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In Munich, Ukraine and Europe face collapse of post-Cold War order: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/16/in-munich-ukraine-and-europe.html

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 14 that
territorial concessions by Ukraine
would not bring peace,
just as the 1938 Munich Agreement did not prevent World War II.
"It would be an illusion to believe that this war can now be reliably ended by dividing Ukraine
— just as it was an illusion to believe that sacrificing Czechoslovakia would save Europe from a greater war,"
Zelensky said at the Munich Security Conference.
The Munich Agr…

Territorial concessions by Ukraine won't bring peace, Zelensky says in Munich
"It would be an illusion to believe that this war can now be reliably ended by dividing Ukraine – just as it was an illusion to believe that sacrificing Czechoslovakia would save Europe from a greater war," Zelensky said at the Munich Security Conference.

Worth reading #NYT
"Three American Speeches at Munich, and Plenty of Confusion
As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with."

Three American Speeches at Munich, and Plenty of Confusion
As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with.

A thought, after listening to all the fucking securocrats wanking off over their Munich Security Conference.
In the Franco-Prussian war, the Paris Commune happened. At the end of the first world war, Russia had a #communist revolution, while the German navy mutinied in an explicitly left wing revolt. After the second,

Don't see Republicans defending America to its allies...
'Because of the Republican shutdown of [DHS[, because [they] refuse to make any compromises or any changes to ICE after the deadly murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, we have a shutdown, and can't go on official CODELS. I’ve decided, along with a number of my Democratic colleagues, to go anyway,” Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) said.
House delegation to Munich Security Conference canceled during DHS shutdown
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5738274-house-codel-munich-security-conference-dhs-shutdown/

The standing ovation that European politicians gave Marco Rubio in Munich serves to diminish his influence in the US administration, according to Anthony Scaramucci. Trump does not like anyone in the administration but himself to get a standing ovation, and the fact that Rubio has had one will definitely be held against him.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Francesco Araiza, Edita Gruberovš, Agnes Baltsa, Iris Vermillion, Francesco Ellero d’Artegna, Simone Alaimo, Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra & Giuseppe Patanè:
🎵 Maria Stuarda, Act 2: Finale
https://open.spotify.com/track/0RV9n9UiXMsB0TA9k8ZSpi

Munich now! Heated discussions about PEACE after Russia's WAR against Ukraine #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/munich-now-heated-discussions-about.html

Rubio's speech to European allies takes softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/munich-security-conference-rubio-4a26cfa8ebb54643be98405e896433d1
http://www.memeorandum.com/260214/p11#a260214p11

A hard truth in Munich: Cyber defense runs through Silicon Valley https://therecord.media/munich-silicon-valley-cyber-defense

ZELENSKYY at the Munich Conference-2026. FULL SPEECH: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/zelenskyy-at-the-munich-conference.html

In Munich, Europe Says It Is ‘De-risking’ From the U.S. Amid Trump’s Unpredictability - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/world/europe/europe-munich-rubio-russia.html

Democrats that are very ineffective and weak in their opposition to Trump, telling he will be gone in three years, not exactly credible..
#democrats

Democrats seek to reassure Europe about post-Trump America
Opposition politicians flocked to a summit in Munich to offer an alternative to America First - and stake a claim as future party leaders.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in rallies around the world
to show their solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in Iran
whose continued protests have been met with brutal and deadly repression.
On Saturday, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah,
addressed a crowd of 200,000 people in Munich,
telling them he was ready to lead the country to a “secular democratic future”.
Pahlavi urged Iranians at home and abroad to continu…

"Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit on some summer days, Munich study shows"
#Trees #Environment #Climate

Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit on some summer days, Munich study shows
How much carbon dioxide do parks and individual trees in cities absorb, and how much do they release? To answer this question, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a high-resolution CO₂ biogenic flux model. Their findings show that, on average, around 2% of Munich's annual urban emissions are compensated by vegetation. Urban trees have the greatest impact, whereas grassy areas are often net sources of CO₂.

Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European defense, security, and resilience startup funding rose 55% YoY to a record $8.7B in 2025, with AI accounting for 44% (Ingrid Lunden/Resilience Media)
https://resiliencemedia.co/european-def…

European defence, security and resilience startups raised a record $8.7B in 2025
Ahead of the big Munich Security Conference later this week, the analysts at Dealroom teamed up with the NATO Innovation

I am currently sitting in the Helsinki Library Oodi, and the plane that should take me from Helsinki to Copenhagen and Zurich (yes, the same plane) hasn't left Munich yet, it's delayed 1.5 hours. And it still needs to fly to Copenhagen and then Helsinki!
...
I think I'll get another book... #airtravel

LIVE: President Emmanuel Macron Keynote | Munich Security Conference 2026 - YouTube
#EU #Macron #MSC

Russia's friends helping each other:
Germany’s far-right AfD invited to join Munich Security Conference 2026, on initiative by JD Vance
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/29/german…

Zelensky arrives at Munich Security Conference for talks with European, US officials: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/13/zelensky-arrives-at-munich-security.html

from my link log —
Testing ECC NMI in a cubesat boot loader: intentional flash corruption for STM32 microcontrollers.
https://blog.010.one/Dont-snipe-me-in-space-intentional-flash-corruption-for-stm32-microcontrollers

Don’t snipe me in space - intentional flash corruption for STM32 microcontrollers
Almost one and a half years ago I joined MOVE, the Munich Orbital Verification Experiment, a student club focusing on practical education in the area of satellites at the Technical University of Munich. MOVE has launched three CubeSats to date (First-MOVE in 2013, MOVE-II in 2018 and MOVE-IIb in 2019), and we are currently preparing two future missions. These missions require reliable software, and the ability to update in orbit.

And "free" also implies that the worker is supposedly completely free. He is free in the sense that he can sell for as high a price as he can manage.
Himself?
Yes, for as much money as possible. - Now, in this market, the computer replaces the best thing the worker has to offer: knowledge and skill. The machine takes over both, and he himself is degraded to a mere machine operator. His actual abilities have been coaxed out of him and incorporated into the device. Consequently, he has less to sell than before, and what he can still sell is worth less.
He himself loses value?
Yes, because he is not only robbed of the ability to provide bread for his family, but also of one of the signs that prove to him that he is human. Now he is simplified and transformed into an operator. (Almost like in Kafka, where a man is transformed into a beetle; Kafka is a prophet in that regard.)"
Joseph Weizenbaum, Kurs auf den Eisberg, Serie Piper, Munich, 1987

Start of the Munich Security Conference: Zelenskyy already in Germany #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/13/start-of-the-munich-security.html

Es lohnt die Lektüre. Ein beachtliches Papier zur Münchner #Sicherheitskonferenz 2026.
#MSC
https://

Munich Security Report 2026
Der Munich Security Report 2026 analysiert die Folgen des Einflussgewinns politischer Kräfte, die eine Politik der Zerstörung der Reformpolitik vorziehen.

$38 BILLION FOR THE AFU! Munich gives the "GREEN LIGHT" for the complete rearmament of Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/13/billion-for-the-afu-munich.html

China may be rehearsing a digital siege, Taiwan warns https://therecord.media/china-taiwan-digital-siege-munich

FULL SPEECH: Merz Rejects "America First" at Munich Security Conference - YouTube
#EU #Merz #MSC

Munich & Tehran: A Tale of Two Cities (Greg Olear/PREVAIL)
https://gregolear.substack.com/p/munich-and-tehran-a-tale-of-two-cities
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p23#a260310p23

Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Google issued a call for action to secure the quantum computing era
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/the-quantum-era-is-coming-are-we-ready-to-secure-…

The quantum era is coming. Are we ready to secure it?
Google shares an update on its work and suggestions for how policymakers can help everyone be more secure in the Quantum Era.

A look at Munich's UnternehmerTUM, which tops the FT ranking of Europe's startup hubs for a third straight year and has supported 1,000 companies since 2002 (Ivan Levingston/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/50a5cb4d-d27a-402e-b1e1-b9be0002ebc8

UnternehmerTUM: Munich hub has winning formula for entrepreneurs
Centre tops the FT’s ranking of Europe’s leading start-up hubs for the third time

A sculpture titled 'The Orange Plague' by Danish artist Jens Galschiot depicts U.S. President Donald Trump as a self-proclaimed King of Justice, during the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13.Johannes Simon/Getty Images

Eighty years of peaceful world order are under unprecedented harm,
thanks to the
"wrecking-ball politics"
led by Donald Trump. 
That's the assessment of European security experts who are getting set to host world leaders and diplomats at the pivotal
Munich Security Conference starting tomorrow.
Robert Kagan is a traditional conservative foreign policy scholar, 
he calls himself a
"former Republican"
and his latest …

I discussed air defense missiles with every leader in Munich, – Zelenskyy #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/i-discussed-air-defense-missiles.html

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Vasilena (fonhea) Georgieva - Editorial, graphic design, illustration in Bulgaria
Book cover designer, graphic designer, illustrator. I have completed my design education in Alois Senefelder Munich and have a lot of expereince working in the creative field. See other illustration and design portfolio work on the link above.

RE: https://23.social/@dkl/116003260674525620
It's totally baffling that Joscha Bach went to known and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to get a flight the CCC congress covered. (EDIT: I misread the email and it was not just from Munich to Leipzig but from…

DHS standoff threatens bipartisan Munich delegation (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/05/congress/dhs-standoff-threatens-bipartisan-munich-delegation-00767475
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p99#a260205p99

'Air defense is a daily necessity' — Zelensky says additional aid packages expected by Feb. 24 following return from Munich: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/air-defense-is-a-daily.html

Lions will head to Munich for international game https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48021933/lions-return-international-play-2026-game-germany

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Felix Mendelssohn, Munich Radio Orchestra & Henry Raudales:
🎵 String Symphony No 6 (1st mvt)
#FelixMendelssohn #MunichRadioOrchestra #HenryRaudales

Die Politik der Abrissbirne https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10296

Munich-based Constellr, which builds thermal satellite imaging hardware and software, raised a €37M Series A, taking its total funding to €75M (Ingrid Lunden/Resilience Media)
https://resiliencemedia.co/constellr-snaps-up-e37m-to-expand-its-thermal…

Ein neues #Förderprogramm für #Geothermie erleichtert Kommunen den Einstieg in eigene Wärmeprojekte.
Durch die Absicherung des Fündigkeitsrisikos verbessert sich die #Investitionssicherheit

Neue Geothermie-Förderung setzt wichtigen Impuls für kommunale Wärmeversorgung | Windkraft-Journal
Der Landesverband Erneuerbare Energien Niedersachsen/Bremen (LEE NDS/HB) begrüßt das Ende 2025 von der Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) gemeinsam mit Munich Re und dem Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie auf den Weg gebrachte Programm für Tiefengeothermieanlagen zur kommunalen Wärmeversorgung. (WK-intern) - Insbesondere die Absicherung der Fündigkeit geothermischer Bohrungen stellt einen entscheidenden Meilenstein für den Hochlauf der

Making WebAssembly a first-class language on the Web
WebAssembly has come a long way since its first release in 2017. The first version of WebAssembly was already a great fit for low-level languages like C and C , and immediately enabled many new kinds of applications to efficiently target the web.
— by @…
🧑‍💻

Making WebAssembly a first-class language on the Web – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
This post is an expanded version of a presentation I gave at the recent WebAssembly CG meeting in Munich. WebAssembly has come a long way since its first release in 2017. The 1.0 version of WebAssembly was already a great fit for low-level languages like C and C++, and immediately enabled many new kinds of applications to efficiently target the web.

I’m at the “greening without displacement” panel put on by Sierra Club SF group / SF Propel. Guests are Sunny Angulo from Propel, Sarah Moncada with Association of Ramaytush Ohlone, Sarah Munich from SFPUC, and Stephen Torres.

The "MUNICH" effect! Zelenskyy and Rubio have found a way to counter Putin and his energy blackmail: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/the-ampquotmunichampquot-effect-zelenskyy-and.html

Successful first day. Flight issues thanks to snow in Munich but we got to Rome in plenty of time to enjoy a lovely dinner at Babette. Highlight was the ravioli with mozzarella and a little anchovy inside in a yummy butter sauce.

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ClassicalLive
- Charpentier's Missa Assumpta est Maria from Munich
Al Ryan introduces a concert recording from Munich of Charpentier's Marian mass and brings us highlights from the recent Belfast International Festival of Chamber Music.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rr6z

Prince Reza Pahlavi and the President of Ukraine met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Zelenskyy shared a video of the meeting and wrote: “We focused on the situation in Iran and on areas where people need support. We discussed the importance of strengthening sanctions against the Iranian regime and other dictatorial regimes.”
Zelenskyy wrote on X: “We also condemned the cooperation between Russia and Iran, especially the supply of drones by the Iranian regime to Russi…

@… So what is the European Committion's stance on the newly planned concentration camps?
https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/kurzmel

Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt hosts European counterparts at the Munich Migration Meeting
The European officials met to discuss toughening the Common European Asylum System.

After a nightmare day of travel yesterday (couldn't land at Salzburg, diverted to Munich, bus got to hotel at 1am) today we did some skiing and saw a Unimog!
#WeirdCarMastodon #austria

From BC Humanist Association
...during his comments announcing a new defense industrial strategy, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke up against Christian Nationalism.
While he wasn't asked directly about it, Carney opted to call out a recent speech by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In his Munich speech, Rubio described the USA and Europe as sharing a Christian faith and heritage. His speech was condemned by the Freedom From Religion Foundationn.
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HOLISMOKES XIX - SN 2025wny at z=2, the first strongly lensed superluminous supernova / XX - Lens models of binary lens galaxies with five images of Supernova Winny: #supernova: https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/measuring-the-expansion-of-the-universe-with-cosmic-fireworks - measuring the expansion of the universe with cosmic fireworks.

A winter Wonderland!
Snow on Christmas Eve in Munich!

US needs to impose ‘real costs’ on bad actors, State Department cyber official says https://therecord.media/usa-cyber-actors-consequences

Zelensky meets US Secretary of State Rubio at Munich Security Conference: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/zelensky-meets-us-secretary-of.html

Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders at Munich conference: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/13/rubio-skips-ukraine-meeting-with.html

from my link log —
Making wasm a first-class language on the web.
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first-class-language-on-the-web/
saved 2026-02-26

Making WebAssembly a first-class language on the Web – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
This post is an expanded version of a presentation I gave at the recent WebAssembly CG meeting in Munich. WebAssembly has come a long way since its first release in 2017. The 1.0 version of WebAssembly was already a great fit for low-level languages like C and C++, and immediately enabled many new kinds of applications to efficiently target the web.

Territorial concessions by Ukraine won't bring peace, Zelensky says in Munich: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/territorial-concessions-by-ukraine-wont.html

NATO must impose costs on Russia, China over cyber and hybrid attacks, says deputy chief https://therecord.media/nato-must-impost-costs-russia-china-cyber-hybrid-deputy-secretary

The world was shocked by RF's anti-record. Zelenskyy named the conditions for REAL PEACE in Munich: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/the-world-was-shocked-by.html

Munich-based RobCo, which makes robotic arms and factory automation software, raised $100M led by Lingotto and Lightspeed, a source says at a $500M valuation (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-0…

Right now! Zelenskyy arrives at the Munich Security Conference #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/13/right-now-zelenskyy-arrives-at.html

Last night Marienplatz, Munich #ChristmasMarket

Lions to play in Germany in 2026, fulfilling Amon-Ra St. Brown's dream https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7067698/2026/02/24/nfl-germany-game-2026-detroit-lions/

US wants cyber partnerships to send ‘coordinated, strategic message’ to adversaries https://therecord.media/us-wants-cyber-partnerships-to-send-message-to-adversaries

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Joan Tower, Alban Gerhardt, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra & Patrick Hahn:
🎵 A New Day for cello and orchestra
#JoanTower #AlbanGerhardt #MunichPhilharmonicOrchestra #PatrickHahn

Trump on Ocasio-Cortez's Munich response: 'I didn't know she was stupid' (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5745975-trump-criticizes-ocasio-cortez/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260219/p99#a260219p99

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ennio Morricone & Munich Radio Orchestra:
🎵 Deborah's Theme (From "Once Upon A Time In America")
#EnnioMorricone #MunichRadioOrchestra

Too late for this trip: I was looking for a USB charger with an EU (Type F) plug. Seems selection is limited for products that will ship to the US. Any suggestions?
I’ve had good luck with Anker products, and found a charger I liked in their EU store, but when I went to check out that product (and most in their EU store) were not eligible to ship to a US address.
I’ll pick something up in Munich, but it won’t be exactly what I want. Surely there has to be a way to buy online and …

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Duke Ellington, Matthias Ambrosius, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra & Patrick Hahn:
🎵 Les trois rois noirs
#DukeEllington #MatthiasAmbrosius #MunichPhilharmonicOrchestra #PatrickHahn

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ennio Morricone & Munich Radio Orchestra:
🎵 Deborah's Theme (From "Once Upon A Time In America")
#EnnioMorricone #MunichRadioOrchestra

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Cécile Chaminade, Magali Mosnier, Munich Radio Orchestra & Marco Armiliato:
🎵 Concertino for flute and orchestra, Op.107
#CécileChaminade #MagaliMosnier #MunichRadioOrchestra
https://open.spotify.com/track/46HV59dYnrjTrLIkkDdblt

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #MusicMatters
Anonymous, Philip Phile, Ensemble Phoenix Munich & Joel Frederiksen:
🎵 The President's March
#Anonymous #PhilipPhile #EnsemblePhoenixMunich #JoelFrederiksen

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Giacomo Puccini, Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra & Ivan Repušić:
🎵 Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly)
#GiacomoPuccini #BavarianRadioSymphonyChoir #MunichRadioOrchestra #IvanRepušić

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Karl Jenkins, Nabil Al Chalabi, Beth Taylor, Arcis Vocalists Munich, Munich Radio Orchestra & Anu Tali:
🎵 The Armed Man (An Intercultural Mass for Peace)
#KarlJenkins #NabilAlChalabi #BethTaylor #ArcisVocalistsMunich #AnuTali

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #SaturdayMorning
Ferruccio Busoni, Emmanuel Pahud, Munich Radio Orchestra & Ivan Repušić:
🎵 Divertimento, Op.52
#FerruccioBusoni #EmmanuelPahud #MunichRadioOrchestra #IvanRepušić

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #NightTracks
Peteris Vasks, Munich Radio Orchestra & Ivan Repušić:
🎵 Musica serena
#PeterisVasks #MunichRadioOrchestra #IvanRepušić

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Felix Mendelssohn, Munich Radio Orchestra & Henry Raudales:
🎵 String Symphony No 6 (3rd mvt)
#FelixMendelssohn #MunichRadioOrchestra #HenryRaudales

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Augsburg Boys' Choir, Munich Residenz Chamber Orchestra & Reinhard Kammler:
🎵 Engel Gottes kunden
#FranzXaverWolfgangMozart #AugsburgBoysChoir #MunichResidenzChamberOrchestra

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Sol Gabetta, Munich Radio Orchestra & Ari Rasilainen:
🎵 Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op.33
#CamilleSaintSaëns #SolGabetta #MunichRadioOrchestra
https://open.spotify.com/track/4qmZtJUnLSVVRKzIT5H7Bk