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Ukraine’s Military Intelligence lists dozens of foreign machine tools powering Russia’s defense industry despite sanctions: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/15/ukraines-military-intelligence-lists-dozens.html

HagioClass, by José Pablo Iriarte
Lightspeed Magazine
Basically, an @… Hanna Fresh AI Hell segment in the form of a short story
Highly recommended the podcast form narrated by Steven Rudnicki, whose Hemingway growl is amazing.

HagioClass - Lightspeed Magazine
Hayley stands by the exit to the bookstore, eyeing the torrent coming down in sheets over the parking lot. Behind her, Matt hides the tiniest of fist pumps and says, “You don’t want to go out in that. Come on, let me buy us a couple of drinks at the café.” She takes a long look at the tempest outside, checks the time on her phone, and says, “I guess I have time for a cup of tea. I’ll get my own.”

Unusual GenAI application: Snarky answers to shitty emails.
#genAI

I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do
I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do

Lightspeed raised a record $9B across six funds to invest in AI, with $3.3B to back breakout companies like Anthropic; Lightspeed has backed 165 AI startups (Erin Griffith/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/technology/ai-venture-capital-big-fun…

In A.I. Boom, Venture Capital Firms Are Raising Loads More Money
Lightspeed Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture firm, has amassed more than $9 billion to invest in artificial intelligence. That is its biggest haul.

Its good to have many tests in your R package, but it can be a pain to debug some failing tests when it happens. {lazytest} for the rescue: only rerun the failing tests, until they pass: #RStats

Has anybody seen this Bill Murray/Dan Ackroyd movie? I’ve never heard of it. Imogene Coca, Mort Sahl and Eddie Fisher are in it, too. https://www.vice.com/en/article/bill-murray-dan-akyroyd-nothing-lasts-forever/

The Bill Murray-Dan Aykroyd Movie That Was Shelved After Being Filmed
The unreleased film tells the story of an aspiring actor in New York City named Adam Beckett, and featured Bill Murray and Dan Akyroyd

‘Your Ball Sack Is Missing’: Malicious Ohio Cops Let K-9 Maul Non-Resisting Men While Laughing—Now Three Lawsuits Say Canton Turned Police Dogs Into a Weapon
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/02/14/malicious-ohio-cops-let-k-9-maul-non-resisting-men-while-laughingnow-three-lawsuits-say-canton-turned-police-dogs-into-a-weapon/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Cut Copy:
🎵 Lights and Music
#CutCopy
https://djprimeministermixtapes.bandcamp.com/track/lights-and-music-cut-copy
https://open.spotify.com/track/4VmySyXjW4uuZj9Cd9mvkU

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Jorja Smith:
🎵 Blue Lights
#NowPlaying #JorjaSmith
https://dafsworld.bandcamp.com/track/jorja-smith-blue-lights-dafs-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/1It1TxBK3xIQAB4xJkPevn