Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - March 10, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Tuesday night ONT. Very nice springtime weather in my neck of the woods today. How about you? Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight? Something on your mind? Let's hear it!

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Let's learn more about Jimmy's!

Here's a clip from Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Triple D) from 2014

🦀 For those new to our family business, here’s a throwback to 2014 when we were featured on @GuyFieri’s #DinersDriveInsAndDives — starring a 27-year-old @TonyMinadakis!

What a journey it’s been. Grateful for every step, every customer, and every blessing along the way. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/AnujASLWpF
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) March 10, 2026

My sister was at Jimmy's for dinner tonight with her husband and daughter. My niece was very excited that she saw an influencer there interviewing someone from the staff. Still amazing how much attention and business they are getting thanks to the Huff Post. I haven't been there since the "GFY heard 'round the world". Hopefully soon!

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The 90s finds out about the future

If you are longing for a simpler time that is now gone forever, this video will likely hit HARD…
🥲 pic.twitter.com/xJcp4i9GKw
— John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) March 8, 2026

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Not quite Somali daycare levels of fraud, but fraud nonetheless

Woman admitted to making more than 1,700 fraudulent Home Depot returns, prosecutors say

A woman in Ohio made more than 1,700 fraudulent returns at Home Depot locations in multiple states.
Medina County prosecutors said Tracy A. James used counterfeit driver’s licenses and aliases to obtain store credit through fraudulent merchandise returns over several years at numerous Home Depot locations.
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Investigators said James’s scheme totaled $266,699 in fraudulent store credit she then used to buy merchandise she later resold online.

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We 29 year-olds have an advantage?

Psychology says the hidden advantage older workers have in the age of AI has nothing to do with technology skills. It’s emotional intelligence.

AI can generate a perfect email but it cannot read the room, sense the tension, or know when the real conversation is the one nobody is having
Have you ever watched a twenty-six-year-old try to figure out why a meeting went sideways when every word spoken in the meeting was perfectly reasonable? I have. I spent decades in workplaces where the official conversation and the actual conversation were two entirely different things, and the ability to tell them apart had nothing to do with intelligence or technical skill. It had to do with years.
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That ability has a name. Psychologists call it emotional intelligence. And in 2026, as AI reshapes nearly every industry on the planet, it turns out that the thing older workers have been quietly accumulating for decades is the one thing the machines can’t replicate.

Very interesting article. Definitely check it out.

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Did she consult Piper?

I inherited a storage unit from a family friend. It was full of vintage clothes, which I now sell online.

My best friend is Hannah, and her grandpa, Franz, owned a sporting goods store in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. When he went out of business, he boxed up his stock, and the unused items sat in a storage unit from 1990 until 2021.
In the summer of 2021, Hannah's mom called my mom, who is an organizer for hoarders, asking for help with the storage unit. She didn't know what to do with the stuff, and knew my mom had experience in that realm.
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It's really hard to put a number on how many items were in the storage unit. It was 10,000 pairs of shoes, 25,000 hats, 2,500 pairs of baseball pants, all in 1,000 square feet, all from a single store.
The brands Franz had were Nike, Adidas, Puma, Converse, Playboy, Pony, Champion, Wilson, and more. Teams were covered in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and collegiate sports.
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It was such a large inventory; we weren't sure how to tackle it. It's all been very word-of-mouth. We had our first sale at a flea market in early 2022. We currently sell privately on social media and on our website, which went live in December 2025.
On the website, we do 25 items per drop, and do two drops a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. It's first-come, first-served. Not all merchandise is on the website; it's about a tenth of what we have. So we're really selective with the drops because everything is so rare and special.

Cool story. Like, totally rad!

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The Iran situation simplified

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DJ Doof - Birthday Girls Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this date in 1964: Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper Neneh Cherry, who had the 1988 UK & US No.3 single 'Buffalo Stance'

Born on this date in 1966: American singer-songwriter Edie Brickell best known for 1988's Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, the debut album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, which went to No. 4 on the Billboard Albums chart and featured the Top Ten single 'What I Am'. Brickell married Paul Simon in 1992.

Born on this date in 1983: Carrie Underwood, American pop country music singer, winner of the fourth season of American Idol.

That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever.

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1 Do Not Look at This link:

https://tinyurl.com/ywb8shs7

Posted by: Braenyard

Posted by: mindful webworker - no problem at March 10, 2026 10:00 PM (ByrUz)

2 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:00 PM (cYBz/)

3 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (SRRAx)

4 slingshot

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (FOFsU)

5 Top 5?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (2Ez/1)

6 Dang it. Wrong stuff in the clipboard. I meant to say

Winter can be hair-raising
https://bit.ly/47lQnEk

Posted by: mindful webworker - off to a great start for the evening at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (ByrUz)

7 Indeed.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (2Ez/1)

8 FOOD!

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

9 Spring? Gah, next thing you know, it'll be a hundred degrees again. I can wait.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

10 Good evening morons ותודה דיסקו.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)

11 mindfull can be ace cruel. bwhahahahaha

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (FOFsU)

12 Thanks for the ONT, Doof! Howdy Horde

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 10, 2026 10:03 PM (DIY2E)

13 Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?

Nothing, I said, growing red as a beet. But a plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

14 >>> Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives...

Ackshully a pretty good show.
Nice to see little hometown favorite places show up now and then. Positive vibes.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)

15 The top pic is nice. Looks like a good road trip.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 10, 2026 10:04 PM (eJ/ld)

16 I see the future Mrs. Doof made music section. Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: scampydog at March 10, 2026 10:05 PM (41CYW)

17 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (ESVrU)

18 FOOD!
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

!ydwoH

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (znITT)

19 Good evening, everyone!

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (OoFl2)

20 Does anyone else think that nearly every bit of information we are told about anything any more is phony unless it comes out of an actual civilian whether it comes from the "left" or "right"? For a few days all we heard was oil crisis. It went up to $110 a barrel and the stocks drop. Trump casually says in an interview that oh, he thinks the war won't go on much longer. Immediately oil drops to $88 a barrel and the stocks jump up. I have never seen this sort of thing before, ever

Posted by: Azjaeger at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (3/XaG)

21 It just may take eight decades of utter repression and the backing of the world's only remaining free nation.

And what free nation do you expect to be around after the next decade or so?

Trump 2.0 is Doing All The Things because his presidency ends this time next year.

There will never be another like him, so he is trying to give We The People the most runway he can give us by taking down Venezuela, Iran and possibly China as immediate threats before he leaves the scene.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:07 PM (a4flb)

22 I see the future Mrs. Doof made music section. Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: scampydog at March 10, 2026 10:05 PM (41CYW)

Good memory!

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:07 PM (znITT)

23 Thanks, Doof. For the ONT That's a beautiful hymn- How Great Thou Art. I have never heard Carrie Underwood sing it. Thanks,

And I got ( almost ) willowed on the previous thread.

201 If you don't live in OK, here are some things you may not know about Markwayne Mullin, Trumps new pick for head of DHS. I didn't know much of this. From "Christian Post" website:

https://tinyurl.com/4km9xfkz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (ix8EF)

24 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (sAmhv)

25 On Thursday, my department is hosting our annual teaching and learning conference.

Just yesterday I get the campus newsletter in which the facilities maintenance folks announce there's a planned power outage for all of campus from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., right when we will be setting up for our conference (registration opens at 8 am).

It's only supposed to last 30 minutes, but it's darned inconvenient timing.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (ESVrU)

26 Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?

I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (cYBz/)

27 I made a pizza for dinner tonight. My secret is to leave it in the oven until there is just a tiny bit of char on the chunks of pineapple.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (vJisi)

28 Hey, Piper!

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (77rzZ)

29 Edie Brick Hell

No, thanks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

30 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (OoFl2)

31 Good evening Horde and thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex- mmmm cookies... at March 10, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

32 I made a pizza for dinner tonight. My secret is to leave it in the oven until there is just a tiny bit of char on the chunks of pineapple.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (vJisi)

So you baked a salad.

Posted by: RickZ at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (gKDq2)

33 Piper, how’s the pup?

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (77rzZ)

34 Trump 2.0 is Doing All The Things because his presidency ends this time next year.

I. Certainly hope and pray not. He's supposed to be president till 2029.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (ix8EF)

35 Sorry I'm late, I was a little sloppy with the crazy glue and ended up stuck to tile craft table

Posted by: tankdemon at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (2sQ2F)

36 Edie Brick Hell

No, thanks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

It's also Bad Bunny's birthday. All things considered, Edie was the better choice.

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

37 I need more sleep. This just popped into my head.

Has the Somali Learing Center re-opened as a flight school for corporate Lear jet pilots?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (S/Y4j)

38 I love pineapple on pizza.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

39 My best friend is Hannah, and her grandpa, Franz, owned a sporting goods store in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. When he went out of business, he boxed up his stock, and the unused items sat in a storage unit from 1990 until 2021.

They paid on a storage unit for 31 YEARS?!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (Riz8t)

40 Hi Horde, to your planet...welcome!

I have a car question. I retarded at the end of December, and since then I've barely driven my car at all. Maybe 20 miles, when my weekly commute was 200.

I start it up every few days, just to make sure it starts, so far so good.

My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

41 For a few days all we heard was oil crisis. It went up to $110 a barrel and the stocks drop. Trump casually says in an interview that oh, he thinks the war won't go on much longer. Immediately oil drops to $88 a barrel and the stocks jump up. I have never seen this sort of thing before, ever
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (3/XaG)
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Dear Goldman Sachs,

How's my ass taste?

Love, President Trump

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

42

Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?

I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.
Posted by: Tonypete

I'll give you $5.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (IivNP)

43 That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever.
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Have to agree with you Doof, that was just incredible.

And nice to see Doggo in the comments!

Posted by: The Grateful at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)

44 39 I thought that the Learing Center had something to do with training Shakespearean actors.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)

45 It's also Bad Bunny's birthday. All things considered, Edie was the better choice.
Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)
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Whwew! Dodged a bullet! *fistbump*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 10, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

46 Good evening Horde and thanks Disco!
Posted by: TRex- mmmm cookies... at March 10, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

*short armed fistbump*

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf)

47 34 Piper, how’s the pup?
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:11 PM (77rzZ)

Currently snoozled on my leg. We went for a big walk in the preserve today, he was a very happy doge.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (OoFl2)

48 There's a product on the market called Sta-bil for stored gasoline.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (2Ez/1)

49 Thanks for the Tuesday Night ONT, Mr. Doof!

That road up top sure looks lonely, and straight.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (vrNzf)

50 I looked up the Ford recall someone mentioned the other night. It essentially hits any t ruck they made since 2021. The towing electricals can evidently 'lose contact' and cause loss of lights and braking(!) On any towed thing.

I would NOT want to be that supplier right now.

Details matter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

51 Oh, also thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

52
I have a car question. I retarded at the end of December, and since then I've barely driven my car at all.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

I've been retarded since 8/2019 and I drive all over the place.

Am I doing it wrong?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:16 PM (cYBz/)

53 45 39 I thought that the Learing Center had something to do with training Shakespearean actors.
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)

If it was the Leering Center, I think Bill Clinton would be one of the professors.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (S/Y4j)

54 AI can generate a perfect email but it cannot read the room, sense the tension, or know when the real conversation is the one nobody is having

I have people skills!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (W/QOq)

55 36 Sorry I'm late, I was a little sloppy with the crazy glue and ended up stuck to tile craft table
Posted by: tankdemon

That's bad, but could be worse. A local prominent attorney here had his wiener glued to his tummy by his wife after he got home late after a night of carousing. I'm guessing the acetone in the Emergency Department stung a bit.

Posted by: Hints From Heloise at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (oftw2)

56 48 “snoozed”

I like that.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

57 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?

And why is it reminding me of the old joke whose punch line is “I guess I’m a lesbian, too.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (W/QOq)

58 The 90s finds out about the future

Fun Fact: In the 1990s, the average person watched a box (TV) on average of over four hours a day.

We just changed the size of the box and how much we interact with it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (a4flb)

59 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, good to see you.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

60 I've been retarded since 8/07 and am down to about 3,000 miles of driving a year. Yet I have 4 vehicles.

Posted by: Doin' It Wrong? at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (oftw2)

61 Trump 2.0 is Doing All The Things because his presidency ends this time next year.

There will never be another like him, so he is trying to give We The People the most runway he can give us by taking down Venezuela, Iran and possibly China as immediate threats before he leaves the scene.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:07 PM (a4flb)

What he isn't doing is cementing long term protection for Americans against the lunatic left should they ever come to power again. You thought biden was bad? The next time it will make him look like Reagan. You see what they did in virginia, you see NYC, and everywhere else the lunatics got in control. They come straight at the people, pedal to the metal vengeance, constitution be damned. They don't give a fuck.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

62 There's a product on the market called Sta-bil for stored gasoline.

I use it in the gasoline I keep for my lawn mower, which, due to the perfect Texas weather I rarely need. It seems to work.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (W/QOq)

63 That Carrie Underwood gal can sure carry a tune! I don't listen to her much but a beautiful voice and she's gorgeous. She's married to a former hockey player (now retired). Can't remember his name.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (sAmhv)

64 57 “snoozled,” I meant.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

65 That's bad, but could be worse. A local prominent attorney here had his wiener glued to his tummy by his wife after he got home late after a night of carousing. I'm guessing the acetone in the Emergency Department stung a bit.
Posted by: Hints From Heloise at March 10, 2026 10:17 PM (oftw2)

All you need to do it rub veg oil on it. Oil dissolves the glue.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

66 Oh my G d! Gas is up 50 cents a gallon! Let Iran have the bomb! We can't afford these prices!

No. We can't afford Iran to have the bomb, idiots. Sorry but some people are idiots. I'm tired of hearing them say stupid things.

Posted by: Case at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (pvf3X)

67 Evening all,

I like the Iran situation simplified.

On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)

68 DOOF

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (DoBxX)

69 The 90s finds out about the future

Thanks for being exhausting, y'all.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

70 That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever.
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Have to agree with you Doof, that was just incredible.

And nice to see Doggo in the comments!
Posted by: The Grateful at March 10, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)

Any chance I have to post that, I'm doing so!

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)

71 Gas is up 50 cents a gallon!

For me, gas is up about $4.50 a gallon.

Because I just took a flight from Texas to California.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (W/QOq)

72 ONT, Thanks DOOF!!

Go Wild, hammer the Mammoths

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (t/Eo5)

73 woman in Ohio made more than 1,700 fraudulent returns at Home Depot locations in multiple states.
Medina County prosecutors said Tracy A. James used counterfeit driver’s licenses and aliases to obtain store credit through fraudulent merchandise returns over several years at numerous Home Depot locations.

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Hah! The jokes on her.

She created what's called "a full time job."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 10, 2026 10:22 PM (JkO4W)

74 Doof!

Did you watch the USA beat Mejico in the baseball classic last night? Awesome game. Holy carp!

Thank you for the Ont. you rock.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (A5RD0)

75 I haven't heard that dumb Popeye song by Edie Brickell in a real long time.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (BI5O2)

76 Prayer up, Joyenz.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

77 It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.
Posted by: Tonypete

I'll take it off your hands now for $5 if you cover shipping.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (/lPRQ)

78 They're throwing everything at the wall to try to drive the oil prices back up. The latest is that Iran has super-sneaky minelayers that have forced the straits to close again.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (xverI)

79 Very nice springtime weather in my neck of the woods today. How about you? No.

Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight? No.

Something on your mind? Loads.

Let's hear it! Trust me you really don't want to.

Posted by: Mind full of demons, antagonists and desperation at March 10, 2026 10:24 PM (TbWk/)

80 Evening all,

I like the Iran situation simplified.

On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)

So sorry to hear that. Prayers up.

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

81 Hello, Nurse Ratched.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

82 Anyone under 30 is already showing signs of atrophy, shorter, T Rex arms, from using phone as an appendage.

Posted by: Ol' Codger at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (oftw2)

83 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

How do you think he should do that? And I have to go to sleep, but consider passing on your suggestions to the WH site, B-D.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (ix8EF)

84 All you need to do it rub veg oil on it. Oil dissolves the glue.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

The dude probably knew that but couldn't get any takers.

Not even for $20.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (cYBz/)

85 I. Certainly hope and pray not. He's supposed to be president till 2029.

Beat the Cheat 2.0 for this November. The GOP sure doesn't want to keep both chambers.

It will be particularly difficult this voting season when so many people are being black-pilled by watching their feckless Senators mock and gas light them - daring us to vote.

Lose both chambers, you know for a fact they will impeach him. Then block any judge and US Attorney appointments.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (a4flb)

86 I thought that the Learing Center had something to do with training Shakespearean actors.
Posted by: Bulg

If it was the Leering Center, I think Bill Clinton would be one of the professors.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Did he graduate Magna, Summa, or Aqualung?

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

87 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, good to see you.
Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

Likewise. We'll see how long I'm online tonight - the sky is loud. I think heaven is holding top fuel funny car races.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (S/Y4j)

88 Dang it. Wrong stuff in the clipboard. I meant to say

Heh - now that was funny!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (eYxxH)

89 I start it up every few days, just to make sure it starts, so far so good.

My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

Starting every couple of days is good.
Maybe run it through the gears, around the block, once a week.
Top off with ethanol free gas. Should be good for six months/year with current use.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 10:27 PM (/lPRQ)

90 Very nice springtime weather in my neck of the woods today. How about you?

I was feeling blessed having such a mild winter, until I was buzzed by the first deer fly of the season - three months early.

I guess I need to put away all my blue clothing for the next six months.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:27 PM (a4flb)

91 I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.
Posted by: Tonypete

Around here the home depots have serious threading machines and will thread pipe for you if you buy it there. At the same time the tool whore that I am says yeeeusss to buying threading dies and do it on the fly and thread as you need to. I have a set and the rigid vice. No gas in the house, or the street, but I got the shit to do pipe. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

92 Doof!

Did you watch the USA beat Mejico in the baseball classic last night? Awesome game. Holy carp!

Thank you for the Ont. you rock.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 10:23 PM (A5RD0)

I did not. Asleep early last night. Was on the road at 0500 this morning returning from Kentucky.

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:28 PM (QMAsf)

93 Psychology says the hidden advantage older workers have in the age of AI has nothing to do with technology skills. It’s emotional intelligence.

Well, I'm boned.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)

94 Likewise. We'll see how long I'm online tonight - the sky is loud. I think heaven is holding top fuel funny car races.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 10:26 PM (S/Y4j)

That’s funny, I was just thinking the same thing. It’s just partly cloudy here, but I stepped outside and that was my thought - wow, the sky is loud tonight!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (eYxxH)

95 Prayers for you and your family, Joyenz.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)

96 Yup.
Kerry Underwood is awesome!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (2WIwB)

97 Oh my G d! Gas is up 50 cents a gallon! Let Iran have the bomb! We can't afford these prices!

Think of it as chemotherapy.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:30 PM (a4flb)

98 Was watching Atomic Snack Bar a few days ago and ran across this description of a Japanese movie:

“Turns out back in World War II, the living heart of the Frankenstein's monster ended up in Japan right before the bomb was dropped. Over time, the radiation caused the heart to mutate into a real boy. A boy that starts rapidly growing into a giant now known as Frankenstein. The creature escapes and ends up battling the giant monster Baragon. And in the alternate ending of the film, he also battles a giant octopus, just like in the original Shelly novel.”

Frankenstein vs Baragon (1965). Sounds awesome, even without the giant octopus.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (W/QOq)

99 It’s bed time. Have a great night, friends.

Posted by: Piper at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)

100 On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)

I am truly very sorry.

Posted by: Fuck cancer. at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (TbWk/)

101 Prayers up for your family, Joyenz. Such great losses in so short a time. ((((hugs))))

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 10, 2026 10:31 PM (vrNzf)

102 Joyenz
Prayers to you and yours.

Posted by: MkY at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (q6tQZ)

103 Doof...Thank you for the Carrie Underwood/Vince Gill duet of "How Great Thou Art."

I saw it live, had welling tears (I rarely cry) and chills. Anytime I see/hear this video again it is the same as it is that powerful. Thank you.

Man she's got some pipes! I think the only American Idol season I watched was with her. Vince Gill is also incredibly talented, altho I don't have a lot of music from either on my phone.

This Lent I am back to my Celtic roots. I love this one, an American folk hymn with lyrics that are perfect for Easter. Love the melody as well.

The little history says the unusual meter goes back to 1549, Dorian mode. I love songs and hymns in the minor key.

I think it's beautiful. Blessings:

https://tinyurl.com/2ebuhtux

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (WONhk)

104 Sleep well, Piper.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:34 PM (77rzZ)

105 Writing a tui backend for my dashboard touch screen, ever since moving platformIO from vscode to neovim for ESP32 development, I’ve been a happy camper.

The problem with vscode is that Msoft is forcing ai into everything whether you want it or not. Make no mistake, I use ai, but I use it the way I want to use it, not the way Microsoft insists I use it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 10:34 PM (XV/Pl)

106 CHHv1)

42 For a few days all we heard was oil crisis. It went up to $110 a barrel and the stocks drop. Trump casually says in an interview that oh, he thinks the war won't go on much longer. Immediately oil drops to $88 a barrel and the stocks jump up. I have never seen this sort of thing before, ever
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (3/XaG)

That’s what happens when you have day traders and hype driving spot prices rather than fundamentals. And as soon as the price broke, everyone covered their positions and sold.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (eYxxH)

107 @90 - thank you!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (CHHv1)

108 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
=========

Red dye No. 3.

One hell of a job making those cookies!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (XeU6L)

109 Berserker-Dragonheads Division - my real issue is I need to cut an already installed pipe in the house, and then put threads on the cut end to receive an elbow to head off into a new direction.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (cYBz/)

110 68. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz

You've endured a lot in a short time. Prayers for peace and comfort for your Aunt and all of your family.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 10, 2026 10:36 PM (NFX2v)

111 It’s blowing stink out here on the beach.

Power will prolly go out and there’s a cold front storming in. Blizzard conditions in the mountains.

Batten down the hatches!
Let’s GOOOOOO!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2026 10:37 PM (A5RD0)

112 Doof...Thank you for the Carrie Underwood/Vince Gill duet of "How Great Thou Art."

I saw it live, had welling tears (I rarely cry) and chills. Anytime I see/hear this video again it is the same as it is that powerful. Thank you.

Man she's got some pipes! I think the only American Idol season I watched was with her. Vince Gill is also incredibly talented, altho I don't have a lot of music from either on my phone.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (WONhk)

Glad you enjoyed it!

Posted by: Doof at March 10, 2026 10:37 PM (QMAsf)

113 Posted by: mindful webworker - off to a great start for the evening at March 10, 2026 10:01 PM (ByrUz

That was awesome, thank you!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 10:38 PM (Vvh2V)

114 Prayers to your family, Joyenz.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:38 PM (X+xvk)

115 That road up top sure looks lonely, and straight.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient

https://youtu.be/5AspVxHqw_E

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)

116 Prayers for you and your family, Joyenz.
Strength and peace.

Posted by: sal at March 10, 2026 10:39 PM (f+FmA)

117 Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

You and me, both. I hate the heat. I'd skip summer altogether if I could.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 10:39 PM (Vvh2V)

118 Writing a tui backend for my dashboard touch screen, ever since moving platformIO from vscode to neovim for ESP32 development, I’ve been a happy camper.
--

[scratches head]

I'm clueless. A foreign language.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 10, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)

119 That’s what happens when you have day traders and hype driving spot prices rather than fundamentals. And as soon as the price broke, everyone covered their positions and sold.

Also TDS drives some of it. Those of us who don't have it know that Trump 2.0 is very aware of the fact that gasoline prices drive inflation and Affordability™ and he isn't interested in Forever Warz so, like his other blitzkrieg attacks, they are in and out, and he is willing to use many tools as his disposal to bring prices back in line.

For Trump, he cares about the consumer, with every president before him, they hated the consumer and thought that was an added sadistic benefit to their war grift.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:41 PM (a4flb)

120 Do Not Look at This link:

https://tinyurl.com/ywb8shs7

Posted by: Braenyard
***

You're not the boss of me!

* looks*

Damn!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 10, 2026 10:42 PM (2WIwB)

121 That road up top sure looks lonely, and straight.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient
--

Bob Segar lyrics immediately came to mind:

On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha
You can listen to the engine moanin' out his one note song..

But your thoughts will soon be wanderin' the way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours and there's nothin' there to do
And you don't feel much like ridin', you just wish the trip was through..."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 10, 2026 10:43 PM (XeU6L)

122 The problem with vscode is that Msoft is forcing ai into everything whether you want it or not. Make no mistake, I use ai, but I use it the way I want to use it, not the way Microsoft insists I use it.

I just go with the JetBrains suite because I'm tired of Microslop's AI trying to finish my thoughts and getting it wrong 90%+ of the time. I spend more time backspacing over its mistakes then I do actually typing everything out.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 10:44 PM (a4flb)

123 My prayers join the rest, Joyenz. What a horrible year it's been for your family.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (Vvh2V)

124 Thune & McConnell busy plotting another Republican loss in both the House and Senate. They'll do everything they can to thwart Donald Trump and screw the GOP base.

It's time we did something. These douchebags need to be relentlessly vilified, every second of every day, in every single conservative forum. Call them out for what they are. Cowards, traitors, corrupt, hostile to the will of the American people. Hound them. Ask them at every appearance. Make it impossible for them to approach a microphone with any degree of comfort. Organize protests at their homes. They're okay with that, right?

Let's light a fire under John Thune's corrupt ass, and watch the turd-blossom dance.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (X+xvk)

125 This Lent I am back to my Celtic roots. I love this one, an American folk hymn with lyrics that are perfect for Easter. Love the melody as well.

The little history says the unusual meter goes back to 1549, Dorian mode. I love songs and hymns in the minor key.

I think it's beautiful. Blessings:
https://tinyurl.com/2ebuhtux
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

That was beautiful.

Here's another for you. "Iona" is the answer to the question "what if an Irish folk band wanted to change it up, but couldn't decide if they wanted to be Christian rock, world music, or a Pink Floyd cover band?"

https://youtu.be/yf7TSIIwOa4

I've linked that one before over the years, probably 2 or 3 times. But I love her voice. If you don't like the intro bit, the lyrics start about 2:35.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)

126 @119

>> I'm clueless. A foreign language.

It’s just a terminal user interface instead of a graphical user interface, although the dashboard has a gui as well.

And with modern tui libraries, they pretty much are gui’s.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (XV/Pl)

127 The dude probably knew that but couldn't get any takers.

Not even for $20.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:25 PM (cYBz/)

His hands were in casts?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

128 Lose both chambers, you know for a fact they will impeach him. Then block any judge and US Attorney appointments.

----

They already are blocking the appointments. The GOP is actively obstructing their own Executive. It's infuriating.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (xverI)

129 Joyenz, prayers for your family.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 10:46 PM (eZ5tL)

130 SlingShot, in case you missed it.

https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 10:48 PM (ozLBa)

131 “ Ithink it's beautiful. Blessings:

https://tinyurl.com/2ebuhtux

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 10, 2026 10:32 PM (WONhk)

I love that tune, those words.
Looked it up - that one was in the 1840 Sacred Harp collection of Southern Hymns, which I’ve got a copy of somewhere. It’s an amazing collection of hymns, especially since most of them never made their way into the mainstream churches. (Too countrified, I think)

Sacred Harp is the most well known use of shaped note music, where the relative pitch of the note is indicated by its shape. Sounds tricky, but if you know music it’s not hard to pick up at all.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:48 PM (eYxxH)

132 They already are blocking the appointments. The GOP is actively obstructing their own Executive. It's infuriating.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler

"Their own" is the issue with that sentence. He's "ours," not "theirs," and it chaps their hide.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)

133 I have never reverse-seared chocolate chip cookies before but I'm willing to try

Posted by: 496 at March 10, 2026 10:50 PM (jCuBf)

134 131 SlingShot, in case you missed it.

https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd

Posted by: Braenyard

Why is he holding the slingshot sideways, ghetto-style?

Posted by: davidt at March 10, 2026 10:51 PM (Q+gd/)

135 They already are blocking the appointments. The GOP is actively obstructing their own Executive. It's infuriating.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler

Yep. And we're sitting here taking it. It's time to start asking them why they're defying the most popular Republican President in history, and why they're defying the will of the American people on the SAVE Act.

Hound them everywhere. Beat them over the head with questions. Don't let them skate. Make every second of their public lives absolutely miserable.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:51 PM (X+xvk)

136 @123

>> I just go with the JetBrains suite

Well that’s the great thing about neovim, it’s just vim out of the box and you have to add anything you want into it manually.

If you don’t want ai, or auto complete or code snippets, you don’t have to add them.

The two biggest things I’ve configured lately are breadcrumbs and code dimming.

I didn’t think that would be a big deal but it’s become a big deal and a game changer for my concentration.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 10:52 PM (XV/Pl)

137 "I looked up the Ford recall someone mentioned the other night. It essentially hits any truck they made since 2021."

Speaking of Ford Truck recalls, when are they going to come up with a fix for that idiotic auto-shutoff that was mandatory until Trump killed it? It's the only complaint I have about my Ranger I bought 3 years ago.

Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2026 10:52 PM (PTDkx)

138 >>Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

I stumbled into a vein of old SST LPs last night and found a NM Copy of the Blasting Concept. Had a fun time listening to that one while I flipped some old pinball machines.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (erF49)

139 Waffles the Cat's prime objective is to complain about everything especially Maple the Dog and the Spare Human.

https://youtu.be/HktF2G2E4pE

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (BnDlA)

140 Berserker-Dragonheads Division - my real issue is I need to cut an already installed pipe in the house, and then put threads on the cut end to receive an elbow to head off into a new direction.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:35 PM (cYBz/)

Let me guess, the other end is in no man's land where you can't access it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (snZF9)

141 SlingShot, in case you missed it.
https://tinyurl.com/3ab3vuvd
Posted by: Braenyard

Why is he holding the slingshot sideways, ghetto-style?
Posted by: davidt

If you hold a slingshot the right way, misfires are likely to be high or low, not left or right. So if you're trying to keep all your magnetic ammo behind your backstop for easy collection, holding it like a gangsta keeps you from launching them over the wall?

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (VHUov)

142 >>I have never reverse-seared chocolate chip cookies before but I'm willing to try

The best thing you can do for Chocolate Chip Cookies is to portion them out on a parchment lined baking sheet, no spacing required and freeze them. The whole batch.

Then bake from frozen.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (erF49)

143 27

I actually broke down and bought a Harbor Freight pipe threading set today. Couldn't find anyone that had one I could borrow and #3 son can't find the Ridgid set I let him borrow 10 years ago. Harumph!

I only have to thread 3 or 4 black pipe ends for my project so I should be okay and I'll still be saving hundreds of $$ from having to hire someone to come out and do it.

It will probably only bring $10 in the estate sale after I leave this mortal coil.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 10:08 PM (cYBz/)

It's cute that you think a Harbor Freight tool can be used 3 or 4 times and still be worth putting in an estate sale.

Posted by: a.moron at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (X5Jzz)

144 This ONT seems on time... must be something in the stars.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (diia5)

145 Neneh Cherry has a sister Titiyo, who did the Millennial #woke anthem "Come Along".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (gKWVE)

146 I stumbled into a vein of old SST LPs last night and found a NM Copy of the Blasting Concept. Had a fun time listening to that one while I flipped some old pinball machines.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (erF49)

Feel like translating that? lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 10:55 PM (snZF9)

147 >>Feel like translating that? lol

I would. But, I prefer to keep up the ruse that you are in fact CC Deville.

I'm not gonna dox a bro.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:57 PM (erF49)

148 Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
------
Yes, gas goes bad. As the lighter fractions evaporate, the gasoline starts to no longer act like gasoline, sorta like a wet cigar - hard to light. As well, the heavier fractions wind up coating parts with "varnish" which blocks smaller passages. There are things called fuel stabilizers which will prevent this. The best-known brand is probably Sta-Bil, but I prefer Pri-G.
Oil goes bad, too, just sitting around. Next oil change make sure to go to full synthetic,it takes longer to break down and oxidize.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 10, 2026 10:58 PM (o8Zcb)

149 Good night, All. Sleep well.

Posted by: Bulg at March 10, 2026 10:59 PM (77rzZ)

150 41 Hi Horde, to your planet...welcome!

I have a car question. I retarded at the end of December, and since then I've barely driven my car at all. Maybe 20 miles, when my weekly commute was 200.

I start it up every few days, just to make sure it starts, so far so good.

My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

I faced the same situation when I retired. You may want to take it out for a long drive (half hour) once a week and try to do some highway miles. Burn off some gas, get it down to 3/4 tank and then fill it up to mix the old and the new gas.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 10, 2026 10:59 PM (y171U)

151 67 Oh my G d! Gas is up 50 cents a gallon! Let Iran have the bomb! We can't afford these prices!
I retarded over 15 years ago, and I don't drive all over the place, so I don't care that the Donald has bombed the shit out of Iran and caused gas to go up.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 10, 2026 10:59 PM (0Htd1)

152 Hound them everywhere. Beat them over the head with questions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 10:51 PM (X+xvk)

With questions. You are a fine gentleman! I hope someone would be less gentlemanly.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (1Ff7Z)

153 Apple kind of blew up the budget laptop market. In a good way. This is something I never thought I would be saying.

https://youtu.be/91zQ6Pyxb3Y

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (BnDlA)

154
Anything fun and exciting going on with anyone here tonight?

Does contemplating my navel count?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (QVmho)

155 Jeff Ament, bassist and songwriter with Pearl Jam, was born today in 1963. Since this is about him, here's a track where he has sole writing credit and plays upright bass, off their sixth album Binaural. (Headphones recommended; they did, in fact, use binaural recording techniques.)

Pearl Jam - Nothing As It Seems (Audio)
https://youtu.be/A2QLjPU7Opo

Posted by: SciVo at March 10, 2026 11:00 PM (Sy6m/)

156 80 CENT SECRET DIXK PILLS

I CLICK ON THE BOX TTOU GQYS

Posted by: GigantorX at March 10, 2026 11:01 PM (pFl8W)

157 >>Jeff Ament, bassist and songwriter with Pearl Jam, was born today in 1963.

And he is a douche. I never get tired of telling him that, either.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:02 PM (erF49)

158 Last night I posted about the new Supreme Ayatollah whom Tousi has said is missing. There has been no appearance by him since he was ordained top Azzhole.

Now today stories are he is in the hospital in a coma. So these cleric experts elected a comatose leader. I guess that's one approach to leadership.

After all we "elected" Joe Biden, heck he got 81 million votes.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 10, 2026 11:05 PM (55Qr6)

159 I wonder if you layered a gas can with nitrogen if that would work?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 11:06 PM (zZu0s)

160 Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 10, 2026 11:05 PM (55Qr6)

...

Posted by: Konstantin "DOA" Chernenko at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (gKWVE)

161 Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)

162 I am reading a novel written in the mid-19th century and I keep having to look up words.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (eZ5tL)

163 "Their own" is the issue with that sentence. He's "ours," not "theirs," and it chaps their hide.

Most Congress critters aren't there for the power (some absolutely are), many just to be podcasters (Cruz, Crocket), many just want the status and the loot.

When Trump came in and said "We Are Going To Do All The Things", at first they thought that he was gas lighting the constituents and would continue the grift with the donor class and the cocktail circuit.

Then he did things. Like close the border, instead of mouthing "comprehensive immigration policy". Reshoring jobs as opposed to helping congress critter cronies exploit foreign labor and lax regulations. Trump was cutting into their grift, showing that it was easy to follow through on promises Congress had been making and breaking for generations.

He exposed them all as frauds, and now that they are known, they are just open about it and dare you to do something about it, knowing we will whine and not lynch.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 11:09 PM (a4flb)

164 Let me guess, the other end is in no man's land where you can't access it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Exactly.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 10, 2026 11:10 PM (cYBz/)

165 >>Jeff Ament, bassist and songwriter with Pearl Jam, was born today in 1963.

And he is a douche. I never get tired of telling him that, either.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:02 PM (erF49)

*snicker*

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:11 PM (snZF9)

166 Thanks guys. I will forward your messages to them.

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Waffles and Maple
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (BnDlA)

So funny, ty for sharing.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 11:11 PM (2F0/Y)

167 I am reading a novel written in the mid-19th century and I keep having to look up words.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:08 PM (eZ5tL)

Our edumacation system is just as good- better- then theirs. All they had was dull, boring memorization. Teachers are so much better now!
-education drone.

Plus word choice matters that would tend to drift with time, but remember, writing letters was their ONLY way to communicate over long distances. It tends to broaden the vocabulary, I am thinking.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 11:11 PM (zZu0s)

168 With questions. You are a fine gentleman! I hope someone would be less gentlemanly.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

One can dream...

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 10, 2026 11:12 PM (X+xvk)

169 >*snicker*

I hate dealing with the 'stars'.

They are almost worse than the 'experts'.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (erF49)

170 Last night I posted about the new Supreme Ayatollah whom Tousi has said is missing. There has been no appearance by him since he was ordained top Azzhole.

Now today stories are he is in the hospital in a coma. So these cleric experts elected a comatose leader.
Posted by: Farmer

Nice to see them giving Sloth a chance, after thousands of years of Wrath, Lust, and Pride, with token showing by Greed and Envy.

Maybe Gluttony will get a turn eventually, too.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (VHUov)

171 Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (erF49)

I refrigerate the dough for a day before portioning and freezing. That allows the flour to hydrate completely, and the cookie is simply better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (n9ltV)

172 I stumbled into a vein of old SST LPs last night and found a NM Copy of the Blasting Concept. Had a fun time listening to that one while I flipped some old pinball machines.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:53 PM (erF49)

Feel like translating that? lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Damn.
I almost, almost know what that is.
Might have had a Blasting Concept LP at one time.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

173 >>I refrigerate the dough for a day before portioning and freezing. That allows the flour to hydrate completely, and the cookie is simply better.

I usually throw the entire batch in the fridge for 4 hours to keep the butter from melting after mixing / before portioning.

It simply makes a better cookie. No other alteration of the process works better, imo.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:15 PM (erF49)

174 >>Might have had a Blasting Concept LP at one time.

Electric Lime Green Sleeve with Bright Orange Text.

SST Sampler from 83...maybe? Might be off by a year or two, though.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:16 PM (erF49)

175 If you hold a slingshot the right way, misfires are likely to be high or low, not left or right. So if you're trying to keep all your magnetic ammo behind your backstop for easy collection, holding it like a gangsta keeps you from launching them over the wall?
Posted by: mikeski
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Or a photographic angle allowing the viewer to see the operation better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:17 PM (ozLBa)

176 Looked it up
SST LP
SST is a German disc mastering and lacquer cutting company that operated under this name from 1969 until November 2016.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:17 PM (znREB)

177 Apple kind of blew up the budget laptop market. In a good way. This is something I never thought I would be saying.

For decades I would only run Dell Precision or XPS class notebooks. They are boring now and are just commodities.

Now that Windows 11 has gone full Mumbai, a glorious presentation of mediocrity and shameless advertising platform, Apple is looking to be the last man standing for solid development machinery.

With almost all tooling available on the MacBook Pro, and with the M5 Max silicon, 128GB of RAM and PCIe 5, what is out there that can compete?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 11:17 PM (a4flb)

178 I refrigerate the dough for a day before portioning and freezing. That allows the flour to hydrate completely, and the cookie is simply better.

Dittos for pizza crust.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 10, 2026 11:19 PM (a4flb)

179 The Cookie Wars begun, they have.

Posted by: Yoda at March 10, 2026 11:20 PM (JkO4W)

180 >>SST is a German disc mastering and lacquer cutting company that operated under this name from 1969 until November 2016.

Also a Punk Label out of CA. Greg Ginn.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:20 PM (erF49)

181 Also there's no arm brace to steady it; holding it sideways would be a stronger hold. It needs an arm brace.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:21 PM (ozLBa)

182 >>Also there's no arm brace to steady it; holding it sideways would be a stronger hold. It needs an arm brace.

You people are monsters!

Posted by: Michele Fields at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (erF49)

183 Maybe Gluttony will get a turn eventually, too.
Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (VHUov)

I'm ready!

Posted by: Vitellius at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (1Ff7Z)

184 That Carrie Underwood "How Great Thou Art" really is amazingly good. With Vince Gill, btw for any who may have hesitated to watch.

Posted by: jocon307 at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (EuROc)

185 Why do those "vegan chocolate chip cookies" look suspiciously like steak?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 10, 2026 10:06 PM (ESVrU)

--------------

The Wifey pointed out that it's a mis-steak.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 10, 2026 11:24 PM (xIFh6)

186 Maybe Gluttony will get a turn eventually, too.
Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (VHUov)

I'm ready!
Posted by: Vitellius at March 10, 2026 11:22 PM (1Ff7Z)

Michael Moore, AKA Jabba the Butt, is eagerly awaiting their call.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 10, 2026 11:24 PM (S/Y4j)

187 I watched Melania on prime today.
Actually quite nice - behind the scenes look, narrated by FLOTUS. Low-key.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 10, 2026 11:26 PM (znREB)

188 182 Also there's no arm brace to steady it; holding it sideways would be a stronger hold.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:21 PM (ozLBa)

Oh, so it bees jes like a gun.

Posted by: JaMarqis T. at March 10, 2026 11:26 PM (eYxxH)

189 I retarded over 15 years ago, and I don't drive all over the place....
Posted by: nerdygirl

Taking the short bus, huh?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 10, 2026 11:29 PM (KAi1n)

190 SST
Among others,
Minutemen, Husker Du, Firehose, Black Flag, Meat Puppets...

Seems to be LPs available online.
Maybe they are pressing more.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)

191 Country Joe Mcdonald's fixin to die rag that ended the Vietnam War was not subtle ;but born in the U.S.A and Copper head road were more subtle anti-war songs.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 10, 2026 11:30 PM (dELhT)

192 The Cookie Wars begun, they have.
Posted by: Yoda

I thought the Dark Side had the cookies.

Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 11:33 PM (VHUov)

193 >>Maybe they are pressing more.

SST re-runs stuff all the time. Never large pressings, and usually nothing to denote them as individually different than original pressings from decades earlier.
You have to look at things like color dyes and inner sleeve construction to discern the real ones from the new ones.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:34 PM (erF49)

194 Damn.
I almost, almost know what that is.
Might have had a Blasting Concept LP at one time.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

It was so long ago I completely forgot wtf it was.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:35 PM (snZF9)

195 @178

>>With almost all tooling available on the MacBook Pro, and with the M5 Max silicon, 128GB of RAM and PCIe 5, what is out there that can compete?

Pretty much nothing, I have a pimped out M4 Max, I can run my dev setup, I can run a vm of win11 to access the apps that have no mac or linux ports like Autocad*, Visio and MS Project, it runs seamlessly integrated, no hickups, no slowdown, the only ai slop on the mac is injected by the win11 and win apps.

Mac make the best all around laptops out there.

*Autocad is available for the mac but I'm using my companies seat, which costs around 4k a year, so, there's that.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2026 11:36 PM (XV/Pl)

196 Looking at the Wiki article on their catalog I may have had a few dozen LPs, or cassettes I got from friends LPs, all gone. Lost decades ago.

If I happen to see one at Wal-Mart I might just get it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (/lPRQ)

197 "I love pineapple on pizza."

You can have my share, gladly. As for me, pile on the anchovies!

Posted by: Nemo at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (4RPgu)

198 "That may very well be my favorite vocal performance ever."

That was my Dad's favorite. Shame he never got to hear her sing it.

Posted by: javems at March 10, 2026 11:40 PM (zFsEm)

199 I hate dealing with the 'stars'.

They are almost worse than the 'experts'.

Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 11:13 PM (erF49)

You mean "artists". I hate artist mentality. The guitar player "artists" are why we get silly guitars with a bridge humbucker, a P-90 in the neck and a strat middle pickup and the top of the guitar looks like the Zappa burnt weenie sandwich album cover.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:40 PM (snZF9)

200 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:41 PM (vd6bO)

201 198 "I love pineapple on pizza."

You can have my share, gladly. As for me, pile on the anchovies!
Posted by: Nemo at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (4RPgu)

Ketchup instead of tomato sauce and Limburger cheese instead of mozzarella. Yum!!!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 10, 2026 11:42 PM (ZTJjv)

202
Haagen-Dazs Strawberry is very nice.

That is all.

Posted by: Don Black at March 10, 2026 11:43 PM (ZxPkt)

203 "I love pineapple on pizza."

You can have my share, gladly. As for me, pile on the anchovies!
Posted by: Nemo at March 10, 2026 11:37 PM (4RPgu)

Ketchup instead of tomato sauce and Limburger cheese instead of mozzarella. Yum!!!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 10, 2026 11:42 PM (ZTJjv)

You know, fuck you all. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)

204 I hate artist mentality. The guitar player "artists" are why we get silly guitars with a bridge humbucker, a P-90 in the neck and a strat middle pickup and the top of the guitar looks like the Zappa burnt weenie sandwich album cover.
Posted by: Berserker

You're just jealous. This guitar is the tits.

https://youtu.be/46qjDJ0lLdE

Posted by: S. Vai at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)

205 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?
Posted by: Don in SoCo

It was only "closed" by Lloyds.
Canceled their insurance they did.

Kind of risky to run the Strait with $100M in crude and a ship that costs many times that when islamonazi pirates are threatening to blow everything up... but then the ships idle costs start adding up and the crews figure out they can just turn off their tracking devices and not paint that target on their backs...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

206 Other than the SST, I lost a bunch of Virus and Cherry LPs. Decades ago.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:47 PM (/lPRQ)

207 With almost all tooling available on the MacBook Pro, and with the M5 Max silicon, 128GB of RAM and PCIe 5, what is out there that can compete?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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Out in the world of competition I'd go out of my way to dump all things Alphabet. At home the little $200 Beelink is working just fine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 10, 2026 11:49 PM (ozLBa)

208 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?
Posted by: Don in SoCo

It was only "closed" by Lloyds.
Canceled their insurance they did.

Kind of risky to run the Strait with $100M in crude and a ship that costs many times that when islamonazi pirates are threatening to blow everything up... but then the ships idle costs start adding up and the crews figure out they can just turn off their tracking devices and not paint that target on their backs...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 10, 2026 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

trump said he would take care of the insurance, but then the UK threatened the companies if they deal with trump. Any reason the UK isn't on the list of the next adventure??

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:49 PM (snZF9)

209 just turn off their tracking devices
_-_
I wonder how effective that is...I guess if there are no loitering drones (probably aren't any of theirs roaming around anymore) or human observers with eyes on target...hmmm...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:50 PM (vd6bO)

210 You're just jealous. This guitar is the tits.

https://youtu.be/46qjDJ0lLdE

Posted by: S. Vai at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)

Thats some crazy shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9)

211 You know, fuck you all. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)

Seconded.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 10, 2026 11:52 PM (zZu0s)

212 Any reason the UK isn't on the list of the next adventure??
_-_
And, demographics carefully considered, fast-forward 40 years, and that nation's character will fundamentally change.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:53 PM (vd6bO)

213 This guitar is the tits.
_-_
All fun and games til the power goes out.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:56 PM (vd6bO)

214 Any reason the UK isn't on the list of the next adventure??
_-_
And, demographics carefully considered, fast-forward 40 years, and that nation's character will fundamentally change.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:53 PM (vd6bO)

I'm thinking they are a land conquered by islam thats hostile to the west...and with nukes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:57 PM (snZF9)

215 This guitar is the tits.
_-_
All fun and games til the power goes out.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:56 PM (vd6bO)

All fun and games til your back goes out.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 10, 2026 11:58 PM (snZF9)

216 I'm thinking they are a land conquered by islam thats hostile to the west...and with nukes.
_-_
Sorta sets a fella to thinkin...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:59 PM (vd6bO)

217 til your back goes out.
_-_
That thing's gotta be heavy. Can't deny the skill in that guy.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:01 AM (vd6bO)

218 I'm thinking they are a land conquered by islam thats hostile to the west...and with nukes.
_-_
Sorta sets a fella to thinkin...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 10, 2026 11:59 PM (vd6bO)

Its no joke, the native brits are in deep shit. They better decide what they believe in real frigging quick.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 12:02 AM (snZF9)

219 Thanks again, people. You're all the best!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 11, 2026 12:06 AM (CHHv1)

220 They better decide what they believe in real frigging quick.
_-_
Yep. And the same here. We have a very short amount of time before we are in exactly the same situation. We have a brief respite here where we can correct our course, but we are not making it happen to the degree necessary just yet.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:06 AM (vd6bO)

221 >>You mean "artists". I hate artist mentality. The guitar player "artists" are why we get silly guitars with a bridge humbucker, a P-90 in the neck and a strat middle pickup and the top of the guitar looks like the Zappa burnt weenie sandwich album cover.

LOL

Ted McCarty had the recipe right. Make it out of Mahogany.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:07 AM (erF49)

222 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

I faced the same situation when I retired. You may want to take it out for a long drive (half hour) once a week and try to do some highway miles. Burn off some gas, get it down to 3/4 tank and then fill it up to mix the old and the new gas.
Posted by: Joemarine
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Right. Also it circulates the grease and oils on all the parts that move. (a necessary thing) And things tend to flatten under the same pressure. At once a week your tires will develop a flat spot - a block or two and they will soften up but that's an example.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:08 AM (ozLBa)

223 Sacred Harp is the most well known use of shaped note music, where the relative pitch of the note is indicated by its shape. Sounds tricky, but if you know music it’s not hard to pick up at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2026 10:48 PM (eYxxH)

Will have to look it up.

In the last 10yrs I had a wish to play the harp...a big one. Now I'm back to a lap harp...which I know has nothing to do with what you are mentioning.

We had a harp at our wedding almost 47yrs ago on St. Patrick's Day (the only day of my dude's college spring break...we didn't choose it). Altho Irish is our only common ancestry. The harp was due to it being a botanical garden wedding and a piano could not be played. As it turned out I was glad.

So when y'all raise a beer next Tuesday think of the poor man who has been stuck with me all these years.

Are you from the South, Tom?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:08 AM (WONhk)

224 Then bake from frozen.
Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2026 10:54 PM (erF49)

Going to try this! Soon! Thanks!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:12 AM (WONhk)

225 My question is what might happen to the gasoline? I filled up January 2nd and I'm not even down an eighth of a tank. Might the gas coagulate, or turn into delicious candy? Should I do more driving just to make sure stuff circulates?

I know next to nothing about cars. I kind of know how to drive and that's much of the extent.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

Assuming a recent-ish car (say since 1990) and a mostly-full tank, you should be good for a couple of years, That being said, other parts of the car need to be exercised periodically. Maybe every second month, take it on a 50 mile road trip just for funsies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:13 AM (8zz6B)

226 In the last 10yrs I had a wish to play the harp...a big one. Now I'm back to a lap harp.
_-_
Nice thing about those is they tend to retain their value. Bought my wife a used Salvi Daphne in 1996, and its resale value has probably increased a little.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:14 AM (vd6bO)

227 Frigging microsnot windoze... just went thru update hell.

Thought I had it set to not *do that* until inactive times, but noooooo. Was reading along, had a couple other tabs open, going back n forth and then *poof* OFF.

Restart. "installing updates"

Restart. %^&*+_)(&(*#!!!!!!

Oh, yeah-- it's a Tuesday.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

228 220 They better decide what they believe in real frigging quick.
_-_
Yep. And the same here. We have a very short amount of time before we are in exactly the same situation. We have a brief respite here where we can correct our course, but we are not making it happen to the degree necessary just yet.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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Texas is a perfect example. DC runs Hunt in on the primary to split the vote (just like they did with Gohmert) They spent $70 million just to do that.

Now they are spending over a million dollars a day to make sure that everyone in TX knows that Paxton is a low down weasel and Big John Wayne McCornyn is the man for the job.

McCornyn and Thune take turns top and bottom with each other.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:15 AM (ozLBa)

229 >>Other than the SST, I lost a bunch of Virus and Cherry LPs. Decades ago.

I lost a full set of Hendrix UK 1st Presses and a set of Sabbath UK 1st Presses when storing my LP collection at a GF's place for 4 months.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:15 AM (erF49)

230 On a personal note. Some of you might remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that my British Uncle (married to Ciampino's sister) had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This morning he passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts. This is especially hard on our Aunt since she has now lost her brother and her husband within a few months.
Posted by: Joyenz at March 10, 2026 10:21 PM (2F0/Y)

Condolences, Joyenz.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:16 AM (8zz6B)

231 https://youtu.be/yf7TSIIwOa4

I've linked that one before over the years, probably 2 or 3 times. But I love her voice. If you don't like the intro bit, the lyrics start about 2:35.
Posted by: mikeski at March 10, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)

Lovely. Thank you.

Need to go to sleep and hope my coughing goes away soon.It's at least improved from the TB Ward. XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (WONhk)

232 I do updates on Mint about once a week.
It takes about five minutes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (ozLBa)

233 >>Going to try this! Soon! Thanks!

As soon as you are done mixing the dough, press plastic wrap to the surface and wrap the bowl. Chuck it in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours, then portion and freeze.

Once they are frozen, you can bag them and bake them as you need them.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (erF49)

234 So very sorry, Joyenz!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

235 McCornyn and Thune take turns top and bottom with each other.
_-_
And the consequences of allowing this circus act to continue unabated to keep looking more ominous.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:18 AM (vd6bO)

236 RIP Uncle

Sorry for your loss, man.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:18 AM (erF49)

237 I do updates on Mint about once a week.
It takes about five minutes.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Yeah... I need to ditch microsnot. But I'm not really much of a geek; let's say I'm barely computer literate.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

238 As soon as you are done mixing the dough, press plastic wrap to the surface and wrap the bowl. Chuck it in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours, then portion and freeze.

Once they are frozen, you can bag them and bake them as you need them.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:17 AM (erF49)

The things I learn here!!! XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:21 AM (WONhk)

239 Has anyone ordered from Jimmy's Seafood for delivery across the nation?

My dude loves blue crab and crab cakes...real ones...are sort of hard to find in the Rockies.
Thanks.

I do love them telling people on X to hush. Loved the video of the sons and wife carrying on their father's dream.They've hit the big time! Seem like lovely people.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:23 AM (WONhk)

240 Oh, so it bees jes like a gun.
Posted by: JaMarqis T.
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Oh, JaMarqis, you need some range time. With a pistol other muscles are primary for focus. The bicep comes into play at recoil, mostly. Whereas the triceps and forearm are required to hold the slingshot steady.
That's why they are equipped with a forearm brace.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:26 AM (ozLBa)

241
Condolences, Joyenz.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:16 AM (8zz6B)

Prayers for this family.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:26 AM (WONhk)

242 200 So,is the Strait of Hormuz actually open, or not?
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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Yes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:29 AM (ozLBa)

243 Are you from the South, Tom?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 11, 2026 12:08 AM (WONhk)

Not originally, but married a Louisiana girl and have lived in Texas for most of my life now, so close enough!

Posted by: JaMarqis T. at March 11, 2026 12:32 AM (7yOPh)

244 lol off gangsta sock!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 12:33 AM (7yOPh)

245
You're just jealous. This guitar is the tits.

https://youtu.be/46qjDJ0lLdE

Posted by: S. Vai at March 10, 2026 11:44 PM

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He should return that Klingon edged weapon to the prop room before they notice it's missing.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2026 12:34 AM (t1fZA)

246 . but then the ships idle costs start adding up and the crews figure out they can just turn off their tracking devices and not paint that target on their backs...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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I read that crews were getting big bonus to do it and double bonus if they made it through.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:35 AM (ozLBa)

247 I've linked that one before over the years, probably 2 or 3 times. But I love her voice. If you don't like the intro bit, the lyrics start about 2:35.
Posted by: mikeski

Excellent singing. One good turn deserves another. Hope you enjoy this voice.
https://youtu.be/YjQ0P2OzyPg

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:37 AM (BnDlA)

248 --------

Yeah... I need to ditch microsnot. But I'm not really much of a geek; let's say I'm barely computer literate.
Posted by: Tarbender
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Got you beat. I know how to boot it up and shut it down. I bought a Mint stick from Amazon and paid a computer guy down the road $40 to install it in my new Beelink.
It's so very much like Windows 7 that the learning curve is minimal. Notsothoreau and AOP are good shepherds. If you are literate at a minimum Mint can be downloaded for free and most others have installed it on their own.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:44 AM (ozLBa)

249 Thanks, Braenyard... What is this "Beelink" of which you speak?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)

250 Excellent singing. One good turn deserves another. Hope you enjoy this voice.
https://youtu.be/YjQ0P2OzyPg
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions
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See. This is why I was talking about slingshots.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:46 AM (ozLBa)

251 Mary Black
Both Sides the Tweed

Joanne Hogg's, of Iona, vocal qualities reminded of Mary Black. Both Sides the Tweed is one of her signature songs. And of course it is about the English f'ing over the Scots. Feel free to substitute in the Irish if you prefer.

https://youtu.be/uSkyiVcRCEo

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:47 AM (BnDlA)

252 Thanks, Braenyard... What is this "Beelink" of which you speak? Posted by: Tarbender

Behold the Bees
https://www.bee-link.com/collections/product

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:48 AM (BnDlA)

253 Hope you enjoy this voice
_-_
That was brutal. Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today. Guy was being a total jackass, but I got my transaction completed, and said, " Thank you, sir.", and he said, "I'm a ma'am.". Thing is, I was momentarily horrified at the thought that I might have mistreated a homely, masculine-looking woman. On further inquiry, nope...just a dude with delusions being a jerk.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:50 AM (vd6bO)

254 Iran cultivated the fear of what they could do to oil traffic for the last 4 decades. But as soon as someone showed up who was willing to show them what Real War looks like, their threats fell in on themselves.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2026 12:50 AM (7yOPh)

255 >>Behold the Bees

Thanks, Alteria... too rich for my blood. Wasn't looking for a new computer, although will probly need one soon enough.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)

256 SST Sampler from 83...maybe? Might be off by a year or two, though.
Posted by: garrett
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You are quite literate, musically, but you do get off into some shit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:52 AM (ozLBa)

257 >>>omeone showed up who was willing to show them what Real War looks like, their threats fell in on themselves.
Posted by: Tom Servo
---

Well, really, they're falling everywhere. It's like a guy who just discovered masturbation except it's more like death throes than exuberation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 12:54 AM (ozLBa)

258 That was brutal. Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today. Guy was being a total jackass, but I got my transaction completed, and said, " Thank you, sir.", and he said, "I'm a ma'am.". Thing is, I was momentarily horrified at the thought that I might have mistreated a homely, masculine-looking woman. On further inquiry, nope...just a dude with delusions being a jerk.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 12:50 AM (vd6bO)

Proper response to that? "And I am Queen of the May!" Then skip out the door.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 12:56 AM (8zz6B)

259 Proper response to that?
_-_
Yep. Guy was being a real jerk before any gender nonsense was even noted...yelling at me across the store to begin with...if I had realized what was actually going on there, that he was actually looking to provoke, I would have said, "You're not a ma'am, you' just an a$$h-le.". Funny thing is that just after that purchase (tail light bulbs), my daughter's car battery conked out in the next door parking lot, so we bought a new battery for it - at a different store - those five-year batteries are pretty pricey...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:02 AM (vd6bO)

260 >>Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today...
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I miss the '80s. Back when dudes pretending to be women, at least *LOOKED LIKE* women. And some of them could be actually beautiful, with attractive makeup and feminine clothing. (just disregard the adam's apple, LOL)

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

261 Ted McCarty had the recipe right. Make it out of Mahogany.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 12:07 AM (erF49)

Fucking eh, or Korina!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:05 AM (snZF9)

262 I miss the '80s
_-_
Yeah, I go out of my way to live and let live, but when they WANT to take offense, I am delighted to oblige.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:06 AM (vd6bO)

263 Clay Pigeons
Blaze Foley

The song has a a deep core of resignation and hope that just maybe something better is just around the next bend.

Blaze Foley
https://youtu.be/OqEIFDO1g4E

John Prine
https://youtu.be/u0TOuVVAwQI

Kelli Moyle
https://youtu.be/bhCTmCR8G20

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 01:07 AM (BnDlA)

264 Thanks, Alteria... too rich for my blood. Wasn't looking for a new computer, although will probly need one soon enough.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)

A computer that can happily run Win7 or newer will run faster on Linux Mint. I see they sell for 20 bucks on Amazon (same as in town, LOL). At that price, it's hardly worth the effort to download the ISO and burn it to a new thumb drive. They will tell you that you are not buying the OS. You are buying the physical thumb drive, and paying for the seller's expertise in loading a bootable copy of the Mint OS onto it.

You can pop the thumb drive into a USB port, hit the power button, and when it gets to the boot sequence part of the BIOS, tell it to boot from the thumb drive. Mint will start, running from the thumb drive, instead of your computer's hard drive. You can play with it, try it out, and if you like it, press "install". You have the option of partitioning the hard drive, and putting Mint in one partition, and keep your old Windows in the other. I have never done this. I usually simply put Mint on a new or salvaged hard drive that has been wiped clean, and keep Windows on the old drive.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:08 AM (8zz6B)

265 252 Thanks, Braenyard... What is this "Beelink" of which you speak? Posted by: Tarbender

Behold the Bees
https://www.bee-link.com/collections/product
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 12:48 AM (BnDlA)

or Amazon - - > https://tinyurl.com/4yaxxh4k

I paid less than $200 for mine, they've gone up a little. I don't do fancy things, I do run two monitors. Had it for about two years (whenever Pixy recommended it) with no problems.
Found it.

N100 16G ram + 500G ssd purchased 1/14/24, $199
from Amazon

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:09 AM (ozLBa)

266 Thanks, AOP! Very helpful!

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)

267 I miss the '80s. Back when dudes pretending to be women, at least *LOOKED LIKE* women. And some of them could be actually beautiful, with attractive makeup and feminine clothing. (just disregard the adam's apple, LOL)

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

Always look at their fingers. The fingers tell all. A man's index finger is shorter than their ring finger. A woman's index finger is the same length as their ring finger, or real damn close.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)

268 Fucking eh, or Korina!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:05 AM (snZF9)

There's a song about that:

https://youtu.be/aiq-14H0Cuk

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:13 AM (8zz6B)

269 Thanks to you too, Braenyard!

I just need simple everything. Email, limited shopping, and light surfing.

Not a gamer. Don't do graphics or photochop.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:13 AM (rdVOm)

270 Good tune, Aleria.
My favorite recording of that one:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uM3YROq_cLY

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (vd6bO)

271 That was brutal. Ran into one of those clowns at the auto parts store today. Guy was being a total jackass, but I got my transaction completed, and said, " Thank you, sir.", and he said, "I'm a ma'am.". Thing is, I was momentarily horrified at the thought that I might have mistreated a homely, masculine-looking woman. On further inquiry, nope...just a dude with delusions being a jerk.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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Was this a chain, like AutoZone, etc?
Go onto the corporate website and complain. If you're in retail, you're expected to put up with a certain amount of shit, quietly.
A mild "misgendering" at the end of a transaction doesn't cross the threshold to allow any pushback at the customer. Bitch about it in the backroom. His/"her" manager needs to refresh training about customer courtesy.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (o8Zcb)

272 Always look at their fingers. The fingers tell all. A man's index finger is shorter than their ring finger. A woman's index finger is the same length as their ring finger, or real damn close.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)

*checks*

Son of a bitch. Actually, left hand is even. Right hand is the way you describe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (bss/y)

273 Oops. I can't type on these phone keyboards. The letters are just too small!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:16 AM (0m7wM)

274 Bers... that's just so wrong...

Tell ya what. I am female. Have *always been* female. Have real, honest-to-goodness XX chromosomes.

My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

275 My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

Huh. Back to Bers?

So, have you been banging dudes?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:19 AM (bss/y)

276 I just need simple everything. Email, limited shopping, and light surfing.

Not a gamer. Don't do graphics or photochop.
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:13 AM (rdVOm)

Linux Mint comes bundled with Firefox browser, and Libre Office, which emulates most of the MS Office suite. Also video, audio, and photo editing software, and much more.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:22 AM (8zz6B)

277 Was this a chain
_-_
Yep. A big name chain. So I went to the other big name chain.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:25 AM (vd6bO)

278 I have short fingers and large knuckles. Working hands.

Sucks because when I went to buy some nice "ladies" gloves, the fingers were too long. Every time. Especially bad at the Harley shop, where I thought I might buy some leather ones. If they fit my palm-width, the damned fingers would be like an inch too long.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)

279 Bers... that's just so wrong...

Tell ya what. I am female. Have *always been* female. Have real, honest-to-goodness XX chromosomes.

My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

Thats known to happen, but is very rare.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:27 AM (snZF9)

280 >>You are quite literate, musically, but you do get off into some shit.

I don't know shit.

I know a little about a lot.

And I know a lot about a little.

But, I don't know much. I'd be a fool to think otherwise.

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:28 AM (erF49)

281 >>My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

So. The First Lady of France is posting here, now?

...just asking questions.

Posted by: Cavernous Nostrils at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (erF49)

282 Index finger on left hand is much shorter on right hand is somewhat shorter. hmmm

If you're looking for a computer check out the Amazon link. I had to buy on, my 12 y.o. laptop was falling apart then I got a warning that the HD could fail. Well that was it. I use an Anker Hub with a wall transformer. (tax the computer as little as possible)
Do the same with my iPad and Phone when hooking a flash drive.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (ozLBa)

283 Thing is, there are some masculine-looking women in the world who are not a part of this modern gender fluidity horsehockey, and I never want to offend one of them unnecessarily. That's what straight-up pisses me off about the whole deal.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (vd6bO)

284 My favorite recording of that one:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uM3YROq_cLY
Posted by: Don in SoCo

My favorite version of Clay Pigeons is from the Blaze Foley's album "Sitting by the Side of Road." That album also included another great Foley song, "If I Could Only Fly."

Blaze Foley
https://youtu.be/BMT76_mYDV0

Merle Haggard
https://youtu.be/24cqKEjAALg

Joe Nichols
https://youtu.be/v145f5ryP9Q

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 01:33 AM (BnDlA)

285 So. The First Lady of France is posting here, now?

...just asking questions.
Posted by: Cavernous Nostrils
--------

I will smile at you, as I say FOAD.

(wtf with the Mme. Macron is a dude thing anyway?)

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)

286 My index fingers are shorter than my ring fingers. Significantly shorter-- by about 3/8 inch.
Posted by: Tarbender
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Yeah, it's not a 100% thing, but in the vast majority of cases, it is. In my case, my dominant hand difference is almost an inch, my left is only a little over a half inch. My wife, daughter, and sister fingers are.within an eighth of even. 12 years ago, when I first read this, I had a bunch of cow-orkers (at lunch) put their hands flat on the table. 7 guys had shorter (by a minimum of a half inch) index fingers and both women's fingers were even.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 11, 2026 01:34 AM (o8Zcb)

287 Give them the Crocodile Dundee undercarriage check. If necessary, nuke them from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 11, 2026 01:35 AM (vJisi)

288 >>Thing is, there are some masculine-looking women in the world who are not a part of this modern gender fluidity horsehockey, and I never want to offend one of them unnecessarily

When a cute chick flirts with me these days I tell her, 'I'm flattered, but not interested.'

Then I tell her - 'Because I'm straight, Sir.'.

Always good for a laugh.

Posted by: Cavernous Nostrils at March 11, 2026 01:36 AM (erF49)

289 Thing is, there are some masculine-looking women in the world who are not a part of this modern gender fluidity horsehockey, and I never want to offend one of them unnecessarily. That's what straight-up pisses me off about the whole deal.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:30 AM (vd6bO)

Search for a photo of the broad that defrauded the Home Depot stores. Yeesh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 01:36 AM (8zz6B)

290 I will smile at you, as I say FOAD.

(wtf with the Mme. Macron is a dude thing anyway?)
Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)

Ask Candice Owens, that is one of her things, evidently. I have never watched her for a second, so I only know what I read here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (bss/y)

291 Oops. I can't type on these phone keyboards. The letters are just too small! Posted by: Don in SoCo

Put your glasses on. That cuts down on the error rate by 50%. The other 50% is because that's how things are; you are best just give up at that point and drink liquor until the sun comes up.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (BnDlA)

292 If you're stuck with or sticking to Windows 11, and you want to turn off all the crap, I've got a page full of mostly-videos that can help lead you through it. I've got no automatic updates, no AI, no ads, no MS account needed to sign in, just Windows as it (mostly) ought to be. Especially scroll down to the "setting up" section for the two "Stop Windows" videos.

https://bit.ly/mw-raw-windows

Don't blame me if something didn't work for you. It's probably your fault. (haha) That's all I've got for tonight.

My closing theme song tonight needs more ~~cow~~handbell.

https://youtu.be/ZClq4qIXN9U

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I've looked at Cloud from both sides now at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (ByrUz)

293 OFF

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2026 01:37 AM (erF49)

294 Hah! Well, I may have masculine hands, but I have never been mistaken for a man.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

295 Since it's almost on-topic, her's another good song(true story):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dztj4X3fQps
I also really like Randall McKinnon's version, but can't find it on y'alltube.Thanks for the links, Alteria.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 01:41 AM (vd6bO)

296 Ask Candice Owens, that is one of her things, evidently. I have never watched her for a second, so I only know what I read here.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Yeesh. I'll take your word for it. Broad is mental.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

297 Hah! Well, I may have masculine hands, but I have never been mistaken for a man.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

From what I read women with hands like that may have had greater exposure to male DNA in the womb. Look at the bright side, its probably why you're good with cars. It doesn't make you a dude.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)

298 Hey Horde, a Chivas if you will Tarbender.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 01:44 AM (0nHVk)

299 Heh. Yeah. Mom & Dad were probably still very... attracted to each other... back then.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

300 *Chivas for Debby*

Hey, lady... how are ya?

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)

301 While we're talking about computers, for my next one I want another laptop, but powerful. I'm planning on going back to school for a second degree -- yes, at the advanced age of "almost 29" -- to get back into tech, but with firmer credentials, and fully refreshed and expanded skills. So a cheapo "student-grade" laptop wouldn't cut it; although it would be for student work, I expect that technical subjects need performance. (I've narrowed it down to computer science, electrical engineering, and business information systems, as I have entry-level experience in each, but just a plain ol' math degree.)

But I also want to learn the various guitars -- electric bass, acoustic-electric, and "regular" electric -- while getting my voice back into shape, and transferring my old classical piano skills into rock synth. (Just for personal satisfaction, not expecting to monetize it.) I would be recording into a DAW, so I'm thinking maybe a MacBook Air, for silent operation (no fan for a mic to pick up)? It would be my first non-Windows machine, but it sounds like the MS OS has only gone downhill since 10, into an Indian Spaghetti/AI Slop nightmare. Would the Air suffice for both needs?

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 01:48 AM (Sy6m/)

302 I also really like Randall McKinnon's version, but can't find it on y'alltube.Thanks for the links, Alteria.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
--

Sometimes Bing will find what you want.
YouTube sometimes will pretend your request doesn't exist and Bing will go right to it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:55 AM (ozLBa)

303 Much obliged Tarbender, enjoyed a beautiful day here, over 70 and it melted a lot of the snow, back to cooler weather tomorrow. I am doing ok, thanks, I hope that you are holding up under the current stress in your life.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)

304 Debby made it, don't run off, it's not bedtime yet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 01:57 AM (ozLBa)

305 Mommy, I can't sleep … Mommy … ? Mommy … ? Aw crap. Now I gotta get my own warm milk …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 11, 2026 01:58 AM (ayRl+)

306 Ordering a meat pizza is now considered a red flag. Will these nutjobs never cease?

I don't want to murder these vegetables.

The meat was already processed, the vegetables you personally murdered in the kitchen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (M9gjJ)

307 Thanks, Debby. Still working on the mooch problem.

Glad to hear you're out of the freezer! Wow, 70*?

We just got another cold/windy snap and it snowed a bit today (didn't stick). Expect some overnight as well. Weather is just guesswork, so will look out the window when I wake & see. LOL.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (rdVOm)

308 Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 01:48 AM (Sy6m/)

Thinking about being an engineer? Do you have "The Knack"?

youtu.be/Dx6HojLBsnw

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (vJisi)

309 Well, sleepiness has overtaken me. Off to bed I go. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 11, 2026 02:05 AM (8zz6B)

310 Thanks, Braenyard. Looks like that track is only on Spotify. He gave me a couple of his CD's when I saw him at the stock show in Denver this year, and that song was a favorite, though lots of other good ones.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 11, 2026 02:06 AM (vd6bO)

311 'Night, AOP. Sleep well.

Posted by: Tarbender at March 11, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)

312 I'm thinking maybe a MacBook Air, for silent operation (no fan for a mic to pick up)? Would the Air suffice for both needs? Posted by: SciVo

Mostly, if not all. Using Geek Bench numbers (yes, yes, they don't tell you everything but they are good for relative comparisons). Apple silicon is so excellent right now. The current(ish) Intel and AMD flagship CPUs on these benchmarks are matched by the M5. The M5 Pro and M5 Max nuke them without getting up.

The Qualcomm X2 Elite CPUs are just coming to market and they are going to slot in around the M5 and M5 Pro CPUs. If you are sticking with Windows, the OS, ARM, and general software stack is really coming together - it is viable now. I am currently running a Gen 1 Plus version in my Surface Pro, it has been nothing but great.

TLDR.
Apple silicon is world class and so are the machines; they are on my radar bigly. The Mac Mini is one of the best deals in computing.

Windows with Qualcomm CPUs, especially the Gen 2s are for real. The software compatibility is fine and is improving all the time. Windows is Windows, you either like it or absolutely pathologically hate it these days. YMWV.

ARM CPUs is where it is at. That is the story.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 02:08 AM (BnDlA)

313 I won't run off, Braenyard, I am going to sit and sip for a while. When I was putting the trash out this morning I was stunned by how many tiny pieces of glass are scattered all over the street and the driveway, They are not sharp, just teeny colorful pieces of glass. I wonder if the town mixed the glass in with the salt and sand to treat the the roads with the last storm. Maybe the glass helped the mixture from clumping together or something. It is very pretty but I definitely tracked some of it into the house.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 02:11 AM (0nHVk)

314 Condolences, Joyenz. Praying for you and your family.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at March 11, 2026 02:18 AM (OlYKs)

315 The Future: guess who placed devere limits on the use of the technology by their children: Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. And probably a lot of other parents, if they're smart

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 11, 2026 02:20 AM (v1KtB)

316 Meanwhile, in Babylon DC, Prince William County Board of Supervisors had an upset happen, election wise. The GOP lady won. Apparently the Dem had a record of racist and antisemitic remarks that didn't play well in the very blue Prince William County. The Dems name is Muhammad 'Sef' Casim. Hard to believe a progressive muslim would be so racist. LOL! A minor thing. VA is still lost.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 11, 2026 02:25 AM (sAmhv)

317 316 Meanwhile, in Babylon DC, Prince William County Board of Supervisors had an upset happen, election wise. The GOP lady won.
...
VA is still lost.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up
---

Hey, we've got people in the fight, we haven't lost.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 02:43 AM (ozLBa)

318 I've got the sleepies, Horde, sweet dreams to all of you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 11, 2026 02:51 AM (0nHVk)

319 Thinking about being an engineer? Do you have "The Knack"?

youtu.be/Dx6HojLBsnw
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 11, 2026 01:59 AM (vJisi)

Makes me laugh every time I see it 😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 11, 2026 03:03 AM (SRRAx)

320 272 Always look at their fingers. The fingers tell all. A man's index finger is shorter than their ring finger. A woman's index finger is the same length as their ring finger, or real damn close.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 11, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)

*checks*

Son of a bitch. Actually, left hand is even. Right hand is the way you describe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2026 01:15 AM (bss/y)

Well, shit. No idea I am a man. Odd, since I have a uterus and real, working boobs.

Sorry, that finger thing is a load of crap.

My index fingers are a good half inch shorter than my ring fingers. I doubt sincerely that DH would mistake me for a man.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:07 AM (I40wl)

321 TLDR.
Apple silicon is world class and so are the machines; they are on my radar bigly. The Mac Mini is one of the best deals in computing.

Windows with Qualcomm CPUs, especially the Gen 2s are for real. The software compatibility is fine and is improving all the time. Windows is Windows, you either like it or absolutely pathologically hate it these days. YMWV.

ARM CPUs is where it is at. That is the story.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 11, 2026 02:08 AM (BnDlA)

Thanks! I was still thinking of ARM as something for embedded/mobile. From there to high-performance laptops is quite the climb. That gives me a clearer idea of what to compare with which when it comes time to pull the purchase trigger.

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 03:14 AM (Sy6m/)

322 For those who might be interested, www.iditarod.com. You can follow the various musher to Nome.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:17 AM (I40wl)

323 My index fingers are a good half inch shorter than my ring fingers. I doubt sincerely that DH would mistake me for a man.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 11, 2026 03:07 AM (I40wl)

Ha! That reminds me of one of the funniest YouTube comments ever made:

@ethrez
5 years ago
After listening to this, I finally decided to sit down with my parents to tell them they're gay.

The Killers - The Man
https://youtu.be/w3xcybdis1k

Posted by: SciVo at March 11, 2026 03:18 AM (Sy6m/)

324 Well it's folding time. If I don't I'll be up all night.
JQ, good luck on your OS decision.
Teresa & tcn don't start any trouble.
See yall tomorrow. 'night

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 11, 2026 03:37 AM (ozLBa)

325 Pixy's up!

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