Daily Tech News 28 December 2023

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If you were looking to buy the latest Apple Watch Series 9 or Ultra 2, you can. (Tech Crunch)

Or will be able to shortly. And perhaps briefly.

Apple has won a temporary stay on the ITC ban from a federal court, while it files its full appeal. That only applies through to January 10, depending on the outcome of other proceedings.

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Bought a new router. And 15 bits. Which came in a box.
You should use a hair dryer when bending your 12VHPWR cables for your new RTX 4090, says power supply manufacturer Seasonic. (Tom's Hardware)

Well, okay.
You should absolutely not use a hair dryer when bending your 12VHPWR cables for your new RTX 4090, and we never suggested you should, says power supply manufacturer Seasonic. (Tom's Hardware)

Well, okay.
Is-Prime is a library - available in 70 languages - to determine whether any given number is prime, in constant time. (GitHub)

It's very compact, easily ported, and 95% reliable.
If you are intrigued by this allow me to present a library that determines whether any given unsigned 32-bit integer is even or odd. (Blabbin')

Since the C compiler had a limit of 16 million lines of code per file, it's written directly in machine code. 40GB of it.
As a side note, the program is amazingly performant. For small numbers the results are instantaneous and for the large number close to the 2^32 limit the result is still returned in around 10 seconds. Considering the computer has to read 40 GB of data from disk, map it to physical memory and then let the CPU has a rip of it without many chances of caching is honestly quite mind blowing. For reference, the computer is a Core i5 12600K with 32 GB memory and the files are residing on a M.2 SSD disk. While calculating, the peak read speed I saw from the SSD was around 800 MB/s (which doesn't really make sense as that should give execution speeds at 40+ seconds, but computers are magical so who knows what is going on).
Just don't let the smoke out.

Disclaimer: Who let the smoke out?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch

X-37B SpacePlane launch

8:07 p.m. EST (0107 UTC) on Thursday, December 28, 2023

https://is.gd/TY83EO

Posted by: Ciampino - Another try at December 28, 2023 04:02 AM (qfLjt)

2 All even numbers in binary have Bit 0 = 0
All odd numbers in binary have Bit 0 = 1

So take the number in binary, or just the least significant byte in binary and check bit 0.
Am I doing something wrong?

Posted by: Ciampino - any programmers around here? Pixy? at December 28, 2023 04:08 AM (qfLjt)

3 2 All even numbers in binary have Bit 0 = 0
All odd numbers in binary have Bit 0 = 1

So take the number in binary, or just the least significant byte in binary and check bit 0.
Am I doing something wrong?

Black magic and heresy!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 28, 2023 04:09 AM (BLOW1)

4 I think we should call odd numbers something more sensitive, less judgmental.

Posted by: why aren't they just uneven numbers? at December 28, 2023 04:10 AM (pjs7m)

5 Even or odd has never been something I needed a tool for.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 28, 2023 04:13 AM (di6C2)

6 G'Day everyone
Off to Delaware today, going to be another long day

Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 04:13 AM (fwDg9)

7 Uneven implies they are rough or not smooth - judgemental.
The even construct is confusing when present in both.

Posted by: Ciampino - anyone? at December 28, 2023 04:16 AM (qfLjt)

8 5 Even or odd has never been something I needed a tool for.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 28, 2023 04:13 AM (di6C2)
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But now imagine a machine.

Posted by: Ciampino - anyone? Bueller? at December 28, 2023 04:18 AM (qfLjt)

9 Have a good one Skip and stay safe !

Posted by: JT at December 28, 2023 04:18 AM (T4tVD)

10 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 28, 2023 04:18 AM (T4tVD)

11 hmm..how many x-37s are there? Kind of a neat 'what are they doing up there with that' exercise.

Posted by: a dude in MI at December 28, 2023 04:23 AM (+I6Y/)

12 2 All even numbers in binary have Bit 0 = 0
All odd numbers in binary have Bit 0 = 1

So take the number in binary, or just the least significant byte in binary and check bit 0.
Am I doing something wrong?

Posted by: Ciampino - any programmers around here? Pixy? at December 28, 2023 04:08 AM (qfLjt)
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I forgot to add the check:
Assume TRUE=1
LSByte AND 0000 0001
if TRUE then ODD
else EVEN

Posted by: Ciampino - a check for $1 ? at December 28, 2023 04:23 AM (qfLjt)

13 But now imagine a machine.
Posted by: Ciampino - anyone? Bueller? at December 28, 2023 04:18 AM (qfLjt)

But I don't want to.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 28, 2023 04:24 AM (di6C2)

14 11 hmm..how many x-37s are there? Kind of a neat 'what are they doing up there with that' exercise.

Posted by: a dude in MI at December 28, 2023 04:23 AM (+I6Y/)
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I think there are 2.

Posted by: Ciampino - cool baby shuttle at December 28, 2023 04:24 AM (qfLjt)

15 Disclaimer: Who let the smoke out?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Did it get in your eyes?

http://tinyurl.com/2e4umkh9

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 28, 2023 04:25 AM (di6C2)

16 >> If you are intrigued by this allow me to present a library that determines whether any given unsigned 32-bit integer is even or odd.

That's the funniest thing I read all day, if not all week.

The author kept a straight face the whole time, even dropping the proper Mod 2 operation in the Python code to spew out the C file.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at December 28, 2023 04:27 AM (Mzdiz)

17 13 But now imagine a machine.
Posted by: Ciampino - anyone? Bueller? at December 28, 2023 04:18 AM (qfLjt)

But I don't want to.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 28, 2023 04:24 AM (di6C2)

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Okay then imagine a spherical cow (old Physicist joke)

Posted by: Ciampino - whippings will continue until you do at December 28, 2023 04:28 AM (qfLjt)

18 14 11 hmm..how many x-37s are there? Kind of a neat 'what are they doing up there with that' exercise.

Posted by: a dude in MI at December 28, 2023 04:23 AM (+I6Y/)
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I think there are 2.

Yep. At least, two that we know about.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 28, 2023 04:28 AM (BLOW1)

19 >> I forgot to add the check:

The "Test" machine instruction does the AND and sets the flags. It would look this in .asm, assuming the value to check is in the eax register

test eax, -1 ; FFF..FFFF for 32-bit DWORD
jz even
[write odd code here]
even:
[write even code here]

The "print("even") in .asm would be, well involved, as you'd have to call a library function, or roll your own mess however you have to tell the OS to spew characters to the terminal.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at December 28, 2023 04:35 AM (Mzdiz)

20
That's x86 .asm, of course.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at December 28, 2023 04:36 AM (Mzdiz)

21 JTfirst have to get put of bed

Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 04:40 AM (fwDg9)

22 2
Okay, I feel foolish for not having read the article first.

Posted by: Ciampino - whippings for me at December 28, 2023 04:40 AM (qfLjt)

23 OK, you techno guys on this thread are weird about this stuff.

You remind me of my wife, who has just gone to sleep. What am I to do?

Posted by: Farmer at December 28, 2023 04:43 AM (55Qr6)

24 JTfirst have to get put of bed
Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 04:40 AM (fwDg9)

Oh.

Posted by: JT at December 28, 2023 04:44 AM (T4tVD)

25
Now I'm mixed up, that should be

test eax, 01h, not -1 and FF....FF

I don't know what I was thinking. ANDs, ORs, and XORs do different things.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at December 28, 2023 04:45 AM (Mzdiz)

26 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 28, 2023 04:48 AM (ju2Fy)

27 "The rose" . A reflection on Psalm 67 by a woman dealing with cancer treatments and joy she found in a simple and beautiful thing:

http://tinyurl.com/bdf73pcp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 04:55 AM (C4Ldt)

28 From ONT
Mint Mobile informs about new customer info breach

https://is.gd/duNWGp

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I really think that we need to make computer breachers suffer swift capital punishment for grievous hacking. After a few get hanged it may deter the rest somewhat.

Posted by: Ciampino - whippings are not enough at December 28, 2023 04:56 AM (qfLjt)

29 Skip,
You are already off to work? I am about off to sleep bro.

My earliest work is getting Jules to her doc in DeKalb, she can't drive back because of the dilation.

Posted by: Farmer at December 28, 2023 05:00 AM (55Qr6)

30 Without Freeman and Gooden, there is no one worth checking out on morning TV.
I am surprised no one here has mentioned it, but, the Columbus Blue Jackets reference Ohio Union soldiers.

Posted by: Jamaica at December 28, 2023 05:02 AM (Eeb9P)

31 Late start too, luckily traffic shouldn't be bad, have to leave in 40 minutes

Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 05:02 AM (fwDg9)

32 Farmer, you have snow up there?
We were supposed to get a sprinkling down here but I haven't seen any yet.

Posted by: Ciampino - weatherman said enough to cover grass at December 28, 2023 05:03 AM (qfLjt)

33 A lovely personalized gift a grandson gave his grandmother. A " Sunny Skyz" story:

http://tinyurl.com/3mrrscws

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 05:03 AM (C4Ldt)

34 Should not have taken a nap at 10pm....

Posted by: SFGoth at December 28, 2023 05:14 AM (KAi1n)

35 This thread (the bit about the bits) is what a room full of stoners sounds like.

Posted by: SFGoth at December 28, 2023 05:16 AM (KAi1n)

36 We were supposed to get a sprinkling down here but I haven't seen any yet.
Posted by: Ciampino
---------

Saw a bit of sleet last night for about 10 minutes, but nothing of consequence.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 28, 2023 05:17 AM (ju2Fy)

37 Farmer, you have snow up there?
We were supposed to get a sprinkling down here but I haven't seen any yet.
Posted by: Ciampino - weatherman said enough to cover grass at December 28, 2023 05:03

No snow here yet. It's 33 and they predict some pissing, but not much. I think we are missing the storm and I'm glad for it.

Posted by: Farmer at December 28, 2023 05:29 AM (55Qr6)

38
Pixy should enable a tab feature on the tech thread for the pseudo code writers who look at un-indented code and cringe.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 28, 2023 05:29 AM (3qE2b)

39 Just looked at weather, 50s high for 2 days then 40s every day

Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 05:33 AM (fwDg9)

40 If a hair dryer is out, can you use a heat gun?

Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 05:39 AM (fwDg9)

41 I have no idea what King Harv's current add pictures except I note it lacks women in bikinis.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 28, 2023 05:40 AM (6A5fn)

42 g'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, for certain values of sock, rat, & Eez ... at December 28, 2023 05:41 AM (kc18b)

43
The first and second week of January is traditionally the coldest for this area of Pennsylvania and the two week forecast looks pretty tame. A couple of days where snow seems slightly possible.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 28, 2023 05:42 AM (3qE2b)

44 King Harv pic is one of the bugs from "Starship Troopers."

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 28, 2023 05:44 AM (ju2Fy)

45 40 If a hair dryer is out, can you use a heat gun?

Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 05:39 AM (fwDg9)
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Posted by: Ciampino - just nuke it rom orbit at December 28, 2023 05:47 AM (qfLjt)

46 A Lyft Driver's surprise encounter with Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs":

http://tinyurl.com/z6fj9su7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 05:58 AM (ordhK)

47 King Harv pic is one of the bugs from "Starship Troopers."
Posted by: olddog in mo at December 28, 2023 05:44 AM (ju2Fy)
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Is it? Ok, then, but there were better things to look at in that movie than the bugs.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 28, 2023 05:58 AM (v0yRR)

48 Fen, that's a pretty good story from Mike Rowe. Thanks for the link.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 28, 2023 06:02 AM (v0yRR)

49 yeah, a proper heat gun like my vintage Milwaukee ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, for certain values of sock, rat, & Eez ... at December 28, 2023 06:05 AM (kc18b)

50 How nice!

Amazon is recommending the Deplorable Gourmet in it's suggestions.

Posted by: pawn at December 28, 2023 06:06 AM (QB+5g)

51 Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 28, 2023 06:02 AM (v0yRR)

You are most welcome. I enjoyed it too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:08 AM (HkKMH)

52 Adams has imposed the same laws as Chicago regarding buses of illegals.

Posted by: Jamaica at December 28, 2023 06:12 AM (Eeb9P)

53 pawn, where did you find that?

Posted by: Ben Had at December 28, 2023 06:15 AM (PKEqY)

54 Evening and morning, folken! I was away from the blog since this time yesterday, and I see Ace and others have posted a lot of good stuff that needs to be read and savored.

Miss Linda wanted to go to the big thrift store out in the 'burbs. I left her there for 90 minutes while I ran some errands, but still had to stand around for half an hour while she put back things she'd taken off the rack as "possible." The place gives me the f'in shudders. Foamy-haired, leather-skinned old women, sad-looking old men, immigrant/welfare cases and their sprogs galore, and the blubber on display would offend a baleen whale. Anyway, she found some stuff I bought her for a belated Xmas.

Then we hit the big mall in town -- parking and traffic nightmare, but she found some 75%-off stuff at that Bath & Body Works joint. Why is every product there named for food?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 28, 2023 06:16 AM (omVj0)

55 We're having a chill down in Da Swamp too. 'Tis 46 F. right now, expected to reach about 50, and it may skirt freezing tonight and each night through NY Eve.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 28, 2023 06:18 AM (omVj0)

56 Good morning morons

Local TV news reports genius mayor Sheng Thao rejected all three candidates for new police chief.

The police commission list included the former police chief, another local chief already placed on leave for policy violations, and the asst. chief of Tucson.

There has been no chief for 10 months.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 06:19 AM (RIvkX)

57 What happens when a Buddhist becomes totally absorbed with the computer he's working with?

He enters nerdvana.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:20 AM (RSbhh)

58 Todays Telegraph newspaper has a nice review of the Redford/Newman flick, "The Sting", which is about to celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary year. I might have to rent it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 28, 2023 06:21 AM (7f+S4)

59
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, puppies let out and fed, morning prayers said, kennel dogs let out. Now sitting in the Command Center at Schloss Hadrian with a big double cup of coffee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 28, 2023 06:23 AM (MoZTd)

60 Todays Telegraph newspaper has a nice review of the Redford/Newman flick, "The Sting", which is about to celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary year. I might have to rent it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 28, 2023

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The Sting was Best Picture in its year. A dazzling, tricky plot, Newman and Redford at their best, great Thirties clothing and hats. I haven't seen it in far too long either.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 28, 2023 06:26 AM (omVj0)

61 I admit I don't understand why OrangeEnt is having trouble with first line indent in LibreOffice.
It's in Format, to 'Paragraph', then to the 'Indents and Spacing' tab, where it gives you the option of first line indent which can be done either before the document is created, or after, by selecting the text body and specifying a first line indent value.

???

Posted by: LenNeal at December 28, 2023 06:26 AM (43xH1)

62 This thread (the bit about the bits) is what a room full of stoners sounds like.
Posted by: SFGoth at December 28, 2023 05:16 AM (KAi1n)
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There was so much pot when I worked in Silicon Valley. Those people were stoned all the time.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 06:29 AM (RIvkX)

63 G'morning, all.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 28, 2023 06:29 AM (hH3Px)

64 We found a way to give away some of the 25 lbs or so ( I don't how much it really was, but it was a lot!) of boxes of chocolate that the kindly parents of the kids on spouse's bus gave to him. I brought some to church and people took some to give to people over the holidays. Also, son had to go water plants in the college greenhouse . The young people are on a rotation for this, but the ones who live closest by have to do it the most and the campus security has to let them in. Son took up a box of chocolates to thank security for letting them in every few days and just generally for looking after the campus and staff and kids. The security officer seemed pleased and surprised and we don't have to eat the chocolates. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:29 AM (YqHdp)

65 You should use a hair dryer when bending your 12VHPWR cables for your new RTX 4090

Admittedly, Nvidia didn't think their PCI-E power-plug placement all the way through. I had to buy an aftermarket 90-degree offset connector for it so I could close the side-panel on the case.

Posted by: Halfhand at December 28, 2023 06:31 AM (o5xaO)

66 Still waiting for my mechanic to get his balancing machine in. Maybe he'll be able to do the wheels and oil change on Friday, or on Tuesday next. Today I'll hit Walmart for groceries &c., maybe gas up the car, maybe have lunch out at my favorite grill. Kind of like a normal Saturday.

Encouraging for my retirement and move is that interest rates seem to be coming down, good for buyers and sellers. I've got great credit and am not looking at buying some luxury home. An older but refurbished cottage, two to four bedrooms (I don't know what I'd do with a fourth bedroom anyway), a garage, central air or windows capable of taking window units, and I'd be set.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 28, 2023 06:35 AM (omVj0)

67
I think we should call odd numbers something more sensitive, less judgmental.
Posted by: why aren't they just uneven numbers?

Numerodivergent

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 28, 2023 06:36 AM (MoZTd)

68 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes.

So today is the HQs 20th anniversary. Wish I could say I was a 'lifer,' but I'm not. Still, I'm glad the place is here. I must confess, I do miss when we could post long comments, since I was able to tell old Hollywood stories, give bios of silent stars or discuss movie bombs. But we have moviegique and TJM now, and they're much more informed and interesting than myself.

The Sting was Best Picture in its year. A dazzling, tricky plot, Newman and Redford at their best, great Thirties clothing and hats. I haven't seen it in far too long either.

I've never seen the movie and never wanted to. I am grateful to it, however, for having introduced me to Scott Joplin.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 28, 2023 06:38 AM (Q0kLU)

69 BH,

My Amazon page linked to my account has suggestions. It's obviously based on your browsing history. I have all the anti tracking tools installed but I guess they aren't good enough.

Posted by: pawn at December 28, 2023 06:40 AM (QB+5g)

70 pawn, thank you.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 28, 2023 06:41 AM (PKEqY)

71 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at December 28, 2023 06:45 AM (NBVIP)

72 I still don't understand -and Scogg never did explain it- how Orthodox Jews in Israel-selling "trinkets" and talking about them- is equivalent to ( I'm guessing ) multi millionaire Joel Osteen- with a huge congregation. However, I guess Scogg will be off on some other time next time he comes in under another handle.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:45 AM (pVT7c)

73 Meant "off on some other thing"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:46 AM (pVT7c)

74 My Amazon page linked to my account has suggestions. It's obviously based on your browsing history. I have all the anti tracking tools installed but I guess they aren't good enough.
Posted by: pawn'

There is no way to avoid it as far as I can tell. One way to deal with it is to simply throw noise at it. My devices have been on multiple browsers in multiple countries and languages, so if I search for 'Japanese subway' I get a few days of suggestions for anime shows. Check a Euro news source, it tries to sell me hotel rooms in Bucharest. I'm reliably assured by multiple sources that sexy women from all over the world want to meet me.

Posted by: LenNeal at December 28, 2023 06:46 AM (43xH1)

75
Pro-Pali leftist whines about getting criticized. Ties herself in knots justifying cancelling subhuman Republicans.

http://tinyurl.com/yst6bmhd

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 28, 2023 06:48 AM (MoZTd)

76 40GB?

"All you'll ever need is 640K" - Bill Gates.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 28, 2023 06:48 AM (qY/Yl)

77 It's gotten "cold" for FL, low 60s and it's drizzling. Two homeless folks are sheltering under the overhang of the office building across the street.

Posted by: pawn at December 28, 2023 06:49 AM (QB+5g)

78
I'm reliably assured by multiple sources that sexy women from all over the world want to meet me.

Posted by: LenNeal at December 28, 2023 06:46 AM

Many live within a few miles of your location.

Posted by: Every Pron Site at December 28, 2023 06:50 AM (3qE2b)

79 After record setting increases in murder in 2021 and 2022, for reasons that are a total mystery, but probably because of Trump, murder is down by a record amount this year. And you will never guess the reason:

The challenge faced by local law enforcement to bring down the country's homicide numbers for the second consecutive year following a record jump in 2020 and a sizable increase in 2021, was achieved this year with a major assist from the U.S. Justice Department and bipartisan gun-control legislation passed by Congress, officials said.

Was it a repeal of the ACAB defund the police measures? Hell no. It was the iron fist of central government! All hail poppa Fed.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 28, 2023 06:50 AM (k93YN)

80 Scrogg is living in your head.

Not a good thing.

Posted by: pawn at December 28, 2023 06:50 AM (QB+5g)

81 when I first heard Scott Joplin's music I asked what it was; I heard the answer as Scotch Opera. Hilarity ensued.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, for certain values of sock, rat, & Eez ... at December 28, 2023 06:51 AM (kc18b)

82 Found my hat

Posted by: Don Black at December 28, 2023 06:52 AM (geLO8)

83 He's not living in my head. I just wanted to know the answer to the question and as a matter of fact I didn't even know that poster was Scogg until he outed himself, but thanks for your concern.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:53 AM (pVT7c)

84
Miss Linda wanted to go to the big thrift store out in the 'burbs. I left her there for 90 minutes while I ran some errands, but still had to stand around for half an hour while she put back things she'd taken off the rack as "possible."

Time spent buying me a lightweight sports coat: 5 minutes.

Time spent buying a pair of slippers for Her Majesty: 45 minutes.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 28, 2023 06:55 AM (MoZTd)

85 Good morning peeps!
Infusion went well yesterday. Going back today to get IV fluids and the injection to up my WBC. Now I wait to see if the side effects are going to be as bad as they were the last time. I'll know sometime tomorrow.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 28, 2023 06:57 AM (iF0sF)

86 http://tinyurl.com/yst6bmhd

Totally lacking self-awareness

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 06:57 AM (RIvkX)

87 Yes, some women take a lot of time choosing clothes and some women don't. We congratulate you!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:57 AM (pVT7c)

88 we'll all be praying for you, jewells!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, for certain values of sock, rat, & Eez ... at December 28, 2023 06:58 AM (kc18b)

89 Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 28, 2023 06:57 AM (iF0sF)

Glad it went well, Jewells.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:58 AM (pVT7c)

90 So far, so good {jewells}

Thanks for the update

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 06:59 AM (RIvkX)

91 Yes, some women take a lot of time choosing clothes and some women don't. We congratulate you!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 06:57 AM (pVT7c)
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Women shop for clothes like men watch TV. There is always something better on another channel.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 07:01 AM (RIvkX)

92 Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 07:01 AM (RIvkX)

They may. I've always loathed shopping for clothes.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 07:02 AM (RSbhh)

93 If you are intrigued by this allow me to present a library that determines whether any given unsigned 32-bit integer is even or odd. (Blabbin')

Since the C compiler had a limit of 16 million lines of code per file, it's written directly in machine code. 40GB of it.

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Wait, you can't do a simple Modulus 2 on said integer and if it equals 0 then it's even? [I was told there'd be no ~~math~~ modulus!]

[I must be missing something, but too tired & lazy to read the link ...]

Posted by: ShainS -- I saw the Crotch Goblins open for Poetic Ammo at December 28, 2023 07:07 AM (LgsNJ)

94 Women shop for clothes like men watch TV. There is always something better on another channel.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 07:01 AM (RIvkX)

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That sounds like me as a young man looking looking for a girlfriend.

/Fortunately, I grew out of that stage by age 40 ...

Posted by: ShainS -- I saw the Crotch Goblins open for Poetic Ammo at December 28, 2023 07:09 AM (LgsNJ)

95 Todays Telegraph newspaper has a nice review of the Redford/Newman flick, "The Sting", which is about to celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary year. I might have to rent it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 28, 2023 06:21 AM (7f+S4)
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https://ww2.123moviesfree.net/movie/the-sting-2467/

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 28, 2023 07:09 AM (adINt)

96 Women shop for clothes like men watch TV. There is always something better on another channel.

I like to shop for clothes. The only problem is that the things I really like are either too expensive or don't fit.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 28, 2023 07:12 AM (Q0kLU)

97 Found my hat

Posted by: Don Black at December 28, 2023 06:52 AM (geLO

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* channeling Sponge AND Joe Mannix recently *

You asked for it!

youtube.com/watch?v=hfgwrdYUQ2A

Posted by: ShainS -- I saw the Crotch Goblins open for Poetic Ammo at December 28, 2023 07:12 AM (LgsNJ)

98 “But Brawndo’s got what plants crave! It’s got electrolytes!”

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, for certain values of sock, rat, & Eez ... at December 28, 2023 07:13 AM (kc18b)

99 And 15 bits. Which came in a box.
Huh. I get my bits delivered directly over the internet anymore.

Posted by: GWB at December 28, 2023 07:14 AM (sSx7k)

100 The thing I like best about clothes shopping is the "Order Again" button.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 07:14 AM (RIvkX)

101 Duluth Trading and Tractor Supply.

Posted by: My favorite clothing stores at December 28, 2023 07:17 AM (NBVIP)

102 I used to love shopping for clothes. Now I hate it. Funny how things like that change as you get older.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 28, 2023 07:18 AM (iF0sF)

103
I went in to the eye center to ask about a pair of readers. They took my prescription, asked a few questions like did I want photochromic lenses, etc. The cost, including my Medicare discount, was over $900. I bought some online for $30.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 28, 2023 07:18 AM (MoZTd)

104 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 28, 2023 06:38 AM (Q0kLU)

You're quite informed and interesting.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 07:18 AM (RSbhh)

105 Reading things out of context--- I bought a new router, Pixy says. My mind went uh oh. Is Pixy taking up shelving too!

Posted by: Ben Had at December 28, 2023 07:19 AM (PKEqY)

106 76 40GB?

"All you'll ever need is 640K" - Bill Gates.

Posted by: Anna Puma

Ah, the good ole days!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at December 28, 2023 07:20 AM (sAmhv)

107 Somewhere been posting comments and it's not on this thread

Posted by: Skip at December 28, 2023 07:21 AM (houa1)

108
"All you'll ever need is 640K" - Bill Gates

Thanks, Bill. You and your bloatware that makes sure zeppelin is spelled with a capital Z. Go lift some shirts.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 28, 2023 07:22 AM (MoZTd)

109
I've purchased clothes for my wife from Amazon for about ten years. Only one thing in all of those years did not fit. An inexpensive bathing suit was too small across the back.

Everyone is afraid of buying clothes online. Maybe we're the exception in that everything fits.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 28, 2023 07:23 AM (3qE2b)

110 It would appear that my MiL has at least two very large and healthy foxes romping and playing in her small front yard during the very early morning hours.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 28, 2023 07:24 AM (hH3Px)

111 Found my hat

Posted by: Don Black at December 28, 2023 06:52 AM (geLO

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* channeling Sponge AND Joe Mannix recently *

You asked for it!

youtube.com/watch?v=hfgwrdYUQ2A
Posted by: ShainS -- I saw the Crotch Goblins open for Poetic Ammo at December 28, 2023 07:12 AM (LgsNJ)

No, you asked for it:

http://tinyurl.com/mry8p2c7

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 28, 2023 07:25 AM (Q0kLU)

112 Egg, bacon and cheese taquito and a side of hash browns.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 28, 2023 07:25 AM (Edu7X)

113 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Awaiting customers.

Posted by: JT at December 28, 2023 07:29 AM (T4tVD)

114 They may. I've always loathed shopping for clothes.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 07:02 AM (RSbhh)

So, you're a nudist ?

Posted by: JT at December 28, 2023 07:32 AM (T4tVD)

115 75
Pro-Pali leftist whines about getting criticized. Ties herself in knots justifying cancelling subhuman Republicans.

http://tinyurl.com/yst6bmhd

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 28, 2023 06:48 AM (MoZTd)
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I read about half of it but couldn't take any more illogical arguments.
The horror of October 6 is not mentioned. That date does not appear anywhere in the essay. Apparently 20,000 Gazans have been killed but the source of that number is not given. (I have no sympathy).
She goes on and on about 'private universities' and the fact that the 1st Amend. doesn't apply to them. But it has been said many times that if any federal money enters the coffers then that institution is beholden to the Government and thus to the Constitution's 1st Amendment. This applies to Interstates (drinking age, speed limits), schools (lunch money, money per pupil), colleges (federal grants, student loans), etc.

So even so-called private institutions such as Harvard do take in federal money and fall foul of the 1st Amendment if they talk shit.

There's more but I get angry reading this caca.

Posted by: Ciampino - what a maroon at December 28, 2023 07:35 AM (qfLjt)

116 Posted by: JT at December 28, 2023 07:32 AM (T4tVD)

No; I buy clothes, but not many and use them till they wear out.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 28, 2023 07:36 AM (RSbhh)

117 There's more but I get angry reading this caca.
Posted by: Ciampino - what a maroon at December 28, 2023 07:35 AM (qfLjt
===

This is considered thoughtful analysis by the left.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 28, 2023 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

118 I hate shopping for clothes. I have skirts made by a woman with a small clothing business. I buy knit tops from LLbean for the summer. For shoes, I get either Doc Martens or Birkies because their sizes are accurate.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 28, 2023 07:37 AM (L8hCM)

119
I'm reliably assured by multiple sources that sexy women from all over the world want to meet me.

Posted by: LenNeal at December 28, 2023 06:46 AM

Many live within a few miles of your location.
Posted by: Every Pron Site

And quite a few of them have a USPS parcel that they'd love to deliver to you if only you could confirm the delivery address.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 28, 2023 07:37 AM (xG4kz)

120 Boker Tov Patriots

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 28, 2023 07:37 AM (pVWRI)

121 105 Reading things out of context--- I bought a new router, Pixy says. My mind went uh oh. Is Pixy taking up shelving too!

Making some desks to start with. Shelving might come later once I have some practice with the new tools. (Also got a circular saw and a jigsaw in the packages delivered today.)

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 28, 2023 07:38 AM (BLOW1)

122
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 28, 2023 07:38 AM (xDK93)

123 The place I get skirts from. These are called "plain clothes". Quality is good and she keeps track of my skirt length.

https://www.classicclothingstore.com/

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 28, 2023 07:41 AM (L8hCM)

124
There's more but I get angry reading this caca.
Posted by: Ciampino - what a maroon

Based on the pen and ink portrait at the start of that prolonged whine ... that's a man, baby!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 28, 2023 07:41 AM (xG4kz)

125 I tried giving Buckley a raw beef marrow bone... he started barking at it. 🙄 Maybe because it's frozen? I figured he'd like it that way for his teething.
I'll try again later when it's no longer frozen.

Posted by: lin-duh at December 28, 2023 07:42 AM (/IaHq)

126 Hiya Cap'n !

Posted by: JT at December 28, 2023 07:43 AM (T4tVD)

127 121 105 Reading things out of context--- I bought a new router, Pixy says. My mind went uh oh. Is Pixy taking up shelving too!

Making some desks to start with. Shelving might come later once I have some practice with the new tools. (Also got a circular saw and a jigsaw in the packages delivered today.)

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 28, 2023 07:38 AM (BLOW1)
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Are you going to get Ace to help with shelving or at least get pointers from him?

Posted by: Ciampino - 20th Aniiversary today for Ace at December 28, 2023 07:43 AM (qfLjt)

128 mornin yall. Me McAffe has expired again.

Posted by: fd at December 28, 2023 07:45 AM (ArbhN)

129 Pixy,
We're building a dining table out of Alder right now. Have the leg blanks done and will work on the skirt today. The hard part will be glueing up the table top since it will be 40"x 90".

Posted by: lin-duh at December 28, 2023 07:45 AM (/IaHq)

130 mornin yall. Me McAffe has expired again. Next time I will get the two week subscription.

Posted by: fd at December 28, 2023 07:45 AM (ArbhN)

131 Well there you go. Not sure how I did that.

Posted by: fd at December 28, 2023 07:46 AM (ArbhN)

132 121 105 Reading things out of context--- I bought a new router, Pixy says. My mind went uh oh. Is Pixy taking up shelving too!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 28, 2023 07:38 AM (BLOW1)

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See, when Pixy says he bought a new router I am assuming a network router, such as a Cisco or a Linksys, etc.

Posted by: Ciampino - don't need no stinkin' router at December 28, 2023 07:46 AM (qfLjt)

133 When someone says they are going to root their Makita, stand back 'cause it might get messy.

Posted by: fd at December 28, 2023 07:48 AM (ArbhN)

134 128 mornin yall. Me McAffe has expired again.

Posted by: fd at December 28, 2023 07:45 AM (ArbhN)
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Well you can dig him up again and apply the Fronkensteen Procedure. It should work. Rub some haggis over it.

Posted by: Ciampino - stop playing with grandma, you've dug her up twice already at December 28, 2023 07:50 AM (qfLjt)

135
We are ending week one of our dog's post-spaying recovery today. So far she has leapt over a 30-inch tall gate at least one half dozen times.

The vets' office never informed us that the surgery was the gateway to agility trials training.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 28, 2023 07:51 AM (xG4kz)

136
I’ll never say that I don’t wish that I had someone beside me to share the journey…

Is that line sad or is it just me?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 28, 2023 07:51 AM (3qE2b)

137 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, for certain values of sock, rat, & Eez ... at December 28, 2023 07:55 AM (kc18b)

138
I discovered last night that the ballast tank on the cold water inlet side of our water heater had sprung a leak. Today will be fun for the quest to get it repaired.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 28, 2023 07:57 AM (xG4kz)

139 The vets' office never informed us that the surgery was the gateway to agility trials training.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
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I also have that to look forward to. My vet is saying to wait until Buckley is around 6-8 months before neutering him. Something about bone density and arthritis later in life. Never heard that before but this is a younger vet so she should know the latest/greatest stuff.

Posted by: lin-duh at December 28, 2023 07:58 AM (7C6U9)

140 99 >>>And 15 bits. Which came in a box.

Huh. I get my bits delivered directly over the internet anymore.
Posted by: GWB at December 28, 2023 07:14 AM (sSx7k)

You load 15 bits, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

Posted by: m at December 28, 2023 09:35 AM (dvbwR)

141 Frankly, I don't care that Dirty Old Joe and his doctor mama are on vacation. What I care about is that they left Obama's old cabinet in the driver's seat.

Posted by: RebeccaH at December 28, 2023 11:54 AM (Nvors)

142 >>>Who let the smoke out?

Blame the dog.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at December 28, 2023 02:06 PM (i24o9)

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