Daily Tech News 5 September 2025

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Wikipedia is resilient because it is boring. (The Verge)

Except it's not.

We could better write this headline as Wikipedia is resilient only to the extent that it is boring because the moment something catches the attention of the politically motivated* they will burn it to the ground in a self-righteous frenzy.

The article goes on at length not to discuss resilience but dysfunction at every level of the organisation.

But it all comes down to one thing: At Wikipedia, Truth is controlled by the True Believers, and the safest bet for factual accuracy is political irrelevance.

* And yes, I mean communists.
Tech Note: Due to the archive sites I was using for sites that block adblockers instituting a "human identification" layer, I'm switching to recommending Brave in its place. It so far seems to cut neatly through the crap.

Tech News

Stripe is building a blockchain. (Tech Crunch)

Fuck, not another one.
One garbage collector to rule them all. (Fil-C)

This actually looks good if you are in need of a C/C++-oriented garbage collector which I am.
Vibe coding our way to disaster. (The Bug in Our Code)

Another warning on the painfully obvious pitfalls of the disastrously bad idea of "vibe coding".
Type checking is a symptom, not a solution. (Programming Simplicity)

Not only is that not true, but everything in the entire article is wrong.
Lenovo launched a whole lot of new products all at once, but none of them are particularly interesting.
Browsing your phone on the toilet can increase the risk of hemorrhoids. (Popular Science)

You're holding it wrong.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: I slept in a bed last night.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:31 AM (aURVT)

2 G'Day everyone TGIF

Posted by: Skip at September 05, 2025 04:32 AM (+qU29)

3 guten morgen, horde

Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 04:34 AM (TjZlm)

4 Morning all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 05, 2025 04:34 AM (BLOW1)

5 Wikipedia is resilient because it is boring. (The Verge)

=

https://archive.is/uyEjV

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:35 AM (aURVT)

6 Ungh. (Mornin' Horde.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 05, 2025 04:36 AM (O7YUW)

7 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 05, 2025 04:40 AM (NkASH)

8 Wokepedia

heh

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:40 AM (aURVT)

9 Oink!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 05, 2025 04:43 AM (aJQjq)

10 Thank you, Pixy!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:44 AM (aURVT)

11 Currently on a Lenovo Chromebook. Not particularly good or bad but cheap. Build quality is decent, has a full numerical key layout with the four essential keys at the top of the numbers. Also has an actual terminal. So I could download and install a Linux distro when I get tired of chrome as my browser.

Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 04:46 AM (TjZlm)

12 Source of strength. Christian devotional on 2nd Corinthians 4:1-15:

https://tinyurl.com/3ythbdw2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 04:46 AM (2GCMq)

13 In January, the Forward published slides from the Heritage Foundation, the think tank responsible for Project 2025, outlining a plan to reveal the identities of [Wikipedia] editors deemed antisemitic for adding information critical of Israel, a cudgel that the administration has wielded against academia. (Wikipedia article)

Well, in academia, authors sign their work.

Also, that's one heck of a slithering sentence.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:47 AM (aURVT)

14 11 a full numerical key layout with the four essential keys at the top of the numbers
Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 04:46 AM (TjZlm)

; )

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:48 AM (aURVT)

15 But the site has become a popular target for conservative media and influencers, some of whom now have positions in the Trump administration. (Wikipedia article)

Oh, the horror. Oh, oh, oh, the horror.

I THOUGHT IT WAS RESILIENT

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:50 AM (aURVT)

16 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at September 05, 2025 04:52 AM (AN2gy)

17

Good morning, good people, from the now Fall Adirondacks.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 05, 2025 04:52 AM (hKoQL)

18 Also, that's one heck of a slithering sentence.
Posted by: m

It does kind of ooze, don't it.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 05, 2025 04:54 AM (NkASH)

19 Urk!

Posted by: fluffy at September 05, 2025 04:54 AM (AN2gy)

20 PSA: Make sure you drop a few dollars into you Redneck Retirement Account today. The jackpot tonight is $1.7B, with a 'B'.

Posted by: RickZ at September 05, 2025 04:56 AM (gKDq2)

21 It has been fall weather here for months. Barely getting to the mid to upper 80s. My heater just kicked on as it has been in the low 50s and upper 40s.

Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 04:57 AM (TjZlm)

22 Here's a game:

- The "it" that is the very last word in this upcoming quoted sentence; to what does it refer?

"Like all facts, this one is established through witnesses, testimony, documents, and collective agreement about what counts as evidence — it is political, and as the propaganda machines of the 20th century showed, political power is perfectly capable of destroying it." [

And how long should a reader struggle to figure that out before giving up?

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:59 AM (aURVT)

23 22 Here's a game:

- The "it" that is the very last word in this upcoming quoted sentence; to what does it refer?

"Like all facts, this one is established through witnesses, testimony, documents, and collective agreement about what counts as evidence — it is political, and as the propaganda machines of the 20th century showed, political power is perfectly capable of destroying it." [

And how long should a reader struggle to figure that out before giving up?
Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:59 AM (aURVT)

The Stephen King novel, of course.

Duh.

Posted by: We All Float Down Here at September 05, 2025 05:01 AM (RIQol)

24 Here's a game:

The only way to win is not to play.

Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 05:01 AM (TjZlm)

25 The article just give and gives and gives:

- Furthermore, they will always be tempted to

Uh-oh, no one knows what "they" could possibly refer to!

I'll be moving on, now.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:04 AM (aURVT)

26 Boy from UK who likes trains is now qualified to drive one:

https://tinyurl.com/9kveppwm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 05:04 AM (2GCMq)

27 If I won a Billion we, all of us would have a week party
All expenses paid

Posted by: Skip at September 05, 2025 05:06 AM (+qU29)

28 - Furthermore, they will always be tempted to

Uh-oh, no one knows what "they" could possibly refer to!

The writers train of thought seems not to need rails.

Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 05:08 AM (TjZlm)

29 All these people worked on that Verge article. Jeez Louise.

by Josh Dzieza
Editor: Kevin Nguyen
Creative director: Kristen Radtke
Art director/designer: Cath Viginia
Developer: Graham MacAree
Copyeditor: Kallie Plagge
Factchecker: Tiên Nguyễn
Engagement editors: Esther Cohen & Tristan Cooper
Managing editor: Kara Verlaney
Editor-in-chief: Nilay Patel
Publisher: Helen Havlak

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:09 AM (aURVT)

30 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at September 05, 2025 05:10 AM (XQo4F)

31 Well, g'mornin all y'all.

Posted by: OkJohn at September 05, 2025 05:10 AM (NC/it)

32 Belated BOING!

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

33 I read some new poetry last night. Reading to an audience has an uncanny ability to tug on that one or two loose threads in the writing and performance that was never noticed until you have 50 pairs of eyeballs staring at you. It can also reveal when you are not the only one thinks a piece is rock solid. It is a useful exercise I have found.

The downside is I had to hear about the big upcoming show of their collected anti-Trump protest posters at some gallery down the street, suggesting I wouldn't be attending but it sure did sound "interesting", RESISTENCE in general, gaze at Gaza genocide buttons (Ukraine has been dumped down the memory hole it seems), and endure written pieces about this is the first day of the rest of your life, more or less, contrived rhymes, mumbling monotone readings, and from a one how it is that Trump is approximately Hitler. I came away thinking the number of loose threads they left on the floor was uncountable.

There are reasons why only do this a couple times a year anymore.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 05, 2025 05:14 AM (aJQjq)

34 >>>We could better write this headline as Wikipedia is resilient only to the extent that it is boring

This feature gets turned off in the archive.is version, I think, but in the version you linked to, the last word in the headline changes from "boring" to "biased" (and maybe back again? I was rolling my eyes at the time). Isn't that the cutest thing just the cutest I could just

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:17 AM (aURVT)

35 Read yesterday, a Illegal Trannie shot and killed a man who just took his very young son to school and on way home was photographing a Trannie spray painting on street his Propaganda, so Trannie shot and killed him.

Posted by: Skip at September 05, 2025 05:20 AM (+qU29)

36 Good morning, everyone! It's Friday so I am basically keeping my head down and finishing up any outstanding tasks within the first few hours.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 05:20 AM (RjOoY)

37 I think it was on Doug ross Substack
Anyway hitting the road
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at September 05, 2025 05:27 AM (+qU29)

38 24 Here's a game:

The only way to win is not to play.
Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 05:01 AM (TjZlm)

I think you're right. That's hard advice to take.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:27 AM (aURVT)

39 33 I read some new poetry last night.
...
The downside is ...
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 05, 2025 05:14 AM (aJQjq)

Drat. Pretty big downside.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:29 AM (aURVT)

40 Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 05, 2025 05:14 AM (aJQjq)

That's really interesting that you write poetry. How long have you been doing it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 05:29 AM (2GCMq)

41 from the ONT

201 https://tinyurl.com/ycxxx8zx
20 Posts for Sept 4 from. Doug Ross Substack
Posted by: Skip at September 04, 2025 11:46 PM (+qU29)

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:30 AM (aURVT)

42 Evening and morning to all the AoSHQ late toilers and early risers. It's Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished! What do you have planned for this evening and the weekend?

I dreamed some confusing scenario about being late to work after being out sick for a few days. My start time was apparently the evening shift, because the time was something like five p.m. The first thing I had to do was supervise my co-workers as they put out, as in extinguished, a stripe of fire (yes, actual fire) along the floor in the hallway and office. One of my team was a cute brunette girl in jeans and a white jersey who looked like . . . well, I won't say which "adult" star she resembled, but it was strange to see her there.

Melatonin, I sing thy praises!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:32 AM (omVj0)

43 And I'm awake earlier than I planned because the furry thugs decided to play "Keep, Keep Away" across the bed, and me. Damn felines.

I knew I didn't want two of them and I knew I didn't want kittens; a single older cat would have been perfect. Somehow I got seduced into adopting two five-month-olds. That was three years ago, so they are *still* healthy energetic little monsters.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:35 AM (omVj0)

44 Here's a game:

The only way to win is not to play.
Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 05:01 AM (TjZlm)

I think you're right. That's hard advice to take.

I read widely and sometimes deeply. When the material presented is interesting, I follow along. When the material is not interesting, I quit reading and move on. This practice evolved long ago and I have found little reason to change my actions.

Like poker, sometimes you just have to walk away.

Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 05:37 AM (TjZlm)

45 The Trannies are crazy. But then, that should "go without saying."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 05, 2025 05:38 AM (ZmEVT)

46 The Memes of Thursday: https://tinyurl.com/28d2fnac+

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 05:39 AM (ExV1e)

47 Lotteries are a stupidity tax.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 05, 2025 05:42 AM (ZmEVT)

48 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 05, 2025 05:42 AM (hoCmQ)

49 "I wish I'd bought more lottery tickets."

Posted by: The epitaph you'll never see at September 05, 2025 05:44 AM (XQo4F)

50 L

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 05, 2025 05:46 AM (hoCmQ)

51 50 L
Posted by: olddog in mo at September 05, 2025 05:46 AM (hoCmQ)

Ha!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:46 AM (aURVT)

52 LII

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:47 AM (aURVT)

53 I spent part of yesterday morning and evening updating two PC laptops. One is from 2020, the Win10 machine my office bought me (but which somehow never got recorded in inventory -- and it would be considered obsolete by now anyway). The other is a small model that was passed on to me by my first boss at my last job. It has an SSD instead of the older hard drive. Both got a careful scrub with the latest edition of CCleaner. Both got the latest version of Brave and had various apps removed from the startup routine. CCleaner does not need to run at startup, for example.

The newer machine thought the date was 11/08/23, and while it would run Brave, every site I visited before bringing the machine up to date would hit me with a security error, "This site is unsafe."

I'd prefer the newer machine, as it's faster, but the screen is smaller, so it's kind of a tossup. No, I did not update to Win11.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:48 AM (omVj0)

54 L
Posted by: olddog in mo at September 05, 2025 05:46 AM (hoCmQ)

Proving, I suppose, the theory that men sit around all day thinking about the Roman empire.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 05:48 AM (ExV1e)

55 The only way to win is not to play.
Posted by: clarence

Honestly, I only play it when it's high enough to be interesting. But I'm bowing out at this point even though the prize is pretty high.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 05:48 AM (RjOoY)

56 I knew I didn't want two of them and I knew I didn't want kittens; a single older cat would have been perfect. Somehow I got seduced into adopting two five-month-olds. That was three years ago, so they are *still* healthy energetic little monsters.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:35 AM (omVj0)

Kid asked yesterday why we didn't have a cat. I told her they eat expensive food, they have expensive doctors, and you can't take them on vacation without incurring extra charges. Once you grow up and get a place of your own, have at it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 05, 2025 05:49 AM (0eaVi)

57 Lotteries are a tax on people who are bad at math. But I've wasted $2 (or whatever a ticket costs), and more, on other things in my life. Instead of buying a $4.00 latte -- if you can find such a mythical beast -- you could put it on the Powerball. If you don't play, you will *certainly* never win.

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

58 56 Kid asked yesterday why we didn't have a cat. I told her they eat expensive food, they have expensive doctors, and you can't take them on vacation without incurring extra charges. Once you grow up and get a place of your own, have at it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 05, 2025 05:49 AM (0eaVi)

When I was very little, my dad had a no-cat rule and I was encouraged to go across the street to visit an older couple who had a cat (and butterscotch candies). Which was good for everybody.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:53 AM (aURVT)

59 I will occasionally buy a scratch off ticket. Last one I bought was a 3 dollar ticket. Won $500.00

Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 05:54 AM (mFSH6)

60 57 If you don't play, you will *certainly* never win.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:52 AM (omVj0)

24 The only way to win is not to play.
Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 05:01 AM (TjZlm)

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:54 AM (aURVT)

61 I knew I didn't want two of them and I knew I didn't want kittens; a single older cat would have been perfect. Somehow I got seduced into adopting two five-month-olds. That was three years ago, so they are *still* healthy energetic little monsters.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:35 AM (omVj0)

Kid asked yesterday why we didn't have a cat. I told her they eat expensive food, they have expensive doctors, and you can't take them on vacation without incurring extra charges. Once you grow up and get a place of your own, have at it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 05, 2025

***
Don't get me wrong, OE, I love them both and have always loved my cats. Somebody once said "I love my cats because I love my home, and little by little they have become its visible soul." (We'll leave aside the fact that the soul of this dump apt. complex is rotten, and just go with the core sentiment.) I can't imagine a home without a cat companion.

They just exasperate me now and then!

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

62 Shaquille O' Neill gives SUV to young wrestler so she won't miss another practice:

https://tinyurl.com/yck5jj95

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 05:55 AM (2GCMq)

63 I didn't want kittens but the mother that abandoned them in the bed of my truck had other ideas. They are going on 10 years old.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 05:58 AM (mFSH6)

64 When I was very little, my dad had a no-cat rule and I was encouraged to go across the street to visit an older couple who had a cat (and butterscotch candies). Which was good for everybody.
Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 05:53 AM (aURVT)

It's more of a "just scraping by" than "don't like cats."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 05, 2025 05:59 AM (0eaVi)

65 Until I was twelve, my mother -- who had grown up with cats and still had a portrait on a shelf of her favorite black cat, named after her brother -- couldn't get a cat or any larger pet. The lease forbade it, and she was sure the upstairs neighbors would squeal on us to the landlord. Once they moved and she checked out the new tenant, she adopted a cute orange shorthair kitten from a friend. He quickly became our buddy and the center of the household and taught me much about cats and their companionable qualities, which are enormous.

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

66 The best cats belong to other people.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 05, 2025 05:59 AM (XQo4F)

67 I play golf in search of that perfect round that I realistically know will never come. But the pursuit of it is fun.
I feel the same way about throwing a couple bucks down for a lottery ticket.

Posted by: Wally at September 05, 2025 06:00 AM (K8vz4)

68 Good morning, my peeps! I have a tech question which is entirely laughable, so I'll tell you right now that I won't mind at all if you laugh.

My 90-year-old dad has a PC running Windows 10, and he wants me to help him upgrade it to Windows 11. I . . . have no idea how to do that, as I have been a Mac girl for decades (mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa).

I know I could look it up, but I am dense, or so I've been told, so I thought I would ask you guys. Once you stop laughing, can you tell me what to do? I honestly don't know whether it means I have to buy new software, etc.

Thank you!

Posted by: bluebell at September 05, 2025 06:01 AM (P/Jb0)

69 Hello, bluebell!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:02 AM (aURVT)

70 Don't get me wrong, OE, I love them both and have always loved my cats. Somebody once said "I love my cats because I love my home, and little by little they have become its visible soul." (We'll leave aside the fact that the soul of this dump apt. complex is rotten, and just go with the core sentiment.) I can't imagine a home without a cat companion.

They just exasperate me now and then!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:55 AM (omVj0)

I'm not anti-cat, I'm not anti-dog. I've had both. The things you don't notice as a constantly dirty kid is how much animals make your house smell, and how much they can tear a place up. I'm too tired and don't want to deal with that any more. If a single, I might have a cat. Dogs are too much work. The good thing about cats is you can go on a couple day trip and when you return the cat looks at you like: "You were gone? I didn't notice."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 05, 2025 06:02 AM (0eaVi)

71 "I love my cats because I love my home, and little by little they have become its visible soul."

And they became that visible soul by shredding all the flesh which had surrounded it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 06:03 AM (ExV1e)

72 Hello, m!

Posted by: bluebell at September 05, 2025 06:03 AM (P/Jb0)

73 bluebell, fd can help.you with that if you would like.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 06:03 AM (mFSH6)

74 Trump is happy but he's not the only one smiling:

https://tinyurl.com/4afwtbhd

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 06:07 AM (lgmVC)

75 fin

Posted by: clarence at September 05, 2025 06:08 AM (TjZlm)

76 Hegseth is heaven-sent - and funny!

https://tinyurl.com/2wzck5ck

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 06:08 AM (lgmVC)

77 Why does you father want to upgrade? Stay at Win10.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 06:10 AM (lgmVC)

78 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Not slept, Caesar!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 05, 2025 06:10 AM (WvZaB)

79 The best way to cat is not to cat.

Posted by: WOPR at September 05, 2025 06:12 AM (czzj5)

80 I never would have changed from 8 if it hadn't been for my landline.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 06:13 AM (mFSH6)

81 I love all my kittehs, but I don't love having a herd of them. It had grown to 8. We are down to 4, but recently had to take the in-laws' dog.

We will always have a cat, but no young cats in our future.

Posted by: fluffy at September 05, 2025 06:13 AM (AN2gy)

82 mornin yall. Bluebell, if your dad's computer has not automatically received the free Win 11 update, then it may be that it cannot run Win 11 without some tweaks. There are ways to get Win 11 on a "unsupported" system if it is not too old. Do you have any idea of the age or model of the computer?

I can help you with that if you'd like. BH has my contact info.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:13 AM (vFG9F)

83 I adopted a cat when my wife and brother were alive. Now that I a "footloose and fancy free," she is cramping my travel plans.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 05, 2025 06:13 AM (ZmEVT)

84 For a while we were fostering Greyhounds. I had two cats and their approaches were different.

Mercutio would purr, rub up against the dogs and then walk underneath them. Oftentimes, the dogs were frozen in horror because they didn't know what to do.

Benvolio would walk up, punch them and then contemplate if they needed another one. He was good at making them be respectful of cats.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 06:16 AM (RjOoY)

85 "Why does you father want to upgrade? Stay at Win10.
Posted by: Biden's Dog"

Except for the support supposedly ending, Win 10 is not quite as suckctacular as 11.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:16 AM (vFG9F)

86 Why does you father want to upgrade? Stay at Win10.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 06:10 AM (lgmVC)
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He told me, but I don't remember exactly. I think something he needs access to will stop supporting Win 10 soon.

Posted by: bluebell at September 05, 2025 06:16 AM (P/Jb0)

87 I play golf in search of that perfect round that I realistically know will never come. But the pursuit of it is fun.
I feel the same way about throwing a couple bucks down for a lottery ticket.

Imagine having to birdie the last hole to win $1.7 billion.

Posted by: t-bird at September 05, 2025 06:17 AM (4x8X3)

88 Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 06:16 AM (RjOoY)
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Good cat names! At one time, I had cats named Iolanthe and Leonore.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 05, 2025 06:17 AM (WvZaB)

89 Imagine having to birdie the last hole to win $1.7 billion.
Posted by: t-bird at September 05, 2025 06:17 AM (4x8X3)
------------
For a hilarious story about a golfing competition, read George MacDonald Fraser's "MacAuslan in the Rough."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 05, 2025 06:20 AM (WvZaB)

90 My dad is 88 and dangerous with a computer. I wish I could lock that thing down tight, but he's my dad and he wants to retain some independence even if he does end up giving all his money to some guy in India.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

91 In local news, the EV plant that promised up to 7,500 jobs at $45 an hour and a 200-acre campus that included a factory, solar farm, and workforce housing is nearly bust after two years and no construction.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

92 My dad is 88 and dangerous with a computer. I wish I could lock that thing down tight, but he's my dad and he wants to retain some independence even if he does end up giving all his money to some guy in India.
Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:20 AM (vFG9F)
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I hear you! But they live in a retirement community and have to do everything by computer - meal reservations, etc. He's good about asking me when he gets something strange ever since he had a near miss a couple years ago when we were out of town. My daughter went right over and saved the day. Anyway, I'm on all their accounts now so if anything weird happens I'll get alerted.

Posted by: bluebell at September 05, 2025 06:25 AM (P/Jb0)

93 Except for the support supposedly ending, Win 10 is not quite as suckctacular as 11.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:16 AM (vFG9F)
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If you say so. Win 10 has been super stable on every PC I've used it on.

I will pay money for the MS support extension:

https://tinyurl.com/c3nx36kf

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 06:26 AM (lgmVC)

94 Good cat names! At one time, I had cats named Iolanthe and Leonore.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea

Can't claim that I named them. They belonged to a friend who moved into an apartment and the landlord said they had to be declawed. So that's how they ended up living with me.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 06:26 AM (RjOoY)

95 I wish I could lock that thing down tight, but he's my dad and he wants to retain some independence even if he does end up giving all his money to some guy in India.

I feel your pain. My dad has had the same problems and it's very tough teaching him to tell the scammers to fuck off. He's still in high trust mode. -:-|

Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 06:27 AM (RjOoY)

96 "Imola’s credibility issues are not confined to Georgia. The company previously pitched EV plants in Arkansas and Oklahoma that never broke ground due to changes in local administration land disputes, delays, or cancellations. Neither state has seen promised jobs materialize, however Henry said that wont be the case in Fort Valley."

Absolutely nothing has been done for two years except giving grants and tax incentives. This clown thinks there is going to be a pony under that pile.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:28 AM (vFG9F)

97 I can help you with that if you'd like. BH has my contact info.
Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:13 AM (vFG9F)
----/----

Ah, just saw this, thank you! I don't know if he got the free upgrade, perhaps he did and that's what triggered this. I am out of town but will see him next week and find out. Thank you! I will reach out to Ben Had for your contact info if I need it. Thank you so much.

Posted by: bluebell at September 05, 2025 06:30 AM (P/Jb0)

98 "I feel your pain. My dad has had the same problems and it's very tough teaching him to tell the scammers to fuck off. He's still in high trust mode. -:-|
Posted by: NR Pax "

I think some people lose their skepticism with age. No matter how many times I tell him not to trust people who call him out of the blue, he still takes the calls and interacts with them.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:31 AM (vFG9F)

99 I'd prefer the newer machine, as it's faster, but the screen is smaller, so it's kind of a tossup. No, I did not update to Win11.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:48 AM (omVj0)

You could always get an HDMI cable and hook it up to a TV or buy a 24” monitor for it.

You can get a decent LCD 24” 1080p monitor from $80 to $150 these days on Amazon.

The higher priced models have higher refresh rates, over 100hz, for gaming. A normal monitor at 60Hz is cheaper and is all you’ll need, I imagine.

The price goes up with screen type (OLED, Mini-LED), screen size (27” to 35”

, color gamut, and resolution (1440p or 2160p) after that.

For color, make sure a monitor has at least 100% of the sRGB color gamut to get a nice TV-like color and saturation experience. They’ll have that in the listing somewhere.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 06:31 AM (6ydKt)

100 100

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:31 AM (aURVT)

101 Taking the early morning opportunity to tell Pixy; glad you are getting better. Read you every, hmmm, morning when I get up and worried about you. Stay well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:32 AM (85azL)

102 In local news, the EV plant that promised up to 7,500 jobs at $45 an hour and a 200-acre campus that included a factory, solar farm, and workforce housing is nearly bust after two years and no construction.
Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

And no construction.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 06:33 AM (ExV1e)

103 Cat + air mattress = regular cost for new air mattresses.

Cat + waterbed = Recreation of the sinking of the titanic as experienced by those in steerage (for those living in the apartments below you.)

Cat + regular mattress = psycho kitty "running" upside down under the mattress at 3 am, every dang night - now featuring "Hairball Thursdays" as an optional special event.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 05, 2025 06:33 AM (O7YUW)

104 EVs are the car of the future.

Posted by: And always will be at September 05, 2025 06:34 AM (XQo4F)

105 We used to live in a "high trust" society. Old habits are hard to break.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 05, 2025 06:34 AM (ZmEVT)

106 If you say so. Win 10 has been super stable on every PC I've used it on.

I will pay money for the MS support extension:

https://tinyurl.com/c3nx36kf
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 06:26 AM (lgmVC)

I will not pay for the extension because you have to be logged into a MSoft account on your computer to get it. Fuck them.

I am going to switch to Linux. At the moment I'm trying to decide between Mint and Fedora KDE.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 06:35 AM (ExV1e)

107 I think some people lose their skepticism with age. No matter how many times I tell him not to trust people who call him out of the blue, he still takes the calls and interacts with them.
Posted by: fd

Frustrating as hell. And it's one of the reasons I hate living so far away from him.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 06:35 AM (RjOoY)

108 Roy Orbison, solid 50s rock. The best.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:36 AM (85azL)

109 104 EVs are the car of the future.
Posted by: And always will be at September 05, 2025 06:34 AM (XQo4F)

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:36 AM (aURVT)

110 I think some people lose their skepticism with age. No matter how many times I tell him not to trust people who call him out of the blue, he still takes the calls and interacts with them.
Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:31 AM (vFG9F)

Smart phones have a feature where you can have calls from numbers not in your address book not ring. Would that be a possibility for him? Out of sight, out of mind kinda thing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 06:37 AM (ExV1e)

111 We got my dad a laptop for Christmas 2023 that does run Win 11, so it won't be the end of the world if I can't do the upgrade, but he really prefers using the PC.

Posted by: bluebell at September 05, 2025 06:37 AM (P/Jb0)

112 108 Roy Orbison, solid 50s rock. The best.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:36 AM (85azL)
Still bringing the best even after the final curtain.

Posted by: Eromero at September 05, 2025 06:38 AM (jgmnb)

113 I'd prefer the newer machine, as it's faster, but the screen is smaller, so it's kind of a tossup. No, I did not update to Win11.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 05:48 AM (omVj0)

You could always get an HDMI cable and hook it up to a TV or buy a 24” monitor for it.

You can get a decent LCD 24” 1080p monitor from $80 to $150 these days on Amazon.Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 06:31 AM (6ydKt)
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Or, alternatively, wait until some college kid at Tulane is leaving his apartment and throwing away his monitor. Free is pretty much the best price.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 05, 2025 06:39 AM (31rQ7)

114 103 Cat + air mattress = regular cost for new air mattresses.

Cat + waterbed = Recreation of the sinking of the titanic as experienced by those in steerage (for those living in the apartments below you.)

Cat + regular mattress = psycho kitty "running" upside down under the mattress at 3 am, every dang night - now featuring "Hairball Thursdays" as an optional special event.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 05, 2025 06:33 AM (O7YUW)

psycho kitty, qu'est-ce que c'est?

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:40 AM (aURVT)

115 Byeee...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 05, 2025 06:40 AM (WvZaB)

116 Pixy always chooses interesting and good music. Thanks for the Roy Orbison!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 05, 2025 06:40 AM (31rQ7)

117 >>>I will not pay for the extension because you have to be logged into a MSoft account on your computer to get it. Fuck them.

I am going to switch to Linux. At the moment I'm trying to decide between Mint and Fedora KDE.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
---------------------

Why on earth would one allow a corporate menace full access to their computer let along pay them for it?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:40 AM (85azL)

118 Crisis averted!

My cat Jasmine came very close to throwing up in one of my boots.

Fortunately, I saw the signs of her getting ready to hurl and moved her out of the way.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 05, 2025 06:42 AM (IBQGV)

119 118 Crisis averted!

My cat Jasmine came very close to throwing up in one of my boots.

Fortunately, I saw the signs of her getting ready to hurl and moved her out of the way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 05, 2025 06:42 AM (IBQGV)

Good kitty!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:43 AM (aURVT)

120 "Smart phones have a feature where you can have calls from numbers not in your address book not ring. Would that be a possibility for him? Out of sight, out of mind kinda thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic"

Maybe but he's not going to put in the phone numbers of everyone who might call him.

I might do that though, once I can finally completely retire.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:43 AM (vFG9F)

121 >>>Fuck, not another one.

Language!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:44 AM (aURVT)

122 118 Crisis averted!

My cat Jasmine came very close to throwing up in one of my boots.

Fortunately, I saw the signs of her getting ready to hurl and moved her out of the way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 05, 2025 06:42 AM (IBQGV
‘Well, see if I make anything for you again!’
- Jasmine

Posted by: Eromero at September 05, 2025 06:45 AM (jgmnb)

123 In local news, the EV plant that promised up to 7,500 jobs at $45 an hour and a 200-acre campus that included a factory, solar farm, and workforce housing is nearly bust after two years and no construction.
Posted by: fd

"From The People Who Brought You Solyndra!"

Posted by: t-bird at September 05, 2025 06:46 AM (4x8X3)

124 I can also poop in a box.

Posted by: Jasmine at September 05, 2025 06:47 AM (XQo4F)

125 Greetings from the Carolinas.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at September 05, 2025 06:49 AM (TIRHP)

126 124 I can also poop in a box.
Posted by: Jasmine at September 05, 2025 06:47 AM (XQo4F)

... any box at all! Ooh, look, there's one ... that looks like a ... laundry hamper?

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:49 AM (aURVT)

127 $45 an hour and a 200-acre campus that included a factory, solar farm, and workforce housing is nearly bust after two years and no construction.
Posted by: fd

"From The People Who Brought You Solyndra!"
Posted by: t-bird at September 05, 2025 06:46 AM (4x8X3)

Im sure there are a few people that did very well in that scheme

Posted by: A dude in MI at September 05, 2025 06:49 AM (/6GbT)

128 Maybe but he's not going to put in the phone numbers of everyone who might call him.

I might do that though, once I can finally completely retire.
Posted by: fd
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You can do it now. Make a paper list of all his contacts and that info.
Then make opportunity to access his phone and start filling up his contact list. Soon his contacts will be complete. If it's an iPhone you can put the contacts into the cloud in case he accidentally loses them. Then cut off all those other calls.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:51 AM (85azL)

129 Maybe but he's not going to put in the phone numbers of everyone who might call him.

I might do that though, once I can finally completely retire.
Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 06:43 AM (vFG9F)
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If he has Verizon, they have a free call filter that does this - you just have to turn it on. There are degrees of filtering you can adjust. I've found it to be extremely effective. I'm sure other services must have something similar.

You do have to download the free app. It's called Verizon Call Filter.

Posted by: bluebell at September 05, 2025 06:51 AM (P/Jb0)

130 Or, alternatively, wait until some college kid at Tulane is leaving his apartment and throwing away his monitor. Free is pretty much the best price.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 05, 2025 06:39 AM (31rQ7)

Yeah, that’ll work, too, if you can swing it.

If the kid is a gamer, I doubt they’d give up their 180Hz, $$$ gaming monitors though, and most kids are these days, at least boys are anyhow.

Could be Goodwill has some monitors, pawn shops, or a computer repair shop might have some leftovers, if you want to go the used route.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 06:51 AM (6ydKt)

131 Posted by: Jasmine at September 05, 2025 06:47 AM (XQo4F)

All I can think of when I read that name is that grifting Texas politician who uses a fake ghetto accent.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 06:51 AM (2GCMq)

132 Fortunately, I saw the signs of her getting ready to hurl and moved her out of the way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

One day, I heard Benvolio howling which was a herald that everything in his stomach was about to be expelled. I made it upstairs, found him, grabbed him and pointed his head at the toilet.

A few seconds later, he choked everything down and glared balefully at me for interrupting the sacred cat ritual of violating a carpet.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 05, 2025 06:52 AM (RjOoY)

133 Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning !

Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 06:52 AM (mFSH6)

134 But I can't poop in a box.

Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at September 05, 2025 06:54 AM (XQo4F)

135 Type checking is a symptom, not a solution. (Programming Simplicity)

Not only is that not true, but everything in the entire article is wrong.

Without reading the article, the author is obviously a JavaScript apologist. JavaScript aficionados love not having to worry about type checking because of all the "flexibility" it allows. Which is nice until your code gets turned into a pretzel because of it, or worse, a Moebius strip.

Posted by: Farquad at September 05, 2025 06:55 AM (uALCb)

136 Mother had cats.
Bought an automatic litter box at Wally's. They poop in the box, when they leave the box a rake automatically rakes the litter moving it to a container at the end of the litter box. The lid opens, poop goes in, lid shuts and rake goes back in place.
The cats like to watch it work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:55 AM (85azL)

137 In my mind I'm going to Carolina.

Posted by: Taylor, James at September 05, 2025 06:55 AM (XQo4F)

138 Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at September 05, 2025 06:54 AM (XQo4F)

You probably could and would if somebody would pay you big sums of money for that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 06:55 AM (2GCMq)

139 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 05, 2025 06:56 AM (ppG5b)

140 Sweet Caroline

--Neil Diamond

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:56 AM (aURVT)

141 131 Posted by: Jasmine at September 05, 2025 06:47 AM (XQo4F)

All I can think of when I read that name is that grifting Texas politician who uses a fake ghetto accent.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
----------------------

Rumor has it that since the probability of her losing her current job due to redistricting she will run for president in '28.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:57 AM (85azL)

142 133 Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning !
Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 06:52 AM (mFSH6)

93% humidity.
But it’s only 67 degrees out, so the humidity isn’t so much of a factor this morning.

Supposed to get to around 90 today.
We are having a period of Spring/Fall like weather here in September this year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 06:58 AM (6ydKt)

143 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:57 AM (85azL)

Oh, good. I'll really look forward to that 😕

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 06:58 AM (2GCMq)

144 Carolina in the Pines.

Posted by: Michael Murphey at September 05, 2025 06:58 AM (XQo4F)

145 Good morning, Sunshine!

- Another warning on the painfully obvious pitfalls of the disastrously bad idea of "vibe coding".

- Not only is that not true, but everything in the entire article is wrong.

- You're holding it wrong.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 06:59 AM (aURVT)

146 Carolina in the morning but Georgia's on my mind.

Randy reprobate.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 07:01 AM (mFSH6)

147 144 Carolina in the Pines.
Posted by: Michael Murphey at September 05, 2025 06:58 AM (XQo4F)

Nice!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:01 AM (aURVT)

148 Stars fell on me.

Posted by: Alabama at September 05, 2025 07:02 AM (XQo4F)

149 Story by Whitey Ford
"The White Sox came into Yankee Stadium in ’59 and I was pitching against them. I took my 8 warm up pitches, they played the National Anthem.

Up comes Louie Aparicio. First pitch I throw to him he bunts down third, beats it out. One pitch, man on first.
Nellie Fox gets up. First pitch, double down the left field line. Two pitches, second and third.

Minnie Minoso, I threw him a really good curveball, but it hit him in the kneecap. So he walks down to first.

Now I’ve thrown three pitches. Bases are loaded and up comes Ted Kluszewski…First pitch high fastball, off the right-centerfield wall. Three runs score. I’ve thrown four pitches.

Manager Casey Stengel comes out to the mound. Yogi doesn’t want to miss that, so he hustles out there.

And Casey says to Yogi, ‘Does Ford have anything tonight?’.
And Yogi says, ‘How the hell do I know? I haven’t caught a pitch yet.'"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:02 AM (85azL)

150 It’s just too bad James Taylor was singing about the other Carolina in that song.

His Dad taught at UNC-Chapel Hill, so he lived in NC as a kid.

So he means the Tarheel version of Carolina, not the original, boma fide, version to the south.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:04 AM (6ydKt)

151
Good morning, Hordians.

Everyone arrived safely yesterday afternoon and I'm trying to deal with five house dogs. It should just be three (Dot, Diana and The Big Dummy) but it turned out on the trip Rosalind will be our guest for a while.

And Puff is in season, banished to a crate in the laundry room while TBD has a cave in the entrance way, as far away as possible. Luckily, I'm told his sex drive is low, but the logistics of handling all these idiots is something else.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:05 AM (kkTda)

152 For the "Tech Note," which browser are you no longer recommending? Sorry if this has been answered upstream I'm on my tiny laptop which does not make gathering information effective.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 05, 2025 07:08 AM (XLEKh)

153 148 Stars fell on me.
Posted by: Alabama
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A lot of drama?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:08 AM (85azL)

154 Crisis averted!

My cat Jasmine came very close to throwing up in one of my boots.

Fortunately, I saw the signs of her getting ready to hurl and moved her out of the way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 05, 2025 06:42 AM (IBQGV)

What are you talking about?! That's a sign of love!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 05, 2025 07:09 AM (0eaVi)

155 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:05 AM (kkTda)

Glad they all arrived safely. Sorry you have to play gatekeeper.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 07:09 AM (2GCMq)

156 "Stars fell on me.
Posted by: Alabama"

Sorry.

Posted by: Lena Dunham at September 05, 2025 07:10 AM (vFG9F)

157 Good morning good people

Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad at September 05, 2025 07:10 AM (1GA30)

158 148 Stars fell on me.
Posted by: Alabama
###

Pfffft...
Let us know when they name a Broadway musical about you.

Posted by: Oklahoma at September 05, 2025 07:10 AM (XQo4F)

159 ‘Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina im the morning…’

Posted by: Eromero at September 05, 2025 07:11 AM (jgmnb)

160 153 148 Stars fell on me.
Posted by: Alabama
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A lot of drama?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:08 AM (85azL)

Drama *Queen*

--everybody else in the SEC

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:13 AM (aURVT)

161 The Hyundai EV plant near Savannah got raided by ICE yesterday. Not a good day for EVs in Georgia. The Rivian project near Atlanta is stalled too. Thanks a lot, Governor Kemp.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 07:13 AM (vFG9F)

162 And Puff is in season, banished to a crate in the laundry room while TBD has a cave in the entrance way, as far away as possible. Luckily, I'm told his sex drive is low, but the logistics of handling all these idiots is something else.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:05 AM (kkTda)

The Big Dummy might surprise you with how he can figure out a way to carry on the family line.

Getting a piece is about 90% of the reason males develop their IQs.

He might turn into a complete genius if you just let him hang out with Puff for a few days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:14 AM (6ydKt)

163 93% humidity.
But it’s only 67 degrees out, so the humidity isn’t so much of a factor this morning.

Supposed to get to around 90 today.
We are having a period of Spring/Fall like weather here in September this year.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 06:58 AM (6ydKt)

Howdy neighbor.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 05, 2025 07:14 AM (B71ZT)

164 "There is nothing finer than being in your diner."

https://youtu.be/Bz0YTLOtRTs

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at September 05, 2025 07:15 AM (XQo4F)

165 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 05, 2025 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

166
And stars fell on Alabama last night.

I never planned in my imagination
A situation so heavenly.
A fairy land where no one else could enter

My heart beat like a hammer.
And stars fell on Alabama last night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:16 AM (85azL)

167 Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad at September 05, 2025 07:10 AM (1GA30)

How are you feeling, Grammie?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 07:17 AM (2GCMq)

168 "Over 1,000 HHS Employees Sign Letter Demanding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Resign"

Now he knows who to fire.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 07:17 AM (vFG9F)

169 148 Stars fell on me.
Posted by: Alabama
--------------------------

A lot of things fell last weekend.

Posted by: The FSU Seminoles at September 05, 2025 07:18 AM (XQo4F)

170 Six million Americans in the labor force are looking for jobs.
Many are waiting for the illegals to be vacated.
If they were added to our unemployment rate it would be 8%.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:18 AM (85azL)

171 Hi Fen. Not too. Bad considering.trying to get discharged to daughters house

Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad at September 05, 2025 07:18 AM (1GA30)

172
Getting a piece is about 90% of the reason males develop their IQs.

He might turn into a complete genius if you just let him hang out with Puff for a few days.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:14 AM (6ydKt)

His great-great-grandfather Titan had the nickname "The Love Dog". He always wanted some. He was quite intelligent as well. For a Borzoi male, that is.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:18 AM (kkTda)

173 152 For the "Tech Note," which browser are you no longer recommending? Sorry if this has been answered upstream I'm on my tiny laptop which does not make gathering information effective.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 05, 2025 07:08 AM (XLEKh

Tech Note: Due to the archive sites I was using for sites that block adblockers instituting a "human identification" layer, I'm switching to recommending Brave in its place. It so far seems to cut neatly through the crap.

Pixy just means that because the archive sites he is using are putting up hurdles with browsers using ad-blockers, that you should use Brave browser to view those sites because Brave is getting through with out a lot of hassles or waiting on the “Bot Detectors” to do their thing, which sometimes doesn’t work and you’re just sitting there waiting while nothing is happening.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:19 AM (6ydKt)

174 Morning peeps

It's a lot like fall here in KY... has been for about a week, maybe 10 days. Stuff around here is taking on the dull, browns and yellows usually not seen until early October.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 05, 2025 07:20 AM (Q4IgG)

175 That number of Americans not in the labor force spiked to ten million in 2020.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:20 AM (85azL)

176 "My heart beat like a hammer.
And stars fell on Alabama last night."

I recorded a rendition of that.

Posted by: James William Buffett at September 05, 2025 07:20 AM (XQo4F)

177
Pixy just means that because the archive sites he is using are putting up hurdles with browsers using ad-blockers, that you should use Brave browser to view those sites because Brave is getting through with out a lot of hassles or waiting on the “Bot Detectors” to do their thing, which sometimes doesn’t work and you’re just sitting there waiting while nothing is happening.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:19 AM (6ydKt)

Well, that's reassuring.

Wait, what?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:20 AM (kkTda)

178 Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad at September 05, 2025 07:18 AM (1GA30)

Well, I hope you are able to do that. It's sounds like she'll look after you.

Prayers continue.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 05, 2025 07:21 AM (2GCMq)

179 I slept in a bed last night.
I hope it was a comfortable one, Pixy.

Posted by: GWB at September 05, 2025 07:22 AM (RTQn+)

180 Read that G00Gle owns CHATBOT and is using it to train it's AI devices, mapping and driving.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:22 AM (85azL)

181 Thanks Fen. Yes, she is my bulldog nurse.

Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad at September 05, 2025 07:22 AM (1GA30)

182 {{{Grammie Wingers' ipad}}}

Prayers ascending. May your wishes become reality.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 05, 2025 07:23 AM (u82oZ)

183 His great-great-grandfather Titan had the nickname "The Love Dog". He always wanted some. He was quite intelligent as well. For a Borzoi male, that is.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:18 AM (kkTda)

See, TBD has it in him.
You just gotta find a way to release the Kraken.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:24 AM (6ydKt)

184 Carolina in the morning but Georgia's on my mind.

Randy reprobate.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025

***
Leaving Loozy-ana in the broad daylight

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 07:24 AM (omVj0)

185 I will not pay for the extension because you have to be logged into a MSoft account on your computer to get it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 06:35 AM (ExV1e)
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Didn't realize that. Not going there. Win11 upgrade here I come!

And, yes, I see Linux somewhere in my not too distant future.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 07:24 AM (lgmVC)

186 Thank you Salty

Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad at September 05, 2025 07:24 AM (1GA30)

187 Read that G00Gle owns CHATBOT and is using it to train it's AI devices, mapping and driving.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:22 AM (85azL)

Using AndroidAuto for navigation:

Turn left at the next intersection, Nazi.
Continue straight for 10 miles, Oppressor.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:25 AM (ExV1e)

188 Well, that's reassuring.

Wait, what?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:20 AM (kkTda)

Shorter version:

Use Brave Browser, because it seems to plow through any obstacles with gusto.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:25 AM (6ydKt)

189 @173 Thank you, that makes sense. Brave does seem to do a lot of stuff better than most browsers. Never had YT say "AdBlockers violate the spirit of the internet, which is now a marketing device" or however they word it.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 05, 2025 07:25 AM (XLEKh)

190 Bought an automatic litter box at Wally's. They poop in the box, when they leave the box a rake automatically rakes the litter moving it to a container at the end of the litter box. The lid opens, poop goes in, lid shuts and rake goes back in place.
The cats like to watch it work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 06:55 AM (85azL)
----
As nifty as they are, all mechanical devices are prone to failure over time. One of my coworkers has an expensive $800 automatic litter box. It's broken down more than once.

I'll stick with the old manual scoop, which really only has one point of failure. They are cheap and easy to replace, though.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 05, 2025 07:26 AM (7fElN)

191 Watching clips of RFK Jr on Capitol Hill yesterday, just reminds me how despicable the Senate of the United States truly is

related: in Congress, they do not hold hearings. They hold ravings.

These are truly awful people.

Posted by: Don Black. Message: Yes, it's true at September 05, 2025 07:26 AM (AOsQT)

192 Wickedpedia is asshoe.

Posted by: Encyclopedia Britannica at September 05, 2025 07:26 AM (OU3xT)

193 Didn't realize that. Not going there. Win11 upgrade here I come!

And, yes, I see Linux somewhere in my not too distant future.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 07:24 AM (lgmVC)

Unless you jump through some hoops, Win11 requires you to log into a MSoft account to install. Also, I've heard that they throw ads on your desktop. I can't corroborate that but I've heard people complain about it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:27 AM (ExV1e)

194 187 Using AndroidAuto for navigation:

Turn left at the next intersection, Nazi.
Continue straight for 10 miles, Oppressor.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:25 AM (ExV1e)

Ha!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:27 AM (aURVT)

195 >>>Not too. Bad considering.trying to get discharged to daughters house
Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad
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How late we learn of these things. (what ever happened?) Praying that things get better and you get your discharge.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:27 AM (85azL)

196 Sure, I could buy a larger monitor to connect to the PC laptop . . . but I want to use it as a laptop. Might be a little awkward to lug a 24" monitor to a coffee shop!

For larger I have the Mac desktop, and for utterly reliable and unfussy, I have this MacBook Air.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 05, 2025 07:28 AM (omVj0)

197 Grammie Wingers' ipad

Prayers ascending for the Rev as well.

May you two lovebirds continue to support each other and thrive.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 05, 2025 07:29 AM (u82oZ)

198 176 "My heart beat like a hammer.
And stars fell on Alabama last night."

I recorded a rendition of that.
Posted by: James William Buffett at September 05, 2025 07:20 AM (XQo4F)

A very nice one.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:29 AM (aURVT)

199 Use Brave Browser, because it seems to plow through any obstacles with gusto.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:25 AM (6ydKt)

I was looking at browsers on Linux and Brave had about 18% '1' star ratings. Most of their complaints were that the CEO was a homophobe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:29 AM (ExV1e)

200 200

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:29 AM (aURVT)

201 Using AndroidAuto for navigation?

You're welcome.

Posted by: The Patriarchy at September 05, 2025 07:29 AM (XQo4F)

202 I'll stick with the old manual scoop, which really only has one point of failure. They are cheap and easy to replace, though.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 05, 2025

***
We're working on that!

Posted by: Petco & PetSmart at September 05, 2025 07:30 AM (omVj0)

203 Wolfus Aurelius,

Got all the Love over Gold ads here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaXlwrtepq0

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 05, 2025 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

204 Thanks Braenyard.

Posted by: Grammie Wingers' ipad at September 05, 2025 07:31 AM (1GA30)

205 Unless you jump through some hoops, Win11 requires you to log into a MSoft account to install. Also, I've heard that they throw ads on your desktop. I can't corroborate that but I've heard people complain about it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:27 AM (ExV1e)

You can still setup a local account on Win11, it’s a series of terminal commands you have to enter at Setup to do it, but I did it that way when I installed on mine.

Problem was I found out later, Incouldnt do WiFi file sharing over a network unless the PC was logged in through a Microsoft account, so I had to do it anyhow.

There are probably ways to get around that, too, but I just gave up and let Microsoft back in to make it easier on myself.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:31 AM (6ydKt)

206 >>>These are truly awful people.
Posted by: Don Black. Message:
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and stupid and ignorant.
These people make laws that control our healthcare (no wonder we're sick), our interactions with each other and the world.
Mercy, we're lucky to be alive.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:31 AM (85azL)

207 "Unless you jump through some hoops, Win11 requires you to log into a MSoft account to install. "

The key to installing Win 11 without a Microsquat account is DO NOT connect to a network during the setup process. This will allow you to setup a local account. Once the local account is setup you can connect and do the updates and stuff.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 07:32 AM (vFG9F)

208 tech thread seems apropos for this - new client wants me to work in Canva

first I was insulted, but used to use it happily for site schematics (and it was great for working with a team) so went along. (I have Adobe and Affinity suites I normally use)

IT IS AMAZING. holy hell! it's slow as molasses. but it does so much! I think I'm moving all my SM work to Canva. just too easy to use, it's almost fun!

Posted by: Black Orchid at September 05, 2025 07:32 AM (Pv3Rg)

209 m, wanna throw out some lottery numbers? You're on a roll this morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 07:33 AM (mFSH6)

210
These are truly awful people.
Posted by: Don Black. Message: Yes, it's true at September 05, 2025 07:26 AM (AOsQT)

Did Fauxahontas do bird hands? She seems the type.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 05, 2025 07:34 AM (kkTda)

211 how about them iggles

I am so tired

Posted by: Black Orchid at September 05, 2025 07:34 AM (Pv3Rg)

212 209 m, wanna throw out some lottery numbers? You're on a roll this morning.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 05, 2025 07:33 AM (mFSH6)

heh
I'll crash and burn, here, in a bit.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:35 AM (aURVT)

213 If I weren't retiring, I might have broken down and installed Win11. As it is, though...

I don't want Copilot on my PC and I don't want to continually have to fight my OS to keep it off.

I don't want Recall on my PC and I don't want to continually have to fight my OS to keep it off.

I want to be able to configure my desktop in the manner in which I want to be able to configure my desktop but the Windows team has decided to become MacOS in that regard.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:36 AM (ExV1e)

214 >>>196 Sure, I could buy a larger monitor to connect to the PC laptop . . . but I want to use it as a laptop. Might be a little awkward to lug a 24" monitor to a coffee shop!
------------------

It's so easy even I can do it.
Just unplug it. The computer will recognize that the monitor is not there and revert to its own screen. Monitor at home, LapTop at the coffee shop.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:36 AM (85azL)

215 She went apeshit when RFK Jr reminded her of the $855,000 she has taken from Big Pill donors

Posted by: Don Black. Message: Yes, it's true at September 05, 2025 07:37 AM (AOsQT)

216 I was looking at browsers on Linux and Brave had about 18% '1' star ratings. Most of their complaints were that the CEO was a homophobe.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:29 AM (ExV1e)

So if he was gay, the rating would be 98%?
These people,…

I use Brave on my iPad and iPhone.

Haven’t used it on my PC, because I’m still using Waterfox, and they just updated that with a snazzier look and added features.

A lot of new security and blocking features built-in.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:38 AM (6ydKt)

217 "She went apeshit when RFK Jr reminded her of the $855,000 she has taken from Big Pill donors
Posted by: Don Black"

Good thing he didn't throw out the real figure of 1.2 million.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 07:38 AM (vFG9F)

218 22 Here's a game:

- The "it" that is the very last word in this upcoming quoted sentence; to what does it refer?

"Like all facts...political power is perfectly capable of destroying it."

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:59 AM

It is a "fact" not named in the paragraph. The scare quotes are because facts are truthful and truth is durable, so the gist of the paragraph is wrong.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at September 05, 2025 07:38 AM (VmDLh)

219 I'm gonna step away from the computer for a minute so JJ will get here.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:39 AM (ExV1e)

220 214 >>>196 Sure, I could buy a larger monitor to connect to the PC laptop . . . but I want to use it as a laptop. Might be a little awkward to lug a 24" monitor to a coffee shop!
------------------

It's so easy even I can do it.
Just unplug it. The computer will recognize that the monitor is not there and revert to its own screen. Monitor at home, LapTop at the coffee shop.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:36 AM (85azL)

All true.
A lot of people do that so they only really need one computer to do everything.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 05, 2025 07:40 AM (6ydKt)

221 214 >>>196 Sure, I could buy a larger monitor to connect to the PC laptop . . . but I want to use it as a laptop. Might be a little awkward to lug a 24" monitor to a coffee shop!
------------------

It's so easy even I can do it.
Just unplug it. The computer will recognize that the monitor is not there and revert to its own screen. Monitor at home, LapTop at the coffee shop.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:36 AM (85azL)

Thank you! I freeze up at doing this. And you're right. I have to make a sketch of "this plug goes into this; and this plug goes into this" but that's o.k.!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:40 AM (aURVT)

222 where is the twirl

Posted by: Don Black. Message: Yes, it's true at September 05, 2025 07:41 AM (AOsQT)

223
JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 05, 2025 07:41 AM (gbOdA)

224 Huh. Warren's total contributions in just 2020:

Health Professionals $2,366,613
Hospitals and Nursing Homes $1,600,888
Miscellaneous Health Industries $644,499
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $625,580

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 07:42 AM (vFG9F)

225 Who still uses Wikipedia? I haven't used it in years. Irrelevancy. It's a B***h. And I'm happy to dance on the grave.

Posted by: David at September 05, 2025 07:42 AM (OKFm5)

226 161 The Hyundai EV plant near Savannah got raided by ICE yesterday. Not a good day for EVs in Georgia. The Rivian project near Atlanta is stalled too. Thanks a lot, Governor Kemp.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 07:13 AM (vFG9F)

I had no idea there was a Rivian plant in Atlanta. That explains why I saw so many Rivians on the road the last time I was in Atlanta. Made me scratch my head.

Posted by: Farquad at September 05, 2025 07:42 AM (uALCb)

227
hey

JJ is here

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 05, 2025 07:42 AM (gbOdA)

228 218 22 Here's a game:

- The "it" that is the very last word in this upcoming quoted sentence; to what does it refer?

"Like all facts...political power is perfectly capable of destroying it."

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 04:59 AM

It is a "fact" not named in the paragraph. The scare quotes are because facts are truthful and truth is durable, so the gist of the paragraph is wrong.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at September 05, 2025 07:38 AM (VmDLh)

Yep!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:43 AM (aURVT)

229 "I had no idea there was a Rivian plant in Atlanta. That explains why I saw so many Rivians on the road the last time I was in Atlanta. Made me scratch my head.
Posted by: Farquad "

There's not. They got big subsidies to build a plant which has not happened.

Posted by: fd at September 05, 2025 07:44 AM (vFG9F)

230 Don Black. Message: Yes, it's true

Two Friday's in a row with no twirl.

Status: Concerned.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 05, 2025 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

231 Win11 upgrade here I come!

And, yes, I see Linux somewhere in my not too distant future.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 05, 2025 07:24 AM (lgmVC)

Win11 will also try to make you create a M$ account. They all do, with various ability to work around it. I'm going to install a dual boot on my latest laptop for Linux. Ugh.

Posted by: GWB at September 05, 2025 07:47 AM (RTQn+)

232 Rosasharn! Come back!

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:48 AM (aURVT)

233 I bought an ANKER (good brand), USB C/USB Hub Multiport Adapter, https://tinyurl.com/28z9uzyc and plugged in my mouse, keyboard and external HD to it. When using it at home all that was necessary was plugging in the Hub, the power, and the monitor.
Easy peasy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:50 AM (85azL)

234 I can't corroborate that but I've heard people complain about it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 05, 2025 07:27 AM (ExV1e)

There's a point in the install where you can tell it to not target you with ads and such. On that (and then go check it in settings) turn off EVERYTHING. Tell them basically "No, I don't want you watching what I'm doing or checking my 'telemetry' or anything else. GO AWAY."

Posted by: GWB at September 05, 2025 07:50 AM (RTQn+)

235 Oh, get a Hub that has its own power supply. You don't want to pull from your LapTop.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:51 AM (85azL)

236 >>>"No, I don't want you watching what I'm doing or checking my 'telemetry' or anything else. GO AWAY."
Posted by: GWB
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I don't trust them. They will tell you it's not happening and ghost you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:53 AM (85azL)

237 233 I bought an ANKER (good brand), USB C/USB Hub Multiport Adapter, https://tinyurl.com/28z9uzyc and plugged in my mouse, keyboard and external HD to it. When using it at home all that was necessary was plugging in the Hub, the power, and the monitor.
Easy peasy.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 05, 2025 07:50 AM (85azL)

Hmm.
Will ponder.

Posted by: m at September 05, 2025 07:58 AM (aURVT)

238 On Thursday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan announced that a new customer had placed a $10 billion order for AI chips. While Tan did not disclose the customer's identity, FT sources confirmed it was OpenAI, noting that the new chips are scheduled to ship in 2026.

The market reaction in premarket trading sent Broadcom shares in New York up by more than 9%.

Posted by: SMOD at September 05, 2025 10:15 AM (RHGPo)

239 the author at 2nd city cop has been recommending brave browser for many many years.

Posted by: cmeat at September 05, 2025 03:10 PM (LgQ89)

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