Lurker > dancer62

papercup posted...

You think anyone is going to forget a virus that kills thousands a day and led to the economy crashing...?

Why not? It's easy to forget automobile accidents that kill thousands a day and make the economy possible.

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Media used to have some standards. The Edward R. Morrows and Walter Cronkites have left behind a bunch of strident kiddies who just parrot the zeitgeist and wouldn't recognize a fact if it bit them.

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Smarkil posted...

the virgin uk vs the chad utah

we had F35's do a flyby of the state to support the healthcare workers for some reason

We had a B-2 and four T-38s! That ought to scare the coronavirus!

A few pilots got some flight time and Time Over Target, people who don't live near an airbase or Naval Air Station got to hear the Sound Of Freedom, win-win.

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BlackScythe0 posted...

The fuck does this even mean? Why do republicans always act like democrats had a choice?

What Trump did was so outrageously corrupt that if democrats ignored it they wouldn't be able to justify themselves to voters.

Many legislators are trained as attorneys, if not, they have attorneys to advise them. They all knew from the beginning that the "impeachment hearings" were just a publicity stunt, with no credible evidence, just hearsay and innuendo. But they went ahead anyway, just for the stupidity of the thing, hoping the voters were ignorant enough to believe that they were doing something other than making fools of themselves. And the souvenir pen signing ceremony was worthy of an "I Love Lucy" skit.

I guess if they were trying to match the Republicans' silliness about Obama's birth certificate, they succeeded and more.

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The Dems are a joke. Can you imagine 3 months of pointless debate in the House of Representatives just for free TV face time and to produce a couple of dozen souvenir "historic Pelosi impeachment signing" pens?

If the Dems had the slightest thing to offer beyond their clown act, maybe, but I've been offended by the liberal media insulting the office of POTUS since Trump was elected. Trump may go into history as this century's Harry Truman. Give 'em hell, Trumpy.

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Sarcasthma posted...

Let's ask, then.

Hey dancer, which specific Mark Twain quote were you referencing? If it wasn't the one about arguing with idiots (although that quote might be falsely attributed to him now that I check), then I apologize for my previous comment.

Something about, "A person convinced against their will remains an unbeliever still". And I thought it was Twain, but it has been attributed to a bunch of people from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Benjamin Franklin, Sir Walter Raleigh, to Dale Carnegie. Sounds like a Twain one-liner, though.

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Teaching golf, taking care of my garden, making progress on rebuilding my old MA61 Supra, going to the water park, maybe looking to buy a cheap boat to get out on the lake. Planning what university extension courses I want to teach in the Fall. Taking some time off to visit the kids and grandkids.

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zebatov posted...

I wouldnt ever call pop Coke. I call cotton swabs Q-Tips, though.

I was thinking that, but then remembering usually ordering a Diet Coke when I just mean a brown soda pop.

And I still make Xerox copies.

And use a Sawzall that's a reciprocating saw not made by Milwaukee Tool.

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According to the Governor, next Tuesday.

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Play value: 10. If a game can be played for hundreds or thousands of hours without getting old, it's a good game.

Replay value: 0. Why bother?

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Bulbasaur posted...

yeah, it's not shrinking, it's literally only growing.

the issue is that there's a severe lack of actual reliable testing devices still.

and the ones that are supposed to be reliable, still aren't. there's tons of false negatives. you could ask several countries all about that, too, if you wanted.

So the 30% of people randomly tested in low exposure/low risk communities who have antibodies regardless of social isolation, are false positives?

Oops. Mark Twain.

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Bulbasaur posted...

except that the odds of winning the lottery doesnt grow exponentially, while this does.

Or shrink exponentially, as is happening now. 3 more cases today, 2.5 mil population.


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Bulbasaur posted...

for someone who's supposed to be in their 80s or some shit, you sure are real cavalier about something that would assuredly kill you were you to contract it

73, and I have much better chances of winning millions in the lottery. Do the math. 28 in 2.5 million in this region.

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Sarcasthma posted...

His advice about keeping your mouth closed, right?

Whichever. He had lots of good advice.

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Sarcasthma posted...

Thanks, but shouldn't you be responding to all of those other people first?

Taking Mark Twain's advice.

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Sarcasthma posted...

Where did dancer go?

Playing Forza, hoping I can teach golf in June. And social isolating, masking, and handwashing, even though current random testing shows that 30% of us in various low risk/low exposure areas already have SARS-2 antibodies and are asymptomatic, regardless of precautions.

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Nope. Played mostly in noisy environments, so turned the sound off.

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I surely don't know. I spent my career working or contracting with non-profits, way too much pro-bono work, that's why I just barely get by now, supplement my retirement with little teaching gigs. Still, I did things I felt worth doing, and am often taken for 20 years younger than I am.

So, if the pursuit of wealth will kill us, I may be a good example of the opposite.

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xjayguyx posted...

Not the best system but imo has the best handheld games library.

Best system is both Vita 1000 OLED and 2000 Slim.

Best games goes to GBA .

GBA has Monster Hunter, Grand Theft Auto, Motorstorm, Earth Defense Force, Dynasty Warriors, God Eater, LocoRoco, Ace Combat (not a lame 2D version)? That's news to me!

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CaptainStrong posted...

PSP is better.

This.

A 2D limited portable sort-of-SNES is better in any way than a portable almost-PS2?

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Media hype. Hospitals geared up for the influx that didn't happen, on the other hand, places ripe for Legionnaires Disease, cruise ships and nursing homes, got coronavirus instead. SARS-2, worse than the original 2003 SARS epidemic, not as bad as ordinary seasonal flu. So now they're padding "Coronavirus" statistics with people who test negative and calling it "coronavirus-related". It's enough to make you swear off the fantasyland the media calls "news".

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FatalAccident posted...

Doesnt really work that way

They've been working on the seasonal flu vaccine for 45 years, and the best claims for it are, when you do get the flu, it might be less severe and you might be able to return to work up to a half-day earlier. It's certainly ineffective in preventing 28,000-62,000 flu deaths per year in the US.

There was never a magic "vaccine" for the SARS coronavirus, it mutated and became less virulent, and people became immune, with no cases since 2004. I'm expecting SARS-2 to behave the same way, is there any real reason to think differently?

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Pretty happy with the way things are, but could always use a little more cash.

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captpackrat posted...

So what will happen once self-driving cars become the norm? Since the cars won't break the law, there won't be any more speeding tickets or red-light violations. What will happen to the police departments that rely on that income?

Zoning and nuisance laws? "I have to cite you, your grass is 1/2" too high". "But, Officer, give me a break, it's TALL fescue! "

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Roddy Piper. No bad movies, all classics. Hell Comes to Frogtown with Sandahl Bergman. Yay!

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Revelation34 posted...

Those go bad?

That's what I was thinking, how does orange cheese powder stuff in the sealed envelope go bad? Maybe he got it wet. It's about as easy to think of taco spice in a sealed envelope going bad. Or the flavor packs in ramen noodles.

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Moscow Mule at a bar on my 21st birthday.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

We use fines as a deterrent for things like speeding, running red lights, parking where they say you can't etc., but then rely on the revenue from the fines to run a city. They say don't do it but also rely on people to do it in order to pay for things. It's very mixed messages. There has to be a better way.

Voluntary taxation is the best taxation. To paraphrase Baretta, if you can't pay the fine, don't do the minor civil infraction. And, good advice when barbequing, keep your eye on the spareribs.

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Equally bad, flip a coin.

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Jen0125 posted...

Waiting for Trump to start an ill timed war with Iran thinking it'll boost his poll numbers

Nope. Unlike Junior Bush, he doesn't have a daddy who is good friends with a terrorist leader to set up an atrocity to justify going to war.

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What in the world would a vaccine do? The flu vaccine is useless, doesn't prevent seasonal flu, the best research indicates that maybe it makes it less severe so you can go back to work up to a half-day earlier, it certainly doesn't prevent 28,000-62,000 United States seasonal flu deaths per year.

"Vaccine" didn't affect the 2003-2004 SARS epidemic, the virus mutated and became less virulent, and more people became immune through exposure.

Please explain just how the SARS-2 variant of coronavirus is different.

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dancer62 posted...

I didn't vote for him, but If the news media hate him this much, he has to be pretty good.

Jen0125 posted...

That makes zero sense

Okay, if the <lying misinformation-selling sensationalistic panic-mongering> news media hate him, he must be doing something right.

Fixed for you.

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I didn't vote for him, but If the news media hate him this much, he has to be pretty good.

He has huge disadvantages with the press, he's not a real estate scammer from Arkansas, he's not a pro-thug anti-police bigot from Chicago, he doesn't even have a cute strippername like Peter Butt-something. He's not a crazy woman who wasted the time of the House of Representatives for three months for free TV face time and to produce a few dozen "souvenir impeachment pens" to sell on Ebay.

What a dull fellow! But he is dumb enough to say stupid things on social media, apparently thinking he's still a reality show personality and not realizing that whatever he posts is an official statement by the POTUS. I wish he had a Press Secretary to tell him to keep his mouth shut. ; )

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INFJ , pretty well nailed my occupation for over 35 years

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Monopoman posted...

You realize this is a relatively new thing and we don't know everything about it, this hasn't been studied like the common cold for over 100 years dude. Covid-19 was first discovered just last year, scientists are trying to understand it more but we don't know everything yet. You act like the news agencies are going out of their way to lie about this, let me guess your a Trump fanboy.

Not to mention really analyzing any virus takes a lot of time even if you have the best god damn scientists in the world working on it using the most advanced scientific equipment money can buy.

Neither a "boy" nor a "fan". My point is, the current generation of "journalists" doesn't have the intelligence or training to check the credibility of a source, much less evaluate the simple logic of a pronouncement. Yes, we have real scientists, and we have your "god damned scientists". Guess which make more exciting "news"?

The statistics have never justified panic. Worse than the death rate of seasonal flu, maybe. Worse than the death rate of traffic accidents, even in downtown Wuhan, no.

Surgical masks are better than painter's masks because they're both paper? And surgical masks are more "medical"? Wait, suddenly painter's masks fit better over the nose and chin, and can be bought in hardware stores. Bandanas don't seal at all, but are symbolic and look cool. Huh. Rocket science.

Ultraviolet radiation kills germs and viruses. But, sunlight is outdoors and people should stay home. Oops, suddenly sunlight does kill the virus. How about that? More rocket science.

Hey, the CDC is suddenly important, for more than pushing adult flu shots, wow, lets have daily statistics based on faulty information! Guess what? Suddenly, regardless of social distancing, the SARS-2 virus has spread much farther and is much less dangerous than anyone guessed! Even more rocket science.

The same media that, whatever Trump's actual merits, has been ridiculing the office of POTUS since his election mostly because he's not a real estate scammer from Arkansas. No, I didn't vote for him, nor much care for him.

Yes, I stay at home. I only go out for essentials, usually during Senior Hours. I care for an elderly blind neighbor with multiple medical issues, and try to protect her as much as possible. I mask. I wash my hands. I distance. I don't uncritically believe everything I hear. I think I'm going to do essential lawn care, in the sunshine, and believe the actual research over the "god damned scientists". And get Chinese take-out.

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Just some people. Was at the grocery store at 6am for Senior Hour, to shop for myself and an elderly neighbor, pretty much all seniors there, mostly wearing masks. Was checking out (cashier now surrounded by plexiglas shields), and crowded by two women, masks dangling from their hands, shoving to load the checkout counter behind me, can't wait for me to finish, can't maintain social (or even ordinary polite) distance, obviously not seniors, obviously more than 1 person per cart.

To be fair, the media has been lying like cheap rag rugs. A month ago, painter's dust masks were no good, had to have surgical masks, now, dust masks are better. Two weeks ago, sunlight doesn't have enough UV to kill the virus, now, 3 minutes of sunlight kills the virus. Previously, social distancing was working to slow the spread of the virus, now, random testing of blood of people in low risk/low exposure communities, 30% already have coronavirus antibodies. Then, we have the aircraft carrier Roosevelt, 4800 crew working in close proximity, only 600 test positive, most are asymptomatic, and only 8 hospitalized.

Is there any truth to what we are being told, or is it all meaningless babble and panicmongering? Is the coronavirus actually that much worse than ordinary seasonal flu? Does social distancing slow the spread of the virus, or just delay people developing immunity?

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Retired, no longer in a heels and hose environment, so sneakers or moccasins. If I go to a reception or something, okay, hose and flats that aren't overly scuffed or ratty.

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Flappers posted...

Have a child during WWIII.

Does Viet Nam count?

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Officer of the court, the police talk to me

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Post WWII, missed the big one.

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Nipper Reed was 95. I learned sonething today.

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Had new tires put on day before yesterday, will probably go grocery shopping tomorrow.

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Bulbasaur posted...

stop trying to justify yourself for doing the exact same shit they were doing

I think the point @wolfy42 was trying to make is, social isolating, staying home and only going out for necessities, you would expect to see less traffic and no crowding if most people are staying home. And that's pretty much how it is here, sparse traffic, most people in stores wearing masks and distancing. I've been out maybe three times a week, grocery shopping for me and an elderly neighbor, taking the same neighbor to doctor's appointments (screened at the clinic each time), picking up prescriptions for neighbor, hardware store for grass seed (maybe not a true necessity but all the current rules say lawn care is an essential), auto parts for brake fluid for neighbor's granddaughter's car, tire store for flat tire for my own car.

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Pretty much zip. I'll use it to pay my taxes (delayed until July 15, yay!), the rest will go in the bank for bills.

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ChimeraBlue posted...

On a similar note, being called babe by someone you don't know very well is icky.

Truth.

My ex-father-in-law was Charles, and Bud is a common nickname for Charles, clearly better than Charley.

So, whatever, guy.

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CaptainStrong posted...

i changed my mind, i guess it should be a crime
but swattings not attempted murder. attempted murder is like firing a gun at someone and you miss or you injure them but dont kill them

And how is setting a paramilitary SWAT team primed with the lies that you are armed and threatening to kill hostages, NOT very similar in intent to just firing a gun at you? Or setting fire to your house? Or running you over with a car?

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Sitting home, reading and eating.

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Yep, takeout from Arbys. I'll probably get some Chinese takeout this week.

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City spills over four counties, County has 22 towns, villages, cities, and political subdivisions, most surrounded by the primary city, although the county seat is in a different city. 500,000 in the city, 700,000 in the county, 2.5 million in the metropolitan area.

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Bulbasaur posted...

i'm rich bitch

well

not really rich

$2900 really aint that much

A rich thousandaire! Truly more than a lot of people have.

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