Daily Tech News 16 July 2026

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The latest scandal of a fatal failure of Tesla's FSD (full self-driving) system turns out to have been another case of PTTMCDISEH-STTW. (Tech Crunch)

Pedal-to-the-metal controlled driving into someone else's house - straight through the wall.

Funny how often things turn out that way.

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Contrary to what I was saying yesterday, Asus reports that DDR5 memory from China's CXMT is slower and less reliable than that from, for example, South Korea's SK Hynix. (Tom's Hardware)

Underlining precisely what I said, this only matters at all if you are trying to overclock your memory, which I don't recommend in the current market.
Just what the PC gaming ecosystem needs: Cartridges. (Tom's Hardware)

The "cartridges" are actually repurposed old 2.5" hard drives, and it specifically works for Steam games on Linux, but it works.
There's likely to be a shortage of the new MacBook Neo. (WCCFTech)

Because - as predicted the moment it was announced - Apple has run out of its limited supply of defective A18 Pro iPhone CPUs, and is now running short of functional A18 Pro chips.
Google's legal settlement with the Epic Games Store has been withdrawn. Here's why that's a good thing. (Ars Technica)

Third-party app stores are now coming to Android, making the existing settlement moot.
There is still no release date for Ananta.

Musical Interlude

It's not Frieren without a closing theme by Milet.

Disclaimer: I lied.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 Morning all.

Posted by: Tuna at July 16, 2026 04:30 AM (lJ0H4)

2 w00t way to go tuna

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)

3 G'Day everyone
TGIEF

Posted by: Skip at July 16, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

4 >>>Pedal-to-the-metal controlled driving into someone else's house - straight through the wall.

ouch

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)

5 How's your new car Skip?

Posted by: Tuna at July 16, 2026 04:32 AM (lJ0H4)

6 >>>Disclaimer: I lied.

Bad Pixy.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 04:36 AM (6wpGE)

7 Well video was interesting

Posted by: Skip at July 16, 2026 04:37 AM (Ia/+0)

8 TGIEF?

Former workweek was Mon-Thurs. (4 x 10hr shifts)

Thursday *was* Friday for us... and so:

S.H.I.T = So Happy It's Thursday!
--or--
TGIFT = Thank God It's F-ing Thursday!

Posted by: JQ at July 16, 2026 04:38 AM (rdVOm)

9 Best ride I have owned I think.
Will miss not having everything with me all the time but one thing won't miss is having to find parking for that truck

Posted by: Skip at July 16, 2026 04:39 AM (Ia/+0)

10 What did you get, Skip?

Posted by: JQ at July 16, 2026 04:39 AM (rdVOm)

11 milet - The Story of Us

I have no idea what's happening there.
It looks like a coven.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 04:42 AM (6wpGE)

12 Making flowers pop out of the ground like that is pretty cool.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 04:44 AM (6wpGE)

13 Mazda CX 30

Posted by: Skip at July 16, 2026 04:46 AM (Ia/+0)

14 Will have lots of driving next 3 days
At least every trip isn't a worry if the vehicle will make it

Posted by: Skip at July 16, 2026 04:47 AM (Ia/+0)

15 TGIEF

Thank God It's the Eve of Friday?

I got nothing.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 04:47 AM (6wpGE)

16 Mornin'

I have my thermostat set for 75 and it's already kicked off. Quiet most of the night. Gonna be another hot one in Babylon DC.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 16, 2026 04:48 AM (sAmhv)

17 What color Skip?

Posted by: Tuna at July 16, 2026 04:48 AM (lJ0H4)

18 There have always been third party app stores for android ever since the OS was created. Over time the screeching harpies complained about "security!" and "toxic hellstew" so google made it harder to install apps from those app stores. To this day Samsung has its own active app store..

Posted by: Defenestratus at July 16, 2026 04:53 AM (WYStd)

19 Sweet ride, Skip!

Posted by: JQ at July 16, 2026 04:53 AM (rdVOm)

20 Welp, it's as cool indoors as it is outdoors... and I'm tired, so time to shut it all down for tonight.

Good night, horde! Have a great day, all!

Posted by: JQ at July 16, 2026 04:55 AM (rdVOm)

21 Good night JQ. Sweet dreams.

Posted by: Tuna at July 16, 2026 04:58 AM (lJ0H4)

22 Guess I'm glad I got my MacBook when I did. Got a Sky, not a Neo. It works and that's all I ask of my tech.

My ancient HP Laptop finally gave up the ghost. The HD crapped out. I didn't have much on it. I had moved most files over to the other laptop and backed up on external HDs. Anything else that is lost is no real loss. Won't miss it. It was a solid laptop and lasted me over a decade. Probably 12 years old. Lots and lots of use. It came with Win 8 and I had Linux Mint 22.3 on it when it died. Putting Linux on old laptops and WS really helps with stretching out lifespans, especially with Micro$oft gleefully making perfectly good machines obsolete for 'reasons'.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 16, 2026 05:01 AM (sAmhv)

23 Evening and morning to late toilers and early risers across the Solar System! (Titan, I know there's nothing like that first bracing hydrogen cyanide-and-methane wind of the "winter," but try to contain your excitement, okay?)

In any case, it's Thor's Day on Earth. Whassup?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:07 AM (wzUl9)

24 This looks so great.

DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilm
20h
The first trailer for ‘I PLAY ROCKY’ has been released.

The film follows a young Sylvester Stallone & the dramatic journey it took to get ‘ROCKY’ made.

In theaters on November 20.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 05:07 AM (6wpGE)

25 Good morning, all!

I'm inclined to think that a kitten should not be in a house with older folks ( He has so much energy !) but he is cute and makes me laugh and , he currently has some toys that look like springs and when he chews on the twisty yellow one it looks like he's chewing on a piece of twisty macaroni.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:07 AM (D+BhG)

26
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 16, 2026 05:08 AM (AMvSw)

27 Skip, I looked at pics of the Mazda CX30. It has a aggressive, "I'm ready for anything you can handle, bro" look to it. What's the color combo? Horsepower?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:09 AM (wzUl9)

28 I'm inclined to think that a kitten should not be in a house with older folks ( He has so much energy !) but he is cute and makes me laugh and , he currently has some toys that look like springs and when he chews on the twisty yellow one it looks like he's chewing on a piece of twisty macaroni.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026

***
That was just why I did not originally want even one kitten, let alone two. But Stirling and Dagny both won me over.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:10 AM (wzUl9)

29 This looks so great.

DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilm
20h
The first trailer for ‘I PLAY ROCKY’ has been released.

The film follows a young Sylvester Stallone & the dramatic journey it took to get ‘ROCKY’ made.

In theaters on November 20.
Posted by: m

I was just viewing that trailer. It does look good.

Posted by: Tuna at July 16, 2026 05:12 AM (lJ0H4)

30 Gave myself a leg cramp stretching in a way I shouldn't have just now. I've stretched it out, carefully, and can walk fine, but I'm not sure I can work out. Or maybe that's just a rationalization for me to be lazy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:17 AM (wzUl9)

31 Belated BOING! Exercised, showered, and currently lunching.

Mrs. BD was a plaintiff in a class action suit against Yahoo for one of its major data privacy breaches years ago.

The check for $8.12 is on its way to the bank!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 16, 2026 05:18 AM (GCnq8)

32 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:10 AM (wzUl9

Two kittens! .And you're still not in an exhausted heap! We haven't had a kitten in 16 years. They're quite something. He is lovable and funny though!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:18 AM (D+BhG)

33 @Pixy: "Disclaimer: I lied."

Dissembler, dissembler, Thine pantaloons have combusted!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 16, 2026 05:20 AM (O7YUW)

34 "A challenge is a chance to grow."Deuteronomy 1:27. International Fellowship of Christians and Jews:

https://tinyurl.com/3vupma53

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:22 AM (guLpK)

35 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:17 AM (wzUl9

Do you work out every day? If you have a cramp I'd suggest taking a rest.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:27 AM (Bw1/o)

36 Man writes on "Jesus to the rescue" and Matthew 14:22-33 . An "Upper Room" devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/33fxeh5f

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:30 AM (Bw1/o)

37
Two kittens! .And you're still not in an exhausted heap! We haven't had a kitten in 16 years. They're quite something. He is lovable and funny though!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026

***
Well, the furry thugs' kittenhoods ended, technically, about three years ago. Thought they still fly around at times as though they are six months old.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:33 AM (wzUl9)

38
Do you work out every day? If you have a cramp I'd suggest taking a rest.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026

***
Just what I wanted to hear --! No, not every day, and I'm short on sessions this week because of the rain on Mon. and Tues. I walked/ran on Sunday and Wednesday, planned to do it again today, and then do the brisk walk thing indoors at the mall tomorrow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:34 AM (wzUl9)

39 Re: the cramp, maybe you're right, Fen. I can walk okay, but not without noticing the cramp. I've got enough to handle today, taking the car for its rear brakes, etc., that i'll be moving around, and can work it out, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)

40 CXMT Memory:

China. Tofu-dreg construction.

I wonder how long their memory will last before it "unexpectedly" fails in people's production machines?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 16, 2026 05:40 AM (O7YUW)

41 Four Dancing dads on "America's got talent":

https://tinyurl.com/5n84c8y5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:41 AM (Bw1/o)

42 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9

Rest your cramp! Take care of your car and have a good day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:43 AM (Bw1/o)

43 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 16, 2026 05:45 AM (Hbeqj)

44 Looks like I won't be on the Book Thread much this Sunday. Miss Linda has gotten us free reservations for that day at the local Museum of Art. I don't know what's there that she wants to see. They have a lot of the old masters and art that follows their representational style, but also a lot of "modern" art of the kind we sneer at (sometimes unfairly) on the Art Thread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9)

45 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9

Sounds like a lovely trip!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:54 AM (Bw1/o)

46
Funny how often things turn out that way.

_____________

You stupid, fossilized Boomers and your technology hating will never adapt to the AIEEEEEEE!.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 16, 2026 05:57 AM (O0L8i)

47 A lovely worship song: "The goodness of God":

https://tinyurl.com/55jcxtm3

I hope you all have a blessed day, and know that you are a blessing to others! I'm going with dear FenSpouse to took at some flowers now.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 05:59 AM (Bw1/o)

48 Mazda, the confounding entertainment system in our CX-5 infuriates spouse. Wheels to spin, then push, what does that menu choice even mean? Just wants 5 separate buttons to push for favorite radio stations...*sigh*

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 16, 2026 06:01 AM (rii+a)

49
Another day of stewarding awaits. I asked the chief steward for Saturday's show to give me a ring that would end early so I could get to Vigil Mass. My assignment came yesterday and it closes about as late as it can.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 16, 2026 06:01 AM (O0L8i)

50 You're fired!

https://tinyurl.com/33r3ykwd

Maybe she was trying to increase her testosterone levels to please Sec. Hegseth.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 16, 2026 06:10 AM (L4WDc)

51 Sounds like a lovely trip!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026

***
On a Sunday there is usually less traffic, true. There may be more patrons in the museum on a weekend, but if we go when the place opens at ten, it may not be bad . . . and the place is roomy, so unless there's a class or tour group, you don't have to be bumping into people.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 06:12 AM (wzUl9)

52 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:14 AM (u82oZ)

53 Went to the closest casino yesterday. It is an hour and a half drive away. Drove the back roads, so the scenery was pastoral.

As predicted, she talked all the way there. Plus during the buffet lunch she bought me. And all the way back. Upon return, I wanted to be alone.

That trip makes me appreciate the other widow I walk with. She is a better conversationalist.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:18 AM (u82oZ)

54
As predicted, she talked all the way there. Plus during the buffet lunch she bought me. And all the way back. Upon return, I wanted to be alone.

_____________

Talking to people - except Her Majesty - for more than a few minutes has become exhausting. Assuming someone wants to talk to me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 16, 2026 06:20 AM (O0L8i)

55 I was given $20 in casino cash. Won $5 playing roulette. Lost $20 at blackjack. Gave the helper at the buffet $5.
So a net of zero.

For an hour and a half, I walked the length of the air conditioned complex to and fro for a good cardio workout.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

56 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 16, 2026 06:22 AM (RIvkX)

57 Went to the closest casino yesterday. It is an hour and a half drive away. Drove the back roads, so the scenery was pastoral.

As predicted, she talked all the way there. Plus during the buffet lunch she bought me. And all the way back. Upon return, I wanted to be alone.

That trip makes me appreciate the other widow I walk with. She is a better conversationalist.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026

***
That can be wearing. On the other hand I wish Miss Linda would talk to me more without my having to say, "So what's going on?" or "Talk to me."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 06:24 AM (wzUl9)

58 Wolfus Aurelius

Your Linda seems to be the quiet type.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:27 AM (u82oZ)

59 29 This looks so great.

DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilm
20h
The first trailer for ‘I PLAY ROCKY’ has been released.

The film follows a young Sylvester Stallone & the dramatic journey it took to get ‘ROCKY’ made.

In theaters on November 20.
Posted by: m

I was just viewing that trailer. It does look good.
Posted by: Tuna at July 16, 2026 05:12 AM (lJ0H4)

It might be a kind of litmus test. At the site I linked, pre-reviews were split about 50/50!

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 06:28 AM (6wpGE)

60 Good morning folks. Lotta hot funk in the air today from the fires up north, so it looks like it'll be an indoor fun kind of day.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 16, 2026 06:28 AM (kpS4V)

61 I told one of my buddies yesterday that I only understand about a third of what Mrs. F. says and about half of that is crazy talk.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 16, 2026 06:30 AM (RIvkX)

62 60 Good morning folks. Lotta hot funk in the air today from the fires up north, so it looks like it'll be an indoor fun kind of day.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 16, 2026 06:28 AM (kpS4V)

Wikipedia
2026 Canadian wildfires

... over 856 active wildfires across the country in mid-July, primarily in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan ...

yikes

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 06:31 AM (6wpGE)

63 I also find that as I have finely aged, I too do not enjoy talking to people.
I truly enjoy my quiet times. Don’t get me wrong, l love talking to my wife, kids and my two wonderful grandsons. It’s others I don’t want to converse with.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at July 16, 2026 06:31 AM (JaSdJ)

64 Your Linda seems to be the quiet type.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026

***
The Sphinx would talk more. A lot of her chatter is about her genealogy stuff, which is fine; but it's about the past, and I want to focus on the future, i.e., moving. Which she will not discuss. Last night I showed her my latest house crush, and got the usual "I don't know. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)

65 In yesterday's thread by Ace, Trump: There's No Way I'm Stopping ICE Traffic Stops Just Because the Left Has Fully Embraced Violence As Its "Political Speech"

We were discussing the case of Kaitlyn Tracey (Canadian) who decided to slap two minors because they were wearing MAGA and pro-ICE clothing.

She was arrested, charged with simple-assault, and released to face trial later. Oops, ICE was already interested in her and detained her upon release. And that's where the current drama with her husband trying to get her released from the Delaney Hall facility in Newark NJ.

Here's the post by Homeland Security on X (via nitter.net) that has the bit of info we were missing yesterday:
https://tinyurl.com/y8bb7sp2

"She entered the United States on April 14, 2024, on a visa set to expire on September 6, 2024. In violation of our nation’s laws, she overstayed her visa and failed to depart."

So: She was probably on a B-2 visa (tourism) with a possible reason of "Visit with friends or relatives". Those have a six month maximum. You must depart the country, checking in with CBP in person to declare that you're leaving so they have a record of it. She didn't. FAFO.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 16, 2026 06:32 AM (O7YUW)

66 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Her message is pretty clear to me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:34 AM (u82oZ)

67 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

We have so many laws, that is is impossible to not break one or two every day. But still...

That Canadian citizen did not read the change in what is culturally acceptable since January, 2025.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

68 That Rocky bio looks good! For some reason I thought they were going to de-age Stallone but they cast Anthony Ippolito, who is a dead ringer for young Sly.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 16, 2026 06:37 AM (kpS4V)

69 Is turning on XMP considered 'overclocking' RAM these days?

Posted by: kevin at July 16, 2026 06:37 AM (h5uyd)

70 Her message is pretty clear to me.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026

***
Yes. I've given up hoping I can open her eyes to what a pesthole this is, and to what a new lease on life we could have in a better climate and with less, shall we say, "diversity." If we worked together we could buy a bigger house and have lots of room and whole new vistas to explore . . . but no.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

71 That Canadian citizen did not read the change in what is culturally acceptable since January, 2025.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026

***
She thought -- if she thought at all -- that the laissez-faire attitude of the Mushbrain regime was still in force, at least toward Canadians. Oops.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

72

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 16, 2026 06:41 AM (sUMTS)

73 Fox News

A Canadian national accused of slapping a teen wearing political clothing at the Jersey Shore has been turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a representative for the local jail told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

Tracey, a Canadian national who entered the U.S. on a passport in 2024, then allegedly struck one of the girls and recorded the confrontation, according to court documents reported by NJ.com.

Tracey’s criminal charges include endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault, according to reports.

It just gets worse and worse.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 06:43 AM (6wpGE)

74 It just gets worse and worse.
Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 06:43 AM (6wpGE)
=====

They always attack little girls because they are at heart cowards.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 16, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)

75 So today, Elon will try to catch both pieces of Starship with his giant mechanical chopsticks

Posted by: Don Black at July 16, 2026 06:45 AM (ZxPkt)

76 Hillary Clinton

Ah, one of the Great Old Ones has arrived.

No one gets a saving throw for sanity.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:46 AM (u82oZ)

77 I have a lot of admiration for Sly Stallone's accomplishments, especially his writing ability, which are remarkable in a guy with little education and with the family background he lived through in his younger years. As a storyteller it seems to me critics should acknowledge he stands well above the usual Hollywood types, even if you don't much like his movies.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 06:47 AM (FxwEV)

78 Don Black

We need Elon and his baby mamas on Mars as a Plan B for the human race.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:47 AM (u82oZ)

79 I watched the SpaceX video on the ONT. How many DEI hires work at SpaceX? Hah!

I would have liked to worked there, to learn Project Management done right. In my day, I did okay but still...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 16, 2026 06:47 AM (L5n1N)

80 @67/NaCly Dog: "That Canadian citizen did not read the change in what is culturally acceptable since January, 2025."

Exactly.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 16, 2026 06:51 AM (O7YUW)

81 I suspect that the “Kelpers” (Falkland Residents) would rather become Argentine citizens, rather than become subjects of the British Caliphate.

Posted by: Fenderbender at July 16, 2026 06:52 AM (1FEc1)

82 Greetings and good morning, one and all! It's already a humid and miserable day here in the GPROMD. We're having a farewell breakfast for a co-worker so the day is looking up.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 16, 2026 06:56 AM (+4yJ5)

83 Fenderbender

Maybe. Good Argentinian governance is not a constant achievement.

Margret Thatcher was hated by "elites", and her policies overthrown. Now, the Kelpers are the last traditional British subjects standing.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:57 AM (u82oZ)

84 mornin yall. The new local mug shots are out. Here are some of the first and middle names of some of them:

Quinntrevis Altorise
Arvyda Ja’Vaughn
Dontavis Runtre’Ze
Kentorious Dawntawin
Einn Xzavier
Tymeria Shabritia
Shenekya Keyotta

I'll leave you to guess the rest.

Posted by: fd at July 16, 2026 06:57 AM (MWfyi)

85 I've got to feed the monsters, then shave and shower before heading out for my car's rear brake work. Then I'll swing by the big library out there for some new reading and viewing material. Back by lunch, I hope.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 16, 2026 06:58 AM (wzUl9)

86 fd

What are the nicknames all those bros really go by? Pity the teachers trying to pronounce those names.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 06:59 AM (u82oZ)

87 Here's one of the flowers we saw on our walk

Indian blanket:

https://tinyurl.com/2jhxbemp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 07:02 AM (Bw1/o)

88 I like this one. Marquanes Daquelle. I wonder if he has a brother Nyquelle.

Posted by: fd at July 16, 2026 07:03 AM (MWfyi)

89 Today I am dreading my gym time. Sleep was not my thing last night. Maybe some coffee will help.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 07:03 AM (D2n7p)

90 Dontavis Runtre’Ze

--

Runtre'Ze? Runtre'Ze??

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 16, 2026 07:05 AM (qBdHI)

91 84 The new local mug shots are out. Here are some of the first and middle names of some of them:

Quinntrevis Altorise
Arvyda Ja’Vaughn
Dontavis Runtre’Ze
Kentorious Dawntawin
Einn Xzavier
Tymeria Shabritia
Shenekya Keyotta

I'll leave you to guess the rest.
Posted by: fd at July 16, 2026 06:57 AM (MWfyi)

Why, why, why were they given these names.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:06 AM (6wpGE)

92 They always attack little girls because they are at heart cowards.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 16, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)
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They are extremely evil:

https://tinyurl.com/ys5j2anu

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (L4WDc)

93 The new local mug shots are out

We need to make exotic names like this illegal and see if that cuts down on crime.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (+4yJ5)

94 It's like a Scrabble game gone bad.

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

95 I swear some of these names were created by grabbing a bunch of Scrabble tiles from the pile.

Posted by: fd at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (MWfyi)

96 And I don't know that this was the exact bird we saw yesterday, but it was a large hawk with a white breast. It must have checking out the local elementary school for entrance it the Fall since it was on their lawn. Such a beautiful bird!:

https://tinyurl.com/4fsb7b4e

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 07:08 AM (Bw1/o)

97 Colon Noir talking about an incident in Portland:
https://youtu.be/pZFBMwcvrk4

Posted by: NR Pax at July 16, 2026 07:09 AM (+4yJ5)

98 94 It's like a Scrabble game gone bad.
Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (6wpGE)

95 I swear some of these names were created by grabbing a bunch of Scrabble tiles from the pile.
Posted by: fd at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (MWfyi)

Horde mind!

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:09 AM (6wpGE)

99
Tracey, a Canadian national who entered the U.S. on a passport in 2024, then allegedly struck one of the girls and recorded the confrontation, according to court documents reported by NJ.com.

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On American soil, a Canadian woman assaults an American girl who's wearing patriotic clothing on America's 250th Birthday.

Can't we just throw this thug to the lions?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 16, 2026 07:09 AM (1A8DP)

100 100

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:10 AM (6wpGE)

101 If you liked the music from the ONT, the Danish Symphony playing the Morricone tune from the old spaghetti western, you might also enjoy "Yo Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone", a great album of Morricone music. One of my favorites.

https://tinyurl.com/2n2syyaw

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 07:10 AM (qPiHX)

102 Quinntrevis Altorise
Arvyda Ja’Vaughn
Dontavis Runtre’Ze
Kentorious Dawntawin
Einn Xzavier
Tymeria Shabritia
Shenekya Keyotta
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"I have no family or history or culture worth preserving."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 16, 2026 07:10 AM (RIvkX)

103 Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 07:03 AM (D2n7p)

I am sorry about the lack of sleep. It does get to be a problem for some of us who are over 29, doesn't it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 07:11 AM (Bw1/o)

104 I swear some of these names were created by grabbing a bunch of Scrabble tiles from the pile.

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The honest truth...when I used to live in Orlando circa 1990, I'd read the baby announcements in the newspaper and see these kinds of hilarious names. Ever since, I've been saying their Scrabble tile names. Dump out the letters, whatever hits the ground is what these dummies name their kids.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 16, 2026 07:12 AM (qBdHI)

105 Dump out the letters, whatever hits the ground is what these dummies name their kids.

So where do they get the accents from in the names?

Posted by: NR Pax at July 16, 2026 07:13 AM (+4yJ5)

106 {{{Lady in Black}}}

Parents dooming their kids to be part of the permanent underclass.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 07:14 AM (u82oZ)

107 The new local mug shots are out

We need to make exotic names like this illegal and see if that cuts down on crime.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (+4yJ5)
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This was part of one of the chapters in "Freakonomics", a really entertaining book by Steven Levitt. IIRC, hee tried to show how names arising from slum patois were associated with very low economic achievement and he also said mass abortion had significantly reduced urban crime.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 07:15 AM (lKTlp)

108 Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:06 AM (6wpGE

It's better, I think, when their parents have some religious background and give their kids names from the Bible like Daniel or Joseph.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 16, 2026 07:15 AM (Bw1/o)

109 So where do they get the accents from in the names?

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I think throwing in an apostrophe every now and then is compulsory.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 16, 2026 07:15 AM (qBdHI)

110 Quinntrevis Altorise
Arvyda Ja’Vaughn
Dontavis Runtre’Ze
Kentorious Dawntawin
Einn Xzavier
Tymeria Shabritia
Shenekya Keyotta
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No wonder they're so angry. They never found ready-made name plates in those sundries shops.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 16, 2026 07:15 AM (kpS4V)

111 107 The new local mug shots are out

We need to make exotic names like this illegal and see if that cuts down on crime.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (+4yJ5)
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This was part of one of the chapters in "Freakonomics", a really entertaining book by Steven Levitt. IIRC, hee tried to show how names arising from slum patois were associated with very low economic achievement and he also said mass abortion had significantly reduced urban crime.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 07:15 AM (lKTlp)

Does he also answer why they do it? I mean, it's up to them; they get to name their babies; that's their choice. But ... why?

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:17 AM (6wpGE)

112 110 Quinntrevis Altorise
Arvyda Ja’Vaughn
Dontavis Runtre’Ze
Kentorious Dawntawin
Einn Xzavier
Tymeria Shabritia
Shenekya Keyotta
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No wonder they're so angry. They never found ready-made name plates in those sundries shops.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 16, 2026 07:15 AM (kpS4V)

Good one!

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:18 AM (6wpGE)

113 92 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 16, 2026 07:07 AM (L4WDc)

Kaitlyn Tracey's husband has an art poster on his wall featuring small children with the text "1000 Virgins for Satan's Master."

What a creep.
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These people are disturbed. I'm glad only an assault happened, given their apparent beliefs it could obviously have been worse.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 07:19 AM (lKTlp)

114 Huck Follywood

I wish there was a Freakanomics analysis of the property value of HOAs. Reston, Virginia (all HOAs) and the surrounding areas would be a great place to get strong data.

I assume the results were not desired by a number of industries like Property Management.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 07:19 AM (u82oZ)

115 Dump out the letters, whatever hits the ground is what these dummies name their kids.

So where do they get the accents from in the names?

When the letter in question unexpectedly hits their foot.

Posted by: A-shirt wearing man at July 16, 2026 07:19 AM (9s47C)

116 nood

Posted by: Altorise Arvyda JaVaughn Dontavis RuntreZe at July 16, 2026 07:20 AM (MWfyi)

117 Thanks Fen, and have a good morning horde. Off I must go.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 16, 2026 07:21 AM (lKTlp)

118 J.J. arrived Runway 090.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 16, 2026 07:21 AM (u82oZ)

119 Does he also answer why they do it? I mean, it's up to them; they get to name their babies; that's their choice. But ... why?

Probably for the exact same reason those named that way are lower performers. The cultural desire to not be white

Which includes: names, music, ethics, morality, etc.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 16, 2026 07:23 AM (NzX/y)

120 119 Does he also answer why they do it? I mean, it's up to them; they get to name their babies; that's their choice. But ... why?

Probably for the exact same reason those named that way are lower performers. The cultural desire to not be white

Which includes: names, music, ethics, morality, etc.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 16, 2026 07:23 AM (NzX/y)

Huh. I'm looking at the Freakonomics website to see if they bring this up.

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:24 AM (6wpGE)

121 searching freakonomics for

names

several leads pop up; like

White Names vs. Black Names: Roland Fryer on Cultural Segregation | Freakonomics

Freakonomics Radio Network
169K views
14 years ago
What's in a name? Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains the bifurcation of naming in caucasian and Black communities. Clip from the 2010 documentary "Freakonomics: The Movie". A dream team...

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:30 AM (6wpGE)

122 They use the name as another reason the white man is keeping them down. How dare you make fun of their "heritage".

Posted by: fd at July 16, 2026 07:34 AM (MWfyi)

123 where's your snark tag, fd

Posted by: m at July 16, 2026 07:42 AM (6wpGE)

124 heard about frieren here. really enjoyed that.

Posted by: cmeat at July 16, 2026 02:19 PM (R11M+)

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