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He’s a tramp, but I love him

If you ve adopted a Mova, Dreame, or other Chinese mopping robot, it s likely that the manufacturer-recommended cleaner that comes with the robot, contains cocamide DEA. This chemical, common in a lot of older cleaning products, is on the list of chemicals that California believes to be cancer causing. That means, if you have a cat Continue reading He s a tramp, but I love him The post He s a…

Sixty-four? “how did sixty-four get into it?” I hear you cry!

Zero plus zero equals two. Not in some toy project. In Berkeley SoftFloat the IEEE 754 math library reference implementation. It s inside QEMU and most x86 emulators, and it s the oracle that hardware teams verify chip designs against. If you ve ever emulated a CPU or validated a chip design in the last decade, Berkeley Continue reading Sixty-four? how did sixty-four get into it? I hear you cry!…

Die Knechtschaft dauert nur noch kurze Zeit!

Howdy! Are YOU a Republican, MAGA, ultra-nationalist, neo-Nazi, or similar asshole who s having a great time abusing Hispanics and gays in 2026? Good times, innit! You can literally burst into someone s home wearing a mask and drag them out, and you don t even go to jail anymore! But, you may be worried about 2029, only Continue reading Die Knechtschaft dauert nur noch kurze Zeit! The post Die…

Never-ending love is what we’ve found

Whoever first said, It s turtles, all the way down, was misheard. What they actually said was, It s circles, all the way down. Screenwriters, sooner or later, probably end up reading The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell. The book argues that all myths follow one central story structure. Whether that s true or not, Continue reading Never-ending love is what we ve found The post…

Am I dreaming, am I dreaming?

Enter SHAKESPEARE, HENSLOW, and BABBITT, pursued by a bear. HENSLOW:Nay, William, nay! This scheme will not suffice.Your weird sisters will be sufficient weirdWithout they fly about our theatreOn ropes and pulleys, hazarding our men. Tis perilous unto the players lives. SHAKESPEARE:But players, sir, are cheap, as thou dost say,As plentiful as pigeons in Paris. HENSLOW:Yet here s Continue reading…

It was so easy with you, so salty and

Stephanie Gross, I have read your message to me over and over, trying to understand how you can go from we re boyfriend and girlfriend in the space of a few hours to dumping me before you brush your teeth the next day. You say you ll try to rescue Krystle and get frustrated when she won t Continue reading It was so easy with you, so salty and The post It was so easy with you, so salty and appeared…

Oh they call her Frivolous Sal

Let me show you what it s like to be inside the brain of a writer. I m just sitting here, scrolling through social media, and I see that the current administration has labelled Harvard s lawsuit as frivolous. Ha, thinks me. Everyone else s side is always frivolous in a lawsuit. It s like the term means nothing anymore. Continue reading Oh they call her Frivolous Sal The post Oh they call her…

Now I wonder how Whatshername has been

My core mistake was not the lying and cheating, though that clearly was a mistake. My core mistake was trying to keep up an illusion of fidelity, when my wife didn t want me. I thought her good opinion, and yours, and everyone else s, was worth the sacrifice to my honor. As it turned out though, Continue reading Now I wonder how Whatshername has been The post Now I wonder how Whatshername has been…

And I can take or leave it if I please

Making the decision to kill yourself, is a reaction to overwhelming pain, where a person has no idea how to overcome the pain. People who decide to kill themselves, perceive suicide as a relief from pain, and they get tunnel vision where they are unable to use their creativity or skills for problem solving. Please Continue reading And I can take or leave it if I please The post And I can take or…

I gotta watch my back, probably pack my bags

Here are some breadcrumbs for anyone debugging random reboot issues on Proxmox 8.3.1 or later. tl:dr; If you re experiencing random unpredictable reboots on a Proxmox rig, try DISABLING (not leaving at Auto) your Core Watchdog Timer in the BIOS. I have built a Proxmox 8.3 rig with the following specs: This particular rig, when updated Continue reading I gotta watch my back, probably pack my bags…