Sunday, June 14, 2026

Intel's "Raptor Lake Next" -- June 14, 2026

Locator: 50976COMPUTERS.

Tag Apple AAPL Dell Raptor Lake 

Comparable products (Dell / Intel Raptor Lake vs Apple Mac): Apple can beat on price with better product (though this will be affected by a) eye of the beholder; and, b) options / incentives provided by manufacturer / seller. 

Intel's Raptor Lake: link here. 

Query:

Top Apple Mac. How many cores; how does this compare with Intel's Raptor Lake topping out at 20 cores? 

Reply: 

 From the linked article:

Yesterday, we broke news of a third Raptor Lake refresh in the works from Intel, dubbed "Raptor Lake Next." 
Following that, new leaks have emerged from reliable tipster Jaykihn confirming the codename and detailing the upcoming family. Raptor Lake Next is slated for early 2027 and will land on the LGA 1700 socket as reported previously, but some outlets say it will also retain the existing Core 200 branding.

Comparable Macs are already being sold. But we will have to wait for "official" reviews.

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Social Security COLAS For Next Year (2027) -- Posted June 14, 2026

Locator: 50975COLA.

Updates

From June 12, 2026, from CNBC (same numbers but different story), link here: 3.8% for 4.7% COLA for social security recipients.

Original Post 

From June 10, 2026:

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Social Security

Maybe it might be time to end COLAs for social security.

But until we do ...

Link here.

I talked about his offline with a reader some weeks ago ... this is a bigger deal than folks might realize. This is going to affect military raises and pensions also.

  • The largest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the last 30 years was 8.7%, which took effect in January 2023. This historic raise was driven by the severe, pandemic-era inflation that peaked in mid-2022.
  • The top three largest COLAs over the last three decades reflect recent surges in inflation compared to the historically lower adjustments of the early 2000s and 2010s:
    • 2023: 8.7%
    • 2022: 5.9%
    • 2009: 5.8% (Note: This 2009 increase was calculated just before multiple years of 0% adjustments occurred)

The best the active duty military ever did in the past 30 years was 5.2% in 2024. The second best was 2023, 4.6%. 

But look at this: larger percentage raises occurred in the early 1980s (peaking at 14.3% in 1982) at which time I was a senior officer on active duty. 

In many respects, many social security recipients need the COLAs the least of all socio-economic groups.  

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1969 -- Posted June 14, 2026

Locator: 50974BOOKS.

It's impossible for me to "let go" of 1969. It is impossible to "let go" of 1969 just like it's impossible to "let go" of Stanford.

I recently posted a lead-in to 1969, a flashback, 1967 - 1968.

Query:

What were the major events in 1969 to follow the major events from 1965 to 1968, perhaps the most influential period in the US since WWII.  

Reply:

I recently posted a long review of the events from 1965 - 1968; link here.

Now I'm reading The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Holywood, Sam Wasson, c. 2020.

Part 1: Justice.

So far, all about Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate.

But so much name-dropping. 

I hate the writing. But, wow, what a story. I think it's a necessary for someone trying to understand Hollywood in the 1960s and 1970s. 

  • Sharon Tate murder: August 8, 1969
  • Chinatown released: 1974
  • me
    • graduated from high school, spring, 1969; Sharon Tate murder? I barely recall;
    • graduated from college, spring, 1973;
    • first year graduate school, completed, 1974; never saw the movie; I don't recall seeing many movies that year; major movies released.

Movies: the era is renowned for groundbreaking storytelling, legendary performances, and major genre-defining classics.  

Major movies released, January 1, 1973, through May 1, 1974 (some somewhat later):

  • The Exorcist, Dec 1973)
  • The Sting, Dec 1973
  • The Godfather Part II, Dec 1974
  • American Graffiti, Aug 1973
  • The Conversation, Apr 1974
  • Chinatown, Jun 1974
  • Serpico, Dec 1973
  • Blazing Saddles, Feb 1974
  • Young Frankenstein, Dec 1974
  • several others

Events, 1969 

Sharon Tate murdered, August 8, 1969. And that was just the beginning. But all we remember: Sharon Tate and Charlie Manson. See Jay Sebring.

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Chart Of The Day -- CSCO -- June 14, 2026

Locator: 50973CSCO.

I like the word "dominates."

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US Flag Day -- Sunday Morning Coming Down -- June 14, 2026

Locator: 50972ARCHIVES.

US Flag Day: proclaimed in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson.

June 14th is celebrated as Flag Day in the United States to commemorate the adoption of the first official American flag. On this date in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution establishing that the young nation's flag would feature 13 alternating red and white stripes and 13 white stars on a blue field.  
2026 - 1777 = 249 years. 

Mideast: deal gets signed today?

HEB: out-of-town folks here for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2026 are raving about Waffle Houses and Buc-ee's. They should stop by an HEB. 

The magic number:

AI: "You can howl at the wind, but AI is here to stay." This is one company; imagine what's going on across the US.

Query: is META limiting the number of chatbot queries by their employees?

Reply: 


 What can I say? I don't even know where to begin!

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The Book Page

The book today: The Big Goodbye, Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood, Sam Wasson, c. 2020. 

Notes will be here. 

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Early Production Data For Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- June 14, 2026

Locator: 50972WELLS. 

The wells: 

  • 41607, conf, Hess, BL-Mortenson-156-95-2234H-5, Beaver Lodge, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-20261782534700
3-20262024830533
2-20261580621660
1-20263064847455
12-20251080514129
  • 41682, conf, Devon Energy, Johnson 27-34 8H, South Tobacco Garden, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-20262252055381
3-20261825140160
2-20262448642676
1-20262278038638
12-20251808629783
  • 41610, conf, Hess, BL-Mortenson-LE-156-95-2234H-1, Beaver Lodge, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-20261980027067
3-20262457539076
2-20262226635080
1-20263098951721
12-2025961017070
  • 42419, conf, Kraken, Emerson 33-28-21 2H, Blue Ridge, npd,
  • 42418, conf, Kraken, Emerson 33-28-21 3H, Blue Ridge, npd, 
  • 42417, conf, Kraken, Emerson 33-28-21 4H, Blue Ridge, npd, 
  • 42416, conf, Kraken, Emerson LE 33-28-21 11H, Blue Ridge, npd,  
  • 42423, conf, Kraken, Bregman LE 6-7-18 1H, Briar Creek, npd,
  • 41410, conf, Enerplus, Foal 148-94-033A-10H, McGregory Buttes, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-20261537511614
3-20262136822446
2-20262056419163
1-20262853324337
12-20251873513509
  • 42470, conf, Petro-Hunt, Estby 159-94-26A-35-1HS, East Tioga, npd,
  • 42422, conf, Kraken, Bregman 6-7-18 2H, Briar Creek, npd, 
  • 42357, conf, Formentera Operations, FTH-23-34-BND S511HF,  Foothills, npd, 
  • 36276, conf, Enerplus, Lemur 148-94-03B-10H-LL, Eagle Nest, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-20263510832667
3-20263558430688
2-20263341527325
1-20263476728433
12-20252056016771
  • 36053, conf, Silver Hill Energy, Orris 159-93-15-3-4MBHX, Gros Ventre,
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-20262070417004
3-20262201118296
2-20261569511537
1-20262430715389
12-2025126049385
  • 36052, conf, Silver Hill Energy, Dolores 159-93-22-34-4MBHX, Gros Ventre, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
4-20261379711838
3-20261502513464
2-20261517611875
1-20262108614349
12-202595877384
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News Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- June 14, 2026

Locator: 50971WELLS. 

Wednesday, June 24, 2026: 28 for the month, 184 for the quarter, 341 for the year,
41607, conf, Hess, BL-Mortenson-156-95-2234H-5, 

Tuesday, June 23, 2026: 27 for the month, 183 for the quarter, 340 for the year,
41682, conf, Devon Energy, Johnson 27-34 8H, 

Monday, June 22, 2026: 26 for the month, 182 for the quarter, 339 for the year,
41610, conf, Hess, BL-Mortenson-LE-156-95-2234H-1, 

Sunday, June 21, 2026: 25 for the month, 181 for the quarter, 338 for the year,
None.

Saturday, June 20, 2026: 25 for the month, 181 for the quarter, 338 for the year,
None.

Friday, June 19, 2026: 25 for the month, 181 for the quarter, 338 for the year,
42419, conf, Kraken, Emerson 33-28-21 2H, 

Thursday, June 18, 2026: 24 for the month, 180 for the quarter, 337 for the year, 
42418, conf, Kraken, Emerson 33-28-21 3H, 

Wednesday, June 17, 2026: 23 for the month, 179 for the quarter, 336 for the year,
42417, conf, Kraken, Emerson 33-28-21 4H, 

Tueesday, June 16, 2026: 22 for the month, 178 for the quarter, 335 for the year,
42416, conf, Kraken, Emerson LE 33-28-21 11H, 

Monday, June 15, 2026: 21 for the month, 177 for the quarter, 334 for the year,
None.

Sunday, June 14, 2026: 21 for the month, 177 for the quarter, 334 for the year,
42423, conf, Kraken, Bregman LE 6-7-18 1H, 
41410, conf, Enerplus, Foal 148-94-033A-10H, 

Saturday, June 13, 2026: 19 for the month, 175 for the quarter, 332 for the year,
42470, conf, Petro-Hunt, Estby 159-94-26A-35-1HS, 
42422, conf, Kraken, Bregman 6-7-18 2H, 
42357, conf, Formentera Operations, FTH-23-34-BND S511HF, 
36276, conf, Enerplus, Lemur 148-94-03B-10H-LL, 
36053, conf, Silver Hill Energy, Orris 159-93-15-3-4MBHX, 
36052, conf, Silver Hill Energy, Dolores 159-93-22-34-4MBHX, 

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