Daily Tech News 11 May 2026

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Valve's Steam Machine - the GabeCube - appears to be on its way. (Notebook Check)

It's not going to be cheap thanks to the RAMpocalypse, but shipping manifests show that Valve has collected 50 tons of something in a warehouse, and the latest update to Steam includes four new product codes and a reservation queue that again appear to correspond to the new device.

I'm not sure I'll get one - it's a low-end console replacement and I have multiple systems more powerful - but it's good to see signs of life.

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Open source repositories are getting slammed with 10 trillion downloads a year. (ZDNet)

It's a combination of AI slop and Node.JS slop. And AI Node.JS slop and Node.JS AI slop.
Speaking of slop, Anthropic says Claude went evil because of fictional depictions of evil AI. (Tech Crunch)

Same.
Support for AMD's K5 - the company's first independently-designed x86 processor - will be removed from the Linux kernel with version 7.2. (Tom's Hardware)

The CPU launched in 1996, so I'd consider that fair enough. And older Linux kernels aren't about to disappear.
Speaking of old CPUs, here are eight from the 1970s, some of which I've never heard of. (The Chip Letter)

The TMX 1795 and the Mostek 5065 are new to me, as is the Electronic Arrays 9002. Interesting point there: It had 64 bytes of on-chip memory, which is a single register today but this processor shipped fifty years ago.
HP's Eliteboard has all of the disadvantages of a notebook with none of the advantages. (The Register)

It's a computer built into a keyboard. Which might be okay if the keyboard layout was perfect and the system was cheap but it's neither of those.
Fake DDR5 memory is "flooding" the PC market. (WCCFTech)

I put "flooding" in quotes because the example provided explicitly lists the memory as "completely junk".

Musical Interlude

Pikamee Interlude

Disclaimer: Aperture Science, we do what we mustn't because we can't.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

2 !!

Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (JKg5d)

3 w00t

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (RtN13)

4 A trifecta, of sorts!

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:32 AM (RtN13)

5

Portal - Still Alive
Look at me, still talking
When there's science to do
When I look out there, it
Makes me glad I'm not you

She seems nice.

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:38 AM (RtN13)

6 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (f5xB0)

7 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (JKg5d)

8 from Genius lyrics; on Portal - Still Alive:

The eerie end credits song to the first Portal game, supposedly GlaDOS rejoicing that she isn’t quite dead as an after-action report.

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:42 AM (RtN13)

9 6 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (f5xB0)

him = Douglas MechArthur
@Kicksbuttson
?

411 An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:

https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk

FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:45 AM (RtN13)

10 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 11, 2026 04:48 AM (sAmhv)

11 Not much reporting on the lawsuit between Musk and Altman. The judgement is more than a simple win or loss for the two.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:48 AM (f5xB0)

12 Whatever was that Portal video?

Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 04:51 AM (Ia/+0)

13 him = Douglas MechArthur

Yes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:51 AM (f5xB0)

14 13 him = Douglas MechArthur

Yes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:51 AM (f5xB0)

Thanks.

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:53 AM (RtN13)

15 EU Prepares For 'Potential' Talks With Putin As US Slowly Reduces Troops On Continent
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I'd like to be a fly on that wall.
H/T, don't take the soup.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:55 AM (f5xB0)

16 These are pictures ( well, this is stock photo) of the kinds of flowers which our church treasurer had outside her house. At her house it's more orderly-poppies and then Irises, by they're so lovely:

https://tinyurl.com/d97teezp

BTW, I would like to ask prayers her husband B . He is going on for adrenal surgery today and I will go up to sit with her at the hospital later. He's a lovely fellow. He doesn't come to church except at Christmas or when a beloved church member he's knows has gone to be with the Lord, but he's a retired machinist and so helpful with things at the church. Also, prayers for his wife too. Her name is K . As some of you well know, it's rather stressful when a loved one has surgery. For God's peace and presence with them and for a successful procedure. Thanks so much!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:01 AM (rZCVI)

17 That anyone takes AI seriously is covid level evil corruption or just plain idiocracy level dumb. I searched ohio state QBs who went on to play in the superbowl and Google's AI slop said "Joe Burrows and Rex Grossman". LMFAO - Burrows is partially correct (he ended his college career at LSU) and....Rex Grossman played his entire career at Florida, not one iota at ohio state, ever.

This is easily discoverable info and doesn't need AI it's so basically accessible. The fact simple questions STILL cannot be answered accurately is mind-blowing given the $$ wasted on this.

Posted by: Barney Greengrass at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (hyQrc)

18 BOING!

Yesterday, our company's web site and services were down while our hosting company upgraded their servers with every cPanel and other security patches they could find under the sun. Fortunately it was Sunday and the downtime seems to have done no harm.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (y1wyK)

19 What can I use this tone generator for?
Tuning instruments, science experiments (what’s the resonant frequency of this wineglass?), testing audio equipment (how low does my subwoofer go?), testing your hearing (what’s the highest frequency you can hear? are there frequencies you can hear in only one ear?).

Tinnitus frequency matching. If you have pure-tone tinnitus, this online frequency generator can help you determine its frequency. Knowing your tinnitus frequency can enable you to better target masking sounds and frequency discrimination training. When you find a frequency that seems to match your tinnitus, make sure you check frequencies one octave higher (frequency × 2) and one octave lower (frequency × ½

, as it is easy to confuse tones that are one octave apart.

Alzheimer’s disease. ...Further studies are underway. ....Here’s a summary of the research so far and a report from a user who tried 40 Hz therapy on his wife. ...

www. szynalski. com / tone-generator/

https://tinyurl.com/4rnju3k6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (f5xB0)

20 I don't think the Valve Steam Machine is going to be sold for less than $849 USD. It's likely going to be more to the tune of $899 to $949. Which is quite expensive for the equivalent of a Ryzen 5 7600 CPU with 6 cores combined with what's basically a RX 7600M mobile GPU chip.

It will only be a little faster than a Playstation 5 which goes for $599 for the digital only edition.

If Steam could come in at a lower price point (say $699) this could be a great little entry-level Linux gaming box, but they picked the worst time ever to start manufacturing them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:08 AM (6ydKt)

21 The cake is a lie.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:09 AM (/HDaX)

22 Barely 60s today, nothing warm all week
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 05:10 AM (Ia/+0)

23 12 Whatever was that Portal video?
Posted by: Skip

The second one? That's the legendary Pikamee, who streamed with a tiny company called VOMS in the early days of Vtubing. VOMS is still around but Pikamee left and joined and joined competing company Vshoujo which then crashed and burned and got torn into pieces after stealing half a million dollars raised for charity and saw every single one of its talents leave in the space of two days when the depths of its wrongdoing started to surface.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:10 AM (BLOW1)

24
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (8iYDv)

25 20 It will only be a little faster than a Playstation 5 which goes for $599 for the digital only edition.

Posted by: SpeakingOf

True, but Sony is working hard to fix that.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (BLOW1)

26 Willowed:

An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:

https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk

FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)

So I asked Grok what are the historical inaccuracies in MechArthur's post:

https://tinyurl.com/mry74twb

There are some serious mistakes but it doesn't compare to the crap which Jeffries initially posted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (y1wyK)

27 19 What can I use this tone generator for?

Rubens tube! (A.k.a. flame tube.)

Posted by: Bitblt at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (11pZm)

28 Utah-based defense tech firm Hypercraft has unveiled a 300 hp diesel-hybrid-electric unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that can power directed-energy weapons, charge drones, and sustain a forward command post, all autonomously.
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They will paint it green.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:13 AM (f5xB0)

29 18 BOING!

Yesterday, our company's web site and services were down while our hosting company upgraded their servers with every cPanel and other security patches they could find under the sun. Fortunately it was Sunday and the downtime seems to have done no harm.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Yep. Three serious Linux vulnerabilities and four serious or critical CPanel vulnerabilities surfaced in the past week.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:14 AM (BLOW1)

30 GabeCube?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (/HDaX)

31 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (iMotb)

32 I hope B can avoid general anesthesia. I was just reading about old folks that go in for a surgery and are never the same in the head again.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (qFwJc)

33 69.3 degrees out, with 99% RH.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 11, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

34 That phrase 'by any means necessary' as a working principle is going to turn around and bite the speaker on the ass. And, when the time comes, it will be the people targeted who will use that same phrase. "And the Saxon began to hate."

Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:18 AM (JKg5d)

35 True, but Sony is working hard to fix that.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (BLOW1)

They don't mind raising prices at all.

If things keep up like they are the Playstation 6 will probably start at $899.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:20 AM (6ydKt)

36 Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (qFwJc)

I'm not sure of that, but greatly appreciate your concern, "Man of some consequence "🙂

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:20 AM (Nx5jP)

37 It’s been a week and I still get an error message from guns.com when I click on my cart.
Sigh.
Much needed rain this week.

Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 05:23 AM (GbONR)

38 What kind of error message?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:26 AM (/HDaX)

39 Greetings and good morning, one and all. Pixy, thank you for the Portal song. That game was absolutely wonderful and still playable after all this time.

On Sunday, the internet service decided to take vacation without giving us notice or even bringing in a temp. We had access through Wi-Fi but the hardwired connections were slower than dial up when they worked. Yes, yes; First World Problem but the Xfinity dude pretty much blew me off because I could access things on Wi-Fi.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 05:27 AM (99eI0)

40 David Suchet reads a lovely psalm -Psalm 139
Which my Life application Bible calls a psalm to "feel worthwhile".

https://tinyurl.com/43pt9rvk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:29 AM (lQ+/f)

41 And the rains once again fall
As the birds begin to call
Light and dark become one
Made by the moon and sun
Mountains pierce the sky
As the world wonders why

fin

Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:31 AM (JKg5d)

42 “Oops, something went wrong” on a blank white screen. I contacted them and included a screen shot.
I found a Ruger semi autoPredator in 6.5 Creedmore with a threaded barrel.

Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 05:32 AM (T8bqm)

43 These raised dozens of foster kids and now the community is giving back to them. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/3b4p9rn3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:32 AM (lQ+/f)

44 I think 'by any means necessary' only works in unarmed countries.

In America, where there are more guns than people, BAMN can be shot full of holes relatively quickly.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:33 AM (6ydKt)

45 Fingers crossed for a prompt resolution.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:33 AM (/HDaX)

46 Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:31 AM (JKg5d

That's beautiful. You're a poet or it's from someone else?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:34 AM (lQ+/f)

47 It's called Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD).

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:35 AM (qFwJc)

48 I cannot but help thinking the anesthesiologists are being too generous with the drug.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:37 AM (qFwJc)

49 Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers!

Monday again. Urgh. But remember:

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

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)

50 We have 72 F. here, high humidity of course, almost no wind. Rain is predicted but not until afternoon. No excuse for me not to go work out in a bit.

For some reason I woke at four am, couldn't slide back to sleep. Darn; I liked my new routine of waking at five.

Howz ever'body today?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:43 AM (wzUl9)

51 They will paint it green.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:13 AM (f5xB0)

I see a kill bot and I want to paint it drab.

Posted by: mil.gov at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (dK+Kv)

52 Here my well informed and intelligent tech note for the day😉 I hate touch keyboards!. I preferred the old mechanical ones. I'm a terrible typist anyway and the touch thing makes it worse.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (ix8EF)

53 Open source repositories are getting slammed with 10 trillion downloads a year.

The article points out that the problem is coming from 1% of the IP addresses downloading from the repositories.

So:
- Identify the owners of those IP blocks using ARIN Whois
- Contact them to let them know that you'll help them set up a local in-company mirror that they can point their local machines at to take the load off your repository. It'll be permitted to update via rsync once every 24 hours.
- Point out that if they don't go along with the idea, you'll firewall off their IP blocks. Permanently.

That is, of course if the solution you're looking for is to reduce the amount of downloads, but from what the article says, the real problem is that they're running out of money and so are looking to get payoffs from the biggest downloaders (that 1%.)

Which means eventually we'll all be paying to download on a subscription plan. Yay.

Fake DDR5 memory is "flooding" the PC market.

Called it. And the scammers will continue to create seller accounts, flog their junk memory, and close them before any refund requests can be honoured.

Scammers gonna scam.

Mornin' Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (O7YUW)

54 “ The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!””

Matthew 8:27

Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 05:49 AM (moGJJ)

55 Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 05:49 AM (moGJJ

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:53 AM (ix8EF)

56 I've focused my house hunting back on Indiana, specifically Terre Haute. Though I never got to it when I was in IN, it is much smaller than Evansville, and the property tax and home insurance rates are much lower than in Kansas (as nice as Salina was). I saw a house I liked a lot and emailed the agent through Realtor. This time I hope to play it smarter -- and TH is only a two-day drive from here instead of three.

Temps in TH are 45 F. now, high expected about 72. A dream for me in mid-May after sweltering here for so many years.

A couple of the houses I like have well water systems instead of city water. I've looked up the pros (like no city bills) and cons (like needed filtration). If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

57 And in gaming news, Wizards of the Coast is now pushing the subscription model for Dungeons and Dragons. Instead of one person with a Master Level subscription at $55/year and sharing things with the group, people wanting to access the material now have to pay $25/year.

In an ideal world, the IP would be bought out from a large group of geeks who grew up playing the game and return to what made it successful.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 05:53 AM (99eI0)

58 Touché!

https://tinyurl.com/3mhx4s8n

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 05:54 AM (y1wyK)

59 Teen keeps promise and brings grandma to prom:

https://tinyurl.com/4r793e7r

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:58 AM (PFs9e)

60 I use an ONN wireless keyboard. I costs about $10.
It's small but the keys are well laid out and comfortable but it doesn't have Pixy's fav four.
The key throw is half the distance of the DELL and they are soft (in a good way).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:59 AM (f5xB0)

61 Spencer Pratt reveals the FireAid scam: $100 million raised for Palisades Fire victims… funneled to 200+ NGOs while homeowners got nothing.

@spencerpratt "That's when I learned firsthand that these NGOs will take, right in your face, $100 million and just steal it."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:05 AM (f5xB0)

62 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 11, 2026 06:06 AM (2Ez/1)

63 If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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In 30 years across two housrs, we've replaced one pump and one c softener. Compared to hooking in to municipal supply, that's very reasonable expense.

A note of caution - "well water" is a broad term. You can have everything from near bottle water, to snelly stuff filled with minerals.

In general, the more 'stuff' in the water, the greater the hassle and expense. Filters, plus routine cleaning of fixtures.

Posted by: 2009Refugee - End the Sea Otter Menace! at May 11, 2026 06:08 AM (gpQ8/)

64 Valve is one of the few old school game companies I still have respect for.

Posted by: Biergood at May 11, 2026 06:11 AM (PwgSL)

65 "I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called “Representatives.”

I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!

Thank you for your attention to this matter."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:12 AM (f5xB0)

66 63 If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?

Absolutely. The water is a bit hard but I think we got a better deal than getting regular city water.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:12 AM (99eI0)

67 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: We fire the whole bullet. That's 66% more bullet per bullet!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 06:12 AM (xvhJH)

68 G'mornin' everyone!

27 degrees, a few clouds, light airs,

garden prep today, these overnight frosts will end one of these days ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:15 AM (VyBeY)

69 You know, Homer (Mark Kelly), if Trump has run out of ammunition, he can just sit here and enforce the blockade until kingdom come.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 06:16 AM (qFwJc)

70 Well water also fails when the power goes out.

Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:17 AM (AZXeW)

71 Ask if it's been tested, usually State Ag. If so, fill your cup from the tank before anything's been done to it. Your taster will tell you plenty about the composition of the water.

Comparing the depth of the well to other regions or even counties isn't indicative. *Mine was 125 and could run all day and night. After flooding the yard one remembers to turn it off. Talk to more than one well digger in the area about digging a well.

*a few counties away one must go to 300 for anything

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:20 AM (f5xB0)

72 Our well in Putnam county 1000’ and muddy from the iron oxide. Once filtered tho, it was wonderful. Our well in Maine is also deep but the water is clear, soft and delicious.
City means you are at the mercy of the city, think Flint. A well means you have control.

Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:21 AM (AZXeW)

73 yeah, 63 is correct; it all depends on the well.
around here we have everything from artesian springs that you can drink straight from the pipe to well water that is only used for washing and watering plants (drinking & cooking water is a nearby town's tap water brought home in jugs).

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (VyBeY)

74 A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack

Which means that sooner or later, the left will demand that they be taken away because "the greater good."

Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (99eI0)

75 70 Well water also fails when the power goes out.
Posted by: Accomack
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Honda 7500, electric start: Water, heat, cool, fridge. Be judicious.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (f5xB0)

76 Here's another purple flower we saw in peoples' yards yesterday- an allium (sp?)

https://tinyurl.com/4588jxt5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:23 AM (ix8EF)

77
Good morning, Hordians. Her Majesty, The Big Dummy and Rosalind indeed made it safely to the Omaha area last night. They'll be there for the next week. Rosalind will leave with someone else to head back to her home in California. We've loved having her for the last year but she's someone else's girl now and she should be with them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:25 AM (HdYcL)

78 >>>City means you are at the mercy of the city, think Flint. A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack
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City water has you by the checkbook.
Thousand foot well, that cost a penny.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:26 AM (f5xB0)

79 "Valve's Steam Machine..."

Half-Life 3!!! Half-Life3!!!! Reeeeeeeeee!

Posted by: Guy who really wants Half-Life 3 at May 11, 2026 06:27 AM (n9eFH)

80
Honda 7500, electric start: Water, heat, cool, fridge. Be judicious.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (f5xB0)

We have a 7500 generator (actually two) to connect to the transfer switch, which will allow us to run the well, AC or furnace, septic system and the refrigerator. Maybe not all at the same time, but we can limp along.

Being out in the country means we'll be last on the list to get our power restored. We plan accordingly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:28 AM (HdYcL)

81 Have a clump of volunteer hyacinths (think that's what they are) in the front yard but the weather has not been kind to them. Barely a bloom this year but they do look as if they will make seed for next year.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:29 AM (f5xB0)

82 Nurse goes viral after singing to patients after surgery:

https://tinyurl.com/4mth9suj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:31 AM (Nx5jP)

83 Being out in the country means we'll be last on the list to get our power restored. We plan accordingly.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

One thing we are in the habit of if it looks like the power is going to die is to fill up the bathtub so we have at least one water source.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:32 AM (99eI0)

84 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:29 AM (f5xB0)

What are the hyacinths volunteering for? 😉 I love hyacinths. They and lilacs are probably my favorite flowers.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:33 AM (Nx5jP)

85 lol.
My wife didn’t pay her water bill for a decade. NYC simply gave up and took 10k off the bill.

Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (nLdZ2)

86 Have a good day everyone. You are all a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (Nx5jP)

87 Netanyahu on Iran: "It's not over because there's still nuclear material."

On how enriched uranium gets removed: "You go in and take it."

Netanyahu says Trump told him directly: "I want to go in there."
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Trump says it every time they ask and every time they act surprised.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:35 AM (f5xB0)

88 "74 A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack

Which means that sooner or later, the left will demand that they be taken away because "the greater good."

Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (99eI0) "

seen that happen - city gummint ordering wells to be capped, you will get (and pay for) city water

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:35 AM (VyBeY)

89
Had a recurring dream last night. I find myself back with a former employer or university research group. No idea how. I'm clearly on some kind of contract but I've just started, I have no defined duties and nothing to work with. Everything is the same, but everything is different.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:36 AM (HdYcL)

90 89
Had a recurring dream last night. I find myself back with a former employer or university research group. No idea how. I'm clearly on some kind of contract but I've just started, I have no defined duties and nothing to work with. Everything is the same, but everything is different.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:36 AM (HdYcL)

Are you wearing pants?

Posted by: Guy who thinks pants in dreams are symbolic at May 11, 2026 06:37 AM (n9eFH)

91 Municipal means monopoly.
There are functioning septics on the island. Town is installing municipal sewers because of purity issues in the bays. It’s not the 1000 or so hotel rooms but the single family homes.

Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:38 AM (nLdZ2)

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Are you wearing pants?
Posted by: Guy who thinks pants in dreams are symbolic

*adopts dignified tone of voice*

Most of the time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:40 AM (HdYcL)

93 Good morning Horde. Happy Monday, hope all you moms had a good Mother's Day.
Hope this week is as good as last week for conservative governance.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 06:42 AM (gu0hJ)

94 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 11, 2026 06:43 AM (vBlQn)

95 I have the occasional dream where I am still working for the old company. Where's my paycheck?

I wake up and realize I quit them 20 years ago and there are no more paychecks.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 06:45 AM (qFwJc)

96 91, yup.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:47 AM (VyBeY)

97 95 I have the occasional dream where I am still working for the old company. Where's my paycheck?

I wake up and realize I quit them 20 years ago and there are no more paychecks.
Posted by: no one of any consequense

lol! Me too!

It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.

Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)

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In Brazoria County, even having a septic system puts you under the county's thumb. I have to have a contract with a certified septic system company for inspections. Damn thing costs me $400 a year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:51 AM (HdYcL)

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It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)

All at the same time? That's bad.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

100 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 06:53 AM (u82oZ)

101 99
It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)

All at the same time? That's bad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Could be worse. Could be raining.

Posted by: Marty Feldman at May 11, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1)

102 The memory and storage situation has bit me bigly,
a new project that had been in consultancy for a while converted and now we are moving to start purchasing the equipment, anything that has storage or memory has increased, delta from contract is roughly 50k.

Needless to say nobody is happy.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 06:58 AM (XV/Pl)

103 JJ is up.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 11, 2026 07:03 AM (NcvvS)

104 seen that happen - city gummint ordering wells to be capped, you will get (and pay for) city water
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

That's because we don't make very horrid examples of these people when they do this.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (99eI0)

105 21 The cake is a lie.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:09 AM (/HDaX)

Sad.

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (RtN13)

106 85 lol.
My wife didn’t pay her water bill for a decade. NYC simply gave up and took 10k off the bill.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (nLdZ2)

!!!

Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 07:17 AM (RtN13)

107 city gummint ordering wells to be capped

That's the sort of local hidden history it's so hard for a real estate shopper to find out from outside. I was civil-engineering adjacent, and a couple of times saw hungry city manager types involved in a land grab annexation get real nasty with the health oversight function, as a way of leveraging rural homeowners into annexation. In one case there was a strong rumor that they'd deliberately 'poisoned' the water table so the local wells would be condemned. But that's only common...where it happens.

To know about these plays, you have to know someone in the area, or subscribe to a local paper or a chat group for some time. And then you still don't really know what the bias is.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 11, 2026 07:20 AM (zdLoL)

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