Texas or Florida it’s all the same. Space Hat will still be here after being exposed to leaking hydrogen.
Fourscore
on February 11, 2026 at 8:15 pm
Woe is me! Never see Space Hat again.
At least he wasn’t leaving on one of those fast boats headed back to Columbia.
rhywun
on February 11, 2026 at 8:29 pm
UNCIVILSERVANT ON FEBRUARY 11, 2026 AT 08:41 PM [+]
It’s New York State – You’re lucky it’s computerized and not hand processed by unionized civil serants.
Into the early aughts I used to process DMV insurance coverage for Florida motorists and we had to hire some dudes out of retirement in order to put the data onto reel-to-reel tapes because nobody else knew how to do it.
In the later aughts we paid a third-party to combine the data for all the states we had to report to and the technology had advanced to modems – I had one on my desk specifically for that purpose.
We still had all the accessories for reel to reel tape, removable platter harddrive, and punch card processing when I started.
I support faxing and batch processing. Neither is the “glamorous” side of IT, but we’re still handing 200k faxes per month, and somewhere around 10k daily unique batch tasks (repeat tasks are only counted once per day).
rhywun
on February 11, 2026 at 8:50 pm
The “glamorous” side of IT is a pain in the ass I’m happy to leave behind and to the kids. All customer-facing real time & phone calls at 3 in the morning. No thanks, done with that.
These days nothing is so pressing it can’t wait for the next morning to fix. It’s all back-end data – the business types want to play with it but it’s not real time thank goodness.
I keep hearing Tucker has gone off the deep end. I saw a lot of it with his obsession with UFOs and aliens and shit on Fox but supposedly he’s gotten more nuts? I dunno, I don’t do podcasts or Youtube. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
He definitely pushes the Israel Israel Israel. Whether it’s 9/11, foreign aid, or Christian persecution. Qatar on the other hand is one of the US’s most loyal ally and friend.
And he manages to insert Israel into an intro about Ron Paul. Suck those Qatari cocks, Tucker.
Stinky Wizzleteats
on February 12, 2026 at 5:06 am
Tucker’s alright, some unusual interests and beliefs, sure, but a positive on the whole unless you like unnecessary wars hence the attempted character assassination.
rhywun
on February 12, 2026 at 7:31 am
He claims to have been attacked by an invisible demon in bed that left claw marks.
I’m done paying any attention to that weirdo.
Evan from Evansville
on February 12, 2026 at 4:09 am
Clocked in and ready to rock before four days off. Good to be back in*a* saddle.
Good morning, Sean, EfE, Teh Hype, Ted’S., Stinky, (((Jarfy, and homey!
(((Jarflax
on February 12, 2026 at 5:27 am
Mornin’ GT!
Gender Traitor
on February 12, 2026 at 5:32 am
How are you today, (((Jarf?
(((Jarflax
on February 12, 2026 at 5:35 am
I have once again been forced to start my day before 5 am by my 6 month old cats, who are now sleeping peacefully. So fondly amused/enraged? It’s kind of an odd emotional state.
Didn’t sleep terribly well, but I’m awake at a normal time.
Stinky Wizzleteats
on February 12, 2026 at 4:55 am
Watched several clips from the congressional hearings yesterday and, my god, Pam Bondi must be fired. She acted like a drunk sorority girl, a dumb one.
Stinky Wizzleteats
on February 12, 2026 at 5:31 am
In the appropriate situation, absolutely.
(((Jarflax
on February 12, 2026 at 5:20 am
That’s only because she is in fact a drunk sorority girl. Taking a chick who went to law school looking for the MRS and making her AG demonstrates once again that Trump is REALLY bad at picking lawyers. Sessions, Barr, Bondi, the various clowns from his election challenge cases, Cohen…
Stinky Wizzleteats
on February 12, 2026 at 5:29 am
It’s hard to put into words how bad it was. She deflected completely off topic on question after question and did a bad job of it. Just terrible and, correct, the fact that Trump chose her doesn’t speak well of his ability to pick personnel at all. At some point the buck stops here.
Best part. You know your kid is crazy so you do the risk return trade off and decide to keep firearms in the house.
Suthenboy
on February 12, 2026 at 5:58 am
Morning all.
On Trump and his picks….yes he has picked a few lemons but he has also made some excellent picks.
I will repeat what my father told me when I was ten years old bitching about candidates:
Me: “Why can’t we get someone good?”
My father: “Name one”
Good, competent people are out there making a killing and living their best life. None of them are crazy enough to dive into the pit of vipers that DC is.
Fourscore
on February 12, 2026 at 6:40 am
Trump is not concerned, he has people. -38T, a rounding error
I think the radical left is on the wane. People are wearing out on their lunacy…you can only ignore the crazy for so long. At some point most people have to wake up and realize that bat shit crazy lunatic dudes in dresses shooting children is not something a sane society defends.
You cant get away with polishing and sugar coating turds forever.
Chipping Pioneer
on February 12, 2026 at 6:35 am
You know where they don’t have dudes in dresses shooting up schools?
Venezuela. Iran. Gaza. Greenland.
R C Dean
on February 12, 2026 at 6:46 am
Iran at least has dudes shooting schoolgirls in dresses.
Texas or Florida it’s all the same. Space Hat will still be here after being exposed to leaking hydrogen.
Woe is me! Never see Space Hat again.
At least he wasn’t leaving on one of those fast boats headed back to Columbia.
Into the early aughts I used to process DMV insurance coverage for Florida motorists and we had to hire some dudes out of retirement in order to put the data onto reel-to-reel tapes because nobody else knew how to do it.
In the later aughts we paid a third-party to combine the data for all the states we had to report to and the technology had advanced to modems – I had one on my desk specifically for that purpose.
We still had all the accessories for reel to reel tape, removable platter harddrive, and punch card processing when I started.
I support faxing and batch processing. Neither is the “glamorous” side of IT, but we’re still handing 200k faxes per month, and somewhere around 10k daily unique batch tasks (repeat tasks are only counted once per day).
The “glamorous” side of IT is a pain in the ass I’m happy to leave behind and to the kids. All customer-facing real time & phone calls at 3 in the morning. No thanks, done with that.
These days nothing is so pressing it can’t wait for the next morning to fix. It’s all back-end data – the business types want to play with it but it’s not real time thank goodness.
The downside of batch processing is that it’s after hours so if it goes down, I get called.
Thankfully it’s so stable that is a rare event.
My team processes tons of files 24 hours a day but when it breaks it can wait til the next day 🙂
Yeah, but our work needs to get done before the regular staff start in the morning.
Bad phrasing. I hope it made sense.
*snork* A bunch of AWFLs don’t want a homeless shelter in their neighborhood.
To be fair, I’ve had a lot of medical treatment in that area the last couple years and it’s a really nice neighborhood by NYC standards. Or was, lol.
What did they think the warmth of collectivism meant? Slogans?
Burning piles of corpses.
I’m watching Star Trek TOS. Every so often Looking past the often silly costumes and makeup, the women guest stars on that show were incredibly hot.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
It was the sixties. Hot was more important than acting ability, plot, etc.
I hope that wasn’t a swipe at the show. It’s still terrific. And the casting director gets an A+.
Yeah, I snark. It was very good. It’s not my favorite Trek series but it gets bonus points for being there first.
mmm Yeoman Rand.
although she’s more of a recurring character than guest star, but still.
Agreed
Many of them had appeared in Playboy magazine.
+ Gene Roddenbarry banging Nichelle Nichols
Tucker about Ron Paul:
https://youtu.be/eFWDyrnyhbM?si=FWsh6RWnHZLyF5V-
I keep hearing Tucker has gone off the deep end. I saw a lot of it with his obsession with UFOs and aliens and shit on Fox but supposedly he’s gotten more nuts? I dunno, I don’t do podcasts or Youtube. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Frankly, I’ve found him quite square on as of late. He is often a bit credulous even when interviewing weirdos, but he’s no Candace.
He’s going hard against the neocons of late, thus the character assassination.
He definitely pushes the Israel Israel Israel. Whether it’s 9/11, foreign aid, or Christian persecution. Qatar on the other hand is one of the US’s most loyal ally and friend.
And he manages to insert Israel into an intro about Ron Paul. Suck those Qatari cocks, Tucker.
Tucker’s alright, some unusual interests and beliefs, sure, but a positive on the whole unless you like unnecessary wars hence the attempted character assassination.
He claims to have been attacked by an invisible demon in bed that left claw marks.
I’m done paying any attention to that weirdo.
Clocked in and ready to rock before four days off. Good to be back in*a* saddle.
Be well, all.
Sean is late
There was traffic. 🫡
You’re beginning to sound like UCS….
Damn, that’s harsh.
Remember, I *enjoy* UCS’ curmudgeonliness in the morning. There’s something missing when he’s not around.
I can verify that the second half is technically true. Even if the only thing missing when I’m not around is me.
Good morning all you anarcho-Glib-fascists.
✊🏼🌇🎩
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn23ioLkpaI
🎶🎶
Good morning, Sean, EfE, Teh Hype, Ted’S., Stinky, (((Jarfy, and homey!
Mornin’ GT!
How are you today, (((Jarf?
I have once again been forced to start my day before 5 am by my 6 month old cats, who are now sleeping peacefully. So fondly amused/enraged? It’s kind of an odd emotional state.
😸
Morning, GT.
Well, (((Jarf, the cats’ work is now done (especially if they got fed.)
Good morning, U! How are YOU today?
Didn’t sleep terribly well, but I’m awake at a normal time.
Watched several clips from the congressional hearings yesterday and, my god, Pam Bondi must be fired. She acted like a drunk sorority girl, a dumb one.
Those are the best kind!
In the appropriate situation, absolutely.
That’s only because she is in fact a drunk sorority girl. Taking a chick who went to law school looking for the MRS and making her AG demonstrates once again that Trump is REALLY bad at picking lawyers. Sessions, Barr, Bondi, the various clowns from his election challenge cases, Cohen…
It’s hard to put into words how bad it was. She deflected completely off topic on question after question and did a bad job of it. Just terrible and, correct, the fact that Trump chose her doesn’t speak well of his ability to pick personnel at all. At some point the buck stops here.
suh’ fam
whats goody
TALL FINGERLAKES CANS!
ORF in Austria calling the murderous tranny in Canada a woman, and saying the motive is still unclear….
I’ve noticed they’re calling the Tumbler Ridge shooter “he”.
Because, they will claim, the problem is guns, not transing mentally ill children.
No worries. WSJ “he was on their radar”.
Well, that’s a relief. 🙄
I wonder if he was on his mom’s radar.
Best part. You know your kid is crazy so you do the risk return trade off and decide to keep firearms in the house.
Morning all.
On Trump and his picks….yes he has picked a few lemons but he has also made some excellent picks.
I will repeat what my father told me when I was ten years old bitching about candidates:
Me: “Why can’t we get someone good?”
My father: “Name one”
Good, competent people are out there making a killing and living their best life. None of them are crazy enough to dive into the pit of vipers that DC is.
Trump is not concerned, he has people. -38T, a rounding error
https://www.thoughtco.com/donald-trump-business-bankruptcies-4152019
I think the radical left is on the wane. People are wearing out on their lunacy…you can only ignore the crazy for so long. At some point most people have to wake up and realize that bat shit crazy lunatic dudes in dresses shooting children is not something a sane society defends.
You cant get away with polishing and sugar coating turds forever.
You know where they don’t have dudes in dresses shooting up schools?
Venezuela. Iran. Gaza. Greenland.
Iran at least has dudes shooting schoolgirls in dresses.
Yeah, they are way behind.
“That’s the gayest thing I ever heard!”
…In SPACE!