Daily Tech News 15 July 2026

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Microsoft has updated Windows Search and... Fixed it? (WCCFTech)

Well, they've at least stopped shoving it full of ads, which goes a big way toward fixing it.
Micrsoft just release a set of patches that fix 570 security holes in Windows and their other software. (Krebs on Security)

That's... Good, I guess? If still terrifying.
Microsoft also fixed Secure Boot. (Ars Technica)

Which as it happens has been insecure boot since 2013.

Tech News

With memory being so wildly expensive these days, you might be wondering which memory you should buy.

And the answer is, in most cases, cheap memory. Or the cheapest you can find from a reliable retailer.

Intel has its CUDIMMs and AMD has its ULL memory. They are not worth buying.

For everyday tasks they make no difference, and for gaming the money is far better spent on a AMD Ryzen X3D CPU, or if you have an Intel system, on wishing you had an AMD system. The expanded cache on AMD's X3D CPUs makes memory speed largely irrelevant for most users, even gamers intent on wringing every last drop of performance out of their systems.

Intel will be shipping its own X3D equivalent later this year with its Nova Lake processors, which include up to 288MB of cache, though most users will do fine with half that much.
Bonsai 27B is the Qwen 27B model squooshed into a bit and a bit. (PrismML)

Native Qwen 27B uses 16-bit floating point, so it needs 54GB of VRAM to run unrestricted. And 54GB of VRAM is quite expensive in the current market.

What the Bonsai process does is to prune it down to ternary or binary with scaling factors per group. In ternary form it fits in 5.9GB of VRAM, while retaining more than 90% of the capabilities of the full model.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: He's fallen in the water!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 Mornin'

Gonna go for a walk in a bit before the temps go over 100.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 15, 2026 04:36 AM (sAmhv)

2 Just checking in before going to bed and first.
Goodnight.

Posted by: Reforger at July 15, 2026 04:38 AM (/Hx86)

3 Darnit.

Posted by: Reforger at July 15, 2026 04:38 AM (/Hx86)

4 Another really thoughtful-but rather long essay from "The Christian Post" on thoughts about why God doesn't answer all our prayers:

https://tinyurl.com/mvbj4dsa

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 04:39 AM (guLpK)

5 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at July 15, 2026 04:41 AM (HpRTp)

6 Father and son sing Gospel song from the early 1900's- "Father Along": Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/4z9n26kj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 04:42 AM (guLpK)

7 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 15, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0)

8 6- "Farther" along, not "father"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 04:43 AM (guLpK)

9 First time maybe this year don't have to worry about if I will get to everywhere I have to go today

Posted by: Skip at July 15, 2026 04:47 AM (Ia/+0)

10 Man reflects on this devotional on "Ephesians 5:15-20 and "Always giving thanks":

https://tinyurl.com/2vv5tkfp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 04:47 AM (guLpK)

11 Posted by: Skip at July 15, 2026 04:47 AM (Ia/+0)

That's good news, Skip.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 04:48 AM (guLpK)

12 In bed awake since 2:30; trolling the internet since 4; drinking coffee since 4:30; not much left to do today except go to work.
Big news around here is wildfire smoke

Posted by: Accomack at July 15, 2026 04:49 AM (T8bqm)

13 Evening and morning, AosHQ satellites & satraps! How is your corner of the Empire on this Woden's Day smack dab in the middle of July?

Skip, did you buy an SUV, then?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 04:51 AM (wzUl9)

14 The little "furry alarm clock " ( kitten ) seems to be getting more adjusted to us. He slept from 10:45 p.m last night to 4:15 this morning . He also doesn't seem to be wailing for his mom anymore.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 04:52 AM (guLpK)

15 Good morning horde of tech. From looking at the news it appears the whole country is held in the molten grip of a precedented heatwave called July.

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at July 15, 2026 04:52 AM (zjwe/)

16 Did my doctor appt. yesterday; no worries, but I didn't get a chance to crash in the afternoon, so I headed off to Pillow-Land early. And then woke up earlier than I planned. Feeling pretty good though, and I need to go work out in a bit.

This afternoon I have a video tour of another house. It looks great, but it's on the other side of the river from Terre Haute. Which means crossing by means of only two bridges to get to a lot of amenities. The town only has about 2200 residents. I know I said I wanted to live in a smaller community, but --! If you live in such a small place, say within five or ten miles of a larger town to which you have to travel for car repairs, medical, and the like, I'd like to hear your reactions.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 04:58 AM (wzUl9)

17 The little "furry alarm clock " ( kitten ) seems to be getting more adjusted to us. He slept from 10:45 p.m last night to 4:15 this morning . He also doesn't seem to be wailing for his mom anymore.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026

***
Is he milk-treading you or anybody else in the household? Stirling still does it when he sits on my lap, and he's over four years old.

They adjust pretty fast. In my view, my cats have pretty much decided I was their human by the second or third day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:01 AM (wzUl9)

18 "If the disciples made music" a cute music video- I guess it's rap(?) by a Christian musical artist :

https://tinyurl.com/ysbwey95

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 05:02 AM (D+BhG)

19 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:01 AM (wzUl9)

No milk treading.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 05:03 AM (D+BhG)

20 Sometime I will have to get a rental truck to haul scrap metal but not for a few weeks. Going to Lancaster this Friday and Saturday

Posted by: Skip at July 15, 2026 05:04 AM (Ia/+0)

21 Amazingly low (for here, in July) temps now, 79-80 F. Maybe I can get in a solid workout.

My furry thugs are doing well as usual. Stirling is curled on the floor a few feet from me, and Dagny is, well, she's off doing Dagny things. They're not due for breakfast for a couple of hours.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:05 AM (wzUl9)

22 Wolfus,

Dear poster "Tecumseh Tea" lives in that area. You might ask her. If you like the house , it checks out and you want a smaller community I would go with that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 05:06 AM (D+BhG)

23 No milk treading.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026

***
Not every kitten does it. None of the Siberians have, possibly because they didn't leave their mothers early to be adopted -- the breeder lady I've had three kittens from doesn't let them go out until they are five months old. On the other hand, big Arizona, the red tabby I adopted in '83 from the SPCA, never did it either, and he was only about six weeks old when I took him home. Maybe it depends to a degree on the personality of the kitten.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:09 AM (wzUl9)

24
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 15, 2026 05:12 AM (AMvSw)

25 Going to Library job, hope someday a picture for book thread
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at July 15, 2026 05:12 AM (Ia/+0)

26 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 15, 2026 05:16 AM (Hbeqj)

27 Microslop fixes "many things":

And as far as we know, still doesn't have any actual QA staff so those fixes are just slung out there on a hope and a prayer. "The users will test it for us."

Uh huh. And we see how well that's been going.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 05:16 AM (O7YUW)

28 Dear poster "Tecumseh Tea" lives in that area. You might ask her. If you like the house , it checks out and you want a smaller community I would go with that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026

***
I will ask.

My vision was to live in a small city, perhaps 25-50K residents, small enough to get around easily but with various amenities like places to get my car worked on, a hospital or two, plumbers and electricians, etc. if smaller, then a short drive from a bigger town. This town is only about three or four miles west, but involves using one of two river bridges. And there is the possibility of floods from the river, though the house I'm looking at is not in a flood plain.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:18 AM (wzUl9)

29 Wow. A lot of familiar faces here at 5:16am.

I had beers with my friend yesterday and continued them as I've been wrestling with AI to do some -what you would think would be simple tasks.

Only 4 beers. I should get some sleep but I can work now without babysitting Ralphy and carrying him up and down the stairs. Snowflake usually goes out at 5am latest but all today is messed up I guess.

I'll see how this script goes. And there was a large jump.

Here's Snowflake.

Everyone have a great day.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 05:19 AM (Sco7b)

30 Finishing my second cup of coffee. Time to get moving, i.e., change, stretch, make sure I have my bottle of water, and hit the road and walking trail.

Maybe I can do the same tomorrow before I leave to have the car's rear brakes done, and then visit the mall with Linda on Friday morning for a brisk walk indoors.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:25 AM (wzUl9)

31 Maybe I can do the same tomorrow before I leave to have the car's rear brakes done, and then visit the mall with Linda on Friday morning for a brisk walk indoors.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:25 AM (wzUl9)

So you're saying...there's an outside?
Hmmm. Interesting.
Have a great day.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 05:27 AM (Sco7b)

32 Ordered 3 x 12V 5A power supplies with those little barrel connectors for a few devices I have here. Those finally got here and ... they're the wrong barrel connector. I'll keep 'em on the shelf in their boxes as the 5.5x2.1 size barrel connector is pretty standard and those will fit something else.

The devices I'm trying to power are stand-alone mini-PC's with lots of network connectors that I purchased from Ali Express back in 2024 (well before the memory debacle we're facing today.) They're going to be the new firewalls at my place and my mother's, running pfSense 2.7.2.

Anyhow, I've ordered three more, with slightly larger barrel connectors, (5.5x2.5) and I'm hoping I get the correct ones this time. The standardization on these things reminds me of that infamous XKCD comic:

https://xkcd.com/927/

Oh, and regarding the new firewalls: Mom has one of those newfangled "smart tv" things, which is great for her and she's really enjoying the stuff she can get on a couple of streaming services.

I want to segment her TV onto its own little VLAN so it can't even try to connect to her computer or see it on the network.

(Never mind me, I'm tech-babblin' here.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)

33 Wolfus, I live in an Oregon town of about 2-3 times that size of what you're looking at, but about 25-30 minutes out from hospital/tradesmen type amenities. That is close enough for me, and really cuts down on the oozing spread of metro social dysfunction (although not eliminated). The bridges could have a similar filtering effect, without being as far away; even better if the TH bus lines stop at the river, but that's probably too much to hope for.

Posted by: SciVo at July 15, 2026 05:36 AM (Sy6m/)

34 So you're saying...there's an outside?
Hmmm. Interesting.
Have a great day.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026

***
There is, and it's hideous.

There's a story on the local Fox outlet now about an uptown shopping district trying to drum up business during the hottest part of the year. They show people *sitting outdoors* to eat. The notion of paying $$$$ (all those places on the main shopping street are $$$$) to sit outside and sweat is . . . I can't deal, man, I just can't deal. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:36 AM (wzUl9)

35 @Stateless: I'm glad to see you're doing so much better, and that you have a couple of your own furry thugs to keep you company. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 05:36 AM (O7YUW)

36 @34/Wolfus: The notion of paying $$$$ (all those places on the main shopping street are $$$$) to sit outside and sweat is . . . I can't deal, man, I just can't deal. . . .

Are they European themed restaurants?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

37 36 @34/Wolfus: The notion of paying $$$$ (all those places on the main shopping street are $$$$) to sit outside and sweat is . . . I can't deal, man, I just can't deal. . . .

Are they European themed restaurants?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

Why am I thinking Greek?

Is there a type of racist I am I didn't know about?

Hi Grumpy!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 05:39 AM (Sco7b)

38 Also, out in the country, people frequently "have a guy" for basic auto repairs, or patching a roof, or what-have-you. Not everything needs to be through a big company.

Posted by: SciVo at July 15, 2026 05:39 AM (Sy6m/)

39 We walked on the canal
yesterday . It was lovely . Some exercisers there ( joggers ) are so intent they don't even acknowledge if you say " Good morning" or maybe they are listening to music, but I didn't see any ear devices. We may not be training for the Olympics, but we did turn a bit off the beaten path to look at the lake and so saw a grey as well as a white heron striding in the water looking for fish. On our way back we saw a grey heron in a tree . It looked like it was cleaning itself and so had little pieces of branches or leaves it was pulling off . I think it's too late in the year for making a nest.

We also saw a lot of flowers by the water ( a lovely pink color ) as well as some leaves that had turned bright red on the ground . So nice to be out before it gets really warm.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 05:40 AM (Bw1/o)

40 /Wolfus: The notion of paying $$$$ (all those places on the main shopping street are $$$$) to sit outside and sweat is . . . I can't deal, man, I just can't deal. . . .
*
Are they European themed restaurants?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026

***
I guess, to a degree. One is called "La Petit Grocery."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)

41 35 @Stateless: I'm glad to see you're doing so much better, and that you have a couple of your own furry thugs to keep you company. :-)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 05:36 AM (O7YUW)

Thanks so much.

Working on keeping them in a home. I've got this.

I am working on my website for bonus material but am going to have pictures of the animals there.

And my monkey statue!!

And it will fit in perfectly with what I'm working on.....

It's hell making a living in Canada.....
Sorry...choir....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 05:42 AM (Sco7b)

42 I lived in New York City during my college years and never got used to it. At night I'd walk down the middle of the street and stay away from the sidewalk, for safety. The sirens at all hours and endless people on the main streets. My tiny apartment (off campus) was okay when your 22, but as soon as I graduated and took a job at a company that made sonar
for the navy I decided big city life was terrible for me. Moved back home in a small town it upstate NY (600 population) and said goodbye to big city life. Now I live near a big city, but its quiet and nice neighbors. No cats or dogs yet.....

Posted by: Colin at July 15, 2026 05:44 AM (CiQE7)

43 38 Also, out in the country, people frequently "have a guy" for basic auto repairs, or patching a roof, or what-have-you. Not everything needs to be through a big company.
Posted by: SciVo at July 15, 2026 05:39 AM (Sy6m/)

Good morning.

I'm in a very small town. Mom and I were blessed with wonderful neighbours. One is amazingly handy and also manages buildings

Yeah, I ask him first.....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 05:45 AM (Sco7b)

44 3 Wolfus, I live in an Oregon town of about 2-3 times that size of what you're looking at, but about 25-30 minutes out from hospital/tradesmen type amenities. That is close enough for me, and really cuts down on the oozing spread of metro social dysfunction (although not eliminated). The bridges could have a similar filtering effect, without being as far away; even better if the TH bus lines stop at the river, but that's probably too much to hope for.
Posted by: SciVo at July 15, 2026

***
Good points. A fifteen-minute drive to a Walmart once or twice a week wouldn't kill me -- I do more than that now -- or thirty to a good mechanic, which I also do now.

One nice thing is that the roads I've seen in the smaller town seem to be in much better condition than the side streets in the bigger town.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)

45 Greetings, everyone. It's already too bloody hot to function over here at the GPROMD so I'm dedicated to staying inside as much as possible.

I did start my morning at the gym though because I figured that even with AC, it was not going to be pleasant going there after work. So at least I've accomplished something.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 15, 2026 05:48 AM (RjOoY)

46 @40/Wolfus: (replying to my question of if they are European themed restaurants): "I guess, to a degree. One is called "La Petit Grocery."

There's your answer then: An aversion to air conditioning!

I'll see myself out.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

47 I guess this is the thread.

I'm running a script in ChatGPT to call the API to do work faster. Yes, it's doing it. What I want is VERY BASIC.

No, I could understand, maybe computationally how it may be difficult.

But damn. Companies must be spending fortunes on this. What AI is doing, I'm happy to pay for and modify the crap out of. The rest, I wonder...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 05:52 AM (Sco7b)

48
Microsoft fixes things? That sounds suspiciously like caring about the customer.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 15, 2026 05:59 AM (O0L8i)

49 Belated BOING!

Went to the range to reinstall my original Glock 43X magazine release and to test out Glock's new 15 round magazines. Here's the issue, for you gun buffs:

https://youtu.be/mdVGoBNA1J0

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 15, 2026 06:02 AM (5UTWB)

50
I lived in New York City during my college years and never got used to it.

__________

Any time I went there I felt like I was in a foreign country. Even crossing back into New Jersey, of all places, felt like returning to America.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 15, 2026 06:02 AM (O0L8i)

51 @41/Stateless: I checked out the site linked under your name, nothing really there yet but as you said, you're working on that.

"It's hell making a living in Canada....."

Ain't that the truth. It absolutely infuriates me knowing that they're taking so much from me in taxes on income, purchases, fees, property, hidden things like carbon charges for energy, and of course at the end of your life, they'll try to claw as much of your estate back from you and your heirs as they can, and that's only going to get worse.

And then I watch them spend not only frivolously on themselves, but they throw a metric shitton of money at foreign governments as gifts and grants, while continuing to deficit-spend us into poverty.

I don't understand why this hasn't completely imploded yet. It really should have.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 06:04 AM (O7YUW)

52 @48/Hadrian the Seventh: "Microsoft fixes things? That sounds suspiciously like caring about the customer."

Or realizing that their customer base really has had enough of their bullshit and is starting to walk away and stay away.

"We've got to protect our phoney baloney jobs!"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 06:05 AM (O7YUW)

53 Oh! There are 2 Win 11 security updates begging me to restart my PC.

What a koinkadinky!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 15, 2026 06:07 AM (ayKiF)

54 I don't understand why this hasn't completely imploded yet. It really should have.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 06:04 AM (O7YUW)

There's a lot of us who wouldn't mind going through that just to see our 'betters' suffer.

Preferably...oh my something is ready.....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 06:08 AM (Sco7b)

55 w00t late

Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 06:09 AM (6wpGE)

56 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

57 - 50 comments in and not a single 'I see what you did there, pixy.'
Hmmm, maybe I'm reading something into it.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 15, 2026 06:11 AM (dAv7M)

58 One nice thing is that the roads I've seen in the smaller town seem to be in much better condition than the side streets in the bigger town.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)

One of the interesting quirks about Portland, which I have usually lived near but rarely in, is the way that the East Side (east of 82nd Ave) is really the unwanted stepchild. IIRC, people loved the unincorporated land for being cheaper, but building it out without proper utility planning led to septic pollution, so a judge ultimately forced a shotgun wedding and made Portland take responsibility. But the City made the people on the side streets pay for their own paving if they wanted it, so many on that side of town are still gravel to this day.

Posted by: SciVo at July 15, 2026 06:16 AM (Sy6m/)

59 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
Reading all the comments about NYC. I live 90m north of NYC and it's politics are creeping outward. Lots of people moved up here after 9/11 and then DeBlasio and they vote the same way expecting a different result. What happens in NYC ain't staying in NYC

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 15, 2026 06:16 AM (m2wmY)

60 Ro Khanna is a dirty wog.

That is all.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 06:17 AM (RIvkX)

61 I had to get a golf cart out of the pond yesterday. Drinking was involved

Posted by: The Ballots at July 15, 2026 06:18 AM (LOZbR)

62 I'm back. Humid but the sun was still below the horizon, so not terribly hot. The sun has now risen and so will the temps. The humidity is already stifling. Guess I'll do indoor stuff today, when I get up. Need to do laundry anyway.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 15, 2026 06:19 AM (sAmhv)

63 @59/Smell the Glove: It ain't just the city. I'd suggest getting out of that accursed State before it gets any worse (and it will.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 15, 2026 06:20 AM (O7YUW)

64 Ro Khanna is a worthless piece of sh*t.
-Dave Rubin

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 06:21 AM (RIvkX)

65 60 Ro Khanna is a dirty wog.

That is all.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 06:17 AM (RIvkX)

Good morning. I was busy during the thread, but Michigan has a TON of unholy bitches there....

I'm outside of gunshot range of Detroit...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 06:22 AM (Sco7b)

66 - "What the Bonsai process does is to prune it down..."

Posted by: TeeJ at July 15, 2026 06:23 AM (dAv7M)

67 66 - "What the Bonsai process does is to prune it down..."

Posted by: TeeJ
****

You notice those things IF you read the content...

Posted by: clarence at July 15, 2026 06:25 AM (lRQJY)

68 My daughter needs every prayer the Horde can muster. Almost six hours ago she had complete heart failure. She is currently in the ICU on a heart lung machine. They will soon take her to the OR to see if they can figure out what is happening. My thanks in advance. I have faith in the Horse's power of prayer.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at July 15, 2026 06:26 AM (l4yIu)

69 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at July 15, 2026 06:27 AM (2Ez/1)

70 Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at July 15, 2026 06:26 AM (l4yIu)

Prayers sent.

Posted by: SciVo at July 15, 2026 06:29 AM (Sy6m/)

71 Ro Khanna wouldn't know the truth if it came up behind and bit him on the ass.

If Ro Khanna had half a brain he would be dangerous.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 06:29 AM (RIvkX)

72 Captain Joseph Sabin

Wow! That's horrible. Will pray!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 15, 2026 06:29 AM (sAmhv)

73 Talk Talk - Living in Another World

Well, then.

Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 06:30 AM (6wpGE)

74 My daughter needs every prayer the Horde can muster. Almost six hours ago she had complete heart failure. She is currently in the ICU on a heart lung machine. They will soon take her to the OR to see if they can figure out what is happening. My thanks in advance. I have faith in the Horse's power of prayer.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at July 15, 2026 06:26 AM (l4yIu)
===

Prayer for complete and immediate healing

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 06:30 AM (RIvkX)

75 Captain Sabin, Good luck and God bless to you and your daughter. Prayers up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 15, 2026 06:34 AM (m2wmY)

76 And today's leftist sign:

"No kings in America since 1776" which is obviously a knock against Trump. Ummm. You didn't know how many executive orders were done by King Barack as well as the cabal behind demented Joe?!!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 06:34 AM (1Vo6X)

77 Aw Skip left before he could spill the beans on what kinda zoom-zoom he's zooming.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 15, 2026 06:40 AM (WL2lA)

78 Captain Josepha Sabin , I will pray for your daughter.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 15, 2026 06:42 AM (WL2lA)

79 57 - 50 comments in and not a single 'I see what you did there, pixy.'
Hmmm, maybe I'm reading something into it.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 15, 2026 06:11 AM (dAv7M)

ISWPDT

Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 06:42 AM (6wpGE)

80 68 My daughter needs every prayer the Horde can muster. Almost six hours ago she had complete heart failure. She is currently in the ICU on a heart lung machine. They will soon take her to the OR to see if they can figure out what is happening. My thanks in advance. I have faith in the Horse's power of prayer.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at July 15, 2026 06:26 AM (l4yIu)

Praying for all of you.
No other words suffice....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 15, 2026 06:45 AM (Sco7b)

81 66 - "What the Bonsai process does is to prune it down..."

Posted by: TeeJ at July 15, 2026 06:23 AM
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Snip it! Snip it in the bud!

Posted by: Just Wondering at July 15, 2026 06:48 AM (2Ez/1)

82 My image of NYC was formed by what I'd see in movies in the '70s. French Connection, Across 110th Street, Midnight Cowboy, things like that. It looked so bad I never wanted to set foot in NYC. I did finally visit and was surprised it wasn't as bad as I thought if you kept to certain areas. This was after Rudy though.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 15, 2026 06:48 AM (l26NL)

83 That was me.

Posted by: Don Knotts at July 15, 2026 06:48 AM (2Ez/1)

84 Can you imagine how badly Ro Khanna stank while wearing a suit and tie in Israel in July?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 06:53 AM (RIvkX)

85

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 15, 2026 06:53 AM (sUMTS)

86 mornin yall

"Forty-four members of Congress had their text messages viewed by former special counsel Jack Smith’s team amid a probe into President Trump, in an move that Republicans say “ran roughshod over the Constitution.”"

Will this cause the GOP to spring to action, or will they sit in the corner and watch the Constitution get raped? I think you know the answer to that.

Posted by: fd at July 15, 2026 06:53 AM (MWfyi)

87 Captain Josepha Sabin

Oh no! Prayers ascending, of course. And some more prayers for you.

I still remember visiting that fancy Art museum with you and your unique way to get a younger security type to pay attention to you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 15, 2026 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

88 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 15, 2026 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

89 "Also, out in the country, people frequently "have a guy" for basic auto repairs, or patching a roof, or what-have-you. Not everything needs to be through a big company."

Had an idea for an app called "I Know Guy" for connecting people who need these odd jobs done with people who know how to do them. Sort of like Thumbtack for amateurs.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 15, 2026 06:54 AM (UoWyB)

90 Disco Inferno!

And, Steve Dahl was a loon, though a very funny one.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 15, 2026 06:55 AM (HohGQ)

91 Hillary Clinton

Your poor liver. And look what it did to your face! Your appearance almost matches your personality.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 15, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

92 Speaking of, I was on Thumbtack looking to see if I could get a custom gaming-themed quilt made as a Christmas gift. Answer: Yes for the price of a significant car repair.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 15, 2026 06:56 AM (UoWyB)

93 Holy smokes, Dahl lives! Did not know.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 15, 2026 06:57 AM (HohGQ)

94 My image of NYC was formed by what I'd see in movies in the '70s. French Connection, Across 110th Street, Midnight Cowboy, things like that. It looked so bad I never wanted to set foot in NYC. I did finally visit and was surprised it wasn't as bad as I thought if you kept to certain areas. This was after Rudy though.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 15, 2026

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My image of NYC was formed by TV in the '60s, and movies as well like Sunday in New York and The Odd Couple. The '70s there looked and sounded pretty bad. When I visited in '98, I found the same as you, pretty nice if you stayed in certain areas. I had no interest in fringe places; I stuck with the Upper West Side, midtown, Fifth Avenue, etc. It wasn't what I'd imagined from reading Rex Stout and watching/reading U.N.C.L.E., but it looked pretty good.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 06:58 AM (wzUl9)

95 - Captain Sabin - of course
And I'll get the widow on it later, also.
84 year old great grandmother. Powerful.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 15, 2026 06:58 AM (dAv7M)

96 I did. Until 1990.

Posted by: Roald at July 15, 2026 06:59 AM (2Ez/1)

97 Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at July 15, 2026 06:26 AM (l4yIu)

Will pray right now.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 15, 2026 07:01 AM (+hwtP)

98 My image of NYC was everyday reality. But my idea of the city was definitely shaped by a lot of those early 70s movies. Death Wish, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, French Connection, Pelham 1-2-3.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 07:02 AM (RIvkX)

99 winning

UN rights chief swipes Trump, says Iran strikes are 'huge setback,' demands they 'stop immediately'

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 15, 2026 07:05 AM (/+uur)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 15, 2026 07:06 AM (/+uur)

101 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 15, 2026 07:06 AM (VyBeY)

102 r hennigantx

Move the UN to Gaza.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 15, 2026 07:07 AM (u82oZ)

103 And how many divisions does the UN have?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 15, 2026 07:08 AM (qFwJc)

104 My image of NYC was that if you were a kid you lived in a high rise luxury apartment with a dad like Brian Keith, and of course you had an English Butler. When you were bored you "played on the terrace." And if you had a sister her name was Buffy.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 15, 2026 07:09 AM (2Ez/1)

105 103 And how many divisions does the UN have?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 15, 2026 07:08 AM (qFwJc)

Those idiots are barely able to do subtraction and addition.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 15, 2026 07:09 AM (Ot/FD)

106 no one of any consequence

The UN no longer has any moral standing, nor power. It is another parasitic organization blocking civilization.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 15, 2026 07:09 AM (u82oZ)

107 I'm back from my workout, cleaned up, fed the beasts and myself. Another coffee, and then I'll try to get some writing done.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 07:10 AM (wzUl9)

108 Oscar and Felix shared a 4-bedroom apartment. Wow. The '60s were great.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 15, 2026 07:10 AM (qFwJc)

109 I know. Move UNHQ to Gaza.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 15, 2026 07:11 AM (qFwJc)

110 My mental NYC came entirely from Seinfeld...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 15, 2026 07:11 AM (Ot/FD)

111 the house I'm looking at is not in a flood plain.

Every house is in a flood plain if you dream big enough. -- The Man Upstairs

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 15, 2026 07:11 AM (ExV1e)

112 68. Prayers up. May God guide the doctors to her recovery.

Posted by: Jen the original at July 15, 2026 07:11 AM (8moFs)

113 Was Kramer a trust fund baby? Did George live with his parents?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 15, 2026 07:12 AM (qFwJc)

114 My image of NYC was that if you were a kid you lived in a high rise luxury apartment with a dad like Brian Keith, and of course you had an English Butler. When you were bored you "played on the terrace." And if you had a sister her name was Buffy.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 15, 2026 07:09 AM (2Ez/1)
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I had never seen an apartment like that and couldn't imagine it was real.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 07:12 AM (RIvkX)

115 UN rights chief swipes Trump, says Iran strikes are 'huge setback,' demands they 'stop immediately'
Posted by: r hennigantx

"Yes, I would like fries with that. And I'd like it to go."

Posted by: NR Pax at July 15, 2026 07:13 AM (RjOoY)

116 I have not flown into NYC. When I drove in, I was in a Peterbilt with a 53 foot trailer behind. After finally finding the place I had to deliver to, I had to go to New Jersey. Screw the northeast.

Posted by: clarence at July 15, 2026 07:14 AM (JGS5U)

117 I had my own place. You just didn't see it very often.

https://youtu.be/ria37d9mInY

Posted by: George Costanza at July 15, 2026 07:15 AM (2Ez/1)

118 Or realizing that their customer base really has had enough of their bullshit and is starting to walk away and stay away.

I read that Windows now represents < 60% of all desktop OS installations. I have my doubts about that but maybe their management got spooked.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 15, 2026 07:15 AM (ExV1e)

119 Pastor Barred From Neighbor After Alleged Confrontation Over Violent Threats

Confrontation implies it was not a one sided fight. That pastor delivered a Costco sized beating to that man.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 15, 2026 07:15 AM (RjOoY)

120 I knew NYC in the late 80s. Old Times Square with all the x rated theaters and drug dealers and hookers and stuff.

And then it got cleaned up. And I knew New Yorkers who hated that, preferred the gritty Times Square.

Posted by: blaster at July 15, 2026 07:15 AM (NlEaG)

121 Oscar and Felix shared a 4-bedroom apartment. Wow. The '60s were great.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 15, 2026

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I watched the movie with Lemmon and Matthau the other day (still funny!), and at some point Oscar says it's an *eight*-room apartment. Of course he was "one of the highest-paid sportswriters on the East Coast," as he said.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 07:16 AM (wzUl9)

122 104 My image of NYC was that if you were a kid you lived in a high rise luxury apartment with a dad like Brian Keith, and of course you had an English Butler. When you were bored you "played on the terrace." And if you had a sister her name was Buffy.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 15, 2026 07:09 AM (2Ez/1)

Moving on up
To the east side

Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 07:16 AM (6wpGE)

123 Just like NGOs have sucked up and employed the wastrels of American elitists, the UN's vast apparatus soaks up the wastrels of the 3rd world elites.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)

124 I suppose a dramatic TV series like Naked City or East Side/West Side came closer to showing the "real" NYC in the early Sixties than did Family Affair or That Girl. Compared to NYC now, though, early Sixties NYC must have been Camelot.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 07:19 AM (wzUl9)

125 "Old Times Square with all the x rated theaters and drug dealers and hookers and stuff."
++++

Hello sailor.

Posted by: Bourbon Street at July 15, 2026 07:19 AM (2Ez/1)

126 JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 15, 2026 07:21 AM (RIvkX)

127 125 "Old Times Square with all the x rated theaters and drug dealers and hookers and stuff."
++++

Hello sailor.
Posted by: Bourbon Street at July 15, 2026 07:19 AM (2Ez/1)

haha

Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 07:24 AM (6wpGE)

128 "Old Times Square with all the x rated theaters and drug dealers and hookers and stuff."
++++

Hello sailor.
Posted by: Bourbon Street at July 15, 2026

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When I was a kid in the early Sixties there, only the first six or seven blocks of Bourbon were Party World. Starting in the block where I lived and running another six or so to its end, Bourbon was residential with service businesses like a hardware store, a barber shop, laundromat, an upholstery shop, a grocery store, etc.

That downriver half of Bourbon is still residential, but those service businesses, I think, are all gone.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 15, 2026 07:26 AM (wzUl9)

129 Moving to a small town.

Outsiders definitely meet challenges.

One guy told me to put a bumper sticker from the local high school football team on your car.

Posted by: pawn at July 15, 2026 07:32 AM (R8m8a)

130 After Giuliani cleaned out the crazy homeless (bless you Mayor Giuliani!) I loved living in Manhattan. My neighborhood had a small town feel, amazingly; we were friends with the dry cleaners, the bodega guys, and the doormen of the various buildings watched over everything. Felt very safe for my wife, and very familiar.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 15, 2026 07:40 AM (vTDxD)

131 129 Moving to a small town.

Outsiders definitely meet challenges.

One guy told me to put a bumper sticker from the local high school football team on your car.
Posted by: pawn at July 15, 2026 07:32 AM (R8m8a)

But don't hang out there, fellow kids!

Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 07:51 AM (6wpGE)

132 Got a message yesterday that my Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) protection has been extended an extra year to Oct. 12 2027. So now my Windows 11 local account system and my Linux one can continue to be the backups.

Posted by: geoffb at July 15, 2026 08:44 AM (OtD+j)

133 79 57 - 50 comments in and not a single 'I see what you did there, pixy.'
Hmmm, maybe I'm reading something into it.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 15, 2026 06:11 AM (dAv7M)

ISWPDT
Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 06:42 AM (6wpGE)

But I don't SeeWhatPixyDid here:

Disclaimer: He's fallen in the water!

Posted by: m at July 15, 2026 09:08 AM (6wpGE)

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