Daily Tech News 9 September 2026

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The US government is accusing Chinese AI companies of trying to kidnap what American AI companies have rightfully stolen. (Cyberscoop)

And they think it quite ungentlemanly.
Meanwhile Google is giving Europe exactly what it asked for, the bastards. (Engadget)

The EU mandated that tech companies not treat their own products more favourably than competitors', which is insane.

So Google is complying by make its products worse - just for Europe.

Diana Moon Glampers eat your heart out.

Tech News

I found $12,000 worth of DDR4 RAM in my garage. (Tom's Hardware)

Well, not me personally; the guy in the article. I have $1200 worth of DDR3 RAM in my garage. The DDR4 stash is in the guest suite.
Running Kimi K3 on an M5 Macbook at one token per second. (GitHub)

Still painful but 70 times faster than the original version. That's a model that requires 5.6 terabytes of VRAM to run at full precision.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Two is one and one is none and none is somehow two.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:35 AM (odBC9)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 09, 2026 04:36 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Pixy, the front page is weird. It shows your headline and top two stories, then Continue reading, then nothing but white space!

(I clicked Continue reading, and everything sorted out.)

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

4 Yeah, something is up. I don’t know how comments appeared because I never clicked on it. No old posts were showing either.

Posted by: Accomack at September 09, 2026 04:38 AM (8jVAy)

5 Living a low tech life in a high tech world !

Posted by: Ben Had at September 09, 2026 04:40 AM (E0Et6)

6 The Kessler Twins - I Say a Little Prayer

So cute!

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:42 AM (odBC9)

7 The main page is only loading the Tech News up to the "Continue Reading" link, no other stories appear, UNTIL you click "Continue Reading" then the rest of the tech news AND the other stories appear.

Might be some advertising chicanery going on. (I don't know I have all that crap blocked.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:43 AM (O7YUW)

8 Oops. Fixed.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 09, 2026 04:44 AM (BLOW1)

9 Aha, I see m experienced the same thing.

Pixy, we have a problem.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:44 AM (O7YUW)

10 HAD a problem. Thanks Pixy.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:44 AM (O7YUW)

11 m, I saw a reply to you about not eating before bed time but I didn't see your comment. I hope you are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 09, 2026 04:45 AM (E0Et6)

12 3 Pixy, the front page is weird. It shows your headline and top two stories, then Continue reading, then nothing but white space!

(I clicked Continue reading, and everything sorted out.)
Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

After I clicked Continue reading, then the rest of the post appeared; then the red-font options for Close it up and Comments appeared, and I clicked Comments and yay.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:45 AM (odBC9)

13 And ... G'morning Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:45 AM (O7YUW)

14 11 m, I saw a reply to you about not eating before bed time but I didn't see your comment. I hope you are well.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 09, 2026 04:45 AM (E0Et6)

Thank you, Ben Had. I'm very well. I had just, for some time, had a tiny stomach problem at night and thought, oh, well, getting old. It had not dawned on me to try "no eating 2 hours before bed," which reduce the tiny stomach problem to zero problem. Yay for the ONT morons.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:47 AM (odBC9)

15 Another hero from 9/11. "The man in the red bandana": Welles Crowther .Scroll down in link for video. "Town hall " website:

https://tinyurl.com/2rvypur3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 09, 2026 04:47 AM (Tgq0P)

16 8 Oops. Fixed.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 09, 2026 04:44 AM (BLOW1)

It was a test.
It was only a test.
If this had been a real emergency, you would have been notified through ...

uh-oh

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:50 AM (odBC9)

17 I will be glad when this long commute job is over
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at September 09, 2026 04:52 AM (Ia/+0)

18 Good evemorning!

Posted by: SciVo at September 09, 2026 04:52 AM (ke3zm)

19 You too, Skip.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:52 AM (O7YUW)

20 Cat accidentally thrown out in landfill with couch is rescued and reunited with family. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/2k7knwyy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 09, 2026 04:55 AM (JrHfD)

21 The guy who found $12K worth of ECC DDR4 in that server that work let him take when they decommissioned it:

A)bort R)etry S)ell it

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:55 AM (O7YUW)

22 G&R, We described the glitch so differently, but got to the same result! We are clearly not AI.

3 Pixy, the front page is weird. It shows your headline and top two stories, then Continue reading, then nothing but white space!

(I clicked Continue reading, and everything sorted out.)
Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

7 The main page is only loading the Tech News up to the "Continue Reading" link, no other stories appear, UNTIL you click "Continue Reading" then the rest of the tech news AND the other stories appear.

Might be some advertising chicanery going on. (I don't know I have all that crap blocked.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:43 AM (O7YUW)

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 04:56 AM (odBC9)

23 And they think it quite ungentlemanly.

No honor among thieves.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 04:59 AM (6ydKt)

24 Man from MO writes on the value of silence and Psalm 46. "When silence speaks". Upper Room devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/4mnmfz49

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 09, 2026 05:02 AM (l/vq4)

25 The EU mandated that tech companies not treat their own products more favourably than competitors', which is insane.

The EU has built its entire existence on getting between the company and the customer. It's worked for them so far, in everything but economic growth, so why change now?

Making electronics manufacturers use USB-C for charging ports is about the best thing the EU has ever done in the regulatory space. Some people like their laws on data privacy, which has some good aspects, but mostly that's just a bureaucratic paperwork nightmare and does very little to stop data brokers in the grand scheme of things.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 05:04 AM (6ydKt)

26 It will be so great when Clancy's ex sues some of the TikTok fems and then the TikTok fems start yelling, "He's trying to PROFIT off the m*rd*rs!!!" and we sit and wait until the other shoe drops.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:04 AM (odBC9)

27 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at September 09, 2026 05:04 AM (V0/Sp)

28 One of them even said/smirked, "He did it. So sue me."

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:05 AM (odBC9)

29 And related hymn, "Open my eyes that I may see" which mentions "Silently now I wait for thee":

https://tinyurl.com/4vyhpkc8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 09, 2026 05:05 AM (l/vq4)

30 Running Kimi K3 on an M5 Macbook at one token per second. (GitHub)

Still painful but 70 times faster than the original version. That's a model that requires 5.6 terabytes of VRAM to run at full precision.

I've been trying a new AI for basic help with technical questions lately.

It's blazing fast due to some optimizations the company uses (which I couldn't explain if I tried).

https://chatjimmy.ai/

I just asked it a basic technical question and the return rate was:
"Generated in 0.043s • 14,196 tok/s"

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 05:07 AM (6ydKt)

31
g'mornin', 'rons

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

32 I just asked it a basic technical question and the return rate was:
"Generated in 0.043s • 14,196 tok/s"
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 05:07 AM (6ydKt)

Is 14,196 tok/s tokens?

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:11 AM (odBC9)

33 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 09, 2026 05:12 AM (sAmhv)

34 This was my "God incident" from yesterday. I had to pick up spouse from bus depot. There was a lady in a car who said , smiling , "Your husband said "I'm missing my wife" ( I was a bit late) . She was wearing a tee shirt saying "Faith over fear" . I told her I liked her tee shirt and we had a nice conversation about the importance of her faith.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 09, 2026 05:14 AM (SzveA)

35 @22/m: "G&R, We described the glitch so differently, but got to the same result! We are clearly not AI. "

I'm just trying to figure out why I used the word "stories" instead of "posts" when referring to the ONT, the Cafe, etc...

I'm going to claim "Up earlier than expected, and no caffeine yet." The lack of caffeine is currently being remedied.

And no, we're not AI, unlike the "Cat casita" link in the Cafe. Go through it slowly. Watch for the sudden unexpected changes (not the ones that imply time-skip.) Hint: The sink.

And I've finally figured out why AI sets me off so much: It's the deceptions (intentional or not.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 05:19 AM (O7YUW)

36 Is 14,196 tok/s tokens?

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:11 AM (odBC9)

Yes, tokens per second.
Which is... a lot.
Most returns rates are around 50 to 200 tokens per second using online AI chatbots, etc.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 05:20 AM (6ydKt)

37 Fen, I appreciate how you always find good stories to share.

Good morning, everyone! It's a pleasant day so far despite being at work. Had a meeting yesterday with my finance dude. Things are pretty good on that front.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 09, 2026 05:20 AM (NR6c1)

38 @26/m: { "He's trying to PROFIT off the m*rd*rs!!!" }

Don't start nothin' won't be nothin'.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 05:21 AM (O7YUW)

39 Stephen Miller (redsteeze on X) seems to think Trumps actions just blew the mid terms. I like Redsteeze, mostly. Unfortunately he needs to pretend he's some middle of the road guy, not one of those Trumpers. Comes across as a bit fake. He was never a conservative. I think he identify's as a libertarian. He is funny.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 09, 2026 05:25 AM (sAmhv)

40 35 And no, we're not AI, unlike the "Cat casita" link in the Cafe. Go through it slowly. Watch for the sudden unexpected changes (not the ones that imply time-skip.) Hint: The sink.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 05:19 AM (O7YUW)

I'm not seeing the sink-problem?

There's some snazzy cat-home architecture (and people-home architecture) via Hacker News (from 2024):

https://lanparty.house

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:28 AM (odBC9)

41 Posted by: NR Pax at September 09, 2026 05:20 AM (NR6c1)

You are most welcome, NR. It makes me feel good to share some positive stories and I'm glad if others like them as well.

Have a great day, everyone. You are a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 09, 2026 05:28 AM (mXZ+5)

42 Good morning m, All.

Well, one of the doggies is limping badly. I probably can't get into my vet anytime soon, so I'll have to go to emergency. It's times like this that I hate that they can't talk.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 09, 2026 05:28 AM (llBIB)

43 36 Is 14,196 tok/s tokens?

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:11 AM (odBC9)

Yes, tokens per second.
Which is... a lot.
Most returns rates are around 50 to 200 tokens per second using online AI chatbots, etc.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 05:20 AM (6ydKt)

Thanks.
I had just typed tok (in TikTok) and thought wait hold on wut.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:29 AM (odBC9)

44 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at September 09, 2026 05:33 AM (2Ez/1)

45 39 Stephen Miller (redsteeze on X) seems to think Trumps actions just blew the mid terms. I like Redsteeze, mostly. Unfortunately he needs to pretend he's some middle of the road guy, not one of those Trumpers. Comes across as a bit fake. He was never a conservative. I think he identify's as a libertarian. He is funny.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 09, 2026 05:25 AM (sAmhv)

Redsteeze was my #1 go-to in the Before Times. I think he's smart and informed; not wedded to a political stance.
Leaflit is my current obsession.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:45 AM (odBC9)

46 The Kessler Twins died by assisted suicide together on November 17, 2025 at the age of 89. They didn't want to be in a rest home dependent upon others. Neither married nor had children...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 09, 2026 05:47 AM (l3cgK)

47 43 36 Is 14,196 tok/s tokens?

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:11 AM (odBC9)

Yes, tokens per second.
Which is... a lot.
Most returns rates are around 50 to 200 tokens per second using online AI chatbots, etc.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 05:20 AM (6ydKt)

Thanks.
I had just typed tok (in TikTok) and thought wait hold on wut.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:29 AM (odBC9)

Southpark only had one Token...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 09, 2026 05:49 AM (l3cgK)

48 JM, if that was my dog I would confine it to a small area, give two low dose aspirin and wait 24 hours. I am not a veterinarian but treat all my own in real life.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 09, 2026 05:49 AM (E0Et6)

49 Another hero from 9/11. "The man in the red bandana": Welles Crowther .Scroll down in link for video. "Town hall " website:

https://tinyurl.com/2rvypur3
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 09, 2026 04:47 AM (Tgq0P)

-----

Thank you. I had never heard of this brave young man.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 09, 2026 05:50 AM (llBIB)

50 m, I agree. He isn't. Just, he never really explains why he thinks the mid terms are lost. Just blames Trump. I mean, maybe they are. We live in stupid times and everything is broken. The GoP doesn't need Trump to lose. They do that just fine by themselves.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 09, 2026 05:51 AM (sAmhv)

51 21 The guy who found $12K worth of ECC DDR4 in that server that work let him take when they decommissioned it:

A)bort R)etry S)ell it

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 04:55 AM (O7YUW)

I worked at a place that took my old computer and put it in a box to be sent out with all sorts of broken and discarded computer peripherals and printers. I took it, rehabilitated it and started using it; they told me in no uncertain terms if I didn't return the computer, they'd fire me, so I returned it...this time they took the extra step of breaking the memory sticks. Such a f'n waste.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 09, 2026 05:52 AM (l3cgK)

52 JM, if that was my dog I would confine it to a small area, give two low dose aspirin and wait 24 hours. I am not a veterinarian but treat all my own in real life.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 09, 2026 05:49 AM (E0Et6)

----

Thank you so much for the recommendation. I'm getting up now to get the low-dose aspirin. I gave her a sedative last night to help her cope.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 09, 2026 05:53 AM (llBIB)

53 @40/m: "I'm not seeing the sink-problem?"

I'll point out some of the problems (not just the sink.)

(I downloaded the video, then looked at it in a video player that shows frames, and I can step frame-by-frame in full-screen.)

The time-cut nature of the video prepares your mind to accept the sudden changes that happen that shouldn't take place.

Prior to Frame 151: Do you see any fresh water or drain pipes for that sink? These are normally installed well before the cabinets or countertop.

Frame 151/304: Cabinet for sink appears, with a strange cut out hole in the front. Also, look at how he's positioning the middle peg-board onto the wall at this point. His right hand is supporting the weight of the whole thing by one shelf, while his left hand is fingertip pressed against the face of the back-board, not lifting under the lower edge of the board. Does that seem like realistic physics?

Between Frame 175 and Frame 176: The wood panel below where the sink will go (with the weird cut-out shape) disappears, and the sink appears. Why have the panel with the weird cut-out shape at all? That's suspicious.

The synchronized "meow" of the two lower cats is... suspicious.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 05:54 AM (O7YUW)

54 Morning, all!

So... I've got a pre-screening call at lunchtime. Glad I checked my email first thing!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 09, 2026 05:54 AM (aJQbY)

55
The EU has built its entire existence on getting between the company and the customer. It's worked for them so far, in everything but economic growth, so why change now?

The EU, no longer able to innovate or to monetize anything it does innovate, seeks now to compete by trying to hobble the creative.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 05:55 AM (eRlcH)

56 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 09, 2026 05:56 AM (VyBeY)

57 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 09, 2026 05:56 AM (Hbeqj)

58 There's some snazzy cat-home architecture (and people-home architecture) via Hacker News (from 2024):

https://lanparty.house

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 05:28 AM (odBC9)

That is very cool.
I like the cat doors... as an idea, not sure if I'd want cats to be able to go anywhere at any time like that.

The components rack picture is quite something.

He's probably got a few hundred grand just in RAM and GPUs on that rack with current prices.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 05:58 AM (6ydKt)

59 Gas is up to $4.60 in se Pa

Posted by: Skip at September 09, 2026 06:02 AM (ITKFY)

60 this time they took the extra step of breaking the memory sticks. Such a f'n waste.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 09, 2026 05:52 AM (l3cgK)

They just write it off, Jerry.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:03 AM (6ydKt)

61 @51/jim (in Kalifornia): "this time they took the extra step of breaking the memory sticks. Such a f'n waste."

Not just wasteful, but obscene.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)

62 60 this time they took the extra step of breaking the memory sticks. Such a f'n waste.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 09, 2026 05:52 AM (l3cgK)

They just write it off, Jerry.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:03 AM (6ydKt)

The company later went through bankruptcy. Our group continually reduced in size, moved to a new location, and in the end, the remainder of us were laid off. At least the termination pay was really good...woulda been better if I had been laid of a year or two before with some of the other groups.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 09, 2026 06:10 AM (l3cgK)

63 53 >>>Frame 151/304: Cabinet for sink appears, with a strange cut out hole in the front.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 05:54 AM (O7YUW)

That is weird, for sure.

One of the top comments right now is:

Juliette Machin
@JulietteMachin
15h
Replying to @Yoda4ever
This is IA and you should feel bad

Maybe it will get a Community Note!

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:11 AM (odBC9)

64 Gas prices matter more than dead mullahs.

Posted by: Accomack at September 09, 2026 06:13 AM (GbONR)

65 hahahahaha another cat-house comment:

Todd Witherow
@ToddWither13346
13h
Replying to @Yoda4ever
Now show the video where the cats prefer the empty Amazon box next to the trash can.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:13 AM (odBC9)

66 Today Apple is doing one of their product announcement events.

It will be the first keynote by the new CEO, John Ternus.
They'll be introducing the Apple Watch 12, iPhone 18 Pro and Max, and possibly the second generation iPhone Air.

But the most anticipated announcement is the introduction of Apple's first foldable phone, rumored to be named either the iPhone Ultra or Duo. Although the press still isn't certain if this will come out today, either.

The event starts at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:13 AM (6ydKt)

67
Her Majesty always has computer problems no one else has, has ever had or will ever have. She got home yesterday and wanted to work on her AOL e-mails. The AOL app refused to work. Guess who has to sort all this out? And if something goes wrong, guess who's fault it will be?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 06:18 AM (eRlcH)

68 Apple Event
In Cupertino.
10am Pacific time

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:18 AM (odBC9)

69
The event starts at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:13 AM (6ydKt)

The Apple cultists have been awake for two days in anticipation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 06:19 AM (eRlcH)

70
macrumors.com

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:19 AM (odBC9)

71 And if something goes wrong, guess who's fault it will be?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 06:18 AM

Blame Canada.

Posted by: Always the Go To answer at September 09, 2026 06:22 AM (2Ez/1)

72 iGuess who has to sort all this out? And if something goes wrong, guess who's fault it will be?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 06:18 AM (eRlcH)

BadOrangeMan?

Posted by: The Democrats and the Media (BIRM) at September 09, 2026 06:24 AM (U/s6V)

73 The Apple cultists have been awake for two days in anticipation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 06:19 AM (eRlcH)

No doubt.
I'd like to see what they did with their first foldable, but have no intention of buying one.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:25 AM (6ydKt)

74 iGuess who has to sort all this out? And if something goes wrong, guess who's fault it will be?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 06:18 AM (eRlcH)

The Mossad?

Posted by: Candace Owens at September 09, 2026 06:25 AM (U/s6V)

75 guess who's fault it will be?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Supply chain issues and the algorithm. Works every time.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 09, 2026 06:26 AM (NR6c1)

76 Ah, the Kessler twins.

They were too old for me. But I sure knew then that I was not a homo.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 09, 2026 06:27 AM (36x1j)

77 Supply chain issues and the algorithm. Works every time.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 09, 2026 06:26 AM

Sitting right here.

Posted by: El Nino at September 09, 2026 06:29 AM (2Ez/1)

78 I managed to catch the showing of "Space Seed" and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Watching a TV episode, even in a shoebox cinema, makes things a lot more noticeable. The fight between Khan and Kirk, can really see it's the stunt double instead of Shatner. Or that Uhura has bright green nail polish to go with her matching earrings.

The Director's cut of the movie added a few scenes had never seen before. McCoy saying the eyeglasses are 400 years old, extended the scene after Preston dies in Sickbay, and the spirited discussion between McCoy and Spock over the ethics of Project Genesis is also extended.

Big screen also helps one realize the bridge for the Kobayashi Maru test has a 'No Smoking' sign.

Enterprise leaving space dock, oh to see that beautiful ship on that big screen made me smile.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 09, 2026 06:33 AM (2GVsD)

79 Gas prices matter more than dead mullahs.
Posted by: Accomack at September 09, 2026 06:13 AM (GbONR)

-----

Yes. But I'm hoping gas prices aren't as important as closed borders and criminals off the streets, i'm hoping...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 09, 2026 06:34 AM (llBIB)

80 Pre-dawn greetings.

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2026 06:34 AM (ZxPkt)

81 @67/Hadrian the Seventh: "Her Majesty always has computer problems no one else has, has ever had or will ever have. She got home yesterday and wanted to work on her AOL e-mails. The AOL app refused to work. Guess who has to sort all this out? And if something goes wrong, guess who's fault it will be?"

Steal bits
???
Profit!

Posted by: The Underwear Gnomes in modern digital times at September 09, 2026 06:35 AM (O7YUW)

82 oh wow

wee wee wee

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2026 06:36 AM (ZxPkt)

83 mornin yall. Lymphoma has taken my poor Bruno just before his seventh birthday. Much sadness and emptiness in the shop this morning.

Posted by: fd at September 09, 2026 06:37 AM (MWfyi)

84
Jeff Callahan
@thejeffcallahan
Sep 8
Sammy was a real one for doing this after 9/11.

(Sammy Sosa)

https://tinyurl.com/3thcn9er

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:38 AM (odBC9)

85 @83/fd: I'm very sorry, fd. May the good memories of Bruno comfort you in time.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at September 09, 2026 06:38 AM (O7YUW)

86 "Neither married nor had children..."

This is modern Germany.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 09, 2026 06:39 AM (36x1j)

87 mornin yall. Lymphoma has taken my poor Bruno just before his seventh birthday. Much sadness and emptiness in the shop this morning.
Posted by: fd at September 09, 2026 06:37 AM (MWfyi)

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I'm sorry to hear this. Seven is much too young.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 09, 2026 06:40 AM (llBIB)

88
Sammy Sosa at the Cubs' first home game after 9/11 ... runs around Wrigley Field waving the American flag.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:44 AM (odBC9)

89 fd, I am so sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 09, 2026 06:46 AM (E0Et6)

90 The Apple cultists have been awake for two days in anticipation.

This Garmin Cultist received a Garmin Fenix 9 Pro with InReach yesterday—it was just released a fortnight ago.

"Cult" is probably a good term to use since Garmin, Huawei, Amazfit, Google, Samsung, Suunto, Withings and Apple all have good offerings—catering to identity and lifestyle.

I went with the outdoor/adventure route.

Wonder how many people have smart watches and whine about Flock cameras.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 09, 2026 06:46 AM (a4flb)

91 ... after hitting his team's first home run.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:46 AM (odBC9)

92 Glad you enjoyed it, Anna.

I think ST II is the last Star Trek film I actually watched in a theater as opposed to waiting for VHS/DVD or cable.

Never seen a TV episode on the big screen, either.
Did they keep it in 4:3 aspect ratio or stretch it out to fit 16:9?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:47 AM (6ydKt)

93
Lymphoma has taken my poor Bruno just before his seventh birthday. Much sadness and emptiness in the shop this morning.
Posted by: fd at September 09, 2026 06:37 AM (MWfyi)

I'm sorry for you loss. Remember the happy memories of him and he'll never be truly dead.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 09, 2026 06:48 AM (eRlcH)

94 46 The Kessler Twins died by assisted suicide together on November 17, 2025 at the age of 89. They didn't want to be in a rest home dependent upon others. Neither married nor had children...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 09, 2026 05:47 AM (l3cgK)

yikes

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:48 AM (odBC9)

95 Sorry about your pup, fd.

It's times like these which make me think dog cloning could be a major industry one day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:49 AM (6ydKt)

96 Wonder how many people have smart watches and whine about Flock cameras.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 09, 2026 06:46 AM (a4flb)

Not just watches.
"Smart" anything, from your car to your fridge, will track you, or what you're doing with it, these days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:51 AM (6ydKt)

97 Yes. But I'm hoping gas prices aren't as important as closed borders and criminals off the streets, i'm hoping...

At least a couple things at play:

• people with diminished abstract thinking skill care about the now and the immediate. e.g. it take more of my paycheck to fill the tank on my 4x4 ATV.

• Mimetic Theory (huge factor) most people don't know what they desire; those desires are largely cultivated externally through tradition, influencers, marketing and other cultural/tribal signals. e.g. tattoos, smart watch brands, some 'woke' cause.

That is why trigger words and memes work while reasoned thought only attempts to convert the church choir.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 09, 2026 06:54 AM (a4flb)

98 Thank you all. This has been a hard one. Diagnosed in March, In remission after chemo, and then it came on like a tidal wave over the last five days. Yesterday the vet agreed it was time and I brought him home and buried him next to the woods where he loved to run.

Posted by: fd at September 09, 2026 06:54 AM (MWfyi)

99 Hola Horde,

Strange to watch video of vibrant lively young people and then hear how it turned out. It might be better not knowing.

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 09, 2026 06:55 AM (E9nGU)

100 “He actually said one day in the end, ‘Well, why don’t we have the judge come in and read it again,’ and we were like, ‘No! We have it in front of us. We don’t need that,’ and we would highlight it… But he had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children,” Farina added.

Gee, it's just incomprehensible.
Do these women even hear themselves talking?

Lindsay Clancy Juror Rips Lone Holdout After Mistrial: ‘He Was Very Arrogant’ -

https://tinyurl.com/yamwcf4v
(Mediaite)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 09, 2026 06:56 AM (6ydKt)

101

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at September 09, 2026 06:57 AM (xjtas)

102 90 Wonder how many people have smart watches and whine about Flock cameras.
Posted by: Community Notes at September 09, 2026 06:46 AM (a4flb)

Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
15h
You know, Lindsay Clancy's kids are probably still alive if we had Flock cameras.

Posted by: m at September 09, 2026 06:57 AM (odBC9)

103 So I had to set up an appointment for Winnie to get her teeth looked at (Greyhounds are notorious for having bad teeth). There was a note on her chart that during her last exam, a heart murmur was detected so the vet wants to do an X-Ray to make sure everything is OK.

I am sure she will remind everyone at the clinic that she is the Best Girl Ever and get lots of attention and treats.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 09, 2026 06:58 AM (NR6c1)

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