Daily Tech News 2 December 2021

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Qualcomm has announced the 8cx Gen 3, its new Arm-based chip for PCs. (Tom's Hardware)

Unlike the 8cx Gen 2, this actually seems to be a new chip - the Gen 2 was exactly the same silicon as the Gen 1, and both were, to put it mildly, bad.

The Gen 3 is supposedly 85% faster and built on a 5nm process, which is interesting because that means it's not the same device as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 announced yesterday. In fact, it is most likely last year's Snapdragon 888, which - if true - would further cement the fact that Qualcomm just doesn't give a shit about the PC market. PCs need more power, not less, and last year's chips just don't cut it.

The 888 and also the newer 8 Gen 1 are also limited to 16GB of RAM, which also doesn't cut it. That's enough for many users, but it's not enough when it's the maximum your chip can support.

This being a Qualcomm announcement, there is no specific information about anything. There never is.

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This shouldn't have happened. (Project Zero)

Mozilla's NSS library had a 2k buffer for digital signatures. What happened if you gave it more than that?

If you think the answer is memory corruption and a security nightmare, you win a kewpie doll. (Horrible things, kewpie dolls.)

The bug was there for 9 years before being discovered, despite extensive testing.

Stop writing code in a language best described as a portable PDP-8 assembler and start using something modern, well-designed, and with a solid team behind it like...

Okay, yeah, point taken. Keep using C, but treat any fixed-length buffers as radioactive waste.
Nvidia has confirmed the RTX 2060 will be available soon. (Tom's Hardware)

Yes, the 2060 launched more than three years ago. It will also be available soon.
Intel's entry-level Alder Lake i3-12100 is faster than AMD's 2019 entry-level Ryzen 3300X. (Tom's Hardware)

I mean, it would be kind of embarrassing if it weren't.
Making websites small. (Santurce Software)

Not every image needs to be 2 megapixels.

And not all text needs to be font-weight: 500.

Why is it that sites espousing a faster, lighter web are so often themselves fucking awful?
The hack is coming from inside the house. (Bleeping Computer)

Networking company Ubiquiti was the target of a hacking and extortion attempt earlier this year, with the hacker leaking damaging information to the media in an attempt to get the company to pay up.

It was one of their own staff.

Not only did he allegedly hack the company, steal confidential data, and attempt to extort them out of $2 million, the FBI claims he doubled down on this activity after they raided his home and seized evidence of his crimes thus far.

Ten out of ten for determination but minus several million for good thinking.

Of course, this is the FBI, so there's at least an even-money chance they did it all themselves.
Square is now Block. (BusinessWire)

Jack Dorsey's other company, which owns Cash App, TIDAL, and TBD54566975, has a new name.

That's it. That's the story.
Qualcomm and Razer are partnering in a new Android-based handheld gaming device. (Hot Hardware)

The device is based on the all new Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, which, this being a Qualcomm announcement, we know absolutely nothing about.

Party Like it's 1979 Video of the Day

Stop me if you've heard this one.

Disclaimer: No? No-one?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 03:29 AM

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1 I wish it was Frjday

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 03:31 AM (2JoB8)

2 Wait, it's not?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 02, 2021 03:32 AM (MqQvv)

3 Skip guy who says NOOD

Posted by: Miklos says hi Skip at December 02, 2021 03:33 AM (QzkSJ)

4 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 03:34 AM (arJlL)

5 I wish it was Frjday
Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 03:31 AM (2JoB

2 Wait, it's not?
Posted by: Pixy Misa

I thought Fridays go backwards south of the Equator

Posted by: Miklos, possibly in error at December 02, 2021 03:34 AM (QzkSJ)

6 Miklos -

Ya know what today is ?

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 03:35 AM (arJlL)

7 hiyaaskkaaviilliiou!

Posted by: Finnish hiya sniper at December 02, 2021 03:36 AM (QzkSJ)

8 hiyaaskkaaviilliiou!
Posted by: Finnish hiya sniper

Hiya !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 03:37 AM (arJlL)

9 Ya know what today is ?
Posted by: JT

Not my Name Day, but...SOON

Posted by: St. Miklos at December 02, 2021 03:37 AM (QzkSJ)

10 Howdy, night-crew horde!

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:38 AM (dB4Iz)

11 I don't think it's Friday yet in Australia yet, it's 7:38pm

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 03:39 AM (2JoB8)

12 I don't think it's Friday yet in Australia yet, it's 7:38pm
Posted by: Skip

So what

Pixy takes a licking, and keeps on ticking

Posted by: John Cameron Miklos-Swayze at December 02, 2021 03:40 AM (QzkSJ)

13 HUMP DAYyyyyyyyyy....!

Well, no. No, that's not it.

Hmmm.

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:41 AM (dB4Iz)

14 Willowed from ONT:

661 Not such cheery news here, I'm afraid. Last week I began experiencing an excruciating headache. Finally got so bad that I drove myself to the VA ER. the right thing to do, it seems. They immediately ran a CAT scan. Turns out it was a brain bleed, a subdural hematoma. They immediately had me transported to the local large hospital where a craniotomy was performed. Now in a rehab facility. the last week hasn't been much fun...but then I don't remember much about it.

lots of opioids involved. don't feel well enough now to type any more, but wanted to check in.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, down at December 02, 2021 03:20 AM (ELgVT)

670 I'm out, will try an update tomorrow. The smallest tasks have become difficult.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, down at December 02, 2021 03:30 AM (pbStR)

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 03:41 AM (1R0vU)

15 (Don't want day walkers to miss that from Mike Hammer)

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 03:42 AM (1R0vU)

16 Omg.

Prayers up for Mike Hammer!

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:42 AM (dB4Iz)

17 Mornin', all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 03:43 AM (1R0vU)

18 https://tinyurl.com/54du765z
20 Tweets from Bad Blue

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 03:44 AM (2JoB8)

19 Mornin'
(sips...oh...drank all the coffee)

Guess I'll get ready for work.

Posted by: Puddleglum at December 02, 2021 03:45 AM (sAmhv)

20 Today is Hailey and grandma day!

a couple hours at work this morning and then I'm off to daughter's house to babysit.

She's learned how to roll over and sit up by herself. Gonna be a fun day!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 03:45 AM (1R0vU)

21 Hi MLii!

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:45 AM (dB4Iz)

22 Hey JQ!
It's a mild 48 degrees here this morning!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 03:47 AM (1R0vU)

23 48? Nice!

We got up to 65 today. Very warm for this time of year.

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:49 AM (dB4Iz)

24 It's a mild 48 degrees here this morning!
Posted by: My Life is Insanity

*insists on warming up a 48 degree coffee*

Posted by: Jusy they way the customers like it at December 02, 2021 03:50 AM (QzkSJ)

25 Huh. Weather page says its currently 60. (!) Can't be right, LOL

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:51 AM (dB4Iz)

26 Ha JQ! I thought same thing when I saw 48.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 03:52 AM (1R0vU)

27 Well, it sure IS 60! I'll be damned...

Windy. Forecast says snow next week. Now THAT I'll believe!

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:55 AM (dB4Iz)

28 Mornin', folk,

It's 58 F. here now, clear and as dry as it ever gets at night around this dump. Yesterday was a good day: I slept enough, my boss was out of the office, I left 15 minutes early and had a smooth commute, and I had a pleasant pipe smoke before dinner (the first in 3 days, which works well for me).

Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat continues to maintain his new low-energy lifestyle. He's pacing around, albeit slowly, hoping I will feed him early. I want him hungry, though, so he eats all of his pain pill-charged breakfast.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 02, 2021 03:55 AM (c6xtn)

29 Excellent song selection.
I'm past 29 far enough to remember when the radio stations would change the line to "Son of a gun"

Posted by: Chuck C at December 02, 2021 03:56 AM (EughT)

30 So, my youngest was in a minor car accident yesterday. Thankfully, no one hurt, but the car will be totaled. Bummed about it, mostly because we've had that car forever. Was looking forward to it getting to 300,000 miles. (It was only 30K away!!
I know, I'm a nerd!)

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 03:56 AM (1R0vU)

31 Now I have to decide whether to go work out. It's why I got up early, and I want the choice to go or not tomorrow, so I need to get some time in today.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 02, 2021 03:56 AM (c6xtn)

32 'Morning, Wolfus!

Glad everything seems reasonably good for you & Chekov!

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:57 AM (dB4Iz)

33 Excellent song selection.
I'm past 29 far enough to remember when the radio stations would change the line to "Son of a gun"
Posted by: Chuck C at December 02, 2021

***
Same with the line in Jimmy Buffett's "Changes in Latitudes": "Good times and riches and son-of-a-bitches, I've seen more than I can recall." Either stations didn't play the song at all, or they switched out the line, but I don't remember what they used that rhymed with "riches."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 02, 2021 03:59 AM (c6xtn)

34 Wow, MLii-- awesome that your son is OK! Too bad about the car, though.

300K? What make/model car?

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 03:59 AM (dB4Iz)

35 Hiya JQ !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 04:00 AM (arJlL)

36 2005 ford taurus

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 04:00 AM (1R0vU)

37 Hi JT!

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 04:01 AM (dB4Iz)

38 Oy vey, my cat won't come in the house. I'm finally tired enough to sleep....

Posted by: SFGoth at December 02, 2021 04:01 AM (KAi1n)

39 Co-worker had car totaled last weekend, he was supposed to help me Monday but couldn't make it

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 04:03 AM (2JoB8)

40 On Bad Blue look at 2nd from top

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 04:03 AM (2JoB8)

41 I have a '70 Ford pickup for hauling stuff. Not my daily driver, LOL

At roughly 8mpg, can't afford to drive it much but sure beats renting. Insurance is cheap enough.

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 04:03 AM (dB4Iz)

42 that was my thought, too ... 47 degrees, here.

thx for the tip about MH, MLiI.

& g'mornin' everyone !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (ahosz) at December 02, 2021 04:04 AM (ahosz)

43 Yesterday would have been what I decided long ago was the birth date of my late big black cat Wolf. I took him in during early May 2011, and the vet estimated he was about 1.5 years old. So I counted back, settled on a date I could remember (Miss Linda's actual birthday), and decreed that Wolf had been born 12/1/09.

He didn't quite make it to 12. But he had a good happy life with me, I think.

I know the actual birth dates of Chekov and his late aunt Tatiana, since I have their papers. Strange; always before with my cats, I've had to estimate.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 02, 2021 04:05 AM (c6xtn)

44 Happy birthday memories of Wolf.

Posted by: SFGoth at December 02, 2021 04:06 AM (KAi1n)

45 I have a '70 Ford pickup for hauling stuff. Not my daily driver, LOL

At roughly 8mpg, can't afford to drive it much but sure beats renting. Insurance is cheap enough.
Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021

***
No car payment either! I just paid my '16 Buick off (2 years instead of 4), and got a .58 refund of my overpayment. Still waiting on the title. It gets about 22 mpg w/ 70% city driving on E0 gas, and I've seen 32 on the open road, amazing for such a big car with a V-6.

Insurance pricing here is horrifying possibly the highest in the entire country. Another reason I want to flee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 02, 2021 04:08 AM (c6xtn)

46 Got the cat inside. G'night

Posted by: SFGoth at December 02, 2021 04:10 AM (KAi1n)

47 never thought of cook county illinois as MAGA country, but what-ever ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (ahosz) at December 02, 2021 04:11 AM (ahosz)

48 Good job on hammering down the car payments, Wolfus! We did that for my car, too. Glad. Don't know how I'd make that payment now, with neither of us w*rking.

Posted by: JQ at December 02, 2021 04:13 AM (dB4Iz)

49 >>On Bad Blue look at 2nd from top
Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 04:03 AM (2JoB

Ok that made me laugh out loud!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 04:14 AM (1R0vU)

50 disturbing, but not wrong:

https://is.gd/gyR4eQ

link to no-pasaran blog

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (ahosz) at December 02, 2021 04:15 AM (ahosz)

51 The replacement car will need to be son's responsibility now

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 04:15 AM (1R0vU)

52 Prayers sent for Mike Hammer

Posted by: NC Ref at December 02, 2021 04:21 AM (RAodA)

53 from the daily mail headlines:

"Waukesha killer Darrell Brooks moans that he feels 'dehumanized' and says his mother won't visit him in jail ... "

*in the distance the Sad Trombone and an Imperial Nanotech violin play a tragic tune*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (ahosz) at December 02, 2021 04:31 AM (ahosz)

54 Hi MLiI, I saw your post yesterday morning, it gave me a laugh. I hope that you have a most wonderful day with your little grandangel. Prayers for Mike Hammer.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at December 02, 2021 04:40 AM (a4EWo)

55 Thanks, Debby! I am so excited.

How's your grandangel (like that!) doing?

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 04:42 AM (1R0vU)

56 MyLife, He is such a jolly little fellow with a 1000watt smile, I just love him to pieces!! I am so glad that your son is okay after his accident, too bad about the car though.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at December 02, 2021 04:54 AM (a4EWo)

57 Same with Hailey, she's all smiles, and has started to giggle and laugh.

Thanks, cars can be replaced, just grateful no one was hurt

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 04:58 AM (1R0vU)

58 And time to head out.

Have a great day, all.

Hoping someone will pass on Mike's post to JJ's later.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 02, 2021 05:00 AM (1R0vU)

59 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 02, 2021 05:05 AM (ju2Fy)

60 > Stop writing code in a language best described as a portable PDP-8 assembler and start using something modern, well-designed, and with a solid team behind it like...

Thank you for not suggesting the *u*t language.

Posted by: Bitblt at December 02, 2021 05:07 AM (8n5xO)

61 Prayers for Mike Hammer.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 02, 2021 05:08 AM (ju2Fy)

62 Good morning morons

It was 73 degrees F here yesterday and the Omicron variant, the Omicron variant, the Omicron variant, the Omicron variant,,the Omicron variant,.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2021 05:10 AM (EZebt)

63 No food or drink this morning. Going in for minor surgery at 6a.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 02, 2021 05:15 AM (ju2Fy)

64 Omicron booster coming..they are hoping by march of 2022. At this point, anybody not saying F off with the boosters is lost

Posted by: a dude in MI at December 02, 2021 05:15 AM (+I6Y/)

65 A prayer for Mike Hammer's and old dog's complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2021 05:16 AM (EZebt)

66 olddog good luck.

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 05:19 AM (2JoB8)

67 Thanks, guys.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 02, 2021 05:23 AM (ju2Fy)

68 olddog does " break a leg" still apply?
If not going for leg surgery could be a lawsuit to it?

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 05:27 AM (2JoB8)

69 Hitting the road
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 05:30 AM (2JoB8)

70 Party Like it's 1979 Video of the Day

Charlie Daniels was a class act. Kept touring into his 80s, too.

Posted by: Ace's liver at December 02, 2021 05:43 AM (wGeit)

71 Morning!

Prayers for Mike Hammer.

Too bad on the car MLiI. My SIL had inherited a 2003 Chrysler minivan a few years back. It only had 30,000 miles on it. Some dummy putting on her makeup while driving rear ended the thing at a stop sign. The insurance wanted to total it because it was mainly the back hatch that was ruined.
Her insurance agent pulled some strings to instead get it fixed because the car was is such nice condition to begin with.
She was able to drive it for another 4 years.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 05:46 AM (vd8XM)

72 Omicron tweet...

How the "f..ck" do they know what variant someone has if they cant test for a variant... This virus shit is getting even more stupid.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 05:53 AM (vd8XM)

73 Like a 1950s Latin American tinpot dictator, Gav has extended the so-called state of emergency.

I pray he faces that eventual fate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2021 05:55 AM (EZebt)

74 I just saw a meme that made me go hmmmm...

Asking why the person that does the Kovid test on you isn't quarantined after a positive result.

Could they be the super spreaders?

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 06:03 AM (vd8XM)

75 I just saw a meme that made me go hmmmm...

Asking why the person that does the Kovid test on you isn't quarantined after a positive result.

Could they be the super spreaders?
Posted by: Bruce

Typhoid Marys !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 06:09 AM (arJlL)

76 Typhoid Marys !
Posted by: JT

Kovid Karens

REEEeeeee!

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 06:10 AM (vd8XM)

77 Bruce, People administering tests should be using proper PPE and universal precautions. If if that fails, the exposure is not long enough to have any serious risk.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2021 06:11 AM (EZebt)

78 The devil went down to Georgia and had a baby with a man named Vyssarion...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:15 AM (6FeV1)

79 Yesterday I saw a Quick Free Kovid Testing site set up in the parking lot of a local No-tel Motel.

Looked like a shipping container with signs on it. A couple cars were waiting in the line.

I think these are the same people that as kids, got into the van for the free puppies.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 06:16 AM (vd8XM)

80 Bruce, People administering tests should be using proper PPE and universal precautions. If if that fails, the exposure is not long enough to have any serious risk.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Should is the key word. See my post at 79

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 06:17 AM (vd8XM)

81 How the "f..ck" do they know what variant someone has if they cant test for a variant... This virus shit is getting even more stupid.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 05:53 AM (vd8XM)

Well, they were lying then, but you should trust them now. Just because they *weren't* actually testing for variants didn't mean they *couldn't*....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:17 AM (6FeV1)

82 Well, they were lying then, but you should trust them now. Just because they *weren't* actually testing for variants didn't mean they *couldn't*....
Posted by: Warai-otoko

HA!

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 06:18 AM (vd8XM)

83 Here is a nice quote by St. Peter Damian. He was an Italian monastic reformer born around 100and and was declared a Dr. of the church in 1820:

https://www.azquotes.com/quote/607707

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 06:21 AM (xU0+W)

84 He was born around 100 ?

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 06:24 AM (arJlL)

85 Oy. Here's another one from St. Peter Damien via that link, Fen: "Truly, this vice is never to be compared with any other vice because it surpasses the enormity of all vices.... It defiles everything, stains everything, pollutes everything. And as for itself, it permits nothing pure, nothing clean, nothing other than filth."

Three guesses which one he means...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:26 AM (6FeV1)

86 Gosh: That is big news about Mike Hammer. Will pray for him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 06:26 AM (2WRHO)

87 Gosh: That is big news about Mike Hammer. Will pray for him.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Kewl !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 06:27 AM (arJlL)

88 Three guesses which one he means...

Nose picking !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 06:28 AM (arJlL)

89 Biden to extend plane, bus and train mask mandate until March 18

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 02, 2021 06:29 AM (yrol0)

90 Nose picking !
Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 06:28 AM (arJlL)

Wrong hole...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:30 AM (6FeV1)

91 Yes; Peter Damian really was opposed to homosexuality but the quote I was thinking of as being nice was about not being depressed and letting your face shine.

But the folks over at the conservative RC website Church Militant
Should probably declare him their patron Saint. They are understandably enraged about the corruption of the hierarchy by the lavender mafia

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 06:31 AM (PWPnu)

92 Biden to extend plane, bus and train mask mandate until March 18
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 02, 2021 06:29 AM (yrol0)

"You're going the wrong way!!!! You're going to kill somebody!!!!!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:31 AM (6FeV1)

93 Boker Tov Patriots

Nothing much gets done in a Gov yob now till after New Years. Living off the gov tit is wonderful

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 06:32 AM (7iM5K)

94 Biden to extend plane, bus and train mask mandate until March 18
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 02, 2021 06:29 AM (yrol0)

He's pretty busy. Still tweaking that cure for cancer.

Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 06:34 AM (vd8XM)

95 Huh... so if St. PD was most active during the 2nd c., which is right around the time when Hadrian was getting his imperial Roman candle very publicly lit by Antinous, that could explain a high ranking cleric being very vocal about the corrupting effects of official buggery, clerical or otherwise....

Maybe. I don't know. It's a thought.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:35 AM (6FeV1)

96 This is the nice quote by Peter Damian. I should have typed it out, but I hate typing on a little screen:

Do not be depressed. Do not let your weakness make you impatient, let the serenity of your spirit shine through your face. Let the joy of your mind burst forth.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 06:38 AM (a0fIE)

97 Hiya Captain !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 06:41 AM (arJlL)

98 Throughout this process, the defendant tried hiding his home IP address using Surfshark's VPN services. However, his actual location was exposed after a temporary Internet outage.

No, the FBI did not go to SurfShark and demand the IP address. It was an internet outage. Honest.

Posted by: WiNO - BLM Terror Strikes Christmas Parade at December 02, 2021 06:43 AM (EpDzw)

99 And it's not just that they are homosexuals, because I think you can be a priest if a homosexual. You're just not supposed to be celibate and not act on it. Church militant details the orgies in the hierarchy and clerics preying on seminary students. A friend of mine who is a married-to a woman-Eastern Orthodox Priest refers to some of the priests in the RCC as the gay men's dating club." I guess it wasn't any better in 1000 AD

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 06:44 AM (LKn47)

100 It was an internet outage. Honest.
Posted by: WiNO - BLM Terror Strikes Christmas Parade at December 02, 2021 06:43 AM (EpDzw)

That doesn't even make sense. They might as well have said solar flare or water main leak...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:44 AM (6FeV1)

101 Meant you are supposed to be celibate

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 06:44 AM (JeLLH)

102 Today is not Fen's birthday.....

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 06:46 AM (arJlL)

103 Living off the gov tit is wonderful

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 06:32 AM (7iM5K)

Glad you're enjoying our money!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 02, 2021 06:47 AM (Q9lwr)

104 Mrs. F. Made jelly donuts yesterday morning that were incredible.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 02, 2021 06:51 AM (EZebt)

105 Morning all- Hope ya'll have a delightful day.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 02, 2021 06:51 AM (sGLNC)

106 Living off the gov tit is wonderful

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 06:32 AM (7iM5K)

Glad you're enjoying our money!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 02, 2021 06:47 AM (Q9lwr)

Very much. Thank You

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 06:53 AM (7iM5K)

107 Charlie Daniels' piano player has one arm in a sling and he still went out and performed. That's pretty tough!

Prayers for Mike Hammer!

Posted by: sinalco at December 02, 2021 06:53 AM (yODqO)

108 Prayers for olddog and Mike Hammer.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 02, 2021 06:54 AM (sGLNC)

109 Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 02, 2021 06:56 AM (P1cdj)

110 Good morning all. I slept until my alarm went off this morning!

It was awesome.

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 02, 2021 06:56 AM (yEBFM)

111 "Truly, this vice is never to be compared with any other vice because it surpasses the enormity of all vices.... It defiles everything, stains everything, pollutes everything. And as for itself, it permits nothing pure, nothing clean, nothing other than filth."

-----

Agreed!

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at December 02, 2021 06:58 AM (cMXNt)

112 G'morning, all.

*Prayers sent for Mike Hammer and OldDog*

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 06:58 AM (3D/fK)

113 30%+ of the worlds population have never used the internet.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 02, 2021 06:59 AM (sGLNC)

114 As has been said, I think we can safely say that whatever it is they are injecting into people is, it's definitely not a "vaccine," because it's clearly not.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 02, 2021 06:59 AM (SXj99)

115 129 nations ignore Jewish ties to Temple Mount, call it solely Muslim

Not a hint of anti-semitism there. Not even a smidgen?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 07:02 AM (7iM5K)

116 Gerry Vanden Bosch quote: Basically, mass vaccination is now turning Covid-19 into a disease of young and healthy unvaccinated people while enabling the virus to break through both the innate and adaptive immune defense of vaccinees. The virus is doing what the progs want after all.

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at December 02, 2021 07:03 AM (y77xw)

117 His words end with vaccines, BTW

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at December 02, 2021 07:04 AM (y77xw)

118 I am just enraged by the government coercion on this shot. I'm also personally enraged that my sons community college may forbid him from taking the last class he needs in order to graduate because he hasn't had the shot. The class is a field botany class. They'll be spending most of the time outdoors. I am thinking of suing if they don't allow him to take the class. It's so bloody punitive and authoritarian.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 07:05 AM (poMoX)

119 5am, 56 degrees and wind gusts up to 32 mph. So far 1/4 of the Christmas decorations I put up on the front porch just yesterday have been affected by the wind. Flying swags for the win.
It's 12/2 and 56 degrees in MT. Jeebus

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at December 02, 2021 07:07 AM (2NHgQ)

120 112 what happened to Old Dog?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 07:07 AM (poMoX)

121 129 nations ignore Jewish ties to Temple Mount, call it solely Muslim

Not a hint of anti-semitism there. Not even a smidgen?
Posted by: Nevergiveup

Jewish Lightning. Make it glow for the next 10,000 years. Fuck the muzzies.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 02, 2021 07:09 AM (P1cdj)

122 "what happened to Old Dog?"

Going in for an undefined medical procedure this morning.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:09 AM (3D/fK)

123 what happened to Old Dog?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Going in gor minor surgery. What happened to Mike Hammer?

Posted by: rickb223 at December 02, 2021 07:10 AM (P1cdj)

124 His claim is that ADE is happening and will worsen over time, from a substack email from 12/1.

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at December 02, 2021 07:12 AM (Dj/MX)

125 Going in gor minor surgery. What happened to Mike Hammer?
Posted by: rickb223

comment 14

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 02, 2021 07:13 AM (yEBFM)

126 Mike Hammer had a brain bleed, needed surgery and is now in rehab. He was evidently doing well enough to type the message but will still need rehab and recovery time.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 07:13 AM (poMoX)

127 Prayers up to both Mike Hammer and Olddog.

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 02, 2021 07:14 AM (yEBFM)

128 Repost of an earlier comment from Mike Hammer:

Willowed from ONT:

661 Not such cheery news here, I'm afraid. Last week I began experiencing an excruciating headache. Finally got so bad that I drove myself to the VA ER. the right thing to do, it seems. They immediately ran a CAT scan. Turns out it was a brain bleed, a subdural hematoma. They immediately had me transported to the local large hospital where a craniotomy was performed. Now in a rehab facility. the last week hasn't been much fun...but then I don't remember much about it.

lots of opioids involved. don't feel well enough now to type any more, but wanted to check in.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, down at December 02, 2021 03:20 AM (ELgVT)

670 I'm out, will try an update tomorrow. The smallest tasks have become difficult.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, down at December 02, 2021 03:30 AM (pbStR)

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:14 AM (3D/fK)

129 Wow. Prayers up Mile. Godspeed.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 02, 2021 07:15 AM (P1cdj)

130 Prayers up to both Mike Hammer and Olddog.
Posted by: Rosasharn at December 02, 2021 07:14 AM (yEBFM)

Sigh, it sucks when fellow morons are under the weather.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 07:15 AM (7iM5K)

131 I have a small spot in my getting lasered off. Hopefully doc doesn't see anything else. Will biopsy results next week

These hospital gowns sure are drafty.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at December 02, 2021 07:17 AM (o4V0g)

132 30%+ of the worlds population have never used the internet.
Posted by: Ben Had

"Nobody goes there anymore; its too crowded"

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 07:17 AM (arJlL)

133 In my mouth

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at December 02, 2021 07:18 AM (o4V0g)

134 Mike, hope you get better. I was in that "large hospital" with my dad as he had a health issue crop up.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at December 02, 2021 07:18 AM (cMXNt)

135 On the plus side, a former shipmate that I haven't seen since 1997 is coming in with his wife to visit for several days.

All the way from Texas.

Could be a hoot!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:18 AM (3D/fK)

136 Please send prayer requests to the kind woman who is now handling the prayer request list:

apaslo at sign gmail.com

We may not know of the request unless it's posted. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 07:19 AM (poMoX)

137 " In my mouth"

*Must resist the low hanging fruit*

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:19 AM (3D/fK)

138 mornin yall. Fauci has warned that American may need to be prepared to receive a vaccination for COVID-19 every year to protect against infection.

Prayers for Mike Hammer and Olddog. We need Mike to keep those commie bastards down

Posted by: f'd at December 02, 2021 07:21 AM (Tnijr)

139 So if one has not had a single Covid vaccine, but now wants to do the deed, does one have to start with the original, and inject their way through the boosters to get caught up?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:21 AM (3D/fK)

140 I wondered the same thing VIA. If I wait a couple of years can I get all 10 shots at once?

Posted by: f'd at December 02, 2021 07:23 AM (Tnijr)

141 74 I just saw a meme that made me go hmmmm...

Asking why the person that does the Kovid test on you isn't quarantined after a positive result.

Could they be the super spreaders?
Posted by: Bruce at December 02, 2021 06:03 AM (vd8XM)

Good one.

Posted by: m at December 02, 2021 07:23 AM (ya129)

142 So if one has not had a single Covid vaccine, but now wants to do the deed, does one have to start with the original, and inject their way through the boosters to get caught up?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Since the shot doesn't stop anything, why would you bother?

Posted by: rickb223 at December 02, 2021 07:24 AM (P1cdj)

143 Wouldn't doubt a shipping container or tent in a parking lot with Free Covid Test is 1st not doing anything and 2nd they get $100 from the government for each

Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 02, 2021 07:25 AM (EG+WS)

144 "I wondered the same thing VIA. If I wait a couple of years can I get all 10 shots at once?"

Neither of us are planning to do so, but it was a topic of conversation while listening to the news yesterday.

You know...the new that was screeching to high heaven about the latest variant killing everyone except the vaccinated. So be sure to get the vaccine. And so on, and so on, and so on.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:26 AM (3D/fK)

145 Qualcomm 80888?

Sounds good. Let's go Qualcomm.

Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at December 02, 2021 07:28 AM (MkuC5)

146 18 https://tinyurl.com/54du765z
20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at December 02, 2021 03:44 AM (2JoB

That's from Tuesday?
Here's Wednesday's:

https://tinyurl.com/2p84phh5

Posted by: m at December 02, 2021 07:30 AM (ya129)

147 "Since the shot doesn't stop anything, why would you bother?"

We're not.

Just a mental exercise about how it would work.

Sort of like how about a year ago everyone was wearing the masks with the exhalation valve, and bragging about having the only effective mast.

Till it was pointed out that the valve gave an unfiltered exit path for virus laden breath of the wesrer.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:30 AM (3D/fK)

148 VIA - my understanding was this new variant was getting the vaccinated? Oh who cares.

So, when the vaccinated get sick, are they treated if they go to the hospital? Is that the difference?

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 02, 2021 07:31 AM (yEBFM)

149 wesrer=wearer

But...you knew that

*F'n auto-cucumber missed that one

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:34 AM (3D/fK)

150 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 02, 2021 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

151 Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:38 AM (3D/fK)

152 On the plus side, a former shipmate that I haven't seen since 1997 is coming in with his wife to visit for several days.

All the way from Texas.

Could be a hoot!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:18 AM (3D/fK)

Does SC have enough Booze for the visit or do you need me to ship some down

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 07:39 AM (7iM5K)

153 Thanks Skip Thanks m !

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 07:40 AM (arJlL)

154 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Thank you for that heartwarming Christmas card. You started the season off with an organized push.

We are going to stuggle to even get one out that say more than:We survived.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 02, 2021 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

155 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Can I have breakfast first ?

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 07:41 AM (arJlL)

156 MLII,
Thank you for reposting that. Not sure what residual problems MH will have, if any, but it is very encouraging that he is able to communicate so clearly. Many prayers for his full recovery.

Posted by: IrishEi at December 02, 2021 07:42 AM (0TVNF)

157 Good Morning, dearest Salty.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 02, 2021 07:42 AM (sGLNC)

158 For the first time in our survey, a majority of the American people identify a single country as the greatest threat facing the United States:

China. Fifty-two percent of Americans name China when asked which country they see as the greatest threat to the United States, while only 14% say Russia,

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 02, 2021 07:43 AM (yrol0)

159 MSNBC nitwit says since you can't claim a fetus as a dependent on your taxes it's not a person.

Posted by: f'd at December 02, 2021 07:43 AM (Tnijr)

160 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Old shipmates. Tell your wife the stories now, so it's not a shock.

We had one farewell party on my first ship for Weps. We dodged around one story from the last Med cruise. Finally someone drank enough to blurt it out. His wife said: "Oh, he got down on his knees and begged forgiveness. And you left out the best parts!"

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 02, 2021 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

161 JT

Of course. Need fuel for the fught.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 02, 2021 07:45 AM (u82oZ)

162 I saw Charlie Daniels in concert a few years back. He and his band were phenomenal. I was gut-punched when he suddenly passed away. A very good man and extreme talent.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 02, 2021 07:45 AM (sVtYq)

163 "Does SC have enough Booze for the visit or do you need me to ship some down"

With age has come more wisdom.
And wives who are willing to say 'You've had enough".

So, i think we're good.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:45 AM (3D/fK)

164 Ben Had

♬ ♩ ♪ ♫ Good morning! ♩ ♫ ♬ ♪

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 02, 2021 07:45 AM (u82oZ)

165 MSNBC nitwit says since you can't claim a fetus as a dependent on your taxes it's not a person.
Posted by: f'd at December 02, 2021 07:43 AM (Tnijr)
~~~~~

Seriously? That's not the Bee?

Posted by: IrishEi at December 02, 2021 07:45 AM (0TVNF)

166 Continued screed

Because who in hell thinks that business and college administrators should be about deciding whether someone's religious objection is adequate enough to not get a coerced jab?
I dont know about the majority of people in , business but the only god which many college administrators recognize is the god of leftist orthodoxy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 07:46 AM (ih693)

167 That doesn't even make sense. They might as well have said solar flare or water main leak...
Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 02, 2021 06:44 AM (6FeV1)

The only thing I can figure is there was an Internet outage with the VPN provider and the guy's connection went over to non-secure. That's why your VPN should have a kill-switch. Your internet drops if you lose the VPN.

Posted by: WiNO - BLM Terror Strikes Christmas Parade at December 02, 2021 07:47 AM (EpDzw)

168 MSNBC nitwit says since you can't claim a fetus as a dependent on your taxes it's not a person.

--

Then pregnant welfare mamas don't need any taxpayer assistance...since the baby isn't real or a person or anything.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 02, 2021 07:47 AM (sVtYq)

169 Village Idiot's Apprentice.

Have a great time! Increasingly, my service years get golden in memory. Despite some of the reality.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 02, 2021 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

170 JT

Of course. Need fuel for the fught.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

I dunno what a fught is, but I'll put on a condom just in case.

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 07:48 AM (arJlL)

171 Salty, the timeliness of the cards is entirely the action and efforts of Mrs VIA.

As to war stories.
She was smack dab in the middle of most all of the highjacks that we-all pulled back then.
So very little would surprise her.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:48 AM (3D/fK)

172 Happy Birthday, J.J.!

Oh, wait......

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at December 02, 2021 07:48 AM (dfRN6)

173 JJ is sous viding the MR

Posted by: JT at December 02, 2021 07:49 AM (arJlL)

174 JJ's here

Posted by: IrishEi at December 02, 2021 07:49 AM (0TVNF)

175 So I guess illegals who don't pay taxes are not people either? If you don't know you are pregnant and can't get your backside down to Planned Infanticide by 15 weeks to get an abortion you are either incredibly stupid or so much I in denial you need extended psychological help.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 02, 2021 07:50 AM (poMoX)

176 Have a great day, everyone.

Work preps are done, now for the work itself.

May your dawn be spectacular. Two days ago we had a sun pillar. In November. But the NWS, the lying liars that lie, say it will be a mild winter with less than normal precip.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 02, 2021 07:50 AM (u82oZ)

177 "Seriously? That's not the Bee?"

Not the Bee. We need a tagline like /notthebee.

Posted by: f'd at December 02, 2021 07:50 AM (Tnijr)

178 Le NOOD

It be here!!!

And stuff

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:50 AM (3D/fK)

179 With age has come more wisdom.
And wives who are willing to say 'You've had enough".

So, i think we're good.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 02, 2021 07:45 AM (3D/fK)

Just in case I think Parris Island has a liquor store on base

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 02, 2021 07:51 AM (7iM5K)

180 Why do websites that advocate for smaller download size usually suck? I think there's two answers. One is psychological: it is rare to find people who believe efficiency is its own reward and people who take the time to learn the mechanics of visual appeal. Second, because there's an 80/20 rule for visual appeal. It takes 80% of the code to generate the last 20% of visual appeal.

If you make the decision to jettison visual appeal completely, you can get by with 1% of the code.

I say this as a programmer who took a lot of convincing that the designers could actually see the differences they talked about.

Posted by: Xiao at December 02, 2021 07:59 AM (yNiyF)

181 Regarding "Making websites small": I have been having problems with my browser (MS Edge) consuming excessive memory. So, I opened up the browser task manager (Shift+Esc in browser) to see which sites were sucking up the memory.

The worst offender by far was AoSHQ. 92M for the base site PLUS 431M for a twitter subframe, 330M for a youtube subframe, and 35M for a rumble subframe. It was the by far the worst memory hog, by at least 6x the next worst site and 10x an average site.

So how about it, Pixy? Is there any chance of some improvement in this?

Posted by: cool breeze at December 02, 2021 08:25 AM (UGKMd)

182 Garland goes for the terrorism charge for a kid school killer in Michigan, but not for Brooks in Waukesha.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at December 02, 2021 08:38 AM (KiBMU)

183 Will LeBron mock Alec Baldwin for his tears in the ABC interview? Will Joy?

Posted by: Mr Gaga at December 02, 2021 08:39 AM (KiBMU)

184 PoliMath
@politicalmath
10h
I have no opinions about Australia

You cannot make me have opinions about Australia

The only thing I know is that if there were quarantine camps in Tennessee, I would be in an underground group trying to help people escape them

Posted by: m at December 02, 2021 10:03 AM (ya129)

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