2025-12-10 04:01:36
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #WoPop
Antibalas:
🎵 Lo Life
#Antibalas
https://antibalas.bandcamp.com/track/lo-life
https://open.spotify.com/track/1OYYf7M9lOOwGIm3A6hNFX
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #WoPop
Antibalas:
🎵 Lo Life
#Antibalas
https://antibalas.bandcamp.com/track/lo-life
https://open.spotify.com/track/1OYYf7M9lOOwGIm3A6hNFX
Weekend Reads
* BGP in 2025
https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2026-01/bgp2025.html
* BGP updates in 2025
https://www.…
Fun with vibe coding in Claude. Just hit start.
https://varnelis.net/files/tape-loop-laboratory.html
Extra points to anyone who can figure out songs what the two leftmost modes refer to? Each one refers to the side of one particular album.
‼️Die #Petition
"Gesetzlich verankerter Maßnahmeplan zur Einhaltung der Pariser Klimaziele bis spätestens 2035 vom 14.08.2025"
hat bisher 568 Mitzeichnungen.
Es fehlen noch 29432 Unterschriften bis zum 07.01.2026.
URGENT: 2025 became turning point in war – Russia exhausted, Ukraine strikes deep. What Next?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/urgent-became-turning-point-in.html
Illicit crypto addresses received a record $154B in 2025, up 162% YoY, driven by sanctions evasion; Russia's A7A5 token transacted $93.3B in less than one year (Chainalysis)
https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2026-crypto-crime-report-introduction/
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U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4% (Jeff Cox/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/jobs-report-december-2025.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p25#a260109p25
Großwärmepumpen are heating up Germany: capacity is expected to increase 6x by 2030.
Rivers and sea are increasingly being used as a heat source. The cost of heat pumps appears to be proportional to their size.
These and other findings from a new study:
https://www.
Crossing over, near Rossgundscharte.
(Picture from June 2025. Ahead lies the upper end of Rappenalptal, Germany's southernmost valley, and the Lechtal Alps in Tyrol further in the distance)
#FootpathFriday #LandscapePhotography
Ravens OC Todd Monken says he could have coached Lamar Jackson better https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957851/2026/01/09/todd-monken-lamar-jackson-ravens-coaching/
Dallas Cowboys' season-defining stat tanked 2025 NFL campaign https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-season-defining-stat-tanked-2025-nfl-campaign
Multi-domain performance analysis with scores tailored to user preferences
S\'ebastien Pi\'erard, Adrien Deli\`ege, Marc Van Droogenbroeck
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08715
By the Numbers: A look at Raiders' top performers from 2025 season https://www.raiders.com/news/by-the-numbers-a-look-at-raiders-top-performers-from-2025-season
So auch erledigt https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_07/_14/Petition_183950.nc.html
noch 6 Tage
> Sie haben erfolgreich die Petition Meldewesen - Keine Führung eigener Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinärer Perso…
#socialcoop So our Meet.Coop instance has been down for 3 weeks, and from what I see on https://forum.meet.coop/t/meet-coop-update-october-2025/1739/47, it's not clear w…
Die #Biodiversität im Vereinigten Königreich geht weiter zurück. Neue Daten für 2025 zeigen, dass viele #Ökosysteme sich verschlechtern oder unverändert schlecht bleiben.
Langfristig sind besonders
Just sad to have to witness this, when these problems have been solved by designers for ages. I have not commented on the OS 26 releases, but I'm glad people took the time to put into words the horror from a design point of view.
https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/28/la
Lessons from 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEvz11ckG_4
The New York Times announces it has hired eight journalists with backgrounds in video production and has another 14 video-related roles open (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/the-new-york-times-is-staffing-up-in-video/
12 Monate – 12 Blogbeiträge: Rein subjektiv ausgewählt #60sekunden - 2025 habe ich im Blog über vieles geschrieben: über unsere Beziehung zu den USA, über digitale Souveränität in Europa, über KI zwischen Hype und Realität, über Lernen, Arbeit und die Frage, was Technologie mit unserer Haltung macht, dazu einige ganze private Themen. Für den Jahresrückblick habe ich zwölf Texte ausgewählt – e…
Hat etwas gedauert, aber hier nun mein SF/Fantasy-Tagebuch für November/Dezember 2025. U.a. mit Andy Weir, Emily Tesh, Zootopia und Knives Out.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/2026/01/science-fiction-und-fantasy-winter-edition-2025-26/…
Cowboys were a mess in 2025 but still dominated NFL TV ratings https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-were-mess-2025-still-dominated-nfl-tv-ratings
#TGIQF: Das waren die Themen 2025 bei heise online
Ein aufregendes Jahr 2025 mit vielen spannenden Themen ist Vergangenheit. Erinnern Sie sich an die spannenden heise online-Schlagzeilen? Quizzen Sie mit!
Die #Wassertemperaturen in Nord- und #Ostsee haben 2025 neue Höchstwerte erreicht.
Die #Nordsee war mit durchschnittlich 11,6 Grad Celsius so warm wie nie zuvor. Auch die Ostsee lag mit …
Well, I wasted waaaaay too much time on this puzzle... Fun! https://thomaswc.com/2025.html
Filing: Samsung plans to acquire $1.73B of its stock for employee and executive compensation, as part of a performance-linked scheme introduced in October 2025 (Kyu-seok Shim/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/samsung-e…
Inside Washington's quiet collapse in 2025 and the decisions defining its offseason https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47552291/washington-commanders-2026-offseason-changes-firings-kliff-kingsbury
New cases of syphilis in Alberta drop after introduction of rapid testing with immediate treatment:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/12/new-cases-syphilis-in-alberta-drop-after-introduction-of-rapid-testing-immediate-treatment.html
A thread about my use of AI in coding through 2025. Expecting similar results in 2026.
After two glorious weeks off , Metacurity is back with a holiday round-up edition of the top infosec developments you should know, including
--Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages,
--Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks,
--CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director,
--Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025,
--OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here t…
Even after wildfires are extinguished, smoke damage may continue to pose risks to residents #environment
Das Quorum ist erreicht!!! 🙏🏻
"Keine Führung eigener Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinärer Personen vom 14.07.2025"
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_07/_14/Petition_183950.html
finished off (for now) an extended list of my favorite shit of this cursed calendar year of 2025. mostly music, a bit of etc., will probably continue to update. https://jessejarnow.com/2025/12/ginchy-shit-2025/
how did i not know about tox’s version range syntax!? (i.e., 3{9-14} == 3{9,10,11,12,13,14}) 😍
(added in tox 4.25.0 on 2025-03-27) #python
For many Americans, the countdown to midnight on December 31st will be less joyful than usual.
Some 24m of them
—7% of the population❗️
—are enrolled in health-care plans through marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act (aca).
💥Most of them use tax credits that are due to expire on January 1st.
When they run out, premiums will rise sharply.
Millions could be priced out of coverage.
Das letzte #Kundenglücklichmachungsposteinlieferungsgeräusch für 2025 steht am Start.
"WHILL Model C2 Electric Wheelchairs and Model F Power Chairs do not enforce authentication for Bluetooth connections. An attacker within range can pair with the device and issue movement commands, override speed restrictions, and manipulate configuration profiles without any credentials or user interaction."
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my sister just told me they had to change the ad for the iphone air where they hold the phone inbetween their fingers, because it was “offensive in Asia”, or so she heard
i was immediately suspicious and was like “where in asia”, she didn't know
i googled it. all my suspicions confirmed.
"‘Choose people and planet over pain’: UN chief highlights climate impact of war in New Year’s call"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate
:dbh_akedeto:
My #AniList wrapped for 2025.
Eine wesentliche Kategorie in der Bewertung politischen Handelns: geht es um Problemlösung oder Machtausübung?
Die Union¹ hat viel Energie reingesteckt, politisches Handeln² der Grünen als reine Machtausübung³ zu framen, während sie ihre eigene Machtausübung mehr oder minder geschickt im Festhalten an den patriarchalen Strukturen⁴ versteckt.
Merz will Macht, vor allem aber will er bestehende Machtstrukturen bewahren und fördern – nicht nur politische und kulturelle sondern auch w…
I want to sell scented candles that are topical to the times 🕯️
Like “AI infused nightmare” and “autocratic breakthrough” and let’s not forget “soupçon of human rights lost.”
I’ll call them Zeitgeist Scented Candles.
And in future years, their scents can really take you back to the halcyon days of 2025 😳
#HappyNewYear
🚨Call for artists🚨 for the non-juried exhibition "Limited Time Only" at the North Dakota Museum of Art.
"If you are a serious artist from #NorthDakota, Southern #Manitoba, neighboring #Minnesota
I've decided to take a year-long break from living according to my most cherished values. In 2026, I'll just do whatever and disregard any difference between good and bad things. But don't worry, I plan to return to having a moral compass on January 1, 2027.
In the last, guttering hours of the year, it’s tradition to look back on the last 12 months’ #TTRPG activity and reflect. You can read last year’s summary at https://dice.camp/@davej/113747664699824381…
French Judge Investigating Robert Spatz (81) Requests Spain’s Judicial Assistance
https://openbuddhism.org/justice/2025/french-judge-investigating-robert-spatz-81-requests-spains-judicial-assistance/
Just sad to have to witness this, when these problems have been solved by designers for ages. I have not commented on the OS 26 releases, but I'm glad people took the time to put into words the horror from a design point of view.
https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/28/la
LIVE: Player's Lounge Podcast | 1-08-26 | Dallas Cowboys 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRntPXtpyNQ
Maoyan: China's box office reached $7.41B in 2025, up 20% YoY after a 23% drop in 2024, driven by animated films and IP franchises like Ne Zha 2 and Zootopia 2 (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-offic…
📺 Zwischen den Jahren kam nochmal eine Sendung zu Emojis mit O-Ton von mir, diesmal "Die Ratgeber" im HR - noch zwei Jahre in der Mediathek:
#emojis #linguistik
Finnland: Schiff nach Schaden an Unterseekabel festgesetzt
Die finnischen Behörden haben ein Schiff festgesetzt, das in Verdacht steht, ein Unterseekabel beschädigt zu haben.
https://www.
Every Sack From the Raiders Defense in 2025 | Full Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXh01FlDLsU
Malanka: Ukraine's winter ritual of masks, mischief, and good fortune: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/31/malanka-ukraines-winter-ritual-of.html
Empowering the Ecosystem: MISP’s 2025 Progress and the Open Source Future
In 2025, the MISP project hit its stride with the transition to the 2.5 branch, delivering a major UI/UX overhaul and modernized background processing to enhance platform performance. This progress was bolstered by significant updates to satellite projects, including taxonomies,
#Deutschland erreicht zwar sein #Klimaziel für 2025, doch der Rückgang der #Emissionen fiel gering aus.
Während Industrie und
"More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025"
#Climate #ClimateChange
Meine Wenigkeit hat nun auch ein bisserl was von dem skizziert, was vom Jahr 2025 blieb.
https://www.cargo-film.de/anderes-kino/was-vom-jahr-bleibt/was-vom-jahr-bleibt-2025/
I subscribed to Jacobin when they had some deal, but I don't actually read it. Classic champagne socialist behavior. Leftists will be like, "Win an election? That pales in comparison to my idea, subscribing to Jacobin" and then not read Jacobin
Trump’s team raised more than $100 million for a super PAC in the second half of 2025,
with much of the money coming from wealthy people and corporations with issues before the administration.
The haul by MAGA Inc., detailed in a campaign finance report filed on Thursday night,
reveals how aggressive fund-raising has continued for a political operation that revolves around Mr. Trump,
giving the organization over $300 million ahead of this year’s midterms.
The d…
Tesla steigert Produktion im deutschen Werk
Der Elektroautomarkt in Deutschland ist für Tesla schwierig. Der Leiter des einzigen europäischen Werks von Elon Musk in Deutschland ist dennoch zuversichtlich.
https://www.
‼️Die #Petition
"Gesetzlich verankerter Maßnahmeplan zur Einhaltung der Pariser Klimaziele bis spätestens 2035 vom 14.08.2025"
hat bisher 533 Mitzeichnungen.
Es fehlen noch 29467 Unterschriften bis zum 07.01.2026.
Sources: China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, in a rule that is not publicly documented (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-mandates-50-domestic-…
2025 NFL QB Rankings: End-of-Season Edition https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/qb-stock-market-ranking-all-32-starters-after-2025-regular-season
Barnwell makes his NFL award picks: Ranking candidates for MVP, Rookie of the Year, more https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47503914/2025-nfl-season-awards-ranking-mvp-best-rookies-coaches-players-candidates
Croatia and Romania to join NATO-backed plan to purchase US weapons for Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/31/croatia-and-romania-to-join.html
Von Merz’ strombergischer Bräsigkeit über das Mar-a-Lago-Face bis zur Springer-Presse, die seit Jahrzehnten das Klima vergiftet: 2025 war ein Lehrstück darin, wie man Rechtsextremen den Weg ebnet. Die gute Nachricht? Es gäbe Alternativen – wenn wir aufhörten, uns gegenseitig die Schuld zuzuschieben.
Sources: ByteDance plans to spend about $14B on Nvidia's AI chips in 2026, an increase of about 18% from 2025 (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3338191/bytedance-pour-u…
Ukraine strikes oil facility north of Moscow, source says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/31/ukraine-strikes-oil-facility-north.html
In #Münster entsteht der erste #AgriSolarpark der Region.
Auf 13,2 Hektar kombiniert das Projekt #Solarenergie mit
The NFL playoffs are nearly here! Our guide to 13 of 14 teams as we wait for Ravens-Steelers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47456323/2025-nfl-playoffs-bracket-wild-card-preview-stats-schedule-super-bowl-lx-odds<…
Thiel Capital opens an office in Miami, as Peter Thiel and others reportedly look to cut ties with California over a proposed ballot measure to tax billionaires (Biz Carson/Bloomberg)
✨ Peace for YEARS – Ukraine's wish for 2026: Zelenskyy's address: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/31/peace-for-years-ukraines-wish.html
Über 220 m² Fläche: Neuer Satellit von AST SpaceMobile ist noch größer
An riesige Satelliten will AST SpaceMobile handelsübliche Smartphones direkt anbinden. Nun ist ein noch größerer gestartet, dutzende sollen 2026 folgen.
J.J. McCarthy, Kevin O'Connell and the story behind the Vikings' disappointing 2025 season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6929970/2025/12/31/vikings-2025-season-disappointing-jj-mccarthy-kevin-oconnell/
Trotz Rekorderzeugung musste Großbritannien 2025 #Windräder im Wert von rund 1,67 Milliarden Euro abschalten.
Grund ist ein veraltetes #Stromnetz, das den erzeugten #Windstrom nicht dor…
Our best 1/1 sports card stories of 2025: Paul Skenes, Caitlin Clark and more https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6930881/2026/01/01/1-of-1-sports-trading-cards-skenes-clark-daniels/
Why fit matters, rookies disappoint, plus three to watch in 2026 https://www.espn.com/fantasy/football/story/_/id/47527709/fantasy-football-players-watch-2026-draft-strategy-rookies
Die #Tesla-Auslieferungen sind 2025 weltweit um 8,5 Prozent gesunken.
Hauptgrund war das Ende der US-#Subventionen für #Elektroautos. Elon Musk sieht die Zukunft des Unternehmens zunehmen…
Wild-card round: Rams huge favorites; Packers, Bills, Texans road favorites https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/47499366/2025-nfl-playoffs-wild-card-round-schedule-betting-odds-lines-point-spreads-pr…
‼️Die #Petition
"Gesetzlich verankerter Maßnahmeplan zur Einhaltung der Pariser Klimaziele bis spätestens 2035 vom 14.08.2025"
hat bisher 366 Mitzeichnungen.
Es fehlen noch 29634 Unterschriften bis zum 07.01.2026.
‼️Die #Petition
"Gesetzlich verankerter Maßnahmeplan zur Einhaltung der Pariser Klimaziele bis spätestens 2035 vom 14.08.2025"
hat bisher 336 Mitzeichnungen.
Es fehlen noch 29664 Unterschriften bis zum 07.01.2026.
‼️Die #Petition
"Gesetzlich verankerter Maßnahmeplan zur Einhaltung der Pariser Klimaziele bis spätestens 2035 vom 14.08.2025"
hat bisher 454 Mitzeichnungen.
Es fehlen noch 29546 Unterschriften bis zum 07.01.2026.
RE: https://mastodon.online/@tinoeberl/115805133662523528
Ein komplettes Desaster ist die Stimmungslage ja nicht.
Habt Ihr Euch etwa noch nicht besonnen und den Jahresrückblick gemacht? 🤪