Tootfinder

“‘AI’ is not your friend. Nor is it an intelligent tutor, an empathetic ear, or a helpful assistant. It can not ‘make up’ facts, and it does not make ‘mistakes’. It does not actually answer your questions.”
https://www.techpolicy.press/we-need-to-talk-about-how-we-talk-about-ai/

The universe does not simply exist in time -- time is something the universe continuously writes into itself https://theconversation.com/is-time-a-fundamental-part-of-reality-a-quiet-revolution-in-physics-suggests-not-273841

Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests not
Physicists long believed time was a basic feature of the universe. But it may just emerge from cosmic information.

"If you're not at the table — you're on the menu": A dire warning to Europe: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/ampquotif-youre-not-at-the.html

Religion Clause: 9th Circuit: Prison May Not Revoke Religious Diet Privilege Because Inmate Did Not Strictly Adhere to It #law #legal
http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2026/02/9th-circuit-prison-may-not-revoke.html

You’re Not Ugly (or Broke). You’re Just in Cape Town.
A Tired Black Girl’s Reflections on Beauty, Assimilation, and the Spatial Politics of Belonging in the Cape.
https://kenyaamzee.substack.com/p/youre-not-ugly-or-broke-youre-just

You’re Not Ugly (or Broke). You’re Just in Cape Town:
A Tired Black Girl’s Reflections on Beauty, Assimilation, and the Spatial Politics of Belonging in the Cape.

Jordan Love, Packers not concerned about rust entering Wild Card Weekend game vs. Bears https://www.nfl.com/news/jordan-love-packers-not-concerned-rust-wild-card-weekend-bears

Pleased to see this article translated to English. Wide implications.
The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse - resilience
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-01

The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse
This article examines how access to mineral raw materials in the EU has been transformed through a process of securitization over the last two decades. What was once mainly a matter of economic policy and trade has been reframed—through narratives constructed by industrial lobbies and political allies—as an existential issue for European security and survival.

Not Just Leadership
Honest conversations with guests from Australia, the Pacific and Latin America, looking at the personal side of leadership: identity, values, challenges and growth...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/not-just-l…

This is so bizar and untrue....
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that Denmark “obviously” had not done a proper job in securing Greenland and that U.S. President Donald Trump “is willing to go as far as he has to” to defend American interests in the Arctic.
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump…

Live updates: Vance says Denmark has ‘obviously’ not secured Greenland
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that Denmark “obviously” had not done a proper job in securing Greenland and that Trump “is willing to go as far as he has to” to defend American interests in the Arctic.

While JDVance allowed that perhaps Renee Good was not trying to ram the ICE agent,
Trump stated that she did it, and did it on purpose.
Noem also cast this as deliberate, calling it “an attempt to kill or to cause bodily harm to agents.”
This is not some minor, pedantic point.
The administration cast a woman who had just died as deliberately assaulting a law enforcement officer
and engaging in “domestic terrorism.”
Those are not small allegations, espe…

JD Vance just sharply undercut the Trump team’s ICE shooting narrative
Mere hours after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent killed a woman Wednesday in Minneapolis, the Trump administration staked out a maximalist position.

This SpaceX Situation: Not Good!
#Musk #SpaceX #Starlink

@… thanks, a few observations.
Nine base sets (minimal plus all eight additions) should be rare, not a norm.
The next screenshot shows 311 packages, that's not consistent with the nine base sets. There should be 488 packages, including pkg itself.
The pictured user has not been added to any groups. They'll not benefit from hardware-acc…

He was already out of the path of the vehicle when he decided to shoot her.
US Department of Justice Policy On Use Of Force
https://www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-department-justice-policy-use-force#1-16.200

#Younapi
Not sure what's in that bottle but I'm rather sure it's not coffee and it's not from Paris.

Trump Is Not To Blame For Democrats Electing Violent Extremists (Mark Hemingway/The Federalist)
https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/07/trump-is-not-to-blame-for-democrats-electing-violent-extremists/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251109/p29#a251109p29

Ed Zitron offers 15K words on whether Nvidia is like Enron (or several other famous fraudsters) or not. It's amusing and erudite and most people just won't have time to plow through it. Which is a pity, because 80% of the way through there’s a section called:
“Is NVIDIA Shipping Millions Of GPUs And Putting Them In Warehouses? Where Are The 6 Million Shipped Blackwell GPUs?”
His findings are absolutely shocking. Tl;dr: That headline just above.

NVIDIA Isn't Enron - So What Is It?
If you enjoy this free newsletter, why not subscribe to Where's Your Ed At Premium? It's $7 a month or $70 a year, and helps support me putting out these giant free newsletters! At the end of November, NVIDIA put out an internal memo (that was leaked to Barron's reporter

Gutierrez: Smith’s injuries open the door for Pickett intrigue, not controversy https://www.raiders.com/news/geno-smith-injuries-open-the-door-for-kenny-pickett-intrigue-not-controversy

I am not, however, going to call these people “garbage,” not even ICE, because we don’t do that here in MN.

Today's quaxing (2.5 hours on e-bike)
Penzey's (vanilla, cinnamon)
Stop and Shop (regular molasses, did not have blackstrap molasses or baker's joy)
When Pigs Fly (bread, olive oil refill, donut for sustenance)
H Mart (hello kitty tissue paper, did not have blackstrap molasses or baker's joy)
Market Basket (blackstrap molasses, baker's joy, black beans, chips)
Staples (canned air for computer cleaning except it's not air)
Trader Joe…

so, the list.
while i do not think that "making a list" is inherently wrong, doing something like that requires a clarity of purpose and a specific, achievable objective.
i do not think this particular list fits the requirements

The CTO of Amazon's Zoox says the company plans to start charging for rides in Las Vegas in early 2026 and is focused on transporting people, not deliveries (Amanda Gerut/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/12/08/amazon-robotaxi-service-zoox-plan…

Amazon robotaxi service Zoox to start charging for rides in 2026, with ‘laser focus’ on transporting people, not deliveries, says cofounder
Jesse Levinson, Zoox cofounder and CTO, said the robotaxi service needs several more years before it’s “financially interesting.”

Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
PLAXTON: I, I do not know these people.
ATLAN: DO not or WILL not?
[Underground hangar. Tarrant is still beaming the wall.]
[Research lab]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/404/360 B7B5

Why Russia did not protect its ally Maduro #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/09/why-russia-did-not-protect.html

While I did not even finish part 1 of day 8 of #AdventOfCode (it was a holiday in .at and I had some weird bug which I did not want to spend any more time on), day 9 part 1 was very easy. Part 2 probably needs some smart math, which I'm currently not inclined to think about.

Hey @… can you have a look at https://github.com/ngscopeclient/scopehal-apps/issues/888 and close the ticket if it's fixed for you?

CMake does not check for libhidapi · Issue #888 · ngscopeclient/scopehal-apps
If libhidapi-dev is not installed, CMake configures the source tree, then the build fails with a missing include file.

Sonnet 116 - CXVI
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's…

Sesi hoşuma gitti, sizinle de paylaşayım dedim:
https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=m4xQknpTqrc
https://youtu.be/m4xQknpTqrc

Not the "new year's resolution" I wanted to make 😢.. let's really hope this gets better in a few years:

It is watch day but not for me. I bought a watch for my wife (left) and my daughter (right). No special occasion and they are not super fancy or expensive. I just, you know, buy watches. 🤷

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Scowl:
🎵 Not Hell, Not Heaven
#Scowl
https://alfiantono.bandcamp.com/track/not-hell-not-heaven
https://open.spotify.com/track/3Dv3zgW4OHauERx9RIZUXL

I never tried a video for #MountainMonday 🤔
I'm not sure if it is appreciated or not. But you might want to join me walking this summit (some might have seen it already):
https://video.franzgraf.de/w/29hF…

Let's dissect this AI garbage
1. The camera is a "Hitachi MP-EG10", not the "Hitachi MP-Eg1"
2. It's actually not a driver for the camera but for the Hitachi MP-ADI1 ISA interface kit (the camera is from 1997 and predates USB and didn't have an easy way to directly transfer data)
3. It's in a little plastic baggy, not "sealed"
4. It's neither valuable nor for "anyone"
5. It doesn't enhance any experiences

Full disclosure in computer security still exists and is complementary to other disclosure models. The evolution of vulnerability disclosure is not linear from full disclosure to responsible disclosure to coordinated disclosure. These models coexist and all need to be taken into account.
You can’t just say “the legal framework will solve it” or “just do coordinated disclosure.” Vendors, researchers, and users are not all rational actors playing the same game.
Vulnerability disclo…

Comcast President Mike Cavanagh says the company did not have a "high likelihood of prevailing" in its WBD bid but believed the attempt was worthwhile (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Comcast President Says Company Has “Damn Good Hand” in Media, Despite Losing Warners Deal
Mike Cavanagh said Monday that the company "did not expect that we had a high likelihood of prevailing" in its Warner Bros. bid, but wanted to try.

"Climate change is affecting your food – and not in your favour"
#Climate #ClimateChange
http…

Climate change is affecting your food – and not in your favour
Our food is becoming more calorifc, less nutritious – and possibly more toxic.

My eyes are suggesting that El Cheato may not have long before either a stroke or other disabling failure.
Should such an event occur, I do not wish for his death. Rather I would prefer that he and JD get into a 25th Amendment match that results in the effective immobilization of the R-party.
But should Cheato die in office, I am wondering what would be an appropriate way to honor his passage into the underworld.
Given his NYC history, perhaps a parade of garbage scows in …

When the government starts noticing the unrest.
(It means "do not climb the tank", but could be bent to mean "do not enter a tank".)
#shitposting

JD Vance at the 2026 Olympics got blasted with what the real world - not Trump's sycophants - thinks of him. Not good.
NBC didn't broadcast any of the crowd's boos/ jeers, but his subdued reaction shown on European broadcasts was classic.
https://www.

NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday

Yeah, seems like good data to hide. 🙄
#oklahoma
https://freepressokc.com/oklahoma-lone-state-not-reporting-local-measles-cases/

Oklahoma lone state not reporting local measles cases
Oklahoma is the only state not releasing county measles data as cases rise. Doctors warn the lack of transparency could delay responses to outbreaks now.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Getdown Services:
🎵 I'm Not Feeling It
#NowPlaying #GetdownServices
https://getdownservices.bandcamp.com/track/im-not-feeling-it
https://open.spotify.com/track/7xvlfxgCGYonQklS547AgR

yknow what? why not.
why not watch north korean women's football at 3:30am
#fedifc

Sources: 49ers not planning to trade QB Jones https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47870257/sources-49ers-not-planning-trade-qb-mac-jones-offseason

Three Metis from Canada and
a brother-sister pair from Greenland are among the Indigenous athletes competing in the Winter Games in Italy.
https://ictnews.org/sports/winter-olympics-indigenous-athletes-compete-not-jus…

WINTER OLYMPICS: Indigenous athletes compete not just for their country but for the world 
A brother-sister pair from Greenland and three Canadians are among the Indigenous athletes competing in the Winter Games in Italy 

RE: https://sfba.social/@MLNow/116032085703329563
wtaf?

In October last year, US chip giant Qualcomm acquired Italian open source electronics and software pioneer Arduino. Not everyone was happy.
https://www.computing.co.uk/interview/2026/arduino-ceo-we-will-always-be-open-source

Arduino CEO: We will always be open source
In October last year, US chip giant Qualcomm acquired Italian open source electronics and software pioneer Arduino. Not everyone was happy.

Someone's gone up in my estimation (not a lot and from a low base, but up)
https://www.thejournal.ie/media-minister-x-grok-6921938-Jan2026/
(Also, a sign that X is being recognised as toxic, finally.)

Media Minister has deleted his X account over its digital undressing scandal
X’s European headquarters is based in Dublin, but the platform has not been forthright on engaging with the Irish Government in relation to child safety.

“…TSMC announced they have a spintronic memory chip with an access time of 1ns and a storage time of a decade. This means faster mistakes with longer regrets, basically the epitome of progress.”-Sabine Hossenfelder, physicist, author of science books, and host of a science YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder

Sabine Hossenfelder
As simple as possible, but not any simpler! Science and technology updates and summaries. No hype, no spin, no tip-toeing around inconvenient truths. Currently 5 videos a week (Tue-Wed-Thu and Sat-Sun). Early access for channel members. Sabine Hossenfelder has a PhD in physics. She is author of the books "Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray" (Basic Books, 2018) and "Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions" (Viking, 2022). Views are my own and do not repr…

Do not be so critical of yourself.
Non essere cosi autocritico
via https://ligneclaire.de/

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

No. No, it was not, #Wordle. That one fought me all the way. 0/10 do not recommend.
Wordle 1 664 6/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This has allowed me to make clear something that's been at the back of my mind. Something that is at the heart of so much blind stupidity in big tech.
It's the assumption that we will change one thing and all else will be the same.
In this case, we will fire lots and lots of employees all over the world and we will make lots of profit. We're smart enough to make the AI, and we're dumb enough to think that there will only be one consequence. 1/n

Why run multiple agents talking at each other when they're all really the same LLM anyway? Just prompt the singular LLM to pretend to be multiple people in conversation, and your simulated team will materialize a finished smb server that's not terrible.*
* May not be reproducible. Odds of winning are unknowable.
https://

Added to the list of news articles I'd send back ten years in a time machine:
> Wager platform Polymarket not paying out on bets on US invasion of Venezuela
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/07…

Wager platform Polymarket not paying out on bets on US invasion of Venezuela
Gamblers who placed bets totalling $10.5m angered after capture of Nicolás Maduro deemed not to qualify

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US
#censorship

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden

How about let’s not?
#apple #liquidAss

A new #Nextcloud adventure: having installed the new Social refactoring and passed the webfinger and ssl tests, was still unable to load some profiles and no interactions went out or came in.
Then I noticed PullRequest-5 - not knowing at all what I was doing - so I installed gh, authorized it, did the pull, composer, run sequence, and while the existing open tab for Social continued as before, 'Social' was now gone from the NC admin and menu!
"app": "core",
"method": "GET",
"url": "/settings/apps/list",
"message": "Could not read app info file for app \"social\""
Google/DDG are mute on what or where an app info file might be, and NC docs only say you can register an app and maybe perhaps the tarball will contain one? Perhaps the PR munged it? 🤷
So a new adventure begins …

The Dying Grove: A Novel Born from the Collision of Joyce and Mycorrhiza
Some books are written. Others are grown. "The Dying Grove" belongs to the second category, and that distinction is not metaphor but method. This novel, the first in a new series called Fractional Fiction, emerged from an experiment in literary hybridization: what happens when you take the formal architecture of modernist masters and seed it with contemporary scientific research? The result is…

The Dying Grove: A Novel Born from the Collision of Joyce and Mycorrhiza | David Boles, Blogs
Some books are written. Others are grown. “The Dying Grove” belongs to the second category, and that distinction is not metaphor but method. This novel, the first in a new series called…

Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show U.S. Operation To Capture Bella-1 Oil Tanker, Previously Known As Marinera: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/fact-check-videos-do-not.html

Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by His Own Hubris
On topic after topic, Trump made clear that he thinks he is the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.
"My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
“I don’t need international law,”
he added.
“I’m not looking to hurt people.”
When pressed further about whether his administration needed to abide by international law,
Trump said,

Trump Addresses Venezuela, Greenland and Presidential Power in New York Times Interview
On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.

"I'm not mad at you": ICE officer's video shows Renee Nicole Good's last words - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2026/01/09/im-not-mad-at-you-ice-officers-video-shows-renee-nicole-goods-last-words/

Putin sends warning to Ukraine and West with weapon not used since 2024 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/putin-sends-warning-ukraine-west-with-weapon-not-used-since-2024-2026-01-09/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p53#a260109p53

Good to repeat.
The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’ | TechPolicy.Press
https://techpolicy.press/the-eus-fine-against-x-is-not-about-speech-or-censorship

The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’ | TechPolicy.Press
The €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, writes Stanford's Daphne Keller.

Gutierrez: Smith’s injuries open the door for Pickett intrigue, not controversy https://www.raiders.com/news/geno-smith-injuries-open-the-door-for-kenny-pickett-intrigue-not-controversy

Cowboys' Brian Schottenheimer not worried about WR George Pickens' effort after Lions loss https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-brian-schottenheimer-not-worried-about-wr-george-pickens-effort-after-lions-loss

There are several photographs circulating online right now purporting to show the full, unmasked face of Renee Good’s killer. These photos are, as far as I’m aware, all AI-generated.
Please do not share these photos.
Remember that, as with all gen AI, it is answering the question “What would be statistically plausible here?” It’s not showing you the •killer’s• face. It’s showing you •a• face that fits with the what we know of the killer’s face.
2/

A story of courage and tenacity.
#strength

RMS Carpathia's Courageous Rescue Efforts
“You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it" - Fathers Ethics (2:21) I was struck by this story. It is not quite about the Titanic, but the ship and people that fought to rescue her: The Carpathia. "Carpathia received Titanic’

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AstralPlane
River Tiber:
🎵 Not the Same
#RiverTiber
https://rivertiber.bandcamp.com/track/not-the-same
https://open.spotify.com/track/5F46tSpX8QXCSX22UUcveS

Ross Douthat Somehow Not Worst Person On 'Did Women Ruin Everything Ever?' Panel
https://www.wonkette.com/p/ross-douthat-somehow-not-worst-person

WTF? Homicide is a state level crime. There are Federal crimes about things like deprivation of civil rights, but in general, homicide is *not* a Federal level crime.
So, Minnesota not only has a right to investigate and obtain evidence, Minnesota has the dominant right and authority to deal with this killing.
Moreover, if the Feds assert authority the state of Minnesota should demand that the Feds demonstrate that authority, with real evidence, including proofs that the accuse…

Cultural differences in technology platforms are a funny thing.
On Twitter, you'd be venting and make some complaint ("I hate when the waffles are dry!") and you'd have to add a disclaimer ("yes, I know NOT ALL WAFFLES") to preempt the endless trolling and strawmanning.
Here on Mastodon, you're making the same complaint but have to add a disclaimer to preempt the problem solvers ("THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR HELP MAKING WAFFLES").

'I am America First': Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump for not focusing on domestic issues (Scott Wong/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-america-first-marjorie-taylor-greene-knocks-trump-not-focusing-domest-rcna247869
http://www.memeorandum.com/251207/p74#a251207p74

Liam Coen is 'totally fine' with Jaguars not getting respect: 'That's the beauty of it. It ain't coming.' https://www.nfl.com/news/liam-coen-is-totally-fine-with-jaguars-not-getting-respect-that-s-t…

Apropos of nothing, Claude is advertised as “Describe what you need, and Claude handles the rest.” and not as “Describe what you need, and Claude makes suggestions which after your careful consideration mayhaps do what you asked but possibly not.”
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115684309967311298

For a project to be truly #OpenSource (not to mention #FreeSoftware), it really needs to:
1. Have a *public* issue tracker that enables you to browse and search through issue reports *without* having to create an account.
2. Accept issue reports, with no strings attached. Yes, expecting registration is fine. Yes, expecting some effort to file a good bug report is fine. No, expecting people to ask permission, donate or otherwise put a lot of extra work to report a problem is not.
3. Do not close issue reports as "stale". Yes, it's fine to close a report if you really believe it was fixed, or if you asked for something and the user didn't reply for a long time. It's not fine to run a bot expecting users to jump every month so that the issue report that *you are ignoring* doesn't get closed.
If a project doesn't meet these, it's just a glorified throwaway code.

Series C, Episode 01 - Aftermath
DAYNA: There's nothing else. We just don't want to go back, that's all. We're not criminals; we're not hiding. We stay here because we want to.
SERVALAN: You mustn't let me upset you. It's just that I'm fascinated by your life here. I'm so grateful to you. I don't know what I would have done without you up on the surface. You saved my life. And that's a debt I want to repay. So, [caresses Dayna's ch…

Want a used car that works?
You’d be wise to not get an older Tesla.
In Consumer Reports’ latest ranking for used cars,
the Elon Musk-run automaker came dead last in terms of reliability,
trailing by over forty points from the top spot on a scale between 0 and 100
https://futurism.co…

Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.

I’ve seen a lot of posts from afar to the effect of “Why aren’t people in Minneapolis / the US doing anything?? When will they take action???”
…and, well, running with the metaphor from that thread, I guess maybe they’re looking at the top of the bread and wondering why it’s not golden brown already.
I want you to know, I want the world to know: never in my life, not even after the murder of George Floyd, have I seen the amount of sustained daily action I’ve seen here these last few weeks.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Control Freaks:
🎵 Not My Fault
#ControlFreaks
https://thecontrolfreaks.bandcamp.com/track/not-my-fault
https://open.spotify.com/track/6WGwZlzQXHBS0reVAKrJTI

Todd Monken 'never saw' Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, John Harbaugh 'not have a great relationship' https://www.nfl.com/news/todd-monken-never-saw-ravens-qb-lamar-jackson-john-harbaugh-not-have-a-great-relationship

'The sugar high will be short lived': Trump's big bet on tax refunds might not pay off (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/08/the-sugar-high-will-be-short-lived-trumps-big-bet-on-tax-refunds-might-not-pay-off-00769459
http://www.memeorandum.com/260208/p2#a260208p2

Putin does not want peace; he likes it when people ask him for it #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/07/putin-does-not-want-peace.html

Rams QB Matthew Stafford's hope for rematch vs. Panthers: 'I'd like to not throw it to their team' https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-qb-matthew-stafford-s-hope-for-rematch-vs-panthers-i-d-like-to-not-throw-it-to-th…

What about that 5 year old US citizen?
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3meed2az2bq26

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Thrills:
🎵 Hey! (Not Another Face in the Crowd)
#Thrills
https://keithgrave.bandcamp.com/track/thrills-hey-not-another-face-in-the-crowd

Yeah, so the GNU #make jobserver protocol is trivial, which can be a blessing and a curse. It puts the job management entirely on the clients, which means that they must reliably return job tokens, or otherwise the jobserver will be left with no jobs available and everything will hang. The make documentation is clear on this:
> Your tool should be sure to write back the tokens it read, even under error conditions. This includes not only errors in your tool but also outside influences such as interrupts (SIGINT), etc. You may want to install signal handlers to manage this write-back.
#NinjaBuild jobserver implementation may not handle this correctly, but fortunately it does. The irony is, it turns out that GNU make does not…
#Gentoo

Facts •do• matter. The thing is, vibes matter too.
This thread was prompted by this story (ht @… and @…), which is •so• tantalizing and so aligned with what I •want• to be true that all my skepticism alarm bells are going off:
https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2675132346/
If if we’re holding a trial or writing a history, well…I’ll wait for the dust to settle, expecting this not to hold up. Facts matter. But — no, not “but”…AND…
5/

9-4 Jaguars: Nobody respects us -- 'which is fine' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47241589/jaguars-atop-afc-south-beating-colts-accept-not-going-get-respect

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Pearl Jam:
🎵 Not for You
#PearlJam
https://djchrisdiablo.bandcamp.com/track/pearl-jam-not-for-you-dj-chris-diablo-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/5gdmwS7vtRb8AGGRio84uX

Due process isn't a privilege enjoyed by American citizens.
It's a promise made BY American citizens, to everyone.
It's one of our core values as a country.
You'd think a rep would know that and fight for it, not against it.
-- Kimberley Chrisman-Campbell
https://

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell (@hottycouture.bsky.social)
Due process isn't a privilege enjoyed by American citizens. It's a promise made BY American citizens, to everyone. It's one of our core values as a country. You'd think a rep would know that and fight for it, not against it.

ICE is not the victim -- MAGA lies can't hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good (Amanda Marcotte/Salon)
https://www.salon.com/2026/01/09/ice-is-not-the-victim/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p32#a260109p32

Packers' Love: No worry about rust after absence https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47542450/packers-jordan-love-not-worried-rust-entering-playoffs

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PacificNotions
Detente:
🎵 Not Forever
#Detente
https://kimberlaid.bandcamp.com/track/not-forever
https://open.spotify.com/track/458IVDfeGoIvCQy3FirYdk

Election integrity advocates are demanding a hand recount in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District
after data shows more than 31,000 votes materialized after 99.4% of ballots were already counted.
At 99.4% reporting, Decision Desk HQ displayed 148,853 total votes.
The final certified tally: 179,899.
The math doesn’t work.
The remaining 0.6% of precincts should have produced roughly 1,000 ballots — not 31,000.
Republican Matt Van Epps was declared the win…

BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
They’re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.

Mike Vrabel's message to Patriots on turnaround leading to playoffs: 'We're not here just to get here' https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-vrabel-s-message-to-patriots-on-turnaround-leading-to-playoffs-we-re-not…

Few know the lengths to which the Trump administration is paving the way -- and the part it's playing
-- in deregulating a highly regulated industry
to ensure that AI data centers have the energy they need to shape the future of America and the world
To say the nuclear people are bullish on AI is an understatement.
“I call this not just a partnership but a structural alliance.
Atoms for algorithms. Artificial intelligence is not just powered by nuclear ene…

‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants
A presentation at the International Atomic Energy Agency unveiled Big Tech’s vision of an AI and nuclear fueled future.

Morris: Selfish to prioritize job over Falcons' effort https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47249027/falcons-raheem-morris-prioritizing-remaining-games-not-job-status

As Donald Trump deteriorates
and his grasp on power fades,
he has been lashing out furiously
at female journalists and ethnic groups, most recently Somali Americans.
His insults land because of their animosity and his power,
not their accuracy.
Likewise, his administration’s attacks on immigrants are sloppy and driven by lies.
It’s strikingly clear that the target is not individuals with criminal records.
It’s anyone and everyone guilty of …

Eagles WR A.J. Brown excited to see offense with new OC: 'Sometimes change is not a bad thing' https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-wr-a-j-brown-excited-to-see-offense-with-new-oc-sometimes-change-is-not-a-bad-thing

Jim Schwartz will not return as Browns DC for 2026 season https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-schwartz-not-returning-as-browns-dc