Daily Tech News 26 September 2024

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Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman-Fried's right-hand woman in the FTX kerfuffle, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her part in the fuffling and ordered to pay $11 billion in restitution. (Ars Technica)

That restitution order confused me, because that's the entire amount under management by FTX at the time it collapsed, and (thanks to the continuing rise in Bitcoin prices) all the customers have already been made whole, with interest.

Ellison certainly doesn't have $11 billion, and there is little prospect of her ever having $11 billion.

What it means, rather, is that if Ellison has squirreled away a few million from the collapse, the court has already laid claim to it.

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Facebooks current smart glasses have everything you might want in a pair of smart glasses, except a display. The company's new glasses codenamed Orion, do. (The Verge)

They're rather chunkier than the current model, but they're still at the prototype stage, and they look like you're wearing ugly glasses rather your head being eaten by a robot crab.
Samsung's new 990 Evo Plus SSDs are 45% faster than the existing 990 Evo models. (Tom's Hardware)

Because the existing models were slow. "Only" 5GB per second.
Intel's Lunar Lake is here and it's not terrible. (Ars Technica)

Battery life is solid, and performance is not terrible. It is just an eight-core chip though, and on heavy workloads like video editing and 3d rendering AMD's current twelve-core chips leave it in the dust, completing tasks around 60% faster.
Speaking of AMD the company's 9900X3D desktop chip is expected next month. (Tom's Hardware)

That's a pretty fast follow-up to the launch of the mainstream versions of Zen 5, but sales of those have been slow. They're not bad chips, but AMD is competing with itself as well as Intel.

An eight core 9700X is the same price as the previous generation's twelve core 7900X, while being significantly slower.

Disclaimer: May her rest be long and placid, she drank fluoroantimonic acid.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:11 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 04:12 AM (64Zez)

2 Mornin' Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 04:12 AM (O7YUW)

3 Nicely done today, m. G'morning to you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 04:13 AM (O7YUW)

4 Pretty darned near simultaneous posting at https://ai.mee.nu and here!

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 04:13 AM (64Zez)

5 Maybe a two-minute delay.

at the other site:

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 06:09 PM

here:

Pixy Misa at 04:11 AM

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 04:15 AM (64Zez)

6 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2024 04:16 AM (fwDg9)

7 BOING!

Out for late morning walk. l8r

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 26, 2024 04:16 AM (S7k2w)

8 Evening and morning to all the far-flung satellites of AoSHQ! I see the hurricane is still headed north. Good luck to anyone in its path and I hope your prep, or your evacuation, is complete!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 04:16 AM (omVj0)

9 Samsung's new 990 Evo Plus SSDs are 45% faster than the existing 990 Evo models.

They're faster because they're named plus. Plus always makes tech things better.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 04:19 AM (LrWnf)

10 We got a bit of gusty wind & hard rain yesterday. Of course it was *nothing* compared to what Helene is dishing!

The tree branches were whipping furiously, and dust got so thick, couldn't see across the valley. (Lots of ranch & crop land nearby)

Then came the rain. BIG drops and lots of 'em.
Stayed windy until almost midnight. Now? All is calm. Slightly damp.

Just a reminder that Winter is coming.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 04:22 AM (njWTi)

11 Funny how "the courts" extract *huge* fines from various people. What (really) happens to that money?

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 04:27 AM (njWTi)

12 In this case the money doesn't exist, so not much.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 26, 2024 04:31 AM (BLOW1)

13 Good morning, good people, from the now showing Autumn Adirondacks. Nothing bright yet, just the subtle yellowing of the brush and cooling temps. The feel of the atmosphere is different, difficult to describe but there.

May all you do this day be of great benefit to you and create major heartburn to the leftwits among us.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 26, 2024 04:32 AM (hKoQL)

14 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 26, 2024 04:33 AM (hoCmQ)

15 Wolfus Aurelius, you asked about a week ago what kind of new car I purchased and and I never got back to you with a reply. I bought a 2024 Toyota RAV4 TRD. So far it's been a lovely car and in a few hours I'm headed off to Arizona to the Apache Trail road. It's been closed for some time due to landslides and it recently reopened. It runs through the salt River canyon.It should be pretty spectacular.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 04:35 AM (LrWnf)

16
Our Mike Hammer, around Asheville is getting hammered. Asheville Regional airport had a 5.4" since 5PM, and some of the local personal stations around Asheville are pushing 7" in the last 12 hours.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2024 04:35 AM (w6EFb)

17 Silly boy, I've never fuffled!

Posted by: Just the punchline at September 26, 2024 04:36 AM (dg+HA)

18 Samsung's new 990 Evo Plus SSDs are 45% faster than the existing 990 Evo models.

They're faster because they're named plus. Plus always makes tech things better.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 04:19 AM (LrWnf)

Wait for the Xtreme models.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 04:38 AM (i24o9)

19 Barky's DOJ gave those big fines to Leftist organizations

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2024 04:41 AM (fwDg9)

20 Willie was a chemist.
Willie is no more,
For what he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4.

G'morning, Morons.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 04:41 AM (M6moH)

21
Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman-Fried's right-hand woman in the FTX kerfuffle, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her part in the fuffling and ordered to pay $11 billion in restitution. (Ars Technica)

Her fine went to eleven ... that's one greater than ten, so her fine was tougher. "This Is Spinal Tap" justice is cruel, but fair!

As for where the money goes, underwear gnomes know: profit!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 04:41 AM (xG4kz)

22 Speaking of cars, the Ford I'm interested in is still pending sale, the provenance checks out so far, one of us will be getting a nice little Ford. I'll wait a bit yet, no wish to get in a bidding war.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 26, 2024 04:42 AM (hKoQL)

23 May her rest be long and placid;
She added water to the acid;
The other girl did as she oughter;
She added acid to the water.

This is a very important practical tip.

Found somewhere on the intertubes.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 04:42 AM (LrWnf)

24 I bought a 2024 Toyota RAV4 TRD. So far it's been a lovely car and in a few hours I'm headed off to Arizona to the Apache Trail road. It's been closed for some time due to landslides and it recently reopened. It runs through the salt River canyon.It should be pretty spectacular.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024

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AP, I've seen those but have never driven or ridden in one. What does "TRD" stand for -- Trail-Road Driver, or something? Is it 4WD? And what color combo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 04:46 AM (omVj0)

25
In spite of all her travails, Caroline Ellison remains ... one homely woman.

Oh, and she posited that the human mind cannot comprehend "really big numbers", and that played not a small part in her downfall.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 04:48 AM (xG4kz)

26 The White Sox won again leaving them tied with the 1962 Mets for most losses in a single season: 120. The White Sox have a handful of games yet to play so there is hope they will own the record outright.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 04:49 AM (LrWnf)

27 I haven't stuck my nose outside yet, but no doubt we still have the same unbreathable hot sticky miasma that's been enveloping us since March. The weather mavens promise that once the hurricane passes our latitude, maybe this afternoon or evening, we will get drier northern winds and the drier conditions will last for 2-3 days. That'd be nice . . . if it happens.

If it is dry, this weekend I'll polish and re-wax the hood of my car -- it looks fairly glossy, but it has some water spotting. Last Sat. I tackled the trunk with rubbing compound, another product that is supposed to dissolve acid deposits, and finally a coat of Collinite wax; and it does look better. Now to do the hood and roof. The doors and fenders all look great, but the sun and rain can do some numbers on the horizontal surfaces of any car.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 04:53 AM (omVj0)

28 WSJ March 28, 2024 article on Sam Bankman-Fried's sentence of 25 years

https://archive.is/JC3Bx

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 04:54 AM (64Zez)

29 AP, I've seen those but have never driven or ridden in one. What does "TRD" stand for -- Trail-Road Driver, or something? Is it 4WD? And what color combo?

TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development. Toyota slaps that on certain models that have been tuned by that group. In the case of the RAV4, which is hardly a beastly machine, it's received a tweaked suspension, a far more robust all-wheel drive system, a skid plate of all things, an interior upgrade, and some some slightly different branding on the exterior. The color is known as Cavalry Blue and it's pretty sweet. It's the nicest car I've ever owned.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 04:58 AM (LrWnf)

30 There is math all over this blog.

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:00 AM (64Zez)

31 TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development. Toyota slaps that on certain models that have been tuned by that group. In the case of the RAV4, which is hardly a beastly machine, it's received a tweaked suspension, a far more robust all-wheel drive system, a skid plate of all things, an interior upgrade, and some some slightly different branding on the exterior. The color is known as Cavalry Blue and it's pretty sweet. It's the nicest car I've ever owned.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024

***
Oh, that's right; I've seen that logo on some pickups around here. The upgrades sound very nice, and useful for what you plan to use it for. I'm sure you and the RAV will have many outdoor adventures together!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 05:00 AM (omVj0)

32 Saw my first cyber truck in a neighbors driveway. Since I live in snow country, I wonder if it can handle a snowplow...

Posted by: Colin at September 26, 2024 05:01 AM (e8qy3)

33
May her rest be long and placid,
She added water to the acid.
Quite forgot what we had taught her:
Add the acid to the water.

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:01 AM (64Zez)

34 LOL we're already google-archived

Ace of Spades HQ
http://ace.mu.nu
42 minutes ago — Disclaimer: May her rest be long and placid, she drank fluoroantimonic acid. digg this. posted by Pixy Misa at 04:11 AM | Access Comments ...

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:03 AM (64Zez)

35 I seem to have stumbled on a cure for male pattern baldness. My mom and g'ma were both half bald when they died. I've been headed down the same road for a few years now, reaching the point where there was more scalp visible than hair. Recently that has not only stopped but now I have a head of thick hair with more body than ever. I can't believe the difference.

When I realized what was happening I had to know why. It took two weeks before I made the connection to a nasty virus I caught this February. I had vanquished that beast with bone broth. Lots of bone broth. Three cups of bone broth a day. I did this for six weeks, tapering off by April.

This is the only thing I have done differently (and faithfully). It has to be what caused my hair to grow. And as a bonus, my fingernails are growing almost faster than I can file them and they've stopped breaking, cracking and peeling.

I know I sound like a snake oil salesman but this works, I swear.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:04 AM (M6moH)

36 Good morning morons from rainy Sydney where I am trying to stay up another 30 minutes before passing out.

Posted by: San Franspycho at September 26, 2024 05:06 AM (zG664)

37 Disclaimer: May her rest be long and placid, she drank fluoroantimonic acid.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:11 AM
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...... wait, SHE being the Alien of Sigourney Weaver fame or some metallic robot?

I don't think you could ever say a human actually drank, as in swallowing fluoroantimonic acid.

Posted by: Ciampino - stochastic holistic flatulencing is no way to live at September 26, 2024 05:07 AM (qfLjt)

38
[Ellison] also has a new boyfriend who friends say is "a vast improvement over" Bankman-Fried, valuing honesty to the point where "he finds even the small white lies of corporate politics distasteful."

Her path to redemption will lead to her becoming a major player on the TED Talk circuit ("ideas worth spreading") ... mark my words.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 05:10 AM (RlQ2m)

39 Oh, that's right; I've seen that logo on some pickups around here. The upgrades sound very nice, and useful for what you plan to use it for. I'm sure you and the RAV will have many outdoor adventures together! Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I took a hard look at the 4Runners as that would have been the no compromise vehicle. However, after much consideration I opted for the RAV cuz I've reached an age where my days of crashing around out in the woods are pretty much over, I'm more of a light duty off-roading person these days and that's just fine. Then there was the expense of running the 4Runner versus the RAV 4. Currently I'm getting between 30 to 33 mpg on the highway vs. 20 mpg for the 4Runner.

I expect to keep this vehicle for at least a decade. That should get me well past the New Mexico communist EV mandates which kick in in 2026. 43% of all new vehicles sold here are supposed to be EVs in 2026. I think that ramps up to 100% by 2032. It's complete madness and is going to completely foul up the automobile market here. I bought this car a few years earlier than I wanted too has a hedge against all this craziness.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 05:10 AM (LrWnf)

40 18 Samsung's new 990 Evo Plus SSDs are 45% faster than the existing 990 Evo models.

They're faster because they're named plus. Plus always makes tech things better.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at September 26, 2024 04:19 AM (LrWnf)

Wait for the Xtreme models.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 04:38 AM (i24o9)
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Look, just beause they'll even scratch your back doesn't make them special ..... wait, ...aaah ... that feels so good! Yes, right there ..... aaah.

Posted by: Ciampino - random or stochastic holistic flatulencing is no way to live at September 26, 2024 05:12 AM (qfLjt)

41 Do you make your own bone broth, creeper?

Or, hopefully, there's a shortcut product?

My hair is thinning, though not badly, but my nails have always been thin & weak.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:12 AM (njWTi)

42 SanFran, is that Sydney, Montana or Sydney, Australia? 'Cuz I could tell you a story about those two towns, one airplane and a thoroughly confused passenger.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:12 AM (M6moH)

43 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2024 05:13 AM (/Djer)

44 Well said, but 'oh, my!'

Posted by: born free at September 26, 2024 05:16 AM (6kqgf)

45 33
May her rest be long and placid,
She added water to the acid.
Quite forgot what we had taught her:
Add the acid to the water.

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:01 AM (64Zez)
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Loved that one. Thanks. I only knew the perennial
Willy was a Chemist
Willy is no more
What Willy thought was H2O
Was H2SO4

(variant with HClO4)

Posted by: Ciampino -greetings to all fellow Chemists at September 26, 2024 05:19 AM (qfLjt)

46 I confess to feeling super sad after divesting myself of the Ramcharger. Did get a decent price but as is the norm it wasn't close to the investment. Came within a grand of cost on the Plymouth though. I guess the sheer enjoyment picks up the slack with this stuff, ROI is definitely skewed.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 26, 2024 05:20 AM (hKoQL)

47 Hopefully will stay in the County today, think I might be worn out this week. And 8 foot doors to hang today at least will have help.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2024 05:20 AM (fwDg9)

48 20
Sorry creeper, hadn't gotten to 20 when I posted mine.

Posted by: Ciampino -greetings to all fellow Organic Chemists at September 26, 2024 05:21 AM (qfLjt)

49 JQ, I devised a recipe that's quick and good. Bone broth powder comes from an outfit called Zammex, easily available online. Recipe as follows:
1 Knorr tomato bouillon cube
1/4 tsp honey
2 drops hot sauce
1 tsp butter
1 scoop bone broth powder

Drop bouillon cube into a large cup. Add honey and hot sauce. Fill cup with boiling water, stir till dissolved and add butter to cup, allowing it to melt. Now pour one scoop of bone broth powder over butter and stir till dissolved. You're good to go.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:22 AM (M6moH)

50 I drive a RAV. Love it so far, have had it 6 years. Not a "TRD" model though. No moonroof or navigation system, couldn't justify that expense.

Got it because: Ground clearance! 17" wheels and AWD. Our road is almost never plowed, no matter how much snow falls. Also-- old car was a '96 and starting to nickel & dime me to death.

Plenty of room in the back for tools, hubby's rollator, groceries, etc.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:22 AM (njWTi)

51 Thank you, creeper! Sounds tasty!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:25 AM (njWTi)

52 Wet, not raining now
Forward Dog 9 out

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2024 05:28 AM (fwDg9)

53 Ciampino, it's always fun to see the slight variations in jokes and limericks.

How're the kitties?

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:28 AM (M6moH)

54 Baldness doesn't bother me. Not having to comb my hair saves me valuable seconds of my life!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2024 05:28 AM (/Djer)

55 Sydney, New South Wales, Down Under

Posted by: San Franspycho at September 26, 2024 05:30 AM (zG664)

56 You're welcome, JQ. Dumb post (which is why I put it up at pigeon fart) but I was so excited I had to brag just a little.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:30 AM (M6moH)

57 LOL, Puddleglum!

I used to say: I'd shave my head, but just can't decide what to have tattoo'd on my scalp...

Also, not a fan of Sinead O'Connor & don't want to look like her. (RIP)

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:31 AM (njWTi)

58 36 Good morning morons from rainy Sydney where I am trying to stay up another 30 minutes before passing out.
Posted by: San Franspycho at September 26, 2024 05:06 AM (zG664)

Are you upside down?

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:31 AM (64Zez)

59 Past few years I've had sciatica issues so crawling around under vehicles is a literal pain. My garage hasn't ceiling room for a hoist either, and I refuse to drive something I can't maintain. A small sedan or coupe is within reason.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 26, 2024 05:32 AM (hKoQL)

60 Creeper, it's always cool to see & share things that work for us.

Even if it doesn't do anything for *my* thinning hair or brittle nails, it will at least Taste Good!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:34 AM (njWTi)

61 I detect a spy:

Posted by: San Fran*spy*cho

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:36 AM (64Zez)

62 Baldness is a bit different for lady folk. It shouldn't be a thing for men. It happens, just run with it. I get a crew cut every 3 or 4 months. If I don't, I look like Florida Man on Meth.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2024 05:36 AM (/Djer)

63 53 Ciampino, it's always fun to see the slight variations in jokes and limericks.

How're the kitties?

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:28 AM (M6moH)
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The 'babies' are full of beans and fun. We tried to take two more to the vet for snipping yesterday but the moment they saw the carrier they disappeared. I have two cats that are 13.x years old, the oldest two, and the boy, Oscar The Grouch is due at the vet today, if they can get us in, as he soaked himself with urine and it may be a pointer to renal failure. I really hope we don't lose him yet.

Posted by: Ciampino - greetings to all fellow Organic Chemists at September 26, 2024 05:36 AM (qfLjt)

64 Down under, huh? That's where the poor elderly guy wound up when he actually wanted to visit family in Montana. We put him back on the first plane out and the offending res agent received a stern warning regarding airport verification.

I wonder if anyone headed for Idaho ever touched down in Russia.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:38 AM (M6moH)

65 IG, I feel your pain re: crawling under vehicles. Just can't do it anymore. A woman's gotta know her limitations, just like a man does.

If I can reach the problem from topside? Okay, maybe can-do. Oil changes? Cheap enough (not really, but ya know...) to pay somebody else.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:39 AM (njWTi)

66 I wonder if anyone headed for Idaho ever touched down in Russia.
Posted by: creeper

Isn't there a Moscow, Idaho?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2024 05:39 AM (/Djer)

67 Ciampino, I'll say some kitty prayers. Been down that road myself.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:40 AM (M6moH)

68
Now, the blizzard of EAS warnings has started. Flash floor warning in northern Greenville. The EAS has gone off on the TV several times.

GSP is putting out so many warnings it's hard to sort 'em all.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2024 05:41 AM (w6EFb)

69 If I don't, I look like Florida Man on Meth.
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Hahaha!

I've been called "Wild Woman of the North" due to crazy, flying-in-the-wind white hair.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:41 AM (njWTi)

70 57 LOL, Puddleglum!

I used to say: I'd shave my head, but just can't decide what to have tattoo'd on my scalp...

Also, not a fan of Sinead O'Connor & don't want to look like her. (RIP)

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:31 AM (njWTi)
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Do what one bald guy did (from mugshot), had hair tattooed on his scalp - hilarious.

Posted by: Ciampino - greetings, I'm up at September 26, 2024 05:43 AM (qfLjt)

71 Isn't there a Moscow, Idaho?
Posted by: Puddleglum

Yes. College town. Home of University of Idaho. "Vandals"

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:43 AM (njWTi)

72
fluoroantimonic acid

In my younger days while doing research for my Ph.D., our lab used sodium cacodylate, the salt of cacodylic acid, (CH3)2AsO2H.

As I recall, it was integral to the operation of ion exchange columns than we ran to purify modified di- and tri- oligonucleotides for further study. That it was a potent herbicide was probably why it was used -- one didn't want li'l buggies setting up housekeeping in the polymeric beads used to create the ion exchange columns.

For a time, I was trying to acquire a chloroacetaldehyde modification of the adenine base which fluorescent and therefore amenable to our studies. I became a slave to the ion exchange purification process. After over one year of work and with no evident path to progress in sight, my research director and I redirected my work toward a more promising line of inquiry that eventually led to my thesis.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 05:44 AM (xG4kz)

73 Oh, Ciampino, that's sad... Both my previous cats died of kidney failure. It was like that for one-- just soaked with urine & laying in a corner of the bathroom. Ugh. :'(

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:45 AM (njWTi)

74 Moscow, yup.

There are a lot of cities with the same name. More often than not it's the bags that get detoured but airlines occasionally lose a passenger or reroute him. That job was never dull.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:45 AM (M6moH)

75
Anyway, cacodylic acid came into being in the Nineteenth Century, that halcyon time when chemists were wont to smell or even taste things that they made. No less a scientist than Robert Bunson (yes, that Robert Bunson) wrote of the cacodyls:
"The smell of this body produces instantaneous tingling of the hands and feet, and even giddiness and insensibility... It is remarkable that when one is exposed to the smell of these compounds the tongue becomes covered with a black coating, even when no further evil effects are noticeable".

That sounded lovely, Bob. Do keep those "cacodyls" away from me, please.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 05:47 AM (xG4kz)

76 cacodyl | ˈkakəˌdil |
noun Chemistry
a malodorous, toxic, spontaneously flammable liquid compound containing arsenic.
Chemical formula: ((CH3)2As)2
• [as modifier] of or denoting the radical —As(CH3)2, derived from cacodyl.
ORIGIN
mid 19th century: from Greek kakōdēs ‘stinking’ (from kakos ‘bad’

+ -yl.

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:48 AM (64Zez)

77
Robert Bunsen (not Bunson)

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 05:49 AM (xG4kz)

78 58 36 Good morning morons from rainy Sydney where I am trying to stay up another 30 minutes before passing out.
Posted by: San Franspycho at September 26, 2024 05:06 AM (zG664)

Are you upside down?

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:31 AM (64Zez)
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From 40+ years of personal experience yes he is but one doesn't notice, even the blood knows to behave and not all rush to the head.
/LOL

Posted by: Ciampino - from Downunder to Uptop at September 26, 2024 05:50 AM (qfLjt)

79 I wonder if anyone headed for Idaho ever touched down in Russia.
Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:38 AM (M6moH)
===

It was a 14-hour flight. At one point did he think to ask the flight attendant??

Posted by: San Franspycho at September 26, 2024 05:50 AM (zG664)

80
Thanks, m!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 05:50 AM (xG4kz)

81 ˈ kakəˌ dil

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:50 AM (64Zez)

82 Posted by: Ciampino - from Downunder to Uptop at September 26, 2024 05:50 AM (qfLjt)
===

And the toilet flushes backwards

Posted by: San Franspycho at September 26, 2024 05:51 AM (zG664)

83 third time's the charm (maybe)

ˈ kakəˌ dil

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:52 AM (64Zez)

84 /nic fix

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2024 05:52 AM (zG664)

85 84 /nic fix
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2024 05:52 AM (zG664)

whew

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:53 AM (64Zez)

86
And the toilet flushes backwards
Posted by: San Franspycho

The water swirls "backwards". Or so they say.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 05:54 AM (xG4kz)

87 they're eating the dropbears

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 05:57 AM (64Zez)

88 Off duty firefighter from another state saves pastors life and they become friends:

https://tinyurl.com/y39h48dm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2024 05:58 AM (yS1tC)

89 At one point did he think to ask the flight attendant??
Posted by: San Franspycho at September 26, 2024 05:50 AM (zG664)

Well yes, but by that time we were halfway to Honolulu.

I always thought the DC10 should have been the tipoff.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 06:00 AM (M6moH)

90 Helene looks bad
Not Caroline bad
Just bad

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 26, 2024 06:02 AM (gbOdA)

91 73 Oh, Ciampino, that's sad... Both my previous cats died of kidney failure. It was like that for one-- just soaked with urine & laying in a corner of the bathroom. Ugh. :'(

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 05:45 AM (njWTi)
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Baby, one of the four cats we brought from South Africa, and so named as we got Mom and Baby together from the kill shelter, had to be euthanized after we found her in the bathroom laying in a pool of 'water'. It didn't even smell. The most lovable cat we've ever had - sweet temperament, loved music, would rush over for a lap the moment she saw the grooming brush, loved human food particularly bolognese meat sauce, curry and other spicy hot stuff. Loudest purr and a raucous mew.
I'll post now as it has gotten dusty in here in spite of all the moisture.

Posted by: Ciampino - from Downunder to Uptop, just a Great Circle at September 26, 2024 06:05 AM (qfLjt)

92 90 Helene looks bad
Not Caroline bad
Just bad

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 26, 2024 06:02 AM (gbOdA)
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Now I have the Neil Diamond song in my head!

Posted by: Ciampino - bad bad bad at September 26, 2024 06:08 AM (qfLjt)

93 Creeper, kitty pictures here:

https://is.gd/WQ5JcT
OR
http://tinyurl.com/4pak97f6

Posted by: Ciampino - kittens are unpossible to not love at September 26, 2024 06:13 AM (qfLjt)

94 "Breath"- a woman from South Australia talks about God's breath, creation and our connection to God:. Scripture is Genesis 2:1-7:

tinyurl.com/5x9amksm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2024 06:13 AM (yS1tC)

95 Back from shave and shower, finishing my coffee. Normally I would be running late at this point, but Miss Linda is coming to work with me this am, and she doesn't like to get here as early as I usually leave. We compromise on 5:50 instead of 5:30.

She can sit in the lobby of my building, then go wander around the neighborhood (or go to the zoo on her pass) for a good part of the day. We may be able to leave at four.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 06:13 AM (omVj0)

96 TRD used to mean "Toyota Racing Development." The had a group of engineers in Carlsbad, CA. I knew a guy that left "Detroit" in the 80's to work there.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 06:16 AM (+H2BX)

97 Ciampino, JQ, I lost my big black longhair Wolf in late '21 to what probably was kidney failure. He'd always been the iron cat for the ten years he'd lived with me, hardly ever sick. Then he began to have urine troubles like you describe. Chekov the Siberian was going through his issues at the same time, and so at first I didn't notice Wolf's problem. I was going to bring him to the vet the very next day . . . and he passed away quietly in the kitchen on Saturday afternoon while I was napping.

It happened fast, and I know there is very little that you can do about such failure once it crops up (right?). But I wish I could have been with him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 06:18 AM (omVj0)

98 Bribe'em and Macron have decided that there will be a 21 day ceasefire. They forgot to mention that neither Israel nor hezbollah have agreed. Oh, and for icing on the cake hezbollah doesn't have to sign the deal just Lebanon.

NUTS.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2024 06:19 AM (I1GXe)

99 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at September 26, 2024 06:19 AM (VdhcA)

100 100

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at September 26, 2024 06:20 AM (VdhcA)

101 Who is making decisions in the Oval Office today?

Posted by: The world wonders at September 26, 2024 06:21 AM (DobEs)

102 Good morning early risers. Good evening, Pixy. Nice 104° afternoon here in sunny Abu Dhabi.

Posted by: BifBewalski at September 26, 2024 06:21 AM (go1Tv)

103 Scripture, scenery and instrumental music from hymns. Radiant TV. Just make sure the microphone is on:

https://www.radianttv.com/watch

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2024 06:21 AM (yS1tC)

104 Hi Bif, been to any camel races ?

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2024 06:22 AM (I1GXe)

105 Fluoroantimonic acid was called Magic acid for a long time. Very, very strong acid. Need special containers to hold it. One story is of a spill that went through the floor into a lab below.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

106 101 Who is making decisions in the Oval Office today?
Posted by: The world wonders at September 26, 2024 06:21 AM (DobEs)

One of the interns until DOCTOR!! Jill wakes up.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 26, 2024 06:22 AM (svLOV)

107 {{{Ben Had}}}

🐴 🎼 🎶 Good Morning! ♩ ♫ ♬ 🎶

Didn't they used to have wild camels in New Mexico? Some US Army plan that didn't work?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:23 AM (u82oZ)

108 One story is of a spill that went through the floor into a lab below.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

And for at least a year afterward, that person was That Guy in the office.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 26, 2024 06:24 AM (svLOV)

109 91
A couple of items I forgot about Baby. She was 15 when she traversed the Rainbow Bridge.
Friendly to a fault. If someone knocked on the front door, all the cats would scatter and hide except Baby who would be at that door, ready to greet whoever. Outside, people such as the postman, and other delivery people would stop to give her scritches and comment to us about her. These days I wouldn't like to have strangers, outside, go near my pets, specially Haitians, though.

Posted by: Ciampino - Used to confuse Haiti & Tahiti at September 26, 2024 06:24 AM (qfLjt)

110 Hi Bif, been to any camel races ?

Posted by: Ben Had

Oh hell no. Got my fill of that back in 90/91 while in Saudi.

Posted by: BifBewalski at September 26, 2024 06:24 AM (go1Tv)

111 Didn't they used to have wild camels in New Mexico? Some US Army plan that didn't work?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:23 AM (u82oZ)
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I think it was California/Arizona. A plan developed by Sec'y of War Jefferson Davis.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at September 26, 2024 06:24 AM (VdhcA)

112 Ben Had

Lets face it. Our nation leadership is on the side of evil.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:24 AM (u82oZ)

113 And we're going to have to raise – we're going to have to make sure that the biggest corporations and billionaires pay their fair share. That's just it,' Harris said.

Stupid

There are less than 500 billionaires. There is no way to tax a corp that does not tax the customers and stock owners.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 26, 2024 06:25 AM (gbOdA)

114
May her rest be long and placid;
She added water to the acid;
The other girl did as she oughter;
She added acid to the water.

_________

This is sound advice. Adding water to concentrated acids can lead to a violent reaction as there's a considerable heat of hydration. What splatters is mostly acid. Whereas what gets splattered by adding acid to water is mostly water.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2024 06:25 AM (BkEzK)

115 Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight

Thank you.

🎶 And cheer up me lad! 🎶

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:25 AM (u82oZ)

116 🎶 And cheer up me lad! 🎶
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:25 AM (u82oZ)
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Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at September 26, 2024 06:26 AM (VdhcA)

117 NR Pax

Right.

Never be That Guy in any context. I tell my students that bit of wisdom.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:28 AM (u82oZ)

118 This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: That guy at September 26, 2024 06:29 AM (DobEs)

119 That guy

Yes. There is always one, even in the most elite unit.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:30 AM (u82oZ)

120 It happened fast, and I know there is very little that you can do about such failure once it crops up (right?). But I wish I could have been with him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 06:18 AM (omVj0)
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Thanks Wolfus, as far as I know the only remedies in humans are 1. dialysis 2. kidney transplant, both not really doable for a cat. I don't even want to venture into speculating the cost.
Anyone have more info on kidney failure for cats?

Posted by: Ciampino - Used to confuse Bora Bora & Tora Bora at September 26, 2024 06:34 AM (qfLjt)

121 Hadrian the Seventh

Your roof finished?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:35 AM (u82oZ)

122 KAMALA: We have to guard that spirit. Let it always inspire us. Let it always be the source of our optimism - which is that spirit which is so uniquely American. And let that then inspire us by helping us to be inspired to help solve the problems.

Words to live by!

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 26, 2024 06:35 AM (gbOdA)

123 Ciampino

Donate to a Haitian street vendor?

Seriously, no idea.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

124
The National Hurricane Center is now forecasting an "unsurvivable storm surge" of up to 20 feet from Hurricane Helene for the Big Bend of Florida.

To my eyes, it barely moved from it's position in the last 24 hours. I don't know if that's good or bad.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 06:37 AM (RKVpM)

125 rhennigantx

She would have been thrown out of my 6th grade composition class.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:37 AM (u82oZ)

126 I can eat fifty cats.

Posted by: Cool Hand Haitian at September 26, 2024 06:38 AM (i0F8b)

127 Divide by Zero

Eye over warm water equals stronger storm. But unsurvivable is a bit over the top.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:38 AM (u82oZ)

128 To my eyes, it barely moved from it's position in the last 24 hours. I don't know if that's good or bad.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 06:37 AM (RKVpM)
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Just looked at the weather widget and, yeah, not a lot of movement. Prediction also downgraded to Cat 3.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at September 26, 2024 06:38 AM (VdhcA)

129
Your roof finished?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:35 AM (u82oZ)

Starting this morning. Or so they say.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2024 06:38 AM (BkEzK)

130 122 KAMALA: We have to guard that spirit. Let it always inspire us. Let it always be the source of our optimism - which is that spirit which is so uniquely American. And let that then inspire us by helping us to be inspired to help solve the problems.

Words to live by!
Posted by: rhennigantx

She speaks in bumpersticker.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2024 06:39 AM (/Djer)

131 Hadrian the Seventh

Good luck!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:39 AM (u82oZ)

132 NaCly, dearest, good morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2024 06:40 AM (I1GXe)

133 Byeee...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at September 26, 2024 06:40 AM (VdhcA)

134
The bitch is moving NNE at 12 mph, last NHC upate at 5AM EDT.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2024 06:40 AM (w6EFb)

135 She would have been thrown out of my 6th grade composition class.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:37 AM (u82oZ)

My 3 years in the 6th grade were a bitch. I had to park my car down the road and walk the last mile.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 26, 2024 06:41 AM (gbOdA)

136
Byeee...
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar

Wait! Take some of this cat and broccoli casserole with you!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2024 06:42 AM (BkEzK)

137 *She speaks in bumpersticker.*

Rush would be having so much fun making sport of her.

I miss Rush.

Posted by: Megadittos at September 26, 2024 06:43 AM (DobEs)

138 Woot.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2024 06:44 AM (o2ZRX)

139 117 Never be That Guy in any context. I tell my students that bit of wisdom.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:28 AM (u82oZ)

I can imagine.

"What's wrong, new guy?"
"I messed up and the boss yelled at me."
"Oh no, no, no; you didn't mess up. Hang on a minute. Hey, Carl! Come here and tell the new guy what you did!"

Posted by: NR Pax at September 26, 2024 06:44 AM (svLOV)

140 Who is making decisions in the Oval Office today?
Posted by: The world wonders at September 26, 2024 06:21 AM (DobEs)
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Microsoft Copilot

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2024 06:45 AM (BpYfr)

141 My Ph.D. supervisor, a very tall, blonde, Teutonic man (actually was of German stock) when he was doing his Ph.D., needed a lot of 1,2-dithioethane - HSCH2CH2SH. This is like glycol used in brake fluid, as engine coolant and antifreeze/de-icer, but with two SH groups instead of OH. This is EXTREMELY stinky stuff. At the time it wasn't readily available and expensive so his supervisor had him make it. For a couple of weeks he was avoided everywhere as he couldn't get rid of that smell on skin and clothes - bleach will do it but do you want to bleach your blue shirt and your hair?

Posted by: Ciampino - I still confuse Bora Bora & Tora Bora at September 26, 2024 06:47 AM (qfLjt)

142 Anyone have more info on kidney failure for cats?
Posted by: Ciampino

Sorry, but no.

Vet said he could give IV fluids, but that it would only *maybe* extend life by a few days. Extension, not Quality.

Damn. Dusty... it was a difficult choice, but what I thought to be the most merciful was to let them go.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2024 06:48 AM (njWTi)

143 BREAKING: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Criminal Charges, Expected to be Arrested

Hope Turner here in H town gets braceleted soon.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 26, 2024 06:48 AM (gbOdA)

144
Never, in a million years, would I have thought that the governance of this great nation would resemble the last years of Leonid Brezhnev.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2024 06:49 AM (BkEzK)

145 Ciampino

Di-thio groups are bad for the nose. Like di-amino groups on putracine or cadererine.

Did he have access to a glove box, or know Schlenk techniques?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:50 AM (u82oZ)

146 126 I can eat fifty cats.
Posted by: Cool Hand Haitian at September 26, 2024 06:38 AM (i0F8b)

Anybody who eats a cat spends a night in the box.

Posted by: Carr at September 26, 2024 06:52 AM (PiwSw)

147 Hadrian the Seventh

The sad thing is Brezhnev had more going for him.

Our economic numbers hint at a shambles. But that is being hidden by government lies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:53 AM (u82oZ)

148 *NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Criminal Charges*

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Person who always says that at September 26, 2024 06:53 AM (DobEs)

149 There was a movie made about those camels..."Hawmps".

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 06:53 AM (M6moH)

150 Person who always says that

AOC for NYC mayor! What can go wrong?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:53 AM (u82oZ)

151 141
I wonder why humans (and other mammals I suppose) are so sensitive to sulfur compounds, smell-wise?
Good thing they are not components of EV batteries otherwise those 3-day fires would also be 3-day stinkies.

Posted by: Ciampino - 2-Thioethanol smells like cabbage at September 26, 2024 06:54 AM (qfLjt)

152 144
Never, in a million years, would I have thought that the governance of this great nation would resemble the last years of Leonid Brezhnev.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2024 06:49
Oligarchy personified.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2024 06:54 AM (o2ZRX)

153 Ciampino, I got a few extra months out of my Tiger cat with subcutaneous fluids. Ask your vet.

Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 06:55 AM (M6moH)

154 151 141
I wonder why humans (and other mammals I suppose) are so sensitive to sulfur compounds, smell-wise?
Good thing they are not components of EV batteries otherwise those 3-day fires would also be 3-day stinkies.
Posted by: Ciampino - 2-Thioethanol smells like cabbage at September 26, 2024 06:54 AM (qfLjt
They know shaitan’s hanging around. Or a democrat.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2024 06:56 AM (o2ZRX)

155 "... know Schlenk techniques?"

That's my move!

Posted by: George Costanza at September 26, 2024 06:56 AM (DobEs)

156
Eye over warm water equals stronger storm. But unsurvivable is a bit over the top.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:38 AM

A while back I was thinking of purchasing coastal NC to FL and did a lot of research. Apparently the storm surge is going to be the very worst where the eye of the storm passes directly overhead. Maybe a 10 mile stretch of land. Predicting beforehand exactly where that is going to be is tough. So they trot out the 'abundance of caution' merit badge and scare the hell out of people.

My family once owned coastal real estate on a lagoon about three miles inland. Ground floor was probably six feet above the water. In Hurricane Sandy those homes had knee deep water in them. The eye passed about 10 miles south. A lot of those homes ended up condemned and could have been purchased dirt cheap afterwards. I shoulda, coulda, woulda.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 06:57 AM (RKVpM)

157 mornin yall. Eric Adams says Biden is a liar. I have to agree.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2024 06:58 AM (vFG9F)

158
JJ
SEF
TON

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 26, 2024 06:58 AM (gbOdA)

159 nude JJ

Posted by: SturmToddler at September 26, 2024 06:58 AM (nXhwP)

160 More Ubislop news

Ubislop's Board of Directors have finally woken up, smelled the coffee, and realized the vile stuff is from Sam's Club.

They have ordered an internal investigation into how screwed up the company is.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 26, 2024 06:58 AM (ca/LS)

161 145 Ciampino

Di-thio groups are bad for the nose. Like di-amino groups on putracine or cadererine.

Did he have access to a glove box, or know Schlenk techniques?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2024 06:50 AM (u82oZ)
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Late 1950s to 1960s. Fume hood was a luxurious but available furnishing! He needed >100 ml.

Posted by: Ciampino - 2-Thioethanol smells like cabbage! at September 26, 2024 06:59 AM (qfLjt)

162 They have ordered an internal investigation into how screwed up the company is.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 26, 2024 06:58 AM (ca/LS)

Your company is full of imbeciles because you made it corporate policy for five years to only hire imbeciles.

There. I just saved you hundreds of man-hours. I'll bill you for my consulting fee.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 07:13 AM (DDGz9)

163 156 A while back I was thinking of purchasing coastal NC to FL
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 06:57 AM (RKVpM)

That's a BIG chunk o' real estate!

Posted by: m at September 26, 2024 08:06 AM (64Zez)

164 Posted by: creeper at September 26, 2024 05:04 AM (M6moH)

I'll have to give that a try. My hair has always been cobweb fine and my nails have always been thin and fragile.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2024 10:08 AM (s9EYN)

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