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00:51 <@_NSAKEY> I also use irssi, so the link staying blue is more of a figure of speech.
02:20 < aestetix> heh
02:21 < aestetix> watching the afghanistan stuff. I might actually vote for Biden if he runs in 2024
02:21 < aestetix> as messy as the withdrawal is, I'm very happy the US is finally getting out of the middle east
05:28 <@Dolemite> mr0ning, be0tches and h0ez!
05:29 <@Dolemite> aestetix: We should have never been there without a clear definition of "done" - which we didn't have
05:34 < aestetix> Dolemite: IMHO, the definition was simple: get bin laden
05:34 <@Dolemite> Yep and that was accomplished 10 years ago
05:34 < aestetix> Get him, then leave.
05:35 <@Dolemite> But the fact that the whole thing is falling apart with just the US withdrawing goes to show how little support the other Western nations were supplying
05:35 < aestetix> yep
05:50 <@Dolemite> aestetix: I just find it interesting that the conservatives don't have whiplash from praising Trump's announcement of brokering a deal with the Taliban last year and announcing US's exit...  to now condemning Biden for following through with it
05:51 <@Dolemite> Granted I do think that Biden botched the execution of it
05:51 < aestetix> yeah, but I am still happen Biden did it
05:51 <@Dolemite> But he's at least making it happen
06:03 < aestetix> yep
06:03 < aestetix> Right now I am pretty sure I will vote for him if he goes in 2024
06:03 < aestetix> If he gets out of Iraq as well, then I will absolutely vote for him
06:28 < aestetix> hmm. Looking at rattle's name in the topic.... has anyone hear from timball lately?
06:28 < aestetix> I wonder if he got involved with the biden admin or anything
06:28 <@Dolemite> I haven't
06:31 <@Dolemite> https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/08/17/authorities-arrest-florida-couple-accused-using-fake-vaccine-cards-travel-hawaii/
06:31 < PigBot> Authorities arrest Florida couple accused of using fake vaccine cards to travel to Hawaii (at www.hawaiinewsnow.com) https://tinyurl.com/yjeya3xj
06:31 <@Dolemite> Here's the punchline
06:31 <@Dolemite> "According to court documents, the couple also had fake vaccine cards for their kids — who were born in 2016 and 2017 — and are too young to be vaccinated."
06:34 <@Dolemite> aestetix: So what's your standpoint on crypto mining?
06:34 < aestetix> regarding what
06:34 <@Dolemite> Well
06:35 <@Dolemite> From an ethical standpoint, I just want nothing to do with Bitcoin.  It's not the idea of the decentralized currency, it's the massive energy footprint required - and the exponentially increasing amount.
06:35 <@Dolemite> I like that Etherium announced that they are migrating to proof-of-stake instead of proof-of-work
06:36 <@Dolemite> But we're boiling the oceans here on Planet Earth and crypto mining conglomerates are just expanding
06:36 <@Dolemite> And, of course, there are short sighted capitalists more than happy to accommodate them
07:02 <@Mirage_> Dolemite: Biden following through with it?  I've had a couple of them tell me that Trump making a deal with the Taliban and initially setting up the withdrawl is fake news.
07:03 <@Dolemite> Mirage_: Yep, that's the conservative whiplash I spoke of
07:03 <@Mirage_> And that the whole mess is all Biden's fault, meaning he should be impeached.
07:04 <@Dolemite> sounds about right
07:04 <@Dolemite> worst foreign diplomacy fail in American history
07:04 <@Mirage_> I've started just straight up unfollowing people for posting all the shit.  Completely done with it all.
07:10 <@Dolemite> I have a new tactic.   One particularly loud person keeps ending up in FB jail.   When he goes silent, again, I will start posting the most left-wing batshit crazy thing I can find each day onto his timeline.
07:10 <@Mirage_> lol
07:13 <@xray> Pharmacist faces 120 years in prison for selling vaccination cards on eBay
07:13 <@xray> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pharmacist-faces-120-years-in-prison-for-selling-vaccination-cards-on-ebay/
07:13 < PigBot> Pharmacist faces 120 years in prison for selling vaccination cards on eBay (at www.bleepingcomputer.com) https://tinyurl.com/ygqjs9am
07:14 <@Dolemite> Deserves every day of it
08:47 <@Mirage_> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtVVOVSBEw
08:47 < PigBot> Monster Trump Rally - YouTube (at www.youtube.com) https://tinyurl.com/yjvttxmx
10:05 <@Mirage_> lol.."Kelly, send in the intern."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpC_hO15IoA
10:06 < PigBot> Whitest Kids U' Know: Sniper Business - YouTube (at www.youtube.com) https://tinyurl.com/yxvfmnoh
10:52 <@Mirage_> So ppl who got Pfizer/Moderna are having a 3rd shot recommended as booster starting in Sep.  For those of us who got the Jansen/J&J single they do not have any recommendations at this time.
10:53 <@Dolemite> Yep, but it's not everybody in Sept...   it's 8 months after your second dose was administered
10:53 <@Dolemite> So I won't need mine until right before Christmas
10:53 <@Mirage_> I said starting.
10:54 <@Dolemite> yes you did; I just clarified it further
10:56 <@Dolemite> I haven't seen - what's the effectiveness of the J&J against Delta?
11:04 <@Mirage_> I haven't dug for it.  Pretty much all the mainstream info is regarding Pfizer/moderna
11:13 <@Dolemite> I kind of have a feeling that at some point they'll just tell you to switch to the mRNA vaccine
12:35 < Evilpig> did see a cool article last night that moderna has an HIV vaccine they want to start trials will based off the mRNA tech
12:35 <@Dolemite> yep, saw that, too
12:35 <@Dolemite> I think mRNA is definitely the next generation for vaccine technology
12:35 <@Dolemite> incubating in eggs is archaic by comparison
12:37 <@Dolemite> There's also a mRNA flu vaccine either in trial or supposed to trial soon
12:37 <@Dolemite> IIRC, Pfizer was wanting to trial a dual Covid/Flu mRNA vaccine
13:07 <@Mirage_> "A recent clinical trial suggested that the vaccine was 85 percent effective against severe disease and demonstrated “strong, persistent” protection against hospitalization and death.
13:07 <@Mirage_> It also showed that the J&J vaccine prompted “neutralizing antibody activity,” which stops the virus from infecting healthy cells, against the Delta variant at a higher level than it did for the beta variant."
13:10 <@Mirage_> 2 of 3 studies showed that J&J had stronger immune response over time vs mRNA vaccines.  The 3rd one essentially claimed the exact opposite of the other 2 but was noted to have only included 27 people.
13:11 <@Dolemite> I'm ready for my nanobots to be injected that will deliver mRNA on the fly
13:11 <@Mirage_> I personally don't see why a vaccine efficacy study involving only 27 subjects with regard to a global pandemic is even worth the time to type it up or the electrical costs of transmitting it over the net and displaying it on a screen
13:12 <@Dolemite> Agreed.   That's just anecdotal evidence.
13:12 <@Mirage_> That's just giving anti-vaxxers ammunition to form uninformed arguments with
13:43 <@Mirage_> Heh.. probably not quite like trying to escape Afghanistan...but nice timing on release.  https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466640/Road_96/
13:43 < PigBot> Road 96 🛣️ on Steam (at store.steampowered.com) https://tinyurl.com/yj6sevjn
14:58 <@Mirage_> ha!  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/08/18/schools-student-mask-mandate-dress-code/8177208002/
14:58 < PigBot> Texas school refutes Abbott, adds student mask mandate into dress code (at www.usatoday.com) https://tinyurl.com/yf9keqpl
15:28 < Evilpig> I can see metro pulling a stunt like that
15:32 <@Mirage_> I'm sure that some jackass parent will just sue them over it as has been done for other "Dress Code" issues in the past.
15:34 < Evilpig> it's time for the games about basic health practices to end.  begin the public floggings of those claiming freedumbs over this shit
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17:39 <@_NSAKEY> Evilpig: But public floggings will stop them from mass suicide by way of the virus.
17:40 <@_NSAKEY> Plus, public floggings just plays into christianity's baked in persecution fetish
17:41 < Evilpig> I'm fine with it
17:59 <@Mirage_> As I said on FB, what they need to do is prosecute either an individual who knowingly and openly goes into a public place or the parents of a kid sent to school with a count of reckless endangerment for every person exposed who becomes infected and reckless homocide for any who die from it.
18:06 < Evilpig> not disagreeing
18:11 < Evilpig> oww my ears.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sN7kgEw954
18:11 < PigBot> Sarah Brand - Red Dress (Official Music Video) - YouTube (at www.youtube.com) https://tinyurl.com/ydls9flh
18:13 <@Mirage_> ugh
18:20 < Evilpig> that was painful
18:22 <@Mirage_> Way to go Willie!  https://www.kxan.com/entertainment-news/negative-test-or-vaccination-proof-required-for-outlaw-music-festival-featuring-willie-nelson/
18:22 < PigBot> Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson requiring negative COVID test or vaccination proof (at www.kxan.com) https://tinyurl.com/ygq7onq8
18:25 < Evilpig> we need to get this shit under control rather than segregate the unwashed.  hopefully these stunts will motivate some of them to just get the shot and stop the nonsense
18:26 <@Mirage_> Garth Brooks cancelled part of his tour.   That's another blow to the plaguerats getting to do what they want.
18:26 < Evilpig> I had a friend at the show here at nissan stadium when it got called for weather
18:27 < Evilpig> she was happy to tell me that "not a mask in sight, you're making it all up"
18:27 < Evilpig> I reveled in telling her all the plague ridden tourists go downtown, not the rest of us
19:28 <@Mirage_> MMMMMM. Gonna have to try this one:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8b7PwchlIg
19:28 < PigBot> Jalapeno Candied Bacon Recipe | How to Candy Bacon - YouTube (at www.youtube.com) https://tinyurl.com/ygnyn2fz
20:26 <@Mirage_> I find myself wondering if Sprint accounts are part of this.  https://www.engadget.com/t-mobile-data-breach-affected-people-103104868.html
20:26 < PigBot> T-Mobile confirms data breach affects over 47 million people | Engadget (at www.engadget.com) https://tinyurl.com/ygxs9h2q
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