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We finally, finally finished going through Pandemic Season 1 with my in-laws. I think they all appreciated the experience, even though it started on a very low note - two losses in January and the loss of the dispatcher. Things kept bouncing around but I ended up giving us a few perks along the way....

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I'm sorry but that is such a failure of logic (disregarding that the survey says 138 million as the estimate, not 142). But anyway, just because someone says they'd like to, does not mean they would. The question asked in the survey is: Ideally, if you had the opportunity, would you like to move per...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/technology/amazon-workers-pay-raise.html Amazon's pay raise to 15$ isn't actually a raise because Amazon is canceling bonuses and other benefits, which means some workers end up with less income overall. What I don't get is how Amazon thinks this wouldn't get out?...

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I've heard robocalls sometimes record you saying "Yes" (as in "Yes who is this?") to use later as proof of confirmation of whatever they're trying to charge you. May be a hoax but I've started answering with "Hello" instead.

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S03E03 (The Brainy Bunch) spoilers:

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I made a pretty large amount, so I used a food processor. And it ended up pretty viscous.

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The greatest feature of modern art is also its greatest problem. Modern art requires little personal investment in terms of years of training in color theory or pigment preparation or ceramics. This means there is no significant barrier to becoming an artist, and anyone with great ideas can create....

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Cooked so many things yesterday. We got a bunch of apples in our CSA, so I cooked them into apple sauce and froze them so we have some to eat on Hanukkah with latkes. It's getting close to freezing so I picked all of the basil and made a bunch of pesto sauce, froze that too. Made another batch of gr...

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I googled "does bebe rexha sexualize mental illness" and this was my first result . I'm not the only one saying there are issues with the video. TBH, it's hardly the worst video ever made, and honestly I don't care too much. But hey, sex sells, and Beats by Dre headphones or whatever prod...

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https://www.wbez.org/shows/16-shots/ep-23-guilty-of-seconddegree-murder/9d172a25-dd25-46cb-b0f8-1b701ae1ea43 In a rare partial victory for police accountability, shootieMcgee Van Dyke found guilty of murder, but only 2nd degree charges. 2nd degree ranges from 20 years jail all the way down to proba...

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Having skimmed over the video, that you consider it to be sexy is concerning.

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According to an NPR poll from this morning, Democrats were already pretty motivated, so it's mostly Republicans who are being advantaged by this.

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ucim wrote:They'd need something to attract the right users in the first place; perhaps a webcomic would do it?

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It would help to put a link to the board from the main page, probably.

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We just bought some ready-made...

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I dunno, I laughed quite a bit during it. And I felt the comedy was so different between the different characters, it was great! I'm just looking forward to seeing more of it.

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Yesterday I made tiramisu for the first time, and it turned out pretty good! I was very pleased with myself. The recipe calls for raw eggs and I needed a new carton anyway, and I found some pasteurized eggs at the grocery store so I used those. Little did I know pasteurized egg whites don't whip ver...

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That's a good point and I do try that to a degree. I read Lilith's brood and will give Wild Seed a go. Right now I'm trying to commit to reading at least as many books by women as I do by men. Which means I need to read at least 10 books by women to match the 10 books I already read this year. Yeah...

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A former colleague has the same surname as her soon-to-be-husband. Her favorite joke is to tell people they met at a family reunion.

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Most of what I read is sci fi and fantasy, so I'll give recs in those areas. I would also recommend you try to actively find writers of color (which you've begun to do with Octavia Butler and if you haven't read Wild Seed I highly endorse doing so). N K Jemisin really came into prominence a couple o...

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Tyndmyr wrote:Well, if that's the definition we're using, then I have some trouble with "the only difference between adult media and child media is inappropriate content".

Which is why I said that's a stupid classification system right in my first comment.

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But I'd hold that the domain encompassing adult work is inherently more virtuous than the domain that excludes it, being a superset of the latter. "For children" is separate from "For adults" for most people. The vast majority of adults wouldn't even consider watching something ...

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Basically, adult-themed media can explore a much wider range of human situations than child-themed media can, and to much greater emotional depth. Wait, are you saying you've never seen an afterschool special about racism, sexual assault, or drugs? Lucky you. My point is, most topics covered by adu...

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Your conclusion that they're not inherently better than each other is correct, but your reasoning is ridiculous. Why do you think the only type of "inappropriate for kids" content is porn? How are censorship laws and age rating in any way related to what is and isn't appropriate for kids ...

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Kavanaugh just got the committee to approve him, he's well on his way to become Justice Thomas 2.0 Maybe when we appoint the third Justice accused of rape, he will actually back down. And when we appoint the first justice convicted of rape, I'll agree he should. So up until April 2018, when Bill Co...

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Your conclusion that they're not inherently better than each other is correct, but your reasoning is ridiculous. Why do you think the only type of "inappropriate for kids" content is porn? How are censorship laws and age rating in any way related to what is and isn't appropriate for kids t...

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That is a very valid point!

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We recently got a Nest and are liking it. I'm not sure it's learning much (and our HVAC system itself is pretty old so there's a limit to what it can do), but the convenience of adjusting temperature from anywhere - including from bed with my phone without getting up or when we're half an hour from ...

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Apparently people like Searching a lot. I was going to dismiss the movie because it seems so gimmicky but now I'm considering going to see it.

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Weeks wrote:Oh! Oh! I know this one!

...um...

*buzzes in*

What is Occam's Razor?

I'm actually not a big fan of Occam's Razor because sometimes reality is complicated. But yeah this case is pretty obvious.

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There are already other people saying they knew of the story at the time, and there's one more victim that came forward.

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Yesterday I made a semi-fancy breakfast. Toasted bread (from Alex's homemade sourdough), fried spinach and onions, sliced roasted beets, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, and some home fries. Turned out great, except the hollandaise split :( Still tasted good, just not very creamy. If that's semi-fa...

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Yesterday I made a semi-fancy breakfast. Toasted bread (from Alex's homemade sourdough), fried spinach and onions, sliced roasted beets, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, and some home fries. Turned out great, except the hollandaise split :( Still tasted good, just not very creamy.

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I saw A Simple Favor last night and had a really great time. It's an odd funny mystery thriller. If you liked Gone Girl, you would probably like this.

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Is this whole thread's purpose just for us to tell you how clever you are compared to other people? DID I GUESS THE TWIST CORRECTLY??

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I agree with doogly that you should stop referring to your "problems" of being too intelligent. That said, it really depends on context. I'm listening to a podcast that reviews Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a 20-year old series, episode by episode. They actively avoid future spoilers on the po...

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Made a bunch of stuff, let's see... Saturday I made really nice pasta with a "raw" sauce - I fried an onion and a pepper from our garden in oil, but used a lot of tomatoes and basil from our garden fresh. Sunday I made a vegetable pot pie and a chocolate cake. Chocolate cake turned out OK,...

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I listen to quite a few podcasts... Here's my list: Comedy: 2 Dope Queens - no other podcast makes me laugh as much as this one. They bring in comedians that are usually OK, not necessarily great, but they are hilarious. Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me! The NPR News Quiz - the other podcast that makes me l...

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Defense drones predict where the hacking drone will be to make sure the shot connects. If you depower the hack drone immediately after defense drone shoots, there's a high chance the shot will miss. Then you power up the hack drone again and it will connect successfully. As for killing all crew on t...

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The Captain Marvel movie will be set in the 1990s and include a digitally younger-looking (youthanized?) Samuel L Jackson.

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Congrats! I hope work went well.

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