Daily Tech News 29 June 2026

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Tokenmaxxing is dead. Long live tokenmaxxing. (12 Grams of Carbon)

We have reached a tipping point where spending infinite amounts of money can sometimes make the result better rather than worse.
AI coding costs are on track to match human payrolls. (Infoworld)

But you are still spending infinite amounts of money.

Tech News

Why Wall Street thinks Micron is the next Nvidia. (Tech Crunch)

Wow, they really hate Nvidia over there.
Chinese CPU maker Loongson has announced its upcoming 3C3000 CPU, with 16 cores and the performance of a... Don't know. (Tom's Hardware)

The company positions its higher-end 3C6000 against the low-end Intel Xeon 4314, or about half the speed of an AMD 16 core laptop CPU. Presumably it will be faster than last year's 3A6000, which was dogshit.
The best time to buy a Mac Studio was a year ago. (WCCFTech)

The second-best time is in 2028 when the M7 Ultra CPU is expected to make an appearance. There may yet be an M5 Ultra, but that will drop into an otherwise unchanged MacStudio.
If you want a slightly fancier watch that won't break the bank, Casio has two more options for you. (Notebook Check)

Still digital, and adding a pedometer and Bluetooth connectivity, starting at $80.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Woof.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:50 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 04:51 AM (6wpGE)

2 Yea tech thread.

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 29, 2026 04:52 AM (1SjPL)

3 BOING!

Pool maintenance done.

I hate hydrochloric acid!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 29, 2026 04:53 AM (5UTWB)

4 G'Day everyone
Short week at least

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 04:53 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Good morning to everyone. I'm cleaning a milk spell from a motherboard.

Posted by: meh at June 29, 2026 04:55 AM (zZxsY)

6 >>>South Africa 0-1 Canada (28 Jun, 2026) Final Score

Wasn't sure who to root for.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 04:55 AM (6wpGE)

7 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at June 29, 2026 04:55 AM (2Ez/1)

8 Disclaimer: Woof.

wut

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 04:58 AM (6wpGE)

9 DataRepublican waxes biblical and tells Bill Kristoff that not only does he not know what he's quoting but the meaning of the verses is almost the opposite of what he tries to pawn off:

https://tinyurl.com/445rxrx9

The same false claims were recently made here a few weeks ago by a troll. I'm sure they pop up in the comments every once in a while.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 29, 2026 04:59 AM (5UTWB)

10 I'm cleaning a milk spell from a motherboard.

Posted by: meh at June 29, 2026 04:55 AM (zZxsY).
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Motherboard's milk!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 29, 2026 05:01 AM (5UTWB)

11 Long commute, see you when I get there
East bound and down

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 05:02 AM (Ia/+0)

12 Very foggy too

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 05:02 AM (Ia/+0)

13 Disclaimer: Woof.

wut

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 04:58 AM (6wpGE)
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Tweet.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 29, 2026 05:02 AM (5UTWB)

14 Cher - Walking in Memphis

What a great video!

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:04 AM (6wpGE)

15 Doof had some "Memphis" tunes on the ONT

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
The Cult - Memphis Hip Shake
Mott the Hoople - All the Way from Memphis

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:06 AM (6wpGE)

16 Mornin' everyone.

Coffee. Definitely coffee. Content and commentary after.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 05:08 AM (O7YUW)

17
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at June 29, 2026 05:09 AM (AMvSw)

18 Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis (on the ONT)

Also what a great video!

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:11 AM (6wpGE)

19 3A6000?

That's 1D000 less than the previous model!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 29, 2026 05:16 AM (Ot/FD)

20 Cher - Walking in Memphis

I'm hoping this will erase the earworm "Angel of the Morning" from my brain, where it's taken up residence for days on end.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:18 AM (6wpGE)

21 I feel like 1D should be read as "Eleventy", not "Deeteen".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 29, 2026 05:18 AM (Ot/FD)

22 20 Cher - Walking in Memphis

I'm hoping this will erase the earworm "Angel of the Morning" from my brain, where it's taken up residence for days on end.
Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:18 AM (6wpGE)

Nope. It's back.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:18 AM (6wpGE)

23 19 3A6000?

That's 1D000 less than the previous model!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 29, 2026 05:16 AM (Ot/FD)

Is. This. Math.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:19 AM (6wpGE)

24 Memphis is hot, but not astronomically.

Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun
https://youtu.be/LQj--Kjn0z8

Posted by: SciVo at June 29, 2026 05:20 AM (Sy6m/)

25 Disclaimer: Woof.

Rejoinder: *HISS!*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 05:20 AM (O7YUW)

26 23 19 3A6000?

That's 1D000 less than the previous model!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 29, 2026 05:16 AM (Ot/FD)

Is. This. Math.
Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:19 AM (6wpGE)

*counts on fingers...*

*takes off socks...*

*carry the sixteen....*

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 29, 2026 05:21 AM (Ot/FD)

27 @23/m: "Is. This. Math.

https://youtu.be/0obMRztklqU

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)

28 I've got those Memphis blues again.

~ Bob Dylan

Posted by: But I'm stuck inside of Mobile at June 29, 2026 05:25 AM (2Ez/1)

29 m , trade that earworm to "Angel from Montgomery "

Posted by: Ben Had at June 29, 2026 05:32 AM (afJtY)

30 Good morning! Something worth 15 minutes of your time. The subject may be focused on Britain but it's certainly applicable to us. Britain may not be lost, yet.

https://tinyurl.com/4awxjd8w

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 29, 2026 05:37 AM (3Ope8)

31 Evening and morning to all the angels of the AoSHQ Empire! (You too, devils. Can't leave you out.)

It's Monday. Okay, can we all agree on that? But remember:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 29, 2026 05:42 AM (wzUl9)

32 @31/Wolfus: Hey, I've got coffee. Everything else in the day flows from that crucial moment.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 05:44 AM (O7YUW)

33 It's just another Merlot Monday.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at June 29, 2026 05:45 AM (2Ez/1)

34 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at June 29, 2026 05:46 AM (VTmfE)

35 In her heyday Cher really had it going on.

I recall her appearance on an U.N.C.L.E. episode in the spring of '67 -- a truly awful script, not even funny, with her and Sonny as "pop stars." She walked through her scenes as though sleepwalking. On drugs, possibly. Anybody could be forgiven for thinking, "She's a flash in the pan. By 1970, people will say, 'Cher who?' "

But then came their variety show, then her pop singles in the early '70s, and her performances in films.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 29, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9)

36 @31/Wolfus: Hey, I've got coffee. Everything else in the day flows from that crucial moment.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026

***
Quoted for truth.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 29, 2026 05:49 AM (wzUl9)

37 I didn't have a chance to read the ONT before posting the tech news. Guess it's just Memphis Monday.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 29, 2026 05:49 AM (BLOW1)

38 Moose, the accumulation of all free energy and vitality in the universe into 30 pounds of dachshund/terrier form, has decided that his morning napping place is in my lap. Alas, I cannot do any work until he awakes.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 29, 2026 05:50 AM (3Ope8)

39 Britain may not be lost, yet.

https://tinyurl.com/4awxjd8w

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 29, 2026 05:37 AM (3Ope

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I listened. Very strong. But it's too late. Words won't do it any longer.

To arms!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 29, 2026 05:51 AM (5UTWB)

40 Coffee, yes; and then I have to change, stretch, and plunge into the heat for my workout. AKA "the Bataan Death March."

Later, breakfast, and a quick trip to Walmart and Aldi. On Thursday I got the cash payout part of that long-ago pension plan; the big part destined for my IRA may come today.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 29, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

41 29 m , trade that earworm to "Angel from Montgomery "
Posted by: Ben Had at June 29, 2026 05:32 AM (afJtY)

I could listen to that 100 times, easy!

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:56 AM (6wpGE)

42 Hell March > Death March

https://youtu.be/e3YzmjmAGoI

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 05:59 AM (O7YUW)

43 Crotchety Old Jarhead, thank you, that was well worth the time and will fit right into a project I have going.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 29, 2026 06:00 AM (afJtY)

44 27 @23/m: "Is. This. Math.

https://youtu.be/0obMRztklqU
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)

That frightened me.

; )

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 06:02 AM (6wpGE)

45 Motherboard's Milk!

Reminds me of a song:
The Hero of Canton, The Man They Call Jayne.

Posted by: meh at June 29, 2026 06:02 AM (kK7U2)

46 37 I didn't have a chance to read the ONT before posting the tech news. Guess it's just Memphis Monday.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 29, 2026 05:49 AM (BLOW1)

Doof said:
DJ Doof - Memphis Edition

I heard one of these songs on SiriusXM Classic Rewind today. So Memphis gets the call tonight!

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 06:03 AM (6wpGE)

47 Dr. Trump has the cure!

https://tinyurl.com/mr8ycytz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 29, 2026 06:05 AM (5UTWB)

48 Teen dives into busy marina to save dog.

https://tinyurl.com/2hvzpmh5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 29, 2026 06:06 AM (2sfNr)

49 @44/m: "That frightened me."

That's Numberwang!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 06:06 AM (O7YUW)

50 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at June 29, 2026 06:06 AM (Hbeqj)

51 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: He'll be very popular.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 29, 2026 06:08 AM (amcLV)

52 Made it, wasn't sure I would

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 06:08 AM (sgkY8)

53 @47/Biden's Dog: "Dr. Trump has the cure!"

Video needed an ending disclaimer that "Not all patients will respond to TDS treatment" along with this classic moment:

https://youtu.be/NokX-tvqF94

That one never gets old. *snicker*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 06:10 AM (O7YUW)

54 Made it, wasn't sure I would

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 06:08 AM (sgkY

The destination or the ETA? Or both?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 29, 2026 06:11 AM (3Ope8)

55 @52/Skip: "Made it, wasn't sure I would"

Well done, Skip! Conquer Monday.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 06:11 AM (O7YUW)

56 @45/meh: "Reminds me of a song: The Hero of Canton, The Man They Call Jayne.

Obligatory video link:
https://youtu.be/pI-fiGUjAPY

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

57 Without a stop anyway.

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 06:16 AM (sgkY8)

58 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 29, 2026 06:18 AM (VyBeY)

59 "A perfect world"- A reflection from the International association of Christians and Jews on a portion from the Book of Numbers:

https://tinyurl.com/yrphpuxc

Time for a walk, friends of ASHQ. It is nice to have FenSpouse walking with me now that he has a break from the bus.

May you have a blessed day and know that you are a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 29, 2026 06:23 AM (2sfNr)

60 30 Good morning! Something worth 15 minutes of your time. The subject may be focused on Britain but it's certainly applicable to us. Britain may not be lost, yet.

https://tinyurl.com/4awxjd8w
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 29, 2026 05:37 AM (3Ope

That was spot on! A couple of time, I needed captions.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 06:24 AM (6wpGE)

61 Good morning! Something worth 15 minutes of your time. The subject may be focused on Britain but it's certainly applicable to us. Britain may not be lost, yet.

https://tinyurl.com/4awxjd8w
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

That was good. Thanks.

I'm seeing a lot on X that the king decided to change his job title and a lot of Brits seem to want him to abdicate. Just abolish the silly monarchy. I'd suggest on July 4.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 29, 2026 06:29 AM (l26NL)

62 47 Dr. Trump has the cure!

https://tinyurl.com/mr8ycytz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 29, 2026 06:05 AM (5UTWB)

"The treatment is simple: Turn off fake news. Say your prayers and, if you ever feel anxious, just have a diet Coke--like me--and you're gonna see a remarkable difference in your life."

PDT AIed

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 06:30 AM (6wpGE)

63 Chuck should change his job title to Imam

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 06:31 AM (sgkY8)

64 20 Cher - Walking in Memphis

I'm hoping this will erase the earworm "Angel of the Morning" from my brain, where it's taken up residence for days on end.
Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:18 AM (6wpGE)

I can help with that!

Posted by: Rick Astley at June 29, 2026 06:32 AM (PiwSw)

65 61 I'm seeing a lot on X that the king decided to change his job title and a lot of Brits seem to want him to abdicate. Just abolish the silly monarchy. I'd suggest on July 4.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 29, 2026 06:29 AM (l26NL)

Oooh, good one!

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 06:32 AM (6wpGE)

66 Howdy.
I have found a fair price for a decent laptop, Ryzen 7735HS , 16GB DDR5, in a Thinkbook16.
The deposit is down and now i need to figure out which Linux distro to put on that hard drive partition.
Kali seems to be the obvious pick, for a cyber security degree, but it's probably going to be Arch.
12 days to figure out "the good one".
Wish me luck, friends!

Posted by: Nato at June 29, 2026 06:34 AM (XAyZ8)

67 @63/Skip: "Chuck should change his job title to Imam"

He'd like that, though.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 06:36 AM (O7YUW)

68 @66/Nato: May your laptop purchase work out very well for you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 29, 2026 06:37 AM (O7YUW)

69 64 20 Cher - Walking in Memphis

I'm hoping this will erase the earworm "Angel of the Morning" from my brain, where it's taken up residence for days on end.
Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 05:18 AM (6wpGE)

I can help with that!
Posted by: Rick Astley at June 29, 2026 06:32 AM (PiwSw)

Oh, man, I hope it works.
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)
1.7B views
2,443,227 Comments

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 06:39 AM (6wpGE)

70 I have an ask. Grammie is in very serious condition and bluebell has an address for people to send her a card. Please contact bluebell and take a few minutes to brighten the day of a dear lady that is a part of this family.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 29, 2026 06:46 AM (afJtY)

71
Never gonna give
Never gonna give
(Give you up)

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:01 AM (6wpGE)

72 I'm seeing a lot on X that the king decided to change his job title and a lot of Brits seem to want him to abdicate. Just abolish the silly monarchy. I'd suggest on July 4.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 29, 2026 06:29 AM (l26NL)
----
The Groom of the Stool will be out of a job?

Won't somebody think of the Groom of the Stool?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 29, 2026 07:01 AM (gnNyN)

73

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 29, 2026 07:02 AM (fqYPV)

74 mornin yall. In local news, Brequayvious Deshawn Troutman, who has "Fear God" tattooed across his neck, was arrested for:

RECEIPT, POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON OR FELONY FIRST OFFENDER

FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE A POLICE OFFICER

THEFT BY RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY – MISDEMEANOR

POSSESSION OF FIREARM OR KNIFE DURING COMMISSION OF OR ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CERTAIN FELONIES

POSSESSION OF SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN, SAWED-OFF RIFLE, MACHINE GUN, DANGEROUS WEAPON, OR SILENCER

WILLFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS – MISDEMEANOR

FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR FINGERPRINTABLE CHARGE- FELONY

His mama say he a good boy and he was jes turning his life around.

Posted by: fd at June 29, 2026 07:11 AM (MWfyi)

75 72 I'm seeing a lot on X that the king decided to change his job title and a lot of Brits seem to want him to abdicate. Just abolish the silly monarchy. I'd suggest on July 4.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 29, 2026 06:29 AM (l26NL)
----
The Groom of the Stool will be out of a job?

Won't somebody think of the Groom of the Stool?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 29, 2026 07:01 AM (gnNyN)

Prince Harry (Duke of Sussex) and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York) have already sullied the crown. Chuckles should get out while the getting is good.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:11 AM (6wpGE)

76 74 Brequayvious Deshawn Troutman
Posted by: fd at June 29, 2026 07:11 AM (MWfyi)

He seems nice.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:13 AM (6wpGE)

77 "He seems nice.
Posted by: m "

He used to cut my grass!

Posted by: The roller-headed lady next door at June 29, 2026 07:14 AM (MWfyi)

78 77 "He seems nice.
Posted by: m "

He used to cut my grass!
Posted by: The roller-headed lady next door at June 29, 2026 07:14 AM (MWfyi)

I think I seen him down by the ... Walmart? There weren't no trouble going on as far I could see.

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:16 AM (6wpGE)

79
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, dogs taken care of. Now sitting in the Command Center at Schloss Hadrian with a big double cup of coffee and working through citations from the last big journal publisher.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 29, 2026 07:16 AM (O0L8i)

80 Arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Allegedly Plots to Take Down Monarchy as King Charles Cuts Him Off

https://archive.is/yhXj5

International Business Times

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:18 AM (6wpGE)

81 Morning peeps. Today starts a week of triple digit "heat indices." Depending on the climate crisis outfit calculating them, they'll purportedly run from 105 - 124.

🙄 Whatever... the grass needs mowing regardless. Especially after a week of rain. It's a vicious cycle.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 29, 2026 07:21 AM (jehhT)

82 37 Guess it's just Memphis Monday.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 29, 2026 05:49 AM (BLOW1)

I think it's pronounced "Mamphus."

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:24 AM (6wpGE)

83 Mornin', Horde. 71 and soupy in Kentuckiana. It's 4 degrees warmer in the house than outside; feels a good 10 degrees cooler thanks to a basement dehumidifier.

Posted by: Nazdar at June 29, 2026 07:24 AM (NcvvS)

84 Brequayvious Deshawn Troutman
Posted by: fd at June 29, 2026 07:11 AM (MWfyi)

He seems nice.
Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:13 AM (6wpGE)

Brequayvious is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at June 29, 2026 07:26 AM (K5H/e)

85 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 29, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

86 81 Morning peeps. Today starts a week of triple digit "heat indices." Depending on the climate crisis outfit calculating them, they'll purportedly run from 105 - 124.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 29, 2026 07:21 AM (jehhT)

!!!

Posted by: m at June 29, 2026 07:28 AM (6wpGE)

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