Daily Tech News 13 March 2025

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Roomba manufacturer iRobot says it's not dead and doesn't want to go on the cart. (Ars Technica)

Amazon tried to buy the company in 2022 but the deal was stymied by European regulators who claimed it would reduce consumer choice.

Now consumer choice seems set to reduce all by itself with the company not being willing to commit to its own future existence.

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UserBenchmark has reposted its foam-flecked boilerplate screed about AMD GPUs, claiming that they lack real-world performance despite every independent reviewer praising the new models' real-world performance, and also their real-world existence, not to mention their real-world not bursting into flames. (Tom's Hardware)

If you do a comparison search between two CPUs or GPUs you are often directed to UserBenchmark.

Unfortunately the site is run by a meth-addled hobo living under a bridge in Centralia, Pennsylvania, who has been defying government attempts to relocate him to a safer location for thirty years.

Apparently.
Biwin (who?) has announced 6400MHz 192GB memory kits for Intel and AMD. (Tom's Hardware)

Good luck getting that to work. Two DIMMs - 96GB - sure. Four DIMMs, not so much.
The AOOSTAR G-Flip is a mini PC with a 12-core Ryzen 370 CPU, two M.2 slots, two SO-DIMM slots, and... A 1080p screen? (Liliputing)

It's well-equipped with I/O, including two 2.5Gb Ethernet ports, HDMI and USB4 for video output, and OCuLink for external whatevers.

I can see a use for this as I run a small Linux cluster on some Beelink mini-PCs and I have a portable monitor to plug in when I need to work on them locally. If I could just glance over and see what they were all doing that would be neat.

I doubt the price would be particularly welcoming for that use case though.
All this bad AI is wrecking a generation of gadgets. (The Verge) (archive site)

It is. I mean, mostly you can still turn it off and get a usable device, but with all the effort going into AI that doesn't work, nothing is actually improving.
Trump is bringing back McCarthyism to go after Mahmoud Khalil. (The Verge) (archive site)

McCarthy was right.

Musical Interlude

I found a channel on YouTube with remastered versions of 70s, 80s, and 90s music videos. Often what is available either has third-generation VHS video quality or the video is fine but the audio is barely listenable, so a few times I've had to post just the audio version instead.

Disclaimer: Also they shouldn't be region-locked, though they might spontaneously combust due to copyright strikes.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip i at March 13, 2025 04:00 AM (fwDg9)

2 G'day Skip

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 13, 2025 04:01 AM (BLOW1)

3 G'morning Pixy, Skip, Horde...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 13, 2025 04:01 AM (O7YUW)

4 What in God's name am I doing up this early?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at March 13, 2025 04:10 AM (LxER7)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 04:19 AM (sAmhv)

6 Evening and morning, insomaniacals,

What in God's name am I doing up this early?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at March 13, 2025

I ask myself that every single morning!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2025 04:23 AM (omVj0)

7 Unfortunately the site is run by a meth-addled hobo living under a bridge in Centralia, Pennsylvania, who has been defying government attempts to relocate him to a safer location for thirty years.
.................................
Don't judge. His home is paid for and he has access to continuous heat from coal.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 04:25 AM (sAmhv)

8 Mornin' Robbo! Good to see you posting before the sun rises!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 04:28 AM (sAmhv)

9 I meant to mention, for those of you following along at home, that big black Stirling cat turned three years old on Tuesday. I gave him a pouch of near-liquid cat treat, which he loves. Last night he climbed into my lap, just as I was going to bed, and so I delayed that for a while.

Little Dagny will also turn three in about two weeks. She is still aloof a good part of the time -- the only cat I've ever known well to be like that. When we have our house I suspect she will find places to snooze, and I won't see her for hours at a time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2025 04:31 AM (omVj0)

10 Happy day before the day before the Ides

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 04:40 AM (WzLXQ)

11 w00t

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 04:47 AM (CQE5S)

12 4 What in God's name am I doing up this early?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at March 13, 2025 04:10 AM (LxER7)

Something something zombie, ... maybe?

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 04:50 AM (CQE5S)

13 G'morning, all!

So three days ago, Mrs VIA came down with the Type-A Flu.

Fever has been trending downward, but it hit pretty hard. She missed the Lenten meal and service last night, and has no strength nor appetite, but is eating a little, and getting plenty of fluids.

Hopefully, today we will see a continuation of the improvement.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 04:54 AM (NRBOW)

14 10 Happy day before the day before the Ides
Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 04:40 AM (WzLXQ)

Math!

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 04:57 AM (CQE5S)

15 VIA, so sorry to hear that. Hope she feels better soonest

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 04:57 AM (WzLXQ)

16 @4/Zombie Robbo:

a) Because the bladder alarm is going off.
b) Because bits of you are intermittently throwing pain-spikes, and you can't sleep through it anymore, so you might as well get up.

Well, those are my reasons, you may have different ones.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 13, 2025 04:58 AM (O7YUW)

17 G'morning, Ben Had!

Fingers crossed, and prayers.

She has been pretty miserable the last three days.

Or as she said.....'Hey, at least I lost two pounds!'

Women!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 04:59 AM (NRBOW)

18 16 pain-spikes
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 13, 2025 04:58 AM (O7YUW)

ouch

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:00 AM (CQE5S)

19
16 @4/Zombie Robbo:

a) Because the bladder alarm is going off.”

Yup that got me up, just thought I’d check for grins.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 13, 2025 05:01 AM (T+ixL)

20 Life Goes On - 2009
Gerry Rafferty
https://is.gd/VUU5XR

Mr. Rafferty recorded this album in late 2009. It would prove to be his last album. A severe alcoholic, he went into steep decline throughout 2010 and died on January 4th, 2011. This album always struck me as his musical last will and testament to the world. The songs are mostly spiritual and about life and death and given his frailty and alcoholism he must have known time
was near.

Another recording in a similar vein is Johnny Cash's American IV. It was recorded in November 2002 and it's the last album released while he was still living. He passed away in September 2003. It was recorded at the last moment before his gifts started to leave him and it's consists of covers that touch on the same themes of life and death. This album by far is my favorite work by him.

https://is.gd/SmFd8E

https://is.gd/SmFd8E

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 05:03 AM (hjWnr)

21 Australian Grand Prix is this weekend

Posted by: Skip i at March 13, 2025 05:04 AM (fwDg9)

22 And in the continuing saga of stately VIA Manor getting a new HVAC system..

Got it installed two days ago.
Full bore, high end Dave Lennox Signature Series with all the bells and whistles.

It was expensive but we were in a position to make the upgrade, and with the steadily rising cost of electricity, we decided to go for it.

And in two days we have had 41 degree and 79 degree weather, so both heating and cooling were experienced.

Feels like a new house. Hot and cold spots are gone, and reading the hourly energy use reports, there is a significant reduction in energy usage.

So far, we like it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 05:04 AM (NRBOW)

23 High 60s this weekend, take what I can get

Posted by: Skip i at March 13, 2025 05:06 AM (fwDg9)

24 The hamassholes have taken PDT'S comment at the presser with the Irish PM to mean that hamas will.remain in Gaza and Israel will be forced to implement phase 2.

The hamassholes are masters of manipulation.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 05:08 AM (WzLXQ)

25 21 Australian Grand Prix is this weekend
Posted by: Skip

The 12 Hours of Sebring is also this weekend.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 05:11 AM (sAmhv)

26 So far, we like it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 05:04 AM (NRBOW)

I know we all like to bash modern appliances, but sometimes the new ones really are better.

We replaced an old water softener recently (it was leaking), and the new one is much better. It seems to smooth out the softness of the water between regeneration cycles, and it uses less salt.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 13, 2025 05:12 AM (L5An7)

27 I tend to like road course races than roundy rounds.

Posted by: Skip i at March 13, 2025 05:13 AM (fwDg9)

28 Quick news check - looks like Schumer is still dead set on a shutdown. This is hilarious! He’s going to allow Trump and Musk to fire twice as many employees as they ever would have dared to do. And Schumer is volunteering to take all the blame.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 13, 2025 05:13 AM (T+ixL)

29 And in further local news, seems that some fool set himself alight directly adjacent to the local Outlet Mall that we shop at in North Charleston.

https://instapundit.com/707910/

This bank of charging stations sets directly behind the Mellow Mushroom restaurant that we often enjoy.
They set so close that I have even parked at time in the spot next to a Tesla while it is charging. So yeh, pretty close to home.

911 audio of a caller reporting the attack.

https://tinyurl.com/49wkttvs

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 05:14 AM (a1415)

30 "We replaced an old water softener recently (it was leaking), and the new one is much better. "

Judges would have also accepted 'So we burned the house down, and started over'.

/s

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 05:16 AM (a1415)

31 I consider myself most fortunate to live in a place with really good water.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 05:16 AM (WzLXQ)

32 Australian Grand Prix is this weekend
Posted by: Skip

Should be a fun year. Some of the deck chairs have been rearranged with Lewis Hamilton moving on from Mercedes to Ferrari, Carlos Sainz moving from Ferrari to Williams and finally Liam Lawson is getting the second seat for the Red Bull team. The McLaren team is consistent and I will be surprised if they don't build on the dominance they were showing in the second half of last racing season.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 05:17 AM (hjWnr)

33 Our little part of the State does seem to be making the news lately.

Now a pipe bomb scare, and the obligatory 'Free Palestine' declaration.

https://tinyurl.com/merx728f

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 05:19 AM (a1415)

34 Australia GP starts 11pm Saturday night

Posted by: Skip i at March 13, 2025 05:20 AM (fwDg9)

35 911 audio of a caller reporting the attack.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

The guy that set fire to the charging stations also spray painted on the ground long live Ukraine. Sure, sounds like domestic terrorism to me.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 05:21 AM (hjWnr)

36 I do hope Haas can get some good races in for points

Posted by: Skip i at March 13, 2025 05:21 AM (fwDg9)

37
Christopher J. Scalia
@cjscalia
Mar 9
Which is the best mid-80s Genesis/Phil Collins torch song?
In Too Deep
Throwing It All Away
Against All Odds

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:24 AM (CQE5S)

38 I do hope Haas can get some good races in for points
Posted by: Skip

They do struggle don't they? It would be good for F1 if the teams were much more competitive. Plus watching Verstappen drive on the edge when he's behind is something. Adding Cadillac in a couple years will add an extra dimension to the circuit.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 05:28 AM (hjWnr)

39 This pineapple upside down cakes is especially good with coffee this morning

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 05:31 AM (WzLXQ)

40 I'm about to break into a blueberry muffin that Is highly contaminated with blueberries.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 05:33 AM (hjWnr)

41 28 Quick news check - looks like Schumer is still dead set on a shutdown. This is hilarious! He’s going to allow Trump and Musk to fire twice as many employees as they ever would have dared to do. And Schumer is volunteering to take all the blame.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 13, 2025 05:13 AM (T+ixL)

"looks like Schumer is still dead" took my breath away

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:33 AM (CQE5S)

42 Christian man from SC who works on a farm talks about God helping us in the difficult seasons of our lives. Scriptures are Job 42; 12-17, Isaiah 59;21

https://tinyurl.com/3yawazc9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 05:35 AM (aO4un)

43 looks like Schumer is still dead" took my breath away
Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:33 AM (CQE5S)

lol my subconscious mind is still in control this early

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 13, 2025 05:35 AM (T+ixL)

44 27 I tend to like road course races than roundy rounds.
Posted by: Skip

I prefer IMSA/WEC sportscar racing.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 05:37 AM (sAmhv)

45 >>>Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

That's nearly perfect.

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:38 AM (CQE5S)

46 McCarthy was right.

No kidding. * sigh *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 13, 2025 05:39 AM (mlg/3)

47 Good morning! It's a very temperate 67 out on the patio here in Cowtown, headed for the upper 80s. Lawn work must continue but golf will be on the schedule for Sunday.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 13, 2025 05:40 AM (3Ope8)

48 - I figured after tilling about 1600 sq ft in the widow's garden yesterday that I'd sleep better.
Wasn't to be. But at least the back, thank you Lord, isn't near as sore as I thought it'd be.
Little, old guy, behind a 5 horse, front tine tiller, going tine deep and the ground still too much clay in a good portion of it.
Lean back and hold on while bounce, bounce, bounce...

Think I earned a morning fishing trip.

Posted by: TeeJ at March 13, 2025 05:41 AM (LajFB)

49 Morning again, all,

Back from my shave, a quick two-pass, and shower. Having my breakfast after feeding the monsters. It's 66 F. outside, probably going close to 80 today. We're promised rain on Saturday, but drier (for here) and less hot conditions on Sunday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2025 05:46 AM (omVj0)

50 Another site for upbeat stories and accounts of people helping each other:

https://www.sunnyskyz.com/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 05:46 AM (42Vb+)

51 Las Cruces is experiencing the Arizona blows and Texas sucks part of the year. The winds will be in the 30 mph range which should be enough to shutdown I-10 because the dust reduces visibility to feets at a time. Plus it sand blasts you car.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 05:46 AM (hjWnr)

52 Adventures in Linux Town continues~!
Our laptop fan fails and everyone cheers~! I mean, no, it's a shit-show. Yeah~! It's going to be fun replacing that one. Time for the spudgers.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 13, 2025 05:47 AM (mlg/3)

53 20 Life Goes On - 2009
Gerry Rafferty
https://is.gd/VUU5XR

Mr. Rafferty recorded this album in late 2009. It would prove to be his last album. A severe alcoholic, he went into steep decline throughout 2010 and died on January 4th, 2011.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 05:03 AM (hjWnr)

Very sad. Died at 63.

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:47 AM (CQE5S)

54 Sunday might be a good day to make a start on the semi-annual claying and hand-waxing of the Buick. It's a big car, so I do the roof, hood, and trunk in one or two sessions, then the sides in another one.

There are some tiny nicks and chips I need to touch up with paint, too. Not many; the paint on this car, now nearly nine, has held up amazingly well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2025 05:49 AM (omVj0)

55 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 04:54 AM (NRBOW

May the Lord heal her completely soon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 05:49 AM (42Vb+)

56 Commies just don't do shit. They intend to break Trump by Memorial Day and have a plan now to do so. Whatever happens, expect the courts to back them.
Psalm 5 is appropriate.

Posted by: Accomack at March 13, 2025 05:49 AM (cUkpv)

57 Running on the ISS? Didn't know they could do that. Good for bones and muscles.

https://tinyurl.com/3tsz3spr

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 13, 2025 05:52 AM (2EDzv)

58 Kindly school bus driver saves day for little boy:

https://tinyurl.com/ysf659b6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 05:53 AM (42Vb+)

59 Palestinians never fail to fail...

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 13, 2025 05:53 AM (ZmEVT)

60 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 13, 2025 05:55 AM (hoCmQ)

61 They intend to break Trump by Memorial Day and have a plan now to do so.

And when it fails, I expect that they will escalate things to where civilized people are going to have to punch back.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 13, 2025 05:55 AM (jjoN6)

62 Baker Street" lyrics

"...anther crazy day, you drink the night away, and forget about everything..."

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 13, 2025 05:57 AM (2EDzv)

63 62 Baker Street" lyrics

"...another crazy day, you drink the night away, and forget about everything..."
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 13, 2025 05:57 AM (2EDzv)

He's got this dream about buying some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:58 AM (CQE5S)

64 The dude running UserBenchmark has been hate-posting about AMD for years. It’s turned comical.

He must love him some Intel, or they are paying him to run that site.

Because the R9 9950X3D is a monster of a chip that stomps all over the Ultra 285K in gaming and even beats it in most productivity applications.

It’s, literally, the absolute best all around consumer CPU that AMD has ever produced.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 05:59 AM (6ydKt)

65 It’s, literally, the absolute best all around consumer CPU that AMD has ever produced. Posted by: SpeakingOf

170 watts, yikes!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 13, 2025 06:10 AM (hjWnr)

66 Used to visit London a lot while stationed there in the 90s. I recall wandering past Baker Street. The train line I took to London dropped me off at Marleybone Station. Baker Street was very close by. Lots of shops and pubs. The Sherlock Holmes museum was there. It's just another London street. At least it was. This was in the early 90s. Couldn't say what it is like now.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 06:18 AM (sAmhv)

67 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at March 13, 2025 06:20 AM (dg+HA)

68 Christopher J. Scalia
@cjscalia
Mar 9
Which is the best mid-80s Genesis/Phil Collins torch song?
In Too Deep
Throwing It All Away
Against All Odds
Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:24 AM (CQE5S)

Land of Confusion. Duh.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 13, 2025 06:21 AM (KtIIi)

69 mornin yall. Thursday morning.

Posted by: fd at March 13, 2025 06:21 AM (vFG9F)

70 You can put the chip in Eco mode and get it down to 65 watts. You lose some performance but it will be easier to keep cool.

Another way to lower that power draw is to undervolt with the PBO curve optimizer.

I’ve got my 5900X undervolted that way as she’s a hot little chip, too.

Intels chips run even higher, regularly above 200 watts.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 06:21 AM (6ydKt)

71 "Which is the best mid-80s Genesis/Phil Collins torch song?"

That's like picking the best toilet plunger.

Posted by: fd at March 13, 2025 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

72 ahem

torch song
noun
a sad or sentimental song, typically about unrequited love
ORIGIN
1920s: torch from the phrase carry a torch for

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 06:24 AM (CQE5S)

73 "It's just another London street. At least it was. This was in the early 90s. Couldn't say what it is like now."

Probably a Mosque, a few halal butcher shops.

A school or two

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:24 AM (rQRDJ)

74 Legal brief filed to allow parents to opt their kids out of "gender and sexuality" classes . From "Legal Insurrection" site:

https://tinyurl.com/49ty9e33

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 06:26 AM (naQFZ)

75
"looks like Schumer is still dead" took my breath away
Posted by: m

Senator "I Grill Gray Meats" has the chops to burrow deeply into the dead scene. Ol' Donkey Chompers gonna feast on his corpse.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Enstompen! Enstompen! Enstompen! at March 13, 2025 06:28 AM (xG4kz)

76 J.Geils Band "Centerfold" is better than anything Collins ever did.

Posted by: fd at March 13, 2025 06:29 AM (vFG9F)

77 a sad or sentimental song, typically about unrequited love
ORIGIN
1920s: torch from the phrase carry a torch for
Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 06:24 AM (CQE5S)

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THE IMPLICATION IS THAT THERE'S TOO MANY MEN MAKING TOO MANY PROBLEMS BECAUSE HIS FLAME IS A HOOCHIEMAMA

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISSBERGER at March 13, 2025 06:30 AM (KtIIi)

78 @SpaceX
Now targeting no earlier than Friday, March 14 for Falcon 9's launch of @NASA's Crew-10 mission

Posted by: Savage Henry at March 13, 2025 06:32 AM (AOsQT)

79 Would In The Air Tonight be considered a torch song?

Because that’s definitely up there with the best Phil Collins’ songs.

I like his version of You Can’t Hurry Love, as well.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 06:33 AM (6ydKt)

80 I didn't know this Christian song, "Come behold this wondrous mystery" but this acapella group called " Doxology "does a great job with it:

https://tinyurl.com/mtybfp22

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 06:34 AM (42Vb+)

81
Australian Grand Prix is this weekend
Posted by: Skip

All the dingoes will bring their pic-a-nic baskets filled with fricasseed baby to snack on as they spectate.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Enstompen! Enstompen! Enstompen! at March 13, 2025 06:37 AM (xG4kz)

82 "Would In The Air Tonight be considered a torch song?"

If you ever watch a video of him playing that song, it's apparent that it's more of a 'Bonfire and burn it down' song.

There's some serious vibes in the video.

And it isn't longing for a love that you see going on.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:38 AM (rQRDJ)

83 One good thing, at least air passenger safety is in the very best of hands.

https://instapundit.com/708074/

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:40 AM (rQRDJ)

84 68 Christopher J. Scalia
@cjscalia
Mar 9
Which is the best mid-80s Genesis/Phil Collins torch song?
In Too Deep
Throwing It All Away
Against All Odds
Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 05:24 AM (CQE5S)

Land of Confusion. Duh.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

The Brazilian
Mama
Home by the Sea

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 06:40 AM (sAmhv)

85
And a mattress store.

Posted by: Because mattress stores at March 13, 2025 06:43 AM (dg+HA)

86 So a Canadian man was just sentenced to 25 years for shooting up electrical equipment in North & South Dakota in 2022:

This is tantamount to a life sentence, and I don’t think that’s right,” Smith said. He expressed doubt he would receive adequate medical care while incarcerated.

“I won’t survive this,” Smith said.

https://tinyurl.com/mr2d3tvw
(AP News)

That’s right, a Canadian is worried about getting adequate healthcare from the government.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 06:43 AM (6ydKt)

87 Thanks for sharing the Baker Street memory.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at March 13, 2025 06:43 AM (8LKg9)

88 Oops, mid 80s Genesis/Phil Collins torch songs. Oh well. I still like my picks.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 06:44 AM (sAmhv)

89 If you ever watch a video of him playing that song, it's apparent that it's more of a 'Bonfire and burn it down' song.

There's some serious vibes in the video.

And it isn't longing for a love that you see going on.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:38 AM (rQRDJ)

— —

It was about his divorce, from what I understand, so yeah, burning it all down probably made sense at the time he wrote it.

It gave him a great song to pay alimony with, though!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 06:45 AM (6ydKt)

90 The dingo ate your baby!

https://youtu.be/sYTIGXvc88Y

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at March 13, 2025 06:45 AM (dg+HA)

91 Phil Collins - The Roof is Leaking

Not a torch song.

youtu.be/yrIMJwVySK8

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2025 06:46 AM (sAmhv)

92 73 "It's just another London street. At least it was. This was in the early 90s. Couldn't say what it is like now."

Probably a Mosque, a few halal butcher shops.

A school or two
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:24 AM (rQRDJ)

*waves to VIA*

As it turns out, the London Central Mosque is on Park Rd. which leads off Baker Street. I walked past it when I was there in the 90's.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 13, 2025 06:47 AM (PiwSw)

93 "The dingo ate your baby!"

Has anyone ever considered that this could be the work of Big Penguin, wearing Dingo disguises?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:47 AM (rQRDJ)

94 I also did the Abbey Road crosswalk thing, because, hey...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 13, 2025 06:48 AM (PiwSw)

95 I hope these two headlines are not related:

"Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as a turtle"

"TSA finds man with a live turtle concealed in his pants at a New Jersey airport"

Posted by: fd at March 13, 2025 06:48 AM (vFG9F)

96 "As it turns out, the London Central Mosque is on Park Rd. which leads off Baker Street. "

Well, how about that?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:48 AM (rQRDJ)

97 95 I hope these two headlines are not related:

"Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as a turtle"

"TSA finds man with a live turtle concealed in his pants at a New Jersey airport"
Posted by: fd at March 13, 2025 06:48 AM (vFG9F)

He's just a mock turtle.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 13, 2025 06:49 AM (PiwSw)

98

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 13, 2025 06:51 AM (5hfjS)

99 Hillary Clinton

Ah, one of the Great Grafting Old Ones has arrived.

Can we extradite you to Haiti?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

100 *hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 13, 2025 06:51 AM

+++

You have to start in the morning if you want to drink all day.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 13, 2025 06:54 AM (dg+HA)

101 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

102 Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:55 AM (rQRDJ)

103 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

And salute the Great Seal of Kansas!

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 13, 2025 06:55 AM (hjWnr)

104 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Did they catch the Summerville criminal?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

105 Instantly, my instinct was like, 'Why would somebody, you've never met me, I've known you for 10 days,'" she said. “Why would you be asking me for money?"

Woman is scammed out of $40,000 through online dating app.

https://tinyurl.com/2vk8umr6

Lady, if you’re even asking yourself that question then it’s time to close the app and stop talking with the guy in Turkey asking you for money.

I don’t get why people keep falling for these scams.
(zerohedge)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 06:57 AM (6ydKt)

106 "Did they catch the Summerville criminal?"

The kidnapper?

Not that I'm aware.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:57 AM (rQRDJ)

107 The Drifters - Up On The Roof

Not a song about roofers.

https://youtu.be/puM1k-S86nE

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 13, 2025 06:57 AM (dg+HA)

108 104 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Did they catch the Summerville criminal?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

Don't answer that!

Posted by: VIA's lawyer at March 13, 2025 06:58 AM (PiwSw)

109 Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions

Absolutely.

Although the designers were on drugs putting in robust C cup foothills. We only have A-cup hills.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 06:58 AM (u82oZ)

110 Well, I have to say the cartoonist "The Other McCain" has on his site is a talented artist and does a lot with a few panels:

https://tinyurl.com/4xjvm5bc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 07:00 AM (rZVaQ)

111 Happy Thursday, one and all! I have been working extra hours for the past several days so I would use less PTO when I fly out to see my folks for a quick trip. I have now worked eight extra hours so that is one less annoyance hanging over my head.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 13, 2025 07:00 AM (jjoN6)

112 You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at March 13, 2025 07:01 AM (dg+HA)

113 FenelonSpoke

Blessings to FenelonSpouse and FenelonSon. Hope your son is using his hard-won agronomy degree.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

114 @58/FenelonSpoke: "Kindly school bus driver saves day for little boy"

Thanks Fen, that was a good uplifting news story.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 13, 2025 07:01 AM (O7YUW)

115 The roomba link led me to a chromecast article, and the fact the first generation chromecast stopped working March 9th.
Apparently the next generation from 2019 still works. I hope so because I bought one around Christmas, though I still haven't opened the package. SIL had mentioned they Google might be shelving the product, and it seemed like a nice thing to have.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 13, 2025 07:02 AM (n4GiU)

116 83 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 06:40 AM (rQRDJ)
------------------
Sitting in an airport right now and listening to that is a little frightening

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 13, 2025 07:02 AM (l0k7j)

117 Frank Costanza

There is a patent out there on them. An alternate method in the claims is cupping your hand to measure. What was the Patent Examiner thinking to let that go through?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 07:03 AM (u82oZ)

118 Did they catch the Summerville criminal?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

I don’t know about that kidnapper from the other day but they have been catching several politicians-criminals over in North Charleston (city council), left and right over the past few weeks.

The FBI is doing something right, finally.
Even though these little bribes were pretty small potatoes in the grand scheme of things.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 07:04 AM (6ydKt)

119 SpeakingOf

We can dig a dignity canal using corrupt politicians.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 07:05 AM (u82oZ)

120 *An alternate method in the claims is cupping your hand to measure.*

Is this about us?

Posted by: Champagne glasses at March 13, 2025 07:06 AM (dg+HA)

121 Champagne glasses

Only for non-silicon enhanced ones.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 07:08 AM (u82oZ)

122
"... but they have been catching several politicians-criminals over in North Charleston (city council), left and right over the past few weeks."

**blows whistle**

HUNTING IN A BAITED FIELD!!

Posted by: Political Game Warden at March 13, 2025 07:09 AM (dg+HA)

123 SIL had mentioned they Google might be shelving the product, and it seemed like a nice thing to have.
Posted by: From about That Time at March 13, 2025 07:02 AM (n4GiU)

— —-

They are ending “Chromecast” but are replacing it with new models named “Google TV Streamer”.

Which is probably for the best as Chromecast was originally made to cast you browser screen to your TV before they turned it into a streaming device.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 07:09 AM (6ydKt)

124 "The FBI is doing something right, finally.
Even though these little bribes were pretty small potatoes in the grand scheme of things."

And then we have this, out of Williamsburg County.

https://tinyurl.com/ez8wzw6b

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:10 AM (MsvyO)

125 Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 07:01 AM (u82oZ

Thanks. Blessings to you and yours. He is tillering and trimming grasses and cleaning agricultural pans. He'd prefer to be doing research, but as I told him, some of us didn't immediately fall into the line of work we ended up in. His boss seems to get along with him, he's providing a service and he's making some money so that he can say, "I would like us to go to the new Indian restaurant down the road and I will pay for it." To which I replied, "Right on!!" Or something to that effect

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 07:11 AM (JOZuY)

126 I've been using a Roku player for more than ten years.

Happy to do my part to help kill broadcast television.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 13, 2025 07:12 AM (dg+HA)

127 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 13, 2025 07:01 AM (O7YUW)

You are most welcome, Mr. Not so grumpy and tecalcitrant.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 07:13 AM (JOZuY)

128 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 13, 2025 07:01 AM (O7YUW)

You are most welcome, Mr. Not so grumpy and recalcitrant .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 07:13 AM (JOZuY)

129 Happy Thursday

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2025 07:13 AM (gbOdA)

130 Good morning, good people. Drive-by before PT, starting a 2 month regimen twice a week to repair my left knee/leg from a prior incident that I hurried rehab on and it came back and bit me pretty good. No surgery unless inescapable.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at March 13, 2025 07:14 AM (hKoQL)

131 Have a great day, everyone.

One step closer to winning!

*Offer void to Ukraine troops surrounded in Kursk Oblast.*

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 07:14 AM (u82oZ)

132 Because today's tillering and trimming is tomorrow's Tikka Masala.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 13, 2025 07:15 AM (dg+HA)

133 I've been using a Roku player for more than ten years.

Happy to do my part to help kill broadcast television.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Version 1 here. Streaming at that time was a pretty weird experience. Snake handler preachers with porn on the hidden channels. Things have advanced a wee bit since then.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 13, 2025 07:15 AM (hjWnr)

134 @86/SpeakingOf: "So a Canadian man was just sentenced to 25 years for shooting up electrical equipment in North & South Dakota in 2022"

And he's appealing, because of course he is. I hope the appellate court tells him, "Facts, law, and sentence properly applied."

Life is hard. It's a lot harder when you're stupid.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 13, 2025 07:15 AM (O7YUW)

135 "Happy to do my part to help kill broadcast television."

Hey, wait a minute.

I have an HD antenna up in the attic, and pull down over 40 channels and sub-channels from the city for free.

All in full glorious HD.

Broadcast is berry berry good to me.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:16 AM (MsvyO)

136 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 13, 2025 07:16 AM (bh/mF)

137 Be safe, Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:16 AM (MsvyO)

138 Sorry for the duplicate post. Phone is being recalcitrant.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 07:17 AM (JOZuY)

139 And then we have this, out of Williamsburg County.
https://tinyurl.com/ez8wzw6b
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:10 AM (MsvyO)

More crooked politicians of the dusky persuasion. It's ubiquitous. These two look like they have been stealing since they could crawl.

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at March 13, 2025 07:17 AM (Ic155)

140 Hey. It's a free country.

Posted by: Snake handler preachers with porn at March 13, 2025 07:17 AM (dg+HA)

141 Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 13, 2025 07:15 AM (dg+HA)

Well done!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2025 07:18 AM (JOZuY)

142 Finally found the link to Amy's sisters pipe bomb threat.

https://tinyurl.com/32j9xht2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:20 AM (MsvyO)

143 85
And a mattress store.
Posted by: Because mattress stores at March 13, 2025 06:43 AM (dg+HA)

Because why not.

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 07:21 AM (CQE5S)

144 Happy day before the day before the Ides
Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 04:40 AM (WzLXQ)

A federal judge has blocked access to the IDes of March.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 13, 2025 07:21 AM (ExV1e)

145 Champagne glasses

Only for non-silicon enhanced ones.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2025 07:08 AM (u82oZ)

Rumor has it that the model for the classic champagne glass was Madame du Pompadour.

Or Venus.

I'd like to meet both!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 13, 2025 07:22 AM (L5An7)

146 Happy day before the day before the Ides
Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2025 04:40 AM (WzLXQ)

A federal judge has blocked access to the IDes of March.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

That needs to be put up on X of Facebook. If I had any libs following me I would.

Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 13, 2025 07:24 AM (WZaJc)

147 124 And then we have this, out of Williamsburg County.

https://tinyurl.com/ez8wzw6b
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:10 AM (MsvyO)

— —

And it’s not like Williamsburg county had a lot of money to be scooped up to begin with.

It’s like two towns and hundreds of square miles of fields.

A lot of sheriffs in SC go crooked for some reason.
There was another sheriff in the Upstate last year that got busted.

It seems we get at least one crooked sheriff a year around here.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 07:25 AM (6ydKt)

148 Which is the best mid-80s Genesis/Phil Collins torch song?
In Too Deep
Throwing It All Away
Against All Odds

It's Dark In This Cave, Wrap A Shirt Around That Stick, I've Got A Lighter

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 13, 2025 07:26 AM (ExV1e)

149 Who in the world is the "Coney" family and why is it so all-fired important to spell out that name every time this lady or one of her relatives is mentioned?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 13, 2025 07:26 AM (dg+HA)

150 JJ is nood!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 13, 2025 07:26 AM (ExV1e)

151 I know the lunar eclipse isn't until tomorrow night, but right now, where I am (FL Panhandle), the moon is quite orange-ish.

I know dust particles in the air can cause that, but I take it as a good sign that Orange Man is going to get something big done today.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 13, 2025 07:27 AM (Y1sOo)

152 " It seems we get at least one crooked sheriff a year around here."

But some of the new ones seem to be OK.

https://tinyurl.com/5n8yubvy

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:27 AM (MsvyO)

153 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 13, 2025 07:30 AM (bh/mF)

154 Why would they threaten ACB’s sister over Palestine?

It’s not like ACB has any control over Palestine issues.

At most she could vote to prevent that guy from being deported but making bomb threats against her family isn’t likely to move the needle the way they wanted.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 07:30 AM (6ydKt)

155 111 Happy Thursday, one and all! I have been working extra hours for the past several days so I would use less PTO when I fly out to see my folks for a quick trip. I have now worked eight extra hours so that is one less annoyance hanging over my head.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 13, 2025 07:00 AM (jjoN6)

Nice!

Posted by: m at March 13, 2025 07:31 AM (CQE5S)

156 But some of the new ones seem to be OK.

https://tinyurl.com/5n8yubvy
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:27 AM (MsvyO)

—

Something must’ve happened.
The link takes me back to tinyurl.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 13, 2025 07:33 AM (6ydKt)

157 "...but I take it as a good sign that Orange Man is going to get something big done today."

Defund PBS?

Posted by: Please say yes. Please say yes at March 13, 2025 07:33 AM (dg+HA)

158 "Something must’ve happened.
The link takes me back to tinyurl"

It should take you to the TinyURL screen that shows the preview of the redirect to the original link.

just click on the bottom link that reads '....live5 news...'

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2025 07:38 AM (MsvyO)

159 Unfortunately the site is run by a meth-addled hobo living under a bridge in Centralia, Pennsylvania, who has been defying government attempts to relocate him to a safer location for thirty years.

So... basically Ace's twin brother?

Posted by: GWB at March 13, 2025 07:56 AM (x4LL+)

160 I recognize that sax from Art Bell...

Posted by: mossomo at March 13, 2025 03:31 PM (mttHV)

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