Daily Tech News 21 January 2025

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President Trump has signed a stay of execution for TikTok for 75 days. (Tech Crunch)

He signed a whole lot of things, but I'll leave that to others to cover.

The law is still in effect, and TikTok still has to divest to an owner that isn't covertly at war with pretty much everyone, but they have a little longer to refuse to do so.

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Trump also signed an order renaming Obama's US Digital Service to the US Doge Service. (Tech Crunch)

All federal agencies were also instructed to form DOGE teams to work with the USDS.
AMD's Ryzen 9000 series will launch in March, the company announced. (Notebook Check)

So it's going to be at least a month before we start getting real details.
The GPD Duo is a new laptop that comes with a Ryzen 370 12-core CPU, up to 64GB of RAM, and two 2880x1800 OLED touchscreens. (Liliputing)

And a keyboard. It's a laptop, not a tablet or a detachable device, and the bottom screen is permanently attached.

The top screen can be flipped out of the way, or detached entirely and used as an external display connected by USB-C.

Memory is soldered but it supports two M.2 2280 SSDs.
ChatGPT now delivers DOS-on-demand. (The Register)

With a suitable prompt it will go out to the web and pummel the target website with queries from OpenAI's network of servers. Probably not all that effective but enough to be annoying.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: The long national nightmare is finally... Eaten? Nimi?!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Thank you, Pixy!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:03 AM (a1415)

2 First!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:03 AM (Q8Bj8)

3 So I woke up this morning with a glorious feeling of optimism.....

And a positive Covid test.

I'll take it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:04 AM (a1415)

4 President Trump has signed a stay of execution for TikTok for 75 days.

Trump discussed this earlier today. His reasoning is if TicTok is shut down it has a value of $0. On the other hand, if it's allowed to stay open, its value is $1 trillion of which the US is going to claim one half. Plus the US is going to dictate how it's run and where its data is stored.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:07 AM (Q8Bj8)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2025 04:08 AM (v/2L2)

6 So, Tiktok gives your data to China, and everybody else sells your data to China....hmmm....

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2025 04:10 AM (D0+CL)

7 Well, lets see how day 2 goes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:12 AM (bss/y)

8 The EO I want is Trump to declare that my PC is officially supported by Windows 11 so I don't have to buy a new PC.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:14 AM (Q8Bj8)

9 >> The EO I want is Trump to declare that my PC is officially supported by Windows 11 so I don't have to buy a new PC.

WHat is the exact reason it won't install? There are some tricks to get around the TPM (well somewhat) and the secure/UEFI boot requirements.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:16 AM (w6EFb)

10 8 Don't know if it's the right question, but Linux might be the answer.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2025 04:16 AM (D0+CL)

11 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 21, 2025 04:18 AM (dg+HA)

12 So now I'm scratching my butt, and trying to think.

Spectrum Modem is giving me almost 500mbps download speed using the phone app to test it.

Cat6'd over to the Nighthawk router which is cat6'd to the other three nighthawk routers though the powered ethernet switch.

Those are all se up in Access Point mode to feed back to the main router.

Up till very recently I ws pulling good speed tests on the main router, but suddenly down to about 30mbps testing on the laptop using wifi.
All while on my phone, using wifi I am getting about the same speed that the Spectrum modem is getting.
And yes, the modem has wifi disabled to allow the router to handle wifi traffic.

Only thing that I changed was the addition of a cat6 patch cable from the main router over to the printer.

It tested fine on the cable tester, but once Mrs VIA wakes up, I may unplug that cable from the router and retest to see if the causes a change.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:19 AM (a1415)

13
Windows 11 is pissing me off bigly, moving to more phone-like "ads everywhere" type of shit. I do not like that one little bid. Also this "efficiency mode" shit that you can't easily turn off.

During a long boot with an upgrade process with a lot of shit going on, it made Chrome unusable for 10 minutes. There were some background processes going on, and it kicked in efficiency mode on Chrome, and it just sat there and wouldn't load anything.

I finally found a command line switch that will turn it off for that chrome instance, but nothing where you can turn it off at the system level for everything. There may be, I just haven't found it.

I'm going to stick with Win10 until it gets too old with lack of security. D-day is what, Oct 2025?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:21 AM (w6EFb)

14 Good morning, good people, from the newly energized Adirondacks. This day we will get a look at what happens to slow rollers in a Trump administration. I get the distinct impression it won't be an enjoyable time for them.

Meanwhile, may all effort today result in maximum benefit to you, with a like helping of anguish for the left.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at January 21, 2025 04:22 AM (hKoQL)

15 Oct 2025, MS stops support.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2025 04:25 AM (v/2L2)

16 Oct 2025, MS stops support.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2025 04:25 AM (v/2L2)
-

Unless you pay for another year, right?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 21, 2025 04:26 AM (UzL96)

17 16: I think so. I don't the details.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2025 04:29 AM (sAmhv)

18 13 Always feels like you have to fight Microsoft to get something done. If it wasn't my delivery platform for a tool I wrote and maintain, I'd skip it entirely...in favor of Linux. Not a big fan of Apple products, either.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2025 04:30 AM (D0+CL)

19 I was making a joke about getting an EO in the vein of strike while the iron's hot and hope for the best. The truth of the matter is I'll pay the $30 come October to get another year of Windows 10 support. At that point my machine will be pushing 9 years old at which point I'll just get rid of it for something new and faster and shinier. After that, I'll probably do the Window 11 hacks and use it as a media server.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:30 AM (Q8Bj8)

20 Windows 11 is pissing me off bigly, moving to more phone-like "ads everywhere" type of shit. I do not like that one little bid. Also this "efficiency mode" shit that you can't easily turn off.

I don't know what I'm doing different than a number of other people but I have never seen an ad on Windows 11. Windows 11 does take a bit more work to shut off all the crap you don't want to deal with but for the most part once it's set you don't ever have to look at it again. I can only think of one instance of something coming back to life that I had previously shut off. Generally, my experience has been Windows 11 is a somewhat worse version of Windows 10.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:34 AM (Q8Bj8)

21 One thing I like about pixy's posts is that it does not have the thing with the tweet filled ones where the comments do not index properly when you reload.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:34 AM (bss/y)

22 Windows 11 is a somewhat worse version of Windows 10.
_-_-_-_-_
Yep. No new ideas. Just gotta keep that revenue stream going.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2025 04:36 AM (D0+CL)

23 Yea, Win11 is meh (Its on my Beelink minipc). It's ok and I haven't had any issues with it but I spend a few minutes after every update uninstalling crap. I do that with Win10 too so that's not new. I'm using Linux Mint on a refurbished laptop I bought on Amazon. It just runs. That's all I ask. The only annoyance is I don't like the keyboard layout. It's 'off'.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2025 04:42 AM (sAmhv)

24 So it looks like even before we buy a hot tub, it will be 3K to do the proper exterior 220v modifications to code to properly support the needs of the hot tub.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:43 AM (a1415)

25 1500 pardons of the J6 guys. How many were there?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:45 AM (bss/y)

26
Rufus, the USB bootable ISO burner, has options in it to automatically inject a lot of registry tweaks into the Win11 install image that turns most of the shit off.

Main thing with me is getting a regular old local account and not the "cloud" MS account. It can do that. How long a regular old NT style local account will last before they force a MS account, I don't know.

Another thing I noticed. Using Rufus, I was able to get an old MBR install to a partition (the BIOS is UEFI, but using CSM mode to do a regular old style MBR BIOS boot).

However, Windows update would not do the feature update to 24H2. I had to do that manually using a Rufus modified image.

My main machine here is an older (c 2019) ASRock mo/bo. In UEFI mode, there is some bug/glitch with the hard disk controller. It has a separate AHCI controller with a couple of additional SATA ports. That controller will hang Win10 every so often in UEFI mode. In CSM regular BIOS mode, it works fine.

The only fix was just to disable that controller to use Win10 in UEFI mode, but I'm got a disk or two on that controller.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:45 AM (w6EFb)

27 Almost forgot...

30.6 degrees, with 56% RH. 1.3mph winds.

Deathstorm-2025 should hit around 6:00pm, with up to two inches of snow, and ice accumulation on the roads.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:46 AM (a1415)

28
Interestingly, Linux (Fedora, which I've always used) in bare metal mode on this machine, has not problem in UEFI mode with that controller. It's just Windows.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:46 AM (w6EFb)

29 I'm pretty sure the Babylon Bee writers lurk here.

10 Based Changes Coming To Education Under Trump

4. Giant trebuchets will be installed on college campuses to dispose of Marxist professors: Extra government funding will be provided to the school that launches them the farthest.

7. Home Economics will be a females-only class: The curriculum will consist of vacuuming and sandwich-making. That's all.

Posted by: mikeski at January 21, 2025 04:46 AM (DgGvY)

30 6 here. But the app says the humidity is at 69%.

That seems counterintuitive.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:47 AM (bss/y)

31 I haven't seen this much tech bro enthusiasm since Steve Ballmer used to lose his mind at the annual Microsoft Company Meetings at Safeco Field. Those Steve Ballmer moments were something to behold.

We now have a throwdown: "Developers, Developers, Developers" versus "We're going to take Doge to Mars!"

https://is.gd/qBCLfw

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:48 AM (Q8Bj8)

32 6 here. But the app says the humidity is at 69%.

5° here, but our temperature is expected to triple today! So I've got that going for me...

Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2025 04:49 AM (1ilEC)

33 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 21, 2025 04:50 AM (hoCmQ)

34 '6 here. But the app says the humidity is at 69%.

That seems counterintuitive.'

Towson University near B'more is showing 11 degrees, with 57% RH.

My MiL can spit from her back yard into Towson University, so it's cold at her place.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:52 AM (a1415)

35 14 degrees in Babylon DC.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2025 04:53 AM (8ngD2)

36 "5° here, but our temperature is expected to triple today! So I've got that going for me..."

[Musical note here] Always look on the bright side of life! [Musical note here]

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:53 AM (a1415)

37 Sublimation, maybe?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:53 AM (bss/y)

38 Feels like the DeathStorm is finally starting to move out of here. We are up to -13F from -20F around 11pm. Ready for some warmth -firewood going fast, and the backup generator does NOT like subzero weather.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2025 04:54 AM (D0+CL)

39 It is going to get down to 15° f here in Las Cruces tonight. The city's going to lose its mind and most likely school will be canceled. Far Southern New Mexicans do not do well with anything resembling cold or snow. It's all quite amusing to me.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:54 AM (Q8Bj8)

40 Wow. The northern regions of the Gulf of America™ are bracing for a snowstorm. Does this Trump guy have a weather machine?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 04:54 AM (dg+HA)

41 >> 6 here. But the app says the humidity is at 69%.
>>That seems counterintuitive.

RH is temperature dependent. Think of RH as the ratio of the existing moisture content to saturation water content.

The the lower the temperature, the less water the air "can hold" (I hate to use that phrasing, but it's common. There is no holding, it just a system of water vapor and air mixed, with a partial pressure of H20 and air partial pressure).

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:55 AM (w6EFb)

42 38 Feels like the DeathStorm is finally starting to move out of here. We are up to -13F from -20F around 11pm. Ready for some warmth -firewood going fast, and the backup generator does NOT like subzero weather.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2025 04:54 AM (D0+CL)

That's pretty chilly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:55 AM (bss/y)

43 "Does this Trump guy have a weather machine?"

I believe he borrows JJ's.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:55 AM (a1415)

44
Look at dew point. That's a proxy for absolute humidity content of the air. That gives you an idea of how dry the air is in more absolute terms.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:56 AM (w6EFb)

45 The the lower the temperature, the less water the air "can hold" (I hate to use that phrasing, but it's common. There is no holding, it just a system of water vapor and air mixed, with a partial pressure of H20 and air partial pressure).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:55 AM (w6EFb)

Well, that is my point. You'd think the moisture would condense out of the air more readily. 69% just seems kind of high for a temp of 6.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:56 AM (bss/y)

46 43 "Does this Trump guy have a weather machine?"

I believe he borrows JJ's.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 04:55 AM (a1415)

Trump Honorary Jew status confirmed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:57 AM (bss/y)

47 Dew point is -2 according to the app.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2025 04:58 AM (bss/y)

48 >> Well, that is my point. You'd think the moisture would condense out of the air more readily. 69% just seems kind of high for a temp of 6.

To get condensation (or deposition below freezing), the RH needs to get close to 100%.

At 69%, dew point is below 6F.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 04:58 AM (w6EFb)

49 Polite Antarctica penguin. Video from the woman who Ace sometimes puts videos from in the cafe thread:

https://tinyurl.com/yt4m9jp8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 04:58 AM (MQJVv)

50 However, Windows update would not do the feature update to 24H2. I had to do that manually using a Rufus modified image. Posted by: publius

Andrew Cunningham at Ars Technica has noted this issue in his articles on how to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 05:00 AM (Q8Bj8)

51 Had to get up early to take a gander at the gowns from the galas last night. They did not disappoint!

Nor did those EOs Trump signed. My goodness...what a day!

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:00 AM (Jfw7U)

52 Elaine Benes graduated from Towson back when it was named Towson State. That's why she wears the Orioles cap to the Yankees game.

Posted by: Obscure Seinfeld trivia at January 21, 2025 05:02 AM (dg+HA)

53 The Adirondacks will remain under 20 until the weekend, when seasonal temps will return, then the skid downhill during the week. I could deal with seasonal temps, but things are ripe for some more arctic air.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at January 21, 2025 05:02 AM (hKoQL)

54 I see some reports using the term 'clemency' and others using 'pardons' for the 1,500 J6 prisoners.

So as always.....I'm a little confused.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:02 AM (a1415)

55 Had to get up early to take a gander at the gowns from the galas last night. They did not disappoint!

Nor did those EOs Trump signed. My goodness...what a day!
Posted by: lizabth

Rachel Maddow's outfit was a knockout last night.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 05:02 AM (Q8Bj8)

56 This is the coldest I've seen here. Been here since 2009 and hadn't been lower than -15F. I always tell my young'ens in the summer, that they will soon consider 50F warm....oh, yeah.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2025 05:03 AM (D0+CL)

57 Clemency was for a few j6ers who possibly acted 'violently', and they may yet get pardons. Trump said his team are still looking into those cases.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:04 AM (Jfw7U)

58 "Elaine Benes graduated from Towson back when it was named Towson State. "

Raise your hand if you remember it as Maryland State Normal School.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:04 AM (a1415)

59 Ha. Rachel always DID look best in Black Dour.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:05 AM (Jfw7U)

60 I was trying to accent her boyish figure.

Posted by: Rachel Maddow's outfit at January 21, 2025 05:06 AM (dg+HA)

61 "Clemency was for a few j6ers who possibly acted 'violently', and they may yet get pardons."

That's what I thought, too.

But even our own home page on the right side uses clemency and 1,500 prisoners.

Then the link goes to 'Pardons'.

I'm gonna go with sloppy editing.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:07 AM (a1415)

62 VIA...probably the best bet. It was a sorta hectic day yesterday.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:09 AM (Jfw7U)

63 Excuse me, but has anyone seen my missing air mass?

Posted by: Canadia at January 21, 2025 05:09 AM (dg+HA)

64 To anyone that lives in Minnesota, Minneapolis in particular, I feel your pain. I do not miss those brutal winters.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 05:10 AM (Q8Bj8)

65 "I was trying to accent her boyish figure."

Prior to his death, had anyone eve seen her and a young Mathew Perry in the same room at the same time?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:11 AM (a1415)

66 Yesterday became my all time favorite political day. It supplanted Nov. 8th 2016, when Trump first got elected.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:11 AM (Jfw7U)

67 It was a sorta hectic day yesterday.

Glorious doesn't start with an H.

( I keed, point taken)

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:12 AM (a1415)

68 And here's another passage that Mary Channel Stevens- the Quaker Bible teacher/ particularly liked:

26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

From Psalm 73

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 05:14 AM (Bm5f9)

69 But even our own home page on the right side uses clemency and 1,500 prisoners.

Then the link goes to 'Pardons'.

I'm gonna go with sloppy editing.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Clemency is the generic term for both pardons and commutations, where the sentence is ended immediately but the crime is not erased.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2025 05:14 AM (BLOW1)

70 63 Excuse me, but has anyone seen my missing air mass?
_-_-_-_-_
You can have it back, sure, just promise to keep Trudy to yourselves, up there, please.

Posted by: Us at January 21, 2025 05:14 AM (D0+CL)

71 VIA...yes it was glorious! I want to watch the speech again sometime today and focus on the commies' faces while Trump eviscerates them publicly.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:15 AM (Jfw7U)

72 "Clemency is the generic term for both pardons and commutations, where the sentence is ended immediately but the crime is not erased."

Look at Pixy...putting us some knowledge!

Thank you!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:16 AM (a1415)

73 Imagine a world where the chief executive signs executive orders and throws the pens to a cheering crowd.

The world changed yesterday.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 05:16 AM (dg+HA)

74 And here's what she says about Mark , Chapter 1;

"A remarkable chapter. It can be studied very thoroughly, ever yielding new truth and beauty."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 05:17 AM (Bm5f9)

75 Raise your hand if you remember it as Maryland State Normal School.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
------------

Fun fact: Normal schools served as training grounds for elementary and high school teachers and were eventually referred to as "teachers’ colleges."

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 21, 2025 05:17 AM (hoCmQ)

76 Has anyone checked on Keir Starmer and the rest of the EU princelings?

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:17 AM (Jfw7U)

77 "You can have it back, sure, just promise to keep Trudy to yourselves, up there, please."

I don't mind him having a brief layover if he wants to fly to Santiago Cuba to visit his fathers ashes.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:18 AM (a1415)

78 The 75 day stay is just part of Trump's opening position in the negotiation.

Posted by: Roy at January 21, 2025 05:19 AM (z+ik4)

79 President Bros Throwdown

"It's morning again in America." vs "The golden age of America begins right now!"

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 05:19 AM (Q8Bj8)

80 OK teen saves life of boy on opposing team during a basketball game:

https://tinyurl.com/3zs9wsyx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 05:21 AM (Bm5f9)

81 Has anyone checked on Keir Starmer and the rest of the EU princelings? Posted by: lizabth

I'm pretty sure they all pissed their underpants and then went home to complain to their wives about her boyfriend being a Trump supporter.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 05:23 AM (Q8Bj8)

82 I wonder if as PDT finally placed his head on the Presidential pillow, sometime early this morning...

If the pillow didn't whisper to the Golden Scalp Weasel......'welcome home, I missed you'.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:24 AM (a1415)

83 The Communists in Santa Fe, New Mexico have thrown down the gauntlet and are going to defy Trump and protect the rights of all new Mexicans which now apparently includes the entire population of Central America. They're going to get steamrolled.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 05:27 AM (Q8Bj8)

84 16F on the island, going to 28 today. A week ago, the weather apps had lows between 6&10. So much for college educations

Posted by: Accomack at January 21, 2025 05:29 AM (aHqhe)

85 @83 Paging Mr. Homan. Clean up in aisle NM.

But please come to aisle Chicago first. Teach piggy Pritz and the commie cabal a quick, fierce lesson.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:33 AM (Jfw7U)

86 Morning!

I saw a meme saying,

Trumps inauguration is forecast to be the coldest in 40 years.
Trump ending global warming on day one of his presidency.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:33 AM (j1G85)

87 You just KNOW Homan is chomping at his bit this morning.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:34 AM (Jfw7U)

88 "You just KNOW Homan is chomping at his bit this morning."

A message must be sent.

An example must be made.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:36 AM (a1415)

89 @23/Puddleglum:

Found a clue (maybe) to your keyboard layout problem.

https://tinyurl.com/9v5zfvtw
(goes to Linux Mint forums)

Basically this guy uses a Latin America Spanish layout, but with each reboot it's picking the wrong keyboard layout (not what he wanted).

This problem manifested after he upgraded to version 21.3 of Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop.

The solution involves "IBus Preferences"
Start button > Preferences > IBus Preferences

He writes as his solution:

"I happen to have IBus installed (if I remember correctly, I installed it to be able to use accents in my language in a specific application), but most probably with the upgrade the preferences I had for IBus were lost, and one of them was "Use system keyboard layout" (you have to check it), which is located in the "Advanced" tab of the IBus preferences. With this my keyboard layout is preserved between system restarts."

Now if that isn't your solution, I'd recommend searching the forums and see if someone else has run into your exact problem.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 21, 2025 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

90 On the plus side, despite demands from her supporters, former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby did not receive a pardon.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:38 AM (a1415)

91 Argh, messed up a closure tag on my name. Fixing.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 05:38 AM (O7YUW)

92 It's too dang early. Mornin' Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 05:39 AM (O7YUW)

93 Good morning morons

This is the first video Pixy has ever posted with which I have even a passing recognition.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 05:39 AM (RIvkX)

94 But please come to aisle Chicago first. Teach piggy Pritz and the commie cabal a quick, fierce lesson.
Posted by: lizabth

Please!

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:39 AM (j1G85)

95 Tech joke:

Autocorrect has become my worst enema.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 05:39 AM (YAtVp)

96 Autocorrect has become my worst enema.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

HA!

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:40 AM (j1G85)

97 &Fun fact: Normal schools served as training grounds for elementary and high school teachers and were eventually referred to as "teachers’ colleges."
Posted by: olddog in mo"

I had a friend who went to a Peculiar school. He was.

mornin yall.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 05:40 AM (vFG9F)

98 For sure VIA, and I don't doubt it will given, that message.
Just a matter of where.

And we'll see poor migrant (sic) families crying and placed in cages and separated from one another.

And those images won't work so well this time around. Many American hearts have been hardened (in a good way) over the past four years.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:43 AM (Jfw7U)

99 @95/FenelonSpoke: Best autocorrect joke I've heard in a while. Nice.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 05:43 AM (O7YUW)

100 Seein all the signing Trump did yesterday made the arthritis in my hand hurt.

I barely made it through closing on the house.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:44 AM (j1G85)

101 I am grateful to God that my son is part of a young adult group at an evangelical church where -I think -most of the people voted for Trump. I will have to tell him to keep a low profile at work today where- I think- a lot of people probably didn't vote for Trump.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 05:45 AM (FjMRQ)

102 @98/lizabth: "And those images won't work so well this time around. Many American hearts have been hardened (in a good way) over the past four years."

Yup. The response from the public will mostly be, "Stop messing around and ship these people back to their home country."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 05:45 AM (O7YUW)

103 Hey big boy. Wanna drill me?

Posted by: ANWR at January 21, 2025 05:45 AM (dg+HA)

104 It's a balmy 250K here. It's a bit colder on Mars.

Posted by: Roy at January 21, 2025 05:47 AM (z+ik4)

105 Ha...libs of tictok (on X)has a great side by side image of Ivanka, in her gorgeous ball gown and Ella Emhoff in her crochet, tattoos and arm pit hair.

Asks the viewer to name a better upgrade.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:48 AM (Jfw7U)

106 I will have to tell him to keep a low profile at work today

"So, how was your Liberation Day yesterday?"

Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2025 05:48 AM (CFrOc)

107 @100/Bruce: "Seein all the signing Trump did yesterday made the arthritis in my hand hurt."

Extra bonus points if he took a baseball bat to all of Biden's many autopen machines, kind of like the laser machine scene in 'Office Space'.

You just know most of what was "signed" by Biden wasn't really him, which should (in a just world) invalidate a lot of what was enacted.

It isn't a just world.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 05:48 AM (O7YUW)

108 Evening and morning to all the late toilers and early risers on this, the first full day of DJT as President 47! (Insert rejoicing moment here)

i'm off, or am working remotely, since we expect snow. Yes, that's right, the white stuff from the skies, and a good 5+ inches of it in the city -- starting around seven am and lasting until nearly dark. Amazing. Temp is 34 right now, I don't wanna know the wind chill, and we have about two hours until first light and the snow begins. Interstates are already closed and the bridges will be shortly.

I'm fine, as long as the power doesn't go off. The energy co. has been working to cut down branches that might ice up, fall, and take power lines with them, but still we could get stuck. Anyway, as I said yesterday, I have food for me and the cats and plenty of incidentals, books to read, etc.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 05:51 AM (omVj0)

109 @106...perfect! Low profiles won't help.
Loud and proud, baby, where appropriate.
Quietly stern, where not (like at a workplace).

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:51 AM (Jfw7U)

110 I wonder if anyone has to remind Joe that he's not the President when he wakes up at the crack of noon?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:52 AM (a1415)

111 You just know most of what was "signed" by Biden wasn't really him, which should (in a just world) invalidate a lot of what was enacted.

It isn't a just world.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

On most of them, he thought he was helping Bunny find the carrot.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:53 AM (j1G85)

112 It will be a high of 59 and sunny today.

*snickers*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 05:53 AM (RIvkX)

113 Who will be Vance's running mate in '28?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 05:53 AM (dg+HA)

114 "Oct 2025, MS stops support."

I am using Windows 7 and I still get occasional updates.

I had a problem with Office 365. It stopped working. I couldn't log in. A little research and Windows 7 is not supported. Some code in a startup file. Here I am thinking "oh shit, now I have to buy a new desktop."

Nope. Office 365 started working again.

Yippee!

Posted by: No one of any consequence at January 21, 2025 05:53 AM (ZmEVT)

115 @108 I never thought to see a blizzard warning along the coast in the gulf of America. But here we are!

We have NO snow in NW IL, but are a bit chilly. -10 actual temp.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:54 AM (Jfw7U)

116 Who will be Vance's running mate in '28?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025

***
QT, you must be a fellow who plans on Sunday afternoon what he's going to wear next Saturday!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 05:55 AM (omVj0)

117 Anyway, as I said yesterday, I have food for me and the cats and plenty of incidentals, books to read, etc.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

All you need for food is eggs, milk, bread. Winter storms bring on a craving for French Toast.

And do not skimp on the maple syrup.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:55 AM (j1G85)

118 The "snow" isn't supposed to get here until this evening but they have already shut down the schools. I'm supposed to drive to Atlanta tomorrow. I bet by 10:00 there won't be any snow left.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 05:55 AM (vFG9F)

119 Off to make a sandwich for young man. Today's sandwich: ham and horseradish cheddar cheese on a hoagie roll. Are you sensing a pattern here.? Mom likes horseradish cheddar.

May you all have a blessed day. You're a blessing to others. May see some of you on a later thread.

Keep praying for Trump, Vance, and Trump's choices for administrative roles for wisdom, strenth and guidance and protection I think there will be pushback to his agenda as we seem to be seeing regarding J6 pardons.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 05:55 AM (agaKH)

120 @113, don't know, but the DUers are already putting out names for their 2028 run. Tim Kaine, Shapiro of PA, Kamala 2.0

Any of those should do it...LOL!

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:55 AM (Jfw7U)

121 -4 and I just took the dog out. Will get to freezing today and will start warming up. Still below freezing at night but will be in the 20s

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2025 05:56 AM (NQtI0)

122 Tim Kaine, Shapiro of PA, Kamala 2.0

Any of those should do it...LOL!
Posted by: lizabth

Especially Kaine.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:56 AM (j1G85)

123 Forgot Newsome, the firebug.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:57 AM (Jfw7U)

124 Latest weather update from 43 minutes ago has 1-3 inches starting around sunset tonight, and ending by sunrise tomorrow.

High of 60 on Saturday with lots of sun.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:57 AM (a1415)

125 Tim Kaine looks like Beavis

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:57 AM (j1G85)

126 Kaine is so very creepy. But I guess some of them admired his tenacity (demo-style) in the hearings last week.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:58 AM (Jfw7U)

127 Bruce, haven't seen you in a minute and hope you are well.

I'm still fighting a cold I picked up Saturday that was in my head and is now in my chest.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 05:58 AM (RIvkX)

128 Another look at Tim Walz?

Maybe Stacey Abrams?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 05:59 AM (a1415)

129 My work, along with a lot of other places, may close tomorrow too because of icy road conditions. We won't get much sunlight today, but whatever melts on Wed. morning can freeze again and create ice. I'd rather drive in snow than on ice, especially with other panicky drivers around me. If the bridges are closed Wed., well, my employer will have to go to remote again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 05:59 AM (omVj0)

130 I'm still fighting a cold I picked up Saturday that was in my head and is now in my chest.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Hope it doesn't last too long.

Since Nov 5th, I've been sleeping much better and deeper, so not so wakey at 2 AM.

I don't know why. 😀

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 06:00 AM (j1G85)

131 I had a problem with Office 365. It stopped working. I couldn't log in. A little research and Windows 7 is not supported. Some code in a startup file. Here I am thinking "oh shit, now I have to buy a new desktop."

Nope. Office 365 started working again.

Yippee!
Posted by: No one of any consequence at January 21, 2025 05:53 AM (ZmEVT)

As in, you edited the startup file... or it just magically started working again? And, if you edited the file, can you provide a link to the instructions?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2025 06:01 AM (ExV1e)

132 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes.

I see some reports using the term 'clemency' and others using 'pardons' for the 1,500 J6 prisoners.

I've seen some reports that the DC jailers are refusing to release the J6 prisoners. True or not?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2025 06:01 AM (Q0kLU)

133 "Maybe Stacey Abrams?"

Adam Schiff and Stacy Abrams. The Tick Tank ticket.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 06:01 AM (vFG9F)

134 Breakfast time!!

Have a great day all.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 06:02 AM (j1G85)

135 @133 Ha...I'd forgotten about our gap-toothed gal Stacy.

All right time to get at it. Enjoy your liberation, citizens!

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 06:02 AM (Jfw7U)

136 I never thought to see a blizzard warning along the coast in the Gulf of America. But here we are!

I wonder how long Google Maps will #Resist! Trump's name changes.

Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2025 06:04 AM (CFrOc)

137 In other news:

Just coming off a cold that had me out of sorts all week. We had snow here in NE MA from Sunday night into Monday morning, about 5-6 inches of the soft, fluffy stuff. Managed to clear it all away, but it is dreadfully cold out (1 degree right now) and slated to be cold for most of the week. A few of the hospitals I transcribe for were closed yesterday, so I am hoping today will be a nice easy day.

I do have work left over from last night, so I will see you all on the Morning Report.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2025 06:04 AM (Q0kLU)

138 "I've seen some reports that the DC jailers are refusing to release the J6 prisoners. True or not?"

I ALMOST hope it is true.

Cause I think Donald Trump is all out of Bubblegum.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:05 AM (a1415)

139 I never thought to see a blizzard warning along the coast in the Gulf of America. But here we are!

Good luck! Probably not too many snow shovels down there.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2025 06:06 AM (8ngD2)

140 Windows 7 and Office 2009 on my old HP Xeon main system. My password has a "15" in it, meaning I set that system up in 2015. It will never get 10 or 11. I have systems running both, but if I want to use them I just use remote desktop to get to them.

That system has 4 monitors and would have cost over $6k new. Now it's not worth $200, except to me.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 06:06 AM (vFG9F)

141 5 degrees outside my patio door this morning.

Take that, ticks!

Posted by: General Pinochet at January 21, 2025 06:07 AM (9F4dx)

142 *Especially Kaine.*

Feel the Timentum™!!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 06:08 AM (dg+HA)

143 Since Nov 5th, I've been sleeping much better and deeper, so not so wakey at 2 AM.

I don't know why. 😀
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 06:00 AM (j1G85)
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Mazel! My pattern improved in October as well but this congestion made it impossible to breathe lying down...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:09 AM (RIvkX)

144 There were reports last night that some facilities claimed they couldn't process releases because of the holiday. I haven't been on X this morning to find out what happened. I do know that some are out.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2025 06:10 AM (NQtI0)

145 "There were reports last night that some facilities claimed they couldn't process releases because of the holiday. "

So if your prison sentence is ended on a holiday, they simply keep you in prison for at least another day?

Good to know.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:11 AM (a1415)

146 "I've seen some reports that the DC jailers are refusing to release the J6 prisoners. True or not?"

I ALMOST hope it is true.

Cause I think Donald Trump is all out of Bubblegum.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:05 AM (a1415)
=====

Extralegal detentions require summary executions.

Outrageous violations of the 14th Amendment must be met with steel.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:12 AM (RIvkX)

147 First Trump, then the Buckeyes. I doubt any day could top that one but I am not tired of winning, so lets go Tuesday, show us what you got!

Posted by: General Pinochet at January 21, 2025 06:12 AM (pLbcO)

148 @119/FenelonSpoke: I was noticing a horseradish theme to the young man's lunches, yes! :-)

Nothing at all wrong with horseradish... okay, there's one thing: Difficulty in finding truly strong horseradish.

I want the kind that on first bite, my sinuses feel like they're on fire and my eyes start watering; the kind that gives you the involuntary all-over convulsive shudder and twitch. The kind that forces one eye closed and makes you want to say "Yar!"

Once, long ago, I was invited to a dinner and the hostess served horseradish that strong. It was absolutely glorious. Each bite was a roller coaster ride.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

149 Oops, helicopter sock change

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:13 AM (pLbcO)

150 Posted by: General Pinochet at January 21, 2025 06:12 AM (pLbcO)

Big fan, here.

*salutes*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:14 AM (RIvkX)

151 Pete Buttigieg got cast to floor like a used bathhouse condom in the whole administration transition. Poor thing.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 06:14 AM (Q8Bj8)

152 "Nothing at all wrong with horseradish... okay, there's one thing: Difficulty in finding truly strong horseradish. "

Perhaps a regular Horseradish/Wasabi blend?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:14 AM (a1415)

153 Oops, helicopter sock change
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:13 AM (pLbcO)
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Am dissapoint,

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:14 AM (RIvkX)

154 In other news, there is actual wailing an gnashing of teeth on the Mexican side of the border over Biden's illegal asylum app getting shut down. While it is sad to witness such distress another few thousand videos just like this need to occur and get sent around the world to make clear there is a new sheriff in town and he is enforcing US immigration laws.

https://is.gd/M5rRib

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 06:16 AM (Q8Bj8)

155 @152/Village Idiot's Apprentice: "Perhaps a regular Horseradish/Wasabi blend?"

That has potential and might just work! Thanks!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 06:16 AM (O7YUW)

156 There were reports last night that some facilities claimed they couldn't process releases because of the holiday. I haven't been on X this morning to find out what happened. I do know that some are out.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2025 06:10 AM (NQtI0)

The husband of the pro-life lady who was pardoned said on X that he'd been told they didn't have the correct people available due to the holiday. He seemed to accept that answer with grace.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2025 06:17 AM (ExV1e)

157 If one is not from Mexico and seeking asylum, one should by law be required to remain in Mexico, or the first safe country that one enters while fleeing for safety.

It's not just a good idea.

It's the law.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:18 AM (a1415)

158 Am dissapoint,
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:14 AM (RIvkX)
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As I say, Tuesday could be a Pinochet day! You never know! The Gulf of America is enticing, Pensacola has lots of choppers and DOGE is yet to show itself.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:19 AM (pLbcO)

159 'That has potential and might just work! Thanks!"

If you do try it, let us know how it worked out.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:19 AM (a1415)

160 As I say, Tuesday could be a Pinochet day! You never know! The Gulf of America is enticing, Pensacola has lots of choppers and DOGE is yet to show itself.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:19 AM (pLbcO)
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I like where you're going with this.

A pardon is all the admission of guilt I need.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:21 AM (RIvkX)

161 Did the older fellow convicted of praying on a sidewalk outside of an abortion office get released?

I remain hopeful Kash Patel will end the FBI career of every single person involved in those crazy armed raids on older, peaceful pro-life people Biden and Garland tried to destroy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:22 AM (pLbcO)

162 I was going to bust on Fenelon for making her son's lunch, then I remembered I make Boy. F.'s breakfast every day.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:22 AM (RIvkX)

163 It's the DC jail. They aren't releasing them and there's a report of one prisoner attacked by guards. Those in TX jails are out. One person said the pardons are for those convicted and the ones that aren't have to be reviewed by the new AG. People are angry. I hope they can sort it out quickly this morning

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2025 06:23 AM (NQtI0)

164 There were reports last night that some facilities claimed they couldn't process releases because of the holiday. I haven't been on X this morning to find out what happened. I do know that some are out.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2025 06:10 AM (NQtI0)

The husband of the pro-life lady who was pardoned said on X that he'd been told they didn't have the correct people available due to the holiday. He seemed to accept that answer with grace.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

One X post showed a DC cop telling people who where waiting for the hostages, that after a few had been released, that was it for the night. Different posts related that the DC Jail was slow walking the releases. Another one of hostages related how the half-way house staff was being held made the release intentionally slow and then slapped a GPS ankle bracelet on him before letting him go. All of this was rather fluid but my take is the hostage holders were screwing over the hostages one last time.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 06:25 AM (Q8Bj8)

165 If one is not from Mexico and seeking asylum, one should by law be required to remain in Mexico, or the first safe country that one enters while fleeing for safety.

I have told people that you are supposed to stop at the first country nearest the one you are fleeing, not shop around until you find the country with the best welfare benefits.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2025 06:25 AM (lXoJ5)

166 Is it true that the person who put Tulsi Gabbard on the terrorist watch list is no longer suffering from Job-Lock?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:26 AM (a1415)

167 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Uhhhhh...

Kaine is so very creepy. But I guess some of them admired his tenacity (demo-style) in the hearings last week.
Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:58 AM (Jfw7U)

I believe he was chosen for prospective VP in 2016 because they needed somone more sinister-looking than Hillary.

Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at January 21, 2025 06:26 AM (6K6Eu)

168 148 Some years back there was a warning put out, during Passover, concerning a particularly strong horseradish. There were a few heart attacks.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2025 06:26 AM (gm9Sb)

169 One X post showed a DC cop telling people who where waiting for the hostages, that after a few had been released, that was it for the night.

I read that as "A lot of corrupt cops need to be ended."

Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2025 06:27 AM (lXoJ5)

170 Is it true that the person who put Tulsi Gabbard on the terrorist watch list is no longer suffering from Job-Lock?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Yes.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 06:27 AM (Q8Bj8)

171
Well, an hour before sunrise, and the temp got bumped up to 21F. Wind picked up, and cloud cover moved in. Air still pretty dry.

We may get some flurries, but this is one of those rare events where the snow will be south and on the coast and not up here.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 06:28 AM (w6EFb)

172 minor Daily Beast headlines: "Trump ends government involvement in social media moderation" and "Petty Trump takes down Mark Milley portrait at Pentagon"

Good stuff!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:28 AM (0aLZX)

173 "Yes."

It moved!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:28 AM (a1415)

174 "This is so insane it isn’t worth deconstructing in detail."
-John Hinderaker on the NYT coverage of the inaugural speech

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:28 AM (RIvkX)

175 CBD, another FWP soon to be resolved:

https://tinyurl.com/8yv87f4p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 21, 2025 06:29 AM (UzL96)

176 Good morning everyone. Yesterday was a great day. Oh yes, PDJT resumed the executive position from the infidels but even more importantly, my new coffee machine arrived. $25 worth of the cheapest plastic and shitty controls known to man.

It'll have to do. I do have my Moka pot still so all is not lost.

It is well that I have rejoined humanity.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2025 06:29 AM (WXNFJ)

177 Some years back there was a warning put out, during Passover, concerning a particularly strong horseradish. There were a few heart attacks.
Posted by: bill in arkansas,

It isn't for the faint of heart to run with the big dogs.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2025 06:30 AM (WXNFJ)

178 I want the kind that on first bite, my sinuses feel like they're on fire and my eyes start watering; the kind that gives you the involuntary all-over convulsive shudder and twitch. The kind that forces one eye closed and makes you want to say "Yar!"
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Try Beaver brand grated horseradish. Good stuff.

Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at January 21, 2025 06:31 AM (6K6Eu)

179 Kaine is so very creepy. But I guess some of them admired his tenacity (demo-style) in the hearings last week.
Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2025 05:58 AM (Jfw7U)

I believe he was chosen for prospective VP in 2016 because they needed somone more sinister-looking than Hillary.
Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at January 21, 2025 06:26 AM (6K6Eu)
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I remain amazed Kaine's wife told him she wanted to sleep with other men and he liked the idea so much he put out a call for bulls on twitter.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:31 AM (0aLZX)

180 I want to see some frog-marching today.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:31 AM (a1415)

181 Anymore news on those refusing to release the J6 prisoners?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2025 06:32 AM (oT+t6)

182 Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 06:22 AM

Hey!! 😊 He shoveled snow yesterday and had two beers/ one at about 5:00 pm and one at 6:30 so he might not feel like making a sandwich. Anyway, I'd do it for spouse but he doesn't bring a sandwich to work. There is no cafeteria where son works and it would take too long to drive into town and get a sandwich.

Also, Bookbinders horseradish sauce/ which is found in the aisle with condiments is strong. Maybe they don't have that in Canada, G&C

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2025 06:32 AM (DNx07)

183 D'oh!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:33 AM (6K6Eu)

184 Anybody ever combine trebuchet launches and wing suits?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:33 AM (a1415)

185 Anymore news on those refusing to release the J6 prisoners?
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2025 06:32 AM (oT+t6)
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If true, I want them beaten on the soles of their feet.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:33 AM (6K6Eu)

186 "Anymore news on those refusing to release the J6 prisoners?"

See my #184 for possible ideas.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:34 AM (a1415)

187 Anybody ever combine trebuchet launches and wing suits?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:33 AM (a1415)
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I want to see the GoPro videos!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:34 AM (6K6Eu)

188 Plus the US is going to dictate how it's run and where its data is stored.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 04:07 AM

Which has always been the issue. Only President Trump can pull this off so the USA is protected and China still makes money.

Gosh it is so nice to have Daddy back and in charge!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2025 06:34 AM (n4dGz)

189 Anybody ever combine trebuchet launches and wing suits?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

No but that is a fine idea. I doubt the wing suits will make much difference though with the launchee being handcuffed.

See I'm a giver.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2025 06:34 AM (WXNFJ)

190 I like a little horseradish in bloody Marys. Woebers is pretty good and they also have a great sandwich horseradish spread. Just a little more bite than Arby's Horsey Sauce.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2025 06:35 AM (gm9Sb)

191 Trebuchet
Wingsuit
Gator filled swamp
Chicken Neck necklaces

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:35 AM (a1415)

192 No, it's worse. DC jail is telling prisoners that only those convicted are pardoned. That's not true because it also covers those not convicted. Mike Lee is floating the idea of revocking home rule for DC. It is going to have to be sorted out and may take force.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2025 06:36 AM (NQtI0)

193 Handcuffs

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:36 AM (a1415)

194 Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day!

Squirrel!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:36 AM (6K6Eu)

195 Captain Obvious. Peruse the ONT. Talk of having the US Marshals step in

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2025 06:36 AM (oT+t6)

196 Trebuchet
Wingsuit
Gator filled swamp
Chicken Neck necklaces
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Please forward your Newsletter details at your earliest convenience!

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2025 06:37 AM (WXNFJ)

197 "DC jail is telling prisoners that only those convicted are pardoned."

Have they run that idea past the Former President yet?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:37 AM (a1415)

198 The DC slammer is going to piss off PDT and they might get a visit from some big, mean, pissed off US Marshals.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2025 06:38 AM (gm9Sb)

199 Captain Obvious. Peruse the ONT. Talk of having the US Marshals step in
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2025 06:36 AM (oT+t6)
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If they're anything like Tommy Lee Jones in "The Fugitive," I'm all for it.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:38 AM (6K6Eu)

200 200

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:39 AM (6K6Eu)

201 I guess the Biden administration was slow-walking security clearances so PDJT issued an order granting "temporary" security clearances to all and sundry of his staff. Expect dark and worried-sounding WaPo David Ignatius articles with lots of deep state leaks to commence shortly.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:39 AM (WqYG4)

202 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2025 06:39 AM (u82oZ)

203 Byeee...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:40 AM (6K6Eu)

204 Pickelhaube, for the lawn dart effect

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:40 AM (a1415)

205 194 Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day!

Squirrel!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:36 AM (6K6Eu)

About time, with what I have to put up with!

Posted by: Rocket J. Squirrel at January 21, 2025 06:41 AM (PiwSw)

206 83 The Communists in Santa Fe, New Mexico have thrown down the gauntlet and are going to defy Trump and protect the rights of all new Mexicans which now apparently includes the entire population of Central America. They're going to get steamrolled.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2025 05:27 AM (Q8Bj

Thanks for reminding me to check my popcorn supplies. I need restocking.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2025 06:41 AM (n4dGz)

207 No, it's worse. DC jail is telling prisoners that only those convicted are pardoned. That's not true because it also covers those not convicted. Mike Lee is floating the idea of revocking home rule for DC. It is going to have to be sorted out and may take force.
Posted by: Notsothoreau

I am partial to Trump showing at the DC Jail today with a platoon of lawyers and US Marshalls, armed with lawsuits, body armor, appropriate firearms and acetylene cutting torches. There are reasons I never get asked to head up anything important.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 06:42 AM (Q8Bj8)

208 I appreciate squirrels. Pan fried with biscuits and gravy.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2025 06:42 AM (oT+t6)

209 I want to compliment Asus computer. I needed a cheap laptop on an emergency basis and lucked into a fast Asus with Ryzen processor. Short battery life is my only complaint.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:42 AM (WqYG4)

210 It’s 2 degrees here on the farm in Pa.

That’s even colder than a witches t*t.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2025 06:42 AM (XV/Pl)

211 "I appreciate squirrels. Pan fried with biscuits and gravy."

Just like Granny used to make!

Posted by: Jethro at January 21, 2025 06:43 AM (a1415)

212 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

-8 ℉ without the wind chill. 2 hour delay to school.

We have had two days with above freezing highs since December 19th.

And the lying liars that lie in the National Weather Service told me and others this would be an average winter.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2025 06:44 AM (u82oZ)

213 "DC jail is telling prisoners that only those convicted are pardoned."
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This is not the Biden precedent.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:44 AM (WqYG4)

214 'Mr President, we have a problem in the DC jails"

PDT: (Smiling) Do we now?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:45 AM (a1415)

215 Boy Ben Had, I haven't had squirrel for years. That or rabbit or pheasant either.

We avoided those days for at least four more years.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2025 06:45 AM (WXNFJ)

216 Out into the cold I go, for work beckons.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2025 06:46 AM (O7YUW)

217 Salty!

I don't envy you, one little bit.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:46 AM (a1415)

218 It's the DC jail. They aren't releasing them and there's a report of one prisoner attacked by guards.

I am not in the least surprised.

And I will not in the least be surprised when none of the bastards has so much as their hair mussed.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2025 06:46 AM (Q0kLU)

219 Tonypete, those are some of my favorite fare .

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2025 06:47 AM (oT+t6)

220 If the jailers are not releasing the hostages, I mean prisoners, immediately, Trump needs to mobilize some military to oversee the job. "Release these people! NOW!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 06:47 AM (omVj0)

221 Huck Follywood

Like the Deep State doesn't leak like a sieve when there is something that can hurt or kill the good guys.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2025 06:47 AM (u82oZ)

222 125 Tim Kaine looks like Beavis
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2025 05:57 AM (j1G85)

During Pete Hegseth's first confirmation hearing, he looked more like the perverted old man living alone across the street from the elementary school, staring at the young girls arriving to class. The one that was supposed to register as a sex offender.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2025 06:48 AM (n4dGz)

223 Is the DC Prison a federal facility, or run by Metro DC?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:48 AM (a1415)

224 My opinion of Windows 11 is that it is betaware, rapidly moving toward malware.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 21, 2025 06:48 AM (WPL6O)

225 If Colette S. Peters, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, hasn't been on the phone all night with the DC lockup, she should be out of a job by this afternoon.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2025 06:48 AM (WXNFJ)

226 Dunno what’s going on but I keep getting a shift away from the content to a black screen and “a problem repeatedly occurred with httpsace.mu.nu”

Anything I can do to eliminate this?

Posted by: Coelacanth at January 21, 2025 06:49 AM (tvtMu)

227 Just like Granny used to make!
Posted by: Jethro at January 21, 2025 06:43 AM (a1415)
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And granny (through Buddy Ebson) gave us Donna Douglas in bikinis out by the cement pond, so hurrah for squirrels.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:49 AM (UbQaP)

228
Just reading some stuff. The speed with which all these EOs and stuff were ready to go is thanks to Trump privately funding the transition. No deep state interference in the process.

His people were unburdened by what has been.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 06:49 AM (w6EFb)

229 A local restaurant says they will go out of business without TikTok. If that's the only thing keeping them open, then sure.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 06:49 AM (vFG9F)

230 No. I didn't edit the startup file because it is a Windows 8 file.

I did nothing. I was about to post a comment here a few days ago and thought "I should try logging in again."

And it worked.

Posted by: No one of any consequence at January 21, 2025 06:49 AM (ZmEVT)

231 Oops "Donna Douglas" not Donna Dixon!

What was I thinking?!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:51 AM (UbQaP)

232 So, basically 75 more days of spying for TikTok. However, yesterday was a truly glorious day all around.

Posted by: riley at January 21, 2025 06:51 AM (rzwGB)

233 I guess drone sightings are completely gone for now.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:52 AM (a1415)

234 Oops "Donna Douglas" not Donna Dixon!

What was I thinking?!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025

***
About the same as I am!

Posted by: Dan Aykroyd at January 21, 2025 06:53 AM (omVj0)

235 "And granny (through Buddy Ebson) gave us Donna Douglas in bikinis out by the cement pond, so hurrah for squirrels.

Posted by: Huck Follywood

Oops "Donna Douglas" not Donna Dixon!"

I'm thinking you need more coffee.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 06:53 AM (vFG9F)

236 @228

>> His people were unburdened by what has been.

Trump and the Republicans have roughly 12 months to ram through as much shock and awe before the 2026 mid-term elections heat up.

If the pattern holds, the Donks will more than likely take control of one or both chambers and that will derail most of the agenda that Trump can get through Congress.

Hence the urgency of getting going at warp speed right out of the gate.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2025 06:53 AM (XV/Pl)

237 Yeah, what happened to the drones?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 06:53 AM (dg+HA)

238 Most of the J6ers are free. There is one facility, where they hung up the phone on the lawyer after saying "They will be released at 8:00 am tomorrow."

Posted by: No one of any consequence at January 21, 2025 06:53 AM (ZmEVT)

239 Good morning to all. 18 degrees in western NC with a high today of maybe 30. Yesterday was such a great inspirational day. Now, the real fighting starts I guess

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 21, 2025 06:54 AM (iAdx3)

240 The J6'ers in DC weren't released last night because Trump signed so many EO's, they still haven't had a chance to read them all.

Still, no excuse. If they aren't on the street by late morning, send in a hundred US Marshalls and arrest everyone who denies them freedom.

And ignore their lawyers when they come to bail them out. Give them time to figure out there is a new sheriff in town, which is same as the old one.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2025 06:54 AM (n4dGz)

241 "Still, no excuse. If they aren't on the street by late morning, "

I consider late morning to be 8:00am.

Just sayin'

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:55 AM (a1415)

242 G'mornin' everyone! Day One of Liberty!

24 below zero here, but still a wonderful day!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2025 06:55 AM (uX4GZ)

243 "If the pattern holds, the Donks will more than likely take control of one or both chambers and that will derail most of the agenda that Trump can get through Congress."

The pattern can be broken, starting with election reforms. The Dems often win by cheating. Make it hurt to do so.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 06:57 AM (vFG9F)

244 Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid do not disappoint

https://tinyurl.com/4syzy7p8

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2025 06:58 AM (kGX7z)

245 Got some preps to make.

Have a fantabulous day, everyone.

America, the most revolutionary country in the world today, is starting to get back on it's feet.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2025 06:58 AM (u82oZ)

246 Be safe, Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 06:59 AM (a1415)

247 If the pattern was holding, Trump would never have been re-elected; so no. The “pattern” is not holding. There are no patterns for where we are going, and that is a good thing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2025 06:59 AM (7MHHr)

248
The pattern can be broken, starting with election reforms. The Dems often win by cheating. Make it hurt to do so.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 06:57 AM (vFG9F)

In Federal elections (House, Senate, President), all ballots must be counted by midnight local of Election Day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2025 06:59 AM (dxSpM)

249 Breezy outside, not that cold -- around 32, low humidity for here. The snow is supposed to arrive in about an hour.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 06:59 AM (omVj0)

250 "Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid do not disappoint

https://tinyurl.com/4syzy7p8"

Your linky is stinky

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 07:00 AM (a1415)

251 "Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid do not disappoint

https://tinyurl.com/4syzy7p8"

Your linky is stinky
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025

***
So are Rachel and Joy, so it fits.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:01 AM (omVj0)

252 @243

>> The Dems often win by cheating. Make it hurt to do so.

The donks simply have to win 1-2 seats in Cali and NY to take back the house.

This last election in Cali, the GOP has gone from 12 seats to 9. So with ballot harvesting and ballot curing, I imagine they can peel off a couple more seats.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2025 07:01 AM (XV/Pl)

253
Current temperature at Schloss Hadrian is 29 with sleet falling. Temperature in the garage this morning was 39, 34 in the attic and 46 in the kennel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2025 07:01 AM (dxSpM)

254 @ 247, Yes indeedy, this x a million!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2025 07:02 AM (uX4GZ)

255

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at January 21, 2025 07:02 AM (EFZgU)

256 Light dusting of snow here in CenTex, which should disappear later.
Just dropping in to see if anything happened overnight.
Stay warm and safe moving forward, all.

Posted by: sal at January 21, 2025 07:02 AM (f+FmA)

257 Morning Joe and What's Her Name on MSNBC, after crawling down to Mar-A-Lago, have reverted back to form and are ridiculing Trump, and promoting the Deep State/NeoCon Forever War positions. Plus knob slobbering on Democrat talking points.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:03 AM (Q8Bj8)

258 Hiya JT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 07:03 AM (RIvkX)

259 "So are Rachel and Joy, so it fits."

That's fair.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 07:04 AM (a1415)

260 "Morning Joe and What's Her Name on MSNBC, "

The blond bobble head that left her husband for Joe?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 07:05 AM (a1415)

261 "Morning Joe and What's Her Name on MSNBC, "

The blond bobble head that left her husband for Joe?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Yeah, that one. She could learn a few things from Bezo's stripper pole mama with the best tits money can buy.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:06 AM (Q8Bj8)

262 Mika "sweater puppies" Brezinski.

Morning all, 14 degrees here in north GA

Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at January 21, 2025 07:07 AM (V1cUS)

263 Light dusting of snow here in CenTex, which should disappear later.
Just dropping in to see if anything happened overnight.
Stay warm and safe moving forward, all.
Posted by: sal at January 21, 2025 07:02 AM (f+FmA)

Light dusting? I'm just north of Austin and there's a good quarter inch of snow on my car. It's a snowpocalypse. It's snowmaggedon. I'd panic but I have milk, bread, and toilet paper.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2025 07:08 AM (ExV1e)

264 I had a lovely dream last night about the Everleigh Club.

Look it up.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2025 07:08 AM (Q0kLU)

265 " Hiya JT
Posted by: San Franpsycho"

Did I miss something? Is he on a banned IP?

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:09 AM (vFG9F)

266 Morning Joe is losing his shit that it ain't right to let the J6 hostages because of the Democrats Precious Democracy. Of course he skipped right over Biden pardoning his treasonous crime family.

Joe, fuck off.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:10 AM (Q8Bj8)

267 @263

>> I'd panic but I have milk, bread, and toilet paper.

The snowpocaclypse standard is that if you can make French Toast, you are well provisioned.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2025 07:10 AM (XV/Pl)

268 Second try...

Morning Joe is losing his shit that it ain't right to let the J6 hostages go free because of the Democrats Precious Democracy. Of course he skipped right over Biden pardoning his treasonous crime family.

Joe, fuck off.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:11 AM (Q8Bj8)

269 The snowpocaclypse standard is that if you can make French Toast, you are well provisioned.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2025 07:10 AM (XV/Pl)

I did buy eggs yesterday and still have some maple syrup in the refrigerator. Phew, that's a relief.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2025 07:12 AM (ExV1e)

270 16 F in Las Cruces. This will be seen as a sign that Donald Trump is going to nuke the place. In other news school will be canceled until April.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:13 AM (Q8Bj8)

271 And a positive Covid test.

I'll take it.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

You got your horse paste?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 21, 2025 07:13 AM (WL2lA)

272 Good morning! Looking forward to the wailing and gnashing of MSM teeth today.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 21, 2025 07:13 AM (3Ope8)

273 @266

>> Joe, fuck off.

There are zero mentions in main stream media of Biden pardoning his family.

The only upside to The Meat Puppets miserable reign, is that his misrule set the conditions for a Trump return.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2025 07:13 AM (XV/Pl)

274 "You got your horse paste?"

Unfortunately, no.

But feeling better already.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 07:14 AM (a1415)

275 I dreamed last night that I had a Jaguar E-type convertible, just bought it from somebody. I switched on the engine, and a strange black construction like small girders emerged from the windshield wiper area and blocked a good part of my vision. It took me a while to realize that if I pushed *back* on the wiper lever, it would retract.

Then I was driving it *indoors*, down a very wide hall on a polished wood floor at a school where, apparently, I worked. I was worrying about a place to park it, and if I could get the top up when I did. Naturally I was concerned about students leaving something unpleasant on the seats if I didn't button the car up.

Then I woke up and Stirling leaped up to say good morning with a chirp. Back to reality.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:15 AM (omVj0)

276 Bruno says he would like to see some snow. He's never seen any. I can put up with it for a day or so, I guess.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:15 AM (vFG9F)

277 "Of course he skipped right over Biden pardoning his treasonous crime family."

Good point. Let's throw their asses in jail. After a fair trial, of course.

Posted by: Case at January 21, 2025 07:15 AM (NMZGW)

278 "I dreamed last night that I had a Jaguar E-type convertible, just bought it from somebody. "

Huh. I was just reading an article yesterday on rebuilding the XK inline 6. That thing is a work of art. It has a robust bottom end too.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:16 AM (vFG9F)

279 "Good point. Let's throw their asses in jail. After a fair trial, of course."

But of course.

Before sentencing...how do you plead?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 07:17 AM (a1415)

280 I ought to shave and shower. I really should. But I'm warm and comfortable, sipping on pipe and coffee, with Josh Randall on the TV. Hate to move.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:17 AM (omVj0)

281 I dreamed last night that I had a Jaguar E-type convertible, just bought it from somebody. I switched on the engine, and a strange black construction like small girders emerged from the windshield wiper area and blocked a good part of my vision. It took me a while to realize that if I pushed *back* on the wiper lever, it would retract.

Then I was driving it *indoors*, down a very wide hall on a polished wood floor at a school where, apparently, I worked. I was worrying about a place to park it, and if I could get top up when I did. Naturally I was concerned about students leaving something unpleasant on the seats if I didn't button the car up.

Then I woke up and Stirling leaped up to say good morning with a chirp. Back to reality.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

One of my HS English teachers had an E-Type. He used to let us sit in it and dream big things. Damn.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:17 AM (Q8Bj8)

282 Asshats in Redmond strike again. Just lot an hour of productivity searching and implementing ways to turn off Copilot.

Asshats.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:18 AM (i24o9)

283 "One of my HS English teachers had an E-Type. He used to let us sit in it and dream big things. Damn.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram"

It's a sexy car. One day I my punish myself with one.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

284 "I dreamed last night that I had a Jaguar E-type convertible, just bought it from somebody. "
*
Huh. I was just reading an article yesterday on rebuilding the XK inline 6. That thing is a work of art. It has a robust bottom end too.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025

***
Since I dream in color, I was pleased to see that the E-Type was red with a light tan interior.

The E-Type was amazing for its day: supercar performance at a reasonable (for a sports car) price. And the styling has never been surpassed. Equaled, maybe, by its contemporary, the original Corvette Sting Ray, but not surpassed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:19 AM (omVj0)

285 "might" not my

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

286 Asshats in Redmond strike again. Just lot an hour of productivity searching and implementing ways to turn off Copilot.

Asshats.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder

We need an EO to ban that shit.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:19 AM (Q8Bj8)

287 Just lot an hour of productivity searching and implementing ways to turn off Copilot.

My machine installed Office 365 Copilot during the last upgrade. Managed to kill it in front of its app buddies in order to send a message.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2025 07:20 AM (lXoJ5)

288 >> I'd panic but I have milk, bread, and toilet paper.

The snowpocaclypse standard is that if you can make French Toast, you are well provisioned.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2025 07:10 AM (XV/Pl)

But then you'd have snowpocaclypse AND French Toast.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:20 AM (i24o9)

289 One of my HS English teachers had an E-Type. He used to let us sit in it and dream big things. Damn.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025

***
"Everybody, get out of the street now!
I hear the roar of an XKE now!"
( -- Freddy Cannon)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:20 AM (omVj0)

290
A dozen eggs were $2.79 at Kroger yesterday. So I'm a bit confused by everyone taking out mortgages to buy eggs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2025 07:20 AM (dxSpM)

291 We need an EO to ban that shit.

Isn't it covered under Project 2025?

Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2025 07:20 AM (lXoJ5)

292 Just lot an hour of productivity searching and implementing ways to turn off Copilot.

My machine installed Office 365 Copilot during the last upgrade. Managed to kill it in front of its app buddies in order to send a message.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2025 07:20 AM (lXoJ5)

At least it was not yet full cup of coffee "productivity." But still.

People need some necks wrung thoroughly.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:21 AM (i24o9)

293 I'd want my E-Type to be British Racing green, just 'cause I'm a traditionalist. I really like the paint job on the Austin Powers one though.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:21 AM (vFG9F)

294
Isn't it covered under Project 2025?
Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2025 07:20 AM (lXoJ5)

________

Getting to that after the Great Uterus Registration.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2025 07:22 AM (dxSpM)

295 "A dozen eggs were $2.79 at Kroger yesterday. "

Damn good price, so load up

We are at about $4.00 a dozen for basic Walmart Large. right now.

And with the death storm only hours away, shelves are bare of eggs.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 07:22 AM (a1415)

296
Re the dew point vs RH above. Radar is painting some snow moving in close (just approaching the SC line from the West). The surface air is so dry here (dew point about 7F), that you can have snow falling from the upper layers, but it evaporates(sublimes) before it hits the ground.

When that's going on, you'll see dew point start rising, and temp dropping (heat of sublimation being pulled out of air mass).

When it finally gets the air close enough to saturation, some will make it all the way to the ground.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 07:24 AM (w6EFb)

297
This AI shit is in everything now. Hell, the Logitech mouse driver software has some "AI prompt" thing in it, which I had to turn off. And thank God you could turn it off.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 07:25 AM (w6EFb)

298 Copilot, oh vey. My blood runs full with Microsoft - they gave me a great career, life, and now retirement - YMWV. But, damn they do some pretty amusing stuff from time to time. Please feel free to use something other than amusing to describe all this.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:25 AM (Q8Bj8)

299 Trump order revokes security clearance of 51 former intel officials who claimed that the Hunter Biden laptop was “a part of a Russian disinformation campaign.”

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:25 AM (i24o9)

300 For a car like the E-type, or the Mercedes second-gen SL (the 113), I'd break my rule about insisting on a light-colored interior. Once in Denver I sat in a well-restored 113: dark silver color with a dark chocolate interior. Very nice. If I could buy a classic MB, I'd go for one of those, a 280SL.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:26 AM (omVj0)

301 Robust bottom end?

Used to date her.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 07:26 AM (dg+HA)

302 A dozen eggs were $4.53 at Walmart this Saturday past. And the same at Aldi.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:27 AM (omVj0)

303 Please feel free to use something other than amusing to describe all this.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:25 AM (Q8Bj

I get it. They provided for a lot of people and their families.

Some feel a cult-like loyalty in the face of their shenanigns due to this, which people are the annoying MS types to encounter.

Other, more independent thinkers are refreshing to encounter.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:28 AM (i24o9)

304 Last night the local weather mavens were burbling about low dew points, 1 in a town north of our lake and 11 in the city. Compared to our usual 75 during the summer, that's bone dry. It may lessen some of the snow effect.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:28 AM (omVj0)

305 Clearly it's time for an EggBuddy app.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 07:29 AM (dg+HA)

306 I guess I will shave, and save the shower for a little later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:29 AM (omVj0)

307 "Robust bottom end?

Used to date her.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty"

A stout platform will provide many miles of enjoyment.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:29 AM (vFG9F)

308 22 below this morning. Forecast says it might get up to zero today.

Posted by: davidt at January 21, 2025 07:30 AM (i0F8b)

309 A dozen standard issue eggs in Las Cruces are $2.50. Living in a state that ranks last or near last in most metrics does come with advantages.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:30 AM (Q8Bj8)

310 Clearly it's time for an EggBuddy app.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 07:29 AM (dg+HA)

In my day, a different time in the history of great American prosperity, we would throw eggs at the houses of our enemies.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:30 AM (i24o9)

311 In Denver, too, I considered a well-kept 111 Mercedes Coupe. Picture the convertible they used in The Hangover, but with a hardtop, and in dark green with a tan interior. A perfect cruising car. But it had no A/C and a manual transmission, so out on two counts for me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2025 07:31 AM (omVj0)

312 "Robust bottom end?

Used to date her.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty"

A stout platform will provide many miles of enjoyment.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2025 07:29 AM (vFG9F)

And make the rockin' world go 'round.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:31 AM (i24o9)

313 *In my day, a different time in the history of great American prosperity, we would throw eggs at the houses of our enemies.*

And toilet paper.

Good times. Good times.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 07:32 AM (dg+HA)

314 Radar is painting snow over much of Louisiana now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 07:32 AM (w6EFb)

315 I vaguely second-order know a lawyer for Microsoft.

The company's shenanigans is their job security.

Again, use the term "amusing" as you see fit.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2025 07:32 AM (VoAdT)

316 I get it. They provided for a lot of people and their families.

Some feel a cult-like loyalty in the face of their shenanigns due to this, which people are the annoying MS types to encounter.

Other, more independent thinkers are refreshing to encounter.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder

I am absolutely and unapologetically pro Microsoft. But damn, sometimes you just gotta say, WTF are doing that for? Why? Really? Which goes far in explaining my use of amusing.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:33 AM (Q8Bj8)

317 Find a bag of pretzels on my desk: "Yay, yesterday me! You're awesome!"

Bag is nearly empty: "Boo, yesterday me, you suck!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2025 07:33 AM (VoAdT)

318 Radar is painting snow over much of Louisiana now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 07:32 AM (w6EFb)

Wow. That guy sure picked a weird hobby after the war.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2025 07:33 AM (ExV1e)

319 >> Wow. That guy sure picked a weird hobby after the war.

It took me a while, but I finally got it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 07:35 AM (w6EFb)

320 I vaguely second-order know a lawyer for Microsoft.

The company's shenanigans is their job security.

MSFT has the best lawyers on the planet. They have a few of their own buildings on campus. It is rumored you will get sued if you walk into one by accident. I used to give them wide berth.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:35 AM (Q8Bj8)

321 I am absolutely and unapologetically pro Microsoft.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:33 AM (Q8Bj

Feels dirty.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2025 07:35 AM (i24o9)

322 fd no you haven't missed anything but he might be lurking

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2025 07:35 AM (RIvkX)

323 Morning Horde, thx Pixy. A balmy 0° here in Ktown reaching a high of 20° today.
What fun is in store today after the historic day yesterday?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2025 07:36 AM (6v8aM)

324 It's a living.

Posted by: Gary Burghoff at January 21, 2025 07:36 AM (dg+HA)

325
JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2025 07:36 AM (gbOdA)

326 MSFT has the best lawyers on the planet. They have a few of their own buildings on campus. It is rumored you will get sued if you walk into one by accident. I used to give them wide berth.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:35 AM (Q8Bj

The one I know has a heart of gold but just exudes that "FA not lest ye FO" vibe like it was a pheromone or something.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2025 07:37 AM (VoAdT)

327 "Feels dirty."

Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey dirty...

or Ella Emhoff dirty?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2025 07:38 AM (a1415)

328 How do you "second order know" someone?
Sounds like maths.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2025 07:38 AM (dg+HA)

329 I am absolutely and unapologetically pro Microsoft.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:33 AM (Q8Bj

Feels dirty.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder

I hear that a lot. I have no shame. My bank account balance goes a long way in helping me cope with all the ostracization.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:38 AM (Q8Bj8)

330 Light dusting? I'm just north of Austin and there's a good quarter inch of snow on my car. It's a snowpocalypse. It's snowmaggedon. I'd panic but I have milk, bread, and toilet paper.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2025 07:08 AM (ExV1e)

We're northwest of Waco, but kind of in a valley that affects our weather.
We're okay on eggs, milk and TP, but the bread is running low. He may struggle the mile to the grocery to re-supply, but I fear the shelves may be empty.

Or I could bake- that would work, too...

Posted by: sal at January 21, 2025 07:38 AM (f+FmA)

331 >>>Disclaimer: The long national nightmare is finally... Eaten? Nimi?!

; )

Posted by: m at January 21, 2025 07:41 AM (VnUSN)

332 The one I know has a heart of gold but just exudes that "FA not lest ye FO" vibe like it was a pheromone or something Posted by: Warai-otoko

They dress really well so there is that. I am surprised to hear some of the MSFT lawyers have a heart. Clearly somebody f'd up some where in the hiring process.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:41 AM (Q8Bj8)

333 200 200
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at January 21, 2025 06:39 AM (6K6Eu)

also ; )

Posted by: m at January 21, 2025 07:42 AM (VnUSN)

334

Janice Dean is going on about some first-ever "blizzard warning" somewhere. Never before has the NWS issued such a thing for that region.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2025 07:42 AM (w6EFb)

335 I think we're going to be open for Tuesday prep at the Thrift Store, despite the weather.
Want to see a bunch of way over 29'ers doing the Trump Dance? We may not get any real work done.

Posted by: sal at January 21, 2025 07:43 AM (f+FmA)

336 Has anyone checked on Keir Starmer and the rest of the EU princelings?

He put out a statement that the only thing wrong in the UK is “Islamophobia”. I don’t think it’s a phobia exactly when the government is telling them your 9 year old daughters are fair game.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2025 07:44 AM (QZThv)

337 We need an EO that all weather peeps are Mexican weather girls. With proper green cards of course.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2025 07:44 AM (Q8Bj8)

338 They dress really well so there is that. I am surprised to hear some of the MSFT lawyers have a heart. Clearly somebody f'd up some where in the hiring process.

The legal department at Electronic Arts has a neon “TAKE NO PRISONERS” sign. Lawyers gonna lawyer.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2025 07:46 AM (QZThv)

339 Confession: I read this

ChatGPT now delivers DOS-on-demand.

And thought, why would an AI Chatbot run DOS? Are people wanting to play Commander Keen in their AI chat window or something?

Posted by: Naqamel at January 21, 2025 08:43 AM (PUJLA)

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