Daily Tech News 16 June 2026

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The Flynn Effect is a long-observed but unexplained finding in psychology that mean IQ even in developed nations has been rising by around 3 points per decade.

That's stopped. (Futurism)
"What I am seeing in my classroom is no longer a hunch," Jagt writes. "There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing, and the academy is responding to it with improvisation and exhaustion rather than the structural overhaul it requires."
Note that this hasn't put a pause on graduations; more degrees are being handed out than ever before.

It's just putting a pause on learing.

Yeah, I went there.
More flagrantly detrimental to learning, plenty more use the tech to generate entire essays and solve math problems - or, in a word, cheat. That many universities have partnered with tech companies to provide students with access to their shiny AI models has only served to rubber stamp and accelerate the tech's adoption in the classroom, marooning individual instructors to figure out how to work around AI on their own.
It seems the author went there too.

It appears the Flynn Effect faltered in the early 2000s. Before I get too smug about that, it seems to have dropped off in Australia by the 1980s.

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Swiss voters rejected a proposal that would have capped the country's population at 10 million. (The Guardian)

Interestingly, the group most in favour of this supremely idiotic move are those aged 35-49; with both younger and older adults more strongly opposed. Though no age group expressed more than tepid support.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered the commencement speech at Stanford. (Nerds)

He barely mentioned AI.

He still got booed.
Cybersecurity experts are protesting the US "ban" on Anthropic's security-focused Mythos and Fable models. (Tech Crunch)

A "ban" strongly favoured by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei right up until the minute he got what he asked for.

Access to Mythos was always restricted by Anthropic itself. Access to Fable is still open to any US citizen on US soil with a Claude account. (I had access for a couple of days.)

Update: Thanks to reader Defenestratus for prompting me to actually read the whiny self-serving glurge that Anthropic put out discussing the situation. Both models are now unavailable globally.
Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion. (CNN)

Fox still exists? Oh, yeah, I guess it does.
Samsung has slashed 42% off the price of its 2TB 990 Pro SSD, leaving it at only twice the price it was three months ago. (Tom's Hardware)

Truly, their generosity knows no bounds.
AMD's Zen 6 desktop chips reportedly have no integrated GPU, but have an NPU in its place. (WCCFTech)

If true, this is retarded.

NPUs are largely useless for desktop systems, and with no integrated graphics, users will be required to purchase dedicated graphics cards, which are far more capable for AI computation than any NPU.
The MSI Claw 8 EX AI is a gaming handheld that uses Intel's Panther Lake laptop chip with its advanced Arc B390 graphics. (Liliputing)

This is a mainstream laptop chip so these handhelds should be much cheaper than those using AMD's high-end Strix Halo.

Should be. Aren't. It starts at $1799.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: In space nobody can hear you fart. Make whatever use of that you will.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:00 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at June 16, 2026 05:04 AM (6wpGE)

2 Evening and morning, all. Tiu's Day is starting off poorly here, as well as winding up for Pixy. (I well remember what "escaping work" was like.)

Looks like I have a tropical storm building and scraping its way along the TX and LA coasts toward me. Gah.

I'm not worried about flooding, but about the power going out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:05 AM (wzUl9)

3 Re: the tropical storm conditions, they are supposed to be worst on Thursday. And I was slated to have my car's spark plugs switched out that day. I think I'll call and cancel, and then reschedule for next week.

Geez. I was hoping to be outta here before any more whirling storms came by.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:07 AM (wzUl9)

4 Mornin'

Gotta tee time later this afternoon. Should probably get some sleep. If I can.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 16, 2026 05:09 AM (sAmhv)

5 G'Day everyone
Was getting worried. But everything is ok
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at June 16, 2026 05:10 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Radar on the local CBS outlet says rain is coming. It might be over in an hour.

Might.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:10 AM (wzUl9)

7 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 16, 2026 05:11 AM (iMotb)

8 Belated BOING!

Disclaimer: In space nobody can hear you fart. Make whatever use of that you will.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:00 AM

Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/QZDk1cbKp7s

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 16, 2026 05:11 AM (Oj3Pf)

9
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at June 16, 2026 05:13 AM (AMvSw)

10 Just back from the firing range. Put new tritium iron sites on my Glock. Then I got a private lesson from someone no longer 29, who was a bodyguard to 3 Israeli PMs. Wow! Was that intense - and educational!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 16, 2026 05:15 AM (Oj3Pf)

11 Fake news. Fable is NOT available to anyone right now. Anthropic says so in their "Fable 5 is unavailable... Learn more" link that appears right above the prompt box.

Posted by: Defenestratus at June 16, 2026 05:15 AM (WYStd)

12 Fake news. Fable is NOT available to anyone right now. Anthropic says so in their "Fable 5 is unavailable... Learn more" link that appears right above the prompt box.
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 16, 2026

***
"Fable"? What's next, "FoxandGrapes"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:17 AM (wzUl9)

13 Biden's Dog, what an opportunity.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 05:18 AM (5P5DO)

14 "Samsung has slashed 42% off the price of its 2TB 990 Pro SSD, leaving it at only twice the price it was three months ago. "

Louis Rossmann still not impressed.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 16, 2026 05:18 AM (O7YUW)

15 11 Fake news. Fable is NOT available to anyone right now. Anthropic says so in their "Fable 5 is unavailable... Learn more" link that appears right above the prompt box.
Posted by: Defenestratus

Thanks. That would be Anthropic's decision, then, not the government's.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 16, 2026 05:21 AM (BLOW1)

16 Video unavailable

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 16, 2026 05:21 AM (vU0j9)

17 The local utility co. came by yesterday to upgrade various things in the apartments. A digital A/C and heat thermostat, new higher-flow nozzles for the kitchen and shower taps, some insulation for the pipes off the water heater, and a new power strip -- all free, they say.

We'll see if this saves me any $$. The water here is paid and there is no gas, so it's all about the electrics.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:22 AM (wzUl9)

18 Trillion air is the new billion air. Local school budget for the nearby city is over a billion, and the students are dumber. The city budget itself is much lower. And out local town budget is also much lower. Unbelievable....

Posted by: Coliin at June 16, 2026 05:24 AM (CiQE7)

19 A version of the Musical Interlude that will work in Canada:

Genesis - Land of Confusion
https://youtu.be/Yq7FKO5DlV0

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 16, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)

20 After waking me at *his* usual clock time, 3:45, Stirling the big black cat is curled next to me on the couch. I dunno where little Dagny is; when I get up in a minute for some more coffee, I'll check the closets and see if I closed her in one last night. I really don't think I did. I recall patting her when I headed off to bed last night.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:26 AM (wzUl9)

21 Idiocracy.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 16, 2026 05:28 AM (qFwJc)

22 The shorthaired tabby kitten rescued from being dumped atop the Miss. River Bridge is up for adoption. There were two in the original news story; no idea what happened to the other. Clearly this one should be called "Mr. Maverick," considering how lucky he's been!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:28 AM (wzUl9)

23 16 Video unavailable
Posted by: Richard Cranium

Asdfghjkl!

Swapped that version for an identical version on the same official Genesis channel that is not blocked in North America. Same one that G&R just linked.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 16, 2026 05:29 AM (BLOW1)

24 Those Clayface-like faces in the video . . . wasn't there a U.S. TV sitcom done using that tech back in the late '80s or the '90s? The character who looked and talked like Ronald Reagan reminded me. That show had one of him too, as well as other celebrities of the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:34 AM (wzUl9)

25 Disclaimer: In space nobody can hear you fart. Make whatever use of that you will.

Yet it stays with you in your spacesuit...

Posted by: Stalin' for Time... at June 16, 2026 05:39 AM (l3cgK)

26 Radiant TV- Great Smoky Mountains as well ,. Scripture and music of instrumental hym:

https://tinyurl.com/mrjvnkv6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 16, 2026 05:39 AM (rZCVI)

27 Radar says the rain will be here momentarily. Two bands with a gap between. And here I wanted to get my workout in early to use my new sport watch with the better backlight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:40 AM (wzUl9)

28 "The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees. The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance. Access to all other Anthropic models will not be affected."

Posted by: Defenestratus at June 16, 2026 05:42 AM (WYStd)

29 Brazilian fighter testifies to Jesus after winning
UFC fight outside WH:

https://tinyurl.com/b9yz6zj3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 16, 2026 05:43 AM (rZCVI)

30 Looking at the rain from yesterday, Hadrian and the pups might have needed water wings.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 16, 2026 05:44 AM (5P5DO)

31 Today I have to begin the prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow. Very much not looking forwards to that.

Posted by: Defenestratus at June 16, 2026 05:47 AM (WYStd)

32 @24/Wolfus: "Those Clayface-like faces in the video . . . wasn't there a U.S. TV sitcom done using that tech back in the late '80s or the '90s?"

See the Wikipedia Article on: Spitting Image

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 16, 2026 05:48 AM (O7YUW)

33 The tropical system heading toward me doesn't have a name yet; they have labeled it Invest 90L. Meaning "Area of Investigation," I presume.

The local utility is upgrading the power poles along a major avenue in the suburbs. Which does me no good; I'm nowhere near that area (unfortunately).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:50 AM (wzUl9)

34 @24/Wolfus: "Those Clayface-like faces in the video . . . wasn't there a U.S. TV sitcom done using that tech back in the late '80s or the '90s?"

See the Wikipedia Article on: Spitting Image
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 16, 2026

***
Maybe that's what I'm remembering!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

35 This Babylon Bee headline made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/4rz6f4b6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 16, 2026 05:54 AM (PFs9e)

36 Good morning, one and all. My day already got an amusing start. Over on FB, someone took offense to a comment I made and said "How would you feel if I sent this remark to your commanding officer?"

I didn't really feel the need to point out that I've been out of the Corps for over twenty years. Let nature solve the problems for me.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 05:59 AM (RjOoY)

37 Since I had day off yesterday I went with spouse through some lovely farmland together to the depot to have some repairs made on the bus. There was a whole mass of cornflowers near their mailbox. Lovely!

I like the mechanic up there. He is a youngish guy-comparatively speaking ( late 30's or early 40's ) and he does a good job, is nice and has a great sense of humor

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 16, 2026 06:00 AM (PFs9e)

38 @37/FenelonSpoke: Bus drivers do get to see some nice scenery from time to time as we drive, particularly if we have a longer rural route. I always enjoyed seeing the crops the farmers planted come up, and in some cases how quickly it happened! You don't notice it unless you drive by there every weekday.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 16, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

39 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 16, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

That sounds berry nice

Spouse doesn't have a rural route, but he has had them in the past. I found that looking out the window of the bus I see more things than I might driving in a car . Yesterday I saw a big American flag painted on the side of barn as well as some masses of orange lillies tucked away at the side of a house .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 16, 2026 06:08 AM (ix8EF)

40 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Klingons fart in air locks.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 16, 2026 06:09 AM (amcLV)

41 I have to fly my gyroplane to CA today for its first annual/100hr inspection. This is going to be spicy.

Posted by: Halfhand at June 16, 2026 06:12 AM (HjaZ4)

42 Rejoinder: Klingons fart in air locks.

I wasn't much of a Picard fan, but his threat of "You may test that assumption at your convenience" was quite good.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 06:13 AM (RjOoY)

43 If you can't share the olfactory essence of a fart, at least strive to make it audible.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 16, 2026 06:13 AM (SRceu)

44 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at June 16, 2026 06:18 AM (Hbeqj)

45 I wasn't much of a Picard fan, but his threat of "You may test that assumption at your convenience" was quite good.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026

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That, and his line when he had stepped aboard a self-destructing Romulan ship via an alien transporter, and the commander snarls, "At least you will die with us!"

The Enterprise transporter snatches Picard away, and we hear him say, "Not, I think, today, Commander --"

Much as I love Kirk, Picard always struck me as an even more believable ship's captain.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)

46 That was from a listing of undesirable Klingon traits in David Gerrold's book about writing "The Trouble With Tribbles."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 16, 2026 06:21 AM (amcLV)

47 Good morning morons

The Flynn Effect is a long-observed but unexplained finding in psychology that mean IQ even in developed nations has been rising by around 3 points per decade.
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I attribute this to the increasing median age in the testing sample.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 06:24 AM (RIvkX)

48 I'd much rather hear Susudio.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 06:25 AM (RIvkX)

49 G'mornin' everyone!

Water heater today, woohoo?
I need to determine if the water on the floor indicates failure of the vessel itself or the associated piping.
Like other major household systems, this one was installed by blind (but optimistic!) idiots, just well enough to be apparently functional.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 16, 2026 06:27 AM (VyBeY)

50 Was Google CEO Sundar Pichai scared to talk about AI at Stanford?

He probably had a team of advisors sit down with him and say "Don't mention this at all."

Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 06:28 AM (RjOoY)

51 VDH says the only way the Iran deal works is if there is a military response to every violation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 06:29 AM (RIvkX)

52 That was from a listing of undesirable Klingon traits in David Gerrold's book about writing "The Trouble With Tribbles."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 16, 2026

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That, and his more thoughtful analysis of the created Trek universe, The World of Star Trek, both came out in mid-1973. That was the year of the rebirth of Trek, when the fan-led conventions were starting.

In the latter book he mentioned the concept we saw realized in TNG, that the captain should stay aboard the ship and make decisions, and a small landing party of officers should visit the planet surfaces. "An aircraft carrier's captain does not take a plane up himself."

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

53 ha, even a Ghaddafi puppet. Very 80's topical.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at June 16, 2026 06:32 AM (fMhOl)

54 31 Today I have to begin the prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow. Very much not looking forwards to that.

Posted by: Defenestratus at June 16, 2026 05:47 AM (WYStd)

Good luck. The prep is the worst part; you'll be knocked out for the actual procedure. One lump or two?

https://youtu.be/UKyhTX9LQEA
https://youtu.be/yVVG7mbC7hA

Posted by: Stalin' for Time... at June 16, 2026 06:34 AM (l3cgK)

55 Any speaker at Stanford is going to have to deal with their radical leftism. Stanford is the radical left.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 06:36 AM (RIvkX)

56 Can there be any doubt but that the generational brain rot is traced directly to smart phones and social media, which destroy attention span? I for one have no doubt

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 06:36 AM (yz/88)

57 That, and his more thoughtful analysis of the created Trek universe, The World of Star Trek, both came out in mid-1973.
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I've read both books many times.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 16, 2026 06:36 AM (amcLV)

58 43 If you can't share the olfactory essence of a fart, at least strive to make it audible.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 16, 2026 06:13 AM (SRceu)

https://youtu.be/HvPSxQRXspY

Posted by: Stalin' for Time... at June 16, 2026 06:37 AM (l3cgK)

59 He probably had a team of advisors sit down with him and say "Don't mention this at all."
Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 06:28 AM (RjOoY)
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Don't mention the war!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 16, 2026 06:37 AM (amcLV)

60 My sweet tabby cat Chloe died a week ago. 15 years old. She had gone out to do her thing Tuesday night and I found her in the morning dead on the driveway. I was completely shocked because I didn't realize she was close to death and she hadn't been in a fight because she was lying flat on her side like she was just driving down for a nap. But there is a little mystery because it looked like the neighbor's cat had licked her for her and a ball of loose fur rolled up about the size of a small apple was next to her back and her little collar had been popped off. My aunt thinks she got in a fight but I sure hope she didn't and there was no sign of any injury or blood or scratches or fur being torn out. I think that what happened was that she lay down and passed away and the neighbor cat just came up to an investigated the body and worried at it. Pretty heartbroken around here and my cat Daphne who was her Litter Mate has been roaming the house looking for for a week and will not sit next to me anymore.

Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:37 AM (reMys)

61 Wolfus — My favorite episode of Star Trek (the original) is The Trouble with Tribbles. Kirk’s expression when they open the doors to the grain locker and a bunch of dead tribbles fall on him… priceless

The other one that’s hilarious is the planet with a mob culture and they’re all talking about “heaters” and Kirk makes up the card game Fizbin to trick the gangsters. Vic Tayback played a great gangster in that episode

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 06:40 AM (yz/88)

62 I’ve been a negative Nellie about this Iran deal… and a good nights sleep didn’t help my attitude. I watched Vance talk about it on Hannity last night. He didn’t sell me. It’s not a good deal. Heck it’s not even a deal! It’s a deal to sit down and talk about a potential deal while we stop shooting. Good grief…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 06:42 AM (yz/88)

63 I’ve been a negative Nellie about this Iran deal… and a good nights sleep didn’t help my attitude. I watched Vance talk about it on Hannity last night. He didn’t sell me. It’s not a good deal. Heck it’s not even a deal! It’s a deal to sit down and talk about a potential deal while we stop shooting. Good grief…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 06:42 AM (yz/8

====

Here is my reaction.

Dom't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 06:44 AM (RIvkX)

64 62 I’ve been a negative Nellie about this Iran deal… and a good nights sleep didn’t help my attitude. I watched Vance talk about it on Hannity last night. He didn’t sell me. It’s not a good deal. Heck it’s not even a deal! It’s a deal to sit down and talk about a potential deal while we stop shooting. Good grief…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 06:42 AM (yz/8

The mullahs don't want peace, but are more than happy to have a Taquiyya Sunrise with Trump...

Posted by: Stalin' for Time... at June 16, 2026 06:44 AM (l3cgK)

65 Wolfus — My favorite episode of Star Trek (the original) is The Trouble with Tribbles. Kirk’s expression when they open the doors to the grain locker and a bunch of dead tribbles fall on him… priceless

The other one that’s hilarious is the planet with a mob culture and they’re all talking about “heaters” and Kirk makes up the card game Fizbin to trick the gangsters. Vic Tayback played a great gangster in that episode
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026

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Trek had room for broad comedy like that as well as drama ("Charlie X") and high adventure ("Balance of Terror") in its format.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. had almost as much room for different stories. Unfortunately the two broad comedies they did involved plots with Robert Vaughn's Solo Watusi-ing with a gorilla, and David McCallum's Illya disguising himself as a Yeti. Not kidding.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)

66 Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:37 AM (reMys)

I am very saddened by this news.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)

67 The Iran deal is yet another example of American War Interruptus. I'm sick about it.

Nobody talks about Victory and surrender anymore! And taking this stupid attitude with a bunch of Dark Age homicidal Warlords is just insane.

Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:45 AM (reMys)

68 Beverly, my condolences on the loss of your tabby friend. May she meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.

Remember her as she was, not whitewashed into "She was perfect," because that way you honor her more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:46 AM (wzUl9)

69 My cat just "up and died" awhile ago. 14 years old. I found her on the back deck.

I think that is quite common.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 16, 2026 06:47 AM (qFwJc)

70 Thanks, San Fran.

It hurts my heart that she died alone outside and that I did not know she was close to going. Apart from being a little bit clingier than normal, there was really no sign of any impending crisis. After the man took her body away I just sat in My Den and howled like an animal.

She and her sister have been with me through 15 very tough years, and it's been we three all the way. She was a beautiful, elegant tabby with Crystal green eyes. And a sweet sweet nature

Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:49 AM (reMys)

71 Beverly, I'm sorry for your loss.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 16, 2026 06:49 AM (RjOoY)

72 I saw Dark Age Homocidal Warlords front for Slaughter at the Universal Ampitheatre in 2003...

Posted by: Stalin' for Time... at June 16, 2026 06:49 AM (l3cgK)

73 She and her sister have been with me through 15 very tough years, and it's been we three all the way. She was a beautiful, elegant tabby with Crystal green eyes. And a sweet sweet nature
Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:49 AM (reMys)
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There is always a price to pay.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 06:50 AM (RIvkX)

74 My cat just "up and died" awhile ago. 14 years old. I found her on the back deck.

I think that is quite common.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 16, 2026

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No One, my condolences to you too. My cats have all been strictly indoor friends, and I have had to watch them decline while I did my best to make their last days good ones. Though Miss Linda's Siberian Angelique died suddenly overnight years ago.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:51 AM (wzUl9)

75 Well, Wolfus, she did boss her sister around quite a bit. Which is why it is puzzling and touching that Daphne keeps looking for Chloe. But they were littermates after all.

They sure do leave a hole in your heart.

I know cats tend to go off by themselves to die. I think she chose her own exit. 😞

Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:53 AM (reMys)

76 Had to put down black horny cat last October. He had become very thin and listless. Was older boy's first cat. He was around 15 or 16.

Posted by: Stalin' for Time... at June 16, 2026 06:53 AM (l3cgK)

77 geez, been dragging around a sock all day...off sock.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 16, 2026 06:54 AM (l3cgK)

78 mornin yall. The FBI says it thwarted a drone attack on the White House UFC match. Probably just some lone wolf, or maybe a disgruntled employee.

Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)

79 My late black cat Wolf had been off his feed for a while in late 2021, but I was so focused on his brother Chekov and trying to get him better that I didn't notice. I got up from a nap on Saturday afternoon and found Wolf passed away on the kitchen floor. I should have taken him to the vet earlier, dammit.

Though they told me it was renal failure, and there probably was nothing they could have done in the long run. He was only twelve.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:55 AM (wzUl9)

80 79 My late black cat Wolf had been off his feed for a while in late 2021, but I was so focused on his brother Chekov and trying to get him better that I didn't notice. I got up from a nap on Saturday afternoon and found Wolf passed away on the kitchen floor. I should have taken him to the vet earlier, dammit.

Though they told me it was renal failure, and there probably was nothing they could have done in the long run. He was only twelve.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:55 AM (wzUl9)

renal failure is common in older cats. They have some vaccine/therapy now that can extend cats' lives by quite a bit.

https://tinyurl.com/367hn7e9

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 16, 2026 06:58 AM (l3cgK)

81 Well, Wolfus, she did boss her sister around quite a bit. Which is why it is puzzling and touching that Daphne keeps looking for Chloe. But they were littermates after all.

They sure do leave a hole in your heart.

I know cats tend to go off by themselves to die. I think she chose her own exit. 😞
Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026

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Beverly, they get attached to each other. My boyhood cat Rusty passed away at fourteen. The little tabby girl I'd brought home as a kitten when he was about ten, and had formed a strong bond with him, wandered all around the house for that next day, calling and clearly looking for him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:58 AM (wzUl9)

82 Cats are so good at compensating that they can crash without any real warning. And I think that since they hate the vet so much that if they had their druthers, they would rather do it on their own. Chloe didn't show signs of being in any pain and I hope that's the case. But thanks for the kind comments from everybody. It helps.

Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:58 AM (reMys)

83 Speaking of felines, I have to feed two living and hungry ones.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 06:59 AM (wzUl9)

84 This talk of cats passing is sad. Condolences to you. It makes me sad not because I’m a cat person (I’m not)… but we got our daughter a cat when she was around 10 years old and that animal has been a Godsend and such a sweet presence in our daughter’s life for more than 12 years now. I can’t think about that sweet thing dying; it will be devastating for daughter. Ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 06:59 AM (yz/88)

85 41 I have to fly my gyroplane to CA today for its first annual/100hr inspection. This is going to be spicy.
Posted by: Halfhand at June 16, 2026 06:12 AM (HjaZ4)

Super cool!

Posted by: m at June 16, 2026 07:00 AM (6wpGE)

86 Acyn
@Acyn
Vance: The coolest thing about the progress we’ve made over the last few weeks is that you’re seeing people within the Iranian system—senior leadership, even IRGC officials—say, “You know what? We recognize the way that we’ve done business with the US for 47 years is a mistake."
9:17 PM · Jun 15, 2026
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Spinning spinning spinning...

Is J.D. Vance even 47 years old??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:00 AM (RIvkX)

87

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 16, 2026 07:04 AM (fpQMF)

88 Beverly, Chekov's fear of the vet was why I had a mobile vet come out to my place and take care of him at the last. He passed on my bed, at peace, with Linda and me petting him, with Russian classical music on the TV. (Well, that was for Linda, not Chekov, but it was the right gesture.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:05 AM (wzUl9)

89 Getting light outside. I could have gone to work out at five after all; the rain has barely begun now at six.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:09 AM (wzUl9)

90 I had defended JD Vance up until now.
Actual quote from Vance, this weekend:
“Every war end with a negotiation. Even WW2 ended with a negotiation.”

Sure thing, JD. Tell me how Germany and Japan only quit fighting because of the strength of our negotiating team.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:11 AM (cx1bp)

91 Sure, WWII ended with negotiations -- after Allied military force had driven the Axis powers to that and they had surrendered.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:13 AM (wzUl9)

92 Sure thing, JD. Tell me how Germany and Japan only quit fighting because of the strength of our negotiating team.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:11 AM (cx1bp)

Spinning spinning spinning...

Is J.D. Vance even 47 years old??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:00 AM (RIvkX)

So you guys sending your kids into the meat grinder? No?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:13 AM (dK+Kv)

93 About time I shaved and showered, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:13 AM (wzUl9)

94 Morning Horde thx Pixy

Beverly, sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 16, 2026 07:14 AM (ufO5q)

95 >Actual quote from Vance, this weekend:
“Every war end with a negotiation. Even WW2 ended with a negotiation.”
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Remind me, why did Trump pick this guy

Posted by: Don Black at June 16, 2026 07:16 AM (ZxPkt)

96 So you guys sending your kids into the meat grinder? No?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:13 AM (dK+Kv)
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That is a bullsh*t argument.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)

97 That is a bullsh*t argument.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)

It's a question. Not an argument.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:17 AM (dK+Kv)

98 So you guys sending your kids into the meat grinder? No?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:13 AM (dK+Kv)

Flounder, it’s beneath you to make fake straw man arguments like this. If you want to have an honest discussion, try addressing what critics actually say.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:17 AM (cx1bp)

99 Here we are with June half done. Coming up on the midpoint of 2026 and the 250th birthday of the U.S.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:17 AM (wzUl9)

100 Trump really should reacquaint himself with the exchange between US Grant and Simon Bolivar Buckner at Donelson…

No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works. — US Grant

An interesting postscript is that Nathan Bedford Forrest was there but refused to surrender. He just left with his men and got away. We need to find the Iranian Buckner… but there will also be Forrest’s in the IRGC

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 16, 2026 07:18 AM (+gA9j)

101 Flounder, it’s beneath you to make fake straw man arguments like this. If you want to have an honest discussion, try addressing what critics actually say.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 16, 2026 07:17 AM (cx1bp)

It's a question.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:18 AM (dK+Kv)

102
wait a minute
Vance may be on to something

Japan offered kamikaze attacks
we counter-offered with B-29s carrying atomic bombs
Looks like we have a deal!

Posted by: Don Black at June 16, 2026 07:18 AM (ZxPkt)

103 Posted by: Beverly at June 16, 2026 06:49 AM (reMys

I am sorry, Beverly. It is such a loss when our cherished animals go.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 16, 2026 07:20 AM (ix8EF)

104 Negotiations backed by overwhelming military force.

Or, as TR put it, "Walk softly and . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:20 AM (wzUl9)

105 Stirling and Dagny, I hope, have many more years to go. Both are healthy at only age four.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:21 AM (wzUl9)

106 "Even WW2 ended with a negotiation."

One of the negotiators was a 9mm.

Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026 07:22 AM (vFG9F)

107 It's a question.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:18 AM (dK+Kv)
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It is a very dumb question. Not worth asking or answering.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:23 AM (RIvkX)

108 "Even WW2 ended with a negotiation."

One of the negotiators was a 9mm.
Posted by: fd at June 16, 2026

***
And two others were known as Fat Man and Little Boy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 16, 2026 07:23 AM (wzUl9)

109 yo

JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 16, 2026 07:24 AM (/+uur)

110
Looks like the fagz are losing their minds over some of the San Francisco Giants players putting Biblical citations on their caps. No mercy for these deviants!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 16, 2026 07:25 AM (O0L8i)

111 I get the detractors want - for a variety of reasons - to crap all over the negotiation process, such as it may be. My defense is that I am willing to let it take place, in lieu of throwing bodies - other people's kids' bodies onto the body pile.

Does anyone want to have an honest discussion about military intervention with other people's kids?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:26 AM (dK+Kv)

112 It is a very dumb question. Not worth asking or answering.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 16, 2026 07:23 AM (RIvkX)

I suppose impotent whining about not getting the military intervention with other people's kids is a smart take?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 16, 2026 07:27 AM (dK+Kv)

113 sweet babbling baby Jesus- it's just a blog for trading recipes and cat videos

Posted by: Don Black at June 16, 2026 07:30 AM (ZxPkt)

114 3 epic links ya legend!
Anthropic f'd by their own marketing.
Google CEO giving commencement to a major University without mentioning those two bubble letters. Pop.
And security types saying 'huh? What?'
Yeah baby!
I love the world today.

Posted by: Nato at June 16, 2026 07:39 AM (XAyZ8)

115 mean IQ
collapse in sustained reading and writing

Those are NOT the same thing. IQ is native intelligence, enhanced. Reading and writing are learned skills. The IQ is probably not all it's made out to be, and the skills are something teachers are supposed to be teaching them. There's fault only in the second one.

Posted by: GWB at June 16, 2026 10:41 AM (kU0PQ)

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