Daily Tech News 20 September 2022

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I managed to snag an Xbox Series X. The local electronics store - local to my old place in Sydney, that is - had it in stock a week after I handed in the keys, but only for in-store purchases. But the "notify me" button on the Microsoft store had changed to a "buy now" button when I checked today. The buy now button didn't work, but when I logged in and went back through the Xbox page I was able to add it to my cart and check out.

Since I am now moderately far from the madding crowd, I should have it in two weeks.
I also managed to snag the cord for my new electric mower, something I somehow avoided for 15 years with the previous one. So into town I went for some pliers and electrical tape. I have pliers and electrical tape... Somewhere. Easier to go into town.
I've been hearing what sounded like ducks out the back of the house the past couple of weeks, but never caught sight of anything duck-like. Until today, walking back from the shops (which is quite a hike - there's a 400 foot elevation difference) I came across a herd of wild ducks crossing the street a couple of blocks from my house.

So, yes. Ducks.
Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group plans to spend $6 billion on "Net Zero" investments by 2030 - including hydrogen. (Financial Times)

Hydrogen is useless as a mainstream fuel. The energy density is terrible and it leaks through everything. Anyone pushing it as a fuel is trying to sell you something.

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Ethics schmethics: With sanctions set to be enforced preventing Nvidia selling high-end hardware to China the company has placed a rush order with TSMC to sell everything they can before the sanctions kick in. (Tom's Hardware)

China is littered with mid-range GPUs from shuttered mining operations, so surely they could just use those.
Intel's Arc A770 graphics card is coming to retail. (Tom's Harwdware)

Somewhere. Sometime. Really. Trust me.
Society is to blame: Nvidia isn't the only cause of EVGA's problems; some of them were self inflicted by trying to do the right thing. (Tom's Hardware)

EVGA was well-regarded for having far better warranty support than other graphics card makers, but that of course costs money. And as the chart in that article shows, graphics card makers don't make money anymore. Nvidia makes money.
Do not read this article. (Substack)
Whatever it is I'm doing here, you should not be part of it. Do not click the button below this paragraph, do not type in your email address to receive new posts straight to your inbox, and for the love of God, if you have any self-respect, do not even think about giving me any money. There is still time for you to do something else. You can still unchain yourself from this world that will soon, very soon, mean absolutely nothing.
Stop fetishising psychosis, as a friend of mine likes to say.
Adobe's $20 billion acquisition of design collaboration startup Figma is likely illegal under antitrust law, experts say. (Axios)

Does "experts say" plus Axios count as a double negative, or just as emphasis?
Earth has 20 quadrillion ants. (Washington Post)

They counted. Had to kill them all first 'cause the little buggers wouldn't keep still.
But first they put a billion or so in each iPhone 14 Pro Max camera module.

So uh, we’re having some issues with the 14 Pro Max camera pic.twitter.com/7HH1wLFjdF
— Luke Miani (@LukeMiani) September 16, 2022

That's not good. Probably more expensive to repair than a cut power cord too.

Gura Gaiden the Animation Video of the Day

The Making of Gura Gaiden the Animation Video of the Day

Where is our Hololive anime? If they need money, all they have to do is open a Kickstarter and they'll be buried in cash in the first twenty minutes. And it's not like the rest of the anime industry is doing anything that impressive right now.

Disclaimer: A.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:38 AM

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1 Good evening Pixy
Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at September 20, 2022 04:41 AM (k8B25)

2 Good morning Skip

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 20, 2022 04:44 AM (BLOW1)

3 I read once ( maybe NatGeo) ants outweigh the human population on the planet

Posted by: Skip at September 20, 2022 04:46 AM (k8B25)

4 A waddling, or a badling of ducks. I think herd is also proper on land.

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 20, 2022 04:48 AM (WF/xn)

5 I would like to see a full 24 episode Hololive anime.

But only if it's good.

Posted by: Ace's liver at September 20, 2022 04:49 AM (wGeit)

6 I have half of the ant population in my kitchen in the spring. I put out ant buttons and they seem to devour the poison with relish, and move around like normal. I think they have developed immunity to ant poison.

Posted by: Colin at September 20, 2022 04:52 AM (XecMo)

7 Grats on Xbox.

Newer consoles mostly do a much better job of heat and noise.

Posted by: Shiggz (defective slave) at September 20, 2022 04:54 AM (0SrVS)

8 5 I would like to see a full 24 episode Hololive anime.

But only if it's good.

They've been doing some great animated shorts recently, like this one and Bae's video for A Million Miles Away. But the impetus for those was with the individual talents, and we haven't heard anything about the Hololive Alternative series for some time.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 20, 2022 04:58 AM (BLOW1)

9 hiya

Posted by: JT at September 20, 2022 05:00 AM (T4tVD)

10 *hiccup*

!!!

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at September 20, 2022 05:09 AM (1DgE4)

11 I read once ( maybe NatGeo) ants outweigh the human population on the planet
Posted by: Skip

20 quadrillion = 2 x 10^16
Call it 8B = 8 x 10^9 humans. So ants outweigh humans if the average human weighs less than 2 x 10^16 / 8 x 10^9 = 2.5M average ants.

Let's say the average human is 70kg = 70M milligrams. So if the average ant weighs more than 70/2.5 = 28mg then the ants are heavier.

28mg seems a little heavy for the average ant, but it's in the right ballpark.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 05:12 AM (g1EEm)

12 And . . . the evening and the morning were the Tuesday!

Hello to all! The home renovation techs are supposed to come today to repair my ceiling and to stop the source of the water leaks in my A/C. I'll believe it when I see it. In the meantime I have to ship Stirling the black kitten to Miss Linda's, so he won't be underfoot for them or try to zip out an open door.

Other news, though (con't)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 20, 2022 05:18 AM (c6xtn)

13 Time to hit road, new job to go to for a few days.
See you from the road

Posted by: Skip at September 20, 2022 05:22 AM (k8B25)

14 (con't) My local City Council member called me last night. He, the legal help foundation I called last week, the code enforcement people, AND a local TV station crew want to come do a walk-through of my place to gather evidence against this absentee complex owner.

Unlike some other residents here, I have no problem speaking out. If the owner wants to evict me, I say do it and be damned, I can afford to move. And I want to as soon as the weather cools a bit. I have my eye on a complex a few miles from here which appears, and is said to still be, quite nice. 50% higher rent, but won't it be worth it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 20, 2022 05:24 AM (c6xtn)

15 8 5 I would like to see a full 24 episode Hololive anime.

But only if it's good.

They've been doing some great animated shorts recently, like this one and Bae's video for A Million Miles Away. But the impetus for those was with the individual talents, and we haven't heard anything about the Hololive Alternative series for some time.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 20, 2022 04:58 AM (BLOW1)

Bae impresses more and more as time goes on.

Posted by: Ace's liver at September 20, 2022 05:24 AM (wGeit)

16 Very clear outside

Posted by: Skip's phone at September 20, 2022 05:25 AM (k8B25)

17 Weight of an ant: 1 to 150 mg per the internets.

You'd have to figure what the distribution is of ants by weight to be sure. My guess is the 150 is for those giant ants like the bullet thing.

Ants do not set off my back brain thing like wasps and hornets, but I am not a huge fan of insects in general.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:26 AM (dNqv+)

18 Unlike some other residents here, I have no problem speaking out. If the owner wants to evict me, I say do it and be damned, I can afford to move. And I want to as soon as the weather cools a bit. I have my eye on a complex a few miles from here which appears, and is said to still be, quite nice. 50% higher rent, but won't it be worth it!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 20, 2022 05:24 AM (c6xtn)

You're in... Pennsylvania? Hard to keep everyone sorted sometimes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:30 AM (dNqv+)

19 My daughter who won't admit to being a weeb but is a weeb was showing me vtubers - apparently live actors who use animated avatars to broadcast their shows.

I asked what percentage are actually bots driven by AIs she says none.

I think she's probably wrong.

Posted by: blaster at September 20, 2022 05:31 AM (pwExq)

20 Stay safe Skip !

Posted by: JT at September 20, 2022 05:33 AM (T4tVD)

21 I remember the parents taking us to the movies in the late 60's or early 70's to see a documentary about how the insects would eventually be all that's left of life on earth.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at September 20, 2022 05:33 AM (J+nFa)

22 I asked what percentage are actually bots driven by AIs she says none.

I think she's probably wrong.
Posted by: blaster at September 20, 2022 05:31 AM (pwExq)

From what I have seen (which admittedly is not much) the vtubers are a bit too weird and random to be bots.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:34 AM (dNqv+)

23 From what I have seen (which admittedly is not much) the vtubers are a bit too weird and random to be bots.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:34 AM (dNqv+)

I figure if they are not driven by AIs now it won't be long.

Posted by: blaster at September 20, 2022 05:36 AM (pwExq)

24
You're in... Pennsylvania? Hard to keep everyone sorted sometimes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022

***
No; Lousy-ana.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 20, 2022 05:38 AM (c6xtn)

25 Was Phase IV a documentary? Damn!

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at September 20, 2022 05:38 AM (AaLDK)

26 I remember the parents taking us to the movies in the late 60's or early 70's to see a documentary about how the insects would eventually be all that's left of life on earth.
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at September 20, 2022

***
I think I remember that: Hellstrom's Hive, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 20, 2022 05:39 AM (c6xtn)

27 Very clear outside
Posted by: Skip's phone

And Dark !

Posted by: JT at September 20, 2022 05:39 AM (T4tVD)

28 I figure if they are not driven by AIs now it won't be long.

Posted by: blaster at September 20, 2022 05:36 AM (pwExq)

Considering the format, it would be visually hard to tell. I still think you would be able to though. On the other hand, if they explicitly tried to do one, I think that would be a selling point for the weeb community. I dunno. There is a lot of psychological stuff going into the popularity of vtubers. It is one of those formats and forms of entertainment that I am mystified by.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:39 AM (dNqv+)

29 I have half of the ant population in my kitchen in the spring. I put out ant buttons and they seem to devour the poison with relish, and move around like normal. I think they have developed immunity to ant poison.
Posted by: Colin

Try boric acid. Found in most insect and roach powders. Put down a dusting of it on their trails or around baseboards. Unless you eat a large amount of it it's harmless to humans and pets.
And it's cheap and last forever in it's container.

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 05:39 AM (vd8XM)

30 No; Lousy-ana.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 20, 2022 05:38 AM (c6xtn)

Well, I was way off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:40 AM (dNqv+)

31 Try boric acid. Found in most insect and roach powders. Put down a dusting of it on their trails or around baseboards. Unless you eat a large amount of it it's harmless to humans and pets.
And it's cheap and last forever in it's container.
Posted by: Bruce

Ya don't hafta take it out of the container ?

Do the ants read the label and yell "RUN !" ?

Posted by: JT at September 20, 2022 05:43 AM (T4tVD)

32 My guess is the 150 is for those giant ants like the bullet thing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

We had giant bull ants in Australia. 1.5 inches. I've been bitten a few times. Not pleasant.

My guess is most of the 20 quadrillion are the really little ones, which is why 28mg average feels high if the range is 1-150.

Since human population is growing rapidly, and ants, if anything, are likely declining, the claim that we're the same total weight may well have been true when it was made.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 05:44 AM (g1EEm)

33 It is strange but it is something I have mentally noted is that I think everyone in general when I am asking myself where they are located at are in Pennsylvania. It is like I use it as a default.

Except for Jim (SND), JJ, MisHum, ace, SFGoth, SanFranpsycho. Oh and Ben Had of course.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:45 AM (dNqv+)

34 Since human population is growing rapidly, and ants, if anything, are likely declining, the claim that we're the same total weight may well have been true when it was made.
Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 05:44 AM (g1EEm)

Why would you say ant populations are declining?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:46 AM (dNqv+)

35 Hydrogen is useless as a mainstream fuel. The energy density is terrible and it leaks through everything. Anyone pushing it as a fuel is trying to sell you something.

Watching a show about cruise ships. There is one out there now that uses LNG. Very proud of the fact that they are not polluting the earth with nasty carbons. I guess LNG just comes out of the ground "as is".
Of course they can switch to diesel in case something happens to the LNG.
I was a little concerned when they showed the refueling process. It's seems that if not handled correctly and the system is chilled to accept the refuel, it can get kinda explody.
I'm assuming that at sea, if the system develops a leak, it could be explody also.

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 05:46 AM (vd8XM)

36 Do the ants read the label and yell "RUN !" ?
Posted by: JT

Yep. It's that good.

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 05:47 AM (vd8XM)

37 Do the ants read the label and yell "RUN !" ?
Posted by: JT

Yep. It's that good.
Posted by: Bruce

WOW !

LOL!!!

Posted by: JT at September 20, 2022 05:49 AM (T4tVD)

38 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. I have a shit-ton of work tp do today, but I was just scrolling through Ace's posts from yesterday and I have to say this -

I am a fat, ugly, bald bastard who looks like ambulatory scrofula, but compared to Kevin Williamson I am freaking Leo DeCaprio. That picture Ace posted of his belly straining the buttons of his shirt was just fucking embarrassing. As the woman once said to Abe Lincoln, "you could stay home."

And now to work. Talk to you later.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 20, 2022 05:49 AM (AW0uW)

39 Pooky is a huge Gawr Gura fan, so I recognized her immediately.

Sigh..... if only I was an anime trope....

Posted by: pookysgirl, up too late on a project for Pookette at September 20, 2022 05:50 AM (XKZwp)

40 Why would you say ant populations are declining?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

They've been around for millions of years. Absent humans, their population should be relatively static. Humans encroach on some of their habitat, so the pressure would be in the negative direction.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 05:50 AM (g1EEm)

41 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 20, 2022 05:51 AM (LsEU/)

42 >>>walking back from the shops (which is quite a hike - there's a 400 foot elevation difference)

This will be so great for you. Excellent.

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 05:52 AM (GkGYg)

43 4 A waddling, or a badling of ducks. I think herd is also proper on land.
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 20, 2022 04:48 AM (WF/xn)

I did not know that!

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 05:53 AM (GkGYg)

44 28mg seems a little heavy for the average ant, but it's in the right ballpark.
Posted by: quantum mechanic

Would that be a laden or unladen ant?

Posted by: Tonypete at September 20, 2022 05:53 AM (LsEU/)

45 Would that be a laden or unladen ant?
Posted by: Tonypete

lol.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 05:54 AM (g1EEm)

46 walking back from the shops (which is quite a hike - there's a 400 foot elevation difference)

This will be so great for you. Excellent.
Posted by: m

It's uphill both ways. Oh, the stories Pixy will tell

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 05:55 AM (vd8XM)

47 "Cleansing tears"-

A devotional from a woman- a Dr. In Indiana- who received comfort after the death of her sister:

https://tinyurl.com/3fadffmr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 05:55 AM (l3GVH)

48 Would that be a laden or unladen ant?
Posted by: Tonypete

HA!

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 05:56 AM (vd8XM)

49 >>>Does "experts say" plus Axios count as a double negative

; )

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 05:57 AM (GkGYg)

50 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 20, 2022 06:00 AM (ju2Fy)

51
compared to Kevin Williamson I am freaking Leo DeCaprio

I can't understand people who let themselves get to that level of fat. It's gotta be painful and tough on the knees. When I want to lose weight I put about 45# in a backpack and take a hike. It hurts to carry even that much extra weight around. I can't imagine someone being 100# or more too heavy.

Posted by: Concerned Bum in the Next Tent Waiting for you to Fall Asleep at September 20, 2022 06:03 AM (y3pKJ)

52 I woke up far too early this morning. Waiting for ms quantum to wake up so I can use the coffee grinder.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 06:04 AM (g1EEm)

53 Dr. David Jeremiah-who is a Biblical scholar and pastor-reflects on five psalms when things are difficult and we need hope:

https://tinyurl.com/2p8kd5xd

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 06:06 AM (l3GVH)

54 17 Ants do not set off my back brain thing like wasps and hornets, but I am not a huge fan of insects in general.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:26 AM (dNqv+)

Friends of mine were looking into short-term renting an apartment, on the recommendation of other friends who had rented it, and picked up a housekey to do a self-guided tour, and when they were well inside, one of them remarked that it was odd that the owners had painted one of the living room walls entirely black.

It was a sheet of ants covering that wall and it was moving. ewwwwwwwww

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 06:07 AM (GkGYg)

55 51 It's easy to let yourself go as you get older. You burn less calories resting. You move less. A couple of pounds a year from the age of 30 and you're 40lbs overweight by 50.

(I am in the midst of reversing this process)

Eating just 10 more calories daily than you burn is 1lb a year weight gain.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 06:08 AM (g1EEm)

56 33 It is strange but it is something I have mentally noted is that I think everyone in general when I am asking myself where they are located at are in Pennsylvania. It is like I use it as a default.

Except for Jim (SND), JJ, MisHum, ace, SFGoth, SanFranpsycho. Oh and Ben Had of course.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 05:45 AM (dNqv+)

And Dave in Fla.

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 06:10 AM (GkGYg)

57 And Dave in Fla.
Posted by: m

And olddog in mo

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 06:13 AM (vd8XM)

58 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 20, 2022 06:15 AM (u82oZ)

59 Good to see you back, Salty. Notsothoreau told us about lightning hitting your house. That must have been scary. Everything sorted out or starting to be sorted out now?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 06:22 AM (l3GVH)

60 Good to be back. I miss youse guys.

Still have the same hash.

On the eastern peak of the house is where the transceiver sits, facing the Flush, Kansas broadband tower. That is what took a hit from a very strong thunderstorm.

There is a protective coupler on the transceiver. All the metal in that coupler was melted from the lightning. Even with a very robust, six foot tall lightning arrester at the top center of the house, less than 20 feet away.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:23 AM (u82oZ)

61 36 Do the ants read the label and yell "RUN !" ?
Posted by: JT

Yep. It's that good.
Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 05:47 AM (vd8XM)

Bruce! Some parts of my breakfast were nearly spewed across the table.

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 06:23 AM (GkGYg)

62 Does anyone know what state Jewells lives in. She shared she has a doctors appointment today at 3:30 about the nodules on her lungs and a number of us want to pray at that time. Thx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 06:24 AM (l3GVH)

63 Fen, Jewells is in Central Time zone.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 20, 2022 06:26 AM (LsEU/)

64 They've been around for millions of years. Absent humans, their population should be relatively static. Humans encroach on some of their habitat, so the pressure would be in the negative direction.
Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 05:50 AM (g1EEm)

I do not agree, but it is more out of principle than any hard data. Ant population world wide would be a hard thing to track, I would think. It is one of those things that in a larger sense, I sometimes think we make assumptions based on reasoning that is not supported by data and is very hard for us to know. Do human populations increase or decrease the opportunities for ants, for example? I dunno. Our waste might impact them positively? By the same token, use of insecticides (at least effective ones) has decreased due to our own peccadillos, so is that also a net benefit (for them?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2022 06:26 AM (dNqv+)

65 PG just horked twice. Ugh

Posted by: SFGoth at September 20, 2022 06:26 AM (KAi1n)

66
So, yes. Ducks.

*

Pixy, you have the chance to hear one of, if not THE, prettiest sounds in the world. It will need to be fairly quiet when they fly near or overhead, but if you listen you'll be able to hear the whistling of their wings.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Don't insist that I accept what you are when you can't accept what you are at September 20, 2022 06:27 AM (ikWko)

67 My daughter who won't admit to being a weeb

Is a weeb a variation of a dweeb?

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 20, 2022 06:28 AM (ju2Fy)

68 FenelonSpoke

My wife was terrified. I slept through it. Power was out for too short of time to wake me. This is a holdover of my ship days, when the ship losing power, and the quiet, would wake me, because I was in the Engineering Dept., and had to do something.

Yes, we are back for varying amounts of back. Both TVs do not turn on, and I am OK with that. Some lighting does not turn on. I have reset all the breakers and GFI circuits I can find. I have two electrical panels, and twenty breakers and GFI popped.

More troubleshooting today.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:30 AM (u82oZ)

69 Watching a show about cruise ships. There is one out there now that uses LNG. Very proud of the fact that they are not polluting the earth with nasty carbons.

*

You're supposed to not think about the massive change in infrastructure, materials required, transportation energy required, construction, energy, etc. over what is already in place and sitting right there to feed the internal combustion engines that we have essentially perfected.

Now shut up and save the planet, dummy.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Don't insist that I accept what you are when you can't accept what you are at September 20, 2022 06:30 AM (ikWko)

70 Hydrogen is useless as a mainstream fuel. The energy density is terrible and it leaks through everything. Anyone pushing it as a fuel is trying to sell you something.

I really can't find any reason that the West has dedicated itself to destruction.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at September 20, 2022 06:31 AM (3hSHB)

71 65 PG just horked twice. Ugh
Posted by: SFGoth at September 20, 2022 06:26 AM (KAi1n)

It's one of her many ways of saying she loves you. And that you need to watch where you walk.

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 06:31 AM (GkGYg)

72 64 Yeah - I have no hard data. My guess on the direction is based on "all other things being equal", which of course they're not. Usually, "all other effects more-or-less cancel" is a more accurate assumption. But if all other things is a sufficiently small or skewed set then that's not going to be true either.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 06:31 AM (g1EEm)

73 Illinois has wasted so much money. And wasted so much more on Jane Lynch promoting tourism.

The commercials are like a Flo/Progressive commercial.
Without the humor.

Jane Lynch is no Flo

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 06:32 AM (vd8XM)

74 @64

>>so is that also a net benefit (for them?)

Ultimately, this is the kind of nonsensical bullsh*t that "scientist" with nothing better to do wast their time on.

I mean, why not waste time trying to figure out how to eradicate the Chineses Lantern Fly?

Yet another gift from the CCP.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 20, 2022 06:32 AM (up/3i)

75 Speaking of SF, if wolfus's apartment were here, he'd be withholding rent, suing for treble damages, and management would be asking how he likes having his dirk sucked. I really have no qualms with that.

Posted by: SFGoth at September 20, 2022 06:33 AM (KAi1n)

76 33 It is strange but it is something I have mentally noted is that I think everyone in general when I am asking myself where they are located at are in Pennsylvania. It is like I use it as a default.

Except for Jim (SND), JJ, MisHum, ace, SFGoth, SanFranpsycho. Oh and Ben Had of course.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Mornin'
(sips coffee)

I was born and raised there. Live in Babylon DC now.

Posted by: Puddleglum at September 20, 2022 06:34 AM (sAmhv)

77 Good morning. Is everyone still aware of otters?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Pennsylvania Dad, Defiant! at September 20, 2022 06:35 AM (t3/qz)

78 You're supposed to not think about the massive change in infrastructure, materials required, transportation energy required, construction, energy, etc. over what is already in place and sitting right there to feed the internal combustion engines that we have essentially perfected.

Now shut up and save the planet, dummy.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

I think it's funny that they have diesel as a backup.
What do the regular cruise ships use as a backup?

Solar electrics?

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 06:35 AM (vd8XM)

79 I really can't find any reason that the West has dedicated itself to destruction.
Posted by: Reuben Hick

A) Every generation places itself at the center of history's narrative arc.
B) This generation grew up on a diet of religious climateschatology: "we're doomed if we don't repent our wicked carbon ways".

A) + B) = where we are today.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 06:35 AM (g1EEm)

80 Not everyone lives in PA, but you all vote here.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Pennsylvania Dad, Defiant! at September 20, 2022 06:36 AM (t3/qz)

81 Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:30 AM (u82oZ)

Your wife is blessed she is married to you who can do this troubleshooting.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 06:36 AM (l3GVH)

82 PG does love me. She's very snuggly. I saw my godkitty last night. He was very happy to see me. As was I him. Having animewls who love us is special.

Posted by: SFGoth at September 20, 2022 06:36 AM (KAi1n)

83
Some lighting does not turn on. I have reset all the breakers and GFI circuits I can find. I have two electrical panels, and twenty breakers and GFI popped.

More troubleshooting today.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:30 AM

I took a lightning hit a couple decades ago. Found my well pump, blew out the control panel, but the pump itself was okay. Blew out a buncha light bulbs. Destroyed five trees.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 20, 2022 06:37 AM (y3pKJ)

84 The west has a very potent mix of megalomaniac billionaire narcissists who swear that the world will be fantastic if they had complete control, a d everyone else either does what they say or die.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Pennsylvania Dad, Defiant! at September 20, 2022 06:37 AM (t3/qz)

85 Is everyone still aware of otters?

Well, Bing is. Nurse Ratched would like the fact that their home page today features sea otters.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 06:38 AM (l3GVH)

86 Actually, on second thought, maybe having scientists waste their time figuring out how many ants there are is preferable to them figuring out how to make bat coronaviruses more transmissible and lethal.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 20, 2022 06:39 AM (up/3i)

87 Posted by: Tonypete at September 20, 2022 06:26 AM (LsEU/)

Thanks, Tonypete

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 06:39 AM (l3GVH)

88 77 Good morning. Is everyone still aware of otters?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Pennsylvania Dad, Defiant! at September 20, 2022 06:35 AM (t3/qz)

"Do unto otters as you would have them do unto you."

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 06:40 AM (GkGYg)

89 69 Moron Robbie

Good summary. This is destruction, not progress.

CO₂ is a plant food. Using the Lovelock Gaia hypothesis, I would expect to see more plant growth. I saw a little bit of data in the literature of Earth surveillance from space that suggests this. But nothing since, and the question is not being asked.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:40 AM (u82oZ)

90 Actually, on second thought, maybe having scientists waste their time figuring out how many ants there are is preferable to them figuring out how to make bat coronaviruses more transmissible and lethal.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

No problem, we can do both.

...SCIENCE-tists...

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 06:40 AM (vd8XM)

91 Well, Bing is. Nurse Ratched would like the fact that their home page today features sea otters.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

So it does. "Teddy Bears of the Sea" they're calling them. Nurse Ratched will be pleased.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 06:41 AM (g1EEm)

92 FenelonSpoke

How can anyone on the blog be unaware of otters? It is a prevailing meme here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

93 Scientists still don't understand how bicycles work.

Quick, let's fill the atmosphere with reflective particles to stop global warming!

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Don't insist that I accept what you are when you can't accept what you are at September 20, 2022 06:42 AM (ikWko)

94 Time for work preps.

Everyone have a blessed day. You otter treat yourself.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:43 AM (u82oZ)

95 @89

>>CO₂ is a plant food.

It's also a trace gas, comprising 4 100ths of a percent of total atmospheric gases, humans contribution to this is a rounding error.

Everything about AGW/ACC is Marxist bullshit and lies.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 20, 2022 06:44 AM (up/3i)

96 Yesterday was otter awareness day. If you are all aware of otters, then I would say it was a successful day.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Pennsylvania Dad, Defiant! at September 20, 2022 06:45 AM (t3/qz)

97
I don't know about plant growth due to higher levels of CO2, but weed growth is off the charts. Any crack in my walkways or driveway has something green growing out of it.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 20, 2022 06:45 AM (y3pKJ)

98 Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at September 20, 2022 06:41 AM (u82oZ

Of course we're aware .

but Nurse mentioned yesterday this is Otter Awareness Week. That I know that means I spend too much time here

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 20, 2022 06:45 AM (l3GVH)

99 Ih, yeah... those reflective particles we put into tbe atmosphere... turns out they were toxic. Killed off at least 10,000 species and poisoned the planet for decades. But, hey, we decreased the rate of warming from 1 degree per century to .99 degrees!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Pennsylvania Dad, Defiant! at September 20, 2022 06:47 AM (t3/qz)

100 100

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 06:47 AM (GkGYg)

101 It's also a trace gas, comprising 4 100ths of a percent of total atmospheric gases, humans contribution to this is a rounding error.

Luckily the Kilauea volcano, that has been real splody lately, has been releasing all natural CO2.
The best kind.

Posted by: Bruce at September 20, 2022 06:47 AM (vd8XM)

102 It's the otters' world. We're just living in it.

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 06:48 AM (GkGYg)

103 Despite the fact that the company is having trouble securing the political support to expand its Germany manufacturing facilities, Tesla is still seeking to double vehicle sales in the country to 80,000 this year, a new report from Bloomberg says.

Except that it costs $30 for 200 miles of range now.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Pennsylvania Dad, Defiant! at September 20, 2022 06:50 AM (t3/qz)

104 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at September 20, 2022 06:50 AM (UqnOO)

105 >>> So, yes. Ducks.

We have a cat named Daffy, but he doesn't quack.

Posted by: fluffy at September 20, 2022 06:51 AM (UqnOO)

106 I'm gonna post these tweets from Joe Bastardi on a couple of threads today in the hope that people will heed his warning. He's one of the best forecasters around:

Joe Bastardi
@BigJoeBastardi
33m
Attention Governors from La to FLA. Given how bad supply chain is now. I would be developing contingency plans for the threat of a major hurricane hit late next week and slow moving rain out over the SE to follow. Mis. Ala, Fla of most concern to me right now.
-----
40m
To be clear. after the gulf problem late next week, season far from over still. Worried about a Hazel or Sandy like event mid or late October, even early November, this year.

Posted by: IrishEi at September 20, 2022 06:53 AM (3ImbR)

107 mornin yall. Speaking of CO2:

'US could face ANOTHER beer shortage after extinct Missouri volcano contaminated the country's largest CO2 reserve - causing shortage in the sector that could see prices quadruple'

Posted by: fd at September 20, 2022 06:53 AM (sn5EN)

108 I saw an article today that said that the mine that holds the CO2 that they use for the brewers and soda pop makers is leaking. So this will cause shortages for them. If it's so deadly to humans, maybe they should stop using it anyway.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at September 20, 2022 06:53 AM (J+nFa)

109 CO₂ is a plant food. Using the Lovelock Gaia hypothesis, I would expect to see more plant growth. I saw a little bit of data in the literature of Earth surveillance from space that suggests this. But nothing since, and the question is not being asked.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

It's being asked. The people in power just don't like to talk about it, because there can be no good from CO₂.

Plenty of evidence for a much greener earth due to increased CO₂. One study I saw shows that the rate of increase of CO₂ itself had plateaued in the last 20 years because plants are storing a lot more of it.

They'll never talk about that. "Self-correcting" climate change means giving up control over every breath you take.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 06:53 AM (g1EEm)

110 Heh

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at September 20, 2022 06:55 AM (J+nFa)

111 Speaking of SF, if wolfus's apartment were here, he'd be withholding rent, suing for treble damages, and management would be asking how he likes having his dirk sucked. I really have no qualms with that.
Posted by: SFGoth at September 20, 2022

***
Oh, I want to start a movement here, #NoRepairsNoRent. It's probably illegal. But they can't evict us all -- and if we can embarrass or scare the owner enough, maybe he'll do something, or sell to someone else who might do something.

Meh. I can afford to move now, and will.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 20, 2022 06:56 AM (c6xtn)

112 The trouble began at the end of August when, on a cricket field thousands of miles away in Dubai, India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in an Asia Cup match.

Diversity Baby!

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 20, 2022 06:59 AM (BRHaw)

113 106: The Gulf Coast in other words. It's a giant bath tub this time of year so a tropical anything gets in it tends to morph into a massive weather event.

Posted by: Puddleglum at September 20, 2022 07:00 AM (sAmhv)

114 We still have lots of figs on the fig tree. Can you make beer from figs?

Posted by: fd at September 20, 2022 07:01 AM (sn5EN)

115 You can probably make fig wine.

Posted by: quantum mechanic at September 20, 2022 07:04 AM (g1EEm)

116
We still have lots of figs on the fig tree. Can you make beer from figs?

Posted by: fd at September 20, 2022 07:01 AM

Tough year for beer. Some brewery in Philly was growing hop plants on some vacant lot. A road crew thought they were weeds and cut them all down. No brew for you.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 20, 2022 07:04 AM (y3pKJ)

117 been telling everyone who has ever asked me about hydrogen the exact same thing for decades ... and the next person who believes it will be the first.

G'mornin' everyone !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - we are being gaslighted 24/365 at September 20, 2022 07:06 AM (8oyo2)

118 When you make beer the right way, you don't need to inject it with CO2. Only when you mass produce swill like most American brewers do is that needed.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at September 20, 2022 07:09 AM (J+nFa)

119 It's been a good year for figs. We had 3 crops from one tree. The first dropped off from a cold snap, then a good fat crop, and then it surprised us by putting out another one. I don't know what that means, but the birds are happy.

Speaking of birds, we still have hummingbirds here. They seem reluctant to leave. Maybe they know we are expecting temps in the 90s this week and are waiting until that's over.

Posted by: fd at September 20, 2022 07:11 AM (sn5EN)

120 Didn't you hear?

NOOD

Posted by: blaster at September 20, 2022 07:12 AM (pwExq)

121 97
I don't know about plant growth due to higher levels of CO2, but weed growth is off the charts. Any crack in my walkways or driveway has something green growing out of it.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 20, 2022 06:45 AM (y3pKJ)

Thus it ever was. Granpa managed to keep an Elm tree barely alive for about 50 years in El Paso. Through dutch elm and just simply because it is El Paso. He kept a patch of grass in the back yard around the elm, Cut half the backyard into a cactus garden and completely rocked the front yard. Managed to keep several rose bushes alive (which was more a problem of making sure they were watered, they loved the soil and sun.) An arbor of grape vines. Point being anything he WANTED to grow besides the cactus took quite a bit of effort.

And he still complained of weeds growing through cracks in the driveway.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at September 20, 2022 07:27 AM (5r4XQ)

122 121 And he still complained of weeds growing through cracks in the driveway.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at September 20, 2022 07:27 AM (5r4XQ)

heh

Posted by: m at September 20, 2022 08:25 AM (0ixKl)

123 That the PC guy buys an XBox is proof you shouldn't be commenting on anything tech...

Ignorant millennials are the enemy of humanity.

Posted by: fisht at September 20, 2022 09:49 AM (ZRarh)

124 Earth has 20 quadrillion ants. (Washington Post)

They counted. Had to kill them all first 'cause the little buggers wouldn't keep still.

So... had 20 quadrillion ants.

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Posted by: rold at September 20, 2022 04:52 PM (/XsMj)

128 Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 Standard Edition is part of GamePass, and Sim Update 10 comes out tomorrow morning.

I am not sure when Flying Iron's F6F Hellcat goes live in the MSFS store, but when it does, it's actually surprisingly beginner friendly. It's got a lot of power for getting off the ground in a hurry, yet its stall speed is also only about 60kt, and, aside from the sort of accelerated stall that any fast heavy plane can get itself into if you pull back on the stick to hard, its handling characteristics are pretty benign.

After handing a gamepad to a bunch of people who've never flown before, it really does seem to be the one they are able to stay in the air longest with.

They're up to 10 world updates, including Australia and Japan

Or if you want to go truly art deco, and maybe don't feel entirely right touring Japan in a USN fighter, there's also the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing.

There are also all sorts of weird and wild planes, like the bush-truck Kodiak 100, the Junkers F.1 in both classic and modern, the Van's RV-14 kit plane, there are just so many planes to fly and so many places to go.

Posted by: Voyager at September 21, 2022 01:51 AM (u5PZm)

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