Seeing some videos on the birdsite from Shanghai that look pretty bad - not sure how representative they are of how the lockdown is going. Here is a link to a France24 report that seems to confirm at least some of it: https://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220408-china-shanghai-lockdown-quarantine-food

@th3j35t3r Yep, I'm still paying off a bill for a test that turned out (thankfully) negative from last fall - what they charge and the deductibles are insane

@Render Good lord, that's terrifying

@leejackson I get the same message in Chrome even though I've also whitelisted CoSo. Not sure what to do other than just ignore the message?

A very bad sign for supply chains and inflation. One can only hope this is a short lockdown like many of the others:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/foxconn-suspends-shenzhen-operations-adjusts-production-line-minimise-impact-2022-03-14/

@Detroitdre74 I feel the same way. I used to be so idealistic and optimistic, but the past few years (and now weeks) are a shock

Seems like the world is hurtling toward...something. A little faster today than yesterday

I've been wondering why the WNBA has been so quiet about evacuating players from Russia - this is not good at all! I read that all other players are now safely out of Russia/Ukraine though
https://www.si.com/wnba/2022/03/05/russia-brittney-griner-custody-arrest

I've got the YouTube stream of the nuclear power plant on, and it's a bit hard to tell what's going on, but definitely a building on fire

We could have told him ages ago!
https://twitter.com/umairh/status/1498703350610677764

Interesting Politico interview with Fiona Hill about Russia/Putin: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/28/world-war-iii-already-there-00012340

@WeThePeople Thank you for all of this!

@th3j35t3r That's why I have always felt that my small contribution as a Pro member is an act of patriotism. I don't have the skills to do much to defend us against that threat myself, but the least I can do is support someone who does

I figured CoSo would be a good place to find level-headed but also honest assessments of what's happening with Ukraine, and I was right. Smart group of people here

Massive windstorm last night, so of course we have a power outage. Thanks to whatever is holy that the Starbucks within walking distance had power so I could still have a hot coffee this morning!

Steven Adams picked up a 250-lb player and calmly took him to half court like he was carrying off a child to a time out #nba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdGRXj5n6_A