Daily Tech News 29 July 2022

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The CHIPS act - delivering $52 billion in subsidies to the massively profitable semiconductor industry - has passed Congress after being bloated out to $280 billion. (The Verge)

Your tax dollars at work.

Won't stop Intel raising chip prices.
You might ask why Intel was pushing so hard for its cut of the mud pie when it's been having one record quarter after another and the answer is the gravy train just fell off a bridge. (Tom's Hardware)

The company posted a $500 million quarterly loss on a year-on-year revenue drop of 17% and an accompanying drop in gross margins, which is not a pleasant combination.

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A big part of that Intel loss was an inventory write-down as they close their Optane storage business. (Tom's Hardware)

Optane is faster and more robust than flash and cheaper and denser than RAM, but at the same time it's more expensive and less dense than flash and slower and less robust than RAM, putting it in an awkward place.

It never got the volume in sales to drive the price down, so now it's gone for good. It was an attractive option - at least on paper - for enterprise databases, but I'm not sure if it made much difference in reality.
Back on the CHIPS act recipients will be banned from building new fabs in China. (Tom's Hardware)

That provision is probably aimed at companies like Samsung, which is considering a $200 billion investment in US-based fabs. Samsung already operates fabs in China for older, lower-tech processes - as does TSMC.
Nirvana Finance - one of those bullshit blockchain "stablecoins" - just got wiped out. (Coindesk)

Someone borrowed $10 million - unsecured, anonymous, and online - and created a fake transaction to drain funds from Nirvana before paying the loan back and running off with the stolen funds. Like paying with a cheque and closing your bank account before it can be cashed.
Instagram says, "Apparently we are not the phone company after all. Who knew?" (The Verge)

Oh.
Twitter is raising prices. (The Verge)

Even The Verge is skeptical of this one.

Disclaimer: If you go through this door, you will die. Eventually. Of something.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:00 AM

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1 Good evening Pixy
Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at July 29, 2022 05:01 AM (k8B25)

2 Morning!

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:01 AM (vd8XM)

3 Dutifully called as always
And hitting the road, see you all out there

Posted by: Skip at July 29, 2022 05:03 AM (k8B25)

4 Mornin' all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 29, 2022 05:04 AM (MqQvv)

5 The problem is the chips are all made in Taiwan. Single point of failure is a bad idea. How do you transfer high-end chip manufacturing to continental North America without subsidizing it?

Posted by: rold at July 29, 2022 05:06 AM (1uTlv)

6 Howdy howdy.

Last day of my week of getting up far, far too early. I'm a little upset at how quickly I've gotten used to it, actually.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:07 AM (6FeV1)

7 How do you transfer high-end chip manufacturing to continental North America without subsidizing it?
Posted by: rold at July 29, 2022 05:06 AM (1uTlv)

Remove absurd regulations.

Tax the hell out of imports.

Don't tax the hell out of domestic product.

You'd see dozens of chip fabs spring up across the lower 48 within six months.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:09 AM (6FeV1)

8 Someone borrowed $10 million - unsecured, anonymous, and online - and created a fake transaction to drain funds from Nirvana before paying the loan back and running off with the stolen funds. Like paying with a cheque and closing your bank account before it can be cashed.

Geez, I can't understand much of what Pixy posts, but the whole bitcoin dealings has me totally confused.

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:10 AM (vd8XM)

9 Some people might consider "not taxing a thing" to be a subsidy of sorts, but that's an icky kind of thing to think, i think.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:11 AM (6FeV1)

10 5 The problem is the chips are all made in Taiwan. Single point of failure is a bad idea. How do you transfer high-end chip manufacturing to continental North America without subsidizing it?

There are actually a lot of high-end chip factories in the US - Intel, Micron, and Texas Instruments for example - but yes, Taiwan is a huge part of the industry and vulnerable to the commie lunatics across the water.

The CHIPS Act was not the worst use of $50 billion, strategically and economically, so of course Congress added another $200 billion to it that will be wasted.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 29, 2022 05:14 AM (MqQvv)

11 I'm not really up to speed on any of it, but i thought one of the driving forces behind Bitcoin was that it wasn't supposed to be stable. It was supposed to gleefully float in value based purely upon raw market forces. Trying to control the price of any cryptocurrency externally seems to be counterproductive.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:15 AM (MI5wU)

12 G'mornin' everyone !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 05:17 AM (mjR/z)

13 I'm not really up to speed on any of it, but i thought one of the driving forces behind Bitcoin was that it wasn't supposed to be stable.

Unstable. Can we call each coin a "Biden" then?

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:17 AM (vd8XM)

14 I've always liked Nvidia products and never thought they were pimps, but who can blame them.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 29, 2022 05:17 AM (0ocXn)

15 Unstable. Can we call each coin a "Biden" then?
Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:17 AM (vd8XM)

Shitcoin?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:18 AM (MI5wU)

16
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 29, 2022 05:18 AM (ENBF0)

17 Why do they call it the wee hours?

I've never once been up that late or up that early and said "Weeeee!" because of it.

They should call it the "Bluuuuuuhhhhh" hours.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:20 AM (MI5wU)

18
I wonder how many semi-conductor plants will decide that West Virginia is the optimal location, or else?

Posted by: Barely Saunders at July 29, 2022 05:21 AM (jE276)

19 Why do they call it the wee hours?

For me, it's when I wake up to take a wee...

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:22 AM (vd8XM)

20 The internet is an alley in a sewar. Crypto is paper money floating by.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 29, 2022 05:23 AM (b+v9B)

21 "The internet is an alley in a sewar. Crypto is paper money floating by. "

and nft's are the sediment on the bottom of the pipe

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 05:30 AM (mjR/z)

22 The internet is an alley in a sewar. Crypto is paper money floating by. "

and nft's are the sediment on the bottom of the pipe
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 05:30 AM (mjR/z)

And the secretary of transportation is the manhole.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:31 AM (6FeV1)

23 quick scan of the DM for the crucial news of the day, lol ... now off to the state park for a dawn hike !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 05:32 AM (mjR/z)

24
off to the state park for breakfast!

Posted by: Brown Bear at July 29, 2022 05:38 AM (jE276)

25 off to the state park for breakfast!
Posted by: Brown Bear

Yogi! I'm warning you!!

...Ranger Smith...

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:41 AM (vd8XM)

26 Thought experiment:

Twitter comes out with some kind of subscription based "Twitter Plus", where for a monthly fee your account is completely unleashed and you can say or do whatever you like without getting shadow banned or twitter jailed. Even if you post something illegal (like an outright murder threat or whatever) they simply let law enforcement handle it. Then they can be as much of a racist fascist goon as they like for the unwashed plebes.

Yay or nay?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:46 AM (6FeV1)

27 Followed by God's goodness. A reflection on Psalm 23. The insight section preceding the devotional has some comments on various instances in the Bible where Gd is referred to as a shepherd, and there's a nice short little prayer following the devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/3udpcuwb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2022 05:48 AM (fL5aK)

28 This picture made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/bdfv4xye

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2022 05:50 AM (fL5aK)

29 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2022 05:50 AM (fL5aK)

I always hate when i have to stop making a snowman to sneeze....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:51 AM (6FeV1)

30 >>>Like paying with a cheque and closing your bank account before it can be cashed.

Presumably harder to catch.

Posted by: m at July 29, 2022 05:53 AM (rnYgr)

31 This picture made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/bdfv4xye
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2022

***
My gosh -- look at those claws!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 29, 2022 05:53 AM (c6xtn)

32 A sign war between businesses somewhere in MO:

https://tinyurl.com/5eb5x6c7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2022 05:54 AM (fL5aK)

33 A nice story of kindness for a woman dealing with grief:

https://tinyurl.com/3a9hh4zf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 29, 2022 05:57 AM (fL5aK)

34 This picture made me laugh:

Looks like the squirrel is eating an Italian ice and got brain freeze.

Brain Freeze can also be shortened to "A Biden"

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:57 AM (vd8XM)

35 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo, No Cheetos allowed on the 'toon at July 29, 2022 05:57 AM (ju2Fy)

36 No Cheetos allowed on the 'toon

And no Grape Nehi.

Morning olddog

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:58 AM (vd8XM)

37 Brain Freeze can also be shortened to "A Biden"
Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:57 AM (vd8XM)

YOU bury half eaten walnuts all higgledy-piggledy across my backyard

YOU forget where they are and just dig up my grass at random next spring

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:59 AM (6FeV1)

38 YOU bury half eaten walnuts all higgledy-piggledy across my backyard

YOU forget where they are and just dig up my grass at random next spring
Posted by: Warai-otoko

YOU chew on random bits of things on my patio.

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:00 AM (vd8XM)

39 22 The internet is an alley in a sewar. Crypto is paper money floating by. "

and nft's are the sediment on the bottom of the pipe
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 05:30 AM (mjR/z)

And the secretary of transportation is the manhole.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:31 AM (6FeV1)

LOL a horde essay.

Posted by: m at July 29, 2022 06:00 AM (rnYgr)

40 YOU get caught in the trap that will be on the patio next week because my wife is fed up with you chewing on chairs, pots, railings etc on the patio

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:02 AM (vd8XM)

41 LOL a horde essay.
Posted by: m at July 29, 2022 06:00 AM (rnYgr)

The Allegory Of The Sewer

Turns out reality is just some CHUD making lewd shadow puppets on a slimy wall by the light of a burning trash barrel.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 06:02 AM (6FeV1)

42 17 Why do they call it the wee hours?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:20 AM (MI5wU)

Maybe because it starts off with the low-numbered 1 and 2 and 3 o'clock post-midnight?

Posted by: m at July 29, 2022 06:04 AM (rnYgr)

43 Morning, Bruce. I was busy putting on the coffee and taking my morning pills.

Posted by: olddog in mo, No Cheetos allowed on the 'toon at July 29, 2022 06:06 AM (ju2Fy)

44 I was busy putting on the coffee and taking my morning pills.
Posted by: olddog in mo,

First things first.

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

45 Maybe because it starts off with the low-numbered 1 and 2 and 3 o'clock post-midnight?
Posted by: m at July 29, 2022 06:04 AM (rnYgr)

Keep your facts and logic off my Dad jokes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 06:06 AM (6FeV1)

46 >>>No Cheetos allowed on the 'toon

h8er

Posted by: m at July 29, 2022 06:07 AM (rnYgr)

47 I know having to 'splain a joke is a faux-pas, but I don't understand are Cheetos prohibited on certain watercraft? Pontoon boats? Orange crunchy dust getting into the green "carpet"? Help me out here..

Posted by: Common Tater at July 29, 2022 06:10 AM (2igD3)

48 I know having to 'splain a joke is a faux-pas, but I don't understand are Cheetos prohibited on certain watercraft? Pontoon boats? Orange crunchy dust getting into the green "carpet"? Help me out here..
Posted by: Common Tater

An old sailor superstition back from when sailing ships brought Cheetos in from South America. They would sink in a storm, and the only thing found from the wreck is Cheeto dust on the water marking the spot

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:13 AM (vd8XM)

49 The LA Times article referenced in the ONT about American immigrant backlash is bullshit - classic whataboutism. Totally Orwellian.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 29, 2022 06:14 AM (oWBc3)

50 An old sailor superstition back from when sailing ships brought Cheetos in from South America. They would sink in a storm, and the only thing found from the wreck is Cheeto dust on the water marking the spot
Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:13 AM (vd8XM)

Orange spot in the morning, Sailor's warning...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 06:14 AM (6FeV1)

51 But, yeah. Eating cheeto like objects on a boat not only gives you the orange crud on the carpet and seats, then add in moisture from the air and whatever gets brought in from the water source.

Messes things up real quick

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:15 AM (vd8XM)

52 I had to forbid smoking on my boat after my nieces husband was smoking on the boat and I found a small burn mark on one of the seats.

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:17 AM (vd8XM)

53
No Cheetos allowed on the 'toon

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 05:58 AM

is there an exemption for funions?

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 29, 2022 06:18 AM (ENBF0)

54 I never fully understood cheetohs.

It's like the cheese doodle factory had a faulty extruder, and they said "whatevs" and bagged up whatever the hell was coming out.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 06:18 AM (6FeV1)

55 is there an exemption for funions?
Posted by: AltonJackson

If their not artificially colored with a day glow coloring, they're probably okay...

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:20 AM (vd8XM)

56 They're like the "kettle cooked" version of cheeze doodles, or something.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 06:20 AM (6FeV1)

57
It's not derogatory but my wife and I refer to pontoon boats as 'floating porches'.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 29, 2022 06:20 AM (jE276)

58 It's not derogatory but my wife and I refer to pontoon boats as 'floating porches'.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

That's why I enjoy them. I'm a large/tall person and most other boats aren't made for me.

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:22 AM (vd8XM)

59 I concur, the popularity of Cheetos is perplexing. I've never bought any on purpose that I recall, my experience only insofar as those provided as part of a lunch or something. I was underwhelmed. Same with Bugles, and Funyons. Now Doritos, those are OK.

Pringles are overpriced, but I've seen a can change hands for good money after a month or so in the field where resupply is sketchy. Sour Cream and Onion. Junk food is an important part of the daily nutrition.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 29, 2022 06:23 AM (2igD3)

60 Good morning morons. Etsy is closing it's office in SF. Twitter is downsizing. And there's not enogh monkeypox vaccine to go around, so the Mayor has declared an "Emergency!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 29, 2022 06:25 AM (dzJhQ)

61
That's why I enjoy them. I'm a large/tall person and most other boats aren't made for me.

Posted by: Bruce at July 29, 2022 06:22 AM

They're a nice stable platform to eat and drink, maybe fish. I can see why people like them. But I've never seen anyone water-ski off of one. They're just not built for speed. I like speedy boats.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 29, 2022 06:26 AM (jE276)

62 Junk food is an important part of the daily nutrition.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 29, 2022 06:23 AM (2igD3)

I could live off of cold pop tarts and sun chips.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 06:26 AM (6FeV1)

63 59
Pringles cans make good antennas.

Posted by: Ciampino - fries are much cheaper than chips at July 29, 2022 06:28 AM (qfLjt)

64 They're a nice stable platform to eat and drink, maybe fish. I can see why people like them. But I've never seen anyone water-ski off of one. They're just not built for speed. I like speedy boats.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

You can, but it requires a large engine. And you probably can't do slalom.
Open up the throttle and watch the speedometer go up and the fuel gauge drop.

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

65 60 Good morning morons. Etsy is closing it's office in SF. Twitter is downsizing. And there's not enogh monkeypox vaccine to go around, so the Mayor has declared an "Emergency!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 29, 2022 06:25 AM (dzJhQ)
----
Vaccinate against smallpox and you're now safe.

Posted by: Ciampino - smallpox vaxx leaves a badge on your arm at July 29, 2022 06:31 AM (qfLjt)

66
Cheetos are packing peanuts disguised in orange dust. Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 29, 2022 06:31 AM (pNxlR)

67
The last time I slalom skied my wife was driving the boat and did a sudden sharp turn. I must have been clocking 80 mph when I lost it. I don't think I ever explained the mechanics of sudden sharp turns to her.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 29, 2022 06:35 AM (jE276)

68 I main line red dye # 7.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at July 29, 2022 06:37 AM (jsvvo)

69
Valued far above intercepting and sacking the annual Spanish treasure fleet from South America was intercepting and sacking the annual Spanish cheeto fleet from the same locale.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 29, 2022 06:38 AM (pNxlR)

70 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at July 29, 2022 06:39 AM (yEBFM)

71 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*
Posted by: Rosasharn at July 29, 2022 06:39 AM (yEBFM)
===
I'm off duty today, so here goes
*twirls*
*stumbles into wall*
*spills coffee*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 29, 2022 06:42 AM (dzJhQ)

72 A goose step and a twirl.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at July 29, 2022 06:44 AM (jsvvo)

73 I could live off of cold pop tarts and sun chips.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022

***
I tried Sun chips once. Once. Each chip seemed like crisp cardboard, very lightly salted. I couldn't taste much.

Chili Fritos, now, that's another story!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 29, 2022 06:45 AM (c6xtn)

74 Flaming Hot Cheetos.

My son loves them.

Too hot for me.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 29, 2022 06:48 AM (C1rbv)

75 Wolfus, when Baked Lays potato chips first hit the stores they were the best thing since Exlax. Especially when you're kayaking in Class IV rapids. Did I mention I was wearing a wetsuit?

Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2022 06:52 AM (gktX6)

76 Kidsharn has been on vacation this week - I've been living on Cheetos. The crunchy kind, not the air-poofy ones.

No, I don't cook.

Posted by: Rosasharn at July 29, 2022 06:52 AM (yEBFM)

77 Hiya

Posted by: JT at July 29, 2022 06:54 AM (T4tVD)

78 Thanks Skip !

Posted by: JT at July 29, 2022 06:55 AM (T4tVD)

79 You'd see dozens of chip fabs spring up across the lower 48 within six months.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:09 AM (6FeV1)

Where's the single point graft in that?

Posted by: Senator Hrothgar at July 29, 2022 06:55 AM (Vq3yq)

80 Chicken in a Bisquit snack crackers used to be awesome - like crack cocaine, I expect, though I've never tried crack cocaine.

I bought a box a couple years ago - and got the Sadz. No longer fried or whatever it was those devils did at the factory - they are "baked" now, and they are only a poor pathetic imitation or reflection of what they once were, the pinnacle of tasty snack junk food crackers.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 29, 2022 06:56 AM (2igD3)

81 I feel like the Mexicans do about the gringo interlopers here in SC.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 29, 2022 06:58 AM (H8QX8)

82 Pringles cans make good antennas.
Posted by: Ciampino - fries are much cheaper than chips

Antennae for what?

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar [/u/ at July 29, 2022 06:59 AM (Vq3yq)

83 Need moar kauphy

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at July 29, 2022 07:00 AM (Vq3yq)

84 75 Wolfus, when Baked Lays potato chips first hit the stores they were the best thing since Exlax. Especially when you're kayaking in Class IV rapids. Did I mention I was wearing a wetsuit?

Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2022 06:52 AM (gktX6)
----
LOL
At least you didn't leak out and kept the aroma in too.
You know wetsuits and pantyhose have one thing in common: if one farts, in both cases the ankles swell.

Posted by: Ciampino - wetsuits & pantyhose at July 29, 2022 07:00 AM (qfLjt)

85 I got a bag of bugles a couple of months ago, didn't seem the same. I'll stay with cheeze it's

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 29, 2022 07:01 AM (sRUs0)

86 G'morning, all.

Time for Saltie's uplifting morning greeting.

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

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2022 07:02 AM (1n+EO)

87 I worked in Russia and the FSU for the better part of a decade from the mid 90's. It was fascinating to hear the people's stories - not so much about brutality, but about the sheer corruption of their leaders in the past and then the new class of oligarchs ruling them. Protests were still eliminated, journalists either played along or were killed - scary stuff. Here's your sign America.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 29, 2022 07:02 AM (oWBc3)

88 Lightly salted Pringles, baked Cheetos, Terra chips. Yum.

I agree on the Chicken Biskit crackers, they're not the same. I used to like the vegetable crackers too, they were in the shape of tomatoes, peppers, onions, then of course they changed them, now they're dull little rectangles.

Posted by: JuJuBee at July 29, 2022 07:02 AM (f5iMo)

89 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at July 29, 2022 07:03 AM (UnQlg)

90 Dead Taco use to be a commonly used name in Far Cry and Alien Vs Predator.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at July 29, 2022 07:05 AM (jsvvo)

91 82 Pringles cans make good antennas.
Posted by: Ciampino - fries are much cheaper than chips

Antennae for what?

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar [/u/ at July 29, 2022 06:59 AM (Vq3yq)
----
WiFi or search for "pringles can antenna"
https://tinyurl.com/5958a7um

Posted by: Ciampino - Pringle can waveguide at July 29, 2022 07:06 AM (qfLjt)

92 Kidsharn has been on vacation this week - I've been living on Cheetos. The crunchy kind, not the air-poofy ones.

No, I don't cook.
Posted by: Rosasharn

Why not ?

Hiya

Posted by: JT at July 29, 2022 07:06 AM (T4tVD)

93 Boker Tov

Gonna be a long day

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 29, 2022 07:07 AM (FHzKS)

94 Boker Tov

Gonna be a long day
Posted by: Nevergiveup

Hiya Captain !

Is this the day we set the clocks back ?

Posted by: JT at July 29, 2022 07:09 AM (T4tVD)

95 Is this the day we set the clocks back ?
Posted by: JT at July 29, 2022 07:09 AM (T4tVD)

Beats the shit out of me

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 29, 2022 07:09 AM (FHzKS)

96 Why do they call it the wee hours?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 29, 2022 05:20 AM (MI5wU)

It's when you wake up to wee, of course, after a decent enough interval of restful sleep to ensure that you can't fall back asleep and, thus, you become a daywalking zombie for the rest of the day.

Weee!

Posted by: Comrade flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at July 29, 2022 07:12 AM (U3uv2)

97 Protests were still eliminated, journalists either played along or were killed - scary stuff. Here's your sign America.
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 29, 2022 07:02 AM (oWBc3)

I like the people that have escaped from these hellholes looking in disbelief what is going on here and warning don't do it

Posted by: A dude in MI at July 29, 2022 07:12 AM (/6GbT)

98 I bought a box a couple years ago - and got the Sadz. No longer fried or whatever it was those devils did at the factory - they are "baked" now, and they are only a poor pathetic imitation or reflection of what they once were, the pinnacle of tasty snack junk food crackers.
Posted by: Common Tater

Must be my taste buds. Nothing tastes the same. Or they are fkn everything up trying to be 'healthy.' I was looking for something the other day and nothing but GLUTEN FREE crap everywhere.

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2022 07:13 AM (mn1Pi)

99 " when Baked Lays potato chips first hit the stores they were the best thing since Exlax"

those were the ones cooked in polyethylene glycol, right ?
never understood that idea, at all ...

Yogi did not put in an appearance while I was hiking; just as well, I was only carrying the j-frame.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 07:16 AM (mjR/z)

100 and thanks, Rosasharn, it doesn't really seem like Friday until you twirl !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 07:17 AM (mjR/z)

101 The problem is the chips are all made in Taiwan. Single point of failure is a bad idea. How do you transfer high-end chip manufacturing to continental North America without subsidizing it?

Grant the Taiwan engineers and their families instant US citizenship?

Why not? the former United States sure is lacking chip making talent.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 29, 2022 07:22 AM (3hSHB)

102 argh

Posted by: DB - still gaining acceptance at July 29, 2022 07:23 AM (geLO8)

103 "After enduring a brutal year, Biden is suddenly on the verge of a turnaround..."

The Comeback Kid! Er, the Comeback Dementia Patient! Same old depleted narratives and word games. For corrupt and incontinent democrats it's always the next speech, the next bill, the next something that will redeem them. For Republicans, it's always the "walls are closing in."

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 29, 2022 07:24 AM (H8QX8)

104 Taiwan should absorb us. Not the reverse.

Nuke me.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at July 29, 2022 07:25 AM (jsvvo)

105 Grant the Taiwan engineers and their families instant US citizenship?

Why not? the former United States sure is lacking chip making talent.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 29, 2022 07:22 AM (3hSHB)

Wrong color brown for dems to embrace such a plan.

Posted by: Comrade flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at July 29, 2022 07:25 AM (U3uv2)

106 I saw my first transgender TV ad. Some black guy in a Carmen Miranda dress prancing with spastic celebration over a brand of vitamin water drink.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 29, 2022 07:26 AM (H8QX8)

107 Polyethylene glycol is antifreeze, right, soc?

Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2022 07:28 AM (gktX6)

108 Yes, they can claim to more "healthy" - conveniently though, they also save considerably on cost, which I suspect is the real reason. Less calories, food is fuel, energy.

Fake fat, or alternatives, cause unfortunate incidents. I've had "Shit Boost Light Illuminated" warnings before, never in a wetsuit on a kayak though. Yeesh

Posted by: Common Tater at July 29, 2022 07:28 AM (2igD3)

109
I saw my first transgender TV ad. Some black guy in a Carmen Miranda dress prancing with spastic celebration over a brand of vitamin water drink.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 29, 2022 07:26 AM

I know it's only an advertisement but I thought the transgender crap was a white people disease only.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 29, 2022 07:30 AM (jE276)

110 Nood

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at July 29, 2022 07:30 AM (uvymP)

111 Ethylene glycol is "antifreeze" used in autos. Toxic.

Propylene glycol is used in foods. Presumably not toxic. Do your own diligence, think I have that right.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 29, 2022 07:31 AM (2igD3)

112 no, Eromero, antifreeze is ethylene glycol, bigly poisonous ... polyethylene glycol is quite inert over a wide range of molecular weights, kind of waxy / fatty, and edible; also a vigorous laxative, it's the active ingredient in the gallon jug of 'cleanout solution' used for colonoscopy prep, etc.
it enjoyed a brief fad as a zero-calorie fat substitute in snack foods.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 07:33 AM (mjR/z)

113 I wonder how many semi-conductor plants will decide that West Virginia is the optimal location, or else?

Access to large quantities of reliable electricity are absolutely required making Texas and California No Go states unless the fabs generate on site.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 29, 2022 07:34 AM (3hSHB)

114 I have seen a bit of broadcast TV on this vacation. The commercials are so forced and stupid. Every family is mixed race, most women are fat. And all of the kids are below average.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 29, 2022 07:34 AM (eC4Tv)

115 @114 - Lake Wobegon in 2022 in a nutshell

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 29, 2022 07:39 AM (mjR/z)

116 Nood JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 29, 2022 07:39 AM (dzJhQ)

117 107 Polyethylene glycol is used to keep moisture in, for example, tobacco, instead of using glycerol. As someone said below, it is not absorbed by the gut and attracts water so it is a good cleansing laxative for colonoscopy preparation.

Posted by: Ciampino - cook chips in lard at July 29, 2022 07:40 AM (qfLjt)

118 Stop posting “The Verge”. They are garbage tier.

Posted by: Jake Speed at July 29, 2022 09:04 AM (Vu1jV)

119 nic update

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, navigating the destiny machine with Fritz Lang at July 29, 2022 09:24 AM (LvTSG)

120 "Why do they call it the wee hours?"

Because if you're a male in his so-called "golden years", you have to get up to wee at least once during those hours.

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