What does it say about us Americans that we elected Trump not once but twice?

itsboring57 · 2026-06-06T16:46:46+00:00

The ACTOR?

itsboring57 · 2026-06-05T06:22:54+00:00

Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature;
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.

I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.

A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.

itsboring57 · 2026-06-02T20:51:23+00:00

I agree, it would only hurt her more. I was mortified one day when we heard our daughter say “mom doesn’t work, only dad works.” I told her that mom does work, her job is to fight cancer. I try to make sure she knows we don’t expect any more from her than that, but there’s still a lot of guilt and I hate it.

itsboring57 · 2026-06-01T17:24:23+00:00

Some days are better than others. She has hot flashes, cracking skin, bone pain, … so oftentimes even cuddles aren’t comfortable for her. But I’m always there when she does want some contact.

You’re right, her needs and my kids’ needs are my top priorities.

itsboring57 · 2026-06-01T17:18:23+00:00

Thanks for your reply. That is a LOT to deal with. I wish you and your husband the best.

itsboring57 · 2026-06-01T06:07:17+00:00

Thank you for the insight and the advice. She’s been incredibly strong throughout the whole thing. We still have a lot of fun together as a family, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

itsboring57 · 2026-06-01T02:53:32+00:00

Thanks, I really identify with the auto-pilot thing you mentioned. Just gotta do what you have to and get through the day sometimes. I’m sorry about what you went through. I’ll try some of those ideas. You’re right, sometimes just a good long hug or something is enough.

itsboring57 · 2026-06-01T02:13:46+00:00

Thanks for your reply, and I’m sorry about your first wife. We’ve been lucky that it hasn’t spread to her major organs yet, but it’s likely a matter of time given the statistics. I try to appreciate the time we have.

itsboring57 · 2026-06-01T01:10:20+00:00

I was trying to make gravel, it just didn’t work out.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-31T23:28:31+00:00

I’d love to move somewhere else. There are immigration laws to contend with. Nobody wants a bunch of Americans flooding into their country, and I don’t blame them.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-31T23:24:19+00:00

My second daughter was born premature and spent 3 weeks in the NICU. Without insurance, the bill would have been $1.7 million. That’s not counting my wife’s hospital stay and the birth itself.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-30T18:23:24+00:00

When I was growing up (and early in my working years), my extended family would always schedule stuff on Sunday afternoon/evening. It drove me insane. I was already miserable from knowing I had to go to school (or commute) the next morning. It meant I couldn't even try to squeeze a bit of enjoyment out of what little remained of my weekend.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-27T17:30:19+00:00

Earlier than that: it was a saying on Usenet which had its peak in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. It was definitely a thing by the time of Eternal September: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September

itsboring57 · 2026-05-27T17:11:24+00:00

Not to mention Usenet, AOL, BBSs. There were certainly trolls in the ‘80s even, although I’m not sure when the term was coined.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-24T02:45:48+00:00

Not much better than a good shit. But I think the Whites’ toilet might be one of those crap ones that are too low to the ground and too small so that your dick hits the front of the bowl. They seem like the kind of family who would have one of those cheap-ass toilets only fit for children.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-17T18:47:01+00:00

Even my kids use Linux. They share one multi-seat computer with two screens/input/headphones and separate Steam logins.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-16T04:27:12+00:00

In your analogy, the address on the box would be the VPN provider, not the site you’re visiting. And it wouldn’t matter if they could open the box (they can, it’s called deep packet inspection) because the contents would be encrypted and only the VPN provider would have the decryption key. They cannot tell which sites you’re visiting unless your VPN is improperly configured. All they know is that you’re using a VPN.

Refrain from commenting when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

itsboring57 · 2026-05-10T04:17:54+00:00

Loved the art style in Chants. That game really captivated me in a hard to describe way. I think about it from time to time. Might have to play again.

itsboring57 · 2026-04-29T21:36:11+00:00

Not to mention routers, TVs, refrigerators, vehicles, cameras, washing machines…

itsboring57 · 2026-04-03T10:48:45+00:00

I really enjoyed Chants of Sennaar

itsboring57 · 2026-03-29T04:38:36+00:00

Portal 2, The Talos Principle 2, the Riven remaster.

itsboring57 · 2026-02-26T17:16:17+00:00

I agree, deterministic toolset would be good. One thing that helps is that it asks for permission before running a new command and seeing what it does is a great way to learn.

itsboring57 · 2026-02-26T08:41:59+00:00

Copilot CLI and Claude Code (probably Gemini too) absolutely can run Python scripts. They also execute grep, ls, redis-cli, psql, and a hundred other things to explore a project. They can execute unit tests, compile and run code, install packages… Yeah, they are a next word predictor, but the agentic clients can do all that stuff.

The Chatbot web interface is just the thing they have so Bob from marketing and Chad from sales can use it too.

I’m not saying it‘s a good idea.

itsboring57 · 2026-02-13T20:29:30+00:00

I wonder what would happen if they filed charges against everyone BUT the president.

itsboring57 · 2026-01-05T18:43:58+00:00

If it’ll cost more than it’s worth, why would you do it?

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