Daily Tech News 14 August 2024

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Will the DOJ seek to break up Google? (Bloomberg) (archive site)

Maybe.

But since nobody from the DOJ or Google is talking, this article is pure speculation.
Meanwhile Texas is suing General Motors, alleging that the company misled customers into handing over rights to their driving data. (Tech Crunch)

Which GM then sold to insurance companies for pennies.

Texas is seeking fines of $10,000 per offense - that is, for every car sold in the state since 2015.

Tech News

AI PCs accounted for 14% of all sales in Q2 2024. (Reuters)

An AI PC is a PC with an AI sticker on it.
If you're looking for a decent gaming PC on a budget, it looks like AMD is planning a 5500X3D. (Tom's Hardware)

There is already a 5600X3D and this would be very similar, but the 5600X3D is a Micro Center exclusive, so if you don't live near one of those you're out of luck.
New research reveals that "AI" - in the form of Large Language Models or LLMs - is incapable of learning anything and poses no threat. (Neuroscience News)

Yeah, we know.

Disclaimer: New research shows that water is wet. We are awaiting a $5 million NSF grant to explore whether fire is hot.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:05 AM

Comments

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1 First?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 14, 2024 04:06 AM (omVj0)

2 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Tuna at August 14, 2024 04:07 AM (oaGWv)

3 BOING!

CHARITY CALL: J6 PRAYING GRANDMA NEEDS YOUR HELP AFTER BEING HIT WITH THE LARGEST MISDEMEANOR FINE IN AMERICAN HISTORY OF $103,000 FOR SIMPLY PRAYING IN THE CAPITOL!!

Currently, she's about halfway to her needed goal. Note - Christian-based charity organization:

https://tinyurl.com/5n6ntu9b

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:07 AM (z8UZ3)

4 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 14, 2024 04:09 AM (fwDg9)

5 Mornin' nerdz!!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 14, 2024 04:12 AM (sAmhv)

6 I don't suppose the Great State of Texas is gonna share any of that $10K per vehicle with the purchasers of said vehicles.

Hahaha. /s

But they *should*

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:13 AM (njWTi)

7 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 14, 2024 04:15 AM (dg+HA)

8 Oops.

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 14, 2024 04:15 AM (dg+HA)

9 Hope JT is alright. Been a long time, no news that I've seen.

Birdbath? Haven't replaced the broken one.

Birdies love my sprinklers, though!

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:18 AM (njWTi)

10
I'm going to have to spend money and invest in a tripod. I could get a really good shot of the Jove-Mars conjunction, with Aldebaran and the Pleiades in frame, plus some other brightish stars below....

IF I COULD JUST HOLD THE DAMNED CAMERA STILL!!!!!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 14, 2024 04:35 AM (w6EFb)

11 Wow, quiet all the sudden...

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:36 AM (njWTi)

12
One cannot get exposure times greater than 1/2 second if if YOU CAN'T HOLD THE CAMERA STILL!!!!!! DAMMIT!!!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 14, 2024 04:36 AM (w6EFb)

13 w00t

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 04:37 AM (64Zez)

14 Publius, can you rig up something solid to set the camera onto?

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:37 AM (njWTi)

15 Wow, quiet all the sudden...
Posted by: JQ

Too quiet....

Posted by: Bruce at August 14, 2024 04:38 AM (xkSEZ)

16 Too quiet....
Posted by: Bruce

Until publius started hollerin' 'bout his camera shaking...

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:39 AM (njWTi)

17 >>>New research reveals that "AI" - in the form of Large Language Models or LLMs - is incapable of learning anything and poses no threat. (Neuroscience News)
Yeah, we know.

*We* know because we read Pixy's AoSHq tech thread.

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 04:40 AM (64Zez)

18 Until publius started hollerin' 'bout his camera shaking...
Posted by: JQ

Is that a euphemism?

Posted by: Bruce at August 14, 2024 04:40 AM (xkSEZ)

19 Mornin' Horde.

Need coffee.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 04:40 AM (O7YUW)

20 Need coffee.
Posted by: Grumpy

Mine just got done. Can a pour you a cuppa?

Posted by: Bruce at August 14, 2024 04:41 AM (xkSEZ)

21 Is that a euphemism?
Posted by: Bruce

Ask publius. From a distance. He seems a bit upset...

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:42 AM (njWTi)

22 Cripes, it's a quarter of 2-- and hubby has an appt this morning. Ugh. fml.

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:44 AM (njWTi)

23 9 Hope JT is alright. Been a long time, no news that I've seen.
Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:18 AM (njWTi)

JQ: The Saturday morning prayer thread on August 10th had an August 2nd update:

6/25 – TP asked for prayers for JT, who is ill and in need of prayer.
8/2 Update – JT is in a rehab facility. Prayers are appreciated.

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=410993

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 04:45 AM (64Zez)

24
I'm not upset, just jovially lamenting my limitations.

I was bracing against an exterior wall, best I could. But not enough for a long exposure time. I did get a halfway legible shot.

But I do need to invest in a tripod if I'm gonna do this.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 14, 2024 04:45 AM (w6EFb)

25 Morning early/lates.

China dragging Finland.

“SCMP now reports that China has officially admitted to Finland and Estonia that it was the Chinese-owned ship NewNew Polar Bear that destroyed the Baltic connector undersea gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland in Oct. 2023.”

China doing Russia’s bidding.

Posted by: 13times at August 14, 2024 04:45 AM (gb5tG)

26 Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 04:45 AM

Thanks for that!

I should've been more specific--- I haven't heard any NEW news, since JT went into rehab.

Prayers continuing.

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:48 AM (njWTi)

27 If you're on X, you can now subscribe to Kamala HQ lies, as they happen:

https://tinyurl.com/2n9nm7wb

Sometimes I love the Internet.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:51 AM (z8UZ3)

28 Kamalas press pool is left behind in the dust:

https://tinyurl.com/3kedtt3y

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:51 AM (z8UZ3)

29 Hunter Biden does FARA faucet:

https://tinyurl.com/2m8xerm7

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:51 AM (z8UZ3)

30 Free Daily wire episode: Scamala: Walz of Shame.

https://tinyurl.com/3kx4cz5a

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:51 AM (z8UZ3)

31 For those of you with relatives and "friends" who still believe in the "fine people hoax," here are some handy links:

https://tinyurl.com/24rnpurd

https://tinyurl.com/3x88xc6n

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:52 AM (z8UZ3)

32 Publius, check pawn shops for tripod. Maybe find for cheap.

(2 were stolen from Dad's place last year, probably pawned.)

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 04:52 AM (njWTi)

33 You cannot hate the media enough. Musk, Trump, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki:

https://tinyurl.com/ycxnxwfz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:52 AM (z8UZ3)

34 Disclaimer: New research shows that water is wet. We are awaiting a $5 million NSF grant to explore whether fire is hot.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:05 AM
----
Do you think they know that dry ice is dry and not ice or do we quickly put in another grant application?

(Neanderthal Man: out in the rain and then it hails, "Hard water!" -- Bill Cosby).

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i vetri #01 at August 14, 2024 04:52 AM (qfLjt)

35 Testing X's Grok II, 1, 2, 3....

https://tinyurl.com/4c93jfzy

Whereas, this is ChatGPT:

https://tinyurl.com/yh52f3wc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:52 AM (z8UZ3)

36 That's it. KP duty calls!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:52 AM (z8UZ3)

37 27 If you're on X, you can now subscribe to Kamala HQ lies, as they happen:

https://tinyurl.com/2n9nm7wb

Sometimes I love the Internet.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:51 AM (z8UZ3)

LOL

Non-X link:

https://nitter.poast.org/kamalahqlies

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 04:53 AM (64Zez)

38 I have thought about joining X

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

39 @10/12, Publius:

Try laying on the ground to see if that helps reduce motion.

Another idea, use the edge of a picnic table to balance one of the bottom edges of the camera, that might also help.

Tripod is a good idea, so is a remote shutter release if you're doing manual exposures rather than using the timer. Both will significantly help with reducing vibration to the camera.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 04:53 AM (O7YUW)

40 G'morning, all!

Well, the house is cleaned, yard is mowed, and about 0900 we start heading up to NAS Oceana till Sunday for wedding preps and plans.

Took the new suit bought last month back for for remeasuring and fitting, and looks like I have dropped one whole jacket size with diet and walking. The will just exchange it so it all works out.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 04:54 AM (a1415)

41 I have thought about joining X
Posted by: Skip at August 14, 2024 04:53 AM (fwDg9)
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I joined. Changed my settings to get no notifications. I log in via Windows. X doesn't bother me and I don't bother X. I have posted zero there. Instead I get a feed of only those I subscribe to. Very simple.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 14, 2024 04:55 AM (z8UZ3)

42 40 Took the new suit bought last month back for for remeasuring and fitting, and looks like I have dropped one whole jacket size with diet and walking. The will just exchange it so it all works out.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 04:54 AM (a1415)

This is so great! Many congratulations.

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 04:58 AM (64Zez)

43
Quite beautiful out there now. Clouds came back in, but have no cleared. Orion lying low on the horizon. The "heliacal rising" of Sirius is imminent. Sun is getting close, getting brighter just on the horizon.

I'm gonna try to get a shot of this. Jupiter-Mars conjunction, Orion, and Sirius just over the horizon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 14, 2024 04:58 AM (w6EFb)

44 That Texas/GM spat - it gives no details of the scam, how it was implemented, what was the constitution of the data collected and sold, etc. especially for most people not in Texas or who didn't buy GM. I want to know because sure as hell someone else will try and pull that same scam.
Really bad journalism.
When you write a story for the media you are supposed to say to yourself what does the reader want to know and then answer that.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i vetri #02 at August 14, 2024 04:59 AM (qfLjt)

45 Play stupid games...

Win stupid prizes.

https://tinyurl.com/yz58544k

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 04:59 AM (a1415)

46 Thank you, m!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 05:00 AM (a1415)

47 @20/Bruce: Got my coffee now. The morning is looking up.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 05:02 AM (O7YUW)

48 Raping the people that American's won't rape.

https://tinyurl.com/2ns4kak6

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 05:03 AM (a1415)

49 From ONT #456
Nothing good rhymes with "Sarah." Back to the drawing board.....

Posted by: Dewey Bunnell at August 14, 2024 02:11 AM (DgGvY)
----
Yogi Berra, bearer, barer, fairer.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i vetri #03 at August 14, 2024 05:04 AM (qfLjt)

50 50

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 05:04 AM (64Zez)

51 AI PCs accounted for 14% of all sales in Q2 2024. (Reuters)

An AI PC is a PC with an AI sticker on it.

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hahaha

Yeah, "AI PC" meaning something that can bring up a browser and log in to ChatGPT or ask a browser company's AI a question in a search query, maybe.

Assuming only still image creation, AI PCs start at what, 12GB+ VRAM requirements? Meaning $500 4060ti video cards for desktops or 4080 cards in $2000+ laptops, just to make a 512x512 image with outdated tech to then upscale after creation.

And that doesn't even begin to get into the installation of python and all the other background/core requirements to run the programs to start making images on-site. Folks can't figure out Linux Mint. They're sure not going to start working out the kinks of a local Stable Diffusion installation.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Male feminists exist because women can't do the job themselves at August 14, 2024 05:06 AM (5UOWV)

52 also adding male feminist link

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Male feminists exist because women can't do the job themselves at August 14, 2024 05:07 AM (5UOWV)

53 From ONT
460
1 comments(comments(comments))
Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, i polli sono tutti arrostiti #61

I am pleased to see that the Lisp programming language's attempt to seize this thread hit the beach ... and expired there.

We don't need no fooking parentheses.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 14, 2024 02:33 AM (xG4kz)
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I was fooling around with a re-entrant recursive thingy and wanted my FOIST to be memorable. I see it took 460 comments and I was already napping then. I don't know you people any more.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i vetri #04 at August 14, 2024 05:09 AM (qfLjt)

54 Apparently, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Md. had a mild stroke.

Full recovery expected.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 05:09 AM (a1415)

55 You can make an adjustable _/\_ tablet/phone holder from sturdy cardboard, razor blade, Elmer's glue and an ordinary stapler.

._/\_

Posted by: 13times at August 14, 2024 05:09 AM (mOsyf)

56 @44/Ciampino: Click through to the "filed a lawsuit" link in the TechCrunch article, and from that, go to the bottom where there's a link to read the filing itself.

Point # 2 in the Introduction section: OnStar. I'm sure even more details about that are broken out later (as they tend to be in legal filings.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 05:10 AM (O7YUW)

57 Good morning, good people. May all you do today result in benefit to you. For the left, may the cognitive dissonance crush your spine and spirit.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at August 14, 2024 05:11 AM (hKoQL)

58 So as Governor, Tampon Timmy created a Covid Snitch Line...and threatened residents with being shot at by Police using paintball guns if they sat on their porches in violation of Covid rules?

And the Democratic party wants to place him within one heartbeat of being President?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 05:13 AM (a1415)

59
A helpful guide:

USA - Britain
Apartment - flat
Truck - lorry
French fries - chips
Elevator - lift
Free speech - felony

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 14, 2024 05:15 AM (RKVpM)

60 From ONT for JQ
486 Wolfus-- some cats just don't *do* laps. Mine is one of them. He dislikes being picked up, too.

It's okay. My previous cats were lap-hogs, to the point it was actually obnoxious. Could not sit down, without one of them jumping up. It was great until I had to use the restroom... LOL

Posted by: JQ at August 14, 2024 03:55 AM (njWTi)
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Some cats will never like to be picked up - loss of control. Most will learn to enjoy it. Some, and I have them, WANT TO BE PICKED UP NOW! and they are adorable.
There's a great meme: Mom is stretched out with 5 cats, very relaxed, distributed over her body. The caption reads:
"What do you mean you have to go to the bathroom!"

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i vetri #05 at August 14, 2024 05:15 AM (qfLjt)

61 There seems to be conflicting reports that the Paintball threats were actually during the George Floyd mostly peaceful celebrations of his life of service to his community.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 05:16 AM (a1415)

62 Quite beautiful out there now. Clouds came back in, but have no cleared. Orion lying low on the horizon. The "heliacal rising" of Sirius is imminent. Sun is getting close, getting brighter just on the horizon.

I'm gonna try to get a shot of this. Jupiter-Mars conjunction, Orion, and Sirius just over the horizon.
Posted by: publius,

-

Went out and looked at the sky for a bit. Thanks for mentioning this.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Male feminists exist because women can't do the job themselves at August 14, 2024 05:16 AM (5UOWV)

63 So as Governor, Tampon Timmy created a Covid Snitch Line...and threatened residents with being shot at by Police using paintball guns if they sat on their porches in violation of Covid rules?

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residents WERE shot, and that's where I'm torn on the whole thing.

They were women, and Antifa type women at that, meaning they cheerfully voted in those jackboots and likely cheered the assaulting of anyone who tried to warn them of the dangers of their wrong-headed thinking.

So part of me found the video of the cop saying "LIGHT 'EM UP!" and then the women fleeing indoors before complaining about how much it hurt to be very enjoyable.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Male feminists exist because women can't do the job themselves at August 14, 2024 05:19 AM (5UOWV)

64 When Keir Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions he wrote:

"Too many Twitter prosecutions could damage free speech.”

"Freedom of speech will be under threat if too many people are taken to court over offensive messages on social media.”

Posted by: 13times at August 14, 2024 05:20 AM (LTL2+)

65 @44/Ciampino: Yup, as suspected, read further: Points 8 and 9 break it out further. It's the large 50 page brick about OnStar they give you after you've completed the purchase, implying that it's still part of that process and not something separate and optional.

And ... I can't cut and paste out of this PDF. Either it's image-only (no underlying text, doubtful) or the Texas Attorney General's office has copy protected what is an inherently public document - a legal filing. *sighs*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 05:22 AM (O7YUW)

66 hahaha, reading the "AI PC" article, it really is just "this computer has a sticker on it":

"Within Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab Windows, AI PC shipments grew 127% sequentially in the quarter. The tech giant debuted its "Copilot+" AI PCs in May, with Qualcomm's (QCOM.O), opens new tab Snapdragon PC chips based on Arm Holdings' architecture."

So it ships with the Copilot search engine / data miner, meaning it's an "AI PC"

That's fantastic.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Male feminists exist because women can't do the job themselves at August 14, 2024 05:23 AM (5UOWV)

67 58 So as Governor, Tampon Timmy created a Covid Snitch Line...and threatened residents with being shot at by Police using paintball guns if they sat on their porches in violation of Covid rules?

And the Democratic party wants to place him within one heartbeat of being President?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Yes. But he's folksy!! It will be a benevolent tyranny!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 14, 2024 05:24 AM (sAmhv)

68 44 That Texas/GM spat - it gives no details of the scam, how it was implemented, what was the constitution of the data collected and sold, etc. especially for most people not in Texas or who didn't buy GM. I want to know because sure as hell someone else will try and pull that same scam.
Really bad journalism.
When you write a story for the media you are supposed to say to yourself what does the reader want to know and then answer that.
Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i vetri #02 at August 14, 2024 04:59 AM (qfLjt)

The TechCrunch report in brief about Texas's suit against GM is explicitly a TechCrunch "In Brief" item.

https://techcrunch.com/tag/in-brief/

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 05:25 AM (64Zez)

69
No heliacal rising of Sirius for me, thick clouds coming back in just over the horizon.

Note "heliacal rising" is when a star first appears just over the eastern horizon before sunrise.

Helical setting is when a star (or other object) is just visible to the west after sunset.

"achronycal rising/setting" is when a star/object rises just after sunset and sets just before sunrise. This latter definitions can vary a bit. But that's the proper definitions.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 14, 2024 05:25 AM (w6EFb)

70 63 video of the cop saying "LIGHT 'EM UP!"
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Male feminists exist because women can't do the job themselves at August 14, 2024 05:19 AM (5UOWV)

LOL

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 05:27 AM (64Zez)

71 Not as cool as yesterday but very nice outside
Forward Dog 9 out

Posted by: Skip at August 14, 2024 05:28 AM (fwDg9)

72 A reflection on a passage from Colossians some thoughts about retired Army General Andrew McRaven;

https://tinyurl.com/3juettua

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 14, 2024 05:29 AM (wYTxQ)

73 Time for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 14, 2024 05:31 AM (a1415)

74 @66/Moron Robbie:

This "AI" nonsense bubble can't pop soon enough.

The LLMs kick out factual errors while the statements sound authoritatively truthful. This will eventually bite companies that rely on them in the arse, hard.

There's already been a lawyer who got caught by a judge using an LLM in a legal filing, and he had to apologize profusely and promise the judge he would manually review every statement in future filings (if he chose to use LLMs) or face potential disbarment.

Air Canada got burned by this when the advice its chatbot gave to customers was wrong, and the courts held them liable for this. Your agent, human or chatbot, gave advice to customers who followed it and suffered losses. You're liable for that.

Air Canada: No way!
Legal system: Yes way.

https://tinyurl.com/4c8xdy5r

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

75 Nurse treating. a man for cancer discovers he had s Ed her life years before:

https://tinyurl.com/4s4ds695

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 14, 2024 05:41 AM (ey6uh)

76 Man sings all the harmonies in a wonderful old Christian hymn, "Rock of ages":

https://tinyurl.com/5bxyt3vt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 14, 2024 05:44 AM (ey6uh)

77 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

Should have stuck to the magic 8-ball and the ouija board.

It's like these people learn nothing in business school anymore.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 14, 2024 05:44 AM (BAEGB)

78 Back from my workout: one mile, 5.5 minutes' trotting out of 19.25; whatever % that comes to. Considering the heat, I was aiming for 25%, so I guess I did a bit better.

I'm cleaned up now, the cats fed, having my own breakfast. Tonight I have the place to myself; Linda and I have agreed that she doesn't come over on Wed. evening. Not that I do much beyond having dinner and reading.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 14, 2024 05:44 AM (omVj0)

79 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes.

I hate signing in to see 2 hours of work left over from last night. Ugh. I'll be back at some point.

And BTW, is Ace being serious or channeling his inner Garrett with that French music link on the sidebar? Because that 'song' is horrible.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at August 14, 2024 05:45 AM (Q0kLU)

80 - Fen

Have you ever considered, instead of saying "a passage from" in these type posts, just stating the passage?

Posted by: TeeJ at August 14, 2024 05:48 AM (aCV/b)

81 Prayer request

My son has some medical tests today, He thinks that the medication he is taking is affecting his cognitive ability, so he has four hours of tests today. I am going with him to a place over an hour away because it sounds tiring and he's a little nervous , and I thought he might need some support and a cheering meal afterwards. Anyway, if you could pray that any rough places are made smooth and for travelling mercies it would be much appreciated. Thx so much!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 14, 2024 05:54 AM (RsKff)

82 - 🙏

Posted by: TeeJ at August 14, 2024 05:55 AM (aCV/b)

83 osted by: TeeJ at August 14, 2024 05:48 AM (aCV/b)

I can do that , yes.
The passage is linked at the site though

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 14, 2024 05:55 AM (RsKff)

84 Maybe I'll watch a classic B & W movie on YooToob tonight. I lucked out on Sunday and found Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in Sudden Fear from 1952. Joan plays an heiress who is also a successful playwright. An actor dismissed from her latest play turns out to be charming, and they fall in love and get married. When Gloria Grahame his old girlfriend appears, we find he's a rat after Joan's money -- and it's fine with him if she has an "accident."

Palance is very convincing both in the early romantic scenes and later as an aspiring murderer; the solid Crawford wisely does not try to appear younger than she is; and Gloria Grahame, with a charming bit of baby-talk lisp, is remarkably hot. Good tense flick.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 14, 2024 05:56 AM (omVj0)

85 The devotional was based on Colossians 3:12-17

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 14, 2024 05:57 AM (RsKff)

86 This "AI" nonsense bubble can't pop soon enough.

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TV commercials (google maybe?) are outright advertising that kids should use it to write their term papers.

We're already an extremely ignorant population, and there's now a purposeful push to make it even worse.

Remember the optimistic outlook of the 90s when all of the knowledge in the world was opening up to everyone in their office (and soon the palm of their hand)? And it was moved to restricting information and actively pushing for ignorance.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Male feminists exist because women can't do the job themselves at August 14, 2024 05:59 AM (5UOWV)

87 - can't copy links on phone except from site address bar

Posted by: TeeJ at August 14, 2024 06:00 AM (aCV/b)

88 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 14, 2024 06:00 AM (5LrV6)

89 79 And BTW, is Ace being serious or channeling his inner Garrett with that French music link on the sidebar? Because that 'song' is horrible.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at August 14, 2024 05:45 AM (Q0kLU)

"His inner Garrett": heh.
It does seem to be immediately forgettable.

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 06:01 AM (64Zez)

90 yo wut sup

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 14, 2024 06:04 AM (gbOdA)

91 - Thanks!
Fine passage, but then, aren't they all.

Posted by: TeeJ at August 14, 2024 06:05 AM (aCV/b)

92 Government Motors is asshoe.

Fine top 'o the morn to yas!

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 14, 2024 06:09 AM (Aqu9a)

93 If you're looking for a decent gaming PC on a budget, it looks like AMD is planning a 5500X3D.

Ugg, so I should just buy the AM5 motherboard and pretend it's future proof...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 14, 2024 06:10 AM (IG4Id)

94 Delta's DEI Chief Kyra Lynn Johnson:

"Looking into the ladies and gentlemen announcement to be gender inclusive"

ok ya cocksucking mutha fuckers get yo asses on da plane.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 14, 2024 06:13 AM (gbOdA)

95 94 Delta's DEI Chief Kyra Lynn Johnson:

"Looking into the ladies and gentlemen announcement to be gender inclusive"

ok ya cocksucking mutha fuckers get yo asses on da plane.
Posted by: rhennigantx at August 14, 2024 06:13 AM (gbOdA)

"Peo-PLE! On the plane."

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 06:14 AM (64Zez)

96 59
A helpful guide:

USA - Britain
Apartment - flat
Truck - lorry
French fries - chips
Elevator - lift
Free speech - felony

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 14, 2024 05:15 AM (RKVpM)
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Very funny the last one, thanks. Unfortunately true.
May I add (you got me started I'm afraid)
USA - Britain
chips - crisps ______ candy - chocolate
car trunk - car boot ______ eggplant - aubergine
car hood - bonnet ______ biscuit - scone
cookie - biscuit ______ pants - trousers
shorts - pants or underpants ______ sidewalk - pavement
wrench - spanner

George Bernard Shaw said that the United States and United Kingdom are "two countries divided by a common language"; and Oscar Wilde said that "We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, the language".

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i vetri #06 at August 14, 2024 06:15 AM (qfLjt)

97 Delta/gender inclusive:

The term they really want to use is "comrade". It's always what they wanted to use, they just can't admit that. Yet.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 06:17 AM (O7YUW)

98 >>Nothing good rhymes with "Sarah." Back to the drawing board.....

Terra

Posted by: Lizzy at August 14, 2024 06:19 AM (Pijte)

99 95 94 Delta's DEI Chief Kyra Lynn Johnson:

"Looking into the ladies and gentlemen announcement to be gender inclusive"

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 14, 2024 06:13 AM (gbOdA)
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Kyra Lynn -- there's your problem. In the liberal sphere Don't put women in charge.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i tutti i vetri #07 at August 14, 2024 06:19 AM (qfLjt)

100 100

Posted by: m at August 14, 2024 06:19 AM (64Zez)

101 And TechCrunch characterizes the mean old bully Texas terrorizing the victim, General Motors. TechCrunch isn't circling the bowl, no sir.

Posted by: Jim at August 14, 2024 06:20 AM (zhWvq)

102 .

NOOD

J.J. Sefton is here with the Morning Report

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 06:23 AM (O7YUW)

103 >>Delta's DEI Chief Kyra Lynn Johnson:

"Looking into the ladies and gentlemen announcement to be gender inclusive"

I think people would rather you focus on getting them to their destination safely and on time.
You're not going to make up your $350 million loss from last month disappear with woke language, ffs.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 14, 2024 06:27 AM (Pijte)

104 Thanks, Teej for the prayers for my son, as well as
As for your appreciation for scripture. We have a song in our hymnal- one of quite a few
actually /dealing with scripture called "Wonderful words of life."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 14, 2024 06:27 AM (XdHOX)

105 54 degrees, dense fog ... no sky visible

g'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 14, 2024 06:31 AM (UWgy2)

106 .

NOOD. (Second notice.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 14, 2024 06:32 AM (O7YUW)

107 Don't put women in charge?

Why not?

Posted by: The Secret Service at August 14, 2024 06:42 AM (DobEs)

108 96
Apologies for the messy format but Pixy's rules bitched that a linear list looked like spam!!

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i tutti i vetri #08 at August 14, 2024 06:46 AM (qfLjt)

109 From Pixy up top.
An AI PC is a PC with an AI sticker on it.

So is the sticker generated by AI too or made by the village idiot? ..... wait, don't answer that yet ..... AI is the village idiot.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i tutti i vetri #09 at August 14, 2024 06:49 AM (qfLjt)

110 Hi and good day to you Pixy. Thank you for the thread.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la grandine ha rotto i tutti i vetri #10 at August 14, 2024 06:50 AM (qfLjt)

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