Daily Tech News 21 January 2021

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A lot is made of how the blockchain is distributed and decentralised and fault-tolerant and no one person can control it and then a hamster in Hong Kong sneezes and all your NFTs disappear. (ZDNet)

OpenSea's site went down around 6AM and was restored by 8:30AM. And the blockchains themselves - Ethereum, Klaytn, and Polygon are the ones OpenSea supports - were working as usual, or in the case of Polygon, completely fucked - again - but still technically alive.

But NFTs were missing from users' wallets another seven hours. What was going on?

Well, you have to understand that blockchain APIs are basically garbage. Writing a wallet that can actually display a user's NFTs on an Ethereum-compatible network using the standard APIs is nightmarishly difficult. It's the mobile app equivalent of making a chicken sandwich from scratch.
It ultimately took him six months and $1,500 to make the final product using a thorough 16-step process that required him to grow a garden (step 1), harvest wheat (step 10) and even, yes, slaughter a chicken (step 14).
But OpenSea has an API that makes it much easier. So, not wanting to spend six months only to end up choking a chicken, every wallet developer uses the OpenSea API.

Every wallet developer.

When OpenSea hiccups, every NFT wallet in the world breaks.

Because decentralisation.

Tech News

C kind of sucks. (Jean G3nie)

Use Ada.

Seriously.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill intended to curb the self-promotion of Big Tech. (Thurrott.com)

Basically the companies will be forbidden from promoting their own products over those over competitors. Amazon can't push Amazon Basics higher up in the search results than Random Factory In China.

Whether this will happen and whether it will have any effect remains to be seen.
Twitter is stupid. (ZDNet)

It just is.
The FAA says that 78% of planes can safely land and airports with 5G C-band. (The Verge)

By next year they hope to figure out which 78%.
Samsung has new tablets on the way. (Liliputing)

Ranging from 11" to 14.6" with screen resolutions starting at 2560x1600, so small and cheap these are not, but all models will have Qualcomm's brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with an Arm X2 core.

Pixy Is Watching Video of the Day

I was scrolling through Amazon Prime (I cancelled Netflix long ago but keep Prime for the free deliveries) wondering if they had anything worth my time. They have House but it doesn't have Teardrop as the opening theme so forget that. And then I tripped over Iroduku. And ended up watching it until around 2AM.
Rewatching it, because I've seen it already; it's just that good.

Also, the YouTube ID for that video is zZSksScSczs.

If you don't have Amazon Prime don't fret because somehow the whole thing is also on YouTube.

House Like It's 2022 Video of the Day

The three opening themes of House. The first is Teardrop by Massive Attack, and is the only correct theme. The second one is like when your favourite brand is out of stock and you have to buy store brand and you get it home and you find that it's actually not that bad but you go right back to your regular brand anyway.

The third is predigested crap.

So guess which one Amazon is giving me.

Party Like It's 1980 Video of the Day

Disclaimer: The problem with making a chicken sandwich from scratch is you just can't get good scratch anymore.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 hiya

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 04:12 AM (arJlL)

2 nd

Posted by: a dude in MI at January 21, 2022 04:13 AM (+I6Y/)

3 Hey JT

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2022 04:14 AM (MqQvv)

4 First?

Posted by: Ciampino at January 21, 2022 04:14 AM (qfLjt)

5 Hiya Pixy !

Happy Friday !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 04:15 AM (arJlL)

6 Good morning nerds

Pat Benatar was an icon in 1980. It seemed like a dozen girls in h.s. adopted her look

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2022 04:16 AM (EZebt)

7 Early morning on the Internet! Hello, all!

Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat and I are maintaining. Maintaining what, it's hard to say. But we are maintaining.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:16 AM (c6xtn)

8 Mornin' again, all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 21, 2022 04:16 AM (qQxld)

9 [Pat Benatar was an icon in 1980. It seemed like a dozen girls in h.s. adopted her look
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2022

***
She still was years later. A girl I dated in about 1987 mixed the young Janet Jackson look with Pat Benatar, and pulled it off well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:17 AM (c6xtn)

10 Everybody else appeared after I posted so I wasn't first. Another time.

Posted by: Ciampino at January 21, 2022 04:19 AM (qfLjt)

11 I confused Patti Smith and Pat Benatar.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2022 04:19 AM (EZebt)

12 Currently about 36 F. here. Streets are damp, but it's not raining, yet. I'd hoped it might ice up so I could call my boss and say, "I can't drive in!" Doesn't look possible. 'Twill be chilly tomorrow and Sunday am, so probably no workouts except for stretches and calisthenics indoors, and no washing the car.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:23 AM (c6xtn)

13 Pixy wondering is it possible to look when a nice posted last?
Nothing in particular now just is it possible on your end or how it could be done?
On forum I go to it can

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 04:24 AM (2JoB8)

14 Twitter Is Poison

Posted by: Cow Demon at January 21, 2022 04:27 AM (CdZ4i)

15 Wolfus. Enjoy this. It was willowed from the ONT.

https://tinyurl.com/2p9eh23n

That's from when the Sloop New Dawn was yet afloat, in an earlier time.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2022 04:28 AM (QzJWU)

16 Nic not nice stupid tablet

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 04:29 AM (2JoB8)

17 The singer "Meat Loaf", 74, is mort

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 04:33 AM (psL96)

18 Another sad milestone of the Sundowner administration

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 04:34 AM (2JoB8)

19 Wolfus. Enjoy this. It was willowed from the ONT.

https://tinyurl.com/2p9eh23n

That's from when the Sloop New Dawn was yet afloat, in an earlier time.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2022

***
That's what is so neat about being out in the cold: coming home to a warm, well-lit room. You can't get the same feeling from coming home out of sticky heat into a cool room.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:34 AM (c6xtn)

20 Jim that was good, just don't break into Down Home Alexa

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 04:35 AM (2JoB8)

21 The singer "Meat Loaf", 74, is mort
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022

***
Never thought he'd make it this long. He always looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:35 AM (c6xtn)

22 I saw Pat Benatar live in the mid 90s. A hell of a singer. She's tiny. Maybe 5ft tall, in heels.

Posted by: Puddleglum at January 21, 2022 04:36 AM (sAmhv)

23 Very nice Jim!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at January 21, 2022 04:37 AM (qQxld)

24 21 The singer "Meat Loaf", 74, is mort
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022

***
Never thought he'd make it this long. He always looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Yea. He looked in poor health even in the 70s. Coke and booze will do that.

Posted by: Puddleglum at January 21, 2022 04:37 AM (sAmhv)

25 The singer "Meat Loaf", 74, is mort
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022

***
I was never a fan -- I've never cared for people who simply scream into a microphone. But I will admit that "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," which is not his usual style, is one of the great "story of a relationship" songs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:41 AM (c6xtn)

26 13 F. degrees here. Below null.

Heat pump equipped here. There was some discussion the other day about heat pumps, and their suitability in extreme cold. I can say they don't like temperatures much below freezing. But there are other considerations. Cost of electricity per Kwh, versus natural gas, or oil, etc. As far as the air conditioner side of the equation they work fine or identical. Electricity rates, while they aren't giving it away around here overall it keeps the AO habitable.

When it gets real cold, and stays cold for days on end, and doesn't come up, particularly with high winds, that's when opening the power bill is cringe-worthy. Overall, they work better than you might think. Good insulation is key, as well.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 04:41 AM (psL96)

27 https://www.americanthinker.com/the fbi goes after a democrat who opposes bidens border policies

Hate to say the FBI has been the strong arm of the Democrat party for 5 years now

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 04:42 AM (2JoB8)

28 When it gets real cold, and stays cold for days on end, and doesn't come up, particularly with high winds, that's when opening the power bill is cringe-worthy. Overall, they work better than you might think. Good insulation is key, as well.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022

***
I was the one wondering about heat pumps. Every listing I saw for a house I could afford in small-town or rural Virginia said "heat pump," though I'd specified "Must have A/C." So I wondered how they do in hot weather and cold.

I wonder how Virginia is to live in, too. Though I still like the idea of WV.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:46 AM (c6xtn)

29 I was never a fan -- I've never cared for people who simply scream into a microphone.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Not even Yoko ?

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 04:49 AM (arJlL)

30 Yeah, Mr. Loaf wasn't my fave. But I did like Ted Nugent, who employed him on the Free For All LP to good effect on a few tracks. The regular lead singer had quit. "Writing On The Wall" is epic Ted. Kind of different - no arrangements, just a lyric sheet with this kind of singer, paid him $1000 but somehow it worked.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 04:50 AM (psL96)

31 13 Pixy wondering is it possible to look when a nic posted last?
Nothing in particular now just is it possible on your end or how it could be done?
On forum I go to it can
Posted by: Skip

Yes, should be possible on my end.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2022 04:51 AM (MqQvv)

32 When you was a young and naive person, the FBI was all about catching rum runners, bank robbers, and J Edgar Hoover was the good guy....

Posted by: Colin at January 21, 2022 04:51 AM (WQj0n)

33 Matt Gaetz says the results of criminal justice reform efforts has been to dehumanize crime victims.

That's right, a crime against humanity.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2022 04:56 AM (EZebt)

34 I ordered my Covid test stuff from the VA, which really went to the USPS website. Can't wait to stick a q tip up my nose or ass. /s Actually unless I get sick it will end up in the landfill, along with the 'free' N95 masks.

Posted by: Colin at January 21, 2022 04:56 AM (WQj0n)

35 When you was a young and naive person, the FBI was all about catching rum runners, bank robbers, and J Edgar Hoover was the good guy....
Posted by: Colin

til the Mob got hold of a pic of him in a dress.

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 04:56 AM (arJlL)

36 15 Wolfus. Enjoy this. It was willowed from the ONT.

https://tinyurl.com/2p9eh23n

That's from when the Sloop New Dawn was yet afloat, in an earlier time.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2022 04:28 AM (QzJWU)

Poetic.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at January 21, 2022 04:57 AM (CdZ4i)

37 When you was a young and naive person, the FBI was all about catching rum runners, bank robbers, and J Edgar Hoover was the good guy....
Posted by: Colin at January 21, 2022

***
When I was a kid I considered becoming an agent when I grew up. Back then agents had to have a law or accounting degree, and that seems like a very tall mountain to climb when you're 10. Either degree would have suited me very well in life, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 04:58 AM (c6xtn)

38 Pixy that's good but wouldn't want it unless a emergency.
People here often come and go, couple years ago tracked top commenters just for curiosity, a person would be a top 10 weekly for months then drop-off entirely.

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 04:59 AM (2JoB8)

39 Yeah, heat pumps must be viewed as a way to take the sting out of "strip heat", in cold places.

I think they would be fantastic if you live somewhere it doesn't get insanely cold. (Sanity in my estimation as generally north of solid H2O)

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 05:00 AM (psL96)

40
MEATLOAF, aka Marvin Lee Aday, has died.

In the sidebar.

RIP

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 21, 2022 05:00 AM (s2VJv)

41 Newsome of California says he will do something about all the retail and train robbery's. The criminals are bragging that they only spend 48 hours in jail and walk free, trespassing charges only, which they ignore.

Posted by: Colin at January 21, 2022 05:01 AM (WQj0n)

42 I ordered my Covid test stuff from the VA, which really went to the USPS website. Can't wait to stick a q tip up my nose or ass. /s Actually unless I get sick it will end up in the landfill, along with the 'free' N95 masks.
Posted by: Colin at January 21, 2022

***
I wanted Miss Linda to order one and have it sent to our mayor's house or office. Then I could have had one sent to the governor.

Hilarious, but unsurprising, that these clowns couldn't anticipate that there could be duplicate addresses except for apartment numbers. Do the Feds really hire the lowest IQs in the tech world? (Don't answer, it's not necessary.) Any systems analyst or designer, or even programmer, worth anything would have thought that through.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 05:02 AM (c6xtn)

43 Hiya JJ !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 05:02 AM (arJlL)

44 I have an alarm in five hours. Gotta go now.

Hasta la morning Horde.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2022 05:04 AM (QzJWU)

45 Off to shower, folk. Back later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 21, 2022 05:06 AM (c6xtn)

46 Quick everyone put your slide rules away, JJ is here!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2022 05:07 AM (EZebt)

47 Newsome of California says he will do something about all the robberies...

Well that's pretty cute and all, but he is sort of the proximate cause of the unpleasantness in the first place, get right down to it.

One thing that is really clear looking at history, super clear, prevention is way, way easier than the cure. "Law and Order" is a MFer I suppose but a lot of people are re-learning some old, old lessons.

Good luck putting that toothpaste back in the tube, Dichead

Posted by: Common Tate at January 21, 2022 05:07 AM (psL96)

48 Welp. Overnight frozen precipitation didn't pan out here in the Sandhills of NC. Now not expected until 1PM.

Guess I'll get ready for work in a few.

Posted by: golfman at January 21, 2022 05:10 AM (hOMhY)

49 Guess BadBlue don't work on Fridays.....

The lazy bum !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 05:12 AM (arJlL)

50 Posted by:�J.J. Sefton�at January 21, 2022 05:00 AM (s2VJv)

Oy...everyone is awake!

Meatloaf...damn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2022 05:12 AM (Q9lwr)

51 Causing chaos is a Left wing trait

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:12 AM (2JoB8)

52 One thing that is really clear looking at history, super clear, prevention is way, way easier than the cure. "Law and Order" is a MFer I suppose but a lot of people are re-learning some old, old lessons.

Good luck putting that toothpaste back in the tube, Dichead
Posted by: Common Tate at January 21, 2022 05:07 AM (psL96)

VDH often uses the word deterrence WRT foreign affairs.

Apllies ^ as well.

Posted by: golfman at January 21, 2022 05:12 AM (hOMhY)

53 Didn't hate Meatloaf, didn't buy any records either. Thought he was a good singer. Actually same with Pat Benatar

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:15 AM (2JoB8)

54 CBD did picture I sent get through? I am still a novice at emailing

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:16 AM (2JoB8)

55 39 Yeah, heat pumps must be viewed as a way to take the sting out of "strip heat", in cold places.

I think they would be fantastic if you live somewhere it doesn't get insanely cold. (Sanity in my estimation as generally north of solid H2O)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 05:00 AM (psL96)

What is "strip heat"? I started to google it, and thought, oh, that might be a bad idea.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 05:17 AM (yY8d6)

56 CBD did picture I sent get through? I am still a novice at emailing
Posted by: Skip

CBD doesn't always answer e-mails.

Ask me how I know !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 05:18 AM (arJlL)

57 What does that mean in the previous thread, "a woman gets the nods at a gas station"? I am old and slow and do not comprehend.

Posted by: Don at January 21, 2022 05:18 AM (HuX4j)

58 JT I tried forwarding a email but as said no idea much how to do that. I get thousands and send 1.

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:20 AM (2JoB8)

59 57 What does that mean in the previous thread, "a woman gets the nods at a gas station"? I am old and slow and do not comprehend.
Posted by: Don at January 21, 2022 05:18 AM (HuX4j)

Don, I think it's when those meth-strung-out people stand like zombies. "Nodding" would be, I guess, one repetitive action one of them might make?

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 05:20 AM (yY8d6)

60 Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:16 AM (2JoB

Sure did!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2022 05:24 AM (Q9lwr)

61 Thanks, m. I live in a rural area and try to stay out of town, so I don't see much of that, 'cause I don't see many people.

Posted by: Don at January 21, 2022 05:24 AM (HuX4j)

62 Nodding. Perhaps bad drugs at bad times can make the mind like a broken see saw. Awake. Asleep. Repeat.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at January 21, 2022 05:25 AM (fkYdc)

63 JT I tried forwarding a email but as said no idea much how to do that. I get thousands and send 1.
Posted by: Skip

I don't have your e-mail addy.

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 05:25 AM (arJlL)

64 Posted by: Don at January 21, 2022 05:18 AM (HuX4j)

Nodding off after shooting heroin.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2022 05:25 AM (Q9lwr)

65 People on opioids, video:

https://tinyurl.com/2p8sj53z

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 05:25 AM (yY8d6)

66
Pixy wondering is it possible to look when a nic posted last?

This is how I would search for the nic of Skip:

Skip site:ace.mu.nu

Then have the search engine sort the results. Maybe Pixy has a
better way.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 05:25 AM (dQvv7)

67 Thanks, m. I live in a rural area and try to stay out of town, so I don't see much of that, 'cause I don't see many people.
Posted by: Don

Count your blessings !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 05:26 AM (arJlL)

68 I assume Pixy could easily look up a hash, I think that's how top 10 comments are tabulated

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:28 AM (2JoB8)

69 68 I assume Pixy could easily look up a hash, I think that's how top 10 comments are tabulated
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:28 AM

My hash is dynamic.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 05:30 AM (yY8d6)

70 My hash is dynamic.
Posted by: m

'Splodey ?

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 05:31 AM (arJlL)

71 "Strip heat" is just resistance heat. Like your toaster, on a larger scale. Really sucks the juice.

When I was a little kid, I remember my parents were gone one day, and also noticed, the Electric meter had that spinny thing, turned really slow. I wondered, how fast could I make that go? Pretty fast!! I turned on everything I could find, every light, the stove, etc.

Bet dear old Dad was pissed that month!

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 05:32 AM (psL96)

72
C kind of sucks. (Jean G3nie)

I looked at the examples in the article and in the language I settled on I could have written one line of code to format the integer and restrict the input to numeric only and some other controls.

It was called Clipper. Some people referred to it as (C)lipper because of the resemblance to C in some ways. It's a dinosaur by now I guess.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 05:33 AM (dQvv7)

73
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2022 05:36 AM (DUIap)

74
It looks like site:acecomments.mu.nu is better than site:ace.mu.nu

Search using Skips hash

(2JoB

site:acecomments.mu.nu

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 05:37 AM (dQvv7)

75
I guess by now everyone knows what Meatloaf would NOT do for love. He'd do anything but that.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 05:38 AM (dQvv7)

76 meatloaf is ded? Well fuckity.

I can't say it was one my fav albums, but there might mavbe been an incident involving a date, psychedelic shrooms, and a whole bunch of flashing dashboard lights.

I think I got to third base that night, but how can I be sure.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 21, 2022 05:39 AM (F0YaR)

77 One problem with hash is they don't stay same for long, but if last comment is the goal should work.

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:39 AM (2JoB8)

78 Every day, JT!

Posted by: Don at January 21, 2022 05:40 AM (HuX4j)

79 Well to job I go, going to see if I can get in early to get more done before heading 2 blocks away to another for day.
See you on the road.
TGIF

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 05:41 AM (2JoB8)

80
MEATLOAF, aka Marvin Lee Aday, has died.

In the sidebar.

RIP

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 21, 2022 05:00 AM

another grim milestone for the biden administration

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2022 05:42 AM (DUIap)

81 Have a good one Skip and stay safe !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 05:42 AM (arJlL)

82 Maybe I do hate Pat Benatar, have that song Hell is for Children in my head

Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 21, 2022 05:47 AM (2JoB8)

83 71 "Strip heat" is just resistance heat. Like your toaster, on a larger scale. Really sucks the juice.

When I was a little kid, I remember my parents were gone one day, and also noticed, the Electric meter had that spinny thing, turned really slow. I wondered, how fast could I make that go? Pretty fast!! I turned on everything I could find, every light, the stove, etc.

Bet dear old Dad was pissed that month!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 05:32 AM (psL96)

Thanks. Nice story.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 05:48 AM (yY8d6)

84 When I was a little kid, I remember my parents were gone one day, and also noticed, the Electric meter had that spinny thing, turned really slow. I wondered, how fast could I make that go? Pretty fast!! I turned on everything I could find, every light, the stove, etc.

Bet dear old Dad was pissed that month!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 05:32 AM (psL96)

One year as a kid I did the opposite: I tried to stop the spinning cold. Turned OFF as much as I could.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at January 21, 2022 05:52 AM (CdZ4i)

85 50 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 21, 2022 05:00 AM (s2VJv)

Oy...everyone is awake!

Meatloaf...damn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2022 05:12 AM (Q9lwr)

------

Couldn't sleep here either, boss.

Is 2022 over yet?

Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 21, 2022 05:58 AM (6Xyqy)

86 My meter still has the spinning thing. I really hate to look at in in cold weather.

Posted by: Colin at January 21, 2022 06:03 AM (WQj0n)

87 Truck saying 13/14 degrees

Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 21, 2022 06:04 AM (nIBBl)

88 When I was a little kid, I remember my parents were gone one day, and also noticed, the Electric meter had that spinny thing, turned really slow. I wondered, how fast could I make that go? Pretty fast!! I turned on everything I could find, every light, the stove, etc.

Bet dear old Dad was pissed that month!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 05:32 AM (psL96)

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Heh. My dad (parents divorced, only saw him about one weekend a month) had some beautiful convertible late 60's Buick Electra. He stopped once at the high school where he worked as an Assistant Principal, told me to wait for him -- and he was gone for nearly an hour. I was probably 6 or 7.

[In hindsight, likely to hookup with and screw some woman he was cheating with.] Anyway, I was so bored and annoyed, I started playing with all four doors' electric window openers/closer buttons. Up and Down, Up and Down, over, and over.

When he finally emerged, and saw what I was doing he was plenty pissed. Had drained the battery enough that the car barely started ... good times, good times.

Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 21, 2022 06:07 AM (6Xyqy)

89
From the links in the RIP Meatloaf ad, Yvette Mimieux has passed, too, at age 80.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 06:10 AM (pNxlR)

90 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:16 AM (u82oZ)

91 Life is short. Embrace those you love.

But remember the traditional Navy Toast:

"To wives and girlfriends, may they never meet. "

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:18 AM (u82oZ)

92 I will reach out to other Morons, in an off the Horde fashion. Maybe just to say Hi!.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:19 AM (u82oZ)

93 G'morning, all.

Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at January 21, 2022 06:20 AM (3D/fK)

94
Meatloaf was on "Monk" for an episode, where he played Reverend Hadley Jorgensen in "Mister Monk and the Voodoo Curse". His was a comedic role there and I remember him saying, "What are you, mental?" when Natalie drank one of his potions that was not intended to be consumed. I had a good laugh at that, as I had not used that term spoken since we were kids, back in the day.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 06:21 AM (axaxF)

95 Morning!

No degrees over night. And still no snow. I'm thinking some home water mains could be freezing soon.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:21 AM (vd8XM)

96 "What are you, mental?"

Blast from the past

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:22 AM (vd8XM)

97 Truck saying 13/14 degrees

-7 here

Posted by: Gman at January 21, 2022 06:23 AM (hYj23)

98 Yvette Mimieux?

The Time Machine and The Black Hole.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2022 06:23 AM (S3u/T)

99 Skip

Former CoB Maetenloch compiles those statistics.

And I saw him post when we had that jerk troll posting page long spam.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:23 AM (u82oZ)

100 Spassing out.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at January 21, 2022 06:24 AM (1UHC+)

101
We no longer have the spinning rotor version of an electric meter, but back when we did, my wife's electric pottery kiln would send it flying as it operated during a firing.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 06:24 AM (pNxlR)

102 We no longer have the spinning rotor version of an electric meter, but back when we did, my wife's electric pottery kiln would send it flying as it operated during a firing.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Growing up our Christmas tree would get it going pretty good. Before dad changed over to eye-talian lights

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:26 AM (vd8XM)

103
Former CoB Maetenloch compiles those statistics.

And I saw him post when we had that jerk troll posting page long spam.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:23 AM

IIRC, the stylebook proscribes "Maetenloch, CoB Emeritus" as the proper formulation

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2022 06:26 AM (DUIap)

104 Dark Sky says 13 degrees
I read the thread
Now I need to go back to bed

Posted by: vmom - link to Red's fundraiser at January 21, 2022 06:28 AM (tC/iN)

105 6℉ here. Wind Chill -8℉.

The rural school system I work for has a snow day at -20℉ wind chill. We came close last year and a school bus diesel fuel jelled, even with plenty of additives. Had to get another bus to take the kids in. Awkward.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:28 AM (u82oZ)

106 but if we do nothing for maybe a year those 78% of airplanes will kind of self-select, won't they ?
don't see the problem here.

G'mornin' everyone ! yay Friday !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (9CuDT) at January 21, 2022 06:29 AM (9CuDT)

107 AltonJackson

I stand corrected, good sir. Thank you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:29 AM (u82oZ)

108 Nephew and his wife had finally gotten pregnant in October. She previously had 2 miscarriages. Also MS.

She had decided to not get the vaxx. Jan 1 she and my nephew come down with the Kovid. Saw her OB this week and everything is fine with her and the baby.

TYJ!!!

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:29 AM (vd8XM)

109 Dark Sky says 13 degrees
I read the thread
Now I need to go back to bed
Posted by: vmom

A poet in the mist....

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:30 AM (vd8XM)

110 Love and laughter

A devotional from a woman in NE:

https://tinyurl.com/hxvhu9yn

May we all have love and laughter today.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2022 06:31 AM (zTkcg)

111 but if we do nothing for maybe a year those 78% of airplanes will kind of self-select, won't they ?
don't see the problem here.

G'mornin' everyone ! yay Friday !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

I hadn't seen anything about 5G and planes until the other day. Did they just discover that?

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:31 AM (vd8XM)

112 Bruce

May the baby be healthy. Hearing a lot of stuff about reproductive issues with COVID 19 Wuhan and the "vaccines".

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:31 AM (u82oZ)

113
By my math, using the meteorological definition of seasons for my area, winter is now almost 60% finished. If Australia is the inverse of our seasons, time for Pixy to hit the beach for some late summer days.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 06:33 AM (dQvv7)

114 May the baby be healthy. Hearing a lot of stuff about reproductive issues with COVID 19 Wuhan and the "vaccines".
Posted by: NaCly Dog

It was driving my sister crazy that her son and DIL were not getting the jab.
They both lean right and my sister thinks the weather channel has good news.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:33 AM (vd8XM)

115 always loved those spinny-rotor electric meters; like a silent, music-of-the-spheres demonstration of pure physics at work.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (9CuDT) at January 21, 2022 06:33 AM (9CuDT)

116 Maet has some memorable ONTs

Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 21, 2022 06:34 AM (nIBBl)

117
Newsome of California says he will do something about all the retail and train robberies.
...
I ordered my Covid test stuff from the VA, which really went to the USPS website. Can't wait to stick a q tip up my nose or ass. /s Actually unless I get sick it will end up in the landfill, along with the 'free' N95 masks.
Posted by: Colin

I heard a news report about the looted trains in SoCa and opened and trashed shipping boxes with home COVID tests were prominently on display among the leavings. Heck of a supply chain, SecGay!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 06:34 AM (pNxlR)

118 "Hate to say the FBI has been the strong arm of the Democrat party for 5 years now

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2022 04:42 AM (2JoB

"

5 ? more like 50+ years.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (9CuDT) at January 21, 2022 06:35 AM (9CuDT)

119 Everyone has their tastes, my wife in our middle age rekindled a liking to Meat Loaf, after loving him at first on his late nite appearance that launched BOOH back in the 70s.

Our first trip to see him was to Atlantic City and we flew back home on 9/11, crossing paths w/ the plane that crashed in PA.

We have seen many concerts since then, always enjoyed him, met him several times. A really nice down to earth guy.

Sorry to hear he died, he was a really nice in person, very fun. I'm kinda bummed at his death. RIP kind soul, he was a good guy.

In this past year we have lost both my in-laws, and an old friend from work from 32 yrs. Then the crushing news about Tami and Oregon Muse. Then today Meat, or Marvin Lee Aday. RIP dear souls.

Now our favorite musician is at peace, he was a nice guy if you met him, really cool. I can't bring myself to link his songs, I'm sure you can find them, and I'm to very sad I'm not going there. We were blessed by his presence.

Bat Out of Hell is iconic. Odd that he didn't survive Jim Steinman by long. Heaven can wait...like a band of angels...

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:36 AM (55Qr6)

120 Jim
Sunk New Dawn

Nice essay on the cold and warmth at home.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

121 Radiant floor heat is the cats ass.

Posted by: Fool Otto at January 21, 2022 06:37 AM (DB16e)

122 >> I hadn't seen anything about 5G and planes until the other day. Did they just discover that?

I read a good pox-on-both-their-houses piece about this. Big Telecom buys up some spectrum for 5G, and wants to implement. Big Airplane says, hey there may be a problem with our altimeters.

Big Telecom says ok, figure out. Big Plane says, not now, don't turn it on. And on and on it goes. Big Telecom says, okay, you guys have had long enough, we're gonna turn it on. Big Plane says, not not yet, we haven't figured it out.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 06:38 AM (Mzdiz)

123 Radiant floor heat is the cats ass.
Posted by: Fool Otto

Next house, Imma gettin' that put in.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:39 AM (vd8XM)

124 Big Telecom says ok, figure out. Big Plane says, not now, don't turn it on. And on and on it goes. Big Telecom says, okay, you guys have had long enough, we're gonna turn it on. Big Plane says, not not yet, we haven't figured it out.
Posted by: publius

Thanks!

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:40 AM (vd8XM)

125 104 Dark Sky says 13 degrees
I read the thread
Now I need to go back to bed
Posted by: vmom - link to Red's fundraiser at January 21, 2022 06:28 AM (tC/iN)

You have the makings of a poem, there, vmom.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 06:40 AM (yY8d6)

126 Oh goody...

I can stop eating M&M's.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at January 21, 2022 06:41 AM (3D/fK)

127 Thanks for covering the OpenSeas story. Crazy stuff

Posted by: Draki at January 21, 2022 06:41 AM (TGFWQ)

128 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

I hear bad things, like the East Coast will be cold.
I remember the panic in the grocery stores in Maryland and Virginia.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

129 You have the makings of a poem, there, vmom.
Posted by: m

Or, an aspiring rapper

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:41 AM (vd8XM)

130 High school athletes in Western PA shovel show for neighbors as weightlifting exercise:

https://tinyurl.com/5cn58jkb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2022 06:42 AM (zTkcg)

131 Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist

How about W & Ws?

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:42 AM (u82oZ)

132 It's Friday! It's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*attempts half-hearted twirl*

*coughs*

*sits down*

*coughs some more*

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 21, 2022 06:42 AM (yEBFM)

133 I can stop eating M&M's.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Same here

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:42 AM (vd8XM)

134 FenelonSpoke

That's very nice. Good people are all around.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (u82oZ)

135
Big Telecom says ok, figure out. Big Plane says, not now, don't turn it on. And on and on it goes. Big Telecom says, okay, you guys have had long enough, we're gonna turn it on. Big Plane says, not not yet, we haven't figured it out.
Posted by: publius

All the Bigs are basically stumblebums, aren't they?

Except for Big Diabetes, that is, going strong with the full faith and credit of the USDA behind it for over fifty years, now!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (pNxlR)

136 116 Maet has some memorable ONTs

Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 21, 2022 06:34 AM (nIBBl)

I still remember when he posted Long Cat. I'm not exactly sure how he got that thru the Pixy filters, but it twas awesome

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (F0YaR)

137 Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are...

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (55Qr6)

138
*coughs*

*sits down*

*coughs some more*
Posted by: Rosasharn

Out of shape or not feeling well?

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (vd8XM)

139 113
By my math, using the meteorological definition of seasons for my area, winter is now almost 60% finished. If Australia is the inverse of our seasons, time for Pixy to hit the beach for some late summer days.
Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus

I think it's still mid summer there.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (uia9V)

140 The FAA says that 78% of planes can safely land and airports with 5G C-band. (The Verge)

You have a 1 out of 5 chance of dying because the dude beside at 21F is watching a cat tiktok.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (yrol0)

141 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (UnQlg)

142 Have a great day, everyone.

Work those Plan Bs. We may need them. And remember -- OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:44 AM (u82oZ)

143 139 113
By my math, using the meteorological definition of seasons for my area, winter is now almost 60% finished. If Australia is the inverse of our seasons, time for Pixy to hit the beach for some late summer days.
Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus

I think it's still mid summer there.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (uia9V)

How do non globeist do seasons?

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 06:45 AM (yrol0)

144 142 Have a great day, everyone.

Work those Plan Bs. We may need them. And remember -- OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:44 AM (u82oZ)

Plan B is OTC these days.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 06:45 AM (yrol0)

145 High school athletes in Western PA shovel show for neighbors as weightlifting exercise:
https://tinyurl.com/5cn58jkb
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

What a nice thing to do!

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:45 AM (vd8XM)

146 Rosasharn

Oh No! Brings over cough medicine, aspirin, and an Rosasharn approved libation.

Now GTG.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at January 21, 2022 06:46 AM (u82oZ)

147 I can stop eating M&M's.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Same here
Posted by: Bruce

I use M&Ms in a very popular baked good for my biz. I need to find an appropriate substitute. Sigh....wokesters ruin everything.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2022 06:46 AM (L3Rsz)

148 "I hear bad things, like the East Coast will be cold. "

Supposed to get down to about 21 degrees on Sunday night.

Fortunately, the cold nights are offset by the warm days. For example, it was 73 degrees and sunny yesterday. Day before, Mrs VIA and I were up in Myrtle Beach in her MX-5, cruising with the top down.

Cold weather is kinda like a mugging down here, Hits hard, then gone. instead of a way of life, like B'More.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at January 21, 2022 06:46 AM (3D/fK)

149
At M&M Mars, the battles between the forces of "M&" and those of "&M" in the reject bins are fierce and take-no-prisoners.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 06:46 AM (pNxlR)

150 there's always somethng magic

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:46 AM (55Qr6)

151 137 Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are...
Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM (55Qr6)

Objects in the rear may appear smaller than they are

Posted by: ER Docs at January 21, 2022 06:47 AM (yrol0)

152 Hot enough to boil a monkey's bum in Australia.

Posted by: klaftern at January 21, 2022 06:47 AM (taPSh)

153 Be safe, Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at January 21, 2022 06:47 AM (3D/fK)

154 149
At M&M Mars, the battles between the forces of "M&" and those of "&M" in the reject bins are fierce and take-no-prisoners.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 06:46 AM (pNxlR)

There are leaving NASCAR.

Posted by: ER Docs at January 21, 2022 06:47 AM (yrol0)

155 >> All the Bigs are basically stumblebums, aren't they?

Yes, including Big Gov, which should've put it's foot down and made Big Plane and Big Phone work this out, or no soup for you or something.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 06:48 AM (Mzdiz)

156
I think it's still mid summer there.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2022 06:43 AM

I think they use the meteorological definition for seasons, too. So their summer would be Dec, Jan, Feb.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 06:48 AM (dQvv7)

157 152 Hot enough to boil a monkey's bum in Australia.
Posted by: klaftern at January 21, 2022 06:47 AM (taPSh)

Usually served in a pita, with mayo.

Posted by: ER Docs at January 21, 2022 06:48 AM (yrol0)

158 keep on believing, that's when rock and roll dreams come true

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:49 AM (55Qr6)

159 Meat Loaf 74 RIP

Posted by: ER Docs at January 21, 2022 06:49 AM (yrol0)

160
Southern hemisphere is 6 months out of phase. Our Winter is their summer. Our spring is their fall, our summer, their winter, and our fall their spring.

If you don't like this, just move near the equator, where seasons don't mean much.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 06:49 AM (Mzdiz)

161 FBI raid on Rep. Henry Cuellar's Texas home and campaign headquarters 'is tied to wide-ranging DOJ bribery probe into links between Azerbaijan and US businessmen

Now do Hunter!

Posted by: ER Docs at January 21, 2022 06:50 AM (yrol0)

162 I can see paradise by the dashboard light

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:51 AM (55Qr6)

163
Yep, I've decided the meteorological seasons are the best. Astronomical are good for keeping track of the alignment, but not for weather patterns.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 06:51 AM (Mzdiz)

164 Seasons are a social construct.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 06:51 AM (F4b8f)

165 glowing light the metal on the edge of edge of the knife

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:52 AM (55Qr6)

166
Summer in Australia falls between the months of December and February. It brings sunny, warm days that are best spent at one of the country's gorgeous beaches.

Site = Australia dot com

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 06:53 AM (dQvv7)

167 Seasons are a social construct.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

Forced on us by Big Snowblower

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:53 AM (vd8XM)

168 The reject bin is full of WW.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 06:53 AM (F4b8f)

169 stop right there

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:54 AM (55Qr6)

170 Next house, Imma gettin' that put in.
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:39 AM

I installed hydronic in my little house. Not the electric pads.

Posted by: Fool Otto at January 21, 2022 06:54 AM (DB16e)

171 Bummer about Meat Loaf. Used to listen to Bat out of Hell a lot when I was a kid.

But on the plus side, now he gets to see paradise by more than just the dashboard lights.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer--F*ck Joe Biden at January 21, 2022 06:54 AM (k4dH2)

172 Bruce - yes. I am out of shape but that's not why I'm coughing. Everyone at work has been coughing and snotting all over the place for two months now. It's my turn. So far, just a cough. All. Night. Long.

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 21, 2022 06:54 AM (yEBFM)

173 let me sleep on it, I'll give you a answer in the morning

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:55 AM (55Qr6)

174 I installed hydronic in my little house. Not the electric pads.
Posted by: Fool Otto

My friend had that in their basement when we were growing up. I thought it was great. About 10 years after the thing started to leak....

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:56 AM (vd8XM)

175 I'm praying for the end of time

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:56 AM (55Qr6)

176 off sox

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 06:57 AM (yrol0)

177 I already left NASCAR. I think M&M leaving is a sign that skinning NASCAR and walking around wearing its carcass as a suit while demanding respect has worked for Woke, inc, and now the big sponsors realize the new audience does not buy anything.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 06:57 AM (F4b8f)

178 Gonna post all the lyrics of 'Paradise by the Dashboard lights' ? Can you do it before the Morning Report?

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2022 06:57 AM (uia9V)

179 long go and far away

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:57 AM (55Qr6)

180 I am out of shape but that's not why I'm coughing. Everyone at work has been coughing and snotting all over the place for two months now. It's my turn. So far, just a cough. All. Night. Long.
Posted by: Rosasharn

I've had a cough since before Christmas. It was kinda going away, and then the Kovid hit me early January.

It's finally going away, and leaving me alone at night.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:58 AM (vd8XM)

181 I already left NASCAR. I think M&M leaving is a sign that skinning NASCAR and walking around wearing its carcass as a suit while demanding respect has worked for Woke, inc, and now the big sponsors realize the new audience does not buy anything.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

EV Nascar, with Greta as a Pit Chick.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 06:59 AM (vd8XM)

182 I installed Pex in my slab. I should be good for 100 years or so. That said, there are only 8 connections where it could leak, at the manifold.

Posted by: Fool Otto at January 21, 2022 07:00 AM (DB16e)

183 onna post all the lyrics of 'Paradise by the Dashboard lights' ? Can you do it before the Morning Report?
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2022 06:57

I'll bet you say that to all all the boys

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 07:00 AM (55Qr6)

184 I still watch NASCAR occasionally. Prefer IMSA, Indycars, F1, short track racing. The Tulsa Chili Bowl was last week. That was entertaining.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2022 07:00 AM (uia9V)

185 And it's off to breakfast for me.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 07:00 AM (vd8XM)

186
The modern heat pumps are getting damn impressive, efficiency wise. We've got one here in Miley and me's new house. Part of that is insulation. I'm damned impressed with the insulation.

Even down in the mid to high 20s, the heat pump still cycles. The one at my parents' house, put in around 2014 or so, will run continuously when the temp gets to the low 30s, and the only cycling is the strips. Defrost cycle there is a killer.

This thing has one hell of an intelligent defrost. It only defrosts when it absolutely has to. I thought the thing had froze over, but no, it was just waiting.

And the damn thing doesn't defrost as usual. It waits until the cycle is sastified, and then defrosts, without runnin the indoor blower. I don't know how it gets away with that, but it doesn. I assume if the indoor coil were to get too cold, it would do something. But it has never had to.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 07:01 AM (Mzdiz)

187 I installed Pex in my slab. I should be good for 100 years or so. That said, there are only 8 connections where it could leak, at the manifold.
Posted by: Fool Otto

My friends system was installed in 1965. I'm thinking it had a lot of solder points.

Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2022 07:01 AM (vd8XM)

188 113 By my math, using the meteorological definition of seasons for my area, winter is now almost 60% finished. If Australia is the inverse of our seasons, time for Pixy to hit the beach for some late summer days.

Maybe if it ever stops raining.

This time two years ago everything was on fire, so I probably shouldn't complain.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2022 07:03 AM (MqQvv)

189 I was watching The Dakar Rally and one of the announcers said (smugly) that we had BETTER get used to the sound of electric cars. They are the FUTURE!! Audi had 3 electric cars race this year. They all finished. Funny thing about the FUTURE. Events tend to dictate what is and what isn't.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2022 07:03 AM (uia9V)

190 sorry Puddlle

you took the words right out of my mouth, must have been while you were kissing me

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 07:03 AM (55Qr6)

191
[ M&M Mars ] are leaving NASCAR.
Posted by: ER Docs

That's noose to me!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 07:04 AM (pNxlR)

192 M and M candy was acceptable insofar as "any chocolate is better than no chocolate". Not gourmet, but OK.

I used to take a big handful, and then wait till they just about melted in my mouth and kinda get that chocolatey nirvana thing goin'.

They outsourced production to golly knows where, and they taste pretty shitty now. How do you F up candy? I won't buy 'em anymore, especially since they are under goofy management now apparently. F 'em.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 07:05 AM (psL96)

193 we will never be as young as we were now

just a tribute to Meat and Jim

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 07:05 AM (55Qr6)

194
Maybe if it ever stops raining.

This time two years ago everything was on fire, so I probably shouldn't complain.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2022 07:03 AM

Oh, you must be to the north. From Australia dot com:

The tropical north is in the midst of its wet season (November to April), which brings heavy rains and tropical storms to Darwin, Broome, Cairns and the Whitsundays.

Whitsundays?

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 07:05 AM (dQvv7)

195 The first part of this post appears to have been written in some strange foreign language.

Posted by: Caliban at January 21, 2022 07:06 AM (HgGBT)

196 lost boys and golden girls

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 07:06 AM (55Qr6)

197
This heat pump runs the strips very little. Even at outdoor temp of 30F, the vent output temperature is quite warm, low to mid 90F. In higher outside temperature, vent outlet temp is over 110F.

The defrost trick make it very efficient. On my parents older unit, when defrosting in cold weather, with the strips running, vent output temperate can drop below indoor temp. This is losing heat that has to be made up.

This one doesn't do that. I assume, when defrosting, if the indoor coil were to get to cold, some control logic would do something, turn on the blower and energize the strips, but it has never had to do that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 07:07 AM (Mzdiz)

198 162 I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:51 AM (55Qr6)

That was my first thought on hearing of Meat Loaf's death. And wondering how paradise fits into his day today.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 07:07 AM (yY8d6)

199 here's another one

good girls go to heaven, but the bad girls go everywhere

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 07:10 AM (55Qr6)

200 M&Ms? Yuck. Now if there are peanut M&Ms, I will eat... one.

Where'd I put those truffles...?

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 21, 2022 07:10 AM (yEBFM)

201 some body told me so

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 07:11 AM (55Qr6)

202 That is an old saw in lyrics about good and bad girls.People used it before Meat Loaf and continued to use it afterwards.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM (+ucyC)

203 I have a heat pump, but the coils are buried in the earf.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM (F4b8f)

204 194 The tropical north is in the midst of its wet season (November to April), which brings heavy rains and tropical storms to Darwin, Broome, Cairns and the Whitsundays.

Whitsundays?

Whitsunday Islands - an island chain off the central Queensland coast. Absurdly beautiful.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM (MqQvv)

205
Right now, it's 33F officially, and temp here is probably around 31F or so, maybe 30F. Heat pump duty cycle is less than 40%, maybe close to one third.

That's damn impressive. Some of it is heat pump efficiency. The rest is the insulation of the house, and how tight it is.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 07:13 AM (Mzdiz)

206 Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J Blige, and Kendrick Lamar will perform together at the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

What is no fucks given, Alex?

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:14 AM (yrol0)

207 203 I have a heat pump, but the coils are buried in the earf.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM (F4b8f)

I was reading that as a Meat Loaf lyric, and could not come up with what song that's from.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 07:14 AM (yY8d6)

208 I never heard Australians whine about not being accommodated in Christmas music, or demanding season agnostic music.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 07:15 AM (F4b8f)

209 202 That is an old saw in lyrics about good and bad girls.People used it before Meat Loaf and continued to use it afterwards.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM (+ucyC)

Good girls say its hard to find a good man.

Bad girls says its good to find a hard man.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:15 AM (yrol0)

210
That is an old saw in lyrics about good and bad girls.People used it before Meat Loaf and continued to use it afterwards.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM

Good girls say its hard to find a good man.

Bad girls says its good to find a hard man.
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:15 AM

"Good girls don't..but I do"

Posted by: The Knack at January 21, 2022 07:16 AM (DUIap)

211 It's the mobile app equivalent of making a chicken sandwich from scratch.
**

I want to add this just because I heard it when I was in high school and always loved the subtle implications of it.

They made a chicken sandwich, but they didn't do it from scratch. In order to do that the person would have had to created the universe.

(Setting aside the obvious God aspect, even here he flew in an airplane piloted by someone else to get salt water in order to boil out the salt, but he didn't do anything to make the airplane, fuel, instruments, etc.)

Posted by: Moron Robbie - N95 masks are single use at January 21, 2022 07:17 AM (5q92e)

212 I was reading that as a Meat Loaf lyric, and could not come up with what song that's from.
Posted by: m

It is from his early 90s lull album. "HVAC and Other Domestic Musings"

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 07:17 AM (F4b8f)

213
Whitsunday Islands - an island chain off the central Queensland coast. Absurdly beautiful.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM

Wow! Just did an image search and OMG you're right. I wanna pack my scuba gear and leave right now. Barrier reef in the same general area. I'd never heard of it before.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 07:18 AM (dQvv7)

214
How do you F up candy?

Not a huge fan of chocolate, but Mrs. Krebs insists that Cadbury's milk chocolate is far superior to that of Hershey. She is right.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 07:19 AM (pNxlR)

215 jeepers, twenty below out there !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (9CuDT) at January 21, 2022 07:20 AM (9CuDT)

216 ffs

The VP of M&Ms explains that theyre making the M&Ms characters more inclusive in order to start a movement. The girl M&Ms will be focused on empowerment while the orange M&M will embrace his true self.

I want to see the green MM getting fucked by the brown 1.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:20 AM (yrol0)

217 Daily Maul says the Wuflu got him.

Posted by: f'd at January 21, 2022 07:21 AM (vrz2I)

218 216 The girl M&Ms will be focused on empowerment while the orange M&M will embrace his true self.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:20 AM (yrol0)

Maybe they'll get rid of the orange M&M because Trump.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 07:21 AM (yY8d6)

219
Yeah, those earth water loop heat exchangers can be quote efficient. And there are variations on it, such as on house I was wiring back the mid 90s.

Rather than closed water loop, it just used well water. Output went right into the septic tank. Water came out of the ground, exchanged heat with the heat pump, then went back in the ground through the septic tank.

Sort of blew my mind. That put extra load on the well, but they had enough capacity, and they had to size the septic tank a little bigger. The HVAC man assured me that was damned efficient.

Unless the water table got too low and the well ran dry. Other than that, it was good.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 07:22 AM (Mzdiz)

220 >>> I want to see the green MM getting fucked by the brown 1.

Rule 34. It's out there somewhere.

Posted by: fluffy at January 21, 2022 07:22 AM (UnQlg)

221
I have a heat pump, but the coils are buried in the earf.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 07:12 AM (F4b8f)

I was reading that as a Meat Loaf lyric, and could not come up with what song that's from.
Posted by: m

Alternate lyrics to "I've Got a Brand New Pair of Roller Skates" ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 07:22 AM (pNxlR)

222 Sure, Hershey chocolate has never been top shelf, nor M and M, but when they just phone it in, it shows.

"Woke" companies should focus on making a good product instead of catering to the mentally ill, or getting political. I suspect there is a connection or nexus there.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 07:23 AM (psL96)

223 mornin' y'all. Hail and freezing rain in the Great Dismal Swamp. Puppers first time in hail. She is NOT a fan. (Neither am I)

Posted by: Big V Caffeinated at January 21, 2022 07:23 AM (Adlwz)

224 Oh wow, Meat Loaf RIP.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 21, 2022 07:24 AM (p+1gI)

225 Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J Blige, and Kendrick Lamar will perform together at the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

What is no fucks given, Alex?

*

Wow, they must be really losing the 70-85 year old demographic.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - N95 masks are single use at January 21, 2022 07:24 AM (5q92e)

226 jeepers, twenty below out there !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

You live at the North Pole?

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 21, 2022 07:24 AM (yEBFM)

227 I want to see the green MM getting fucked by the brown 1.
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:20 AM (yrol0)

Bitch had it coming.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 21, 2022 07:25 AM (mdaT8)

228 "Daily Maul says the Wuflu got him."

Well, that or the "vaccine". Place yer bets

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 07:25 AM (psL96)

229
"Woke" companies should focus on making a good product instead of catering to the mentally ill, or getting political. I suspect there is a connection or nexus there.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 07:23 AM

our gracious host coined the phrase "get woke, go broke" for good reason

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2022 07:25 AM (DUIap)

230 Official explanation for why there are 119,283 "active voters" in WI who have been registered for over 100 years "does not hold water"

569,277 voters have 1/1/1918 registration date, amounting to 1 out of every 14 voters in the system

115,252 of them voted in November 2020

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:25 AM (yrol0)

231
"Woke" companies should focus on making a good product instead of catering to the mentally ill, or getting political. I suspect there is a connection or nexus there.
Posted by: Common Tater

What a concept! Do people REALLY look at M & M cartoon characters and feel a deep pain in their soul from exclusion?

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2022 07:25 AM (L3Rsz)

232 no, a bit south of there, Rosasharn; Wisconsin.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (9CuDT) at January 21, 2022 07:26 AM (9CuDT)

233
I want to see the green MM getting fucked by the brown 1.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Up the butt, no regerts

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 07:26 AM (pNxlR)

234 This case should not have come to the Supreme Court in the first place. Football coach fired for praying on the field. Militant Atheist law group says the sight of him praying might make some kids feel uncomfortable. Awwwww. Poor babies.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2022 07:27 AM (zn/gY)

235 Link;

https://tinyurl.com/mr5n3skr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2022 07:27 AM (zn/gY)

236 Up the butt, no regerts
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 07:26 AM (pNxlR)

wut wut in the butt

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:27 AM (yrol0)

237 Official explanation for why there are 119,283 "active voters" in WI who have been registered for over 100 years "does not hold water"

569,277 voters have 1/1/1918 registration date, amounting to 1 out of every 14 voters in the system

115,252 of them voted in November 2020
*

And it was probably mentioned above/already, but a judge just said drop boxes couldn't be used because they were illegal.

So there can be no more discussions about "there were no illegal votes in the 2020 election." There were millions.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - N95 masks are single use at January 21, 2022 07:27 AM (5q92e)

238 What a concept! Do people REALLY look at M & M cartoon characters and feel a deep pain in their soul from exclusion?
Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2022 07:25 AM (L3Rsz)

***

Rottt reeee

Posted by: Scooby Doo at January 21, 2022 07:27 AM (flINI)

239
When you're using the earf and not ambient outside air as your heat sink/source, you can do much better.

In summer time, the earf is a heat sink, much cooler down below than ambient outside air.

In winter, the earf is a heat source, much warmer than your outside air.

Makes for some damned efficient heap pump behavior.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 07:28 AM (Mzdiz)

240 Piglosi sent out Kn95 mask with Chinese instructions.

ha!

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:29 AM (yrol0)

241
And yet Howard Stern still lives. Fucker has turned into a n insufferable CovidKaren.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at January 21, 2022 07:29 AM (Mzdiz)

242 It is 12 degrees here. Cold, but no snow predicted so I'm good.

Been wondering - that whole 78% of planes expecting no problems with the 5G - Do you pay extra for a seat on them or is it all just a big lottery?

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 21, 2022 07:29 AM (yEBFM)

243 BBC writeup on Meat Loaf:

https://tinyurl.com/9af3ewpv

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 07:30 AM (yY8d6)

244 When you're using the earf and not ambient outside air as your heat sink/source, you can do much better.

In summer time, the earf is a heat sink, much cooler down below than ambient outside air.

In winter, the earf is a heat source, much warmer than your outside air.

Makes for some damned efficient heap pump behavior.
You just described Roman air conditioning.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at January 21, 2022 07:30 AM (ORB4+)

245 Well maybe there's a little bit of "Getting broke, go woke" going on, is what I'm getting at.

Product quality declines. They cheap out on ingredients, shrink the package down, shit still expensive. Market shafe declines, sales down.

Maybe the "woke" thing is a targeted marketing thing to goose sales, to people who are more concerned about virtue signaling.

THEN, they go broke. Slowly at first, then all at once. "Woke" might be a good sell signal, or short their stock signal.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2022 07:30 AM (psL96)

246 Boker Tov Patriots

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 21, 2022 07:31 AM (GPwVZ)

247 Guatemalan says theyll all bust through to the US

by force tomorrow morning

I could stop this is about 48 hours.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:31 AM (yrol0)

248 Piglosi sent out Kn95 mask with Chinese instructions.

Just like NASCAR!

Posted by: Reuben Hick at January 21, 2022 07:31 AM (ORB4+)

249 162 I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 06:51 AM (55Qr6)

That was my first thought on hearing of Meat Loaf's death. And wondering how paradise fits into his day today.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 07:07
---
I'll bet it looks pretty nice to him. If you know his history he had a rough upbringing, like his dad tried to kill him as a teenager affer his mother died when we was young?

Yes, he' always been a BSer but that is pretty much true. Not saying we knew his mind real well, but after these many years, I think with his pain he might be glad to see his Mom again. Dad was a drunken asshole that tried to knife him after Mom died. He was an only child.

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 07:32 AM (55Qr6)

250 Love House, M.D. -- maybe the funniest show with the biggest LOLs I ever watched.

Didn't recall the two crappy opening theme songs, but the original was great.

Will have to rewatch it again sometime ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 21, 2022 07:32 AM (6Xyqy)

251 M&M,s are part of the Mars company. It is a private company. That is worrisome because they didn't need to do this. But the rich heirs are from Fairfax County VA. One of the epicenters of rich lefty wokeness. My guess is the heirs wanted to stay relevant at DC parties.

Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2022 07:33 AM (DUFuX)

252 Wow, I'm sorry to see that Meatloaf has passed away. He was a tremendous talent and a link to my high school years. RIP.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2022 07:33 AM (sVtYq)

253 The American side expressed to the Greek side reservations as to the rationale of the EastMed pipeline, [and] raised issues of its economic viability and environmental [issues]

Biden and Harris trying to kill Israel to Europe gas pipe!

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:33 AM (yrol0)

254 Hiya Captain !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 07:33 AM (arJlL)

255 "It is from his early 90s lull album. "HVAC and Other Domestic Musings""

Ten bucks says that Doof has a copy of it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at January 21, 2022 07:34 AM (3D/fK)

256 RIP Mr. Loaf

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 07:34 AM (arJlL)

257 THEN, they go broke. Slowly at first, then all at once. "Woke" might be a good sell signal, or short their stock signal.
Posted by: Common Tater

Could be.

It astounds me that people would see the new 'inclusive' revamped balls of chocolate and suddenly think, "I need to buy me some M & Ms. I belong!".

Makes more sense as a signal.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2022 07:35 AM (L3Rsz)

258 All candy is crap... except for Pearsons Salted Nut Rolls

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at January 21, 2022 07:35 AM (flINI)

259 Yeah, the home we bought in Northern AZ nine years ago has geothermal; it works surprisingly well.

Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 21, 2022 07:35 AM (6Xyqy)

260 Maybe the "woke" thing is a targeted marketing thing to goose sales, to people who are more concerned about virtue signaling.

Virtue signaling is nothing but marketing.

With "Woke" advertising, it is hitting the trigger emotions that have been programmed for a generation now. If you show a white guy in your advertisements, the white guy is a negative emotion and will pull down the desirability of the product.

Notice that more and more advertising has gratuitous displays of windmills and solar farms (mostly windmills because they move and are interesting in video). This has everything to do with triggering "good" emotions.

Its all Pavlovian now.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at January 21, 2022 07:35 AM (ORB4+)

261 In the U.S., rival chipmakers AMD and Intel have both won contracts from the U.S. Department of Energy to build exascale supercomputers. On the AMD side, there's Frontier and El Capitan, while on the Intel side, there's Aurora.

Also involved in the EL Capitan project is Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), which claims the supercomputer will be able to reach 2 exaflops upon its completion in 2023. All of this power will be used to support several exciting endeavors:

Enable advanced simulation and modeling to support the U.S. nuclear stockpile and ensure its reliability and security.

Play Candy Crush and check Webmail using Internet Explorer on the upcoming windows 12

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 21, 2022 07:36 AM (F4b8f)

262
Never been a fan of "House" or "24" and have only watched scant amounts of both. Mrs. Krebs loves 'em.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) [/s at January 21, 2022 07:37 AM (pNxlR)

263 It astounds me that people would see the new 'inclusive' revamped balls of chocolate and suddenly think, "I need to buy me some M & Ms. I belong!".

Were you talking about M&Ms last week or are you doing it now after some free marketing?

Just spell the name right.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at January 21, 2022 07:37 AM (ORB4+)

264 Its all Pavlovian now.
Posted by: Reuben Hick

Yes...I think most of the citizenry is at this point. Well-trained and slobbering.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2022 07:37 AM (L3Rsz)

265 Dear MM's: As a woman myself, I didn't need the addition of "inclusive" female characters representing your candy because I'm not a mentally unwell and unstable person.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2022 07:37 AM (sVtYq)

266 Enable advanced simulation and modeling to support the U.S. nuclear stockpile and ensure its reliability and security.

Because no one knows if it will work right now. Not that it would matter, no one is going to ever use them. The only time when they are used even as threats is when some Democrat openly fantasizes about bombing US cities.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at January 21, 2022 07:39 AM (ORB4+)

267 As world gets woke I get moar unwoke!

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:40 AM (yrol0)

268 Just spell the name right.
Posted by: Reuben Hick

Actually, I am looking at something called Sixlets as a substitute. I go through a lot of M & Ms for my biz.

Posted by: lizabth at January 21, 2022 07:40 AM (L3Rsz)

269 Democrat openly fantasizes about bombing US cities.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at January 21, 2022 07:39 AM (ORB4+)

Democrat openly fantasizes about bombing Red State US cities.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:41 AM (yrol0)

270 I'm thinking about throwing my hat in the ring for the open Pennsylvania senate seat. I'm not from there and don't live anywhere near but that doesn't seem to stop anybody else.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 21, 2022 07:41 AM (rz+/y)

271 Dear MM's: As a woman myself, I didn't need the addition of "inclusive" female characters representing your candy because I'm not a mentally unwell and unstable person.

But their target audience is definitely mentally unwell and in need of stability. Their product kills the immune system, destroys the body through insulin instability and build up of insulin resistance.

So they need to sell this dreck to people who need comfort food and are too stupid and emotionally unstable to care about the damage - because chocolate and sugar feel so good Right Now.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at January 21, 2022 07:42 AM (ORB4+)

272 CA Governor Newsom Apologizes For Saying Gangs When Discussing Organized Criminal Gangs Looting Trains

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:43 AM (yrol0)

273 " ... So there can be no more discussions about "there were no illegal votes in the 2020 election." There were millions.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - N95 masks are single use at January 21, 2022 07:27 AM (5q92e) "

And WI was the testbed for all of the tricks they used in 2020.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (9CuDT) at January 21, 2022 07:44 AM (9CuDT)

274 I wanna pack my scuba gear and leave right now. Barrier reef in the same general area. I'd never heard of it before.
Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 07:18 AM (dQvv7)

Come on down!!!!

Posted by: Great White Shark at January 21, 2022 07:45 AM (aX0CW)

275 CA Governor Newsom Apologizes For Saying Gangs When Discussing Organized Criminal Gangs Looting Trains

--

"Turning their lives around social club."

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2022 07:45 AM (sVtYq)

276 WI

2,800 voter queries did not match correct voter name with last four SSN.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:46 AM (yrol0)

277 JJ has arriveth.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2022 07:46 AM (sVtYq)

278 274 I wanna pack my scuba gear and leave right now. Barrier reef in the same general area. I'd never heard of it before.
Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus at January 21, 2022 07:18 AM (dQvv7)

Come on down!!!!
Posted by: Great White Shark at January 21, 2022 07:45 AM (aX0CW)

; )

Posted by: m at January 21, 2022 07:46 AM (yY8d6)

279 JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2022 07:47 AM (yrol0)

280 Le NOOD.

Posted by: Catherine at January 21, 2022 07:47 AM (ZSsrh)

281 262 I like Monk. It has murder but in a cozy way. Shaloub is an incredible talent. I always go on about Big Night for a reason. No doubt the actor from House is talented as well. He goes way back in British comedy.. He also appeared on Friends, likely his worst role.

Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2022 07:50 AM (DUFuX)

282 RIP Mr. Loaf
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2022 07:34

TY JT
Years may come and go, here's one thing I know I my life you're a friend of mine
Clarence Clemons rocks!

Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2022 08:27 AM (55Qr6)

283 Use Ada

FORTRAN Forever!

Posted by: Fox2! at January 21, 2022 09:40 AM (3FBAK)

284 Use Ada.

Seriously.

Dear God, never! SERIOUSLY. Ada is ok when you're in a huge team with high variability in ability, but if you've got competent people there are better options.

Language choice will influence how difficult a task is. Serious, hard core number crunching and FORTRAN is your thing (the libraries are rock solid, the execution order and precision is tightly specified, and everything is verified). Stats? Well, you can't beat R. Small memory spaces and underpowered hardware? C is your tool of choice.

Ada is something you only deal with when the federal government pays you by the hour to write code. At least here in the US, the number of projects using Ada that aren't heavily regulated by, or under the direct command of, the Feds is minimal. The language isn't a bad one, it's just that by the time you get all the formal overhead stuff out of the way you've probably forgotten why you wanted to actually write that subroutine.

Posted by: nerdbert at January 21, 2022 01:27 PM (mayVJ)

285 Blockchain is the technology of the future, and it always will be.

Posted by: aelfheld at January 21, 2022 06:07 PM (Zy9Yy)

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