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Implementing the transcendental functions in Ivy.
https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2026/01/implementing-transcendental-functions.html
saved 2026-01-26

Implementing the transcendental functions in Ivy
Towards the end of 2014, in need of pleasant distraction, I began writing, in Go, my second pseudo-APL, called Ivy. Over the years, Ivy's ca...

The UK has spent more than £500K since 2024, including £350K by the Department for Education, on 215 influencers to promote government campaigns (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/25/uk-government-spending-social-media-infl…

Russia's influence in the Middle East is crumbling! Putin urgently surrenders key base in Syria: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/27/russias-influence-in-the-middle.html

#Biodrones: Russian company successfully tests remote-controlled pigeons with brain implants https://www.notebookcheck.net/Company-succes…

Company successfully tests remote-controlled pigeons with brain implants
A Russian company has announced it has achieved something unprecedented — making the Birds Aren't Real satirical conspiracy a reality. The company has announced it has achieved remote control of pigeons using brain implants.

BREAKING: 1 person is in critical condition after being shot by Border Patrol in Arizona at around 7:30am, Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/person-shot-border-patrol-involved-arizona-rcna256137

Man shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
A person was shot in an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona on Tuesday, according to a Pima County Sheriff spokeswoman.

The Wikipedia text below #i18nFails
i18nfails.1a23.studio/posts/the-wikipedia-text-below

The Wikipedia text below | i18n fails
How could you even mess up Japanese translation in a Japanese keyboard?!

Radoslaw Sikorski, vice-premier ministre de Pologne : « Le défi de l’UE consiste Š traduire son poids économique en influence et en leadership mondiaux »
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Radoslaw Sikorski, vice-premier ministre de Pologne : « Le défi de l’UE consiste à traduire son poids économique en influence et en leadership mondiaux »
Le ministre des affaires étrangères polonais appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », au renfort de la coopération européenne en matière de sécurité, de migration, de technologie et de politique étrangère et à une alliance occidentale accrue avec les Etats-Unis.

Memeorandum data: WaPo's presence on the news aggregator plunged since a peak in Trump's first term, while the NYT recovered from a drop to grow in his second (Nate Silver/Silver Bulletin)
https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-sad-and-self-inflicted-decline

The sad and self-inflicted decline of the Washington Post, in one chart
Under Jeff Bezos, the paper retreated from the adversarial, anti-Trump posture that helped fuel its growth. And now its influence has fallen sharply.

Zelensky sought China’s involvement in Russia talks, but Beijing backs Moscow, diplomat says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/27/zelensky-sought-chinas-involvement-in.html

PODOLYAK on dismantling Russian influence! ⚡️US secret levers, pressure on China, and Macron's trap!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/28/podolyak-on-dismantling-russian-influence.html