And a cold one it will be. Mid 40sF when I went to bed, and supposed to get close to freezing. I don’t know if that happened, until I get up this morning. Schrodingers thermometer… Supposed to be clear in any case.
I didn’t get much done yesterday. I was having a bit of back pain, and couldn’t get motivated. I did some office stuff, but mostly didn’t do much.
Today, I’ve got a full plate. Pickup at 9am. Termite guy on the other side of town at 1130. Client at 1pm. Kid taxi at 615. Hardly a minute for a Shamrock Shake. I hope my back is feeling better, because that much sitting in the driver’s seat will be pretty painful if not.
Meh, it is what it is, and I don’t have time to mess around any more.
The apocalypse won’t wait for my back to feel better, and I’ve delayed and coddled long enough. It does kinda suck but it reconfirms that I can go hard one day but will lose the next. I’m not a kid anymore.
Stack, it’s easier than just about anything else.
nick
Good morning. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, everyone!
Nick, I don’t know if the Glorious Saint is good on back pain (he’s more of a snakes expert), but I will have a word, anyway… a Shamrock Shake can’t hurt either!
Don’t forget Irish coffee!
Brad, maybe you can frame a bunch of the rich new residents for mopery and dopery, eject them from the nation, and seize their assets in the banks. Then the government can use the money wisely and cut taxes for the citizens.
Hahahaha! I crack me up.
Not particularly cold here but the wind was something of an issue overnight. I went out around 0100 to fix some damage and to put things, including garbage cans, where the wind wouldn’t blow them around any more and to check on my birds. They were safe, just bothered. This morning I set the trash cans back on the curb and picked up a handful of neighbors’ cans which also had blown over and gone traveling. Stupid weather. Wind was steady in the 20s (MPH), gusts to upper 30s at a guess; it’s hard to tell when it’s blowing around houses but I was having trouble walking into the wind.
Currently 32F and that means we are definitely coming out of ‘false Spring’. Brrr.
Kids have been poked. Snack is made. Coffee is brewing.
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I forgot to mention that I hit the HEB to top up some groceries yesterday. They had the prime sirloin steaks on sale for 5.99$/lb. Unfortunately, limit 2. I did buy the limit. Brisket was still a bit high but coming down, and hamburger was $4.59. Not many yellow tags (in store sale items) but a couple. I bought 18 eggs to hardboil as snacks. I swapped them for some from the fridge and put them in the pot and forgot about them for a while. They peel easily, and are cooked. Wish I knew what I’d done to get that.
Time to poke at the lions again.
n
Up early – coffee time – not irish. Maybe an irish 7 course dinner tonight.. Six pack and a boiled potato. Not a corned beef fan.
It came down the number of games played in the state. If a player played 10 games during the season and one game was played in California, then California wants tax on 10% of the players income. In the case of the Super Bowl players, who only played the one game in the state, California did not want the money paid playing in the Super Bowl, but the percentage of the players entire salary. For the high dollar players, the money earned playing, and winning in the Super Bowl, the tax on their income was more than they earned playing in the Super Bowl.
My older brother spent his career working for the state of California. He is retired and receives a really good pension from the state. He left the state because it was becoming too expensive, as did a lot of other retirees from the state. California tried to tax those retirees’ retirement pay because it was being paid by California and thus, should be taxed. That went to a lawsuit which quickly got squashed when California realized they would be severely penalized when they lost the case. Last I heard California is exploring options to find another way to withhold part of the retirees’ pay as some kind of tax. Apparently, California is paying a lot to out of state people because these people left because of taxes. A lot of money is leaving the state.
California wants to create a “departure tax” on multi-millionaires that leave the state. If a person’s net worth exceeds a certain level, when the person leaves the state then California wants to tax the person leaving a percentage of the person’s net worth. How that would be enforced is not known. A warrant for arrest? Can’t do that because it is not a criminal matter. Sue for tax evasion. OK. That effectively ends at the border. The person just never returns to California for anything.
The California governor, elected individuals, are just freaking crazy. They have no concept of basic economics. The continual taxing people into poverty is not a long-term solution. California has more than half the population receiving welfare from the state of some sort. That is not sustainable.
I have to wonder when the last time the governor paid for groceries. Or filled up a gas tank. Screwsome (or screw all) is so out of touch with reality that he is no longer fit to hold any public office.
Re Nick’s Speed Queen mention late yesterday:
The
bestcorrect name for Alexia et al is “Wiretap”.I refuse to have microphone or camera on any of my PCs. I’ve delayed installing cameras connected to my network until I can figure out how to isolate them. I really want to see my front porch from my shop but …
26F this morning. Frost on the grass. Four deer grazing in the back yard. Clear blue skies. I don’t know how much electricity the foam insulation is going to save. But the heat pump is cycling on low speed. Instead of running on high speed for three hours straight.
It certainly feels nicer in here.
>>So Rudolph is okay but you draw the line at Rover?
Here kitty kitty…
Well, the sling and handle extension for the 80v string trimmer finally arrived and I can finally
no longer avoidaccomplish trimming along the fence.About 45F at dawn, supposed to be 95F this afternoon.
I need to find a full face guard, that thing is a beast.
To the NATO countries refusing to help clear the Straight of Hormuz: The oil is now ours. Good luck with Putin.
US out of NATO!
US out of UN!
And while we’re at it, can we destroy the UN building in NYC? 10MT should do it.
Keeping in mind what I’ve said about chicken vs human intelligence*, I’m pretty sure – well, I somewhat suspect – that the leaders of most Western nations are more intelligent than an average chicken. Not a smart chicken, just an average chicken.
* If your intellect is being compared to that of a chicken, you are not being complimented even if the comparison goes in your favor.
The Straight of
HormuzAmerica! Also, The American Canal in Panama.I don’t have any experience with chickens.
I do have experience keeping horses, cattle, sheep, goats, ducks, geese, and dogs.
And peacocks.
After a year of keeping peafowl, I was googling recipes for peacock. They raided my neighbor’s garden, and I got a call, and I told him “You have a shotgun; feel free to use it.”
People asked me how I could eat a steer I raised. I pointed out that there are some animals put on this Earth that are so dumb, brain-dead, and useless, that their only purpose is to end up as food.
Sheepish is a term derived from normal sheep behavior. Goats are best described as 10 pounds of personality in a 5 pound sack.
I like dogs better than most people.
Dry wood termites. Tent and poison. Quote to follow.
Dang it. And I’ll need to replace the eaten parts.
And while doing the walk around I noticed other things rotting from moisture that will need repair. It never ends.
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Time for a quick bite, then head to my client’s house.
n
Note that humans are animals and that most humans – so-called humans – are dumb, brain-dead, and useless.
Conclusions are left as an exercise for the reader.
“At Least 366 TSA Officers Have Quit Their Jobs as the Battle Over DHS Funding Drags On”
https://rumble.com/v778ph4-at-least-366-tsa-officers-have-quit-their-jobs-as-the-battle-over-dhs-fundi.html?mref=1htl22&mrefc=2
I have no idea how many TSA officers there are but I doubt more than 20,000. 366 is not many but a flood may be coming.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
Jordan Peterson did an interview where he notes that the US military has done extensive research on IQ and will not induct anyone with an IQ below 83. They’ve determined that anyone with an IQ below that cannot contribute positively and their presence would be counter-productive. 10% of people have an IQ below 83. That means, in the US, there are 34 million people who cannot contribute to society at all.
You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Ur71ZnNVk
Ah, there are 50,000 TSA agents nationwide and 100,000 DHS employees in total.
“The incident highlights the growing desperation of roughly 50,000 TSA officers nationwide—among more than 100,000 DHS workers in total—who missed their first full paychecks last Friday. Many TSA staffers are still recovering from last year’s longest shutdown in American history, when they went more than 40 days without pay. Many live paycheck to paycheck, and officials warn that missed pay can lead to longer checkpoint lines, delayed flights, and further stress on the system.”
https://www.chron.com/news/article/tsa-cornyn-casar-austin-22079843.php
I saw a headline today that a third of TSA agents at Atlanta airport did not show up for work. Though, my guess is they will not be fired and when pay resumes will probably even receive backpay for the dates they didn’t show up.
Part of me of thinks if the government can’t get their shit together and pay them then they sure as hell shouldn’t be coming to work. Commuting to work burns money that they are not receiving and if their being there was really that critical then they’d be getting paid right now. Another part of me thinks, they know they’ll get back-paid and there won’t be any consequences and even though they’ll eventually be paid for the work performed today, they’re slacker pieces of shit that are seizing the chance for some free PTO. I dunno.🤷🏼♂️
“Flybot” by Dennis E. Taylor
https://www.amazon.com/Flybot-Dennis-Taylor/dp/1680680072?tag=ttgnet-20/
A standalone science fiction book. I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback published by the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency in 2025 that I bought new on Amazon in 2025.
Forty years from now, Artificial Intelligences have been outlawed by an international consortium named ATLAS that almost every country on Earth has signed on to. But somebody is legally creating an experimental miniaturized AI hardware and hundreds of the bots have gotten out into the public. And of course, some of the experimental bots are being used by people with bad intentions.
The author has a website at:
http://dennisetaylor.org/
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (975 reviews)
Lynn
So, Dumbocrats.
Has there been a goobermint shutdown where Congress doesn’t pay back-pay, even if the employee didn’t show up?
Once tRump annexes Canada, Mexico, Central and South America we will truly be The United States of America.
Ha, ha, commies, you lose.
Won’t be united until we kick the commie and criminal (some category overlap may be noticed) scum out of Greater America. I suggest moving them all to a remote, rocky island in the South Atlantic, one with no wildlife. Move them a few thousand at a time, dropping them into the ocean a mile from the island and letting them swim to shore. Or not. There won’t be anything to eat, but the Rats in a Sack method should work well enough for them. Get plenty of video as it plays out.
Play these videos in the holding pens where the commies, criminals, retards, Democrats, and paedophiles (some category overlap may be noticed) are being held prior to transport and offer them the choice of being dropped in the ocean or a suicide pod. That should cut down costs considerably.
“Are AI agents actually slowing us down?”
https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/are-ai-agents-actually-slowing-us
“As more software engineers use AI agents daily, there’s also more sloppy software, outages, quality issues, and even a slowdown in shipping velocity. What’s happening, and how do we solve it?”
We solve it by not using AI for programming other than the initial hack at something.
“Ever wonder where $7 TRILLION goes? So does the government.”
https://www.schiffsovereign.com/trends/ever-wonder-where-7-trillion-goes-so-does-the-government-154545/
“Bottom line, the government now spends $7 trillion each year. And they can’t figure out where it goes.”
We need to freeze government spending today. But we won’t.
“Microsoft quietly scraps plans to bring Copilot to notifications and Settings on Windows 11 as it moves to reduce AI bloat across the OS”
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-quietly-scraps-plans-to-bring-copilot-to-notifications-and-settings-on-windows-11-as-it-moves-to-reduce-ai-bloat-across-the-os
“Originally announced in 2024, Microsoft’s plan to integrate Copilot across various areas of the Windows 11 shell has been shelved as the company reevaluates its AI approach in the OS.”
I am getting so tired of AI in this, AI in that.
“Microsoft’s “most significant change to the Windows keyboard” in 30 years gets a slap in the face from a daring developer”
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-copilot/dedicated-copilot-key-slap-in-the-face-from-a-daring-developer
“This free third-party utility will let you remap the dedicated Copilot key in your Windows 11 PC to what it was initially meant to do.”
I had no idea. I don’t even have a Windows key in my 1991 Northgate keyboard.
Code reviews. Some of the free AI agents aren’t bad.
And I got some decent boilerplate libcurl out of Claude this morning, but I could have done the same thing going to the cURL web site.
OTOH, I saw some god awful hack out of Claude this afternoon, when one developer on another team asked me to take a look at the AI version of a fix I wrote and plan to push tonight.
“Make sure you didn’t miss anything with your fix.”
I didn’t. And my version didn’t leak memory like Claude’s.
Employers have done a 180 on AI. It has gone from employees hiding their use of AI to avoid being fired to employers telling their employees to use it. At our most recent annual meeting our CEO said we’d be embracing AI across the organization, then his voice deepened and he got a little assertive and added, "So, get on board." In other words, AI naysayers have no future with the organization.
This is a really good read:
https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening
Acting Deputy TSA Administrator: ‘We May Have to Quite Literally Shut Down Airports’
Now we’re talking.
Make a short list of blue states with two Democrat Senators and multiple major airports and make groups of three airports within about 250 miles:
California (LAX, Burbank, Ontario; and Orange County, Long Beach, and Palm Springs)
New York/NJ (NYC Kennedy and LaGuardia, NJ Newark Liberty
Illinois/WI ( WI Milwaukee, Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway.)
Note that NJ Newark Liberty is lumped in with the NYC airports, and WI Milwaukee is lumped in with Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway.
Make a schedule that gives all TSA employees at a particular airport every third day off. Rotate the days off among each airport in the group. Give the airlines the schedule for the next three weeks, with each airport in a group of three being unstaffed by TSA every third day. Have President Trump issue the schedule as an Executive Order under the appropriate emergency powers act.
When they publish the list schedule a floor vote in the House for the same day.
Have a lawsuit ready to file if the vote fails seeking immediate relief. Judge shop to get one that will grant grant a nationwide injunction, then stay it pending immediate appeal to SCOTUS. When the inevitable PLT judges try to take over, the DOJ says “Sorry, that one is already in the hopper.”
The fallback position is Trump furloughs the entire TSA:
“Congress has repeatedly refused to fund the agency. We cannot spend money that has not been allocated by congress. We are putting all TSA employees on furlough immediately so they can take steps to secure other income, and we are offering immediate severance payments to all employees that wish to quit. Any airports that wish to hire private security companies will have their applications reviewed quickly, and Secretary Duffy says that he can cut the time down from Twelve months to three months with a little luck.”
Of course not. The Believers will not tolerate dissent.
See also: Diversity. United Way participation.
Do we really want Mexico and the cartels?
Corporate America has decided that free mediocre code is better than paid good code.
United Way was discredited 30 years ago.
If you gave any money through payroll deductions after the late 90s, I suggest professional help.
They smelled fishy in the late 80s, even with the lack of easily available information which characterized the Dark Ages before the internet.
I never gave them a dime, despite extreme pressure at work. Most likely that contributed to my lack of a raise, two years running, but the company paid for most of my Master’s, so I’m not complaining.
We want the land, not the inhabitants. That’s why we do colonization the American way, by booting those losers out.
You see, that’s where most of the European colonial powers went wrong. They tried to make use of the natives as a work force. Nope, big mistake. A nice genocide is what you want, then use reliable people to dig the gold or whatever.
I am looking at buying this Dell on Amazon for home use. “Dell Pro Tower Plus Desktop Computers, Intel 20-Core Ultra 7 265 (13 Tops NPU), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Copilot AI Business PC, DVDRW, 3 DisplayPorts, 2 Type-C, Windows 11 Pro” for $1,300. Note the DVDRW drive which I think is a internal drive.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1YBBSXF/?th=1&tag=ttgnet-20
Is there any way that a Intel Ultra 7 265 PC could really run on a 260 watt power supply ?
Or should I buy direct from Dell for $1,997 ?
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/dell-pro-tower-desktop/spd/dell-pro-qct1250-desktop/gcto_qct1250_usx?redirectto=SOC&configurationid=3dc16e5e-202d-46e8-b7d5-118fdf2b9999
@lynn, I’m writing this on the Dell I bought directly from their small business line, 15 years ago. Other than the power supply failure a year or two ago, it’s been ROCK solid. I rarely turn it off. The drive that came with it lasted thru ripping 1200 movies and 2400 CDs.
I don’t know if the amazon Dells are built to the same spec, or if like the Costco Dells they are stripped and minimal down to the mb not having enough SATA ports…
If you can get the config you want, and you want it to last, I’d strongly consider buying direct, and from their small business line. As a bonus, SMB line used to come with US based support, dunno if that’s still true.
n
Yeah, I know that I should buy direct. But the seller on Big River is $700 cheaper. And claiming three DP ports instead of a DP and HDMI port that Dell is currently selling. And there is a internal DVDRW drive in the Big River seller. I think that Dell just sells an external DVDRW drive.
I am still freaked out by the small power supplies in both of the PCs.
They smelled fishy in the late 80s, even with the lack of easily available information which characterized the Dark Ages before the internet.
I never gave them a dime, despite extreme pressure at work. Most likely that contributed to my lack of a raise, two years running, but the company paid for most of my Master’s, so I’m not complaining.
I did not give United Way a dime either, even with lots of pressure. I tithed at my church then, I tithe at my church now.
I gave to United Way one year while working at HEB. A one time $25 and quit bugging me. If they can pay the head of United Way over a million dollars a year, they don’t need my money. You know what I’m paid, but mostly I don’t want to help fund the murders at Planned Parenthood.
Room got pretty quiet. The a/c system seemed pretty loud. After that I was never asked to attend a United Way meeting… during my “off the time clock” lunch time, no less.
No one got mad at me. That I noticed. Like I would care.
Oh God! I had completely forgotten that goat rodeo.
Makes me happier to be retired.
They decided that back when they started hiring H1-B’s. And Colonist executives for American companies. Although the H1-B code is only almost free, and sometimes less than mediocre.
“The Measles “Vaccine” Caused 30X the Deaths Than Measles Itself”
https://rumble.com/v778r54-the-measles-vaccine-caused-30x-the-deaths-than-measles-itself.html?mref=1wxk5&mrefc=2
Wow.
“Jordan Peterson did an interview where he notes that the US military has done extensive research on IQ and will not induct anyone with an IQ below 83. They’ve determined that anyone with an IQ below that cannot contribute positively and their presence would be counter-productive. 10% of people have an IQ below 83. That means, in the US, there are 34 million people
who cannot contribute to society at all.“There is a difference between a military environment and general society, and what are considered contributions. And in either environment the sum of all contributions determines the net positive or negative. The military can be selective; society is much more constrained.
There are people of sound body who do not have the mental capacity to make net positive contributions. That can be due to insufficient native intelligence, inadequate upbringing, injury, or disease.
There are also people with adequate mental capacity that cannot make net positive contributions due to inadequate physical capacity. That can also be due to injury or disease, with old age specifically included in the latter.
At the end of human life it is not uncommon to fail both mentally and physically and unable on either account to make positive contributions.
There are a lot of facets to the human condition.
“I did not give United Way a dime either, even with lots of pressure.”
Management at low and middle levels was under a lot of pressure to “achieve” 100% participation.
When I looked at the paperwork that gave a choice for a deduction from each paycheck, and a choice for a one-time deduction, but no choice to not participate, I had enough data to make a decision: Hard no.
Unbelievable Roberts sqwaking:
Supreme Court’s top judge issues chilling warning as Trump targets his own appointees
Roberts sits on his ass while Federal Judges give SCOTUS the finger and just keep ruling for crimmigrants even when SCOTUS overruled them. “Maryland Man” is still here because some judge says he can’t be deported. Not even a harsh letter to those judges. Sit down, Roberts.
And this:
Fairfax Schools Releases Worthless Statement Regarding Illegal Who Groped a Dozen Girls
Crimmigrant abused a dozen girls, and the sheriff won’t turn the crimmigrant over. If there was ever a case where the Feds should go in and take him, this is it. I bet most of the cops would stand down. A sheriff protecting a child molester. She must be in that 10% of idiots.
I don’t believe that women should be forbidden from law enforcement positions, or elected office, or government positions, or any position of authority or responsibility…
But imbeciles like Stacey Kincaid give me strong reason to reconsider.
I’ve been thinking and the math isn’t working in my head.
Heavy whipping cream is 50 calories per one tablespoon serving.
Half and half is 40 calories per two tablespoons serving.
I’m starting to think Police Offices should be a few stores tall and no elevators. Just stairs. The concrete steps edged with steel. No half flights…. no eight feet down and turn. Sixteen feet in a straight line.
Oh golly. The handcuffed suspect got rowdy and fell down the stairs. Pity that he broke his neck. Case closed. No more re-offending.
Sure. A few might need to be nudged so to land head first.
I’ve run down how the United Way works in this space before.
Or, at least, I thought I did.
Tampa Police HQ is the old Sun Bank building in Downtown Tampa. The main entrance opens immediately onto stairs/escalators, and the pitch is pretty steep.
Sadly, TPD has been “woke” for decades, and the former Chief of Police, a poster child for DEI, is currently Mayor.
WTAF:
Talarico Goes Full Vegan: Because Nothing Screams ‘Elect Me’ Like Banning Brisket in the Lone Star State
Does this guy really have a chance? Vegan, commie, guy grabber says wut?
Just throwing this in to the iQ discussion.
I have seen it written the average IQ for the subcontinent is 76.
And USA blacks is 85.
If true, the ones I’ve worked with are f’n geniuses, relatively. They must all be nearly 100-110. And that’s actually likely, since even DEI can only protect imbeciles so far.
But it’s mostly a case of the “cream of the crop” of a very bad crop.
It has been suggested that people have severe difficulty communicating across 2 or more standard deviations of IQ. That’s about 30 points. I suspect many of the denizens here are approaching 2 SD above “normal”, and most are at least 1 SD above.
Home from my various duties and fed. Precooked store chicken to the rescue. I was gonna make some sirloin but littlest carnivore isn’t eating dinner at home tonight, and I don’t want to be killed in my sleep.
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Super nice day, if a little bit chilly.
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Client had one tv somehow get off the network, and one TV died. I think that’s the last of the TCL tvs. Some didn’t make it and were replaced under warranty, a couple made it past warranty, and a couple of the replacements made it past the rest of the warranty. 100% failure rate in the end though. Harsh environment, covered outdoor patio, next to the pool. For the price they performed well, until they died.
I think we’ll be 100% Sony after I swap this one out. We’ll see how they do.
n
BTW, there is a setting on the sony to ‘allow continuous scanning so apps and location services can continue to work even if wifi is set to off’. Greg isn’t just paranoid, if you don’t have a hard switch, there is no reason to believe the wifi is ever really off.
McNamara’s Morons – The Low Intelligence Soldiers Used as Guinea Pigs in the Vietnam War
@paul
“I’ve been thinking and the math isn’t working in my head.
Heavy whipping cream is 50 calories per one tablespoon serving.
Half and half is 40 calories per two tablespoons serving.”
Both number are approximations.
Calories in either case come from the fat content, which has a range according to the FDA:
HWC 36-40%
H&H 10.5-18%
https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/half-and-half-vs-heavy-cream
Half-and-half is a blended product, so must meet the FDA standard.
Heavy cream aka heavy whipping cream, OTOH, is a natural product, and can exceed 40% by a bit, but it has to meet the minimum to be sold under the name in the U.S.
Yes. Cornyn will have problems with Talarico because of the Wine Mom appeal.
Paxton will lose in a big way if he is the nominee because the RINOs want revenge for George P. (Diddly) Bush losing to Paxton in a primary challenge four years ago.
The vault doors will open and all the nasty will come out.
Lawyer Among Three Arrested in Violent Restaurant Attack on Hebrew-Speaking Diners
No plea deals. Felony assault charged, hate crime coming. No plea deals.
F*cking typical Islamic cowards. Three jump two.
F*cking Cali. No help from the bystanders.
Or 5G wireless if the TV is newer and has a 2.4 GHz transponder.
Amazon devices can use the neighbors’ network connections through other Amazon devices within range of WiFi.
Try to find a “non smart” TV.
I just bought a Philips 32″ at Walmart.com, but that’s about the biggest I’ve seen.
@greg, I’ve got an 84″ monitor. No apps. No tuner. Lightly used in a corporate boardroom. Beautiful 4K. Wall mount included. $2k delivered.
You are looking for “digital signage”. Planar is the king but all the majors have offerings. They are not cheap, because they are not subsidized by the spying.
The bonus is most are designed to run 24/7 and last years.
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Went to the chiropractor and got some movement. I’ve got some muscles spasms pulling stuff out of alignment. I’m taking something a bit stronger tonight and headed to bed.
n
@greg, I’ve also got a planar 54″ in the box, floor demo, so might have some hours on it. I forgot I had it. Been sitting in my shop for a while. 4K, no apps. Relatively cheap.
n
Kid is rocking out in the shower to Phantom of the Opera. I”m going to bed.
n
I never had an opportunity to weed whack, but kept very busy nonetheless.
The next couple of days will probably be spent taking advantage of an opportunity that just fell in my lap.
Because of some family issues my neighbor is going to be out of town through the end of the week and that means his 2 yd.³ dumpster is available for me – he called and told me that. This means that if I can take advantage of it and even fill it before Friday morning I can get a lot of debris out of this yard.
Of course it is predicted to be around 100F, so it will be morning effort mostly.
Dell has a cheap tower series too. Intel Core Ultra 7-265, 32 GB ram, 1 TB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for $1,050. No DVDRW though.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/dell-tower-desktop/spd/dell-ect1250-desktop/useect1250pbtshmqb#product-tab