Daily Tech News 29 September 2025

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Intel plans production of its next-gen Panther Lake laptop chips starting in Q1 of next year on its brand new 18A (1.8nm) process node. (WCCFTech)

Chips take a good six months to make it from production start to consumer devices on store shelves, so expect these to appear in laptops in late Q3 next year.

Panther Lake will offer up to 4 performance cores, which is... Not a lot. They will pair these with up to 8 efficiency cores and 4 low-power cores, but at the moment all the models except the fastest are looking pretty anemic.

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AMD's Strix Halo CPU has a 40 core graphics chip paired with two much smaller 8 core CPU chiplets. But those 8 core chiplets are different from the 8 core chiplets used in all socket AM4 and AM5 CPUs. (WCCFTech)

All multi-die AMD CPUs use Infinity Fabric over a high-speed serial link to wire things together. This limits the memory bandwidth for a single consumer CPU chiplet to a fair bit less than fast DDR5 RAM can offer.

Except for Strix Halo, where the 16 CPU cores have twice the write bandwidth of a 16 core 9950X.

That's because it doesn't a serial bus of any kind to connect the chiplets; the CPU dies are placed directly adjacent to the GPU die and the gap is bridged by a direct parallel connection over an advanced multilayer substrate from TSMC.

We'll have to wait and see what happens with Zen 6 next year, but it's interesting that AMD was willing to spend the money on a different CPU chiplet just for Strix Halo.
Looking for a new switch? Want two 400Gb ports, two 200Gb, eight 50Gb, and a 10GB management port? Think that would be wildly expensive? $1295 from Mikrotik. (Serve the Home)

Which is still a lot for a home network switch - gigabit switches are so cheap these days you find them as toys in the better brands of breakfast cereal - but networking is one of the few places where you can get 20x the speed for not even 20x the cost, rather than prices shooting straight into the ionosphere.
Asus will be releasing a fix for its stuttering gaming laptops. (Hot Hardware)

Real soon now.
Got a shipping notice for my Beelink Me Mini, a little under three days after I placed the order. Which is quite a bit less than the 30-35 days quoted by the site, even in knot math.

Mathematical Interlude

If you read that story the other day about knotting numbers and said, basically, as I did, huh?, here it is physically demonstrated.

Two conjectures - unproven, but previously considered very likely to be true - said that combining two knots of a known complexity would produce a combined knot with a complexity neither less nor more than the sum of the complexity of the two individual knots.

Here Matt physically combines two knots each with a complexity of 3, and shows the combined knot has a complexity of 5.

The procedure is actually a little complicated which explains why this sat unnoticed until someone could write a Python program to try out all the possible permutations, but once you know how to do it, still simple enough to prove the counterexample really works.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Get it off! Get it off!!!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 04:30 AM (P3X50)

2 Poke.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 04:32 AM (BLOW1)

3 There we go!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 04:32 AM (BLOW1)

4 Poke my eye!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 04:33 AM (P3X50)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Donald Trump at September 29, 2025 04:34 AM (sAmhv)

6 Mornin', Mr President.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

7 Oops

Off #BADORANGEMAN sock.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 04:38 AM (sAmhv)

8 Uh,,,yea,,,good morning Mr. President!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 04:39 AM (sAmhv)

9 Do we have to stand up? What's the protocol?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 04:41 AM (P3X50)

10 Nah, informal thing. It's not even 0600 in this time zone.

0847Z if you use GMT.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 04:44 AM (sAmhv)

11 "That's because it doesn't a serial bus"

It doesn't what a serial bus?

"Real soon now."

Asus just has to arrange a little side-trip to Planet 10 first.

"Get it off! Get it off!!!"

Australian wildlife drop in for a visit?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

12 G'Day everyone
Another day of long commute north
At least catching up om podcasts
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at September 29, 2025 04:48 AM (+qU29)

13 You have a great day too, Skip.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 04:49 AM (O7YUW)

14 Those of you still giving your time and maybe money to the NFL, please reconsider. They have learned nothing:

https://tinyurl.com/4888aw26

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 04:56 AM (P3X50)

15 Wow; ASHQ has hit the big time. Even Donald Trump is visiting! 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 04:58 AM (rZCVI)

16 For most people, a sea breeze and some sunshine is good. There are exceptions:

https://tinyurl.com/355rtxzh

Check with your doctor to find out if sea breeze and sunshine are right for you.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 05:00 AM (P3X50)

17 Man having medical procedures prays before them. Scripture is Philippians 4:4-9:

https://tinyurl.com/yyjtw954

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 05:02 AM (rZCVI)

18 The Foo Fighters have never done a Super Bowl halftime show. Have they even been considered? They'd be a fine pick. Alas, the NFL is probably letting JayZ pick halftime shows for the SB, which would explain this bunny whatever the hell Pyrsons.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 05:05 AM (sAmhv)

19 Old time hymn from the 1800's - My Jesus, I love thee:

https://tinyurl.com/ywb3vk9f

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 05:11 AM (ix8EF)

20
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at September 29, 2025 05:14 AM (tljrc)

21 Hollywood, on cue, adds ~~oil~~ gasoline to the fire:

https://t.co/pfnmo0ABWi

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 05:14 AM (P3X50)

22 Beautiful psalm of praise-138;

https://tinyurl.com/43tc9fza

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 05:17 AM (ix8EF)

23 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 29, 2025 05:18 AM (a1415)

24 Looks like we have dodged a weather bullet.

Tropical depression now predicted to meander out to sea, causing no more than some inconveniencing rain for us today and tomorrow.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 29, 2025 05:19 AM (a1415)

25 w00t

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 05:27 AM (aURVT)

26 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 29, 2025 05:28 AM (hoCmQ)

27 Good morning! Spent the last few days working in the garden area around the pond setting stepping stones, pulling weeds and repairing the bird feeder. Looking forward to getting some fall plants this week.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 29, 2025 05:33 AM (3Ope8)

28 18 The Foo Fighters have never done a Super Bowl halftime show. Have they even been considered? They'd be a fine pick. Alas, the NFL is probably letting JayZ pick halftime shows for the SB, which would explain this bunny whatever the hell Pyrsons.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 05:05 AM (sAmhv)

You'll find agreement here!

Super Bowl 2026 halftime act:

Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
5h
I'd be happy if a band with actual musical talent and a legacy did it ...

- Foo Fighters
- Metallica
- The Black Keys
- Bob Jovi
- REM

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 05:34 AM (aURVT)

29 Time for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 29, 2025 05:39 AM (a1415)

30 The West seems determined to destroy itself.
Switzerland just voted for Digital IDs.
Canada is supposed to be disarmed in 2026.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 29, 2025 05:45 AM (TGPs7)

31 >>>Chips take a good six months to make it from production start to consumer

nom nom nom

; )

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 05:47 AM (aURVT)

32 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy, hope you're feeling better.
Rough weekend in the USA. The true crazies are taking cues from the left's verbiage and acting out. Unfortunately it won't get better.
But Happy Monday!

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2025 05:52 AM (A2I8b)

33 30 Switzerland just voted for Digital IDs.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 29, 2025 05:45 AM (TGPs7)

BBC

Swiss voters narrowly approve plan for electronic ID cards

With all votes counted, 50.4% of those who voted said yes to the proposal, while 49.6% rejected it. ... It was Switzerland's second vote on digital IDs. An earlier proposal was rejected in 2021, amid concerns the data would be held centrally, and controlled largely by private providers. ... Sunday's revised proposal keeps the system in government hands. Data will be stored only on the smartphones of individual users, and digital IDs will be optional.

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 05:54 AM (aURVT)

34 - @30 Mister Ghost - Canada

Saw a vid yesterday. Couple mucketey mucks announcing that followed by the lady that heads up Alberta saying yeah, um no.

Posted by: TeeJ at September 29, 2025 05:54 AM (cMU4o)

35 BBC

https://archive.is/tZblx

Swiss voters narrowly approve plan for electronic ID cards

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 05:54 AM (aURVT)

36 MILO@Nero

Because we're not fighting communism, or feminism, or black people, or antifa, or trans pronouns, or China, or porn addiction, or compound interest, or Ilhan Omar. We're fighting the Devil. Our enemy is Lucifer. He has merely exerted power in the world by means of those things.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 29, 2025 05:54 AM (TGPs7)

37 Bible in pocket of policeman from Bolivia helps save his life:

tinyurl.com/4ncnh6jm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 06:00 AM (7RYym)

38 Evening and morning, people of all AoSHQ stripes! Yes, it's Monday, but remember:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 29, 2025 06:02 AM (5VPj1)

39 Young boy invites all special needs center to his birthday party:

https://tinyurl.com/9dwm3yxk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 06:04 AM (7RYym)

40 Well . . . I'm awake, for certain limited values of "awake," sipping Best Western one-cup-at-a-time coffee, and pondering a dream. I was back in my apartment and up early. The cats had somehow left their fur in little dark balls all over the front room carpet. I dragged out the vacuum -- it was a funny, spindly thing that looked more like a Weed-Eater -- and was trying to vacuum them up. the power worked fine for that, but was erratic for the coffeemaker and the lights.

Then a small strange animal was walking across the carpet, something like a wingless bird but with four legs. Stirling the big black cat saw it and pounced. I was wondering how to get him to let it go -- I didn't want blood on my carpet -- when I woke up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 29, 2025 06:05 AM (5VPj1)

41 BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/czd0lp6d009o

Wounded soldier escapes battlefield using e-bike delivered by drone

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:06 AM (aURVT)

42 33 Sunday's revised proposal keeps the system in government hands. Data will be stored only on the smartphones of individual users, and digital IDs will be optional.
Posted by: m

I lost all my phones in a freak gunning accident.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 06:07 AM (BLOW1)

43 I bought the Beelink as well. No shipping notification yet but I'm not worried. I don't even have drives for it yet.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 29, 2025 06:10 AM (WPL6O)

44 Optional, ja, that's it. That's the ticket. Optional.

Posted by: Der Thomas Flanagan, Swiss Government Official at September 29, 2025 06:11 AM (PiwSw)

45 guten morgen, horde

Posted by: clarence at September 29, 2025 06:11 AM (JWJk8)

46 Pixy!

11 "That's because it doesn't a serial bus"
It doesn't what a serial bus?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

"have"?

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:11 AM (aURVT)

47 Time to decide if I want to wash (yes, and dry!) my hair this am before hitting the road, or if scrubbing the face will be enough. The hotel breakfast goes on at six, and I want to leave here at first light, around 6:45.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 29, 2025 06:12 AM (5VPj1)

48 42 33 Sunday's revised proposal keeps the system in government hands. Data will be stored only on the smartphones of individual users, and digital IDs will be optional.
Posted by: m

I lost all my phones in a freak gunning accident.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 06:07 AM (BLOW1)

Blam! Blam blam blam blam blam!

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:12 AM (aURVT)

49 46 Pixy!

11 "That's because it doesn't a serial bus"
It doesn't what a serial bus?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

"have"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:11 AM (aURVT)

"sport"?

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:13 AM (aURVT)

50 49 46 Pixy!

11 "That's because it doesn't a serial bus"
It doesn't what a serial bus?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

"have"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:11 AM (aURVT)

"sport"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:13 AM (aURVT)

"vibe"?

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:14 AM (aURVT)

51 50 49 46 Pixy!

11 "That's because it doesn't a serial bus"
It doesn't what a serial bus?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

"have"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:11 AM (aURVT)

"sport"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:13 AM (aURVT)

"vibe"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:14 AM (aURVT)

"use"

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:16 AM (aURVT)

52 *heh* m's on a roll here.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 06:17 AM (O7YUW)

53 That's because it doesn't a serial bus
----------
What is this that roareth thus?
Can it be a Motor Bus?
Yes, the smell and hideous hum
Indicat Motorem Bum.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 29, 2025 06:17 AM (WvZaB)

54 Every time that I read about another murderous outrage, I think of the Pat Buchanan quote:

“The churches are empty, and the mosques are full”

Posted by: Fenderbender at September 29, 2025 06:18 AM (1FEc1)

55 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 29, 2025 06:12 AM (5VPj1)

Have a safe trip home.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 06:22 AM (uA11f)

56 mornin yall

Ride?

Posted by: fd at September 29, 2025 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

57 Do not the serial bus.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 06:25 AM (BLOW1)

58 Text message from a 81 year old softball player to his teammates:

https://tinyurl.com/872xne8d

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 06:25 AM (uA11f)

59 I still want to know why Pixy had today's disclaimer.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

60 All your serial bus are belong to us.

Posted by: Zero Wing at September 29, 2025 06:26 AM (PiwSw)

61 51 50 49 46 Pixy!

11 "That's because it doesn't a serial bus"
It doesn't what a serial bus?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

"have"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:11 AM (aURVT)

"sport"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:13 AM (aURVT)

"vibe"?
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:14 AM (aURVT)

"use"
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:16 AM (aURVT)

"play well with a"

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:27 AM (aURVT)

62 G&R, I didn't have time to respond to you the other day but C!onezilla would just crash with a "Operation failed" message. I tried keeping the same partition size, resizing the partition, and sector by sector copying.

Lazesoft did it just fine with no issues. I think it's faster than Clonezilla too.

Posted by: fd at September 29, 2025 06:27 AM (vFG9F)

63 59 I still want to know why Pixy had today's disclaimer.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

Disclaimer: Get it off! Get it off!!!

T. Rex - Bang A Gong (get It On)

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:28 AM (aURVT)

64 digital IDs will be optional

Lol, for now, proles.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 29, 2025 06:29 AM (ExV1e)

65 @62/fd: Huh. Well this is something I'll be on the lookout for then. Thanks.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 06:31 AM (O7YUW)

66 Time to decide if I want to wash (yes, and dry!) my hair this am before hitting the road, or if scrubbing the face will be enough. The hotel breakfast goes on at six, and I want to leave here at first light, around 6:45.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Drive carefully.

Posted by: Tuna at September 29, 2025 06:31 AM (lJ0H4)

67
Good morning, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 29, 2025 06:32 AM (tgvbd)

68 Okay, back mid-morning after the morning shift at work.

Maybe then I'll find out why Pixy was yelling "Get it off!!!"

I'm having horrible thoughts about camel spider/drop-bear hybrids...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2025 06:32 AM (O7YUW)

69 53 That's because it doesn't a serial bus
----------
What is this that roareth thus?
Can it be a Motor Bus?
Yes, the smell and hideous hum
Indicat Motorem Bum.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 29, 2025 06:17 AM (WvZaB)

hahaha (in Latin)

Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 06:33 AM (aURVT)

70 So this illegal alien making $300k a year as a school superintendent in Iowa acted like a thug and ran and hid from the cops and we are supposed to have "radical empathy" for his sorry ass. Sorry, my radical empathy tank is radically empty.

Posted by: fd at September 29, 2025 06:34 AM (vFG9F)

71
Coffee that is hot is coffee that is good.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 29, 2025 06:35 AM (tgvbd)

72 58 Text message from a 81 year old softball player to his teammates:

https://tinyurl.com/872xne8d
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 06:25 AM (uA11f)

Good Morning Fen!!! Just stopped in to say hi .. how have you been? Your church doing okay?? Mine is really doing well… lots of younger people turning up … they bring KIDS!! with them..l

Posted by: tubal at September 29, 2025 06:38 AM (PCK5/)

73 That's why I'm waiting until first light to start driving, for safety and so I don't miss important exits.

I'll check in later, all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 29, 2025 06:39 AM (5VPj1)

74
Knot theorists lament, "We've not got an answer -- all our work was for naught."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at September 29, 2025 06:40 AM (xG4kz)

75 Coffee that is hot is coffee that is good.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 29, 2025 06:35 AM (tgvbd)
-

Goes great with serial!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 06:40 AM (P3X50)

76 In local news, a 12 foot alligator was caught at a McDonalds after some hoodrats tried to capture it to take selfies.

Posted by: fd at September 29, 2025 06:40 AM (vFG9F)

77 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

78 Posted by: tubal at September 29, 2025 06:38 AM (PCK5/)

Good morning! Nice to see you. I am glad to hear your good news about your church. Our church is about the same as it was. Have a blessed day in the Lord!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 06:44 AM (ix8EF)

79 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

So no using a kite to go downwind? That sounds good.

God protects drunks, the US, and coastal SC from hurricanes?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 06:45 AM (u82oZ)

80 We'll have to wait and see what happens with Zen 6 next year, but it's interesting that AMD was willing to spend the money on a different CPU chiplet just for Strix Halo.

I believe AMD sees Strix Halo as the future, especially using it for a console-like gaming system and personal, on-device, AI in a small unit.

Nvidia seems to see the same thing with their ARM-based DGX Spark, and teaming up with Intel to make their own competitive APU,

It’s seems like the Mini-PC form factor with APUs that use lots of bandwidth between system components, while packed with as much RAM as possible, is where PCs are heading over the next decade to keep up with the advancement of graphics (true ray & path tracing) and AI getting more advanced and capable.

I think AMD is making a good bet here, so it was worth it to spend that money on an APU they’ve wanted to build for a long time, but now it’s actually possible with TSMC’s tech innovations.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2025 06:46 AM (6ydKt)

81 Speaking of busses, i guess this woman will be on one:

"An anti-ICE protester in Massachusetts forgot to put her car in park while yelling at agents making an arrest of an illegal alien and her car rolled into a lake and sunk"

Posted by: fd at September 29, 2025 06:47 AM (vFG9F)

82
Our financial service provider, through whom we receive students' tuition payments, says that we need to "link" them to our bank account through which the payments proceed after they have been received. And by "link", they mean provide them access to our accounts' transactions and bank statements, all to assist their efforts to "audit our fiscal health". Ha!

If you don't want ohr business, then why didn't you just say so?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at September 29, 2025 06:48 AM (xG4kz)

83 78 Posted by: tubal at September 29, 2025 06:38 AM (PCK5/)

Good morning! Nice to see you. I am glad to hear your good news about your church. Our church is about the same as it was. Have a blessed day in the Lord!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 29, 2025 06:44 AM (ix8EF)

God bless you also, Fen… you are a Bright Light here at the website, which is often a gloomy cynical place..🤗

Posted by: tubal at September 29, 2025 06:51 AM (PCK5/)

84 Once talking with a NASA engineer about the baud rate on a remote serial connection, he said that we need to use a faster baud rate because it was a long way to the Pad.

Posted by: pawn at September 29, 2025 06:52 AM (PmITa)

85 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at September 29, 2025 06:58 AM (XQo4F)

86 Gloomy? Cynical? Why AoS is full of (looks at nic).

Nevermind....

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 07:02 AM (sAmhv)

87 (looks at my nic)

😉

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 07:03 AM (sAmhv)

88 Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) -

You can patent knots.

A group of mathematicians used grant money to devise and patent knots. Not much of a research setup but they tried to be exhaustive.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 07:03 AM (u82oZ)

89 Puddleglum

That's just your cover nic.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 07:04 AM (u82oZ)

90 An anti-ICE protester in Massachusetts forgot to put her car in park while yelling at agents making an arrest of an illegal alien and her car rolled into a lake and sunk"
Posted by: fd

A hassle for a Masshole.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 29, 2025 07:06 AM (W1Bnq)

91 How geeky does one have to be to have knot-tying as a hobby?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at September 29, 2025 07:07 AM (g8Ew8)

92 81 Speaking of busses, i guess this woman will be on one:

"An anti-ICE protester in Massachusetts forgot to put her car in park while yelling at agents making an arrest of an illegal alien and her car rolled into a lake and sunk"
Posted by: fd

https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1972456634460103112

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 07:09 AM (BLOW1)

93 Media is sure quick to show pictures of crazy guy that shot up and torched the LDS Church in MI. Big, bearded white redneck, just the kind the media has been looking for. And pictures by his pickup. And the fact he used an "assault rifle".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at September 29, 2025 07:09 AM (gm9Sb)

94 The Foo Fighters have never done a Super Bowl halftime show. Have they even been considered? They'd be a fine pick.

Nobody hates conservatives more than Dave Grohl if that's the criteria. Dude has a D.C. mansion, he may as well have been grown in a lab by USAID. They should be a shoo-in.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 29, 2025 07:09 AM (3ha+O)

95 Tiny Desktop Widget says today is National Coffee Day.

Posted by: Don Black at September 29, 2025 07:10 AM (AOsQT)

96
You can patent knots.

I await the knotting analogue of the plague of bottom feeders that attempted to patent algorithms in the IT sector a couple of decades back.

Imagine having a patent on the surgeon's knot, for example. Licensing gold, Jerry! Gold!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at September 29, 2025 07:11 AM (xG4kz)

97 (looks at my nic)

😉
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 29, 2025 07:03 AM (sAmhv)

Hmm. You don't happen to wear a clown suit and sing, do you?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2025 07:11 AM (uQesX)

98 Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM)

A good book on knots can actively bring prior art to kill silly claims.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 07:12 AM (u82oZ)

99 One Battle After Another looks as though it might be fun to watch, going by that trailer anyhow, but they have packed it full of Boomer Left 1970s stereotypes about who the real tyrants are.

You’d think they have a clue but it’s obvious just from the trailer that they’re still living in 2022, because DiCaprio gets yelled at by his on-screen daughter over “They/Them” usage.

I’ll probably never watch this flick but who knows, I may get bored and check it out in a year or two, just to see Hollywood turn violent leftist radicals into relatable heroes for the n-th time.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2025 07:12 AM (6ydKt)

100 Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM)

Plus, knot patents are part of the 80% of all US patents that don't make money.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 07:13 AM (u82oZ)

101 The good life for an unqualified Biden hire in Qatar:

https://t.co/y57HvSy6GJ

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2025 07:14 AM (P3X50)

102
How geeky does one have to be to have knot-tying as a hobby?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

I give you ... The International Guild of Knot Tyers!

igkt.net

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at September 29, 2025 07:16 AM (xG4kz)

103

I'm not getting this knot business, not that it means naught.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 29, 2025 07:17 AM (vFbHf)

104
Plus, knot patents are part of the 80% of all US patents that don't make money.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Missouri loves such companies.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at September 29, 2025 07:17 AM (xG4kz)

105 I remember when some marching band or other would play the halftime show during the Stupid Bowl. But no the no talent dregs reign supreme, with their junk hanging out and lip sync which they still manage to fuck up.

Posted by: Zombie Bart Starr at September 29, 2025 07:18 AM (UsFP+)

106 Sunday's revised proposal keeps the system in government hands. Data will be stored only on the smartphones of individual users, and digital IDs will be optional.
Posted by: m at September 29, 2025 05:54 AM (aURVT)

They fell for that? I'd laugh but it's not funny; it's horrifying.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at September 29, 2025 07:19 AM (FMtrg)

107 The Biden Crime Family is reduced now to hoping the Qataris through some cash their way.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 29, 2025 07:19 AM (435XZ)

108 Ugreen has also released some new NAS boxes if anybody is interested:

https://nas.ugreen.com/

They make pretty good chargers, cables.and docks, so their NAS might be worth a look as well.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2025 07:20 AM (6ydKt)

109
The International Guild of Knot Tyers!

Not to be confused with The International Guild of Not Tyres, which brings together fans of tracked vehicles (tanks in particular).

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) - what makes you think you are in charge? at September 29, 2025 07:20 AM (xG4kz)

110 https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1972456634460103112
Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 29, 2025 07:09 AM (BLOW1)
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Hope she paid to clean up the oil and gas spill she caused into the waterway.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 29, 2025 07:23 AM (435XZ)

111 Yeah, I still think Hunter might try and run for office somewhere.

He’d fit right in with some district in California.

Few donors would trust him with any money, though, so it’s probably a long shot.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2025 07:25 AM (6ydKt)

112 111 Yeah, I still think Hunter might try and run for office somewhere.

He’d fit right in with some district in California.

Few donors would trust him with any money, though, so it’s probably a long shot.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2025 07:25 AM (6ydKt)

He'll probably run the Beto gambit. Perpetual losers wind up making more cash in pocket for less effort expended than anyone who actually "wins" and has to deal with being in office.

Although, frankly, Beto stole that trick from the GOP, didn't he?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 29, 2025 07:28 AM (VoAdT)

113

For those who missed it--Windows 11 fellates rotted maggots.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 29, 2025 07:31 AM (vFbHf)

114 Wake up: https://youtu.be/12B9Ua-vzi4

What I want done to the Soros compounds.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 07:32 AM (u82oZ)

115 I could spend 20 minutes cataloging all the errors, but is is exciting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 29, 2025 07:34 AM (u82oZ)

116 How naughty!

Posted by: Tie one on at September 29, 2025 07:38 AM (XQo4F)

117 For those who missed it--Windows 11 fellates rotted maggots.
Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 29, 2025 07:31 AM (vFbHf)

I have Win11 on my work laptop. I have Win10 on all my home PCs and will commence the great Linux migration in January.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 29, 2025 07:41 AM (ExV1e)

118 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 29, 2025 07:42 AM (ExV1e)

119 90 An anti-ICE protester in Massachusetts forgot to put her car in park while yelling at agents making an arrest of an illegal alien and her car rolled into a lake and sunk"
Posted by: fd

A hassle for a Masshole.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 29, 2025 07:06 AM (W1Bnq)

Ahhhh, honey, ahhhhh, look, ahhhhhhhh... you're doing it all wrong.....

Posted by: Teddy Kennedy at September 29, 2025 07:43 AM (VoAdT)

120 How naughty!

Posted by: Tie one on at September 29, 2025 07:38 AM (XQo4F)

That's knot math on the blog now is it?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 29, 2025 07:45 AM (i24o9)

121 "...and her car rolled into a lake and sunk"

Mary Jo Kopechne unavailable for comment.

Posted by: Evergreen at September 29, 2025 08:02 AM (XQo4F)

122 Fuck the foo fighters

Posted by: Guy what hates Dave Grohl at September 29, 2025 08:09 AM (Ow52c)

123 Just what is foo, anyway?
And why would you want to fight it?

Posted by: Sounds like Doctor Seuss at September 29, 2025 08:18 AM (XQo4F)

124 Hey Pixy, what are your recommendations for laptops, desktops, displays, and networking equipment? Maybe you could maintain a list and link in the sidebar.

Posted by: Brian Douthitt at September 29, 2025 08:26 AM (3Rqcs)

125 Always late.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 29, 2025 10:35 AM (XH6Dk)

126 Using Brave, the Musical Interlude does not appear a all.
Using Opera, not a problem.
Interesting?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 29, 2025 10:47 AM (XH6Dk)

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