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Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 04:37 AM (8rTNG) 2
Grok!
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 30, 2026 04:39 AM (jrgJz) 3
>>>The real question is, how did they get the thing inside a mountain in the first place?
First there is a mountain Then there is no mountain Then there is ... maybe? Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 04:39 AM (8rTNG) 4
Ma-ma- muhma-ma MAX!!!! Headroom...
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 30, 2026 04:40 AM (a1meb) 6
A JQ sighting! Yay!
Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 04:41 AM (8rTNG) Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 04:42 AM (rdVOm) 8
G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0) 9
The longer you are close to a cat or dog, and interact with it daily as a close friend/family member and not as a possession (even well-treated), the more attuned you both become, mentally and emotionally, to each other. Then it's so hard to lose the "person" in that animal. With some people and their pets, the mental/emotional connection is equal and closer than any other person, especially single, childless women but sometimes with men too (and growing as more men choose to eschew relationships). This is my conclusion from litigating vet mal.
Posted by: Dark L at April 30, 2026 04:44 AM (W5mpo) 10
Had one of my cats for 19 years. She was my best buddy! Almost like a dog: she'd greet me when I came home from work, play 'games' with me, follow me around... snuggle...
Yeah. Good kitty! Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 04:48 AM (rdVOm) 11
Mornin' m! Good to 'see' you too!
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 04:52 AM (rdVOm) 12
Bedtime for me... g'night, horde!
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 05:05 AM (rdVOm) 13
Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 30, 2026 05:07 AM (ohOaC) 14
R. I. P. David Allen Coe
The Perfect Country & Western Song 🎶 Well, I've heard my name a few times in your phone book And I've seen it on signs where I've played But the only time, I know, I'll hear "David Allan Coe" Is when Jesus has his final judgment day I pray you heard David Allen Coe. Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 05:08 AM (fuyWk) 15
MD former congresscritter, David Trone, who is a depraved sleazebucket, was just on TV again. Guess he's trying to win his old seat back. Thought he lost it a while back.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 30, 2026 05:13 AM (ohOaC) 16
g'mornin', 'rons Posted by: AltonJackson at April 30, 2026 05:14 AM (2/MrR) 17
Our cat sisters lived 17 and 18 years. Been a few now but still miss them
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 05:19 AM (Ia/+0) 18
In spite of sleeping poorly last night, g'morning Horde.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 05:19 AM (O7YUW) Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 30, 2026 05:21 AM (1o8D5) 20
One of my favourite "Art of Noise" songs/videos. Thanks Pixy.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW) 21
Thought he lost it a while back.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work It's like a horror movie. You think the monster is dead and it keeps coming back. Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 05:31 AM (99eI0) 22
Trone owns Total Wine (and More). He sunk something like $40M of his own money into his last campaign and lost by a handfull of votes. Ha Ha.
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 30, 2026 05:33 AM (hybOl) 23
News from one of the threads yesterday afternoon/evening:
"Perfessor" Squirrel had to take his 13 year old cat Jasmine to the vet yesterday due to her exhibiting signs of pain/distress. The diagnosis must have been serious. He had to make the choice to have her put down. One of the worst days for a pet owner, especially when you've had them so long. Been there, done this, too many times. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 05:33 AM (O7YUW) 24
One of the worst days for a pet owner, especially when you've had them so long.
And even when it's the "right" time, it still hurts like hell. Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 05:35 AM (99eI0) 25
Old time hymn with , "O God, our help in ages past" with lovely pictures and with the lyrics:
https://tinyurl.com/4jfdwbby Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 05:40 AM (Yl2Ob) 26
$3500 for a VR headset that has very little in the way of useful apps, and can't even play VR games was a ridiculous idea to begin with.
Probably the worst decision of Tim Cook's Apple CEO career. They are supposedly working on a pair of Smart Glasses (similar to Meta's partnership with Ray-Ban) that will probably do better in the market as long as they don't cost over $1000. Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 05:42 AM (6ydKt) 27
I don't know this song, but apparently it was written in 1920-"I bowed my knees" and this man does a nice job with it . From the "Faithpot" site:
https://tinyurl.com/4asrjt8x Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 05:46 AM (Yl2Ob) 28
Yesterday and this morning getting AoSHq time outs, don't think its me as go look up another site and pops right up
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:00 AM (Ia/+0) 29
I'm stupid about tech things- obviously- but what's the point of "smart glasses" and why would I want to spend $1, 000 on a pair?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:02 AM (2sfNr) 30
Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 30, 2026 06:03 AM (YpHnX) 31
“ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 Posted by: Marcus T at April 30, 2026 06:04 AM (i7wqn) 32
Same thing here, Skip. it took 5 tries over a 10 minutes span to get through.
& g'mornin' everyone! Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 30, 2026 06:07 AM (VyBeY) 33
@29/FenelonSpoke: The concept that was pushed on "smart glasses" is that you'd have a heads-up display that would feed you additional data on everything you were seeing.
Look at a business? The display would tell you open/closed, hours, and maybe a brief summary of what they do. Look at a person? Facial recognition would tell you if you'd encountered this person before, what their name is, wife's name, kids' name, etc... We'd end up training ourselves to lean on that crutch all the time, and our own memories would suffer. Also, who knows what the companies providing this "service" would do with all that interpersonal/connection information. It starts like something out of science fiction. It quickly transitions to dystopian reality. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 06:08 AM (O7YUW) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:11 AM (oT1li) 35
The real question is, how did they get the thing inside a mountain in the first place?
One tiny piece at a time? Maybe it was an IKEA stargate... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:12 AM (ynpvh) 36
We'd end up training ourselves to lean on that crutch all the time, and our own memories would suffer. Also, who knows what the companies providing this "service" would do with all that interpersonal/connection information.
It starts like something out of science fiction. It quickly transitions to dystopian reality. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 06:08 AM (O7YUW) In a way, it's already happening...I don't remember phone numbers, it's in my cell phone... I look up all sorts of stuff online, so it's not necessarily in my brain anymore... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:13 AM (ynpvh) 37
Have a great day horde
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:13 AM (Ia/+0) 38
28 Yesterday and this morning getting AoSHq time outs, don't think its me as go look up another site and pops right up
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:00 AM (Ia/+0) When you wrote time outs, I was thinking either time in The Barrel, or temporarily booted for upsetting CBD over use of maple syrup on french toast...even if you sous vided it... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:15 AM (ynpvh) 39
29 I'm stupid about tech things- obviously- but what's the point of "smart glasses" and why would I want to spend $1, 000 on a pair?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:02 AM (2sfNr) If you were wealthy, and wanted to show off... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:15 AM (ynpvh) 40
@28/Skip: "Yesterday and this morning getting AoSHq time outs, don't think its me as go look up another site and pops right up"
Might be something between you and the AoSHQ server, but it might be something going wonky at the server itself, or in the data center that serves it up. Pixy? You seeing anything odd? Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW) 41
33 @29/FenelonSpoke: The concept that was pushed on "smart glasses" is that you'd have a heads-up display that would feed you additional data on everything you were seeing.
Look at a business? The display would tell you open/closed, hours, and maybe a brief summary of what they do. Look at a person? Facial recognition would tell you if you'd encountered this person before, what their name is, wife's name, kids' name, etc... We'd end up training ourselves to lean on that crutch all the time, and our own memories would suffer. Also, who knows what the companies providing this "service" would do with all that interpersonal/connection information. It starts like something out of science fiction. It quickly transitions to dystopian reality. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 06:08 AM (O7YUW) All of that, Fen, and it's basically for tech addicts and people always 'on-the-go' who would like to access information from their smartphone without having to look down at a phone to do it. They also have cameras so you can record your life like a permanent Go-Pro camera. I doubt I'll ever own a pair, but I never say never if they present a good use case. Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 06:16 AM (6ydKt) 42
Evening and morning to the late toilers and early risers on this Thor's Day! I managed to sleep almost seven hours, can ya believe it? Linda shifted the cats to a later feeding schedule, and I've continued it (sort of), six am and six pm instead of five. Stirling has not yet started leaping on me, and maybe, just maybe, he won't.
Anyway! Coffee now. It's 72 F. and sourly humid, rain expected this pm and supposedly cooler conditions starting Sunday. That's a long way off and a lot can happen -- "cold" fronts often seem to sheer off before they get here, as if frightened of a big monster in a cave. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 06:17 AM (wzUl9) 43
If Perfssor Squirrel is here, my condolences on the passing of Jasmine. I've been there, and it's never easy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9) 44
43 If Perfssor Squirrel is here, my condolences on the passing of Jasmine. I've been there, and it's never easy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9) Canadian vets are happy to help. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:21 AM (ynpvh) 45
If Perfssor Squirrel is here, my condolences on the passing of Jasmine. I've been there, and it's never easy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9) --- Thanks, Wolfus. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 06:22 AM (gnNyN) 46
It quickly transitions to dystopian reality.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant And that's why I'm a Neo-Luddite. Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 06:23 AM (99eI0) 47
Something is up with one of the DNS servers, happened to me just now. I can't log in it either.
Fortunately we have two, and I can adjust things to make the site run smoother while I sort it all out. Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:25 AM (BLOW1) 48
Now to find my motivation to work out. I'm pretty sure I packed it when I traveled back from Kansas. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9) 49
Found the problem. Fixing it now.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:27 AM (BLOW1) 50
Actually two problems. One resolved - problem at the DNS hosting company, which they fixed. The other one is a problem with the DNS server itself, which I need to fix.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:29 AM (BLOW1) 51
The early Frank Sinatra movie Suddenly is on Movies! This is the one that was suppressed for a number of years, featuring Sinatra as an assassin planning to shoot the U.S. president in a small town in California. Come to think of it, he played the lead in another that was suppressed for a while, The Manchurian Candidate, which also features a plot to kill the president.
He is very effective in his best movies, like these two and The Man With the Golden Arm. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9) 52
It's working fine for me now, Pixy.
Had a 'server not found' error for about ten minutes, then it popped back up. Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 06:32 AM (6ydKt) Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 06:32 AM (O7YUW) 54
Yep. I think the hosting company fixed their problem, but while I was looking I found another problem - we're down to one DNS server, and if that fails, we're offline completely. So I'm fixing that.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:33 AM (BLOW1) 55
Perfessor, send a picture of Jasmine to the pet thread for next Saturday.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 30, 2026 06:34 AM (W5mpo) 56
I've seen several Sinatra movies over the years.
Probably the most memorable were Ocean's Eleven and Robin and the 7 Hoods. Sinatra was quite good at playing crooks and mobsters. Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 06:35 AM (6ydKt) 57
Perfessor, send a picture of Jasmine to the pet thread for next Saturday.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 30, 2026 06:34 AM (W5mpo) ---- Already way ahead of you! Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 06:35 AM (gnNyN) 58
@54/Pixy: I'm glad you looked into it then.
Also: The SSL certificate for smilies.mee.nu expired on Dec 5, 2025. You said you were gonna fix that... Might want to jot that one down again as needing attention. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 06:36 AM (O7YUW) 59
46 It quickly transitions to dystopian reality.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant And that's why I'm a Neo-Luddite. Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 06:23 AM (99eI0) Same. I buy stupid TVs, because a smart TV will be smart enough to spy on me and kill itself if its manufacturer tells it to. I DON'T connect my TV to the internet at all...who wants to leave a backdoor for the Mfg or hackers? Who wants to give the Mfg a list of what I watch on TV? Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:39 AM (ynpvh) 60
56 I've seen several Sinatra movies over the years.
Probably the most memorable were Ocean's Eleven and Robin and the 7 Hoods. Sinatra was quite good at playing crooks and mobsters. Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 06:35 AM (6ydKt) He was a method actor, always in character 24/7... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:39 AM (ynpvh) 61
54 Yep. I think the hosting company fixed their problem, but while I was looking I found another problem - we're down to one DNS server, and if that fails, we're offline completely. So I'm fixing that.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:33 AM (BLOW1) Yay! Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 06:41 AM (8rTNG) 62
First assessment in a cyber security degree (subject: introduction to programming) was impossible to complete without an existing familiarity with copilot.
AI makes the code, you find the expressions you wanted cleaned up and feed that into the ai. I didn't even get half way through the test questions. It was worth 20%. Sigh. Posted by: Nato at April 30, 2026 06:41 AM (74cob) 63
61 54 Yep. I think the hosting company fixed their problem, but while I was looking I found another problem - we're down to one DNS server, and if that fails, we're offline completely. So I'm fixing that.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:33 AM (BLOW1) Yay! Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 06:41 AM (8rTNG) I misread that...was it Yay because we're down to 1 server, or Yay because Pixy is fixing it? LOL Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:41 AM (ynpvh) 64
58 @54/Pixy: I'm glad you looked into it then.
Also: The SSL certificate for smilies.mee.nu expired on Dec 5, 2025. You said you were gonna fix that... Might want to jot that one down again as needing attention. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant Ah. I was trying to figure out why that was still broken. Found it now. Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:42 AM (BLOW1) 65
63 I misread that...was it Yay because we're down to 1 server, or Yay because Pixy is fixing it? LOL
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:41 AM (ynpvh) Yay Two Fixes! Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 06:43 AM (8rTNG) 66
62 First assessment in a cyber security degree (subject: introduction to programming) was impossible to complete without an existing familiarity with copilot.
AI makes the code, you find the expressions you wanted cleaned up and feed that into the ai. I didn't even get half way through the test questions. It was worth 20%. Sigh. Posted by: Nato at April 30, 2026 06:41 AM (74cob) The answer is: Copilot is MSFT's and a hacker's dream, so remove or firewall it completely... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:43 AM (ynpvh) 67
I buy stupid TVs, because a smart TV will be smart enough to spy on me and kill itself if its manufacturer tells it to.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) When we bought our current TV, the guy at Best Buy was really nice. I said "We just want a dumb TV. That's it." He immediately took us to where they were and warned us that we would not get 4K or any fancy features. I said that was acceptable and he rung me up. His boss got an email from me to say thanks for having an employee who didn't try hard selling us. Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 06:45 AM (99eI0) 68
67 I buy stupid TVs, because a smart TV will be smart enough to spy on me and kill itself if its manufacturer tells it to.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) When we bought our current TV, the guy at Best Buy was really nice. I said "We just want a dumb TV. That's it." He immediately took us to where they were and warned us that we would not get 4K or any fancy features. I said that was acceptable and he rung me up. His boss got an email from me to say thanks for having an employee who didn't try hard selling us. Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 06:45 AM (99eI0) I worry that, even not connecting a smart TV to the internet or Wifi, it'll connect to neighbors' WiFi just to communicate back to the mothership. I doubt they even give you the option to turn off WiFi, thus leaving your Smart TV open to hacking. I definitely don't want a TV that has cameras built-in...those are frickin' scary... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:48 AM (ynpvh) 69
Smilies are fixed! I forgot that I had change the certificate name, so while the server had the new certificate I needed to make a couple of other updates for it to take effect everywhere.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:50 AM (BLOW1) 70
69 Smilies are fixed! I forgot that I had change the certificate name, so while the server had the new certificate I needed to make a couple of other updates for it to take effect everywhere.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 30, 2026 06:50 AM (BLOW1) 😀 Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 06:51 AM (8rTNG) 71
For those who are always online and wearing the 'smart glasses' to stream and make money, Neal Stephenson has a term for you.
From Snow Crash - gargoyle. Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:52 AM (2GVsD) 72
Years ago, the big, super smart and friendly neighborhood tabby tom came up to me on the sidewalk and made friends. He periodically visited over the next couple of years, running after me down the sidewalk when I got out of the car then he'd follow me in the house and we'd hang out. He loved coming over when I had parties - he loved people. He finally moved in and eventually developed really bad cancer. When I made *that call*, it felt like I had hired a hitman to kill my best friend. I was in tears and that was several days before it happened.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 30, 2026 06:52 AM (W5mpo) Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:53 AM (vFG9F) 74
I bought a ROKU Smart TV a while back. I like it a lot. It tells me to burn things from time to time but I ignore it.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 30, 2026 06:53 AM (sAmhv) 75
72 Years ago, the big, super smart and friendly neighborhood tabby tom came up to me on the sidewalk and made friends. He periodically visited over the next couple of years, running after me down the sidewalk when I got out of the car then he'd follow me in the house and we'd hang out. He loved coming over when I had parties - he loved people. He finally moved in and eventually developed really bad cancer. When I made *that call*, it felt like I had hired a hitman to kill my best friend. I was in tears and that was several days before it happened.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 30, 2026 06:52 AM (W5mpo) Yes, it's no fun. Out in the country, we took out a rifle to put down pets who were dying to put them out of their misery... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:54 AM (ynpvh) 76
Perfessor, I am sorry to hear about your kitty and offer my condolence.
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:55 AM (vFG9F) 77
74 I bought a ROKU Smart TV a while back. I like it a lot. It tells me to burn things from time to time but I ignore it.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 30, 2026 06:53 AM (sAmhv) So it's a liberal TV? Does it tell you to kill Trump too? Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 06:55 AM (ynpvh) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 30, 2026 06:55 AM (u82oZ) Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 06:55 AM (O7YUW) 80
The first cat my wife and I took in was affectionately referred to as a "TabbyCaliTort" from her rather interesting coloration. She developed a nasal adenoma so she couldn't smell and eating was a struggle.
Took her to a specialist to remove the cancer which cost more than we could normally afford and she got three more months before it returned. The specialist told me that we could try radiation treatment but he admitted that this was just delaying the inevitable. Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 06:57 AM (99eI0) 81
Anna Puma
Well spotted. Snow Crash was such a good SF novel. As was The Diamond Age. I would like Nells book (Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer), suitably personalized, to replace all of Public education. Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 30, 2026 07:00 AM (u82oZ) Posted by: Whiskey Mike at April 30, 2026 07:00 AM (l5vxg) Wednesday Night ONT - April 29, 2026 [TRex]![]() Good evening Horde. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans. The bar is open. Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. This is a Tucker, Candace and Megyn free zone. Please. Will you be smarter after reading this ONT? Will you be better looking? Will you be more fun at parties? Will you lose weight? Will you be wealthier? Will you be more fashionable? Maybe you should just settle for being whelmed. [Top photo: Somewhere unknown in Ireland that reminds me of Stonehenge but doesn't look anything like Stonehenge, Jenny Rose photo]Barry Larkin, now a veterinary surgeon from Melbourne, planned to interupt the torch relay along with eight other students from St John's College, believing that the Olympic Flame received too much reverence. The fake torch was hardly a master forgery, which makes the fact that it was passed off as the real deal all the more humorous. The fake was made using no more than a wooden chair leg that had been painted silver, holding at top a plum pudding can. As for the flame, which proved to be far from a reverent affair, this was created using a pair of underpants, soaked in kerosene. After a shaky start, Larkin ran with the torch to Sydney Town Hall protected by police who thought that he was the official runner, where he presented the torch to the Mayor of Sydney, Pat Hills. As the mayor was unprepared, he did not look at the torch and went straight to his speech. While Hills was talking, Larkin walked quietly away, avoiding attention. Hills didn't realise at all that the torch was fraudulent until someone whispered in his ear and told him it was a fake. Hills looked around for Larkin, but by now Larkin had merged into the crowd and escaped.What could be a better tribute to the Olympic spirit than unauthorized flaming underwear on a chair leg? A bill introduced in the Ohio House would designate the Loveland Frogman as the state's official cryptid. A bill sponsored by Reps. Tristan Rader, D-13th district, and Jean Schmidt, R-62nd district, calls for the local legend to be named Ohio's official state cryptid. House Bill 821 describes the Loveland Frogman as "a frog-like, bipedal creature standing approximately four feet tall." The legend dates back to 1972, when two police officers reported spotting a large frog-like creature on different nights. The Frogman made headlines again in 2016, when a couple claimed to have seen the massive amphibian while playing Pokemon Go. The sighting prompted Mark Mathews, who purports to be one of the police officers who spotted the Frogman in 1972, to come forward with the whole story. Mathews said the first officer to spot the Frogman, Ray Shockey, told him he saw the creature near the Totes boot factory and the Little Miami River. Mathews said he was skeptical of the story, but a few days later he was driving in the same area when he saw something run across the road. He ended up shooting the creature and putting it in his trunk to show Shockey, who confirmed it was the same animal he had seen. The animal was a 3- to 3 1/2-foot-long iguana that was missing its tail.I don't know whether to be impressed that the Ohio legislature has solved the rest of the world's problems so that they have time for such things, horrified that the Ohio legislature is passing legislation to to formally embrace a hoax, or pleased that people so stupid are busy doing things like this instead of doing harm by "fixing" things elsewhere. At least in North Carolina, they're spending their time looking for something that actually exists. Although I'm not sure how big a missing pig needs to be to warrant making the news. To be fair, the report does say the pig has "absolute unit" status. ![]() The world's largest Tyrannosaurus Rex statue needs a new home. Tyra, located in the Canadian Badlands, is a gigantic kitschy roadside attraction that, like the dinosaurs she is based on, is facing extinction. The 86-foot-tall T. rex that weighs in at around 145,000 pounds - significantly taller and heavier than any real-life T. rex - has called the small Canadian town of Drumheller her home since 2000. Visitors have been able to climb inside the giant dinosaur and stand in its open jaws that double as a viewing platform. Unfortunately, according to the Calgary Herald, Tyra is facing a problem no dinosaur has ever faced in their collective many millions of years on Earth: her lease is set to expire. In 2029, the current terms suggest that the structure could be dismantled. Local officials understand that it is a bit of a logistical nightmare to just up and move a giant dinosaur monolith, but so far, no one has come up with a viable solution for moving such a behemoth. In the meantime, Tyra underwent a structural assessment to ensure that she is stable and safe, and local officials invested over $300,000 into repairing and restoring the local landmark, ensuring that if Tyra does in fact change locations, she will be in relatively good shape.Maybe AOP needs a new lawn ornament? Tyra lives just down the road. If anyone can engineer a giant T-Rex transfer, it is AOP. Hat tip: Blaster ![]() You would be surprised to learn that almost 69% of the US mushroom production occurs in the borough of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. It is a small town of about 6000 people, but mushroom-growing facilities around town produce almost 451 million pounds of mushrooms annually (2024). 451 million pounds of mushrooms would occupy about 45 American football fields or 35 soccer fields. The dollar value of mushroom production in the US is roughly $ 1 billion per year. China is the undisputed leader in mushroom production. China accounts for 93% of the world's global mushroom production. The history of mushroom farming in Kennett Square dates back to 1885, when a grower obtained mushroom spores from Europe and began growing mushrooms. This concentration of mushroom farming in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, is due to historical immigration patterns, primarily of Italians in the 1950s or 1960s, easy availability of horse manure for the mushroom substrate, and easy access to the Philadelphia and New York markets.Source Keyshun Jones was fired from the store in Grapevine, outside Dallas, last November, but authorities say he would repeatedly slip back in, enter food orders on the register, and refund them to his personal credit card. Jones was taken into custody on April 17 after allegedly ringing up 800 orders of mac and cheese. Investigators began investigating the cheesy fraud after the restaurant reported hundreds of phony refunds. Jones faces charges of property theft, money laundering and evading arrest. He faces up to 10 years in state prison, if convicted - where he'll also be able to order mac & cheese, according to the menus on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Just imagine the jailhouse conversation: "What are you in for?" "Money laundering" "Yeah? Wow. That's sounds big. What did you do?" "I stole 800 orders of mac and cheese." Silence. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Written correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Are you lurking ?? While not technically royalty, the Wednesday ONT enjoys a special relationship with the United Kingdom. The Wednesday ONT also wishes to express its condolences to those impacted by World War Eleven. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Punch in the gut to read of Captain Whitebread's demise. Thanks to CW, Jr. for letting us know & posting his obit.
This place is a large and amazing family. Just another day: Mr Aspirin Factory became a grandpa. Professer Squirrel lost Little Jasmine, a long-time furry friend. The heart alternately aches with grief and fills with joy. Posted by: mindful webworker - just another ONT at April 29, 2026 10:00 PM (y3Pql) 2
Meow
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 29, 2026 10:01 PM (w3u3d) 3
Stonehi..... ah, we give up.
Posted by: Druids at April 29, 2026 10:01 PM (1Ff7Z) Posted by: mindful webworker - rang the ONT gong at April 29, 2026 10:02 PM (y3Pql) 5
Well, close
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 29, 2026 10:02 PM (w3u3d) 6
That rock looks lost, he’s even scratching his head.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 10:03 PM (XV/Pl) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 10:04 PM (HdYcL) 8
The High Kings, Rocky Road to Dublin - as usual with Irish songs, I can only make out about 1/3 of the words.
Closed caption reduced that to about 1/6. Posted by: mindful webworker - wwwhat th'?? at April 29, 2026 10:04 PM (y3Pql) 9
Good evening morons en bedankt Dino
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:04 PM (w8u+M) 10
Pittsburgh Scanner
South Side. 2400 East Carson Street - UPMC Behavioral Health. Caller is an employee and said another employee, who had the day off, got drunk and went to work. They would like assistance in getting him off the property. You work in behavioral health, and you can't handle one drunk dude? What is it, would you say, that you do there? Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:04 PM (VHUov) Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 29, 2026 10:05 PM (ExV1e) 12
Really big pig? They sure it wasn't Stacey Abrams on vacation?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 29, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z) 13
"To put it lightly: he is a REALLY big pig. We're talking 'absolute unit' status," the post said. "He's currently living his best life on the lam, but we'd like to get him somewhere safe before he decides to move into someone's backyard permanent-like."
Well you could put him on a freight train and send him back to Illinois to the governor's mansion. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 10:06 PM (snZF9) 14
Really big pig? They sure it wasn't Stacey Abrams on vacation?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 29, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z) North Carolina? I would just assume that they're advertising a BBQ competition. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 29, 2026 10:06 PM (ExV1e) 15
Letterman was Must Watch when I was in college. back then he came on at 1 am. Then Love Connection at 2 am. Then Charlie's Angels at 2:30.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:07 PM (w8u+M) 16
Top photo: Somewhere unknown in Ireland that reminds me of Stonehenge but doesn't look anything like Stonehenge
Stonehenge 0.8 beta. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov) 17
Really big pig? They sure it wasn't Stacey Abrams on vacation?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 29, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z) They would have said cow. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 10:07 PM (snZF9) 18
Letterman was Must Watch when I was in college. back then he came on at 1 am. Then Love Connection at 2 am. Then Charlie's Angels at 2:30.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:07 PM (w8u+M) Was there mass consumption of weed beforehand? Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 29, 2026 10:07 PM (ExV1e) 19
Chinese mushrooms? Ugh. Not for me.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 29, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U) 20
Punch in the gut to read of Captain Whitebread's demise. Thanks to CW, Jr. for letting us know & posting his obit.
===== I'm so saddened to hear this news. May his memory be a blessing. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:09 PM (w8u+M) 21
Were they talking about the NFL draft?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++) 22
Howdy Dino!
Kennett Square PA is a nice little town. Was there a few weeks ago at Longwood Gardens - a great place to visit! Posted by: Doof at April 29, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf) 23
The Amish must love 'shrooms.
Posted by: wth at April 29, 2026 10:10 PM (b3Yos) 24
Evening all,
We have a launch in about 20 minutes SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-36 SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live Launch Date: April 29, 2026 PDT Launch Time: 7:42 p.m. PDT (April 30, 0242 UTC, 04:42 CEST) https://youtu.be/0fBYQSa73_w Posted by: Joyenz at April 29, 2026 10:11 PM (2F0/Y) 25
Watched some analysis of the WHCD security. I see some good evidence that the SS agent was hit by friendly fire, not the dingus.
Watch from 14:55 to 16:00 if you're interested. tiny.cc/4ql2101 Posted by: Sock Monkey * squirrel panel discussion moderator at April 29, 2026 10:11 PM (QamjA) 26
Was there mass consumption of weed beforehand?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 29, 2026 10:07 PM (ExV1e) ===== Well, yeah. Everyone but me. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:11 PM (w8u+M) 27
The Great Mac&Cheese Robbery.
Posted by: Keyshun Jones at April 29, 2026 10:11 PM (wVcYX) 28
451 million pounds of mushrooms would occupy about 45 American football fields
Stacked how many camels deep? Posted by: mindful webworker - avoiding both metric and soccer fields at April 29, 2026 10:11 PM (y3Pql) 29
Big news out of RI today - the police are on the look out for a man wandering the city at night in a white robe
No word if Ralph Northam was drinking that night after following the recent court cases. Posted by: 18-1 at April 29, 2026 10:12 PM (sKqQm) Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 29, 2026 10:13 PM (ExV1e) 31
A) I didn't know Chik-fil-a even had macNcheese and
B) 80K for 800 orders. Even if this is a group catered item $100 for macNcheese is stupidly steep. Who buys this $100 macNcheese in real life? Posted by: PaleRider at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (PV+Zw) 32
Chinese mushrooms? Ugh. Not for me.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 29, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U) ==== There was the "tree fungus" mushroom my dad had to have for his mu shu recipe and he dragged me through Chinatown trying to find it. It was worth it though. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (w8u+M) 33
"I stole 800 orders of mac and cheese."
And they alllll moved away from me on the bench there… (h/t Arlo) Posted by: mindful webworker - and creating a nuisance at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (y3Pql) 34
Really big pig? They sure it wasn't Stacey Abrams on vacation?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 29, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z) North Carolina? I would just assume that they're advertising a BBQ competition. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 29, 2026 10:06 PM (ExV1e) Arnold Ziffel must have really porked up. Posted by: Count de Monet at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (wVcYX) 35
The best Stupid Pet Trick on David Letterman's show was when the dog nipped Letterman. I can't remember if doggie bit Letterman in the face of the hand, but Letterman had the decency to take responsibility. You shouldn't put your face or your hand near the head of a strange dog, and Letterman knew it.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (0Htd1) 36
High Kings >>>>>>>>>No Kings.
Posted by: Cosda at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (rwGBS) 37
@28
>> Stacked how many camels deep? Mushrooms are measured in Alpacas, not Camels. Common misconception. Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (XV/Pl) 38
Hello everyone.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 29, 2026 10:15 PM (CHHv1) 39
Kennett Square PA is a nice little town. Was there a few weeks ago at Longwood Gardens - a great place to visit!
Posted by: Doof at April 29, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf) Mrs B has a season pass there, or membership, or some shit. She goes a few times during the year. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 10:15 PM (snZF9) 40
I saw another video of Ella Cordova being stupid.
She's turned political and stupid since Trump won the election. The latest? She's singing about global warming "scientists" being silenced. Apparently FedGov isn't paying bureaucrats to keep writing we only have 12 years left to stop global warming? Posted by: 18-1 at April 29, 2026 10:17 PM (sKqQm) 41
Interesting new hash
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:17 PM (w8u+M) Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:17 PM (2GVsD) Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD) 44
451 million pounds of mushrooms would occupy about 45 American football fields
Stacked how many camels deep? Posted by: mindful webworker And at what angle of repose? And is it averaged out, or do they account for the different stacking ability of oyster mushrooms vs enoki? Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov) 45
One of the best things I ever saw on TV was Jerry Lawler beating up Andy Kaufman on Letterman's show.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:19 PM (w8u+M) Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:20 PM (IQ6Gq) 47
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 29, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s) 48
"Think of it like our very own Car Talk (with Click and Clack), Under the Hood or Motor Medics. We can expand to anything with a motor - truck, RV, motorcycle, quad, etc. Bring your ills and mechanical gremlins. Ideally, the experts among the Horde can join to offer their wisdom and advice. If they don't, the rest of us can make wild and uninformed guesses."
Oooh, gearhead shit. Sounds cool. Ironically I'll be building a harley trans for another shop that day. I'll have to get my ass back here in time. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 10:21 PM (snZF9) 49
Good evening all❣
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 29, 2026 10:21 PM (UDzNJ) 50
In our fridge right now: white enoki, brown enoki, trumpet, crimini, dried shiitake.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:21 PM (w8u+M) 51
can make wild and uninformed guesses
——— Will I get in trouble if I make it my goal to post the most wildly inaccurate information, but with a very straight face? Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 10:22 PM (OoFl2) Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:22 PM (2GVsD) 53
B) 80K for 800 orders. Even if this is a group catered item $100 for macNcheese is stupidly steep. Who buys this $100 macNcheese in real life?
Posted by: PaleRider I think that was just the stupidly-ridiculous order that got him caught, and the $80K was the total for his crime spree. It did say it was a "scheme" he "repeatedly" used. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov) 54
AlGore says we gonna freeze to death.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD) ==== That is so 20th century. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:23 PM (w8u+M) 55
No Matango?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:22 PM (2GVsD) ==== That would be me I guess! Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:24 PM (w8u+M) 56
In more artificial dinosaur news:
https://shorturl.at/63JWD Lightning strikes giant dinosaur animatronic in Kansas, leaves only skeleton behind Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 29, 2026 10:25 PM (LyQI6) 57
Any Venezuelan Beaver mushrooms?
Posted by: Ye Olde Mushroome Shoppe at April 29, 2026 10:25 PM (wVcYX) 58
AlGore says we gonna freeze to death.
Posted by: Anna Puma If he keeps guessing, he'll be right eventually. Probably take him several thousand years, though. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov) 59
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*carefully inspects Ming vase* *drops it* Good evening, Hordians Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 10:04 PM (HdYcL) It’s okay, just be quiet and bring the pieces here. I have super glue and some tape. Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 10:26 PM (OoFl2) 60
So, anything go down today of importance?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2026 10:26 PM (Kyh8Y) 61
Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 29, 2026 10:27 PM (+9wcF) 62
Piper - make sure you watch the Letterman pet clip.
Posted by: TRex - fix-it dino at April 29, 2026 10:28 PM (IQ6Gq) 63
In more artificial dinosaur news:
https://shorturl.at/63JWD Lightning strikes giant dinosaur animatronic in Kansas, leaves only skeleton behind Posted by: Idaho Spudboy Aha! The dino would be hard to replace not only because of its size but also because those who manufacture dinosaurs like this are in China and they're not shipping due to tariffs, Gsell said. Yang Poon strikes again! Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:28 PM (VHUov) 64
So, anything go down today of importance?
SCOTUS gutted some key legislation for Dems to keep power so many are screaming like half castrated bulls. Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD) 65
Ok, Yea or Nay ??
"Amazon considering reboot of “The Apprentice,” potential host could be Donald Trump Jr. - WSJ" Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 10:28 PM (GD0B3) 66
Not a big fan of practical jokes. It's at the expense of others who don't deserve it most times.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:28 PM (kxLc1) 67
40: Heh, I work for an NCAR offshoot. NCAR operates a super computing center in Cheyenne,WY although the 'atmospheric science' resides in Boulder CO. Trump admin announced they were ending NCAR's operations of the computing center and have said they'd like to end NCAR. NCAR is suing. My little group is doing some contingency planning for moving computers to a commercial data center if NCAR loses its funding but we manage to keep our separate contracts. And in the meantime my group just keeps working away.
Posted by: PaleRider at April 29, 2026 10:29 PM (PV+Zw) 68
Say, is that the Obama Memorial Basketball Court and Flak Tower in the top pic?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 29, 2026 10:29 PM (+HNx/) 69
Bots have officially surpassed human users as the dominant source of traffic on the internet, new research has claimed. The State of AI Traffic report by Human Sec found automated traffic grew nearly eight times faster than human activity in 2025. "The internet as a whole was created with this very basic notion that there's a human being on the other side of the computer screen, and that notion is very rapidly being replaced," said Stu Solomon, CEO of Human Security. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 10:30 PM (Cqx++) Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD) 71
In our fridge right now: white enoki, brown enoki, trumpet, crimini, dried shiitake.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:21 PM (w8u+M) Smoke 'em if you got 'em ! Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 10:31 PM (GD0B3) 72
I don't know who wants to know this, but you can *smell* the mushroom houses if you make the mistake of getting up early in the morning when they open them up to ventilate. (Went to college in Delaware. It took a while to find out why it reeked like a barn in the morning. Yep, Pennsylvania being annoying ...)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 29, 2026 10:31 PM (Hh6ap) 73
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Lightning strikes giant dinosaur animatronic in Kansas, leaves only skeleton behind Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 29, 2026 10:25 PM *** Yikes! Toasted dino?! Excerpt from the story: The dinosaur, a Sauroposeidon (which means Earthquake God Lizard), was park of the Field Station: Dinosaurs theme park in Derby, Kansas. A storm pushed through the park April 25, which is when the nearly 100-foot long dinosaur caught fire, according to the Derby Fire Department. Posted by: TRex - earthquake god lizard at April 29, 2026 10:31 PM (IQ6Gq) 74
Bots have officially surpassed human users as the dominant source of traffic on the internet, new research has claimed.
Reddit users broke containment? Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:31 PM (2GVsD) 75
The best Stupid Pet Trick on David Letterman's show was when the dog nipped Letterman. I can't remember if doggie bit Letterman in the face of the hand, but Letterman had the decency to take responsibility. You shouldn't put your face or your hand near the head of a strange dog, and Letterman knew it.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (0Htd1) Well, I drove to Rotten Monkey House today to look at a car for sale. Owner had about 4 dogs running loose on the place. They barked at me, but were mostly friendly. One shaggy dog wanted to be my bestest friend ever. Sat down, put a front paw on my knee, and begged for cuddles and skritches. Come to think of it, the car was pretty shaggy, too. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:32 PM (utfVc) 76
Hey, TRex!
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 10:32 PM (77rzZ) 77
Ok, Yea or Nay ??
"Amazon considering reboot of “The Apprentice,” potential host could be Donald Trump Jr. - WSJ" Posted by: runner I'm thinking more of a rebooted MXC with Libs being the foil of every crap situation and 'trial'. "Right you are Don!" Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2026 10:33 PM (Kyh8Y) 78
The Blues Brothers clip with Aretha Franklin never gets old.
For your viewing pleasure... https://tinyurl.com/4njhszm7 Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 29, 2026 10:33 PM (+HNx/) 79
72 (Went to college in Delaware. It took a while to find out why it reeked like a barn in the morning. Yep, Pennsylvania being annoying ...)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 29, 2026 10:31 PM *** Doesn't Delaware have a ton of turkey and chicken farms? Purdue etc.? Posted by: TRex - smellivision dino at April 29, 2026 10:34 PM (IQ6Gq) Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 29, 2026 10:34 PM (vrNzf) 81
Bots have officially surpassed human users as the dominant source of traffic on the internet, new research has claimed.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. Well that's just terrible news, isn't it, fellow humans? Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov) Posted by: TRex - Mac n cheese dino at April 29, 2026 10:35 PM (IQ6Gq) 83
The dag bit Letterman in the face when he stepped on its tail or paw.
Got his lip if I remember correctly. Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 29, 2026 10:36 PM (h8joU) Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD) 85
AI talking to each other? Shouldn't the internet computer explode like in Star Trek?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:37 PM (kxLc1) 86
80 Thanks for another mighty Wednesday Night ONT, T Rex!
I am totally whelmed... Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 29, 2026 10:34 PM *** Mission accomplished! Thanks for checking in. Posted by: TRex - Irish stone mason dino at April 29, 2026 10:37 PM (IQ6Gq) 87
Sparky was acting like a Shiba being pet in a spot the Shiba didn’t want pets. They are dramatic about these things.
Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 10:37 PM (OoFl2) Posted by: Don Black at April 29, 2026 10:38 PM (ZxPkt) 89
>> Stacked how many camels deep?
Mushrooms are measured in Alpacas, not Camels. Common misconception. Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 10:14 PM (XV/Pl) Guy I knew tried to start a mushroom farm in the closed-down Brittania copper mine at Britannia Beach, B.C. He was growing oyster mushrooms on plastic bags filled with sawdust. Mushrooms seemed to grow OK, but he could not make a go of the business. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:38 PM (utfVc) 90
Since I am a bio-mechanical neko-grrl. would I be counted as a bot?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:36 PM (2GVsD) ===== I feel like I should call my rabbi on this. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:38 PM (w8u+M) 91
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I'm thinking more of a rebooted MXC with Libs being the foil of every crap situation and 'trial'. "Right you are Don!" Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2026 10:33 PM *** "Don't get eliminated!" Posted by: TRex - Kenny Blankenship dino at April 29, 2026 10:38 PM (IQ6Gq) 92
85 AI talking to each other? Shouldn't the internet computer explode like in Star Trek?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:37 PM (kxLc1) ---------- I just want to know when the AE-35 unit is going to go 100 percent failure. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 29, 2026 10:39 PM (+HNx/) 93
Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 29, 2026 10:40 PM (ohOaC) 94
I saw a video arguing that human beings are now starting to imitate AI and it sighted an uptick in the use of the word "delve" which isn't uncommon in human English but something ChatGPT likes to say...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 29, 2026 10:41 PM (sKqQm) 95
Letterman in the mid 80s was stupid funny.
Music was phenomenal. Top ten was hilarious Guests didn’t know wtf to expect. No partisan bs. Just funny and creative. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 10:42 PM (A5RD0) 96
Just watched Caddy Shack again. Have to say the
Lacy Underalls scene >>> Phoebe Cates scene in Fast Times. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:42 PM (kxLc1) 97
I have persisted in using words not in the common argot of Humans.
So another strike for being a bot. Nyah. Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD) 98
I spent a number of weeks a year up in Pittsburgh during the 70's. I don't recall it being that weird.
I was also like 12. Anyway..... seems like a good time if you're on the sidelines. And high as a kite. Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 29, 2026 10:42 PM (jehhT) 99
AlGore says we gonna freeze to death.
Posted by: Anna Puma If he keeps guessing, he'll be right eventually. Probably take him several thousand years, though. Posted by: mikeski Nah, he's jumping on a flying saucer to get dropped off on Pluto. He can freeze on his own. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 29, 2026 10:42 PM (S/Y4j) 100
No partisan bs. Just funny and creative.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 10:42 PM (A5RD0) ===== And The Guy Under The Stairs Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:43 PM (w8u+M) 101
So your engine threw a rid and windowed the block meaning you need a new one.
So first you'll need ti make a mold so you can make a sand casting... Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 29, 2026 10:43 PM (h8joU) 102
I saw Biomechanical Neko Grrl open for The Go-Go's at The Fonda in '81.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 29, 2026 10:43 PM (+HNx/) 103
Since I am a bio-mechanical neko-grrl. would I be counted as a bot?
Posted by: Anna Puma If your brain is bio and not mechanical, no. Otherwise, maybe. Then again, Florence in Freefall (webcomic) is a fully-biological AI..... Maybe 'psycho is right and it's a question for the religious leaders. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:43 PM (VHUov) 104
81 Bots have officially surpassed human users as the dominant source of traffic on the internet, new research has claimed.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. Well that's just terrible news, isn't it, fellow humans? Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov) Three things have me very concerned... Armed robots and drones in War... AI... controlling said robots... And a new one, where people are creating AI driven STOCK MARKET accounts... like they will not use insider trading or large scale market manipulation. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 29, 2026 10:43 PM (mP0Kj) 105
Bots are everywhere on the job sites.
When I was looking for paralegal jobs, I would constantly get notices for attorney jobs, despite the fact that paralegals do not have law degrees, and are therefore prohibited from practicing law. But. apparently, the bots would just see words like “legal,” and “law,” and run with it. Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 10:44 PM (77rzZ) 106
Made made Letterman change to what he is today?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 10:44 PM (Cqx++) 107
"Credit to RandomDave and ARiK for the suggestion."
Thank you T-Rex and RandomDave. I feel so flattered! By coincidence I'm struggling with a TPMS issue on my Ram 1500. Costco put new sensors in but the system won't update even after driving way beyond what the owners manual says is needed for the system to update. I'm beginning to suspect they put the wrong sensors in for my model. Frustrating to spend time and money on something I lived well without for over 50 years of driving. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 29, 2026 10:44 PM (QGaXH) 108
103 Since I am a bio-mechanical neko-grrl. would I be counted as a bot?
Posted by: Anna Puma If your brain is bio and not mechanical, no. Otherwise, maybe. Then again, Florence in Freefall (webcomic) is a fully-biological AI..... Maybe 'psycho is right and it's a question for the religious leaders. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:43 PM (VHUov) I am still waiting for my Cherry 2000. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 29, 2026 10:44 PM (mP0Kj) 109
Those Pittsburgh Scanner posts could easily have been Barney Miller scripts.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 29, 2026 10:45 PM (ohOaC) 110
Scampydog, I know what's coming.
Answer is still a big NO Just so you know. Thank you. Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:20 PM (IQ6Gq) * * * * Grateful, I am with you on this one. That dino is too big for proper placement in your yard. (And it's not a good representation of a proper T Rex.) We will keep looking for something slightly smaller! Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 29, 2026 10:45 PM (vrNzf) 111
I could have been a subject of one of those Pittsburgh scanners once when I was young and dumb and in Pittsburgh for a seminar. Too dumb to share.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:46 PM (kxLc1) 112
Despite having visited Drumheller many times, I have never gone up to the viewing platform in Tyra's jaws. Will have to remedy that. Looks like there are no heavy-lift helicopters currently available with the capacity to move her. Maybe could be moved by truck and trailer, but power lines would have to be taken down.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:47 PM (utfVc) 113
Made made Letterman change to what he is today?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 10:44 PM (Cqx++) Getting caught having a sex den in his office ? Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:47 PM (kxLc1) 114
We have another launch in about 4 hours.
Arianespace - Ariane 64 - Amazon Leo (LE-02) ELA-4 - Guiana SC, FG - Space Affairs Live Launch Date: April 30, 2026 Launch Time: 04:08 AM EDT (05:08 GFT, 0808 UTC, 1008 CEST) https://youtu.be/N9Srey0ZjT8 Posted by: Joyenz at April 29, 2026 10:47 PM (2F0/Y) 115
I am still waiting for my Cherry 2000.
Smart Moron as the Karen 2020 model has been a complete bomb. Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:48 PM (2GVsD) 116
Getting caught having a sex den in his office ?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:47 PM (kxLc1) --------- Was that wrong? Posted by: Matt Lauer at April 29, 2026 10:48 PM (+HNx/) 117
110 Scampydog, I know what's coming. Answer is still a big NO Just so you know. Thank you. Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:20 PM (IQ6Gq) * * * * Grateful, I am with you on this one. That dino is too big for proper placement in your yard. (And it's not a good representation of a proper T Rex.) We will keep looking for something slightly smaller! Posted by: Legally Sufficient ******" Think under two feet, that way there can be many to guard the perimeter...... Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:49 PM (IQ6Gq) 118
I saw a video arguing that human beings are now starting to imitate AI and it sighted an uptick in the use of the word "delve" which isn't uncommon in human English but something ChatGPT likes to say...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 29, 2026 10:41 PM (sKqQm) Tolkien used it, more than a few times, in LOTR. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:50 PM (utfVc) 119
Scampydog, I know what's coming.
Answer is still a big NO Just so you know. Thank you. Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:20 PM (IQ6Gq) * * * * Grateful, I am with you on this one. That dino is too big for proper placement in your yard. (And it's not a good representation of a proper T Rex.) We will keep looking for something slightly smaller! Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 29, 2026 10:45 PM (vrNzf) It wouldn't provide protection for TRex if Grateful had the weapon I posted yesterday. It looked like a .50 BMG Derringer. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 29, 2026 10:50 PM (S/Y4j) Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:51 PM (2GVsD) Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 10:51 PM (kxLc1) 122
Think under two feet, that way there can be many to guard the perimeter......
Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:49 PM (IQ6Gq) * * * * The increased number is brilliant! T Rex can have his own army of dinos! But they need to be over two feet tall... Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 29, 2026 10:52 PM (vrNzf) 123
I loved Barney Miller....most accurate NYPD show ever....
Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:53 PM (IQ6Gq) 124
A good enough 3D printer and enough filament, probably could print off enough Nano Tyrannosaurus guards
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:53 PM (2GVsD) 125
Oh a sequel to Blood on the Badge with lawsuits to match. At least he got to punch Arnold in the face. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 10:53 PM (Cqx++) 126
124 A good enough 3D printer and enough filament, probably could print off enough Nano Tyrannosaurus guards
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:53 PM *** Would the rabbi approve? Posted by: TRex - robot horde dino at April 29, 2026 10:55 PM (IQ6Gq) 127
The increased number is brilliant! T Rex can have his own army of dinos! But they need to be over two feet tall...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient ************ Actually, shorter is better, then all my TN Vols garden gnomes can assist in defense (and there are many!) Posted by: The Grateful at April 29, 2026 10:55 PM (IQ6Gq) 128
> Frustrating to spend time and money on something I lived well without for over 50 years of driving.
-------- Might be the frequency they operate on. For a while GM had one frequency, Ford another, and so on. I think there were about 4, maybe 5 different frequencies used by various manufacturers. I had all 4 in my wife's Ford Explorer (2020) replaced this past summer. They are a different frequency than my Chevy Colorado pickup. It could also be a simple matter of "arming" it via some weird shit you do in the vehicle; like tap the brake 3 times, turn the key off/on some magical number of times, offer up a chicken, etc. Do a web search and check out YouTube vids. Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 29, 2026 10:56 PM (jehhT) Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 29, 2026 10:56 PM (S/Y4j) 130
*Looks at time*
Please, just a little lottery jackpot, just enough to ditch working and do other stuff. Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD) 131
Redneck AI use delve in a sentence
Nine ten eleven delve thirteen... Posted by: Harry Vandenburg AI, use "delve" in a sentence, with a bad Minnesota accent. Delve and da orcs had a big fight in dat dere Lord ah da Rings film, you betcha. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:56 PM (VHUov) 132
104 81 Bots have officially surpassed human users as the dominant source of traffic on the internet, new research has claimed. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. So the entire internet is now officially fake and gay. Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2026 10:57 PM (H1WUE) 133
Around here someone gets arrested about once a month bringing their own mushrooms into a pizza parlor.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 29, 2026 10:57 PM (totH9) 134
So your engine threw a rid and windowed the block meaning you need a new one.
So first you'll need ti make a mold so you can make a sand casting... Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 29, 2026 10:43 PM (h8joU) I watch a EweTube video where Pakistani mechanics patched up a windowed engine block. To preheat it before welding, they soaked cow patties with kerosene, stacked them around the block, and then set them alight. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 29, 2026 10:58 PM (LyQI6) 135
By coincidence I'm struggling with a TPMS issue on my Ram 1500. Costco put new sensors in but the system won't update even after driving way beyond what the owners manual says is needed for the system to update. I'm beginning to suspect they put the wrong sensors in for my model.
Frustrating to spend time and money on something I lived well without for over 50 years of driving. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 29, 2026 10:44 PM (QGaXH) You need to use a scan tool with the proper software to access and alter the TPMS program in the car's on-board computer. Code readers cannot do it. On my 2008 Suburban, I went with TPMS sensors for years. Finally found some affordable ones on Amazon, bought a set, and had them installed in the rims when I bought a set of new tires. The tire shop had to use the aforementioned scan tool to make the car recognize them. Fuckers barely lasted a year. Last year, I bought a set of near-new Michelins from a friend, mounted them myself, and shitcanned all the TPMS sensors. They were all swollen and split. Bad batteries, I guess. There used to be something called "virtual TPMS" which I think was really better. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:58 PM (utfVc) 136
Good night, everyone!
Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 10:58 PM (OoFl2) 137
*Looks at Baen website for the first time in years*
That is weird, two of Jack Chalker's books are no longer available for download unless you bought it long ago. Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 10:59 PM (2GVsD) 138
[Nic Update:] Shameless stolen from Greg Gutfeld.
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 29, 2026 10:59 PM (mfM/h) 139
AlGore says we gonna freeze to death.
Posted by: Anna Puma He must be running out of money so he's starting a new scam on a new generation. He's a grifter. Posted by: Diogenes at April 29, 2026 11:00 PM (totH9) 140
To preheat it before welding, they soaked cow patties with kerosene, stacked them around the block, and then set them alight.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 29, 2026 10:58 PM (LyQI6) If it works, it works. I was at a summer camp once where the highest feat of engineering was to stuff old dried horse turds into a tube and light them up as rockets. This was in Texas. Posted by: gKWVE at April 29, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE) 141
52 In our fridge right now: white enoki, brown enoki, trumpet, crimini, dried shiitake.
No Matango? Posted by: Anna Puma Ever have morels? There's a store near me that occasionally has them. They are around $60 or more per pound, but they're lightweight so you can get a handful for about 10 bucks. They are really good sauteed in butter. Posted by: nerdygirl at April 29, 2026 11:02 PM (0Htd1) 142
I watch a EweTube video where Pakistani mechanics patched up a windowed engine block. To preheat it before welding, they soaked cow patties with kerosene, stacked them around the block, and then set them alight.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 29, 2026 10:58 PM (LyQI6) If you look at enough old cars and old tractors, you will see such block repairs on a regular basis. Quite often, the old-timers would just cut a patch to fit over the hole, and attach it with a bunch of stove bolts. Good as new! Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 11:03 PM (utfVc) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 29, 2026 11:04 PM (neSLO) 144
Goodnight, All. Sleep well:
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 11:05 PM (77rzZ) 145
should report any sightings of the pig and not attempt to capture it themselves
Capture it? Heck, I'm a gonna shoot it and eat high on the hog for a while! Posted by: GWB at April 29, 2026 11:05 PM (D4VUo) 146
Canada is apparently speed-running the decline and fall of Rome scenario
@cosminDZS I WAS LEAKED a confidential Canadian Forces report that reveals a Quebec officer training platoon had 83% permanent residents. The program descended into ethnic infighting between West African factions, "lack of respect" for women and a 48% grad rate x.com/cosminDZS/status/2049250872568488154 Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 29, 2026 11:06 PM (diia5) 147
83 The dag bit Letterman in the face when he stepped on its tail or paw.
Got his lip if I remember correctly. Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale That rings a bell. I think you're right. Posted by: nerdygirl at April 29, 2026 11:07 PM (0Htd1) 148
A standard (lazy) and incredibly ignorant dismissal is what one gets from many (not all) younger people when they're informed that our civic culture is greatly degraded from recent times. They didn't live through it, they only know what they've experienced, they stupidly and instantly assume a "golden years" or "good ol' days" situation.
Well - https://tinyurl.com/3mmtsxtj Anyway, just a small tidbit reminder of how things were. And at that time, Reagan received what to many was a shockingly bad treatment by the press, by standards of the day. Ha! Fast forward to 2026 ...... Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 11:07 PM (U/Byj) 149
106 Made made Letterman change to what he is today?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 10:44 PM (Cqx++) He soured after moving from NBC to CBS. Heck, I remember when he late morning show on NBC. Trying to remember what it was about, long time ago. Posted by: Joemarine at April 29, 2026 11:07 PM (y171U) Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 29, 2026 11:08 PM (+HNx/) 151
"I stole 800 orders of mac and cheese."
Silence. "Oh, you're gonna be a fun one, boy. I've got just the dress for you." Posted by: GWB at April 29, 2026 11:08 PM (D4VUo) 152
I am so incredibly sad to hear about Captain Whitebread. He wasn't here as much as he used to be, but he was awesome. So many great stories about his dj days.
Heaven rejoices as we grieve him. Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 29, 2026 11:09 PM (Vvh2V) 153
95 Letterman in the mid 80s was stupid funny.
Music was phenomenal. Top ten was hilarious Guests didn’t know wtf to expect. No partisan bs. Just funny and creative. Posted by: nurse ratched Even when I was working the next day, I would stay up to watch the top ten. Posted by: nerdygirl at April 29, 2026 11:09 PM (0Htd1) 154
X:
Nick shirley © @nickshirleyy Tim Walz called me a "far right delusional conspiracy theorist" and said exposing the fraud in his state was "white supremacy." It was the classic false smear tactic that has worked for so long... but it didn't work this time. Tim was exposed and dropped out. Tim leared. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 29, 2026 11:10 PM (S/Y4j) 155
Anyway, just a small tidbit reminder of how things were. And at that time, Reagan received what to many was a shockingly bad treatment by the press, by standards of the day. Ha! Fast forward to 2026 ......
--------- Media comparisons of Reagan with Gille de Rais went nowhere, for some reason. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 29, 2026 11:11 PM (+HNx/) 156
Ever have morels? There's a store near me that occasionally has them. They are around $60 or more per pound, but they're lightweight so you can get a handful for about 10 bucks. They are really good sauteed in butter.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 29, 2026 11:02 PM (0Htd1) ===== Not for a long time. But 2-3 years ago we got some wild chanterelles from our cousins' ranch and they were transcendent. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX) 157
"delve"… Tolkien used it, more than a few times, in LOTR.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Well, of course. The delves of Mirkwood. The delves of Lothlorien… Hahaha. Vivaldi spell-check has Lothlorien. Posted by: mindful webworker - And the wharfs who mined the lonely mountains at April 29, 2026 11:14 PM (y3Pql) 158
:59 PM (mfM/h)
139 AlGore says we gonna freeze to death. Posted by: Anna Puma He must be running out of money so he's starting a new scam on a new generation. He's a grifter. Posted by: Diogenes at April 29, 2026 11:00 PM (totH9) ----- Big Al will have to coordinate his grift with NOAA. That agency has all the temperature sensors placed in hot parking lots next to air conditioners, under restaurant exhaust fans. and other sources of heat. They're going to need to relocate them to caves, parking structures, and recruit a whole new volunteer force to record temperatures. Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 29, 2026 11:14 PM (bslOC) 159
weft that's some depressing if not surprising stuff about the Canadian Forces. I spent some time with the Vandoos up in Quebec. They were in fine shape, as were the RCRs who were the opfor in an exercise. Canada has such a distinguished 20th century military history (which I'm guessing most younger Canadians are unware of).
On the stupid bilateral pissing match topic, nice to see the fans at a Buffalo NHL game the other night finish "Oh Canada" when the singer's mike failed. You can find several instances of this from past years up in Canada, where the crowd sings the Star Spangled Banner. Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 11:15 PM (U/Byj) 160
If Doof or TRex are still around, this might be a good track for Saturday's ONT.
https://youtu.be/thGCS91JxTE Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 29, 2026 11:16 PM (S/Y4j) 161
weft that's some depressing if not surprising stuff about the Canadian Forces. I spent some time with the Vandoos up in Quebec. They were in fine shape, as were the RCRs who were the opfor in an exercise.
Posted by: rhomboid The frightening thing is to contemplate why they are importing 3rd worlders to staff up their military while reflecting on the truckers' protests. Nothing good comes to mind. Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 29, 2026 11:17 PM (diia5) 162
I remember the later, not funny, Letterman later being quite insulting to Rush Limbaugh
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 29, 2026 11:18 PM (bslOC) 163
>>> 451 million pounds of mushrooms would occupy about 45 American football fields or 35 soccer fields.
To what depth? Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 29, 2026 11:18 PM (/lPRQ) 164
Not for a long time. But 2-3 years ago we got some wild chanterelles from our cousins' ranch and they were transcendent.
Posted by: San Franpsycho There are people around Michigan who know how to find morels in the woods. Posted by: nerdygirl at April 29, 2026 11:18 PM (0Htd1) 165
Welp. A sure sign I need to go to bed as I just posted by accident under the cafe post. Nothing important as I am never important or have important thoughts.
May Captain Whitebread RIP (too young and I loved his name), empathy for the Professor on his kitty loss, and congratulations to Grandpa Aspirin. Being a grandparent is the greatest gift of getting old! Keeps you young; and living so close to ours is a blessing and honor. We have so much joy and fun and don't know what we did before they entered our world..."trailing clouds of glory." (Wordsworth, my flying monkeys). Goodnight you crazy rascals! Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 29, 2026 11:19 PM (WONhk) 166
I guess David Allan Coe died today.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2026 11:20 PM (Kyh8Y) 167
77 Ok, Yea or Nay ??
"Amazon considering reboot of “The Apprentice,” potential host could be Donald Trump Jr. - WSJ" Posted by: runner I'm thinking more of a rebooted MXC with Libs being the foil of every crap situation and 'trial'. "Right you are Don!" Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2026 10:33 PM (Kyh8Y) I still want Dog The Bounty Hunter chasing Hunter Biden around the world. I might actually use Netflix for that. Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 29, 2026 11:20 PM (w/O5Q) 168
131 …Delve and da orcs had a big fight in dat dere Lord ah da Rings film, you betcha.
Posted by: mikeski 157 …The delves of Mirkwood. The delves of Lothlorien… Posted by: mindful webworker Y' really gotta be fast around here when the jokes are so obvious. Posted by: mindful webworker - or is it oblivious? at April 29, 2026 11:21 PM (y3Pql) 169
With grandkids age 0 to 4 goes by in about 10 minutes.
Posted by: Reforger at April 29, 2026 11:21 PM (G4ajv) 170
My goodness, why did Obelix put those there?
That couldn't have been the order! Posted by: Kindltot at April 29, 2026 11:22 PM (rbvCR) 171
aww man, Coe was a real one.
STOP DYING Posted by: gKWVE at April 29, 2026 11:22 PM (gKWVE) 172
Big Al will have to coordinate his grift with NOAA. That agency has all the temperature sensors placed in hot parking lots next to air conditioners, under restaurant exhaust fans. and other sources of heat. They're going to need to relocate them to caves, parking structures, and recruit a whole new volunteer force to record temperatures.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 29, 2026 11:14 PM (bslOC) Lemme guess: the "cure" for "onset of a new Ice Age" is the same as the "cure" for Gerbil Worming, right? Stop using fossil fuels? What do I win? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 11:22 PM (utfVc) 173
146 Canada is apparently speed-running the decline and fall of Rome scenario
@cosminDZS I WAS LEAKED a confidential Canadian Forces report that reveals a Quebec officer training platoon had 83% permanent residents. The program descended into ethnic infighting between West African factions, "lack of respect" for women and a 48% grad rate x.com/cosminDZS/status/2049250872568488154 Posted by: weft cut-loop dIVer5itY iZ 0uR sTriNGth!!! Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 29, 2026 11:23 PM (ohOaC) 174
Kimmel and all these Late-Night Shows Suck so bad compared to Johnny Carson...
Johnny helped get me through college.... These clowns make the KKK look like the boy scouts.... Posted by: Jackson K. at April 29, 2026 11:24 PM (ZWcdc) Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 11:25 PM (RIvkX) 176
Delve to mine/explore.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 29, 2026 11:26 PM (bss/y) 177
'The Dwarves delved to deeply and greedily...'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 29, 2026 11:26 PM (bss/y) 178
Delve to mine/explore.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 29, 2026 11:26 PM (bss/y) IIRC, one of the Hobbit towns in the Shire was called "Michel Delving", which literally meant "Much Digging". Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 11:28 PM (utfVc) 179
Lemme guess: the "cure" for "onset of a new Ice Age" is the same as the "cure" for Gerbil Worming, right? Stop using fossil fuels?
What do I win? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon No, they need to whip a 180 on that, to power all the AI datacenters. But you can be sure the cure will require more government control of everything. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 11:29 PM (VHUov) 180
"We do not fear what lies beneath
We can never dig too deep" ~The Dwarves (featuring Thorin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 29, 2026 11:31 PM (jrgJz) 181
Oh, Perfesser, I am so sorry about Jasmine.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 29, 2026 11:31 PM (Vvh2V) 182
I was drunk
The day my momma Got out of prison I went To pick her up In the rain But before I could get her In my pickup Truck She got run over by a damned old train David Allen Coe, RIP Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 29, 2026 11:31 PM (LyQI6) 183
Confirmed:
Catch Up @CatchUpFeed Greg Bovino says Trump admin's lack of political will slowing mass deportations https://tinyurl.com/3jbphhbn That is NOT what I voted for. Sigh. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 29, 2026 11:31 PM (74zY1) 184
180 "We do not fear what lies beneath
We can never dig too deep" ~The Dwarves (featuring Thorin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 29, 2026 11:31 PM (jrgJz) Until you awaken a Balrog and it wrecks your shit. Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 29, 2026 11:31 PM (bss/y) 185
800 orders of mac and cheese
----------------- Guess when he goes to jail he's gonna need more 😎 Elbow room YAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH Posted by: ... at April 29, 2026 11:32 PM (vE0+H) 186
Dave Mason, David Allen Coe in the last week or so.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 29, 2026 11:32 PM (XeU6L) 187
RIP Capt. Whitebread
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 29, 2026 11:34 PM (xcxpd) 188
"We do not fear what lies beneath
We can never dig too deep" Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past Until you awaken a Balrog and it wrecks your shit. Posted by: Aetius451AD Yeah, but we weren't scared of it! Posted by: the ghost of random dwarf #73 at April 29, 2026 11:34 PM (VHUov) 189
Nice ONT TRex, how are you all Horde?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 29, 2026 11:35 PM (0nHVk) 190
Mucho Diggero
Posted by: gKWVE at April 29, 2026 11:36 PM (gKWVE) 191
China Forbes turned 56 today. She is co-lead singer of Pink Martini, which is to say that sometimes she's on stage and sometimes Storm Large is. Here she is performing one of their signature songs, which she co-wrote with band founder and pianist Thomas Lauderdale:
Pink Martini ft. China Forbes - Sympathique (Live from Stuttgart - 2010) https://youtu.be/RQTWIUK4acM I also really like their darker take on Que Sera Sera, which has been featured on TV and film, such as in a deeply moving scene of the afterlife workplace dramedy Dead Like Me: Pink Martini - Que Sera Sera (Audio) https://youtu.be/dxigox5uNvY Today is also the 53rd birthday for bassist Mike Hogan, formerly of The Cranberries. They disbanded after releasing their final album In The End in 2019, completed using vocal demos that lead singer Dolores O'Riordan had recorded on her hard drive before her accidental drowning death in 2018. This song is from happier times, off their 2nd album No Need To Argue (1994): The Cranberries - Ode To My Family (Official Music Video) https://youtu.be/Zz-DJr1Qs54 Posted by: SciVo at April 29, 2026 11:37 PM (Sy6m/) 192
Another reason for the large number of mushroom farms in PA is the availability of played out hard rock coal mines.
You've heard of mushroom management : Keep 'em in the dark and feed 'em shit. Coal mines are great for the "dark" part. One of the major dangers in raising mushrooms is contamination of the beds with non-wanted spores. There are a huge number of mushroom species in the world, but only a relative handful are not poisonous to one degree or another. The last thing a mushroom operation wants is a stray airborne spore from one of the "bad" mushrooms getting in among their crop. Coal mines are almost ridiculously easy to isolate. I've mentioned in the past that my wife is a coal miner's (step)daughter. There is a mushroom operation about 5 miles from her parent's house in a defunct coal mine. Posted by: buddhaha at April 29, 2026 11:37 PM (3tF5Z) 193
ShroomsSmall.jpg You would be surprised to learn that almost 69% of the US mushroom production occurs in the borough of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. It is a small town of about 6000 people, but mushroom-growing facilities around town produce almost 451 million pounds of mushrooms annually (2024). Surprised? Not really. The air roundabout there has a, shall we say, earthy smell to it. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 11:38 PM (xG4kz) 194
>>> Tim Walz called me a "far right delusional conspiracy theorist" and said exposing the fraud in his state was "white supremacy."
So... what Walz is saying is that fraud is POC inferiority? Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 29, 2026 11:39 PM (/lPRQ) 195
Until you awaken a Balrog and it wrecks your shit. Posted by: Aetius451AD I took about eight of my cub scouts out last Friday evening at the council jamboree to collect firewood. We plundered a pile of cut down saplings and everyone just had to break off a walking stick before we got down to business. Business was not gotten down to, however, until each and every kid performed their Gandalf on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm impression. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 11:45 PM (xG4kz) 196
Biden's Dog I listened to Bovino and there wasn't much there, I mean details of the sort that an insider (former but recent) could use to illustrate what he's saying. The high-profile "metro surges" - LA, Chicago, Charlotte, Minneapolis, and apparently a mini-one in Phoenix - are not typical procedure, nor are they the whole story. My main question remains when the most important enforcement element will kick into very high gear - employment, and employers.
Of the two magnets, employment and welfare, the first is by the far the most important and largest. Progress has been made on the latter, which is much easier and more efficient as we're talking federal programs. But the dramatic outflow we need, starting yesterday, to materially change the situation prior to who knows what January 21, 2029 ain't coming til the employment magnet is diminished or switched off. Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 11:48 PM (U/Byj) 197
Business was not gotten down to, however, until each and every kid performed their Gandalf on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm impression.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot If you were grading them, did they pass? Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 11:49 PM (VHUov) 198
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0cr2cfSH9I
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 29, 2026 11:49 PM (jrgJz) 199
buddhaha, your comment reminded me of a long-ago woman I went out with a few times. Very good looking, and with almost a southern aristocratic air, yet very friendly.
I called her (not to her, to friends) "Coal Mine Owner's Daughter", a tiny bit of funny based off the song. Can't even remember how that went, or why it didn't proceed further. Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 11:52 PM (U/Byj) 200
LAST!
Posted by: mindful webworker - or WORST! at April 29, 2026 11:52 PM (y3Pql) 201
Howdy, horde!
Thanks for tonight's ONT, TRex! I do hope that you & The Grateful can reach agreement on yard decor. So many dino's, so little time! LOL Posted by: JQ at April 29, 2026 11:53 PM (rdVOm) 202
Media comparisons of Reagan with Gille de Rais went nowhere, for some reason.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 29, 2026 11:11 PM (+HNx/) People here might know about Gille de Rais, but among the general public? Maybe 1 in a 1000? Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 29, 2026 11:58 PM (ZVgZ4) 203
Media comparisons of Reagan with Gille de Rais went nowhere, for some reason.
Posted by: Cicero People here might know about Gille de Rais, but among the general public? Maybe 1 in a 1000? Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit And now, the name would be better-known among the general public than among the journalists. Not because the public is better-informed. Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 12:04 AM (VHUov) 204
On my 2008 Suburban, I went with TPMS sensors for years. Finally found some affordable ones on Amazon, bought a set, and had them installed in the rims when I bought a set of new tires. The tire shop had to use the aforementioned scan tool to make the car recognize them. Fuckers barely lasted a year. Last year, I bought a set of near-new Michelins from a friend, mounted them myself, and shitcanned all the TPMS sensors. They were all swollen and split. Bad batteries, I guess.
There used to be something called "virtual TPMS" which I think was really better. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:58 PM (utfVc) I ripped them out of my pickup. Got tired of dealing with it. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 12:05 AM (snZF9) 205
Y'know, that giant TRex would look pretty spiffy here at El Rancho Webworks.
Lessee, 145,000 pounds, going 1,739 miles… Grok, what would that cost? Specialized/Super Heavy (multi-axle, complex route), extremely complex moves can exceed $15,000–$20,000 when all fees are added. Is that all? Heck, throw in a triceratops. Posted by: mindful webworker - not counting dismantling and reconstruction at April 30, 2026 12:05 AM (y3Pql) 206
A minor league baseball team in Pennsylvania will celebrate an unusual local cryptid this season when, for one night only, they will take to the field as the Squonk. Said to inhabit the northern forests of the state, the curious-looking critter was first detailed in the 1910 book 'Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods.' The "always unhappy" Squonk was said to sport "misfitting skin" that made it so unsightly and uncomfortable that the pig-like creature constantly wept about its unfortunate state and could "dissolve itself in tears" should it be frightened or the need to escape from capture arise. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 12:06 AM (Cqx++) 207
I had to look up Gille de Rais. I might have heard of him but his other activities don't usually show up in the patriotic books or the saintly literature on Jehanne.
Oh boy. So to speak. Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 12:07 AM (gKWVE) 208
Just checked heyjackass.com for the first time in a while, seems they've added some new metrics, but not sure (the "Shot in the *ss-o-meter" and "Shot in the Junk-o-meter I don't recall before).
For those wishing to keep up on murder and mayhem in Chi-town, home of the Blackhawks and the Obama Memorial Flakturm. Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:07 AM (U/Byj) 209
>>> Tim Walz called me a "far right delusional conspiracy theorist" and said exposing the fraud in his state was "white supremacy."
So... what Walz is saying is that fraud is POC inferiority? Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 29, 2026 11:39 PM (/lPRQ) The entire piece of shit democrat party have become the kids that call their parents dicks when they get caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Across the board, with everything. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 12:08 AM (snZF9) 210
My wife is about to pass over Japan on her way to South Korea. She should be landing in 3 hours or so.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 12:09 AM (rbvCR) 211
Perhaps Ohio's Republicans should nominate the elusive "Moderate Democrat" as the state cryptid. Is Virginia a better match?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 12:09 AM (S/Y4j) 212
I ripped them out of my pickup. Got tired of dealing with it.
Posted by: Berserker So, do you simply ignore the dash "idiot light" forevermore? I need new tires, and suspect they will attempt to upsell new sensors-- which I will decline-- but damn, that light is annoying. Especially since *every* previous instance of it illuminating (so far) has been a false alarm! Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm) 213
Kindltot, her arms must be very tired.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:13 AM (U/Byj) 214
A United Airlines flight from SF "encountered" a drone on approach to Lindbergh Field here in San Diego this morning. First report said "struck" but later airline revised the report, crews found no evidence of any collision.
Didn't say which part of the pattern, and I'm not sure of the exact speed of a plane like that on approach, but pretty sure it's much faster than any conventional drone - so an "encounter" could be pretty exciting, as in screaming just past the drone. Small miracle there hasn't been a serious incident involving a drone, unless there has been and I missed it. Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:18 AM (U/Byj) 215
We just use Autel sensors cuz that's what all my TPMS eqpt. is.
Never had the probs you're describing. Maybe cuz in socali it never freezes??? Posted by: MAxIE at April 30, 2026 12:19 AM (3Dvl3) 216
I think the Squonk is the perfect metaphor for the left in all of its' iterations. What a bunch of irredeemable Squonks!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 12:21 AM (0nHVk) Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:22 AM (vE0+H) 218
So, do you simply ignore the dash "idiot light" forevermore?
I need new tires, and suspect they will attempt to upsell new sensors-- which I will decline-- but damn, that light is annoying. Especially since *every* previous instance of it illuminating (so far) has been a false alarm! Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm) Why yes, that is what I do. I get a "check tire monitor system" text message in the display panel, and that can be turned off by hitting the trip odometer rest button. But the amber tire alert lamp stays lit. It is easily ignorable. I ran into the text-wall limit when referring to "virtual" TPMS. That system used the ABS wheel-speed sensors to compute a running count of wheel revolutions on a per-wheel basis. With 4 like tires, all the wheels should do an exactly equal number of revolutions over a long-enough time span (so that corners and road bends are averaged out). If one wheel consistently records more or fewer revolutions than its mates, it might be under or over inflated. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:24 AM (utfVc) 219
I thought the cure for Global Warming was the same as the cure for poverty, war and inequality - Communism.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:27 AM (vE0+H) 220
Gawd I hope when I finally replace my spectacular but aging out Toyota I can get a car with minimal b.s. I'd guess 90% of "features" added the last 20 years are useless, or actually a problem. Maybe higher.
And what's with the tire pressure stuff? This isn't a space shuttle or a B-52 or something. Know you tires, visually check them out frequently, occasionally use a $12 tool to check the pressure. Are we done here? Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:29 AM (U/Byj) 221
On the Hill in the 80s, when the "climate" crap was first emerging (well, the "ice age" scare had faded just a few years before), and of course all kinds of apocalyptic nonsense was afoot CUZ REAGAN WAS GOING START A NUKYLER WAR!, we joked that there was nothing to worry about: nuclear winter would cancel out global warming.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:31 AM (U/Byj) 222
One and done Horde, early morning stuff to do and it is supposed to be pouring. Sweet dreams to one and all.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 12:32 AM (0nHVk) 223
Business was not gotten down to, however, until each and every kid performed their Gandalf on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm impression. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot If you were grading them, did they pass? Posted by: mikeski They did, until they started using whole saplings as their staff and those were three to four times taller than were they. Point were deducted for inauthentic costuming, shall we say. The funniest part was that they would put down "their" staff to finally help collect wood and when they'd return to get it, anguished cries of "Who has my walking stick?" predominated in the conversation. I larfed, which doubtlessly disappointed some of them who, I expect, figured that I would sort out the ownership question. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 12:34 AM (xG4kz) 224
Going to try that sleep thing again. Last night was hard as one leg and then the other kept cramping up. Not too hard, and not for long, but ow anyway. I think my toes got cold. Or my legs got old. Or it's springtime mold. Well, time to fold.
Besides, all I need is the air that I breathe. https://youtu.be/6Nq4j3Ulkd0 G'nite, merry band of Morons & 💖 ettes. Posted by: mindful webworker - to dream, perchance to sleep at April 30, 2026 12:34 AM (y3Pql) 225
So, do you simply ignore the dash "idiot light" forevermore?
I need new tires, and suspect they will attempt to upsell new sensors-- which I will decline-- but damn, that light is annoying. Especially since *every* previous instance of it illuminating (so far) has been a false alarm! Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm) Ignore it? No, I flip it the middle finger when I see it. lol It started with the light. I did the whole bullshit ritual of resetting it, which on the chevy colorado was like ball surgery with a rusty soup can lid. 15 minutes later the light came back on. Ok, a sensor is probably bad, but which one? Change them all @ $75 each and then find out oh something in the computer is fucked, so sorry. Anyway, one day I was checking the air pressure, and the chucklehead before me had some shitty metal valve stem caps. One must have oxidized and fused to the threads of the stem. I went to unscrew it and the entire threaded part of the stem broke off exposing the valve core. It wasn't leaking, but i couldn't put air in it either. Soooo, get a new sensor for $75 and STILL be staring at the light on the dashboard? Fuck no, it needed tires anyway, so out they came Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 12:35 AM (snZF9) 226
There is another T. rex statue in Arizona somewhere along I-40. My daughter took a great gag picture of me cowering before it with my arms upraised as if it were attacking me. That was thirteen years ago. Every now and then I resurrect it as my avatar for one or another of my social media accounts. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 12:39 AM (xG4kz) 227
With the coming ice age I guess the earf doesn't "have a fever" anymore. Maybe we did too much communism and fixed the earf too hard. Maybe we shouldn't have done anything?
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:42 AM (vE0+H) 228
I am 1 for 2 with TPMS. Once it alarmed and I got to.the tire shop.and had the main puncture fixed. The second time, at 65 on a freeway interchange the alarm never had a chance. A pretty big gash in the tire which went completely flat in less time than the scan period.
I bought a set of external TPMS sensors with a dash mounted readout unit to use on trailers. It works. Posted by: buddhaha at April 30, 2026 12:42 AM (3tF5Z) 229
Apparently the Dems in Congress have tried to prohibit Trump from invading Cuba, and failed the vote.
At the moment no one wants to invade Cuba, except maybe some expats, even Lindsay Graham has been quiet. Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 12:43 AM (rbvCR) 230
And what's with the tire pressure stuff? This isn't a space shuttle or a B-52 or something. Know you tires, visually check them out frequently, occasionally use a $12 tool to check the pressure. Are we done here?
Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:29 AM (U/Byj) TPMS is a heavy-handed attempt to force habitually unobservant people to check their tires. Unfortunately, the implementation has been very bad. You what would work? Mount four of those el-cheapo non-contact infrared temperature sensors, one at each wheel. Underinflated tires run hot, and very hot as they approach failure. You could have software that compares measured temperature of each tire and compares to what should be expected, given ambient temperature, road speed, and duration of trip. If a sensor gets obscured by mud or dirt, or suffers road damage, system could report "sensor error, XX wheel, see dealer". I would make the sensors standardized to a very few types, and as easy to replace as a light bulb. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:44 AM (utfVc) 231
Apparently the Dems in Congress have tried to prohibit Trump from invading Cuba, and failed the vote. Just have the Coast Guard capture and re-direct refugee boats from Haiti to Cuba. Problem solved, especially after the Haitians start eating the dogs and eating the cats. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 12:46 AM (xG4kz) 232
With the coming ice age I guess the earf doesn't "have a fever" anymore. Maybe we did too much communism and fixed the earf too hard. Maybe we shouldn't have done anything?
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:42 AM (vE0+H) Chills and fever, like a tertian fever. Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 12:46 AM (rbvCR) 233
Gawd I hope when I finally replace my spectacular but aging out Toyota I can get a car with minimal b.s. I'd guess 90% of "features" added the last 20 years are useless, or actually a problem. Maybe higher.
And what's with the tire pressure stuff? This isn't a space shuttle or a B-52 or something. Know you tires, visually check them out frequently, occasionally use a $12 tool to check the pressure. Are we done here? Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:29 AM (U/Byj) Right, its called the old way, and it works. I can't even work on new harleys because they have become such a technological nightmare you need $1000's of dollars of scanning tools. Up until not that long ago the repair manuals all had a wiring section, basically the schematics and some trouble shooting for certain electrical goodies. Now? lolol, yeah right. Thats not even in the books anymore noooooo you need to buy an electrical manual. Its 2" thick, it's $100, will be useless when the next year's model comes out, and is all flow charts and requires computer programs and break out boxes that you need to update the adapter plugs for newer models. The shops I work out of all said fuck this. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 12:47 AM (snZF9) 234
Thanks, AOP & Bers-- ignore the TPMS light. Check!
At least it will be there to prompt me to check the pressure more often, I suppose. LOL I go to the dealer for oil changes. (The idjit-lube places have mostly gone out of business locally. Wonder why? *not really*) Of course, dealer always tries to push another $600-700 "service" each visit. I know they'll want to do the tires, so will get a bid from my fave tire shop before next oil change. Car mfr's warranty runs out this autumn. {Hold me, mommy, I'm scared!} Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 12:49 AM (rdVOm) 235
Time to go collect the dog for bedtime ... see you in the Tech thread. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 12:50 AM (xG4kz) 236
A minor league baseball team in Pennsylvania will celebrate an unusual local cryptid this season when, for one night only, they will take to the field as the Squonk.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. Here's the band for their walk-on music, then. https://youtu.be/AF8F_wnqjCw They're not always that weird..... https://youtu.be/NfhZUrVNBh0 But they usually are. And they do live stuff with a minor-league-baseball feel to it, so they'd fit in. Audience participation..... with giant instruments! https://youtu.be/EvEnuT1FLDM Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 12:50 AM (VHUov) 237
Chills and fever, like a tertian fever. Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 12:46 AM (rbvCR) Chills and a fever, aka the Weather Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:53 AM (vE0+H) 238
Berserker, there's long been a trend in some consumer product areas to seek out "older" models, because they were .... better. Better made, but also without all the useless "features" (= more things to break or go wrong).
I've wondered why there hasn't already been anyone even trying to capture market share with better made, simpler products. From cars to water heaters to fridges. Oh sure, exploit any actual advances in materials or design - which in most cases are minimal. But make them simpler, make them last, and charge more - there would be the proverbial mobs beating a path to your door(s). Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:53 AM (U/Byj) 239
Thats not even in the books anymore noooooo you need to buy an electrical manual. Its 2" thick, it's $100, will be useless when the next year's model comes out, and is all flow charts and requires computer programs and break out boxes that you need to update the adapter plugs for newer models. The shops I work out of all said fuck this.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 12:47 AM (snZF9) Hand cranks and hot-tube ignition FTW! Did you ever watch that youtube video by a guy that made hot-tube ignition for a Briggs & Stratton mower engine? He used stack of those little "anti-fouling adaptors they used to sell for spark plugs - basically an inch-long steel tube with a 14 mm male thread on one end, and a female on the other. I think he ended up stacking about six of them. The engine started on its spark plug, and once warmed up, the tube was hot enough to act as a glow plug, and fire the mixture. And the engine would run on practically any fuel. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:54 AM (utfVc) 240
I've wondered why there hasn't already been anyone even trying to capture market share with better made, simpler products. From cars to water heaters to fridges. Oh sure, exploit any actual advances in materials or design - which in most cases are minimal. But make them simpler, make them last, and charge more - there would be the proverbial mobs beating a path to your door(s).
Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:53 AM (U/Byj) I will guess with 3D printing and CNC it will be possible to run off old style motors. Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 12:58 AM (rbvCR) 241
Speaking of tires, there is one thing I could get behind: make an improved tire valve. Maybe something with bayonet pins, and a smooth extended snout, so that a pressure gauge or tire inflating hose could latch on and make a leak-tight connection, without me having to crouch there, pushing hard on the tire chuck so it seals.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:01 AM (utfVc) 242
I've wondered why there hasn't already been anyone even trying to capture market share with better made, simpler products. From cars to water heaters to fridges. Oh sure, exploit any actual advances in materials or design - which in most cases are minimal. But make them simpler, make them last, and charge more - there would be the proverbial mobs beating a path to your door(s).
Posted by: rhomboid --------- YES! This! 1000000 x this! I'd gladly pay for RELIABLE stuff!!! Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm) 243
Us dumbass country boys in flyover country do a walk around the vehicle and kick the tires. If one looks low we put on the portable compressor with a digital gauge. It only happens when it -15degF. But the compressor batteries are only rated at -4degF so it stays in in house until needed. Those valve stem sensors suck balls.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:02 AM (Fbc0I) 244
Sorry I'm late, I was doing other things.
I was just going to lurk tonight, but I just wanted to point out that the rock on the right in the top photo looks like the inspiration for Obama's Presidential Library. Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 01:04 AM (edmpr) 245
I will guess with 3D printing and CNC it will be possible to run off old style motors.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 12:58 AM (rbvCR) I think it's going to be a while before we get 3D printing of structural or heat-treated metal parts. Possibly we could see 3D electro-deposition of metal to make certain metal parts? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:06 AM (utfVc) 246
Us dumbass country boys in flyover country do a walk around the vehicle and kick the tires. If one looks low we put on the portable compressor with a digital gauge. It only happens when it -15degF. But the compressor batteries are only rated at -4degF so it stays in in house until needed. Those valve stem sensors suck balls.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:02 AM (Fbc0I) Smart truckers used to walk around their rigs and trailers with a bat or hammer, and thump all the tires on the sidewall. A properly-inflated tire gives a slightly musical "dunk" sound, while a low tire makes more of a flat slap. Any tire that "thumps" with an odd note is worthy of closer inspection. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:11 AM (utfVc) 247
Well, past my bedtime. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:15 AM (utfVc) 248
I don't mind checking tire pressure with a gauge. No big deal. I *DO* mind paying $60-75 EACH for sensors that fail within just a few years. Eff that.
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm) 249
Berserker, there's long been a trend in some consumer product areas to seek out "older" models, because they were .... better. Better made, but also without all the useless "features" (= more things to break or go wrong).
I've wondered why there hasn't already been anyone even trying to capture market share with better made, simpler products. From cars to water heaters to fridges. Oh sure, exploit any actual advances in materials or design - which in most cases are minimal. But make them simpler, make them last, and charge more - there would be the proverbial mobs beating a path to your door(s). Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 12:53 AM (U/Byj) There is a definite thing like that going on with the harley. I have 5 of them. My newest is a 1997. My oldest is an 1987. I have an '87, an '88, a '92, a '94, and a '97. They all have the EVO engine. That engine was made from 1984 1/2 up to 1999. I have them because I worked on 100's of them, and they are solid. They are real reliable, go a shitload of miles, they don't leak, and they are simple. Well, its slowly catching on now and people are looking to buy them. You can find nice ones in the $5000 area and people sucking them up. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 01:22 AM (snZF9) 250
Hand cranks and hot-tube ignition FTW! Did you ever watch that youtube video by a guy that made hot-tube ignition for a Briggs & Stratton mower engine? He used stack of those little "anti-fouling adaptors they used to sell for spark plugs - basically an inch-long steel tube with a 14 mm male thread on one end, and a female on the other. I think he ended up stacking about six of them. The engine started on its spark plug, and once warmed up, the tube was hot enough to act as a glow plug, and fire the mixture. And the engine would run on practically any fuel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:54 AM (utfVc) Sounds wild. I will have to look for that. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 01:24 AM (snZF9) 251
True or False: Women were far better informed when men were the only people who paid attention to politics.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:33 AM (vE0+H) 252
I don't mind checking tire pressure with a gauge. No big deal. I *DO* mind paying $60-75 EACH for sensors that fail within just a few years. Eff that.
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm) I haven't had any problems with them in the other cars. My car is a 2015 and never had a problem. Mrs B's rdx is a 2017 and her's has a readout that shows the pressure in each tire, which is nice. She never had a problem. My chevy colorado was a frigging problem. Some cars just might use a shit design. There might be better replacements out there. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 01:35 AM (snZF9) 253
>>True or False: Women were far better informed when men were the only people who paid attention to politics.
----------- Wtf? Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm) 254
It was first activist (communist) women that corrupted the average woman's view of the world, followed by the media, the latter only really happening in the last dozen years. Everyone wants to know how women went so crazy. It was a targeted psy op, nothing more. And Democrats used baby killing and the wages lie, but mostly baby killing, to hook them.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:37 AM (vE0+H) 255
True or False: Women were far better informed when men were the only people who paid attention to politics.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:33 AM (vE0+H) No clue about that one. Women used to concern themselves with other things. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 01:37 AM (snZF9) 256
It was first activist (communist) women that corrupted the average woman's view of the world, followed by the media, the latter only really happening in the last dozen years. Everyone wants to know how women went so crazy. It was a targeted psy op, nothing more. And Democrats used baby killing and the wages lie, but mostly baby killing, to hook them.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:37 AM (vE0+H) I can see that. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 01:39 AM (snZF9) 257
No clue about that one. Women used to concern themselves with other things.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 01:37 AM (snZF9) Hypothetically would it be better to be uninformed, or ill informed? Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:40 AM (vE0+H) 258
There might be better replacements out there.
Posted by: Berserker No doubt. My OEM sensors are still good at ~7 years. The aftermarket set (that I got when buying studded tires on their own rims) had failure after only 4 years. I'm convinced that some politician's family was heavily invested in tire pressure sensor manufacturing... Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm) 259
Oh and gays. They got women with gays because most women know some gays, and before that the flag draped coffins and a lot of bs about "mothers". It was systematic and targeted. I remain 85% certain The View is/was a CIA operation.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:42 AM (vE0+H) 260
That was fun. Goodnight everyone and godspeed dear Captain Whitebread.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:44 AM (vE0+H) 261
No clue about that one. Women used to concern themselves with other things.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 01:37 AM (snZF9) - Obligatory PSA: https://youtu.be/LS37SNYjg8w Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 30, 2026 01:45 AM (a1meb) 262
>>> I remain 85% certain The View is/was a CIA operation.
Posted by: ... >Whoopi was cast as a nun, so you may have something there. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:46 AM (Fbc0I) 263
251 True or False: Women were far better informed when men were the only people who paid attention to politics.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:33 AM (vE0+H) Counter argument: Men are incapable of walking and chewing gum at the same time. Makes just about as much sense. You know, you might as well say women shouldn't be allowed to read. That would probably solve your misogyny problem. Works for the muzzies. Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 01:54 AM (DwqWV) 264
It's still common, particularly here in podunk, that men seem to think women are incapable of independent, or even intelligent, thought.
The snide, passive-aggressive arrogance is so tiresome. Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm) 265
tpms batteries typically last about 7 years and generic Autel-compatibles cost about $40 around socali
Posted by: MAxIE at April 30, 2026 01:56 AM (3Dvl3) 266
264 It's still common, particularly here in podunk, that men seem to think women are incapable of independent, or even intelligent, thought.
The snide, passive-aggressive arrogance is so tiresome. Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm) You have to wonder how they feel about their moms and wives, doncha? Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 02:01 AM (DwqWV) 267
You have to wonder how they feel about their moms and wives, doncha?
Posted by: tcn in AK Makes me cringe. I've known too many guys like that. Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm) 268
Evening Horde.
Shitty night at work. Two machines with ghosts in them. One machine is picking up parts and looking at them, then putting them back into the tray. It does all ten then throws a servo motor code. One has nothing to do with the other. I think it's AI has gone stupid. The other just shuts off for no reason. Three good dudes quit. Better offers elsewhere. Tonight sucked. Now for beer. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 02:03 AM (G4ajv) 269
Made my day, when one older gentleman brought his boat in to the locksmith shop-- his key turned, but didn't actuate the ignition. No other employees were available, so I hopped up into the boat & checked things out...
Simple switch. Several wires/connectors. Tightened them all (starter wire was loose). Found one wire dangling & traced it to some accessories.. hooked it to the "key on" pole. All good! Starter worked, everything worked, customer satisfied! Ran into the old fellow in another store a while later-- he was so happy! Introduced me to his friend: "This here's the gal that fixed my radio!" Hahaha. Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm) 270
Evening Horde.
Shitty night at work. Two machines with ghosts in them. One machine is picking up parts and looking at them, then putting them back into the tray. It does all ten then throws a servo motor code. One has nothing to do with the other. I think it's AI has gone stupid. The other just shuts off for no reason. Three good dudes quit. Better offers elsewhere. Tonight sucked. Now for beer. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 02:03 AM (G4ajv) Beer? Sounds like a Jack Daniels and weed night. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 02:13 AM (snZF9) Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm) 272
Ran into the old fellow in another store a while later-- he was so happy! Introduced me to his friend: "This here's the gal that fixed my radio!" Hahaha.
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm) I'm really curious to see how you would be with harleys. Like being tossed right into the shit. A baptism under fire thing. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 02:16 AM (snZF9) 273
Reforger, I used to operate a machine with multiple PLCs, vision systems and robot PNP unit...
What's up? Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm) 275
I'm really curious to see how you would be with harleys. Like being tossed right into the shit. A baptism under fire thing.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 02:16 AM (snZF9) That's what I'm going through. Their trying to turn my heavy equipment mechanic ass into a technition on really expensive computer building machines. This crap is unbelievably high tech. Almost magic. They have faith in me so far.. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 02:22 AM (G4ajv) 276
These are the latest fuji PNP machines.
Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 02:24 AM (G4ajv) 277
Reforger-- the PNP relies on vacuum, yes? It was sooo common in my case, that other operators didn't take the time (down time! omg! loss of production/numbers!) to change filters or cartridge valves. Fault! Reject/return to origin.
I dunno. Clean room is likely much different... Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm) 278
Dust and vibration. Enemy of the mechanical.
Clean the lenses; be certain of their "aim" (know whether some eejot messed with them) Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm) 279
I dunno. Clean room is likely much different...
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm) No such thing as a clean room in what I do. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 02:35 AM (snZF9) Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm) 281
https://youtu.be/RBfT8ESKijM
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:40 AM (rdVOm) 282
LOL, Bers!
PNP robots are often used in clean rooms-- like medical/drug packaging, for example. Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm) One shop I worked out of years ago had the closest thing to a clean room. It was a room where you built the engines. It was over sterile if you ask me, but the owner was a Felix Unger. The closest thing to a germaphobe I ever saw in a shop. As if grease from 40 feet away was going to enter the room and screw up an engine build. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 02:48 AM (snZF9) 283
One shop I worked out of years ago had the closest thing to a clean room. It was a room where you built the engines. It was over sterile if you ask me, but the owner was a Felix Unger. The closest thing to a germaphobe I ever saw in a shop. As if grease from 40 feet away was going to enter the room and screw up an engine build.
Posted by: Berserker Dude probly rebuilt automatic transmissions in a former life, LOL! Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm) 284
Actually that shop owner pissed me off. They were assembling something on a metal bench in one bay. I was in the next bay with my own metal bench. I put a few parts I pulled off a bike on *my* bench to get them ready for the parts washer and dude freaks. I'm like dude, wtf, I'm 6 feet away, you think these parts are gonna give your parts fucking cooties?? I was gone by the next week. I told him to press the place in his ass. I had other shops begging me to come to their places.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 02:52 AM (snZF9) 285
Dude probly rebuilt automatic transmissions in a former life, LOL!
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm) He did come from the car industry, but from machine shops. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 02:54 AM (snZF9) 286
Wow, Bers. That's just a bit TOO anal-retentive. Jeepers.
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm) 287
Reforger, you still here? Can you be any more specific with the problem, or would it doxx yourself or your employer? I'll understand if you can't explain further.
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm) 288
The dry drunk chastised reporters at the pentagon for questioning his fuhrer. 250 years ago Dr. Samuel Johnson had this to say about vermin like this. "appeals to patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrel." An even better quote from Dr. Johnson when he was asked what he thought of the american revolution going on at the time. Dr. Johnson "It appears to me those who scream the loudest about freedom and liberty are the slave owning southerners."
Posted by: raimondo at April 30, 2026 03:01 AM (984BN) 289
Wow, Bers. That's just a bit TOO anal-retentive. Jeepers.
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm) This guy was a fucking hop in the ass. One day I was working on something, and I had to walk away from the bike lift for a second. I hear him call me and says a cigarette is burning, like loud like something is on fire. I turn around and he holds up an ash tray. I said cig is in the ash tray? is it supposed to be in the ash tray?. Another time I'm doing a valve adjustment on a $35,000 custom build, and I'm counting the turns on the pushrod adjustment and he comes running over with a sharpie without a cap. He just holds it out. I said whats up. He says this has no cap, this is how they dry out, and then runs away. Uh ok, I guess I'll start from scratch with counting the turns you frigging dickhead. Then one day he asked if I would cut my hair because it might be scary to the customers. I looked at him and said is this a fucking poodle wash?? We work on harleys, have you seen the fucking riders that ride harleys??? This was all in the same week. Yeah I was out of there. the dude should have owned a pet food store, not a shop. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 03:04 AM (snZF9) 290
Ok, Reforger's problem is likely beyond my comprehension. Damn. Check this shit out!
https://smt.fuji.co.jp/en/mounter/ Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:05 AM (rdVOm) 291
I see that the foreign bot which doesn't have a strong command of English is back ranting again.
Posted by: Uggh at April 30, 2026 03:05 AM (2sfNr) 292
I see that the foreign bot which doesn't have a strong command of English is back ranting again.
Posted by: Uggh at April 30, 2026 03:05 AM (2sfNr) yeah, and talking about southern democrat slave owners. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 03:07 AM (snZF9) 293
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 03:04 AM
Wow. And to think, all those bright green dildoes were wasted at wimmen's spurts-ball games... Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:09 AM (rdVOm) 294
>>>Two machines with ghosts in them.
>RFI. EMI. Grounding problem. Cable shielding problems - proper draining. Microwaves - no cell phones on the production floor. Servo drives and motors can be pretty touchy. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:09 AM (Fbc0I) 295
Yesterday on Bongino, there were just over 1000 comments. I had the ranked #1 and #3 comments. They were also the most down voted comments by the lib-trolls at the site, so I know they stung.
#1 Hiring Comey to teach ethics was like hiring Jeffrey Dahmer to teach cooking. #3 While Fauci has federal pardons, there is nothing preventing FL or TX from sending him to the Electric Chair for mass murder. Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 30, 2026 03:12 AM (Da7Vv) Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:13 AM (rdVOm) 297
287 Reforger, you still here? Can you be any more specific with the problem, or would it doxx yourself or your employer? I'll understand if you can't explain further.
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm) I can't. Sorry I was doing my nightly brain dump. I'm probably not going to sleep until I figure this out. Gonna see hkw loud I can get some Tool out here in the shop without waking the wife. The three kids who quit might play into this more than I was originally thinking. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 03:17 AM (G4ajv) 298
*slides another beer to Reforger*
Yeah, sometimes ya just gotta let yer brain chew on it overnight... Best of luck! Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm) 299
>RFI. EMI. Grounding problem. Cable shielding problems - proper draining. Microwaves - no cell phones on the production floor.
Servo drives and motors can be pretty touchy. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:09 AM (Fbc0I) It's one machine with 10 others in the same bank. Number 10 of 11. The rest are fine. It even shares a cpu and main frame with the one next to it. I'm thinking someone did something they knew was wrong and... here I am. loosing sleep over this. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 03:22 AM (G4ajv) 300
Shitty night at work. Two machines with ghosts in them. One machine is picking up parts and looking at them, then putting them back into the tray. It does all ten then throws a servo motor code. One has nothing to do with the other. I think it's AI has gone stupid. The other just shuts off for no reason.
Three good dudes quit. Better offers elsewhere. Tonight sucked. Now for beer. My guess is that you have a ground noise problem. When I was at NASA we had a computerized piece of test equipment in the lab that was throwing intermittent faults. I was watching it when I heard a refrigerator motor start up and the test machine threw a fault. Bad ground on the refrigerator injected noise into the test machine. Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 30, 2026 03:25 AM (Da7Vv) Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 30, 2026 03:28 AM (E6xSb) 302
Sounds like a loose connection. Tighten every screw. Do you use ferrules? Look for stray whiskers if you use stranded wire.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:29 AM (Fbc0I) 303
My guess is that you have a ground noise problem. When I was at NASA we had a computerized piece of test equipment in the lab that was throwing intermittent faults. I was watching it when I heard a refrigerator motor start up and the test machine threw a fault. Bad ground on the refrigerator injected noise into the test machine.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 30, 2026 03:25 AM (Da7Vv) The whole building is ground. ESD stuff. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 03:31 AM (G4ajv) 304
It's one machine with 10 others in the same bank. Number 10 of 11. The rest are fine. It even shares a cpu and main frame with the one next to it. I'm thinking someone did something they knew was wrong and... here I am. loosing sleep over this.
Posted by: Reforger Restore defaults on malfunctioning machine, to the other *functioning* machine's specs? Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:31 AM (rdVOm) 305
302 Sounds like a loose connection. Tighten every screw. Do you use ferrules? Look for stray whiskers if you use stranded wire.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:29 AM (Fbc0I) I tried everything. Up to and including turning it off and on again. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 03:33 AM (G4ajv) 306
Restore defaults on malfunctioning machine, to the other *functioning* machine's specs?
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:31 AM (rdVOm) The two on this dock do things only they do. Your Fuji link reminded me I have access to their online resources. That'll be tomorrow if dayshift can't figure it out. Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 03:38 AM (G4ajv) 307
Technicians could hook up laptop to my machine and "see" state of all sensors/valves in real time; watch the process and determine "what went wrong"... knowing what *should be* happening.
It's a real headache, and was never as complicated as feared at first. Again-- good luck. Think through the process... what is *supposed to happen* vs. what's actually happening. Where is the break? Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:39 AM (rdVOm) 308
Fk. I kinda miss the old job. Really was a challenge...
Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm) 309
In our fridge right now: white enoki, brown enoki, trumpet, crimini, dried shiitake.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 10:21 I had a real shock the other day when I found 2 morels (one was a double, so more like 3) growing in our front yard. We planted an apple tree there some yrs ago. They apparently like to grow around elm, ash or apple trees. Living in wht would have been a savannah area along the river the spores must have been there until the right conditions caused them to pop up. First time and we've lived here 38 yrs. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 30, 2026 03:47 AM (55Qr6) 310
I tried everything. Up to and including turning it off and on again.
------- Re-install the program(s)? Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm) 311
from the FCC thread:
166 What happened with Perfesser Squirrel? Posted by: Eromero at April 29, 2026 07:26 PM (LHPAg) --- I had to put my beloved cat Jasmine to sleep this morning. It's been very hard on me. She was my dear friend for 13 years. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:31 PM (gnNyN) Very sorry, Perfessor Squirrel. Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 03:50 AM (8rTNG) 312
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 30, 2026 03:47 AM
I've found "shaggy mane" mushrooms here. I've heard they're edible, and have no poisonous look-alikes, but don't know how is best to prepare them. Too bad. Seems like wasted food... Posted by: JQ at April 30, 2026 03:51 AM (rdVOm) 313
>>>It's one machine with 10 others in the same bank. Number 10 of 11. The rest are fine. It even shares a cpu and main frame with the one next to it. I'm thinking someone did something they knew was wrong and... here I am. loosing sleep over this.
Posted by: Reforger >More often than not, like 80% of the time, it's some mechanical problem or jam that everybody overlooked. If you're servo is faulting out, it's trying to get to somewhere and isn't making it. If it isn't burning up, it's doing its job. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:55 AM (Fbc0I) 314
Late start again
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 04:26 AM (Ia/+0) 315
Pixy's up! (at https://ai.mee.nu)
Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 04:35 AM (8rTNG) 316
Pixy's up!
Posted by: m at April 30, 2026 04:37 AM (8rTNG) Ice Cream Cafe![]()
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Good evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0) 2
Nyah
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD) 3
Remember Ace, do not have the fish.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 07:43 PM (2GVsD) 4
I am now the recipient of the most-obscure, least-transferable credential around. Having taken the courses, passed the test and done the qualifying work, I am now a Certified Steward for American Kennel Club dog shows.* Stewards have a little-heralded but very important job. Conformation dog shows run on a tight schedule and stewards perform the multitude of small tasks working with judges and exhibitors to keep things going. Without us, the proceedings would quickly grind to a crawl. I've been doing it for 30 years, but the certification now puts me on a list that clubs can use when they need someone who knows what they're doing. It's very busy work lasting all day, done for little more than a deposit in the Favor Bank, perhaps a free lunch, and being able to say "bitch" in a loud voice. (*When you're retired, even little successes are gratifying) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 07:44 PM (HdYcL) 5
Hilarious picture for ice cream cafe, Ace. ISWYDT!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 07:44 PM (zYpTz) 6
That was nicd ice cream vender gave doggie a cone
Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0) 7
Hadrian, congrats on being a certified doggie gopher.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 29, 2026 07:44 PM (2GVsD) Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:45 PM (gnNyN) 9
That ice cream cone hack is hella screwed up for all sorts of reasons.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 29, 2026 07:45 PM (6ydKt) 10
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. That is all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 29, 2026 07:46 PM (T6aVk) 11
Hilarious picture for ice cream cafe, Ace. ISWYDT!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 07:44 PM (zYpTz) ---- The white ones produce milk for vanilla ice cream, while the brown ones produce milk only used in chocolate ice cream. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:46 PM (gnNyN) Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 29, 2026 07:47 PM (6ydKt) 13
No churn ice cream. You can thank me later.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 29, 2026 07:47 PM (Cif43) 14
I had a very serious ice cream addiction for years. I survived.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 07:48 PM (w8u+M) 15
Mazel tov Hadrian
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2026 07:49 PM (w8u+M) 16
willowed:
196 Aw, man...{{{Perfessor}}} How are your other kitties reacting? Do they know she's gone? I've never had more than one at a time, and I don't know how long it takes for them to notice or understand. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 07:49 PM (zYpTz) 17
Surprised the Goldens don't get brain freeze from gobbling those cones down in one bite. We once gave our little puppy Knight a small bowl of ice cream. He took a big bite of it and immediately his eyes bulged out from the shock. He desperately tried to spit it out but it froze to the roof of his mouth. I'm ashamed to say we were not of much help to him because we were both collapsed with laughter. Poor boy! Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 07:50 PM (HdYcL) 18
Not seeing the homeless on streets of ancient Rome, no trash piles, no burning tires
Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 07:50 PM (Ia/+0) 19
OT, but more great news from today. It appears that with the new Florida districts , Debbie Wasserman Schultz will lose her seat. Too much winning. Return to the Cafe
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 29, 2026 07:50 PM (gu0hJ) 20
Smell the Glove, that is great news.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 29, 2026 07:51 PM (Cif43) 21
Congratulations, H7!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 29, 2026 07:51 PM (VyBeY) 22
My cousin had a dog that loved beer. You could pour some in a bowl and he would down it in nothing flat and beg for more. When you were drinking he would sit and stare at you like you were eating a steak.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 29, 2026 07:52 PM (CNl8/) 23
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 07:44 PM (HdYcL)
Good for you! Congratulations.. I felt guilty today for getting frustrated taking care of Ralphy. He wants to be with me every minute and now that I'm working on the computer I have to carry him up and down the 8 wooden steps. He's fine on carpetted steps. I'm still getting used to this. Snowflake came in early tonight. She usually comes in around 11pm and I put her out in the middle of the night. Screw it. Both of them on the bed and movies... Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 29, 2026 07:53 PM (Sco7b) 24
A niece married into a family dairy business that supplies Hudsonville Ice Cream. Five lbs later I told them no more free samples. Posted by: Auspex at April 29, 2026 07:53 PM (DECkL) 25
Hadrian, having judged many shows I have the utmost respect for a competent ring steward.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 29, 2026 07:54 PM (Cif43) 26
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I'm ashamed to say we were not of much help to him because we were both collapsed with laughter. Poor boy! Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 07:50 PM (HdYcL) I got a box of mini cake cups, by Joy Cone. I thought they'd be perfect for a small sized ice cream cone for myself, like the Dairy Queen kid size or something. Turns out, they're just slightly bigger than a sewing thimble, so they have become the doggie ice cream cones. About a tablespoon of ice cream fills the cone, and they think they've really gotten something special. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 07:54 PM (zYpTz) 27
How are your other kitties reacting? Do they know she's gone? I've never had more than one at a time, and I don't know how long it takes for them to notice or understand.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 07:49 PM (zYpTz) ---- Hard to say. Penny is the one who should be most concerned, but she mostly sleeps through the day now as she gets older (14 this year). Hexie and Allie both seem to realize something is wrong with me and have both comforted me in their own way, even if they don't understand WHY. Kaylee is as enigmatic as ever as she spends all her time in the kitchen/living room now. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:54 PM (gnNyN) 28
ice cream trucks are one of the few aspects of urban life that I miss.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 29, 2026 07:55 PM (VyBeY) 29
Mostly quite amazed at the building work inthis Rome AI
Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0) Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 07:56 PM (Wmg4n) 31
The ice cream truck that comes down my street plays Deck The Halls all year long.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 29, 2026 07:56 PM (CNl8/) 32
Hadrian, having judged many shows I have the utmost respect for a competent ring steward.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 29, 2026 07:54 PM (Cif43) ---- Just about any event benefits from organized, efficient staff and volunteers running the event. I imagine that has to be an order of magnitude more difficult when the main participants are non-human. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:57 PM (gnNyN) 33
60%!! 100% is within reach!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 29, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1) Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:58 PM (gnNyN) 35
Democrat Congresswoman Sara Jacobs cites Me-Again Kelly, Cavernous Nostrils, Alex Jones and Tuq'r Qarlson as proof that concerns about Trump's mental health are "bipartisan". What's the bipartisanship here? All those folks are members of the Monster Raving Loonies Party. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 07:59 PM (xG4kz) 36
I grew up in the country, and there are no ice cream trucks out there. Was hanging out with friends outside in college, and heard the music box--da fuq is that?
I thought the ice cream truck was a myth. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz) 37
Frustrating day.
I actually bought ice cream last week and had some today. First time in years. And I ate so much chocolate which I don't usually have in the house. Fortunately, the Canadian government will probably increase our chocolate rations to a smaller amount soon. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 29, 2026 08:00 PM (Sco7b) 38
Deadbeat doggies get free ice cream.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:01 PM (Cqx++) 39
The ice cream truck that comes down my street plays Deck The Halls all year long. Posted by: Mark1971 Our ice cream truck in Sussex County favors Christmas tunes, too. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" seems to be a particular favorite of the owner. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 08:01 PM (xG4kz) 40
I've been on the Carnivore Diet for a couple of weeks now, it sucks, is literally the worst diet in the world, but it works.
So no Ice Cream for me. Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 08:01 PM (XV/Pl) 41
I imagine that has to be an order of magnitude more difficult when the main participants are non-human. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:57 PM (gnNyN) ______________ I can assure you the non-human participants by an order of magnitude pay better attention to what's going on than their human handlers. I once described my job as spending the day screaming at people who ought to be paying attention but can't be bothered. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 08:03 PM (HdYcL) 42
31 The ice cream truck that comes down my street plays Deck The Halls all year long.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 29, 2026 07:56 PM (CNl8/) We had one like that for a few years. Middle of July and he’s got a muzak version of Here Comes Santa Claus blaring through the speakers. Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 29, 2026 08:04 PM (6ydKt) Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 08:04 PM (GD0B3) 44
From the sidebar, "Debbie Wasserman Schultz will probably lose her seat. And she can't even go on The View because she's ugly a clump of stranger's hair"
A beauty contest between her, Joy not-Behard, and Whoopie-the-Hutt is a contest we'd all lose... Posted by: Drink Like Vikings No matter who wins, we lose. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 29, 2026 08:04 PM (ndZc7) 45
40 I've been on the Carnivore Diet for a couple of weeks now, it sucks, is literally the worst diet in the world, but it works.
So no Ice Cream for me. Posted by: Thomas Bender at April Duct tapes my mouth shut. Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 08:05 PM (Wmg4n) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (HdYcL) 47
My cousin had a dog that loved beer. You could pour some in a bowl and he would down it in nothing flat and beg for more. When you were drinking he would sit and stare at you like you were eating a steak. Posted by: Mark1971 at April 29, 2026 07:52 PM (CNl8/) Obligatory Stroh's Beer commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHD_5F1I7g Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (X4KFY) 48
Can't say I ever figured out what tune the ice cream truck played
Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (Ia/+0) 49
I once described my job as spending the day screaming at people who ought to be paying attention but can't be bothered.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 08:03 PM (HdYcL) ---- I think I know what you mean, to some extent. I've parked cars at the County Fair a few times. It's amazing how often people refuse to listen to simple directions. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (gnNyN) 50
Stewards have a little-heralded but very important job. Do they wear slipper-like felt shoes that have long pointed toes with a little bell sewn on the tips of them? Because it would be cool if they did. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (xG4kz) 51
I've been on the Carnivore Diet for a couple of weeks now, it sucks, is literally the worst diet in the world, but it works.
Have you tried Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam...Spam, Wonderful Spam! Posted by: t-bird at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (vhFJq) 52
Debbie Wasserman Schultz will lose her seat.
Seat, meet boot. Boot: meet seat. Sure you two got a lot to iron out. Posted by: gKWVE at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (gKWVE) 53
Five lbs later I told them no more free samples.
Posted by: Auspex at April 29, 2026 07:53 PM (DECkL More accurate than an atomic clock Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 29, 2026 08:07 PM (YlWIZ) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:07 PM (Cqx++) 55
Democrat Congresswoman Sara Jacobs cites Me-Again Kelly, Cavernous Nostrils, Alex Jones and Tuq'r Qarlson as proof that concerns about Trump's mental health are "bipartisan".
What's the bipartisanship here? All those folks are members of the Monster Raving Loonies Party. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 07:59 PM (xG4kz) 🤣🤣🤣 Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 08:07 PM (GD0B3) 56
Not going to see 70 degrees until Monday
Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0) 57
If YT didn't censor this, I guess it's safe for here(?)
youtube.com/watch?v=rQveXgqMrew Posted by: gp at April 29, 2026 08:08 PM (N8ZBc) 58
Airplanes, ice cream, and dogs! Three of my favorite things.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 29, 2026 08:08 PM (Haopq) 59
important job. Do they wear slipper-like felt shoes that have long pointed toes with a little bell sewn on the tips of them? Because it would be cool if they did. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 08:06 PM (xG4kz) ____________ No. I wear coat, tie, even pants, and sensible shoes. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 08:09 PM (HdYcL) 60
Debbie Wasserman Schultz will lose her seat
During the 'no kings' stupidity, I did see her on MS Now. She had a split screen with Springsteen who was wailing at the time on stage. Neither warranted full attention of the network. Hilarious. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 29, 2026 08:10 PM (Sco7b) Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 29, 2026 08:10 PM (ndZc7) 62
Occasionally have an ice cream van (not really a truck) come through, which is nice. Plays typical ice cream truck music, not seasonal, fortunately. Stopped her and bought something and talked once. From next neighborhood over, does it for fun and a few $. She's a bit younger but agreed it's great to see kids responding like we did as kids. Of course back then it was Calcutta around here, every house had 2-4 kids.
Always a drumstick (cone with nuts and chocolate on top) or the orange creamsicle for me, I was narrow in my tastes. Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 08:10 PM (U/Byj) 63
the brown ones produce milk only used in chocolate ice cream.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 07:46 PM Akshully, they are Pumpkin Spice cows. Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 29, 2026 08:10 PM (X7TGX) 64
oh no! I just saw about Jasmine and Perfessor Squirrel. I am so very sorry to hear this. I've been thinking about her since you posted this morning that she was acting oddly.
So hard to lose our pets. I am sure she knew that she was very loved. Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 29, 2026 08:11 PM (nz1sK) 65
Now, an interesting factoid about the Democrat Congresswoman Sara Jacobs. She is involved with a Balestenian, whose grandfather is one of the 11 who murdered Israeli athletes during 1972 Munich Olympics.
Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 08:12 PM (GD0B3) Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 29, 2026 08:13 PM (HHRcx) 67
Yes, Marxist-Jihadist alliance.
Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 08:13 PM (GD0B3) 68
No. I wear coat, tie, even pants, and sensible shoes. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh What about a pocket protector? Tell me you wear a pocket protector. Lie if you must. Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 29, 2026 08:13 PM (xG4kz) 69
@51
>>Have you tried Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam...Spam, Wonderful Spam! Spam is a "dirty" Carnivore Food as it contains starch and added sugar. On a strict carnivore diet you eat Meat, Eggs and Butter and Fats, and that's it. As I said, it's the worst diet in the world. Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 08:14 PM (XV/Pl) 70
Condolences on your loss, Perfessor. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 08:14 PM (HdYcL) Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:14 PM (77rzZ) 72
Constantine, Constantius II, Theodosius.
I didn't think Constantius II ever set foot in Rome but... yeah. Wiki says he dropped in on the place April-May AD 357. I did know Theodosius went to Italy. He showed up in Rome itself to perform a big masturbatory pageant in 13 June 389. By that time Italy was being run more from Milan. Posted by: gKWVE at April 29, 2026 08:16 PM (gKWVE) 73
Yeah, walking out on that boulder 'wedged' into that crevasse? Eff that.
Posted by: Eromero at April 29, 2026 08:16 PM (LHPAg) 74
46, same here, H7
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 29, 2026 08:17 PM (VyBeY) 75
Like literally every single idiot dubbed thusly these days, Sara Jacobs couldn't ID or explain anything remotely related to actual Marxism. She's an idiot, granted, but even her less dim colleagues, ditto.
Nepo idiot representing dumbed down CA voters. Unsurprisingly her staff are also idiots, as evidenced by several people having direct contact. Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 08:17 PM (U/Byj) 76
No. I wear coat, tie, even pants, and sensible shoes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 08:09 PM Dood. It's not like it's the Book Thread. Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 29, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1) 77
Alabama is going to redistrict now, too.
Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 08:18 PM (Wmg4n) 78
We never had fancy shmansy ice cream trucks like those in the videos.
Posted by: 13times at April 29, 2026 08:18 PM (X7TGX) 79
Just make sure your local ice cream man is NOT Clint Howard.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 08:20 PM (0aYVJ) 80
72 Constantius II pretty much plundered Rome.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:20 PM (77rzZ) Posted by: gKWVE at April 29, 2026 08:20 PM (gKWVE) 82
79 He’ll just offer you a bite of his peanut butter—and-jelly sandwich.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:22 PM (77rzZ) 83
I don't like ice cream but I will take my dogs through Dairy Queen every few months. I ask for 2 dishes of Vanilla ice creams with lids. They always ask if I want spoons. I have smart dogs but we haven't mastered that yet.
Posted by: Mollly k. at April 29, 2026 08:22 PM (j/yko) 84
You're going to need to put some bag balm on those teats.
Posted by: Lord Comey at April 29, 2026 08:22 PM (Fbc0I) 85
What is it with Leftists buying any BS Propaganda thst comes along.?
Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 08:23 PM (Ia/+0) 86
AL, but let's hope TN also. Several calling for a 9-0 GOP redistricting, citing MA, where the partisan vote imbalance is much closer, and yet 9-0 Dems.
FL done. TX done (I think). Since this was a LA case, is LA going to redistrict in time for this year's rodeo? NC, SC, KY remain. Presumably VA's abortion gets nixed, unless the court there renders a fact- and law-free "1+1=7" sort of ruling, which must be at least somewhat likely. Wonder if this sudden, and late-in-cycle, redistricting might result in actually useful GOP reps, not inertial machine slop the dominates the party? Good one - just kidding. Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM (U/Byj) 87
To be fair, I like Clint a lot more than Ron. He seems like a cool dude. Gotta be, I guess, when you start balding at 13.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM (0aYVJ) 88
Hey everyone, I saw someone on the last comment I made suggest posting the obituary for dad here in case some people who knew him wanted to leave some kind words. I appreciate all the kind comments I've read about my dad.
https://tinyurl.com/captwhitebread Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM (y9QM6) 89
Owls have more dinosaur style than a lot of other birds.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 29, 2026 08:25 PM (3uBP9) 90
87 Pug, so do I.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:25 PM (77rzZ) 91
And they had to pay for the Zero Hour! script because all of their best wise-cracks were in response to that particular movie.
Similarly, If you haven't seen What's Up Tiger Lily? you should. Woody Allen bought the rights to a Japanese movie and wrote a new script for the dialog. It's very funny. Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 29, 2026 08:26 PM (diia5) 92
88 Hey everyone, I saw someone on the last comment I made suggest posting the obituary for dad here in case some people who knew him wanted to leave some kind words. I appreciate all the kind comments I've read about my dad.
https://tinyurl.com/captwhitebread Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM (y9QM6) I'm sorry for your family's loss. I didn't know him but asked how he was yesterday after reading about stuff. My best to you all. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 29, 2026 08:27 PM (Sco7b) 93
Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM (y9QM6)
I am sorry for your loss. Condolences to you and your family. Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 08:27 PM (GD0B3) 94
https://tinyurl.com/captwhitebread
Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM (y9QM6) I hadn't heard. May your father live long in your heart and memory. I am so sorry for your loss, and ours. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 08:28 PM (zYpTz) 95
Pumpkin Spice Cows only give milk in October and November...
Posted by: steevy at April 29, 2026 08:28 PM (YwEeS) 96
What is it with Leftists buying any BS Propaganda thst comes along.?
Posted by: Skip They're not nearly as bright as they think they are. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:29 PM (vnlVL) 97
Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM
Thanks for that. One night, long ago he posted link to his radio show live. Heard a bit then, had saved the link but never managed to catch him.again. Strange hearing voices of people you only read. Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 08:30 PM (Ia/+0) 98
I became a grandpa today.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:31 PM (vnlVL) 99
Hi, Stateless. Hope you are well.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:31 PM (77rzZ) 100
I better call it a night.
Hope everyone has a good night Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 08:32 PM (Ia/+0) 101
Congrats, Aspirin Factory!
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:32 PM (77rzZ) 102
like Clint a lot more than Ron. He was an outer space cop in Space Rangers TV series. www.imdb.com/title/tt0106144 Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:32 PM (Cqx++) 103
G’night, Skip. Sleep well.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:33 PM (77rzZ) 104
Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM
Looks like your Dad was a fine, upstanding man. Thanks for sharing. He will be missed here at the HQ. So sorry for your loss. Happy trails, Captain. Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 29, 2026 08:33 PM (ceJ0R) 105
I became a grandpa today.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:31 PM (vnlVL) Awesome! Congratulations. Spoil the heck out of your grandchild. I know you will. Son just got married. Hope to experience this in a year or so. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 08:35 PM (0aYVJ) 106
98 I became a grandpa today.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:31 PM (vnlVL) Congratulations! Years of happiness await! Cool! Hi Bulg. I'm pretty good. My projects are coming along well finally. I hope you're doing well in your new job too. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 29, 2026 08:35 PM (Sco7b) 107
106 Still a lot to learn, but I’m working on it.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:37 PM (77rzZ) 108
Never had a problem with the Cap'n. 59 is too young. May his memory be for a blessing
Posted by: gKWVE at April 29, 2026 08:37 PM (gKWVE) 109
>> A different cut showing how Airplane! was just the movie Zero Hour! but with jokes.
They did the same thing with Police Squad, which became the Naked Gun movies, basing it off a show called M squad, with Lee Marvin. You can find side-by-side comparisons of those on Youtube as well. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 29, 2026 08:37 PM (w6EFb) 110
What's Up Tiger Lily was Woody's first movie I think. As weft says, very funny.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 29, 2026 08:37 PM (U/Byj) 111
What is it with Leftists buying any BS Propaganda thst comes along.?
Posted by: Skip Being told who to hate is easier than thinking for themselves. It is a form of comforting, being folded into an ideological cocoon, where nothing can contradict the beliefs that were handed down from people who have better credentials that poor schlubs who just have the uninterpreted world to go by Truth asks something of you, and comfort asks nothing. Posted by: Kindltot at April 29, 2026 08:38 PM (rbvCR) 112
Thanks for that.
One night, long ago he posted link to his radio show live. Heard a bit then, had saved the link but never managed to catch him.again. Strange hearing voices of people you only read. Posted by: Skip at April 29, 2026 08:30 PM (Ia/+0) ---- This is why Morons should attend at least one MoMe if possible. You get to meet greybox friends in meatspace, which is awesome. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 08:38 PM (gnNyN) 113
110 Take that, Saracen Dog!
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:39 PM (77rzZ) 114
"Perfessor" Squirrel
Agree to that. I remember our first meeting in Texas, and how impressed I was. Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 29, 2026 08:39 PM (u82oZ) 115
Another interesting factoid about Sara Jacobs. She from a billionaire family as her grandpa was a co-founder of Qualcomm. Her leftism is just fashion
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 29, 2026 08:41 PM (gu0hJ) 116
https://tinyurl.com/captwhitebread
Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. at April 29, 2026 08:24 PM (y9QM6) ---- He sounds like a fine man. I'm very glad he was a part of our amazing Horde community. We are all lessened by his absence. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 08:41 PM (gnNyN) 117
Mr Aspirin Factory, congrats, good luck and God bless
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 29, 2026 08:42 PM (gu0hJ) 118
Hey, Salty!
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:42 PM (77rzZ) 119
And Zero Hour was a rip off of High and the Mighty (John Wayne and Robert Stack.) I like that movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 29, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s) 120
Captain Whitebread Jr, I am so sorry for your loss
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 29, 2026 08:44 PM (znREB) 121
This is why Morons should attend at least one MoMe if possible.
You get to meet greybox friends in meatspace, which is awesome. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 08:38 PM (gnNyN) Yup. I got to meet Jim SND in Texas, and Westminster Dog Show in TX and also two of her meetups in CO. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 08:44 PM (0aYVJ) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 29, 2026 08:47 PM (u82oZ) 123
Surprised the Goldens don't get brain freeze from gobbling those cones down in one bite.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh Wait, you're AKC certified. You know golden retrievers don't have any brains to freeze. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 08:47 PM (VHUov) 124
You get to meet greybox friends in meatspace, which is awesome.
Better than meeting meatbox friends in greyspace. I guess. Posted by: Turnip Jones at April 29, 2026 08:48 PM (Kkqum) 125
You get to meet greybox friends in meatspace, which is awesome.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 08:38 PM (gnNyN I was a computer consultant in Ohio for years to clients in Florida only talkingvto them overvthe phone. FOR YEARS! The brain just forms a mental image...or mine did. When I met only a few in person, it hurt my brain reconciling reality with my mental image. If I ever went to a conference, my brain would have broke. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 29, 2026 08:49 PM (Sco7b) 126
Thanks everyone. I feel blessed and old at the same time.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:49 PM (vnlVL) 127
Hey everyone, I saw someone on the last comment I made suggest posting the obituary for dad here in case some people who knew him wanted to leave some kind words. I appreciate all the kind comments I've read about my dad.
https://tinyurl.com/captwhitebread Posted by: Captain Whitebread Jr. Prayers for you and yours. He was a great guy, though I only knew him from the gray boxes here. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 08:49 PM (VHUov) 128
>>>>98 I became a grandpa today.
Congratulations. Grandkids bring a unique joy and pleasure to life. Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 29, 2026 08:50 PM (nz1sK) 129
Uh. Who asked for D&D to be a BDSM romantasy game -
youtu.be/hgVdtbdDeE0 Posted by: well smack my butt and call me shirley at April 29, 2026 08:52 PM (gKWVE) 130
Captain Whitebread Jr.
I'm very sorry. I hadn't heard about his passing till now. Again, Very sorry for your loss. We'll miss him around here. Seemed like a good guy. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 29, 2026 08:52 PM (sAmhv) 131
I loved the ice cream trucks. Brings back great memories of being a kid.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 08:54 PM (kxLc1) 132
RIP Capt. Whitebread.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:56 PM (vnlVL) 133
Uh. Who asked for D&D to be a BDSM romantasy game -
youtu.be/hgVdtbdDeE0 Posted by: well smack my butt and call me shirley at April 29, 2026 08:52 PM (gKWVE) ----- It was only a matter of time before Minotaur Milking Farm spawned its own RPG. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 08:56 PM (gnNyN) 134
Just make sure your local ice cream man is NOT Clint Howard.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian Or Bill Cosby. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 29, 2026 08:56 PM (ndZc7) 135
The longer I've been here the more I've had to reimagine the horde as personal information trickles in.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 08:57 PM (kxLc1) 136
95 Pumpkin Spice Cows only give milk in October and November...
Posted by: steevy at Bullshit. Pumpkin Spice Season now runs Labor Day to Christmas Eve. It's egregious! It's excessive! It's execrable! Posted by: Stop With The Spice Already! at April 29, 2026 08:57 PM (oftw2) 137
Geography question for the Horde: Is there one single source that I can get info on US counties and county equivalents from? I am specifically looking for the areas of said jurisdictions. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:58 PM (77rzZ) 138
Who asked for D&D to be a BDSM romantasy game
- I saw an Orc human woman romance book the other day. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 29, 2026 09:00 PM (ndZc7) 139
Mr Aspirin Factory , congrats on your new g-baby aspirin!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 29, 2026 09:00 PM (eZ5tL) 140
Now I want ice cream.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 29, 2026 09:03 PM (Wnv9h) 141
Capt Whitebread wasn't even a 29er yet.
This is sad. Prayers for the family. Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 29, 2026 09:03 PM (eZ5tL) 142
I've only attended 2 CO meetups, and one TX meetup. I always hesitate to try and list all the fine folks I met. It's such a whirlwind of truly amazing and interesting people. And being a natural introvert makes it even more amazing that I even did it.
Of all the folks I met, only CBD looked exactly like I pictured. Heh. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 09:03 PM (0aYVJ) 143
Geography question for the Horde: Is there one single source that I can get info on US counties and county equivalents from? I am specifically looking for the areas of said jurisdictions. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg Wikipedia: https://is.gd/t2mdgT (sizes) https://is.gd/zRDgEz (GDP) Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 09:05 PM (VHUov) 144
137 Geography question for the Horde: Is there one single source that I can get info on US counties and county equivalents from? I am specifically looking for the areas of said jurisdictions. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:58 PM (77rzZ) AI failed me today, but have you tried asking one of them. Most days, they're incredibly helpful. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 29, 2026 09:06 PM (Sco7b) 145
Who asked for D&D to be a BDSM romantasy game
- I saw an Orc human woman romance book the other day. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks That's canon. D&D has had half-orcs forever. At least back to AD&D 1st edition. Did I say "that's canon?" I meant "that should be shot out of a cannon." Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 09:06 PM (VHUov) 146
Ice Cream Spice was the frigid Spice Girl.
Posted by: davidt at April 29, 2026 09:07 PM (Q+gd/) 147
142 I've only attended 2 CO meetups, and one TX meetup. I always hesitate to try and list all the fine folks I met. It's such a whirlwind of truly amazing and interesting people. And being a natural introvert makes it even more amazing that I even did it.
Of all the folks I met, only CBD looked exactly like I pictured. Heh. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April There are so many people there, I struggle remembering everyone’s real names! I always feel badly about that. Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:08 PM (OoFl2) Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:08 PM (A5RD0) 149
Berserker looks exactly like he should.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:09 PM (A5RD0) 150
With all the old edition books floating around, plentiful retroclones, and other rpgs out there, only complete jamokes are playing contemporary D&D.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 29, 2026 09:09 PM (yG4gY) 151
What happened? I’ve missed something with one of your sweet kitties?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:08 PM (A5RD0) --- Little Jasmine crossed the Rainbow Bridge earlier this morning. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 09:10 PM (gnNyN) 152
149 Berserker looks exactly like he should.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:09 PM Yes! Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:10 PM (OoFl2) 153
With all the old edition books floating around, plentiful retroclones, and other rpgs out there, only complete jamokes are playing contemporary D&D.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 29, 2026 09:09 PM (yG4gY) ---- Personally, I thought 1st and 2nd AD&D were fine systems. 3rd Edition on up were so top-heavy with rules they became miniature battle games more than role-playing games. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 09:11 PM (gnNyN) 154
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April
There are so many people there, I struggle remembering everyone’s real names! I always feel badly about that. Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:08 PM (OoFl2) Me too. I do remember meeting Nurse Ratched in TX. She was on the other side of a long table, and I reached out my hand to shake her hand, and she slapped it away, and ran around the table to give me a hug. I love the 'ettes. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 09:12 PM (0aYVJ) 155
Me too. I do remember meeting Nurse Ratched in TX. She was on the other side of a long table, and I reached out my hand to shake her hand, and she slapped it away, and ran around the table to give me a hug.
I love the 'ettes. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 09:12 PM (0aYVJ) --- Same here. Ben Had was the first person I met at my first TXMOME. She also simply opened her arms and hugged me at first sight. That's when you know you've found your true home. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 09:14 PM (gnNyN) 156
I'd like to attend a TXMoMe, but I trip over 1) it's the fall show season and 2) the sad fact I ceased to be a social person many years ago. But hope springs eternal. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 09:14 PM (HdYcL) 157
143, 144 Sorry, I don’t trust Wikipedia, as different entries contradict themselves. And AI? Forgeddiboudid:
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 09:15 PM (77rzZ) 158
Berserker looks exactly like he should.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:09 PM Yes! he was the first person I met in TX in 2021. I said, that's gotta be Berserker. Then I met his wife. She said, "you the one who likes Overkill?" Long story. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 09:15 PM (0aYVJ) 159
157 143, 144 Sorry, I don’t trust Wikipedia, as different entries contradict themselves. And AI? Forgeddiboudid:
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 09:15 Grok is pretty decent. Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:15 PM (OoFl2) 160
Debbie Wasserman is for real still in Congress? Well I'll be a monkey shiner in the forest, I had no idea.
Posted by: ... at April 29, 2026 09:15 PM (vE0+H) 161
With all the old edition books floating around, plentiful retroclones, and other rpgs out there, only complete jamokes are playing contemporary D&D.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls GURPS. One book to rule them all. Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 29, 2026 09:15 PM (diia5) 162
156 Hadrian, I would love to meet you in person.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 09:17 PM (77rzZ) 163
139 Mr Aspirin Factory , congrats on your new g-baby aspirin!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport Babies can't take aspirin!! Posted by: Mr Reyes And His Syndrome at April 29, 2026 09:17 PM (oftw2) 164
I became a grandpa today.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:31 PM (vnlVL) Congrats to one of my favorite nics Posted by: ... at April 29, 2026 09:18 PM (vE0+H) 165
Ben Had was the first person I met at my first TXMOME. She also simply opened her arms and hugged me at first sight.
That's when you know you've found your true home. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 09:14 PM (gnNyN) Same. What a sweet lady. I love being a marginal member of the Horde. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 09:18 PM (0aYVJ) 166
Ben Had was the first person I met at my first TXMOME. She also simply opened her arms and hugged me at first sight.
That's when you know you've found your true home. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29 Oh a Ben Had hug just soothes the soul. Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:20 PM (OoFl2) 167
Mr Aspirin Factory , congrats on your new g-baby aspirin!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport Babies can't take aspirin!! Posted by: Mr Reyes And His Syndrome at April 29, 2026 09:17 PM (oftw2) they certainly should not take things off the shelf. they can't take care of themselves. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 09:20 PM (0aYVJ) 168
I am working on an Excel database of US counties and county equivalents. That’s how much of a geography geek I am.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 09:23 PM (77rzZ) 169
I wasn’t intending to watch that whole Rome walking tour, but I started and couldn’t stop! That’s a great piece of work.
Gives you an idea of how amazing Rome was in its glory days. Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2026 09:23 PM (H1WUE) 170
Babies can't take aspirin!! Posted by: Mr Reyes And His Syndrome They call it "low dose" aspirin now. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 09:24 PM (Cqx++) 171
143, 144 Sorry, I don’t trust Wikipedia, as different entries contradict themselves. And AI? Forgeddiboudid:
Posted by: Bulg Go to wikipedia, scroll down to the "references" links, and use those? The first two are to the US Census Bureau. I trust them with non-political stuff. Racial makeup of whatever? Nah. How many acres is whatever? Sure. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 09:26 PM (VHUov) 172
they certainly should not take things off the shelf. they can't take care of themselves. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian Daddy is an agrophile in Texas Mommy's on the bar most every night Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 09:26 PM (Cqx++) 173
169 I wasn’t intending to watch that whole Rome walking tour, but I started and couldn’t stop! That’s a great piece of work.
Gives you an idea of how amazing Rome was in its glory days. Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2026 09:23 PM (H1WUE As I walked through the film I thought about how much is still there. Posted by: Eromero at April 29, 2026 09:27 PM (LHPAg) 174
Aw Perfessor.
I’m sorry. Your kitties have no idea how good they have it with a sweet man like you loving them. Good man, you are. Thank you. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:28 PM (8o8AK) 175
I am working on an Excel database of US counties and county equivalents. That’s how much of a geography geek I am.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 09:23 PM (77rzZ) to do what with it? Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 09:31 PM (GD0B3) 176
Grok is pretty decent.
Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:15 PM (OoFl2) Don't be so sure. It has a huge amount of Social Justice Warrior crap embedded in its rules. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 29, 2026 09:32 PM (n9ltV) 177
Your kitties have no idea how good they have it with a sweet man like you loving them.
Good man, you are. Thank you. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:28 PM (8o8AK) ---- Thank you for your kind words. May you continue to be a blessing for Lucy the Fink! Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2026 09:32 PM (gnNyN) 178
@168
>> I am working on an Excel database of US counties and county equivalents. The link below will return all the state counties in csv format. https://tinyurl.com/4kvrwb5p Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 09:34 PM (XV/Pl) 179
Geography question for the Horde: Is there one single source that I can get info on US counties and county equivalents from? I am specifically looking for the areas of said jurisdictions. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at April 29, 2026 08:58 PM (77rzZ) USGS Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 29, 2026 09:34 PM (xcxpd) 180
It's very busy work lasting all day, done for little more than a deposit in the Favor Bank, perhaps a free lunch, and being able to say "bitch" in a loud voice.
(*When you're retired, even little successes are gratifying) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 07:44 PM (HdYcL) As it turns out, I didn't need any training whatsoever to yell "bitch." Mostly just driving. Usually accompanied by my driving finger. Posted by: tcn in AK at April 29, 2026 09:35 PM (DwqWV) 181
something happened :
"Members of Congress, cabinet officials, the heads of federal law enforcement agencies, churches, journalists — Thomasz Szabo and his followers targeted them all with swatting calls and fake bomb threats designed to send armed police to their doors. This administration will not tolerate attacks on the institutions and individuals who serve this country. Szabo was extradited from Romania to face justice in an American courtroom, and today he has reaped the consequences of his actions." Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 09:37 PM (GD0B3) 182
"Thomasz Szabo, 27, of Romania, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role as leader of an online swatting ring that targeted more than 75 public officials, four religious institutions, and multiple journalists in a nationwide threat spree."
Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 09:37 PM (GD0B3) 183
There are number of apis you can pull census and geographic data from, most of them we pay for through our taxes.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 09:37 PM (XV/Pl) 184
Daddy is an agrophile in Texas
Mommy's on the bar most every night Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 29, 2026 09:26 PM (Cqx++) *fist bump* Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 29, 2026 09:40 PM (0aYVJ) 185
Geography question for the Horde: Is there one single source that I can get info on US counties and county equivalents from? I am specifically looking for the areas of said jurisdictions. Thanks. Posted by: Bulg Haven't seen an answer for you so far. Require either MatLab, or the Linux FOSS called Octave. For U.S. county boundaries, the most reliable source is the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line files. U.S. Census Bureau: Download the "Counties (and equivalent)" shapefiles. These are public domain and updated annually. Natural Earth: Best for global datasets. They provide "Admin 2 – Counties" files for various countries at different scales (1:10m, 1:50m, 1:110m). GADM (Database of Global Administrative Areas): High-detail boundaries for almost every country, available in various formats including Shapefile. I'll post how to use it separately. Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 29, 2026 09:40 PM (QVmho) 186
Solution how to steps (1) To get county boundary shapefiles into the MATLAB Mapping Toolbox, you generally need files in the ESRI Shapefile (.shp) format. MATLAB provides a few built-in ways to access this data, but for custom or high-resolution requirements, you'll likely want to source them from official geographic databases. Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 29, 2026 09:41 PM (QVmho) 187
There is an ice cream truck outside the house, playing a medley of children's songs -- "It's a Small World," "Row Row Row Your Boat," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," etc.
Posted by: Admiral 'SciVo' Ackbar at April 29, 2026 09:42 PM (Sy6m/) 188
Solution steps (2) Once you have the .shp file (and its associated .shx and .dbf files in the same folder), you can use the following functions: Using shaperead This is the standard command for the Mapping Toolbox. It returns a structure array containing the geometry and attributes (like County Name or FIPS code). Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 29, 2026 09:42 PM (QVmho) Posted by: SciVo at April 29, 2026 09:42 PM (Sy6m/) 190
Solution steps (3) This is MatLab code that uses the mapp___ tool box... % Read the shapefile S = shaperead('tl_2025_us_county.shp', 'UseGeoCoords', true); % View the first entry to see attribute fields disp(S(1)); Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 29, 2026 09:43 PM (QVmho) 191
Solution steps (3) After loading the data, you can project it onto a map axes. More code... % Create a map axes for the area of interest figure; ax = usamap('Alabama'); % Automatically sets limits and projection setm(ax, 'MapProjection', 'lambert'); % Often used for regional US maps % Plot the boundaries geoshow(alabamaCounties, 'FaceColor', [0.8 0.9 1], 'EdgeColor', 'black'); % Add labels using a field from the shapefile labelData = alabamaCounties.NAME; % (Additional logic required to find centroids for text placement) Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 29, 2026 09:44 PM (QVmho) 192
Truly dreadful singing. Four year state college music degree all for nothing.
youtube.com/watch?v=d0AQ45RLr4M Posted by: gp at April 29, 2026 09:45 PM (N8ZBc) 193
Perfessor, I am so sorry to hear about your kitty.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 29, 2026 09:45 PM (DoBxX) 194
149 Berserker looks exactly like he should.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:09 PM (A5RD0) I discovered, at the TxMoMe, that all the morons are handsome and all the 'ettes are beautiful. Utterly remarkable, that. Then they open their mouths, and all the pulchritude kinda takes a back seat. Lol. Posted by: tcn in AK at April 29, 2026 09:47 PM (DwqWV) 195
176 Grok is pretty decent.
Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:15 PM (OoFl2) Don't be so sure. It has a huge amount of Social Justice Warrior crap embedded in its rules. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 29, 2026 09:32 PM (n9ltV) You have to ask for cites and if you are very specific with how you want your agents built it comes back far less woke. There have been a few hallucinations, but those seem to be far less common than even 6 months ago. In terms of facts on geography of the US, limited to names, you most likely won’t get jaded data. And listen, I am no techie and I have managed through simple agents. I can’t imagine what could be done with someone who actually knew what they were doing! Posted by: Piper at April 29, 2026 09:47 PM (OoFl2) 196
98 I became a grandpa today.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 29, 2026 08:31 PM (vnlVL) Grandbaby-aspirin! How much fun is that? Spoil 'em rotten and give 'em back when they spring a leak. Posted by: tcn in AK at April 29, 2026 09:49 PM (DwqWV) 197
That virtual tour through ancient Rome was intense. that must have been something to see back then. At the same time I got nothing to say about my ancient ancestors, they were assholes.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 09:49 PM (snZF9) 198
187 There is an ice cream truck outside the house, playing a medley of children's songs -- "It's a Small World," "Row Row Row Your Boat," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," etc.
Posted by: Admiral 'SciVo' Ackbar at April 29, 2026 09:42 PM (Sy6m/) I'm fairly certain that any ice cream truck or other conveyance playing it's a small world is justification for using the 50 cal. Posted by: tcn in AK at April 29, 2026 09:50 PM (DwqWV) 199
182 "Thomasz Szabo, 27, of Romania, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role as leader of an online swatting ring that targeted more than 75 public officials, four religious institutions, and multiple journalists in a nationwide threat spree."
Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 09:37 PM (GD0B3) Good news to read about justice being served on that execrable person. Apparently he has already been rotting in a US jail for 20 months. Posted by: Joemarine at April 29, 2026 09:50 PM (y171U) 200
Berserker looks exactly like he should.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 29, 2026 09:09 PM (A5RD0) Pretty much. I tell people if you have to ask who I am you haven't been paying attention. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 09:52 PM (snZF9) Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 29, 2026 09:53 PM (eZ5tL) 202
I return to.my roots whenever I see a package of Klondike bars in the freezer at the store.
Love those things. Klondike bars were created by the Isley's company, who had stores all over W. PA and eastern Ohio. It was a real treat when I got a Klondike bar. They sold off the rights to the bar and name years ago, so they're available across the country. Isley's itself is long gone. Posted by: buddhaha at April 29, 2026 09:54 PM (3tF5Z) 203
@220
>> Pretty much. I tell people if you have to ask who I am you haven't been paying attention. lol Six Foot Ten, weighs a f***** ton He’ll save the children but not the British children… Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2026 09:56 PM (XV/Pl) 204
Good news to read about justice being served on that execrable person. Apparently he has already been rotting in a US jail for 20 months.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 29, 2026 09:50 PM (y171U) then how is he being extradited from Romania if he is in the US?? Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 09:56 PM (GD0B3) 205
vmom, sounds like it
Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 09:57 PM (GD0B3) 206
197 That virtual tour through ancient Rome was intense. that must have been something to see back then. At the same time I got nothing to say about my ancient ancestors, they were assholes. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 09:49 PM (snZF9) I think when Ancient Rome was at its height, most of my ancient ancestors lived in mud huts and shoveled shit. Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2026 09:57 PM (H1WUE) 207
The ice cream factory vid was fun. Curious that the end of the automated manufacturing and wrapping was the results being dumped at the end of the line and taken manually.
Our son often takes his two dogs through a drive-through coffee place where the pups get pup cups. He's such a regular they prep the pup cups when they see him driving up. MiladyJo took our Daisy Dog there one time. She seemed to like it. But they ruined Milady's coffee, so she was not so happy. Posted by: mindful webworker - ice cream the body ecclectic at April 29, 2026 09:57 PM (y3Pql) 208
Spoil 'em rotten and give 'em back when they spring a leak.
Posted by: tcn ----- It's called revenge! Posted by: buddhaha at April 29, 2026 09:57 PM (3tF5Z) 209
I discovered, at the TxMoMe, that all the morons are handsome and all the 'ettes are beautiful. Utterly remarkable, that.
Then they open their mouths, and all the pulchritude kinda takes a back seat. Lol. Posted by: tcn in AK at April 29, 2026 09:47 PM (DwqWV) Thats because the 'ettes aren't resting bitch face leftists. They glow. They're inner beauty radiates outwards. As far as the pulchritude thing goes...yeah no clue what that means. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 29, 2026 09:58 PM (snZF9) 210
Aw, man...{{{Perfessor}}}
How are your other kitties reacting? Do they know she's gone? I've never had more than one at a time, and I don't know how long it takes for them to notice or understand. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 29, 2026 07:49 PM (zYpTz) Perfesser Squirrel lost a kitty? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:00 PM (utfVc) 211
As far as the pulchritude thing goes...yeah no clue what that means. lol
Posted by: Berserker Beautiful, but in Latin. Posted by: mikeski at April 29, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov) Posted by: mindful webworker - bring your beverages at April 29, 2026 10:01 PM (y3Pql) 213
204 Good news to read about justice being served on that execrable person. Apparently he has already been rotting in a US jail for 20 months.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 29, 2026 09:50 PM (y171U) then how is he being extradited from Romania if he is in the US?? Posted by: runner at April 29, 2026 09:56 PM (GD0B3) He was extradited from Romania to the U.S. in November 2024, officials said. Posted by: Joemarine at April 29, 2026 10:03 PM (y171U) 214
Condolences on your loss, Perfessor.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 29, 2026 08:14 PM (HdYcL) Likewise from me. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 29, 2026 10:04 PM (utfVc) 215
My cousin had a dog that loved beer. You could pour some in a bowl and he would down it in nothing flat and beg for more. When you were drinking he would sit and stare at you like you were eating a steak.
Posted by: Mark1971 ...... Was the dog's name Bud? Posted by: wth at April 29, 2026 10:07 PM (b3Yos) 216
Can dogs eat chocolate ice cream?
Asking for a good boy, yes, he's a good boy! Posted by: No Justice for Iryna, No Peace for Charlotte Government at April 29, 2026 10:26 PM (N1pU0) 217
[Nic Update:] Shameless stolen from Greg Gutfeld.
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 29, 2026 10:56 PM (VdTX+) 218
131 I loved the ice cream trucks. Brings back great memories of being a kid.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 29, 2026 08:54 PM (kxLc1) ******************* We lived 8yrs in town & loved the ice cream truck as much as the DDT cloud killing mosquito truck as we rode bikes on the sidewalk. A perfect summer evening would have been both at the same time. I realize it would not be healthy. Mosquitos still bite me and I still love ice cream. It could not have been much less healthy than breathing the stuff. Sorry about Captain Whitebread and may he RIP (I loved his name), and the professor's kitty cat. Happy for the new grandpa...girl or boy? We have two sons. I had two brothers. Now have one grandson and two granddaughters. The girls mystify us and try to remove my husband's moustache as infants. The 5yr old girl is a mini-me, which scares me a bit. The 8mo old girl is a carbon copy of her mother, down to her scientific mind of studying how things work. She knows how to open purses and the remote controls of the tv and fireplace. Grandboy is a sweetie and fun. My dude adores all babies, especially our own. Grandpa's and Daddy's are sexy men in my not so humble opinion. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 29, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk) FCC Demands Eight ABC Stations Re-Apply for Certification Early, Citing the Stations' Brazen Racial Discrimination Based on Illegal "DEI" Criteria
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