Daily Tech News 30 January 2026

Top Story

Trust no-one: Chat & Ask AI, one of the most popular AI apps on the Google Play and Apple App stores - never heard of it - that claims more than 50 million users, left hundreds of millions of those users' private messages with the app's chatbot exposed. (404 Media) (archive site)
The exposed chats showed users asked the app "How do I painlessly kill myself," to write suicide notes, "how to make meth," and how to hack various apps.
How could this happen? Did some brilliant hacker find a devious path through a rat's nest of firewalls and security devices to reach the servers?

Not exactly.
The issue is a misconfiguration in the app's usage of the mobile app development platform Google Firebase, which by default makes it easy for anyone to make themselves an "authenticated" user who can access the app's backend storage where in many instances user data is stored.
Every message from every user was public. Oops.

And half of all iOS apps have the same problem.
404 Media seems to have fallen on stupid times, judging from the sidebar: App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits, well, okay, that's legit tech news with a prurient slant. Two Heads, Three Boobs: The AI Babe Meta Is Getting Surreal is less legit. And I Replaced My Friends With AI Because They Won't Play Tarkov With Me is just pathetic whether it's real or not.

Tech News

An AI toy exposed conversations with toddlers to anyone with a GMail account. (Wired) (archive site)
Bondu confirmed in conversations with the researchers that more than 50,000 chat transcripts were accessible through the exposed web portal, essentially all conversations the toys had engaged in other than those that had been manually deleted by parents or staff.
Oops again.
How we created more technical debt in six months than in a ten year old system. (GitHub)

I highlight this one because they weren't using AI. Just one bad decision that snowballed into an avalanche of consequences.
Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows. (The Verge) (archive site)

Far too late for that.

Also, The Verge is working to destroy any tattered shreds of misplaced trust that it still desperately clings to. It's gone full-blown Trotskyite student newspaper.
Medium has gone to shit as well. (Tech Crunch)

They're giving staff the day off to join in the strike in support of child rapists and murderers.
Elon Musk is in talks with himself to merge some of his companies. (Tech Crunch)

Though exactly which ones and under what terms is unknown.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: No way.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 G'Day everyone TGIF

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)

2 TGIF is right

Posted by: CanuckJack at January 30, 2026 04:03 AM (1cCGi)

3 Very very TGIF.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 30, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)

4 But Pixy you seem to work 24/7/365

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 04:05 AM (Ia/+0)

5 At least this is closest job had in long time

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 04:06 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Thank you

Posted by: Steven at January 30, 2026 04:06 AM (Calzg)

7 Hey everybody, morning from cold inside the Beltway

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 30, 2026 04:07 AM (MmTZZ)

8 Morning from Tennessee. Awaiting the next winter storm here this weekend. Regardless of the snow amount, the cold is going to suck.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 30, 2026 04:16 AM (/HDaX)

9 Single digit temperature here again

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 04:20 AM (Ia/+0)

10 In North Texas, most of the icy stuff has melted.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:20 AM (m7Osq)

11 Well, it's good to know that a lot of unproductive people won't continue to be unproductive by striking to be productive.

Wait; did I misunderstand what they were intending to do?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:22 AM (m7Osq)

12 I can't wait until May

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 04:28 AM (Ia/+0)

13 "Wait; did I misunderstand what they were intending to do?"

Good question. In the meantime, CEO Stubblebine is not going to dictate other peoples' politics by having his work force go out and protest to drive a different set of other peoples' politics.

And don't even get me started on Microsoft.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 30, 2026 04:28 AM (/HDaX)

14 "Morning from Tennessee. Awaiting the next winter storm here this weekend. Regardless of the snow amount, the cold is going to suck."

I grew up (well, from 5 until I left) in Giles County, but that was late 1960s to middle 1970s. I remember frost in the mornings from early November (but that could be old man memories), but not that many ice storms/heavy snows. I remember it being in the 10s (F) as being extremely cold, while it being in the 20s (F) was just really cold.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:33 AM (m7Osq)

15 In more detail, Saturday high/low 19/7. Sunday 26/9.

This, with a heat pump system that's less than robust and some pipes that may or may not freeze.

I am of good cheer.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 30, 2026 04:37 AM (/HDaX)

16 How to get a 3 day weekend:

"Hey boss, I need to protest a horrible thing and I need time off from work to do it. You're not going to be worthless shit and dock me in some way for that perfectly politically motivated protest, will you? No? Good. I'd like to use a Friday or Monday for that protest, OK?"

JFC.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:42 AM (m7Osq)

17 "In more detail, Saturday high/low 19/7. Sunday 26/9.

This, with a heat pump system that's less than robust and some pipes that may or may not freeze.

I am of good cheer."

Well, we had a fireplace growing up in the TV room with a farm with enough trees to feed it. TVA provided enough electricity back in the old days to feed the electric heaters in our bedrooms.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:45 AM (m7Osq)

18 Belated BOING!

Back from a Friday morning breakfast date.

Yes, with Mrs. BD.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 30, 2026 04:47 AM (KSR/Y)

19 "Well, we had a fireplace growing up in the TV room with a farm with enough trees to feed it."

Well, we had a fireplace in the TV room with a farm with enough trees to feed the fireplace, while I was growing up.

I wish that I had written the latter versus the former in the original post.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:47 AM (m7Osq)

20 "Belated BOING!"

Is that app connected to your bed in some way?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:49 AM (m7Osq)

21 Just found this bit from the prophet Nahum, whom I haven't read in a while:

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 04:49 AM (LQf4v)

22 Evening and morning, late toilers and early posters! 'Ti s Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished! Is the big chill subsided somewhat where you are? I'm seeing about 46 F. with little wind. An afternoon workout, like yesterday, is in my future today.

The Killer Kittenz From Outer Space are well. Too well in Stirling's case; he was jumping all over me just now with his usual exuberance, which is why I'm up early. Little Dagny actually slept on Linda's lap and then mine last night for a total of an hour. Amazing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 04:55 AM (wzUl9)

23 Man writes on Proverbs 6:6-11 in this Christian devotional on finding God in daily activties:

https://tinyurl.com/3v93jwk5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 04:55 AM (LQf4v)

24 TV On The Radio: Lazerray 1:5

I hope you understand that nothing living lasts forever

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:55 AM (m7Osq)

25 And we put up a corn cob with seeds and grains on a tree outside . Lots of birds came by and one was a lovely male cardinal. That was one of the things God showed me yesterday. I am thankful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 04:58 AM (LQf4v)

26 "On The Radio: Lazerray 1:5

I hope you understand that nothing living lasts forever"

Kicky!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 30, 2026 04:59 AM (/HDaX)

27 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 30, 2026 05:04 AM (hybOl)

28 Prayers said I open the mini me, gaze at the screen. It's some industrial space with a lone computer screen displaying the message
WIN OR DESTROY. It's a sign?

Posted by: kingsman at January 30, 2026 05:05 AM (ehY6c)

29 Is that app connected to your bed in some way?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:49 AM (m7Osq)
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Yes. The code in the app has a conditional statement:

if snore, then BOING.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 30, 2026 05:06 AM (KSR/Y)

30 Good morning! Hovering right at the freezing mark on the patio here in Cowtown, looking like we might make the 50s this afternoon. Definitely gonna have much cooler temps over the weekend though so no golf. Looks like I'll be getting some drawing work and some research done.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 30, 2026 05:06 AM (3Ope8)

31 A reminder to go watch John Carpenter's "They Live".

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 30, 2026 05:07 AM (/HDaX)

32
Microsoft is finished on the OS side.

They reached the Indian singularity in Redmond, and they are going to loot what they can while they can by way of "investments" in India.

Posted by: biteme at January 30, 2026 05:11 AM (xWS9V)

33 Candace has something explosive to share with us:

https://tinyurl.com/ywannbnn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 30, 2026 05:12 AM (KSR/Y)

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

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 30, 2026 05:13 AM (PzBTm)

35 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at January 30, 2026 05:14 AM (AN2gy)

36 And I didn't know this modern Christian praise song, but it's lovely, "Rain upon us, Lord"

https://tinyurl.com/3h8exutp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:14 AM (KxQqp)

37 Rosasharn! Morning to you!

And a tip of the chapeau to Skip, Fenelon, G & R, Biden's Dog, and Richard, among others.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:15 AM (wzUl9)

38 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 30, 2026 04:47 AM (KSR/Y)

What tasty thing did you have to eat?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:16 AM (KxQqp)

39 Was thinking yesterday that Jan 1976 was quite possibly this cold all month as well. Remember ice skating every day, and on a small river as well. The Schukill river is froze across at Valley Forge.

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 05:16 AM (Ia/+0)

40 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:15 AM (wzUl9)

Thanks, and good morning to you and the early risers.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:17 AM (KxQqp)

41 https://tinyurl.com/mf5suydh
From Dailytimewaster, wish I could get Mis Hum one

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 05:20 AM (Ia/+0)

42 A fun little 1949 SF film, It Happens Every Spring w/ Ray Milland and Jean Peters, is on Movies! I recall seeing it as a kid. Milland plays a college professor who discovers a substance that, when rubbed onto an object, is repelled by wood. So, like any good mid-century American sports fan, he becomes a major league pitcher. His baseballs basically swerve *around* the hitter's bat, and he can pitch no-hitters with ease. Fun stuff, and not marketed as science fiction at the time and usually overlooked by SF film historians.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:20 AM (wzUl9)

43 What tasty thing did you have to eat?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:16 AM (KxQqp)
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Quiche & coffee, from a food truck at the Jerusalem Sherover Promenade, overlooking the Temple Mount and Old City to the north and the Judean Desert hills to the east.

https://www.tclf.org/sherover-promenade

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 30, 2026 05:21 AM (KSR/Y)

44 Was thinking yesterday that Jan 1976 was quite possibly this cold all month as well. Remember ice skating every day, and on a small river as well. The Schukill river is froze across at Valley Forge.
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026

***
The winter of '76-'77 was supposedly a record-breaker as to cold. I was living in Lafayette, and it seemed to rain a lot that season.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:22 AM (wzUl9)

45
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 30, 2026 05:22 AM (tljrc)

46 w00t

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 05:23 AM (SSiCQ)

47 Posted by: Biden's Dog

That's lovely. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:23 AM (AphQx)

48 Happy-ish Friday morning ...

Posted by: Adriane the Not Cynical Enough Critic . . . at January 30, 2026 05:23 AM (3ZUWJ)

49 w00t

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 05:23 AM (SSiCQ)
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Yah know, woots can be belated, too.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 30, 2026 05:24 AM (KSR/Y)

50 Good morning to all!

Temp here is 3. I will spend the day buried under blankets with a dog. Or two. Maybe three.

It's good to have a plan.

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 30, 2026 05:25 AM (PzBTm)

51 Temp here is 3. I will spend the day buried under blankets with a dog. Or two. Maybe three.

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 30, 2026 05:25 AM (PzBTm)
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Two is enough:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6OhClacqerg

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 30, 2026 05:27 AM (KSR/Y)

52 Good morning, everyone. It's single digits in the GPROMD but the roads are clear enough for me to get some work in. Which is a good thing since we government workers are looking at the possibility of not working because the dems want to make sure that illegal aliens are coddled and protected.

*ahem* Beg your pardon. That got away from me.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:30 AM (svLOV)

53
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, taking care of the house dogs before going down to the kennel to let everyone there out. Then coffee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 05:32 AM (tgvbd)

54 woot

When I see that word, I think of the owl outside in a big maple tree. Generations of owls have lived in that tree and they hoot and woot away.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:33 AM (Bw1/o)

55 That truck battery still is fine surprises me daily
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 05:35 AM (Ia/+0)

56 So the Anglican Church is having a bit of a schism.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/priest-protests-
during-election-of-archbishop-of-canterbury.html

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:35 AM (svLOV)

57 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:20 AM (wzUl9

I have never seen that film. Sounds interesting.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:36 AM (Bw1/o)

58 And of course when it's 99 F for 10 days straight this summer, we'll wish it was cold again, but at least with heat, it does burst pipes...and one can cool oneself in a tub.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 30, 2026 05:40 AM (MmTZZ)

59
52 Good morning, everyone. It's single digits in the GPROMD but the roads are clear enough for me to get some work in. Which is a good thing since we government workers are looking at the possibility of not working because the dems want to make sure that illegal aliens are coddled and protected.

*ahem* Beg your pardon. That got away from me.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:30 AM

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What is GPROMD?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 30, 2026 05:41 AM (hA/c/)

60 I have never seen that film. Sounds interesting.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026

***
It's very much a family film. Lots of character actors too, like Paul Douglas (Panic in the Streets) and Ray Collins ("Lt. Tragg" from Perry Mason). Douglas, I see, was that rare character actor who also became a leading man -- something like Walter Matthau later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:42 AM (wzUl9)

61 According to IMDb, Paul Douglas was set to play Jack Lemmon's boss in The Apartment when he died at 52 of a sudden heart attack. I did not know that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:44 AM (wzUl9)

62 What is GPROMD?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Glorious People's Republic Of Maryland.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:46 AM (svLOV)

63 What is GPROMD?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Glorious people's republic of Maryland?

Posted by: mikeski at January 30, 2026 05:46 AM (VHUov)

64 Yup, apparently so.

Posted by: mikeski at January 30, 2026 05:46 AM (VHUov)

65 Forecast is to get all the way up to 15 degrees at 1 PM today. Break out the lawn chairs!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 05:47 AM (ms0pm)

66 Ain't no GPDROCA. Go GPDROCA!

Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 30, 2026 05:48 AM (KAi1n)

67 Nice story about a kind, generous person at Walmart in MN. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/mrxn3xew

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:48 AM (D+BhG)

68
62

Glorious People's Republic Of Maryland.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:46 AM

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Oh.

I used to live there. Left in '92. It's changed.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 30, 2026 05:49 AM (hA/c/)

69 It’s currently -1 with a real feel of -10 in my berg.

It’s colder than a witches tit.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 30, 2026 05:49 AM (XV/Pl)

70 Almost time to feed the furry thugs. Little Dagny has taken to sitting on the arm of the sofa next to me, hinting that it's time for chow. Bit by bit after 3.5 years, she is becoming more demonstrative.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:49 AM (wzUl9)

71 So reopen brave.com and the screen saver now displays some part of a robot; stuck to the business machine arm is a post it note with hand written words; win or destroy? Hmm. Time for another cup of coffee.

Posted by: kingsman at January 30, 2026 05:50 AM (ehY6c)

72 Snow plow driver escorts ambulance to hospital. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/bdfpa5sc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:51 AM (D+BhG)

73 So the Anglican Church is having a bit of a schism.

Compromise one some things, might as well compromise on them all. †

It isn't like they are disagreeing on The Filioque Clause or Papal Authority.

1 Timothy 2:11-14; 3:1–7; 1 Corinthians 14:34–35; Titus 1:5–9

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 05:52 AM (a4flb)

74 >>>Elon Musk is in talks with himself

Ha! I hope he records some of it and puts it online.

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 05:52 AM (SSiCQ)

75 71 So reopen brave.com and the screen saver now displays some part of a robot; stuck to the business machine arm is a post it note with hand written words; win or destroy? Hmm. Time for another cup of coffee.
Posted by: kingsman at January 30, 2026

***
When I open a new Brave tab, I keep seeing wintry landscapes. No, okay, here's the "Win or Destroy?" one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

76 I've treated myself to a half donut as pre-breakfast. The real chow is coming up soon, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9)

77 64 Yup, apparently so.
Posted by: mikeski

I came up with the acronym a few years back. Sadly, it fits this state very well.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:55 AM (svLOV)

78 Thank God for Elon Musk. I think had it not been for his purchase of Twitter we might have Kamala as President.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 05:56 AM (D+BhG)

79 G'mornin' everyone!

big LOL at the news, all around!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 05:57 AM (Cjt/F)

80 XAI was originally spun out from Tesla, iirc, so he could always send it home to mama with an angry note about how some companies know better than to hoover up all the cash lying around, and some actually produce cash.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 05:57 AM (ms0pm)

81 78 Thank God for Elon Musk. I think had it not been for his purchase of Twitter we might have Kamala as President.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Agreed. I also appreciated the utter meltdown of the Left when it happened. There are still problems with censorship but it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:57 AM (svLOV)

82 68 I used to live there. Left in '92. It's changed.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

I escaped from CA to here in 99. I've done well for myself but the majority of our political animals are repugnant individuals.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 06:00 AM (svLOV)

83 Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows.

Why would they do that? Windows 11 is a captured market. It is so hated that they had to punish people for sticking with Windows 10 - yet Windows 11 set record adoption rates.

Since when does any company, especially tech companies even think about reversing the enshitification?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:01 AM (a4flb)

84 Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:57 AM (svLOV)

Glad to hear that. I only read tweets from there posted on here or some other sites, because it generally reminds me of some version of a particularly awful 8th grade where kids insult each other .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:01 AM (D+BhG)

85 Agreed. I also appreciated the utter meltdown of the Left when it happened. There are still problems with censorship but it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be.

Twitter was ham fisted about their censorship. X is more subtle in what they amplify and what they turn down.

Clearly Nick Shirley's original Quality Learing Center post was massively amplified (I assume the Administration asked Musk to do this). I have yet to see in the feeds anything subsequent by Shirley.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:04 AM (a4flb)

86 Lefty Hollywood seems to be getting its undies in a twist about ICE.

Screw 'em.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 06:04 AM (tmdqJ)

87 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 30, 2026 06:04 AM (2Ez/1)

88 Forecast is to get all the way up to 15 degrees at 1 PM today. Break out the lawn chairs!

Hopefully that will kill off much of next summer's mosquito population.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:06 AM (a4flb)

89 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 30, 2026 06:07 AM (bQ4nt)

90 62 What is GPROMD?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Glorious People's Republic Of Maryland.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:46 AM (svLOV)

63 What is GPROMD?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Glorious people's republic of Maryland?
Posted by: mikeski at January 30, 2026 05:46 AM (VHUov)

64 Yup, apparently so.
Posted by: mikeski at January 30, 2026 05:46 AM (VHUov)

heh, mikeski

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:09 AM (SSiCQ)

91 Boo-nanas and rice!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 06:10 AM (oT7pT)

92 I'm no fan of bananas as they are. Too mushy in texture. Adding rice to that sounds revolting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9)

93 "Yes. The code in the app has a conditional statement:

if snore, then BOING."

Well, giggity.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 06:12 AM (m7Osq)

94 I'm no fan of bananas as they are. Too mushy in texture. Adding rice to that sounds revolting.

Oh, so its a variety of Gerber's baby food.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:13 AM (a4flb)

95 olddog, the very best of mornings to you all.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:13 AM (0KSrI)

96 "The other McCain" ( which J.J will likely have in his MR so I won't link it) asks "Why do Democrats hate Christians?" But he notes this at the end about Christians voting overwhelmingly for Trump:

Every Democrat nodded in agreement with that remarkable denunciation, because they’ve all seen the same exit-poll data. And I am not here to preach, dear brothers and sisters, but I feel the need to point out that it doesn’t matter whether you’re white, or whether you’re a Christian, or whether you consider yourself “born again.” You could be an atheist or a Muslim, black or Asian, gay or straight — it doesn’t matter who you are, if you vote Republican, you’re a “cancer,” according to Democrats. The only category of sin they recognize is voting Republican.

Liberalism is the only faith they have, and they will cling to it all the way to the grave and beyond. God will judge them, as He will judge us all.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:14 AM (D+BhG)

97 And how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God and to wait for His son from heaven whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
I Thessalonians 1: 9-10

Posted by: kingsman at January 30, 2026 06:15 AM (ehY6c)

98 Medium has gone to !@#$ as well. (Tech Crunch)

language

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:15 AM (SSiCQ)

99 If all my chatgpt queries are released, the world will finally learn how excellent the ap is at evaluating Bridge contracts, or at least the bidding portion. It has taught me much.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 06:16 AM (nha4a)

100 100

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:16 AM (SSiCQ)

101 Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:16 AM (SSiCQ)

How do you do that, and had you consider playing the lottery?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:18 AM (D+BhG)

102 Glad to hear that. I only read tweets from there posted on here or some other sites, because it generally reminds me of some version of a particularly awful 8th grade where kids insult each other .

Does it even stop beyond 8th Grade, or is the last year of middle school Peak Insult?

I've heard from veteran social workers that substance abuse stunts people's social intelligence (at least) while engaged in that behavior, and at best very slowly recovers after stopping.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:18 AM (a4flb)

103 14 I remember frost in the mornings from early November (but that could be old man memories)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 04:33 AM (m7Osq)

Lovely way to phrase that! Will be borrowing it.

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:18 AM (SSiCQ)

104 "Why would they do that? Windows 11 is a captured market. It is so hated that they had to punish people for sticking with Windows 10 - yet Windows 11 set record adoption rates."

Captured markets look for escape routes.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 06:18 AM (m7Osq)

105
"Why do Democrats hate Christians?"

_____________

Because Christians put God over the god of the State. The Democrats think the right kind of church is the Chinese Patriotic Association, cringingly subordinate to the secular power.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:20 AM (tgvbd)

106 -22 F last night.
Furnace died yesterday. HVAC guys came, tried, didn't succeed.
Space heaters set up to keep pipes from freezing.
Praying the HVAC guys figure out the problem today.
Cold in the house but above freezing, for now.

Absolute worst time of year for this to happen.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:21 AM (O7YUW)

107 104 "Why would they do that? Windows 11 is a captured market. It is so hated that they had to punish people for sticking with Windows 10 - yet Windows 11 set record adoption rates."

Captured markets look for escape routes.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 06:18 AM (m7Osq)

True!
captured ≠ loyal
captive ≠ fanboi

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:21 AM (SSiCQ)

108 Grats on the 100, m.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:22 AM (O7YUW)

109 "Lovely way to phrase that! Will be borrowing it."

By all means do so; no need to reference me in any way.

Hell's Bells, I may have stolen from other old man's musings. Many of us may muse the same.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 30, 2026 06:23 AM (m7Osq)

110 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:21 AM (O7YUW

Wow; I'm so sorry to hear that. I will pray they get it fixed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:23 AM (D+BhG)

111 I've heard from veteran social workers that substance abuse stunts people's social intelligence (at least) while engaged in that behavior, and at best very slowly recovers after stopping.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026

***
I keep waiting for mine to recover, and it's been decades!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 06:24 AM (wzUl9)

112 Microsoft has called for "Ramming Speed" towards their own Comcast moment.

This is the Comcast moment:
https://tinyurl.com/2z4xtrm2

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:24 AM (O7YUW)

113 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Yes, way!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 30, 2026 06:24 AM (OvMCw)

114 @110/FenelonSpoke: "Wow; I'm so sorry to hear that. I will pray they get it fixed."

Thank you. At this point I'm willing to pay large just to be warm again.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

115 * passes Captain Obvious a blueberry scone*

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:26 AM (0KSrI)

116 Back at you, Ben Had.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 30, 2026 06:27 AM (bQ4nt)

117 Yum!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 30, 2026 06:27 AM (OvMCw)

118 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

How long will it be before they are supposed to come, or they can't say?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:28 AM (D+BhG)

119 "Why do Democrats hate Christians?"

Because this is at foremost a spiritual battle and the Demonic Party has repelled People of Faith because the Party, a consolidated secular expression of the Fallen Nature of Man is violently against human flourishing, categorically rejects Imago Dei, and embraces craven materialism.

The GOP is "the other cola" because the Left has consumed the Demonic Party and in a Two Party system, its either Demonic-Lite or sitting at home in November.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:28 AM (a4flb)

120
I've heard from veteran social workers that substance abuse stunts people's social intelligence (at least) while engaged in that behavior

____________

I've had stunted social intelligence since I was a teenager without any substance abuse.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:29 AM (tgvbd)

121 " ... Absolute worst time of year for this to happen.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant "

heating systems have uncanny abilities to choose their moment.

we own 6 or 7 milkhouse heaters for that reason, lol
(it's happened twice now ...) (knocks on wood)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 06:30 AM (Cjt/F)

122 haiku'ish

I remember

5 Frost in the mornings
7 From early November--but
5 That could be old man

memories.

I remember frost in the mornings from early November (but that could be old man memories)

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:30 AM (SSiCQ)

123 Went to dentist for crown replacement yesterday. Came home with an extraction instead. Bleeding's pretty much stopped. Just had my first solid food. SpaghettiOs for breakfast.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 30, 2026 06:31 AM (bQ4nt)

124 same here, H7

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 06:31 AM (Cjt/F)

125 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:29 AM (tgvbd)

It sounds to me dear one, that you're "just" an introvert not socially "Stunted". You have people who love and like you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:32 AM (D+BhG)

126 >>>How we created more technical debt in six months

I have a heck of a time remembering what "technical debt" means.

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:32 AM (SSiCQ)

127 -22 F last night.
Furnace died yesterday. HVAC guys came, tried, didn't succeed.
Space heaters set up to keep pipes from freezing.
Praying the HVAC guys figure out the problem today.
Cold in the house but above freezing, for now.

Absolute worst time of year for this to happen.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:21 AM (O7YUW)
=========================
Wow- best of luck to you today!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 06:33 AM (HNzy6)

128 Ok. Off to get something at the store-which I do actually need. I am standing against the "No shop. No school, etc" day from the anti ICE people.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:35 AM (D+BhG)

129 I've had stunted social intelligence since I was a teenager without any substance abuse.

I think that most of us here on this site suffer that too. We are all one big therapy group who doesn't care to "get better".

I'm comfortable with my dysfunctions like a nice set of sweats on a cold morning.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:35 AM (a4flb)

130 useful advice:

LB
@beyondreasdoubt
Jan 28
I just saw a video of Rubio saying he doesn't do yes or no questions and let's hope I never have to cross-examine him bc if I had a dollar for every time I said during cross "Sir, this is a yes or no question, please listen carefully and just answer yes or no"😂

[Smart witnesses are advised to reply "I am sorry, but I cannot answer that with a yes or no."]

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:36 AM (SSiCQ)

131
You have people who love and like you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:32 AM (D+BhG)

____________

That's nice to hear, but they haven't met me. I'm a fine fellow, but socially that's a fairly meaningless construct.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:37 AM (tgvbd)

132 less-useful advice:

LB retweeted
Three Year Letterman
@3YearLetterman
Jan 28
Let me step in here. I’m a licensed notary public and a countywide Justice of the Piece, so this is right up my alley.

“Non Sequitur” is Latin for “without sequins.” It is a fashion term, but in the context of the law, it means “without counsel.”

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:38 AM (SSiCQ)

133 Good morning all. Thx Pixy.
A balmy -7 here in the mid Hudson. Going to drop another degree before it gets warmer. Don't think I'll be doing the usual 2-3 mile walk this AM

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 30, 2026 06:40 AM (IDEQi)

134 @ 132 the awesomeness is overwhelming!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 06:40 AM (Cjt/F)

135 Hadrian is a man of intellect and soul and doesn't suffer fools gladly.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:42 AM (0KSrI)

136 this whole thing in Minneapolis is political street theater. Democrats have a martyr, what they wanted, but he's an imperfect one and most of America just does not care. Thank heavens he wasn't a black dude! We'd really be getting the noise levels up to eleventy, had that happened.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 06:42 AM (3dkZ0)

137 From the good people of Duck Ai:

Technical debt refers to the future costs and challenges that arise when software development teams prioritize quick fixes or speedy delivery over high-quality code. This can lead to increased maintenance needs and complications down the line if the issues are not addressed properly.

So there's that.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 06:42 AM (2Ez/1)

138 134 @ 132 the awesomeness is overwhelming!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 06:40 AM (Cjt/F)

3yearletterman is a Youth Football Coaching Legend, Die-hard Georgia Fan, Three-Year High School Football Letterman, Showstopping Little League Umpire, Region Champion (3-way tie).

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:43 AM (SSiCQ)

139 Good morning morons

All that talk about insomnia last night worked, I was up at 2:30

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 06:43 AM (RIvkX)

140 How we created more technical debt in six months

Some companies' management beg for it.

A former Fortune 500 department store had floors of people skilled in C/C++ and Visual Basic to maintain and grow their non-datacenter operations (back-office, Point-of-Sale, etc.) Then management read in an IT magazine that the cool kids were going to Java (this was decades before Java had any meaningful enterprise frameworks). So they went from centuries of collective experience to zero years across the entire development team of language/paradigm experience.

I'm watching in Real Time as a national bank swaps out their Core Banking System after exasperation with an ill-fitting CBS, and doing this on a short runway.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:43 AM (a4flb)

141 137 From the good people of Duck Ai:

Technical debt refers to the future costs and challenges that arise when software development teams prioritize quick fixes or speedy delivery over high-quality code. This can lead to increased maintenance needs and complications down the line if the issues are not addressed properly.

So there's that.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 06:42 AM (2Ez/1)

Thank you! I will be studying that.

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:44 AM (SSiCQ)

142 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:37 AM (tgvbd)

When it gets warmer, and I have some funds I'm going to come down there and pinch you. 😉You have been successfully employed and have a wife. Obviously some people like you. We morons like you God does as well
You don't have to be an extrovert.

Now I'm going..out in the cold. Have a good day, everyone.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:45 AM (D+BhG)

143 A couple of scrambled eggs in a whole-grain English muffin sandwich: my breakfast. And the last of the donut.

The furry thugs have retreated. Stirling is sprawled on the floor near the encyclopedia bookcase (I know, who has an actual set of encyclopedias nowadays?). Dagny? No idea.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 06:46 AM (wzUl9)

144 Technical debt refers to the future costs and challenges that arise when software development teams prioritize quick fixes or speedy delivery or cheap poorly trained and incompetent developers over high-quality code. This can lead to increased maintenance needs and complications down the line if the issues are not addressed properly.

It gets a little in the gray zone when management says "Ship It" to what was formerly known as "Proof of Concept" code.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:46 AM (a4flb)

145
I know next to nothing about it, but are "new" operating systems just the old operating system with a fresh coat of paint? Because if a new system was built ab initio, you'd think they wouldn't use up so much storage or memory.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)

146 Think imma go see the Melania movie tonight.
Don't know why. Maybe it's because I rarely go to movies anymore and I kind of miss the Big Screen experience.
Maybe it's because down deep I know I'm witnessing some unprecedented political history real time and this is a way to savor it.

Or maybe because she's a smoke show.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 06:50 AM (2Ez/1)

147 Absolute worst time of year for this to happen.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:21 AM (O7YUW)
====

Sounds awful. Try rubbing your hands together!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 06:50 AM (RIvkX)

148 DeForest Kelley is on Robert Culp's Trackdown on Heroes & Icons, playing a particularly nasty villain with a strong Southern accent. This was some seven years before his Dr. McCoy role. He'd done a lot of Westerns, usually playing non-sympathetic characters or outright villains, before Roddenberry tapped him for his Police Story unsold pilot, and then for the McCoy role.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 06:50 AM (wzUl9)

149 This whole thing in Minneapolis is political street theater. Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 06:42 AM (3dkZ0)

Does Noem or Holman want to turn the optics around?

Dogs.

Get some cute cuddly canine units out there with ICE. Let's just see how Americans react to lefties screeching obscenities and throwing water bottles at fido!

Posted by: Boswell at January 30, 2026 06:50 AM (j10i6)

150 Good morning.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 30, 2026 06:50 AM (r2ldC)

151 Trump just announced he picked Kevin Warsh as the new FedChair. A homeless insane person would be better than Powell, so ok

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 30, 2026 06:51 AM (IDEQi)

152 Quarter Twenty, or all of the above. I will look for your review.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:51 AM (0KSrI)

153 you'd think they wouldn't use up so much storage or memory.

The Negative Spin: Microsoft is conspiring with Big Memory and Big CPU

The Positive Spin: Microsoft is pre-loading the software they anticipate you should use.

I don't care if they fill up an entire 128GB of RAM with stuff - provided its implemented as a sophisticated Least Recently Used expiration cache - that is, if whatever is in memory is getting in the way of something that should be in memory, then the OS should yeet it out.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:52 AM (a4flb)

154 Get some cute cuddly canine units out there with ICE. Let's just see how Americans react to lefties screeching obscenities and throwing water bottles at fido!

Why do you hate dogs?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 06:53 AM (a4flb)

155 JackStraw, Good morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:53 AM (0KSrI)

156 @118/FenelonSpoke: How long will it be before they are supposed to come, or they can't say?

HVAC company's office re-opens at 8 am. They'll triage the problems and dispatch what techs they can, then.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 30, 2026 06:54 AM (O7YUW)

157 Hi Ben Had

Posted by: JackStraw at January 30, 2026 06:55 AM (r2ldC)

158 heh

RazörFist
@RAZ0RFIST
Jan 28
Can you imagine how much worse the world would be if all these podcasters weren't solving the world's problems, for free, right here on Twitter?

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 06:56 AM (SSiCQ)

159 JackStraw, update received.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:56 AM (0KSrI)

160 I get annoyed with the constant perversion of Christianity that the dems try using as a cudgel.

You can't call out evil or demand behavioral standards because that's judgmental which is now the deadliest sin ever.

You have to open your borders because Jesus was a Transgender Lesbian Midget Left-Handed Eskimo Albino whose family was running away from ICE.

You aren't allowed to fight because you're supposed to be peaceful at all times.

You can't have any wealth because we are apparently supposed to be poor.

And if we fall short of their perfection, we're hypocrites.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:00 AM (svLOV)

161 Good. Speak soon Ben Had.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 30, 2026 07:00 AM (r2ldC)

162 G'morning, all!

30.2 degrees out, so not bad.

Anybody going to the Melania movie today?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 30, 2026 07:02 AM (iMotb)

163 Time I showered, etc. Back later, all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 30, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9)

164 VIA, Quarter Twenty is contemplating it. I will wait for the DVD.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 07:03 AM (0KSrI)

165 I'm watching in Real Time as a national bank swaps out their Core Banking System after exasperation with an ill-fitting CBS, and doing this on a short runway.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Just pour some AI on that~!
* bong rip *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 07:03 AM (mlg/3)

166 Get some cute cuddly canine units out there with ICE. Let's just see how Americans react to lefties screeching obscenities and throwing water bottles at fido!

These psychos don't fucking care. They'd kill it and blame the Orange Ogre.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 30, 2026 07:04 AM (d9FiM)

167 Ben Had,

Of course I saw that right after I posted my question.

Mrs VIA wants to see it today.

And we are under a winter storm warning starting this evening, so it might be a good idea.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 30, 2026 07:05 AM (iMotb)

168
I bought one of those four-panel LED garage lights you can put in a regular socket and put it in one of the temporary fixtures in the kennel.

I expected to be disappointed by light not much better than a 100-watt bulb. Instead it was so dazzling it was almost uncomfortable. Now I'm not sure what to do with it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 07:05 AM (tgvbd)

169 As a young child one of my goals in life was to use two factor authentication to redeem reward points in a fast food app.
Now that I've crested this peak the future looks kind of boring.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 07:05 AM (2Ez/1)

170
The Pretti Case Exposes a Dangerous Lie
Walter Hudson's 'Closing Argument'

https://youtu.be/QePoawDA_48
8:27

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 07:06 AM (SSiCQ)

171 Hadrian, I assume Her Royal Majesty and The Big Dummy made it safely to NY?

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:07 AM (svLOV)

172 I prefer just above candlelight. Can't see all the dust that way !

Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 07:08 AM (0KSrI)

173 I expected to be disappointed by light not much better than a 100-watt bulb. Instead it was so dazzling it was almost uncomfortable. Now I'm not sure what to do with it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Something weird about cheap LEDs. They don't illuminate surfaces with a 'directness.' Mebbe it's my failing sight, but i have trouble with the bright-but-not light they offer.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 07:08 AM (mlg/3)

174
Hadrian, I assume Her Royal Majesty and The Big Dummy made it safely to NY?

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:07 AM (svLOV)

___________

They are in Tuscaloosa, AL this morning, headed to Salem, VA today. It's Saturday and Sunday I'm concerned about.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 07:09 AM (tgvbd)

175 It's Saturday and Sunday I'm concerned about.

My fault. Didn't recall the exact path. Prayers still sent for safe travels.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:10 AM (svLOV)

176 On the topic of dogs:

Our new boy had his debut at the vet recently. The tech that was really looking forward to meeting him entered his information with one hand while typing with the other. The rest of the staff came out to fuss over him.

His reaction: "I come here and people pet me and call me a good boy? This is acceptable."

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:12 AM (svLOV)

177 We seem to have lost one degree since I last looked at around five AM, and are now at 4 degrees. I wouldn't have guessed that dawn would bring a temperature drop.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 07:13 AM (buPQP)

178 "...entered his information with one hand while typing with the other."

Read that out loud.
Slowly.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 07:14 AM (2Ez/1)

179 These psychos don't fucking care. They'd kill it and blame the Orange Ogre.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 30, 2026 07:04 AM (d9FiM)

Oh contraire mon fraire! Americans luv their doggies, and watching cute Fifi get attacked, spit on, or screamed at cannot be explained away to the average Joe or Joanna.

And it isn't lefties who would care, its their politicians who will shrink back in horror...

Posted by: Boswell at January 30, 2026 07:14 AM (j10i6)

180 178 Read that out loud.
Slowly.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Not going to lie: She's the one who said she was used to typing one-handed. I was kind enough to leave that alone.

But my dog was a good boy. Didn't even fuss when he was getting his microchip.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:16 AM (svLOV)

181 I'm surprised the AI chatbot leaked *only* messages. I figured they'd also be collecting web history, other app activity, location, device information, etc. Mobile app developers are greedy, nosy and reckless, which is a dangerous combo. I'm amazed that this outfit either didn't collect it or managed to not expose it with everything else.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 30, 2026 07:16 AM (MABZ1)

182 OK. Trying again.

Entered his information with one hand while petting him with the other. Curse this lack of editing feature.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:16 AM (svLOV)

183 So we now have three Carrier Battle Groups within striking distance of Iran.

Anybody know when the next moonless night there is?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 30, 2026 07:17 AM (iMotb)

184 I hope you guys are sitting down...

@FOXLA 14h
California Highway Patrol officers discovered a 100-foot tunnel entrance leading to an underground bunker with 13 firearms and 10,000 rounds of ammo in Shasta County.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 07:17 AM (mlg/3)

185 169 As a young child one of my goals in life was to use two factor authentication to redeem reward points in a fast food app.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 07:05 AM (2Ez/1)

; )

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 07:17 AM (SSiCQ)

186 "Oh contraire mon fraire! Americans luv their doggies, and watching cute Fifi get attacked, spit on, or screamed at cannot be explained away to the average Joe or Joanna."
###

Or eaten.

See Springfield, Ohio and Kiffness.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 07:17 AM (2Ez/1)

187 And just for the record, I luv my Charlie fur-friend. I don't think the Dems will allow their goons to attack lil doggies in the street...that is where the line gets drawn.

So no animals were hurt in this scenario!

Posted by: Boswell at January 30, 2026 07:18 AM (j10i6)

188 https://tinyurl.com/mf5suydh
From Dailytimewaster, wish I could get Mis Hum one
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 05:20 AM (Ia/+0)

Don't know why they bothered with the coffee if they were just going to drink a cup of milk.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 30, 2026 07:19 AM (ExV1e)

189 120
I've heard from veteran social workers that substance abuse stunts people's social intelligence (at least) while engaged in that behavior

____________

I've had stunted social intelligence since I was a teenager without any substance abuse.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Isn't that just another way of saying 'introvert'.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 30, 2026 07:19 AM (sAmhv)

190 We seem to have lost one degree since I last looked at around five AM, and are now at 4 degrees. I wouldn't have guessed that dawn would bring a temperature drop.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Dawn, absent some pressure change, sees the coldest temps. 'Always darkest before dawn' in more ways than one.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 07:19 AM (mlg/3)

191 underground bunker with 13 firearms and 10,000 rounds of ammo in Shasta County.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 07:17 AM (mlg/3)

Sounds like the average Moron's house...

Posted by: Boswell at January 30, 2026 07:20 AM (j10i6)

192 As a young child one of my goals in life was to use two factor authentication to redeem reward points in a fast food app.
Now that I've crested this peak the future looks kind of boring.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 07:05 AM (2Ez/1)
++++
"Will you be using the app today?"
Hell no.

"Do you want to download our mobile app and get rewards?"
Hell no.

"With app, you can ..."
Shut the hell up about the damn app. No.

I wonder how much the average ticket time could be accelerated if retailers quit asking about apps and pimping credit products...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 30, 2026 07:20 AM (MABZ1)

193 179 These psychos don't fucking care. They'd kill it and blame the Orange Ogre.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 30, 2026 07:04 AM (d9FiM)

Oh contraire mon fraire! Americans luv their doggies, and watching cute Fifi get attacked, spit on, or screamed at cannot be explained away to the average Joe or Joanna.

And it isn't lefties who would care, its their politicians who will shrink back in horror...
Posted by: Boswell at January 30, 2026 07:14 AM (j10i6)

"Orange Man Bad" covers a lot of ground.

Posted by: m at January 30, 2026 07:20 AM (SSiCQ)

194 So the Anglican Church is having a bit of a schism.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/priest-protests-
during-election-of-archbishop-of-canterbury.html
Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 05:35 AM (svLOV)

Didn't the schism happen last year when half the churches told the whatever Anglicans have instead of a Pope to go eff themselves?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 30, 2026 07:21 AM (ExV1e)

195 191 Sounds like the average Moron's house...
Posted by: Boswell

Shh! Don't give it away!

Posted by: NR Pax at January 30, 2026 07:21 AM (svLOV)

196 "...officers discovered a 100-foot tunnel entrance leading to an underground bunker..."

----
The Saturday mornings of my misspent youth taught me that they're frequently created by clever coyotes who paint a dark shape on the side of a boulder.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 07:23 AM (2Ez/1)

197 @FOXLA 14h
California Highway Patrol officers discovered a 100-foot tunnel entrance leading to an underground bunker with 13 firearms and 10,000 rounds of ammo in Shasta County.

--

Sarah Connor's?

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 30, 2026 07:24 AM (qBdHI)

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