Daily Tech News 27 September 2026

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There's a new way to break RSA security that only requires you to (checks notes) occupy the entire infrastructure of Cloudflare for a day to break a single Privacy Pass key. (Ars Technica)

Generic RSA is still safe; this is for one particular use case.

Tech News

Speaking of controlled flights into bankruptcy, Microsoft's Copilot+ branding just did the thing. (Windows Central)

Everyone hated it and now it's gone.
Claude Opus 5.5, now with 95% fewer em-dashes. (Bleeping Computer)

But extra o-dashes.
Proposed federal legislation wants VPNs to ban piracy sites. (Tom's Hardware)

But doesn't seem to know anything about VPNs.
Ubuntu is planning to release a new kernel version every two weeks going forward. (Canonical)

Yay.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: The 80s were certainly something.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:33 AM (r3Zca)

2 Called the otters.

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:34 AM (r3Zca)

3 Cranberry/ walnut cookies will be ready in a bit.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:35 AM (QwZKw)

4 Shouldn't cloudflare have died of embarrassment by now?

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:35 AM (r3Zca)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 27, 2026 04:38 AM (PGK1w)

6 It could be interesting to see if Canonical can keep up.

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:40 AM (r3Zca)

7 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:41 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Was playing suduko and wasn't watching the time.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)

9 Howdy, tech peeps.

Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:49 AM (rdVOm)

10 Hola horde,

Lots of late night reading. Too lazy to try the 7 essential iPhone tricks that will unlock thousands of value. May consider releasing a bot army programmed to cure cancer with these three simple rules.

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 27, 2026 04:51 AM (yG7pF)

11 w00t late

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)

12 wasn't watching the time
****

https://youtu.be/TxrwImCJCqk

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:59 AM (r3Zca)

13 w00t late
Posted by: m

TARDY!

Detention for you, young man!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:59 AM (rdVOm)

14 Ugh. Got to check out for the night...

Need ibuprofen and some sleeeeeeep.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 05:01 AM (rdVOm)

15 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at September 27, 2026 05:07 AM (V0/Sp)

16
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at September 27, 2026 05:10 AM (AMvSw)

17 Morning friends.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at September 27, 2026 05:20 AM (aKh6S)

18 brain not working to task. shutting down for restart....

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 05:21 AM (r3Zca)

19 3 Cranberry/ walnut cookies will be ready in a bit.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:35 AM (QwZKw)

yum-yum-yum-yum-yum

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 05:33 AM (odBC9)

20 13 w00t late
Posted by: m

TARDY!

Detention for you, young man!
Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:59 AM (rdVOm)

Could I have some cranberry/walnut cookies instead?

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 05:35 AM (odBC9)

21 Good morning, everyone! Happy Sunday:

Here is a devotional by a man who has set up two para church organizations in Sri Lanka. Here he is reflecting on Psalm 4:1-8, and "The Lord Hears Us."

https://tinyurl.com/3mzdzvv2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 05:49 AM (JrHfD)

22 Is it really Sunday? ("Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!!")

I'm not really here. Or not really awake. Or something. Go on with what you were doing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

23 Acapella group sings "Abide with me". Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/45n8hc8m

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 05:54 AM (JrHfD)

24 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 05:54 AM (Ia/+0)

25 Young McDonald's worker from Idaho pays for a man's meal and then gets a surprise of his own. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/4ck7azwc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 05:57 AM (JrHfD)

26 I should have started some apple pancakes a half hour ago

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 05:57 AM (Ia/+0)

27 A rare weather combo for this time of year: 77 F., 77% humidity, no heat index. I really need to go work out.

However, that sneaky motivation has concealed itself somewhere.

Morning and evening, all. Stirling and Dagny are trotting about, hoping breakfast will be early. What's up?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9)

28 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Woke up a few hours ago (briefly) to discover that TWO of my cats were sharing my bed.

Penny was on my left and Chloe was on my right and both of them were snoozing peacefully until I disturbed them.

They are really starting to get along with each other, which is nice.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 06:02 AM (FZ29D)

29 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Woke up a few hours ago (briefly) to discover that TWO of my cats were sharing my bed.

Penny was on my left and Chloe was on my right and both of them were snoozing peacefully until I disturbed them.

They are really starting to get along with each other, which is nice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026

***
My two furry thugs do that from time to time. Rarely do they sleep any closer. Wolf and Chekov would cuddle together and groom each other (thus my jokes to Linda about "Chekov has yet to come out of the closet"), but these two keep a certain distance.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 06:05 AM (wzUl9)

30 G'morning, all!

Almost 18 days on the road, and finally finished back home last night.

Almost a week in Vegas, visited with son and DiL before his deployment which begins today.

Road trip up the eastern shore and across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel during this nor'easter.

Multiple days in Baltimore with MiL working on home repairs before winter sets in.

And first night back home, the morning temps right now are only 49 degrees.

And church in a few hours.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)

31 Coffee is helping. As it should. The last thing one wants early in the morning is layabout coffee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 06:07 AM (wzUl9)

32 28 Woke up a few hours ago (briefly) to discover that TWO of my cats were sharing my bed.

Penny was on my left and Chloe was on my right and both of them were snoozing peacefully until I disturbed them.

They are really starting to get along with each other, which is nice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 06:02 AM (FZ29D)

Good kitties!

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 06:10 AM (odBC9)

33 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Party like it's 1989.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 27, 2026 06:11 AM (amcLV)

34 We are renovating our master bath. The plumbers removed a bunch of copper pipe and left a pile of it. Isn't that pretty valuable? What should we do with it?

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:13 AM (3AwA+)

35 We are renovating our master bath. The plumbers removed a bunch of copper pipe and left a pile of it. Isn't that pretty valuable? What should we do with it?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026

***
Sell it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 06:13 AM (wzUl9)

36 Morning all. Thx Pixy.

Winds are 20-30 mph. Rains come in bands. Going to be like this all day. Guess I'll watch the Giants.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 27, 2026 06:14 AM (Naxcc)

37 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)

Sounds like a very busy, productive and good time. May God bless and protect your son and all people being deployed and their families.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 06:14 AM (JrHfD)

38 Thank you, Fen.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:15 AM (iMotb)

39 And how does one go about selling copper pipe?

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:16 AM (3AwA+)

40 Copper scrap is worth a good bit

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:18 AM (Ia/+0)

41 Made over $1000 with the scrap copper I had, but was a few hundred pounds

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:19 AM (Ia/+0)

42 Claude Opus 5.5, now with 95% fewer em-dashes. (Bleeping Computer)
But extra o-dashes.

Is that like ... an o-face?

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 06:21 AM (odBC9)

43 Still have a aluminum and lead pile of scrap out back, not exactly sure how I am going to transport it someday

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:21 AM (Ia/+0)

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