Daily Tech News 19 October 2024

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Show me the man and I'll show you the fine: Terry Britain might be gone, but his replacement is no better and may be worse: The EU is now considering fining other companies Elon Musk is a shareholder of, for supposed crimes of Twitter. (MSN)

And this is why when you are forced to choose between a company run by sociopathic leftists who bleed their customers dry but aren't actually killing people, and a government, you side with the company every time.

Lesson learned. No matter how bad a government is, they can always get worse, and you can't just choose not to do business with them.

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Case in point: The lights are out in Cuba. (NPR)

The communist dictatorship that has destroyed the once prosperous island promises they will come back on at some point in the future, probably.
OpenAI's lead over other AI companies has largely evaporated. (Yahoo Finance)

Using the same benchmarks across multiple open source vendors - including the almost-open-source Llama 3.1 405B from Meta , it's much of a muchness: They all suck.
Sam Altman's other scam, Worldcoin, has rebranded itself to World and announced a new version of its Orb. (Coin Telegraph)

The Orb is a device that devours a victim's soul. It's now clear exactly who this is being marketed to.
Bluesky is not a good alternative to Twitter. (Twitter)

It's "open" and "federated"... And run by the same censorship maximalist leftist mafia that destroyed Twitter before Elon Musk rescued it.
Unknown 9 Awakening, the latest big game from Bandai Namco, was released two days ago and oh it's dead. (Forbes)

It had an all-time peak of 285 players and is now down to 86.

And it exhibits the same problems that killed Concord, albeit on a smaller scale and hopefully Bamco spent less than $400 million on this one.

Also in its favour, it's a single-player game so it doesn't cost a million dollars a day to keep it alive. So it can be safely left to bleed out and then decompose.
WP Engine has filed for an injunction against WordPress.org to regain access to the open source repository. (Tech Crunch)

This is a cut-and-dried breach of license by WordPress, and WP Engine should win easily.

If they don't, WordPress gets forked.
The Space Force has awarded a $733 million launch contract to SpaceX. (Tech Crunch)

This is for eight missions - probably satellites or X37-B launches - starting in 2026.
Google has been granted an administrative stay on much of the decision against it under the Epic lawsuit, by the same judge who issued the ruling. (The Verge)

Not stayed is a ruling requiring Google and its partners to allow users to install third-party app stores. Notably Google recently worked with Samsung to introduce new security features that prevented this.
My Calliope Mori Hyte Y40 Limited Edition PC case has arrived in Sydney en route to Casa del Pixy. Since this case has never been available for purchase locally, and Hyte's own international ordering system was broken when I tried it (twice), it might be the only one in the country.

Disclaimer: That is not dead which can eternal lie, nor indie vtubers who "graduated". D-2.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 It don't lie,
It don't lie,
Caffeine.

Posted by: RickZ at October 19, 2024 04:10 AM (gKDq2)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 04:15 AM (VnUSN)

3 >>>who bleed their customers try
...

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 04:22 AM (VnUSN)

4 from the sidebar:

Ryan Fournier
@RyanAFournier
Kamala ... tore her campaign manager Julie Chavez apart on a call that lasted around 30 minutes.
Kamala told her that she's horrible at her job and would be the reason she loses.

Not presidential! She should have maybe run for a city council seat in a small California town.

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 04:25 AM (VnUSN)

5 My Calliope Mori Hyte Y40 Limited Edition PC case has arrived in Sydney en route to Casa del Pixy...it might be the only one in the country.

This is so great! Have you contacted the local media yet to clue them in on this momentous event? I envision satellite trucks up and down the road in front of your house waiting for the delivery truck to show up. Congratulations Pixy, your joy is infectious.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at October 19, 2024 04:37 AM (tPMOE)

6 @RyanAFournier
Kamala ... tore her campaign manager Julie Chavez apart on a call that lasted around 30 minutes.
Kamala told her that she's horrible at her job and would be the reason she loses.

Not presidential! She should have maybe run for a city council seat in a small California town.
Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 04:25 AM

From everything I've read about her, that checks out. She has around a 92% White House staff turnover rate; it's always high, but she's higher (ha!) than normal. I've read she berates her staff for her public shortcomings, even though she does not prepare, so comes off looking like an idiotic fool then blames/yells at her staff. She's another Mooch: Incredibly lazy and entitled. Look at Hillarity! "Her turn." Entitled. But vote for Her. Kommiela'll maybe let you know later what evil shit she has in mind. {Cackles}

I can understand why people dislike Trump but not TDS, though. But I cannot understand the Kommiela love except for VAGINA. Other than that, I got nothin'. And if that's the only reason people vote for Kommiela, whether Trump wins or not, we're screwed. To have that many incredibly stupid people voting will never end well.

Posted by: RickZ at October 19, 2024 04:42 AM (gKDq2)

7 I hope there isn't a gaggle of porch pirates waiting for the delivery, Pixy!

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 04:44 AM (VnUSN)

8 Morning all!

Leaves are changing and temps are cool

YAY!!

Posted by: Bruce at October 19, 2024 04:50 AM (ins2D)

9 Good morning! Gonna be a bright sunshiny day and I'm gonna jump on the scooter and head down to Ben Had's place later on today.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 19, 2024 04:55 AM (3Ope8)

10 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 19, 2024 05:01 AM (qKYfj)

11 The bestest high tech device I own right now?

The TV remote. Campaign ad? MUTE

Record shows and fast forward thru alllll the crud

Posted by: Bruce at October 19, 2024 05:01 AM (ins2D)

12 Reading that top story, the EU sure has a hard on for Twitter/X don't they.

Posted by: Bruce at October 19, 2024 05:04 AM (ins2D)

13 "People familiar with the deliberations told Bloomberg that the EU is essentially debating whether Musk should be fined instead of X...for potentially violating several provisions of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a sweeping law that requires major platforms to remove posts that contain illegal content — and holds them financially accountable if they don’t."

Europe is officially on a path to institutionalizing totalitarianism as the primary form of government. The remaining democracy part will be a complete sham. Unless there is a massive revolt against all this insanity the millennium long development of Western enlightenment is dead. It's a matter of short time before this act is brought to bear on the individual. Exploding cell phones and laptops to enforce compliance can't be far behind.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at October 19, 2024 05:04 AM (tPMOE)

14 Exploding cell phones and laptops to enforce compliance can't be far behind.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Can I buy some for Christmas gifts?

Posted by: Bruce at October 19, 2024 05:05 AM (ins2D)

15 From a Windows Central, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Is not impressed with Microsoft's AI offerings: "When you look at how Copilot has been sold to our customers, it's disappointing. It doesn't work. It spews data all over our floors, it doesn't deliver value. I haven't found a customer who has transformational work with Copilot. Copilot is just the new Microsoft Clippy." The CEO further claims the company's Agentforce offering is what AI was meant to be while referring to client feedback since shipping the entry: "This must be witchcraft, this is crazy with what's happening with my customers right now."

Nothing self-serving in those comments whatsoever. So there it is folks. AI is down to Clippy versus Witchcraft.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at October 19, 2024 05:20 AM (tPMOE)

16 G'Day everyone
Don't let me sleep this late on Monday if I get my truck back today, have to be out the door shortly after 4am

Posted by: Skip at October 19, 2024 05:51 AM (fwDg9)

17 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 19, 2024 05:52 AM (hoCmQ)

18 Wow! Currently 59 out on the patio. I'm OK with this weather. Have the whole house fan on and the windows in the kitchen and the bedroom cracked open. Need to go put on a robe.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 19, 2024 05:55 AM (3Ope8)

19 Evening and morning to all the early risers and Saturday toilers out there! I actually had a decent night's sleep, canyabelieveit.

Musk . . . My employer, though not my office within it, held a conference yesterday entitled "How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter." Not "How Musk *Changed* Twitter," but straight out "Destroyed." This conference was mentioned at my staff meeting yesterday . . . and nobody, but nobody, objected to the title.

Speaking of brain-deads, I early-voted yesterday, and it went fine. But in the area around the courthouse, I saw three "Harris-Walz" signs in front of houses, no "Trump-Vance" ones. Jeez.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 19, 2024 05:56 AM (omVj0)

20
Hi, all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at October 19, 2024 05:56 AM (nO0ed)

21 ! Currently 59 out on the patio. I'm OK with this weather. Have the whole house fan on and the windows in the kitchen and the bedroom cracked open. Need to go put on a robe.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 19, 2024

***
Not quite that cool here, 63. Since I don't have windows that permit cross-flow, I have the window unit on 72 and ECO mode, so it doesn't run much.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 19, 2024 05:58 AM (omVj0)

22

I cannot understand the Kommiela love except for VAGINA.

=================

MELANIN

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at October 19, 2024 05:59 AM (nO0ed)

23 And Taylor Swift and maybe 150K fans will be here next Thursday through the weekend. I would very much like to be somewhere else. Well, I always would, but especially when traffic may be snarled that badly.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 19, 2024 05:59 AM (omVj0)

24 Dunno if this has been asked previously recently, but what's everyone's vote for best antivirus program these days?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at October 19, 2024 06:06 AM (/HDaX)

25 Windows Defender has kept my machines clean

Posted by: Dack Blork at October 19, 2024 06:11 AM (/7KEl)

26 An audience of one.

Colossians 3:17, 23-24

I guess I didn't think about basketball teams having a chaplain, but this one for the Denver Nuggets sounds like a nice guy!

https://tinyurl.com/3ddkw6be

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 19, 2024 06:14 AM (sJ2CP)

27 Praying for everybody to have a lovely time at the MoMe and for travelling mercies for everyone going back and forth.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 19, 2024 06:20 AM (sJ2CP)

28 Hopefully the 2 idiots on the quad, driving around in my back yard at 5:30 this morning won't be back. Turning around and seeing an armed, humorless man who hasn't had his coffee yet may have triggered a neuron or two.
Fairly sure this is just another step in the long running feud between me and the neighbor at the bottom of the mountain. They claimed she told them there was a logging road. She must have neglected to mention that it hasn't been passable for years, it isn't her property, and the house (hello, the big thing with the roof?) is occupied by a retired veteran with a real aversion to meeting uninvited strangers in the wee hours.

Posted by: old radar tech at October 19, 2024 06:28 AM (139if)

29 14 Exploding cell phones and laptops to enforce compliance can't be far behind.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Can I buy some for Christmas gifts?
Posted by: Bruce at October 19, 2024 05:05 AM (ins2D)

LOL Bruce

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 06:36 AM (VnUSN)

30 https://tinyurl.com/ejtmsnvy
Powerlineblog.com week in pictures

Posted by: Skip at October 19, 2024 06:37 AM (fwDg9)

31
Lesson learned. No matter how bad a government is, they can always get worse, and you can't just choose not to do business with them.

When asked why he robbed banks, Willy Hutton replied,"Because that's where the money is."

Governments have become nothing but legalized robbers of those with money.

Posted by: Civic Classifier at October 19, 2024 06:37 AM (MwtZ5)

32 1 It don't lie,
It don't lie,
Caffeine.

Posted by: RickZ at October 19, 2024 04:10 AM (gKDq2)
----
Cream so early in the morning?

Posted by: Ciampino - the lines were long at October 19, 2024 06:43 AM (qfLjt)

33 Breakfast this am is a scrambled seasoned egg over the ham, cheese, and egg croissant I bought yesterday morning and refrigerated since. "Reheat" on the microwave brought it up to "hot and ready to eat."

Coffee is the Midnight blend from Aldi w/ a little sweetener and milk. Good stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 19, 2024 06:44 AM (omVj0)

34 Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at October 19, 2024 05:59 AM (nO0ed)

That hash is money.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 19, 2024 06:44 AM (mEi+k)

35
I've read she berates her staff for her public shortcomings, even though she does not prepare

During his 1948 Senate campaign, LBJ found out that he was supposed to give a speech for a businessman's breakfast. He whirled on the aide responsible and screamed at him, "I thought it was just going to be coffee, donuts and bullshit!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 19, 2024 06:47 AM (EsZUh)

36 A simple act of kindness warms the heart of a woman battling Parkinson's Disease:

https://tinyurl.com/4vr4cytm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 19, 2024 06:47 AM (INXa1)

37
@RyanAFournier
Kamala ... tore her campaign manager Julie Chavez apart on a call that lasted around 30 minutes.
--
Kamala ... tore her campaign manager Julie Chavez a new one .....

TFIFY

Posted by: Ciampino - the lines were longer at October 19, 2024 06:47 AM (qfLjt)

38 Bandai-Namco bought the studio Reflector back in 2020 and Unknown 9 had been peddled as something that could be its own universe with many spin-offs.

Hopefully Bandai-Namco shuts Reflector down and goes back to creating fun games.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 19, 2024 06:47 AM (k1zt9)

39 Good morning, good people, from the now very chilly Adirondacks. Temps are fluctuating between really cold -heavy frost warnings-to seasonal in the daytime. May all your endeavors this day result in great benefit to you and total consternation to the leftwits among us.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at October 19, 2024 06:48 AM (hKoQL)

40 I hope there isn't a gaggle of porch pirates waiting for the delivery, Pixy!

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 04:44 AM (VnUSN)

This operation is beyond porch pirates. We need to call in the porch ninjas. This delivery cannot be allowed to happen. The future of the human race may depend on it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 19, 2024 06:48 AM (mEi+k)

41 Good morning morons

Bad fire in the Oakland Hills last night burned several homes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 06:49 AM (RIvkX)

42 >Powerlineblog.com week in pictures
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Joe Biden 'HUH' poster make Hulk laff

Posted by: Dack Blork at October 19, 2024 06:50 AM (/7KEl)

43 Do I detect some form of 'case envy' from some of the Horde?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 19, 2024 06:50 AM (k1zt9)

44 I think a group of porch pirates should be a larceny.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 19, 2024 06:53 AM (PiwSw)

45 A passel of porch pirates?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 19, 2024 06:53 AM (k1zt9)

46 @RyanAFournier
Kamala ... tore her campaign manager Julie Chavez apart on a call that lasted around 30 minutes.
--
Kamala ... tore her campaign manager Julie Chavez a new one .....

TFIFY
Posted by: Ciampino - the lines were longer at October 19, 2024

***
Chavez should have snapped, "I quit!" and hung up within five.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 19, 2024 06:54 AM (omVj0)

47 1000 quatloos to the Kamala staffer who surreptitiously videos one of her outbursts...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 19, 2024 06:54 AM (PiwSw)

48 Dear Kamala, if people keep failing to position you for success perhaps the problem is you.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 19, 2024 06:55 AM (k1zt9)

49 Dunno if this has been asked previously recently, but what's everyone's vote for best antivirus program these days?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at October 19, 2024 06:06 AM (/HDaX)

They all do about the same, and I choose the one that is least intrusive as the "best." All the ones that started great like Avast now suck, because they want to do too much.

Defender seems to do fine on Windows. Though don't know if MS would tell me if it didn't or report any MS-agreed backdoor. On Linux, I use ClamAV.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 19, 2024 06:57 AM (mEi+k)

50 Good morning, Pixy and the Horde!

44 here. Turned the furnace on to raise indoor temp to 65.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at October 19, 2024 07:00 AM (YqJ9U)

51 I think a group of porch pirates should be a larceny.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 19, 2024 06:53 AM (PiwSw)

Stolen.

Posted by: Porch Pirates Local 473 at October 19, 2024 07:01 AM (mEi+k)

52 "Do I detect some form of 'case envy' from some of the Horde?
Posted by: Anna Puma "

I made a PC case from an old wood Pepsi crate one time. I'm cheap like that.

Posted by: fd at October 19, 2024 07:02 AM (vFG9F)

53 1000 quatloos to the Kamala staffer who surreptitiously videos one of her outbursts...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 19, 2024 06:54 AM

*chips in 50*

I hope her staff are filming now with plans for a "Greatest Hits" release.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at October 19, 2024 07:03 AM (YqJ9U)

54 o I detect some form of 'case envy' from some of the Horde?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 19, 2024 06:50 AM (k1zt9)

Just riffing ion a theme.

My favorite cases are Lian Li. And I'm all set right now.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 19, 2024 07:03 AM (mEi+k)

55 43 degrees, clear, light breeze, coffee.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at October 19, 2024 07:03 AM (J6S9v)

56
1000 quatloos to the Kamala staffer who surreptitiously videos one of her outbursts...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 19, 2024 06:54 AM

Where's Joe?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 19, 2024 07:04 AM (EsZUh)

57
Damn saltines don't know how to position Kamala the way I positioned her.

Posted by: Wily Brown at October 19, 2024 07:04 AM (MwtZ5)

58
Maybe we could have a writing competition. "Kammie Word Salad in the Style of Paul Anka".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 19, 2024 07:05 AM (EsZUh)

59 Hookem Horns

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 19, 2024 07:06 AM (gbOdA)

60 @31/Civic Classifier: "Governments have become nothing but legalized robbers of those with money."

'Stand and deliver.'

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 19, 2024 07:07 AM (O7YUW)

61 Morning peeps
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I recall some time ago when the propaganda corps actually reported on Kamala's ongoing issues with her staff. Specifically the males. Turnover was exceptionally high.

This whipsawing between "Harris is X points up on Trump" to "Kamala's having issues again with her staff" is just indicative of bad the press is of actually, you know, reporting facts.

If her staff had any common sense they'd quit all at once. Then go to the propaganda outlets and tell their side of the story.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 19, 2024 07:07 AM (Q4IgG)

62 "have become"? LOL.

the raison d'etre of "governments" since the dawn of our species is more like it.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at October 19, 2024 07:14 AM (J6S9v)

63
The lights are out in Cuba.

I have a feeling that the open US border has allowed the most productive citizens in Cuba to escape here. The law of unintended consequences should never be doubted.

The only good thing is those Cubans end up in south Florida and will keep the state good and red. Also, not to be overlooked, they make tasty sandwiches.

My leftist sister lives in south Florida, across from Miami, and hates the Cubans with a passion. Not hard to guess the reason for that.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 19, 2024 07:14 AM (MwtZ5)

64 Marine Corps veteran is kicked off Delta aircraft over 'threatening' T-shirt

https://mol.im/a/13977447

Posted by: Ciampino - the lines were longest at October 19, 2024 07:19 AM (qfLjt)

65 I suppose it's time to shave and shower, and then nip out to gas up and and at least rinse off the car.

Miss Linda wants to go to a church rummage sale this morning. Originally I'd planned to drive up to the tobacco shop in Jackson. But she was nice enough to do my laundry, including my bed sheets, this week, so I guess I gotta. No way I can go to Jackson next week; maybe the weekend of 11/2. I hope it's cool enough.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 19, 2024 07:22 AM (omVj0)

66 So Delta is also in charge of squelched the 1st Amendment?

Posted by: Skip at October 19, 2024 07:22 AM (fwDg9)

67 My AdBlock Plus has developed a problem. The Refresh button is either no longer there or is not clickable, usually the former. Anyone know anything useful? to fix this?

Posted by: Ciampino - Hunter lines at October 19, 2024 07:23 AM (qfLjt)

68 Reg. $5.29/gal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

69
Reg. $5.29/gal.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

Reg. $2.59/gal. But you sophisticated Californians have artisanal craft gasoline instead of the slop we flyover losers have to use.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 19, 2024 07:31 AM (EsZUh)

70 Powerlineblog.com week in pictures

I liked:
Oktoberfest bazoongas
Bibi with trophy wall
Simwar FTRTTS
Roadwork
NASA dwarfs

and most of the others.

Posted by: Ciampino - FL-Snow Capital of the USA at October 19, 2024 07:33 AM (qfLjt)

71 @64/Ciampino: "Marine Corps veteran is kicked off Delta aircraft over 'threatening' T-shirt"

From the article: The shirt read: 'Do not give in to the war within. End veteran suicide.'

There's nothing at all wrong with that message. The steward that tried to kick her off the flight should have his arse kicked for what he tried to do, as well as his subsequent insults to Ms. Banks; Not letting her sit in her paid-for extra-legroom seat, and forcing her to sit at the back of the plane, and the delay causing her to miss her connecting flight to see her also-veteran sister.

This man is not a credit to his airline, and he's going to cause further loss of revenue for them with his poor attitude and deficient decision making.

More I won't say, because it'll just be a bunch of typing and deleting.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 19, 2024 07:36 AM (O7YUW)

72 43 degrees and clear

Posted by: Skip at October 19, 2024 07:38 AM (fwDg9)

73 Unusual that gas here in se Pa has been cheaper than Delaware lately. Been around $3.15 + -

Posted by: Skip at October 19, 2024 07:39 AM (fwDg9)

74 But you sophisticated Californians have artisanal craft gasoline instead of the slop we flyover losers have to use.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 19, 2024 07:31 AM (EsZUh)
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I must tell you.

They really think that.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:39 AM (RIvkX)

75
Reg. $5.29/gal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:25 AM

Hold my beer

-- Gavin Newsome

Don't you guys have a refinery in the state that's closing it's doors soon? I suspect that's gonna leave a mark.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 19, 2024 07:40 AM (MwtZ5)

76 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at October 19, 2024 07:40 AM (8OfQl)

77 Depending on the outcome of the election, this time next year Elon Musk will either be completing his report as chair of a presidential commission on waste, fraud and abuse and otherwise thriving, or in jail.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 19, 2024 07:41 AM (vTb6x)

78 This week I flew SFO to Phoenix to Orange County to Las Vegas to SFO again on Southwest.

The crew were great on every leg. The passengers were like riding the Trailways from Camden to Newark.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

79 Delta Airlines needs to suffer greatly for this one, starting with the F/A. Over time I fought with and alongside Marines, alongside is much less painful. I hold them in great regard.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at October 19, 2024 07:43 AM (hKoQL)

80 LOL, H7!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at October 19, 2024 07:47 AM (J6S9v)

81 Kamala attracting flies like Hillary, Obama and Pence

https://tinyurl.com/5n84py5v

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la cocaina e costosa at October 19, 2024 07:48 AM (qfLjt)

82 Dear Kamala, if people keep failing to position you for success perhaps the problem is you.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 19, 2024 06:55 AM (k1zt9)

On the side-bar, there is a video clip of a recent Harris rally in which someone in the audience yells "Jesus is Lord!" She then replies, "You're at the wrong rally. You need to be at the smaller one down the street." The people in the audience apparently thought that was pretty funny.

Not there's really any doubt, but just a bit more evidence that Harris (and the Democrat Party) have a very real hostility to Christianity.

There is conjecture that the incident was staged. Perhaps ... but that's only going to play to the hardcore Democrat base. Just like Gov. [Half] Witmer's "Dorito Communion" stunt, the Donk politicos keep on demeaning Christianity and then wonder why Christians are offended.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 19, 2024 07:48 AM (pJWtt)

83
Don't you guys have a refinery in the state that's closing it's doors soon? I suspect that's gonna leave a mark.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 19, 2024 07:40 AM (MwtZ5)

Unnecessary. Everyone will soon be traveling by high-speed rail and EV.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 19, 2024 07:49 AM (EsZUh)

84 Don't you guys have a refinery in the state that's closing it's doors soon? I suspect that's gonna leave a mark.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 19, 2024 07:40 AM (MwtZ5)
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Yes they passed a law requiring refineries to keep increased inventory "to stabilize prices" and a refinery, one of the last in the state, announced it would close next year. I think Marathon?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:50 AM (RIvkX)

85 I can understand why people dislike Trump but not TDS, though. But I cannot understand the Kommiela love except for VAGINA. Other than that, I got nothin'.

Mimetic Theory.

Most people don't know what they desire or value and those desires and values need to be implanted by various influences

This is why propaganda works. Why people choose Coke over Pepsi, why average people can be labeled "Sexiest ___ on Earth", why some cultures desire bling, or expensive mobile phones, Apple computers, Alexa-like devices, Instagram filters, etc.

There is no natural desire for those, wanting a Lexus or Cadillac is a desire that is implanted. Worshiping Obama or Harris is not natural at all and an excellent example of Mimetic Theory.

We mimic others values and desires. This is why advertising blitzkrieg works, associating with desirable people; copious doses of Nuero Linguistic Programming: anchoring, visual kinesthetic dissociation, swish patterns, etc.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 19, 2024 07:50 AM (rHxhM)

86 81 Kamala attracting flies like Hillary, Obama and Pence

https://tinyurl.com/5n84py5v
Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la cocaina e costosa at October 19, 2024 07:48 AM (qfLjt)

She's emotionally damaged. She's either gesticulating angrily when challenged on some point or hysterically cackling over nothing.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 19, 2024 07:51 AM (vTb6x)

87 Unnecessary. Everyone will soon be traveling by high-speed rail and EV.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 19, 2024 07:49 AM (EsZUh)
====

Autonomous Ubers and bicycles.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

88 30 https://tinyurl.com/ejtmsnvy
Powerlineblog.com week in pictures
Posted by: Skip at October 19, 2024 06:37 AM (fwDg9)

What a week!

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 07:52 AM (VnUSN)

89 There is conjecture that the incident was staged. Perhaps ... but that's only going to play to the hardcore Democrat base. Just like Gov. [Half] Witmer's "Dorito Communion" stunt, the Donk politicos keep on demeaning Christianity and then wonder why Christians are offended.

David French is already penning an article hectoring Christians to venerate the Whore of Babble-on.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 19, 2024 07:53 AM (rHxhM)

90 81 Kamala attracting flies like Hillary, Obama and Pence

https://tinyurl.com/5n84py5v
Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la cocaina e costosa at October 19, 2024 07:48 AM (qfLjt)

She's emotionally damaged. She's either gesticulating angrily when challenged on some point or hysterically cackling over nothing.
Posted by: Ordinary American at October 19, 2024 07:51 AM (vTb6x)

It's difficult to see, but there is a dark flying bug of some sort that flies near her nose.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 19, 2024 07:53 AM (pJWtt)

91 You will live 15 minutes from anything you need.
Busted up furniture for firewood, mud puddles for water, road kill for protein, dung heaps for sifting thru, etc.

Posted by: fd at October 19, 2024 07:54 AM (vFG9F)

92 ..."Donk politicos keep on demeaning Christianity and then wonder why Christians are offended."

Not offended enough.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 19, 2024 07:55 AM (vTb6x)

93 @67/Ciampino: "My AdBlock Plus has developed a problem. The Refresh button is either no longer there or is not clickable, usually the former. Anyone know anything useful? to fix this?"

You didn't state what browser (including version #) you're using, that's kinda important to helping you solve this.

However, let's assume you use Chrome or Chromium, because I remember reading something about certain add-ons being disabled in those in recent days, including uBlock Origin, the ad-blocker that I use with great success in Firefox. I did some searching and found a commenter over at /r/adblock on Reddit who wrote this:

"Chrome and Chromium browsers are sunsetting what is known as manifest v2 extensions. The allowed extensions Manifest v3 are more restrictive. If you are using Ublock Origin the MV3 replacement is called Ublock Origin Lite. Adguard also has an MV3 compatible extension."

Perhaps that helps you figure this problem out. Good luck.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 19, 2024 07:56 AM (O7YUW)

94 There is conjecture that the incident was staged. Perhaps ... but that's only going to play to the hardcore Democrat base. Just like Gov. [Half] Witmer's "Dorito Communion" stunt, the Donk politicos keep on demeaning Christianity and then wonder why Christians are offended.
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David French is already penning an article hectoring Christians to venerate the Whore of Babble-on.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 19, 2024 07:53 AM (rHxhM)

I wouldn't doubt it. French is an apostate; he is precisely the sort of "religious man" to whom Jesus Christ referred to as whitened sepulchers: beautiful on the outside but full of corruption inside.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 19, 2024 07:56 AM (pJWtt)

95 75
Reg. $5.29/gal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 19, 2024 07:25 AM

Hold my beer

-- Gavin Newsome

Don't you guys have a refinery in the state that's closing it's doors soon? I suspect that's gonna leave a mark.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 19, 2024 07:40 AM (MwtZ5)

They added a new law to force refineries to stock gas.

Phillips 66 is shutting down.

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 19, 2024 07:58 AM (gbOdA)

96 89
David French is already penning an article hectoring Christians to venerate the Whore of Babble-on.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 19, 2024 07:53 AM (rHxhM)
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Babble-on is brilliant.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la cocaina e molto costosa at October 19, 2024 07:59 AM (qfLjt)

97 ..."Donk politicos keep on demeaning Christianity and then wonder why Christians are offended."

Not offended enough.
Posted by: Ordinary American at October 19, 2024 07:55 AM (vTb6x)

True enough, there are plenty of lukewarm Christians. However, the days of "nice Christianity" are coming to an end.

Our youngest priest gave a homily last week in which he told the congregation during his homily, that we are called to be good, not nice. He then recounted Jesus flipping over the tables of the money changers in the Temple and then stated, "That doesn't sound very nice, does it?"

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 19, 2024 08:00 AM (pJWtt)

98 Pixy, if you catch a cold and throw that computer case off a tall building, you can say:

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

Posted by: Kevin at October 19, 2024 08:01 AM (fqnYS)

99 Nothing self-serving in those comments whatsoever. So there it is folks. AI is down to Clippy versus Witchcraft.

A retarded cartoon or demonic possession.

I think I'll work harder on my DuckDuckGo-Foo.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 19, 2024 08:01 AM (rHxhM)

100 Kamala had great success* with the AI generated stuff showing thousands of people at her appearances. I wonder why that's not the "go to" form of gaslighting her crew is using. She doesn't even have to appear.

That it was the same 6 people AI decided to redress and add eyes, fingers, arms to some of them isn't really important.

* I recall the photos were debunked moments after they appeared.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 19, 2024 08:01 AM (Q4IgG)

101 @89/Unknown Drip Under Pressure: "The Whore of Babble-on"

Like Ciampino said in #96, brilliant. I may start using that. Thank you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 19, 2024 08:03 AM (O7YUW)

102 93
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 19, 2024 07:56 AM (O7YUW)
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Thanks. I use Waterfox, a FF fork.

Posted by: Ciampino - Si Ispettore, la cocaina era di Hunter at October 19, 2024 08:03 AM (qfLjt)

103 98 Pixy, if you catch a cold and throw that computer case off a tall building, you can say:

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

Posted by: Kevin at October 19, 2024 08:01 AM (fqnYS)

Ha!

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 08:04 AM (VnUSN)

104 Our youngest priest gave a homily last week in which he told the congregation during his homily, that we are called to be good, not nice. He then recounted Jesus flipping over the tables of the money changers in the Temple and then stated, "That doesn't sound very nice, does it?"

Considering that his contemporaries hated His comments and observations of their lives and lifestyles to the point that they set about to murder him in broad daylight under sanction of the ruling authorities (on more than one occasion), could you imagine our LORD's X feed?

Would make Trump's look tame and aimless.

Their Cancel Culture was a bit more extreme.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 19, 2024 08:05 AM (rHxhM)

105
Alex Jones had some woman on who was at a Trump rally who also attended the Harris (Jesus is Lord) rally. Trump crowd was 7,500 while Harris was 2,500.

Harris lies. A lot. About everything.

Posted by: Civic Classifier at October 19, 2024 08:05 AM (MwtZ5)

106 The only good thing is those Cubans end up in south Florida and will keep the state good and red. Also, not to be overlooked, they make tasty sandwiches

One of many things I miss about Florida. Authentic Cuban sandwiches served by hawt Latinas.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 19, 2024 08:06 AM (QZThv)

107 @100/Martini Farmer: "That it was the same 6 people AI decided to redress and add eyes, fingers, arms to some of them isn't really important. "

Another giveaway is to try to pull a high-resolution version of the picture, then zoom in on any text on signs or shirts, it's usually nonsensical characters or words that don't make any sense whatsoever. They might get one word correct (the name of the candidate if at a political rally) but everything else is scrambled garbage.

AI is trash.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 19, 2024 08:06 AM (O7YUW)

108 Razorfist called Kamala and her fake Southern/black accent “Foghorn Legspread” in his new video. Stolen.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 19, 2024 08:07 AM (QZThv)

109 Cuba - unburdened by what has been.

Posted by: Marooned at October 19, 2024 08:07 AM (kt8QE)

110 Saw a comment on X in the past week saying Kamala is like a boss who gets a position paper from staff and tosses it into the trash. And I wondered: in front of the employee? And probably.

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 08:07 AM (VnUSN)

111 In other news, Jimmy Carter is still not dead.

Posted by: fd at October 19, 2024 08:07 AM (vFG9F)

112 108 Razorfist called Kamala and her fake Southern/black accent “Foghorn Legspread” in his new video. Stolen.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 19, 2024 08:07 AM (QZThv)

LOL

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 08:09 AM (VnUSN)

113 In other news, Jimmy Carter is still not dead.

Between him, Obama, and Bill Clinton it’s hard to say which of them looks the most like they’re dying now. The AIDS seems to be hitting Barry harder than Big Mike with a baseball bat.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 19, 2024 08:09 AM (QZThv)

114 64 Marine Corps veteran is kicked off Delta aircraft over 'threatening' T-shirt

https://mol.im/a/13977447
Posted by: Ciampino - the lines were longest at October 19, 2024 07:19 AM (qfLjt)

Delta needs to feel the pain of being cancelled and embargoed.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 19, 2024 08:10 AM (2AW7/)

115 538 Game Market

Trump 510
Harris 486
No winner 4
1,000
simulations

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 19, 2024 08:10 AM (gbOdA)

116
Put me in coach, I'll finish him off.

Posted by: Killer Rabbit at October 19, 2024 08:10 AM (MwtZ5)

117 Not that I wish ill upon Carter. I hope he sticks around long enough to see Harris get trounced.

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

118 Funny how no reporter is asking democrats if Trump wins will they accept the results?

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 19, 2024 08:12 AM (sIqnt)

119
COV
FEFE
UP

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 19, 2024 08:14 AM (gbOdA)

120 Good morning Horde. My favorite story of today is Axios saying downstream Democrats are allying themselves with Trump. Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Senate Dem candidates care arguing how similar they are to Trump's policies

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 19, 2024 08:15 AM (YUtTn)

121 Nod

Posted by: fd at October 19, 2024 08:15 AM (vFG9F)

122 The sooner we can deposit Harris in the dumpster of ugly political memories, the better. God, what a walking disaster.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 19, 2024 08:15 AM (sIqnt)

123 …
I have a feeling that the open US border has allowed the most productive citizens in Cuba to escape here. The law of unintended consequences should never be doubted.
…
Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 19, 2024 07:14 AM (MwtZ5)

At least the ones that ran the power plant 😆

Posted by: Hazel at October 19, 2024 08:16 AM (JRP2U)

124 - @94 RBC

Matt 23:27 KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Posted by: TeeJ at October 19, 2024 08:17 AM (/vvA5)

125 @102/Ciampino: "Thanks. I use Waterfox, a FF fork."

Okay, that's outside my expertise. You're going to need to find a Waterfox support forum, possibly on Reddit at /r/waterfox

The official Waterfox site has a blog link, and docs, but the docs are woefully insufficient. There doesn't appear to be any sort of forum there, either.

You are officially "off in the weeds" with this one.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 19, 2024 08:27 AM (O7YUW)

126 121 Nod
Posted by: fd at October 19, 2024 08:15 AM (vFG9F)

Would you like to buy an "o"?

Posted by: m at October 19, 2024 08:27 AM (VnUSN)

127 Thanks for the AV program recommendations, gang. Many thanks.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 19, 2024 09:07 AM (/HDaX)

128 Leftist totalitarians all over the world are always wrecking the rule of law. You know what eventually happens? Reign of Terror, meet Thermidorian Reaction.

Posted by: History Ministry at October 19, 2024 09:30 AM (1wdUl)

129 European Union wants to toughen fight against illegal immigration
Meeting on Thursday, Europe's heads of state and government asked the Commission to prepare legislation to speed up the return of people who are refused asylum. Several leaders expressed doubts about experiments that have so far proved unsuccessful.

Posted by: SMOD at October 19, 2024 10:17 AM (nQLHU)

130 I’m excited to share that Intel, AMD, and a wide range of industry leaders are working together to shape the future of the x86 ecosystem. x86 has been the backbone of computing for decades and this new initiative ensures that x86 is the ideal architecture for the decades ahead whether in AI, cloud, client or wherever you want to take it. Big things are ahead -- lean in with us.

Posted by: SMOD at October 19, 2024 10:46 AM (nQLHU)

131 From what I was reading, Unknown 9 was also a "freebie", in a stretching of its meaning. A digital license key for it, along with Space Marine 2, came bundled with some hardware. Either a CPU, motherboard, or video card (apparently AMD related).

So there's a number of 'sales' that didn't directly buy it, but got it tied to another game and a hardware upgrade. A poster elsewhere notes that Steam distinguishes reviews between those that buy through Steam (similar to Amazon's "Verified Purchase") and those that got a license key elsewhere. They can still review. And the reviews aren't so good.

If you sort by Most Helpful, you'll see a lot that only played around an hour or two, but they point out several issues with gameplay, graphics, and even technical (odd 85-Hz framerate, autosave is not optimized, others). So not exactly a review bomb, but it is bombing.

If your users are catching these at the start, why didn't playtesters? Or were said testers "True Believers" of the mission, or browbeaten to only give positive up-twinkles and not point out actual flaws that might hurt the feelings of the devs?

Posted by: Another Anon at October 19, 2024 12:21 PM (QNMaY)

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