Re: Report on Zvox AV157 AccuVoice TV Speaker - Yesterday

Yes, I'll add my thanks as I'll probably be getting this or something like it for my parents.

Re: Almost forgot about all these damned masks I have around here - Yesterday

That's like when the pandemic came about and I slapped my head that I had some N95s for dust.

Re: Retired NYPD cop assaulted officer at U.S. Capitol, called him 'commie motherf----r,' prosecutors say - Yesterday

QuoteRgrF Quotemrbigstuff QuoteRgrF Looks like he joined up just long enough to qualify for a pension, then went pension shopping elsewhere. That's how the game is played (as you well know). Sublimate your true seditious behavior for decades of suckling at the public @#$%&. Makes me appear to be a pension shopper, folks from the 'ville are were hard-working, blue collar - as you well know it'

Re: Johnson and John vaccine ruled effective- but enough for your shot? - Yesterday

QuoteS. Pupp Quotedeckeda Yes I found that really interesting that it's more effective against the more serious cases. (Wouldn't want the opposite if forced to choose, after all.) Gonna be a hard sell to the anti-vaxxers, once they realize you can take the vaccine and still get sick. Even "100% effective with no side effects whatsoever" would be a hard sell to the anti-vaxxers. A

Re: Photographer sues actress for potentially defaming social media post calling him a "Creep’" - Yesterday

I'd say in this particular instance, being a Black person is probably beneficial; all of the recent racist attacks on Black people will turn public opinion against the White lady karen. If it were a slovenly older white dude, I'd say the photographer might not fare as well. (Strangely, this guy looks like someone I know who also happens to be a photographer.)

Re: Johnson and John vaccine ruled effective- but enough for your shot? - Yesterday

QuotePeterB You missed what I think is the most important figure for this vaccine: 100% effective at eliminating deaths. ... that is the major thing to someone like me, who might have a greater risk of hospitalization and death if I catch the virus. Further, because this one is NOT an mRNA vaccine and is just a "regular" vaccine, there's no concern about that aspect of the vaccine

Re: I contend gyms are full of narcissists - Yesterday

I think the masks are the difference. Here, gyms have been at 25% to 40% capacity. And everyone is required to mask up. I'd be curious to see the statistics for a state where there is mandated restrictions vs those that have very few. And the overall stats for the tracing.

Re: Warning! Do not drop acid before an MRI - 2 days ago

I thought that now they'll give you earbuds and let you listen to tunes?

Re: Retired NYPD cop assaulted officer at U.S. Capitol, called him 'commie motherf----r,' prosecutors say - 2 days ago

QuoteRgrF Looks like he joined up just long enough to qualify for a pension, then went pension shopping elsewhere. That's how the game is played (as you well know). Sublimate your true seditious behavior for decades of suckling at the public @#$%&.

Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights, dead at 101 - 2 days ago

I was just thinking the other week how we still had Ferlinghetti. RIP.

Re: Chief of Cherokee nation objects - 2 days ago

The peoples, tribes, and nations of indigenous America are probably the most dismissed segment of non-White populations in this country in 2021, so i say give those folks what they desire. With the caveat that perhaps some amount of sharing in the profits could be more advantageous than striking the name entirely.

Re: Anti-Defamation League Rips ‘SNL’ for ‘Offensive’ Weekend Update Joke About Israel - 2 days ago

Michael Che is full of @#$%&. I'm not sure what his purpose is, but then again, that can be said of most on the snl crew these days.

Re: Chief of Cherokee nation objects - 2 days ago

I'd say the A**hole is a good name, as most people who own one, drive like that.

Re: "TikTok users spread conspiracy that Texas snow was manufactured by the government" - 2 days ago

Quotedeckeda “When you believe in things, that you don’t understand, you will suffer.” — S. Wonder Haha. Great.

Re: "TikTok users spread conspiracy that Texas snow was manufactured by the government" - 2 days ago

They should go with that.

Re: I feel lousy (and I'm pretty sure it's not Rona) - 3 days ago

Was it a pcr test?

Re: I actually like this time of year - 3 days ago

I like snow, and we haven't had enough of it, imo. I have not gone sledding yet with my kids, and last year we skipped it entirely because of no snow at all.

Re: I feel lousy (and I'm pretty sure it's not Rona) - 3 days ago

QuoteRgrF A steep angled pillow wedge should achieve the same result. Thr trouble with those is the angle starts too abruptly, so it's easy to get weird pains from being in that position overnight.

Re: Biden to hold moment of silence, ceremony for 500,000 COVID-19 deaths - 3 days ago

Quotelost in space In the year 1600, 500,000 was the entire world population. It had to be many times that. We would not have multiplied to our current rate in 500 years. Edit: 400 years

Re: Really. This came out of an adult’s mouth. On Biden’s German Shepard, “This dog looks like, I’m sorry, from the junkyard.” - 3 days ago

There's a concerted campaign to knock him and Harris on anything and everything. Literally, everything.

Re: Mom (90) wants to get haircut from barber who has already had covid-19 - 3 days ago

QuoteDeusxMac Quotemrbigstuff Fwiw, people have now been getting haircuts for probably 8 months or so without it shown to be a high risk activity. Masks all around, and maybe double if she can. The dead coiffed tell no tales. (And how do you get a haircut while wearing a mask?) Just can't drink.

Re: FAR And away?!....for those interested 'Allen v. Farrow' docuseries debuTTed last night..... - 3 days ago

Re: Mom (90) wants to get haircut from barber who has already had covid-19 - 3 days ago

Fwiw, people have now been getting haircuts for probably 8 months or so without it shown to be a high risk activity. Masks all around, and maybe double if she can.

Re: Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll of Trump voters - 3 days ago

QuoteDennis S I've simplified this the best I can: These people are idiots, insane, or traitors. Yes, and there's approximately 74 million of them.

Re: MR Forum Fit Club: Jump you lump - 3 days ago

QuoteRAMd®d That jump wasn't as bad as I'd feared. Whew. Same. But landing on that 35lb plate may have hurt just a wee bit.

Re: Ted Cruz on cruise control - 3 days ago

QuoteSarcany Keep in mind that per CDC guidelines, he's supposed to be isolating for at least a week and test negative with a PCR test after that time before mixing with other people, having just traveled to Mexico and back. Exactly my thoughts as well. He's desperate, of course.

Re: NY traffic in the 40's - 3 days ago

QuoteRecipeForDisaster No one's on their phone? Haha. Almost no yellow or white lines in the street? Crosswalks? Yes! I did see some traffic signals, but nothing like now.

Re: NY traffic in the 40's - 3 days ago

I love these. Anyone notice what's missing from those same scenes today? (Probably a variety of things, but one glaring omission to me.)

Re: Blackbirds have taken over the bird feeders - 3 days ago

Squirrels

Re: Took awhile but they finally dropped the puck - 3 days ago

That game had such beautiful camera work, even without the gorgeous backdrop. I couldn't see it but watched all the highlights.