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Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States, has banned all foreign-made routers with immediate effect. The
fact sheet states:

'New devices on the Covered List, such as foreign-made consumer-grade
routers, are prohibited from receiving FCC authorisation and are
therefore prohibited from being imported for use or sale in the US. This update to the Covered List does not prohibit the import, sale or use of
any existing device models that the FCC has previously authorised.'

<https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-420034A1.pdf>
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On 3/25/26 18:29, WatchMan wrote:

Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States,

TDS is a mental illness.

And thank you for helping me update my kill file
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T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 3/25/26 18:29, WatchMan wrote:

Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States,

TDS is a mental illness.

The symptoms include thinking that Trump has any sense at all!
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Tim Slattery
timslattery <at> utexas <dot> edu
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On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:29:33 +0000, WatchMan wrote:

Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States, has banned all foreign-made routers with immediate effect. The
fact sheet states:

You think he knows the 'made in US' routers have foreign hardware?
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s|b
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s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:

On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:29:33 +0000, WatchMan wrote:

Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States, has banned all foreign-made routers with immediate effect. The fact sheet states:

You think he knows the 'made in US' routers have foreign hardware?

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that
there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise and
not firmware wise.

To add insult to injury, they are banning security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to improve/maintain security! NOT!
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On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that
there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise
and not firmware wise. To add insult to injury, they are banning
security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to
improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O


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AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that
there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise
and not firmware wise. To add insult to injury, they are banning
security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

A little while ago, I found out that my wife's Beelink Mini-PC is
Chinese and earlier I found out that our 'Japanese' Kenwood SmartRadio
is for the most essential part also Chinese. So we're doomed! :-)

OTOH, these days if we have to choose between American and Chinese ...
:-(
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On 3/29/26 06:50, Tim Slattery wrote:

T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 3/25/26 18:29, WatchMan wrote:

Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States,

TDS is a mental illness.

The symptoms include thinking that Trump has any sense at all!

https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/cartoons/stg032926dAPR-800x0.jpg
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On Mon, 3/30/2026 2:54 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that
there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise
and not firmware wise. To add insult to injury, they are banning
security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to
improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

A little while ago, I found out that my wife's Beelink Mini-PC is
Chinese and earlier I found out that our 'Japanese' Kenwood SmartRadio
is for the most essential part also Chinese. So we're doomed! :-)

OTOH, these days if we have to choose between American and Chinese ...
:-(

You can re-program the routers with open source firmware.
This does not work for every device, but it you're concerned
about the lack of intelligence in the world, look for
a new router with enough RAM and flash so you can reprogram it.

If the router had a Broadcom SOC, I wouldn't be too concerned.
We've been using a steady supply of those for a lot of years.
When you track down the open source firmware for routers,
there should be some mention of who makes the SOC. The firmware
has to know the details of the SOC, to run it.

Paul
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On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that
there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise
and not firmware wise. To add insult to injury, they are banning
security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to
improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

I know that "Red" China thinks Taiwan is part of China, and Taiwan
thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan currently one of the
very, very few "good countries" that USAlia counts as friendly?

A little while ago, I found out that my wife's Beelink Mini-PC is
Chinese and earlier I found out that our 'Japanese' Kenwood SmartRadio
is for the most essential part also Chinese. So we're doomed! :-)

Only if we stop trading with "Red" China because Taiwan can't
possibly supply everyone with everything we need or want.

OTOH, these days if we have to choose between American and Chinese ...
:-(

I was under the (I'm in UKland so forgive me if this is in error)
impression that USAlia didn't make much electronic gear, not at the
level of chips and parts. They may *assemble* stuff, as they do with
motor cars and trucks but I thought they imported the bits?

Isn't that why Trumpy Tarrifs add costs to everything in USofA?
Because all of the basic parts are made in Asia?

I know USAlia used to make lots of stuff but so did UKland. I'm not
even sure that we make our own bread these days.

When shopping, a couple of days ago, I saw that cooked, shelled
prawns were grown in Venezuela. That's a hell of a journey for some
little shellfish. But it does illustrate that modern technology is
awesomely powerful and that our little City Culture is now highly
complex and almost totally global.

I'm just waiting for Nestles to start bottling comet waters.

J.
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On Tue, 3/31/2026 2:20 AM, John wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that
there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise
and not firmware wise. To add insult to injury, they are banning
security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to
improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

As far as I know, this ban is on "any foreign country",
and the ban is on processing the item through the FCC.
You have to get some sort of approvals for things
like RF emissions (or emissions in the wrong bands).

You cannot get to the approval process, without applying
for a waiver of some sort (no one will review your gadget
without a "special" permission). Some units may still be imported
(eventually) as a result. I don't know if the process can be
appealed, can go through a court or not. Presumably the people
who cooked this up, have thought of all of this beforehand.

Whether a lot of kit is made in Taiwan or Vietnam, likely does
not matter.

Since existing routers already have passed through the FCC process,
they are not pulling those approvals. They are not driving through
the countryside and gathering up all the existing routers
and burning them in a bonfire. It just means new models,
maybe a unit with Wifi 8 won't get past the border (because
it won't have FCC approval and the FCC won't work on it).

Once the old models are MD (manufacturer discontinued),
then things will get interesting.

Paul

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On 31/03/2026 5:20 pm, John wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist
mentioned that there is no such thing as 'a made in US router',
not hardware wise and not firmware wise. To add insult to
injury, they are banning security updates to existing routers.
Yes, that's the way to improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in
China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

I know that "Red" China thinks Taiwan is part of China,

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or some
such??

and Taiwan thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan currently
one of the very, very few "good countries" that USAlia counts as
friendly?

What's with this "USAlia" thing?? Are you trying to improve the
appearance of U.S. of A. by associating it with Australia?? ;-P
--
Daniel70
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Daniel70 wrote:

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or some
such??

Well, the "Chinese Dream" is to reincorporate ROC into PRC by the 100th anniversary of the latter, which is in 2049.
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On 31/03/2026 9:02 pm, Andy Burns wrote:

Daniel70 wrote:

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or some
such??

Well, the "Chinese Dream" is to reincorporate ROC into PRC by the 100th anniversary of the latter, which is in 2049.

Back a few years, you could see that Taiwan was doing sooooo much better
than Mainland China, you could understand why China would have wanted to re-absorb Taiwan .... but, now-a-days, China is doing pretty good on its
own.
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On 3/26/2026 9:29 AM, WatchMan wrote:

Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States, has banned all foreign-made routers with immediate effect. The
fact sheet states:

Avoid TP-Link! It's made in China! :)
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@~@ Simplicity is Beauty! Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch!
/ v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
/( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw
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On 3/30/2026 7:54 PM, s|b wrote:

On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:29:33 +0000, WatchMan wrote:

Donald J. Trump, the insane, brain-damaged President of the United
States, has banned all foreign-made routers with immediate effect. The
fact sheet states:

You think he knows the 'made in US' routers have foreign hardware?

The trick is to flash these US routers with foreign spy firmware using a secured remote connection! :)
--
@~@ Simplicity is Beauty! Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch!
/ v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
/( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:35:11 -0400, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
wrote:

On Tue, 3/31/2026 2:20 AM, John wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that >>>>> there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise
and not firmware wise. To add insult to injury, they are banning
security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to
improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

As far as I know, this ban is on "any foreign country",
and the ban is on processing the item through the FCC.
You have to get some sort of approvals for things
like RF emissions (or emissions in the wrong bands).

You cannot get to the approval process, without applying
for a waiver of some sort (no one will review your gadget
without a "special" permission). Some units may still be imported >(eventually) as a result. I don't know if the process can be
appealed, can go through a court or not. Presumably the people
who cooked this up, have thought of all of this beforehand.

Whether a lot of kit is made in Taiwan or Vietnam, likely does
not matter.

Okay. Thank you. Bloody typical bureaucrats, yes?

Since existing routers already have passed through the FCC process,
they are not pulling those approvals. They are not driving through
the countryside and gathering up all the existing routers
and burning them in a bonfire.

*Y*E*T*!*

Perhaps we shouldn't be giving them new ideas, though? :)

It just means new models,
maybe a unit with Wifi 8 won't get past the border (because
it won't have FCC approval and the FCC won't work on it).

Once the old models are MD (manufacturer discontinued),
then things will get interesting.

"Interesting" as in the alleged Chinese curse "may you live in
interesting times", yes?

We already do, friend.

And they are so for all of the wrong reasons.

Thank you,

J.

Paul

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On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:27:33 -0400, Paul wrote:

You can re-program the routers with open source firmware.

Like dd-wrt and OpenWrt?
--
s|b
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:49:26 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 31/03/2026 5:20 pm, John wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist
mentioned that there is no such thing as 'a made in US router',
not hardware wise and not firmware wise. To add insult to
injury, they are banning security updates to existing routers.
Yes, that's the way to improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in
China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

I know that "Red" China thinks Taiwan is part of China,

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or some
such??

Really?

Isn't it the other way around? The *real* Chinese government moved
off-shore a while back and wants to go home to claim its rightful
place in the Sunlight.

and Taiwan thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan currently
one of the very, very few "good countries" that USAlia counts as
friendly?

What's with this "USAlia" thing?? Are you trying to improve the
appearance of U.S. of A. by associating it with Australia?? ;-P

You don't have a name, so I gave you two to choose from:

USofA and its demonym USofAn

and

USAlia and USAlien.

I prefer the latter because y'all are weird. Lovely at times but
definitely weird.

No, you are *not* the only "Americans". That term includes everyone
from pole to pole including the bears. *Canadians* are "Americans", as
are Mexicans and Perubians.

Please don't tell the Canadians that I said that. :)



J.




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Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or some
such??

No. I think you're confusing it a bit with Hong Kong. Hong Kong was a
British colony, which the Brits had on a long term lease which ended
in 1997. (I think that's accurate.) At any rate, the Brits had to hand
it back to China in 1997, and Beijing has been tightening its grip
ever since. No such thing applies to Taiwan, but Beijing does consider
Taiwan to belong to China. The Taiwanese disagree.

and Taiwan thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan currently
one of the very, very few "good countries" that USAlia counts as
friendly?

The US considers Taiwan an ally, yes.
--
Tim Slattery
timslattery <at> utexas <dot> edu
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John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:49:26 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

[...]

What's with this "USAlia" thing?? Are you trying to improve the
appearance of U.S. of A. by associating it with Australia?? ;-P

You don't have a name, so I gave you two to choose from:

USofA and its demonym USofAn

and

USAlia and USAlien.

I prefer the latter because y'all are weird. Lovely at times but
definitely weird.

FYI, Daniel70 is an Aussie (Australian), not a US citizen ('seppo' in
Strine (slang for Australian (the language))).

[...]
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John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist mentioned that
there is no such thing as 'a made in US router', not hardware wise
and not firmware wise. To add insult to injury, they are banning
security updates to existing routers. Yes, that's the way to
improve/maintain security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

Yes, but my kit which I mentioned (see quote below) is made in
'Red'/mainland China.

I know that "Red" China thinks Taiwan is part of China, and Taiwan
thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan currently one of the
very, very few "good countries" that USAlia counts as friendly?

Sadly these days, it no longer matters who the US considers to be
friendly countries and vice versa! :-(

[Left for reference:]

A little while ago, I found out that my wife's Beelink Mini-PC is
Chinese and earlier I found out that our 'Japanese' Kenwood SmartRadio
is for the most essential part also Chinese. So we're doomed! :-)

Only if we stop trading with "Red" China because Taiwan can't
possibly supply everyone with everything we need or want.

OTOH, these days if we have to choose between American and Chinese ...
:-(

[...]
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On 31/03/2026 15:10, Tim Slattery wrote:

The US considers Taiwan an ally, yes.

I doubt Trump would ever attack China if the Chinese army moved its
tanks to Taiwan.

Trump is a wimp. He can attack Venezuela, Iran or Nigeria because they
don't have nuclear weapons, but not Russia, China or India.







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On 1/04/2026 12:19 am, John wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:49:26 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 31/03/2026 5:20 pm, John wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist
mentioned that there is no such thing as 'a made in US
router', not hardware wise and not firmware wise. To add
insult to injury, they are banning security updates to
existing routers. Yes, that's the way to improve/maintain
security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in
China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

I know that "Red" China thinks Taiwan is part of China,

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or
some such??

Really?

Isn't it the other way around? The *real* Chinese government moved
off-shore a while back and wants to go home to claim its rightful
place in the Sunlight.

and Taiwan thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan
currently one of the very, very few "good countries" that USAlia
counts as friendly?

What's with this "USAlia" thing?? Are you trying to improve the
appearance of U.S. of A. by associating it with Australia?? ;-P

You don't have a name, so I gave you two to choose from:

USofA and its demonym USofAn

and

USAlia and USAlien.

I prefer the latter because y'all are weird. Lovely at times but
definitely weird.

No, you are *not* the only "Americans". That term includes everyone
from pole to pole including the bears. *Canadians* are "Americans",
as are Mexicans and Perubians.

Please don't tell the Canadians that I said that. :)

Usually, when people here-abouts talk about 'America', I respond along
the lines of "America. Is that Argentina?? Brazil?? Canada?? .... ".

Strangely, nobody seems able to answer THAT question.
--
Daniel70
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On 1/04/2026 5:30 am, Frank Slootweg wrote:

John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:49:26 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

[...]

What's with this "USAlia" thing?? Are you trying to improve the
appearance of U.S. of A. by associating it with Australia?? ;-P

You don't have a name, so I gave you two to choose from:

USofA and its demonym USofAn

and

USAlia and USAlien.

I prefer the latter because y'all are weird. Lovely at times but
definitely weird.

FYI, Daniel70 is an Aussie (Australian),

Correct.

not a US citizen ('seppo' in Strine (slang for Australian (the
language))).

[...]

And 'Yank' also suits as descriptive for a U.S. of A.ian.
--
Daniel70
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On 1/04/2026 1:10 am, Tim Slattery wrote:

Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or
some such??

No. I think you're confusing it a bit with Hong Kong. Hong Kong was a
British colony, which the Brits had on a long term lease which ended
in 1997. (I think that's accurate.)

I think the HK hand back occurred in 1996. I was in HK just before hand.

At any rate, the Brits had to hand it back to China in 1997, and
Beijing has been tightening its grip ever since. No such thing
applies to Taiwan, but Beijing does consider Taiwan to belong to
China. The Taiwanese disagree.

I thought the Taiwanese though mainland China belonged to them, too.

and Taiwan thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan
currently one of the very, very few "good countries" that USAlia
counts as friendly?

The US considers Taiwan an ally, yes.

--
Daniel70
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On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 21:11:18 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 1/04/2026 12:19 am, John wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:49:26 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 31/03/2026 5:20 pm, John wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist
mentioned that there is no such thing as 'a made in US
router', not hardware wise and not firmware wise. To add
insult to injury, they are banning security updates to
existing routers. Yes, that's the way to improve/maintain
security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in
China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

I know that "Red" China thinks Taiwan is part of China,

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or
some such??

Really?

Isn't it the other way around? The *real* Chinese government moved
off-shore a while back and wants to go home to claim its rightful
place in the Sunlight.

and Taiwan thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan
currently one of the very, very few "good countries" that USAlia
counts as friendly?

What's with this "USAlia" thing?? Are you trying to improve the
appearance of U.S. of A. by associating it with Australia?? ;-P

You don't have a name, so I gave you two to choose from:

USofA and its demonym USofAn

and

USAlia and USAlien.

I prefer the latter because y'all are weird. Lovely at times but
definitely weird.

No, you are *not* the only "Americans". That term includes everyone
from pole to pole including the bears. *Canadians* are "Americans",
as are Mexicans and Perubians.

Please don't tell the Canadians that I said that. :)

Usually, when people here-abouts talk about 'America', I respond along
the lines of "America. Is that Argentina?? Brazil?? Canada?? .... ".

Strangely, nobody seems able to answer THAT question.

Perhaps, you should ask them "'America'? Do you mean 'Mexico'?", that
would certainly bother a whole herd of USAliens.

The type of USofAns who would reject the notion of Mexicans being
"Americans" are also those least likely to know that your choices
*are* in "America".


J.
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On 2/04/2026 9:39 am, John wrote:

On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 21:11:18 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 1/04/2026 12:19 am, John wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:49:26 +1100, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

On 31/03/2026 5:20 pm, John wrote:

On 30 Mar 2026 18:54:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 8:04 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

A recent CNET article by a long time router specialist
mentioned that there is no such thing as 'a made in US
router', not hardware wise and not firmware wise. To add
insult to injury, they are banning security updates to
existing routers. Yes, that's the way to improve/maintain
security! NOT!

I use a router supplied by my ISP... :-O

Me too. It's probably also made in
China/Korea/<insert_'bad'_country>.

Isn't a lot of kit made in Taiwan?

I know that "Red" China thinks Taiwan is part of China,

Isn't Taiwan supposed to be handed back to 'Red' China in 2049 or
some such??

Really?

Isn't it the other way around? The *real* Chinese government moved
off-shore a while back and wants to go home to claim its rightful
place in the Sunlight.

and Taiwan thinks she's the *Real* China, but isn't Taiwan
currently one of the very, very few "good countries" that USAlia
counts as friendly?

What's with this "USAlia" thing?? Are you trying to improve the
appearance of U.S. of A. by associating it with Australia?? ;-P

You don't have a name, so I gave you two to choose from:

USofA and its demonym USofAn

and

USAlia and USAlien.

I prefer the latter because y'all are weird. Lovely at times but
definitely weird.

No, you are *not* the only "Americans". That term includes everyone
from pole to pole including the bears. *Canadians* are "Americans",
as are Mexicans and Perubians.

Please don't tell the Canadians that I said that. :)

Usually, when people here-abouts talk about 'America', I respond along
the lines of "America. Is that Argentina?? Brazil?? Canada?? .... ".

Strangely, nobody seems able to answer THAT question.

Perhaps, you should ask them "'America'? Do you mean 'Mexico'?", that
would certainly bother a whole herd of USAliens.

I thought if I worked my way ..... A. .....B. .....C. .... they'd have a
clue what I was on about .... but, maybe Not!! ;-P

The type of USofAns who would reject the notion of Mexicans being
"Americans" are also those least likely to know that your choices
*are* in "America".

Yeap.
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