Daily Tech News 31 May 2021

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Blockchain mining has made it impossible to buy video cards for video, so what if they instead used hard drives?

Yep, storage market is fucked. (New Scientist)

Drives haven't disappeared, but bargains on large hard drives that were commonplace six months ago are gone, and supply is patchy generally.

I got myself a new 6TB drive (Toshiba Gold) last month to replace a failing unit in my NAS, because I knew this was coming. That drive is still available - but I'd now have to order it in from Amazon UK, because there's zero stock in Australia, even at double the price I paid.

The people behind Chia say that this will be a good thing in the long run as drive makers ramp up production, to which I counter, fuck you you fucking fucks.

Anime of the day is Trigun, a 26 episode TV series from 1998 that sadly has spawned no sequels shut up the movie doesn't exist.

The series follows the story of two claims adjusters, "Derringer" Meryl Stryfe and "Stungun" Milly Thompson, who are out to stop the depredations of Vash the Stampede before he bankrupts the insurance company they work for. I wonder how they would have dealt with Kei and Yuri.

Tech News

Apparently it's Computex or something, and Intel has announced a refresh of their Tiger Lake laptop parts. (AnandTech)

You can tell how far they've come by the fact that these are 15W parts but they quote performance numbers for them running at 28W and they actually use up to 50W: Not very.
The next version of Windows 10 is on its way, and will bring sweeping UI changes that will probably suck. (Bleeping Computer)

Or you could not do that, Microsoft. Just a thought.
Despite booking $11 billion in orders, Aerion could not raise funds to complete its supersonic business jet. (Flying)

They will now return to making expensive chairs.
Apple's next-gen M1X Mac mini will return the features removed from the M1 Mac mini. (9to5Mac)

Not upgradeable RAM, though. Not upgradeable anything, in fact.

Something Worse Than a Four-Year-Old RX 580 Full of Dust Video of the Day

Yeah, I need to clean out my PCs. I got a couple of cans of compressed air but haven't had the time to actually apply them. 110C does seem a little excessive.

Substitute Anime Music Video of the Day

Ah, says Pixy, I'll include that AMV, because while Konosuba might be trash that's a problem with the story and not the artwork, and I can introduce more readers to Saint Motel.

Nope, says YouTube. Age Restricted for Anime Boobs.

Well, instead, here's The World God Only Knows.

And Saint Motel's original video for My Type.

Disclaimer: You've got a pulse and you are breathing, mostly.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:13 AM

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1 Mura-T's mix show (1982 - 1991 Jam & Lewis / Flyte Tyme works special)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaelTihMhro

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:16 AM (8WCBI)

2 Yes.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:16 AM (8WCBI)

3 Hey Pixy.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:17 AM (8WCBI)

4 Got double feature yesterday of Dirty Pair #19 & 20

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:22 AM (Cxk7w)

5 Hey Skip.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:24 AM (53ycu)

6 What a strange mucic video, never heard of them.

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:28 AM (Cxk7w)

7 Thought Run Run Baby was going to be familiar but it wasn't

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:31 AM (Cxk7w)

8 Mornin', all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at May 31, 2021 03:33 AM (arX33)

9 Working today MLii?

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:35 AM (Cxk7w)

10 Yes. Not enough people there for me to take the day off.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at May 31, 2021 03:37 AM (arX33)

11 https://www.americanthinker.com/biden vs alzheimers

And he is losing

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:38 AM (Cxk7w)

12 hiya

Posted by: JT at May 31, 2021 03:39 AM (arJlL)

13 At least shouldn't be construction crew I would think

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:39 AM (Cxk7w)

14 What a strange mucic video, never heard of them.
Posted by: Skip
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Just something I grew up with as a kid.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:39 AM (53ycu)

15 I understand how real R&B is confusing for some.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:41 AM (53ycu)

16 In any case, I'm giving props to a good DJ that loves him some 80s - early 90s R&B.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:42 AM (53ycu)

17 The people behind Chia say that this will be a good thing in the long run as drive makers ramp up production, to which I counter, fuck you you fucking fucks.
___

Agreed.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:45 AM (53ycu)

18 SMH not your video, that looks normal though my tablet wouldn't play it.

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:45 AM (Cxk7w)

19 Going to see if I can get coffee

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 03:46 AM (Cxk7w)

20 Oops.

Gotcha.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:46 AM (53ycu)

21
Forget it, Slow Joe (and I know that you will), it's Alzheimer's all the way down.

But ... ... ... #nomeantweets!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 31, 2021 03:48 AM (aQfmB)

22 I just finished rewatching Trigun for the 100th time it seems.

It's one of the few series i can forgive such vast stupidity as Vash's pacifist attitude that causes so many people to die all so he can feel good about himself (sounds like the modern day lefty when it comes to all their pet projects like thr environment and police reform)

I'm with you with the movie not excusing, as it was clearly a cash grab that spit in the faces of every fan on so many levels. They could have easily made a prequel focusing on Vash, Knives, Wolfwood or the Gungho Guns, but instead they made that awful excuse for an extended episode that wasn't even original.

As for the original, it's certainly got some odd three "Best of" moments on my list, such as best Monologue (Wolfwood's Church Scene) and a strong contender for best OST.

Posted by: Rbastid at May 31, 2021 03:51 AM (bZ6FQ)

23 During the Build 2021 developer conference, CEO Nadella explained that "Windows is implicit" and "it's never been more important." Nadella also highlighted the achievements of Windows and how developers are creating new experiences for 1.3 billion people to work, learn, connect and play.

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I despise this line of thinking.

I don't want an "experience." I want to intuitively know how to use the start button, and I want to intuitively know where my sh*t is, and I want predictability when I do something. I also don't want you making sh*t consume more bandwidth or CPU power solely because people have increased their bandwidth and CPU power.

I dream of 2002 internet on modern systems with modern internet speeds. No flash before the page finishes loading, no autoplaying three videos at the same time, just POW, done, and if you want to look at an image or movie you click that image or movie. That would be so fantastic.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 03:52 AM (Kt1w/)

24 Correct Skip! No new fresh hell until tomorrow.

*actually our side is getting closer to done. The fast food side is scheduled to be done by July.

Better head out.

Enjoy your day, all.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at May 31, 2021 03:53 AM (arX33)

25 Latest Dumb Idea: Make Cops Ask Permission Before Drawing Their Weapon

https://tinyurl.com/3wj8ys6u

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 03:58 AM (53ycu)

26 The World God Only Knows is once if those shows that you wonder what the hell was going on with the production.

Season 1 and 2 were just okay, maybe even below average, but the Godess Arc was damn near perfect. Same goes for Ef, Haikyu and K-On! where the first season's were generally really bad, but I'm thankful I torture myself by watching entire seasons as they all got so much better.

Posted by: Rbastid at May 31, 2021 03:58 AM (bZ6FQ)

27 23 I don't want an "experience." I want to intuitively know how to use the start button, and I want to intuitively know where my sh*t is, and I want predictability when I do something. I also don't want you making sh*t consume more bandwidth or CPU power solely because people have increased their bandwidth and CPU power.

Exactly. The job of an operating system is to be invisible. It's like... You shouldn't notice the editing in movies. You shouldn't notice the typography in a book. You shouldn't notice the sound mix in a song. If you notice these things - unless you're specifically looking for them - it's because they're wrong.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 31, 2021 04:03 AM (MqQvv)

28 Exactly. The job of an operating system is to be invisible. It's like... You shouldn't notice the editing in movies. You shouldn't notice the typography in a book. You shouldn't notice the sound mix in a song. If you notice these things - unless you're specifically looking for them - it's because they're wrong.
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Amen.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 04:05 AM (53ycu)

29 Latest Dumb Idea: Make Cops Ask Permission Before Drawing Their Weapon

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From the link:

"Over the life course, about 1 in every 1,000 black men can expect to be killed by police."

That's a weird statistic. It's a shame that there's not something that could be done at the black-men-level to make people (I'm guessing majority black) less likely to call the cops with guns to come and handle situations that the individuals (again, I'm assuming the vast majority of whom are black) feel they can no longer handle without calling for someone with a gun to come and help.

I'm guessing the answer isn't to make the cops put their guns in safes and get permission to remove them. The answer is to stop calling the cops.

Your move, black community.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 04:08 AM (Kt1w/)

30 You shouldn't notice the editing in movies.

**

That's an outstanding comparison.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 04:10 AM (Kt1w/)

31 Your move, black community.

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PSA:

Chris Rock - How not to get your ass kicked by the police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 04:10 AM (53ycu)

32 The people behind Chia say that this will be a good thing in the long run as drive makers ramp up production, to which I counter, fuck you you fucking fucks.

Lol. On the brighter side, stock prices of Western Digital and Seagate are thru the roof, baby!

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 31, 2021 04:13 AM (F0YaR)

33 Evolution of Dance: the 80's to Now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uubH2ikgJPI

Not gonna lie, I love this video.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 04:21 AM (53ycu)

34 That would be pretty clever if someone had come up with a silly new virtual currency entirely to make HDD manufacturers' stock go up.

Probably perfectly legal, too.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 04:30 AM (Kt1w/)

35 34�That would be pretty clever if someone had come up with a silly new virtual currency entirely to make HDD manufacturers' stock go up.

Probably perfectly legal, too.

Posted by:�Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID�at May 31, 2021 04:30 AM (Kt1w/)

Unlike AceCoin that requires you jam as many pennies as possible into your 3.5 floppy drive in order to farm.

Posted by: Rbastid at May 31, 2021 04:34 AM (bZ6FQ)

36 Chris Rock - How not to get your ass kicked by the police

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And I know that's done in jest, but it's kind of mind-blowing to consider how simple it really is. Don't do stupid stuff that increases your chances of meeting a police officer professionally, and if you DO meet one, wait until your court date to have the argument. Don't run, don't fight, don't try to take his weapon, etc. Yes, sir, no, sir, and note the court date. Then show up so you don't get a warrant put out on you for another meeting.

It seems so simple, and yet in the videos you see - that BLM types promote - it's almost like the BLM folks can't even see or hear the police that everyone else can properly perceive. I'm not saying it jokingly: There appears to be something culturally wrong, and instead of addressing it the nation is enabling it.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 04:35 AM (Kt1w/)

37 About as well as Chief Gooly in reigning in the Lovely Angels and their destructive depredations.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 04:37 AM (Cbjvl)

38 New Edition, B.B.D, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill ( New Jack Swing Megamix )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYb1HF0DPA0

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 04:40 AM (53ycu)

39 Why Irresponsible Captain Tylor?

Because if they had made Atelier Lana's Star Trekker into anime, Paramount would have sued.

Are we going to discuss Martian Successor Nadesico next?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 04:43 AM (Cbjvl)

40
We've all seen the click bait link, "Actors who have sadly died in 20(whatever)". Where is the link to "Actors who have happily died in 20(whatever)?"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 31, 2021 04:43 AM (aQfmB)

41 Posted by:�Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID�at May 31, 2021 04:35 AM (Kt1w/)

It is a way people are bought up, to always act tough, to F Authority ect. It's the same community that apparently teaches kids that it's perfectly okay to run around and randomly punch people (mostly elderly) in the head all for laughs.

No one ever wants to ask why all these crimes and run ins with cops addres all towards one community (these racist cops are apparently mostly ok with Hispanics, asians, muslims and jews, that's done lazy racist) it's taught to them through their families, friends and entertainment, all which gets ignored.

Posted by: Rbastid at May 31, 2021 04:46 AM (bZ6FQ)

42 Are we going to discuss Martian Successor Nadesico next?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Who's "We" ?

Posted by: JT at May 31, 2021 04:46 AM (arJlL)

43 Trigun really is a great anime. I was surprised, as I watched it with my kids (young teens to younger 20s), and several didn't like it, despite being anime fans in general. Not sure what they didn't like.

It does a good job of executing a common anime things: actions occur that don't make sense at the time, but DO make sense once information is later revealed to the viewer. It's great. A lot of anime goes a little overboard with the "struggling with ethical decisions" trope, but I think Trigun does a good job dealing with Vash's conflicted nature.

Can't believe you didn't use this old, but great, AMV for Trigun!
https://youtu.be/XGsKCPHt7G8

Posted by: Grimmy at May 31, 2021 04:49 AM (3MG/9)

44
Latest Dumb Idea: Make Cops Ask Permission Before Drawing Their Weapon

https://tinyurl.com/3wj8ys6u
Posted by: SMH

Some years back our daughter and her then love of her life were "all aboard!" for disarming all policemen. I replied, "Yeah, it's a true shame that criminals won't sign on to the 'nerf weapons only' rule." They were not amused.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 31, 2021 04:49 AM (aQfmB)

45 To use "us" would've been improper in that sentence. Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 04:50 AM (Cbjvl)

46 Buaku to Newport City SWAT as the gang is trapped at the hospital, "if I had wanted to surrender my guns I would not have brought them!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 04:53 AM (Cbjvl)

47 Over the life course, about 1 in every 1,000 black men can expect to be killed by police.

4 out of 5 dentists agree.

Checking HeyJackass stats, the worst year for all cops shooting and killing someone in Chicago is 49 killed.

So, I'm not too good with the math at this hour, and assuming all killed were black men, then there are approximately 50,000 black men living in Chicago.

Hmmm.

Posted by: Bruce at May 31, 2021 04:54 AM (vd8XM)

48 To use "us" would've been improper in that sentence. Nyah
Posted by: Anna Puma

Disarm the Grammar Police !

Posted by: JT at May 31, 2021 04:57 AM (arJlL)

49 There appears to be something culturally wrong, and instead of addressing it the nation is enabling it.

There's no "one size fits all" answer. Compliance will solve most of these confrontations - but not all. Sometimes - police want a conflict. They'll insist on it. No knock raids on the wrong house, for example. The 2LT that was recently pulled out of his car.

Posted by: L.I.B. at May 31, 2021 04:57 AM (+w/uO)

50 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 31, 2021 04:59 AM (O3HOq)

51 Hey Anna!

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:01 AM (53ycu)

52 Hiya olddawg

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:01 AM (53ycu)

53 Hey, SMH.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 31, 2021 05:03 AM (O3HOq)

54 There's no "one size fits all" answer. Compliance will solve most of these confrontations - but not all. Sometimes - police want a conflict. They'll insist on it. No knock raids on the wrong house, for example. The 2LT that was recently pulled out of his car.
Posted by: L.I.B. at May 31, 2021 04:57 AM (+w/uO)

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Absolutely. And those suck, and it would be interesting to be able to take the cradle-to-grave approach (impossible, but still interesting) and learn if those officers and that style of policing is in response to the same black communities demands for stronger, tougher enforcement back in the 80s because you're racist if you don't help our communities (remember that?), and then combining it with your demands for law enforcement without enforcing the law slowly driving decent employees out of the workforce because they can find a good job somewhere else. Distill the urban cops down to what's left, and you get the purest, most perfect version of the very thing you asked to not have.

Careful what you wish for.

I'm also guessing those sucky instances are 0.1-0.2% of the BLM outcry instances that happen constantly every day.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 05:04 AM (Kt1w/)

55 Well this should prove interesting, the Japanese government has been mulling changing the copyright law just a tad if you are a professional cosplayer. If the cosplayer is making money off of dressing up as say Fey Valentine the owners of the character needs to be compensated.

Wonder what General Products/Gainax or Wonder Festival will say about this because it would probably also apply to garage kits. And the circles and their doujinshi? Well we the viewing public might finally be spared all the Ayanami Rei ecchi fan service.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 05:06 AM (Cbjvl)

56 doujinshi

Gesundheidt !

Posted by: JT at May 31, 2021 05:07 AM (arJlL)

57 Hey SMH, how are you?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 05:08 AM (Cbjvl)

58 For the record:

I *love* watching unintended consequences from a distance. It's maybe one of the most interesting parts of being alive.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 05:08 AM (Kt1w/)

59 I'm doing okay, Anna.
Music is such a balm to the soul.

How about you?

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:08 AM (53ycu)

60 I *love* watching unintended consequences from a distance. It's maybe one of the most interesting parts of being alive.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

I think the Germans have a word for that...

Posted by: Bruce at May 31, 2021 05:11 AM (vd8XM)

61 Happy to hear you are doing all right.

Here I am awake this early and this is my day off. Probably going to crawl back into bed soon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 05:16 AM (Cbjvl)

62 47 Over the life course, about 1 in every 1,000 black men can expect to be killed by police.

That # is approximately correct. My back of the envelope calcs came up with about 0.08%; close enough to the figure they are using of 0.1%, lifetime.

Cops kill about 1000 people per year, maybe 50% black, 15% of our population is black (~48 million), life expectancy of 72 years or so... yeah, checks out.

HOWEVER, the number of unarmed blacks killed by police last year was 9. That's too many, I'd argue. The best way to avoid getting killed by cops is to avoid pointing a gun or knife at them. Regardless of race.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 31, 2021 05:17 AM (F0YaR)

63 My sleep pattern is off at the moment.

I'm just going with it.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:17 AM (53ycu)

64 There is a theory music proves God exists

Posted by: Skip at May 31, 2021 05:17 AM (Cxk7w)

65 So true, Skip.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:18 AM (53ycu)

66 Aretha Franklin - Jump To It - Extended (1982)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTWYAmgxcM

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:21 AM (53ycu)

67 G'morning, all

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at May 31, 2021 05:25 AM (snOKo)

68 Hey VIA

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:26 AM (53ycu)

69 HOWEVER, the number of unarmed blacks killed by police last year was 9. That's too many, I'd argue.

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Serious question:

We're they discovered to be unarmed after the confrontation was over?

If I rob a bank pretending that my finger in the pocket of my hoodie is a pistol I'm considered armed. If I'm supposed to believe a dude in a dress is a woman, I have no problem believing someone who tells me they are armed.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is a bridge at May 31, 2021 05:27 AM (O3VVw)

70 Yesterday was the last day otaku could have thrown money at AnimEigo for the remastered Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 OVA. They managed to raise $184,906 for this project. Original goal was $50,000.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2021 05:29 AM (Cbjvl)

71 lol Moron Robbie.

Fact.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:30 AM (53ycu)

72 I was watching the end of the 500 yesterday. Is anyone screaming yet how the unmasked people sitting next to each other is going to spread the Krud across the globe, like they did after the Superbowl?

Posted by: Bruce at May 31, 2021 05:32 AM (vd8XM)

73 So yesterdays mask observaations.

Started in Baltimore County, but very near to Baltimore city at Harbor Freight. Door sign said that masks were optional. But damn near 100% wearing of masks.
Traveled 17 miles away from the city into Harford County and hit Kohls, Target Royal Farms and Bed/Bath/Beyond. Again, masks were optional. About 1% mask wearing.
Traveled back into Baltimore County to IKEA, not far from the city. Back up to about 70% mask wearing.

An finally, IKEA in College Park, near DC. Masks requested for all. 100% compliance, and being so close to he nations capitol, it felt exactly like being at the spice bazar in Istanbul.
Seems pretty clear that mask wearing and progressivism are closely linked.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at May 31, 2021 05:32 AM (snOKo)

74 Not really, Bruce.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:33 AM (53ycu)

75 G'morning, SMH.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at May 31, 2021 05:34 AM (snOKo)

76 Seems pretty clear that mask wearing and progressivism are closely linked.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Which would explain the lack of masks in my AO while in St. Louis, mask central.

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:34 AM (53ycu)

77 "Which would explain the lack of masks in my AO while in St. Louis, mask central."

Before we moved from here, we were heavily involved politically, as well as with election judging and polling.
So I am familiar with the voting trends of each of these locations. And the overlay of voting habits and mask habits is damn near perfect.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at May 31, 2021 05:37 AM (snOKo)

78 We Remember, We Honor, We Celebrate

https://tinyurl.com/ywk9bks5

Posted by: SMH at May 31, 2021 05:37 AM (53ycu)

79 Morning Pixy and all my anime friends on this lovely Memorial Day. Nice touch on that AMV Pixy for , the world God Only Knows, as it seems like a fun premise for another memorable harem romance featuring a clever protagonist and a bevy of lovely ladies.

And on the personal anime front, I finished the AIC OVA Oh, My Goddess and was deeply impressed by the sweet and innocent nature of the romance that stands out from the more comedic and ecchi romances that I usually explore.

Of course any good romance in whatever genre depends on the balance of the partners and Kei & Bell love is pure, persistent and sincere enough that it overcomes its plain packaging and unfocused pacing to become a worthwhile fairy tale that can touch even the most cynical viewer.

Posted by: Lazzari Scooter at May 31, 2021 05:38 AM (YvEh8)

80 Le NOOD

It be here!!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at May 31, 2021 05:40 AM (snOKo)

81 Serious question:

We're they discovered to be unarmed after the confrontation was over?

If I rob a bank pretending that my finger in the pocket of my hoodie is a pistol I'm considered armed. If I'm supposed to believe a dude in a dress is a woman, I have no problem believing someone who tells me they are armed.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is a bridge at May 31, 2021 05:27 AM (O3VVw)

Basically, what you said and I bolded. Yes, pretty much.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 31, 2021 05:44 AM (F0YaR)

82 I'm pretty sure we can do with about 50-90% fewer police. Most of their workload seems to be seeking out ways to collect revenue for the state.

Posted by: Jimco Industries at May 31, 2021 05:51 AM (buTO7)

83 36 don't try to take his weapon
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory? The $2 Drug that Cracked COVID at May 31, 2021 04:35 AM (Kt1w/)

Yeah, that'd pretty much be my absolute last resort. And also my last activity ever.

Posted by: m at May 31, 2021 06:30 AM (TZgEk)

84 Morning.

I'm probably the only fandude that doesn't have a giant hard on for Trigun. It's okay, that's it. It's okay.

And no sequels or spin-offs is a *good* thing. Sequels and spin-offs mostly serve to destroy and ruin. Don't ever advocate for the destruction and ruination of good things. Destruction and ruination is bad, mmmkay?

Posted by: Robert at May 31, 2021 06:33 AM (rnll3)

85 80 Le NOOD

It be here!!!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at May 31, 2021 05:40 AM (snOKo)

I'm glad you cleaned this up a bit, making it more family-friendly.

Posted by: m at May 31, 2021 06:39 AM (TZgEk)

86 Ah, Pixy. Sorry, you don't like Konosuba.

That one makes me smile and laugh like an idiot. Consistently clever and cleverly stupid at overturning expectations.

Definitely, in my Top Ten animes as this point in time.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 31, 2021 06:55 AM (dWwl8)

87 Know that I'm late to the party, but fuck Chia

Posted by: In Exile at May 31, 2021 07:00 AM (kzzyk)

88 I swear the prankster hackers are in charge of Microsoft.

You know the type. They build a level for play say for Doom (or whatever 1st person shooter game that can be built by users these days) and fill it full of traps and tricks and downright stupid stuff that no one can solve so they can't finish it unless you cheat and look at the map file. I hate those guys.

MS wrote books about how to design a user interface so that it was . . well USABLE. I know I bought one back in the day. And then will their exploration into computer pads they change it all. Of course some had to change due to the mechanics of pads and phones. Still they didn't have to throw everything out.

So luckily in found and easily installed distro of linux and have been using that since 2018 when I got back on the internet after a year of not having at home dsl. (that was fun. I used my library for absolutely necessary stuff like checking my bank balance and deposits and paying bills.)

But then I've hated MS since about when they put out Win 3.1.

Posted by: jakee308 at May 31, 2021 07:04 AM (BFQeJ)

89 'morning...

Slept in. Getting ready for the parade!

Posted by: Oldowan at May 31, 2021 07:24 AM (Ipi+y)

90 OP, why hasn't there been an economical replacement for tape? Part of the reason hard drives were historically cheap is that the enterprise-servicing tape drive cartel was so devoted to soaking their deep-pocketed industry lusers. So people started using hard drives for backup.

Optical has completely fallen on its face as well

Posted by: Stimuloss at May 31, 2021 08:23 AM (Ng+pz)

91 The heat sink doesn't even touch it?!

Posted by: Draki, Bro of the Seidons at May 31, 2021 08:49 AM (bPUO8)

92 So the Aerion supersonic bizjet is not, in fact, a thing. Which is entirely as I expected, since I studied airplane stuff in the 1980's and discovered that supersonic anything is hugely expensive and not all that valuable.

Next, watch out for a bunch of electric airplane companies to go bust the same way as the ~~expected~~ hoped for orders-of-magnitude improvement in battery technology just doesn't happen.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 31, 2021 09:08 AM (17UTy)

93 I just know that Microsoft will mostly fuck up the Windows 10 UI changes. There'll be a handful of actual improvements, at least twice as many things made worse, and a whole bunch of things changed for no reason at all except to be different from what came before. Personally, I think that's mostly new managers coming in that have a deep-seated need to put their mark on it like dogs and cats pissing on things to mark their territory. And those sorts of changes really do reek of piss. Get rid of the 'flat' affect they adopted because they wanted the same interface for radically different devices, real PCs (including laptops) and tablets or phones. After spending years perfecting the desktop appearance to make things easy for human eyes to pick out features, they threw all that R&D money and effort in the trash Well, at least this round of mostly useless changes will keep the sustaining teams busy fixing all the new bugs. Yay, team.

Posted by: Frognot at May 31, 2021 10:32 AM (Eib72)

94 >>> So the Aerion supersonic bizjet is not, in fact, a thing. Which is entirely as I expected, since I studied airplane stuff in the 1980's and discovered that supersonic anything is hugely expensive and not all that valuable. Next, watch out for a bunch of electric airplane companies to go bust the same way as the expected hoped for orders-of-magnitude improvement in battery technology just doesn't happen.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 31, 2021 09:08 AM (17UTy)

I disagree with both of these. For SS the money is there in abundance. The technology and engineering is common place. The hurdle is regulatory. There is work going on in the background that will take care of that. Not so much of a research & development thing as a wheeling & dealing with governments. The wide and loud demand is making it happen. This will be a relative near term thing.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2021 10:53 AM (l6b3d)

95 ...

Similar to SS there is wide demand for short haul taxi service from large hubs to disbursement centers for commercial business air traffic. The best choice for that is electric air transport. This is equal part a technology problem and regulatory. There is work being done globally. The tech issue isn't so much aero/propulsion as AI traffic control for multiple inbound outbound taxis on multiple vectors. That's where much of the work is taking place.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2021 10:54 AM (l6b3d)

96 But there is nearly a trillion dollars sitting out there in demand for those two items. It is a matter of when now, not if.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2021 10:56 AM (l6b3d)

97 "Yeah, I need to clean out my PCs. I got a couple of cans of compressed air but haven't had the time to actually apply them. 110C does seem a little excessive."

A little pancake compressor probably would have paid for itself years ago if you're using canned air... just sayin'

Posted by: somedood at May 31, 2021 10:58 AM (+t4e+)

98 As far as aerion surviving corps are scrambling now to slurp up the out of work engineers. Which is funny because a good % of those people were stolen away by Aerion. But that's the industry now. My problem is there was nothing I'd say novel about what they were doing. But obviously there were issues with design iterations and management of scope. And if you scoop up these employees that's what you'll be getting. Their failures. I think Aerion was to long in startup mentality. They didn't even have a loads group sending that out to a contract shop!

You're not taking ownership of the design process if you don't have design- loads - stress in house in close coordination even at the prelim stage they were.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2021 11:05 AM (l6b3d)

99 test

Posted by: nobody at May 31, 2021 11:58 AM (PYtMR)

100 test

Posted by: nobody at May 31, 2021 11:59 AM (PYtMR)

101 test

Posted by: nobody at May 31, 2021 12:00 PM (PYtMR)

102 [URL]http://www.example.com[/URL]

Posted by: nobody at May 31, 2021 12:01 PM (PYtMR)

103 1 - Ah, Trigun. I loved the aesthetics and the show when it was available for viewing, but honestly I don't remember much about it. Refresher time.

2 - I hate Microsoft with a passion, yet I'm stuck with Windows. Sad days.

3 - I really want to build a NAS with a "cloud," but always end up finding the how tos too confusing and putting it off. Kind of like choosing an email provider - trying to find one that takes custom domains and isn't a pile of suck.

Posted by: soulpile at May 31, 2021 12:16 PM (hiX0r)

104 >>> I really want to build a NAS with a "cloud," but always end up finding the how tos too confusing and putting it off. Kind of like choosing an email provider - trying to find one that takes custom domains and isn't a pile of suck.
Posted by: soulpile at May 31, 2021 12:16 PM (hiX0r)

Hopefully, this isn't an old enough thread that I'll be banned but idrive cloud backup works in concert with synology drives. You can keep a nice big raid 5 synology nas and it will be nightly synced with idrive. And idrive has pretty good rates. I'm using the basic family 5TB team plan for my family and it starts at an introductory $150/year. $199 after the first year.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2021 05:33 PM (K15O3)

105 Also if you don't want a cloud service the better synology drives will allow you to offsite backup to a friends synology. There's a linus tech tip vid, wait, I just looked it up:

https://youtu.be/mpxBmxj5mP0

... where he uses a "friend" to offsite a backup and never has to worry about paying for a cloud site.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 31, 2021 05:38 PM (K15O3)

106 "Why is this cross so heavy?"

"Because it is so full of mercy."

Posted by: Favorite line from Trigun at May 31, 2021 11:55 PM (V8zw+)

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