Happy Groundhog Day! As I mentioned yesterday this has been a pretty mild winter here in the northeast, but that doesn't reduce hopes for an early spring, so lets turn to the weather rodents. As unlikely as it seems based on how overcast is was yesterday, apparently Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, leading to his prediction of six more weeks of winter. But even closer to the BlueTower is Staten Island Chuck, reputed to have an 80% success rate, and beloved for his feisty relationship with publicity-hungry mayors (Mayor de Blasio did not attend today after dropping Chuck in 2014 though it was later reported to be a female stand-in after this accidental public execution). Chuck (presuming the substitute groundhog story isn't a conspiracy) did not see his shadow, and called for an early spring. Reports that Chuck called Phil an untalented hack along the way remain unconfirmed. It's frustrating to get mixed results from such an exact science like shadow spotting, but there it is.

nin wrote on Jan 24, 2017, 21:07:

Former Harmonix programmer Roger Hanna Morash passes away.

Reading through the details there, WTF?

edit: I was going to guess carbon monoxide or something, but K says:

Fire investigators have ruled out all probable hazardous causes, including carbon monoxide poisoning. Homicide detectives are currently involved, but that’s not necessarily an indication of foul play. “We’re still stumped by this one,” police officer Byron White told SF Gate.

jdreyer wrote on Oct 26, 2015, 14:04:

shul wrote on Oct 26, 2015, 06:07:
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I just had to clear off two doves who dies in my porch. one had lots of maggots. what should I do to clean it all up?

Put on rubber gloves. Scrape everything into a plastic bag, tie it off, double bag it, and throw it in the trash. Wash the whole area down with ammonia.