Out of the Blue [Apr 21, 2020, 08:50 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The PoolTracker site that we use for our annual NFL playoff pool offers the
ability to create an NFL draft pool, so I decided some of us might find this a
fun challenge. Here's
a link to the
Blue's News 2020 NFL Draft Pool (password is "draft"). Simply pick who you
think will be the top 10 players drafted in order in the first round of
Thursday's NFL draft. You'll get 10 points for each pick you hit on the head and
partial points for each pick that finishes in the Top 10 (10 points minus the
difference between your pick and their actual draft order). The tie-breaker is
to predict the number of trades in the first round. It costs nothing to join,
and there is no prize, so all that's at stake is bragging rights. But as has
been pointed out before, it's hard to place a value on those... they are
basically priceless.
Obituary: Founder of Radio Caroline Ronan O'Rahilly dies aged 79. Thanks Boing Boing.
Obituary: Founder of Radio Caroline Ronan O'Rahilly dies aged 79. Thanks Boing Boing.
Priceless Links
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.Breakfast Link
- Sci-fi author David Brin's recommended reading list. Thanks Boing Boing.
- Bad Hair Nearly Ruined "Gladiator" Scene.
Stories
- 7 of the best UV disinfecting devices for your home. Thanks Max.
- A Virtual N.F.L. Draft Might Be a Back to the Future Moment. Thanks j.c.f.
Science
Thanks Max.
- Self-aligning microscope smashes limits of super-resolution microscopy.
- Quantum entanglement offers unprecedented precision for GPS and more.
- Scientists use olive oil to discover new physics law. The Law of Deliciousness.
Media
- #CUCchallenge - Fightcovid CUC.
- Danger music with no enemies - Danger Music.
- Cow in the Pool, THERE IS A COW IN THE POOL!
Follow-ups
- Fusion Energy Gets Ready to Shine—Finally.
- Raw meat dog foods pose ‘international public health risk’ due to high levels of drug-resistant bacteria, scientists warn. Thanks Max.
The Funnies
RedEye9 wrote on Apr 21, 2020, 16:13:Mr. Tact wrote on Apr 21, 2020, 16:02:Remember, Dan previously said he thought "lots of grandparents" across the country would risk their survival to keep the country afloat economically.RedEye9 wrote on Apr 21, 2020, 15:35:Wow. Pretty amazing he could actually get those words out of his mouth. I think my response would be, "Show us how it done, kill yourself." And of course, then calling out, "Okay, who wants to follow him?"Tx Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) called for the reopening of his state and the country late Monday, saying there are "more important things than living."
A prerequisite for appearing on and watching Fox is to lobotomize yourself.
While Foxes company policy was promoting social distancing internally and had stopped company travel they were still making fun of Covid 19 because that was what they were paid to do.
John Oliver outdid himself this week, it's infuriating to watch.
what the soulless republicans don't get is that, as john oliver put it so well, opening early isn't trading one bad outcome for another, it's trading one bad outcome... FOR BOTH BAD OUTCOMES.
i.e., it isn't trading the pandemic for economic growth, or sacrificing economic growth for pandemic control - if we open up too early, it'll cause a second outbreak and a fresh (and possibly bigger) pile of bodies, and that will also crash the economy. possibly worse than now since many people's savings will have dried up by then resulting in a real recession.
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