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Daily Tech News 23 April 2022

Top Story

  • It's the weekend or something closely approaching that, which means that it's Question and Answer time or... Something closely approaching that.

    Put something resembling a question in the comments below and I'll put something resembling an answer in the post tomorrow.


  • Netflix wants to invest in fewer, better originals. (Thurrott.com)

    The company plans to invest $20 billion in original content, and has indicated that they'd like at least one or two shows not to suck.


  • Because apparently the original plan of flooding the end zone with liquid shit hasn't been a runaway success. (Pajiba)

    Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in a quarter where they had expected to gain 2.5 million. Not me, though. I quit years ago. All my entertainment spending gets dumped into Hololive. Uh, and Nijisanji, and Prism, and indies. I spend a lot more on vtubers than I ever did on streaming services and it's still infinitely better value for money because they don't immediately turn around and use that money to destroy everything I love.


Tech News

  • TSMC's 3nm process is on track, 2nm still a long way off. (AnandTech)

    N3 - the basic 3nm node - is due to start production this year. The enhanced N3E is due for the first half of 2023. Keep in mind that advanced chips take about six months from the start of manufacturing to appearing on the shelves in finished products.

    TSMC's 3nm brings the same level of advances over 5nm that 5nm has over 7nm: 15% faster, 30% more efficient, and 40% smaller. My newest computers are built on Intel's 10nm and TSMC's 7nm process, so 3nm would completely blow them out of the water.

    TSMC's 2nm N2 node is not expected to enter production until the second half of 2025, where Intel's theoretically equivalent 20A node is scheduled for the first half of 2024. (AnandTech)

    Whether the nodes are in fact equivalent and whether either company will stick to that question I have no idea. Though Intel is expected to be one of the first customers on TSMC's 2nm node and why they'd do that when their own 2nm node will come a year earlier is a very good question.

    All that aside, at this rate we'll be pushing the limits of bulk planar silicon by the end of the decade; further advances will require a change in approach.

    Though that means that without the Red Queen's Race of updating fabs every couple of years to remain competitive, chip production will become much, much cheaper. Compare the cost of a couple of trillion transistors of 3D NAND flash against the same transistor count in logic - sixty RTX 3090 GPU chips from Nvidia.


  • Analysts predict the end is near for the global chip shortage. (Tom's Hardware)

    We're doomed.


  • Not least because with China seemingly determined to self-destruct we could be in for a supply chain meltdown that makes the last two years look like an all-you-can-eat Vegas buffet. (General Crisis Watch)

    Chinese provinces home to hundreds of millions of people have either gone into lockdown or closed their internal borders to prevent escalation of a COVID outbreak that has officially killed 17 people.


  • Speaking of which, I found the 128GB of RAM I bought to upgrade my laptops. I was going to do that over Christmas, then the blockchain melted down and I had to pull an 80 hour week during my vacation, which put me behind schedule on my other work, which snowballed until I pulled some more 80 hour weeks to clear the backlog, whereupon I discovered I had to move house by the end of May.

    Anyway. RAM located, upgrades can proceed. I need to get that done before I move because I won't be able to find anything smaller than a breadbox for six months afterwards.

    One of the reasons I was in a hurry to buy so much computer stuff earlier this year is that I was anticipating a possible Chinese interdiction or even invasion of Taiwan. Which is appallingly cynical of me but all my old computers were dying and not being able to work for a living would be something of an inconvenience.

    Now I'm expecting just as much supply chain disruption overall but in different areas. Might be living in a half-empty house for a while.


  • You can now buy the Framework laptop motherboard for your own projects. (Tom's Hardware)

    Starts at $399 with a Core i5-1135G7. It supports up to 64GB RAM, one M.2 SSD, and four USB-C ports for everything else.

    Now do a Ryzen 6000 model. And the Four Essential Keys.


  • Apropos of nothing, I bought a big bag of salted cashews last weekend that turned out to be contaminated with gluten, so that was fun.


  • Softbank is planning an IPO of Arm at a $60 billion valuation - but maintain a controlling stake. (Tom's Hardware)

    The $40 billion sale to Nvidia foundered on regulatory rocks, but Arm is a technically solid company and is finally making some inroads into the server market.

    The woke plague hasn't yet infected semiconductor design the way it has software development, because preparing a new chip for production can cost up to half a billion dollars. The beancounters still rule with an iron fist.


  • I deployed an Ubuntu 22.04 virtual server. I also noticed that Percona has a release of MongoDB 5.0 out - 5.0.7 in fact - which indicates that it may now be stable enough for use.

    Percona's MongoDB 5.0 won't install on Ubuntu 22.04.

    Oh well.


  • Will Microsoft cut off security updates if I run an unsupported install of Windows 11? (ZDNet)

    ZDNet is also running a weekly Q&A post. They point out that Microsoft says you won't be entitled to receive updates, not that you won't receive updates.


  • Ebook services are bringing "unhinged conspiracy books" into public libraries. (Motherboard)

    Oh no, books. In libraries. World ends, film at eleven.


  • Twitter has banned ads contradicting the "consensus" opinion on climate change. (Washington Post)

    I'm less concerned about Twitter blocking ads than I am about them banning accounts because I block every account I see with a promoted tweet.


  • Tech companies face substantial fines if they fail to meet the EU's new content rules, whatever they are. (Bloomberg)

    The rules forbid targeting ads based on race or religion, targeting ads to children, and using "dark patterns" like making the Decline button smaller or harder to see than Accept.

    And fines can be up to 6% of annual gross revenue. Not profit, revenue.



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Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM




Comments

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1 Hello everyone. Morning Pixy.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 03:59 AM (qfLjt)

2 Good evening Pixy

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 04:01 AM (2JoB8)

3 Morning / evening everyone!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 23, 2022 04:01 AM (MqQvv)

4 Hiya

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 04:02 AM (arJlL)

5 Q: We CAN have nice things, can't we?

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:02 AM (nIvvp)

6 Q: We CAN have nice things, can't we?
Posted by: m

Sure, just not nice, nice things.

Posted by: Bruce at April 23, 2022 04:15 AM (1hpHR)

7 So the EU is also going to fine companies that "spread disinformation" such as about Covid-19. So they are no better than Twitter or FB. Who defines disinformation?

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 04:17 AM (qfLjt)

8 For these 5, 3 and 2 nm fabs, what "light" source is being used?

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 04:19 AM (qfLjt)

9 Who defines disinformation?


'Experts'

Posted by: Puddleglum at April 23, 2022 04:22 AM (sAmhv)

10 "Q: We CAN have nice things, can't we?"
-Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:02 AM (nIvvp)

*dons glasses*

*flips through Horde AoSHQ spreadsheets*

There's a thing about marmosets in here, that's new, but everything else says "no".

...and don't touch the marmosets.

Posted by: Slapweasel at April 23, 2022 04:23 AM (Ckg4U)

11 Pixy, whoa, that's a lot of content. I may have to sober up to have a chance here...

Questions, you bet I have them. #1 -- Tanning your ballz : Yes, or yes, but y'all use the radiant smiles of comely Aussie lasses for UV light.

*talk about a loaded question*

#2 -- (an actual tech ? ) -- isn't there some kind of quantum limit on how narrow the channels are between individual chip lanes, before 'crosstalk' (or sometimes called quantum tunneling) becomes a major issue? If you keep lowering the barrier, soon there will be pain.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2022 04:24 AM (F0YaR)

12 Chinese provinces home to hundreds of millions of people have either gone into lockdown or closed their internal borders to prevent escalation of a COVID outbreak that has officially killed 17 people.
___

Doesn't help that one-fifth, yes, twenty percent, of all container ships worldwide are currently stuck at ports, mostly in China.

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

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 04:24 AM (q2j4k)

13 Doesn't help that one-fifth, yes, twenty percent, of all container ships worldwide are currently stuck at ports, mostly in China.

Busily being converted into all electric ships.
Covered in solar panels.

Posted by: Bruce at April 23, 2022 04:27 AM (1hpHR)

14
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 04:33 AM (DUIap)

15 10 "Q: We CAN have nice things, can't we?"
-Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:02 AM (nIvvp)

*dons glasses*

*flips through Horde AoSHQ spreadsheets*

There's a thing about marmosets in here, that's new, but everything else says "no".

...and don't touch the marmosets.
Posted by: Slapweasel at April 23, 2022 04:23 AM (Ckg4U)

I won't touch the marmosets, because that would increase the supply chain disruption of Marmite™ worldwide.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:34 AM (nIvvp)

16 ...and don't touch the marmosets.
Posted by: Slapweasel at April 23, 2022 04:23

Hey there Slap. Call me sometime. I tried to text you the other day, cause I'm a dumbassMoron and forgot that's a landline number.

Posted by: Farmer at April 23, 2022 04:36 AM (55Qr6)

17 Or maybe it's marmots who need protection:

marmot |ˈmärmət|
noun
a heavily built, gregarious, burrowing rodent of both Eurasia and North America, typically living in mountainous country.
[Genus Marmota, family Sciuridae: several species.]
ORIGIN
early 17th century: from French marmotte, probably via Romansh murmont from late Latin mus montanus ‘mountain mouse’; compare with French marmotter ‘mutter through the teeth.’

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:39 AM (nIvvp)

18 Hi Pixy! who needs furniture, when computers are furniture? BTW, the AOS Icons on browsers seem to be changing since you went SSL on the HQ.

Posted by: Lothar of the Keolu Hill People at April 23, 2022 04:39 AM (eBKFl)

19 Marmoset there'd be days like this
There'd be days like this, my marmoset...

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 23, 2022 04:39 AM (MqQvv)

20 Ciam...
you prolly missed my message on the last thread-

Thanks for that info C. I was puzzled when you first started posting as you seemed to have a great knowledge of the history here. Now I get it. Do enjoy your posts, glad it's working for you now.

Posted by: Farmer at April 23, 2022 04:40 AM (55Qr6)

21 19 Marmoset there'd be days like this
There'd be days like this, my marmoset...
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 23, 2022 04:39 AM (MqQvv)

She was, I imagine, a schoolmarm.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:40 AM (nIvvp)

22 *waves to Farmer*

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 04:41 AM (q2j4k)

23 There'd be days like this,


Uh, dood, I think you've been working too hard. When you see bright lights coming toward, er, it's too late.

Posted by: lurk at April 23, 2022 04:41 AM (MIODZ)

24
From following that Windows 11 "not entitled" stuff, I learned there's a way to force Windows 11 to install without a TPM chip (or equivalent). I wanted to play with installing Win 11 in a VM just to see, so I may try that workaround (nothing but a registry change, basically a "bypass TPM" flag in the setup settings).

Several of my machines have a TPM, and this one here has the Intel PTT, which can emulate that and work for Win 11, but I've disabled it all, so I don't have to worry about Windows Update trying to install Win 11 when I'm not looking.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 23, 2022 04:43 AM (Mzdiz)

25 The "Name that Band" names that the Morons coughed up on the ONT are excellent.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:46 AM (nIvvp)

26 524 I signed on to AoS probably 12-14 years ago, tried to post just a Hello Everyone sort of message and was promptly told (by the System?) that I was banned from posting. Tried over and over for a few months and then gave up when I couldn't figure out how to contact an admin. Then recently tried again and like magic it worked. Who knows the whys.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 03:32 AM (qfLjt)

Great backstory!

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 04:48 AM (nIvvp)

27 Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 04:41

*waves back*
nice here today, got up to 71
heavenly, but I'm still stuck in IL, LOL

Posted by: Farmer at April 23, 2022 04:50 AM (55Qr6)

28 A bit warmer downstate, Farmer, at around 81 today. Storms tomorrow, which will cool things down a bit.

Yeah, being stuck in IL sucks, but at least I'm about 400 miles away from Chicago, so there's that (though too close to StL for comfort).

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 05:08 AM (q2j4k)

29 I've seen Pixy refer to the Four Essential Keys a couple of times, but I haven't seen the four keys named. I'm not a frequent reader of the comments, so no doubt I missed it. I tried searching but the results weren't helpful; mostly advice for salespeople.

Posted by: Gundo at April 23, 2022 05:24 AM (n6zcR)

30 Then recently tried again and like magic it worked. Who knows the whys.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 03:32 AM (qfLjt)

You finally ran out the decade ban.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 23, 2022 05:25 AM (dNqv+)

31 Good morning morons.

I learned from my idiot lib friends this weekend that Kamala Harris is akshully a good speaker and representative of all American women.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2022 05:33 AM (KYQaT)

32 Pixy what can I do to get rid of all the foot fungus ads on this site.

Posted by: sayomara at April 23, 2022 05:33 AM (zkevI)

33 Pixy what can I do to get rid of all the foot fungus ads on this site.
Posted by: sayomara
___

Use Brave browser.

Then go to Preferences>Shields>Block Scripts

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 05:35 AM (q2j4k)

34
Then go to Preferences>Shields>Block Scripts

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 05:35 AM


thanks, SMH

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 05:41 AM (DUIap)

35 NP, AJ.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 05:42 AM (q2j4k)

36 32 Pixy what can I do to get rid of all the foot fungus ads on this site.
Posted by: sayomara at April 23, 2022 05:33 AM (zkevI)

Let's see:

-neuropathy
-Basic vitamin to keep teeth from falling out (C?)
-simple after dinner exercise to get a six pack
-the fungus among us

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 23, 2022 05:43 AM (dNqv+)

37 No love for the Heartbreak of Psoriasis?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2022 05:45 AM (KYQaT)

38 28 A bit warmer downstate, Farmer, at around 81 today. Storms tomorrow, which will cool things down a bit.

Yeah, being stuck in IL sucks, but at least I'm about 400 miles away from Chicago, so there's that (though too close to StL for comfort).

----
SMH, You must be close to me as I'm about 90-100 miles from STL. 57/64 thereabouts.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 05:46 AM (qfLjt)

39 SMH, You must be close to me as I'm about 90-100 miles from STL. 57/64 thereabouts.
Posted by: Ciampino
___

We live about half that from StL.

Hub works mostly in StL.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 05:51 AM (q2j4k)

40 Daughter and g-babies live across the river in MO, deep in the Ozarks, thankfully.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 23, 2022 05:52 AM (q2j4k)

41 Last!

Posted by: fluffy at April 23, 2022 06:00 AM (UnQlg)

42 29 I've seen Pixy refer to the Four Essential Keys a couple of times, but I haven't seen the four keys named. I'm not a frequent reader of the comments, so no doubt I missed it. I tried searching but the results weren't helpful; mostly advice for salespeople.
Posted by: Gundo at April 23, 2022 05:24 AM (n6zcR)

They're navigation keys.

Page up
Page down
Start
End

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:04 AM (6i1Yo)

43 "The navigation keys include Arrow Keys, Page Up and Down keys, Home and End keys"

I probably should have said "Home" instead of "Start," but, anyway: "Home" = "Start of the Document" (cf. "End of the Document").

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:06 AM (6i1Yo)

44 No sign of Krak

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 06:06 AM (2JoB8)

45 So, Krakless......

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:07 AM (arJlL)

46 The Four Essential Keys will Change Your Life.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:08 AM (6i1Yo)

47 I have just mopped my study floor. The dust has been crazy.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:08 AM (6i1Yo)

48 36 32 Pixy what can I do to get rid of all the foot fungus ads on this site.
Posted by: sayomara at April 23, 2022 05:33 AM (zkevI)

-simple after dinner exercise to get a six pack

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 23, 2022 05:43 AM (dNqv+)

Hillary! endorsed.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:11 AM (6i1Yo)

49 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 23, 2022 06:19 AM (ju2Fy)

50 Percona's MongoDB 5.0 won't install on Ubuntu 22.04.

MongoDB just PWN in game of rife!

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 06:22 AM (yrol0)

51 29 I'm not a frequent reader of the comments
Posted by: Gundo at April 23, 2022 05:24 AM (n6zcR)

Sad!

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:22 AM (6i1Yo)

52 Difficult to believe but seeing a picture of FJB makes me want to throw up even more than a picture of Obama. Who would have thought it?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 23, 2022 06:23 AM (2NHgQ)

53 47 I have just mopped my study floor. The dust has been crazy.
Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:08 AM (6i1Yo)

I just studied my mop floor. It must be the crazy dust.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 06:23 AM (yrol0)

54 G'morning, folken,

Saturday morning! Not too hot or damp outside, so I plan to wash the car and get cleaned up before I run out to the 'burbs for my haircut. Then Miss Linda wants to go to that Urp Day Sale at the vintage clothing store in another part of town. Me, I'm heading to the tobacco shop to sit, smoke my pipe, talk with other people, maybe read, and try not to spend any more money on "stuff." How about you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:24 AM (c6xtn)

55 46 The Four Essential Keys will Change Your Life.
Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:08 AM (6i1Yo)

YOU LEFT THE WRONG KEY

YOU LEFT THE WRONG KEY

Posted by: The Jester at April 23, 2022 06:25 AM (yrol0)

56 54 I'm heading to … talk with other people
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:24 AM (c6xtn)

Be careful out there.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:27 AM (6i1Yo)

57 I'm heading to … talk with other people
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

"Nobody goes there anymore;its too crowded"

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:28 AM (arJlL)

58
I'm heading to … talk with other people

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:24 AM


98.7% of all human contact is vastly over-rated

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 06:28 AM (DUIap)

59 G'mornin' everyone !

44 degrees, bit of fog, birdies chirping away like they have a quota to make ... all that's missing is coffee, brb.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 06:31 AM (IZ9rT)

60 I'm heading to … talk with other people

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:24 AM

98.7% of all human contact is vastly over-rated
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022


***
Don't I know it. Yesterday when we were discussing the Myers-Briggs inventory (and someone suggested his 4-letter personality type was "STFU"), I commented my personality summary would read: "You are outgoing but curmudgeonly, and enjoy seeing people fall into sinkholes."

Okay; I was exaggerating . . . but not by much nowadays.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:31 AM (c6xtn)

61 Good morning! Chillaxin' with a stout cup of coffee wating for sunrise. Gonna spend time in the yard and the garden today prepping for the growing season.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 23, 2022 06:32 AM (+I4ai)

62 59 birdies chirping away like they have a quota to make ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 06:31 AM (IZ9rT)

Nice.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:33 AM (6i1Yo)

63
his 4-letter personality type was "STFU"...

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:31 AM


I am so stealing that

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 06:34 AM (DUIap)

64 Liz Cheney is given JFK's 'Profile in Courage' award alongside Zelensky on the day tape was released of her asking Kevin McCarthy if Trump would resign over January 6

Judges would have have accepted worthless scrunt!

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 06:34 AM (yrol0)

65 53 47 I have just mopped my study floor. The dust has been crazy.
Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:08 AM (6i1Yo)

I just studied my mop floor. It must be the crazy dust.
----
It's the dust from the magic shrooms.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 06:35 AM (qfLjt)

66 'Twon't be light for another 45, and it makes no sense to wash the car before it does. I'll go shave! That's it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:35 AM (c6xtn)

67 Liz Cheney is given JFK's 'Profile in Courage' award alongside Zelensky on the day tape was released of her asking Kevin McCarthy if Trump would resign over January 6

Judges would have have accepted worthless scrunt!
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022


***
I first read that as "Lon Chaney."

"And now, the distinguished senator from Montana, the Honorable Lawrence Talbot."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:36 AM (c6xtn)

68 Queens mom's killer has been living in US ILLEGALLY for 20 years: Mexican migrant handyman is a married father-of-two who slashed her throat with a kitchen knife then stuffed her body in a bag after lovers' tiff at her $2m home

There just come here to kill people other people wont kill.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 06:36 AM (yrol0)

69 Sinkholes?

Now if all of political DC fell into the Pit of Saarlac...

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 23, 2022 06:36 AM (8BmLM)

70 60 enjoy seeing people fall into sinkholes."

I read that as stinkholes.
Fartclams?

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 06:37 AM (qfLjt)

71 his 4-letter personality type was "STFU"...

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:31 AM
*
I am so stealing that
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022


***
I wish I could remember who wrote it. And this site is sometimes hard to search. It was in one of the threads yesterday morning or afternoon, the Art Thread through to Ace's post about Disney, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 06:37 AM (c6xtn)

72 98.7% of all human contact is vastly over-rated

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 06:28 AM (DUIap)


You can trust this guy. He knows sadistics.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2022 06:41 AM (F0YaR)

73 98.7% of all human contact is vastly over-rated

Someone who has worked retail

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 23, 2022 06:42 AM (8BmLM)

74 Ugh! Gonna be windy and cool today with a little rain at sunrise. Hmmmmm....may need to adjust the plan and start with a cigar on the front porch.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 23, 2022 06:43 AM (+I4ai)

75 Glad I am not following this murder story about the woman killed in her own home. Proves the 'rich self styled elites' are just upper class twits.

When one is of the money sort, you do not go romping with the under butler.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 23, 2022 06:45 AM (8BmLM)

76 Does Liz Cheney care that these new admirers used to compare her dad to Darth Vader and much worse? It is amazing how the Bush/Cheney cabal have been so consistently wrong, and so consistently statist.

Could the Bush and Cheney families have done any more to make themselves less relevant on a bet?

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 06:46 AM (7iH2g)

77 Coffee is up, that's a start

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 06:47 AM (2JoB8)

78 What's an under butler ?

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM (arJlL)

79 78 What's an under butler ?

She likes to be on top?

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 06:51 AM (qfLjt)

80 78 you haven't seen "Remains of the day"?

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 06:52 AM (7iH2g)

81 72 98.7% of all human contact is vastly over-rated

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 06:28 AM (DUIap)

You can trust this guy. He knows sadistics.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2022 06:41 AM (F0YaR)

; )

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 06:55 AM (6i1Yo)

82 72 98.7% of all human contact is vastly over-rated

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 06:28 AM (DUIap)

You can trust this guy. He knows sadistics.
----
Sadistics - are those vicious Advanced Mathematics Professors?

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 06:56 AM (qfLjt)

83 Today is Earth Day, and President Biden marked the occasion by hopping in Air Force One for an approximately 5,000-mile round trip flight to Seattle where he served up warnings about the existential threat caused by burning fossil fuels.

Just as much energy as a family of four will use in 30 years.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 06:57 AM (yrol0)

84 78 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM (arJlL)

------------------------

A guy that butles under.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 23, 2022 06:58 AM (CAJOC)

85 This notion we've been very lucky in America, and we in some ways live in a bubble for a long time, Randi said. "This is propaganda. This is misinformation. This is the way in which wars start. This is the way in which hatred starts."

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 06:58 AM (yrol0)

86 82 Sadistics - are those vicious Advanced Mathematics Professors?

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I got it. They are the nuns at the parochial school, right? The ones with the steel rulers.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 06:58 AM (qfLjt)

87 82 72 98.7% of all human contact is vastly over-rated

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 23, 2022 06:28 AM (DUIap)

You can trust this guy. He knows sadistics.
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Sadistics - are those vicious Advanced Mathematics Professors?
Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 06:56 AM (qfLjt)

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Sadistics ain't really math, which is the cruelest thing of all.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 23, 2022 06:59 AM (CAJOC)

88 Question: In a battle between me and the internet, who wins?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 23, 2022 07:00 AM (8ESHY)

89 Biden said up to six GOP lawmakers have privately told him they would like to support some of his proposals but that they cannot over fears they would lose their Republican primary election. This statement echoes comments the president has said publicly in the past.

I can guess 3 of those pig fuckers!

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:00 AM (yrol0)

90 88 Question: In a battle between me and the internet, who wins?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 23, 2022 07:00 AM (8ESHY)

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Popcorn sellers

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 23, 2022 07:01 AM (CAJOC)

91 84 78 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM (arJlL)

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A guy that butles under.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 23, 2022 06:58 AM (CAJOC)

A guy who under-buttles.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:01 AM (6i1Yo)

92 Yesterday was Vlad Lenin's birthday and Sundowner used it to tow the Marxist Religion of Global warming

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:01 AM (2JoB8)

93 88 Question: In a battle between me and the internet, who wins?
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It depends.
Are you biting or are you byting?
Or you could use long words.


Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 07:02 AM (qfLjt)

94 89 Biden said up to six GOP lawmakers have privately told him they would like to support some of his proposals but that they cannot over fears they would lose their Republican primary election. This statement echoes comments the president has said publicly in the past.

I can guess 3 of those pig fuckers!
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:00 AM (yrol0)

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"up to 6"? what, does he have trouble counting that high?

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 23, 2022 07:03 AM (CAJOC)

95 I didn't know Earth Day existed ten years ago. Supposedly it is a big deal with some. My guess is it is big with Oregon and many Colorado types. I turned on all my lights last night. But for some reason, "Earth Hour" is in March I guess.

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 07:03 AM (7iH2g)

96 Weasel words!

“up to six,” “privately told him,” “some of his proposals”

89 Biden said up to six GOP lawmakers have privately told him they would like to support some of his proposals but that they cannot over fears they would lose their Republican primary election.
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:00 AM (yrol0)

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:04 AM (6i1Yo)

97 94 "up to 6"? what, does he have trouble counting that high?

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Hey, he's only got five fingers on his counting hand!

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 07:04 AM (qfLjt)

98 Judge at MTG trial looks like he is about to cry at the stupidity!

https://tinyurl.com/3m9ctrek

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:06 AM (yrol0)

99 “How can you tell when a politician is lying?”

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:07 AM (6i1Yo)

100 99 “How can you tell when a politician is lying?”

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It used to be "When his lips are moving."
Today I would say, "Is he awake? Then he's lying."

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 07:09 AM (qfLjt)

101 Popcorn sellers
Posted by: No One of Consequence

I went long on popcorn a decade ago.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 23, 2022 07:09 AM (8ESHY)

102 Agreed about the three, and likely more. But it is a smart statement since it can't be refuted. For sure the press won't press him on it.

But why would a Repub do this? What good would it do them?

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 07:09 AM (7iH2g)

103 I have known supposed " Earth day" since it's beginning,. Any Philadelphian area of 29x2 years should remember Ira Inhorn sucking up any air he could grab.

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:10 AM (2JoB8)

104
Netflix wants to invest in fewer, better originals.


Time to cut Big Mike and TFG loose, is it?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 23, 2022 07:10 AM (pNxlR)

105 The cat got my ass up at 5:30, on a Saturday, complaining that he had stuff to do outside, small creatures to torment presumably.

I guess I'm fine with it now that I have my first cuppa down.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 07:10 AM (yQpMk)

106 a sub-butler

Posted by: DB at April 23, 2022 07:11 AM (geLO8)

107 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM (arJlL)

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The next-to-last step in the career path toward Groom of the Stool?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 23, 2022 07:11 AM (XG2Fi)

108
Because apparently the original plan of flooding the end zone with liquid shit hasn't been a runaway success.


Netflix announces that it is changing its name to 'Honeywagon'; woke reporters scratch their heads, boomers guffaw.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 23, 2022 07:13 AM (pNxlR)

109 107 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM (arJlL)

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The next-to-last step in the career path toward Groom of the Stool?
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There are fartclam attendants?

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 07:13 AM (qfLjt)

110 78 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM (arJlL)

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:13 AM (6i1Yo)

111 ack-shually, an under-butler is an assistant butler

like an apprentice
(I saw Remains Of The Day)

Posted by: DB at April 23, 2022 07:13 AM (geLO8)

112 "But why would a Repub do this? What good would it do them?
Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 07:09 AM (7iH2g) "

to keep the graft flowing ?
because they really don't believe what they say to get elected ?
just to keep the poor tottering looney from going baffy on them ?

so many possibilities ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:13 AM (IZ9rT)

113 The problem with Jon Stewart is that he had a ton of writers on the Daily Show to make him look "good". I guess the budget doesn't allow for writing talent on the new show.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:14 AM (bg3iC)

114 I saw this trial of MTG yesterday not released its real, in a court. They have a trial on a premise that is made up of whole cloth is astonishing.

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:14 AM (2JoB8)

115 But why would a Repub do this? What good would it do them?
Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 07:09 AM (7iH2g)



I could think of some clever manipulative reasons for Republicans to bullshit Joe, but since they are not clever, I would just assume that they are telling the truth and want to betray their voters but are afraid. Which is a good thing, I guess.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 07:15 AM (yQpMk)

116 lol, Krebs !

they better trademark it quickly, there are so many institutions that could prosper under that banner.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:16 AM (IZ9rT)

117 I had a Marmoset but one got away and now I only have a Marmo.

mornin yall

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:17 AM (vrz2I)

118 On Netflix, I recently watched one of the worst movies ever, "How It Ends" with Forrest Whitaker. It wasn't another of their repetitive crap action movies, either. Avoid this movie.

Posted by: JM in Florida at April 23, 2022 07:17 AM (L7jyl)

119 >>But why would a Repub do this? What good would it do them?
Posted by: Quint



you have to understand, for a politician, re-election is Job One
do anything, say anything, fuck over whomever you have to fuck over, flip-flop on a moment's notice, whatever it takes

Posted by: DB at April 23, 2022 07:17 AM (geLO8)

120 GA is about to set the precedent that if a duly elected member of the House speaks or votes against the majority, it is interfering with a government business and an insurrection.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:19 AM (bg3iC)

121 117 I had a Marmoset but one got away and now I only have a Marmo.

mornin yall
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Morning
So you had a marmopair .... wait ...marmopear? Are they good to eat?

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 07:20 AM (qfLjt)

122 Who knew butlers had assistant butlers,

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:20 AM (2JoB8)

123
yeah, Skip, not what we were expecting from the 21st century, at all.
top item over at Insty, tweet from Kevin Sorbo puts it another way:
"Took 14 months to go from "build back better" to "there will be food shortages".

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:21 AM (IZ9rT)

124 https://tinyurl.com/yxhac2h5
Powerline week in pictures
Maskless edition

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:22 AM (2JoB8)

125 122 Who knew butlers had assistant butlers,

Well he's got to sleep and take a dump sometimes.
An the Madam may be very demanding.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 23, 2022 07:22 AM (qfLjt)

126 Judge at MTG trial looks like he is about to cry at the stupidity!

The judge should have borrowed the bailiffs taser.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 23, 2022 07:22 AM (8ESHY)

127 F'n GA GOP is worthless. In my area non-existent. In Atlanta they are all Kemp toadies. The rest of the state they are ignored unless part of the Kemp Rat urger chorus.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:23 AM (vrz2I)

128 Biden said up to six GOP lawmakers have privately told him they would like to support some of his proposals but that they cannot over fears they would lose their Republican primary election. This statement echoes comments the president has said publicly in the past.

I can guess 3 of those pig fuckers!
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:00 AM (yrol0)


Assuming that senile piece of shit is telling the truth, nothing illustrates the disconnect between the GOP and the base than that.

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at April 23, 2022 07:23 AM (y7DUB)

129 117 I had a Marmoset but one got away and now I only have a Marmo.

mornin yall
Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:17 AM (vrz2I)

Did you pay any attention to what your Marmos et?

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:23 AM (6i1Yo)

130 Pixy, just wondered if you've watched the animated film Paprika yet. Masterpiece! See it! Buy it!

Just bought Assassin's Creed: Valhalla yesterday, complete edition, half price at Epic Games Store. Downloaded the base game, 53 GB. Run the game. Says it has to update. Update consists of re-downloading that plus another 75 BG. It should be finished in another four hours. 25 Gigabit internet feels like 1200 Baud I swear.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 23, 2022 07:23 AM (OssQ4)

131 122 Who knew butlers had assistant butlers,
Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:20 AM (2JoB8

It's butlers all the way down.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:24 AM (6i1Yo)

132 Politicians and their families get paid millions to campaign, but only about $200,000 to be a representative or senator. Which do you think they will put the priority on?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:24 AM (bg3iC)

133 The reason you don't see the GA GOP out to support MTG is 3/4 of them were ok with the steal.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:24 AM (vrz2I)

134 Also congratulations and thanks for the Minx update!

I see we have emojis galore now. Do we also have smart punctuation? I haven't dared to try and copy-paste anything questionable yet.

We can haz patch notes?

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 23, 2022 07:26 AM (OssQ4)

135 Perdue gave up his senate seat to support it.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:27 AM (bg3iC)

136 134 Also congratulations and thanks for the Minx update!

I see we have emojis galore now. Do we also have smart punctuation? I haven't dared to try and copy-paste anything questionable yet.

We can haz patch notes?
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 23, 2022 07:26 AM (OssQ4)

“Do” “we” “also” “have” “smart” “punctuation”?

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:27 AM (6i1Yo)

137 NC seemed shaky for a while, but it turned out that GA was the weak link. Sherman had nothing on the stealth Dems.

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 07:30 AM (7iH2g)

138 From clip it looks like MTG is having fun at this show trial

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:30 AM (2JoB8)

139 Hoo boy! USA Today found a live one!

A very American problem
That's exactly what I am afraid of: the assertion of civil liberties at any cost. It's civil liberties gone wild. The opportunism and extreme individualism aren't new or unique to my favorite Floridian, however. It's a very American problem these days.

It gets better...

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:32 AM (bg3iC)

140 "Perdue gave up his senate seat to support it."

And now he wants us to vote for him. Gah. I showed up to vote for Loleffler twice, the fool I am what the hell else am I supposed to do. Both those kocksuckers can choke on donkey dicks for the rest of eternity.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:32 AM (vrz2I)

141 The federal government is getting ready to appeal a judge's ruling overturning the mask mandate, which reeks of extremist individualism, after it secured the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's support for masking. 
Perhaps the most ridiculous part of the masking and civil liberties issue is that the science behind it isn't even in question. Doctors have always understood how respiratory viruses work. The issue is us and our insistence on the total enjoyment of our civil liberties at any price, as if that were part of the fundamental fabric of this nation.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:32 AM (bg3iC)

142 So Lying Ted Cruz is campaigning for Josh Mandel who used to brag about his affinity for DJT? Pull the other one, Josh!

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at April 23, 2022 07:33 AM (y7DUB)

143 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 23, 2022 07:33 AM (OssQ4)

144 118, reminds me of Howard's End by E. M. Forster. I will take your advice though and never watch it.

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 07:33 AM (7iH2g)

145 Georgia's problem is Atlanta wants to be Chicago of the South. Dumbass Kemp thinks he and the good ol boys can hang on, even if it is second fiddle.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:34 AM (vrz2I)

146
I asked Zizek about what he calls a "post-modern" obsession with extreme individualism and civil liberties in the context of the nonmaskers and the anti-vaxxers. He said, "This type of individualism in the U.S. wasn't there all the time. It exploded at a certain point with this new wave of populist rebellions. It worries me very much. Let's take a simple example: I am free to walk to a store to buy something I want. But to enjoy my liberties there are so many rules that I and others strive to obey. We are not aware enough of how much of our actual liberties are sustained by the space of customs, not only explicit legal rules but unwritten customs."

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:34 AM (bg3iC)

147 thanks, Skip, week in pix better than usual today !

Kellogg's Gorn Flakes ! LOL ! it's like they had someone listening to me mumbling in the kitchen getting breakfast !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:35 AM (IZ9rT)

148 "This type of individualism in the U.S. wasn't there all the time. "

That asshole has no idea about the people that made this country great.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:36 AM (vrz2I)

149 Our newest example is New York Senate Bill S8415, which would add an arbitrary 5-cent tax per round of ammunition larger than .22 Caliber. Rounds smaller than .22 Caliber would be subject to a 2-cent tax per round. According to the bill, the tax revenue would go to the state's Gun Violence Research Fund.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:38 AM (bg3iC)

150 California man, 34, is charged with threatening to BOMB Merriam-Webster's Massachusetts HQ because he was angry it defined female as 'a gender identity that is the opposite of male'.


Will they reinstate the death penalty in Cali for this guy?

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:39 AM (vrz2I)

151 Fd, every single state's problem is their biggest city. And their second-biggest city. Those cities' "inner city" controls the politics, cheats the elections, and steals the money -- because that's where all the activists are.

The reddest city in Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- is now fully controlled by six blocks of ghetto.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 23, 2022 07:39 AM (OssQ4)

152 "because that's where all the activists are"

Every damn one is run by race monger democrats.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:43 AM (vrz2I)

153 "individualism may only be expressed through approved modes such as tats, sexual deviancy, and conspicuous consumption."

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:43 AM (IZ9rT)

154 individualism may only be expressed through approved modes such as tats, sexual deviancy, and conspicuous consumption."

* Puts away rainbow mohawk wig *

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:44 AM (vrz2I)

155 The Marxists know how to use grievance

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 07:45 AM (2JoB8)

156 Tech companies face substantial fines if they fail to meet the EU's new content rules, whatever they are. (Bloomberg)

There was a time in which I would've objected to this on principle.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 23, 2022 07:45 AM (DTX3h)

157 146 Cat, if anything America over the last 20 years has been damaged by the lack of joint societal customs. Sounds like that guy wants to make masking a custom since it is less and less the law.

Even in The Swamp they stopped requiring masking for now. The sick part is school kids, teen agers, still wear their masks walking home. There has been real damage done.

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 07:46 AM (7iH2g)

158 110 78 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM (arJlL)

$20, same as in town.
Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:13 AM (6i1Yo)

143 What's an under butler ?
Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 06:48 AM

$20, same as in town.
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 23, 2022 07:33 AM (OssQ4)

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:46 AM (6i1Yo)

159 naahh, fd, go for it, the list was merely examples.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:47 AM (IZ9rT)

160 Im an automobile buff I have a 68 Corvette that does nothing but pollute the air, but I don’t drive very much,” said Biden.

https://tinyurl.com/4ybw93ny

Thats a 67 or 66. A C2. 1968 Vette was first of C3.

https://tinyurl.com/4eecnudj

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:47 AM (yrol0)

161 Of course you are free to be an individual! You have three options available and several ways to customize each option to your taste!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:47 AM (bg3iC)

162 Im an automobile buff I have a 68 Corvette that I stole from Jills husband right after I stole his wife.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:48 AM (bg3iC)

163 FJB had some big dick energy. Stole a man's wife and car, then parades them around in public as his own trademark style.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:49 AM (bg3iC)

164 "naahh, fd, go for it, the list was merely examples."

I've had this thing since the early 80s. All of the individualism is worn out of it.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:50 AM (vrz2I)

165 FUCO election CHEAT Shaye Moss is a JFK Profile in Courage (and cheating)


https://tinyurl.com/29paeh42

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:51 AM (yrol0)

166 In honor of Earth Day (was that yesterday) Some lady EU expert is demanding that all private auto's be banned!
Of course that doesn't mean Politicians and criminals have to give up anything. Amish horse drawn police cars with red or blue flashing lights are in our future.

Posted by: Colin at April 23, 2022 07:51 AM (YVx1O)

167 the happy memory (?) better be enough for him because there is no way he will ever be allowed out on the road in that car, ever again.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:52 AM (IZ9rT)

168 "I do nothing but pollute the air" said Biden.


Edited for brevity.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:52 AM (vrz2I)

169 WAPO added over 300k followers to libs of tick tok in just 2 days!

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 07:53 AM (yrol0)

170 Morning peeps. Got up to 80 degrees here in the Bluegrass yesterday. Supposed to be about the same today. The grill is going to get a workout.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 23, 2022 07:54 AM (BFigT)

171 that's too bad, fd, and the new ones are all made in china, you can't get the quality like those 80's ones any more ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 07:55 AM (IZ9rT)

172 *raises hand

I have a question ! how does one get rid of toe fungus ads on AOSHQ ?

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2022 07:55 AM (V13WU)

173 I have a question ! how does one get rid of toe fungus ads on AOSHQ ?
Posted by: runner

You must become one with the fungus.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:56 AM (bg3iC)

174 A Corvette owner that doesn't know what year the car is?

Sacre bloo!

Posted by: klaftern at April 23, 2022 07:57 AM (taPSh)

175 173 I have a question ! how does one get rid of toe fungus ads on AOSHQ ?
Posted by: runner

You must become one with the fungus.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:56 AM (bg3iC)

Preach!

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:57 AM (6i1Yo)

176 "I have a question ! how does one get rid of toe fungus ads on AOSHQ ?"

You can opt out, but then you get the "loose 50 lbs by eating this thing that looks like an alien baby" ads.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:58 AM (vrz2I)

177 I saw a meme today that I'd like to go viral:

It's a picture of Senile Joe with the text:

One Year Later

Nothing is Built

Nothing is Back

Nothing is Better

Posted by: naturalfake - Thought Lemming at April 23, 2022 07:59 AM (5NkmN)

178 36 32 Pixy what can I do to get rid of all the foot fungus ads on this site.
Posted by: sayomara at April 23, 2022 05:33 AM (zkevI)

Let's see:

-neuropathy
-Basic vitamin to keep teeth from falling out (C?)
-simple after dinner exercise to get a six pack
-the fungus among us
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 23, 2022 05:43 AM (dNqv+)

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 07:59 AM (6i1Yo)

179 Loose? Too loose? Lose.

Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:59 AM (vrz2I)

180
I have a question ! how does one get rid of toe fungus ads on AOSHQ ?
Posted by: runner


Go to Google and search for 'wearing apparel for quadruple amputee'

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 07:59 AM (dQvv7)

181 I have another question ! Is King Harv really a King ? Or is he a pretender ??

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2022 08:00 AM (V13WU)

182 176 "I have a question ! how does one get rid of toe fungus ads on AOSHQ ?"

You can opt out, but then you get the "loose 50 lbs by eating this thing that looks like an alien baby" ads.
Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:58 AM (vrz2I)

I had JUST picked up a cup of coffee when I started reading that and there ensued a near-disaster.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:00 AM (6i1Yo)

183 Dual headlights? At least 1958 or newer. My favorite is 1966.

Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2022 08:00 AM (gktX6)

184 The humungous fungus among us.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:02 AM (6i1Yo)

185 184 The humungous fungus among us.
Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:02 AM (6i1Yo)

Who brung us the humungous fungus among us?

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:03 AM (6i1Yo)

186 Hoo boy! USA Today found a live one!

A very American problem
That's exactly what I am afraid of: the assertion of civil liberties at any cost. It's civil liberties gone wild. The opportunism and extreme individualism aren't new or unique to my favorite Floridian, however. It's a very American problem these days.
It gets better...
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 07:32 AM (bg3iC)


Here's a meme that I don't want to go viral:

Reject Your Civil Liberties!
For a Better America

Posted by: naturalfake - Thought Lemming at April 23, 2022 08:03 AM (5NkmN)

187 183 Dual headlights? At least 1958 or newer. My favorite is 1966.
Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2022 08:00 AM (gktX6)

58 thru 62 is what I call a C1B as they had better motors and suspension and then in 62 that was the tail shape of the 63 thru 67 aka C2.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 08:05 AM (yrol0)

188 179 Too loose?
Posted by: fd at April 23, 2022 07:59 AM (vrz2I)

Lautrec

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:05 AM (6i1Yo)

189 184 The humungous fungus among us.
Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:02 AM (6i1Yo)

The AAytola of Rock and Rolla!

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 08:06 AM (yrol0)

190 169, the WAPO was always the worst of them, that has been true for decades. Sure the NYT, LAT, and the rest suck. But the WAPO is the worst. They don't even pretend to be fair or report the news. They choose something to destroy and they go at it with unrivaled tenacity.

They have always hated sharing space with Virginia. One of their standing orders is to shape VA in their own image. Untill recently, they have been quite successful.

Posted by: Quint at April 23, 2022 08:07 AM (7iH2g)

191 Virtually every public statement Biden makes contains a lie or the entire statement is a lie. Something he had done his entire public life. But we are now going to believe that six GOP lawmakers have told Biden they want to vote for some of his proposals. No wonder politicians lie.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 23, 2022 08:08 AM (LgkBN)

192 Did someone oversleep?

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:08 AM (nxdel)

193 Two African countries – Burundi and Tanzania – had Presidents who banned the WHO from their borders, and refused to go along with the Pandemic narrative. Both Presidents died unexpectedly within months of that decision, only to be replaced by new Presidents who instantly reversed their predecessor’s covid policies.

Less than a week after the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza, the IMF agreed to forgive almost 25 million dollars of Burundi’s national debt in order to help combat the Covid19 “crisis”.

Just five months after the death of President John Magufuli, the new government of Tanzania received 600 million dollars from the IMF to “address the covid19 pandemic”.

It’s pretty clear what happened here, isn’t it?

Globalists backed coups and rewarded the perpetrators with “international aid”. The proposals for the Pandemic treaty would simply legitimise this process, moving it from covert back channels to overt official ones.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 08:09 AM (bg3iC)

194 G'morning, all.

Looks like the morning lineup is changed slightly.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 23, 2022 08:09 AM (3D/fK)

195 Pixy can you please unban my Etsy shop?

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:10 AM (nxdel)

196 Phone is giving me the do now or do later but you will update come Hell or high water.
I hate updates.

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 08:11 AM (2JoB8)

197 Now they want to empower all of the global 3 letter agencies, under control of a stronger WHO to do this on a global scale. If a country reports a "pandemic" early, they will be showered with IMF money. If they fail to report a pandemic, they will be cut off from the global system and sanctioned.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 08:11 AM (bg3iC)

198 Pixy can you please unban my Etsy shop?

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:10 AM


I know a workaround. Give me the correct full URL.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 08:11 AM (dQvv7)

199 Pixy can you please unban my Etsy shop?
Posted by: Jewells45

Didja try contacting CBD ?

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 08:11 AM (arJlL)

200 200

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:12 AM (6i1Yo)

201 C'est moi, c'est moi, c'est moi.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:13 AM (6i1Yo)

202 You gotta love that Preezy Punchy's new waste of billions (trillions?) is to-

covert the military into all EVs for Duh Climate.

Plug-in, Rechargeable tanks on the battlefield.

Plug-in, Rechargeable ships on the open sea.

Brilliant!!!

Posted by: naturalfake - Thought Lemming at April 23, 2022 08:13 AM (5NkmN)

203 Nobody paid attention when HW Bush talked about the new world order. We should have crushed it then.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 08:13 AM (bg3iC)

204 Hi Pixy. Thanks fur all you do to keep this place going! My question is this: my teenager wants to play Valorant. I have been hesitant to install it on the family PC because of some things I read about the Vanguard anti-cheating software, namely, the root level of control it has. Am I right to be concerned or am I over-reacting?

Posted by: Long-time Commenter, First-time Reader at April 23, 2022 08:13 AM (Bg96i)

205 Wapo may cause overbite and attraction to mules. Do not use Wapo if uou are allergic to Wapo. Ask your doctor if Wapo is right for you.

Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2022 08:13 AM (gktX6)

206 wow

Researchers have identified five types of bacteria associated with aggressive prostate cancer, and they say their findings could lead to new treatments for the disease.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 23, 2022 08:15 AM (yrol0)

207 https://www.etsy.com/shop/Prettys4youbyJulie

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:16 AM (nxdel)

208 I told CBD not to worry about it. He's busy enough.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:17 AM (nxdel)

209 Good morning, Horde!

Tennis this am, then leaving for St croissant tomorrow morning!

Woohoo!

Posted by: Ladyl at April 23, 2022 08:17 AM (TdMsT)

210 The workaround is this... Etsy knows that some people are poor typists, so it also bought the Esty domain.

Etsy may be blocked but Esty (with the rest of the URL) will work.

https://www.esty.com/shop/Prettys4youbyJulie

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 08:17 AM (dQvv7)

211 Hi Pixy! Thanks for all you do here. I have a question.

I volunteered to manage a legacy static website for a radio club. The original creators and maintainers are gone, of course. I've been simply hand-editing the html, and that's easy for me.

Now the club wants me to choose a 'drag-and-drop' tool, so that 'anybody' can take over for me when I leave. I do agree it's good to plan for succession.

The last web builders I used were FrontPage and Dreamweaver. (I hated them.) So I'm way out of date on choosing a current tool. I see most of them are SaaS now, e.g., Wix.

Ideally, what I'd like is: Free, or at least non-subscription. Not locked into a particular domain provider. Won't obsolete in the next five years.

Do you have any suggestions? Thanks again!

Posted by: Minimal gp-Based Barrier at April 23, 2022 08:17 AM (qpX6U)

212 I told CBD not to worry about it. He's busy enough.
Posted by: Jewells45

Chopping down all the maple trees.....

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 08:18 AM (arJlL)

213 Phone has been updated, probably take rest of day to get it to work

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 08:18 AM (2JoB8)

214
Nevermind. Didn't work.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 08:18 AM (dQvv7)

215 Nevermind. Didn't work.

I know. That's been tried.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:22 AM (nxdel)

216 I caught this little gem on the TV yesterday. My wife was watching and I don't know if this was a current exchange or something that occurred early in the COVID op.

Doctor who looks like he just stepped out of the 1980's is telling a Bambi-eyed newsie that "You have to wear a mask regardless of its effectiveness because it's a mandate." She profusely nods in agreement.

I'm in awe of the Science.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 23, 2022 08:22 AM (BFigT)

217 Phone has been updated, probably take rest of day to get it to work
Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 08:18 AM (2JoB


Don't think so; it seemed to be a pretty mild upgrade.

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at April 23, 2022 08:23 AM (y7DUB)

218 Jewells at very least Pixy most likely get it by tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 08:24 AM (2JoB8)

219 Chinese provinces home to hundreds of millions of people have either gone into lockdown or closed their internal borders to prevent escalation of a COVID outbreak that has officially killed 17 people.

You know, stuff like this makes me wonder, cuz;

If I were to decide to wage biological warfare on the rest of the world:
1) I would be China. Perhaps India. With a huge population, where I could lose a few hundred millions and still be hunky-dory
2) I would make the virus contagious so easily caught, but not too contagious
3) I would aim that virus to be most deadly initially to the least utilitarian portion of my population, ie. old people.
4) And here's the donut... I would make it so that it it had a sting in the tail. Perhaps cause cancer within the next 5 years or so. Perhaps long term liver failure. Or something like kuru. So, even when you get over it, you're not over it.

A China shutdown could just be an economic stress attack on the rest of the world, which I believe could work very much in their favor long term.
It also could be that they're now afraid that the viral weapon they design is much more contagious and likely to backfire.

Posted by: naturalfake - Thought Lemming at April 23, 2022 08:25 AM (5NkmN)

220 "Put something resembling a question in the comments below and I'll put something resembling an answer in the post tomorrow"

Why does it hurt when I pee?

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to a Zappa song at April 23, 2022 08:25 AM (vrz2I)

221 It should be, some security change,sometimes it is catastrophic

Posted by: Skip's phone at April 23, 2022 08:25 AM (2JoB8)

222 I have outside stuff to do, better get doing it

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2022 08:27 AM (2JoB8)

223 ""Put something resembling a question in the comments below and I'll put something resembling an answer in the post tomorrow"


Who keeps shitting my pants?

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 23, 2022 08:28 AM (3D/fK)

224 Cynthia Plaster Caster has died. The woman famous for making plaster casts of rock stars cocks, wonder who she left her collection to?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 23, 2022 08:29 AM (rKze+)

225 "Technology" news.
I found a great way to celebrate Earth Day.
We spent all day yesterday delivering coal.
65 mile run, stopped in a couple of small cities to do a little food shopping, since the meat processing plants there had not been fire-bombed yet. Like a mini-vacation, really. What a great day for it.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at April 23, 2022 08:29 AM (videA)

226
Test of tinyurl for:

https://tinyurl.com/2pje2wmk

Fail. Tinyurl also not allowed in url

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 08:29 AM (dQvv7)

227 223 ""Put something resembling a question in the comments below and I'll put something resembling an answer in the post tomorrow"

What about...you know, the thing?

Posted by: President Joe Biden at April 23, 2022 08:30 AM (5NkmN)

228 Just in case someone tells you that a Mayor is going to try for Guaranteed Universal Income..


You need to understand, it's not an individual Mayor....it's a damn movement.

https://www.mayorsforagi.org/about

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 23, 2022 08:30 AM (3D/fK)

229 Who the hell is this Madison Cawthorn dude? He's a freaking hot mess.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:30 AM (nxdel)

230 Hillary Clinton will never be president.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 23, 2022 08:31 AM (ZLI7S)

231
Wapo may cause overbite and attraction to mules. Do not use Wapo if uou are allergic to Wapo. Ask your doctor if Wapo is right for you.
Posted by: Eromero


What about hives? And profuse sweating?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at April 23, 2022 08:31 AM (pNxlR)

232 Safe travels, LadyL !

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 08:32 AM (arJlL)

233 https://www.mayorsforagi.org/about

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 08:33 AM (bg3iC)

234 226 that took me to prettys4youbyJulie.

Posted by: Infidel at April 23, 2022 08:33 AM (AhBAQ)

235 Probably willowed but in case Pixy checks later, here's some questions:

Are you going to do any traditional moving rituals for the new domicile? (example: first thing moved into house is salt, rice, money; house blessing or sage burning, etc)

Also, and there is no right answer: who's your favorite aoshq commenter?
*trims nails with dagger while asking*

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 23, 2022 08:33 AM (kf6Ak)

236 Back from washing and dolling up the car. Good exercise, and only $2.00 for the basic 5(?) minute water/wax spray. Then I use a wax-as-you-dry spray, which makes it easier to dry the car; doll up the tires with a low-gloss treatment; dry the glass and clean the wipers; and the car looks like a glamour-puss again.

You mean to tell me that F. Joe doesn't know any more what year of 'Vette he owns? How in God's name did anybody ever vote for this creature? (I was going to write, "How did he become Pres.," but we al know how)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 23, 2022 08:34 AM (c6xtn)

237 I get finger tied often and try Tiny Url in a Tiny url so could tell you it doesn't work

Posted by: Skip's phone at April 23, 2022 08:34 AM (2JoB8)

238 I think I can predict Conservative Inc's next move with regard to Disney. They've tried the "That's not who we are!" gambit and trying to shame us from piling on after having "won" the argument. Next they're going to try "Don't destroy Disney; take it over from the ground up! Think of how much *good* could be done with those resources!" I'll bet they begin to advise conservatives to buy shares in Disney so we can "have a voice" and effect change.

Posted by: Dr. Mabusette at April 23, 2022 08:34 AM (RJ0I5)

239 that took me to prettys4youbyJulie.

Posted by: Infidel at April 23, 2022 08:33 AM


Right. But Julie can't put it in her url because tinyurl.com is also blocked. I think only Pixy can fix.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 08:35 AM (dQvv7)

240 Check for bityl

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 08:35 AM (yQpMk)

241 235 who's your favorite aoshq commenter?
*trims nails with dagger while asking*
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 23, 2022 08:33 AM (kf6Ak)

Sharpening your dagger with your nails would be even more impressive.

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:36 AM (6i1Yo)

242 https://bityl.co/Bv63 seems to work and will fit in the URL slot.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 08:36 AM (yQpMk)

243 Maybe etsy is blocked in general

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 23, 2022 08:36 AM (kf6Ak)

244 Of course the UBI project is run by an Indian princess.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 08:37 AM (bg3iC)

245 Test of URL Slot

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 23, 2022 08:37 AM (3D/fK)

246 Check for bityl
Posted by: G'rump928

A moose once bitl Insom's sister....

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 08:37 AM (arJlL)

247 is.gd used to work, too

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 23, 2022 08:38 AM (IZ9rT)

248 Netflix was doomed the moment they brought Shit Midas on board.

Obama returned to favor by giving the Kiss of Failure.

Stuff like destroying a complete no brainer with a huge built in audience like "Cowboy Bebop" with lame-ass wokism and teh ghey. Shows just how far gone they are.

Posted by: naturalfake - Thought Lemming at April 23, 2022 08:38 AM (5NkmN)

249 Jewells..

Click my nic!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 23, 2022 08:38 AM (3D/fK)

250 I am back! Was just investigating "King" Harv's claims to royaldom. At this point, my findings are inconclusive.

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2022 08:38 AM (V13WU)

251
If no one has seen the shaky Putin video yet, it's worth a look. The consensus opinion appears to be Parkinsons. Really bad.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 08:38 AM (dQvv7)

252 Of course the UBI project is run by an Indian princess.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

Big boobs ?

Posted by: JT at April 23, 2022 08:38 AM (arJlL)

253 vmom maybe but I'd sure like to at least know. And also.. why?

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:39 AM (nxdel)

254 Divide by Zero. Ah, thanks. Makes sense.

Posted by: Infidel at April 23, 2022 08:39 AM (AhBAQ)

255 How long are those http redirects like tinyurl good for?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 23, 2022 08:39 AM (BFigT)

256 MisHum is in the house!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 23, 2022 08:39 AM (3D/fK)

257
Click my nic!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 23, 2022 08:38 AM


You got it! I didn't think of using bit

You're no idiot.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 23, 2022 08:40 AM (dQvv7)

258 Click my nic!

How did you do that?

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:40 AM (nxdel)

259 Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
—Misanthropic Humanitarian

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:40 AM (6i1Yo)

260 I guess I'm just scroll bait.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 08:40 AM (yQpMk)

261 229. Jewells Madison Cawthorn is a representative from SC. He is a double amputee having lost both his legs from an IED when he was serving in the ME. He is disliked by the left and the GOPe. He is running for re-election and photos were released this week of him wearing lingerie. He said they are from a cruise ship game he played while on vacation.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 23, 2022 08:40 AM (LgkBN)

262 /off URL

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 08:41 AM (yQpMk)

263 Oh goody, the new President of the American Library Association is a Marxist Lesbian.

(goes to The Federalist)

https://is.gd/Lnbfnr


Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 23, 2022 08:41 AM (PiwSw)

264 242 https://bityl.co/Bv63 seems to work and will fit in the URL slot.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 08:36 AM (yQpMk)

Posted by: m at April 23, 2022 08:42 AM (6i1Yo)

265 If no one has seen the shaky Putin video yet, it's worth a look. The consensus opinion appears to be Parkinsons. Really bad.

==


*points at Joe Biden


???

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2022 08:42 AM (V13WU)

266 test

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:42 AM (nxdel)

267 Covfefe Nood!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 23, 2022 08:42 AM (PiwSw)

268 I guess I'm just scroll bait.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 23, 2022 08:40 AM (yQpMk)



That worked !

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2022 08:42 AM (V13WU)

269 BIDEN: “EVERY vehicle in the United States military, every vehicle, is going to be climate friendly.”

Gonna need alot of diesel generators and extension cords.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 23, 2022 08:43 AM (bg3iC)

270 G'rump.. no you're not. That worked.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:43 AM (nxdel)

271 Jewells, copy the link that Grump posted at comment #242.

https://bityl.co/Bv63

All I did as copy and paste it into my URL spot.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 23, 2022 08:43 AM (3D/fK)

272 test
Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:42 AM (nxdel)



that worked !

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2022 08:43 AM (V13WU)

273 Thanks G'rump, VIA!!

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 23, 2022 08:44 AM (nxdel)

274 Pity, moving into new house with brand new Ethernet wiring. 2.5G Ethernet at lest, puncher's chance of 10G (all but 2 runs depending on length).

What is a good book or detailed tutorial on more advanced networking (managed switches, L2/L3, vlan)? Counted, have ~45 devices with IPs, 2 home businesses, Synology NAS, so probably overdue to think about network layout.

Posted by: Legion of Boom at April 23, 2022 08:52 AM (AvmRx)

275 Pixy - Questions:

1. Your dev work is seemingly done on all manner of platforms. How much of your work time is spent using each of the main ones?

2. How much fiddley biting do you have to do to get the various Chromium browsers to behave? Theoretically it should be zero fiddley biting but we are dealing with code, nothing is ever what is seems to be. This goes up by a factor of 10 once you are dealing 3 lines of code.

Motivation here: Just to get sense of what it is like to work in the modern complex software universe. I once knew a thing or two about computers and then I discovered being old and drinking is a lot more productive use of my time. This last point will either inspire hope or terror in you for your future.

Posted by: Lost In Space at April 23, 2022 11:29 AM (9I3i5)

276 Pixy Misa, you are my fave AoS contributor. Your daily tech report is one of my daily must reads. I have an old MSI all-in-one desktop gaming computer, with an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4870HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz and 16 GB of RAM. It was pretty hot stuff back when I bought it, but it's slowly dying now. I had to replace a SSD a year or so back, and it's never been the same. It used to boot up in 30seconds or less, now it takes several minutes and only after a bunch of error messages. Can you recommend a gaming laptop replacement? Thanx.

Posted by: webley silvernail at April 23, 2022 12:13 PM (MvW7J)

277 I am tempted to cancel all of my streaming services and just watch Rekieta Law, Friday Night Tights, The Jack Show and anything Warhammer 40k lore related on youtube for free. I highly recommend Rekieta late night show Mon-Fri, it is informative and hilarious.

Posted by: Drew in MO at April 23, 2022 01:12 PM (cGlgB)

278 Pixy Question:

I want to set up a remote disk for external storage for an old Mac and a couple of Linux machines, and maybe an old XP. I want to use the remote disk as a primitive Dropbox. I am looking for a cheap solution.

I don't know if it makes a difference but everything is on powerline ethernet. No wifi because my computers are located in sheet metal outbuildings.

Thanks!

Posted by: az_desert_rat at April 23, 2022 01:52 PM (S6qq5)

279 Browsing with a 2nd gen iPhone SE. Last week when I clicked on “Continue reading” on an article on the site, it opened the link in a new background tab and then redirected to some kind of spammy link. Just checked again this morning and things seem back to normal. Some kind of problem on my end?

Posted by: A query at April 23, 2022 02:16 PM (3J9Io)

280 Pixy,

Jumping in quite late but as to your new house and supply chain problems - you might look locally for furniture and fixings. Odds are there are some folks around where you'll be that craft some pretty nifty things. The Nextdoor app is worldwide, AFAICT, so once you're in the neighborhood you might ask if anyone makes the stuff you want.

Posted by: KCSteve at April 23, 2022 03:41 PM (bxAlI)

281 Pixie, is there any way to get rid of the "Toe Fungus" ads??

I don't mind giving ya'll a penny or two, otherwise I'd just turn on my ad blocker lol.

Thanks for all you do!!

Posted by: Jarvis Deplorable at April 23, 2022 05:32 PM (8835m)

282 Is there any Windows 10/11 compatible full disk encryption software with no known back doors - so open source and trivially compilable?

Lest anyone think I'm up to anything nefarious, I live in Canada. Using Patreon could retroactively make me a terrorist when I'm not looking.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at April 24, 2022 12:49 AM (ArYuy)

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