Daily Tech News 30 July 2022

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Intel is absolutely definitely positively not cancelling its Arc graphics cards before they're even properly launched says Intel. (WCCFTech)

"Graphics cards are core to our business and always have been," said an unnamed Intel employee speaking from an undisclosed location. "Just like Optane."

There's been some weirdness all along with Intel denying it ever had plans for a high-end card in the first generation, and chips apparently sitting in a warehouse for months waiting for drivers to be vaguely workable. As this blog noted, Intel cited performance numbers for a total of five games.
AMD cards meanwhile are now almost twice as fast with the latest driver update - in Minecraft. (Hot Hardware)

Yes, it's just one game, and it's not all that graphics intensive, but if it's the only game you play and you play it on an older AMD graphics card like the RX 580 - which I do - this is welcome.

The update provides a small boost for recent games, but a much bigger one for some older titles. On a Radeon 6800 XT, the 2011 game RAGE now achieves an average of 120 fps - at 8k.

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Indonesia has blocked Steam.

I can't go trucking 🙃
— Ayunda Risu(リス🐿@ホロライブID|Harapan Panpanpan! (@ayunda_risu) July 30, 2022

Expect riots when fans don't get their daily fix of Squirrel Drives Truck.

(Risu is a big fan of European Truck Simulator.)
Speaking of Steam, if you were expecting to receive your Steam Deck early in 2023, Valve has news: Shipping dates have been moved to late 2022. (Liliputing)

Yes, that's two items of good news in one day. No, I don't know what's going on either.
If you were looking for a small but capable Android phone the Asus Zenfone 9 might be it. (Liliputing)

It has a 5.9" screen, but it's almost all screen so it's almost exactly the same size as Google's 5" Pixel 2 from five years ago.
AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7600X beats Intel's 12900K by 22% on one obviously broken benchmark. (Tom's Hardware)

The number might be real, because apart from the general design improvements and increased clock speeds, Zen 4 has twice as much L2 cache as Zen 3. Looking at just one benchmark you might find that it suddenly fits in cache and runs dramatically faster.

Realistically, the 7600X could have about the same single-threaded performance as the 12900K, and probably a little less. It will be much cheaper and use a fraction of the power, though; it's not intended at all to compete with Intel's high end chips.
Micron has announced plans to expand its US-based memory manufacturing. (Tom's Hardware)

I question the timing. Well, no, I don't; they said quite openly that this is because of the CHIPS handout passed yesterday.
In another gift to AMD Intel is planning to raise prices by up to 20% across the board. (WCCFTech)

"Up to" being the operative term, they probably have a hundred people doing nothing but modelling how much they can get away with. Intel knows that AMD can't supply the entire market, but on the other hand customers can just choose to wait, particularly with a RECESSION going on right now.
Gaming in a cold climate: Intel's fastest, hottest, most expensive desktop CPU mostly loses to AMD's much cheaper 5800X3D. (AnandTech)

The 12900KS peaks at 270W where the 5800X3D uses just 112W, so unless you also need to keep your igloo toasty warm, AMD is the better bet.

On productivity tasks the 8+8 core 12900KS does handily beat the 8 core 5800X3D, but there you'd probably look to the 5950X on the AMD side - which is also much cheaper than the 12900KS, and also uses much less power, peaking at 142W.

Essential Minecraft Upgrade Video of the Day

Disclaimer: I saw Toasty Warm Igloos open for Siouxsie and the Banshees at the old Palladium back in '83.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Thanks Pixy

Posted by: 29Victor at July 30, 2022 04:11 AM (BJKQV)

2 Good evening Pixy

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2022 04:14 AM (k8B25)

3 Morning all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 30, 2022 04:16 AM (MqQvv)

4 Apple pancakes today, coffee is up, and not wimpy today

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2022 04:30 AM (k8B25)

5 I can go trucking but would rather not

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2022 04:40 AM (k8B25)

6
The price of meat has just gone up and a Chinese rocket booster is coming down

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 04:48 AM (jE276)

7 It's Morning all the way down.

Posted by: Miklos, typing while standing on head so Pixy can read this at July 30, 2022 04:50 AM (WBs1t)

8 The price of meat has just gone up and a Chinese rocket booster is coming down
Posted by: Divide by Zero

Freemasons

Rosicrucians

Bohemian Grove

Communists

Trump

Posted by: Miklos, trying for the coveted Taylor Lorenz Endowed Chair of Wisdom at July 30, 2022 04:52 AM (WBs1t)

9 coffee is up, and not wimpy today
Posted by: Skip

Tuesday, my good man.

Posted by: Wimpy, funded under the Wimpy Burger Better Bill at July 30, 2022 04:54 AM (WBs1t)

10 I would make coffee but have no reason to get pumped up and would rather go back to bed.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2022 04:59 AM (0ocXn)

11 I would make coffee but have no reason to get pumped up and would rather go back to bed.
Posted by: Dr. Bone

We are not here to Pump you...up

Posted by: Hans and Franz at the Villages at July 30, 2022 05:01 AM (WBs1t)

12 Nice couple days, upper 80s better humidity level

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2022 05:01 AM (k8B25)

13 Been grabbing any OT can lately, probably doing nothing anyway

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2022 05:02 AM (k8B25)

14 >>>Miklos, trying for the coveted Taylor Lorenz Endowed Chair of Wisdom

LOL

Posted by: m at July 30, 2022 05:07 AM (0ixKl)

15
With both gKids at our place in Sussex from yesterday through Tuesday. Visited the Air Mobility Command Museum, located adjacent to Dover AFB, on the trip down. A Galaxy C-5A aircraft is BIG. One was practicing takeoffs and landings while we were there.

Lots of beach time ahead in the next few days.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 30, 2022 05:19 AM (ZvxPV)

16 https://jjwargames.blogspot.com/royal air force museum-midlands-raf
https://tinyurl.com/ytpzntre

A blog link from TMP, very well documented

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2022 05:21 AM (k8B25)

17
Miklos, trying for the coveted Taylor Lorenz Endowed Chair of Wisdom

Reputed to be both the smallest physical chair -- doll house-like, even -- AND the most minuscule endowment in all of academia.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 30, 2022 05:22 AM (ZvxPV)

18 Should be out the door already
See ya

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2022 05:23 AM (k8B25)

19 Hola Cholas, bluefin tuna are 15 miles off the coast. Had surgery on my arm yesterday. I am going with friends anyway. Hopefully we get one. There are some fattys ! 200 lbs. Cuties !

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 30, 2022 05:27 AM (WF/xn)

20 CHIPS. I wonder how John an Ponch are doing ?

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 30, 2022 05:28 AM (WF/xn)

21 Miklos always gives me a chuckle. Party on my Greek alien

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 30, 2022 05:30 AM (WF/xn)

22 Good morning morons

Usually I comprehend at least some of Pixy's post. Today, nada.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 05:31 AM (EZebt)

23
A female bankruptcy judge has approved the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) plan to pay ~90,000 former scouts a tiny percentage of their assets. The BSA gets to retain assets in the tens of billions of dollars.

In Biden's America 2.0 you can sexually abuse teenage boys and pay a tiny fraction of what you would pay girls of the same age for the same abuse.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 05:41 AM (jE276)

24 Usually I comprehend at least some of Pixy's post. Today, nada.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

With all the different brands of chips on the store shelves now, I don't see a reason to entice more production.

And we've got the worlds biggest dip as President.

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2022 05:43 AM (vd8XM)

25 g'mornin' everyone !

must have coffee, brb.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 30, 2022 05:45 AM (mjR/z)

26 After weeks of roasting under a heat dome with temperatures above 100, we've had two days in the mid 80's. Even some rain. It's been nice, but tomorrow we begin the march back to the 100's. Hey, it's nearly August.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 30, 2022 05:46 AM (EnsGU)

27 Yesterday morning in Sonoma, clear, sunny, 70s

Yesterday afternoon in SF, foggy, windy, 50s

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 05:51 AM (EZebt)

28 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 30, 2022 05:53 AM (T4tVD)

29 Chinese state media supposes that Pelosi's plane should be shot down if it visits Taiwan.

Oh, please oh please oh please!!!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 05:54 AM (EZebt)

30 Elden Ring is well crafted, beautiful and infuriating.

Posted by: Fool Otto at July 30, 2022 05:56 AM (DB16e)

31
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 30, 2022 05:56 AM (ENBF0)

32 Making a bunch of new chip fabs in the US sounds great and all, but the things those chips go into are still all made overseas, so now you gotta make a chip, send it off to who knows where, get it integrated into a board, ship the board somewhere else, put it into a finished good, import it back to wherever you're selling it... so, i guess two hips and half a hooray?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 30, 2022 05:58 AM (6FeV1)

33
''Some pigs are more equal than others'' has never been more true than Biden's America 2.0

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 05:59 AM (jE276)

34 The price of meat has just gone up and a Chinese rocket booster is coming down
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 04:48 AM (jE276)

Look here, brother...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 30, 2022 06:00 AM (6FeV1)

35
Chinese state media supposes that Pelosi's plane should be shot down if it visits Taiwan.

Oh, please oh please oh please!!!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 05:54 AM

Should we give them the URL for flightaware dot com?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 06:01 AM (jE276)

36 >19

Sounds like great fun! A captain told me that blue fin will fight so hard they will start cooking themselves from the inside out. Never looked it up, but they do fight! Good luck!

Posted by: Fool Otto at July 30, 2022 06:01 AM (DB16e)

37 back, now with Miracle Ingredient Coffee !

50 degrees, eastern horizon lightening, some planet visible slightly to the north ...

meh, guess I'll hit poat, though after 5, no EMT yet ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 30, 2022 06:03 AM (mjR/z)

38 Biden is the Olestra president.

Full of promises for credulous saps, until everything gets covered in shit.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 30, 2022 06:04 AM (VL2MI)

39 Local TV news reports thieves removing iron fencing from under the 880 freeway midday in Oakland.

The fencing was installed because of repeated fires from homeless camps.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 06:04 AM (EZebt)

40 know just whatcha mean, SFp, I really don't care very much any more what happens; that would at least alter the intolerable status-quo ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 30, 2022 06:06 AM (mjR/z)

41
Look here, brother...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 30, 2022 06:00 AM

Don't you know, you could make more money as a butcher?
So, don't waste your time on me

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 06:06 AM (jE276)

42 The fencing was installed because of repeated fires from homeless camps.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 06:04 AM (EZebt)

Typical left coast inefficiency.

Gather them up, THEN fence them in, THEN start the fire.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 30, 2022 06:06 AM (VL2MI)

43 Olestra, yes ! I was trying to remember that tradename yesterday, lol.
thx, w-o !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 30, 2022 06:07 AM (mjR/z)

44 Local TV news reports thieves removing iron fencing from under the 880 freeway midday in Oakland.

The fencing was installed because of repeated fires from homeless camps.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

See? And everyone said we were too lazy or incompetent to hold a steady job.

Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 30, 2022 06:08 AM (Msys3)

45 lol, that rly is the Zappa song for Our Times, innit ?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 30, 2022 06:09 AM (mjR/z)

46 Guess Krak got lost

Posted by: Skip's phone at July 30, 2022 06:11 AM (HsAnE)

47 Local TV news report a "racy" and "risque" street fair this weekend "poses risks" for monkeypox.

These people are clowns.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 06:11 AM (EZebt)

48 Top prosecutor in Kim Foxx's office in Chicago has walked out and slammed her in the process.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 06:15 AM (EZebt)

49 jeez, I wish ... clowns are serious, sober-minded, realistic bacon-and-eggers compared to who's running this pop stand.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -is that a Sears poncho or a real poncho ? at July 30, 2022 06:19 AM (mjR/z)

50 G'morning and evening, folken!

My tire arrived yesterday and the shop put it on without unreasonable delay. The big car rides like it should again. I have to put the spare back into its well -- and clean the car up after a week of rain, but I do that sort of thing nearly every weekend.

Stirling the Insane Kitten Beast is relaxing at last. He was really flying around last night like a cat on meth. He's aging me, man.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2022 06:21 AM (c6xtn)

51
Making a bunch of new chip fabs in the US sounds great and all, but the things those chips go into are still all made overseas, so now you gotta make a chip, send it off to who knows where, get it integrated into a board, ship the board somewhere else, put it into a finished good, import it back to wherever you're selling it... so, i guess two hips and half a hooray?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 30, 2022 05:58 AM

That's almost exactly what happened to the American printing industry. Why print the manuals, the cartons, etc in the USA when they have to then be shipped to China?

Related: Can you think of an item more complicated than a 'smartphone' which also comes without a manual?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 06:21 AM (jE276)

52 This is a really lovely Christian devotional from "Our Daily Bread" from a grandfather commenting about something his granddaughter, said and connecting that to scripture. It made me feel good just to read it and the connected Bible verse at the top:

https://odb.org/2022/07/30/puddles-of-sunshine

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2022 06:25 AM (fL5aK)

53 Who you jiven' with that cosmik debris?

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 06:26 AM (sn5EN)

54 A nice bit from Psalm 31:

https://tinyurl.com/fsnua4vu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2022 06:28 AM (fL5aK)

55 "that rly is the Zappa song for Our Times, innit ?"

Either that or "He's So Gay".

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 06:28 AM (sn5EN)

56 Local TV news report a "racy" and "risque" street fair this weekend "poses risks" for monkeypox.

These people are "theoretically" adults, and a number of them have had many multiple partners. Why does the news have to talk about this as if it's some wiseacre 12 year old doing mooning? They're clowns alright.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2022 06:30 AM (fL5aK)

57 I'm caught between More Trouble Everyday and Son of Orange County.

Posted by: pawn at July 30, 2022 06:31 AM (wsHtO)

58 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo, No Cheetos allowed on the 'toon at July 30, 2022 06:34 AM (nb5Ym)

59 I really miss Frank. I try to imagine what he would be saying about the current shit. He had an amazing and incredibly sharp wit wrt social/political BS.

Posted by: pawn at July 30, 2022 06:35 AM (wsHtO)

60 A nice bit from Psalm 31:

https://tinyurl.com/fsnua4vu
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Thank you

it does help

Posted by: Miklos at July 30, 2022 06:36 AM (WBs1t)

61 Me too pawn. He was never afraid to speak his mind and to say FU to anyone offended.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 06:37 AM (sn5EN)

62 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo, No Cheetos allowed

DO NOT ASSUME OUR 'RONGENDERATIONS

Posted by: Miklos just can't even at July 30, 2022 06:38 AM (WBs1t)

63
These people are "theoretically" adults, and a number of them have had many multiple partners.

Smartest, most compassionate, wittiest and most "who we are" among us, to hear Big Media tell it!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 30, 2022 06:39 AM (ZvxPV)

64 Not assuming, but there are only 2 rongenderations.

Posted by: olddog in mo, No Cheetos allowed on the 'toon at July 30, 2022 06:43 AM (nb5Ym)

65 These people are "theoretically" adults, and a number of them have had many multiple partners.

Smartest, most compassionate, wittiest and most "who we are" among us, to hear Big Media tell it!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Not theoretically.

Statistically or actuarially, maybe

Posted by: Miklos, believing in the Falsification Principle at July 30, 2022 06:43 AM (WBs1t)

66 In case you missed it, the House passed the gun ban last night, 217 to 213. Two GOPe defectors, five donk. Goes to the Senate. requiring 60 votes for passage, so it's dead. Schumer won't bring it up for a vote unless he has them. Defectors, if it would come to a vote would include Mittens and Collins. I don't think Murky could vote for it.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 30, 2022 06:45 AM (lz5hY)

67 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at July 30, 2022 06:45 AM (UnQlg)

68 The Inflation Reduction bill will result in more inflation and the gun bill will result in more guns being sold. Tis the way of DC.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 06:48 AM (sn5EN)

69 Oh there are 9 Rhinos who will go for it, for the children of course

Posted by: Skip's phone at July 30, 2022 06:49 AM (HsAnE)

70 We in NYS are under a state of emergency now. I guess we have to shelter in place according to Gov. Holcomb. Monkey Pox is raging through out the state and you may be next!
I know I spell her name wrong, but I don't care, since she is has never been elected to the exalted position with a private helicopter and a fleet of black SUV's.

Posted by: Colin at July 30, 2022 06:50 AM (gYWMK)

71 Oh there are 9 Rhinos who will go for it, for the children of course
Posted by: Skip's phone

Sure

Posted by: Oedipus (R-Uniparty) at July 30, 2022 06:51 AM (WBs1t)

72
Nine little RINOs that I one knew
Short ones, tall ones, venal ones, too.
But one little RINO slipped the dagger in our back
Betrayed the others -- she's a quack, quack, quack!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 30, 2022 06:55 AM (ZvxPV)

73 Regarding firearms sales increasing, what will happen this go around will be a lot of new AR owners. If you have one or more now you may think your armory is up to snuff. Now, the new gun owners from the past two years, most red pilled, will be in the market. This not only increases the number of AR type platforms, but also increases the number of owners.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 30, 2022 06:56 AM (lz5hY)

74 So is the Inflation Reduction Bill named as an homage to Ford's WIN concept? "Celebrating 50 years of misery!"

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 30, 2022 06:57 AM (oWBc3)

75 74 More like Ford's Edsel. Three years from now, the experts will be on Sunday morning talk shows, saying mistakes were made.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 30, 2022 07:00 AM (lz5hY)

76 Hmm my local paper is offering 3 months for $3. I should take them up on the offer, but they have to send me the $3 first.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:00 AM (sn5EN)

77
Wonder where Preznint Bedhead is 'cuperatin' today ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 30, 2022 07:01 AM (ZvxPV)

78 we all need a good larf; the powerline week in pictures"

https://tinyurl.com/4zu29jnz

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -is that a Sears poncho or a real poncho ? at July 30, 2022 07:01 AM (mjR/z)

79 Timely post for me, pixy, as I just realized I need to start putting together a list of stuff, as I need to replace my computer.

(we won't discuss my ancient graphics card)

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at July 30, 2022 07:02 AM (5pTK/)

80 There's 100 billion in the bill for Obamacare. I thought it was supposed to be self-sufficient.

/s

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:02 AM (sn5EN)

81 Krebs, we drove thru Dover yesterday and the wife was fascinated by the C5 circling overhead. BTW, the corn on the Delmarva looks good.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 30, 2022 07:06 AM (mpsX/)

82 Monkeypox is spread by close skin contact, so it can (and will) spread into the general population. Much more so than AIDS. Just sayin'

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 30, 2022 07:06 AM (i0slg)

83 Time to brush what's left and install the rest of the teeth. Second cup of morning coffee with two slices korpuu (dunking toast) coming up. Finnish crack cocaine.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 30, 2022 07:08 AM (lz5hY)

84 Nicely done, Fen, thank you.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at July 30, 2022 07:10 AM (5pTK/)

85 Mrs fd asked me one day how you could tell a C-5 from the other planes that fly by here on approach to the local AFB. I told her it's the one that looks bigger than the house as it passes off.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:10 AM (sn5EN)

86 Over not off.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:11 AM (sn5EN)

87 The C-5s are so big they look like they are going so slow they will fall out of the sky.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:13 AM (sn5EN)

88 I always liked "the aluminum cloud"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -is that a Sears poncho or a real poncho ? at July 30, 2022 07:14 AM (mjR/z)

89 85 First couple years in the Corps, I bopped around in a lot of C130s, a few C117s, and C141s. First time I hitched a ride on a C5 it was "wow, where's the bowling alley".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 30, 2022 07:15 AM (lz5hY)

90 Um, these people aren't getting monkey pox by shaking hands. I'm guessing the lesions are more strategically placed than the pictures of some African kid covered in them.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 30, 2022 07:17 AM (oWBc3)

91
The C-5s are so big they look like they are going so slow they will fall out of the sky.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:13 AM

I remember passing Dover AFB heading south and a huge transport plane was ahead of us, coming in for a landing. Yes, I couldn't imagine something that big and slow not dropping like a rock from the sky. I slowed way, way down so as not to be under it.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 07:17 AM (jE276)

92 Hey people need Obamacare subsidies for premiums so they can still just go to the emergency room for a cold and skip payment!

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 30, 2022 07:19 AM (oWBc3)

93 And I just don't believe these politicians like Manchin don't get that you can't stop inflation by increasing disposable income and therefore demand without a production increase offsetting same. They can't be that dumb.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 30, 2022 07:20 AM (oWBc3)

94 yeah, I remember seeing one of those big fellas, painted woodland camo, coming in to the military side of O'Hare ... looked like it was going about 30 miles/hr, about 100 feet off the ground.

wow

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - we are being gaslighted 24/365 at July 30, 2022 07:22 AM (mjR/z)

95 Those in the area be sure to get over to Langley today for Air force Diversity Festival.

The theme of the event is ‘Celebrating Differences’ and will feature a number of different performers, guest speakers, and information booths, including Tuskegee Airman, Asian Indians of Hampton, a hula routine, a drag performance, and many others.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:23 AM (sn5EN)

96 oh, they all just know that they & theirs will get a big piece of it, one way or another

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - we are being gaslighted 24/365 at July 30, 2022 07:24 AM (mjR/z)

97 Cool. They are going to have drag races on the runways.

Posted by: fd at July 30, 2022 07:24 AM (sn5EN)

98 95 Today? We Marines are having an event today at Quantico. Platoon Leader Candidate's crayon eating contest. Joey Chestnut officiating.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 30, 2022 07:26 AM (lz5hY)

99 Thanks for the chip news. That's wild that Indonesia banned steam.

Posted by: Draki at July 30, 2022 07:29 AM (Y4de+)

100 From the CDC webswite:
Monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact, including:
Direct contact with monkeypox rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with monkeypox.
Touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkeypox.
Contact with respiratory secretions.

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 30, 2022 07:29 AM (i0slg)

101 I have a machine with a 7th gen Core i-7 and an RX580, so that's a nice development at this late date. There's also a 32GB Optane hard drive accelerator in the 2nd M.2 slot. It was an interesting experiment at the time but now that a 1TB M.2 SSD is getting really cheap, I may yank the Optane in favor of more fast storage.

Posted by: Epobirs at July 30, 2022 07:30 AM (uNrGf)

102 We've all been assuming that Monkeypox spreads like AIDS. It's potentially far more contagious.

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 30, 2022 07:32 AM (i0slg)

103 Time for Salties uplifting morning greeting.

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

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 30, 2022 07:34 AM (1n+EO)

104 There's also a 32GB Optane hard drive accelerator in the 2nd M.2 slot.
Posted by: Epobirs

Is that kinda like the Epyx Fast Load cartridge for the Commodore 64?

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 30, 2022 07:36 AM (M9XmQ)

105 Is there an 'official' justification/explanation for the Speaker of the House to be flying to Taiwan?

Posted by: davidt at July 30, 2022 07:37 AM (oTZbj)

106 C5's are amazing to watch when they are low.

They used to do touch and gos at night at Patrick AFB south of Cocoa Beach. The landing lights would shine in my kitchen sink window like something from Close Encounters.

Posted by: pawn at July 30, 2022 07:39 AM (wsHtO)

107 Good morning all. I firmly believe that one of the vectors of modern viruses is the lack of hypochlorite bleach, hot water and sunshine. Sometimes, the old ways are the best. Don't give me any of that 'anti viral' cleaning junk, just kill it and the bacteria as well.

Yeah, I am curmudgeonly this morning, how could anyone tell.

Posted by: mustbequantum at July 30, 2022 07:40 AM (MIKMs)

108 I hope Pelosi's plane is shot down. That would be the best thing to happen to America in a long time. Unfortunately, the lineup of scum right behind her is just as bad...and younger.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 30, 2022 07:40 AM (sVtYq)

109 "Is there an 'official' justification/explanation for the Speaker of the House to be flying to Taiwan?"

Even if the answer is simply 'because', China doesn't get to dictate where members of our government are allowed, and not allowed.

Outside of China, of course.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 30, 2022 07:40 AM (1n+EO)

110 "China doesn't get to dictate where members of our government are allowed, and not allowed."

Nancy isn't an ordinary citizen, as she often reminds us.
So this is a provocative act to no good end.
Why?

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 30, 2022 07:43 AM (i0slg)

111 I am fully convinced that the Joe Biden Administration is trying to kill off the gay community with monkeypox. This is happening on his watch and he seems to be treating it like a recession. Just ignore it, Joe, we'll redefine it tomorrow so it goes away. Tell the CDC it's transitory.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2022 07:44 AM (0ocXn)

112 I'm wondering how the constitutional duties of the Speaker of the House necessitate a flight to Taiwan.

Posted by: davidt at July 30, 2022 07:46 AM (oTZbj)

113 >>> I'm wondering how the constitutional duties of the Speaker of the House necessitate a flight to Taiwan.

She is having her blood replaced, like Dragon in The Eiger Sanction.

Posted by: fluffy at July 30, 2022 07:50 AM (UnQlg)

114 I'm wondering how the constitutional duties of the Speaker of the House necessitate a flight to Taiwan.
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Constitutional duties of the Speaker of the House are what I say they are. Pelosi

She gotta get her cash outta there. mustbequantum

Posted by: mustbequantum at July 30, 2022 07:50 AM (MIKMs)

115 I'm wondering how the constitutional duties of the Speaker of the House necessitate a flight to Taiwan.
Posted by: davidt at July 30, 2022 07:46 AM (oTZbj)

Look I am not fan of pelosi, but fuck the chicoms, Americans can go where they want and do not need permission from Zi

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 30, 2022 07:51 AM (Irn0L)

116 us, coming in for a landing. Yes, I couldn't imagine something that big and slow not dropping like a rock from the sky. I slowed way, way down so as not to be under it.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2022 07:17 AM (jE276)
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During the summer of 2009 I did a month or so at Ramstein AB and was put in a hotel just beyond the end of the runway.

It being Germany, a/c was unknown, so I had to sleep with the windows open. Every morning at 0600 a C-17 took off and flew right over my hotel.

The morning after my first night at home I woke up at 0600 wondering where my C-17 was.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 30, 2022 07:53 AM (llXky)

117 One of my buddies just texted me that there was a fire at Jim's Steaks on South St! OMG!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 07:53 AM (EZebt)

118 >>> Look I am not fan of pelosi, but fuck the chicoms, Americans can go where they want and do not need permission from Zi

The Air Force (and Navy) need to officially designate Chinese fighters as Heffelumps and Woozles.

Posted by: fluffy at July 30, 2022 07:54 AM (UnQlg)

119 The chinese isn't going to shoot down that fucking whore, Pelosi, anymore than they would shoot down Diane Feinstein. Rather, they'd roll out the red carpet and pour champagne for these cunts.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2022 07:58 AM (0ocXn)

120 The Air Force (and Navy) need to officially designate Chinese fighters as Heffelumps and Woozles.

Posted by: fluffy at July 30, 2022 07:54 AM (UnQlg)
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Almost all of them use the Soviet designations because they're copies of old Russian crap.

The ones that aren't direct copies seem to be pirated versions of upgrades to Russian crap.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 30, 2022 07:59 AM (llXky)

121 The US through the corruption of our political class is a vassal of the CCP.

They may get all mouthy with the ChiComs but we are in no position to do anything about them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2022 08:00 AM (HbgYY)

122 37 back, now with Miracle Ingredient Coffee !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - ultra MAGA FTW ! at July 30, 2022 06:03 AM (mjR/z)

What's the miracle ingredient?

Posted by: m at July 30, 2022 08:04 AM (0ixKl)

123 "Even if the answer is simply 'because', China doesn't get to dictate where members of our government are allowed, and not allowed."

Why not? We allow them to dictate nearly everything else.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 30, 2022 08:05 AM (H8QX8)

124 Morning all! Beautiful day today! I may even lay out on the deck and get a little sun.

Posted by: jewells45 at July 30, 2022 08:08 AM (nxdel)

125 They may get all mouthy with the ChiComs but we are in no position to do anything about them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2022 08:00 AM (HbgYY)

If they shoot down Pelosi, we get to declare mock war against them. Which means doing essentially nothing but scare and punish the citizenry with shortages all as another pretext for more fundamental transformation.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 30, 2022 08:08 AM (H8QX8)

126 If they shoot down Pelosi, we get to declare mock war against them. Which means doing essentially nothing but scare and punish the citizenry with shortages all as another pretext for more fundamental transformation.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 30, 2022 08:08 AM (H8QX

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The Joint Chiefs will let them know where we're attacking. Professional courtesy and all that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 30, 2022 08:11 AM (llXky)

127 Color me skeptical of the dems stock trading ban proposal. It is likely a cover to allow more stock trading.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 30, 2022 08:11 AM (SEd9y)

128 Color me skeptical of the dems stock trading ban proposal. It is likely a cover to allow more stock trading.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 30, 2022 08:11 AM (SEd9y)
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It could also be "We made our money, now you can't."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 30, 2022 08:12 AM (llXky)

129 coffee is the Miracle Ingredient in what would otherwise be plain, boring hot water.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - we are being gaslighted 24/365 at July 30, 2022 08:12 AM (mjR/z)

130 @125

>>If they shoot down Pelosi, we get to declare mock war against them.

The ChiComs were never serious about shooting down the hag, they were just dunkin' their nutz on the US Military, notice how it was the US military that warned against the SOH from going to Taiwan.

The upper echelon of the US military may be full of corrupt woke retards but they know the score and who runs bartertown.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2022 08:12 AM (HbgYY)

131 coffee is the Miracle Ingredient in what would otherwise be plain, boring hot water.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - we are being gaslighted 24/365 at July 30, 2022 08:12 AM (mjR/z)

My grandma was a tea-drinker. If she ran out of teabags, she would just drink a cup of hot water. Crazy.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 30, 2022 08:15 AM (45fpk)

132 The Pelosi junket and the CHIPS bill are just coincidentally timed, right?

Posted by: davidt at July 30, 2022 08:15 AM (oTZbj)

133 The upper echelon of the US military may be full of corrupt woke retards but they know the score and who runs bartertown.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2022 08:12 AM (HbgYY)
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We just need to reorder American lifestyles so that they are in accordance with what all our potential adversaries want. That way we don't need to lose any more wars and can collect our retirements and fat contractor gigs in peace.

Posted by: US Flag Officers at July 30, 2022 08:16 AM (llXky)

134 @132

>>The Pelosi junket and the CHIPS bill are just coincidentally timed, right?

Well, now we know who, "The Big Gal," is.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2022 08:16 AM (HbgYY)

135 The southerly JFK flight path is right over my beach club. It is amazing to.see A380's drifting across the sky.They are going something like 100mph.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 30, 2022 08:18 AM (mpsX/)

136 Morning peeps.

The ChiComs aren't going to shoot down anything. Their mouthpiece is just doing what propagandists do. We even hear that sort of shit from our own media and some of the nutters in the administration.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 30, 2022 08:20 AM (BFigT)

137 Oh boy.

Slipped over to The Conservative Treehouse this morning.

Can you believe it? Doom.

I have a hard time reconciling Dan Bongino's "listen folks we are winning" while watching all the losses. Mitch McConnell, our greatest parliamentarian, got chumped by Joe Manchin? Or did he? USPS is creating a division just for electoral ballots. So that's a permanent feature. Vote harder I guess.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2022 08:21 AM (6TxNR)

138 127 Color me skeptical of the dems stock trading ban proposal. It is likely a cover to allow more stock trading.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 30, 2022 08:11 AM (SEd9y)

Pretty sure it would only be enforced against Republicans.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2022 08:23 AM (6TxNR)

139 100 From the CDC webswite:

LMAO! We know the CDC would never lie to us.

Posted by: creeper at July 30, 2022 08:24 AM (cTCuP)

140 >>>coffee is the Miracle Ingredient in what would otherwise be plain, boring hot water

>I've reused coffee grounds 4 times. After 3, it's time to get new coffee grounds.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2022 08:24 AM (0ocXn)

141 A prayer of peace for krak and for vic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 08:25 AM (EZebt)

142 117 One of my buddies just texted me that there was a fire at Jim's Steaks on South St! OMG!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 07:53 AM (EZebt)

Employees walked in and had broken AC which apparently was a sign of an electrical fire, but that fire didn't get noticed til literally wires in the ceiling were seen on fire and it was out of control and all through the HVAC system which made putting out the fire almost impossible...

Posted by: Nova local at July 30, 2022 08:26 AM (exHjb)

143 A prayer of peace for krak and for vic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 08:25 AM (EZebt)

I missed it. I'll scroll back.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 30, 2022 08:26 AM (45fpk)

144 lipped over to The Conservative Treehouse this morning.

Can you believe it? Doom.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2022 08:21 AM (6TxNR)
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Why would anyone go there? They guy's been wrong so many times it's not even worth it.

As for whether we are winning, in any conflict there are points where you have the advantage and others were you're being beaten.

I think in the big picture we are winning, which is why all the cheating is taking place. The problem with cheating is that it's self-limiting because either the cheat only works once or - if it becomes endemic - the whole system (which the Dems desperately need to stay intact) collapses.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 30, 2022 08:29 AM (llXky)

145 Well, looks like the neighbors have come down with the Covid now.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 30, 2022 08:30 AM (1n+EO)

146 I missed it. I'll scroll back.
Posted by: grammie winger at July 30, 2022 08:26 AM (45fpk)
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They both usually have shown up by now.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 08:31 AM (EZebt)

147 137 Oh boy.

Slipped over to The Conservative Treehouse this morning.

I quit some time ago. The Panglossian naivete doesn't mix well with the periodic gloom. I remember him saying early on that Mueller was a "white hat" trying to reform international lobbying laws.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 30, 2022 08:32 AM (H8QX8)

148 RECESSION is such an ugly word.

How about PROSPERITY VACATION? Yay!

Posted by: flounder at July 30, 2022 08:32 AM (U3uv2)

149 As for what Cocaine Mitch will or will not do, I'm not going to set my hair on fire until it happens.

Same with Manchin. He may have decided to stomp on his dick to please the Dems, but he hasn't actually done it yet. Congress is in recess, and what his "agreement" does is create a happy talking point how "help is on the way" and "Biden's coming back!" until Labor Day.

That's all that happened.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 30, 2022 08:33 AM (llXky)

150 Thank me for this later. Pancake bacon strips...

https://tinyurl.com/2hvj5hau

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at July 30, 2022 08:34 AM (yikp0)

151 They both usually have shown up by now.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2022 08:31 AM (EZebt)

Yes, you're right. Maybe they won the jackpot and are having fun without us.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 30, 2022 08:34 AM (45fpk)

152 I quit some time ago. The Panglossian naivete doesn't mix well with the periodic gloom. I remember him saying early on that Mueller was a "white hat" trying to reform international lobbying laws.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 30, 2022 08:32 AM (H8QX

Here is the weird thing about that - EVERYONE was telling us that Mueller was a straightshooter and the FBI was full of these wonderful people who would never do what they quite plainly did.

Even after the fibbies set out to ruin Trump, he talked about how awesome they were.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2022 08:35 AM (6TxNR)

153 Ticket was bought in Illinois. Watch - it'll be Pritzker.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 30, 2022 08:36 AM (45fpk)

154 Here is the weird thing about that - EVERYONE was telling us that Mueller was a straightshooter and the FBI was full of these wonderful people who would never do what they quite plainly did.

Even after the fibbies set out to ruin Trump, he talked about how awesome they were.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2022 08:35 AM (6TxNR)
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It's interesting that there are all these whistleblower types coming forward when it's too late.

I'm thinking that they figured they'd ride out the storm, but the Dems are purging everyone who isn't 100% with the program. So it's their last play.

Once again, I will note that our greatest ally is entropy, Clauswitzian "friction." The more the Dems thrash around, the more resistance they are creating to themselves. People are far more pissed off than they were a year ago, and the idea of an actual 'color revolution' is starting to take root.

The revelations that the Feds are behind all the insurrections, is also important because it means that the next time will be for real. I'm sure a lot of folks are looking at the J6 martyrs and thinking that if you're going to jail anyway, you may as well have some fun in the process.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 30, 2022 08:39 AM (llXky)

155 Coffee is Nood.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 30, 2022 08:39 AM (45fpk)

156 Coffe's up.

Posted by: flounder at July 30, 2022 08:40 AM (U3uv2)

157 The revelations that the Feds are behind all the insurrections, is also important because it means that the next time will be for real. I'm sure a lot of folks are looking at the J6 martyrs and thinking that if you're going to jail anyway, you may as well have some fun in the process.

Maybe, maybe not. I for one am not interested in spending a couple years in DC jail. I have vowed not to set foot in the District again (a vow I broke for my daughter, once. ONCE.)

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2022 08:42 AM (6TxNR)

158 Minecraft is for retards.

Posted by: Fisht at July 30, 2022 10:32 AM (ZRarh)

159 Who listens to this idiot?

Posted by: Fisht at July 30, 2022 10:34 AM (ZRarh)

160 I am curious whether the latest Radeon drivers fixed whatever was not playing nice with Il-2 Great Battles. For whatever reason, the RX 6900 XT ends up performing worse than a 5700 XT in that game, and it's a small enough dev team they haven't been able to figure out what was causing it.

On the Arc cards, don't know if you follow Moore's Law is Dead, but apparently part of the problem is that the Arc division has not been entirely (or even remotely) honest with the rest of Intel, and things are about to get... spicy...

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if several heads of that division get fired over the stuff they're doing. Large chunks of Arc may well end up on the cutting room floor, but I don't think Intel can afford to abandon graphics long term, even if the first few Arc generations are having problems.

The low end is heading towards SoCs, and will probably take the mid-range with it, and the high end margins are in AI accelerators, which right now is GPU space stuff.

I just don't see how they can maintain being a high margin company without being able to perform in the GPU space as well.

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Posted by: Sarah at July 30, 2022 03:06 PM (hs4dK)

162 I use a Radeon RX 560. The latest AMD drivers BREAK THE FUCKING OPENGL DRIVERS.

Permanently. For everything.

You can't install older versions either. They're not available. Older copies of the driver installer just go online and grab whatever the most recent thing is.

I had to go back to the installer that shipped with the fucking machine.

Don't talk to me about AMD driver support.

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