Daily Tech News 8 April 2025

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We got dire wolves before we got Winds of Winter. (USA Today)

(Joke stolen from approximately eleventy trillion people because I gave up after the first book.)

Massive Dynamic - the company that recently gave the world woolly mice - has successfully reintroduced fluffy white dire wolf* pups, genetically modifying existing grey wolves with ancient samples of dire wolf DNA.

(Shoves New Scientist back into the locker.)

* Genome may settle in shipping.

Tech News

The S in MCP stands for "security". (Elena Cross)

MCP, which stands for something, is a software bus for connecting multiple LLMs together.

Every single component of it is insecure in multiple different ways.
NIH scientists say they have a cancer breakthrough but it is being delayed by layoffs. They are lying. (MSN)

They have one study that showed some improvement in 25% of patients using personalised immunotherapy on colorectal cancer.
The Bigme B7 is a 7" colour e-ink tablet with a pretty decent 300 dpi resolution. (Liliputing)

That's 1264x1680 in this case, which is fine. But only applies in black-and-white; when you use colour the resolution is cut in half, which kind of sucks.

Pre-order price is $229.
The "abruptly former" Microsoft employee who went insane and accused Clippy of genocide is now in fact former. (The Verge)

Clippy is innocent.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: I see you are attempting to overthrow the government. Would you like me to pin the blame on the CIA?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

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1 G'morning Pixy + Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 04:30 AM (O7YUW)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:31 AM (EYUUI)

3 I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:31 AM (EYUUI)

4 Teeny bopper music!

Fooey!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:32 AM (EYUUI)

5 Anybody remember getting cereal, and there being a flimsy 45 rpm record embossed on the back of the box?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2025 04:32 AM (a1415)

6 Trump shows up in Chynah!

https://tinyurl.com/y98ry2py

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:33 AM (EYUUI)

7 My small portfolio gained a tiny amount of value yesterday.

First gain since the stock market panic was brought on by the media last week.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2025 04:33 AM (a1415)

8 Anybody remember getting cereal, and there being a flimsy 45 rpm record embossed on the back of the box?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2025 04:32 AM (a1415)
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Yeh. Tasted like cardboard. What were they thinking?!?!?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:34 AM (EYUUI)

9 G&R for the first AND for the nooding!

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:35 AM (CQE5S)

10 willowed; seems useful:

445 So is that an F 35 or a harrier?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Su-27
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Nope. It's a Chinese J-15. Derived from an SU-27. The distinguishing thing is the little singlets in front of the wing.

Not that anybody will see this anyway :-)
Posted by: buddhaha at April 08, 2025 04:20 AM (KCiB

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:35 AM (CQE5S)

11 Morning all.

I got woken up at 1:38 AM. And at 1:40. And at 1:43, 1:49, 1:51, 2:08, 2:10, 2:17, 2:23, 3:34, 4:42 (for a different reason), 4:58, 5:04, 5:06, 5:17, 5:39, 5:51, 6:01, 6:32, 8:39, 10:09, 11:01, and 11:57.

That was fun.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2025 04:36 AM (BLOW1)

12 4 Teeny bopper music!

Fooey!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:32 AM (EYUUI)

I'm wondering if anything could get me to click that.

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:37 AM (CQE5S)

13 11 Morning all.

I got woken up at 1:38 AM. And at 1:40. And at 1:43, 1:49, 1:51, 2:08, 2:10, 2:17, 2:23, 3:34, 4:42 (for a different reason), 4:58, 5:04, 5:06, 5:17, 5:39, 5:51, 6:01, 6:32, 8:39, 10:09, 11:01, and 11:57.

That was fun.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2025 04:36 AM (BLOW1)

I'm sorry. How did you keep track of those times?

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:38 AM (CQE5S)

14 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2025 04:38 AM (sAmhv)

15 G&R for the first AND for the nooding!

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:35 AM (CQE5S)
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I should've mailed mine in a week ago!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:42 AM (EYUUI)

16 I got woken up at 1:38 AM. And at 1:40. And at 1:43, 1:49, 1:51, 2:08, 2:10, 2:17, 2:23, 3:34, 4:42 (for a different reason), 4:58, 5:04, 5:06, 5:17, 5:39, 5:51, 6:01, 6:32, 8:39, 10:09, 11:01, and 11:57.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2025 04:36 AM (BLOW1)
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Sleeping on a bench at the bus terminal again?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:43 AM (EYUUI)

17 13 I'm sorry. How did you keep track of those times?

Posted by: m

I'm on call for server outages at work, so the system logs it for me.

At no point was there anything resembling an outage; the monitoring system itself went haywire.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2025 04:43 AM (BLOW1)

18 In a rather bold move, the Maryland General assembly decides to tax their way into prosperity.

https://tinyurl.com/5pm39ppp

Bold move, Cotton.....

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2025 04:46 AM (a1415)

19 17 13 I'm sorry. How did you keep track of those times?

Posted by: m

I'm on call for server outages at work, so the system logs it for me.

At no point was there anything resembling an outage; the monitoring system itself went haywire.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2025 04:43 AM (BLOW1)

Boo! An overly sensitive car alarm just went off nearby me, if that's any consolation.

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:48 AM (CQE5S)

20 16 I got woken up at 1:38 AM. And at 1:40. And at 1:43, 1:49, 1:51, 2:08, 2:10, 2:17, 2:23, 3:34, 4:42 (for a different reason), 4:58, 5:04, 5:06, 5:17, 5:39, 5:51, 6:01, 6:32, 8:39, 10:09, 11:01, and 11:57.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2025 04:36 AM (BLOW1)
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Sleeping on a bench at the bus terminal again?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 04:43 AM (EYUUI)

hahahahahaha Biden's Dog

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:49 AM (CQE5S)

21 Boo! An overly sensitive car alarm just went off nearby me, if that's any consolation.
Posted by: m

That darn Pixy can do anything.

Posted by: Bruce at April 08, 2025 04:50 AM (kcNOc)

22 What can you do with a song posted by Pixy Misa? I did this:

https://youtube.com/shorts/SqJqjRkuNpw

This was about 2 years ago. I was 54 then, so I did the best I can with what I had, and what I had was bad back and a bad camera. I like the song though and appreciate the pickup.

Posted by: Van Helsing at April 08, 2025 04:50 AM (N462N)

23 21 Boo! An overly sensitive car alarm just went off nearby me, if that's any consolation.
Posted by: m

That darn Pixy can do anything.
Posted by: Bruce at April 08, 2025 04:50 AM (kcNOc)

Pretty much!

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:51 AM (CQE5S)

24 Anybody remember getting cereal, and there being a flimsy 45 rpm record embossed on the back of the box?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2025 04:32 AM (a1415)

Yes.

Even had a recording of the JFK shot sounds from either Penthouse or Hustler, forget which.

Posted by: RickZ at April 08, 2025 04:52 AM (gKDq2)

25 22 What can you do with a song posted by Pixy Misa? I did this:

https://youtube.com/shorts/SqJqjRkuNpw

This was about 2 years ago. I was 54 then, so I did the best I can with what I had, and what I had was bad back and a bad camera. I like the song though and appreciate the pickup.
Posted by: Van Helsing at April 08, 2025 04:50 AM (N462N)

Super great!

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 04:53 AM (CQE5S)

26 I got curious about those cereal box records.

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/list.asp?id=5

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2025 04:56 AM (a1415)

27 That Archies song was a big hit when I was staying the summer in Chattanooga. I was 13 and I remember hearing it at a State Park on the Tennessee River where I went swimming. That song was everywhere; it was a summer song. But it was a quick one-hit wonder, so there's that.

Posted by: RickZ at April 08, 2025 04:58 AM (gKDq2)

28 RickZ: Lake Nickajack? Harrison Bay?

Posted by: Van Helsing at April 08, 2025 05:03 AM (N462N)

29 @17/Pixy: "At no point was there anything resembling an outage; the monitoring system itself went haywire."

Anything on the intrusion detection system on or around those times?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 05:10 AM (O7YUW)

30 Harrison Bay State Park. Sister lived that side of the Chickamauga Dam. Even swam once down near the dam where they had a 'beach'. Swimming in a river was so much different than swimming in the ocean.

I remember the park also had a fresh water pool. It was fine to swim but the floor was slimy, like moss.

Posted by: RickZ at April 08, 2025 05:10 AM (gKDq2)

31 Pixy: MCP, which stands for something

Master Control Program, 1982, TRON.

...is a software bus for connecting multiple LLMs together.

And there it is.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 05:14 AM (O7YUW)

32 Working on my overnight caffeine deficit

Posted by: Accomack at April 08, 2025 05:16 AM (T1QkV)

33 G'Day everyone
Safety training today

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 05:18 AM (ypFCm)

34 Good morning! Wow, Pixi! I had to listen to that. Thanks for the earworm. ;-)

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 08, 2025 05:24 AM (3Ope8)

35 Microsoft Certified Professional, Windows NT.

Posted by: Van Helsing at April 08, 2025 05:24 AM (N462N)

36 @33/Skip:

No safety training is complete without the reflective PT belt. Here's the Fat Electrician's take on this for everyone's amusement.

https://youtu.be/slBWDTbRxkU

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 05:26 AM (O7YUW)

37 MCP = Melbourne-adjacent Computer-person Pixy

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 05:28 AM (CQE5S)

38 Getting Coffee going is a bit of a combination cognitive function test, agility, etc. Ever forget to put the grounds in the basket? Fail!

Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025 05:29 AM (BLawi)

39 Good morning horde, it appears markets are turning green today based on the stock futures. Shortest crash in history or dead cat bounce? Yes!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 08, 2025 05:38 AM (FvK9l)

40 I remember as a teenager often getting to swim in ponds, the slime at bottom was a bit unnerving

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 05:39 AM (ypFCm)

41 acronyms all over the place in that Elena Cross (Medium) article:

LLM
GPT
USB-C
API
RCE
AI
SSH

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 05:39 AM (CQE5S)

42 @38/Common Tater: "Ever forget to put the grounds in the basket?"

So you ended up making a beverage not entirely unlike tea, then? Share and Enjoy!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 05:40 AM (O7YUW)

43 38 Getting Coffee going is a bit of a combination cognitive function test, agility, etc. Ever forget to put the grounds in the basket? Fail!
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025 05:29 AM (BLawi)

You can chew a spoonful of grounds while you're waiting.

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 05:41 AM (CQE5S)

44 Morning, late toilers and early risers,

Getting Coffee going is a bit of a combination cognitive function test, agility, etc. Ever forget to put the grounds in the basket? Fail!
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025

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More often than I like to recall. My favorite failing is to forget to put the permanent gold filter into the plastic housing, so when I spoon grounds in, they go down into the carafe. Doh!

'Tis actually chilly this am, for here: 48 F., almost unheard of at this time of year in this climate. I for one am well pleased not to be sweating when I walk out to the mailbox.

I'm up early to bring the Buick in for brake pads and to replace a front wheel bearing. It prob. won't be cheap -- the part alone for the latter is $200 -- but it'll be great not to hear that drone as I drive over 40. And the car is nine years old. Repairs will be needed. The big red beast has been ultra-reliable and a pleasure to drive, always.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 05:42 AM (omVj0)

45 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 36 cloudy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor.

Couldn't sleep at all last night; probably dropped off around 2.00am and was back up at 4. Thought about starting work, but decided to try to nap on the couch. Bad idea - there's so much work left over from last night that I'm already swamped and will be behind the 8 ball most of the day.

BTW, an interesting cover of "Sugar Sugar" was done a few years back by Mary Lou Lord and Semisonic. I don't have time to link it, but perhaps one of you kind folk might.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 08, 2025 05:44 AM (Q0kLU)

46 Massive Dynamic - the company that recently gave the world woolly mice - has successfully reintroduced fluffy white dire wolf* pups, genetically modifying existing grey wolves with ancient samples of dire wolf DNA.
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I've seen this movie / watched the tv show / read the book.

It doesn't end well for humanity.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2025 05:44 AM (cweKM)

47 Sitting waiting for coffee and didn't hear it going, because I didn't turn it on

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 05:46 AM (ypFCm)

48 Imagine dire werewolves.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 05:47 AM (omVj0)

49 While modern construction doesn't use PT belts, they have gotten into making us wear bright color shirts

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 05:47 AM (ypFCm)

50 dire
adjective
(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent: dire consequences.
• (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster: dire warnings about breathing the fumes.

ORIGIN
mid 16th century: from Latin dirus ‘fearful, threatening’.

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 05:48 AM (CQE5S)

51 Ever forget to put the grounds in the basket? Fail!

How about putting the grounds in the basket, powering on the coffee maker and realizing a few minutes later that you forgot to pour the water into the reservoir?

Imagine dire werewolves.

Larry Correia threw out an unscrupulous breeder pushing the idea of "Diredoodles."

As for me? They'll be miniaturized or the AKC will step in to destroy the breed.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025 05:50 AM (NR6c1)

52 I dreamed an odd scenario last night. I was on my old employer's campus and in a building at the northern end where I'd never been. Of course I got lost and had to keep asking people how to get out. For some reason, too, I had changed my clothes there, and had forgotten my belt, which had some odd importance to me. So I had to go back into the maze and find the changing room.

Someone had walked off with the belt. When I asked an employee I knew, she accused a short fellow employee we all knew and disliked. Before I could hunt him down, I woke up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 05:51 AM (omVj0)

53 @49/Skip: Those are:

PT Belt^2

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 05:51 AM (O7YUW)

54 Ever forget to put the grounds in the basket? Fail!

How about putting the grounds in the basket, powering on the coffee maker and realizing a few minutes later that you forgot to pour the water into the reservoir?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025

***
That's the third in my own trifecta!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 05:52 AM (omVj0)

55 If science discovers a cure for middle-age insomnia it is going to kill AoSHQ's overnight ratings!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 08, 2025 05:52 AM (Mu170)

56 So Dire wolves are like grey wolves, just with bigger teeth? Grey wolves are pretty big. And pretty smart. And pretty territorial. A single hungry grey wolf, let alone a pack of hungry grey wolves is a real threat to any warm blooded creature. What could possibly go wrong?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 08, 2025 05:54 AM (3Ope8)

57 First they said bright yellow or orange shirts. Then, any shirt with a vest that has the appropriate reflective stripes. I am waiting for helmets with flashing lights.

Posted by: Accomack at April 08, 2025 05:55 AM (Y6Ecf)

58 Good morning. 16 plane loads of gazans have already left gaza for Somalia and Sudan.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2025 05:55 AM (5JBMH)

59 So Dire wolves are like grey wolves, just with bigger teeth? Grey wolves are pretty big. And pretty smart. And pretty territorial. A single hungry grey wolf, let alone a pack of hungry grey wolves is a real threat to any warm blooded creature. What could possibly go wrong?
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 08, 2025

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Anybody working with these (admittedly handsome) beasts had better have a tranq gun handy. Or something stronger.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 05:55 AM (omVj0)

60 36 No safety training is complete without the reflective PT belt. Here's the Fat Electrician's take on this for everyone's amusement.

https://youtu.be/slBWDTbRxkU
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 05:26 AM (O7YUW)

LOL funny

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 05:56 AM (CQE5S)

61 Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2025 05:55 AM (5JBMH)

Good morning, Ma'am. Culture enrichment. For the. WIN!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 08, 2025 05:57 AM (3Ope8)

62 Been often using very mild gummy melatonin vitamins, think they are helping.
Back on nighg shift after Easter

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 05:58 AM (ypFCm)

63 Apparently the Gulf Coast in Miss. is going to have a Buc-ee's -- opening June 9. I've never been to one, though I plan to visit the one on my direct route from Birmingham to Indiana. I wonder how much they'll want for ethanol-free gas.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 05:59 AM (omVj0)

64 16 plane loads of gazans have already left gaza for Somalia and Sudan.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2025 05:55 AM (5JBMH)

And those two countries are already f*cked up!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 08, 2025 05:59 AM (Mu170)

65 CrotchetyOldJarhead, I can't decide if the IQ rate will go up or down.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2025 06:00 AM (5JBMH)

66 55 If science discovers a cure for middle-age insomnia it is going to kill AoSHQ's overnight ratings!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 08, 2025 05:52 AM (Mu170)

"Middle-age"? Well, I guess 29 x 2 = 58.

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 06:00 AM (CQE5S)

67 64: they'll be right at home then.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2025 06:01 AM (sAmhv)

68 I work midshifts, so even on days off, I'm up all night. When I go on vacation, I have to adjust to being up all day. Not easy. Apparently I'm a vampire now.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2025 06:03 AM (sAmhv)

69 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 08, 2025 06:04 AM (dg+HA)

70 I’ve a bottle of multi-vitamins, they are “gummies”. Pretty tasty actually. They have no detectable chemical taste, seems impossible somehow. If a little kid found them he would eat the whole bottle, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025 06:05 AM (BLawi)

71 16 plane loads of gazans have already left gaza for Somalia and Sudan.

And now those countries can embrace being diverse as the scientists, engineers and artists come in and bring Heaven on Earth.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025 06:06 AM (NR6c1)

72 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 08, 2025 06:06 AM (6K6Eu)

73 Salty,

Thanks for your kind words yesterday. I don't really think of anyone here as a "n'er do well" or a "rapscallion" ( although I know you are kidding me😉

but I love the old fashioned words. Sounds like something from "Robin Hood." I am a sinner in need of God's grace. I do think of some posters here as rather "intense" which we all can be sometimes.I am glad there are folks who encourage each other.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:07 AM (4LaEz)

74 Wiki says someone named "Ron Dante" was the actual lead singer for the Archies.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:08 AM (LF5Ma)

75 I have thing to add to this: Go Gators!

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at April 08, 2025 06:08 AM (P7Iz+)

76 Christian devotional on "Bearing with each other":

Ephesians 4:1-6

https://tinyurl.com/2znbwz3u

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:10 AM (4LaEz)

77 75 I have thing to add to this: Go Gators!
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at April 08, 2025 06:08 AM (P7Iz+)

Gators done gone and went, din't they?

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 06:11 AM (CQE5S)

78 Insomnia just creates napping opportunities.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2025 06:14 AM (5JBMH)

79 Boy with autism and who is from OK can imitate the calls of many birds:

https://tinyurl.com/5bayfpaw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:14 AM (4LaEz)

80 Loyal dog in Turkey waits outside hospital for his owner for days:

https://tinyurl.com/bdf72cjc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:17 AM (4LaEz)

81 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Currently 34. High today 52 and sunny. Brrr...

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 08, 2025 06:20 AM (hoCmQ)

82 Son of a singer from "Backstreet Boy" sings original song, "Hey, Jesus":

https://tinyurl.com/yuttexhx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:20 AM (4LaEz)

83 Another case of Pam Bondi "not doing anything at DOJ" by suspending a senior attorney for, apparently, deciding that he disagreed with Trump's immigration policies so he'd just try and tank a case.

https://tinyurl.com/8zcnjazk+

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:22 AM (ExV1e)

84 mornin yall. Moochelle must be the unattractive Mouseketeer ever.

Posted by: fd at April 08, 2025 06:27 AM (vFG9F)

85 mornin yall. Moochelle must be the unattractive Mouseketeer ever.
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2025 06:27 AM (vFG9F)
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She's no Annette Funicello.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 08, 2025 06:30 AM (6K6Eu)

86 ESPN' Jay Bilas ripped the refs in last night's game for calling wildly different games from the first half to the second half, but he gave credit to Florida for adjusting better to the referees.

Low scoring game.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:32 AM (vS5Dp)

87 "a wild wolf, a dire wolf,
six hundred pounds of sin,
was grinning at the window,
all I said was "Come on in."

G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2025 06:36 AM (/Ghsb)

88 Good morning all. I actually have a tech question. I have a new MacBook and need to get Word, etc on it. I have always just gone and bought it from Microsoft but I know from you all that somehow there is a way to get it for free.

Can I really do that, is it safe to do that, and is it legal to do that?

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 06:37 AM (79pEw)

89 LOL

Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Dr. Richard Harambe
@Richard_Harambe
Apr 6
Tim Walz and Brad Pitt are the same age

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 06:38 AM (CQE5S)

90 Another case of Pam Bondi "not doing anything at DOJ" by suspending a senior attorney for, apparently, deciding that he disagreed with Trump's immigration policies so he'd just try and tank a case.

https://tinyurl.com/8zcnjazk+
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:22 AM (ExV1e)
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I don't get your point. DOJ suspending a Democrat partisan for failure to do his job doesn't seem especially praiseworthy, it seems like the bare minimum you would expect.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:38 AM (lIDVh)

91 Was probably out yesterday about the poll asking Leftists is assassination of Trump was OK or not.
Just know that to any Leftists, you are but collateral damage to their goals.

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 06:39 AM (ypFCm)

92 Congratulations on tour new laptop Bluebell.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:40 AM (lIDVh)

93 Post 73-

I didn't mean it was good to "encourage each other" as in being part of the insult mob. I just meant sharing kind thoughts and actions prayers.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:40 AM (42Vb+)

94 Also I love the Archies clip!

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 06:40 AM (79pEw)

95 I saw the Rap Scallions open for Eminem at the 2003 Vidalia Onion Festival.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 08, 2025 06:41 AM (PiwSw)

96 Good morning all. I actually have a tech question. I have a new MacBook and need to get Word, etc on it. I have always just gone and bought it from Microsoft but I know from you all that somehow there is a way to get it for free.

Can I really do that, is it safe to do that, and is it legal to do that?
Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025

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I don't know specifically about Word, but there is Open Office and Libre Office (maybe the same company?), both free to download (still?). Their Word clones look and feel much like MSWord. It saves documents in .doc and .docx format.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 06:41 AM (omVj0)

97 And to bring up again, the would be assasins seem to have disappeared

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 06:41 AM (ypFCm)

98 I don't know specifically about Word, but there is Open Office and Libre Office (maybe the same company?), both free to download (still?). Their Word clones look and feel much like MSWord. It saves documents in .doc and .docx format.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 06:41 AM (omVj0)
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That must be what I'm thinking of, Wolfus. Is it really legit?

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 06:42 AM (79pEw)

99 I use LibreOffice and yes it reads and writes MS Office Word and Excel files just fine.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 08, 2025 06:44 AM (PiwSw)

100 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at April 08, 2025 06:44 AM (AN2gy)

101 Today I will be glad to see the folks at the Senior Care center tonight Someone there two weeks ago asked me to do a devotional on "patience" so I'm trusting that this will help my own patience as well.

May you have a blessed day, everyone, and know that you are a blessing to others- human and animal.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:44 AM (Asprk)

102 Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 08, 2025 06:41 AM (PiwSw)

Well done!😊

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2025 06:45 AM (42Vb+)

103 Libre Office is free to download. It's solid.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2025 06:45 AM (sAmhv)

104 One thing not happy about upcoming night shift is its Sunday evening through Thursday early morning.
Should have actually started Easter evening but that didn't go over at all well.

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 06:47 AM (ypFCm)

105 Did my first git commit and push for the ERP program, it’s largely just pseudo code and boilerplate but you have to start somewhere.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2025 06:49 AM (XV/Pl)

106 I don't get your point. DOJ suspending a Democrat partisan for failure to do his job doesn't seem especially praiseworthy, it seems like the bare minimum you would expect.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:38 AM (lIDVh)

There are a number of people who seem to be of the belief that all the partisans have outed themselves and, therefore, Bondi and Patel can move ahead at full speed.

The point is that there are still snakes in the grass who haven't been found yet.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:49 AM (ExV1e)

107 I've been using Libre Office for years. It's worth it. The only downside is that it does not do automatic updates so you have to go to their site to download them.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025 06:51 AM (NR6c1)

108 I note with some no small disapproval that “impacted” has almost entirely replaced “affected” in popular usage. I Suppose this is due to confusion with “effected”.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025 06:51 AM (BLawi)

109 Roscosmos - Soyuz MS-27 - Hatch opening and Welcome aboard the ISS - Space Affairs Live

Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-27 Crew (Ryzhikov, Zubritsky, Kim) aboard the International Space Station (Hatch opening scheduled at approximately 7:20 a.m. EDT, 1120 UTC, 13:20 CEST).

Hosted by the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.

NOW!

Posted by: Ciampino - chicken hatch at April 08, 2025 06:51 AM (sPQoU)

110 totally legit, bluebell.

I've been using Libre Office for many years now

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2025 06:52 AM (/Ghsb)

111
Clippy is innocent

Hogwash. Clippy is undiluted evil.

The song "Smiling Faces" exposed him before he even was created.

Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces show no traces of the evil that lurks within

Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes
They don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces
Tell lies and I got proof

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2025 06:52 AM (EkLeW)

112 The only downside is that it does not do automatic updates so you have to go to their site to download them.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025 06:51 AM (NR6c1)

OTOH, what was the last Office update that you actually cared about?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:52 AM (ExV1e)

113 105,true dat! getting started is the hard part.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2025 06:53 AM (/Ghsb)

114 I note with some no small disapproval that “impacted” has almost entirely replaced “affected” in popular usage. I Suppose this is due to confusion with “effected”.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025 06:51 AM (BLawi)

Have you been personally impacted by this?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:53 AM (ExV1e)

115 Thank you all for the Libre Office info. I will give it a try. I still don't understand how it can be free and safe at the same time, lol, but I trust you guys.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 06:53 AM (79pEw)

116 One other aspect of a new Macbook (or any computer) and use of "Word" is that the license should permit you to uninstall it from your old device and install it on a new one. It might be a colossal chore.

Posted by: actaully inside the beltway at April 08, 2025 06:54 AM (aKh6S)

117 OTOH, what was the last Office update that you actually cared about?

Well, I only use Office at work so it's been several years.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025 06:54 AM (NR6c1)

118 Have you been personally impacted by this?

For all intensive purposes, yes! Irregardless, it’s a mute point.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025 06:55 AM (BLawi)

119 *I Suppose this is due to confusion with “effected”.*

That, and the affected wisdom teeth.

Posted by: American Dental and Linguistics Association at April 08, 2025 06:55 AM (dg+HA)

120 Todays NY Post has an interesting article about a former Marine struck by lightening and declared "dead", who woke up in the morgue. He says his soul departed but was returned,.

"After all this, where does Brinkley stand on his thoughts about the afterlife? “Nobody dies. It never happens. It’s not a part of the nature of reality, it’s not,” he said.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:56 AM (b3cMx)

121 One other aspect of a new Macbook (or any computer) and use of "Word" is that the license should permit you to uninstall it from your old device and install it on a new one. It might be a colossal chore.
Posted by: actaully inside the beltway at April 08, 2025 06:54 AM (aKh6S)
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I doubt it would be helpful because my old MacBook is almost ten years old and my MS products stopped being able to update a few years ago. But thank you for the suggestion!

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 06:56 AM (79pEw)

122 Thank you all for the Libre Office info. I will give it a try. I still don't understand how it can be free and safe at the same time, lol, but I trust you guys.
Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 06:53 AM (79pEw)

I believe it's open source so anyone can go and submit changes - they have to be reviewed before they go in - and people can inspect the code looking for bad activities.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:56 AM (ExV1e)

123 The point is that there are still snakes in the grass who haven't been found yet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:49 AM (ExV1e)
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No question about that! The DOJ is riddled with those types, I bet.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:58 AM (b3cMx)

124 My MacBook Air from 2014 is pretty much my recreational computer, for reading and posting here and other places. For a long time I relied on my Win XP PC . . . but its version of Word would not read .docx files. I've gone to the iMac I inherited from work. It's about as old a machine as this MB Air -- but it already had Word, Excel, and LibreOffice on it. This I intend to be my writing and "work" computer, so I'll need at least the Word or Word clone.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 06:58 AM (omVj0)

125 Todays NY Post has an interesting article about a former Marine struck by lightening and declared "dead", who woke up in the morgue. He says his soul departed but was returned,.

"After all this, where does Brinkley stand on his thoughts about the afterlife? “Nobody dies. It never happens. It’s not a part of the nature of reality, it’s not,” he said.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 06:56 AM (b3cMx)
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Woke up in a morgue. Good grief. I wonder how close he was to waking up in a coffin. What a nightmare that would be.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 06:58 AM (79pEw)

126 11 Morning all.

I got woken up at 1:38 AM. And at 1:40. And at 1:43, 1:49, 1:51, 2:08, 2:10, 2:17, 2:23, 3:34, 4:42 (for a different reason), 4:58, 5:04, 5:06, 5:17, 5:39, 5:51, 6:01, 6:32, 8:39, 10:09, 11:01, and 11:57.

That was fun.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2025 04:36 AM (BLOW1)
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So what wondrous time keeper/recorder do you use for that accurate tabulation of the disturbance of the force?

Posted by: Ciampino - unless auto, mine would be destroyed by now at April 08, 2025 06:59 AM (sPQoU)

127 I learned yesterday a long time friend and coworker is not in favor of using the Oxford comma.

I'm still reeling. This is going to take some time to process.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 08, 2025 06:59 AM (dg+HA)

128
Libre Office will work with Excel and Word files and create its own facsimile thereof. The files themselves are not exactly the same. Presentations prepared with the Libre Office version of Powerpoint often do not present well when viewed with Powerpoint, but they are just fine with their native Libre Office slide show function.

I have used Libre Office on a Mac for over a decade now and I am well satisfied with it.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2025 06:59 AM (EkLeW)

129 *I Suppose this is due to confusion with “effected”.*

That, and the affected wisdom teeth.
Posted by: American Dental and Linguistics Association at April 08, 2025

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There are also specialized uses for "affect," as a noun meaning "emotion," and for "effect," as you point out -- "He effected his escape." I doubt most people would know or care about those.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 07:00 AM (omVj0)

130 Morning peeps.

Still flooded. We were able to cross over into a neighbor's yard and then use his driveway to walk a ways down the road to see "the other side" of our flooding.

It was over a bridge. You can still see the sides, but the roadway is under water. It's like that at the end of our driveway too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2025 07:00 AM (Q4IgG)

131

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 08, 2025 07:00 AM (5hfjS)

132 I learned yesterday a long time friend and coworker is not in favor of using the Oxford comma.

I'm still reeling. This is going to take some time to process.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 08, 2025 06:59 AM (dg+HA)
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Comma comma, down dooby doo down down
Breaking up is hard to do

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 08, 2025 07:01 AM (EYUUI)

133 AOC flew out to appear at a Bernie Sanders rally. In her typical way, she flew First Class, and another passenger posted her photo on the web.

What a grift that chick has going.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 07:02 AM (b3cMx)

134 I believe it's open source so anyone can go and submit changes - they have to be reviewed before they go in - and people can inspect the code looking for bad activities.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 06:56 AM (ExV1e)
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Ah. Thank you. I've been conditioned to think that when it comes to anything on the internet, "free" equals "bad" in some way, whether it's tracking you or malicious or whatever.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:02 AM (79pEw)

135
Anybody remember getting cereal, and there being a flimsy 45 rpm record embossed on the back of the box?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Mad Magazine had a recording of "It's a Gas" as an insert within its pages in 1966.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2025 07:02 AM (EkLeW)

136 I hate these people that fuck with the gene pool in the wild.

Keep your frankenstein shit in the lab!

Posted by: Rev Wishbone at April 08, 2025 07:04 AM (fY84s)

137 On iMacs, you can not use the old cloudless Word version, because the OS software locks it out. Libra Office works.

Grrr. Lack of backward compatibility, coupled with poor upgrade versions, is a reason to hate Microsoft.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:05 AM (u82oZ)

138 Thanks, Krebs. At this stage of the game I won't be making any PowerPoint presentations so that's not a concern. Really just need some version of Word and to a much lesser degree, Excel.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:05 AM (79pEw)

139
Dire what?

Posted by: Mark Knopfler at April 08, 2025 07:05 AM (dg+HA)

140 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:05 AM (u82oZ)

141 VIA - Yes I do

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2025 07:05 AM (ypFCm)

142 31 Pixy: MCP, which stands for something

Master Control Program, 1982, TRON.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2025 05:14 AM (O7YUW)
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David Warner

Posted by: Ciampino - pre-Windows everywhere at April 08, 2025 07:06 AM (sPQoU)

143 "After all this, where does Brinkley stand on his thoughts about the afterlife? “Nobody dies. It never happens. It’s not a part of the nature of reality, it’s not,” he said.

If I knew - absolutely knew, for certain, what waits for us after death, it would very much impact my life as it is.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 08, 2025 07:06 AM (Q0kLU)

144 BAD WOLF

Posted by: Rose Tyler at April 08, 2025 07:06 AM (QB+5g)

145 Ah. Thank you. I've been conditioned to think that when it comes to anything on the internet, "free" equals "bad" in some way, whether it's tracking you or malicious or whatever.
Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:02 AM (79pEw)

Free + proprietary == good chance its bad in some way - spyware, for example.
Free + open == probably safe but it could stop being supported if people get bored with messing with it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 07:06 AM (ExV1e)

146 The Chosen.

Posted by: Come and see at April 08, 2025 07:07 AM (dg+HA)

147 I learned yesterday a long time friend and coworker is not in favor of using the Oxford comma.

I'm still reeling. This is going to take some time to process.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 08, 2025 06:59 AM (dg+HA)
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Send him a copy of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. That ought to scare him straight.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:08 AM (79pEw)

148
Dire Wolf -- an ancient and extinct species of wolf

Dire Rhea -- an ancient moon of Saturn

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2025 07:10 AM (EkLeW)

149 FenelonSpoke

I know you like to go up to very handsome men and tell them they are handsome. I do not do that, nor with women. Would not be prudent.

Here is what I do: Yesterday I was dropping off my tax forms and receipts at our accountant. The entrance door was going to be hard to open. A 29+ aged man in a suit held the door open for me, as both of my hands were in use.

I told him "Your Mom did a good job with you." That made his day, He muttered "she tried", and he strode off with a smile.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:10 AM (u82oZ)

150 I've seen this movie / watched the tv show / read the book.

It doesn't end well for humanity.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2025 05:44 AM (cweKM)

SciFi Author: I wrote my book about the Torment Nexus as a precautionary tale

Scientists: At long last we have created the Torment Nexus from the best selling novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 08, 2025 07:11 AM (6U1c2)

151 {{{bluebell}}}

Hope the local shenanigans are down to a dull roar. WTH happened to FCPS?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:11 AM (u82oZ)

152 wolfus, if you are here, just wanted to offer my congratulations on your never-ending summer vacation.
So glad you finally decided to do it!
Onward, to a better, happier place to live.
Hoping your meeting with Miss Linda goes better than you expect.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 08, 2025 07:12 AM (Eo96p)

153 Not being in favor of using the Oxford comma is performative silliness. Not really serious. Feels that way, anyway.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 07:12 AM (zjfO2)

154 129
There are also specialized uses for "affect," as a noun meaning "emotion," and for "effect," as you point out -- "He effected his escape." I doubt most people would know or care about those.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2025 07:00 AM (omVj0)
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Funny that I've used these for ever. 'Affect' also gives us affection.

Posted by: Ciampino - Big dams everywhere at April 08, 2025 07:12 AM (sPQoU)

155 >>>I learned yesterday a long time friend and coworker is not in favor of using the Oxford comma.

I'm still reeling. This is going to take some time to process.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

>If you're not using the Oxford comma, you're just lazy and you're a borderline hobo!

It don't cost nuttin'.

Posted by: Rev Wishbone at April 08, 2025 07:15 AM (fY84s)

156 Bluebell, macs come with Pages which seems easy to use - have you tried it?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 08, 2025 07:15 AM (6U1c2)

157
I spent a good part of yesterday quite pissed off dealing with fraudulent charges on a credit card, trying to install quickbooks (that one may be out the window based on that experience alone), and get affairs in order for us to have a boat in the water this year.

I completed the latter in the evening, so the day ended on a good note.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2025 07:16 AM (EkLeW)

158 Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

I imagine you would be at a kiosk, with your inner history and striving for good displayed, and words to the effect of "He's a good person who struggled mighty, yet gave meaning and pleasure to others." as they pass you through the opulent gates. Better than being petted and asked "Who is a good boy?" like you were a golden retriever.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

159 I have Pages on my latest iMac, but I prefer Libra Office.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:17 AM (u82oZ)

160 Hope the local shenanigans are down to a dull roar. WTH happened to FCPS?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:11 AM (u82oZ)
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Always something going on - most recently it was the "organic" protests at the Tysons Tesla dealership. My favorite quote was from the guy who yelled "I'm buying TWO because of you!" as he strode into the dealership.

As for the school system, it's a disgrace. I'm just glad my kids never had to set foot in one of their schools.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:18 AM (79pEw)

161 Not being in favor of using the Oxford comma is performative silliness. Not really serious. Feels that way, anyway.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 07:12 AM (zjfO2)

It's a, sign of: poverty. I'm so flush' I can just sprinkle punctuation! everywhere.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 07:19 AM (ExV1e)

162 I've seen this movie / watched the tv show / read the book.

It doesn't end well for humanity.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2025 05:44 AM (cweKM)

SciFi Author: I wrote my book about the Torment Nexus as a precautionary tale

Scientists: At long last we have created the Torment Nexus from the best selling novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 08, 2025 07:11 AM (6U1c2)
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That sounds about right. The series I'm currently reading involves humans using nanotechnology and the Moon to create a "mirror shield" to combat global warming. It didn't work out as intended. They also revived an ancient aquatic species that had telepathic abilities. That also went horribly awry.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2025 07:20 AM (7fElN)

163 156 Bluebell, macs come with Pages which seems easy to use - have you tried it?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 08, 2025 07:15 AM (6U1c2)
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Hi vmom! Yes, I've had Macs for years and years and have used Pages. The big problem is no one else can read a Pages doc unless they also have a Mac, and most don't.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:20 AM (79pEw)

164 I had to help with a ticketing system years ago. I pointed out that for outages they had sites effected. I pointed out it was affected and they disagreed. Thankfully, someone did some research and it was changed.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025 07:20 AM (NR6c1)

165 bluebell

I think of your wonderful homeschooling efforts a lot when I contemplate how the public school is so weak. I talk to my student daily on what they are learning.

I am going to reach out to a local homeschooling network to see if I can be a guest lecturer on a wide variety of topics.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:21 AM (u82oZ)

166
It's a, sign of: poverty. I'm so flush' I can just sprinkle punctuation! everywhere.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Like turning obsolete appliances into decorative yard art in front of your mobile home!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2025 07:21 AM (EkLeW)

167 I am going to reach out to a local homeschooling network to see if I can be a guest lecturer on a wide variety of topics.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:21 AM (u82oZ)
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They would probably love to get involved with your Constitution Bee if you still do those!

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:22 AM (79pEw)

168 No Oxford comma? It is a shame, reprehensible, and that person should be shunned.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:22 AM (u82oZ)

169 Gym calling.

Later gators.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2025 07:23 AM (Su/OE)

170 The big problem is no one else can read a Pages doc unless they also have a Mac, and most don't.
Posted by: bluebell

Yeah, you'd have to Save As / Export and then that always messes up formatting somehow

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 08, 2025 07:23 AM (GhIJO)

171 118 Have you been personally impacted by this?

For all intensive purposes, yes! Irregardless, it’s a mute point.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2025 06:55 AM (BLawi)
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LOL you hit a bunch of my pet peeves.

Now how about the use of 'went' for 'gone'?
"He had went to town" instead of "He had gone to town"?

Posted by: Ciampino - sounds odd at April 08, 2025 07:24 AM (sPQoU)

172 The series I'm currently reading involves humans using nanotechnology and the Moon to create a "mirror shield" to combat global warming.

Reminds me of Fallen Angels where they saved the Earth from those nasty pollutants only to have the planet buried in an Ice Age.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2025 07:24 AM (NR6c1)

173 I taught the Oxford comma to my kids and when one of them had her first writing class at the local community college, her instructor commented on her promiscuous use of commas. I had to laugh.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:25 AM (79pEw)

174 bluebell

Our leaders aged out of the sweat equity part of the Constitution Bee. We did give $42,000 dollars in scholarship money to the winners over the years. I still meet every Wednesday night with the survivors of that effort.

But I do have a talk on the Constitution read for them. As well as talks on chemistry, basic science, chickens, and the Age of Antarctic exploration, esp. Shackleton. I could try for a chemistry demo, but that is iffy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

175 Always something going on - most recently it was the "organic" protests at the Tysons Tesla dealership. My favorite quote was from the guy who yelled "I'm buying TWO because of you!" as he strode into the dealership.

When I was in the Navy and stationed in Cali there was a grocery store that was being picketed by the grocery workers union because the employees at the store had voted to not unionize.

I decided that was the store for me. As I walked past the pickets one of them said "can't you se we're picketing this place" and I replied "guess why I choose to shop here".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 07:27 AM (ExV1e)

176 NR Pax

Fallen Angels was a fun book.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

177 Like turning obsolete appliances into decorative yard art in front of your mobile home!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2025 07:21 AM (EkLeW)

Nah, anyone can do appliances. Automobiles... that's true art.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 07:28 AM (ExV1e)

178 Whoops. Past time to go.

Have a fantastic day, everyone. May there be sunshine, flowers, and zephyrs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2025 07:29 AM (u82oZ)

179 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 07:30 AM (ExV1e)

180 I decided that was the store for me. As I walked past the pickets one of them said "can't you se we're picketing this place" and I replied "guess why I choose to shop here".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2025 07:27 AM (ExV1e)
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Ha! Good for you. So the people who worked at the store didn't want to unionize and people who didn't work at the store picketed them for it. Sounds about right.

Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:31 AM (79pEw)

181 >>>Like turning obsolete appliances into decorative yard art in front of your mobile home!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)

>Or a backyard fire-pit is more practical. Pull up a chair.

Posted by: Rev Wishbone at April 08, 2025 07:32 AM (fY84s)

182 Libre Office, not Libra Office.

Libre = book, Libra = pound (as in 16 ounces) hence the lb abbreviation.

Posted by: Ciampino - those pesky Romans at April 08, 2025 07:36 AM (sPQoU)

183 160 Always something going on - most recently it was the "organic" protests at the Tysons Tesla dealership. My favorite quote was from the guy who yelled "I'm buying TWO because of you!" as he strode into the dealership.
Posted by: bluebell at April 08, 2025 07:18 AM (79pEw)

hahahaha

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 07:40 AM (CQE5S)

184 The Verge article:

Microsoft has fired one of the employees who disrupted the company’s 50th-anniversary event. In an email seen by The Verge, Microsoft told Ibtihal Aboussad that their employment has been terminated due to “acts of misconduct.”

Stop it already with the plural pronouning.

Posted by: m at April 08, 2025 08:16 AM (CQE5S)

185
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Arthur C Clarke (pedophile)

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