Daily Tech News 7 July 2023

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Instagram's Twitter clone, Threads, attracted 30 million users in its first day. (Ars Technica)

Amazing what you can do when you already have 1.3 billion users.
Even the Twitter haters say Threads is useless. (Tech Crunch)

It has instantly become the CNN of the social media world. There's nothing interesting there, nobody trusts it, and nobody actually uses it, but the advertisers feel safe.
Advertisers feel safe, but users are already being banned for harmless - if inane - material. (Tech Crunch)
In the hours since Threads launched, users fleeing back to Twitter have already complained that they were flagged for relatively innocuous posts. One user complained that they were flagged on Threads for saying they were horny, so "Elon wins this round." Another said she was penalized for asking if users can "post boob," which Threads flagged as content that "resembles others that have been reported."

"Tried calling myself stupid on threads and it got flagged for bullying," artist Mikaeladraws tweeted. "That place is not gonna handle any of our shit."
And also for less-harmless material that nonetheless wouldn't raise an eyebrow on Twitter.
Will it gain traction? I don't know. Maybe. There are people still using Facebook.

Will it be any good? Not a chance.
Meanwhile I got suspended from Twitter for a week for using the word "idiot" three times in one day.

Didn't know there was a bag limit.

Tech News

Meanwhile Bluesky Social lets you buy domain names and use them as your username. (Bluesky)

Using domain names for verification I can see. You can have the username @cnn.com but you have to add a record to your DNS to verify it. You could also use it to verify employees and contributors.

A certain number of technically-minded users and people with their own websites might like that too. You don't have to send scans of your passport or any other nonsense to verify, just match the user to your website.

But I don't see it as being a major feature.
And distributed social platform Mastodon fixed a bug that, uh, let anyone take over the entire network with a single post. (Ars Technica)

You could attach a file to your post and tell the server to overwrite, well, anything at all. You could upload a program and have the server run it for you, and then share it with other nodes in the network.

This is what is known in information security circles as "not good".
The threat of 5G was greatly - or at least somewhat - exaggerated. (Light Reading)

5G was banned in the vicinity of airports up until July 1, because of the possibility of it interfering with radio altimeters. The reason 5G interferes with radio altimeters is that it operates at a frequency that is vaguely in the same sort of general area of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the radio altimeters are broken.

They've been broken for decades but it didn't matter until recently when mobile phones started operating in similar frequencies. The altimeters have their own reserved safe section of the spectrum, but they were designed in an area when they didn't have to care about that, and they didn't.

The cost of retrofitting all those altimeters ran to literally dozens of dollars.
ZeroFox, the FBI's commercial partner in the illegal social media surveillance business - which the FBI absolutely definitely doesn't do - previously flagged BLM leaders as domestic terrorists despite them not being Catholic. (The Intercept)

The FBI paid $14 million to ZeroFox to, apparently, do nothing at all, because paying them money to do what they do would be illegal.
"So, the FBI does not monitor publicly available social media conversations?" asked Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
"Correct, ma'am. It's not within our authorities," Sanborn replied, citing First Amendment protections barring such activities.

Sanborn's statement was widely publicized at the time and cited as evidence that concerns about federal government involvement in social media were unfounded.
Because criminals always tell the truth. Well-known fact.
Professional censors are up in arms over their illegal industry being called out as illegal. (Daily Caller)
"The government should be able to inform social media companies about things that they feel are harmful to the public," Miriam Metzger, a University of California, Santa Barbara communication professor and an affiliate of its Center for Information Technology and Society, told the NYT.
That's debatable.

But what they absolutely can't do is conduct that conversation in secret.
"We're not talking about direct government censorship."
What we are talking about, Miriam, is the government co-opting corporations to carry out policies that are illegal for it to conduct itself.

And that is illegal too.
"We're talking about the government alerting social media companies to potential problems."
Secretly. With threats.
Metzger told the DCNF. "The social media companies can do what they want with the information. Personally, I doubt that the social media companies feel 'coerced' in these kinds of instances."
Personally, Miriam, you're a fascist.

Disclaimer: Not that there's anything wrong with that. We just get to drop bombs on you and feel good about ourselves.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 G'Day everyone
TGIF

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 04:02 AM (xhxe8)

2 PIXY NOOD IS UP
Posted by: Skip

Don't think I don't notice.

AND NO READING UNDER THE COVERS

Posted by: Increasingly Tolerant ONT Auntie at July 07, 2023 04:05 AM (bqhaz)

3 I'm, coffee is done, eggs on

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 04:06 AM (xhxe8)

4 I'm going on Threads and posting a huge pile of quotes from Mr. T, Dostoevsky titles, and stories about Blue-Footed Boobies.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 07, 2023 04:10 AM (43xH1)

5 BOING!

Oh.

And idiot!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 07, 2023 04:11 AM (odVni)

6
I think that no needs to use the word idiot more then once.

Posted by: Bernie Sanders at July 07, 2023 04:12 AM (enJYY)

7 BOING!

Oh.

And idiot!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs

Be some cocaine in dis house

Posted by: Competent Dogs at July 07, 2023 04:12 AM (bqhaz)

8 My problems with Miriam Metzger is simple: she is evil.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 04:20 AM (FbcWf)

9 I have been lurking on the ONT all night, can't sleep. As a naturally born female I have no idea how to comment on boob/tits/hooters discussions. I will say this, I grew up as a Tomboy, loved sports, cars and a whole bunch of different types of music. I still love all of those things, although sports not so much. I used to play Army with my friends, never owned a Barbie doll, but jeepers, am I ever grateful that my parents let me grow up to become a woman.

Growing boobs was traumatic, but I am so very glad that I didn't have someone tell me that I needed to cut them off.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 07, 2023 04:20 AM (a4EWo)

10 Interwebz Win: rebuilding a nailgun. Trigger piston has tiny o-ring secured with tiny washer and tiny e-clip. Lost said tiny e-clip.
(Magnetic trays are a Thing but I was like, I won't lose anything...)
Interwebz part number, able to cross-reference and find it's a stock size. Interwebz search term for stock part, auto parts store two blocks away has two in their inventory in their Dorman stash; walk in with screen display and part number, walk out with critical e-clip (well, 2 in case I lose another one).
$1.03.
When the Internet works for what it's FOR, it's awesome.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 07, 2023 04:21 AM (43xH1)

11 Delende est Meta

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 04:21 AM (FbcWf)

12 I haven't yet gotten my Twitter back, old regime took exception to my opinions on gender.

I'm gonna set up a whole new social media structure, got myself a burner sim for an old phone for 2FA/phone # tracking and a separate set of email accts...

Posted by: JEM at July 07, 2023 04:29 AM (8erNz)

13 I'm gonna set up a whole new social media structure, got myself a burner sim for an old phone for 2FA/phone # tracking and a separate set of email accts...

Posted by: JEM at July 07, 2023 04:29 AM (8erNz)

The methods and tools of the new resistance.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 04:30 AM (emlEe)

14 Now there's half a shot left in the glass and I'm gonna down it, put the phone on a decent audiobook and try to sleep.

Posted by: JEM at July 07, 2023 04:30 AM (8erNz)

15 When the Internet works for what it's FOR, it's awesome.

When you want a bag of 100 there's McMaster.com

Posted by: JEM at July 07, 2023 04:34 AM (8erNz)

16 Growing boobs was traumatic, but I am so very glad that I didn't have someone tell me that I needed to cut them off.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

The World, and the World of Boobs is a better place for letting your natural, free-range Ethically Sustainable bimbos grow ("bimbo" is Hungarian for both Brussels Sprouts and Nipples).

Posted by: Competent Magyar Dog, probably a Vizsla at July 07, 2023 04:35 AM (bqhaz)

17 When you want a bag of 100 there's McMaster.com
Posted by: JEM

Hole on down deah

Posted by: Henry McMaster, da Guvnah at July 07, 2023 04:37 AM (bqhaz)

18 Meanwhile I got suspended from Twitter for a week for using the word "idiot" three times in one day.

Did they say what you should call someone who is an idiot?

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 04:39 AM (vd8XM)

19 Did they say what you should call someone who is an idiot?
Posted by: Bruce

Like duh

Posted by: idjit at July 07, 2023 04:40 AM (bqhaz)

20 Didn't sleep well. Woke up to Trash Pandas doing whatever Trash Pandas do in the early hours.

I hope it's not making more of the damn things....idiots

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 04:40 AM (vd8XM)

21 Like duh
Posted by: idjit

HA!

Well bless their heart.

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 04:41 AM (vd8XM)

22 Didn't sleep well. Woke up to Trash Pandas doing whatever Trash Pandas do in the early hours.

I hope it's not making more of the damn things....idiots
Posted by: Bruce

Sure it wasn't just a late High School Graduation "Ceremony"?

Posted by: former high schooler at July 07, 2023 04:42 AM (bqhaz)

23 The Gabor sisters are my role models. I hate Brussels Sprouts, just can't eat 'em in any way, shape or form, People have prepared them, telling me that I would love them and nope, nope nope, I cannot. They are my personal green eggs and ham I am skeert to death of okra too, I am a meat and potatoes type of girl.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 07, 2023 04:43 AM (a4EWo)

24 bag limit? LOL Dostoyevsky wrote something about offending the idiots.

Hello. I am back from the wilds of New England.

It's still there.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 04:44 AM (jgJfd)

25 NEWARK, N.J. (Video above from News 12 New Jersey LLC via CNN) —

Two firefighters were killed and five others injured battling a blaze that began deep inside a docked cargo ship carrying more than a thousand vehicles, officials said Thursday.

Responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles already on fire when they reached the 10th floor of the cargo ship at Port Newark around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The blaze quickly extended to the 11th and 12th floors, and as firefighters were pushed back by the intense heat, two of them were lost, Newark Fire Chief

They deny any EV's were on board. Pull my other finger.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 04:45 AM (enJYY)

26 Sure it wasn't just a late High School Graduation "Ceremony"?
Posted by: former high schooler

High School Graduation for Trash Pandas?

Well, they may be smarter than some of what is getting turned out.

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 04:46 AM (vd8XM)

27 >Because criminals always tell the truth. Well-known fact.

And because those policing those who lie would never arrest themselves.

Posted by: Rbastid at July 07, 2023 04:47 AM (HI/XU)

28 Dostoyevsky wrote something about offending the idiots.

Too stoopid to talk Murican

Fukkit

Like the Rooskies

Posted by: former high school Gradumate from Baltimore and/or Nawlins at July 07, 2023 04:48 AM (bqhaz)

29 >>Secretly. With threats.

and also, secretly with secret millions in funding to facilitate it.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 07, 2023 04:50 AM (avru5)

30 Secretly. With threats.

and also, secretly with secret millions in funding to facilitate it.
Posted by: Lizzy

Ha

HA HA

See you again, McGarrett

Posted by: Wo Fat at July 07, 2023 04:51 AM (bqhaz)

31 >>They deny any EV's were on board. Pull my other finger.

Yes. EVs burn much hotter, and much longer than normal cars. How common will it be to lose firefighters to EV car and bike-started fires? Horrible.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 07, 2023 04:52 AM (avru5)

32 They deny any EV's were on board. Pull my other finger.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 04:45 AM (enJYY)

Until an EV starts a fire in the parking basement of an apartment building and hundreds or thousands of people die, the Cone of Silence will lower on these types of stories. Also, the greenies are not talking about the weight of EVs and the cost of the damage to infrastructure that will happen at a much faster pace, an infrastructure that is already fragile.

Living in the Age of Delusion really sucks, an Age where reality is banned for hurting someone somewhere's feelings.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 04:53 AM (emlEe)

33 I was driving south on I-95 yesterday evening. At the NC Welcome Center / Rest Stop just north of SC, in the northbound side, a regular car was engulfed in flames. Yikes.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 04:56 AM (jgJfd)

34 I hope nobody was in it, but I suspect there was.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 04:57 AM (jgJfd)

35 I was driving south on I-95 yesterday evening. At the NC Welcome Center / Rest Stop just north of SC, in the northbound side, a regular car was engulfed in flames. Yikes.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 04:56 AM (jgJfd)

Did it have Yankee license plates?

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 04:57 AM (emlEe)

36 Did it have Yankee license plates?

Idk. I left Warwick RI at 5:30 am. It was 6:15 pm and I still had an hour and a half to go. Just wanted to get home.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 05:00 AM (jgJfd)

37 Chatterbox, I wish that I knew that you were in New England, I would have made an effort to say Hi while you were here. It is getting quite light out, perhaps I should go to bed. I customarily have a familial obligation in the morning, but said obligation is hospitalized, at least for the night. Good night, Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 07, 2023 05:00 AM (a4EWo)

38
Form ID-10T

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 07, 2023 05:01 AM (5pZqO)

39 I was driving south on I-95 yesterday evening. At the NC Welcome Center / Rest Stop just north of SC, in the northbound side, a regular car was engulfed in flames. Yikes.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse

espero que las jovenes en el trunko estan buenas

Posted by: los Negicios at July 07, 2023 05:01 AM (bqhaz)

40 >>>"Tried calling myself stupid on threads and it got flagged for bullying," artist Mikaeladraws tweeted.

LOL I have fallen madly in love with this person.

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:01 AM (x5hic)

41 >>>There are people still using Facebook.

For some definitions of "people."

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:02 AM (x5hic)

42 >>>Meanwhile I got suspended from Twitter for a week for using the word "idiot"

I wonder if the result would have been the same if you had used the "word" idi0t.

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:04 AM (x5hic)

43 My eldest son got married on July 4. All his siblings were there with almost all the grandchildren. I was in baby and grandbabies heaven.

I do wish there was a prayer in the wedding ceremony where the couple say "Dear Lord, this time I really, really mean it."

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 07, 2023 05:04 AM (jgJfd)

44 Also, any time I see a car in flames on the side of the road I have always referred to it as Auto Jubilee.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 07, 2023 05:04 AM (a4EWo)

45 >>>they were designed in an area

-->era?

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:06 AM (x5hic)

46 77 degrees and muggy

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:06 AM (yEHEq)

47 Skip, any bacon for breakie? Hash Browns perhaps???

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 07, 2023 05:08 AM (a4EWo)

48 >>>We just get to drop bombs on you and feel good about ourselves.

Yay!

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:08 AM (x5hic)

49 4 I'm going on Threads and posting a huge pile of quotes from Mr. T, Dostoevsky titles, and stories about Blue-Footed Boobies.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 07, 2023 04:10 AM (43xH1)

Report back!

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:09 AM (x5hic)

50
EV guano -- what remains on a surface after an EV burns -- is both real and spectacular

Look for mire EV guano to show up in more areas

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 07, 2023 05:12 AM (5pZqO)

51 When I was 12, many moons ago, a car caught fire in a parking lot. We were in LL and it took about 2 innings to get going. Home plate abutted the lot, so we went home. The other game kept going.
McMaster has it. I don't know if they still print their catalog but that sucker was better than Sears.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 07, 2023 05:14 AM (Eeb9P)

52 Report back!
Posted by: m'

Instant permanent ban for racism, transphobia, personal attacks, and sexism...

...against myself.

Also Russian disinformation.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 07, 2023 05:16 AM (43xH1)

53 Good morning morons

Mazel tov Chatterbox Mouse

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:23 AM (RIvkX)

54 Local TV news reports a Princess cruise liner slammed into Pier 27 when docking yesterday morning in SF.

We had reservations on that cruise in 2020.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:25 AM (RIvkX)

55 Meta and Red Hat have both canceled their annual conferences in San Francisco scheduled for next year.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:28 AM (RIvkX)

56 52 Report back!
Posted by: m'

Instant permanent ban for racism, transphobia, personal attacks, and sexism...

...against myself.

Also Russian disinformation.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 07, 2023 05:16 AM (43xH1)

Good man!

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:31 AM (x5hic)

57 Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:31 AM (x5hic)

I hate this hash. It is a Hillary! hash.

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:32 AM (x5hic)

58 I hate this hash. It is a Hillary! hash.

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 05:

Better than a Hillary! gash.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 05:34 AM (emlEe)

59 Interesting. TuCa posted on his Rumble channel the Adam Carolla interview the week before he was fired.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:36 AM (RIvkX)

60 My vote for funniest post of the day- from the DeBlasio thread:

There are a lot of couples in the Lifestyle (i.e. "swingers") who are pretty conservative and right-wing. Just saying.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 05:37 AM (oFO+/)

61 Meanwhile I got suspended from Twitter for a week for using the word "idiot" three times in one day.

Tempting fate..Self bullying and using a forbidden word four times in one comment.

I am an idiot. I am an idiot. I am an idiot. I am an idiot.

Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 05:38 AM (3NcIl)

62 Evening and morning to all! I'm back from workout and shower, and am trying -- repeat, *trying* -- this skip-breakfast-to-burn-more-fat experiment. I'll bring a frozen burrito to work and microwave it later this morning. (Read: probably about 6:30) I did something similar on Sunday morning, going out to work on the car instead of having breakfast first thing. Seemed to me my head was clearer and my mind more focused than if I'd loaded up with even good protein food.

Maybe I'll only do this on mornings I work out. We'll see.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 07, 2023 05:40 AM (omVj0)

63 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 07, 2023 05:40 AM (ju2Fy)

64 Hello, morons and moronettes. It's 1130 a.m. here on the cruise ship in the strait of Messina. Keeping up with the latest in America, and enjoying life. BTW, got several pictures of the rioting damage in Marseille for my scrapbook.

Back to lurking. Later.

Posted by: Pod Hamp at July 07, 2023 05:41 AM (e8FsT)

65 2nd funniest post from the same thread:

"In all honesty, if I were married to either one of them, I'd want to date other people too."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 05:41 AM (oFO+/)

66 The cost of retrofitting all those altimeters ran to literally dozens of dollars.

Oh no. Not the dozens of dollars retrofit. This should have been disguised as a necessary upgrade so the air traffic controllers 5G iPhones we continue to work properly.

Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 05:43 AM (3NcIl)

67 My Twitter account got locked because of harassment after I called Rob Reiner a retard, and if his comment about Conservatives being murderers and genocidal monsters made him retarded, or if he was born retarded.

He called me and my ilk MURDERERS and Genocidal monsters, but _I_ got banned, for saying that to think that makes him stupid.

Posted by: Wickedpinto at July 07, 2023 05:43 AM (gbDsv)

68 "In all honesty, if I were married to either one of them, I'd want to date other people too."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

HA!

My boss at my former job mentioned that her first marriage was an open marriage.
I've since found out she and her 2nd husband divorced recently.

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 05:44 AM (vd8XM)

69 Also, any time I see a car in flames on the side of the road I have always referred to it as Auto Jubilee.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 07, 2023

***
Debby I lived that in 1985. The ten-year-old Volvo I'd bought two months before caught fire while Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 and I were in it. She told me later she saw flames licking out from under the dash. I wrestled the car to the side of the road, we leaped out and ran to a safe distance, and watched it burn. Apparently a fuel line broke -- a common problem on that vintage of Volvo, I found later -- and the engine caught.

People from the nightclub where I'd pulled over came out to watch. One asked, "Izzat your car?" I said, "It was . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 07, 2023 05:44 AM (omVj0)

70 I have been flagged in a thread about cooking for referring to jerk spices.

Posted by: Old Toby at July 07, 2023 05:45 AM (nM8bJ)

71 The Leftists running the Wall Street Journal ran a headline: "Meta’s Threads App Sees Early Success, Drawing Advertiser Interest and Twitter’s Ire".

Certainly a Zuckerberg production will be just delightful. /sarc off

Posted by: JM in Florida -- now in Illinois at July 07, 2023 05:45 AM (vyxC9)

72 The Volvo experience put me off foreign cars for about twelve years, until I got seduced by Mercedes cars. I've had American cars fail to start or stop running, but never has one caught fire while I was driving it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 07, 2023 05:46 AM (omVj0)

73 G'mornin' everyone!

how did I know "threads" was full of fail? all the media buzz yesterday about how all the cool people were moving there in droves!
just like the obligatory 10 + stories about how PDT's time was running out & good republicans were rejecting MAGA extremism.

day ending in y, right?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying liars have been lying for decades at July 07, 2023 05:48 AM (dwh5k)

74 Time to get this day started

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2023 05:48 AM (yEHEq)

75 Tim Pool: "Threads is a conversation app that doesn't allow conversations!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 05:50 AM (RIvkX)

76 My mother's car caught fire rolling down the highway and a friend of the family was driving by, saw this and shouted "Mrs. M, your car's on fire!"

She pulled off to a parking lot and tbe car died its Viking death

Posted by: JM in Florida -- now in Illinois at July 07, 2023 05:54 AM (vyxC9)

77 I have been flagged in a thread about cooking for referring to jerk spices.

Posted by: Old Toby at July 07, 2023 05:45 AM (nM8bJ)

A perfectly cromulent word, 'niggardly', has been erased because of ignorant homophonia.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 05:57 AM (emlEe)

78 "We're not talking about direct government censorship."

I have been reading the Missouri versus Biden ruling. The Biden administration literally three days after gaining power was starting to censor anything and everything related to COVID-19 by intimidating the social media companies. I'm using the term intimidating loosely here as a social media companies gleefully joined in the festivities upon first. Soon enough this was expanded to censoring anything that moved on the planet they didn't like. And I'm still haven't reached page 30 yet. The Biden administration is being run by fascists. And yet still to come is the rest of the Biden administration outside the walls of the White House. This ruling should be required reading.

Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 05:57 AM (3NcIl)

79 yo wut sup

Posted by: Mafia at July 07, 2023 05:58 AM (BRHaw)

80 How many perfectly normal Tomboys are being permanently disfigured by this horrible "gender affirming care"?

Posted by: JM in Florida -- now in Illinois at July 07, 2023 06:01 AM (vyxC9)

81 78, true!

here's a link to it:

https://archive.is/12AXM

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying liars have been lying for decades at July 07, 2023 06:01 AM (dwh5k)

82
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 07, 2023 06:03 AM (ENBF0)

83 I was informed by a second year law student last night that a14-year-old who shoots a woman in the face twice who's already laying on the ground because this same 14 year old already blew half her skull off are misunderstood youths. When I objected I was informed I'm an idiot because they've already paid their debt to society by having spent the last 25 years in prison. When I mentioned that I that he was a proven psychopath and was exactly where they belonged I was called an idiot again. I hope this person leaves New Mexico to go practice law in San Francisco.

Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 06:05 AM (3NcIl)

84 because this same 14 year old already blew half her skull off are misunderstood youths. When I objected I was informed I'm an idiot because they've already paid their debt to society by having spent the last 25 years in prison.

The 14 year old already spent 25 years in prison?

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 06:09 AM (vd8XM)

85 83 I was informed by a second year law student last night that a14-year-old who shoots a woman in the face twice who's already laying on the ground because this same 14 year old already blew half her skull off are misunderstood youths. When I objected I was informed I'm an idiot because they've already paid their debt to society by having spent the last 25 years in prison. When I mentioned that I that he was a proven psychopath and was exactly where they belonged I was called an idiot again. I hope this person leaves New Mexico to go practice law in San Francisco.
Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 06:05 AM (3NcIl)

Who has already spent the last 25 years in prison?

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 06:09 AM (x5hic)

86 The Biden administration is being run by fascists. And yet still to come is the rest of the Biden administration outside the walls of the White House. This ruling should be required reading.

Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 05:57 AM (3NcIl)

To say they are a criminal enterprise faking it as a government, no different than 1933-45 Germany, is not too far a stretch. Given time, I'm sure thought-crime camps would pop up. Biden may not be looting art like Goering or Von Ribbentrop did, but he's looted more than enough money to buy that type of art outright. And when push comes to shove Joey Choo-Choo --er I mean pseudo-Dr. Jill, will throw Hunter under the bus just as Stalin did with Yakov.

Edith Wilson was a horrible first lady, covering up her husband's infirmity. But pseudo-Dr. Jill is magnitudes worse. She is a feckless narcissist guilty of elderly abuse. To hell with the Country, Princess just can't give up living in The White House.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 06:10 AM (emlEe)

87 Yes. This this lunatic was 14 years old when he blew this woman's head off and it spent the last 25 years in prison. Sorry for the awkward wording.

Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 06:10 AM (3NcIl)

88 Today's corny joke:

What do you call a cow a cow with no legs?

Ground beef.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:10 AM (OsKqF)

89 Blueberry scone

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

90 How many perfectly normal Tomboys are being permanently disfigured by this horrible "gender affirming care"?
Posted by: JM in Florida

My wife grew up a Tomboy. At the age of seven, during the summer, first thing in the morning she'd strap on her holster and toy 6 gun. Played outside and still loves to walk a river, or crik, or tide pool and poke around.

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 06:11 AM (vd8XM)

91 Yes. This this lunatic was 14 years old when he blew this woman's head off and it spent the last 25 years in prison. Sorry for the awkward wording.
Posted by: Lost In Space

Ahhh...much more better wording.

I thought someone was using Ace's time machine for evil.

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 06:13 AM (vd8XM)

92 Here's a corny joke that given the times may be considered politically incorrect by some, but I thought it was funny:

What do you call cheese that's not yours?

Nacho cheese

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:13 AM (OsKqF)

93 What do you call cheese that's not yours?

Nacho cheese
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

HA!

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 06:14 AM (vd8XM)

94 Up early, sitting at Reagan National waiting for my flight back to sanity.

Morning Horde!

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:14 AM (uqnf/)

95 Truckers rally to help fulfill eight year old's birthday wish;

https://tinyurl.com/3vt6ycd8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:20 AM (OsKqF)

96 Not sure what I just read. But yeah lawyers suck. This should not be controversial; we are seeing it in the military and the rest of society. The good thing is. The great sorting. Leave blue states and never look back.

Posted by: Quint at July 07, 2023 06:20 AM (PgSLx)

97 What do you call cheese that's not yours?

Nacho cheese
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
*
HA!
Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023

***
"That cheese looks like it's moldy."

"I'm not asking you to eat it. Nacho problem."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 07, 2023 06:21 AM (omVj0)

98 Well, off to the electron mines, all. I'll check in later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 07, 2023 06:22 AM (omVj0)

99 https://tinyurl.com/mr2fcyjz

Kindly Australian paramedics help fulfill a 85 year old woman's last request:

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:24 AM (OsKqF)

100 94 Up early, sitting at Reagan National waiting for my flight back to sanity.

Morning Horde!
Posted by: Dave in Fla
-------------
Just passed Reagan National via the Metro. You didn't see me wave?

Posted by: Puddleglum at July 07, 2023 06:27 AM (5n2X3)

101 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 06:29 AM (T4tVD)

102 "I've had American cars fail to start or stop running, but never has one caught fire while I was driving it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, "

Not while driving, but I had a friend with a Rambler. One night we were at a bar we frequented, and someone came in and said "There's a car on fire in the parking lot". We went outside and it was my friend's Rambler, fully engulfed. We watched it finish burning ( no one called the fire department) and then went back inside and got drunk.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:29 AM (iayUP)

103 The reason 5G interferes with radio altimeters is that it operates at a frequency that is vaguely in the same sort of general area of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the radio altimeters are broken.

They've been broken for decades but it didn't matter until recently when mobile phones started operating in similar frequencies.

--

These exact same people are going to account for every variable in the solar system in order to fix Global Warming.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 06:29 AM (HBEnm)

104 Shock surprise. It will be foggy, windy, and cold today.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 06:30 AM (RIvkX)

105 You didn't see me wave?

That was you? Couldn't make you out in the distance and the sunrise is in my eyes 😊

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:30 AM (jwRra)

106 Nothing good can come from social media. People get themselves fired for posting stupid content.

Who needs their boss reading up on your private life?

Who needs Zuckerberg and big brother doing the same?

Posted by: sTevo at July 07, 2023 06:30 AM (8i+57)

107 In touch ministries Christian devotional- freedom from fear on Paul's thorn in his flesh:

https://tinyurl.com/77jfdfc5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:32 AM (OsKqF)

108 In other news, Jimmy and Roslyn Carter are still not dead and are celebrating their 77th wedding anniversary.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:32 AM (iayUP)

109 Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 06:30

How are all doing after Wednesday's visit from the mobile vet? How is son making out?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:33 AM (OsKqF)

110 I ditched Instagram, Facebook, and Marco polo after the honeymoon was over and the ads started fcckng me.

Twitter was a source of co stant irritation. I couldn't cope with the constant interruption with stupid blather. I expect threads will be event worse in this regard.

Posted by: sTevo at July 07, 2023 06:36 AM (8i+57)

111 Mount St. Helen's before sunrise:

https://tinyurl.com/c4czxh5s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:36 AM (OsKqF)

112 94: been there, done that many times. Enjoy!

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 06:37 AM (FbcWf)

113 In other news, Jimmy and Roslyn Carter are still not dead and are celebrating their 77th wedding anniversary.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:32 AM (iayUP)

Roslyn Carter. Just a generally rotten, nasty First Lady.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 06:37 AM (emlEe)

114 Lol - CNBC has a segment up "is AI coming for your job"

Actual intelligence can't do my job, I'm not worrying about the potential for replacement.

But those displaced tech workers? Well AI can't flip burgers yet.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:38 AM (jwRra)

115 That was you? Couldn't make you out in the distance and the sunrise is in my eyes
Posted by: Dave in Fla

Dave...you're supposed to drink Sunrises, not use them for eye wash.

Posted by: Bruce at July 07, 2023 06:39 AM (vd8XM)

116 Boker Tov Patriots

85 days

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 07, 2023 06:40 AM (pVWRI)

117 Now they are interviewing some 30ish woman who is founder and CEO of Tribe AI. She's on zoom, looking at her screen and not the camera and lives in a small apartment with bare walls.

She'll be working at Starbucks in a year.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:42 AM (jwRra)

118 Hillary Clinton headlines list of speakers for NAACP National Convention in Boston

She needs to practice black voice for her upcoming tent revival.

Posted by: Mafia at July 07, 2023 06:42 AM (BRHaw)

119 114: I remember reading back in 1985 how teachers would be replaced by computers by 2000.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2023 06:42 AM (FbcWf)

120 I knew I was doing something wrong Bruce

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:43 AM (jwRra)

121 In other news, Jimmy and Roslyn Carter are still not dead and are celebrating their 77th wedding anniversary.

Posted by: fd

Are the Carter still one half the size of the Biden's? The Biden's really need to hire better Photoshop people for those times when they don't want to bother showing up.

https://tinyurl.com/ycku3fce

Posted by: Lost In Space at July 07, 2023 06:43 AM (3NcIl)

122 "Actual intelligence can't do my job, I'm not worrying about the potential for replacement."

At this point I don't care if I'm replaced, but I'd like to see an AI bot fix a $30k machine with just a toothpick. Sure you can teach a bot to do specific tasks, but it will be quite a while before one can improvise and innovate.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:43 AM (iayUP)

123
Roslyn Carter. Just a generally rotten, nasty First Lady.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 06:37 AM

She was nice to me. She even gave me an autographed photograph of the two of us together.

Posted by: John Wayne Gacy at July 07, 2023 06:43 AM (enJYY)

124 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at July 07, 2023 06:44 AM (DhOHl)

125 Instead they replaced teachers with leftist robots.

Computers would be better

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:44 AM (jwRra)

126 A poster yesterday said I spend too much time commenting about people's appearances on here, so I have decided to click on no more pictures of boobettes or make comments because I wouldn't want to hurt the feelings of any of them or the famous actresses who post on here

I may, however, post "modestly dressed woman " pictures.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:46 AM (WVyb1)

127 77 years is a long time to be married to someone. If Mrs fd and I were married that long I would be 112 years old. That's probably not going to happen.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:47 AM (iayUP)

128 Instead they replaced teachers with leftist robots.

Computers would be better
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 06:44 AM (jwRra)

Ditch digging lessons would be better and teach a useful tool

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 07, 2023 06:47 AM (pVWRI)

129 Dear Fen and bluebell who inquired yesterday after I fell back asleep. Wednesday went as well as could be expected. Girl F. is taking it pretty hard and asked me to visit with her yesterday. Boy F. seems ok but hard to tell. He has been asking "Where is Angus?" about every 10 minutes so it remains very present for him. The house is oddly weirdly quiet

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 06:47 AM (RIvkX)

130 77 years is a long time to be married to someone. If Mrs fd and I were married that long I would be 112 years old. That's probably not going to happen.
Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:47 AM (iayUP)

I'm at 40 years

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 07, 2023 06:48 AM (pVWRI)

131 "123
Roslyn Carter. Just a generally rotten, nasty First Lady.

Posted by: RickZ at July 07, 2023 06:37 AM

She was nice to me. She even gave me an autographed photograph of the two of us together.

Posted by: John Wayne Gacy at July 07, 2023 06:43 AM (enJYY)"

joe and doctor jill would do the same thing, and throw in a bag of coke. murdering children is a demonrat pastime.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying liars have been lying for decades at July 07, 2023 06:48 AM (dwh5k)

132 In touch ministries Christian devotional- freedom from fear on Paul's thorn in his flesh:

https://tinyurl.com/77jfdfc5

--

Well duh. Paul was gay and there were a bunch of h8ful transphobes back then who called him mean names because of his gay and he didn't want to be picked on because he was gay.

(I'm saying that jokingly but I'm certain that's a thing in certain circles to celebrate Gay instead of God)

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 06:48 AM (pQ2gM)

133 Hillary Clinton headlines list of speakers for NAACP National Convention in Boston

She needs to practice black voice for her upcoming tent revival.
Posted by: Mafia at July 07, 2023 06:42 AM (BRHaw)
===
And bring hot sauce in her pocketbook.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 06:49 AM (RIvkX)

134 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Not frozen.

Required several refills yesterday.

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 06:50 AM (T4tVD)

135 Ben & Jerry’s parent company has lost nearly $2 billion in market cap amid calls to boycott the Vermont-based ice cream maker over a July 4 tweet condemning the US for existing on “stolen Indigenous land.”

play stupid games...

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (BRHaw)

136 Hi, NGU. Thanks for your service. Here's a corny joke for dentists . I bet it will make you groan and you've heard it before but here goes:

What kind of award did the dentist receive?

A little plaque.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (gGKGh)

137 Lol - CNBC has a segment up "is AI coming for your job"

No, but I'm not a TV newsreader.

Posted by: t-bird at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (CaJIi)

138 Heavily overcast out thar.

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (T4tVD)

139
She ain't in no ways tarred ...

Oncexa pander

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Vote for Fen (then do it again)! at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (5pZqO)

140 It's neat how well the "AI will take lots of jobs" and "people will need to live in government-provided housing in 15 minute cities without cars" lines up, isn't it?

Sudden massive unemployment with no way to return to work will have people jumping at the chance to keep some of their stuff.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (pQ2gM)

141
Once a panderer, always a panderer ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Vote for Fen (then do it again)! at July 07, 2023 06:52 AM (5pZqO)

142 77 years married to a sanctimonious antisemitic prick like Jimmy Carter? Welcome to Hell, Ros!

Posted by: Wally at July 07, 2023 06:53 AM (TeAWb)

143 Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 06:48 AM (pQ2gM)

John Shelby Spong- among others- already posited that, because of the thorn in the flesh as well as saying compensatory things about Timothy,
Not my favorite theologian- Rev Spong.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:54 AM (gGKGh)

144 Hi, NGU. Thanks for your service. Here's a corny joke for dentists . I bet it will make you groan and you've heard it before but here goes:

What kind of award did the dentist receive?

A little plaque.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (gGKGh)

Actually never heard that one . Thanks

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 07, 2023 06:54 AM (pVWRI)

145 I am glad that nobody else here comments on people's appearances.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:55 AM (gGKGh)

146 What kind of award did the dentist receive?

A little plaque.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 06:51 AM (gGKGh)
-

It also comes with an indenture.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 07, 2023 06:56 AM (odVni)

147 Things that will never be "known:"
1. Las Vegas mass shooter
2. Dobbs decision leak
3. Cocaine baggie in WH

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 06:58 AM (RIvkX)

148 youtu.be/17lkdqoLt44

Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2023 06:58 AM (Gkog9)

149 John Shelby Spong- among others- already posited that, because of the thorn in the flesh as well as saying compensatory things about Timothy,
Not my favorite theologian- Rev Spong.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

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I was joking (and don't know enough about Paul's personal life to even begin to seriously hypothesize), but Paul being turned into a horrible monster - oh, and also gay - from years of abuse as a Roman boy and that being the thorn would be fine with me and a useful lesson. Please remove this, God, but if you don't I'll view it as the sin it is and carry on in your way.

That can't be the modern lesson of course because it doesn't sparkle enough.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 06:58 AM (pQ2gM)

150 Ok, weird family discussion we had (because we're a weird family) - The doggie DNA tests that are now being advertised will be used to see if your dog pooped in the park. Believable or not?

Posted by: Wally at July 07, 2023 06:59 AM (TeAWb)

151 I recall the only comment I have made about appearance is that Chris Christie looks greasy. Like He just licked his fingers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 07:00 AM (RIvkX)

152 G'morning, all.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:00 AM (1n+EO)

153 Eh, Fenelon, don't change.

The push/pull between you and Mannix has become an amusing thing to watch.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 07:00 AM (jwRra)

154
I remember reading back in 1985 how teachers would be replaced by computers by 2000.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33

Groomers replaced them instead.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Vote for Fen (then do it again)! at July 07, 2023 07:01 AM (5pZqO)

155 fd, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

Posted by: Ben Had at July 07, 2023 07:01 AM (3IfG8)

156 Ok, weird family discussion we had (because we're a weird family) - The doggie DNA tests that are now being advertised will be used to see if your dog pooped in the park. Believable or not?
Posted by: Wally

--

Nah, they're mostly just to fleece money from suckers.

Hey look, there's a chance your dog has Labrador retriever somewhere in its bloodline! Wow!

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:01 AM (pQ2gM)

157 Yenta-in-Chief Janet Yellen is in Beijing polishing CCP knob and enjoying the spare ribs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 07:02 AM (RIvkX)

158 Back yard is 74.7 degrees, with a 74.1 Dew Point.
98% relative humidity.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:03 AM (1n+EO)

159 You're welcome Ben Had. Glad to be of assistance.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:03 AM (iayUP)

160 Cats have spare ribs?

Posted by: Wally at July 07, 2023 07:03 AM (TeAWb)

161 Good morning. Chemo day. I am losing my oncologist so I guess today I find out who the new doc is. I'm not happy about it.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 07, 2023 07:04 AM (5iFFd)

162 143- Commendatory not compensatory. Darn autocorrect!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 07:04 AM (Wqtnu)

163 Cats have spare ribs?
Posted by: Wally at July 07, 2023 07:03 AM (TeAWb)
===
Have you met my friend JT?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 07:05 AM (RIvkX)

164
Our dog is descended from Charlemagne! The DNA test said so!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Vote for Fen (then do it again)! at July 07, 2023 07:05 AM (5pZqO)

165 Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 07, 2023 07:04 AM (5iFFd)

I am sorry. Losing your oncologist sounds hard.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 07:06 AM (Wqtnu)

166 Oh no!

I'm going to miss the June jobs report!

It will be released at 8:30 while I'm on the plane!

What will I do instead?!?

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 07:06 AM (jwRra)

167 My horse is descended from Catherine the Great

Posted by: Wally at July 07, 2023 07:06 AM (TeAWb)

168 jewells,

May you develop a good relationship with your new oncologist.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:06 AM (1n+EO)

169 Hang in there jewells, good luck with new oncologist tell zhim or zher we expect good reports!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 07:07 AM (RIvkX)

170 157 Yenta-in-Chief Janet Yellen is in Beijing polishing CCP knob and enjoying the spare ribs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 07:02 AM (RIvkX)

Try our Wuhan Bat Soup! Lucky Best evah! Oh, you got shots, right? Ha Ha. I be here all week, tip me.

Posted by: Janet Yellen's Chinese Waiter at July 07, 2023 07:07 AM (PiwSw)

171 Good luck and hopefully it's not too rough today Jewels

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2023 07:08 AM (jwRra)

172 Ha. I just had to (manually) update DirectX on a Windows PC and the launcher had an "INSTALL BING SEARCH BAR" option checked by default that wanted to sneak in a settings change without you realizing it.

Microsoft is now no better than some ad-monetized picture-resizing program written by a 12 year old.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:08 AM (pQ2gM)

173 137 Lol - CNBC has a segment up "is AI coming for your job"

No, but I'm not a TV newsreader.
Posted by: t-bird

YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TO FEAR, INCLUDING FEAR ITSELF!!!

Posted by: MSM, CALM AND MEASURED!! at July 07, 2023 07:09 AM (sAmhv)

174
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, dogs taken care of, morning prayers said, now sitting in the Command Center at Schloss Hadrian with my coffee. It's Friday, for which I've chosen not to listen to my music.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 07:10 AM (MoZTd)

175 Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 07, 2023 07:04 AM (5iFFd)

He's a nice and bright guy and I think he thought it was really some banter between us. My favorite response to "this conservative woman .,," was someone -not Joe saying/ " You do realize the "modest conservative woman" models do cheesecake pictures too. Really?!! I was astonished and astounded at such a revelation. LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 07:11 AM (Wqtnu)

176 Threads used to be slang for a pimp's outfit.

Seems about right.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 07, 2023 07:11 AM (XqIlw)

177 Metzger told the DCNF. "The social media companies can do what they want with the information. Personally, I doubt that the social media companies feel 'coerced' in these kinds of instances."
Personally, Miriam, you're a fascist.

Yes. These people run around shouting about right wing fascists, and have no idea what actual fascism is.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 07:12 AM (wsSEe)

178 It is amazing how our fascists know how repulsive fascism is, so they deflect from their fascism by calling their opposition fascists.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 07:15 AM (wsSEe)

179 Update on that fatal Newark ship fire.

Taking used cars back to Europe for further use.

Stated claim of NO E/V's or hazmat onboard.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:16 AM (1n+EO)

180 135 Ben & Jerry’s parent company has lost nearly $2 billion in market cap amid calls to boycott the Vermont-based ice cream maker over a July 4 tweet condemning the US for existing on “stolen Indigenous land.”

(In my best Seinfeld voice)

That's a shame.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 07, 2023 07:18 AM (DhOHl)

181 Went shopping at the local dairy store/ gas station and saw lots of Ben and Jerry's ice cream in the freezer. Expensive vs. store brand. The store has good dairy products of their own brand. I have never, never tasted B&J's ice cream, is it as good as its cracked up to be, or is that just a urban legend. Especially at the high price and it seems to only be sold in pint containers.

Posted by: Colin at July 07, 2023 07:19 AM (2DV6+)

182 Local news has a video of a woman dragging her maybe 10 year old daughter across the yard by her hair. Then she punches her in the face. The woman is in jail now, and her three children were taken away, but if they caught this on video, no telling what else this bitch has been doing to her kids. Just another day in the hood.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:19 AM (iayUP)

183 Even the Twitter haters say Threads is useless.

The pedophiles need a safe space to link their instagram and facebook content. Everyone who got purged by Elon? They'll be on Threads.

Posted by: t-bird at July 07, 2023 07:19 AM (CaJIi)

184 NEW: The White House is now claiming the cocaine was found "in a much more secure place ... near the Situation Room" and next to "where, for example, the vice president's vehicle is parked."

the old the black gal did it

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 07, 2023 07:20 AM (BRHaw)

185 "Taking used cars back to Europe for further use."

What? Is there no market for used cars here?

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:20 AM (iayUP)

186 Fen, yes it's devastating. You really develop a relationship with your oncologist. I feel like I'm losing my lifeline. I know that sounds over the top but until anyone has been through it you just don't know. There is one other doc over there I would like to have but I don't know if I have a say in the matter. I should.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 07, 2023 07:21 AM (5iFFd)

187 That would be great if they pin Hunter's coke on Kamala.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:21 AM (iayUP)

188
Ben & Jerry’s parent company has lost nearly $2 billion in market cap amid calls to boycott the Vermont-based ice cream maker over a July 4 tweet condemning the US for existing on “stolen Indigenous land.”

Sure, let's start by giving NYC back. Everyone now living there can be exiled and the Indigenous can return to recreate the idyllic, bucolic land that existed before.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 07:22 AM (MoZTd)

189
Taking used cars back to Europe for further use.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:16 AM

West Africa
Grimaldi Deep Sea said the fire broke out on the ship's 10th deck as its 28 crew members and local stevedores were completing the loading of more than 1,200 new and used cars, vans and trucks bound for West Africa.

Looks like maybe there was some bumper car action which might have started the fire. Funny how the point was made about no EV's.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 07:22 AM (enJYY)

190 184 NEW: The White House is now claiming the cocaine was found "in a much more secure place ... near the Situation Room" and next to "where, for example, the vice president's vehicle is parked."

the old the black gal did it
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 07, 2023 07:20 AM (BRHaw)

"Beside the cocaine was a Venn Diagram with pictures of yellow school buses. The investigation to identify the culprit is ongoing."

Posted by: ABC News at July 07, 2023 07:23 AM (PiwSw)

191 In my opinion, Ben&Jerry's products are targeted toward the virtue signaling crowd, and it's price is not in alignment with it's value or taste.

I suspect it is mostly purchased by white, wine moms, often named Karen.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:23 AM (1n+EO)

192 Stated claim of NO E/V's or hazmat onboard.

---

Ha. I'd love to see any business run without hazmat, much less a ship.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:23 AM (tpEKt)

193 Jewels, you may get someone you like better. That's what happened to me when I had a bout with a problem last year.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:23 AM (iayUP)

194 There's more oil than lithium.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 07, 2023 07:23 AM (DhOHl)

195
I don't eat commie ice cream.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 07:24 AM (MoZTd)

196
I wonder how many stolen cars were onboard? Are we to believe the used car market is better in West Africa then here?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 07:24 AM (enJYY)

197 Breck Girl II

“Visiting a bookstore with banned books in Boise.”

so were you looking at an empty shelf

or was it a gated area that required a ticket (with ID proving >17 like theatres)

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 07, 2023 07:24 AM (BRHaw)

198 The Italian-flagged Grande Costa d’Avorio was carrying 1,200 new and used vehicles when a fire broke out on its 10th deck at about 10:30 p.m. EST (0330 GMT) on Wednesday, vessel operator Grimaldi Deep Sea said in a statement.

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hahahahahaha

I think I've found the answer.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:25 AM (tpEKt)

199 "You really develop a relationship with your oncologist. "

This to me is a critical step in the treatment process.

When we met my Oncologist for the first time, we left the initial meeting three hours later laughing and smiling, telling each other about our favorite Far Side cartoons.

If I were to lose access to him, I would feel lost and adrift.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:26 AM (1n+EO)

200 Maybe the coke belonged to the second gentleman. If I was married to that slag, I'd definitely be hitting the nose candy.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at July 07, 2023 07:27 AM (dr4Q1)

201
"Yes, this baby was only driven by a little old women to Mosque on Sunday."

Trader Joe's Used Cars, West Africa Division

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 07:27 AM (enJYY)

202 Wait, two firemen died?

Someone on the ship called 911 and local firemen went onboard to fight the fire? WTF?

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:27 AM (tpEKt)

203 ben&jerrys has been what they are since forever; people are just noticing?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying liars have been lying for decades at July 07, 2023 07:30 AM (dwh5k)

204 VIA, exactly. Everything in my life is so uncertain, I sure didn't need this. He had hubs and I smiling and hopeful when we left his office that day last Fall.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 07, 2023 07:30 AM (5iFFd)

205 Isn't Kammy Jamaican?
Not sayn' just sayin'.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 07:30 AM (wsSEe)

206 I did not plant the cocaine to frame Kamala so I could be made VP and then...

Posted by: Hillary at July 07, 2023 07:31 AM (SYTee)

207 prayers for your complete recovery continue unabated, jewells!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying liars have been lying for decades at July 07, 2023 07:31 AM (dwh5k)

208 "Yes, this baby was only driven by a little old women to Mosque on Sunday."

Trader Joe's Used Cars, West Africa Division

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There are articles out as we speak about "where will your used cars go when you switch to the EVs that you're going to absolutely love"

"As the West surges toward electric cars, here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers go "

https://tinyurl.com/2emvtv8b

"unwanted"

Spoilers: It's all a scam and those cars are going to be driven for another fifty+ years.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:32 AM (tpEKt)

209 prayers for your complete recovery continue unabated, jewells!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying liars have been lying for decades

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at July 07, 2023 07:32 AM (T4tVD)

210
Wait, two firemen died?

Yes, fighting a fire on the 10th story of a ship. It doesn't say just how many stories total, just that the fire spread to the 11th and 12th.

I imagine, to keep the ship from tipping over, you'd load from the bottom and work your way up. Ships are kinda like Guam.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 07:32 AM (enJYY)

211
Isn't Kammy Jamaican?
Not sayn' just sayin'.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 07:30 AM (wsSEe)

Her ancestors were slave owners.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 07:33 AM (MoZTd)

212 Yes, this baby was only driven by a little old women to Mosque on Sunday."

Trader Joe's Used Cars, West Africa Division
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I'm gonna call BS on this one...Since when do women drive under strict sharia law?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (YIVH2)

213 Wait, two firemen died?

Yes, fighting a fire on the 10th story of a ship. It doesn't say just how many stories total, just that the fire spread to the 11th and 12th.

I imagine, to keep the ship from tipping over, you'd load from the bottom and work your way up. Ships are kinda like Guam.

Posted by: Divide by Zero

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Boy, good thing those employees weren't underway. Imagine how long it would take firemen to respond.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (tpEKt)

214 "here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers go "

Gas guzzlers. That get 35 mpg.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (iayUP)

215 Yes, this baby was only driven by a little old women to Mosque on Sunday."

Trader Joe's Used Cars, West Africa Division
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I'm gonna call BS on this one...Since when do women drive under strict sharia law?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (YIVH2)
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And why would she be going to Mosque on Sunday?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (YIVH2)

216 Present

Posted by: DB - spanning the globe at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (geLO8)

217
"unwanted"

EV For Clunkers. Yeah, let's wipe out the used car market. Again. There's no concept so stupid that the Federales won't try it at least twice.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (MoZTd)

218 yes, sorry to hear about the oncologist switch. Prayers continue for your healing!

Posted by: Iris at July 07, 2023 07:35 AM (n3DL0)

219 Thanks everyone for letting me spout off. I need to get ready to go. Have a great day!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 07, 2023 07:35 AM (5iFFd)

220 I'm not selling any of my vehicles. They will pry my internal combustion engine from my cold oil-stained hands.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:36 AM (iayUP)

221 "here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers go "

Gas guzzlers. That get 35 mpg.

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Gas guzzlers that get 35mpg and are the culmination of 30+ years of government requirements to reach perfection. Gone. Poof. The pinnacle of modern achievement, and then like they never existed, and with no in-between stage of hybrids. Just an outright ban.

https://tinyurl.com/y5awpa62

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:36 AM (tpEKt)

222 Ben and Jerry's has always been openly leftist. Except for that 5 minutes they signed the billion dollar sale to Unilever.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 07:36 AM (wsSEe)

223 On the other hand, my local Food Lion staff tell me that Bluebell brand Ice Cream is the only company that actually has their own trucks arrive at the store, and the vendor fills the ice cream case themselves with their delicious Bluebell brand ice cream.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:37 AM (1n+EO)

224 "There's no concept so stupid that the Federales won't try it at least twice.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 07, 2023 07:34 AM (MoZTd) "

and then it's officially part of the agency's mission statement, and fully funded under every subsequent continuing resolution.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying liars have been lying for decades at July 07, 2023 07:37 AM (dwh5k)

225 jewells...prayers sent.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:37 AM (1n+EO)

226 Ben and Jerry's has always been openly leftist. Except for that 5 minutes they signed the billion dollar sale to Unilever.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 07:36 AM (wsSEe)
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That's still Leftism in action, as Leftists are notoriously greedy bastards.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 07:37 AM (YIVH2)

227 I'm not selling any of my vehicles. They will pry my internal combustion engine from my cold oil-stained hands.

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You don't have to. You can keep it as long as you want, same as my old Charger.

Now if you'll excuse me I need to go buy some leaded gasoline.

Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 07, 2023 07:37 AM (tpEKt)

228 My MIL's Buick is one of those "Only on Sunday" cars. It's a 2008 and has about 30K on it. It probably didn't get 500 miles last year.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:38 AM (iayUP)

229
Internal combustion powered vehicles don't give off CO2 in West Africa according to a letter signed by 51 scientists. To believe anything to the contrary has the earmarks of Russian disinformation.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 07, 2023 07:38 AM (enJYY)

230 To understand Ben&Jerry's, one need only look at the names of their various flavors being offered.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:38 AM (1n+EO)

231 My MIL's Buick is one of those "Only on Sunday" cars. It's a 2008 and has about 30K on it. It probably didn't get 500 miles last year.

Posted by: fd

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Dibs.

No, seriously, if she ever decides to sell it I'd be interested. We've got kids that will be driving soon.

Posted by: moron robbie at July 07, 2023 07:39 AM (tpEKt)

232 Mornin' Horde and prayers up, Jewells.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2023 07:39 AM (aBJcM)

233 That's still Leftism in action, as Leftists are notoriously greedy bastards.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2023 07:37 AM (YIVH2)

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Al Gore, Jr. at July 07, 2023 07:39 AM (PiwSw)

234
JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 07, 2023 07:39 AM (BRHaw)

235 "Now if you'll excuse me I need to go buy some leaded gasoline.
Posted by: The recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine"

Wood gas. There are 80 acres of fuel behind my house. It may mean replacing the fuel injection with a carburetor, but that's fine with me.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:39 AM (iayUP)

236 NOOD MORNING REPORT

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 07, 2023 07:39 AM (t0OGg)

237 Seems odd that the VP would leave her coke stash right there in the cubby.

But I guess that's the story that the WH staff is going with.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2023 07:40 AM (1n+EO)

238 No, seriously, if she ever decides to sell it I'd be interested. We've got kids that will be driving soon.
Posted by: moron robbie
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we might have a ~2001 Chevy Malibu available soonish... lots of miles but should still have some life left

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2023 07:41 AM (aBJcM)

239 "No, seriously, if she ever decides to sell it I'd be interested. We've got kids that will be driving soon.
Posted by: moron robbie "

She wants to give it to #2 son, but he doesn't want it. I told her I would sell it and she could split the proceeds between both grandsons. I'll let you know if that ever comes about.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 07:41 AM (iayUP)

240 Total federal government operations will reduce emissions by 65% by 2030 under the plan. The government will seek to consume electricity only from carbon-free and non-polluting sources on a net annual basis by 2030 and have net-zero emissions by 2050.

I have a plan, too. Cut the federal workforce by 90%.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 07, 2023 07:43 AM (wsSEe)

241 we might have a ~2001 Chevy Malibu available soonish... lots of miles but should still have some life left

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2023 07:41 AM (aBJcM)
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She wants to give it to #2 son, but he doesn't want it. I told her I would sell it and she could split the proceeds between both grandsons. I'll let you know if that ever comes about.

Posted by: fd

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Thanks to both of you. We've got a couple of years still but with used cars getting so difficult to find I'm willing to get something and hold it.

Posted by: moron robbie at July 07, 2023 07:43 AM (tpEKt)

242 Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2023 07:00 AM (RIvkX

No; you don't. Before daily Boobettes I didn't make too many either. Boobettes need to get a tougher hide. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 07, 2023 07:46 AM (RkRie)

243 77 years is a long time to be married to someone. If Mrs fd and I were married that long I would be 112 years old. That's probably not going to happen.
Posted by: fd at July 07, 2023 06:47 AM (iayUP)

I'm at 40 years
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 07, 2023 06:48 AM (pVWRI)

51 years, this past May. Hard to believe.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 07, 2023 08:12 AM (Zvtjl)

244 Hi Pixy, I still can’t read the answer from aJuly 4, if you replied to my computer questions. It gives me an error message when I try. Thanks

Posted by: Nan in cool AZ at July 07, 2023 10:06 AM (AUuUW)

245 The San Francisco Business Times reports that the “IBM-owned open-source software giant Red Hat Inc. has canceled plans to host its annual technology summit at San Francisco’s Moscone Center in 2024 and 2025.” Instead, the conferences are moving to Denver in 2024 and Orlando in 2025.

Posted by: SMOD at July 07, 2023 12:29 PM (RHGPo)

246 244 Hi Pixy, I still can’t read the answer from aJuly 4, if you replied to my computer questions. It gives me an error message when I try. Thanks
Posted by: Nan in cool AZ at July 07, 2023 10:06 AM (AUuUW)

Pixy didn't answer your questions there; here is a readable link to the July 4 tech thread:

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=405177

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 01:38 PM (x5hic)

247 And here's a readable link to the July 5 tech thread:

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=405189

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 01:41 PM (x5hic)

248 And the July 6 tech thread:

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=405214

Posted by: m at July 07, 2023 01:43 PM (x5hic)

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