Curmudgeon's Corner Episode 690

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[Ep 690] Superfluous Straight Lines [2:20:47]
Recorded: Sat, 2020-Aug-29 UTC
Published: Mon, 2020-Aug-31 09:30 UTC

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam discuss the Republican National Convention, the events in Kenosha and their aftermath, and the latest pandemic news. Along the way they revisit the debate on what constitutes a website, they discuss ceramic car coatings, and spin tales of fender benders and dog walks. Enjoy the madness!

(0:00:22-0:23:36) But First
- Trump avoidance
- What is a website?
- Ceramic car coating
(0:24:21-1:15:52) Republican National Convention
- Sam story
- Trump speech
- Tricked participants
- Chasing Rand Paul
- Superspreader event
- Hatch Act
- After Trump
(1:17:53-1:57:20) Black Lives Matter
- Kenosha Overview
- Differential treatment of Blake
- Rittenhouse incident
- Lives vs property
- Sports strikes
- Systemic Racism
(1:58:37-2:20:24) Pandemic
- Trends
- Behavioral waves
- Doing the minimum
- Asymptomatic testing
- Rushed approvals

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