BOOJUM!: Flip Flop!

Ladies, Gentlemen And Those Unsure, We Have A Theme!

I bet it's been months since we last had one for either the whole blog or just the Intro, and thanks to walking Edna and Thinking Time, I came up with the following. Art!

I cannot be bothered to try and explain in plain english what one of these is, especially as it's a lot easier to let AI do the explaining.

"A flip-flop circuit is a bistable digital electronic circuit that can store a single bit of binary data (either a 0 or a 1) and hold that state indefinitely until directed to change by an input signal"

I hope that makes it clear. If not -

" Bistable States: The circuit has two stable output states, typically labeled Q (logic 1 or 0) and its complementary inverse Q' (the opposite value).

Clock Control: Unlike basic latches which react continuously to input levels, true edge-triggered flip-flops change their stored state only during a transition (rising or falling edge) of a clock signal.

Sequential Logic: Because its output depends on both current inputs and the previous state it already holds, it serves as the foundational memory building block for sequential logic systems"

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Briefly put, flipflop circuits are basic memory storage in computer systems.

Great! Now we've got that esoteric technical information out of the way, and not coincidentally boosted the Word Count, let us move on. Art!

These are what you probably expected to see first: flip flop sandals. We here in This Sceptred Isle won't be seeing any of these for another six months. Their utility is in that they protect the feet in public spaces such as swimming pools or lidos, and allow the feet to remain cool in hot weather, a phenomenon I have often heard about yet rarely experienced.

Incidentally, the flip flop is known in Antipodean culture as a 'Thong', which has led to misunderstandings amongst tourists. Art!

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No, they aren't wearing sandals of any variety. 'Flip Or Flop' was a South Canadian reality television show where the two hosts, Christina Haack and spouse Tarek El Moussa, acted as real estate agents whom bought up houses in bad condition, renovated and attempted to sell at a profit - a process known as 'flipping'. You might think this a rather lightweight proposition and maybe it is, but it was popular enough to last for 10 seasons and only ended in 2022 because the now-divorced couple found it too stressful to continue. So some of you out there are still human SORRY WRONG FILM so some of you out there were watching it. Art!

I should explain that this still is from a 'CNN' news item of Friday that I bookmarked to come back to as the explanations sported are interesting and then some. Hosted by the not-at-all ugly SORRY I MEANT talented and perceptive Erin Burnett, let's steal some of their graphics about Pig Daddy abandoning a gig on the stump in Iowa. Art!

Check out those numbers. So, why did Cankles Von Yamteats bail on two states he was due to make appearances in? O I thought you'd never ask - Art!

"Look at this guy, he's way out of shape," is Mr Mashed Potato Brains' response to being asked why he wasn't going to Kansas or Iowa, which is his go-to answer when he's asked a hard question or one he doesn't understand. The irony! It burns!

"I'm not going to go to Kansas because he's doing so well,' is the explanation. Let's once again boost some 'CNN' graphics. Art!

Abject proof Don Snoreleone cannot do simple arithmetic. Rather than embarrass himself by counting on his fingers, he instead flies into a rage. It could be worse, Donold, the numbers involved might be over 10 and you'd have to take your socks and shoes off.

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This lady posits a few of the reasons DJ Tango might have bailed.

1) He's tired

2) He's not making much sense on the rally stages when he croaks out his speeches.

3) The crowds are small. Instead of stadia he's been booked into high school gyms.

4) He's frequently getting heckled, which he does not like. The poor dear.

5) The candidates know he's as toxic as plutonium and don't want him there.

6) Running away to Florida is a desperate expedient

7) He may finally be paying attention to his staff's advice to STAY AWAY.

Except this item wouldn't be in the Intro if it didn't involve flip flop. So - Art!

I'm looking at a 'CBS' news item about this, where they can only speculate about why, in that Donold Judas Trump's ego may have taken offence at any or all of the suggestions above, so now he's going BACK to both Iowa and Kansas on Sunday. To date, and I'm typing this on Saturday, the White House has claimed that the in-person appearances were due to advice from staff and supporters. The Ice Cream Bandit Party is probably thanking them effusively.

I also add a Comment from the Youtube clip above. Art!

Conrad is all for The Nodfather going off to two states since it increases the chances of him falling down the steps of Air Force One, a prospect that has J D 'Judge Death' Vance rubbing his hands in glee.

I should have bought more popcorn on the weekly shop.

'Yee Yee Life'

Yes, back to the vlog of Parker shooting progressively bigger guns at a rack of cast iron skillets, risking ricochets as the bullets disintegrate after piercing a pan or two. Art!

This is a '30 06' bolt action rifle, meaning it's 7.62 calibre, and the round was officially adopted in 1906. I wish the South Canadians would stick with either Metric or Imperial instead of chopping and changing. Art!

KERPOW

For the fourth time, it only penetrated 3 pans.

Then Parker brought on the monster Barrett Light (!) .50, which fires the Browning .50 calibre round, initially intended for anti-armour use. Art!

Unlike his previous attempts, with the BL Parker isn't taking any chances as the bullet fragments from this weapon can kill or cause serious injury, so he dons a helmet and body armour, sensible chap. STILL no ballistic shield though! Art?

That's at least $5,000 of gun

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KERBLAMMM

Net total: 4 pans holed. Boom.

Warby Explicates

I mean the vlogger 'Paul Warburg' on Youtube, whom has been analysing recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Ruffia, where they are seeking to break the supply chains essential for orc food and equipment for when they get mobilised shortly. Art!

This was a facility that produced canned food for the orcs. What's left comes ready-cooked!

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Those ashy smears were once Su-34 fighter-bombers. That makes 8 destroyed since September, out of a fleet of 140 aircraft, or 6%. This is a serious loss since usually only 1 of every 3 aircraft in a modern air force are actually available at any one time, as others undergo maintenance or repair. So they've gone from 47 available to 39. Ooo-err Matron! The other nagging question the orcs must be asking themselves is - how did the Kozaky know these planes were out in the open and vulnerable at this specific moment? Spies from 'Atesh', the Russian resistance organisation? South Canadian satellite data? Ukrainian spotter drones or spies? MI 6? All of the above? Art!

This is the Ruffian refinery at Novykuibyshevsk, which got an absolute malleting, being hit by 11 Ukrainian drones simultaneously. An attack on this scale will not merely disable the plant, as with only one or two drones, it will permanently remove it from operations. So much for them holding off on refinery strikes before the South Canadian mid-term elections; here Prez Zed is thumbing his nose at the Orange Landwhale. Who has no cards. Art!