Alan "no bending the knee, no kissing the ring" J
@n5iln.bsky.social
Welcome to my world, population: 100 squirrels and a nut. All opinions and advocacies are 100% my own. I’m not perfect, I’m not for everyone, and I’m still learning. If that doesn’t suit you, move along. 'Nuff said.
Ope.
Roomba Maker 'iRobot' Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Years - Slashdot
Roomba manufacturer iRobot filed for bankruptcy today, reports Bloomberg.
After 35 years, iRobot reached a "restructuring support agrement that will hand control of the consumer robot maker to Shen...
hardware.slashdot.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Ope.
'Morning, Blue Crew. This is the last work week of the calendar year. Coffee is the starting point.
RIP Rob and Michele Reiner.
RIP Rob and Michele Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. This is the last work week of the calendar year. Coffee is the starting point.
RIP Rob and Michele Reiner.
RIP Rob and Michele Reiner.
This is SO not good.
December 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is SO not good.
How the heck did I miss Festivus?
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
How the heck did I miss Festivus?
Hanukkah sameach to those who celebrate it.
December 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hanukkah sameach to those who celebrate it.
'Morning, Blue Crew. Sleeping in was good, but there are things to be done, and one of them involves enjoying the morning coffee.
December 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. Sleeping in was good, but there are things to be done, and one of them involves enjoying the morning coffee.
In much happier news, happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
December 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In much happier news, happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
Reposted by Alan "no bending the knee, no kissing the ring" J
Yeahhh …This is happened…
#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
#DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
#Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
#PamBondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
#Followers
#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
#DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
#Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
#PamBondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
#Followers
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yeahhh …This is happened…
#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
#DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
#Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
#PamBondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
#Followers
#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
#DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
#Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
#PamBondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
#Followers
Reposted by Alan "no bending the knee, no kissing the ring" J
So, despite Trump giving some lazy lip service to "affordability" his FTC tried to suppress a case of price collusion and market influence by PepsiCo and Walmart to raise prices for PepsiCo products at all of Walmart's competitors...
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices Across the Economy
The Trump FTC tried to hide a complaint showing Pepsi forced shoppers to pay higher prices everywhere but Walmart. But now it's unsealed. And the politics of affordability are explosive.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So, despite Trump giving some lazy lip service to "affordability" his FTC tried to suppress a case of price collusion and market influence by PepsiCo and Walmart to raise prices for PepsiCo products at all of Walmart's competitors...
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake
~ Sir Francis Bacon
~ Sir Francis Bacon
December 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake
~ Sir Francis Bacon
~ Sir Francis Bacon
I weep for my nation.
Arkansas Becoming 1st State To Sever Ties With PBS, Effective July 1 - Slashdot
joshuark writes: Arkansas is becoming the first state to officially end its public television affiliation with PBS. The Arkansas Educational Television Commission, whose members are all appointed by t...
entertainment.slashdot.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I weep for my nation.
This should be both a major wake-up call to authors, publishers, and readers, and a huge push to return to physical books...which can't be censored on the fly.
New Kindle Feature Uses AI To Answer Questions About Books - And Authors Can't Opt Out - Slashdot
An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon has quietly added a new AI feature to its Kindle iOS app -- a feature that "lets you ask questions about the book you're reading and receive spoiler-free an...
news.slashdot.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This should be both a major wake-up call to authors, publishers, and readers, and a huge push to return to physical books...which can't be censored on the fly.
'Morning, Blue Crew. This was one of those mornings when my body decided to behave itself, so I got to sleep in for a bit. We still have the weekend errands to run, but coffee comes first. Clothing should probably be involved too.
December 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. This was one of those mornings when my body decided to behave itself, so I got to sleep in for a bit. We still have the weekend errands to run, but coffee comes first. Clothing should probably be involved too.
December 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's nice to have things working as they should this morning. Hopefully the trend continues.
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's nice to have things working as they should this morning. Hopefully the trend continues.
'Morning, Blue Crew. I'm back on schedule today. Let's see if all the tech at work decides to behave, the way it didn't yesterday. I can't give the computers coffee, but I can certainly have some myself.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. I'm back on schedule today. Let's see if all the tech at work decides to behave, the way it didn't yesterday. I can't give the computers coffee, but I can certainly have some myself.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
'Morning, Blue Crew. A radio-station issue meant I went from sound asleep to out the door in about 15 minutes. Now it's time to catch up. At least I had coffee with me.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
December 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. A radio-station issue meant I went from sound asleep to out the door in about 15 minutes. Now it's time to catch up. At least I had coffee with me.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Happy birthday to Augusta Ada King (neé Byron), Countess Lovelace…arguably the world’s first computer programmer.
with Ada;
use computer;
with Ada;
use computer;
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Happy birthday to Augusta Ada King (neé Byron), Countess Lovelace…arguably the world’s first computer programmer.
with Ada;
use computer;
with Ada;
use computer;
A shorter day than expected means I get to put my feet up for a few minutes before starting dinner. The trick now becomes not falling asleep.
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A shorter day than expected means I get to put my feet up for a few minutes before starting dinner. The trick now becomes not falling asleep.
Eisenhower was prescient. I'm sure of it.
Congress Quietly Strips Right-To-Repair Provisions From US Military Spending Bill - Slashdot
Congress quietly removed provisions that would have let the U.S. military fix its own equipment without relying on contractors, despite bipartisan and Pentagon support. The Register reports: The Hous...
yro.slashdot.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Eisenhower was prescient. I'm sure of it.
'Morning, Blue Crew. Up and over the hump, and that stupid camel had better keep himself out of sight. Ready for coffee, then maybe ready for the day. Maybe even for complete sentences.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. Up and over the hump, and that stupid camel had better keep himself out of sight. Ready for coffee, then maybe ready for the day. Maybe even for complete sentences.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
'Morning, Blue Crew. The good thing about Tuesday is that it's not Monday anymore. I need coffee before I try to come up with anything wittier.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. The good thing about Tuesday is that it's not Monday anymore. I need coffee before I try to come up with anything wittier.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
'Morning, Blue Crew. Another week begins. Coffee is the starting point. Everything else is subject to change without advance notice.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. Another week begins. Coffee is the starting point. Everything else is subject to change without advance notice.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Outside decorations: up. Tree: up. Gifts: on order.
I think that's enough Yule preparation for one day.
I think that's enough Yule preparation for one day.
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Outside decorations: up. Tree: up. Gifts: on order.
I think that's enough Yule preparation for one day.
I think that's enough Yule preparation for one day.
'Morning, Blue Crew. Sunday is Sunday. Lather, rinse, repeat...and that's just the laundry. Coffee first, though.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
'Morning, Blue Crew. Sunday is Sunday. Lather, rinse, repeat...and that's just the laundry. Coffee first, though.
Non illegitimi carborundum!
Non illegitimi carborundum!