Daily Tech News 12 December 2025

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Reddit is suing Australia to have itself removed from the under-16 banlist. (The Register)

Reddit is a screaming dumpster fire, but so is our government, and I can simply ignore Reddit if I choose. So I'm solidly on their side.

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Want a high-resolution monitor but still need fast refresh rates for games? Asus' new XG27JG has you covered. (Tom's Hardware)

It's a 5k model which is good enough for almost anything, and runs at 180Hz which is also good enough for almost anything. But if you drop the resolution to 2560x1440 you can boost the refresh rate to 330Hz, which is more than enough.

HDR 600 and 97% of DCI-P3 colour. One small catch: It doesn't work at its full resolution and refresh rate on an Nvidia 4000-series card, because those only support an older version of DisplayPort. Previous generation Radeon 7000 series cards do work, as do all current-generation cards.

Around $835.
Buying 1152GB of Frakenram for $8000. (Tom's Hardware)

The user put an offer in on a second-hand custom Nvidia AI system that originally cost around $80,000 and managed to get it working.
Over 10,000 Docker Hub images have been found leaking credentials. (Bleeping Computer)

It's over 10,000!

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Buggrit, buggrem, millennium hand and shrimp!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 04:04 AM (RuTUS)

2 guten morgen, ♠horde

Posted by: clarence at December 12, 2025 04:04 AM (JwHY3)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 04:06 AM (Ia/+0)

4 For Billy Idol, I always like Dancing with myself

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 04:07 AM (Ia/+0)

5 >>>Reddit is suing Australia to have itself removed from the under-16 banlist. (The Register)

Thanks for that article. This is gonna be big.

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 04:09 AM (RuTUS)

6

Good morning, good people, from the Adirondacks, currently laboring under 6.5" of dreaded climate change.

I'd forgotten, as usual, how much fun moving climate change isn't. And how quickly the weather wailers spring into action, bemoaning their plights.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at December 12, 2025 04:12 AM (vFbHf)

7 Good morning. Gunter glieben glauten globen.

Posted by: Fluffy Nuggets, Jr. at December 12, 2025 04:12 AM (CVC34)

8 2 guten morgen, ♠horde
Posted by: clarence at December 12, 2025 04:04 AM (JwHY3)

7 Good morning. Gunter glieben glauten globen.
Posted by: Fluffy Nuggets, Jr. at December 12, 2025 04:12 AM (CVC34)

Leise rieselt der Schnee. (See comment #6.)

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 04:16 AM (RuTUS)

9 Not even winter yet. Maybe we pushed this climate change a little too far. Why can't idiots leave the rest of us alone.

Posted by: Case at December 12, 2025 04:17 AM (G1OIb)

10 9 Why can't idiots leave the rest of us alone.
Posted by: Case at December 12, 2025 04:17 AM (G1OIb)

similarly:

Ben Dreyfuss
@bendreyfuss
Dec 11
the real divide in this country isn't between liberals and conservatives or left and right or whatever, it's between most people and then a smaller number of people who are total dickheads.

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 04:20 AM (RuTUS)

11 8 2 guten morgen, ♠horde
Posted by: clarence at December 12, 2025 04:04 AM (JwHY3)

7 Good morning. Gunter glieben glauten globen.
Posted by: Fluffy Nuggets, Jr. at December 12, 2025 04:12 AM (CVC34)

Leise rieselt der Schnee. (See comment #6.)
----

Der Stuhl steht an der Wand.

Posted by: clarence at December 12, 2025 04:22 AM (JwHY3)

12 How many stories about Docker fails have there been this year?

Posted by: clarence at December 12, 2025 04:23 AM (JwHY3)

13 G'mornin' everyone! Yay Friday!

"I'll show 'em the end of a ragman's trumpet, I will!"
- Foul Ol' Ron

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 12, 2025 04:28 AM (Cjt/F)

14 um

U.S. plans to ask visitors to disclose 5 years of social media history

https://archive.is/vqhmS

(WaPo)

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 04:29 AM (RuTUS)

15 *The proposal would affect travelers from countries on the visa waiver program, including Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Japan and South Korea.

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 04:30 AM (RuTUS)

16 from the WaPo article:

In June, the State Department began requiring student visa applicants to have their social media accounts set to public, and the same requirement soon goes into effect for H-1B high-skilled worker visa applicants.

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 04:32 AM (RuTUS)

17 Somewhere around 130 days until Spring

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

18 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at December 12, 2025 04:36 AM (C26rB)

19 Is Roblox on the banned list? That's a social media platform masquerading as a game.

Posted by: f2000 at December 12, 2025 04:38 AM (uOo8r)

20 So called science is taking a black eye over false claims that have been coming out over the past few decades. COVID being a real load of BS. What to believe anymore is a question left to be answered.

Posted by: Case at December 12, 2025 04:38 AM (G1OIb)

21 Not to excited about Friday, good chance have to go way up north again tomorrow if material shows up

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)

22 "What to believe anymore is a question left to be answered."

This is where an honest to god education comes in handy. For some people.

Posted by: pawn at December 12, 2025 04:45 AM (EMg+d)

23 "Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed."

Abraham Joshua Heschel - Jewish Rabbi and spiritual teacher.

1907-1972

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 12, 2025 04:47 AM (rZCVI)

24 what to believe? Ohm's & Watt's laws. steam tables, the CRC handbook, ITT Reference Data, ... there are many more books of physical truths. apply the same standards when approaching philosophies.

bs content of anything from the past quarter-century or so increases asymptotically as you get closer to today.

but you gotta learn,and make your own judgements, not listen to other peoples opinions.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 12, 2025 04:48 AM (Cjt/F)

25 I've gotta thank 'Methos' for the heads up on the ONT last night that Epic Games has the Hogwart's Legacy game for Free this week.

All true.
I just got it.
Saved myself $59.99.

I wish they'd give away Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and save me another $60.

Now I've just got to get the new GPU (and PSU and a CPU cooler) in the PC and I can actually play some stuff... eventually

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 12, 2025 04:48 AM (6ydKt)

26 Janitor gets to watch he daughter become teacher in school where he built a better life as a janitor:

https://tinyurl.com/3c7praz4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 12, 2025 04:49 AM (rZCVI)

27 nice quote, FS, thank you!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 12, 2025 04:50 AM (Cjt/F)

28 It's 'R' day!!!!

My HR has sprung into action with all the energy one expects from Human Resources in a mega-corp and noticed that today is my last day so, perhaps, they should give me a checklist or some shit about what they'd like me to do on the way out the door.

Fortunately, I had contacted them a couple weeks ago - wanted info on how COBRA works - so I already had the checklist and have been ticking things off.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 12, 2025 04:51 AM (ExV1e)

29 Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 12, 2025 04:50 AM

You are most welcome.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 12, 2025 04:55 AM (looXz)

30 For the guys (and gals) trying to build out a decent PC this Christmas without paying over $2000 just to start, JayzTwoCents has an interesting Shopping-Online Build that makes some sense.

"Is this the solution to the DDR5 Crisis?"
https://youtu.be/vwJZztIrQO8

He surfed and found deals on an Intel 12900K (MicroCenter CPU bundle with a motherboard), 32GB DDR4, Gen4 1TB SSD, 1000W PSU, and a RX 9070XT, and got the cost to around $1600 for a pretty decent gaming PC at a reasonable cost.

It's not a bad way to start a PC build the way things are with DDR5 pricing driving up the costs on an AM5 platform build.

You could also substitute some AMD 5000 series processors on a AM4 motherboard if you're not an Intel fan. Jay went with Intel because he believes they had a better product that generation. You could also go with an Intel 13th or 14th Gen CPU and still use DDR4.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 12, 2025 04:57 AM (6ydKt)

31 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at December 12, 2025 04:59 AM (AN2gy)

32 Pogo, Data & Picard

I woke up with this in my brain:

https://youtu.be/bl5TUw7sUBs

Posted by: m at December 12, 2025 05:00 AM (RuTUS)

33
bs content of anything from the past quarter-century or so increases asymptotically as you get closer to today.

___________

I'm assembling journal articles for my book. I want to be comprehensive but I'm concerned that as I get closer to the present day there will be more phony-baloney "paper mill" stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 12, 2025 05:00 AM (tgvbd)

34 I still see True Believers wearing masks, at least assume they are when I see them. Considering most often it's a minority woman.

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 05:01 AM (Ia/+0)

35 I don't like janitors. Smell of cabbage. Small hands.

Posted by: Bobby Hugbox at December 12, 2025 05:03 AM (MHmBy)

36
I still see True Believers wearing masks, at least assume they are when I see them. Considering most often it's a minority woman.
Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 05:01 AM (Ia/+0)

__________

I see very few men among the masketeers. Mostly Oriental and black women.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 12, 2025 05:05 AM (tgvbd)

37 Man rents mall store in Kansas to share his late wife's beautiful Christmas display:

https://tinyurl.com/b7kjz6kv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 12, 2025 05:11 AM (lQ+/f)

38 Hadrian thats mosley what I see, but not exclusively

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)

39
Good morning, everyone. I'm up n atom, gottat get over to MCO Orlando to catch a plane home to Huntsville.

Lurk ya later. Have a great day and a better weekend.

Hadrian, prayers for the safe trip home for Her Majesty and the Big Dummy. Wish i had had the time to go see the dog show, any part of it, but just couldn't get loose from work to do so.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at December 12, 2025 05:15 AM (48yvf)

40
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 12, 2025 05:16 AM (tljrc)

41 Boy sent to Christmas show at his school in Wales dressed as Elvis instead of Elf after a family mix up:

https://tinyurl.com/5n75tpza

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 12, 2025 05:18 AM (lQ+/f)

42 Greetings from the Carolinas. Nothing to report.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at December 12, 2025 05:22 AM (XqFM2)

43 I found out about this yesterday. It lets you publish an onlne book. The software is free. It does not publish a stand alone ebook and you have to host your own site. It would be good for an author wanting to give smeone a taste of their work.

https://once.com/writebook

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 12, 2025 05:24 AM (+mUZM)

44 Evening and morning, people of the Ace! 'Tis Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

7 Good morning. Gunter glieben glauten globen.
Posted by: Fluffy Nuggets, Jr. at December 12, 2025

Leise rieselt der Schnee. (See comment #6.)
----
Der Stuhl steht an der Wand.

***
Are we speaking German this morning? I've been out sick. I didn't know there was a German test today!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 12, 2025 05:25 AM (wzUl9)

45 I keep watching Don't Trust the Rabbit but don't seem to be picking up much German language

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 05:28 AM (Ia/+0)

46 "I still see True Believers wearing masks, at least assume they are when I see them."

yup, very few, but same here, a badge of Allegiance to the Party.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 12, 2025 05:30 AM (Cjt/F)

47 Congratulations, Different Nic. Be sure to do something fun for your first week of freedom!

Because of her genealogy research, Linda wanted to drive to a town in the SW part of the state -- she said some of my ancestors came from there. Or lived there, or ate ice cream there; something like that. So off we went. A pleasant day trip, if hot (the first week of April here is already insufferable).

Think of something you've wanted to do on a weekday for a while, and just do it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 12, 2025 05:31 AM (wzUl9)

48 >>> It's 'R' day!!!!

Congratulations!

Posted by: fluffy at December 12, 2025 05:32 AM (AN2gy)

49 Be sure to do something fun for your first week of freedom!

I'm going to drive halfway across the country and back. And see my youngest graduate college.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 12, 2025 05:33 AM (ExV1e)

50 I watched a long video interview with DHH yesterday. (He wrote that ebook software). He was funny and passionate about computers, definitely not s Nazi. I was going to say there were idiots whining in the comments about bloat in Omarchy, but whining in the comments is what they do. Why aren't people willing to spend several weeks tweaking how their setup looks? Dunno, maybr those people have a life where they do something besides stare at a screen.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 12, 2025 05:34 AM (+mUZM)

51 Below freezing, I won't be happy until May
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at December 12, 2025 05:34 AM (Ia/+0)

52 Cool this am, 54 F. with almost no wind. Good workout conditions.

Stirling once again displayed the little mealtime clock in his head today by jumping up on the bed at *exactly* four o'clock. He doesn't get any chow until five, but he figures there's nothing like being early. Little gray Dagny is lounging on a chair at the table, being quiet and patient, while he paces around and plays with one of his toys. She plays too, but usually *after* she eats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 12, 2025 05:35 AM (wzUl9)

53 G'morning, all!
, so will wait till later to do the morning walk.

30 degrees out

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 12, 2025 05:39 AM (Ytdv9)

54 54F would be nice.
It's 34 right now here.

High of around 61 today, though, so there's that.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at December 12, 2025 05:40 AM (6ydKt)

55 29 here, high today of 44. It was 70 yesterday. These cold snaps just blow right through here.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 12, 2025 05:42 AM (+mUZM)

56 So while trying to lay groundwork for a home media streaming set-up, I decided to move up to mesh wi-fi.

Had a chance to pick up two three-packs of the tp-link Deco X60's for around $250.00

Using the home's cat-5 ethernet for back-haul, stuff seems to flow rather well.

Lots of little issues that have been plaguing the wifi seem to have gone away, so all in all....glad I did it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 12, 2025 05:43 AM (Ytdv9)

57 And that's the Billy Idol song "it's a nice day for a warm cardigan", right??

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 12, 2025 05:43 AM (+mUZM)

58 Very belated BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 12, 2025 05:45 AM (copfg)

59 1 degree below zero here ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 12, 2025 05:45 AM (Cjt/F)

60 And I did find one ethernet cable that when installing it on top of the baseboard, I managed to shoot a staple and short two of the pairs.

Fixing that sped things up as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 12, 2025 05:45 AM (Ytdv9)

61 And as many of you know, I have a real problem with Governor Wes Moore (D), of Maryland.

Seems hi has more problems with his ever changing life history.

https://tinyurl.com/2tyr4s3h

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 12, 2025 05:47 AM (Ytdv9)

62 On the local Fox outlet, stories about the new "Catahoula Crunch," the crackdown by ICE, abound. Employers are worrying about their employees who are on work permits. Well, geniuses, if you'd hired Americans to start with, you wouldn't have anything to worry about, now would you?

I wonder if faculty, and especially staff, at universities are being checked on and sometimes rounded up. My former department was determined to be "diverse," and they continually hired foreign Ph.D.s who always required all sorts of visa paperwork and huge payments to the Feds. I muttered under my breath, "You wouldn't have this problem if you hired an American Ph.D.," but I knew no one would listen to me.

I got in trouble one time because Facilities sent three workers to repair my boss's office ceiling who did not speak any English -- not the usual crowd. I asked their office politely if they could send someone who did, so we could communicate. Some Karen over there complained -- not to me, but behind my back to my boss. He was forced to warn me about "such comments."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 12, 2025 05:48 AM (wzUl9)

63 I'm getting the following message from your "Musical Interlude": "The connection is blocked because it was initiated by a public page to connect to devices or servers on your local network."

I'm not sure what the malware is trying to do, but it needs to stop.

Posted by: SDN at December 12, 2025 05:49 AM (til9l)

64 22deg and an 'ice storm' warning. It could get bad, but most of these weather forecasts are bogus. When commuting over 100 miles, I've encountered unexpected ice and heavy fog on a regular basis.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 12, 2025 05:51 AM (1zOXE)

65 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at December 12, 2025 05:52 AM (2Ez/1)

66 A seasonal flu is making its way through many of my acquaintances.

One "fine gentleman" wore a mask last night to a meeting. Sheesh.

Fine. No handshakes.

One good friend couldn't make the meeting. Flu. Vaccinated.

I don't trust flu shots anymore either.

Posted by: no one at December 12, 2025 05:54 AM (W7XSX)

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