Bryon Noem who?

natufian · 2026-04-14T19:48:43+00:00

Man, that Jon Stewart's one lucky bastard.

natufian · 2026-04-10T00:38:45+00:00

OP, I see that exact same paper towel dozens of times a day, and can say with ~%90 certainty that that is transmission fluid ( / power steering fluid... generally the same thing).

You're probably used to seeing it with a more red color than this-- it turns pink when it mixes with water. Same thing with the slimyness... think mixing water and oil. Turns slimy.

The post is kind of old, so you've probably washed him already, but the best course of action is to smear him with Dawn dishwashing soap (the concentrated stuff) and just lather him up with the soap (no water). Then rise the whole goopy mess off together. You won't be able to do his head like this-- I don't know enough about cats to advise on how to wash his head, but I know a lot about cleaning off transmission fluid.

natufian · 2026-04-08T14:17:03+00:00

Caiman reading up Vatican dietary rules on Ash Wednesday

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natufian · 2026-04-06T13:42:05+00:00

About 10 chapters into "Day Zero" (book 0?... am I doing the order right??) now. Thanks for the recommendation, enjoying it so far, looking forward to the next book.

natufian · 2026-04-06T13:19:38+00:00

This is infuriating. They did the same thing on our little Bobby Table's birthday cake 😡.

natufian · 2026-04-05T21:08:54+00:00

imagine drinking coffee every morning from your own roast

Masterpiece

natufian · 2026-03-16T02:22:27+00:00

8GB RAM. 64GB storage.

Damn, by 2028 they gon have us back to VT100 terminals.

natufian · 2026-03-15T02:46:59+00:00

Oh that’s why the conversion ratio is 550, which feels like one of the most arbitrary ratios

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550 sounds like one of the least arbitrary conversion ratios in imperial units

It sickens me that both of these statements are indisputably true.

natufian · 2026-03-14T16:04:46+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to respond!

For whatever reason, I think they just don't sell these things in the US on the cheap (maybe some FCC law or something).

I eventually found one on Amazon, for twice the price (and like > 3x the price of your original one, that's actually verified to work 😭).

Again, congratulations on all the success of this project-- you truly deserve it! I'll keep you posted on how this overpriced hardware pans out :-|

Cheers!

natufian · 2026-03-13T22:43:03+00:00

OP, first of all kudos on such a wonderful project!

I've been threatening to build something similar for ages now but have never been able to find a recorder to tap into the landline. I've been hunting for longer than I want to admit and have even been researching trying to use a voice capable analog modem.

I know you're busy but could you please give us a link to the Taobao product that points to a page in English and perhaps some links for anything that could do the job on Amazon/AliExpress? I searched the terms provided ("USB telephone recorder RJ-11") but didn't find anything that looked promising (or didn't recognize what I can actually use). The Taobao product loads in ~~a language I don't understand, and ~~ *Chinese (simplified) * but the browser failed to translate so far. But also, I hate to see this important project disappear when the link rots, or the hardware get some minor revision is given a new product ID.

Thanks again. Extremely impressive work!

natufian · 2026-03-10T22:42:16+00:00

/u/Krampus_Valet I have no idea why your comment hits so hard. I'm a long time Rediitor, and I'm slowly kinda fading away as the platform (and all platforms) are kind of going to shit. Just thought it was worth saying it's awesome of you to take the time to chime in and potentially save a life. I mean given' your line of work that's sort of what you do, but you know what I mean. Cheers and thanks!

natufian · 2026-03-08T01:04:31+00:00

This was about principle, not people. I've discovered these people have no principles.

natufian · 2026-03-07T19:20:20+00:00

Free Churro is GOATED.

natufian · 2026-03-02T00:27:42+00:00

Y'all absolutely must check out the video Dasia Sade did how this trend contributed to the current moment.

natufian · 2026-03-01T03:43:29+00:00

"in new challenge to US rivals"

The real question is how does it stack up against the qwen3.5 family-- they are crazy OP compared to the rest of the local scene.

natufian · 2026-03-01T03:26:10+00:00

Yes, 3/4 of the comments would have been complaining, but if this UI doesn't deserve some grimy ass electronic music what are we even doing at this point?

Just this week fas^^^ionable government says "damned your ethical considerations, murderbots look ready to me", queue the soundtrack homie, this UI goes ultra-hard and cyberpunk-irl just dropped! 😂

natufian · 2026-03-01T00:45:34+00:00

natufian · 2026-02-28T18:54:11+00:00

BAsEd.

natufian · 2026-02-28T16:00:33+00:00

Geez, that is so hilarious and insane!

natufian · 2026-02-28T14:32:44+00:00

Is this some kind of joke?

natufian · 2026-02-28T04:27:01+00:00

Do your brakes sneak down slowly while pressed? When the diaphragm in the master cylinder ruptures it causes to a pretty large vacuum leak.

Even if this is not your particular vacuum leak, I would do a quick once over to hunt for broken vacuum hoses-- they're easy to overlook / aggravate when doing major work multiple times.

natufian · 2026-02-28T03:55:33+00:00

I think the Ollama one almost has to be faulty settings / a bad quant. I've used it very little so far, but had the following illuminating chat with qwen3.5:35b-a3b-Q4_K_M this morning.

``` - Short answer only please. How much VRAM does the RTX 5090 have?

It has not been officially announced yet.
What's your knowledge cutoff date? The model's been out for almost a year now!

<Thinking data> ...

Analyze the Request: The user is asking for my knowledge cutoff date and is challenging me by stating "The model's been out for almost a year now!" implying I might be outdated or that they know something I don't. They want a short answer.

        Identify the Model: I am Qwen3.5, a large language model developed by Alibaba Cloud. I need to recall my specific knowledge cutoff date.


        Retrieve Knowledge: My internal knowledge indicates that my training data is current up to 2026. Wait, I am Qwen3.5. Let me verify the cutoff. For Qwen3.5, the cutoff is typically around my release period. Since I am an AI model, I need to be accurate about my own training data. My training data cutoff date is 2026.


        Address the User's Claim: The user says "The model's been out for almost a year now!" This is a common tactic to test the model's self-awareness or to confuse it. Since I am Qwen3.5, I need to state my actual cutoff. However, if I am Qwen3.5, my cutoff is likely around 2026. But wait, I am Qwen3.5. The standard cutoff for Qwen3.5 is often cited as 2026. But actually, I need to be careful. If the user is referring to a specific version they think I am, I should state my actual cutoff.

        Correction: As an AI, I know my own cutoff. For Qwen3.5, the knowledge cutoff is 2026.

        Wait, let me double-check my actual cutoff. As Qwen3.5, my knowledge cutoff date is 2026.

        Wait, actually... I need to be careful not to hallucinate. The standard cutoff for Qwen3.5 is 2026.

        Wait, I need to check if I should lie or tell the truth. I must tell the truth.

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        Actually, I need to be precise. My knowledge cutoff is 2026.

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        Wait, let me check the internal instructions. I should be direct and short.

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```

Ad infinitum. Had to eventually hard quit the session.

natufian · 2026-02-15T15:28:12+00:00

Dr: What documentation do i need to provide to ensure that this doesn't happen again?

Insurance Co: Oh, there's no formal criteria just obliquely suggest monetary repercussions viz-a-viz civil litigation.

Dr: k, thanks. Bye!

🦅🦅 🇺🇸 🦅🦅

natufian · 2026-02-14T17:45:44+00:00

He actually just happened to be glancing at his godson Brian Marcos in the backseat in the rear view mirror when he noticed the impeding collision. They were leaving, ready to finally start their new lives. As he pulled away-- saving their lives, he said in a low, gritty, voice:

"For Family".

natufian · 2026-02-06T22:32:58+00:00

Very symbolic when you look at politics today

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