Daily Tech News 13 October 2021

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Alternative blockchain Polygon just raised its transaction fees by a factor of 30. (AMBCrypto)

Well, sort of. They increased the guideline for the minimum gas price charged by validator nodes from 1 to 30. That's voluntary, but nobody's going to turn down earning 30x as much for processing transactions. On the other hand, the real gas price on Polygon hasn't been consistently 1 since around April; 8 was about the best you could get reliable transactions with, 15 was more reasonable, and sometimes it spiked over 100.

The reason they did this, though, is the network was too cheap for its own good. It was getting flooded with millions of garbage transactions per day, because each one cost a small fraction of a cent. Now that each one costs a large fraction of a cent, transaction volume has halved and the network is much more stable.

Sucks if your business model doesn't support spending half a cent per transaction, but blockchains do cost money to run.
The new NSW premier took time out from his busy schedule of restoring civil rights (not being sarcastic here, he's really doing that) to announce a $3 billion green hydrogen boondoggle. (Sydney Morning Herald)

I'll watch for Dave from EEVBlog's thoughts on this. He loves tearing apart the claims of green energy projects, and he lives right here in Sydney.

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Improving Sydney's Bat Flu check-in QR codes. (GitHub)

The simple expedient of just burn the fucking things doesn't appear to have occurred to the author.
AMD's Zen 4 will support PCIe 5. (Tom's Hardware)

There was some confusion here because the first CPUs on the new Socket AM5 platform from AMD will support DDR5 memory but only PCIe 4. That will be the Rembrandt refresh of Zen 3 using the new RDNA2 graphics - the same graphics in the current Xbox and PlayStation graphics.

So both Intel's 12th gen and AMD's 4th gen products will switch to 5th gen PCIe, and by the end of next year we might actually see cards that use it.

The article also explains why Intel isn't using PCI 5 for the 12th gen chipset interface: Power consumption. PCIe 4 is more than twice as power hungry as PCIe 3, and PCIe 5 is likely to continue that trend. It's more efficient to simply double the link from 4 lanes to 8 than to upgrade to the new standard. And that's what Intel has done.

On the CPU an extra 10W of power consumption isn't critical if it also doubles I/O bandwidth. On the chipset, that makes the difference between a passively cooled motherboard and one with a (potentially noisy and unreliable) chipset fan.
Hosting provider OVH is down. (Hacker News)

Famous last words: No impact expected.

Well done guys ! Very improved network.
— Fredderic Leger - webofmars (@webofmars) October 13, 2021

I could link to OVH's status page, but it's down. Probably a failed BGP update, like the one that took out Facebook the other day.

Disclaimer: So I built another datacenter. That one burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp...

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:05 AM

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1 Howdy there, Pixy

Posted by: Doof at October 13, 2021 03:10 AM (mZUr4)

2 nd

Posted by: a dude in MI at October 13, 2021 03:10 AM (+I6Y/)

3 Otters have been notified

Posted by: Doof at October 13, 2021 03:12 AM (mZUr4)

4 Techtime!

Posted by: m at October 13, 2021 03:22 AM (ya129)

5 Willowed: Wolfus, how are Chekov's numbers, particularly renal values?
Posted by: SFGoth at October 13, 2021

***
All within the normal ranges. That's what's so odd about the whole situation. He should be fine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 13, 2021 03:25 AM (c6xtn)

6 I was reading that JP Morgans Jamie Dimon, today, called Bitcoin worthless. Very interesting. I wonder what will happen.
https://tinyurl.com/6whfw6dk

Posted by: MikeM at October 13, 2021 03:26 AM (5Y7fX)

7 from the QR code article:

"4. There's unnecessary data stored in the URL."

Ya think? Think, think, think. (Talking to the article's author, here.)

Posted by: m at October 13, 2021 03:33 AM (ya129)

8 Nice to see you every day Pixy

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2021 03:42 AM (2JoB8)

9 hiya

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 03:51 AM (arJlL)

10 Mornin', all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at October 13, 2021 03:52 AM (qARLA)

11 Neither of my Window's Laptops are Windows 11 compatible. For some reason. I'm fine with that. Wasn't planning on upgrading right away (if at all). At some point, maybe next year, I may abandon Windows all together and go with Linux Mint. I have it on my old rickety HP workstation and I like it. I need a bigger hard drive in it so I may throw a new one in it soon. I don't use this workstation for much so I can experiment on it.

Posted by: Puddleglum at October 13, 2021 03:54 AM (QFVV9)

12 Since I can't sleep anyway, I think I will visit the near by 24/7 Safeway and do a early morning grocery run. Got nothing else to do. Maybe nap later. I'm exciting and edgy!

Posted by: Puddleglum at October 13, 2021 03:56 AM (QFVV9)

13 Early tech thread! good morning horde, I'm off to contribute four of the next 10 hours to my benevolent overlords

Posted by: iron308 at October 13, 2021 03:58 AM (3I4yj)

14 Hiya MLiiGRAM !

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 03:58 AM (arJlL)

15 Hey JT!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at October 13, 2021 04:00 AM (qARLA)

16 Neither of my Window's Laptops are Windows 11 compatible.

Wow, there's an 11 now? How much more invasive is it?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 13, 2021 04:04 AM (CcOog)

17 https://tinyurl.com/2zzudm7u
20 Tweets from Bad Blue

In Australia do they know being outside on a beach without a mask your chances of getting Covid are a Billion Trillion to 1?

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2021 04:11 AM (2JoB8)

18 In Australia do they know being outside on a beach without a mask your chances of getting Covid are a Billion Trillion to 1?
Posted by: Skip

(Shhhh....don't mention a billion trillion.....it'll be the new budget)

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 04:14 AM (arJlL)

19 They should hurry up and launch Shatner before he gets any fatter.

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 04:15 AM (arJlL)

20 Whats a BGP update?
Why did fb go down that that time?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 13, 2021 04:17 AM (YZG/i)

21 Heading out slowly, by my myself so will be in touch

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2021 04:24 AM (2JoB8)

22 "What is BGP and What Role Did It Play in Facebook's Massive Outage"

https://tinyurl.com/fnwu3tfz

Posted by: m at October 13, 2021 04:30 AM (ya129)

23 Wow, there's an 11 now? How much more invasive is it?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 13, 2021 04:04 AM (CcOog)

It takes a deep rectal DNA probe every time the computer wakes to ensure only the licensed used is operating the computer.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 13, 2021 04:41 AM (0ryfU)

24 Posted by: Skip

But.. you will catch it and kill grandma!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 13, 2021 04:42 AM (0ryfU)

25 Because there are tons of different internet service providers, backbone routers, and servers responsible for your data making it to, say, Facebook, there's a ton of different routes your packets could end up taking. BGP's job is to show them the way and make sure it's the best route.

That is it! We need a universal service provider now! Government should be the sole internet provider who will ensure everyones internet speed is the same. Why should billionaires be the only ones with access to high speed internet? A committee can decide the best packet route to ensure equality and equity.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 13, 2021 04:47 AM (0ryfU)

26 I'll watch for Dave from EEVBlog's thoughts on this. He loves tearing apart the claims of green energy projects, and he lives right here in Sydney.

Oh, they have local jails? Good to know. Jaolland.

19 They should hurry up and launch Shatner before he gets any fatter.

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 04:15 AM (arJlL)

He has plumped up quite a bit. Then again, he's 90.

It should light off today.

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 13, 2021 04:55 AM (F0YaR)

27 G'morning, all.

Another night of odd nightmares.

Involving the federal government, pursuit and double-cross.

Not every night, but getting more frequent.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 05:02 AM (3D/fK)

28 Morning all. Getting some much needed rain around here.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2021 05:06 AM (ABlt3)

29 Local TV reporting about how all the Google automated cars are getting stuck on a dead end in my neighborhood. #FuckGoogle

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 05:06 AM (EZebt)

30 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:13 AM (u82oZ)

31 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

An unexpected pleasure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:13 AM (u82oZ)

32 G'morning, Salty.

Always a delight.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 05:15 AM (3D/fK)

33 Does Shatner have a green-skinned lass for those few minuted of free fall? NASA Sutra, baby.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:16 AM (u82oZ)

34 Ben Had

♬ ♩ ♪ ♫ Good morning! ♩ ♫ ♬ ♪

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:17 AM (u82oZ)

35 San Franpsycho, that is funny but I suppose not to neighborhood drivers.

Today is parent-teacher conferences. I've had less than 10 parents make an appointment on the electronic system that was set up last year. I figure that as soon as some parents saw there was a face-to-face option, they decided to forgo the hassle and just show up at their convenience. As they should.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at October 13, 2021 05:17 AM (3ihpi)

36 Wishing you a glorious day. NaCly

Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2021 05:19 AM (ABlt3)

37 Raining up here. Been an odd year, with rain finally starting.

Corn crop is in, mostly as round bales. There is one spring-fed stand of corn. But the farmer uses it to feed cattle over the winter. He fences off a portion, the cattle clean that out, and repeat.

Soybeans look good, and about 15% of the excellent looking sorghum is in.

The calves have been weaned about a month early. They are in separate fields, huddled together for support. Their moms bellowed with pain for several days, until their milk cut off. Now the cows need to gain weight, to be bred in the spring.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:22 AM (u82oZ)

38 Ah, the cycle of life. Sweet.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at October 13, 2021 05:25 AM (xopIz)

39 Whats a BGP update?
Why did fb go down that that time?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 13, 2021 04:17 AM (YZG/i)

BGP is short for Border Gateway Protocol.

To simplify things, it's how your server advertises its existence to other servers, making you visible to the Internet.

If you mess up your BGP configuration, the Internet can't see you, forgets you exist, and no traffic goes your way.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at October 13, 2021 05:26 AM (xNrL5)

40 "When the cottonwoods are yellow, and the wagons headed home."

I live in an agricultural state, but the only thing I grow is dandelions. Blue ribbon, prize winners, sure, but even here most people have no idea or appreciation of the work involved. They sure like to eat a lot, though. Hm. I get concerned when I read the average age of a farmer is 70

Posted by: common tater at October 13, 2021 05:28 AM (lAVPT)

41 Another night of odd nightmares.

Involving the federal government, pursuit and double-cross.

Not every night, but getting more frequent.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 05:02 AM (3D/fK)

I've been dreaming of demons a lot lately.

Same thing, really.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at October 13, 2021 05:29 AM (xNrL5)

42 Village Idiot's Apprentice & Cato

Too much carbs in an evening meal, and I dream of a closed society in America, and my attempts to escape. Loyalty is hard to find.

We all see what is happening.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:32 AM (u82oZ)

43 Going to cut out early, due to rain, and checking stuff out prior to work.

Have a great day, everyone.

May Nature get you to say Oooh, Ah, not ouch.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:34 AM (u82oZ)

44 Be safe, Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 05:36 AM (3D/fK)

45 I see nancy caved on the build back better monster. manchin won.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2021 05:37 AM (JUOKG)

46 We all see what is happening.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at October 13, 2021 05:32 AM (u82oZ)

Indeed.

Despite the joke, I was being honest, and we're probably having them for the same reasons.

The totalitarians are surely getting help from below.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at October 13, 2021 05:37 AM (xNrL5)

47 manchin won.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2021 05:37 AM (JUOKG)

USA lost

Posted by: A dude in MI at October 13, 2021 05:38 AM (MUwc5)

48 Morning.
Cooler weather here in No Ill let me sleep better last night.

Looking at the Kovid BS Numbers here in Illinois I see that "cases" and deaths have been dropping for the last few weeks.
I'm sure it's because of the Lord Jumbos Mask Mandate.

Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 05:38 AM (vd8XM)

49 Good morning, Hordelings!

Posted by: Doof at October 13, 2021 05:39 AM (mZUr4)

50 45 I see nancy caved on the build back better monster. manchin won.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2021 05:37 AM (JUOKG)

So we only spend 2.5T over 7 years instead of 3.5T over 10!

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:43 AM (mbFEM)

51 "Looking at the Kovid BS Numbers here in Illinois I see that "cases" and deaths have been dropping for the last few weeks.
I'm sure it's because of the Lord Jumbos Mask Mandate."

I check the South Carolina DHEC hospital bed occupancy report daily.
At least 27 straight days of improving numbers.
I don't pay attention to the 'New cases' being shouted from the rooftops. I look at the daily number of admissions, ventilator use, and total covid occupancy rate. It's all trending toward the good. An has been for almost month. In a state with less than average vaccination rates.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 05:44 AM (3D/fK)

52 I read that dandylion extract is good stuff.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at October 13, 2021 05:44 AM (xopIz)

53 50 Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:43 AM (mbFEM)

"Just the tip socialism"

Posted by: sven at October 13, 2021 05:44 AM (Lzpvj)

54 G'morning, Doof.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 05:45 AM (3D/fK)

55 The BGP answer for the FB outage seems to be a bit of eyewash.

Their NS record from DNS disappeared. That's not a BGP thing.

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:45 AM (mbFEM)

56 I see nancy caved on the build back better monster. manchin won.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2021 05:37 AM (JUOKG)

So we only spend 2.5T over 7 years instead of 3.5T over 10!

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:43 AM

It ain't done yet and manchin repeated yesterday his top figure was $1.5 trillion. We will have to wait and see but I think there is a small chance there will be no bill because of the radicals.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2021 05:46 AM (JUOKG)

57 G'mornin' everyone !

green hydrogen sounds like something out of alchemy, like red mercury ... except alchemy contains less bs

must ... have ... coffee ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (jDHSU) at October 13, 2021 05:49 AM (jDHSU)

58 It ain't done yet and manchin repeated yesterday his top figure was $1.5 trillion. We will have to wait and see but I think there is a small chance there will be no bill because of the radicals.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2021 05:46 AM (JUOKG)

So merely one and a half trillion, then.

Christmas is saved!

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:49 AM (mbFEM)

59 A prayer of John Wesley, and English Anglican priest and founder of the Methodist movement:

O merciful Father, do not consider what we have done against you, but what our blessed Savior has done for us.

Don't consider what we have made of ourselves. but what He is making of us for you our God.

O, that Christ may be "wisdom, and righteousness, sanctification and redemption" to every one of our souls.

May his precious blood cleanse us from all our sins and sanctify our souls.

May he crucify our flesh with its passions and lusts, and cleanse all our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 13, 2021 05:51 AM (ueGNX)

60 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 05:51 AM (mD/uy)

61 Biden's approval index was -30 yesterday on Rasmussen.

That is the approvals minus the disapprovals.

Trump never achieved this low number, yet the prez with the most votes EVAR did, and has been consistently placed in the high -20s for the last week.

Posted by: squeakywheel at October 13, 2021 05:51 AM (UDSF6)

62 Boker Tov Patriots

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 13, 2021 05:51 AM (ZT9BA)

63 Oh, and when the Dems pass all their bullshit in the bill, no matter what the dollar cost is - which if I recall correctly was ZERO! - it will all be okay because when the Republicans win back the Congress, they'll repeal all that stuff.

Right?

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:51 AM (mbFEM)

64 Thank you Fen for that.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 05:52 AM (mD/uy)

65 Hiya Tonypete !

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 05:52 AM (arJlL)

66 Hiya Cap'n

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 05:53 AM (arJlL)

67 Verse of the Day:

"Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing."
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (mD/uy)

68 JT!!

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (mD/uy)

69 Not to put too fine a point on it, but when was the last time congress actually passed a budget? You know, like they are required.

"Spending packages" and "Reconciliation" are not budgets. Even when they passed budgets, they were dumpster fires, but ... this is a newer, frightening phase of the insanity.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (lAVPT)

70 Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 05:52 AM (mD/uy)

You're welcome. I particularly liked the bit about "Do not consider what he have made of ourselves," etc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (ueGNX)

71 green hydrogen sounds like something out of alchemy, like red mercury ... except alchemy contains less bs

must ... have ... coffee ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

Easy peasy. We just produce a lot of windmills, that cost a lot and require many carbons to manufacture and ship, and lotsa more solar panels, that cost a lot and require many carbons to produce out of material that Chyna is one of the main producers, and store it in batteries, that cost a lot and require many carbons to produce and are not recyclable and require material from countries that employ slave labor to gather.

Then...Bob's your uncle!

Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (vd8XM)

72 Case positivity rate has been under 2% here for weeks and everyone is still demanding masks and papers. Compliance is part of the kink.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (EZebt)

73
The simple expedient of just burn the fucking things doesn't appear to have occurred to the author.

Check out my tech whizbang-ery! Aren't I clever?

Freedom from tracing? What's that? Would it eliminate the need for my whizbang-ery? Double plus ungood!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (pNxlR)

74 Alrighty peeps sra blaster is on day 9 of the WuFlu. She says that it has been somewhere between a cold and a flu in terms of symptoms. Tomorrow is the end of her quarantine! Hooray!

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:55 AM (mbFEM)

75 I spend too much time in the Indian casinos, and I always get a chuckle watching people try to control a slot machine. Stop the reels, rub the screen, just slap it. Once you hit the go button, the outcome is cut in stone. So it is with monster bill. I believe the final number was agreed on months ago, and the Capitol Hill drama club is just reading the script.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 13, 2021 05:56 AM (C1Lsn)

76 it will all be okay because when the Republicans win back the Congress, they'll repeal all that stuff.

Right?
Posted by: blaster

It'll be the first thing we do!

...GOPe...please send more money!

Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 05:56 AM (vd8XM)

77
Not to put too fine a point on it, but when was the last time congress actually passed a budget? You know, like they are required.

"Spending packages" and "Reconciliation" are not budgets. Even when they passed budgets, they were dumpster fires, but ... this is a newer, frightening phase of the insanity.
Posted by: Common Tater

Exactly the point. They have been out of compliance for decades. Fire 'em all (into the sun)!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 13, 2021 05:56 AM (pNxlR)

78 Interesting that the Army Sky Pilot says that Troops can refuse the Covid jab on religious grounds.

https://tinyurl.com/uv9eccs6

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 05:57 AM (3D/fK)

79 Bit Coin miners are moving to Texas to take advantage of cheaper power. Just heard that mining for 1 bit coin uses the same amount of electricity as 150,000 houses.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2021 05:58 AM (ABlt3)

80 Beautiful pictures of light and landscape from the unfortunately named website, "earthporn":

https://___ur.com/r/earthporn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 13, 2021 05:58 AM (ueGNX)

81 it will all be okay because when the Republicans win back the Congress, they'll repeal all that stuff.

Right?
Posted by: blaster

We were gonna do that for Obamacare right after Trump got elected, but there was that whole pussy thing and we didn't want to get people more stirred up.

...Kisses...GOPe...

Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 05:58 AM (vd8XM)

82
Trump never achieved this low number, yet the prez with the most votes EVAR did, and has been consistently placed in the high -20s for the last week.

And to think he got so far, so fast in just his first year!

#pluckjoebiden

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 13, 2021 05:59 AM (pNxlR)

83 Not to put too fine a point on it, but when was the last time congress actually passed a budget? You know, like they are required.

"Spending packages" and "Reconciliation" are not budgets. Even when they passed budgets, they were dumpster fires, but ... this is a newer, frightening phase of the insanity.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM

Could be wrong, but I don't think an actual budget has been passed since 2008.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2021 06:00 AM (JUOKG)

84 Interesting that the Army Sky Pilot says that Troops can refuse the Covid jab on religious grounds.

https://tinyurl.com/uv9eccs6
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Hmmmm. Yesterday, I read of a few Catholic Hospitals that are routinely denying exemptions based on religious grounds.

They're all bastids.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:00 AM (mD/uy)

85 I'm sure it's because of the Lord Jumbos Mask Mandate."

Lord Jumbo, aka Guv Pritzker, is trying to find a 'loophole' in Illinois' Health Care Right of Conscience Act so he can mandate the jab for all the heathen who will not take it.

Posted by: lilzabth at October 13, 2021 06:00 AM (L3Rsz)

86 I have long said that Republicans with current leadership really aren't going to provide any change. We must get rid of McConnell.

But replace him with who, exactly? Look, ye, and despair:

https://tinyurl.com/3kbau6xu

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 06:01 AM (mbFEM)

87 Miss Emily Bittner, one of Guv. Pritzker's young Puritan loyalists, has declared that the 'conscience' law was not meant for a pandemic! You haterz!

Posted by: lizabth at October 13, 2021 06:02 AM (L3Rsz)

88 I need to find a Prepper wife. At this point in my life not so much romance, but to split up guard duty, and canning veggies, re-loading ammo, setting up stakes for interlocking fields of fire, etc you know, basic American household drudgery chores.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:03 AM (lAVPT)

89 Hi JT!

Good morning to all.

There is so much stupid out and about.

Posted by: Rosasharn at October 13, 2021 06:04 AM (yEBFM)

90 Lord Jumbo, aka Guv Pritzker, is trying to find a 'loophole' in Illinois' Health Care Right of Conscience Act so he can mandate the jab for all the heathen who will not take it.
Posted by: lilzabth

I think it's time for politicians that want to torture every freaking law until they find some way to reward what they want done, to have to pay, out of their own pockets, the cost of the court cases. Plus they have to show up to all of the hearings on it.

Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 06:04 AM (vd8XM)

91 Good morning to all.

There is so much stupid out and about.
Posted by: Rosasharn

It seems as if that is the goal.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:05 AM (mD/uy)

92 Blaster, do you think the party itself would change direction with simply McConnell removed?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:06 AM (EZebt)

93 Miss Emily Bittner, one of Guv. Pritzker's young Puritan loyalists, has declared that the 'conscience' law was not meant for a pandemic! You haterz!
Posted by: lizabth

Says right there in the fine print, I'm sure

Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 06:06 AM (vd8XM)

94 Breakfast time.
Keep strong!

Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 06:06 AM (vd8XM)

95 Good Morning, Good Peoples!

Today is the first Oyster Day of the season.

And the Oyster Festival is this weekend!

Posted by: Miklos, happier than objective circumstances warrant at October 13, 2021 06:07 AM (QzkSJ)

96 Blaster, do you think the party itself would change direction with simply McConnell removed?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

We've secretly replaced Sen McConnell with a man just like ex-speaker Paul Ryan.

Let's see if the rubes notice any difference.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (mD/uy)

97 I think it was on my Bad Blue link above a USA map of states' trending up, down with Covid. If remember right SC was best downward.

Posted by: Skip's Phone at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (Wxd9e)

98 >>> I need to find a Prepper wife. At this point in my life not so much romance, but to split up guard duty, and canning veggies, re-loading ammo, setting up stakes for interlocking fields of fire, etc you know, basic American household drudgery chores.

No luck on Tinder?

Posted by: fluffy at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (UnQlg)

99 Good Morning, Good Peoples!

Today is the first Oyster Day of the season.

And the Oyster Festival is this weekend!
Posted by: Miklos

Clam up!

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (mD/uy)

100 Says right there in the fine print, I'm sure
Posted by: Bruce

Such small print it's only in their fevered imaginations.

Posted by: lizabth at October 13, 2021 06:10 AM (L3Rsz)

101 88 I need to find a Prepper wife. At this point in my life not so much romance, but to split up guard duty, and canning veggies, re-loading ammo, setting up stakes for interlocking fields of fire, etc you know, basic American household drudgery chores.
Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:03 AM (lAVPT)

sra blaster sez one day: I think we should buy some body armor.

Love that woman.

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 06:10 AM (mbFEM)

102 Let's see if the rubes notice any difference.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (mD/uy)

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Yah. I think they've noticed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:10 AM (EZebt)

103 Posted by: lizabth at October 13, 2021 06:02 AM (L3Rsz)

Good morning, lizabth. Did you enjoy the coffee you ordered from Kensington a couple months ago?

Posted by: Doof at October 13, 2021 06:11 AM (mZUr4)

104 Hiya Rosasharn !

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 06:12 AM (arJlL)

105 sra blaster sez one day: I think we should buy some body armor.

Love that woman.
Posted by: blaster

Sounds like a wonderful gal.

Mine once said, "Is one can of ammo enough?"

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:12 AM (mD/uy)

106 92 Blaster, do you think the party itself would change direction with simply McConnell removed?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:06 AM (EZebt)

Does the whole party change? No. Does what happens in the Senate change? OF COURSE IT DOES. Leadership matters.

But my point is look at the Republican Caucus in the Senate. Would any of them be better? What a group we have there.

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 06:13 AM (mbFEM)

107 Wasn't there some international governing body based in New York? United .... something. Have they said a fricking peep about any of this debacle?

Keep in mind, everybody engaged in tweaking these viruses and diseases, they didn't stand down 2 years ago. One presumes they are still going to work everyday at these bioweapons labs, amirite?

Supposedly, they are still working on bugs - some with purportedly an 80 percent mortality rate. The current "Original Flavor" virus is something like 1.5 - 2 percent mortality rate overall.

Does this sound comforting to you? Because it doesn't sound comforting to me.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:13 AM (lAVPT)

108 Mine once said, "Is one can of ammo enough?"
Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:12 AM (mD/uy)

She said last week better order more ammo. So I did.

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 06:13 AM (mbFEM)

109 But my point is look at the Republican Caucus in the Senate. Would any of them be better? What a group we have there.
Posted by: blaster

They'd just sell us out in a different way.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:13 AM (mD/uy)

110 ...Kisses...GOPe...
Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 05:58 AM (vd8XM)
How else could they keep up the scam? They've been conning people for years. They had everything they said they needed, then said "fuck you" and investigated Trump instead.
There will be no accountability, and only those who demanded freedom from big government will get ground down.

Posted by: CN at October 13, 2021 06:14 AM (ONvIw)

111 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 13, 2021 06:14 AM (ju2Fy)

112 I need to find a Prepper wife. At this point in my life not so much romance, but to split up guard duty, and canning veggies, re-loading ammo, setting up stakes for interlocking fields of fire, etc you know, basic American household drudgery chores.
Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:03 AM (lAVPT)
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Ah, you hopeless romantic, you.

Posted by: bluebell at October 13, 2021 06:14 AM (wyw4S)

113 And the Oyster Festival is this weekend!
Posted by: Miklos

Clam up!
Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (mD/uy)

Really? Just as he was coming out of his shell?

Posted by: flounder at October 13, 2021 06:15 AM (KnJdm)

114 Mine once said, "Is one can of ammo enough?

Aw. That is so sweet. Does she have a sister?!

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:15 AM (lAVPT)

115 All this policy making and legislating via "Executive Orders" and mandates etc are totally unconstitutional.

As the Weimar Republic collapsed their constitution gave Pres. von Hindenburg emergency authority to issue decrees in similar manner which used more and more. By the time Hitler was appointed Chancellor, the Enabling Act to give him dictatorial power simply legalized what immediately prior had already become the usual method of governing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:15 AM (EZebt)

116 Aw. That is so sweet. Does she have a sister?!
Posted by: Common Tater

Sadly, no. But she does have two brothers that graduated from West Point.

Call me crazy, but I'm thinking there is some connection there between the boys' thinking and hers.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:17 AM (mD/uy)

117 "If remember right SC was best downward."

I ignore the 'New Cases' horse shit, and just focus on deaths, hospital admissions and what percentage of occupied hospital beds have a covid patient in them.

And South Carolina numbers are definitely trending in the right direction.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 06:17 AM (3D/fK)

118 Mine once said, "Is one can of ammo enough?"
Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:12 AM (mD/uy)

She said last week better order more ammo. So I did.
Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 06:13 AM (mbFEM)

Overheard by no one: That's too much ammo.

Posted by: flounder at October 13, 2021 06:19 AM (KnJdm)

119 Elon wants to put a crap ton of satellites in space to give Humanity internet access.

Bezos wants to give a handful of celebrities a fun story to tell.

Is it any wonder that one group is wildly successful and the other is piddling along?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2021 06:19 AM (6FeV1)

120 No luck on Tinder?
Posted by: fluffy at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (UnQlg)
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I hope you're joking, that's one of those quick random meaningless sex pickup sites, no?

I'm not 20 anymore, I'm 29

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:19 AM (lAVPT)

121 I have to walk past little children playing soccer in the playground wearing masks.

It makes me want to tear my own face off.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:20 AM (EZebt)

122 the coffee you ordered from Kensington a couple months ago?
Posted by: Doof

Yes..it's very good. Still have beans I am saving to grind on cold, snowy winter mornings. It's that kinda good.

Posted by: lizabth at October 13, 2021 06:20 AM (L3Rsz)

123 'morning...

There's a bright golden haze on the meadow...

Posted by: Oldowan at October 13, 2021 06:21 AM (Mfqer)

124 Clam up!
Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:08 AM (mD/uy)

Really? Just as he was coming out of his shell?
Posted by: flounder

As a Presbyterian, we insists on Selects

Posted by: Miklos, but Waffle Hut first at October 13, 2021 06:21 AM (QzkSJ)

125 I hope you're joking, that's one of those quick random meaningless sex pickup sites, no?

I'm not 20 anymore, I'm 29
Posted by: Common Tater

AmishDate.org

Posted by: Ever Helpful Miklos at October 13, 2021 06:23 AM (QzkSJ)

126 A glimpse into the future? Traffic crash took out utilities, no power

Posted by: A dude in MI at October 13, 2021 06:24 AM (MUwc5)

127 If I'm seeing a trend with kids on buses and getting home off its masks are slowly coming off. Use to be month ago mask wearing even to home door but seeing on buses masks not being wore but on them.

Posted by: Skip's Phone at October 13, 2021 06:24 AM (5l1Tj)

128 Then...Bob's your uncle!
Posted by: Bruce at October 13, 2021 05:54 AM (vd8XM)

Exactly what the hell has your aunt been telling you, kid?

Posted by: Bob from the NSA at October 13, 2021 06:25 AM (6FeV1)

129 "I need to find a Prepper wife"

Maybe you should broaden your horizons.

Posted by: Supergayman at October 13, 2021 06:25 AM (Tnijr)

130 FDR had similar freedom, at least to some degree. America was prostrate by 1932, 25 percent unemployment. In those days, farmers and ranchers were not counted in the employment rolls either! Not sure why.. Nor government or federal employees, post office, or military I expect.

So congress gave him a lot of power to act.

Much jiggery-pokery and sleight of hand fudging the numbers and making shit look better than it really is, since that time, too. It's all BS. Since 1968 esp., they passed a lot nonsense that year. Fannie Mae has been looted a couple times, actually, foisted back on the taxpayer basically. Privatize profits, socialize losses.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:26 AM (lAVPT)

131 121 I have to walk past little children playing soccer in the playground wearing masks.

It makes me want to tear my own face off.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:20 AM (EZebt)
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It's the "playing soccer" part that annoys me.

Good morning everybody.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at October 13, 2021 06:26 AM (Dc2NZ)

132 Hiya Eris !

Posted by: JT at October 13, 2021 06:28 AM (arJlL)

133 "And the Oyster Festival is this weekend!"

Bi-valves FTW!

Posted by: Supergayman at October 13, 2021 06:28 AM (Tnijr)

134 Amishdate.org
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I think I'd have to wear a funny hat, though, Not a deal breaker, but I like Stetsons if I gotta wear a real hat.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021 06:29 AM (lAVPT)

135 Exactly what the hell has your aunt been telling you, kid?
Posted by: Bob from the NSA

"Your Papa ain't your papa but your Papa don't know"

Posted by: Miklos the Calypsonian with his All-Girl Trinidad Steel Band at October 13, 2021 06:29 AM (QzkSJ)

136 mornin' y'all

Posted by: Big V Caffeinated at October 13, 2021 06:30 AM (Adlwz)

137 AmishDate.org
Posted by: Ever Helpful Miklos at October 13, 2021 06:23 AM (QzkSJ)

Ohhhhh, i thought it was supposed to be AMishDate.org. and i was all like, "dang, these hos must really like butter and woodworking".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2021 06:30 AM (6FeV1)

138 They're playing baseball too!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:30 AM (EZebt)

139 Bi-valves FTW!
Posted by: Supergayman

We do identify as bi

Posted by: Molluscs are gender-curious at October 13, 2021 06:31 AM (QzkSJ)

140 I'll watch for Dave from EEVBlog's thoughts on this. He loves tearing apart the claims of green energy projects, and he lives right here in Sydney.

Did EEVBlog Dave ever denounce Islamic Clock Boy? He came across to me as a typical "atheist" in that he just enjoyed shitting on Christians whilst sucking Islamic dong.
I bailed on his channel when he failed to retract his support for ICB after it became abundantly clear that the whole thing was a media setup.

'Morning, all.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at October 13, 2021 06:32 AM (DTX3h)

141 mornin yall. Let's see what's in the local news.

"Man arrested after drone carrying contraband to prison lands on patrol car"

Posted by: f'd at October 13, 2021 06:33 AM (Tnijr)

142 Morning again, all,

I'm at work and am putting the final touches to my religious exemption letter. Later this morning I'll post some excerpts, if anybody is interested. My plan: Send it in just before I leave this afternoon, so I won't spend several work hours worrying about each email that arrives. Time enough for that tomorrow or Friday, or next week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 13, 2021 06:34 AM (/XOcP)

143 Ohhhhh, i thought it was supposed to be AMishDate.org. and i was all like, "dang, these hos must really like butter and woodworking".
Posted by: Warai-otoko

I see not the problem

Posted by: Miklos on Rumspringa at October 13, 2021 06:35 AM (QzkSJ)

144 I think I'd have to wear a funny hat, though, Not a deal breaker, but I like Stetsons if I gotta wear a real hat.
Posted by: Common Tater at October 13, 2021

***
I'm a vintage Resistol man myself!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 13, 2021 06:35 AM (/XOcP)

145 Pelosi is disappointed in the press, says they could do a better job of pushing her propaganda.

Posted by: f'd at October 13, 2021 06:36 AM (Tnijr)

146 Anybody else notice that many of the news websites have quietly removed their covid tracking numbers from the top of their pages?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 06:38 AM (3D/fK)

147 I'm a vintage Resistol man myself!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Word.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021 06:38 AM (mD/uy)

148 Dave from EEVBlog...I loved his discussion of the Solar Highway dream. Remember that? The interstates would give us unlimited energy.

Posted by: Colin at October 13, 2021 06:38 AM (6XIp1)

149 Pelosi is disappointed in the press, says they could do a better job of pushing her propaganda.
Posted by: f'd

I would be so happy if Nanzi said she was disappointed in me, by specific name.

Posted by: Miklos can hope at October 13, 2021 06:39 AM (QzkSJ)

150 Anybody else notice that many of the news websites have quietly removed their covid tracking numbers from the top of their pages?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 06:38 AM (3D/fK)

As is often the case, what they're not showing you is more important than what they do show.

Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at October 13, 2021 06:39 AM (CZpdf)

151 And the press is undoubtedly upset with Oberreichengrupfuhrer Pelosi for not being skillful enough to pass everything on their bucket list. The democrats are the legislative wing of the big media, is one way to look at it, not the other way around. At minimum an incestuous revolving door kind of wicked symbiosis.

Posted by: common tater at October 13, 2021 06:40 AM (lAVPT)

152 My plan: Send it in just before I leave this afternoon, so I won't spend several work hours worrying about each email that arrives. Time enough for that tomorrow or Friday, or next week.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Then go to Mandina's

Posted by: Miklos expects a report at October 13, 2021 06:41 AM (QzkSJ)

153 I'm not technically disappointed in Nancy Pelosi, as i never expected anything from her but schizoid degeneracy in the first place.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2021 06:41 AM (6FeV1)

154 "As is often the case, what they're not showing you is more important than what they do show."

Yup.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 06:41 AM (3D/fK)

155 As is often the case, what they're not showing you is more important than what they do show.
Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at October 13, 2021 06:39 AM (CZpdf)

And just like that, we're back to AmishDate.org.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2021 06:42 AM (6FeV1)

156 Nood

Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at October 13, 2021 06:42 AM (CZpdf)

157 My desktop just woke up and started updating itself

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2021 06:43 AM (EZebt)

158 Le NOOD

It be here...

And shit!!!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at October 13, 2021 06:43 AM (3D/fK)

159 I'm a vintage Resistol man myself!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Word.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2021

***
That's not to say I don't have vintage Stetsons. I have a '70s Open Road and a '60s model that looks like a Stratoliner but isn't labeled as such; two '80s models of the Stetson Temple; etc. But Resistols were excellent hats too.

The weather may be cool enough for me to wear one of them this Sunday. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 13, 2021 06:43 AM (/XOcP)

160 The new NSW premier took time out from his busy schedule of restoring civil rights (not being sarcastic here, he's really doing that) to announce a $3 billion green hydrogen boondoggle.

Hydrogen's significantly better than most "green" technologies. In cars you can either burn it conventional ICE-style (in which case the exhaust is literally water) or use a fuel cell and an electric drivetrain, and either way the refill time is a fraction of how long it takes to charge a battery car. And unlike lithium-ion batteries, it doesn't wake up on the wrong side of the bed and decide to explode for no reason.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2021 06:45 AM (y+iNp)

161 >>"Where's Pete Buttigieg?"

That should be World Economic Forum ' Young Global Leader' Pete Buttigeig.

Yep, he's on of them. He's in it for the Great Reset, not to keep the existing system running smoothly.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 13, 2021 06:52 AM (bDqIh)

162 Bit Coin miners are moving to Texas to take advantage of cheaper power. Just heard that mining for 1 bit coin uses the same amount of electricity as 150,000 houses.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2021 05:58 AM (ABlt3)

One bitcoin farm per hour uses as much electricity as 20,000 homes. And there's a huge bunch of them coming.

Yay! Another powerless winter in Texas!

Gaia screams every time a bitcoin is squeezed out of the internet's anus.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2021 06:58 AM (5NkmN)

163 142/Wolfus Aurelius: I'm interested. I'm sure others are, too. Please post the excerpts.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 13, 2021 07:03 AM (nRMeC)

164 When is the public-- especially conservatives-- going to realize that it's not just the petty tyrants that sit on the local school board or the city/county offices that they should be angry at?

Those thugs wouldn't be so arrogant and dismissive if they weren't perfectly confident that the local police will stomp on the neck of anyone they direct without hesitation.

They arrested those without masks with glee.
They drag parents out of school board meetings without question.
They happily guard the homes of the politicians while yours gets robbed.

Posted by: Lrrr at October 13, 2021 07:07 AM (jIL4c)

165 A mish date

Posted by: klaftern at October 13, 2021 07:26 AM (taPSh)

166 The BGP answer for the FB outage seems to be a bit of eyewash.

Their NS record from DNS disappeared. That's not a BGP thing.

Posted by: blaster at October 13, 2021 05:45 AM

Where do the NS records come from? Why from DNS servers, of course! How do you get the NS records from the DNS server? Well, you send packets to it requesting those records. How do you know how to send packets to the DNS server? BGP.

So, yes, DNS is a BGP thing. All Internet traffic is a BGP thing. Mess up your BGP, and nothing works. Including DNS.

Ben Eater's got a video that explains it all with examples. If I thought that anyone would read this, I'd link it.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 13, 2021 07:35 AM (dqP+A)

167 80 Beautiful pictures of light and landscape from the unfortunately named website, "earthporn":

https://___ur.com/r/earthporn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 13, 2021 05:58 AM (ueGNX)

https://IMGur.com/r/earthporn

Posted by: m at October 13, 2021 07:50 AM (SJbY/)

168
We will NEVER know her preferred pronouns!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 13, 2021 08:55 AM (pNxlR)

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