Another cold morning, warming slightly later. I’m hoping for clear sky and dry-ish. At least not raining. National forecast looks good for the next few days.
I spend yesterday doing my thing. Did some auction stuff in the morning, then did some pickups. Got the kid from school. Headed back to the house. Did some work on the Christmas decorations. Had to get changed, and then get myself back to the other kid’s school for recitals… and then home again.
Lots of to-ing and fro-ing when you’ve got kids in middle and high school, especially if they do any activities, or want to watch the “yummy” boys play sportsball… or study with friends, or any of a dozen things. I had no idea what my dad went through to pick me up from school 5 days a week when I was doing afterschool activities. At least I only have to drive a couple of miles, he was driving 13 each way, after driving 30 to get home from work. It’s no wonder they bought a car and let me drive the carpool to school.
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My TV repair parts arrived from China, 7 days early. Add fixing the TVs to my list of stuff to do.
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I’m going to try to get to my rent house today and make the repairs there. Kid is staying after school for tutoring, so that gives me more leeway if something goes wrong or takes too long. Of course I’ve got other stuff to do if I go to that part of town. Hit the secondary to drop stuff off and pick up a couple of things. Hit the Lowes for parts and supplies, etc… It’s fractal.
Like life and prepping, there is always something more to do, something else to do, or something to re-do.
I’m just not keeping up. I know what the problem is, I’m not leaving the house to do the stuff. And I’m not doing the stuff if I’m here. I’m working on that though.
Always be working.
And stacking.
nick
I think the Westpoint story is a nothing burger. Some incompetent employee did a crappy job of looking up old records. Shouldn’t have happened, but people do screw up.
More concerning is the Naval academy fighting for the right to continue race-based admissions. That kind of crap has got to stop. Lots of other progressive policies also need scrapped, or at least re-worked. I started a list, but it was getting out of hand. Let’s just say: No fruitcakes. No free rides.
You assume that Naval Academy admission is otherwise a pure meritocracy which it is not.
Every Congressman and Admiral receives an appointment IIRC, and the candidates for appointment are not always shining academic stars.
John McCain is the poster child for academy nepotism. He graduated in the bottom five of his class. Not five percent. Five.
36F this morning. That’s chilly. Jenny would laugh, but it’s cold for Houston…
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n
So about that AutoPen ™…
Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest ever single-day act of clemency
n
Ubuntu and Microsoft finally worked out whatever EFI disconnect they had between Ubuntu 24.10 and Windows Boot Manager.
I came home yesterday to find my primary laptop booted to the Ubuntu login screen. Microsoft probably patched something in Windows and triggered the reboot, which correctly read the EFI partition instead of starting the Windows Boot Manager.
The dual booting via Grub hadn’t right worked since I upgraded the Linux partition in October.
That laptop spends most of its time booted to Windows so it wasn’t an issue for me, but, with Linux, wait long enough and the problems eventually get fixed.
The “journalists” are still hand-wringing about the Marc Rich pardon even after nearly 25 years.
Please, give us a a break. Its Bubba and the ex-wife was … well, look for yourself. Denise Rich is to the left of Michael Jackson, on Jackson’s right.
https://vip.nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/01/people_jackson_clinton.jpg
Get it?
Yes, she gave $450k to the Clinton Library shortly before the pardon, but I doubt that is what got BJ’s attention.
It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it. McCain probably brags about being on the bottom and rising through the ranks.
In retrospect I graduated at the very bottom of my class on Sperry computer operations. I should also mention I was the only one in the class so I guess I graduated at the top, and the bottom, of the class. Suck it up McCain.
This is true. I had my Congressman’s appointment to the Air Force Academy. Then, he was voted out and the new guy nominated someone else. That was one of the best things that happened to me. I had plenty of “Academy” graduates as peers and I wouldn’t trade my public school ROTC education for that life. I ended up as only a mere Army helicopter pilot. Inside every chopper pilot, is a jet jockey trying to get out. LOL.
Well, the only thing he is sucking up these days is probably brimstone.
I had to go full “Kobayashi Maru” in GTE corporate training at one point in order to remain n the program. Operator precedence in C is a weak point, and the instructors kept hammering that to try and wash me out.
I don’t know where I graduated. Probably in the middle of the class of 12
My undergrad grades were mediocre, but I pulled a 4.0 for my Masters.
Best wishes to Cowboy Stu! Hope to see you next time you visit our area.
I missed his post. Thanks for the reminder.
Anyone else notice that the old Chaos Manor website appears to be down? I poke at old posts periodically, but it’s not available right now.
“Pfizer Caught Hiding Sudden Deaths During Covid ‘Vaccine’ Trials”
https://slaynews.com/news/pfizer-caught-hiding-sudden-deaths-during-covid-vaccine-trials/
“During the investigation, the team of researchers, including physicians, a data expert, and a former United States Army Intelligence officer, analyzed thousands of pages of documents relating to the study.”
“They found that Pfizer had failed to report the deaths of two women during the trial.”
Oh my.
Somebody needs to go to jail.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
A story from the aftermath of WWII in Japan:
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/heart-gold-illinois-farmer-protects-wwll-secret-70-years
In retrospect I graduated at the very bottom of my class on Sperry computer operations. I should also mention I was the only one in the class so I guess I graduated at the top, and the bottom, of the class. Suck it up McCain.
Congrats on being Number One !
“Boeing plans to increase 787 production to 10 per month by 2026”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-increase-787-production-10-191332924.html
That is a big girl !
1,152 are flying.
Boeing needs a single aisle variant.
We flew on brand new A220s to/from Boston. Airbus builds those in Mobile, in a facility which would have been busy building tankers if Boeing hadn’t thrown a fit after losing the contract initially.
Boeing finally “won” the tanker contract after forcing the Pentagn to reopen the bidding.
Boeing needs a single aisle variant.
Why ?
“Officials need to go to jail for this!”
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2024/12/officials-need-to-go-to-jail-for-this.html
“Massive Fraud Uncovered in Immigration Support Applications”
So that is how they got all those Haitians here with job visas.
I heard that through another source. Jerry was a hugely valuable source, but in his absence, his historical posts have less and less relevance. Lots of political stuff from Cold War days, for example, that just don’t quite apply anymore. I wouldn’t be surprised if his kids let his site fade into history.
You can always see his site on archive.org. Currently, they are begging for money – I really wish essential services like that would find benevolent, permanent sponsors…
Re: archive.org
I just started a small monthly donation …
“Don’t Get Duped! Here’s How to Spot AI-Generated Video Footage”
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-detect-ai-generated-video-footage
“Now that OpenAI’s Sora is out, AI-generated video is poised to explode. Here’s how to recognize it and determine if what you’re watching is real or not.”
Usually the hands are drawn badly with an extra finger or two.
“The Trek: An Epic of Survival (The Darwin’s World Series)” by Jack L Knapp
https://www.amazon.com/Trek-Epic-Survival-Darwins-World/dp/1719878196?tag=ttgnet-20/
Book number two of a five book science fiction series. I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback that I bought new on Amazon. I have bought book three in the series for reading soon.
In the 25th century, humanity has solved all problems and even created machines for time travel and parallel universe travel. But, they caused a new problem, humanity is dying out as people have lost the will to live.
So the future scientists are bringing forward dying people from the 20th century, restoring their bodies to their 20 year old age, and transferring them to a Earth 4428, a parallel world going through the end of the Pleistocene ice age. With nothing but a few tools and the clothes on their backs. Survive or die in the primitive conditions of what will be the southern USA but there are lions, big cats, mammoths, bisons, dire wolves, deer, elk, short face bears, grizzlies, etc. And chest deep snow in the winters.
Matt and several others were deposited by the futurists into what will be the eastern portion of Texas. They have decided to move to the western side of Texas and closer to the Gulf of Mexico to hopefully reduce the number of slaver attackers and the terrible winters. But moving hundreds of miles using human powered travoises and carts is not easy without roads and bridges. And constantly watching for predators or prey to eat.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (306 reviews)
Lynn
I have been known to give an extra finger to another driver at times. No AI there.
Don’t mention their names; otherwise FJB might issue a pre-emptive pardon for them.
“26 FBI Informants Were at the Capitol on J6, 14-17 Broke the Law”
https://www.independentsentinel.com/26-fbi-informants-were-at-the-capitol-on-j6-14-17-broke-the-law/
“A Justice Department watchdog found that there were no undercover FBI employees at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot. However, there were 26 FBI informants, 23 of whom did not have permission to be there.”
“The DOJ inspector general said Thursday that while no undercover agents were at the rally, 26 confidential human sources – or paid FBI informants – were in Washington that day. Not one was authorized to break the law themselves or encourage others to do so. Yet, as many as 17 did break the law.”
I wonder how many of the informants encouraged other people to break the law ?
LG stops making Blu-ray players…
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lg-stops-making-blu-ray-players-marking-the-end-of-an-era-limited-units-remain-while-inventory-lasts
The bell is tolling for you rippers.
Though somebody will probably come up with a Pi-player.
Did I mention it was ‘see your breath’ this morning with frost on the grass and on roofs?
It got up to 60F this afternoon though, which was nice. Windy, but nice.
D1 changed her plans and i ended up having to change mine to accommodate. So I spent a couple hours driving kids around. Both are out at things, and will need pickup later tonight too.
I’m a dang taxi service and I don’t get tips.
n
“CDC Rolls Out 200 “Routine Vaccines” for 2025, Way Up From 1983’s Seven Routine Childhood Injections, Zero for Adults and Pregnant Women”
https://thelibertydaily.com/cdc-rolls-200-routine-vaccines-2025-way-up/
“The new schedule also lists the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) shots for children and COVID-19 and mpox jabs for adults and pregnant women. (Related: The CDC knew COVID vaccines killed 163 children and injured 57,622, but still included the deadly shots in the childhood immunization schedule.)”
What the crap ? Why so many and how many of them are mRna based ?
I am never getting another mRna vaccination. Too much weirdness there.
Did I mention it was ‘see your breath’ this morning with frost on the grass and on roofs?
It was 35 F in my backyard at 3 am this morning when I took the dog outside. I was blowing smoke.
Moderna has a “Emergency Use Authorization” mRNA RSV shot they’ve been pushing heavily for the last couple of years.
mRNA is not approved tech. 10-15% of the population is still part of the Control who did not get their jabs as ordered.
Ze Skippy.
Physical media is still popular overseas, and I don’t think it is as dead as portrayed in the US.
When the big surprise cameo in “Deadpool & Wolverine” drops his money line, that isn’t a throwaway quip.
That movie series was not nearly as huge in the theaters as it was on DVD, and there may indeed only ever be one actor who plays the character.
When the big surprise cameo in “Deadpool & Wolverine” drops his money line, that isn’t a throwaway quip.
That movie series was not nearly as huge in the theaters as it was on DVD, and there may indeed only ever be one actor who plays the character.
Which surprise cameo ? There are hundreds !
https://hackernoon.com/every-deadpool-and-wolverine-cameo-in-order
I had no idea that Nathan Fillion (Headpool) and Matthew McConaughey (Cowboypool) were in the movie.
“DESPICABLE: Government Contractor Under Orders from Biden Regime Caught Hauling Away Unused Border Wall Sections Before Trump Takes Office – Pieces Being Sold at Bargain Bin Prices (VIDEO)”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/despicable-government-contractor-under-orders-biden-regime-caught/
Wow, government waste at its worst.
We need a gofundme to buy the property next to the Bidens and turn it into a halfway house for illegal alien drugs addicts and reformed pimps.
you want to build a mother in law suite for hunter?
n
Hunter isn’t reformed.
Lovely. My Task Scheduler is not working in the latest Windows 11 24H2 patch that I got last week. So the backup script that I kick off at 10pm every night to refresh my internal backup drive from the entire office LAN is not running. So I have to run my backup script manually.
It might be related to this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/november-12-2024-kb5046617-os-build-26100-2314-1fa61a6d-a99a-47ca-a169-6974f08c3a0b
Lovely, just lovely.
Air DeSantis special charter flight now departing for Rehoboth Beach.
We drove by the Martha’s Vineyard airport a couple of times while hitting all of the “Jaws” locations on the island. DeSantis flying a plane full of illegal aliens into that facility was genius.
I am owed a debt, and the debtor is finallly paying it back, in installments.
She tried to use Zelle, and it fails.
Zelle, for some reason, has a documented restriction against paying from a business bank account (her) to a personal account tied to a debit card (me).
She suggested Cash App, which on superficial investigation looks a little fishy. Not totally, just a little dodgy.
Any suggestions?
This 2:28 minute:seconds song always freaks me out for some reason. “Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0
Grace Slick has an awesome voice. Too bad most of her music sucked.
Snipes.
Disney won’t be able to do a new movie without him in the role after that appearance.
IDK anything about Cashapp other than the people who I know use it seem pretty suss… and not concerned about stuff like security, spying, etc.
Our tenant pays with zelle.
Paypal has something to send cash too, I used it one time at a hamfest for a larger item. Worked ok as a receiver of the funds.
I always worry that I don’t know about some way for them to get the money back and screw me out of it.
n
Chaos manor is still down. Anyone know how long it’s been down?
n
@lpdbw: Isn’t Venmo the go-to app in the US? Otherwise, what’s wrong with an ordinary, electronic bank transfer?
Postal money order? Western Union… ?
Crisp and clear here. Away presently to bash Bambi. Happy happy. Wishing everyone a good and festive Friday the 13th!
>> She suggested Cash App, which on superficial investigation looks a little fishy. Not totally, just a little dodgy.
As with most money transfer apps, the sender takes more risks. With Cash App I’ve seen both $JohnSmith and JohnSmith$, one being a scam ID. Have the sender send you a one dollar transfer and see if everything works as expected, if so, rinse/repeat for the rest of the funds.