Apparently the US Internal Revenue Service still uses IBM assembler for some of its programs, along with -- of course -- COBOL. (I just did a quick search to see if that was still true, and it appear… (View Post)

FPT: I forgot to mention this attempt by a governor to appoint a replacement senator: "A 2006 re-election and his second term led to the passage of a variety of healthcare, gun control, and anti… (View Post)

Andy_JS said: "There really ought to be a special election to fill a Senate vacancy." Americans agree with you: "Special elections to the United States Senate are held to fill the vaca… (View Post)

Off topic, but, I like to think, important: Here are the first two paragraphs of the annual PEPFAR report: When President George W. Bush announced the creation of the President’s Emergency Plan for A… (View Post)

Off topic: Dianne Feinstein has passed away. source$: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/09/29/dianne-feinstein-california-senator-dead/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein Gov… (View Post)