Daily Tech News 2 December 2023

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Did you buy any Discovery Channel content on the PlayStation Network? Because it turns out you didn't. (Kotaku)

You just rented it. At full purchase price.

And now it's gone.

Surprise!

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This is a real photo taken with a real iPhone. (Apple Insider)

This is an artifact of Apple's computational photography, where the camera takes multiple photos and stitches them together. Or maybe it's a side-effect of a rolling shutter, something that affects other models of digital camera. Or maybe it's a fake.

Or maybe mirrors are portals to another dimension.
Tech startup Prophetic has announced the Halo, a $2000 device that triggers lucid dreams through focused beams of ultrasound. (Fortune) (archive site)

The company says that this will allow programmers to write code in their sleep.

Which is the least implausible part of this story, because getting developers to work 24/7 is the dream of the entire tech industry.

Frankly, anyone who buys one of these paperweights deserves to lose their money.
After a surge in sales when everyone was locked in their homes during the Wuhan Bat Soup Death Plague, followed by a slump when nothing much happened, PC sales are growing again except they're not, this is a forecast, and it's shit. (Tom's Hardware)

Canalys says that the two drivers of growth will be AI and Arm, with AI powered PCs making up 19% of the market in 2024, and Arm taking 30% of the market in 2026.

Coughbullshitcough.

Disclaimer: Bacon pancakes!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Morning

Posted by: Ciampino - The perfect Earth temperature is? & where, Mumbai? at December 02, 2023 04:03 AM (qfLjt)

2 Morning all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 02, 2023 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

3 Foist

Posted by: Ciampino - The perfect Earth temperature is? & where, Perth? at December 02, 2023 04:04 AM (qfLjt)

4 Disclaimer: Bacon pancakes!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM
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Streaky or Back bacon (Canadian for you degenerates?

Posted by: Ciampino - Hmm bacon at December 02, 2023 04:07 AM (qfLjt)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at December 02, 2023 04:08 AM (FmapG)

6 >>>And now it's gone.
Surprise!

That's not very nice of them.

Posted by: m at December 02, 2023 04:17 AM (Dz9Qm)

7 >>>Canalys says

"Leave the gun. Take the Canalys."

Posted by: m at December 02, 2023 04:19 AM (Dz9Qm)

8 Did you buy any Discovery Channel content on the PlayStation Network? Because it turns out you didn't. (Kotaku)

You just rented it. At full purchase price.

And now it's gone.

Surprise!

Is this a Discovery Network being greedy, amoral, crapweasals or Sony? This seems like something lawyers would be salivating over.

Posted by: Puddleglum at December 02, 2023 04:27 AM (FmapG)

9 >>Disclaimer: Bacon pancakes!
Posted by: Pixy Misa

Yes please!

Mornin', all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2023 04:30 AM (ro259)

10 Made bacon waffles once.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2023 04:31 AM (ro259)

11 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 02, 2023 04:33 AM (ju2Fy)

12 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 04:34 AM (fwDg9)

13 Уour style is unique cоmpared to other people I hɑve read stuff from.

I appreciate you for posting wһen you've got the opportunity, Guess I will
just bookmark thіѕ bloց.

Posted by: breakaway at December 02, 2023 04:38 AM (xr3Fe)

14 Actually think the iPhone picture is awesome

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 04:38 AM (fwDg9)

15 Everytime I think about selling my DVDs, i remember that media companies are shit and in 20 years all these movies will be either erased or edited to include diversity.

Posted by: Rbastid at December 02, 2023 04:39 AM (cbO1x)

16 Happy-ish Saturday Morning to All …

That Apple picture was pretty Matrixee.

Posted by: Adriane is to Grapes, as X is to Wine . . . at December 02, 2023 04:39 AM (4Winp)

17 15 Everytime I think about selling my DVDs, i remember that media companies are shit and in 20 years all these movies will be either erased or edited to include diversity.
Posted by: Rbastid

I know people who've uploaded all of their DVDs on various storage mediums. Its an option. DVD players are not as popular as they once were either.

Posted by: Puddleglum at December 02, 2023 04:43 AM (FmapG)

18 Two drives in my NAS barfed and died at the same time. This is not an ideal situation since I only had one fault drive. Fortunately I cache everything to some hard drives in my desktop and then sync the changes to the NAS in the middle of the night. This approach has worked well for a decade. Fortunately I had two identical discs in storage which I was able to pop into the NAS. My brand new storage pool is up and running and I'm currently copying over the data to the NAS. I should be fully restored in a couple days. Note to self: buy new hard drives.

Posted by: Lost in Space at December 02, 2023 04:44 AM (nWdKI)

19 https://revolver.news/covid vaccine database administrator goes rogue reveals how many people actually died from pfizer jab

From the Other Land Down Under, with a smaller population base to track NZ is seeing up major increase in deaths

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 04:56 AM (fwDg9)

20 Just batting breeze at work a electrician showed e a picture of his collection of 8 Tracks, he must have a thousand or more

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 04:58 AM (fwDg9)

21 I would guess that TimeWarner bought Discovery and Sony does not have a licensing agreement with TW.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 02, 2023 05:05 AM (2ovLw)

22 This is an artifact of Apple's computational photography, where the camera takes multiple photos and stitches them together.

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Similar to America's "computational elections" now, where the Democrat shithole city thieves stitch together multiple scannings of the same ballots together until the desired outcome is achieved.

A Brave New Normal indeed ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Too Male, Too Pale, Too Stale at December 02, 2023 05:07 AM (pmW6q)

23 Nic update.

Posted by: ShainS -- CISA Cognitive Security Agent at December 02, 2023 05:07 AM (pmW6q)

24 Checking in before getting ready to take sister and her husband to airport. Usually reading the thread much too late to comment.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 02, 2023 05:08 AM (nC+QA)

25 Should get up and make coffee, head again feels like a brick inside it.

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 05:13 AM (fwDg9)

26 The company says that this will allow programmers to write code in their sleep.

Which is the least implausible part of this story, because getting developers to work 24/7 is the dream of the entire tech industry.

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"Eh, you're fired." -- ChatGPT Coding Division

/Headline: "Shopify Has Written a Million Lines of Code with CoPilot AI"

https://is.gd/TlM3wp

Posted by: ShainS -- CISA Cognitive Security Agent at December 02, 2023 05:13 AM (pmW6q)

27 Safe drive for you & safe travel for them, Polliwog the ‘Ette …

Posted by: Adriane is to Grapes, as X is to Wine . . . at December 02, 2023 05:17 AM (4Winp)

28 & it’s Good Night from me …

Posted by: Adriane is to Grapes, as X is to Wine . . . at December 02, 2023 05:18 AM (4Winp)

29 Canalys says that the two drivers of growth will be AI and Arm, with AI powered PCs making up 19% of the market in 2024, and Arm taking 30% of the market in 2026.

Coughbullshitcough.

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ARM == Advanced ~~RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)~~ Risk Machines?

Posted by: ShainS -- CISA Cognitive Security Agent at December 02, 2023 05:18 AM (pmW6q)

30 and Arm taking 30% of the market

Strong Arm tactics?

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at December 02, 2023 05:18 AM (wu87C)

31 Morning all!

Slept well, but a longish day today. Drive 2 hours north to have a lunch with friends. He's confined to wheelchair after many years of battling kidney disease. He still gets around some, and my wife is good friends with his wife.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 05:20 AM (vd8XM)

32 Posted by: Adriane is to Grapes, as X is to Wine . . . at December 02, 2023 05:17 AM (4Winp)

Thank you. Sleep well.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 02, 2023 05:21 AM (nC+QA)

33 Tech startup Prophetic has announced the Halo, a $2000 device that triggers lucid dreams through focused beams of ultrasound.

Big deal, I can get lucid dreams by eating a bowl of ice cream at 8 PM.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 05:33 AM (vd8XM)

34 Goodmorning, good people. Mayhap I'll visit this place regularly though it's way early mostly for me, normally it's hydraulic pressure that prompts a visit, since getting back to sleep is pretty much not happening--not even C-Span works.

Anyway, thanks Pixy Misa for a fascinating site to an analog poster dragged kicking and screaming into the digital era.

Posted by: irongrampa at December 02, 2023 05:33 AM (KATBx)

35 33 Tech startup Prophetic has announced the Halo, a $2000 device that triggers lucid dreams through focused beams of ultrasound.

Big deal, I can get lucid dreams by eating a bowl of ice cream at 8 PM.
Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 05:33 AM (vd8XM)

You're walkin' on the wild side, Bruce!

Posted by: m at December 02, 2023 05:37 AM (Dz9Qm)

36 You're walkin' on the wild side, Bruce!
Posted by: m

HA!

Yeah, that's me.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 05:38 AM (vd8XM)

37 25 Should get up and make coffee, head again feels like a brick inside it.
Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 05:13 AM (fwDg9)

uh-oh

Posted by: m at December 02, 2023 05:38 AM (Dz9Qm)

38 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 05:41 AM (T4tVD)

39
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 02, 2023 05:43 AM (xDK93)

40 Evening and morning, folken around the globe! Slept almost seven hours without a break or disturbance by a cat. Stirling and I are still playing bachelors here; little Dagny is due to return from her "summer camp" at Miss Linda's today. He's being quite affectionate even though he's had breakfast.

It's raining with thunder, not a heavy rain but steady, so no car washing today. I have time for breakfast, a pipe over coffee, shaving, and then I head out for haircut and other errands.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 05:43 AM (omVj0)

41 Digital media is as reliable on a long enough timeline as digitial artwork.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 05:44 AM (X0I7i)

42 Lucid dreaming-what fun....

hopefully they are all as bothersome as my dreaming in the waning minutes of sleep that my IDP even went sideways and the camera settings were off on a 7 second window to film surge inbound with their flipping me off after hiding for interviews and zipping off to Dara Lam at 70 miles an hour in the box with me ragdolling my GSA at my boss like the hulk when he complained....

that'll be healthy for everyone.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 05:49 AM (X0I7i)

43 You just rented it. At full purchase price.

So, it’s like beer.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at December 02, 2023 05:51 AM (wu87C)

44 Just batting breeze at work a electrician showed e a picture of his collection of 8 Tracks, he must have a thousand or more
Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 04:58 AM (fwDg9)

Do they still play ?

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 05:51 AM (T4tVD)

45 Wouldn't an advanced reduced instruction set just be a regular instruction set?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 05:52 AM (9UlRk)

46 You just rented it. At full purchase price.

So, it’s like beer.
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline

After Jane Fonda dies, or at least is buried, I'm buying a bar and or liquor store nearby.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 05:52 AM (vd8XM)

47 PC Sales are going so great that there is back stock on everything everywhere for the first time in a decade.

"Black Friday" has been "Black Week" at MicroCenter and on Amazon.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 05:53 AM (X0I7i)

48 Wouldn't an advanced reduced instruction set just be a regular instruction set?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023

***
Slide the bead along the string a little to the right, then back to the left to the point where you began. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 05:54 AM (omVj0)

49 Remember, even a blind hog finds The Outlaw Josey Wales in the $5 bin at walmart once in awhile.

Posted by: Eromero at December 02, 2023 05:54 AM (NxC5+)

50 Remember, even a blind hog finds The Outlaw Josey Wales in the $5 bin at walmart once in awhile.
Posted by: Eromero

Like a really good prize in Cracker Jacks.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 05:55 AM (vd8XM)

51 I assume the expensive DreamCoder whatever device is only intended to get rid of expensive American programmers and $34K/year Rasheed will still have plenty of job security.

Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 05:56 AM (+zy2u)

52 Remember, even a blind hog finds The Outlaw Josey Wales in the $5 bin at walmart once in awhile.
Posted by: Eromero at December 02, 2023 05:54 AM (NxC5+)

Guess Clint squandered his fortune.

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 05:56 AM (T4tVD)

53 Ha. I just realized who posted that.

Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 05:56 AM (+zy2u)

54 49 Posted by: Eromero at December 02, 2023 05:54 AM (NxC5+)

Possibly of course Best Buy is stopping physical media, and if you look at PC cases they are phasing our internal optical drive bays on most home computers.....

I think the industry gets pissed off people don't lose DVDs more often.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 05:56 AM (X0I7i)

55 "Black Friday" has been "Black Week" at MicroCenter and on Amazon.

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BOOMING ECONOMY, JACK!

Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 05:57 AM (+zy2u)

56 I wonder if anyone is doing baby steps in something like a non-compiled scripting language. Use AI/ML to read a chunk of code and responsively "figure out" what the coder is trying to do without directly relying on assembly language.

I guess it would be equivalent to letting the processor invent its own internal language instead of having a fixed instruction set like MIPS or whatever.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 05:57 AM (9UlRk)

57 BOOMING ECONOMY, JACK!
Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE

And Christmas will be even less expensive than last Christmas was!!

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 05:58 AM (vd8XM)

58 55 Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 05:57 AM (+zy2u)

A lot like their crime stats it turns out if you remove all baseline expenditures we really are doing great!

..Zhou Bai-Dan

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 05:58 AM (X0I7i)

59
FBI 'informant' stabs Derek Chuavin 22 times.

☐ No Conspiracy
☑ Conspiracy Theory Activated

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 02, 2023 05:58 AM (enJYY)

60 G'morning, all.

I remember hearing something about the Israeli consulate in Atlanta yesterday.

Some slightly interesting little points in this report.

https://tinyurl.com/2w2jtv8z

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 05:58 AM (hH3Px)

61 FBI 'informant' stabs Derek Chuavin 22 times.

☐ No Conspiracy
☑ Conspiracy Theory Activated
Posted by: Divide by Zero

Now, will the informant be stabbed too? I heard that snitches get stitches. Or was this a job to prevent himself getting 22 stabs?

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:00 AM (vd8XM)

62 My kid wants games for her Nintendo Switch. I told her to get the game cards not the downloads. She didn't really understand but someday she will.
All the AI in the world isn't going to replace the skilled trades.

Posted by: Jamaica at December 02, 2023 06:00 AM (Eeb9P)

63 59 Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 02, 2023 05:58 AM (enJYY)

Why is the FBI speaking like Boris from the Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle mom?

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:00 AM (X0I7i)

64 62 Posted by: Jamaica at December 02, 2023 06:00 AM (Eeb9P)

Physical switch sales are going so great there is a 2 for 1 sale....

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:01 AM (X0I7i)

65 I think Walmart started Black Friday around November 1st. I remember seeing notifications around then and even bought a gift for someone using the sale. They call it "pre" or whatever, of course, but the pretense is all but gone.

Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 06:02 AM (+zy2u)

66
Good morning, Hordians. Back on deck.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 02, 2023 06:03 AM (9mNHV)

67 I had assumed there were no longer any cards or cartridges for the Switch. Good for them for keeping that relic in place

(mainly because that means companies can figure out a way to exploit it)

Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 06:03 AM (+zy2u)

68 I think Walmart started Black Friday around November 1st. I remember seeing notifications around then and even bought a gift for someone using the sale. They call it "pre" or whatever, of course, but the pretense is all but gone.
Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE

Here's some stuff that we've either increased the price on since the summer, or had especially made for this event and is missing some of the more expensive parts to.

Now we sell it for what it's worth.

Black Friday baby!

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:04 AM (vd8XM)

69 68 Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:04 AM (vd8XM)

the global TV market is in a neat place as bad as the economy on the margins has gotten here it must be worse in the 3d world.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:05 AM (X0I7i)

70 yo wut sup

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 02, 2023 06:06 AM (lwOKI)

71
You can get some interesting lucid dreams from a nicotine patch for a lot less money. Mine was worthy of 'Penthouse Letters' and involved multiple lesbians of a highly stimulating nature.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 02, 2023 06:06 AM (enJYY)

72 She wanted a Wii. There are lots of games for Switches. She will tire of it and go into programming her own. She just started that on Scratch.

Posted by: Jamaica at December 02, 2023 06:06 AM (Eeb9P)

73 Wow, I went to get a quick overview of Nintendo Switch game cartridges and Wikipedia is as bad as NPR these days.

Guys, I'll consider donating if you'll address this:

"Wikipedia co-founder says site is now ‘propaganda’ for left-leaning ‘establishment’"

Otherwise I don't care and will be fine with you collapsing. I can read about Switch cards the old fashioned way by visiting two or three sites (or one good one).

Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 06:08 AM (+zy2u)

74 Ha. I just realized who posted that.
Posted by: NIKKI HALEY WAS HERE at December 02, 2023 05:56 AM (+zy2u)

The Guy on First is here ?

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 06:08 AM (T4tVD)

75 from VIA's link...“I’m out here today as a Jewish woman and a Black woman in solidarity with my Palestinian brothers and sisters, with anybody at all who is feeling overcome with emotion and stress just seeing what’s happening,” she said.

hooboi, that's a crazy package

Posted by: DanMan at December 02, 2023 06:10 AM (8uzBS)

76 hooboi, that's a crazy package
Posted by: DanMan at December 02, 2023 06:10 AM (8uzBS)

TWSS

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:11 AM (9UlRk)

77 Mine was worthy of 'Penthouse Letters' and involved multiple lesbians of a highly stimulating nature.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

I've had those dreams also! The naughty ladies in the dream say they'll do anything I want for 100 bucks.

I tell them great! Paint my house!

Then I wake up

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:12 AM (vd8XM)

78 75 Posted by: DanMan at December 02, 2023 06:10 AM (8uzBS)

evidently feminists are allowed to morph their race in ways that blacks get angry at white men for doing....

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:12 AM (X0I7i)

79 I don't know how available the Wii is any longer, but those were fantastic devices. Probably old enough now that they've gotten sort of hard to find* and pricey when you do.

* Because they're great and people like me still crank them up for family night every once in a while

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:13 AM (+zy2u)

80 "hooboi, that's a crazy package"

I was surprised to not see a reference to either gay, trans or both in that sentence.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:13 AM (hH3Px)

81 77 Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:12 AM (vd8XM)

"two pieces of sourdough toast, with a hot cacao, and two aspirin"

what's the other 95 bucks for

"to do it quietly"

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:14 AM (X0I7i)

82 what's the other 95 bucks for

"to do it quietly"
Posted by: sven

LoL

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:14 AM (vd8XM)

83 Are you ready for soup or sex?

I don't know, what kind of soup?

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:15 AM (vd8XM)

84 So 'Heavy D' was here in town last night, and I missed it.

https://tinyurl.com/3d7ezb2h

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:15 AM (hH3Px)

85 80 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:13 AM (hH3Px)

If you want to unwrap a lot of crazy look into "Naomi Arbabi, a woman" on property law.

https://youtu.be/lUoAUo941V0?si=OaLDcM6inhJ0aryD

If you bing her identity you see the battiest moonbat "lawyer" in British Columbia.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:16 AM (X0I7i)

86 Crap!!!

Ruined the old joke...

Are you ready for super sex?

I don't know, what kind of soup?

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:16 AM (vd8XM)

87 63.1 degrees in the back yard.

35 degrees warmer than the same time two mornings ago.

Had to run the A/C briefly to cool off the second floor for sleeping last night.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:17 AM (hH3Px)

88 So 'Heavy D' was here in town last night, and I missed it.

--

I had a couple of CDs by him. Some of those songs were hilarious. IIRC it turned out he was the actor that was in that Nacho Libre movie.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:18 AM (+zy2u)

89 Crap!!!

Ruined the old joke...

Are you ready for super sex?

I don't know, what kind of soup?
Posted by: Bruce

-

Dang. I hope I never get that bad

(knocks on wood)

Huh? Someone is at the door?

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:19 AM (+zy2u)

90 sven

Made it about two minutes into that video.

After that, my head hurt.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:21 AM (hH3Px)

91 Huh? Someone is at the door?
Posted by: Nikki Haley's

HA!!

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:22 AM (vd8XM)

92 90 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:21 AM (hH3Px)

She went full sovcit over a 55" privacy fence as a lawyer....

we live in an insane asylum

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:23 AM (X0I7i)

93 Time for early breakfast and getting the boss awake and ready hit the road....

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2023 06:23 AM (vd8XM)

94 Safe travels Bruce !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 06:25 AM (T4tVD)

95 "She went full sovcit over a 55" privacy fence as a lawyer.... "

So she ( I, a woman) is as stupid as I suspect.

Where did this global insanity come from so suddenly?

It's pervasive, everywhere and seems to be increasing.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:26 AM (hH3Px)

96 Looked it up because I'm terrible at jokes and couldn't remember (ha) how it went. This isn't how I heard it but it's close:

The first woman says, "Sometimes, I'm in the elevator, and I don't remember if I'm going up or down."

"The second woman says, "sometimes, I have a bottle of mayonnaise in my hand, and I don't remember if I'm taking it out of the fridge or putting it back."

"The third woman says, "Well, I don't have any of those problems, knock wood," knocking on the table. "Oh, hold on a second, someone's at the door."

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:26 AM (+zy2u)

97 I feel like my town has sensible fence policies. You can't put any kind of significant fence right up along the front of your property, but other than that they really don't give a shit.

I'm kind of supportive. Nobody wants to look at a long street full of a snaggletoothed hodgepodge of everyone's crooked ass falling over faded vinyl bullshit right in their face as they're walking or driving along. That may offend the more stridently libertarian among us, but oh well.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:28 AM (9UlRk)

98 95 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:26 AM (hH3Px)

The lockdowns broke this woman in particular coupled with her activism and feminism.

If you held a gun to her head and asked her whether she believed in equal justice under law meaning EVERYONE and not favored groups she would make the machine catch on fire.

The organized church of post-modernism has people thinking their internal monologue is "the real reality."

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:28 AM (X0I7i)

99 97 Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:28 AM (9UlRk)

British Columbia has strict laws and regulations on such things, she feels "entitled to her view in perpetuity" which means she in effect owns all land she sees from her porch.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:30 AM (X0I7i)

100 "The organized church of post-modernism has people thinking their internal monologue is "the real reality."

Lady, the voices in your head....they're lying to you.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:31 AM (hH3Px)

101 " which means she in effect owns all land she sees from her porch."

Sounds a little bit Islami.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:32 AM (hH3Px)

102 100 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:31 AM (hH3Px)

She uses the word woman in her filing based on "The Law of the Land" which in context means her whim and personal dominion by count so far 40 minutes in 300 times.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:32 AM (X0I7i)

103 I would gladly follow the voices in my head, but i don't speak old church Slavonic.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:32 AM (9UlRk)

104
The puppies spend most of their time asleep. So does Mama but outside the box, either on a pad or on the cool floor. Whenever she's full of milk, she carefully steps in and lies down so the feeding frenzy begins. There's little to do except make sure she's lying down properly and occasionally move a puppy around.

We're hoping eyes begin to open in the next couple of days.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 02, 2023 06:33 AM (9mNHV)

105 mornin yall. I had the moving dream again. I dream that we are moving and there is always one more trip to make and there's a deadline so I will have to leave some stuff behind. I always wake up before that last trip.

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 06:33 AM (vFG9F)

106 "by count so far 40 minutes in 300 times."

Nope....eject...eject..eject!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:33 AM (hH3Px)

107 103 Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:32 AM (9UlRk)

My internal monologue is actually an argument between Brian BLESSED! and Morgan Freeman with the occasional cameo guest appearance by MOM!

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:34 AM (X0I7i)

108 sven (and everyone else), don't miss this if you missed it:

The Mask Comes Off
Determined to defend face coverings, a Scientific American article dismisses scientific “rigor.”

https://tinyurl.com/ykwqgr8x

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there's a moron in the comments, too. I halfway wonder if it's not someone around here.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:34 AM (+zy2u)

109 Good morning! Currently 40 out on the patio here in Cowtown, headed for 64 tis afternoon. The youngest granddaughter spent the night so her and grandma could decorate the tree. The best part was listening to Gigi tell the story/history behind each ornament as she unwrapped it.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 02, 2023 06:35 AM (YRsIm)

110 106 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:33 AM (hH3Px)

What is funny is the bar conspiring to keep people out based on political affiliation but she is welcome.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:35 AM (X0I7i)

111
The organized church of post-modernism has people thinking their internal monologue is "the real reality."
Posted by: sven

___________

Traditional religion: you are subordinated to God.

PoMo religion: everyone and everything is subordinated to you.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 02, 2023 06:36 AM (9mNHV)

112 there's a moron in the comments, too. I halfway wonder if it's not someone around here.
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:34 AM (+zy2u)

Good heavens.

I'd bet the comments section at SciAm probably makes that of the average YouTube video look like a pleasant evening at the Lyceum.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:37 AM (9UlRk)

113 Made a mistake last night. I read that adding some cardamom to your coffee gives it a Turkish" flavor. So I added a teaspoon to the grounds.

Uh, no. It tasted *soapy*. I tossed the stuff and have brewed another small pot without it. Much better.

Some Soule's fajitas and two seasoned scrambled eggs later, I've gotten the taste out of my mouth. Cardamom is fine in Half & Half pipe tobacco, but apparently not in coffee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 06:38 AM (omVj0)

114 108 Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:34 AM (+zy2u)

Rad4Cap accuses me of being a crypto communist over at Instys or did he/she finally slunk off after being laughed off the stage.

Rad4Cap think the new and improved extreme sports gender bending is totally sane IIRC.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:38 AM (X0I7i)

115 Cardamom would probably work better in a beverage just as a seed, and not ground up. Get a little perfume without all the other weirdness.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:39 AM (9UlRk)

116 The gloss is gone off the Cybertruck. Another grim milestone for the Biden administration.

"Cybertruck's lost range and price increase 'killed my excitement,' one fan said. But some of Tesla's true believers blamed economic inflation and Biden for the price hikes"

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

117 96 Looked it up because I'm terrible at jokes and couldn't remember (ha) how it went. This isn't how I heard it but it's close:

The first woman says, "Sometimes, I'm in the elevator, and I don't remember if I'm going up or down."

"The second woman says, "sometimes, I have a bottle of mayonnaise in my hand, and I don't remember if I'm taking it out of the fridge or putting it back."

"The third woman says, "Well, I don't have any of those problems, knock wood," knocking on the table. "Oh, hold on a second, someone's at the door."
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:26 AM (+zy2u)

Good one.

Posted by: m at December 02, 2023 06:39 AM (Dz9Qm)

118 111 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 02, 2023 06:36 AM (9mNHV)

Correct the baseline split in human cognition is whether the default is the mind being reactive to observational collective reality or inflictive and demanding reality bend to the mind.

The magic thinking cult has been a thorn in the side of man during all recorded history, I think western civ may have killed itself when it banned asylums for the people who cannot let go of total delusion.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:40 AM (X0I7i)

119 I think western civ may have killed itself when it banned asylums for the people who cannot let go of total delusion.
Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:40 AM (X0I7i)

They never banned them. They just changed the names and gave the inmates tenure.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:42 AM (9UlRk)

120 Good one.
Posted by: m

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 06:43 AM (T4tVD)

121 "I'd bet the comments section at SciAm probably makes that of the average YouTube video look like a pleasant evening at the Lyceum."

Ever read comments on a YT article?

I can't get past three or four before I hit the eject button.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:43 AM (hH3Px)

122 YT=NYT

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:44 AM (hH3Px)

123 I knew this was coming. Adult Happy Meals. The perfect thing for a country full of adult children. I expect riots over who gets the best toy.

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 06:44 AM (vFG9F)

124 119 Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:42 AM (9UlRk)

If you have ever been through one of the readiness training centers and heard a distinctive voice declaiming "we live in the world's largest open-air insane asylum"....

that was me.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:45 AM (X0I7i)

125 I think western civ may have killed itself when it banned asylums for the people who cannot let go of total delusion.
Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:40 AM (X0I7i)

They never banned them. They just changed the names and gave the inmates tenure.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

--

hahaha

No federal money for these over here that care for more than 50 people, but billions in federal money for the thousands of institutions that house 10,000 people.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:45 AM (+zy2u)

126 123 Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 06:44 AM (vFG9F)

and this too is the story of Jussie Smullet.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:45 AM (X0I7i)

127 The average YouTube commenter doesn't have anywhere near the dunningy kruegeriness of a SciAm or NYT consumer.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2023 06:46 AM (9UlRk)

128 125 Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:45 AM (+zy2u)

They will eventually lobby to lobotomize people capable of observational based judgement.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:46 AM (X0I7i)

129 Those mummified Peruvian aliens?

https://tinyurl.com/5ah9xnw7

The report that the DNA is 30% human seems....well....disturbing.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:46 AM (hH3Px)

130 I always sort of thought adult Happy Meals were just Happy Meals. I knew more than a few elderly people back in the 90s-00s that would buy them because it was cheap and just enough food, and they could give the toy to their grandbabies.

We have progressed!

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:47 AM (+zy2u)

131 "I knew this was coming. Adult Happy Meals. "

I always thought that was a six pack and three tacos.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:48 AM (hH3Px)

132 Juicy made it 5 and a half days before having "such a nervous breakdown he needed released!"

so juicy you are looking forwards to the other 96.7% of your incarceration champ.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:49 AM (X0I7i)

133 The report that the DNA is 30% human seems....well....disturbing.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:46 AM

I imagine the ancient conversation went something like:

Yeah...Zog would hit dat.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 02, 2023 06:50 AM (aQy7p)

134 129 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:46 AM (hH3Px)

Linda Moulton-Howe has entered the chat

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 06:50 AM (X0I7i)

135 "because it was cheap and just enough food, "

I think the Happy Meals go about $6.00 now.

Of course, I got an ad for Royal Farms yesterday.

4 small chicken pieces, western fries and a roll for $10.00.

Ridiculous.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:51 AM (hH3Px)

136 Juicy made it 5 and a half days before having "such a nervous breakdown he needed released!"

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One would think a mens prison would be the ideal place for Juicy to find his release.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:51 AM (+zy2u)

137 "I imagine the ancient conversation went something like:

Yeah...Zog would hit dat."

God invented the single Sailor so that even space aliens didn't have to be lonely after closing time.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:53 AM (hH3Px)

138 4 small chicken pieces, western fries and a roll for $10.00.

Ridiculous.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

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We were at the dentists office recently and all the parents and staff started talking as a group about Christmas coming up. Restaurants got brought up, and almost everyone, to a family (and almost all the staff), said they had pretty much stopped going out to eat because it had become unaffordable.

Garbage food that used to be a convenience that you grabbed while rushing from one place to the next is now at the "special occasion" level for normal families.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:54 AM (+zy2u)

139 Season One Death Valley Days episodes are on Grit now from 1952! B & W, of course, but apparently remastered to a strong degree; the images are sharp. I don't recognize any of the actors, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 06:54 AM (omVj0)

140 Juicy made it 5 and a half days before having "such a nervous breakdown he needed released!"
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One would think a mens prison would be the ideal place for Juicy to find his release.
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:51 AM (+zy2u)
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Apparently he's not "master of his domain."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 02, 2023 06:55 AM (BpYfr)

141 Psalm 46:

https://tinyurl.com/yc8c7rks

One note in my Bible says ,"Take time each day to be still and exalt God."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2023 06:56 AM (tVO4t)

142 I always sort of thought adult Happy Meals were just Happy Meals.

I ate a Happy Meal last week at McDonalds.

The kid's mother was NOT happy about it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at December 02, 2023 06:57 AM (Fwuhb)

143 Apparently he's not "master of his domain."

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Losing access to his feather boas was probably a mood killer, too.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 06:57 AM (+zy2u)

144 The company says that this will allow programmers to write code in their sleep.

Which is the least implausible part of this story, because getting developers to work 24/7 is the dream of the entire tech industry.
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L. Bob Rife approves of this message--as long as he gets to erase their dreams in the morning.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 02, 2023 06:58 AM (BpYfr)

145 "Garbage food that used to be a convenience that you grabbed while rushing from one place to the next is now at the "special occasion" level for normal families."

I have noticed that when we stop to grab a bite, just for Mrs VIA and I, it will be like $22.00 simply for fast food.

The McDonalds dollar menu seems to offer

1. Glass of tap water (Small)

2. Napkin

3. Two salt packets.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 06:58 AM (hH3Px)

146 Garbage food that used to be a convenience that you grabbed while rushing from one place to the next is now at the "special occasion" level for normal families.
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023

***
Miss Linda and I used to go out two or maybe three Saturday nights a month for dinner at a local Italian and pizza place or our favorite coffee & diner shop. The latter's prices are still not bad, but the Italian one has got so two dinners w/ tip, no drinks or appetizers, runs close to $40. One night a month now, special occasion level, seems more like it.

We can cook ground beef into some good meals, or make our own pizza with a thin crust, sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni or a second cheese.

Once we move out of this dump, we can re-evaluate.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 06:59 AM (omVj0)

147 I always sort of thought adult Happy Meals were just Happy Meals.

I ate a Happy Meal last week at McDonalds.

The kid's mother was NOT happy about it.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at December 02, 2023 06:57 AM (Fwuhb)

LOL !!!

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 07:00 AM (T4tVD)

148 Sounds like Prophetic is being run by L. Bob Rife

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 02, 2023 07:00 AM (BKLsT)

149 It doesn't look human, but they won't know what sex it identifies at either way.

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 07:02 AM (fwDg9)

150 The waiting is the hardest part.

Good morning all.

Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:02 AM (991eG)

151 Middle School principal in KY and his wife adopt girl after girl was suspended. "Sunny Skyz" website:

https://tinyurl.com/vndjwrdf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2023 07:03 AM (CkuuG)

152 Speaking of moving: I spent some time at "work" yesterday scanning house listings on Realtor for NW Kentucky and SW Indiana. They look good. I'm seriously thinking about a road trip to Evansville and Owensboro, IN and KY respectively, during the Xmas break, to have a look at these places.

There's a small town called Tell City in IN on the Ohio, only 7300 people, but it has its own Walmart. Not that I want to drive 30-45 minutes to see a doctor or have my car worked on. Maybe Tell City has those things in abundance and I just don't know.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 07:03 AM (omVj0)

153 I can go to a local Mexican restaurant, sit down and get a full meal with a drink and as many chips as I can eat for less than $10. Or I can go to somewhere like Popeyes and get 3 crappy little strips of chicken and a biscuit for the same price.

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 07:04 AM (vFG9F)

154 152 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 07:03 AM (omVj0)

It is a great area, wife and I are pondering settling in greater Louisville Metro.

A gentle suggestion, drive the area and factor in which side of the I-65 toll corridor you want to be on.

I built a house up in Franklin IN in Indy Metro.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 07:05 AM (X0I7i)

155 "Garbage food that used to be a convenience that you grabbed while rushing from one place to the next is now at the "special occasion" level for normal families."
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I have noticed that when we stop to grab a bite, just for Mrs VIA and I, it will be like $22.00 simply for fast food.

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Accomplished in two years, on purpose, for your insolence in electing Trump. And, IIRC, the COVID-level spending has continued into 2023 because no one would say "stop!", and that's part of why the Speaker kerfluffle happened.

All on purpose to destroy the wealth of the middle class.

Imagine if they knew you personally and didn't like you.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:05 AM (+zy2u)

156 Even Taco Bell, a perennial crowd favorite for cheap food-like objects has gotten expensive.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:06 AM (hH3Px)

157 There's a small town called Tell City in IN on the Ohio, only 7300 people, but it has its own Walmart. Not that I want to drive 30-45 minutes to see a doctor or have my car worked on. Maybe Tell City has those things in abundance and I just don't know.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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If it's got a Walmart then it's got those other things. And a town that small is probably where I'd be looking first if I were moving.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:07 AM (+zy2u)

158 The waiting is the hardest part.

Good morning all.
Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:02 AM (991eG)

Hoping for a log and just get a fart !

Hiya Muldoon !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 07:08 AM (T4tVD)

159 Robbie, you'll like this, one of the books Orestes co-authored (which was made into a movie!) Merchants of Doubt is:

"the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades."

One of the Left's superpowers is Projection.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023 07:08 AM (PiwSw)

160 I love the new trend toward the restaurant adding an automatic 20% charge, then hoping you don't notice that, and still add in a tip.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:09 AM (hH3Px)

161 158 The waiting is the hardest part.

Good morning all.
Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:02 AM (991eG)

Comin' down is the hardest thing.

Posted by: Things Tom Petty said at December 02, 2023 07:09 AM (PiwSw)

162 I love the new trend toward the restaurant adding an automatic 20% charge, then hoping you don't notice that, and still add in a tip.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

I run the math to make sure they're not charging 20% on the tax. I've caught a few.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at December 02, 2023 07:10 AM (Fwuhb)

163 "Hoping for a log and just get a fart !

Hiya Muldoon !"

Old joke.

Here I set, broken hearted.
Paid a nickel, only farted.

( From the era of the pay-toilet)

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:10 AM (hH3Px)

164 160 I love the new trend toward the restaurant adding an automatic 20% charge, then hoping you don't notice that, and still add in a tip.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:09 AM (hH3Px)

How about a $20 "self-parking charge" at hotels.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023 07:11 AM (PiwSw)

165 PowerLine funnies

https://tinyurl.com/2pxxff2x

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at December 02, 2023 07:12 AM (Fwuhb)

166 obbie, you'll like this, one of the books Orestes co-authored (which was made into a movie!) Merchants of Doubt is:

"the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades."

One of the Left's superpowers is Projection.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper

--

We're at a really weird time in the life of the U.S.

I regret only having limited knowledge of history so that I can't personally make more and better connections regarding what we're experiencing and where it happened in the past and where we're likely headed because of it. There are some really obvious ones, of course, but I bet there are some interesting obscure bits that would be neat to know.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:12 AM (+zy2u)

167 Posted by: JT

*******

JT! 'Sup?

Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:13 AM (991eG)

168 "I run the math to make sure they're not charging 20% on the tax. I've caught a few."

And then we calculate the tip on that total, including tax.

And in the end, the initial cost of the meal has gone up 30%.

We moved the acceptable tip from 10% up to 20-25%

And sales tax percentages have increased.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:13 AM (hH3Px)

169 I was reading an article recently that was discussing how people are quickly becoming hardened against tipping in general because of the insistence for tipping and pre-tipping everywhere.

The tip on tax is one I've seen, too. I pay cash for most things anyway, but I will never add a tip to a credit card or debit bill if I can help it. I could be wrong but the Visa/MC merchant gets a tip that way, too.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:15 AM (+zy2u)

170 They say that breakin' up

is

hard to do!

Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:15 AM (991eG)

171 Good morning, Muldoon. I'm not sure why your presence reminded me (well, maybe sort of), but did everyone see what NGU posted a day or two ago? Someone else will need to fill in the details, but that's a man of honor and conviction right there.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:17 AM (+zy2u)

172 Now you can go to NYC and sit on an I-beam for 30 seconds for $25 (not including tip). If everyone is so upset about inflation, why do they keep buying expensive stuff?

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 07:17 AM (vFG9F)

173 Old joke.

Here I set, broken hearted.
Paid a nickel, only farted.

( From the era of the pay-toilet)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:10 AM (hH3Px)

I had to explain that one to a yute and he said "You had to PAY ?" I could go out on the town, but if I didn't have a nickel, I'd have to shit my pants ?"

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 07:18 AM (T4tVD)

174 One of the best things I've ever seen written on a bathroom wall was

PLEASE DON'T WRITE ON THE WALLS

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:19 AM (+zy2u)

175 JT! 'Sup?
Posted by: Muldoon

Waiting for Krak.

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 07:20 AM (T4tVD)

176 In America there is a right to free toilets. It says so right there in the Constipation.

Posted by: A Constipational Scolar at December 02, 2023 07:20 AM (vFG9F)

177 Hero crane operator saves man from the top of burning building:

https://tinyurl.com/557turms

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2023 07:21 AM (0UeGh)

178 Re: Tell City, IN: "If it's got a Walmart then it's got those other things. And a town that small is probably where I'd be looking first if I were moving."
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023

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The houses I've seen online there look great. And believe it or not, they have part-time employment opportunities, listings for substitute teachers and substitute school bus drivers! If I decide I need or want to work. Maybe after six months' retirement I'll be bored.

Oh, and Tell City has a library, too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 07:21 AM (omVj0)

179 Somehow the Greek Mythology found the funniest

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 07:22 AM (fwDg9)

180 id everyone see what NGU posted a day or two ago?

********

????

Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:22 AM (991eG)

181 ha, I'd forgotten that I used to hear people say "morning constitution"

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:22 AM (+zy2u)

182 Teen collects and clean up Lego sets to give out to kids:

https://tinyurl.com/ypyww2vn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2023 07:24 AM (0UeGh)

183 ????
Posted by: Muldoon

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I'll see if I can find it. I don't want to paraphrase.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:24 AM (+zy2u)

184 NGU has reached out to Israel to offer his services in Israel.

He's waiting for acceptance and travel dates.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:24 AM (hH3Px)

185 Genius Mayor London Breed: "We need to get policies out of the way of progress!"

Uhh, your policies, stupid.

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

186 " ha, I'd forgotten that I used to hear people say "morning constitution"

I used to hear school teachers say ' Class...let us stand for the Pledge of Allegiance'.

I'm old.

BTW, truth be told, our local TV station has a class doing the Pledge every school day morning, right there on your TV.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:27 AM (hH3Px)

187 Found it. #150 on JJ's morning thread yesterday

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150 NGU have you been called up?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 01, 2023 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

Called up? LOL

Not called up, volunteered to go to israel
Waiting for a call from israel to arrange the dates

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 01, 2023 08:24 AM (pVWRI)

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:27 AM (+zy2u)

188 It is a great area, wife and I are pondering settling in greater Louisville Metro.

A gentle suggestion, drive the area and factor in which side of the I-65 toll corridor you want to be on.

I built a house up in Franklin IN in Indy Metro.
Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023

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I-65 in IN is toll? No thanks. That's farther east than I'm looking at anyway. I'm used to bigger-city amenities, of course, but if I can have things delivered, that's okay. Tell City is supposedly only 25 miles from Owensboro, KY, as the crow flies, but it seems to take about 30-40 minutes to drive there -- and there are not that many bridges across the Ohio in that area (?).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 07:28 AM (omVj0)

189 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

190 Prayers for NGU.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 02, 2023 07:28 AM (tT6L1)

191 Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 02, 2023 07:29 AM (hH3Px)

192 DA Pamela Price barred a local reporter from her press conference this week.

I guess she doesn't like a free press.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2023 07:30 AM (RIvkX)

193 There are days I think "I've got a headache, I don't want to go to church today" and that son of a gun is trying to get to Israel.

Words don't do it justice.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:30 AM (+zy2u)

194 Kudos to NGU. If he has a skill set needed in Israel and a calling to do that, it is indeed honorable.

Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:30 AM (991eG)

195 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

I want Nevergiveup (former Capt., USN) to assist in the Hamas terrorist interrogations. He would have to turn his back to a lifetime of skills to not make it hurt. But I can see him being very effective.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

196 Morning peeps. Looks like another gloomy day out there. At least it's not freezing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 07:31 AM (Q4IgG)

197 Muldoon!!

How are you are & your lovely bride doing?

Your services were pleaded for on the Limerick, Ireland thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:32 AM (u82oZ)

198 I'm guessing the Turing Test involves limericks at some level.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:33 AM (+zy2u)

199 Foggy here

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 07:34 AM (fwDg9)

200 188 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 07:28 AM (omVj0)

I-65 north of Louisville has a toll.

I'd live in Indiana unless you KNEW you would be working or traveling related to work to Kentucky. The Ohio has fewer bridges than you'd think....you can also tack to the right on the map and be near the KOI triangle and still be "in the country" and "near the Ohio" and have access to Cincy and Louisville within an hour.

Happy hunting, the homes in the region have good basements if you look.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 07:34 AM (X0I7i)

201 FenelonSpoke

A lifetime of skills learned went into that rescue.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:35 AM (u82oZ)

202 Local TV news reports businesses are closing on Valencia Street. The city put in center bike lanes and removed 70 parking spaces this summer

Literally everyone hates these lanes, locals, drivers, bikers, and walkers

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2023 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

203 How are you are & your lovely bride doing?
Posted by: NaCly Dog

*******

As well as can be expected. On hold waiting for follow-on searches for my missing F-I-L's remains. Unforeseen delays have come up and we seem to be at a standstill. So close and yet so far.

How about you?

Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 07:37 AM (991eG)

204 202 Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2023 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

That is why they were put there, California's future is a foot ensconced in a booty temper-tantruming on America's face forever.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 07:37 AM (X0I7i)

205 Wait, I've been told for 20+ years that bicycles are vehicles just like cars. I can see a lane for their miserably slow travel on a 55mph road (imagine how terrifying that would be), but now they're no longer cars when they are in the city?

Or, more likely, they remain bicyclists who will ride wherever they want and do whatever they want, be it sidewalks, middle lanes, running lights, etc., same as always.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:38 AM (+zy2u)

206 FenelonSpoke

Would it be out of line if I sent you a check to fund a FenelonSon first date at a nice restaurant?
I'm thinking about what can an outsider do to remove barriers? And if it works, what a story to tell his kids.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:39 AM (u82oZ)

207 Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:35 AM (u82oZ)

Yes. Issue it did I enjoyed the interview with the man who said that he told his "old lady" and she gave him a big hug and told him she was proud of him. Such a down to earth guy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2023 07:40 AM (YqHdp)

208 Good Saturday morning rons and ettes! Tis a wee bit chilly out there today.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 02, 2023 07:41 AM (iF0sF)

209 Speaking of rescue, I heard on the news that some lady was helping her daughter move out of an old house in SC and she fell through the floor. No big deal except she happened to fall through the floor and into the crawlspace.

No big deal except when the daughter looked for her in the crawlspace she wasn't there because she was above a well shaft no one knew was there.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:41 AM (+zy2u)

210 Girl F. and SiL about to arrive in Sydney for family wedding.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2023 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

211 Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:39 AM (u82oZ)

I love you., Salty, and I laughed too. How about you wait to do that kind gesture until he actually gets a date. 😉Right now he's concentrating on his upcoming finals .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2023 07:43 AM (YqHdp)

212 DC spent $271,000 in September to repaint Black Lives Matter on a street near the White House.

A memorandum of negotiations for the project dated April 13, 2023 indicates that the project required a foreman, operator, laborer, carpenter, and mason. Equipment included a backhoe/loader, portable air compressor, Bobcat, dump truck, pick-up truck, and service truck.

The labor for the repainting was provided by a subcontractor called Dewberry and totaled $217,680.

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 07:44 AM (vFG9F)

213 Nikki Haley's verified online persona

Way back in time when he was insightful and funny, P.J. O'Rourke calculated the energy requirements of bike riding (all those carbs) and driving. A high milage car was more efficient.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:45 AM (u82oZ)

214
Interesting how Facebook blocked my account because I posted a meme supporting the release of hostages from Gaza. Unblocked once the last hostages were released. During that period of time no one would have been able to view that somewhat humorous meme.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 02, 2023 07:46 AM (enJYY)

215 The youngest is stirring.... I was told bacon and chocolate chip pancakes are on the menu this morning.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 02, 2023 07:48 AM (YRsIm)

216 I see upthread someone's looking at the Louisville, KY area. I'm about 35 miles south of the city proper.

Stay away from the city.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 07:50 AM (Q4IgG)

217 Mornin' all.

The SONY thing: I hope this wakes a lot of people up and makes them ask a lot of questions about how much they pay to "buy" their digital content, and whether they truly own it, and if they determine that they don't, why the prices are akin to purchase price instead of being much less expensive.

I also think SONY is playing legal hopscotch in a multitude of minefields (various countries' consumer protection laws.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 02, 2023 07:50 AM (qPw5n)

218 First, Wells Fargo sucks, full stop.

I have an aunt who had a mortgage with Wells Fargo, they have sold her mortgage to an entity called Mr. Cooper, formally Nation Star Mortgage Holdings.

Does anyone have any familiarity with Mr. Cooper or the former company?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 02, 2023 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)

219 216 Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 07:50 AM (Q4IgG)

Wolfus is looking on the Indiana side of the river, I mentioned Louisville Metro is kind of the "big" center of gravity...

wife and I are pondering *somewhere* between E-town and Columbus Ohio along the river.

Wife may want to try to get on at HRC on Knox.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 07:52 AM (X0I7i)

220 Have a scintillating day, everyone.

Chores start now.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 02, 2023 07:52 AM (u82oZ)

221 >>The labor for the repainting was provided by a subcontractor called Dewberry and totaled $217,680.

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023
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$10 says the mayor and somebody at Dewberry are connected

Posted by: Don Black at December 02, 2023 07:53 AM (geLO8)

222 > Wolfus is looking on the Indiana side of the river, I mentioned Louisville Metro is kind of the "big" center of gravity...

wife and I are pondering *somewhere* between E-town and Columbus Ohio along the river.

Wife may want to try to get on at HRC on Knox.
Posted by: sven
____________

I used to work at HRC.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 07:53 AM (Q4IgG)

223 218 Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 02, 2023 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)

Dallas based umbrella with ~ 1 trillion in assets.

I carry a WF mortgage so far they have not sold mine.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 07:54 AM (X0I7i)

224 222 Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 07:53 AM (Q4IgG)

Then I can assure you depending on dates you have worked with some of my wife's work from afield.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 07:54 AM (X0I7i)

225 Does anyone have any familiarity with Mr. Cooper or the former company?
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Friend mine has them. Local bank sold his mortgage to CitiBank who subsequently sold it to Mr. Cooper. No issues with transferring the mortgage. All seems ok.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 02, 2023 07:56 AM (ju2Fy)

226 Not called up, volunteered to go to israel
Waiting for a call from israel to arrange the dates

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 01, 2023 08:24 AM (pVWRI)
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:27 AM (+zy2

YUGE Boobed Dates ?

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 07:56 AM (T4tVD)

227 225 Posted by: olddog in mo at December 02, 2023 07:56 AM (ju2Fy)

I have had several mortgages over the years, my experience would be that an umbrella with that many spines would have a bad rep if it was warranted especially with how vociferous Texas citizens get if they feel wronged.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 07:58 AM (X0I7i)

228 YUGE Boobed Dates ?

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I assumed he meant local cuisine. Figs and such.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 07:58 AM (+zy2u)

229 @223

>>I carry a WF mortgage so far they have not sold mine.

Thanks for the info.

She only found out about it after she tried to make a payment and they said they are no longer servicing her mortgage and that someone would be in contact with her.

Nobody has contacted her and she's a brick and mortar kind of gall and Mr. Cooper doesn't have any brick or mortar operations, so this is going to go as well as you expect.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 02, 2023 08:00 AM (XV/Pl)

230 So far I'm not terribly impressed with Duluth Trading Co.'s customer service. I put in an order on Wednesday; still no email about its having shipped, or reason for a delay; and an email from me to "Customer Service" received an auto-reply with a promise to get back to me in twenty-four hours. Which means not until Monday. I don't call that fast shipping.

An inquiry on the website for my order returns . . . nothing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 08:02 AM (omVj0)

231 Foggy here
Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2023 07:34 AM (fwDg9)

Same here.

My birdbath isn't frozen.

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 08:03 AM (T4tVD)

232 229 Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 02, 2023 08:00 AM (XV/Pl)

As a courtesy if you wanted to be pro-active you could contact Cooper and see if they have an agent office somewhere.

It is a long shot, but I wound up being able to go to WF in Texas at a small office to meet with an agent she ran herself.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 08:03 AM (X0I7i)

233 So far I'm not terribly impressed with Duluth Trading Co.'s customer service. I put in an order on Wednesday; still no email about its having shipped, or reason for a delay; and an email from me to "Customer Service" received an auto-reply with a promise to get back to me in twenty-four hours. Which means not until Monday. I don't call that fast shipping.

An inquiry on the website for my order returns . . . nothing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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Sorry to hear that since I think I might be partly to blame. I'd never had any hiccups other than on a return one time (store was confused by online order).

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:04 AM (+zy2u)

234 Also if you've never read about fig pollination it's very interesting.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:05 AM (+zy2u)

235 For any Garth Marenghi fans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QChky2z8i2A

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at December 02, 2023 08:05 AM (Fwuhb)

236 "Also if you've never read about fig pollination it's very interesting.
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona"

It's like Pon Farr but more gooey.

Posted by: The Big Fig at December 02, 2023 08:07 AM (vFG9F)

237 Wolfus, you might check to see if they have an brick-and-mortar location nearby. I tried checking just now, but the website looks like some recently-fired journalist coded it...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023 08:08 AM (PiwSw)

238 237 Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023 08:08 AM (PiwSw)

https://www.duluthtrading.com/find-stores/

or call 866-300-9719 from 0500 to 0100 CST

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 08:11 AM (X0I7i)

239 sven, that's weird, when I went there (from DDG) the web site was just text, like some css didn't get loaded or something. From the link you provided, it looks fine. I'm using Brave.

Wolfus, looks like you're out of luck unless you want to take a road trip...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023 08:13 AM (PiwSw)

240 Boker Tov Patriots

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2023 08:16 AM (PQ4m2)

241 Hiya Cap'n !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 08:17 AM (T4tVD)

242 Was there an announcement that Krak retired? Not well? Don't know? Loved his content set to terse.

Posted by: Marylander at December 02, 2023 08:17 AM (v7I/Y)

243 Just saw a new video on Twitter (X) - IDF reveals video of dozens of Grad rockets they found stored in a UNRWA building in Gaza. Combine this with the reveal that UNWRA officials were helping to hide some of the hostages.

Blinken has been demanding that Israel not attack or disturb any UN property. Don't think that's gonna happen.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:17 AM (S6gqv)

244 Just saw a new video on Twitter (X) - IDF reveals video of dozens of Grad rockets they found stored in a UNRWA building in Gaza. Combine this with the reveal that UNWRA officials were helping to hide some of the hostages.

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Oh man, imagine if this ties into their pledge to eliminate everyone tied to the Oct 7th attack.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:19 AM (+zy2u)

245 Think Discovery is owned by HBO MAX?

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:19 AM (33nmr)

246 I'd be ok if a rocket went off course and hit a UN building, say the one in NYC.

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 08:20 AM (vFG9F)

247 244. But the Red Cross saw no evidence of any weapons or foul play in Gaza?

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:20 AM (33nmr)

248 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at December 02, 2023 08:21 AM (zer5o)

249 Gaza was just getting its life back together.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:21 AM (+zy2u)

250 249 Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:21 AM (+zy2u)

The Muslim Call to Rapping is the prettiest sound on Earth...

//bronk from Hyde Park

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 08:22 AM (X0I7i)

251 Hated most of Law Order TV show, but the only good ones I saw, were about UN diplomats who got busted for rape or murder. And how NYPD was stymied to prosecute

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:22 AM (33nmr)

252 RAP? DAMMIT ACHMED! THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S SPELLED! FIND THE RIGHT CLASS!

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:23 AM (+zy2u)

253 The voices in my head are Lews Therin and John Wesley

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at December 02, 2023 08:24 AM (z47lm)

254 "Just saw a new video on Twitter (X) - IDF reveals video of dozens of Grad rockets they found stored in a UNRWA building in Gaza. Combine this with the reveal that UNWRA officials were helping to hide some of the hostages."

You can't spell UNRWA or UNWRA without UNWAR.

Posted by: fd at December 02, 2023 08:24 AM (vFG9F)

255 Santos thing, and no punishment for the BLM Rep from NYC, really has my friends upset. They want to vote for Trump only at this point, F the downticket

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:24 AM (33nmr)

256 If you purchase something online with your credit card, then get with the CC company when you want to dispute a transaction.

Posted by: dantesed at December 02, 2023 08:25 AM (88xKn)

257 246. Soon enough. Many basements in Northern NJ are already planning it

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:25 AM (33nmr)

258 Just saw a new video on Twitter (X) - IDF reveals video of dozens of Grad rockets they found stored in a UNRWA building in Gaza. Combine this with the reveal that UNWRA officials were helping to hide some of the hostages.

Blinken has been demanding that Israel not attack or disturb any UN property. Don't think that's gonna happen.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:17 AM (S6gqv)

I wish blinkin owned property in gaza. Just saying

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2023 08:26 AM (PQ4m2)

259 Outfits like the UN have a deep bench of radicals to pull from. I'm not at all surprised to learn the UN was active in the Gaza Strip helping Hamas.

I would be surprised if it was the only "global" entity doing so.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 08:26 AM (Q4IgG)

260 {245} Think Discovery is owned by HBO MAX?

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:19 AM (33nmr)

Both Discovery Channel and HBO are owned by the same parent company Discovery-Warner.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 02, 2023 08:27 AM (qPw5n)

261 everybody be cool!

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:27 AM (+zy2u)

262 My favorite graffito on a college library bathroom stall: “Be alert! [college name] needs more lerts!”

Posted by: Fenderbender at December 02, 2023 08:27 AM (r72iY)

263 I would be surprised if it was the only "global" entity doing so.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 08:26 AM (Q4IgG)

Does anyone know if the Clinton Global Institute for Advanced Griftological Research have offices in Gaza?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023 08:27 AM (PiwSw)

264 The UN and it's affiliated agencies have been supporting terrorists for the better part of 75 years and increasing support in the last 25 years

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2023 08:27 AM (PQ4m2)

265 I was once shown a photo of a sign that said "SIGN HAS SHARP EDGES"

It was the only sign. It was just there to let everyone know it was a sign and it had sharp edges.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:28 AM (+zy2u)

266 I was once shown a photo of a sign that said "SIGN HAS SHARP EDGES"

It was the only sign. It was just there to let everyone know it was a sign and it had sharp edges.
Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:28 AM (+zy2u)

If only everyone were that considerate

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 08:30 AM (T4tVD)

267 The UN and it's affiliated agencies have been supporting terrorists for the better part of 75 years and increasing support in the last 25 years

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2023 08:27 AM (PQ4m2)

That's not very uniting !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2023 08:31 AM (T4tVD)

268 Global entities AND billionaire "philanthropists." That's what I should have said.

And, if I had my way anyone caught "helping" terrorists would have their entire wealth confiscated. That goes for outfits like the UN, Red Cross, etc. as well.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 08:33 AM (Q4IgG)

269 Many wonder why the IDF hasn't been able to destroy all of Hamas' rocket capability yet. The answer is because to eliminate that completely, the IDF will have to destroy every mosque, every school, every hospital, every clinic, and every UN building in the entire Gaza strip, and that will take a long time.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:34 AM (S6gqv)

270 Santos thing, and no punishment for the BLM Rep from NYC, really has my friends upset. They want to vote for Trump only at this point, F the downticket
Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:24 AM (33nmr)

Jonah: I’m faced with a similar situation, my House Rep is a RINO, but my Senator seems strong. However, at the state level, both Rep and Senator are stand up people. So, it’s sort of a voting buffet, IYKWIM.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 02, 2023 08:34 AM (N6UT3)

271 Many wonder why the IDF hasn't been able to destroy all of Hamas' rocket capability yet. The answer is because to eliminate that completely, the IDF will have to destroy every mosque, every school, every hospital, every clinic, and every UN building in the entire Gaza strip, and that will take a long time.
Posted by: Tom Servo

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I've always been taught that the best time to plant a tree was yesterday, and the next best time is today.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:35 AM (+zy2u)

272 Does anyone have any familiarity with Mr. Cooper or the former company?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 02, 2023 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)

I've seen Mr. Cooper 1098 Mortgage Interest statements for several clients this past tax year. Maybe like 8 out of 100, or so. No one was ranting & raving about them.

Posted by: Count de Monet at December 02, 2023 08:35 AM (4I/2K)

273 Happy to be wrong about IDF. Worried that they would go soft after cease fire

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:35 AM (33nmr)

274 And, if I had my way anyone caught "helping" terrorists would have their entire wealth confiscated. That goes for outfits like the UN, Red Cross, etc. as well.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 08:33 AM (Q4IgG)

Also, the MSM that gleefully ran with the "Israeli airstrike on the Palestinian hospital" story.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023 08:37 AM (PiwSw)

275 270. spot on Rufus. My Rep. Darrin Lahood, voted to expel Santos. He is a RINO like his father

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:37 AM (33nmr)

276 Disclaimer: Bacon pancakes!
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Why would you disclaim bacon pancakes?!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 02, 2023 08:37 AM (aQy7p)

277 260. Thanks

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:38 AM (33nmr)

278 Morning Horde. Why exactly are companies pulling their advertising from Twitter? I read somewhere that now Walmart has stopped their ad buys.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at December 02, 2023 08:38 AM (2NHgQ)

279 Tom, what is your take on Santos?

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:39 AM (33nmr)

280 Two eggs scrambled, diced ham, 1 tsp diced green chiles, microwaved in an egg cooker dish, topped with a melted slice of Tillamook cheddar, between two buttered slices oof sourdough toast.

Yum.

More coffee...

Posted by: Muldoon at December 02, 2023 08:40 AM (991eG)

281 AI & Arm - what is Arm?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at December 02, 2023 08:39 AM (xVj5P)

Yes, inquiring minds want to know.

Posted by: Michelle Fields at December 02, 2023 08:40 AM (4I/2K)

282 272 Does anyone have any familiarity with Mr. Cooper or the former company?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 02, 2023 07:51 AM (XV/Pl)

I've seen Mr. Cooper 1098 Mortgage Interest statements for several clients this past tax year. Maybe like 8 out of 100, or so. No one was ranting & raving about them.
Posted by: Count de Monet at December 02, 2023 08:35 AM (4I/2K)

Mr. Cooper held a mortgage I had many years ago. They were fine. They in turn re-sold my mortgage to someone else several months later.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at December 02, 2023 08:41 AM (UcAQV)

283
Shooting uncontrolled focussed beams of ultrasound into your brain?

I see no way this could possibly go wrong.

FUN FACT APROPOS OF NOTHING:

Focussed Beams of ultrasound are used to kill brain cancer cells.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 02, 2023 08:42 AM (QzZeQ)

284 281 AI & Arm - what is Arm?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at December 02, 2023 08:39 AM (xVj5P)

Yes, inquiring minds want to know.
Posted by: Michelle Fields at December 02, 2023 08:40 AM (4I/2K)

I presume Arm is referring to Arm processors. An alternative processor to Intel/AMD.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at December 02, 2023 08:42 AM (UcAQV)

285 278. Walton family pressured by their master Hillary Clinton

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:42 AM (33nmr)

286 The governments and big corporations are pissed that Musk won't censor what they want censored, and so they're using a fake claim to try to take him out. Doesn't surprise me about Disn, very disappointed that Walmart joined.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:42 AM (S6gqv)

287 Morning Horde. Why exactly are companies pulling their advertising from Twitter? I read somewhere that now Walmart has stopped their ad buys.

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IIRC Media Matters set up an account and hit F5 like a horde member trying to get certain ads to come up next to companies they could then contact and say "look, there are Nazi ads next to your company!!! Stop advertising with Elon Musk and his wrongthink free speech platform!!!"

Except apparently it's impossible for the twitters to work the way they said they did the actions.

And some people noticed that the margins (or something similar) were wrong and the ads were probably photoshopped.

And Media Matters forgot that Musk and friends had access to the actual records and codes and there were never any records of the ads occuring the way they claimed.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:42 AM (+zy2u)

288 280. If you live in a blue state, someday that breakfast will become Spam and Sanka

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:43 AM (33nmr)

289 The governments and big corporations are pissed that Musk won't censor what they want censored, and so they're using a fake claim to try to take him out. Doesn't surprise me about Disn, very disappointed that Walmart joined.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:42 AM (S6gqv)

Sam's kids are asshoe.

Posted by: Count de Monet at December 02, 2023 08:44 AM (4I/2K)

290 "Walton family pressured by their master Hillary Clinton."

John Boy sleeps with the fishes.

Posted by: Hillary at December 02, 2023 08:44 AM (SYTee)

291 One of my recurring complaints with Wells Fargo is their inability to calculate the escrow. Every year I end up writing them a check for $30, $40 because they're short.

It's not that complicated, but they fail every year.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 08:44 AM (Q4IgG)

292 The best part of the story is this:

"While appearing at The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit, Musk accused major companies like Disney and The Washington Post of wanting to “blackmail me with advertising,” denouncing them for abandoning his platform and speculating they will “fail” for their decision.

“Go. Fuck. Yourself,” he repeated, pausing and smirking before directly addressing Disney CEO Bob Iger, who’d appeared earlier in the day: “Hey, Bob.”

https://tinyurl.com/yu5sctj6

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:45 AM (+zy2u)

293 286. Musk could use the disability card at some point, since he is Autistic.

Tom is right, Deep State needed Walmart help, because Musk will not allow Dem Social media control for Biden in 2024.

I am a twitter member, and not going anywhere

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:46 AM (33nmr)

294 Thanks Horde. Thought that would stop after Musk sued MM. Wondered if something new had cropped up.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at December 02, 2023 08:46 AM (2NHgQ)

295 Santos - of course he was corrupt - just like everyone else there. What they thought they could get out of making him the sacrificial lamb is beyond me. The latest claim is that he was "stealing" from his campaign funds; as if there is anyone in either House or Senate who doesn't do that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:46 AM (NlCS5)

296 NOOD

Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 02, 2023 08:47 AM (qPw5n)

297 All these left wing morons who hate Musk and Twitter, are the same shits driving all the Tesla's.

Musk makes enough on Tesla sales in a month to cover X for a year

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:47 AM (33nmr)

298 Many wonder why the IDF hasn't been able to destroy all of Hamas' rocket capability yet. The answer is because to eliminate that completely, the IDF will have to destroy every mosque, every school, every hospital, every clinic, and every UN building in the entire Gaza strip, and that will take a long time.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:34 AM (S6gqv)

This is why "redesertification" should be the plan, with a safe corridor to Lebanon, should the Gaza's like to leave rather than be blown up.

Followed by a wall with Lebanon, or perhaps a wall with James LeBron(!), then slow but constant colonization by Israel. War generally means loss of territory and the Palestinians should reap what they have sown esp with their inhuman terror tactics.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 02, 2023 08:47 AM (QzZeQ)

299 Thanks Horde. Thought that would stop after Musk sued MM. Wondered if something new had cropped up.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine

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I'm guessing it's similar everything else these days, and you don't want to be seen not clapping or they go after you next.

Posted by: Nikki Haley's verified online persona at December 02, 2023 08:48 AM (+zy2u)

300 A long-term canned food storage anecdote:

I made chicken & rice casserole yesterday with a can of Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup that was dated 2018.

All is well gastronomically. It looked and smelled and tasted fine upon opening and cooked up similar to a fresher can.

Posted by: Count de Monet at December 02, 2023 08:48 AM (4I/2K)

301 >What they thought they could get out of making him the sacrificial lamb is beyond me.
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he must have pissed the wrong people off. The accusations against him could apply to any member of Congress

Posted by: Don Black at December 02, 2023 08:49 AM (geLO8)

302 Wolfus, you might check to see if they have an brick-and-mortar location nearby. I tried checking just now, but the website looks like some recently-fired journalist coded it...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 02, 2023

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I did check about stores, but nothing came up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 08:49 AM (omVj0)

303 If I was Musk, I would set up and promote a special account on Twitter called "Why Everything Disney Does Sucks" and invite people like Critical Drinker to write pieces for it. Promote these to every Twitter user and then tell Bob Iger "hey Bob, how do you and your shareholders like this?"

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:50 AM (S6gqv)

304 The latest claim is that he was "stealing" from his campaign funds; as if there is anyone in either House or Senate who doesn't do that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 02, 2023 08:46 AM (NlCS5)

Tom: absolutely right, just GOPe virtue signaling. The good thing, if there is any, is that they have outed themselves. I intend to let my House Rep know that I won’t vote for him, but I can’t and won’t vote for a democrat.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 02, 2023 08:51 AM (N6UT3)

305 295. Thanks Tom. As long as GOP keeps trying to play the high road against these savage marxists ....

Reason why Trump is more popular. He and Musk only big hitters who fight the Deep State

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:51 AM (33nmr)

306
They put so much salt in chicken soup it has a near infinite shelf life, though I don't think I'd trust it much more then a year.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 02, 2023 08:51 AM (enJYY)

307 I'm using Brave too. The closest physical Duluth Trading stores to me are in AL and Fort Worth. I'll try calling, but I'm not hopeful after QVC canceled my order for Miss Linda's b'day present phone without any warning or explanation.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 02, 2023 08:52 AM (omVj0)

308 I see that some Florida rep named Miller(GOP) said Santos stole his house credit card. Whatever. Santos voted the right way, while Malcolm X pulled a Fed Building fire alarm

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:53 AM (33nmr)

309 Walmart owns the Denver Broncos now too

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:54 AM (33nmr)

310 And the LA Rams

Posted by: Jonah at December 02, 2023 08:54 AM (33nmr)

311 291 Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 02, 2023 08:44 AM (Q4IgG)

WF miscalculated our property tax not factoring in the homestead...our Parish tried to send them a 400 refund check....WF did not cash it for over a year, so I got a visit from a deputy to hand me the check.

There is going to be a horrible price to be paid for the reduction of standards testing in the schools in 20 years.

Idiocracy will look to my grandkids like a renaissance manned only by DaVinci would to us.

Posted by: sven at December 02, 2023 09:02 AM (X0I7i)

312 I bought a new desktop recently. I've built computers previously, but I decided to just get a completed one this year. I thought the prices were low compared to recent years and the upgrade for me was significant. I calculated my building from the same parts-price as being about the same as already built so I purchased.

Posted by: SamIam at December 02, 2023 10:55 AM (oasF3)

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