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I mentioned in a separate item on my blog that I've narrowed my house search down to two - though of course this morning a brand new four bedroom house popped up right in the centre of my price range - and I have someone checking on one of the properties for me because I have... Questions.
There's at least seven doors and one flight of stairs that aren't indicated on the floorplan, the main bathroom apparently occupies four separate rooms, there's a window that opens out onto the patio which is in turn entirely inside the house, and I think I might need to replace the carpet...
Well, turns out you can find anything if you poke around long enough, including the last time this house was on the market back in 2015, and the photos and the floor plan from then.

Yes, there are exactly seven doors missing from the current floorplan - and one missing from the old floorplan, which shows not only a solid wall in that place but the kitchen sink on the other side.

The stairs are in the front hall, which is not what I expected. I thought they were at the back of the adjacent living room. That makes the front hall narrower of course but it adds light from above, and this plan shows that the loft area is larger than I had thought.

The main bathroom really is split into four separate rooms which, well, okay; overall it's 15'x12' so even with separate rooms for the bath and the shower it's not exactly cramped. Honestly, the bath room by itself is bigger than my entire bathroom.

And I probably will need to replace the carpet.

On the upside, someone with some interior design sense has been in there in the past seven years and replaced the old custard yellow paint in the dining room and kitchen with eggshell and white respectively, and probably added $50,000 to the valuation in one shot.

The 2015 photos don't make it look nearly as nice as the newer ones, and specifically the newer photos leave out the hallway and the stairs. But if they've just gotten rid of the custard yellow plague there as well, that should look much better than it did. And if not, painting is the one home maintenance task I have real experience at.
The Australian Stock Exchange expects more delays to its blockchain based trade records system. (ZDNet)

Originally expected to go live in April - last year - it's now set for April next year, but they've already advised that they're likely to miss that date as well.

I'll give them credit for that: If you know that your project is going to miss its deadline a year in advance, that means that someone is paying attention. I've seen - and rescued in some cases - projects that sailed straight into their deadline with no warning and no working code.

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Existing geothermal plants around the Salton Sea could be updated to extract $5 billion worth of lithium per year in addition to the 432 megawatts of power they produce. (Fast Company)

This seems like a good idea. Geothermal - unlike wind and solar - is a viable baseload power source, where it is available. (It's available everywhere if you're prepared to dig deep enough, but that's expensive.) And 20,000 tons a year of free lithium might be enough to start curing California.
The plain text internet is coming. (The Protocol)

I'm so old I remember when the internet was plain text.

...

Yeah, that's actually old.
When slower is faster: The rise of Python in scientific computing. (The Coop Blog)

This presents an interesting case where converting a program from Fortran to Python made it 100x faster. Python itself is 100x slower than Fortran - or more - but it has a ton of easy-to-use, highly optimised libraries for scientific computing. And straightforward Fortran code you write yourself can't compete with libraries refined over decades by thousands of programmers around the world.

Disclaimer: Speed up to go down, slow down to go up, struts will fix anything.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:00 AM

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1 Good evening Pixy

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 04:03 AM (2JoB8)

2 Good morning Skip

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 28, 2022 04:06 AM (MqQvv)

3 hiya

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 04:06 AM (arJlL)

4 Mornin', all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at March 28, 2022 04:07 AM (1Xy3/)

5 *Paint* added $50K to the valuation in one shot? My God, an entire house shouldn't cost that much. We live in The Crazy Years.

Good evening, Pixy, and morning to all you insomniacs out there! I'm up early to work out, but my back is giving me a little ache, and I'm thinking I should just stretch and take it easy after 2 workout days.

Things are still . . . odd . . . without any cats here. Quiet -- too quiet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 28, 2022 04:09 AM (c6xtn)

6 Hiya MLiiGRAM !

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 04:10 AM (arJlL)

7 On the other hand, Pixy, it's great that there are houses within your price range. I gave up looking around this dump years ago, mostly because of prices and neighborhoods, but also because I have no intention of living here after I retire.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 28, 2022 04:11 AM (c6xtn)

8 Painting--and also wall-papering--can freshen up a place a lot.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 04:19 AM (2Q+cC)

9 Fun to hear your house-hunting adventures.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 04:20 AM (2Q+cC)

10 telnet

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 28, 2022 04:29 AM (dNqv+)

11 Searching truck for air adapter found old phone charger with tiny connector and it does work on my phone. The wall charger has a double connection and thought it needed that for truck as well. Verizon guy told me the tiny would work but didn't have any.

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 04:30 AM (2JoB8)

12 We need that Acting from Home bot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 28, 2022 04:41 AM (dNqv+)

13 reposting

677 https://tinyurl.com/2p9fdzjy
Already posted on food thread but if didn't see it
20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 02:34 AM

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 04:41 AM (2Q+cC)

14 G'night early folks. Hopefully Prettygirl will finish her bath soon so i can get to sleep.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 28, 2022 04:42 AM (KAi1n)

15 Night SFGoth.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 28, 2022 04:43 AM (dNqv+)

16 5 *Paint* added $50K to the valuation in one shot? My God, an entire house shouldn't cost that much. We live in The Crazy Years.

Or to put it another way, the old paint was so bad that it subtracted $50k from the valuation. It looked like it was last painted in 1953.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 28, 2022 04:47 AM (MqQvv)

17 Amazing how a little paint will give a whole new perspective!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at March 28, 2022 04:53 AM (1Xy3/)

18 7 new doors? Keeps cutting rooms down to make more rooms

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:00 AM (2JoB8)

19 Good morning, Pixy and Horde.

I had insomnia last night and tried my regular cure: work on something until I was tired. Alarm went off just now. Hoo boy!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at March 28, 2022 05:02 AM (/+bwe)

20 Was that Will Smith slapping Chris Rock video at the Oscars for real? I can't even tell anymore.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 28, 2022 05:06 AM (rz+/y)

21 https://www.americanthinker.com/political blackmail empowers the american left
https://tinyurl.com/cmdhh3yu

This does explain the situation, I have said getting rid of Sundowner could happen any day but as long as he is doing their bidding there is no reason until he can't stand up anymore.

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:07 AM (2JoB8)

22 I root for terrorist attacks on Oscar night.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 28, 2022 05:08 AM (k1z9i)

23 Waiting to see if my truck starts, been having fits now and again these last few weeks but didn't start yesterday afternoon. It's going to strand me sooner or later.

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:09 AM (2JoB8)

24 One thing's for sure, the Will Smith slap will be all anyone talks about today.

Posted by: lowandslow at March 28, 2022 05:11 AM (qH6FZ)

25 24 One thing's for sure, the Will Smith slap will be all anyone talks about today.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 28, 2022 05:11 AM (qH6FZ)

Except here.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 05:12 AM (2Q+cC)

26 https://www.americanthinker.com/joe biden takes a major step to prop up the chinese economy

The Bidens were bought for pennies on the dollars the Chinese are making from him.

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:12 AM (2JoB8)

27 18 7 new doors? Keeps cutting rooms down to make more rooms

Not actually new doors, just missing from the plan included in the property listing. For example, the plan shows the doors within the bathroom (to the separate shower/bath/toilet areas) but not a door from the bathroom to the rest of the house.

I worked out that there had to be seven doors missing from the plan - somewhere between 6 and 8 but most likely 7 - and I was right.

Most of the rooms are original. It looks like the kitchen was doubled in size at some point, and that's probably also when the current bathroom was added.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 28, 2022 05:14 AM (MqQvv)

28
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 28, 2022 05:14 AM (DUIap)

29 The Bidens were bought for pennies on the dollars the Chinese are making from him.
Posted by: Skip

I saw a great banner on GETTR: I voted for the man who gave up his wealth for my country, not the man who gave up my country for his wealth.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 28, 2022 05:16 AM (rz+/y)

30 Except here.
Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 05:12 AM (2Q+cC)

Ace likes this kind of stuff, to make fun of. Check out the sidebar.

Posted by: lowandslow at March 28, 2022 05:18 AM (qH6FZ)

31 29 The Bidens were bought for pennies on the dollars the Chinese are making from him.
Posted by: Skip

I saw a great banner on GETTR: I voted for the man who gave up his wealth for my country, not the man who gave up my country for his wealth.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 28, 2022 05:16 AM (rz+/y)

Nice.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 05:18 AM (2Q+cC)

32 Listening to our beloved President yesterday preach somewhere in Poland...I think. The sound engineers added enough reverb to make it sound like he was in a large hall with cheering crowds. At first I thought I was listening to Ron Hubbard and the World of Tomorrow broadcast. Lofty words, phrasing the lord and pass the collection plate. Weird, like when I was about 10 years old laying in bed with my little transistor radio listening to the lofty words on Sunday night....like going back in time. Who ever wrote the speech went all out, and God knows what drugs Uncle Joe was hopped up on.

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 05:19 AM (RMfpC)

33 30 Except here.
Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 05:12 AM (2Q+cC)

Ace likes this kind of stuff, to make fun of. Check out the sidebar.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 28, 2022 05:18 AM (qH6FZ)

Oh, absolutely--and that's how I heard about it. But elsewhere--around water coolers, among the Smart Set--I think you're right that "the Will Smith slap will be all anyone talks about today."

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 05:21 AM (2Q+cC)

34 https://lecourrierdesstrateges.fr/exclu ces videos de crimes de guerre que les ukrainiens essaient deffacer
https://tinyurl.com/2uuhzzwa

Another purported Ukraine war crimes, only saying see it but can't be %100 it is as it seems. Very well might be.
Gorilla War isn't pretty

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:22 AM (2JoB8)

35 Add up all the wars in that part of the world over the last 200 years and you have quite a list. Russia, Germany, Finland, and all the countries in between. What is now, will be in the future. War seems to be a favorite pass time in that part of Europe.

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 05:29 AM (RMfpC)

36 G' morn all. Colder here lately. 24 now and I high of 43 tomorrow.

Far cry from the other day on the deck in the 70s. We tried out the metal detector and had fun w/ the 2 kids next door.

Looking for Jules' ring we found mine, not where we thought it would be. True story, next day she puts on gloves to go searching again, and there's her ring in the end of the glove!

Posted by: Farmer at March 28, 2022 05:35 AM (55Qr6)

37 Their is a YT video of a German guy (probably ex-military) giving his explication of what is going on between Russia and Ukraine. He doesn't believe either side and he goes on the explain the weapons being used on both sides. I wish I could find the blog, but he clears up what both sides are telling us, and the typical MSM snippets of video which don't prove much of who is winning or loosing.

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 05:35 AM (RMfpC)

38 In the Lousy-ana elections on Saturday, a lot of Rs won. I couldn't vote, these were not my parishes, but it's significant that very few Dems won. Of course these are the suburbs, not the city proper.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 28, 2022 05:38 AM (c6xtn)

39 There was 1 election in my parish, clerk of court, and both were Dems, so no surprise there. The suburban parishes went heavily for R.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 28, 2022 05:39 AM (c6xtn)

40 All we know is it isn't over. Quite possible Russia is not invading the entire country just certain parts.

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:40 AM (2JoB8)

41 *

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 05:43 AM (geLO8)

42 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 28, 2022 05:45 AM (ju2Fy)

43 Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

I voted for the man who gave up his wealth for my country, not the man who gave up my country for his wealth.

This is an excellent quote. But the Left is so filled with hatred that it will not touch them.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 05:45 AM (u82oZ)

44 36 G' morn all. Colder here lately. 24 now and I high of 43 tomorrow.

Far cry from the other day on the deck in the 70s. We tried out the metal detector and had fun w/ the 2 kids next door.

Looking for Jules' ring we found mine, not where we thought it would be. True story, next day she puts on gloves to go searching again, and there's her ring in the end of the glove!

Posted by: Farmer at March 28, 2022 05:35 AM (55Qr6)

Ha!

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 05:45 AM (2Q+cC)

45 Uncle Joe wants to raise taxes on Billionaires. A popular stance that will trickle down to millionaires, then to thousandths. Billionaires will just find ways to get around it, millionaires and thousand airs will pay.

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 05:48 AM (RMfpC)

46 Maybe I should put it this way: Germany _lost_ WW1, which didn't stop them from in the process of losing more or less permanently replacing the government of Russia with a totalitarian dictatorship.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain, Cryptid Anarchist at March 28, 2022 05:48 AM (8wMFX)

47 Today's Marxists while moving to Intersectionaly Marxism just can't getaway from class warfare, it's in their DNA

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:49 AM (2JoB8)

48 Pixy Misa

One of our 'ettes, Jewels45, has an issue with putting her link to her Etsy site in her signature block. She makes fine trinket for us, and has an artistic temperament.

Etsy is being a jerk, saying my browser is too old.
But her link https://www.etsy.com/ shop/Prettys4youbyJulie is not working, according to her.

Both that and https://is.gd/ Prettys_4_you_by_Julie works for me. Mind the gaps.

Is there a way you can help? She is a wonderful person.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 05:52 AM (u82oZ)

49 41 *
Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 05:43 AM

Profound, DB. Profound.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 05:52 AM (2Q+cC)

50 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 05:53 AM (u82oZ)

51 well, it's early

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 05:55 AM (geLO8)

52 It is the new Marxists moving to Race, Gender Marxism, old Socialists still cling to Class warfare, even Nanzi does it and is very wealthy.

Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:57 AM (2JoB8)

53 41 *
Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 05:43 AM

Profound, DB. Profound.
Posted by: m

I thought it was a slap.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 05:58 AM (arJlL)

54 JT

Good morning. Could be a brownish starfish.

How are you today, Me. Smooth?

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 05:59 AM (u82oZ)

55 How are you today, Me. Smooth?
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Meh.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 05:59 AM (arJlL)

56 Hiya Salty !

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:00 AM (arJlL)

57 totally fake slap

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 06:01 AM (geLO8)

58 JT

Mr Smooth. Poor typos in the AM. I'd apologize, but I'm over it.

I woke up early from an extended dream in a North Korean POW camp.

I wanted to say to the leader, that having a prison for a country does not make sense. You could be prosperous, have happy families and babies. It did not go well for me after that.

Maybe that is an allegory for Bezos, Leftists and all the insane power-mad people who will tear down a country to enrich themselves.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 06:04 AM (u82oZ)

59 Maybe that is an allegory for Bezos, Leftists and all the insane power-mad people who will tear down a country to enrich themselves.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

You poor folk just gonna piss you money away on food and such. Let us spend it the proper way

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:06 AM (vd8XM)

60 I've never had a dream about a N. Korean prison camp.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:07 AM (arJlL)

61 JT

You are lucky.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 06:08 AM (u82oZ)

62

How about a Turkish prison camp?

Posted by: Reunite Pangaea! Send $ Now! at March 28, 2022 06:09 AM (/b2vT)

63 Bruce

On artisanal, bespoke, water, curated peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and my wife. The rest I waste.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 06:09 AM (u82oZ)

64 Saw one of the clips in the sidebar about the declining Oscars.

Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer were hosting? Are the Oscars that hard up for any kind of "talent" that will host that show?

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:10 AM (vd8XM)

65 Today we find out if there are any offers on our second property. Could be a good day, depending what happens, this may be the point where our plans to leave this country shift into high gear.

We've worked hard to improve the place and it's in a high demand part of cottage country so I expect good news.

Posted by: CanuckJack at March 28, 2022 06:11 AM (g89YM)

66 On artisanal, bespoke, water, curated peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and my wife. The rest I waste.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Lol

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:11 AM (vd8XM)

67 Today we find out if there are any offers on our second property. Could be a good day, depending what happens, this may be the point where our plans to leave this country shift into high gear.

We've worked hard to improve the place and it's in a high demand part of cottage country so I expect good news.
Posted by: CanuckJack

Were are you moving to?

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:12 AM (vd8XM)

68 Pixy,

Call the Property Brothers in. I don't think they've done a show in Australia.

Open concept, man cave, new kitchen would all be yours.

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:14 AM (vd8XM)

69 https://tinyurl.com/zrj8v7xb

This is a German perspective on the war between Russia and Ukraine. It gets a little technical on the weapons being used, but I think modern warfare is explained quite well, for what its worth.

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 06:14 AM (RMfpC)

70 Bruce, Lord willing to the USA, but immigrating legally isn't easy or cheap.

I have some family in Florida and we spent a week there last month scouting neighborhoods on the gulf coast. We've narrowed the areas down, planning business moves, bracing the kids for change. What an adventure. My employer can flip me to American payroll so things are lining up.

Posted by: CanuckJack at March 28, 2022 06:16 AM (g89YM)

71 Speaking of Slap, anyone heard from him lately? He is negligent in returning calls.

Posted by: Farmer at March 28, 2022 06:17 AM (55Qr6)

72 Good morning morons

Have no idea about the Oscars, couldn't care less.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 28, 2022 06:17 AM (EZebt)

73 70 Bruce, Lord willing to the USA, but immigrating legally isn't easy or cheap.

I have some family in Florida and we spent a week there last month scouting neighborhoods on the gulf coast. We've narrowed the areas down, planning business moves, bracing the kids for change. What an adventure. My employer can flip me to American payroll so things are lining up.
Posted by: CanuckJack at March 28, 2022 06:16 AM (g89YM)

Good luck, CanuckJack.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:18 AM (2Q+cC)

74 14 G'night early folks.
Posted by: SFGoth at March 28, 2022 04:42 AM (KAi1n)

72 Good morning morons
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 28, 2022 06:17 AM (EZebt)

SF shift change!

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:20 AM (2Q+cC)

75 Talked to a nephew who is selling his house. His real estate guy says the market is in turmoil right now because of inflation, Ukraine and interest rates. He had several offers fall through, buyers backed out. Open house yesterday brought in about a dozen lookers and maybe one offer. Hopefully a good offer will come along, as he is having a new home built and it will be finished May 1st or so. Many of us have probably been through this and know what can happen.

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 06:20 AM (RMfpC)

76 Good luck, CanuckJack.
Posted by: m

Seconded.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:21 AM (arJlL)

77 Putin is laying mimes in Ukrainia.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:21 AM (arJlL)

78 I have some family in Florida and we spent a week there last month scouting neighborhoods on the gulf coast. We've narrowed the areas down, planning business moves, bracing the kids for change. What an adventure. My employer can flip me to American payroll so things are lining up.
Posted by: CanuckJack

That'll be fun. Hope all the plans go....as planned.

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:23 AM (vd8XM)

79 Putin is laying mimes in Ukrainia.
Posted by: JT

I'm picturing a mime, mimeing, "I'm Coming!!!"

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:24 AM (vd8XM)

80 Oscars? years ago I looked forward to watching the show. Now, I forgot the Hollywood elites were giving each other statues for their fireplace mantle. Who cares?

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 06:24 AM (RMfpC)

81 Speaking of Slap, anyone heard from him lately? He is negligent in returning calls.
Posted by: Farmer at March 28, 2022 06:17 AM (55Qr6)
===

He was here Friday morning or Saturday morning.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 28, 2022 06:24 AM (EZebt)

82 That'll be fun. Hope all the plans go....as planned.
Posted by: Bruce

Yeah; and if Putin shows up, tell him you're not a mime.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:25 AM (arJlL)

83
So the Grand Gesture at the Academy Awards event to show their support for stalwart Ukrainians was to stage a slap fight? Stunning and brave!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at March 28, 2022 06:27 AM (pNxlR)

84
Putin is laying mimes in Ukrainia.
Posted by: JT

Easy pickings -- it's not like they'll scream or anything.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at March 28, 2022 06:29 AM (pNxlR)

85 Yeah; and if Putin shows up, tell him you're not a mime.
Posted by: JT

To be on the safe side, get rid of any striped shirts.

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:29 AM (vd8XM)

86 Thanks for the good wishes all.

If Putin shows up I'd feel a lot safer being in a country with an actual military. No disrespect to Canadian vets or active duty, just to our government that has chronically underfunded them for decades.

Posted by: CanuckJack at March 28, 2022 06:29 AM (g89YM)

87 The junta is about to install a child pron-promoting race hustler to the Supreme Court.

Our system depends on Supreme Court justices snd other officials to have high morals and impeccable integrity in order to preserve our freedom.

The Republicans who could stop this don't give a f*ck.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 28, 2022 06:30 AM (EZebt)

88
So the Grand Gesture at the Academy Awards event to show their support for stalwart Ukrainians was to stage a slap fight? Stunning and brave!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars

Ace put a number of links up on the front page sidebar. A lot of insinuation about Will S being gay and cucked, and it was a real moment.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 28, 2022 06:30 AM (dQvv7)

89 In the video of Ketanji Brown Jackson that's in the badblue tweets, the candidate refers to "metting out penalties" (instead of "meting out"); reminded me of Debbie Wasserman Schultz referring to "mizzled" instead of "misled."

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:31 AM (2Q+cC)

90 Black on black crime at the Oscars? Nobody could have seen this coming.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at March 28, 2022 06:33 AM (S3EUx)

91 The normalization of pedophilia is happening right before our eyes.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:33 AM (2Q+cC)

92 Ace put a number of links up on the front page sidebar. A lot of insinuation about Will S being gay and cucked, and it was a real moment.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

So, Will Smith doesn't own a weedwhacker ?

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:33 AM (arJlL)

93 >>Our system depends on Supreme Court justices and other officials to have high morals and impeccable integrity in order to preserve our freedom.

hate to tell you
we're doomed

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 06:33 AM (geLO8)

94 So the Grand Gesture at the Academy Awards event to show their support for stalwart Ukrainians was to stage a slap fight? Stunning and brave!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars

Yeah; Will Smith is Putin and Chris Rock is Ukrainia.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:34 AM (arJlL)

95 One thing for certain, war crimes on any side only bring more from opponents

Posted by: Skip's Phone at March 28, 2022 06:35 AM (N7Qi5)

96 "This is what our justice system is about. It's about judges making determination(s) in meting out penalties to people who have done terrible things."

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:37 AM (2Q+cC)

97 Divide by Zero

The real worrisome aspect of ace's sidebar posts is that he was actually watching the Oscars.

But I doubt it. He got an email, and wanted to post late at night.

Hope he got some sleep. He has to post new content at the crack of noon. (He has said he is getting up earlier.)

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 06:38 AM (u82oZ)

98 Have a great day, everyone.

May the returning cold not harm the plants, only chiggers.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 06:39 AM (u82oZ)

99 . . . and skeeters.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:39 AM (2Q+cC)

100 100

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:39 AM (2Q+cC)

101 ; )

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:40 AM (2Q+cC)

102 I have to return to work today after nine days off. This will be difficult. FWP.

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 06:42 AM (geLO8)

103 Have a great day, everyone.

May the returning cold not harm the plants, only chiggers.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

And mimes.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:43 AM (arJlL)

104 Didn't Will Smith take the time to ask himself,

What would L. Ron Hubbard do?

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:44 AM (vd8XM)

105 What would L. Ron Hubbard do?
Posted by: Bruce

Isn't he dead ?

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:46 AM (arJlL)

106 Didn't Will Smith take the time to ask himself,

What would L. Ron Hubbard do?
Posted by: Bruce

Chris should ask himself What would Alec Baldwin do ?

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:47 AM (arJlL)

107 >>>Existing geothermal plants around the Salton Sea could be updated to extract $5 billion worth of lithium per year in addition to the 432 megawatts of power they produce. (Fast Company)v

That sounds like unmitigated good.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:48 AM (2Q+cC)

108 Isn't he dead ?
Posted by: JT

Yep

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:49 AM (vd8XM)

109
What would L. Ron Hubbard do?

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:44 AM

My take away is Will S is a cuck, and she's blatant about it, but the 'Science' tology folks don't wanna see him lose half his estate in divorce so their telling him to suck it up. He initially laughed at Chris Rock, but she probably got pissy and told him to man up. My 2 cents and worth every penny.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 28, 2022 06:49 AM (dQvv7)

110 Isn't he dead ?
Posted by: JT

Yep
Posted by: Bruce

So, he wouldn't do anything.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:50 AM (arJlL)

111 Don't you dare touch the Salton Sea! I know its rich in lithium, but we can get all we want from China using child labor, they come cheap.

Posted by: Colin at March 28, 2022 06:51 AM (RMfpC)

112 Geeks and Gamers has the uncensored audio from the Australian feed.

https://youtu.be/DJS-Ob6C968

Posted by: buzzion at March 28, 2022 06:53 AM (vMCab)

113 Just to give a sense of how badly the Oscar's have deteriorated let's take a random year, 1995.

Best picture nominees were.

Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show.

Last night the films were..

A gay cowboy film shot in New Zealand that nobody saw, a film about deaf people that nobody saw, a remake of musical that nobody saw, a film about licorice pizza that nobody saw, a remake of a sci fi classic that nobody saw, and on and on.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 28, 2022 06:53 AM (vasL8)

114 A gay cowboy film shot in New Zealand that nobody saw, a film about deaf people that nobody saw, a remake of musical that nobody saw, a film about licorice pizza that nobody saw, a remake of a sci fi classic that nobody saw, and on and on.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

If a movie fails in the theatre and nobody sees, does anybody care?

Posted by: Bruce at March 28, 2022 06:55 AM (vd8XM)

115 To me the punch looked real, and HAS to be real. Chris Rock barely flinched. Does not do much for Smith's tough guy action star future. Also he drops f-bombs at Rock, also not his "clean rapper" persona. So, he destroys both cornerstones of his career for a weak ass fake punch at a joke he had coming? No way. It was real, and Smith is done.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 06:56 AM (qnVBz)

116 a film about deaf people that nobody saw,

Guess they didn't hear it, either.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:57 AM (arJlL)

117 Good morning early risers!

A week ago it was a beautiful day, high of 75. This morning it was 19.

I am so ready for spring.

Posted by: Rosasharn at March 28, 2022 06:58 AM (yEBFM)

118 If a movie fails in the theatre and nobody sees, does anybody care?
Posted by: Bruce

Nope; just like if a mime gets riddled by a Lewis Gun.

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:58 AM (arJlL)

119 okay I loaded the will smith vid into some editing software and looked at it frame by frame

rock is reeling from the slap before the slap connects

staged

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 06:59 AM (geLO8)

120 Hiya Rosasharn !

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 06:59 AM (arJlL)

121 It was a slap. Not a punch.

Posted by: m at March 28, 2022 06:59 AM (2Q+cC)

122 okay I loaded the will smith vid into some editing software and looked at it frame by frame

rock is reeling from the slap before the slap connects

staged
Posted by: DB

Rock has ESP !

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 07:00 AM (arJlL)

123 Hi JT!

Posted by: Rosasharn at March 28, 2022 07:00 AM (yEBFM)

124 I don't think it was staged, because it would hurt not help the Oscar's at this point.

I don't know, perhaps the same Junta that's running the US Into the ground is the same junta running the entertainment industry into the ground.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 28, 2022 07:01 AM (vasL8)

125 This summer, Will Smith stars as the hapless divorced father who is in a rush to pick up his kids for his 1 weekend per month visit. Mom is going to take him to court, because he is always late to pick them up. In his rush, he runs a stop sign and hits the Easter Bunny. Per Easter Bunny code, he becomes the Easter Bunny. And now he has to fulfill his Easter Bunny duties while also convincing his kids and bitter ex wife that he is not a failure who missed yet another visit.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:02 AM (qnVBz)

126 I don't know, perhaps the same Junta that's running the US Into the ground is the same junta running the entertainment industry into the ground.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Junta almost rhymes with Hunter !

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 07:03 AM (arJlL)

127 Seems that I missed the Oscars last night.

Anything interesting happen, or the same old boring shit-fest?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 28, 2022 07:03 AM (3D/fK)

128 I'm going staged, but could be wrong. Just seems like everything is fake these days, and it is hollywood after all.

Posted by: SH (Overturn Roe) at March 28, 2022 07:03 AM (sX1BW)

129 The Smiths have an open marriage because Will sleeps with men, Jada sleeps with women. In her spare time she's a drag king. Yes, there are such things. Probably coming soon to an elementary school near you.

Posted by: JuJuBee at March 28, 2022 07:05 AM (mNhhD)

130 I watched the Smith slap. It was real. That on top of the keep my wifes name out of your effing mouth was over the top. All real.

Posted by: Jmel at March 28, 2022 07:06 AM (bVhJi)

131 also, don't they have security at events like the Oscars

don't people who rush the stage usually get stopped by burly men in suits with earpieces

I dunno

I can't really comment on this because I've pretty much tuned popular culture out

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 07:07 AM (geLO8)

132 And somebody said we wouldn't be talking about "THE SLAP" here...

What else happened over the weekend? I unplug on weekends if I can. Clean, cook and play with the doggies.

Posted by: Rosasharn at March 28, 2022 07:08 AM (yEBFM)

133 Slap fight? Meh. Would have been better if they choked on each other's dicks.

Posted by: fd at March 28, 2022 07:11 AM (vrz2I)

134 Maybe Rock knew it was coming. If he told Smith he was going to make the joke, or Smith heard about it from rehearsals and warned Rock he was going to punch him on stage if he made the joke. And Rock called his bluff.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:12 AM (qnVBz)

135 At least that silly war is not the top news anymore.

Posted by: fd at March 28, 2022 07:12 AM (vrz2I)

136 G'mornin' everyone !17 degrees, calm, a few clouds; life goes on !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (c1v4f) at March 28, 2022 07:13 AM (c1v4f)

137 So biden has called for the removal of putin and also labeled him as a war criminal. He really wants to get us into a shooting war with Russia.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 28, 2022 07:13 AM (bVYXr)

138 Dubbed the "Billionaire Minimum Income Tax," the Biden administration proposal, as highlighted in the document, aims to "ensure that the very wealthiest Americans pay a tax rate of at least 20 percent on their full income, including unrealized appreciation."

For now. Then it will be millionaires, then anyone with a million dollar IRA.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:16 AM (qnVBz)

139 Biden's commentary is totally in line with pattern.

He has always, always been feckless jn international affairs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 28, 2022 07:16 AM (EZebt)

140 >>At least that silly war is not the top news anymore.

Posted by: fd

I regret giving that TV incident the time of day

Posted by: DB at March 28, 2022 07:17 AM (geLO8)

141 The Smiths have an open marriage because Will sleeps with men, Jada sleeps with women. In her spare time she's a drag king.

ew

Posted by: JT at March 28, 2022 07:17 AM (arJlL)

142 You gotta be cruel to be kind in programming.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 28, 2022 07:20 AM (yrol0)

143 No billionaires are going to pay any more tax and even if they did the Feds would piss it away in a day. It's just a show.

Posted by: fd at March 28, 2022 07:20 AM (vrz2I)

144 138 Dubbed the "Billionaire Minimum Income Tax," the Biden administration proposal, as highlighted in the document, aims to "ensure that the very wealthiest Americans pay a tax rate of at least 20 percent on their full income, including unrealized appreciation."

For now. Then it will be millionaires, then anyone with a million dollar IRA.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:16 AM (qnVBz)

Incomes Taxes started at 2% on $100k.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 28, 2022 07:21 AM (yrol0)

145 20 percent on their full income, including unrealized appreciation.

Thats not income its WEATLH

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 28, 2022 07:22 AM (yrol0)

146 No billionaires are going to pay any more tax and even if they did the Feds would piss it away in a day. It's just a show.
Posted by: fd

Hence my comment. This is the foot in the door. It is easy for dems to get support for this. Once it is in place, it is way simpler to drop the income floor.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:22 AM (qnVBz)

147 "including unrealized appreciation"

Maybe somebody smarter than me can explain those three words.

Cause that looks a little too Pandora's box to me.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 28, 2022 07:22 AM (3D/fK)

148 Let's slow down the Slapruder film and observe frame by frame...

Mornin' everybody!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at March 28, 2022 07:24 AM (Dc2NZ)

149 And how many thousands of IRS agents will we need to check the stated value of asset gains verses the actual value of asset gains?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:24 AM (qnVBz)

150 So the Oscars was a look at oppressed black family life?

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 28, 2022 07:24 AM (oWBc3)

151 Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, who has suffered from hair loss due to alopecia, and Smith marched onstage, slapped him and yelled profanities after he returned to his front-row seat.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 28, 2022 07:24 AM (yrol0)

152 '"Oscars slammed for playing Toto's 'Africa' for Black presenters."

Would have been worse if they were white presenters.

Posted by: fd at March 28, 2022 07:25 AM (vrz2I)

153 36 G'mornin' everyone !17 degrees, calm, a few clouds; life goes on !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez (c1v4f) at March 28, 2022 07:13 AM (c1v4f)
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Luxury! It's 15 degrees here.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at March 28, 2022 07:25 AM (Dc2NZ)

154 Donkey will not allow the Salton Sea to work.

That is all.

*slap*

Posted by: sven at March 28, 2022 07:25 AM (Lzpvj)

155 Wealth taxes are unconstitutional, period. It would be funny if the lefties actually got what they wished for with a leftist Court one day though.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 28, 2022 07:25 AM (oWBc3)

156 149 And how many thousands of IRS agents will we need to check the stated value of asset gains verses the actual value of asset gains?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:24 AM (qnVBz)

on what date? 1/31 4/15

PS How do you get back $$$$ when stock falls?

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 28, 2022 07:25 AM (yrol0)

157 The Billionaire tax is expected to take in an additional $10 billion in tax revenues, but the IRS will need an increase in budget of $30 billion plus a new office complex to enforce the new tax.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:26 AM (qnVBz)

158 "Once it is in place, it is way simpler to drop the income floor.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy"

The goal is to tax IRAs but the folks at the top will skate.

Posted by: fd at March 28, 2022 07:27 AM (vrz2I)

159 157 The Billionaire tax is expected to take in an additional $10 billion in tax revenues, but the IRS will need an increase in budget of $30 billion plus a new office complex to enforce the new tax.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:26 AM (qnVBz)

We have wealth taxes. Its called the death tax.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 28, 2022 07:27 AM (yrol0)

160 21 Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2022 05:07 AM (2JoB

He is the perfect cutout for whomever is running the party comrade.

He is incapable of embarrassment or shame, indifferent to any activity by the cabal, and absent from any ability to judge the impact of his actions.

No compassion for the victims of his policy is a bonus, unless and until he costs them power he stays.

He will be there at least another 9 1/2 months.

Posted by: sven at March 28, 2022 07:27 AM (Lzpvj)

161 JJ
JJ
JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 28, 2022 07:28 AM (yrol0)

162
a film about deaf people that nobody saw,

Guess they didn't hear it, either.
Posted by: JT

Are we still talking about Putin laying mimes?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at March 28, 2022 07:28 AM (pNxlR)

163 38 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 28, 2022 05:38 AM (c6xtn)

In my parish the mules ran unopposed, but they are not exactly Ocasio-Cortez donks.

Posted by: sven at March 28, 2022 07:29 AM (Lzpvj)

164 Will Smith is a Mary.

Posted by: dad life enjoyr at March 28, 2022 07:31 AM (Hhr1b)

165 Chris Rock said he didn't know she had a autoimmune disease.
Doesn't matter, joke was funny anyways.

Posted by: dad life enjoyr at March 28, 2022 07:33 AM (Hhr1b)

166
rock is reeling from the slap before the slap connects ...

Let's slow down the Slapruder film and observe frame by frame...

Back, and to the left...
Back, and to the left...
Back, and to the left...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at March 28, 2022 07:33 AM (pNxlR)

167
Oliver Stone Presents:

"JFK 2: The Slappening"

You Only Think You Know What Happened!

Posted by: naturalfake at March 28, 2022 07:36 AM (5NkmN)

168
"Chris Rock said he didn't know she had a autoimmune disease," aides say.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at March 28, 2022 07:39 AM (pNxlR)

169 168 Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at March 28, 2022 07:39 AM (pNxlR)

Really odd she has one no?

Posted by: sven at March 28, 2022 07:40 AM (Lzpvj)

170 Kinda torn about the Will Smith thing. As a citizen, he did the wrong thing - using violence where there was no imminent physical injury. As a husband though? Whoa!

Posted by: CtHillary, dead but dreaming at March 28, 2022 08:38 AM (zSyrn)

171 Oh, and I do believe the Will Smith thing was real. If it was scripted, there would be no need to repeat a line like he did. The use of the word "fucking" wouldn't be in the script either, so that the moment would be television friendly. Also, he is a huge star, he had no need to agree to this vignette beforehand.

Posted by: CtHillary, dead but dreaming at March 28, 2022 08:41 AM (zSyrn)

172 This summer, Will Smith stars as the hapless divorced father who is in a rush to pick up his kids...bitter ex wife that he is not a failure who missed yet another visit.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy AOSHQ contributor at March 28, 2022 07:02

Oh my, CAT, that maadr my head hurt. LOL

Posted by: Farmer at March 28, 2022 08:43 AM (55Qr6)

173 First- Will Smith/Chris Rock thing is 100% made up bullshit. Second, if not, then it's apparently more okay by Will for you to, you know, "Paolo" his wife, than it is to talk about her hair.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 28, 2022 09:31 AM (Ad5j9)

174 48 Pixy Misa

One of our 'ettes, Jewels45, has an issue with putting her link to her Etsy site in her signature block. She makes fine trinket for us, and has an artistic temperament.

Etsy is being a jerk, saying my browser is too old.
But her link https://www.etsy.com/ shop/Prettys4youbyJulie is not working, according to her.

Both that and https://is.gd/ Prettys_4_you_by_Julie works for me. Mind the gaps.

Is there a way you can help? She is a wonderful person.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at March 28, 2022 05:52 AM (u82oZ)
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It is the space you have in the link. That is a good reason to use the tinyurls. It shows up as a %20 when the page is not found.

Posted by: Old Toby at March 28, 2022 09:52 AM (XbPAK)

175 IMSL Fortran has been around for many years (also IMSL Python); although, it's not free.

fwiw

Posted by: Sailfish at March 28, 2022 05:06 PM (zAHtW)

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