Daily Tech News 20 December 2021

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Facebook earned the title of the worst (tech) company of 2021. (WCCFTech)

The survey was conducted by Yahoo Finance which apparently still exists. Whatever the value of the survey, you can immediately tell that the article is worthless garbage because it prominently features prefab "whistleblower" Frances Haugen.

Which is not to say that Facebook doesn't suck, of course.

Tech News

DDR5 vs. DDR4: Is it time to upgrade your RAM? No. (Tom's Hardware)

Short and sweet.
A new AI algorithm can predict, with a fair degree of accuracy, the structure of proteins. (Medium)

Conventional protein folding algorithms are painfully slow. The new algorithm guesses - and gets it right 90% of the time.
exa is a modern replacement for ls. (The Exa Website)

Burn the witch.

It's written in Rust. Which I guess is better than Node.js.
Rails 7 is here. (Ruby on Rails)

Okay.

Better than Node.js. Or PHP.
Fakku - which started out as a pirate site - filed a DMCA takedown notice against TorrentFreak - which reports on pirate sites. (TorrentFreak)

January

On January 1, Farmville joined the bleedin' dawn chorus invisible, Microsoft got breached in the SolarWinds fiasco, I grabbed two SSDNodes servers that I never ended up using but at least they were cheap, a new California law made it legal to punch GrubHub in the face, and we had a Non Non Biyori trailer.
On January 2, the EU pledged "up to" €145 billion to develop next-gen CPUs which so far has resulted in absolutely nothing, my main PC audibly went splut, a backdoor was found in Zyxel enterprise network security hardware, and I made an observation:
If you keep pumping money into the economy, you're going to get inflation. Somewhere. If it's not grocery prices, it's something else.
On January 3, I deployed ZFS at SSDNodes - at about one third the speed of my new server, don't get a TRENDnet 5GbE USB adaptor, ZipFly generated Zip files on the fly, my main PC went splut again - I suspected my new washing machine causing power spikes but it stopped happening by itself, and Ollie was built different.
On January 4, DDR4-5100 was 1% faster than DDR4-4400, URL shorteners tracked everyone, Facebook was bad, and Apple decided not to ban amphetamines.
On January 5, Sydney went into lockdown for the first time over 5 cases of Bat Flu, there were no video cards anywhere, Linus said fuck Intel, there was a new PlayStation game, Ether hit $1000, and China had vanished Alibaba CEO Jack Ma.
On January 6, Jim Keller was named CEO of Tenstorrent, DOXBox-X was DOSBox but more X, Google deadpooled Android Things, Telegram let you triangulate idiots, and a Transpacific Tunnel Hurrah.

(As I edit this I'm listening to Gura, Amelia, Sana, Fauna, Kronii, and Mumei all playing Minecraft together. That's more than the total membership of Hololive EN in January.)
On January 7, Adata, Gigabyte, and MSI were preparing for DDR5-8400 which is still nowhere to be found, AMD's Epyc 7543 kicked Intel to the kerb, Sonnet had a neat eGPU, Hugo Gernsback was naming ASRock motherboards, Microsoft added a newsfeed that everyone hates, and fuck Apple.
On January 8, the SolarWinds debacle unsealed sealed court records, some lunatic got Windows running on an M1 Mac Mini, Facebook removed the likes count, and Blockchain Stalin was at it again.
On January 9, the purge accelerated, fuck Google, Apple, Reddit, and Twitter, albeit not necessarily in that order, and when you have a spare moment also Facebook, Shopify, Twitch, Discord, Instagram, YouTube, and CampaignMonitor, Twitter banned the account of Sci-Hub because they were being sued in India, GNAP was the next generation of OAuth and entirely uninteroperable, half the memory in my main PC vanished - another problem that somehow resolved itself, and I added a new YouTube tag.
On January 10, I added a Parler embed tag - waste of time that was, things aged poorly, YouTube influencers were getting paid for genocide apologetics, there were Zen 3 desktop APUs (I just checked and there still are), Chinese corporations bought smaller companies and destroyed their value through incompetence just like western ones, why I'm not going back to Firefox, ever, the tech independence movement kicked off - my new server is located in Australia at an Australian hosting provider - and Section 230 ruined the internet.
On January 11, the Chinese Embassy in US was boasting about how the mass murder of undesirables improved life for the few who remained, Parler was down for a while, HP's Envy 14 had the four essential keys but was otherwise meh, the Threadripper Pro 3995WX got put through its paces, that was a lot of ads, and New Zealand's central bank got hacked and nobody even noticed.
On January 12, I discovered satay chicken, bought an oven, and joined Minds, decentralising the web got harder than ever, the Australian government made the social networks very upset, and Germany and France looked askance at American big tech's growing fascism.
On January 13, Uganda very sensibly banned all social media ahead of an election, AMD launched Zen 3 mobile parts which were mostly Zen 2, Threadripper Pro reached retail, we couldn't have nice things, Nvidia announced the RTX 3060 of which I now have two, Apple fucked child slaves or something like that, Beaker was a dessert topping and a floor wax, Twitter got upset with Uganda and everyone laughed at them, and fuck Godaddy.
On January 14, Pat Gelsinger returned to the CEO role at Intel, Minds didn't entirely suck, TSMC was not going to be producing i3 CPUs for Intel, Microsoft announced Azure for Retail, banking on the fact that retailers loathe Amazon, the security of iOS was hampered by the fact that it wasn't turned on, and Parler redeployed to a new serverless architecture.
On January 15, Samsung announced the Galaxy S21, Twitter got involved in a land war in Africa, Apple's new M1 processor had no documentation, Elon Musk was not giving you $58,000 and how to instantly corrupt an NTFS filesystem.
On January 16, I managed to compile some code, there were a trillion SQLite databases, SSDs maxed out PCIe 4.0, TSMC ramped up its ramp up, Sigmal was expleriemcing tegnical differcultes, WhatsApp postponed stealing customer data, Google kept that right on schedule, BugTraq died, Google stomped on the Minds app, and fascists were busy speaking out against fascism, by which they meant anyone who disagreed with them.
On January 17, Intel cancelled Optane for consumers, Google "accidentally" killed smaller competitors, FreeBSD continued working to eliminate GPL code - in favour of more open licenses, NASA finally tested the SLS booster, and the beatings would continue until morale improved.
On January 18, Pixy had never seen such fuckery, I had no groceries, got video embeds working for Rumble and Lbry, still more ways to instantly corrupt an NTFS filesystem, Google set out to ban third-party cookies and replace them with something only Google could control, we couldn't have nice things again, the strings command had an RCE, and Apple got sued by crazies seeking to force it to ban Telegram.

Also Hololive stars Gura and Marine hit 2 million and 1 million subscribers respectively. That was a long time ago; they are now at 3.6 and 1.7 million.

Korone is also at 1.7 million.
On January 19, I got purged by Twitter - three times, Intel announced its Panther Canyon NUCs (which have since been denounced), and Facebook and Google were making secret deals in smoke-filled rooms.
On January 20, well.
January 20, 2021 -
The press goes back to sleep
After four years
Of moral outrage
At being forced
To pretend
To do their jobs.

Now again they can bask
In the warm praise
Of government apparatchiks
For asking pre-screened questions
Regarding the color
Of the paint
On the presidential plane.

--

Some months later
When everything has gone
Quite predictably
To Hell
The question on every journalist's lips
Is how could the public
Have got all of this
So wrong?
Plus YouTube chat leaked memory like a firehose through a used Kleenex, Samsung announced the 870 EVO range, it turned out that Alibaba CEO Jack Ma might still be partly alive, MeWe added 2.5 million users in a week, Elastic went full fuckbiscuit, a review of the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 (I was just looking at this the other day - I could actually afford one), and Brave added IPFS.
On January 21, Intel started rehiring retirees, Minisforum had a dual network NUC, the Pi Pico cost four bucks and like everything else this year went immediately out of stock, Microsoft continued its trend of being the least sucky big tech company while still sucking, cats and Linux didn't mix, IBM handed out free RHEL licenses to make up for the murdered CentOS, and trust in the media was at a historical low and simultaneously at its highest point for the year.
On January 22, Intel said it was on track with its 7nm process - for 2023, running Elite on a Pi Pico, Amazon told Elastic to get forked, and Twitter was sued for enabling child sex trafficking.
On January 23, Facebook shut down the page of the British Socialist Workers Party and Twitter started suspending Antifa accounts now that they were deemed surplus to requirements, SpaceX lobbed 143 satellites into polar orbit, oh, and PayPal sucked. Just generally sucked.

On January 24, everything about the Pi Pico, RTX 3060s cost more than 3060 Tis, Pip dropped Python 2, the Code of Cancer people were at it again, Softbank ran into minor difficulties with its sale of Arm to Nvidia, and ClF3.
On January 25, PGM indexes were magic, SonicWall ate its own dogfood and discovered that this was a bad idea, the Tucows download site closed its doors after 27 years, Facebook had no friends, and YouTube marked Haachama's entire channel as safe for children.

Update: Madeleine from Tucows reached out to me to note that while the venerable Tucows download site had closed, the company itself is still very much alive.
On January 26, Stasis mom had it going on, installing an RTX 3090 into an M.2 slot, CollapseOS ran on anything, MeWe's free speech policy needed a little work, and the zombie apocalypse had to be rescheduled.
On January 27, Reddit broke the hedge funds at least for a while, once again we couldn't have nice things, ASRock announced a new mini-PC that you couldn't get, and Google banned the SubStation Alpha subtitle file format from the Play Store.
On January 28, fuck Discord, Jen Psaki was a gender essentialist, Intel's DG1 video cards were useless, all other video cards were out of stock, and AMD announced record sales despite none of its products being purchasable anywhere.
On January 29, we refused to live in our pods and eat our bugs, Personium kept all your data in one safe place so anyone who wanted to steal it only needed to find one exploit, fuck Facebook, port 69 got blocked, Apple escalated its war with Facebook, Google and Apple purged unfavourable app reviews - which were being left on the Robinhood app after they put restrictions on their customers and then blatantly lied about it.
On January 30, 11 million IOPs on consumer SSDs, Microsoft Edge hadn't been ruined yet, Reddit saved AMC theaters, Robinhood relented and allowed its customers to buy one single share in GameStop, and SQLite had a WAL.
And on January 31, the Asus PWS WRX80E-SAGE SE WiFi had a chipset fan, the Intel DG1 was as I mentioned previously completely useless, HTMX looked interesting, and the Excel formula language was Turing-complete.

Party Like it's 1979 Video of the Day

Disclaimer: Only ten shopping days left before 1980.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 02:00 AM

Comments

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1 Good morning, Pixy!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 02:20 AM (dB4Iz)

2 Frsit.

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:20 AM (SH2Zi)

3 Gah!

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:20 AM (SH2Zi)

4 >>>Whatever the value of the survey, you can immediately tell that the article is worthless garbage because ~~it prominently features prefab "whistleblower" Frances Haugen~~ yahoo.

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:22 AM (SH2Zi)

5 >>>DDR5 vs. DDR4: Is it time to upgrade your RAM? No.

Proving once again my strategy of staying away from the bleeding edge. Let someone else beta test the market speak.

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:23 AM (SH2Zi)

6 4 you can immediately tell that the article is worthless garbage because yahoo.[/url]

There is that, also.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 20, 2021 02:26 AM (MqQvv)

8 Time to copy this blog onto my new dev server and get to work.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 20, 2021 02:26 AM (MqQvv)

9 >>>and fuck Apple

Isn't this kind of understood at this point?

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:28 AM (SH2Zi)

10 I appreciate the tech retrospective. Lots of funny recollections in there.

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:38 AM (SH2Zi)

11 Chemist guy has been sniffing something. Love things that go boom.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * 21rst century schizoid hominid at December 20, 2021 02:39 AM (4u5Hq)

12 Proving once again my strategy of staying away from the bleeding edge. Let someone else beta test the market speak.
Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:23 AM (SH2Zi)

Good idea, comrade

Posted by: Pfizer at December 20, 2021 02:42 AM (+I6Y/)

13 lol, Senator Karen has Chinese smallpox.

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:43 AM (SH2Zi)

14 Pink Floyd - Childhood's End

https://youtu.be/SnTz09-nk9c

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:48 AM (SH2Zi)

15 Would have been nice if whoever invented DDR didn't name it after East Germany.

Posted by: SFGoth at December 20, 2021 02:49 AM (KAi1n)

16 My favorite Floyd song is "A Pillow of Winds" followed by "Julia Dream".

Posted by: SFGoth at December 20, 2021 02:51 AM (KAi1n)

17 Both less commercial than the more popular hits, but not sure I could choose those as favorites. I can't stop listening to childhood's end.

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:58 AM (SH2Zi)

18 Rush - In The End

https://youtu.be/stBOhNxLrbM

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 03:03 AM (SH2Zi)

19 "End of the Night"

Posted by: SFGoth at December 20, 2021 03:10 AM (KAi1n)

20 Rush - Territories

https://youtu.be/LUvKLGAPe9Y

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 03:13 AM (SH2Zi)

21 Rush - In The End

https://youtu.be/stBOhNxLrbM

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 03:03 AM (SH2Zi)

I always liked that one. It was the first RUSH song I taught my brother how to play. He had the rhythm good enough for me to play the leads over. Its one of the few songs we ever played together. He didn't stick with it. Natural ability he never developed. Frigging waste really.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at December 20, 2021 03:18 AM (VwHCD)

22 Pixy again confirming there are oodles of interesting things going on in this great world that I dont know about and dont understand in the least

Posted by: LASue at December 20, 2021 03:20 AM (Ed8Zd)

23 Pixy always makes me wonder what else I'm doing wrong in the tech world. Now I'm planning to stop using GoDaddy for my business website.

Posted by: Ironwood at December 20, 2021 03:21 AM (6YMId)

24 Uh-oh, it's snowing. Perfect for a Monday morning. /s

What? Oh right, I don't need to go anywhere. YAY!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 03:33 AM (dB4Iz)

25 A few Senators people are saying have the Wuhan Flu

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 03:37 AM (2JoB8)

26 A few Senators people are saying have the Wuhan Flu
Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 03:37 AM

Gee, I thought they were all vaxxed, and that the vax keeps ppl from getting it?

Omg, did anyone LIE about anything here?

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 03:43 AM (dB4Iz)

27 Nearest hospital has a sign up-- they're no longer testing the asymptomatic.

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 03:47 AM (dB4Iz)

28 Nearest hospital has a sign up-- they're no longer testing the asymptomatic.

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 03:47 AM (dB4Iz)

We are saved!

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 03:49 AM (SH2Zi)

29 So. Senators are admitting (?) they have the Commie Cold. What's the new angle here?

Are they trying to gently expose the fact that it isn't as deadly as people were misled to believe?

Are they trying to 'prove' that they're just like us peons and get sick, too-- to bolster credibility?

Are they hoping we'll believe they don't have access to any preventive meds or treatments?

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:01 AM (dB4Iz)

30 Mornin', folk,

Up early to work out. It's 48 F., 'bout time say I, and I'll need to bundle up a little bit, but that's fine. My last 2 days of work before Jan. 5!

Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat is doing well this morning; he usually does seem to improve a bit overnight, and slide down into a less active state by evening. Sort of like his hooman.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 20, 2021 04:03 AM (c6xtn)

31 Sure, if they quit testing everything that moves, "cases" will necessarily go down. And that will "prove" that booster w*rk?

It's all a sham, of course.

Maybe they just ran low on test kits.

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:05 AM (dB4Iz)

32 GRIT was running How the West Was Won overnight, and I caught the last 20 minutes, the climax on the train. It is still enormously effective -- though, as a writer, I nitpick that there seems to be little reason for the chains holding the logs onto the flat car to part suddenly, or for the pin between that car and the car ahead of it to come loose, or for the rail to split and allow the final crash. But while you're watching it, you're caught up in it . . . which is the point of good entertainment.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 20, 2021 04:07 AM (c6xtn)

33 Okay, enough of the Coof. Don't want anyone to call up a cob and b!tch...

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:07 AM (dB4Iz)

34 Hah. Weather page says it's raining. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Roads are gonna be a mess here shortly-- it rained all day yesterday. Then snow: hit/melt at first, now building up.

Nice, thick, sheet of ice under a layer of wet snow. Ugh.

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:17 AM (dB4Iz)

35 Not a bad week in east for beginning of winter, it will get worse into next month. No chance of snow Christmas.

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 04:19 AM (2JoB8)

36 >>>Disclaimer: Only ten shopping days left before 1980.

; )

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 04:24 AM (hGIMd)

37 Glad you have clear weather, safe driving, Skip!

We'll get a white Christmas, despite dire warmist predictions of it becoming "a thing of the past" Heh.

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:28 AM (dB4Iz)

38 Mornin', all

Rain /ice first then snow? That is the worst thing winter. Nice that you can stay in, JQ!

29 and clear here. No precip forecast 'til Friday and it's supposed to be 50 degree. No white Christmas this year

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 20, 2021 04:32 AM (1R0vU)

39 *about* winter

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 20, 2021 04:33 AM (1R0vU)

40 Oh-dark-34 and i has kitteh on my belly, purrin' like a well-regulated engine.

Posted by: SFGoth at December 20, 2021 04:35 AM (KAi1n)

41 Mornin' MLii!

Yeah, I don't miss driving in this slippery mess!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:36 AM (dB4Iz)

42 4WD don't mean squat when it's solid ice.

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:38 AM (dB4Iz)

43 Sausage patty and French Toast on

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 04:39 AM (2JoB8)

44 Breakfast at Skip's place! Woot!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:39 AM (dB4Iz)

45 12 Proving once again my strategy of staying away from the bleeding edge. Let someone else beta test the market speak.
Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 02:23 AM (SH2Zi)

Good idea, comrade
Posted by: Pfizer at December 20, 2021 02:42 AM (+I6Y/)

Nice one.

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 04:40 AM (hGIMd)

46 29 So. Senators are admitting (?) they have the Commie Cold. What's the new angle here?

Are they trying to gently expose the fact that it isn't as deadly as people were misled to believe?

Are they trying to 'prove' that they're just like us peons and get sick, too-- to bolster credibility?

Are they hoping we'll believe they don't have access to any preventive meds or treatments?
Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:01 AM (dB4Iz)

I remember back, not terribly long ago, when there were reports that White House staff were infected and Jen Psaki told reporters that's no one's business. So I think your questions, in that context, are really on point.

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 04:44 AM (hGIMd)

47 Today is my only know close to home day, I know going to Philadelphia tomorrow.

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 04:45 AM (2JoB8)

48 Lieawathia claimed as a 3 time Fake Vaxer she is doing fine, just a little cold is all it is.

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 04:46 AM (2JoB8)

49 38 Rain /ice first then snow? That is the worst thing winter.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 20, 2021 04:32 AM (1R0vU)

39 *about* winter
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 20, 2021 04:33 AM (1R0vU)

I spotted you a hyphen and read your first post as "That is the worst-thing winter," which kinda worked!

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 04:49 AM (hGIMd)

50 Lieawathia claimed as a 3 time Fake Vaxer she is doing fine, just a little cold is all it is.

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 04:46 AM (2JoB

I am not going to get worked up over what a proven liar has to say.

Posted by: flounder at December 20, 2021 04:52 AM (SH2Zi)

51 Lol, m !

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 20, 2021 04:54 AM (1R0vU)

52 Good morning everyone. Happy Monday. Coffee's made.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021 04:57 AM (mD/uy)

53 It's Monday, what was I thinking?

Regretting now that I was willing to stay in bed longer than I should and just rush out the door before 4:00. So much for breakfast. And, I left my coffee grinder at mom's.

Oh, yeah, Monday.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 20, 2021 04:57 AM (1R0vU)

54 Lieawathia claimed as a 3 time Fake Vaxer she is doing fine, just a little cold is all it is.
Posted by: Skip

Hmm. Looks like they're setting up a "See? The vax keeps you from getting sick even if you catch the CCPlague" play.

Makes the most sense, given guv's parrot-like squawking about receiving their med-warfare serum.

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 04:57 AM (dB4Iz)

55 Try to make it a good day, all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 20, 2021 04:58 AM (1R0vU)

56 https://www.americanthinker.com/how did the fbi end up in this mess
https://tinyurl.com/yc66uz49

Retired FBI agent gives refresher course on the FBI's crimes

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 04:59 AM (2JoB8)

57 You too, MLii!

*whispers*

MLii needs a spare coffee grinder for Christmas, so she won't have to pack the one back and forth!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 05:00 AM (dB4Iz)

58 Today is my only know close to home day, I know going to Philadelphia tomorrow.
Posted by: Skip

Tell W.C. Fields we said hiya !

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 05:03 AM (arJlL)

59 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 05:03 AM (arJlL)

60 JT!

Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021 05:05 AM (mD/uy)

61 Mornin' JT!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 05:05 AM (dB4Iz)

62
Good travel day to take my sixteen vestal virgins and leave for the coast

Posted by: Procol Harem at December 20, 2021 05:07 AM (dQvv7)

63 Stupid tablet is updating

Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 20, 2021 05:07 AM (2JoB8)

64 That is a pretty thorough timeline of January.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 20, 2021 05:12 AM (csEWM)

65 Procol I would go to a warm beach

Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 20, 2021 05:13 AM (2JoB8)

66 Stacy's mom does have it going on

Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 20, 2021 05:18 AM (2JoB8)

67 Good travel day to take my sixteen vestal virgins and leave for the coast
Posted by: Procol Harem

More power to you - I couldn't stand the bickering.

(Nurse ratched, iirc, pointed out we really don't want virgins anyway. They have no idea what the hell they are doing. - Love that gal.)

Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021 05:25 AM (mD/uy)

68 See if tablet still works

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2021 05:28 AM (2JoB8)

69 The survey was conducted by Yahoo Finance which apparently still exists.

I don't know if it's still true, but when Verizon bought Yahoo the most valuable part of the property, to Verizon, was four of the most heavily trafficked sites on the web. Finance, Sports, News, and... something I can't remember.

It was still a dumb purchase.

Posted by: Ace's liver at December 20, 2021 05:35 AM (wGeit)

70 Hiya Tonypete !

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 05:41 AM (arJlL)

71 Hiya JQ !

How you ?

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 05:41 AM (arJlL)

72 I don't wish Covid on anyone....That being said, I do have a list of those who need a taste of the Chinese Flu. The old squaw is on the list. CNN puts her on the list of likely candidates for 2024, Kamala is of course number one, Mayor Pete is number two..etc.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 05:46 AM (sylC4)

73 I use Yahoo for email, but ignore any news or anything else with Yahoo news listed.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 05:48 AM (sylC4)

74 Looking at the local weather forecast: Gonna be 80 on Xmas Day. Gah.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 20, 2021 05:51 AM (c6xtn)

75 (Nurse ratched, iirc, pointed out we really don't want virgins anyway. They have no idea what the hell they are doing. - Love that gal.)
Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021

***
Nurse is quite right -- but enthusiasm counts for a lot. Better a virgin who wants to learn than an "old pro" who has no real enthusiasm for the proceedings.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 20, 2021 05:53 AM (c6xtn)

76 Looking at the local weather forecast: Gonna be 80 on Xmas Day. Gah.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Are you at the equator ?

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 05:53 AM (arJlL)

77
So. Senators are admitting (?) they have the Commie Cold. What's the new angle here?

They're going to arrest the virus for insurrection and hold it incommunicado without bail. Problem solved, America saved!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 20, 2021 05:54 AM (/U27+)

78 8 Time to copy this blog onto my new dev server and get to work.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 20, 2021 02:26 AM (MqQvv)

New features? New old features? AI Ace? So many possibilities. Including 'what could go wrong'.

That sulfur nitride video was entertaining, but a whole lotta work for a contact explosive. Nitrogen triiodide is much simpler to make, and makes a pretty purple puff of gas when you touch it. Yes, touch can set it off. Purple >>> yellow.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 05:56 AM (F0YaR)

79 Fixin' to shut this 'puter down and get shuteye, JT...

Things are going ok here. Hope you're well!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 05:57 AM (dB4Iz)

80
lol, Senator Karen has Chinese smallpox.
Posted by: flounder

Rich Zeoli (WPHT 1210 AM) scorched her with the tag, "America's Mother-in-Law", back when she was running in the Dims' 2020 primaries.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 05:58 AM (3l5Yq)

81 Sleep tight, JQ.

Don't let the bedbugs bite you on the bum !

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 05:59 AM (arJlL)

82 "America's Mother-in-Law"

LMFAO!!!

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 06:01 AM (dB4Iz)

83
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 20, 2021 06:01 AM (DUIap)

84 Ok, nitey night....

Posted by: JQ, settling in for a cold, dark winter at December 20, 2021 06:01 AM (dB4Iz)

85 "I think I will have my self a beer" The only notable quote I ever remember the old squaw saying way back in 2019. Now Nancy wouldn't say that, as she downs another shot of Vodka.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 06:02 AM (sylC4)

86
Gee, I thought they were all vaxxed, and that the vax keeps ppl from getting it?

Did not someone in the press advance the hypothesis that they were among the sophisticated and that alone warned the Coof virus to "back off"?

Perhaps the Coof virus' "sophisto detector" function mutated away in more recent variants ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 06:05 AM (3l5Yq)

87 A few days ago was national maple syrup day.

I am a CBD fan but from all I noticed, no one raised a peep. Sad.

Posted by: Quint at December 20, 2021 06:10 AM (h/jpq)

88 "I think I will have my self a beer" The only notable quote I ever remember the old squaw saying way back in 2019. Now Nancy wouldn't say that, as she downs another shot of Vodka.
Posted by: Colin

"Make mine a Courvoisier!"
-- Zombie Sargent Shriver - 1972 in a Youngstown mill bar

Nothing quite as hilarious as a crowd read wrong by a pol.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021 06:11 AM (mD/uy)

89 I wonder why national maple syrup day is now almost the first day of winter. It should be in late Feb. or March when the sap starts running. When is the George Floyd day next year. is it a national holiday yet.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 06:13 AM (sylC4)

90 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 20, 2021 06:14 AM (u82oZ)

91 "...On January 26, Stasis mom had it going on..."

Nice.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at December 20, 2021 06:17 AM (vESMU)

92 Mmmmm. Stasis mom. Just a tad bid more controling as Stacy's mom. And almost as hot.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 20, 2021 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

93 According to the Seattle real estate guys blog, The police in Seattle police force is down nearly 500 cops. One major incident and the ones left would be overwhelmed. So many small cities and villages are willing to hire experienced cops, that Seattle isn't the number one pick to work in. Mayor Jurkins is leaving and the new mayor elect begs for more cops. The city council says not so fast.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 06:25 AM (sylC4)

94 87 A few days ago was national maple syrup day.

I am a CBD fan but from all I noticed, no one raised a peep. Sad.

Posted by: Quint at December 20, 2021 06:10 AM (h/jpq)

-------

You must have missed the celebration of National French Toast Day on November 28th.

;-)

Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! at December 20, 2021 06:26 AM (mZ3xv)

95

~sob-sob~

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at December 20, 2021 06:27 AM (Y/V5S)

96 Colin

A raid on Amazon gift cards? Is that what you are planning? The City Council probably has less security, and lots of graft sticking around.

Seattle chose ... poorly.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 20, 2021 06:29 AM (u82oZ)

97 95 Hillary Clinton

Ah, the really scary one has arrived. A great Old One from the outer cosmos.

Everyone make a saving throw for sanity.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 20, 2021 06:30 AM (u82oZ)

98
"Make mine a Courvoisier!"
-- Zombie Sargent Shriver - 1972 in a Youngstown mill bar

Nothing quite as hilarious as a crowd read wrong by a pol.
Posted by: Tonypete

John Kerry ordered a Philly cheesesteak "with Swiss" in 2003.

https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2018/09/22/
john-kerry-cheesesteak-philadelphia/

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 06:33 AM (3l5Yq)

99
♪ Vapin' in the gender neutral toilet facility ♪

Posted by: Motley Crue at December 20, 2021 06:34 AM (dQvv7)

100 100?

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 06:35 AM (hGIMd)

101
Mayor Jurkins is leaving and the new mayor elect begs for more cops. The city council says not so fast.
Posted by: Colin

WUT, her "Summer of Love" left her with a bun in her oven?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 06:35 AM (3l5Yq)

102 m

Nailed it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 20, 2021 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

103 Why do I keep dreaming of Hillary or the old squaw tied to a stake and the wood piled up around them. Just waiting for a young American Indian to step forward with a little kerosene and a match. True dream, by the way....Dreams includes drums beating the Indian war dance.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 06:37 AM (sylC4)

104 102 m

Nailed it.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 20, 2021 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

Pretty psyched about it.

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 06:38 AM (hGIMd)

105 Have a great day, everyone.

Last Monday before the Christmas break. Only two work days this week. Work preps start now.

Getting ready to start shopping the 24th of December. May you all be done.

Merry Christmas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 20, 2021 06:39 AM (u82oZ)

106
When is the George Floyd day next year. is it a national holiday yet.
Posted by: Colin

That would be "Juneteenth", sirrah. No doubt you have failed to learn the words to the "Black National Anthem", too!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 06:39 AM (3l5Yq)

107
When is the George Floyd day next year. is it a national holiday yet.
Posted by: Colin

Of course it would be silly of me to inquire whether you have begun decorating your domicile for Kwanza yet, a la Veep Kameltoe, would it not?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 06:43 AM (3l5Yq)

108 Good morning all. Four. Whole. Days.This. Week. To. Work.

I do not want to be here.

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 20, 2021 06:44 AM (yEBFM)

109 108 Good morning all. Four. Whole. Days.This. Week. To. Work.

I do not want to be here.
Posted by: Rosasharn at December 20, 2021 06:44 AM (yEBFM)

*twirl*?

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 06:44 AM (hGIMd)

110 Hiya Rosasharn !

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 06:47 AM (arJlL)

111 *twirl*?
Posted by: m

On a Monday? Oh HELL no!

*grumpy face*

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 20, 2021 06:47 AM (yEBFM)

112 Hi JT! You brighten up my day!

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 20, 2021 06:48 AM (yEBFM)

113 Wow all of the news outlets are lit up with stories about manchin "betraying" democrats.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at December 20, 2021 06:49 AM (bVYXr)

114 I can't wait to see how the WH gets ready for Kwanza. I expect the WH to be decorated for the great occasion. Not sure what the Juneteenth decorations will look like but it is a Federal Holiday.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 06:50 AM (sylC4)

115 Morning, Tech Peeps

Lotsa content

Posted by: fluffy at December 20, 2021 06:50 AM (UnQlg)

116 Remember there is s new definition of Vaxed
It just less the symptoms now.

Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 20, 2021 06:52 AM (7UsVt)

117 First headline in the local TV new this am was the Manchin betrayal. ?? What goodies could the dems offer him, naming another bridge after him? Byrd already has a corner on all the important landmarks in WV.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 06:54 AM (sylC4)

118 Time for some poontang -- Ted Nugent style:

https://youtu.be/ZTVDHnwlz5k

I estimate 60% of long haired rock band lyrics are about poontang, but only Ted spells it out.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 06:55 AM (F0YaR)

119 So is this considered a bipartisan rejection of Resident Biden's BBB bill?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at December 20, 2021 06:56 AM (3D/fK)

120 Remember there is s new definition of Vaxed
It just less the symptoms now.
Posted by: Skip's Phone

Son in law tested positive for the 'rona this past weekend - has flu-like symptoms. He said to me "How can this be, I got the vaccine!!". But Nooooooooo. . . his mother and I don't know anything.

Oh, my child. . . LOL

Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021 06:57 AM (mD/uy)

121 Boker Tov Patriots

What a great morning. I can listen to the sound of democrats wailing and moaning.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 20, 2021 06:58 AM (GPwVZ)

122 Reading Pixy's tech thread makes me happy I just troubleshoot circuits. All the programming stuff would give me a headache.

Posted by: Puddleglum at December 20, 2021 06:59 AM (sAmhv)

123 Morning, 'roons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 20, 2021 06:59 AM (ju2Fy)

124 What a great morning. I can listen to the sound of democrats wailing and moaning.
Posted by: Nevergiveup

Lamentations of their women would be an added bonus but I'll take it as it is.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021 07:00 AM (mD/uy)

125 117 First headline in the local TV new this am was the Manchin betrayal. ?? What goodies could the dems offer him, naming another bridge after him? Byrd already has a corner on all the important landmarks in WV.

Posted by: Colin at December 20, 2021 06:54 AM (sylC4)

Trust me on this, the Dems ain't got a lock on that particular scam. Former MS Senator (spits) Thad Cockroach, er, Cochran has some 30+ roads, buildings, outhouses et al named after him here. And that is before he died in 2019.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 07:01 AM (F0YaR)

126 Hi JT! You brighten up my day!
Posted by: Rosasharn

Posted by: JT at December 20, 2021 07:01 AM (arJlL)

127 All the programming stuff would give me a headache.
Posted by: Puddleglum

The code parts are generally headache free. It's the business owners, lead engineers, support staff, legal and compliance, and project managers that cause the most heartache.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 20, 2021 07:02 AM (mD/uy)

128 There is a doctor on the radio every Monday morning, stirring up the fear pron. We just don't know how omicron will affect us - RREEEEEEEEE! Stay home and wear a mask! Get a shot! RREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

So, I stay home so I don't have to interact with the idjits out there. (no, I don't wear a mask)

Posted by: Rosasharn at December 20, 2021 07:02 AM (yEBFM)

129 114 Hoping Retardo and the First Whore dress for an official WH Kwanza picture. The two of them standing in dashikis and skull caps, holding Olde English 40s.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at December 20, 2021 07:02 AM (lz5hY)

130 127 All the programming stuff would give me a headache.
Posted by: Puddleglum

The code parts are generally headache free. It's the business owners, lead engineers, support staff, legal and compliance, and project managers that cause the most heartache.
Posted by: Tonypete

Ah, I understand. For me, it's the perfumed princes of the DoD and their Fed minions.

Posted by: Puddleglum at December 20, 2021 07:04 AM (sAmhv)

131
♪ I'm your Captain, I'm your Captain, though I'm feeling mighty sick ♪

Posted by: Admiral R Levine at December 20, 2021 07:05 AM (dQvv7)

132 Morning peeps. Chilly out there.

Rumors are out there that not only Manchin was against BBB. It's been suggested that there are quite a number of Dems who are otherwise "uncomfortable" with the socialist takeover but are going to toe the line because that's what Dems do.

I'd almost bet the plan is to peel off the number of GOP votes they need to ram it through over the holidays when nobody's watching.

That "red" wave folks keep talking about...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 20, 2021 07:07 AM (BFigT)

133 Good morning morons

Another day in this third world sh*thole.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 20, 2021 07:07 AM (EZebt)

134
Rumors are out there that not only Manchin was against BBB. It's been suggested that there are quite a number of Dems who are otherwise "uncomfortable" with the socialist takeover but are going to toe the line because that's what Dems do.

____________

The Democratic leadership doesn't care what happens to the rank and file. They want the bill passed even if they get wiped out in 2022. They know that eventually they'll come back but the bill remains forever (see also: Obamacare).

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 20, 2021 07:16 AM (/U27+)

135 So. TX's Abbott has put up a website to collect donations for building out the TX bits of the border wall. Mom wants to send a couple hundred to the cause. Opinions, anyone?

https://www.borderwall.texas.gov/

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 07:16 AM (F0YaR)

136
Does 'winter arrive' today or is it tomorrow? Then the next day after it's 'the first full day of winter'.

Screw that. I go by meteorological winter. The months of December, January, and February.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at December 20, 2021 07:19 AM (dQvv7)

137 Wow all of the news outlets are lit up with stories about manchin "betraying" democrats.
Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at December 20, 2021 06:49 AM (bVYXr)

Remember how the enemedia called McCain's treachery "betraying" his party? Me neither.

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at December 20, 2021 07:19 AM (y7DUB)

138 If they keep it up on manchin he might just say fvck this and switch parties. It won't hurt him in his State.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at December 20, 2021 07:20 AM (bVYXr)

139 Time for some poontang -- Ted Nugent style:

https://youtu.be/ZTVDHnwlz5k

I estimate 60% of long haired rock band lyrics are about poontang, but only Ted spells it out.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 06:55 AM (F0YaR)

Fistbump! There's never a wrong time for the Nuge!!

Posted by: Doof at December 20, 2021 07:22 AM (mZUr4)

140 Remember how the enemedia called McCain's treachery "betraying" his party? Me neither.

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at December 20, 2021 07:19 AM (y7DUB)

I seem to recall them describing him as the "brave Maverick". It appears that the left shoe and right shoe are not interchangeable.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 07:22 AM (F0YaR)

141 Wow all of the news outlets are lit up with stories about manchin "betraying" democrats.
Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at December 20, 2021 06:49 AM (bVYXr)

Remember how the enemedia called McCain's treachery "betraying" his party? Me neither.
Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at December 20, 2021 07:19 AM (y7DUB)

Manchin the Maverick

Posted by: Doof at December 20, 2021 07:23 AM (mZUr4)

142
When's the last time a (R) lost the presidential vote in West Virginia?

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at December 20, 2021 07:25 AM (dQvv7)

143 >>> Wow all of the news outlets are lit up with stories about manchin "betraying" democrats

One might almost think that they are Democrat operatives with press passes.

That's a pretty clever turn of a phrase. Maybe I should copyright it ;--)

Posted by: fluffy at December 20, 2021 07:26 AM (UnQlg)

144 They might push Machine over the edge and cause him to switch parties. Trouble is, he'll just be in the Romney Collins crowd . He and Toomey (rino, PA) made a try at a big anti 2A bill.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at December 20, 2021 07:27 AM (lz5hY)

145 Mom wants to send a couple hundred to the cause. Opinions, anyone?

https://www.borderwall.texas.gov/
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 07:16 AM (F0YaR)

I think they should open the project to Los Illegales... any man spends a full forty hour work week volunteering on construction or assisting construction efforts (Chuck wagon duty, etc.) gets U.S. citizenship.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 20, 2021 07:27 AM (6FeV1)

146 >>> When's the last time a (R) lost the presidential vote in West Virginia?

I believe West Virginia went for Clinton.

Posted by: fluffy at December 20, 2021 07:28 AM (UnQlg)

147 Wow all of the news outlets are lit up with stories about manchin "betraying" democrats

--

Obviously trying to get him to crack. It's the Intimidation Pile-On.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 20, 2021 07:30 AM (sVtYq)

148 Manchin the Maverick

Posted by: Doof at December 20, 2021 07:23 AM (mZUr4)

May his daughter sell many moar waaaaay overpriced EpiPens. $600 for two, last time I checked. With 20 cents worth of adrenaline in each pen.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 07:31 AM (F0YaR)

149
Manchin is perhaps a 'moderate Democrat' which is one of the rarest of species. Exceedingly difficult to spot outside of its native habitat.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at December 20, 2021 07:31 AM (dQvv7)

150 Manchin is perhaps a 'moderate Democrat' which is one of the rarest of species. Exceedingly difficult to spot outside of its native habitat.
Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at December 20, 2021 07:31 AM (dQvv7)

I don't know what species Manchin is, but i think Sinema might be the world's last living Liberal Democrat.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 20, 2021 07:34 AM (6FeV1)

151 132 ...Rumors are out there that not only Manchin was against BBB...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 20, 2021 07:07 AM (BFigT)

I'll probably get willowed, but the most important evidence that this was the case was on that same Fox interview with Manchin:

BAIER: You're getting all the focus, Senator, but are there other Democratic senators --
MANCHIN: Yeah, and it's not right. Not right.
BAIER: -- who are concerned about this bill like you are? Have you talked to them?
MANCHIN: I'm not going to speak for any of my -- I respect -- they know where I'm -- they know the difficulties that I've been having with this. I've been very concerned about this.

That's the tell. There were several Senators that were against this, yet they let Manchin (and Sinema) play the part of sin eater on their behalf.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at December 20, 2021 07:35 AM (vESMU)

152 good morning

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 20, 2021 07:36 AM (yrol0)

153 That's the tell. There were several Senators that were against this, yet they let Manchin (and Sinema) play the part of sin eater on their behalf.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at December 20, 2021 07:35 AM (vESMU)

It's heartening that there's a "They" in this story that isn't the Kalorama Syndicate or the Klain Gang. (To the extent that those are even two different factions).

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 20, 2021 07:37 AM (6FeV1)

154
It's Wailing Banshees Monday!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 07:38 AM (3l5Yq)

155
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 07:38 AM (3l5Yq)

156 It's Wailing Banshees Monday!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 07:38 AM (3l5Yq)

Can't be. Neighbors already closed their pool up for the winter.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 20, 2021 07:38 AM (6FeV1)

157 153 That's the tell. There were several Senators that were against this, yet they let Manchin (and Sinema) play the part of sin eater on their behalf.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at December 20, 2021 07:35 AM (vESMU)

It's heartening that there's a "They" in this story that isn't the Kalorama Syndicate or the Klain Gang. (To the extent that those are even two different factions).
Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 20, 2021 07:37 AM (6FeV1)

What's even funnier is that Baier was the first reporter that I know of that has asked the question of any more senators being against B-cubed. It's almost like it was the job of the MFM to cover for all those other senators, and allowing Manchin to take the heat on their behalf. It protects the Democratic brand.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at December 20, 2021 07:39 AM (vESMU)

158 exa is a modern replacement for ls. (The Exa Website)

Burn the witch.

It's written in Rust. Which I guess is better than Node.js.

I don't remember that part of the script, but if the price is right, I can ensure a little "accident" on set takes care of your provlem. Witch-burning sounds a little obvious.

Posted by: Alec Baldwin at December 20, 2021 07:40 AM (NCgXW)

159 Manchin to take the heat on their behalf. It protects the Democratic brand.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at December 20, 2021 07:39 AM (vESMU)

He's like the political equivalent of a space shuttle tile...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 20, 2021 07:41 AM (6FeV1)

160 I don't know what species Manchin is, but i think Sinema might be the world's last living Liberal Democrat.
=====

Gabbard?

Posted by: mustbequantum at December 20, 2021 07:41 AM (MIKMs)

161 Yet, the Dems stick together (except for Manchin and Sinema) and vote in lockstep to ruin the country. That's discipline.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 20, 2021 07:42 AM (BFigT)

162 Gabbard?
Posted by: mustbequantum at December 20, 2021 07:41 AM (MIKMs)

Dunno... she might be closer to a Manchin... pure opportunist, speaks liberty as a second language, etc....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 20, 2021 07:42 AM (6FeV1)

163 Ayn Rand:

We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at December 20, 2021 07:44 AM (KiBMU)

164 Yet, the Dems stick together (except for Manchin and Sinema) and vote in lockstep to ruin the country. That's discipline.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 20, 2021 07:42 AM (BFigT)

Are they a part of, or at least distant cousins of, the group formerly called "Blue Dog" Democrats?? I.e. Zel Miller.

Posted by: Doof at December 20, 2021 07:45 AM (mZUr4)

165 mornin yall. So cold. It may not get over 66 today.

Posted by: f'd at December 20, 2021 07:47 AM (Tnijr)

166 f'd currently 19, high expected is 25.

Posted by: Infidel at December 20, 2021 07:49 AM (qpolg)

167 "f'd currently 19, high expected is 25"

Celsius right?

Posted by: f'd at December 20, 2021 07:50 AM (Tnijr)

168 yes.

Posted by: Infidel at December 20, 2021 07:51 AM (qpolg)

169 "yes.
Posted by: Infidel "

Ahhh.

* generates warm thoughts *

Posted by: f'd at December 20, 2021 07:52 AM (Tnijr)

170 It's 19 F here in the Bluegrass this morning. Very frosty. Looks like a dusting of snow.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 20, 2021 07:52 AM (BFigT)

171 Newds

Posted by: f'd at December 20, 2021 07:53 AM (Tnijr)

172 Dunno... she might be closer to a Manchin... pure opportunist, speaks liberty as a second language, etc....

Gabbard isn't a communist - so she's shit out of luck with the Democrats. And she apparently isn't a corporate socialist - so I doubt she'd be welcomed into the GOP by McConnell.

Posted by: Mr. Obvious at December 20, 2021 07:54 AM (Wux4A)

173 Took son and his wife and girls, 6 and 3, dad and mom vaxx squared and boosted, the 6 y.o vaxx sqd (they live in Chicago), to the Publix here in SW FL. They all masked up.

The only masked peeps in the store were employees. We saw other moms dads with kids no masks. It had no effect on these Chicago sheep.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at December 20, 2021 07:56 AM (KiBMU)

174 It's Wailing Banshees Monday!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 20, 2021 07:38 AM (3l5Yq)

If this is anything like f*cking monkeys, I'm all out.

However... I do like Seven Screaming Snizz Busters --

https://youtu.be/fEb5R7x23bI

Oops. That's Diz Busters. Close enough for AoS.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 20, 2021 07:56 AM (F0YaR)

175 Hrm.

Farmville expired because Flash expired. Because Adobe went all Soviet to try and airbrush the app out of existence.

One of the replacements is "Electron", which from what I understand, is basically a full install of Chrome, just not with the Chrome name. And also from what I understand, the disk space taken up for this not-Chrome install is in the hundreds of megabytes... each.

Tell me: Since Electron is a self-encased bundled Chrome package... what happens when a major flaw is found... and you have 5 or 10 different apps using Electron? Some of which you aren't even aware actually use it?

Adobe was horrible, but at least they did have a system to patch Flash when there was a problem. But given what we've seen with NPM, either things aren't going to get patched, or there's a chance malicious code is going to get into your Electron app.

Posted by: Another Anon at December 20, 2021 08:36 AM (bW28E)

176 171 Newds
Posted by: f'd at December 20, 2021 07:53 AM (Tnijr)

Subtle.

Posted by: m at December 20, 2021 08:59 AM (PfCJx)

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