Daily Tech News 14 January 2023

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Why is my LG washing machine downloading 3.7GB of data a day? (Twitter)

This is rather like giving your eight year old your credit card details and wondering why your house is full of Lego. Why did you do that if you didn't want that result?

And also like it in that you can't remove the WiFi settings from your LG washing machine once it's been set.

So don't do that.

(I have an LG washing machine. It has WiFi. Its total downloads to date are zero.)

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Bought a couple of Beelink mini-PCs on sale - the 5560U model. I have memory and SSDs sitting around that I can use in them, and the entry level model with 8GB RAM and a 500GB SSD was pretty cheap. Their cheapest 5560U model is $289 on Amazon US right now, but the price I paid was closer to $200. They were a little cheaper on Black Friday, but I missed that sale and I've been regretting it, so I grabbed them this time.

Plan is to run Linux on them so I don't have to mess around with Windows 11's problems with virtualisation anymore.
I also bought a new breadmaker. I threw out the old one when I moved, since it had been sitting in the cupboard unused for about ten years after I was diagnosed with celiac disease.

And there are plenty of gluten-free bread mixes available now, right?

...

Two. There are two. At least, available locally.

I can get gluten-free flour for a quarter the price I pay for gluten-free bread, though, and yeast is yeast. I used to love experimenting with different types of bread, and I'd like to do that again.
Those new desktop APUs from AMD - what they call their CPUs with advanced integrated graphics - come with a catch. (WCCFTech)

Two catches. Three catches.

First, there's no PCIe 5, since they're laptop chips and PCIe 5 eats power. PCIe 5 isn't all that much use though; graphics cards don't use it at all, and the SSDs that do are expensive and run hot.

Second, there are fewer PCIe 4 lanes, so if you get the 8600G or 8700G you can only have 8 lanes to your graphics card. Still, that's enough for most tasks, and if you end up wanting more performance you can upgrade to something like a 7900 while keeping your motherboard, memory, and so on.

Third, if you get the low-end 8300G or 8500G chips, you only get 4 lanes to your graphics card, and 2 to your SSD. That's not good. Avoid those.

The 8500G looks to have essentially the same specs as the 8600G at $50 less, but longer term you might regret it.
The best of CES. (The Verge)

Any other year these wouldn't even have rated a nomination, much less an award. They'd be in the "also appearing" wrap-up that nobody bothered to read.
The creator economy is ready for a workers' movement. (Tech Crunch)

We'll go on strike!

That's right! You'll have a national TikTok and Instagram influencer strike on your hands!

And whom will that inconvenience?
The Funimation dub for Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid is infamously awful - or should I say AWFL - not so much for the voice acting as for the translation, which inserts the usual incoherent grab bag of left-wing complaints where they don't belong. (Not that they belong anywhere.)

So a fan redubbed it with a proper translation using AI. (Niche Gamer)

The AI voice acting is... Not good... But in that it is indistinguishable from the average anime dub.

Looks like an entire useless communist-infested industry is dead.

Disclaimer: Pipipipipipipipipi!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 04:00 AM (dgZCh)

2
; )

Posted by: m at January 14, 2024 04:04 AM (dvbwR)

3 (I have an LG washing machine. It has WiFi. Its total downloads to date are zero.)
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We were just gifted by our pups with a Frameo digital pic frame.

How does the Wifi work? Does it require your network to have a fixed IPA so that remote approved Frameo app users can send the pics? How does that get past the router? There are zero router ports to open from what I don't see in the instructions.

How safe is such a creature to ones network and connected devices?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 04:06 AM (dgZCh)

4 NeverGiveUP: איפה אתה?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 04:07 AM (dgZCh)

5 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:12 AM (fwDg9)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 14, 2024 04:12 AM (BW+Gb)

7 "And also like it in that you can't remove the WiFi settings from your LG washing machine once it's been set.

So don't do that."

That takes it from merely mischievous to actually malicious.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:13 AM (di6C2)

8 3 We were just gifted by our pups with a Frameo digital pic frame.

How does the Wifi work? Does it require your network to have a fixed IPA so that remote approved Frameo app users can send the pics? How does that get past the router? There are zero router ports to open from what I don't see in the instructions.

All good questions to which I mostly lack answers. I suspect there's a cloud service involved so you don't need a fixed IP, which would also mean that when Frameo goes out of business it becomes an inert piece of glass.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 04:17 AM (BLOW1)

9
If I'm reading that LG washing machine thing right, it was *uploading* 3GB+ of data. It downloaded a little less that 100MB.

So WTF is it doing to be sending home 3GB of data? Methinks Bob@NSA must be very interested in that guy, and used his washing machine as the convenient spy tool.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at January 14, 2024 04:19 AM (Mzdiz)

10 That takes it from merely mischievous to actually malicious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:13 AM (di6C2)
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Can you set up some temp wifi network, change the network on the appliance to the temp SSID and then delete the temp network.

Or does it revert back to the previous network it was originally defined to work with?

If so, then renaming the existing network would do the trick - but what a pain!

Or you can castrate your device. Just follow this crazy lady:

https://youtu.be/0mKT3H1MFRM

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 04:20 AM (dgZCh)

11 Mornin', all

It's a chilly -3° here this morning after 2 days of heavy, wet snow that gave us around 14"

Mother Nature decided to bring us winter after all!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 14, 2024 04:20 AM (9SVNh)

12 7 "And also like it in that you can't remove the WiFi settings from your LG washing machine once it's been set.

So don't do that."

That takes it from merely mischievous to actually malicious.

It's a great washing machine otherwise. Mine is a combination washer/dryer - put dirty clothes in, take clean dry clothes out. It just has one setting on the main dial that does nothing because I refuse to enable WiFi.

My fridge, oven, dishwasher, and other appliances are all as dumb as a rock. The one feature I did go for in the new fridge is an alarm if the door is open, which is actually useful.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 04:21 AM (BLOW1)

13 >> Does it require your network to have a fixed IPA so that remote approved Frameo app users can send the pics?

Most of these things work via connecting to a server. The device on the LAN side makes a connection to the server. This allows communication easily.

There is a thing called NAT traversal for IPv4 NAT. There are several ways to do it, some very hacky, others more normal. Look up NAT traversal and start reading.

But I'm almost certain devices like this simply use "cloud" server connections to allow this sort of thing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at January 14, 2024 04:22 AM (Mzdiz)

14 9 If I'm reading that LG washing machine thing right, it was *uploading* 3GB+ of data. It downloaded a little less that 100MB.

So WTF is it doing to be sending home 3GB of data? Methinks Bob@NSA must be very interested in that guy, and used his washing machine as the convenient spy tool.

He spends a lot of time watching socks tapes, does Bob.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 04:22 AM (BLOW1)

15 which would also mean that when Frameo goes out of business it becomes an inert piece of glass.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 04:17 AM (BLOW1)
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No. Does not require wifi connection to continue working. Also has USB C and MSD slot for adding pics.

Wifi used to 1) update firmware; 2) optionally allow external upload of pics.

Nice idea but I'm concerned about potential malicious code. Frikkin' Chinese!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 04:24 AM (dgZCh)

16 good evening, Pixy!

g'mornin' everyone!

-10 degrees here, overcast, breezy

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:25 AM (WsTvr)

17
Tech question:

Does a cell phone video encode some sort of location data? I'm trying to guess how some organization in Australia figured out the location of the preverts who molested some toddlers in the USA.

Posted by: New IP New Nic at January 14, 2024 04:25 AM (nIvob)

18 MLii how have you been?

And you can keep winter, haven't had it yet except mild cold

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:25 AM (fwDg9)

19
You know, the 3GB LG washing machine guy may be compromised by hackers. THere are security holes galore in the these IoT devices.

If I had to guess, I suspect his LG has been hacked (maybe came from the factory that way -- from what I read LG has a piss poor security record with this).

So I'm guessing his LG washing machine has been compromised, and that 3GB of data is some "botnet" crap it's running.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at January 14, 2024 04:26 AM (Mzdiz)

20 But I'm almost certain devices like this simply use "cloud" server connections to allow this sort of thing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at January 14, 2024 04:22 AM (Mzdiz)
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That all sounds like a potential for intrusion.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 04:27 AM (dgZCh)

21 My cell obviously tracks me, I am sure pewho want to know inform them as well

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:27 AM (fwDg9)

22 G'day everyone. Taking a break from sleeping.
Getting tired of the hassles of Windows 11 . Also paying every year for Office.

Looking at Linux options.

Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at January 14, 2024 04:28 AM (VqMPd)

23 I suppose, worst case, you could surgically disconnect the wi-fi antenna; cut the board trace or coax cable

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:30 AM (WsTvr)

24 This is why I like nice, dumb, hardwire connections to devices. Gives me some piece of mind.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:32 AM (di6C2)

25 >>MLii how have you been?

And you can keep winter, haven't had it yet except mild cold
Posted by: Skip

Too much working!

Winter pretty much just showed up here.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 14, 2024 04:32 AM (9SVNh)

26 I have a Livestream up of the SpaceX Starlink mission up. T+38m or so.

There is 1 watching, LOL.
Me.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:33 AM (ufFY8)

27 Coffee is needed, it doesn't make itself

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:33 AM (fwDg9)

28 21 My cell obviously tracks me, I am sure pewho want to know inform them as well
Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:27 AM (fwDg9)

Google proudly tells you it is tracking you with a monthly email that offers to show you where you have been.

Who the hell WANTS that and does not find it creepy? I suspect kids.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:33 AM (di6C2)

29 Now 3.

ThatSpaceDogeGuy channel.

Ha ha

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:34 AM (ufFY8)

30 Morning all!

A chilly -6 here this morning with a wind chill of -29...

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:37 AM (vd8XM)

31 Heh. Kirsche did a stream with a guy who works as a translator in Japan last night. They talked about some of the translations, some of the difficulty with translation from Japanese and 'possible/known' motives.

I had left the stream open when I went to bed, but when I clicked the tab this morning, the video got taken down for copyright.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:37 AM (di6C2)

32 30 Morning all!

A chilly -6 here this morning with a wind chill of -29...

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:37 AM (vd8XM)

We have 24 whole degrees right now. Also the warmest it is going to get all day. Windchill of 11.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:38 AM (di6C2)

33 Google proudly tells you it is tracking you with a monthly email that offers to show you where you have been.

Who the hell WANTS that and does not find it creepy? I suspect kids.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Oh Joey Biden

"They call me the wanderer, yeah the wanderer..."

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:38 AM (vd8XM)

34 32 Also now im worried what my LG washer combo is searching the internet for, but also it was completely my LG washer combos fault that all the searches ferrin my router include the word nude.
Posted by: Rbastid at January 14, 2024 04:38 AM (1t7wn)

'Busty' is a good one too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (di6C2)

35 Give Linux Mint a try; you can run it live from a thumb drive for evaluation and install it if it suits you.
comes with the whole Libre Office suite built in.

https://www.linuxmint.com/

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (WsTvr)

36 Also now im worried what my LG washer combo is searching the internet for, but also it was completely my LG washer combos fault that all the searches ferrin my router include the word nude.
Posted by: Rbastid

Porn. It's searching for porn.

Or online gambling sites

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (vd8XM)

37 Very likely by Saturday backin Delaware and night shift next week again

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (fwDg9)

38 Porn. It's searching for porn.

Or online gambling sites
Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (vd8XM)

Or simply dirty laundry.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:41 AM (ufFY8)

39 38 Porn. It's searching for porn.

Or online gambling sites
Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (vd8XM)

Or simply dirty laundry.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:41 AM (ufFY

It likes big pockets.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:41 AM (di6C2)

40 Did you get snow too, Bruce?

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 14, 2024 04:42 AM (9SVNh)

41
I broke down at got an Android smart phone a while back, a Motorola. I've gone through 3 of them. First one, I dropped without an protective case and cracked the glass screen. Had to get a new one. Then, that one, the battery started expanding. Outgassing. So, I'm now on phone #3.

I turned everything off I could, uninstalling shit (via the android SDK thing, I forget what it's called -- hook up the phone with a debug connection over USB and enter various incantations, letting you disable system shit). Don't ask, I forget, and was just following recipes online.

Anyway, I logged on to the Google site to delete whatver data it says it has on you. My account showed no data it had collected. They may be lying, but that's what it said.

A lot of the shit I turned came with warnings that "your device may not function as intended if you turn this off..." It's functioning okay for me.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at January 14, 2024 04:43 AM (Mzdiz)

42 Im glad I haven't come across any anime fubs that seem to interject politics in to the show (outside of the original politics of some shows, like Miyazaki still being butthurt that kicked a hornet's nest and got leveled for it)

But this gives a good time for my recent anime wrap up!

DanMachi Season 4 Part 1 - Pretty good, could the show be turning around and being an actual RPG type series.

DanMachi season 4 Part 2 - It was a lie, and reverted to the possibly worst shounen crap ever.

Zom 100 - Fun and funny, not marketed as a parody, but seems like it.

FLCL Shoegaze - Pointless and has absolutely nothing to do with FLCL. Not to mention really unfunny.

Im also about 6 episodes in to Initial D. Always heard great things about it, it's from that great era of anime, and so far its just kinda lame.

(Wtf muh posts are disappearing again)

Posted by: Rbastid at January 14, 2024 04:44 AM (yRwlf)

43 Starlink capsule is between the Cape of Good Hope and Antarctica, soon to go past the East side of Madagascar.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:44 AM (ufFY8)

44 Or you can castrate your device. Just follow this crazy lady:

https://youtu.be/0mKT3H1MFRM
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Daisy, daaaiiiisssyy....

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:44 AM (vd8XM)

45
When you set up the damned thing, you have to create a Google account. I did, but I have used it for nothing else. Just to set up the damned phone. There's an email, gmail associated, but I use that for nothing. It just sits there.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at January 14, 2024 04:45 AM (Mzdiz)

46 Did you get snow too, Bruce?
Posted by: My Life is Insanity

Yes indeed. About a foot of wet stuff fell thru Friday into Saturday noon.

My snowblower does not like wet snow.

How about you?

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:46 AM (vd8XM)

47 Lake effect band has set up overhead, 1/4 mile visibility, if that

Posted by: A dude in MI at January 14, 2024 04:48 AM (/6GbT)

48 Same Bruce. Shovelled multiple times. Had a friend come and plow the drive after city plow covered the end the 2nd time just before I was leaving for work.

Timing!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 14, 2024 04:48 AM (9SVNh)

49 you only need the google account if you're going to use the app store. I skipped that part of setup, and get open-source apps from f-droid.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:50 AM (WsTvr)

50 This morning I can add lower back twinges to the shoulder/neck crap I've had going on!

My ice pack has become my best friend

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 14, 2024 04:50 AM (9SVNh)

51 Same Bruce. Shovelled multiple times. Had a friend come and plow the drive after city plow covered the end the 2nd time just before I was leaving for work.

Timing!
Posted by: My Life is Insanity

HA! Same. I got it all cleaned off on Friday including the plow pile. Went out yesterday morning to an even bigger plow pile at the end of the drive.

The blower works better than shoveling, but my arms and shoulders were achy yesterday. Luckily some margaritas were consumed and my wife made carnitas for dinner and all was okay by bedtime.

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:52 AM (vd8XM)

52 and yeah, the "your device may not function as intended if you turn this off..." warning seems to be mostly FUD.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:52 AM (WsTvr)

53 That your phone can be gone in a second any time of the day to me is reason not to get anything higher cost that needed

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:53 AM (fwDg9)

54 My ice pack has become my best friend
Posted by: My Life is Insanity

Try the margarita method. It's tasty and effective.

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:53 AM (vd8XM)

55 >>Try the margarita method. It's tasty and effective.

Posted by: Bruce

Been there, done that. Lol Make mine a mega-margarita!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 14, 2024 04:55 AM (9SVNh)

56 really true Skip
I walked out of the dollar store with a phone and a month's service and change from a $50

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:56 AM (WsTvr)

57 Yeah, can't imagine these people buying $1000 phones.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:58 AM (ufFY8)

58 $1000 + for a phone is insane!

I could buy an Elecraft KH1 for that!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:58 AM (WsTvr)

59 Looking at the Best of CES article, what does the Oura ring actually do? Is it a replacement of the watches that monitor you?

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:58 AM (vd8XM)

60 Even $800.
F that poop, LOL.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:59 AM (ufFY8)

61 http://tinyurl.com/4pmv69kb
20 Tweets from Bad Blue
#19 most troubling, Finish prosecution saying the Bible is H8 speech.

Bitch needs a Muslim husband

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 05:01 AM (fwDg9)

62 Daisy, daaaiiiisssyy....
Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:44 AM (vd8XM)
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This Daisy?

https://youtu.be/GyfssoXOnbY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 05:04 AM (dgZCh)

63 Heading in to work, just to do morning prep- empty outside garbages and stock the coolers.

Chronicly shorthanded and no one applying.

Oh well, more hours = more $, right?

What doesn't kill me will make me stronger, right?

Not so sure about that!

Later, all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 14, 2024 05:04 AM (9SVNh)

64 Long ago and far away my brother had a combo washer and dryer. No idea what brand it was, but as a small boy I couldn't believe it wasn't a stupid idea. Not sure what ever happened to it, but he lived in a house trailer at the time. That was just after he started working for IBM and making engineering dollars on mainframe work in Endicott, NY. (the birthplace of IBM) IBM is now long gone from their birth place, with maybe a plaque somewhere in the area. Country club, rec areas, golf course all gone now. No internet at that time, thank God.

Posted by: Colin at January 14, 2024 05:06 AM (0RRt6)

65
Some Pennsylvania residents yelled 'Loser' at Biden as he made his 9,000th trip to the state. What's the matter Joe, you don't think you got the state in the bag? Don't think you'll be able to sneak a couple hundred thousand extra ballots into the state like last time?

Posted by: New IP New Nic at January 14, 2024 05:09 AM (nIvob)

66 Some Pennsylvania residents yelled 'Loser' at Biden
Posted by: New IP New Nic at January 14, 2024 05:09 AM (nIvob)
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That's not all they yelled.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 14, 2024 05:10 AM (dgZCh)

67 Another eruption nearer to Grindevik (sp?), Iceland. Started maybe three hours ago.

Go Texas! Toughen the ROE against illegal aliens even more.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 05:11 AM (ufFY8)

68 This Daisy?

https://youtu.be/GyfssoXOnbY
Posted by: Biden's Dog

HA! I remember that one.

No, this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7WQ1tdxSqI

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 05:11 AM (vd8XM)

69 #11 tweet seems a bit prophetic already, lol

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 05:12 AM (WsTvr)

70 Scranton Joe booed? How could that happen. Didn't he drive an 18 wheeler around the state, and worked in the coal mines?

Posted by: Colin at January 14, 2024 05:12 AM (0RRt6)

71 "I can feel it, Dave."

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 05:13 AM (ufFY8)

72 Bad blue #7 I have his book, it is frightening what the Marxists are doing to the US Military

Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 05:14 AM (fwDg9)

73 he's so beloved, he's gonna get 81 billion votes in November!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 05:14 AM (WsTvr)

74 I gurguled to see what the score was for the KC game.
Half of the sites that popped up were "what did Taylor Swift wear to the game"

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 05:14 AM (vd8XM)

75
I'm rooting for the "FOSS" phone. A true Linux phone, running pure FOSS software. They're not there yet, and the Big-Tech Borg will try hard to kill them.

But I'm pulling for 'em.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at January 14, 2024 05:16 AM (Mzdiz)

76 Damn, huge fissure now in Iceland.
DailyMail has a Livestream.

Someone in chat said "Throw the ring in, Frodo!"

LOL

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 05:17 AM (ufFY8)

77
My snowblower does not like wet snow.
How about you?
Posted by: Bruce

My snowblower does not throw wet snow very well. Instead, it pushes out formed snow/water bricks while saying, "Remember how you wanted to make an igloo when you were a kid? Look, here's some snow bricks for doing just that -- let's play!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 14, 2024 05:18 AM (xG4kz)

78 @75, same here.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 05:18 AM (WsTvr)

79
Hamas supporters in DC are gonna force new fencing around the White House. A wall for the WH but not the southern border. Gee Joe, the people you are letting in don't like you so much.

Posted by: New IP New Nic at January 14, 2024 05:19 AM (nIvob)

80 My snowblower does not throw wet snow very well. Instead, it pushes out formed snow/water bricks while saying, "Remember how you wanted to make an igloo when you were a kid? Look, here's some snow bricks for doing just that -- let's play!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

HA!! Exactly.

Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 05:21 AM (vd8XM)

81 Apparently the lava is about 400 meters from the edge of Grindavik.
Don't know how fast or if the flow is getting closer.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 05:24 AM (ufFY8)

82 Very likely by Saturday backin Delaware and night shift next week again
Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (fwDg9)

You'll be ROLLIN ' in DOUGH !

Posted by: JT at January 14, 2024 05:33 AM (T4tVD)

83 @SpaceX

Deployment of 22
@Starlink
satellites confirmed
12:02 PM · Jan 14, 2024

32 minutes ago

Posted by: m at January 14, 2024 05:34 AM (dvbwR)

84 Nood.
I sponged.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 05:35 AM (ufFY8)

85 82 Very likely by Saturday backin Delaware and night shift next week again
Posted by: Skip at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (fwDg9)

You'll be ROLLIN ' in DOUGH !
Posted by: JT at January 14, 2024 05:33 AM (T4tVD)

>>>I also bought a new breadmaker.

Also might be rolling in dough!

Posted by: m at January 14, 2024 05:40 AM (dvbwR)

86 Well played m !

Posted by: JT at January 14, 2024 05:44 AM (T4tVD)

87 https://www.linuxmint.com/
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (WsTvr)

Great. I will try that. I have a thumb drive here, I believe.

Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at January 14, 2024 05:45 AM (GGKUi)

88 15 No. Does not require wifi connection to continue working. Also has USB C and MSD slot for adding pics.

Okay, that's a lot better. Took a quick look at their website but it's an information-free zone.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 05:47 AM (BLOW1)

89 -7 here. Feels like -32 with the 24 mph Wicked Wind of the West

Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at January 14, 2024 05:49 AM (3GlzI)

90 31 Heh. Kirsche did a stream with a guy who works as a translator in Japan last night. They talked about some of the translations, some of the difficulty with translation from Japanese and 'possible/known' motives.

Fortunately still available on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2031629144

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 05:56 AM (BLOW1)

91 90 31 Heh. Kirsche did a stream with a guy who works as a translator in Japan last night. They talked about some of the translations, some of the difficulty with translation from Japanese and 'possible/known' motives.

Fortunately still available on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2031629144
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 05:56 AM (BLOW1)

Thanks Pixy. I had not finished it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 06:33 AM (di6C2)

92 "Does a cell phone video encode some sort of location data?"
Greetings!
In a word, yes.
My iPhone has data on where and when each picture or movie was taken. I don't know about other phones but I suspect similar features are somewhat universal by now.
I bought a Beelink mini a while ago. It's been a champ.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at January 14, 2024 08:12 AM (MeG8a)

93 90 31 Heh. Kirsche did a stream with a guy who works as a translator in Japan last night. They talked about some of the translations, some of the difficulty with translation from Japanese and 'possible/known' motives.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:37 AM (di6C2)

Fortunately still available on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2031629144
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 14, 2024 05:56 AM (BLOW1)

That was fun! I've just now watched an hour of it--four hours I'm not gonna make. Thanks, both of you.

Posted by: m at January 14, 2024 09:08 AM (dvbwR)

94 "Looking at Linux options." JM

Ubuntu for the win. Download comes with Linux office, email (Thunderbird), browser (Firefox). No antivirus because, so far, you don't need it. Open source, free, but donations are welcome.

Posted by: boynsea at January 14, 2024 09:30 AM (z/uSE)

95 Well, you might not be able to change your LG washing machine wifi settings but you can change your router's wifi password and SSID. Checkmate, LG.

Posted by: WarEagle82 at January 14, 2024 10:48 AM (b5mAA)

96 For gluten-free, if you can get it where you are:

https://shop.kingarthurbaking.com/flours/gluten-free

We’ve had excellent luck with the measure-for-measure, and the donuts were good.

Posted by: Running Gag at January 14, 2024 10:53 AM (zH44e)

97 You may not be able to stop the data access at the appliance, but you should be able to block the appliance ID at the router.

Posted by: Advo at January 14, 2024 12:45 PM (VHN21)

98 39 38 Porn. It's searching for porn.

Or online gambling sites
Posted by: Bruce at January 14, 2024 04:39 AM (vd8XM)

Or simply dirty laundry.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 14, 2024 04:41 AM (ufFY

It likes big pockets.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2024 04:41 AM (di6C2)

“Baby got Bytes”

Posted by: Advo at January 14, 2024 12:48 PM (VHN21)

99 Funny how every other millennial idiot is a celiac sufferer, lol. YOU idiots are broken and too stupid to know it.

Posted by: Fisht at January 14, 2024 02:31 PM (BHEHK)

100 Also Bob's Redmill for recipes for bread. King Arthur has also worked well for us.

Posted by: John Oh at January 14, 2024 03:12 PM (Zc9Yr)

101 The LG washer is probably hosting kiddie porn. The FBI will fill you in on the details later.

Posted by: OCBill at January 14, 2024 04:52 PM (SUECK)

102 The Zojirushi bread machine is very good for gf bread. We used to make and sell a flour that worked great (we even supplied instructions for the Zo). Will ask my sister what she recommends now since we closed up shop a few years ago and will comment on a future tech thread.

Posted by: Cranford Pundit at January 14, 2024 11:25 PM (PeYi/)

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