Daily Tech News 7 May 2024

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Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption. (The Verge)

By which The Verge means Republicans are objecting to laws and regulations designed to make internal combustion vehicles more expensive and less efficient.

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After years of delays and $1 billion in cost overruns, the Boeing Starliner launch was scrubbed. (Tech Crunch)

They'll try again.
Shell's flagship carbon capture project sold $200 million worth of emission credits backed by absolutely nothing. (Greenpeace)

Congratulations, Greenpeace. You've been working towards this miserable failure for a long time.
A new attack renders largely useless VPNs even more useless than normal, if you are connected to a hostile network. (Ars Technica)

It subverts the VPN routing table to just run traffic directly over the network instead.

This applies to general anonymising VPNs that cover the entire internet. It doesn't affect corporate VPNs, and if you're running HTTPS or SSH over the VPN you're safe anyway.

Also, it doesn't work against Linux or Android devices, not because they are inherently more secure, but because they don't properly follow the network standard that is being abused by the attack.
The Ryxen 7 5700X3D is pretty good. (Tom's Hardware)

It's not the fastest CPU in the world, but it runs well and won't burn a hole in your desk or your wallet.
So... I need another Windows license.

One of the systems I just set up I already partly set up two years ago, but then I forgot the password I put on it.

I tried to reinstall Windows, but the regular installer couldn't find the SSD.

So I created a recovery disk off an identical machine and used that to install it, which went fine, except that this ended up with this machine stealing the license key of the other one.

Since I didn't sign in to my Microsoft account before this happened, I can't recover the key either.

I have three Windows 11 Pro OEM licenses, except that you don't get the key anymore so I have no way to use them.

Random Vtuber Music Video of the Day

Not Hololive today, but indie vtuber Midas, with Touch Tone Telephone.

Disclaimer: Cause I'm the right one, on my VOLTE telephone.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:24 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 04:26 AM (o3SCB)

2 Morning again, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 04:28 AM (ju2Fy)

3 Nooded.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 04:29 AM (ju2Fy)

4 >>>indie vtuber Midas, with Touch Tone Telephone

Welp.

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 04:32 AM (o3SCB)

5 hiya

Posted by: JT at May 07, 2024 04:32 AM (T4tVD)

6 >>>indie vtuber Midas, with Touch Tone Telephone

Creative; catchy; wild.

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 04:33 AM (o3SCB)

7 Also, it [VPN attack] doesn't work against Linux or Android devices, not because they are inherently more secure, but because they don't properly follow the network standard that is being abused by the attack.

I first got involved with computers cuz I thought they were the coolest thing on the planet but I stuck around because I thoroughly enjoy shaking my head at all the goofy crap that goes with computer technology. It's a miracle anything works.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 04:35 AM (J88gf)

8
Shell's flagship carbon capture project sold $200 million worth of emission credits backed by absolutely nothing. (Greenpeace)

I could never figure out how emission credits worked anyway.
Reminds me of purchasing indulgences.

Posted by: Bruce at May 07, 2024 04:38 AM (WOV+0)

9 This story got me choked up. A brave young man, the American flag and a little boy:

https://tinyurl.com/3b6c5kw5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 04:39 AM (zAP1H)

10 I have three Windows 11 Pro OEM licenses, except that you don't get the key anymore so I have no way to use them.

I know this drill inside and out. I learned long, long ago to write down every Windows key you come across with your machines, even the OEM ones. My Microsoft documentation is probably as thick as Donald Trump CIA dossier.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 04:40 AM (J88gf)

11 8 Shell's flagship carbon capture project sold $200 million worth of emission credits backed by absolutely nothing. (Greenpeace)

I could never figure out how emission credits worked anyway.
Reminds me of purchasing indulgences.
Posted by: Bruce at May 07, 2024 04:38 AM (WOV+0)

Being suspicious like that saved you some $$$$.

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 04:41 AM (o3SCB)

12 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2024 04:42 AM (fwDg9)

13 I could never figure out how emission credits worked anyway.
Reminds me of purchasing indulgences.
Posted by: Bruce

You just perfectly explained how emission credits work. You deserve a Nobel prize.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 04:42 AM (J88gf)

14 Yesterday had no internet on phone all day, hope it doesn't happen again today

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2024 04:43 AM (fwDg9)

15 Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption. (The Verge)

I didn't know you could adopt an EV. Do they hold adoption fairs during the summer?

Posted by: Bruce at May 07, 2024 04:44 AM (WOV+0)

16 Yesterday had no internet on phone all day, hope it doesn't happen again today
Posted by: Skip

I used a whole stink load of internet yesterday getting accounts after moving.
I probably broke it. Sorry Skip

Posted by: Bruce at May 07, 2024 04:46 AM (WOV+0)

17 This story got me choked up. A brave young man, the American flag and a little boy:

https://tinyurl.com/3b6c5kw5
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Very nice

Posted by: Bruce at May 07, 2024 04:48 AM (WOV+0)

18 Yesterday, laptop at work said I hadn't selected a network to connect to. After several attempts of signing in, deleting network adapter, and re-adding network and not connecting I gave up and went to the bar.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 04:49 AM (ju2Fy)

19 Was there a trick for removing blocking ad banners on a cell phone, because they're driving me crazy, so right now I am typing from my home computer. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 04:50 AM (XkYcA)

20 Shell's flagship carbon capture project sold $200 (CAD) million worth of emission credits backed by absolutely nothing. (Greenpeace)

Only $146 USD

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 04:51 AM (ju2Fy)

21 "Celtic Voices"- College siblings from AZ sing beautiful version of the great hymn, "How Great Thou Art":

https://tinyurl.com/ms896v3n

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 04:54 AM (XkYcA)

22 That's $146 million USD.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 04:54 AM (ju2Fy)

23 Yesterday, laptop at work said I hadn't selected a network to connect to. After several attempts of signing in, deleting network adapter, and re-adding network and not connecting I gave up and went to the bar. Posted by: olddog

I know this class of irritation well. As for how you resolved the matter, I would like to note that alcohol technically is a solution.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 04:55 AM (J88gf)

24 A video of a F3 tornado destroying a warehouse in Waverly NE on March 26. Yikes!

https://tinyurl.com/47x29du8

Posted by: Bruce at May 07, 2024 04:56 AM (WOV+0)

25 Fen, that last link goes to rendition of "Because He Lives" by Celtic Worship instead of "How Great Thou Art."

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:00 AM (ju2Fy)

26 "Father knows best." A man from TX reflects on a passage from the Book of Lamentations:

https://tinyurl.com/4wytwxp2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 05:01 AM (XkYcA)

27 "Trump disparages Jon Tester’s weight during fundraiser, saying he ‘looks pregnant’
He also said he may campaign against the Montana Democrat, who is up for reelection."

That is the headline. The rest of the story is just a free campaign ad for Tester from politico. Because... dems would NEVER stoop to disparaging Trump's weight.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 07, 2024 05:02 AM (P9xGM)

28 Found the link for "How Great Thou Art", Fen.

https://www.faithpot.com/how-great-thou-art-life-in-3d/

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:02 AM (ju2Fy)

29 20 Shell's flagship carbon capture project sold $200 (CAD) million worth of emission credits backed by absolutely nothing. (Greenpeace)

Only $146 USD
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 04:51 AM (ju2Fy)

22 That's $146 million USD.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 04:54 AM (ju2Fy)

I liked it the first way! I laughed.

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 05:12 AM (o3SCB)

30 Fashion "highlights" from the Met Gala. Link goes to Twitchy.

https://is.gd/RSl9bW

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:14 AM (ju2Fy)

31 news on the "ceasefire" "agreement"

Israel War Room
@IsraelWarRoom
11h
#BREAKING: Hamas’s bogus ceasefire “agreement” unilaterally changed terms from 33 live hostages to 33 hostages, dead or alive

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 05:14 AM (o3SCB)

32 I liked it the first way! I laughed.
Posted by: m
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Heh, me too when I read what I posted.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:15 AM (ju2Fy)

33
Last year I noticed a near daily advertisement on YouTube for a carbon capture facility. Two minutes of research only to discover there was no such facility. But they had plenty of money to spend on ads espousing the facility they did not have.

Bidenomics. Burn that money like there's no tomorrow.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 05:16 AM (RKVpM)

34 The goofy anime videos are reminiscent of those old flash files hosted at Albino Blacksheep.

https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/nice

Posted by: 13times at May 07, 2024 05:18 AM (Vm/j2)

35 I see that Emily Ratajkowski has aged. It was the bloom of youth that made her special, but now she's just another 30-something.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 05:20 AM (w6EFb)

36 Fairly warm out but damp and Foggy
Forward Dog 9 out

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2024 05:22 AM (fwDg9)

37
I see that Emily Ratajkowski has aged. It was the bloom of youth that made her special, but now she's just another 30-something.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 05:20 AM

But she still looks better in a sheer Versace gown than you would.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 05:23 AM (RKVpM)

38 IDF Takes Over Rafah Crossing, 20 Terrorists Killed -
JewishPress.com

An American official told Reuters that although the US is concerned about the Israeli attacks in Rafah, it does not appear to be a major military operation.

https://is.gd/Ha7RZr

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:23 AM (ju2Fy)

39 30 Fashion "highlights" from the Met Gala. Link goes to Twitchy.

https://is.gd/RSl9bW
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:14 AM (ju2Fy)

Oh, thanks! Much better than watching it at a "news" site!

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 05:23 AM (o3SCB)

40 35 I see that Emily Ratajkowski has aged. It was the bloom of youth that made her special, but now she's just another 30-something.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 05:20 AM (w6EFb)

I saw another view of her in her Met dress--other than on Twitchy--and honestly she looked fantastic (and not naked).

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 05:25 AM (o3SCB)

41 By which The Verge means Republicans are objecting to laws and regulations designed to make internal combustion vehicles more expensive and less efficient.

--

Which is part of how you know all of this is a scam.

We're throwing out a mature technology that we've been perfecting for 100 years, and we're doing it for no reason other than to cause chaos (and make a few investors like Hunter and Joe much more wealthy).

Everything is fake and gay.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 05:34 AM (0rQxu)

42 37 I see that Emily Ratajkowski has aged. It was the bloom of youth that made her special, but now she's just another 30-something.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 05:20 AM

But she still looks better in a sheer Versace gown than you would.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 05:23 AM (RKVpM)

!!!

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 05:36 AM (o3SCB)

43 Meanwhile, the Biden administration is allowing some leeway on rules governing what electric vehicle models can take advantage of a $7,500 federal tax incentive. In the final guidance, some automakers that have EV battery packs with imperceptible trace amounts of minerals like graphite that originate from China or other “foreign entities of concern” now have a two-year extension to fully adhere to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Trace Amount = Made In China

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 05:38 AM (ENQN6)

44 " to reduce the share of planet-warming carbon emissions produced by the automotive sector."

-

Also I love how this is just a given now. No science required, no burden of proof, and our own government data shows the U.S. has remained the same or has cooled since 1948. We say so and it will make us money and provide limitless employment opportunities for government workers so shut up.

All while Obama buys a beach house and Kerry flies around the world and Zuckerberg and Bezos build bigger and bigger yachts because **** you.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 05:39 AM (0rQxu)

45 Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:00 AM (ju2Fy)

Sorry about the mess up and thanks for correcting it. How did your procedure go yesterday?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 05:41 AM (rDNCQ)

46 Meanwhile, the Biden administration is allowing some leeway on rules

-

Because that's how laws work.

Yay.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 05:42 AM (0rQxu)

47 Things I am thankful to God for from yesterday:

Saw a lovely bluebird flying across the road as well as a cardinal.

Wisteria looking lovely hanging down at the garage of a local house

Nice dinner out to celebrate son's finishing of this exams, Hopefully, the graduation will take place
On the day it's supposed to. They are NOT- thankfully- rioting on his campus- maybe because the majority of students are in agriculture or animal sciences.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 05:47 AM (rDNCQ)

48 Good morning morons

Posted by: Sn Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 05:49 AM (RIvkX)

49 It's worth reading the comments at the EV article BTW.

We're living in two different worlds. Problem being (and same as always), the communists intend to change both worlds. We can smile and agree or they'll do it by force. But they intend to force us nonetheless.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 05:50 AM (0rQxu)

50 Have a good one and stay safe Skip !

Posted by: JT at May 07, 2024 05:51 AM (T4tVD)

51 How did your procedure go yesterday?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Went OK. Longer than expected. Didn't realize I had to wait an hour after getting radiation cocktail before they started the 30 min scan. Took 2 hours total.

No claustrophobia. Just said a buttload of Hail Mary's while in the tube.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:52 AM (ju2Fy)

52 Evening and morning, all! Back from workout, shave, shower; beasts fed, and now me.

LiS, if you're here, you're right about the logistics of moving and how it would be impossible while working. My plan is to settle on an area, put in my retirement papers, and then go full speed ahead on the move. (Especially as it seems Miss Linda is not on board with the whole thing, and I'm pretty much on my own.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 05:57 AM (omVj0)

53 Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:52 AM (ju2Fy

Glad you didn't have have claustrophobia and Hail Marys are a good way to deal with anxiety. When do will continue to pray for you. When do get the tesults?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 06:00 AM (VSzRn)

54 Today I'm headed up to Portland with Boy F. to see mom. Mrs. F. is packing her mom up to Sonoma for a few days.

Posted by: Sn Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:03 AM (RIvkX)

55 "But she still looks better in a sheer Versace gown than you would."

Practically everybody would look better in a sheer Versace Gown than I would, but then I'm old enough to be Emily R's mother.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 06:04 AM (XkYcA)

56 That video was just plain awful. YMMV

Posted by: Outside of Life at May 07, 2024 06:04 AM (89Sog)

57 LiS, if you're here, you're right about the logistics of moving and how it would be impossible while working. My plan is to settle on an area, put in my retirement papers, and then go full speed ahead on the move. (Especially as it seems Miss Linda is not on board with the whole thing, and I'm pretty much on my own.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Get your list of places and hit the road. Might be a good time to use some vacation up. At this point in life time is a very valuable commodity.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 06:05 AM (J88gf)

58 No claustrophobia. Just said a buttload of Hail Mary's while in the tube.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 05:52 AM (ju2Fy)
===
That tube es no bueno.

Posted by: Sn Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:05 AM (RIvkX)

59 Listening to the chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, makes it painfully obvious he has no idea what he is talking about.

Posted by: Sn Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:07 AM (RIvkX)

60 ...At this point in life time is a very valuable commodity.
Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 06:05 AM (J88gf)
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This.

Posted by: Sn Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:09 AM (RIvkX)

61 I hope and pray Salty's o.k. Yesterday he was saying they might need to take cover from a tornado.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 06:09 AM (XkYcA)

62 Wolfis, If you do decide to use some vacation time to go explore areas. One thing I highly recommend is to call a few realtors in the target before you go. Then pick your favorite and line up some showings that meet your parameters. I used this tactic repeatedly when I was looking and it saved me much time.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 06:09 AM (J88gf)

63 294 Democrats known for being something other than a career politician: ...
Posted by: mnw at May 06, 2024 11:07 PM (NLIak)
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Anyone from this century?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 06, 2024 11:10 PM
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US Sen Bill Bradley (1979-1997) ran unsuccessfully for President in 2000. Spent 10 yrs with NY Knicks.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 06:10 AM (ju2Fy)

64 But she still looks better in a sheer Versace gown than you would.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 05:23 AM (RKVpM)

No shit, Sherlock!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:10 AM (w6EFb)

65 Speaking of awful, I am so glad I wasn't anywhere near the Met gala last night. Recruiting for the carnival freak show may not have went over too well.

Posted by: Outside of Life at May 07, 2024 06:12 AM (89Sog)

66 Good morning!

Fen, try loading Brave on your cell phone and switching the settings to use that as the primary browser.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 07, 2024 06:12 AM (YRsIm)

67 Hizballah missiles up north.

Almost useless IDF military moves down south.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 06:14 AM (d+Dy8)

68 "But she still looks better in a sheer Versace gown than you would."

Practically everybody would look better in a sheer Versace Gown than I would, but then I'm old enough to be Emily R's mother.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 06:04 AM (XkYcA)

I might be too old to be her mother.

Yes, her bod is fantastic. I referred to her face. She had a unique look in her youth that was striking, and now that's gone.

The significance of the passage of time.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:14 AM (w6EFb)

69 "President Trump did not ask you to do any of the things you just described ... correct?" Bove asked.

"He did not," McConney replied.

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:16 AM (ENQN6)

70 Wolfus, are you gonna buy a place right off the bat, or rent a place and spend some time looking? If the latter, maybe you can have Miss Linda come up there periodically to 'help' you and it would be easier for her to possibly make the transition.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 07, 2024 06:17 AM (YRsIm)

71 US Sen Bill Bradley (1979-1997) ran unsuccessfully for President in 2000. Spent 10 yrs with NY Knicks.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 06:10 AM (ju2Fy)
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Really scraping bottom of the barrel. Also, 2000 was the last century. This century began 1/1/2001.

Posted by: Sn Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:20 AM (RIvkX)

72
You know who would rock that sheer Versace gown? Admit it.

Posted by: Admiral Rachel Levine at May 07, 2024 06:20 AM (RKVpM)

73 Lizzo?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:21 AM (w6EFb)

74 Sam Brinton?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:21 AM (w6EFb)

75 I know - the Canadian shop teacher with the yuge bazongas!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:22 AM (w6EFb)

76
I know - the Canadian shop teacher with the yuge bazongas!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:22 AM

Oh, Gawd. She'd tear the fabric to shreds. When does this freak show end and people go back to normal again?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 06:24 AM (RKVpM)

77 72
You know who would rock that sheer Versace gown? Admit it.
Posted by: Admiral Rachel Levine at May 07, 2024 06:20 AM (RKVpM)

Step away, grandma.

Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at May 07, 2024 06:24 AM (PiwSw)

78 Caroline Glick has a guy who says the Jews are not voting for Biden. Wouldn't that be nice?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:24 AM (RIvkX)

79 Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 07, 2024 06:12 AM (YRsIm)

Thanks very much.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2024 06:25 AM (XkYcA)

80 Almost useless IDF military moves down south.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 06:14 AM (d+Dy

=-==
There has been very little news.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:25 AM (RIvkX)

81 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 07, 2024 06:26 AM (dg+HA)

82 Good morning early risers!

Posted by: Rosasharn at May 07, 2024 06:27 AM (PzBTm)

83 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Awaiting customers

Posted by: JT at May 07, 2024 06:27 AM (T4tVD)

84 Kristi Noem's book says she met Kim Jong Un but that was false.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:28 AM (RIvkX)

85 The hummingbirds love the coral bells along the pathway.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:29 AM (w6EFb)

86
My wife saw me getting a strong drink on Sunday afternoon, a wee bit before 5 o'clock. I had to sit down and reply to the lawyers handling the Boy Scouts of America abuse case. I told her I needed the proper amount of hostility in my reply and thought a stiff drink would help.

You see, the BSA kept a database of abusers and I want a name. Period. I have a feeling they don't want to give it up. In America 2.0 you protect the abusers.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 06:29 AM (RKVpM)

87 Kristi Noem's book says she met Kim Jong Un but that was false.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:28 AM (RIvkX)

She's trying the Biden method.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:30 AM (w6EFb)

88 Wolfis, If you do decide to use some vacation time to go explore areas. One thing I highly recommend is to call a few realtors in the target before you go. Then pick your favorite and line up some showings that meet your parameters. I used this tactic repeatedly when I was looking and it saved me much time.
Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024

***
Good idea; I emailed one yesterday on a property I really liked via Realtor. Nobody has bothered to call or write me back yet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 06:30 AM (omVj0)

89 Morning peeps. Low laying mist everywhere this morning. Lots of birds too. It's a jungle out there...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2024 06:30 AM (Q4IgG)

90 It was the bloom of youth that made her special, but now she's just another 30-something.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

Hollywood actresses all start to look alike - it's the plastic surgery fads.
Seriously at some point most of them start looking as if they are related.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 07, 2024 06:31 AM (n/1xr)

91 Speaking of lists, we haven't seen Jeffrey Epstein's yet.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:31 AM (w6EFb)

92 Pixy, BleepingComputer sells Windows licenses. Fairly cheap, too. I know they have 11 Pro but they might have 10 as well.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 07, 2024 06:32 AM (BxvY+)

93
You know who would rock that sheer Versace gown? Admit it.
Posted by: Admiral Rachel Levine at May 07, 2024 06:20 AM (RKVpM)

Step away, grandma.

Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at May 07, 2024 06:24 AM

Can it. Show some respect son. I'm an Admiral.

Posted by: Admiral Rachel Levine at May 07, 2024 06:32 AM (RKVpM)

94 "God has hand picked her."

"She is representing Christ and the kingdom."

"God is with you. The angelic army is with you...Your name will go down in the annals of history, both in heaven and on earth."

Any guesses who these Men of God are referring to?

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:33 AM (ENQN6)

95 Morning peeps. Low laying mist everywhere this morning. Lots of birds too. It's a jungle out there...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2024 06:30 AM (Q4IgG)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Posted by: JT at May 07, 2024 06:33 AM (T4tVD)

96 vmom, it's probably because they use the same plastic surgeons.

I mean, look at Marlo Thomas. Is that really worth it? Compare her to Betty White, who just got cuter as she got older.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:33 AM (w6EFb)

97
In America 2.0 you protect the abusers.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 06:29 AM (RKVpM)

Morals are for losers.

Posted by: The Epstein List at May 07, 2024 06:34 AM (MoZTd)

98 Really scraping bottom of the barrel. Also, 2000 was the last century. This century began 1/1/2001.
Posted by: Sn Franpsycho
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Ok, you caught me on the century thing. However, if scraping bottom of barrel I'd of mentioned US Sec of Ed (2009-16), Arne Duncan. He played in Aussie Natl B'ball League 4 years. Or US Rep Sharice Davids, KS (2018-present.) Professional MMA fighter.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2024 06:34 AM (ju2Fy)

99 84 Kristi Noem's book says she met Kim Jong Un but that was false.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:28 AM (RIvkX)

It's sounding more and more like whoever wrote her book doesn't like her at all.

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 06:35 AM (o3SCB)

100 90 this is even more true of kpop starlets

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 07, 2024 06:35 AM (n/1xr)

101 94 Who? Who?

Posted by: an owl in the woods at May 07, 2024 06:37 AM (w6EFb)

102 It's sounding more and more like whoever wrote her book doesn't like her at all.
Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 06:35 AM (o3SCB)

That was one of my points during the dog thing. She got the McCain batch of GOP advisors.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 07, 2024 06:37 AM (75/Pp)

103 Wolfus, I have the Zillow app and it send me an alert whenever there is a listing that fits my criteria.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:37 AM (RIvkX)

104
Good idea; I emailed one yesterday on a property I really liked via Realtor. Nobody has bothered to call or write me back yet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 06:30 AM

I don't know about elsewhere but here in my hood 1,500 sf foot homes are listing for $425,000 getting multiple offers, being bid up to $460,000 and coming under agreement the same day.

It's nothing but insanity. I'm not sure if it's boomers, flush with cash after downsizing, but what I consider to be 'starter' homes are listed and off the market in hours.

Posted by: Admiral Rachel Levine at May 07, 2024 06:37 AM (RKVpM)

105 When I hear "Emily Ratajkowski" I think "Paulina Porizkova."

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 06:38 AM (o3SCB)

106 Are they Men of God?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 07, 2024 06:38 AM (75/Pp)

107 105 When I hear "Emily Ratajkowski" I think "Paulina Porizkova."
Posted by: m

Now there was an ethereal beauty

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 07, 2024 06:39 AM (n/1xr)

108 Columbia Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony Citing Security Concerns

Where are the normal young adults that should demand the rightful ceremony?

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:39 AM (ENQN6)

109
Good morning, Hordians. Another busy day. We have to retrieve the RV from the shop, where it was undergoing a safety check prior to Her Majesty's trip to Washington state, which may not occur because she's undergoing surgery today to try to fix the incision in her knee replacement site, which has become infected.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 07, 2024 06:40 AM (MoZTd)

110 106 Are they Men of God?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 07, 2024 06:38 AM (75/Pp)

Ding ding ding

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:40 AM (ENQN6)

111 105 When I hear "Emily Ratajkowski" I think "Paulina Porizkova."
Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 06:38 AM (o3SCB)

Bit more pillowy than Paulina, but Paulina has the better face. Plus, she likes to show off more than Paulina.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 07, 2024 06:40 AM (75/Pp)

112 > Kristi Noem's book says she met Kim Jong Un but that was false.
___________

Quite a few of the college, pro-Islamic terrorist supporters also have a favorable view of North Korea.

More favorable than the US. Imagine them with their stubby little fingers on the levers of power.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2024 06:40 AM (Q4IgG)

113
Sock off. A couple I know is 70ish and looking for a small home. They don't list for long. Bang. Sold.

Meanwhile, the youth that gave their vote to Biden in return for student loan forgiveness are completely screwed.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 06:40 AM (RKVpM)

114 To whom

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 07, 2024 06:41 AM (n/1xr)

115 Prayers for HM, Hadrian

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 07, 2024 06:42 AM (n/1xr)

116 The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new contract with the public schools system and is understood to be calling for an extra $50 billion to pay for wage hikes.

The total base tax receipts for the state of Illinois last year were $50.7 billion.

guess theys mized maffs clas

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:43 AM (ENQN6)

117 More favorable than the US. Imagine them with their stubby little fingers on the levers of power.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2024 06:40 AM (Q4IgG)

OI saw where many tik toks liked OBLs words.

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:44 AM (ENQN6)

118
Anyway, Wolfus, I might actually call a realtor in the area and discuss market conditions before even driving to the location.

Things are interesting, like the Chinese curse.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 06:45 AM (RKVpM)

119 Fani Willis

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:45 AM (ENQN6)

120 A prayer for her Majesty's complete and speedy healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:46 AM (RIvkX)

121 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 06:48 AM (u82oZ)

122 Fani Willis is representing Christ and the Kingdom??????

Sez who now?

Posted by: an owl in the woods at May 07, 2024 06:49 AM (w6EFb)

123 ‘Oink oink, piggy piggy. We will make your lives shitty’ Pro-Palestine protestors taunting NYPD

Gaza coming to NYC

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:50 AM (ENQN6)

124
A prayer for her Majesty's complete and speedy healing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:46 AM (RIvkX)

Thank you. Between her knee not healing and the present failure of her eye surgery, she's feeling rather low right now.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 07, 2024 06:50 AM (MoZTd)

125 Wolfus, that happens with realtors in the midwest. And the ones that responded would tell me they had an offer on it. Just keep trying.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 07, 2024 06:50 AM (yeEu9)

126 I think it's about time for me to go to bed. Publius is used to this but I'm not!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:51 AM (w6EFb)

127 122 Fani Willis is representing Christ and the Kingdom??????

Sez who now?
Posted by: an owl in the woods at May 07, 2024 06:49 AM (w6EFb)

Atl Preachers

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:51 AM (ENQN6)

128 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)
are the poster children of greedy, incompetent grifters. Pay them what they are worth, and save the city trillions.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

129 NY state senator Kevin Parker has been accused of rape, under Adult Survivors Act, which he voted for so E. Jean Carroll could sue Trump.

gooder
longer
harder

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:52 AM (ENQN6)

130 The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new contract with the public schools system and is understood to be calling for an extra $50 billion to pay for wage hikes.

--

"Only 26 percent of Chicago 11th-graders are proficient in English Language Arts and only 27 percent proficient in math according to 2019 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) data."

And 70%+ of elementary school kids can't read, which isn't going to improve over time as the books get harder. Which leads to 50-75% illiteracy rates (they outright admit to 25% illiteracy).

https://tinyurl.com/23s7darx

Quick, give those utter and absolute failures $50 billion!

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 06:53 AM (SdC0P)

131 Atl preachers like ho's I guess.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 07, 2024 06:55 AM (w6EFb)

132 @116

>>The total base tax receipts for the state of Illinois last year were $50.7 billion.

Well, if you're going into a negotiation go in as high as you can and let the other guy try to bargain you down.

The GOP pretty much follows the inverse of this, ALL THE TIME!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 07, 2024 06:55 AM (XV/Pl)

133 Black folk are so stupid they don't know what the word "computer" means.

NY Gov Hochel - Pedocrat party

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 07, 2024 06:56 AM (Cp1vk)

134 Hadrian the Seventh

Prayers Ascending for a full recovery.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

135 @130

>>Quick, give those utter and absolute failures $50 billion!

They will probably get it, Chicago and their mayor are controlled by the teachers unions, and ostensibly this is how the "voters" of Chicago want it.

So they can chock on it for all I care.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 07, 2024 06:59 AM (XV/Pl)

136 Wolfus, you need to find a local realtor to work with. The typical 3% commission is worth the time and expense. And have your financing line up with a local bank so when you do decide to pull the trigger, your offer is competitive.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 07, 2024 06:59 AM (YRsIm)

137 Morons inquiring how you fared Salty in the storms yesterday

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2024 06:59 AM (RIvkX)

138 We seem to have an abundance of medical knowledge on what works, but a lack of skilled or caring professionals. For an industry that takes an inordinate amount of GDP, there are too many issues. I am dealing with some of that, myself.

Is the entire system overwhelmed with illegals?

Have all the controls and admin bumf-wad on doctors driven out the best? The ones I respected are mostly retired early.

Are there secret lists on who gets good care?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 07:00 AM (u82oZ)

139 The NY Concealed Carry Improvement Act made it a crime to carry a firearm in certain “sensitive locations”—notably, including “any place of worship,” regardless of worshippers’ preferences.

I guess the Kill Moar Jews Act would not pass muster.

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:00 AM (ENQN6)

140 San Franpsycho

Tornado 6 miles away. Which is a miss.
I will see if there is hail or wind damage this morning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

141 Good idea; I emailed one yesterday on a property I really liked via Realtor. Nobody has bothered to call or write me back yet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Boots on the ground is when you're going to figure out what you want to do. I also used the tactic of just showing up in somebody's office in areas of interest. I guess the larger point here is committing physically to going out and doing something is what's important. Getting ready for retirement gets pretty real after sniffiing the air and eating in the local restaurants. P preparing to retire and moving halfway across the country is a full contact sport.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 07:03 AM (J88gf)

142 USCIS reports that -- of the 79,398 people approved for DACA after being arrested -- over 3,300 had been charged with assault, over 300 faced sexual abuse or rape charges, and 15 DACA requestors were approved despite being arrested for murder.

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:04 AM (ENQN6)

143 I mentioned yesterday on some thread a video on X of a white kid reading off his rejection letters. Every Ivy include the crummy ones. Every one. Also, MIT, Standford and Rice.

He has a GPA of 5.04 (out of 4.0, meaning he took advanced placement classes and aced them)
He was #1 in his class.
He scored a 35 (out of I think 36) on his college aptitude test (not SAT the other big one which I can't remember).

I wonder if he was Jewish?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 07, 2024 07:08 AM (Cp1vk)

144 FenelonSpoke
Is your dear husband recovered from shingles?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 07:09 AM (u82oZ)

145 Sometime between the “Joe Biden” inauguration and the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago in August, 2022, boxes of presidential documents stored by the US General Services Administration were “delivered” to Mr. Trump’s mansion without any proper accounting for what might have been in them.

I told all of you this about 2 years ago.

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:12 AM (ENQN6)

146 Huh. The laptop seems to have found its Windows key after all.

If my $13 Amazon special Windows 10 Pro key actually works, that will just be a bonus.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 07, 2024 07:12 AM (BLOW1)

147

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at May 07, 2024 07:12 AM (X4yCj)

148 He has a GPA of 5.04 (out of 4.0, meaning he took advanced placement classes and aced them)
He was #1 in his class.
He scored a 35 (out of I think 36) on his college aptitude test (not SAT the other big one which I can't remember).

I wonder if he was Jewish?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 07, 2024 07:08 AM (Cp1vk)

ACT and also VP of Class.

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

149 Ah, my mistake. It's still not activated, it just stopped complaining about it.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 07, 2024 07:13 AM (BLOW1)

150 I was going to comment on the Verge site about the linked article. I read the comments from others and realized their readership base is largely full of lunatics. Not worth signing up to comment. Their posts are like watching a wreck in slow motion.

Posted by: Java Joe at May 07, 2024 07:14 AM (lbsQu)

151 Hopefully, The Meatball will make it illegal to sell, drive or be stupid enough to own EV's in Floriduh and it will catch on in the rest of the country.

For The Chirruns.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 07, 2024 07:14 AM (4a+k3)

152 146 Huh. The laptop seems to have found its Windows key after all.

If my $13 Amazon special Windows 10 Pro key actually works, that will just be a bonus.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 07, 2024 07:12 AM (BLOW1)

Have you had to do the 200 or so key in to unlock bit locker? what a bitch

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:14 AM (ENQN6)

153 Hillary Clinton

Ah, one of the Great Old Ones has arrived.

No one gets a saving throw for sanity.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 07:14 AM (u82oZ)

154 G'morning, all.

Salty, glad to hear that you are safe.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2024 07:15 AM (a1415)

155
Ah, my mistake. It's still not activated, it just stopped complaining about it.

Of course, it's just going to lead you along a little bit, waste your time, then an hour from now decide you can't proceed any further.

Been there.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 07:15 AM (RKVpM)

156 Wolfus, are you gonna buy a place right off the bat, or rent a place and spend some time looking? If the latter, maybe you can have Miss Linda come up there periodically to 'help' you and it would be easier for her to possibly make the transition.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 07, 2024

***
COJ, I don't know yet. Havne't even looked into rentals. IF I did, I'd probably have to go with a furnished place, and they would not let me have the cats with me, so they'd have to stay with Miss L. As for her coming up, she'd have to do it by plane, as she does not drive.

But that might work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 07:15 AM (J2vNu)

157 rhennigantx

Envy and resentment are sure surging these days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

158 Ah, my mistake. It's still not activated, it just stopped complaining about it.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 07, 2024 07:13 AM (BLOW1)
-

Windows AI is working as designed.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 07:17 AM (d+Dy8)

159 Columbia turned into Colombia right before our eyes.

Posted by: Wally at May 07, 2024 07:17 AM (1iBWG)

160 Seems that 'HIMS', the company we were talking about the other day here is in a pickle,

https://tinyurl.com/mpc9hh83

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2024 07:17 AM (a1415)

161 NY state senator Kevin Parker has been accused of rape, under Adult Survivors Act, which he voted for so E. Jean Carroll could sue Trump.
gooder
longer
harder
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 06:52 AM (ENQN6)

Uh oh....Hillary!

Posted by: Billy Jeff, The El Camino Rapist at May 07, 2024 07:17 AM (4a+k3)

162
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2024 07:18 AM (bEb2S)

163 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

It must be dull living in a place with benign weather. The "voices of doom" from WTOP would get a real workout here in Kansas.

Big state, small areas of tornado damage.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 07:19 AM (u82oZ)

164 Since I have all this vacation time I'll lose anyway, maybe I should take a road trip during the last ten days of May -- check out SW Indiana and NW Kentucky., talk to people on the ground, look at a couple of properties (if I can get anybody to return my phone calls). See what it's like to drive there -- I do not want to move someplace with bad streets.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 07:19 AM (J2vNu)

165 146 Huh. The laptop seems to have found its Windows key after all.

If my $13 Amazon special Windows 10 Pro key actually works, that will just be a bonus.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 07, 2024 07:12 AM (BLOW1)

Oh, yay!

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:20 AM (o3SCB)

166 Have a great day, everyone.

May there be rainbows and wagging puppy tails in your area.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2024 07:21 AM (u82oZ)

167 Seems that 'HIMS', the company we were talking about the other day here is in a pickle,

https://tinyurl.com/mpc9hh83
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2024 07:17 AM (a1415)
-

I noticed the CEO's X account name is @andrewdumdum. Why is the stock worth more than a nickel?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 07:22 AM (d+Dy8)

168 149 Ah, my mistake. It's still not activated, it just stopped complaining about it.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 07, 2024 07:13 AM (BLOW1)

boooooo

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:23 AM (o3SCB)

169 I do not want to move someplace with bad streets.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 07:19 AM (J2vNu)

streets have no name
streets of Laredo
street tacos
street of dreams

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:24 AM (ENQN6)

170 169 I do not want to move someplace with bad streets.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 07:19 AM (J2vNu)

streets have no name
streets of Laredo
street tacos
street of dreams
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:24 AM (ENQN6)

Della Street

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:25 AM (o3SCB)

171 When my wife saw this place she called the number that was on the 'for sale' sign while at the property. The person who answered asked when she'd like to view it and she told them she was sitting in the driveway now.

They went right over.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2024 07:25 AM (Q4IgG)

172 Della Street
Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:25 AM (o3SCB)
-

Cass.

Demon.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 07:26 AM (d+Dy8)

173
I noticed the CEO's X account name is @andrewdumdum. Why is the stock worth more than a nickel?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 07:22 AM

They heavily advertised during the pandemic for cheap boner pills with no physical Dr visit. Their stock then went up past $20.00 a share. It's half that lately. It took a hit a couple days ago but looks like it recovered.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 07:27 AM (RKVpM)

174 167 Seems that 'HIMS', the company we were talking about the other day here is in a pickle,

https://tinyurl.com/mpc9hh83
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2024 07:17 AM (a1415)
-

I noticed the CEO's X account name is @andrewdumdum. Why is the stock worth more than a nickel?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 07:22 AM (d+Dy

Andrew Dudum
@andrewdudum

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:28 AM (o3SCB)

175 Don't forget to search You Tube for videos of towns you are interested in. It's another way to check an area.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 07, 2024 07:28 AM (yeEu9)

176 Wolfus, I'm sure you know this, but try to get a realtor who's on your side. My realtor was incredibly helpful, not just for the purchase, but for many recommendations and referrals for a mortgage broker, contractor, etc. Although I was born & raised in SC, I'd been gone for about 20 years and didn't have much of a network here apart from my brother & SIL and SIL's parents.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 07, 2024 07:29 AM (SoJWw)

177 Andrew Dudum
@andrewdudum
Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:28 AM (o3SCB)
-

Meh. I like what I misread.

/puts reading glasses back on.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 07:29 AM (d+Dy8)

178 Is the entire system overwhelmed with illegals?

Have all the controls and admin bumf-wad on doctors driven out the best? The ones I respected are mostly retired early.

Are there secret lists on who gets good care?
Posted by: NaCly Dog

-

I think that was a key component of Obamacare.

Doctors and offices could no longer easily remain independent, so they all got absorbed into the borg of huge national / international corporations. I have no idea of the details but I bet you can't work in hospitals without being part of the that sort of "Union" too.

As another moron mentioned here a couple of days ago, doctors don't have patients any more. They have clients.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 07:30 AM (SdC0P)

179 177 Andrew Dudum
@andrewdudum
Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:28 AM (o3SCB)
-

Meh. I like what I misread.

/puts reading glasses back on.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 07, 2024 07:29 AM (d+Dy

There's some irony, here, given my nic.

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 07:30 AM (o3SCB)

180 He has a GPA of 5.04 (out of 4.0, meaning he took advanced placement classes and aced them)
He was #1 in his class.
He scored a 35 (out of I think 36) on his college aptitude test (not SAT the other big one which I can't remember).

I wonder if he was Jewish?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

Back in the day, the Ivies were pretty anti-semitic, and it's becoming clear now that it didn't take much for them to re-assume that prejudice.

The lad needs to think outside the box - Millsaps in Jackson, Mississippi is a private university that welcomes high achievers and offers a challenging curriculum, loosely modeled on the systems used at Oxford and Cambridge. You "sit for your Finals," just like the Brits do, with a committee of professors in your major who pepper you with questions about the range and depth of your knowledge. My wife always joked that it was one of the few schools in the country where the student athletes were actually students first, then athletes. The fellow mentioned would likely flourish there.

Posted by: John Drake Nearing The Caspian Sea at May 07, 2024 07:31 AM (u/Zei)

181 Jordan Peterson: "The Pathway to What's Most Real Is Through the Hardest Things That You Can Do"

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:32 AM (ENQN6)

182 Wolfus, I'm sure you know this, but try to get a realtor who's on your side. My realtor was incredibly helpful, not just for the purchase, but for many recommendations and referrals for a mortgage broker, contractor, etc. Although I was born & raised in SC, I'd been gone for about 20 years and didn't have much of a network here apart from my brother & SIL and SIL's parents.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 07, 2024

***
First I have to get a realtor who will, yanno, *call me back*. It's like these people don't care if they get a new customer! I didn't say "I'm not ready to buy just yet but want to scope out the market." No, I let them think I am indeed a potential customer. Which I may eventually be. But, no call or email.

Then there's lenders and home insurance people . . . I'm exhausted already.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 07:33 AM (J2vNu)

183 Definitely put your eyes on the property, but mainly the property directly across the street and beside the property.

Because the people selling it aren't going to take photos of the singlewide trailer where the meth dealer lives.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 07:33 AM (SdC0P)

184 First I have to get a realtor who will, yanno, *call me back*. It's like these people don't care if they get a new customer!

-

Try to get in touch with a man. Many of the women I see in our area do it to have "a job" and not be one of those lousy stay at home moms, but most couldn't care less if they sell anything because they don't need to.

The men have expectations because they're generally trying to feed their families.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 07:35 AM (SdC0P)

185 g'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 07, 2024 07:35 AM (tQtDb)

186 The modern real estate agent is swamped by requests from out-of-staters who maybe want to retire "here" or three states away. They request firm appointments to view a house that will be on the market for 12 hours (or has already sold) "some time next month". If they do reply, the buyer promptly ghosts them for six weeks.

You pretty much must give them dates when you will be in town. If you see three houses on the internet, you can use them as examples of houses you want to see. This gives a good realtor something to work with.

A simple request about a single house some vague time in the future---its not going to be answered. If the agent is any good, they are scrambling to find something for that buyer scheduled to come into town tomorrow.

Posted by: Old Toby at May 07, 2024 07:36 AM (mP6Ur)

187 When my wife saw this place she called the number that was on the 'for sale' sign while at the property. The person who answered asked when she'd like to view it and she told them she was sitting in the driveway now.

They went right over.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2024

***
That sounds like people who are ready to do business. When I visit, I'll do exactly that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 07:37 AM (J2vNu)

188 Because the people selling it aren't going to take photos of the singlewide trailer where the meth dealer lives.
---
1000x this. I saw a really nice new build, great price, that looked great for me & mom. Next door, definite meth vibe.

The house we ended up with looked good in the pictures but wasn't top of the list. Soon as I saw it IRL, I started wanting to move in (and this persisted even through my home inspection freakout)

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 07, 2024 07:39 AM (SoJWw)

189
Definitely put your eyes on the property, but mainly the property directly across the street and beside the property.

Because the people selling it aren't going to take photos of the singlewide trailer where the meth dealer lives.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024

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Yeah, on Gorgle Street View, this nice little house whose realtor I emailed is across the street from a neglected-looking apartment complex.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 07, 2024 07:40 AM (J2vNu)

190 "Anti-Israel protesters vandalize WWI memorial, burn US flag after cops block group from reaching star-studded Met Gala in NYC"

There people don't deserve to live in this country..

Posted by: fd at May 07, 2024 07:40 AM (CM7e9)

191 The two realtors that I worked with were both women.

You're doing research by phone. It's not hard. Call up a local title company or an attorney. Ask what realtor they recommend. If it's listed, any realtor can show it. Use Zillow to research prices. This area has houses that are sold through a local auction house. Call local people and talk to them. Call the library or city hall. It will save you time in the long run.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 07, 2024 07:42 AM (yeEu9)

192 None of them. The protesters or the Gala debauchers.

Is that a word?

Posted by: fd at May 07, 2024 07:42 AM (CM7e9)

193
JJ is up

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 07, 2024 07:43 AM (ENQN6)

194
You pretty much must give them dates when you will be in town. If you see three houses on the internet, you can use them as examples of houses you want to see. This gives a good realtor something to work with.

A simple request about a single house some vague time in the future---its not going to be answered. If the agent is any good, they are scrambling to find something for that buyer scheduled to come into town tomorrow.
Posted by: Old Toby

Yep. Relocating is a contact sport.

Posted by: Lost in Space at May 07, 2024 07:44 AM (J88gf)

195 I'll just leave this here:

"While women make up the majority of real estate agents, they are much more likely to work part time than men. Among female real estate agents, 43% work part time. Male part-time real estate agents account for a much lower share, at just 27%."

https://tinyurl.com/27pn8hzm

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 07, 2024 07:44 AM (SdC0P)

196
I saw a great home in coastal North Carolina. Perfect for me. I drove to the location, noticing ditches on each side of the road for storm water. Got out of the car. Bzz in the ear, thousands of them.

Perfect for me in every way. Except the deal-breaker.

Mosquitoes don't show up on Zillow dot com.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 07, 2024 07:44 AM (RKVpM)

197 The technique now seems to find an empty house and just move in. Be sure to print out a lease to present to the cops so they can't throw you out. In the meantime, you can be looking for a more permanent residence.

Posted by: fd at May 07, 2024 07:45 AM (CM7e9)

198 I heard the crew manifest was all whistleblowers

Posted by: chicagovota at May 07, 2024 08:04 AM (hH3ux)

199 Windows 11 *is* the problem...

Windows 10 or Linux for me. This weekend we start converting the spare laptops: one to Mint, the other to Ubuntu. Need to see how the family responds...

Posted by: setnaffa at May 07, 2024 08:05 AM (jeNdr)

200 200

Posted by: m at May 07, 2024 08:29 AM (o3SCB)

201 >>>I have three Windows 11 Pro OEM licenses, except that you don't get the key anymore so I have no way to use them.

With past versions of Windows, there were utilities that could pull off the credentials from an existing installation. I used these to transfer OEM installations to other computers.

Don't know if current Windows allows such. I would be surprised if Microsoft did not close this tax loophole.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 07, 2024 11:56 AM (i24o9)

202 One possible solution for your activation problems:

https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts

Posted by: MP at May 07, 2024 12:30 PM (nDFC/)

203 Use a Windows 8 License. The best part of Windows 8, lol.

Posted by: Fisht at May 07, 2024 01:11 PM (BHEHK)

204 >Huh. The laptop seems to have found its Windows key after all.

I used to work on the systems that preload Windows in the factories, and the way this works is the Windows client license key is burned into the BIOS firmware. The license key plus the laptop serial number uniquely identifies that laptop to the MS license servers. Doinking around with a Windows install may get you an unauthorized notice, but eventually your system will sync up and everything will be good.

Microsoft has been trying to get away from retailing licenses separate from systems for years. They'd prefer Windows to be permanently welded to the hardware. It's a win-win, really, because if you repave the drive and do a reinstall the system will just re-license itself.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 07, 2024 03:18 PM (0Go0g)

205 Also note to Pixy: I was able to verify that the 2.8K screen version of the Asus M1505 (the M1505YA model) does not seem to be available in North America. Canada and the US only seem to have the FHD model, which is identical except for the wifi chip. Any idea how I could obtain a M1505YA? Does Amazon AU ship internationally?

Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 07, 2024 03:20 PM (0Go0g)

206 Nope, they're reusing the M1505YA number for the FHD models in Canada at least. FFS.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 07, 2024 03:24 PM (0Go0g)

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