Daily Tech News 26 March 2026

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The long-running court case by Sony and the global music cartel against the internet and free people everywhere, represented here - somehow - by Cox Communications, has met an end. (CBS)

Most recently upheld by the Fourth Circuit, it finally reached the Supreme Court which just handed down its decision, saying, no you dumbasses, just because you don't make it impossible for someone to do something bad doesn't make you complicit.

You may wonder with such a divided court what the split was in this decision.

The split was 9-0.

Even the concurrence by the court's special needs justices Sotomayor and Jackson agreed with the majority opinion on this point of law and on the decision generally.

Tech News

Intel's big Battlemage graphics card is finally here, but there is no B770 card in sight. (Tom's Hardware)

Instead we have the B65 Pro and B70 Pro, which both feature 32GB of RAM on a 256-bit bus. So they are definitely not targeting gamers looking for performance on a budget, but with MSRP for the B70 Pro starting at $949, it is the cheapest 32GB graphics card by a solid margin.

AMD's Radeon 9700 Pro has a list price of $1299, and while Nvidia's 5090 has an MSRP of $1999, even that is a complete fiction and you'll be be paying twice that if you can find one at all.

The B65 Pro still has 32GB of RAM but is reduced from 32 Xe cores to 20. It will presumably be cheaper but Intel hasn't announced exact pricing just yet.
Not everything in computing is insanely expensive. This gigabit switch for example is less than ten bucks. (Tom's Hardware)

That's not a remarkable savings, it's just a useful datapoint.
The new Seagate Firecuda 540R is an SSD focused on endurance, with about twice the liefspan of comparable mainstream desktop drives. (Tom's Hardware)

And with today's market, it's MSRP makes it a reasonable option.

If it were available at MSRP.

It's not. It's about twice that.
The same hackers who recently hit the vulnerability scanner Trivy have now done the same to Python AI library LiteLLM. (Bleeping Computer)

It's likely that they broke into LiteLLM using the Trivy hack.

Reports are that half a million more users were compromised via LiteLLM, so things are only going to get worse.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Boop beep. It did it again.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 26, 2026 04:02 AM (bQ4nt)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:02 AM (+YA9H)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 26, 2026 04:03 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Good morning Horde,

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 26, 2026 04:05 AM (eCt/m)

5 special needs justices Sotomayor and Jackson

You're too kind.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 26, 2026 04:05 AM (bQ4nt)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 26, 2026 04:09 AM (sAmhv)

7 BOING!

Brunch with Mrs. BD.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 04:13 AM (1o8D5)

8 "Just trying to understand what is going on" is not a phrase you want to hear over and over and over from a Supreme Court justice during a hearing. But that's what you get when you get a DEI hire elevated to the Supreme Court. That is the upside with Justice. Jackson. The downside is she's probably going to be there 40 years.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 26, 2026 04:14 AM (glnUu)

9 The long-running court case by Sony and the global music cartel against the internet and free people everywhere, represented here - somehow - by Cox Communications, has met an end. (CBS)

So, Sony and the global music cartel lost. The CEO of RIAA is sad. Let's see here. This was SO BAD that it got ALL 9 SC Justices ruling against you. Amazing! Well done Sony and music cartel. Never though I'd see that.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 26, 2026 04:22 AM (sAmhv)

10 I had a buddy I would torture with The Animals tunes. He hated them.

He would mostly go on a profanity laced rant and almost get violent and want to smash the juke box. It always brought a tear of joy to my eyes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 26, 2026 04:24 AM (Fbc0I)

11 Meta, after the New Mexico and California verdicts, is facing a very challenging future. Youtube is in that same situation but to a lesser extent. Apparently there are hundreds of other cases pending around the country get into the same territories of product liability and safety.

While I am not a big fan of social media and have mixed reactions from a libertarian perspective to these verdicts, a couple nags put me on the plaintiff side here. My somewhat casual understanding of the Gen z tech users Is they are increasingly fed up with technology, especially the Doom Scroll paradigm, a design that is clearly intended to keep one engaged. To address this, there are now products, such as stripped down smartphones, that explicitly limit the amount of smarts they do have and there is also a movement towards using paper calendars and journals. These indicate that culture and consumer markets instinctively understand that social media is riddled with product liabilities.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 26, 2026 04:30 AM (glnUu)

12 8 "Just trying to understand what is going on" is not a phrase you want to hear over and over and over from a Supreme Court justice during a hearing. But that's what you get when you get a DEI hire elevated to the Supreme Court. That is the upside with Justice. Jackson. The downside is she's probably going to be there 40 years.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 26, 2026 04:14 AM (glnUu)

Somebody should kindly recommend another phrase to her, something that essentially means the same thing but doesn't sound so dumb.

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:30 AM (+YA9H)

13 11: AP

And CD/DVDs are making a comeback. Everything old is new again. I, being over 29, never got rid of mine, though they take up a huge amount of space. I bitterly cling to my DVDs and CDs!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 26, 2026 04:32 AM (sAmhv)

14 So, Sony and the global music cartel lost. The CEO of RIAA is sad. Let's see here. This was SO BAD that it got ALL 9 SC Justices ruling against you. Amazing! Well done Sony and music cartel. Never though I'd see that.
Posted by: Puddleglum

Using a similar logic, the DEA could sue every electric company in the country because some of their customers are using the electricity to grow weed illegally. Without a doubt, this was a The correct ruling.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 26, 2026 04:33 AM (glnUu)

15 omebody should kindly recommend another phrase to her, something that essentially means the same thing but doesn't sound so dumb.
Posted by: m

Hush your mouth. I want her to keep using it.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 26, 2026 04:34 AM (glnUu)

16 here's a very funny court transcript
via @beyondreasdoubt

Rob Romano @2Aupdates
https://tinyurl.com/58kkak8s

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:37 AM (+YA9H)

17 10 I had a buddy I would torture with The Animals tunes. He hated them.

He would mostly go on a profanity laced rant and almost get violent and want to smash the juke box. It always brought a tear of joy to my eyes.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 26, 2026 04:24 AM (Fbc0I)

What was his problem? It makes me want to get my voice back in shape and buy a microphone -- to record myself and play it back for side-by-side comparison -- and see how close I can get to Eric Burdon's style! I bet I could get at least 90% there, with enough practice.

Posted by: SciVo at March 26, 2026 04:42 AM (Sy6m/)

18 Anyone from SC? Philistines upon you, America:

https://tinyurl.com/ymuccf4v

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 04:44 AM (1o8D5)

19 I have a rather extensive collection of DVD's/Blue Rays, which I like and if I passed tomorrow, I bet they would end up in the trash. (not that I would care at that point) Unless St. Peter allows them.
I find if just comforting to have a hard copy of my favorite movies. Sure I got fast internet, and they brag that I could download a movie in a minute, but its just not the same. LP's I got some that I bought when an early teen I belonged to the Columbia Record Club and my dad gave me hell when he got the bill. But you get a free record once in awhile I'd tell him. He wasn't impressed. Hard to cancel also. And never could remember to send that card back that I didn't want the selection. At 14, I had other things to worry about.

Posted by: Colin at March 26, 2026 04:45 AM (e8qy3)

20 And CD/DVDs are making a comeback. Everything old is new again. I, being over 29, never got rid of mine, though they take up a huge amount of space. I bitterly cling to my DVDs and CDs!!
Posted by: Puddleglum

We are of a similar demographic and I went the other direction. My entire music and video collection is digital as is the bulk of my reading library. The trigger for this was having to manage them, meaning space and such, with something I just didn't want to deal with anymore. I do miss having physical media from time to time.

The decision to own physical media or not is radically different though then the dopamine that comes from social media engagement. One of my favorite examples of this was when I lived in a major downtown city. I had to back out of my apartment building onto a street that led directly to a freeway. This meant I often got trapped blocking the sidewalk for some minutes which would at times irritate the pedestrians. Except one guy. He was so engrossed with his phone he walked right into the side of my car and knocked himself on the ground. He popped right up and started screaming and yelling at me and waving his arms. It was all rather hilarious.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 26, 2026 04:47 AM (glnUu)

21 18 Anyone from SC? Philistines upon you, America:

https://tinyurl.com/ymuccf4v
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 04:44 AM (1o8D5)

I'm dubious about the validity of that video. Needs to be better framed storywise.

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:53 AM (+YA9H)

22 The Animals
Around and Around (1964)

The early Animals recordings showed them to be a supremely competent cover band of American rock and roll and blues. I'm not sure where they fell apart, probably from a lack of songwriting talent and endless personnel changes.

https://youtu.be/VSKbgpOzt2Q

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 26, 2026 04:54 AM (glnUu)

23 10 I had a buddy I would torture with The Animals tunes. He hated them.

He would mostly go on a profanity laced rant and almost get violent and want to smash the juke box. It always brought a tear of joy to my eyes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 26, 2026 04:24 AM (Fbc0I)

House of the Rising Sun is one of my favorite songs from the 60s. It's still a great tune.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2026 04:54 AM (6ydKt)

24 Incoming.

Like mosquitos this morning.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 04:54 AM (1o8D5)

25 24 Incoming.

Like mosquitos this morning.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 04:54 AM (1o8D5)

mosque-itos!

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:56 AM (+YA9H)

26 I'm dubious about the validity of that video. Needs to be better framed storywise.

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:53 AM (+YA9H)
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Grok:

https://tinyurl.com/mx6phmbh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 04:59 AM (1o8D5)

27 Supposed to get to 70 today, much cooler tomorrow again

Posted by: Skip at March 26, 2026 05:03 AM (Ia/+0)

28 26: That group has been there since 1983. Probably next door to the cult that thinks were all living inside an asteroid, traveling through space.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 26, 2026 05:03 AM (sAmhv)

29 mosque-itos!

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:56 AM (+YA9H)
-

I slam them!

Listening to intercept, where it lands I know not where.

OK, somewhere west-NW of Jerusalem, near the center, coastal area.

Back to work.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 05:04 AM (1o8D5)

30 The split was 9-0.

Even the concurrence by the court's special needs justices Sotomayor and Jackson agreed with the majority opinion on this point of law and on the decision generally.

------------

When you've lost all five DEI fembot retards ...

Posted by: ShainS at March 26, 2026 05:05 AM (2Y1NN)

31 Hormuz is not safe yet but he went straight to hell:

https://tinyurl.com/bddkbyjw

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 05:06 AM (1o8D5)

32 Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at March 26, 2026 05:06 AM (Ia/+0)

33 26 I'm dubious about the validity of that video. Needs to be better framed storywise.

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 04:53 AM (+YA9H)
-

Grok:

https://tinyurl.com/mx6phmbh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2026 04:59 AM (1o8D5)

Thank you!
I should have clarified: SC Rep. Ralph Norman should have framed the story better. I wasn't asking you to be my research assistant.... I'll put that full grok explanation in a new comment box below.

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 05:07 AM (+YA9H)

34 here's the grok explanation:

Rep. Ralph Norman's post highlights a 2026 Eid al-Fitr procession video in Holy Islamville, a rural South Carolina Muslim enclave founded in 1983 by African-American converts, framing it as evidence of unchecked Sharia law infiltration in his district rather than a routine religious observance.
Holy Islamville, home to about 35 families following Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani's teachings, has endured terrorism allegations since the 1990s but local reports describe residents as law-abiding U.S. citizens who operate schools, businesses, and farms while upholding constitutional protections for their faith.
The post promotes Norman's involvement in the 2025-launched Sharia Free America Caucus, co-founded by Reps. Self and Roy to prioritize U.S. law over Islamic jurisprudence, eliciting replies that range from calls to ban Sharia to defenses of religious liberty and criticisms of the post as outdated fear-mongering.

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 05:07 AM (+YA9H)

35 Man from India writes on "From worry to worship"- Philippians 4:10-13. Upper Room devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/2pr3d7ac

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 05:08 AM (PFs9e)

36 Woman sings a lovely Christian song and uses a guitar , "Jesus paid it all":

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 05:13 AM (PFs9e)

37 D'oh. Forgot the link:

https://tinyurl.com/495s625f

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 05:13 AM (PFs9e)

38
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 26, 2026 05:14 AM (tljrc)

39 Poster " L" and I were talking yesterday about devotional reading for Holy Week. Here is one of the most inspirational books which I have read and I have read it many times. I'm reading it again now It is from the writings of John Pierre de Caussaude who was a French Jesuit and lived from ( 1675-1751) . It is really a wonderful book for any Christian, not, just RC's : "The Joy of Full Surrender" This is the version I have gotten from Paraclete Press via Amazon:

https://tinyurl.com/v3bd7jcv

Sorry for making this a book thread. I am otherwise occupied on Sunday mornings and you're all used to be being totally non techy here. I thank you for your patience

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 05:25 AM (PFs9e)

40 >>>House of the Rising Sun is one of my favorite songs from the 60s. It's still a great tune.

Posted by: SpeakingOf

>I don't know why or what triggered him. That's what made it so much fun.

He lost it when this tune was playing. Good times.

His father, a high school teacher, was a pig that liked to fuck high school girls. Maybe that was it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 26, 2026 05:32 AM (Fbc0I)

41 Passing through. Dog needed out.

I'm not a gamer. Epic Games - Fortnite - layed off 1000 people. It was on Deadline a few days ago.

I used AI...yeah, I know...and asked if they went woke. Yep. Some sort of Rainbow crap event for Pride. Plenty of other games out there.

Dog's in. Everyone have a great day.

Posted by: Stateless - Day 7 - extreme dog care at March 26, 2026 05:35 AM (Sco7b)

42 Good morning, one and all. I am currently recovering from a lesson titled "You're too old to push yourself this hard at the gym right now." Basically, I'm on about two hours of sleep and I am contemplating the logistics of a coffee IV.

As for the music case, I know it sounds crazy but if the music companies would actually make the music available at a reasonable price this could solve some of the problems.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 26, 2026 05:38 AM (NR6c1)

43 Evening and morning on a damp (though not rainy) Thor's Day here! Got to bed late and woke up early with a big black cat galloping across me, so, not a great start for a busy day. Howz yer Thursday so far?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)

44 @40/Rev. Wishbone: "He lost it when this tune was playing. Good times."

I can only imagine the fun from humming or whistling a few bars from that song around him. ;-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 05:42 AM (O7YUW)

45 >>>I can only imagine the fun from humming or whistling a few bars from that song around him. ;-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

>The beauty of it was that he never knew I played those songs on the juke box. I'd rather just sit back and hear him rail. I'm easily amused.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 26, 2026 05:50 AM (Fbc0I)

46 Got to run out to the 'burbs today to have the car looked at -- there are no problems, but I want it in tip-top shape for my Kansas trip next month. Drop some stuff at a thrift store that takes donations; check the price of ethanol-free gas at a station I know there that had it for (relatively) cheap not long ago; maybe grab an early lunch at a diner on the way back.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

47 Firefighters rescue four cats after apartment fire in CA:

https://tinyurl.com/559b28n6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 05:53 AM (ix8EF)

48 As for the music case, I know it sounds crazy but if the music companies would actually make the music available at a reasonable price this could solve some of the problems.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 26, 2026 05:38 AM (NR6c1)

That was basically Apple's argument for 99-cent MP3s (DRM-free) on iTunes: if we make music tracks easy to buy in a format that's easy to use, many people will do that instead of pirating. And they were correct, and Amazon did likewise; and bands went back to vinyl albums, but with a free download code for the digital tracks. And it worked, not like before with jackpot winners left and right, but people could make a living.

Now it's Spotify ruining the revenue model for musicians, not illegal filesharing torrents. The case was practically irrelevant by the time SCOTUS ruled.

Posted by: SciVo at March 26, 2026 05:56 AM (Sy6m/)

49 “ Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

Romans 12:12

Posted by: Marcus T at March 26, 2026 05:57 AM (d9i2R)

50 50

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 05:59 AM (+YA9H)

51 Mom in Alaska uses her "mom voice" to stop a moose chasing her little Yorkshire terrier:

https://tinyurl.com/38ca3jjh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 06:00 AM (rZCVI)

52 Posted by: Marcus T at March 26, 2026 05:57 AM (d9i2R

Very nice and important passage. Thanks! May you have a blessed day in the Lord, brother!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 06:01 AM (rZCVI)

53 51 Mom in Alaska uses her "mom voice" to stop a moose chasing her little Yorkshire terrier
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Looking forward to reading that when I get home. Sounds more than a little impressive.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 26, 2026 06:03 AM (NR6c1)

54 Yesterday I did some techy work, following 'Net suggestions on how to speed up my installations of Firefox on the MacBook Air here and my desktop iMac. Both seem better. I need to see if there are any such tips & tricks for Apple's own browser, Safari. I never use it, but Miss Linda does here on the laptop.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:03 AM (wzUl9)

55 Week one of live testing the ERP...

2 break/fix
3 feature requests
10 refinements

Most of them are easy.

The refinements are mostly to put static side bars and page elements into drawers or modals and add more and different charts.

The charts will the hardest as some of them are for data sets and criteria that are not present in the current build.

But all in all I'm happy so far.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 26, 2026 06:04 AM (zWn86)

56 >The beauty of it was that he never knew I played those songs on the juke box. I'd rather just sit back and hear him rail. I'm easily amused.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 26, 2026 05:50 AM (Fbc0I)

Now, with TouchTunes, you can prank people at a distance!

Daily Mail (2019): "Man gets back at his wife for leaving him at home and going on a girls' night by playing Chumbawamba on repeat in the bar via a jukebox app"

https://tinyurl.com/3v6u5x2t

Posted by: SciVo at March 26, 2026 06:04 AM (Sy6m/)

57 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 26, 2026 06:10 AM (MIIRH)

58

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 26, 2026 06:10 AM (DDJSl)

59 Don’t let the unanimous SC decision fool you. They weren’t in agreement. The leftists voted this way so their constituents could continue to steal music.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at March 26, 2026 06:10 AM (NZIuw)

60 @56/SciVo: Great prank.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:11 AM (O7YUW)

61 The RIAA is a bunch of useless jerks that'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:15 AM (O7YUW)

62 @COBS: #61(oIeb

- Some spam needs to be shown the door.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)

63 *grrr* Freakin' smilies translation gets me every time.

#61 { oIeb8 }

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:17 AM (O7YUW)

64 Posted by: Patricia Walker at March 26, 2026 06:15 AM (oIeb

Gotta say that's one of the funnier spam ads I've seen on here.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 06:17 AM (rZCVI)

65 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026 06:20 AM (u82oZ)

66 Last night, looking at the GasBuddy website, I noticed that a lot of the stations in MO and KS were reporting gas as being .30 or so *lower* than here and MS. Generally they were not the majors, but there were a few, usually Shell. Regular E10 here is running about $3.49-$3.59, with a few $3.39s here and there, and GB reported those accurately.

$3.19 for regular: Is that what you in MO, and KS are seeing?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:20 AM (wzUl9)

67 $3.19 for regular: Is that what you in MO, and KS are seeing?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:20 AM (wzUl9)
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It's about $3.50 or so here in south-central MO for regular.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 26, 2026 06:23 AM (ESVrU)

68 Hillary Clinton

Still not President. Even of Haiti.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026 06:24 AM (u82oZ)

69 It's $1.69/L (equivalent is $4.64 USD per U.S. gallon) here in the town I live.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

70 Wolfus Aurelius

$3.23 or so here around me for regular.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026 06:25 AM (u82oZ)

71 Wolfus Aurelius

Cheaper outside of big towns.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026 06:25 AM (u82oZ)

72 @71/NaCly Dog: Yup, sure is. I drove 20 km out of my way to get gas at $1.28/L (equivalent $3.51 per U.S. gallon.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

73 FenelonSpoke

Good morning!

From what I heard, Pixy fixed a hole in the blog firewall to ban those kind of ads (mostly from Pakistan).

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026 06:27 AM (u82oZ)

74 Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026 06:27 AM

Patricia Walker doesn't sound like a very "Pakistani" name, but I suppose it would be "Yvette Ballieu" and in French when spam was done in France and whatever the "typical" Pakistani name is there.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 06:36 AM (ix8EF)

75 Young boy saves church leaders life after learning CPR just the day before. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/2rphwzrs

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 06:38 AM (ix8EF)

76 $3.23 or so here around me for regular.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026

***
That's within a normal variation from the $3.19 I read. Even your price would be a better deal than what I have.

E0 is something else. The nearby station I had been using, $2.99/gal., is now $4.09 with their E10 at $3.69. (To be fair, their E0 is 90 octane instead of 87.)

Close by I have an Exxon convenience store which has E0 for only .30 more than E10; but I doubt I'll see a small spread like that in the 'burbs today. Their E0 is also 90 octane.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

77 From what I heard, Pixy fixed a hole in the blog firewall to ban those kind of ads (mostly from Pakistan).
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 26, 2026

***
Dear ol' Pock-ee-stahn.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:40 AM (wzUl9)

78 Some Bucee's have ethanol free gas as does a walmart gas in Hudson Oaks west of Fort Worh but not cheap.

Posted by: kingsman at March 26, 2026 06:40 AM (ehY6c)

79 We are currently at $3.99 here in the GPROMD. Sam's Club might be cheaper so I'll probably hit them the next time I have to fill up.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 26, 2026 06:45 AM (NR6c1)

80 Some Bucee's have ethanol free gas as does a walmart gas in Hudson Oaks west of Fort Worh but not cheap.
Posted by: kingsman at March 26, 2026

***
On my way back from Indiana, I filled up with Buc-ee's E0 in north Alabama. Saw 34 mpg on the trip home, and that was at 70 mph with the A/C on in a big V-6 powered car. There are no Buc-ees in northern MS yet, or farther north, though.

I'll fill up with E0, no matter the cost, just before I leave for KS, and go with whatever E10 I find after that. A chunk of my route will be on old Federal highways, not Interstates. The slower speed will help my mpg, but stops and slowdowns in small towns won't.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)

81 Since ethanol negatively affects gas mileage, what exactly is the justification for adding it to gasoline?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:50 AM (O7YUW)

82 Gas prices under a hot war in the middle east are still marginally lower than gas prices under the Charles Foxtrot administration just naturally sucking at being for four years.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2026 06:50 AM (Ot/FD)

83 81 Since ethanol negatively affects gas mileage, what exactly is the justification for adding it to gasoline?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:50 AM (O7YUW)

Reason: Some midwest senator's retirement fund

Justification: Shut Up, Peasant

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2026 06:51 AM (Ot/FD)

84 Since ethanol negatively affects gas mileage, what exactly is the justification for adding it to gasoline?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026

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None, except somebody is getting paid, somewhere.

Originally it was supposed to reduce emissions. Well, modern cars do that (with expensive emissions systems) just fine. We've reached the point of diminishing returns on that.

I usually see close to 10%+ mpg when I use E0. Since E0 usually sells for more than 10% over E10, it doesn't really make financial sense, but I still do it when I can.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:54 AM (wzUl9)

85 Time I shaved and showered, and got ready to head out. Later, all!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:55 AM (wzUl9)

86 I usually see close to 10%+ mpg when I use E0. Since E0 usually sells for more than 10% over E10, it doesn't really make financial sense, but I still do it when I can.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 26, 2026 06:54 AM (wzUl9)

Dollars per mile versus miles per tank?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2026 06:55 AM (Ot/FD)

87 Anyone having an issue with the HQ when you click on comments/continue the site goes to an ad showing women roofers? Only happens on my iPad and has been occurring since the blog went down last week. The dark times.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 26, 2026 06:55 AM (2NHgQ)

88 @87/neverenoughcaffeine: I think that's when you hit "Continue" (but not "Comments") if you're using a browser without an ad-blocker.

I saw this when accessing the site with my phone out in the wild (not on my home network where I have multiple layers of ad-blocking built in), and I was using the chrome browser.

Try the "Brave" browser, or use Firefox with the uBlock Origin extension.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:58 AM (O7YUW)

89 Okay, I gotta go whoosh. Work beckons.

@m: Get that 100th post while I'm gone.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 26, 2026 06:58 AM (O7YUW)

90 I was out west last week using my Chromebook with the Chrome browser. I had to learn not to use "Continue" link.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 26, 2026 07:00 AM (qFwJc)

91 It is more than a little amazing Eric Burden survived the 60's and 70's.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 26, 2026 07:01 AM (Q+1hc)

92 A chunk of my route will be on old Federal highways, not Interstates. The slower speed will help my mpg, but stops and slowdowns in small towns won't.

People who take the scenic route are 30% less stressed.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 26, 2026 07:01 AM (3Ope8)

93 thanks grumpy

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 26, 2026 07:04 AM (2NHgQ)

94 People who take the scenic route are 30% less stressed.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 26, 2026 07:01 AM (3Ope

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62% of the time, according to experts

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 26, 2026 07:04 AM (Q+1hc)

95 This made me laugh: Minister of Silly Walks and no, it's not John Cleese. It's an animal video from the gal Ace often posts:

https://tinyurl.com/k695bwt2

And that's it for today. And the hordians all cheered!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2026 07:05 AM (PFs9e)

96 Hope that Sony spent so much money on that lawsuit that they have to layoff my ex son-in-law. Yes, I'm feeling mean this morning, that said, the ex SIL is a nasty little f'er.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 26, 2026 07:06 AM (2NHgQ)

97 94 People who take the scenic route are 30% less stressed.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 26, 2026 07:01 AM (3Ope
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62% of the time, according to experts
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 26, 2026 07:04 AM (Q+1hc)

excuse me!
math on the blog?

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:07 AM (+YA9H)

98 Since ethanol negatively affects gas mileage, what exactly is the justification for adding it to gasoline?

You're effectively burning the nation's topsoil, ruining engines, taking land out of production which could be feeding livestock, and creating huge subsidization structures to keep it all in motion. Do you need more justification than that?

Posted by: Congress at March 26, 2026 07:07 AM (3arSl)

99 96 Hope that Sony spent so much money on that lawsuit that they have to layoff my ex son-in-law.

Well, apparently there is another lawsuit against their subsidiary Crunchyroll so you might get your wish.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 26, 2026 07:11 AM (NR6c1)

100 100

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:11 AM (+YA9H)

101 Sidney Sweeney pissed off libtards yesterday, posting an Instagram message thanking her deployed brother for his service.

Helluva woman, I'm starting to think. Patriot.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 26, 2026 07:12 AM (Q+1hc)

102 101 Sidney Sweeney pissed off libtards yesterday
Posted by: Huck Follywood

That statement implies they take a break from being angry.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 26, 2026 07:13 AM (NR6c1)

103 I am too sleepy for the gym today. Blech.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 26, 2026 07:15 AM (Q+1hc)

104
Interstate highway driving has been a chore for a number of years now, with the merge lane maniacs driving past a stopped lane of traffic to force themselves to the front being my newest pet peeve.

Took the long way home yesterday, more time and money but oh so worth it.

Posted by: Auspex at March 26, 2026 07:16 AM (Y8DZL)

105 96 Hope that Sony spent so much money on that lawsuit that they have to layoff my ex son-in-law. Yes, I'm feeling mean this morning, that said, the ex SIL is a nasty little f'er.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 26, 2026 07:06 AM (2NHgQ)

Sometimes better to keep the nasty little f'ers fully employed and busy busy busy.

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:18 AM (+YA9H)

106 Federal regs. Oxygenates are required. MTBE was used, but contaminates groundwater. Banned.

Ethanol is the replacement oxygenate. Near as I can tell it’s a government mandated example of “the solution to pollution is dilution”.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 26, 2026 07:18 AM (iLmv1)

107 Good morning all. Going to be unseasonably warm here in Western NC for the next few days and it’s been pretty dry. Have a great day everyone.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 26, 2026 07:21 AM (6JQwz)

108 taking land out of production which could be feeding livestock
——

That part isn’t true. Not even a little bit.

I’m no fan of ethanol in gasoline, but the remainder from ethanol production is turned into distiller’s dried grain, or DDGs. Fed to livestock, same as it always was, just minus the starch.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 26, 2026 07:23 AM (iLmv1)

109 106 Federal regs. Oxygenates are required. MTBE was used, but contaminates groundwater. Banned.

Ethanol is the replacement oxygenate. Near as I can tell it’s a government mandated example of “the solution to pollution is dilution”.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 26, 2026 07:18 AM (iLmv1)

good one
Maybe "the fix for icks is mix."
not so good

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:23 AM (+YA9H)

110 The “justification” for ethanol is simple - it’s Chuck Grassley’s personal grifting scheme, and he and his wealthy constituents make a hell of a lot of money from it. But he does a lot of other good things in the senate, and Iowa is important in national elections, so we agree to let them rape the country in exchange for their support,

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 26, 2026 07:24 AM (D4x+R)

111 A friend was on a trip to a kinda off-the-beaten-path place recently, and I googled it. An Cloudflare swooped in and demanded that I prove my humanness. Why?

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:25 AM (+YA9H)

112 An-->And

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:26 AM (+YA9H)

113 >>>with the merge lane maniacs driving past a stopped lane of traffic to force themselves to the front being my newest pet peeve.

Known as late zipper merging. It seems that if done correctly, it is the most efficient method of managing traffic flow.

"If done correctly" means drivers in the through lane are paying attention and allowing space for merge lane autos to move over, not being assholes by blocking them.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 26, 2026 07:27 AM (Y1sOo)

114 MTBE was used, but contaminates groundwater.

When that was forced on us in CA, I remember the chattering class giggling about how we right wing nutjobs were spreading doom and gloom over it. And when the nutjobs were proven right, it was radio silence from those people.

I just remember how it cut my car's mileage by a considerable amount.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 26, 2026 07:28 AM (NR6c1)

115 I watched Melania on prime- Interesting and enjoyable and I recommend. What a strong family pres trump has.

Posted by: LASue at March 26, 2026 07:30 AM (lCppi)

116 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 26, 2026 07:30 AM (ExV1e)

117 "If done correctly" means drivers in the through lane are paying attention and allowing space for merge lane autos to move over, not being assholes by blocking them.

Posted by: one hour sober

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No.

There is no correct way to be a late-merging asshole

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 26, 2026 07:32 AM (PFY6v)

118 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 26, 2026 07:32 AM (MIIRH)

119 >>There is no correct way to be a late-merging asshole

Okay?

Block them from moving over if it makes you feel powerful. Just know that experts in traffic flow, which isn't me, of course, will be calling you the asshole.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 26, 2026 07:38 AM (Y1sOo)

120 111 A friend was on a trip to a kinda off-the-beaten-path place recently, and I googled it. An[d] Cloudflare swooped in and demanded that I prove my humanness. Why?
Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:25 AM (+YA9H)

I'll ask again tomorrow!

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:42 AM (+YA9H)

121 Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: m at March 26, 2026 07:44 AM (+YA9H)

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