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Offseason edition of HBO, NFL Films series 'Hard Knocks' set to return in 2027 https://www.nfl.com/news/offseason-edition-of-hbo-nfl-films-series-hard-knocks-set-to-return-in-2027

Russia says it has found the bodies of five foreign climbers
– believed to be Bosnian
– on Mount Elbrus, authorities and state media say.
Authorities said earlier that out of a group of seven climbing Russia’s highest mountain,
they had recovered two bodies and were searching for three more.
“According to investigators, on July 24 a group of seven climbers – foreign nationals – was climbing Mount Elbrus.
The following evening, due to rapidly deteriorating …

Bodies of five climbers found on Russia’s highest mountain
Two others on Mount Elbrus survive after group of foreign climbers ‘strayed from route’ amid deteriorating weather, say authorities

On average, the Dutch think that 20% of the people here is Muslim (it's 5%).
They overestimate our income tax rate by 28%.
They think the number of homicides is on the rise (it's falling).
And that agriculture takes 19% of our land area (it's 60%).
And they have strong opinions on all of the above.
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recent-ish reading/rereading. #books

Filing: Nvidia says it has $18B committed to equity investments for the rest of the fiscal year and held $47.9B in private companies as of late July (Geoff Weiss/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-q2-2027-earnings-bets-bi…

Nvidia bets big on AI with $18 billion investment spree planned
Nvidia invests billions in AI, with $18 billion committed to invest in AI model makers and infrastructure the rest of the fiscal year.

Athena apparently knows how to count. At least, she knows when I short her one treat.
Meanwhile, I upgraded my genealogy site and managed to break one of Dad’s old 8mm films during digitization. Fortunately, it broke at a splice, and I found a clever way to repair it.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.co…

Counting Dogs And Broken Films – Bob Mueller
Athena counts her treats, I update my genealogy site, and a broken 8mm film sends me searching for a way to repair Dad’s old home movies.

Colts QB Daniel Jones 'feeling good' coming off Achilles tear, full-go for training camp https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-qb-daniel-jones-feeling-good-coming-off-achilles-tear-full-go-for-training-camp

A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire award-winning opinion columnist Karen Attiah with back pay.
Attiah was fired last fall over comments she made following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Shortly after Kirk was killed last September, Attiah wrote online,
“Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.”
“…

“They Threw Me to the Wolves”: Karen Attiah on Censorship Under Trump, Winning Her WaPo Job Back
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire award-winning opinion columnist Karen Attiah with back pay. Attiah was fired last fall over comments she made following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Shortly after Kirk was killed last September, Attiah wrote online, “Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.” “The Washington Post arg…

Apple releases updates for iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS with a huge number of security fixes; macOS Tahoe 26.6 alone addresses 155 CVEs (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/27/ios-26-6-fixes-over-75-security-issu…

Apple fixes over 75 security issues with your iPhone and 150+ for Mac, update now - 9to5Mac
Following the release of iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, and related software updates, Apple has detailed a huge number of security...

This next part could give you nightmares:
“The mouthparts of biting midges consist of a fleshy sheath inside of which are four, minute cutting blades that lacerate the skin, inflicting sharp, burning pain.
Observant victims may notice tiny red ‘spots’ that are biting midges filling with blood.”
https://www.mosquitomagnet.com/