Her Webdomness called in sick for the big website upgrade thingy tonight.
Probably for the best since you don’t want someone doing that type of thing if they don’t feel up to it.
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This is some Bullshit. Cancel my subscription.
*general jubilation ensues*
Hope you feel better soon webdom. Thanks for keeping us in the loop Tonio.
^What Lack said!
Cancel your own goddam subscription
I’m with The Hyperbole.
I want a refund, dammit!
And for those kids to get off my lawn.
The next thing you know, you’ll be expecting grown-ass men to pull their damned pants up too.
Lol
How bout dem Browns?
They had a good season and Myles Garrett was the defensive player of the year so that’s nice.
And I don’t really follow this stat because it’s kinda stupid but I hear they firsted the fuck outta shit all year long.
I don’t need any of this nonsense in my browsing history.
FED!!!
There’s a name I haven’t seen in a long while. How the hell are you?
Great. My kids are older and I’m older, and Spud is absolutely a Fed. I even have evidence of him crossing state lines!
Did you finally get reliable Internet so no need to drop anymore?
Glad to hear you’re well.
Good to hear from you, Playa.
Don’t hate the Playa, hate Cal.
Pulling from uncivil’s post:
“First was the ignorance of the archaeological community at large given the small amount of collected data.”
This had been bothering me lately. While the discovery of the Harappan civilization is relatively recent, there has now been plenty of time to thoroughly explore these sites, and even make them tourist destinations, yet that hasn’t occurred.
There’s all sorts interesting questions left about these people but somehow no effort that has been made aware of to interested lay audiences. What’s the hold up?
I’m regards the detailed planning of sites, this never happens without a strict hierarchy, which means somebody in charge. In modern India, homes with courtyards are common for the well to do. And even their servants might live there with the master of the household.
The idea that the Harappan civilization is an outlier should require extraordinary evidence.
My thought as I was reading that is someone powerful doesn’t want the information to be revealed, for whatever reason.
We could use a nice ‘splainer piece on this…
Brochettaward on January 30, 2024 at 11:09 am
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
Great, now I’m on record agreeing with bro.
UnCivilServant on January 30, 2024 at 2:19 pm
“Foreign power who will work you to death and rip your heart out, or foreign power who will work you to death…”
The Spanish didn’t do that so much, look at the mix of people left over. The lower class is worth more alive than dead.
There was still a lot of attrition under the early Spanish regime, though admittedly, not all of that was intentional.
Did the Bro First so hard he caused a Firstquake? Is that what really happened?
I’ve been incredibly busy Firsting to prune the Firstlines in existence. It is genocidal in effect, but it must be done to protect the one true Firstline in which we inhabit.
Thank Badness. If at First you don’t succeed, persist, or something.
Since it’s an open thread. I’m a long time lurker and managed to doxx myself on the first Zoom I jumped in. Didn’t realize what a breach of etiquette it was. Wanted to apologize. I really enjoy reading the comments. Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Fuck off, Tulpa!
Gracias, your bearness. Just a case of Dad had been drinking and kid used computer last.
Bow before me and despair because you are not me.
I think the reaction is mostly for your own protection.
Don’t need to make the Feds’ jobs any easier.
Welcome! Post early, post often! And fuck off, Tulpa!
Lurkerz4Life!
Sort of a breech birth for a new member…
Fuck off, Tulpa!
Hey, look
Three of us Tulpae on one thread.
Reviews the questionnaires. Hmm, every thing seems to be in order.
Welcome aboard!
There goes the neighborhood
I did that too. You get the Nelson:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDRJqqBREo
Welcome to the newcomers. Although I wasn’t present for your doxing, I can confirm the concern was for you, not any breech of etiquette.
Oh, and fuck off, Tulpa, and cut spending!
What’s all this mishegoss about lurkers??
Whoa!
I know, right?? So much about lurkers in such a….pfffft thread.
SMH
The Loyal Lurker Legion is on the march! I just realized just how long I’ve been vicariously enjoying the company of the Glibs; I discovered TOS around the time of Bush v Kerry (really 20 years?!) and followed the cool kids here. At least a few of us have disenlurked the last few days.
Perfectly cromulent word. Consider my spirit embiggened by your post.
(-.-)
How is it ZIF sockets are more expensive than the ICs I’d be protecting?
Okay the cheap chinese knockoffs do have a per unit cost below the ICs, but the ones I’d be willing to trust cost more than the chips.
I had way too much glee from writing a program that switches from the green LED to the red LED when a button was pressed.
Sure, the microcontroller is overkill, since I could have used a transistor or relay if the objective were just to switch the LED. But it was figuring out how to code for the chip.
Dammit, I forgot wordpress eats the whitespace.
It’s a conspiracy against Python.
Python uses way too many resources for a chip with 1KB of storage and 128 Bits of RAM.
Great to see old friends of yore and new lurkers and commenters!!
Welcome to the community.
And Fuck off, Tulpa!
How’s your foot?
And, yes–How IS your foot?
Foot is OK! Sprained, not broken. (Shaken, not stirred?)
Doc gave me a note for work saying only 10% walking/standing for a couple of weeks, no heavy lifting etc.
Wearing a goofy walking boot, alternate hit and cold packs.
Longer term referral to orthodox for arthritis in ankle. No hurry.
Interesting part was a prescription for vitamin C, 1000mg 3X daily. She said it’s very important for cellular regrowth!!
Okie dokie then.
Thank God for small mercies, as it were. Although, it would seem any hobbies involving warehouse work are on hold.
Do carry on taking it easy, and enjoy the vitamin C*.
*What–am I supposed to tell her to hate it?
Much like the fabled “apothecary tables of the white plains”, eh?
;)~
Just glad the website is still here.
Very happy to see old faces and new ones as well.
Hey, was just thinking about you, ‘bodru! Hope things are getting better for you and yours (including all the critters.)
Hey GT thank you for thinking about me.
Its been grim. The legal troubles have been oppressive on my spouse.
😟 I’m so sorry! I hope things turn around ASAP!
Einstein gives a speech in German at a radio expo in 1930.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU2QqDi0RwY
Got another early start today. Yay me.
Top of the morning to ya!
🌞
Let’s kick it up a notch:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzOI7lYhBmc
🎶🎶*
*not indicated for those with a heart condition
Kick it off? Dude, I just went back to bed!!
But good morning, early birds.
Glad yer foot ain’t broken. You’ll be kicking ass again real soon.
Damn, things get started early ’round here.
Don’t y’all know what time it is? Coffee time? OK, I’ll stay up.
US moves to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela after opposition candidate barred from presidential election
What does barring Trump have to do with Venezuela?
I’m sure there are other countries willing to buy the sanctioned product. Politics/economics always seems to result in higher prices to the consumer.
Took a screenshot of the article, sent it to Mrs. Prole, with this text:
“Sooo … much … irony. 😂🤣”
Waiting for her to wake up and engage in massive doublethink about how the two things are totes different.
Now, there’s a man who laughs in the face of danger! (And good morning!)
Thank you, ROAT. Laughing hysterically in the morning is good for you.
Are we going to impose sanctions on ourselves then?
Mornin’ all!
Good morning, Beau, Sean, hayek (if you’re still awake,) 4(20), Roat, Derpy, ‘bodru, Diggy (😃), and U!
(Better quit and post before someone else shows up!)
Crap! And somewhere upthread, good morning TARDy!
Morning.
::checks timestamps of earlier comments:: Glad to see you, but how on earth are you awake??
I slept through the afternoon and woke up at 1-2 am.
OK, that makes sense. Whatever works!
I’m not sure it works. But I do have a half day at work today.
Unfortunately, it’s the middle half.
Morning GT et al, and a fine morning it is.
I’m already thinking about a nap.
That just means it’s time for more coffee!
It is always time for more coffee.
I forgot my coffee, so its tea time.
Playing golf, are you?
While I am a Fed, I cannot swing the clubs worth a damn.
*waves*
Good morning, Glibnation.
Mornin’, reprobates! Welcome to all the new Tulpae, I see Sam Houston is among us.
Good morning, ‘patzie, SS!
Hey!
patzie, SS
Not really, but I love the uniforms. Black is beautiful.
I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, at least Hugo Boss designed some fine unis.
Vandalism sure and order for him to pay damages cause that would be the just thing..but hate crime?
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/30/iowa-capitol-satanic-statue-vandalism-hate-crime-michael-cassidy-mississippi/72413585007/
Exhibit 1,000,000 on why hate crimes laws are retarded.
Mrs. Patzer just got a jury duty notice, should be fun. If I am ever called, I’ll not be convicting anyone of a “hate crime”. I am pretty sure no prosecutor can explain how xe knows what someone is thinking, and even if xe could, why that matters.
Middle teen got his first jury summons. He is less than thrilled.
”I am pretty sure no prosecutor can explain how xe knows what someone is thinking”
Most of the time, they tell you, which means that it is often possible to determine someone’s motivations pretty easily.
Now, whether they should be punished more or less depending on their motivation is a different question.
Most of the time, they tell you, which means that it is often possible to determine someone’s motivations pretty easily.
True dat. The action is what is relevant. I’d be doing serious time if it were possible to read my mind.
Is it crime to hate Satan? Is it a crime to hate crime? Should the government be encouraging religion or anti-religion?
/Confused in Podunkville
Who would be the victim here? The putting-up-statues demonization of Satanists don’t believe in Satan, so how could they be the target of hate? Can I sue for second-hand hate crimes too?
That is the question the State asked itself before writing in hate-crime laws so they don’t have to ask those questions anymore.
Hope Webdom feels better soon. Thanks to all that are working on the upgrade and keeping this place going in general. It is appreciated.
Have a good one all.
You do the same, ‘slinger!
I have a new routine going where I get up around 5, get a 2-mile walk in, and have breakfast. That’s better than sleeping in til 2 or later after staying up all night. Day 2 of sobriety. Had a 6-day streak earlier this month. My current goal is 10 days. If I stay under 2 standard drinks in a day, I count that as a win as well.
The less I drink the better. At this point, I’m just trying to avoid indulging like Ric Flair. He generally drank at least 12 beers and 5 cocktails per day. My long-term average since leaving the Army is about 4 beers per day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtTaJAxrqf4
You can do it, Derpy! One day at a time. One minute at a time, if necessary.
TT (Mr. GT) has been sober for well over 40 years.
Me too.
It’s been a great ride. Wake up in the morning, feeling GREAT! and being able to remember who I offended the night before.
The first 3 weeks of sobriety were the toughest. I learned my kids weren’t too bad, no worse than I’d been. I enjoyed going to work or not going to work.
I can be a jerk without drinking and save the money. I jokingly say I quit for my health, Mrs F said she’d kill me if I didn’t. Maybe it wasn’t a joke.
::fist bumps 4(20)::
Can confirm. A t-shirt I once wore described me perfectly.
“Instant asshole. Just add alcohol. “
As heard at a bus terminal: I’m allergic to liquor. It makes me break out in handcuffs.
I’ve been in the back of a cop car 3 times, but I was in handcuffs only 1 of those times.
Amen to that. Evan told me about his experience in detox. Fuck that noise.
At DLI, I drank 8 pints of beer per week usually, 4 on Friday night and 4 on Saturday night. If I could get back to that level, hallelujah. Of course, it’s hard to binge drink when you have to get up at 0345 5 days per week.
Derpy’s “Links” – Full of Country Goodness
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Nearly a third of the Bradley armored vehicles the US provided Ukraine may have already been lost or damaged
The US has provided Ukraine with at least 100 Bradley armored personnel carriers.
Open source data indicates that 34 of them have now been abandoned, damaged, or destroyed.
Most losses appear to have occurred in the early days of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-nearly-third-of-bradley-armored-vehicles-lost-or-damaged-2023-7
Fear not. Those F-16s will fare much better.
Hang in there, dude. It really does get better.
Yes, there’s a certain point where it becomes your new (healthier) normal. And then you can discover other underlying issues that had been masked by the earlier ones.
We all have our crosses, how we bear them has a range of differences.
Excellent.
Very few people are genuine nocturnists who can stay up ‘til the early morning and sleep until noon or afternoon. That’s probably as important a habit to break as cutting back on your drinking.
I spent 2.5 years on the night shift in the Army/NSA, then another year on the night shift in the golf cart factory. It’s easier to sleep when it’s dark and everyone else is asleep.
Random night thought: For a 4-bit key, the keyspace is 2^4 = 16, but only 6 of those keys contain an equal number of 0s and 1s. From that, I can infer that for a key with n-bits, the number of keys with an equal number of 0s and 1s approaches the square root of 2^n for large values of n. I’m still working on a proof for that.
The Germans had a cipher machine called the Lorentz with 502 cams. Each cam had 2 possible positions giving a keyspace of 2^502. In practice, they found that a secure key had an equal mix of cams in either position.
Well!
This is a fine how-do-you-do!
Get well soon Webdom!
RE: Ol’ Miss’s roundball being a money-loser,
I would imagine upkeep/maintenance costs for a climate controlled arena are vastly higher than for an outdoor stadium.
[sad trombone]
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US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns admitted that Washington no longer enjoys unrivaled power in international affairs. In an article in Foreign Affairs magazine, Burns said, “China’s rise and Russia’s revanchism pose daunting geopolitical challenges in a world of intense strategic competition.” He also added that “a growing number of regional powers pursuing independent foreign policies have also challenged the US’ hegemony.” Watch this video to know more.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IaZLgW5Vio