Re: Something Odd - "top" Delivers Nada When Run By Crontab

On 7/15/26 07:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 15/07/2026 02:38, c186282 wrote:
>> And, ouch !, got bit by my IBM stock today ! Everyone's
>>    money is in 'chips/mem' right now and IBM is more
>>    'software/systems'.
> 
> My decision not to fill the car up last week seems to be a mistake.
> Donald's chums cleaning up on the futures today.

   I put in $20 last week - 5.557 gallons if I remember
   correctly - kind of the current low in prices. I don't
   drive much (my car is so old and leaky and fucked that
   I don't DARE drive it far) so this will hold me for
   a month.

   Coolant is 'holding' after a $1600 gasket fix, but
   now it slowly leaks oil. On the plus, it's minimally
   computerized and doesn't spy on you.

   However, irritants regardless, Iran DOES need to
   be 4th-worlded. It's 8th century perspective
   HAS to die.

   My phone/cable/net/Amazon bills are WAY more than
   my gasoline bills - so I'm not gonna complain too
   much. Comcast is ridiculous - just waiting for
   my un-fixable cable to break so I can buy a
   dish. Landline phone, also ridiculous - they
   are TRYING to force everyone to wireless but
   I'm not going along with that for several reasons.

   So, in full financial perspective, my gasoline
   bills are almost irrelevant. It's the OTHER shit.

   Phones/cable/net/H2O/Garbage/Lawn/Medicare/IRS/
   P.Tax MUCH more of a burden. Anyone bitching about
   gasoline/diesel prices needs to ADD IT UP - and
   they will SEE the Truth.

   I spend $20 bucks for gas, but spend $50 every time
   I go to 7-11 for sandwiches and shit, $60 bucks for
   the few things I buy from the grocery store. Get
   KFC maybe every five or six days - $10+ bucks.

   So - ADD IT UP before you bitch TOO much about
   the Iran war and gas prices. Lefty propaganda
   assumes you WON'T, maybe CAN'T, add it up.
   Gen-Z/A2 ... they've been intentionally MADE
   totally stupid.

   And an Iranian nuke smuggled into NYC/Chicago/LA ...
   think of the cost of THAT.

   Ah ... tv news ... the 'democratic socialists'
   now want Free College for ALL. Why ? Because
   colleges are INFESTED with lefty/Marxist profs
   and Woke admins ... they are where the youth
   are brainwashed to the Communist Cause.

   Really hope Trump can totally BREAK this.
   Dis-accreditation/defunding and more.

   Hopeful note, Gen-A2 is now MUCH more likely
   to go to TRADE SCHOOL than traditional college.
   Trades are Where The Money Is these days - and
   will be AI-proof for quite awhile. If ya don't
   blow it all, you can be WELL set before the
   bots take over yer jobs.

   "Well Set" these days = roughly a megabuck,
   half in cash and half in The Markets. That'll
   get you there.