New Look just drops Glenn Close in ep 8 like she’s a day player or something -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 19, 22:40
I missed the news that Karl Wallinger died last week. I'm wrecked. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 19, 22:28 1
- World Party was fun. -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 08:03
Blackhawks officially out of the playoffs tonight can tie Vegas, but lose on wins. San Jose went out around March 11th. -- nm - mafic Mar 19, 22:12
The only competition shows I watch are cooking and fashion But the recent buzz sent me looking for DONDI. After Ep1 I may continue. -- nm - Meg Mar 19, 21:27
Trailer for Conan's new travel show on Max called "Conan O'Brien Must Go." -- (link) - Krusty Mar 19, 21:00 [youtube] 3
- Now playing on HBO Go -- nm - psilotum Mar 19, 23:15 1
  - That was like three HBOs ago. -- nm - Qale Mar 19, 23:53
- Werner Herzog has made a career of mocking Werner Herzog. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 19, 22:13
“I don’t want to go to any more funerals. They’re too sad.” - znufrii Mar 19, 20:17 1
- Our Hist. Soc. president goes to church every Sunday but will not attend any funeral or memorial. I've never asked what he did when his father died. -- nm - Meg Mar 19, 22:20
some incredible shots from the latest Sundhnúkagígaröðin eruption in Iceland -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 19, 19:58
'The Amanda Show' and 'Drake & Josh' creator Dan Schneider is responding to the troubling claims made about him: 'I definitely owe some people a.... - Remlik Mar 19, 19:28 2
- I have one episode left. I doubt it will really change my opinion that it’s just not harsh enough for him to otherwise skate. -- nm - Qale Mar 19, 20:35
- ya think? -- nm - groiny Mar 19, 19:29
Pacers: Tyreese Haliburton asked if he still sees a sports psychologist (he does), says his social media is taken up by sports betting apps -- nm - Remlik Mar 19, 19:24
Fourteen points? They should have to forfeit. Game over. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 19, 19:21 1
- So they were more worthy than Indiana State? -- nm - Tim Mar 19, 19:27
5 uber. Left drivers killed between rides are not eligible for death benefits, WA just fixed the loophole that only covered while driving with passeng -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 19, 19:09
Is a 20% field goal percentage bad? Asking for a friend. -- nm - Dano Mar 19, 19:03 1
- Oof. 5 of 29 shooting. -- nm - Dano Mar 19, 19:13
new Shogun: an exceptional episode of a terrific series -- nm - mud Mar 19, 18:46 2
- Yup -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 00:05
- yup. love it -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 19, 18:53
I care. -- nm - kelly Mar 19, 18:35
The Bengals tackles are now 6’8 345 and 6’8 370. Those are some bookends. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 19, 18:33 1
- That's what you should have for a treasure like Joe Burrow. -- nm - David Mar 19, 19:00
Huntington Beach making local news again. Their city library has always been one of the best around. Tonight's council meeting should be interesting. -- (link) - Meg Mar 19, 18:32
First to 50 wins? -- nm - Dano Mar 19, 18:31 2
- Well, that picked up. -- nm - Dano Mar 19, 18:48 1
  - and then... -- nm - prayformojo Mar 19, 18:54
An announcement! - Mop🧹 Mar 19, 18:29 2
- The Sofa King! -- nm - psilotum Mar 19, 23:19 1
  - Sofa King Comfortable? -- nm - Meg Mar 19, 23:24
Megaballs set one -- (pic) - zeitgeist Mar 19, 18:15 [Attachment] 5
- Set 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Mar 19, 18:17 [Attachment] 4
  - Roll over 3/15 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Mar 19, 18:18 [Attachment] 3
    - Roll over from 3/12 set got nothing and that group is closed -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 19, 18:19 2
      - My numbers for the pool -- (pic) - Max Mar 19, 18:40 [Attachment] 1
        
        good numbers, no birthdates, less likely to get a 2nd winner -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 19, 22:36
is it Friday yet? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 19, 18:07 3
- It is for me! -- nm - na-Baron Mar 20, 05:51
- are you in love? -- nm - rollo Mar 19, 22:02
- based on recent scientific research, it might be friday somewhere. -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 19, 18:34 [Backboard]

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