News!
Looks like a month of 10-12 hour days…At least they are going to increase the raclette ration a few grams. I am just ready for this year to be over.
But the links aren’t over. Here, let us begin them.
- Dead Internet Theory given a boost?
- “Madagascar is experiencing its fifth political crisis since the island gained independence from France in 1960.“
- In bear news (calm down, Tonio!).
- Some Swiss see the EU and say “Nein”.
I am too wiped out to do music.
Comments are yours.
The party who doesn’t want to be ruled from Brussels is, of course, “right wing.”
Extreme right wing even.
Probably a bunch of Nazis.
That’s gold, Muzzy!
Of course… anyone not down with the Glorious Socialist Bureaucratic State is obviously an extreme far-right nut job who you must never give political power to.
Instead, be glad of all the edicts from the unelected weasels who really control your lives!
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No insult to weasels was intended by this comparison.
There are people who seriously would rather have Euros than Swiss Francs?
This is how Switzia will get hoodwinked into joining that criminal enterprise.
You don’t want to be a Nazi, do you?
As Elon Musk said in an interview, there is no right in the media, only far right. When I put on my pants, I put on the left leg and the far right leg.
Did like the classic xkcd reference. Some day someone is going to shut down “That service no one knows why we run it anymore” and the world will go dark…
Sorry your month sucks, but enjoy the raclette Swiss. Glad to see from the front page that you won’t be cowed. Afternoon all.
I should just name one of my microservices ChestertonsFence
I have never understood why a piece of software has to be maintained.
Once you write it how can what had been written be changed by time?
problem reports and bug fixes
updates and enhancements
no software is ever done
Yeah, I was pondering the best way to answer that.
“This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down”
So it keeps growing which allows for more bugs and bug fixes.
Employment security.
Now you’re catching on.
Only dead things stop growing.
I’ve never met anyone personally that wanted to be on bug fixes forever. Job security comes from more important work.
Only trivial programs can be proven to be correct.
The hardware guys don’t get it right the first time either.
Once you write it how can what had been written be changed by time?
This is mostly answered already, but i want to add one more modern aspect. Many modern libraries include interfaces with other software that you dont control.
For example, if you have a password manager app, not only do you need bug fixes and security updates, but every time the cloud service is updated in a way that changes the app interface, the app has to be updated, too.
If you’re running self contained software with old libraries, it should still run fine, even if it’s a security risk and potentially buggier. If your software interacts with the internet, you have to keep up with the state of the art or your software may break.
I understand a bit of new stuff not interfacing with old.
Which is weird to me.
Do programmers design that in so they old software is intentionally outdated?
I don’t understand why operating systems are multi gigabyte now. It seems to me that it’s asking for bug trouble and security backdoors everywhere.
So you’re saying they’re catching up with French Governments?
They learned from the best.
“independence from France”
*PM flown out of on a French military transport*
Yep, totally independent.
You gotta commend the French for cleaning up these messes, though.
You gotta commend the French for cleaning up these messes, though.
I think that is, at least in part, due to the French still seeing their former colonies as colonies.
That’s my impression as well.
They can take our salmon…. but they’ll never take our FREEDOM!
You meant https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kAnNgqN9o
Some Swiss see the EU and say “Nein”.
They’re Swiss. They’re more likely to make some incomprehensible grunt like »Neöli« and claim it means »Nein«.
“Neöli means Neöli! Believe all Swiss!”
I’m assuming that the two political parties in Madagascar are that lemurs and the orangutans.
The second would be illegal immigrants, because oranguans are not endemic to Madagascar.
UCS: Illegal immigrants, eh? Well, that explains all their “NGO” assistance, eh?
That must be why we always have to come to their ade, NA.
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How could anybody say nein to Eurotopia?
The EU is busy swirling itself down the drain. Why on earth would the Swiss want in on that?
Bet it happens, though.
At no point did the wild bear enter any animal habitats and, after a brief exploration of the enrichment items around the night house, the bear was safely coaxed back into the woods through a service gate,” the zoo said.
They would’ve let the critter stay if it was wearing shoes, but apex predators like to go bearfoot.
Inside of you are two bears
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Wait, that sounds dirty.
Untz, untz, untz…
Release your inner Hunter…
I’m sure that’s a standard romantasy set piece.
Inside of you are two minotaurs…
That need milking…
This gives me a his/her Halloween costume idea…
Have them surgically removed before they rip out through your chest like a Xenomorph.
If I had known it was gonna be that kinda party I woulda stuck my dick in the mashed potatoes.
How wiped out are you?
My employer just announced they want us in office 5 days a week starting in January. Two kinds of people here right now – the very pissed off walking out of the building early, and the very pissed off dealing with the AWS crash. I’m about to join the former.
An early Christmas present. Something for everyone!
That sucks. We are 3 days in office and 5 days would seriously suck. My only hope is we were 3 days when most people were all still working remote and the company recognizes that was the deal when we consented to come back.
My company doesn’t know I moved five hours away from the office. My boss – whom they fired a few weeks ago – never put in the request to work remotely. I won’t say anything if you don’t.
Right now we’re still 50%, but it’s obvious that upper management hates it. I’d cope if they took it away, but there is little advantage to me sitting in a cube contacting people via email and IMs versus me sitting in my house contacting people via email and IMs.
Yes. I spend my days on Teams calls with people in other states. Very important that I’m in my cubicle hundreds of miles away from them.
That kind of work environment would turn me to MAID.
I got my special dispensation to be 6 hours away, but that could be revoked in an instant. I make goodwill visits on occasion. I had lunch with my dept head today. Hopefully it doesn’t become an issue in the future.
I’m not sure what showing up in Dallas would do for my clients in San Jose and Brussels and Beijing.
It’s not for the benefit of you, your coworkers, or customers.
It’s to please upper management for mysterious reasons of their own.
PS. I think I have several possible outs.
I could probably get a doctor’s note since I am under fairly regular treatment with a team here and it would not be wise to mess with that.
Or I could tell them that I was hired as remote during the plague years so sure, if you want to give me a 30% raise I’ll move back.
Or I could ask them to cover breaking my lease.
That one probably wouldn’t go anywhere but if all else fails I might be a able to retire a bit earlier than I expected.
retirement.
Ha ha, ryyun, you crack me up.
Positing that I will be lucky to make it to 3×20+5 or 7 so why work until I drop if I don’t have to.
The People’s Party told the media in Bern on Monday that as the present package was also “coherent as a whole”, it should not be split up in the event of a vote.
Which tells me it will be split up.
What do you think of the anus as a whole? I know, that was a dirty crack.
“Looks like a month of 10-12 hour days…At least they are going to increase the raclette ration a few grams. I am just ready for this year to be over.”
I’d raise a glass to you but I am out of booze. And time. Maybe this New Years we can have a celebration of the end of crappy times. Either that or the end of times altogether.
Out of booze? Does not compute.
You know who else rejected an EU package?
Nafissatou Diallo?
Brigitte Macron?
The EU is busy swirling itself down the drain. Why on earth would the Swiss want in on that?
That’s what I said about Estonia. And that was years ago.
I have been trying to call the store where I bought the ammo to ask them to hold my order since I won’t make it there before they close. Not answering. Hopefully they’ll be lazy and not get around to restocking it.
Re: lemurs, they are very skittish. They really do not like loud noises and pulsing lights. Do not bring your pet lemurs to a strip club, they will freak out and get lost in the lighting rigging.
Really should have tagged that as a PSA.
Knowing is half the battle, Sean.
Oh, you boys look so lovely in your little outfits; I just want to eat you up!
Why are cigarettes so good? Mrs. TOK bought a pack as she will do when she’s stressed. I had one yesterday and one today. Took me back to my grade school days when I was smoking Laramie Juniors.
Smoking is cool. Go get your leather jacket.
I didn’t try pot or cigarettes until I was 30. Late bloomer.
I smoked for 30 years but quit. I miss them every day and I’d probably throw up if I tried one now.
At some point you’ll start complaining about other people smoking.
Local casino has some lounges (with the bandits, of course). Though they have a lot of air conditioners, just walking through will leave an odor on clothes that persists until the clothes get washed.
We don’t go there anymore, since the crab leg buffet was discontinued, so we avoid that trauma. There are few old smokers, they left after the heavy drinkers.
Same here, smoked menthols for 32 years before quitting 16 years ago. Quiting was a real bitch.
lol That started about five minutes later. Perhaps it was resentment to begin with… now I just hate the smell again.
The patch works. To my surprise.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBPwu2uS-w&pp=ygUSa3VydHphZ2FydCBzbW9raW5n
My oldest moved out and still hasn’t texted anyone to tell us she’s ok, and now my middle one wants to get dinner tomorrow night. I haven’t seen her in a few years. Strange times.
Enjoy the good times. As kids get older and older the parents move down the list a little, just as did to our parents.
our parents
hope all is well; someone at work today asked if I knew anything about Belton
both my folks are 4×20+c, and I buy them dinner every Thursday night and lunch on Saturdays
One kid in Temple, 1 in Bartlett
It hates the children
The NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation is handling the inquiry. It opened the probe following a media report that a Waymo taxi failed to remain stopped when it came up on a school bus in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 22, 2025. The report said that the Waymo vehicle initially came to a stop beside the bus before driving around the front and then along the opposite side of the bus. While the incident occured, students were getting off, the bus had its red lights flashing, and both its stop sign and crossing control arms extended, according to the report.
It did a lap around the bus?
It hates the children or it gets the hose?
Millions protested. Will boil down like the Tea Party. Local TP had 1,000 at first rally. 150 showed up at first organizational meeting. 60 signed up for committees. Six months later, 30 show up for monthly meetings and maybe 10 actually do work.
Yeah, but these already have a structure of paid employees in place.
The Tea Party lead to a solid majority in the House, a senate majority a couple years later, the effects of which are still felt today. No, those elected were mostly not Tea Party in practice, but there was an effect.
A Waymo spokesperson confirmed to Car and Driver that the company was aware of the investigation. According to the spokesperson, the company has already made some software updates to improve the robotaxi’s performance and has plans to implement more. The spokesperson added that the bus was partially blocking a driveway that the Waymo was exiting, and that the lights and stop sign were not visible from the taxi’s point of view.
Slightly less mysterious behavior, if it wanted to turn left from the driveway. I hope it at least honked at the children to shoo them away.
Funny how Orange Man Bad always loses a hearing leading to a Temporary Restraining Order at the district level, but manages to win once the case gets kicked upstairs.
It’s almost like he has legal advisors who know what they’re doing.
I hate everyone in that. Immergut is completely correct and the Trump admin is lying, but it’s not her place to decide whether the President can federalize and deploy the guard. Same with the state governors.
Funny how Orange Man Bad always loses a hearing leading to a Temporary Restraining Order at the district level, but manages to win once the case gets kicked upstairs.
There should be a three strikes rule for judges.
Baseball, again, finds a way.
At 4:50 PM CST, the Glibertariat went to recharge and check in with their minders. The silence on the site was eerie….
RJ, do you own a clock?
If not, I have a few wonky ones I can sell you 😝
I do realize you were talking about when the previous comment was posted, but I wanted to pick on you.
I am fair game. It’s just been quiet. Too quiet.
When the left says the quiet part out loud:
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/nx-s1-5533045/snap-privacy-usda-lawsuitv
A judge today ruled the Trump admin can’t block the funds over this. If illegals aren’t supposed to be receiving food stamps in the first place, it shouldn’t matter, right? There shouldn’t be anyone undocumented on the rolls.
If schools take one dollar in federal funds, that can be used to force them to do all sorts of things.
But federal funds used for food stamps can’t be used to make certain the people getting them are even allowed to be in the country.
See the problem with your comment Ted, is that you completely misunderstand the
legalbasis of the decision. You are trying to analyze it using the precedents established giving the Feds power over things they pay for, but that is not the principle involved here. This is a case that hinges on OMB. Because the Feds are asking for information at the behest of OMB, and not the behest of President Autopen, or President Wifesadude, that makes the request a clear violation of the enumerated powers limitation on Federal action.One wonders if NPR sees any problem whatsoever with the fact that 12% of Americans are utterly dependent on Uncle Sugar to feed themselves.
Except, how many of those don’t really need the EBT and spend their money on luxuries?
Bet none of them would actually starve if SNAP went away entirely tomorrow.
12% of residents.
I’m pleasantly surprised that this is trending on Twitter.
Now I can’t look at twitter at all.
The sign-in page?
That’s all I get.
The URL appears to be a search – perhaps that requires an account.
I don’t see anything either.
I took a second look at the home page to make sure.
Yep, I’m cowed.
Too much horsin’ around, that all I can say
I’d like to speak to the manager.
Yes, now.
Whaddya mean, I haven’t paid my bill!
Hello, sir or madame. How have we ruined your life today?
lol This is a spectacular tip-toe.
I was politely shadowed at work by a new Team Lead, concerned with my pick -per-hr rate. It was a rare occasion where, mid pick, rather than ask questions like he proposed, I gave a pre-thought ‘essay’ about why I’m slower than the others. Pretty much truthfully boils down to: Folk come up and ask *lots* of questions, cuz I speak English and am highly approachable, but also cuz I take time to go out of the way of in-shop customers rather than zip around, chasing #s at the expense of humans who actually took the time to come in to do their own perusin’ n’ choosin’.
Perhaps the first time I felt comfortable speaking quite off-the -cuff about why I do what I do the way that I do it. I’m also quite beyond giving too much of a shit, as I’m not exactly wielding a scalpel, there. I added fan service to ‘If everything’s a priority, nothing is,’ and admitted my ‘failings’ by saying I sacrifice speed for accuracy and in-store cust. experience, the latter especially, cuz I’m not a fucking robotic madman out there.
While not able to get access to my full Peru Tribune portfolio atm (the paper’s been since been consolidated with others and no longer exists as it did), I did reach out and got six articles verified by “etear,” which is apparently the current tool to confirm bylines and such. The local paper is hiring and I may pop over/ contact ’em tomorrow and see what they’re looking for in the editor /reporter opening they’ve got. Editing and working on assignment would work fantastically, having ‘executive editor’ status and be the one assigning? That would be a terrible idea.
Shall see, but it does feel quite remarkable to have verified and *good* quality editions of my work. Even if I can’t get the job, whether or not that’s advisable TBT, it’s important (and’d be nice) to have my Tribune stuff archived.
I still have… ~55 hours until my next commute. Game 7 is apace and treating this DISinterested viewer well. I re-found a fun article that’s one of few I went after to ‘prove’ my own point. I spoke to the Miami Indians in Miami County, IN about The Indianapolis Indians and the hullabaloo over their name, with ‘many’ wanting ’em to change the name a la The Cleveland Indians+. Happily for me, the Miami were all for keeping the name and I kinda pushed that in the story.
‘“I sure hope [they] don’t change it. I hope they keep it to keep honoring Native Americans,”[Chief of Miami Indians of Indiana] Buchanan said.
He added he rolls his eyes and shakes his head at people who “have not figured out why the individual decides to do something like that. They want to erase history.”
He continued with pride and conviction. He said the Indianapolis Indians were not offensive.
“There’s nothing wrong with what they’re doing. They’re not ridiculing us. They want to make it a noble title. I think it’s fantastic.” Native Americans who are offended by the term Indians “have a different way of thinking than a lot of us.”
He said team names were supposed to be “noble names.”’
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That dude had it right. I didn’t go to any Indians games this year. *tear* I wanna get on the Indianapolis ICE, Pittsburgh’s AAA tier in the NHL. Downtown is such a hassle, and Indy ain’t that big, nor does it have the severity of issues -say- Cincinnati does. *Scribbles on To-Do list.*
Yup. The idea that the name was intended as a slur is utterly baffling and would have been recognized as such by any normal person not infected by woke bullshit.
I fear the assholes imposing this junk are just getting started.
It’s the new graft. That and global taxes.
It’s a scalp, a flex in the current vernacular.
Heheh. What you did. It was seen.
Well, Mariners choked.
It will be Blue Jays vs. Dodgers. And probably a meat grinder.
I’m delighted by my decision decades ago to give up on baseball.
Probably but I’m more likely to tune in than if the Mariners had won. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The ‘not-ALL West Coast time’ is a massive relief, regardless. Good for Toronto, and a well-played Game 7, tighter than the final score shows at first glance.
WS? Go Game 7. I hope it goes extras, perhaps preferably ending on a Dodgers error, *quite* preferably kidney stone-related. That’d be pretty dope. (Not Freeman, tho. I like the dude. I actually like several of them. I just hate LA, and I’m correct to do so.)
Dope? Dopamine. Coincidence? (Uh.. quite possibly not. (So likely yes. I believe I’ve lit the Derp-Light.))
You mean Toronto’s bats came alive one more time.
Should be an interesting series, even though the Dodgers will be heavily favored.
They’re gonna be full-full rested, too. Also a personal thought to the contrary: Ya wanna be rested, but *too* much time off in a game-a -day sport takes the edge off in a bad way.
Dodgers in 5.
Even if it weren’t named for Harry Reid, I’m pretty sure I’d still hate this airport.
I never had a problem with McCarran. Maybe a bit rose colored because leaving was getting the fuck out of LV, which couldn’t happen soon enough.
It will always be McCarran to me.
Larry McCarten
Maybe they need to put a brothel in the hotel airport?
Smart.
Terminal 1 sucks ass, but that is the old 70s/80s terminal. Terminal 3 and D gates are fantastic.
Vegas had to give the name to Reid for all the grift him and his mob buddies brought to the city. They would have been better off naming it Las Vegas International.
Fix bayonets! Charge!
Or something. *waves*
😛🥓🤷🏼♂️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2tlWJhKSOE
🎶🎶
*affix
prefix bayonets? suffix bayonets?
infix bayonets?
We need to bring back pistol bayonets – attach them to the flashlight rail.
Good morning, Sean, Roat, Ted’S., U, and homey! (Seriously doubt GL is still awake.)
Morning, GT
…and OBE!
Hey, U! How are you today?
I guess I’m okay.
Got a box of boxes out to the curb to collection. (In revenge for my neighbors using my trash can, I set it atop their recycling bin)
Having some less than stellar chicken for breakfast, but it was already cooked, so heating it up was fast.
😁👍
The big difference is their bin is already at the curb on the day that the truck comes around. They tend to toss stuff in my can any old day (at least these days it’s individual items rather than whole trash bags like some previous neighbors)
https://www.realsimple.com/radioactive-shrimp-recall-expands-to-more-frozen-products-11832816
Maybe don’t eat bugs. Crazy, I know.
suh’ fam
whats goody
Cincinnati did the meme.
– There is no crime!
– The increase of crime is only your perception
– Okay there is more crime but its your fault.
The chief was terrible but she was only running the department the way the mayor and for some reason, a more powerful and shadowy figure, the city manager, told her to run the shop.
Good morning. The new Karen virtue signal is here.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/chicago-ice-protests-whistles-14c3968b?st=PvsPfH&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Look at the artsy photos!
So they’ve put down the air horns but they’ve picked up whistles. Why is it the most obnoxious thing every single time?
“LOOK AT MEEEEEEE!!!!”
Because protecting criminals ain’t delicate.
Taibbi is a treasure.
https://www.racket.news/p/exclusive-fema-workers-improperly
Need to look for my shocked face somewhere around here.
New take – the FEMA Camps conspiracy was real, but the FEMA folks were too incompetent to actually pull it off.
Or, the Great Femininization.
Dog wakes me at 6:30 to go out, since wife is traveling.
Dog refuses to go for an actual walk, since wife is travelling.
🙄
Good doggy.