Daily Tech News 1 January 2026

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The dumbest things that happened in tech all year, apart from tech journalism. (Tech Crunch)

Not entirely a bad list.

I mean, the list is good. The things that happened were stupid, which makes it a good list of stupid things.

Tech News

Asus has announced price increases across its product range, blaming AI, which seems fair for once. (Tom's Hardware)

The degree of price increase for individual products depends on... Things.
xAI has purchased a third building for its "Colossus" datacenter in Memphis, planning to increase its AI training capacity to 2GW. (Tom's Hardware)

About five million desktop PCs. If you were wondering where all the RAM went, that's where.
I recently lamented the lack of affordable PCIe switches for versions faster than 3.0. But there are affordable PCIe 4.0 switches readily available because there is one on every current motherboard - its the chipset.

Here's an open-source design using the AMD B650 chipset to provide two extra M.2 slots, four SATA ports, and a 20Gbps USB header. (Tom's Hardware)

It's not commercially available but reportedly costs about $40 to make.
Lawyers for Charlie Javice, on trial for defrauding JPMorgan of $175 million, have reportedly defrauded JP Morgan of tens of millions more. (Bloomberg) (archive site)

Since Javice became a JPMorgan executive after the bank bought her student finance company, Frank, before finding that she had created millions of nonexistent user accounts to inflate the company's value, JPMorgan is contractually obliged to pay for her defence.

Javice has taken that to what seem to be her usual levels, hiring two additional legal firms that billed a combined $360,000 per day during her six week trial.

Javice was convicted and sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud, but is currently out of jail pending appeal, which JPMorgan is also required to pay for.
Next looming shortage: Diodes. (CNBC) (archive site)

The Netherlands seized commodity semiconductor maker Nexperia, which produces low-end chips and discrete components for the embedded market, and which had been bought by China, after the US raised the very obvious security concerns.

These parts are widely used in, well, everything. Home appliances, cars, and, yes, computers. They were manufactured in Europe and then shipped to China in bulk for packaging before being re-exported, and now China is just not re-exporting anything.

It's a mess.
The Canon EOS R6 Mark III is a camera. (The Verge) (archive site)

A pretty expensive camera, but a good one. $2799 for the camera alone, but offered alongside is a $470 45mm f/1.2 lens, which is a remarkable price for such a fast lens.
If you want to turn your Raspberry Pi 5 into a router, Waveshare has just what you need. (Liliputing)

$40 for a board that adds four gigabit Ethernet ports; $50 for four 2.5Gb ports.

The Pi can't run four 2.5Gb ports at once at full speed, but that's rarely an issue for a router, more for a switch.

Musical Interlude

Song is Good Girls by Elle King. Anime is of course Dirty Pair. The original and the best.

Disclaimer: It's not our fault!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Happy New Year

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 01, 2026 04:01 AM (aKh6S)

2 w00t 2026

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:01 AM (RuTUS)

3 Another full year of greed and stupidity coming up!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 01, 2026 04:01 AM (uQesX)

4 Now that the holidays are basically over, I have to start thinking how to set up the decorations for next time.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 01, 2026 04:03 AM (uQesX)

5 Morning all! Happy New Year!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 01, 2026 04:06 AM (BLOW1)

6 Happy New Year Everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 04:07 AM (Ia/+0)

7 Pixy, I found a clip online that I really like and wanted to send to a friend, and it's on a site that aggregates clips and strips out (as far as I can tell) information about the original poster of the clip. I'm stumped; how can I track it? I've now found the clip on a second aggregating site, too.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:09 AM (RuTUS)

8 *on 𝕏

7 Pixy, I found a clip online....
Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:09 AM (RuTUS)

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:12 AM (RuTUS)

9 The ONT scored 855 comments! At current count.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:14 AM (RuTUS)

10 Happy New Year!

Posted by: Idlan at January 01, 2026 04:14 AM (Hufxi)

11 Now that the holidays are basically over, I have to start thinking how to set up the decorations for next time.

Cherry blossoms for Washington's birthday ...

Hearts for Valentine's Day ...

Paper knives for Ides of March ...

Posted by: Adriane the Critic ... at January 01, 2026 04:15 AM (3ZUWJ)

12 (Does Mummers strut out to the kitchen )

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 04:15 AM (Ia/+0)

13 And to all a good night.

Posted by: Idlan at January 01, 2026 04:16 AM (Hufxi)

14 Coffee is on, not sure what I want for breakfast yet.

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 04:22 AM (Ia/+0)

15 haha

Aelfred The Great retweeted
Jeff Moss
@Jeff_Palouse
31 Dec 2025
A little dated now, but still a great joke...

Chancellor Angela Merkel lands at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The customs officer asks, "Name?"
"Angela Merkel."
"Occupation?"
"No, I'm just here for a visit."

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:23 AM (RuTUS)

16 7 Pixy, I found a clip online that I really like and wanted to send to a friend, and it's on a site that aggregates clips and strips out (as far as I can tell) information about the original poster of the clip. I'm stumped; how can I track it? I've now found the clip on a second aggregating site, too.
Posted by: m

If it's on X, try asking Grok. 50% chance it finds something, 50% chance if feeds you total bullshit.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 01, 2026 04:25 AM (BLOW1)

17 ha ha also

Aelfred The Great retweeted
Tastes like Pork
@MonkeyWithGuns
31 Dec 2025
Reminds me of this one:

In the 1960s, TWA pilot asks for direction from the tower while taxi-ing at Frankfurt.

Tower: "It is clearly marked. Have you not been here before?"

Pilot: "Yeah, a few times in '44, but we never landed."

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:25 AM (RuTUS)

18 16 7 Pixy, I found a clip online that I really like and wanted to send to a friend, and it's on a site that aggregates clips and strips out (as far as I can tell) information about the original poster of the clip. I'm stumped; how can I track it? I've now found the clip on a second aggregating site, too.
Posted by: m

If it's on X, try asking Grok. 50% chance it finds something, 50% chance if feeds you total bullshit.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 01, 2026 04:25 AM (BLOW1)

O.k.!

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:26 AM (RuTUS)

19 Pixy -

Happy New Year! one day late ...
: -))

Posted by: Adriane the Critic ... at January 01, 2026 04:27 AM (3ZUWJ)

20 On the hovercraft in the video, is that a stylized W? This craft made by Volkswagen?

Posted by: clarence at January 01, 2026 04:29 AM (MXMX4)

21 Posted by: Adriane the Critic ... at January 01, 2026 04:15 AM (3ZUWJ)

Usually just decorate outside for Fall and Christmas.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 01, 2026 04:31 AM (uQesX)

22 Guess I should go lie down. All quiet here now. Mess cleaned up, only the tree still lit.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 01, 2026 04:32 AM (uQesX)

23 Re: Morgan fraud trial. So, massive fraud in sale of company, preplanned defense for being caught and more massive fraud at trial. Submit this as a screenplay and have every production company refuse to touch it as completely unbelievable.

Posted by: clarence at January 01, 2026 04:34 AM (MXMX4)

24 "A pretty expensive camera, but a good one. $2799 for the camera alone, but offered alongside is a $470 45mm f/1.2 lens, which is a remarkable price for such a fast lens." - Pixy

Viltrox may have forced Canon's hand on this one by releasing some equally remarkable Pro, Lab and Air lenses over the last few years for both full frame and APS-C sensors. For example, the APS-C Air lenses come in at just under $200 and have optical characteristics of lenses that cost five times or more. I have a 25 mm for the Sony system and I concur from personal experience that they are excellent.

Dustin Abbott, who does excellent reviews in a very consistent manner, has reviewed a number of these Viltrox lenses over the years. He still hasn't posted a review of the new Canon lens.

Meanwhile, Christopher Frost, another solid lens reviewer, does have a review of the Canon 45mm up on YouTube. It does come with some challenges especially when wide open but for a sub $500 lens it's not bad says Mr. Frost.

https://youtu.be/GTqgSjeDF8k

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 01, 2026 04:39 AM (HTCU3)

25 I usually greet people with Happy New Year for a week at least

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 04:40 AM (Ia/+0)

26 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 01, 2026 04:41 AM (sAmhv)

27 20 On the hovercraft in the video, is that a stylized W? This craft made by Volkswagen?
Posted by: clarence

Definitely looks that way.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 01, 2026 04:42 AM (BLOW1)

28 18 16 7 Pixy, I found a clip online that I really like and wanted to send to a friend, and it's on a site that aggregates clips and strips out (as far as I can tell) information about the original poster of the clip. I'm stumped; how can I track it? I've now found the clip on a second aggregating site, too.
Posted by: m

If it's on X, try asking Grok. 50% chance it finds something, 50% chance if feeds you total bullshit.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 01, 2026 04:25 AM (BLOW1)

O.k.!
Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:26 AM (RuTUS)

It worked! Thanks, Pixy.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:46 AM (RuTUS)

29 Thanks for the list, Pixy. Weird and funny list ( I particularly enjoyed the one about Mark Zuckerberg suing Mark Zuckerberg) Happy New Year to you and all here!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 04:46 AM (Yl2Ob)

30 It is snowing har and wind blowing

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 04:51 AM (Ia/+0)

31 Mennonite Choir sings lovely old time hymn, "It is well with my soul":

https://tinyurl.com/3bxsm4pb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 04:52 AM (Yl2Ob)

32 Good Morning and Happy New Year!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 01, 2026 04:53 AM (l6pKi)

33 Good Samaritan in CA risks his life to save another family:

https://tinyurl.com/ycx3kuh8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 05:00 AM (2sfNr)

34 28 18 16 7 It worked! Thanks, Pixy.
Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 04:46 AM (RuTUS)

I hadn't used Grok before. The procedure was very intuitive, I thought.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 05:05 AM (RuTUS)

35
I just looked at the full rundown of football college bowl scores going back to well before Christmass.

What a pointless morass the whole thing appears to be.

Die, NCAA, die!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026 05:06 AM (xG4kz)

36 35 I just looked at the full rundown of football college bowl scores going back to well before Christmass.

What a pointless morass the whole thing appears to be.

Die, NCAA, die!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026 05:06 AM (xG4kz)

"more ass"?

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 05:08 AM (RuTUS)

37
So George Clooney and his spouse are now citizens of France. Good. Revoke his citizenship in this country.

Be the frog in the rapidly warming cauldron of water, George!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026 05:09 AM (xG4kz)

38 Morning, Tech Peeps

Happy New Year

Posted by: fluffy at January 01, 2026 05:14 AM (AN2gy)

39
What a pointless morass the whole thing appears to be.

I should mention the one standout accomplishment in the whole melee, and that was that both Michigan and Ohio State lost.

May this mark the start of a long string of thumpings in the postseasons for them both.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026 05:15 AM (xG4kz)

40 Hope Clooney likes the Caliphate and high taxes

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 05:15 AM (Ia/+0)

41
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 01, 2026 05:15 AM (tljrc)

42 A psalm for the New Year. Actor David Suchet reads Psalm 98:

https://tinyurl.com/28wnc7rx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 05:19 AM (Yl2Ob)

43
I can report this news. Only one half of my German forebears came from Württemberg. The other half came from Saarland.

I blame the chuckleheads at Le Havre who in 1854 listed my family's Saarlanders as being from Württemberg for the error.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026 05:21 AM (xG4kz)

44 This is kind of long, but I thought it was very good:
A essay on the Book of Job

https://tinyurl.com/544evrje

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 05:22 AM (Yl2Ob)

45 >>> Hope Clooney likes the Caliphate and high taxes

I'm sure he consulted a tax attorney first.

Ireland allows artists to live there tax free, IIRC. Does France have a similar loophole?

Posted by: fluffy at January 01, 2026 05:23 AM (AN2gy)

46
Happy New Year to all you Hordians. May 2026 bring you and this great nation every success.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 05:25 AM (tgvbd)

47 Haven't paid much attention to the bowl season. I read over at Outkick that the SEC is getting kicked in the nuts. This, after all the crap they were saying about those 'lesser' conferences.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 01, 2026 05:27 AM (sAmhv)

48
This is kind of long, but I thought it was very good:
A essay on the Book of Job

https://tinyurl.com/544evrje

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I have said this here before -- we read the Book of Job in our senior year high school college prep English course. This was in a public school and it would never happen today.

I always thought that this portion of dialogue

And the Lord said unto Satan, “From whence comest thou?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.”

was not unlike a parent asking a troublemaking child, "What were you doing?" and that child answering, "Nuthin'".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026 05:29 AM (xG4kz)

49 Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026 05:29 AM (xG4kz)

Wow; That is amazing that it was taught in the public school. It really is a great part of Scripture.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 05:34 AM (Yl2Ob)

50 And FenSpouse just made me laugh. He was mouthing the words to this old time hymn and he actually quite likes Hank Williams Sr: "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is calling":

https://tinyurl.com/5aw9jk8a

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 05:38 AM (Yl2Ob)

51
Lawyers for Charlie Javice, on trial for defrauding JPMorgan of $175 million, have reportedly defrauded JP Morgan of tens of millions more.

Forget Federal spending, what percentage of the US economy is fraud?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 05:38 AM (tgvbd)

52
And FenSpouse just made me laugh. He was mouthing the words to this old time hymn and he actually quite likes Hank Williams Sr: "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is calling":

https://tinyurl.com/5aw9jk8a
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 05:38 AM (Yl2Ob)

Catholics have better prayers, Protestants have better hymns.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 05:42 AM (tgvbd)

53 Belated BOING!

Tech thread material:

https://tinyurl.com/mypk3sau

I didn't know that!

/cast myself into the gorge of eternal peril

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 01, 2026 05:47 AM (ZocB7)

54 Catholics have better prayers, Protestants have better hymns.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 05:42 AM (tgvbd)
-

In case CBD is lurking:

Jews have better kiddishes.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 01, 2026 05:48 AM (ZocB7)

55 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 05:48 AM (Ia/+0)

56 And I opened my new Dilbert calendar.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 01, 2026 05:50 AM (aKh6S)

57 Somehow think if all the Lawyers could be wished away into the cornfield, we all the rest would be bettrr off

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 05:51 AM (Ia/+0)

58 53 Tech thread material:

https://tinyurl.com/mypk3sau

I didn't know that!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 01, 2026 05:47 AM (ZocB7)

I didn't know that.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 05:55 AM (RuTUS)

59 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes. Happy New Year.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 01, 2026 05:55 AM (bQ4nt)

60
The RV had to go in for repairs (insurance) recently, which meant everything inside and outside it had to be taken out, resulting in a mountain of stuff sitting in the garage for the last two weeks.

We got it back yesterday and, because Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are leaving today for shows, the mountain of stuff had to be put back into it. Not to mention giving TBD a bath. Not a fun day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 05:59 AM (tgvbd)

61 And the last time Indiana went to the Rose Bowl was 1968.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 01, 2026 06:00 AM (aKh6S)

62 Still flurries, and ground is covered

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 06:03 AM (Ia/+0)

63 I have a new phone and cheaper and hopefully better phone service-from T mobile to AT&T. I would like to say, however, that it is a pain in the neck to transfer all the info etc to new phone. I should probably ask my son. He's much better at this than I am!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 06:06 AM (Yl2Ob)

64 We have a light dusting of snow. The dogs are not amused.

Happy 2026, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at January 01, 2026 06:08 AM (7xrfc)

65 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 05:59 AM (tgvbd

Is TBD ( whose actual name escapes me) difficult to give a bath to?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 06:08 AM (Yl2Ob)

66 techish:

@asymmetricinfo
31 Dec 2025
As Bluesky userbase trends down it seems like its denizens are finding its way back here, and I've had a notable uptick in left-wing trolling, which at least makes a nice change from the right-wing trolls.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 06:11 AM (RuTUS)

67 Evening and morning for a new year, ever'body,

Fun fact: The Earth is closest to the sun on Jan. 2. Combined with their summer happening at the same time and the fact water holds heat better than land, it's no surprise the Southern Hemisphere is warmer than the Northern.

Don't know why that came out. It just did. An omen for 2026? You make the call!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)

68 I'm glad no terrible things happened on Bourbon Street this year!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)

69 . . . Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.” . . .

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 01, 2026

***
Thomas Harris used the same phrasing to describe Hannibal Lecter walking around his hotel room after his escape in Silence of the Lambs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)

70
Is TBD ( whose actual name escapes me) difficult to give a bath to?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 01, 2026 06:08 AM (Yl2Ob)

Nobody is difficult to give a bath to. All of them are trained from a young age to stand quietly while being bathed and groomed. We have a long elevated plastic tub for bathing and Delilah, indeed, used to leap into it.

The only little difficulty is grinding nails. All sighthounds become passive-aggressively balky about their nails. We have a special diamond-grit Dremel bit designed to dissipate the heat of grinding, but it's still best if two people work on them. Strange to say, it's the regular show dogs who object the most, likely because they're done shorter than the stay-at-homes.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 06:19 AM (tgvbd)

71 Wolfus, a potentially inspiring Instagram on "location"

https://tinyurl.com/4wjdenbz

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 06:24 AM (RuTUS)

72 'Tis 47 F., little wind. I *could* go for a workout. I really could, and I should.

I will, however, go for groceries today -- and the cats need litter. Tomorrow I'll run up to the Tecovas store and either exchange or return the $$ boots I bought on Monday. If the latter, I'll stop at the Boot Barn store nearby and see if they have anything that suits me better.

What are your plans, if anything, for today?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)

73 I would love to read the attorneys fee clause in Charlie Javice's purchase and sale agreement. It sounds like JP Morgan should be suing its own lawyers for malpractice for ever greenlighting such a term.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 01, 2026 06:26 AM (+HNx/)

74 What are your plans, if anything, for today?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Take down and put away the Christmas decorations.

Posted by: Tuna at January 01, 2026 06:28 AM (lJ0H4)

75 Wolfus, a potentially inspiring Instagram on "location"

https://tinyurl.com/4wjdenbz
Posted by: m at January 01, 2026

***
A very good video, m. My whole perspective on this city changed when I first visited northern New Mexico in '92, and I couldn't wait to leave. When I couldn't find a job in ABQ, I took one in Denver -- this was in '97, so it was still semi-sane -- and I remember being enormously happier all around than I was here.

I loved having mountains around me. Maybe I should look again at the West and a drier climate, even if it is hot for more of the year than I like. Damn, but I wish CO wasn't a squared-off version of California now. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)

76 (.looks outside)
Starting to.wonder if the sun is going to pass us by today.

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 06:32 AM (Ia/+0)

77 Fun fact: The Earth is closest to the sun on Jan. 2. Combined with their summer happening at the same time and the fact water holds heat better than land, it's no surprise the Southern Hemisphere is warmer than the Northern.

-----------

Penguins hardest hit.

Posted by: Perry Helion at January 01, 2026 06:32 AM (+HNx/)

78 >>> What are your plans, if anything, for today?

I'm going to north of the border to walk in the woods. Won't get to greet the first sunrise from a hilltop; I'll still be in the car.

Posted by: fluffy at January 01, 2026 06:36 AM (AN2gy)

79 More tech thread material:

Are you all aware of the 1000000000000K software bug? Will ~~planes~~ space ships fall out of the sky?

Be very afraid!

https://tinyurl.com/4jnkmes9

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 01, 2026 06:37 AM (ZocB7)

80 Fun fact: The Earth is closest to the sun on Jan. 2. Combined with their summer happening at the same time and the fact water holds heat better than land, it's no surprise the Southern Hemisphere is warmer than the Northern.

-----------
Penguins hardest hit.
Posted by: Perry Helion at January 01, 2026

***
There are some species that range farther toward the equator. But most of the ones we know well, the emperor and Adelie penguins, stick close to Antarctica, as if they've heard that the weather is too hot for them farther north.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

81 Large prop boulder rolls towards crowd. Man with bigger balls gets in the way.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8jlm07nz4o

Posted by: NR Pax at January 01, 2026 06:38 AM (7xrfc)

82 There are some species that range farther toward the equator.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)
-

As an example, South Africa's jackass penguins.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 01, 2026 06:39 AM (ZocB7)

83 a roundup of Jarvis_best 2025 top tweets:

https://tinyurl.com/5n79n4s3

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 06:39 AM (RuTUS)

84 I will, however, go for groceries today -- and the cats need litter. Tomorrow I'll run up to the Tecovas store and either exchange or return the $$ boots I bought on Monday. If the latter, I'll stop at the Boot Barn store nearby and see if they have anything that suits me better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

So, you're giving the boots the boot?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 01, 2026 06:39 AM (cYBz/)

85 All looks familiar.

Posted by: Eromero at January 01, 2026 06:40 AM (Slgjz)

86
What are your plans, if anything, for today?

Get Her Majesty and The Big Dummy on the road, go buy dog food at Tractor Supply, head out for 2:30 Mass, as today is a Holy Day of Obligation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 01, 2026 06:40 AM (tgvbd)

87 High today will be about 66. Yesterday afternoon I went with Miss Linda to walk, and then for me to walk/trot, at the walking trail about half a mile away. Despite the greater density of cars that I had to dodge on the way over and back, it was a good use of the afternoon, rather than sitting here and eating junk. And I felt good afterward, as I usually do after a workout. I think I'll do the same today.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)

88 From the video I watched on Ice Ages the other day, seems it all depends on earth tilt, rotation around the sun. Its a question of when the worst situations all come at the same time.

Posted by: Skip at January 01, 2026 06:43 AM (Ia/+0)

89
Re perhelion. This, over long term time scales is one of the main drivers of the Milankovich cycles. Due to the precession of the equinoxes (the wobble of the earth's spin axis), which has a period of about 26,000 years, plus another thing dubbed apsidal precession, where perhelion itself precesses eastward, perihelion thus walks around the seasons.

The period varies from 23,000 to 28,000 years. Anyway, in next half of the cycle, perihelion will happen near the summer solstice, and northern summer will be the closest to the sun.

The Green Sahara cycle is related to this. When perihelion occurs in Northern summer, the Sahara gets wet and green again.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 01, 2026 06:43 AM (w6EFb)

90 Tomorrow I'll run up to the Tecovas store and either exchange or return the $$ boots I bought on Monday. If the latter, I'll stop at the Boot Barn store nearby and see if they have anything that suits me better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

So, you're giving the boots the boot?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 01, 2026

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Yup. They are too small, for one thing, and the Tecovas boots are *heavy* -- more so than my Dan Posts, which feel almost like shoes. I have no doubt the Tecovas boots are well made and should last longer than less $$$ brands. But if I'm uncomfortable wearing them . . .

Boot Barn has a Cody James model on their website that I like. If the store in Baton Rouge has that one in my size, and I like it on me, I'll get it. If not, I can order it and have it sent to my local store.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 06:45 AM (wzUl9)

91
That didn't sound quite right -- the perihelion precessional cycle ranges from 21K - 23K years. There's something that is 28K years, but not that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 01, 2026 06:46 AM (w6EFb)

92 91
That didn't sound quite right -- the perihelion precessional cycle ranges from 21K - 23K years. There's something that is 28K years, but not that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 01, 2026 06:46 AM (w6EFb)

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Either way, I won't put it on my calendar.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 01, 2026 06:49 AM (+HNx/)

93 And now drinking the first cup of coffee for the year. The dogs are stirring because they know it's almost breakfast time.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 01, 2026 06:52 AM (7xrfc)

94 Name that Thune:

https://tinyurl.com/4nztfjke

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 01, 2026 06:54 AM (ZocB7)

95 Merry New Year!

Posted by: Nenge Mboko, exchange student from Cameroon at January 01, 2026 06:55 AM (edbiH)

96 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 01, 2026 06:58 AM (u82oZ)

97 Welcome to the Future.

Anyone hung over is on their own.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 01, 2026 06:59 AM (u82oZ)

98 97 Welcome to the Future.

Anyone hung over is on their own.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 01, 2026 06:59 AM (u82oZ)

It's on them.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 07:00 AM (RuTUS)

99 Welcome to the Future.

Anyone hung over is on their own.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 01, 2026

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Hangover: the feeling that a moose is having a baby in your head.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 07:01 AM (wzUl9)

100 100

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 07:01 AM (RuTUS)

101 It's "Happy New Year." In this country we say Happy New Year.

Posted by: Clarence Beeks at January 01, 2026 07:01 AM (+HNx/)

102 Have that great day, everyone.

May it start an upward trend.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 01, 2026 07:02 AM (u82oZ)

103 My new pinup art calendar probably won't be here for a couple of weeks. A good thing my existing calendar has a page with the next three months on it, so I can mark appointments as needed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 07:03 AM (wzUl9)

104 G'mornin' everyone! Happy New Year!

diodes, eh? fortunately I have several year's supply for my own personal needs; 4148s, 6A10s, a scattering of Zeners ... meh.

3 degrees, overcast, breezy. feh. winter. we hates it, precious!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 01, 2026 07:10 AM (Cjt/F)

105 Happy New Year, Horde!

How goes it?

I'm supposed to get a new range for my kitchen today. Let's hope the installation goes a bit smoother than this classic Monty Python sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVkdCQCAS0

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 01, 2026 07:15 AM (ESVrU)

106 Premier League Soccer ....AFD!!! starting in 10'

Posted by: qmark at January 01, 2026 07:17 AM (R91/8)

107
Three years old; new to me:
Scott Adams
How to ... Cure Your Laziness

first 15 minutes

https://youtu.be/y5ZkIDUuHAM

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 07:18 AM (RuTUS)

108 105 I'm supposed to get a new range for my kitchen today. Let's hope the installation goes a bit smoother than this classic Monty Python sketch:

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 01, 2026 07:15 AM (ESVrU)

https://youtu.be/8dVkdCQCAS0

delete watch?v=
delete .com
add the period youtu.be
delete www.

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 07:21 AM (RuTUS)

109
Don't know where that 28,000 year thing in my head came from. The earth's tilt varies from 24.5 to 22.1 degrees with 41K year period. It's currently at 23.44 degrees and decreasing.

Now, earth's eccentricity varies in a very complex cycle with a rough period of about 100,000 years. There a complicated beat pattern there, too. That is currently decreasing as well. The greater the eccentricity, the wider the variation in perihelion and aphelion distance.

So, at this point in the cycle, earth is getting more circular and less tilted.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 01, 2026 07:24 AM (w6EFb)

110 G'morning, all!

And Happy New Year!!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 01, 2026 07:30 AM (iMotb)

111 108 105 I'm supposed to get a new range for my kitchen today. Let's hope the installation goes a bit smoother than this classic Monty Python sketch:

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 01, 2026 07:15 AM (ESVrU)

https://youtu.be/8dVkdCQCAS0

delete watch?v=
delete .com
add the period youtu.be
delete www.
Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 07:21 AM (RuTUS)

... 15 characters shorter

Posted by: m at January 01, 2026 07:32 AM (RuTUS)

112 Good Morning and Happy New Year to my absolute favorite people!

Posted by: Pony Tail at January 01, 2026 07:34 AM (HcbZb)

113 So, at this point in the cycle, earth is getting more circular and less tilted.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 01, 2026

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Does this mean that in enough time, the Earth's tilt will decrease to the point there are no seasons?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 07:47 AM (wzUl9)

114 Noodus JJS

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 01, 2026 07:48 AM (wzUl9)

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