I think there was pretty lackluster reaction to the live threads on CGB this season - a lot of the discourse is on twitter. I think the team will be evaluating what threads will go on as we go forward - a lot of this is adjustment.
Football live threads are not going away. I think there will be a lot of discussion (and suggestions welcome!) about how to handle basketball next season. WFC is definitely an evolving product.
Minimum was 5 years, so sentence was up near top of range. And he still will be charged in LA. Glad to see him go down! Curious whether this serves as re-education of jury pool in America vis a vis what rape/sexual assault looks like
It's good and I really, really like it. But, the Amazing Mrs. Maisel is some of the best writing, acting, and character development that I've seen in a long time. I think Sex Education is up there, too.
I quite enjoyed Amazing Mrs. Maisel, it's a lot of fun, and the acting is quite good, but some of the characters are way too broad to be taken seriously (it is mainly a comedy with serious bits)
Am I missing something or is it not called Marvelous Mrs. Maisel everywhere?
Anyways, the character development is quite good but the dialogue often leans too hard into a staged whirlwind of wit. It's fun the first few times but feels overused later on. Season 4 also had too many airy musical performances that just kind of took up space.
It is Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. To me it has an feeling of artifice, which is not bad, per se, (I'm a big Wes Anderson fan) but I know what you mean about a "staged whirlwind of wit" - but I just roll with it.
I could see criticism of the characters always landing on their feet, even in divorce, the Maisel's are happy and get along. So there doesn't ever seem to be lasting consequences or true affliction. I agree it is a comedy with serious bits. It is a heady comedy though, which I guess is my favorite kinds. I also really liked HBO's Bored to Death.
Sex Ed is also comedy with serious bits. Lots of likeable characters and hilarious situations and good character development. I highly recommend it.
In this Phil Matier article in the SFChronicle website (Raiders won't play in Oakland, but they're still tied to Alameda practice field, https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/philmatier/article/Raiders-won-t-play-in-Oakland-but-they-re-15121758.php) for JPA member Chris Dobbins is quoted as saying, "It’s real sad. I knew it was coming, but I was holding out hope like all Raider fans. This year I’m buying Cal season tickets. Cal is never going to win, but they are never going to move either."
Palo Alto has REALLY good Italian food. A bit pricey, but Italico on University has amazing risotto and gnocchi. A little cheaper is Terun. If you want something a little away from the main streets, Caffe Riace is really underrated.
Selected works of Ariana Grande. Crazy Rich Asians (the film, if that wasn’t obvious). The mopey magnificence of the Smiths (before we found out that Morrissey is a bigot).
Her music may be poppy, but Ariana's actually just a great singer. CRA...yeah that's guilty rofl. My white friends were hilariously scared to call it a bad movie (in their opinion, obv) as if that would make them racist.
I don't know if HP is a guilty pleasure. But I honestly don't think they're well-written and that JK Rowling wasn't very emotionally mature when she wrote them. A lot of the characters are just...meh. This is one of the cases where I found the movies to be better.
I think they peak in the middle. There's a million things to criticize about JKR, but she's a gifted story teller who had a great idea. (I did find her non-HP writing to be pretty mediocre though)
George Lucas should stop amending his work because he's just terrible at it. IIRC, his wife is the one who cut out all his BS and made the original Star Wars trilogy watchable. The prequel trilogy was him w/out his wife, and we all saw what happened there.
Not just his wife, but all the collaborators he once leaned on to help shape his ideas (Lawrence Kasdan, etc.). The prequels were just pure unfiltered George.
I also loved reading the Harry Potter books. I always waited until No 1 finished them in under a day before I read them. Also used to read the Percy Jackson books (along with the Kane Chronicles) books to No 2 and 3. Even when they were 6-11 I would read them since I really enjoyed those books as well.
I'm a sucker for historical ones. The high-level of drama around the smallest things delights me ("I saw her ankle and am extremely attracted to her now" "We were together in a room with the door closed, scandal scandal!")
It's fun! I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but it's got terrible plot continuity and character development, but I'm addicted to the love square anyway
I enjoyed "Bring It On", the 2000 movie about competitive high school cheerleading starring Kirsten Dunst.
My wife caught me watching it on cable on day. It was fun, especially since I came from a competitive singing background. To this day, my wife uses it as a synonym for something that superficially looks sketchy and needs explaining.
I did at the Ole Miss tailgate... including the Prelude ("The steward went below/ to light the Captain's lamp..."). Unfortunately, the younger alumni did not know that version and only knew the shorter version.
BB: Cal wins back-and-forth game vs. SJSU, 9-8. Grant Holman leaves game after getting HBP in face. Cal starts stretch of conference games with 5-11 standing (1-0 conference).
Technically, that home win over Stanford is considered a non-conference game. The 3-game series that will count for the conference standing is scheduled for The Farm, so they always scheduled a midweek game (used to be a few games spread out through the season) at the other venue.
MGolf: Jamie Cheatham with super 3rd day, comes in 3rd. Cal slips to fourth as a team, not because they did poorly in the final day - but because some teams had exceptional 3rd rounds.
Vandy just told all students to go home by Sun. A health care worker at the Vandy hospital tested positive. Online learning through the end of the semester.
well basically away from campus. I'd imagine lots of the students have to fly, especially the international ones. Like his old roommate that was from China. He'd have to fly back unless he has relatives here. I think you can fly as long as you're careful. Not that he would be. But he wouldn't be licking the arm rests.
No 1 said that Williams said the same thing. Everyone had to be gone and have their stuff gone in a week. And it sucks that the seniors won't have commencement either.
yes that too. I wonder how summer internships will be affected by this. For example, what do you do with a Google summer internship? It's hard to do an internship remotely, when you don't see your mentor f2f.
Trump to address the nation tonight. I rarely watch any news on TV other than an occasional glance at the local news but I decided to check out the national news as the market was closing. I mistakenly checked Fox and saw a congressman from OK say, when asked what he wants to see Trump say, he wants him to talk about all the good actions he's been taking for the last two and a half months. SMH
"Revised info on COVID-19 via hospital. They're now saying it's unlikely asymptomatic carriers spread the disease - it is more likely spread through close contact (within 6' of infected persons for prolonged period of time) or contact with fluids."
A woman in my other internet community said she "almost cried" today because she read an account of conditions from Italy. Sure, now that it's affecting Italy, people suddenly care. Where were the tears when everyone died in Wuhan? When Asians were getting attacked around the world? When Chinese restaurants had to close? Oh god I'm turning into that woman in Terence's WeChat...
well, you expect the Chinese government to do repressive behavior at scale and I suspect that most people who don’t speak Cantonese or Mandarin aren’t attuned to what’s being said (or ellided) on social media.... as opposed to seeing something that got run through google translate posted to Facebook. I’m not excusing it but I’m not all that surprised.
She said: I'm only mentioning Italy because I happened to read a post by an Italian describing what's happened this past week there! I have not read any such personal accounts from people in China, that's all.
In a related note, I convinced my family to get Chinese takeout tonight to help out the worst affected retailers. They're going to have a rough 4-6 months.
As I was walking up to Safeway this evening I ran into a neighbor who was born in Cambodia but raised in the U.S. Unprompted she said something about Asian businesses being unduly affected.
I went to CityView for lunch today, and you had to order anything fried like potstickers off the menu because it's been so quiet they get all gross on the cart waiting for someone to want them.
I was talking with No 1 about how many of the smaller places around the tech companies that are having employees stay home, like Google, are going to be hurting. Like boba tea places, convenience store, small restaurants, etc.
Although I will have to say I didn't know why people are buying toilet paper in bulk. No 1 told me he read that most of the TP comes from China and people are worried that TP will run out.
Mariners home games through the end of March to be played elsewhere. Nats are scheduled to play there mid-April and I thought about going to see the games and visit my nephew. Glad I haven't already bought a plane ticket.
I suspect guys like Draymond Green and Kevon Looney make a bit more effort to get back on the floor if Steph Curry were around and the team still had a chance.
we'll never really know. even the team they have now isn't the one they ran out at the beginning of the season, can't really do a "what if?" comparison
Not really a moot point - people have season tickets and tickets they've bought to games for the rest of the season. The refunds are the next part of the discussion. (Suspended, not cancelled)
Not to detract from our crumbling democracy, but on my run this morning I saw a big placard on a car's dash. I slowed and it was for the Reuters White House news photog. I wonder if it was the guy who took the picture in the article.
okay, honestly, some of those Bernie supporters are getting wound up by external actors. We saw how the 2016 election was influenced by Bots and trolls from Russia and we should expect the same thing today.
If you find yourself getting angry, think about who benefits from making you angry.
Yeah he needs to bow out much earlier. Biden is already appealing to Bernie voters. Be classy, Bern! Separately, I think we tend to overemphasize small groups of loudmouths on social media. I hope that is all the ppl vowing not to vote Biden are. It’s such a stupid position to take...
This is definitely the wrong take home message, but I find it kind of refreshing that for once, it's a man who's being told to be classy and bow out gracefully, and who's being characterized as "difficult to work with."
Of course, it's a man because all of the women have had to bow out.
You know, I'm more concerned he takes a positive message the rest of the way, not that he drops out soon so much. No attacking Biden, and no attacking the DNC, no "rigged" nonsense.
They just closed their (pretty successful) Shanghai branch for good. The restaurant business is hard - they were filled and busy for 18 straight months - three bad months and I'll never get to order a juicy lucy on yuyuan road again.
Are we not doing live game threads anymore? The Bears are off to a hot start against the trees in potentially the last game of the year.
Icing Furd out of the Big Dance would be the cherry on top
I think there was pretty lackluster reaction to the live threads on CGB this season - a lot of the discourse is on twitter. I think the team will be evaluating what threads will go on as we go forward - a lot of this is adjustment.
I can definitely see that argument. Basketball threads in particular have been moribund but even football threads saw decreased participation.
But on the other hand, I don't like Twitter and I don't want an account.
Football live threads are not going away. I think there will be a lot of discussion (and suggestions welcome!) about how to handle basketball next season. WFC is definitely an evolving product.
Whoa just learned how to send iMessages using invisible ink!
Poldark. There, I've said it. My wife accuses me of being into historical, British romance TV. I blame Downton Abbey.
I support this too (even though it may not be in the right thread)
Richard Marx just killed a man on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/lrish_Minx/status/1237717775054970882
Daaaaaaamn
Justice
Harvey Weinstein (67) wins lifetime achievement award from Manhattan court system. Gets 23 years. Prosecutors asked for 25.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein/new-york-judge-sentences-former-film-producer-weinstein-to-23-years-in-prison-idUSKBN20Y19J
Minimum was 5 years, so sentence was up near top of range. And he still will be charged in LA. Glad to see him go down! Curious whether this serves as re-education of jury pool in America vis a vis what rape/sexual assault looks like
DBD AV Club
I watched the new Emma movie and it's my favorite Jane Austen on-screen adaptation to date.
it looks cute and thank you for your recommendation! I'll move it to the top of my queue
I just started with Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Cute, silly, often poignant, and sometimes laugh out loud funny.
I quite enjoy it too, and I think it will mature and get even better
Better Call Saul is the best show on TV these days.
It's good and I really, really like it. But, the Amazing Mrs. Maisel is some of the best writing, acting, and character development that I've seen in a long time. I think Sex Education is up there, too.
I quite enjoyed Amazing Mrs. Maisel, it's a lot of fun, and the acting is quite good, but some of the characters are way too broad to be taken seriously (it is mainly a comedy with serious bits)
Haven't seen Sex Ed.
Am I missing something or is it not called Marvelous Mrs. Maisel everywhere?
Anyways, the character development is quite good but the dialogue often leans too hard into a staged whirlwind of wit. It's fun the first few times but feels overused later on. Season 4 also had too many airy musical performances that just kind of took up space.
It is Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. To me it has an feeling of artifice, which is not bad, per se, (I'm a big Wes Anderson fan) but I know what you mean about a "staged whirlwind of wit" - but I just roll with it.
It's clearly the intentional, established style of the show. You like it or you don't, but it's not a mistake.
I could see criticism of the characters always landing on their feet, even in divorce, the Maisel's are happy and get along. So there doesn't ever seem to be lasting consequences or true affliction. I agree it is a comedy with serious bits. It is a heady comedy though, which I guess is my favorite kinds. I also really liked HBO's Bored to Death.
Sex Ed is also comedy with serious bits. Lots of likeable characters and hilarious situations and good character development. I highly recommend it.
LOVED Bored to Death, watched it twice.
Maisel has a very good cast and the dialogue is great, but the plots linger a little too much for my tastes
I didn’t make it more than 15 minutes into S1E1. Not for me.
With friends like these...
In this Phil Matier article in the SFChronicle website (Raiders won't play in Oakland, but they're still tied to Alameda practice field, https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/philmatier/article/Raiders-won-t-play-in-Oakland-but-they-re-15121758.php) for JPA member Chris Dobbins is quoted as saying, "It’s real sad. I knew it was coming, but I was holding out hope like all Raider fans. This year I’m buying Cal season tickets. Cal is never going to win, but they are never going to move either."
Ugh. Really?
we ARE the bad news bears!!
haha
looks like he did go to Cal at least.
* former JPA member, not for JPA member.
Rank 'em: gnocchi, tortellini, risotto, fettuccini (all made fresh)
Risotto, then gnocchi. After that, meh? Fettuccini is definitely better than tortellini.
I am now kind of upset at how many people here don't like gnocchi.
I enjoy it when it's really well made. In Milan, obviously, I found a couple of places that had really good gnocchi and risotto.
Palo Alto has REALLY good Italian food. A bit pricey, but Italico on University has amazing risotto and gnocchi. A little cheaper is Terun. If you want something a little away from the main streets, Caffe Riace is really underrated.
I always expect gnocchi to taste better than they actually do
Tortellini (fillings FTW)
Risotto (small pieces = more sauce flavor)
Fettuccini (twirling it around a fork is fun)
Gnocchi (only if I must)
1. risotto
2A. tortellini
2B. fettuccine ( I mean, I guess you go with stuffed first, but the sauce is really what counts)
4. gnocchi
1. risotto
2. tortellini
3. fettuccini
...
1,000,000,000. gnocchi
Yes to all...why do I have to choose?
1) gnocchi1a)risotto 3) Fettuccini
4) tortellini
@tortellinis are just skinny won tons.@
1) gnocchi
2) tortellini
3) risotto
4) fettucine
A guilty pleasure that you have or had
Selected works of Ariana Grande. Crazy Rich Asians (the film, if that wasn’t obvious). The mopey magnificence of the Smiths (before we found out that Morrissey is a bigot).
Her music may be poppy, but Ariana's actually just a great singer. CRA...yeah that's guilty rofl. My white friends were hilariously scared to call it a bad movie (in their opinion, obv) as if that would make them racist.
Heh
My white friends were hilariously scared to call it a bad movie.
Not bad, but far from good/
guilty pleasure? The Smiths are great! Yeah I know that Morrissey is a bigot, but he doesn't give any indication of that in The Smiths oeuvre.
not exactly guilty but...
- Harry Potter books
- Percy Jackson books
- Dark Angel
I don't know if HP is a guilty pleasure. But I honestly don't think they're well-written and that JK Rowling wasn't very emotionally mature when she wrote them. A lot of the characters are just...meh. This is one of the cases where I found the movies to be better.
Dark Angel is definitely a guilty pleasure.
I think they peak in the middle. There's a million things to criticize about JKR, but she's a gifted story teller who had a great idea. (I did find her non-HP writing to be pretty mediocre though)
My $0.02 is that they stopped editing her as rigorously in the latter books because she was a superstar. And her writing benefits from editing.
Deathly Hollows is SUCH A SLOG
Yeah, I think it was lightning in a bottle. She created an amazing world. She just fell short on execution IMHO.
(And she should definitely stop amending her work. She and George Lucas)
George Lucas should stop amending his work because he's just terrible at it. IIRC, his wife is the one who cut out all his BS and made the original Star Wars trilogy watchable. The prequel trilogy was him w/out his wife, and we all saw what happened there.
Not just his wife, but all the collaborators he once leaned on to help shape his ideas (Lawrence Kasdan, etc.). The prequels were just pure unfiltered George.
Those aren't amendments - those are just coming out of the gate bad.
I support all of these
I also loved reading the Harry Potter books. I always waited until No 1 finished them in under a day before I read them. Also used to read the Percy Jackson books (along with the Kane Chronicles) books to No 2 and 3. Even when they were 6-11 I would read them since I really enjoyed those books as well.
Hmmmm... I found the first two somewhat tedious, 3-6 enjoyable, and the final one a complete slog.
As pretentious as it sounds, she has no sense of prose. And I know you're not supposed to use that word like that, but it's the best way I can put it.
Dark chocolate.
When you're on a Keto diet, dark chocolate is on the list of banned food stuffs.
Schadenfreude. I shouldn't take pleasure in the misfortune of others, but sometimes, it's so delicious...
For example, watching the Ohio State Buckeyes lose
- romance novels
- musicals
- fanfiction
- country music
- High School Musical trilogy
- Miraculous Ladybug and Chat Noir
- El Gran Hotel
IIRC five of these have persisted from our undergrad days. (Which were over ten years ago!)
My love is deep and I am loyal.
Just sometimes makes me question how we were ever friends.
Also, I am saddened by the use of "were". I'd like to think we're still friends
I have a strict rule on frequency of conversation to maintain friendship status. We have been downgraded to acquaintances.
Because my love is deep and I am loyal
I've decided to stop considering romance novels to be a guilty or shameful pleasure. Especially the ones that feature strong women!
We should trade recs!
I'm a sucker for historical ones. The high-level of drama around the smallest things delights me ("I saw her ankle and am extremely attracted to her now" "We were together in a room with the door closed, scandal scandal!")
All the scandal!
My kids really like Miraculous. It’s kind cool to see a computer animated Paris
It's fun! I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but it's got terrible plot continuity and character development, but I'm addicted to the love square anyway
It’s so French to have the central plot of an animated children’s show be this tangled web of mysterious love affairs
I enjoyed "Bring It On", the 2000 movie about competitive high school cheerleading starring Kirsten Dunst.
My wife caught me watching it on cable on day. It was fun, especially since I came from a competitive singing background. To this day, my wife uses it as a synonym for something that superficially looks sketchy and needs explaining.
TIL
"I came from a competitive singing background".
competitive singing?
Think Glee I guess.
Exactly.
Okay, you're up to start the drinking song at the next get-together
complete with jazz hands.
I did at the Ole Miss tailgate... including the Prelude ("The steward went below/ to light the Captain's lamp..."). Unfortunately, the younger alumni did not know that version and only knew the shorter version.
We only do the speaking start at WFC tailgates. I was a lot more familiar with the party in Newport version when I was a student though.
The Bachelor was awesome last night (and it's never awesome).
CAL
GO BEARS!
BB: Cal wins back-and-forth game vs. SJSU, 9-8. Grant Holman leaves game after getting HBP in face. Cal starts stretch of conference games with 5-11 standing (1-0 conference).
https://calbears.com/news/2020/3/10/baseball-bears-outslug-spartans.aspx
Technically, that home win over Stanford is considered a non-conference game. The 3-game series that will count for the conference standing is scheduled for The Farm, so they always scheduled a midweek game (used to be a few games spread out through the season) at the other venue.
MGolf: Jamie Cheatham with super 3rd day, comes in 3rd. Cal slips to fourth as a team, not because they did poorly in the final day - but because some teams had exceptional 3rd rounds.
https://calbears.com/news/2020/3/10/mens-golf-jamie-cheatham-takes-third-with-big-final-round.aspx
Today in Covid-19
Vandy just told all students to go home by Sun. A health care worker at the Vandy hospital tested positive. Online learning through the end of the semester.
Home like with their families? So they're potentially encouraging air travel?
well basically away from campus. I'd imagine lots of the students have to fly, especially the international ones. Like his old roommate that was from China. He'd have to fly back unless he has relatives here. I think you can fly as long as you're careful. Not that he would be. But he wouldn't be licking the arm rests.
No 1 said that Williams said the same thing. Everyone had to be gone and have their stuff gone in a week. And it sucks that the seniors won't have commencement either.
Plus, all the people who can't afford to go home
yes that too. I wonder how summer internships will be affected by this. For example, what do you do with a Google summer internship? It's hard to do an internship remotely, when you don't see your mentor f2f.
Trump to address the nation tonight. I rarely watch any news on TV other than an occasional glance at the local news but I decided to check out the national news as the market was closing. I mistakenly checked Fox and saw a congressman from OK say, when asked what he wants to see Trump say, he wants him to talk about all the good actions he's been taking for the last two and a half months. SMH
A piece of good news: https://twitter.com/syalmans/status/1237471946398404608
"Revised info on COVID-19 via hospital. They're now saying it's unlikely asymptomatic carriers spread the disease - it is more likely spread through close contact (within 6' of infected persons for prolonged period of time) or contact with fluids."
NO LICKING
Bears related content - Instruction manual on washing hands to the fight song
https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89772988_10158548941820992_165586936474370048_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=ca434c&_nc_ohc=qnaw4TswqQwAX-V7wAi&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=1ebf9fded2f5f68070d180fe482c2b49&oe=5E906C44
"Just hum that part" hahaha
A woman in my other internet community said she "almost cried" today because she read an account of conditions from Italy. Sure, now that it's affecting Italy, people suddenly care. Where were the tears when everyone died in Wuhan? When Asians were getting attacked around the world? When Chinese restaurants had to close? Oh god I'm turning into that woman in Terence's WeChat...
well, you expect the Chinese government to do repressive behavior at scale and I suspect that most people who don’t speak Cantonese or Mandarin aren’t attuned to what’s being said (or ellided) on social media.... as opposed to seeing something that got run through google translate posted to Facebook. I’m not excusing it but I’m not all that surprised.
FLORA WAS RIGHT
Chill, maybe it's more personal for her because she's been before or has family there.
She said: I'm only mentioning Italy because I happened to read a post by an Italian describing what's happened this past week there! I have not read any such personal accounts from people in China, that's all.
In a related note, I convinced my family to get Chinese takeout tonight to help out the worst affected retailers. They're going to have a rough 4-6 months.
As I was walking up to Safeway this evening I ran into a neighbor who was born in Cambodia but raised in the U.S. Unprompted she said something about Asian businesses being unduly affected.
I went to CityView for lunch today, and you had to order anything fried like potstickers off the menu because it's been so quiet they get all gross on the cart waiting for someone to want them.
I didn't even really think of that. That probably explains why my noodle soup was delivered in 20 minutes today.
I was talking with No 1 about how many of the smaller places around the tech companies that are having employees stay home, like Google, are going to be hurting. Like boba tea places, convenience store, small restaurants, etc.
The Panda Express at my local mall usually has a massive line... When I walked past this week, it was empty.
It's not exactly Chinese food, but it's Chinese-adjacent.
Also, not exactly good, either; and NOT good adjacent.
I organize a monthly networking thing. Only 10 to 20 people, but should I cancel it this month?
I would say no to canceling, but remind people if they are sick that it's a monthly networking thing, not a court appearance.
Don't go overboard. Maybe just make sure people stop licking each other.
Ugh--then what's even the point in networking?
Marianne Williams released a video to help combat Covid-19:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPACQatSP-8
For a more curated approach, see this article:
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/marianne-williamson-coronavirus-meditation/
This kind of stuff used to be laughable...before folks like her were capable of capturing large audiences and normalizing pseudo-science.
https://twitter.com/ruesilver/status/1156637641305141250?s=20
"My dad was one of the original team of doctors that discovered HIV/AIDS in NYC.
Marianne Williamson killed patients of his.
I remember him telling me this. I remember her name mentioned 20 years ago, and only not earlier because I'm only 30 years old."
She's already done so much harm. When HIV/AIDS was ravaging NYC, she convinced so many patients to stop treatment and go pray with her instead
holy shit
does she equate this to the DNC trying rig the primaries also?
FUCK HER. I'm not even clicking because I know it will make me too angry.
frando
https://i.imgur.com/C4G2rpd.png
"This is Bob (stick figure)
Bob is not panicking.
Bob listens to scientists instead of news media.
Bob is not buying items in bulk.
Bob washes his hands all year long because he's not gross and knows basic hygeine.
Be like Bob."
Items in bulk isn't a bad idea though. My parents health isn't the very best - so limiting trips to the store is probably a way to go.
Although I will have to say I didn't know why people are buying toilet paper in bulk. No 1 told me he read that most of the TP comes from China and people are worried that TP will run out.
oh my god, no one foresaw the TP supply chain shock! Where are the strategic reserves of TP?!
I had that thought! I was at the store and the TP was all gone, and I just thought man, the guy who owns Bay Area Bidets is loving this!
bidet to you too
Lowell Girls Soccer team.
Back-to-back champions. #1 ranked. 23 consecutive league championships.
Forced to forfeit while warming up in CIF semifinals due to SFUSD shutting down.
Hearts were broken yesterday.
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Coronavirus-SF-Lowell-High-soccer-forfeit-CIF-15120521.php
oof that sucks. Makes me wonder if it weren't for $$$$$ would March Madness be cancelled?
NCAA tournament will be played without fans
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28885422/ncaa-says-tournament-go-fans
Wow...Wow...I'm kinda shocked. Maybe it isn't all about the money. The host arenas are going to be hurting though. No concessions or parking.
UK Health Minister tests positive
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51827356
And she's a TERRIBLE person. I hope it's horrible for her and her recovery takes a long time. And all her nurses are from abroad.
PRO
Mariners home games through the end of March to be played elsewhere. Nats are scheduled to play there mid-April and I thought about going to see the games and visit my nephew. Glad I haven't already bought a plane ticket.
Rumor: Warriors will play in an empty stadium tomorrow vs. Nets
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1237796265577943040
Golden State eliminated from playoffs
[Tank.jpg]
Clippers [131] - Warriors 107
Curry DNP due to flu
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401161609
Huh, I thought the Warriors were eliminated from the playoffs in October.
What I wonder is if Curry didn't get hurt, would they be in play for the #8 playoff spot?
Probably yes.
Other current starters: Andrew Wiggins, Eric Paschell, Damion Lee, Marquiess Chriss. I say no - especially in the West.
I suspect guys like Draymond Green and Kevon Looney make a bit more effort to get back on the floor if Steph Curry were around and the team still had a chance.
Come on man. Kevon Looney is not a different maker in the NBA.
He's better than some of these other guys.
we'll never really know. even the team they have now isn't the one they ran out at the beginning of the season, can't really do a "what if?" comparison
I think they season they would be having would be pretty similar to the season the Wizards are having - check out what Bradley Beal is doing.
Warriors to play Nets without fans in arena following San Francisco order
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28884486/warriors-play-home-games-fans-following-san-francisco-order
"Fans with tickets to this game will receive a refund in the amount paid."
I assume those that bought tickets on the secondary market and paid more than face value will get screwed. They should only get face value back.
If you bought through a larger third party (i.e. Stubhub or SeatGeek) - those should have full refunds for the price you paid.
yeah that should be true.
Moot point; NBA has suspended the season after Rudy Gobert tests positive for Covid-19.
https://www.nba.com/article/2020/03/11/nba-suspend-season-following-wednesdays-games
Not really a moot point - people have season tickets and tickets they've bought to games for the rest of the season. The refunds are the next part of the discussion. (Suspended, not cancelled)
THE TANK IS PRESERVED!!!!
WHOA!
USA Rugby: Blaine Scully retires
https://calbears.com/news/2020/3/10/eagles-captain-and-cal-rugby-alumnus-blaine-scully-announces-retirement.aspx
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
White House classifies Covid-19 deliberations. sigh.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-secrecy-exclusive-idUSKBN20Y2LM
Hey, I'm at ease now. Jared is studying the matter!
Not to detract from our crumbling democracy, but on my run this morning I saw a big placard on a car's dash. I slowed and it was for the Reuters White House news photog. I wonder if it was the guy who took the picture in the article.
Tufts: Study on youth voter turnout rates
http://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/super-tuesday-2020
Primaries
Stick a fork in Bernie, he's done.
My social media feeds are blowing up with Bernie supporters who vow not to vote for Biden. SMH.
okay, honestly, some of those Bernie supporters are getting wound up by external actors. We saw how the 2016 election was influenced by Bots and trolls from Russia and we should expect the same thing today.
If you find yourself getting angry, think about who benefits from making you angry.
The Hulk?
man I wish we had gifs right now
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I think 85% them will come around by November.
Polling suggests about 90% of Bernie voters will come home.
https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1237793152523800578
People always feel raw when their candidate drops out of the primary and say such things, but not that many actually withhold their vote.
I would think if Bernie threw his support for Biden his supporters would vote for Biden.
That didn't work so well in '16, but I guess how he ends his campaign will have a lot to do with that.
Yeah he needs to bow out much earlier. Biden is already appealing to Bernie voters. Be classy, Bern! Separately, I think we tend to overemphasize small groups of loudmouths on social media. I hope that is all the ppl vowing not to vote Biden are. It’s such a stupid position to take...
This is definitely the wrong take home message, but I find it kind of refreshing that for once, it's a man who's being told to be classy and bow out gracefully, and who's being characterized as "difficult to work with."
Of course, it's a man because all of the women have had to bow out.
Well, Tulsi needs to get lost as well 😀 But I take your point!
I think we've all collectively forgotten that Tulsi exists already.
You know, I'm more concerned he takes a positive message the rest of the way, not that he drops out soon so much. No attacking Biden, and no attacking the DNC, no "rigged" nonsense.
zero chance of that happening. it's going to be several months of whining about the evil DNC, and 'rigged' primaries.
Homer
Bat Flips
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https://twitter.com/BenBadler/status/1237466210486439937
Monorail
Monorail, monoraaaaail!
Mono . . . d'oh!
Seattle
please avoid right now
And always.
Great opportunity to take a break from a long day of walking at Disneyland.
Are you BandAlum in disguise?
Stone
, Roger
Fucking asshole deserves 20 years in jail.
Also to be punched in the face
IPA
just say no to too much hops.
YES
They just closed their (pretty successful) Shanghai branch for good. The restaurant business is hard - they were filled and busy for 18 straight months - three bad months and I'll never get to order a juicy lucy on yuyuan road again.
Poneys
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, Emma
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Philips
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