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I shall walk to the corner store to buy some ice cream.

Should I survive, I shall post a reply bearing the good news.

AMD Investor Relations Announces “Next Horizon” Event for November 6th

On Election Day? Gee, what's the bad news?

Anyway, this is likely related to "7nm" Zen 2 Epyc server CPUs, which will debut well before desktop or mobile variants. They might also announce a Radeon RX 590 "12nm" Polaris GPU or talk about "7nm" Vega GPUs.

If Zen 2 Epyc has 64 cores, and Zen+/Zen 2 Threadripper has 32 cores, then Zen 2 Ryzen could have up to 16 cores.

But when it does, there's oxycodone.

Bear in mind, all of these guys are near my age. None of them can be less than 45 years old, and one or two may be as old as 65.

DJ1 (referencing a news story) And, he really ought to be sent to a psychologist for testing.

DJ2 And, I know a lot of people who should be tested.

DJ1 You know, a lot of radio people have been tested.

DJ3 Thats sounds a little bit like someone here may have been tested?

DJ1 Well, no I never was tested.

DJ2 Wait a minute - you say that like - there's a story there?

DJ3 Yes, tell us about you not being tested.

DJ1 Well, the school counselor was being as ass, and told me to go see this psychologist.

JD3 And? Tell us more.

DJ1 The psych guy started off being a smartass before introductions were even finished. He said "Boy, there's something WRONG with you!"

DJ2 Oh-oh - so you're saying that the shrink knew on sight that something was wrong with you?

DJ1 Well, you know, those psychology people never know what they're talking about, so I wasn't going to take any test.

DJ3 That can't be all of the story now. Go on.

DJ1 Well, that psychologist said something about restraints. But I showed him.

DJ2 What did you show him?

DJ1 He opened the broom closet to get something out of there - and I just locked him in there, and left.

Everyone laughing for several seconds, they seque into another news story.

DJ1 mumble mumble mumble.

DJ2 What was that? You didn't finish your story?

DJ1 Actually, I was just wondering if you guys think I should go back, and let him out of that closet.

DJ2 OH MY GOD!!!!.

Everyone else laughing their asses off.

Oh - the story they were seguing into?

Someone asked Mad Dog Mattis what keeps him up at night.

Mad Dog says, "Nothing. I sleep like a baby at night. Actually, it's ME that keeps other people up at night!

And, I actually found a reference for that story!

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/28/james-mad-dog-mattis-is-asked-what-keeps-him-awake-at-night-his-response-screams-merica

The doc was here just now. He said it went well. They're going to give my kidney to a pathologist to determine whether I'm likely to need chemo

I was dreading the pain in the recovery room but it's not so bad.

When they woke me up I didn't believe I had really had surgery. It was just like waking up in bed

Doc says I can eat real food now. I'm happy about that as I've been fasting since last night.

Things are really coming to a head here. We have a bunch of alt-right jerkoffs hysterically jumping up and down shouting "butbutbutbut MUH FREEZE PEACH!!!111one" over Gab getting its blood supply cut off like the cancer it is.

Listen, you Constitutionally-ignorant know nothings, you fucking fourth-grade civics class failures, you frothing wild-eyed lunatics: the First Amendment merely says the government may not restrict your speech in and of itself (and there are still exception clauses for public safety).

It does not mean you have a right to be heard.

It does *not* mean you have a right to a platform.

It does NOT mean you have a right to incite violence.

And MOST OF ALL, it does NOT mean you have a right to escape the consequences of your speech.

Now, I personally am all for shitholes like gab.io, and would even support funding them. Why? Because they keep you stupid motherfuckers all in one place, contained, exposed, letting you mingle and hybridize and ooze and fester, like the old Chinese sorcery "gu." Some interestingly poisonous shit must come out of that. Free association and all that, right? And poison goes where poison's wanted.

The most hilarious part of this, though? It's when all the gibbertarian shitheads start demanding that Thuh Eebil Gubbamint stop *private corporations* from doing what the fuck they want with their resources! News flash, assholes: corporations have discovered that hosting actual, literal, Heil-Hitlering, 1488'ing Nazis is a Bad Business Decision (TM). That burning pain you feel is the Invisible Hand of the Free Market smacking you across your inbred faces so hard it raises welts. And raising a gigantic middle finger at you. You made your bed, now lie in it.

So keep screaming and howling at the corporations and the government both to do your bidding. Keep marching. Keep concentrating yourselves into ever smaller and more feverish and more frenzied little circlejerks deep in the festering asshole of the internet. Keep displaying your ignorance and stupidity and hatred and utter, utter impotent rage.

We won't necessarily punch a Nazi, but we're sure as shit gonna mock a Nazi till y'all drop dead of apoplexy. And something tells me what you really can't stand is mockery; violence you will merely take as incentive to continue on. But being laughed at? No. Never. What you fear most isn't death; it's having to live on, knowing your entire political philosophy is a laughingstock, a byword for ineffectual, self-destructive evil, your entire lives wasted on this destructive, fruitless comedy of errors.

It's coming. You've already lost. You lost the moment you started this.

These are two stories that I may or may not submit based on upcoming electoral events:

Congressman John Culberson is a driving force behind the Europa Clipper mission, and an SLS proponent. He may lose his re-election bid this November. This could have a significant impact on the mission. Or not, who knows?

Could November elections scramble a controversial U.S. mission to a frozen moon?

Here is an in-depth story about Culberson's Europa obsession: Inside NASA’s daring $8 billion plan to finally find extraterrestrial life

And a follow-up: The billion-dollar question: How does the Clipper mission get to Europa?

FiveThirtyEight currently forecasts a slight chance of Culberson losing, but it's essentially a coin toss.

This is a Denver local ballot initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. It won't be on the ballot in November. They are collecting signatures so that it can be on the ballot in May 2019. 4,726 signatures must be collected by January 7th:

Denver, Colorado, Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative (November 2018)
After the success of cannabis legalization in Denver, could mushrooms be next?
No Magic Mushrooms On The Denver Ballot This Year. Supporters Are Looking To 2019
Denver’s Psilocybin Initiative Moves Forward to Signature Gathering Phase

If you live in Denver, go and sign the petition.

Here is the big list of 2018 ballot measures, amendments, etc.. And here's a few that may be of interest:

California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018)
Colorado Amendment 74, Compensation to Owners for Decreased Property Value Due to State Regulation Initiative (2018)
Florida Amendment 3, Voter Approval of Casino Gambling Initiative (2018)
Florida Amendment 4, Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative (2018)
Massachusetts Question 3, Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Veto Referendum (2018)
Michigan Proposal 1, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2018)

Missouri has two amendments and one proposition regarding medical cannabis that are in conflict:

If two conflicting constitutional amendments, such as Amendment 2 and Amendment 3, are approved, the one receiving the most affirmative votes prevails. State law does provide a protocol for when voters approve statutes, such as Proposition C, and amendments, such as Amendment 2 and Amendment 3, that are in conflict. Speaking to a similar issue regarding tobacco tax initiatives in 2016, the attorney general's office said the issue would need to be decided in court.

Missouri Amendment 2, Medical Marijuana and Veteran Healthcare Services Initiative (2018)
Missouri Amendment 3, Medical Marijuana and Biomedical Research and Drug Development Institute Initiative (2018)
Missouri Proposition C, Medical Marijuana and Veterans Healthcare Services, Education, Drug Treatment, and Public Safety Initiative (2018)

Amendment 2 taxes cannabis at 4%, Amendment 3 taxes it at 15%, Proposition C taxes it at 2%.

North Dakota Measure 3, Marijuana Legalization and Automatic Expungement Initiative (2018)
Ohio Issue 1, Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative (2018)
Oregon Measure 106, Ban Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (2018)
Utah Proposition 2, Medical Marijuana Initiative (2018)
Washington Initiative 940, Police Training and Criminal Liability in Cases of Deadly Force Measure (2018)

Legislative and automatic referrals

Alabama Amendment 1, Ten Commandments Amendment (2018)
California Proposition 2, Use Millionaire's Tax Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Housing Bonds Measure (2018)
California Proposition 7, Permanent Daylight Saving Time Measure (2018)

Hey look, it's Kanye's issue: Colorado Amendment A, Removal of Exception to Slavery Prohibition for Criminals Amendment (2018)

Colorado Amendment X, Definition of Industrial Hemp Amendment (2018)

I think one of our ACs complained about this mess: Florida Amendment 11, Repeal Prohibition on Aliens’ Property Ownership, Delete Obsolete Provision on High-Speed Rail, and Repeal of Criminal Statutes' Effect on Prosecution Amendment (2018)

Hawaii Constitutional Convention Question (2018)
Louisiana Amendment 1, Felons Disqualified to Run for Office for Five Years Amendment (2018)
Nevada Question 2, Sales Tax Exemption for Feminine Hygiene Products Measure (2018)
New Hampshire Question 2, Right to Live Free from Governmental Intrusion in Private and Personal Information Amendment (2018)
South Dakota Constitutional Amendment X, Constitutional Amendments Require a 55 Percent Supermajority (2018)
South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Z, Single-Subject Rule for Constitutional Amendments (2018)
West Virginia Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Measure (2018)

I plan to submit a story focusing only on ballot initiatives, measures, propositions, amendments, etc. Last time around, I submitted a story before the election. This time, I think I will do it after the results are in so we can see what succeeded and what failed.

If there's a specific ballot measure you want to see mentioned, please let me know below in the comments.

11 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue

Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting: At Least 11 Dead and Gunman Identified

Guns beat bombs.

Happens all the time. However I am confident that my surgeon Dr. Milam, whoever I get for an anesthesiologist and the hospital's surgical nurses are good at their work and so very likely would be able to handle any complications. Even so, they are mere mortals.

If I die, I want my writing to stay online _forever_. The single most important task required to enable that is to pay my domain name registration. Presently that's just $10.99 per year per domain at http://www.name.com/ but if it's not paid then a cybersquatter will snap up my domains and hold them for ransom.

My brother in law Stanley Evans said he'd take care of that. I'll send Stan a separate mail with my login credentials.

I will find someone to leave the Soggy Jobs domain names to. But whoever that is, I want the site to continue operations, to continue accepting submissions for new listings, and for those new listings to by posted free of charge at http://soggy.jobs - forever.

Aside from that, I want my father's ceremonial sword and triangularly folded flag to go to my older brother Charles Albert Crawford.

If you can do that for me, then I will die with no regrets.

First thing after I recover from my surgery I'll get my will written up. ;-D

If I die, give me an Irish wake. Sing for me, don't cry for me.

Michael David Crawford

I'm not sure. I'm heading to my doc's office right now, but on the bus so it will be a while before I can ask.

For an hour now I've had a sore throat, just a few minutes ago started sneezing. That might be a problem for my anesthesiologist.

Sometimes I get sore throats that go away, but in March 2015 I got bronchitis that lasted for six weeks.

I've always been susceptible to respiratory infections. Perhaps it's because my body temperature is one degree too low, as was my fathers. I was a very sickly child - I was bedridden for Christmas Day when I was 17, and when I was 2 I nearly died from pneumonia.

I can remember all the way back to just one year old but I don't remember that pneumonia. That had to have been rough for my parents.