Daily Tech News 6 December 2024

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OpenAI has confirmed its new ChatGPT Pro plan which includes the o1 "reasoning model" which produces 34% less bullshit than regular ChatGPT but is somehow worse than the o1 preview version. (Tech Crunch)

The plan is $200 per month.
Don't use ChatGPT - or any other generative AI tool - for research. (The Verge)

It's odd to see The Verge calling out other journalists for their nonsense but I have to give the author credit on this one: This is an accurate and well-researched article, pointing out the failures of journalists and AI tools alike.

In this case it's the creation of fictional pardons granted to imaginary people, but the point is universal.

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Intel has confirmed that the next-generation Xe3 "Celestial" graphics chip's design stage is complete, with the team moving on to the Xe4 "Druid" designs. (WCCFTech)

Slightly less certain is the continuity of Intel itself.
Also AMD's Radeon 8000 series could show up next month and erase the relevance of Intel's graphics cards. (VideoCardz)

Or not. The specs - inasmuch as we have specs - look good. The 8600 has 50% more memory and 50% more memory bandwidth than the 7600, matching Intel's B580.

It all comes down to price, and we have no idea what the price will be.
A look at Broadcom's XDSiP with face-to-face 3.5D for upcoming XPUs. (Serve the Home)

No, I have no idea.

Disclaimer: Yes, Friday evening is the perfect time to let me know of an urgent systems requirement that you've been aware of for a month. Thank you.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at December 06, 2024 04:01 AM (QPCEj)

2 g'day everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 06, 2024 04:01 AM (fwDg9)

3 TGIF, long commute today to New Jersey

Posted by: Skip at December 06, 2024 04:02 AM (fwDg9)

4 Top 5?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 04:02 AM (omVj0)

5 Hey I'm here

Posted by: Ciampino - up the creek without a padle at December 06, 2024 04:05 AM (i0xsb)

6 Evening and morning, all your officers and noncoms of the great AoSHQ army. 'Tis Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

Chilly this am, with a wind chill below freezing. No workout; I'm sitting right here with my coffee and a pipe, wondering what the Killer Kittenz From Outer Space are doing. Probably something nefarious, if I know them, and I do.

So whassup?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 04:06 AM (omVj0)

7 Good morning! Gonna be a cool, crappy day here but no rain until the weekend. Better to put up Christmas lights

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2024 04:07 AM (3Ope8)

8 So Pixy, reading your disclaimer, management has managed to not manage as is usual the case?

Posted by: Ciampino - up the creek without a paddle at December 06, 2024 04:09 AM (i0xsb)

9 Howdy, all!

I'm going to study Linux OS, for future changeover.

Any words of wisdom or links to reference material? I'm kind of a dinosaur, but somewhat autodidactic.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:10 AM (YoCnN)

10 Wolfus how did your sugar high go? You don't have to divulge of course.

Posted by: Ciampino - in the current with no rudder at December 06, 2024 04:11 AM (i0xsb)

11 Mornin' Wolfus!

Heh. KKFOS... they're your best buddies. As long as you keep feeding/petting them.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:12 AM (YoCnN)

12 Mornin' JQ

Linux Mint website has a good webpage. I found it useful when I was looking into it a few years ago. Linux Ubuntu is not a bad one either.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at December 06, 2024 04:13 AM (YoT4f)

13 Today, then two more weeks of work before the Xmas break. I need to find out what Miss Linda wants for Christmas so I can order it and receive it in time.

The fellow who hired me at my previous job is retiring this month, and I missed his retirement party last night. My plan is to get him something to commemorate the occasion. Bottle of wine, I suppose, is always welcome?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 04:13 AM (omVj0)

14 I think there is a Linux Org. It might be useful.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at December 06, 2024 04:14 AM (YoT4f)

15 Ubuntu... Mint... I have heard of both. What's the difference?

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:14 AM (YoCnN)

16 Linux.org... got it. Wow!

Thanks Puddleglum!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:17 AM (YoCnN)

17 Wolfus how did your sugar high go? You don't have to divulge of course.
Posted by: Ciampino - in the current with no rudder at December 06, 2024

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Hello, Ciampino! Thanks for asking.

I haven't called the lab to make the appointment yet. With my blood glucose solidly normal, I wonder now if it's essential to do it before Xmas. My former boss says his doctor has told him that the A1C readings are like Richter scale numbers, and a drop from 6.5 (my reading a a year ago) to 6.2 (my most recent figure) is a *big* drop.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 04:17 AM (omVj0)

18 Mornin' Wolfus!

Heh. KKFOS... they're your best buddies. As long as you keep feeding/petting them.
Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024

***
With the chilly nights, big black Stirling has taken to sleeping on the bed with me again. Little Dagny does that now and then -- and for all I know does it when I'm asleep and leaves before I wake up.

How's the far north?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 04:19 AM (omVj0)

19 How's the far north?
Posted by: Wolfus
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Cold. Been hovering in the 30s day & night for almost a week, but no snow yet. Just a few icy crystals fell while I was driving this afternoon though barely noticeable.

Glad I put up the lights 2 weeks ago, while it was 50ish!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:22 AM (YoCnN)

20 Cat snoozes indoors during cold afternoons, but wants M'OUT at night. Except last night-- he slept with us. Lil bugger hogged the foot of my side so I couldn't stretch out fully.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:28 AM (YoCnN)

21 Morning all

Gets warmer the next couple of days, (Klimate Khange) then gets colder again. (Klimate Khange)

10 degrees the past couple mornings and very windy. I bought a vaporizer for the house. It was getting very dry.

Posted by: Bruce at December 06, 2024 04:28 AM (Ohi2Z)

22 Cold. Been hovering in the 30s day & night for almost a week, but no snow yet. Just a few icy crystals fell while I was driving this afternoon though barely noticeable.

Glad I put up the lights 2 weeks ago, while it was 50ish!
Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024

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Christmas-y! Amazing how we're expected to love snow and winter during this month, and then on 12/26 the media is instantly all about how long and brutal winter is.

When I have my house I may put up some outdoor lights myself. As for a tree indoors, much as I'd love one, I dunno, considering the energy of the cats. It's strange to think I haven't put up a tree in years. When Linda and I lived together in Denver, I think we did something, but aside from that, I haven't done it since 1985. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 04:29 AM (omVj0)

23
I'm going to study Linux OS, for future changeover.

Any words of wisdom or links to reference material?

--

If you go with Mint (which is a great choice) it will default to a fairly absurd auto backup schedule during setup. Twice a day or something like that. It won't take long for it to consume your HDD space and give you booting problems. If it's not some sort of mission-critical device then set it to something more reasonable like once a month.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 04:30 AM (NXhou)

24 We don't have a tree up either. There's just not enough space, unless I move all kinds of stuff around. Not happening!

But we *used to* put up a tree, when Hubby's son was a teen & here for the holidays.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:33 AM (YoCnN)

25 If it's not some sort of mission-critical device then set it to something more reasonable like once a month.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie
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Great tip! Thank you!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:34 AM (YoCnN)

26 Instead of a vaporizer, I put a big pot of water on top of the pellet stove. Helps a lot! Also, discourages Cat from jumping up there & burning his paws. (yeah, he'd only do it once... would rather not at all tyvm)

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:37 AM (YoCnN)

27 Instead of a vaporizer, I put a big pot of water on top of the pellet stove. Helps a lot! Also, discourages Cat from jumping up there & burning his paws. (yeah, he'd only do it once... would rather not at all tyvm)
Posted by: JQ

We've done the pot on the gas stove before. Works well, except you have to keep an eye on it. They built this new house with some cockamamie air exchange system, thatis a PITA as far as I'm concerned, but no furnace humidifier.

Posted by: Bruce at December 06, 2024 04:41 AM (Ohi2Z)

28 Mike Sington
@MikeSington

Republican Tennessee State Senator Ken Yager arrested for driving while intoxicated. Police confirm he urinated in his pants while taking the field sobriety test. (Video: WTVF/News Channel 5)

https://tinyurl.com/3ychdfsj

Posted by: Mister Ghost at December 06, 2024 04:41 AM (TGPs7)

29 Instead of a vaporizer, I put a big pot of water on top of the pellet stove. Helps a lot! Also, discourages Cat from jumping up there & burning his paws. (yeah, he'd only do it once... would rather not at all tyvm)
Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024

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It'd be nice to live in a climate where I'd need *more* moisture in the air indoors, instead of less.

Tatiana the Wonder Siberian used to sprawl atop the stove after I used it. She always knew when it was safe, though. A clever kitten she was; she'd open the kitchen drawer, and once a cabinet, to get to her toys.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 04:42 AM (omVj0)

30 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at December 06, 2024 04:44 AM (dg+HA)

31 Gotta do what works best, Bruce!

Here, the pellet stove is our heater--kinda like a wood stove. The water evaporates about 1qt a day when heat is on low. Doesn't kill *all* the static, but is a great help.

The house is old & we must use space heaters as well, so I avoid as many additional electric appliances as possible.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:47 AM (YoCnN)

32
Daily Mail Online
@MailOnline
Oppenheimer star Emma Dumont comes out as trans masculine non-binary and reveals new name https://trib.al/iBgIld5

Posted by: Mister Ghost at December 06, 2024 04:47 AM (TGPs7)

33 Oppenheimer star Emma Dumont comes out as trans masculine non-binary and reveals new name https://trib.al/iBgIld5
Posted by: Mister Ghost

"Their work name is still going to be Emma Dumont, but they will go by Nick with friends and family."

I'm thinking 'Nick' is a little too on the nose for a nickname.

Posted by: Bruce at December 06, 2024 04:50 AM (Ohi2Z)

34 Here, the pellet stove is our heater--kinda like a wood stove. The water evaporates about 1qt a day when heat is on low. Doesn't kill *all* the static, but is a great help.

The house is old & we must use space heaters as well, so I avoid as many additional electric appliances as possible.
Posted by: JQ

We had a vacation home with a gas fireplace for heat, and used a cast iron pot for that. Worked great.

Posted by: Bruce at December 06, 2024 04:52 AM (Ohi2Z)

35 It'd be nice to live in a climate where I'd need *more* moisture in the air indoors, instead of less.

Tatiana the Wonder Siberian used to sprawl atop the stove after I used it. She always knew when it was safe, though. A clever kitten she was; she'd open the kitchen drawer, and once a cabinet, to get to her toys.
Posted by: Wolfus
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Cats are so freakin' smart... and fearless.

Humidity, or *lack* thereof, can be a real problem here. I would not trade it for the rot & mildew of the coast, though.

My sinuses dry out in summer, giving nosebleeds. My hands get so dry I could sand wood with them. Chapped lips? Oh, yeah...

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 04:55 AM (YoCnN)

36 When we lived in CO our house has a gas furnace with a humidifier. Even so, the RH inside would be around 30-40% on any given day. Dry as a popcorn fart.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2024 04:59 AM (3Ope8)

37 Oh, what I would give for a regular furnace. Gas or electric!

Ooo, gas would be so niiiiicccee. There's a 'line' in our neighborhood I think, maybe 1/10th mile away. $$$$$ to get it here, plus house plumbing, plus ductwork, plus unit... *sigh*

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:03 AM (YoCnN)

38 Good morning, good people. This Christmas marks the last of the natural trees for us. 56 years ago the argument began about natural or artificial trees and I finally gave in after this year. Next year will also be another first, someone else will be doing lights--I think, not entirely sure.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at December 06, 2024 05:03 AM (hKoQL)

39 Oppenheimer star Emma Dumont comes out as trans masculine

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(looks at photo of teensy little waifish and relatively attractive Ms. Dumont)

What a stupid time to be alive.

I guess now the prison tattoos can start littering her forearms so she can help the dudes in wigs better blend in with real women.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 05:07 AM (NXhou)

40 Cold and still some winds just not howling
Forward Dog 9 hitting the long road

Posted by: Skip at December 06, 2024 05:08 AM (fwDg9)

41 How bittersweet, Irongrampa...

Real trees smell soo good. But, the mess! And where you gonna store the fake one?

Putting up the lights? PITA, and okay while you're *able*-- But, yay, somebody else can do it now!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:08 AM (YoCnN)

42 We don't have a tree up either. There's just not enough space, unless I move all kinds of stuff around. Not happening!"

We put up a mini tree. Barely a foot and a half high. Doesn't take much room at all but the Christmas cheer is very welcome.

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 again. at December 06, 2024 05:09 AM (89Sog)

43 The house is old & we must use space heaters as well, so I avoid as many additional electric appliances as possible.
Posted by: JQ

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Assuming old windows, if you have any rooms where you don't have much company you can put visqueen over the windows and it will help a lot. There are store-bought window insulating kits that don't look as bad if you decide to do the rooms people see. Anyone you trusted to come inside your home would understand completely.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 05:10 AM (NXhou)

44 w00t

Posted by: m at December 06, 2024 05:13 AM (VnUSN)

45 >>>Disclaimer: Yes, Friday evening is the perfect time to let me know of an urgent systems requirement that you've been aware of for a month. Thank you.

May I have another?

Posted by: m at December 06, 2024 05:14 AM (VnUSN)

46 Thanks, Boron Cobbie. I got "window kits" with shrink-plastic. They work well on our leaky aluminum framed sliders.. But I think insulation is lacking. Meh. I've lived in worse places...

Part of the house has cinderblock walls-- once it's cold, it stays cold. Nice in the summer (north side of house). Fortunately, that's the part where pellet stove is placed.

The space heaters keep our bathrooms warm. Important at our age, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:17 AM (YoCnN)

47 I saw three ships by Nat King Cole

https://tinyurl.com/4yb9xubt

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 06, 2024 05:20 AM (bss/y)

48 We put up a mini tree. Barely a foot and a half high. Doesn't take much room at all but the Christmas cheer is very welcome.
Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 again
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There's a mini, 3ft tree at Dad's place. I keep forgetting to grab it! Yes, it can sit on an end table in living room. Then, I'd only need to find a place to store the lamp. No problem.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:21 AM (YoCnN)

49 Nat King Cole was a shipbuilder? Cool!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at December 06, 2024 05:22 AM (YoT4f)

50 This year we will have-as we have for many years- a towel rack for a tree. Sounds silly perhaps , but it is an old fashioned wood towel rack with an upright center and spiky bits sticking out. Why do we use it ? Because when he was about four son said looking at it , "it looks like a tree" so we put it up because it has a history and reminds of when our son was little.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 05:23 AM (Hw9j4)

51 15 Ubuntu... Mint... I have heard of both. What's the difference?
Posted by: JQ

oof. Good thing this is not the site where a holy war would be touched off by that question. -:-)

Simplest explanation I can give:

Ubuntu: Based off of Debian.
Mint: Based off of Ubuntu and Debian.

From what I have seen, Mint is a lot more user friendly.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 05:24 AM (lXoJ5)

52 "Mexican Officials Make Record Fentanyl Seizure Days After Trump Tariff Warning"

Wow. Were I a cynical man, I'd observe that they could have handled this problem without the threat of tariffs. But that would be unkind to them.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 05:26 AM (lXoJ5)

53 21 Gets warmer the next couple of days, (Klimate Khange) then gets colder again. (Klimate Khange)

10 degrees the past couple mornings and very windy. I bought a vaporizer for the house. It was getting very dry.
Posted by: Bruce at December 06, 2024 04:28 AM (Ohi2Z)

Hey, Bruce! Ya missed some!

10 degrees the past couple mornings and very windy. (Klimate Khange) I bought a vaporizer for the house. It was getting very dry. (Klimate Khange)

Posted by: m at December 06, 2024 05:26 AM (VnUSN)

54
"...so we put it up because it has a history and reminds of when our son was little."

And that's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

Posted by: Linus at December 06, 2024 05:28 AM (dg+HA)

55 What a sweet memory, Fen!

Dad made a little "tree" out of tuna cans when I was little. Mom saw instructions in some women's magazine, and saved the cans (opened on both ends) and then Dad tacked them together. Welded 19 cans into the tree shape, spray-painted it, and Mom paperclipped lights into each opening. Cheap & fun! Tacky, but beloved!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:29 AM (YoCnN)

56 G'morning, all!

Was supposed to dip into the low 20's around 3:00am.

But we are holding at 33.4 degrees so far.

Major back muscle spasms from twisting around to get the tree and decorations down from the ceiling storage racks, so probably walk later today.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 06, 2024 05:30 AM (a1415)

57 So Chat GPT is just a search engine and it evidently relies on left wing sites for info . Hence "Hunter DeBiggs" is there any reliable search engine on the internet?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 05:32 AM (inCQB)

58 Good thing this is not the site where a holy war would be touched off by that question. -:-)
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Hahaha, thanks NR Pax! But, being a complete NOOB, I should get a pass on that holy war business. It's an innocent question, on my part.

So, if Mint is "friendlier", that's what I want!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:32 AM (YoCnN)

59 Yikes, sorry to hear about that, VIA. Back pain is the worst.

Our tree goes up today and is decorated tomorrow. I am the labor, and not the supervisor.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 05:33 AM (hkZDC)

60 We've had blue lights on our trees since the very first, except for 9/11, then I did red white and blue for both inside and outside lights.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at December 06, 2024 05:34 AM (hKoQL)

61 Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:29 AM (YoCnN)

How cute and creative! I liked that story, dear.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 05:34 AM (VqDXL)

62 Time to go play Human Alarm Clock.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 06, 2024 05:36 AM (a1415)

63 It was something like this, Fen:

. . . . . . . O
. . . . . . .OO
. . . . . . OOO
. . . . . .OOOO
. . . . . OOOOO
. . . . . . .OO
. . . . . . .OO

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:39 AM (YoCnN)

64 58 Hahaha, thanks NR Pax! But, being a complete NOOB, I should get a pass on that holy war business. It's an innocent question, on my part.

Trust me; the wide-eyed neckbeard fanatics of Linux would still want you burned at the stake. As for me, I'm the kind of person whose mindset is "Person asked question, I know answer, I provide answer."

I figure when my Windows machine goes the way of all flesh, I'll change over to Mint. Especially since there are programs that let me run my games.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 05:39 AM (lXoJ5)

65 Well, the way I live
I always travel light
And I've done my lovin' on the run
I don't know what you did to me
But I know you did it right
Baby, please don't stop, we've just begun

And be my shotgun rider, my love provider
I need you with me down the road
Be my shotgun rider, sweet love provider
And be my shelter from the pain and the cold, honey...

Delbert McClinton - Shotgun Rider

Posted by: Mister Ghost at December 06, 2024 05:40 AM (TGPs7)

66 Hmm, pretty close!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:40 AM (YoCnN)

67 It's odd to see The Verge calling out other journalists for their nonsense but I have to give the author credit on this one: This is an accurate and well-researched article, pointing out the failures of journalists and AI tools alike.

They aren’t mad about any of that. They’re mad it wasn’t the magic bullet to rid them of Orange Man Bad. Remember, The Verge is Vox Media, founded by Matt Yglesias.

Posted by: Ian S. at December 06, 2024 05:41 AM (QZThv)

68 Oppenheimer star Emma Dumont comes out as trans masculine

Didn't see the movie ( spouse and son did) but since she's decided to be a fake man, I think I'd prefer to see Margaret Dumont who was in all those Marx brothers films and was funny.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 05:41 AM (YguxL)

69 Listening to the young voices at Tewkesbury Abbey sing carols this morning.

https://tinyurl.com/5bhffjaj

Given England is turning Muslim, will they start to sing "Noel, Noel, born is the King of Palestine"?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 05:41 AM (iD+t2)

70 Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:39 AM (YoCnN)

Well done! Gave me a smile.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 05:42 AM (YguxL)

71 Oppenheimer star Emma Dumont comes out as trans masculine
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So much for her career. See "Page, Ellen".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 05:45 AM (iD+t2)

72 Oppenheimer star Emma Dumont comes out as trans masculine non-binary and reveals new name

Annette Bening gave the entire Hollywood game away at a pro trans demonstration outside SCOTUS yesterday. She said “Having a trans child makes me so much more interesting”. Talk about the quiet part out loud!

Posted by: Ian S. at December 06, 2024 05:45 AM (QZThv)

73 If only it were possible to open the bottoms of tuna cans *now*-- hubby could possibly tack some together for me. Anything that doesn't require much physical strength, ya know...

(My older brother begged Mom for that can-tree, and then promptly tossed it in his heap of junk where it got mashed & ruined. Bah. Jerk.)

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:46 AM (YoCnN)

74 So much for her career. See "Page, Ellen".

--

Dear employer,

I'm insane, argumentative, delusional, and difficult to work with. My resume is attached.

Emma

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 05:47 AM (NXhou)

75 She said “Having a trans child makes me so much more interesting”

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Dang.

Considering that the entire thing is sexual and nothing more than a sexual fetish, there is a LOT to unpack in that tiny little statement.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 05:49 AM (NXhou)

76 71 So much for her career. See "Page, Ellen".

"But Elliot is SO MUCH HAPPIER!" people gush while denying what they see in pictures.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 05:49 AM (lXoJ5)

77 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 06, 2024 05:50 AM (hoCmQ)

78 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at December 06, 2024 05:50 AM (AN2gy)

79 Thanks for just answering, instead of burning me at the stake, NR Pax!! LOL

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:51 AM (YoCnN)

80 Many of us can probably relate to this. Man from TN has sleepless nights and reflects on Psalm 149: 1-9

https://tinyurl.com/2fry9cc8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 05:51 AM (YguxL)

81 It is truly astounding how much info the police now have about the shooter of the United Health CEO in Manhattan the other day. His picture, his travel itinerary, the identity he has been using, and, supposedly, his DNA.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 05:52 AM (kT4OI)

82 79 Thanks for just answering, instead of burning me at the stake, NR Pax!! LOL

I don't have a neckbeard so I'm not allowed. Now get me started sometime on the people who say "Just google it!" in a snotty tone when someone asks a question.

It's kind of like my Aikido teacher's approach to things. Why allow the student to get hurt until he clues in on the right way to do a technique when you can show them the right way from the start?

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 05:53 AM (lXoJ5)

83 >>> Cheap & fun! Tacky, but beloved!

Tacky, but beloved are the best Christmas decorations.

When we drive around looking at Christmas lights I enjoy the gaudy houses way more the tasteful all white houses.

Posted by: fluffy at December 06, 2024 05:55 AM (AN2gy)

84 @15/JQ: 15 Ubuntu... Mint... I have heard of both. What's the difference?

Okay, I'm biased. I examined 20 different distributions + desktops to find the best one for people that used and liked Windows XP and Windows 7. It was Linux Mint I settled on, because paired with the Cinnamon Desktop, it fits the bill.

Linux Mint has two other menu based desktops if you want to try them: Xfce or Mate (pronounced Mah-TAY). I've tried them, but I much prefer Cinnamon.

Ubuntu uses the Gnome desktop which to me seemed completely unfamiliar and non-intuitive. It was too much change for me coming from Windows. Also over the years I've learned that the Gnome team loves to keep changing things which drives the users nuts as well as programmers that depend on their API being stable. I just try to stay away from Gnome.

Canonical (who makes the Ubuntu distribution) also likes to distribute software as "snaps" (via their "Snap" store.) Mint has completely rejected this for what I think are good reasons, and follows the "debian" way of updating using apt. This won't mean much to you now, but it may later.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 06, 2024 05:56 AM (O7YUW)

85 Also... G'morning Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 06, 2024 05:56 AM (O7YUW)

86 60 for 9/11, then I did red white and blue for both inside and outside lights
Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at December 06, 2024 05:34 AM (hKoQL)

How wonderful!

Posted by: m at December 06, 2024 05:57 AM (VnUSN)

87 Why allow the student to get hurt until he clues in on the right way to do a technique when you can show them the right way from the start?
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This is the way.

Some people, though, just can't feel good about themselves until they see others fail. Factory/production work is full of such. I tried my best to make sure my trainees did *not* make the usual noob mistakes.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 05:59 AM (YoCnN)

88 So Bill Bellichek is considering college coaching? And at UNC of all places? Isn't Chapel Hill already party central?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 06:01 AM (eZSD9)

89 Republican Tennessee State Senator Ken Yager arrested for driving while intoxicated. Police confirm he urinated in his pants while taking the field sobriety test.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at December 06, 2024 04:41 AM (TGPs7)
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Add "disposal of evidence" to charge sheet.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 06, 2024 06:01 AM (3UbC6)

90 I'm hopping that with Trump as President, Gov Hochul of NYS will back off on her fossil free mandate by 2030-35 or so. No more new gas hookups and trucks must be all EV's and on and on. But I wouldn't hold my breath, she seems not to know the CO2 levels on the earth will make no difference what she mandates. Every 18 wheeler must be EV's, by some date not far off. No plans on increasing electrical power generation at all.

Posted by: Colin at December 06, 2024 06:01 AM (wlQdF)

91 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 06, 2024 05:56 AM

Thanks for your input! I am bookmarking this thread. It may very well mean more, later on.

youtube.com/watch?v=K6HzUdW0S90

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:02 AM (YoCnN)

92 90 Every 18 wheeler must be EV's, by some date not far off.
Posted by: Colin at December 06, 2024 06:01 AM (wlQdF)

Unbelievable.

Posted by: m at December 06, 2024 06:05 AM (VnUSN)

93 So Bill Bellichek is considering college coaching? And at UNC of all places? Isn't Chapel Hill already party central?
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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NIL has changed everything. Now that colleges can outright pay players (I saw Michigan paid $25M for some high school QB to not commit to LSU), there's probably plenty of incentive to give it a try, especially when there's nothing but gold win or lose.

Oh no, I'm being let go after a disappointing season and will only get $80M of my remaining contract!

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 06:07 AM (NXhou)

94 87 Some people, though, just can't feel good about themselves until they see others fail.

The annoyance I have is this: The student suddenly clues in on how to do things the right way. Now he has to unlearn muscle memory from doing it the wrong way.

The only thing my black belt means is that I'm a serious beginner.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 06:07 AM (lXoJ5)

95 Now he has to unlearn muscle memory from doing it the wrong way.
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This applies to assembly-line work also! Again, something I tried to teach correctly.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:10 AM (YoCnN)

96 Hurry up and wait, but make sure your done today.

Posted by: Skip at December 06, 2024 06:11 AM (LR5Kn)

97 I've been screaming to our IT department to block the "AI" apps on our desk computers at my nuclear power plant.

This crap can be dangerous!

Posted by: Whitehall at December 06, 2024 06:11 AM (kmpI2)

98 mornin yall. The first female moon trip has been pushed back another year. My strategy for being on time is to set departure time 1 hour before I would actually like to leave so the ladies will be ready to go when I am.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 06:13 AM (vFG9F)

99 This crap can be dangerous!

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Especially when there is a coordinated effort to begin "teaching" it that 2+2 = 5. After enough time and input it will begin incorporating it into calculations.

I absolutely love that. Normal people saving the world.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 06:14 AM (NXhou)

100 100

Posted by: m at December 06, 2024 06:14 AM (VnUSN)

101 7 Good morning! Gonna be a cool, crappy day here but no rain until the weekend. Better to put up Christmas lights
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2024 04:07 AM (3Ope

In good news, I found the schema for the fence lights display. It was, in fact, in the shed in a bag of possible decor repairs.
This is the main job for the morning, if it's cold and windy enough- you must suffer for your art.

Just like you had to pick out the tree on a freezing rainy night, in Mr. S's family.

And morning, all.

Posted by: sal at December 06, 2024 06:17 AM (f+FmA)

102 "Former President Jimmy Carter’s “stubbornness” and his faith in God are keeping him alive at 100 years old, according to a new interview with his grandson."

If you believe in Heaven you also have to believe in Hell.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 06:19 AM (vFG9F)

103 Off to the electron mines, all. Later!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 06, 2024 06:21 AM (omVj0)

104 Also over the years I've learned that the Gnome team loves to keep changing things which drives the users nuts as well as programmers that depend on their API being stable. I just try to stay away from Gnome.

Canonical (who makes the Ubuntu distribution) also likes to distribute software as "snaps" (via their "Snap" store.)

It's funny. There's a segment within the Linux community that's determined to do everything in their power to keep Linux from being widely adopted while, at the same time, the Windows developers are doing everything in their power to push people away.

It's a stupid time to be alive.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 06, 2024 06:21 AM (ExV1e)

105 Republican Tennessee State Senator Ken Yager arrested for driving while intoxicated. Police confirm he urinated in his pants while taking the field sobriety test.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at December 06, 2024 04:41 AM (TGPs7)

Well, I guess that illustrates how drunk he was. Damn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 06, 2024 06:22 AM (bss/y)

106 The usual GOPe Senate clowns are publicly going Hamlet over Pete Hegseth (and Tulsi Gabbard probably). John Hinderaker points out, by contrast:

In 2021, Joe Biden nominated a menagerie of radicals and weirdos to staff his administration. How did Senate Democrats respond? Not a single Senate Democrat voted against a single Biden nominee.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 06:23 AM (0GwgI)

107 I think we will see a severe clamping down these BS EV laws

Posted by: Skip at December 06, 2024 06:24 AM (LR5Kn)

108 I would love to do a fancier Christmas light display, but there's just not enough time to plan it out. Got plenty of lights, dozens of strings between me, hubby & what we've inherited...

But I stick with the faithful old plan: 2 strings hooked together, that go along the deck railing. Zip-tied to their eye-screws, run dusk-to-dawn on a sensor. 1 string, wrapped with green garland, that hangs on hooks around the front window, on a timer.

Simple. (boring, but colorful)

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:24 AM (YoCnN)

109 Especially when there is a coordinated effort to begin "teaching" it that 2+2 = 5. After enough time and input it will begin incorporating it into calculations.

I absolutely love that. Normal people saving the world.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 06:14 AM (NXhou)

Fun fact: in the original writeup for Terminator, Skynet decided to kill all the humans because it was upset that they tried to make it think that 2+2 = 5.

I may have made that up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 06, 2024 06:24 AM (ExV1e)

110 Republican Tennessee State Senator Ken Yager arrested for driving while intoxicated. Police confirm he urinated in his pants while taking the field sobriety test.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at December 06, 2024 04:41 AM (TGPs7)

Well, I guess that illustrates how drunk he was. Damn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 06, 2024 06:22 AM (bss/y)
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Or he just went of the Depend.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 06, 2024 06:25 AM (3UbC6)

111 104 There's a segment within the Linux community that's determined to do everything in their power to keep Linux from being widely adopted

Well, if anyone could use Linux then they aren't special any more.

Made the mistake of going to a Linux Users Group ages ago. There was a lot of negative stereotypes being reinforced.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 06:25 AM (lXoJ5)

112 My long belief Jimmy is dreading the wrath of God is keeping him alive

Posted by: Skip at December 06, 2024 06:25 AM (LR5Kn)

113 Today is the feast of St. Nicholas. May we all get candy and nuts in our shoes and no lumps of coal.

My old parish has a party and the little ones can have their photo taken with St. Nick- a Santa-like guy in bishop's robes. They love it- he seems less scary than a department store Santa, for some reason.

Posted by: sal at December 06, 2024 06:26 AM (f+FmA)

114 But by that margin, Fouci will live to 120 years

Posted by: Skip at December 06, 2024 06:26 AM (LR5Kn)

115 @91/JQ: You're welcome. Nice tune, I always appreciate something from the 80's. Topical lyrics, too. :-)

The bottom line for me was that Linux Mint was appropriate for my elderly mother, and my wife to convert them away from Windows XP when it hit "end of life". It's been a really GOOD fit for them. The "familiar" factor was a huge thing for them, so I'm glad I went through the pain of looking at 20 separate distributions to find the one that would work out well for them.

Also I've been super happy with the Linux Mint team's decisions and way of handling things. Mint is coordinated/headed by a man by the name of Clemente Lefebvre (aka "Clem".)

If you want to get a better feel for how the man does things and views his Mint/Cinnamon project, check out this article where he was interviewed:

https://is.gd/GO4FHj

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 06, 2024 06:28 AM (O7YUW)

116 Well, if anyone could use Linux then they aren't special any more.

Oh, they'd still be special, IYKWIM.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 06, 2024 06:28 AM (ExV1e)

117 @94 NR Pax

That last statement nails it. Within the journey.
If however, it is a true shodan ranking and not just a Shears and Robust - bought and paid for one, it gives a pretty significant leg up over no proper training.
Helped this skinny little runt on a few occasions without, thankfully, having to hurt anyone.
Now I must be off. Tis the season to maybe harvest some meat, should the Lord bring something my way.

Posted by: TeeJ at December 06, 2024 06:29 AM (5a2xV)

118 110 Republican Tennessee State Senator Ken Yager arrested for driving while intoxicated. Police confirm he urinated in his pants while taking the field sobriety test.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at December 06, 2024 04:41 AM (TGPs7)

Well, I guess that illustrates how drunk he was. Damn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 06, 2024 06:22 AM (bss/y)
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Or he just went of the Depend.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 06, 2024 06:25 AM (3UbC6)

It kind of feels like the 'You can't fire me! I quit!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 06, 2024 06:29 AM (bss/y)

119 Me and the corgi just went out in the pre-dawn dark, no black bears in sight, no gators, woke up a mockingbird, that screeched at us.

Lily turns 5 on Sunday, and remains a svelte 20 pounds.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at December 06, 2024 06:29 AM (KiBMU)

120 My wife made cookies for Sinterklaas and set some aside for me to bring to work. My co-workers are eating well.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 06:31 AM (lXoJ5)

121 Thanks again Grumpy!

Uh-oh: "Sorry, the link you accessed doesn't exist on our service."

I'll look up Mr. Lefebvre...

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:32 AM (YoCnN)

122 I suppose it should be no surprise the left celebrates the murder of a health insurance executive. After all, they like murdering babies and surgically mutilating children. Satan votes Democrat.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 06:35 AM (jJGKV)

123 Good morning!

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

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

124 Ouch! Dammit. My thumb just developed a crack... Grr! Dry skin *grumble grumble*

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:36 AM (YoCnN)

125 123 Good morning!

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

And it’s payday, Salty. We can have icecream.

Posted by: Eromero at December 06, 2024 06:38 AM (jgmnb)

126 Tonight is the Christmas Parade, which we always look forward to. This year Mr. S is riding on his church's float- even bought a silly elf hat to wear.

Tomorrow is the house tour and this year they've included two historical churches, plus the Arts Center and the Museum. A lot of the houses are out of town, so I may just see one church, one house and the Table Scapes at the Arts Center.
There is always something to do around here- it's unusual small town.

Posted by: sal at December 06, 2024 06:38 AM (f+FmA)

127 Jimmy Carter attributes his long life to sanctimoniousness and antisemitism

Posted by: Wally at December 06, 2024 06:38 AM (RDWMr)

128 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Holding at 21℉ for a morning low, with that trend line extended for weeks.

Got my insulated coveralls to cope.

Hope your back gets better.

Sounds like my wife, but in her everything hurts, including standing and walking. Her doctor say he can do no more, as she does no more. I do what I can.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 06, 2024 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

129 *Adds super-glue to shopping list*

Still got one little tube, and plenty of toothpicks for application.

Ahhhh. That's better...

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:42 AM (YoCnN)

130 "McDonald's fans shocked at what a McRib is really made of"

McBugs?

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 06:43 AM (vFG9F)

131 33 degrees in ETEX, wearing three layers to start the day.

Posted by: Eromero at December 06, 2024 06:44 AM (jgmnb)

132 But one McRib fan said 'I don't really care what's in it, if it isn't going to make me sick, and it tastes good, what's the big deal?'

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 06:44 AM (vFG9F)

133 Also over the years I've learned that the Gnome team loves to keep changing things which drives the users nuts as well as programmers that depend on their API being stable. I just try to stay away from Gnome.

Canonical (who makes the Ubuntu distribution) also likes to distribute software as "snaps" (via their "Snap" store.)

It's funny. There's a segment within the Linux community that's determined to do everything in their power to keep Linux from being widely adopted while, at the same time, the Windows developers are doing everything in their power to push people away.

It's a stupid time to be alive.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I started with Slackware back in the 90s, as I was already an SGI sysadmin. Learned the xwindows interface, and was able to build on that. I use ubunto now, though. I just don't have to babysit it at all. Wish I could get Smash to change over.

Posted by: BifBewalski at December 06, 2024 06:45 AM (MsrgL)

134 Good morning, Fen!
The music video yesterday was lovely- I've never heard that song before! Thank you for sharing it.

So- St. Nicholas looks just like you'd think...Nice!

Posted by: sal at December 06, 2024 06:45 AM (f+FmA)

135 @121/JQ:

The link goes to an article archived at archive.org. I DID test it, but apparently they expired that shortened link I gave you super quickly. Don't know what's going on there.

Here, I've re-done it through TinyURL:

https://tinyurl.com/krh4ebcz

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 06, 2024 06:46 AM (O7YUW)

136 119 Me and the corgi just went out in the pre-dawn dark, no black bears in sight, no gators, woke up a mockingbird, that screeched at us.

Lily turns 5 on Sunday, and remains a svelte 20 pounds.
Posted by: Mr Gaga at December 06, 2024 06:29 AM (KiBMU)

..........

I never thought I was a corgi fan. I have always favored big dogs. Then I met my mom's corgi Danny. Oh my gosh I was smitten!!! They are just so cool.

Posted by: Molly k. at December 06, 2024 06:46 AM (j/yko)

137 Today's forecast was just changed. Went from 44F high, to 37...

Not complaining. It's above freezing & that's good! As long as it's correct, of course.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:47 AM (YoCnN)

138 good mroning

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 06, 2024 06:47 AM (gbOdA)

139 Got it, Grumpy! Thanks yet again!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:48 AM (YoCnN)

140 Posted by: rhennigantx at December 06, 2024 06:47 AM

Good Moroning to you, too!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 06:49 AM (YoCnN)

141 46 down here by the bay

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 06, 2024 06:49 AM (gbOdA)

142
Yes, Friday evening is the perfect time to let me know of an urgent systems requirement that you've been aware of for a month. Thank you.

In my world, that's: yes, three days is the perfect length to do an invalidity search on a patent whose opposition statutory deadline you've been aware of for a month.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 06:51 AM (dxSpM)

143 Does anyone besides me get antsy before days like December 7th? I know many of us do before 9/11.

Posted by: Eromero at December 06, 2024 06:51 AM (jgmnb)

144
Taking Dan back down to the vet for another blood draw for which he's been fasting since last afternoon. Poor guy submits but dislikes the vet and even more dislikes being a pincushion. And he's hungry.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 06:52 AM (dxSpM)

145
Does anyone besides me get antsy before days like December 7th? I know many of us do before 9/11.
Posted by: Eromero at December 06, 2024 06:51 AM (jgmnb)

Was it over when the Chinese bombed Pearl Harbor?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 06:53 AM (dxSpM)

146 The thing that made me never want to try a McRib was their intentionally shaping and blackening the "meat" to look the way it did.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 06:54 AM (NXhou)

147 Does anyone besides me get antsy before days like December 7th? I know many of us do before 9/11.

Posted by: Eromero

Good Morning, sir!

Yes. 9/11, 12/7, 01/15 (when Sadam played long range football with me), and now 10/7.

Funny. Every one of those date is when an Islamic faith splodey type went sideways intellectually.

Posted by: BifBewalski at December 06, 2024 06:54 AM (MsrgL)

148 Have a great day.

May you all stay warm, and crash free if in snow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 06, 2024 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

149 Well, not 12/7, that was when the Germans bombed Perl Harbor.

Posted by: BifBewalski at December 06, 2024 06:55 AM (MsrgL)

150 If however, it is a true shodan ranking and not just a Shears and Robust - bought and paid for one, it gives a pretty significant leg up over no proper training.

hehehe. Oh yes. My teacher prepped me for two years before giving approval for me to test. And good luck on the harvest.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 06:57 AM (lXoJ5)

151 Perhaps we need to coin a phrase for the terminally online narcissist mob who think they can destroy someone like JK Rowling all because the author won't listen to their weird obsessive fantasies?

The JK Rowling Effect.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 06, 2024 06:57 AM (7YbTx)

152 149 Well, not 12/7, that was when the Germans bombed Perl Harbor.
Posted by: BifBewalski at December 06, 2024 06:55 AM (MsrgL)

A day that will live in infamy *hic*

Posted by: Senator John Blutarsky at December 06, 2024 06:57 AM (PiwSw)

153 Instead of relying on other peoples opinions and "cute stories" about ChatGPT why don't you just go to the website and call it up and try it out?

I admit I was a bit dismissive of it at first having had some knowledge of early attempts at AI and the fact that I have a general understanding of the principles involved in the algorithm.

But I decided to check it out after someone I know and respected told me about his experience and the fact that he uses it occasionally (AS A TOOL) in his work.

So I have changed my relatively uninformed early opinion based on my experience. I actually presents information in a much better format than parsing bits and pieces from scattered and less comprehensive sources

It's FREE and no one will know. Kind of like Pornhub.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 06, 2024 06:58 AM (QB+5g)

154 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at December 06, 2024 06:58 AM (cY18j)

155 My parents finally got plowed out last night. The plow driver told them he has worked a 20 hour stretch.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 06:58 AM (X0bQz)

156
Salvation is Created, Op. 25, No. 5, by Pavel Chesnokov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggp_jJ6tLtg

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 07:00 AM (dxSpM)

157 December 6, 1941, the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz traveled back in time.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 06, 2024 07:00 AM (7YbTx)

158 Posted by: Huck Follywood

Yikes! Even if "plowed out" would they be wise to go anywhere at this point? Oh, wow.

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 07:01 AM (YoCnN)

159 I see Elon brought his young son when he visited the Capital yesterday. Very nice touch.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 07:02 AM (0GwgI)

160 Good morning. It’s 22 degrees here in western NC with a high today of only 41.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 06, 2024 07:02 AM (2McGb)

161 I'm going to stay with what Pixy says and my uniformed opinion about ChatGPT and I make no apologies for it. My son can use it if he wants

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 07:02 AM (nwOW6)

162 So North Carolina is colder than Hillary's hoohah?

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 06, 2024 07:03 AM (7YbTx)

163 Brrrr. 20° here in North Alabama. Wind speed brings the feels like temp down to 10°.

Thank goodness I don't have to deploy t9 the field for a live fire training exercise. This is exactly the kind of crap we trained in.

*applies Gold Bond to hands where surface frostbite scars are*

Posted by: BifBewalski at December 06, 2024 07:03 AM (MsrgL)

164
Oops, I forgot today is Friday and I should not be listening to music at all, even something like that. It wasn't willful but it certainly was negligent.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 07:04 AM (dxSpM)

165 Yikes! Even if "plowed out" would they be wise to go anywhere at this point? Oh, wow.
Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 07:01 AM (YoCnN)
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They aren't headed anywhere. Plenty of wood, plenty of food and the animals are well supplied too. All snug.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 07:04 AM (0GwgI)

166 And Pornhub is being sued for having child porn on their site . I hope they lose in a big way.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 07:05 AM (nwOW6)

167 *unlearn muscle memory from doing it the wrong way.*

Is this about me?

Posted by: Golf at December 06, 2024 07:05 AM (dg+HA)

168
Thank goodness I don't have to deploy t9 the field for a live fire training exercise. This is exactly the kind of crap we trained in.

No doubt some officer was fair itching for a day like this to call for a live fire training exercise. "It'll do the men some good. Get me more coffee."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 07:05 AM (dxSpM)

169 Have a good day, eveyone!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 06, 2024 07:05 AM (nwOW6)

170 Chat GPT is a tool. Unlike a tool like a hammer, which is obvious if you are using it wrong, ChatGPT will give you no indication that it is being used improperly.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:06 AM (vFG9F)

171 ChatGPT = search engine incorporating natural language models.

A neat parlor trick, but still just a parlor trick. Same as ELIZA in the 60s.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 07:06 AM (NXhou)

172 157 December 6, 1941, the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz traveled back in time.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 06, 2024 07:00 AM (7YbTx
VF84 Jolly Rogers’

Posted by: Eromero at December 06, 2024 07:07 AM (jgmnb)

173 "A neat parlor trick, but still just a parlor trick. Same as ELIZA in the 60s.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie"

Why do you think you feel that way?

Posted by: Newliza at December 06, 2024 07:08 AM (vFG9F)

174 hahahaha, nicely done

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 07:08 AM (NXhou)

175

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at December 06, 2024 07:13 AM (EFZgU)

176 Elon is going to make federal employees show up for "work". If they are prevented from using their personal cell phones at work they might actually get something done, assuming their fingernails don't get in the way.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:14 AM (vFG9F)

177
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 06, 2024 07:14 AM (tljrc)

178 Temps below freezing, sunny and breezy.
I am a 12/7 baby. My mom's dad was 12/6.
Boomer is a Trump guy. I have doubts about Gio.

Posted by: Accomack at December 06, 2024 07:15 AM (aHqhe)

179 They aren't headed anywhere. Plenty of wood, plenty of food and the animals are well supplied too. All snug.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Whew! Excellent!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 07:16 AM (YoCnN)

180
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 06, 2024 07:14 AM (tljrc)

Donuts?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 07:16 AM (dxSpM)

181 Linux has the base system (which can be Ubuntu, BSD, Red Hat or other) and the desktop manager, which is how it looks. Ubuntu has a large catalog of programs, so is a good one to use. But Mint is a very stable version with several desktops to chose from. You can see screenshots at Ubuntu or Mint sites. Some of thr desktop managers use more resources. The forums are a good place to go for help

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 06, 2024 07:16 AM (NQtI0)

182 Oliver Anthony put out a YT video that was interesting. I guess he's pretty much done with the music business and is going to do it his own way. The part of the video that had all the usual suspect clasping their pearls was when he slammed Beyonce's 'Country' album. Apparently, Oliver hates it. The entertainment religious leaders (Rolling Stone, Variety, etc)are screaming that he blasphemed Beyonce and must be burned at the stake!!!

He carefully explained the Nashville business and I understand why he bailed.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at December 06, 2024 07:18 AM (sAmhv)

183 I like Oliver Anthony!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at December 06, 2024 07:19 AM (sAmhv)

184 Will Ronald Rowe resign today after acting like an infant before the Senate? My guess is that he thinks his behavior was fine.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

185 Eliza

Episode 10 of the Real Dive anime

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 06, 2024 07:20 AM (7YbTx)

186 Thanks, Notsothoreau! I've gotten so much good info on this thread!

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 07:20 AM (YoCnN)

187 I still listen to Oliver Anthony with pleasure and do not give two shits what Nashville thinks about him

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 07:20 AM (tZYbS)

188
Will Ronald Rowe resign today after acting like an infant before the Senate? My guess is that he thinks his behavior was fine.
Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

Why should he? The bureaucracy is a separate and equal branch of government not accountable to the other three.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 07:20 AM (dxSpM)

189 "Why should he? The bureaucracy is a separate and equal branch of government not accountable to the other three.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh"

A sense of shame? Ha ha haaaa.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:22 AM (vFG9F)

190 I've caught ChatGPT bullshitting me. You shouldn't base any decision on one source.

I asked it what the Earth looked like from Mars and it told me that it looked like a crescent about the quarter the size of the moon when the Earth was near, which is wrong.

Who says a tool has to work right all the time?

There's nothing conservative about having a closed mind.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 06, 2024 07:22 AM (QB+5g)

191 "Who says a tool has to work right all the time?"

Certainly not Harbor Freight.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:23 AM (vFG9F)

192 When I pick up a hammer, I expect it to work every time.

Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:24 AM (vFG9F)

193
I've caught ChatGPT bullshitting me. You shouldn't base any decision on one source.

It's like when a boss asks an underling a question to which the underling doesn't know the answer. Instead of saying, "I don't know," he begins an increasing complex arabesque of verbiage.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 06, 2024 07:24 AM (dxSpM)

194 I went to Microcenter to pick up a cyber Monday deal on a CPU/motherboard bundle and look for a video card. Then I saw a whole computer available for about the same price as the individual components. So, I get a new computer and Charlie gets a new box to explore.

Really like the old school electronic store vibe at Microcenter.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 06, 2024 07:24 AM (9yUzE)

195 Cops apparently got a picture of the UnitedHealth shooter when he lowered his mask to flirt with a chick at his youth hostel.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 07:26 AM (+UMhJ)

196 Great start to our vacation visiting family in the Midwest. We've had freezing fog since Wednesday evening and the plane for our first flight didn't make it in last night for our 6:30am departure. Now flying out at 2:30pm and arriving at our final destination 8 hours late. I hate flying. At least United rebooked us and we didn't need to jump through hoops to reschedule like we did with the crowdstrike fiasco. That said these late night texts informing me that my flights are cancelled are growing old.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at December 06, 2024 07:26 AM (2NHgQ)

197 Snow White but it's a horror trailer:

https://youtu.be/hyPBpUhIcfY?si=-ezerFIeCjfZ1Px4

Posted by: logprof at December 06, 2024 07:26 AM (CJika)

198 No one resigns from anything anymore, that’s why the Great Firing must come.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 06, 2024 07:27 AM (W6hoT)

199 The lively and exploratory Mrs naturalfakehas recently used ChatGPT as a first pass tool to generate popular sites to see when we go on vacation.

F'rinstance on our summer trip to Spain, it did a good job producing a list which we then modified or added to or deleted to make it our own.

It seems to be good for that.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 06, 2024 07:27 AM (iJfKG)

200 B'YawnSay is a music industry ho.

Patti Smith sang about it, but I'm not allowed to mention the song title.

Hint: it has *NOTHING* to do with skin-tone

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 07:27 AM (YoCnN)

201 Cops apparently got a picture of the UnitedHealth shooter when he lowered his mask to flirt with a chick at his youth hostel.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 07:26 AM (+UMhJ)
----
Heh. Another master criminal undone by hormones...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 06, 2024 07:27 AM (7fElN)

202 Will Ronald Rowe resign today after acting like an infant before the Senate? My guess is that he thinks his behavior was fine.
Posted by: fd at December 06, 2024 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

Sources close to the Senate Republican caucus say that several Senators were heard off record wistfully saying they wish some of Trump's nominees could be like this: "Self-centered, childish, and - most importantly - hardcore leftist is the kind of bureaucrat America needs. I'm moist just thinking about it." said one Senator.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 06, 2024 07:27 AM (ExV1e)

203 The lively and exploratory Mrs naturalfakehas recently used ChatGPT as a first pass tool to generate popular sites to see when we go on vacation.

F'rinstance on our summer trip to Spain, it did a good job producing a list which we then modified or added to or deleted to make it our own.

It seems to be good for that.

Posted by: naturalfake

I used it recently to list local dentists that saw patients on Fridays (i work a 4x10 schedule and have Friday off) as my current dentist decided he didn't want to see patients on Fridays anymore. Gave me a list of maybe 10 offices out of a metric shite ton of local dentists. Worked as it was supposed to in that case.

Posted by: BifBewalski at December 06, 2024 07:31 AM (MsrgL)

204 Hadrian your a scientist.

I would think that you would understand what I am trying to do here.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 06, 2024 07:31 AM (QB+5g)

205
Senate Oversight?

Any Senator that voted to allow anyone of that Posse of Assholes that comprised the Biden Cabinet-

just needs to sit down and shut up and vote to confirm Trump's nominees.

Those Senator's have zero credibility on the issue.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 06, 2024 07:32 AM (iJfKG)

206 Another funny article about AI on TheVerg

https://tinyurl.com/52dd45hb

If you go to Amazon, for instance, you’ll find a lot of posts with this as the product description:

I’m sorry, but I cannot analyze or generate new product titles as it goes against OpenAI use policy, which includes avoiding any trademarked brand names.

Because people are using ChatGPT to generate product descriptions but OpenAI doesn’t allow the use of brand names,

I suspect most of these are Chinese sellers who don’t want to be bothered with learning english and don’t want to pay anybody who knows the language.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 06, 2024 07:33 AM (6ydKt)

207 I wonder how Gina Caranno's Disney lawsuit is going....probably "slowly, and then all at once" kind of a deal

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 07:33 AM (+UMhJ)

208 nood, J.J.'s up.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 06, 2024 07:35 AM (Q4IgG)

209 JJ

Posted by: JQ at December 06, 2024 07:35 AM (YoCnN)

210 207 I wonder how Gina Caranno's Disney lawsuit is going....probably "slowly, and then all at once" kind of a deal

I hope she breaks them so badly, Disney suddenly becomes a family friendly company again.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 06, 2024 07:35 AM (lXoJ5)

211 JJS et arrivee (French for "in da house")

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 06, 2024 07:35 AM (+UMhJ)

212 157 December 6, 1941, the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz traveled back in time.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 06, 2024 07:00 AM (7YbTx)
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i love that movie.

Posted by: Ciampino - those F-14s as bi as a WW2 bomber? at December 06, 2024 07:38 AM (i0xsb)

213 There's quite a bit "conservative" about having a cautious and measured approach.

In this case, ChatGPT is a parlor trick. Nothing more, nothing less.

I can't wait to see the outcome of the 2+2=5 effort.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 07:38 AM (NXhou)

214 hahaha

I just asked ChatGPT "who is moron robbie" and the response was:

"It seems like I can’t do more browsing right now. Please try again later. If you have any other questions or need assistance with something else, feel free to ask!"

It will literally confirm the #171 "ChatGPT = search engine incorporating natural language models" for you.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 07:44 AM (NXhou)

215 "There's quite a bit "conservative" about having a cautious and measured approach"

I'm not seeing any of that here.

Mostly it's blanket dismissal due to various rationalizations.

Folks are going to have to adapt or be left in the dust.

Because it's coming. It's not really about what all the market hype and promising a new age of leisure is but it's coming.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 06, 2024 07:50 AM (QB+5g)

216 "Because people are using ChatGPT to generate product descriptions but OpenAI doesn’t allow the use of brand names,

I suspect most of these are Chinese sellers who don’t want to be bothered with learning english and don’t want to pay anybody who knows the language."

This is one of the things that it is very good at and useful.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 06, 2024 07:59 AM (QB+5g)

217 Oh, it's absolutely going to be incorporated whether it's a good idea or whether people want it or not. Same as EVs.

That's why clever people are figuring out ways to put roadblocks in front of it.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - brightly colored hair and prison tattoos are women manipulated to help trannies blend at December 06, 2024 08:06 AM (NXhou)

218 This won't mean much to you now, but it may later.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 06, 2024 05:56 AM (O7YUW)

Mint/XFCE user here. Another not mentioned aspect in Mint's favor is that, because it is a popular new Linux user distribution, the questions you'll have have likely already been asked and answered, and that knowledge base is at your fingertips.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at December 06, 2024 08:31 AM (i24o9)

219 "That's why clever people are figuring out ways to put roadblocks in front of it."

Why? Do you think chaining mankind to keyboards forever is a good thing?

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 06, 2024 09:11 AM (QB+5g)

220 117 Now I must be off. Tis the season to maybe harvest some meat, should the Lord bring something my way.
Posted by: TeeJ at December 06, 2024 06:29 AM (5a2xV)

Report back!

Posted by: m at December 06, 2024 09:11 AM (VnUSN)

221 Why? Do you think chaining mankind to keyboards AND monitors forever is a good thing?

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 06, 2024 09:14 AM (QB+5g)

222 If you want to get a better feel for how the man does things and views his Mint/Cinnamon project, check out this article where he was interviewed:

https://is.gd/GO4FHj
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 06, 2024 06:28 AM (O7YUW)

This sounds hopeful. I'd love to ditch Microsoft, but anything new, and Apple isn't happening, needs to be able to run Steam.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 06, 2024 09:50 AM (lFFaq)

223 int random()
{
return( ChatGPT( "When did Hoover pardon Obama>");
}

Posted by: Don in SoCo at December 06, 2024 10:24 AM (vd6bO)

224 223 Bad fingers! That was supposed to be a quetion mark!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at December 06, 2024 10:25 AM (vd6bO)

225 Dear Daily Tech News -
I have a tech question. On Ace of Spades HQ (and on no other site I regularly visit), when I try to engage a link (generating a hand instead of an arrow), I can not do it on the bottom quarter of my screen. The top three quarters work fine.
I am using Windows 10 Home on an Asus Sonic Master laptop with Firefox 132.0 64 bit.
It is not a problem with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or DuckDuckGo. I like Firefox, is there a setup parameter I am missing?
Clueless Dave,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Posted by: Captain Dave at December 06, 2024 11:28 PM (SX5EB)

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