@sleeve98

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Composer, writer, old-school gamer (by "old school" I mean games that do not require electricity), long-time Linux user (I hate Arch, BTW). Almost sixty, irritable, and trapped in Texas - shoot me now.
Phoenix PD's new chief answers questions about investigation into protest arrests

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"The evidence before the court is incontrovertible.
There's no need for the jury to retire.
In all my years of judging I have never heard before
Of someone more deserving of the full penalty of law.

Since, my friend, you have revealed your deepest fear,
I sentence you to be exposed before your peers..."

More than half a million ballots seized by top GOP candidate in California governor’s race

Bianco's unusual probe drew a sharp rebuke from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, who said it 'sets a dangerous precedent and will only sow distrust in our elections.'

Los Angeles Times
Nilla, whose natural state looks rather like someone threw a taxidermy display in the floor:

HAAAAAHHHHHAHH! HA HA HA Ha Ha ha ha hahahahahahah! >gasp!< HAHAHAHAhahahahaha....

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/microsoft_samsung_c_drive_fix_workaround/?td=rt-3a

I effectively ended family support years ago when I started claiming I knew nothing about Windows, which bore out yet another benefit of a Linux daily driver.

Microsoft publishes a workaround for Samsung's C:\ drive woes

: Friends and family support techs: get ready for permission changing and batch file creating

The Register
Get ready for a trip through the Uncanny Valley:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/18/val-kilmer-resurrected-in-movie-ai
A pack of Star Wars characters is one thing, but we're going to see how something "serious" with these undead marionettes in it is received...
Val Kilmer set to be be resurrected with AI for new film

As Deep As the Grave, the true story of 1920s archeologists, will bring late actor back with support from his estate

The Guardian
Whomever is in charge of the snaps on Canonical's store might want to look into this; it might be as simple as a version refresh - or it might not. Clementine's tagreader function is spawning processes willy-nilly, and the snap-installed client is too old to include a necessary limiter (the application's developers have already addressed the issue).
Illustration and more description in the screenshot.
https://github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/issues/6365
I totally needed something that was the complete opposite of everything else in my feed, like a doting lullaby, so I dug this up:
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[I've been sailin' 'bout the seven seas]
[lookin' for sombodys who would sail wit' me.]
[Sail wit' me. Sail wit' me.]
[REPLY]
[I've been waiting for a man like you.]
[Sombody who could love me and will promise to]
[stay with me. Stay with me.]
[Stay with me.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lybv_7QApc&list=RD5Lybv_7QApc&index=1
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Because [nut'in' feels better than the rolls of the sea]
#distractodon
Popeye - Sailin' - Robin Williams Shelley Duvall

Sailin' taken from the movie Popeye made in 1980 starring: Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall. I have all the songs from the movie on my videos, so just look ...

YouTube
Attn Big12 and ACC networks: there's reason no one watches your crappy "classic" football game replays:
Enshittification has real world consequences.
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[an email from our apartment manager:]
"...I received a notification that the power was still not restored, so I immediately contacted Reliant. I have been on the phone with them for the last two hours trying to determine the cause of the delay.
I have spoken with three supervisors, and each one has continued to tell me that I must send an email—something that has already been done twice..."