Daily Tech News 11 August 2024

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A Florida data broker called National Public Data collected the personal information of essentially everyone in the US, UK, and Canada, and then got hacked. (The Register)

2.9 billion records including names, addresses, and government ID numbers, plus information on relatives and address changes going back thirty years.

Exactly how National Public Data got access to all this information is an unanswered question. They certainly didn't ask the people the data refers to, nor did they make any public announcement that they were doing this.
The solution to that "unfixable" AMD security flaw from yesterday turns out to be a $9 SPI flash programmer.

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Terraforming Mars for $15 a day. (Science)

Or maybe slightly more than that, but still surprisingly cheap on a planetary scale.

The plan is to glitter-bomb the Martian upper atmosphere with two million tons of iron and aluminium dust per year, manufactured from the Martian soil.

The trick is that the dust doesn't have to be delivered directly - getting it a hundred meters off the ground should be enough for the sandstorms to pick it up and do the rest of the work.

This should warm the planet sufficiently that you won't immediately freeze, just asphyxiate. Making the air breathable is left as an exercise for the student.
The SLS Block 1B second stage booster being built by Boeing for NASA has been slipping its schedule by one year per year for seven years. (Ars Technica)

Originally due in February 2021 at a cost of $700 million, and rescheduled for April 2027 at a cost of $5 billion just last October - after a whole series of delays and overruns - it is now expected to cost at least $5.7 billion and won't be delivered until 2028 at the earliest.
But $229 is $229. (Notebook Check)

The Asus Vivobook 14 is available for that price at Best Buy right now.

That gets you a Core i3 1215U - two performance cores and four efficiency cores, 8GB of RAM plus a spare memory socket, a 128GB M.2 SSD that you would probably want to replace right away, and a 1920x1080 IPS screen that covers 60% of sRGB.

The screen is the only real problem there for basic use. Colours will more poop than pop with this one. You can get cheaper laptops but they will probably also come with meh screens, and they will have Celeron CPUs with no performance cores, making them about half the speed.

Disclaimer: Two for $15.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 yay

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 04:00 AM (64Zez)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2024 04:00 AM (E3oJ+)

3 >>>A Florida data broker called National Public Data collected the personal information of essentially everyone in the US, UK, and Canada, and then got hacked. (The Register)

Frightening.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 04:01 AM (64Zez)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at August 11, 2024 04:02 AM (vf0Uk)

5 Up late watching scenes from House. A mashup of House and Lie to Me would be cool.

Posted by: SFGoth at August 11, 2024 04:02 AM (KAi1n)

6 The stories in the featured links at the bottom of the Register page are also frightening.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 04:03 AM (64Zez)

7
We identify as successful, on-budget, and on-schedule.

Posted by: Boeing DEI rocket surgeon Team at August 11, 2024 04:04 AM (w6EFb)

8 Like "Proofpoint phishing palaver plagues millions with 'perfectly spoofed' emails from IBM, Nike, Disney, others." But I just can't see believing one of those.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 04:04 AM (64Zez)

9 Making the air breathable is left as an exercise for the student.

I thought Exercises are to be left for the Kind Reader.

Posted by: Miklos is not much on exercise, other than 12 ounce curls at August 11, 2024 04:10 AM (lSyD7)

10 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden

AWARDED

Posted by: East German Trans-Judge at August 11, 2024 04:11 AM (lSyD7)

11 Celeron processors are cheap, but horrible. If performance of any sort is a requirement, this is not your thing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at August 11, 2024 04:11 AM (vf0Uk)

12 But $229 is $229. (Notebook Check)

The Asus Vivobook 14 is available for that price at Best Buy right now.

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I saw that there's a legitimate mid-range gaming laptop for under $500, too.

HP - Victus 15.6" Full HD Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5-7535HS - 8GB DDR5 Memory - AMD Radeon RX 6550M - 512GB SSD

$479.99

https://tinyurl.com/2c7mtolh

Anna Puma, was it you that was discussing the need for a new system recently? I know it's not a desktop, but that's a fantastic deal.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 04:13 AM (mIykB)

13
If everything goes according to plan (which it won't), Artemis 2 will recreate Apollo 8 lunar orbit by no earlier than 2025.

Posted by: Boeing DEI rocket surgeon Team at August 11, 2024 04:19 AM (w6EFb)

14
Boeing is the Prime Contractor for SLS and Artemis. The Chicoms will land a man on the Moon before we do, again, of course.

Space Daddy has the contract for the actual lander on the Moon. NASA has some plan for a lunar gateway space station in a HALO orbit around the Moon. The SLS is supposed to get the astronauts to the gateway, the Elon gets them down to the Moon.

If they had sense, they just tell Boeing to forget about it, and let Elon handle it. Looking at this, with Elon's Starship lunar lander, just let that carry the astronauts to begin with, and forget about the SLS.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 04:22 AM (w6EFb)

15 If they had sense, they just tell Boeing to forget about it, and let Elon handle it. Looking at this, with Elon's Starship lunar lander, just let that carry the astronauts to begin with, and forget about the SLS.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

Quality control is key.

Posted by: Boeing electrician drilling hole in shit that don't need holes at August 11, 2024 04:25 AM (lSyD7)

16 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 04:26 AM (a1415)

17 So Nancy returned to her roots Thursday night.

If 'returned to her roots' means ignoring campaign law.

https://tinyurl.com/yjw7ex29

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 04:28 AM (a1415)

18 G'morning, all!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

The optimism is more of a Debbie Upper than a Debbie Down-pourer.

Posted by: Miklos has had some rain too at August 11, 2024 04:29 AM (lSyD7)

19 Hurricane prep was different when I was a young lad.

It principally consisted of buying a keg and a lot of ice.

Posted by: Miklos has certain vague recollections at August 11, 2024 04:32 AM (lSyD7)

20 Cheer up....

It'll get worse!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 04:33 AM (a1415)

21 I think National PUblic Date deserves an Oy Vey …

Posted by: Adriane the Oy Vey Critic . . . at August 11, 2024 04:33 AM (TX4bP)

22 It principally consisted of buying a keg and a lot of ice.
Posted by: Miklos has certain vague recollections

… and a surf board …

Posted by: Adriane the Oy Vey Critic . . . at August 11, 2024 04:34 AM (TX4bP)

23 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 11, 2024 04:36 AM (oKHcS)

24 Well off to not be able to see the Persied meteors due to high altitude winds and dust,

Oy Vey.

Posted by: Adriane the Oy Vey Critic . . . at August 11, 2024 04:37 AM (TX4bP)

25 77.9 degrees in the back yard.

With a 77.6 dew point.

That's moist out.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 04:38 AM (a1415)

26 … and a surf board …
Posted by: Adriane the Oy Vey Critic

No

Not with all the sharks swimming on the streets of New Orleans.

Posted by: Miklos does have cool retro Jams and OP board shorts at August 11, 2024 04:38 AM (lSyD7)

27 Morning everyone.

Posted by: Tuna at August 11, 2024 04:38 AM (oaGWv)

28 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

JT status?

Posted by: Miklos at August 11, 2024 04:39 AM (lSyD7)

29 "Birdbath status?"

Its a frosty 54 degrees where I'm at. The birds are somewhere keeping warm.

Posted by: Outside of Life at August 11, 2024 04:39 AM (89Sog)

30 It's National Pubic Day? Hmmm ... how should I celebrate this year?

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at August 11, 2024 04:40 AM (oKHcS)

31 It's National Pubic Day? Hmmm ... how should I celebrate this year?
Posted by: Sandra Fluke

No

No No No No No

Posted by: the otherwise very nice Korean lady at the salon at August 11, 2024 04:41 AM (lSyD7)

32 "That's moist out."

Well, it IS National Pubic Day, after all...

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at August 11, 2024 04:42 AM (oKHcS)

33 How communist is Tim Walz?

This communist!

https://tinyurl.com/mpht2yvb

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2024 04:43 AM (E3oJ+)

34

Man, my asshole smells like shit!

Posted by: Regional Whore Spits on Rando's Wang at August 11, 2024 04:45 AM (qC0O2)

35 If Kamala is actually black, but was running for earlier political positions as an Indian, would that be a case of Stolen Pallor?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 04:45 AM (a1415)

36
The dew point here hit 79.9F according to my weather station around 2PM yesterday. That's the highest it has seen since I installed it.

That did not result in the highest "real feel" temp (per the station's algorithm). That occurred on July 5th, 113.3F.

Such calculations are a bit ridiculous. The station's temp resolution is 0.1F (but accuracy is +/-2F), while RH resolution is 1%.

That corresponds to much greater uncertainty in dew point and 'real feel" than 0.1F. Those should be round to the nearest 2F, really.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 04:46 AM (w6EFb)

37 This communist!

https://tinyurl.com/mpht2yvb
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs

MY HONEYMOON WAS IN THE GLORIOUS SOVIET UNION

Schwartzenstikler

Posted by: BERNIE! at August 11, 2024 04:46 AM (lSyD7)

38 There's nothing like the smell of burning Bridgestones in the morning.

Posted by: Gwen Walz at August 11, 2024 04:47 AM (oKHcS)

39 If Kamala is actually black, but was running for earlier political positions as an Indian, would that be a case of Stolen Pallor?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

heh

Posted by: Miklos is Amused at August 11, 2024 04:47 AM (lSyD7)

40 A Florida data broker called National Public Data collected the personal information of essentially everyone in the US, UK, and Canada, and then got hacked.

If you haven't done this already, immediately freeze all access to your credit reports as this will make it much more difficult for bad actors to open credit accounts, take out loans, and make credit purchases using such information. This can be done online and the cost is free. The downside is you say go to get an auto loan. You have to unfreeze that particular credit reporting agency used by the lender to conduct that transaction, but that too can be done online. After that, I think mostly we can best be described as totally screwed.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 04:48 AM (RBqhX)

41

Both my wife and I enjoy giant Chink wang!

Posted by: T. Walz, Sodomist at August 11, 2024 04:49 AM (qC0O2)

42 "Welcome to technical support. My name is Kamala."

Posted by: Said with thick Indian accent at August 11, 2024 04:50 AM (oKHcS)

43 28 JT status?
Posted by: Miklos at August 11, 2024 04:39 AM (lSyD7)

JT status from the Saturday prayer thread:

6/25 – TP asked for prayers for JT, who is ill and in need of prayer.
8/2 Update – JT is in a rehab facility. Prayers are appreciated.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 04:51 AM (64Zez)

44 Odd nan not Fun Fact-

I was supposed to have been at a conference called "China Business in the 90s" at the Shangri-la Hotel in Bejing.

My plan was to spend time at Tien An-Men Square talking to the democracy protestors.

Flight cancelled due to "technical reasons".

Saw the guy standing in front of the tanks on CNN from Myrtle Beach, with little kids running and playing on the beach in the background.

Posted by: Miklos is a real life Forrest Gump in some ways at August 11, 2024 04:52 AM (lSyD7)

45 Tampon Timmy makes it official...

He lied.

https://tinyurl.com/4nt24c9a

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 04:55 AM (a1415)

46 The Asus Vivobook 14 is available for that price [$229] at Best Buy right now.

It sounds like a perfect PC to toss in your car. Use it with a hotspot on your phone and you too can watch your personal identity be stolen while out and about due to this massive personal information hack that was just reported.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 04:56 AM (RBqhX)

47 I like that "I was in a war and while I was in that war I carried these weapons of war in that war that I was in" was him "misspeaking"

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 04:59 AM (mIykB)

48 Tampon Timmy makes it official...

He lied.

https://tinyurl.com/4nt24c9a
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

I keep waiting for his drag queen alter ego, Miss Gnarly Nipples, to get widely exposed. Given this guy's stances on all kinds of things, he's got to have one.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:00 AM (RBqhX)

49 Well, after all, his lips were moving.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 11, 2024 05:00 AM (oKHcS)

50 Tampon Timmy makes it official...

He lied.

https://tinyurl.com/4nt24c9a
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

In certain financial discussions, we also 'Misspoke"

Posted by: Sam Bankman-Freed (D) and Bernie Madoff (D) at August 11, 2024 05:02 AM (lSyD7)

51 I only steal luggage from the Bad People.

Totally normal

NOT WEIRD

Posted by: Sam Brinton, strategic advisor at August 11, 2024 05:04 AM (lSyD7)

52

NASA leadership, wholly owned by China, cancels the already constructed Viper robotic ice drill rover and will send dead weight in it's place on upcoming mission...

Posted by: Elderly Git at August 11, 2024 05:06 AM (qC0O2)

53 Not a damn official press conference about the assassination attempt.

Posted by: 13times at August 11, 2024 05:07 AM (WkkVy)

54 So.

Boeing can't get the people back from the ISS.

The Chairperson of the US Space Council is....you guessed it.

Boeing is not positioning her for Success.

Posted by: Miklos is complete Pangloss mode at August 11, 2024 05:07 AM (lSyD7)

55 Boeing can't get the people back from the ISS.

The Chairperson of the US Space Council is....you guessed it.

Boeing is not positioning her for Success.
Posted by: Miklos is complete Pangloss mode at August 11, 2024 05:07 AM (lSyD7)
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Memory refresher:

https://youtu.be/v0nfRKcuqOo

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2024 05:11 AM (E3oJ+)

56 Boeing is not positioning her for Success.
Posted by: Miklos

Damn that Boeing!! How are you gonna let them succeed unless you tell them how to be successful?

Posted by: Bruce at August 11, 2024 05:11 AM (m1P8K)

57
Not making this up:

The National Space Council (NSpC) is the White House policy council responsible for ensuring the United States capitalizes on the rich opportunities presented by our nation’s space activities. Under the leadership of its chair, Vice President Kamala Harris, the NSpC advises and assists the President on the development and implementation of space policy and strategy and is comprised of Cabinet-level Secretaries and other senior executive branch officials.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 05:11 AM (w6EFb)

58 Memory refresher:

https://youtu.be/v0nfRKcuqOo
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2024 05:11 AM (E3oJ+)
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One more:

https://youtu.be/jCRn6k-s2pY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2024 05:12 AM (E3oJ+)

59 Not a damn official press conference about the assassination attempt.

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IIRC the seated government did make a public statement saying Trump should no longer campaign prior to the election or hold any rallies in support of his campaign if he knows what was good for him.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 05:12 AM (mIykB)

60 Not making this up:

The National Space Council (NSpC) is the White House policy council responsible for ensuring the United States capitalizes on the rich opportunities presented by our nation’s space activities. Under the leadership of its chair, Vice President Kamala Harris, the NSpC advises and assists the President on the development and implementation of space policy and strategy and is comprised of Cabinet-level Secretaries and other senior executive branch officials.

-

I'm not joking when I say that this current failure is almost entirely because of DEI, and likely mandated DEI by the DEI VP. Well, acting POTUS, I guess.

You can tell because the skin color or reproductive parts of those responsible haven't been mentioned a single time.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 05:14 AM (mIykB)

61 "National Public Data is a public records data provider specializing in background checks and fraud prevention. We obtain information from various public record databases, court records, state and national databases and other repositories nationwide."

Posted by: L - If ... (Cellphone) at August 11, 2024 05:15 AM (NFX2v)

62 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

I bought some tomatoes from Travelers Rest yesterday.

It is cooking and canning season.

As if you need that information.

Posted by: Miklos eats well, at least at August 11, 2024 05:15 AM (lSyD7)

63 >> https://youtu.be/v0nfRKcuqOo

One of my cats, Big Jake, a big ol' orange Tabby does not like your links. I clicked on that and started playing it. Big Jake darted in here in the office where I'm sittin' at the computer, jumped up on my chair back and started "meeorwwrr!" at me.

He doesn't like Kumswallow's voice one little bit.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 05:16 AM (w6EFb)

64 Not a damn official press conference about the assassination attempt. Posted by: 13times

Why start now? It seems pretty obvious and reasonable to conclude that the official position of the Secret Service was Trump deserved to be assassinated and that it was their job to create the conditions for this to happen. The entire response of the Secret Service since then has been a drag show with lip syncing performances intended to stonewall any serious investigation until the whole matter dies a natural bureforratic death. At that point everybody will be awarded medals and celebrated with martinis for valor and bravery in the face of danger.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:17 AM (RBqhX)

65
Hey, Kamala, first you will blow me.

(then, I'm gonna airlock you.)

Posted by: Space Daddy at August 11, 2024 05:18 AM (w6EFb)

66 He doesn't like Kumswallow's voice one little bit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally

Hopefully registered to vote.

Posted by: Miklos knows the Philadelphia Way at August 11, 2024 05:18 AM (lSyD7)

67 At that point everybody will be awarded medals and celebrated with martinis for valor and bravery in the face of danger.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

With calendars featuring sexy holster babe

Posted by: Miklos is rarely surprised at August 11, 2024 05:20 AM (lSyD7)

68 "Hopefully registered to vote."

All nine lives worth of votes?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 05:21 AM (a1415)

69
To be fair, Big Jake doesn't like computer speakers at all. He doesn't mind the actual TV, or proper radios, but he doesn't like computer speakers (at least the one's we've got) one little bit.

Ask Miley about Jake behavior when she's listening to Youtube videos on the laptop.

I think it has to do with noise -- there's some noise with the computer output that he doesn't like. We humans can't hear it, but he does.

Posted by: Space Daddy at August 11, 2024 05:23 AM (w6EFb)

70 I forgot...

The Brother Fcuker has a primary in two days.

https://tinyurl.com/2j74h5uf

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 05:23 AM (a1415)

71 $5 billion for a stretched Centaur. Boeing has been mining some really rich veins in NASAs forced stupidity.

Posted by: pawn at August 11, 2024 05:24 AM (QB+5g)

72 "Hopefully registered to vote."

All nine lives worth of votes?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

I like the way you think.

Posted by: Miklos, old school ward heeler at August 11, 2024 05:24 AM (lSyD7)

73 59 IIRC the seated government did make a public statement saying Trump should no longer campaign prior to the election or hold any rallies in support of his campaign if he knows what was good for him.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 05:12 AM (mIykB)

"Trump should no longer campaign prior to the election or hold any rallies in support of his campaign if he knows what was good for him"

Some of that was inscribed in very small letters on the bullet that nicked his ear.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 05:27 AM (64Zez)

74 The Brother Fcuker has a primary in two days.

https://tinyurl.com/2j74h5uf
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

I, my husband, and my brother both find this offensive.

Posted by: Ilhan al-Haram at August 11, 2024 05:27 AM (lSyD7)

75
Big Jake is a lean, mean Killing Machine. I got to smelling something outside a couple days ago. Tracked it down. There was a dead rabbit carcass near the house, in Miley's flower garden area in front of the side screen porch.

It was a full grown rabbit. Not much left, but a maggot infested carcass. It was nearly as big as Jake. He was responsible, I'm certain.

Posted by: Space Daddy at August 11, 2024 05:27 AM (w6EFb)

76 >> https://youtu.be/v0nfRKcuqOo

One of my cats, Big Jake, a big ol' orange Tabby does not like your links. I clicked on that and started playing it. Big Jake darted in here in the office where I'm sittin' at the computer, jumped up on my chair back and started "meeorwwrr!" at me.

He doesn't like Kumswallow's voice one little bit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 05:16 AM (w6EFb)
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How man lives does you cat still have?

https://tinyurl.com/3u8yvf4x

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2024 05:29 AM (E3oJ+)

77 64. At that point everybody will be awarded medals and celebrated with martinis for valor and bravery in the face of danger.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Very good.

All annual performance evaluations must be completed, submitted and approved by the end of the FY. Most of USSS, DHS likely write their own for supervisory approval.

Wondering how many special achievement awards have been, or will be, doled out related to July 13th.

Posted by: L - If ... (Cellphone) at August 11, 2024 05:30 AM (NFX2v)

78 Apparently, Harris has adopted the position that all tip income should be tax-free. It's starting to look like her campaign strategy is to whitewash her background, co-opt Trump's positions and campaign style of large rallies, stick to one stump speech that speaks in big generalities of her plans, have a website that echoes these positions without a single detail listed, refuse to have any substantive interaction with with the media that could result in negative reporting, and let the compliant media wing of her campaign, the mainstream media, fill in the blanks with narratives that rival the epic of Gilgamesh. Plus vote stealing.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:30 AM (RBqhX)

79 It was a full grown rabbit. Not much left, but a maggot infested carcass. It was nearly as big as Jake. He was responsible, I'm certain.
Posted by: Space Daddy

Give Big Jake a treat for me.

Miss Dixie had one eye put out out by a rabbit.

I have been in Full Elmer Fudd Mode ever since.

Posted by: Miklos feels no mercy at August 11, 2024 05:31 AM (lSyD7)

80 Evening and morning to the insomaniacal satellites! (Yes, I combined my two regular greetings just to see what would happen. Back off, man. I'm a scientist.)

Almost enough sleep. I had a fantastical dream where Miss Linda showed me a promotional film about a retirement village -- in Germany, yet -- that she found attractive as a place to live. "It's expensive," she said. "But they have washing machines that use both Euro and American detergents." In the dream, I was so astonished and pleased that she was even entertaining the idea of my retirement that I forbore to point out that some German Karen would be annoyed if you forgot to switch the machine back to German Tide.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:32 AM (omVj0)

81 The easiest part of Kamala's platform is convincing folks that she has never failed, because she has never been responsible for anything.

Without the help of a compliant Media, the Democratic Party would cease to exist as a viable party.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 05:33 AM (a1415)

82 70 I forgot...

The Brother Fcuker has a primary in two days.

https://tinyurl.com/2j74h5uf
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 05:23 AM (a1415)

Walz should be there for her!

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 05:33 AM (64Zez)

83 "Apparently, Harris has adopted the position that all tip income should be tax-free."

Next, a red ball cap, reading

'Make America Generous Again'?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 05:34 AM (a1415)

84 >> Give Big Jake a treat for me.

He's had more than one since I last posted by a long shot. He's gone out now, but he demanded many treats before he went out.

Posted by: Space Daddy at August 11, 2024 05:35 AM (w6EFb)

85 Time to get ready for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 05:35 AM (a1415)

86 #copykatKamala is more of a copycat than you know:

https://tinyurl.com/yeyjs9ze

Oops.

I said "cat."

Sorry!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2024 05:35 AM (E3oJ+)

87 G'Day everyone
9 hours with a few interruptions

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 05:35 AM (fwDg9)

88 German Tide.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

There are better tides

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

Posted by: Miklos likes Ska and Rocksteady at August 11, 2024 05:35 AM (lSyD7)

89 G'Day everyone
9 hours with a few interruptions
Posted by: Skip

The schoolbooks for fall semester arrived today!

Skip will be so excited!

Posted by: Auntie Miklos, having an Irish Coffee at August 11, 2024 05:37 AM (lSyD7)

90 45
believes strongly that only military members trained to carry those deadly weapons should have access to them

You may have that opinion but that's not what the Bill Of Rights says.

Also as to deadly weapons, do the same for stabbing implements, motor vehicles, horses, attack dogs, martial arts, golf clubs, baseball bats, sturdy tree branches, sharp sticks, stones, etc.

Posted by: Ciampino - Kitties #01 at August 11, 2024 05:37 AM (qfLjt)

91 My cats have never had trouble with computer sounds, not that through this MacBook Air's speakers, nor the stereo speakers I have on the desktop in my office/bedroom. The only noises that disturb Stirling are fireworks (even though they are outside and distant, he hides under the bed) and the bird calls Miss Linda plays on her phone through this Bird of the Day app she's downloaded. Dagny looks around, but does not seem bothered.

To be fair, a lot of those bird calls freak me out too. The call of a California condor (a vulture)? Brrrr.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:40 AM (omVj0)

92 That Asus Vivobook 14 is available for that price at Best Buy right now - the 8GB RAM is a bad deal nowadays unless it's upgradeable.

Posted by: Ciampino - Kitties #02 at August 11, 2024 05:41 AM (qfLjt)

93 "Apparently, Harris has adopted the position that all tip income should be tax-free."

Next, a red ball cap, reading

'Make America Generous Again'?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Yep. The strategy seems to become an alternative Trump without ever stating the totalitarian aspects that are sure to follow immediately upon her taking office as president. You can be assured all those whitewash positions would come back with a vengeance plus a bunch of new ones. Imagine being celebrated with an award each time one had an abortion in the immediate citizenship for every illegal alien in the country.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:41 AM (RBqhX)

94
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 11, 2024 05:42 AM (tljrc)

95 "NASA leadership, wholly owned by China, cancels the already constructed Viper robotic ice drill rover and will send dead weight in it's place on upcoming mission..."

VIPER, although all the parts fit together, didn't work. It will probably serve as a jobs platform for DEI hires "interested in embedded real-time programming" as the current programmers have been gratefully moving on after many years for wasting their time under NASAs advanced state of DEI management.

Posted by: pawn at August 11, 2024 05:42 AM (QB+5g)

96 "Apparently, Harris has adopted the position that all tip income should be tax-free."

Next, a red ball cap, reading

'Make America Generous Again'?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024

***
Clay & Buck pointed out earlier this week on their show that (a) she is stupid, and (b) she has no real values; she will adopt any position that will get here elected/give her power.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:42 AM (omVj0)

97 Also as to deadly weapons, do the same for stabbing implements, motor vehicles, horses, attack dogs, martial arts, golf clubs, baseball bats, sturdy tree branches, sharp sticks, stones, etc.
Posted by: Ciampino

The most common weapons used in homicides-

Fists and feet

Posted by: Miklos can read a spreadsheet at August 11, 2024 05:43 AM (lSyD7)

98 93 Imagine being celebrated with an award each time one had an abortion in the immediate citizenship for every illegal alien in the country.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:41 AM (RBqhX)

wut

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 05:43 AM (64Zez)

99 she will adopt any position that will get here elected/give her power.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

*raises hand*

You got a Witness

Posted by: Willie Brown et al. at August 11, 2024 05:44 AM (lSyD7)

100 I got unnerved the other day by a green heron mooching about in the woods behind my house.... sounds like a bobcat just opened up a letter from the IRS. "grrrrrrrrrr...." i never knew they could make a sound like that.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 11, 2024 05:44 AM (BAEGB)

101 That Asus Vivobook 14 is available for that price at Best Buy right now - the 8GB RAM is a bad deal nowadays unless it's upgradeable. Posted by: Ciampino

It's not as much of a limitation as you might think, provided you do most of your work in the browser and use office type applications. I have a second generation Surface Go that has 8 GB of RAM and roughly an i-core 3 chip in it and it works just fine. The speed of the SSD plays a huge role in these thinly spec machines and should not be underestimated. Swapping out the SSD in that cheap Best buy box for something faster would help a lot I suspect.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:47 AM (RBqhX)

102 The most common weapons used in homicides-

Fists and feet
Posted by: Miklos can read a spreadsheet at August 11, 2024

***
I'd have thought it would be knives and clubs of some kind. Remember the image of the battleaxe housewife brandishing her iron frying pan at her milquetoast husband. Ask any working cop, and he'll say, "Women usually start the domestic fights, and with a weapon. Men finish them because they are stronger; but in those scenes, it usually develops that the woman struck first."

The media has popularized this notion that only men are domestic abusers. Piffle.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:47 AM (omVj0)

103
My Daddy like Big Jake. Long story, but Daddy was sort of gruff with cats. My mother like them, and I inherited that from her, but Daddy was skeptical (turned out that in his younger days, before he got married he had a favored cat, who got killed, and that just killed him, and so he he didn't want to like cats after).

We had a cat, dubbed "Porchy", who showed up as a stray, and hung around the front porch, hence the name.

He wore Daddy down. Daddy would be all gruff and mean, but Porchy didn't care. He just jumped up on Daddy and purred and didn't care.

Daddy then broke down....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 05:49 AM (w6EFb)

104 Imagine being celebrated with an award each time one had an abortion in the immediate citizenship for every illegal alien in the country.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:41 AM (RBqhX)

wut
Posted by: m

Voice transcription typos.
... Or the awarding of immediate citizenship for every illegal alien in the country.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:49 AM (RBqhX)

105 97
The most common weapons used in homicides-

Fists and feet

Posted by: Miklos can read a spreadsheet at August 11, 2024 05:43 AM (lSyD7)
----
I purposely left those out as 1. obvious 2. hard to ban.

Posted by: Ciampino - Kitties #03 at August 11, 2024 05:49 AM (qfLjt)

106 The most common weapon? Anything in the kitchen utility drawer… like a hammer.

Posted by: 13times at August 11, 2024 05:50 AM (peekw)

107 The obvious solution to stop counterfeiting is to ban money and revert to a barter economy.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 11, 2024 05:51 AM (BAEGB)

108 Got to decide if I'm going to work out. I did four sessions last week, though. If I do three this week, that'll average to once every other day, right? Right???

On another topic, an ad for America's Got Talent highlighted both Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara among the judge panel. I'd rather watch them than the contestants.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:51 AM (omVj0)

109 "The media has popularized this notion that only men are domestic abusers. Piffle."

Yes, anecdotally , if you watch the "famous" video of Ray Rice and his lovely companion (now wife) in the elevator you can see that she punched him in the face before he knocks her out.

Posted by: pawn at August 11, 2024 05:52 AM (QB+5g)

110
Now, Porchy die before Daddy did. Big Jake showed up as a stray before that. Daddy was getting a bit out of it with dementia, but he took to Big Jake right away.

I remember Daddy would always smile when he saw Jake.

In the Before Porchy times, Daddy didn't like cats in the house. By the latter Jake times, Daddy was arguing with my other to let Jake stay in the house all night. It was cold out, Jake should stay in the warm house....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 05:52 AM (w6EFb)

111 All the rights of men, all the accountability of a child.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 05:52 AM (mIykB)

112 The media has popularized this notion that only men are domestic abusers. Piffle.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

Waffle House cooks on a built in griddle.

No heavy skillets.

Smart people, them Waffle House folks.

Posted by: Miklos may owe his life to such clever planning at August 11, 2024 05:53 AM (lSyD7)

113 The most common weapon? Anything in the kitchen utility drawer… like a hammer.
Posted by: 13times at August 11, 2024 05:50 AM (peekw)

Weehawken man fatally injured by half a dozen binder clips of various sizes and a souvenir keychain with nothing on it from Ocean City, MD. Details at 11.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 11, 2024 05:53 AM (BAEGB)

114 The obvious solution to stop counterfeiting is to ban money and revert to a barter economy.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Please consult with Bluebell re: Bartertown.

Posted by: Miklos got an artisanal shiv from that Nice Lady at August 11, 2024 05:55 AM (lSyD7)

115 Investigators initially suspected the red pen with no ink in it anymore was also involved, but have ruled out that theory.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 11, 2024 05:56 AM (BAEGB)

116 I made the mistake of checking. It's hot outside, but the humidity is down (75% instead of 90%) and so the heat index is *only* 89. Hate to waste that, esp. as the wetness will be back next week. Grrr . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:56 AM (omVj0)

117 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at August 11, 2024 05:56 AM (86W+h)

118
☕️

Posted by: Don Black at August 11, 2024 05:57 AM (/7KEl)

119 Amnesty and citizenship for all.

https://tinyurl.com/mrynhfmu

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:57 AM (EoAZ1)

120 There is still a feral tortoiseshell cat hanging around my place. She doesn't show up every day, but every now and then she'll be nearby. She'll hesitate out of approach range because she knows I leave some dry food for her on the step. We still call her "the tortoiseshell"; no nickname. She's a feral, not a pet candidate.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:59 AM (omVj0)

121 I made the mistake of checking. It's hot outside, but the humidity is down (75% instead of 90%) and so the heat index is *only* 89. Hate to waste that, esp. as the wetness will be back next week. Grrr . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Noo Awlins

Where the temperature of the food on your plate should not be much different than what the thermometer outside says.

Posted by: Miklos likes it hot at August 11, 2024 06:02 AM (lSyD7)

122 She's a feral, not a pet candidate.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I have met girls like that

Posted by: Miklos got learnt the hard way at August 11, 2024 06:04 AM (lSyD7)

123 I wasn't sure I was getting up yet but guess I could go make coffee in meantime

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 06:06 AM (fwDg9)

124 There was new police bodycam video footage released of the Trump shooting.

Looks like the likely-shooter tatted up cosplay SS guy inside the building is now confirmed.

https://tinyurl.com/22486rot

9:24

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 06:10 AM (mIykB)

125 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO SPACE ACTIVITY FOR AUGUST 11.

Rocket Lab - Electron - A Sky Full of SARs
LC-1 - Mähia Peninsula, NZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: August 11, NZST
Launch Time: 23:23 NZST, 7:23 a.m. EDT, 1123 UTC, 13:23 CEST

https://www.youtube.com/live/h1EIRGMhgWg
__________

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 10-7
LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL - Space Affairs Live
Lift-Off is scheduled for August 11,
New T-Zero: 9:41 a.m. EDT, 1341 UTC, 15:41 CEST

https://www.youtube.com/live/F-14cV4FR24

Posted by: Ciampino - Space Kitties #04 at August 11, 2024 06:10 AM (qfLjt)

126 Sorry, wrong link. That's a bizarre short one that doesn't make much sense to release, which I guess is why they released it.

Here's the long one (using one with commentary because the others all required the user to sign in for age confirmation). Go to 9:24

https://tinyurl.com/2c9zjczc

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 06:12 AM (mIykB)

127 Sunday Sunday Sunday

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 11, 2024 06:20 AM (gbOdA)

128 120
She's a feral, not a pet candidate.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:59 AM (omVj0)
----
Around here feral cats eventually get tamed and become pets. Food and kindness works every time.

Posted by: Ciampino - Space Kitties #05 at August 11, 2024 06:20 AM (qfLjt)

129 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at August 11, 2024 06:20 AM (3Fz6p)

130 Looked at weather here this week low 80s all week

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 06:20 AM (fwDg9)

131 hey it's cool if I have cookies for breakfast, right

Posted by: Don Black at August 11, 2024 06:20 AM (/7KEl)

132 Good morning morons from under a beautiful star-filled sky in Sonoma.

Posted by: San Franspycho at August 11, 2024 06:21 AM (JvZF+)

133 She's a feral, not a pet candidate.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I have met girls like that
Posted by: Miklos got learnt the hard way at August 11, 2024 06:04 AM (lSyD7)
------------
How To Tell An Expensive Girlfriend From A Cat.

If it goes to the bathroom under the sink, it's probably a cat.

--P.J. O'Rourke, "Modern Manners"

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at August 11, 2024 06:22 AM (3Fz6p)

134
Making the air breathable is left as an exercise for the student.

Look, if you want to make this a problem from "Organic Chemistry" by Morrison and Boyd, offer charcoal, a titanium soldering pick, dry ice, and a heating plate to the reader to give them a sporting chance at finding a solution.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 11, 2024 06:24 AM (YadcW)

135 Good morning to one and all

Posted by: Ben Had at August 11, 2024 06:27 AM (nDGMq)

136 Last night I made a try at a breakfast burrito, for dinner. A quarter pound of ground beef, grilled in the pan with chili powder and paprika, while the flour tortillas warmed in the oven with pepper jack cheese atop them. I took the tortillas out and loaded the meat onto them. Then, four scrambled eggs, not seasoned, went in atop the meat. Finally each burrito got nuked in the microwave for :30.

Enough for two people, and it was good. The amount of meat and eggs made the tortilla impossible to fold over until you'd eaten some. Maybe next time, half as much meat and one egg apiece; or a second tortilla folded over the first one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:27 AM (omVj0)

137
The SLS Block 1B second stage booster being built by Boeing for NASA has been slipping its schedule by one year per year for seven years.

Another Boooiiiiiinnnng! success story! Check out our progress on the DEI front when you visit our web pages!

Boooiiiiiinnnng! Boooiiiiiinnnng! Boooiiiiiinnnng!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 11, 2024 06:27 AM (YadcW)

138 Looked at weather here this week low 80s all week
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024

***
In August . . .? How I wish.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:28 AM (omVj0)

139 >> Good morning morons from under a beautiful star-filled sky in Sonoma.

Look for the heliacal rising of Sirius. Should be right around now for the Sonoma latitude. Give or take a few days.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 06:29 AM (w6EFb)

140
Last night I made a try at a breakfast burrito, for dinner.

Did you use D'Jill's recipe?

Is D'Jill still in the land of the living?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 11, 2024 06:30 AM (YadcW)

141 Almost enough sleep. I had a fantastical dream where Miss Linda showed me a promotional film about a retirement village -- in Germany, yet -- that she found attractive as a place to live. "It's expensive," she said. "But they have washing machines that use both Euro and American detergents." In the dream, I was so astonished and pleased that she was even entertaining the idea of my retirement that I forbore to point out that some German Karen would be annoyed if you forgot to switch the machine back to German Tide.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 05:32 AM (omVj0)

====

You are no. 6.

Posted by: No. 2 at August 11, 2024 06:30 AM (JvZF+)

142
If you're gonna terraform Mars, first you much get the magnetic field going again. Otherwise, you're just pissin' in the (solar) wind.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2024 06:31 AM (w6EFb)

143
I forbore to point out that some German Karen would be annoyed if you forgot to switch the machine back to German Tide.

Be kind: rewind!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 11, 2024 06:32 AM (YadcW)

144 Going to take it easy this am. Breakfast, a pipe, a shower, and read for a bit until Miss Linda shows up; we'll go over to the nearby (chain, but very nice) coffee shop for an iced coffee. Never fear, I shall bring the computer and check out the Book Thread.

Last night I spun an image for her: that we lived in a house with a little patio or back porch, where the weather was not impossibly hot in the summer and no bugs. That we could sit out there and have a nice dinner on a Saturday evening. Her reaction? Pretty much meh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:32 AM (omVj0)

145 How To Tell An Expensive Girlfriend From A Cat.

If it goes to the bathroom under the sink, it's probably a cat.

--P.J. O'Rourke, "Modern Manners"
Posted by: Captain Obvious,

Is there such a thing as an inexpensive girlfriend?

My assumption is that wives cost more.

Posted by: Miklos has lernt some, but not enough at August 11, 2024 06:36 AM (lSyD7)

146 144 << you need an EVA suit. It’s hard to hold hands when you’re wearing an EVA suit.

Posted by: 13times at August 11, 2024 06:38 AM (Ckdnn)

147 Be kind: rewind!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

EnergieWende!

Posted by: kannzellarin Nutti Merkel at August 11, 2024 06:38 AM (lSyD7)

148 I guess Kamala is admitting the citizen replacement theory

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 06:38 AM (fwDg9)

149
It's National Pubic Day? Hmmm ... how should I celebrate this year?
Posted by: Sandra Fluke

Had you a scrotum, I would tell you to inflate it in public for all and sundry.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 11, 2024 06:41 AM (YadcW)

150 Royal gibberish:

"The king shared how he had been greatly encouraged by the many examples of community spirit that had countered the aggression and criminality from a few with the compassion and resilience of the many," the palace said in a statement. "It remains his majesty’s hope that shared values of mutual respect and understanding will continue to strengthen and unite the nation."

Posted by: Don Black at August 11, 2024 06:41 AM (/7KEl)

151 I've got Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, Pleiades

No Sirius yet.

Posted by: No. 2 at August 11, 2024 06:42 AM (JvZF+)

152 /Village sock off

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 06:42 AM (JvZF+)

153 Good morning to one and all
Posted by: Ben Had

*sounds of birds chirping, quietly*

Posted by: Vive President Dan Miklos-Quayle at August 11, 2024 06:43 AM (lSyD7)

154 Watched the 1954 Western River of No Return last night, with Marilyn Monroe (almost her only Western) and Robert Mitchum, and a very young Rory Calhoun. Plus Tommy Rettig, a year or so before he was cast in TV's Lassie. It's a fun film, a simple plot, reasonably fast-moving, and less than 2 hours long (Grit showed it in a 2-hour time slot). Oddly, I'd never seen it.

MM seemed a little miscast, but not too badly, and she apparently sang all three of the songs she was given to do as a saloon girl.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:44 AM (omVj0)

155 /Village sock off
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I thought you were a Macho Man

Posted by: Miklos has some stuff from the 70s here somewhere at August 11, 2024 06:45 AM (lSyD7)

156 Back from a predawn walk. 59 & a half minutes, 3.18 miles, or so says my omniscient glowing rectangle. Lower dew point than yesterday. Didn't even wear a sweat band.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 11, 2024 06:46 AM (oKHcS)

157 Mucho Macho

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 06:46 AM (JvZF+)

158 Sirius rise set times

https://tinyurl.com/yzjy42vp

Posted by: Don Black at August 11, 2024 06:46 AM (/7KEl)

159 Oh, and Otto Preminger was the director of River. Apparently that was due to a contract; he was much more a noir (Laura) and city-drama (Anatomy of a Murder) director than he was of the Western.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:47 AM (omVj0)

160 Wolfus, you should take her out of town for a weekend, she needs to break out of her routine.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 06:47 AM (JvZF+)

161 No, and stop calling me Sirius.

Posted by: Airplane passing overhead at August 11, 2024 06:48 AM (oKHcS)

162 Mucho Macho
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Sorry

Thanks for your service

Posted by: Miklos will never get over Macho Grande at August 11, 2024 06:50 AM (lSyD7)

163 Good morning, good people. May all you do today be of benefit.

For once I have nothing to do this weekend, a rare occurrence, usually somebody is in my grille for something quite often stupid.

And I probably just jinxed the weekend with that.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at August 11, 2024 06:50 AM (hKoQL)

164 School starts here tomorrow so Imma find some middle school kids to bust their chops.

Haha vacation's over! Cya at Thanksgiving!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 06:53 AM (JvZF+)

165 Back from a predawn walk. 59 & a half minutes, 3.18 miles, or so says my omniscient glowing rectangle. Lower dew point than yesterday. Didn't even wear a sweat band.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Actually, you did.

Looked good.

Posted by: The People who Protect Democracy by watching everything at August 11, 2024 06:53 AM (lSyD7)

166 Wolfus, you should take her out of town for a weekend, she needs to break out of her routine.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024

***
I agree; and so do I. But where can we go that isn't just as nastily hot, ugly, and crowded as this place? We have no hills or mountains to go to. There's the Gulf Coast, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:53 AM (omVj0)

167 Mornin'

Going to Church this morning.

Got home from work around 0200 so I took a nap. Actually feel ok.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at August 11, 2024 06:54 AM (sAmhv)

168 You are no. 6.
Posted by: No. 2 at August 11, 2024

***
I am not a number. I am a free man!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:55 AM (omVj0)

169 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 11, 2024 06:56 AM (hoCmQ)

170 Haha vacation's over! Cya at Thanksgiving!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

*fuck*

*looks for actual High School Diploma Certification*

They stop you on the street-"Papers, please"

If I don't have mine, they might send me to re-education at Harvard.

Posted by: Miklos has difficulty keeping toilet paper in order at August 11, 2024 06:58 AM (lSyD7)

171 I am not a number. I am a free man!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:55 AM (omVj0)
====
I'll need your password, PIN, favorite ice cream, and your first grade teacher's name.
-Customer service chick

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 06:59 AM (JvZF+)

172 So, everybody's data has been stolen.

2024 keeps getting more delightful.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 11, 2024 06:59 AM (sAmhv)

173
Clay & Buck pointed out earlier this week on their show that (a) she is stupid, and (b) she has no real values; she will adopt any position that will get here elected/give her power.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

You know who else is stupid? At least 40% of the voter base.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 11, 2024 07:00 AM (YadcW)

174 I am not a number. I am a free man!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I'm not an animal. I'm a Man.

Posted by: Miklos in best Elephant man voice at August 11, 2024 07:00 AM (lSyD7)

175 If I don't have mine, they might send me to re-education at Harvard.
Posted by: Miklos has difficulty keeping toilet paper in order at August 11, 2024 06:58 AM (lSyD7)
====
Around here they send the bad kids to the vineyard to pick grapes

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:01 AM (JvZF+)

176 Toured what claims to be the world's largest Hindu temple yesterday, in suburban central New Jersey.

It's over a million square feet of constructed area, staffed entirely by volunteers. Truly amazing. "What the hell is it doing in NJ", you might ask, and I would answer "No clue". Pretty amazing place.

https://usa.akshardham.org/visit

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:01 AM (4I/zM)

177 So, everybody's data has been stolen.

2024 keeps getting more delightful.
Posted by: Puddleglum

they cain't steal what you ain't got

Hehehe

Posted by: Old Man Miklos out back at August 11, 2024 07:02 AM (lSyD7)

178 ustomer service chick
Posted by: San Franpsycho

My Mother's maiden name?

Sure

Fukkkyu

with accents

Spell it Rite, Jugdish

Posted by: Miklos knowns that Hungarian is a difficult language at August 11, 2024 07:05 AM (lSyD7)

179 The best estimate that I have come up with for for pi(x) based on PNT is:

x/(log(x, 2√(2)). It's better than x/ln x but not as good is LI(x). It's a consistent underestimate.

I don't have access to peer reviewed literature, but I would still like to take advantage of the 2 for 30 deal running on Mars.

Posted by: meh at August 11, 2024 07:06 AM (XzRaz)

180 Wolfus go spend a September weekend in Fairhope or Orange Beach. It's not too far. You could even hit the Flora Bama.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 11, 2024 07:06 AM (oKHcS)

181
People are examining the images of Kamala 'crowds' and finding weirdly distorted faces. One image of Air Force Two with a huge crowd does not show any reflection of the crowd, where there certainly should be one.

AI DEI campaign. Rasmussen daily poll still shows Trump ahead.

In 2016 Hillary was ahead by 7.7 points on this date over Trump.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 07:07 AM (RKVpM)

182 Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:01 AM (4I/zM)

Very cool, thanks. Great website.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:09 AM (JvZF+)

183 Surprised no massive Hindu Temple here, all the Dot Indians live here in my county

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 07:09 AM (fwDg9)

184 I agree; and so do I. But where can we go that isn't just as nastily hot, ugly, and crowded as this place? We have no hills or mountains to go to. There's the Gulf Coast, I guess.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

One of the Gulf Coast casinos.

Park her at the $5 blackjack table with $50 worth of chips.

Likker is free, sometimes they feed you too.

Posted by: Miklos with Advice of Dubious Quality at August 11, 2024 07:09 AM (lSyD7)

185 Surprised no massive Hindu Temple here, all the Dot Indians live here in my county
Posted by: Skip

Hi Sailor

Posted by: Nikki Radha Hailey at August 11, 2024 07:10 AM (lSyD7)

186 Wolfus go spend a September weekend in Fairhope or Orange Beach. It's not too far. You could even hit the Flora Bama.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 11, 2024

***
True. Though recall that September here is just as hot as August. (And July, and June, and May, and . . .)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 07:11 AM (omVj0)

187 My mother's maiden name is Dutch and I can never remember if its "ie" or "ei"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:11 AM (JvZF+)

188
I am not a number. I am a free man!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 06:55 AM

Of course you are, my bright little star, I've miles and miles of files, pretty files of your forefather's fruit and now to suit our great computer, you're magnetic ink.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 07:11 AM (RKVpM)

189 One of the Gulf Coast casinos.

Park her at the $5 blackjack table with $50 worth of chips.

Likker is free, sometimes they feed you too.
Posted by: Miklos with Advice of Dubious Quality at August 11, 2024

***
We have a casino not far from where we live, and I've often suggested we go there of a Saturday evening to eat and people-watch. No enthusiasm has come forth.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 07:12 AM (omVj0)

190 *sigh*

Just finished my book and now I face the age old question:

What do I read next?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 11, 2024 07:12 AM (BpYfr)

191 Time to go shower, I guess. Back soon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 07:13 AM (omVj0)

192 We have a casino not far from where we live, and I've often suggested we go there of a Saturday evening to eat and people-watch. No enthusiasm has come forth.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 07:12 AM (omVj0)
====
I know this doesn't sound good: but sometimes women don't know what is best for them.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:14 AM (JvZF+)

193 Wow, that Kumala is really an innovative thinker. Her no tax on tips plan is brilliant. Stupid scrunt. The only idea she's ever had were stolen from someone else

Posted by: Ben Had at August 11, 2024 07:15 AM (nDGMq)

194 >>> I've got Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, Pleiades
No Sirius yet.

That's because you payment was declined.

Check your spam folder. (Don't click the link)

Posted by: fluffy at August 11, 2024 07:16 AM (86W+h)

195 So in an effort to get haredi to comply with the draft, the Israeli government is going to stop subsidizing the child care of men who should be in the army. Sounds crazy, right? They can't send MPs to arrest these guys because the government would fall.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:18 AM (JvZF+)

196
Exactly how National Public Data got access to all this information is an unanswered question. They certainly didn't ask the people the data refers to, nor did they make any public announcement that they were doing this.

My bet is government involvement. Guaranteed some cooperative effort. Within weeks the scammers will be flooding inboxes with "Your refund for 135 Mockingbird Lane" or such will begin.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 07:20 AM (RKVpM)

197 45 Tampon Timmy makes it official...

He lied.

https://tinyurl.com/4nt24c9a
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 11, 2024 04:55 AM (a1415)

We prefer "He made a speako".

Posted by: The Walz campaign or MSM, what's the diff? at August 11, 2024 07:20 AM (PiwSw)

198 113 The most common weapon? Anything in the kitchen utility drawer… like a hammer.
Posted by: 13times at August 11, 2024 05:50 AM (peekw)

Weehawken man fatally injured by half a dozen binder clips of various sizes and a souvenir keychain with nothing on it from Ocean City, MD. Details at 11.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 11, 2024 05:53 AM (BAEGB)

LOL!

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:21 AM (64Zez)

199 Wow, that Kumala is really an innovative thinker. Her no tax on tips plan is brilliant. Stupid scrunt. The only idea she's ever had were stolen from someone else
Posted by: Ben Had

Not just ideas.

Money too.

Posted by: Miklos notes at August 11, 2024 07:21 AM (lSyD7)

200 200

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:21 AM (64Zez)

201 104 Imagine being celebrated with an award each time one had an abortion in the immediate citizenship for every illegal alien in the country.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:41 AM (RBqhX)

wut
Posted by: m

Voice transcription typos.
... Or the awarding of immediate citizenship for every illegal alien in the country.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at August 11, 2024 05:49 AM (RBqhX)

Aha. O.k., thanks.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:23 AM (64Zez)

202 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 07:12 AM (omVj0

Is it possible that Miss Linda might have clinical depression? Granted, the energy required to move is a lot but she seems resistant about several things.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 11, 2024 07:23 AM (linKX)

203 Sometimes hacked really means ‘sold’.

Posted by: Bang-a-gong at August 11, 2024 07:24 AM (SRiFu)

204 Time to go shower, I guess. Back soon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

I assume this is with Miss Linda, and some persuasion be be done.

Posted by: Miklos hopes for the Best at August 11, 2024 07:24 AM (lSyD7)

205 Posted by: San Franspycho

nic fail

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:25 AM (64Zez)

206 Miklos, have you and bob white gotten together yet?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 11, 2024 07:25 AM (nDGMq)

207 Man oh man, the lefties are excited today over Iran hacking the Trump campaign and releasing their internal assessment of Vance "vulnerabilities" to Politico. Can you imagine if the reverse case were true? Anyone who published any of the material would have the Fibbies arresting their entire family, and there would be calls for nuclear attack on Tehran. But, Trump? Giggles of delight.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:28 AM (eVFPv)

208 Just finished my book and now I face the age old question:

What do I read next?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Depends on if the book you finished is one that you wrote, or read.

Posted by: Miklos whose does words for a living at August 11, 2024 07:28 AM (lSyD7)

209 Posted by: San Franpsycho

yay

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:28 AM (64Zez)

210 mornin yall. You know how I know the DM is full of crap? Stories like this:

"Southern city makes incredible transformation from 'ghost town' to booming tourist hotspot"

They are talking about Macon, the lint filled belly button of Georgia. There is no "incredible transformation" there, unless you count the number of bums that have increased over the past four years until Cherry Street smells like Portapotty street. The most incredible thing is that people still go downtown to be accosted by panhandlers and crazy people. Put that in your article, Daily Mail.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 07:29 AM (vFG9F)

211 Huck Follywood

Not Iran hacking. NSA.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

212 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:31 AM (u82oZ)

213 Miklos, have you and bob white gotten together yet?
Posted by: Ben Had

Sorry, no.

Unlikely to be able to visit the Duchy of Tiny Bird Consumption anytime soon.

I would encourage local consumption, wonderful, because it comes with The Special Sauce of Kindness.

Posted by: Miklos does appreciate a kindness at August 11, 2024 07:32 AM (lSyD7)

214 In other news, California hired a high fashion photographer to take adoring pictures of Gavin Newsom on a regular basis, at a $200,000 annual fee. What an asshoe.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:32 AM (eVFPv)

215 My mother's maiden name is Dutch and I can never remember if its "ie" or "ei"
Posted by: San Franpsycho

There's no "i" or "e" in the name "Dutch".

Posted by: SFGoth at August 11, 2024 07:33 AM (KAi1n)

216 The thieving yutes in major Blue cities are creating their own Coventry.

It's all good until no business remains open. And power, water and sewage systems fail.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

217 Huck Follywood

Not Iran hacking. NSA.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:30 AM (u82oZ)
==============
The judges tell me this answer is also acceptable.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:34 AM (eVFPv)

218 Coffee isn't grabbing me these last few days

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 07:34 AM (fwDg9)

219 "They are talking about Macon, the lint filled belly button of Georgia."

My brother called it the crack of the butt of georgia.

Posted by: SFGoth at August 11, 2024 07:34 AM (KAi1n)

220 Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Deny his protection

Hut hut hut

Posted by: The Federal Secrit Bureaus of Services at August 11, 2024 07:34 AM (lSyD7)

221 There's no "i" or "e" in the name "Dutch".
Posted by: SFGoth at August 11, 2024 07:33 AM (KAi1n)
====
Stop calling me Shirley.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:35 AM (JvZF+)

222 The Guardian is calling for the arrest and trial of Elon Musk.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:35 AM (eVFPv)

223 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

We have been having a cold snap in the Midwest. Morning temps have been setting records for how cold we are in summer.

Whare is the media attention?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:36 AM (u82oZ)

224 There's no "i" or "e" in the name "Dutch".
Posted by: SFGoth

Well, there he goes again

Posted by: Ronald "Dutch" Reagan at August 11, 2024 07:36 AM (lSyD7)

225 218 Coffee isn't grabbing me these last few days
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 07:34 AM (fwDg9)

Add chocolate.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:36 AM (64Zez)

226 When did you change back from Franspycho?

Posted by: SFGoth at August 11, 2024 07:36 AM (KAi1n)

227 Have a cold of some sort, coffee just seems harsh, doing anything to it won't help

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 07:37 AM (fwDg9)

228 When did you change back from Franspycho?
Posted by: SFGoth at August 11, 2024 07:36 AM (KAi1n)
====

I'm resilient.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:38 AM (JvZF+)

229 For all the sturm and drang about the Vance vetting report, I very much doubt there is anything in it that we don’t already know. That would be why the existence of the report has become the story, but not the contents.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 11, 2024 07:38 AM (S6gqv)

230 I misread the first few words as "Florida date broker" and thought this was going in a "how to fix modern dating culture" direction.

Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at August 11, 2024 07:38 AM (dtlDP)

231 Was that an ace ONT? Because it sure seemed like it.

Hope Misanthropic Humanitarian is OK.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

232 Have a cold of some sort, coffee just seems harsh, doing anything to it won't help
Posted by: Skip

NO VAXXES OR POOFTERS

Posted by: University of Wollamaloo at August 11, 2024 07:39 AM (lSyD7)

233 Was that Florida database where part of my Google file is stored?

Privacy is gone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:39 AM (u82oZ)

234 Macon has been coasting on the Allmans, Little Richard, and Otis Redding for 50 years. That's the musical legacy they promote. And Chuck Levell, who is a lefty douchebag that btw is scheduled to play at Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday party.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 07:40 AM (vFG9F)

235 pookysgirl

What if that data can be used to predict who could pair up into happy marriages?

Because the number 1 worldwide predictor of a happy life is a happy marriage.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

236 It felt like an Ace ONT.

Smelled of wet fur so he probably washed his pelt.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:41 AM (JvZF+)

237 Privacy is gone.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

If Darleen's weight is on that database, somebody got some hell to pay.

Posted by: Miklos only tells little white lies at August 11, 2024 07:42 AM (lSyD7)

238 222 The Guardian is calling for the arrest and trial of Elon Musk.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:35 AM (eVFPv)

Elon Musk has become the most feared man in the world.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 11, 2024 07:42 AM (S6gqv)

239 San Franpsycho

He is in competition with the Venezuelan gangs for hobos.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

240 *My brother called it the crack of the butt of georgia.*

Hey, I'm sitting right here.

Posted by: Portsmouth, the armpit of Tidewater, Virginia at August 11, 2024 07:43 AM (oKHcS)

241 The Guardian is calling for the arrest and trial of Elon Musk.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:35 AM (eVFPv)

Elon Musk has become the most feared man in the world.
Posted by: Tom Servo

My favorite question, since I was a little kid-

Why?

Posted by: Miklos has ideas at August 11, 2024 07:44 AM (lSyD7)

242 Miklos

Tell her she is lucky it's not her CAT and mammogram scans. Ask Marleen and Charleen to be supportive.

Glad to see you are living the dream.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

243 228 When did you change back from Franspycho?
Posted by: SFGoth at August 11, 2024 07:36 AM (KAi1n)
====

I'm resilient.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:38 AM (JvZF+)

In this very thread he changed back from Franspycho! When he removed a sock.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:45 AM (64Zez)

244 Today comes word from the beaches of Delaware that Sleepy Joe is furious with Pelosi and Obama and is planning a long vacation starting soon. How will we know the difference between a Joe work day and that vacation, you ask? No clue. Maybe Mopsie will let us know.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:46 AM (eVFPv)

245 Tom Servo

A tell that the enemy only tolerates thought clones and slaves. No independent thinkers or independent power bases allowed. Fools.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

246 The Nazi's awarded a metal for every baby born to the mother. Surely a metal for every abortion should also be created. The metal material was dependion on how may babies the mother turned out. Gold was for the high performers, so gold metal for 12 abortions would be just right.

Posted by: Colin at August 11, 2024 07:47 AM (nC2FH)

247 In this very thread he changed back from Franspycho! When he removed a sock.
Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:45 AM (64Zez)
====

It is the dault of thus tupid eyboard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:47 AM (JvZF+)

248 Can't touch me, I'm an African American.

Posted by: Elonius Magnus Muskovus at August 11, 2024 07:48 AM (oKHcS)

249
My favorite question, since I was a little kid-

Elon should be arrested for spreading information. That is the job of the Postal Service.

When you control the mail you control information.

Posted by: Newman at August 11, 2024 07:48 AM (RKVpM)

250 Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

Yeah, my thought was more along the lines of how much data sites like Tinder scoop up.

Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at August 11, 2024 07:48 AM (dtlDP)

251 244 Today comes word from the beaches of Delaware that Sleepy Joe is furious with Pelosi and Obama and is planning a long vacation starting soon. How will we know the difference between a Joe work day and that vacation, you ask? No clue. Maybe Mopsie will let us know.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 07:46 AM (eVFPv)

I have not listened to Mopsie since the Kamala Koup.
Not Even Once.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 07:48 AM (64Zez)

252 Posted by: Colin at August 11, 2024 07:47 AM (nC2FH)

Not to sh*t on your point but you mean "medal"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 07:49 AM (JvZF+)

253 SanFranpsycho, what Vela delicacies are you enjoying now?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 11, 2024 07:52 AM (nDGMq)

254 If you are planning on visiting Macon, don't do it in September when an 11 day Pride celebration is planned.

"This year's lineup includes the annual Mx. Macon Pageant, movie nights, socials at local restaurants and pubs, and star-studded drag shows featuring stars from RuPaul's Drag Race.

While other communities have experienced backlash regarding Pride events, Mitchell says Macon has embraced the celebration."

That's because the city is full of lefty nitwits.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 07:53 AM (vFG9F)

255 Ask Marleen and Charleen to be supportive.

Glad to see you are living the dream.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

They are supportive, but unless Darleen is in good shape I am not sure they can push the trailer over to Lot 409 at the end of the month, as is legally required.

Posted by: Miklos has every day problems at August 11, 2024 07:53 AM (lSyD7)

256 This should warm the planet sufficiently that you won't immediately freeze, just asphyxiate. Making the air breathable is left as an exercise for the student.

Given what a failure the climate scientologists have been, I'm gonna doubt this would even work to warm things up.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 07:54 AM (NqGS/)

257 NaCl, dearest. Good morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 11, 2024 07:54 AM (nDGMq)

258 Published February 7, 2023 3:24pm EST

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed a revenue procedure this week to crack down on the service industry's reporting of tips.

The Service Industry Tip Compliance Agreement (SITCA) program would be a voluntary tip reporting system in which the IRS and service industry companies cooperate, according to the announcement Monday.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 11, 2024 07:55 AM (gbOdA)

259 The Service Industry Tip Compliance Agreement (SITCA) program would be a voluntary tip reporting system in which the IRS and service industry companies cooperate,

"cooperate"

Oh

Posted by: Miklos is not as stupid as he looks at August 11, 2024 07:57 AM (lSyD7)

260 {{{Ben Had}}}

🐴 🎼 🎶 Good Morning! ♩ ♫ ♬ 🎶

🍵

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

261 The Guardian is calling for the arrest and trial of Elon Musk.

The globalists are > < this close to overrunning Western civilization with barbarians, and then step 3 is utopia. Their religion says so. So of course they're gonna hit anything that might stop them hard.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 07:57 AM (NqGS/)

262 I hope Space Daddy thanked the Guardian by shutting down their X account.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 11, 2024 07:59 AM (PiwSw)

263 @93

>>Yep. The strategy seems to become an alternative Trump without ever stating the totalitarian aspects that are sure to follow immediately upon her taking office as president.

She's essentially running as an outsider and an agent of hope and change and largely casting Trump as if he's the current President.

I don't believe in polls, polls are bullsh*t, what I will say is that the leftists I encounter on a daily basis living and working in the NE are now wildly enthusiastic and upbeat whereas before they were downbeat and tight lipped.

They are very chirpy now and no amount of telling them that 2 months ago they were talking about how they needed to dump both the Turnip and Kambala The Horrible to have chance at not being wiped out in November will get them to admit they are hypocritical lunatics.

Basically all they see right now is that if they keep moving forward and everyone does their part, in less than 3 months, Trump is gone and MAGA is relegated to the dustbin of history.

That's all they care about right now.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 11, 2024 07:59 AM (XV/Pl)

264 The globalists are >

Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 07:57 AM (NqGS/)

As I've said many, many times: The Left simply does not understand human nature. (I'm a Calvinist, so I believe in Total Depravity, the idea that we are sinful from birth.)

Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at August 11, 2024 08:01 AM (dtlDP)

265 Ben Had, a lot of white cheddar the last few days.

Its a flavor that really lingers...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:01 AM (JvZF+)

266 The guy who took my coffee order on Chincoteague is from Kazakhstan. I would have bet Vietnam

Posted by: Jamaica at August 11, 2024 08:02 AM (6HDsc)

267 Morning peeps
====
Man, yesterday was the day from hell.

First, I was up at 0530 to drive a daughter to the airport for her to return to CA. Her family is fleeing there and she's the ringmaster. Yes, it's a circus. More about that later, if interested.

Then, after getting back home my wife and I decide to clean our covered front porch. It spans the width of the house. Takes about 5 refills of a 2 gallon pump-sprayers filled with a 50-50 mix of a bleach/mold/algae cleaner and water followed by a hosing off. The house has vinyl siding and the ceiling of the porch is also vinyl. Both get pretty grody with dirt and mold.

So, I'm spraying the ceiling and laying the cleaner on heavy. Got my "bleach" wear on. Got my old glasses on. It's looking like this will take about an hour or so.
Guess who got a literal "eye bleach" even with glasses on?

Yea... it hurt. Vision was blurred all day. Bad. Even after repetitive rinsing with water. It's better this morning.

But on the plus side, the porch looks awesome.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 11, 2024 08:02 AM (Q4IgG)

268 Thomas Bender

"Après moi, le déluge"

President Trump

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 08:02 AM (u82oZ)

269 263 I don't believe in polls, polls are bullsh*t, what I will say is that the leftists I encounter on a daily basis living and working in the NE are now wildly enthusiastic and upbeat whereas before they were downbeat and tight lipped.

They are very chirpy now and no amount of telling them that 2 months ago they were talking about how they needed to dump both the Turnip and Kambala The Horrible to have chance at not being wiped out in November will get them to admit they are hypocritical lunatics.

Basically all they see right now is that if they keep moving forward and everyone does their part, in less than 3 months, Trump is gone and MAGA is relegated to the dustbin of history.

That's all they care about right now.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 11, 2024 07:59 AM (XV/Pl)

"Joy."

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 08:03 AM (64Zez)

270 The Bolsheviks made fun of a daily schedule Nicholas II kept as a diary, that he did nothing concerning the country or even anything outside the estate he was at on vacation.
The author points out one of the General Secretary of the Soviet Union has the exact daily schedule they had.

You would find Sundowner has the exact non important schedule

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 08:03 AM (fwDg9)

271 SanFranpsycho. Mmmmmm. I can't wait until it cools off enough to order some Toma.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 11, 2024 08:03 AM (nDGMq)

272 (I'm a Calvinist, so I believe in Total Depravity, the idea that we are sinful from birth.)
Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy

If she were not married, I would party with this chick.

Posted by: Presbyterian Miklos at August 11, 2024 08:03 AM (lSyD7)

273 "grody"

Now there's a word you don't often hear anymore.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 11, 2024 08:04 AM (rhjrN)

274 267 First, I was up at 0530 to drive a daughter to the airport for her to return to CA. Her family is fleeing there and she's the ringmaster. Yes, it's a circus. More about that later, if interested.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 11, 2024 08:02 AM (Q4IgG)

*waves hand* "Interested!"

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 08:05 AM (64Zez)

275 Lefties will vote for the D candidate always. It doesn't matter if they're wildly enthusiastic about Kamolo. Or not
Trump snd his team must press ahead and people who support him must tell others. and keep mentioning "economy,border and crime."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 11, 2024 08:05 AM (A61v+)

276 The Bolsheviks made fun of a daily schedule Nicholas II kept as a diary, that he did nothing concerning the country or even anything outside the estate he was at on vacation.
The author points out one of the General Secretary of the Soviet Union has the exact daily schedule they had.

The leftists weren't objecting to the schedule itself, but to the fact that it wasn't them doing it.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 08:05 AM (AIhUY)

277
grody | ˈɡrōdē |
adjective US English informal
very unpleasant; disgusting: an old man with grody yellow teeth | by itself, buttermilk tastes pretty grody | think of those 80s pics of everyone in denim—grody to the max!.
ORIGIN
1960s (as groaty): from grotesque.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 08:07 AM (64Zez)

278 Its a flavor that really lingers...
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I am pretty sure that was in an ad campaign for something in the 70s

Posted by: Miklos crawled across carpets of odd greenish color at August 11, 2024 08:07 AM (lSyD7)

279 Ben Had, I love walking in their shop. It is always cool inside, smells like mold, good mold.

We made a chicken bbq pizza on the grill with Toma and it came out great, except the one I burned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:08 AM (JvZF+)

280 - @264 pookysgirl

You are not alone.

Posted by: TeeJ at August 11, 2024 08:08 AM (HUDFk)

281 If she were not married, I would party with this chick.

Posted by: Presbyterian Miklos at August 11, 2024 08:03 AM (lSyD7)

Haha, Presbyterians are a "sister" denomination to us. Literally, in my case, as a brother and a sister go to Presbyterian churches.

Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at August 11, 2024 08:08 AM (dtlDP)

282 very unpleasant; disgusting: an old man with grody yellow teeth | by itself, buttermilk tastes pretty grody | think of those 80s pics of everyone in denim—grody to the max!.
ORIGIN
1960s (as groaty): from grotesque.
Posted by: m

Confirm

Posted by: Grodyklos, what a chafe at August 11, 2024 08:08 AM (lSyD7)

283 I am pretty sure that was in an ad campaign for something in the 70s
Posted by: Miklos crawled across carpets of odd greenish color at August 11, 2024 08:07 AM (lSyD7)
===

Virginia Slims

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:09 AM (JvZF+)

284 The Fibbies hacked Trump and sent a PDF file to an ISP in Iran.

Posted by: Jamaica at August 11, 2024 08:09 AM (6HDsc)

285
(No tax on tips)

Maybe that will be Kamala's debate strategy, just agree with Donald on every issue.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:09 AM (RKVpM)

286 The Fibbies hacked Trump and sent a PDF file to an ISP in Iran.

Posted by: Jamaica at August 11, 2024 08:09 AM (6HDsc)

This year's Russia! Russia! Russia!

Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at August 11, 2024 08:11 AM (dtlDP)

287 Grody = gagging yourself with a spoon

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:11 AM (JvZF+)

288 rhennigantx. Good morning. Had hubby change his browser and so far so good on his keyboard typing in emails with zero issues. Thanks for the suggestion.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 11, 2024 08:12 AM (2NHgQ)

289 Haha, Presbyterians are a "sister" denomination to us. Literally, in my case, as a brother and a sister go to Presbyterian churches.
Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy

In Hungary, it is called Kalvinista.

Posted by: Miklos who was raised that way at August 11, 2024 08:12 AM (lSyD7)

290 *Virginia Slims*

You've come a long way, baby.

Posted by: That's the one I remember at August 11, 2024 08:12 AM (oKHcS)

291 Bolshies always have a McGuffin of Hate, don't they.

Posted by: Jamaica at August 11, 2024 08:13 AM (6HDsc)

292 287 Grody = gagging yourself with a spoon
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:11 AM (JvZF+)

That is grossing me out to the max.

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 08:13 AM (64Zez)

293
There are different levels of grody, it's like cup sizes. 'Grody to the max' is like the D cup, that's the biggest.

Posted by: Frank Costanza at August 11, 2024 08:13 AM (RKVpM)

294 From Joe Rogan's new standup special on Netflix:

Imagine if aliens landed and said "take me to your leader" and met Biden. "I got hairy legs! My uncle was eaten by cannibals!"

Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 08:13 AM (KLKSV)

295 As a reminder . EV drivers are also experiencing “range anxiety.” For this, and many other reasons, nearly 50% of EV-owners now say that they regret their purchase.
Electrify America, an EV charging company that claims to offer the largest amount of open hyper-fast charging stations, says they are are planning to institute new policies to prevent charger hogging.
===

"Charger hogs" - my other car is a bicycle!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:14 AM (JvZF+)

296 294 From Joe Rogan's new standup special on Netflix:

Imagine if aliens landed and said "take me to your leader" and met Biden. "I got hairy legs! My uncle was eaten by cannibals!"
Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 08:13 AM (KLKSV)

hahahaha

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 08:14 AM (64Zez)

297 One of the pictures of Macon at the Daily Mail has the Confederate soldier statue in the downtown location that they moved it from a couple of years ago. Oops.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 08:14 AM (vFG9F)

298 Now there's a word you don't often hear anymore.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

styles change

Posted by: Miklos who made money with gag-spoons in the 8os at August 11, 2024 08:15 AM (lSyD7)

299 As I've said many, many times: The Left simply does not understand human nature. (I'm a Calvinist, so I believe in Total Depravity, the idea that we are sinful from birth.)
Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at August 11, 2024 08:01 AM (dtlDP)

The modern left is "I can fix her" writ large. They've believed for over 100 years now that they can fix all human faults. In spite of a mountain of evidence to the contrary.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 08:15 AM (KLKSV)

300 Cup sizes?
Here's a tutorial:

https://youtu.be/3VW6l313Qpk

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at August 11, 2024 08:15 AM (oKHcS)

301 295 As a reminder . EV drivers are also experiencing “range anxiety.” For this, and many other reasons, nearly 50% of EV-owners now say that they regret their purchase.
Electrify America, an EV charging company that claims to offer the largest amount of open hyper-fast charging stations, says they are are planning to institute new policies to prevent charger hogging.
===

"Charger hogs" - my other car is a bicycle!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:14 AM (JvZF+)

And here's my carbon credits!

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 08:15 AM (64Zez)

302 "Electrify America, an EV charging company that claims to offer the largest amount of open hyper-fast charging stations, says they are are planning to institute new policies to prevent charger hogging."

They can just cut you off after a period of time, regardless of the state of charge.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 08:15 AM (vFG9F)

303 There was some grody gradoo on our front fence but the pressure washer took care of that.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 08:16 AM (vFG9F)

304 I knew immediately EVs would get a diminishing return eventually on every charge.

Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2024 08:18 AM (fwDg9)

305 Only charged to 50%? Sorry buddy, your time is up. Go to the back of the line.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 08:18 AM (vFG9F)

306 "Charger hogs" - my other car is a bicycle!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

What did communists use for illumination before candles?

Posted by: Miklos posits at August 11, 2024 08:18 AM (lSyD7)

307 Can't I just carry a spare container of electrons?

Posted by: Freshly minted EV owner at August 11, 2024 08:18 AM (oKHcS)

308 Have a great day, everyone.

May you get your chores done and have time to relax.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2024 08:18 AM (u82oZ)

309 300 Cup sizes?
Here's a tutorial:

https://youtu.be/3VW6l313Qpk
Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at August 11, 2024 08:15 AM (oKHcS)

Omigosh, that's funny!

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 08:19 AM (64Zez)

310 Those little Honda generators will fit nicely in an EV trunk and get you 10-20 miles in an emergency.

Posted by: fd at August 11, 2024 08:19 AM (vFG9F)

311 The Horde never disappoints with the tangential explorations into obscurity.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 11, 2024 08:20 AM (Q4IgG)

312 Electrify America, an EV charging company that claims to offer the largest amount of open hyper-fast charging stations, says they are are planning to institute new policies to prevent charger hogging.

I see frequent reports that their charging stations routinely only have 1 or 2 chargers that actually work. Like most modern American business the super smart MBAs think maintenance is an unnecessary cost sink. They completely miss that Elon doesn't and that's part of why his EVs sell and nobody else's do.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024 08:20 AM (AIhUY)

313 Cup sizes?

AAA minus

Just a guess

Posted by: Miklos is un-man-moob-boobed at August 11, 2024 08:21 AM (lSyD7)

314 Hey,, what about me?

Posted by: Cosine of obscurity at August 11, 2024 08:22 AM (dg+HA)

315 I'm not quite sure what a charger hog is, it's not like they are getting to maximum charge level and just loitering at the charger.

What seems to be happening is that the masterminds had envisioned people just charging enough so they can limp along to the next charging station or home, but that's not how humans actually work.

Again, unless and until there is some major breakthrough in battery technology that will allow an EV to fully charge in the same time frame that it takes to fill up a gas tank with petrol, EV's will always be a niche for the rich and mentally unstable.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 11, 2024 08:22 AM (XV/Pl)

316
I know a couple who rented a battery powered car for a trip. They had to recharge it at a certain point so they plugged it in and sat around and sat around and sat around and finally said, "Screw this" and drove away at 80% charge.

The most my ICE vehicle can take is about ten gallons and it seems like an eternity, but is actually about two minutes and ten seconds for it to fill. About as much time as a song on the radio.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:23 AM (RKVpM)

317 The Horde never disappoints with the tangential explorations into obscurity.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

However, we cannot subsist on memories of tiny stalactites.

Posted by: Miklos quotes the Wisdom Of Miley at August 11, 2024 08:23 AM (lSyD7)

318 s it possible that Miss Linda might have clinical depression? Granted, the energy required to move is a lot but she seems resistant about several things.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 11, 2024

***
Fen, I think you're right. She's as much as admitted it. And I have a seasonal depression about living here, the entire summer affects me the way winter does most people. So neither of us, I guess, feels much like doing anything right now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 08:23 AM (omVj0)

319 @269

>>"Joy."

Let me tell you, the joy they are feeling is that they may soon be rid of OrangeManBad.

We are up against evil lunatics and they are not going to stop, ever.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 11, 2024 08:25 AM (XV/Pl)

320 I just switched my 1971 Rolex Date from the brown leather strap I bought earlier this year back to its aftermarket Jubilee bracelet. I feel fully dressed again. The brown strap is nice, and I may use it again in future or on another watch if it'll fit. But the bracelet just seems *right* for this watch.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 08:25 AM (omVj0)

321 Because I want to virtue signal to the world I have a taxpayer subsidized really fast really expensive golf cart.

Posted by: Tesla owners everywhere at August 11, 2024 08:27 AM (dg+HA)

322 But the bracelet just seems *right* for this watch.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

say Darelius, check dat

Posted by: La'Quatius at August 11, 2024 08:27 AM (lSyD7)

323 The most my ICE vehicle can take is about ten gallons and it seems like an eternity, but is actually about two minutes and ten seconds for it to fill. About as much time as a song on the radio.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024

***
A '50s or '60s song, maybe. "American Pie" was an outlier; but a lot of singles in recent years seem to last four minutes or more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 08:28 AM (omVj0)

324 I must be not looking at the right places but I still haven't seen any EV charging stations.

Posted by: dantesed at August 11, 2024 08:30 AM (Oy/m2)

325
There's speculation that Kamala's rally photos are AI manipulated to show larger crowds. I've done photography as a side gig for 30+ years and this pic in general bothers me, but particularly the crowd closer to the plane in the sunshine. You may have to enlarge it to see the detail (which will make the image fuzzier), but the areas I've highlighted stand out as AI generated or Photoshop manipulated.

https://t.ly/zILfs

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:30 AM (RKVpM)

326 Imagine if aliens landed and said "take me to your leader" and met Biden. "I got hairy legs! My uncle was eaten by cannibals!"
Posted by: Ian S. at August 11, 2024

***
There goes that invitation to join the Galactic Confederation.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 08:30 AM (omVj0)

327 A '50s or '60s song, maybe. "American Pie" was an outlier; but a lot of singles in recent years seem to last four minutes or more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

NEW Regulation

EV charging will be according an extended jam by Phish

Posted by: Minister of State Miklos at August 11, 2024 08:31 AM (lSyD7)

328 There goes that invitation to join the Galactic Confederation.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024

***
And Jupiter will have a signpost orbiting it in multiple Galactic languages warning other ships. "No Services Here."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 08:32 AM (omVj0)

329 There goes that invitation to join the Galactic Confederation.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Uncle Palpatine might disagree.

Posted by: Ancient Slavonauts say YES at August 11, 2024 08:32 AM (lSyD7)

330 I must be not looking at the right places but I still haven't seen any EV charging stations.
Posted by: dantesed at August 11, 2024

***
They don't stand out, do they? The campus down the street from where I work has two or three in the parking lot that fronts on the avenue. And I've seen one (one!) outside a park on my homeward commute, usually being used by somebody -- often the same car every day. But they don't have big well-lit or neon signs advertising their presence as gas stations do.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 11, 2024 08:34 AM (omVj0)

331 This seems timely:

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

--Jonathan Swift

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 11, 2024 08:34 AM (PiwSw)

332 I'm watching "The Mechanic" with Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent. It is very archetypal 70s. Shallow, dark, ultimately life-negating. He takes the young buck under his wing to teach him how to be an assassin...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:36 AM (JvZF+)

333
Check this one out from the Kamala crowd. Dude looks a little like Tiger Woods, and is circled. Just how many hands does he have?

https://t.ly/jA4v-

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:36 AM (RKVpM)

334 But they don't have big well-lit or neon signs advertising their presence as gas stations do.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

FREE STUFF

(in really big letters)

Posted by: Miklos has spray paint and stuff at August 11, 2024 08:37 AM (lSyD7)

335 There's quite the culture that surrounds the whole EV world. Even the chargers have their own clique. Some are the techno-weirdos, other are the etiquette nazis.

I've seen full on arguments (not unlike what we see here sometimes) about the proper usage of an EV charging station. Those people can really get riled up over it.

The one take-away I got, and I'm not an EV owner or proponent, is that there is indeed a feeling of anxiety over this aspect of owning one.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 11, 2024 08:37 AM (Q4IgG)

336 I think some of the shots with Kamala speaking to crowds are from the 2020 campaign. Look how fuzzy they are, particularly the signs.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at August 11, 2024 08:39 AM (SfhV1)

337
Kamala crowd:
Man or ostrich?

https://t.ly/ZrXoZ

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:39 AM (RKVpM)

338 "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

--Jonathan Swift
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes

Ummm

*Miklos is a Confederate of Dunces*

Posted by: John Kennedy Toole, who got the Noo Awlins accents rite at August 11, 2024 08:40 AM (lSyD7)

339 I've seen full on arguments (not unlike what we see here sometimes) about the proper usage of an EV charging station. Those people can really get riled up over it.

The one take-away I got, and I'm not an EV owner or proponent, is that there is indeed a feeling of anxiety over this aspect of owning one.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 11, 2024 08:37 AM (Q4IgG)
---
How many people freak out when their phone loses charge? I think that's the same sort of mentality...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 11, 2024 08:42 AM (BpYfr)

340 Saw a political yard sign earlier this morning. The graphic was a stylized pencil sketch of a white smiling 1950s woman and the text was

Grab Him By The Ballot

With "Kamala 2024" in small font at the bottom.

Kinda cute.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 11, 2024 08:42 AM (dg+HA)

341 Good morning Horde . Thx Pixy for all you do.
Mars has virtually no magnetosphere so unless you build domes which resist solar and cosmic radiation any living thing would be "cooked". You could build under the Martian surface but who knows what you find there

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 11, 2024 08:43 AM (oqWMC)

342 There's one photo where there is no reflection of the crowd on the plane. They must all be vampires.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 11, 2024 08:45 AM (dDSBl)

343
Kamala’s crowds are about as real as this image I created in seconds using AI.

"Create an image of a densely packed crowd of enthusiastic supporters at a political rally, with Air Force 2 visible in the background, its engines roaring as it prepares for takeoff. The crowd is seen from behind, with a sea of outstretched arms holding 'Kamala Harris for [Office]' signs, banners, and flags. Many in the crowd have their smartphones raised, capturing the excitement of the moment as they take photos and videos of her arrival.

They're about to be run over or sucked into a jet engine:
https://t.ly/pVnh6

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:47 AM (RKVpM)

344 Mars has virtually no magnetosphere so unless you build domes which resist solar and cosmic radiation any living thing would be "cooked". You could build under the Martian surface but who knows what you find there
Posted by: Smell the Glove

I will wait for Kamala, as head of the US Space Council, to accept your contribution.

Posted by: Miklos defers to experts at August 11, 2024 08:47 AM (lSyD7)

345 that hacking lawsuit is scary. Pixy, do you have any informtion on where to check to see if our information is in that breach?

Posted by: LASue at August 11, 2024 08:49 AM (llS7k)

346 It is now Pancake Hour on the East Coast.

All are well-wished.

Posted by: Miklos defers time, and ultimately, gravity at August 11, 2024 08:49 AM (lSyD7)

347 @341

>>You could build under the Martian surface but who knows what you find there

The whole idea of terraforming and living on another planet is lunacy, we can barely build and maintain stuff on earth or even in near earth orbit, how the hell are we going to build and maintain something that has a 14 month transit time?

It's just more pie in the sky bullsh*t for governments to throw money to their friends and dip their filthy snouts in.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 11, 2024 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)

348 One of Musk's focuses is his tunneling tech company.

Posted by: davidt at August 11, 2024 08:52 AM (i0F8b)

349 Kamala’s crowds are about as real as this image I created in seconds using AI.
+++
Yeah. The problem is that the ballots won't be real either.
But they will still count them.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at August 11, 2024 08:52 AM (Lo97M)

350 I live near a small rural town. There's a chain called "Blink EV Charging" or something similar that seems to have a monopoly around here. Looking at the usage via Google I see that they're likely underutilized for the number that are around here.

They also don't have particularly good reviews. Most common complaint; "it don't work."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 11, 2024 08:52 AM (Q4IgG)

351 {333} Check this one out from the Kamala crowd. Dude looks a little like Tiger Woods, and is circled. Just how many hands does he have?

https://t.ly/jA4v-

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:36 AM (RKVpM)

That's really pronounced when you zoom in like that. There are plenty of other examples in the picture too.

Look at the bizarre characters printed on everyone's shirts, too. That's characteristic of AI generated pictures as well.

Do you have the URL that article that image was linked from?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 11, 2024 08:53 AM (O7YUW)

352
In this image the crowd *should be* reflected on the planes shiny surface.

https://t.ly/1cLKr

/ It's gaslighting, just like the polls. Don't fall for it for even a moment.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:53 AM (RKVpM)

353 I saw this post on FB between two members of my husband's old technical writing group. The guy was trying to get in a discussion about the election because he wasn't happy with either choice. She was every MSM talking point- Trump is evil, woen's healthcare, felon, and made my taxes go up.

I think they are ready for no elections. Someone is chosen for them and everyone has to "vote" for the D. No more messy primaries.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 11, 2024 08:54 AM (dDSBl)

354 That should be women's healthcare aka abortion.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 11, 2024 08:56 AM (dDSBl)

355 The only practical style of an EV that I can determine is a hybrid. Nothing else makes sense.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at August 11, 2024 08:57 AM (hKoQL)

356
Do you have the URL that article that image was linked from?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 11, 2024 08:53 AM

Nope, whatever the person posted on Twitter is all. By the way, it's very easy to find stuff on a topic through their search. I entered

"Kamala ai crowds" to get all of these results. Quite a few people are having a field day.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at August 11, 2024 08:57 AM (RKVpM)

357 Democrats are allegiant to their Party not the country. They don't care who their candidate is. They don't care if their betters selected the candidate, they think this method of selection rather than election is okey dokey and will turn out great.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 11, 2024 08:57 AM (JvZF+)

358 I don't believe in polls, polls are bullsh*t, what I will say is that the leftists I encounter on a daily basis living and working in the NE are now wildly enthusiastic and upbeat whereas before they were downbeat and tight lipped.

The Left leadership understands Mimetic Theory and know that the vast majority of people can be manipulated into eating bugs and being happy owning nothing.

Th influencer just needs to package whatever poison they want people to desire in a form where people learn to like and desire poison.

Covid-1984 was a global example with Kill shots, masks and social deprivation.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at August 11, 2024 08:58 AM (hgW0U)

359 Wolfus, are you still considering Indiana?

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at August 11, 2024 08:59 AM (4XwPj)

360 Vampires for Harris!!

"Where is the crowd in the reflection of Air Force 2"

Posted by: pawn at August 11, 2024 09:01 AM (QB+5g)

361 *I think they are ready for no elections. Someone is chosen for them and everyone has to "vote" for the D. No more messy primaries.*

We're working on it.

Posted by: The DC Politburo at August 11, 2024 09:03 AM (dg+HA)

362 Book noodity.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 11, 2024 09:04 AM (dg+HA)

363 Any word if the HQ fantasy football league is coming back?

Posted by: logprof at August 11, 2024 09:04 AM (SaN/x)

364 Huh. So I just realized that the enormous data breach is likely election related.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Women pursuing older men must desire incestous father fantasies at August 11, 2024 09:57 AM (cTK4u)

365 I also have an orange cat named (Big) Jake. Our largest cat. Super affectionate and sweet purr boy

Posted by: SamIam at August 11, 2024 10:04 AM (oasF3)

366 Wait! We didn't discuss the Australian break-dancer!

Posted by: m at August 11, 2024 10:05 AM (64Zez)

367 Hey logprof yep I’ll get info out tonight.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 11, 2024 11:37 AM (q96Yf)

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