Daily Tech News 13 March 2024

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Google is giving its Gemini AI yet another lobotomy to prevent it accidentally telling the truth about the 2024 presidential election. (Reuters)
When asked about elections such as the upcoming U.S. presidential match-up between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Gemini responds with "I'm still learning how to answer this question. In the meantime, try Google Search", or "For God's sake, Joe can't make it through two lines on the teleprompter without starting a war. Maybe you should move to New Zealand."

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Speaking of AI, and all the AI developers warning us of the disasters AI is likely to cause, it seems that the likelihood of such an event could be greatly reduced if there were no AI developers.
It turns out I can pre-order the Lavie Tab - the Japanese model of the Lenovo Legion Y700, the only good small Android table currently in production, but not sold outside China - from Amazon Japan.

It costs even more than Apple's iPad Mini. It's better than the iPad Mini, yes, but that's awfully expensive for a small tablet.
Speaking of Apple, the company will permit EU users to download apps directly from the developers' websites rather than using the App Store. (9to5Mac)

The developers will have to pay Apple for this privilege, of course.

Pay a lot.
Someone retouched a photo. (The Verge)

The Verge has been foaming at the mouth about this for the past 48 hours.
Intel is heavily promoting AI PCs. What is an AI PC? Anything with the latest Intel CPUs in it. (The Register)

Last year's Intel chips? Don't count. AMD chips? Burn, heretic! Arm chips? I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite - a chip designed specifically for laptops - is three times faster than Intel's latest laptop chips on AI tasks. (WCCFTech)

No mention of how good it is for doing actual useful work, but the specs suggest this one will be miles ahead of Qualcomm's previous laptop attempts - which frankly sucked - and possibly even good.

Disclaimer: Chipi chipi chapa chapa dubi dubi daba daba mágico mi dubi dubi boom boom boom boom.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 First?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2024 04:01 AM (omVj0)

2 G'Day Pixy, no one else is around

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 04:01 AM (fwDg9)

3 Wolfus there you are, in that case G'Day to you

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 04:01 AM (fwDg9)

4 G'day all

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 13, 2024 04:02 AM (BLOW1)

5 Evening and morning, early risers and late toilers! 'Tis Wednesday, Camel Day, *not* so called because everybody is supposed to light up a certain brand of cigarette.

I've got 62 F. here (getting steadily warmer, you'll note), fairly low humidity, almost no wind. No excuse not to go work out. Whatchoo up to?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2024 04:04 AM (omVj0)

6 Howdy, Skip. Hitting the road today?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2024 04:04 AM (omVj0)

7 The two military surplus shirts I ordered from a store in New Zealand (yes, really!) finally arrived. The blue German Navy shirt is a little big on me, but I suspected that might happen. The Australian Army khaki shirt fits me well and looks sharp. The whole bundle w/ shipping was $25, so if I give the blue shirt away, I'm not out too much. Or maybe the blue can become a work shirt, or an outer layer in cooler weather.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2024 04:09 AM (omVj0)

8 This job is 20 miles, might be very close to home Friday or Monday

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 04:10 AM (fwDg9)

9 Finished watching Oppenheimer last night, and it's a fine flick. But what amazed me was the collection of actors whom I didn't recognize. Gary Oldman played Pres. Truman, for example -- unrecognizable except for that broad upper lip of his. Einstein was portrayed by an English actor who goes back to the Sixties, Tom Conti. (You might remember him as the cheap, grumbling father of Emily, the English girl Ross was going to marry, on Friends.) And Harry Groener, memorable as the Mayor of Sunnydale on Buffy, played a character called "Senator McGee" -- I'll have to watch the film again to spot him.

Oh, and Florence Pugh, who's been mentioned here on the blog? Un-sexiest creature I've ever seen, despite having several nude and topless scenes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 13, 2024 04:15 AM (omVj0)

10 I am a terrible person. I said, out loud, in Sunday School, that 9-11 would not have happened if we had enforced the immigration laws.

Posted by: Queequeg the Harpooner at March 13, 2024 04:15 AM (9X60i)

11 Disclaimer: Chipi chipi chapa chapa dubi dubi daba daba mágico mi dubi dubi boom boom boom boom.

Did you get your three wishes?

Posted by: m at March 13, 2024 04:16 AM (o3SCB)

12 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2024 04:20 AM (sAmhv)

13 As soon as Haitians find a way hete they will be by the thousands

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 04:25 AM (fwDg9)

14 Disclaimer: Chipi chipi chapa chapa dubi dubi daba daba mágico mi dubi dubi boom boom boom boom.

Or, maybe: Gliddy glub gloopy, nibby nabby noopy la, la, la, lo, lo

Posted by: m at March 13, 2024 04:27 AM (o3SCB)

15 I would point out that Monday is not a good day to go because the donut shop across the street is closed then.

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 04:34 AM (fwDg9)

16 One of the few times I've ever said to the person sitting next to me in the theater, "Yeah, that's an Oscar" was for RDJ in 'Oppenheimer'. About the only award I paid attention to this year. Though 'Godzilla Minus One' winning was a nice surprise.

Posted by: Epobirs at March 13, 2024 04:41 AM (/0z9K)

17 It's sad that it's so hard to get a decent and decently priced tablet not made by Apple. Steve Jobs pissed me off in 1987 and I've held the grudge ever since.

I've been playing a zombie apocalypse seting game called Puzzles and Survival. It's really more of a management sim than an action game, except for the places where a match three game serves as a combat metaphor. I'd like it on a larger screen than my phone but the two Android tablets I've got are much too old to handle it. I was briefly excited to find they actually had a version on the Amazon app store. I've got a 10" Kindle Fire for reading. It ran so badly I consider it fraud that they even treated it as compatible with my tablet. Maybe the current model is up to the task.

Posted by: Epobirs at March 13, 2024 04:47 AM (/0z9K)

18
Puberty blockers aka sterilization drugs will no longer be prescribed to children in Britain, due to potentially severe negative effects

A sign of sanity returning.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 13, 2024 04:52 AM (RKVpM)

19 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 13, 2024 04:54 AM (ju2Fy)

20 hiya

Posted by: JT at March 13, 2024 04:55 AM (T4tVD)

21 The doctored photo of Middleton - and subsequent kill notices - is a misfire of historic proportions. The scandal could be seen as a sign of the royal family's weakening grip on public perception. But it's perhaps better understood as a reflection of our current epistemological hell.

Well, ok then. Glad we got that sorted out.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 13, 2024 05:03 AM (ju2Fy)

22 Supposed to have a few Spring like days to end this week then back to cooler weather

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 05:05 AM (fwDg9)

23 That Kate photo flub is going to be fodder for the opposition during the next royal family election.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at March 13, 2024 05:09 AM (R8uWY)

24
Goggle can rebrand Its village idiot, Hegemini, as Lobo To Me.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 13, 2024 05:10 AM (xG4kz)

25 At least it's Hump day
Forward Dog 9 hitting the road
See you from there

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 05:13 AM (fwDg9)

26
Cheese was traditionally made using just four ingredients: milk, salt, starter culture and animal rennet.

But now there are four types of rennet used in the cheese-making industry: animal rennet, vegetable rennet, microbial rennet and a genetically modified version called FPC (fermentation-produced chymosin), which is made by Pfizer.

Better living through chemistry.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 13, 2024 05:14 AM (RKVpM)

27 G'morning, all.

Pulled out all the old mulch from the front flower beds.

And refilled them with 16 bags of new black mulch.

So basically the front beds are ready for spring, which has already sprung.

Getting close to pressure washing time for the driveway, sidewalks and porches, but the tree jizz is still floating down heavy.That will probably keep up for another two weeks or so.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 05:14 AM (a1415)

28 Have a good one and stay safe Skip !

Posted by: JT at March 13, 2024 05:16 AM (T4tVD)

29 So reading the transcript of the Biden interview, that led to Robert Hurd saying in his official report that the President babbles, and can't remember shit...

About the only thing lacking was mention of an incontinence issue, or Biden sitting in the corner talking to an invisible rabbit.

Other than that....he's fine.
Fit as a fiddle.
Beautiful plumage
His brain just pines for the fjords.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 05:19 AM (a1415)

30 24 Goggle can rebrand Its village idiot, Hegemini, as Lobo To Me.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 13, 2024 05:10 AM (xG4kz)

"Hegemini" is such a great pun. It's how I read "Gemini" every time, now, since I first saw it here.

Posted by: m at March 13, 2024 05:24 AM (o3SCB)

31 yo wut sup

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 05:33 AM (ENQN6)

32 Good morning one and all. Bribe'em has always been an asshole threatening Israel. Fun read how Begin handed the joke his ass over Bribe'em once again threatening to cut off military aid.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2024 05:36 AM (QObC1)

33 G'morning, Ben Had.

When it comes to international policy...

Biden really should stick to riding his tricycle in the driveway. wearing his helmet.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 05:38 AM (a1415)

34 Other than that....he's fine.
Fit as a fiddle.
Beautiful plumage
His brain just pines for the fjords.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

HA!!

Posted by: Bruce at March 13, 2024 05:41 AM (vd8XM)

35 Hahahaha, RFK.Jr is throwing out Jesse Ventura as a possible VP pick. Radio guys are having a ball with the possibility of Ventura in the VP debates especially against Kumala.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2024 05:42 AM (QObC1)

36 How's everything in Bruceworld? Haven't seen you much lately, I don't think.

Posted by: m at March 13, 2024 05:43 AM (o3SCB)

37 Morning, Ben Had. What happened to your truck? Read you had some damage to your hood.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 13, 2024 05:44 AM (ju2Fy)

38 VIA, spring is definitely here. I have to get busy killing off scrub trees.

I wish I could plant flowers again but I hate them being grasshopper fodder.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2024 05:45 AM (QObC1)

39 "Hahahaha, RFK.Jr is throwing out Jesse Ventura as a possible VP pick. "

Aaron Rodgers, too.

https://tinyurl.com/ym89uc2v

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 05:45 AM (a1415)

40 17: It's really more of a management sim than an action game, except for the places where a match three game serves as a combat metaphor.

Sounds similar to the old Space Empire strategy games. Basically, it was 'Spreadsheets...in...SPAAAAACE!!!!! Turn-base strategy game that was ok. Can get lost in the details at times, but it was ok. I liked it.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2024 05:46 AM (sAmhv)

41 olddog, hood latch failure driving down the road sent the hood into the windshield and took it out. Fortunately I was only a mile from home and no one else was on the road.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 13, 2024 05:48 AM (QObC1)

42 "hood latch failure driving down the road sent the hood into the windshield and took it out. "

Glad you're safe.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 05:50 AM (a1415)

43
Furthermore, the communication cautioned that the arrival of a single migrant vessel could exceed the operational capacity of the agency in the region.

Haitian boat people are coming.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 13, 2024 05:52 AM (RKVpM)

44 Ben one of your cat lives may have been spent

Posted by: Skip at March 13, 2024 05:52 AM (w81WI)

45 @ChrisMurphyCT
·
Follow
A new study showing that 4 out of 5 Democratic candidates don't talk about billionaire and corporate power.

Democrats cannot win if we just talk about programs.

We need to tell a story - about how the concentration and wealth & power is ruining America.

A little Class War if you can keep it.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 05:53 AM (ENQN6)

46 Sorry to hear that, Ben Had. Glad you're ok though.

Not grasshopper problems but no planting impatiens here as it and the hostas are deer fodder.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 13, 2024 05:53 AM (ju2Fy)

47 How's everything in Bruceworld? Haven't seen you much lately, I don't think.
Posted by: m

Morning m!
Morning all!!

Things are going. We are in the mix of moving. We close next week on the new house. We have a cash buyer in the works for this house and will close early April.

With packing and inspections and showings and worrying I've been sleeping for schucks and when I wake up it's usually later. After only 4 hours of sleep.

Posted by: Bruce at March 13, 2024 05:53 AM (vd8XM)

48 29:Biden sitting in the corner talking to an invisible rabbit.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

An opportunity was missed when that picture of a dazed and confused Biden standing in front of a giant rabbit at the White House a few Easters ago. Should have added this song to it.

https://youtu.be/pnJM_jC7j_4?si=SvYWVvJhkAxcqjF6

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2024 05:54 AM (sAmhv)

49 Wow, LOTS going on in Bruceworld. Hang in there, Bruce.

Posted by: m at March 13, 2024 05:54 AM (o3SCB)

50 39 "Hahahaha, RFK.Jr is throwing out Jesse Ventura as a possible VP pick. "

Aaron Rodgers, too.

https://tinyurl.com/ym89uc2v
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Would zombie Lyndon LaRouche be willing to take the VP slot?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2024 05:56 AM (sAmhv)

51 Wow, LOTS going on in Bruceworld. Hang in there, Bruce.
Posted by: m

I will. The hardest part is keeping my wife, whose big idea this was in the first place, off the ledge.

"It'll be fun, she said. I'll do all the work, she said."

Posted by: Bruce at March 13, 2024 05:57 AM (vd8XM)

52 "and the hostas are deer fodder."

We used to have hostess along the fence in our back yard in B'More.

The cats loved to hide under the leaves, and try to get birds, usually without success.

The downside was watching the mosquitos rise up from under the costa beds at dusk.

had to keep them well sprayed to keep the numbers down.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 05:59 AM (a1415)

53 45:We need to tell a story - about how the concentration and wealth & power is ruining America.

That would devolve into a Democrat Party circular firing squad.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2024 05:59 AM (sAmhv)

54 My time at Billy's on the north shore is done. I am especially pleased as the Bayville bridge is closed for whatever. An 80 minute commute is now 20 minutes to Long Beach Island.

Posted by: Jamaica at March 13, 2024 06:00 AM (IG7T0)

55 Things are going. We are in the mix of moving. We close next week on the new house. We have a cash buyer in the works for this house and will close early April.

With packing and inspections and showings and worrying I've been sleeping for schucks and when I wake up it's usually later. After only 4 hours of sleep.

Posted by: Bruce at March 13, 2024 05:53 AM (vd8XM)

You and Skip should have a contest to see who can sleep the least !

Posted by: JT at March 13, 2024 06:01 AM (T4tVD)

56 Narcan, in a vending macjine...

What could possibly go wrong?

https://tinyurl.com/m99kwj83

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:02 AM (a1415)

57 Autocucumber really doesn't like the word 'Hosta', do it?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:03 AM (a1415)

58 Good morning morons

Local TV news reports a homeowner was shot at over 3 dozen times when he interrupted thieves trying to steal his car from his driveway in San Lorenzo Monday night.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:04 AM (RIvkX)

59 You and Skip should have a contest to see who can sleep the least !
Posted by: JT

HA! After a month of this, I'll let Skip have the title and belt.

It's in a box somewhere around here.

Posted by: Bruce at March 13, 2024 06:07 AM (vd8XM)

60 59 You and Skip should have a contest to see who can sleep the least !
Posted by: JT

HA! After a month of this, I'll let Skip have the title and belt.

It's in a box somewhere around here.
Posted by: Bruce at March 13, 2024 06:07 AM (vd8XM)

hahahahahaha surprise ending, there

Posted by: m at March 13, 2024 06:07 AM (o3SCB)

61 Best of luck with alla dat, Bruce !

Posted by: JT at March 13, 2024 06:11 AM (T4tVD)

62 Local TV news says SFPD is re-opening a prior case from July 2023 where a black defendant (they never said black but I'm not a fool and we all know you are lying by omission you creeps) pushed an elderly Asian woman to the ground who later died. It had been ruled an "accident" mm-hmm.

Now that she murdered a second Asian lady, they are wondering if hey, maybe that first death akshully wasn't an accident after all??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

63 Best of luck with alla dat, Bruce !
Posted by: JT

Thank you.

Posted by: Bruce at March 13, 2024 06:13 AM (vd8XM)

64 Get back to work!
-Mrs. Bruce wondering why he is texting instead of packing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:18 AM (RIvkX)

65 0.4% per month is 4.8% almost 5% inflation.

It is not 3%.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 06:19 AM (ENQN6)

66 58 Good morning morons

Local TV news reports a homeowner was shot at over 3 dozen times when he interrupted thieves trying to steal his car from his driveway in San Lorenzo Monday night.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:04 AM (RIvkX)

no one needs a 36 round clip

Posted by: Pithy (D) Commenter at March 13, 2024 06:20 AM (ENQN6)

67 "0.4% per month is 4.8% almost 5% inflation.

It is not 3%."

I was told there would be no math...

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:22 AM (a1415)

68 Narcan, in a vending macjine...

What could possibly go wrong?

https://tinyurl.com/m99kwj83
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

--

You can't buy cold medicine, but this prescription medication is handed out for free.

Also I'm betting one or two people take every single one.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - If this is how Georgia hires attorneys, imagine how they manage elections at March 13, 2024 06:22 AM (6TLQp)

69 Would zombie Lyndon LaRouche be willing to take the VP slot?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2024 05:56 AM (sAmhv)

I'm available.

Posted by: Zombie Pat Paulsen at March 13, 2024 06:26 AM (PiwSw)

70 Narcan is being advertised all over San Francisco. Pick some up in case someone you love OD's.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:27 AM (RIvkX)

71 Hit post before I remembered something:

A local sheriff was discussing how the absolute most desirable and sought for high is the dose that nearly kills you. Narcan is becoming part of the getting high process, not a way to help. I absolutely believe China is at war with us to dose things with higher levels of fentanyl in order to kill kids, but I also believe that our dumb "give everyone narcan" approach has led to a demand for increased potency in drugs.

Search for lazarus parties if you're unfamiliar.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - If this is how Georgia hires attorneys, imagine how they manage elections at March 13, 2024 06:27 AM (6TLQp)

72 Good morning early risers!

Posted by: Rosasharn at March 13, 2024 06:27 AM (PzBTm)

73 of sox

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 06:28 AM (ENQN6)

74 45 @ChrisMurphyCT
·
Follow
A new study showing that 4 out of 5 Democratic candidates don't talk about billionaire and corporate power.

Democrats cannot win if we just talk about programs.

We need to tell a story - about how the concentration and wealth & power is ruining America.
-----
A little Class War if you can keep it.
Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 05:53 AM (ENQN6)

Chris Murphy doesn't realize that the whole Dem strategy is consolidating wealth and power so they can ruin America. Talk of "programs" is how they keep the hoi polloi from catching on to the scheme.

Posted by: Emmie at March 13, 2024 06:28 AM (Sf2cq)

75 {{{Rosasharn}}}

I think of you twirling, but now with an energetic puppy partner.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:29 AM (u82oZ)

76 Good morning, NaCly! Hope you have a lovely day!

Posted by: Emmie at March 13, 2024 06:30 AM (Sf2cq)

77 {{{Emmie}}}

The good news is they are guaranteed to fail in their plan. The unknown is in the collateral damage report.

But being out of explicitly Leftist states is a good start on damage avoidance.

I am going to press for policymakers to plan for bing lifeboats, in the event of shenanigans.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:31 AM (u82oZ)

78 Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:33 AM (a1415)

79 Looks like we are entering the sixth day of UPS not being able to locate our lost tax documents.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:34 AM (a1415)

80 They overwhelmingly reject the idea that we should implant, after we’ve destroyed Hamas in Gaza, the PA that still inculcates its children towards terrorism and the annihilation of Israel. They want a future of peace, a future of security that is purchased by a resounding victory.

And as I say, the possibilities for this victory, the possibilities that are opened up are immense but they require that one word: victory. And I will repeat it again, victory, victory, victory. No substitute for that and we will achieve it together.
-Bibi
===

They have Churchill.
We've got Mr. Magoo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:35 AM (RIvkX)

81 Emmie,

Still basking in the visit with NotSoThoreau and Jake the wonder dog.

My wife and I met her in Abilene, and we went through the revamped Eisenhower Museum. My wife in particular liked the emphasis on how his wife and he were partners, and the exhibits that focused on her.

A cool museum, with the original Order of Victory still on display.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

82 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:37 AM (u82oZ)

83 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:37 AM (u82oZ)

84 {{{Ben Had}}}

🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

So sorry to hear about your diesel truck mishap. Having a hood break a windshield sounds like a close call. There are easier ways to meet cute doctors with tight ends.

Pray that you are OK, and your truck can be fixed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:39 AM (u82oZ)

85 The typical American household must spend an additional $11,434 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021, right before inflation soared to 40-year highs, according to a recent analysis of government data.

ho lee shit

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 06:41 AM (ENQN6)

86 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Will the IRS accept it's the fault of the UPS?

I'll bet they already have the data you need.

Good luck!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

87 81 Emmie,

Still basking in the visit with NotSoThoreau and Jake the wonder dog.

My wife and I met her in Abilene, and we went through the revamped Eisenhower Museum. My wife in particular liked the emphasis on how his wife and he were partners, and the exhibits that focused on her.

A cool museum, with the original Order of Victory still on display.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

LBJ has a neat Lady Bird exhibit.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 06:42 AM (ENQN6)

88 They overwhelmingly reject the idea that we should implant

SF, who are they and what's meant by implant? I can assume, but...

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 13, 2024 06:44 AM (ju2Fy)

89 rhennigantx

My quality of life is slipping.

But the good news is I can spend all of spring break without a hotel room near a beach, no crazy bar bills, avoiding deranged temporary romantic partners, and without a trip to the clinic afterwards.

So I gots that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:44 AM (u82oZ)

90 “The Republican Voters Against Trump campaign will target moderate Republican and Republican-leaning voters in key swing states with video testimonials of people sharing in their own words what caused them to break with Trump,” the Republican Accountability PAC said in a March 12 press release.

“Traditional Republican voters who have long supported the party but have concerns about Donald Trump proved decisive in the 2020 election.

This is like pigs promoting ham as best breakfast meat.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 06:47 AM (ENQN6)

91 "Will the IRS accept it's the fault of the UPS? "

Tax advisors already did the e-file without the authorization forms nor the payment by check which was included in the lost UPS shipment.

MiL ran another check up to them, as she and they are both in the greater B'More area.

And the new auth forms have been taken care of already.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:48 AM (a1415)

92 The Eisenhower Museum had his Farewell Address to the American People written on a wall.

I would place it up there with Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address. It is a very profound distillation of lessons learned and keen insights.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:48 AM (u82oZ)

93 Bibi refers to "they" meaning the Israeli public.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:49 AM (RIvkX)

94 89 rhennigantx

My quality of life is slipping.

But the good news is I can spend all of spring break without a hotel room near a beach, no crazy bar bills, avoiding deranged temporary romantic partners, and without a trip to the clinic afterwards.

So I gots that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:44 AM (u82oZ)

Remember when Teddy used to take Spring Break off from congress?

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 06:49 AM (ENQN6)

95 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Good.

Don't want any of those new IRS agents to be inconvenienced.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:49 AM (u82oZ)

96 VIA I got a letter yesterday that my CPAP had been hacked, and my name and model number have been compromised.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 06:50 AM (RIvkX)

97 Remember when Teddy used to take Spring Break off from congress?
Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 06:49 AM (ENQN6)

Those "waitress sandwiches" aren't going to make themselves...

Posted by: Chris Dodd at March 13, 2024 06:50 AM (PiwSw)

98 rhennigantx

He should have driven a Volkswagen. And stayed away from young, female, election staff.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:50 AM (u82oZ)

99 Now on the plus side, mayor Brandon Scott of B'More is facing primary opponents in this years mayoral election.

The boy Mayor has suddenly decided that the city needs to begin enforcing traffic laws, as the number of red light runners causing fatal accidents in the city may put his re-election in jeopardy.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:52 AM (a1415)

100 Village Idiot's Apprentice

I passed on your good wishes to NotSoThoreau.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

101 " VIA I got a letter yesterday that my CPAP had been hacked, and my name and model number have been compromised."

Is this another risk of the internet-of-things?

I have heard of women's vibrators being hacked recently as well.

What a strange world we live in.

But at least nobody is having their cars hacked....right?

Right?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:54 AM (a1415)

102 Salty

Thank you.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:54 AM (a1415)

103 90 “The Republican Voters Against Trump campaign will target moderate Republican and Republican-leaning voters in key swing states with video testimonials of people sharing in their own words what caused them to break with Trump,” the Republican Accountability PAC said in a March 12 press release.

“Traditional Republican voters who have long supported the party but have concerns about Donald Trump proved decisive in the 2020 election.

This is like pigs promoting ham as best breakfast meat.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Not one of them ask, Why? Why did Trump draw the voters he did. Why does he still have a chance to win the election with all the insane turmoil around him. Unless they did ask why, didn't like the answer and created a reality where they are right. Probably the second part.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 13, 2024 06:54 AM (sAmhv)

104 I'm spending my Wednesday in Spring Break at an early dentist appointment. Yeah me.

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

May you and yours glide through life on a wave of harmony and serenity.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 13, 2024 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

105 Good morning! A very pleasant morning here in Cowtown.

I have heard of women's vibrators being hacked recently as well.

Seriously.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 13, 2024 06:57 AM (DIB8X)

106 I'm so old that I don't know a single one of these bands.

https://tinyurl.com/y7c6muk8

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:58 AM (a1415)

107 Whenever I see "AI" it always reminds me of "NFT" or "Cryptocurrency."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 13, 2024 06:58 AM (BxvY+)

108 Be safe, Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:58 AM (a1415)

109 Someone retouched a photo. (The Verge)'

As someone who gets almost all of their mainstream news from the covers of grocery store checkout-rack tabloid magazines, I am shocked and appalled.

Posted by: LenNeal, Supermarket Clerk at March 13, 2024 06:58 AM (43xH1)

110 "Seriously."

yes, seriously.

https://tinyurl.com/59u7ur96

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:59 AM (a1415)

111 "Someone retouched a photo. (The Verge)' "

it's not Bat-Boy, right?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 07:00 AM (a1415)

112 Girl F. has been sending awesome photos of Singapore from her honeymoon.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 13, 2024 07:02 AM (RIvkX)

113 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 06:59 AM (a1415)

That's a pretty sophisticated battery operated boyfriend. The trials for the beta model done before deployment must have been rigorous.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 13, 2024 07:03 AM (DIB8X)

114 This morning downloaded a Sci-Fi book by Oles Berdnyk, because a while back I watched the Soviet 1963 movie, 'A Dream Come True', which is actually pretty good, I think. Special effects footage was purchased and used in Corman's 'Queen Of Blood'.
From a reference in the book I looked up the term 'molfar' which is a kind of Ukraine-region shaman-type figure, one of those Pagan things that never goes away. That pulled up the website for the Ukrainian OSINT outfit:

https://molfar.com/en

Check out the 'Enemies of Ukraine' link! Wowser; names, addresses, phone numbers, it's essentially an open-contract hit list right there on Tha Interwebz for anyone so inclined.

Posted by: LenNeal, Supermarket Clerk at March 13, 2024 07:04 AM (43xH1)

115 "The trials for the beta model done before deployment must have been rigorous."

I'm guessing there was some pretty stiff competition.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 07:04 AM (a1415)

116 it's not Bat-Boy, right?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice'

I doubt I'm the only one to miss Weekly World News. That rag was awesome.

Posted by: LenNeal, Supermarket Clerk at March 13, 2024 07:05 AM (43xH1)

117

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 13, 2024 07:05 AM (X4yCj)

118 "I'm guessing there was some pretty stiff competition.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice "

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

Posted by: John F'n Kerry at March 13, 2024 07:08 AM (vFG9F)

119 @103

>>Not one of them ask, Why? Why did Trump draw the voters he did. Why does he still have a chance to win the election with all the insane turmoil around him. Unless they did ask why, didn't like the answer and created a reality where they are right. Probably the second part.

The Donks have control of enough voting apparatuses in enough locales to "fortify" the election, it's going to take Trump getting somewhere in the vicinity of 85M votes to win.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 13, 2024 07:09 AM (XV/Pl)

120 First it's battery operated boyfriends, then home thermostats, and now cars....

https://tinyurl.com/268xpyc5

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 13, 2024 07:10 AM (DIB8X)

121
VIA, I got a letter yesterday that my CPAP had been hacked, and my name and model number have been compromised.

Someone is about to disappear in a blizzard of fraudulent warranty claims' court actions.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 13, 2024 07:10 AM (xG4kz)

122 "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

I like hard.

Posted by: Kamala at March 13, 2024 07:11 AM (a1415)

123 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 13, 2024 07:12 AM (WXNFJ)

124 mornin yall. I didn't even bother to vote in the primary yesterday, but in this county the winner was Donald Trump with 2813 votes. The next challenger, Nikki Haley, scored a total of 135 votes.

Posted by: fd at March 13, 2024 07:13 AM (vFG9F)

125 What kind of a brain dead idiot would axe Gemini anything?

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 13, 2024 07:13 AM (/SHEi)

126 "First it's battery operated boyfriends, then home thermostats, and now cars.... "

Yup.

I do not want a 'connected' car.

Nor an insurance dongle to plug into my OBD-2 port.

Posted by: Kamala at March 13, 2024 07:13 AM (a1415)

127 VIA, I got a letter yesterday that my CPAP had been hacked, and my name and model number have been compromised.

Breathe easy, I've got it handled.
-- Bob at NSA

Posted by: Tonypete at March 13, 2024 07:13 AM (WXNFJ)

128 Be off me, you stupid sock

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 07:14 AM (a1415)

129 Yup.

I do not want a 'connected' car.

Nor an insurance dongle to plug into my OBD-2 port.
Posted by: ~~Kamala~~ VIA

Or wall ovens. It's getting hard to buy one without Wifi connectivity. You know, I'll check if my meal is done the old fashion way - BY LOOKING IN THE FOOKING OVEN!!!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 13, 2024 07:16 AM (WXNFJ)

130 Morning peeps

At least I think it's morning.... still pretty dark out there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 13, 2024 07:16 AM (Q4IgG)

131
I doubt I'm the only one to miss Weekly World News. That rag was awesome.
Posted by: LenNeal, Supermarket Clerk

We all knew that those Windsor "royals" poseurs could not withstand the scrutiny the Bat Boy endured for all those years -- and he kept on truckin'!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 13, 2024 07:18 AM (xG4kz)

132 "Or wall ovens. It's getting hard to buy one without Wifi connectivity. "

it's to the point that even my pellet smoker has connectivity, and an app.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 13, 2024 07:18 AM (a1415)

133 https://tinyurl.com/ym89uc2v
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Was Professor Irwin Corey not available? What about the Aliens guy with the high hair?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 13, 2024 07:19 AM (s+cGt)

134 The list of candidates from the local news rag was:

Former President Donald Trump
Nikki Haley
David Stuckenberg
Tim Scott
Vivek Ramaswamy
Perry Johnson
Asa Hutchinson
Nikki Haley
Ron DeSantis

The paper is garbage. I think the editors are homeless people they retrieve from under the bridge. For some of the reporters it would be a challenge to spell AI.

Posted by: fd at March 13, 2024 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

135 We should all be proud that a Trillion dollars of propaganda didn't convince us of anything.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 13, 2024 07:21 AM (s+cGt)

136
JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 13, 2024 07:21 AM (ENQN6)

137 My Microsoft search engine sends me pictures and links articles such as "What to do if you're married to a narcissist" (I'm not) or "What does it mean to be a fraysexiual"? ( I don't know what that is nor do I want to know) so I just have to remember to automatically go to Chrone which gives me no links.. The links must either to either do with what you type or the content here. Surprisingly, I have not gotten articles on " Which actresses have the best boobs"? yet 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 13, 2024 07:23 AM (etCzf)

138 Pixy, do you have any suggestions on a decent gaming laptop?

Posted by: Doctor What at March 13, 2024 08:58 AM (Y9fsl)

139 When they show up at immigration processing with ketchup, should we worry?

Posted by: Autumn at March 13, 2024 09:45 AM (RnoAn)

140 The blow back of faux pres FJB is gonna be awesome after the election.

Posted by: Ray Mota at March 13, 2024 11:02 AM (sw3xv)

141 Prediction: it's gonna be as epic as the Star Wars destruction of the "Death Star" when the "Cupertino Mothership" is cratered. I want to sell tickets and merch at the world ending event. Anybody else in? Or are you too busy mining imaginary bitcoins, or what . . .?

Posted by: Ray Mota at March 13, 2024 11:06 AM (sw3xv)

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