Daily Tech News 6 July 2026

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AI companies led by OpenAI and Anthropic say they're definitely not going to put hundreds of millions of people out of work so please don't lynch them. (MSN)

Sorry, best I can do is a meteor strike.
Companies making the heaviest use of AI are... Hiring the most humans? (Tech Crunch)

Everyone gets a meteor strike!

Tech News

Xbox is a disaster. (The Verge)

A few years ago Microsoft went on a massive acquisition spree, throwing billions of dollars at individual studios with legendary game titles under their belts.

Since which time they ain't produced squat.

The only thing keeping them alive is Sony, which has challenged Microsoft in a race to the bottom.
Samsung's profit in 2026 is projected to exceed its cumulative profits for the past forty years. (WCCFTech)

No they're not. The projected and actual profits relate only to the semiconductor division of the corporate group.

On the other hand, they're expecting to make $200 billion this year. That puts Korean national plans for $1 trillion in tech industries into perspective.
The latest version of the TypeScript compiler, which translates TypeScript into JavaScript, is now ten times faster. (InfoWorld)

After being rewritten in Go, because both the source and destination languages suck.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: No I can't. Someone nailed my feet to the floor.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)

2 from the ONT

360 In memory of Jayzik "Jay Carly" Azikiwe.

Born to Flora in London, May 12, 1958, daughter of Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of Nigeria.

Died of cancer in Banjul, Gambia, January 31, 2008, as "The Phenomenal Woman," "The Simple Poet," and a mother of four.

And in between, she charmed millions as Roller Girl, the real star of a certain 1981 music video.

she gets rock n roll a rock n roll station
and a rock n roll dream
she’s making movies on location
she don’t know what it means
but the music make her wanna be the story
and the story was whatever was the song what it was
rollergirl don’t worry
d.j. play the movies all night long

Dire Straits - Skateaway (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/vcwl-Q7pAtY

It is not her fault that, in some way, she symbolizes the death of our great cities as Generational Places in their own right. At some point, they somehow transformed into mere theaters for the youthful development of all the world's transnational elites; and she was there for it, but did not make it happen.
Posted by: SciVo at July 06, 2026 03:11 AM (Sy6m/)

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)

3 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 06, 2026 04:32 AM (lR5Ug)

4 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Too much time on my hands.

Whatever nasty storm you folks had in the northeast, collapsed trees and tore into the OF cable which our company's IBM mainframe is accessible through.

ET for repair: unavailable.

So now Mrs. BD decide to convert the garage adjacent storage room into a bedroom. Busy assemble portable folding beds. Fun. Not.

Trump's fault!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 06, 2026 04:36 AM (lR5Ug)

6 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Disclaimer: No I can't. Someone nailed my feet to the floor.

ouch

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 04:38 AM (6wpGE)

7 Rejoinder: If you have a crowbar, nothing is nailed down.

Posted by: clarence at July 06, 2026 04:40 AM (xyH2B)

8 And guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at July 06, 2026 04:40 AM (xyH2B)

9 5 Whatever nasty storm you folks had in the northeast, collapsed trees and tore into the OF cable

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 06, 2026 04:36 AM (lR5Ug)

first thought: OnlyFans??!!!??
second thought: Optic Fiber

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 04:42 AM (6wpGE)

10 Folarin Balogun, the US Men's Soccer Team's best scorer, received a highly controversial red card in the last game which put him on the bench for tonight's game against Belgium. That has changed after a phone call from President Donald Trump to the head of FIFA. It is reported that Donald said, " the B2s are in the air and we know where you sleep, I think we can work this out right?" And just like that Folarin Is back in the game.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 06, 2026 04:43 AM (/eAef)

11 10 It is reported that Donald said, " the B2s are in the air and we know where you sleep, I think we can work this out right?" And just like that Folarin Is back in the game.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 06, 2026 04:43 AM (/eAef)

FAKE NEWS

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 04:47 AM (6wpGE)

12 Bonchie retweeted
Frank J. Fleming
@IMAO_
8h
The people arguing against Balogun returning are basically saying, “Nooo! Soccer is supposed to be stupid and arbitrary! You’re ruining the sport by making sure justice is served!”

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 04:49 AM (6wpGE)

13 FAKE NEWS

It's fake only if you want it to be fake. Saying the US men's tea was going to sue FIFA to screw up the entire World Cup is not as much fun.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at July 06, 2026 04:51 AM (/eAef)

14 I have been gifted a half eaten mouse and cat puke

Posted by: The Ballots at July 06, 2026 04:51 AM (LOZbR)

15 Which half?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 06, 2026 04:54 AM (BLOW1)

16
Dave Portnoy
@stoolpresidente
13h
The difference between Belgium and the United States is that in the United States we always want to beat the best. The US Mens team wouldnt have even taken the field if Belgiums best player was unfairly suspended. Apparently Belgium wants the easy way out Very sad European behavior

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 04:55 AM (6wpGE)

17 I was told that kickball was special due to the buildup to each goal. Sounds like a clogged drain if you ask me

Posted by: Rough Girls and Effeminate Men at July 06, 2026 04:56 AM (LOZbR)

18 Last day going west maybe for a few days
See you when I get there

Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026 04:56 AM (Ia/+0)

19 It was the back half. Translated from "cat speak" I'm worth about as much as a mouse butt

Posted by: The Ballots at July 06, 2026 04:57 AM (LOZbR)

20 @15/Pixy Misa: "15 Which half?"

The uneaten one?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 06, 2026 04:58 AM (O7YUW)

21 Alex Karp criticized the token model used by U.S. artificial intelligence labs Anthropic and OpenAI as costs skyrocket; selling tokens instead of sharing real value, and covertly extracting intellectual property and competitive advantage (“alpha”

from enterprises.

“We’re paying for tokens that create no value,” Karp said. “These people [Sam Altman, Dario Amodei/Anthropic] are stealing the weights and alpha of my business.”

https://tinyurl.com/4tv4u7b7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 05:02 AM (GebTj)

22 @21/Braenyard: Wow he's annoying to listen to. He's unable to complete a sentence without interrupting his own thoughts.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 06, 2026 05:07 AM (O7YUW)

23 20 @15/Pixy Misa: "15 Which half?"

The uneaten one?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 06, 2026 04:58 AM (O7YUW)

"Have a heart!"

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 05:10 AM (6wpGE)

24 The Palantir chief repeatedly framed the issue as one of national security, saying military customers and operators of critical infrastructure wanted greater control over AI models, computing resources and proprietary data.

~2:50 the secret was we delivered the best things for the war fighters, “Those warfighters have serious trust issues,” Karp said,
...
Are we really going to outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley? That is effing insane.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 05:13 AM (GebTj)

25
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 06, 2026 05:16 AM (AMvSw)

26 You get a meteor strike! And you get a meteor strike!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 06, 2026 05:19 AM (BLOW1)

27 22 @21/Braenyard: Wow he's annoying to listen to. He's unable to complete a sentence without interrupting his own thoughts.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
---

Absolutely. And his accent or mumbling doesn't help. But I've listened two or three times. He says a lot and it's important. He's eccentric but I'd put him in the same homeroom with Musk.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 05:21 AM (GebTj)

28 26 You get a meteor strike! And you get a meteor strike!
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 06, 2026 05:19 AM (BLOW1)

uh-oh

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 05:22 AM (6wpGE)

29 8h
The people arguing against Balogun returning are basically saying, “Nooo! Soccer is supposed to be stupid and arbitrary! You’re ruining the sport by making sure justice is served!”

Posted by: m
---

I scanned that the judges did the same thing (change the red card call) on two other players the week before.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 05:36 AM (GebTj)

30 Guten abend, horde.

Posted by: clarence at July 06, 2026 05:42 AM (xyH2B)

31 Hey, y'all remember the Groklaw site, and the SCO v. Unix case that was adjudicated to ridiculous extremes?

https://tinyurl.com/2sfn6rhw

The Register: Zombie ‘who owns Unix?’ lawsuit comes alive again

(SCO's legal successor Xinuos asks legal brains to let it bite IBM over ancient license and copyright claims)

The article fittingly ends with: "The matter continues and appears likely to do so until either the heat death of the universe or the year of Linux on the desktop – whichever comes sooner."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 06, 2026 05:46 AM (O7YUW)

32 Guten abend, horde.

Posted by: clarence at July 06, 2026 05:42 AM (xyH2B)
-

And an S0C4 to you, too!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 06, 2026 05:46 AM (lR5Ug)

33 Man from Texas reflects on 1 Peter 5:6-9 and God's care:

https://tinyurl.com/mrdsvd7m

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 06, 2026 05:46 AM (Bw1/o)

34 29 8h
The people arguing against Balogun returning are basically saying, “Nooo! Soccer is supposed to be stupid and arbitrary! You’re ruining the sport by making sure justice is served!”

Posted by: m
---

I scanned that the judges did the same thing (change the red card call) on two other players the week before.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 05:36 AM (GebTj)

Soccer is supposed to be stupid and arbitrary indeed. We still are in charge of knowing when a soccer game ends. No one is allowed to know that but us. Don’t let us catch you trying to figure it out.

Posted by: Soccer officials at July 06, 2026 05:49 AM (4g5V+)

35 Day Two of the power outage. We had sustained 90 mph straight line winds Saturday night that did a ton of damage to the neighborhood here in central Oklahoma.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 06, 2026 05:49 AM (l26NL)

36 Rabbi's daughter from the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews reflects on Numbers 30:2 and speaking good into our lives:

https://tinyurl.com/4wuct2zv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 06, 2026 05:56 AM (Bw1/o)

37 Nothing is what I feel
Waiting for the drugs to make it real
Waiting for the day when I will crawl away

- Porcupine Tree “Waiting”

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 06, 2026 05:56 AM (4g5V+)

38 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 06, 2026 05:49 AM (l26NL

Wow; It sounds scary. Do they have any idea when power might be restored?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 06, 2026 05:57 AM (Bw1/o)

39 29 I scanned that the judges did the same thing (change the red card call) on two other players the week before.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 05:36 AM (GebTj)

Cristiano Ronaldo is one:

Ben Jacobs
@JacobsBen
17h
🚨 Folarin Balogun is eligible to play against Belgium.

FIFA sources had insisted US Soccer had no appeal. Sources say US Soccer did not attempt one as a result.

And Balogun had spoken on Monday here in Seattle about missing the game telling us, “I have to accept it…”

Yet FIFA have decided to hand Balogun a suspended one-game ban, which is in their powers as per Article 27. The red card stands but Balogun is free to play.

Cristiano Ronaldo also given a suspended ban before the tournament allowing him to play Portugal’s opening World Cup games.

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 05:57 AM (6wpGE)

40
Umair Ansari
@UmairAnsaari
15h
Replying to @JacobsBen
Folarin Balogun’s red card vs Bosnia STANDS on his record.
FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee did NOT overturn it.
Instead, under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, they suspended the automatic 1-match ban for a 1-year probation period.
→ Balogun is AVAILABLE vs Belgium.
If he commits a similar serious foul during probation, the original ban activates + new sanctions.

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 05:59 AM (6wpGE)

41 Made it, very light traffic but drove into the rain, had stopped at home

Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026 06:02 AM (bLIRx)

42 Now connected

Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026 06:02 AM (sgkY8)

43 oh, good point:

Aslam
@aslambeg84
14h
Replying to @JacobsBen
Belgium preparing for two different USMNT lineups in the same week wasn't on their schedule. 😭

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

44 Good morning, one and all. I got to the gym, worked out, drove to work and found out we're at a work stoppage until further notice. So now I'm back home with my first cup of coffee.

And I got this article last night. Journey's keyboardist talking about his faith, the need for Americans to reconnect to our values and the meaning of the song "Don't Stop Believing."

https://tinyurl.com/yw5f53tk

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 06:09 AM (/k3in)

45 Look, if you want to kick a guy out of a game, fine. But a one game suspension is rigging. It's bullshit. I don't know much about soccer, but the games have been pretty good., but even I can see that the officiating sucks, and has been inconsistent.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 06, 2026 06:14 AM (fkjGs)

46 +0 hrs 20 min
Do you know where your coworkers are?

Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026 06:21 AM (sgkY8)

47 Evening and morning, Tech Folken! Yeah, I know, it's Monday, and after a three-day weekend for a lot of us. 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 July 06, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)

48 46 +0 hrs 20 min
Do you know where your coworkers are?
Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026 06:21 AM (sgkY

cow-orkers, Skip

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 06:25 AM (6wpGE)

49 Last night I dreamed that I woke up at 1:30 am, and was trying to cobble together coffee, when Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- apparently possessed by a demon -- bared his teeth at me and slammed me back against a kitchen cabinet. I remember thinking in the dream, "This is my favorite episode!"

And yet I still slept until five. Amazin'.

It's a stunningly low (!) 77 F. this morning, and yet I plan to go over to the local mall for a long walk in the A/C around ten. Linda and I scoped the place out on Saturday and found it a good walking environment. There were only about three or four others there.

At nine, I have a video tour of a new property in Indiana. The house checks many of my boxes, but would require replacing of carpet with laminate in about 500 sq. ft. -- not, I assume, cheap. But the house price is low enough that I could manage it without trouble.

So, howz about you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 06:31 AM (wzUl9)

50 14 I have been gifted a half eaten mouse and cat puke
Posted by: The Ballots at July 06, 2026 04:51 AM (LOZbR)

He takes care of all the live, mangled or dead tokens of her devotion- she's his cat. Her gecko score stands at 6, as of last night.

Posted by: sal at July 06, 2026 06:32 AM (f+FmA)

51 46 +0 hrs 20 min
Do you know where your coworkers are?
Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026
*
cow-orkers, Skip
Posted by: m at July 06, 2026

***
I used to refer to mine as "cow-irkers"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)

52 It rained like a mofo last night, leaf/tree litter everywhere.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 06, 2026 06:33 AM (XV/Pl)

53 I have been gifted a half eaten mouse and cat puke
Posted by: The Ballots at July 06, 2026
*
He takes care of all the live, mangled or dead tokens of her devotion- she's his cat. Her gecko score stands at 6, as of last night.
Posted by: sal at July 06, 2026

***
I'm just glad that Stirling left the mouse he killed a month ago on the floor at the foot of the bed -- instead of on my pillow!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)

54 ICE is closing 7 of 11 detention facilities. Deportation focus is now strictly on those with criminal records. Mass deportation is no longer (if it ever was) the objective.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 06, 2026 06:35 AM (fZiTB)

55 I remember thinking in the dream, "This is my favorite episode!"

Giles was one of the best characters in that show. He had no fear of the various creatures that showed up.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 06:36 AM (/k3in)

56 Thanks for the devotions, Fen.
It's been an eventful week in the Trad Catholic world, and they are a help.

Posted by: sal at July 06, 2026 06:40 AM (f+FmA)

57 Mass deportation is no longer (if it ever was) the objective.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 06, 2026 06:35 AM (fZiTB)

That's the only thing that will change things. Sure, target the criminals, but they're all criminals, aren't they?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 06, 2026 06:40 AM (1Ff7Z)

58 Good morning! I'm really enjoying watching videos of foreigners discovering America and Americans. The international media seems to have their panties in a wad over the reaction. I'm sure the national media is just as flustered, too.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 06, 2026 06:41 AM (3Ope8)

59 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 06, 2026 06:41 AM (sAmhv)

60 Giles was one of the best characters in that show. He had no fear of the various creatures that showed up.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026

***
Oh, he was sensible enough to be afraid, but his knowledge and courage were up to the task. And his "father-daughter" relationship with Buffy was an essential part of the show.

Giles: "Very well. I'll just climb into my time machine, go back to the eleventh century, and ask the monks to postpone their prophecy while you take in dinner and a show."

BUffy: "Okay, at this point you're *abusing* sarcasm."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 06:41 AM (wzUl9)

61 The international media seems to have their panties in a wad over the reaction. I'm sure the national media is just as flustered, too.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

"How dare you be so happy? Don't you know how horrible this place is?!"

"Dude, try the brisket."

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 06:44 AM (/k3in)

62 Glad you got it running again & it made it there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 06:47 AM (GebTj)

63 "Dude, try the brisket."

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 06:44 AM (/k3in)

My favorite is the Irish couple that get chicken and waffles, and the German guy eating a cheeseburger and dipping his fries in the milkshake is pretty good too.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 06, 2026 06:47 AM (3Ope8)

64 I'm just glad that Stirling left the mouse he killed a month ago on the floor at the foot of the bed -- instead of on my pillow!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)

If we're lucky, like last night, I'm sitting on the couch and catch her coming in the cat door with her prey.
Sometimes she's furtive, like "Gecko? what gecko?" and sometimes she's like "Yeah- I got a lizard. You got a problem with that?"

This is why we walk around the house at night with tiny flashlights.

Posted by: sal at July 06, 2026 06:48 AM (f+FmA)

65 Another scene from the second season of Buffy encapsulates the whole Giles-Buffy relationship. Giles, driven to near-madness by Angelus' murder of his girlfriend Jenny (and posing her dead body in his bed!), has tried to confront and kill the vampires in their abandoned factory lair. He is almost killed, and Buffy drags him out of the conflagration. She sobs over him in fury and relief:

"Were you *trying* to get yourself killed? Don't you leave me -- I can't do this without you!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 06:49 AM (wzUl9)

66 ICE closing facilities?
Leftists should be jumping for joy

Posted by: Skip at July 06, 2026 06:49 AM (sgkY8)

67 Well, evenin' somewhere.

Morning here in DC and I'm heading to bed, being a nightwalker. I honestly don't care about the World Cup. Hope the USA goes far but I'm not expecting it. Alas, I'm meh about it all. With Trump involving himself, that will take away that FIFA is obscenely corrupt. That's the only thing that annoys me about all of this.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 06, 2026 06:50 AM (sAmhv)

68 Oh, he was sensible enough to be afraid, but his knowledge and courage were up to the task.

I loved the moment when he went after Angel.

Buffy: "He took the weapons."
Xander: "They're right there."
Buffy: "No, those are the everyday weapons. He took the ones he breaks out when company comes."

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 06:51 AM (/k3in)

69 That's the only thing that will change things. Sure, target the criminals, but they're all criminals, aren't they?

Posted by: OrangeEnt
--

Omar's a criminal, the squad is criminal. All muslims are criminals and should leave in peace.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 06:54 AM (GebTj)

70 Just finished reading "A Suitor from the Shades," by Greye la Spina, from the 1920s.

Concerns a headstrong woman whose sister is disabled, living with her father.

It opens in a garden, where the sister, Clare, is watching her older sister, Margie, sing a song by a suitor, Ned, for a production he's written.

Clare feels a presence in the garden that causes her to faint. Turns out everyone present felt it. In bed later, Clare reminds Margie of a dead boy who the older sister promised to marry. Long story short, the boy is haunting them because Margie promise to marry him years ago, and he's come for vengeance because Margie is engaged to Ned.

It's very overwrought, and certainly not of the modern horror style. Enter a priest, and a medium, and there you go. The expected happens at a cost to Margie that rids them of the spectral suitor.

Eh, not my style, and not interesting enough for posting on the book thread.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 06, 2026 06:55 AM (1Ff7Z)

71 mornin yall. I stopped believin' about 1981.

Posted by: fd at July 06, 2026 06:55 AM (MWfyi)

72 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 06, 2026 06:50 AM (sAmhv)

Don't despair... hockey season starts in mid-September.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 06, 2026 06:56 AM (3Ope8)

73 Closing detention centers because we are no longer having to hold them as long perhaps?

Posted by: Ben Had at July 06, 2026 06:57 AM (afJtY)

74 The GAINZZ playlist seems to be skewing to 2000s metal core this morning.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 06, 2026 06:58 AM (UoWyB)

75 Oh, he was sensible enough to be afraid, but his knowledge and courage were up to the task.

I loved the moment when he went after Angel.

Buffy: "He took the weapons."
Xander: "They're right there."
Buffy: "No, those are the everyday weapons. He took the ones he breaks out when company comes."
Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026

***
That episode, "Passion," is probably the greatest of the entire series. Shocking, horrifying, lighthearted in some places, grimly funny (as in what you quote) in others.

It served notice to viewers that even continuing, likeable characters like Jenny could be killed in the war against the vampires. We knew then, if we didn't before, that Buffy was no ordinary TV series.

Darn. Now I need to watch the entire second season again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:00 AM (wzUl9)

76 Posted by: sal at July 06, 2026 06:40 AM (f+FmA)

You are most welcome . I will pray that rough places are made smooth which is my "go to" prayer when I am not sure of circumstances.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 06, 2026 07:01 AM (XvETL)

77 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 06, 2026 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

78 San Franpsycho, I hope your wife is getting well!

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 07:01 AM (6wpGE)

79 Metric Kickball is basically leftism distilled into sport; the whole point is to dramatically pretend to be injured so authorities will reward you and punish your opponents.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 06, 2026 07:02 AM (UoWyB)

80 Bonchie retweeted
E.B. Beaumont
@CoachBeaumont
13h
1) Balogun is the fifth (5th) player in this WC to have a red card ban adjusted in some way to allow them to play.

2) Review of red cards is a constant in every professional soccer league and it's far from unprecedented to have the full penalty from a dodgy one removed. It's the norm for such decisions not to be final and unreviewable.

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 07:03 AM (6wpGE)

81 Whoops. Time to feed the furry thugs.

Both survived the fireworks on Saturday night, albeit with some calming treats in them (Stirling still hid), and some thunder last evening as well. Dagny the little girl handles sudden noises, and the noise of the vacuum cleaner, better than her big brother does.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:04 AM (wzUl9)

82 Don’t Stop Believin’ gets all the attention but IMO that song is only the 5th best song on the Escape album (out of 10 tracks). The power of the Sopranos? I like it but in my mind Still They Ride and Mother, Father and Who’s Crying Now are all much better….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 06, 2026 07:05 AM (hxAVk)

83 My favorite Giles-Buffy scene is the last season when, after he tries to delay her so Spike can be killed, declares she no longer needs his tutelage and closes the door on his face. Great acting range by Anthony Head.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 06, 2026 07:06 AM (fZiTB)

84 first half of a longer tweet:
Sophia Cai
@SophiaCai99
6h
FULL timeline of the campaign to bring Balogun back, according to a half dozen U.S. government & soccer officials:
- Wednesday after U.S.-Bosnia match: Andrew Giuliani alerted Trump to the red card (Trump & Giuliani had been talking multiple times/week since start of World Cup and regularly before that.)
- Wed night: Giuliani, Lutnick and U.S. Soccer officials began activating on plans to challenge red card
- That kicked off 4 days of coordinated lobbying, legal maneuvering & diplomacy that stretched from Oval Office to Zurich
- On *Thursday* Trump dialed Gianni Infantino and asked abt FIFA’s rules around the red card decision and grounds for suspension. (They’ve known each other for 8 yrs.)
- FIFA declined to confirm any specific discussions but reiterated to POLITICO that the decision to suspend the one-match ban was made by an independent disciplinary committee.

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 07:06 AM (6wpGE)

85 that's from

https://www.politico.com

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 07:07 AM (6wpGE)

86
Inside the White House push to get Folarin Balogun back on the field

President Donald Trump got involved minutes after the U.S. striker received a red card that would have banned him from a crucial match.

BY SOPHIA CAI

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 07:09 AM (6wpGE)

87 I was invited to attend the 4th of July celebration of a large multi-generational family. The widow who invited me wanted me there for several reasons. One is she is stalking and walking. Her ex-husband, father of her three daughters, was there. She dreaded us getting into a political argument.

Had a great time. Defused any political arguments by getting the ex-husband to talk about himself. At one point he called me by the name of her second ex-husband.

Fantastic food! And I got to see and even play a little pickleball. Never had seen it before. Rules seemed funny.

The kicker was

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 06, 2026 07:10 AM (u82oZ)

88 All pro sports are rigged through the officiating. There's too much money involved to allow games be determined by game-play. Kind of like voting.

Posted by: Former Pro Sports Fan at July 06, 2026 07:13 AM (Q+gd/)

89 The kicker was I got to see and even play a little pickleball. The rules seemed funny, but my willingness to play was noted.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 06, 2026 07:13 AM (u82oZ)

90 Rob Reiner came back from the dead to mock Trump. Where's Buffy when you really need her?

Posted by: fd at July 06, 2026 07:14 AM (MWfyi)

91 Salty, I have no idea what pickleball is, except that it seems to be very popular in our post-29 set. Is it something like tennis, but with vinegar-and-salt-marinated cucumbers as a reward after the game?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:15 AM (wzUl9)

92 Darn. Now I need to watch the entire second season again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Amusing side note: There is a Buffy RPG and I played a campaign in it. Obviously, this took place before the main series. One player was the Slayer and everyone else had different roles.

I played The Watcher. Take a leather clad biker type with a drinking problem who is pissed off at having to be a Watcher to this 18 year old Valley Girl because his older brother got killed by demons.

My wife played the Slayer and we played off each other well.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 07:16 AM (/k3in)

93 San Franpsycho

Glad to hear your beloved wife is possibly being discharged today. The goal of people in the hospital is to get out of there. Not always easy.

I will have prayers ascending for you having to shoulder some of her care. And kiss her hand for me. The rest is up to you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 06, 2026 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

94 Rob Reiner came back from the dead to mock Trump. Where's Buffy when you really need her?
Posted by: fd at July 06, 2026

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There are multiple Slayers now. One them could handle a zombie Reiner.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:17 AM (wzUl9)

95 Amusing side note: There is a Buffy RPG and I played a campaign in it. Obviously, this took place before the main series. One player was the Slayer and everyone else had different roles.

I played The Watcher. Take a leather clad biker type with a drinking problem who is pissed off at having to be a Watcher to this 18 year old Valley Girl because his older brother got killed by demons.

My wife played the Slayer and we played off each other well.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026

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That sounds like fun, and the kind of story Joss and his writers would have approved!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:18 AM (wzUl9)

96 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 06, 2026 07:19 AM (VyBeY)

97 That sounds like fun, and the kind of story Joss and his writers would have approved!

Give you an idea of the sniping.

"Princess, is there ANYTHING you could be doing right now that doesn't involve irritating me?"

"Nope. Can't think of a thing!"

"Go find some vampires!"

"But it's totally daytime right now!"

"Find some daytime vampires! I'm sure they exist!"

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 07:19 AM (/k3in)

98 24> Are we really going to outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley? That is effing insane.

Google employees did this back in 2016 when DoD asked Google to help them use their AI for drone targeting. The employees threatened to strike if Google didn't pull out.

Google pulled out. The employees vetoed the US's ability dominate the battle field. We have been insane for decades.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 06, 2026 07:20 AM (nCgQz)

99 Breakfast: a beef & bean burrito with green chile, a little cheddar cheese and chili powder on top, and maybe a slice of toast and honey. I'll finish my pipe and then take my shower. Maybe drop in on the Morning News thread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:20 AM (wzUl9)

100 100

Posted by: m at July 06, 2026 07:21 AM (6wpGE)

101 Have it on authority that the average Gen Z earns more money, adjusted for inflation, than any prior generation.

....unnecessary things like 95% of the apps on their phones. Moreover, vacations and nice restaurants were once considered luxuries.
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I've mentioned 'trinkets' before.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 07:21 AM (GebTj)

102 Give you an idea of the sniping.

"Princess, is there ANYTHING you could be doing right now that doesn't involve irritating me?"

"Nope. Can't think of a thing!"

"Go find some vampires!"

"But it's totally daytime right now!"

"Find some daytime vampires! I'm sure they exist!"
Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026

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* Applause * Buffy-style dialog, for sure!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:22 AM (wzUl9)

103 * Applause * Buffy-style dialog, for sure!

Thank you sir. It was a lot of fun.

Google pulled out. The employees vetoed the US's ability dominate the battle field.

And they would have squealed like school girls if China had asked them to do the same thing.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 06, 2026 07:24 AM (/k3in)

104 ICE is closing 7 of 11 detention facilities. Deportation focus is now strictly on those with criminal records. Mass deportation is no longer (if it ever was) the objective.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 06, 2026 06:35 AM (fZiTB)

What if they're closing the detention facilities because they've won the court cases which were requiring them to detain deportees for long periods of time (which they have), and so they no longer require them?

No, it's just a betrayal of the American people.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 06, 2026 07:25 AM (ExV1e)

105 Good morning, sock_rat_eeze and all here! I hope your days all go as smoothly as possible.
____

This was a flower we saw on our walk yesterday. We didn't actually go very far because it was about. 89 degrees in the morning which was too warm to walk, but I may be a pansy and not the flower .

Moth mullein . It is used to help with respiratory problems. I just find it fascinating how many plants and flowers were used medicinally over the centuries

https://tinyurl.com/485erpsu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 06, 2026 07:25 AM (D+BhG)

106 Moth mullein . It is used to help with respiratory problems. I just find it fascinating how many plants and flowers were used medicinally over the centuries

https://tinyurl.com/485erpsu
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 06, 2026

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That was part of the wisdom of the "wise women" in earlier ages, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 06, 2026 07:28 AM (wzUl9)

107 Community Notes
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Now Sam Altman and his bunk buddy are pulling it and cheating their clients out of their IP and charging them for it. Karp is very pro Israel, therefore, pro-America. He wants warfighters us and Israel (he's mentioned one other country that he perceives as a true ally) to have the best and also apply his skills to degrade other countries abilities.

To have a techie aggressively American, like Musk, is refreshing even if he gets so animated it's hard to keep up.

Also, in his own way, he puts his company, product, and people in front of personal monetary gain.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 07:30 AM (GebTj)

108 I have no idea what pickleball is,"

Count one's blessings there...

Posted by: man at July 06, 2026 07:33 AM (XuXeR)

109 I have no idea what pickleball is,"

Count one's blessings there...
Posted by: man at July 06, 2026 07:33 AM (XuXeR)

Paddle tennis.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 06, 2026 07:33 AM (1Ff7Z)

110 JJ up

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 06, 2026 07:34 AM (qFwJc)

111 Piclkeball is a leading cause of injury to middle age and elderly.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 06, 2026 07:40 AM (GebTj)

112 Buffy gets a lot more interesting once you realize that Buffy is Marti Noxon and whatever vampire she's f*cking at the time is Joss Whedon.

Noxon came up with the entire concept, Whedon either stole or developed the idea depending on who you ask, Whedon was banging every female cast member and Noxon, and when he left Buffy after 3rd season to focus on Angel (and Charisma Carpenter) he left the show entirely in the hands of a bitter, jilted Noxon. And boy, does it show.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at July 06, 2026 07:43 AM (LgYtf)

113 Companies making the heaviest use of AI are... Hiring the most humans?

… 2 words … “paperless office”

Posted by: SMOD at July 06, 2026 07:51 AM (byv/B)

114 Posted by: Daniel Ream at July 06, 2026 07:43 AM (LgYtf)

Have you forgotten that Whedon developed the concept first as a film several years before Noxon had anything to do with it?

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 06, 2026 07:58 AM (fZiTB)

115 >Have you forgotten that Whedon developed the concept first as a film several years before Noxon had anything to do with it?

Noxon claims she shopped the idea around unsuccessfully prior to the film, only to see Whedon pick it up and run with it. Everyone involved with Buffy is still very cagey about a lot of what went on behind the camera; that Whedon is the father of Charisma Carpenter's child is still the worst kept secret in Hollywood, and it's only since Whedon's reputation (and power) has waned that the Buffy cast is talking about things like the mutual agreement to never leave the underage Michelle Trachtenberg alone in a room with Whedon.

Personally, the film and TV show are so different that I tend to believe Noxon's lying about the film but that the TV show's unique style was as much Noxon as Whedon, if not more so.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at July 06, 2026 08:31 AM (LgYtf)

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