2025-11-18 13:25:31
'Mr. Reliable:' How Mark Andrews became Ravens' all-time best pass catcher https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47000785/mark-andrews-baltimore-ravens-all-best-pass-catcher-2025
'Mr. Reliable:' How Mark Andrews became Ravens' all-time best pass catcher https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47000785/mark-andrews-baltimore-ravens-all-best-pass-catcher-2025
And the next space launch webcast is on: #NewShepard 37 - see https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-shepard-ns-37-mission and https://abcnews.go.com/US/1st-time-person-wheelchair-fly-space/story?id=128483608 and https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/18/science/blue-origin-launch-benthaus-koenigsmann for more.
What TV channel is Cowboys vs. Commanders on today? Time, TV schedule for NFL Week 7 game https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/10/19/where-to-watch-cowboys-vs-commanders-to…
Good morning!
Here are some photos from the #Mummelsee in the #Schwarzwald . We wanted to visit it last year already but somehow just managed to go there this time.
The lake itself is scenic and beautiful. But definitely a "hot spot". Luckily we were there at a day/time w…
Anders gesagt: Seit Trumps Amtsantritt (und dem Jubel der Cryptobros über goldene Zeiten) ist Bitcoin um 22% gefallen.
Bitcoin Erases Year's Gain as Crypto Bear Market Deepens - Slashdot https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/17/024…
Mahomes begins rehab, eyes Week 1 return https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47337180/chiefs-mahomes-begins-rehab-eyes-possible-week-1-return
Fell down a WITSEC rabbit hole courtesy of the YouTube algorithm. Plus, I hit a new bookstore, and decided it was time to close the Mystery Writers Forum.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/witsec-bookstores-and-mystery-writing/
Change coming for Cowboys DC Matt Eberflus for final 3 games of season https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/18/cowboys-dc-matt-eberflus-coaches-booth/87829779007/
As a now-long-former subscriber to F&SF—because of my own limited time, nothing to do with what's documented—this is still disappointing to read (including today's update). https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/2025/11/12/a-dream-denied/
Raiders Week 15 snap counts vs Eagles: 5 notable observations https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2025/12/16/raiders-week-15-snap-counts-vs-eagles/87797009007/
Down time: Plane issue delays Packers for 5 hours https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46642424/packers-flight-phoenix-delayed-more-five-hours
US, for 1st time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025: Report - ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/us-1st-time-50-years-experienced-negative-net/story?id=129175522
#LosAngeles #Lakers fans, if you haven't heard the story of "Winning Time", you gotta watch #JeffPearlman tell his story.
▶️ How my book 'Showtime' on the Los Angeles…
WATCH: Cowboys legend Michael Irvin gets spoofed in wild 'SNL' skit https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/01/18/cowboys-legend-michael-irvin-saturday-night-live-miami/882437430…
Fins make Ewers QB2 over Wilson vs. Browns https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46649000/dolphins-make-quinn-ewers-qb2-zach-wilson-vs-browns
Cowboys’ circumstances open the door, this maligned rookie needs snaps https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/19/dallas-cowboys-circumstances-jaydon-blue-maligned-rookie-rb/8783…
Falcons hire Stefanski hours after 2nd interview https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47646376/matt-ryan-atlanta-falcons-hire-kevin-stefanski-new-coach
2nd grand jury refuses to indict New York AG Letitia James: Sources (ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-time-grand-jury-refuses-indict-new-york/story?id=128279779
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p132#a251211p132
Touchback error not noticed by Rams, Panthers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47654079/touchback-spot-error-went-unnoticed-rams-panthers
6 players Cowboys must evaluate in final 3 games include playmaking QB, RB https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/17/6-players-cowboys-must-evaluate-include-joe-milton-pe…
Did California lose Larry Page?
The Google and Alphabet cofounder, who left day-to-day operations in 2019,
has seen his net worth soar in the years since
—from around $50 billion at the time of his departure to somewhere approximating $260 billion today.
(Leaving his job clearly didn’t hurt his wallet.)
Last year, a proposed ballot initiative in California threatened billionaires like Page with a one-time 5 percent wealth tax
—prompting some of them to con…
I have the distinct impression that we could use most American "sci-fi" TV series (which seem to have a kink for post-apocalyptical scenographies) as a diagnostic tool for the autism spectrum.
For a moment, let's leave aside the tons of right-wing propaganda "hidden" in plain sight, and their excessive reliance on boring & worn out tropes (religious & cultish bullshit, irrational lack of communication & excess of anti-social behaviour, all vs all, ultra-low-iq characters*, psychotic & irrationally treacherous characters*, ultra-inconsistent character development used to justify "unexpected" plot twists, rampant anti-intellectualism...).
What could be used as a diagnosis tool is the incredible amount of strong inconsistencies that we can find in them**. It throws me out of the story every single time; and I suspect that it takes a certain kind of "uncommon personality" to feel that way about it, because otherwise these series wouldn't be so popular without real widespread criticism beyond cliches like "too slow", "it loses steam towards the end of the season", etc.
Many of those plots start in a gold mine of potentially powerful ideas... yet they consistently provide us with dirt & clay instead, while side-lining the "good stuff" as if it was too complicated for the populace.
Do you feel strongly about it? Do you feel like you can't verbalize it without being criticised as "too negative", or "too picky", or an "unbearable snob"? Do you wonder why it seems like nobody around shares your discomfort with these stories?
* : I feel this is a bit like the chicken & egg problem. Has the media conditioned part of American society to behave like dumb psychopaths as if it was something "natural", or is the media reflecting what was already there? Also, could we use other societies as models for these stories... just for a change? Please?
** : Just a tiny example: a "brilliant" engineer who builds a bridge out of fence parts and who doesn't bother to perform the most basic tests before trying it in a real setting and suffer the consequences: the bridge failing and her falling into the void. Bonus points for anyone who knows what I'm talking about.
"[Government] launches new APIs" should be a more frequent news story, IMO.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hm-land-registry-launches-new-apis-to-save-customers-time
Story Time: Als mein Opa weit über 70 war, brauchte er eine zweite künstliche Hüfte. Schon damals wurde offen über den Preis diskutiert, zum Glück hat das jemand abgewürgt. Ein paar Jahre später tanzte er auf seiner Silberhochzeit (3. Ehe) auf dem Tisch. Heute ist er 97 und fit - schickt uns Emails zum Geburtstag und führt eine Exceltabelle, wo er seine Arzt- und Pflegerechnungen nachrechnet. #streeck und seine Diskussion sind ganz, ganz widerlich.
OK, so, hear me out:
Stranger Things always features songs that were popular at the time the story is taking place
and it starts in 1983, but the story has reached 1987
and it’s the final season
and they’ll have to feature one extra-notable contemporaneous song in the end credits of the final episode…
…and so…what if Stranger Things — •the entire series• — is a giant Rickroll??
Former Raiders HC Antonio Pierce lands another head coaching interview in days https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/14/former-raiders-hc-antonio-pierce-head-coaching-inte…
I wanted to just share one story about a kid who spent a lot of time in the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good died today. Prince got married at Park United Methodist just down the street from 34th & Portland; he went to high school at Central High a few blocks in the other direction over on 35th. Prince spoke several times about a particularly formative memory of growing up: During a march against police violence in 1967, the cops responded brutally, leading to uprisings all over the …
Was recently reminded about the time me and my brothers were studying high school German with the aid of some bilingual story that had each page printed in both languages, and came across the word "Stuhlgang".
From that point forth, any time we came across a stool of the sort you sit on (as opposed to the kind you flush down the toilet) we'd refer to it as a Stuhlgang.
When "self-driving" cars were first getting some hype back in ~2015 or so, I told people who asked me that I didn't think they'd be safe, and that I wished the same money were being invested in driver-assistance systems instead.
At the time, advocates were claiming that self-driving cars would be safer than human drivers.
We now have both self-driving cars and some nifty new driver assistance things, and it turns out that the self-driving cars are in fact being developed by corporations whose attention to the bottom line results in danger to others on the road pretty regularly. I don't actually have stats here for whether they're "safer than human drivers" or not, but the opportunity for one bad software update to make *all* self-driving cars dangerous at once kinda makes me doubt that.
Here's an example of Waymo cars getting "more aggressive" as they try to balance between being too timid and obstructing traffic (including emergency vehicles) and being too dangerous:
https://archive.ph/JJuGv
Here's another example of passing stopped schoolbusses leading to a software recall:
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/waymo-issue-voluntary-software-recall-after-close-calls/story?id=128207776
In the first article, Waymo claims 91% fewer serious accidents per mile. Obviously an independent audit would be actually trustworthy, but even if we take that claim at face value, it's meaningless if an update tomorrow causes 100,000 accidents.
Note that they could be using better engineering practices, and the fact that they aren't shows that they don't care enough about the risks. They could be deploying new software versions incrementally and slowly, letting new versions rack up lots of miles only on a few vehicles before pushing them to a fleet. The should also have the equivalent of a simulation unit test for "schoolbus is stopped, what do?" and if a software version fails that test, it doesn't make it to the fleet. Clearly they don't have that.
I feel pretty vindicated in my earlier prediction that this tech is a bad idea in the hands of the current advocates.
The Chiefs aren't broken -- but they could miss the playoffs: Barnwell on what has gone wrong https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46988649/2025-nfl-week-11-kansas-city-chiefs-playoffs-concern-super-bowl-mahomes
What channel is Monday Night Football on? How to watch Cowboys vs Raiders game today on TV https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/17/dallas-cowboys-las-vegas-raiders-tv-monday-night-football-today/854140…
"Pokrovsk is not the end of the story, but should be a wake-up call. “Russia has gained a sense of courage,” says intelligence source. “It is time for everyone at home in the West to stop messing around.”
Ukraine’s valiant defence of Pokrovsk is nearing its end
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/11/06/ukraines-valiant-defence-of-pokrovsk-is-nearing-its-end?giftId=ODEzZjhkOGMtZmUwZS00MzgwLTkxNzMtYzIzMjlmNjZiYmZm&utm_campaign=gifted_article
#muddledMaunderings caveat emptor.
Details within.
I am pretty sure 'the emperor's new clothes' is also a story about the AI bubble. Every time I try to get myself convinced that this stuff will be immensely helpful, I also experience hands on how immensely dangerous it is.
By the way, in case you think this is just what "Normies" are into (people buying stuff from the online part of a brick-and-mortar business), I have run these numbers for the debian-user mailing list and they are very similar.
https://mastodon.social/@jwz/115687393402468273<…
Listening to #InOurTime on the Time Machine, I am asking myself whether #AI #LLM users are choosing to become Eloi, are choosing to let their intellects atrophy, by delegating their creative and critical faculties t…
Heartbreaking. The way he tells the story, grief but with distance and time. Heartbreaking.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C0Fss9bVGCk
Rest easy Raiders and Cowboys fans: Monday Night Football returns YouTubeTV https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2025/11/14/disney-youtubetv-reach-deal…
Cowboys still near top of all-time postseason record books, but others gaining fast https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/01/13/cowboys-all-time-postseason-appearance-records/88162842007/
"if the Republicans don't do something pretty soon, everybody's health bills under what used to be known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, are going to rise exponentially in January and disproportionately in the red states in poor underserved areas where they vote MAGA Republican"
'Ticking time bomb': Analyst warns Dems 'caving' to Trump may backfire — on GOP - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/government-shutdown-2674286965/
Source: Jags' Tuten out weeks for finger surgery https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47317954/jaguars-rb-bhayshul-tuten-finger-weeks-source-says
The First Peoples have survived in Australia for at least 65,000 years.
That’s 2,300 generations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/deeptime/time/
The stories you are about to read come directly from First Nations peoples who are knowledge holders of kinship, community, Country and ongoi…
How to watch Oregon vs. Indiana: Game time, TV channel, streaming https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/09/oregon-football-indiana-peach-bowl-col…
Two-time Pro Bowl WR Thielen retiring from NFL https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47610756/two-pro-bowl-wr-adam-thielen-announces-retirement-nfl
What is it like to live here now?
A message comes through from a neighbor about a swarm of ICE agents in a home just a few blocks away — gone by the time I was there to check it out. Nobody knows whether ICE abducted anyone there.
A message comes through from another neighbor trying to find support for a pregnant woman whose husband was just abducted. She cannot even figure out what she wants to ask for; she is in shock. I have no way to verify this story.
Group of vehicles at this restaurant, at that library, in this suburb. On and on.
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"O'Hara revealed he asked several federal agents on-site about whether there were any other injuries.
"I was very specific about asking if anyone else was injured," O'Hara said. And at the time I was told that it was only the woman," referring to Good."
Trump admin's story on deadly ICE shooting unravels as police chief kneecaps key claim - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674858804/
Eagles to bring 'fire' to fight Lions' physicality https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46967428/eagles-ramping-physical-prime-matchup-vs-lions
Pickens fined for 6th time in 2025; 2 other Cowboys docked after loss https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/13/cowboys-george-pickens-week-14-fines-james-houston-hunter-lu…
'About damn time': Moore sparks Bears with 2 TDs https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47309418/bears-dj-moore-rebounds-quiet-game-vs-packers-2-touchdowns-win-vs-browns
What channel is Broncos vs Raiders Thursday Night Football? Start time, schedule, stream https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/06/broncos-raiders-where-to-watch-channel-time-nfl-schedule/87102695007/
Cowboys great with 42 career INTs selected for College Football Hall of Fame https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/01/14/cowboys-cb-terence-newman-college-football-hall-of-…
How the sports world looked when Mike Tomlin didn't coach the Steelers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47467730/mike-tomlin-nfl-last-pittsburgh-steelers-had-another-coach
What channel is Broncos vs Raiders on today? Time, odds for NFL Week 10 opener https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/06/what-channel-is-broncos-vs-raiders-on-time-odds-for-nfl-week-10/8710133600…
Giants K Gano back on IR for second time in '25 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46946278/giants-graham-gano-back-ir-second-2025-season
Thursday Night Football schedule, TV, time, who's playing in NFL Week 10 game? https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/05/thursday-night-football-nfl-week-10-game-schedule-tv-time/85330224007/
Cowboys' Bland has second surgery on left foot https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47602154/cowboys-cb-bland-foot-surgery-second-two-seasons
🏈 Longest-tenured head coaches in NFL history https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39286813/who-longest-tenured-head-coaches-nfl-history
Raiders interview 2-time Coach of the Year for head coaching job https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/08/raiderse-interview-former-browns-kevin-stefanski-head-coaching-…
Ravens owner wants new Lamar pact done by March https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47602451/ravens-owner-bisciotti-wants-new-pact-jackson-march
If Browns clean house, Cowboys would be wise to pounce on two coaches https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/12/if-cowboys-fire-coordinators-browns-staff-could-hold-ke…
Raiders LT Kolton Miller back at practice, 'getting close' to return https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2025/12/10/raiders-lt-kolton-miller-back-at-practice-getting-cl…
Raiders starting lineup should be if it's really 'opportunity time' vs Chiefs https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/02/raiders-starting-lineup-pete-carroll…
First Look: Cowboys' trade acquisitions, injured players hit practice field before debuts https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/11/13/new-cowboys-williams-wilson-revel-hit-practice-field-for-first-time/87257700007/
Here are 7 reasons why the Bears are the NFL's comeback kings https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47583384/chicago-bears-caleb-williams-comeback-ben-johnson
Panthers steady in bid to end playoff drought https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47287261/panthers-not-overreacting-shot-first-playoffs-17
Cowboys' rudderless linebacker spot lost in development, direction https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/08/rudderless-ship-cowboys-lb-lost-development-direction/87674422007/
Who plays on Thursday Night Football tonight? Time, TV channel for Raiders-Broncos game https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/06/thursday-night-football-tonight-raiders-broncos-streaming/87114534007/
60K club: What does Philip Rivers coming out of retirement mean for the all-time passing list? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40919095/60k-club-passing-yards-quarterback-nfl-history
Cowboys legend Tony Dorsett passed for 10th on NFL's all-time rushing list https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/28/cowboys-tony-dorsett-derrick-henry-all-time-rushing-list/87…
'This will be the week' Cowboys expeect OL at full strength for first time in long time https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/10/30/cowboys-center-cooper-beebe-week-9-status/86972403007/
Thursday Night Football schedule, how to watch Raiders vs Broncos NFL Week 10 game today https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/06/las-vegas-raiders-denver-broncos-thursday-night-football-schedul…
Why Todd Bowles, Buccaneers had to shake up coaching staff https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47550473/tampa-bay-buccaneers-todd-bowles-coaching-staff-shakeup-grizzard
Carroll explains rationale behind late FG attempt https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47251124/raiders-pete-carroll-explains-call-late-fg-10-points
McVay rejoins Rams in time to see 45-17 victory https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47242736/los-angeles-rams-post-45-points-most-2022-victory
Lions WR St. Brown likely a game-time decision https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47189161/lions-wr-amon-ra-st-brown-ankle-likely-game-decision
What TV channel is Cowboys v. Giants? Time, NFL Week 18 viewing maps https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/31/where-to-watch-cowboys-vs-giants-tv-channel-live-stream/87971961007/
Parsons reflects on loss of ex-teammate Kneeland https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46885228/packers-parsons-reflects-loss-ex-cowboys-teammate-kneeland
Chiefs 'aware' of abuse allegations by Rice's ex https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47546818/chiefs-aware-abuse-allegations-made-rashee-rice-ex-girlfriend
Bengals' Taylor-Britt sentenced to 5 days in jail https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47531176/bengals-cam-taylor-britt-sentenced-driving-incident
Pats' Kraft, late Adams among HOF semifinalists https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46870934/robert-kraft-bud-adams-hall-fame-contributor-semifinalists
Ravens sing Lamar's praises as season falls flat https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47517672/ravens-players-back-qb-lamar-jackson-difficult-season
Vikes QB McCarthy explains alter ego, viral glare https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46863623/vikings-qb-jj-mccarthy-explains-alter-ego-viral-glare
NFL single-season sack leaders: Led by record-setting Myles Garrett https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33017166/the-nfl-single-season-sack-leaders-1-10
Sources: Jets trade DT Williams to Cowboys https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46848422/sources-jets-trade-quinnen-williams-cowboys
Belichick among 9 coaches as HOF semifinalists https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46859051/bill-belichick-9-coaches-advancing-hall-fame-process
Vikings' McCarthy clears protocol, set for return https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47204353/vikings-quarterback-jj-mccarthy-clears-concussion-protocol
Myles Garrett's journey to the NFL sack record: 'It is written' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47203616/myles-garrett-cleveland-browns-sacks-record-journey-pass-rushing-nfl-history-written…
Sauce Gardner traded?!? Barnwell on the Colts' risky all-in move and what comes next https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46847618/2025-nfl-trade-deadline-sauce-gardner-colts-jets-draft-super-bowl
10 NFL veterans who could unexpectedly be on the move this offseason: Surprise cut, trade candidates https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47201187/2026-nfl-offseason-predictions-surprise-candidates-cuts-free-agents-t…
'All-time Raven' Andrews secures 3-year extension https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47193922/mark-andrews-agrees-3-year-extension-ravens
Jets' Gotham City 'Rivalry' uniform debut tops Week 14 looks https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47179410/nfl-2025-week-14-uniforms
Jags' Little sets NFL record with 68-yard FG https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46822888/jaguars-kicker-cam-little-sets-nfl-record-68-yard-fg
If this is it for Lavonte David, he has a chance to make his last game a historic one https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47484765/tampa-bay-buccaneers-lavonte-david-historic-tackles-record-derrick-brooks
Henry passes Payton for 5th all-time in rush TDs https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46733911/ravens-henry-passes-payton-5th-all-rushing-tds
Solak's Week 13 panic meter: Time to be worried about the Steelers? Lions? Eagles?! https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47154228/nfl-week-13-lessons-panic-meter-eagles-colts-ravens-steelers-lions
T.J. Watt practices for 1st time since lung injury https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47408261/steelers-tj-watt-practices-1st-lung-injury
Gardner's Achilles OK; Colts not mulling IR move https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47168474/colts-say-sauce-gardner-achilles-ok-ir-move-not-being-mulled