Daily Tech News 26 October 2023

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Pixy's First Rule of Rare Firmware Bugs That Take out All Your CPUs One by One: They only happen between 2AM and 4AM.
Twitter competitor Pebble is shutting down on Wednesday. (ZDNet)

It had 20,000 users.

Which used to be a lot.

In the early 70s.

Tech News

The Biden Administration is set to unveil a "sweeping" executive order on AI next week. (Washington Post) (archive site)

As an executive order, it can only affect the federal government, and the problem I see is that the order is unlikely to go far enough in curbing government use of AI bullshit.
In which academics reap what they have sown. (The Verge)

The story tries to pin the blame on conservatives, even though nobody in the story is to the right of Mao. A typical AWFL college student goes off the deep end and files Title IX complaints - and this is her mistake - against every lecturer she ever had contact with.

No. Single out the weakest animal from the pack and take it down. If you charge in they're going to see you coming and stomp you.
Boeing has now lost more than $2 billion - which used to be a lot - on two new Air Force jets. (CNN)

As in, two planes, not two new jet fighter programs.

Air Force One A and One B - I guess - were supposed to total $3.9 billion. Since the contract was signed during the Trump Administration, it's fixed-price, not cost-plus, so Boeing gets to eat the loss.

Which of course means that they pass that loss on to customers, rather than the government passing the overrun on to taxpayers in the more traditional way.
Where ae all the laid-off workers from Big Tech going? (Dev Interrupted)

They're writing RPG IV for Mutual of Omaha.

I mean, not all of them, but there were a lot of boring companies that actually do stuff that were looking for programmers, and if you move from California to Nebraska you can take a hell of a pay cut and still have more left over at the end of the month.
Team's Cardea Z540 is a 12GBps PCIe 5 SSD. (Tom's Hardware)

While PCIe 5 is in the "I still don't need it" category, it's only about twice the price of PCIe 3 storage and more than three times as fast. It might even make a noticeable difference in some things.

Maybe.

Disclaimer: To be, or not to be... Yeah, not to be, that's the ticket.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:05 AM (fwDg9)

2 yay

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 04:05 AM (aWeTk)

3 Big Day today, won't be around today for awhile

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:07 AM (fwDg9)

4 >>>Pixy's First Rule of Rare Firmware Bugs That Take out All Your CPUs One by One: They only happen between 2AM and 4AM.

It sounds as if you are speaking from experience, perhaps very recent experience.

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 04:07 AM (aWeTk)

5 G'day Skip.

m: You might say that, yes. Brand new 128-core server at the day job decided to turn it into the night job.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 26, 2023 04:10 AM (BLOW1)

6 A brand-new 128-core server with a Critical Job Sensor!

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 04:12 AM (aWeTk)

7 Getting operated this morning , have to leave my normal commute time

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:12 AM (fwDg9)

8 I hate firmware bugs.

But at least they don’t fly at you like a palmetto bug.

Or something like that…

Posted by: Adriane the Guitar List Critic . . . at October 26, 2023 04:13 AM (4Winp)

9 Skip - be well.

Posted by: Adriane the Guitar List Critic . . . at October 26, 2023 04:13 AM (4Winp)

10 Happy de-herniating, Skip!

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 04:13 AM (aWeTk)

11 Mornin', all.

Skip! I haven't been here a few days. Operated?

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at October 26, 2023 04:14 AM (yV7Fy)

12 from the ONT

609 https://tinyurl.com/ymwru48j
A good 20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 03:46 AM (fwDg9)

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 04:15 AM (aWeTk)

13 Was a good Bad Blue

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:17 AM (fwDg9)

14
Interesting tech related 4 am thought; perhaps all these Hamas murderers brought their cell phones into Israel and 'pinged' a cell phone tower with their number. I won't go further with the thought but those who know about the tech can guess where this is going.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 26, 2023 04:18 AM (enJYY)

15 Boeing is one of the few companies, check that, likely the only major company in the US that has traditionally always been supported by both parties not just in rhetoric but in deeds.

I realize the Dems have gone full on anti American commie, but up. ‘til know, no company has had such bipartisan support as Boeing. If the details are needed, they are there for anyone to pull up for debate.

Boeing tries to wreck itself every ten years or so, mostly because of unions and incompetent management. Google Phil Condit and when Boeing stock hit $29.

So much of American greatness is held back by our own doing. You will never see the French, Japanese, Russians, etc hold themselves back and reduce their own wins like the Anglosphere in this age is want to do.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 04:19 AM (iSbK8)

16 Have a hernia

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:19 AM (fwDg9)

17 First thing: I bought an Onkyo Tape Deck for USD$60 off eBay that is the craziest bit of 1980 business, it's basically Patrick Bateman in tape deck form. It seems to be NOS, all but brand new. The sound is astounding. It's amazing.

Onkyo TA-2025.

Posted by: LenNeal at October 26, 2023 04:21 AM (/BBNv)

18 "So much of American greatness is held back by our own doing."

This.

Couple this with Americans not wanting to take any responsibility for their own stupid decisions ("I know! Let's blame free trade!!!" for example), and you see a terrible problem.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at October 26, 2023 04:22 AM (8sMut)

19 Sorry to hear that Skip.
A prayer up for all to go well for you today

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at October 26, 2023 04:23 AM (yV7Fy)

20 The Onkyo TM-2025 makes me want to pick up some girl with big hair at the Metal Club and bring her back to my waterbed in my V6 Fiero and play mix tapes on Dolby NR.

Posted by: LenNeal at October 26, 2023 04:24 AM (/BBNv)

21 Won't be today but tomorrow might be last day for coffee creamer, 2 Giants have only bigger sizes and it would be a waste for me to get it. Sometimes even small size goes bad before I get to use it all.

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:29 AM (fwDg9)

22 Also, I received an email on Yandex, which is now Yandex 360 since they bailed out of Russia proper, and are running out of Serbia and Switzerland. I demanded from this business about the Turkish Earthquake a 'cast of characters' so I can at least keep track of who the *F* we are talking about and my contact sent me an Excel 360 Spreadsheet.

I opened it in Chrome just to take a look and I think my physical pain was apparent to everyone in the office.

That crippled, hunched-over kind of pain.

"Uorgh!"

Posted by: LenNeal felt it at October 26, 2023 04:30 AM (/BBNv)

23 Evening and morning to all! Up early for another day at the electron mines. Right now on MeTV there's a 1974 Barnaby Jones episode dealing a murderous computer programmer, a sleek well-dressed fellow played by James Olson. Interesting to see, twenty years before the 'Net and more than ten before PCs became widespread, the attitude people had toward the room-filling machines with tape drives and tape storage, etc.

I wish I'd gone into that back then when I was in college. Of course, it would have meant dealing with punch cards and the like.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2023 04:38 AM (omVj0)

24 I wish I'd gone into that back then when I was in college. Of course, it would have meant dealing with punch cards and the like.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2023 04:38 AM (omVj0)

One learns the value of numbering cards/using comments after dropping your stack of cards -- once.

Posted by: RickZ at October 26, 2023 04:44 AM (emlEe)

25 This goes on and on, but here it is (NRO):

Minneapolis Man Cast as Anti-Palestinian Agitator Was Trying to Get Home When Mob Surrounded Car

https://archive.ph/9Hu7Z

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 04:44 AM (aWeTk)

26 Pixy's First Rule of Rare Firmware Bugs That Take out All Your CPUs One by One: They only happen between 2AM and 4AM.
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What have you done to Murphy?!?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 26, 2023 04:45 AM (2ShPH)

27 This could be a cool thread, the first time you saw the internet or people with personal computers.

I am a history guy. I like history booze in the history of booze if you will match me on that subject lol.

But the first time I encountered the internet was 1984. I was at a school that had post grads, before college. They were talking to others afar on their pc. I thought nothing of it because other than them, no one cared or was affected by it. Looking back, it was a big deal I guess.

The first person I knew who had a computer was a rich kid in my neighborhood who had an apple 2, I mean the neighborhood wasn’t poor, but parents weren’t shelling out $2000 for a home computer for the their kids. That was probably 1982 or somewhere around that.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 04:46 AM (781bE)

28 I meant to say, I like history, booze, and the history of booze, in that order.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 04:49 AM (781bE)

29 than ten before PCs became widespread, the attitude people had toward the room-filling machines with tape drives and tape storage, etc.

I wish I'd gone into that back then when I was in college. Of course, it would have meant dealing with punch cards and the like.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2023 04:38 AM (omVj0)

Recall my dad talking about working at volkswagon(which became Import Motors) and when they got a computer - it was the size of a room - then he moved on and worked in the mainframe room at Herman Miller - big reel to reel tape drives everywhere - I was in awe at 8 years old

Posted by: a dude in MI at October 26, 2023 04:49 AM (+I6Y/)

30 Legalinsurrection.com had story on the old guy trying to get through the mob, the Democrats Propaganda Ministry put him as a counter protester trying to run over the mob.

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:51 AM (fwDg9)

31 Forward Dog 9 out

Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:52 AM (fwDg9)

32 The cool thing in the '70s about computers was that they were mysterious. And if you knew how to work with them, you were part of that mystique. Almost like the arcane knowledge of doctors. As I imagine it, a department would bring you or your team a report request. You would take the offering, the report specs, and disappear back into the the temple, and emerge some time later with the result; and the non-initiated had no idea how you'd done it.

As I say, I imagine this; I never worked in a place like that. But it would have been cool. And I wonder if we might not have been better off if we'd stayed with that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2023 04:57 AM (omVj0)

33 Good morning early, early risers!

Posted by: Rosasharn at October 26, 2023 05:05 AM (PzBTm)

34 Interesting to see, twenty years before the 'Net and more than ten before PCs became widespread, the attitude people had toward the room-filling machines with tape drives and tape storage, etc.

My first Beltway Bandit job was way back in 1999 was working with tape storage and thousands and thousands of tapes at the Dept of State. My skills were I had a security clearance and I showed up on time. The job evolved over time. I left that job in '08 and they were slowly phasing them out.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 26, 2023 05:13 AM (sAmhv)

35 https://tinyurl.com/ymwru48j
A good 20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 03:46 AM (fwDg9)

Thanks Skip !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 05:13 AM (T4tVD)

36 Hiya MLii !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 05:13 AM (T4tVD)

37 Big Day today, won't be around today for awhile
Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:07 AM (fwDg9)

Prayers up !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 05:14 AM (T4tVD)

38

It had 20,000 users.

Which used to be a lot.

Still is, if they're using yer bathroom !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 05:17 AM (T4tVD)

39 The first computer I saw in someones house had to have been around '83 or so. My friend's Dad was a pathologist and used it for work. It was a Hewlett Packard.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 26, 2023 05:17 AM (sAmhv)

40 The first time I saw an Apple in the workplace was in '82. It was kept in a locked room and only a few had the key. No one could 'just use' the computer. You almost had to schedule time on it.

Posted by: RickZ at October 26, 2023 05:21 AM (emlEe)

41 The first computer I worked on was back n 1976. I used it to draw molecular structures for publication. Any structures with circles or arcs couldn't be done on the computer - they had to be hand drawn. (Which I also did) The screen was about 8" across - black background, white lettering.

You know, back when dinosaurs ruled the earth!

Posted by: Rosasharn at October 26, 2023 05:27 AM (PzBTm)

42 This could be a cool thread, the first time you saw the internet or people with personal computers.

My old man purloined an IBM XT from an office getting decommissioned in the 80s. I made a few upgrades to it including a "sound card" for a flight simulator game. Someone bought me a high speed 9600 baud modem and it came with ads for Genie, AOL, and Prodigy. Genie required a cc for the free trial, never did it. Tried AOL, wasn't great (late 80s). Stayed on prodigy for a while.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 05:27 AM (NYzgN)

43 The cool thing in the '70s about computers was that they were mysterious. And if you knew how to work with them, you were part of that mystique. Almost like the arcane knowledge of doctors. As I imagine it, a department would bring you or your team a report request. You would take the offering, the report specs, and disappear back into the the temple, and emerge some time later with the result; and the non-initiated had no idea how you'd done it.

As I say, I imagine this; I never worked in a place like that. But it would have been cool. And I wonder if we might not have been better off if we'd stayed with that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

And I found, even if you only have a small amount of knowledge and could make the machine print a report, especially on the green and white printer, the report was treated as if it came down from the gods on Olympus by management.

Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2023 05:27 AM (ZKGgP)

44 It sounds like the Boeing suppliers and labor are using the old rules for government contracts: cost is no object.

You need a toilet seat? For new AF1? That will be $4.2 million.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 05:33 AM (NYzgN)

45 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 26, 2023 05:34 AM (ju2Fy)

46 A reminder from Grammie Winger:

"Fight the good fight. Run the race. Keep the faith. Long for his appearing."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:35 AM (g3NNy)

47

Firmware Bugs are my dingo's baby!

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at October 26, 2023 05:39 AM (ZdXHb)

48 So we have a new Speaker? If AOC's and Adam Schiff's opprobrium are any indication, he should do just fine.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 26, 2023 05:42 AM (PiwSw)

49 Corny joke;

What do dentists call their x-rays?

Tooth pics.

You intelligent tech people are on your own for a corny joke.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:44 AM (g3NNy)

50 + 50 = 100

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 05:44 AM (aWeTk)

51 And I found, even if you only have a small amount of knowledge and could make the machine print a report, especially on the green and white printer, the report was treated as if it came down from the gods on Olympus by management.
Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2023

***
Exactly. My gosh, the money I could have made back then --!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2023 05:46 AM (omVj0)

52 Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker is opposed to abortion. He bases this in part on the fact that his mother was an unmarried pregnant teen of 17 and she had her baby- him- before Roe v. Wade was passed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:47 AM (g3NNy)

53 Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker is opposed to abortion. He bases this in part on the fact that his mother was an unmarried pregnant teen of 17 and she had her baby- him- before Roe v. Wade was passed.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023

***
So he's a little over fifty? He doesn't look it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2023 05:48 AM (omVj0)

54 Family research Council is suggesting 31 days of prayer for Mike Johnson. There is a different passage of scripture for each day connected. I'll have to open my home computer to find it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:49 AM (g3NNy)

55 I think he's 53 or 54.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:50 AM (g3NNy)

56 I'll have to open my home computer to find it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

A home and and an away computer?

Fancy

Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2023 05:50 AM (ZKGgP)

57 Johnson's 51. 1/30/72

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 26, 2023 05:52 AM (ju2Fy)

58 I remember when Newt was Speaker. A history teacher from Texas was majority leader. An exterminator from Texas was the Majority Whip. That last guy was a bit of a jagoff.

But back then there was unity, Newt knew he was in charge. Maybe someone was better, but Newt was the smartest man and in charge. We didn’t try to burn it down back then, There were Other ways to make your point.

I don’t know Gratz, I don’t know his politics. I do know he lost us 5 points. I do know he will never be elevated in the Republican Party ever.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 05:53 AM (ns3aD)

59 Oh, man. Those white racists. I can almost picture the portrait of Trump hanging in S's apartment.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 05:53 AM (NYzgN)

60 MPSMD sighting. Hola!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 26, 2023 05:54 AM (PiwSw)

61 Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2023 05:50 AM (ZKGgP)

LOL. No; I just don't get e-mail on my phone.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:55 AM (RSbhh)

62 "Fight the good fight. Run the race. Keep the faith. Long for his appearing."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:35 AM (g3NNy)

(Psssst....."His" )

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 05:55 AM (T4tVD)

63 So I live in a +30 Trump county. We have state elections coming up the Republican, who won. The primary is being challenged with an aggressive writing debate by the guy who came in second there is also a weird group of people right of center who say their do not respect parties And we should all come together.

Again, this county is +30 for Trump, but the conservatives here and the Republicans are legitimately trying to find a way for a Democrat to win. This is why a truck nothing with these weirdos like Gaetz I don’t give a damn about him. He never mattered, and you never will in my mind.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 05:55 AM (ns3aD)

64 My first computer experience was in the Job Training Partnership Act-funded education for displaced workers program in 1988. We had Leading Edge-brand PCs, though we learned to type on IBM Selectrics. Software was WordStar, IBM's own DisplayWrite, WordPerfect, and DBase III Plus. And some acquaintance with BASIC.

The first machine I bought for myself was from a company called CompuAdd: a PC 8088 with DOS 3.2. I set things up myself, added a modem so I could send my COBOL programs to the compiler at school, and saved stuff to floppy disks (5.25") so I could load it at work and print documents (an impact printer, but fast). Wrote some short stories on it in WP, as I recall.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2023 05:55 AM (omVj0)

65 Mike Johnson
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Born: January 30, 1972 (age 51 years), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 05:56 AM (aWeTk)

66 Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion. Wikipedia

Date decided: January 22, 1973

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 05:56 AM (aWeTk)

67 JT I also like the use of the initial cap.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 26, 2023 05:57 AM (PiwSw)

68 But back then there was unity, Newt knew he was in charge. Maybe someone was better, but Newt was the smartest man and in charge. We didn’t try to burn it down back then, There were Other ways to make your point.

Oh, yeah. Unity. The same problem existed then as now. We will keep making the conservatives promises of future action, but hold on, now is not the time. We don't want to disrupt negotiations with the dems on [important issue] or pursue this controversy so close to an election.

We are fed the fuck up, not going to play the game anymore. But, yet, it is Gaetz' fault for causing disruption. When we have to negotiate with dems on an important issue. And we have a big election coming up....

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 05:57 AM (NYzgN)

69 Thanks for the correction, m.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 05:57 AM (RSbhh)

70 Here are a couple days of prayer for Mike Johnson suggested by Family Research Council. It's a 21 day process as 21 days is when a new budget must be decided:

Today:

1. Pray for Wisdom
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who
gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will
be given to you.” - James 1:5

For tomorrow:

2. Pray for Leadership
“Give the king your justice, O God, and your
righteousness to the royal son!” - Psalm 72:

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:00 AM (RSbhh)

71 Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 05:55 AM (T4tVD)

You are correct.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:01 AM (RSbhh)

72 Gratz shanked a rhino, good for him. My dad worked for IBM in main frame sales and my mom worked at AT&T Long Lines. We had punch cards and thick reams of green and white paper.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at October 26, 2023 06:04 AM (Eeb9P)

73 >>They're writing RPG IV for Mutual of Omaha.

You know what, I'm really surprised there hasn't been a new Ultima game released,

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2023 06:05 AM (XV/Pl)

74 I tend to be patient with peoples' typos because I make so many myself. Funny typos are a different matter. The poster who changed his handle (not Scogg) and reappeared recently (Used to be something like A4 B6 which he should alternate between) as "N" accused me of being an anti semite because of some typos I had.

And yes, Grammie knows that it is a capital H.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:05 AM (RSbhh)

75 Ok, i forgot about the green and white paper.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 06:07 AM (NYzgN)

76 If I were the parents of the Jewish kids who were threatened at Cooper-Union I'd be on the phone to several people over there right away. "I'm paying ______for this school and you can't protect my kid?"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:11 AM (RSbhh)

77 Gaetz shanked the party, and our movement. Unless things change drastically, they will rightly call us unstable at best.

I mentioned before my own county in a deep red area. It is +30 Trump but the infighting is legit trying to give the seats away. You have Dems that are moving in as a horde because why not? Their states suck. You have uncontrolled immigration from the south of the USA.

We have a Republican winner going for the state senate. Opposing him is the guy that came in second, he is actively funding a write in campaign.

There is also a list of right of center candidates that call themselves no labels. All the dems need to do is muster their 40 percent that is growing.

I am seeing on a micro scale exactly why Republicans are getting trounced and they’re doing it to themselves.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 06:15 AM (/ty2A)

78 Daily devotional for Christian men:

https://www.everymanministries.com/blog/october-26/

I haven;t looked at the site, but I don't know that this particular devotional as far as its theme is specifically for men. Anyway, I liked it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:21 AM (RSbhh)

79 I thought it was interesting that Mike Johnson is going to be sworn in on a King James Bible.

I do hope his pastor in LA or if he has one in DC-or both- will keep in regular touch with him for prayer .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:25 AM (RSbhh)

80 He apparently was sworn in pretty quickly. If this works-and I apologize if it doesn't-here's a video:

https://tinyurl.com/4pcdykt9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:31 AM (RSbhh)

81 Maybe if those "republicans" actually held up conservative principles, they might not have to fear getting trounced.

Fuckem if they are just a donk wearing the (R) label.

Posted by: Who the heck cares? at October 26, 2023 06:32 AM (89Sog)

82 Yes, indeed-So help him, God.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:35 AM (RSbhh)

83 "I'm paying ______for this school and you can't protect my kid?"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:11 AM (RSbhh)

Maybe they can, and don’t want to.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at October 26, 2023 06:35 AM (93/18)

84 G'mornin' everyone!

Not one person returned fire in Maine. sad.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 06:35 AM (+vFC3)

85 75 Ok, i forgot about the green and white paper.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 06:07 AM (NYzgN)

So many dead trees. Pages and pages of daily reports for daily meetings.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at October 26, 2023 06:35 AM (z+89e)

86 Typos won’t take away from a good argument or buttress a bad one.

I get typos all the time on my French and Spanish lessons. I still haven’t seen a good “hack” for accent marks.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 06:36 AM (DPUWW)

87 If this Trump +30 county elects a Dem, it is legit over, I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy, and I hope this never happens. But if it does no doubt the republican party Hass to reinvent itself, it needs to get rid of some people and hopefully add some others.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 06:39 AM (DPUWW)

88 Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 06:36 AM (DPUWW)

Good for you for learning new languages!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:39 AM (RSbhh)

89 I still haven’t seen a good “hack” for accent marks."

Memorize the alt key combos for them.

https://tinyurl.com/4vu98yxk

Posted by: Who the heck cares? at October 26, 2023 06:40 AM (89Sog)

90 Red Army Faction street goons literally barricade Jewish students into a library at some shit "College", breach the building as a mob, and threaten violence or worse to them because they're Jewish: "This is fine. "

Featureless middle aged nobody gets given the paper crown to play Stooge-ifex Maximus in the swamp for a few years: "LITERAL. NAZI!"

Clowns.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 06:42 AM (9UlRk)

91 Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 06:42 AM (9UlRk)

As schools go, I think academically it's not a bad one, but the kids being harrassed and scared and having to flee to get away, that's a disgrace. I don't know if the administration has said anything about it yet.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2023 06:44 AM (RSbhh)

92 You know what, I'm really surprised there hasn't been a new Ultima game released,
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2023 06:05 AM (XV/Pl)
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Hmmm. One of the key points about that series is that you are supposed to take the role of the Avatar, the embodiment of the Eight Virtues (Honesty, Compassion, Humility, etc.). You tend to get punished in the game when you stray from the Virtues.

In today's world, you'd be expected to embody their opposites to be considered "heroic."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2023 06:44 AM (BpYfr)

93 89, who the heck cares, thanks for the link. I only have a tiny phone so sometimes cutting and pasting, etc. is difficult but I did go to this site and I am going to go back to it. Thank you sir.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 06:46 AM (DPUWW)

94 Thank you sir.
Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 06:46 AM (DPUWW)

You are welcome.

Posted by: Who the heck cares? at October 26, 2023 06:48 AM (89Sog)

95 In today's world, you'd be expected to embody their opposites to be considered "heroic."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2023 06:44 AM (BpYfr)

"PRESS START"

.....

"You didn't ask the START button for consent. Also you're a bigot for not also pressing SELECT. Also you shouldn't be allowed to play this game because there's one cannibal in the Congo who doesn't have access to it so you should really check your privilege. Also our records indicate you have at least 1/16 European ancestry.

GAME OVER"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 06:48 AM (9UlRk)

96 Tech work sucks. They want indentured servants to work 12hour days to fix their screw ups. And there's always some new thing to learn. We need foreigners to work 12 hour days because they stupidly make tickets during outages then insist we call them back before closing.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 26, 2023 06:49 AM (cLWyk)

97 Orchard work was better. You had cunch times where you worked long hours but it would end.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 26, 2023 06:50 AM (cLWyk)

98 @92

>>Hmmm. One of the key points about that series is that you are supposed to take the role of the Avatar, the embodiment of the Eight Virtues (Honesty, Compassion, Humility, etc.). You tend to get punished in the game when you stray from the Virtues.

Personally, I think Ultima III was the best RPG ever, this is before Lord British got all woo-woo with Ultima IV, which was still a great game.

ANd you're right, they probably would muck up a new game.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2023 06:50 AM (XV/Pl)

99 ANd you're right, they probably would muck up a new game.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2023 06:50 AM (XV/Pl)

"Hey we need to make Ultima gay in this one!"

"... get out of my office. You're fired. "

"I don't even work here!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 06:52 AM (9UlRk)

100 The 'new' Air Force Ones are 747-800s that had been sitting there at Boeing because the Russian airline that ordered the two planes well failed.

Then the modifications to make them Air Force One started and the prices started to climb. One of the most expensive things that had to be done is basically rewire both planes to bring them up to the current standards, miles and miles of wiring.

And yeah Boeing, how goes your cost overruns on the KC-46A and the glitched remote boom software?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 26, 2023 06:53 AM (kthdE)

101 Good morning, Horde

Posted by: Ben Had at October 26, 2023 06:53 AM (205fK)

102 Err Force One

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 06:54 AM (9UlRk)

103 Interesting article on "Palestinian" identity.

https://is.gd/UnFgyO

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 26, 2023 06:55 AM (PiwSw)

104 88 fen, I go back and forth with French and Spanish. I mostly study French and there is the language I prefer even though in college, I took Spanish.

Is the word no other issues if it didn’t matter what others thought I would’ve gone for Italian that’s not fair because there were other reasons why I didn’t go for Italian, though that is the language I wanted to learn most.

I really enjoy studying foreign languages, considering some of the things people waste their time with I think studying the languages is better. My problem is I like both Spanish and French. It is difficult to decide and now I have about 6000 words in each language, and if you put me to it, I’m not sure which one I would say to you.

I will plod on and I do enjoy it.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 06:55 AM (yUNWo)

105 Hiya BenHad !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 06:55 AM (T4tVD)

106 So many dead trees. Pages and pages of daily reports for daily meetings.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at October 26, 2023 06:35 AM (z+89e)

Uh, yeah. TPS reports.

Posted by: Bill Lumbergh at October 26, 2023 06:57 AM (PiwSw)

107 Uh, yeah. TPS reports.
Posted by: Bill Lumbergh at October 26, 2023 06:57 AM (PiwSw)

Toilet Paper Sheets ?

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 06:58 AM (T4tVD)

108 basically confirming my opinion (guaranteed to be worth what it costs!) that Maine has become massachusetts with more scenery.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 06:59 AM (+vFC3)

109 Not to be confused with AN/TPS

Army-Navy/Tactical Radar System

One of those times military acronyms do not align because the R had been snagged for Radio.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 26, 2023 06:59 AM (kthdE)

110 Have they caught the Maine-iac shooter yet?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 26, 2023 07:00 AM (kthdE)

111 I do life when Americans repeat the garbage they’re told that Spanish is easier than French. Nothing could be further from the truth. Spanish is much more difficult than French a huge percentage of English well over 30% comes directly from fridge so you have the vocabulary.

People say Spanish is easier because it’s more phonetic, but that is simple something you get a hold of very early when studying a language.

Spanish has much more difficult verb tenses the deeper you get into the language the more difficult it becomes. If your only goal is to speak with someone you meet on the street for sure French is easier. I like them both and that screws me up because once I get really good at one I want to go back to the other thing again is beats watching TV.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:01 AM (yUNWo)

112 Hi, JT

Posted by: Ben Had at October 26, 2023 07:01 AM (XSnUu)

113 G'morning, all!

Hi Ben Had!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 26, 2023 07:02 AM (hH3Px)

114 Good morning morons

Local TV news reports A 21 year old pregnant preschool teacher was killed in a hit and run by two animals in a stolen vehicle yesterday in San Jose. An emergency c-section was unable to save her baby.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:02 AM (RIvkX)

115 We better do what the center left republicans want or the dems will win!

What do the center left republicans want?

Exactly the same thing as the dems, but just not as fast.

Oh...

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 07:03 AM (NYzgN)

116 up until the last move I still had my old 132-column dot matrix printer, with the fan-fold green bar paper

nostalgia

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:03 AM (+vFC3)

117 Skip a prayer for your complete and speedy healing

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:03 AM (RIvkX)

118 last I heard still at large, Anna

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:04 AM (+vFC3)

119 Once you learn spanish, it is a short step to Italian. Or so I hear.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 07:05 AM (NYzgN)

120 nostalgia
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:03 AM (+vFC3)

I'm shocked the little pterodactyl inside that pecked out all the letters was still alive!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 07:05 AM (9UlRk)

121 VIA, Good morning. What a pleasure to meet you both and Mrs. VIA is an absolute treasure.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 26, 2023 07:05 AM (XSnUu)

122 Stupid question time.

How many folks voted YES to remove Kevin McCarthy as SoH?

We all know that Matt started it, but Kevin was not removed by a single person alone, was he?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 26, 2023 07:06 AM (hH3Px)

123 Car found near a boat dock - bet he's on the water now.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 26, 2023 07:06 AM (S6gqv)

124 "What do the center left republicans want?

Exactly the same thing as the dems, but just not as fast."

I'm not sure that the last clause still applies, they seem to be pretty much 100% onboard lately; gotta grab it while the grifting is good

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:06 AM (+vFC3)

125 Ben Had

Yes, yes she is.

I really married up, as they say.

Thank you and everyone else again.

Well...gotta prepare stately VIA Manor for the eminent arrival of Doof around mid-day.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 26, 2023 07:07 AM (hH3Px)

126 115, I am no party unity guy, but we have to be real. The easiest thing in the world is to say you’re more pure than everyone else, so screw them that is what I think of Gaetz. I don’t know who’s politics. We may be right on with that, but there’s a point when people have to have a leader, and be part of something if the greatest good is tearing everything down, that’s not good enough in my opinion.

That is not Republicans have always done that is not what conservatives have done, maybe Gaetz needs to read a little bit more about Ronald Reagan

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:08 AM (yUNWo)

127 I'm not sure that the last clause still applies, they seem to be pretty much 100% onboard lately; gotta grab it while the grifting is good
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:06 AM (+vFC3)

What they want is money and the trappings of nobility.

Whatever those fine folks across the aisle want to do is immaterial.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 07:08 AM (9UlRk)

128 LOL, W-o!

he lived mostly on teletype confetti, which is getting rare

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:09 AM (+vFC3)

129 "What they want is money and the trappings of nobility. "

exactly

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:10 AM (+vFC3)

130 119 they are all close it would be very difficult to prove that Spanish is closer to Italian then French is to Italian they all come from Latin. The thing that trips people up over French is the pronunciation. If you see the written word, you can see how close they all are. Anyway, it’s a very interesting discussion and an interesting study.

The thing that is clear is English gets more from French than any other Latin language, so there is that.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:11 AM (yUNWo)

131 Spanish - de nada

Italian - prego

But mostly close enough.

Anyway ciao amica.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 26, 2023 07:12 AM (kthdE)

132

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at October 26, 2023 07:12 AM (X4yCj)

133 That is not Republicans have always done that is not what conservatives have done, maybe Gaetz needs to read a little bit more about Ronald Reagan
Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:08 AM (yUNWo)

If one jug of milk is 100% cow piss and labeled Milk, and the other is 95% cow piss and labeled Reduced Cow Piss Milk, i think I'll just switch to having my coffee black.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 26, 2023 07:12 AM (9UlRk)

134 u263c

Posted by: DB - at October 26, 2023 07:12 AM (geLO8)

135 Personally, I think Ultima III was the best RPG ever, this is before Lord British got all woo-woo with Ultima IV, which was still a great game.

ANd you're right, they probably would muck up a new game.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2023 06:50 AM (XV/Pl)
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I thoroughly enjoyed Ultima V. I liked the story and gameplay quite a bit. I never played Ultima IV, though I understand it's quite the fan favorite as well.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2023 07:13 AM (BpYfr)

136 ©

Posted by: DB - at October 26, 2023 07:14 AM (geLO8)

137 hey neat

Posted by: DB - at October 26, 2023 07:14 AM (geLO8)

138 133 I am seeing in real time angry conservatives splitting their votes mostly on personalities. If they give the people the hard left over personalities, they should never be forgiven.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:16 AM (yUNWo)

139 Mornin' Horde. I'm sure I've missed him, but prayers up for Skip.

Hugs to all and sundry and a hiya to JT.

Posted by: screaming in digital at October 26, 2023 07:16 AM (aBJcM)

140 screaming in digital, Good morning,darlin

Posted by: Ben Had at October 26, 2023 07:18 AM (XSnUu)

141 No French

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:19 AM (RIvkX)

142 Boker Tov Patriots

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 26, 2023 07:19 AM (pVWRI)

143 Skip, prayers for you today

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 26, 2023 07:22 AM (VB5mX)

144 {{{Ben Had}}}

Posted by: screaming in digital at October 26, 2023 07:22 AM (aBJcM)

145 Hiya Screamie !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:23 AM (T4tVD)

146 Hiya Cap'n !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:24 AM (T4tVD)

147 Have a hernia
Posted by: Skip at October 26, 2023 04:19 AM (fwDg9)
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https://youtu.be/eInEte_0H_A

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 26, 2023 07:24 AM (2ShPH)

148 Skip, prayers for you today
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:24 AM (T4tVD)

149 131, I love to discuss the variations with Latin languages. Maybe CBD will ask me to write about it someday I don’t think I can write but if you ever asked me to I would do it.

I have a story about the term, sure beard that is interesting. If you look at the old-school Tecate beer cans, they would give the term for beer in various languages. They would give the terms in German, English, Italian and Spanish. In English it is Beer, French Biere, German bier, and Italian Birra. In Spanish it is Cerveza.

No, this is exactly the type of thing I enjoy looking into. Probably most people will immediately think what is wrong with the Spanish? It turns out that all the other countries base their term for beer on with the Germans created with hops barley, malt water etc. somewhere around the 1500s.

But the Spanish term Cerveza is also based on a fermented beverage that came from grain. The Spanish term Cerveza is older than the term for beer, it is not wrong. It is just an term for the product. In this case I give the Spanish plaudits, their word is older, and has more standing.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:25 AM (ns3aD)

150 The usual suspects are already calling for further gun control.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 26, 2023 07:27 AM (pVWRI)

151 But the Spanish term Cerveza is also based on a fermented beverage that came from grain. The Spanish term Cerveza is older than the term for beer, it is not wrong. It is just an term for the product. In this case I give the Spanish plaudits, their word is older, and has more standing.
Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:25 AM (ns3aD)
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Now do jerez

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:27 AM (RIvkX)

152 How sweet: "pebble was one of the nicer corners of the internet"
said one whiney lefty user who literally cried when Elon bought that user's precious Twitter. Because the world is NICE and people are NICE ....when everyone agrees with him

Posted by: Son of Dad at October 26, 2023 07:29 AM (8JB5s)

153 141 do we ever agree lol? Anyone who knew me when I was a young man knew I was the most anti-French person ever. I traveled in that changed a bit about me. I enjoy studying the French language. There is something about it the rules and such, and make it a joy to study.

My problem is the reality that French people don’t move here they’re just like Americans they think their country is better than anyone else, and they have no desire to go anywhere else. For the most part, what we hate about the French is what we love about ourselves they think they like us and that’s what we don’t like and this is from the biggest conservative ever and I have studied this particular phenomenon for many decades is actually a very interesting thing to research.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:29 AM (ns3aD)

154 Now that Tucker isn't on Fox anymore Glenn Greenwald is bashing them as "enabling genocide" with their coverage

Genocide of whom Glenn?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:30 AM (RIvkX)

155 Outside of their market dominance in commercial aircraft, Boeing is a traditionally government fix cost contractor.

Anytime they bid fixed price they post a loss.

This is typical of the big box aerospace companies. There is a tremendous risk involved in this business sector and cost plus is how that risk is managed.

It's not like the government can write clear and concise specifications. And like any business, they will take advantage of their customer's dumb assery.

Posted by: pawn at October 26, 2023 07:31 AM (5g9YU)

156
Pebble is down! Pebble is down!

Can Sand be far behind?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2023 07:32 AM (06dy/)

157 In no world is French easier to learn than Spanish.

For the simple fact that the French are super deuschey about pronunciation and also a person learning Spanish is far more likely to be able to practice Spanish in the real world, especially in America.

Also, about 30-40 pct of English is Spanish cognates.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2023 07:32 AM (rqB9n)

158 Quint, French causes brain deformities and malformations. Its speakers tend to paranoid psychosis and delusions.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:32 AM (RIvkX)

159 Also, about 30-40 pct of English is Spanish cognates.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2023 07:32 AM (rqB9n)

What's a cognate ?

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:33 AM (T4tVD)

160 151 I could do it, I could go on and on about sherry. But I won’t do it for you. I would do it for any other hordian. I love to discuss history and booze and for sure Jerez and sherry deserve a discussion.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:33 AM (ns3aD)

161 Where's the nosy birdbath guy ?

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:34 AM (T4tVD)

162
Have a hernia

No thanks, I'd rather not.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 26, 2023 07:34 AM (enJYY)

163 French causes brain deformities and malformations. Its speakers tend to paranoid psychosis and delusions.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:32 AM (RIvkX)
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That should raise several white flags.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 26, 2023 07:34 AM (2ShPH)

164 I meant Boeing is cost plus.

Posted by: pawn at October 26, 2023 07:35 AM (5g9YU)

165 What's a cognate ?
Posted by: JT

A wheel with teeth, and don’t call me Nate.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at October 26, 2023 07:35 AM (wu87C)

166 158 Quint, French causes brain deformities and malformations. Its speakers tend to paranoid psychosis and delusions.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:32 AM (RIvkX)

Quelle Horreur!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 26, 2023 07:36 AM (S6gqv)

167 "What's a cognate ?
Posted by: JT "

$20. Same as in town.

Posted by: Nate at October 26, 2023 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

168 141 No French
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:19 AM (RIvkX)

LOL

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 07:38 AM (aWeTk)

169 I said that people think in this country the Spanish is easier than fridge. I already said that I know that to be true.

The reality is, they are simply wrong. French has way more words in common with English than Spanish. It’s not even close if you learn the history of the Normans invading England and how they change the language, you would know that.

French uses about five tenses of verbs, Spanish uses eight or nine in common language. In no way is it easier to become fluent as an English speaker in Spanish and French I say this as a native English speaker who used to be the most French hating person ever. I grew up, though it took a while.

I like both languages, but it is simply boss to say Spanish is easier to learn as a native English speaker. There’s nothing that proves that and you can’t find anything online from a legitimate professor that says that is so.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:38 AM (ns3aD)

170 I could do it, I could go on and on about sherry. But I won’t do it for you. I would do it for any other hordian. I love to discuss history and booze and for sure Jerez and sherry deserve a discussion.
Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:33 AM (ns3aD)
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Because I hate French?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:40 AM (RIvkX)

171 "What's a cognate ?
Posted by: JT "

$20. Same as in town.
Posted by: Nate at October 26, 2023 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

$40 now.

Thanks brandon !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:40 AM (T4tVD)

172 Cognate-
It's a gear that fits in a cyborg navel.
Warning!
Do not over-lube.

Posted by: Eromero at October 26, 2023 07:40 AM (KiuiP)

173 Quelle Horreur!!!
Posted by: Tom Servo

Gesundheidt !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:41 AM (T4tVD)

174 cognate |ˈkäɡˌnāt|
adjective
1 Linguistics (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another; from the same original word or root (e.g., English is, German ist, Latin est, from Indo-European esti).

early 17th century: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born.’

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 07:41 AM (aWeTk)

175 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at October 26, 2023 07:41 AM (NBVIP)

176 168 well, if you can’t trust a psycho from San Francisco, who can you trust by the way, let’s debate in Spanish or French Sanfranpsyco.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:41 AM (ns3aD)

177 I think its fairly rare for an English-speaker to learn both French and Spanish. Seems to be an either/or proposition. I have no doubt it gives you insights despite the brain damage.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

178 Boeing moved their headquarters to DC. That should fix everything.

Posted by: FINGERS at October 26, 2023 07:43 AM (C8ve7)

179 170 lol stop being a jagoff, just debate. I am will light-year not because there’s anything in particular about me it’s just I don’t treat people like shit do the same and you’ll be fine.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:43 AM (ns3aD)

180 I’m old enough to remember when car thieves stole a vehicle in order to resell or take it to a chop-shop.

These days of Democrat Urban Utopias unfortunately coincided with the Hyundai/Kia USB hack. So now the thieves just steal for quick transportation to commit other crimes and/or go on crime sprees like they’re living in a Grand Theft Auto game.

The two numbskulls from Vegas who killed the retired police chief and San Franpyscho’s newest crime blotter story from the Bay Area are just the latest example. Is this a TikTok trend or are we purposely raising generations of narcissistic psychopaths?

It’s become clear to me how we now live in a society that’s like a combo of Brave New World and 1984, plus this new addition of A Clockwork Orange to the mix.

I really don’t see how this can end well.

Posted by: LurkingObserver at October 26, 2023 07:44 AM (6ydKt)

181 well, if you can’t trust a psycho from San Francisco, who can you trust by the way, let’s debate in Spanish or French Sanfranpsyco.
Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:41 AM (ns3aD)
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I don't think my Spanish is good enough anymore for use in debate mijo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:44 AM (RIvkX)

182 cognate |ˈkäɡˌnāt|
adjective
1 Linguistics (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another; from the same original word or root (e.g., English is, German ist, Latin est, from Indo-European esti).

early 17th century: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born.’
Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 07:41 AM (aWeTk)

You should change yer to M after that !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:45 AM (T4tVD)

183 178 Boeing
Posted by: FINGERS at October 26, 2023 07:43 AM (C8ve7)

Sounds like something Biden's Dog forgot to say on the tech thread!

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 07:45 AM (aWeTk)

184 150 The usual suspects are already calling for further gun control.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 26, 2023 07:27 AM (pVWRI)

If the gun was illegal it's a moo point. It's like a cow's opinion, no one cares.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at October 26, 2023 07:45 AM (z+89e)

185 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Awaiting customers !

Posted by: JT at October 26, 2023 07:46 AM (T4tVD)

186 There is nothing quite like the old metallic screech of the old dot matrix printers- especially the fast ones.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2023 07:46 AM (AEyhj)

187 184 150 it's a moo point. It's like a cow's opinion
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at October 26, 2023 07:45 AM (z+89e)

; )

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 07:46 AM (aWeTk)

188 one of the oldest words for "beer" is ol (with an umlaut) in old Norse, ealu in old English/Saxon. Modern Ale.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 26, 2023 07:46 AM (S6gqv)

189 " ... are we purposely raising generations of narcissistic psychopaths?"

sure seems that way to me

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:47 AM (+vFC3)

190 It’s become clear to me how we now live in a society that’s like a combo of Brave New World and 1984, plus this new addition of A Clockwork Orange to the mix.

I really don’t see how this can end well.
Posted by: LurkingObserver at October 26, 2023 07:44 AM (6ydKt)
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There's a lot of Fahrenheit 451 in today's society as well.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2023 07:48 AM (YIVH2)

191 As an executive order, it can only affect the federal government...
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Not from around here, eh Pixy?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Hamas is using American weapons to murder Jews at October 26, 2023 07:49 AM (QJpW8)

192 tptb gonna need an awful lotts guards for the death camps

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at October 26, 2023 07:50 AM (+vFC3)

193 Prayers up for Skip. Hope it goes well and you have a quick recovery.

We had one of those Neanderthal games that you plugged into your TV back in 1974.
He was typing in game codes for something in the very early '80s out of computer magazines.
We had a computer with a printer around 1986.

The Net has opened up a lot of hobby resources for many, but his- genealogy- exploded.

Posted by: sal: tolle adversarium et afflige inimicum at October 26, 2023 07:51 AM (KB0Aa)

194
I like both languages, but it is simply boss to say Spanish is easier to learn as a native English speaker. There’s nothing that proves that and you can’t find anything online from a legitimate professor that says that is so.
Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:38 AM (ns3aD)

A girlfriend wanted to learn Spanish and asked, "How hard can it be? Mexicans speak it."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 26, 2023 07:51 AM (MoZTd)

195 190 It’s become clear to me how we now live in a society that’s like a combo of Brave New World and 1984, plus this new addition of A Clockwork Orange to the mix.

I really don’t see how this can end well.
Posted by: LurkingObserver at October 26, 2023 07:44 AM (6ydKt)
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There's a lot of Fahrenheit 451 in today's society as well.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2023 07:48 AM (YIVH2)

It amazing how those old dystopian novels were all the rage to point to a system that was NOT that, but now that it is, no one wants to talk about them. Not so surprising, that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2023 07:52 AM (AEyhj)

196 NOOD

J.J. Sefton's "Morning Report" is up.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 26, 2023 07:53 AM (qPw5n)

197 A girlfriend wanted to learn Spanish and asked, "How hard can it be? Mexicans speak it."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 26, 2023 07:51 AM (MoZTd)
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There are many regional variations. The way Mexicans speak it is not the way the Spanish speak it, or the Cubans, or the Argentines.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 26, 2023 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

198 157 keep thinking Latinos are not judging your pronunciation. All gringos what is they are studying French or Spanish have the same problem they don’t wanna sound like a character teacher, so they sound nothing like the language they’re trying to speak. They become a caricatures of themselves because they don’t try.

And I’m saying is again because I have all of history and Wikipedia and dictionary’s to prove it. There are way more English words that come from French then Spanish period. Sorry try again.

And I study Spanish and I love Spanish, but the BS about French is just dumb. It’s just harming people and telling people not to try something based on absurdities.
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Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 07:56 AM (ljD9h)

199 Thanks, Grumpy!

Posted by: sal: tolle adversarium et afflige inimicum at October 26, 2023 07:56 AM (KB0Aa)

200
We are fed the fuck up, not going to play the game anymore. But, yet, it is Gaetz' fault for causing disruption. When we have to negotiate with dems on an important issue. And we have a big election coming up....
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy MAGA Extremist at October 26, 2023 05:57 AM (NYzgN)

I notice the Democrats don't care. They're willing to leverage every bit of power they hold. They're going to pursue their goals no matter what.

If. like in 2010, they get wiped out having implemented some egregious piece of legislation, well, there's another election down the road and it's not like the Republicans will undo what's been done.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 26, 2023 07:57 AM (MoZTd)

201 I listened to one of the Spanish calls. Our rep actually said Ay Caramba. I wish I could do the two !s

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 26, 2023 07:58 AM (cLWyk)

202 Fahrenheit 451, too. Good call.

How is it that these authors 50, 80, 90 years ago could foresee all of these societal trends and warn us, yet our human civilizations keep on striving to emulate these dystopias?

Is it the result of chaotic human nature or some kind of top-down enforced plan by our psychopathic, amoral, elites?

It’s getting to be surreal.

Posted by: LurkingObserver at October 26, 2023 07:58 AM (6ydKt)

203 174
early 17th century: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born.’

Posted by: m at October 26, 2023 07:41 AM (aWeTk)
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Interesting that in Italian cognato (co-nee-ah-toe) is a male in-law. The female of course, ends with an A.
In Chemistry we say cognate experiment meaning similar/following similar methods to make similar compounds.

Posted by: Ciampino - Holey Shiitees at October 26, 2023 08:07 AM (qfLjt)

204 I guess the French equivalent of “Ay carumba!” Is “Zut alors!”

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 08:09 AM (ljD9h)

205 The biggest mistake Americans make when speaking four languages is not going all in. It probably comes from the hard left but no one wants to offend anyone but the irony is speaking French or Spanish was an American accent offends everyone and it just sounds stupid. I’m not putting down anyone trying to learn I’m saying lean into it, you have to let it go and really go for the pronunciation, Spanish or French.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 08:10 AM (ljD9h)

206 The Dems are united unlike us they know they only have at most 50% of the country. Their only chance is to always be united. Now we see Republicans at the state level and higher going after each other on personal reasons and you and I are at the bottom of the list.

Posted by: Quint at October 26, 2023 08:13 AM (ljD9h)

207 Good morning horde! May your day be productive and healthy!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 26, 2023 08:32 AM (JFlPn)

208 When I speak German, it is with a distinct southern accent. I can't help it so I don't try.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at October 26, 2023 08:56 AM (aD39U)

209 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's Biggest Regret Is Ditching Windows Phone
Microsoft officially killed Windows Phones in 2017 due to poor performance. Now Nadella admits exiting mobile phones is one of his biggest mistakes.

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