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Jets HC Aaron Glenn 'evaluating everything' after New York's loss to Patriots, including quarterback https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-hc-aaron-glenn-evaluating-everything-after-loss-to-patriots-including-qb

Jets' Glenn 'evaluating everything,' including QB1 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46966929/jets-glenn-evaluating-everything-including-possible-qb-change

Cowboys handed brutal season evaluation after Jerry Jones effectively punts on 2025 https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-handed-brutal-season-evaluation-after-jerry-jones-effectively-punts-on-202…

Theo Jansen still at it with full force... (life goals!)
Strandbeest evolution 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA94ZqnEQ
...and obligatory re-sharing of some pics of our joint generative design workshop in 2013, incl. Theo's graveyard of older Strandbeests and mechanisms:
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Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews
-- a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.

Parks leadership generally evaluate individual employees annually on a five-point scale,
with a three rating given to those who are successful in achieving their go…

Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
Lower performance ratings could be used as a factor in layoff decisions and will demoralize staff, advocates say.

AI model builder Eric Hartford unpacks the results of the September 25, 2025 NIST report on DeepSeek ("Evaluation of DeepSeek AI Models") and reports that the lack of evidence of malicious code, backdoors or data exfiltration, should lead to questions about the report's motives, framing and implications.
"The Demonization of DeepSeek -
How NIST Turned Open Science into a Security Scare"

RE: https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/@EdwinG/115720249483058780
I'm really not convinced by the argument that spellings in Canadian English have undergone a centuries-long evolution. Just about every document I've ever read from the 19th c - thousands and …

Scientists shocked as bumblebees learn to read simple “Morse code” #bee

Scientists shocked as bumblebees learn to read simple “Morse code”
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, much like recognizing Morse code. The insects learned which signal led to a sweet reward, demonstrating an unexpected sense of timing. This ability may stem from a fundamental neural process, suggesting that even tiny brains have complex time-tracking mechanisms relevant to evolution and AI.

Raiders’ running game woes complicating evaluation of rookie RB Ashton Jeanty https://raiderramble.com/2025/12/10/raiders-running-game-woes-complicating-evaluation-of-rookie-rb-ashton-jeanty/

Steelers' Watt at hospital having lung evaluated https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47278047/steelers-tj-watt-hospital-having-lung-evaluated