Recent Comments

1. 20 days ago on The Duplex

   Hm. Should switch to a virtual TTY console. (Tries it.) Yes, but those consoles seem to be disabled on this machine. (Hits button on KVM switch.) On the other machine, it gets me a login prompt as expected.

2. 30 days ago on Basic Instructions

   Brings to mind Steve Macdonald’s song “I Just Love Those Old B-Movies” – complete with the female of the species Just Not Getting It.

3. about 1 month ago on Monty

   There have been various explanations offered – Spinnyverse, IIRC, holds that the extra surface area is needed for cooling.

4. about 2 months ago on Wizard of Id

   I had to peer closely at the writing; at first glance that last word looked like SID, or perhaps SIÞ.

5. about 2 months ago on Brewster Rockit

   Really fatal, or the overlords tell you it’d be fatal so you’ll keep the headset on and not see the world as it is?

6. about 2 months ago on Brewster Rockit

   It’s not a real VR headset. The xenomorphs have evolved to be less scary to their prey, and that’s what the new face-hugger stage looks like.

7. about 2 months ago on Rubes

   Warning: not all species can safely consume avocados, and I don’t know if this includes bears. Check with your vet before eating fruit not indigenous to your habitat.

8. about 2 months ago on Broom Hilda

   The Banana Junior 6000 was decades ago! Now Banana makes laptops!

9. 2 months ago on The Duplex

   1: Those “debates” lost any resemblance to proper debates many election cycles ago.

   2: Neither major-party candidate will participate this year anyway.

   Who knows – maybe we’ll get an un-sanctioned debate with RFK Jr. vs. Vermin Supreme.

10. 2 months ago on The Argyle Sweater

    According to Bob Kanefsky’s song, “Come ye Muppets” (currently not findable via search engine, apparently), the offspring of a pig and frog would be Yoda.