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by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: Computers and Internet
Topic: The General thread for Computers And Internet
Replies: 328
Views: 40928

The General thread for Computers And Internet

neonzx wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:27 am Same here. Black dry toner. Far fewer moving parts, too. No muss, no fuss. Just works.
But what about the White Toner?

Now dead birther Hermitian/Henry made some claim regarding white toner because of course he did.
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Astronomy
Topic: Rockets, Launches, Satellites, ISS, etc.
Replies: 135
Views: 74831

Rockets, Launches, Satellites, ISS, etc.

I'm really surprised that they had the ability to update the software on a machine that was probably designed in the early to mid 1970s (it was launched in 1977). They're not Microsoft and other tech companies who scheduled EOL to be 2 days after you installed the update. They also did not annoy Vo...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
Replies: 555
Views: 36744

Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!

I'm surprised that the big railroads in the US aren't providing real-time tracking data to show the triumph of their "precision scheduled railroading" strategy that is supposed to make the trains run on time... Oh, wait... Since Hunter Harrison was at Illinois Central before arranging to ...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: Economy
Topic: Bankruptcies
Replies: 17
Views: 2106

Bankruptcies

I've never shopped there, but I see them all over the place. For me, that would apply to nearly every store in the country. I don't shop well, online or in person. I may be personally responsible for the destruction of retail in this country. Well, except for Binny's (beer store) and my impulse buy...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Hijack This Thread
Replies: 7097
Views: 700947

Hijack This Thread

Given the price, terrorists would probably be best just sticking with a normal flamethrower. Yes they are less safe for the user. For some terrorist, blowing yourself up is a good thing, for some American wannabe terrorists, blowing themselves is part of their "nobody can tell me to be safe&quo...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: trump (the former guy, defamer, insurrectionist, and rapist - $83M)
Replies: 12769
Views: 1528081

trump (the former guy, defamer, insurrectionist, and rapist - $83M)

If he would whip out his reading glasses, he would read fine. But he is too vain to be seen wearing them in public. Rare photo. Oct 2017 https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article11392103.ece/ALTERNATES/n615/Donald-Trump-departs-Trump-National-Golf-Club-Sterling-USA-22-Oct-2017.jpg Yet, his hero...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Birding
Replies: 688
Views: 161005

Birding

IMG_7657 1000.jpg We have a pair of Mallards come visit our feeders every spring for a couple of weeks. Ducks mate seasonally so that begs the question of which, if either, is the returning duck. They are fun to watch though. Excellent photo. This is the time of year I have seen ducks on top of the...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: U.S. Culture and Media
Topic: Florida Man
Replies: 307
Views: 31222

Florida Man

neonzx wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:38 pm Are we in awe of the gator 'rastling skill, or the 1964 Jaguar XKE convertible "ladies man" car? :biggrin:
Why not both?
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Other weirdos
Topic: The dregs of birther remainders.
Replies: 1434
Views: 430890

The dregs of birther remainders.

Butterdezillion. I wonder if those birthers from olden daze have reunions. I miss the olden daze. It was a real hoot when I'd read their stuff. No more Butter. No More Taitz. Very little Rharon. I wonder too, how much the cost of home-delivered meat has gone up. Remember Chalice? I think she engage...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Alina Habba
Replies: 213
Views: 22652

Alina Habba

Rolodex wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:58 pm And another with a criminal attempt at cutting an avocado.
:rotflmao:

I don't have much avocado cutting experience so I would likely mess it up. The big difference?

I WOULDN'T RECORD IT AND PUT IT ONLINE!!!

The advantage to not being a narcissist and having some sense of shame.
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: George Santos (R-NY) and his imaginative (but dishonest) résumé
Replies: 1600
Views: 170072

George Santos (R-NY) and his imaginative (but dishonest) résumé

I saw this the other day. He is such a lazy buffoon. We should deport him just for being stupid. Have some respect and consideration for that other country, The Rest Of The World. Your guy, your problem. There's probably something in the body of International Law that discourages sending Santos to ...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: George Santos (R-NY) and his imaginative (but dishonest) résumé
Replies: 1600
Views: 170072

George Santos (R-NY) and his imaginative (but dishonest) résumé

I am stunned that either a) he doesn't know what NAMBLA is, or b) he does thought that was worth the cash. I couldn't remember what NAMBLA meant, one could fit any number of words to that acronym, but I think I would have found ten seconds or so to look it up if it was thrown at me. Yukky people. R...
by northland10
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
Replies: 555
Views: 36744

Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!

Marine tracker: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-85.1/centery:38.4/zoom:2 Aircraft tracker: https://www.flightradar24.com/35.58,-78.79/6 Rail tracker: https://trainpositions.com/ No surprise that the rail tracker is Europe. US rail companies don't like folks paying attention to wh...
by northland10
Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Earthlings Behaving
Topic: Corporations Behaving Badly
Replies: 146
Views: 8595

Corporations Behaving Badly

So when I hear nonprofit outfits getting ripped off by insiders it really pisses me off. Yeah, me too. I work for essentially two non-profits, which are also considered charities. They both have substantial rules on financial matters to protect the organization. The day job is a large non-profit so...
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: Political Toons
Replies: 6132
Views: 789051

Political Toons

raison de arizona wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:44 pm Image
To be honest, I assume the photo on the left is fake, for various reasons. That said, I would not be surprised if some idiot had at least 3 of them flying on their prop, though likely taped to a fence.
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: U.S. Culture and Media
Topic: Schools, Teachers etc.
Replies: 193
Views: 40723

Schools, Teachers etc.

raison de arizona wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:31 pm Nothing earth shattering, but come on. How cool is this?
Figen @TheFigen_ wrote: Awesome and proof that every school needs a well funded music program!

Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" xylophone-style.
:like: :like: :like:

:clap:
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: Other weirdos
Topic: The dregs of birther remainders.
Replies: 1434
Views: 430890

The dregs of birther remainders.

realist wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:54 pm No evidence is evidence. :roll:
There's evidence. Do your own research.

It's not their job to back up their claim with evidence. Duh.
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: Arts, Music, Photography, and stuff like that
Topic: Sacred Music (Church along with Synagogue and Other Religious/Liturgical arts)
Replies: 59
Views: 1099

Sacred Music (Church along with Synagogue and Other Religious/Liturgical arts)

Rolodex wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:29 pm
qbawl wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:42 am Beautiful and powerful says this old atheist.
Thanks. It sums up to me about how to live as a Christian.
for the children down at the border
for the victims of our law & order

That's powerful (along with the rest of the text).
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Arts, Music, Photography, and stuff like that
Topic: Sacred Music (Church along with Synagogue and Other Religious/Liturgical arts)
Replies: 59
Views: 1099

Sacred Music (Church along with Synagogue and Other Religious/Liturgical arts)

chancery wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:33 pm ... which I remember singing as a boy treble,
Chancery will now entertain us singing the treble parts of

Tallis - If Ye Love Me

and half a dozen John Rutter pieces,

and some Vaughan Williams

And the Wilcocks descant for O Come All Ye Faithful

They are all probably stuck in his head but good.
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: Arts, Music, Photography, and stuff like that
Topic: Sacred Music (Church along with Synagogue and Other Religious/Liturgical arts)
Replies: 59
Views: 1099

Sacred Music (Church along with Synagogue and Other Religious/Liturgical arts)

The Fourth Sunday of Easter (of Easter not after easter since Easter is a season, not a day) is also referred as Good Shepherd Sunday since the readings every year are Good Shepherd readings, along with Psalm 23, The Lord is My Shepherd. The difficulty in musical selection is trying to find what out...
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: The Funny
Topic: Clueless Youth Struggle With Old Technology & Stuff We Grew Up With
Replies: 271
Views: 79250

Clueless Youth Struggle With Old Technology & Stuff We Grew Up With

raison de arizona wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:59 pm I’m not as old as slide rules, but I remember AOL CDs!
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Before the CDs it was the AOL floppies. Who knows, I may still have one or two tossed in some box years ago.
by northland10
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: U.S. Culture and Media
Topic: Another Shooting
Replies: 2100
Views: 118831

Another Shooting

Idiot question from more peaceful shores: I get shotguns and rifles* for hunting, and I get handguns for (imagined) personal protection, but why are people buying these expensive assault** weapons? I don't ask that facetiously, I'm genuinely curious about their motivations, and what they actually d...
by northland10
Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:09 am
Forum: US President
Topic: Donald J. Trump 2024
Replies: 1102
Views: 442468

Donald J. Trump 2024

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112305998403864793 A message to the Great People of Wilmington, North Carolina… Does my feeble brain follow this correctly? Bad weather has cancelled his landing and rally? Pity :violin: Once they took away the Presidential Sharpie, he could no longer ...

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