Cold again, and damp. Hopefully not wet. It was dreary and wet most of yesterday and although the total wasn’t 1 inch it wasn’t 0 either. I really need a clear day to drive up to the BOL with an open pickup bed full of stuff.
I made 2 of my three pickups yesterday with 2 to do today. The two today are on my way out of town, so that’s a plus. I was chatting with one of the auctioneers, an owner in the company, and he is very much a Like Minded Individual. He’s been prepping for years. He’s got HUGE stacks of stuff, industrial quantities, due to where he is in the supply chain. He has been stacking the good stuff for years. I had a suspicion he was right of center, because of all the Tr ump stuff that is in his auctions, as well as the posted signs about guns being welcome in their facility. Didn’t expect to see the stacks he quickly showed me… he’s better set up at work than most people are at home or their BOL. More than that, he’s got TRIBE. Large family, all on board, pretty much a compound to retreat to. I’m impressed and a bit envious.
He commented that he thinks everything in the world will be different in 18 months. I agreed.
We are not alone. There are a LOT of people out there doing what we’re doing- getting ready to take care of ourselves and our friends. We will get through whatever is coming.
Being prepped up and having stacks of needful things will help enormously.
And having somewhere to go if things get out of hand locally will help you too. Which is why I’m dumping huge sums into a place in the country. You don’t have to go my route, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to figure out where you can go. There is a lot of property around the small towns that is for sale cheap, and there are sheds, campers, storage buildings, truck trailers, conex boxes, single wides, and even tents to live in cheaply if things fall in the pot. Better to have something than nothing…
So get to stacking, and find somewhere to go if you have to.
nick
What? Almost 0800EST and no comments? This calls for
First post!
I posted before you, but it didn’t show up. Therefore, I have First Post. Trickles.
Hey, hey. I posted first today. Only Nick’s entry wasn’t up yet, so it showed up for yesterday.
What is it about computers, anyway. Got up this morning, and the WLAN wasn’t working. Logged into the WLAN router, and it said everything was fine. Rebooted it, still didn’t work. Some time later, everything was fine again.
Meanwhile, I noticed that one of my two automatic backup processes had stopped working. I changed a password, but apparently didn’t change it everywhere. Anyway, kicked it and it’s working again. Took me a month to notice the problem, though. That’s one reason I have two completely different backup processes running, but still…
First post?
I thought this was a “NO SLASHDOTTER’S ALLOWED” zone?
Oops…
I haven’t even looked at Slashdot in ages but I was an early user – my ID was in the low four digits. (IDs were in the eight digits ten years ago.)
But that’s not important. What’s important is, if this were Slashdot, I’d have written “frist post!”
Gocomics is still down. Must have been a major crash.
Found my time machine. Had to charge its battery, check the oil, etc. Back to now… 😛
https://www.batteryjunction.com/
Battery Junction has some good-looking deals on… batteries. Don’t know if these are as good as elsewhere, but worth a look. Anyone know of better deals, especially on 18650 and similar? Don’t forget FLASHLIGHTS!
Ah morning. It should come at the end of a good long day…
But since it was raining when I woke, at 7, then 8, then 9, I didn’t get out of bed until 10 when I saw a glimmer of sunshine. So now the sun is out, partly, and it’s 56F and breakfast is cooking. I will be heading to the BOL today as long as the rain holds off.
I’ve got a bunch of stuff to do.
n
@JimB, we’ve all got a time machine, but it only lets us move into the future!
n
Aw, but I really like visiting the past and reminiscing.
>> @steveF, the medical profession does the same thing. Trickles.
Probably can include most of Corporate America.
Well, that is odd. I cannot use Google to search the web using the school’s network on my Surface Laptop using MS Edge. I can search using Chrome on the Surface Laptop or using Safari on the MacBook air. I originally thought it was the fault of the configuration of the school network. I have no idea why Edge does not work. Of course, in true Microsoft fashion there are no relevant error messages to help. Harkens back to the days of “Incorrect DLL loaded” where no one in Microsoft thought it would be helpful to name the offending DLL out of the hundreds on the system.
>> What is it about computers, anyway. Got up this morning, and the WLAN wasn’t working. Logged into the WLAN router, and it said everything was fine. Rebooted it, still didn’t work. Some time later, everything was fine again.
CH equivalent of one of our TLA ‘nosy’ gov agencies??
“Why Sam Bankman-Fried wanted crypto regulation”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-sam-bankman-fried-wanted-crypto-regulation
“Crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, whose apparent Ponzi scheme has collapsed, was a major political player, giving millions to Democrats and buying influence in Washington. His agenda: more regulation. Consistently, for years, Bankman-Fried lobbied in the media and the corridors of power for stricter federal regulation over his industry.”
“Tellingly, since the collapse of his companies, in a bizarre interview over direct messages, Bankman-Fried admitted that he didn’t believe regulations would really protect consumers.”
Yup, looks like a scammer.
Scammer AND tool of the left.
n
How densely populated is your neighborhood?
If lots of WiFi isn’t bad enough, 5G allows the telecom carriers to dip into “unlicensed spectrum” when necessary.
I don’t remember the exact setting, but I had to narrow my 5 GHz channels on the router to avoid problems with interference from the neighbors.
Stanford Law faculty parents.
Hyphenated non-Hispanic surnames always gives me a weird vibe.
An ex- did that to her kids because her father never had boys to carry on the family name.
“FCC Cracks Down on ‘Ringless Voicemails’”
https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-cracks-down-on-ringless-voicemails
“The FCC ‘clarified’ that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which forbids robocalls without authorization, also covers voicemails that appear in your inbox without a phone ring.”
I have been the victim of this many times.
“Elon Musk Delays Twitter Blue Relaunch, Considers Multiple Checkmark Colors”
https://www.pcmag.com/news/elon-musk-delays-twitter-blue-relaunch-considers-multiple-checkmark-colors
“The $8 subscription will be relaunched when ‘there is high confidence of stopping impersonation.’”
I suspect that quite a bit of the crap being posted on Twitter may be actionable. Somebody posted the entire movie “Fast and Furious” yesterday across 160+ tweets. And representing yourself to be Eli Lilly is definitely actionable.
>> “Elon Musk Delays Twitter Blue Relaunch, Considers Multiple Checkmark Colors”
By any chance is he considering these colors?
Question for the brain trust: I have a gate covered with 6″ x ½” x 5′ cedar slats. One has developed a diagonal crack running from front to back that is about 6″ long and about 2″ wide. As the outside faces of the gate are painted in a decorative pattern I’d prefer to repair the crack rather than replace the board. Looking for suggestions as to the best adhesive to use. I probably will remove the slat to better clamp it. Too many choices at the hardware store ranging from traditional epoxies to carpenters wood glues to UV-activated polymers and more. Thoughts? TIA
tRump lost the battle to keep his tax returns private. Now it is on the spineless, useless, Redumblicans to do the same to plugs and his crime family.
I thank tRump for destroying the Redumblican party. Rebuild a new party. Call it the FJB Party.
I think the Stupid party pretty much destroyed itself. Trump may have given it a little push.
Before Trump:
Consent decree.
GHW Bush “Read my lips”
GW Bush – Patriot act
Reince Priebus
Colin Powell
Henry Kissinger
Ronald Reagan – actually trusting Tip O’Neill to stick to their agreements
Every Congressional leadership position in both Houses.
Sandra Day O’Connor
The list goes on. Trump made a bunch of mistakes, starting with Jared and Ivanka, but the rot in the party was deep when he tried to reshape it.
Microwavable oatmeal? If you don’t wash the bowl immediately when the kid is done eating, you pretty well have to chisel it off.
Ronald Reagan – actually trusting Tip O’Neill to stick to their agreements
Apparently Senator Manchin is so mad at the dumbrocrats for canceling his natural gas pipeline through W. Va. that he is considering jumping to the Republican party again. I’ll believe it when I see it.
That rumor comes from Clay and Buck.
Might as well give the tax returns to a chimp. Outlets like Pinch’s brood at the Times have never seen paper like what they will receive as part of that document dump.
To be fair, the same will be true of The Big Guy’s returns.
Why? By remaining a Dem, Manchin becomes De Facto President if Warnock wins in Georgia and Plugs assumes room temperature before January 2025.
At a minimum, Machin will decide the next VP when Kamala moves up.
The Ted Kennedy Twenty Year Amnesty Bill of 2006, driven by Shrub and Adam “Opie” Putnam, our RINO Congresscritter when we lived in Florida.
OTOH, no Opie driving that bill, no Governor Ron DeSantis crushing the life out of the Florida Democrat party and, coming soon, bringing Disney to its knees in Tallahassee. The Republicans … and Publix … were ready to hand the Governor’s Mansion to Opie in return for the loyalty to Shrub and Jeb!.
@Alan
An adhesive bond is only as good as the surface prep. If the crack has been open for a while, the wood surfaces inside are weathered and dirty. Blow it out with compressed air and clean it with mineral spirits. Lay the board flat, dribble some solvent through and scrub with a stiff brush of a piece of cloth folded over a thin blade. (This is where the small palette knife comes in handy)
I’d use Titebond Premium or Ultimate:
http://www.titebond.com/community/the-big-three
Both are exterior and about equivalent strength, but choose according to temperature and open time.
I would clamp the split shut first, then edge-drill with a 7/64-1/8″ bit for a long drywall screw. You want enough length to go an inch past the crack. If the geometry allows, a couple of screws are better. Relieve the side of the board with a chisel so the head of the screw will sink flush without slitting the wood. Drive the screws in to working depth, then remove them for gluing.
Spread the glue thinly on both surfaces, using a toothpick to get into the narrow end of the split. Don’t over-clamp and squeeze out too much glue and starve the joint. Likewise, don’t overdrive the screw.
Leave it in the clamps for 24 hours, then turn it on edge and dab some glue on the screw head to seal it and keep it from rusting. You might want to give it a dab of paint if it’s going to be visible.
I’m assuming here that the split runs more with the length of the board than across it. If it’s more across the board there will be more of a structural concern, and you might want to consider a mending plate on the back side.
I’ll see your O’Connor and raise you a David Souter, seated in the Wing Nut chair on The Court currently occupied by The Wise Latina.
As for The Old School Marm, I think the jury is still out on Roberts.
My list was not intended to be exhaustive. It was off the top of my head.
Don’t use a drywall screw in exterior wood. They rust and cause the adjacent wood to rot. Use a coated deck or exterior wood screw. They cost more but last forever.
My list was not intended to be exhaustive. It was off the top of my head.
That list made me exhausted.
I think the Stupid party pretty much destroyed itself. Trump may have given it a little push.
At the end of the day, you have to remember what my friend Farmer Dave said: There may be two parties but they are the two sides of The War Party.
Things are getting ugly in tech. It isn’t just VC-funded hot house flower unicorns now.
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/22/hp-will-cut-up-to-6000-jobs-over-next-three-years
Note how the announcements didn’t begin until after the election.
If the bosses of the big tech firms hadn’t helped the demcommies by waiting, how much worse would it have gone for the dems?
(Maybe no change in the announced results other than a few more districts needing an extra day or two to adjust the numbers as needed.)
“Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a ‘tripledemic’”
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/22/1137649962/experts-are-concerned-thanksgiving-gatherings-could-accelerate-a-tripledemic
“”We’re facing an onslaught of three viruses — COVID, RSV and influenza. All simultaneously,” says Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University. “We’re calling this a tripledemic.””
We are all going to die.
I am continuously amazed at the number of people who think living past 100 is a good idea. My great aunt lived to be 99. She spent the last ten years of her life laying in a bed peeing into a diaper.
Hat tip to:
https://drudgereport.com/
“Jay Leno’s burns are clearly visible on his face and hands as he gets back to work following a week in hospital after one of his vintage vehicles exploded in his face”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11459117/Jay-Leno-wheel-burned-vintage-vehicle-exploded-face.html
Ouch ! Ouch ! Ouch !
He was trying to light the burner on his 1907 steam engine car and forgot the golden rule about working on fuel systems in an enclosed space.
“Don’t.”
Travis County (Austin) would have gone Dem regardless.
I don’t believe Austin has any HP Inc. left.
HPE has a big presence on the legacy Compaq campus in town, but that is mostly H1B labor.
Things are getting ugly in tech. It isn’t just VC-funded hot house flower unicorns now.
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/22/hp-will-cut-up-to-6000-jobs-over-next-three-years
It ain’t just tech, the entire economy just hit a brick wall. The economy was rocking with 2% interest rates, 8% (or more) sucks. Housing is in the ditch. New oil and gas wells are in the ditch. You can only buy a new vehicle if you are willing to pay 110% of MSRP. Etc, etc, etc.
They don’t call it Bidenflation for nothing.
dkreck says:
Good advice.
Unredacted Fauci e-mails: a bad look
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2022/11/22/unredacted-fauci-e-mails-a-bad-look-n512962
Gee, why does getting shafted by government scientists feel so familiar?
Climategate: Never Forget (12th anniversary)
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/11/22/climategate-never-forget-12th-anniversary/
Huzzah !! GoComics is back online!
I don’t see any messages or information as to what happened.
Now, excuse me while I catch up on all the comics I missed.
2% interest rates were not even remotely based in reality and contributed towards the inflation.
As for vehicles, that gravy train is about to end for the dealers. A clever F&I room could move a $50k truck for a $500/mo payment six months ago, but they can’t anymore.
$500/mo is the pain point for a lot of households.
Herr Doktor got roughed up in the White House briefing room today.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/22/faucis-final-wh-briefing-gets-chaotic-as-reporters-press-on-covid-origins/
Big Smile, Herr Doktor.
>> They don’t call it Bidenflation for nothing.
And Uncle Joe blames it all on Putin.
I’m surprised Beau isn’t somehow involved.
And is anyone surprised the party for the big 8-0 was intentionally kept low-key?
This rumor is flying in Florida and on the fringe Disney fan sites, but it is wishful thinking if they believe Tim Cook is going to go for it at a PE of 55.
Tim will probably want to see what happens to the stock when “Avatar 2” fails to make the estimated $2 billion required to break even.
https://wdwnt.com/2022/11/report-claims-disney-could-be-sold-to-apple-under-returning-ceo-bob-iger/
https://www.americanexperiment.org/bloomberg-renewable-powers-big-mistake-was-a-promise-to-always-get-cheaper/
Interesting graph.
Am making a 160 MB patch (expands to 360 MB) for a customer. I broke a portion of our Fortran interpreter that we have built into our software. I just fixed it with senior programmer looking over my shoulder and brainstorming with me. Good night, this portion of our calculation engine is spaghetti code to the max and I got fooled by the spaghetti sauce. Understanding byte code interpreters is above my ability and desire to live my life.
Have I ever mentioned that I hate counting bytes ? We use a 3 byte to 8 byte instruction with a variable sized payload section. Horrible, just horrible. All written in Fortran 66 code.
https://www.americanexperiment.org/bloomberg-renewable-powers-big-mistake-was-a-promise-to-always-get-cheaper/
Interesting graph.
“Americans have been sold the idea that wind and solar will deliver reliable, low-cost power because wind turbines and solar panels will always become cheaper. The data shows that this sales pitch is not supported by real-world data.”
Reality always sucks. I always tell people to watch out for those fine young MBAs clutching their oh so awesome spreadsheets to their chests and telling you that they can cut your costs by 20%.
GCC has the ability to create arrays of goto labels which make the creation of bytecode interpreters much easier.
I haven’t checked if Redmond has “embraced and extended” that feature yet. Give them time.
ARDI used to have some cool white papers on their site about creating a 68000 interpreter for their Mac emulator. IIRC, that’s where I first encountered the use of the goto label arrays.
If the name sounds familiar, ARDI is one of the companies profiled by the cringely.com Bob Cringely for his landmark PBS special in the mid-90s. I think the company founder put everything on GitHub after dissolving his business.
Not all of Cringely’s subjects ended up like Architext.
My hell tonight is seriously overloaded SQLite database files being hit by dozens of processes simultaneously. At a certain point, you give up and move to MySQL.
I found a job for Senior Programmer out at NASA here in Houston. One of my friends works there as a Satellite Control Programmer (embedded). They are looking for two C++ flight software engineers and three C embedded spaceship software engineers. But Senior Engineer does not want to leave unless things get horrible.
Got my stuff done on the way up here. Watched the first three episodes of Firefly with wife and kids, projector set up on the dock, 7 ft screen… and the kids liked it and want to watch more.
Huzzah!
It is chilly, but not cold. mid 50s. Damp by the water though makes it feel worse. Just used the patio heater, no campfire.
Headed to bed soon.
“Last!” – posts no one ever…
n
This rumor is flying in Florida and on the fringe Disney fan sites, but it is wishful thinking if they believe Tim Cook is going to go for it at a PE of 55.
Tim will probably want to see what happens to the stock when “Avatar 2” fails to make the estimated $2 billion required to break even.
https://wdwnt.com/2022/11/report-claims-disney-could-be-sold-to-apple-under-returning-ceo-bob-iger/
There is a falling out coming for the streaming services. Probably only three will survive. One will be Netflix. Who will be the other two ? Apple, Disney, Youtube, Comcast, AT&T, Fubo, Hulu, HBO, Paramount (CBS), the Peacock (NBC), and Amazon are on that list.
Still having intermittent problems with the WLAN. My current suspicion is that one device somewhere is going nuts and stuffing the WLAN with traffic. The WLAN is a Netgear Orbi with satellites, which unfortunately doesn’t offer me any way to see what traffic individual devices are generating. Given that we have a lot of IoT devices in the house, it could be any of them… I’m currently using the router from the ISP, which also has very limited capabilities, and is no help here…
If this keeps up, I’ll have to put a “real” router in front of the ISP router, so I can see what traffic is coming from with IP addresses. Sounds like a time-sink, and it’s also “yet another device” to fail. On the other hand, the ISP router really is very primitive. For example, I put our PiHole as the first DNS resolver, but sometimes it starts using the second DNS resolver for no apparent reason. So I’ve taken that entry out – but that leaves a single point of failure if the PiHole should happen to crash.
IT infrastructure is supposed to “just work”. Annoying when it doesn’t.