Daily Tech News 21 August 2025

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Copilot broke your audit log but didn't tell you. (Pistachio)
But what happens if you ask Copilot to not provide you with a link to the file it summarized? Well, in that case, the audit log is empty.
AI tools do this kind of thing a lot.

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Samsung has announced an 8TB version of the 9100 Pro SSD. (Tom's Hardware)

Given the pricing of 8TB SSDs and of PCIe 5.0 generally, it costs $1050.

Just buy two 4TB PCIe 4.0 drives if that is an option.
The CEO of AWS says that replacing entry-level tech stuff with AI is the "Dumbest thing I've ever heard". (The Register)

It's up there, I'll grant that.
Labubu could make $1 billion this year. (Tech Crunch) (archive site)

But not the dumbest.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: YouTube was absolutely no help with this one.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 04:35 AM (WM2cv)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 04:35 AM (aURVT)

3 G'Day everyone
Browser keeps crashing, been doing that a lot lately

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2025 04:36 AM (+qU29)

4 Still getting light rain
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2025 04:37 AM (+qU29)

5 Bye, Skip!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 04:41 AM (aURVT)

6 guten morgen, horde

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2025 04:44 AM (gkwpn)

7 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 21, 2025 04:50 AM (naiw2)

8 >>>AMV Shake It Off
It's Tay Tay Time!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 04:56 AM (aURVT)

9 For some reason, this 2021 tweet is starting garner comments only now now:

https://tinyurl.com/e4s3rbmc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 04:57 AM (WM2cv)

10 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 21, 2025 04:57 AM (hoCmQ)

11 >>>audit log

An audit trail (also called audit log) is a security-relevant chronological record, set of records, and/or destination and source of records that provide documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected at any time a specific operation, procedure, event, or device. (Wikipedia)

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 04:58 AM (aURVT)

12 In case you haven't heard yet, Cracker Barrel has DEI'ved off the deep end and changed their 40+ year old logo.

Here's the CB team in charge these daze:

https://tinyurl.com/55camzct

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:03 AM (WM2cv)

13 never seen crackers in a barrel

Posted by: Don Black. at August 21, 2025 05:10 AM (AOsQT)

14
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 21, 2025 05:15 AM (tljrc)

15 G'morning, all!

Mrs VIA has discovered the delight of dancing the Shag.

Free lessons at the local Country Club, and delightful music to dance and listen to.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 21, 2025 05:17 AM (a1415)

16 For some reason, this 2021 tweet is starting garner comments only now now:

https://tinyurl.com/e4s3rbmc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 04:57 AM (WM2cv)

I took the California CDL test a long time ago, and anyone who can't ace it is a f*cking retard.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 21, 2025 05:21 AM (L5An7)

17 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 21, 2025 05:22 AM (XQo4F)

18 Nice story about a stranger helping a little boy with autism on a plane trip:

https://tinyurl.com/3uek5435

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 05:25 AM (2GCMq)

19 Good morning! Looking like a few more weeks before the hot weather breaks and we're below 90. Probably gonna get a couple of days of mid to high 80s in between though.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2025 05:30 AM (3Ope8)

20 Thor's Day! Evening and morning to all in the vast AoSHQ Empire and its client states!

I'm up, wishing I could have slept longer, with Dagny La Siberienne trotting around me and Stirling giving me plaintive looks. It's almost time for their breakfast. Mine too. I'm supposed to walk this morning; but I don't feel up to it yet. Howz about you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 05:32 AM (omVj0)

21 Rachel Corrie redux:

https://tinyurl.com/26bvvmxw

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:34 AM (WM2cv)

22 Miss Linda dragged me to a seminar on "genetic genealogy" at the library last night, and got herself hoist on her own petard. The session was *dull.* Linda herself has gone through these introductory steps already; nothing new there. And the speaker, though a pleasant lady, spent a lot of time logging into her email to receive login codes to the Ancestry and 23andMe websites, to show us what those platforms could do. There's not much duller than that.

I wound up doodling, filling in blanks, and sketching on the seminar handout as if I were bored silly in fourth grade again.

This genealogy stuff does not interest me. I never cared about genetics in school; none of my ancestors were notable for anything; and I'm focused on the future, leaving here and buying a house and starting a new life, while this is all about the past. Meh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 05:35 AM (omVj0)

23 Boots on the ground in Venezuela?

https://tinyurl.com/yc233auh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:37 AM (WM2cv)

24 This genealogy stuff does not interest me. I never cared about genetics in school; none of my ancestors were notable for anything; and I'm focused on the future, leaving here and buying a house and starting a new life, while this is all about the past. Meh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 05:35 AM (omVj0)
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Do you have children? Book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0262039168

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:40 AM (WM2cv)

25 I thought that this was a lovely quote from Amy
Carmichael ( 1867- 1951) who was an Englishwoman who was a missionary in India and founded a children's home in Tinnevelly. After her forced retirement due to arthritis she gained popularity through her devotional books. Embedded within these are a few simple prayers of great depth. ( Commentary by Robert Van de Weyer from the HarperCollins Book of Prayer

May thy grace, O Lord, make that possible to me which seems impossible to me by nature.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 05:50 AM (2GCMq)

26 Do you have children? Book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0262039168
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025

***
No, no kids. And I've always been aware that I've inherited and/or learned certain traits from my parents -- esp. my father -- that I'm not proud of. A lot of my life has been filled with attempts to improve on or avoid that inheritance/learning.

It'd be more interesting, this ancestor stuff, if I'd heard stories about grandparents and g-grands from my parents. But my father told me almost zilch about his family, and Mom's memories were of her parents; I don't think she knew her grandparents at all. While my ancestors were apparently respectable working- and middle-class people, none of them invented or patented anything, wrote anything, painted anything, or created any businesses.

I've had a hint that my paternal grandfather's first marriage (ca. 1900) was to a sociopath who committed actual frauds and crimes before he divorced her to marry my grandmother. But that's the only colorful story I've run across.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 05:50 AM (omVj0)

28 But that's the only colorful story I've run across.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 05:50 AM (omVj0)
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All I can say is that so far I haven't found any horse thieves in my family.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:53 AM (WM2cv)

29 I came across some family tree info recently. Come to find out the grave one of my great grandmothers (from whom I receive my middle name) is in Texas.
The name of the town is Corsicana.
Ok, ok, I got it - message received.

Like I really needed more motivation to go.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2025 05:53 AM (XQo4F)

30 Man sings all parts of a lovely Abrahamic blessing, "The Lord bless you and keep you."

https://tinyurl.com/3zjsty7e

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 05:55 AM (2GCMq)

31 All I can say is that so far I haven't found any horse thieves in my family.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:53 AM (WM2cv)
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I cannot make that claim.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2025 05:59 AM (IBQGV)

32 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2025 06:01 AM (ppG5b)

33 Man sings all parts of a lovely Abrahamic blessing, "The Lord bless you and keep you."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 05:55 AM (2GCMq)
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That's from the Priestly Blessing, Numbers 6:22-27.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:01 AM (WM2cv)

34 All I can say is that so far I haven't found any horse thieves in my family.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:53 AM (WM2cv)
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I cannot make that claim.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 21, 2025 05:59 AM (IBQGV)
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https://youtu.be/oHSkMwUa2i4

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:02 AM (WM2cv)

35 Trump baby speaks about Sydney Sweeney being a registered Republican in a "Diaper Diplomacy" You Tube selection:

https://tinyurl.com/yn7cbb9a

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:03 AM (2GCMq)

36 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:01 AM (WM2cv

Thanks for the correction. Sorry!.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:04 AM (2GCMq)

37 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:01 AM (WM2cv

I sometimes use it as the blessing in church but I'm not really awake yet and couldn't remember where it came from in the Jewish Scriptures.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:05 AM (2GCMq)

38 I get that the press is mostly terrible but one person couldn't think of a better question to ask than about Sydney Sweeney being a registered Republican?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:08 AM (2GCMq)

39 slow Thursday morning innit?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2025 06:14 AM (ppG5b)

40 but I'm not really awake yet

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:05 AM (2GCMq)
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Just put the stovetop coffee on the fire. C'mon over!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:15 AM (WM2cv)

41 I can suggest another non-woke logo for the Cracker Barrel company. Some dude standing armpit deep in a wooden barrel holding a bullwhip over his head.

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 21, 2025 06:17 AM (1FEc1)

42 "All I can say is that so far I haven't found any horse thieves in my family."

Nobody talked about them. It's like they were erased from the family.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2025 06:17 AM (ZmEVT)

43 I get that the press is mostly terrible but one person couldn't think of a better question to ask than about Sydney Sweeney being a registered Republican?

Just based on casual observation I get the impression that for the most part they're shallow minded, relatively stupid people with a herd mentality.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2025 06:18 AM (3Ope8)

44 Nobody talked about them. It's like they were erased from the family.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2025 06:17 AM (ZmEVT)
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Occam's Razor says they simply rode off into the sunset.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:21 AM (WM2cv)

45
Good morning, Hordians. I let Diana sleep in the bed with me because of the bad scare she got yesterday evening. Unfortunately, she found a bone somewhere and brought it there, noisily gnawing at it. At this point, I lost patience with her and consigned her to her pen, without the bone.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:22 AM (kkTda)

46 Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2025 06:18 AM (3Ope

That sounds like an accurate and concise description.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:24 AM (2GCMq)

47 Mornin' Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2025 06:24 AM (O7YUW)

48 Good morning, Hordians. I let Diana sleep in the bed with me because of the bad scare she got yesterday evening. Unfortunately, she found a bone somewhere and brought it there, noisily gnawing at it. At this point, I lost patience with her and consigned her to her pen, without the bone.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025

***
Thou art a stern but just god.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 06:31 AM (omVj0)

49 Just based on casual observation I get the impression that for the most part they're shallow minded, relatively stupid people with a herd mentality.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Has jschool produced anyone better than the "bubble-headed bleached blonde" lately?

Posted by: clarence at August 21, 2025 06:31 AM (gkwpn)

50 Good hot breakfast. Life is good.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2025 06:31 AM (jgmnb)

51 The CEO of AWS says that replacing entry-level tech stuff with AI is the "Dumbest thing I've ever heard".

Eating your seed corn always works out well. Oh and before I forget, Oink!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at August 21, 2025 06:33 AM (zdKZs)

52 So I'm supposed to help out a nice fellow for a bit at the booth for the John Birch society at a fair today. If you could pray for our safety and that it would go well, I'd appreciate it . I really don't want to deal with a bunch of nasty folks who believe all the left wing propaganda . Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:36 AM (2GCMq)

53 Grassroots Money Laundering: How Zohran Mamdani Illegally Weaponized Charities to Win NYC’s Mayoral Primary | Joel Gilbert, The Gateway Pundit

https://t.co/FovibU8KkH

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:37 AM (WM2cv)

54 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:03 AM (WM2cv)

"Honestly, the feedback's been overwhelmingly positive that people like what we're doing," Masino told GMA while discussing the overall rebrand...

All her leftist, lesbian friends tell her that she's a kween!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 06:38 AM (ExV1e)

55 11 year old helps save a 5 year old who became trapped after ground gave way by a well:

https://tinyurl.com/66dnya89

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:39 AM (2GCMq)

56 never seen crackers in a barrel
Posted by: Don Black. at August 21, 2025 05:10 AM (AOsQT)

Probably stopped when they started wrapping them up and putting them in a box to ship all over.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 06:39 AM (ExV1e)

57 After 12 hours of burning, the fire onboard USS New Orleans, anchored off of White Beach Okinawa has been extinguished, with two minor injuries.

And an F/A-18 pilot from NAS Oceana on a routine training flight over the Atlantic was forced to eject, and then be recovered safely.

We seem to be breaking stuff faster than we are building it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 21, 2025 06:39 AM (a1415)

58 Dem corruption knows no bounds. Just hang them already - all of them!

https://tinyurl.com/2ck5n6sj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:39 AM (WM2cv)

59 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:22 AM (kkTda)

I'm sorry . I missed this story. What bad scare did Diana have?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:40 AM (2GCMq)

60 All her leftist, lesbian friends tell her that she's a kween!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 06:38 AM (ExV1e)
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Just like in the "team" pic I posted above.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:41 AM (WM2cv)

61 The CEO of AWS says that replacing entry-level tech stuff

->>entry level tech staff

with AI is the "Dumbest thing I've ever heard". (The Register)

Kind of a nifty article.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 06:41 AM (aURVT)

62 Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2025 05:53 AM (XQo4F)

Sometimes, the Lord leans down and whispers in your ear, "Have you heard about the world-famous Texas MoMe?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 06:42 AM (ExV1e)

63 Heh. Indeed.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 21, 2025 06:43 AM (XQo4F)

64 At least we are not gonna run out of 155mm howitzer ammo, if we need to expend it at a high rate for any length of time.

https://tinyurl.com/ctbhddyy

Oh....
Never mind.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 21, 2025 06:44 AM (a1415)

65 Barry Atwater* is playing General Custer on a 1960 episode of Cheyenne. He really captures the arrogance and ambition of the historical Custer, as well as wearing the long blond locks of the actual guy.

* You know him as "Surak" on Trek and as the vampire in the original TV movie of The Night Stalker.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 06:44 AM (omVj0)

66 After 12 hours of burning, the fire onboard USS New Orleans, anchored off of White Beach Okinawa has been extinguished, with two minor injuries.

12 fucking hours? Submarine crews had a standard fire extinguishing time of 45 seconds. Need to run more fire drills.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 06:45 AM (ExV1e)

67 12 fucking hours? Submarine crews had a standard fire extinguishing time of 45 seconds. Need to run more fire drills.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025

***
"Repeat until we're *proficient,* gentlemen!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 06:47 AM (omVj0)

68 And this is a little bit from the writings of John Birch who was killed by the Chinese after serving in WWII If you scroll down about 3/4 the of the way it wrote about the life he hoped to lead when he came back to the U.S.

https://jbs.org/about/john-birch/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:47 AM (2GCMq)

69 64 At least we are not gonna run out of 155mm howitzer ammo, if we need to expend it at a high rate for any length of time.

https://tinyurl.com/ctbhddyy

Oh....
Never mind.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 21, 2025 06:44 AM (a1415
The degradation of our military was deliberate and deserves the maximum penalty.

Posted by: Eromero at August 21, 2025 06:47 AM (jgmnb)

70 51 The CEO of AWS says that replacing entry-level tech stuff with AI is the "Dumbest thing I've ever heard".

Eating your seed corn always works out well. Oh and before I forget, Oink!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at August 21, 2025 06:33 AM (zdKZs)

Yeah, where do experienced tech people come from? They don't just grow on a tree. I guess companies expect you to get your entry level experience at some other company first, but if every company has the same attitude...

Personnel is the highest or close to the highest ongoing cost a company has, so it's logical for them to look there for cost savings but the shortsightedness of chasing the next quarterly earnings report is killing or has killed many industries.

When did quarterly earnings become so important to Wall Street? I don't remember it being so prominent when I was growing up.

Posted by: Farquad at August 21, 2025 06:47 AM (NtFTC)

71 15 G'morning, all!

Mrs VIA has discovered the delight of dancing the Shag.

Free lessons at the local Country Club, and delightful music to dance and listen to.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 21, 2025 05:17 AM (a1415)

VIA, here's some music to shag to:

https://is.gd/h0EwHx

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 21, 2025 06:49 AM (PiwSw)

72 12 In case you haven't heard yet, Cracker Barrel has DEI'ved off the deep end and changed their 40+ year old logo.

Here's the CB team in charge these daze:

https://tinyurl.com/55camzct
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 05:03 AM (WM2cv)

from the comments:

Craig Howard
@craigwardhoward
10h
Replying to @still_boneless
Wonder how the new Cracker Barrel avocado toast will be.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 06:49 AM (aURVT)

73 This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: The crew of the USS Bonhomme Richard at August 21, 2025 06:49 AM (XQo4F)

74
I'm sorry . I missed this story. What bad scare did Diana have?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:40 AM (2GCMq)

Gave Diana her dinner at 6:00 yesterday evening. After finishing, she let me know it was time for her to go out. So I let her and her aunt Dot out into the pen off the back porch.

Unbeknownst to me, there was a thunderstorm brewing and while the girls were taking care of their business, there was a tremendous and simultaneous flash/bang. Got them inside posthaste, but Diana was terrified, shaking and yelping; she likes neither thunder nor fireworks.

Out of concern for bloat, I shoved two GasX down her throat and we retired to the bedroom so she could take some comfort in having me nearby. But she was a long time calming down.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:50 AM (kkTda)

75 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2025 06:51 AM (u82oZ)

76 Too much huffing and puffing:

https://tinyurl.com/3ukeneta

Do it already. If you break the law, you don't need to receive multiple warnings before suffering the consequences.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 06:51 AM (WM2cv)

77 When did quarterly earnings become so important to Wall Street? I don't remember it being so prominent when I was growing up.
____________

When B-schools began churning out androids programmed to focus on "returning value to shareholders"

B-schools did to business what J-Schools did to journalism

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 21, 2025 06:51 AM (4rUTl)

78 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:50 AM (kkTda)

That does found scary! I'm glad you were there to help.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:52 AM (2GCMq)

79
I guess companies expect you to get your entry level experience at some other company first, but if every company has the same attitude

Have you not read job descriptions recently? Every position seems to be entry-level with 10 years of experience.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:52 AM (kkTda)

80 Man in England put up silly signs to combat his anti fun city. I guess he hasn't been arrested yet:

https://tinyurl.com/3f2df35f

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:54 AM (2GCMq)

81 Have you not read job descriptions recently? Every position seems to be entry-level with 10 years of experience.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:52 AM (kkTda)

I once saw a job description requiring 2+ years of experience in a technology that wasn't even 2 years old.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 21, 2025 06:54 AM (PiwSw)

82 Uh-oh

Politics · Trending
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38.5K posts

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2025 06:54 AM (mlg/3)

83 And this is a little bit from the writings of John Birch who was killed by the Chinese after serving in WWII If you scroll down about 3/4 the of the way it wrote about the life he hoped to lead when he came back to the U.S.

https://jbs.org/about/john-birch/
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025

***
I dimly recall jokes about the John Birch Society on TV variety and talk shows in the Sixties. I had no idea then what it really stood for, or until now that it was named for a Christian pastor.

The principles outlined on their website, in the main, sound like the kind of things we talk about here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 06:54 AM (omVj0)

84 79
I guess companies expect you to get your entry level experience at some other company first, but if every company has the same attitude

Have you not read job descriptions recently? Every position seems to be entry-level with 10 years of experience.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:52 AM (kkTda)

I've started seeing those many years ago, it's not a recent phenomenon but it's become more prevalent in recent years. Every time I read one of those I do a double face palm.

Posted by: Farquad at August 21, 2025 06:56 AM (NtFTC)

85 Time to get ready for doggy duty for the congregant.on a cruise The one little dog is very friendly . The other one hides under the bed.

I hope everyone has a blessed day and knows that you are a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 06:56 AM (2GCMq)

86 I once saw a job description requiring 2+ years of experience in a technology that wasn't even 2 years old.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 21, 2025

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I bumped into that, literally, in 2001, when a Tiffany-Amber at a tech company stated actually that. Me: "I know Visual Basic Version N." T-A: "We are looking for two years' experience with Version N+2." "N+2 hasn't been out for two years yet." "Well, that's what they'e looking for."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 06:57 AM (omVj0)

87 The principles outlined on their website, in the main, sound like the kind of things we talk about here.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

The idea that Johnson was a commie was batshit insane. And still is.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2025 06:59 AM (mlg/3)

88 Wonder how the new Cracker Barrel avocado toast will be.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 06:49 AM (aURVT)
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That's right on... Target.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 07:00 AM (WM2cv)

89

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at August 21, 2025 07:02 AM (EFZgU)

90 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 21, 2025 06:54 AM (omVj0

Yes, it does.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 07:02 AM (2GCMq)

91 I'm a faithful follower of Brother John Birch
And I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church.
And I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife!

Posted by: Old Green Teeth at August 21, 2025 07:02 AM (vFG9F)

92 84 79 I guess companies expect you to get your entry level experience at some other company first, but if every company has the same attitude

Have you not read job descriptions recently? Every position seems to be entry-level with 10 years of experience.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 06:52 AM (kkTda)

I've started seeing those many years ago, it's not a recent phenomenon but it's become more prevalent in recent years. Every time I read one of those I do a double face palm.
Posted by: Farquad at August 21, 2025 06:56 AM (NtFTC)

Is it a game of downgrading their employees? Like: "Gosh, I don't measure up to your job description, but..." -- "O.k., we'll hire you, but at 50% pay."

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:03 AM (aURVT)

93 mornin yall

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2025 07:03 AM (vFG9F)

94
Kelly's Country Kitchen >>> Cracker Barrel

KCK has a large menu of very plain American stodge but the portions are large, they're hot and not too expensive.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 07:03 AM (kkTda)

95 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

As a former DCA, I say 12 hours is not that bad for a big fire. Looks like the last few hours were reflash watch time. The Japanese were big helpers for cooling the bow.

Reading the Navy Safety Center lessons on surface ship fires is humbling. 2 minor injuries is extremely good.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2025 07:03 AM (u82oZ)

96 Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2025 06:59 AM (mlg/3)

No, he probably wasn't a Communist- just a racist, wife cheater and weirdo.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 07:05 AM (2GCMq)

97 Uh-oh

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Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 21, 2025 06:54 AM (mlg/3)
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Reference:

https://tinyurl.com/2c8ae7ny

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 07:05 AM (WM2cv)

98 There is evil and then there is Evil

Kick streamer is tortured for ten days by his 'friends' on stream. People watched this stream. Not a single one called for this to stop or called the police it seems. And the streamer passed away after finally being taken to the hospital.

https://tinyurl.com/58vby9br

Looks like the French are opening an inquiry into this vile incident.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2025 07:05 AM (vzywe)

99 The Google had its big new Pixel hardware event yesterday. It was cringy but that's sort of the norm for these things.

Of course, front and center was everything AI in the mobile phones. Sort of a big sigh moment until they demoed real time language translation during phone calls. If the demos weren't some pre-baked nonsense this will be really useful.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at August 21, 2025 07:05 AM (zdKZs)

100 100

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:06 AM (aURVT)

101
Is it a game of downgrading their employees? Like: "Gosh, I don't measure up to your job description, but..." -- "O.k., we'll hire you, but at 50% pay."

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:03 AM (aURVT)

Clueless management/HR people doing the job descriptions. If they asked the actual worker bees for input this wouldn't happen. For the initial interview for my current job, they had several of the actual workers in the call asking me technical questions. It was a refreshing experience and made me feel good about agreeing to the job offer in the end.

Posted by: Farquad at August 21, 2025 07:08 AM (NtFTC)

102
100 is the new First.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 07:08 AM (kkTda)

103 The Society For the Preservation of Traditional Outhouses…. Is also known as the Birch John Society.

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 21, 2025 07:08 AM (1FEc1)

104 I am a steadfast believer in growing your own talent and promoting from within. I also think every design engineer should spend at least two years maintaining their designs out in the field, and every mechanic should spend two years doing sustaining engineering, i.e. engineering drawing changes and change validation.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2025 07:09 AM (3Ope8)

105 "Sort of a big sigh moment until they demoed real time language translation during phone calls. If the demos weren't some pre-baked nonsense this will be really useful.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram"

Now when we call tech support we will be able to understand Dave from India.

Posted by: fd at August 21, 2025 07:09 AM (vFG9F)

106 The Dems have resorted to using the Cone of Silence for their conference calls:

https://tinyurl.com/3tfekvc3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 21, 2025 07:10 AM (WM2cv)

107 And the Johnson bit is covered in the section on "Myths vs facts" on the John Birch society website.

https://jbs.org/about/facts/.

Bye now.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 21, 2025 07:10 AM (sQWHi)

108 99 ... they demoed real time language translation during phone calls. If the demos weren't some pre-baked nonsense this will be really useful.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at August 21, 2025 07:05 AM (zdKZs)

I used an actual paper, bound dictionary earlier this morning to get a translation--because I was standing right next to the dictionary, across the room from my computer--and thought how long it'd been. And, oh, the dust!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:10 AM (aURVT)

109 The current crop of C-suite denizens is mismanaging the most significant part of their company wealth - the employees.

MBAs get some of the blame, but compensation of executives is very short-sided. The business schools are not helping.

Seems to me, a true ESOP, if kept small, would work. They don't seem to scale, but that might be a goal to not get too big.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2025 07:11 AM (u82oZ)

110 Quarterly earnings became a thing when Lotus 1-2-3 and spreadsheets became ubiquitous.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at August 21, 2025 07:13 AM (MjMtL)

111 77, there it is!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2025 07:13 AM (ppG5b)

112 To be fair, the details around John Birch's murder are murky. At the time he was a USAAF intelligence officer serving with the 14th Air Force in China. And where he vanished before dying was in territory controlled by Mao's Communist forces.

So, the easiest explanation was the Communists killed him.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 21, 2025 07:13 AM (vzywe)

113 101 Is it a game of downgrading their employees? Like: "Gosh, I don't measure up to your job description, but..." -- "O.k., we'll hire you, but at 50% pay."
Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:03 AM (aURVT)

Clueless management/HR people doing the job descriptions. If they asked the actual worker bees for input this wouldn't happen. For the initial interview for my current job, they had several of the actual workers in the call asking me technical questions. It was a refreshing experience and made me feel good about agreeing to the job offer in the end.
Posted by: Farquad at August 21, 2025 07:08 AM (NtFTC)

Huh. Like headline writers in newspapers.
Congrats on the job.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:14 AM (aURVT)

114
A significant portion of job postings are fraudulent anyway. Posting for positions that don't exist to imply that the company is growing. Requirements so specific that it's clear they're looking to fill internally. You'll either never hear anything about your application ever again, or it will be rejected within hours by some bot.

Corporations are asshoe. You're just a cost to them. CEOs and their HR mistresses are looking to replace everyone with AI. It's a good thing I decided to retire and do contract work.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 07:14 AM (kkTda)

115 On the tv the other day, they were talking about Altman saying AI is a tech bubble.
It was amusing to see the frozen faces of the deniers.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at August 21, 2025 07:16 AM (ffaUw)

116 111 77, there it is!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2025 07:13 AM (ppG5b)

*whoomp*

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:17 AM (aURVT)

117 There are reports out there that Microsoft KB5063878 is causing file system corruption, and even SSD failure.

This seems to be triggered when approximately 50 gigabytes of data is copied all in one large data writing session (which used to be a lot.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 21, 2025 07:19 AM (O7YUW)

118 thank you, m, it needed that!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2025 07:19 AM (ppG5b)

119 More about fires on ships:

We rarely learn new lessons. The same problems always reoccur.

I am a believer in Halon 1301 fixed flooding for main engine spaces. Alas, the greens killed that tech.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2025 07:20 AM (u82oZ)

120
Talk about something that can be replaced by AI, it's the MBA "strategists". Grow? Merge. Save? Cut staff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 07:20 AM (kkTda)

121 When did quarterly earnings become so important to Wall Street? I don't remember it being so prominent when I was growing up.
Posted by: Farquad at August 21, 2025 06:47 AM (NtFTC)

If memory serves, right about the time that they changed the tax code, during the Clinton Administration, to make it advantageous for companies to give stock instead of dollars to executives.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 07:23 AM (ExV1e)

122 Something else that seems to be lost is mentorship. Back in the day, you were assigned to some grey beard who looked over your work and critiqued you with the purpose of improving your abilities. And there were monthly meetings where we could propose (and defend) new ideas or methodologies.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2025 07:25 AM (3Ope8)

123 Companies need to advertise for positions already held by foreigners. They will write up a job description that exactly matches the immigrant. Nobody can match those experiences.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2025 07:26 AM (ZmEVT)

124
Companies need to advertise for positions already held by foreigners. They will write up a job description that exactly matches the immigrant. Nobody can match those experiences.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 21, 2025 07:26 AM (ZmEVT)

Then the amount of money saved by hiring an H1B is given to the CEO as a bonus.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 07:29 AM (kkTda)

125 >>>Labubu could make $1 billion this year.

I remember Pixy saying that he had lots of tech and/or anime figures around his workspace. Lots! Maybe some little Labubus? (These are all new to me.)

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:30 AM (aURVT)

126
Executive bonuses. When the company is doing well, it's because of the C-suite's leadership and vision. When the company is doing badly, it's because of "headwinds" no one can do anything about.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 07:31 AM (kkTda)

127 122 Something else that seems to be lost is mentorship. Back in the day, you were assigned to some grey beard who looked over your work and critiqued you with the purpose of improving your abilities. And there were monthly meetings where we could propose (and defend) new ideas or methodologies.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 21, 2025 07:25 AM (3Ope

You're not 29, are ya?

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:32 AM (aURVT)

128 Mikeroweworks dot com

Posted by: Learn to coal at August 21, 2025 07:33 AM (XQo4F)

129 As a former DCA, I say 12 hours is not that bad for a big fire. Looks like the last few hours were reflash watch time. The Japanese were big helpers for cooling the bow.

Reading the Navy Safety Center lessons on surface ship fires is humbling. 2 minor injuries is extremely good.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 21, 2025 07:03 AM (u82oZ)

I did firefighter school in Cali while my submarine was in drydock. One of the instructors jumped up first day and said, "I'll take the sub guys."

He spent the whole time laughing his ass off cuz the facilities guys would light a fire and call it away and we'd have it out before it could spread. They made us wait five minutes to start the engine room fire and we still had the whole thing out in another three.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

130 Copilot broke my anus and didn’t even give me a reach around!

Yeah! Oh Yeah!

Posted by: Bill Gates, Tech Weirdo with fat man boobs at August 21, 2025 07:35 AM (s9xZo)

131 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 21, 2025 07:35 AM (ppG5b)

132 >>>Labubu could make $1 billion this year.

The toothy ones look a bit like Where the Wild Things Are.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:35 AM (aURVT)

133
JJ!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 21, 2025 07:35 AM (kkTda)

134 129 I did firefighter school in Cali while my submarine was in drydock. One of the instructors jumped up first day and said, "I'll take the sub guys."

He spent the whole time laughing his ass off cuz the facilities guys would light a fire and call it away and we'd have it out before it could spread. They made us wait five minutes to start the engine room fire and we still had the whole thing out in another three.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 21, 2025 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

Yikes!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2025 07:36 AM (aURVT)

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