Daily Tech News 9 January 2025

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Can the Nvidia RTX 5070 deliver 4090 performance for $549? No. Are you stupid or something? (The Verge)

The Verge clearly pays its writers by the word, because it takes a very long time for this piece to come to the obvious conclusion that Nvidia is lying about everything.

Tech News

Meanwhile the Radeon 9070 could deliver similar performance to the Nvidia RTX 4080 unless it doesn't. (Tom's Hardware)

Shrug.
The CEO of Mastodon is horrified by the prospect of Facebook allowing freedom of speech. (Tech Crunch)

He urged people to use Mastodon (which nobody uses) instead of Threads (which nobody uses).
CES is apparently still going, but nothing is happening. Maybe they could try turning it off and on again.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Blub.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 09, 2025 04:00 AM (lRY8a)

2 Hoping all Horde members are safe.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 09, 2025 04:01 AM (lRY8a)

3 G'Day everyone
https://tinyurl.com/bde85w24
A very good 20 Tweets from Bad Blue

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 04:02 AM (fwDg9)

4 Top 5?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 09, 2025 04:04 AM (omVj0)

5 G'day...

CES is apparently still going, but nothing is happening. Maybe they could try turning it off and on again.

AI TVs were announced. That is...never mind, they should just leave it unplugged.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at January 09, 2025 04:05 AM (Q8Bj8)

6 Evening and morning, late toilers, early risers, and plain ol' insomaniacals. 'Tis Thor's Day, and we are 4/5 of the way to the weekend (or will be once this work day is over).

Not as chilly here this morning, 39 F. w/ wind chill of 31. Tomorrow morning's low is expected to be around 47; perhaps I can go work out for the first time since Sunday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 09, 2025 04:07 AM (omVj0)

7 The 16GB model of the Raspberry Pi 5 is shipping. Local (as in, within 500 miles) retailer has it in stock.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 09, 2025 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

8 Happy-ish Thursday Morning …

May G*d guide the lost to safety.

Posted by: Adriane the Shaking My Head Critic . . . at January 09, 2025 04:11 AM (qz+gL)

9 Hmmm. I like raspberry pie.

Posted by: Adriane the Shaking My Head Critic . . . at January 09, 2025 04:12 AM (qz+gL)

10 Raspberry Pi came after … no harm in learning. I hope. I’ll look at Apple/Mac versions.

Posted by: Adriane the Shaking My Head Critic . . . at January 09, 2025 04:14 AM (qz+gL)

11 3 G'Day everyone
https://tinyurl.com/bde85w24
A very good 20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 04:02 AM (fwDg9)

Thanks, Skip!

Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 04:26 AM (VnUSN)

12 The local DC Fox newz affiliate;

First snippet is about the quack judge in NY handing out some sentence against Trump today

Second snippet is about that creepy, scumbag, DA putting out his BS about Trump.

Third snippet is about Biden being a granddaddy again. Awwww.

Local DC Fox Newz. Bringing garbage takes, locally!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 09, 2025 04:35 AM (7Vi0c)

13 Going to Closest job I been to in some time, today at least

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 04:35 AM (fwDg9)

14 "CES is apparently still going, but nothing is happening. Maybe they could try turning it off and on again."

This made me laugh bigly. :-)

Thanks Pixy.

Also: G'morning Horde!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 09, 2025 04:37 AM (O7YUW)

15 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 04:37 AM (u82oZ)

16 Up way early. First day back at work since December 19th.

Operational again.
Today, I rescue parents from their kids stuck at home in the snow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 04:39 AM (u82oZ)

17 Skip

It may be close, but still: Safe travels.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 04:40 AM (u82oZ)

18 https://amgreatness.com/taxpayers paid 3 billion for radical dei kickbacks under biden

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 04:40 AM (fwDg9)

19 To get things rolling: My president has convictions!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at January 09, 2025 04:41 AM (Q8Bj8)

20 Skip

Thanks for introducing me to Bad Blue. He is bookmarked in my top news folder.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 04:41 AM (u82oZ)

21 Today, I rescue parents from their kids stuck at home in the snow. Posted by: NaCly Dog

An example of the Lord's work done by mortals.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at January 09, 2025 04:45 AM (Q8Bj8)

22 Time to go plane off the face and throat (48 hours' beard always makes for a good shave), and clean the rest of me too. Afterward the Killer Kittenz From Outer Space get their breakfast, then I get mine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 09, 2025 04:47 AM (omVj0)

23 Even Doug Ross links are good to look at

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 04:47 AM (fwDg9)

24 @16/NaCly Dog: "Operational again..."

Class B (or 2) I take it?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 09, 2025 04:49 AM (O7YUW)

25 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Simply a Class B CDL. Still need a DOT physical.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 04:51 AM (u82oZ)

26 The 2-minute freeze-up by Karen Bass: I think she's in shock. Which could be an explanation for why she isn't answering.

Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 04:56 AM (VnUSN)

27 @25/NaCly Dog: Nice to find someone else here doing this line of work as well. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 09, 2025 04:57 AM (O7YUW)

28 26 The 2-minute freeze-up by Karen Bass: I think she's in shock. Which could be an explanation for why she isn't answering.
Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 04:56 AM (VnUSN)

Oh no, it's the consequences of my actions!?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 09, 2025 04:59 AM (bss/y)

29 The 2-minute freeze-up by Karen Bass: I think she's in shock. Which could be an explanation for why she isn't answering.
Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 04:56 AM (VnUSN)
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Or if you're "diverse," you don't have to answer for your actions - or lack of them.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 09, 2025 05:00 AM (lRY8a)

30 28 26 The 2-minute freeze-up by Karen Bass: I think she's in shock. Which could be an explanation for why she isn't answering.
Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 04:56 AM (VnUSN)

Oh no, it's the consequences of my actions!?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 09, 2025 04:59 AM (bss/y)

I mean a medical "going into shock" situation; she looks catatonic (I am misusing medical terminology left and right, here).

Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 05:02 AM (VnUSN)

31 m

How dare anyone question me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:02 AM (u82oZ)

32 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

We still serve a purpose. My line is I'm only as good as my next turn.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:03 AM (u82oZ)

33 from ONT, really enjoyed the Metallica Morricone. Here is Wall of Voodoo doing more Morricone. Recorded at a bar I used to frequent in college. Alas, I missed this particular show.

https://tinyurl.com/ssexv59b

Posted by: Pikov Andropov at January 09, 2025 05:04 AM (y7zkd)

34 I mean a medical "going into shock" situation; she looks catatonic (I am misusing medical terminology left and right, here).
Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 05:02 AM (VnUSN)

'Like a duck that had been hit upon the head.'

That was in reference to a civil war general. Hooker at Chancellorsville, maybe?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 09, 2025 05:05 AM (bss/y)

35 Kamala is off on her around the world trip, visiting some of the world leaders and telling them she would have made a great President, for what its worth, and pickup a few trinkets from the gift shops. Around the world in 80 days?

Posted by: Colin at January 09, 2025 05:05 AM (wlQdF)

36 m

Where has the LA Times been all these years?

These fires were so obviously avoidable.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:06 AM (u82oZ)

37 Colin

Do we have to take her back?

This junket is so low class even for an entitled parasite.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:07 AM (u82oZ)

38 All conveniently gathered in one place:

x.com/Principles_1st/status/
1877126751232405870

Posted by: banana Dream at January 09, 2025 05:09 AM (Y6IkP)

39 @32/NaCly Dog: "We still serve a purpose."

That we do. Have a good run today.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 09, 2025 05:12 AM (O7YUW)

40 I like metal spaghetti western music

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 05:13 AM (fwDg9)

41 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

You as well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:14 AM (u82oZ)

42
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 09, 2025 05:14 AM (tljrc)

43 Reading at Revolver of course looting is going on in LA fire areas

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 05:17 AM (fwDg9)

44 38 All conveniently gathered in one place:

x.com/Principles_1st/status/
1877126751232405870
Posted by: banana Dream

You can just feel the smug emanating from that post.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 09, 2025 05:21 AM (7Vi0c)

45 A devotional on Psalm 63-"Better than life ;

https://tinyurl.com/bwh9pw2k

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 05:22 AM (6mHiR)

46 FenelonSpoke

Thank you for that devotional.

Hope FenelonSon is doing well, and FenelonSpouse is having a good run.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:26 AM (u82oZ)

47 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 09, 2025 05:30 AM (dg+HA)

48 >>> You can just feel the smug emanating from that post.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 09, 2025 05:21 AM (7Vi0c)

So much so that smugness would inevitably curve in upon itself creating a singularity in spacetime. A smughole, if you will.

And one heck of a nightmare blunt rotation.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 09, 2025 05:33 AM (Y6IkP)

49 Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:26 AM (u82oZ)

Thanks very much, Salty. That is very kind of you. Son had been working hard at his job, and spouse is not "running "yet, but will be in about 35 minutes
May you and Mr not so Grumpy and Recalcitrant have.a good run as well!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 05:34 AM (ntmW6)

50 Running late
Forward Dog 9 out

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 05:36 AM (WO6UE)

51 38 All conveniently gathered in one place:

x.com/Principles_1st/status/
1877126751232405870
Posted by: banana Dream at January 09, 2025 05:09 AM (Y6IkP)

Ewww. Cooties.

Posted by: m at January 09, 2025 05:37 AM (VnUSN)

52 @49/FenelonSpoke: Thank you!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 09, 2025 05:39 AM (O7YUW)

53 FenelonSpoke

Thank you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:42 AM (u82oZ)

54 CES; LOL, Pixy!

G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 09, 2025 05:46 AM (cY18j)

55 sock_rat_eez

Good morning.

Goodby Carter.
Hello Trump 11 days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 05:48 AM (u82oZ)

56 Good Morning

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at January 09, 2025 05:50 AM (dR6yv)

57 All conveniently gathered in one place:

x.com/Principles_1st/status/
1877126751232405870
Posted by: banana Dream at January 09, 2025 05:09 AM (Y6IkP)

What should be the strategic mission of the United States...

I'd go with protect and defend the persons and rights of the citizens of the United States. I suspect that's not what they'll go with.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 09, 2025 05:50 AM (ExV1e)

58
Here's some tech news:

I'm still using my 2012 Dell XPS laptop as my main PC.

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 05:51 AM (0Mhcm)

59 The 2-minute freeze-up by Karen Bass: I think she's in shock. Which could be an explanation for why she isn't answering.
Posted by: m at January 09, 2025

***
Where can I see this fascinating moment?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 09, 2025 05:56 AM (omVj0)

60 Ok, so Made it in plenty of time.
In the teens and very windy

Posted by: Skip at January 09, 2025 05:56 AM (WO6UE)

61
Wolfus, I cued it up:

https://youtu.be/Eb8BCkcjcw8?si=0NFaHvi2zw77IWKH&t=217

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 05:58 AM (0Mhcm)

62 Wolfus, I cued it up:

https://youtu.be/Eb8BCkcjcw8?si=0NFaHvi2zw77IWKH&t=217
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025

***
Thanks. She looks as if her own home has been destroyed in the fires. Odd for a professional politician not to have something, however glib, to say for the cameras.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 09, 2025 06:02 AM (omVj0)

63 Man finds sloth hanging out in his car:

https://tinyurl.com/muw66zbn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 06:03 AM (VhMOy)

64 There is a pro liberty argument to be made for strict isolationism... go ahead, be a craphole of a country. Get taken over by nutjobs and fall into dystopia. What serves the purposes of maximizing human liberty and prosperity more? Building a vast military hegemony to smack around every country who does something we don't like? Or to let them alone, be as prosperous and free as we can possibly be on our own, and serve as an almost literal beacon of liberty to inspire the masses abroad to rise up against their own oppressors?

How many oppressive empires crumbled before 1776?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 09, 2025 06:04 AM (+iIV1)

65
Here's some moar Tech News:

Rumors are swirling that a Firfely "revivial" of sorts is possibly in the future -- a trilogy of movies...possibly Disney involvement.

Possibly a "comeback" arc for Captain Mal, as he's found depressed and broken. Disney...

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:04 AM (0Mhcm)

66 Possibly a "comeback" arc for Captain Mal, as he's found depressed and broken. Disney...
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:04 AM (0Mhcm

Great. They're gonna Last Jedi Firefly now, too.

Nice to meet you, Jake Reynolds.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 09, 2025 06:05 AM (+iIV1)

67 .

Posted by: "mayor" Karen Bass at January 09, 2025 06:06 AM (0Mhcm)

68 Excellent. Eeeeeexcellent. Feel the power of the Glitch flow through you...

Posted by: Emperor Palpaturtle at January 09, 2025 06:07 AM (+iIV1)

69
I can picture it now: Zoe & Wash have a daughter. Black, of course. And she's every bit a tough soldier AND pilot as her mum & dad.

And this black wunderkind, who is also sassy and dyke-ish, finds Mal and lectures him about how he "let everyone down."

And then, get this, she rebuilds Serenity. And, then, she becomes the captain of Serenity and saves The Day.

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:09 AM (0Mhcm)

70 And then, get this, she rebuilds Serenity. And, then, she becomes the captain of Serenity and saves The Day.
Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:09 AM (0Mhcm)

I can't wait for a family of Reavers to teach her a Very Special Lesson about cannibalphobia.

The dad reaver will be either a dolt or completely absent, as a matter of course.

Posted by: Emperor Palpaturtle at January 09, 2025 06:11 AM (+iIV1)

71 Retired police dog snaps back into service and finds missing, injured hiker;

https://tinyurl.com/4vpazwyx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 06:11 AM (xmDSB)

72 Have a great day, everyone.

May your travels be safe and your hearth warm.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 09, 2025 06:11 AM (u82oZ)

73 (Sock, off)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 09, 2025 06:12 AM (+iIV1)

74
Rumors are swirling that a Firfely "revivial" of sorts is possibly in the future -- a trilogy of movies...possibly Disney involvement.

Possibly a "comeback" arc for Captain Mal, as he's found depressed and broken. Disney...

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:04 AM

yeah, it'll come out the same week as the Linux phone right after the premier of Constantine 2

as much as I like Firefly, I would rather do without any new content than have any new Firefly made by disney

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 09, 2025 06:13 AM (tljrc)

75 Lesbian Reaver Love Triangle. Come on Disney. Do it, you bigots. Let's go.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 09, 2025 06:14 AM (+iIV1)

76 The RPi used to be a compelling device when it was $45 bucks, now at 120 dollars for just the board once you accessorize it out, it more expensive than a refurbed sff Hp g5 800 i7 16gb 1tb unit, which is only slightly larger than two kitted rpi.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 09, 2025 06:15 AM (XV/Pl)

77 @63/FenelonSpoke: "Man finds sloth hanging out in his car:"

And sure enough, the driver was into his golden years. I'm thinkin' that if you find a sloth hanging on to the wheel and offering to drive for you, perhaps you are driving way too slow and should hang it up.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 09, 2025 06:15 AM (O7YUW)

78 A very good 20 Tweets from Bad Blue

Love the one of Trump playing violin during Trudeau's speech.

Trump toppled the Canadian government by talking at it. Mean tweets, if you will.

Posted by: t-bird at January 09, 2025 06:15 AM (xjAvD)

79 Captain Reynolds reads a fact check and learns that the Resistance was evil and the federation were the good guys all along.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 09, 2025 06:16 AM (+iIV1)

80
If you're bored, here's a neat little video of a helicopter crashing in 2021. Notice how it was in two pieces BEFORE it struck the ground.

Also notice that poor little 152 just sitting there minding its own business.

https://is.gd/Q5JuwF

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:18 AM (0Mhcm)

81 I must confess, the shiny new-ness of GPU launches always entice, but then I think... "Why?" It ain't worth forking over 3 grand (those things never go for MSR) when there's maybe two games per year worth buying (if we're lucky), and my 2080 Ti still handles everything at high settings with ease. If China invades Taiwan and we can't get new GPUs for 10 years, I am perfectly happy going back to playing Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight, because that game is STILL the bee's knees after 30 years.

Posted by: Taft at January 09, 2025 06:20 AM (WNq/G)

82
Youtube and their propaganda...

Little black ribbon next to the logo, today. Why? For the fake "national day of mourning."

Yeah, well it's also "national apricot day." And also "national static electricity day."

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:21 AM (0Mhcm)

83
Incidentally, Soothie is NOT amused with the USPS closing today for the Worst 20th Century President.

I am waiting for parts for my furnace.

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:23 AM (0Mhcm)

84 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 09, 2025 06:26 AM (hoCmQ)

85
"And also "national static electricity day."

Shocking.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 09, 2025 06:27 AM (dg+HA)

86

'Like a duck that had been hit upon the head.'

That was in reference to a civil war general. Hooker at Chancellorsville, maybe?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 09, 2025 05:05 AM (bss/y)

--------

Lincoln describing General Rosecrans after the battle of Chickamauga.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 09, 2025 06:27 AM (tAAke)

87
*ahem*
The War Between The States.

Posted by: Don't get me started at January 09, 2025 06:30 AM (dg+HA)

88 Happy Thursday

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 06:30 AM (gbOdA)

89 Another day off with pay today for the USPS?

Must be nice.

Posted by: davidt at January 09, 2025 06:32 AM (i0F8b)

90 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant/ at January 09, 2025 06:15 AM (O7YUW)

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 06:33 AM (uEWUd)

91 O Lord, be merciful to us this day.

Posted by: Eromero at January 09, 2025 06:34 AM (jgmnb)

92 Posted by: Eromero at January 09, 2025 06:34 AM (jgmnb)

Amen.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 06:35 AM (KmXz0)

93 >>> Posted by: Taft at January 09, 2025 06:20 AM (WNq/G)

I'm in the same boat. My 2080 Ti and i9 from '19 runs everything well enough. In fact, I don't even think I can see the finer resolutions and higher refresh rates. My monitor can do up to 100hz. I check everything in benchmarking tools, and I swear I can't see the difference with most action scenes. And my old eyes kind of suck so I'm never going to need more than 3K graphics. I have no plans to upgrade for many years.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 09, 2025 06:41 AM (Y6IkP)

94 Good morning morons

It is amazingly clear and there are many stars visible tonight

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 09, 2025 06:44 AM (RIvkX)

95 Locals here are all panicking. A few inches of snow is predicted over the next two days with a possibility of icing.. Yesterday was my usual grocery delivery and I'm well provisioned. A stop at the adult beverage store was made. I have a little housekeeping "to do" list to keep me busy. I think I'll just stay home until Saturday and let the locals run into each other.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 09, 2025 06:44 AM (gm9Sb)

96 CNN defamation lawsuit happening in, of all places, Panama City, Florida:

https://tinyurl.com/2fb72yw9

Goes to AP "news."

Posted by: Don't get me started at January 09, 2025 06:45 AM (dg+HA)

97 It's easy to think that the folks in Cali are getting their just desserts because "well, they voted for it."

But I am not entirely sure they did. In 2014, they voted for more reservoirs. Newscum did nothing.

What with ballot harvesting and all sorts of other shenanigans, I think that democracy is a scam. You think the Mayor of LA was legitimately elected?

I don't think so.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 09, 2025 06:47 AM (ZmEVT)

98 Florida justice is cleaner than NY justice.

Posted by: Eromero at January 09, 2025 06:48 AM (jgmnb)

99
Good morning, Hordians. This morning I go in for my twice canceled (by them) appointment with the orthopedic specialist to examine my shoulder which seems to be curing itself. Thanks, guys.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 09, 2025 06:49 AM (dxSpM)

100 Thanks. She looks as if her own home has been destroyed in the fires. Odd for a professional politician not to have something, however glib, to say for the cameras.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 09, 2025 06:02 AM (omVj0)
=====

Like Kamala, like Gavin, Democrats from a one-party state are totally unprepared for any kind of adversarial questioning.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 09, 2025 06:49 AM (RIvkX)

101 H7 I hope the appointment brings you some relief.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 09, 2025 06:50 AM (RIvkX)

102
Temp: 18
Wind: 22
Gusts: 29

Today: Gusts as high 43

A week of this shit. This frigid wind takes a lot out of you. It's fatiguing.

Posted by: Soothsayer at January 09, 2025 06:50 AM (0Mhcm)

103 Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 09, 2025 06:47 AM (ZmEVT)

I made this point yesterday. There hasn't been a clean election here in decades.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 09, 2025 06:51 AM (RIvkX)

104
How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning? Rolling on the ground sobbing? Pouring ashes upon your head? Wailing and keening?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 09, 2025 06:52 AM (dxSpM)

105 *Democrats from a one-party state are totally unprepared for any kind of adversarial questioning.*

Trump's press conference was delicious.
I'm still not sick of winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 09, 2025 06:54 AM (dg+HA)

106 "LA fired over 1,000 of its best firefighers because they wouldn’t get the Covid shot.
CA governor Gavin Newscum gives away a significant portion of CA’s fire fighting equipment to… Ukraine.
This same moron Newscum forbids forest management, so undergrowth continues to grow and die in CA hillsides, waiting for a spark to set off an inferno.
Then, LA liberals (including the Hollywood idiots whose houses have all burned to the ground) elect an affirmative action moron mayor.
This new affirmative action moron mayor cuts the fire dept budget by 24 million dollars.
The moron mayor then hires a DEI lesbian as chief of the fire department. The DEI lesbian then hires boatloads of other incompetent DEI lesbians, appointing them to key positions in the fire department.
Fire season in LA comes around, and just as raging winds arrive in LA, the new moron mayor takes a trip to Africa for some fucking reason.
Shit hits the fan, and all of LA burns: there are not enough fire fighters, there are not enough fire vehicles, the fire hydrants are going dry."

Situation in Los Angeles summed up by poster "Anonymous" at " Iowntheworld" site

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 06:54 AM (suQVD)

107 G'mornin' back atcha, NaCly!

4 degrees out there, geez you'd think it was Wisconsin in January or sumfin ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 09, 2025 06:54 AM (cY18j)

108
"How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?"

I plan to set the thermostat at 68 degrees.
And wear a cardigan sweater.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 09, 2025 06:55 AM (dg+HA)

109 I'll be observing the National Day of Mourning by eating, drinking, and making merry. I may hand out sweets like the ragheads do.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 09, 2025 06:56 AM (RIvkX)

110

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at January 09, 2025 06:56 AM (c0tJM)

111 "How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?"

Merlot.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at January 09, 2025 06:57 AM (dg+HA)

112 How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?"

By trying to avoid any news about Jimmy Carter's funeral while saying some prayers for his family and friends.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 06:58 AM (suQVD)

113 91, Amen!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 09, 2025 06:59 AM (cY18j)

114 "How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?"

Have a light breakfast, go to bed, hopefully get some decent sleep, get up and get ready for work. Maybe watch some golf or racing while preparing for work.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 09, 2025 07:00 AM (sAmhv)

115 Cold here.

Posted by: blaster at January 09, 2025 07:01 AM (QfvaV)

116 BREAKING: British MPs vote against national inquiry into grooming gangs in 364-111 vote

over 3:1

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:03 AM (gbOdA)

117 Butt cold here...8

Posted by: A dude in MI at January 09, 2025 07:03 AM (/6GbT)

118 Carter funeral will have every living President in attendance.

Does that mean Biden will be there or not?

Posted by: blaster at January 09, 2025 07:04 AM (QfvaV)

119 mornin yall. I watched some of the KTLA live feed yesterday. There was one segment that showed an apparently femaleish firefighter struggling with a firehouse. She could not hold it while opening the valve. Someone came along and helped her get it started and pointed her where to direct the stream, and then left with a pat on the back.

Posted by: fd at January 09, 2025 07:05 AM (vFG9F)

120 79 Captain Reynolds reads a fact check and learns that the Resistance was evil and the federation were the good guys all along.

Posted by: Warai-otoko

And becomes an Operative and murders the rest of his crew, For The Greater Good.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 09, 2025 07:05 AM (sAmhv)

121 "How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?"

Going to have some new tennis balls installed on the front legs of my walker. Lime green.

Posted by: San Fran Nan at January 09, 2025 07:05 AM (dg+HA)

122 "How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?"

NUTS!

Posted by: fd at January 09, 2025 07:05 AM (vFG9F)

123 116 BREAKING: British MPs vote against national inquiry into grooming gangs in 364-111 vote

over 3:1
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:03 AM (gbOdA)

Liberal government votes for cover up and elimination of accountability.

Also known as Thursday

Posted by: blaster at January 09, 2025 07:06 AM (QfvaV)

124 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 09, 2025 06:54 AM (suQVD)

So... the fires are obviously the fault of global warmening and the only solution is to give globalist governments more power over our lives... right?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 09, 2025 07:07 AM (ExV1e)

125 Mark Zuckerberg is such a dork.

I love his new look with Daniel Penny curls, oversized black rapper tee shirt and gold medallions.

Word up, homie!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 09, 2025 07:08 AM (RIvkX)

126 *118 Carter funeral will have every living President in attendance.*

Glad it's not on a Wednesday. I'm usually busy on Hump Day.

Posted by: BJ Clinton at January 09, 2025 07:09 AM (dg+HA)

127
So... the fires are obviously the fault of global warmening and the only solution is to give globalist governments more power over our lives... right?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 09, 2025 07:07 AM

that, and higher taxes

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 09, 2025 07:09 AM (tljrc)

128 How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?

Sadly, I don't drink on Thursdays so I'll just ignore it. Tomorrow I'll have a nice single malt and wish Jimmuh a speedy trip to his final reward.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 09, 2025 07:09 AM (ExV1e)

129 127
So... the fires are obviously the fault of global warmening and the only solution is to give globalist governments more power over our lives... right?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 09, 2025 07:07 AM

that, and higher taxes

Posted by: AltonJackson

And living in pods and eating your bugs!

Posted by: Klaus Schwab, wearing only crotchless panties at January 09, 2025 07:11 AM (sAmhv)

130 There is a pro liberty argument to be made for strict isolationism... go ahead, be a craphole of a country.

I think the issue is that Liberty is considered a luxury item that ironically sits behind Wealth.

Wealth is achieved through plunder, arbitrage or efficiently exploiting natural resources. All three of those can be done without Liberty.

You can have all the Liberty you want living alone on a deserted island, but its a lot of work to survive.

The whole point of international trade and the Global Order is to make sure that there are few if no deserted islands and that everyone trades with everyone else. Some countries all of a sudden they don't want to be the world's copper mine, so it takes a Intrusive Hegemony to get their minds right.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 09, 2025 07:16 AM (rHxhM)

131 158 (D) here in USA voted against an automatic deportation of illegals convicted of sex crimes.

Illegals are more important to (D) than women and children.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:16 AM (gbOdA)

132 Biden's comments in Santa Monica yesterday were absolutely reprehensible.

What a buffoon. A self-centered self-satisfied cretin.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 09, 2025 07:18 AM (RIvkX)

133 I love his new look with Daniel Penny curls, oversized black rapper tee shirt and gold medallions.

He just needs to choke out someone on a subway and swagger off smoking a joint while wearing oversized pants hanging below the ass.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 09, 2025 07:19 AM (rHxhM)

134 The house that Hunter Biden was renting for 16k a month has burned down. Also burned was the house next door we taxpayers were renting for the SS for $16k a month.

Posted by: fd at January 09, 2025 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

135 I'd say "good morning," but it's still the middle of the f#$&ing night and I've been awake for well over an hour. I know that I'll start to feel really tired again about five minutes before my normal wake-up time.

Posted by: PabloD at January 09, 2025 07:19 AM (fxynf)

136 BREAKING: British MPs vote against national inquiry into grooming gangs in 364-111 vote
over 3:1
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:03 AM (gbOdA)

I wish I was a mooselim when I was alive.

Posted by: Zombie Jimmy Savile, Pederast at January 09, 2025 07:19 AM (lX1hk)

137 158 (D) here in USA voted against an automatic deportation of illegals convicted of sex crimes.

I would ask "what is their reasoning" and then see that you made the annotation (D) which, in this case, means "Demon Possessed".

Their constituents are surveyed through narcotics, prostitutes and satanic rituals.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 09, 2025 07:21 AM (rHxhM)

138 Hunter's existing art has just gained value. His crib rental that burned was his studio.

Posted by: torabora at January 09, 2025 07:21 AM (EvSXk)

139 123 116 BREAKING: British MPs vote against national inquiry into grooming gangs in 364-111 vote

over 3:1
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:03 AM (gbOdA)
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And vote 3:1 in favor of imprisoning anyone publicizing the crimes

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 09, 2025 07:22 AM (zOVA2)

140 Good morning to all. 22 degrees (feels like 12) here in western NC. Maybe going up to the high 30s today. Snow predicted for tomorrow.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 09, 2025 07:22 AM (R8gY0)

141 Meta’s loosened content moderation rules, which affect LGBTQ communities

I'm sorry, *what*? TechCrunch literally did the joke.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 09, 2025 07:22 AM (Yqpb4)

142 158 (D) here in USA voted against an automatic deportation of illegals convicted of sex crimes.

How many Congressman are dual-citizenship British MPs?

It's a Uni-Nation of sex traffickers.

Posted by: t-bird at January 09, 2025 07:23 AM (KBusA)

143 I'd say "good morning," but it's still the middle of the f#$&ing night and I've been awake for well over an hour. I know that I'll start to feel really tired again about five minutes before my normal wake-up time.

So I get up at Oh Four Hundred AM in the Morning, note that a had supremely good sleep and decide to go to the gym.

The place is totally packed. I went for a run instead.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 09, 2025 07:23 AM (rHxhM)

144 How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?"
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Party hats and ice cream

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 09, 2025 07:25 AM (zOVA2)

145 The whole point of international trade and the Global Order is to make sure that there are few if no deserted islands and that everyone trades with everyone else.

No. The purpose of the Global Order is to ensure that there are billions of deserted islands and a few enclaves for "special" people to enjoy the fruits of others labor. It is a neo aristocracy.

Now, the theoretical purpose of international trade is what you said.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 09, 2025 07:25 AM (ExV1e)

146 (D) here in USA voted against an automatic deportation of illegals convicted of sex crimes.

Illegals are more important to (D) than women and children.
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:16 AM (gbOdA)

BREAKING: British MPs vote against national inquiry into grooming gangs in 364-111 vote

over 3:1
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:03 AM (gbOdA)

Not just Democrats.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 09, 2025 07:27 AM (ExV1e)

147 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 09, 2025 07:28 AM (Zz0t1)

148 I'm not a fan of the early morning conference call........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 09, 2025 07:28 AM (Zz0t1)

149 Take some time to read the sob stories at the Daily Mail about how many of our betters lost their homes due to the PP fire. Star, this, star that. How many of them, given the opportunity would vote dem straight ticket again and not put 2 and 2 together to realize who caused this. And where are the stories of the common man and woman who lost everything?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 09, 2025 07:28 AM (2NHgQ)

150 *A self-centered self-satisfied cretin."

But other than that...

Posted by: The media we used to listen to at January 09, 2025 07:29 AM (dg+HA)

151 Not sure why anyone would spend $2000 on a new video card these days (plus the requisite peer components) to build a gaming rig when you can just... stream games now on GeForceNOW and have your game rendered by a top-of-the-line graphics card with the best frame rate possible.

I haven't upgraded my PC from a 1080Ti and I was still able to play titles like Cyberpunk and Space Marine 2 on max settings. It was awesome.

Posted by: Defenestratus at January 09, 2025 07:29 AM (WYStd)

152 Can the Nvidia RTX 5070 deliver 4090 performance for $549? No. Are you stupid or something?

Of course not. No company would cut off it's nose to spite it's face.

IF that were possible, they wouldn't release it. Replacing a $1500 item with a $550 item is abject silliness.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 09, 2025 07:29 AM (Zz0t1)

153 Anyone else notice that Greenland is in the news because it is a great resource for petroleum and rare earth minerals?

And isn't it interesting that Musk's Boring Company makes a devices that ultimately are designed to work on Mars to burrow?

Would be a novel way to chase down REM in an island 80% covered in glaciers.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 09, 2025 07:30 AM (rHxhM)

154 The whole point of international trade and the Global Order is to make sure that there are few if no deserted islands and that everyone trades with everyone else.

The actual point of it is to promote a global aristocracy based on the twin pillars of pedophilia and never having to see The Poors. Which is why these "natural" disasters keep happening in naturally beautiful areas and then the government puts up roadblocks to prevent any survivors from rebuilding (western North Carolina, Maui, now possibly LA).

Posted by: Ian S. at January 09, 2025 07:30 AM (wItF4)

155
JJ
SEF
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Posted by: rhennigantx at January 09, 2025 07:30 AM (gbOdA)

156 How many of them, given the opportunity would vote dem straight ticket again and not put 2 and 2 together to realize who caused this.

In the meantime, instead of acknowledging that his signature is on so many policy bills that contribute to this inferno, Newscum is whining that the Republicans are Politicizing this event.

Democrats would never, in a million years, politicize anything nor exploit a Good Crisis.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 09, 2025 07:32 AM (rHxhM)

157 How many of them, given the opportunity would vote dem straight ticket again and not put 2 and 2 together to realize who caused this.

We don't know because Cali's elections are literally sub-third-world. 2+ weeks of "counting", usually ending in a miraculous ballot dump that favors the Democrats.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 09, 2025 07:33 AM (wItF4)

158 We don't know because Cali's elections are literally sub-third-world. 2+ weeks of "counting", usually ending in a miraculous ballot dump that favors the Democrats.

I hope none of the tally sheets burned up. They'll have to start counting from zero again!

Posted by: t-bird at January 09, 2025 07:35 AM (wKqZM)

159 California governments are going to have to buy a lot of carbon offsets because of these fires.

Posted by: Purple haired Karen with a nose ring at January 09, 2025 07:45 AM (dg+HA)

160 I’m observing the national day of morning by having a cup of coffee old style. Kerry Gold unsalted butter.

Posted by: Eromero at January 09, 2025 07:46 AM (jgmnb)

161 >How are YOU spending today's National Day of Mourning?
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Well, the Avalanche play @ Minnesota tonight
they lost to the Blackhawks last night, 3-1. Blackhawks' goalie was unbeatable after one goal early in the first. Seriously. I mean brick wall goal-tending.

Posted by: Don Black at January 09, 2025 07:50 AM (AOsQT)

162 It will certainly be interesting to see actual benchmarks and reviews when these cards hit the streets, considering the nonsensical claims Nvidia is making.

Posted by: deadrody at January 09, 2025 09:56 AM (OeYsY)

163 "Meta’s loosened content moderation rules, which affect LGBTQ communities

I'm sorry, *what*? TechCrunch literally did the joke.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 09, 2025 07:22 AM (Yqpb4)"

Actual Fediverse culture involves calling each other certain "gamer words" such as a particular word which used to mean "a bundle of sticks". Supposedly being called that by random strangers on the Internet irreparably scars delicate LQBTQERTY+++.

Posted by: Saber Alter at January 09, 2025 10:24 AM (2R6Ld)

164 Speaking of the Fedi, Eugen doing his usual impotent crying over free speech is never not hilarious. The greater Fedi is as verbose as ever...as long as you aren't on one of the Mastodon instances that isolates itself with a blocklist. Sure, you have your cozy little safe space, but even Mastotards find that boring after a few weeks of simping about how "cozy" it is to each other and either start internal purity wars or limp on back to X. (For even more hilarity, it's even worse on Bluesky)

Posted by: Saber Alter at January 09, 2025 10:42 AM (2R6Ld)

165 What did you call me, Saber ?

Posted by: deadrody at January 09, 2025 11:26 AM (OeYsY)

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