Clay And Stone Edition <div><br /> </div> <h2>Top Story</h2> <div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/live/news/amazon-prime-day-2026]It was Prime Day again.&nbsp; Here are the deals you missed.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> There was a reasonable price for the 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD, but not on Amazon and the deal is over and they're out of stock.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>For me, the deal of the day was on the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3, cut from A$1000 to A$500.&nbsp; Also not on Amazon, but I scooped one up from local electronics chain JB Hifi.*<br /> <br /> They also had the new Gen 5 model (the Gen 4 was a China exclusive), listed at A$1500.&nbsp; It's about 20% faster than the Gen 3 and has a 20% higher resolution screen, which is not enough to convince me to spend 200% more.&nbsp; Particularly since neither of those are issues with the Gen 3 anyway.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">* Long time readers may recall that I bought one of these on sale last year.&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; And now I will have two.</span></li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div> <div><br /> </div> <h2>Tech News</h2> <div> <ul> <li>[url=https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/6/23/the-coming-loop/]The coming loop.[/url]&nbsp; (Pocoo)<br /> <br /> This is a reaction to yesterday's article on AI becoming loopy, and points out that just because something may be inevitable doesn't necessarily make it a good idea.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/ffs]F3 is a file format for the future.[/url]&nbsp; (GitHub)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">For the future of what?<br /> </span><br /> Shut up.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/23/mythos-discovers-squidbleed-a-memory-leak-thats-gone-undetected-since-clinton-era/5260367]Anthropic's Mythos AI tool has discovered a memory leak in Squid.[/url]&nbsp; (The Register)<br /> <br /> First, who still uses Squid?&nbsp; Second, who still uses Mythos?&nbsp; Anthropic blocked all access to it.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/953944/bead-broadband-funding-trump-musk-bezos]Elon Musk's nefarious plan to deliver fast, affordable internet access to literally the entire planet.[/url]&nbsp; (The Verge)<br /> <br /> The Verge seems to be Big Mad that Starlink is delivering on its promises rather than stealing tens of billions in taxpayer funds.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-debunks-deadly-FSD-incident-story-as-driver-hit-the-gas-instead-of-brakes.1327353.0.html]Not FSD but CDH.[/url]&nbsp; (Notebook Check)<br /> <br /> The latest Tesla crash claimed to be an issue with automated self-driving mode again turns out to be driver error - FSD was disengaged and the accelerator was at 100% when the vehicle left the road and crashed into a house at 73 mph.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/954052/meta-glasses-hands-on-kylie-jenner-smart-glasses-price-battery-privacy]Meta has launched a line of ugly clunky smart glasses that are $80 cheaper and don't carry the Ray-Ban log.[/url]&nbsp; (The Verge)<br /> <br /> Okay.&nbsp; Honestly I think these are pretty useful, even if jerks are determined to spoil everything for the rest of us.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Musical Interlude</h2></div> <div>[ytlite=X-jspM5Hek8]</div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Yes, that one.</span></div>