Daily Tech News 30 September 2026

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Anthropic announced not long ago that it was paying SpaceX $1.25 billion per month to lease capacity in datacenters that actually existed. The number now looks to be closer to twice that. (WCCFTech)

The only way to win is to own the stadium.
Anthropic also listed its own IPO. (Tom's Hardware)

Seeking a valuation of $2 trillion and warning that not only will it not give humanity a home in the stars, it will very likely wipe us all out right here on Earth.

Uh...

Tech News

Bought two new PCs. Finally found what I've been looking for - a barebones 13900HX mini-PC that takes DDR4 SODIMMs.

For most people who don't have 256GB of DDR4-SODIMMs just sitting around that's not particularly useful, even at the discounted price of $400. But for me, when I do have 256GB of DDR4-SODIMMs, including 64GB in a dead laptop and 64GB in a dying one, it's exactly what I needed. It's two to three times faster than the old laptops - when they work at all, and nearly 50% faster on multi-threaded work that the mini-PCs I bought last year.

Do I need them? No. Do I want them? Yes. They let me keep on trucking with parts pulled from laptops I bought in 2021.

Minisforum M1-1390 for anyone interested though the US store is currently out of stock of the barebones model. It's a big little PC - 8" square, the size of the old Mac Mini before it shrank in the wash.
We're going to make our own Microsoft! With blackjack, and hookers, and Linux! In fact, forget the blackjack. (Tom's Hardware)

The Netherlands, irked that the aptly named International Criminal Court was sanctioned by the US and can no longer use American internet-based software and services, has decided to adopt Linux rather than stop being international criminals.
AMD's Zen 6 server CPUs are here, ranging in price up to $15,000. (Tom's Hardware)

Though that gives you a 256-core CPU with a gigabyte of cache running at 4.1GHz, which is not too shabby. Entry level models start at just $700.
You can't have one. (WCCFTech)

Not because they're too expensive, but because they've already sold out all production for the entirety of 2027 and are taking orders for 2028.
French company Mistral AI says that OpenAI and Anthropic are doing a publicity tour on "AI safety" to cover up the fact that they are retarded. (CNBC)

Well, yes.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Goo feesh!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 04:33 AM (odBC9)

2 G'day everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Morning all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 30, 2026 04:34 AM (BLOW1)

4 I like these Australian videos, Icehouse is vaguely familiar

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 04:36 AM (Ia/+0)

5 "Icehouse" is the name they use for a convenience store in Southern States, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 30, 2026 04:46 AM (sAmhv)

7 Slow night

Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026 04:52 AM (rdVOm)

8 JQ maybe if you weren't up every other hour

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 04:54 AM (Ia/+0)

9 >>>a dead laptop and ... a dying one

Sad!

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 04:55 AM (odBC9)

10 ?

Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026 04:56 AM (rdVOm)

11 Slept for 4 hours, leg and foot cramps woke me up. May try to go back to sleep when I get tired again...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 04:57 AM (l3cgK)

12 Skip-- ???

Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026 04:58 AM (rdVOm)

13 G'mornin all y'all

Posted by: Okjohn at September 30, 2026 04:59 AM (Ea86P)

14 Hearing that owl again, its out front this time

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 05:00 AM (Ia/+0)

15 14 Hearing that owl again, its out front this time

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 05:00 AM (Ia/+0)

Watch out if it happens for six nights in a row...

Also, don't follow a woman stubborn enough to chase after a stupid pony in a blizzard.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 05:04 AM (l3cgK)

16 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 30, 2026 05:04 AM (Hbeqj)

17 Minisforum M1-1390 for anyone interested though the US store is currently out of stock of the barebones model. It's a big little PC - 8" square, the size of the old Mac Mini before it shrank in the wash.

I don't get to use it too often these days but my 14900K laptop is a beast at video encoding. Runs as hot as an oven but it can do some multi-threaded processing with the quickness. Beats my desktop 5900X with ease.

The cooling system in the M1-1390 looks like it can handle it the heat. It will need it for sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 30, 2026 05:05 AM (6ydKt)

18 Anyone hear from Irongrandpa lately?

Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026 05:05 AM (rdVOm)

19 WVY10’s lead is about a 4 y/o who died from flu.

Posted by: Accomack at September 30, 2026 05:06 AM (GbONR)

20
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at September 30, 2026 05:08 AM (AMvSw)

21 I am sure its a Great Horned Owl, owl species all have different calls

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 05:12 AM (Ia/+0)

22 Its across the street

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)

23 Had my trial spinal cord stimulator attached yesterday. They said my back would be sore for a couple of days. Ha. That was an understatement.

Posted by: Tuna at September 30, 2026 05:18 AM (lJ0H4)

24 23 Had my trial spinal cord stimulator attached yesterday. They said my back would be sore for a couple of days. Ha. That was an understatement.

Posted by: Tuna at September 30, 2026 05:18 AM (lJ0H4)

Hope things get better.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 05:23 AM (l3cgK)

25 @18/JQ: "Anyone hear from Irongrandpa lately?"

Not that I can recollect, but I might have missed him posting.

@Pixy: Can you search the comments and find his last posting date/time? I used to use Google for that but it's become useless in its search results.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 30, 2026 05:25 AM (O7YUW)

26 French company Mistral AI says that OpenAI and Anthropic are doing a publicity tour on "AI safety" to cover up the fact that they are retarded. (CNBC)

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“When you give them a lot of tools, those systems [AI agents] are very dynamic, so they can go and do things that you do not expect,” Mensch told CNBC.

“You need to have the right monitoring in place, and the enterprises we work with, we give them those kind of monitoring systems,” he said.

That's nice and all but OpenAI and Anthropic have been having problems with unreleased models in testing, which they then never release or release after re-training to alignment.

Mensch is simultaneously selling people that American AI is unsafe and monitored while also selling Mistral as safe with monitoring.

Which works as long as nobody knows the kind of crazy shit Mistral's models have done in their free time, which Mensch has no plans of revealing to anybody but French and EU regulators who have agreed to also keep their mouths shut.

While our guys are retards, at least they are being somewhat transparent about their retardedness while the EU and China are going the 'stay silent rather than remove all doubt' route.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 30, 2026 05:28 AM (6ydKt)

27 Hope things get better.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

They will. Thanks.

Posted by: Tuna at September 30, 2026 05:28 AM (lJ0H4)

28 I wish the IT news wasn't all about how AI continues to gobble everything up and how we all can't have nice things for years to come.

I miss buying computing hardware as something fun to experiment with.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 30, 2026 05:30 AM (O7YUW)

29 mistral is like that french guy developing the wheel to compete with write bros airplane. telling everyone they are just about equal.

Posted by: juicer at September 30, 2026 05:33 AM (zFP9G)

30 mornin yall

"An unidentified toddler pulled out a loaded handgun at Children's World Early Learing Center in Canton Township, Michigan on Monday morning."

Unidentified? Billy the Kahlill? Baby Face Nadir?

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 05:48 AM (MWfyi)

31 Way early, forgot
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at September 30, 2026 05:50 AM (FpUQF)

32 30 mornin yall

"An unidentified toddler pulled out a loaded handgun at Children's World Early Learing Center in Canton Township, Michigan on Monday morning."

Unidentified? Billy the Kahlill? Baby Face Nadir?

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 05:48 AM (MWfyi)

Is he a 17-year-old toddler?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 05:52 AM (l3cgK)

33 Most real guns have some weight to them...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 05:53 AM (l3cgK)

34
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, dogs taken care of - except Diana, who refuses to get off the bed - coffee prepared. Now sitting in the Command Center at Schloss Hadrian.

Her Majesty is home and actually will be here until Saturday, when she goes to Omaha to judge at a show.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 05:55 AM (eRlcH)

35
Unidentified? Billy the Kahlill? Baby Face Nadir?
Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 05:48 AM (MWfyi)

His first words were, "I keeeel you!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 05:55 AM (eRlcH)

36 >>Anyone hear from Irongrandpa lately?

Been asking that for a few months now. Think his last post here was in December.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 30, 2026 05:58 AM (NcvvS)

37 Oh sure, I believe this story. It could happen to anyone:

A Chicago man has been arrested after police say he allegedly pulled a gun trigger instead of a drill and shot a toddler.

"As [Washington] walked toward the couch, [he] attempted to rev the drill in order to determine if it was too loud for the sleeping baby,' the prosecution said.

'Rather than pulling the trigger on the drill in his right hand, [Washington] pulled the trigger of the firearm in his left hand.'"

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 05:58 AM (MWfyi)

38 I have not seen IGP in a while. Maybe he did the smart thing and moved to the far side of the swamp.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:00 AM (MWfyi)

39 Oh, Mornin', Horde. 50 degrees, going up to 86, in Kentuckiana. Looks like today & tomorrow are going to be the last days over 80 for the year.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 30, 2026 06:01 AM (NcvvS)

40 >>Maybe he did the smart thing and moved to the far side of the swamp.

Thought he is somewhere in the Adirondacks?

Posted by: Nazdar at September 30, 2026 06:03 AM (NcvvS)

41 Just an expression. "The far side of the swamp" being somewhere in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, Internet, or people.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:07 AM (MWfyi)

42 >>Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:07 AM (MWfyi)

Ah. Thank you.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 30, 2026 06:10 AM (NcvvS)

43 Evening and morning, satellites, satraps, and vassals of the vast AoSHQ Empire! 'Tis Woden's Day, the last of September and the end of the month as well. If you don't have quick-set date function watches, be sure to set them ahead to read "31" this evening so they will pop up as "1" tomorrow.

"What's a watch? I got time and date on my phone."

"Okay, be like that."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 30, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9)

44 Here's another reason I will never fly again:

An Israel-bound passenger plane pilot was reportedly stabbed several times by the jet’s co-pilot in the cockpit — and the terrifying scenes caused the aircraft to plunge almost 20,000 feet in minutes, sparking fears of a “terrorist attack in mid-air.”

The jet, which departed Dubai for Tel Aviv just before 7 a.m., was cruising at around 34,000 feet before violence broke out in the cockpit around two-and-a-half hours into the flight, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.

The co-pilot tried to take control of the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, which was carrying 174 passengers including 27 children, and attacked the pilot several times.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:11 AM (MWfyi)

45 The co-pilot tried to take control of the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, which was carrying 174 passengers including 27 children, and attacked the pilot several times.
Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026

***
Just a guess, but . . . DEI co-pilot? Adherent of The Religion of Pieces?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 30, 2026 06:13 AM (wzUl9)

46 A lot of Icehouse on here as of late.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 30, 2026 06:15 AM (XUHiS)

47 Israelis fly to/from Dubai?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:15 AM (l3cgK)

48 We're due for rain for the next seven days, some of it heavy. 77 again today, which yesterday morning at this time felt almost tolerable. Looks like I need to visit the big suburban library tomorrow when I'm out there for my haircut and stock up on some books and DVDs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 30, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)

49 We need some rain. The lack of hurricanes has the creek as low as I have seen it. It needs a good flood and flush.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:17 AM (MWfyi)

50 5 "Icehouse" is the name they use for a convenience store in Southern States, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm)

That was my first thought when I first heard of them when I was 12.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 30, 2026 06:19 AM (XUHiS)

51 49 We need some rain. The lack of hurricanes has the creek as low as I have seen it. It needs a good flood and flush.
Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:17 AM (MWfyi)

Take some from Amarillo. And NM.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 30, 2026 06:20 AM (XUHiS)

52 Dentist brings in his pup to help patients with dental anxiety. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/2ajv87re

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 30, 2026 06:20 AM (JrHfD)

53 "Israelis fly to/from Dubai?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) "

You've never heard that song?

Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high
Jews, fly, over the rainbow
Why would they go to Dubai?

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:21 AM (MWfyi)

54 Israelis fly to/from Dubai?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:15 AM (l3cgK)
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Popular destination.

And... belated BOING from our sukkah!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 30, 2026 06:21 AM (LJCmn)

55
"Icehouse" is the name they use for a convenience store in Southern States, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm)

Here in South Texas, "icehouse" means a species of tavern with an open front. Sadly disappearing, but one of the more charming aspects of the area, a symbol of a slower and more convivial time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 06:22 AM (eRlcH)

56 >>>the aptly named International Criminal Court

heh

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:22 AM (odBC9)

57
We need some rain. The lack of hurricanes has the creek as low as I have seen it. It needs a good flood and flush.
Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:17 AM (MWfyi)

Droughts are ended by floods and vice versa.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 06:23 AM (eRlcH)

58 "Icehouse" is the name they use for a convenience store in Southern States, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at September 30, 2026

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Our famous TV horror host of the '60s and into the '80s, "Morgus the Magnificent," was said to have his laboratory 'above the old city icehouse." I'm not sure where that was supposed to be, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 30, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)

59 Icehouse beer goes for $11 a 12 pack of bottles at Kroger. It's not bad.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:25 AM (MWfyi)

60 Terrorist pilot from Oman.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 30, 2026 06:28 AM (1CdX1)

61 "Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"

I don't know how they came up with that number. Could it be expressed in giraffes?

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:28 AM (MWfyi)

62 Speaking of miniforum, I just picked up an ms-01 i9 unit and maxed it out with memory and nvme and an rtx a2000e 16gb from ebay.

It's now part of my 3 agent setup that includes an apple m4 max with 64GB of ram and an i7 with an rtx a2000 6GB

It's primarily for working with sensitive client files and research.

It's all working pretty nicely.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 30, 2026 06:28 AM (XV/Pl)

63 The furry thugs are doing well. Little Dagny was on the bed when I woke, but as soon as I turned on the light, jumped down and trotted off, as if unwilling to be caught doing something that could be called "affectionate."

Stirling is flying around like crazy. He can't be doing it to work up an appetite for breakfast; I know he already has one like a feline lumberjack. He's been on his diet for a while now. I should bring him round to the vet and ask them to weigh him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 30, 2026 06:29 AM (wzUl9)

64 Time I changed, stretched, and worked out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 30, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)

65 Rabbi's daughter from the International Fellowship reflects on Leviticus 23:40 "Rejoice before the Lord." and Sukkot :

https://tinyurl.com/597ptndz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 30, 2026 06:31 AM (JrHfD)

66 54 belated BOING from our sukkah!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 30, 2026 06:21 AM (LJCmn)

succah (also sukkah)

a temporary shelter covered in natural materials, built near a synagogue or house and used especially for meals during the Jewish festival of Succoth.

mid 17th century: from Hebrew sukkāh ‘hut’.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:32 AM (odBC9)

67 61 "Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"

I don't know how they came up with that number. Could it be expressed in giraffes?

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:28 AM (MWfyi)

That's around 260 Billion Butts...a real buttload.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:36 AM (l3cgK)

68 a temporary shelter covered in natural materials, built near a synagogue or house and used especially for meals during the Jewish festival of Succoth.

mid 17th century: from Hebrew sukkāh ‘hut’.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:32 AM (odBC9)
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1. Can be built in the middle of nowhere.

2. The Hebrew word Sukkah is from the Torah, which dates back a bit more than the 17th century.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 30, 2026 06:36 AM (1CdX1)

69 Yesterday I went for a walk at the local Senior Center. There were all kinds of flowers there and a beautiful monarch butterfly resting on a purple flower, the name of which I didn't know. Then I took a walk through paths in the fields flanked by lots of Golden Rod which look really lovely in masses. I find it's good for me to take a break from news and go out in nature.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 30, 2026 06:37 AM (JrHfD)

70
"Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"

Data centers rejoice.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 06:42 AM (eRlcH)

71 "Rabbi's daughter" sounds like the beginning of a promising dirty joke, but no...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (1utmP)

72 61 "Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"
Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:28 AM (MWfyi)

According to that Yahoo article, that's Hurricane Polo.

The NOAA is less concerned.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (odBC9)

73 70
"Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"

Data centers rejoice.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 06:42 AM (eRlcH)

Until the power goes out and their backup generators can't get the fuel in the PDRK (People's Democrat Republic of Kalifornia)

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (l3cgK)

74 "Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"
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WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE DELTA SMELT!!!???

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (FZ29D)

75 68 a temporary shelter covered in natural materials, built near a synagogue or house and used especially for meals during the Jewish festival of Succoth.

mid 17th century: from Hebrew sukkāh ‘hut’.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:32 AM (odBC9)
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1. Can be built in the middle of nowhere.

2. The Hebrew word Sukkah is from the Torah, which dates back a bit more than the 17th century.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 30, 2026 06:36 AM (1CdX1)

Thank you!

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:45 AM (odBC9)

76 74 "Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"
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WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE DELTA SMELT!!!???

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (FZ29D)

Is that like a patty melt with fish?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:45 AM (l3cgK)

77 WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE DELTA SMELT!!!???

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (FZ29D)
============================
This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Joe Biden, Official Depends Endorser at September 30, 2026 06:48 AM (1utmP)

78 NOAA

1005 UTC Wed Sep 30 2026
Remnants of Polo
...POLO DISSIPATES OVER NORTHWESTERN MEXICO...

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:48 AM (odBC9)

79
Until the power goes out and their backup generators can't get the fuel in the PDRK (People's Democrat Republic of Kalifornia)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (l3cgK)

Your oleaginous governor says CA is a paradise. Any difficulties are the result of hoarders, kulaks, wreckers, foreign spies and counterrevolutionary elements.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 06:49 AM (eRlcH)

80 >>>Disclaimer: Goo feesh!

Like, when you walk around in the fish market part of a farmers' market, that's what you get on your shoes.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:51 AM (odBC9)

81 It's relatively safe in California.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:52 AM (MWfyi)

82 79
Until the power goes out and their backup generators can't get the fuel in the PDRK (People's Democrat Republic of Kalifornia)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (l3cgK)

Your oleaginous governor says CA is a paradise. Any difficulties are the result of hoarders, kulaks, wreckers, foreign spies and counterrevolutionary elements.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 06:49 AM (eRlcH)

A commie paradise is Hell on Earth...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:52 AM (l3cgK)

83 Your oleaginous governor says CA is a paradise. Any difficulties are the result of hoarders, kulaks, wreckers, foreign spies and counterrevolutionary elements.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 30, 2026 06:49 AM (eRlcH)
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I don't have an alibi!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 30, 2026 06:53 AM (FZ29D)

84 And here I thought it was about all the water that's coming to Kali from the El Niño...and this one's supposed to be a pretty strong one.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:54 AM (l3cgK)

85 I sure was glad to hear that Jack Smith is non partisan.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:54 AM (MWfyi)

86 72 61 "Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"
Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:28 AM (MWfyi)

that Yahoo article

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (odBC9)

"Yahoo": talk about "aptly named."

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:54 AM (odBC9)

87 85 I sure was glad to hear that Jack Smith is non partisan.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:54 AM (MWfyi)

Just like Judge Boasberg!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 06:55 AM (l3cgK)

88 My wife is an Apple user in her business, and is shopping for a replacement to her current machine. Prices have increased pretty substantially, unsurprisingly. Will the Christmas season will bring some sales?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 30, 2026 06:55 AM (1utmP)

89 WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE DELTA SMELT!!!???
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 30, 2026 06:44 AM (FZ29D)

I've smelt that delta plenty of times in the olden days. We could actually boat from the old place to SF bay. Never did, though.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 30, 2026 06:56 AM (1Ff7Z)

90 "Just like Judge Boasberg!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)"

Dedicated public servants.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:57 AM (MWfyi)

91
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

NOAA = NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:58 AM (odBC9)

92 @88/Huck Follywood: "Will the Christmas season will bring some sales?"

Actual sales with value for the customer? No, but it will bring some "sales".

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 30, 2026 06:58 AM (O7YUW)

93

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at September 30, 2026 07:00 AM (dZdRk)

94 91
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

NOAA = NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:58 AM (odBC9)

NHC--National Hurricane Center

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 07:01 AM (l3cgK)

95 Wow, the Rod Roddenberry vs Riach and Rivas is not over an early studio model of the starship Enterprise that vanished during the filming of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Riach and Rivas are arguing they are the legal owners of the model since they bought it as part of a storage unit lot and Rod has not clearly established his father's ownership.

Leonard Nimoy voiceover - "And the legal battle continues."

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 30, 2026 07:02 AM (2GVsD)

96 59 Icehouse beer goes for $11 a 12 pack of bottles at Kroger. It's not bad.

Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:25 AM (MWfyi)

5.5% alcohol in Icehouse.
Used to buy a six pack of it instead of ~4% beer just to speed up the process.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 30, 2026 07:02 AM (6ydKt)

97 Here

Posted by: Don Black at September 30, 2026 07:02 AM (ZxPkt)

98 61 "Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California"
Posted by: fd at September 30, 2026 06:28 AM (MWfyi)

(Yahoo)

https://archive.is/pbUFU

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 07:03 AM (odBC9)

99 Posted by: Anna Puma at September 30, 2026 07:02 AM (2GVsD)

I thought he already had possession of it. I don't see how a model built for the tv show isn't the property of the studio. Defunct, sure, but whoever bought it should have the rights to it. Or the shop that made it unless Gene bought it after the show ended.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 30, 2026 07:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

100 100

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 07:05 AM (odBC9)

101 94 91
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

NOAA = NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 06:58 AM (odBC9)

NHC--National Hurricane Center
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 30, 2026 07:01 AM (l3cgK)

Yep.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 07:08 AM (odBC9)

102 a Florida freshman girl was briefly pictured on ESPN at the Florida Mississippi football game on Saturday, was quickly identified by the internet (using facial recognition?), and is now semi-famous. To me, this seems dangerous, but then I'm a father and the last thing I'd want for my 18 year old daughter is to suddenly be thrust into the public light.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 30, 2026 07:09 AM (+HKyl)

103 My theory is at a certain age people get prices stuck in their mind that things “should” cost a certain amount. When I see a 12 pack of beer costs 12 bucks it makes me a bit hesitant to buy it, just because.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 30, 2026 07:11 AM (q3N/z)

104 I worked in a Camelot Music store in my local mall after high school. Once a day you were allowed to play an album on the store stereo sysrem that wasn't in the Top 10 list. This Icehouse album was one I picked to play. Great band.

Posted by: Biergood at September 30, 2026 07:11 AM (PwgSL)

105 103 My theory is at a certain age people get prices stuck in their mind that things “should” cost a certain amount. When I see a 12 pack of beer costs 12 bucks it makes me a bit hesitant to buy it, just because.
Posted by: Common Tater at September 30, 2026 07:11 AM (q3N/z)

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 07:12 AM (odBC9)

106 How can people have no feelings
How can they ignore their friends
Easy to be proud
Easy to say no
Especially people who care about strangers
Who care about evil and social injustice
Do you only care about being proud
How about I need a friend, I need a friend
How can people be so heartless...

Posted by: Three Dog DooDoo Hippie Garbage at September 30, 2026 07:15 AM (w+jhU)

107 J.J. Sefton. Runway 04.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 30, 2026 07:17 AM (u82oZ)

108 88 My wife is an Apple user in her business, and is shopping for a replacement to her current machine. Prices have increased pretty substantially, unsurprisingly. Will the Christmas season will bring some sales?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 30, 2026 06:55 AM (1utmP)

You might be able to find some decent deals on Apple laptops or Mac minis on Amazon, especially around Black Friday after Thanksgiving into the next week.

The processors might be older, M2s, M3s or M4s instead of the current M5s and M6s but she probably wouldn't notice any difference.

Apple rarely does sales on their own site/shops, but their partners like Best Buy and Walmart will put them on sale along with Amazon.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 30, 2026 07:18 AM (6ydKt)

109 Today I'm going to a 2 monitor setup because I want to watch 2 football games at the same time and I don't know how to do it so I'm going to have Copilot walk me through it so we'll see what happens.

Posted by: Don Black at September 30, 2026 07:18 AM (ZxPkt)

110 A friend recently mentioned the book "After the Applause Stops" and it kind of mirrors some of that video.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 07:19 AM (odBC9)

111 figures
I just posted as the thread dies

Posted by: Don Black at September 30, 2026 07:19 AM (ZxPkt)

112 111 figures
I just posted as the thread dies
Posted by: Don Black at September 30, 2026 07:19 AM (ZxPkt)

Not last, tho.

Posted by: m at September 30, 2026 07:20 AM (odBC9)

113 Good Morning Pixel friends,

I am going to the Black Tower{its real name} this AM to get irradiated in my left kidney around 8:00. The dawn sky is beautiful.

I have not seen IGP in months.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at September 30, 2026 07:27 AM (Q/FnY)

114 Prayers continue for Gmac

Posted by: TecumsehTea at September 30, 2026 09:18 AM (FGA9/)

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