Sorry I left you guys with RIP on a Friday so I’ll keep it short(er) and sweet(er) here.
Hope everyone had a great week. I haven’t left the house since Tuesday, but somehow acquired a cold. Could someone explain that to me, thanks.
Good.
Federal judge restores DACA, orders DHS to accept first-time applications from immigrants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/daca-restored-dreamers/2020/12/04/37254908-367a-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html
‘rona
CDC advises ‘universal’ masks indoors as US Covid deaths again break records
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/04/us-coronavirus-records-christmas-fauci-warns-january
This seems like a dick move, Google.
More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scientist Timnit Gebru
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/04/timnit-gebru-google-ai-fired-diversity-ethics
Stonks!
Dow jumps more than 200 points to a record even after a big U.S. jobs report miss
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/03/stock-market-futures-open-to-close-news.html
This is kind of dramatic; it’s year-end there’s going to be a lot of trading activity and plenty of people taking gains under the assumption that cap gains rates are going up.
Sprots!
Hmm, I think I can get behind this. Replace the worst Chris with Jack Black.
My brother’s been cutting his hair with a Flowbee for years. (He’s not George Clooney though.)
How did Bad Bunny become the world’s biggest pop star?
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/04/how-did-bad-bunny-become-the-worlds-biggest-pop-star
Rock your Saturday, Deadsplinters!
Remember when Mark Donnelly was always going to be remembered and revered (by some) for this?:
All he had to do was not be a douche but because that is impossible for some Covidiots, he will instead be forever remembered and despised (by all) for this:
i thought bad bunny was the cashmeouside girl…..
welp anyways..gritters are out…its officially salty season now…shame rona mostly shut the schools as watching school kids try to cycle on black ice is one of lifes greatest forms of entertainment
oh well…
just to add… in farscys world there are only 3 seasons
salty season and puncture season split on either end by wet season
Not a big deal, but what does jack black and Chris pratt have to do with sprots? Also, I hate it, but I love the actor, not the man, from Parks and Recreations. Andy is a hilarious character, or, my bad, Bert Macklin.
Side note, funniest characters in anything are the animal control on PnR.
…my assumption was we were putting twitter into the category of bloodsports…which pretty much matches my understanding of that particular digital hellscape
…but I could be missing something?
I was not hep, thanks.
while his character was often amusing, he was kinda a dumb bully, and not as likeable as most of the other characters.
I thought at very first he was a bit of a womanizer etc. But I think the actual character turned into a decent dude.
Bad News:
1) In Sprots Media, Dan LeBatard (and gang) is leaving ESPN.
Boo. I really do enjoy his show.
2) Someone at work tested positive for CoVID, he might have infected someone on my shift. A lot of people worried (including me.) Several depts and shifts also got hit as various folks testing positive. One dept in RnD I don’t have any sympathy for (because I bitched/complained/wrote emails about them repeatedly to management due to their unsafe social distancing practices in the cafeteria) has several members on quarantine after 1 or 2 guys tested positive. Fucking idiots.
As for me, I’m not going for Sunday dinner at the parents just in case.
welp…good luck..stay negative 🙂
(but avoiding the parents for now is probably the right decision)
*crosses fingers* I hope you and the rest of your co-workers were able to avoid it.
I learned about Lebatard on a Giants blog comment section, the douche was happy about it. I asked him why, no answer, but I figure him and rest that liked his list are barstool geniuses, so…
@manchucandidate, hope this turns out to be nothing more than a scare for you.
“ I haven’t left the house since Tuesday, but somehow acquired a cold. Could someone explain that to me, thanks.”
You’ve obviously been infected through your microwave by The Deep State in an effort to silence you.
This checks out.
Marjorie Taylor Green! Good to have you aboard. Tell me, if you can, about China’s ability to control the weather. For example, we had a small northeaster blow through here overnight. It was the Chinese, right? So we don’t get in trouble, write 25 for Yes and 14 for No. It’s 25, right?
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So long, and thanks for all the fish!
oh yeah…i caught that on the news somewhere
i am deeply uncomfortable with people messing with the weather
i can see the benefits ….but mother nature dont like to be fucked with
its all going to go horribly pete tong
What’s going on? I have to admit, I am confused.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/03/asia/china-weather-modification-cloud-seeding-intl-hnk/index.html
I was not aware this was an actual thing, holy cow, almost like there is a world of knowledge I will never reach, ha ha, thanks.
That 5G is gonna microchip EVERYONE…
😉😂🤣
Now, now, Meg. Leaving us with RIP is not a bad thing. My new fun sport is to try to find a link RIP missed. It’s like “Where’s Waldo?” without Waldo. I get a sense of satisfaction and RIP will redouble his efforts next time. Win-win!
This is fascinating:
https://www.axios.com/apps-police-people-of-color-78d17d0d-d4d5-4e47-a9b8-466676d0dcfe.html
Honestly, it makes a lot of sense, like the dashboard cams in Russia. Of course, some police flak claims that it will cause “angry mobs to show up at routine traffic stops.” Hey, bud, let’s wait until that actually happens, okay? ‘Cause right now we know black people are being killed. That outweighs your stupid hypothetical.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/anti-lockdown-protester-id-rather-put-a-bullet-in-my-head-than-take-vaccine/
Umm … okay? Do what you gotta do.
yeah!
stop being a part of the problem and be a part of the fix!
wooo! go you!
(goddamnit…i need some pom poms)
Bezos will provide:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pom+poms&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
I have never found Jack Black funny or charming.
Same. I’m thinking get rid of both and substitute… Patton Oswalt? I dunno.
I’m not his biggest fan, but I liked him in School of Rock and the new Jumanji movie. Other than that, I agree with you.
…I enjoyed school of rock considerably more than I expected to…& I feel like I’ve seen him in something else that I found similarly better than expected but can’t think what
…also enjoyed a bit of the tenacious D stuff…so I don’t know that I’d say I’ve never found him funny or charming even if neither is the first term that comes to mind to describe him
…but then I find it hard not to think of him as the guy who punts baxter in the movie anchorman…& that’s definitely not intended to be charming but was sort of funny in context rather than outright funny so I guess I’d leave some room for a grey area before drawing too many conclusions from the bit where I’m not especially charmed or amused?
RE: Rhinovirus.
https://www.msdsonline.com/resources/sds-resources/free-safety-data-sheet-index/rhinovirus/
uh,,fucking wow….. the missus just got pissed off at me for asking where she went and if she had fun
didnt answer me either
apparentlty she doesnt ask me where i go coz its none of her business
i dissagree there….. she doesnt ask me where i go coz i fucking tell her beforehand
meh *shrugs*
i quit
this is going to be one hell of a mess when i move out and the missus realizes the house is in my name and re negotiating rent will suck
farscy needs a sparring partner now
dont worry…ive never killed one yet
…that sucks…so I dunno…it’s all very well saying “chin up” but not so much if it’s just so someone can clock you repeatedly on the jaw?
…I hesitate to guess why she might be inclined to be touchy about that kind of thing but I hope one way or another you get to not have to deal with that kind of thing too much longer because it sounds about as entirely unfestive as can be & those of us in these parts who are fond of you would rather you were having a better time of it…no offense to the mrs who I assume must have some things going for her if she wound up becoming the mrs in the first place…but it sounds like you’re getting kind of a raw deal & I’m pretty sure where my sympathies lie?
tbh..i dunno why she got so touchy about everything lately….i dont think its the obvious reason
but meh…. if youre going to be a fuvking dick about everything…you can pay rent
pay me..so i can go….it will be good for me and you
but she wont
she did offer to pay for netflix tho…as she uses it more than i do
well shit yeah babes…, that fucking tenner a month is gonna make a difference
meh..im an asshole and hard to live with
shes …pretty much the fucking same…but timid to boot
it was never going to end well
sucks for me tho,,,i really thought id found my lifer
everything i do
pissus the missus right the fuck off
i quit
wheres my fuckitall?
tbh..i dunno why she got so touchy about everything lately….i dont think its the obvious reason
but meh…. if youre going to be a fuvking dick about everything…you can pay rent
pay me..so i can go….it will be good for me and you
but she wont
she did offer to pay for netflix tho…as she uses it more than i do
well shit yeah babes…, that fucking tenner a month is gonna make a difference