Farmers probably need a shower...

Yep.

Good for him.

@Loki said in NYT Guild goes for diversity: @jon-nyc said in NYT Guild goes for diversity: It brings up a serious point, one that Peterson likes to make, that you can just keep chopping it up until you get to the smallest minority - the individual. To Andrew Sullivan’s point the individual is under siege. You are no longer defined by who you want to be you are put into a group and that becomes you. For example I am white privilege and ergo have no right to talk about a whole host of issues. I was born with original sin and should just be ashamed of myself and shut the fuck up when near a more oppressed person which on some level is just about everyone around me Just be thankful you're not German with co-workers who know it.

Considering the overall age structure of the country, the implied overall IFR is: 0.0020.17 (17% of Italians are 0-17) + 0.020.17 + 0.110.21 + 0.40.16+ 1.70.12+ 8.30.17 = 1.7% (!!) First order of business: if the numbers as given are broken down into meaningful categories, re-munge them together into this far less meaningful number that the masses like to punt back and forth among themselves as they discuss the epidemiological subtleties of COVID.

There was a surprise guest and thus no game-time during that meeting. Then the following week there was again no game time. I suppose I'll be on the hook but only if we ever do another game time. Nobody likes these game times during these meetings, but games are fun, and even if nobody has any fun, they are still fun. Just ask everybody professionally obligated to attend the zoom meeting.

Seems kind of dangerous to have all those other boats there. I would think that they would have a "no trespassing" zone for boats that are not associated with the mission.

I would agree that people want to work. 600 as a disincentive to work is not right. The real argument which I don’t know the answer is deficit.

@Mik said in Tik Tok: Sounds like after the fact bribery. Which the Chinese might actually respect. But Americans should not.

This is one of my main disappointments with Trump. I expected he would find ways to cut spending. The opposite is true.

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Thanks! Just to hijack Phibes' thread further. Isn't that funny about the Oct 1st thing? Federal employees who give birth even as late as Sept 30 at 11:59pm get ZIPPY, but one more minute and BOOM, you get 3 months paid leave. Our first came 7 weeks early which, if it were to happen again, would be Sept 23rd. That would be t3h sux0rs!!!!!!!1 <knocks on wood>

Ach, how wretched are these First World problems!

Wish she'd get that damn guitar out of the way.

https://nypost.com/2020/08/03/de-blasio-admits-city-skipped-permit-process-to-paint-blm-murals/ City officials ignored their own application process for public art projects to paint Black Lives Matter murals around the five boroughs, in order to mark an important moment in history, Mayor Bill de Blasio said as his administration faces claims of First Amendment violations for refusing to green-light other proposals. “We haven’t said ‘no’ to people, we’ve said, ‘If you want to apply, you can apply, but there’s a process,'” de Blasio said during his City Hall press briefing Monday. The pro-President Trump group Women for America First has sued City Hall for blocking a mural of their slogan “Engaging, Inspiring and Empowering Women to Make a Difference!” on a Manhattan roadway, while allowing multiple BLM paintings throughout the city. Hizzoner insists he didn’t block the move, just referred groups like Women for America First and the pro-police Blue Lives Matter to the Department of Transportation’s permitting process. But there was no approval required for the BLM movement.

@Axtremus said in Gas Flares Correlate to Pre-Term Births: Flaring from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Oh, this is from OIL AND GAS development. When I first read the title, I thought it was stating the obvious.

His recording of the Beethoven concertos with Szell and the Cleveland was my favorite for years. The sound isn't great, but the playing is wonderful. His influence will live on through his teaching as well as his performances.