Daily Tech News 8 May 2024

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Apple has announced its M4 CPU, just months after the M3. (Ars Technica)

It's 50% faster.

50% faster than what, you ask.

Shut up, they explained.
Along with the M4 CPU comes a new range of iPad Pros using it. (AnandTech)

These start at $1000 and go up to $3000.

That is, the cheapest model costs more than my new laptop and the extra memory and storage I bought for it.

Tech News

Speaking of laptops, the old new laptop - the one I bought two years ago that has been waiting all this time to be set up - has a working Windows license again.

And it runs my modded Minecraft instance at 60fps with shaders enabled.

It could probably do more but it's only a 60fps screen.
Asus leaked the part number and specs of AMD's upcoming Strix Point laptop chips. (AnandTech)

Twelve cores - four Zen 5 and eight Zen 5c, which are identical but run at clock speeds about 25% lower, 36MB cache, a top speed of 5.1GHz on the main cores, and 77 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI thingy.

That's double the AI thingy of Apple's M4, which has a 38 TOPS thingy.
China's latest GPU beats the best chips from AMD. (Tom's Hardware)

That is, the best chips from AMD from 2008.

It's roughly equivalent to a Radeon 4850. I had one of those. Passive cooler. Played Mass Effect and Dragon Age on it.

It definitely slowed down in big combat scenes but it was mostly okay.
Micron's new LPCAMM2 memory modules are now available for purchase. (WCCFTech)

In one speed, LPDDR5X-7500.

$175 for 32GB and $330 for 64GB. Not cheap but 80% cheaper than Apple and even more cheaper than replacing your whole computer because the RAM is soldered in place not that I'm bitter about that right now.
An OpenAI executive says that ChatGPT will be "laughably bad" in twelve months. (Business Insider)

Hey, give yourself some credit. It's laughably bad right now.

Vtuber Music Video of the Day

Today's effort is a collab from Hololive's Gawr Gura and Callipe Mori, who between them have approximately seventeen billion subscribers.

Disclaimer: Subscriber numbers may settle in shipping.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:29 AM

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1 First.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 08, 2024 04:30 AM (ju2Fy)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2024 04:30 AM (fwDg9)

3 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 08, 2024 04:30 AM (ju2Fy)

4 I nooded.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 08, 2024 04:30 AM (ju2Fy)

5 Last two days having trouble with phone. Somehow turned off Mobil data and had no internet. Then trying to get it on reset settings. Finally playing with security asked if wanted mobel internet on. That got it on but yesterday evening found had to reset WiFi

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2024 04:33 AM (fwDg9)

6 It definitely slowed down in big combat scenes but it was mostly okay.

We are have same

Posted by: Ukrainian General Staff at May 08, 2024 04:34 AM (RhY13)

7 I nooded.
Posted by: olddog in mo
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Eww. Did ya get any *on* ya?

Posted by: JQ at May 08, 2024 04:34 AM (njWTi)

8 Last two days having trouble with phone. Somehow turned off Mobil data and had no internet. Then trying to get it on reset settings. Finally playing with security asked if wanted mobel internet on. That got it on but yesterday evening found had to reset WiFi
Posted by: Skip

I knew he was reading Ayn Rand under the covers again.

Posted by: Approving Auntie Miklos at May 08, 2024 04:35 AM (RhY13)

9 Nah, my aim's still pretty good, JQ.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 08, 2024 04:36 AM (ju2Fy)

10 Nah, my aim's still pretty good, JQ.
Posted by: olddog in mo

Hah!

Posted by: JQ at May 08, 2024 04:37 AM (njWTi)

11 Had big gully washer last night. Gonna need an Ark to get to work.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 08, 2024 04:37 AM (ju2Fy)

12 Nah, my aim's still pretty good, JQ.
Posted by: olddog in mo

Shoots....SCORES

Posted by: Miklos wonders if you have to, technically, "score" before "shooting" at May 08, 2024 04:37 AM (RhY13)

13 Ok, thought I backspaced enough, but evidently *not*...

Time for sleep, LOL

G'night, horde

Posted by: JQ at May 08, 2024 04:38 AM (njWTi)

14 Hah!

Posted by: JQ

Posted by: Miklos notices that you made tha comment from way...across...the room at May 08, 2024 04:39 AM (RhY13)

15 Mornin'

Today's effort is a collab from Hololive's Gawr Gura and Callipe Mori, who between them have approximately seventeen billion subscribers.

I watched this. I have no shame over it. I'm not sure what I watched anyway.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 08, 2024 04:40 AM (sAmhv)

16 Hahaha, Miklos... yes, time for me to give it up for tonight LOL

Posted by: JQ at May 08, 2024 04:41 AM (njWTi)

17 Evening and morning to all the people out there!

Willowed: medicare advantage" (IMO) is for basically healthy people, not those with any chronic or anticipated problems. . . .

Pfft! It's a no-brainer, if you have *any* issues with your health.
Posted by: JQ at May 08, 2024

***
At this point, I really don't have much. The flirtation with Type II diabetes seems to be over thanks to my change in diet; my BP is under control with an inexpensive med. That's why I wonder if an Advantage, even one with a small monthly premium, might not be better for me.

We'll see between now and October, anyway.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 08, 2024 04:43 AM (omVj0)

18 An OpenAI executive says that ChatGPT will be "laughably bad" in twelve months. (Business Insider)

Hey, give yourself some credit. It's laughably bad right now.

"I’m funny how, I mean funny like I’m a clown? I amuse you?"

...Open AI exec...

Posted by: Bruce at May 08, 2024 04:47 AM (WOV+0)

19 Reading the reminiscing about old video games reminds me that I lived a vibrant life once.

Can’t quite figure out where it went.

Maybe I’ll take up video gaming.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 08, 2024 04:47 AM (eD+Yh)

20 We'll see between now and October, anyway.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

The Bitem Administration has been trying to get rid of Medicare Advantage.

Too many options, you see.

Posted by: Miklos draws useful attention at May 08, 2024 04:49 AM (RhY13)

21 A nice devotional appropriate for both interested Christians and Jews from a story about the prophet Elisha, and about "eyes to see."

https://tinyurl.com/mrw63b4t

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2024 04:49 AM (0Easg)

22 Can’t quite figure out where it went.

Maybe I’ll take up video gaming.
Posted by: Pete Bog

Axis and Allies

Posted by: Miklos is IN at May 08, 2024 04:50 AM (RhY13)

23 Hiya

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 04:50 AM (T4tVD)

24 Processing 0.01, elapsed 0.0059 seconds.
15 queries taking 0.0029 seconds, 26 records returned

An M4 chip could do it in 0.0028 seconds.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 08, 2024 04:51 AM (P9xGM)

25 I don't understand why the Sox got this Cooper fellow. He isn't any better than Dalbec.
We finished a house in Bethpage, LI going for 1.5MM. The monthly interest alone is 9k. Builder said foot traffic is very slow. The only lookers are dot Indians.

Posted by: Jamaica at May 08, 2024 04:55 AM (IG7T0)

26 Hiya
Posted by: JT

Take this to a higher level

Posted by: Life Coach, Reader and Advisor at May 08, 2024 04:55 AM (RhY13)

27 Well can start work whenever I want to, so might as well get going.
Quite muggy outside.

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2024 05:00 AM (fwDg9)

28 My friend Roo, who worked for Apple for a long while, always said the Apple value prop is "superior engineering". So, now you know.

Of course he smiled when he said that.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:00 AM (TiuIU)

29 Still don't get why one device gets the new page and the other keeps showing up old
Forward Dog 9 out

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2024 05:03 AM (fwDg9)

30 Boy Scouts are changing their name, to appeal more inclusively.

No, I have no idea what that means either. But, at a guess, I think they want to bring on a whole new generation of child predation.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:04 AM (zuz4h)

31 Quite muggy outside.
Posted by: Skip

So

Philly

Posted by: Miklos advises keeping doors locked and not stopping at May 08, 2024 05:05 AM (RhY13)

32 No, I have no idea what that means either. But, at a guess, I think they want to bring on a whole new generation of child predation.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

They found you can do it legally, and probably get government funding if you do.

Posted by: Bruce at May 08, 2024 05:06 AM (WOV+0)

33 Have a good one and stay safe Skip !

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 05:06 AM (T4tVD)

34 Sounds like the Apple M4 displays the typical incremental performance increases over its predecessor. But because this is Apple, it is portrayed being able to heal the sick and raise the dead. Same goes for their new tablets and their $350.00 tablet keyboard.

Posted by: lost in space at May 08, 2024 05:07 AM (qKVQr)

35 Boy Scouts are changing their name, to appeal more inclusively.

No, I have no idea what that means either. But, at a guess, I think they want to bring on a whole new generation of child predation.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

They are Scouting for Boys.

Posted by: Miklos stll has Merit Badges somewhere at May 08, 2024 05:07 AM (RhY13)

36 We finished a house in Bethpage, LI going for 1.5MM. The monthly interest alone is 9k. Builder said foot traffic is very slow.
Posted by: Jamaica at May 08, 2024 04:55 AM (IG7T0)

Sure feels that living on borrowed money is about to get a lot harder. Even for the guhvamint.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 08, 2024 05:07 AM (eD+Yh)

37 Quite muggy outside.
Posted by: Skip

I ain't goin' out thar if I'm gonna get mugged.

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 05:08 AM (T4tVD)

38 30 Boy Scouts are changing their name, to appeal more inclusively.

No, I have no idea what that means either. But, at a guess, I think they want to bring on a whole new generation of child predation.

Posted by: Huck Follywood

https://shorturl.at/tvS19

From America's Paper of Record, The Babylon Bee!

I see Tinyurl has gone subscription route to use. Bah humbug.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 08, 2024 05:10 AM (sAmhv)

39 The great Steven Hayward is on a Javier Milei kick, and quoting extensively from a speech the Argentine President gave in LA last weekend. This is the main theme:

“The West is in danger. It is in danger because its leaders long ago moved away from the ideas of freedom. Ideas that made the West the most important civilizational achievement in the history of mankind. And instead of defending the ideas that generated the prosperity that everyone here enjoys, they listen to siren songs that lead inexorably to socialism, and consequently to poverty.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:11 AM (l0k7j)

40 I am beginning to entertain the possibility that Kristie Noem and Kamala Harris are fraternal twins.

Posted by: lost in space at May 08, 2024 05:12 AM (qKVQr)

41 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 08, 2024 05:10 AM (sAmhv)
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OK, so I see from the Bee that the change is much bigger than just inviting people to bugger kids:

commitment to transitioning itself from a beneficial program for young men into just another watered-down all-gender after-school program run by communist weirdos.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:15 AM (0dpQU)

42 Sounds like the Apple M4 displays the typical incremental performance increases over its predecessor. But because this is Apple, it is portrayed being able to heal the sick and raise the dead. Same goes for their new tablets and their $350.00 tablet keyboard.
Posted by: lost in space at May 08, 2024 05:07 AM (qKVQr)
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And its "thinner than ever before!"

We know thin = good. All the women my wife knows are thin. She buys Apple products and so do they. Her only frustration is that her in-house IT help desk cannot even begin to guess how to fix problems. She has to to a "genius" for support.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:19 AM (CEynM)

43 FUN FACT

I was both a Boy Scout in the US of A, and the equivalent Young Pioneer in a Socialist Commie system.

Both were instructive, and both are now defunct.

Hmm

Posted by: Miklos will consider history tomorrow at May 08, 2024 05:19 AM (RhY13)

44 Boy Scouts are changing their name, to appeal more inclusively.

So what are they changing it TO ?

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 05:20 AM (T4tVD)

45 Boy Scouts are changing their name, to appeal more inclusively.

So what are they changing it TO ?
Posted by: JT

Rainbow Youth?

Posted by: lost in space at May 08, 2024 05:22 AM (qKVQr)

46 Boy Scouts are changing their name, to appeal more inclusively.

So what are they changing it TO ?
Posted by: JT

Rainbow Youth?
Posted by: lost in space

The official nose rings will be so cool

We will learn to tie knots with them

Posted by: Alternate Universe Miklos at May 08, 2024 05:24 AM (RhY13)

47 >>>Disclaimer: Subscriber numbers may settle in shipping.

hahahaha

Posted by: m at May 08, 2024 05:26 AM (o3SCB)

48 Disclaimer: Subscriber numbers may settle in shipping.

hahahaha
Posted by: m

How did you guess my password????

Posted by: Miklos is not laughing at May 08, 2024 05:28 AM (RhY13)

49 Italian PM Georgia Meloni, a pretty decent looker btw, is going big on nuclear electricity generation. She seems to think civilization will want more and cleaner electricity, so they can power stuff. Like iPads.

America, by contrast, seems to be taking the German route in favor of rolling brown-outs. A "brown/out", near as I can figure is a temporary black-out done on purpose., as opposed to a system failure leading to a crash. Thats a black-out. I think.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:29 AM (vg8v8)

50 Miklos, did your Merit Badges translate and count for both Commie and Sort-of-Commie organizations? And what did the Young Pioneers aspire to, if not Eagle Scouting?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:33 AM (N7r0o)

51 America, by contrast, seems to be taking the German route in favor of rolling brown-outs. A "brown/out", near as I can figure is a temporary black-out done on purpose., as opposed to a system failure leading to a crash. Thats a black-out. I think.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

You know who else did Braun-outs

Posted by: Eva Braun's sweetheart at May 08, 2024 05:34 AM (RhY13)

52 By the way, please excuse all my typing errors. I'm in my phone. Apple made it. Their fault.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 05:35 AM (N7r0o)

53 A beautiful section of a Psalm- Psalm 18 asking God for protection:

https://tinyurl.com/yna66evh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2024 05:35 AM (ebKCZ)

54 America, by contrast, seems to be taking the German route in favor of rolling brown-outs. A "brown/out", near as I can figure is a temporary black-out done on purpose., as opposed to a system failure leading to a crash. Thats a black-out. I think.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

I'll do a rolling brown out later with my morning El Poopador.

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 05:36 AM (T4tVD)

55 Miklos, did your Merit Badges translate and count for both Commie and Sort-of-Commie organizations? And what did the Young Pioneers aspire to, if not Eagle Scouting?
Posted by: Huck Follywood

I have actually used the First Aid Merit badge stuff. Old Mama gets bandaged like they taught me, and apparently it's good work.

No, no credits given, although both the US and Hungarian organizations were both part of the International Organization in some way.

Posted by: Somewhat recalled by Miklos at May 08, 2024 05:39 AM (RhY13)

56 By the way, please excuse all my typing errors. I'm in my phone. Apple made it. Their fault.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Yu go Naow!

NAOW!

Posted by: Apple's suicidal Chinese workers at May 08, 2024 05:40 AM (RhY13)

57 I'll do a rolling brown out later with my morning El Poopador.
Posted by: JT

not liking this

Posted by: birdbath customers at May 08, 2024 05:42 AM (RhY13)

58 A beautiful section of a Psalm- Psalm 18 asking God for protection:

https://tinyurl.com/yna66evh
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Trump should tweet these things.

Posted by: Miklos thinks appropriate at May 08, 2024 05:44 AM (RhY13)

59 By the way, please excuse all my typing errors. I'm in my phone. Apple made it. Their fault.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

You're IN your phone ?

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 05:46 AM (T4tVD)

60 Its light out thar.

My birdbath isn't frozen.

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 05:47 AM (T4tVD)

61 My birdbath isn't frozen.
Posted by: JT

Neither is my hovercraft.

Like that helps.

Posted by: Miklos, who foolishly bought a used hovercraft from some Hungarian guy at May 08, 2024 05:51 AM (RhY13)

62 Apparently, in Korea, you can buy gold at vending machines in convenience stores and they are big sellers.

Portable money, for, you know, those moments when you need to run away from oncoming tanks.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 06:03 AM (zuz4h)

63 Portable money, for, you know, those moments when you need to run away from oncoming tanks.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Atlanta

Gonna be RICH!

Posted by: Miklos, rolling like an Abrams at May 08, 2024 06:06 AM (RhY13)

64 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 08, 2024 06:06 AM (dg+HA)

65 Lancet says risk factors for dementia are:

Less education
Hypertension
Hearing impairment
Smoking
Obesity
Depression
Physical inactivity
Diabetes
Low social contact
Excessive alcohol consumption
Traumatic brain injury
Air pollution

I call bullshit. My mother suffers from dementia and is a skinny life-long athlete with low blood pressure and doesn't drink, though a party-animal, who has a PhD and who lives on a clean air farm.

There seem to be other risk factors at play here, Lancet.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 06:08 AM (0OIwA)

66 There seem to be other risk factors at play here, Lancet.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Oh, sorry

You might be right

Posted by: things the Lancet will never say at May 08, 2024 06:10 AM (RhY13)

67 Less education
Hypertension
Hearing impairment
Smoking
Obesity
Depression
Physical inactivity
Diabetes
Low social contact
Excessive alcohol consumption
Traumatic brain injury
Air pollution

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One can't help but notice that this is mostly just modern life while aging.

Pretty convenient for the researchers, I guess.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Little girls dreamt of being moms, women told them not to follow their dreams at May 08, 2024 06:15 AM (yqqF2)

68 Pretty convenient for the researchers, I guess.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

More research funding is clearly required.

Posted by: researchers at May 08, 2024 06:18 AM (RhY13)

69 Good morning early risers!

Posted by: Rosasharn at May 08, 2024 06:18 AM (PzBTm)

70 Good morning early risers!
Posted by: Rosasharn

Twirl School starts early, eh?

Posted by: it is usually Fridays chez Miklos at May 08, 2024 06:19 AM (RhY13)

71
An early warning sign of dementia is a strong belief in Climate Change.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 08, 2024 06:26 AM (RKVpM)

72 Q: How do you know Disney has killed Star Wars?

A: When the cosplayers quit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:29 AM (LG0ri)

73 An early warning sign of dementia is a strong belief in Climate Change.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

*dons keffiyeh*

Posted by: elite college students, who are, like, the Future at May 08, 2024 06:29 AM (RhY13)

74 When the cosplayers quit.
Posted by: Anna Puma

I only cosplay myself.

The costume costs little to nothing.

Posted by: Miklos is easily amused at May 08, 2024 06:31 AM (RhY13)

75 At least old school cosplay (as opposed to the more... booth girl type) was always a function of enthusiasm in a property. You love something and think it is cool. If you're disposed that way, you go to the opening of phantom menace dressed as Darth Vader.

Disney has done a great job of bearing that genuine enthusiasm out of the properties they own.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2024 06:32 AM (75/Pp)

76 It means the Cultural Marxists finally destroyed the Boy Scouts if America

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2024 06:32 AM (2YPLE)

77 Beating, not bearing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2024 06:32 AM (75/Pp)

78 Speaking of "other factors at play" Stormy Daniels testified in PDJT accounting case for....reasons. n her testimony, she said she hates PDJT and then also said she lost a defamation case to him and owes him $500K.

At some point I wonder if the persecution intends to tell PDJT how he was supposed to account for his reimbursement to his lawyers, if not as "legal expense". Since the state of NY has turned this issue into a criminal case, the entire world would like to know what category to put legal expenses into, if not "legal expense".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 06:33 AM (LONHL)

79 Light rain and lightning 🌩

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2024 06:33 AM (2YPLE)

80 My mom's family dies from dementia between 88-92 y/o. Her parents were abstemious to the point of parody and yet both died from dementia.

Posted by: Jamaica at May 08, 2024 06:34 AM (IG7T0)

81 Since the state of NY has turned this issue into a criminal case, the entire world would like to know what category to put legal expenses into, if not "legal expense".
Posted by: Huck Follywood

There are...ways

Posted by: the Clinton Foundation at May 08, 2024 06:34 AM (RhY13)

82 Aetius

I read typos. Disney has managed to extinguish the last spark of hope in the Star Wars universe.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:34 AM (LG0ri)

83 yo wut sup

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 08, 2024 06:35 AM (ENQN6)

84 I read typos. Disney has managed to extinguish the last spark of hope in the Star Wars universe.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:34 AM (LG0ri)

And Disney dies a horrible death.

Posted by: Miklos, noting the hash at May 08, 2024 06:36 AM (RhY13)

85 Disney Star Wars is so bad, my special editions of the original trilogy self destructed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:37 AM (LG0ri)

86 Oh yeah speaking of ruining cool movies...

Amazon is coming out with Bladerunner 2099 starring Michelle Yeoh.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:38 AM (LG0ri)

87 I wonder if over saturation and over stimulation is a factor in dementia. People do not get enough downtime. Just a thought.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2024 06:38 AM (75/Pp)

88 Disney Star Wars is so bad, my special editions of the original trilogy self destructed.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:37 AM (LG0ri)
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Disney is so bad ... that Iger will play himself in the next Star Wars film, as the evil bad guy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 06:39 AM (LONHL)

89 I still have my remastered VHS versions of the OT when they came out in the 90s, but before Lucas started tinkering. Have nothing to watch them on, but it is kind of a pride thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2024 06:40 AM (75/Pp)

90 Amazon is coming out with Bladerunner 2099 starring Michelle Yeoh.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:38 AM (LG0ri)

Sounds about right although I hope you are joking.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2024 06:41 AM (75/Pp)

91
I wonder if over saturation and over stimulation is a factor in dementia. People do not get enough downtime. Just a thought.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2024 06:38 AM

One theory is lack of high quality sleep. The brain performs 'housekeeping' as we dose, carrying bad stuff away. I think it's around the 72 hour mark without sleep that people hallucinate.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 08, 2024 06:42 AM (RKVpM)

92 They convicted Trump of defaming that writer while insinuating that he was guilty of raping her.

They are going to convict Trump of this tax thing while insinuating that he is guilty of raping Stormy.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 08, 2024 06:42 AM (P9xGM)

93 The jury is going to make their judgement based on:
He raped Caroll, he raped Stormy. We need to put him behind bars, he is guilty as charged.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 08, 2024 06:45 AM (P9xGM)

94 How can there be a prequel to Bladerunner if it is called 2099?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMJk2uaVxH0

I have a bad feeling about this.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 06:46 AM (LG0ri)

95 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Not frozen

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 06:47 AM (T4tVD)

96 They are going to convict Trump of this tax thing while insinuating that he is guilty of raping Stormy.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 08, 2024 06:42 AM (P9xGM)
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As near as I can tell, there is no tax-related accusation. No one says his taxes would change once they sort out this case. The accusation is his lawyers got Stormy to sign an NDA, for which she was paid (as is required) and then the Trump Organization was billed by the law firm for reimbursement. Trump Organization accounted for the subsequent payment as "legal expense". NYS says they should have called it something else, but hasn't said what or even why it matters.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 06:50 AM (cUwk9)

97 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes.

Sunny here at Stately Poppins Manor, but rain is coming. Would still rather be outside than inside working.

Motorcycle still for sale, for anyone in the southern NH / northeast MA area: 2009 H-D sportster, 18K miles, $5000 or best offer.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 08, 2024 06:53 AM (Q0kLU)

98
Haven't spoken to Her Majesty yet this morning. I hope she had a comfortable night and that they can discharge her today. Although I also get the impression that the infection was not limited to just the knee but also got into her bloodstream.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2024 06:53 AM (MoZTd)

99 Biden was interviewed by a Spanish language radio host and called illegal aliens "voters".

Slip of the tongue, says the WH. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 06:58 AM (cUwk9)

100 Good morning morons from Portland OR

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 08, 2024 07:00 AM (+87un)

101
I think there's something interesting about registering to vote. If you are male (which it looks like 90% of the border jumpers are) you can not register to vote unless you have signed up with Selective Service.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 08, 2024 07:04 AM (RKVpM)

102 Meanwhile

Disney Japan thinks anime needs to change to appeal to a wider global audience.

Listen Disney, just STFU and die already. Anime is doing just fine as is.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2024 07:05 AM (LG0ri)

103 @78

>>the entire world would like to know what category to put legal expenses into, if not "legal expense".

The case is complete and utter f**king nonsense and everyone from the judge to the prosecutor should be thrown from office, barred, disbarred and sanctioned.

But they'll probably get massive book deals and higher office for the efforts.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 08, 2024 07:06 AM (XV/Pl)

104 Good Morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 08, 2024 07:08 AM (u82oZ)

105 @104

>>Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Would you settle for frowny and truculent?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 08, 2024 07:09 AM (XV/Pl)

106 Good morning, Anna Puma.

Don't hold back on our account.

Let Disney have it, with two A-10s in close support.

Hope you are well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 08, 2024 07:10 AM (u82oZ)

107 It's a write off, Jerry. They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at May 08, 2024 07:10 AM (dg+HA)

108 Thomas Bender

We should all be truculent with the Powers that be, and are so, so wrong.

That should put a secret inner smile on your frown face. Don't give "them" info for your Google file.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 08, 2024 07:11 AM (u82oZ)

109 I believe there is/was something out there called Harmys de specialized editions of the original trilogy.

Posted by: A dude in MI at May 08, 2024 07:12 AM (/6GbT)

110 Good morning morons from Portland OR

The satellite radio in my writing room is tuned to a Portland classical station. It's miles ahead of the Boston station here.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 08, 2024 07:13 AM (Q0kLU)

111 Hadrian the Sevent

Yikes!

May this hospital encounter return her to you fit as a fiddle.

Prayers continue to ascend.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 08, 2024 07:13 AM (u82oZ)

112 “Young black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word ‘computer’ is,” - New York Governor Kathy Hochul

Our black kids in Texas have computers. Why is NY so racist?

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 08, 2024 07:17 AM (ENQN6)

113 I mentioned ythis on the comments recently. This is why idiots like Karine can claim with a straight face, well, straightish face, that "crime under Biden is down."

"In 2022, the Biden regime made it no longer "mandatory" to report crime stats to the FBI. The results was over 1/3 (over 6000 precincts) didn't report any crimes to the FBI. Cities that hardly reported any crime stats to the FBI include NYC, Baltimore, Washington DC, Miami and a ton of entire huge cities. Of course, this was done by the Democrats to hide their soaring crime numbers and easily fool low IQ sheep into believing easily provable hogwash."

Lies, damned Lord, and statistics. You juke the stats, they'll say whatever you want then to say.

Posted by: Someone Else at May 08, 2024 07:18 AM (IrqeV)

114
May this hospital encounter return her to you fit as a fiddle.

Prayers continue to ascend.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 08, 2024 07:13 AM (u82oZ)

Thank you. She's sick and tired of being sick and tired. HM is a very active, very energetic lady. Now she feels frail and old. Between the knee surgery and her eye surgery having gone wrong, she's very depressed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2024 07:18 AM (MoZTd)

115 Apparently, in Korea, you can buy gold at vending machines in convenience stores and they are big sellers.
Portable money, for, you know, those moments when you need to run away from oncoming tanks.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 08, 2024 06:03 AM (zuz4h)

Those Koreans well, how do they say it, "eno enoa juang". Which means, "this guy...this is not my kind of guy".

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 08, 2024 07:19 AM (4a+k3)

116 Good morning, Anna Puma.

Don't hold back on our account.

Disney deserves the Iger Sanction

Posted by: Miklos, with a Clint Eastwood wood glint in his eye at May 08, 2024 07:21 AM (RhY13)

117
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 08, 2024 07:23 AM (bEb2S)

118 Morning peeps

More storms last night and tornado watch. No apparent damage but I've yet to get off the front porch.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 08, 2024 07:26 AM (Q4IgG)

119 THUNDER and lightening here.

Posted by: JT at May 08, 2024 07:27 AM (T4tVD)

120 Good morning everyone. The creek behind us is roaring - flood watch in effect.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 08, 2024 07:28 AM (WXNFJ)

121 and lightening here.
Posted by: JT

That'll brighten your day!

Posted by: Miklos, on the Sunny Side of the street at May 08, 2024 07:29 AM (RhY13)

122 mornin yall. Stormy says she kept her bra on when she had sex with Trump. That would be like renting a Charger Hellcat and never going over 50 mph.

Posted by: fd at May 08, 2024 07:30 AM (CM7e9)

123 Have a great day, everyone.

May you be the civilized threat to the barbarians around us.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 08, 2024 07:32 AM (u82oZ)

124
JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 08, 2024 07:33 AM (ENQN6)

125 Good morning! Well, its humpday so 5 more working days till Monday. And a road trip to Great Falls, MT...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at May 08, 2024 07:35 AM (DIB8X)

126 Hey Pixy, would it be feasible to get an LLM trained on AOS comments? You have a big enough database on your servers, no?

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at May 08, 2024 07:37 AM (Y+AMd)

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