Daily Tech News 22 January 2206

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Anthropic - the company behind AI tool Claude - has updated its Claude Constitution, now a sprawling 57 page mess, five times the length of the actual Constitution, which has, for the most part successfully, guided the most powerful nation in history for nearly 250 years. (The Register)

Fortunately we are provided with a summary:
Anthropic hopes that Claude's output will reflect the content of the constitution by being:
1. Broadly safe: not undermining appropriate human mechanisms to oversee AI during the current phase of development;
2. Broadly ethical: being honest, acting according to good values, and avoiding actions that are inappropriate, dangerous, or harmful;
3. Compliant with Anthropic's guidelines: acting in accordance with more specific guidelines from Anthropic where relevant;
4. Genuinely helpful: benefiting the operators and users they interact with.
If Claude is conflicted, Anthropic wants the model to "generally prioritize these properties in the order in which they are listed."
If only someone had given thought to a prioritised list of general rules - laws, you might call them - to govern the behaviour of autonomous thinking machines - robots, essentially - and all the myriad ways in which things might go awry.

Maybe a Boston biochemist in 1942, while we're engaged in idle speculation.

Tech News

Nvidia is expected to launch its consumer-oriented N1X processor this quarter. (Tom's Hardware)

Nvidia hasn't said anything about this, but eagle-eyed observers have spotted the chip in shipping manifests for test hardware, most recently in a Dell laptop.
OpenAI has committed to "paying its own way", admitting essentially that it hadn't been. (Tom's Hardware)

Specifically for electricity. Everyone else - like people who want to own computers - can fuck off and die I guess.
The creator of Ruby on Rails says that AI can not yet replace junior programmers. (Final Round)

He notes that sometimes - sometimes - an AI tool can come up with an elegant solution to a small problem, maybe even a better one than you could have built yourself. But overall, 95% of the code his company creates is still built by humans, because at the end of the day for a system to be reliable, people have to understand it.

Which is a complete and welcome turnaround from the demented slopfest of Gas Town which has one simple rule: We don't know what is going on and we don't care. Oh, and a second implied rule: The solution to too much slop is more slop.
Apple is reportedly working on an AI powered wearable pin. (9to5Mac)

You know that literally nobody is going to buy this thing, right? Even the Tame Apple Press is, well, unimpressed. (9to5Mac)
OpenAI is working on its own AI wearable device, probably earbuds. (Tech Crunch)

Well, unlike an AI pin which is not useful at all, earbuds are at least useful for cleaning earwax.

What? Something different? Don't be silly.
Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish app store. (Tech Crunch)

Nobody tell them.
Microsoft is building 15 datacenters in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. (Fox6Now)

This is on a site originally slated for a Foxconn factory, a plan that never went anywhere. Microsoft purchased the land from Foxconn and the first two datacenters are under construction now.
Rocket company Blue Origin's TeraWave satellite constellation plans to deliver speeds of up to 6 terabits per second, bidirectional, to enterprise customers. (The Verge) (archive site)

Which used to be a lot.
Why is America increasingly obsessed with prediction markets that perform no better than chance? (The Atlantic) (archive site)

They should read serious journals like Fascist Quarterly The Atlantic. We reliably get everything wrong.
AI company Eightfold is being sued in California for - apparently - successfully removing litigious idiots from lists of job applicants. (Reuters)

Also, there's this self-ad in the middle of the article:
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No. I don't think I shall.
Ubisoft has ended remote work and told staff to be in the office five days a week because it makes mass layoffs more enjoyable to watch easier to manage. (Notebook Check)

If you had bough Ubisoft stock for 100 Euros in 2018, you would have jumped off a building by now.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: I've bent it and I can't get up!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 04:00 AM (3447G)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:00 AM (SSiCQ)

3 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 04:00 AM (Cjt/F)

4 Oops. Poke!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

5 Morning all!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

6 He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names. - Psalms 147:4

Full-screen recommended:

https://tinyurl.com/mrxmj6zn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 04:08 AM (3447G)

7 >>>Anthropic - the company behind AI tool Claude - has updated its Claude Constitution, now a sprawling 57 page mess ...

>>>Fortunately we are provided with a summary ...

Did you also ... read it? Which could be wild.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:08 AM (SSiCQ)

8 G'Day everyone
Somehow my before 4am alarm didn't go off

Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 04:09 AM (Ia/+0)

9 4 Oops. Poke!
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

ouch

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:09 AM (SSiCQ)

10 >>>Anthropic - the company behind AI tool Claude - has updated its Claude Constitution, now a sprawling 57 page mess ...

Wonder if AI tool Claude played a role in writing it.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:12 AM (SSiCQ)

11 DHH is a smart guy and has been posting about AI on X. From what I can tell, his software still works

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:24 AM (+mUZM)

12 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 04:30 AM (iMotb)

13 Finally...a reasonable 47.1 degrees outside.

Before the ice storm of death hits us this weekend.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 04:31 AM (iMotb)

14 8 degrees outside, here ... above zero! Woohoo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 04:34 AM (Cjt/F)

15 11 DHH is a smart guy and has been posting about AI on X. From what I can tell, his software still works
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:24 AM (+mUZM)

DHH = ?

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:40 AM (SSiCQ)

16 Daily Tech News 22 January 2206

Time flew!

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:43 AM (SSiCQ)

17 15 11 DHH is a smart guy and has been posting about AI on X. From what I can tell, his software still works
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:24 AM (+mUZM)

DHH = ?
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:40 AM (SSiCQ)

Oh, I see:

David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, believes AI is not as good as most junior programmers for coding, at least as of right now.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:44 AM (SSiCQ)

18 4-7 inches IS NOT a winter storm. that is just snow. Also, I enjoy it when the south gets ice etc. Especially Atlanta

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 22, 2026 04:44 AM (jrgJz)

19 The creator of Ruby on Rails says that AI can not yet replace junior programmers. (Final Round)

good one, from the article:

"I feel like it's a little bit like a flickering light bulb. You are in total darkness, and then it will flicker on, and you go like, I can see everything. And then two seconds later, boom, pitch black. If you can make that light bulb stable and shine all the time, clearly that's amazing for humanity.” --DHH

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:47 AM (SSiCQ)

20 The Storm of Doom approacheth with rain.
All day rain.
Then, cold, days of cold.
More coffee

Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:50 AM (8jVAy)

21 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 22, 2026 04:53 AM (MmTZZ)

22 Ice is not cool anywhere.
Snow is cool.

Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:54 AM (/Chlc)

23 at the Ruby on Rails article, there's a one-hour video featuring DHH and two younger coders (I think) that's engaging.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:54 AM (SSiCQ)

24 A good weekend for Global Warming to have its last run before we all freeze up. EV owners be warned, you car may not run for a few days, prepare with extra food and VCR tapes. Best Buys ad this morning has on sale VCR head cleaners, should be a mob at the store to pick a bottle up, only 9 dollars.

Posted by: Colin at January 22, 2026 04:55 AM (wlQdF)

25 20 The Storm of Doom approacheth with rain.
All day rain.
Then, cold, days of cold.
More coffee
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:50 AM (8jVAy)

haiku

5 With rain. All day rain
7 The Storm of Doom approacheth.
5 Then, cold, days of cold.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:57 AM (SSiCQ)

26 The wind blows,
Tress bow their heads,
Leaves wave goodbye

3rd grade, no idea how I thought of it.

Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:59 AM (GbONR)

27 Cancel culture hates DHH because he wants his kids togrow up Danish. He's also responsible for Omarchy, a linux distro. I got a hey.com emal address. It's one of his companies. You approve emails from a sender the first time. It can go to the Imbox (for important). The Feed is for newsletters and such. And the Paper Trail for recipts. I have my gmail forwarded through it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:59 AM (+mUZM)

28 Haikus are cool.
That is very well done, m, really get the impending doom

Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 05:00 AM (GbONR)

29 27 Cancel culture hates DHH because he wants his kids to grow up Danish.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:59 AM (+mUZM)

Another "L" for the cancel culture crowd.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 05:02 AM (SSiCQ)

30 Gas Town, then, eh?

I'll read that again, later. Cool illustrations, though.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 05:03 AM (Cjt/F)

31 https://dhh.dk

his website

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 05:05 AM (SSiCQ)

32 I'm just hoping that dayshift arrives on time Sunday morning. Should be just snow Sat-Sun. Otherwise, I'm stuck.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 22, 2026 05:06 AM (MmTZZ)

33 Evening and morning to all the adherents of the odd cult known as AoSHQ!

It's Thor's Day again. 61 F. here, and according to the CBS outlet's radar, there are bits of rain still floating eastward. Maybe everything will be all cleared out soon so I can go work out.

So Trump has signed an order to begin funding insane asylums again? "Hate to build those suckers . . . but you got to get the[se] people [nutcases] off the streets . . ."

Yes. I voted for this.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:07 AM (wzUl9)

34 "I've bent it and I can't get up!"

That's my every-morning, it seems like.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 22, 2026 05:12 AM (O7YUW)

35 "So Trump has signed an order to begin funding insane asylums again? "Hate to build those suckers . . . but you got to get the[se] people [nutcases] off the streets . . ."

I don't know what percentage of homeless have mental health issues, but I suspect the percentage is rather high.

So perhaps we could reframe this as providing government provided, affordable housing for the homeless.
With meals and healthcare provided at no additional cost to the resident of the facility.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 05:12 AM (iMotb)

36 Supposed to be above freezing, we are promised a major snow storm on Sunday, so lots to do when I get home.

Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 05:17 AM (Ia/+0)

37
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 22, 2026 05:21 AM (tljrc)

38 Yes, I have shopping to do today; we're due for some sharp cold starting Sunday evening. One upside to it is that Miss Linda has had to reschedule our Monday trip to the zoo. She gets free passes from somewhere, so the only cost in $ would be gas for my car. But I'm not looking forward to traipsing around the place for three hours even if the weather is good. It's just tiring to stand and move as slowly as a sloth. The concessions are not cheap, either.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:23 AM (wzUl9)

39 It's also time to buy the oil and filter for the car's next oil change. But I can wait on that until tomorrow or Saturday, I guess. After my trip to IN, where the Buick performed so well, I thought I might splurge on a big-brand oil. But the car won't know -- and Walmart's own Supertech brand, which is in the engine now, meets the same GM specs and is vastly cheaper.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:24 AM (wzUl9)

40 Texas teen helps to save elderly couple from car wreck and receives a surprise. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/3zpcbnrx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:30 AM (PFs9e)

41 Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 05:34 AM (Ia/+0)

42 Golden retriever meets baby for the first time. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/yrsm9pky

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:34 AM (PFs9e)

43 I went oil review browsing on Amazon a ways back. General American brand 5-20 oils are the same but, boy did Amazon flash red over Liquid Moli’s various formulas.
I use Mobil1 from BJ’s and then get Liqui Moli’s molybdenum disulfide additive and K&N’s filter from Amazon. Much cheaper that way.

Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (/Chlc)

44 WRT mass layoffs being easier onsite than remote, as I recounted, my wife's friend was downsized from her job a couple of months ago, it was done over a teams call with 10 other people that were being let go.

They even muted and turned off cameras of people that were getting upset.

I thought that was wild but in retrospect, I think that way, though cold, is most efficient and reduces potential physical confrontations.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (XV/Pl)

45 Man writes on a longing fulfilled. Revelation 21:1-4
Devotional from "Our Dailt Bread" is followed by a prayer and additional insights:

https://tinyurl.com/mt2a7rt3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:40 AM (PFs9e)

46 Anthropic's "constitution" says absolutely nothing of any value. It's all squish terminology with no actual guidance. A 2nd year low tier law student creation.

Posted by: Jeff at January 22, 2026 05:43 AM (hyQrc)

47 For those people who were asleep last night, Bulgar asked for prayer. He is not in a good place, needs a job and has some concern about health issues. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:44 AM (PFs9e)

48 went oil review browsing on Amazon a ways back. General American brand 5-20 oils are the same but, boy did Amazon flash red over Liquid Moli’s various formulas.
I use Mobil1 from BJ’s and then get Liqui Moli’s molybdenum disulfide additive and K&N’s filter from Amazon. Much cheaper that way.
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026

***
The '16 Buick has the big engine, a 3.6 L V-6 that pumps out 300 hp. (Not that I've ever come close to using it all.) The manual says to use 5W-30 oil with the Dexos certification. I know there are plenty of solid oils which don't pay for that certification; but it makes for a convenient way to compare the brands.

When I finally move farther north, perhaps I'll go to a 0W-30 to deal with starting in cold weather. But a 5W is good down as far as the -20s, something I don't plan on ever seeing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)

49 There are presently three sites actively trying to begin the process of building data centers near the Limerick Nuclear Plant outside Philadelphia. One additional is trying for a land swap with the Game Commission. Interesting that at least one, South of the plant, is being developed by Constellation, the owner of the nuclear power station.

Posted by: SMOD at January 22, 2026 05:47 AM (GITLP)

50 Almost time to feed the furry thugs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9)

51 “EXPLODING TREES are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains on Friday and Saturday, as temperatures are forecasted to fall 20 degrees BELOW zero!”

Posted by: SMOD at January 22, 2026 05:50 AM (GITLP)

52 “ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?”

Matthew 6:26-27

Posted by: Marcus T at January 22, 2026 05:51 AM (aZ9eR)

53
Anthropic's "constitution" says absolutely nothing of any value. It's all squish terminology with no actual guidance. A 2nd year low tier law student creation.

Posted by: Jeff at January 22, 2026 05:43 AM (hyQrc)

____________

No doubt it combines the length and sincerity of the 1936 Soviet Constitution. Whereas in execution it amounts to, "Hey, we're tech bros. We do whatever we want and you'll have to pay for it."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 05:52 AM (tgvbd)

54 I'd like to see an exploding tree.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 22, 2026 05:53 AM (rzEIv)

55 I'd like to see an exploding tree.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 22, 2026 05:53 AM (rzEIv)
-

https://youtu.be/C-M2hs3sXGo

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 05:54 AM (3447G)

56 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 22, 2026 05:53 AM (rzEIv)

I don't think I would. We have large trees around our house. Maybe if it was at a park at some distance.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:55 AM (dSKRp)

57 API’s oil specs are a rabbit hole for a snowy weekend.
What I find interesting is that oils meet various industry or manufacturer specs, but, nowhere can you find specific ingredient lists.

Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 05:58 AM (KQ27X)

58 I've seen exploding trees. At the other end of the temperature scale, though. Eucalypts "crowning" in an oncoming bushfire.

Something like this: http://youtu.be/u6jbx0vlRiE

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:08 AM (BLOW1)

59 54 I'd like to see an exploding tree.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 22, 2026 05:53 AM (rzEIv)

I never saw an exploding tree.
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyway
I'd rather see than be one.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:10 AM (SSiCQ)

60 Greetings and good morning, one and all. It's a bitterly cold day here in the GPROMD and we are bracing for the WINTRY DOOOOOOM that is going to bury us all. Thankfully, we have supplies that will take care of the people and critters.

And my best friend will be showing up with her pup (A six month old Swissy) for a dog show. So yeah; my two dogs, a guest Greyhound and a puppy in my house. Should be fun.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:12 AM (jjoN6)

61 Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:12 AM (jjoN6

Have a great day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:14 AM (dSKRp)

62 Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:10 AM (SSiCQ

Very true!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:15 AM (dSKRp)

63 Thanks, Fen. And today is my new dog's first physical with our vet. The staff is pretty excited about this because our dogs are very loved over there.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:17 AM (jjoN6)

64 Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:17 AM (jjoN6

That's wonderful that you have such a caring and loving vet and staff!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:18 AM (AphQx)

65 >>>a Boston biochemist in 1942

Halp!

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:19 AM (SSiCQ)

66
Death Storm 2026 approaches.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:20 AM (tgvbd)

67
The Purple Cow

Gelett Burgess
1866 – 1951

I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one!

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:21 AM (SSiCQ)

68 66
Death Storm 2026 approaches.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:20 AM (tgvbd)

Death Storm 2206!

Daily Tech News 22 January 2206

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:21 AM (SSiCQ)

69
The staff is pretty excited about this because our dogs are very loved over there.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:17 AM (jjoN6)

I'd like to think we're pretty popular with our vet as well. Our dogs are well taken care of, they're well socialized and easy to work with, we keep current on all vaccinations and we can discuss problems intelligently.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:23 AM (tgvbd)

70 That's wonderful that you have such a caring and loving vet and staff!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

And what makes it better is the fact that they are a five minute drive away.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:23 AM (jjoN6)

71
Coffee. Good.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:23 AM (tgvbd)

72 Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 06:25 AM (gPWpV)

73 Our dogs are well taken care of, they're well socialized and easy to work with, we keep current on all vaccinations and we can discuss problems intelligently.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

And we also get good stories like when Kroger flipped a vet tech over his shoulder because he Had Opinions about nail trimming.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:28 AM (jjoN6)

74 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:23 AM (tgvbd)

Great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:28 AM (KxQqp)

75 I thought I could be comfortable on the bus ride in today, but nope. As usual, even though there are plenty of empty seats, someone decided to sit next to me.

Why do people do this?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:30 AM (dMEty)

76 mornin yall. The grocery store here was completely out of gallons of milk yesterday. This is in the middle of GA where we will have temps from 20-50 for the next few days after today. It is supposed to be 65 today.

It was ok though because they had plenty of beer. And Valentines stuff. No milk, but plenty of milk chocolate.

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 06:32 AM (vFG9F)

77 75 I thought I could be comfortable on the bus ride in today, but nope. As usual, even though there are plenty of empty seats, someone decided to sit next to me.

Why do people do this?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:30 AM (dMEty)

Maybe you look safe and pleasant?

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:32 AM (SSiCQ)

78 I thought I could be comfortable on the bus ride in today, but nope. As usual, even though there are plenty of empty seats, someone decided to sit next to me.

Why do people do this?
Posted by: Thomas Bender

It is heard mentality. People feel safer in numbers. They do the same shit to me in a parking lot. I specifically park as far away from vehicles as possible. I'll come out of the store and suddenly have two or three vehicles parked right next to me.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 06:33 AM (gPWpV)

79
And we also get good stories like when Kroger flipped a vet tech over his shoulder because he Had Opinions about nail trimming.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:28 AM (jjoN6)

*waves hand dismissively*

Sighthounds and their nails: a story of hysteria. Diana once needed four people to do her nails at a show.

We use a battery-powered Dremel with a diamond-grit grinding head. The head is hollow cylinder with an open end, so not only is it fast, it dissipates heat much better.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:33 AM (tgvbd)

80 Why do people do this?

Maybe you have a magnetic personality

Posted by: Halfhand at January 22, 2026 06:33 AM (S1bNl)

81 Greetings from the Carolinas.

Who is John Galt?

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at January 22, 2026 06:35 AM (jt/rW)

82 Morning peeps
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> Death Storm 2026 approaches.
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Yesterday morning we had a spate of freezing rain, sleet and snow over about 3 hours. You'd have thought it was the "Death Storm." I-65 between Louisville and Elizabethtown, KY was shut down. Numerous spots in the area were the scene of multi-car wrecks, slide-offs and the like. Businesses shuttered before opening. Schools closed.

There was no accumulations of snow or ice. Roads that were wet, became "icy," which was expected.

Death Storm 2026 will certainly kill us all....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 06:37 AM (U2OZr)

83 @77

>>Maybe you look safe and pleasant?

I'm an old white guy in a suit and jacket, you dont get any more safe than that.

And it's always women.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:37 AM (dMEty)

84 Mrs. E shoulda grabbed some milk and eggs yesterday.

Posted by: Eromero at January 22, 2026 06:38 AM (yw3eV)

85 When I awakened this morning, my thoughts turned to the Minneapolis church assault and what an appropriate response should be. Clearly firearms might be "too much."

They they actually assault anyone?

Would baseball bats and hickory haircuts be 'proportional?"

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 06:42 AM (qFwJc)

86 I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:44 AM (BLOW1)

87 1981. I parked away from the crowd at a Target store.

I came back to my car to find a broken window and missing radio/cassette player.

Never again.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 06:45 AM (qFwJc)

88 "It's always women."

I like women. Don't you?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 06:46 AM (qFwJc)

89 86 I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:44 AM (BLOW1)

That escalated quickly.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:47 AM (SSiCQ)

90 It's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:48 AM (BLOW1)

91 Rocket company Blue Origin's TeraWave satellite constellation plans to deliver speeds of up to 6 terabits per second, bidirectional, to enterprise customers.

Plans to. Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper) has had numerous space related things which he's planned to do.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 06:50 AM (ExV1e)

92 Morning, all.
We are set for whatever weather turns up here in CenTex.
They canceled the Wild West Film Festival, though, because of possible ice and will reschedule.
At my volunteer job, the owners have okayed a major renovation in our building, which when finished should be a big improvement re: sorting donations and moving merch along.
We are in what was a residence of the nursing home and use the two upstairs wings to sort and prep and then sell everything downstairs.
So, we sort and store things in the former suites, which is a mess, actually. Things get put in the bathrooms and forgotten, the lighting is not great, traffic gets snarled.
This will be better.
Although I am wearing a mask while they work on the ceiling b/c who knows what's up there.

Posted by: sal at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (f+FmA)

93 > Rocket company Blue Origin's TeraWave satellite constellation plans to deliver speeds of up to 6 terabits per second, bidirectional, to enterprise customers.

Plans to. Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper) has had numerous space related things which he's planned to do.
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Getting to orbit?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (U2OZr)

94 The weather witchdoctors in Babylon DC are befuddled by this KLIMATE DOOM heading our way. Its going to snow a lot. Or not. Lots of ice. Or not. It will be Arctic cold, that seems definite. Oh well. Hope the car starts Sat and Sun morning. Not sure my little Honda has dealt with a low teens winter yet.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 22, 2026 06:52 AM (sAmhv)

95
Heard tell we had an agreement on Greenland, but I haven't seen any details.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:53 AM (tgvbd)

96 92 At my volunteer job, the owners have okayed a major renovation in our building, which when finished should be a big improvement re: sorting donations and moving merch along.
Posted by: sal at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (f+FmA)

Blessings on you.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:53 AM (SSiCQ)

97
Fortunately, we did not enter the shows being held this weekend in Alexandria, LA. That would have been suxoluxic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:55 AM (tgvbd)

98 Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Marina Medvin
@MarinaMedvin
12h
Anti-ICE protesters scream “f*ck the Jews” and blame Israel.
Compton, CA

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:55 AM (SSiCQ)

99 Good morning horde

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 06:56 AM (RIvkX)

100 100

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:56 AM (SSiCQ)

101 I thought that was wild but in retrospect, I think that way, though cold, is most efficient and reduces potential physical confrontations.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (XV/Pl)

It also means that you're not required to drive home while being very upset, which is safer for everyone. I might have done it one-on-one, though, but that would have inconvenienced HR.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 06:56 AM (ExV1e)

102
100
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:56 AM (SSiCQ)

You'd think you'd change your nic to c.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:57 AM (tgvbd)

103 You people and your weather.
/waves hand

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 06:57 AM (RIvkX)

104
You people and your weather.
/waves hand
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 06:57 AM (RIvkX)

Look who's talking, Mr. Cyclone-Bomb-Atmospheric-River.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:01 AM (tgvbd)

105 It's going to be decent here today. Warm enough for golf. Too cold last week. Going to be too cold next week.

Oh well. I am grateful for today.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:01 AM (qFwJc)

106 Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
15h
BREAKING: Per colleague @ChadPergram, the House Oversight Committee has just voted to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for ignoring a committee subpoena to give a deposition re: the Epstein investigation. Vote was 34-8 w/ two present. 9 Dems voted w/ GOP. Committee also voted to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt.

The resolutions will now to go the House for a full contempt of Congress vote. If the House passes those resolutions with a simple majority, it will be referred to DOJ for potential criminal prosecution.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (SSiCQ)

107 "The harshest Winter I survived was a Summer in San Francisco."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (qFwJc)

108
9 Dems voted w/ GOP. Committee also voted to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt.

I have always held Hillary Clinton in contempt.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (tgvbd)

109 Has Don Lemon been arrested yet?

Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 22, 2026 07:04 AM (vFG9F)

110 Why do people do this?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:30 AM (dMEty)
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Don't do that here, you will be assaulted.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:04 AM (RIvkX)

111 hahahahaha

Stephen L. Miller retweeted

Brittany
@bccover
16h
Gavin is incapable of telling the truth. It can be a biggest issue or the smallest one- he refuses to be honest.

Human Events
@HumanEvents
19h
Gov Newsom was just asked by Human Events about Don Lemon and the storming of a Minnesota Christian church—Newsom said he hasn’t heard about it.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:06 AM (SSiCQ)

112 "The harshest Winter I survived was a Summer in San Francisco."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (qFwJc)
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Strange but true.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)

113 > You people and your weather.
/waves hand
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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SanFran forecasts, everyday:

Foggy with peaks of sunshine by afternoon
Highs in the upper 50's / Lows in the lower 50's

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 07:06 AM (U2OZr)

114 I have always held Hillary Clinton in contempt.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (tgvbd)
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You're deplorable!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 07:09 AM (4bono)

115 108 9 Dems voted w/ GOP. Committee also voted to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt.

I have always held Hillary Clinton in contempt.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (tgvbd)

HELD her? Ewwww.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:11 AM (SSiCQ)

116
If she had remained Hillary Rodham, she would have become, at best, a state legislator who was later indicted for kickbacks.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:11 AM (tgvbd)

117 Sighthounds and their nails: a story of hysteria. Diana once needed four people to do her nails at a show.

We use a battery-powered Dremel with a diamond-grit grinding head. The head is hollow cylinder with an open end, so not only is it fast, it dissipates heat much better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

With Kroger, we tried Dremel and normal cutter. Even though he was wearing a muzzle that was coated in peanut butter, he still tried to kill us. So we walked him as much as we could and if he ever had to be drugged, the vet tech would take advantage of the opportunity.

As for Winnie? "Oh, cool. You're trimming my nails? Am I getting treats? Then this is fine."

Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (jjoN6)

118 Gavin does not lie-lie he is just telling his truth.

Of course, his truth has only a very tangential connection to reality.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)

119 Plans to. Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper) has had numerous space related things which he's planned to do.
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Getting to orbit?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (U2OZr)

I stole "Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper)" and use it often. But I attribute it to you.

Posted by: sal at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (f+FmA)

120 Bulg, a prayer for peace in his house.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)

121 If only someone had given thought to a prioritised list of general rules - laws, you might call them - to govern the behaviour of autonomous thinking machines - robots, essentially - and all the myriad ways in which things might go awry.

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Isaac Asimov stated in a 1986 interview on the Manhattan public access show Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer -- with guest co-host Marilyn vos Savant:

"It's a little humbling to think that, what is most likely to survive of everything I've said... After all, I've published now... I've published now at least 20 million words. I'll have to figure it out, maybe even more. But of all those millions of words that I've published, I am convinced that 100 years from now only 60 of them will survive. The 60 that make up the Three Laws of Robotics."

OTOH, maybe they'll be forgotten by some or many in less than 40 years, sir ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:18 AM (nXhai)

122 The layoff discussion reminds me of a Dilbert strip where the PHB had to fire people but he wanted a humorous mood.

"Knock Knock."
"Who's there?"
"Not you anymore."

Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:19 AM (jjoN6)

123 Gavin does not lie-lie he is just telling his truth.

Of course, his truth has only a very tangential connection to reality.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)

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The judges would have also accepted the adjective "suicidal" ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:20 AM (nXhai)

124 It has been really nice here so far this year, sunny and mild. You would not believe how much you hear about "the cold" if it drops below 50. Freez-babies!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:20 AM (RIvkX)

125 heh

Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
20h
“Embrace the bullshit or the bullshit goes away” is not a great pitch

Pirat_Nation
@Pirat_Nation
Jan 20
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants everyone to embrace Copilot AI.

Satya warns the AI bubble could burst without wider adoption.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:21 AM (SSiCQ)

126 I don't mind 50s too much. It's the wind that can make it bad.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:21 AM (qFwJc)

127 It's been a while since we've had an ice storm in these parts. I almost forgot what it's like, so I guess I get to remember this weekend

Posted by: Farquad at January 22, 2026 07:22 AM (CFMhl)

128 Days of rain and mom's oak tree soaked up so much that when it was hit by lighting the water in it boiled and it exploded. Some of the the wood flew a block away and some came through the widow of mom's bedroom where she was taking a nap. It was a massive oak and not much was left after.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 22, 2026 07:22 AM (2NHgQ)

129 44 WRT mass layoffs being easier onsite than remote, as I recounted, my wife's friend was downsized from her job a couple of months ago, it was done over a teams call with 10 other people that were being let go.

They even muted and turned off cameras of people that were getting upset.

I thought that was wild but in retrospect, I think that way, though cold, is most efficient and reduces potential physical confrontations.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (XV/Pl)

That seems barbaric.

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:22 AM (SSiCQ)

130 Gavin has the power to make people question their own intelligence.

It is a magical quality to leftists who are happy to surrender independent thought.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)

131 Apple is reportedly working on an AI powered wearable pin.

You know that literally nobody is going to buy this thing, right?

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Will they be coming out with a "Happy Trump" pin version (45.47)?

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:24 AM (nXhai)

132 WRT mass layoffs being easier onsite than remote, as I recounted, my wife's friend was downsized from her job a couple of months ago, it was done over a teams call with 10 other people that were being let go.

They even muted and turned off cameras of people that were getting upset.

Hopefully this is how it will be done to federal employees.

Posted by: Fire All Their Asses at January 22, 2026 07:25 AM (n+1Zi)

133 When I awakened this morning, my thoughts turned to the Minneapolis church assault and what an appropriate response should be. Clearly firearms might be "too much."

They they actually assault anyone?

Would baseball bats and hickory haircuts be 'proportional?"
Posted by: no one of any consequence

I always tell people to learn YOUR state's definition of assault, because every state's definition is different. For example, Texas:

Assault
Sec. 22.01. ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(3) intentionally or knowingly causes physical contact with another when the person knows or should reasonably believe that the other will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.

A simple touch is enough for assault. Other states require more.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:26 AM (gPWpV)

134 Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish app store.

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I'm envisioning a sequel to "The Mouse That Roared."

/Where's Peter Sellers when you need him?

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:26 AM (nXhai)

135 I had to fire someone with my boss many years ago.

After it was done, her advice to me was, "at least let him sit down first!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (RIvkX)

136 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

137 I would like to share my brother's description of Basset Hounds before I forget: "Low-riding floppy eared mutants."

It fits.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (jjoN6)

138 "When I awakened this morning, my thoughts turned to the Minneapolis church assault and what an appropriate response should be."

If there are not arrests today, well then there's always tomorrow.

Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 22, 2026 07:28 AM (vFG9F)

139 Currently 27 and clear in Kentuckiana. Got a little snow yesterday, then light rain which melted almost all of it. Sat/Sun accumulation forecast has increased: yesterday, it was 12" total snow; today, it's 16".

Posted by: Nazdar at January 22, 2026 07:28 AM (NcvvS)

140 Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper) has had numerous space related things which he's planned to do.
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Getting to orbit?
Posted by: Martini Farmer

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:29 AM (gPWpV)

141 "When I awakened this morning, my thoughts turned to the Minneapolis church assault and what an appropriate response should be."

If there are not arrests today, well then there's always tomorrow.
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 22, 2026 07:28 AM (vFG9F)
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There is a stark difference in the alacrity going after J6 grandmas than people in high office who suborned perjury.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:30 AM (RIvkX)

142 That report ICE movement app that the left has come up with?

Download & use it. Report ICE activities in muslim neighborhoods and mosques.

Sit back and watch the fireworks.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:32 AM (gPWpV)

143 JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:32 AM (RIvkX)

144 JJ up

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (gPWpV)

145 ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth'

Issac Asimov always thought of himself as a caring, ethical, scientist. The Three Laws made sense to him, and he had fun in two collections of short stories and then the Spacer novels with the implications.

Alas, without positronic brains, now designers are making war robots. They can and are programmed to kill. Cheaper that way, really.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

146 136 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

That's the plan!

Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:35 AM (SSiCQ)

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