Daily Tech News 24 June 2026

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It was Prime Day again. Here are the deals you missed. (Tom's Hardware)

There was a reasonable price for the 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD, but not on Amazon and the deal is over and they're out of stock.
For me, the deal of the day was on the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3, cut from A$1000 to A$500. Also not on Amazon, but I scooped one up from local electronics chain JB Hifi.*

They also had the new Gen 5 model (the Gen 4 was a China exclusive), listed at A$1500. It's about 20% faster than the Gen 3 and has a 20% higher resolution screen, which is not enough to convince me to spend 200% more. Particularly since neither of those are issues with the Gen 3 anyway.

* Long time readers may recall that I bought one of these on sale last year. Yes. And now I will have two.

Tech News

The coming loop. (Pocoo)

This is a reaction to yesterday's article on AI becoming loopy, and points out that just because something may be inevitable doesn't necessarily make it a good idea.
F3 is a file format for the future. (GitHub)

For the future of what?

Shut up.
Anthropic's Mythos AI tool has discovered a memory leak in Squid. (The Register)

First, who still uses Squid? Second, who still uses Mythos? Anthropic blocked all access to it.
Elon Musk's nefarious plan to deliver fast, affordable internet access to literally the entire planet. (The Verge)

The Verge seems to be Big Mad that Starlink is delivering on its promises rather than stealing tens of billions in taxpayer funds.
Not FSD but CDH. (Notebook Check)

The latest Tesla crash claimed to be an issue with automated self-driving mode again turns out to be driver error - FSD was disengaged and the accelerator was at 100% when the vehicle left the road and crashed into a house at 73 mph.
Meta has launched a line of ugly clunky smart glasses that are $80 cheaper and don't carry the Ray-Ban log. (The Verge)

Okay. Honestly I think these are pretty useful, even if jerks are determined to spoil everything for the rest of us.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Before anyone asks, "Pixy, are you deliberately choosing second songs from one-hit wonders?", the answer is, well, I'm not not doing that.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 G'morning Pixy!

Woke up early, intended to head back to bed. That didn't happen.

Selloffs of AI stocks started to happen in the U.S. Markets on Tuesday, but the Asian markets have already rebounded apparently. Still, a backstep or two in the craziness that is the AI bubble is a good sign. There'll likely be a few more of those flutters and then (hopefully) POP goes the bubble!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 04:30 AM (O7YUW)

2 w00t golly G&R

Posted by: m at June 24, 2026 04:30 AM (6wpGE)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

4 You got the first-nood, m. That's the higher honour.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 04:33 AM (O7YUW)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 24, 2026 04:33 AM (sAmhv)

6 G&R, I’m not arguing with you about some tech stocks being overvalued. Just interested to hear why you think a collapse in those stock valuations would be a good thing? As opposed to years of stagnant values or a gradual decline?

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 24, 2026 04:33 AM (InAUa)

7 Disclaimer: Before anyone asks, "Pixy, are you deliberately choosing second songs from one-hit wonders?", the answer is, well, I'm not not doing that.

You're expanding our music base. Or offering us the opportunity to do that. S'o.k., I'd think!

Posted by: m at June 24, 2026 04:34 AM (6wpGE)

8 Robin Scott M - Break the Silence

meh

Posted by: m at June 24, 2026 04:34 AM (6wpGE)

9 @6/Pete Pogs: It's about limiting damage. Bubbles pop, they don't gradually decline. The longer this bubble expands, the larger the damage that will be done.

Sooner is better than later.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 04:37 AM (O7YUW)

10 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at June 24, 2026 04:39 AM (I5lp2)

11
"Break the silence
It's the only choice"

No, it is not.

Posted by: m at June 24, 2026 04:40 AM (6wpGE)

12 I'm a big music lover. I don't really keep up with trends anymore, so now and then some young singer will show up on my radar and I'm surprised. Cole Chaney happened last year for me. He's an outstanding Appalachian musician. The most recent album of his he somehow combined early 90s grunge with Appalachian music. It worked.

This year, it's Ella Langley. She's not just some sultry minx, which she absolutely is, she actually is a pretty good Country singer. I'm listening to her now via YT.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 24, 2026 04:41 AM (sAmhv)

13 F3 is a file format for the future.

It is practically useless, but insanely cool.
****

Well, yea. I've had those kinds of brain farts, too. Doesn't mean I let the world know about them.

Posted by: clarence at June 24, 2026 04:46 AM (I5lp2)

14 I'm outta here
East bound and down
See you when I get there

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

15 12 I'm a big music lover. I don't really keep up with trends anymore, so now and then some young singer will show up on my radar and I'm surprised. ...
This year, it's Ella Langley.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 24, 2026 04:41 AM (sAmhv)

The tweeting soccer fan FreddyLA7 visiting the States and Canada from Germany likes her, too!

Posted by: m at June 24, 2026 04:50 AM (6wpGE)

16 just because something may be inevitable doesn't necessarily make it a good idea.
****

The article sounds like a guy who has just stepped out of an airplane at altitude. He knows he has a pack on his back but isn't sure if it's a parachute or last week's laundry.

He might be better off giving up on coding until the bubble bursts and illuminates all the problems he can't resolve.

Posted by: clarence at June 24, 2026 04:58 AM (I5lp2)

17 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at June 24, 2026 04:58 AM (V0/Sp)

18 ha

Freddy🇩🇪
@FreddyLA7
Jun 22
Back in the land of the free, we missed it🦅🇺🇸

Posted by: m at June 24, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)

19
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at June 24, 2026 05:00 AM (AMvSw)

20 >>> Before anyone asks, "Pixy, are you deliberately choosing second songs from one-hit wonders?"

Pixy, are you familiar with Bran Van 3000?

Posted by: fluffy at June 24, 2026 05:01 AM (V0/Sp)

21 The tweeting soccer fan FreddyLA7 visiting the States and Canada from Germany likes her, too!
Posted by: m

Heh! Yea, I've been watching that on X. He's doing it right.

Ella Langley is pretty good. I understand the hype.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 24, 2026 05:01 AM (sAmhv)

22 Well. It certainly woke me up. Indiana Bible college students sing "John 1". I was not familiar with this modern song, but it is powerful. From "Faithpot" site:

https://tinyurl.com/42ffuy6a

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:05 AM (rZCVI)

23 A nice story about a kind girl. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/ybbnwnz6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:08 AM (rZCVI)

24 Instead of using AI to help us understand a universe we did not design and do not fully understand without a lot of research, we a using it to create things that we won't fully understand when they are built unless we do a lot of research.

Way to go.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 24, 2026 05:09 AM (yV23c)

25 "Break the silence
It's the only choice"

No, it is not.

Posted by: m at June 24, 2026 04:40 AM (6wpGE)

You Enjoy the Silence?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=m0AKJMGxwpE

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 24, 2026 05:10 AM (dK+Kv)

26 Spcx/Starlink is not only set to take internet market share, I believe that cellular could be its next horizon.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 24, 2026 05:14 AM (dK+Kv)

27 Good morning, one and all. Got a very early start today in order to hit the gym. Now sitting in the office with my first cup of coffee and the last of the rice cooker pancakes.

I saw the bit about Prime Day and while I have a decent balance on my account, the main question is "What do I want?" I had no answer so I chose to not shop.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 24, 2026 05:14 AM (jjoN6)

28 I spent more than a hour and a half at the vet's office yesterday. I had never been to that office before. I was glad that my son was able to be with me. The vet assistant and the vet were very nice as well as being skilled . Attitude makes a big difference . He's really not doing well and still. Inot eating. They are supposed to call me today.

Thanks for "listening"

So I think I'll go to the canal as the sun comes up and look for the herons. I don't want to argue over politics today.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:17 AM (rZCVI)

29 Although I'll admit that human assholes are more than capable of creating software blobs that said assholes understand that nobody else can without a lot of research, because said assholes didn't follow any reasonable pattern and didn't document fuck.

I've spent the last 11 years working with a codebase like that.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 24, 2026 05:17 AM (yV23c)

30 Oh, yes Why it took so long is because they were running blood work and discussing the results with us

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:19 AM (rZCVI)

31 I fear the arrival of Pixy AI

Posted by: Moderately concerned Miklos at June 24, 2026 05:20 AM (6VErX)

32 now and then some young singer will show up on my radar and I'm surprised. This year, it's Ella Langley.
Posted by: Puddleglum

I am sticking with the Shmenge Brothers

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 24, 2026 05:20 AM (ffi9I)

33 oof. Sorry, Fen. That's not a good way to spend the day.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 24, 2026 05:21 AM (jjoN6)

34 Sorry Fen. I had to help say goodbye to Maceo (MAY-see-oh) earlier this year. It's hard but their suffering end-stage terminal disease is harder. You do what needs be done, when it's time, because of love.

Posted by: Dark Lix. at June 24, 2026 05:21 AM (DZ9Lv)

35 31 I fear the arrival of Pixy AI

Honestly, he'd probably run things better than most AIs out there.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 24, 2026 05:22 AM (jjoN6)

36 Evening and morning, fellow satellites and satraps of You-Know-Who's Internet Empire! (And I don't mean Voldemort.) It's 4:20 am, and here's baby, wide-eyed as a marigold, as Dorothy Parker put it.

I'm having the car's spark plugs changed today; the Buick is at 99K miles and a bit, and the manual says to do it at 98,500. The big red beast still runs impeccably and gets great mileage, but part of how I've kept this car up for seven years is by adhering to the manual's maintenance schedule. And plugs can get balky and hard to remove if you go too long between changes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:23 AM (wzUl9)

37 Honestly, he'd probably run things better than most AIs out there.
Posted by: NR Pax

I want pre-IPO shares

Posted by: Moderately invested Miklos at June 24, 2026 05:23 AM (6VErX)

38 I spent more than a hour and a half at the vet's office yesterday. I had never been to that office before. I was glad that my son was able to be with me. The vet assistant and the vet were very nice as well as being skilled . Attitude makes a big difference . He's really not doing well and still. Inot eating. They are supposed to call me today.

Thanks for "listening" . . .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026

***
I hope for the best for your feline friend.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:24 AM (wzUl9)

39 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

I am currently piloting a 2010 Buick with just barely 53k.

We drive in Style.

Posted by: Miklos, Friend of Mandina's at June 24, 2026 05:25 AM (6VErX)

40 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 24, 2026 05:26 AM (VyBeY)

41 G&R. As Keynes said “The markets can remain irrational longer than you can stay solvent”. Lots of companies are making record profits right now and their stock prices reflect that. Maybe overvalued. Certainly priced for perfection. The biggest money losers are private for now, OpenAI and Anthropic are the most well known examples. The next biggest spenders are well heeled tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Meta. Those three in particular are particularly pernicious operators but not known for stupidity.

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 24, 2026 05:27 AM (InAUa)

42 Good morning morons

Sorry to learn your pet is ill Fenelon

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 05:28 AM (mWKAz)

43 ffs, I like the idea of it

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 24, 2026 05:28 AM (VyBeY)

44 I am currently piloting a 2010 Buick with just barely 53k.

We drive in Style.
Posted by: Miklos, Friend of Mandina's at June 24, 2026

***
LeSabre, or other? My first Buick was an '03 Park Avenue, and it won me over to Buicks for good. You get 70% of the Mercedes driving experience for 50% of the price -- less, if you buy used.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:29 AM (wzUl9)

45 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Lacrosse with all the 2010 bells and whistles, which is why one of the onboard computers had to be replaced because more electronics=more to go wrong.

Workhorse inherited car, has firewood in the trunk because reasons.

Posted by: Motorized Miklos at June 24, 2026 05:34 AM (6VErX)

46 Last night, with nothing good on Movies!, we watched an Agatha Christie adaptation from '17, Crooked House, on DVD from the library. A nicely done period-piece film based on a novel from relatively late in her career, the 1950s. Glenn Close and Gillian Anderson head a solid cast. The ending is a thunderbolt, but the main detective (not Poirot or Miss Marple) does no real reasoning, and the revelation comes from a character's diary. And that thunderbolt echoes an Ellery Queen novel of the 1930s. Not bad, though.

The detective drives what he says is a "third-hand" car, a Bristol 405. I'd heard of the brand, but have rarely seen any examples. Think of a four-door, longer-wheelbase Aston Martin.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)

47 Lacrosse with all the 2010 bells and whistles, which is why one of the onboard computers had to be replaced because more electronics=more to go wrong.

Workhorse inherited car, has firewood in the trunk because reasons.
Posted by: Motorized Miklos at June 24, 2026

***
Oh, the first generation, when LaCrosse replaced LeSabre in the lineup. I looked at a nice example in the summer of '07, but passed because of the dealership's attitude, and wound up with the PA.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)

48 Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 05:28 AM (mWKAz)

Thanks. It's our black cat Pynchon/
named by my son after the novelist ( son has read him. I haven't ) Thomas Pynchon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:44 AM (rZCVI)

49 I am not inclined to buy GM products, because my IRA once held some GM bonds. Fortunately they matured before Mr. obama did his deed.

Posted by: Fenderbender at June 24, 2026 05:45 AM (1FEc1)

50 Rival soccer teams and fellow Christians form prayer circle after match:

https://tinyurl.com/5b4y4yem

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:46 AM (rZCVI)

51 Also on DVD this week, we have an Ian McKellen vehicle, The Critic, and the 1946 (?) The Red House, a rural Gothic with Edward G. Robinson. I've watched the latter on YooToob, and found it compelling and worth watching again.

And McKellen always grabs the screen. I looked for that 1930s-dress Richard III that he did some years ago, set in an alternate-universe Britain descending into fascism under Richard, but couldn't find it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)

52 Have a blessed day, everyone. and know that you are a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:48 AM (rZCVI)

53 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:24 AM (wzUl9)

I appreciate that. He has been a good friend to all of us

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2026 05:49 AM (rZCVI)

54 FFS - F* File System

For F**ks Sake! The File System!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 05:50 AM (l3cgK)

55 I am not inclined to buy GM products, because my IRA once held some GM bonds. Fortunately they matured before Mr. obama did his deed.
Posted by: Fenderbender at June 24, 2026

***
Cadillac, I think, is the only US manufacturer still providing more than one car or sedan for us to buy. Ford and Chrysler both offer only trucks and SUVs, except for the Mustang, and I think the Charger and Challenger -- though they may be gone too. I buy used, so GM has already gotten their money from the first owner.

If something happens to the LaCrosse, and I can't find a '17-'19 model in good shape, I'll either have to go Cadillac, or step over to a Toyota like an Avalon or Lexus ES; or maybe even to a Hyundai Genesis or Equus.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:51 AM (wzUl9)

56 For the future of what?

Well here's hoping it has a brighter future than Hans Reiser did.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 05:51 AM (O7YUW)

57 The latest Tesla crash claimed to be an issue with automated self-driving mode again turns out to be driver error - FSD was disengaged and the accelerator was at 100% when the vehicle left the road and crashed into a house at 73 mph.

I thought Teslas went faster than 73 mph. How are they gonna engage the Tesla Flux Capacitor?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 05:52 AM (l3cgK)

58 I made it

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 05:53 AM (ZvL9a)

59 I looked for that 1930s-dress Richard III that he did some years ago, set in an alternate-universe Britain descending into fascism under Richard, but couldn't find it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)

England no longer has Shakespeare to document their descent into fascism but Charles is no Richard, just a Dick.

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 24, 2026 05:54 AM (InAUa)

60 58 I made it

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 05:53 AM (ZvL9a)

Yes you did.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 05:54 AM (l3cgK)

61 The hash here changed, they might have lost power for a time

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 05:55 AM (sgkY8)

62 No.its the same hash, maybe didn't pick up fast enough

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 05:56 AM (sgkY8)

63 61 The hash here changed, they might have lost power for a time

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 05:55 AM (sgkY

My cable company was redoing their network (no internet for 6 to 8 hours). When it came back online, my hash here had changed. Coincidence? I think not.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 05:56 AM (l3cgK)

64 Yeah, as soon as you get assigned a new IP address, your hash here changes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 05:58 AM (O7YUW)

65 Spcx/Starlink is not only set to take internet market share, I believe that cellular could be its next horizon.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 24, 2026 05:14 AM (dK+Kv)

Spacex and about three others next horizon. It’s already available on ATT for emergency calls. Data plans are available for the location challenged. I’d expect it to be widespread in 3 or 4 years. Maybe sooner.

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 24, 2026 06:00 AM (InAUa)

66 64 Yeah, as soon as you get assigned a new IP address, your hash here changes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 05:58 AM (O7YUW)

My IP address is the bathroom...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 06:00 AM (l3cgK)

67 Fenlon, it hurts when they go.

http://mafia.mee.nu/bestest_cat

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 24, 2026 06:00 AM (yV23c)

68 Time to take the furry thugs' chow out of the fridge and take my own shower. Breakfast after that, and I'll head out to the mechanic about seven. The spark plug job, I hope, will only take a couple of hours. I need to stop at Aldi on the way home for some stuff to tide me over until I can shop tomorrow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)

69 Pete Bog, do you see the middle east money moving out of the UK?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:01 AM (afJtY)

70 The hash here changed, they might have lost power for a time
Posted by: Skip

Forward Dog abides

Posted by: Aunt Miklos at June 24, 2026 06:02 AM (6VErX)

71 I also made it, and earlier today. I'm in a hotel and couldn't access the local wifi login so no internet. But I queried the local AI server and it suggested some steps. I took the steps. Login screen appears.

That's useful. Like pocket internet.

ROTD: I'm just glad I didn't take too many potassium tablets and pass out on the floor with low blood pressure like some smart people.

I hope everyone is ok. We are here for doctors.

ROTD: Reference of the day. That one was from an old GAINZZ thread when Ace knocked himself out.

Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026 06:03 AM (YH6eC)

72 Pete Bog, do you see the middle east money moving out of the UK?
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:01 AM (afJtY)

Why? They own it. Other groups probably yes.

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 24, 2026 06:04 AM (KhTpM)

73 “ My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. ”

John 17:15

Posted by: Marcus T at June 24, 2026 06:05 AM (+Tpk4)

74 56 degrees, light rain ... we got almost an inch overnight, yay!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 24, 2026 06:06 AM (VyBeY)

75 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at June 24, 2026 06:07 AM (ZeHnZ)

76 Self watering yesterday

Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2026 06:10 AM (sgkY8)

77 Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026 06:03 AM (YH6eC)

Back when my kidneys were going and dialysis was coming in the future, my wife wanted to go out to eat at a nice place, so we found a Peruvian restaurant.
We had this cool purple potato drink, ate beef hearts in tomato sauce, and had lucuma ice cream for dessert.
A few hours later, while in bed, my heart started beating 3 or 4 beats a second (200 or so beats a minute). Turned out each of the foods I had eaten were very high in potassium, and my kidneys weren't flushing it out fast enough...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 06:15 AM (l3cgK)

78 From Faith and Freedom Report:

In a significant development at the United Nations, a coalition of governments has formally launched a political declaration calling for a global moratorium on surrogacy.

It's a start. I know that surrogacy is controversial and that things have gotten worse. Mind you, I have no faith that any such moratorium will happen.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 24, 2026 06:15 AM (jjoN6)

79 Last night we were sitting in the screened in porch, and a pair of beautiful yellow finches came and nested in the eave right above the front door. Even in the low light their color was still brilliant.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:16 AM (mWKAz)

80 No Peruvian.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:18 AM (mWKAz)

81 If free markets weren't so damn efficient, they could never have survived, because they have so many enemies and so few friends.

Posted by: Milton Friedman (1912-2006) at June 24, 2026 06:18 AM (T6aVk)

82 67 Fenlon, it hurts when they go.

http://mafia.mee.nu/bestest_cat
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 24, 2026 06:00 AM (yV23c)

No lie. Some of my worst days where when we had to let go of our dogs.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026 06:21 AM (T6aVk)

83 Pete Bog, do think some larger portion of non Arab investment will move to Hungary and Poland ?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:22 AM (afJtY)

84 82 67 Fenlon, it hurts when they go.

http://mafia.mee.nu/bestest_cat
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 24, 2026 06:00 AM (yV23c)

No lie. Some of my worst days where when we had to let go of our dogs.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026 06:21 AM (T6aVk)

I have a long list of people I miss...grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, wife. The older I get, the longer the list gets. It's life; it's death.
Also have a list of pets I miss: cats, dogs, birds. Another list that gets longer the longer I live.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 06:24 AM (l3cgK)

85 Pete Bog, do think some larger portion of non Arab investment will move to Hungary and Poland ?
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:22 AM (afJtY)

I don’t have a clue. World is looking a lot more dangerous today than a few years ago. I really don’t know much about eastern Europe other than what I see in the news. Since they lie about everything here I assume they do about everything there as well. I do know that a number of big real estate operators are buying into Poland

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 24, 2026 06:26 AM (KhTpM)

86 @66/jim (in Kalifornia): "My IP address is the bathroom..."

*snorts* Well played.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 06:26 AM (O7YUW)

87 Just a reminder that Teslas are statistically the most crash prone make on the road today.

Whether it's due to autopilot or the idiot EV driver behind the.....yoke.

Stay away from them.

Posted by: Defenestratus at June 24, 2026 06:27 AM (WYStd)

88 Stirling is chasing Dagny, and she is growling at him. I'm having to spray him with the water bottle to get him to leave her alone. She has claws, of course, but so does he, and he has a longer reach and more body weight when they scuffle.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 06:29 AM (wzUl9)

89 I have a long list of people I miss...grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, wife. The older I get, the longer the list gets. It's life; it's death.
Also have a list of pets I miss: cats, dogs, birds. Another list that gets longer the longer I live.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 06:24 AM (l3cgK)

Truth of life. Third anniversary of losing my father is coming up.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026 06:29 AM (T6aVk)

90 @FenelonSpoke: May God comfort you deeply if your kitty has reached "that time", but if this is something treatable/fixable, then may God guide the hands of your vet so that your kitty may live!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 06:31 AM (O7YUW)

91 Truth of life. Third anniversary of losing my father is coming up.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026

***
The fortieth anniversary of my mother's passing is coming up in November. Yes, she died when I was fairly young; I was a relatively late-in-life child.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)

92 Still dark but there's a lot of chirping going on out there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:33 AM (mWKAz)

93 SanFranpsycho, getting plenty of sunshine?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:34 AM (afJtY)

94 Fen, the symptom of your cat not wanting to drink much doesn't sound like diabetes; that usually induces thirst. But if it is diabetes, that can be handled just as in humans. I gave Arizona the late big red tabby his insulin injections twice a day for his last two years. I didn't need to find a vein or anything, just a quick subcutaneous jab into the loose skin between his shoulder blades.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

95 Corned Beef Hash is yum.

Posted by: It's now a Food Thread! at June 24, 2026 06:35 AM (Svk38)

96 All quiet in the central front, except my tinnitus. Doesn't bother me though.

Posted by: Dark Lix. at June 24, 2026 06:36 AM (DZ9Lv)

97 Jim in K. Yes, potassium is no joke. I also learned from the GAINZZ thread that the Light Salt and No Salt are basically potassium. That might have been what he was supplementing with at the time. The tablets are about 2-3% each. They recommend some supplements on low carb diets since they are very diuretic first week or two starting and a person loses potassium.

The stuff is dangerous, but so is DHMO--Di-Hydrogen Monoxide.

We have a lot of information on DHMO. Here is the best place to start:
https://dhmo.org/faq.html

Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026 06:36 AM (YH6eC)

98 95 Corned Beef Hash is yum.

Posted by: It's now a Food Thread! at June 24, 2026 06:35 AM (Svk3

Especially if you make it yourself. Just don't get the canned stuff; it sucks.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 24, 2026 06:37 AM (l3cgK)

99 SanFranpsycho, getting plenty of sunshine?
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:34 AM (afJtY)
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Definitely! The fog continues unabated back home.

We were at Alpine station yesterday, 12,000 elevation. We could watch the water in the air flowing up the glacial cirque and forming clouds. Amazing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:37 AM (mWKAz)

100 We got good news yesterday Boy F. got a slot in the schedule at a bakery called Bakeworks and starts next week. This will be his first paid job experience.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:41 AM (mWKAz)

101 @100/San Franpsycho: Congrats to Boy F.!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 24, 2026 06:41 AM (O7YUW)

102 SanFranpsycho, Congratulations to Boy F

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:42 AM (afJtY)

103 Is it possible that a careful administration of potassium could lower and control blood pressure, so that an Rx is no longer needed? Just asking about the possibility, now; I'm not going to run out and replace my Rx with K tablets without medical advice. But is it possible?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)

104 Lib little sis is watching the boy at home, and she was a little miffed he went in the dishwasher and removed a dish she put in there and rerinsed it and replaced it. How would he even know? He knows.

Welcome to my world!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:48 AM (mWKAz)

105 Potassium is serious enough that OTC pills run 2mgs each. Take a bottle of those and you're in trouble.

Posted by: Dark Lix. at June 24, 2026 06:49 AM (DZ9Lv)

106 And thanks Ben and G&R he is going to love it. Every dish will be washed and washed again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:49 AM (mWKAz)

107 SanFranpsycho, perfectionism is an admirable trait.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:50 AM (afJtY)

108 It never hurts to get it checked. I have real problems with cramps and I sweat a lot. I used to drink and losing water doesn't help me with cramps. Usually bananas or potatoes are enough to help me. Or Gatorade. But, serious, potassium is for real dangerous.

They often recommend the light salt as a salt substitute, but it's understood that a person isn't going to down in it doses that would cause them to pass out like some bloggers we know.

Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026 06:51 AM (YH6eC)

109 Wolfus, try eating a small portion of a food stuff high in potassium and see how your body synthesizes it. Banana is a good place to start.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:53 AM (afJtY)

110 Wolfus, try eating a small portion of a food stuff high in potassium and see how your body synthesizes it. Banana is a good place to start.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026

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Will do.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 06:55 AM (wzUl9)

111 Wolfus, do you have a home BP monitor?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:56 AM (afJtY)

112 Gaming buddy was just replaced by AI. He was a quality control engineer at JD Power.

Posted by: Victor Tango Jilo at June 24, 2026 06:56 AM (4THEV)

113 I think most people would be surprised how serious blood chemistry can get. I've sent loads of people to hospital because of hyperkalemia or some other chemical imbalance.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 06:57 AM (mWKAz)

114
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:42 AM (afJtY)

*doffs hat with sweeping motion*
*bows*

Good morning, ma'am. I hopes I sees you well this fine morning.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 24, 2026 06:58 AM (O0L8i)

115 Wolfus, do you have a home BP monitor?
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026

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I do, but it is wildly inaccurate and optimistic. Much lower readings than my readings at the doctor's office. It reports Linda's BP (which is already low) as almost "ready for the crash cart."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 06:58 AM (wzUl9)

116 SanFranpsycho, Amen to that. Taking any supplements without a blood workup first is just asking for trouble.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 06:59 AM (afJtY)

117 I was wondering about the accuracy of these. I know when I was diabetic the glucose strips were all over the place. I'd usually take a reading two or three times.

When I get my blood pressure checked I will sometimes get a second reading.

Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026 07:00 AM (YH6eC)

118 The worst i've ever felt was after drinking way too much water on a weekend reserve drill. Probably washed all my electrolytes out. Absolute misery for 24 hours.

Posted by: Dark Lix. at June 24, 2026 07:00 AM (DZ9Lv)

119

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 24, 2026 07:01 AM (A46K3)

120 "SanFranpsycho, Amen to that. Taking any supplements without a blood workup first is just asking for trouble."

Which returns us full circle to my original comment: this is how Ace passed out and woke up on the floor.

Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026 07:02 AM (YH6eC)

121 Hadrian, I am indeed well and thank you so much for asking. Have the waters receded in your yard yet?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:02 AM (afJtY)

122 The worst i've ever felt was after drinking way too much water on a weekend reserve drill. Probably washed all my electrolytes out. Absolute misery for 24 hours.
Posted by: Dark Lix. at June 24, 2026 07:00 AM (DZ9Lv)
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I think that's how gatorade started, before that people took salt pills.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 07:03 AM (mWKAz)

123 When I get my blood pressure checked I will sometimes get a second reading.
Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026 07:00 AM (YH6eC)
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My doc says always do it x2 and take the second reading.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 07:04 AM (mWKAz)

124 ace is a constant source of frustration with his I'll try anything self medication. He scares me with the things he tries

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:04 AM (afJtY)

125 When I get my blood pressure checked I will sometimes get a second reading.
Posted by: meh at June 24, 2026

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That usually happens for me at the doctor too. I ask for a second reading, and the numbers are much better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 07:05 AM (wzUl9)

126
Have the waters receded in your yard yet?
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:02 AM (afJtY)

We have several low spots that pond and those are being pumped out. I was able to hit at a few places yesterday but I think it will be a week before I can mow everything safely.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 24, 2026 07:06 AM (O0L8i)

127 I know several people that get an elevated pressure reading just simply by having to go to the doctor

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:06 AM (afJtY)

128 The finches just left the nest and perched nearby.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 07:08 AM (mWKAz)

129 I know several people that get an elevated pressure reading just simply by having to go to the doctor
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:06 AM (afJtY)

This has been true of my dad for years. My mom’s a nurse and she’ll take his BP at home before a doc visit; then it gets taken at doc office and noticeably higher. Not nervous around Mom!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 24, 2026 07:10 AM (YetvJ)

130 118 The worst i've ever felt was after drinking way too much water on a weekend reserve drill. Probably washed all my electrolytes out. Absolute misery for 24 hours.
Posted by: Dark Lix. at June 24, 2026 07:00 AM (DZ9Lv)

Yes, you CAN drink too much water. As your example shows. Back in September 2000 a BMTer died at Lackland from, well, drinking too much water.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026 07:10 AM (T6aVk)

131 know several people that get an elevated pressure reading just simply by having to go to the doctor
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026

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That's possible in my case. But my Rx is controlling it well, and I'm in good cardiovascular shape and not overweight. And I'm not usually worried about the dr. visit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 07:10 AM (wzUl9)

132 We saw some Northern Flickers yesterday also, when they swoop down the feathers on their underside turn a beautiful red color.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 24, 2026 07:11 AM (mWKAz)

133 SanFranpsycho, you know what they say about pictures!

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:12 AM (afJtY)

134 I have found my best rehydration source to be watermelon with a little salt on it.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:14 AM (afJtY)

135 129 I know several people that get an elevated pressure reading just simply by having to go to the doctor
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:06 AM (afJtY)

This has been true of my dad for years. My mom’s a nurse and she’ll take his BP at home before a doc visit; then it gets taken at doc office and noticeably higher. Not nervous around Mom!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 24, 2026 07:10 AM (YetvJ)

They take my blood pressure at the dentist. WHY?

More reasonable is when they take my blood pressure at the clinic I go to. But that is entertaining. One time I was hungry so I ate a breakfast burrito before the appointment. Your stomach goes into action and your heart works a little harder to accommodate. BP goes up. The nurse (the NURSE, not "the provider", which is fucking stupid) takes the BP and it is something like 180/whatever. She's freaked. I look at her, the numbers, and say "no". She takes it again. "Well, it's going down so it's OK.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026 07:15 AM (T6aVk)

136 134 I have found my best rehydration source to be watermelon with a little salt on it.

Hm. So there is a use for watermelon. Good to know.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 24, 2026 07:15 AM (jjoN6)

137 "Watermelon . . . red from the rind . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 07:15 AM (wzUl9)

138 Yes, you CAN drink too much water. As your example shows. Back in September 2000 a BMTer died at Lackland from, well, drinking too much water.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026 07:10 AM (T6aVk)

This is not an unheard of occurrence at marathons unfortunately. It’s usually the rookie runners; they’ve been told to “drink enough water stay hydrated” so they drink at every water station and it’s they’re first marathon they’re going quite slow… so they have enough time to overload on water and develop hyponatremia, which can kill you. I think it’s less common now because water stations also offer Gatorade….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 24, 2026 07:16 AM (D2O3S)

139
They take my blood pressure at the dentist. WHY?

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Now that's a new one on me! I've never heard of that before.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 24, 2026 07:17 AM (qBdHI)

140 I've been a runner since 1976, and have never done more than a 10K. I don't want to get bored with working out -- and running for four hours would do it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 07:17 AM (wzUl9)

141 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 24, 2026 07:17 AM (u82oZ)

142 NR Pax, natural sugars and the water content which the body readily uses. The addition of a little salt makes it natural Gatorade

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:18 AM (afJtY)

143 This is not an unheard of occurrence at marathons unfortunately. It’s usually the rookie runners; they’ve been told to “drink enough water stay hydrated” so they drink at every water station and it’s they’re first marathon they’re going quite slow… so they have enough time to overload on water and develop hyponatremia, which can kill you. I think it’s less common now because water stations also offer Gatorade….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 24, 2026 07:16 AM (D2O3S)

At what turned out to be my best marathon I found the signal was that, well, I needed to piss, twice, early on. So I cut out all water stations for the first half of the run. Worked out great.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 24, 2026 07:19 AM (T6aVk)

144
139
They take my blood pressure at the dentist. WHY?

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They took mine at the oral surgeon's office when I had an extraction. Wanted to make sure I'd survive the anesthetic, no doubt.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 24, 2026 07:19 AM (wzUl9)

145 Morning peeps. Talking about blood pressure; my doctor's nurse assistant used to speed walk me from the waiting room to the exam room. Guess what my BP would be?

I don't speed walk anymore, and the BP is better.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 24, 2026 07:19 AM (jehhT)

146 The addition of a little salt makes it natural Gatorade
Posted by: Ben Had

Sorry. My bias was showing. I can't stand the taste of melons in general but watermelon and cantaloupe especially.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 24, 2026 07:19 AM (jjoN6)

147 They take my blood pressure at the dentist. WHY?

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Now that's a new one on me! I've never heard of that before.

Posted by: Lady in Black

Depends on the procedure and medical history.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 24, 2026 07:20 AM (nnTYA)

148 Cow Demon, that has become a standard practice in dental offices now. They don't want anyone stroking in the chair.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2026 07:20 AM (afJtY)

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