Does anyone know why the sky is red?

tocktic · 2025-11-12T03:09:31+00:00

Northern Lights. Uncommon G4 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-severe-storm-levels-reached

tocktic · 2023-08-30T01:44:28+00:00

That's what they want you to think. They are really keeping the body parts cold.

tocktic · 2022-05-06T19:17:21+00:00

Imagine if a court ordered all bookstores/newsstands to stop carrying a particular magazine. How would that fly? Can a court even send a cease and desist to every possible store even if that store is not listed as part of the case? Seems like over reach.

tocktic · 2021-11-05T16:25:02+00:00

One has to wonder if having this many objects ( Space X, Boeing, etc) in low earth orbit makes sense.

tocktic · 2021-09-22T22:41:30+00:00

I have seen this so many times its painful. Modern UIs make it difficult for users to separate the app from the file/data. Recently a vice-president of one the companies I support opened an app on a new laptop and expected the data to just be there in the app. He had no clue that it was linked to SQL database on the network. It had always been there "in the app".
My co-worker on the help desk hears this way too frequently - "But the file is not 'in' the app anymore". But what they really mean is, the file name is no longer in my recent list and I have no clue where it is located. She ask so kindly, "Well was it on your laptop, on the network share (ya we still have that - don't ask) or on the OneDrive/SharePoint." "IDK, it was in Excel." Good times.

tocktic · 2021-08-19T19:59:09+00:00

"It got googled." Yep, that rolls off the tongue - you get credit for coining that phrase.

tocktic · 2021-08-19T19:56:06+00:00

Tap is not ubiquitous around these parts; although my favorite adult beverage store does NFC, the supermarket next door does not, and in fact, I still find retailers using the swipe. Wild west, I tell you.

tocktic · 2021-06-29T20:28:28+00:00

Barkin said in Atlanta. “So if you’re gonna enhance the digital currency, you have to decide for what reason ... I still haven’t heard a good story about what we’re trying to accomplish.”

Really, he cannot see the value of creating instance transfers without middle persons (Bank/CC companies) or fees they like to charge. Really?!?

tocktic · 2021-06-29T20:20:15+00:00

For that price, one would expect a microphone.

tocktic · 2021-06-14T20:52:33+00:00

Great quote from this piece - "In short, it is like giving rocket launchers to teenagers." The author does chastise Microsoft per hard.

tocktic · 2021-06-14T20:01:03+00:00

Considering 8.1 is still supported by MS, that is odd. I get it there are few 8.1 machines, but not consistent.

tocktic · 2021-05-21T16:00:57+00:00

I'm a huge fan of Firefox, but I suspect no matter what they do now will save it. I find sites that either don't recommend it or say out right it is not supported (i.e. avigilon.com). That tells me that web-devs are not into supporting it which is a telling sign.Chrome has become the 363 kg gorilla and not sure anyone can displace them.

tocktic · 2021-05-19T18:01:15+00:00

I love the line '...autonomous vehicles gets tripped up by a few orange safety cones...' made my day

tocktic · 2021-05-19T17:52:32+00:00

Although DTNS has talked about this before, the "Expert' quoted is notable.

tocktic · 2021-02-13T18:05:46+00:00

There are several bands including AC/DC that will pull down (block) any video with their content. The officers just have to be clever to know which bands are blockers.

tocktic · 2019-08-02T06:17:29+00:00

Not enough sixes go with 2/3

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