Daily Tech News 2 November 2026

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Binance is back online. (CNBC)

The company saw net outflows of $3.64 billion (not $3.64 as Slashdot claimed) due to loss of trust, but has $170 billion in assets, which is kind of a lot.

Tech News

The creator of CentOS - and more recently of Rocky Linux after IBM fucked up CentOS - has created a new kernel. (It's FOSS)

Written entirely in Rust with no actual Linux code in it, but compatible enough that Rocky Linux 10 runs perfectly happily on top.

It doesn't support all the platforms Linux runs on, only modern Intel/AMD PCs, and it doesn't include the breadth of driver support Linux does. But it works, and it was developed, with AI assistance, in just 11 days.
The reports of Stack Overflow's death are greatly exaggerated, reads Stack Overflow's gravestone. (Stack Overflow)

Right.
A new utility unlocks the performance of Nvidia's 20, 30, and 40 series cards for FP16->FP32 MACs on the tensor cores that had long been artificially crippled by Nvidia. (VideoCardz)

This was done in the hardware by setting a limiting register that can never be changed on consumer cards, only allowing more expensive workstation and server models to achieve full performance.

But someone discovered a bug in the hardware that lets anyone with a consumer card basically crash it so that the register is cleared.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: I can taste purple.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 But someone discovered a bug in the hardware that lets anyone with a consumer card basically crash it so that the register is cleared.

Brilliant.

Mornin' Pixy, morning' Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026 04:00 AM (O7YUW)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:00 AM (odBC9)

3 Way to go, G&R!

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:01 AM (odBC9)

4 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 02, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 02, 2026 04:02 AM (sAmhv)

6 @3/m: Thanks. My circadian rhythm is stuck on DST for a while, so I'm getting up at (or before) 04:00 instead of 05:00.

I'm trying to adjust but so far, no joy.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026 04:02 AM (O7YUW)

7 Had to try and swat Mgid away for a minute

Posted by: Skip at November 02, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Foreigner - Urgent

The closed-caption lyrics have the lyric "so virgin" for "so urgent." Haha!

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:02 AM (odBC9)

9 6 @3/m: Thanks. My circadian rhythm is stuck on DST for a while, so I'm getting up at (or before) 04:00 instead of 05:00.

I'm trying to adjust but so far, no joy.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026 04:02 AM (O7YUW)

Joy in first place!

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:03 AM (odBC9)

10 Its not just a ad, it hides but I need to find it so can swat it away.
But it hides, comes back then hides. A hit on comment block sends me to its website.

Posted by: Skip at November 02, 2026 04:04 AM (Ia/+0)

11 That looks like it must have been miserable for Foreigner, being crammed onto that little tiny raised stage.

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:10 AM (odBC9)

12 Guten morgen, horde.

I looked at the screenshot on the video and thought 'stoned right up to his eyebrows' and then I see: Disclaimer: I can taste purple.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at

Love this place.

Posted by: clarence at November 02, 2026 04:10 AM (Imcic)

13 @10/Skip: Skip, if you're on your phone, try installing the Brave browser and see if that helps. That's what I often use on my phone to get rid of adverts. Might be worth a shot.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026 04:12 AM (O7YUW)

14 huh

Wikipedia

Foreigner released a Spanish-language version of the song in 2025, featuring current lead vocalist Luis Maldonado.

(Lou Gramm is the lead vocalist in the video Pixy posted.)

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:12 AM (odBC9)

15 Short week for me
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at November 02, 2026 04:13 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Lou Gramm
Wikipedia

In January, February, and March 2026, Gramm released the new singles "Young Love", "Long Hard Look", and "Time Heals the Pain" ahead of his new solo album Released, which was released on March 27, 2026.

It was his first full-length album since 1989's Long Hard Look.

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:15 AM (odBC9)

17 @8/m: "The closed-caption lyrics have the lyric "so virgin" for "so urgent." Haha!"

When accuracy matters, don't count on Google.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026 04:16 AM (O7YUW)

18 Disclaimer: I can taste purple.

Cat sidles up, licks Pixy's arm. "Yep, you taste purr-ple!"

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:17 AM (odBC9)

19 BOING!

No RAM for you, peasants!

https://tinyurl.com/3z23ybxy

Or did you cover this already, Pixy?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 02, 2026 04:18 AM (y1wyK)

20 Disclaimer: I can taste purple.
-

You had yesterday's cocktail from CBD's food thread?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 02, 2026 04:20 AM (y1wyK)

21 @19/Biden's Dog:

Yeah, Pixy covered that yesterday:

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Sam Altmanette says it is "quite terrible" that the peasants have bread when he can make far better use of it in his breadcenters. (Tom's Hardware)

"Let them eat no cake", Altmanette added.
---

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026 04:24 AM (O7YUW)

22 21 "Let them eat no cake", Altmanette added.

I had cake for breakfast. Vanilla pound cake.

*sticks tongue out at ALTmanette*

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:28 AM (odBC9)

23 Foreigner - Urgent (1981)

None of the lyrics other than the song title seem to stick with you at all. To me.

You're not shy, you get around
You wanna fly, don't want your feet on the ground
You stay up, you won't come down
You wanna live, you wanna move to the sound

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 04:34 AM (odBC9)

24 Am I early?

Well, I know I am -- for me -- so: Evening and morning, all! 'Tis Monday, I know, 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 November 02, 2026 04:36 AM (wzUl9)

25 My circadian rhythm is stuck on DST for a while, so I'm getting up at (or before) 04:00 instead of 05:00.

I'm trying to adjust but so far, no joy.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026

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G & R, I must be stuck there too, despite getting about the usual amount of sleep on Sat. night. I was sitting dozing over my book at 8:15 last night; went to bed at 8:45. Woke up at 3:15, so no extra zzz's. I don't recall having this kind of of problem last year, when I'd been retired since April.

Well, it just means I can go work out a little earlier today. 72 F., humidity and wind are both up, but conditions are pretty good.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2026 04:41 AM (wzUl9)

26 Same

Posted by: cccp3o at November 02, 2026 04:55 AM (jg8yh)

27 @25/Wolfus: Yeah, that's about what I'm trying to do - convince myself to do something useful with the extra time. What am I doing? Watching "The Fat Electrician" videos, the earlier 3 minute ones in his history.

Informative? Yes.
Funny? Absolutely.
Useful? Uh, let me get back to you on that.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 02, 2026 04:56 AM (O7YUW)

28 MeTV's overnight schedule on Sunday-into-Monday is different from the rest of the week. Mission: Impossible runs at 2 am, Harry O at 3. I miss the days when they ran 77 Sunset Strip, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2026 05:01 AM (wzUl9)

29 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 02, 2026 05:03 AM (Hbeqj)

30 A cool front is supposed to come through here on Election Night, giving us rain on Wed. and then cooler temps (like, 77 high/60 low) for the rest of the week. That's still about 20 degrees too high. It's *November*, fer gossake.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2026 05:03 AM (wzUl9)

31 My second coffee has been downed. Time to change, stretch, and hit the trail -- maybe just 1.5 miles today. If it really does get cooler Thurs., I can go longer.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2026 05:05 AM (wzUl9)

32
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 02, 2026 05:09 AM (AMvSw)

33 With all the talk of the 'super el non' coming, will I get mountains of snow, and a blizzard once a week or will it be just normal winter weather....who knows?

Posted by: Colin at November 02, 2026 05:13 AM (CiQE7)

34 BTW, if Binance is the cause of the loss of $3 billion by clients, they are insolvent. There is no amount of money that will cover the losses. Not understanding crypto, and I think the thefts can be "rolled back", but after paying for forensics and damages, Binance cant possibly survive.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at November 02, 2026 05:17 AM (s1NDj)

35 26 Same
Posted by: cccp3o at November 02, 2026 04:55 AM (jg8yh)

same wut

Posted by: m at November 02, 2026 05:22 AM (odBC9)

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