April 13, 2021
— Ace Puppy is very possessive of his sister:
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Posted by: Someguy - Former Red Turban now Enterprising Warlord at April 13, 2021 07:02 PM (z5Vrg)
They very obviously had been abandoned, and I very obviously was in a company truck I could not just take them home in. ; background-color: rgb(169, 169, 169);">
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:04 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Zeera at April 13, 2021 07:05 PM (vci7r)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at beautiful Chancre del Diablo Ranch at April 13, 2021 07:05 PM (MhbK0)
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2021 07:06 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 07:07 PM (2JVJo)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 07:08 PM (2JVJo)
Missing Dr Jill is always a good thing, unless your name is Hunter!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 07:08 PM (hOUT3)
Eh I kind of give Julie Newmar a pass.....mee-yow!
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:09 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: 80’s music fan at April 13, 2021 07:09 PM (WWfAs)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 13, 2021 07:09 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 13, 2021 07:10 PM (Dy90X)
That's a bit earist don't you think?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 07:10 PM (hOUT3)
Right so there seems to be an existential crisis for some long-term posters with the layout here, they declaim that reading the site is an eyestrain and that they miss the old hamster driven site's grey boxes.
Consequently as a public service, I am posting change-ups so people can find the "correct" eye relief.
Sven "Peruvia's Color Coordinator"
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:12 PM (Lzpvj)
It is not common, but there are far more leash trained cats than you might think!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 07:12 PM (hOUT3)
I started calling them cattle.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 13, 2021 07:12 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Bete at April 13, 2021 07:13 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at April 13, 2021 07:14 PM (Oog2f)
Man that is a scary though Sebastian, imagine a 2 ton heifer with the predatory instincts of a cat.
"MOOOO-yow!"
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:15 PM (Lzpvj)
Her Majesty and Delilah lazed the day away at a lovely campground in Arkansas. Power and water for The Beast are $20 a night - same as in town - and beats staying in a hotel by miles and dollars. Tomorrow they travel to northeast Oklahoma and start four days of shows on Thursday.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 13, 2021 07:15 PM (mht8P)
I still can't get used to a cat on a leash.Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth
Yeah, I don't like it either, but it's the only way that I get to go out and roam around a bit. Besides, that dumbass Hammer just follows around wherever I want to go.
Posted by: Mike Hammer's Cat at April 13, 2021 07:15 PM (GBHAb)
Posted by: wth at April 13, 2021 07:16 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2021 07:16 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 07:12 PM (hOUT3)
I walk both my cats without a leash. I limit it to my neighborhood but they listen fairly well and do not run off. I did see a homeless guy with a cat on a leash. It just ain't right.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 13, 2021 07:16 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 07:17 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 07:17 PM (DTX3h)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 13, 2021 07:17 PM (M4H3U)
Posted by:Beteat April 13, 2021 07:13 PM (Ojki1)
I can think of worse regimes. And look on the bright side, low taxes.Posted by: Someguy - Former Red Turban now Enterprising Warlord at April 13, 2021 07:17 PM (z5Vrg)
in the future, they're going to make Bluetooth Leashes.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 07:17 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at April 13, 2021 07:18 PM (Oog2f)
I did see a homeless guy with a cat on a leash. It just ain't right.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 13, 2021 07:16 PM (2DOZq)
Cats are fiercely independent creatures. Or at least until dinnertime.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 13, 2021 07:19 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 13, 2021 07:19 PM (2DOZq)
But still, city inspector comes Thursday and will presumably sign off on it so I start moving my crap from various sheds and piles into it this weekend.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (yQpMk)
I said howdy downstairs but everyone abandoned me.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (TdMsT)
Thank God you guys are in charge of the SIOP plans, I shudder at the prospect of our nuclear response plan being at the beck and call of defacto dementia ridden mongoloids.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (Lzpvj)
36 My first kitteh, Toonses, didn't need a leash since he was originally a street cat and would follow me around, and even run after me. I'll always miss that critter.
Posted by: SFGoth at April 13, 2021 07:17 PM (M4H3U)
You're lucky he didn't run you over.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 07:21 PM (DTX3h)
Posted by: wth at April 13, 2021 07:21 PM (v0R5T)
Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 13, 2021 07:22 PM (JZT2F)
Posted by:G'rump928(c)at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (yQpMk)
I enjoy projects like this, gives you a great feeling of accomplishment. Have fun, G'rump928
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:22 PM (oUcR5)
Alternate title:
Black dog tries adopt human.
Hey hey mama said the way you move
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
Posted by: Sherman T. Potter at April 13, 2021 07:22 PM (63Dwl)
I really want a hot fudge, butterscotch sundae with whipped cream and walnuts from Dairy Queen or an acceptable substitute(do they even have Dairy Queens in MD?). However, it is a good thing I am lazy or I would weigh 200 lbs.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 07:22 PM (sd8p8)
I said howdy downstairs but everyone abandoned me. Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (TdMsT)
*smiles uneasily*
How nice of you to come.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 13, 2021 07:22 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 07:23 PM (QOU0Y)
Posted by: MkY (Lost my AR) at April 13, 2021 07:23 PM (09A+N)
Does short armed cat get high centered on the furniture? Posted by: wth at April 13, 2021 07:21 PM (v0R5T)Short armed cat gets high wherever he wants. Don't judge short armed cat!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 13, 2021 07:24 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: lowandslow at April 13, 2021 07:24 PM (4thlk)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 07:24 PM (sd8p8)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth
"Can we get on? I've got to get home. If my pussy isn't attended to by eight o'clock, I shall be stroking it for the rest of the evening."
-- Mrs. Slocombe
Posted by: Tonypete at April 13, 2021 07:24 PM (Rvt88)
Posted by:MkY (Lost my AR)at April 13, 2021 07:23 PM (09A+N)
Our cat loves hanging out with my husband in the basement workshop. They are best buds.Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:25 PM (oUcR5)
Catschunds?
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 07:12 PM (yixc7)
"Munchkins"...I think.
Posted by: BignJames at April 13, 2021 07:25 PM (AwYPR)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 13, 2021 07:26 PM (VI5YT)
I find that disturbing. I'm sure they have special needs. To deliberately breed for imperfections is terrible.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 07:27 PM (QOU0Y)
Posted by: Bete "
Your canine overlords refer to your wife as snack and to you as supper.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 07:27 PM (aUAch)
Posted by:COMountainMarieat April 13, 2021 07:26 PM (VI5YT)
I sent MisHum a picture of my cat for the Pet Thread. Do you ever check that out on Saturdays?Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:27 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (Dy90X)
Posted by: shibumi at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (tjZg/)
Like a Good Neighbor SvenStar is there.
Dairy Queen in Maryland (MD) | Dairy Queen Locations (usalocator.org)
There's a Peanut Buster Parfait there with Sven's name on it.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 07:24 PM (sd8p
It was so nice catching up with you the other day!
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (TdMsT)
I said howdy downstairs but everyone abandoned me.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (TdMsT)
*smiles uneasily*
How nice of you to come.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 13, 2021 07:22 PM (mht8P)
We have such sights to show you.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (DTX3h)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (M4H3U)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (Dy90X)
Ben Had--you're the best! But the corn tortilla chips are gluten free! In any case I don't want you to do anything special for me. I always manage!
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:30 PM (TdMsT)
Sooth "The Wizard of Oz" is a VERY different film after you watch "Under the Rainbow"....
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:30 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by:COMountainMarieat April 13, 2021 07:26 PM (VI5YT)
I know! Especially the last one about sexy Jill.
Posted by: wth at April 13, 2021 07:31 PM (v0R5T)
One of our cats is a munchkin. She wasn't bred that way; she is feral.
She does have special needs: more food.
Posted by: fluffy goes retro at April 13, 2021 07:31 PM (mbnBa)
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (TdMsT) *smiles uneasily*
How nice of you to come.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 13, 2021 07:22 PM (mht8P)
We have such sights to show you.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 07:28 PM (DTX3h)
All I can say is that I've seen some of the sights here, and they've, um, changed me. At least that what my therapist says...
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:31 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by:Sharon(willow's apprentice)at April 13, 2021 07:24 PM (sd8p
Posted by: Bete at April 13, 2021 07:31 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 07:33 PM (sd8p8)
I started calling them cattle.
MeoOOO
Posted by:the cattleat April 13, 2021 07:17 PM (v0R5T)
--------------------------My cat eats grass. I usually end up cleaning it up later.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 13, 2021 07:33 PM (CAJOC)
You are a kind soul. I kind of scream at the guys on the ranch to make a lot of noise before they start tractors or the big trucks out here to scare away the feral cats. They send me pics when a new kitty shows up. The white/mostly white calico cats don't last very long. I think they don't have good camouflage.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 07:34 PM (QOU0Y)
He just circles around it over and over and every time he gets to the front he pokes whoever is sitting there with his nose. He will literally do this for 30+ minutes.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at April 13, 2021 07:36 PM (52QgA)
Posted by: Only Context at April 13, 2021 07:36 PM (xEIoY)
Leash goes on cat before taking it anywhere. It was good to train them to walk with me. Works better with multiple cats. If one follows the other will join.
Posted by: DaveA at April 13, 2021 07:36 PM (FhXTo)
I have very mixed feelings about Maryland, we lived there when 9/11 happened. I had WONDERFUL times kayaking on the Chesapeake, but the Baltimorons earn their nom'd'guerre.
Sorry the range thing did not work out, the state gets kind of excited when you bring in out of state weaponry as well.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:36 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 13, 2021 07:38 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at April 13, 2021 07:34 PM (xopIz)
Not bad, of course I personally like "blue and gray" BUT I bet we can go all Blue Angels and strive for Blue and Gold.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:38 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: wth at April 13, 2021 07:38 PM (v0R5T)
I said howdy downstairs but everyone abandoned me.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:20 PM (TdMsT)
Hello, LadyL and hello, Ben Had! **hand kiss**
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 07:38 PM (2JVJo)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 07:40 PM (sd8p8)
How is the best-dressed man in the world?
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:40 PM (TdMsT)
I think it has something to do with being old, conservative and Chesterton Fence.
Now if we can just go to an 80 columns format most of the old timers will be over the moon.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 13, 2021 07:40 PM (FVrDO)
Spent the day shopping for flowers (there weren't that many -- this is Michigan, and we're due for at least one more Gotcha! ice storm -- and planting pansies. The weather was gorgeous, to lull us into complacency.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 13, 2021 07:40 PM (Dc2NZ)
Cool, as always comply with all local laws with the same ethical dedication democrats enforce ballot laws.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:41 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 13, 2021 07:42 PM (nxdel)
Brushy brushy
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2021 07:42 PM (KZzsI)
Is that true? I need to worm Carlos the feral again. He eats rats and mice. I've wormed him twice since I got him to stay at my house. He doesn't like getting medicine and he's huge.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 07:42 PM (QOU0Y)
My dog does the same thing when Mr. April is on his end of the couch. Tank puts his chin on the couch next to Mr. April and gives him the side-eye until he gets up and moves.
Posted by: April at April 13, 2021 07:42 PM (OX9vb)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2021 07:42 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:43 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 07:43 PM (sd8p8)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 13, 2021 07:42 PM (nxdel)
We sure do! I'll be home most of the day tomorrow if you're available!
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:43 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 13, 2021 07:44 PM (mzC78)
Could be, some folks just don't like change. I am not saying I am indifferent to the resumption of the old archives, but look Bob from the NSA's therapist is absolutely giddy that Bob's file load was just reduced by what 900,000,000 column spaces?
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:44 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: kraken at April 13, 2021 07:45 PM (6Je/Q)
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 13, 2021 07:45 PM (Dc2NZ)
We are down to the point of the project where we crawl through the spec doc to find out who's responsible for painting the conduits above the lighting grids in the studios.
Now usually this is the GC/EC responsibility but since everything got jacked up due to COVID bullshit, everybody's out of money and is looking at anyway to cut costs.
Fun times.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 13, 2021 07:47 PM (FVrDO)
I live in SW Louisiana, and work at a Federal Facility nearby. This is where the wife is retiring from Federal Service. Lad is in the National Guard here.
We are all contemplating "what comes next" for the family.
I used to tell a joke when people asked where I was living, "Like the plague we get around."
Less funny since the Feds blew up America over a .08% max lethality virus.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:47 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: kraken at April 13, 2021 07:47 PM (6Je/Q)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 13, 2021 07:48 PM (kTF2Z)
We have one of those atour house in Tejas. The flowers smell fantastic and the cones have bright red seeds and smell like pepper when you mulch them with the lawn mower. And Cardinals love them, too. Gotta rake the leaves though, they dont mulch worth a damn.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 13, 2021 07:49 PM (5XK0y)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 13, 2021 07:49 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: A dude in MI at April 13, 2021 07:50 PM (/6GbT)
Posted by: John Cena 2040 at April 13, 2021 07:50 PM (Oog2f)
I'm flying out in early May so I can attend my granddaughter's 8th birthday. I can't wait!
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:50 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 13, 2021 07:49 PM (nxdel)
That sounds good!
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 07:51 PM (TdMsT)
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Okay, I am trying to find the "new normal" given when I have a day off I am around.
Frankly, I have *always* liked the back-up site's interface better and wish Pixy et al would exert effort on perfecting it rather than resurrecting Minx .7a.....
but I am very obviously in the minority.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:51 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2021 07:51 PM (Cxk7w)
How is the best-dressed man in the world?
All right, all things considered. 262 more days until I retire (I hope) and can concentrate full-time on my writing.
And am waiting on an e-mail, but that's a story for another day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 07:51 PM (2JVJo)
Is that true? I need to worm Carlos the feral again. He eats rats and mice. I've wormed him twice since I got him to stay at my house. He doesn't like getting medicine and he's huge.
Posted by:CaliGirlat April 13, 2021 07:42 PM (QOU0Y)
------------------------Not necessarily. From my brief research, the cat may just have an upset stomach, or need to hork up a hairball.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 13, 2021 07:51 PM (CAJOC)
The ability to block quote.
And the ability to hide text in....
YMMV.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 13, 2021 07:52 PM (FVrDO)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 07:52 PM (sd8p8)
What he said!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 13, 2021 07:52 PM (mzC78)
Posted by:G'rump928(c)
Congratulations! It looked great the last time I saw pictures.Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 07:52 PM (gtatv)
Ah, Eris, you know I adore you! I promise to spend more time with you at the MoMe this year (if there is one, which I hope, and at the same place). I'll be bringing along a cooler full of champagne this time. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 07:52 PM (2JVJo)
Posted by: kraken at April 13, 2021 07:53 PM (6Je/Q)
VERY MUCH SO, it enables a lot of cognitive gags,
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:53 PM (Lzpvj)
Magnolia trees also have thick waxy leaves, and deer don't like that. The spot I want it planted at in up on a ledge overlooking the driveway, far enough from the grass to keep most of the leaves away from the yard.
I'm done with difficult plants, now I go for the ones that are bullet proof.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:53 PM (oUcR5)
Also the copying and pasting when quoting someone was a lot easier. It takes me forever on my phone now which is why I'm not commenting much. Not that you're missing out on any bons mots, of course.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 07:54 PM (wyw4S)
No, nothing yet. I'd like to hear, one way or another, just to get the expectation off my shoulders.
But in between the horse accident and the day-to-day business, I expect she's quite busy. It's fine.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 07:54 PM (2JVJo)
Congratulations! It looked great the last time I saw pictures.Posted by:AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 07:52 PM (gtatv)
I believe it will serve for my retirement lair. I mean, a volcano would have been better but whatchagonna do?
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 07:55 PM (yQpMk)
So that's definitely a good feature.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 13, 2021 07:55 PM (FVrDO)
Kids and grandkids are a big part of where I will wind up. Lad wants to go back to the Mountain West, wife wants to go to Ohio, and I want both to be near each other and am otherwise indifferent.
Congrats on the grandkids, they are the entire point of the exercise of the human endeavor.
the Olafsons wish you all happiness.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 07:56 PM (Lzpvj)
Is this format the new Normal for the HQ? Someone needs to revise the style guide if so.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:56 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:57 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 07:57 PM (wyw4S)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 07:55 PM (yQpMk)
All the good volcanos are taken.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 13, 2021 07:57 PM (mzC78)
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 07:57 PM (DTX3h)
Posted by: Birkenstock Cowboy at April 13, 2021 07:57 PM (WG2XP)
Will there be a sequel to the first cookbook?
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 07:59 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 07:59 PM (aUAch)
The state has many ways to deny you from exercising your inalienable rights, but, once you think about it, it is really for the good of all, Comrade Sharon!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 07:59 PM (hOUT3)
it's the astronomical symbol for Earth
Posted by: DB- just DB at April 13, 2021 07:59 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 07:59 PM (wyw4S)
And I learned today that South Dakota is the easiest state to declare as your domicile, if you live in a vehicle. I don't but I did find it interesting.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:00 PM (5HBd1)
All the good volcanos are taken.Posted by:Alberta Oil Peon at April 13, 2021 07:57 PM (mzC7
The market is just going crazy. Good craters are going for 25% over asking price, in cash. All the supervillains are trying go get out before the burning.
I can't compete with that.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 08:00 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:00 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by: DB- just DB at April 13, 2021 08:01 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:01 PM (wyw4S)
Way back in '94.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:02 PM (+WWsf)
Ah, Eris, you know I adore you! I promise to spend more time with you at the MoMe this year (if there is one, which I hope, and at the same place). I'll be bringing along a cooler full of champagne this time. . .Posted by:Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercingat April 13, 2021 07:52 PM (2JVJo)
Dang, the beast ate my entry! Anyway, next time I want to find a quiet corner and have real conversations with folks.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 13, 2021 08:02 PM (Dc2NZ)
The position of the horizontal rule makes it look like the person's name is actually part of the next post.
Visually jarring.
Maybe make the person's name and the time/date stamp italic or something, and put the line between posts, as God intended.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 13, 2021 08:02 PM (JZT2F)
There is a simple answer and that is to shoot outdoors. I have been spoiled by being able to shoot at a great outdoor range for my first experiences.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 08:03 PM (sd8p8)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:04 PM (oUcR5)
My dear Eris, wishing for a quiet corner at a MoMee, what a sheltered life you have led!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 08:04 PM (hOUT3)
All the way up to New England.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 08:05 PM (aUAch)
They sure are getting ballsy and unafraid, guess that Jan 6 battle didn't cause them to be to frightened
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2021 08:05 PM (Cxk7w)
Well, that's very kind of you and I do appreciate it, but I don't want to come off as pushy. I expect she'll get to it in her own time.
But I do thank you!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 08:05 PM (2JVJo)
Shooting through doors, with a shotgun, works, too.
Posted by: Gropin' Joe at April 13, 2021 08:05 PM (mzC78)
Finding a quiet spot at the Texas MoMe is a challenge. Well... there is that spot by the portapotty that most people don't use lmao!
Posted by: jewells45 at April 13, 2021 08:06 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 13, 2021 08:06 PM (OU+8W)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:06 PM (yixc7)
163 Antisocial, you are being quoted in 78 by Ladyl. It's hard to tell though because her comments, for reasons known only to the hamsters, are in light grey.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 07:59 PM (wyw4S)
Ah, thank you! Pixy mentioned he's making some tweaks soon so hopefully a shaded bounding box will be one of them.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 08:06 PM (DTX3h)
My dear Eris, wishing for a quiet corner at a MoMee, what a sheltered life you have led!
Posted by:Commissar Hrothgarat April 13, 2021 08:04 PM (hOUT3)
We've got to stop holding our events at MMA fights and speedways!
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 13, 2021 08:06 PM (Dc2NZ)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 08:07 PM (aUAch)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:07 PM (yixc7)
How can that be Constitutional? Illegal search & seizure, right?
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:07 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:08 PM (5HBd1)
hmm... better start hoarding empty soda and food cans
Posted by: DB- just DB at April 13, 2021 08:09 PM (iTXRQ)
Ah, thank you! Pixy mentioned he's making some tweaks soon so hopefully a shaded bounding box will be one of them.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 08:06 PM (DTX3h)
Maybe blinking neon green with a snakey red ribbon
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 08:09 PM (aUAch)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 08:09 PM (sd8p8)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:10 PM (5HBd1)
Posted by: DB- just DB at April 13, 2021 08:10 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: clutch cargo - may contain traces of at April 13, 2021 08:10 PM (4FeUN)
G'rump928, are you moving? Where are you looking to move to?Posted by:ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:04 PM (oUcR5)
Oh no. I am stuck here in my ridiculously overvalued property in Lower Alabama, land rich and cash poor. I thought that when I retired we would sell this place and buy a mountaintop in the very northeast corner of Alabama near Mrs928's BFF but no, Mrs928 wants to die here, so I built a 40x30x14 metal building for me to spend my retirement in.
My next move will be to the family plot in Runnels County Texas.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 08:10 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:11 PM (yixc7)
Pixy is male, I believe.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 08:12 PM (2JVJo)
It is known.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:12 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:13 PM (5HBd1)
196 Don't get me started on refrigerators. I've spent my entire life in search of a refrigerator that gets properly cold.Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:11 PM (yixc7)
My freezer is the issue. It is not warm, just not cold enough. Like it is caught in a perpetual defrosting cycle.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 08:14 PM (lmikk)
One thing to remember about shooting rifles or shotguns indoors is that the blast and concussion of anything other than a .22 LR is aggravated compared with non magnum handguns.
Usually best to wear earplugs plus ear muffs to block noise and the polite thing to do is situate yourself if able at the far ends of the range line as some of the semi auto rifles have quite energetic ejection of hot brass.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:15 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 08:15 PM (QOU0Y)
My next move will be to the family plot in Runnels County Texas.
Posted by:G'rump928(c)at April 13, 2021 08:10 PM (yQpMk)
Many years from now I hope!
We're not moving, either. The Mister & I decided that this is where we'll be if anyone is looking for us, ha!
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:15 PM (oUcR5)
201 Pixy identifies as an Intel Processor.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:13 PM (pUDQf)
His dead name is, "6502".
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 08:15 PM (DTX3h)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:16 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 08:17 PM (PiXy!)
I believe it will serve for my retirement lair. I mean, a volcano would have been better but whatchagonna do?
Posted by: G'rump928(c)
In my case I'm buying a place in May that has a 3 door RV garage. It's much faster than building; but, costs a tad more.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 08:17 PM (gtatv)
No statute of limitations on murder. Glad they caught the SOB.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:17 PM (oUcR5)
208 Who needs a refrigerator when you can bury your food in a backyard hole full of sawdust and ice blocks?Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:16 PM (+WWsf)
This guy is thinking ahead to the burning times.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 08:17 PM (lmikk)
My freezer is the issue. It is not warm, just not cold enough. Like it is caught in a perpetual defrosting cycle.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
My Maytag doesn't like it when its freezer is more than half full.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:18 PM (yixc7)
201 Pixy identifies as an Intel Processor.
Posted by: AlaBAMA
Nah. Motorola.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 08:17 PM (PiXy
My apologies. I shouldn't have presumed.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:18 PM (pUDQf)
That must be huge!
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 08:18 PM (yQpMk)
CaliGirl, What closure for the family even as nothing can remove the pain.
Wanted to say that gators are an indispensable gift to all farmers and ranchers.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 13, 2021 08:19 PM (Dy90X)
Posted by:whig
This. I learned the hard way. The instructor was nice enough to meet me alone on a Sat. to pass my ccp.
Posted by: Infidel at April 13, 2021 08:19 PM (E0OEG)
Posted by:Walter Freemanat April 13, 2021 08:00 PM (+WWsf)
-----------------------Enjoy. They haven't extended it to my 'burb yet. Of course, it's snowing and cold, so that might keep the rioting to a minimum.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 13, 2021 08:20 PM (CAJOC)
Weak compressors. Weak fans; bad circulation. Cheap, cheap, cheap.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:21 PM (yixc7)
They still haven't found her. Some guy did a podcast and I think he found some witnesses or something. The name of the podcast was something like in my own backyard. I pray they find her, I feel bad for her parents.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 08:21 PM (QOU0Y)
Posted by: Ladyl at April 13, 2021 08:22 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 08:22 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:22 PM (pO7gM)
Nah. Motorola.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 08:17 PM
Unlike Brie Larson, the 68000's flat-address space was welcome.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 13, 2021 08:23 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 08:23 PM (sd8p8)
I prefer owning discs, but that's probably cheaper than renting them individually.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:23 PM (raxkn)
He is, and he posted yesterday; okay for now.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:23 PM (+WWsf)
Garage envy posts incoming!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 08:25 PM (hOUT3)
Why yes, yes it is. 26x56.
Posted by:AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 08:23 PM (gtatv)
Nice, and yet, amazingly, a man's crap expands to fill all available space.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 08:25 PM (yQpMk)
http://bitly.ws/cIsx
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at April 13, 2021 08:25 PM (sWM8x)
I just looked this story up, and they haven't found her body yet. What a terrible crime.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:25 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:26 PM (wyw4S)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:26 PM (5HBd1)
Found a bad spot in an old No. 4 Enfield rifle's barrel that was collecting some fouling near the bore. Used Iosso bore paste and made it a bit slicker. The nice thing about the rigid bore scope by Teslong is that it has inches marked on the shaft (no jokes please) so that you know the precise area where to focus your attentions.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:26 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: Pesos Pete at April 13, 2021 08:26 PM (S4jmh)
Why yes, yes it is. 26x56.
Posted by:AZ deplorable moronat April 13, 2021 08:23 PM (gtatv)
Size Matters!
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:27 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:28 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 08:28 PM (sd8p8)
How do I qualify for the Highlight Membership? It's groovy man.Posted by: Pesos Pete at April 13, 2021 08:26 PM (S4jmh)
You have to have gone to high school with Walter Freeman, apparently.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:29 PM (wyw4S)
Please. All my Ferraris wouldn't fit in such a unsatisfactory garage size.
Posted by:AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:28 PM (pUDQf)
As an RV garage, it's tall enough for a car elevator. Like Romney and the Green Hornet.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 08:29 PM (yQpMk)
Buy any size tool box, and eventually you'll fill it, even if you thought it was 10x the size you'll ever need.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:30 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:30 PM (wyw4S)
Peace and blessings to you all.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 13, 2021 08:30 PM (U2p+3)
Garage envy posts incoming!
Posted by:Commissar Hrothgar
Grumpy928 started it! I was just driving by the place (weekly for the last year after kayaking at Canyon Lake AZ) and boom, the missus saw the sign. We looked, we purchased. Our current abode sold last Thursday. Possession occurs the 1st week in May.Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 08:31 PM (gtatv)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:31 PM (+WWsf)
However, refrigerators and freezers are pretty energy efficient if you limit the time that you open and shut them and you can also add additional insulation outside of the case (just don't block airflow to the coils.).
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:32 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by:AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:28 PM (pUDQf)
As an RV garage, it's tall enough for a car elevator. Like Romney and the Green Hornet.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 08:29 PM (yQpMk
But then where would I put my RVs?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:33 PM (pUDQf)
Rumor has it that the perp had serious connections to / dirt on / was a supplier to the local popo, and that the true story will come out once everyone who could be compromised is dead.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 08:33 PM (2JVJo)
The thing I liked about Days Gone is that it was actually counter culture to a lot of modern video game stories. You instead started out with a character who was gone into depression and nihilism and slowly (over the course of the story) 'woke up'.
Spoiler (highlight): It had an unapologetic happy ending- how often do we get that?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 08:33 PM (lmikk)
Geo-Thermal heating and cooling.
If I built my Evil Lair, it would be inside a mountain side, like on Stargate SG-1.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:34 PM (yixc7)
Don't make me whip out my drop shadowed white text on an orange background in a green rounded corner small box, bluebell! Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:31 PM (+WWsf)
You mustn't! My poor eyes couldn't take it. Have a heart, pal.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:35 PM (wyw4S)
But I am interested in all the new technology that can be efficiently run on batteries. I will likely pick up a deep cycle battery or two and a small gas generator to start out. Not sure I'm ready for solar, until I find out where I'm going to stay.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:35 PM (5HBd1)
The long-armed cat vs the short-armed cat video is hilarious. Anyone else an older brother?
Posted by: Someguy - Former Red Turban now Enterprising Warlord at April 13, 2021 07:02 PM (z5Vrg)
Short-armed cat makes me think of *check thread* ATC.
Posted by: 4 at April 13, 2021 08:36 PM (KnJdm)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 08:36 PM (sd8p8)
Walter Freeman wrote:Did you use a div or a p?Don't make me whip out my drop shadowed white text on an orange background in a green rounded corner small box, bluebell!
Posted by: Axeman at April 13, 2021 08:36 PM (Eicbe)
There are lots more of these cases, so sad.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:37 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:38 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by:whigat April 13, 2021 08:38 PM (pO7gM)
Will she be wearing a maternity uniform?Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:39 PM (oUcR5)
235 Hallo Pixy! Any good news for us? Hamsters doing okay in their strengthening program?The datacenter expects 100% of servers to be back online by end of day Friday, though I don't have anything specific for our server. Then we'll need to figure out whether we switch back, move this software over to the main server (which is 4x faster than this one so it will run much better), or what.Posted by: bluebell
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 08:40 PM (PiXy!)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:40 PM (5HBd1)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:41 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by: chango lot at April 13, 2021 08:42 PM (g741k)
Have been advised, that you do need to run gas through one about once a year or so to keep the gaskets from leaking.
The spring houses that I have seen are mostly in the rolling hills areas before you come upon mountain ranges.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:42 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:42 PM (pUDQf)
*flamethrows 4*
Posted by: alexthechick - boobs and hysteria at April 13, 2021 08:43 PM (GbPPJ)
I'm looking to buy in east TN, unless I change my mind when I see it. I think they have a hill or two. And that's good advice on the generator.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:43 PM (5HBd1)
Maybe in a couple of weeks with all the vaccinations going on, things will loosend up.
I'm pretty sure Science has determined that the lockdowns have to be twice as thorough after everyone is vaccinated.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:43 PM (yK9py)
The writers could watch Enemy Mine to see how it was done.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:44 PM (pO7gM)
I bought a small rolling Craftsman toolbox and put a 2'x3' wood top on it, with a 2'x3' piece of Stainless Steel sheet metal over the wood. Then, on one corner I have a Bench Vise, and on the opposite corner is a Bench Grinder. Both tools are attached via bolts with wing nuts for easy removal in case I want to use the entire table-top to work on something big.
It's small, but this cart of mine can roll anywhere in the garage or outside in the driveway to work on stuff.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:44 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: DB- just DB at April 13, 2021 08:44 PM (iTXRQ)
I am adaptable, so either one is good enough for me.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:44 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:44 PM (+WWsf)
264 Aetius451AD, Hollywood's creative energies are dead so to get films financed, they keep trying to reuse old intellectual property with minimal rewriting. Eventually, they will dispose of actors and simply deepfake the remakes. Can's say I am looking forward to seeing the deepfake gender switch of Tom Cruise in Topgun 2029 in a greenscreened F35.Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:38 PM (pO7gM)
Agreed for films, certainly. Games have been resistant to it somewhat so far. Just kind of pisses me off because usually Sony have made good decisions. Plus, I would prefer to see a game that actually has a hopeful message rather than another rehash of the dark, nihilistic shit from TLOU.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 08:44 PM (lmikk)
I've seen nice looking ones at Sams and Costco for $500-$600 or so. Not little quiet Honda sized ones, though, but run small AC sized ones. Which is not a bad thing.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:45 PM (yK9py)
Nope. I didn't get almost assaulted on the way to or from work today! Victory!
*waves at AtC*
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 13, 2021 08:45 PM (U2p+3)
Personally, if I had a vote, then I'd vote for the old software
Dance with the one that brung ya
Posted by: DB- just DB at April 13, 2021 08:46 PM (iTXRQ)
All I ask, and I think I speak for many of us 29-year-olds, is that we get our lovely, dear grey boxes back so we can clearly see the separation between comments. Some of us don't remember to eat our carrots every day.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:46 PM (wyw4S)
*flamethrows some moar*
Posted by: alexthechick - boobs and hysteria at April 13, 2021 08:46 PM (GbPPJ)
Check out Lowes. They sell a red one and a black. For some reason, the same black tool box is priced at less than half the price of a red box, but the black ones are hard to find.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:46 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:43 PM (yK9py)
Scientisits have coveted total political control under the auspices of crisis management since the late 1800s. The second forgotten warning by Ike on his way out the door was an Academic/Political/Science complex being as dangerous to American liberty as the Military-Industrial.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (Lzpvj)
*flamethrows 4*
Posted by: alexthechick - boobs and hysteria at April 13, 2021 08:43 PM (GbPPJ)
He deserved it. That whole AtC has short arms like a tyrannosaurus is uncalled for.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (pUDQf)
There are a lot of these cases that are horrifying.
The murder suspects parents still live in old arroyo grande, or the village. Supporters put up a billboard right near the murder suspects house. The thing that really helped is the podcast. I listened to it when it came out. Sadly publicity seems to not always help.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (QOU0Y)
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (yK9py)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:43 PM
Give these folks a watch, it might help with questions you might have: https://tinyurl.com/6yyv6tt9
Posted by: Bert G at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (sAW0o)
NST, I am partial to East TN myself. You might also want to check out mid TN close to Huntsville AL. Good medical and shopping facilities in Huntsville area with the tax advantages of TN.
This is good advice. South Pittsburgh, Hollywood, and other areas between Chattanooga and Huntsville have LOTS of great things within an hour's drive and still quiet, rural lifestyles.
Also Piggly Wigglys.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:49 PM (yK9py)
Considering these masks are all made by slave labor in Chy-nah with a certificate stating they are non-medical disposable masks, I think you need to wear the entire boxfull just to be safe!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 08:49 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:49 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:50 PM (pO7gM)
The murder suspects parents still live in old arroyo grande, or the village. Supporters put up a billboard right near the murder suspects house. The thing that really helped is the podcast. I listened to it when it came out. Sadly publicity seems to not always help.
Posted by:CaliGirlat April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (QOU0Y)
I am glad they got them. I think they have known for years who it was.Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 13, 2021 08:50 PM (M+Lyo)
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (QOU0Y)
There was a murder case in Vidor Texas like that, the father is convinced that the DA knows precisely who killed his daughter and is sitting on it.
Unfortunately politicized law enforcement is the new normal and "justice" and "the law" are going to be as far apart as heaven is wide.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:50 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:51 PM (oUcR5)
Their Truth is Supreme. Their Science is Supreme.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:51 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 13, 2021 08:51 PM (sd8p8)
Scientisits have coveted total political control under the auspices of crisis management since the late 1800s. The second forgotten warning by Ike on his way out the door was an Academic/Political/Science complex being as dangerous to American liberty as the Military-Industrial.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (Lzpvj)
This.
Also, I wish I could figure out why some comments force me to put a line in and others do not. Do not like the lines.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 08:51 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 08:52 PM (OED7z)
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 13, 2021 08:52 PM (OPD+s)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 08:52 PM (yixc7)
I can't believe that the old software worked for as long as it did. Every day I have to update one app or another. The geeks are always coming up with something new.
I still long for the internet of 1998-2002 on a modern system.
Isn't it weird how things don't feel that much faster because they keep figuring out ways to flood the pipes?
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:52 PM (yK9py)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 08:51 PM (oUcR5)
The prevailing attitude in the tech world is "we finally got it working boys let's fix it!"
It was a testament to the wise restraint of Pixy and Ace that they left well enough alone for so long.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:53 PM (Lzpvj)
Equal justice (on this earth) is just an idea!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 08:53 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 08:54 PM (5HBd1)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:54 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (Lzpvj)
Today's social scientists were yesterday's religious inquisitors. When people crap on organized religion they tend to forget where the goal posts actually are...
Posted by: CppThis at April 13, 2021 08:54 PM (zcf1k)
I doubt anyone truly foresaw what America's universities have become.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:54 PM (+WWsf)
288 Thanks for the update, Pixy. We are grateful for all you are doing for us, and I'm sure you would be picking up a few grey hairs from this were you not 29 like the rest of us.
All I ask, and I think I speak for many of us 29-year-olds, is that we get our lovely, dear grey boxes back so we can clearly see the separation between comments. Some of us don't remember to eat our carrots every day.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:46 PM (wyw4S)
div.content > div > div[id^="c"] {
background-color: #EEEEEE;
} Seriously, I think this is all it would take at least to get us started.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 08:55 PM (DTX3h)
===
No one asked me, but software that gives best filter against trolls, mobys and other miscreants is best.
Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 13, 2021 08:55 PM (Q9SFr)
Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 13, 2021 08:55 PM (Q9SFr)
Isn't it weird how things don't feel that much faster because they keep figuring out ways to flood the pipes?
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 08:52 PM (yK9py)
The heady days of Netscape and Webcrawler. The internet was truly the wild west back then. BEFORE weaponized social media.
It was glorious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 08:55 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:56 PM (wyw4S)
Have fun at Dairy Queen, Sharon! 😄 Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:52 PM (wyw4S)
Sharon's going to DQ?
*yells*
Sharon, get me a Reese's blizzard!
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 08:56 PM (OED7z)
He deserved it. That whole AtC has short arms like a tyrannosaurus is uncalled for.
Posted by:AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:47 PM (pUDQf)
Her Grace's adorably Grrry Hands require it.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 08:56 PM (yQpMk)
Their headline for the Duante Wright shooting:
Protests (lolgfy) after officer 'accidentally' shoots Duante Wright.
Yes, the put accidentally in air quotes.
This is why the media is a public enemy.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 08:56 PM (pUDQf)
If they are going to CGI even the actors, why not CGI the aircraft so that the Chinese audiences can see "Tom Cruise" in a Chengdu J-20.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 13, 2021 08:57 PM (OPD+s)
I had a conversation with a junior NCO in the field yesterday, the lad has an analytic mind and is roughly 23 and views "religion" as the causative of the GWoT.
I explained to him politely that he was close, the issue with regards to the cognitive battlefield is dogmatism, and dogmatism can disguise itself as religion, science, legalism or a multitude of thought constructs.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:57 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 08:57 PM (DTX3h)
That is why I prefer to call it the legal process rather than justice.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:58 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:58 PM (+WWsf)
Some of us don't remember to eat our carrots every day. Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:46 PM (wyw4S)
Carrots, yuck.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 08:58 PM (OED7z)
I think the Global Communist intelligence agencies had a pretty good idea, given their purposeful subversive attacks on first the UK and then the US were by design.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 08:58 PM (Lzpvj)
323 Antisocial, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but that didn't really help.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:56 PM (wyw4S)
True! But, it'll help once it's appended to site.css.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 08:59 PM (DTX3h)
That is also why I still have a copy of the original version of Star Wars where Han shot first.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 08:59 PM (pO7gM)
Just another propaganda attempt to force you into thinking you're a bad person if you don't agree with Frankie Fabulous' "thinking" on migrants, Gaia and morality.
Benedict is the pope, not this mincing heresiarch.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 09:00 PM (2JVJo)
332 Netscape? Pffft! Bring back Mosaic from NCSA @ UIUC.Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 08:58 PM (+WWsf)
Telnet.
Gotta check my EEEEEEEEE-mail.*
*it was an in-joke among my friends 25 years ago.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:00 PM (lmikk)
Moron Robbie, And Huntsville has a great Space Museum although with a twinge of sadness recalling better times when our government could and did put people on the moon and we developed our tech via people spread throughout our country.
(fistbump)
Every time we go by we leave a banana on Mrs. Baker's headstone, and the last few years I've been taking a marker or pen and drawing a black spade next to the word rickl on the banana before I place it.
Hang dai, rickl.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:00 PM (yK9py)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 13, 2021 09:01 PM (5HBd1)
short arms like a tyrannosaurus is uncalled for.
Dad Joke Time:
Why can't a tyrannosaurus rex clap?
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:02 PM (yK9py)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:02 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by: Neo at April 13, 2021 09:04 PM (X5CsJ)
Why can't a tyrannosaurus rex clap?
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:02 PM (yK9py
I'll bite.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 09:04 PM (pUDQf)
He simply carried out the trends that he saw from the sixties to their logical extreme.
PCU, the movie, is also prescient but about a decade or so later.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:05 PM (pO7gM)
Not gonna lie, I pirated 4K77. First time in about a decade that I hoist that black flag, but it's the only way to get the real movie these days.
Posted by: CppThis at April 13, 2021 09:05 PM (zcf1k)
Brings back memories arguing about pine or elm.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:04 PM (+WWsf)
Those were servers, right? Seems like we had different names...Colors? Damn time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:05 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 09:05 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Jimco Industries at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (buTO7)
Well, Atheism in the form of Statism in all of its manifestations: Marxism, Democratic Socialism, Fascism, Stalinism, Mao... gave us over two hundred million dead in the span of a couple generations.
And that doesn't count the slaughter of babies, performed in the name of Margaret Sanger.
And it really serves no one well when every faith system is lumped in the general category of "religion".
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (OPD+s)
[100 Aceloos for who can tell that joke]
Posted by: Just The Punchline at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (+WWsf)
You had gray boxes this whole time!
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (pUDQf)
Hats off Pixy, I owe you an internet beer mate.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:07 PM (yK9py)
Some did. That's the problem with letting public schools get away from the Three Rs - once they start working in morals, ethics, and civics ? Then it's all up to how those in charge view those topics. And those topics - despite the cries of many here - are indeed subjective. Here's the blind spot - a lot of folks just always assumed their views would remain, if not the mainstream views, at least the dominant views. Always beware of what powers you give government - because "your side" won't always be in charge. What's "right" and "wrong" may be static in your mind. That's not how it works, however, in the public consciousness. Right and Wrong are topics best taught at home - and nowhere else.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:07 PM (2sSe/)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:07 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 09:08 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 09:08 PM (OED7z)
This is like very old times, except it's missing the option to make your comment in another box.
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 09:08 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 09:08 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: CppThis at April 13, 2021 09:09 PM (zcf1k)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:09 PM (+WWsf)
Pixy, you sneaky bastard!
You had gray boxes this whole time!Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (pUDQf)
Makes me think of a House episode: The aces were there all the time!!!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:09 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 09:09 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:09 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:09 PM (2sSe/)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 13, 2021 09:10 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 09:10 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (QOU0Y)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (+WWsf)
360 If you ask me, fucking with site wide CSS during active comment hours seems like Ghostbusters type crossing the streams!
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (+WWsf)
Looks like changes to both code and CSS. Even closer to your analogy!
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (DTX3h)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: CppThis at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (zcf1k)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: That guy who bitches about everything at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (W4eKo)
And I want a pony, too!Posted by:Ungrateful loaf at April 13, 2021 09:11 PM (63Dwl)
Keep digging!
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Puddleglum, future Tyrell Corp employee at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (lBRPF)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (wyw4S)
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: Jimco Industries at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (buTO7)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (+WWsf)
If you ask me, fucking with site wide CSS during active comment hours seems like Ghostbusters type crossing the streams!
I kind of love it. It doesn't get much more HQ than that without mistakenly dumping the site and accidentally redirecting to bustylesbianmilfs dot com.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:13 PM (yK9py)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 13, 2021 09:13 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 13, 2021 09:13 PM (yQpMk)
Well, Atheism in the form of Statism in all of its manifestations: Marxism, Democratic Socialism, Fascism, Stalinism, Mao... gave us over two hundred million dead in the span of a couple generations.
And that doesn't count the slaughter of babies, performed in the name of Margaret Sanger.
And it really serves no one well when every faith system is lumped in the general category of "religion".
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (OPD+s)
The mental gymnastics the superstatists engage in has them able to credit Stalin and Pol Pot's kills to "capitalism" at which point no matter what their IQ you can safely dismiss their analytic ability for life.
The unassailable reality is command economics uncoupled from Abrahamic based morality ROUTINELY murders 20% of its population when it fails period.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:14 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 09:14 PM (wyw4S)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 09:14 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Spaulding Smails at April 13, 2021 09:14 PM (ZSK0i)
Pixy, you're the best. I'd like to make you a sammich.
Posted by: screaming in digital at April 13, 2021 09:14 PM (kTRt4)
411 And pixy is probably sitting there: huh, I could have done that days ago.Fixing the load times was the top priority. Not much point making it pretty if the page takes two minutes to load...Posted by: Aetius451AD
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 09:14 PM (PiXy!)
Posted by: Puddleglum, future Tyrell Corp employee at April 13, 2021 09:14 PM (lBRPF)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:15 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:15 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 09:15 PM (pUDQf)
Agreed. But my man - it runs both ways. I've have several heated conversations - nose to nose in a couple cases - with public school teachers that have the "from bell to bell, your child is mine" attitude. No - my kid is not yours to do with as you wish. Cross lines, and there will be consequences. Some public school employees eagerly assume the mantle of surrogate - even when told they aren't welcome to do so.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:15 PM (2sSe/)
409 This newsgroup really pops in my Netscape Navigator 1.7.
Posted by: Jimco Industries at April 13, 2021 09:12 PM (buTO7)
I wish these fuckers would post some damn .PARs.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 13, 2021 09:17 PM (DTX3h)
they make such niiiiice tight comments
give us a blog-uh-og that makes sense
makes you think every one is free to say- ay- ay
Posted by: DB- just DB at April 13, 2021 09:17 PM (iTXRQ)
"I couldn't be bothered to have kids, so I am borrowing yours."
//Mewissa Hawiss Pewwy
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:18 PM (Lzpvj)
Some of us don't remember to eat our carrots every day. Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 08:46 PM
Ah, lovely bluebell, I've heard tell of a cookbook filled with recipes of awe, which surely would have one or two that would be so tempting as to induce paroxysms of hippocampic fixation.
Should that not prove sufficient, isn't there a Commentator BCochran renown for his carrot artistry who might assist?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 13, 2021 09:18 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:18 PM (L2ZTs)
3...2...1 Now, could we also have...Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 13, 2021 09:16 PM (kTF2Z)
Read upthread, you mindreader.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 09:18 PM (wyw4S)
If only there wasn't always one missing segment on major public servers!
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:19 PM (+WWsf)
And everyone, I know it's not exactly like the old place, but let's be thankful for what Pixy's brought us so far. IMHO this is like finding a nice Motel 6 on your path after a long, long trek lost in the desert-- don't complain just because there's no bidet in the bathroom. ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:19 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:19 PM (2sSe/)
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 13, 2021 09:06 PM (OPD+s)
There is a difference between religion and superstition. One is based upon evidence and philosophy, the other is just a bunch of made-up crap that cannot be defended and makes its adherents a bit rabid.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 13, 2021 09:19 PM (okGHj)
Should that not prove sufficient, isn't there a Commentator BCochran renown for his carrot artistry who might assist?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 13, 2021 09:18 PM (DMUuz)
Well see, that's the problem. He's cornered the carrot market and the rest of us live in a carrot desert.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 09:20 PM (wyw4S)
I like it here, I also like the fact Bob from the NSA has a much emptier desk these days.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:20 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:19 PM (L2ZTs)
Luckily, I didn't come here to wash my backside.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 13, 2021 09:20 PM (okGHj)
https://youtu.be/tI1JGPhYBS8
Not a fan of zombie cinema but this actually looks fun.
Posted by: Sharkman at April 13, 2021 09:20 PM (6bsmf)
lol. Yep.
Posted by: Infidel at April 13, 2021 09:21 PM (E0OEG)
Agreed. But my man - it runs both ways. I've have several heated conversations - nose to nose in a couple cases - with public school teachers that have the "from bell to bell, your child is mine" attitude. No - my kid is not yours to do with as you wish. Cross lines, and there will be consequences. Some public school employees eagerly assume the mantle of surrogate - even when told they aren't welcome to do so.
You misspledd "power trip."
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 13, 2021 09:21 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 09:21 PM (wyw4S)
Well, don't keep us all in suspense.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 13, 2021 09:21 PM (fLVm1)
Should that not prove sufficient, isn't there a Commentator BCochran renown for his carrot artistry who might assist? Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 13, 2021 09:18 PM (DMUuz)Cochran no longer holds the title for most abominable chili. Nurse Ratched, who should know better, Puts fish sauce in her chili. :
:Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 13, 2021 09:21 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:21 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by: Sharkman at April 13, 2021 09:20 PM (6bsmf)
The one I saw had either a cover of 'the Gambler' but it did sound like Kenny Rigers but not the normal version I remember. Faster paced.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:22 PM (lmikk)
Oh I missed them so.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 13, 2021 09:22 PM (fLVm1)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 09:23 PM (wyw4S)
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at April 13, 2021 09:23 PM (IYHxL)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 09:23 PM (PiXy!)
That has to be something fixable I hope. It's just weird.
Sorry. Since were addressing stuff.
I will live with it if we must.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 13, 2021 09:23 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 09:23 PM (aUAch)
Religion, or a bunch of made-up crap that cannot be defended?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 13, 2021 09:24 PM (fLVm1)
Posted by: DB- just DB: Zombie Duke of Edinburgh at April 13, 2021 09:24 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:24 PM (L2ZTs)
Also, I wrote it all myself, so I mostly know how it works.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (PiXy!)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (fLVm1)
Allegedly my rifle and ammo arrives on Friday. Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at April 13, 2021 09:23 PM (IYHxL)
Whoo!! Exciting!
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (OED7z)
Posted by:thathalfrican
Please tell me they did not ship it Fedex!!!
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (pO7gM)
No, just a Bodett outside leaving the damned light on!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (2JVJo)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by
uke Lowell
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 09:25 PM (gtatv)
Vi was always best.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 09:05 PM
VI's only saving grace is that it's on every *nix box in the Solar System. Maybe beyond.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 13, 2021 09:26 PM (DMUuz)
And that, dear friends, is all I've got.
Posted by: RI Red at April 13, 2021 09:26 PM (OQrdk)
Posted by: SMH at April 13, 2021 09:26 PM (bSYFV)
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at April 13, 2021 09:26 PM (IYHxL)
Posted by: Infidel at April 13, 2021 09:26 PM (E0OEG)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: davidt at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (EdQIG)
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (Mzdiz)
Feature, not a bug. Commies don't want anything even approaching a middle class. Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (b8eqQ)
To be fair, Zoro did fight for de peeple.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (fLVm1)
When the wife retires Pixy, I may want to hire you for a side gig.
Not kidding, I am thinking about going public and running a webcast semi-news aggregator broad spectrum suite.
If you think back to my twitter life, I am a fairly good explainer of econ and have swayed some minorities over the years beginning in high school to Friedman thinking.
If I have to leave my current job, I will need a new side hustle.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by
uncanthrax
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (gtatv)
When the wife retires Pixy, I may want to hire you for a side gig.
Not kidding, I am thinking about going public and running a webcast semi-news aggregator broad spectrum suite.
If you think back to my twitter life, I am a fairly good explainer of econ and have swayed some minorities over the years beginning in high school to Friedman thinking.
If I have to leave my current job, I will need a new side hustle.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (oUcR5)
Yeah - but that's the bitch, ain't it ? Most people that seek power do so for the trip. Here's where I think we're fvcked - we've got over our skates, as a civilization. We just ain't fit to wield the power we've got. So - I think we're going to step backward a bit. I don't know how far. Logic would say - to at least a level that we're able to sustain.
For the record - the Greatest Generation couldn't wield this power worth a shit either, so I don't want to hear anything about how much better it used to be. Wrecking something of this magnitude takes time - they just did their part early. But the seeds were sewn back then and even earlier. We've just got the dubious honor of living through the part where everything falls to shit slowly - then all at once.
Maybe we're just doomed to rinse and repeat - until enough people understand that those that seek power do so for the trip.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:29 PM (2sSe/)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:29 PM (L2ZTs)
that'll make over 1600 rounds of pistol ammo
Posted by: DB- just DB: Zombie Duke of Edinburgh at April 13, 2021 09:29 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2021 09:31 PM (b8eqQ)
Posted by: SMH at April 13, 2021 09:26 PM (bSYFV)
Yes, because what family member WOULDN'T want you to show up and call them a racist? They sure have been missing out this past year.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 09:32 PM (OED7z)
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:15 PM (2sSe/)
I've taken to deprogramming my son when he comes home and then sending him back with facts. He's not gonna be very well liked next year when he goes back to high school, I think.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 13, 2021 09:33 PM (okGHj)
Not kidding, I am thinking about going public and running a webcast semi-news aggregator broad spectrum suite.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:28 PM (Lzpvj)
PopulistPress & CFP are trying but they don't match the original Drudge.
Go for it. You know there will be support from here.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 09:33 PM (aUAch)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2021 09:33 PM (b8eqQ)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 13, 2021 09:33 PM (a4EWo)
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Nope. No no no.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 13, 2021 09:34 PM (kTF2Z)
Also Bing. Didn't block that one.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 09:34 PM (PiXy!)
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 13, 2021 09:34 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by:thathalfrican
Just stay on top of it if they miss their delivery date and don't wait to squawk to Fedex and the shipper. The usual problem I have with Fedex is when it is combined with the USPS because it allows each to point fingers at the other. But, the only two packages I have had lost recently have been with Fedex but as you say, some places do not have a choice.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:34 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 13, 2021 09:33 PM (okGHj)"
The girls will think he's cool.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 09:35 PM (aUAch)
Posted by: SMH at April 13, 2021 09:26 PM (bSYFV)
I'm pretty clear on what my response would be. I assume yours would pan out about the same.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 13, 2021 09:35 PM (okGHj)
The girls will think he's cool.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 09:35 PM (aUAch)
So far, this has not been a problem.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 13, 2021 09:35 PM (okGHj)
488 Tell, me what is this Minx software, the current version of which seems to say it's "1.1.6c-pink"? I assume it's the software that runs the forum, the old being some alpha version, but I can't get any hits for Minx as some forum/blog type software.Yep, I wrote it myself in disgust at the state of blogging software. Having seen how things have gone since, I think made the right call.Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 09:36 PM (PiXy!)
Posted by: SMH at April 13, 2021 09:36 PM (bSYFV)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:36 PM (+WWsf)
"Why does Miss Piggy douche with honey?"
"Because Kermit likes sweet and sour pork."
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 13, 2021 09:36 PM (L2ZTs)
Homeschooling is always an option. About half of my cowokers at the last job were doing it. Yes, it may involve one of the parents dropping out of the workforce or not be viable in the case of divorce...but...that's kind of my point, many of my fellow millennials are screwed up due to their unwitting participation in a failed social experiment to see what happens when both parents go wheeeee all day errday with the social collective backing them up on it. Gen X experienced this too, to a lesser degree.
Now, it should be noted that I'm rather libertarian on most social issues and furthermore don't think it matters overmuch which half of the marriage plays the role of domestic spouse, but I'm also a hardline empiricist and the said experiment has demonstrated quite strongly that one of them does need to do it.
Posted by: CppThis at April 13, 2021 09:36 PM (zcf1k)
that'll make over 1600 rounds of pistol ammo
Posted by
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If you watch news stories about scary men with guns, you now qualify as having an arsenal of high powered weapons and massive stocks of ammunition.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:37 PM (pO7gM)
Thanks, I know I have lots of friendly acquaintances here. At the end of the day I will finally be freed to post under my name and have the weight of accountability for my views. The loss of "The Real Drudge" to whatever the hell the site has devolved to, and Limbaugh may well cripple the right for a decade.
These fights the Asa Hutchinsons refuse to have are intrinsic to the survival of western civ.
That is not hyperbole, and he is a bigger cuck than the NRO crowd.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:37 PM (Lzpvj)
I'm not following. When I visit my son and his leftist wife, I do not discuss politics with them. It's like trying to teach a pig to sing. It annoys the pig and is a waste of your time.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 09:38 PM (oUcR5)
520 Anyone else gonna mention that the weak CAPTCHA features British, but more likely, Canadian spelling of color?! I'm not sure how I feel about that.Aussie.Posted by: Walter Freeman
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2021 09:38 PM (PiXy!)
I see. Good on you.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 13, 2021 09:38 PM (Mzdiz)
Maybe we're just doomed to rinse and repeat - until enough people understand that those that seek power do so for the trip.
There's a name for that mental illness and it need to become ubiquitous along with the symptoms. The first one being running for orifice. They absolutely must be kept on as short a leash as possible due to the damage they are able to inflict if they get it wrong, which they always do nowadays.
Never before have we forced healthy people to quarantine. There was never any real reason to do that and it should have set off alarm bells pretty much everywhere. That's never been a first step in any flu epidemic in my lifetime. Why is it now, all of a sudden?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 13, 2021 09:39 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:36 PM (+WWsf)
Well, I do believe it is because our good friend Pixy... IS AN AUSTRALIAN!!!!Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:39 PM (lmikk)
He's a cultist. (I'm experimenting with tags. Lets see if they work)
Posted by: Puddleglum, future Tyrell Corp employee at April 13, 2021 09:39 PM (lBRPF)
Posted by:Skipat April 13, 2021 07:16 PM (Cxk7w)
The urge to eat grass is to help the digestion to cut up hairballs/animal parts in the stomach so that they pass thru, or to induce vomiting if they don't.
It gets to be a habit, so I have had cats that often would eat up grass outside and spit it up with nothing else, so at least then grass led to spit up.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 13, 2021 09:40 PM (eoQWY)
Corporate and Academic America are now boycotting the American people, how has not teaching the pigs to sing worked for us?
Not meant to be offensive, and lord knows I popped smoke and quit the social media wars in 2016 to a huge degree.
They will destroy EVERYTHING they see thinking progress will magically happen instantly after they do-that is why we fight.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 09:40 PM (Lzpvj)
In which case, I must quote the recently deceased Prince Philip:
Aussie Customs: "Do you have a criminal record, sir?"
Prince Philip: "I had no idea it was still a requirement."
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:40 PM (+WWsf)
I'm pretty proud of some of the "supplements" I've taught my kids - particularly regarding Mandela and Ghandi. I really wish public schools would just stick to the Three Rs - they're not qualified to teach anything else, and what you want anything else taught is largely a matter of opinion anyway.
I just don't know how much it matters. My daughter was an ace writer - went to state with a paper on the Clinton body count. Now, two years later - total SJW. I used to think kids were a blank slate, before I had kids. Now, my analogy is a compass. The come out with a heading. You can vary that by a measure of degrees. But not 180 degrees. Not even 90, I don't believe.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:40 PM (2sSe/)
Posted by: Puddleglum, future Tyrell Corp employee at April 13, 2021 09:40 PM (lBRPF)
{{{SMH}}}
Focus on the priorities (grandbabies), that's the ticket!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 13, 2021 09:41 PM (hOUT3)
*hangs his head in shame*
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:41 PM (+WWsf)
That is not hyperbole, and he is a bigger cuck than the NRO crowd.
Posted by:sven
Asa did it for money is my guess. Know the family somewhat as Arkansas is a small state and NW Arkansas even smaller. The NW corner was always get along and go along with Big Business.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:41 PM (pO7gM)
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2021 09:42 PM (wyw4S)
I've taken to deprogramming my son when he comes home and then sending him back with facts. He's not gonna be very well liked next year when he goes back to high school, I think.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at
I've had a tremendous amount of fun discussing things with my oldest. She's really enjoying coming home and asking me about environmental stuff she's heard or seen mentioned in school and - related - how science actually works and how simple it is.
Her favorite is for us to talk out how the entire life cycle and all costs throughout have to be taken into effect when comparing things like windmills, solar panels, new-production electric cars, etc. against a used Corolla with 30K miles that requires no new parts, or the mining and disposal of lithium battery components, etc.
It's nice to see her brain work that way.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:42 PM (yK9py)
you now qualify as having an arsenal of high powered weapons and massive stocks of ammunition.
Posted by:whig
that's all I ever wanted ⊕
Posted by: DB- just DB: Zombie Duke of Edinburgh at April 13, 2021 09:43 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Shelvis Presley at April 13, 2021 09:44 PM (AaWyq)
Start preparing now to call out your racist relatives
They're talking about the people who believe black people are genetically inferior to white people and require assistance to find housing, feed their kids, go to school, get IDs, etc., right?
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:45 PM (yK9py)
Posted by: SMH at April 13, 2021 09:46 PM (bSYFV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:46 PM (lmikk)
Hope you all have a lovely night.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 13, 2021 09:46 PM (2JVJo)
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 09:45 PM (yK9py)
Yep. Democrats all the way.Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 13, 2021 09:47 PM (lmikk)
that's all I ever wanted⊕
Posted by
B
Next, we will get you into reloading so you can be an arsenal and a ammunition manufacturer of deadly bullets. Then you buy firearms in new calibers so you can reload them too. Soon afterwards, you will find yourself going to the range so you can empty the brass so you can reload.
But then there is casting your own bullets. So far, I have resisted that one but may have to due to current limited bullet supply of some old warhorse oddball milsurps.
Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:48 PM (pO7gM)
Just another propaganda attempt to force you into thinking you're a bad person if you don't agree with Frankie Fabulous' "thinking" on migrants, Gaia and morality.
Benedict is the pope, not this mincing heresiarch.
Posted by:Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercingat April 13, 2021 09:00 PM (2JVJo)
Absolutely - if the cable channels are talking up the Pope, he's doing something wrong.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 13, 2021 09:48 PM (eoQWY)
Yay!! So much easier on the eyes. Thank you, Pixy.
Posted by: My life is insanity at April 13, 2021 09:49 PM (WOlZN)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 13, 2021 09:49 PM (aUAch)
Please forgive me, but I'm gonna throw in my $0.02 request for a bit of Pixy Misa formatting upgrading:
Prior to The Fire, when I hit "refresh" in a comment thread, everything I'd already read remained above the current comment, and everything new loaded under what showed on the screen. Made it damn easy to just continue reading, from that point onward.
The "jump to bottom", means I have to scroll up and either "find" where I left off before the refresh, or make a point of having remembered which comment number I was on before executing said refresh.
Restoring the "remain at present comment number" function, would greatly smooth out reading a multi-hundred comment thread, especially one that keeps adding comments at a furious pace, such as this.
And that is the end of my $0.02 Pixy Misa formatting request.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 13, 2021 09:50 PM (QzJWU)
Speaking of grey boxes, I quite enjoyed the Dr. Jill in tights thread! Posted by: Shelvis Presley at April 13, 2021 09:44 PM (AaWyq)
ISWYDT
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 09:50 PM (OED7z)
746 Watts is 1 HP. Now have her go out, get the spec on her car, and imagine driving it for an hour a day. Hell - be generous - figure she's only getting half that horsepower.
Now - have her do the math. 746 Watts times that HP times one hour is how many kWh that spiffy new electric car is going to need - every day. Now show her your electric bill for the month - and let her grind on where all that extra magical electricity is going to come from. We haven't even got into charging efficiency - battery efficiency - and such. But I think she, and you, might enjoy the exercise.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:50 PM (2sSe/)
I've had the displeasure of dealing with WordPress and Joomla a couple of times, suffice it to say that I am not remotely a fan of either. I get that they automagically do many useful things, but it comes with a massive cost in terms of bandwidth and system resources and the inner workings have definitely come out of the "let's pile random code frameworks on top of each other until something interesting happens" school of stereotypical web-dev thinking.
Posted by: CppThis at April 13, 2021 09:52 PM (zcf1k)
It's nice to see her brain work that way.
Posted by:Moron Robbie
You should be proud of yourselves as parents and your daughter as having wisdom. A lot of smart people are unable to see things from a systems analyst approach. Your daughter might be interested in Chris Craft's autobiography, a Man Called Flight. His discussion of how NASA started the whole manned space flight program on the fly is fascinating along with the subsequent development of the Manned Flight program.Posted by: whig at April 13, 2021 09:52 PM (pO7gM)
Discretion is sometimes the better part of valor.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 13, 2021 09:52 PM (oUcR5)
*swoons* *does twirley hippie girl flower dance*
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 13, 2021 09:54 PM (U2p+3)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:57 PM (+WWsf)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 13, 2021 09:57 PM (8PtbM)
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:58 PM (2sSe/)
Everyone breathlessly waiting for ONT? Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 13, 2021 09:57 PM (+WWsf)
Apparently.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 13, 2021 09:58 PM (OED7z)
I'm dealing with some rather unpleasant code at work right now that's left over from a former employee who was clearly very familiar with all the super slick features of .NET but never bothered to ask what the project was actually supposed to do. The result is a jumbled mess of spaghetti that works great when it works, but has some gaping feature gaps and is so monolithic that a lot of it will need to be rewritten.
Posted by: CppThis at April 13, 2021 10:00 PM (zcf1k)
Heh - one of the instances was insanely the opposite. Tornado warning. They didn't want to let me sign my daughter out and take her home. Because "liability reasons". I went to the classroom and took her home. They were not amused. I did not care - even when the stupid bint in the office started screaming - literally - for "Mr. So and So" to intervene. It was surreal. And instructive of the idiocy that was coming.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 10:01 PM (2sSe/)
Now show her your electric bill for the month - and let her grind on where all that extra magical electricity is going to come from. We haven't even got into charging efficiency - battery efficiency - and such. But I think she, and you, might enjoy the exercise.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 09:50 PM (2sSe/)
It's funny you would say this because she came home around Christmas talking about a class discussion on how awesome the International Space Station was because it was powered entirely by solar panels. We dug into it a bit and found out that the bleeding-edge incredible solar panels wouldn't be able to fully supply power to four small American houses for an entire day.
She loved taking that back to class the next day.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 10:01 PM (yK9py)
Posted by:lowandslowat April 13, 2021 07:24 PM (4thlk)
Munchkins aren't dwarves, their mutation is just in the length of the leg bones. There are actual dwarf cats that have other body differences as well such as head size changes and body changes. In other respects, the Muchkin mutation occurs randomly in cats, so the other health issues a inbred cat breed can have are minimized.
This mutation does have some health impact, and it is lethal if the kitten has two copies of the gene, so a responsible breeder never breeds two short legs. This has the side effect of having 50 percent of the kittens be 'non-standard'. About 8 years ago now I got some non-standard Minuet kittens - Minuets are cross Persians and Munchkin, and so they have normal legs and short but not pug noses, and more normal cat bodies than Persians have. They costed less to be healthier.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 13, 2021 10:01 PM (eoQWY)
Your daughter might be interested in Chris Craft's autobiography, a Man Called Flight.
Thanks for this.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 13, 2021 10:02 PM (yK9py)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 13, 2021 10:02 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: DB- just DB: Zombie Duke of Edinburgh at April 13, 2021 10:03 PM (iTXRQ)
God help you Robbie - sounds like your daughter has "the knack". She's gonna' be a damn engineer. Sounds like she'll be a good one, though. Talk her into doing something more honest and lucrative - personal injury lawyer, run her own three card monte table, international assassin - you know, something respectable !!! Ooh - I got it - investment banker !!! Yes.
Posted by: Like A Rock at April 13, 2021 10:05 PM (2sSe/)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 13, 2021 10:02 PM (HaL55)
You've got it, BackwardsBoy. Prayers for B'Gal and you also.
Posted by: My life is insanity at April 13, 2021 10:05 PM (WOlZN)
573 Requesting some prayers for B'Gal. She's not coming home.Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 13, 2021 10:02 PM (HaL55)
So sorry. Will definitely pray. You've been such a blessing for her.
Posted by: Emmie at April 13, 2021 10:06 PM (ofYez)
Oh Backwards Boy, I am so sorry.
Prayers sent, and my sympathy.
Posted by: sven at April 13, 2021 10:25 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 14, 2021 12:21 AM (+WWsf)
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