Daily Tech News 22 February 2025

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Oh, Oops Part One: Some Zotac RTX 5090 graphics cards have eight missing ROPs - the part of the chip that writes out the rendered image data to memory. (WCCFTech)

They should have 176; instead they have 168. Updating the drivers and refreshing the BIOS does nothing to help, and the performance loss is measurable.
Oh, Oops Part Two: When you think about it, if refreshing the BIOS doesn't work, this can't be Zotac's fault. They don't control the drivers or the chips supplied by Nvidia.

And yes, there's a bad batch of chips out there, and this problem affects every model of card. (WCCFTech)

Disabling parts of a GPU chip is perfectly normal, but on the top-of-the-line RTX 5090, which costs $2000 in theory and at least double that in practice, nothing is supposed to be disabled.

And it can't be fixed, requiring a recall of affected boards.

Only... It could be three months before there's any stock to replace them.
And that's if your power cable doesn't melt. (Windows Central)

Using a cable rated for a maximum of 600W on a GPU rated at a nominal 575W. Who could have foreseen problems with that?

Particularly when the exact same thing happened with the 450W RTX 4090 two years ago.

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If you think you've got problems with your RTX 5090 that is broken, on fire, and doesn't even exist crypto exchange Bybit lost $1.46 billion. (CoinDesk)

Not in the sense that they failed to make a profit for the quarter, but in the old-fashioned sense that somebody walked in and took it when they weren't paying attention.
Do you want a pocket computer with a keyboard, a touchscreen, and great battery life? Abe did, so he built one. (Tom's Hardware)

It uses a Pimoroni PicoVsion. I don't remember if I knew about that, but it's a great idea that was obvious the moment people figured out how to get HDMI video out of a Raspberry Pi Pico.

You can do it, but it uses up most of the memory bandwidth of the Pico. But the RP2040 chip on the Pico is tiny and cheap, so why not just use two of them?

The PicoVision does, and this little pocket computer uses that.
Leaked benchmarks put the upcoming Radeon 9070 at the same speed as the 7800 XT, with the 9070 XT around 25% faster. (Tom's Hardware)

That's not good for AMD; the XT model needs to be more like 50% faster. But it does coincide with other leaks from last month and may well be accurate.

So grabbing a 7800 XT when I did continues to look like a good move. If the price leaks are also accurate, and the conversion rate for the AMD cards is the same as Nvidia's, the 9070 will cost 80% more in Australia than the 7800 XT for almost exactly the same performance.

And the 7800 XT is disappearing from shelves.

That was the calculation I made when I noped out of waiting for the new cards.
Apple's iCloud Data Protection - its end-to-end encryption protocol - is no longer available to new customers in the UK. (BBC)

It will soon no longer be available to existing customers, which may require downloading all of your data and then uploading it again.

This is to comply with UK law, which was written by the Stasi, in order that the cops can spy on whomever they please.
Microsoft's Majorana 1 is an eight bit computer. (Hot Hardware)

Well, sort of. It's a new form of quantum computer built around topological qubits, which are much more resistant to error than regular (presumably nontopological) qubits.

Don't ask me why.

And it currently has eight of them.

And it can - get this - work for as long as a millisecond before it breaks.

This is apparently good.

Musical Interlude

Song is Getting Along by Swedish band Royal Republic. Video is from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, the story of a maiden who pulls a sword from a dragon, and... Hijinks ensue. Also lowjinks. Also everywhere-we-go-jinks.

I looked for an original video for this song, but there isn't one. There are live performances, but I like the studio version, and this was the video that first introduced me to Royal Republic anyway.

Disclaimer: Despite appearances, it does actually make sense. Sometimes.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Mornin' Pixy. Mornin' Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 04:04 AM (O7YUW)

2 Right, time to let the others know this one's live.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 04:04 AM (O7YUW)

3 Mornin' all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 22, 2025 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

4 Hi Pixy

Here's a tech related question for you.

Say for instance there was a guy who didn't want to be found, a fugitive, but had a need for some degree of internet human interactions so that he commented on chat sites or operated a blog under a pseudonym. And say he had previously written a manifesto or posted on a blog or had written a book. Would it be possible to use a language model AI to "read" his known postings and build a linguistic profile (language, grammar, misspellings, usage, slang, regional idioms, etc. that could then be used to crawl the internet looking for matching writing styles and potentially locate him?

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:12 AM (/iMjX)

5 w00t

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 04:13 AM (v0TzN)

6 Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 04:14 AM (v0TzN)

7 Pixy: I'm seeing the 7800XT based cards start to dry up in availability on Newegg (both .ca and .com sites) - still some left, but all the lower priced options seem to be gonzo.

Yeah, you made the right call at the right time.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 04:14 AM (O7YUW)

8 I'll hang up and take your answer off-the-air.

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:16 AM (/iMjX)

9 >>>written a manifesto or posted on a blog or had written a book

If edited, a book would have gone through an editing process that would have altered his written voice.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 04:17 AM (v0TzN)

10 G'Day everyone
Been cat napping at best, laying awake at worse last few hours

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 04:19 AM (fwDg9)

11 If edited, a book would have gone through an editing process that would have altered his written voice.
Posted by: m at

********

In this case the writings are a total oof 100+ blog posts on his own personal site from some years ago. Unedited. I'm not sure the volume is enough to establish a reliable profile.

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:20 AM (/iMjX)

12 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 22, 2025 04:22 AM (ntk8v)

13 4 Say for instance there was a guy who didn't want to be found, a fugitive, but had a need for some degree of internet human interactions so that he commented on chat sites or operated a blog under a pseudonym. And say he had previously written a manifesto or posted on a blog or had written a book. Would it be possible to use a language model AI to "read" his known postings and build a linguistic profile (language, grammar, misspellings, usage, slang, regional idioms, etc. that could then be used to crawl the internet looking for matching writing styles and potentially locate him?
Posted by: muldoon

In theory you could do a probability match, yeah. And then point it at likely places looking for new activity. If you tried to crawl the whole internet though you'd get buried under false positives.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 22, 2025 04:24 AM (BLOW1)

14 In theory you could do a probability match, yeah. And then point it at likely places looking for new activity. If you tried to crawl the whole internet though you'd get buried under false positives.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

*********

Thanks. That's kind of where I was thinking. The difficulty is knowing what kind of sites to target. He tends to be a "I'm smarter than everyone else on the planet:" sort oof person, but I'm not sure to hone in on the kinds of sites he would frequent as far as particular topics or genres. Maybe a geographical delimiter such as Texas sites, or outdoorsy sites ooor whatever.

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:30 AM (/iMjX)

15 The video on the "Dual Raspberry Pi Picos" page is amusing. I just got to the part where he complains about having spent two minutes of his life trying to screw the wrong size screw into the case and how he knows that it's the wrong screw, but he keeps trying...

Been there, done stuff like this. If you've been there, you'll laugh.

(Kept expecting to see a Red Green duct-tape solution...)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 04:30 AM (O7YUW)

16 The LEOO's working my FIL's case seem open to that type or approach. If it could be configured appropriately.

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:32 AM (/iMjX)

17 A specific quirk in his usage might create enough of a unique profile to enable a better likelihood of a hit. For example, he has a habit of using "What's happing?" when he means "What's happening?"

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:36 AM (/iMjX)

18 Anyway, thanks for the input.

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:39 AM (/iMjX)

19 Holy crap! I've killed threads before, but this was epic.

My apologies.

Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:50 AM (/iMjX)

20 I'm not dead yet...

Posted by: Thread at February 22, 2025 04:58 AM (ntk8v)

21 Morning all. And goodnight!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at February 22, 2025 04:58 AM (ny95y)

22
This business of identifying an author by writing style has a name: stylometry.

It's a whole field of research unto itself. Then there is anti-stylometry, trying to obfuscate your writing to foil stylometric analysis.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 05:02 AM (w6EFb)

23 Has anyone heard from Jim New Sunk Dawn? Having not seen him here lately I emailed him and it bounced back.

Posted by: Farmer at February 22, 2025 05:05 AM (55Qr6)

24 19 Holy crap! I've killed threads before, but this was epic.

My apologies.
Posted by: muldoon at February 22, 2025 04:50 AM (/iMjX)

Your questions sent me off to read the wikipedia entry on Ted Kaczynski.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 05:12 AM (v0TzN)

25
Sylometry is very fascinating. I'm reading about it now. It deals with some interesting literary history.

Say there is some dispute over the authorship of some work. Did so-and-so really write this. Or who really wrote this anonymous historical work.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 05:17 AM (w6EFb)

26
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 22, 2025 05:17 AM (tljrc)

27 Time to go make coffee

Come to think of I t , haven't seen Jim in awhile

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 05:17 AM (fwDg9)

28 This is actually a devotional for next month from "Our Daily Bread", but I liked it so I thought that I'd post it now. Psalm 46- Being still before God:

https://tinyurl.com/hcfavkjt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 05:23 AM (zkj3E)

29 School bus driver helps non verbal teen from freezing in snow:

https://tinyurl.com/5686j7db

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 05:30 AM (zkj3E)

30 G''morning, all!

Muldoon, always good to see you here with the rest of us early risers.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 22, 2025 05:30 AM (a1415)

31 And good question about Jim.

I haven't seen him for a bit, either.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 22, 2025 05:31 AM (a1415)

32 Another 25 degree morning today.

Yesterday I did the morning walk at 1400.
May have to do the same thing today, after the Church Oyster Roast.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 22, 2025 05:34 AM (a1415)

33 Good morning morons

Have to work later today but cannot sleep. I'm doing retirement all wrong.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 05:45 AM (RIvkX)

34 Happy Birthday to George Washington, my father and my husband's mother. Hopefully they're all enjoying a nice time with the Lord.

And this is the anniversary (45 years ago) of "the miracle on Ice" -the great American Olympic hockey team victory of a team composed of amateurs and college students.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 05:47 AM (3cjH1)

35 No haven't seen Jim NSD in days

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 05:48 AM (RIvkX)

36 33 Good morning morons

Have to work later today but cannot sleep. I'm doing retirement all wrong.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 05:45 AM (RIvkX)

Maybe there will be yummy baked goods in your immediate future?

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 05:50 AM (v0TzN)

37 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 22, 2025 05:51 AM (dg+HA)

38 Last about two minutes of "The Miracle on Ice"

https://tinyurl.com/3y5n8stf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 05:52 AM (3cjH1)

39 Maybe there will be yummy baked goods in your immediate future?
Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 05:50 AM (v0TzN)
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Sour cream coffee cake muffins

Mrs. F. says she is going to attempt English muffins.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 05:52 AM (RIvkX)

40 Yay, Mrs. F.!

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 05:53 AM (v0TzN)

41 Birdbath is frozen.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 22, 2025 05:54 AM (a1415)

42 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 22, 2025 05:56 AM (hoCmQ)

43 Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 05:52 AM (RIvkX)

Can she please send some over here?

Enjoy your baked goods!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 05:58 AM (3cjH1)

44 SanFranpsycho, Jim SND has been diagnosed with Lou Gerhigs. I talked to him at the time he received his prayer. I texted him last week but haven't heard back. Doof and Sponge were going to contact also.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2025 05:59 AM (mB6WH)

45 A bagful of Lebkuchen are within my sightline and do not stand a chance of surviving the weekend.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 06:03 AM (v0TzN)

46 Thanks Ben Had for your efforts

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 06:03 AM (RIvkX)

47 According to local sources, at around 4 a.m. last Thursday (13 February) militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – a group with direct ties to the ISIS (Islamic State) terror group – seized 20 Christian men and women from their homes in Mayba in northeast DRC. Later, the militants surrounded the village and captured 50 more believers. All 70 were held hostage for a short period and then taken to a Protestant church in nearby Kasanga and slaughtered, reportedly with machetes.

You wouldn’t know any of this by checking in with the mainstream media, partly because they don’t care about the massacre of Christians anywhere in the world, partly because they can’t figure out how to blame Israel and the Jews for the beheadings of African Christians, and partly because they’re too busy ginning up outrage over Trump firing IRS employees and dismantling the DEI grift.
--Mark Tapson

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 06:07 AM (RIvkX)

48 SanFranpsycho, Jim SND has been diagnosed with Lou Gerhigs. I talked to him at the time he received his prayer. I texted him last week but haven't heard back. Doof and Sponge were going to contact also.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2025 05:59 AM (mB6WH)

Good morning everyone. I got a call from Jim SND yesterday after I texted him. He's doing OK and is in good spirits, all things considered. He's just struggling to keep up with things here on the blog due to physical limitations. I plan to check on him regularly. He definitely appreciates our prayers and support!

Posted by: Doof at February 22, 2025 06:09 AM (RFPHU)

49
Feb. 22, 1732 is George Washington's proleptic Gregorian birthdate. When was actually born, the date was Feb. 11, 1731. That was the Julian calendar.

The Brits changed to the Gregorian in Sept of 1752. It is claimed there were riots in protest, the Calendar Riots. This didn't really happen, but many people didn't like it. They thought parliament had stolen 11 days from them.

Anyway, it was a matter of individual choice whether to continue to use your old birthday or proleptically (means retroactively in this case) change your birthdate.

Several of the Founders were affected by this.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 06:10 AM (w6EFb)

50 Hi, Jim SND, if you're checking in. Having Ben Had and Doof and Sponge in your corner sounds like a good plan!

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 06:11 AM (v0TzN)

51 How long before some judge rules that Trump can't replace the CJCS?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 06:11 AM (ExV1e)

52 Doof, thank you so much.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2025 06:11 AM (mB6WH)

53 LOL but true:

Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze
See here's the thing, he doesn't.

Terry Jones
@byterryjones
19h
I authored books on Wayne Gretzky. I covered him for a decade in Edmonton in the WHA and NHL and extensively after he departed. I have viewed him as the greatest player in history and as a great Canadian. He needs to face the nation and explain his relationship with Donald Trump.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 06:13 AM (v0TzN)

54 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 06:10 AM (w6EFb

Thanks for that note about the calendar. I should have released that I'll go with the Feb 22nd date.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 06:13 AM (UVWK5)

55
It's funny. When the Brits changed to the Gregorian calendar, they didn't use the term Gregorian, because that was Catholic. No, no, no, don't use that. They called it the New Style calendar.

Besides adding the 11 days to sync up, they changed the start of the new year to Jan 1st, which had become common practice. Previously March 25 was the date of the new year.

This is why Washington's proleptic birthdate changed to 1732 from 1731.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 06:13 AM (w6EFb)

56 In theory you could do a probability match, yeah. And then point it at likely places looking for new activity. If you tried to crawl the whole internet though you'd get buried under false positives.

So you would use AI, and common sense to whittle down that search list (eg. non-English, academic, tutorial, commercial, anything heavily edited by 3rd party, sacred, handy-man oriented, international) but concentrate on things already expressed as in GAINZ, film, etc.

For example, we haven't had GAINZ in a while, so its an interest that wains, which indicates patterns or following subsections of popular sentiment which has its own discernable signature.

There are more.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:15 AM (a4flb)

57 I love the GAINZZZ threads.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 06:16 AM (v0TzN)

58 Why should Wayne Gretzky have to explain his relationship with Donald Trump?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 06:17 AM (UVWK5)

59 20 I'm not dead yet...

Posted by: Thread at February 22, 2025 04:58 AM (ntk8v)
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Shutup and get on the cart!

Posted by: Ciampino - You will be soon at February 22, 2025 06:17 AM (KjLnc)

60 Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers! 'Tis Saturn's Day at last. We're looking at 46 F. here, 41 wind chill, so that's not so bad for a short workout.

Unfortunately . . . the Annual Insanity has begun. They have something called "Family Gras" out in the suburbs starting at 9 am, which will snarl traffic and cause the partial closing of the major boulevard. And Miss Linda wants to go, not to it, but to the library out there. I must be out of my mind to agree to drive *anywhere* non-essential between now and March 5.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 22, 2025 06:17 AM (omVj0)

61 mornin yall. Thanks for the update Doof.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 06:18 AM (vFG9F)

62 Good morning everyone. I got a call from Jim SND yesterday after I texted him. He's doing OK and is in good spirits, all things considered. He's just struggling to keep up with things here on the blog due to physical limitations. I plan to check on him regularly. He definitely appreciates our prayers and support!
Posted by: Doof at February 22, 2025 06:09 AM (RFPHU)
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Thank you doof

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 06:19 AM (RIvkX)

63 Thanks, Doof!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 22, 2025 06:20 AM (a1415)

64 more funny:

T. Becket Adams
@BecketAdams
19h
"BREAKING: DOGE cuts FDA's coffee budget from $4.5M to just $10,000."

Teary-eyed John Doe: "With these new cuts, some of us have had to bring our own coffee to work."

Everyone else: "We were spending $4.5M annually for your coffee?"

"Well yes but that's not the point --"

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 06:20 AM (v0TzN)

65 I actually looked out got Jim SND last night on the ONT when I realized I had not seen a comment from him in a long while. Anyone has a means to do a welfare check?

Posted by: Ciampino - He is missed at February 22, 2025 06:21 AM (KjLnc)

66 I'm looking forward to my DOGE dividend so I can afford to buy eggs for Easter.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

67 Feb. 22, 1732 is George Washington's proleptic Gregorian birthdate. When was actually born, the date was Feb. 11, 1731. That was the Julian calendar.

Our geniuses in academia refer not to "proleptic" dates but, where the date clarification is necessary will list the birth date and the note "Old Style" or "New Style"

Apparently abbreviations for Julian or Gregorian wouldn't make things clear or would be some violation of DEI, in the same manner academics can't name AD or BC .

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:24 AM (a4flb)

68 https://tinyurl.com/235w5k5h
Powerlineblog.com week in pictures

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 06:26 AM (fwDg9)

69 "BREAKING: DOGE cuts FDA's coffee budget from $4.5M to just $10,000."

For a department where most people Work From Home, that 4.5M would be reimbursements for those who get complex "coffee" from Starbucks - delivered.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:27 AM (a4flb)

70 Ciampino, several of us do. Read Doof 's comment above.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2025 06:28 AM (mB6WH)

71 This is why Washington's proleptic birthdate changed to 1732 from 1731.

So the anti-DOGE crowd is using this interesting tidbit to explain away the 350 year olds listed in the SSI database?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:31 AM (a4flb)

72
Old Style vs New Style is a Britishism. They didn't want to use the term Gregorian, because it was Catholic. There was opposition to using a "papist calendar". :-)

Anyway, there's an ambiguous period between the time the Gregorian was first implemented in 1582, and when it's usage became universal. Britain was one of the last to convert, all some may have been later.

One way to do it would be just proleptically extend the Gregorian back in time all the way. Or you could wait until everyone had adopted it. Or you could use 1582.

The latter is what was chosen. So the period between 1582 and 1752 for British history is the period of ambiguous dates.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 06:32 AM (w6EFb)

73 I just realized that, depending on what you do for a living, the word "resign" can carry very different meanings....

"One third of the agency has been asked to resign."

"Every starting lineman on the championship team with an expiring contract has been asked to resign."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2025 06:32 AM (jKo6M)

74 Mrs. F. says she is going to attempt English muffins.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 22, 2025 05:52 AM (RIvkX)

The Model Bakery in Napa and St Helena has an English Muffin recipe that is very good. I don’t know if you’ve tried their muffins but they are wonderful. You could swing by the store at the south end of Napa and pick some up as inspiration.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 22, 2025 06:32 AM (Bjq84)

75 "Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to die on March 7 for the brutal baseball bat beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, and on Friday he chose the firing squad method instead of facing lethal injection or the electric chair. "

25 years to get rid of this guy when it was known beyond a shadow of a doubt he was guilty.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 06:33 AM (vFG9F)

76 70 Ciampino, several of us do. Read Doof 's comment above.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2025 06:28 AM (mB6WH)
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Thanks. I posted my comment before reading to the end comment. Glad to know he's doing ok.

Posted by: Ciampino - He is missed much at February 22, 2025 06:34 AM (KjLnc)

77 addendum to Pete Bog's. Then stop in at the Napa Valley Olive Oil Company in St. Helena.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2025 06:35 AM (mB6WH)

78 This is why Washington's proleptic birthdate changed to 1732 from 1731.

From what I understand, while Julius Caesar began the New Year on what we consider January 1, Christian cultures (after Rome's fall) adopted the Feast of the Annunciation as the date that coincided with observing the New Year.

It was Pope Gregory that stripped away the religious aspects of the calendar and secularized it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:37 AM (a4flb)

79 *Say there is some dispute over the authorship of some work. Did so-and-so really write this. Or who really wrote this anonymous historical work.*

Is this about me?

Posted by: The book of Hebrews at February 22, 2025 06:38 AM (dg+HA)

80 Looks like the bird flu missed Mexico and is only impacting us here in America. What are the odds!

https://tinyurl.com/4h33spht

It's a plot.

Posted by: Ciampino - Catch an inspector spreading it or falsifying it at February 22, 2025 06:38 AM (KjLnc)

81 Anyboy catch the ABC "reporter" try to trip up Trump with some BS about red state voters souring on Musk and all the cruel firings? He dispatched her.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 06:39 AM (XdgS6)

82 >> Feast of the Annunciation

Yep, and that was called Lady Day in Britain, March 25.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 06:40 AM (w6EFb)

83 Muldoon: Back before it became a joke Scientific American had a nice article on that sort of thing in one of its columns. I suggest searching for a column on the subjects of Ractor and Markov Chains to see how such a program should work.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 22, 2025 06:40 AM (gHSfI)

84 53 LOL but true:

Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze
See here's the thing, he doesn't.

Terry Jones
@byterryjones
19h
I authored books on Wayne Gretzky. I covered him for a decade in Edmonton in the WHA and NHL and extensively after he departed. I have viewed him as the greatest player in history and as a great Canadian. He needs to face the nation and explain his relationship with Donald Trump.
Posted by: m

LoL!

Sports writers are worse than the blow dried newz talkers.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 22, 2025 06:42 AM (sAmhv)

85 Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Collin Rugg
@CollinRugg
18h
NEW: Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett says she is rooting for Canada and Mexico over the United States, says it's "really wild" that she is doing that.

That says a lot more about you than the current administration.

"The fact that I'm rooting for Canada and I'm rooting for Mexico a lot is really wild."

"But they are really the ones that are speaking truth to power right now. They can see what it is, and they were like, we are not messing with this crazy regime from Mar A Lago and basically calling them thugs."

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 06:43 AM (v0TzN)

86 LoL!

Sports writers are worse than the blow dried newz talkers.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 22, 2025 06:42 AM (sAmhv)

*Gives Puddleglum the pink eye*

Posted by: Bob Costas at February 22, 2025 06:43 AM (PiwSw)

87
25 years to get rid of this guy when it was known beyond a shadow of a doubt he was guilty.
Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 06:33 AM (vFG9F)

The people who blubber say the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment are the same ones who think life without parole is cruel and unusual punishment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 06:43 AM (dxSpM)

88 The people who blubber say the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment are the same ones who think life without parole is cruel and unusual punishment.

But are totally on board with gunning people down in the streets who are tangentially related to your increased insurance premiums.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:47 AM (a4flb)

89 58 Why should Wayne Gretzky have to explain his relationship with Donald Trump?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Because this sportswriter is very insecure, and he needs his ego and virtue boosted.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 22, 2025 06:47 AM (sAmhv)

90 Those who have had enough of winter take heart, this may be the onset of spring this week, it's supposed to be warm through week with only a small dip to start the following week. Something to look forward to, regardless.

However, as always, may all your effort today result in maximum benefit to you and a like amount of anguish to the leftwit fungi infecting us.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at February 22, 2025 06:47 AM (hKoQL)

91 "The people who blubber say the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment are the same ones who think life without parole is cruel and unusual punishment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh"

This guy beat two people to death with a baseball bat. I don't think treating him the same way is out of line at all.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 06:48 AM (vFG9F)

92 Firing squad is too good for him.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 06:50 AM (vFG9F)

93 Speaking of sports reporters and writers I think I will go see September 5- about ABC news covering the attack and hostage taking at the Olympic village in the 70's .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 06:50 AM (bqeMg)

94
This guy beat two people to death with a baseball bat. I don't think treating him the same way is out of line at all.
Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 06:48 AM (vFG9F)

Death penalty opponents would have you think people were being executed for stealing a loaf of bread for their starving family. Whereas if you read the facts of the case in the appeal decisions, they would turn your stomach.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 06:50 AM (dxSpM)

95 NEW: Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett says she is rooting for Canada and Mexico over the United States, says it's "really wild" that she is doing that.

Clearly Jasmine Crocket is denouncing her role as US representative by declaring that she hates her country, her constituents and is working with hostile communist regimes in whatever way they wish to express some ersatz triumph over the former US.

She is just stupid enough to say out loud what Dem politicians are really thinking.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:51 AM (a4flb)

96 FAA worker fired by DOGE reveals cuts are hitting crucial air traffic control staff: 'Flying blind'

https://mol.im/a/14423493

A lot of bullshit. Lawmakers? DM, you forgot to say Democrat lawmakers, who up to a couple of months ago had no problem with the archaic FAA.

Posted by: Ciampino - a bunch of incompetents were fired at February 22, 2025 06:53 AM (KjLnc)

97
She is just stupid enough to say out loud what Dem politicians are really thinking.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 06:51 AM (a4flb)

'Tis true. It's the platform of the Democratic Party that the United States is a failed nation, existing on stolen land, built by slavery, its founders hypocrites, its ideals fraudulent, its history dark and bloody, its people irredeemably racist, sexist and homophobic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 06:54 AM (dxSpM)

98 Nic update:

Deep State is Hubris, Trump-Musk is Divine (and Nemesis)

Posted by: ShainS -- Deep State is Hubris, Trump-Musk is Divine (and Nemesis) at February 22, 2025 06:55 AM (1YwYn)

99 No, Trump is not divine.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 06:57 AM (42Vb+)

100 100

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 06:57 AM (v0TzN)

101 And neither is Musk. Are they a form of nemesis? I guess so.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 06:58 AM (42Vb+)

102 Death penalty opponents would have you think people were being executed for stealing a loaf of bread for their starving family. Whereas if you read the facts of the case in the appeal decisions, they would turn your stomach.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 06:50 AM (dxSpM)

I would like to see a weekly show called "Death Row Live" or some such with 2 or 3 executions shown live on TV with the whole background story of each one told. Make the kids watch it in school too. Hopefully give a few Monster Children pause before going all Menendez on someone. Plus they could sell t-shirts.

Posted by: Zombie Ted Bundy at February 22, 2025 06:58 AM (R/m4+)

103 Ms Crockett needs a conversion experience. She had a whole lot of anger.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 06:59 AM (42Vb+)

104 Something I've been thinking about for a while.
Isn't it time to stop using the term "mainstream media?"

Does it really exist anymore? If I were sitting in Pakistan right now and I wanted to know the scores from last week's high school basketball games in Podunk, Iowa, they're right at my fingertips. The iPhone began changing the definition of "media" in 2007. Which is a long time ago.
The "media" is wherever you choose to find it, and there are a lot of choices.
Newspapers are dead. Broadcast networks are dead. Cable is dead. Satellite likewise. The terms "mainstream media" and certainly " national news" have become passe.
We just don't know what terminology to use in their stead.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2025 07:00 AM (dg+HA)

105 I would like to see a weekly show called "Death Row Live" or some such with 2 or 3 executions shown live on TV with the whole background story of each one told. Make the kids watch it in school too. Hopefully give a few Monster Children pause before going all Menendez on someone. Plus they could sell t-shirts.
Posted by: Zombie Ted Bundy at February 22, 2025 06:58 AM (R/m4+)

maybe there is an app where you can press the button
Home Game

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:00 AM (gbOdA)

106 "Has" not "had"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 07:00 AM (42Vb+)

107 Mainstream to me presumes a middle of the road approach to reporting. That has never happened.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2025 07:03 AM (mB6WH)

108 Rush called them the "Drive by media".

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 07:05 AM (vFG9F)

109 @29/FenelonSpoke: "School bus driver helps non verbal teen from freezing in snow:"

Good on Mr. Leon (the driver) for doing the right and humane thing.

He probably violated his company's policies about who is permitted to board the bus by choosing to do the right thing. Thankfully, First Student seems to be celebrating rather than pillorying him.

But I'm betting he'll still have to revisit those "who can board and ride" policies and his company will make him sign a statement saying he'll abide by them in future, because that's how bus companies (particularly the large conglomerates that own a ton of smaller ones) roll: One size fits nobody.

Ask FenSpouse, I'm betting he backs me up on this.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 07:08 AM (O7YUW)

110 How Trump saved Kathie Lee Gifford and her newborn daughter from a psychopathic murderer. From the "NY Post";

https://tinyurl.com/yc7x32db

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 07:08 AM (Zvyow)

111 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 07:08 AM (O7YUW

FenSpouse used to drive for FirstStudent and he agrees with you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 07:10 AM (uuuiT)

112
Kathie Lee Gifford tells how Donald Trump "saved her life":

https://tinyurl.com/2dyw8nvg

31 years ago, there was a very specific threat against her and her child when she was hosting the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. The FBI called Frank. Frank called Trump. Trump sent a helicopter to pick her up to take her to the Trump hotel there.

Frank didn't tell her, nor did Trump. She only learned about the threat later, after the suspect was arrested.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 07:12 AM (w6EFb)

113 >>>>>How Trump saved Kathie Lee Gifford and her newborn daughter from a psychopathic murderer. From the "NY Post";

https://tinyurl.com/yc7x32db
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 07:08 AM (Zvyow
*******
That’s a great story, I enjoyed reading it. Thanks.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 22, 2025 07:15 AM (FkQlt)

114 110 How Trump saved Kathie Lee Gifford and her newborn daughter from a psychopathic murderer. From the "NY Post";

https://tinyurl.com/yc7x32db
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
+++

He also helped Kevin find the lobby of the Plaza Hotel in Home Alone 2..

Posted by: What a guy at February 22, 2025 07:15 AM (dg+HA)

115 So what does full -of -Crockett have to do to be expelled from the House of Representatives?

Posted by: Jen the original at February 22, 2025 07:16 AM (0IXtt)

116 We just don't know what terminology to use in their stead.

The naming template should be akin to "Rotary Phones". We didn't call that common, everyday appliance "rotary", but it is descriptive now when referencing an artifact of history that is not in use today.

"cable news", "newspapers", "evening news".

Collectively, I'm thinking along the lines of "Redundant Media", possibly "Retro Media", certainly something less respectful than "Vintage Media".

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 07:16 AM (a4flb)

117 How about "Fake News"?

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 07:17 AM (vFG9F)

118 So what does full -of -Crockett have to do to be expelled from the House of Representatives?

Wear a MAGA hat and change parties?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 07:18 AM (a4flb)

119 115 So what does full -of -Crockett have to do to be expelled from the House of Representatives?
Posted by: Jen the original

For starters she needs to start wearing an enormous foam rubber cowboy hat.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2025 07:18 AM (dg+HA)

120 Somebody has to do something about these self driving cars:

"Range Rover stolen from New York airport leads Georgia deputies on high-speed chase that ends in crash that killed 3 people"

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 07:19 AM (vFG9F)

121 Still not sure why people are rushing to "keep up with the Joneses" on their video cards.

Unless you're mining crypto ...

Streaming games is such a superior experience over having to FA with building a rig.

Been playing Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 on Ultra settings now for two weeks on GeForce NOW despite my 7 year old rig.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 22, 2025 07:20 AM (F5n6D)

122 Streaming games is such a superior experience over having to FA with building a rig.

Or finding something far more productive and satisfying like posting on AoSHQ

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 07:22 AM (a4flb)

123 Contemporary liars?

Posted by: Ciampino New News at February 22, 2025 07:23 AM (KjLnc)

124 Do NOT click on any email from google or others asking you to log into your google account.

Go directly to page via browser.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:24 AM (gbOdA)

125 Posted by: What a guy at February 22, 2025 07:15 AM (dg+HA)

LOL

I didn't actually see that movie, but I suspect that Trump has done a lot to help individuals. He doesn't talk about it and the media doesn't report on it because.....Trump. He must be falsely characterized as only a loud mouth braggart and possibly stupid who only cares about himself .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 07:24 AM (tuFqE)

126 fargin iceholes

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:24 AM (gbOdA)

127 "Do NOT click on any email from google or others asking you to log into your google account"

I get those emails and I don't even have a gooble account.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 07:26 AM (vFG9F)

128 Frank didn't tell her, nor did Trump. She only learned about the threat later, after the suspect was arrested.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 22, 2025 07:12 AM (w6EFb)

That Frank was a wild man.

Posted by: Suzen Johnson at February 22, 2025 07:27 AM (R/m4+)

129 "Google" + "Gamble" = "Gooble."

Heh.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2025 07:28 AM (dg+HA)

130 The new Commerce Secretary's comments at the White House were about as sincere a show of admiration and affection for Trump as I've seen.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 07:28 AM (UseAb)

131 JUST IN: Tonight, Senator Bernie Sanders kicks off his coast-to-coast Fighting Oligarchy tour in Nebraska.

Someone should tell the old man Nebraska is not a coast.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:32 AM (gbOdA)

132 The Israel Defense Force has now revealed that following forensic and intelligence findings, it has been determined that 4-year-old Ariel Bibas and 10-month-old Kfir Bibas were not killed by an Israeli airstrike as claimed by Hamas, but were instead brutally beaten to death.

Hamas deserves a place to live, just not on this rock.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:34 AM (gbOdA)

133 131 JUST IN: Tonight, Senator Bernie Sanders kicks off his coast-to-coast Fighting Oligarchy tour in Nebraska.

He plans on fighting his own party? Maybe he can explain his three homes and how an itinerate former part-time carpenter, failed journalist and low-rent regional civil servant became a millionaire.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 07:34 AM (UseAb)

134 Morning peeps.

I'd call the MSM "common media" as it would seen to cover various platforms and describes what it is.

Try calling it something derisive and it'll never catch on.

Plus, "common" in certain circles actually IS somewhat derisive.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2025 07:34 AM (Q4IgG)

135 Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:32 AM (gbOdA)

LOL. They also need to tell him that's he's pretty close to being an oligarch himself..

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 22, 2025 07:35 AM (42Vb+)

136 Because as everyone knows, when you want to find an oligarch, you gotta go to Nebraska.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 22, 2025 07:35 AM (dg+HA)

137 Granholm will be a board member for Edison International, a major utility holding company, and she will also sit on the board for Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of the holding company, Edison International announced on Thursday. SCE was part of a group of California-based entities that received $600 million in taxpayer cash from Granholm’s Department of Energy (DOE) in August 2024.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:35 AM (gbOdA)

138 Fighting against the oligarchy while working for the oligarchy

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 07:35 AM (fwDg9)

139 Win11 update crapped on my Brother printer driver. I really don't want to get a new printer and i don't care if it's 20 years old.

Posted by: SFGoth at February 22, 2025 07:36 AM (KAi1n)

140 Dragon Maid looks fun

Posted by: H at February 22, 2025 07:37 AM (4N/0w)

141 At WaPo

"At California’s Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff on Friday. He was the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms."

Trapped in the park shit house would looked bad in the obit.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:38 AM (gbOdA)

142 Because as everyone knows, when you want to find an oligarch, you gotta go to Nebraska.

Isn't that where the Oracle of Omaha lives?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 07:39 AM (a4flb)

143 Staffers told his about the oligarchy trip and he said Oli lived on Staten Island and died in 92, why am I going to Nebraska.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:40 AM (gbOdA)

144 "He was the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms."

Institutional Knowledge.

Posted by: davidt at February 22, 2025 07:40 AM (i0F8b)

145 Bernie Sanders is 83 years old. You'd think he would have better things to do with the small amount of time he has left.

Posted by: Old Farts Who Are Brain Dead at February 22, 2025 07:41 AM (R/m4+)

146 "At California’s Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff on Friday. He was the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms."

Fire the supervisor too. There is zero excuse for not having cross-trained employees to handle tasks in case the "sole employee" takes PTO, gets hit by a bus or wins the lottery.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 07:41 AM (a4flb)

147
Omaha!
Omaha!

Posted by: Peyton Manning, oligarch at February 22, 2025 07:42 AM (dg+HA)

148 > "At California’s Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff on Friday.
--------
IIRC this story has been refuted not only generally, but by rangers who work at Yosemite.

It's more "malicious compliance" by the leftist ticks embedded in government. Make the cuts as harsh and as inconvenient on the public as possible.

Whoever's the Interior Secretary needs to fire a bunch more people over at the NPS.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2025 07:43 AM (Q4IgG)

149 An Israeli that Hamas has had for 10 years got released today. There was no parading him around though like the others. Last pictures of him was in an oxygen mask.

“Hisham was kidnapped in April 2015, the whole family is thrilled to see him return, we are waiting for him since the morning.

We’re serving coffee to Jews, Muslims everyone, we’re showing respect.

He was held for 10 years in Hamas’ tunnels, we can’t wait for him to return”

Posted by: Ciampino New News 2 at February 22, 2025 07:44 AM (KjLnc)

150 It's more "malicious compliance" by the leftist ticks embedded in government. Make the cuts as harsh and as inconvenient on the public as possible.

This seems like a well established pattern by the "Compassionate" Left.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 22, 2025 07:45 AM (a4flb)

151 Good morning everyone. Thx Pixy.

Jim SND, if you're reading this , hang in there. Good luck and God bless

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2025 07:48 AM (cMcMn)

152
I keep seeing varied railings about billionaires and how they're stealing everything from us'n poor downtroddens. What's worse, a billionaire or 1000 millionaires who got that way from siphoning off tax dollars extracted at the point of a gun?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 07:48 AM (dxSpM)

153 Remember when they fenced off parts of Washington during an Obama shutdown.
No money to staff monuments, but money to put up a fence.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:48 AM (gbOdA)

154 Um, locks are not rocket science where only 1 guy has the knowledge to open a bathroom lock.
Something isn't right there

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 07:48 AM (fwDg9)

155 There are around 440 Billionaires in the US.
You could write code to tax them in about 2 sentences.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:49 AM (gbOdA)

156
It's more "malicious compliance" by the leftist ticks embedded in government. Make the cuts as harsh and as inconvenient on the public as possible.

Also known as "The Washington Monument Ploy". When there's a shutdown or budget freeze, close the parks first.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 07:49 AM (dxSpM)

157 154 Um, locks are not rocket science where only 1 guy has the knowledge to open a bathroom lock.
Something isn't right there
Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 07:48 AM (fwDg9)

They also fired the guy that knew how to giggle the handle on the running toilet.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:50 AM (gbOdA)

158 That story about Trump and Kathie Lee is something. Would have been nice if she revealed it s few years back. Too traumatic I guess

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2025 07:51 AM (cMcMn)

159 153 Remember when they fenced off parts of Washington during an Obama shutdown.
No money to staff monuments, but money to put up a fence.
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:48 AM (gbOdA)

And shut down access to Mt. Rushmore, even the roads around it that offered views.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (UseAb)

160 Anyone know why Hegseth fired the CNO?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

161 Kash

He ordered 1,500 staff and agents to be transferred from its Washington, DC, headquarters to various locations across the nation. Some 1,000 agents and staff will be reassigned to cities the Trump administration has designated higher crime locations where they can fight crime rather than engage in political shenanigans. Another 500 staff will be reassigned to Huntsville, Alabama, which is the DC equivalent of exile to Siberia.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (gbOdA)

162 Also known as "The Washington Monument Ploy". When there's a shutdown or budget freeze, close the parks first.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

And don't you even dare to stop your vehicle to catch a glimpse of Mount Rushmore in the distance!

Posted by: Dept. of Compliance at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (G5+As)

163 160 Anyone know why Hegseth fired the CNO?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

Chief Negro Officer?

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (gbOdA)

164 CJC was a Cultural Marxist pushing race and Trannies
I knew he was out the day President Trump was elected

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 07:54 AM (fwDg9)

165 Why is Abe's Pico video such enjoyable watching to someone with no techno abilities nor any finger acuity.
Opposites attract, I guess. Watched entire video.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 22, 2025 07:54 AM (n4GiU)

166 In other gaming news I completed Dawntrail last night. I give it a 7. Critics were right, Wuk Lamar gets tedious. Last couple of fights are good. There's only one solid hits you in the feels moment (saying goodbye to Krile's parents) although they tried to make you care about new characters that way but don't give you a reason to.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 22, 2025 07:55 AM (du1c2)

167 Why does the Grand Canyon need fancy restrooms when it's a giant pit toilet already?

Posted by: The Whizz at February 22, 2025 07:55 AM (G5+As)

168 >>Anyone know why Hegseth fired the CNO?

Probably because she was overly-emotional at times.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 22, 2025 07:55 AM (Y1sOo)

169 137 Granholm will be a board member for Edison International, a major utility holding company, and she will also sit on the board for Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of the holding company, Edison International announced on Thursday. SCE was part of a group of California-based entities that received $600 million in taxpayer cash from Granholm’s Department of Energy (DOE) in August 2024.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:35 AM (gbOdA)
----
See this has to stop. The revolving door option needs to be legislated against. Someone here had some good ideas a few days ago, things like after leaving gov. employment one cannot join private entity in same or cognate field for 10 years and also for family members. Maybe 12 years (2 senatorial terms) or even 20?

Posted by: Ciampino - audit every year at February 22, 2025 07:56 AM (KjLnc)

170 **Huntsville, Alabama, which is the DC equivalent of exile to Siberia.**

Nasty thing to do to Huntsville. Send them to Chicago instead

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 22, 2025 07:57 AM (du1c2)

171 I remember during that shut down they had the parking lots at Valley roped off.

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2025 07:57 AM (fwDg9)

172 Trump and Hegseth are not only ending DEI, but they're getting rid of everyone who pushed it. The military isn't a sociological experiment

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2025 07:58 AM (cMcMn)

173 Still not sure why people are rushing to "keep up with the Joneses" on their video cards.

That can be said about any hobby.

The guy's got 20 guns, why does he need another? The guy just rebuilt the engine on that old car, why is he doing it again? The guy just divorced the last stripper he married and now he's engaged?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:00 AM (ExV1e)

174 He ordered 1,500 staff and agents to be transferred from its Washington, DC, headquarters to various locations across the nation.
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (gbOdA)

That's one-fifth of the DC bureau. A good start.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 08:00 AM (UseAb)

175 More Trump money saving newz....

In an effort "to save money" he's planning on selling off a federal building in San Francisco. It's called "The Nancy Pelosi Federal Building."

Apparently it's heavily patrolled by security but few people actually work there. 🤣🤡

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2025 08:01 AM (Q4IgG)

176 G'mornin' everyone!

Thx BenHad, Sponge, Doof, (am I missing anyone?) for the Jim update!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 22, 2025 08:01 AM (KaBJL)

177
Anyone know why Hegseth fired the CNO?

Probably because she was overly-emotional at times.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 22, 2025 07:55 AM (Y1sOo)

If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 08:01 AM (dxSpM)

178 "The guy just rebuilt the engine on that old car, why is he doing it again? "

That one's easy. Who knew those wrist pin clips could be put on backwards?

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 08:02 AM (vFG9F)

179 It's a balmy 13° here nice and sunny. Maybe the sun will melt the ice . After three inches of snow last Sat -Sun we had an inch of rain , which then froze. Ice all over everything.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2025 08:03 AM (cMcMn)

180 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2025 08:03 AM (u82oZ)

181 149
Forgot the link

https://tinyurl.com/4nvaj7e8

Posted by: Ciampino - homecoming for real at February 22, 2025 08:06 AM (KjLnc)

182 157 154 Um, locks are not rocket science

Exactly, the regular maintenance staff should be able to handle 95% of any lock problems, usually is fixable with a little graphite application

Posted by: extybeebeachbum at February 22, 2025 08:07 AM (Hv7zB)

183 “The Truth about the Syrian Crisis.”
State Senator (former) Richard H. Black

https://tinyurl.com/55jwmhfa

Posted by: Ciampino - created by USAID? at February 22, 2025 08:07 AM (KjLnc)

184 I used to have a different nic

The CNO has not been responsive to getting the Navy in a material condition to fight. Lack of pressure on NAVSEASYSCOM, lack of rigor in assignments, poor ammo logistics management, etc. etc.

These are the underlying causes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2025 08:07 AM (u82oZ)

185 The thing about selling the Pelosi building is that commercial real estate prices in San Francisco have kind of cratered. The taxpayers are going to take a bath.
San Franpsycho am I correct about that?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2025 08:09 AM (cMcMn)

186 How about "old news" media. Says it all.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 22, 2025 08:11 AM (n4GiU)

187
Lack of pressure on NAVSEASYSCOM, lack of rigor in assignments, poor ammo logistics management, etc. etc.

Crappy paint used for ships. Lord 'a heaven, it's shameful to see our vessels in that conditon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 08:12 AM (dxSpM)

188 There are around 440 Billionaires in the US.
You could write code to tax them in about 2 sentences.
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:49 AM (gbOdA)

But they don't have cash lying around and attempting to tax them would crash the economy even if they tried to comply. Then, after that was done, every single rich person in the country would move their money out of the country.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

189 > The thing about selling the Pelosi building is that commercial real estate prices in San Francisco have kind of cratered. The taxpayers are going to take a bath.
San Franpsycho am I correct about that?
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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That's probably true. But the bitch-slap in Pelosi's face is priceless.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2025 08:12 AM (Q4IgG)

190 In the last few weeks:

China announces Deepseek is superduper best AI, market tanks.

China announces a new, deadlier coronavirus, market tanks.

I'm starting to see a pattern here.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 08:12 AM (vFG9F)

191 Anyone know why Hegseth fired the CNO?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

Chief Negro Officer?
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 07:52 AM (gbOdA)

CNO == Chief of Naval Operations.

The black guy Trump fired was CJCS.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

192
But they don't have cash lying around and attempting to tax them would crash the economy even if they tried to comply.

Berniebots wouldn't care. They don't want the money going to the poor. They'd be just as happy to see it put in a big pile and burned.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 22, 2025 08:14 AM (dxSpM)

193 Which Naval command is responsible for new ship construction?

Because that entire program is shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2025 08:15 AM (Q4IgG)

194 Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2025 08:07 AM (u82oZ)

TY. I looked at her assignment history and nothing jumped out. I guess they just ignored the signs cuz muh 'gina.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

195 Exactly, the regular maintenance staff should be able to handle 95% of any lock problems, usually is fixable with a little graphite application
Posted by: extybeebeachbum at February 22, 2025 08:07 AM (Hv7zB)

If you read the whole story it was the guy that new how to open the lock from the outside if a park visitor locked themselves in.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 08:16 AM (gbOdA)

196 Looks like the Wuhan Skunkworks is cooking up the next mass psychosis. DOGE and Trump's success is speeding up the need.

https://tinyurl.com/4kww42tx

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 08:16 AM (ZlOcj)

197 After the latest Wuhan lab announcement that supposedly caused the worst day in the stock market this year, Pfizer shares rose by 1.54 percent and Moderna by 5.34 percent.

Posted by: fd at February 22, 2025 08:17 AM (vFG9F)

198 But they don't have cash lying around and attempting to tax them would crash the economy even if they tried to comply. Then, after that was done, every single rich person in the country would move their money out of the country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

My point is that they say shit about billionaires like they are the bad guys. It is just something to say to stupid people.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 08:17 AM (gbOdA)

199 Martini Farmer

Naval Sea Systems Command. Big problems with that and ship's maintenance both.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 22, 2025 08:18 AM (u82oZ)

200 But they don't have cash lying around and attempting to tax them would crash the economy even if they tried to comply. Then, after that was done, every single rich person in the country would move their money out of the country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:12 AM (ExV1e)'

Bill Whittle once did an excellent analysis of the fallacy of taxing billionaires. You could liquidate their entire assets and you'd fund the government for about eight months.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 08:19 AM (ZlOcj)

201 Which Naval command is responsible for new ship construction?

Naval Sea Systems Command (founded in 1974), headed by VAMD James P. Downey. Guy has a surface warfare pin but doesn't appear to have held a seagoing command.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:19 AM (ExV1e)

202 My point is that they say shit about billionaires like they are the bad guys. It is just something to say to stupid people.
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2025 08:17 AM (gbOdA)

Gotcha.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2025 08:20 AM (ExV1e)

203 @200/Ordinary American: "Bill Whittle once did an excellent analysis of the fallacy of taxing billionaires. You could liquidate their entire assets and you'd fund the government for about eight months."

That's one of my favourites of his. Here it is for everyone who hasn't seen it:

https://youtu.be/661pi6K-8WQ

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 08:22 AM (O7YUW)

204 "Police seek arrest warrant for Florida congressman over alleged assault
D.C. police asked prosecutors to charge Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) with assault. Mills denies wrongdoing, and the alleged victim denies an assault occurred."

And so it begins. This is how the Dems will take back the majority.

Posted by: Rip N Read at February 22, 2025 08:22 AM (/laI4)

205 .
NOOD

The Saturday Morning Coffee Break and Prayer Revival thread is up

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 22, 2025 08:23 AM (O7YUW)

206 The body of Shiri Bibas has been returned by Hamas.

Posted by: Ciampino - somber news at February 22, 2025 08:23 AM (KjLnc)

207
Bill Whittle once did an excellent analysis of the fallacy of taxing billionaires. You could liquidate their entire assets and you'd fund the government for about eight months.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 08:19 A

that was originally written by Dave "Iowahawk" Burge, back when he was still a blogger and not yet consumed by the twitter machine

Whittle's presentation is outstanding

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 22, 2025 08:28 AM (tljrc)

208 *The guy just divorced the last stripper he married and now he's engaged?*

Careful, preacher. Now you've gone to meddling.

Posted by: Your brother in law at February 22, 2025 08:41 AM (dg+HA)

209 Pixy thanks for the crypto heist news and AMV

Posted by: Draki at February 22, 2025 09:20 AM (ScvFB)

210 207 Bill Whittle once did an excellent analysis of the fallacy of taxing billionaires. You could liquidate their entire assets and you'd fund the government for about eight months.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 22, 2025 08:19 A

that was originally written by Dave "Iowahawk" Burge, back when he was still a blogger and not yet consumed by the twitter machine

Whittle's presentation is outstanding
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 22, 2025 08:28 AM (tljrc)

Wow! All-star teamwork.

Posted by: m at February 22, 2025 10:17 AM (v0TzN)

211 testing can line end in all.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 22, 2025 11:39 AM (CKOCg)

212 The only way you can have a bad batch of chips is if they are Chinese counterfeits. They dig them out of electric junkyards and repaint them.

Posted by: Angel at February 22, 2025 11:55 AM (oiJGz)

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