Daily Tech News 10 December 2025

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Australia is joining a wave of fascist dictatorships around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. (The Verge) (archive site)

I may have changed a word or two there.
On December 10th, most major social media platforms will boot children in the country under 16 from their services. Under the law, social platforms will also need to implement a "reasonable" age verification method there - while critics argue kids will get around it anyway.
The critics are, of course, correct. The age restrictions are about as robust as The Verge's paywall.

And VPN providers are having a field day.

Maybe they put the idiots in Canberra up to it.

Tech News

RAM is ruining everything. (The Verge) (archive site)

Useful tidbit: SK Hynix - one of the big three memory makers - is investing $500 billion dollars in new factories, with the first set to go into operation in 2027.

Half a trillion dollars. That's a lot of money. Whether it will be enough is an open question, but I'm not sure we can criticise them for not expanding faster.
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday is here for December and fuck me that's a lot of security holes. (Bleeping Computer)

Ugh.
AMD has announced its new Epyc 2005 processor range for embedded servers. (Serve the Home)

They're Ryzen 9000 desktop chips, just packaged differently and with lower power budgets.
Boom Supersonic - which demonstrated a supersonic jet back in January - has found funding and customers, but not for its supersonic jet. (Tech Crunch)

It's selling a derivative of its jet turbine engine for power generation for datacenters.
The war on disinformation is a losing battle. (The Verge)

Which is good, because The Verge is squarely on the side of disinformation. They only get through two paragraphs here before they start actively lying.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Go or go not, there is no good.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 04:01 AM (RuTUS)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 10, 2025 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)

3 >>>And VPN providers are having a field day.

Capitalism for the win!

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 04:02 AM (RuTUS)

4 Good morning. A man is whatever room he is in. And here I am sitting on the crapper.

Posted by: Fluffy Nuggets, Jr. at December 10, 2025 04:04 AM (ajk4p)

5 Posted by: Fluffy Nuggets, Jr.

Your absence yesterday was noted.

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 04:08 AM (RuTUS)

6 Please accept this note excusing Fluffy Nuggets, Jr. from yesterday's tech thread. He overslept.

Posted by: Signed, Fluffy Nuggets, Jr.'s Mother at December 10, 2025 04:13 AM (ajk4p)

7 That security update is sitting in my Windows Update as we speak waiting on me to make it so.

That's a very long CVE list at the bottom of that article.

CoPilot should be finding and fixing these vulnerabilities for Microsoft, actually give it something useful to do.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 04:15 AM (6ydKt)

8 from the ONT

401 04:01 hr
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 10, 2025 04:01 AM (1zOXE)

Nice numerical patterning.

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 04:15 AM (RuTUS)

9 Chuck Berry's only #1 single was "My Ding-A-Ling" in 1972.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 10, 2025 04:15 AM (ufSfZ)

10 30 cloudy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. Rain expected around 6pm tonight, so perhaps I will be able to get out and run the errands I couldn't do yesterday because of the cold.

Looks like a solid 3 hours of work left over from last night, so must get going.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 10, 2025 04:17 AM (ufSfZ)

11 Oh, my:

a search for

my ding-a-ling

yields:

People also search for

Warm My Weiner
Bo Carter

My Girl's Pussy
Harry Roy & His Band

Please Warm My Weiner
Bo Carter

Big Ten Inch Record
Bull Moose Jack

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 04:20 AM (RuTUS)

12 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at December 10, 2025 04:21 AM (sAmhv)

13 I watched this YT video last night before bed.

"Why Nobody Lives On This HUGE Stretch Of Australian Coast"

https://youtu.be/f6gVTfmNKGc
(Geography by Geoff)

It's all about the Great Australian Bight and the Nullarbor Plain, and why nobody lives on this thousand km section of Oz's southern coast.

It's quite interesting if you're into geography or want to learn more about Australia.

I'd seen this part of the continent on a few episodes of Outback Truckers years ago when a few unfortunate drivers had to haul loads from Perth to Adelaide. Always wondered what the deal was with this oddity, and now I know.

It's one desolate place, that's for sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 04:22 AM (6ydKt)

14 13: I watched that last week. It was interesting.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at December 10, 2025 04:24 AM (sAmhv)

15 May thy gunny sack overfloweth with glad tidings and hope for the new year.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 10, 2025 04:28 AM (1zOXE)

16 Those kids dancing in the Chuck Berry video!
Haha!

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 04:36 AM (RuTUS)

17 >>>Those kids dancing in the Chuck Berry video!
Haha!

Posted by: m

>What are you saying? Stage diving into the mosh pit ain't cool any more?

youtube.com/watch?v=2zxoGFjFJlk&list =RD2zxoGFjFJlk&start_radio=1

(one space, because I'm lazy)

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 10, 2025 04:41 AM (1zOXE)

18 17 >>>Those kids dancing in the Chuck Berry video!
Haha!

Posted by: m

>What are you saying? Stage diving into the mosh pit ain't cool any more?

youtube.com/watch?v=2zxoGFjFJlk&list =RD2zxoGFjFJlk&start_radio=1

(one space, because I'm lazy)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 10, 2025 04:41 AM (1zOXE)

"They're the same video."

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 04:47 AM (RuTUS)

19 cloth simulation (Hacker News)

https://cloth.mikail-khan.com

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:02 AM (RuTUS)

20 As a 29 year old I’d think attempting a stage dive would look more like unfolding the boom on a cement pump truck before it fell over sideways.

Posted by: Pete Bog at December 10, 2025 05:07 AM (i02lT)

21 >>>Australia is joining a wave of fascist dictatorships around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online.

Same story, BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy54q80gy9t

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:07 AM (RuTUS)

22
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 10, 2025 05:13 AM (tljrc)

23 Not going to be a fun day, going to the city
Where there is no parking

Posted by: Skip at December 10, 2025 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)

24 BBC:

[Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner,] said there may be "blatant non-compliance" from tech companies, "but we've got plans for that". ... But she added: "I'm trying to contain my excitement".

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:16 AM (RuTUS)

25 I guess I'm glad RAM and CPUs isn't like fuel at all.

I've got enough. It doesn't run out.

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at December 10, 2025 05:21 AM (ph+d0)

26 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at December 10, 2025 05:28 AM (AN2gy)

27 said there may be "blatant non-compliance" from tech companies, "but we've got plans for that". ... But she added: "I'm trying to contain my excitement".

Lady, before you get too excited, I suggest you do some research on 4chan. They will make your life fun and exciting without anyone in the government telling them to do it.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 10, 2025 05:33 AM (jjoN6)

28 Going to get up to a blazing 42F this afternoon. Precipitation starting as snow at that temp, meaning there will be colder air aloft.

Maybe this weekend I can safely stop bringing in the bird feeders in the evening.

Posted by: fluffy at December 10, 2025 05:34 AM (AN2gy)

29 "Australia is joining a wave of fascist dictatorships around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online."

I've kinda wanted to visit the land down under, but the form of government the Aussies wound up with makes me believe that I'd end up in jail versus being deported if I said the wrong thing whilst visiting.

I recognize that my belief of what might happen may very well be disconnected from would happen. And, hey, I subscribe to the DrainAddict YouTube channel (he's an Australian plumber and I've learned more about Australian sewer systems than any sane non-Australian human would want to know); individual Aussies seem great.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at December 10, 2025 05:34 AM (3k5hk)

30 (NYT; archived)
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

https://archive.is/wBpNl

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:34 AM (RuTUS)

31 Evening and morning to all the late toilers and early risers on this Woden's Day!

Strange dream last night, that I was seduced by a older, but attractive enough, redhead with a rather sharp foxy face -- at *a pipe shop* of all places. She had no objection to the fact other men were there, and in fact wanted to, uh, get busy right there in public. I was not especially attracted to her -- but it was as if I were hypnotized, like a rabbit mesmerized by a snake.

Now that I think about it, I realize I did not take any melatonin last night. So I can still have vivid and somewhat disturbing dreams even without it!

Whassup with all o' you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 10, 2025 05:35 AM (wzUl9)

32 I'd end up in jail versus being deported if I said the wrong thing whilst visiting.

Or when they search your device at the airport and see this site in the history, they'll boot you out.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 10, 2025 05:37 AM (jjoN6)

33 Why Nobody Lives On This HUGE Stretch Of Australian Coast"

It has showed up in my feed. Based on your recommendation I shall give it a gander.

Posted by: fluffy at December 10, 2025 05:38 AM (AN2gy)

34 Jake Tapper, in his recent CNN chit-chat with Jasmine Crockett, had his hair greased back à la Gavin.

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:41 AM (RuTUS)

35 Whassup with all o' you?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
---
I had my procedure yesterday morning. Came home groggy and tired. Started to feel uncomfortable after a few hours so started taking the tramadol that was prescribed. It's been so long that I forget opiates make me sleepless and slightly itchy. So, I feel like I've been up all night. I'm sure I've dozed off here and there but I don't feel like it. And I feel the urge to urinate all the time because of the stent.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at December 10, 2025 05:41 AM (VCgbV)

36 Blessings on you, lin-duh!

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:42 AM (RuTUS)

37 I am particularly fond of "Do you want fondle my tits?" by Wilma Dikfit.

Posted by: no one at December 10, 2025 05:43 AM (W7XSX)

38 Calibri article:

Many diplomats are unhappy with changes Mr. Rubio has made to the department’s structure and leadership, and have reported badly damaged morale within their ranks.

*blink*

But the Biden administration’s move to Calibri prompted some grumbling from some traditionalists who preferred Times New Roman. Mr. Blinken also changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying.

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:45 AM (RuTUS)

39 Why would changing the font size require extra keystrokes?

Posted by: no one at December 10, 2025 05:47 AM (W7XSX)

40 These two categories of governmental activity are not like each other, at all:

1) changes Mr. Rubio has made to the department’s structure and leadership

2) the Biden administration’s move to Calibri ... Mr. Blinken also changed the standard font size

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:48 AM (RuTUS)

41 I had my procedure yesterday morning. Came home groggy and tired. Started to feel uncomfortable after a few hours so started taking the tramadol that was prescribed. It's been so long that I forget opiates make me sleepless and slightly itchy. So, I feel like I've been up all night. I'm sure I've dozed off here and there but I don't feel like it. And I feel the urge to urinate all the time because of the stent.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at December 10, 2025

***
Hullo, lin-duh,

I too had tramadol prescribed after my deal this last July. At first I thought it wasn't doing much for my pain, and asked for something stronger. My surgeon obliged . . . but it had acetaminophen, Tylenol, in it, which sends me to the bathroom every two hours. So I went back to the tramadol and found it worked well enough. At least it let me sleep. Before long I could do without it and took some ibuprofen as needed. Your discomfort will pass.

If it doesn't, though, tell the doctor right away!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 10, 2025 05:49 AM (wzUl9)

42 39 Why would changing the font size require extra keystrokes?

Posted by: no one at December 10, 2025 05:47 AM (W7XSX)

Using a keyboard, you *could* "select all" and have a keystroke shortcut set up to insert a particular font size.

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 05:50 AM (RuTUS)

43 But doing it with a mouse is so much easier.

Posted by: no one at December 10, 2025 05:52 AM (W7XSX)

44 "Or when they search your device at the airport and see this site in the history, they'll boot you out."

Well, the videos that I've seen about the Australian customs folks, they'd throw my ass out for having a strain of the jock itch fungi that doesn't exist in Australia.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at December 10, 2025 05:53 AM (3k5hk)

45 Wolfus,
I still have hydrocodone/acetaminophen left over from my knee surgery. I'm not big into the opioids because of the side effects but will take the bare minimum needed.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at December 10, 2025 05:54 AM (VCgbV)

46 If I had to work today I'd be getting up in 4 minutes. Good thing I'm not working today...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at December 10, 2025 05:56 AM (VCgbV)

47 lin-duh, did your son get home ?

Posted by: Ben Had at December 10, 2025 05:58 AM (sDNVV)

48 Unforgettable lessons -Man writes on Proverbs 3:12 and Matthew 5:3-12

https://tinyurl.com/bdhe9tf2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 05:58 AM (PFs9e)

49 06:00 AM

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 06:00 AM (RuTUS)

50 Posted by: lin-duh is offended at December 10, 2025 05:41 AM (VCgbV)

Will keep you on prayer, Linda.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:00 AM (PFs9e)

51 Only 15 shopping days left

Posted by: Ben Had at December 10, 2025 06:01 AM (sDNVV)

52 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:00 AM (PFs9e)

Sorry, Lin-duh. I misspelled your handle .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:03 AM (PFs9e)

53 Couple sings old time hymn from 1939-"Victory in Jesus. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/2p9jd6aj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:08 AM (PFs9e)

54 Each time I reach for the “extra virgin” olive oil on the grocery store shelf, I wonder if there ought to be a “trailer park slut” olive oil nearby.

Posted by: Fenderbender at December 10, 2025 06:08 AM (1FEc1)

55 I had heard about some Boom AE people I knew leaving to find other employment. Makes sense now that they’re strapping engines to computers.

Posted by: banana Dream at December 10, 2025 06:09 AM (FHh4j)

56 @SpeakingOf (Yesterday's tech thread, #61):

Glad you've given Babylon 5 a shot. As you've been advised, the first season's a little rough but it does have its good moments. Also, the music for the first season is a little repetitive because Christopher Franke (the composer) hadn't been given time to expand, that changes with season 2 onward, and there's some amazing music.

After you've watched each episode, I encourage you to read its entry at:
http://midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html

And yes, that's http NOT https. This is an OLD site.

A majority of the episodes are part of the 5 year story arc, though there are a few stand-alone episodes that don't contribute to the arc. Those will stand out. A couple of them are stinkers. No series is perfect.

Bruce Boxleitner (plays Captain Sheridan) takes over the role of station commander in Season 2. The change was jarring originally, but he cements himself as a central player in the story (and does it very well).

(continues)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 10, 2025 06:09 AM (O7YUW)

57 As I have come to understand 20th century American music, I think it is impossible to overstate the influence Chuck Berry had on this music in the second half of the century. For me, there is no Rock and Roll without Chuck Berry.

Part of the magic of those 1950s recordings is, of course, Chuck Berry's compositions. The other part of the magic is the core musicians that played on those 1950s recordings; all of them went on to to be recognized as legends over their careers. If you have the time, it's worth looking up the biographies of these guys.

The core members consisted of:
Chuck Berry - composer, vocals, guitar
Johnnie Johnson / Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - upright bass
Fred Below - drums

The precise looseness of the band against Chuck Berry's driving preciseness on guitar creates a sublime tension that gets translated into raw musical energy. It all adds up to some of the greatest recordings of all time.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:09 AM (uv8gn)

58 @SpeakingOf (2 of 2):

Commander Sinclair (played by Michael O'Hare) passed away in 2012. Brilliant man. For the religious ceremonies episode in season one, just know that he did that "down the line" introductions walk in one take. JMS said that there was much more filmed, but they didn't have time to show it.

O'Hare, while troubled psychologically, was a brilliant man with a fantastic memory.

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

59 Alteria, glad to see you posting again.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 10, 2025 06:10 AM (sDNVV)

60 “trailer park slut” olive oil is called "Light tasting," and it's better for frying

Posted by: no one at December 10, 2025 06:12 AM (W7XSX)

61 Alteria, glad to see you posting again.
Posted by: Ben Had

I appreciate that. Thank you.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:12 AM (uv8gn)

62 Ben Had,
Yes, he got home around 12:30am. We talked a bit then I can to bed to toss and turn for several hours.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at December 10, 2025 06:13 AM (VCgbV)

63 Im going to try to sleep again

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at December 10, 2025 06:14 AM (VCgbV)

64 mornin yall. I made it thru yesterday. When I went to lunch, I made a bank deposit and the first three digits were 666. Then I went to a drive thru for food and the total was 6.66. On the way home I noticed my speedo said 66mph but I guess that was not enough to put me over the top so I'm ok.

Posted by: fd at December 10, 2025 06:15 AM (vFG9F)

65 Disinformation - indisputable facts that don’t comport with the fairy tale nonsense we’re trying to propagandize.

Posted by: Is That Weird? at December 10, 2025 06:15 AM (BEC0D)

66
Fun fact (after viewing the harvesting article in the ONT for the family in North Dakota whose father had died) -- when you search for and find a named North Dakota location with a map application, its appearance on the map likely will be a named dot surrounded on all sides by nothing but green empty space. The very definition of sparsely populated, it is.

I only bother to look because my maternal grandmother and her family bounced around that geographical Pong game board a great deal prior to her getting married.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:18 AM (xG4kz)

67 Posted by: fd at December 10, 2025 06:15 AM (vFG9F)

If it's any consolation , I really don't think you're the Antichrist..😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:18 AM (IeCgc)

68
The war on disinformation is a losing battle. (The Verge)

Which is good, because The Verge is squarely on the side of disinformation. They only get through two paragraphs here before they start actively lying.

Always on the verge of lying, as it were, eh?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:20 AM (xG4kz)

69 "If it's any consolation , I really don't think you're the Antichrist..😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke"

Whew, what a relief. I don't need the responsibility.

Posted by: fd at December 10, 2025 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

70 Virginia high school students repair cars and then give them away to single mothers in need. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3hwcx5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:21 AM (IeCgc)

71 Good morning morons

I think Johnny B Goode is the quintessential 50's rock'n roll song.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 10, 2025 06:22 AM (9ipOP)

72 Had a thunderstorm roll through just now. Didn't think much of it until I turned off the lights in the hall for the night and realised my kitchen had gone dark. Like, real dark.

Tried resetting the breaker but it wasn't having it. For now I've got an extension lead running from my bedroom to the fridge, which is humming away happily so at least that's not the problem.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 10, 2025 06:22 AM (BLOW1)

73 Just a reminder, neck tats are a sign of antisocial behavior. If a guy with a bunch of neck and face tats comes into your office and drops his pants, good things are not going to start happening.

Posted by: fd at December 10, 2025 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

74 >>> If a guy with a bunch of neck and face tats comes into your office and drops his pants, good things are not going to start happening.

Don't be so closed minded.

Posted by: fluffy at December 10, 2025 06:26 AM (AN2gy)

75
I watched this YT video last night before bed.

"Why Nobody Lives On This HUGE Stretch Of Australian Coast"

https://youtu.be/f6gVTfmNKGc
(Geography by Geoff)

This Geoff characters has made a goodly number of such videos: "Why Nobody Lives in This Large Portion of [ fill in this blank ]".

Ones that I recently had viewed were the U.S.' Atlantic Coastal Plain from southern Va to the GA / FL border - and - a broad band that runs from SW to NE through the center of France.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:27 AM (xG4kz)

76 >>>Each time I reach for the “extra virgin” olive oil on the grocery store shelf, I wonder if there ought to be a “trailer park slut” olive oil nearby.

Posted by: Fenderbender

>When I order a dirty martini, this is what I'm striving for, but dry.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 10, 2025 06:27 AM (1zOXE)

77 73 Just a reminder, neck tats are a sign of antisocial behavior. If a guy with a bunch of neck and face tats comes into your office and drops his pants, good things are not going to start happening.
Posted by: fd at December 10, 2025 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

That's odd, we actually use them instead of ID cards.

Posted by: Tren de Aragua Home Office at December 10, 2025 06:28 AM (CjRYq)

78 lin-duh a prayer for complete and speedy healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 10, 2025 06:32 AM (9ipOP)

79 It's amazing how much attitudes can make in shopping experience . I went to my regular store yesterday and the front end folks who help out people when the self check out machines go wonky, were not in a good mood . Several employees complain about t other customers the entire time. If I had been doing that for 45 years I might be complaining too. To be fair there are some nice people who say "Have a good day" and that sort of thing. Then there is a stock shelves who when asked if they have Pepsodent toothpaste snarls " We don't carry that anymore."

This is in contrast to the store (another chain) in the next town where some cashier is wearing a grinch hat but is still smiling along with an
tall older black guy who says "How are you today?" And when I say "Blessed " he responds "Well you' have another day on earth. Good for you" He was quite patience with my problems .
I wished I lived closer so that I could go there more frequently.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:32 AM (Nx5jP)

80
Good morning, Hordians.

Day 3 of no water at Schloss Hadrian. Had the well guy out yesterday, who said that the problem with the wiring from the breaker panel to the well head. An electrician will be out this morning.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 06:32 AM (tgvbd)

81 From yesterday's Tech thread.

Any problems with the x86 to ARM translation layer for applications? - Posted by: SpeakingOf

For me, zero. One old utilities I use requires .net framework 2.0; both installed perfectly in our work and fine. There are a few other x86 applications I use and all of them installed and work just fine.

Probably the biggest test was the x86 version of Office 365 I use because it includes the now known as "Classic" Outlook instead of The dumbed down new Outlook which replaces it. The suite installed perfectly and I can't tell the difference between how it performs on my x86 boxes or the Qualcomm box.

My understanding of Prism, the x86 translation layer, is that it is greatly improved from where it was a couple years ago and that a significant number of games, an initial major problem area, are now running ok. At what performance level is another question that I can't answer.

Another challenge in answering this question is most of the applications I use are now natively compiled for the ARM platform. My dependence on Prism is remarkably limited. Real progress is being made here.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:33 AM (uv8gn)

82 Whew, what a relief. I don't need the responsibility.

Posted by: fd at December 10, 2025 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

Lazy antichrist is so 2025.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at December 10, 2025 06:33 AM (dK+Kv)

83 Microsoft's Patch Tuesday is here for December and fuck me that's a lot of security holes.

So, are these mainly Win 11 issues, or are they folding in any Win 10 stuff?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 10, 2025 06:35 AM (/HDaX)

84 Hadrian, sorry to hear of your troubles. No water is a biggie.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 10, 2025 06:35 AM (sDNVV)

85
Just a reminder, neck tats are a sign of antisocial behavior.

With "makes poor life choices" not even trying to lurk in that person's background.

"'WTF? Wot put you off my application for this job, eh?"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:35 AM (BCvbq)

86 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at December 10, 2025 06:35 AM (2Ez/1)

87 I’ve listened to some of the AI music creations, you know the “Led zeppelin if they were 50’s crooners” kind of thing, and the arrangements and melodies are very interesting.

But. There’s something always a little weird about digital creations, there’s no there there, a certain anonymous wall of digital sound even when they clearly really try to recreate the “air” and excitement around a genuine band recording, It tastes good at first for a second or two, but it’s calorie free.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 10, 2025 06:35 AM (BEC0D)

88
I think Johnny B Goode is the quintessential 50's rock'n roll song.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 10, 2025 06:22 AM (9ipOP)

Ch. Soyara's Johnny B. Goode. Gentleman John, like The Big Dummy a stupid but sweet and well-mannered boy.

https://soyaraborzoi.com/Johnny.htm

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 06:37 AM (tgvbd)

89 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 06:32 AM (tgvbd)

Hope that the electrician can get it repaired quickly.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:37 AM (Nx5jP)

90 G'morning, all.

A rather frigid 25.2 degrees out this morning.

No walk today.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 10, 2025 06:38 AM (a1415)

91 Pretty sure the "drops his pants" is an indication that one of us needs to leave, tats or no.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at December 10, 2025 06:38 AM (EcHpA)

92 Tech question.

Ran into a tp-link Deco-X60, three pack for $139.00, with no sales tax at the Navy Exchange.

I know it's not the latest golly gee-whizz fastest product, but neither is out 3,000 SF house.

Using the home ethernet for backhaul, will this meet general needs?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 10, 2025 06:40 AM (a1415)

93
Im going to try to sleep again
Posted by: lin-duh is offended

It is said that the first cut is the deepest.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:41 AM (xG4kz)

94 So, are these mainly Win 11 issues, or are they folding in any Win 10 stuff?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 10, 2025 06:35 AM (/HDaX)

Unless you obtained the extended service plan, any vulnerabilities in your copy of Win10 still exist and shall do so until the end of time.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 10, 2025 06:42 AM (ExV1e)

95 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 06:37 AM (tgvbd)

Very nice looking dog.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:43 AM (rZCVI)

96 72 Had a thunderstorm roll through just now. Didn't think much of it until I turned off the lights in the hall for the night and realised my kitchen had gone dark. Like, real dark.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 10, 2025 06:22 AM (BLOW1)

uh-oh

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 06:44 AM (RuTUS)

97 Pretty sure the "drops his pants" is an indication that one of us needs to leave, tats or no.

So you're saying I shouldn't have done that? Because at the last place I worked. . .

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 10, 2025 06:44 AM (ufSfZ)

98 SanFranpsycho, do you think the Gaza deal is about to fall apart? Mashaal was emphatic that they would never disarm.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 10, 2025 06:44 AM (sDNVV)

99
Unless you obtained the extended service plan, any vulnerabilities in your copy of Win10 still exist and shall do so until the end of time.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

A brother in arms of the Voyager spacecraft heading ever outward from our Solar System.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:45 AM (xG4kz)

100 100

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 06:45 AM (RuTUS)

101 "...comes into your office and drops his pants, good things are not going to start happening."

###

He took. It out.

Posted by: Elaine Benes at December 10, 2025 06:46 AM (2Ez/1)

102
Was m on task, or no?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:46 AM (xG4kz)

103 Unless you obtained the extended service plan, any vulnerabilities in your copy of Win10 still exist and shall do so until the end of time.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 10, 2025 06:42 AM (ExV1e)

I did sign up. But I'm not seeing any indication of a Tuesday update in this case.

Thus, the question.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 10, 2025 06:46 AM (/HDaX)

104 Berry was interesting in that for many years he didn’t tour with a band. He didn’t need to, he expected local musicians to be happy to jam with him, and they generally were, and everyone knew his tunes.

He drove to gigs with his guitar and little else. Cash up front (which did apparently eventually invite some unwanted scrutiny by federal revenue authorities) before the show. If he didn’t like the way the show was going, he would just leave. Keith Richards idolized him naturally, but ole Chuck clocked him a time or two for being difficult, once for getting a little too familiar, picking up his guitar.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 10, 2025 06:47 AM (BEC0D)

105
m was!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:47 AM (xG4kz)

106 Uh oh.

A big European institution is finally being put the question: "to whom will you flaccid, degenerate post-Christian cucks bow more deeply? Your precious rumpranging turd burglars, or your precious goat raping turd-worlders? Because it can't be both."

https://tinyurl.com/3z3jbjcj

Posted by: It begins at December 10, 2025 06:48 AM (KWbVO)

107 Village Idiots Apprentice-

Not that you have to lose weight , but the story of this woman amazes me. This 86 year old woman lost tons of weight by walking around her small apartment:

https://tinyurl.com/bdzx6syt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:49 AM (Nx5jP)

108 Chuck Berry loved dancing so much he forgot to play along with the record on the video.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 10, 2025 06:49 AM (3rxgK)

109 But there’s something always a little weird about digital creations, there’s no there there. Posted by: Common Tater

That is a pretty fair description of these weird AI tracks. AI has the ability to imitate what has already occurred and utterly lacks the ability at this time to create what has not been done yet. It lacks the spark of originality. Further AI has no ability to create musical performance poetry; that again is the realm of what it means to be human and is something AI will never be able to touch.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:50 AM (uv8gn)

110 G'mornin' everyone!

4" of snow, I'll be back ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 10, 2025 06:50 AM (Cjt/F)

111 98 SanFranpsycho, do you think the Gaza deal is about to fall apart? Mashaal was emphatic that they would never disarm.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 10, 2025 06:44 AM
It has to fail because President Trump put so much effort into it. The left and their fellow travelers worldwide want it to fail.

Posted by: Eromero at December 10, 2025 06:51 AM (jgmnb)

112 We were talking about Whacko Tahiti and why he should never be allowed near a movie again yesterday. Especially Judge Dredd.

And now he has a 'Christmas' short on Disney+ that may finally retire The Star Wars Christmas Special as the worst Christmas show ever.

A little girl's doodle on her letter to Santa comes to life and it kinda reminds me of the invisible monster with the paint splatter from Johnny Quest except it has no mouth but still makes muffled screams.

Yeesh. Kill it with fire now!

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 10, 2025 06:51 AM (2GVsD)

113 More snow falling this morning.

Drove past my old elementary school yesterday and saw kids out playing in the falling snow at recess. AND they had a fenced in area for snowball fights.

Nice to see that Mitten moppets are still made of sterner stuff.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at December 10, 2025 06:51 AM (kpS4V)

114 Chuck Berry loved dancing so much he forgot to play along with the record on the video. Posted by: Huck Follywood

You got to love those early lip sync music videos. There is usually moments in every one of them where everything goes off the rails.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:51 AM (uv8gn)

115 86 year old woman lost tons of weight by walking around her small apartment

Yessh. Put the fork down.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 10, 2025 06:52 AM (BEC0D)

116
; )

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 06:52 AM (RuTUS)

117 repair cars and then give them away to single mothers in need

Dangerous to admit, but I was guilty of doing that more than once.

In the olden time we used to say fixing a car was "a great way to pick up chicks," and we were pretty literal-minded about that.
Today's outsiders-looking-in would no doubt expect her to file a consumer protection lawsuit if anything on it quit working.

AOP has some stories you can only tell at the International Meet.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at December 10, 2025 06:53 AM (zdLoL)

118 A sans-serif type font should rarely, if ever, be used for long-format reading.

Serif fonts, like Times New Roman, are much easier on the eyes to read as the serifs (the little dangly-bits off the edges of letters) help to guide the eye to the next letter in the word.
Sans-serifs are fine for headlines and other short lines of text as well as decorative copy in designs.

At least that's what I was taught in Typography classes.

So, Rubio made the right decision switching from Calibri, just from a standard design and readability standpoint.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 06:53 AM (6ydKt)

119 Posted by: Common Tater at December 10, 2025 06:52 AM (BEC0D)

I think she did that as well. She became a vegan.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 06:55 AM (Nx5jP)

120 From that weight loss story Fen linked:

As an adult, Slaughter covered her mirrors with bedspreads because she couldn't stand looking at her reflection.

"I was so embarrassed," she says. "I didn’t want to see myself."

Man, do I know how she feels.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 10, 2025 06:55 AM (ufSfZ)

121 Morning peeps.

The wind... it be howling this morning. Temperatures are supposed to crash this week with potentially accumulating snow tomorrow - Friday.

Been a harsh start to winter here. And it's not even the 21st yet.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 10, 2025 06:56 AM (NwnyJ)

122 Sans-serifs are fine for headlines and other short lines of text as well as decorative copy in designs. At least that's what I was taught in Typography classes. Posted by: SpeakingOf

I'm guessing you're not a fan of Comic Sans.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:56 AM (uv8gn)

123
A big European institution is finally being put the question: "to whom will you flaccid, degenerate post-Christian cucks bow more deeply? Your precious rumpranging turd burglars, or your precious goat raping turd-worlders? Because it can't be both."

The team members of Egypt and Iran could always make a point to wear large and very legible "Come Fly With Us!" buttons.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 06:56 AM (xG4kz)

124 106 Uh oh.

A big European institution is finally being put the question: "to whom will you flaccid, degenerate post-Christian cucks bow more deeply? Your precious rumpranging turd burglars, or your precious goat raping turd-worlders? Because it can't be both."

https://tinyurl.com/3z3jbjcj
Posted by: It begins at December 10, 2025 06:48 AM (KWbVO)

archived link
https://archive.is/61D30

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 06:58 AM (RuTUS)

125 Note to self: Take advantage of the fact I am home on Friday and finish my Christmas shopping.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 10, 2025 07:01 AM (jjoN6)

126 from the "big European institution" article (plot spoiler alert!):

>>>Fifa did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Ya think?

Posted by: m at December 10, 2025 07:01 AM (RuTUS)

127 Commander Sinclair (played by Michael O'Hare) passed away in 2012. Brilliant man. For the religious ceremonies episode in season one, just know that he did that "down the line" introductions walk in one take. JMS said that there was much more filmed, but they didn't have time to show it.

O'Hare, while troubled psychologically, was a brilliant man with a fantastic memory.

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

I've gotten through seven episodes so far.
I like it. While it's similar to DS9, it has a lot of differences (one being B5 is huge compared to DS9).

Earth Force as opposed to Starfleet is also quite cool.

My fav episode so far is the Rogue Psychic one.

And my favorite scene so far is the one you mentioned, where Sinclair is introducing the Alien delegation to an amabassdar representing Earth's different religious, racial, and ethnic groups. I really thought that was well-done even though it was a small part of the episode.

I'll be watching more later, and thanks for the Lurker's Guide, I'll check it out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 07:01 AM (6ydKt)

128 I don't know how you make a "deal" when the other side has plainly stated they have no intention of carrying out their portion of it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 10, 2025 07:01 AM (A0sqA)

129 I don't know how you make a "deal" when the other side has plainly stated they have no intention of carrying out their portion of it. Posted by: San Franpsycho

You're talking about car warranties right?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 07:02 AM (uv8gn)

130 I'll be watching more later, and thanks for the Lurker's Guide, I'll check it out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf

The Lurker's Guide is an absolutely wonderful resource.

My favorite first season episode remains TKO even though it was pretty polarizing with some folks.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 10, 2025 07:02 AM (jjoN6)

131 Islam and extended warranties, do not trust either. Unless you can put a gun to their heads.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 10, 2025 07:03 AM (2GVsD)

132
Gazans are artists of great international repute whose vastly preferred medium is rubble.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 07:04 AM (xG4kz)

133 Welp, now that the computer's been alive for some tens of minutes, now there *is* an update indication. But the KB5071546 update listed is not part of the set of updates the Bleeping Computer article mentions.

Question answered.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 10, 2025 07:05 AM (/HDaX)

134 Haven't heard anything roundly positive said about DHL delivery service in years -- they backed out of direct competition with UPS et al quite a while ago, but apparently are still real big for international work.

My wife's anniversary statue from Greece, which I did not expect until after Christmas, got here last night. They must have chartered a special plane just for me. Shipping was expensive, but they all are right now, and it takes a lot to impress me. Wow.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at December 10, 2025 07:05 AM (zdLoL)

135 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at December 10, 2025 06:55 AM (ufSfZ)

Don't do this to yourself . When you start to feel bad about your appearance. think of least one feature that you find attractive such as "I have nice eyes" or something else . My son was going through a bad batch of depression several months ago and I encouraged him to look at how he talked to himself. I realize that this is not the entire answer and maybe you need meds adjusted but positive self talk helps .

The other thing that helps (and it's easier for women to do this than men because you don't want women to think you're trying to pick them up
Is to give a genuine compliment to at least one person everyday even if it's "I like the color of your coat." It makes others feel better and the giver of compliments as well because you made a positive difference in someone's day. I have been conscious about trying this because I am affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder and this has helped me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 07:05 AM (Nx5jP)

136 Another challenge in answering this question is most of the applications I use are now natively compiled for the ARM platform. My dependence on Prism is remarkably limited. Real progress is being made here.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:33 AM (uv8gn)

Cool deal.
Microsoft will need it to work.
ARM is the future and Windows needs to work.
If they can ever get more developers to port to ARM we might get past 250W - 400W TDPs for CPUs someday.

Just the savings on battery life alone is worth it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 07:05 AM (6ydKt)

137 I caught President Trump's speech in Pennsylvania last night. It's nice to see that he's running for congress while being president. It's going to be a good year now that he's on the campaign trail again. I'm looking forward to the time when he debates Jasmine Crockett.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 07:06 AM (uv8gn)

138 I have been happy with DHL for getting stuff out of Japan. They do not deliver on weekends in the US unless you pay for it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 10, 2025 07:07 AM (2GVsD)

139 My favorite first season episode remains TKO even though it was pretty polarizing with some folks.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 10, 2025 07:02 AM (jjoN6)

Seven episodes away from that one.
I'll have to remember to watch it more closely since you're so impressed by it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 07:07 AM (6ydKt)

140
A big European institution is finally being put the question: "to whom will you flaccid, degenerate post-Christian cucks bow more deeply? Your precious rumpranging turd burglars, or your precious goat raping turd-worlders? Because it can't be both."

The modern European mindset (coming to the US, if not already here) seems to be, "Everyone will be so impressed by our big brains and degrees from elite institutions that they'll just fall into line with us." Then they're astonished when the stronger and more ruthless mow them down. Am I wrong?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 07:08 AM (tgvbd)

141 Faux hood rat vs a real New Yorker

Comedy gold there Jerry.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 10, 2025 07:08 AM (2GVsD)

142 I'm guessing you're not a fan of Comic Sans.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 06:56 AM (uv8gn)

It's an old fun font with very few legitimate uses beyond... comic book speech bubbles.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 07:08 AM (6ydKt)

143 Even if it's only saying, "Good morning" to people and smiling they will generally respond in like fashion and that makes you feel good as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 07:09 AM (Nx5jP)

144
I caught President Trump's speech in Pennsylvania last night. It's nice to see that he's running for congress while being president. It's going to be a good year now that he's on the campaign trail again. I'm looking forward to the time when he debates Jasmine Crockett.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 07:06 AM (uv8gn)

I'm happy that PDJT is out talking to people. But, given either the incompetence or malevolence of the USSS, I worry for him as well.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 07:10 AM (tgvbd)

145 Good morning folks and fellow non-sleepers.

Keeping kids away from phones is a good idea.
How to properly do it is another thing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at December 10, 2025 07:12 AM (UdrFj)

146 *looks at time*

Oh fudge, think will call in and go back to bed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 10, 2025 07:12 AM (2GVsD)

147
Serif fonts, like Times New Roman, are much easier on the eyes to read as the serifs (the little dangly-bits off the edges of letters) help to guide the eye to the next letter in the word.

When I was doing our website, I spent quite a bit of time picking what I thought was the right font. I finally chose Garamond.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 07:12 AM (tgvbd)

148 Morning, everyone.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 10, 2025 07:13 AM (WPL6O)

149 The sunrise is beautiful here. All pink and it reflects of the clouds making the grey clouds pinkish.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 07:13 AM (rZCVI)

150
My Dad was great at chatting up checkout clerks with small talk. I try to emulate him in that respect despite my natural introversion.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 07:14 AM (xG4kz)

151 When I was doing our website, I spent quite a bit of time picking what I thought was the right font. I finally chose Garamond.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 07:12 AM (tgvbd)

It's a classy font.
Quite nice for a lot of designs and easy to read.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 10, 2025 07:14 AM (6ydKt)

152 I've had it with this "prove you are human" crap. That is cause for me to leave immediately. It's like the "Press 1 for English" prompts. FU.

Posted by: fd at December 10, 2025 07:14 AM (vFG9F)

153
The WEF eschews "sans" fonts. Surely you recall "You will own nothing, and you will be happy, serifs."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 07:16 AM (xG4kz)

154 Achewood cartoon on Comic Sans:

https://tinyurl.com/bdzbffxv

"Guys! Come quick! I found the sonofabitch who invented Comic Sans!"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at December 10, 2025 07:16 AM (kpS4V)

155
I've had it with this "prove you are human" crap. That is cause for me to leave immediately. It's like the "Press 1 for English" prompts. FU.
Posted by: fd

It sounds as thoughyou are an angry elf.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 07:17 AM (xG4kz)

156 Eris,

*points to #112*

Watch if you dare.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 10, 2025 07:18 AM (2GVsD)

157 Ok, now I'm beyond pissed. Windows presented the Tuesday download as a security update to Win 10.

Now it's downloading Win 11.

No wonder a lot of folks hope Microsoft dies in a fire.

I guess I get to push my box over to Linux sooner than I'd planned.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 10, 2025 07:19 AM (/HDaX)

158 If they can ever get more developers to port to ARM we might get past 250W - 400W TDPs for CPUs someday. Posted by: SpeakingOf

Microsoft gets nothing but criticism over the state of ARM on Windows. I think this is misguided.

Trying to change the direction of a super tanker is a slow process, getting Windows running properly on ARM Is a software version of that. I've always viewed the tepid SQ chip in the Surface Pro. X as nothing more than a start point; Microsoft knew fully that was a shit show and a stopgap moment. Getting ARM working as a full-on first nation platform, so to speak, was always a decade-long process given the complexity of Microsoft's support matrix. We are now at about year five in that process and we have viable machines. The next generation of Qualcomm CPUs are going to be extremely performant and will slot in at the upper tier Apple M4s and the lower tier M5s. Given my experience with my new Surface Pro, I'm all in on ARM chips; this is something I would never have said 5 years ago.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at December 10, 2025 07:19 AM (uv8gn)

159 Even if it's only saying, "Good morning" to people and smiling they will generally respond in like fashion and that makes you feel good as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 07:09 AM (Nx5jP)
=====

Excellent advice.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 10, 2025 07:19 AM (A0sqA)

160
My Dad was great at chatting up checkout clerks with small talk. I try to emulate him in that respect despite my natural introversion.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 07:14 AM (xG4kz)

When I buy my coffee and kolaches after Mass, I always say first off in my rolling voice to the girl behind the counter, "How are you today?" They always brighten up. Not surprising, given the number of shitheads they have to deal with every day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 07:19 AM (tgvbd)

161
I'm happy that PDJT is out talking to people. But, given either the incompetence or malevolence of the USSS, I worry for him as well.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
-----

We get X fun bits. It will be fun enjoying his speechafying again.
May God keep his hand of protection upon him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at December 10, 2025 07:20 AM (UdrFj)

162
JJS

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 07:21 AM (tgvbd)

163 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 10, 2025 07:19 AM (tgvbd)

That's wonderful!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 07:21 AM (ix8EF)

164 Trump and pos Tim Scott made Brave News headlines.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at December 10, 2025 07:22 AM (UdrFj)

165 May God keep his hand of protection upon him.

Posted by: Braenyard

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 07:22 AM (ix8EF)

166 Good morning, Beckoning!

Nice to see you here this morning.

Posted by: Pony Tail at December 10, 2025 07:24 AM (HcbZb)

167 165 May God keep his hand of protection upon him.

Posted by: Braenyard

Amen!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2025 07:22 AM
Amen and Amen.

Posted by: Eromero at December 10, 2025 07:27 AM (jgmnb)

168 One thing about Libre Write. It has it's own set of fonts. Why it went out of its way to work up a multitude of fonts no one else uses.
You'd think it has IOS plants among them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at December 10, 2025 07:30 AM (UdrFj)

169 I've moved. I have a new hash.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 10, 2025 07:30 AM (2Ez/1)

170 Looks like I'm too easy.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 10, 2025 07:30 AM (2Ez/1)

171
Is there a "lolcats for Dummies" book? There ought to be, because we're drowning in dummies these days.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 07:31 AM (xG4kz)

172 I know!

What we really need is a coffee pot that refuses to operate in the morning, until you “prove you are human”. “Click all the boxes that show a bicycle”.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 10, 2025 07:32 AM (PIUjZ)

173 Florida’s CAIR threatens lawsuit against DeSantis after he labels group a ‘foreign terrorist’ organization
----

Texas, now Florida, chipping away at the Islamists.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at December 10, 2025 07:32 AM (UdrFj)

174 I always liked New Century Schoolbook ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 10, 2025 07:32 AM (Cjt/F)

175 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 10, 2025 07:32 AM (Cjt/F)

176 I'm sitting right here.

Posted by: Helvetica at December 10, 2025 07:33 AM (2Ez/1)

177 176 I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: Helvetica
---------

You're not on Libre's list, sweetheart.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at December 10, 2025 07:35 AM (UdrFj)

178
Trying to change the direction of a super tanker is a slow process,

"Tell us about it"

-- the crew that got its vessel -- the MV "Whoopsie" -- lodged sideways in the esophagus of the Suez Canal

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at December 10, 2025 07:35 AM (xG4kz)

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