Daily Tech News 18 October 2025

Top Story

Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land. (Tech Crunch)

You had me at fracked gas.
Amazon has unveiled plans to build up to a dozen modular nuclear reactors in Richland, Washington generating a total of 960 megawatts. (Tom's Hardware)

We can still use the bulldozers, right?

Tech News

WebMCP allows you to easily add an API to any website to poison the data of unsuspecting AI users. (GitHub)

Sounds like fun. Sign me up.
Claude Skills are awesome, maybe a bigger deal than MCP. (Simon Willison)

Claude Skills are subroutines, which have been around longer than electronic computers.
A tech lobbying firm is suing Texas over the state's age verification law. (Ars Technica)
"Our Constitution forbids this," the lawsuit said. "None of our laws require businesses to 'card' people before they can enter bookstores and shopping malls. The First Amendment prohibits such oppressive laws as much in cyberspace as it does in the physical world."
Actually the Constitution is silent on this, and arguing the First Amendment forbids laws protecting children applies equally to the Second Amendment.
These AI glasses promised to make me smarter, and all I got was Clippy for my face. (The Verge) (archive site)

The phrase lipstick on a pig comes to mind here.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Chicken. Fried. Hot.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Good morning all.

Posted by: Tuna at October 18, 2025 04:04 AM (lJ0H4)

2 Morning Tuna.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 18, 2025 04:09 AM (BLOW1)

3 I sympathize with anti-age-verification stances, because it's stupid and useless, but their argument is also stupid and useless. We 'card' people for buying cigarettes or alchohol, after all... are they arguing against that too?

Posted by: RandomDave at October 18, 2025 04:21 AM (aJQbY)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 18, 2025 04:25 AM (s1NDj)

5 G'Day everyone
Why I shouldn't stay up past 8 on the weekends

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 04:31 AM (+qU29)

6
Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land. (Tech Crunch)

You had me at fracked gas.

Color us jealous.

-- coal cars

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 04:32 AM (Tv15w)

7
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: Rick Perry at October 18, 2025 04:34 AM (tljrc)

8
Amazon has unveiled plans to build up to a dozen modular nuclear reactors in Richland, Washington generating a total of 960 megawatts. (Tom's Hardware)

We can still use the bulldozers, right?

You insensitive brutes!

-- zombie Rachel Corrie

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 04:35 AM (Tv15w)

9
off, sock

g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 18, 2025 04:35 AM (tljrc)

10
Nearing the end of my time in Sussex for this trip. Dealing with yard work -- removing marsh grasses and small shrubs and trees from our garden beds -- and cleaning up stuff that was outdoors ahead of bringing it inside. The cooler, but sunny weather is a big plus for doing this.

My "shut 'er down" trip for this place is not yet on the calendar, but will occur before Thanksgiving, at the latest.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 04:40 AM (Tv15w)

11
Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land. (Tech Crunch)

-----

Gigawatts of electric power to create documents with fake citations, electronic therapists who agree that you should kill your entire family, faulty computer code, and photo-realistic images of things that never happened. What else is AI doing? Any actual good?

It's like 10% of our economy or something. It's following the Illegal Alien Invasion model of economic development -- layabouts on welfare.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 18, 2025 04:44 AM (GVQFY)

12
These AI glasses promised to make me smarter, and all I got was Clippy for my face. (The Verge) (archive site)

So an "Alien" remake is in order, with Clippy playing the face hugger? What tech devilry will be cast in the role of the Big Mama alien?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 04:45 AM (Tv15w)

13 3 I sympathize with anti-age-verification stances, because it's stupid and useless, but their argument is also stupid and useless. We 'card' people for buying cigarettes or alchohol, after all... are they arguing against that too?
Posted by: RandomDave at October 18, 2025 04:21 AM (aJQbY)

And what about even entering an adult store full of sex toys, or a strip club. There are absolutely businesses that are adults only.

Posted by: buzzion at October 18, 2025 04:49 AM (3tZV2)

14
Excuse me for living, but wouldn't relying on a tech device to augment your memory if you are forgetful render you even more forgetful in real life?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 04:50 AM (Tv15w)

15 Last full day in Portugal for us. Going to see a few sights then get some sleep before tomorrow's flight. Pulling into the Lisbon train station right now. Need to find coffee asap.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 18, 2025 04:50 AM (c7xGr)

16 12 So an "Alien" remake is in order, with Clippy playing the face hugger? What tech devilry will be cast in the role of the Big Mama alien?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM)

A million tiny AI-generated Sam Altmans that merge into a single giant Sam Altman.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 18, 2025 04:51 AM (BLOW1)

17 Lincolntf well that is a trip I could go for.
Have safe travels

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 04:53 AM (+qU29)

18
Oh, baby.
Oh, baby.
Oh, baby.
Oh, baby.

-- excerpt from the smash AI-authored erotica, "Oh, Baby".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 04:53 AM (Tv15w)

19 Good morning, All.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 18, 2025 04:54 AM (NTdv6)

20
A million tiny AI-generated Sam Altmans that merge into a single giant Sam Altman.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

I get him confused with the guy who perpetrated the "I'm a big giver" scam with his throuple loving lady friend. His name was ...?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 04:59 AM (Tv15w)

21
This week in sad news:

Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (5 March 1939 – 15 October 2025) was an English actress.

I liked her in "The Molly Maguires"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 05:02 AM (Tv15w)

22 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at October 18, 2025 05:07 AM (AN2gy)

23 The Molly Maguires is one of my favorite films

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 05:07 AM (+qU29)

24 20
A million tiny AI-generated Sam Altmans that merge into a single giant Sam Altman.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

I get him confused with the guy who perpetrated the "I'm a big giver" scam with his throuple loving lady friend. His name was ...?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM)

There's a reason I sometimes call the CEO of OpenAI "Sam Altman-Fried".

The guy who's rotting in prison right now is Sam Bankman-Fried.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 18, 2025 05:09 AM (BLOW1)

25
There's a reason I sometimes call the CEO of OpenAI "Sam Altman-Fried".

The guy who's rotting in prison right now is Sam Bankman-Fried.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

LOL and thanks for that!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 05:13 AM (Tv15w)

26 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 18, 2025 05:13 AM (hoCmQ)

27 "Chicken. Fried. Hot.[/]"

"Things Picard should have said."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 05:15 AM (O7YUW)

28 Oops. Thank goodness for closure tags behind my name.

Need coffee, stat.

G'morning Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 05:16 AM (O7YUW)

29 Morning, all. I'm jealous of those in Corsicana this weekend. I almost made the trip. Maybe next year. I think it would be fun to meet some morons.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at October 18, 2025 05:27 AM (Wv5ax)

30 ** pokes thread **

Posted by: fluffy at October 18, 2025 05:40 AM (AN2gy)

31 Evening and morning to all on this Saturn's Day, the third in October. Linda has decorated my place with eleven representations (cardboard, wax, pictures) of black cats, which with Stirling their captain makes an even dozen. She keeps saying, "October is HIS month!" To which I reply, "He's a cat. In his opinion, all twelve are his months!"

I'm awake, and I hope the TxMoMe is going well!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 05:42 AM (omVj0)

32 This week in sad news:

Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (5 March 1939 – 15 October 2025) was an English actress.

I liked her in "The Molly Maguires"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025

***
She was in The Collector w/ Terence Stamp (later Gen. Zod), and did a TV series version of The King and I in the early '70s. She was roughly a contemporary of Diana Rigg, whom she somewhat resembled. I wonder if she was ever considered to play Emma Peel on The Avengers.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 05:46 AM (omVj0)

33 Watching "It" from 1967, at least a better monster than a clown/ spider

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 05:50 AM (+qU29)

34 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 05:42 AM (omVj0

I met a very handsome cat in the vet's office and thought of you . His owner told me that he was a Siberian- a big, fluffy grey white and black cat.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 05:52 AM (ELdpA)

35 Good morning morons especially the insomniacs of Corsicana

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 18, 2025 05:56 AM (KTYet)

36 I met a very handsome cat in the vet's office and thought of you . His owner told me that he was a Siberian- a big, fluffy grey white and black cat.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025

***
Though they've been in America since 1990, Siberians are not as well known as Maine Coons and Persians are. I usually qualify the breed name by saying "Siberian cat" so the listener doesn't think I have a husky-type dog.

Did you catch his name? A lot of breeders and owners go with the tradition of giving them Russian names, a la my "Tatiana" and "Chekov." I broke with that tradition by giving Dagny a Norwegian name. But I tucked "Sophia" in there, after her mother.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 05:57 AM (omVj0)

37 AI centers should be off the grid and then blown up.

Posted by: Accomack at October 18, 2025 05:58 AM (FqNtp)

38 1pm is the Sprint Race at US Grand Prix, will see then how weather in Texas is

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 05:58 AM (+qU29)

39 Today's scripture passage which I found in a word search book. It is Psalm 138: 7-8

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy mercy , O Lord , endureth forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:00 AM (ELdpA)

40 I'm at a moron meetup with my lib idiot friends in Kingston NY. What idiots.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 18, 2025 06:02 AM (KTYet)

41 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 05:57 AM (omVj0)

I can't recall his name although it wasn't Russian I don't think. The woman spoke very warmly of what a great companion.he is and how he used to sit on her porch in the sun close to a frog.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:02 AM (ELdpA)

42 Skip, how is your dad doing?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 18, 2025 06:03 AM (KTYet)

43

Who or what is "Clippy"?

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at October 18, 2025 06:04 AM (vFbHf)

44 He is in hospital, has blood clots and 1 in leg so they need to get cleared up. Still has a outpatient back problem to get fixed too soon

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 06:04 AM (+qU29)

45 I expect the local Accomack county Dems to be out at the foot of the bridge onto the island. Their turnout has been drifting down since the first no kings stunt.

Posted by: Accomack at October 18, 2025 06:06 AM (FqNtp)

46 A prayerful posture. A devotional on 2nd Chronicles 20:5-12

https://tinyurl.com/yy4tm9ck

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:08 AM (ELdpA)

47 Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 18, 2025 06:02 AM (KTYet)

Hopefully you're mostly eschewing political talk, or they're laid back enough so you can disagree and still be friends.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:10 AM (ELdpA)

48 I will make a prayer for him today

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 18, 2025 06:10 AM (KTYet)

49 @43/IRONGRAMPA: { Who or what is "Clippy"? }

https://tinyurl.com/yc8yzh4s

Basically an office assistant animated character in Microsoft Word 97. (I think I still have an installation CD for that around here somewhere...)

There were other office assistants too. I didn't mind the cat.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:10 AM (O7YUW)

50 The problem with the original Clippy (and other office assistants) is that they didn't wait to be called on by you clicking on them and asking for help, the software would throw them in your face when you started a task and it tried to guess what you were going to do. "It looks like you're writing a letter, would you like some help with that?"

Leading to the phrase that lasts to this day each and every time Microsoft tries to push stuff on us in the middle of us doing our actual work:

NO. STOP "HELPING" ME, MICROSOFT!

And it all started with that miserable "Clippy".

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

51 Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 06:04 AM (+qU2

Prayers for your dad.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:13 AM (ELdpA)

52 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at October 18, 2025 06:16 AM (SeSfo)

53 Morning all

Posted by: Mick at October 18, 2025 06:18 AM (HFx9z)

54 Farm in UK invites in jazz band for their cows in the hope of boosting milk production:

https://tinyurl.com/55x4mvdy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:24 AM (ELdpA)

55 Clippy wasn’t a terrible idea, MS just tried to be too cute with the animated characters (an anamorphic paper clip?) and far too intrusive when it showed up to help.

Thankfully it only really did a lot in Word.

There was also a dog character you could choose I think.

Now they do all of that with helpful tips in some apps that show up when you first open the app, until you turn it off out of annoyance.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:25 AM (6ydKt)

56

I wonder if that version was as condescending as the latest, Windows Copilot?

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at October 18, 2025 06:25 AM (vFbHf)

57 No wonder the Vatican needed that Muslim prayer room.

King Charles III to pray with pope during Vatican visit next week

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at October 18, 2025 06:27 AM (L/fGl)

58 Oh, and Microsoft interrupting us while we're trying to get our actual work done (with advertisements, with popups demanding that we do something with respect to the operating system, etc...) is the problem I want to avoid, and why I installed Linux Mint on my laptop I use for taking notes in meetings.

Linux Mint has performed flawlessly. It loads quickly, lets me log into a local account, and then steps out of my way and lets me load LibreOffice Writer and get to work. It doesn't bug or harass me, it just works quietly in the background like a good operating system should. When I update it, it updates efficiently and quickly.

Microsoft has forgotten this. It interrupts. It pesters. It takes liberties with your personal data that it shouldn't. It takes forever to install updates. When it updates, it often screws up basic things (like sound or graphics) that causes further problems for you until they unscrew themselves a couple of weeks later. It's obvious that they're not doing testing or quality assurance prior to release. End-users are abused by them by standing in for QA.

Windows peaked with Windows 7. Everything after that was a rolling dumpster fire.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:28 AM (O7YUW)

59
Leading to the phrase that lasts to this day each and every time Microsoft tries to push stuff on us in the middle of us doing our actual work:

NO. STOP "HELPING" ME, MICROSOFT!

And it all started with that miserable "Clippy".
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

I have no intention of "finishing my install of Windows 11" per Microsoft's desires and requests. Every week or so it affords me the opportunity to comply and I decline said offer.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 06:28 AM (Tv15w)

60 @56/IRONGRAMPA: "I wonder if that version was as condescending as the latest, Windows Copilot?"

No, no it wasn't. As Louis Rossmann points out:
- Clippy just wanted to help
- Clippy didn't store your data
- Clippy didn't violate your privacy

https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:30 AM (O7YUW)

61 Farm in UK invites in jazz band for their cows in the hope of boosting milk production:

https://tinyurl.com/55x4mvdy
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:24 AM (ELdpA)

I guess the cow in the first pic thought brass tasted good.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:30 AM (6ydKt)

62 Samantha Eggar was also in the memorable Star Trek TNG Episode "Family."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 18, 2025 06:32 AM (PiwSw)

63
Brach's Halloween candies of horror came about when someone accidentally dumped HFCS into a wax recipe for crayons and then wondered how would they taste.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at October 18, 2025 06:33 AM (Tv15w)

64 Is there nothing that damn Trump won't do?

ABC News@ABC
The Trump administration is making Luigi Mangione “a pawn to further its political agenda," his attorneys argued

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at October 18, 2025 06:34 AM (L/fGl)

65 @59/Krebs v Carnot: "I have no intention of "finishing my install of Windows 11" per Microsoft's desires and requests. Every week or so it affords me the opportunity to comply and I decline said offer."

Based on past observations, at some point they'll force the update on you during a shutdown or restart, and the next time you start up, you'll be in Windows 11.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:34 AM (O7YUW)

66 Week 3 of the Schumer Shutdown:

"Every day gets better for us."

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 06:37 AM (gbOdA)

67 @63/Krebs v Carnot:

MilTreats was selling "C.R.E." packages for Marines: "Crayons, Ready to Eat".

Expensive, and a funny enough of an in-joke with the Marines that these things sold very well.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:37 AM (O7YUW)

68 It takes forever to install updates. When it updates, it often screws up basic things (like sound or graphics) that causes further problems for you until they unscrew themselves a couple of weeks later. It's obvious that they're not doing testing or quality assurance prior to release. End-users are abused by them by standing in for QA.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:28 AM (O7YUW)

My Win11 box is currently pestering me to update to version 25H2 for all the great new features, which I looked at, and was not very impressed.

I just know if I click on Restart to Update it’s going to take about ten or fifteen minutes and then when it comes back on it’s going to try to convince me to use OneDrive and won’t let me just say No, and will remind me in three days and then when I tel, it No again I will still get the same message again in a few weeks telling me to I need to complete my Windows setup because gosh darnit Windows isn’t complete until you’re backing up everything to OneDrive and have CoPilot running in the background the entire time.

For a bunch of libs out of Seattle, MS sure doesn’t believe that No means No.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:38 AM (6ydKt)

69 I forgot there was a government shutdown

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 06:39 AM (+qU29)

70 @30/fluffy: "** pokes thread **"

We're doing okay here. Some of us apparently had tech rants on tap to let fly when a lot of our fellow Morons were at the TXMoMe. (If any of y'all are reading, have a great meetup and weekend!)

Also, g'morning!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:39 AM (O7YUW)

71 No Kings Song Sheet:

Neighbor neighbor can’t you see
Democracy is what we need (2)
Oh oh oh oh oh, this power grab has got to go (2)
Healthcare is a human right
That's why today we stand and fight (2x)
Oh oh oh oh oh, healthcare cuts have got to go (2x)

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 06:40 AM (gbOdA)

72
Windows peaked with Windows 7. Everything after that was a rolling dumpster fire.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:28 AM

Agreed

I'm using Win7 right now.

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 18, 2025 06:42 AM (tljrc)

73 This is today's affirmation that Windows11 fellates rotted maggot penis. And that things will inevitably expand on that.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at October 18, 2025 06:45 AM (vFbHf)

74 Oh oh oh oh oh, healthcare cuts have got to go (2x)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 06:40 AM (gbOdA)

So it’s not really about Kings at all.
It’s just a Democrat pep rally for illegal alien ER Medicaid payments continuing.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:47 AM (6ydKt)

75 Samantha Eggar was also in the memorable Star Trek TNG Episode "Family."
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 18, 2025

***
Right -- the episode where Picard returns home to his family vineyards on Earth, to recuperate from his ordeal with the Borg.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 06:47 AM (omVj0)

76 @69/Skip: "I forgot there was a government shutdown"

That's the thing with there being so many "non-essential" government employees.

At times like this, it begs the question: If they're non-essential, and citizen's lives aren't impacted by a shutdown, do we really need them?

To be fair to them, they may have been essential at one point, but once the problem they were hired to address is solved, they may just be kept on because it's so difficult to fire government workers. They become the sand in the gears that really needs to be blown out when the machine is stopped...

And that's what Trump is doing right now.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:48 AM (O7YUW)

77 Good Morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 18, 2025 06:48 AM (881BD)

78 So it’s not really about Kings at all.
It’s just a Democrat pep rally for illegal alien ER Medicaid payments continuing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:47 AM (6ydKt)

There must be million of illegals voting as there is no other reason why (D) throws flowers at their feet.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 06:49 AM (gbOdA)

79 Yeah!!! No Kings! Martin Luther King sucks!!! Stephen King sucks!

Posted by: Am I at the right rally? at October 18, 2025 06:49 AM (PiwSw)

80 rumpy and Recalcitrant

MoMeet bail report - funds and attorneys are standing by if needed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 18, 2025 06:51 AM (881BD)

81 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 18, 2025 06:51 AM (kHop/)

82 Right -- the episode where Picard returns home to his family vineyards on Earth, to recuperate from his ordeal with the Borg.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 06:47 AM (omVj0)

Was trying to figure out who you were talking about without resorting to looking her up.

So this was the actress who played Picard’s brother’s wife?

That was a good episode.
Came directly after Picard had been turned into Locutus of Borg and he needed some serious R&R to get his head straight.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:51 AM (6ydKt)

83 I've fed the furry thugs, and me. Time for a shave and shower. Linda is going to a rummage sale at a church about three blocks from our favorite diner, so I'll repair there for a coffee and maybe a slice of pie. Maybe I can nip over to the nearby grocery for tonight's dinner supplies, too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2025 06:53 AM (omVj0)

84 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

This is so much fun. The food is fantastic. What do we do to top that?

The Bacon Wench is warming up.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 18, 2025 06:53 AM (881BD)

85 @72/AltonJackson: "I'm using Win7 right now."

Kudos to you for being able to perform the IT-jujitsu necessary to keep Windows 7 from the forced upgrade to Windows 8 (back when that trickery was going on.) I did the same, and also have a Windows 7 box that still works perfectly fine.

It's a time capsule at this point, with specific software installed that works perfectly at what it's supposed to do. Upgrades would likely break things badly, and I have neither the time, nor the inclination to put myself through that particular flavour of hell.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:53 AM (O7YUW)

86 Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 18, 2025 06:54 AM (881BD)

87 Weekly Meme dump:

Powerline Week In Pictures:

https://is.gd/4oNpF6

Midwest chick

https://is.gd/Lar92Y

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 18, 2025 06:54 AM (PiwSw)

88 There must be million of illegals voting as there is no other reason why (D) throws flowers at their feet.
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 06:49 AM (gbOdA)

That or they just hoping they remember who had their backs once they eventually get amnesty through and they can get citizenship and vote.

The left is tired of their people across the West who just won’t vote correctly.

So it’s time to replace the people.

Seems to be the entire game plan from here to Germany.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:55 AM (6ydKt)

89 I won't be around for the prayer list post/, but will check it later- so I wanted to put up this post about the chaplain of the football team for Notre Dame. He sounds like a good guy. Article from the "National Catholic Register":

https://tinyurl.com/ys5ym7ye

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 06:56 AM (lQ+/f)

90 @80 and 84/NaCly Dog:

Bail funds, great food, and you have a bacon wench?!

Well now I might just be a wee bit jealous. *laughs* Glad to hear you're having an awesome time. Enjoy!

And I know how you can top this, and I'm sure it's coming later today: Guns. Lots and lots of guns.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 06:57 AM (O7YUW)

91 I needed som funnies

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 07:01 AM (+qU29)

92 @89/FenelonSpoke:

G'morning, and please also relay a greeting from me to FenSpouse along with the following?

For the route I'm currently assigned to, the kids have mostly calmed down. It's not my regular assigned route you see, but they shifted me to it a few weeks ago, because they had a need and I answered the call.

I had something cool happen yesterday afternoon. A student, getting off the bus, asked me if their regular driver would be back on Monday. I said that no, I had it confirmed that I would be on this route next week. I was expecting a resigned nod. Instead I got a big smile and a "Oh thank god!"

*blink* Apparently the kids on this route have warmed to me and like me... A lot. I must be doing something right.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 07:02 AM (O7YUW)

93 Received my one year reprieve yesterday on updating my laptops to Windows 11. Since I have upgraded cloud storage and an Office subscription I was awarded that honor.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 18, 2025 07:12 AM (2NHgQ)

94 No Kings No Celebs No Pop Stars No Semi-Socialist Administrators

No king(s) has had any effect on America or Americans for about 230. But you know who effect the lives of everyday Americans? The Celeb that gets the liberal white woman to divorce her hard working husband or support million of illegals stealing Medicaid. The Pop Star that promotes homosexuality and trans to millions of pre-teens and teens that see reels and tiktoks of 1 out of 1 MILLION that the money and support to live a lifestyle that ends in disease, suffering, and many time death.
And finally the FauxChis and Dr Scarf and Lois Learner types of America that will the minute they get the chance put the thumb on the scale of life to control your thoughts, you life, and your livelihoods.

I hope it rains on the No Kings Bitches.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:15 AM (gbOdA)

95 @40 San Franpsycho, you're in my city. Stick around for the NoKings rally at the Academy Green, your liberal friends will probably go

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 18, 2025 07:15 AM (uLAjm)

96 So it’s time to replace the people.

Seems to be the entire game plan from here to Germany.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 06:55 AM (6ydKt)

A Republic if you can keep it.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:16 AM (gbOdA)

97 I didn't make enough coffee, it's gone already

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 07:16 AM (+qU29)

98 >>> Some of us apparently had tech rants on tap to let fly

And how!

When I finally turn 30 and step off the corporate merry go round I might hate technology a little less.

Posted by: fluffy at October 18, 2025 07:19 AM (AN2gy)

99 97 I didn't make enough coffee, it's gone already
Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 07:16 AM (+qU29)

I will make another cup at 0700 if I can wait that long.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:19 AM (gbOdA)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:20 AM (gbOdA)

101 94
rain? hopin' for pyroclastic flow myself.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 18, 2025 07:21 AM (kHop/)

102
Leftists quote the Constitution like the Devil quotes Holy Scripture.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2025 07:23 AM (tgvbd)

103
Half or more of the "No Kings" demonstrations will be AWFLs secretly pining to be the Duchess of Brentwood and dreaming they dwelt in marble halls.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2025 07:25 AM (tgvbd)

104 I enjoyed the memes.

A lot.
Got quite a few giggles.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 18, 2025 07:25 AM (6ydKt)

105 I encountered those two arrested for Antifa terrorism at a shooting range in Houston several years ago, and told people I had met an antifa sniper team. The Tranny was the shooter, and a very skilled (1 MOA) shot, the spotter with the beard made the same wind calls I would have made. They were surprised I talked to them. I am surprised that they didn't kill anyone in that attack. I took them as seriously as I would have taken a Soviet era sniper team. I now understand that the police officer who was shot in the neck surprised the two while they were on foot, not in sniper firing positions, and that the Tranny made an offhand shot on him. Very few people survive being shot in the neck.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 18, 2025 07:30 AM (Da7Vv)

106 I now understand that the police officer who was shot in the neck surprised the two while they were on foot, not in sniper firing positions, and that the Tranny made an offhand shot on him. Very few people survive being shot in the neck.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 18, 2025 07:30 AM (Da7Vv)

From what I understand this is part of TranTifa (my guess is they somehow know about Charlie Kirk shooting) and have a very large armory of 50 guns or so.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:32 AM (gbOdA)

107 Hey Ho Don King Has Got To Go! Hey Ho! Don King Has Got To Go!

Posted by: Confused Old Hippie Boomer Who Loves A Good Chant at October 18, 2025 07:33 AM (R/m4+)

108 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 07:02 AM (O7YUW)

I just read that to FenSpouse. He says hello and we are both delighted to read your nice account. Thanks for letting me know! It's great how a sincere compliment can just change a day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2025 07:33 AM (vY9Lp)

109 “ Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.”

Deutoronomy 7:9

Posted by: Marcus T at October 18, 2025 07:34 AM (GH9Yd)

110 Wait. Where does it say we have to wait till the top of the hour for coffee? This is bad

Posted by: Common Tater at October 18, 2025 07:42 AM (nn1Cr)

111 “Bobby Walker,”
“Peter Giunta”
“Anne Kay Katy.”
“Joe Maligno”
“Rachel Hope”
“William Hendrix”

Know these names?

Of course you don't. But these people are the Young (Rs) that got outed in the texting scandal.
It is one big nothing burger.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:45 AM (gbOdA)

112 110 Wait. Where does it say we have to wait till the top of the hour for coffee? This is bad
Posted by: Common Tater at October 18, 2025 07:42 AM (nn1Cr)

I am old man that belly can only take so much.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:46 AM (gbOdA)

113 107 Hey Ho Don King Has Got To Go! Hey Ho! Don King Has Got To Go!
Posted by: Confused Old Hippie Boomer Who Loves A Good Chant at October 18, 2025 07:33 AM (R/m4+)

Burger King
Queen Latifa? maybe

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 07:48 AM (gbOdA)

114 @87/Shadout Mapes: "Weekly Meme dump"

Thank you, very entertaining! (I always look forward to these.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 07:53 AM (O7YUW)

115 Here is Sarah Hoyt's "Unrepentant Memes" for this week:

https://tinyurl.com/2s39ndf5

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 07:54 AM (O7YUW)

116 30 ** pokes thread **

ouch

Posted by: m at October 18, 2025 07:54 AM (RuTUS)

117 Exactly what did George Santos do to merit 7 years in prison with solitary confinement?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 18, 2025 07:55 AM (2NHgQ)

118 Rh, possibly beer would be better tolerated? It’s worth a try. Science!

Posted by: Common Tater at October 18, 2025 07:55 AM (TYYnH)

119 THERE you are. G'morning m!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 07:55 AM (O7YUW)

120 Windows peaked with Windows 7. Everything after that was a rolling dumpster fire.

Yes the machine I consider my main box is still running Win 7. This is a Win 10 machine I use for browsing and backup.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 18, 2025 07:56 AM (Da7Vv)

121 Exactly what did George Santos do to merit 7 years in prison with solitary confinement?
——

Read the story of Yuri Nosenko sometime. He was a high level Soviet defector in 1963. A previous defector warned the CIA that there would be a defector who was really a double agent. Nosenko was held in “solitary” for 1277 days, and they tried pretty much all the dirty tricks trying to get him to break. They still argue whether he was legitimate defector or not

Posted by: Common Tater at October 18, 2025 07:58 AM (TYYnH)

122 They just want their King in charge

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 07:59 AM (+qU29)

123 NOOD!

Coffee thread went live at 07:50 and nobody came back here to tell us.

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 08:00 AM (O7YUW)

124 More than 2,500 anti-Trump protests across all 50 states are expected to take place today

ha

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 18, 2025 08:00 AM (gbOdA)

125 No Kings, no queens, what will the next rally be for the millions who supposedly will turn out. Don't they have a fall cleanup or other around the home things to do this weekend. Why not just gather at the local pub and have a few shot of vodka.

Posted by: Colin at October 18, 2025 08:02 AM (wlQdF)

126 Many Jan6 Ralliers in prison I read were held in solitary confinement often and for a length of time.

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 08:05 AM (+qU29)

127 I'm using Win7 right now.
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 18, 2025 06:42 AM (tljrc)

You guys using WIndows 7, what browser are you using? Most browsers won't even update with Windows 8.1 that I've been using for many years. Banking is not possible with outdated browser versions. Many medical sites won't display properly either with outdated browsers. AOS will probably work with Windows 3.0 with Firefox 1.2 as well, but most sites will not.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 18, 2025 08:10 AM (5xuJ/)

128 Free Palestine kind of went bust, so a new rage was needed quickly

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 08:13 AM (+qU29)

129 I prefer the July 4th No Kings holiday

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2025 08:15 AM (+qU29)

130 Midwest chick

https://is.gd/Lar92Y
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes

Thanks for posting that. There's some funny stuff there.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at October 18, 2025 08:16 AM (L/fGl)

131 Posted by: m at October 18, 2025 07:54 AM (RuTUS)

'sup with that hash!

Posted by: m at October 18, 2025 08:42 AM (RuTUS)

132 @127/thatcrazyjerseyguy:

On my Windows 7 box, I've got VirtualBox Version 6.1.44 installed. It might be the last version that was supported for installation on Windows 7, but I see from the "older releases" that I could try updating to 6.1.50. Version 7 of Virtualbox onward doesn't support Windows 7 (ironic, that.)

Anyhow, inside of a VirtualBox, I have the latest version of Linux Mint installed, and that's how I'm browsing the net, doing email, and doing my "outside world" stuff. I have a shared folder between the Linux Mint guest virtual box, and the Windows 7 Host so I can access whatever I've downloaded while I'm in Windows 7 and/or push files to the shared folder if I want to send something out.

As for a browser, inside the Linux Mint VirtualBox, I'm using Firefox 143.0.4 (Linux Mint specific sub-revision mint-001 - 1.0).

At some point I'm going to hit a version of the Linux Kernel that no longer supports this old version of VirtualBox, and then I'll need to examine what to do next, either move this entire machine to a completely air-gapped "archive" status where I only access it to play old games I have installed on it, or maybe dual boot Linux Mint and Windows 7.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 08:46 AM (O7YUW)

133 @131/m: One letter off from being "Bill & Ted" amazing.

https://youtu.be/ZjUZAWNW6gQ?t=123

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 08:50 AM (O7YUW)

134 133 @131/m: One letter off from being "Bill & Ted" amazing.

https://youtu.be/ZjUZAWNW6gQ?t=123
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 18, 2025 08:50 AM (O7YUW)

haha!

Posted by: m at October 18, 2025 09:35 AM (RuTUS)

135 why does my iPad despise this website?

or is it the other way around...does AoS HQ completely disrespect the iPad?

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2025 10:18 AM (dCxaZ)

136 Great, amazon, now please let us know when the NRC (currently shutdown) gives a construction license for even ONE of those reactors. K ?

Posted by: deadrody at October 18, 2025 10:35 AM (vgB0v)

Processing 0.02, elapsed 0.0282 seconds.
15 queries taking 0.0087 seconds, 145 records returned.
Page size 83 kb.
Powered by Minx 0.8 beta.