Daily Tech News 11 March 2026

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Amazon has called an all-hands meeting of its engineering team to ask them to please stop destroying the company's site with AI slop. (Tom's Hardware)

The term "blast radius" is not one you want to hear being thrown about in reference to side-effects of code updates.

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Yann Lecun's new company, AMI, has raised a billion dollars to fund its endeavours to produce AI models where you don't need to use the term "blast radius" quite so often. (Tech Crunch)

He's focusing on world models, one of his four essential advances required for AI that actually justifies the I. Basically fact database alongside the LLM's word salad.
Meta - where Yann LeCun was previously head of AI - has acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts. (Tech Crunch)

Even Tech Crunch is in with the clanker hate.
Lux Aeterna has raised $10 million for its own pet project: Reusable satellites. (Tech Crunch)

There hasn't been much point until now - launch costs were too high for it to make sense to even consider repairing and reusing older satellites. But that may be changing.
Also changing is the cost of laptops, and not in a good way. (Tom's Hardware)

Prices are expected to climb by as much as 40% as RAM and SSD shortages take hold.
One drawback with Apple's MacBook Neo: The battery life is on the meh side. (Notebook Check)

It has half the battery capacity of the MacBook Pro. On heavy workloads its low-power CPU keeps the battery from draining too quickly - though it's also slow. On light workloads the MacBook Pro shines twice as long.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: No CGI. Just 16 hours a day for three straight days to set up and film three minutes of video.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:00 AM (lJ0H4)

2 Something ate my comment.

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)

3 And now it's back

Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:04 AM (lJ0H4)

4 It was quite tasty.

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 11, 2026 04:04 AM (qlUA+)

5 Amazon is the greatest logistics company in the world. AI could make that better, but AI is a challenge.

Keep the speculative, subjective nonsense out of it and allow it to mature in an "organic" way.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 04:07 AM (M9gjJ)

6

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 11, 2026 04:11 AM (OUPZt)

7 Neat music video, I don't remember it. Presume MTV had stopped being music by then.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at March 11, 2026 04:12 AM (KaHlS)

8 Is there any company that's not doing "AI slop" ? The difference between real and unreal is becoming increasingly confused and the left will use it as a propaganda tool more than they already are.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:13 AM (PFs9e)

9 Is Starlink worth getting if there are alternatives?

Posted by: Dark L at March 11, 2026 04:17 AM (KAi1n)

10 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 11, 2026 04:20 AM (sAmhv)

11 "Hot Air" site quoted Ace on the despicable media;

https://tinyurl.com/yk2n3ftf

Scroll down

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:21 AM (rZCVI)

12 Search engine related cartoon:

https://tinyurl.com/4c49zmkm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:26 AM (rZCVI)

13 G'mornin' everyone!

30 degrees, "winter storm" approaching (lol)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 11, 2026 04:26 AM (MIIRH)

14 Disclaimer: No CGI. Just 16 hours a day for three straight days to set up and film three minutes of video.

And then the video editor was like...
"You want to do what?"

"I'm getting paid for overtime, right... right??"

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 11, 2026 04:28 AM (6ydKt)

15 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at March 11, 2026 04:39 AM (2Ez/1)

17 >>>"I'm getting paid for overtime, right... right??"

Posted by: SpeakingOf

>Amazing video. Where do people get the money for this? It makes me realize I'm a low income, cheap date.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 11, 2026 04:40 AM (M9gjJ)

18 Had to get a rental car, two days coming home truck was driving strangely for a bit.
First time driving a Audi

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 04:40 AM (Ia/+0)

19 w00t

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 04:53 AM (+YA9H)

20 2 Something ate my comment.
Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)

Thanks for the snack!

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 04:56 AM (+YA9H)

21 Man writes in "Rebellion and return" in this devotional and based on Jeremiah 3;11-18: Our Daily Bread Christian devotional;

https://tinyurl.com/2urrk9v8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 04:56 AM (L2PcB)

22 Family does a sort of jazzy version of a fine old hymn, "How Great Thou Art":

https://tinyurl.com/p8xrav9s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 05:05 AM (L2PcB)

23 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 11, 2026 05:12 AM (bQ4nt)

24 >>>Disclaimer: No CGI.

= computer generated imagery

But! My dictionary has two computer-related expressions shortened to CGI, which seems potentially confusing:

noun
computer-generated imagery (special visual effects created using computer software): fewer real stunts are performed because filmmakers can just use CGI | [as modifier] : it's a mixture of live action and CGI animation.

abbreviation
Computing: common gateway interface (a script standard for writing interactive programs generated by visitors to web pages).

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 05:22 AM (+YA9H)

25 @2/Tuna: The site is old and it has "Cocaine Mitch" moments.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 11, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)

26 Belated BOING!

Dental cleaning. Painful yet effective.

Last night Mrs. BD and I went out for dinner. Haven't been at a restaurant for 2 weeks. Town was pretty empty. Chef restaurant was 1/3 full. Actually enjoyed less verbal noise.

1AM our deep sleep was interrupted by incoming. I have become the fastest dresser in the Mideast, needing to go down several flights of steps to the shelter. All intercepted and nothing to report about.

Gotta catch up on work. So.... how was your day?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5)

27 That video reminds me of Gumby animations, especially the train with the perpetual track it would lay ahead of itself and that would disappear in its wake.

There were a few shuttle missions that involved making repairs and upgrades to satellites, most notably the Hubble telescope.

This would start to make more sense as access to orbit becomes much easier and the the design philosophy changes in response. Modular design to change out instrument packages and onboard processing elements begins to make more sense when it's an easy job so long as getting to the job site isn't a deal breaker expense. Changing out one module on multiple satellites could be done in a single mission for a significantly lower cost than de-orbiting and launching replacements embodying the entire satellite, power, station keeping, etc.

Posted by: Epobirs at March 11, 2026 05:41 AM (/0z9K)

28 26 Belated BOING!
Dental cleaning. Painful yet effective.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5)

Me, too! Root canal in my near future. Aagghh.

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 05:45 AM (+YA9H)

29 Is Starlink worth getting if there are alternatives?
Posted by: Dark L

Depends. I view ISPs as a commodity service and go with the one that is the most economical, has the best uptime, has no data caps, and has the fastest speed. Fastest speed can also be understood as sufficient plus a bit more to meet the household's needs. I would consider this a starting point as I'm sure there's other ways to evaluate ISPs.

If you live in a rural area, starlink is very likely your best option. If you live in an RV and are traveling around starlink is likely your best option. If you're getting fixed home internet optimize using the four criteria and you should arrive at an answer.

Except for Comcast. For them you just hate them. That's the only reason they exist.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 05:45 AM (BnDlA)

30 Looking through the headlines from the news outlets one would think Iran was winning this war.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:49 AM (+nEug)

31 Evening and morning, fellow satellites of the vast AoSHQ Empire! As we approach the mid-point of March, how is, or was, your Woden's Day?

Stirling the great black cat did NOT wake me up this morning, again. I drifted up about 2:30 to note he was curled up next to me, then I fell back to sleep, and woke again just now. Amazin'. Maybe he has suddenly found that leaping across me is not as much fun as he once thought. Who knows about cats' minds.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

32 I can't be the only one here not down with this war, could I?

Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 05:55 AM (jo6FO)

33 I glanced over the headlines from yesterday and read Ace's post about the woke "feminist" movie The Bride!. A shame it is to see Maggie Gyllenhaal has revealed herself as an uber-AWFUL. I've always found her attractive in a "that quiet, pretty lady next door" way. Apparently she ain't so quiet. Oh, well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 11, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

34 “ He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
those who oppose the Lord will be broken.
The Most High will thunder from heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.”

1 Samuel 2:9-10

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (x/Rva)

35 logprof, your reasons are?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (+nEug)

36 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5

Is that going to become an Olympic event/ fastest dresser and rising down to the non shelter?

I am glad you're o.k.. I am praying for the country and people of Israel.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 05:58 AM (rZCVI)

37 30 Looking through the headlines from the news outlets one would think Iran was winning this war.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:49 AM (+nEug)
-

I posted a link to this Iranian anti-regime account yesterday:

https://x.com/mamlekate

So much detsruction. Reports of the schools, kindergardens, and mosques used by regime forces as safe-houses - or so they thought.

New clips show someone reporting from the sites. Doesn't seem to be from government approved media but not sure.

Scroll through to see for yourself. Sporadic posting due to limited Internet and very limited bandwidth.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:59 AM (1o8D5)

38 I had to go to Fort Stockton. Going down 10 my buddy says, “hey, if we turn right we will go to Iran, Iraan, Texas”. Who knew?

Posted by: Marcus T at March 11, 2026 05:59 AM (x/Rva)

39 Talk about people you can't hate enough (I'm with Magills):

Magills
@magills_
7h
It makes me immensely happy that the people who wrote this story will never be able to pay off their student loans

The New Republic
@newrepublic
17h
The government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts.

The New Republic
@newrepublic
Mar 10
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab
trib.al/wsA4u5m

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:02 AM (+YA9H)

40 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 05:58 AM (rZCVI)

Sorry- typo- "bomb" not "non" shelter

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:02 AM (rZCVI)

41 See you on JJ's thread

Posted by: Skip at March 11, 2026 06:04 AM (Ia/+0)

42 Biden's Dog, I get my news from Tousi TV.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:05 AM (+nEug)

43 The rain we're expecting is not supposed to get here until evening. I was hoping it would start drizzling this afternoon, to keep things a bit less hot.

Should be over by 3 am Thurs., the weather mavens say. I'm due to bring the Buick over to my mechanic to see if he can detect the rattle around the B-pillar, and if it's raining there's no point; the sound pretty much disappears in wet weather. Which suggests that something is expanding with moisture, just as the re-appearance of the sound in cold weather suggests something is contracting.

The noise is not bad, it's not loud, but it's noticeable on left turns and on rough pavement -- of which this pesthole has an abundance (the bad pavement, not the left turns).

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

44 The African American police officer who jumped over the barricade to stop the NYC bombers sounds like a rather , humble, nice guy. From the "NY Post":

https://tinyurl.com/3deux6kx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:08 AM (rZCVI)

45 logprof, your reasons are?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (+nEug)

--It ain't our fight.

This has Sicilian Expedition II: Electric Buggerloo written all over it. All the memes in the world won't change that.

The timing is awful, but not surprising; IMHO Bondi, Patel, and Nutlick should be wearing matching bracelets.

Cripes, even W at least went through the motions of congressional approval.

Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 06:10 AM (jo6FO)

46 Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:02 AM (+YA9H)

If they had only been Somalis grifting from the government. That would have been more inclusive.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:10 AM (rZCVI)

47 Those 5 Iranian women on the football team who got asylum?

They got out by the skin of their teeth:

https://tinyurl.com/4r8rx3nd

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 06:11 AM (1o8D5)

48 Biden's Dog, I get my news from Tousi TV.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:05 AM (+nEug)
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Also.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 06:13 AM (1o8D5)

49 I think it's an absolute disgrace that soccer "star" Megan Rapinoe is not speaking up for them. Not a surprise but still a disgrace.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:13 AM (rZCVI)

50 logprof, thank you for the reply.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:16 AM (+nEug)

51 I have become the fastest dresser in the Mideast, needing to go down several flights of steps to the shelter. All intercepted and nothing to report about.

Gotta catch up on work. So.... how was your day?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 05:40 AM (1o8D5)

You have the makings of a first rate fireman.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 06:17 AM (wVcYX)

52 I had to go to Fort Stockton. Going down 10 my buddy says, “hey, if we turn right we will go to Iran, Iraan, Texas”. Who knew?
Posted by: Marcus T

Iran, TX has a population of about a thousand. Somehow it has a hospital, fitness center, two motels, some restaurants, a grocery store, an auto repair shop and some gas stations. The city's name is a tribute to the town's founders, Ira and Ann Yates.

What caught my eye is it has a liquor store and welding supply stores. So many possibilities between those two.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 06:19 AM (BnDlA)

53 American Idol singer puts dreams on hold to support his baby. "Sunny Skyz" story:

https://tinyurl.com/ytj3c5f2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2026 06:21 AM (Nx5jP)

54 logprof, thank you for the reply.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:16 AM (+nEug)

--You're welcome. I don't even care about "winning" any war. Because of the gas prices, this war will cost me hundreds of dollars extra by year's end. I wish the best for the Iranian people, but I'd rather that money go to my family.

Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 06:22 AM (jo6FO)

55 45 logprof, your reasons are?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 05:57 AM (+nEug)

--It ain't our fight.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2026 06:10 AM (jo6FO)

I respect that. I disagree.

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:22 AM (+YA9H)

56 Khamenei Jr. Is rumored to be in a coma and doesn't even know he's the supreme leader. I'm betting he was deemed the perfect pick, even unanimous, given the life expectancy of anybody in a Iranian leadership position.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 06:23 AM (BnDlA)

57 m, I am practicing my walk away when reason plays no part in a discussion.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:26 AM (+nEug)

58 Mahyar Tousi, of TousiTV, has an 𝕏 site:

https://x.com/mahyartousi

https://xcancel.com/mahyartousi

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:27 AM (+YA9H)

59 2 Something ate my comment.
Posted by: Tuna at March 11, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)

*burp*

Posted by: The Barrel at March 11, 2026 06:30 AM (skR0U)

60 Except for Comcast. For them you just hate them. That's the only reason they exist.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Can confirm. Unfortunately, they are the only high speed internet in my area and I'm not chopping down more trees to get Starlink.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 11, 2026 06:31 AM (BpO1e)

61 I glanced over the headlines from yesterday and read Ace's post about the woke "feminist" movie The Bride!. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

The Bride! - It Sucks
Critical Drinker Review
https://youtu.be/hXW0AaStXf0

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 11, 2026 06:31 AM (BnDlA)

62 Meta - where Yann LeCun was previously head of AI - has acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts

Now if only I could figure out how to grift millions out Zuckerberg for a vide coded website.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 06:32 AM (TVV/Z)

63 While out for an lovely evening stroll, the Manson family decided to surprise their favorite actress, Sharon Tate, with an unannounced visit.

Posted by: CNN, in 1969 at March 11, 2026 06:33 AM (skR0U)

64 62 Now if only I could figure out how to grift millions out Zuckerberg for a vide coded website.
Posted by: Halfhand at March 11, 2026 06:32 AM (TVV/Z)

vide --> sous vide?
Food Thread?

Posted by: m at March 11, 2026 06:38 AM (+YA9H)

65 57 m, I am practicing my walk away when reason plays no part in a discussion.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Always wise for digestion and blood pressure.

But unfortunately, we have also seen a degradation in Congress where it has simply become a vehicle to get wealthy, refuse to do its basic job (the budget), and invents all kinds of extraconstitutional avoidance techniques so that it does not have to do its job.

The reason we do not declare war anymore is a) a lot of legislation is triggered making the president almost a dictator (see FDR), b) Congress figured out it could avoid blame by simply passing vague authorizations like the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, c) we have the ridiculous War Powers Resolution that allows the president 60 days of action as long as the president reports to them, then an intermediate period, etc. d) the ultimate check on the administration is power of the purse (and that was the issue between Charlie I and Parliament.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 06:44 AM (E4rtv)

66 Mornin', Horde. Currently 70 here, but thunderstorms are starting up. Temps fall into the mid-30s overnight.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 11, 2026 06:48 AM (NcvvS)

67 You have the makings of a first rate fireman.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 11, 2026 06:17 AM (wVcYX)
-

A pole would be fun!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 11, 2026 06:50 AM (1o8D5)

68 And the judiciary comes into focus for a bit of flogging too.

Federal judges now ruling on feelings, not law. Trying to usurp the executive's power and run agencies. Ignoring their basic jobs of sentencing criminals for the safety of the public. A metacized Democrat cancer in DC district courts and DC circuit where the most hideous of Democrat crimes in office go unpunished while the courts hammer any Republican and average citizen.

The repeated and ridiculous Resist lawfare is destroying the legitimacy of the courts and the rule of law by unfounded national games with injunctions all via a single judge and many of which still Resist despite being slapped down by higher courts.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 06:53 AM (E4rtv)

69 whig, my disdain for Congress grows with each passing day. That both parties have voted us into unimaginable debt for their own benefit is not representative governance but you know that better than anyone here.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2026 06:53 AM (+nEug)

70 JJ is up.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 11, 2026 06:55 AM (NcvvS)

71 Morning peeps.

IMO the judiciary has gone off the rails and needs to be brought to heel. With prejudice. The deference given to the black robed savants is... unwarranted.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2026 06:57 AM (jtM2q)

72 So, the US has a decayed judiciary that ignores the rule of law, a Congress that refuses to do its basic job on budget and legislation that creates parchment internal barriers so that it cannot fulfill its role in confirmations (the idiotic blue slip policy), the sham filibuster, the noxious continuing resolutions for decades, deem as passed, and other cowardly tricks. And does not see a problem with using insider information to make themselves wealthy, taxing US citizens into poverty, and fixing their families into a life of parasitism on the US treasury.

That leaves, grimly, the cleanup task for the executive branch. Democrat presidents luxuriate by going with the flow to destruction. GWB was a passive nonce. Only Trump, in recent memory actually has been trying to do the job and the dysfunction of the other two branches and the rancid bureaucracy created by them has made him go to extraordinary lengths to try to preserve the Republic. Essentially, he is a Lincolnesque figure trying to fix decades of ignoring the problems of state (Lincoln's task was slavery and secession). Trump's is the managerial state internally and the dangers it has sown throughout the world.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 06:59 AM (E4rtv)

73 69 whig, my disdain for Congress grows with each passing day. That both parties have voted us into unimaginable debt for their own benefit is not representative governance but you know that better than anyone here.

Posted by: Ben Had
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It is more that too many people look only at today rather than how we got here which took decades. Our legislative, past executives, and judiciary built this gilded monstrosity that cannot function anymore.

And they built it with the primary impetus, not of doing good for citizens, but for the evil purposes of making themselves feel better about themselves while they grabbed every single nickel and power advantage they could out of crises that they themselves created.

And the risk is that we continue with representative government at all with their disastrous and self seeking behavior since the Wall came down. Judges seek to claim lawmaking for themselves as petty dictators, Congress does little other than serve themselves and their donors, and that means the entire temper of the government relies on the slender reed of a President. Most of failed to answer the call. Trump hasn't.

Posted by: whig at March 11, 2026 07:07 AM (E4rtv)

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