April 15, 2021
Daily Tech News 15 April 2021
— Pixy Misa
That short clip is taken from one of her Minecraft episodes, while she was building her shark hat house.
And it's engendered multiple callbacks.
If you want to find out what all this nonsense is about, perhaps the best place to start is her Bipeds stream with teammate Amelia Watson. It's an early episode so it doesn't have too many oblique references, the interaction between Gura and Amelia is great, the game is fun, and it's complete in itself - they play through the entire co-op part of the game in one stream.
I don't suggest starting with her debut episode; she recently did a stream where she watched it herself, and died of embarrassment. But she hit the mark pretty soon after that.
* Maybe not Iowa, I can't place American accents that well. But definitely 1958.
— Pixy Misa
Top Story
- The 23-year-old techie who supports the websites that are banned everywhere else. (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg thinks this is a bad thing. And they approvingly quote absolute pychopaths:"Every time I see an article attacking social media companies—and they deserve it—I think it’s more important to go after the companies that are hosting terrorist material,†says Rita Katz, founder of SITE Intelligence Group, a nonprofit that tracks terrorist activity online. "There’s already a good recipe that was used for ISIS. Why don’t you use it on the far right?â€
Because, you rabidly insipid sea pickle, ISIS didn't just write bad words. They raped, kidnapped, tortured, murdered, and enslaved their way across the Middle East until they were stopped.
That's not protected by the First Amendment. Speech is. Even yours.
I got this link from Slashdot, which once upon a time espoused views ranging from the libertarian to the anarcho-capitalist. The commentariat now mostly treats 1984 as a cookbook.
Rip and tear - with a smile!
Tech News
- In a freak accident that I'm sure will not be repeated, my computer waited until after I saved this post before suddenly rebooting.
- MSI drops drip. (AnandTech)
The MSI MEG Z590 Ace Gold is not a motherboard anyone should buy. It does have dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, yes, and PCIe 4.0 and 2.5 gigabit Ethernet, but it's a high-end board designed for the 11th generation desktop family and Intel's 11th generation desktop parts are - at the high end - shit.
And have a life span of maybe six months, because 12th gen - Alder Lake - is due out this year, and brings with it an entire new socket and chipset.
- Parallels Desktop 16.5 lets you run Windows on the new Arm Macs. (Tom's Hardware)
This is an exercise in futility, though, because what it lets you run is Windows for Arm, not the regular x86 edition, and Windows for Arm has trouble running many mainstream apps and also isn't available.
And beyond that, Arm Macs support a maximum of 16GB of RAM, not enough to do anything remotely serious with a virtualised Windows environment. Linux, yes; even a 4GB virtual server can do useful stuff in Linux. Windows, forget it.
If you have one business application that's stuck on Windows and you absolutely have to buy a Mac and somehow that business application that is stuck on Windows can run on Windows for Arm, and you're prepared to wait for Windows for Arm to actually ship.... Then maybe.
- Two Epyc Milan CPUs are faster at 3D rendering than a single Threadripper dunked in liquid nitrogen. (WCCFTech)
I'd kind of hope so, since they have twice the cores and a newer architecture - but the overclockers managed to get the Threadripper up from its base clock of 2.9GHz to an all-core 5.2GHz, which is a hell of a boost when you're talking about a 64 core part.
- Google Chrome 90 is out and is HTTPS by default. (Bleeping Computer)
It doesn't seem to break sites that don't support HTTPS, and there are still quite a lot of those around. It's good to see Google not screwing something up.
- Washington state has passed a bill to reverse restrictions on community broadband. (Motherboard)
Rule of thumb: If Big Tech hates it, we should do more of it, even if the people passing this particular piece of legislation are clearly idiots.
- The Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 does not have the Four Essential Keys. (Hot Hardware)
Oh well. A decent keyboard layout is just too much to expect from Asus after all.
- I have Cinescore installed again.
Cinescore is an app from the now vanished Sony Creative Software (which in turn was originally a small US company called Sonic Foundry). It let you take a musical theme - say, Dixieland Jazz - and essentially paint a piece of music based on this theme. If you needed exactly four minutes of jazz to back a video clip, and you needed it to be quiet here and bold here you could tweak it to do just that without having to compose the entire piece from scratch.
It was discontinued years ago, and in 2016 most of Sony Creative Software was sold off to a German company called Magix.
I was just updating my Acid Pro license (a digital audio workstation) to the latest version to take advantage of a special deal, and noticed that they had all the software I had bought from Sony listed on my Magix account.
And there was a download link for Cinescore.
And the download link worked.
The application requires registration, but the registration also worked.
The program came out in 2006 and still seems to install and run perfectly. I'm impressed.
If I was on a Mac, I'd be screwed. Macs can't run 32-bit apps at all anymore.
VTuber of the Day
Today's featured talent is Gawr Gura of Hololive English who just hit 2.5 million subscribers. Her character is supposedly a 9000-year old shark from Atlantis, but she talks like an Iowa* farm girl from 1958.
That short clip is taken from one of her Minecraft episodes, while she was building her shark hat house.
And it's engendered multiple callbacks.
If you want to find out what all this nonsense is about, perhaps the best place to start is her Bipeds stream with teammate Amelia Watson. It's an early episode so it doesn't have too many oblique references, the interaction between Gura and Amelia is great, the game is fun, and it's complete in itself - they play through the entire co-op part of the game in one stream.
I don't suggest starting with her debut episode; she recently did a stream where she watched it herself, and died of embarrassment. But she hit the mark pretty soon after that.
* Maybe not Iowa, I can't place American accents that well. But definitely 1958.
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2 AM Pixy!
Now, if only you were female, had a BMI of 19, big hooters, did butt stuff and sent me pics and video... Then you'd be the sisadmin of my dreams!
2 AM Pixy!
Now, if only you were female, had a BMI of 19, big hooters, did butt stuff and sent me pics and video... Then you'd be the sisadmin of my dreams!
Posted by: Actual Science Dude at April 15, 2021 05:00 AM (uAaq+)
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1958, you can tell by the big tail fins.
Posted by: Bourbonchicken at April 15, 2021 05:01 AM (ybIRR)
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Heh.
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BLM protesters attacked news media during the fourth night of demonstrations outside the Blanchard Center Police Department headquarters on Wednesday night. A CNN news crew member fell to the ground after being struck in the head by a thrown water bottle.
https://tinyurl.com/678jzp7n
Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 05:06 AM (EKULy)
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3 1958, you can tell by the big tail fins.Speaking of fins... When Gura built her shark house in Minecraft, she put a whale tail on it. Then she looked up shark tails on Wikipedia and decided she was adopted.Posted by:Bourbonchicken
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 15, 2021 05:06 AM (PiXy!)
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I feel sorry for the CNN news crew guy. Might be a regular schmo that's supposed to be a helper for CNN.
Now if it was a CNN reporter....
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 05:46 AM (1hpHR)
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I feel sorry for the CNN news crew guy. Might be a regular schmo that's supposed to be a helper for CNN. Now if it was a CNN reporter....
Posted by: Bruce
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War is hell.
*shrugs*
Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 05:53 AM (EKULy)
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After the PV piece that came out regarding CNN's self-admitted propaganda, I have little sympathy for anyone working for CNN.
Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 06:01 AM (M1r8K)
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Buen dia queridas
Kamala is so far out of her depth it literally sickens me watching her talk about foreign relations. She will kill us all.
Kamala is so far out of her depth it literally sickens me watching her talk about foreign relations. She will kill us all.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2021 06:02 AM (EZebt)
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I've been in FLA for vacation since last Thursday. Yesterday I noticed the the rental car that I have, has 2 damn near bald tires on the front of a front wheel drive car.
So after an hour on hold for texting Hertz yesterday, I get to drive to the airport and exchange it for another car. I'm hoping I don't have to wait 2 hours for it to show up like I did with this car.
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 06:03 AM (1hpHR)
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It's obvious, those are white racist kkk members disguised as protesters
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 15, 2021 06:03 AM (+xIcB)
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Kamala is so far out of her depth it literally sickens me watching her talk about foreign relations. She will kill us all.
San Franpsycho Until a month ago she thought foreign relations was pulling a train in a Mexican restaurant
San Franpsycho Until a month ago she thought foreign relations was pulling a train in a Mexican restaurant
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 06:05 AM (1hpHR)
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Every time I have visited Florida I have had a blast.
I had a breakfast meeting once in St. Pete when I was in government. The San Francisco people and Alaska people stayed inside in the air conditioning staring in wonderment at all the crazy people on the patio outside eating danish in 90 degree heat and 90 percent humidity.
I had a breakfast meeting once in St. Pete when I was in government. The San Francisco people and Alaska people stayed inside in the air conditioning staring in wonderment at all the crazy people on the patio outside eating danish in 90 degree heat and 90 percent humidity.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2021 06:09 AM (EZebt)
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You know all this time I thought pixy was something of an HQ myth, like a magical creature that kept the blog running. I like these posts. Definitely learning stuff that way out of my comfort zone. Thanks!
Posted by: Mishdog at April 15, 2021 06:10 AM (cqAUI)
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Can you imagine what a minor 3rd work dictator would do to her let alone a shark like Putin, Xi, Erdogan? They can smell the weakness from their own palaces.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2021 06:12 AM (EZebt)
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"Every time I see an article attacking social media companies—and they deserve it—I think it’s more important to go after the companies that are hosting terrorist material,†says Rita Katz, founder of SITE Intelligence Group, a nonprofit that tracks terrorist activity online. "There’s already a good recipe that was used for ISIS. Why don’t you use it on the far right?â€
Here is the fascist contact info:
https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Corporate/contact-us.html
SITE Intelligence Group 4938 Hampden Lane Suite #156 Bethesda, MD 20814 Toll Free Number 1-800-680-2326
But Bethesda is right next door. I'm going to pay them a visit.
Here is the fascist contact info:
https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Corporate/contact-us.html
SITE Intelligence Group 4938 Hampden Lane Suite #156 Bethesda, MD 20814 Toll Free Number 1-800-680-2326
But Bethesda is right next door. I'm going to pay them a visit.
Posted by: Fen at April 15, 2021 06:16 AM (83lwH)
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"I feel sorry for the CNN news crew guy. Might be a regular schmo that's supposed to be a helper for CNN. Now if it was a CNN reporter."
No. It's a Little Eichmann.
No. It's a Little Eichmann.
Posted by: Fen at April 15, 2021 06:23 AM (83lwH)
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Kamala is so far out of her depth it literally sickens me watching her talk about foreign relations. She will kill us all.
San Franpsycho Until a month ago she thought foreign relations was pulling a train in a Mexican restaurant
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 06:05 AM (1hpHR)
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I was subjected to the Thief as Chief's "speech" while I was at the VA yesterday.
Fortunately, my headphones came in handy.
Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 06:25 AM (M1r8K)
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{{{ SMH }}} spaces because a gentle hug
I saw your post that the staples were out. Excellent!
I hope the operation worked. And your physical therapist is a big help.
I saw your post that the staples were out. Excellent!
I hope the operation worked. And your physical therapist is a big help.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2021 06:29 AM (u82oZ)
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If you don't hate your PT he or she is not doing a good job.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2021 06:32 AM (EZebt)
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No more numbness or weakness in my left leg, so it was definitely a success thus far.
Now that the staples are out, my lower back feels much better.
Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 06:32 AM (M1r8K)
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If you don't hate your PT he or she is not doing a good job.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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What's the difference between a terrorist and a PT?
You can negotiate with the terrorist.
Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 06:33 AM (M1r8K)
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SMH
Continue on the upward path, please. You and ex-ex are a special couple. May reducing social distance be ... fun.
Continue on the upward path, please. You and ex-ex are a special couple. May reducing social distance be ... fun.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2021 06:38 AM (u82oZ)
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If you don't hate your PT he or she is not doing a good job.
After my bilateral knee replacements, I went to a rehab center for a week because I could not do the stairs at home. I was told they would work the knees hard. After 2 days of doing nothing, they started...with about one hour a day and not much during that time. After 6 days total I was finally able to get up and down a few stairs and told my wife to come and get me. I went to my regular PT guy that had to work the knees so hard to get the scar tissue that was building up to break apart that I saw stars. After 5 weeks of 3 times a week visits I achieved the knee angles I needed.
After my bilateral knee replacements, I went to a rehab center for a week because I could not do the stairs at home. I was told they would work the knees hard. After 2 days of doing nothing, they started...with about one hour a day and not much during that time. After 6 days total I was finally able to get up and down a few stairs and told my wife to come and get me. I went to my regular PT guy that had to work the knees so hard to get the scar tissue that was building up to break apart that I saw stars. After 5 weeks of 3 times a week visits I achieved the knee angles I needed.
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 06:38 AM (1hpHR)
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Time for work preps.
Have a blessed day, everyone.
Hand washing is the new head on a swivel. Because COVID-19 Wuhan has 0.02% of a Mattis plan.
Have a blessed day, everyone.
Hand washing is the new head on a swivel. Because COVID-19 Wuhan has 0.02% of a Mattis plan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 15, 2021 06:38 AM (u82oZ)
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G'mornin' Horde ! and that includes, you, Pixy Misa ! but seriously, Pixy, I've been wondering for a while now, what are the Four Essential Keys ?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 15, 2021 06:40 AM (K65Kq)
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I'm'a keep posting this because of the essential truths it contains: https://is.gd/2ufMu6
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 15, 2021 06:46 AM (K65Kq)
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>>> what are the Four Essential Keys ?
1) To crush your enemies in battle
2) To see them driven before you
3) To hear the lamentations of their women
...
4) Bacon!
1) To crush your enemies in battle
2) To see them driven before you
3) To hear the lamentations of their women
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4) Bacon!
Posted by: fluffy at April 15, 2021 06:46 AM (UnQlg)
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I was finally able to mow and edge both yards, and then replace front and rear rotors and pads on the Volvo wagon.
Gotta give those Swedes credit, easy and straight forward process. Of course the rotors weigh over 15 pounds each, and look almost heavy enough to go on a tank.
Much soreness this morning.
Gotta give those Swedes credit, easy and straight forward process. Of course the rotors weigh over 15 pounds each, and look almost heavy enough to go on a tank.
Much soreness this morning.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2021 06:49 AM (3D/fK)
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Bruce glad to hear that your knew knees are doing better. Jus had a hip done and the knees are next. It’s getting so I can’t always walk...
Posted by: Coelacanth at April 15, 2021 06:49 AM (OCzl8)
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These people always call for medics in these clips, someone should actually be looking into how organized all this "protest" is, like a national group designed to investigate crimes and connections of organized criminals.
Posted by: Only Context at April 15, 2021 06:51 AM (xEIoY)
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Bruce glad to hear that your knew knees are doing better. Jus had a hip done and the knees are next. It’s getting so I can’t always walk...
Posted by: Coelacanth
The bilateral was kind of a pain. The doc said if he did only one I wouldn't have a good leg to stand on.
Knock on wood, no hip surgery in the future.
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 06:53 AM (1hpHR)
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These people always call for medics in these clips, someone should actually be looking into how organized all this "protest" is, like a national group designed to investigate crimes and connections of organized criminals.
Maybe call them, "The National Bureau for Looking Into Stuff"
Maybe call them, "The National Bureau for Looking Into Stuff"
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 06:55 AM (1hpHR)
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so many reasons to love this place ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 15, 2021 06:56 AM (K65Kq)
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OK...Breakfast time .
Then time to walk the beach.
Posted by: Bruce at April 15, 2021 06:56 AM (1hpHR)
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33 G'mornin' Horde ! and that includes, you, Pixy Misa ! but seriously, Pixy, I've been wondering for a while now, what are the Four Essential Keys ?PgUp, PgDn, Home, and End. If you're a programmer you use those constantly to move around in code, and having to use Function+UpArrow or Shift+F12 or some other weird combination is just a massive pain.Posted by: sock_rat_eez
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 15, 2021 06:59 AM (PiXy!)
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I sill doubt that the Democratic party survives another three years as a viable political party.
The U.S. as a sovereign nation...I think we will survive. Bloody and bruised, but alive.
But the Democrats are killing themselves, eating their own, and revealing to citizens just how much of an aberration that hey are.
The U.S. as a sovereign nation...I think we will survive. Bloody and bruised, but alive.
But the Democrats are killing themselves, eating their own, and revealing to citizens just how much of an aberration that hey are.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2021 07:00 AM (3D/fK)
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Boker Fuckin Tov
Left wing having wet dreams all over Capitol Hill- Must be slippery up there
Left wing having wet dreams all over Capitol Hill- Must be slippery up there
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 15, 2021 07:00 AM (t2zNo)
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"Because, you rabidly insipid sea pickle,..."
Ah, I see you've heard of our House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. I suppose this hurts our chances of trading her in The Insipid Sea Pickle League for a couple of ordinary dunces.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 15, 2021 07:01 AM (F0YaR)
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Pixy...
Any suggestions on what to look for in a VPN provider?
I know less than nothing about the entire concept, nor what is good and bad to look for.
Any suggestions on what to look for in a VPN provider?
I know less than nothing about the entire concept, nor what is good and bad to look for.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2021 07:02 AM (3D/fK)
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"I use Nord VPN."
I see that brand mentioned often, and they are on my mental list of possibilities.
But I am trying to better understand what I should look for, and look out for in a service.
And it may very well come down to Nord, based purely on Moron recommendations, and my trust of the Horde to know the right things to do.
I see that brand mentioned often, and they are on my mental list of possibilities.
But I am trying to better understand what I should look for, and look out for in a service.
And it may very well come down to Nord, based purely on Moron recommendations, and my trust of the Horde to know the right things to do.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2021 07:07 AM (3D/fK)
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Made about two paragraphs into the Bloomberg article. Man - do they have a hard-on to decide who may and may not talk, or what. Reminds me of a certain somebody.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 15, 2021 07:10 AM (FO8S3)
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mornin yall. It is kind of a shame that if we are right and all this bullshit progressivism gets many coastal "elites" killed they will not get to hear us say we told you so.
Posted by: Big V at April 15, 2021 07:11 AM (6Pqz7)
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Any suggestions on what to look for in a VPN provider? I know less than nothing about the entire concept, nor what is good and bad to look for. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2021 07:02 AM (3D/fK)Up until recent adverse events, I was happy with the services and simplicity of Strong Vpn.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 15, 2021 07:12 AM (F0YaR)
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10 Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 05:53 AM (EKULy)
Given that you can be investigated for posting the wrong meme these days, I will reserve my sympathy for people not working in agencies that are attempting to destroy my ideology.
Given that you can be investigated for posting the wrong meme these days, I will reserve my sympathy for people not working in agencies that are attempting to destroy my ideology.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:14 AM (Lzpvj)
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When does the real server come back?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 15, 2021 07:15 AM (0UNjH)
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45 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 15, 2021 07:00 AM (3D/fK)
I pray to God you are correct, I think instead we are witnessing the destruction of the western Westphalian Nation State model and this is the rebirth of the aristocracy.
One of us is likely more correct than the other.
I pray to God you are correct, I think instead we are witnessing the destruction of the western Westphalian Nation State model and this is the rebirth of the aristocracy.
One of us is likely more correct than the other.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:16 AM (Lzpvj)
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59 Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 15, 2021 07:15 AM (0UNjH)
Ideally "two weeks" in perpetuity.....like our shirts.
Ideally "two weeks" in perpetuity.....like our shirts.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:17 AM (Lzpvj)
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57 Posted by: Diesel Jones at April 15, 2021 07:13 AM (Vu7A1)
Eh, "we live in an insane asylum" has been my catchphrase for 20 years.
When history looks back on this period of the information age, social media will be viewed as a voluntary form of mental illness.
Eh, "we live in an insane asylum" has been my catchphrase for 20 years.
When history looks back on this period of the information age, social media will be viewed as a voluntary form of mental illness.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:18 AM (Lzpvj)
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59 When does the real server come back?Earlier in the week they were expecting all servers to be back online by end of day Friday. Wouldn't be surprised if that slips another day or two.Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 15, 2021 07:18 AM (PiXy!)
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Good morning, Pixy! Thanks for this feature and for all you do to keep the HQ running!
Wow - that first link (Bloomberg article). Couldn't even make it past the first paragraph. "far right", "white nationalists" -- Shaking my head and rolling my eyes.
Wow - that first link (Bloomberg article). Couldn't even make it past the first paragraph. "far right", "white nationalists" -- Shaking my head and rolling my eyes.
Posted by: Doof at April 15, 2021 07:20 AM (mZUr4)
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63 Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 15, 2021 07:18 AM (PiXy!)
I actually much prefer this site for obvious reasons other than the subtle ones I feel with regards to the other.
You did a bang up job fixing this one, with continued effort I think this one is the better.
I actually much prefer this site for obvious reasons other than the subtle ones I feel with regards to the other.
You did a bang up job fixing this one, with continued effort I think this one is the better.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:21 AM (Lzpvj)
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64 Posted by: Doof at April 15, 2021 07:20 AM (mZUr4)
The democrats have decided to unleash cognitive, psychological, and moral based warfare on the right.
Mitch and the boys have decided to change their price structure for the corporate people acting as force multipliers for the donks.
We have no political representation.
The democrats have decided to unleash cognitive, psychological, and moral based warfare on the right.
Mitch and the boys have decided to change their price structure for the corporate people acting as force multipliers for the donks.
We have no political representation.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:22 AM (Lzpvj)
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I don't use a VPN service (yet). However, this site has recommendations for various services and applications where privacy is a concern and has some write-ups regarding when VPNs are appropriate and effective:
https://www.privacytools.io/providers/vpn/
https://www.privacytools.io/providers/vpn/
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 15, 2021 07:23 AM (DTX3h)
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The Democrats keep telling us what's coming, and soon.
I don't know why people don't believe them.
"There’s already a good recipe that was used for ISIS. Why don’t you use it on the far right?â€
The Democrats keep telling us what's coming, and soon.
I don't know why people don't believe them.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 07:23 AM (HBEnm)
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Apple has a habit of completely screwing the professional user.
I remember when they killed XSAN, XRAID and XServe in the space of a year.
Apple is essentially a cell phone company that also happens to sell computing devices that they will kill and or FUBAR at their discretion.
I remember when they killed XSAN, XRAID and XServe in the space of a year.
Apple is essentially a cell phone company that also happens to sell computing devices that they will kill and or FUBAR at their discretion.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 15, 2021 07:24 AM (FVrDO)
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65 I actually much prefer this site for obvious reasons other than the subtle ones I feel with regards to the other.This.
You did a bang up job fixing this one, with continued effort I think this one is the better.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:21 AM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 15, 2021 07:25 AM (DTX3h)
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This comment section is nearly unusable on a phone. After I comment, i have to exit the browser and reload the site. Otherwise, after I scroll to the bottom again, any hint of scrollong back up blanks the site and makes it reappear somewhere in the middle of the comment section, unable to scroll down.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 15, 2021 07:25 AM (0UNjH)
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Spoiler: The answer is always Mullvad
I don't use a VPN service (yet). However, this site has recommendations for various services and applications where privacy is a concern and has some write-ups regarding when VPNs are appropriate and effective:
Spoiler: The answer is always Mullvad
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 07:25 AM (HBEnm)
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68 Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 07:23 AM (HBEnm)
Right now they have roughly half of the GOP immobilized without violence if they go too big too fast they mobilize the GOP and the GOP base has the potential to obliterate the amount of power the US has.
The left has painted themselves in a corner, which is why they are having to "just one easy fix" so many things like the courts.
Runaway stagflation is coming hard in the next 6 months, in some sectors it has been here two months.
A lot of non colored hair freakazoid donks will be turning on the party or demanding the free shit cannon hit everyone.
America will be Valenzuela to whatever degree at that point.
Right now they have roughly half of the GOP immobilized without violence if they go too big too fast they mobilize the GOP and the GOP base has the potential to obliterate the amount of power the US has.
The left has painted themselves in a corner, which is why they are having to "just one easy fix" so many things like the courts.
Runaway stagflation is coming hard in the next 6 months, in some sectors it has been here two months.
A lot of non colored hair freakazoid donks will be turning on the party or demanding the free shit cannon hit everyone.
America will be Valenzuela to whatever degree at that point.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:27 AM (Lzpvj)
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Oh probably the most malicious thing Apple did was, after they decided to get out of the server game, they would wipe xserve off of mac mini's on an update leaving you with a vanilla mac os.
I can't tell you how many people this fucked over because they did it with no warning.
I can't tell you how many people this fucked over because they did it with no warning.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 15, 2021 07:28 AM (FVrDO)
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Scratch that. Now it does it all the time. Once I scroll down, incan not scroll back up without reloading.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 15, 2021 07:29 AM (0UNjH)
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Good morning!
That 23 year-old techie story is "trending" on twitter right now, which means his is this moment's designated Emanuel Goldstein.
Twitter trending is used to identify targets for the twitter attack mob.
That 23 year-old techie story is "trending" on twitter right now, which means his is this moment's designated Emanuel Goldstein.
Twitter trending is used to identify targets for the twitter attack mob.
Posted by: Secretary Pete! at April 15, 2021 07:29 AM (bDqIh)
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71 Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 15, 2021 07:25 AM (0UNjH)
I'd suggest changing browsers then.
I added brave to my PC to get here.
I'd suggest changing browsers then.
I added brave to my PC to get here.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:29 AM (Lzpvj)
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Yep.
Setting aside that the FBI is openly and indisputably an arm of the Democrat party now, people who are randomly showing up to walk around with a bunch of strangers in support/protest of a political policy or social event *don't know each other*.
No one knows to yell out "medic!" so that someone can stupidly apply a tourniquet to a bruised calf.
These people always call for medics in these clips, someone should actually be looking into how organized all this "protest" is
Yep.
Setting aside that the FBI is openly and indisputably an arm of the Democrat party now, people who are randomly showing up to walk around with a bunch of strangers in support/protest of a political policy or social event *don't know each other*.
No one knows to yell out "medic!" so that someone can stupidly apply a tourniquet to a bruised calf.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 07:30 AM (HBEnm)
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Hampster singin' in the dead of night
Takes these broken wheels and learn to run
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment for some fun.
Takes these broken wheels and learn to run
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment for some fun.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 15, 2021 07:31 AM (WGara)
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80 Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 07:30 AM (HBEnm)
If it is any solace I think the military knows the score there.
If it is any solace I think the military knows the score there.
Posted by: sven at April 15, 2021 07:31 AM (Lzpvj)
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71 This comment section is nearly unusable on a phone. After I comment, i have to exit the browser and reload the site. Otherwise, after I scroll to the bottom again, any hint of scrollong back up blanks the site and makes it reappear somewhere in the middle of the comment section, unable to scroll down.Which browser and OS? I didn't have that issue when I drunkposted a test message from Brave on Android 9 some nights ago.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 15, 2021 07:25 AM (0UNjH)
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 15, 2021 07:32 AM (DTX3h)
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A few months back work decided to implement Parallels without informing some of us at another location. We have an outside IT group that installed it. It sucks or the IT folks suck. I will continue using the net extender when I'm home. After a yr, the IT folks still can't figure out what the heck is wrong with my Outlook. Nothing works correctly, i.e.
I
think
it
blows
that
a
multimillion
$ company
can't
fix
it.
Would you like to get an email like that? It's embarrassing.
Posted by: sidney at April 15, 2021 07:32 AM (7/kmB)
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Mornin'! I also and loving these tech posts. I can't keep up with the chilluns too well, but Pixy speaks English mostly. 
Posted by: Catherine at April 15, 2021 07:32 AM (7RYnA)
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What you didn't see in my above post is that the sentence I typed had only one word on a line then went to the next line to type one word and so on.
Posted by: sidney at April 15, 2021 07:34 AM (7/kmB)
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Ha. It's sort of related, in a way. Lots of those privacy-oriented companies don't accept anything except credit cards. Very, very few - maybe only one - will accept cash.
I thought it was 'green'.
Now I'm confused.
Ha. It's sort of related, in a way. Lots of those privacy-oriented companies don't accept anything except credit cards. Very, very few - maybe only one - will accept cash.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 07:36 AM (HBEnm)
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Me on the old site: Man, I wish there was a preview pane so that I could catch my autoincorrects and typos.
Me on the new site: Oh, yeah, that preview pane would have been useful there. *headdesk*
Me on the new site: Oh, yeah, that preview pane would have been useful there. *headdesk*
Posted by: Catherine at April 15, 2021 07:36 AM (7RYnA)
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Morning Horde. Covfefe is ready. and it's almost the weekend
>>>what are the Four Essential Keys ?
1) To crush your enemies in battle
2) To see them driven before you
3) To hear the lamentations of their women
...
4) Bacon!Posted by:fluffyat April 15, 2021 06:46 AM (UnQlg)
I fully support this list.
Posted by: SturmToddler at April 15, 2021 07:37 AM (8D42x)
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@73
I beg to differ, the entirety of the GOP is checked out and immobilized.
There is literally no pushback to anything that is going on.
Sure you have some outliers in DeSantis and others but as we saw with Trump, one man or even a handful of people cannot take on the Deep State/Deep Donk.
And I don't think the left cares too much about the consequences of what they are doing, they are mad, power hungry zealots and their supporters are brain dead, unreachable zombies.
So everything is going to break and break quickly at this pace, just be prepared for what comes after.
I beg to differ, the entirety of the GOP is checked out and immobilized.
There is literally no pushback to anything that is going on.
Sure you have some outliers in DeSantis and others but as we saw with Trump, one man or even a handful of people cannot take on the Deep State/Deep Donk.
And I don't think the left cares too much about the consequences of what they are doing, they are mad, power hungry zealots and their supporters are brain dead, unreachable zombies.
So everything is going to break and break quickly at this pace, just be prepared for what comes after.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 15, 2021 07:37 AM (FVrDO)
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Been quite a while since I heard "Parallels" mentioned. A NOAA lab I used to work at was a Mac shop. They used Parallels for a number of apps that they were too lazy to fix. Also some of the arrogant people I've ever worked with.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 15, 2021 07:39 AM (3H9h1)
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<<Checks for trademarks on "rabidly insipid sea pickle".>>
Posted by: Igotnothing at April 15, 2021 10:30 AM (xf2hT)
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In the article you linked to, the third picture of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 (opened to 180 degrees/flat) appears to show the 4 essential keys (PgUp, PgDn, Home and End) in the lower right corner of the keyboard.
Posted by: Billbo at April 15, 2021 10:50 AM (lJ8uH)
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I use an original clicky IBM PC-AT keyboard, and have on every computer since my original AT. There's a small stack of spares in my storage cabinet in case one breaks to the point where I can't fix it.
Some guy in the Philippines sold me a Soarer dongle that adapts it to a standard USB port.
Some guy in the Philippines sold me a Soarer dongle that adapts it to a standard USB port.
Posted by: MW at April 15, 2021 12:32 PM (KXr4W)
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97 In the article you linked to, the third picture of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 (opened to 180 degrees/flat) appears to show the 4 essential keys (PgUp, PgDn, Home and End) in the lower right corner of the keyboard.They problem is, they're doubled up with the cursor keys. You have to hold down the Fn key to use them.
Posted by: Billbo
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 15, 2021 12:53 PM (PiXy!)
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98 I use an original clicky IBM PC-AT keyboard, and have on every computer since my original AT. There's a small stack of spares in my storage cabinet in case one breaks to the point where I can't fix it.Ah, the Model F, with the function keys at the side? Or the Model M with the function keys in the top row? There's a company that still makes Model M keyboards; they bought one of the original factories. I don't know about the Model F though.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 15, 2021 01:02 PM (PiXy!)
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I vote for getting rid of the grayed-out text entirely. A lot of times, posters are picking it up accidentally from the gray "Posted by" lines, and so the intent of using gray-text is lost. We're trained to read the lighter color as "background," and when it isn't background, that's confusing.
Three cheers for the little gray boxes, though.
Three cheers for the little gray boxes, though.
Posted by: m at April 15, 2021 02:58 PM (Zsfob)
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Posted by: Skip at April 15, 2021 04:43 AM (Cxk7w)