RidingAgain Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Interesting blog on staying away from stress that harms the immune system... And turning to more creative thinking. https://medium.com/the-mission/why-coronavirus-should-be-the-least-of-your-worries-d6ed6abe75bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) One of the best memes I've ever seen... Edited April 2, 2020 by RidingAgain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 21 hours ago, Barry said: I guess we can call this the Spring Breakers Bump... Oof. Okay, maybe this is the Spring Breakers Bump? That's about 40 more than the 20 per day average we had been seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I was wrong earlier about it being symptom based. The chart says lab-confirmed, so the uptick could be from just more testing. I wish they would also publish % testing for each day. Still, the 05 zip code has the most cases and that's west and north campus: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Snowden chimes in... https://www.businessinsider.com/edward-snowden-coronavirus-surveillance-new-powers-2020-3?fbclid=IwAR1vTfNFn16B6Pil9YmZ5g3hrjT1P2NlgzR7xEDU12i4v4saj8_zYfm3lug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Some good stuff coming in today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, RidingAgain said: Snowden chimes in... https://www.businessinsider.com/edward-snowden-coronavirus-surveillance-new-powers-2020-3?fbclid=IwAR1vTfNFn16B6Pil9YmZ5g3hrjT1P2NlgzR7xEDU12i4v4saj8_zYfm3lug this is the other thing we all have to watch. glad to hear Snowden has a wide audience, but I don't think it will be enough. again, Naomi Klein detailed how this works thoroughly in The Shock Doctrine, which she has available to download as an e-book really cheap right now. Edited April 2, 2020 by mack_turtle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, AntonioGG said: I was wrong earlier about it being symptom based. The chart says lab-confirmed, so the uptick could be from just more testing. I wish they would also publish % testing for each day. Still, the 05 zip code has the most cases and that's west and north campus: 05 touches us and includes both the medical area (38th & Lamar) and Central market, we are pretty close to campus 😞 Edited April 3, 2020 by AustinBike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) are people "hoarding" toilet paper? or are they just expecting to poop at home more because they can't poop at their office anymore? myth busted? https://marker.medium.com/what-everyones-getting-wrong-about-the-toilet-paper-shortage-c812e1358fe0 The same phenomenon is affecting all sorts of supply chains. chew on that for a minute. Edited April 3, 2020 by mack_turtle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: are people "hoarding" toilet paper? or are they just expecting to poop at home more because they can't poop at their office anymore? myth busted? https://marker.medium.com/what-everyones-getting-wrong-about-the-toilet-paper-shortage-c812e1358fe0 The same phenomenon is affecting all sorts of supply chains. chew on that for a minute. quote: "Talk to anyone in the industry, and they’ll tell you the toilet paper made for the commercial market is a fundamentally different product from the toilet paper you buy in the store. It comes in huge rolls, too big to fit on most home dispensers. The paper itself is thinner and more utilitarian." No shit! (Pun intended). I call it the John Wayne of toilet papers: It's rough, tough, and it takes no shit. (not my idea, I heard this years ago and I think it's extremely appropriate.) I avoid going #2 at work at all costs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I poop several times a day. no meat = plenty of movement. work poop is inevitable. unfortunately, the bathrooms at my office are way too small for the number of people there. two toilets per floor, five floors, hundreds of people on each floor. it's idiotic. sometimes I need to go and, right at 10 a.m. when everyone else's coffee enema is taking affect, all the toilets are occupied. I check the one on my floor: a pair of shoes is visible under each door. run down the stairs to the ground floor, same thing. run back up two flights of stairs to the third floor, two more poopers. it's a good work out to bet my heart rate up in the middle of the morning, at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Try this with your 2-ply at home to make it go further. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 41 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: I poop several times a day. no meat = plenty of movement. work poop is inevitable. unfortunately, the bathrooms at my office are way too small for the number of people there. two toilets per floor, five floors, hundreds of people on each floor. it's idiotic. sometimes I need to go and, right at 10 a.m. when everyone else's coffee enema is taking affect, all the toilets are occupied. I check the one on my floor: a pair of shoes is visible under each door. run down the stairs to the ground floor, same thing. run back up two flights of stairs to the third floor, two more poopers. it's a good work out to bet my heart rate up in the middle of the morning, at least. Please file your complaint with HR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 54 minutes ago, notyal said: Please file your complaint with HR. Make sure you attach a little black bag to the complaint with evidence of the problem. Tell them that you'll just leave it in the hallway since you know someone else will come by and pick it up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Did y'all start drinking early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: Did y'all start drinking early? Yes. Getting ready to transition to whiskey and maybe a good movie. Too wet out for practicing wheelies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: Did y'all start drinking early? Yes. I started weeks ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 45 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: Did y'all start drinking early? I am weird, in order to stave off things like Alzheimer's and whatnot I've changed my life. One of the big things is fasting, which means 2 meals a day. One at ~10am and one ~4PM. So, happy hour is always about 2 or 3 every day. Every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 My wife and mine's biggest decision each day now is what we will be drinking today. Is it a beer day? A wine day? Or let's just do cocktails. Decisions decisions. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Wine day for us. Final episode of Babylon Berlin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I’m trying to decide between crack and heroine. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Gotta live on the edge. Started with a vodka drink during happy hour and then switched to beer for dinner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, mack_turtle said: Wine day for us. Final episode of Babylon Berlin! How was it? That show was on my list but I took it off. I had a conf call kinda late then our now weekly webex happy hour with a Devil’s Backbone for me. Then it transitioned to wine and cheese while watching Ozark. Edited April 4, 2020 by AntonioGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 30 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: How was it? That show was on my list but I took it off. The ending was weird. Really weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I've been using these blue paper towels for years and know how well they hold up even when cleaning wet stuff. I figured this was because of how well made (tight fiber knit) they are, so I've been taping cut pieces onto the inside of a regular bandana mask that I wear when I go into crowded spaces. I just saw this today, so I guess I've been a little ahead of the curve. Sorry for not mentioning it before folks. https://www.yahoo.com/news/using-blue-shop-towels-homemade-221911287.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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