I may have screwed up. If I said anything at all, it would have been, "Ahh...much better!" In the appropriate Duke voice, of course.

I wonder if the British constabulary kept their video of me having a long, relaxing piss in Russell Square's park. I looked up about half way through the leak, right into a surveillance camera I hadn't realized was there. I figured they'd already seen everything there was to see, so there was no point in trying to choke things off in midstream. So I took my time, gave the ol' snake a couple of shakes, zipped up, and gave a jaunty wave to the camera before I headed off to the hotel.

I'm with you. I used to meta-moderate every time I made a comment, and every time I used some mod points. I haven't seen a mod point in months, so now I don't bother meta-moderating. Screw 'em.

"Personally I think I could move over the control board functionality to an esp32 and end up with Home Assistant based controls if push came to shove."

You might have the basis of a profitable little side hustle there, if you want it. That would be especially true after Bosch inevitably "sunsets" its support in an effort to force consumers to buy another appliance.

Let's not forget that on top of graduating all those hard-working young engineers, China is unparalleled in their industrial espionage capabilities. If they were writing the song today, Sonny and Cher would have named it, "Gypsies, Tramps and Chinese".

No doubt you're aware of this because you were one of the stars in those shows. What is your stage name..."Fonda Cox", perhaps?

That's the problem. President Musk is NOT eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. He's eliminating things average people rely on and agencies that would catch tax-sucking Musk companies that actually are committing waste, fraud and abuse.

Please try to keep up.

There is concern this treatment may be more expensive for MAGA Americans, since implanting the electrodes necessary for Deep Brain Stimulation will require a proctologist in addition to regular surgical staff.

What are these ads you speak of? I've never seen one.

So even more proof of what sensible people have always known about Corporate Democrats and Corporate Republicans. There's an old saying that sums up Bankman-Fried perfectly: It doesn't matter whether it's saltwater or freshwater, sh^t floats.

It's really amazing how nuclear advocates seem to believe there's no cost to mining, refining and disposing of reactor fuel. Last time I checked, sunlight was still free, and solar panels take 'way less maintenance than a nuclear generating station.

And then there's that other inconvenient problem: no nuclear plant has ever been built on time, on budget and that delivered electricity at the promised rate. As for maintenance...repairs to Canada's Pickering reactor broke the budget before they'd so much as turned a single screw.

"The feature is billed as a less obnoxious version of tools like Google's AI Overviews..."

So a DuckDuckGo feature is "billed"?

Happy Friday. I'll let myself out.

Thank god a gasoline fire can be put out with a good strong pee.

You didn't know there's more white people than people of colour, and therefore statistically more likely to be shot by a rogue cop? How does that work out for you when you use per capita figures? LOL.

So in an unexpected reversal of standard procedure, Bezos' fiancee is going to go for ride of her life IN rather than ON a large brohammer symbol?

Truly, the universe is a strange and wonderful place.