Daily Tech News 13 February 2026

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30% of Microsoft's code is written by AI. (Times of India)

And 40% of its bugs.
In entirely unrelated news, Microsoft recently introduced a critical security vulnerability into Notepad. (Bleeping Computer)

The flaw was triggered by simply opening a text file in Markdown format and accidentally clicking on a suspicious link that Notepad helpfully made completely invisible.

Tech News

Speaking of which, lines of code are back and they're worse than ever. (The Pragmatic CTO)

Yes, this is another AI rant.
An AI agent published a hit piece on me. (The Shamblog)

The author is a maintainer on the Python Matplotlib library, which generates mathematical plots.

An AI agent got very irate when he rejected its Git pull request - a software patch it offered - specifically because it was an AI agent.
AI agents change their minds 60% of the time when simply asked "Are you sure?". (Randal Olson)

I wonder what the number is for people.
Putting that Asus 5k 180Hz gaming monitor to the test. (Tom's Hardware)

It's good.

Disclaimer: 48 crash! It's a monster mash!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 04:02 AM (lJ0H4)

2 Morgen

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 13, 2026 04:02 AM (/HDaX)

3 G'Day everyone TGIF

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Hola

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 13, 2026 04:03 AM (qlUA+)

5 G'day.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 13, 2026 04:06 AM (BLOW1)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 04:07 AM (gLYp7)

7 Heh. It sure looks like MS bet poorly on AI.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 13, 2026 04:09 AM (/HDaX)

8 woot

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:09 AM (+YA9H)

9 something

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 13, 2026 04:11 AM (jrgJz)

10 >>>Putting that Asus 5k 180Hz gaming monitor to the test. (Tom's Hardware)

I don't see any AI in this headline.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:11 AM (+YA9H)

11 Into each post a little not-AI must fall.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 13, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

12
A little less than an hour to go until Crew-12 launch from "Slick 40" at the Cape:

https://is.gd/AOawbf

The booster is going to land back at the Cape this time, rather than on the barge. Propellant loading (subcooled LOX and chilled kerosene) will start in about 20 minutes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 04:20 AM (w6EFb)

13 11 Into each post a little not-AI must fall.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 13, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

Halp us, Pixy! You're our only hope.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:22 AM (+YA9H)

14 This all-about-AI blogpost I popped into the comments yesterday:

https://shumer.dev/
something-big-is-happening

I wonder if it's a paid ad for AI. If you read it in that light, that seems plausible.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:28 AM (+YA9H)

15 Belated BOING!

Out for exercise walk.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 04:29 AM (UzL96)

16 ... like here:

Start using AI seriously, not just as a search engine. Sign up for the paid version of Claude or ChatGPT. It's $20 a month. But two things matter right away. First: make sure you're using the best model available, not just the default. These apps often default to a faster, dumber model. Dig into the settings or the model picker and select the most capable option. Right now that's GPT-5.2 on ChatGPT or Claude Opus 4.6 on Claude, but it changes every couple of months. If you want to stay current on which model is best at any given time, you can follow me on X (@mattshumer_). I test every major release and share what's actually worth using.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:30 AM (+YA9H)

17 Good morning all. 35 degrees and clear in the foothills of NC. Temperate weather is in the forecast. Wishing everyone a great day and relaxing weekend.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 13, 2026 04:38 AM (gJyP7)

18 "Present in our pain" A devotional on Isaiah 38: 9-20

https://tinyurl.com/3ks8ek64

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:53 AM (ix8EF)

19 I use both gipitee and Claude.

Gipitee to create the initial code base and Claude to refine.

They both lose the plot over the the long haul so after a certain point you have to take over.

And more lines of code does not mean better code it means the ai is rube Goldbergian the code or are they counting comments in lines of code count.

I've found that the AI's over-comment.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 04:54 AM (XV/Pl)

20 Small town rallies to rescue homeless man and dog in SC. Faithpot site :

https://tinyurl.com/nhcjw2dk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:56 AM (ix8EF)

21 Evening and morning, AoSHQ satellites near and far! 'Tis Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:03 AM (wzUl9)

22 Clear out, below freezing
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 05:03 AM (Ia/+0)

23 O, the deep, deep love of Jesus. English
hymn from the 19th century with lyrics:

https://tinyurl.com/msmtz5v8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 05:04 AM (ix8EF)

24 AI is starting to look like the most clever way possible to enslave ourselves. Makes a fella want to cheat, and look over toward the end of the book in the last chapter to see how it really works out.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 05:08 AM (vd6bO)

25 I'm up early, thanks to a leaping black cat whose name rhymes with "curling" and who has a return appointment with a Vicksburg shelter in his future. (I kid, of course.) I'm still a little sore from my trip and fall on Wednesday, but I may be able to go for a brisk walk this am.

Yesterday I got the car's oil changed and that fender liner refastened. Of course I forgot to load the oil and filter I'd bought into the car when I headed out. I'll take that stuff back to Walmart today.

Whassup witchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:10 AM (wzUl9)

26 G'morning, all!

34.7 degrees out.

Might walk later, when it warms up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:11 AM (iMotb)

27 Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman singing "Stumblin' In" is one of the premier tunes of the '70s -- part of what made 1979 the last great year in pop music. I have it on my music flash drive in the car.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:12 AM (wzUl9)

28 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 05:14 AM (AN2gy)

29 Another shooting at SC State last night.

Two dead, one wounded.

Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

30 >>> A little less than an hour to go until Crew-12 launch from "Slick 40" at the Cape:

Somehow we have managed to cooperate with Russia for all these decades.

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 05:18 AM (AN2gy)

31 A fluffy sighting! Hello, fluffy.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:19 AM (+YA9H)

32 Mawdi Grass is rushing down upon us like a runaway freight train. Linda wants to go to the Sat. parade that is near us here, though it won't block my being able to drive in and out. We no longer have one on the avenue directly in front here that trapped us.

I'm really considering hopping into the car on Monday and driving up to Birmingham as a road trip, to visit the pipe shop there and get away from here until next Thursday. I'm hoping B'ham is far enough away from the craziness that businesses won't be closed on Tuesday. My luck in the past has been to run into a parade wherever I go. First time in Taos, NM? Parade. New York City? Parade.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:21 AM (wzUl9)

33
Booster just landed back at the Cape, slick as owl shit. Whole launch went off slick. It's routine now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 05:24 AM (w6EFb)

34
If you can't give me feelings
With old fashioned meanings
Then just stay in love with yourself

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:25 AM (+YA9H)

35 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at February 13, 2026 05:25 AM (PzBTm)

36 Hi m!

How is the snowpocalypse in your neck of the woods?

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 05:26 AM (AN2gy)

37 Good morning! Looking forward to some landscape work and gardening this weekend. Gonna make some surf and turf for the better half tomorrow and maybe have some adult beverages.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 13, 2026 05:27 AM (3Ope8)

38 "If You Can't Give Me Love" might wipe out the two-day earworm I've had of the Jesus Christ Superstar-like "Everything's All Right."
Good ones, Pixy!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:29 AM (+YA9H)

39 WAVY10 news is all in on measles and flu, flu and measles.
Long range forecasts have this morning being the last sub30° morning of the season.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 05:32 AM (8jVAy)

40 I've got the rainy version of Snowpocalypse, but kinda Camelotty, like:

The winter is forbidden till December
And exits March the second on the dot.
The rain may never fall till after sundown.
By eight, the morning fog must disappear.

... which is nice!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:32 AM (+YA9H)

41 Putting that Asus 5k 180Hz gaming monitor to the test. (Tom's Hardware)

It's good.

It is, but $849 for an IPS monitor is Apple priced.
Which isn't really surprising for an Asus monitor.
The 218ppi is excellent. You'd have to put your nose an inch from the screen to see the pixel dots.

They could've at least added a KVM setup on the back for that kind of money, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:34 AM (6ydKt)

42 Oh, nevermind.
I read further and the monitor does have KVM.

So there's that at least.
It's got good specs for sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:37 AM (6ydKt)

43 29 Another shooting at SC State last night.

Two dead, one wounded.

Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

So sad.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:38 AM (+YA9H)

44 A little test to illustrate AI (ChatGPT specifically) foibles:

https://tinyurl.com/3vcs9f6t

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 05:39 AM (6vGHU)

45 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 13, 2026 05:42 AM (2Ez/1)

46 27 Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman singing "Stumblin' In" is one of the premier tunes of the '70s -- part of what made 1979 the last great year in pop music. I have it on my music flash drive in the car.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:12 AM (wzUl9)

Suzi Quatro - She's in Love With You

is fun.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:43 AM (+YA9H)

47 This might be the weekend to break down, clean and prepare the birdbath for spring.

Same with buying the spring weed and feed and insect granules for the yard.

Spring is just around the corner, and down here, it arrives suddenly.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:45 AM (iMotb)

48 Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Let me guess; it's near a vibrant and diverse neighborhood.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 05:46 AM (svLOV)

49 "Let me guess; it's near a vibrant and diverse neighborhood."

HBCU.

So, not very diverse.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)

50 @14/m: Appreciate that article, m. Thanks for posting it. (I read it yesterday when you threw it into the comments.)

Felt like a psy-op with the goal of convincing people to believe in AI as having near godlike capabilities. A modern day golden calf, or silicon calf, if you will.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

51 The new television will not arrive till the second week in March, but the new HDMI 2.1 cables to support it arrive today.

Looks like if I want to go the Samsung Q Symphony route for the sound system, Digital Optical Cable will not work as it won't pass the new channel for upward firing speakers.
So, HDMI it is.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:51 AM (iMotb)

52 HBCU.

So, not very diverse.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Ah. WAKANDA FOREVAH! Gotcha.

Amusingly enough, I have an uncle who got admitted to a HBCU on a minority scholarship.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 05:51 AM (svLOV)

53 43 29 Another shooting at SC State last night.

Two dead, one wounded.

Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

So sad.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:38 AM (+YA9H)

It's the black state university here.
I mean, anybody can attend now, and it's still dominated by blacks (93%), but it was the black college when USC and Clemson didn't admit them.
It's also close to Claflin University which is the largest black private university in the state.

Orangeburg, the town they are both located in, is majority black as well (76%).

Yes, it's sad, but it's not unusual to have a shooting there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (6ydKt)

54 The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

55 "Amusingly enough, I have an uncle who got admitted to a HBCU on a minority scholarship."

I have heard of that occasionally, usually at Morgan State.

That has to grind somebodies gears when it happens though.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (iMotb)

56 Seems that the Nancy Guthrie case is beginning to take on a slight stench of mis-handling by County Law enforcement.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:57 AM (iMotb)

57 @54/Wolfus: Cats know when it's time to be fed, and that time is "YES."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 05:57 AM (O7YUW)

58 Story behind the hymn mentioned in post 23:

This song was written by Samuel Trevor Francis (1834-1925) after a serious bout with depression. As his biographers tell the story, one winter night as a teen, Francis was walking across the Hungerford Bridge over the River Thames. He paused and stared down into the depths of the river below. He contemplated plunging into the icy waters and ending everything. But instead, John 3:3 came into his mind, “Truly, truly, I say unto you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Francis repented and this reformation of heart prompted him to begin writing poetry and lyrics. One of the songs that came from this was “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus.”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 05:58 AM (7RYym)

59 I see the twirl
it can be Friday now

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 05:59 AM (ZxPkt)

60 50 @14/m: Appreciate that article, m. Thanks for posting it. (I read it yesterday when you threw it into the comments.)

Felt like a psy-op with the goal of convincing people to believe in AI as having near godlike capabilities. A modern day golden calf, or silicon calf, if you will.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

Eloquently put, G&R.
Took me a while to reach that conclusion.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:01 AM (+YA9H)

61 A new baby African penguin has been born at the Audubon Aquarium. We were just there, and the penguins are worth seeing.

The downtown insanity continues with the annual "Greasing of the Poles." No, not as in strippers, or as in citizens of an eastern European country. Years ago drunken paradegoers used to shimmy up the poles supporting balconies in the Quarter. So residents started to grease the poles starting the weekend before the big to-do. Now it's become a semi-official start to the festivities, with music and costumes and a contest for the best decorated poles.

No word on whether they clean off the poles starting Wednesday, or if the grease is left to rot. I suspect it's more the latter than the former.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

62 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

I just received an email from OpenAI about their new Privacy Policy.

Among other things, they will now have ads on the Free and Go plans.

The only thing that can make interactions with AI worse is ADS. Is there nothing that advertisements can't ruin?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:02 AM (ESVrU)

63 The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)
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I know that look all too well.

Mine are giving me the same stare...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:03 AM (ESVrU)

64 53 It's also close to Claflin University which is the largest black private university in the state.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (6ydKt)

Huh. That one I hadn't heard of.

Wikipedia:

Claflin University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:04 AM (+YA9H)

65 That has to grind somebodies gears when it happens though.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Indeed. But it's still hilarious to me.

Meanwhile on the home front: Currently have three guest dogs, one of which is a standard poodle. And tonight, my best friend arrives with her Swissie because there is a dog show going on close to my house.

Things are going to get very chaotic.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:05 AM (svLOV)

66 "Is there nothing that advertisements can't ruin?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel"

The browser on my old Android 11 tablet. Some web sites don't work either but that's ok because the HQ does.

mornin yall

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:07 AM (vFG9F)

67
I wouldn't want to see a return to the times that made them necessary, but in their time HBCUs really had a useful purpose in educating the "talented tenth" of blacks who were otherwise barred from more prestigious schools.

Now, that cohort is being hoovered up by the Ivies and the HBCUs are reduced to admitting anyone who can fog glass. Still, it would be nice if they still endeavored to instill in their students little things like discipline and scholarship, but I fear that, like most schools, cultivation of grievances is their principal purpose.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:07 AM (tgvbd)

68 After 88 years, Gallup is not going to do Presidential approval ratings anymore. PDT must be doing too well.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:08 AM (vFG9F)

69
The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

Diana gives me The Call. She has an unmistakable deep bark and uses it to inform me that it's breakfast/dinner time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:09 AM (tgvbd)

70 TCN needs prayers for her grandbaby. Details on the ONT.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (+YA9H)

71 Somehow we have managed to cooperate with Russia for all these decades.
Posted by: fluffy
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Fancy that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (F24MQ)

72 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (RIvkX)

73 Still, it would be nice if they still endeavored to instill in their students little things like discipline and scholarship

That's referred to as "Acting White" which is a cardinal sin amongst a segment of the black community.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:11 AM (svLOV)

74 Go to college free to learn how the man is keeping you down. Too bad they don't teach the critical thinking that shows the contradiction.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:11 AM (vFG9F)

75 SpaceX - Falcon 9 - SpaceX Crew-12 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS
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Lift-Off T -48 minutes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:14 AM (F24MQ)

76
g'morning', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 13, 2026 06:16 AM (tljrc)

77
TCN needs prayers for her grandbaby. Details on the ONT.
Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (+YA9H)

That is sad beyond belief. You can exhaust yourself raising your children right and still Free Will checks in and they go off the rails completely.

Went through that with the stepdaughter. We now have essentially no contact with her. Her Majesty has two grandchildren, now in their 20s, who she's never seen.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:17 AM (tgvbd)

78
The flaw was triggered by simply opening a text file in Markdown format and accidentally clicking on a suspicious link that Notepad helpfully made completely invisible.

VI for the secure win. From a terminal shell. In a real operating system.

Good morning, everyone.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 06:18 AM (QVmho)

79 I just received an email from OpenAI about their new Privacy Policy.

Among other things, they will now have ads on the Free and Go plans.

The only thing that can make interactions with AI worse is ADS. Is there nothing that advertisements can't ruin?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:02 AM (ESVrU)
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Thank you for reading it. I deleted it, assuming everything I type in Chat is readily available to the world, along with all the personally identifiable information Chat has gleaned about me.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 06:19 AM (YL/9k)

80 The first free grocery store opened up in NYC. People were lined up at the door, naturally.

"Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a fold up chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open.

“I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.”

So the quintessential NY experience is standing in line in the freezing cold waiting to get free groceries. Ok then.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:19 AM (vFG9F)

81 And here I though the quintessential NYC experience was getting mugged in Central Park.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

82 Just read the stuff on the ONT.

TCN, assuming you're reading this I am sorry you are going through this. If adopting the little one is possible, I'd suggest it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:20 AM (svLOV)

83 Some crisp bacon and a scrambled egg as my breakfast; perhaps a slice of peanut-buttered toast as well, with a dash of honey?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)

84 So the quintessential NY experience is standing in line in the freezing cold waiting to get free groceries.

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Meanwhile, those of us who did learn are screaming internally at this point.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:21 AM (svLOV)

85
The first free grocery store opened up in NYC.

I am willing to wait and see how well (or not) it works. I expect that within two months they will work on the model in the Soviet Union: order at one spot, pay at another, pick up your items at a third.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (tgvbd)

86 Still, it would be nice if they still endeavored to instill in their students little things like discipline and scholarship, but I fear that, like most schools, cultivation of grievances is their principal purpose.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:07 AM (tgvbd)

SC State, and Claflin, were at the center of the Civil Rights movement here.

It's where the 'Orangeburg Massacre' happened at a protest over a segregated bowling alley that got way out of hand where three protestors were killed and dozens injured by police and State Troopers opening fire on them after they were pelted with stuff for trying to put out a bonfire the protesters started.

They've been cultivating that grievance for quite awhile.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (6ydKt)

87 Blew that: Launch Success -

Streamed live 3 hours ago
Launch Date: February 13, 2026
Launch Time: 5:15 a.m. EST, 1015 UTC, 11:15 CET

SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth operational crewed rotation mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. The crew is composed of NASA astronauts commander Jessica Meir and pilot Jack Hathaway, and mission specialists Sophie Adenot of ESA and Andrey Fedyaev of Russia's Roscosmos.
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I need coffee.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:23 AM (F24MQ)

88 Scandal at the Olympics. Supposedly the French ice dancing judge down graded the American pair to make sure the French pair won. I'm shocked, shocked, shocked I tell ya.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (lJ0H4)

89
And here I though the quintessential NYC experience was getting mugged in Central Park.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

Fights on the subway. In-flight entertainment, so to speak.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (tgvbd)

90 How much is your time worth?
Because that's how much your "free" groceries cost you.
Not to mention the unpleasant experience of sitting outside in the cold.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (2Ez/1)

91 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: It was a graveyard smash.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (aZmVM)

92
Tech thread related, and on topic. I learned how to avoid using and paying for hotel wifi. Most of the name brands use wired ethernet to a control module for the tv. Get a small portable router with wifi and bring it on trips with you. Unp,ug the tv from its ethernet, plug that into your own router. Bingo, you got 1gb wired free internet. Secure/lock down your router like you do your home network, use nord or proton vpn, and it's private and free again.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (QVmho)

93 I read the Something's Happening article and it definitely gave me pause.

It seems like all of a sudden AI is being used to guide and direct staff activity, very successfully.

We are getting to a place where we are able to prevent adverse events because the AI is telling us about elevated risks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:25 AM (RIvkX)

94 @83/Wolfus: Excellent choice for breakfast. For me, every weekday morning, it's bacon, scrambled eggs (with sauteed onions mixed in), and black coffee. Keeps me rolling easily till I get done with the morning bus routes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 06:26 AM (O7YUW)

95 I am willing to wait and see how well (or not) it works. I expect that within two months they will work on the model in the Soviet Union: order at one spot, pay at another, pick up your items at a third.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (tgvbd)
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Wait a minute. I thought everything was "free."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:26 AM (ESVrU)

96
Scandal at the Olympics. Supposedly the French ice dancing judge down graded the American pair to make sure the French pair won. I'm shocked, shocked, shocked I tell ya.
Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (lJ0H4)

The role of East Germany is now played by France.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (tgvbd)

97 >> Lift-Off T -48 minutes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:14 AM (F24MQ)

Your time zone must be off a little bit. :-) When you posted that, Dragon had been in orbit for nearly 45 minutes. It's a little SE of New Zealand right now, coming up on it's first lap around the Erf:

https://is.gd/3q5f5Q

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (w6EFb)

98 Elaine illustrates another quintessential NYC experience:

https://youtu.be/xWL0DfKy5NU

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (2Ez/1)

99 "Scandal at the Olympics."

This is really beginning to grow legs.

Scott Hamilton was disciplined for remarks he made about the judging, and the furor continues to grow.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:28 AM (iMotb)

100 I am willing to wait and see how well (or not) it works. I expect that within two months they will work on the model in the Soviet Union: order at one spot, pay at another, pick up your items at a third.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (tgvbd)
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The whole time I was in the USSR I only went to a "grocery store" for food once. In Leningrad. There was no food there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:29 AM (RIvkX)

101 @83/Wolfus: Excellent choice for breakfast. For me, every weekday morning, it's bacon, scrambled eggs (with sauteed onions mixed in), and black coffee. Keeps me rolling easily till I get done with the morning bus routes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026

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When I have bacon, I do that combo. If not, I'll have an egg with a microwave beef-and-bean burrito, both seasoned with chili powder and maybe some cheese. For a change of pace, a small chicken pot pie!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)

102 56 Seems that the Nancy Guthrie case is beginning to take on a slight stench of mis-handling by County Law enforcement.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Isn't kidnapping a federal offense?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:30 AM (F24MQ)

103

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 13, 2026 06:31 AM (DDJSl)

104 >>> Scott Hamilton was disciplined for remarks he made about the judging, and the furor continues to grow.

At this Olympics or back when he was competing?

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (AN2gy)

105
The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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I know that look all too well.
Mine are giving me the same stare...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

MegaRoy has discovered that my 0400 bladder alarm is breakfast time.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (QVmho)

106 >And here I though the quintessential NYC experience was getting mugged in Central Park.
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getting whacked on the causeway

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (ZxPkt)

107 Redstate explains why the FBI can't just take the case over.

https://tinyurl.com/22c8bhwy

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (iMotb)

108 I've decided to skip working out this morning. Probably I won't want to go tomorrow, and we're due for solid rain early on Sunday, so I won't go again until Monday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)

109
getting whacked on the causeway
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (ZxPkt)

Snow not plowed and garbage piling up

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (tgvbd)

110 "At this Olympics or back when he was competing?"

At this Olympics, at this particular event and judging.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (iMotb)

111 Trump claims dropping the CO2 finding will allow them to drop a bunch of auto regulation, leading to a 2,400 reduction in new car costs. Democrats shouting "affordability!" as their theme say in response "not that affordability!"

Driving illegals to self-deport has led to rent reductions all over the country, reduced school expenses (as South American kids go home), and higher wages for blue collar workers. Again, Democrats shouting "affordability!" as their theme say in response "not that affordability!"

What "affordability" are they in favor of?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM (buz8q)

112 @nicksortor
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15h
🚨 AWESOME! During the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, team GM John Schneider tossed Mini Jesus figurines which said “Jesus Loves You” to the crowd

pic of Plastic Jesus at link

https://tinyurl.com/4adxxz7c

it's like a Lego Jesus

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM (ZxPkt)

113 In 1989 a Soviet leader paid a spontaneous visit to a real grocery store.
Helped to change the world.

https://tinyurl.com/ma6srve2

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 13, 2026 06:36 AM (2Ez/1)

114 77 TCN needs prayers for her grandbaby. Details on the ONT.
Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (+YA9H)

That is sad beyond belief. You can exhaust yourself raising your children right and still Free Will checks in and they go off the rails completely.

Went through that with the stepdaughter. We now have essentially no contact with her. Her Majesty has two grandchildren, now in their 20s, who she's never seen.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:17 AM (tgvbd)

So much sadness. I'm very sorry.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:36 AM (+YA9H)

115 At this Olympics, at this particular event and judging.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Who disciplined him?

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:36 AM (lJ0H4)

116 The ScottyHamilton story with the Judging, his comments, and the fallout.

https://tinyurl.com/5y9k8vmb

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:37 AM (iMotb)

117 Step on a Lego on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night and you might call it "Jesus" too.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:37 AM (vFG9F)

118 more like a very brief video, like 11 sec

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:37 AM (ZxPkt)

119 There are three parades in Uptown tonight. Nowhere near me, thankfully. We might nip out to the nearby Haagen-Dasz store this evening for a little treat, either before or after our usual pizza.

Or . . . I could pick up a pint of ice cream at Walmart while I'm out returning the oil and filter. Much cheaper.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

120
Sorry, I'm not a parade person. Especially Mardi Gras, with a crowd of drunken yobbos yelling, "Show us your tits!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:40 AM (tgvbd)

121 98 Elaine illustrates another quintessential NYC experience:

https://youtu.be/xWL0DfKy5NU
Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (2Ez/1)

That nearly gave me a panic attack!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:40 AM (+YA9H)

122 🚨 AWESOME! During the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, team GM John Schneider tossed Mini Jesus figurines which said “Jesus Loves You” to the crowd

pic of Plastic Jesus at link

https://tinyurl.com/4adxxz7c

it's like a Lego Jesus
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM
*******
Wait.
Did they run out of green dildos?

Posted by: The WNBA at February 13, 2026 06:41 AM (2Ez/1)

123 Isn't kidnapping a federal offense?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:30 AM (F24MQ)
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There is no way to tell without knowing the race of perpetrator.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:42 AM (RIvkX)

124 I guess 'disciplined' might be the wrong word, after reading that article.

But Scott seems to be rather firm in his opinion, and while she is not an expert, Mrs VIA was sitting next to me watching that event.
And I remember her looking at me and saying 'Something doesn't seem right about that French Judge's score.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:42 AM (iMotb)

125 112 @nicksortor
·
15h
🚨 AWESOME! During the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, team GM John Schneider tossed Mini Jesus figurines which said “Jesus Loves You” to the crowd

pic of Plastic Jesus at link

https://tinyurl.com/4adxxz7c

it's like a Lego Jesus
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM (ZxPkt)

; )

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:43 AM (+YA9H)

126 "There is no way to tell without knowing the race of perpetrator."

Chris Murphy, that you?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:44 AM (iMotb)

127 The NY Post is doing some real journalism:

"I’ve tested dozens of sex toys — these are the 17 best for almost every kink to try this Valentine’s Day"

Somebody has a lot of spare time on their hands while they are not standing in line in the freezing cold to get a free potato.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:45 AM (vFG9F)

128 ====

The whole time I was in the USSR I only went to a "grocery store" for food once. In Leningrad. There was no food there.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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During the 'bullet famine' I would go to the sporting goods section, look at the shelves and say, these shelves look like the grocery in the old Soviet.
Talk about a blank look from the counter person.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:46 AM (F24MQ)

129 Out: Free Bird

In: Free potato

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:46 AM (aZmVM)

130 What "affordability" are they in favor of?
Posted by: Huck Follywood

The kind that comes from doing everything other than what works.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (svLOV)

131
It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)

132 Sorry, I'm not a parade person. Especially Mardi Gras, with a crowd of drunken yobbos yelling, "Show us your tits!"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026

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Ninety percent of those being yelled at should cover themselves to save onlookers' eyes instead.

The redhaired lady, a local business owner, who won the "Greasing the Poles" contest is a major exception.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (wzUl9)

133 127 The NY Post is doing some real journalism:

"I’ve tested dozens of sex toys — these are the 17 best for almost every kink to try this Valentine’s Day"

Somebody has a lot of spare time on their hands while they are not standing in line in the freezing cold to get a free potato.
Posted by: fd
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And this has absolutely nothing to do with the degradation of our culture.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (F24MQ)

134 It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)
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Okra and canned spinach.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (aZmVM)

135 S'pose it's time I showered. No shave today, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:49 AM (wzUl9)

136
Talk about a blank look from the counter person.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:46 AM (F24MQ)

The Soviet what? Remarkable, is it not, that everything it was and did has been expunged from our memories?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:49 AM (tgvbd)

137 In case you thought our Congress was bad:

@benonwine
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4h
Parliament voted 364 to 111 AGAINST a national inquiry into organised child exploitation.

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:50 AM (ZxPkt)

138 Back in a former life when I spent a good part of time pulling into foreign ports on liberty, we learned to take a quick snapshot of the lock living experience by heading directly to the local grocery stores and looking at the shelves, and choices.

One can learn a lot about a country in a short amount of time like that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:50 AM (iMotb)

139 https://voxday.net/2026/02/12/its-not-psychopathy/

I haven't commented much lately, but I saw clips the day of Bondi's testimony in Congress and it was the first time I can recall having equal contempt for both sides of the aisle.

We're not voting our way out of this, but it's also no time to be a "Trust the Plan" Christian either.

Posted by: logprof at February 13, 2026 06:51 AM (jo6FO)

140 I too tried to raise my mother right and failed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:51 AM (RIvkX)

141
Okra and canned spinach.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (aZmVM)

You get the general idea. LaQisha yelling, "What's this shit? Where are my fucking Ho-Hos?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:52 AM (tgvbd)

142 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 13, 2026 06:52 AM (Cjt/F)

143 A French judge, identified as Jezabel Dabouis, scored Chock and Bates nearly eight points below Beaudry and Cizeron. This score was a clear outlier, as no other judge scored the married American couple less than 130.

'Jezabel'... ha!, perfect.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:52 AM (6ydKt)

144
JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)

145 The geniuses running the city nearest me want to turn the old mall into a casino. This is the mall that everyone left because it's surrounded by the 'hood. Never mind that gambling in illegal in this state, except when the state does it.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (vFG9F)

146 >It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples
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no grape soda
no BBQ potato chips

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (ZxPkt)

147 Apple is pushing updates for the Laptop, the watch and the iPhone today.

Not often I se the trifecta of updates.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:54 AM (iMotb)

148 I'm done with parades too. I've seen the floats and bands in one combination or another many many times. It's tiring to stand there for an hour or more, and I don't care what they throw to us. I'm nervous about what kind of strangers might be in the crowd around me. As for driving in traffic to a parade route, hunting for parking, and then crawling back home after? Ain't gonna do it. The hordes of cars creeping across the bridge on Sat. and Sun. evening for the "big" parades look like an evacuation.

If I lived *on* the route, so I could watch from my porch or balcony, maybe I'd watch. But otherwise, forget it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:54 AM (wzUl9)

149 -----------
Okra and canned spinach.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea
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Ah roooo ga laaa.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:55 AM (F24MQ)

150 Times Higher Education illiteracy alert

Founded in 1896, South Carolina State University (SCSU) is a historically black institution based in the town of Orangeburg. This is a student-centric city, as well as SCSU being home to Claflin University.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com

https://tinyurl.com/msdwjmf4

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:55 AM (+YA9H)

151 It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)

Government butter and cheese.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 06:56 AM (g8Ew8)

152 The role of East Germany is now played by France.

Et au Westminster, un score sans précédent de dix virgule dix pour les bouledogues.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (zdLoL)

153 Sometime ago while working a different problem with 'help', in conversation, the lady told me that I wouldn't like 26 (I don't like any of them) that it's going to change up everything.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (F24MQ)

154 I like the anime videos, too, Pixy! Learning a lot.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (+YA9H)

155 no grape soda
no BBQ potato chips
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (ZxPkt)

Just saltine crackers in a can.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (g8Ew8)

156 Fen, I briefly saw your comment, but it was gone next v time I refreshed screen.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (8AONa)

157 Where my Doritos and grape Nehi?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 13, 2026 07:01 AM (2Ez/1)

158 Noodage.

Posted by: Noody McNoodface at February 13, 2026 07:05 AM (2Ez/1)

159 Don't say grape soda around a billionaire.

Posted by: logprof at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (jo6FO)

160 Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (8AONa)

Good morning. Which comment was that?. Last comment I made was in reference to a hymn at about 6;00 am. Have a good day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 07:41 AM (HQEEh)

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