Daily Tech News 27 February 2026

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If your corporate wifi has a guest network active, tell whoever is responsible that they might not want to do that. (Tom's Hardware)

Same goes for home wifi though it's less of a target.
AirSnitch "breaks worldwide Wi-Fi encryption, and it might have the potential to enable advanced cyberattacks," Xin'an Zhou, the lead author of the research paper, said in an interview. "Advanced attacks can build on our primitives to [perform> cookie stealing, DNS and cache poisoning. Our research physically wiretaps the wire altogether so these sophisticated attacks will work. It's really a threat to worldwide network security."
Fortunately for us - less fortunately for Zhou's credibility - this is horseshit.

But what AirSnitch does - and his co-authors have taken rather more care to make this clear - is break through the protections that supposedly separate the guest and private networks on many common wifi routers, ranging from cheap home models to open-source software with a focus on security to expensive enterprise systems from supposedly security-focused companies like Cisco.
Speaking of which Cisco just fixed a level 10 security vulnerability that has left their SD-WAN systems wide open to attackers since 2023. (Bleeping Computer)

Oops.

Tech News

Speaking of wide open a covert global program by the Chinese government to suppress dissidents has had its cover blown by an official using ChatGPT as a blog. (CNN)

Double oops.
That Google API key that you were using to display maps on your website just gained access to all your Google Gemini AI data. (Bleeping Computer)

And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
Smarthphone shipments are expected to drop 12% and prices to increase 14% thanks to our friend Sam and his DRAM Apocalypse. (Tech Crunch)

Thanks, Sam.
And Samsung - different Sam - just doubled the price it charges Apple for DRAM. (Notebook Check)

They were reportedly looking for a 60% increase but opened with an offer of 100%.

Apple - again, reportedly - took the deal immediately.
Xbox is in danger. Will Microsoft fix it or kill it? (The Verge)

Fix? You mean, chop its balls off?

I think you'll find they already did that.
And speaking of chopping balls off Firefox has a new switch that lets you turn off all its AI features with one click. (Firefox)

And then turn on just the ones you want, if any.
Ordered a 4TB Crucial T710 SSD to replace the two 2TB P310 drives that Amazon lost in shipping. I ordered those because they were discounted close to the old price, briefly, on New Year's Eve.

The T710 is a much better drive and is also still close to its old price, but only because it was always expensive. But now it's only 20% more expensive than entry-level models rather than twice the price. And only a little more than two 1TB drives of the same model.

The main competition is Samsung's 9100 Pro, and that seems to be rapidly increasing in price itself.

Should have everything I need for a while. I'm short a drive so I'll have to shuffle things around a bit, but I have a couple of older Samsung 970 drives I'm not really using but still work fine, and they are suddenly worth using.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Back to front, ana and kata.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 !!

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:01 AM (iIAkP)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

3 And not really Friday, working tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 04:03 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Good morning horde.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 27, 2026 04:04 AM (Igqs7)

5 Guten morgen, y'all.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:05 AM (iIAkP)

6 Morning all.

Likewise, Skip.

Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at February 27, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

7 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 27, 2026 04:07 AM (yKhjs)

8 >>>And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.

*side-eyes Earth*

*shudders*

Posted by: The Greys at February 27, 2026 04:10 AM (dK+Kv)

9 a covert global program by the Chinese government to suppress dissidents has had its cover blown by an official using ChatGPT as a blog.
****

Why do we worry about the CCP? They have been given or have stolen all the tech to spy on everyone and they can not stop committing comically stupid actions.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:11 AM (iIAkP)

10 I remember the days when having 2TB in a server room was something.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:18 AM (iIAkP)

11 Off, software sock.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 27, 2026 04:30 AM (BLOW1)

12 AI is a joke. It's still a search engine driven by keywords, but handy if you like to be lazy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 04:37 AM (gVUi7)

13 The main competition is Samsung's 9100 Pro, and that seems to be rapidly increasing in price itself.

I looked at the prices the other day for the 9100 Pro on Amazon out of curiosity.

w/o Heatsink -
1TB - $209.99
2TB - $419.99
4TB - $814.78
8TB - $1646.30

w- Heatsink -
1TB - Out of Stock, but reselling for $259.00
2TB - $449.99
4TB - $749.95
8TB - $1599.00

Not exactly sure why the 4 & 8TB with heatsinks are selling for less than without.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:38 AM (6ydKt)

14 Woof. I paid US$440 plus tax for my 4TB Crucial drive.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 27, 2026 04:43 AM (BLOW1)

15 12 AI is a joke. It's still a search engine driven by keywords, but handy if you like to be lazy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

But it's a better search engine than Google now. Much much better at filtering out the crap.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 27, 2026 04:45 AM (BLOW1)

16 $440 for 4TB is a steal these days.

I'm still amazed that an 8TB drive is going for more money than a decent gaming laptop these days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:52 AM (6ydKt)

17 Netflix dropped out of the Warner Bros. deal.

Looks like it will be Paramount-WB by the end of the year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:56 AM (6ydKt)

18 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 27, 2026 05:02 AM (AN2gy)

19 Its clear out, mid 20s.
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 05:07 AM (Ia/+0)

20 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at February 27, 2026 05:07 AM (PzBTm)

21 >>>But it's a better search engine than Google now. Much much better at filtering out the crap.

Posted by: Pixy Misa

Yes it is. Incredibly hyped but I've only seen maybe 1% of what it's being used for. Financial and military applications are not within my grasp at the moment, so I'm slightly out of the framework.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 05:08 AM (gVUi7)

22 "Throw all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you." 1st Peter 5:7

Also Psalm 100

Woman talks about being more aware of our blessings . Upper Room devotional :

https://tinyurl.com/4788jr34

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:09 AM (rZCVI)

23 My youngest flew to Colorado to spend a week skiing with his older brother. Older brother fell and broke his arm. He had surgery on it on Wednesday. He's doing as well as can be expected, I guess. Today is his birthday. Happy birthday, Li'l Blutarski.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 27, 2026 05:13 AM (cxFcK)

24 There's a more detailed PDF on AirSnitch available at Professor Mathy Vanhoef's page listing his publications (currently it's right at the top of the list since it's his most recently published arsticle.)

https://tinyurl.com/fkedmabx
(goes to mathyvanhoef.com)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:16 AM (O7YUW)

25
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 27, 2026 05:17 AM (tljrc)

26 Diana Ross, 82 next month and still cooking. On tour right now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 27, 2026 05:18 AM (9HpRV)

27 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 27, 2026 05:19 AM (bQ4nt)

28 G'morning, all!

Heavy rain, so no walk.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:21 AM (iMotb)

29 Belated BOING!

> I remember the days when having 2TB
> in a server room was something.
> Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:18 AM
> (iIAkP)

I recall my first visit to a major IBM mainframe center in 1980. Was most impressed by the largest big blue box in the room. So many knobs, buttons, dials, and readouts.

It was the air conditioning and water pipe cooling system.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:23 AM (plFPI)

30 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 05:23 AM (lJ0H4)

31 I was here for the twirl.

Posted by: Don Black at February 27, 2026 05:24 AM (ZxPkt)

32 Interesting mention of guest networks and such.

Having upgraded to the tp-Link X-60 Mesh system, I am still tinkering with stuff and doing things like getting devices over to the IoT network.

So any thoughts on if the TV, ROKU and stuff such as that should ride the IoT network or the regular home network?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:25 AM (iMotb)

33 Brave 12 year old runs into building to save neighbor. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/yz33vber

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:28 AM (rZCVI)

34 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 27, 2026 05:13 AM (cxFcK

Sorry that your son broke his arm. Glad they got it fixed up and may he have continued strength and recovery.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:29 AM (rZCVI)

35 It was the air conditioning and water pipe cooling system.
****

Yep. BTDT. Worked for Inacom when they were big in computing before they were not. Walk into the server area and find the corner that was cool. You could feel the heat coming out of the racks.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 05:30 AM (iIAkP)

36 Oh look!

A US Jerusalem Embassy security alert:

https://tinyurl.com/4ajambrf

And guess what arrived:

https://tinyurl.com/5czfzxba

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:32 AM (plFPI)

37 A prayer walk . 2nd Kings 4:31-35

https://tinyurl.com/2ryyyum8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:33 AM (rZCVI)

38 @32/Village Idiot's Apprentice:

All IoT devices (smart TV's included) should be on the IoT network. If you need to push data to them from a machine on the trusted internal network, create a firewall rule that permits connections in that direction, but not in the other direction.

On my home network, I have several VLANS:

a) Trusted internal network
b) Mobile devices
c) IoT devices

(a) Can access the internet and connect to each other, and can access devices in (b) and (c).

(b) Can access the internet but can not access (a) or (c).

(c) Is in jail. Can not access (a) or (b) or the internet. Can not use DNS services. It gets an IP address from the DHCP server, and that's IT.

Individual firewall rules are crafted for each IoT device to allow it to connect to only what it absolutely needs to (and no more) to function in a way that the owner wishes. (A smart TV with a NetFlix service would be permitted to connect to NetFlix's server IP range, for instance, but you might not wish to let it communicate with its manufacturer except when you want to download an update.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:33 AM (O7YUW)

39 @36/Biden's Dog: Oh boy...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)

40 Young man from Ireland sings , "Lord, I can't make it without you.":

https://tinyurl.com/3zb5mpde

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:36 AM (rZCVI)

41 Oh look!

A US Jerusalem Embassy security alert:

https://tinyurl.com/4ajambrf

And guess what arrived:

https://tinyurl.com/5czfzxba
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Like @39 said..oh boy.
Thus it begins

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 05:40 AM (lJ0H4)

42 Greetings and good morning all. The day started with me having to scrape ice off the windshields and hoping that the defroster would work in a timely manner.

Had to fill the car and it looks like I have to gripe to the gas station's corporate office since the tap feature for cards is still not working for me. But that is a FWP.

Out in Baltimore, I bring the joyous news that Jimmy's Seafood has been treating the Huffington Post and the Baltimore Sun with the respect that they deserve. I can't go to Twitter so you'll have to search Jimmy's Seafood and go from there.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 27, 2026 05:40 AM (jjoN6)

43 G&R

Thank you for that.

Looks like I need to learn some more skills IOT do some of that stuff.

But....learning keeps the mind engaged.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:40 AM (iMotb)

44 Young man from Ireland sings , "Lord, I can't make it without you.":

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:36 AM (rZCVI)
-

I think that's what these Taliban are singing:

https://tinyurl.com/3manpv57

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:41 AM (plFPI)

45 Jimmy's Seafood!!

Giving the Left and PETA the middle finger since.....

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:42 AM (iMotb)

46 Evening and morning upon all the late toilers and early risers on this Friday, the last of February and thus a double consummation devoutly to be wished!

68 F. here and light showers approaching. I may be able to work out before they get here, and I may not. We'll see.

The furry thugs are well. I managed to lift Dagny onto the cushion on my lap twice yesterday, and she stayed, happy to be petted. Progress!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)

47 I didn't know that they had stealth aircraft carriers.

Posted by: pawn at February 27, 2026 05:46 AM (+rKuc)

48 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:41 AM

I'm praying the Muslims don't make it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:46 AM (rZCVI)

49 Mrs VIA suddenly developed a craving for steak yesterday, so we picked up two nice individual sirloins.

Now some folks swear by the grill, and some folks swear by the pan fry method.

With having an electric stove, and a ton of seasoned cast iron cookware, I asked myself 'Why not simply toss the cast iron skillet on the gas grill instead of the electric stovetop?'.

I believe I shall go this route from now on.
Best of both worlds, and all that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)

50 'Why not simply toss the cast iron skillet on the gas grill instead of the electric stovetop?'.

Sounds like you got an excellent answer.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 27, 2026 05:50 AM (jjoN6)

51 Good morning to everyone. 51 degrees here in western NC and cloudy. Rain predicted this am, so maybe I can put off some chores. Have a great day.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 27, 2026 05:51 AM (kC+67)

52 @46/Wolfus: " I managed to lift Dagny onto the cushion on my lap twice yesterday, and she stayed, happy to be petted. Progress!"

The "catloaf" days are coming.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:52 AM (O7YUW)

53 "Sounds like you got an excellent answer."

Oh yes!

It was one of the best steaks that I have done in years.

And I don't credit it to any skill on my part, but to doing it with this method.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:52 AM (iMotb)

54 And I am saddened to report that with 'only' 285,000 miles on it, one of the Volvo wagon's front wheel bearings has decided to retire.

Two new ones should be arriving from FCP Euro in several days.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:54 AM (iMotb)

55 Gospel song by Johnny Cash-"Peace In The Valley". Yesterday would have been the 94th birthday of Johnny Cash:

https://tinyurl.com/ycyry9uk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:55 AM (rZCVI)

56 Good morning! Looking at an entire weekend of gardening and landscape work interspersed with some contract work and a trip downtown to watch the youngest daughter and granddaughter run the 5k together. They're gonna spend the night tonight so I'll need to make trip to the market this afternoon to get the requisite meal preps.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 27, 2026 05:55 AM (3Ope8)

57 Article on Jimmy's Seafood.

https://tinyurl.com/3u6esf5h

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:56 AM (iMotb)

58 >>>> I asked myself 'Why not simply toss the cast iron skillet on the gas grill instead of the electric stovetop?'.

I believe I shall go this route from now on.
Best of both worlds, and all that.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)
*****
VIA, that sounds like a good way to go, plus no smoke inside the house. I'm going to try that.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 27, 2026 05:59 AM (kC+67)

59 @43/Village Idiot's Apprentice: Y'welcome. I may be a bit paranoid, but all the IT breaches in the news in the past few years have made me very glad that I put in the time and effort to segment and restrict things on my network VLANs.

You just can't trust manufacturers to stay out of your business these days. They want to know everything about you, and then sell that to third parties.

Oh, and I absolutely refuse to buy any device that says it requires an internet connection to set up, or requires an 'app' to use. Nope. Not happening. Your device either has the internal firmware in order to perform its desired function in stand-alone mode with a decent on-device interface with buttons/switches, or it stays on the shelf.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:59 AM (O7YUW)

60 Go fuck yourself.

Posted by: Jimmy Finest Seafood at February 27, 2026 05:59 AM (uipH1)

61 >>>I believe I shall go this route from now on.
Best of both worlds, and all that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

>Less cleanup on the gas grill. Pan fry; more heat more gas, but uniform. Retain the juices, certainly not a bad way to go.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:01 AM (gVUi7)

62 The "catloaf" days are coming

Yepl; Cat gets on spouses lap until the Spring. Spouse has to boot him off for bus duties.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 06:01 AM (rZCVI)

63 I may be a bit paranoid

Or are you paranoid enough? That's why I like the joke about people in tech saying "The most modern piece of hardware I have is a printer from 94 and I have a shotgun in case it makes a funny noise."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 27, 2026 06:01 AM (jjoN6)

64 Tis time. 😴

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 06:02 AM (iIAkP)

65 G'mornin' everyone!

spot-on, G&R!

and bring back physical on-off switches to replace a pushbutton "suggesting" that the software shut down.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (MIIRH)

66 I tried to discuss the concept of moving with Miss Linda yesterday morning. Her enthusiasm was on the same level as if she had been told she needs to have an emergency root canal. I can't drag her into this, and so I guess I have to give up. I'm on my own.

I thought of driving to Owensboro, staying a while, and looking at some properties with an eye to buying one I love. But staying in a hotel = $100 a day, plus the gas and effort to drive up and back. Unless I get *really* lucky, it's not going to work without spending two grand. I could drive up and secure an apartment; come back and have everything shipped; drive back and move in; and *then* start the house hunt.

I'm tired just thinking about either one. But living here makes me even more exhausted. More coffee is required.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (wzUl9)

67 "plus no smoke inside the house."

That was huge plus for me.

As well as no grease splatter all over the stovetop to clean up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (iMotb)

68 @60/Jimmy: Hey, I understood that reference!

https://tinyurl.com/36bchtu5

(goes to xcancel.com)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (O7YUW)

69 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Shamalama dingdong.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 27, 2026 06:08 AM (i1VVh)

70 In the meantime, I need to renew my lease at this dump this morning -- at least tell them to prepare my new lease -- and hit the grocery. Tonight, we're going to the German-American center in the city, "Deutsches Haus," for a trivia night. That should be fun.

As for the lease: $150 more a month for a month-to-month lease, vs. $20/month for a year. It would cost me two months' rent, about $1400, to break a 12-month one. But it's possible the place will be sold (though that has been only rumor for more than a year), and a monthly lease could easily be rejected by new owners and the price doubled. I might be on the way out by then, and might not.

Still tired just thinking about it. Time I fed the cats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:09 AM (wzUl9)

71 @63/NR Pax: Am I paranoid enough? Probably not.

@65/sock_rat_eez: Yup. There was absolutely nothing wrong with physical switches. Back in the X10* days, I'd considered replacing light switches with remote controllable ones from a central station, and then shook that idea off. If I want a light on or off, I'll just get up and flip the switch.

It's not good to sit in one location for extended periods of time anyway. Get up and move around - keeps the blood flowing.

{*}
https://youtu.be/nkcERvE8bsI?t=52

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 06:10 AM (O7YUW)

72 It's Friday afternoon...quitting time, and you have a flat.

https://tinyurl.com/nhkckt7b

( I love these guys, and their Workshop Wednesday series )

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:10 AM (iMotb)

73 Praying for Ace's recovery from whatever he's got.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 06:12 AM (PFs9e)

74 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:13 AM (+nEug)

75 Ace mentioned he had a cold that he couldn't shake?

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

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

Wasn't sure if it was cold or flu.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 06:14 AM (PFs9e)

77 "Wasn't sure if it was cold or flu."

It's a tumor!

Posted by: That kid at February 27, 2026 06:17 AM (iMotb)

78 @72/Village Idiot's Apprentice: Oh this looks like fun. Thanks!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 06:17 AM (O7YUW)

79 I guess lots of our military aircraft are still flowing into the middle east.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:18 AM (iMotb)

80 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026

***
That would entail $450 more total, better than the $1400. Though mounting a move here in June or July is insanity. But then if I started up a new 6- or 12-month lease *after* 3 months of the mtm, there is no guarantee the new rent would be anything close to what I'm paying now. Probably it'll entail a $100/month increase -- if I'm lucky.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)

81 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.
Posted by: Ben Had

What she said. Living in limbo is mentally exhausting.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:20 AM (lJ0H4)

82 VIA, 3,000+ have defected from the IRGC in the last few days.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:22 AM (+nEug)

83 VIA, 3,000+ have defected from the IRGC in the last few days.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:22 AM (+nEug)
-----------
Who are they defecting to?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 27, 2026 06:22 AM (i1VVh)

84 There's a couple of nasty bugs going around. I suspect flu, but not just flu. Weird situation. Wash your hands.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:23 AM (gVUi7)

85 "Wasn't sure if it was cold or flu."

It's a tumor!
Posted by: That kid

Nope. It's lupus. It's always lupus.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:23 AM (lJ0H4)

86 Captain Obvious, the Iranian people. The mullahs are between a rock and a hard place because they can't kill the defectors.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:26 AM (+nEug)

87 Between this guy, and a blogger at Lajes in the Azores, it's as if the US wants Iran to know what is heading their way.

And perhaps that is actually a good thing.

Focuses the Iranian leaders minds on the ass whooping heading their way if they make the wrong decision.

https://www.youtube.com/@AaronRheins./shorts

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:26 AM (iMotb)

88 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.
Posted by: Ben Had
*
What she said. Living in limbo is mentally exhausting.
Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026

***
I've been in a kind of limbo for years, wanting to get out of here. I've got the money. But making the arrangements seems practically insurmountable.

It was Linda's advice to re-up for a year "to protect myself" from new owners. She just doesn't want me leaving and hopes I will give up and resign myself to hell.

In '97 I took a big leap of faith and arranged for an apartment in Denver sight unseen, all with phone calls. It worked out fine. Maybe I could ask the real estate agent I've been dealing with to drive by a complex I'm interested in, see if it looks as nice as in the website pictures; then I'll arrange for a place online or on the phone. Then pack up everything and go.

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

89 ReL Jimmy's Seafood. I especially liked that an opinion article at the Baltimore Sun was entitled "Foul language is never helpful."

*looks at Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib's behavior*

*looks at Gavin Newsom's language*

Okey dokey, then.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:30 AM (B0NCh)

90 Wolfus, you are telling yourself it's too difficult instead of just getting it done.

2 days ih June or July with a moving company packing you up is not even a speed bump.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:32 AM (+nEug)

91 mornin yall. My GSD Bruno has developed a couple of lumps in his neck, maybe swollen lymph nodes. They are not visible and don't seem to bother him, but he is going to spend the day at the vet so they can check him out.

Wolfus, put all your stuff in storage, rent a motorhome, and hit the road. Spring is coming and it's a great time to see the USA.

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 06:32 AM (vFG9F)

92 In '97 I took a big leap of faith and arranged for an apartment in Denver sight unseen, all with phone calls. It worked out fine. Maybe I could ask the real estate agent I've been dealing with to drive by a complex I'm interested in, see if it looks as nice as in the website pictures; then I'll arrange for a place online or on the phone. Then pack up everything and go.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

That sounds like a reasonable solution. Where there's a will there's a way. The will has got to be there though.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:33 AM (lJ0H4)

93 "I especially liked that an opinion article at the Baltimore Sun was entitled "Foul language is never helpful."

Perhaps the Sun has started a 'Humor' section, and you stumbled across it?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:33 AM (iMotb)

94 Wolfus, is your current apartment run by a corporation?

Might that corporation also run complexes in the area you are interested in?

If so, asking them for suggestions might not be a bad thing.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:35 AM (iMotb)

95 oh, my, X10 ...

exactly right Shadout Mapes.

and thank you for the twirl, Rosasharn, a morale boost is needed today.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:36 AM (MIIRH)

96 Baltimore Sun humor section:

https://tinyurl.com/bde4h9r5

I'm kinda surprised the yute didn't yell out "This is MAGA country."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:38 AM (B0NCh)

97 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Windows 11 has decided that I need a cute little red squirrel as my desktop wallpaper this morning and who am I to argue with that?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:38 AM (ESVrU)

98 Perhaps the Sun has started a 'Humor' section, and you stumbled across it?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:33 AM (iMotb)
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The Sun has some a long (and not good) way from when Don Marquis was writing for them.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 27, 2026 06:39 AM (i1VVh)

99 Wolfus, you are telling yourself it's too difficult instead of just getting it done.

2 days ih June or July with a moving company packing you up is not even a speed bump.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026

***
Maybe so, Ben Had. But so much of this depends on other people -- I am in control of so little of it (I don't even have the *illusion* of control). And I apparently must do it alone.

Well, I'll call the real estate agent this morning and see what she might recommend.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:40 AM (wzUl9)

100 lol, humor section indeed

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:40 AM (MIIRH)

101 I've still got some X-10 stuff and use it to control some lights the shop. They do have a tendency to turn themselves on occasionally.

I had X-10 camera too but abandoned them because of the interference after wifi came into use.

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 06:41 AM (vFG9F)

102 true words, BenHad, so true.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:42 AM (MIIRH)

103 So, did the USS Ford unclog their sewage system? Or was that story BS?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 06:42 AM (qFwJc)

104 "Wolfus, you are telling yourself it's too difficult instead of just getting it done."

That was my first reaction to moving here to TN when my son suggested it. But once I made up my mind to do it the turnaround time was surprisingly short. I did it in a month. Like I said, where there's a will there's a way.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:42 AM (lJ0H4)

105 "I'm kinda surprised the yute didn't yell out "This is MAGA country.""

For me, that link is behind a paywall.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:43 AM (iMotb)

106 X10 was okay, and stuff made back in the 80s was made to last

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (MIIRH)

107 On the other hand, a Sun columnist gives Jimmy's Seafood a huzzah. ( last paragraph )

https://tinyurl.com/ymwdt7je

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (B0NCh)

108 "So, did the USS Ford unclog their sewage system? Or was that story BS?"

I believe that is an ongoing adventure.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (iMotb)

109 Wolfus, is your current apartment run by a corporation?

Might that corporation also run complexes in the area you are interested in?

If so, asking them for suggestions might not be a bad thing.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026

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It is run by a corp. -- one owned by a local and horrifically corrupt "minister," who has been under investigation by the city for a couple of years for not maintaining his properties. The city recently levied $500K in fines against this property alone. If they had places in KY, I would avoid them like -- well, fill in your own nasty simile!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)

110 w00t late

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 06:45 AM (+YA9H)

111 m, what counts is that you are here.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:46 AM (+nEug)

112 Maybe after you move, she will think differently.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Or

"How can I miss you if you won't go away?"

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 06:47 AM (qFwJc)

113 The early m gets the 100.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:47 AM (B0NCh)

114 G&R

'Oh this looks like fun. Thanks!"

Some of their restorations are nothing less than incredible.

Literally nothing but a pile of armor plate, blown to crap and unrecognizable.

And the finished product goes beyond description.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:48 AM (iMotb)

115 >>>Smarthphone

Lithping a bit, there.
Maybe: Thmarthphone

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 06:49 AM (+YA9H)

116 If I had a penny for every dollar that the Navy has spent on shipboard sewage system research, I would be a very wealthy man.

Not the construction, just the research.

Some rather unique reactions take place between human urine and seawater over time.

As well as meeting EPA standards for discharging stuff into oceans and such.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:51 AM (iMotb)

117 11 Off, software sock.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 27, 2026 04:30 AM (BLOW1)

I wuz gonna say.

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 06:51 AM (+YA9H)

118 Maybe after you move, she will think differently.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Or

"How can I miss you if you won't go away?"
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026

***
I'm not buying a house and moving Linda into it. She will need to pay her way: ideally, part of the down payment; certainly, part of the house note and power, etc. Since she won't even discuss finances -- she has her condo, which she could sell or rent out -- clearly none of that will happen. I've told her we could buy more house if we worked together. No reply.

Selling a condo here would be tough, though, and renting it would result in its being trashed. On that I can understand her reluctance.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:54 AM (wzUl9)

119 @98 The Sun has some a long (and not good) way from when Don Marquis was writing for them.

Indeed, the guy quoted on the masthead above was 'exclusive to the Sun' for 42 years.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 27, 2026 06:54 AM (zdLoL)

120 "ndeed, the guy quoted on the masthead above was 'exclusive to the Sun' for 42 years."

H.L. knew how to write a sentence, didn't he?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:56 AM (iMotb)

121 "ndeed, the guy quoted on the masthead above was 'exclusive to the Sun' for 42 years."

H.L. knew how to write a sentence, didn't he?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026

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And coin words like "booboisie."

I understand he commuted by train from Baltimore to NYC every day for years. Probably had his own compartment on the train with a desk, so he could review manuscripts and write his own.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 07:00 AM (wzUl9)

122 I agree with Grumpy and Recalcitrant's post at @38 to the point that I feel the need to implement it.

My Chinese built surveillance cameras are on a physical LAN whose firewall rules explicitly deny the cameras external access. (The cameras feed into a dedicated server running ZoneMinder on one NIC and the other NIC denies packets traveling from the other NIC.)

I *do* have a couple of roombas as well as a "smart" reefer that worry me. Plus my work PC, whose owners are worried about the corporate ass and not mine.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 27, 2026 07:01 AM (L4M+8)

123 I skipped my workout; it's been drizzling for a bit here. Supposedly the humidity will go down this weekend, so maybe I can hit the trail tomorrow morning as well as on Sunday. Right now, post-breakfast, I have coffee and a pipe to fortify me for the day!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 07:04 AM (wzUl9)

124 Brilliant move by the USN disguising the Ford strike group as civilian merchant ships.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 27, 2026 07:04 AM (Y1sOo)

125 "Wolfus, you are telling yourself it's too difficult instead of just getting it done."
*
That was my first reaction to moving here to TN when my son suggested it. But once I made up my mind to do it the turnaround time was surprisingly short. I did it in a month. Like I said, where there's a will there's a way.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026

***
True, Tuna. But you had someone at the far end to help you. I don't.

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

126 Dunno if Mr Cash would have liked the optics, but I listened to this song while (grr) President Biden was in office:

https://tinyurl.com/johnny-cash-on-utube

(The song in question is "When the man comes around".)

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 27, 2026 07:10 AM (L4M+8)

127 77 "Wasn't sure if it was cold or flu."

It's a tumor!
Posted by: That kid at February 27, 2026 06:17 AM (iMotb)

That kid = little brother

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 07:13 AM (+YA9H)

128 81 Living in limbo is mentally exhausting.
Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:20 AM (lJ0H4)

Evergreen.
Good one.

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 07:15 AM (+YA9H)

129 It's not a tumor!

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 07:15 AM (qFwJc)

130 It's not a tumor but it could be a goiter.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 07:16 AM (+nEug)

131 It is run by a corp. -- one owned by a local and horrifically corrupt "minister," who has been under investigation by the city for a couple of years for not maintaining his properties.

Slumlording is hard work! Between tenants who don't pay, swindling section 8 out of federal money, half assing repairs and using tax write offs, I am exhausted at the end of the day.

Your welcome!

Posted by: Johnny Slumlord at February 27, 2026 07:19 AM (TmfuF)

132 Article at RedState says Jasmine Crockett leading James Talerico by 12 points in the Democrat primary in Texas and her lead is widening as early voting begins.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 27, 2026 07:20 AM (BO9hg)

133 It's not a tumor but it could be a goiter.
Posted by: Ben Had

No, no, no. Like I said above, it's got to be lupus. It's always lupus. LOL

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 07:20 AM (lJ0H4)

134 And since Mr. Talarico is a progressive as well, What is Ms. Crockett presenting as what she'd do to improve the area of Texas she's from, or it it all about racism all the time?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 07:24 AM (rZCVI)

135 Looking at the Xbox story, it looks like Indians are running the entire company.

Uhmm.. may be a good time to start getting out of msft. Their stoc has lost around 200 in value per share from its high.

Does India have a thriving gaming industry?

What does this guy know about games?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 07:25 AM (XV/Pl)

136

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 27, 2026 07:26 AM (DDJSl)

137 it looks like Indians are running the entire company.

And that means the end of the company.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 27, 2026 07:30 AM (jjoN6)

138 it looks like Indians are running the entire company.

And that means the end of the company.

And to employees bathing.

Posted by: Vivek Slamalamadingdong at February 27, 2026 07:31 AM (TmfuF)

139 Disclaimer: Back to front, ana and kata.

ἄνω κάτω

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 07:32 AM (+YA9H)

140 Nood JJ

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 07:34 AM (qFwJc)

141 JJ be here!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 07:35 AM (wzUl9)

142 Ηοping this is true.

Bonchie retweeted
Marc Caputo
@MarcACaputo
15h
The lawyer representing Susie Wiles at the time of this incident categorically denies he allowed his client to be recorded by the FBI w/out her consent

I understand she believes him & that the Biden-era FBI may have lied about it

Here’s what the lawyer told me: “If I ever pulled a stunt like that I wouldn’t – and shouldn’t – have a license to practice law. I’m as shocked as Susie.”

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 07:39 AM (+YA9H)

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