Daily Tech News 22 February 2026

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Wikipedia has blacklisted Archive.Today for links to references because it is run by a crazy person. (Tech Crunch)

It's over allegations of running DDoS attacks and modifying supposedly archive articles after the fact, and the allegations are about as well supported as the recent conspiracy theories floated by Steve from Gamer's Nexus, which is to day, almost all of it is documented by multiple sources and the guy confessed publicly.

Which is a wee problem for me because those (Archive site) links I've been sprinkling through posts for the past year as more and more news sites decide they don't want anyone to read them?

Well, those links point to Archive.IS, but it's the same software and the same person.

I've switched to using Brave to prepare these posts, because it seems better at dodging around that problem, but it does mean that if you're using a different browser you might not be able to read the linked content.

On the other hand, I always, always present the full unvarnished truth without so much as editorialising.

Mostly.

Sometimes.

Tech News

Well, so much for that: Intel's next-generation Nova Lake desktop CPU range is likely to arrive at CES 2027. (Tom's Hardware)

Theories are that AMD has been planning not to launch Zen 6 until 2027 anyway, at least since they were close enough to launch to have a specific timeframe in mind. But Intel was promising Nova Lake this year as recently as January.
It's not Nova Lake, but Intel's Bartlett Lake is on its way and will support up to 12 Performance cores, compared to a maximum of 8 on any current Intel mainstream desktop processor. (Tom's Hardware)

And it has hyperthreading, so 24 threads on that high-end model.

One small problem: While it does run in the old reliable Socket 1700 (used by Intel's 12th, 13th, and 14th generation chips) it is intended for industrial customers needing guaranteed supply for the next decade, and won't be available in retail channels at all. And ASRock has already said that they won't support these chips in their motherboards, so an upgrade might be off the table.
Do not eat audio equipment. (The Guardian)

Got it. Thanks. What would we do without you?
How far back in time can you understand English. (Dead Language Society)

I've seen similar tests floating around recently, and the answer is pretty consistently 1300 AD. You have to know a few little tricks - the old long S ſ, thorn þ, and yogh ȝ characters have long fallen out of use, plus at some point u and v were merged and before that w was just two u characters.

But go back further and there's more change in each of the three prior centuries than in all the years since.

Handy guide to keep if the Tardis translator circuit is on the blink and you don't speak Latin.
China's CXMT is at it again, selling previous-generation DDR4 memory at half the price of anyone else. (Korea Herald)

CXMT was called out and sanctioned for this behaviour - at the time it was dumping new DDR4 memory on the market for less than the price of used.

Now it's... Well, it's doing exactly the same thing again, but this time it's raking in the dough thanks to massive global price increases rather than depending on CCP subsidies.
Xbox is dead. (The Verge)

Well, that's just great.

Microsoft has turfed long-time head of their gaming division, Phil Spencer, who admittedly had not been doing a great job of things lately, and also his expected successor Sarah Brand, in favour of Asha Sharma, formerly the company's President of AI Slop. And before that she was COO at Instacart.

No experience with the games industry at all, but again, Spencer was a veteran in the industry and totally screwed things up anyway.

Musical Interlude

Song is Tommy-Gun by Royal Republic. Anime is the one and only Black Lagoon. Accept no substitutes or your attack helicopter may encounter a inconvenient torpedo.

Disclaimer: Okay, so it does work. I thought it did.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:00 AM (UzL96)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:00 AM (+YA9H)

3 Morning all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 22, 2026 04:01 AM (BLOW1)

4 How far back in time can you understand English.

Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/V1tosm25OOE

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:03 AM (UzL96)

5 >>>Wikipedia has blacklisted Archive.Today for links to references because it is run by a crazy person. (Tech Crunch)

Wikipedia is run by a crazy person?
Archive.Today is run by a crazy person?
Both of the above?

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:04 AM (+YA9H)

6 Wikipedia is run by a crazy person?
Archive.Today is run by a crazy person?
Both of the above?

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:04 AM (+YA9H)
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Both sites run by the same schizophrenic.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:04 AM (UzL96)

7 Both. Both is good.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 22, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

8 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 22, 2026 04:06 AM (pLaQB)

9 What, if anything, is Microsoft doing well these days?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 22, 2026 04:06 AM (/HDaX)

10 >>How far back in time can you understand English.
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Mom was reading a book one sunny afternoon, as was usual for her. I came to visit & asked what's up... and she handed her open book to me. I looked. Blinked. wtf was I seeing?

Mom laughed when I asked.. "Beowulf" she said. "Can't you read English?"

Old English. Hahaha!

Posted by: JQ at February 22, 2026 04:09 AM (rdVOm)

11 Middle English is tricky. Old English is literally a different language.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 22, 2026 04:11 AM (BLOW1)

12 Mom was good at languages. Wish I had her talents!

Posted by: JQ at February 22, 2026 04:14 AM (rdVOm)

13 Israel has been busy again in Lebanon, and there seem to be eight fewer Hezbollah commanders than there were yesterday. Tick Tock, Ayatollah.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 04:17 AM (DeB+V)

14 What, if anything, is Microsoft doing well these days?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 22, 2026 04:06 AM (/HDaX)

Getting people to try a Linux distro.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2026 04:18 AM (Vq1pX)

15 Mostly.

Sometimes.

......
So

Pixy is actually a lawyer

or politician

Or both

Posted by: Hell's bells Miklos at February 22, 2026 04:21 AM (8i9Vv)

16 Israel has been busy again in Lebanon, and there seem to be eight fewer Hezbollah commanders than there were yesterday. Tick Tock, Ayatollah.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 04:17 AM (DeB+V)
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Took a walk Friday night up here in northern Israel at around 9PM. Heard jets going out and returning a bit later.

Dunno if the attack was at that hour.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:21 AM (UzL96)

17 Old English is literally a different language.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

Ye hath spelt 'Litl'rly" rong

Posted by: Beowulf's mama at February 22, 2026 04:23 AM (8i9Vv)

18 So

Pixy is actually a lawyer

Posted by: Hell's bells Miklos at February 22, 2026 04:21 AM (8i9Vv)
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You didn't know that until now?

Have you not been paying attention to the thread's daily disclaimer?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:23 AM (UzL96)

19 Israel has been busy again in Lebanon, and there seem to be eight fewer Hezbollah commanders than there were yesterday.
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Doing the jobs America hasn't the stomach to do....

Posted by: JQ at February 22, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

20 Welcome to the Year Of The Fire Horse. The combination of fire and horse occurs only once every 60 years, Grok informs me, and traits associated with the year are aggressive forward motion, independence, charisma, passion and boldness.

Buckle up.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 04:25 AM (DeB+V)

21 Have you not been paying attention to the thread's daily disclaimer?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

In my defense, I thought tax accountant was possible

Posted by: Miklos admits possible error, without admitting anything at February 22, 2026 04:26 AM (8i9Vv)

22 Doing the jobs America hasn't the stomach to do....
Posted by: JQ
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No, that's not quite it.

"Doing the jobs America can't get congressional approval to do..."

Posted by: JQ at February 22, 2026 04:26 AM (rdVOm)

23 The people who make cars hate cars and never drive them. The people who make video games hate games and never play them. The people who make movies hate movies and never watch them. The people responsible for making sure any given company is profitable desperately try to crater that company in their quest to wring every penny they can into their own pockets.

They are the actual hoarders and wreckers. Capitalism has been hihacked by a cabal of its own enemies.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2026 04:26 AM (Vq1pX)

24 I'm not learning futhorc.

I'm on enough lists.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2026 04:28 AM (Vq1pX)

25 The people who make cars hate cars and never drive them. The people who make video games hate games and never play them. The people who make movies hate movies and never watch them. The people responsible for making sure any given company is profitable desperately try to crater that company in their quest to wring every penny they can into their own pockets.

They are the actual hoarders and wreckers. Capitalism has been hihacked by a cabal of its own enemies.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Now do Politicians

Posted by: Miklos admits a level of cynicism for one so young at February 22, 2026 04:29 AM (8i9Vv)

26 >>>Song is Tommy-Gun by Royal Republic.

Catchy!

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:29 AM (+YA9H)

27 'Night.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by: JQ at February 22, 2026 04:30 AM (rdVOm)

28 I'm on enough lists.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

One big list is enough

Posted by: LaWuanda from the NSA at February 22, 2026 04:30 AM (8i9Vv)

29 Futhorc?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 22, 2026 04:31 AM (/HDaX)

30 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted by: JQ

I think ima try dat

Posted by: Miklos dangles pocket watch in front of own eyes at February 22, 2026 04:31 AM (8i9Vv)

31 from the end of the video

>>>Who needs magic when all your problems can be solved with ... GUNS

Streams crossing.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:32 AM (+YA9H)

32 25 Now do Politicians
Posted by: Miklos admits a level of cynicism for one so young at February 22, 2026 04:29 AM (8i9Vv)

ewwwww

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:33 AM (+YA9H)

33 Doing the jobs America hasn't the stomach to do....

Posted by: JQ at February 22, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)
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I think this is Israel's responsibility. Biden made it very difficult to snuff them out. Trump is a big help but Israel's political echelons have lately been the ones lacking the stomach to do what's needed to be done.

These whack-a-mole one offs are not the way to go.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:42 AM (UzL96)

34 Futhorc?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 22, 2026 04:31 AM (/HDaX)
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Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/EBHLcBxQZiM

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:43 AM (UzL96)

35 Heh

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 22, 2026 04:48 AM (/HDaX)

36 Cheese For Everyone! retweeted
Carl
@HistoryBoomer
19h
I am grateful for the 1st Amendment.

A Canadian human rights tribunal is fining a man $750,000 for believing in 2 sexes.

If I were in Canada, I'd switch parties over this. We can disagree on trans folk in sports or bathrooms, but telling me what I must believe is evil.

My beliefs, whether good or ill, are my own, not to be touched by the state or society.

...

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:49 AM (+YA9H)

37 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 22, 2026 04:59 AM (AN2gy)

38 >>>Song is Tommy-Gun by Royal Republic.
Catchy!

'Tis

I listened hoping it was a cover of Tommy Gun by The Clash, but I liked this, too.

Posted by: fluffy at February 22, 2026 05:08 AM (AN2gy)

39
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 22, 2026 05:18 AM (tljrc)

40 6 Wikipedia is run by a crazy person?
Archive.Today is run by a crazy person?
Both of the above?

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 04:04 AM (+YA9H)
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Both sites run by the same schizophrenic.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:04 AM (UzL96)

I don't know:

More than 695,000 links to Archive.today are distributed across 400,000 or so Wikipedia pages. The archive site, which is facing an investigation in which the FBI is trying to uncover the identity of its founder, is commonly used to bypass news paywalls.

https://archive.is/jw98U

https://news.slashdot.org

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 05:18 AM (+YA9H)

41 more about archive.today

Very little is known about who operates the site. A 2013 analysis by Gyrovague suggested it is "a one-person labor of love, operated by a Russian of considerable talent and access to Europe." A 2013 FAQ states the site is privately funded. A 2021 blog post said "it is doomed to die at any moment."

https://archive.is/nN8yy

https://news.slashdot.org

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 05:24 AM (+YA9H)

42 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 05:29 AM (Ia/+0)

43 G'morning, all!

A balmy 59.4 degrees outside.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 22, 2026 05:31 AM (iMotb)

44 Is archive.is run by the same person who does archive.ph?

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 22, 2026 05:34 AM (gHSfI)

45 44 Is archive.is run by the same person who does archive.ph?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 22, 2026 05:34 AM (gHSfI)

Yes, according to

https://archive.is/nN8yy

https://news.slashdot.org

Archive.today ... also known as archive.is and archive.ph

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 05:40 AM (+YA9H)

46 ... although, strictly speaking, "the same person" isn't necessarily deducible from "also known as."

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 05:41 AM (+YA9H)

47 Big pot of coffee today.
So far rain only

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 05:47 AM (Ia/+0)

48 although, strictly speaking, "the same person" isn't necessarily deducible from "also known as."
Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 05:41 AM (+YA9H)

Schizo. Hypostatic union. Legal fiction. World's yer oyster.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2026 05:48 AM (Vq1pX)

49 >>> So far rain only

Forecast here is 12"--18", starting late tonight.

I'm going to strap on the snowshoes today and knock down the driveway piles, pushing them back further. This morning I get to head out and shop for French toast ingredients. Yay.

Posted by: fluffy at February 22, 2026 05:51 AM (AN2gy)

50 Seeing reports that the Canadian school shooters' ChatGPT account had alarmed OpenAI workers but did not meet their bar for police referral.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 05:55 AM (+YA9H)

51 Evening and morning for the Sunday toilers and early risers! Big black Stirling cat tried to get me up an hour ago, but I foiled him. I wish I could remember how I did it. Then I could use the same technique again. Alas, I was half asleep.

It's 54 F. here, brisk winds bringing the wind chill to 48. I may wait until daylight, then just work in a fast walk before the Book Thread. Right now, coffee -- and it's time to feed the furry thugs. Howzabout choo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)

52 I need to look at that English language article.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

53 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Wocka wocka wocka.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 22, 2026 06:07 AM (i1VVh)

54 4 How far back in time can you understand English.

Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/V1tosm25OOE
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 04:03 AM (UzL96)

; )

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 06:07 AM (+YA9H)

55 Looks like original prediction of snow Sunday evening into Monday is what might happen.

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 06:11 AM (Ia/+0)

56 I need to look at that English language article.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)
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I made it as far back as 1200, with bits of 1100 thrown in. It helped that I know that heo = she.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 22, 2026 06:13 AM (i1VVh)

57 Man who didn't know how to swim jumps onto frigid Lake Michigan to save baby after stroller was blown into water. "Sunny Skyz" site:

https://tinyurl.com/yc49x8k5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2026 06:15 AM (rZCVI)

58 Psalm 51 vs. 10-12 . Woman from Kenya reflects on Lent:

https://tinyurl.com/6dbvdk6h

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2026 06:21 AM (rZCVI)

59 What a fascinating dive into the changes of the English language from that Dead Language Society Substack!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 06:24 AM (wzUl9)

60 Morning Horde...How goes it?

I had a minor heart attack this morning when I opened up the blog engine to check on the Sunday Morning Book Thread and saw that it was GONE!

Somehow, the thread I compiled yesterday had just disappeared.

Fortunately, it didn't take too long to set it back up again. We'll see if it's still available when it's time to post...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 22, 2026 06:24 AM (ESVrU)

61 I suspect the spoken language is not too different. The written word, otoh...

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 22, 2026 06:29 AM (qFwJc)

62 I was not familiar with these modern worship songs, "Who you say I am/This is me" It liked this video and it has dancers dancing along with it. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/4p2z5nxc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2026 06:29 AM (rZCVI)

63 Post it now. We are all sitting around with nothing else to do.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 22, 2026 06:30 AM (qFwJc)

64 The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
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George Washington to the Jewish congregation at Newport, RI.

Here, he explains how lucky Americans have the opportunity to live well unburdened by intrusive government. Of course, the Democrat Party was not yet heard from.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 06:34 AM (3rxgK)

65 If nothing else, its kind of light outside, and was at 5:30pm. Of course they will fk with the clock again soon

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 06:34 AM (Ia/+0)

66 I liked it.! " More joy in our hearts" Rabbi's daughter from the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews writes on Psalm 46 vs. 7 and a relationship with God:

https://tinyurl.com/2zb3hye4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2026 06:40 AM (Nx5jP)

67 Good morning! Got the pups fed and we're waiting for the Canada/USA game to start. Then it's out to the yard to move dirt and stone.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 22, 2026 06:43 AM (3Ope8)

68 . . . For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
=========================
George Washington to the Jewish congregation at Newport, RI. . . .

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026

***
Another example of linguistic change. In 1790 or whenever this was, it's clear from the context "demean" meant "behave," as "demeanor" still means "attitude or behavior." But today "to demean" usually means to insult or to denigrate someone, or even yourself.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)

69 48 although, strictly speaking, "the same person" isn't necessarily deducible from "also known as."
Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 05:41 AM (+YA9H)

Schizo. Hypostatic union. Legal fiction. World's yer oyster.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2026 05:48 AM (Vq1pX)

wut

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 06:49 AM (+YA9H)

70 If the tigress applies the Horde mind, there isn't going to be a happy ending:

https://tinyurl.com/ym62kvyr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2026 06:51 AM (UzL96)

71 that would be a good name for a new gun toting anime waifu - Tommi Gunn.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 22, 2026 06:53 AM (2GVsD)

72 Andrew formerly known as Prince has pretty much fallen off BBC online.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 06:58 AM (+YA9H)

73 mornin yall

'A 1-year-old Florida boy was viciously mauled by his family’s bulldog as his mother changed his diaper at home.

The boy’s father said the dog had never acted aggressively before the horrifying incident'

Gee, this hand grenade never went off before.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2026 07:00 AM (vFG9F)

74 If they can't execute Andrew, maybe banished from the kingdom

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 07:00 AM (Ia/+0)

75 Happy birthday to Jeri Ryan today, her 58th.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 07:01 AM (+lGm2)

76 The weather reports for Babylon DC is as good as climate models. The snow prediction for this storm is anywhere from 2 inches to 5,000,000,000 feet. It's raining right now.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 22, 2026 07:01 AM (sAmhv)

77 Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor (born 19 February 1960), formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York

"Andy"

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 07:04 AM (+YA9H)

78 Good morning to everyone. Well, spring is in retreat here in the foothills. Cold temperatures and high winds today and for the upcoming week. I am not happy. Be well everyone and take care.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 22, 2026 07:05 AM (NK1PU)

79 'A 1-year-old Florida boy was viciously mauled by his family’s bulldog as his mother changed his diaper at home.

The boy’s father said the dog had never acted aggressively before the horrifying incident'

Gee, this hand grenade never went off before.
Posted by: fd at February 22, 2026

***
I'm-a stick with cats, thanks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 07:07 AM (wzUl9)

80 Morning peeps. A bit chilly here in the Bluegrass. 25F. Scattered snow flurries today... maybe.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2026 07:08 AM (jtM2q)

81 Bulldog or Pittie?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 22, 2026 07:08 AM (B0NCh)

82 Happy birthday to Jeri Ryan today, her 58th.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026

***
Hard to believe Voyager is thirty years old, the first season of Next Generation is nearly forty, and the original will be sixty this year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 07:08 AM (wzUl9)

83 "I'm-a stick with cats, thanks."

This woman has a similar notion:

"A Canadian psychology professor who studies how relationships with pets support healthy development has her own unusual therapy animal: an emotional support chicken to assist her with daily life."

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2026 07:09 AM (vFG9F)

84 “When I was sad, she just lay there, looking at me, you know, trying to figure out what was going on, ‘Why are you crying?’ That means a lot to me.”

She even crafted a special diaper for the feather baby so it can travel with her around the city"

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2026 07:11 AM (vFG9F)

85 For the 60th anniversary of Star Trek Kurtzman gave the remaining fans a male Klingon named Jayden wearing a gold dress.

Your agonizer Mr. Kurtzman.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 22, 2026 07:11 AM (2GVsD)

86 Jeri Ryan's mysteriously unsealed divorce records paved the way for the rise of Barack Obama.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 22, 2026 07:12 AM (B0NCh)

87 I sat next to a woman at a dinner once and she complained her town was making her put down her pit bull, a dog she loved. It seems a neighbor boy rode his bike down the street in front of her house and the dog decided this was threatening, so he went right through the screen door, jumped the chain link fence around the front yard, chased the kid down the street, pulling him off the bicycle and, just as he got down to business, was wrestled away by a male neighbor before anyone got seriously injured. "The kid was fine!", is all she saw as relevant in the whole jaw-dropping story.

People can be really strange.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 07:12 AM (IJcwT)

88 >>Bulldog or Pittie?

Neither. American Bully.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 22, 2026 07:15 AM (Y1sOo)

89 Hockey. One hour from now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 07:15 AM (IJcwT)

90 For the 60th anniversary of Star Trek Kurtzman gave the remaining fans a male Klingon named Jayden wearing a gold dress.

Your agonizer Mr. Kurtzman.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 22, 2026 07:11 AM (2GVsD)
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The only Star Trek fans watching Starfleet Academy are YouTube content creators who are hate-watching the show to generate content.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 22, 2026 07:16 AM (ESVrU)

91 The boy’s father said the dog had never acted aggressively before the horrifying incident'

Gee, this hand grenade never went off before.
Posted by: fd
_________

I hate to discriminate against pit bulls, which I'm assuming this was, but in my experience it is impossible to tell when they're going from playing to fighting. There is no warning, as there is with other breeds.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 07:16 AM (XvL8K)

92 I've found an opportunity for CBD to earn some maple syrup money.

https://tinyurl.com/48r35cmj

Be sure to bring two forms of ID, with copies, two passport photos, and your Social Security card. Seriously.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 22, 2026 07:20 AM (B0NCh)

93 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is on Movies! A wonderful ghost and love story. My beard looks much like Rex Harrison's. When the weather permits, which is rarely, I need to start wearing a dark turtleneck under a dark sport coat.

I used to have a dark blue turtleneck and a dark gray plaid sport coat. At parties people would ask me if I were a professor of some kind.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 07:23 AM (wzUl9)

94 @36/m: "If I were in Canada, I'd switch parties over this. We can disagree on trans folk in sports or bathrooms, but telling me what I must believe is evil.

My beliefs, whether good or ill, are my own, not to be touched by the state or society."

We're not voting our way out of this, m.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2026 07:23 AM (O7YUW)

95 UPDATE: To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC you must present two forms of ID, plus a social security card
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From the Shadout Mapes link in @92, Madmani requires ID to shovel snow. But to vote? No, that would be Jim Crow 2.0

And John Thune is going along with it. What a turd.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 07:25 AM (C6Wtx)

96 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 22, 2026 07:25 AM (2Ez/1)

97 95 From the Shadout Mapes link in @92, Madmani requires ID to shovel snow. But to vote? No, that would be Jim Crow 2.0

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 07:25 AM (C6Wtx)

I've seen the shovel fracas called, onllne, Jim Snow 2.0.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 07:27 AM (+YA9H)

98 Tech news these days:

Companies: "We're crazy, and you can't have nice things."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2026 07:27 AM (O7YUW)

99 99

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 07:28 AM (+YA9H)

100 Did they catch the guy who stole an ambulance and tried to make it a firebomb yet, or was that just another stochastic terrorist that was exercising it's first amendment rights?

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2026 07:28 AM (vFG9F)

101 Shaking it up, m?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2026 07:28 AM (O7YUW)

102 show off

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 22, 2026 07:28 AM (B0NCh)

103 99 99
Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 07:28 AM (+YA9H)
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Trying something a little different this morning?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 22, 2026 07:28 AM (ESVrU)

104 100!

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2026 07:29 AM (vFG9F)

105 m is an artist.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 22, 2026 07:29 AM (B0NCh)

106 104 100!
Posted by: fd at February 22, 2026 07:29 AM (vFG9F)

There ya go!

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 07:30 AM (+YA9H)

107 FIRST!

(I thought I'd get in on the odd posting theme.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 07:30 AM (wzUl9)

108 Jennifer Fasulo, a Spanish teacher at Charles W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville, a Syracuse suburb, was placed on a paid leave of absence on Jan. 30, just weeks after she offered to help students establish a Club America, the high school division of the Charlie Kirk co-founded conservative group, her supporters say.
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They want to fire her. If she started a witchcraft club, or a lesbian club, they'd celebrate her.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 07:32 AM (mqGKl)

109 @Pixy Misa:

The certificate for smilies.mee.nu expired on 2025-12-05.

This is causing Firefox to not render the smilies that people use in the comments...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2026 07:33 AM (O7YUW)

110 G&R I was wondering about that, it affects Brave too.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 22, 2026 07:34 AM (B0NCh)

111 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 22, 2026 07:37 AM (sTSBN)

112 >>>I always, always present the full unvarnished truth without so much as editorialising.
Mostly.
Sometimes.

On alternate Tuesdays?

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 07:40 AM (+YA9H)

113 Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 07:32 AM (mqGKl)

Can this teacher sue?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2026 07:43 AM (EQmpy)

114 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy.
Just started snowing, lightly. Looking at up to 16:inches. High winds. Yay

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2026 07:47 AM (/PQmQ)

115 The Suffering of Dave: Betrayed From Every Angle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uk_naD9GLw

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 22, 2026 07:47 AM (jrgJz)

116 I think Msft is concentrating on turning Windows and its office products into ad and spyware delivery systems while cramming copilot into everything imaginable and doesn’t have time to make games.

But then again most games nowadays suck donkey balls. There are a 10000 shit games for every Disco Elysium, Stray or Hollow Knight.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2026 07:49 AM (SoBkx)

117 115 The Suffering of Dave: Betrayed From Every Angle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uk_naD9GLw
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 22, 2026 07:47 AM (jrgJz)

He's gonna slash their tires.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 07:51 AM (+YA9H)

118 I haven't really read any news this week. Just from checking my Hatefeed, though, it seems the media is totally organic about an SC decision saying that aaaaakshully the President can't do tariffs or something.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 22, 2026 07:53 AM (BI5O2)

119 I think First Person Shooters are the problem with the game industry. They no longer have to be creative, they can just some new skins on, change the script and add some changes around the margins and voila, a new FPS they can monetize.

There is a reason Minecraft is still wildly popular 15 years after its release.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2026 07:54 AM (y3oaW)

120 Sataya Nadella is turning over of Microsoft into dot-Indians. This is a pattern that's been repeated so many times at allegedly American companies that it's blatantly obvious by now. A white male acquaintance that worked on the Windows kernel team bailed 10 years ago because the writing was on the wall for non-Indians at Microsoft.

This, not AI, is why Windows quality has been spiraling. Hundreds of engineers fresh off the plane from Bangalore who went to the subcontinental version of the Quality Learing Center.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 07:55 AM (sabhw)

121 109 @Pixy Misa:

The certificate for smilies.mee.nu expired on 2025-12-05.

This is causing Firefox to not render the smilies that people use in the comments...
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Ah. I have a new certificate, need to install it on this server as well. I'll do that tomorrow.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 22, 2026 07:55 AM (BLOW1)

122 Oligarchy!!

Posted by: Bernie Sander, on repeat for the last 35 years at February 22, 2026 07:56 AM (B0NCh)

123 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)

124 We are under a blizzard warning with 6-8” snow expected. I have doubts about going to work tomorrow.

Posted by: Accomack at February 22, 2026 07:59 AM (GbONR)

125 I think First Person Shooters are the problem with the game industry. They no longer have to be creative, they can just some new skins on, change the script and add some changes around the margins and voila, a new FPS they can monetize.

FPSes have been dead outside of the DOOM sequels (which somehow manage to continue to be good) for 15 years. The gaming C suites are continuing to chase Fortnite because it's the only live service game that makes money, and that's the dream.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 08:00 AM (tUj8P)

126 Oligarchy!!!

Posted by: Bernie Sanders-GPT at February 22, 2026 08:00 AM (B0NCh)

127 Present

Posted by: Don Black at February 22, 2026 08:00 AM (ZxPkt)

128 Well, I am at the airport. Nothing I hate more than airports.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:01 AM (9WUnh)

129 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2026 08:02 AM (RIvkX)

130 The original Unreal Tournament was pretty good FPS action. One of the first games I played that had a pretty well established mod community to make "skins" and maps to play on... outside those that were canned with the game.

I think the Unreal Engine is still around?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2026 08:02 AM (jtM2q)

131 124 We are under a blizzard warning with 6-8” snow expected. I have doubts about going to work tomorrow.
Posted by: Accomack at February 22, 2026 07:59 AM (GbONR)

Well, you count yourself lucky, because:

76 The weather reports for Babylon DC is as good as climate models. The snow prediction for this storm is anywhere from 2 inches to 5,000,000,000 feet. It's raining right now.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 22, 2026 07:01 AM (sAmhv)

Posted by: m at February 22, 2026 08:02 AM (+YA9H)

132 FPSes have been dead outside of the DOOM sequels (which somehow manage to continue to be good) for 15 years. The gaming C suites are continuing to chase Fortnite because it's the only live service game that makes money, and that's the dream.
Posted by: Ian S
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I still play pubg regularly. And just as regularly get sniped by 15 year olds from 300 yards.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 08:04 AM (XvL8K)

133 Bernie Sander, on repeat for the last 35 years

He has a small part of the problem solved. It was an impressive effort to march into every institution and grab power. Took 100 years.
Alas, policies to achieve this are increasingly toxic to a wider populous. Who vote with their feet.

The people in charge of the inner party now do not believe that power in and of itself is the answer. They are right, no matter the stupid policy, and unbelievers should be shunned, harvested for organs, and enslaved.

One example of many is Cambodia. Educated at a prestigious French university, once power was seized, the front line revolutionaries were not pure enough, or wore glasses. They were killed. A big part of the 25% of the entire Cambodian population killed aided the revolution.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

134 Hockey time. Let's go boys!

Posted by: JackStraw at February 22, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)

135 Someone should make a game with realistic long distance shooting. These kids just line up the cross hairs no matter what range and don’t even bother with the wind.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:07 AM (9WUnh)

136 It’s interesting how because of or despite a veritable wall of legislation, policies, rules etc at every level, state, local and federal, this has made it imperative for corporations and businesses alike to hire say, illegal alien morons from outer Kazyrgistan to drive trucks or code software or work in hospitals. At the same time for 50 years running the “antiracists” decide hiring white people ought to de facto illegal. You don’t have to be crazy to work in government or academia, but I’m sure it helps.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 22, 2026 08:07 AM (kerho)

137 I think the Unreal Engine is still around?

It is, and it's taken over the industry because it makes hiring a lot easier. Unfortunately it's also poorly optimized slop where all games made on it struggle even on very high end hardware. Except the version they use in Fortnite which magically runs great even on very low-end gear.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 08:08 AM (tUj8P)

138 > We are under a blizzard warning with 6-8” snow expected. I have doubts about going to work tomorrow.
Posted by: Accomack
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My sister's in Wilmington, DE. She said they're expecting a "bomb cyclone."

I told her a "bomb, period" would be a welcome event.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2026 08:08 AM (jtM2q)

139 Last First Person Shooter game I did was the three Marathon series. games. It eventually bored me, although it had a good start.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

140 In before the shit pebbles guy.

Posted by: Oily To Rise at February 22, 2026 08:11 AM (oftw2)

141 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is on Movies! A wonderful ghost and love story. My beard looks much like Rex Harrison's. When the weather permits, which is rarely, I need to start wearing a dark turtleneck under a dark sport coat.

I used to have a dark blue turtleneck and a dark gray plaid sport coat. At parties people would ask me if I were a professor of some kind.

Beautiful score by the great Bernard Herrmann.

Posted by: Tuna at February 22, 2026 08:11 AM (lJ0H4)

142 Last First Person Shooter game I did was the three Marathon series. games. It eventually bored me, although it had a good start.

Marathon is being rebooted now with all fat black lesbians. I am not making this up, unfortunately.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 08:11 AM (tUj8P)

143 I just had a Bomb Cyclone in my pants!

Posted by: Biden My Time at February 22, 2026 08:12 AM (oftw2)

144 I hate turtle necks. It’s like being choked by a midget.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:12 AM (9WUnh)

145 Ian S.

What??! Sacrilege.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2026 08:12 AM (u82oZ)

146 I also play the Halo Master Chief Collection because it has multiplayer original Halo maps. Blood Gulch and Sidewinder as just as good as they were back in the day.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 08:13 AM (XvL8K)

147 sniffybigtoe

Mock turtleneck are the answer to that. The extra coverage aids warmth retention in winter.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)

148 Have a great day, everyone.

May you all be blessed with a dusting of snow, and warmth from family and friends.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

149 144 I hate turtle necks. It’s like being choked by a midget.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Megadittoes! I don't like pullover hoodies or sweaters either. Zipper, buttons, is my way to go. Don't like feeling restrained, constrained, ever since the strait jacket incident!

Posted by: Non Compos Mentis! at February 22, 2026 08:16 AM (oftw2)

150 There's a very sad story in New York Times's Athletic about the death (apparent suicide) of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore. Only 25 years old. The article includes a picture of Moore along with the following:

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article had a picture of the wrong player. The player pictured was Myles Price, not Rondale Moore.

https://archive.is/337bj

Posted by: Oglebay at February 22, 2026 08:16 AM (2ap+5)

151 130 The original Unreal Tournament was pretty good FPS action. One of the first games I played that had a pretty well established mod community to make "skins" and maps to play on... outside those that were canned with the game.

I think the Unreal Engine is still around?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2026 08:02 AM (jtM2q)

- - - - - - - - - - -
Unreal Engine 5, used for a lot of games both AAA and Indie.

Fortnite is making tons of money, and the engine is making lots of royalties, so Epic (owners/creators of Unreal Engine) haven't needed to make any other game for a while now. Odd thing was, when Fortnite originally came out, it wasn't doing too great. But then they grabbed the "Battle Royale" mode from PUBG, and somehow it became the greatest thing.

Related - When is the last time Valve created a game themselves? The Half-Life series keeps doing spin-offs, just to continue trolling about being unable to count to 3. But the Steam storefront is *THE* storefront for PC gaming, and they make bank off the percentage of sales from the content of others.

Posted by: Another Anon at February 22, 2026 08:16 AM (4h45B)

152 Hockey on 0-0:early

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2026 08:16 AM (/PQmQ)

153 What??! Sacrilege.

Agreed. But we're still seeing games that were approved during peak woke (2020-2022) finally surfacing.

ReLooted launched last week to a peak of around 70 simultaneous players worldwide. It's a game in which you play as a black gang that robs museums because colonialism or something. The press is insisting it's both stunning and brave, and everyone else thinks it's the most racist thing they've ever heard.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 08:16 AM (tUj8P)

154 I live in Louisiana. Warmth retention is the last thing I need. I spend most of my time trying to get rid of warmth.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:16 AM (9WUnh)

155 Fortnite is making tons of money, and the engine is making lots of royalties, so Epic (owners/creators of Unreal Engine) haven't needed to make any other game for a while now.

Epic is also owned by the ChiComs.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 08:17 AM (tUj8P)

156 You bet your bippy I hate turtlenecks! Cowl necks, too.

Posted by: Born Free at February 22, 2026 08:17 AM (oftw2)

157 What’s that new game the kids are all playing and it’s full of pedophiles?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:20 AM (9WUnh)

158 USA 1-0

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2026 08:20 AM (/PQmQ)

159 You can go to a Dunkin in the sticks, miles away from any town and it will be Indian immigrants

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 08:21 AM (Ia/+0)

160 Related - When is the last time Valve created a game themselves?

There are strong persistent rumors that Half-Life 3 will be the launch game for the new Steam Machine whenever that comes out.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 08:21 AM (tUj8P)

161 Someone should make a game with realistic long distance shooting. These kids just line up the cross hairs no matter what range and don’t even bother with the wind.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:07 AM (9WUnh)
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There is a game like that: Sniper Elite

At the higher levels of difficulty you really have to know where you are aiming to hit your target 500 yards away. Wind and elevation play a huge factor.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 22, 2026 08:22 AM (ESVrU)

162 What’s that new game the kids are all playing and it’s full of pedophiles?

Roblox. It's kind of a Minecraft clone but with modern graphics and more flexible in terms of what kinds of things players can create.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 08:23 AM (tUj8P)

163 Offspring number one became a certified Registered Nurse on Friday. Took about three and a half years.
Yay!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

164 Keeping the neck warm goes a long way. When I regularly worked outside In extreme cold I punched a hole in an old knit cap and pulled it down around my neck. Scarves don’t stay put very well. Works great in sleeping bags, too, which really ought to have a collar of somekind.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 22, 2026 08:24 AM (kerho)

165 Roblox. Dumb name. Game looks lame. Kids are idiots.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:25 AM (9WUnh)

166 Never been on the Book Thread. Maybe it's time to buy pants, but the Brother's Keeper Thrift Store is closed Sundays.

Posted by: Cain't Read Good, Noways! at February 22, 2026 08:25 AM (oftw2)

167 What’s that new game the kids are all playing and it’s full of pedophiles?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:20 AM (9WUnh)

Someone needs to come up with a new game where you play the kid and you have to eliminate the public school groomers until graduation.

Posted by: Doom, The Early Years at February 22, 2026 08:27 AM (Ksqrb)

168 Still haven't seen a second of Olympic events

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 08:27 AM (Ia/+0)

169 They may not all H8 me, but enough of them do and like to tell me they do. So that kind of closed that book

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 08:28 AM (Ia/+0)

170 163 Offspring number one became a certified Registered Nurse on Friday. Took about three and a half years.
Yay!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Congrats! Is offspring male, female, or non- binary?

Posted by: Happy Harry at February 22, 2026 08:28 AM (oftw2)

171 My neckbeard keeps me warm!

Posted by: Hassen Ben Sober at February 22, 2026 08:30 AM (oftw2)

172
Epic pic of Queen Karen Bass being paraded around in a convertible 60's Eldorado yesterday on Instapundit talking about the L.A. streets not being fixed and the money gone.

Posted by: Auspex at February 22, 2026 08:30 AM (Y8DZL)

173 The more I hear about the NYC snow storm the more I want to see the Mayor and his cronies out shoveling the snow.

Posted by: Case at February 22, 2026 08:30 AM (Z3Kkg)

174 Offspring number one became a certified Registered Nurse on Friday. Took about three and a half years.
Yay!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)
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Mazel tov!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)

175
Republican steal from you wearing masks.

Democrats steal from you while screaming vile obscenities in your face and calling you names.

Posted by: Auspex at February 22, 2026 08:33 AM (Y8DZL)

176 115 The Suffering of Dave: Betrayed From Every Angle

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So much injustice! Reparations now!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 22, 2026 08:34 AM (Ookz/)

177 Epic pic of Queen Karen Bass being paraded around in a convertible 60's Eldorado yesterday on Instapundit talking about the L.A. streets not being fixed and the money gone.
Posted by: Auspex

I saw an X post where she bragged she'd fixed or repaved 66 miles of LA roads! The reporter told her there are 22,000 mile of LA roads.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 22, 2026 08:34 AM (cxFcK)

178 Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2026 07:54 AM (y3oaW)

We have a Horde guild on *free* wuxia-themed MMO Where Winds Meet. Beautiful graphics, lots to do, solo, co-op and online modes. Definitely worth trying out.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 22, 2026 08:34 AM (lFFaq)

179 Quarter Twenty, congrats!!!!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 22, 2026 08:34 AM (Ookz/)

180 Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

Congratulations! I trust your child is more like Florence Nighingale or ( I'm dating myself here ) or Cherie Ames ( the mystery solving nurse) and not like nutty nurses on Tik Tok.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2026 08:35 AM (ix8EF)

181 Re Games: I still play "Dune II" in DOSBox.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2026 08:36 AM (O7YUW)

182 How long until shoveling snow in NYC is mandatory, not voluntary? Sort of like digging a canal.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 22, 2026 08:36 AM (cxFcK)

183 170 163 Offspring number one became a certified Registered Nurse on Friday. Took about three and a half years.
Yay!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Congrats! Is offspring male, female, or non- binary?
Posted by: Happy Harry at February 22, 2026 08:28 AM
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Male.

It's been a long complex journey that began six years ago with a special needs grandoffspring.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)

184 Re Games: I still play "Dune II" in DOSBox.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
_________

I'm an idiot and couldn't figure out DOSBox. I want to play Panzer General again, and apparently that's the only way.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 08:37 AM (XvL8K)

185 @176/vmom: "So much injustice! Reparations now!"

Part 3 will start with: "There were no reparations for prior suffering..."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2026 08:38 AM (O7YUW)

186 182 How long until shoveling snow in NYC is mandatory, not voluntary? Sort of like digging a canal.
Posted by: Blutarski,

It's mandatory now. If you don't clear the sidewalk in front of your house or bidness, the Sanitation Department will issue a summons.

Posted by: Can You Dig It? at February 22, 2026 08:39 AM (oftw2)

187 The best part about snow on the Delmarva is how utterly useless people become.

Posted by: Accomack at February 22, 2026 08:39 AM (/Chlc)

188 @184/Biff: I'd struggle to set up a new game with it too. I'd have to read all the .INI options and get it right.

Thankfully I'm a product of the command line days in TRSDOS for the TRS-80's, as well as DOS for IBM machines, so it all eventually comes back to me... slowly... in odd chunks.

(Don't get old kids, it sucks.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2026 08:41 AM (O7YUW)

189 The Paid In Full receipt for reparations is on display for public viewing whenever they want to come see it.

Posted by: Antietam National Battlefield Park at February 22, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

190 Yay, Remy Two-Hands! Also, Rock doesn't get enough love from the fans, he's pretty awesome.

Posted by: pookysgirl likes Black Lagoon at February 22, 2026 08:41 AM (Wt5PA)

191 The wife is terrified of getting a ticket for not shoveling our section.
We live in a POC neighborhood. The cops do squat but the administrative police are vigorous.

Posted by: Accomack at February 22, 2026 08:41 AM (/Chlc)

192 The complaining in NYC over snow removal will be epic come Monday morning into Tuesday.

I get it... there's only so much a city can do with narrow streets and parked cars. But you just know the urban dwellers will pitch a massive fit anyway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2026 08:42 AM (jtM2q)

193 Oh , HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENERAL WASHINGTON!!!!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 22, 2026 08:43 AM (Ookz/)

194 187 The best part about snow on the Delmarva is how utterly useless people become.
Posted by: Accomack at February 22, 2026 08:39 AM
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Amateurs.

Posted by: Residents of The District Of Corruption at February 22, 2026 08:43 AM (2Ez/1)

195 I saw an X post where she bragged she'd fixed or repaved 66 miles of LA roads! The reporter told her there are 22,000 mile of LA roads.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 22, 2026 08:34 AM (cxFcK

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And only one house on the coast is being rebuilt after the fire

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 22, 2026 08:44 AM (yJpvi)

196 I saw that NYC has giant snow melter trucks and just dump the water into the storm drains. Methinks somebody is full of shit about climate change. Those trucks burn diesel.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:45 AM (9WUnh)

197 US 1
Upper Alabama 0

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:45 AM (gbOdA)

198 Steve from Gamer's Nexus is possibly the best actual investigative journalist in the world.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at February 22, 2026 08:46 AM (lFFaq)

199 It’s not a fair comparison. Folks here get busy farming and hunting. DC is a pit of sloth and petulance 24/7/365.

Posted by: Accomack at February 22, 2026 08:46 AM (/Chlc)

200 187 The best part about snow on the Delmarva is how utterly useless people become.
Posted by: Accomack

Had to drive north on Rt.13 once when there was Bay-Effect Snow. Half-inch of ice under 6" of snow. Could drive it, but started to spin if over 35-40 MPH. My wife and I were in a 71 VW Beetle when a good-looking black couple zipped by at about 55 MPH in a new Lexus. Said to my wife "we may see them again". Next curve ahead-there they were. Through the ditch, about 200 feet out in a cornfield. Hope the tow truck had a long winch.

Posted by: Slow Down And Live at February 22, 2026 08:47 AM (oftw2)

201 I saw an X post where she bragged she'd fixed or repaved 66 miles of LA roads! The reporter told her there are 22,000 mile of LA roads.

Someone needs to axe her if she be going to visit Cuba soon.

Posted by: One Way Ticket at February 22, 2026 08:47 AM (Ksqrb)

202 196 I saw that NYC has giant snow melter trucks and just dump the water into the storm drains. Methinks somebody is full of shit about climate change. Those trucks burn diesel.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:45 AM (9WUnh)

>$16 T dumped into glowbull scam

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:47 AM (gbOdA)

203 Thankfully I'm a product of the command line days in TRSDOS for the TRS-80's, as well as DOS for IBM machines, so it all eventually comes back to me... slowly... in odd chunks.

(Don't get old kids, it sucks.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
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The YouTube tutorials on setting it up are like 30 minutes long, and involve multiple swaps of thumb drives. I'm ugly, but ain't stupid, and I still couldn't figure it out.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 08:48 AM (XvL8K)

204 How long until shoveling snow in NYC is mandatory, not voluntary?

If it's mandatory the big wigs need shovels in their hands too.
If I was a citizen I would tell 'em this is your responsibility, you get paid to handle it.

Posted by: Case at February 22, 2026 08:48 AM (Z3Kkg)

205 “ So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10

Posted by: Marcus T at February 22, 2026 08:48 AM (JW6Az)

206 174 Offspring number one became a certified Registered Nurse on Friday. Took about three and a half years.
Yay!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)
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Mazel tov!

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And such a great example for the rest of the offspring!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 22, 2026 08:49 AM (yJpvi)

207 The YouTube tutorials on setting it up are like 30 minutes long, and involve multiple swaps of thumb drives. I'm ugly, but ain't stupid, and I still couldn't figure it out.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 08:48 AM (XvL8K)
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Try classicreload.com

They have thousands of DOS games ready for you to play right in the browser. The emulators (including DOSBox) all run on their end.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 22, 2026 08:49 AM (ESVrU)

208 204 How long until shoveling snow in NYC is mandatory, not voluntary?

If it's mandatory the big wigs need shovels in their hands too.
If I was a citizen I would tell 'em this is your responsibility, you get paid to handle it.
Posted by: Case at February 22, 2026 08:48 AM (Z3Kkg)

Friedman on a canal digging project in India that was about 2 years behind.
Why are you using men and shovels?
To give them jobs and wages!
Then give them spoons.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)

209 US 1 to 0 at end of 1st period

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:52 AM (gbOdA)

210 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir seems to end about the time of the movie's release, the then-present day of 1945. It begins in 1900, when Mrs. M is about 25 with a small daughter. She's gray-haired as she passes away and leaves her body behind, so she's about 65 or 70. Forty-five years pass, then, from the time she takes the house and meets the Captain's ghost until her death.

I've never seen the late Sixties TV version of this, which I suspect was more of a sitcom set in the present.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 08:52 AM (wzUl9)

211 Tucker Carlson shit the bed again. During his interview of Mike Huckabee, Tucker casually claimed that Israeli President Herzog was a frequent visitor to Epstein’s island.

Herzog immediately responded with official notice that he would be suing for libel and slander. So Tucker immediately crawfished, deleted that portion of his remarks, and has been apologizing profusely and claiming that he never meant to say any such thing.

Such a profile in courage.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 22, 2026 08:53 AM (46za5)

212 Snowfall is a thing of the past.

Posted by: davidt at February 22, 2026 08:53 AM (Q+gd/)

213 US 1
Upper Alabama 0
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:45 AM (gbOdA)
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Oh, dats good.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2026 08:53 AM (2NohR)

214 Ryan Hall says NYC could see snow falling as heavy as two to four inches per hour and plunging temperatures.

Thank goodness for the warmth of collectivism.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)

215 I am one episode away from finishing Pluribus

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 22, 2026 08:53 AM (Ookz/)

216 Why doesn’t NYC just do what we did last year? We got a foot of snow and then 2 days later had 75 degree weather. Snow problem solved.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2026 08:54 AM (9WUnh)

217 I've never seen the late Sixties TV version of this, which I suspect was more of a sitcom set in the present.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2026 08:52 AM (wzUl9)

I remember watching as a kid. Charles Nelson Reilly was a co-star, which gives you an idea of the tone. Mainly a slapstick rehash with a laugh track ; very forgettable.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 22, 2026 08:55 AM (46za5)

218 Heated sidewalks to melt the snow away and to warm the homeless.

Posted by: davidt at February 22, 2026 08:55 AM (Q+gd/)

219 That is one thing about life here. If you go off the road, you end up in a corn field. In NY, you hit a tree and total the car. Lots of that on the Southern State.

Posted by: Accomack at February 22, 2026 08:55 AM (/Chlc)

220 Across 1,500 of the largest publicly traded companies, roughly one in nine CEOs was replaced last year—the highest churn since the post-financial-crisis years.

Thots
1. There was a bunch of COVID and inflation $$$ that made them look good.
2. Real world is changing faster than eva.
3. DEI losers are out!

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:55 AM (gbOdA)

221 Try classicreload.com

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Thanks Prof. They have Panzer General so I'm going to give it a try.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 08:55 AM (XvL8K)

222 I remember watching as a kid. Charles Nelson Reilly was a co-star, which gives you an idea of the tone. Mainly a slapstick rehash with a laugh track ; very forgettable.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 22, 2026 08:55 AM (46za5)

That sounds ghey!

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:56 AM (gbOdA)

223 218 Heated sidewalks to melt the snow away and to warm the homeless.
Posted by: davidt at February 22, 2026 08:55 AM (Q+gd/)

Like a hobo chaffing dish

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)

224 I've never seen the late Sixties TV version of this, which I suspect was more of a sitcom set in the present.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Hope Lange and Charles Nelson Reilly were in the TV version. Hope guested on Match Game at Reilly's invitation for a week once. Something insane was going on and Gene Rayburn asked Hope, are you enjoying this show? She answered, Oh yes, I like this hospital very much.

Posted by: TV Facts and Foibles at February 22, 2026 08:57 AM (oftw2)

225 That sounds ghey!
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 22, 2026 08:56 AM
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Sign me up!

Posted by: Paul Lynde at February 22, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)

226 Take reading glasses and head upstairs
BOOK NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2026 08:58 AM (Ia/+0)

227 Ryan Hall says NYC could see snow falling as heavy as two to four inches per hour and plunging temperatures.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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A few days ago, he was saying it would be no big deal, and that those hyping it were clickbaiting. I think he was taking a swipe at his archenemy Max Velocity.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 22, 2026 08:58 AM (XvL8K)

228 Microsoft in general and Xbox in particular seems to have just gone retarded.

To be fair, everyone seems to have gone retarded.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 22, 2026 08:58 AM (bss/y)

229 OT - armed man shot and killed at Maralago. News conference soon.

Posted by: old chick at February 22, 2026 09:10 AM (F3Dlr)

230 For those who can't figure out DOSBox, get GOG Galaxy. It's a store like Steam, but in addition to newer games they have a ton of 90s and 2000s classics all pre-configured to run on modern Windows, Mac, or Linux (usually DOSBox with a wrapper).

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2026 09:16 AM (sabhw)

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