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04-01-2020 , 08:10 PM

#5026

BrianTheMick2

Long way to go and a short time to get there.

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04-01-2020 , 08:11 PM

#5027

Howard Beale

Formerly red

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22,190

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Originally Posted by Xenoblade

you're basically saying you're not open to learning anything new, just watch tv mate

You're right but at least I AM going to write my book after years of putting it off.

And watching TV makes me just like the president so how bad can that be?

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04-01-2020 , 08:11 PM

#5028

de captain

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,514

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Originally Posted by BrianTheMick2

Well, then stock up on fig newtons!

OTT just reached a new milestone.

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04-01-2020 , 08:17 PM

#5029

offTopic

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Along these lines I feel like I should be taking this opportunity to learn to strum a few chords on the guitar, but I don't want to buy a guitar

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04-01-2020 , 08:35 PM

#5030

VincentVega

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Anybody an expert on writing essays in APA format? That's what I'm doing for entrance into grad school to "pass" time.

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04-01-2020 , 09:03 PM

#5031

ntanygd760

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So much for that slight downturn in deaths. USA was #1 yesterday.

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04-01-2020 , 09:22 PM

#5032

daveT

S.A.G.E. Master

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 23,955

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Originally Posted by ArcticKnight

So, this approach by US gov not to mandate all states to follow stay at home. physical distancing, etc. This i going to result in two waves, correct?

Seems indefensible considering what the experts are saying.

Also, the southern states that are actually coming around seem to be coming around way too late..

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...ckdown/609127/

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04-01-2020 , 09:25 PM

#5033

VincentVega

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Originally Posted by ntanygd760

So much for that slight downturn in deaths. USA was #1 yesterday.

Where we at today? I've mostly stayed away from the news

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04-01-2020 , 09:26 PM

#5034

parisron

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5 hours ago, over 835 for the day.

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04-01-2020 , 09:30 PM

#5035

Tom Ames

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Originally Posted by VincentVega

Anybody an expert on writing essays in APA format? That's what I'm doing for entrance into grad school to "pass" time.

Just missed it--by many years. Good luck.

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04-01-2020 , 09:42 PM

#5036

revots33

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Originally Posted by VincentVega

Anybody an expert on writing essays in APA format? That's what I'm doing for entrance into grad school to "pass" time.

Google Purdue OWL apa format
Also zbib.org prob best free citation generator

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04-01-2020 , 09:45 PM

#5037

revots33

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So what is the consensus regarding walks/bike rides? I live in the suburbs, not particularly crowded but on a nice day there's a good number of people out walking. I try to stay away from others, crossing the street when necessary, but occasionally you will need to pass others on a sidewalk. This is in NJ near NYC so obv lots of COVID around. Would you consider this needlessly risky? I really do feel like an evening walk or bike ride is keeping me sane at this point.

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04-01-2020 , 09:45 PM

#5038

SGT RJ

Twitching

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 49,109

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Originally Posted by whatthejish

Off the top of my head, here are things I would be doing if I wasn't working hard to beam TV all over the air waves:

-Play video games. (If you don't own any, get a Switch.)
-Finally catch up on all the shows/movies.
-Finally catch up on all the books, reread some faves.
-Do online hangouts with friends. I've been playing D&D like this for 3+ years.
-Learn a crafting hobby, make something tangible with my hands.
-As you noted, finally write that "great American novel" (at least get started).
-Start a podcast.
-Play board games (if you aren't totally isolated). There are some great new ones, and classics like chess are always fun.
-Do yoga.
-Plant a garden.
-Teach myself to change the oil in my car, because it's important or whatever.
-No mopping floors, but it would be relieving to purge some junk and de-clutter stuff that hasn't been used in over a year.
-Play with my cats because I guess they love me.
-Shoot a short film.
-Get my editing rig back online, put a project together that makes me smile.
-In the same vein, get back into tinkering with app development and game design.
-Create some music with my gal.
-Write a paper relating early cultures (Babylonians, Akkadians, etc.) to emergent post-apocalyptic cultures (Mad Max).
-Get much, much better at cooking.
-Do and/or learn small repairs such as sewing.
-Learn how to cut hair so that it doesn't look terrible.
-Animal Crossing. Seriously, I would play so much Animal Crossing.

My favorite part of this is anyone thinking they can find a Switch right now.

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04-01-2020 , 09:50 PM

#5039

de captain

Pooh-Bah

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Originally Posted by revots33

Assuming you take the proper precautions when removing your hazmat suit after your walk this seems fine.

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04-01-2020 , 09:51 PM

#5040

filthyvermin

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google banning ads of anyone criticizing usa govt's handling of this situation. cuz you know, usa govt has done such an amazing job, and any criticism would be unjustified, unhelpful, and never save anyone's life *sigh* wtf man!?

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04-01-2020 , 09:52 PM

#5041

THAY3R

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In absolutely totally coincidental news, Army lab Fort Detrick was re-opened yesterday(After being shut down last year for lab violations involving a redacted(for public health reasons) "select agent" shortly before the 2019 Military Games in Wuhan in October) and now they think they are close to a cure. These are all literal facts lol

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04-01-2020 , 09:56 PM

#5042

whatthejish

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Originally Posted by THAY3R

for like 100% markup in 5-15 days

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Originally Posted by SGT RJ

My favorite part of this is anyone thinking they can find a Switch right now.

Okay, I didn’t realize people were scalping Switches right now. Regardless, there’s a plethora of other gaming devices in existence, including your phone.

There’s also the rest of the damn list.

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04-01-2020 , 10:06 PM

#5043

Howard Treesong

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Originally Posted by revots33

Should be fine.

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04-01-2020 , 10:07 PM

#5044

Howard Treesong

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Originally Posted by THAY3R

Please stop with the silly conspiracy theories.

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04-01-2020 , 10:14 PM

#5045

de captain

Pooh-Bah

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Originally Posted by Howard Treesong

Should be fine.

Is the average NJ sidewalk > 6' wide?

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04-01-2020 , 10:27 PM

#5046

THAY3R

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Originally Posted by Howard Treesong

Please stop with the silly conspiracy theories.

You're projecting, those are real things that happened. Agreed it's easy to think up crazy possibilities given all the redacted information we have

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04-01-2020 , 10:30 PM

#5047

Howard Treesong

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No, of course not. When i've been out walking, however, i've found others to be quite courteous and people almost universally either step into the street or a lawn to keep as much distance as reasonably possible between people passing one another. It would seem (obviously without clinical support) that passing someone on a street is much less likely to transmit an infection than passing them in an enclosed hallway or sitting near them at dinner or at a sports event, or packed in with them at a rave. So I'm guessing it is likely fine. Obviously, I'm no expert.

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04-01-2020 , 10:31 PM

#5048

Howard Treesong

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Originally Posted by THAY3R

You're projecting, those are real things that happened. Agreed it's easy to think up crazy possibilities given all the redacted information we have

I'm not objecting to either fact but rather to your silly thesis that the two facts are somehow causally linked.

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04-01-2020 , 10:32 PM

#5049

THAY3R

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I'm just saying that if you don't have it at >10% of this being related to either a **** up by USA or China or something deliberate then I dunno man. They're both obfuscating hard