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My spinal fusion was in the C3-C5 Vertebrae.  Further deterioration of the intervertebral disk cartilage and muscular atrophy limits the amount of time I can hold my head upright in position for keyboarding.  I need to spend most of my time leaned back with my head supported.



The solution is to go back to podcasting.  Kdog has been working on creating a platform that will incorporate video with a chat function that also accepts call-ins.  I've been waiting for that to be ready.

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[TDoS]

My spinal fusion was in the C3-C5 Vertebrae.  Further deterioration of the intervertebral disk cartilage and muscular atrophy limits the amount of time I can hold my head upright in position for keyboarding.  I need to spend most of my time leaned back with my head supported.

Well shit. My condolences. I must have missed this being mentioned along the way.

The solution is to go back to podcasting.  Kdog has been working on creating a platform that will incorporate video with a chat function that also accepts call-ins.  I've been waiting for that to be ready.

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Will it be much different from the Youtube videos, some of those had folks calling in, and commentary/chat stuff as well.

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I haven't discussed it.  Residents are always complaining about their aches and pains, and it gets annoying to listen to.  So I don't bother with chatting up the progressive decrepitude, just major events when they happen.

The new platform should be more interactive with viewers and not dependent on Utube.

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[K-Dog]

Surly collects interesting articles articles in his newsletter.  He has been at it for a while, and I am importing his collection into the Diner.

If you click on the globe in the upper right you can see the new Diner Doomscroll.  My new work in progress.

I filter out dead links and direct links to websites - and You-Tube videos.  I do not add an article card to the Diner Doomscroll unless it has a publication date which I can find or figure out.  If an article can't be dated it is useless. 

It is getting popular to neglect to date material and nothing in You Tube is dated in a meaningful way.  Idiocracy in action, and I will not be part of it.  Dating material is important, and websites that do not date content at all deny reality, they are islands apart, and they belong in fantasy land. 

I nix other articles, not many, that I consider propaganda.  I and other moderators can do that.  I added a couple of cards of my own, but mostly going through all of Surly's choices for 2025 has been a big chore.  So far there are 8005 articles in the database, and 15 are chosen at random by the refresh button.

A right-click selection over an article card opens a menu.

I just finished adding the publication date to all 8005 articles.  Getting the articles in is only the beginning. 

[K-Dog]

I appear to be the one still traveling and functioning at full capacity in planes, trains, automobiles, motorcycles and working at full professional capacity. - TDOS

You are a black kettle, in a misplaced attempt at shaming me you were questioning my transportation choices a few days ago.

Do what you want to do, but why the hell would I want to work at 'full professional capacity'.  At this point in my life, that would be stupid.  Been there and done that.

Concerning 'transportation choices' I was prompted to add a new article card.

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The Role of Individual Responsibility in the Transition to Environmental Sustainability
Which can be found using the edit menu and the 'search by title' option under the magnifying glass. First select the title above, and then hover over any card entry and press the edit selection in the right click drop down menu.  Select title using the card title icon and paste in the title you copied.  Then do a search with the magnifying glass (search by title).  The card should load and using the 'Show Card' option will add it to the top of the article choices as if it was the first card found in a reload.

[TDoS]

You are a black kettle, in a misplaced attempt at shaming me you were questioning my transportation choices a few days ago.

I could care less about your transportation choices, after all you are apparently a cager and therefore something to be avoided, likely to be dangerous to those not protected by said cage.

What I believe I DID do was comment that someone who claims environmental credit for buying a heat pump apparently flies by airplane often enough to offset said environment credit.

And noted the inconsistency is all.

Do what you want to do, but why the hell would I want to work at 'full professional capacity', at this point in my life that would be stupid.  Been there and done that.

Of course. And my response is why in the hell would I NOT continue to work at full professional capacity because it is FUN! Exciting! I have plenty of vacation time available, more than I usually use, when I'm not working but have a terribly interesting, no one has ever thought of it before let alone solved it problem to tackle, it is like...crossword puzzles! Getting a new degree in a different topic, if I really dig down into particulars of a different field. Ride the motorcycle! (A good ride this evening!). I mean, I've seen what retirement can do to some folks. It is like...you retire.....maybe visit China or something, bother the kids, and then...die.

You do appear to write in an irritated manner at times, in what some call the "golden years". The last one I recall was the danish and coffee and gasoline thing because you work part time in some way that doesn't sound worthy of your professional experience and stated education.

Concerning 'transportation choices' I was prompted to add a new article card.

Code Select Expand

The Role of Individual Responsibility in the Transition to Environmental Sustainability
Which can be found using the edit menu and the 'search by title' option under the magnifying glass. First select the title above, and then hover over any card entry and press the edit selection in the right click drop down menu.  Select title using the card title icon and paste in the title you copied.  Then do a search with the magnifying glass (search by title).  The card should load and using the 'Show Card' option will add it to the top of the article choices as if it was the first card found in a reload.

Yeah, I don't even know what these "cards" are. Are they important?

Me, I'm driving for an hour or two this evening to get to an official dark sky location, because it is a new moon and cloud cover it light. Last time I tried this in Arches NP the damn town lights were visible just enough to deduct from seeing the Milky Way.

And I get to do this and not even be retired! And I'll be working at 6AM tomorrow because....there are cool things to discover and reveal and collect accolades for.

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And I get to do this and not even be retired! And I'll be working at 6AM tomorrow because....there are cool things to discover and reveal and collect accolades for.

Bully for you!  What a wonderful life you have!

As annoying as it is hearing my fellow residents moaning and groaning about their various aches and pains, your incessant bragging about how interesting and fulfilling your latter years are is even more grating.  My next door neighbor who has a lot of problems excreting let me know in passing at the smoking gazebo that he had a huge and enjoyable shit today.  I find your daily details of your existence almost as interesting.

Cooler time for bragging.

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[RE]

Another defeat for Trumpolini, which of course will plod onward to the SCOTUS,  where in the event he loses he'll just ignore the ruling.  He hasn't been real cooperative about getting hungry poor kids fed after all.



Another year of further assault on freedom before the midterm elections, when we get to see if the Dems get control of CONgress and whether they can successfully impeach him.  Sure to be plenty more entertainment before that though, so stock up on the popcorn.

OPB.ORG • 2025-11-07

Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland

In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found President Trump "did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard."

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Bring on Max Von Sydow! 😀

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/11/protesters-kristi-noem-hearing-ice

Protesters interrupt Noem hearing with Exorcist line: 'The power of Christ compels you!'

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[K-Dog]

She wanted to shoot the protesters in the face.   Like the goat and dog.

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"This is what fascism looks like – there is no bright line between democracy and autocracy, it's a spectrum, and not all of the country will experience that switch at the same moment in the same way. But let's be clear: there is a US city living under occupation by fascist presidential secret police right now."

For anyone who still has any doubt...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-analysis

'This is what fascism looks like': terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of Civil War



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[K-Dog]

POPULARRESISTANCE.ORG • 2026-01-24

The Architecture Of The Repressive National Security State

The state is not drifting toward repression; it is building it with serious intent. ICE raids, militarized police, and mass surveillance are the tools of a system designed to manage and silence people in crisis.

[K-Dog]

EQUATOR.ORG 2026-03-06

Epic Fury ( The Editors )

Modern Western powers, specifically the U.S. and Israel—have succumbed to an "adoration of force" that prioritizes brutal domination over moral or legal justification. It warns that this intoxication with power and the rejection of human limits will inevitably trigger a "Nemesis".

[K-Dog]

CHANNELNEWSASIA.COM 2026-07-06

US President Donald Trump called FIFA’s Infantino before reversal of USA’s red card

US President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the World Cup suspension of USA striker Folarin Balogun, which was reversed by football's governing body on Sunday.

SI.COM 2026-07-05

‘Astonished’—Belgium Gives Heated Response to Balogun’s Red Card Appeal

American fans are rejoicing everywhere, given that U.S. men’s national team star striker Folarin Balogun is now permitted to play in the World Cup round of 16 on Monday night against Belgium. The European foe, however, is furious about the sudden change of plans.

UEFA.COM 2026-07-06

UEFA statement on the Balogun case

Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line.

POLITICO.COM 2026-07-05

European soccer leaders make plans to take Belgium’s side against FIFA

As of Sunday evening, UEFA’s plan was to release a statement on Monday in response to FIFA’s ruling, according to a person familiar with the matter. The statement is expected to support the Belgian association, which was directly affected after Balogun was permitted to play against Belgium despite having been sent off in the previous match.

CNBC.COM 2026-07-06

Trump defends call urging Balogun red card review: ‘It wasn’t a foul’

President Donald Trump defended making a phone call to FIFA’s president, which led to the soccer association overturning a one-game World Cup suspension of U.S. Men’s National Team striker Folarin Balogun.

And we are astonished why? deja vu does not generate surprise or astonishment.

Fascism is here to stay.

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TECHTIMES.COM 2026-08-16

US Imprisoned 30 Men in Africa to Bypass Courts That Once Freed Them

Third-country deportation trapped 30 in Eswatini prison; $32 million paid for deals a judge ruled unlawful.

More under paywall.

Trump's terrifying secret prisons that epitomise his America

How many more since the original 30?

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