Daily Tech News 28 February 2025

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The low-cost (for Apple) iPhone 16E is here and it's... Okay. (The Verge)

Yes. It's okay.

It's also $599, which is cheap for an iPhone, but not cheap.

Tech News

Just a few hours until AMD announces the prices on its new video cards.

We already know all the technical details, and Nvidia has screwed up its RTX 5000 launch in every way imaginable, so the door is open for AMD to walk through, or to slam in its own face.
Nvidia meanwhile doubled its annual revenue over last year, mainly by selling insanely expensive GPUs to AI companies. (Tom's Hardware)

Certainly not by selling RTX 5000 cards to gamers.
Several of the old Command and Conquer games are now open source. (Gaming on Linux)

This seems to include Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn, Renegade, and Generals, with the Zero Hour expansion.

And it's Electronic Arts that did this, somehow.
Apple's "Find My" network lets you track any Bluetooth device anywhere. (9to5Mac)

Welcome to the goldfish bowl.
Thousands of GitHub repositories that were public but are now private can still be accessed via Copilot. (Tech Crunch)

Uh, yeah. That's how making something public works. You can't shove the mushroom cloud back into the Demon Core.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Nah, mate. Paradise is over there.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Mornin' Pixy and Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2025 04:01 AM (O7YUW)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2025 04:01 AM (Yl9pU)

3 Thank you, Pixy!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:02 AM (a1415)

4 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2025 04:03 AM (fwDg9)

5 Evening and morning to all the members of hte vast AoSHQ Empire! 'Tis Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2025 04:04 AM (omVj0)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2025 04:05 AM (7Pnfz)

7 Interesting 'Find My' article.

We use air tags a good bit, but I don't really need somebody tracking all my bluetooth devices.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:06 AM (a1415)

8 Let's play a game.

We'll call it...'What tiny clues are buried in this article?'.

https://tinyurl.com/28cs8ekc

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:07 AM (a1415)

9 Smoking chicken on the grill. Roasting, peanuts, cashews, and pecans in the oven.

Sashimi prepped.

Now to get to work but first a link or two.

B-A-I-N ! ! ! !

https://tinyurl.com/2yd8we94

Why so Syrias?

https://tinyurl.com/45cpcd2u

JJ, Soros is targeting your state:

https://tinyurl.com/yhtmkbyk

A pox upon them!

https://tinyurl.com/22dpvnye

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2025 04:13 AM (Yl9pU)

10 Egg prices aren't falling down because there's still "science":

https://tinyurl.com/49kxy3vs

משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה
חודש טוב ושבת שלום ומבורך

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2025 04:13 AM (Yl9pU)

11 I'm beginning to think that 'Free Range' might not be such a great idea for viability of a flock.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:18 AM (a1415)

12 I'm beginning to think that 'Free Range' might not be such a great idea for viability of a flock.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:18 AM (a1415)
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Two chickens in every range!

The can do what they want once they're inside.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2025 04:22 AM (Yl9pU)

13 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2025 04:24 AM (hoCmQ)

14 So the chickens are becoming infected with bird flu by their exposure to infected wild birds in the outdoors?

Is there any evidence to suggest that chickens kept indoors are being infected at a lower rate than the free-range ones?

If so.....

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:29 AM (a1415)

15 Would making chickens wear a mask help?

Posted by: Colin at February 28, 2025 04:29 AM (wlQdF)

16 "Would making chickens wear a mask help?"

Two masks!

And tiny face shields.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:30 AM (a1415)

17 Had ham and cheese omelet with toast and some strawberries
Coffee is on but as soon as done going to try napping a bit

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2025 04:33 AM (fwDg9)

18
Re:
Well tomorrow we should be able to get a look at Bondi after she has been publicly humiliated.

Let's see how it goes?
Posted by: pawn

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Is there an "or else [something]" in that letter?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2025 04:34 AM (7uzX3)

19 I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that one big contributor to the fatal outbreak of measles in Texas is due to the presence of a large number of illegal aliens in that area.

And I'm gonna assume that because nobody in the media wants to answer, or even ask the question if they are a contributing factor.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:34 AM (a1415)

20 I only slept from 10pm to 1/4 after midnight

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2025 04:34 AM (fwDg9)

21 Coffee's ready and dishwasher is unloaded.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2025 04:41 AM (hoCmQ)

22 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:34 AM (a1415)

Don't forget the catastrophic decrease in trust of our government health organization s because they lied and lied and lied about the Covid vaccine.

I am 100% supportive of traditional vaccines and I am still suspicious as hell of anything they say.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2025 04:46 AM (mWSu4)

23 I liked the first couple command and conquer games.

The one I really liked though was Total Annihilation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2025 04:54 AM (bss/y)

24 Don't forget the catastrophic decrease in trust of our government health organization s because they lied and lied and lied about the Covid vaccine.

I am 100% supportive of traditional vaccines and I am still suspicious as hell of anything they say.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2025 04:46 AM (mWSu4)

Trust is built on trust. Once someone breaks that trust, it becomes very hard to not be suspicious of them on other things.

This was always the argument in my mind on Clinton. It is not the infidelity per se, but if you are willing to brazenly lie about one thing, well what else are you willing to lie about?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2025 04:57 AM (bss/y)

25 "I am 100% supportive of traditional vaccines and I am still suspicious as hell of anything they say."

Pretty much my position as well.

So theoretically, if one were to introduce an infected individual into a general area with lower vaccine rates, something exactly like this would occur.

Then the question would become, who was patient zero?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 04:58 AM (a1415)

26 "Trust is built on trust. Once someone breaks that trust, it becomes very hard to not be suspicious of them on other things."

Yup.

And it now permeates every interaction that I have with politicians and media. As well as my Doctors.

So when I hear the media bleating about how Donald Trump is flailing with the American people, I ask myself, is this the same media that told me that Joe Biden was healthy, and that men could get pregnant?

And when it comes to medical, both Mrs VIA and I came down with Covid about a month ago.

Felt more like a head cold, with 6 hours of slightly elevated body temp, and a total of three days from start to finish.

When my wife popped positive on a home test and spoke with the online nurse, not one question was asked about vaccine status. And she was basically told to do exactly what she was doing as far as rest and fluids, and not to worry.

And during my last VA physical, my Doctor asked my vaccine status, and I told him I had no interest in the vaccine.

His reply was that he wasn't getting it either.

So yes, bridges once burned are hard to cross back into the territory of 'Trusted'.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 05:07 AM (a1415)

27 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at February 28, 2025 05:11 AM (PzBTm)

28 Skip, I'm sorry to hear that you are using those energy drinks.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 05:13 AM (mB6WH)

29 Oh ! A "twirl " !!
Yay !!
G'mornin all y'all.
Happy Friday Folks.

Posted by: OkJohn at February 28, 2025 05:19 AM (NC/it)

30 Well, 39.6 degrees out, with no wind.

Time to get ready for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2025 05:20 AM (a1415)

31 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 28, 2025 05:20 AM (AN2gy)

32 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 28, 2025 05:21 AM (dg+HA)

33 Payday also.
Must make urgent early run to Wally - out of food for doggehs.

Posted by: OkJohn at February 28, 2025 05:21 AM (NC/it)

34 Local DC Fox Newz:

Doge cuts will hurt MD economy, says commie gov.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2025 05:22 AM (7Pnfz)

35 The individuals who leaked information about immigration enforcement operations have been identified and face termination, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.

“I have found some leakers,” Noem said. “We are continuing to get more. They will be fired and there will be consequences.”

This relates to the trust remark up above. Nice to hear that you're doing something. We want to see it happen. Make their names and photos public and start making examples of them.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2025 05:24 AM (NR6c1)

36 >>> We'll call it...'What tiny clues are buried in this article?'.

Something is tucked away in there.

Posted by: fluffy at February 28, 2025 05:27 AM (AN2gy)

37 Christian man from NJ talks about adversity in his life and how his faith has helped him deal with this Scripture : Isaiah 41:10 and Matthew 6:25-34:

https://tinyurl.com/y7kndvc7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 05:31 AM (ZP485)

38 Don't forget the catastrophic decrease in trust of our government health organization s because they lied and lied and lied about the Covid vaccine.

I am 100% supportive of traditional vaccines and I am still suspicious as hell of anything they say.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

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Someone on X has composed a chart / thread of "these are the bloodwork numbers that were considered healthy in the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc."

They're lowered each time the public achieves the goal, and people are put on the newest medication to help them reach the new numbers.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more at February 28, 2025 05:33 AM (sG4Li)

39 Quick thinking school bus driver from
Ohio saves 15 kids from fire;

https://tinyurl.com/48dvup6j

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 05:35 AM (ZP485)

40 Incoming IDF Chief of Staff is preparing to go back to fighting in Gaza with the largest force to date. Humanitarian aid will be reduced and in controlled areas only.
Stage 2 calls for an end to the war with no Israeli military presence in Gaza.
We shall see.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 05:36 AM (mB6WH)

41
Make their names and photos public and start making examples of them.
Posted by: NR Pax

===============

Absolutely. They were my employees -- my servants, in fact.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2025 05:39 AM (7uzX3)

42 Someone on X has composed a chart / thread of "these are the bloodwork numbers that were considered healthy in the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc."

They're lowered each time the public achieves the goal, and people are put on the newest medication to help them reach the new numbers.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more

Just searched. Have a link?

Posted by: MkY at February 28, 2025 05:40 AM (cPGH3)

43
I wish I was as savvy about hardware as I am about software. Where do I start getting me some knowledge?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2025 05:41 AM (7uzX3)

44 Just searched. Have a link?
Posted by: MkY

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No, I've given up X. It was too much of a firehose for a news junkie like me. Maybe bloodwork, blood numbers, medical industry, something like that in the search bar will work.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more at February 28, 2025 05:42 AM (OgBsb)

45 >>> I wish I was as savvy about hardware as I am about software. Where do I start getting me some knowledge?

How about right here? Pixy posts links every day.

Disclaimer: I barely now where the [Any] key is.

Posted by: fluffy at February 28, 2025 05:44 AM (AN2gy)

46 45 >>> I wish I was as savvy about hardware as I am about software. Where do I start getting me some knowledge?

How about right here? Pixy posts links every day.

Disclaimer: I barely now where the [Any] key is.
Posted by: fluffy at February 28, 2025 05:44 AM (AN2gy)

It's right in front of the retractable cupholder.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 28, 2025 05:50 AM (PiwSw)

47 Woman donates kidney for man she went to the prom with 35 years ago:

https://tinyurl.com/bdew6kfk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 05:51 AM (42Vb+)

48 The individuals who leaked information about immigration enforcement operations have been identified and face termination, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.

Unless, by termination, you're referring to execution, then you need to add prosecution to your lexicon.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2025 05:56 AM (ExV1e)

49 Apple's "Find My" network lets you track any Bluetooth device anywhere. (9to5Mac)

The fuck???

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2025 05:57 AM (mlg/3)

50 The last day or so has been kind of stressful.
Number One offspring started his career as a federal employee on December 2nd.
It's a goal he's had for years and worked very hard to achieve it. He got a master's degree, targeting the right courses he knew the particular agency would want. He worked at a grocery store to pay for it and graduated last May with no debt. He applied to all the places he figured no one else would want. He got two offers and turned down Guam.
The one he took is, well, a long way away and he uprooted his entire life to do this. So with less than three months on the job he's a probationary employee.
Yesterday was the RIF and the only two individuals affected in his building were administrative assistants.
Whew.
What a relief.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2025 05:58 AM (dg+HA)

51 Man in a wheelchair who is normally a gospel sings a song "True Colors" and goes on to next round of America's Got Talent:

https://tinyurl.com/u4pztacj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 05:59 AM (ERdWw)

52 If your Bluetooth device has a dead battery, or got left out of range of the nearest WAN endpoint it can pair with, you ain't tracking it anywhere.

And presumably most lost Bluetooth devices being to at least one of those two categories.

So the "find your earbuds that you lost a couple days ago" rationale seems a bit thin.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:01 AM (jKo6M)

53 Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Sounds like an hard working and inspiring young man and that must have been quite stressful. I hope that he continues to have his job.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:02 AM (ERdWw)

54 Anyone got an idea what bad fishing bait looks like? This recent batch looks too obvious.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2025 06:03 AM (mlg/3)

55 North Texas is the site of a proposed Islamic city complete with sharia law. Housing, stores, mosques and schools will make it a no go zone.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 06:04 AM (mB6WH)

56 Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more

Actually, I smile quite a bit generally😊

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:04 AM (ERdWw)

57 I mean, it really stinks. Like curdled lutefisk, or something.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2025 06:04 AM (mlg/3)

58 Belong, phone. Not being. Stop making that correction. It is never correct, any of the times you do it.

And while we're on the topic, it's always "themselves" when i type that word. It is never "TheJamesMadison". Figure out out, phone keyboard.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:05 AM (jKo6M)

59 Incoming IDF Chief of Staff is preparing to go back to fighting in Gaza with the largest force to date. Humanitarian aid will be reduced and in controlled areas only.

Stage 2 calls for an end to the war with no Israeli military presence in Gaza.
We shall see.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 05:36 AM (mB6WH)
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The definition of insanity...

I think our pups will refuse to serve.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2025 06:05 AM (Yl9pU)

60 I mean, it really stinks. Like curdled lutefisk, or something.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

I'd call that chum, not bait.

Posted by: MkY at February 28, 2025 06:06 AM (cPGH3)

61 Thanks Fen. There's been a lot of prayer lately.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2025 06:06 AM (dg+HA)

62 "You'd be prettier if you smiled more."

*twisted rictus of murderous intent*

"GAHHH! I was wrong! I was wrong! Put it away!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:06 AM (jKo6M)

63 Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2025 06:06 AM (dg+HA)

I will pray for him as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:07 AM (ERdWw)

64 Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:06 AM (jKo6M)

LOL. As a side career you could have a very literate comedy routine.😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:08 AM (ERdWw)

65 Biden's Dog, which do you think it will be?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 06:09 AM (mB6WH)

66 "North Texas is the site of a proposed Islamic city complete with sharia law. Housing, stores, mosques and schools will make it a no go zone."

Where please? I live north of Dallas.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2025 06:10 AM (y9I2X)

67 North Texas is the site of a proposed Islamic city complete with sharia law. Housing, stores, mosques and schools will make it a no go zone.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 06:04 AM (mB6WH)

Fine and dandy.

Green Light to construct a Texans Only zone in the Riyadh suburbs.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:10 AM (jKo6M)

68 Ok, put it outside. Hopefully it'll just freeze and - ugg should uncork it I guess.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2025 06:11 AM (mlg/3)

69 I mean, we already have India in Texas (aka Irving, TX).

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2025 06:11 AM (y9I2X)

70 Richard Cranium. Plano.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 06:11 AM (mB6WH)

71 Ok, now I'm curious.
Do you have to take off your ten gallon hat when you prostrate yourself towards Mecca?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2025 06:13 AM (dg+HA)

72 I paid a 160 for a nice samsung.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 28, 2025 06:13 AM (gbOdA)

73 How is it legal to have a town that is ostensibly only for Muslims? I hope the people nearbye are challenging that legally.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:13 AM (ERdWw)

74 Ok, now I'm curious.
Do you have to take off your ten gallon hat when you prostrate yourself towards Mecca?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2025 06:13 AM (dg+HA)

Make them face the Alamo.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:14 AM (jKo6M)

75 Quarter Twenty, Abbott has said this isn't going to happen but Colony Ridge wasn't supposed to happen either.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 06:16 AM (mB6WH)

76 I've noticed an influx of Islam in bits of Collin County, but I hadn't seen anything specific about Plano. Do you have a link to something specific?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2025 06:16 AM (y9I2X)

77
*North Texas is the site of a proposed Islamic city complete with sharia law. Housing, stores, mosques and schools will make it a no go zone.*

What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-going on here?

Posted by: That guy from Blazing Saddles at February 28, 2025 06:18 AM (dg+HA)

78 It's kind of galling that it shouldn't really be a problem. So you got a community that actually goes to "church"? Takes care their own problems? Maybe they only got the brisket and chicken at the bbq joint, but still... Sounds lovely.

Except it ain't. Amish people do that, and nobody gives a crap because the Amish don't bother anybody.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:18 AM (jKo6M)

79 North Texas is the site of a proposed Islamic city complete with sharia law.

Reporters: "OMG! IT'S SO FORWARD THINKING OF TEXAS TO DO THIS!"

Two people buy a town in the Appalachian area and want to bring in people who actually love this country.

Same reporters: "OMG! WHITE NATIONALISTS! THIS IS JUST LIKE THE THIRD REICH!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2025 06:18 AM (NR6c1)

80 Search mosques in North Texas.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 06:20 AM (mB6WH)

81 How is it legal to have a town that is ostensibly only for Muslims? I hope the people nearbye are challenging that legally.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:13 AM (ERdWw)

I assume that they'd just make all the city ordinances unfriendly to all but observant muslims. Still seems like a lot could run afoul of state laws.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2025 06:21 AM (ExV1e)

82 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at February 28, 2025 06:22 AM (6K6Eu)

83 Clockboy, was from Irving, Texas

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

84 Fusion drive engaged: Time for me to head off to Planet Work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2025 06:22 AM (omVj0)

85
How about right here? Pixy posts links every day.

Disclaimer: I barely now where the [Any] key is.
Posted by: fluffy

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Maybe that's what I just do. Read one of Pixy's posts, and start researching "backwards."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2025 06:25 AM (7uzX3)

86 So Plano will be a holy city?
And I thought that designation was restricted to Luckenbach.

Posted by: With firm feelin' women at February 28, 2025 06:25 AM (dg+HA)

87 "How is it legal to have a town that is ostensibly only for Muslims?"

It doesn't have to be legal or illegal. Nobody else would want to live there.

mornin yall

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2025 06:26 AM (vFG9F)

88 Meanwhile, Hershey, now a teacher in Boulder, Colorado, had already decided to donate a kidney altruistically...Her close friend Julie even traveled from Pennsylvania to support her during the surgery.

-

(looks at her ring finger)

That would be interesting to know how many living organ donations come from unmarried people, and older unmarried women specifically.

I wonder if men and women have the same motivation to donate after 50+?

Women: This will create a type of legacy for my life

Men: Screw it, I'm not really using it all that much

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more at February 28, 2025 06:26 AM (OgBsb)

89 Git yer a lil slice of Dar-Al-Islam right chere in the heart of Dar-Al-Harb!

We're having a big tent sale. Balloons and Halal treats for the kiddies. Come on down!

Posted by: "Tex" Mohammad, Omar at February 28, 2025 06:26 AM (PiwSw)

90 New Project:

Pool together every penny we can cadge out of the government and build Buttfuckerville right on the border of New Rugfuck.

Should be ready to break ground by next Pride Month.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:26 AM (jKo6M)

91 Morning Horde. Have a Windows question. I'm donating an older laptop to the church and it's running Window 7. Should I update it to Windows 11? Can it be updated to Windows 11?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 28, 2025 06:28 AM (2NHgQ)

92 I figure all the people getting shitcanned from the three-letters are gonna need a place to live, right?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:28 AM (jKo6M)

93 Morning Horde. Have a Windows question. I'm donating an older laptop to the church and it's running Window 7. Should I update it to Windows 11? Can it be updated to Windows 11?
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 28, 2025 06:28 AM (2NHgQ)

Depends....

Do you like this church?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:28 AM (jKo6M)

94 Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more at February 28, 2025 06:26 AM (OgBsb)

Is there a reason why you have to put a negative connotation on almost everything women do?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:29 AM (42Vb+)

95 Pixy or !nix Horde peoples.

Any thoughts on Pop! vs. Mint?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 28, 2025 06:30 AM (PiwSw)

96 "Should I update it to Windows 11? Can it be updated to Windows 11?"

Probably if you go thru some gyrations to make it work. Going to 10 should be easy enough though.

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2025 06:32 AM (vFG9F)

97 Yes, I adore the church. Thinking I'll leave it on 7, or upgrade to 10 and lose that support come October. Too many options.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 28, 2025 06:32 AM (2NHgQ)

98 Is there a reason why you have to put a negative connotation on almost everything women do?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2025 06:29 AM (42Vb+)

You've heard of RadFems, right? Some people are just RadBros.

It'd be like asking you to stop talking about prayer. Birds got to fly, fish got to ride bicycles. It's the way of the world.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:32 AM (jKo6M)

99 If it's old enough to run Windows 7, it might not have enough RAM for Windows 11.

I using Windows 7 as I type this.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2025 06:33 AM (ZmEVT)

100 Is there a reason why you have to put a negative connotation on almost everything women do?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

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(re-reads fairly mundane observation on social roles and motivations)

Huh. It's interesting you would view it that way.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more at February 28, 2025 06:33 AM (OgBsb)

101 Yes, I adore the church. Thinking I'll leave it on 7, or upgrade to 10 and lose that support come October. Too many options.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 28, 2025 06:32 AM (2NHgQ)
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Possibly best to leave the decision to those who will actually be using the computer.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at February 28, 2025 06:33 AM (6K6Eu)

102 95 Pixy or !nix Horde peoples.

Any thoughts on Pop! vs. Mint?

I'd never heard of Pop! before. What I know about Mint (Legal disclaimer: Not much beyond what I've read on their website) it's a lot more user friendly.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2025 06:33 AM (NR6c1)

103 "Thinking I'll leave it on 7, or upgrade to 10 and lose that support come October. Too many options.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine"

10 will be viable for a couple more years. It depends on what they are going to do with it. If it's going to be something mundane like displaying scores for the music director, it will be fine.

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2025 06:35 AM (vFG9F)

104 I wonder if (unmarried) men and women have the same motivation to donate after 50+?

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FWIW, I'd suggest that we'd do a LOT more to help society, and young women in particular, if we addressed these topics realistically instead of attacking each other for wanting to discuss them.

I personally think helping society, and women in general, should certainly be a goal. The reason even mundane observations seem so offensive is the topic has been off limits with ever-increasing "equality". Which is odd to consider.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more at February 28, 2025 06:38 AM (OgBsb)

105 Huh. It's interesting you would view it that way.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - You'd be prettier if you'd smile more at February 28, 2025 06:33 AM (OgBsb)

You're implying that women are mercenary and self centered in their motivations for doing the thing that is the universal stand-in for "Selfless and Noble Sacrifice".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2025 06:39 AM (jKo6M)

106 Byeee...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at February 28, 2025 06:40 AM (6K6Eu)

107 Did get a little nap, now late but doubt will be there all day anyway

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2025 06:40 AM (fwDg9)

108 Biden's Dog, which do you think it will be?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2025 06:09 AM (mB6WH)
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Round 12 out of who knows how many more.

WANTED: New management.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2025 06:41 AM (Yl9pU)

109 "Any thoughts on Pop! vs. Mint?"

Maybe just use Debian or its child Ubuntu instead and create your own spin on them (which is what Pop! and Mint are).

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2025 06:41 AM (y9I2X)

110 Addendum to 102: "it's a lot more user friendly than previous distros have been."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2025 06:41 AM (NR6c1)

111 Good morning morons

I'm just here for the twirling.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2025 06:43 AM (RIvkX)

112 Donating it to the maintenance department so that the maintenance man can use it to access email and a few websites. Nothing complex. He's not very tech savvy so I want to give the laptop to him ready to use.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 28, 2025 06:46 AM (2NHgQ)

113 You're implying that women are mercenary and self centered in their motivations for doing the thing that is the universal stand-in for "Selfless and Noble Sacrifice".
Posted by: Warai-otoko

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Similar to environmentalists and vegans filling the God shaped hole in their hearts with their own fetishes.

Donating a kidney to a stranger is awesome. If you'll reread my initial comment, I'm more curious if UNMARRIED people donate to strangers at the same rate. I doubt they do because they want to either keep it in the bank if the family members need it later, or they're already fulfilled by having children.

But yes, my hypothesis is that the motivation is different. It's as sound as any other hypothesis because we know that the sexes are wildly different.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid questions if McConnell survived after having polio at February 28, 2025 06:46 AM (SFVuP)

114 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

115 I loved the videos Ace posted yesterday of Trump and J.D. dunking on Two-Tier Kier.

A well-deserved public humiliation. Now do the Australians!!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2025 06:52 AM (RIvkX)

116
Good morning, Hordians.

Finished ripping all the CDs of the Bruckner symphonies to FLAC files. Sort of an embarrassment of riches; Bruckner wrote 11 symphonies and I had 27 different recordings.

Part of the reason is that so many of them exist in different versions, Bruckner being a lifelong tinkerer with his works. So, for the Third, I had one recording of the original 1873 version (Tintner), one of the 1877 version (Haitink) and of the final 1889 version (Szell). Of the Eighth, there's the 1887 version (Inbal) and two editions of the 1890 version, one by Robert Haas (Karajan, Boulez, Jochum) and one by Leopold Novak (Solti).

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 28, 2025 06:54 AM (dxSpM)

117 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

The defacing of Teslas is an own goal. Because many Leftists virtue signaled by buying one. Now the Inner Violent Left is turning on the Left.

I say, they bought their car, let it crash.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

118 Top Gun: Maverick with anime OP music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGIPa9s1HDg

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2025 06:56 AM (JrLqX)

119 Hadrian the Seventh

Wow. Is there a Music College library that would want such riches?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

120 19 Hadrian the Seventh

Wow. Is there a Music College library that would want such riches?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 28, 2025 06:58 AM (PiwSw)

121 Also you've got to admit that it's pretty great how we got here.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid questions if McConnell survived after having polio at February 28, 2025 06:58 AM (SFVuP)

122 Support for Windows 7 ended years ago and yet, occasionally there are updates to install at power-down.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2025 06:59 AM (ZmEVT)

123
Wow. Is there a Music College library that would want such riches?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

I doubt it. That's the problem. Who wants a thousand CDs of classical music nowadays?

Same thing with my books. I'm looking to downsize my library, but what do I do with them? And we're not talking about James Patterson and romance novel stuff. Like, a complete edition of Balzac's novels or Samuel Eliot Morison's History of US Naval Operations in World War II, in 15 volumes.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 28, 2025 07:00 AM (dxSpM)

124 I decided to be retired today. Looking forward to aa good nap.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2025 07:01 AM (RIvkX)

125 Anna Puma

That is just ... so wrong. **Shudder**

Good shot of Mav's ribbon rack. So it's got that. I see no Command pin.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

126 Hadrian the Seventh

Home school networks? That is the future of education, IMHO.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 07:02 AM (u82oZ)

127 I want to see J.D. Vance toy with Penny Wong like a cat toys with a mouse.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2025 07:02 AM (RIvkX)

128 Hadrian the Seventh

I have the same issues with my extensive library. It has some hard to find SF, plenty of other SF, and a lot of military history, space ops, and Enigma books.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 07:04 AM (u82oZ)

129 I referred to my "library" once. My wife still laughs about that.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 28, 2025 07:12 AM (nGWU8)

130 JD Vance and his lovely family have scheduled a short vacation at Sugarbush, a ski area in Vermont. Apparently, the Pitcher Inn has been complaint calls from some of its Massachusetts clientele, worried about the stink of a Republican in their cherished inn.

Between Jake Tapper and these people I worry about my patience with my fellow Americans.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 28, 2025 07:17 AM (GbQ8u)

131 Thanks Horde. Going with Windows 10 since that's what his wife uses at home. She can help if he has issues.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 28, 2025 07:17 AM (2NHgQ)

132 {{{Rosasharn}}}

Huzzah! And she is twirling!

*Does Happy Dance to Peter White's Reveillez-vous. *

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 07:18 AM (u82oZ)

133 Rise and shine, up and at 'em. It's Day II of the Great Epstein List Meltdown.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2025 07:18 AM (qBdHI)

134 Have a blessed day, everyone.

Ad Astra Per Aspera

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2025 07:18 AM (u82oZ)

135 Another good music video choice today Pixy.

Thanks.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 28, 2025 07:22 AM (GbQ8u)

136 Between Jake Tapper and these people I worry about my patience with my fellow Americans.

They deserve no patience. Being civil to them is pointless.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2025 07:25 AM (NR6c1)

137

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2025 07:25 AM (AOsQT)

138 Anna Puma, did you give up on tensor? I haven't seen anything new in a while.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2025 07:26 AM (ExV1e)

139 I think Jake Tapper actually believes his own bullsh*t

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2025 07:28 AM (RIvkX)

140 122 Support for Windows 7 ended years ago and yet, occasionally there are updates to install at power-down.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2025 06:59 AM (ZmEVT)

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Those are probably just updates to fix any security flaws that are found over the years, or driver updates.

I doubt Microsoft is doing anything else (like bug-squashing) for Windows 7 at this point.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2025 07:28 AM (6ydKt)

141 So King Harv is riding a shark now.
Hunh. Better than the chainsaw thing.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2025 07:38 AM (dg+HA)

142 22 minutes until those Epstein docs are on Bondi’s desk. Lol

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 28, 2025 07:38 AM (HUlc3)

143 Read up on the article about Vance and his family going to VT. I feel bad for the owner of the hotel; the man just wants to run a business. You would think that welcoming everyone would be seen as a good thing to the left. But we're back to the old ways of "everyone to the right must be driven out everywhere they show up."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2025 07:39 AM (NR6c1)

144
SEF
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Posted by: rhennigantx at February 28, 2025 07:39 AM (gbOdA)

145
Clint Eastwood
@EastwoodMalpaso
19h
Extremely saddened by the passing of Gene Hackman, He will be deeply missed...

and a great photo of the two of them!

Posted by: m at February 28, 2025 08:54 AM (v0TzN)

146 Check check

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2025 10:53 AM (mWSu4)

147 >And it's Electronic Arts that did this, somehow

It's free PR. You can't compile them yourself because you can't find the compilers any more, the source doesn't contain the build and packaging instructions, and you can't make your own C&C from it because the license doesn't apply to anything trademarked or copyrighted, like the art assets. Which you can't read anyway because they're stored in an undocumented binary format.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 28, 2025 11:12 AM (LgYtf)

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