Daily Tech News 21 September 2021

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The Southerly Kerfuffle continues: After the weekend protest in Melbourne, the Victorian state government - which recently lost in a pub quiz to a plate of sandwiches - decided to shut down all construction sites and throw the workers out of, well, work.

Instantly creating an army with nothing better to do than protest. Every. Single. Day.

It's happening!

Live stream of today's #CFMEUprotest - https://t.co/NxXH0myGb2
— James Newburrie (@DifficultNerd) September 21, 2021

Long, long thread. News outlets, politicians, their own union leaders, and other assorted communists first tried to play down the size of the protest, and then, after the center of Melbourne had been shut down for several hours, decided that they were all Nazis, probably come from overseas just to stir up trouble.

Yes, they booked their flights two weeks ahead and sat around in quarantine all that time because they knew on the 4th that the Victorian state government was going to shut down building sites on the 18th.

Our politicians up here in Sydney can certainly be heavy-handed and I would like nothing better than to never see any of them disgrace my TV screen ever again, but they can't come close to the self-destructive idiocy of the mob running Melbourne.

Case in point: Construction sites will be allowed to operate at 100% capacity in Sydney again, even though we've had more Bat Flu cases recently and fewer protests.
Senate Democrats are calling for the FTC to pass privacy regulations because they are incapable of writing coherent legislation. (The Verge)

I'm not sure the federal government needs to get involved here, since California already has, and everyone is already failing to live up to those rules.

Tech News

After 30 years, Python is getting a case statement. (Ben Hoyt)

First defined in mathematics in 1952, first appeared in a programming language around 1960, so they took their own sweet time about it.
You can also use goto. (GitHub)

Don't.

Though it's impressive that this trick works with PyPy, the Python compiler, and not just regular Python.
Amazon is filling search results with ads, making their own storefront useless. (CNBC)

"Other" is the company's second most profitable revenue stream, so don't expect them to stop doing this.
After 30 years of PC Load Letter we've now advanced to Connect to printer Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation failed with error 0x0000011b which I'm sure we can all agree is a huge improvement. (Bleeping Computer)

Not.

Anime Girls With Surprising Voices Video of the Day One

I'm not surprised that they can sing well; that's a major factor that comes up in their auditions. (Though some of them can't hit a note with a baseball bat.) The surprise comes with the difference between their speaking voices and their vocal range when singing.

Pina Pengin is with Prism Project, a smaller agency that only launched this year. Genuinely fun and talented and underappreciated.

Anime Girls With Surprising Voices Video of the Day Two

Towa from Hololive Gen 4 (the same generation as Coco) already has a deep speaking voice for a five-foot-nothing Japanese girl, but her vocals are something else.

Disclaimer: Po pi po pi po!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:02 AM

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1 Mornin' again, all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at September 21, 2021 04:07 AM (INPUD)

2 I stopped to glance at the content.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at September 21, 2021 04:07 AM (xopIz)

3 https://tinyurl.com/yeu27x5u
20 Tweets from Bad Blue- Covid edition
It's a good one

Posted by: Skip at September 21, 2021 04:08 AM (2JoB8)

4 Wipey thing

Posted by: JT at September 21, 2021 04:11 AM (arJlL)

5 hiya

Posted by: JT at September 21, 2021 04:11 AM (arJlL)

6 When looked up who did voices on Lovely Angels the 2 were in their early 40s, my guess is its a very professional voice acting call.

Posted by: Skip at September 21, 2021 04:12 AM (2JoB8)

7 A question that may not be too tech- bought a new phone case and replaced my screen protector on my phone. (Older samsung galaxy -S7). Screen protector is great. But when I put the case on (it's only on the back of phone) my screen won't respond to my touch unless I pound on it. As soon as I take the case off it works fine. Recalibrated my touch-sensitivity and no change.

Do not understand how the protective case on the back of phone can affect my screen.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at September 21, 2021 04:12 AM (INPUD)

8 I'm out, back when JJ is up hopefully

Posted by: Skip at September 21, 2021 04:12 AM (2JoB8)

9 Have a good day Skip

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at September 21, 2021 04:14 AM (INPUD)

10 'morning...

5:13, and it's still dark out... another summer come and gone...

I gotta start paying attention...

Posted by: Oldowan at September 21, 2021 04:15 AM (Mfqer)

11 Can't make a pepper spray omelet without breaking an old woman or two, eh?

Posted by: Aussie cops at September 21, 2021 04:15 AM (F0YaR)

12 I saw the latest standoff vid of the Melbourne cops and protesters; the protesters were chanting "everyday" but I swear I had to listen to it several times to finally make that is what they were saying.

And I KNEW what they were chanting. Accent much?

Posted by: GnuBreed at September 21, 2021 04:22 AM (F0YaR)

13 I'm heading out. Maybe can lurk from work later this morning.

Have a good day, all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at September 21, 2021 04:23 AM (INPUD)

14 goto? Back when I wrote a bit of code, I always named one subroutine Hell. Ahem.

Posted by: GnuBreed at September 21, 2021 04:24 AM (F0YaR)

15 Stay safe Skip !

Posted by: JT at September 21, 2021 04:26 AM (arJlL)

16 Later, MLiiGRAM !

Posted by: JT at September 21, 2021 04:26 AM (arJlL)

17 Good morning morons

I'm pretty sure if we were unarmed the cops here would be behaving a lot more brutishly as they are in Australia.

It seems to me the bonds between police and community are irrevocably broken. Like in the ghetto.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 21, 2021 04:29 AM (EZebt)

18 recently lost in a pub quiz to a plate of sandwiches ...

Well, to be fair, the sandwiches were delicious.

Posted by: lurk at September 21, 2021 04:33 AM (MIODZ)

19 I'm guessing the Dem "privacy" bill will involve carve outs for every major company except like the guy who runs MyPillow. They always make bills and laws that on the surface seem like they're meant to help consumers/ citizens, but all thier donors end up conveniently exempt.

On a lighter note, was doing a crossword puzzle on my phone and ther clue was Congressperson/Streamer, obvious it was AOC, which is hilarious that even these people know she's just a bad tiktoker who appealed to idiots, and not a serious person.

Posted by: Rbastid at September 21, 2021 04:43 AM (2zuWP)

20 Willowed: Assuming you have the option to opt out because of religious reasons (I would think you'd HAVE to have that option), there was a moron who made an excellent observation a week or so ago.

Don't mention abortion, cell lines, or anything similar. That's fighting the battle on their turf. Go straight to "I believe this is the mark of the beast and that if I receive the shot I will burn in Hell forever, and that's why I require an exemption."

THAT is religion. That is religious belief. They can't nitpick and debate any of it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Where are the surges from college football superspreader stadiums? at September 21, 2021

***
Will that really work? I don't care if they think me a nut by their standards; I don't plan to be around the place that much longer. But will it work?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 21, 2021 04:46 AM (c6xtn)

21 Just saw Mayor Breed try to defend her shameless mask hypocrisy. So pathetic. She sounds dumber than Gavin.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 21, 2021 04:48 AM (EZebt)

22 The problem with dumb people is they presume you are dumb too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 21, 2021 04:50 AM (EZebt)

23 I think I'll go to the VA clinic for my flu shot, which hasn't given me trouble in years. It will be interesting if they give a sales pitch for the chink flu shot.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at September 21, 2021 04:50 AM (C1Lsn)

24 The problem with dumb people is they presume you are dumb too.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 21, 2021 04:50 AM (EZebt)

The other problem is that they drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at September 21, 2021 05:04 AM (xNrL5)

25 g'mornin everyone !

that Mark Steyn piece above the fold on the ONT sums it all up neatly.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (jDHSU) at September 21, 2021 05:10 AM (jDHSU)

26 Bill in Ark, my last visit to see my PC doctor was about 3 weeks ago. He never mentioned getting a COVID shot and after asking me a couple of times about a flu shot and me saying No thanks, they've even quit asking me about them.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 05:15 AM (R5lpX)

27 I am skipping the flu shot this year. The ivermectin seems to be fighting all bad things. I am as healthy as a horse.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at September 21, 2021 05:15 AM (xopIz)

28 And ...top o'the morning y'all and Yeah Buddy.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 05:15 AM (R5lpX)

29 "I believe this is the mark of the beast and that if I receive the shot I will burn in Hell forever, and that's why I require an exemption."

THAT is religion. That is religious belief. They can't nitpick and debate any of it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

What an excellent point. Hubby will have to do this is joe's tyranny sticks.

Posted by: lizabth at September 21, 2021 05:15 AM (L3Rsz)

30 spot on, Moron Robbie.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (jDHSU) at September 21, 2021 05:17 AM (jDHSU)

31 The really sad thing is, our service members probably don't have any choice about whether they get the vaccine or not. Exemptions are very few and far in between.

I know when I was in, back in the 70's, we didn't have any choice.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 05:20 AM (R5lpX)

32 Leftists are like fish, and water. They've been exposed to so much BS propaganda, so pervasive and so insidious their assumptions are so far off the beam, it's as if we are talking a different language. Because we are.

And it is their assumptions that are so corrosive. These are always bad, anyone can be guilty of these and need to guard against them. Leftists don't give it a second thought when applied to those they've been trained to hate.

"You've been watching FOX news haven't you." or "You just heard that on Rush Limbaugh".

The idea that someone came to an informed decision quite apart from any network outlet is beyond their belief system. Thinking for yourself - facts, logic, reason and experience, history, none of that is acceptable. There is the "Party Line", and it must be adhered to. Or Else.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 05:24 AM (B2OlB)

33 31 After induction, two trips to Nam, I felt inspected and injected enough. I forget the year,but they had a mandatory all hands flu shot and over half the outfit was SIQ.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at September 21, 2021 05:24 AM (C1Lsn)

34 "I believe this is the mark of the beast and that if I receive the shot I will burn in Hell forever, and that's why I require an exemption."

I'd probably change this to: "I believe this is the mark of the Beast and that if I receive the shot I will be honoring the Beast, and not God, which my faith forbids. That's why I require an exemption."

I'd be tempted to add some Luther: "Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen."

Posted by: lizabth at September 21, 2021 05:26 AM (L3Rsz)

35 They have to try to destroy the Navy SEALS, don't they? Too exceptional, too effective, too American.

Posted by: Ordinary American at September 21, 2021 05:27 AM (X/5o4)

36 I had to fix that damn printer thing at my Veterinarians office yesterday. Shared printing stopped working last week. I just removed the 5565 update. Thanks Microsoft for the opportunity to get $125 back from my vet.

Did I mention MS Sucks? Along with gooble, HP, and just about everything else related to computers. I've been messing with the bit flippers for well over 29 years and am just disgusted.

Posted by: f'd at September 21, 2021 05:29 AM (Tnijr)

37 Immunizations are absolutely mandatory for military personnel. And for good reason.

The difference is these are FDA Approved vaccines with a long track record. The Covid-19 was different, it was not an approved vaccine until recently. And many people are skeptical of both the safety, and efficacy.

It is a debacle like nothing ever seen, really.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 05:29 AM (B2OlB)

38 The idea that someone came to an informed decision quite apart from any network outlet is beyond their belief system. Thinking for yourself - facts, logic, reason and experience, history, none of that is acceptable. There is the "Party Line", and it must be adhered to. Or Else.
Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 05:24 AM (B2OlB)

They don't understand that we don't have our equivalent of a party line. We gotta figure it out for ourselves, since our so-called leaders aren't.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at September 21, 2021 05:30 AM (xNrL5)

39 I had to fix that damn printer thing at my Veterinarians office yesterday. Shared printing stopped working last week. I just removed the 5565 update. Thanks Microsoft for the opportunity to get $125 back from my vet.

Did I mention MS Sucks? Along with gooble, HP, and just about everything else related to computers. I've been messing with the bit flippers for well over 29 years and am just disgusted.
Posted by: f'd at September 21, 2021 05:29 AM (Tnijr)

Printers are tools of the devil.

Other computer hardware? No problem.

Do not bring a printer into close proximity of me, or it will stop working. I cannot explain how or why this is. There is nothing rational about it, nor about what inevitably happens when people ignore the warning.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at September 21, 2021 05:32 AM (xNrL5)

40 It is a debacle like nothing ever seen, really.
Posted by: Common Tater

Not to mention that most people THINK they are getting the 'legally distinct' FDA approved Comirnaty shot, when they are actually getting the EUA shot.

If you are forced into it, make sure you see the label and they are jabbing you with Comirnaty.

Posted by: lizabth at September 21, 2021 05:32 AM (L3Rsz)

41 (not that it matters 'scientifically', but it might jam up the works a bit)

Posted by: lizabth at September 21, 2021 05:34 AM (L3Rsz)

42 Boker Tov Patriots

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 21, 2021 05:37 AM (iwHRg)

43 'Do not bring a printer into close proximity of me, or it will stop working. '

I don't do nearly as much PC support as I used to. I do sell printers though, in the $15k-$30k range.

Posted by: f'd at September 21, 2021 05:37 AM (Tnijr)

44 "I believe this is the mark of the beast and that if I receive the shot I will burn in Hell forever, and that's why I require an exemption."

I'd probably change this to: "I believe this is the mark of the Beast and that if I receive the shot I will be honoring the Beast, and not God, which my faith forbids. That's why I require an exemption."

I'd be tempted to add some Luther: "Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen."
Posted by: lizabth at September 21, 2021

***
Perhaps I can add in a little of the abortion/fetal cells language as an introduction, and say, "This knowledge has led me to the belief that this injection is the mark of the Beast, and that if I receive this injection . . ." Et cetera.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 21, 2021 05:37 AM (c6xtn)

45 On a lighter note, the building manager here lets his cat out at night to patrol the grounds. Just about every morning while sitting out here with coffee, the cat comes over and just sits beside me. This morning, it happens that I have a bag of cat treats. The cat approves.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at September 21, 2021 05:37 AM (C1Lsn)

46
Pixy, are the Australian states free to set their own WuFlu policies or are they set by Canberra and just implemented by the states?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 21, 2021 05:40 AM (/U27+)

47
Only the coolest of trade union leaders issue tee shirts to themselves with "Union Official" printed on the sleeve!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 21, 2021 05:41 AM (pNxlR)

48 Perhaps I can add in a little of the abortion/fetal cells language as an introduction, and say, "This knowledge has led me to the belief that this injection is the mark of the Beast, and that if I receive this injection . . ." Et cetera.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I suspect their answer, if they really don't want to give out exemptions, will be that OTHER people of faith have taken the shot, so you can too.

Should work for hubby, though. If he goes his company is in a world of hurt, as no one can do what he does. And no one wants to. I expect a quick stamping of YES, we approve, on his exemption.

If not, he'll walk.

Posted by: lizabth at September 21, 2021 05:42 AM (L3Rsz)

49 Off to plunge into the maelstrom, all. I'll look in later and give updates on the status of Chekov the ailing Siberian cat as time and interest allow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 21, 2021 05:44 AM (c6xtn)

50
The idea that someone came to an informed decision quite apart from any network outlet is beyond their belief system. Thinking for yourself - facts, logic, reason and experience, history, none of that is acceptable. There is the "Party Line", and it must be adhered to. Or Else.
Posted by: Common Tater

Their settings for Discernment and Curiosity have been hard wired to "0".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 21, 2021 05:44 AM (pNxlR)

51 Their settings for Discernment and Curiosity have been hard wired to "0".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 21, 2021 05:44 AM (pNxlR)

It's in the manual. "If you express any confusion or doubt, consult the Party's Official Current Truth for correction."

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at September 21, 2021 05:46 AM (xNrL5)

52 I need to go work, too. Lord knows we will need the money if hubby doesn't get his exemption. Thanks, Tyrant joe.

Good day, all!

Posted by: lizabth at September 21, 2021 05:47 AM (L3Rsz)

53
Real patriots get the tyranny jab!

/s

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 21, 2021 05:47 AM (pNxlR)

54 I have no fucking clue what the fuck is going on with those cartoon girl singing.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 05:47 AM (yrol0)

55 The men who invented the polio vaccine belonged to a generation who had the minimum integrity required to forcibly retire grifters like Fauci.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 21, 2021 05:48 AM (ybIRR)

56 47
Only the coolest of trade union leaders issue tee shirts to themselves with "Union Official" printed on the sleeve!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 21, 2021 05:41 AM (pNxlR)

Look for the Union Official Label

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 05:49 AM (yrol0)

57 "They don't understand that we don't have our equivalent of a party line. We gotta figure it out for ourselves, since our so-called leaders aren't.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at September 21, 2021 05:30 AM (xNrL5) "

in a nutshell, this.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (jDHSU) at September 21, 2021 05:51 AM (jDHSU)

58 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at September 21, 2021 05:52 AM (ju2Fy)

59 "You've been watching FOX news haven't you." or "You just heard that on Rush Limbaugh".

The idea that someone came to an informed decision quite apart from any network outlet is beyond their belief system. Thinking for yourself - facts, logic, reason and experience, history, none of that is acceptable. There is the "Party Line", and it must be adhered to. Or Else.
Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 05:24 AM (B2OlB)

Rush 101: What they accuse you of, they have done. 99% of their opine are repeated from PMSNBC talking heads type.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 05:52 AM (yrol0)

60 Or "It's against my religion and if you give me any backtalk, YOU are violating the Civil Rights Act?"

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at September 21, 2021 05:53 AM (xopIz)

61 7 A question that may not be too tech- bought a new phone case and replaced my screen protector on my phone. (Older samsung galaxy -S7). Screen protector is great. But when I put the case on (it's only on the back of phone) my screen won't respond to my touch unless I pound on it. As soon as I take the case off it works fine. Recalibrated my touch-sensitivity and no change.

Do not understand how the protective case on the back of phone can affect my screen.
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at September 21, 2021 04:12 AM (INPUD)

So if you see this, is your new case for this model of phone? If not that could be part of the problem and it's causing interference. My guess is it's something like the wrap around portion of the case is making contact with the screen at the edge and confusing it's touch sensors.

Posted by: Buzzion at September 21, 2021 05:55 AM (G2zl5)

62 San Fran Maskless Mayor

Everyone was vaccinated and it was Tonys first live performance in decades. Yes, I danced without a mask. Come on, yall. Raphael Saadiq! How can you NOT dance?

oh yeah FUCK YOU PEASENT

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 05:56 AM (yrol0)

63 46 Pixy, are the Australian states free to set their own WuFlu policies or are they set by Canberra and just implemented by the states?

Set by the states, but Canberra has been providing emergency funding. Lately the federal government has started warning the states that the funding is going to dry up if they don't get their act together and open things up again.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 21, 2021 05:57 AM (MqQvv)

64 Went down a rabbit hole. Didn't know they had so many twists and turns.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 05:57 AM (R5lpX)

65 Saw a white rabbit.

By the by, avoid the brown acid.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 05:57 AM (R5lpX)

66
Do not bring a printer into close proximity of me, or it will stop working.

___________

All electronics and computers go haywire when Her Majesty comes within 10 feet of them. Of course, you know has to fix them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 21, 2021 05:58 AM (/U27+)

67 Anime to start the day.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 21, 2021 05:58 AM (b7RjF)

68 The mad hatter told me a tail. I think it was all a lie.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 05:59 AM (R5lpX)

69
Set by the states, but Canberra has been providing emergency funding.

_________

So has anyone said, "Sod this for the rent," and opened everything back up, like DeSantis in Florida?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 21, 2021 06:00 AM (/U27+)

70 Did Anna Puma quit?

" A Walmart worker quit in a profanity-laced tirade over the Louisiana store's loudspeakers."

Attention Walmart shoppers and associates, my name is Beth from electronics," Beth McGrath said over the store's PA system. "I've been working at Walmart for almost five years and I can say that everyone here is overworked and underpaid.
This company treats their elderly associates like shit. To Jarred, our store manager, you're a pervert.

Posted by: f'd at September 21, 2021 06:00 AM (Tnijr)

71 LA County Department of Public Health tells me that the mask-less Emmys were not in violation of the countys mask mandate because exceptions are made for film, television, and music productions since additional safety modifications are made for such events.

oh yeah FUCK YOU PEASENT

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:00 AM (yrol0)

72 The Red queen bared her ass and shook it all about and said...That's how you do the hokie pokie.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:00 AM (R5lpX)

73 Posobiec retweeted somebodies chart of working age Japanese population, showing it is (well, was in 2015) equal to about 1980, and headed south. This, with lots more females in the working population (now, versus 1980) presumably.

I had no idea Japan was getting so old.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 21, 2021 06:01 AM (b7RjF)

74 >>So if you see this, is your new case for this model of phone? If not that could be part of the problem and it's causing interference. My guess is it's something like the wrap around portion of the case is making contact with the screen at the edge and confusing it's touch sensors.
Posted by: Buzzion at September 21, 2021 05:55 AM (G2zl5)

Yes it's a case sold for this model phone

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at September 21, 2021 06:02 AM (fInJv)

75 Humpty Dumpty had a premonition, right before he fell.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:02 AM (R5lpX)

76 Hindusoft has obviously decided that testing the basics before shipping patches is not something they need to do. But you can't deny that they fixed the print vulnerability. Of course they did it by stopping all printing.

Posted by: WiNO - Now Fortified with Fraud at September 21, 2021 06:02 AM (EpDzw)

77 To Jarred, our store manager, you're a pervert.
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Yeah, so?

Posted by: Jarred at September 21, 2021 06:03 AM (b7RjF)

78 All electronics and computers go haywire when Her Majesty comes within 10 feet of them. Of course, you know has to fix them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Mrs Bruce says that me making the computers and TVs and internet stuff work, is the only reason she keeps me around.

She's kidding....I think

Posted by: Bruce at September 21, 2021 06:03 AM (vd8XM)

79 Rhen, that's kind of what I'm getting at.

There is this assumption on their part, that the only "approved" knowledge or news must come from CNN or whatever. One of my bosses gave me a line of crap years ago because my main page was set to a website called Nando.net or something like that. Never mind they just aggregated UPI or AP news stories. It was the same stories as everybody else gets. I didn't get it then, I don't get it now.

One thing they did screw up over the years is making everything emotional. News reporting is long dead and buried, hijacked by a bunch of whack jobs who "want to make a difference". Oh, they've made a difference allright. Right down the tubes.

But if you express a contrary opinion, it just doesn't compute with leftists. They "want to know where you get your news"; because obviously nobody can be trusted to come up with an idea or position on their own, apparently.

They have in too many cases literally lost the ability to think. They can only do what they are told, repeat talking points. No breadth or depth of actual knowledge. This is why they have to censor everybody. Because idiots do not fare well in the realm of facts.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 06:04 AM (B2OlB)

80 All the king's horses and all the king's men tromped all over poor Humpty Dumpty and there was no putting him back together again.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:04 AM (R5lpX)

81 Former Obama-Biden administration Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta appeared to admit that he was involved with General Mark Milleys secret calls to the Chinese Communist military behind President Donald Trumps back.

oh yeah FUCK YOU PEASENT

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:04 AM (yrol0)

82 To Jarred, our store manager, you're a pervert.
==============

Yeah, so?
Posted by: Jarred

So that's where the Subway guy went to

Posted by: Bruce at September 21, 2021 06:04 AM (vd8XM)

83 The moral of that story is...If you're fragile and slightly ovoid in shape, don't sit on no damn wall.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:06 AM (R5lpX)

84 73 Posobiec retweeted somebodies chart of working age Japanese population, showing it is (well, was in 2015) equal to about 1980, and headed south. This, with lots more females in the working population (now, versus 1980) presumably.

I had no idea Japan was getting so old.

The film Roujin Z covered this. Made in 1991.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 21, 2021 06:07 AM (MqQvv)

85 They have in too many cases literally lost the ability to think. They can only do what they are told, repeat talking points. No breadth or depth of actual knowledge. This is why they have to censor everybody. Because idiots do not fare well in the realm of facts.
Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 06:04 AM (B2OlB)

Rush was the best at proving these when he summed up talking points.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:08 AM (yrol0)

86 The film Roujin Z covered this. Made in 1991.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 21, 2021 06:07 AM (MqQvv)
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the chart compared Japan to projections of Chinese working age population, showing China peaking in 2015 and heading even more dramatically older. The unspoken flipside of that is working ages as a percentage of total population, and the resulting economic burden. Of course, in China, they'll probably just start executing the aged.

Posted by: Jarred at September 21, 2021 06:11 AM (b7RjF)

87 Nearly 15,000 Deaths, More Than 700,000 Injuries Reported to VAERS Since December 2020 Rollout of COVID Vaccines in U.S.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:12 AM (yrol0)

88 Japan is one of the most monocultural countries in the world. There's very little new blood coming into the country. Myscegeny is frowned down upon.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:12 AM (R5lpX)

89 Isn;t the Subway Jarred still in prison? His mistake was to skip politics; had he become a Democrat congressman, they would never have arrested him.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 21, 2021 06:13 AM (b7RjF)

90 Good Morning Horde.

Does anybody know why Fox News, at this particular time with everything that's going on, has decided to go back to the old Natalee Holloway format?

Posted by: 144 at September 21, 2021 06:14 AM (21dSF)

91 Joy Ann Reid: Media reporting Gabby Petitos disappearance/presumed murder is symptom of "Missing White Woman Syndrome."

wow nice to know you care so much

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:15 AM (yrol0)

92 My TV's went kablooee yesterday. Rebooting even the main FIOS connection box did not fix it. Verizon, mystified themselves, is sending a tech to sort things out. He will come next week, but somehow (because we watch so little TV) I don't care about the delay.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 21, 2021 06:16 AM (b7RjF)

93 They have in too many cases literally lost the ability to think. They can only do what they are told, repeat talking points. No breadth or depth of actual knowledge.
Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 06:04 AM (B2OlB)

And they've been conditioned to be proud of this.

Posted by: Ordinary American at September 21, 2021 06:17 AM (w+J5+)

94 Slow news week?. Nah, that can't be it. Although, some people have said the coverage of this murdered woman in Wyoming is reminiscent of the news coverage of Chandra Levy right before 9/11.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:17 AM (R5lpX)

95 Make of that what you will.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:18 AM (R5lpX)

96 As of August 7th, there were 106 incidents of myocarditis/pericarditis in Ontario, Canada in people under the age of 25.
There has been 202 emergency room visits across all age groups for such issues following vaccination, with 146 leading to hospitalization.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:19 AM (yrol0)

97 81 Former Obama-Biden administration Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta appeared to admit that he was involved with General Mark Milleys secret calls to the Chinese Communist military behind President Donald Trumps back.

Another Jamie Gorelick. A ubiquitous and inextinguishable blight upon our nation.

Posted by: Ordinary American at September 21, 2021 06:19 AM (w+J5+)

98 "Gang members are caught smuggling $100 worth of KFC into locked-down Auckland as residents struggle without fast food for almost five weeks"

Fried chicken smugglers. Early entry for Absurdity Of The Day?

Posted by: f'd at September 21, 2021 06:20 AM (Tnijr)

99 94: Well, there is news out there it's just not being reported.

Posted by: Puddleglum at September 21, 2021 06:20 AM (QFVV9)

100 I see the cdc is reporting that the Afghan refugees arriving in the country are infected with all sorts of nasties; measles, mumps, malaria, TB, etc.

But hey, at least it ain't the covid.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at September 21, 2021 06:20 AM (JUOKG)

101
Media reporting Gabby Petitos disappearance/presumed murder is symptom of "Missing White Woman Syndrome."

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Just restoring norms. We haven't had a good MWW case in years.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 21, 2021 06:21 AM (/U27+)

102 Senate Democrats are calling for the FTC to pass privacy regulations because they are incapable of writing coherent legislation.

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The FTC has already outsourced the task to Facebook, who outsourced it to the Southern Poverty Law Center, who outsourced it to Perkins Coie, who outsourced it to the FBI, who outsourced it to the CIA, who outsourced it to Christopher Steele, who outsourced it to Chaiman Xi, who wrote the legislation ten years ago.

Posted by: ShainS -- Unauthorized Freedom Exhibitionist at September 21, 2021 06:22 AM (vAHT7)

103 The rain it was coming down. I went down to the levee to see if it would hold. I had to stick my finger in the dyke to stop the flood.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:22 AM (R5lpX)

104 Very little coverage of missing children, the little boy in Idaho and the little girl in Kentucky or Tennessee. The missing woman had choices in life the missing children did not.

I hate the media.

Posted by: four seasons at September 21, 2021 06:22 AM (PisyI)

105 Chandra Levy format

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 21, 2021 06:23 AM (EZebt)

106 whips used by Border Patrol

About 21,300,000 results

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:24 AM (yrol0)

107 $100 of KFC. What is that? Like 3 buckets, with sides?

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at September 21, 2021 06:24 AM (xopIz)

108 Damn, went off the rails for a moment.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:24 AM (R5lpX)

109 Arizona will release the results of the Maricopa County audit on Friday. However, they want remind everyone that the election has already been certified.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at September 21, 2021 06:24 AM (JUOKG)

110 We have reached peak Moloch - "As women athletes and people in sports, we must have the power to make important decisions about our own bodies." Rapinoe. The brief against the MS law filed by 500 women athletes states that "the physical tolls of forced pregnancy and childbirth would undermine athlete's ability to actualize their full human potential."

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at September 21, 2021 06:24 AM (QZ/dC)

111 "Gang members are caught smuggling $100 worth of KFC into locked-down Auckland as residents struggle without fast food for almost five weeks"

Fried chicken smugglers. Early entry for Absurdity Of The Day?
Posted by: f'd

Hmmm. I wonder where they hide it?

YUCK...no I don't

Posted by: Bruce at September 21, 2021 06:25 AM (vd8XM)

112 h/t 94

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 21, 2021 06:25 AM (EZebt)

113 Have you been to KFC lately? That's more like two buckets and no sides.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:25 AM (R5lpX)

114 "93 They have in too many cases literally lost the ability to think. They can only do what they are told, repeat talking points. No breadth or depth of actual knowledge.
Posted by: Common Tater at September 21, 2021 06:04 AM (B2OlB)

And they've been conditioned to be proud of this.

Posted by: Ordinary American at September 21, 2021 06:17 AM (w+J5+) "

that's what proves that they are Smart !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (jDHSU) at September 21, 2021 06:25 AM (jDHSU)

115 98 "Gang members are caught smuggling $100 worth of KFC into locked-down Auckland as residents struggle without fast food for almost five weeks"

Fried chicken smugglers. Early entry for Absurdity Of The Day?
Posted by: f'd at September 21, 2021 06:20 AM (Tnijr)

rolling greasy

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:25 AM (yrol0)

116 Isn't Rapinoe a lesbian? Not like she is getting any sperm injected in her.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at September 21, 2021 06:26 AM (xopIz)

117 Damn, this is like, too early for me. I'm retired.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:26 AM (R5lpX)

118 There's always the turkey baster.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at September 21, 2021 06:27 AM (R5lpX)

119 Nood JJ!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 21, 2021 06:27 AM (U7wke)

120 Damn, this is like, too early for me. I'm retired.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy

I'm retired also.
I figure I can take a nap later...and I do

Posted by: Bruce at September 21, 2021 06:27 AM (vd8XM)

121 Japan is racist. Why beat around the bush? I want to go there some day, there are interesting parts of their culture I would like to experience. But the country has Japanese and everyone else. No one in the West mentions it because it doesn't forward a political agenda. It would be like talking about racism in Latin America. No one in the West/USA cares because what are they going to do with that?

The left and our modern culture only has the slightest interest in history. If it can't help them win elections or change their nation, they don't give a damn. None of them studies history simply to learn about the world.

Posted by: Quint at September 21, 2021 06:28 AM (MKu/Q)

122 Aussieland KFC

Kentucky Fried Cassowary

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 21, 2021 06:29 AM (yrol0)

123 [From the sidebar:] Ford's Theatre, where President Lincoln was murdered, and now operated by the National Park Service, sends out a woke tweet inviting Americans to question Lincoln's legacy. "What do you think might be a more useful, more complex, or more realistic way to think about or memorialize the 16th president?" [Buck]

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Shorter, woker version: "Reimagining Lincoln."

Sounds like tripe from Howard Zinn and the National Man+Boy Lincoln Association ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Unauthorized Freedom Exhibitionist at September 21, 2021 06:29 AM (vAHT7)

124 We have a friend in Japan who's a voice actor specializing in baby and young children's voices.

I don't believe she's involved in anime, but works a lot in commercials and general TV.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 21, 2021 06:29 AM (5NkmN)

125 22 The problem with dumb people is they presume you are dumb too.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 21, 2021 04:50 AM

I was just commenting to a friend the other night that our elected representatives are so dumb because the people that elect them are so dumb. We can thank illegal immigration and public education for that.

Posted by: Moonbeam at September 21, 2021 06:32 AM (qe5CM)

126 The Python thing isn't a case statement, it's the sort of pattern matching that functional languages have. It has the potential to change the way Python programming is done in deep, and deeply weird, ways.

Functional programming is a game-changer or it would be if any real working programmers could, you know, understand it well enough to do any of it.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at September 21, 2021 08:15 AM (ezpv1)

127 CAIR is also involved in resettlement efforts. Not good.

https://tinyurl.com/u2ea4sf5

Posted by: pj at September 21, 2021 10:26 AM (G1dq6)

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