Niorton got hacked because Norton deserves to be hacked. Back when I was first just becoming computer literate I purchased a computer that had Norton pre-installed for a 90 day period or some such. Anyway, I wound up with a 2 year subscription to their updates which I did not want. I contacted them and they basically or maybe literally… Read more »
Found this article on what passes for “art” these days. I must say, I agree with the assessment: Expensive multi-million dollar “installations” commissioned by high-minded, low-IQ, semi-literate civic officials are all we have now. They are “installed” in your public spaces, the way a sewage pipe is installed. The large-scale contemporary “art” they install means nothing, has no purpose, and… Read more »
If bans on bump stock guns have been overturned by the Fifth Circuit in the last few days, there is no way this new ATF rule will ever survive any level of judicial scrutiny.
About check out time out here this evening. I saw a skunk running across my back yard earlier, so I’ll have to get a trap back and dispatch him before long I’m sure. I haven’t had a skunk for quite a while now, but they are certainly plentiful in this part of the state based on what I see on… Read more »
I see that Norton Lifelock got hacked. How ironic.
It’s why I don’t use a “password manager”. I have my password system, so I have a different password for every account, and I can recall them without having to resort to an online password manager.
Because if that gets hacked, then I get screwed. I trust no one but myself.
I believe the Founders worried about a “fourth” branch of government – the regulatory state that essentially could/would enact laws without being responsible to the voters.
Shannon – great news… don’t know if this will help at all, but when I am “killing time” or trying to stay awake while “watching” tv, I go to one of the free game sites – Arkadium dot com is my latest favorite. There’s a goofy game called “mahjong” where you click on 2 matching tiles to make’em go away…… Read more »
Shannon – I have a MacBook laptop, and started out using my mouse a LOT… And I still use the mouse when I’m doing graphics work. For here, the track-pad has gotten to be almost second nature. Give it time. Or get a mouse, and leave it on the end table, while using the track-pad – that’s what I do… Read more »
Retraining your brain and hands to run a laptop instead of a phone is a might stressful. An hour and a half at a time is about all I can handle without a long break.
Back in the war against dementia, by god. With a vengeance. 🙂
My last gas bill was $126 for a 1650 Sq Ft, old pitifully insulated house. About normal for this time of year BUTT we had several mild weeks in December and the meter was read on the day before the bottom fell out, 32 high on Christmas day. I figure that my next bill will be a doozy. The old… Read more »
mh – I checked out your statue link. My first impression is that it looks like that thing you see all the time where some guy is bent all over and has his head stuck up his – well you know.
mharper42
January 15, 2023 6:04 pm
I came across the new fancy statue of MLK, and was eager to see it, but it is some dumb new-age crap. You can see bronze arms, but you can’t make sense of the whole thing.
A gloomy morning and afternoon at times has looked like rain should be coming, but it doesn’t come. We could use a little rain. Sunlight peeks through an overcast sky and then vanishes again and again. The wind has steadily picked up since morning and is strong enough to set leafless tree limbs swaying a bit. The red oaks have… Read more »
I agree with your thoughts El Gordo, good old ribeye doesn’t need any fancy French cooking to make it delicious. He talked me into it, so I’m trying it. I do have this pork but in the freezer though…
#113 – You didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you where I am on the sous vide experience. For a nice, expensive cut of meat like a rib eye, I just don’t think it is worth the time and effort since you can cook it up pretty quickly inside or outside and it will be tender and tasty. However, for the… Read more »
117 – Texpat… Living as long as I did in West Texas, Panhandle, and Hill Country, I have seen more than my share of coyotes. Not one single one (even the ones in zoos) were anywhere close to as sleek and plump as that little girl’s dog…
Would you mistake a Malamute dog for a coyote from a few feet away ? These people in Pennsylvania elect a stroked out doofus as senator and then this ? They shot a little girl’s dog. The hunters communicated to the others in the party that there would be a man and two large dogs in the area, according to… Read more »
Latest gas bill here (for ~2500 sq ft) was $110.53 but I’m pretty confident my next will be higher. How much higher I guess we’ll see.
Edit to add… mostly all gas appliances (range top, water heater, dryer, central heating system). Daughter was home for the holidays from school so pretty sure that will add to the next bill.
Our gas bill was $43.62 for December. We use natgas for the stove, oven, water heater and clothes dryer. We still use oil for heat, believe it or not and are on a level payment plan for that. The bill reads something like $19+ for gas and a $23+ fee for “delivery” charge. So far, this has been the warmest… Read more »
Our oldest son has been telling me I need to get a Sous Vide but I haven’t pulled the trigger. I had some ribeyes I cut from a rib roast, he loaned his to me and said to try it. Pretty cool, got an hour left at 115 degrees, set at 4 hours earlier, partly still frozen. Throw them on… Read more »
BTW, my big soup pot is about 2/3 full with a brand new batch of cabbage soup. I cooked up a bunch of chicken legs in the Instapot and shredded them into the soup. I’ll just let it sit there and cool for a few hours and put it up in containers later – some to freeze, some for immediate… Read more »
Near catastrophic on the ground event at JFK today. You can watch the ATC controller save the day as an AA plane missed the turn and crossed the wrong runway at the wrong time. My editorial comment is that most certainly DEI was involved as you should be able to discern for yourself when you hear the communications with American. … Read more »
I knew nothing good could come of LifeLock aligning with Norton.
Niorton got hacked because Norton deserves to be hacked. Back when I was first just becoming computer literate I purchased a computer that had Norton pre-installed for a 90 day period or some such. Anyway, I wound up with a 2 year subscription to their updates which I did not want. I contacted them and they basically or maybe literally… Read more »
Found this article on what passes for “art” these days. I must say, I agree with the assessment: Expensive multi-million dollar “installations” commissioned by high-minded, low-IQ, semi-literate civic officials are all we have now. They are “installed” in your public spaces, the way a sewage pipe is installed. The large-scale contemporary “art” they install means nothing, has no purpose, and… Read more »
None of y’all would believe how many skunks there are in densely populated northeastern New Jersey.
137 Tedtam
If bans on bump stock guns have been overturned by the Fifth Circuit in the last few days, there is no way this new ATF rule will ever survive any level of judicial scrutiny.
About check out time out here this evening. I saw a skunk running across my back yard earlier, so I’ll have to get a trap back and dispatch him before long I’m sure. I haven’t had a skunk for quite a while now, but they are certainly plentiful in this part of the state based on what I see on… Read more »
I see that Norton Lifelock got hacked. How ironic.
It’s why I don’t use a “password manager”. I have my password system, so I have a different password for every account, and I can recall them without having to resort to an online password manager.
Because if that gets hacked, then I get screwed. I trust no one but myself.
136 Shannon
That is the first Progressive Insurance commercial I’ve ever seen I liked. Very good.
2nd Amendment bureaucratic ban
I believe the Founders worried about a “fourth” branch of government – the regulatory state that essentially could/would enact laws without being responsible to the voters.
Too funny.
Shannon – great news… don’t know if this will help at all, but when I am “killing time” or trying to stay awake while “watching” tv, I go to one of the free game sites – Arkadium dot com is my latest favorite. There’s a goofy game called “mahjong” where you click on 2 matching tiles to make’em go away…… Read more »
holy crap Shannon
You used the “C” (commitment) word in public. That caused a heck of a shiver up my spine.
Little victories.
I finally got my trackpad preferences adjusted and honed in.
I may eventually get a mouse but I’m really committed to becoming comfortable with the trackpad.
Shannon – I have a MacBook laptop, and started out using my mouse a LOT… And I still use the mouse when I’m doing graphics work. For here, the track-pad has gotten to be almost second nature. Give it time. Or get a mouse, and leave it on the end table, while using the track-pad – that’s what I do… Read more »
jinx!
Are you using an external mouse, I could never get used to the one on the laptop.
’ No mouse’ is a real drag on progress. I’ve used a trackpad for about five total minutes prior to this new adventure.
Retraining your brain and hands to run a laptop instead of a phone is a might stressful. An hour and a half at a time is about all I can handle without a long break.
Back in the war against dementia, by god. With a vengeance. 🙂
My last gas bill was $126 for a 1650 Sq Ft, old pitifully insulated house. About normal for this time of year BUTT we had several mild weeks in December and the meter was read on the day before the bottom fell out, 32 high on Christmas day. I figure that my next bill will be a doozy. The old… Read more »
Squawk
Oh, I would but it’s not in my budget right now.
mh – I checked out your statue link. My first impression is that it looks like that thing you see all the time where some guy is bent all over and has his head stuck up his – well you know.
I came across the new fancy statue of MLK, and was eager to see it, but it is some dumb new-age crap. You can see bronze arms, but you can’t make sense of the whole thing.
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/celebrating-mlk-on-boston-common/
Trying Modelo Oro (light?), nope.
A gloomy morning and afternoon at times has looked like rain should be coming, but it doesn’t come. We could use a little rain. Sunlight peeks through an overcast sky and then vanishes again and again. The wind has steadily picked up since morning and is strong enough to set leafless tree limbs swaying a bit. The red oaks have… Read more »
I agree with your thoughts El Gordo, good old ribeye doesn’t need any fancy French cooking to make it delicious. He talked me into it, so I’m trying it. I do have this pork but in the freezer though…
#113 – You didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you where I am on the sous vide experience. For a nice, expensive cut of meat like a rib eye, I just don’t think it is worth the time and effort since you can cook it up pretty quickly inside or outside and it will be tender and tasty. However, for the… Read more »
117 – Texpat… Living as long as I did in West Texas, Panhandle, and Hill Country, I have seen more than my share of coyotes. Not one single one (even the ones in zoos) were anywhere close to as sleek and plump as that little girl’s dog…
Would you mistake a Malamute dog for a coyote from a few feet away ? These people in Pennsylvania elect a stroked out doofus as senator and then this ? They shot a little girl’s dog. The hunters communicated to the others in the party that there would be a man and two large dogs in the area, according to… Read more »
Texpat
Fine pour more salt in the wound. Bad enough my bill is sky rocketing but damn Yankee land is cheaper. I hope a cat has its babies in your wash.
Latest gas bill here (for ~2500 sq ft) was $110.53 but I’m pretty confident my next will be higher. How much higher I guess we’ll see.
Edit to add… mostly all gas appliances (range top, water heater, dryer, central heating system). Daughter was home for the holidays from school so pretty sure that will add to the next bill.
Our gas bill was $43.62 for December. We use natgas for the stove, oven, water heater and clothes dryer. We still use oil for heat, believe it or not and are on a level payment plan for that. The bill reads something like $19+ for gas and a $23+ fee for “delivery” charge. So far, this has been the warmest… Read more »
I thought I was being pretty conservative with the heat. I guess not.
Our oldest son has been telling me I need to get a Sous Vide but I haven’t pulled the trigger. I had some ribeyes I cut from a rib roast, he loaned his to me and said to try it. Pretty cool, got an hour left at 115 degrees, set at 4 hours earlier, partly still frozen. Throw them on… Read more »
My August bill was only $131!
And you know I keep it like a fridge.
She’s got a fairly sizable house.
I have 1280 sq ft.
Last month’s bill was $176. My new bill is $201.
Thanks for the release. After listening to the video a couple more times, I do think the controller utters an expletive in there.
Moral of the story: Fat cats happily coexist with mice.
Get your nerd on.
Exploding Prince Rupert Drops in epoxy.
Hubby said he’s gonna buy a coupla steaks and fix the salad for dinner tonight. So I don’t have to stand up and cook dinner for him.
Yeah, he lubs me.
Greetings from my new laptop.
I haven’t typed on a keyboard in years. And I’m hell bent on learning how to use this trackpad.
At least I got the security software installed. Download was virtually instantaneous. Wheeeeee!!!
BTW, my big soup pot is about 2/3 full with a brand new batch of cabbage soup. I cooked up a bunch of chicken legs in the Instapot and shredded them into the soup. I’ll just let it sit there and cool for a few hours and put it up in containers later – some to freeze, some for immediate… Read more »
Texpat
W H U T??? A US Military Operation? I doubt it. But like you
Here’s the crux of my missing post. Airplane near miss on the ground today at JFK. Woman pilot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsFIHKkN2oU
Darn, the ether ate another of my masterpiece posts.
Near catastrophic on the ground event at JFK today. You can watch the ATC controller save the day as an AA plane missed the turn and crossed the wrong runway at the wrong time. My editorial comment is that most certainly DEI was involved as you should be able to discern for yourself when you hear the communications with American. … Read more »
Mharper –
Well, I’m not wanting to cut my leg off at the moment, so there’s that…
Tedtam, I hope you are resting comfortably.