Daily Tech News 3 July 2025

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At release, Nvidia's 5070 Ti was a little faster than AMD's competing 9070 XT but at a significantly higher cost. In the months since, things have changed. (WCCFTech)

Now with a few months of driver updates behind it, the 9070 XT is faster overall - and the 5070 Ti is more expensive than ever.

It's not a huge win for AMD, but given that their card is also 20% cheaper, there's not much reason to go with Nvidia in any but the highest price brackets which are completely unaffordable anyway.

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Microsoft's Copilot has joined ChatGPT in being humiliated in chess by the Atari 2600, which dates from the Cenozoic Era. (Tom's Hardware)

Copilot boasted of its skill at chess, but couldn't even keep track of the board, despite being explicitly fed that data.
Microsoft is laying off 9000 employees, with the Xbox division being hit particularly hard. (The Verge)

That ranges from 10% of the people working on Candy Crush being laid off to the entire studio behind the game Perfect Dark being closed down.
Interstellar apples are visiting the Solar System. (LiveScience)
A11pl3Z is most likely a large asteroid, or maybe a comet, potentially spanning up to 12 miles (20 kilometers). It is traveling toward the inner solar system at around 152,000 mph (245,000 km/h) and is approaching us from the part of the night sky where the bar of the Milky Way is located.
If it hits something at that speed there's going to be juice everywhere.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: No it isn't.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 Doesnt count since nobody else is awake.

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at July 03, 2025 04:34 AM (89Sog)

2 Heh...I have seen the cello video. Sort of fun!

And Pixy! NAS for home use. It's a topic. It's trending!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at July 03, 2025 04:34 AM (L5An7)

3 I'm awake, sort of.

Mornin' all.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 04:35 AM (O7YUW)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 03, 2025 04:40 AM (sAmhv)

5 That 2 Cellos video: Seen it multiple times, still amusing. Good pick, Pixy!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 04:41 AM (O7YUW)

6 Pixy...

CBD is correct.

NAS/Home media streaming...

Catch the fever!!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 04:47 AM (a1415)

7 Plex seems to be pissing folks off with their privacy/pricing structure.

Jellyfin seems to be garnering some influencer attention.

And the Bee Link Me Mini has some folks all google-eyed.

Just from the short amount of time that I have been looking around, yesterday.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 04:49 AM (a1415)

8 Off the shelf NAS isn't something I'd be real eager to get, after months and months of Pixy posting "Oh look, their security is laughable, and the customers got massively screwed, AGAIN".

It was pretty obvious these things were built with security as an afterthought, if it was a thought at all.

Maybe a roll-my-own solution using the right software, but I just don't have the time or the energy to look into that or build/maintain it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 04:52 AM (O7YUW)

9 On the other side of the tech world...

after making my own adjustments to this new full communicating variable heat pump...in a two story zoned configuration, I am maintaining upstairs and downstairs to within .4 degrees of each other.

And humidity is 48-52% RH throughout the day.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 04:52 AM (a1415)

10 Morning all. 75 degrees, 97% humidity with a 2 mph SE wind.

Yeah. It feels as ugly as it looks.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2025 04:54 AM (SEDrX)

11 @9/Village Idiot's Apprentice: Now that's an accomplishment to be proud of. Well done.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 04:54 AM (O7YUW)

12 "Now that's an accomplishment to be proud of. Well done."

Thank you!

I had forgotten just how much I had enjoyed HVAC, and the theories behind it.

And boy has the home application technology changed in the last twenty years.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 04:56 AM (a1415)

13 And with thunderstorm activity in the area, no morning walk today.

So you guys are stuck with me for a bit.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 04:57 AM (a1415)

14 Mid 70s with 94% humidity in Babylon DC. Swampy. Low 90s later today.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 03, 2025 05:01 AM (sAmhv)

15 Microsoft Layoffs:

And yet their gross profits year over year have kept going up. Something doesn't square here. If they're reducing their overhead in labor in order to juice those quarterly/yearly profit statements, there's only so long they can pull that off before that won't work anymore.

https://tinyurl.com/mvsums72

This may be the first sign they're in actual trouble.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 05:02 AM (O7YUW)

16 So I guess one question would be if there are actual security concerns with off the shelf NAS set-ups.

I honestly don't know.

And if there is, are there set-ups that are more secure than others?

Pixy?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:04 AM (a1415)

17 QNAP has a history of security issues. Probably not a huge issue if you don't connect your NAS directly to the internet.

Synology used to be the gold standard but now seems deeply committed to shitting on its own customers.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 03, 2025 05:07 AM (BLOW1)

18 Thank you Pixy.

Some morons are pretty well versed on all this.

CBD and I are really just getting to the point of 'I would eventually like to do something like that'.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:09 AM (a1415)

19 Probably not a huge issue if you don't connect your NAS directly to the internet.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 03, 2025 05:07 AM (BLOW1)

Ah....there's the rub.

I want to be able to access the NAS from outside the home.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at July 03, 2025 05:09 AM (L5An7)

20 If it hits something at that speed there's going to be juice everywhere.
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I'm right here, ya know.

And...

BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:10 AM (ttLsn)

21 Thunderstruck
AC/DC
Live at Donington, August 17, 1991
https://youtu.be/Af0P6XEkI7Y

This is my favorite performance. It captures the band at peak live performances. The decades of playing live has the band honed to that razors edge where there is no thinking about music; rather they are music. It is as fine as any quartet that has ever been, from any period or style. Often great bands are described as so tight they are loose. That doesn't apply here. They are full on gang assault with weapons and somehow still are profoundly musical; that place music become pure sound energy, maybe sound poetry. Beethoven's last 4 piano sonatas spend their whole time doing exactly that. It is a rarefied place that only the best composers and performers achieve.

Side note: Malcom Young used the same guitar from the beginning to the end. He made few mods earlier on. The key was it only had a bridge pickup. That clarified the sound to that crashing, slashing sound that is at the heart of AC/DC. He is one of the greatest rhythm players of all time. The attack on the string produces a breathtaking sound. Toss in a godly sense of time and endurance and you get the soul of AC/DC.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:10 AM (NXz8h)

22 Q. Why is MicroSoft laying off 9000 workers?

A. Maybe because:

unusual_whales
@unusual_whales
11h

Microsoft, $MSFT, has requested 6,327 H-1B visas, mostly from India, in Washington, per Amanda Goodall.

That same month, it laid off 2,300 workers in the state.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:13 AM (ttLsn)

23
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 03, 2025 05:13 AM (tljrc)

24 "Microsoft, $MSFT, has requested 6,327 H-1B visas, mostly from India, in Washington, per Amanda Goodall.

That same month, it laid off 2,300 workers in the state."

Microsoft is getting into the convenience store business?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:16 AM (a1415)

25 22 Q. Why is MicroSoft laying off 9000 workers?

A. Maybe because...

Yeah, I saw that, but didn't get a chance to confirm it yet.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 03, 2025 05:16 AM (BLOW1)

26 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at July 03, 2025 05:17 AM (AN2gy)

27 The other day I posted an X link to Kathy Griffin's latest chopped off heads post.

Now on X, there's a ton of chatter about recent pics of her. She actually looks like her desired victims. Example comment (WARNING: Akbar level 5):

https://tinyurl.com/bdhdjctx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:17 AM (ttLsn)

28 BBB will pass this morning. I am enjoying the show watching the live-stream from Congress.

Trump's gonna have a few victory laps today. Johnson did well by him (whether you like the bill or no, this is the case).

Many, many leftist tears will fall. Probably have some nice riots this weekend.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:19 AM (Jfw7U)

29 Microsoft is getting into the convenience store business?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:16 AM (a1415)
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Frankly, I am personally looking forward to regressing to Windows 7.11.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:19 AM (ttLsn)

30 " She actually looks like her desired victims. Example comment (WARNING: Akbar level 5):"

Damn...she's got a five-head!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:20 AM (a1415)

31 Many, many leftist tears will fall.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:19 AM (Jfw7U)
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Here's hoping many MAGA tears won't fall in the long run.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:20 AM (ttLsn)

32 Good morning, one and all. This is the end of my work week and I'm ready for things to get started. But I'm wise enough to realize that getting coffee would be a wiser first step.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2025 05:20 AM (jjoN6)

33 re: Kathy G. Isn't that often the case? That sort of unhinged, irrational hatred does something real and horrible to those who wear it long enough.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:20 AM (Jfw7U)

34 Synology used to be the gold standard but now seems deeply committed to shitting on its own customers.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

This is true. The main one is they have started locking people into their overpriced HDs that are mostly likely Seagate. With that said they support their gear for years with OS and security updates, don't seem to get hacked, and have applications for everything computing mortals might want to do. I have been running their gear for over a decade without a single issue.

For multimedia applications stick to the Plus models as they are the more performant boxes. Also, I recommend updating the RAM right away. Don't buy their RAM because it is stupidly over priced. I think they wanted $600 to max out my box. I got the same RAM and amount for $80 on Amazon.

TLDR: Synology should be on your consideration list.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:22 AM (NXz8h)

35 Oh, many MAGA tears will fall. It matters not. They'd fall anyway, as the Empire dies.

Unless the Golden Age actually comes about, that is. Not terribly optimistic on that score.

From an entertainment perspective, it's all a great deal of fun.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:23 AM (Jfw7U)

36 Microsoft once a year adjusts the work force. Every year right after the annual review process the bottom 10% get flushed out. This year seems a little higher and it got into the papers. Other years nobody in the media notices. It is what it is.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:25 AM (NXz8h)

37 Did you know that ankle bracelets have become so popular amongst the teen groups that you can actually get a fake ankle monitor from Amazon?

https://tinyurl.com/yc8av857

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:27 AM (a1415)

38 Old time hymn, "Just as I am" sung by a very talented woman who also plays the violin. And on another note, I like how the older woman right behind the singer enjoys her playing. Faithpot site . Scroll down through description to video :

https://tinyurl.com/276hc6kc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 05:28 AM (2GCMq)

39 On the other hand....

Who doesn't like a nice cook-out on the beach?

https://tinyurl.com/42t9thbe

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:29 AM (a1415)

40 Jeffries is pulling out all the stops as he speaks on the floor before the final BBB vote.

He's more pleasant to listen to than Pelosi and her slipping, slurping dentures.

Problem is: same old talking points from the days of the hippies of yore. Basically: everyone is going to die if you don't do it OUR way. Where's your LOVE, haterz?

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:30 AM (Jfw7U)

41 OK. I wouldn't wish this on anyone I know:

LandeTrendSiren
@LandeTrendSiren
1h

Kathy Griffin is rocking her natural red hair and a makeup-free look in Malibu after a hysterectomy for a precancerous condition at 64. She’s bounced back from stage 1 lung cancer and just keeps living out loud—no filter, no apologies!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:31 AM (ttLsn)

42 @41 Poor dear.

All that hatred and rage doesn't help one's health. That's for sure.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:32 AM (Jfw7U)

43 G'morning Fen! Looks like I'm going to be loaded up with charter work for the summer.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 05:33 AM (O7YUW)

44 21:Alteria Pilgram

Had a chance to go and see that show at Donington. Alas, had to work and couldn't get that day off. Donington wasn't that far from RAF Croughton. About an hour. Nothing was really that far away in the UK, really. Anyway, that was a festival and it had a hell of a lineup. Black Crowes, Motley Crue, Queensryche, Metallica, AC/DC. I knew some guys that went to see it and it was, apparently, one of the greatest shows ever!! Saw some of it on TV. It was pretty damn good.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 03, 2025 05:35 AM (sAmhv)

45 Plex seems to be pissing folks off with their privacy/pricing structure.

Plex's pricing is interesting. The issue is around their lifetime license. I find it mind boggling they still they have lifetime licenses. Anyhow. They raise the lifetime prices rarely and they tend to make up for lost time. This years was one of those years when the lifetime license went from $120 to $250; that tends to get the natives restless. On the other hand you get a stable product that gets updated regularly and just works. Can't vouch for Jellyfin and I never will since Plex does everything I want and does it well. Plus they have a server app for the Synology products.

I guess it comes down to you pick your pick your solution and run with it. If Plex floats your boat you pay the $250. If not, you don't.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:36 AM (NXz8h)

46 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 05:33 AM (O7YUW)

And are you glad about that? Hopefully yes, or you wouldn't have accepted it. I hope it all goes smoothly.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 05:38 AM (2GCMq)

47 Had a chance to go and see that show at Donington. Alas, had to work and couldn't get that day off...apparently, one of the greatest shows ever!! Posted by: Puddleglum

If I had been you and missed that I would still be in counseling. I have seen other parts of AC/DC from that show. Holy hell. That is one of the greatest rock and roll sets of all time.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:39 AM (NXz8h)

48 47: apparently ALL of the bands were in peak form.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 03, 2025 05:41 AM (sAmhv)

49 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:31 AM (ttLsn

Sorry if this sounds catty, but I don't think that is her natural red color. It looks more like the color of a clown.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 05:41 AM (2GCMq)

50 Couldn't have hackened to a nicer university:

https://tinyurl.com/33xhu57s

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:45 AM (ttLsn)

51 "It looks more like the color of a clown."

Carrot Top called, and suggested the she tone it down a bit.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 05:46 AM (a1415)

52 1 Doesnt count since nobody else is awake.

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at July 03, 2025 04:34 AM (89Sog)

I was awake, I was just otherwise occupied.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 03, 2025 05:46 AM (/7EyR)

53 Sorry if this sounds catty, but I don't think that is her natural red color. It looks more like the color of a clown.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 05:41 AM (2GCMq)
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Agree but it's trivial either way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:46 AM (ttLsn)

54 @46/FenelonSpoke: "And are you glad about that?"

Yep! I enjoy the driving and it helps pay the bills.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 05:47 AM (O7YUW)

55 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 05:47 AM (O7YUW

Yes, it does.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 05:49 AM (2GCMq)

56 Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers! 'Tis Thor's Day once again, a Fourth of July Eve as well. We're due for 94-95 F. the next few days -- though with *slightly* lower humidity. (For certain values of "slightly.")

I saw the surgeon yesterday, and am scheduled for carving on Mon. 7/14. Supposedly I will be recovering for a good part of the next four to six weeks -- no heavy lifting, for example -- though I should be able to resume walking in the morning much sooner than that. So be it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 05:51 AM (omVj0)

57 Not necessarily a Mike Johnson fan, but he did a good job in getting the BBB this far.

Apparently, he was seen PRAYING with some members in the night. The temerity of this guy!

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:53 AM (Jfw7U)

58 A good carving on Bastille Day. Fitting

Posted by: Dark Litigator at July 03, 2025 05:54 AM (KAi1n)

59 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 05:51 AM (omVj0

"Scheduled for carving" it sounds like you're the roast beef on a dinner buffet. 😉

Will keep you in prayer for a successful surgery and a complete and timely recovery.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 05:54 AM (2GCMq)

60 Microsoft Layoffs. And yet their gross profits year over year have kept going up. Something doesn't square here. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

MSFT is not in trouble. As for layoffs, MSFT regularly flushes out the weak employees. This also occurs when there is significant direction change; at those times they get rid of people that suddenly no longer have a job. They don't get rid of employees because they are failing. They do it because they are ruthless and very good at what they do. All the big tech companies do this.

MSFT since Nadella has had the steering wheel it is very different company when compared to the Gates and Ballmer years. You may hate their products, you may hate them generally, but without a doubt today they are one of the best run corporations on the planet. As for Nadella, he is a flat out genius visionary on par with Gates and Jobs. After Ballmer f'd up the company for a decade MSFT was on the verge of becoming irrelevant. That all changed when Nadella took over.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:55 AM (NXz8h)

61 I was up late last night with eBay, specifically a sale I've made on one of my vintage fedoras. This morning I'll bring the box to Office Depot. Their site says they do the whole USPS shipping thing, and I've printed the shipping label; so I hope all that's left is to wrap the box and send it on its way.

That box is a vintage one of the same brand as the hat. I may need to enclose it in a bigger, sturdier box -- which will change the whole shipping equation.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 05:56 AM (omVj0)

62 I saw the surgeon yesterday, and am scheduled for carving on Mon. 7/14. Supposedly I will be recovering for a good part of the next four to six weeks -- no heavy lifting, for example -- though I should be able to resume walking in the morning much sooner than that. So be it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Excellent. PT/exercise is key to getting well which you seem to have under control.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:57 AM (NXz8h)

63 Jeffries is talking about a single mom of four who only ate the crusts remaining from her children's plates for weeks while she sorted out her healthcare benefits and copays.

#factcheck false.

probably. food banks and such.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:57 AM (Jfw7U)

64 "Scheduled for carving" it sounds like you're the roast beef on a dinner buffet. 😉

Will keep you in prayer for a successful surgery and a complete and timely recovery.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025

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That was kind of the idea of the metaphor, I guess. Thanks for the kind words, Fen. I am in great shape, not overweight, high BP controlled, great muscle tone; so I think I'll bounce back fairly fast.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 05:58 AM (omVj0)

65 Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:53 AM (Jfw7U)

Good for him! The Congress-as with all of us who are believers in God- are-as and old time hymn says, "standing in the need of prayer."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 05:59 AM (2GCMq)

66 @65 You betcha!

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:59 AM (Jfw7U)

67 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 05:58 AM (omVj0)

Great! and hopefully there are not any cannibals on your surgical team.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 06:00 AM (2GCMq)

68 PS: the starving lady of Jeffries lament held three jobs!

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:00 AM (Jfw7U)

69 @67 "They're eating the Wolfus!"

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:01 AM (Jfw7U)

70 The Iceman Cometh!

https://tinyurl.com/bdnhmsa5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:03 AM (ttLsn)

71 Hubs is going to be able to stop SS withholding of taxes if the BBB passes. I guess I should donate the proceeds to single moms who are starving everywhere, right?

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:03 AM (Jfw7U)

72 Airport workers go above and beyond to help woman at airport locate the diamond from her engagement ring:

https://tinyurl.com/mrytk3h4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 06:03 AM (2GCMq)

73 "They're eating the Wolfus!"
Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025

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Good luck to them. I probably taste like coffee, beef & bean burritos, and pipe tobacco.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 06:04 AM (omVj0)

74 What procedure did you get done that put you so far in hock you can't even put food on the table with three paychecks?

Don't cry to me because you screwed up and didn't call the person you were supposed to call to arrange things because you're to lazy and/or arrogant to order your affairs like a responsible adult.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:05 AM (BjH5D)

75 Hubs is going to be able to stop SS withholding of taxes if the BBB passes. I guess I should donate the proceeds to single moms who are starving everywhere, right?
Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025

***
That's good news for you, lizabth. If it passes I will probably still owe a little tax every year on everything I get, but any reduction is welcome.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 06:05 AM (omVj0)

76 Oh, the BBB got passed the earlier last stand Republican revolt. It appears the the waterboarding worked.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:07 AM (NXz8h)

77 Also, maybe if half of her paychecks weren't stripped out by rapacious cretins before she even gets them in hand, she'd be able to cover her bills and feed the kids a bit easier. Hmmm?

Don't shoot someone's mother and drag them around with you crying about orphans while holding your filthy hat out to me for a buck.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:07 AM (BjH5D)

78 @73 In the Golden Age of Trump, I think the likelihood of folks eating the Wolves is greatly diminished.

Ha, as an aside from silliness, or in addition to, that had to be one of Trump's best lines of the campaign.

"They're eating the cats. They're eating the dogs. They're eating the pets..."

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:08 AM (Jfw7U)

79 @75 It is good news for sure. We'll still owe a bit, but not enough to make it worth the Gov't holding it for us against the tax year.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:09 AM (Jfw7U)

80 I'll make sure to weigh the packages of the remaining hats I plan to put on eBay, so I'll set the parameters correctly for their algorithm to charge for shipping. If I can sell them, this will clear out some space in the bedroom, my "office." It'll give me a little pocket money for things I would otherwise give away, too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 06:10 AM (omVj0)

81 "They're eating the Wolfus!"
Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025

***
Good luck to them. I probably taste like coffee, beef & bean burritos, and pipe tobacco.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

And Cat fur.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:10 AM (NXz8h)

82 @77 Exactly. My gosh...the hypocrisy of Jeffries and every other rich person sitting behind him sagaciously nodding their heads to his emotional screed.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:11 AM (Jfw7U)

83 Looks like my application to draw Social Security has been approved. First check scheduled for September

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 06:12 AM (a1415)

84 I'm sure Jeffries supported Obamacare when that shit was going down and he was four years old....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:12 AM (BjH5D)

85 @83 Congratulations! It's so much fun when that first check arrives.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:13 AM (Jfw7U)

86 It's monstrous how the entire Healthcare industry is still completely upended across the entire country thanks to John McCain's mucus encrusted thumb.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:14 AM (BjH5D)

87 I want to be sure the transport over to the clinic and back will be taken care of; I can't drive myself back. Miss Linda refuses to consider downloading the Uber app, and doesn't want to discuss the options. So I guess I have to trust she'll arrange for a cab there and a cab back. And trust that we still have operating cab companies here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 06:14 AM (omVj0)

88 Used to be that the line "how is muh mee maw gonna pay for her sur-jree" was immediately recognizable as the opening gambit of a conman and a huckster.

Still is.

But used to, too.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:18 AM (BjH5D)

89 Looks like my application to draw Social Security has been approved. First check scheduled for September
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Sweet. Mine covers all my monthly bills and I still have a month's worth of walking around money.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:19 AM (NXz8h)

90 I didn't know until now that the Bushehr nuclear reactor was left completely intact.

https://tinyurl.com/2x25r2b5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:19 AM (ttLsn)

91 Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.” — Steve Wozniak, Co-founder of Apple Inc.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 06:20 AM (2GCMq)

92 Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.” — Steve Wozniak, Co-founder of Apple Inc.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 06:20 AM (2GCMq)
-

That was easy for Wozniak to say.

When most of us throw out our computers, the Windows get thrown out with it!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:22 AM (ttLsn)

93 Emotional appeals to conservatives seem to take the form of "Hey they took this guy's stuff!".

Emotional appeals to leftists seem to take the form of "Hey no one is giving this guy stuff!".

Right?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:22 AM (BjH5D)

94 Hakeem: Keep your hands off our Medicaid.

Me: The only people losing Medicaid are the Undocumented Citizens. Piss off.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:23 AM (NXz8h)

95 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:22 AM (ttLsn)

Ha!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 06:23 AM (2GCMq)

96 @93 Right on.

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:23 AM (Jfw7U)

97
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, dogs taken care of. Now recording Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the recording by Eugene Ormandy that, when I first heard it as a young shaver, opened my eyes to the power and beauty of classical music.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2025 06:24 AM (/HVsR)

98 It did make me smile. Friendly dog greets stranger:

https://tinyurl.com/ypjk49e7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 06:25 AM (2GCMq)

99 Another gigantic nail driven into Europe's coffin:

https://tinyurl.com/4czz8vyf

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:25 AM (ttLsn)

100 Well, even though we get our SS, I'm still working my biz, so better get at it.

Enjoy the show today, folks! God bless!

Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:26 AM (Jfw7U)

101 Another gigantic nail driven into Europe's coffin:

https://tinyurl.com/4czz8vyf
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:25 AM (ttLsn)

Cracking down on "speech" only serves to filter out and direct for the speech of the most driven and bloody-minded.

Unless you're going to go full Juche, it only silences the unmotivated.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:27 AM (BjH5D)

102 Direct = select

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:28 AM (BjH5D)

103 Time to go out get a coffee at Wawa with spouse and take a walk around the local senior center where they have one of my favorite flowers- Black Eyed Susans and we often see turtles in the pond and sometimes a heron. Hope everyone can see or hear something lovely today, have a blessed day and know that you are a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2025 06:28 AM (2GCMq)

104 Oh! Oh! Ukraine knocked off Russia's navy commander:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4jp346

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:29 AM (ttLsn)

105
Well, even though we get our SS, I'm still working my biz, so better get at it.

Enjoy the show today, folks! God bless!
Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 06:26 AM (Jfw7U)

Yes, I have a project due today and all I have to do is finish writing up the report.

All I have is a little penny-ante LLC for my work that brings in a couple of thousand a month, if that. But it keeps my mind busy. And at tax time it's a lifesaver.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2025 06:31 AM (/HVsR)

106 "Code of Conduct on Disinformation" into a mandatory part of the Digital Services Act.

Europe has lost its collective mind. How long before the EU starts handing down indictments and issues warrants to arrest US tech bros?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:31 AM (NXz8h)

107 Unless you're going to go full Juche, it only silences the unmotivated.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:27 AM (BjH5D)
-

Germany is trying to reuse a nail:

https://tinyurl.com/2xcajfxp

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 06:31 AM (ttLsn)

108 @60/Alteria Pilgram: "MSFT is not in trouble."

Agreed, for now. I'm going to keep a closer eye on them. Thanks for the analysis.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 06:33 AM (O7YUW)

109
Cracking down on "speech" only serves to filter out and direct for the speech of the most driven and bloody-minded.

Europe can't innovate any longer, so they petulantly tax, regulate and censor those who do.

You can be sure that when they finally are drowned in the sea of Muslim invaders they invited in, their dying words will be ones of contempt for us barbaric, uncivilized Americans.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2025 06:34 AM (/HVsR)

110 "Code of Conduct on Disinformation" into a mandatory part of the Digital Services Act.

Europe has lost its collective mind. How long before the EU starts handing down indictments and issues warrants to arrest US tech bros?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Don't come for me, bro. It won't end well for the "EU".

Posted by: rickb223 at July 03, 2025 06:35 AM (Bs2bL)

111 Germany is trying to reuse a nail

Enemies of the constitution...eliminate [political enemies]. That was quite the rapid escalation from the German Left.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:37 AM (NXz8h)

112 Agreed, for now. I'm going to keep a closer eye on them. Thanks for the analysis.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Go read their 10Qs, 10Ks, study their corporate structure and their leadership team, all the markets segments the are in, their corporate and government client list, their data centers infrastructure, their global fiber optic backbone, and so on. Windows, which people bitch about endlessly is a fraction of what they do.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:43 AM (NXz8h)

113 MSFT since Nadella has had the steering wheel it is very different company when compared to the Gates and Ballmer years. You may hate their products, ....

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 05:55 AM (NXz8h)

Yes, I hate their products. Windows 11 is all around awful. When I have to use my work laptop to get on a Teams meeting, between 1 minute to 15 minutes into the meeting the whole machine shuts down. Not a blue screen of death or a frozen program. The while damn machine powers off instantly. I've learned to call in as soon as I connect so at least I'm still on the line to let my coworkers know i'm rebooting and can't see what anyone might be sharing on the screen.

Posted by: Serious Cat at July 03, 2025 06:44 AM (TaHi/)

114 The while damn machine powers off instantly. I've learned to call in as soon as I connect so at least I'm still on the line to let my coworkers know i'm rebooting and can't see what anyone might be sharing on the screen.
Posted by: Serious Cat at July 03, 2025 06:44 AM (TaHi/)

Windows isn't likely the culprit. That sounds more like a flaky mobo.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:45 AM (BjH5D)

115 Yes, I hate their products. Windows 11 is all around awful. When I have to use my work laptop to get on a Teams meeting, between minute to 15 minutes into the meeting the whole machine shuts down. Not a blue screen of death or a frozen program. The while damn machine powers off instantly. I've learned to call in as soon as I connect so at least I'm still on the line to let my coworkers know i'm rebooting and can't see what anyone might be sharing on the screen.
Posted by: Serious Cat

Other people have different experiences. I don't like Apple - they are still a staggeringly great company. The same for The Google but that company revolutionized computing. YMWV.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:49 AM (NXz8h)

116 mornin yall. In local news, 11 alligators have been captured by animal control in the last month. The last one, caught inside the city limits, was 11 feet long.

In other local news, the homeless population has seen a significant decrease.

Posted by: fd at July 03, 2025 06:51 AM (vFG9F)

117 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at July 03, 2025 06:51 AM (XQo4F)

118 @113/Serious Cat: " The while damn machine powers off instantly. "

@114/Warai-otoko: "That sounds more like a flaky mobo."

Could also be an overheating problem.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 06:52 AM (O7YUW)

119 In other local news, the homeless population has seen a significant decrease.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2025 06:51 AM (vFG9F)

The gators will look so cute in their new prison guard uniforms, though!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:52 AM (BjH5D)

120 Could also be an overheating problem.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2025 06:52 AM (O7YUW)

Heatsink pulled off the processor maybe?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:53 AM (B1CBh)

121 G'mornin' everyone!

sort of a Virtual Friday, innit?

*shuffles in a circle a couple of times*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2025 06:54 AM (Z5NUn)

122 The while damn machine powers off instantly. Posted by: Serious Cat

Windows isn't likely the culprit. That sounds more like a flaky mobo. Posted by: Warai-otoko

This is a common situation. Microsoft keeps very tight tabs on complaints about Windows. Their studies show that a lot of issues arise from buggy apps that run on Windows and iffy hardware. But because they are Microsoft they get yelled at first. It is what it is and it will never change.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:54 AM (NXz8h)

123 Good morning good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 03, 2025 06:55 AM (H7X8V)

124 "Heatsink pulled off the processor maybe?"

friend of ours had a replacement box sent too them by their cable company due to overheating.

As the Cable provider told them to simply throw out the old box, I asked them for it to harvest the 1TB hard drive, just for grins and giggles.

Sure enough, the heat sink had pulled away from the processor.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 06:57 AM (a1415)

125 It's a hardware problem.

Posted by: Microsquash at July 03, 2025 06:57 AM (vFG9F)

126 A11pl3Z

A hot fudge sundae on Tuesdae?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2025 06:57 AM (XYtmF)

127 "Why do all the controllers in our building keep flaking out?!?!"

"Because we spec'd a UPS on the circuit that powers them for protection against this city's atrocious power grid and you said Nah."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2025 06:57 AM (BjH5D)

128 Feature...

Not a bug.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 06:57 AM (a1415)

129 Hakeem is doing an impression of a Jerry Lewis telethon.

"I couldn't afford my schizophrenia medication."

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:58 AM (NXz8h)

130 So a group of House Republicans, having decided that the budget bill is insufficiently pure, are determined to ensure that they fuck over the entire country? Is that still the case or did they wake up at some point last night?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2025 06:58 AM (ExV1e)

131 "Hakeem is doing an impression of a Jerry Lewis telethon."

Is he still in denial concerning his attraction to small children?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 06:59 AM (a1415)

132 So a group of House Republicans, having decided that the budget bill is insufficiently pure, are determined to ensure that they fuck over the entire country? Is that still the case or did they wake up at some point last night?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

The waterboarding worked. Currently the House is debating the bill.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:59 AM (NXz8h)

133 I noticed that they don't let that Creepyberger wear a belt. They should.

Posted by: Microsquash at July 03, 2025 07:00 AM (vFG9F)

134 My internet was down! Aagghh.

Posted by: m at July 03, 2025 07:01 AM (aURVT)

135 A bookstore in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco that promotes fighting book bans on LGBTQQA+ literature has decided to stop selling Harry Potter books because J.K. Rowlings is 'transphobic.'

Soon there will be a For Rent sign in their window after 50 years of operation.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2025 07:01 AM (XYtmF)

136 My internet was down! Aagghh.
Posted by: m

The voices in my head told me its Microsoft's fault.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 07:02 AM (NXz8h)

137 "Soon there will be a For Rent sign in their window after 50 years of operation."

( Obligatory )

Oh no!!!

Anyway..

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 07:02 AM (a1415)

138 Oh, the BBB got passed the earlier last stand Republican revolt.

Ah, good. Hopefully they have the rescission bills lined up and ready to go conveyor style.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2025 07:04 AM (ExV1e)

139 Interstellar apples
(LiveScience)

A11pl3Z

heh

Posted by: m at July 03, 2025 07:05 AM (aURVT)

140 A bookstore in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco that promotes fighting book bans on LGBTQQA+ literature has decided to stop selling Harry Potter books because J.K. Rowling is 'transphobic.'

Hard to take a claim on a ban seriously when you can still legally buy something.

And I'm sure Mrs. Rowling is just crushed that another LGBTOMGWTFBBQ business is taking a STUNNING and BRAVE! stance against her.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2025 07:06 AM (jjoN6)

141 Hakeem be having selective commentary: The Republicans are the party of fiscal irresponsibility. And just like that Biden never gave us the worst inflation in 50 years because of Democrat spending.

Both parties own the debt.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 07:06 AM (NXz8h)

142 1 Doesnt count since nobody else is awake.
Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at July 03, 2025 04:34 AM (89Sog)

It counts!

Posted by: m at July 03, 2025 07:07 AM (aURVT)

143 12 miles? Lucifer's Hammer would be a best-case scenario.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2025 07:08 AM (Z5NUn)

144 Sock Rat_eez

See my #126

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2025 07:09 AM (XYtmF)

145
A bookstore in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco that promotes fighting book bans on LGBTQQA+ literature has decided to stop selling Harry Potter books because J.K. Rowlings is 'transphobic.'

So a bookstore that fights book bans bans books. Nice to know that principles only go so far.

The whole "book ban" scam annoys me. You can buy them new, you can buy them used, you can buy them hardcover, you can buy them paperback, you can buy them in electronic versions. They're not "banned".

If we don't have Juliette or The Clansman or The International Jew in school libraries, are they, too, "banned"?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2025 07:10 AM (/HVsR)

146 What is even more funny about this bookstore, a California democrat, Ro Khanna, called them out on X asking what is next, will they ban Plato because he supports slavery?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 03, 2025 07:10 AM (XYtmF)

147 @141

>>Both parties own the debt.

Well... to be fair, the GOP has controlled the power of the purse for 24 of the last 32 years, so.. the lions share of fiscal irresponsibility falls on them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 03, 2025 07:11 AM (XV/Pl)

148 >Copilot boasted of its skill at chess, but couldn't even keep track of the board

---

Copilot's kind of a dick
to me it's just a search engine dressed up with a flippant, cheeky attitude

Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2025 07:12 AM (AOsQT)

149
I see that p diddy has skated on all but the most trivial charges, as expected

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2025 07:13 AM (Z5NUn)

150 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2025 07:14 AM (u82oZ)

151 20 If it hits something at that speed there's going to be juice everywhere.
-

I'm right here, ya know.

And...

BOING!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2025 05:10 AM (ttLsn)

hahahaha took me a minute

Posted by: m at July 03, 2025 07:14 AM (aURVT)

152 Copilot's kind of a dick to me it's just a search engine dressed up with a flippant, cheeky attitude
Posted by: Don Black

I deleted Copilot off all my boxes. Maybe someday but for now, no. just no.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 07:14 AM (NXz8h)

153
Copilot: Son of Clippy

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2025 07:15 AM (/HVsR)

154 Ah, good. Hopefully they have the rescission bills lined up and ready to go conveyor style.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 03, 2025 07:04 AM (ExV1e)

You mean like a smart or effective party would?

Posted by: blaster at July 03, 2025 07:15 AM (UpwUi)

155 Copilot: Son of Clippy
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

For the Win!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 07:15 AM (NXz8h)

156 oh, that was what got me thinkin' about it, Anna!

one of my many favorite things about this place is the incredible range of subtle literary allusions!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2025 07:16 AM (Z5NUn)

157 I for one no longer welcome SMOD. We have a potential renaissance going here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2025 07:18 AM (u82oZ)

158 Other people have different experiences. I don't like Apple - they are still a staggeringly great company. The same for The Google but that company revolutionized computing. YMWV.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 06:49 AM (NXz8h)

No there aren't. There isn't a single person who's had good things to say about Windows 11. I actually used to love Windows up through Windows XP. But with WIndows 7 they started to go downhill (making both the taskbar and file explorer less clear and harder to operate). I've used Mac OS for my personal laptop since 2017 and can't remember a single time it crashed or forced me to reboot for an update.( I go months at a time without a restart). I very much like where Apple has the MacOS UI at this point but sadly it looks like they are going to go backwards in a major way with usability with thier "liquid glass" redesign.

Consumers should demand better. Having to go through a 45 second bootup process in 2025 only to have to struggle with inconsistent UI that borrow bit and peices of some of the worst design trends from webb aps (such as flat UI and on hover flyout menus).

Posted by: Serious Cat at July 03, 2025 07:18 AM (TaHi/)

159 You mean like a smart or effective party would?
Posted by: blaster

GOPe is neither.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2025 07:19 AM (u82oZ)

160 Hakeem placed the race card - we will never let black history be erased. Demagogue.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 07:19 AM (NXz8h)

161 >I deleted Copilot off all my boxes. Maybe someday but for now, no. just no.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
---

I was gonna do that too, but when I went to Uninstall Programs at Control Panel, it didn't list Copilot as one of the programs I could uninstall

Posted by: Don Black at July 03, 2025 07:21 AM (AOsQT)

162 Alteria Pilgram

Is the number of protons and neutrons in the most common carbon atom different for the lived black experience? Or for left-handed Lithuanian lesbians?
Are these different numbers?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2025 07:22 AM (u82oZ)

163 "we will never let black history be erased."

So we can speak of the strengths of the traditional nuclear black family, and how this helped them to survive some of our ugliest times in our history, again?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 03, 2025 07:23 AM (a1415)

164 Back from my workout -- a shorter walk this am -- I've gotten cleaned up, and am having breakfast. I hope you all have a fine day today and all through this holiday weekend.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2025 07:23 AM (omVj0)

165 J.J. has arrived. Clear the track.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2025 07:23 AM (u82oZ)

166 "it didn't list Copilot as one of the programs I could uninstall"

Go to the "Apps" menu and delete it from there.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2025 07:23 AM (jjoN6)

167 No there aren't. There isn't a single person who's had good things to say about Windows 11.

Everyone? That is over the top. I like Windows 10, 11 - they do everything I need, it never crashes. It is a great product. Mac OS is just fine too, it does everything people need and it has equally loyal customers Come on, these are software tools and we use the ones we prefer. You hate Windows, OK, that is your prerogative. Knock yourself out.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 03, 2025 07:24 AM (NXz8h)

168 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

The answer to so many problems is intact families. Fathers and mothers. Yet we can not put policy in place.

Hope your family is thriving.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2025 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

169 Jeffries is talking about a single mom of four who only ate the crusts remaining from her children's plates for weeks while she sorted out her healthcare benefits and copays.

The crust of the crack rock is the best part!

Posted by: Crackhead Baby Momma In Jeffries District at July 03, 2025 07:41 AM (Mf1Jc)

170 Looking at a number of the rocky planets in our solar system you will see numerous very large craters on a planet killing level. Mars once had an atmosphere that supported liquid water.

There's not a lot of evidence that there are many bodies left in around on the size or energy that can do damage at this scale.

It might be that at one time our solar system passed though a "cosmic" debris field where things got very nasty for a long time until things settled down.

Some of the debris in the asteroid belt may very well be captured extraterrestrial stuff. Meteors have several different types depending on their chemical make up.

There was a decided lack of evidence that there was much in the way of extraterrestrial objects, space was supposed to be empty, yet we have now observed three in the last few years.

Posted by: pawn at July 03, 2025 07:49 AM (QB+5g)

171 33 re: Kathy G. Isn't that often the case? That sort of unhinged, irrational hatred does something real and horrible to those who wear it long enough.
Posted by: lizabth at July 03, 2025 05:20 AM (Jfw7U)

Yes!

Posted by: m at July 03, 2025 07:49 AM (aURVT)

172 153 Copilot: Son of Clippy
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2025 07:15 AM (/HVsR)

You can't spell Copilot without Clip!

Posted by: m at July 03, 2025 07:51 AM (aURVT)

173 Punctuated equilibrium? Rusty. The idea is the asteroid belt is a “seasonal” thing, if you count 90 million years give or take as seasonal.

A big rock will screw your planet up.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2025 08:28 AM (8OQ0R)

174 I’ve been told that a senior software engineer using AI can do the work of 6 entry level engineers

Posted by: SMOD at July 03, 2025 11:16 AM (GITLP)

175 And a senior software engineer not using AI can do the work of 10 entry level engineers.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at July 03, 2025 11:41 AM (2Insx)

176 Also Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S which means it will probably fit on a Switch 2 whenever Nintendo stop losing its marbles.

That may be a while.

Posted by: Voyager at July 03, 2025 01:42 PM (ClFA2)

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