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Daily Tech News 18 September 2025
Top Story
- Chinese AI DeepSeek not only writes insecure code - of course it does, they all do - it selectively writes more insecure code if it thinks you are associated with one of the Chinese Communist Party's long list of enemies. (Washington Post / MSN)
Also if you're trying to write code for industrial control systems.
But if you're a citizen of Taiwan or Tibet or a member of the Falun Gong, and you tell it you're writing a monitoring system for a nuclear reactor, it's going to have a field day.
(Go away, Bing. Yes, I did search for an non-paywalled version that WaPo article, but now just go away.)
Tech News
- Asus gaming laptops have been broken for four years. (GitHub)
Uh. I'm typing this on an Asus laptop less than four years old. Not sure if it's considered a gaming laptop as it has no dedicated GPU. The same bug does affect ROG, TUF, and Zephyrus models, and symptoms were reported starting in 2021.
Anyway, on a regular schedule, every 30, 45, or 60 seconds depending on model, an interrupt fires off a BIOS ACPI call that in turn includes a sleep() call, something that would get a programmer shot, hung, drawn, and quartered back in the day. That makes everything stall for 13 milliseconds or so - not a lot of time, but if you're gaming at 80fps that's one frame just gone.
Oh, and sometimes it makes the entire system blue screen.
- Asus did slightly better with its new prosumer 6k 32" monitor, the ProArt PA32QCV. (Tom's Hardware)
At no point during testing did the monitor make the entire system blue screen. I like the warning that's it's not a super-wide gamut monitor, since it "only" covers 100% of DCI-P3.
- The PlayStation 5 digital edition has been upgraded to 825GB of storage from an original 1TB at no extra cost. (Tom's Hardware)
No need to thank us.
- The latest NPM attack. (SafeDep)
Not the other one. That was so last week.
Disclaimer: I left my baby on the bus!
Comments
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w00t
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 04:31 AM (aURVT)
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G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at September 18, 2025 04:33 AM (+qU29)
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 04:34 AM (aURVT)
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 04:34 AM (hK3ZB)
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Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 18, 2025 04:34 AM (naiw2)
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4 guten morgen, horde.
called the otters.
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 04:34 AM (hK3ZB)
Ya done good, clarence.
called the otters.
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 04:34 AM (hK3ZB)
Ya done good, clarence.
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 04:36 AM (aURVT)
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Morning all
Posted by: rickb223 at September 18, 2025 04:37 AM (bl3vo)
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My baby does the hanky panky.
Posted by: Wally at September 18, 2025 04:42 AM (yz6fu)
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As we want computing systems to do more and more, it seems that those systems start to get worse.
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 04:42 AM (hK3ZB)
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from the ONT:
95 Lulz:
The Babylon Bee is outraged to learn that Jimmy Kimmel was canceled just for being a MAGA Republican.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 17, 2025 10:25 PM (q7hip)
95 Lulz:
The Babylon Bee is outraged to learn that Jimmy Kimmel was canceled just for being a MAGA Republican.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 17, 2025 10:25 PM (q7hip)
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 04:52 AM (aURVT)
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Good morning!!! My first post on the data thread.
Meanwhile I am on a bus to see an ancient wonder, Stonehenge. 😄
Amazingly nice weather too.
Meanwhile I am on a bus to see an ancient wonder, Stonehenge. 😄
Amazingly nice weather too.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 18, 2025 04:57 AM (Fc7Qo)
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Cape Cod Citizens@CapeCodCitizens
The MA Teachers Association just told schools not to discipline educators who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination because it would “validate accusations by extremists.”
Uh, actually, it validates that cheering murder is sick and that these people shouldn’t be trusted to teach children.
The MA Teachers Association just told schools not to discipline educators who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination because it would “validate accusations by extremists.”
Uh, actually, it validates that cheering murder is sick and that these people shouldn’t be trusted to teach children.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 18, 2025 05:02 AM (TGPs7)
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Most teachers unions are a bunch of commies...
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 18, 2025 05:03 AM (TGPs7)
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The teachers association should just do what it does best: eabod.
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 05:07 AM (hK3ZB)
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 18, 2025 05:10 AM (TGPs7)
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mentioned in the ONT:
Mike Duncan
@mikeduncan
History podcaster/author. Revolutions + The History of Rome.
Sep 16
Charlie Kirk was a racist misogynistic bigot who didn't give two shits about Free Speech, as is true of the entire MAGA movement that Kirk happily fought day and night to advance. RIP to a real asshole whose death is being used by other assholes to continue their entrenchment of a reactionary authoritarian regime. Charlie would be thrilled at how his death is being weaponized to crush dissent right now
Mike Duncan
@mikeduncan
History podcaster/author. Revolutions + The History of Rome.
Sep 16
Charlie Kirk was a racist misogynistic bigot who didn't give two shits about Free Speech, as is true of the entire MAGA movement that Kirk happily fought day and night to advance. RIP to a real asshole whose death is being used by other assholes to continue their entrenchment of a reactionary authoritarian regime. Charlie would be thrilled at how his death is being weaponized to crush dissent right now
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 05:12 AM (aURVT)
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Today's devotional:
Of Megaladons and Leviathan. Scripture Job 41:1-5, 10-14, followed by a prayer and insight:
https://tinyurl.com/2wty4wrp
Of Megaladons and Leviathan. Scripture Job 41:1-5, 10-14, followed by a prayer and insight:
https://tinyurl.com/2wty4wrp
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 05:14 AM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: Skip at September 18, 2025 05:16 AM (+qU29)
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Thieves stole his wheelchair, then caring people came to help with something better:
https://tinyurl.com/3bvxcxcc
https://tinyurl.com/3bvxcxcc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 05:18 AM (lQ+/f)
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Good morning everyone. The left is really losing their minds over Kimmel being removed. Good, payback is a bitch.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 18, 2025 05:19 AM (lmTGO)
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A Question for our esteemed master of ceremonies or anyone else who has an answer:
I am looking for a physically upgradable laptop/tablet. Currently using a Lenovo, but they seem to get input problems after about a year-- backspace, enter, space bars don't work unless you press them all at the same time for 5s, touch pad randomly switches off and has to be manually switched back on in settings, and the keyboards start losing connectivity with whole columns, etc. End result is a useless amalgamated chineseium alloy brick. Went through all that about a year and a half ago, and thought it was a one off. Seems that's just the lifespan of Lenovo.
I want to buy a base model, and upgrade at least the SSD with my own. I do all my gaming on a desktop rig, so don't need anything crazy. Any strong opinions on the subject?
I am looking for a physically upgradable laptop/tablet. Currently using a Lenovo, but they seem to get input problems after about a year-- backspace, enter, space bars don't work unless you press them all at the same time for 5s, touch pad randomly switches off and has to be manually switched back on in settings, and the keyboards start losing connectivity with whole columns, etc. End result is a useless amalgamated chineseium alloy brick. Went through all that about a year and a half ago, and thought it was a one off. Seems that's just the lifespan of Lenovo.
I want to buy a base model, and upgrade at least the SSD with my own. I do all my gaming on a desktop rig, so don't need anything crazy. Any strong opinions on the subject?
Posted by: Taft at September 18, 2025 05:25 AM (xtuZw)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 18, 2025 05:26 AM (a1415)
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From what I have read, the network was not ready to let him go from public pressure. The pressure came from the affiliates.
Two of the bigger affiliates said they would not run Kimmel in that time slot. That would be a major loss of revenue on top of the money bleeding out of Kimmel's production. The network may have been looking for a reason to dump him and this was a reason that made sense.
Two of the bigger affiliates said they would not run Kimmel in that time slot. That would be a major loss of revenue on top of the money bleeding out of Kimmel's production. The network may have been looking for a reason to dump him and this was a reason that made sense.
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 05:26 AM (hK3ZB)
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Blue Bayou 4reminds me of the time I left grad school to pursue a woman I fell in love with (@23) who graduated and moved away to go to another school.
I was so poor, I fit everything I owned in a 72 Vega hatchback and was living in the woods outside of Chapel Hill, NC.
The song brought back memories of how good things were for me when I was with her and how desperate I was to get that back.
I still think about her every now and then. She was probably the only woman I loved who I felt was a soul mate.
I was so poor, I fit everything I owned in a 72 Vega hatchback and was living in the woods outside of Chapel Hill, NC.
The song brought back memories of how good things were for me when I was with her and how desperate I was to get that back.
I still think about her every now and then. She was probably the only woman I loved who I felt was a soul mate.
Posted by: pawn at September 18, 2025 05:28 AM (TJHBY)
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I have long mused some sort of “strike” by decent peaceable Americans would be interesting. As always the numbers are there, though organization is key. And I’m not sure how it could be done, since pulling students en masse out of government run schools would be chaotic for working parents.
But it has reached a critical mass, something like this should have been done long ago. They maintain “we own your children”, the parent family taxpayers are on the hook for it, “in loco parentis” what’s that mean the teachers union asks, while they fail to teach, and yet find the time to groom them for sex deviancy and political activism.
They can’t throw everyone in jail, if everyone is united. Imagine the bulk of American families deleting the schools portion of their property tax bill. I know our county delineated where every dollar went in granular detail, at least. An industrial Enema is necessary to flush this system out.
But it has reached a critical mass, something like this should have been done long ago. They maintain “we own your children”, the parent family taxpayers are on the hook for it, “in loco parentis” what’s that mean the teachers union asks, while they fail to teach, and yet find the time to groom them for sex deviancy and political activism.
They can’t throw everyone in jail, if everyone is united. Imagine the bulk of American families deleting the schools portion of their property tax bill. I know our county delineated where every dollar went in granular detail, at least. An industrial Enema is necessary to flush this system out.
Posted by: Common Tater at September 18, 2025 05:30 AM (NxbtL)
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Oink!
Tucson renamed the main concert hall to the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall and the main downtown bus hub to the Downtown Ronstadt Center. So far the place where the minor league hockey team plays remains the Tucson Center; If she was a really big deal she would have nailed that one too.
Tucson renamed the main concert hall to the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall and the main downtown bus hub to the Downtown Ronstadt Center. So far the place where the minor league hockey team plays remains the Tucson Center; If she was a really big deal she would have nailed that one too.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 05:30 AM (aJQjq)
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@16/m: The replies to Mike Duncan's little outburst are quite something.
https://tinyurl.com/z5n6fps8
My favourite: "It's difficult to trust someone's takes on history when they get the present this wrong."
https://tinyurl.com/z5n6fps8
My favourite: "It's difficult to trust someone's takes on history when they get the present this wrong."
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 05:31 AM (O7YUW)
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The Gate Keeper is off her meds...
Laura Loomer@LauraLoome
I hope we see the Trump administration CONDEMN these insane Jew hating conspiracy theorists who are undermining our national security by gaslighting millions of Amercians into thinking that radical left tranny terrorism isn’t a threat we should be speaking about.
Imagine being such a selfish ASSHOLE that you let your schizophrenic obsession with JOOOOOOOS get in the way of our one big opportunity to totally OBLITERATE AND CRUSH ANTIFA.
If I see you pushing these insane theories at the expense of our national security, I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure you are never forgiven for your actions. Nobody will ever forget what you have done because I will personally make sure everyone at the highest levels of our government is aware of who is running cover for the radical left. I will come crashing down on you.
Don’t think the President isn’t seeing all of your insane bullshit.
Nothing is more un-American.
Laura Loomer@LauraLoome
I hope we see the Trump administration CONDEMN these insane Jew hating conspiracy theorists who are undermining our national security by gaslighting millions of Amercians into thinking that radical left tranny terrorism isn’t a threat we should be speaking about.
Imagine being such a selfish ASSHOLE that you let your schizophrenic obsession with JOOOOOOOS get in the way of our one big opportunity to totally OBLITERATE AND CRUSH ANTIFA.
If I see you pushing these insane theories at the expense of our national security, I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure you are never forgiven for your actions. Nobody will ever forget what you have done because I will personally make sure everyone at the highest levels of our government is aware of who is running cover for the radical left. I will come crashing down on you.
Don’t think the President isn’t seeing all of your insane bullshit.
Nothing is more un-American.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 18, 2025 05:31 AM (TGPs7)
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Wasn't there supposed to be some kind of leftarded "strike" on Sept 17th? (Yesterday)
Didn't notice any changes around town here. LOL.
Didn't notice any changes around town here. LOL.
Posted by: JQ at September 18, 2025 05:32 AM (rdVOm)
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No overnight updates on the York County, PA shooting that killed three police officers, and wounded two others, with the shooter then taking their own life.
The mention of the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia telling Mexican citizens to follow the instructions of legal authorities is a little bit odd.
More to come, I'm sure.
The mention of the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia telling Mexican citizens to follow the instructions of legal authorities is a little bit odd.
More to come, I'm sure.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 18, 2025 05:32 AM (a1415)
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26 Linda Ronstadt ... If she was a really big deal she would have nailed that one too.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 05:30 AM (aJQjq)
Language!
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 05:30 AM (aJQjq)
Language!
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 05:32 AM (aURVT)
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And I love how Milo just spoofs Loomer...
MILO@Nero
Like Michael Jackson, Charlie Kirk was worth more dead than alive. But—as with Michael—THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY THE JEWS KILLED HIM
MILO@Nero
Like Michael Jackson, Charlie Kirk was worth more dead than alive. But—as with Michael—THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY THE JEWS KILLED HIM
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 18, 2025 05:34 AM (TGPs7)
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Taft; you may want to look at a nuc. I have one that I am playing with. I already had a Roku tv to use as a monitor and bought a k-series wireless Logitech keyboard.
Pixy may pop in to recommend something. I paid $80 for mine, so not a big gamble.
Pixy may pop in to recommend something. I paid $80 for mine, so not a big gamble.
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 05:34 AM (hK3ZB)
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@21/Taft: The Lenovo Thinkpad series has easily replaceable keyboards (or at least they did a decade back, I'm not sure what the current series is like.) I only had one start to go bad and it was after 5 years of constant use.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 05:37 AM (O7YUW)
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>>Imagine the bulk of American families deleting the schools portion of their property tax bill.
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Oh, how I wish! Would cut mine by more than half.
What a ripoff, considering the "products" of modern "education."
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Oh, how I wish! Would cut mine by more than half.
What a ripoff, considering the "products" of modern "education."
Posted by: JQ at September 18, 2025 05:38 AM (rdVOm)
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I've long recognized that the teachers unions are a major factor in why we are where we are today. The public employee unions are equally as bad but don't have our kids to mess with.
I don't see a general strike as being sustainable but if another alternative union based on non-commie values could be developed and get a toe-hold, that would start to shake things up.
There used to be two unions as I recall, one was affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the other wasn't. I think the commie one took over.
Once your kids are out of school, the fire tends to die down, at least it did with me but, good grief, look at the taxes and wasted money.
I don't see a general strike as being sustainable but if another alternative union based on non-commie values could be developed and get a toe-hold, that would start to shake things up.
There used to be two unions as I recall, one was affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the other wasn't. I think the commie one took over.
Once your kids are out of school, the fire tends to die down, at least it did with me but, good grief, look at the taxes and wasted money.
Posted by: pawn at September 18, 2025 05:40 AM (TJHBY)
Posted by: Common Tater at September 18, 2025 05:42 AM (NxbtL)
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G'mornin' everyone!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 18, 2025 05:43 AM (ppG5b)
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The MA Teachers Association just told schools not to discipline educators who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination because it would “validate accusations by extremists."
So glorifying school shooters is perfectly acceptable now. Got it.
So glorifying school shooters is perfectly acceptable now. Got it.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 05:43 AM (BpO1e)
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@35/JQ: { What a ripoff, considering the "products" of modern "education." }
This. A thousand times this.
This. A thousand times this.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 05:43 AM (O7YUW)
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If we reduce our school tax obligations, we will endanger successful education progress, like this.
https://tinyurl.com/45t3ksm9
https://tinyurl.com/45t3ksm9
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 18, 2025 05:44 AM (a1415)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 18, 2025 05:45 AM (a1415)
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Thx for the Asus bit up above, Pixy! Interesting to see how they tracked that down.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 18, 2025 05:47 AM (ppG5b)
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20 Good morning everyone. The left is really losing their minds over Kimmel being removed. Good, payback is a bitch.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 18, 2025 05:19 AM (lmTGO)
You have the right to keep and bear arms. You don't have the right to be given a gun.
You have the right to free speech. You don't have the right to be given a microphone.
No one is preventing him from saying what he wants to say. He just can't say it on someone else's soapbox and get paid for it anymore.
You wanna speak? Start a blog. Write a letter to the editor. And until you're ready to say "Yes why *doesn't* Alex Jones have his own latenight show?", then shut the hell up.
The grand irony is that they're saying *this* farce is "chilling" and stifling free speech, but shooting a guy in the neck and murdering him *during a show* is just something that happens from time to time.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 18, 2025 05:19 AM (lmTGO)
You have the right to keep and bear arms. You don't have the right to be given a gun.
You have the right to free speech. You don't have the right to be given a microphone.
No one is preventing him from saying what he wants to say. He just can't say it on someone else's soapbox and get paid for it anymore.
You wanna speak? Start a blog. Write a letter to the editor. And until you're ready to say "Yes why *doesn't* Alex Jones have his own latenight show?", then shut the hell up.
The grand irony is that they're saying *this* farce is "chilling" and stifling free speech, but shooting a guy in the neck and murdering him *during a show* is just something that happens from time to time.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 05:48 AM (06Hmj)
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And in yesterday's adventures in online dating, son was talking to a woman, supposedly from Germany. She asked him to send her a $25 gift certificate. She is in a modeling agency. Uhhhh huh. I told him to tell the modeling agency to give her a gift certificate instead. These online con artists just make me grind my teeth.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 05:49 AM (ZeH0U)
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44 20 And until you're ready to say "Yes why *doesn't* Alex Jones have his own latenight show?", then shut the hell up.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 05:48 AM (06Hmj)
good one
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 05:48 AM (06Hmj)
good one
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 05:49 AM (aURVT)
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but shooting a guy in the neck and murdering him *during a show* is just something that happens from time to time.
Their justification is that Charlie was preaching hate and killing him was for The Greater Good.™
Their justification is that Charlie was preaching hate and killing him was for The Greater Good.™
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 05:50 AM (BpO1e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 05:50 AM (ZeH0U)
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And in yesterday's adventures in online dating, son was talking to a woman, supposedly from Germany.
Back in my day, the scammers made an effort to be more convincing. Your poor son. I hope he finds a good woman.
Back in my day, the scammers made an effort to be more convincing. Your poor son. I hope he finds a good woman.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 05:51 AM (BpO1e)
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Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 05:51 AM (BpO1e)
Thanks. If he finds one it probably won't be on a dating ap.
Thanks. If he finds one it probably won't be on a dating ap.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 05:52 AM (ZeH0U)
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I hope the sacking of Kimmel is the start of conservatives imposing our moral vision on the left, you do not get to celebrate, excuse or whatabaout left wing terrorism.
Kimmel has options, he can start a poorly watched YouTube channel or write a little followed substsck, you do not get to lie or spread division and hate on the public air waves.
Kimmel has options, he can start a poorly watched YouTube channel or write a little followed substsck, you do not get to lie or spread division and hate on the public air waves.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 18, 2025 05:52 AM (XV/Pl)
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Kimmel has options, he can start a poorly watched YouTube channel or write a little followed substsck, you do not get to lie or spread division and hate on the public air waves.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 18, 2025 05:52 AM (XV/Pl)
Say, what ever happened to that onerous, obnoxious "Equal Time" law, anyway?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 18, 2025 05:52 AM (XV/Pl)
Say, what ever happened to that onerous, obnoxious "Equal Time" law, anyway?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 05:53 AM (06Hmj)
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I recall telling a former boss, that some of our employees had trouble filling out our production paperwork.
He replied-- "you need to train them better."
I replied-- "They graduated high school. If they didn't learn basic math *by then* -- what do you want me to do? Tutor them in elementary arithmetic? This is not in my job description, but I'll set up classes after work-hours if I'm paid to do it."
He replied-- "you need to train them better."
I replied-- "They graduated high school. If they didn't learn basic math *by then* -- what do you want me to do? Tutor them in elementary arithmetic? This is not in my job description, but I'll set up classes after work-hours if I'm paid to do it."
Posted by: JQ at September 18, 2025 05:54 AM (rdVOm)
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They're literally doing the Eric Andre "why would anyone do this" meme.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 05:54 AM (06Hmj)
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Say, what ever happened to that onerous, obnoxious "Equal Time" law, anyway?
Posted by: Warai-otoko
It died screaming in agony. I pissed on the ashes after downing a bottle of wine in celebration.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
It died screaming in agony. I pissed on the ashes after downing a bottle of wine in celebration.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 05:56 AM (BpO1e)
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Say, what ever happened to that onerous, obnoxious "Equal Time" law, anyway?
Posted by: Warai-otoko
It died screaming in agony. I pissed on the ashes after downing a bottle of wine in celebration.
snerk
Posted by: Warai-otoko
It died screaming in agony. I pissed on the ashes after downing a bottle of wine in celebration.
snerk
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 05:58 AM (hK3ZB)
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I have never listened to Jimmy Kimmel and I don't know what terrible and lame brain thing he said about Charlie Kirk, but even if he was canned the guy is worth what - $50 million dollars?. You got fired? Boo hoo.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 05:58 AM (ZeH0U)
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If you're going to do one great thing with your life being able to sing Blue Bayou like that would be a not bad choice.
The Congress Hotel in Tucson is quite a place. 100 years ago when it was brand new it was a heck of a place to be. Today if you stay there you probably should be doing an inventory of your life choices. The bar by day is where all the alcoholics who get by on social security hang out and by night it's where the newly minted University of Arizona 21-year-old pop-tarts get so drunk they end up questioning their life choices the next day. Every time I go to Tucson I make a point to go there, It really is one of my favorite places.
The Congress Hotel in Tucson is quite a place. 100 years ago when it was brand new it was a heck of a place to be. Today if you stay there you probably should be doing an inventory of your life choices. The bar by day is where all the alcoholics who get by on social security hang out and by night it's where the newly minted University of Arizona 21-year-old pop-tarts get so drunk they end up questioning their life choices the next day. Every time I go to Tucson I make a point to go there, It really is one of my favorite places.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 05:59 AM (aJQjq)
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mornin yall. Starbucks employees are upset and suing about the new dress code that only allows one facial piercing.
One employee had to spend about $150 for new pants and shoes.
“I think it’s extremely tone deaf on the company's part to expect their employees to completely redesign their wardrobe without any compensation,” Allen said. “A lot of us are already living paycheck to paycheck.”
Allen said she misses the old dress code, which allowed her to express herself with colorful shirts and three facial piercings."
One employee had to spend about $150 for new pants and shoes.
“I think it’s extremely tone deaf on the company's part to expect their employees to completely redesign their wardrobe without any compensation,” Allen said. “A lot of us are already living paycheck to paycheck.”
Allen said she misses the old dress code, which allowed her to express herself with colorful shirts and three facial piercings."
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 05:59 AM (vFG9F)
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Charlie was a problem for the AFT and NEA. Also for all asshole college profs. He was making too much progress countering their commie bullshit. So he had to go.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 18, 2025 05:59 AM (LjSYW)
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If Kimmel has a positive right to host a late night comedy show, then where is mine? Where is yours? Where is ace's? I demand my three hours a day on national television, dammit. And so should you.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:00 AM (06Hmj)
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"Multiple plaintiffs, like Allen, said they requested reimbursement from Starbucks to conform to the dress code but were denied. Gilbert Cruz, an employee in Aurora, Illinois, requested $10 for the cost of removing a nose piercing."
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 06:01 AM (vFG9F)
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>>One employee had to spend about $150 for new pants and shoes.
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One employee had no idea how to get value for the dollar.
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One employee had no idea how to get value for the dollar.
Posted by: JQ at September 18, 2025 06:01 AM (rdVOm)
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Hey Starbucks employees, I will remove nose piercings for only $5.
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 06:02 AM (vFG9F)
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Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:00 AM (06Hmj)
Yes. I think you should demand it.. I'm sure you're much more interesting, smarter and funnier than Kimmel is. I'd tune in- if I was able to stay up that late .
Yes. I think you should demand it.. I'm sure you're much more interesting, smarter and funnier than Kimmel is. I'd tune in- if I was able to stay up that late .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 06:02 AM (ZeH0U)
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In the ongoing Linux Mint on the tiny note-taking laptop project, is... font sizes. Both my wife and I have considerable experience at being 29, so we need things sized up on a small screen.
Maybe this will help someone else using Linux Mint with the Cinnamon Desktop on a small laptop screen:
Menu button
search for: Font Selection and select it.
Set Font scaling to 1.5
I suggest at this point also clicking the menu button, then clicking and dragging the right edge out to the right some so you can see the full names of things when the menu displays.
Right click desktop empty area, select customize
Icon size: Larger (or large, as you desire)
I like turning the icon auto-arrangement off, and then clicking on the desktop settings link on that dialog, and turning on the trash icon.
At the bottom where the running tasks and pinned applications are (the "panel"):
Right click the panel and select "panel settings"
(The following settings are suggestions, use what looks and feels right to you on the screen size you have.)
(continued in my next comment)
Maybe this will help someone else using Linux Mint with the Cinnamon Desktop on a small laptop screen:
Menu button
search for: Font Selection and select it.
Set Font scaling to 1.5
I suggest at this point also clicking the menu button, then clicking and dragging the right edge out to the right some so you can see the full names of things when the menu displays.
Right click desktop empty area, select customize
Icon size: Larger (or large, as you desire)
I like turning the icon auto-arrangement off, and then clicking on the desktop settings link on that dialog, and turning on the trash icon.
At the bottom where the running tasks and pinned applications are (the "panel"):
Right click the panel and select "panel settings"
(The following settings are suggestions, use what looks and feels right to you on the screen size you have.)
(continued in my next comment)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:03 AM (O7YUW)
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“A lot of us are already living paycheck to paycheck.”
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Boo f'n hoo. Everybody needs to start *somewhere* and that somewhere is NOT at the Top Of The Heap.
Maybe Charbux can provide uniforms. Take the cost out of employee's first paycheck? Like, you know, employers did back in the day...
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Boo f'n hoo. Everybody needs to start *somewhere* and that somewhere is NOT at the Top Of The Heap.
Maybe Charbux can provide uniforms. Take the cost out of employee's first paycheck? Like, you know, employers did back in the day...
Posted by: JQ at September 18, 2025 06:04 AM (rdVOm)
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one facial piercing is too many, but, baby steps ...
(this would matter a lot moar if I had given sbux as much as a single dollar in the last decade, lol. )
(this would matter a lot moar if I had given sbux as much as a single dollar in the last decade, lol. )
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 18, 2025 06:04 AM (ppG5b)
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....
You're a Starbucks employee. You get paid, presumably, to serve snacks and beverages. To people. In public.
And you don't even own pants or shoes?
What the fuck were you coming in to work wearing last week? A green apron and a smile, you weirdo?
Come on, quit Goldberging around, get your ass to Penneys, and buy yourself a pair of pants. Tell your dealer you're taking a break this week and scrape some stems and seeds out of the couch to get by, if you have to. We're trying to have a civilization here.
You're a Starbucks employee. You get paid, presumably, to serve snacks and beverages. To people. In public.
And you don't even own pants or shoes?
What the fuck were you coming in to work wearing last week? A green apron and a smile, you weirdo?
Come on, quit Goldberging around, get your ass to Penneys, and buy yourself a pair of pants. Tell your dealer you're taking a break this week and scrape some stems and seeds out of the couch to get by, if you have to. We're trying to have a civilization here.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:05 AM (06Hmj)
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(continued from previous comment)
Panel Height should be set to 50.
Under Panel Appearance there are three buttons for the zones. Left, middle, and right. Click each in order and set the Symbolic icon size to 42 for left and middle, and for the right, set the Colored icon size to 32, and the symbolic icon size to 28.
(continues in next comment)
Panel Height should be set to 50.
Under Panel Appearance there are three buttons for the zones. Left, middle, and right. Click each in order and set the Symbolic icon size to 42 for left and middle, and for the right, set the Colored icon size to 32, and the symbolic icon size to 28.
(continues in next comment)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:05 AM (O7YUW)
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Thanks. If he finds one it probably won't be on a dating ap.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
From what I have been reading, it is VERY tough right now for younger men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
From what I have been reading, it is VERY tough right now for younger men.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:07 AM (BpO1e)
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Uh oh. An expert says:
"Joro spiders are also now hitchhiking on cars and they’re spreading themselves much faster now because they’re doing that"
We have those things around here. They are pretty impressive, standing by the road, holding out eight thumbs.
"Joro spiders are also now hitchhiking on cars and they’re spreading themselves much faster now because they’re doing that"
We have those things around here. They are pretty impressive, standing by the road, holding out eight thumbs.
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 06:07 AM (vFG9F)
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(continued from previous comment)
Okay, back to fiddling with the menu:
Right click the menu and select "configure". Set the Panel's icon size to 42. Set the following icon sizes for the menu: Categories should be set to 32, Applications to 32, and Favorites to 42.
Finally, the cursor. The modern cursor isn't appealing to me. To get something more traditional, click the menu button, search for Themes, and open that. Go to the advanced settings and be sure you're on the themes tab, then select the "DMZ White" mouse pointer.
Okay, that's what I've figured out so far. Still working on how to increase the "minimize" "maximize" and "close" button size in the upper right of application windows.
Okay, back to fiddling with the menu:
Right click the menu and select "configure". Set the Panel's icon size to 42. Set the following icon sizes for the menu: Categories should be set to 32, Applications to 32, and Favorites to 42.
Finally, the cursor. The modern cursor isn't appealing to me. To get something more traditional, click the menu button, search for Themes, and open that. Go to the advanced settings and be sure you're on the themes tab, then select the "DMZ White" mouse pointer.
Okay, that's what I've figured out so far. Still working on how to increase the "minimize" "maximize" and "close" button size in the upper right of application windows.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:08 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:08 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:08 AM (BpO1e)
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75 We're trying to have a civilization here.
Saving that line for later use.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:08 AM (BpO1e)
(i stole it from Seinfeld)
Saving that line for later use.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:08 AM (BpO1e)
(i stole it from Seinfeld)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:08 AM (06Hmj)
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Back in my day, the scammers made an effort to be more convincing.
I keep getting texts from the Texas 'DMV'. There's no such thing.
I keep getting texts from the Texas 'DMV'. There's no such thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
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Starbucks employees...“A lot of us are already living paycheck to paycheck.”...dress code
Facial piercings, probably tatted up, gender studies degrees and 6 figure debt and other poor life choices.
So, Starclucks is trying to improve their image and their employees are whining about changes...again.
hahahahahahahahahaha coughcough hahahahahahahaha *thud*
Facial piercings, probably tatted up, gender studies degrees and 6 figure debt and other poor life choices.
So, Starclucks is trying to improve their image and their employees are whining about changes...again.
hahahahahahahahahaha coughcough hahahahahahahaha *thud*
Posted by: clarence at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (hK3ZB)
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Had to break my comments about Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop settings up into multiple comments and make it much more verbose rather than putting things in brief point form, because the spam filter kept tripping and telling me to pound salt.
I understand the need for that thing, but when trying to impart point form knowledge in a tech thread, that's really annoying.
I understand the need for that thing, but when trying to impart point form knowledge in a tech thread, that's really annoying.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:10 AM (O7YUW)
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Tattoos and piercings are not cheap.
"Expressive" clothes are not cheap.
Black pleather loafers and black cotton slacks from K-mart or Cintas are cheaper than lunch at any fast food joint.
Your poor home economics is not your employer's liability.
"Expressive" clothes are not cheap.
Black pleather loafers and black cotton slacks from K-mart or Cintas are cheaper than lunch at any fast food joint.
Your poor home economics is not your employer's liability.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:11 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: JQ at September 18, 2025 06:11 AM (rdVOm)
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To the Starbucks employees suing the company because they have too many bolts inserted into their faces...bless their hearts.
Not the kind of bless your heart you do when you're sincerely complimenting somebody. But the kind of bless your heart you use with somebody is so effing stupid you think to yourself even though breathing is involuntary, for them, that's still quite an achievement.
Not the kind of bless your heart you do when you're sincerely complimenting somebody. But the kind of bless your heart you use with somebody is so effing stupid you think to yourself even though breathing is involuntary, for them, that's still quite an achievement.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 06:13 AM (aJQjq)
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You order your affairs so poorly that a simple request to put on a pair of pants at work where customers can't see your grundle while they're trying to get their pumpkin spice milk and a stale croissant is such an onerous imposition that you can't even figure out how you could even conceptually comply with it?
Piss off.
Piss off.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:14 AM (06Hmj)
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(i stole it from Seinfeld)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
Wow. They actually had some funny moments. (Never was a fan.)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
Wow. They actually had some funny moments. (Never was a fan.)
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:15 AM (BpO1e)
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I had a follow up appointment with the orthopedist yesterday regarding the damage to my knee. His honesty was appreciated.
"On the one hand we have surgery. On the other hand, physical therapy, home exercises, occasional injections and living with it."
I chose the second option for now. I have an appointment in a couple of weeks to get a shot of hyaluronic acid into my knee.
"On the one hand we have surgery. On the other hand, physical therapy, home exercises, occasional injections and living with it."
I chose the second option for now. I have an appointment in a couple of weeks to get a shot of hyaluronic acid into my knee.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:17 AM (BpO1e)
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It thought it was "The dingo took my baby."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 18, 2025 06:17 AM (ZmEVT)
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Huh. The founder of "Armed Queers" appeared on stage with Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a rally in Salt Lake City in 2019.
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 06:19 AM (vFG9F)
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77 I keep getting texts from the Texas 'DMV'. There's no such thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
What does the state of Texas call its Department of Motor Vehicles?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
What does the state of Texas call its Department of Motor Vehicles?
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 06:19 AM (aURVT)
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The whole point of inserting hardware into your face, or any other sartorial facet of what once was the "punk" ethos, is to fight the man and show you refuse to conform to society and work a 9 to 5 like some kind of sheep. It is a performative decision designed to make employment impossible, and show your commitment to the punk lifestyle.
You're not supposed to do that shit and then whine that your boss at Starbucks is a mean old doo doo head who won't let you express yourself.
Your "expression" is "I hate everything to do with this". Might as well tattoo "Employment is for suckers" on your forehead.
You're not supposed to do that shit and then whine that your boss at Starbucks is a mean old doo doo head who won't let you express yourself.
Your "expression" is "I hate everything to do with this". Might as well tattoo "Employment is for suckers" on your forehead.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 18, 2025 06:19 AM (06Hmj)
90
Grumpy, what laptop model are you using for this project?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at September 18, 2025 06:22 AM (gHSfI)
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Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 06:13 AM (aJQjq)
Do people actually say that as a compliment and expression of concern? I've only seen it referenced here as a bit of sarcasm.
Do people actually say that as a compliment and expression of concern? I've only seen it referenced here as a bit of sarcasm.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 06:23 AM (8Xy/A)
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@85/NR Pax:
May the latter path (exercise, PT, injections) be one that can last and keep you going. If not, at least it gives you time to schedule an operation plus recuperation time.
May the latter path (exercise, PT, injections) be one that can last and keep you going. If not, at least it gives you time to schedule an operation plus recuperation time.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:24 AM (O7YUW)
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And I love how Milo just spoofs Loomer...
MILO@Nero
Like Michael Jackson, Charlie Kirk was worth more dead than alive. But—as with Michael—THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY THE JEWS KILLED HIM
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 18, 2025 05:34 AM (TGPs7)
A couple of grifter frauds, they and others of their ilk are trying to carve up Charlie Kirk's corpse, and carry off pieces, like vultures and jackals fighting over a carcass, rotting in the sun.
MILO@Nero
Like Michael Jackson, Charlie Kirk was worth more dead than alive. But—as with Michael—THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY THE JEWS KILLED HIM
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 18, 2025 05:34 AM (TGPs7)
A couple of grifter frauds, they and others of their ilk are trying to carve up Charlie Kirk's corpse, and carry off pieces, like vultures and jackals fighting over a carcass, rotting in the sun.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 06:27 AM (fqhxl)
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I keep getting texts from the Texas 'DMV'. There's no such thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
What does the state of Texas call its Department of Motor Vehicles?
Posted by: m
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
TxDMV does not administer toll roads, issue traffic citations, or collect fees via text message.
Any messages claiming unpaid fees or fines from TxDMV are fraudulent. You may report these messages to the FBI at www.ic3.gov.
https://www.txdmv.gov/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
What does the state of Texas call its Department of Motor Vehicles?
Posted by: m
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
TxDMV does not administer toll roads, issue traffic citations, or collect fees via text message.
Any messages claiming unpaid fees or fines from TxDMV are fraudulent. You may report these messages to the FBI at www.ic3.gov.
https://www.txdmv.gov/
Posted by: rickb223 at September 18, 2025 06:27 AM (HEGiN)
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May the latter path (exercise, PT, injections) be one that can last and keep you going. If not, at least it gives you time to schedule an operation plus recuperation time.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
The doc I was talking to has a patient that has been getting the injections for about 10 years now and he's happy with the results.
Allow me a moment to thank the Marine Corps for giving me problems this late in life. -:-)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
The doc I was talking to has a patient that has been getting the injections for about 10 years now and he's happy with the results.
Allow me a moment to thank the Marine Corps for giving me problems this late in life. -:-)
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:28 AM (BpO1e)
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What does the state of Texas call its Department of Motor Vehicles?
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 06:19 AM (aURVT)
Department of Public Safety. That's the state troopers and they handle drivers licenses and whatnot also.
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 06:19 AM (aURVT)
Department of Public Safety. That's the state troopers and they handle drivers licenses and whatnot also.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:28 AM (ExV1e)
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@90/Thing from Snowy Mountain: "Grumpy, what laptop model are you using for this project?"
A refurbished Lenovo T480 with 32 gigs of memory, and a 1 TB nvme drive. (Refurbished from a business environment.)
Specifications in PDF format are available here:
https://tinyurl.com/4u7c4jdy
( link goes to psref.lenovo.com )
A refurbished Lenovo T480 with 32 gigs of memory, and a 1 TB nvme drive. (Refurbished from a business environment.)
Specifications in PDF format are available here:
https://tinyurl.com/4u7c4jdy
( link goes to psref.lenovo.com )
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:28 AM (O7YUW)
98
The impression I get from everybody that raves about Linux Mint being so perfect and polished is the only thing you need do is install it and then kick back and wait for your Clearinghouse Sweepstakes check to show up. From the sounds of it, that's not quite accurate; you still get your check though?
I wonder if Tim Cook stays up late worrying about Linux Mint taking out Mac OS?
I wonder if Tim Cook stays up late worrying about Linux Mint taking out Mac OS?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 06:29 AM (aJQjq)
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I keep getting texts from the Texas 'DMV'. There's no such thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
What does the state of Texas call its Department of Motor Vehicles?
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 06:19 AM (aURVT)
Oddly enough, Exiled Nigerian Princes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
What does the state of Texas call its Department of Motor Vehicles?
Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 06:19 AM (aURVT)
Oddly enough, Exiled Nigerian Princes.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 06:29 AM (fqhxl)
100
Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at September 18, 2025 06:29 AM (XQo4F)
101
Evening and morning, reprobates and insomaniacals! 'Tis Thor's Day once again. I'm up, awake-ish, having coffee and a pipe. The furry thugs have been fed and I will be too, shortly. Howz yer morning?
Thanks to those who left me good wishes for my Indiana trip on the ONT after I'd gone to bed. I don't know if I'll have time to talk to an agent about properties this time out. I'll look on Realtor dot com. If I see a house I really like, I'll drive down and check out the neighborhood. Maybe call the listing agent. We'll see. I've located a pipe and cigar place near my hotel, and I'm sure I can quiz the locals about neighborhoods and everyday life there.
Anyhow! Jimmy Kimmel got hisself canceled, huh?
Thanks to those who left me good wishes for my Indiana trip on the ONT after I'd gone to bed. I don't know if I'll have time to talk to an agent about properties this time out. I'll look on Realtor dot com. If I see a house I really like, I'll drive down and check out the neighborhood. Maybe call the listing agent. We'll see. I've located a pipe and cigar place near my hotel, and I'm sure I can quiz the locals about neighborhoods and everyday life there.
Anyhow! Jimmy Kimmel got hisself canceled, huh?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:30 AM (omVj0)
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@98/Alteria Pilgram: Linux Mint is not perfect, but it's very good. Like anything, you still have to do some tweaks.
I'm trying to document the tweaks that a user can easily do inside the GUI that will make their life better in certain circumstances (like when it's installed on a tiny 14" laptop screen and the native resolution is 1080p, ie 1920x1080.)
I'm just hoping this helps someone here, and I'll try to confine these types of comments to the tech thread where they're topical.
I'm trying to document the tweaks that a user can easily do inside the GUI that will make their life better in certain circumstances (like when it's installed on a tiny 14" laptop screen and the native resolution is 1080p, ie 1920x1080.)
I'm just hoping this helps someone here, and I'll try to confine these types of comments to the tech thread where they're topical.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:32 AM (O7YUW)
103
it's about time:
"Thune to Move 48 Trump Nominees Through Senate on Thursday, Planning Bigger Batches Soon After"
"Thune to Move 48 Trump Nominees Through Senate on Thursday, Planning Bigger Batches Soon After"
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 06:32 AM (vFG9F)
104
Today, Lord, help me to speak the truth in love.
Posted by: Eromero at September 18, 2025 06:33 AM (jgmnb)
105
Good morning, Hordians. Getting Her Majesty and The Big Dummy on the road this morning to Belton for shows this weekend.
Gave TBD a bath yesterday, which involves using five different shampoos and conditioners. When he came to us, he had a coat that felt very hard instead of soft and silky. It's improving, but still has a way to go.
Good morning, Hordians. Getting Her Majesty and The Big Dummy on the road this morning to Belton for shows this weekend.
Gave TBD a bath yesterday, which involves using five different shampoos and conditioners. When he came to us, he had a coat that felt very hard instead of soft and silky. It's improving, but still has a way to go.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 18, 2025 06:33 AM (tgvbd)
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"Thune to Move 48 Trump Nominees Through Senate on Thursday, Planning Bigger Batches Soon After"
Waiting for a Democrat Senator to call a judge and tell him to stop this right now.
Waiting for a Democrat Senator to call a judge and tell him to stop this right now.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 06:34 AM (BpO1e)
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Evening and morning, reprobates and insomaniacals! 'Tis Thor's Day once again. I'm up, awake-ish, having coffee and a pipe. The furry thugs have been fed and I will be too, shortly. Howz yer morning?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:30 AM (omVj0)
I slept long enough to have the strangest dream, involving my ex, selling my mother's house, and the St. Louis Blues' meager prospects for the upcoming hockey season.
No wonder I'm up.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:30 AM (omVj0)
I slept long enough to have the strangest dream, involving my ex, selling my mother's house, and the St. Louis Blues' meager prospects for the upcoming hockey season.
No wonder I'm up.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 06:34 AM (IGqCS)
108
I want to buy a base model, and upgrade at least the SSD with my own. I do all my gaming on a desktop rig, so don't need anything crazy. Any strong opinions on the subject?
Posted by: Taft at September 18, 2025 05:25 AM (xtuZw)
I’m on my second Lenovo laptop now.
No problems on either of them *knocks on wood*, other than usual Windows glitches.
Have you ever looked at Framework?
Their laptops are the most customizable laptops made, Also a lot easier to upgrade over time.
https://frame.work/
They are more expensive for that reason, but if you want a laptop that you can keep for years and get parts to replace or upgrade with, it’s the best choice out there.
Posted by: Taft at September 18, 2025 05:25 AM (xtuZw)
I’m on my second Lenovo laptop now.
No problems on either of them *knocks on wood*, other than usual Windows glitches.
Have you ever looked at Framework?
Their laptops are the most customizable laptops made, Also a lot easier to upgrade over time.
https://frame.work/
They are more expensive for that reason, but if you want a laptop that you can keep for years and get parts to replace or upgrade with, it’s the best choice out there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 06:35 AM (6ydKt)
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it's about time:
"Thune to Move 48 Trump Nominees Through Senate on Thursday, Planning Bigger Batches Soon After"
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 06:32 AM (vFG9F)
Trump musta threatened to slap the Antifa label on Thune.
Or accused him of running drugs from Venezuela.
"Thune to Move 48 Trump Nominees Through Senate on Thursday, Planning Bigger Batches Soon After"
Posted by: fd at September 18, 2025 06:32 AM (vFG9F)
Trump musta threatened to slap the Antifa label on Thune.
Or accused him of running drugs from Venezuela.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 06:37 AM (IGqCS)
110
I slept long enough to have the strangest dream, involving my ex, selling my mother's house, and the St. Louis Blues' meager prospects for the upcoming hockey season.
No wonder I'm up.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025
***
When I dream about the young and former Mrs. Wolfus No. 2, which happens regularly but infrequently, I wake up with a mixture of horror, loss, and lust. Ain't that a kick in the head.
No wonder I'm up.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025
***
When I dream about the young and former Mrs. Wolfus No. 2, which happens regularly but infrequently, I wake up with a mixture of horror, loss, and lust. Ain't that a kick in the head.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:38 AM (omVj0)
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Ah. That's a big 14" screen. I'm using a sub-consumer 14" HP right now.
I don't really like Lenovo's current machines.
I would like to find a cheap used 12 inch display equipped laptop; the last one I had was an HP elitebook, and I may get another one if I can afford it.
I don't really like Lenovo's current machines.
I would like to find a cheap used 12 inch display equipped laptop; the last one I had was an HP elitebook, and I may get another one if I can afford it.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at September 18, 2025 06:39 AM (gHSfI)
112
Right, time for work.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:39 AM (O7YUW)
113
I keep getting texts from the Texas 'DMV'. There's no such thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
I keep getting emails from somebody from Africa informing me that they have hacked into my PCs and found all my porn. Apparently it's some pretty nasty stuff. The only way, they say, to avoid life-changing embarrassment is to send them thousands of dollars. I'm getting worried about this. I'm thinking maybe I should send him the money but I would stipulate that he has to use it on spelling and grammar lessons.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:09 AM (ExV1e)
I keep getting emails from somebody from Africa informing me that they have hacked into my PCs and found all my porn. Apparently it's some pretty nasty stuff. The only way, they say, to avoid life-changing embarrassment is to send them thousands of dollars. I'm getting worried about this. I'm thinking maybe I should send him the money but I would stipulate that he has to use it on spelling and grammar lessons.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 06:39 AM (aJQjq)
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Linux Mint Cinnamon: an operating system, a dessert topping, and a floor wax!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:39 AM (omVj0)
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Department of Public Safety?
Robespierre was in charge of that in France for a while. They were the dudes with guillotines and willing to use them.
Robespierre was in charge of that in France for a while. They were the dudes with guillotines and willing to use them.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 18, 2025 06:39 AM (ZmEVT)
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And in yesterday's adventures in online dating, son was talking to a woman, supposedly from Germany. She asked him to send her a $25 gift certificate. She is in a modeling agency. Uhhhh huh. I told him to tell the modeling agency to give her a gift certificate instead. These online con artists just make me grind my teeth.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Fen, I used to work in credit card fraud. You probably won't be surprised to learn that this online "romances" can be costly to the cardholder. Thousands and thousands of dollars costly. There was nothing sadder than having to tell someone their"fiancé " was scamming them.. Please tell your son to beware.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Fen, I used to work in credit card fraud. You probably won't be surprised to learn that this online "romances" can be costly to the cardholder. Thousands and thousands of dollars costly. There was nothing sadder than having to tell someone their"fiancé " was scamming them.. Please tell your son to beware.
Posted by: Tuna at September 18, 2025 06:40 AM (lJ0H4)
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104- Good morning, Eromero
I found this prayer by Fr. Mychal Judge who was a chaplain to one of the fire companies on 9/11. He was in his late 60's and after giving last rites to a person dying he was hit by falling debris and died. This is the prayer which he apparently said daily:
"Lord, take me where you want me to go; let me meet who you want me to meet; tell me what you want me to say; and keep me out of your way.”
I liked it!
I found this prayer by Fr. Mychal Judge who was a chaplain to one of the fire companies on 9/11. He was in his late 60's and after giving last rites to a person dying he was hit by falling debris and died. This is the prayer which he apparently said daily:
"Lord, take me where you want me to go; let me meet who you want me to meet; tell me what you want me to say; and keep me out of your way.”
I liked it!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 06:40 AM (7RYym)
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Just found my bottle of sleeping pills on the floor.
Damn cats. They already sleep all the time
Joke's on them, the stupid pills don't work anyway.
Damn cats. They already sleep all the time
Joke's on them, the stupid pills don't work anyway.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 06:41 AM (IGqCS)
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@111/Thing From Snowy Mountain:
(one last quick reply before I dash out the door):
Go to your local computer shops. Ask if they sell refurbished machines from sources like companies that participate in refurbish programs (when they do their big hardware refreshes every 3, 5, or 7 years.)
That can be a cheap and good source of hardware that you're looking for, and that's exactly how I scored mine at about 1/3 of the price of new. (Hint: Don't buy when the students are back in school, buy in the summer when they're out, before the 'back to school' demand hits, because refurbished machine prices go UP at that time.)
(one last quick reply before I dash out the door):
Go to your local computer shops. Ask if they sell refurbished machines from sources like companies that participate in refurbish programs (when they do their big hardware refreshes every 3, 5, or 7 years.)
That can be a cheap and good source of hardware that you're looking for, and that's exactly how I scored mine at about 1/3 of the price of new. (Hint: Don't buy when the students are back in school, buy in the summer when they're out, before the 'back to school' demand hits, because refurbished machine prices go UP at that time.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (O7YUW)
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"Lord, take me where you want me to go; let me meet who you want me to meet; tell me what you want me to say; and keep me out of your way.”
I liked it!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025
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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
I liked it!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025
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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (omVj0)
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Gave TBD a bath yesterday, which involves using five different shampoos and conditioners. When he came to us, he had a coat that felt very hard instead of soft and silky. It's improving, but still has a way to go.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 18, 2025 06:33 AM (tgvbd)
Good grief that’s a lot of shampoo and conditioner.
And I thought it was a pain using one shampoo and conditioner every morning,
You ever tried Mane & Tail on TBD?
I wonder if that would help dogs with horse hair.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 18, 2025 06:33 AM (tgvbd)
Good grief that’s a lot of shampoo and conditioner.
And I thought it was a pain using one shampoo and conditioner every morning,
You ever tried Mane & Tail on TBD?
I wonder if that would help dogs with horse hair.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (6ydKt)
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Send me a $25 gift card, my love.
Posted by: Troo Love at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (vFG9F)
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all of it well said, W-o!
58 degrees, unusually clear sky (indicating that no interesting astronomical events are planned)
yay coffee!
58 degrees, unusually clear sky (indicating that no interesting astronomical events are planned)
yay coffee!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (ppG5b)
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Posted by: Tuna at September 18, 2025 06:40 AM (lJ0H4)
Thank you. I appreciate the advice from your experience and I did tell him to be careful. I think he said, "No; I am not going to send that."
Thank you. I appreciate the advice from your experience and I did tell him to be careful. I think he said, "No; I am not going to send that."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 06:43 AM (7RYym)
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When I dream about the young and former Mrs. Wolfus No. 2, which happens regularly but infrequently, I wake up with a mixture of horror, loss, and lust. Ain't that a kick in the head.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:38 AM (omVj0)
I do understand.
Often I'll wake up with the desperate realization I need to get some message across to her. Then it wears off, and I realize, nah. I clearly don't.
Which can make me sadder than when I thought I did.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:38 AM (omVj0)
I do understand.
Often I'll wake up with the desperate realization I need to get some message across to her. Then it wears off, and I realize, nah. I clearly don't.
Which can make me sadder than when I thought I did.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 06:43 AM (IGqCS)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 06:44 AM (ExV1e)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (omVj0)
That's nice too.
That's nice too.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 06:44 AM (7RYym)
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TY, Fen.
Posted by: Eromero at September 18, 2025 06:44 AM (jgmnb)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 18, 2025 06:44 AM (ppG5b)
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I was on X and someone claiming to be James Cavaziel struck up a conversation. He/she/it really knew a lot about Catholicism and various saints.
He was doing a fundraiser for "The Resurrection of the Christ" saying Mel needs money.
"Mel needs money" is like "God needs a starship." LOL
I realized that I need to be more social with real people.
He was doing a fundraiser for "The Resurrection of the Christ" saying Mel needs money.
"Mel needs money" is like "God needs a starship." LOL
I realized that I need to be more social with real people.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 18, 2025 06:44 AM (ZmEVT)
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Temps are actually lower than usual, a "feels like" of 72 F. High of 92 coming, so no real change. The forecast for Evansville looks good, though, 83 as highs, 61 (!!!) as a low, and no rain after Monday.
Oops, I spoke too soon. Wunderground says scattered rain on Tues. through Thursday. Guess I'll bring a hat and a rain jacket.
Oops, I spoke too soon. Wunderground says scattered rain on Tues. through Thursday. Guess I'll bring a hat and a rain jacket.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:45 AM (omVj0)
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Fen, if someone had told me forty years ago that I'd someday believe in a higher power and would be willing (if sometimes a little slow) to turn my life over to it, I'd have said this person was nuts. Amazing how we live and learn.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:48 AM (omVj0)
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49 Back in my day, the scammers made an effort to be more convincing. Your poor son. I hope he finds a good woman.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 05:51 AM (BpO1e)
Several years ago my sister's then stepson was catfished and had his bank account's overdraft drained, somehow. When he got a new pay check it automatically went into the blackhole that was his overdraft and he didn't see a penny of it. The bank did an investigation and discovered the scammer was actually one of the 411 scammer groups in Nigeria. Those fake Nigerian princes have evolved.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 05:51 AM (BpO1e)
Several years ago my sister's then stepson was catfished and had his bank account's overdraft drained, somehow. When he got a new pay check it automatically went into the blackhole that was his overdraft and he didn't see a penny of it. The bank did an investigation and discovered the scammer was actually one of the 411 scammer groups in Nigeria. Those fake Nigerian princes have evolved.
Posted by: Farquad at September 18, 2025 06:49 AM (HSJIN)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:48 AM (omVj0)
That's great,! and may God bless your coming and going ,and while there on your trip!
That's great,! and may God bless your coming and going ,and while there on your trip!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 18, 2025 06:50 AM (lQ+/f)
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I would like to find a cheap used 12 inch display equipped laptop; the last one I had was an HP elitebook, and I may get another one if I can afford it.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at September 18, 2025 06:39 AM (gHSfI)
I’m not sure if anybody is making a 12” display any longer. 13” seems to be the go-to size for most small laptops these days.
If you go on Amazon and type in 12” laptop you’ll get back plenty of older models, running older or low-powered, low core count, chips for cheap.
But there are also some older, cheaper models with 13” displays, too.
Ther are plenty on there for under $500,
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at September 18, 2025 06:39 AM (gHSfI)
I’m not sure if anybody is making a 12” display any longer. 13” seems to be the go-to size for most small laptops these days.
If you go on Amazon and type in 12” laptop you’ll get back plenty of older models, running older or low-powered, low core count, chips for cheap.
But there are also some older, cheaper models with 13” displays, too.
Ther are plenty on there for under $500,
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 06:51 AM (6ydKt)
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Time to head to the eye doctor's place.
So Imagonna just leave this here for you to peruse at your leisure.
https://tinyurl.com/ytmx42jj
So Imagonna just leave this here for you to peruse at your leisure.
https://tinyurl.com/ytmx42jj
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 18, 2025 06:52 AM (a1415)
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Time I got into grownup clothes (I don't like sitting around in pajamas; it makes me think I'm sick) and had some chow!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 06:52 AM (omVj0)
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I would like to find a cheap used 12 inch display equipped laptop; the last one I had was an HP elitebook, and I may get another one if I can afford it. Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain
Four years ago I went with a Surface Go 2 with the i3 CPU, upgraded 128 gb SSD, and 8 gb RAM for my light duty go everywhere PC. It's been perfect. The build quality is top notch and I've come to really appreciate that over the years. I'm going to miss it when it when it's time to retire it. Holding out for that. perfect go everywhere small PC is well worth it.
Four years ago I went with a Surface Go 2 with the i3 CPU, upgraded 128 gb SSD, and 8 gb RAM for my light duty go everywhere PC. It's been perfect. The build quality is top notch and I've come to really appreciate that over the years. I'm going to miss it when it when it's time to retire it. Holding out for that. perfect go everywhere small PC is well worth it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 06:54 AM (aJQjq)
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The news seems to be clamped down in the guy who shot police in Pennsylvania. Anybody in the area know anything else about the shooter, besides the Mexican consulate statement?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 18, 2025 06:59 AM (lmTGO)
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Saw this headline this morning:
"Family of student found hanging from tree hires Ben Crump"
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My first thought was, "why, couldn't they get him down by themselves?"
"Family of student found hanging from tree hires Ben Crump"
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My first thought was, "why, couldn't they get him down by themselves?"
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:04 AM (xmTG8)
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You ever tried Mane & Tail on TBD?
I wonder if that would help dogs with horse hair.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (6ydKt)
Her Majesty talks to handlers about what they'd use and she seems to have incorporated their ideas en masse. Some of it is the previous stuff used, which may have stripped the oils out of the hair. Some of it is nutrition. I think we'll just have to wait until new coat comes in to see the full effects.
You ever tried Mane & Tail on TBD?
I wonder if that would help dogs with horse hair.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 06:42 AM (6ydKt)
Her Majesty talks to handlers about what they'd use and she seems to have incorporated their ideas en masse. Some of it is the previous stuff used, which may have stripped the oils out of the hair. Some of it is nutrition. I think we'll just have to wait until new coat comes in to see the full effects.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 18, 2025 07:05 AM (tgvbd)
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138 I would like to find a cheap used 12 inch display equipped laptop; the last one I had was an HP elitebook, and I may get another one if I can afford it. Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain
Four years ago I went with a Surface Go 2 with the i3 CPU, upgraded 128 gb SSD, and 8 gb RAM for my light duty go everywhere PC. It's been perfect. The build quality is top notch and I've come to really appreciate that over the years. I'm going to miss it when it when it's time to retire it. Holding out for that. perfect go everywhere small PC is well worth it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 06:54 AM (aJQjq)
Here’s a Surface Laptop Go 3 from 2023.
12.4” display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD.
For $682
https://tinyurl.com/56hapj6u
(Amazon)
Four years ago I went with a Surface Go 2 with the i3 CPU, upgraded 128 gb SSD, and 8 gb RAM for my light duty go everywhere PC. It's been perfect. The build quality is top notch and I've come to really appreciate that over the years. I'm going to miss it when it when it's time to retire it. Holding out for that. perfect go everywhere small PC is well worth it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 06:54 AM (aJQjq)
Here’s a Surface Laptop Go 3 from 2023.
12.4” display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD.
For $682
https://tinyurl.com/56hapj6u
(Amazon)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 07:06 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:07 AM (BpO1e)
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This article has lots of details about the Pennsylvania shooting except for the shooter. This is the first I heard about this and it's horrific. Sounds like it could be an ambush.
https://is.gd/AYF7z0
https://is.gd/AYF7z0
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 07:07 AM (aJQjq)
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My first thought was, "why, couldn't they get him down by themselves?"
Posted by: BurtTC
Dear Lord, I offer thanks for the fact that I was not engaged in the act of drinking my coffee when I read that.
Posted by: BurtTC
Dear Lord, I offer thanks for the fact that I was not engaged in the act of drinking my coffee when I read that.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:08 AM (BpO1e)
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Roku just sent me an email announcing they updated their privacy policies. Bless their hearts.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 07:08 AM (aJQjq)
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"Family of student found hanging from tree hires Ben Crump"
I was going to ask: of the Memphis Crumps? Then I saw his picture. Most certainly not, unless ol' E.H. got around a bit.
"Family of student found hanging from tree hires Ben Crump"
I was going to ask: of the Memphis Crumps? Then I saw his picture. Most certainly not, unless ol' E.H. got around a bit.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 18, 2025 07:08 AM (tgvbd)
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They're talking about bringing back the Dodo bird.
Every time I see that illustration of what it looked like, to me it reminds me of those dinosaur illustrations from decades ago. They look static, like big lazy beasts that stand around all day, eating plants and waiting to go extinct.
Then we got the Jurassic Park movies, and now I wonder if the Dodo is some killing machine that will be the death of us all.
Every time I see that illustration of what it looked like, to me it reminds me of those dinosaur illustrations from decades ago. They look static, like big lazy beasts that stand around all day, eating plants and waiting to go extinct.
Then we got the Jurassic Park movies, and now I wonder if the Dodo is some killing machine that will be the death of us all.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:08 AM (xmTG8)
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The “Ice Blue” color of that Surface Go 3 is $652 so you save $30 just changing the color.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 07:10 AM (6ydKt)
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Hadrian, Orvus shampoo. Does not strip the natural oils but cleans.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 18, 2025 07:11 AM (mFSH6)
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Then we got the Jurassic Park movies, and now I wonder if the Dodo is some killing machine that will be the death of us all.
Posted by: BurtTC
Hollywood will get right on it. They just need a body positive stronk sassy black women to spit out cool action hero lines.
Posted by: BurtTC
Hollywood will get right on it. They just need a body positive stronk sassy black women to spit out cool action hero lines.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:11 AM (BpO1e)
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My first thought was, "why, couldn't they get him down by themselves?"
Posted by: BurtTC
Dear Lord, I offer thanks for the fact that I was not engaged in the act of drinking my coffee when I read that.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:08 AM (BpO1e)
It appears to have been a suicide, but it happened in Mississippi, so all the usual historical references are trotted out.
There's one photo of the kid. Hard to say, but my first thought was "He looks gay." I'm sure the family is distraught. I hope they find peace.
Posted by: BurtTC
Dear Lord, I offer thanks for the fact that I was not engaged in the act of drinking my coffee when I read that.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:08 AM (BpO1e)
It appears to have been a suicide, but it happened in Mississippi, so all the usual historical references are trotted out.
There's one photo of the kid. Hard to say, but my first thought was "He looks gay." I'm sure the family is distraught. I hope they find peace.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:12 AM (xmTG8)
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Then we got the Jurassic Park movies, and now I wonder if the Dodo is some killing machine that will be the death of us all.
Posted by: BurtTC
Hollywood will get right on it. They just need a body positive stronk sassy black women to spit out cool action hero lines.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:11 AM (BpO1e)
I thought it was Ron Howard's getting-fatter-by-the-year daughter, but either way, the fake pics they make of the Dodo, it looks to be about the size of a chicken.
But what if it's the size of T-rex? Do you want that silly looking thing to chase you into the toilet, then bite you in half?
Posted by: BurtTC
Hollywood will get right on it. They just need a body positive stronk sassy black women to spit out cool action hero lines.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:11 AM (BpO1e)
I thought it was Ron Howard's getting-fatter-by-the-year daughter, but either way, the fake pics they make of the Dodo, it looks to be about the size of a chicken.
But what if it's the size of T-rex? Do you want that silly looking thing to chase you into the toilet, then bite you in half?
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:16 AM (xmTG8)
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152 My first thought was, "why, couldn't they get him down by themselves?"
Posted by: BurtTC
.........
Oh my! I have to admit I laughed.
Posted by: BurtTC
.........
Oh my! I have to admit I laughed.
Posted by: Molly k. at September 18, 2025 07:16 AM (j/yko)
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12.4” display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD..For $682
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Here is a review Windows Central did for this machine.
https://is.gd/oBwcGo
I looked those over when they were in the stores. It was a nice light duty machine. They cut corners in a couple places like the base plate is plastic instead of aluminum and they cut out the backlit keyboard. But the overall package got the job done. Microsoft does a very good job with updating their hardware with security, OS, and firmware updates. Being Amazon you can get it shipped to you and look it over and if you don't like it, send it back. I have come to really like their hardware.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Here is a review Windows Central did for this machine.
https://is.gd/oBwcGo
I looked those over when they were in the stores. It was a nice light duty machine. They cut corners in a couple places like the base plate is plastic instead of aluminum and they cut out the backlit keyboard. But the overall package got the job done. Microsoft does a very good job with updating their hardware with security, OS, and firmware updates. Being Amazon you can get it shipped to you and look it over and if you don't like it, send it back. I have come to really like their hardware.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 07:17 AM (aJQjq)
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Who writes these headlines:
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
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I should hope so. I mean, whether it's a fake relationship or not, if you're going to get engaged to a gal, you have to, you know, share it with her.
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
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I should hope so. I mean, whether it's a fake relationship or not, if you're going to get engaged to a gal, you have to, you know, share it with her.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:21 AM (xmTG8)
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Hadrian, Orvus shampoo. Does not strip the natural oils but cleans.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 18, 2025 07:11 AM (mFSH6)
We've used Chris Christianson for many years with good effect. The problem we have is that damage has already been done.
Hadrian, Orvus shampoo. Does not strip the natural oils but cleans.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 18, 2025 07:11 AM (mFSH6)
We've used Chris Christianson for many years with good effect. The problem we have is that damage has already been done.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 18, 2025 07:21 AM (tgvbd)
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But what if it's the size of T-rex? Do you want that silly looking thing to chase you into the toilet, then bite you in half?
More than likely, they will be smallish and kept as pets.
More than likely, they will be smallish and kept as pets.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:22 AM (BpO1e)
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Who writes these headlines:
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
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I should hope so. I mean, whether it's a fake relationship or not, if you're going to get engaged to a gal, you have to, you know, share it with her.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:21 AM (xmTG
He says she's made him a better man. Not a better football player, a better man.
Chiefs are 0-2, pal. Nobody else much cares whether you put the terlet seat down or not.
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
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I should hope so. I mean, whether it's a fake relationship or not, if you're going to get engaged to a gal, you have to, you know, share it with her.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:21 AM (xmTG
He says she's made him a better man. Not a better football player, a better man.
Chiefs are 0-2, pal. Nobody else much cares whether you put the terlet seat down or not.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (xmTG8)
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156 Who writes these headlines:
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
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I should hope so. I mean, whether it's a fake relationship or not, if you're going to get engaged to a gal, you have to, you know, share it with her.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:21 AM (xmTG8
See, that’s how that problem with Morgan Fairchild came up.
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
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I should hope so. I mean, whether it's a fake relationship or not, if you're going to get engaged to a gal, you have to, you know, share it with her.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:21 AM (xmTG8
See, that’s how that problem with Morgan Fairchild came up.
Posted by: Eromero at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (jgmnb)
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But what if it's the size of T-rex? Do you want that silly looking thing to chase you into the toilet, then bite you in half?
More than likely, they will be smallish and kept as pets.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025
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If dodos had been big and deadly, the sailors who first saw them would not have been able to club them so easily that they became extinct.
More than likely, they will be smallish and kept as pets.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025
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If dodos had been big and deadly, the sailors who first saw them would not have been able to club them so easily that they became extinct.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (omVj0)
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Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (hoCmQ)
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But what if it's the size of T-rex? Do you want that silly looking thing to chase you into the toilet, then bite you in half?
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More than likely, they will be smallish and kept as pets.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:22 AM (BpO1e)
Listen man, I saw the movies. Life finds a way! You were so focused on whether you could, you never bothered to stop and ask whether you should!
I mean, if the Pirates of the Caribbean ride breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists!
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More than likely, they will be smallish and kept as pets.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 18, 2025 07:22 AM (BpO1e)
Listen man, I saw the movies. Life finds a way! You were so focused on whether you could, you never bothered to stop and ask whether you should!
I mean, if the Pirates of the Caribbean ride breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists!
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:27 AM (CfHuJ)
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For someone billed as "anonymous" Charlie Kirk is astonishingly well known on a world wide basis. Plus he seems well thought of to a hugely diverse crowd.
For someone billed as "anonymous" Charlie Kirk is astonishingly well known on a world wide basis. Plus he seems well thought of to a hugely diverse crowd.
Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 18, 2025 07:28 AM (vFbHf)
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See, that’s how that problem with Morgan Fairchild came up.
Posted by: Eromero at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (jgmnb)
Hey, that's my wife!
I mean, what problem. We're perfectly happy.
Yeah....
Posted by: Eromero at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (jgmnb)
Hey, that's my wife!
I mean, what problem. We're perfectly happy.
Yeah....
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:29 AM (CfHuJ)
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If dodos had been big and deadly, the sailors who first saw them would not have been able to club them so easily that they became extinct.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (omVj0)
I don't believe that's what happened. I think the Dodos saw the sailors doing naughty things to the mermen, and so they had to be eliminated.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 18, 2025 07:24 AM (omVj0)
I don't believe that's what happened. I think the Dodos saw the sailors doing naughty things to the mermen, and so they had to be eliminated.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:30 AM (CfHuJ)
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Microsoft laptops are pretty much MacBook Airs running Windows given how they're built. Top notch materials, top notch manufacturing, and so on. The Laptop Gos come in at the bottom of the stack; still they used that same design ethos on it with the exception they had to cut some corners to hit a price point. Microsoft Surface PCS are never the cheapest, never the most the most performant, but they are some of the nicest machines you can own. I have been using Surface Pros (The tablet versions) for years. Around 2022. Microsoft really figured out how to make a nice PC and then that shows up in the Gos also.
Based on my experience, I would give Amazon refurb a spin so you can find out if it meets your needs. They really are lovely light duty machines. In a couple years I'm going to go with the latest version of the Surface Pro; that form factor and how it's been executed is my ideal PC.
Based on my experience, I would give Amazon refurb a spin so you can find out if it meets your needs. They really are lovely light duty machines. In a couple years I'm going to go with the latest version of the Surface Pro; that form factor and how it's been executed is my ideal PC.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 07:33 AM (aJQjq)
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Good morning!
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 18, 2025 07:33 AM (u82oZ)
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Posted by: Taft at September 18, 2025 05:25 AM (xtuZw)
My current laptop is a Dell Inspiron 14 with an AMD CPU. It is surprisingly fast, and built very nicely.
I have had excellent luck with Dell's machines with AMD chips. I now avoid Intel!
My current laptop is a Dell Inspiron 14 with an AMD CPU. It is surprisingly fast, and built very nicely.
I have had excellent luck with Dell's machines with AMD chips. I now avoid Intel!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at September 18, 2025 07:33 AM (n9ltV)
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The news seems to be clamped down in the guy who shot police in Pennsylvania. Anybody in the area know anything else about the shooter, besides the Mexican consulate statement?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 18, 2025 06:59 AM (lmTGO)
What was the consulate statement?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 18, 2025 06:59 AM (lmTGO)
What was the consulate statement?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 07:36 AM (ExV1e)
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Mike Duncan can EABODs.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 18, 2025 07:37 AM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 18, 2025 07:37 AM (gbOdA)
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What was the consulate statement?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 07:36 AM (ExV1e)
"Yes, we have no bananas."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 18, 2025 07:36 AM (ExV1e)
"Yes, we have no bananas."
Posted by: BurtTC at September 18, 2025 07:37 AM (CfHuJ)
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My current laptop is a Dell Inspiron 14 with an AMD CPU. It is surprisingly fast, and built very nicely.
Dell Inspirons were great machines for the money. I get where you're coming from with those. At some point the build quality of them came very close to the XPS line. They differentiated them by capping the CPUs and other features. But for daily drivers, oh yeah.
Dell Inspirons were great machines for the money. I get where you're coming from with those. At some point the build quality of them came very close to the XPS line. They differentiated them by capping the CPUs and other features. But for daily drivers, oh yeah.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 07:38 AM (aJQjq)
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Posted by: m at September 18, 2025 07:46 AM (aURVT)
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I looked those over when they were in the stores. It was a nice light duty machine. They cut corners in a couple places like the base plate is plastic instead of aluminum and they cut out the backlit keyboard. But the overall package got the job done. Microsoft does a very good job with updating their hardware with security, OS, and firmware updates. Being Amazon you can get it shipped to you and look it over and if you don't like it, send it back. I have come to really like their hardware.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 07:17 AM (aJQjq)
I’ve heard great things about Surface build quality over the years. I haven’t t tried one, but I always liked the styling of them.
The biggest drawbacks I see on this laptop are the meager I/O (1 USB A, 1 USB C) and the weird screen resolution of 1034p, which I guess is adequate for a 12.4” screen but they could’ve jumped to 1200p for a little better experience.
Also the 8GB of RAM is a little sparse these days, but for a browse, email, watch video, or Word/Excel machine it’s fit for purpose.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 18, 2025 07:17 AM (aJQjq)
I’ve heard great things about Surface build quality over the years. I haven’t t tried one, but I always liked the styling of them.
The biggest drawbacks I see on this laptop are the meager I/O (1 USB A, 1 USB C) and the weird screen resolution of 1034p, which I guess is adequate for a 12.4” screen but they could’ve jumped to 1200p for a little better experience.
Also the 8GB of RAM is a little sparse these days, but for a browse, email, watch video, or Word/Excel machine it’s fit for purpose.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 18, 2025 07:58 AM (6ydKt)
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It's funny how the Democrats think we forgot how they sperged out FOR YEARS over Elon Musk buying Twitter.
They think we forgot about Gina Carano, too.
It's funny how the Democrats think we forgot how they sperged out FOR YEARS over Elon Musk buying Twitter.
They think we forgot about Gina Carano, too.
Posted by: Soothsayer's ramblings at September 18, 2025 08:58 AM (HCayI)
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Elon buying Twitter was, literally, "the end of Democracy." It would "platform hate & misinformation." Democrats said the First Amendment needs to be abolished.
Elon buying Twitter was, literally, "the end of Democracy." It would "platform hate & misinformation." Democrats said the First Amendment needs to be abolished.
Posted by: Soothsayer's ramblings at September 18, 2025 09:00 AM (HCayI)
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>>With all due respect to President Trump, the term RADICAL LEFT is a redundancy
I get your point, but the MSM/DNC never just say "right."
It always includes one or more modifiers - extreme right. ultra-conservative right, radical right, and so on.
It's about d@mn time we use modifiers when referring to the lect!!!
I get your point, but the MSM/DNC never just say "right."
It always includes one or more modifiers - extreme right. ultra-conservative right, radical right, and so on.
It's about d@mn time we use modifiers when referring to the lect!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 18, 2025 09:09 AM (GbwPZ)
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>>Who writes these headlines:
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
A 19 year old intern?
AI?
"Travis Kelce Shares Heartfelt Proposal Details to Taylor Swift"
A 19 year old intern?
AI?
Posted by: Lizzy at September 18, 2025 09:12 AM (GbwPZ)
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zerohedge.com:
Intel Shares Soar 30% After Nvidia Agrees To Invest $5 Billion
"I will also help those companies that make such lucrative deals with the United States. ... I love seeing their stock price go up... " - Donald Trump
Intel Shares Soar 30% After Nvidia Agrees To Invest $5 Billion
"I will also help those companies that make such lucrative deals with the United States. ... I love seeing their stock price go up... " - Donald Trump
Posted by: SMOD at September 18, 2025 09:15 AM (RHGPo)
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Mike Duncan
@mikeduncan
History podcaster/author. Revolutions + The History of Rome.
Sep 16
I listened to The History of Rome podcast, but was never nearly as impressed as so many were about it. Duncan was always very glib, and very self-fart-sniffing.
In one of the filler episodes where he answered listener questions, his take on the American Revolution was bog-standard Marxist cribbed-from-Howard-Zinn stupidity. Then, at the latest, it was crystal-clear what kind of "historian" this pathetic cockholster was.
@mikeduncan
History podcaster/author. Revolutions + The History of Rome.
Sep 16
I listened to The History of Rome podcast, but was never nearly as impressed as so many were about it. Duncan was always very glib, and very self-fart-sniffing.
In one of the filler episodes where he answered listener questions, his take on the American Revolution was bog-standard Marxist cribbed-from-Howard-Zinn stupidity. Then, at the latest, it was crystal-clear what kind of "historian" this pathetic cockholster was.
Posted by: far cry at September 18, 2025 09:52 AM (Mv9xT)
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First cup of coffee in the morning hits the spot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 18, 2025 10:11 AM (tiYpZ)
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Pretty sure I have that problem on my ASUS ROG Strix laptop. Never noticed the glitches, so to speak, but it anytime it tries to go on battery alone, it freezes within a minute or so.
Also have periodic black screen freezes as well, that require a hard 5 second power button press reboot. Which triggers...
Also freezes during restart. If I use the Windows "shutdown" option, it shuts down and starts up fine. But if you select "restart" it enters the never ending freeze loop. Every other startup attempt will go into "Automatic Repair" where the cursor will freeze in 5-10 seconds. Only recovery is hard reboot. Freezes during windows startup, lather, rinse, repeat.
If I hold the power button for like 20-30 seconds, not only does the laptop shutdown, including the red led swipe of the keyboard they built in, but the white power LED will go off after 20-30 seconds. Sometimes, it will not come back on. Went through this last night. No luck existing the freeze loop - until the power led refused to come on. and then the power button does nothing. Its like the laptop is a literal brick. An hour or so later, a startup attempt on battery and the power button worked
Also have periodic black screen freezes as well, that require a hard 5 second power button press reboot. Which triggers...
Also freezes during restart. If I use the Windows "shutdown" option, it shuts down and starts up fine. But if you select "restart" it enters the never ending freeze loop. Every other startup attempt will go into "Automatic Repair" where the cursor will freeze in 5-10 seconds. Only recovery is hard reboot. Freezes during windows startup, lather, rinse, repeat.
If I hold the power button for like 20-30 seconds, not only does the laptop shutdown, including the red led swipe of the keyboard they built in, but the white power LED will go off after 20-30 seconds. Sometimes, it will not come back on. Went through this last night. No luck existing the freeze loop - until the power led refused to come on. and then the power button does nothing. Its like the laptop is a literal brick. An hour or so later, a startup attempt on battery and the power button worked
Posted by: deadrody at September 18, 2025 02:56 PM (vgB0v)
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