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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at March 31, 2026 07:30 PM (Ia/+0)
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Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 31, 2026 07:34 PM (w6EFb)
The alpaca was Paul
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 31, 2026 07:34 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: eleven at March 31, 2026 07:35 PM (aTgV0)
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Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 31, 2026 07:36 PM (dK+Kv)
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Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m)
Because they already found them there:
https://tinyurl.com/56hj7kdp
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 31, 2026 07:37 PM (2JFBE)
China’s started using anti fatigue laser lights on some highways to keep drivers alert at night.
And with just a small angle adjustment, drivers with too low of a social credit score can be eliminated.
Posted by: mikeski at March 31, 2026 07:37 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Primus at March 31, 2026 07:37 PM (0sNs1)
Everything about China is bullshit. Just sayin.
Posted by: eleven at March 31, 2026 07:37 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 31, 2026 07:38 PM (MIIRH)
I applaud the people who made the effort and saved the doggie. Kudos!!
The statue, on the other hand, is retarded.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 31, 2026 07:38 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: eleven at March 31, 2026 07:39 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 31, 2026 07:36 PM
I do.
Posted by: Paolo at March 31, 2026 07:39 PM (0sNs1)
Shocking !
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 31, 2026 07:40 PM (tkW8W)
Microsoft then hired the top 10 "winners".
True story!
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 31, 2026 07:42 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 31, 2026 07:42 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 31, 2026 07:40 PM (tkW8W)
You have a point there! But if you wear a hat, it won't show.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 31, 2026 07:44 PM (2JFBE)
thanks, I fixed it. it should work now.
Posted by: ace at March 31, 2026 07:44 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: ace at March 31, 2026 07:44 PM (1wjle)
Thank you.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 31, 2026 07:45 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 31, 2026 07:46 PM (zYpTz)
And then the lunatic who posted that embeds a "Sound On" logo in the clip. lol
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 31, 2026 07:46 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 07:46 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:47 PM (0aYVJ)
>>https://tinyurl.com/56hj7kdp
Exactly. And don't forget Godzilla and Cthulhu. Obviously aliens.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 07:47 PM (viF8m)
Fuck you, you pinko commie scum!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 31, 2026 07:49 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 07:46 PM (GD0B3)
Sprinkle on salt and pepper. It's good. Learned that from Dad and Grandpa. They did the same thing with cantaloup and termaters.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:49 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 31, 2026 07:51 PM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 31, 2026 07:44 PM (2JFBE)
*snort
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 31, 2026 07:51 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:49 PM (0aYVJ)
you crazy
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 07:52 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:53 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 31, 2026 07:53 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 31, 2026 07:54 PM (oEMAv)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 31, 2026 07:54 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 07:55 PM (GD0B3)
Microsoft then hired the top 10 "winners".
True story!
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 31, 2026 07:42 PM (syz1S)
And they improved the usability of Microsoft Windows.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 31, 2026 07:55 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 07:55 PM (GD0B3)
Ugh.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 31, 2026 07:56 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:53 PM (0aYVJ)
hm...do a genetics test, Scottish don't do flavors. or fruit!
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 07:56 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Skip at March 31, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 31, 2026 07:54 PM (oEMAv)
Dad had kin in Corvallis. Neat little city. Me and my brother and cousins saw Return of the Jedi in the theater there.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:57 PM (0aYVJ)
I was just looking at the Artemis countdown timeline. NASA will stream this on their Youtube channel. Other streamers will likely being doing their feeds as well. Anyway, the main broadcast beings at 12:50 PM.
Tanking operations, if they're a go, will start around 7:45AM, and they may stream some of that, but it will be boring, unless something explodes.
Crew will head to the pad around 1:45PM. Blastoff will be at 6:45PM. Well, that's the scheduled time. There will be a delay, I'm sure. Launch window is 2 hours, so they've got until 8:45PM.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 31, 2026 07:58 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 31, 2026 07:58 PM (w6EFb)
Gordo.
Gordo, I have to urinate.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:59 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 31, 2026 08:00 PM (gm9Sb)
He can now vote and join the military.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 31, 2026 08:01 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 31, 2026 08:02 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m
That is where the mermaids are, duh!
Posted by: Piper at March 31, 2026 08:02 PM (Wmg4n)
Never liked watermelon. Sugary water. meh
Posted by: runner
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And gritty. And full of seeds. Meh.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 31, 2026 08:04 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m
I thought that was covered in the documentary "The Abyss."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 08:04 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 08:05 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:05 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 31, 2026 07:54 PM (oEMAv)
Dad had kin in Corvallis. Neat little city. Me and my brother and cousins saw Return of the Jedi in the theater there.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:57 PM (0aYVJ)
That's where they have the Oregon State Fair and they used to have horse racing. It is where the only facts of life talk I got from my 'ol man was made true. Laying his hand on my shoulder and looking me in the eye, he said, "Dio, don't ever gamble. You'll lose."
He was right.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 31, 2026 08:06 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine
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They are master debaters in their own minds. Wankers in other words.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:06 PM (E4rtv)
That's what the space diapers are for. I'm not even going to look at how much those cost....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 31, 2026 08:07 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 08:08 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: Peg Leg Pirate at March 31, 2026 08:09 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 31, 2026 08:07 PM (w6EFb)
For you and me, $12.95 a dozen at Krogers. For NASA, $49.99 each.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 31, 2026 08:09 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Peg Leg Pirate at March 31, 2026 08:09 PM (Q+gd/)
Tubi has Catnado.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 12 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 31, 2026 08:10 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Get your mind out the gutter! at March 31, 2026 08:11 PM (TbWk/)
tinyurl.com/3h9rarab
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)
I've looked. A lot. I think that one is fake.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 08
Well shoot.
Posted by: Piper at March 31, 2026 08:13 PM (Wmg4n)
He was right.
Posted by: Diogenes
I never gambled much but I won when I went to the horse track betting on straight win place and show tickets. All well less than $50 bucks. Horse racing was the only time I spent an afternoon winning consistently (hit eight out of 12 races in the money). And $2 buck tickets added up to less than $25 dollars for twelve races. Probably won about double the amount I bet that day.
Vegas on a TDY to Nellis AFB, I lost about thirty bucks--a bit on slots, a bit on black jack, a bit on roulette back in the early 90's. Enough to say I did it. Dog track I would go with friends, get a few beers, and spend about $20 bucks for an evening including refreshments. Rarely won on those two buck tickets.
Never been cared enough anymore to gamble after my youth.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)
The ones NASA buys are full of Tang.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 31, 2026 08:14 PM (Riz8t)
used to camp there every year, really miss it
Posted by: Don Black at March 31, 2026 08:14 PM (ZxPkt)
I've looked. A lot. I think that one is fake.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 08
Well shoot.
Posted by: Piper at March 31, 2026 08:13 PM (Wmg4n)
That's our job!
Posted by: Seal.Team (insert number here) at March 31, 2026 08:14 PM (2WIwB)
The worst are these podcast/live feed volume controls. Also, Rumble has a shit GUI including their stupid volume bar.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 31, 2026 08:14 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Skip at March 31, 2026 08:15 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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A good rheumatologist can make a difference in your life. Sometimes though you have to sort through the crappy ones first.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 31, 2026 08:15 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 07:55 PM (GD0B3)
Mangos are related to poison ivy and poison oak, and contain urushiol, the substance that causes irritation, rash and itching. So if you have a sensitivity or an allergy you can get what is essentially a case of poison ivy in your mouth and throat from eating mango.
Posted by: Benadryl mouthwash don't cut it at March 31, 2026 08:16 PM (TbWk/)
Easier than making my marinara or meat sauces for pasta as I didn't have to cook the meat in the first place.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Punctuation makes all the difference at March 31, 2026 08:18 PM (TbWk/)
Never been cared enough anymore to gamble after my youth.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)
When I was working at the NTC I'd fly in and out of Vegas. Never really gambled (thanks to my 'ol man's talk) but I did score $20 on the airport slots once. I laughed and bought a beer and a shitty airport sammich.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 31, 2026 08:19 PM (2WIwB)
And that the USA has had a decline in being a free country because the orange bad man is orange. and bad.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:19 PM (gKWVE)
used to camp there every year, really miss it
Posted by: Don Black
We like Canyon Lands too. Not that many hordes of ugly tourists.
BONUS: Thanks to Trump foreigners will have to pay out the ass to enter our national parks starting immediately.
It's going to cost The Chang's $300 a head.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 31, 2026 08:20 PM (abIsI)
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0HOUR1
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38m
Kari Lake just won in court.
All those layoffs.
Permanent.
Bye Bye Bye
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 07:57 PM (0aYVJ)
We'd go to Corvallis if we wanted to see some classy stuff. Otherwise we went to Salem
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 08:20 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: eleven at March 31, 2026 07:39 PM (aTgV0)
Can affirm.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 31, 2026 08:20 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Winona at March 31, 2026 08:21 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 31, 2026 08:00 PM (gm9Sb)
Kaiser rolls? Parker house rolls? This is important.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 08:22 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Diogenes
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Never been back to Vegas as I really did not care that much about it when I went there. Rode around, saw the sights of Vegas in the early 90's and bet a little at two casinos. No interesting shows were in town so I skipped that as well.
Like Phoenix and AZ better if I have to go to the desert. A lot cheaper too.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:22 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 31, 2026 08:04 PM (n7rxJ)
I like watermelons but I hate the texture, so I run the flesh through the blender to make juice.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 08:23 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 31, 2026 08:23 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 31, 2026 08:06 PM (2WIwB)
State fairgrounds are in Salem, but your dad was right about gambling on the horses.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 08:24 PM (rbvCR)
Spain's shift to "renewable" or "clean" energy has meant that its energy prices ain't so bad. Because they don't rely on Gulf LNG like a lot of Europe.
Their energy bills might be high, but they won't be shockingly high. Also Spain has a lot of empty land with sunlight; it's comparable to the high plains of the US.
Solar makes sense there, maybe wind too. Not Germany so much.
This explains why Spain doesn't care about the war and is free to thumb its nose at the US. Also maybe explains why Trump is shaming Britain and France to step up (and probably should shame Germany), and can't touch Spain.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)
tinyurl.com/3h9rarab
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)
Thanks. I've never heard of her, but was reserving any feelings about it either way, assuming she was a normal "journalist." I suppose now she understands what we're up against.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 31, 2026 08:26 PM (zYpTz)
That will be most amusing.
What case? Also, will Jackson recognize him?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 31, 2026 08:26 PM (Riz8t)
This explains why Spain doesn't care about the war and is free to thumb its nose at the US. Also maybe explains why Trump is shaming Britain and France to step up (and probably should shame Germany), and can't touch Spain.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)
Now tell me again why Spain, Portugal and parts of Southern France went dark last year.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 08:27 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 08:27 PM (rbvCR)
Did they hire the Texas ERCOT board from 2021 to run things?
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 31, 2026 08:29 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Kindltot
In Spain's case it's because they blew up a bunch of flood-control and hydropower dams, IIRC.
And then they were mystified when they had a bunch of flooding.
Climate change they say it was
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 31, 2026 08:29 PM (a+4eV)
I luv the Fed Judge who said Trump has to keep funding NPR... I guess freedom of speech means the Government has to pay for it.
So... when do I get my government paid for gun?
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 31, 2026 08:30 PM (mP0Kj)
Gas powered turbines have "momentum", so when they run out of fuel they take awhile to spin down. If the solar is out and there isn't spare battery power, the power goes out right away.
to answer Kindltot.
Same happened in Texas under Abbott (TX got better).
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:30 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 31, 2026 08:30 PM (nz1sK)
"U.S. President Donald Trump will give an address to the nation to provide an important update on Iran at 9 pm ET tomorrow, White House says."
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 31, 2026 08:31 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)
If you are going on clean power, why destroy your clean power source?
That is German levels of bullheaded stupidity (the krauts had all the nuclear power they could want and threw it away)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:31 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: banana Dream at March 31, 2026 08:33 PM (3uBP9)
used to camp there every year, really miss it
Posted by: Don Black
We like Canyon Lands too. Not that many hordes of ugly tourists.
BONUS: Thanks to Trump foreigners will have to pay out the ass to enter our national parks starting immediately.
It's going to cost The Chang's $300 a head.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 31, 2026 08:20 PM (abIsI)
Capitol Reef is on my bucket list. I think that is the only Utah NP I haven't visited.
The Chinese tour buses in Zion. That was wild. We focused on the backcountry so not an issue. But we came through the tunnel one day Aren't they closing Hwy 9 and the tunnel to tour buses and motor homes? Did that happen yet?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 08:33 PM (syAfa)
What case? Also, will Jackson recognize him?
Posted by: Archimedes
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Birthright citizenship. He'll probably kibbitz via Truth Social the whole time.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 31, 2026 08:34 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: banana Dream
"Kangaroos are just T-Rex Deer" meme goes here.
Posted by: mikeski at March 31, 2026 08:34 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
Well, I'm not actually 29.
Posted by: that volume control at March 31, 2026 08:35 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: davidt at March 31, 2026 08:36 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Rick James & Linda Blair at March 31, 2026 08:36 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)
Lord, let it be so!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 31, 2026 08:38 PM (zYpTz)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at March 31, 2026 08:38 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 08:33 PM (syAfa)
I live 2 hours from Yosemite... got the Free Vet Pass thing, and used to go up a few times each summer to hike and bike around the park.
Have not been in the last few years because it is so overrun with Foreign Tourists, that I would have to get reservations, or have a hotel room, to even get into the park.
So, yeah, our Tax payer funded National Park was catering to Foreigners, not us Citizens.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 31, 2026 08:38 PM (mP0Kj)
So... when do I get my government paid for gun?
Posted by: Romeo13
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That federal judge made a moot ruling as Congress already defunded NPR and PBS. His ruling was over the executive order that Trump issued. DoJ might still appeal the ruling as it was essentially mooted by congressional action.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:38 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Don Black at March 31, 2026 08:38 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: banana Dream at March 31, 2026 08:39 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Kindltot
I was going to guess muslim maintenance crews and it was allah's will.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 12 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 31, 2026 08:40 PM (Sco7b)
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Hereabouts we have a salmander called a Hellbender. They are large. Not sure what a vid would look like.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 31, 2026 08:42 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: gKWVE
For a more sobering appraisal,
"Spain's solar sector faces a dual crisis of oversupply and grid instability, characterized by severe economic losses for developers and a catastrophic grid failure in April 2025. Overproduction has driven wholesale electricity prices to zero or negative levels for significant portions of the day, causing project valuations to plummet from €200,000 to as low as €28,000 per megawatt. Simultaneously, the April 28, 2025 blackout, which plunged 55 million people in Spain and Portugal into darkness, exposed vulnerabilities in the grid's ability to handle high renewable penetration without sufficient inertia."
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:42 PM (E4rtv)
Key issues driving these problems include:
Grid Inertia Deficit: The heavy reliance on solar and wind, which use grid-following inverters, left the system without the physical inertia needed to stabilize frequency, causing cascading failures when generation was lost.
Curtailment and Financial Loss: Grid operator Red Eléctrica has issued curtailment orders to shut down solar plants during peak production, often without compensation, while limited export capacity to France prevents the surplus from being sold abroad.
Regulatory and Bureaucratic Barriers: Slow permitting processes and a lack of regulated markets for ancillary services like voltage control have stalled the deployment of necessary battery storage, which is critical for managing the energy glut.
Legacy Policy Risks: The industry still grapples with the long-term impact of the "sun tax" and retroactive subsidy cuts from the 2008-2012 era, which created lasting distrust among investors and homeowners.
While the government aims to double solar capacity to 76GW by 2030, the sector is currently in a "freefall" with a forecasted slowdown in new projects for 2026.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:44 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)
Poor things. As a retired FGO I find it impossible to get work above grunt level, because I am not "networked". And I am supposed to feel sorry for you?
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 31, 2026 08:45 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 31, 2026 08:46 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 31, 2026 08:38 PM (mP0Kj)
So long as they are here legally, on tourist (or student, perhaps) visas...what's the problem? I go visit the equivalents in other countries...
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 31, 2026 08:47 PM (hJH5n)
"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand" -- Milton Friedman
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:48 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Don Black at March 31, 2026 08:38 PM (ZxPkt)
Yeah. Around the visitors center is touristy hell. We did the Avoid People trip to Zion. La Verkin Creek in that part of Zion off of I 15. We hiked to a waterfall that was cool. Went 24 hrs without seeing another soul.
Campsite 2 on the West Rim trail is pretty awesome. The West Rim trail hike was great. We did Angel's Landing years ago. So didn't fuss with a permit for that.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 08:48 PM (syAfa)
Posted by: gKWVE
For a more sobering appraisal,
"Spain's solar sector faces a dual crisis of oversupply and grid instability, characterized by severe economic losses for developers and a catastrophic grid failure in April 2025. Overproduction has driven wholesale electricity prices to zero or negative levels for significant portions of the day, causing project valuations to plummet from €200,000 to as low as €28,000 per megawatt. Simultaneously, the April 28, 2025 blackout, which plunged 55 million people in Spain and Portugal into darkness, exposed vulnerabilities in the grid's ability to handle high renewable penetration without sufficient inertia."
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:42 PM (E4rtv)
You wanna bet Spain just might be buying French nuclear power? And Germany?
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 31, 2026 08:49 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 31, 2026 08:49 PM (zZu0s)
Spain's shift to "renewable" or "clean" energy has meant that its energy prices ain't so bad. Because they don't rely on Gulf LNG like a lot of Europe.
Their energy bills might be high, but they won't be shockingly high. Also Spain has a lot of empty land with sunlight; it's comparable to the high plains of the US.
Solar makes sense there, maybe wind too. Not Germany so much.
This explains why Spain doesn't care about the war and is free to thumb its nose at the US. Also maybe explains why Trump is shaming Britain and France to step up (and probably should shame Germany), and can't touch Spain.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)
Spain is thumbing its nose at the U.S. because it has a Far Left government. Nothing else matters.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 31, 2026 08:51 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)
That will be most amusing.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)
Thanks for the heads-up. Amusing will turn-out to be an understatement.
Posted by: Gref at March 31, 2026 08:52 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Stateless
Grid instability caused (you see this on a small scale as well in installs if one part of the solar array is generating more power than another part (shaded, dirty, whatever), the whole system then defaults (unless you have micro inverters for every several panels) to a lower energy output.
In a large grid, variable power supplies like solar or wind need substantial backup to keep the grid stable, avoid voltage spikes or sags, and to keep the frequency (50 hz IRRC in Euroland) from deviating. That means you need power sources that can spin up immediately when the power from variable sources start dropping (and some means of dumping excess power which is a bit easier). That means usually natural gas generators as battery storage is insufficient in Spain at this time to do it. Nukes, coal, and I think oil, generators take a fair chunk of time to come online.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:52 PM (E4rtv)
One thing that struck me about Zion was all the opportunities to fall to your death.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 31, 2026 08:53 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Cow Demon
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So far left they are about to fall off the edge.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 08:53 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Dunno. I think the French themselves have not been building much and the Germans now are a big customer of French nuke power after shutting down their own and cutting off their gas supplies from Russki land.
I think large arrays of either solar or wind are a mistake versus smaller scale backup units at homes where it could serve as redundancy for the main grid without causing as much problems with instability.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:54 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
127 Hours
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:55 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Gref
Bonus points if he yells at Justice Action Jackson that she lies during the arguments.
I think Trump is well disgusted as he should be by our court system and Justices, some that he appointed, refusing to stop their colleague hacks in black appointed by Dems from going YOLO with the law.
But Trump! is never a legal argument by the Left worth a bucket of warm piss.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:56 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)
The nipple placement is still hilarious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 31, 2026 08:57 PM (zZu0s)
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Some bodies are going to feel the burn.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 08:58 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Grids are fickle things and lack of heat or cooling can cause a lot of deaths as our housing and our lifestyles are not congruent anymore with third world conditions.
Grids work best with a solid baseline power--that means, nukes, coal, or oil with some reserve spin up plants (usually nat gas powered).
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:59 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m
I thought that was covered in the documentary "The Abyss."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 31, 2026 08:04 PM (0aYVJ)
And Sphere. I didn't like the movie.
The following is a spoiler but it's so old I'm making the command decision a spoiler is ok.
So in Crichton's book of the same name that it was based on at the end he uses the neat literary device of the untrustworthy narrator. Based on how the end is narrated and the dialog between the main characters coming up to the surface you know that the chick character has accessed the sphere and is now controlling everything, every aspect of reality. Everything on earth, humanity, all of that portion of the universe is now screwed. Because the woman is mental. And really, no one could have that ability and not screw everything up. But definitely not her. But the movie erases all of that.
At the end of the movie it's all great, no one has the power, lets just tie it all up with a nice little bow. - FIN -
Posted by: banana Dream at March 31, 2026 09:00 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:01 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 31, 2026 08:53 PM (VWtfl)
Someone died while we were backpacking. He was rappelling into a canyon and it went wrong. We do not have the technical skills to do that sort of thing solo. We just backpacked. We hired a shuttle to take us to the trailhead. He took our picture just in case we died and help was needed identifying us. That was sobering. But we had an awesome time.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:03 PM (syAfa)
Posted by: banana Dream at March 31, 2026 09:04 PM (3uBP9)
"U.S. President Donald Trump will give an address to the nation to provide an important update on Iran at 9 pm ET tomorrow, White House says."
Posted by: runner
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I'm surprised he's planning that far ahead considering how fast things are moving.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at March 31, 2026 09:04 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:05 PM (syAfa)
Posted by: Gref
Bonus points if he yells at Justice Action Jackson that she lies during the arguments.
I think Trump is well disgusted as he should be by our court system and Justices, some that he appointed, refusing to stop their colleague hacks in black appointed by Dems from going YOLO with the law.
But Trump! is never a legal argument by the Left worth a bucket of warm piss.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 08:56 PM (E4rtv)
I expect every constitutional law 'expert' the Leftist Media can hire by 5 AM ET tomorrow will say these scripted words: "This is a breach of the Constitution's separation of powers principle! Impeach Trump immediately!"
Posted by: Gref at March 31, 2026 09:06 PM (5rh/l)
Burrrp
Posted by: Charles Darwin at March 31, 2026 09:08 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: banana Dream at March 31, 2026 09:10 PM (3uBP9)
All in all, pretty f*** awesome.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:10 PM (XV/Pl)
The DACA kids are being brought back. Did SCOTUS determine decide that illegal alien kiss-up was legal?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at March 31, 2026 09:10 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:12 PM (ZwdAr)
Okay now but did you fine tune the Fetzer Valve and re-calibrate the exhaust crank. If you didn't well...
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 31, 2026 09:12 PM (cO6oP)
Thank you. That was interesting. Kate at smalldeadanimals always has a lot on the follies of green energy.
Tomorrow will be day 13 for Ralphy who is doing exceedingly well. He can jump everywhere he used to but I'm still carrying him around a bit so he heals further.
We're both just taking the week away from the computer. I've never watched so many movies in my life. Snowflake comes in and hangs out with us during the day. Too cute.
Everyone have a great night.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 13 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 31, 2026 09:13 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Gref at March 31, 2026 09:06 PM (5rh/l)
I'm something of a Constitutional Law professor myself.
Posted by: Barack Obama at March 31, 2026 09:13 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 09:14 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:14 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: davidt at March 31, 2026 09:14 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at March 31, 2026 09:04 PM (n7rxJ)
he is renaming the Strait of Hormuz into the Strait of Trump!
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:15 PM (GD0B3)
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
@RepRashida
The Israeli government is about to pass a law mandating the death penalty, only for Palestinian prisoners. Mass execution by hanging, solely on racial lines. This is apartheid and the next step in the genocide of Palestinians, already systematically tortured in Israeli prisons.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
We can only hope that it "mandates" the death penalty.
But I doubt that.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 09:15 PM (/lPRQ)
Okay now but did you fine tune the Fetzer Valve and re-calibrate the exhaust crank. If you didn't well...
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 31, 2026 09:12 PM (cO6oP)
And then run a Level IV diagnostic before reversing the polarity of the tachyon emitters. With that, you'll be good to go.
Posted by: Geordi La Forge at March 31, 2026 09:15 PM (wVcYX)
Burrrp
Posted by: Charles Darwin at March 31, 2026 09:08 PM (gKWVE)
For most National Parks, there is a book that describes various deaths that took place in each park. Death in Yellowstone is one (horrible tales of people boiling in the thermal pools or eaten by grizzlies.). I find these and read before going somewhere. Those are manuals of what not to do. Sometimes, people just had bad luck. But mostly, the deaths were dumb and avoidable. I may become a victim of Mr. Darwin yet. Better than sitting at home getting old.
PS. Don't take a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:15 PM (syAfa)
>>Okay now but did you fine tune the Fetzer Valve and re-calibrate the exhaust crank. If you didn't well...
No, but I enhanced disgronification across all input/output vectors.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:15 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:12 PM (ZwdAr)
He needs to deliver more addresses during the Oscars and the Grammys.
Rubio is on Hannity now.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 13 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 31, 2026 09:16 PM (Sco7b)
38m
*TRUMP TO ADDRESS NATION ON IRAN 9PM ET WEDNESDAY
==
Ok, I must..
1. the white house announced it and it was posted earlier on this thread
2. no one normal goes to zerohedge for news
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:17 PM (GD0B3)
2h
.@howardlutnick:
The states run these elections.
If they want to use the U.S. Postal Service, they're going to get a barcode from the USPS, and they're going to put that on the envelope, and we will have one envelope per vote — none of this stuff where there's no certainty.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:17 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:17 PM (syAfa)
One time my daughter and I hiked up the trail past Lake Louise in Banff. At the beginning, next to the lake where the trail is a paved path, was a group of people learning ropes to descend a cliff. Novices and trainers I'm guessing. One guy was in trouble about 40 feet up, and was starting to shout. Maybe his strength was failing and he thought he was going to fall. I felt kind of bad for the guy. I don't know how they got him down, I assume there is some obvious or established way of doing that.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 31, 2026 09:18 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 31, 2026 09:18 PM (PUrHv)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 09:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Ok, I must..
1. the white house announced it and it was posted earlier on this thread
2. no one normal goes to zerohedge for news
Posted by: runner
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You may refer to me as Abby if you choose.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:18 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:18 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 09:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:19 PM (GD0B3)
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IMO this could go one of two ways:
he goes all in on regime change, including troops, or he declares victory and pulls out
or it could be something completely off the wall, like plans for a new football stadium in Tehran maybe
Posted by: Don Black at March 31, 2026 09:20 PM (ZxPkt)
US and Israel Bomb Iran!
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:18 PM (GD0B3)
Love those Wilson brother harmonies!
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 31, 2026 09:20 PM (wVcYX)
We're both just taking the week away from the computer. I've never watched so many movies in my life. Snowflake comes in and hangs out with us during the day. Too cute.
Everyone have a great night.
Posted by: Stateless
God bless Stateless and tell your critters hello with a good ear scratch.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 09:20 PM (E4rtv)
Iraq's Interior Ministry announced that a foreign journalist was kidnapped by "unknown individuals" but did not identify who was taken. The ministry said that security forces had managed to arrest one suspect and seize a vehicle used in the abduction.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:21 PM (Kksvc)
@RepRashida
The Israeli government is about to pass a law mandating the death penalty, only for Palestinian prisoners. Mass execution by hanging, solely on racial lines. This is apartheid and the next step in the genocide of Palestinians, already systematically tortured in Israeli prisons.
I got an idea. How about you goat fucking knuckle dragging homo fecians stop murdering jews and everyone around you and we won't entertain the idea of giggling while we genocide your silly ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 31, 2026 09:21 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Braenyard
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ACB and Slimy Justice Roberts hardest hit.
Posted by: whig at March 31, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:17 PM (syAfa
Thanks so much. Two Novembers ago, I looked at him and thought I'd be surprised if he lived another year.
Tons of life in him.
All the best. Good night all.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 13 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 31, 2026 09:22 PM (Sco7b)
>>he goes all in on regime change, including troops, or he declares victory and pulls out
There really is no other course than full regime change at this point.
He can't cut bait at this point.
And I don't think, he will.
At least that's what I hope.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:22 PM (XV/Pl)
"BREAKING: 🔴
The United Arab Emirates plans to join U.S. military efforts to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, WSJ reports"
I think I know what this means. US is all in on ixnay regimechangenay in a nicewaynay. Otherwise arabs would not have committed.
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:22 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:22 PM (XV/Pl)
@KevinNaughtonJr
3h
I was fired from Anthropic today.
I was the engineer responsible for shipping the latest dev/claude-code npm package. Wanting to improve the debugging experience for the team, I decided to include source maps in the release. This resulted in our entire internal codebase being publicly exposed including thousands of files with every agent command, all system prompts, the complete query engine, Undercover Mode, Bypass Permissions Mode, and our internal telemetry configuration.
I take full responsibility. I genuinely believed the safeguards Claude Code had built for me would be adequate and it was a serious miscalculation on my part.
My actions have unintentionally open-sourced major parts of Claude’s architecture well ahead of schedule. I apologize to the team and to Claude.
_Abby
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:22 PM (ZwdAr)
I have a Ruger P95. One less safety than a Glock (no trigger safety) ... except unless the hammer is cocked you get the first pull with about a twenty pound double action trigger (sim to revolver). After that, it's all sweetness and light.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 09:24 PM (/lPRQ)
The best to you too.
All of you.
There's a western horror called 'Bone Tomahawk.' With Cannibals. Sounds Interesting.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 13 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 31, 2026 09:24 PM (Sco7b)
Rubio is on the tube right now. This is only going one way.
Regime change has already happened. We're just waiting for terms of whatever deal decides he will take.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 09:24 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Berserker/Vance 2028
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:24 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:22 PM (XV/Pl)
Because they are stunning and brave? Or silly lefties who thought the crocodile would not eat them? You decide. News at 11
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:24 PM (syAfa)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:24 PM (Kksvc)
Berserker/Kublai Khan 2028!
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:25 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Stateless
Pretty good. Iirc, Kurt Russell was in it.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:25 PM (Kksvc)
or it could be something completely off the wall, like ...
...scores of Iranian mullahs engaged in big-boobed gals' cosplay with Kirsti Noem's husband! And we've got the photos to prove it!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 31, 2026 09:26 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
Close to Iran without being in Iran. But goatfuckers don't care about boundaries.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:27 PM (Kksvc)
Okay now but did you fine tune the Fetzer Valve and re-calibrate the exhaust crank. If you didn't well...
Posted by: Will Robinson
If the case ain't made of prefamulated amulite, I ain't buyin'.
Posted by: mikeski at March 31, 2026 09:27 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 31, 2026 09:27 PM (lO7nS)
Posted by: Don Black at March 31, 2026 09:27 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Stateless - Day 13 of 14 or so - extreme dog care
Worth watching once.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 09:27 PM (/lPRQ)
"So... anyone hiring? I'm looking for the $120-150k range as a Sr Dev"
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 09:27 PM (gKWVE)
...scores of Iranian mullahs engaged in big-boobed gals' cosplay with Kirsti Noem's husband! And we've got the photos to prove it!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
I KNEW he was a double naught spy!
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:28 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 09:28 PM (gKWVE)
My actions have unintentionally open-sourced major parts of Claude’s architecture well ahead of schedule. I apologize to the team and to Claude.
_Abby
Abby? Abby Normal?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 31, 2026 09:29 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:10 PM (XV/Pl)
Wow. I had no idea that building an interocitor was so complicated
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 09:29 PM (rbvCR)
Face it, you fucked up. You trusted me. My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.
Posted by: Claude Code at March 31, 2026 09:30 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Don Black
IRGC is right out too.
BUT, they may be the only thing they have...
Is there a normal civil service there for continuity?
Iraq was boned the minute State Dept fired all the Baathists.
Even the Nazis knew they could not run everything.
Hence Quislings and Vichey. Don't even get into Rome...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 09:31 PM (/lPRQ)
Y'know, I miss our discussions early this morning about Inuit dietary preferences. I'm blubbering about it, now.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 31, 2026 09:31 PM (xG4kz)
Dennis is one who isn't messing up a good thing.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 09:31 PM (gKWVE)
1. the white house announced it and it was posted earlier on this thread
2. no one normal goes to zerohedge for news
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:17 PM (GD0B3)
Oh I do ... every day.
I want to know what the crazies are up in arms about.
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 31, 2026 09:32 PM (3sXRv)
Large volumes of signatures are still coming in.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:34 PM (Kksvc)
Muslim Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed (Democrat)..who is likely to win the D nomination.
It is not enough to have Tlaib, Ellison, Omar. And the mayor of New York City. Now we are looking at a Senator.
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:34 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 31, 2026 09:34 PM (Cqx++)
_Debra Heine
https://tinyurl.com/3kwpt8u8
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:35 PM (ZwdAr)
AI make people delusional because the AIs are trained to be afirmational and supportive no matter what the subject or actual reality.
AI are like having your slave ride in the chariot with you and whisper in your ear during your triumphal parade, "you are immortal like a god"
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 09:35 PM (rbvCR)
Ok, please explain this to me , why do we allow this shit ??
Because the constitution is indeed a suicide pact.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 31, 2026 09:36 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:37 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Case at March 31, 2026 09:38 PM (pvf3X)
_Debra Heine
https://tinyurl.com/3kwpt8u8
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:35 PM (ZwdAr)
Only four could really be called scientists, the other five appear to be "people vaguely associated with secret stuff".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 31, 2026 09:38 PM (ExV1e)
Large volumes of signatures are still coming in.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:34 PM (Kksvc)
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So WHEN Canada's government denies their petition, what's Alberta's next step?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 31, 2026 09:39 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 09:35 PM (rbvCR)
So... tequila.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 31, 2026 09:39 PM (ExV1e)
>>Wow. I had no idea that building an interocitor was so complicated
Depending on how compelling and rich you want to make the user experience, it could be bear skins and loin clothes (Excel Spreadsheets) or Champaign and Caviar (Fully immersive React/Electron App)
At some point I'm going to have to roll this all into a C++ Webview library, but until then...
Oh G-d there is going to have to be a then.
I'm not looking forward to that.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:39 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:40 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 31, 2026 09:39 PM (ESVrU)
Probably hold the vote. Don't know if Canada's government will bother saying no before that. After all, it *could* fail.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 31, 2026 09:41 PM (ExV1e)
Put Alberta Oil Peon in charge of the AB chapter of the Holy Office of the Inquisition.
Posted by: MALLEUS - ZEAL IS MY SWORD at March 31, 2026 09:41 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:42 PM (GD0B3)
Even if you don't like Trump his presidency is now on the line over this not to mention his desire to unite the Western Hemisphere and his legacy. If nothing else his ego would never allow it. He's not going to walk away with anything other than a win.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 09:42 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: davidt at March 31, 2026 09:42 PM (Q+gd/)
_Debra Heine
https://tinyurl.com/3kwpt8u8
Posted by: Braenyard
I seem to remember this from Watchmen. The comic. I don't think they covered it in the movie, but I blocked most of the movie out, so I don't really recall.
Posted by: mindful webworker - it was Ozymandius's plan at March 31, 2026 09:42 PM (jrd4M)
"Nine Top-Level Scientists Die or Go Missing in Past Year
_Debra Heine
https://tinyurl.com/3kwpt8u8 "
Sounds like a job for Harry Palmer.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 31, 2026 09:42 PM (q3u5l)
_Debra Heine
https://tinyurl.com/3kwpt8u8
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:35 PM (ZwdAr)
Stay far away from Yellowstone, people! Get to China.
Posted by: 2012's Charlie Frost at March 31, 2026 09:43 PM (wVcYX)
Regime change has already happened. We're just waiting for terms of whatever deal decides he will take.
Posted by: JackStraw
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And the Brits and the French and the Krauts are sitting around in a circle passing blunts and bottles, looking agape, wondering what the world with Hormuz.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:43 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: runner at March 31, 2026 09:43 PM (GD0B3)
And the articles are behind a paywall and nope! Will save time for me being productive!!!
I've had a difficult day of first world problems of a purchase online. Involving me arguing with a nitwit off shore who barely spoke English. This makes me ornery. It got fixed after an American told me to delete cookies. Which resulted in deleting cookies and fixed that. Now all of my purchase history and favorites have gone from etsy. I have fixed other stuff. Probably Amazon is messed up as well. I know, I know, I am being petty.
While I realize this is no big deal, I refer to purchases for information at times. Or where I buy stuff for my daughters in law. THIS STINKS!
Maybe the genius I married can fix this. I hate change.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 31, 2026 09:43 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 09:43 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Maybe that will be a talking point.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 09:44 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Don Black
Relax. my opinion is that the Mullahs and the Army didn't run anything Everything was run by the IRGC and the Basij, the only Mullahs who had any control were the ones that did exactly what they were told.
The ones making a deal now are the ones who are willing to accept not having the IRGC control them, having neighboring countries not invade them, being paid retail for their oil on the open market, and only having to worry about governing in a manner to keep the populace from executing them out of hand like their name was Ceausescu.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 09:44 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot
Your own personal sycophant.
One of the best things about having even an ounce of power is having an ass kisser on staff.
Now the common man can have one too.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 09:46 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: davidt at March 31, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 31, 2026 09:46 PM (ZwdAr)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
As I said this morning, you or I can't stop paying taxes because it's taken out of our paychecks.
But when Alberta stops sending tax payments to Ottawa, what are they going to do? Send troops?
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:46 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 31, 2026 09:47 PM (wOO3z)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 09:42 PM (viF8m)
Amen. He has taken a big risk. I don't think he is playing. My pearls are not clutched.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:47 PM (syAfa)
Posted by: Douglas Adams was a fucking prophet at March 31, 2026 09:47 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 31, 2026 09:43 PM (gKWVE)
Seems like it was more industrialists than scientists.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 31, 2026 09:48 PM (ExV1e)
>> Your own personal sycophant.
I use multiple AI all day everyday, to great effect.
I really think it’s down to the age of the end user and whether they are a gray beard who understands technology is a tool to be harnessed and controlled and zoomer tin horns who love ai sexually.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 31, 2026 09:50 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 09:46 PM (Kksvc)
Ottawa will sign over all the oil and minerals to China and allow China to sue the province in court.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 09:51 PM (rbvCR)
AOP should be nominated for territorial governor/executioner.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
The Duke of Alberta
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 31, 2026 09:51 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Smallish Bees at March 31, 2026 09:52 PM (xKjWc)
Launch windows closes at 8:34PM, and Trump's speech starts at 9PM, I think.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 31, 2026 09:54 PM (w6EFb)
Something happened with my computer this afternoon-- either a power glitch or one of those notorious Tuesday updates or ??? but on restart, no internet. Had to reset the modem, too.
Let's see if there's a hash change...
Posted by: JQ at March 31, 2026 09:55 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at March 31, 2026 09:55 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 31, 2026 09:56 PM (syAfa)
Posted by: JQ at March 31, 2026 09:57 PM (rdVOm)
and is going out like a lamb
[profound thinking a specialty]
Posted by: mindful webworker - so much for March at March 31, 2026 09:57 PM (jrd4M)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 09:58 PM (rbvCR)
Sometimes I think there's a tendency to think Trump is some kind of actor or cartoon figure because of his personality. To be honest, I didn't he was really serious when he first entered the race in 2015. I was wrong on that one. Bigly.
And then they decided to crush him and everyone around him. Then they stole his reelection. Then they tried to throw him in prison and bankrupt him. Then they tried to kill him. Twice.
He knows better than we do what the stakes are and more importantly what the situation is in Iran right now. And all he does every single day is fight. Why would anyone think, yep, he's right on the verge of victory so this is exactly when he's going to blow it?
Besides, he's turned Hegseth into a machine and he's got to keep feeding him.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 09:58 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: clarence at March 31, 2026 10:02 PM (bbCED)
I like it best when the never Trumpers and Dims are screaming. That means it's working!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 31, 2026 10:04 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Kindltot
1. Alberta doesn't recognize that court. They're independent.
2. Come get them. China can't do shit.
3. All it takes is one country to recognize their independence and it's game on. That one country would be the US.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 31, 2026 10:05 PM (Kksvc)
===
If he was 10% the despot they accuse him of he would be taking out those responsible with his own team. The messier and public the better... as well as the first idiots who poke their head up suggesting Trump was behind it and impeachment is on the table...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 31, 2026 10:07 PM (/lPRQ)
President DJT has thrown down a marker to all of the European states - the elite class vs. representative government resolution will be, in most cases, a bloody affair.
This YT video spells it out.
'Britain is months away from civil war': How a conflict would play out: Dr David Betz"
LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ut5chs9v
Posted by: mrp at March 31, 2026 10:10 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 31, 2026 09:58 PM (viF8m)
Yeah, but he needs to be careful with that, too. Our military is nowhere near what it was even in the 1990s from a personnel standpoint, we have a lot of aging platforms that will need to be replaced, the ones we do have are WAY too small in number for the demand placed on them, and the reality is that we really need to get serious about ramping up our drone warfare capabilities.
You still need a mixed force (a big reason the war in Ukraine is mostly a stalemate is because neither side has air superiority), but we have a whole generation of Zoomers that grew up with dual stick video game controllers in their hands. Do a deal with Zelensky to provide him with Patriots in exchange for drones, and we can get moving on that. And lets get real, Ukraine is proving itself to be FAR more capable of being a decent ally than western Europe right now. They're fighting a brutal four-year war and STILL sent dozens of advisors and equipment to the Middle East to fight back against Iran's drones.
Posted by: Factory Working Orphan at March 31, 2026 10:13 PM (FNuHY)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 31, 2026 10:25 PM (xG4kz)
Blank verse for a blank mind, as obsessed with race and social standing as some Boston bluestocking member of the Mayflower Society.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 31, 2026 10:30 PM (rbvCR)
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