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Retired software engineer interested in C++, embedded / robotic systems, and general hacking. Trying to catch up on C++20 / 23 capabilities, speak at conferences, and write about them. Unfortunately in Texas north of Houston. It wasn't bad for awhile.

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You gave it away long ago.

08.03.2026 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, it's only an hour difference: EST vs CST

07.03.2026 08:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He realized he didn't get any of the grift. That really upset him.

06.03.2026 06:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gulf of Tonkin incident to those wishing not to accept a false flag attackj.

05.03.2026 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm equally disturbed by the military following his orders, which are likely illegal. Doesn't JAG vet orders for legality?

28.02.2026 19:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

See, there is a good use for AI.

26.02.2026 03:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm technical enough to know it probably is about selling stuff, but I realize it could have something to do with toilets.

19.02.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The best part is that it gives the new P/VP a shot at 10 years in office.

15.02.2026 20:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Dem Congress can block any real turkey but probably can't block it entirely. They can impeach JD first leaving VP open then impeach T which would move the now Dem Speaker into the P slot. They'd nominate a Dem VP for approval by Congress. To really own the situation put Harris/Walz in place.

15.02.2026 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Folks, the Speaker doesn't automatically become VP. That is for concurrent open P and VP offices. If JD becomes P then a VP is nominated. They are approved by a majority vote by both sides of Congress. This is how Nelson Rockefeller became VP under Ford. 1/

15.02.2026 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I boarded a plane at Houston Intercontinental to find George and Barabar Bush sitting in first class...and SS eyeballing everyone boarding.

15.02.2026 01:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I know you do
I gave it to you

15.02.2026 01:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My mother was the district cookie chair one year. We have cookies all over the house. Cookies, cookies everywhere but not a one to eat.

15.02.2026 00:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why do lawyers always use their first initials?

13.02.2026 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If we showed you our programs, it would be Greek to you.

28.01.2026 21:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I believe it is 100 miles from any port of entry as well. So Houston's Intercontinental Airport, being a port of entry, extends the 'border' 100 miles beyond it. Dallas' airport should have a circle around it.

27.01.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today, there is a sense of hopelessness that wasn't there in the '70s. You can draw a line from Nixon through Gingrich, the Turtle, and Trump.

24.01.2026 08:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They weren't Canadian, they were British. The British were impressing US sailors into their navy and blockading US ships from France. York was burned, and an armory exploded. It wasn't a draw. The British gave up.

22.01.2026 04:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No agency, with the word "Homeland" in the title, has ever been good.

15.01.2026 06:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A guy who can dance is attractive to every woman in the room.

03.01.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

... with investors given treasury notes.

The government provides loans for medical training and forgives a portion of the debt each year that practitioners spend hands-on with patients. Moving into management reduces the forgiveness. Nurses and technicians receive higher levels of forgiveness.

25.12.2025 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

... takes over the companies, sells what it can, and uses the remainder and employees to process claims. Laid-off employees receive golden handshakes. Alternatively, the companies are converted to not-for-profit entities.

All medical care facilities become not-for-profit...

25.12.2025 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't have the numbers to know if these ideas work, but here goes:

The investment in health insurance companies is a sunk cost. Investors expect a return on their investment, so the government issues special treasury notes to provide that return. The notes depreciate over time. The govt...

25.12.2025 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I see your daughter.

24.12.2025 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Isn't that what he would want to happen when MAGA tries to reenact 1/6?

23.12.2025 21:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did she scream or faint?

22.12.2025 03:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They shouldn't be classified as terrorism. A new category covering mass murder or intent to commit it should be created. Terrorism gives a cachet they don't deserve.

20.12.2025 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Missing your latkes and the party.

20.12.2025 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My daughter, many years ago, was playing ice hockey near The Woodlands. She got hit in the face, requiring an ER visit. Two nurses and a doctor asked her to tell them "what really happened." They stopped asking when she told them she was from Buffalo.

20.12.2025 21:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The inline repeated pattern of operations are likely optimized by the compiler. It may inline the code for 'SetBit' avoiding the function call stack operations. The array address might be held in a register but in the loop needs to be retrieved each time. Look at the asm with Compiler Explorer.

19.12.2025 02:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0