Daily Tech News 26 February 2026

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The first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being pulled up after nearly forty years. (Tom's Hardware)

TAT-8 went into operation in 1988 and then failed in 2002 and was deemed uneconomic to repair. Which not surprising since it could only carry 280 megabits per second - 40,000 phone calls, and an aggregate speed about half that of my home internet.

As the name suggests there were seven prior TATs, with TAT-1 being provisioned in 1956 and carrying 35 simultaneous phone calls. Six subsequent TATs ended with TAT-14 which could handle 9.3 terabits per second - enough bandwidth for everyone in America to be on the phone to someone in Europe simultaneously.

Even that was not enough and it was retired in 2020. Total transatlantic bandwidth today is somewhere in the low petabits.

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DVD sales are seeing a recovery - or at least slowing their decline - as Gen Z discovers that waiting for your favourite show or movie to come back on TV sucks. (Yahoo)

The Criterion Collection in particular has seen sales increase thanks to the streaming services colluding to piss off absolutely everyone.
OpenClaw's creator tells AI builders to be more playful and sprinkle chaos everywhere. (Tech Crunch)

The disasters you leave in your wake aren't your fault.

The people they happen to fucked up.

They trusted you.
A hacker used a "jail break" on the Claude AI service to steal 150 gigabytes of data from Mexican government agencies. (Yahoo)

He (probably a he) made off with 195 million tax records and an unknown number of voter records but probably all of them.

That jail break?

He asked it twice.
Anthropic, the company behind Claude promised in 2023 that it wouldn't train an AI that it couldn't demonstrate was safe and refuse to do... Uh, exactly what it just did.

They just scratched off that "don't be evil" promise. (Time)

Well, that's alright then.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: And she was on a road to nowhere.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Morgen.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 26, 2026 04:01 AM (/HDaX)

2 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 26, 2026 04:03 AM (sAmhv)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:04 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Morninginging all.

Had a migraine earlier. Getting better now but still slightly blargh.

Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at February 26, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

5 Even that was not enough and it was retired in 2020. Total transatlantic bandwidth today is somewhere in the low petabits.

Understandable.
We all know how much the Europeans love to run their mouths at Americans.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:06 AM (6ydKt)

6 That jail break?

He asked it twice.

Never underestimate the power of persistence.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:08 AM (6ydKt)

7 Disclaimer: And she was on a road to nowhere.

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (6ydKt)

8 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:11 AM (iMotb)

9 57.9 degrees out.

Nice morning for a walk, if the rain holds off.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:12 AM (iMotb)

10 Ohayo gozaimasu

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:13 AM (rdVOm)

11 BOING!

Busy.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (plFPI)

12 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (lJ0H4)

13 Disclaimer: And she was on a road to nowhere.

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (6ydKt)

She was not my Beautiful Wife!

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:20 AM (qlUA+)

14 That jail break?

He asked it twice.

I have it on good authority that the disasters I leave in my wake are not my fault.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:22 AM (qlUA+)

15 Well... How did I get here?

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

16 Well... How did I get here?

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)
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Jello shots.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:24 AM (plFPI)

17 Well... How did I get here?
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

Watch Out! You might get what you’re after.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:25 AM (qlUA+)

18 I'm pretty sure if you took five random Talking Heads songs, and jumbled all of the lyrics together you could come up with a novella-length story that only David Byrne could understand.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:26 AM (6ydKt)

19 Jello shots! Yes! That's it!

This is not my beautiful house...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:32 AM (rdVOm)

20 Speaking Of at….

It would also have a great beat and an infectious hook. And a snappy suit with really wide shoulders.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:36 AM (qlUA+)

21 https://youtu.be/aK7hC8p5DJ0

Dance!!!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (rdVOm)

22 It would indeed seem that they are not sending their best, nor their brightest.

https://tinyurl.com/5n964ar2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (iMotb)

23 Fun stuff, Horde... but it's late here.

Good night. Sweet dreams to all.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:44 AM (rdVOm)

24 57.9 degrees out.

Nice morning for a walk, if the rain holds off.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Dress appropriately

Posted by: Lord Miklos Kelvin at February 26, 2026 04:45 AM (8i9Vv)

25 In the continuing saga of updating the home television system, the two 3.5 inch inserts are completed and installed, extending the width of the area on top of the central unit by 7 inches.

That gives me room for the 75" TV, with about 1 inch of clearance on either side from the side cabinets.

https://tinyurl.com/muvps3tb

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:45 AM (iMotb)

26 Mornin' Horde. Time for coffee...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 26, 2026 04:52 AM (O7YUW)

27 Stop making sense

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:52 AM (Ia/+0)

28 Morning all. I'd like an updating system. The Y is now having adult volleyball and I would love to play but the old knees just couldn't take it.
Waiting on my exoskeleton.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 04:54 AM (+nEug)

29 Looks like Cuba killed 4 civilian people in a boat
Maybe they thought they were ICE

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:57 AM (Ia/+0)

30 It would indeed seem that they are not sending their best, nor their brightest.

https://tinyurl.com/5n964ar2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (iMotb)
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Beside the illegal animal, that might also be true for his victim.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:59 AM (plFPI)

31 Looks like Cuba killed 4 civilian people in a boat
Maybe they thought they were ICE

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:57 AM (Ia/+0)
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Saw earlier somewhere that Cuba claimed shots were fire from the Florida boat.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 05:00 AM (plFPI)

32 PSA: Virginia is under a norovirus attack.
There is no treatment.

Posted by: Accomac at February 26, 2026 05:05 AM (GbONR)

33 Singing mailman helps grieving grandma. "Faithpot" site:

https://tinyurl.com/m7cxv9zm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:05 AM (rZCVI)

34 1956 the first fiber cable to Europe and that is how many royal family disputes per second. But the Queen was still around then, and all is well for a short time. Cold war was going, and the Beatles were about to make it big. And Elvis was on his way to stardom, but in the army soon.

Posted by: Colin at February 26, 2026 05:08 AM (e8qy3)

35 "All things for our good" Genesis 45:1-8
Upper Room devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/3pxd5ek6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:09 AM (rZCVI)

36
29 Looks like Cuba killed 4 civilian people in a boat
Maybe they thought they were ICE
Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:57 AM

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As a followup to the SOTU, communists continue demonstrating that there's only one thing they're really good at.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 05:10 AM (VWtfl)

37 What's the deal with the good citizens of NYC throwing crap at their police? Their Mayor said it was a snowball fight. The police say it was chunks of ice and rocks. Now the police union is pissed off. Maybe they should call a strike. Let the Mayor deal with the thugs for a while.

Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 05:12 AM (Z3Kkg)

38 Farmer gives a life lesson using potatoes. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/5pht2xwj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:12 AM (rZCVI)

39 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 26, 2026 05:14 AM (bQ4nt)

40
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 05:15 AM (tljrc)

41 BYU and friends sing cover of "Amazing Grace":

https://tinyurl.com/3b947x6w

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:19 AM (rZCVI)

42 Time for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 05:20 AM (iMotb)

43 As a kid of about 6 or so, living along a river (Delaware) its about time for the ice to break up and cause ice jams. You could hear the ice breaking up. Dynamite was used to break up the jams. One small town down the river always seemed to get flooded.

Posted by: Colin at February 26, 2026 05:31 AM (e8qy3)

44 Evening and morning, satellites of AoSHQ! Thor's Day comes round again.

65 F. now, high today about 80. I'm taking a risk with a prediction, really going out on a limb here, but my guess is . . . winter here is over. A few days earlier than the last few years, where "winter exit[ed] March the second on the dot." Gah.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:32 AM (wzUl9)

45 Yesterday I called around to some local moving services. One, the former veteran who employs veterans, called me back, and we talked a bit. He can have his guys load my furniture on his truck, then either store it or ship it right to my destination and unload it there. One company to hire, as opposed to several.

He sent me a link to record a video of my place, so he could see what kind of furniture he was dealing with. My phone's browser version was unsupported, said the phone. And when I tried to update, it insisted I sign in to Gorgle. I don't have a Gorgle mail account and don't want one. I recorded my own video -- but one minute, the living room only, ran 121 MB. Not sure that's gonna work to mail to him. I let him know, and we'll see.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)

46 Right at freezing point, into 40s again hopefully
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:41 AM (Ia/+0)

47 "The disasters you leave in your wake aren't your fault.

The people they happen to fucked up.

They trusted you."

I don't know maybe flush next time or something then.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:44 AM (Vq1pX)

48 Greetings and good morning, everyone. Woke up feeling dizzy but I'm starting to settle. Spent part of last night on the phone with USAA trying to figure out how to get mom to upload her power of attorney and gain access to dad's accounts. I got lucky with the person I talked to and she was able to walk me through everything I needed.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 05:48 AM (+4yJ5)

49 Got to exercise this morning. This week I've been walking with Miss Linda, 45 min. or so each afternoon. Now I need to get back to an actual vigorous walk/trot workout. No need to bundle up today, so there's that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:49 AM (wzUl9)

50 The Criterion Collection in particular has seen sales increase thanks to the streaming services colluding to piss off absolutely everyone.

The streaming companies forget that there are pirate options out there and if you make it difficult for people to get what they want, they will go there.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 05:50 AM (+4yJ5)

51 Good morning! Wolfus, consider selling/donating all your stuff and starting fresh.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 26, 2026 05:52 AM (3Ope8)

52 And of course there are problems with the paperwork for that long-ago pension from a long-ago employer of mine. The address on it was incomplete, and they had the wrong month and day for my birthday. The investment place is looking into this, but I'm not gonna see that money for months, I'll bet. And then they will send me the check and *I* have to get it to my IRA people. When the instructions say in one paragraph "direct rollover,* and then in another that it'll be a check sent to me, that's annoying.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

53 Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 05:48

I am glad someone was able to help you, and may all rough places be made smooth. Also, prayers that your dizziness goes away.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:54 AM (rZCVI)

54 direct rollover,* and then in another that it'll be a check sent to me, that's annoying.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

Maybe they misspelled "bendover"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:54 AM (Vq1pX)

55 The ads here were so impossible to deal with that I finally turned on the firefox adblock extension.

Ace needs to find better parasites; the current ones are close to killing the host.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 05:55 AM (J8ZaT)

56 Good morning! Wolfus, consider selling/donating all your stuff and starting fresh.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 26, 2026

***
Some I may donate, but much of it could not be replaced easily. Where do you find bookcases nowadays, for instance? My desk has a sentimental connection for me. It was our family's dining table and my homework/model-building/writing table for many years. And where could I find a Mission-style armchair now for less than a fortune?

I could use a new box spring, I suppose, and if I go that far I could just buy a whole new bed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:57 AM (wzUl9)

57 USAA isn't what it used to be (like so many things). I've been a customer since 1979.

They haven't fired all the useful people so far. I doubt they are hiring new useful people, TBF.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 05:58 AM (J8ZaT)

58 All right, you lot.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 05:59 AM (ZxPkt)

59 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

Matthew 26:28

Posted by: Marcus T at February 26, 2026 06:01 AM (EJWxb)

60 Do not get rid of your quality furniture and belongings. You will never be able to find that stuff at a quality level of days of yor.

Would you be happy with a partial board desk?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 06:03 AM (+N6ee)

61 Very well said by Mostly Peaceful Memes:

https://tinyurl.com/ssbk9b96

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:03 AM (plFPI)

62 I recorded my own video -- but one minute, the living room only, ran 121 MB. Not sure that's gonna work to mail to him. I let him know, and we'll see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)
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You're probably right about the size being too big. Maybe Dropbox?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:05 AM (/+1dw)

63 Wolfus, the best advice that I can give is for you to imagine moving that shit yourself.

Every time you move something around, the more chances something bad will happen.

Your best scenario is to have a final destination ready when you are leaving an old place. Shit gets boxed up at the old place, gets loaded in a truck, driven to the new place, unloaded, and unboxed/installed in the new place.

As soon as there is a delay, shit gets boxed up at old place, driven to warehouse, stored in warehouse, maybe moved around in warehouse several times, loaded from warehouse, driven to new place, blah blah.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:05 AM (J8ZaT)

64 USAA isn't what it used to be (like so many things). I've been a customer since 1979.

They haven't fired all the useful people so far. I doubt they are hiring new useful people, TBF.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 05:58 AM (J8ZaT)
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We're having a very confused (on their part) interaction with them right now. They keep saying or doing unpredictable odd things; English doesn't seem to be their preferred language and "organized" is not a priority.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:07 AM (/+1dw)

65
52

And then they will send me the check and *I* have to get it to my IRA people.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:53 AM

-------

About two years ago, I consolidated retirement accounts, and the money was transferred in the form of a paper check mailed to me, which I then hand-carried over for deposit, every single time. This is how they do it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 06:09 AM (VWtfl)

66 53: Thanks, Fen. It's rough for mom even with getting people coming in to help out. She's dealing with the VA, insurance companies and investment companies while trying to keep an eye on dad (Old folks move faster than you think).

I doubt they are hiring new useful people, TBF.
Posted by: Richard Cranium

I've been with them for a while as well and have several accounts. My brother thinks the service started declining when they started letting enlisted people have accounts. -:-)

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:10 AM (+4yJ5)

67 Where do you find bookcases nowadays, for instance?
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My kids have had great success with Facebook Marketplace. Older people who are downsizing seem to use it to offload furniture, and so far its good stuff, cheap

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:10 AM (/+1dw)

68 "We're having a very confused (on their part) interaction with them right now. They keep saying or doing unpredictable odd things; English doesn't seem to be their preferred language and "organized" is not a priority."

Well, if you are actually speaking to them, try to pick up the accent. My bet is either Indian or Philippian support agents.

AFAICT, USAA went all in on DEI, with results that aren't surprising but wouldn't have been without a moronic HR department (which almost all of them are).

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:13 AM (J8ZaT)

69 Your best scenario is to have a final destination ready when you are leaving an old place. Shit gets boxed up at the old place, gets loaded in a truck, driven to the new place, unloaded, and unboxed/installed in the new place.

As soon as there is a delay, shit gets boxed up at old place, driven to warehouse, stored in warehouse, maybe moved around in warehouse several times, loaded from warehouse, driven to new place, blah blah.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026

***
Oh, I know. I'd like to have an apartment, if not *the* house, lined up. But the real estate agent I'm dealing with in KY says it might be tough to find a month-to-month apartment lease right away. What, does *every place* have waiting lists for *everything* now?

I'm ready to go, I can afford to move and buy a place . . . and yet I'm hitting one obstacle after another. Dammit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)

70 AFAICT, USAA went all in on DEI, with results that aren't surprising but wouldn't have been without a moronic HR department (which almost all of them are).
Posted by: Richard Cranium

The problem is that finding an insurance company and bank that isn't infested is very difficult.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:16 AM (+4yJ5)

71 w00t

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:18 AM (+YA9H)

72
Would you be happy with a partial board desk?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026

***
Do you mean particle board? The local place from whom I bought my TV stand has a slogan, "Friends don't let friends buy particle board."

My desk is a library table, and it disassembles into three large flat pieces. I've done it (and remember my father putting it together not long before I started school). So not bad.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)

73 "My brother thinks the service started declining when they started letting enlisted people have accounts. -:-)"

While that probably had an impact on the "how likely is your customer lying to you" side of the equation, it's difficult to believe that more customers force you to hire almost entirely sub-par agents.

There's a discussion that perhaps should be made (not in this comment section) around how these really expensive military operations over time that don't require massive civilian attention result in a shitload of lying POS senior military officers.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:21 AM (J8ZaT)

74 Fibbies arrested a 65 year old former Air Force fighter pilot for the crime of teaching Chinese fighter pilots our standard tactics.

Teaching foreign adversaries to kill Americans, for money.... Unbelievable.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:22 AM (SxOcO)

75 74 Fibbies arrested a 65 year old former Air Force fighter pilot for the crime of teaching Chinese fighter pilots our standard tactics.

Teaching foreign adversaries to kill Americans, for money.... Unbelievable.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:22 AM (SxOcO)

Yikes.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:24 AM (+YA9H)

76 Read an article about Alysa Liu and the level of espionage West Taiwan used against her and her father. This part stuck out for me:

tracking down the duo’s Social Security numbers through a contact at the IRS.

I want that contact found and made an example of. Preferably outside the front doors of IRS headquarters.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (+4yJ5)

77 US District Judge "President" Brian Murphy of Boston issued new instructions yesterday to the Executive Branch on deportation policies.

Whew...glad that's cleared up. Thanks President Murphy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (wUQJO)

78 mornin yall. Get them bitches outa here.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (vFG9F)

79
What, does *every place* have waiting lists for *everything* now?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 06:15 AM

I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens

Posted by: George Tsoukalos at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (tljrc)

80 A(nother) Congressman needs to go to jail:

https://tinyurl.com/yknunczn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (plFPI)

81 Yikes.
Posted by: m

No kidding. I read up on the man's career and can't imagine what inspired this.

The three common reasons for this are sex, money and ideology. I look forward to hearing which one he chose.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:27 AM (+4yJ5)

82 Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Rob Taub
@RTaub_
11h
Classy, classy move by Jack Hughes to bring Tage Thompson on to the ice to also be honored by the fans for the gold medal victory.

Nice go, guys!

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:27 AM (+YA9H)

83 @27/Skip: "Stop making sense"

Are you quoting the various human rights tribunals in Canada? That seems to be their message to the populace lately.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 26, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

84 ... can't tell if he has teef yet.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:28 AM (+YA9H)

85 "Oh, I know. I'd like to have an apartment, if not *the* house, lined up. But the real estate agent I'm dealing with in KY says it might be tough to find a month-to-month apartment lease right away. What, does *every place* have waiting lists for *everything* now?"

Well, maybe get a storage facility in the new town and have your stuff delivered there. That (at least) reduces the amount of times your stuff is loaded/unloaded to a set number. Plus, you *could* move stuff yourself from the local storage facility to your new place as needed with the level of care that you require.

But, probably more money to do that.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:28 AM (J8ZaT)

86 Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton SMUGGLED IN an illegal alien to Trump's State of the Union address, then had his Chief of Staff HARBOR the illegal in Moulton's office to SHIELD him from police
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It'll be interesting to see what the scope of immunity for Congressmen is

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:30 AM (wUQJO)

87 One company.

I had everything loaded and stowed.

After getting to the new town and sorting things out, I called the movers. It was across country, so waiting 2 weeks seemed reasonable.

They showed up on time with nothing broken.

Btw, get multiple quotes. Bekins was substantially cheaper than the others.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 06:32 AM (qFwJc)

88 There are people who voted for this:

https://tinyurl.com/yx3wa583

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:37 AM (plFPI)

89 "Yikes."

That's why I couldn't really claim that commissioned officers were more honest than NCOs.

I think that seniors of the commissioned and non-commission ranks have had the middle of the bell curve carved out; either really straight or really corrupt. The former still believe they can change shit and the latter want to latch upon the teat.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:37 AM (J8ZaT)

90 I've only had one bad interaction with USAA and it was for an auto claim that took much longer than it should have because of the agent handling the claim. All others have been excellent, including the claim on my damaged roof caused by Hurricane Helene. I was able to get the roof replaced within two weeks of the storm because they were so quick in processing the claim and I was able to get an appointment with the roofers before the rush.

Posted by: farquad at February 26, 2026 06:38 AM (CFMhl)

91 Bad news for Omar's investments:

"The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because Boomers are.

Jon Phillips, the owner of Sonoma County winery Inspiration Vineyards and Winery, told The Post that the population decline of the industry’s top wine-consuming generation has led to a recent downturn in sales."

Good thing Omar made her nut before the wine industry goes flat.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

92 There are people who voted for this:

https://tinyurl.com/yx3wa583
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:37 AM (plFPI)
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You have stepped into .., The Twilight Zone.

Where men are women, unless they are fish.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:40 AM (PDpni)

93 "Where men are women, unless they are fish.
Posted by: Huck Follywood"

This is nothing new. Remember when Madonna said she was "Like A Sturgeon"?

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:43 AM (vFG9F)

94 Looks like Trump will have to hand Cuba their ass...

Posted by: Diabeetus at February 26, 2026 06:44 AM (+9A0s)

95 I so want to read Pixy's snark on this article, maybe in tomorrow's Tech News if I'm really lucky:

(The Register):
Cloudflare experiment ports most of Next.js API 'in one week' with AI

https://tinyurl.com/5fx3ve8x

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 26, 2026 06:47 AM (O7YUW)

96 "Looks like Trump will have to hand Cuba their ass..."

Well, I think they've achieved net-zero carbon emissions.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:49 AM (J8ZaT)

97 I propose a toast to Dying Boomers.

My oldest friend died recently. Yup we are dying off.

I am consoled with the knowledge that my X-Gen children and their cohort brought Trump to the White House. But yikes, a lot of my generation were wasters.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 06:52 AM (qFwJc)

98 Faulkner said that although AI wrote the code, the human element was critical and he "had to course-correct regularly."
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hmmm...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:53 AM (RC2c3)

99 Prediction: The SAVE Act will not pass.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:54 AM (plFPI)

100 @nypost
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8h
US women's hockey team going to 'fully take advantage' of offer to celebrate with Flavor Flav https://trib.al/4YWo2cc

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 06:55 AM (ZxPkt)

101 I propose a toast to Dying Boomers.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 06:52 AM (qFwJc)
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/looks down at buttered toast being eaten right now and wonders what are the chances

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:56 AM (plFPI)

102 "The SAVE Act will not pass."

They have to SAVE their phony baloney jobs.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:56 AM (vFG9F)

103 Good morning all. Raining here, should have stayed in bed. Good sleeping weather.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 26, 2026 06:56 AM (XD1z7)

104 This is nothing new. Remember when Madonna said she was "Like A Sturgeon"?
Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:43 AM (vFG9F)
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I bet her boyfriend thought something about that song was a little fishy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:57 AM (RC2c3)

105 Prediction: The SAVE Act will not pass.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:54 AM (plFPI)
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At least we will achieve good Senate GOPe theater!

Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 06:59 AM (RC2c3)

106 "US women's hockey team going to 'fully take advantage' of offer to celebrate with Flavor Flav "

They couldn't go to the WH but can go to celebrate with a rapper charged with domestic abuse and multiple drug and traffic charges, and has spent time in jail for some of those offenses.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:01 AM (vFG9F)

107 >>>The first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being pulled up after nearly forty years. (Tom's Hardware)

That's a nice little article. The author's bio says:

Luke James is a freelance writer and journalist. Although his background is in legal, he has a personal interest in all things tech, especially hardware and microelectronics, and anything regulatory.

... which seems a good mix.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:02 AM (+YA9H)

108 They couldn't go to the WH but can go to celebrate with a rapper charged with domestic abuse and multiple drug and traffic charges, and has spent time in jail for some of those offenses.
Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:01 AM (vFG9F)
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In his business, that's a resume

Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 07:03 AM (RC2c3)

109 Tempted to create an X account to just troll Matt Walsh about anime.

Why? Because I'm a fugitive cat-girl nyah.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:03 AM (2GVsD)

110

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 26, 2026 07:04 AM (DDJSl)

111 The recovery operation is being carried out by the MV Maasvliet, a new diesel-electric vessel on only its fourth voyage since leaving drydock in January 2025. The crew has been contending with an early hurricane season, with storms Dexter and Erin having forced the ship off course, meaning it collected less cable than planned. The cable itself has to be coiled by hand in the ship's hold, as fiber-optic cable can't be machine-coiled without risking damage to the glass fibers inside.
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I'd have thought a cable that sat on the sea bed for 40 years would have all sorts of damage done to it just in the process of being plucked up, and coiling would be the least of one's problems.

Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 07:06 AM (RC2c3)

112 Great headline opportunity:

SAD SACK SACKED!

https://tinyurl.com/yz3s7ncd

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:07 AM (plFPI)

113 >Prediction: The SAVE Act will not pass.
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my theory: someone or some group is paying big money to the usual suspects to block a vote

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:07 AM (ZxPkt)

114 109 Tempted to create an X account to just troll Matt Walsh about anime.

Why? Because I'm a fugitive cat-girl nyah.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:03 AM (2GVsD)

He might ban you!

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:08 AM (+YA9H)

115 The recovery operation is being carried out by the MV Maasvliet, a new diesel-electric vessel on only its fourth voyage since leaving drydock in January 2025. The crew has been contending with an early hurricane season, with storms Dexter and Erin having forced the ship off course, meaning it collected less cable than planned. The cable itself has to be coiled by hand in the ship's hold, as fiber-optic cable can't be machine-coiled without risking damage to the glass fibers inside.
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I'd have thought a cable that sat on the sea bed for 40 years would have all sorts of damage done to it just in the process of being plucked up, and coiling would be the least of one's problems.
Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 07:06 AM (RC2c3)

They're gonna store the old cable in the attic or garage because they might need it some day?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:09 AM (wVcYX)

116 He might ban you!

Thus proving he's a knee-jerk thin-skinned idiot.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:10 AM (2GVsD)

117 JJ. Get in there!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:11 AM (plFPI)

118 They want you alienated. They want you to take the black pill.

It's easier for them to continue the corruption if people just stop caring.

Don't Give Up.

Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 07:13 AM (+rKuc)

119 from the TAT-8 article, on maybe why they don't want to break the glass fiber:

TAT-8's cable still contains substantial amounts of high-quality copper used in its power and structural components ..., making thousands of kilometers of recovered cable a welcome source of the metal. The cable's steel will be repurposed as fencing, while its polyethylene sheathing will be sent to a facility in the Netherlands to be pelletized for non-food-grade plastics.

I'm thinking you don't want broken glass inside the plastic sheathing when you're going to try to recover the copper, steel, and plastic.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:17 AM (+YA9H)

120 116 He might ban you!

Thus proving he's a knee-jerk thin-skinned idiot.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:10 AM (2GVsD)

And you'd be signed up!

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:18 AM (+YA9H)

121
I would have thought the 40-year-old optical fiber is trash at this point. What are they going to do with it? The article says they're after the copper wire in the cable, but nothing about what the fiber will be used for.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 07:20 AM (VWtfl)

122 4 Morninginging all.

Had a migraine earlier. Getting better now but still slightly blargh.
Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at February 26, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

Hydrate! Then hydrate more! Hoping it all clear up.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (+YA9H)

123 *clears

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (+YA9H)

124 "The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because Boomers are."

He operates a craft business dedicated to processing "small batch" wine grapes for an exclusive clientele. Award winning, of course. The industry loves bogus wine tasting panel competitions; at some point everyone gets an award.

Looking at his very fancy website - he spent a lot of money on stainless steel fermentation tanks and accoutrements.

He turned a money-losing garage hobby into a huge money pit.

Posted by: 13times at February 26, 2026 07:30 AM (zJ+I1)

125 Sell it to some third world shithole country for phone lines! Canada? Mexico?

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, phone line sales executive at February 26, 2026 07:32 AM (bvwOM)

126 JJ is up

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:32 AM (wVcYX)

127 "Thus proving he's a knee-jerk thin-skinned idiot."

Or he knows that he has only so many seconds of life to live and using some of those precious seconds to argue with a troll aren't worth it.

I don't follow him and I don't know how much he complains about anime's influence on the US. Japan has been a mono-culture for a long time and ideas that they have a defense against may impact non-Japanese societies the same way disease pools interact. (Our ideas can do the same to them; you can argue that may have happened already.)

I guess my point is that he may believe that he has better things to do than argue with you. Don't you have better things to do than argue with him? If not, go for it.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 07:33 AM (J8ZaT)

128 Talking Heads - And She Was

I dunno, was that weird enough?

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:48 AM (+YA9H)

129 The Criterion Collection in particular has seen sales increase thanks to the streaming services colluding to piss off absolutely everyone.

At the local Barnes & Noble where my writers group meets, there are far more Criterion DVDs than non-Criterion. And probably more albums on vinyl than on CD.

Sadly, the Criterion DVDs are all Blu-Ray and the vinyl is all expensive. But it is nice to see.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 26, 2026 08:12 AM (1NuH7)

130 74 Fibbies arrested a 65 year old former Air Force fighter pilot for the crime of teaching Chinese fighter pilots our standard tactics.

Teaching foreign adversaries to kill Americans, for money.... Unbelievable.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:22 AM (SxOcO)

https://edition.cnn.com

https://tinyurl.com/y28uxbzd

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 08:12 AM (+YA9H)

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