Daily Tech News 25 February 2025

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Apple plans to invest $500 billion to expand operations in the US, hire an additional 20,000 staff, and start building servers in Texas. (The Verge)

Servers?

Apparently just for internal use.

Tech News

AMD announced six new Ryzen 5000G-series CPUs. (Tom's Hardware)

They seem to be identical to the six existing Ryzen 5000G-series CPUs, so I'm not sure why.
Intel's 6700P server CPUs are here, starting at $2700 for 32 cores. (Tom's Hardware)

That's not particularly cheap, but these chips have 136 lanes of PCIe 5, so if you need a ton of I/O bandwidth it's not so bad.

In fact, there's a 6500P model starting at $815 for 16 cores which has the same 136 lanes of PCIe 5, which is a good price for a bandwidth-intensive application.
Stupid people are spamming the reply address to the "five things you did last week" email. (Tech Crunch)

If you have a .gov email, that's a very bad idea.

If you don't have a .gov email, you ended up in the spam folder.

Good work.
Dutch technology startup Bird is abandoning Europe because it is an over-taxed, over-regulated nightmare state. (Reuters) (archive site)

And moving to... New York?

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: The music video is censored (in on spot) but the audio-only version on the same official channel isn't. The censored version has a thousand times as many views.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Top 5?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 04:01 AM (omVj0)

2 Well, whaddaya know! Did it without even trying!

Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers. How is your Tuesday so far? At noon I have a phone appt. with my retirement advisor, and then this evening at home, a Gorgle Meet with a publisher who is interested in a novel of mine. 'S gonna be a rough day -- or at the least, an interesting one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 04:04 AM (omVj0)

3 Thank you, Pixy

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 25, 2025 04:05 AM (a1415)

4 From the ONT: The story about Trump sending a helicopter to keep Kathie Lee Gifford and her child safe from a stalker back in '93 was fascinating. And I think Rupert Holmes's "Him" is the song he should be remembered for. I like "Escape," but "Him" has everything that makes for a dramatic pop song.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 04:07 AM (omVj0)

5 40.5 degrees out, so another good morning for walking later

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 25, 2025 04:12 AM (a1415)

6 Good luck Wolfus! Hope it all goes well.

I should be in bed because I also have a full day tomorrow - leading two separate meetings; one for those suffering from a loss of a spouse and another on the mission, purpose and vision of the parish. We have a new bishop so, changes are afoot.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2025 04:19 AM (cYBz/)

7 BOING!

Was 32F/0C this morning. Back from big supermarket shop with Mrs. BD. Had to scrape the frost off the car windshield. Haven't done that in years.

Beautiful blue skies, a crisp 43F/6C outside with almost no wind. Wearing a sweater for a change.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 04:21 AM (vr7yq)

8 Wonder of anything is happening here.

20+ minutes ago, central Israel and even northern areas heard multiple loud explosions.

About 10 minutes ago, the window panes I'm sitting next to rattled for about 10 seconds straight.

Hmmm.....

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 04:26 AM (vr7yq)

9 G'Day everyone
Another horrible night without sleep

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2025 04:29 AM (fwDg9)

10 Another horrible night without sleep

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2025 04:29 AM (fwDg9)
-

Excluding meds, what have you tried to ease the problem?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 04:32 AM (vr7yq)

11 Wolfus you will be fine, enjoy your day

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2025 04:32 AM (fwDg9)

12 Mornin'

I'm going to take a nap soon as I have a fun filled exciting afternoon planned at the VA DMV. My drivers license expires in March so, got to take care of that before 10 March arrives. Yay!

I'll bring a book to pass the time with. I'm reading the third book of CS Lewis Space trilogy; 'That Hideous Strength'.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2025 04:37 AM (sAmhv)

13 Skip, I'm so sorry you're having such trouble sleeping.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 04:39 AM (O7YUW)

14 We had it all. We just got tired of winning.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 25, 2025 04:39 AM (ZmEVT)

15 "We had it all..... just like Bogie and McCall...."

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 25, 2025 04:43 AM (gHSfI)

16 Got your coffee ready?

Morning crossword puzzle:

https://tinyurl.com/yedmdjwk

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 04:49 AM (vr7yq)

17 Hello. Sunday Night and Monday Night I listened some to an audiobook version of The Big Sleep. I'm up to the start of Disc 3 out of 5, and want to take a small break.

("...but who killed the chauffeur?" "Shut up.")

I also watched the first twenty minutes or so of Amazon Prime's Philip Marlowe thing, the one based on the novel "The Black Eyed Blonde," which wasn't by Chandler, and it's slightly jarring. I think the present-day Neesom may be too old to be a good Marlowe, although the role has been rewritten to make him older. I'm not sure it works, it's a dissonant note to me.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 25, 2025 04:49 AM (gHSfI)

18 I haven't slept through a solid period, even if a short bathroom break in over a month.

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2025 05:00 AM (fwDg9)

19 OK, the thing that bugs me about the chauffeur: I think the reader is supposed to read-between-the-lines and figure out that the older daughter, Vivian, did it as part of her ongoing coverup of the crimes connected with her sister's problems.

While you can do a superficial reading and conclude that Vivian is the better sister, the real truth is, she's just the more functional sociopath of the two.

But we can't talk about that in the movie, thanks to the Hayes Code, so.... "Gee, I dunno."

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 25, 2025 05:04 AM (gHSfI)

20 Can't say I like today's song. Lyrics are a tip-off to the transgender thing that's been pushed hard on today's kids. Doing some searching about the song confirms it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 05:05 AM (O7YUW)

21 Skip, see a doctor about your trouble sleeping, something's way not right here.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 05:07 AM (O7YUW)

22 Skip, see a doctor about your trouble sleeping, something's way not right here.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 05:07 AM (O7YUW)
-

Yep. Super important. And ask Grok for advice. Don't laugh. Amazing stuff.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 05:10 AM (vr7yq)

23 Asking Federal workers "What did you get done last week?" is like asking Pope Francis "What did you get done last week?" The answer is the same "Nothing. What are you going to do about it?"

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 25, 2025 05:11 AM (ZmEVT)

24 Well I was pretty much against all this loose talk about annexing that frozen Communist waste.

But my 5 year old daughter came to crying and said "Daddy... Canada is an impudent second-tier client state and it's high damned time it was brought to heel. More to the point, it's unbefitting a world historical leader of Trump's stature to accept truculent insubordination from a worm like Freeland. Why won't Trump execute War Plan Red? Why, daddy? Why?!?!?"

When I saw her tears, all I could say I was "I don't know, princess. I wish you could ask him yourself." Then I cried, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 24, 2025 11:34 PM (BI5O2)
====
Funny.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2025 05:11 AM (RIvkX)

25 Nothing. What are you going to do about it?"
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 25, 2025 05:11 AM (ZmEVT)

"Something else that involves a puff of smoke. Now STFU and start clearing out your desk."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2025 05:12 AM (jKo6M)

26 Dear JJ Sefton,

Put down your books
And pick up your gun
You're gonna have a whole lotta fun!

https://tinyurl.com/59wm5h84

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 05:12 AM (vr7yq)

27 Night shift wrecked it, back on next week most likely

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2025 05:14 AM (fwDg9)

28 "Hey, anyone see that movie Conclave?"

"Shut up, Larry."

- overheard in the Vatican during the New Pope meeting

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2025 05:17 AM (jKo6M)

29 I've never understood forcing shift work on crews, just seems like a recipe for sleep deprivation and mistakes/accidents as a result.

Just hire people that like working day or night shift and let them get on with things in the hours that they do best.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 05:18 AM (O7YUW)

30
I got a serious start on setting up a work area for carving rocks and minerals in the basement yesterday, which is another way of saying long unused items were on their way out and hooks for putting up some fluorescent lights were installed. Now if I could only get the missus to deal with weeding her far too many boxes of holiday decorations, most of which have not been brought out in close to a decade.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 25, 2025 05:18 AM (xG4kz)

31 Folks here recently have been asking about the whereabout of a certain 2-bit 1-eyed Texan politician.

They found him!

https://tinyurl.com/2mux5vzh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 05:18 AM (vr7yq)

32 Amazing how crappy you can feel running a mild temperature. 99.7 and feels like I fell down all the stairs..bleh

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 25, 2025 05:20 AM (/6GbT)

33 Can't sleep either. Agonizing about other people's problems.

One of my childhood buddies was on his annual family trip to Aruba. Sunday morning his older brother didn't wake having passed from CVA in his sleep.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2025 05:22 AM (RIvkX)

34 Setting up my online account with Virginia's DMV was the hardest part of switching DL's. I was in and out of Onancock in 15 minutes. I didn't even have time to properly peruse the vanity plates on display.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2025 05:24 AM (28cZF)

35 Onancock is a nice place sometimes. My sister and BiL used to live near there.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 25, 2025 05:27 AM (ZmEVT)

36 You know what I love about not living in VA? Not having to get the car "inspected" periodically.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 25, 2025 05:28 AM (ZmEVT)

37 How about inspected and registered and insured?
New York watches out for you.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2025 05:31 AM (oERdd)

38 Couple married 68 years shared a sweet bedtime tradition.. From "Faithpot":

https://tinyurl.com/yr73hnt7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 05:34 AM (yVRyG)

39 "New York watches out for you."

Like that sniper out in the field.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 05:34 AM (O7YUW)

40 Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2025 05:36 AM (lDA/q)

41 The dot.gov spammers are certain no one in Musk's employ can filter emails. This is merely another litmus test Musk will use to compile his list of former employees.

Posted by: Jay at February 25, 2025 05:36 AM (zhWvq)

42 Onan cock?

Ok, biblical names for towns is great and all, but....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2025 05:36 AM (jKo6M)

43 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes.

A relatively warm 26 degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor, but a full plate or work left over from last night, so won't be commenting until the morning report, at least.

Good luck with the publisher meet, Wolfus. I wish I could get back the energy and passion I used to have for my writing. It's nothing but a slog now.

Anyway, time to work. . .

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 25, 2025 05:38 AM (Q0kLU)

44 Psalm 148;

https://tinyurl.com/3v458pjt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 05:41 AM (yVRyG)

45 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 25, 2025 05:42 AM (hoCmQ)

46 Wolfus is going to become a famous retired writer and we knew him back when.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2025 05:46 AM (RIvkX)

47 Why did the computer squeak?

Because someone stepped on its mouse.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 05:47 AM (yVRyG)

48 Posted by: A dude in MI at February 25, 2025 05:20 AM (/6GbT)

Sorry. Hope you feel better soon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 05:48 AM (yVRyG)

49 A joke for our school bus drivers:

What's yellow and comes in the morning to brighten every parent's day?

The school bus

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 05:54 AM (yVRyG)

50 "I've never understood forcing shift work on crews, just seems like a recipe for sleep deprivation and mistakes/accidents as a result."

You'd be surprised what people decide what's best. I was the OIC for the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Emergency Operations Center back around Able Archer days. We had 4 NCOs to be the NCOIC of that entity, which ran 24 hours operations. I told them that I didn't care how they decided to split the work, other than if I walked in the room at any time during any day that there had better be one them present and awake.

Between the 4 of them, they decided that one of the 4 would have night duty for every night for a month. The other 3 would have one day on, 2 days off, for that month. They would then rotate the night duty slot to the next NCO. Rinse and repeat.

Worked for them. Worked for me, too. (OIC of that place was an additional duty, so I was always on the hook.)

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 25, 2025 05:55 AM (uUhPu)

51 Asus has produced a mouse you can fill with scented oil.

Because, that's why.

https://is.gd/Jgx1Rd

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 25, 2025 05:57 AM (Q8Bj8)

52 Thought to try one of my 25 minutes naps but not working

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2025 05:57 AM (fwDg9)

53 I told them that I didn't care how they decided to split the work

You were a wise officer then.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 25, 2025 05:57 AM (jjoN6)

54 Good luck with the publisher meet, Wolfus. I wish I could get back the energy and passion I used to have for my writing. It's nothing but a slog now.

Anyway, time to work. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 25, 2025

****
MP4,

This has come a little late in life for me too. Fifty years ago, forty, even twenty, I'd have been over the moon. Now, I guess I'm merely too focused on "How is this going to work out for me? And knowing I have the Amazon-publish option, even if it means I have to do my own marketing, well, that's kind of freeing -- like having a backup job offer if the current interview doesn't work out.

As far as your situation: I'm reminded of advice they used to give runners and exercise people back in the '70s and '80s. "Stick with it. Go through the motions. Your enthusiasm will return." I'm finding my workouts to be boring, as I've traversed the exact same paths for decades. Once I have more time, and relocate too, who knows? A new venue and new experiences may jump-start my enthusiasm. It may work for you too. Take a trip!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 06:03 AM (omVj0)

55 Good morning! Tomorrow, I start the drive from Texas to Idaho to drop the MiL off at the assisted care facility in the town where her brother lives. Looks like about 25-30 hours of road trip. Bleh!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 25, 2025 06:06 AM (3Ope8)

56 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 25, 2025 06:10 AM (AN2gy)

57 @51/Alteria Pilgram: "Asus has produced a mouse you can fill with scented oil."

Grumpy old techs: Let's see if I can fill my boss' new mouse with diced up raw fish bits...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 06:11 AM (O7YUW)

58 - Psalm 148

An interesting exercise. Pull out your Strong's concordance and see how many times dragons and dragon is in God's Word and not symbolic of Satan.
Now consider, the word dinosaur wasn't "invented" until sometime in, I believe, the 1800's. When they started finding fossils.
Behemoth and leviathan in Job, also. Read those descriptions.
Critical thinking hat time?

Posted by: TeeJ at February 25, 2025 06:12 AM (ItCQP)

59 Taking my Monster energy drink, just in case.
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2025 06:13 AM (fwDg9)

60 It was truly annoying and interesting to watch the big tech fucks standing at attention at Trump's inauguration. Of course Cook is coming to AmerEka. He's hoping to not get his hands smacked here like were in the they were in the EU. He's supposed to be coming to NC. At least that is what was said over a year ago. But, he's not hiring 20k Americans.

Posted by: joe at February 25, 2025 06:13 AM (rzwGB)

61
Good morning, Hordians. Looks to be very foggy right now at Schloss Hadrian. Getting the house dogs run out before taking care of the kennel dogs and making my coffee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:14 AM (dxSpM)

62 I like driving, don’t like traffic. It’s a madhouse out there. Sometimes I like the notion of the regulation used in euroland. Big rig trucks are speed limited to 62 mph and the right lane only.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2025 06:15 AM (HpBvd)

63 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 25, 2025 06:17 AM (dg+HA)

64 @62/Common Tater: "It's a madhouse out there."

Some days, absolutely. Some days I get lucky and people seem well behaved, polite, and considerate of other drivers.

Bit a of a crapshoot what kind of day it's going to be though.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 25, 2025 06:19 AM (O7YUW)

65
I doubt there will be many cases of "ghost bureaucrats", There will be more of two-job personnel. Logging in from home and doing nothing or almost nothing will be quite common.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:20 AM (dxSpM)

66 Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 25, 2025 06:06 AM (3Ope

That sounds like a long and rather difficult trip to make , given the circumstances . May any rough places be made smooth.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 06:21 AM (PUlyo)

67
Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at February 25, 2025 06:17 AM (dg+HA)

__________

Got all three drained, cleaned out and refilled yesterday.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:21 AM (dxSpM)

68 Tax cut for billionaires.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 25, 2025 06:22 AM (gbOdA)

69 mornin yall. I had a first yesterday, a two factor authentication number came IN THE MAIL. I was instructed to call an 800 number and give them the six digit code within 30 days. WTH is that supposed to accomplish? This is from a major chain credit card company, whose card I rarely use.

I'm not going to call and see what happens. Maybe they will come to my house and demand I read the numbers to them.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:24 AM (vFG9F)

70 But my 5 year old daughter came to crying and said "Daddy... Canada is an impudent second-tier client state and it's high damned time it was brought to heel. More to the point, it's unbefitting a world historical leader of Trump's stature to accept truculent insubordination from a worm like Freeland. Why won't Trump execute War Plan Red? Why, daddy? Why?!?!?"

When I saw her tears, all I could say I was "I don't know, princess. I wish you could ask him yourself." Then I cried, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 24, 2025 11:34 PM (BI5O2)

Oh, you better believe we're gonna fact-check this.

Posted by: Snopes at February 25, 2025 06:25 AM (PiwSw)

71 - To make it easier for ya...

Behemoth - Job 40:15
Leviathan - Job 41:1 Psalms 104:25-26

Hmmm, it's almost like these creatures, supposedly gone for millions and millions of years, we're still around in Job's and David's times.

Posted by: TeeJ at February 25, 2025 06:26 AM (ItCQP)

72 Posted by: TeeJ at February 25, 2025 06:26 AM (ItCQP)

Thanks. May you have a blessed day in the Lord!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 06:34 AM (42Vb+)

73 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 24, 2025 11:34 PM (BI5O2

That was progressively touching😉. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 06:35 AM (QjuTj)

74 Tax cut for billionaires.
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 25, 2025 06:22 AM (gbOdA)
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Correction: "millionaires and billionaires"

Posted by: Bernie Sanders, live from house 3 at February 25, 2025 06:36 AM (R5s9n)

75
"The United States and Canada are a natural unit - our technology and capital and population, their space and natural resources," Mallory said. "Canada has no authenticity as a political entity. It can’t support itself or even defend itself. The British designed it as a colony to be exploited. When the British Empire expired, naturally an enormous power like the United States absorbed Canada economically and culturally, and dominated its consciousness. Why not join the Canadians to us politically as well? It would have been good for Canada and good for the United States. We have that headache over energy and minerals, you know, and there are an awful lot of those things under the tundra."

- Charles McCarry, The Better Angels (1979)

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:38 AM (dxSpM)

76 This should be preserved for history:

https://tinyurl.com/9mm52ecb

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 25, 2025 06:39 AM (3Ope8)

77 Only 29 days until the Trump administration collapses. Enjoy it while you can.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

78 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 06:03 AM (omVj0)

Still here?

If so, can you ask VTK the name of the editor he used from Fiverr? I don't have a contact e-mail. I forgot to ask on the Book Thread. Thanks.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2025 06:40 AM (0eaVi)

79
Only 29 days until the Trump administration collapses. Enjoy it while you can.
Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

Are the walls closing in or are the wheels falling off? I can never keep these straight.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:41 AM (dxSpM)

80 I like driving, don’t like traffic. It’s a madhouse out there. Sometimes I like the notion of the regulation used in euroland. Big rig trucks are speed limited to 62 mph and the right lane only.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2025

+ 100, CT. One of the things I loved about CO was that, outside the rush hours and outside Denver or CO Springs proper, the roads (in great shape) were perfect for just enjoying your drive.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 06:41 AM (omVj0)

81 Wolfus might have a publisher? That's great news! Almost as good as a first. Almost.

Posted by: Bernie Sanders, live from house 3 at February 25, 2025 06:42 AM (NlHFL)

82 Correction: "millionaires and billionaires"
Posted by: Bernie Sanders

I thought the new hotness was billionaires only since we have so many people in government that are millionaires and they don't want to draw attention to themselves.

But it is a lot of fun trying to get a "fair share" advocate provide a number on how much is fair.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 25, 2025 06:42 AM (jjoN6)

83 Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

What happens in 29 days?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 25, 2025 06:43 AM (3Ope8)

84 Only 29 days until the Trump administration collapses

What is the significance of 29 days?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 06:43 AM (42Vb+)

85 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 06:03 AM (omVj0)

Still here?

If so, can you ask VTK the name of the editor he used from Fiverr? I don't have a contact e-mail. I forgot to ask on the Book Thread. Thanks.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2025

***
Yes, I haven't left quite yet. Miss Linda is coming with me to work today, and she hates to leave as early as I usually do. VTK is Victor Tango Kilo? I'll look for his nic and email, and if I can get in touch with him, I'll ask.

I've bookmarked Fiverr as a possible place where I can market my *own* editing services!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 06:43 AM (omVj0)

86 "What is the significance of 29 days?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke"

Yesterday Carville said it would be 30 days.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:45 AM (vFG9F)

87 6 I should be in bed because I also have a full day tomorrow - leading two separate meetings; one for those suffering from a loss of a spouse and another on the mission, purpose and vision of the parish. We have a new bishop so, changes are afoot.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2025 04:19 AM (cYBz/)

Blessings on you, Tonypete!

Posted by: m at February 25, 2025 06:45 AM (v0TzN)

88
I thought the new hotness was billionaires only since we have so many people in government that are millionaires and they don't want to draw attention to themselves.

What's worse, a billionaire who owns a company you don't have to use or 1000 bureaucrats who became millionaires on tax dollars extracted from you at gun point?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:45 AM (dxSpM)

89 This should be preserved for history:

https://tinyurl.com/9mm52ecb
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 25, 2025 06:39 AM (3Ope

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OUCH!

That's gonna leave a mark...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2025 06:45 AM (BpYfr)

90 Why are federal workers insulted by Musk's email? Bunch of teenagers, just looking to be upset over everything.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2025 06:46 AM (NlHFL)

91 mornin yall. I had a first yesterday, a two factor authentication number came IN THE MAIL. I was instructed to call an 800 number and give them the six digit code within 30 days. WTH is that supposed to accomplish? This is from a major chain credit card company, whose card I rarely use.

I'm not going to call and see what happens. Maybe they will come to my house and demand I read the numbers to them.
Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:24 AM (vFG9F)

I would assume they'd turn off the card. There must have been a 2FA TED talk recently since everyone seems hot and bothered over it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 06:46 AM (ExV1e)

92 Wolfus might have a publisher? That's great news! Almost as good as a first. Almost.
Posted by: Bernie Sanders, live from house 3 at February 25, 2025

***
It's a small outfit out of Seattle, with a founder in Michigan and the co-founder in WA. Their list seems to be completely opposite of the kind of thing I write and read (mostly aspiring literature, female drama, and high-level romance), but maybe they are looking to expand their customer reach.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 06:46 AM (omVj0)

93 84 Only 29 days until the Trump administration collapses

What is the significance of 29 days?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 06:43 AM (42Vb+)

The prediction James Carville confidently made.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 25, 2025 06:47 AM (PiwSw)

94 Carville is one of those guys who needs to STFU and STFD just like Rove. Those guys are largely responsible for the mess we've endured for the last few decades.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 25, 2025 06:47 AM (3Ope8)

95 Yesterday Carville said it would be 30 days.

Batboy's Grandad needs his meds refilled. But I'm sure that the Walls Will Be Closing In!™ on Trump any day now!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 25, 2025 06:48 AM (jjoN6)

96 I just found out that the brilliant Trump advisor, Stephen Miller is married. His wife is cute and they have two little children, so somebody else must have been impressed by his big brain and not upset that he is bald

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 06:48 AM (QjuTj)

97 Hopefully on Day 30, Trump just sends out a two-word tweet "Still here."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 25, 2025 06:48 AM (PiwSw)

98
And, just like that, there were TikTok videos from NPCs (mostly bespectacled females) saying that the Trump Administration would collapse in 30 days.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:50 AM (dxSpM)

99 "I would assume they'd turn off the card. There must have been a 2FA TED talk recently since everyone seems hot and bothered over it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic"

They can if they want. I don't know the reason though, other than a fanatical devotion to bureaucracy.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:50 AM (vFG9F)

100 Carville predicted Ms. Yellow school bus would win the election too.

Posted by: Case at February 25, 2025 06:50 AM (27pJk)

101 They can if they want. I don't know the reason though, other than a fanatical devotion to bureaucracy.
Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:50 AM (vFG9F)

Fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 25, 2025 06:51 AM (PiwSw)

102 Tax cut for billionaires.
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 25, 2025 06:22 AM (gbOdA)

Is there some new news or are you preparing us for a Democrat talking point?

Cuz I'm only about a billion dollars away from being a billionaire and I'd like to know about any upcoming perks.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 06:51 AM (ExV1e)

103 Gotta go. Some links before JJ's TMR.

The Associated Press is not having a day time in court against the White House:

https://tinyurl.com/bdha23hh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 06:52 AM (vr7yq)

104 Yes, I haven't left quite yet. Miss Linda is coming with me to work today, and she hates to leave as early as I usually do. VTK is Victor Tango Kilo? I'll look for his nic and email, and if I can get in touch with him, I'll ask.

I've bookmarked Fiverr as a possible place where I can market my *own* editing services!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2025 06:43 AM (omVj0)

Thanks. I figured you had an email for him. I thought you'd talked to him before about ALH.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2025 06:52 AM (0eaVi)

105
If there was a picture in the dictionary next to "EU Functionary", it would be of Friedrich Merz.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:52 AM (dxSpM)

106 Backscratching - real life example:

https://t.co/NvyLgNkP78

Remember when they screamed at RFKJ about this sort of behavior?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 06:53 AM (vr7yq)

107 Good Morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 25, 2025 06:53 AM (u82oZ)

108 Gonna need a whole lot more rope:

https://tinyurl.com/2sby87f8

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 06:53 AM (vr7yq)

109 Only 29 days until the Trump administration collapses. Enjoy it while you can.
Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

Are the walls closing in or are the wheels falling off? I can never keep these straight.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:41 AM (dxSpM)

Did Carville even say? I think he just said "30 days, baby, just hold the line for 30 days and we've got this beat. Steiner will come."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 06:53 AM (ExV1e)

110 'Cause here goes the judge!
Here goes the judge!
Here goes the judge!

https://tinyurl.com/nmjxafcz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 25, 2025 06:53 AM (vr7yq)

111 - And back atcha, Fen.

Why do I take the time to bring this stuff up and post links to findings that the "scientific" community ignores or lamely tries to explain away?
How many souls have accepted that Genesis 1 can't be taken for what it says so...

Posted by: TeeJ at February 25, 2025 06:54 AM (ItCQP)

112 Scam alert? Hard to say, but an individual using the moniker "David Petault" has listed some 60-odd translations of popular classics from five or more languages into English on Amazon and Goodreads. The problem is no one knows who this person is, or if he even truly exists, and the translations appear to be machine translations, perhaps an AI or simply Google translate.

On the plus side, the translations are inexpensive!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2025 06:54 AM (BVSYA)

113 OUCH!

That's gonna leave a mark...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2025 06:45 AM (BpYfr)

No it won't, Perf. The media will shake their heads and call his speech ravings of a extremist right-wing lunatic.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2025 06:54 AM (0eaVi)

114 Rachel Madcow is just itching for a dose of the TRUMP!!! curse.
That will be a glorious day.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:55 AM (vFG9F)

115 What's worse, a billionaire who owns a company you don't have to use or 1000 bureaucrats who became millionaires on tax dollars extracted from you at gun point?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:45 AM (dxSpM)

That's a tricky one. I would say the millionaire bureaucrats but the billionaire business owners probably aren't monitoring my internet usage.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 06:55 AM (ExV1e)

116 And Lester Dolt got infected by the TRUMP!!! curse and will now have plenty of time to reflect and cry.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2025 06:58 AM (vFG9F)

117 If there was a picture in the dictionary next to "EU Functionary", it would be of Friedrich Merz.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 06:52 AM (dxSpM)

Didn't his wife, Ethyl, used to be a showgirl?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2025 06:58 AM (0eaVi)

118 So what exactly did Carville think was going to bring on the collapse of the Trump administration ? Another attempt on his life or Godzilla stomping the White House?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 07:01 AM (42Vb+)

119 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, guv'nor

Another start of the day above freezing. I'll take it.

VA Beach is still recovering. Now I heard 12 inches of snow in some parts.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 25, 2025 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

120 So what exactly did Carville think was going to bring on the collapse of the Trump administration ? Another attempt on his life or Godzilla stomping the White House?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2025 07:01 AM (42Vb+)

Witches were going to cast more spells against him.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2025 07:01 AM (0eaVi)

121 30 Now if I could only get the missus to deal with weeding her far too many boxes of holiday decorations, most of which have not been brought out in close to a decade.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 25, 2025 05:18 AM (xG4kz)

Seems like the holiday season would be the best time to do that culling.

Posted by: m at February 25, 2025 07:02 AM (v0TzN)

122 Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
CNN now says that "top leadership" at the CIA are worried anti-Trump personnel may by motivated to sell out America to a foreign power.
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When treason is your answer to a political defeat you should remember Biden is all out of pardons, before going all Mark Milley on the country.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2025 07:03 AM (bb1f/)

123 Something will happen.

Posted by: From the person who used to say nothing will happen at February 25, 2025 07:03 AM (dg+HA)

124 Let the winning continue!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 25, 2025 07:03 AM (u82oZ)

125 I have to go to the Revenue Office today and renew my driver's license. Arkansas gives you an option when you reach a certain age. $40 for eight years, or jinx yourself and pay $20 for four.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 25, 2025 07:03 AM (gm9Sb)

126 The core idea of American Exceptionalism, that government can be controlled by the citizens, and individual rights matter, is still too revolutionary to the EU.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 25, 2025 07:04 AM (u82oZ)

127 Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Spring is just around the corner.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 25, 2025 07:05 AM (u82oZ)

128 118: The article is over at Townhall.

Carville went on to cite polling about Trump’s approval rating dropping and claimed it would be “easy pickings here in six weeks,” advising his party to “just lay back.”

“You literally think 30 days to six weeks, the Trump administration is effectively going to collapse in terms of public support?” Abrams asked.

“It’s collapsing right now,” Carville responded. “It’s over.”

Posted by: NR Pax at February 25, 2025 07:05 AM (jjoN6)

129 128 Carville be eatin' Dem dad gum bad crawdads again.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 25, 2025 07:07 AM (gm9Sb)

130
*“It’s collapsing right now,” Carville responded. “It’s over.”*

The wheels are closing in and the walls are coming off.

Posted by: And the fat lady is circling the drain! at February 25, 2025 07:08 AM (dg+HA)

131 Didn't his wife, Ethyl, used to be a showgirl?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2025 06:58 AM (0eaVi)

At the Copcabana.

Posted by: Barry Manilow at February 25, 2025 07:12 AM (zQ1RJ)

132 They seem to be identical to the six existing Ryzen 5000G-series CPUs, so I'm not sure why.
Because even AMD has lost track of their numbering scheme?

Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2025 07:13 AM (hzHvq)

133 Stupid people are spamming the reply address to the "five things you did last week" email.

I hope Musk fires every single person that hits "Reply All" on that email.

Last time someone accidentally put an entire distro list on an email in one agency, I got over 100 "Reply All" messages - most asking to be "removed from this distribution." I wanted to do a Reply All to those, saying, "Well, if you want to be removed from the Global Address List, fine; consider yourself fired."

Stupid people.

Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2025 07:17 AM (hzHvq)

134 Dems spent the entire campaign last year wallowing in fake polls telling them Kamala was way ahead. For a few days after the election they were in shock, being forced to face how badly they’d been lied to. Now they’re jumping right back in to them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2025 07:21 AM (73vBl)

135
Friedrich Merz Is the snitch who would sell you out to the guards in the camps and smirk at you as you were hauled off for punishment. A stool and stoolie both is he.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 25, 2025 07:21 AM (xG4kz)

136 I have to go to the Revenue Office today and renew my driver's license. Arkansas gives you an option when you reach a certain age. $40 for eight years, or jinx yourself and pay $20 for four.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 25, 2025 07:03 AM (gm9Sb)
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Heh. I get to go to my own state's Department of Revenue office to renew my car registration. In theory, I am able to do it online, but their idiotic website is unable to verify my car insurance. So I get to go fight it out with them in person. I'm sure they'll tell me I have the wrong documentation at least once.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2025 07:21 AM (7fElN)

137 I hope Musk fires every single person that hits "Reply All" on that email.

I don't work for the government. This is the sort of thing I see from things like this...

Company: sends an all-hands email, probably something fairly innocuous and stupid.
Idiot #1: replies with a question about the email.
Idiots #2 - #N: replies stating that people should not use "reply all".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 07:21 AM (ExV1e)

138 I love how the dinosaur media and has beens like Carville pretend like they are in the "know" about the inner workings of The Trump Administration using words like "infighting" and "sources say". They might fool the low information fucks , but they don't fool Jesus. This is bush league psyche out stuff. Laughable, man ha ha! President Trump would have fucked them in the ass Saturday. Instead he will fuck them in the ass this Wednesday instead. Wooo! They got a date Wednesday, baby!

Posted by: Jesus Quintana at February 25, 2025 07:22 AM (NAF5O)

139 133: We had a reply all moment so bad, IT took down an entire mail server for a few hours.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 25, 2025 07:22 AM (jjoN6)

140
*“It’s collapsing right now,” Carville responded. “It’s over.”*

Oh, do tell, Brother Snakehead!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 25, 2025 07:24 AM (xG4kz)

141 Morning.

Europe is such a regulatory Hell NY looks like regulatory Heaven?

Wow.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at February 25, 2025 07:25 AM (tT6L1)

142 Morning, all.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2025 07:26 AM (WPL6O)

143 89 This should be preserved for history:

https://tinyurl.com/9mm52ecb
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 25, 2025 06:39 AM (3Ope
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OUCH!

That's gonna leave a mark...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2025 06:45 AM (BpYfr)

It really is very close to letter-perfect.

Posted by: m at February 25, 2025 07:26 AM (v0TzN)

144
Europe is such a regulatory Hell NY looks like regulatory Heaven?

Wow.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at February 25, 2025 07:25 AM (tT6L1)

Yesterday, I pointed out that if you took all the EU startups with a market cap >$10 billion, combined they would be smaller than that of Home Depot.

For every leftie whining about emigrating to Europe for the bennies, there's more than one European entrepreneur who wants to come to the US to escape the heavy hand of the state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 07:29 AM (dxSpM)

145 Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as president of Lucasfilms. I guess her work is done.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 25, 2025 07:30 AM (b294k)

146 For every leftie whining about emigrating to Europe for the bennies, there's more than one European entrepreneur who wants to come to the US to escape the heavy hand of the state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 07:29 AM (dxSpM)

Perhaps we should consider something akin to a prisoner exchange. We'll take your productive people and give you our sheep. Win-win.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 07:30 AM (ExV1e)

147 Perhaps we should consider something akin to a prisoner exchange. We'll take your productive people and give you our sheep. Win-win.

Why not? They constantly yap about how much better Europe is anyways.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 25, 2025 07:31 AM (jjoN6)

148 Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as president of Lucasfilms. I guess her work is done.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 25, 2025 07:30 AM (b294k)
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Mission Accomplished!

Posted by: Kathleen Kennedy at February 25, 2025 07:32 AM (7fElN)

149 Perhaps we should consider something akin to a prisoner exchange. We'll take your productive people and give you our sheep. Win-win.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 07:30 AM (ExV1e)
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Needs to be a caveat though: No refunds or returns.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at February 25, 2025 07:32 AM (tT6L1)

150 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 07:33 AM (ExV1e)

151
Perhaps we should consider something akin to a prisoner exchange. We'll take your productive people and give you our sheep. Win-win.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2025 07:30 AM (ExV1e)

Look who's whining about leaving the US. Childless retired couples. Single AWFLs. Artistes. Recent humanities graduates. Marketing bimbos. In other words, dead weight.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 25, 2025 07:33 AM (dxSpM)

152 I enjoyed the clip on X where Trump explains the purpose of the “5 things” email; which is exactly what I’ve been trying to say here whenever it comes up. It has *nothin” to do with the actual answer given (unless its an intentionally vulgar one, I suppose) but rather, it is a ping sent out to see which employees actually exist, and which are just fraudulent names and accounts soaking up a check each month.
So of course it doesn’t matter if Kash exempts his department, because he’s capable of determining for himself if his people exist or not. This query is meant to ferret out thousands of names that exist only in the shadows, but which still collect a check each month.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2025 07:33 AM (73vBl)

153 119 VA Beach is still recovering. Now I heard 12 inches of snow in some parts.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 25, 2025 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

Wild!

Posted by: m at February 25, 2025 07:35 AM (v0TzN)

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