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Why would a helmet have…

Why would a helmet have wings if not to fly?

Nyp is knee jerk outrage…

Nyp is knee jerk outrage media. And demonstrably biased.

"oooh, he hit him right in…

"oooh, he hit him right in the goo-" -rg3

"A investigation..."

"A investigation..."

They all need fast…

They all need fast compressors per source and better gain settings across sources. At 1:06 it is pretty jarring.

Good subject-object who-whom…

Good subject-object who-whom, but you split your infinitive. "At whom to lunge" 

Mercantile in union station…

Mercantile in union station for dinner.

Little devils at Lechugas.

Coors brewery tour in Golden.

Work & class, super mega Bien are both excellent, same head chef-owner. 

Williams and Graham for great cocktails.

I think Mike Hart is just…

I think Mike Hart is just suiting up and pretending he's Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum.

No concussion protocol…

No concussion protocol performed = "You're good!"

"Don't call me Serious, I am…

"Don't call me Serious, I am Shirley."

He disregarded reports and…

He disregarded reports and briefings that arose from Obama era initiatives in which he was told there was an acute lack of preparation for a pandemic. Then he disbanded the task force. The next year, the "Chinese virus" came to the US.

He told Americans to not wear masks while his aides stockpiled medical grade masks for his personal use.

He "opened up" the "national stockpile" of PPE, sending less than a week's worth of supplies to my state, Colorado. Then his son said the national stockpile was for the nation, not for states and they would not assist any more. 

States then had to compete to purchase PPE and ventilators, driving up costs and straining supply.

He deflected blame to other entities, calling it the "Chinese virus", as if that would absolve his administration of his inaction. If he didn't make recommendations, he wouldn't be responsible. His inaction and lack of leadership has brought us to this point of trying to reopen before we have testing metrics and contact tracing at a level where reopening is prudent.

He pushed for schools to reopen for in person learning.

He threatened to withhold funding from schools that did not open.

He threatened taking away visas from international students who did not attend classes in person.

He left the WHO when they didn't say or do what he wanted. 

He pushed for unproven, untested treatments, threatening the drug supply chain for many who needed those drugs for legitimate needs.

He put his failure of a son in law in charge of, uh, everything. 

He pushed for an in-house developed test, which was slow to develop and even slower to market. Many countries had offered us the tests they were using. We, in our American Exceptionalism pride, refused. States, literally dying for accurate and available tests, went to those countries directly when testing was unavailable.

He pushed to change reporting of cases to HHS instead of CDC to obfuscate numbers, which failed and has been reversed.

He pushed for testing to slow down. It has slowed down.

He pushed for reopening the economy before his own recommendations for reopening had been reached.

He has not asked his followers to wear masks in earnest. He sent one tweet and wore a mask in public once.

He points at New Zealand's recent 14 case outbreak and says they are not doing a good job. Laughable. The US has 1000 die a day.

He failed to realize that a harder closure could be a shorter closure. We are feeling the effects of this today. 

He puts government funds toward giving large institutions interest free money and purchases private debt. This has propped up the stock market and helped the investor class while leaving the poors behind. Large companies are doing great; small businesses are closing every day.

Need any other examples?

SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus now…

SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus now has many mutations as well.

Japanese people usually…

Japanese people usually think of the "greater good" rather than the self. So if wearing a mask helps society as a whole, they do it.

In the US, we are very focused on the self. Wearing a mask is not for the mask wearer. It is for the people with which the mask wearer comes in contact. This is the major disconnect in the US. We assume the mask is for the wearer and does nothing for the wearer against aerosolized particles and individual virions. That part of mask wearing is true, but the mask is to block a percentage of particles exiting the wearer. 

My personal speculation is that since Japan kept the spread of COVID-19 low in the first place due to mask compliance, there were fewer generations/mutations of the virus. Also contact tracing is easier when there aren't 3MM confirmed cases. 

Many of me.

Many of me.

These are all a little…

These are all a little angsty, sad, art rock:

Pedro the Lion - The Poison

Pedro the Lion - Criticism as Inspiration

David Bazan - In Stitches

St. Vincent - Smoking Section

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees

Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay

Less angsty:

Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans

Sufjan Stevens - Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)

Over the Rhine - She

Cat Power - Metal Heart

They should remove the crown…

They should remove the crown of the helmet. Make it a ring so if someone wants to lead with the top of their head they only do it once.

Painter's presser quotes

Painter's presser quotes remind me of Don Brown's. Wonky and detailed, fun to read for the really interested.

That's my brother in law's

That's my brother in law's brewery! Glad you like it!

Blue Pan Pizza. Owned by Jeff

Blue Pan Pizza. Owned by Jeff Smokevitch. Great detroit style pizza. He only has a small tv though. They're probably also not open at 10AM. 

whole new world is my karaoke

whole new world is my karaoke JAM. It's right in my voice range and I can kill it.

Writing "title says it all" then writing MORE in the body.

title says it all. There. See? Did the title REALLY say it all? How stupid.

Car guys don't drive audis

Car guys don't drive audis and land rovers (unless they're pre-1990). Car guys drive weird rare things that don't usually work and don't care what you think about their tiny impractical underpowered death trap.

I hope he and you both have

I hope he and you both have had your measles vaccinations.

Downvoted because meta.

Downvoted because meta.

Stop drinking and go to bed.

Stop drinking and go to bed.

Saying they taste the exact

Saying they taste the exact same is like saying all pizza is the same. They both have crust, sauce, cheese, toppings, but no, they are not the same.

What about "o noes my youtube

What about "o noes my youtube account (jbakkar) is disabled!"

YAY NOW PEOPLE WILL MAKE MY

YAY NOW PEOPLE WILL MAKE MY COMMENTS GRAY.

I can't help but feel like

I can't help but feel like GR3 is soft. He had an ouch-y back and went out for the night. Stauskas rolled an ankle and went all Sugar Bowl Molk on it, despite it totally throwing off his jump shot and defense.

this is michigan fergodsakes.

this is michigan fergodsakes.

I think of steak as a cut of

I think of steak as a cut of meat you grill. You don't grill prime rib if you want it to be good.

Filet is steak for old

Filet is steak for old people. Soft and flavorless.

Ribeye is the steak of choice if you want a thick cut flavorful steak. Skirt is the best if you want flavor above all.

I'm so glad the ugliest big

I'm so glad the ugliest big ten team is on big ten network. and we have these awful student announcers in a soundproof room.

Maybe it's not just jimmies

Maybe it's not just jimmies and joes, but x's and o's and borgeses.

+1

+1

You couldn't smooth a silk

You couldn't smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe... I lost my train of thought.

One of my biggest pet peeve:

One of my biggest pet peeve: saying “title says it all” and being wrong about it.

Every time I see the ball

Every time I see the ball pitched to denard I expect him to slow up and chuck it deep. I guess that's not in the cards with his elbow injury... but one can dream.

Uh, I think it's up to the

Uh, I think it's up to the courts to assess the facts and decide for themselves.

the important word here is

the important word here is "any."

the ncaa is a joke. a joke with a lot of money.

So is that thing supposed to

So is that thing supposed to be like the dong forest but with stiffer dongs?

It really needs to wrap up.

It really needs to wrap up.

It's because Dileo caught

It's because Dileo caught basically everything thrown his way. Even when in traffic and do-or-die situations.

Guy in the grey shirt really

Guy in the grey shirt really likes to rifle those passes in.

Hmm... seems like a trap.

Hmm... seems like a trap.

5 years, because everyone on

5 years, because everyone on this year's team was also on the 2008 team. What a terrible algorithm. 

Cache/cookies cleared?

Cache/cookies cleared?

Putting that on a plaque

Putting that on a plaque seems like a very non-sequitur thing to do.

Brian has completed his mind

Brian has completed his mind meld with Fred Jackson and is now somehow still thirsty even though he has a desk full of open beverages.

Seth, you need an editor.

Seth, you need an editor.