Daily Tech News 23 January 2025

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The review embargo on the new RTX 5090 lifts in just a few hours. (Tom's Hardware)

The 5090 is the only model in Nvidia's 2025 lineup that has seen a significant improvement over its 4000-series predecessor.

It's also the only model that has seen a significant price increase over its 4000-series predecessor.

The rest of the range is around 10% faster than last year's refresh models and about the same price, which is underwhelming at best.

Nvidia's claims of providing 4090 performance at 4070 prices are based on AI frame interpolation, or to use the vernacular, bullshit.

Tech News

Nvidia is working on generating as many as 16 fake frames for every real one, up from the current limit of 3. (WCCFTech)

More of the same, piled higher and deeper.
The Seven Most Influential Papers in Computer Science. (Terrible Software)

A very good list, except for the last item on each of the award and honourable mention categories. One of those issued a huge sucking sound and drained a trillion dollars from the productive parts of the economy, and the other one created an entirely new type of spam.
Using unhinged AVX-512 instructions to make the fastest phrase search algorithms. (GitHub)

It's unhinged. It's fast. What could possibly go wrong?
Trump's war on electric cars has only just begun. (The Verge) (archive site)

Curiously enough, electric car manufacturers were dying like flies during Biden's administration.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI could surpass humans at "almost everything" shortly after 2027. (Ars Technica)

Sure thing. Unblock my drains.
The Trump administration has fired all DHS advisory boards, including the one that was fast asleep while China's "Salt Typhoon" hacking spree was breaking into US telecommunication companies. (Ars Technica)

Ars Technica complains that the investigation is only half finished.

Someone needs to explain to them that the hack already happened.
If you want two SSDs on your Raspberry Pi 5 without sacrificing speed, you can now do that. (Liliputing)

The PCIe 3.0 to Dual M.2 Hat from Seeed Studio (yes, three e's) is a... Well, it's a PCIe 3.0 to dual M.2 hat. So the name is appropriate, I guess.

It costs $45 where a single M.2 slot only costs $6, because the chip on the Pi 5 only directly supports one SSD, so this board needs a chip itself to drive the second SSD.

Speeds go up to about 800MBps, which is slow compared to desktop computers but still extremely fast.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: I'm tacky, hope you're tacky too.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 BOING!

Just look all over X for what Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman are up to.

Start reading up on their henchman, Chris Lehane, too.

Another wave of corpogarchy evil is brewing, against Trump and against the US.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:01 AM (oClyJ)

2 Mornin' Horde

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:01 AM (O7YUW)

3 MAGA Tacky!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:02 AM (oClyJ)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 23, 2025 04:02 AM (o4wD0)

5 Honestly it feels like Trump could fire 80% of these people and no one would even notice.

Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 04:04 AM (fV+MH)

6
Cernovich
@Cernovich
·
11h
The Techno Gnostics hate being human, view embodiment as a form of slavery, and they want to summon the AI “god” they worship to destroy humanity.

The Blaze unpaywalled this, as people need to understand the real agenda of Sam Altman and “Stargate.”

https://tinyurl.com/bdmbtzwa

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:05 AM (oClyJ)

7 Puddleglum: Glad you got my message about the keyboard mapping possible solution. Even if it doesn't turn out to be it, those forums for Linux Mint (and searching them) have proven to be quite valuable to me in past when I ran into weird problems.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:05 AM (O7YUW)

8 Honestly it feels like Trump could fire 80% of these people and no one would even notice.
Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 04:04 AM (fV+MH)
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Somewhat like Argentina's Milei.

That SHOULD be the plan. Need to repeat what was posted on the HQ yesterday:

https://tinyurl.com/k3d24bvr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:06 AM (oClyJ)

9 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI could surpass humans at "almost everything" shortly after 2027. (Ars Technica)

But first, you will........

Nevermind. How about just leaving me alone, creeps.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 23, 2025 04:09 AM (o4wD0)

10 @8/Biden's Dog: Do these idjits really think that lists were not made of who was doing what months, even years ago?

Changing job titles on web pages a few days ago isn't going to save them.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:10 AM (O7YUW)

11 Sound and simple advise to Trump from just after the election win:

Cernovich @Cernovich

“Beware of new friends.”

10:06 PM · Nov 7, 2024

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:11 AM (oClyJ)

12 Changing job titles on web pages a few days ago isn't going to save them.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:10 AM (O7YUW
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Here's hoping!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:12 AM (oClyJ)

13 @12/Biden's Dog:

Deploy the teams of Bobs! "What would you say you do here?"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:17 AM (O7YUW)

14 If I wanted to invite President Trump to the church to whom on his staff should I write to, and would snail mail be better or that would sit around until security checked for noxious substances or something?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:20 AM (4vOW/)

15 “Beware of new friends.”

That sounds like something Sun Tzu would say.

Or some renaissance Italian.

Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 04:21 AM (fV+MH)

16 Deploy the teams of Bobs! "What would you say you do here?"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:17 AM (O7YUW)
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not enough time. Wholesale demolishing and rebuilding from the foundation for numerous government departments and the total permanent shutdown of others.

A purge is needed.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:21 AM (oClyJ)

17 >>> 14

Postcard.

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:22 AM (cKEzo)

18 6
Cernovich
@Cernovich
·
11h
The Techno Gnostics hate being human, view embodiment as a form of slavery, and they want to summon the AI “god” they worship to destroy humanity.

The Blaze unpaywalled this, as people need to understand the real agenda of Sam Altman and “Stargate.”

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

youtu.be/r3Dju2i4FZw

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 23, 2025 04:27 AM (o4wD0)

19 Okay on to Pixy's content:

"Nvidia is working on generating as many as 16 fake frames for every real one, up from the current limit of 3."

These people are putting a lot of effort (and money) into chasing something useless. How is this not a bunch of wasted computer cycles and heat generated that now needs to be dissipated?

Curiously enough, electric car manufacturers were dying like flies during Biden's administration.

Yup, Trump's just taking the government's very heavy thumb off the scales here. The electric mandate is (and was) utter garbage. Let the market decide whether EV tech is fit for given purposes, and if demand doesn't support profitability based on that alone, then the tech will die, as it should.

"It's unhinged. It's fast. What could possibly go wrong?"

Google will be excited - new and faster ways to generate garbage search results.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:30 AM (O7YUW)

20 “Beware of new friends.”

That sounds like something Sun Tzu would say.

Or some renaissance Italian.
Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 04:21 AM (fV+MH)
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It's advice Trump 1 should have learned the hard way.

I'm worried that Trump 2 hasn't learned it well enough.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:31 AM (oClyJ)

21 @16/Biden's Dog: Good point, let's go with your solution. Faster, more effective, much more satisfying to watch.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:31 AM (O7YUW)

22 Grok; Draw a MAGA postcard with Wyoming background with American flag and cowgirl;; rectangular and 5 inches high x 7 inches long

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:32 AM (cKEzo)

23 @16/Biden's Dog: Good point, let's go with your solution. Faster, more effective, much more satisfying to watch.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:31 AM (O7YUW)
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We need to do that here! You start there.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:33 AM (oClyJ)

24 Cernovich
@Cernovich
·
11h
The Techno Gnostics hate being human, view embodiment as a form of slavery, and they want to summon the AI “god” they worship to destroy humanity.

The Blaze unpaywalled this, as people need to understand the real agenda of Sam Altman and “Stargate.”

https://tinyurl.com/bdmbtzwa
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:05 AM (oClyJ)

Pseudo-Skynet?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 04:35 AM (ExV1e)

25 God's promises. Devotional on 2nd Corinthians 4:16-18. I was particularly struck by this devotional because I deal with people at the senior care center or in the churches which I have served I who have memory or dementia issues:

https://tinyurl.com/2zuurecu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:36 AM (mdhmL)

26 Grok; Draw a MAGA postcard with Wyoming background with American flag and cowgirl;; rectangular and 5 inches high x 7 inches long

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:32 AM (cKEzo)
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https://tinyurl.com/4uw4uj28

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:36 AM (oClyJ)

27 Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:22 AM (cKEzo)

Thanks; I hadn't thought of that. Do I send it to President Trump or someone who helps him deal with his daily schedule?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:37 AM (mdhmL)

28 So, how was that magic trick done?

Planted audience member choosing, is my guess.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 23, 2025 04:39 AM (ufFY8)

29 @28: What magic trick?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 04:44 AM (O7YUW)

30 I would like to thank the poster yesterday- who was on in the evening and who's name I don't recall -who had some compassion for the woman Episcopal priest, saying that she looked frail and nervous. Maybe she was encouraged to think of herself as a prophet addressing a wayward "King" Do I like that her political views or that she was so aggressive? No, but as with many people you can't always tell what's going on beneath the service of their lives- even friends or family members may not say.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:44 AM (I+ghZ)

31 Your tax dollars at play:

https://tinyurl.com/2p84wpdv

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:44 AM (oClyJ)

32 Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:32 AM (cKEzo)

But I don't live in Montana, although it sounds lovely.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:45 AM (I+ghZ)

33
Grok drew a 3-legged cowgirl.

https://pic8.co/sh/VZJEBw.jpeg

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:45 AM (cKEzo)

34 And here's what Mary Channell Stevens has to say about the Gospel of Mark Chapter one-" A remarkable chapter . It can be studied very thoroughly, ever yielding more truth and beauty."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:48 AM (vX/Gr)

35 But I don't live in Montana, although it sounds lovely.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:45 AM (I+ghZ)
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New Jersey, right? Suit yourself!

https://tinyurl.com/bdzctmu5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:52 AM (oClyJ)

36 Grok drew a 3-legged cowgirl.

https://pic8.co/sh/VZJEBw.jpeg

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:45 AM (cKEzo)
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Hence the origin of "Howdy, stranger."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:53 AM (oClyJ)

37 You do not hate the establishment GOP enough:

https://tinyurl.com/26zhr7xb

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:56 AM (oClyJ)

38 Grok drew a 3-legged cowgirl.

https://pic8.co/sh/VZJEBw.jpeg

Posted by: 13times

Side-saddle it is.

Posted by: mikeski at January 23, 2025 04:58 AM (DgGvY)

39 FS; just address it to the White House. Nice postcard images attract attention. Send a new one every month for the next four years. Hint: buy regulation sized generic postcards and Elmer glue your printed image over the postcard face.

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:58 AM (Z1ugm)

40 @30 She's simply doing what most Episcopalian clergy do. Shouldn't surprise anyone. Nor does she deserve (imo) compassion for perverting the Gospel. Only God can turn her heart of stone into a heart of flesh. May he do so.

Wow...NW IL today is warmer than some parts of Florida. In January, at 4am. Amazing!

Posted by: lizabth at January 23, 2025 04:59 AM (Jfw7U)

41 Grand Old Party

Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 04:59 AM (fV+MH)

42 So I did at some point - I think mention this very nice Republican guy who followed the ambulance to the hospital when I needed to go several weeks ago. He returned back to the RC church after not being involved for about 25 years and is now a Eucharistic minister. He does pray for various situations but he also prays, " Show me something today, Lord" which is a nice, hopeful kind of prayer.
Anyway, I was in the grocery store yesterday/ smaller, nicer one nearby. He was a stock delivery guy working in the dairy section. I wanted to thank him for his work. He said, "After 40 years of this it's routine. I put my mind out in the car. " it's it heaven where we"ll do more interesting work." I said, "Some people think we're going to sit on clouds and do nothing which sounds boring to me. " He assured me this was not the case" And no, I didn't tell Joe that I was a minister just shook his hand.

So that was what I call my "God incident" yesterday in which God showed me something.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:59 AM (G1pat)

43 Posted by: lizabth at January 23, 2025 04:59 AM (Jfw7U)

As I said, I did not appreciate her message but even people whom I don't like or don't agree with can have their hearts changed, yes.😊

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:00 AM (G1pat)

44 @38 Lol....she seems troubled by that extra leg.

Posted by: lizabth at January 23, 2025 05:00 AM (Jfw7U)

45 I never heard of the USTC until now:

https://tinyurl.com/y8xew4zw

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 05:01 AM (oClyJ)

46 Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 04:58 AM (Z1ugm

O.K. I'm not a technical person at all. I will have to ask FenSpouse.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:02 AM (G1pat)

47 @38 Lol....she seems troubled by that extra leg.
Posted by: lizabth at January 23, 2025 05:00 AM (Jfw7U)
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They call her... Walker.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 05:03 AM (oClyJ)

48 Lol....she seems troubled by that extra leg.
Posted by: lizabth

The "Texas three-step" isn't catching on.

Posted by: mikeski at January 23, 2025 05:03 AM (DgGvY)

49 I understand you disagree with her sentiments. But her frailty, life circumstance, family, etc. do not give her license to pervert the Gospel.

We can agree that the only aid for her ills is to come out of her wicked 'church' and believe the Gospel. It's up to God to turn her heart, and we can leave it there.

Posted by: lizabth at January 23, 2025 05:05 AM (Jfw7U)

50 Post 30- "surface" not "Service"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:05 AM (G1pat)

51 Texas three-step....bahaha. I should go to Grok and ask for a smiling cowgirl with three legs. But I am too lazy.

Posted by: lizabth at January 23, 2025 05:06 AM (Jfw7U)

52 Same prompt but added “cowgirl on horse”

Her finger turns into a leather rein. AI is awesome. I love this surrealistic weird stuff. It can’t draw a proper American flag. The saddle looks pretty good minus horn.

https://pic8.co/sh/MnljGD.jpeg

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 05:12 AM (RFoC2)

53 G'morning, all!

Covid fever broke in the middle of the night.

Temp back down to my more normal 97.8 range

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 05:17 AM (a1415)

54 "Honestly it feels like Trump could fire 80% of these people and no one would even notice."

Except the realtors in the DC area. There are some of the largest, most wealthy neighborhoods in the US latched on to the periphery on DC like engorged ticks ready to explode.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at January 23, 2025 05:20 AM (QB+5g)

55 If you go back to the front page of the thread before thennONT, there is a picture of the Church at Assisi.

Mrs VIA and I stood on that very front area with Fr George, after asking him to give a blessing for Catholic friends of ours who were attempting to conceive a child.

I think Mrs VIA was in the splash zone for the blessing as later, our sons were born less than a week apart.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 05:22 AM (a1415)

56 I worked with a Russian that got out and worked in Germany.

He name is Sergey.

It is pronounced "Sir Gay".

I find it humorous.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 23, 2025 05:26 AM (ZmEVT)

57 25.2 degrees, 57% RH.

Rods refroze overnight, and the third day of our international airport being closed.

Fun Fact: Charleston International Airport is the biggest and busiest airport in South Carolina.

And it should return to operation sometime today.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 05:32 AM (a1415)

58 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 23, 2025 05:33 AM (hoCmQ)

59 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 05:22 AM (a1415)

That was a lovely picture of the church and very nice of you to ask for a blessing for your friend.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:33 AM (MQJVv)

60 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at January 23, 2025 05:35 AM (i6Awv)

61 "Nvidia is working on generating as many as 16 fake frames for every real one, up from the current limit of 3. "

It's probably similar to what MPEG does to raw digital video frames. Sends a full frame every once in a while and then sends approximations based on the temporal and spatial changes. It relies on the perceptual neurologic algorithms of the brain to make it appear as a seamless visual stream.

I can't remember the allowed rate for the different styles of the approximation frame but it was very dependent on how dynamic and chaotic the actual raw stream was.

16 sounds like stretching it.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at January 23, 2025 05:36 AM (QB+5g)

62
Damn snowblower next door started at 5 this morning.

Let's say we re-take Hawaii. Happy to start with the judges.

Posted by: Auspex at January 23, 2025 05:37 AM (j4U/Z)

63 Anyone remember Rumpole of the Bailey? Fiction. His father was an Anglican priest who had lost his faith. But what do you do when you are a cleric and lose your faith?

You can't quit your job because you have no other marketable job skills.

You become the Bishop of Washington D.C.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 23, 2025 05:37 AM (ZmEVT)

64 84 year old man at a laundromat fights off robber with his folded blue jeans:

https://tinyurl.com/ycxm3xvy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:38 AM (MQJVv)

65 I am flying out of Charlotte later today, Lord-willing.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 23, 2025 05:38 AM (ZmEVT)

66 "It's probably similar to what MPEG does to raw digital video frames. Sends a full frame every once in a while and then sends approximations based on the temporal and spatial changes. It relies on the perceptual neurologic algorithms of the brain to make it appear as a seamless visual stream."

Is this how the WWI videos are made?

Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 05:38 AM (fV+MH)

67 G'Day everyone
Except for maybe 2 hours been in bed almost 26 hours and probably slept for 18 -20

Posted by: Skip at January 23, 2025 05:44 AM (fwDg9)

68 I like this group- "Anthem Lights " and here they do a nice acapella version of a song, "In Christ alone."

https://tinyurl.com/ynay73hm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:45 AM (M5lJD)

69 More winning.

David Atherton
@DaveAtherton20
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37m
Lord Peter Mandelson, allegedly once caught in a compromising position with Gordon Brown at Number 10, is to be rejected as British Ambassador to America.

Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 05:52 AM (nU4+m)

70 Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 23, 2025 05:37 AM (ZmEV

I really liked "Rumpole of the Bailey" and Leo McKern was an excellent actor

I don't know that she's lost her faith. I havent asked her about her theology as regards the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ .
But yes, clergy have other marketable skills. I was a bookstore asst manager, and also worked at a publishing company before or while I was in seminary. When I retire I expect I can find something else to do, God willing.

And yes, clergy's

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:52 AM (gMpqR)

71 Sorry about the additional line.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:53 AM (gMpqR)

72 @64/FenelonSpoke: I love to see when good wins. Thank you for this!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 05:53 AM (O7YUW)

73 Posted by: Skip at January 23, 2025 05:44 AM (fwDg9)

Are you feeling better, Skip?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:53 AM (gMpqR)

74 Sorry about your uncle. Skip.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at January 23, 2025 05:55 AM (dR6yv)

75 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 05:53 AM (O7YUW)

You are most welcome. Thanks to you and Salty and FenSpouse and others who have the important job of transporting schools kids around.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 05:55 AM (gMpqR)

76 Evening and morning to all the late toilers, early risers, and frozen outposts of AoSHQ! (Yes, Titan, we finally have a leadership that will actually send you supplies again.) It's frozen tundra here once more, 27 F., but it will rise above freezing by about 9 am and fall to only about 32 this time tomorrow morning.

I have one more day of "working" from home, so I'll try to enjoy it. How about you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 23, 2025 05:57 AM (omVj0)

77 Lord Peter Mandelson, allegedly once caught in a compromising position with Gordon Brown at Number 10, is to be rejected as British Ambassador to America.
Posted by: 13times at January 23, 2025 05:52 AM (nU4+m)

Seems like a very adult, high-brow, sophisticated thing to appoint someone as an ambassador who'd personally insulted the incoming head of state of the country they're supposed to be ambassadoring to. Guess that's why I'll never be good at high level diplomacy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 05:57 AM (ExV1e)

78 Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 23, 2025 05:38 AM (ZmEVT)

May the Lord take care of you and all others on the flight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 06:00 AM (MQJVv)

79 Glad to hear good news, VIA.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 23, 2025 06:01 AM (svLOV)

80 mornin yall. I don't know if this country can survive without thousands of refugees from Afghanistan, but I would like to find out.

Posted by: fd at January 23, 2025 06:01 AM (vFG9F)

81 Glad to hear everybody is clear of fever, Covid or otherwise.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 23, 2025 06:04 AM (omVj0)

82 Seems like a very adult, high-brow, sophisticated thing to appoint someone as an ambassador who'd personally insulted the incoming head of state of the country they're supposed to be ambassadoring to. Guess that's why I'll never be good at high level diplomacy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Kind of like appointing ambassador Stevens to a muslim country.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 23, 2025 06:05 AM (i6Awv)

83 That bigot Trump has declared that someone with their face covered with tattoos is probably not going to be a bank president. This kind of profiling is why no Maori has ever been at the head of The Bank of America.

Posted by: fd at January 23, 2025 06:06 AM (vFG9F)

84
The Seven Most Influential Papers in Computer Science. (Terrible Software)

I did not see "Ctrl-Alt-Delete: Why Epstein Island's Bill Gates Thinks He's Super Smart Enough To Tinker With And Fuck Up Everything" on that list

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 23, 2025 06:07 AM (xG4kz)

85 "ermahgerd, AI will surpass humans..."

Well, i mean... yeah. That's the whole damn point of working on it. Greyhound busses are superior to any human who ever lived at schlepping a few dozen people a couple hundred miles. Scissors surpass humans at making clean cuts in paper. Literally any container surpasses cupping a hand as best you can to pick up and transport a quantity of water.

We Homos figured tool making out before we were even sapiens.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 23, 2025 06:08 AM (+iIV1)

86 About ten am, once it's been above freezing for a bit, I'll go out, dig some snow from around my front bumper and my wheels, and brush the rest of the snow off my car's windshield and back glass. Then I intend to pull it into a spot in the parking lot where it will get sunlight until dark. With any luck my wipers will be usable by then, and I can dry the glass and wipers so they will not refreeze overnight.

I pointed out to Miss Linda, "THIS is why we need a garage." (Her reply: "Mmph.")

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 23, 2025 06:08 AM (omVj0)

87 @75/FenelonSpoke: You're welcome, and thanks for the kind words and the recognition. Each day has its own challenges, but that's kind of its own reward too, because it's never quite the same, and thus you're never bored.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 23, 2025 06:11 AM (O7YUW)

88
Lord Peter Mandelson, allegedly once caught in a compromising position with Gordon Brown at Number 10, is to be rejected as British Ambassador to America.
Posted by: 13times

Does this mean that he's to be loaded in a trebuchet and unceremoniously fired back toward Great Britain? I sure hope it does!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 23, 2025 06:11 AM (xG4kz)

89 "Does this mean that he's to be loaded in a trebuchet and unceremoniously fired back toward Great Britain? I sure hope it does!"

Unceremoniously?

I personally think there should indeed be some type of ceremony for this.

Even if it's a single Court Trumpeter playing a preparatory blast, moments before launch.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:14 AM (a1415)

90 Today I did not have to make a sandwich. Son asked me to please get turkey on cranberry bread, which I got from the supermarket where the nice man of faith -whom I mentioned above -was working. And no, I don't have to make him a sandwich. He can do this himself. I just like to help him out sometimes because I love him and he's a nice young man.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 06:15 AM (SYsni)

91
Damn snowblower next door started at 5 this morning

It is long past time for this country to engage in an earnest conversation about snowblower control.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 23, 2025 06:17 AM (xG4kz)

92 Beware nude friends? I would say that unless your talking about a husband or wife, yes that would not be acceptable.

What?

Never mind.

Posted by: Emily Litella at January 23, 2025 06:18 AM (PiwSw)

93
Lord Peter Mandelson, allegedly once caught in a compromising position with Gordon Brown at Number 10

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Compromising?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 23, 2025 06:19 AM (Ijbq0)

94 "It is long past time for this country to engage in an earnest conversation about snowblower control."

Be careful what we ask for, lest we become like some Maryland counties who have banned gas powered leaf blowers and string trimmers.
And single use plastic shopping bags.

To save the earf.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:20 AM (a1415)

95
Bye Budde! Hope you find your Dad!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 23, 2025 06:21 AM (xG4kz)

96 The paper "Go to statement considered harmful", I remember that one. I was writing Fortran and it not only had a "go to", it even had a "computed go to" statement -- for an increase in complexity..

Baby days of programming languages

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 23, 2025 06:23 AM (Vbre+)

97 As far as I know Sun Tzu nor the Renaissance Italians had any warnings about nude friends.

I expect they welcomed them.

Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 06:24 AM (fV+MH)

98 I did not see "Ctrl-Alt-Delete: Why Epstein Island's Bill Gates Thinks He's Super Smart Enough To Tinker With And Fuck Up Everything" on that list
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 23, 2025 06:07 AM (xG4kz)

One of the most destructive fallacies in history is "if I'm smart about a thing, I'm smart about everything" followed by "and, therefore, I should be in charge".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:25 AM (ExV1e)

99
Y'know Kier (rhymes with "queer", right?), I'd tread lightly when it comes to poking PDJT in the eye on the diplomatic front. I'm sure that there's enough dirt on you buried in intelligence files over here to make your life even more wretched than it already is.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 23, 2025 06:26 AM (xG4kz)

100 "As far as I know Sun Tzu nor the Renaissance Italians had any warnings about nude friends. "

What were their positions on Nude Eels, I wonder?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:26 AM (a1415)

101 What am I, Poseidon?

Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 06:27 AM (fV+MH)

102 Which was a great movie IMHO.

Posted by: eleven at January 23, 2025 06:28 AM (fV+MH)

103
Somewhat like Argentina's Milei.

That SHOULD be the plan. Need to repeat what was posted on the HQ yesterday:

https://tinyurl.com/k3d24bvr
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 04:06 AM (oClyJ)

Hooray for Milei! He really cut inflation in one year. You knew their Agencies were going to rebrand DEI
. Hold the accountable

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 23, 2025 06:29 AM (fn8sn)

104 Local news reporting that Rep. Nancy Mace is considering running for Governor of South Carolina.

She needs to keep her butt where it is for several more years.

Grow politically, and develop maturity.

And if she can continue to do that, maybe in about 8 years I could consider it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:30 AM (a1415)

105 Lord Peter Mandelson, allegedly once caught in a compromising position with Gordon Brown at Number 10

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Compromising?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 23, 2025 06:19 AM (Ijbq0)

I assume they're referring to an upper-class, private school buggery type situation.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:32 AM (ExV1e)

106 "And if she can continue to do that, maybe in about 8 years I could consider it."

If I make it eight more years I'll consider voting for somebody. If...

Posted by: Someday I'll choose a nick and stick with it but not today. I'm a dangerous radical. at January 23, 2025 06:34 AM (89Sog)

107 I'll have to read more about Codd and his concept of relational databases. That was my focus in school and at work during my short time as a programmer and developer. I'd heard of the GoTo paper and how it sparked structured programming, and used it twenty-five years later in school with BASIC and COBOL. Such apparently simple ideas; you wonder why nobody saw them before.

I guess when we have matter transmitters and hyderdrives, we'll ask the same question, why nobody had this idea before 2360.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 23, 2025 06:34 AM (omVj0)

108 Oops -- "hyperdrives"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 23, 2025 06:35 AM (omVj0)

109 More background on Mandelson, and the compromising position.

Not what we think by 'compromising'.

https://tinyurl.com/5bw7fyfc

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:35 AM (a1415)

110 Y'know Kier (rhymes with "queer", right?), I'd tread lightly when it comes to poking PDJT in the eye on the diplomatic front.

Starmer, and Labour as a whole, were vehemently opposed to Brexit. It's almost like their plan is to utterly destroy the UK's relationship with the US in an effort to force the British subjects to ask to rejoin the cesspool that is the EU.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:36 AM (ExV1e)

111 Codd's "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks" paper could also be named "Larry Ellison Launched, the Oracle of Onerous Licensing 1.0."

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 06:38 AM (Q8Bj8)

112 25 God's promises. Devotional on 2nd Corinthians 4:16-18. I was particularly struck by this devotional because I deal with people at the senior care center or in the churches which I have served I who have memory or dementia issues:

https://tinyurl.com/2zuurecu
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 04:36 AM (mdhmL)

Thank you. That devotional comes at a time wh en I'm helping a person struggling with these same issues. Really struggling.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 23, 2025 06:38 AM (wWENI)

113 While I am uncertain as to the need for the EU, cesspools do indeed serve a purpose.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:38 AM (a1415)

114 Hooray for Milei! He really cut inflation in one year. You knew their Agencies were going to rebrand DEI
. Hold the accountable
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 23, 2025 06:29 AM (fn8sn)

The answer is simple. You were already going to fire the DEI chick. Someone in leadership decided to rebrand her title. Fire them also.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:38 AM (ExV1e)

115 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 23, 2025 06:38 AM (uX4GZ)

116 I think the British guy suffers from "Open Mouth, Insert foot" if he insulted Trump and still expected to be appointed to a diplomatic job. I guess he lacks diplomacy."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 06:39 AM (UbL19)

117 Local news reporting that Rep. Nancy Mace is considering running for Governor of South Carolina.

She needs to keep her butt where it is for several more years.

Grow politically, and develop maturity.

And if she can continue to do that, maybe in about 8 years I could consider it.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:30 AM (a1415)

She strikes me as someone very ambitious and mostly in it for herself. I do not trust her and I don't give a damn if she has big tits.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:40 AM (ExV1e)

118 One of the most destructive fallacies in history is "if I'm smart about a thing, I'm smart about everything" followed by "and, therefore, I should be in charge".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:25 AM (ExV1e)

^This^

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 23, 2025 06:41 AM (wWENI)

119 Posted by: JM in Illinois at

You are welcome. It is so very hard. Thanks for your kindness in being a caring empathetic ear for this person.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 06:42 AM (UbL19)

120 She strikes me as someone very ambitious and mostly in it for herself. I do not trust her and I don't give a damn if she has big tits.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:40 AM (ExV1e)

That's not gonna get ya very far around here.

Boobens über alles!!!!

Posted by: Someday I'll choose a nick and stick with it but not today. I'm a dangerous radical. at January 23, 2025 06:44 AM (89Sog)

121 Weird Al Yankovic is basically a polka dude who does other performers music better than they do, no matter their style.

Posted by: Eromero at January 23, 2025 06:46 AM (jgmnb)

122 More background on Mandelson, and the compromising position.

Not what we think by 'compromising'.

https://tinyurl.com/5bw7fyfc
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:35 AM (a1415)

Nothing in the article talks about Mandelson "being caught in a compromising position with Gordon Brown at Number 10". Of course, I doubt Trump cares about that.

The fact that the UK government wants to play footsie with Chynah isn't really surprising, though, since virtually every western politician is on the take from the commies. Once, that sort of thing would be called treason.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:46 AM (ExV1e)

123 Hooray for Milei! He really cut inflation in one year. You knew their Agencies were going to rebrand DEI
. Hold the accountable
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 23, 2025 06:29 AM (fn8sn)

The answer is simple. You were already going to fire the DEI chick. Someone in leadership decided to rebrand her title. Fire them also.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:38 AM (ExV1e)
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Milei at this week's WEF conference:

https://tinyurl.com/5eyncncm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 06:47 AM (oClyJ)

124 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:47 AM (u82oZ)

125 That's not gonna get ya very far around here.

Boobens über alles!!!!
Posted by: Someday I'll choose a nick and stick with it but not today. I'm a dangerous radical. at January 23, 2025 06:44 AM (89Sog)

It is a common fallacy that all men prefer big tits. Admittedly, the commentariat here does little to dispel that fallacy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:48 AM (ExV1e)

126 JJ, Wisconsin news:

https://tinyurl.com/ywaxbdxn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 06:49 AM (oClyJ)

127 Very windy tonight in SoCal. Look for the other half of L.A. to burn to the ground in coming days.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 23, 2025 06:51 AM (hY4dx)

128 Man from WI rescues two people from fiery crash:

https://tinyurl.com/ym8pvkca

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 06:51 AM (UbL19)

129 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Your prayers are powerfully answered. Good to know.

Take your son to that church!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:51 AM (u82oZ)

130 Milei's full WEF address:

https://t.co/zlbZ8POpF7

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 06:51 AM (oClyJ)

131 Cicero

Nyah.

Prevailing winds in the wrong direction.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

132 " I don't give a damn if she has big tits."

That would make two of us😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 06:52 AM (UbL19)

133 Someday I'll choose a nick and stick with it but not today

How I'm treated is more important than the mammary size. You get around enough, you find this out. So put me in I used to have a different nic's camp.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

134 So, new fires in LA. Apparantly, Californians still need more disaster before they get the message, or so someone believes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 06:54 AM (dVYUq)

135 Have all the J6 political prisoners been released?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 23, 2025 06:54 AM (omVj0)

136 FenelonSpoke

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

137 Salty!

As COVID goes, this variant seems to have disguised itself as a mild head cold.

Other then an elevation in temp briefly to 99.4, there was nothing to suggest that I might have COVID.

And lots of folks walking around here with 'Just a cold'.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:55 AM (a1415)

138 Huck Follywood

Needs new leadership from the statehouse, gov's mansion, all the way down to the on-scene commander. All those homeless people are not helping, either.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

139 " I don't give a damn if she has big tits."

That would make two of us😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 06:52 AM (UbL19)
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https://youtu.be/rXDGDaZCvdA

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 06:57 AM (oClyJ)

140 The fact that the UK government wants to play footsie with Chynah isn't really surprising, though, since virtually every western politician is on the take from the commies. Once, that sort of thing would be called treason.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 06:46 AM (ExV1e)
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What amazed me about Biden's China pay-off was how little it was. He got $30 mill but it was split up among the whole clan. By contrast, Obama got big checks, like the $100 mill from Netflix, and just split it with Mike.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 06:58 AM (dVYUq)

141 How I'm treated is more important than the mammary size. You get around enough, you find this out. So put me in I used to have a different nic's camp.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

I'm in the same camp. I don't see the appeal of extra large puppehs. Except for the surgeons that make bank off reductions and fixing spines that have been crushed.

Posted by: Someday I'll choose a nick and stick with it but not today. I'm a dangerous radical. at January 23, 2025 06:58 AM (89Sog)

142 Given the zeal that so many in gubbmint show in letting their freak flag fly since 2016 it is obvious something has been rotten for a long, long time. The CINC is in charge, “yeah I don’t wanna do that” is not part of the job description.

It also illustrates what is outrageous about so many problems. When the government wants to do something, it can marshal the resources to do it. Manhattan project concurrent with WWII. Or the Apollo project. We witnessed maybe 40 years of the “border” wide open, for just one example. Maybe I’m not explaining my point very well. If something like this happens, basically it is because the government wants it that way.

I recall thinking on 9/11/2001 that they will get serious about border security and illegals now for sure. Yeah. I really believed that. Apparently I must have thought the government, somewhere in the bowels somewhere maybe, really cared or something. Oops

Posted by: Common Tater at January 23, 2025 06:58 AM (tgJVA)

143 Prevailing winds in the wrong direction.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

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My faith the the ability of our CA "leadership" to create a catastrophe out of routine weather conditions is stronger than it's ever been.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 23, 2025 06:58 AM (hY4dx)

144 Village Idiot's Apprentice

I have three COVID-19 Wuhan test kits from the school. Not going to use them.

Would throw an immense wrench of reality into flawed policy.

Glad you are OK. Hope the snow led to spiritual behavior in your area, with a stark beauty to the landscape.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:59 AM (u82oZ)

145 Pendulous...

Not a good word.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 06:59 AM (a1415)

146 Needs new leadership from the statehouse, gov's mansion, all the way down to the on-scene commander. All those homeless people are not helping, either.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 06:56 AM (u82oZ)
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You and I are convinced but I bet there are still plenty of California voters who are ready to pull any "Democrat" lever, without thinking.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 07:00 AM (dVYUq)

147 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 23, 2025 07:00 AM (dg+HA)

148 Cicero

We will find out. Trump in CA tomorrow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 07:00 AM (u82oZ)

149

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at January 23, 2025 07:00 AM (EFZgU)

150 That's not gonna get ya very far around here.

Boobens über alles!!!!
Posted by: Someday I'll choose a nick and stick with it but not today. I'm a dangerous radical. at January 23, 2025 06:44 AM (89Sog)

Made me laugh

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 23, 2025 07:01 AM (Vbre+)

151 Salty,

We were blessed with about 3.5 inches of God's wonderment.

While it made for a beautiful sunrise yesterday, and the joy on children's faces seeing their very first snowfall in Summerville, it's been here more than four hours.

It go now.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 07:02 AM (a1415)

152 Trump in CA tomorrow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 07:00 AM (u82oZ)

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Willowed from ONT:

California healing on such a winter's day:

https://tinyurl.com/nzzekyb8

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:02 AM (oClyJ)

153 I believe variety in most things is a good thing, including breast size.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 07:02 AM (dVYUq)

154 don't see the appeal of extra large puppehs.
———

They aren’t going to take your mancard buddy, but they might have to bend a corner or something. Depends on your definition of “extra large”. Proportional, and symmetry are certainly… um. You know, nice.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 23, 2025 07:03 AM (tgJVA)

155 We will find out. Trump in CA tomorrow.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 07:00 AM (u82oZ)

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It's funny -- no, hilarious -- that Sparky Newsom thinks he'll use Trump's visit to rebuild his destroyed credibility as a serious politician.

My prediction: The popcorn will flow like wine.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 23, 2025 07:03 AM (hY4dx)

156 I believe variety in most things is a good thing, including breast size.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 07:02 AM (dVYUq)
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You mean like lopsided right and left?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:04 AM (oClyJ)

157 A lovely companion to The Verge's meltdown over EV mandates ending is Ars Technica "California’s air pollution waiver and the “EV mandate” are banned by Trump."

The Communists Commentariat are so worked up, rabid and frothing comes to mind, that reading them should come with a warning about risks to your personal safety.

A couple of quick hit samples. "Solar and wind aren't going anywhere, even if Trump illegally removes subsidies/credits," and, but of course, "[Ever] seen a ~~Cybertruck~~ Nazimobile? Incel Camino."

https://is.gd/XfZ0GU

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 07:04 AM (Q8Bj8)

158 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

What is beyond a cult? Not a good look. Detached from reality, or wanting slaves? Or both?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 07:05 AM (u82oZ)

159 Time for a classic:

https://tinyurl.com/yc3mv9c3

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 07:05 AM (a1415)

160 Hillary Clinton

Hope the inaugural brought up many regrets for you. Please continue to console yourself with ethyl alcohol.

Carry on.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 07:06 AM (u82oZ)

161 Willowed from ONT:

California healing on such a winter's day:

https://tinyurl.com/nzzekyb8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:02 AM (oClyJ)

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Dear God, what a clown show.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 23, 2025 07:06 AM (hY4dx)

162 Good morning. 17 degrees today in western NC going up to maybe 40.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 23, 2025 07:07 AM (iAdx3)

163 89 "Does this mean that he's to be loaded in a trebuchet and unceremoniously fired back toward Great Britain? I sure hope it does!"

Unceremoniously?

I personally think there should indeed be some type of ceremony for this.

Even if it's a single Court Trumpeter playing a preparatory blast, moments before launch.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

youtu.be/2AxiATxLofk

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 23, 2025 07:07 AM (sAmhv)

164 Morning peeps. Well, it's not below zero this morning, so progress?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 23, 2025 07:08 AM (Q4IgG)

165 Have a great day, everyone.

Not tired of winning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 23, 2025 07:08 AM (u82oZ)

166 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 07:05 AM (a1415)
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That's definitely a classic Mannix would approve.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 07:08 AM (dVYUq)

167 Happy Thursday

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 23, 2025 07:08 AM (gbOdA)

168 Have a good day everyone. Maybe I'll see you on the art thread. May you have a blessed day and know that you're a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 23, 2025 07:09 AM (MQJVv)

169 youtu.be/2AxiATxLofk
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 23, 2025 07:07 AM (sAmhv)
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I was thinking more like Porky Pig's "That's all, folks!"

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:09 AM (oClyJ)

170 167 Happy Thursday
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 23, 2025 07:08 AM (gbOdA)

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To Thor.

*clink*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 23, 2025 07:09 AM (hY4dx)

171 Puddleglum..

Yes!

PULL!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 07:10 AM (a1415)

172 Time for me to shave and shower. I don't *need* to, I'm not going in to work or starring in a Zoom conference call, but I like to feel clean.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 23, 2025 07:10 AM (omVj0)

173 7 this morning as I head to the gym. Tick-killing weather I hope.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 07:10 AM (dVYUq)

174 The 1600 J6ers was so knotted up the the DoJ and the DC Courts I think that the only option was to free them all.
Let the Progressive be mad but it is better the 9 go free if it saves an innocent from hanging.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 23, 2025 07:11 AM (gbOdA)

175 Be safe, salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 07:11 AM (a1415)

176 To Thor.

*clink*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 23, 2025 07:09 AM (hY4dx)

Monday Tuesday Thursday Wednesday

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 23, 2025 07:12 AM (gbOdA)

177 So if Illegals begin to self-deport, does the Mexican government try to stop them from crossing back into Mexico?

How does that even work?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 07:13 AM (a1415)

178 Another updated X profile:

https://tinyurl.com/2sf9h8k8

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:13 AM (oClyJ)

179 I'm watching a video by Sam the Cooking Guy (I'm gonna make Loco Moko for breakfast -- onolicious!) and there's a t-shirt that says "If Fat Means Flavor, I'm F#%king Delicious". 😆

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 23, 2025 07:14 AM (kpS4V)

180 Jueves comes from Jupiter
How are Thor and Jupiter related?

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 23, 2025 07:15 AM (gbOdA)

181 7 this morning as I head to the gym. Tick-killing weather I hope.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 23, 2025 07:10 AM (dVYUq)
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They have collars that can help you.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:15 AM (oClyJ)

182 Good morning, good people, from the seasonal Adirondacks (cold) this AM.It will warm a touch for the weekend then back to lower seasonal temps during the week. And so on for the winter.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at January 23, 2025 07:16 AM (hKoQL)

183 > 7 this morning as I head to the gym. Tick-killing weather I hope.
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Get yourself a possum. The eat 'em.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 23, 2025 07:17 AM (Q4IgG)

184 California healing on such a winter's day:

https://tinyurl.com/nzzekyb8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:02 AM (oClyJ)
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CA is burning down due to lack of water and terrible forest management. Yet, this is what CA politicians think is important? Hubris coupled with foolishness.

They really don't care the people they're supposed to look after are being wiped out due to their insane policies.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at January 23, 2025 07:18 AM (tT6L1)

185 "They have collars that can help you."

Required disclaimer: Ask your veterinarian if Hartz Mountain Flea and Tick collar is right for you.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 23, 2025 07:18 AM (a1415)

186 180 Jueves comes from Jupiter
How are Thor and Jupiter related?

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In Roman mythology, sometimes Jupiter had to head north to the Scandi regions to kick some ass.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 23, 2025 07:18 AM (hY4dx)

187 I would like to thank the poster yesterday...who had some compassion for the woman Episcopal priest.

She had one job to do and that was to give it uplifting sermon to the President of the United States and his administration. Instead she went all Communist and insulted him by lecturing him about what his duties were and implying he was a heartless prick. What an arrogant twat. If she wanted to get up on her hind legs and bark out her political opinions masquerading as Christian theology she should have done that elsewhere. But Communists are going to do what Communists are going.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 07:20 AM (Q8Bj8)

188 You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 23, 2025 07:21 AM (dg+HA)

189 I fondly remember the days when Nero fiddling while Rome burned was but a myth.

Then, CA politicians decide to show everyone it's far from beyond the realm of possibility.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at January 23, 2025 07:21 AM (tT6L1)

190 Not sure about the J6ers. It was said all but 7 are out of the Gulag. Those had holds from other states to be cleared and can only be held for 14 days. Biden's head of the Bureau of Prisons was fired and the Marshalls were sent in at one point. I'lll see if there's an update.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 23, 2025 07:21 AM (NQtI0)

191 I recall thinking on 9/11/2001 that they will get serious about border security and illegals now for sure. Yeah. I really believed that. Apparently I must have thought the government, somewhere in the bowels somewhere maybe, really cared or something. Oops
Posted by: Common Tater at January 23, 2025 06:58 AM (tgJVA)

Once upon a time, many of us believed in the fairy tale that there were two opposing parties, each wanting what was best for the country but differing in their definition of 'best'.

Sad that we had to lose that innocence.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 07:22 AM (ExV1e)

192 The lunatics over at Reddit are trying to ban the use of X.com links in their posts. This is actually gaining traction. The frothy hatred towards Elon Musk because he bought Twitter will never end.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 07:23 AM (Q8Bj8)

193 Grok:

Not all January 6th defendants, commonly referred to as J6 prisoners, have been freed. According to recent information, approximately 1,028 defendants had their cases adjudicated as of November 5, 2024, with 645 sentenced to periods of incarceration. While there have been reports on social media suggesting mass releases, these claims do not appear to be fully substantiated by official records. The Justice Department continues to prosecute and sentence individuals involved in the Capitol riot, with varying outcomes including incarceration, home detention, or release pending trial or sentencing. Posts on X have indicated some level of excitement and anticipation regarding potential mass pardons or releases, but these are not reflected in official updates from legal sources.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 23, 2025 07:23 AM (oClyJ)

194 Absolutely one of Al's best videos. Ever.

Posted by: GWB at January 23, 2025 07:24 AM (hzHvq)

195
32 this morning in Brazoria County, 46 out in the kennel, 43 out in the garage and 41 in the attic. Yay. Better.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 23, 2025 07:27 AM (dxSpM)

196 So if Illegals begin to self-deport, does the Mexican government try to stop them from crossing back into Mexico?

How does that even work?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

I think the real story is going to be is how much are the cartels going to charge illegal aliens to get out of the USA before they get arrested by ICE.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 07:27 AM (Q8Bj8)

197 The lunatics over at Reddit are trying to ban the use of X.com links in their posts. This is actually gaining traction. The frothy hatred towards Elon Musk because he bought Twitter will never end.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 07:23 AM (Q8Bj

Not just links to X. One user was perma-banned for pointing out that even the ADL said that Musk didn't use a Nazi salute and stop being stupid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 23, 2025 07:28 AM (ExV1e)

198 It's 18° f and dark in Las Cruces, NM. The schools are still running on a 2-hour late schedule so the kiddos don't freeze to death on their way ahead the school. Yeah, the locals are overreacting as usual.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 07:28 AM (Q8Bj8)

199 Not just links to X. One user was perma-banned for pointing out that even the ADL said that Musk didn't use a Nazi salute and stop being stupid. Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I got banned from our local subreddit for pointing out that a local communist, who was rioting for the extermination of Israel, got arrested for trespassing on the university's property and busting out windows and not because she was a communist. Remarkably my feelings weren't hurt.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 23, 2025 07:32 AM (Q8Bj8)

200 what happens today

Posted by: Don Black. Message: keep them dogies movin' at January 23, 2025 07:32 AM (AOsQT)

201 So, looks like a few still in the Gulag. A California judge just put a guy in jail and it's under review by the government. That's all I'm finding so far. Lots of awful stories about their treatment in jail.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 23, 2025 07:33 AM (NQtI0)

202
Coffee that is hot is coffee that is good.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 23, 2025 07:34 AM (dxSpM)

203
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 23, 2025 07:34 AM (w9Ycv)

204
JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 23, 2025 07:35 AM (gbOdA)

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