2026-02-26 14:31:16
Ukrainian Forces hold key villages north of Pokrovsk amid intensified Russian pressure: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/26/ukrainian-forces-hold-key-villages.html
Ukrainian Forces hold key villages north of Pokrovsk amid intensified Russian pressure: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/26/ukrainian-forces-hold-key-villages.html
🥕 Mixing incentives and penalties found key to cutting carbon emissions long term
#carbon
Hearing is believing: the unsuspected key to smart glasses innovation https://www.eetimes.com/hearing-is-believing-the-unsuspected-key-to-smart-glasses-innovation/ "Voice is the natural human-device-interface for smart glasses and other…
The EU gives Google a six-month deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android and give key data to other search engine providers (Samuel Stolton/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-…
As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they’re losing key witnesses in criminal cases - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/26/as-ice-ramps-up-deportations-texas-prosecutors-say-theyre-losing-key-witnesses-in-criminal-cases-partner/
Key Moments: Cowboys finally show audacity to be aggressive on 4th https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/26/cowboys-commanders-4th-down-attempts-key-victory/87918404007/
Been getting double-posting issues on mastodon.social server here. Quite embarrassing having to delete the duplicate replies.
Thought could be a Phanpy bug but seems unlikely because Phanpy implements `Idempotency-Key` (https://docs.joinmastod…
A new study suggests that #dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain.
Researchers found that losing a key lipid causes blood vessels to become overactive,
disrupting circulation and starving brain tissue.
When the missing molecule was restored, normal blood flow returned.
This discovery opens the door to new treatments aimed at fixing vascular problems in …
Raiders Key Mistake they Cannot Make this Offseason https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-key-mistake-they-cannot-make-this-offseason
i MADE iT!! THE WACK-LOCK KEY!! :-)
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partial alphanumeric_keys
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include "us"
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‼️ Wer Windows 11 mit einem Online-#Microsoft-Konto nutzt, speichert seine #BitLocker-Schlüssel automatisch in der #Cloud.
Diese können bei einem rechtlichen Ersuchen an das
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
The Black Tones:
🎵 The Key Of Black (They Want Us Dead)
#TheBlackTones
https://theblacktones.bandcamp.com/track/the-key-of-black-they-want-us-dead
https://open.spotify.com/track/7qa2UrmuMCFRRVHwJH5JPC
sean hodgins’s xmas ornament is a bit more low key this year https://youtu.be/DlL3AunnM_I
Sources: WaPo is laying off up to 300 employees, including over 100 staffers in the sports, metro, and foreign teams; the sports desk may be shuttered entirely (Natalie Korach/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-layoffs-cuts-jeff-bezos
If I were to give a prize for the most disruptive workflow change of my life, it will be probably `less` changing home/end key behavior from scrolling to top/bottom (something which I do *all the time*) to disabling line wrapping and scrolling left/right (something I never do).
It's like XKCD#1172, except it's "we've decided spacebar heating is so cool, we've removed all other spacebar functions".
#Gentoo #Linux
Working WFD CW today. Didn't yesterday due to doing storm preparations. Not a serious contester here, just pulled up not1mm, and am using it to send code so that I don't slow down more serious folks with my bad keying, just using the key when I need to send something that I didn't have a macro for, or to send slowly. Just now, I was delighted that I copied a 2x3 call on first hearing at 35WPM and then was deflated to hear "TEST" afterwards. I didn't know what contests are currently active, b…
Global greening: Study shows Earth's green wave is shifting northeast #environment
Wine giant Gallo to lay off 90, shut down a key Napa facility - @…
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-20/wine-giant-gallo-to-lay-off-90-shut-down-key-napa-facility
'Customers are choosing quality, not quantity: they would rather buy fewer bottles and invest in a premium product, said Rob McMillan, Silicon Valley Bank’s executive vice president and wine expert.'
There is hope in (/for) America...
#today I indulged in some more #recreational #optimisation reducing the size of a key page 5x before compression 3x after. Also doubled
Geoshitties for the win! If you use @… ‘s blocklists you’d have already blocked *.vercel.app which is a key link in the kill chain for this attack described by Microsoft. My advice: block Vercel for everyone in your org except for those that have a business need. #cybersecurity
From 350.org
Today, we're releasing a report card that lays out where the federal NDP leadership candidates land on our key climate action demands.
The good news is that each of the 5 leadership candidates expressed enthusiastic support for 4 out of 5 of our demands.
Rob Ashton did not highlight the need to get off of fossil fuels at all.
Cowboys Lose Key Defensive Assistant Coach to AFC Team https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-lose-key-defensive-assistant-coach-to-afc-team
Trump’s 2026 State of the Union: the key line to understand it all | Vox https://www.vox.com/politics/480388/trump-state-of-the-union-2026-transcript-democracy "Taken literally, that is the president announcing that the stated policy of his ad…
🚀 Enable via new Plugins section at https://openrouter.ai/settings/plugins - opt-in toggle activates automatic healing layer for all structured output requests
💡 Key insight: A 2% defect rate dropping to 1% means cutting defects, bugs, and support tickets in half - reliability at the margins is wh…
Raiders Key Mistake they Cannot Make this Offseason https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-key-mistake-they-cannot-make-this-offseason
Super Bowl 2026 lookahead: Can the Patriots protect Drake Maye well enough to beat Sam Darnold and Seattle?
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-bowl-2026-…
"Former surgeons general have spoken out against her nomination. Trump’s former Surgeon General Jerome Adams said of Means, “I feel strongly that the person who is leading America’s Public Health Service should be held to the same standard as the people he or she is leading.”
Trump’s atypical surgeon general pick faces Senate scrutiny: Key takeaways
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5755656-casey-means-senate-confirmation-hearing-takeaways/
The Groq deal secures key talent for Nvidia, including CEO Jonathan Ross, creator of the TPU, and keeps them from companies that may try to make their own chips (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)
https://spyglass.org/nvidia-groq-deal/
Really good wrap up for UCLA football fans on what's going on with the transfer portal the team's coaching staff.
✅ Five Things: Analyzing coaching shakeups, roster changes and key returnees for UCLA football - Daily Bruin
https://da…
LIVE 24/7: Key News from Ukraine & World Updates: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/24/live-key-news-from-ukraine.html
Massachusetts is about to see major savings from clean energy. A new analysis shows the state's SMART 3.0 solar-plus-storage program could save ratepayers $313 million annually by 2030.
The key? Pushing out inefficient natural gas plants, cutting reliance on fossil fuels during winter, and slashing 1.6 million metric tons of CO2 per year.
Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, said Unions are gearing up to challenge the US president’s “Billionaire First” agenda in 2026
– and drive candidates in key elections to stand up for “struggling” Americans.
In an interview with the Guardian, she described how the federation has pushed to restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers,
-- and filed lawsuits against the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken unions and worker protections.
“People were …
CISA
December 2025
Publications
- Venue Guide for Security Enhancements
- Venue Guide for Mitigating Dependency Disruptions
Site: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/venue-guides-security…
Trump Administration Pushes Out Key Officials Focused on China Tech Threat (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-pushes-out-key-officials-focused-on-china-tech-threat-cd2dde3f?st=r3TjX5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p85#a260123p85
Engaging with WWII documentaries and literature constantly astonishes me with stories of resilience and ingenuity. These narratives offer timeless strategies for overcoming adversity — key to innovative business solutions today. Historical insights truly fuel modern achievements! 📚💼 #AlwaysLearning
Cowboys Expected to ‘Pursue’ Eagles Star for Key Role on Defense https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/pursue-eagles-star-key-role-defense/
A record 129 press members were killed in 2025, the second consecutive YoY record; Israel was responsible for two-thirds of killings in 2025 and 2024 (Committee to Protect Journalists)
https://cpj.org/special-reports/record-129…
Hu? Apparently you can use Jeffrey Epstein's product key to activate Windows!
#JeffreyEpstein
#Klutshnik v0.4.1 is out.
Klutshnik is a Key Mgmnt Service 4 data-at-rest. Keys r stored in a threshold setup& r never reconstructed only used in operations that hide their values. These keys r cheaply&securely updatable without reencrypting the encrypted data, providing forward-secrecy&post-compromise security. Klutshnik servers can use TLS, USB or BLE.
I think it is fair to say that most well-to-do people would not uproot generational homelands and livelihood to take a chance being an unknown in a foreign landscape, even if one has connections there, and yet, this current migration dwarfs the post-WWII flux. Sure, maybe I myself set out on the horizon in search of (mild) adventure, but I find it hard to believe 4% of humanity are crazy like me.
That alone speaks volumes at how successful we are at governing the planet, assuming, of course, that data matters in the least, which, presently, it does not.
Migration and Human Mobility: Key Figures
https://www.migrationdataportal.org/key-figures
Raiders GM Spytek Must Make a Decision on Key Free Agent https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-john-spytek-must-make-decision-key-free-agent
It’s apparent to anyone with a bit of education in technological history that this sort of thing must be possible. We have waste streams with higher concentrations of key elements than the "ore" we derive them from.
This is part of why I religiously recycle plastics even though right now they don’t really get recycled. At some point, the piles of unrecycled plastics will be a better raw material for new plastics than the dregs of petroleum we have left.
Sources: two members of Thinking Machines Lab's founding team, Christian Gibson and Noah Shpak, left the startup and have been working at Meta for a few weeks (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/thinking-machines-lab-loses-2-fo…
#LB Mas quando eu digo que não tenho confiança em nenhum software de código fechado, me chamam de neurótico...
https://mastodon.sdf.org/@dlakelan/115945710595314492
One of the key nodes in Russia's oil transport infrastructure is on fire.
https://kyivindependent.com/missile-strikes-reported-acros…
With Bitwarden, you can store your SSH keys and use the desktop app to expose a SSH agent socket.
Some SSH servers have a MaxAuthTries configured with a low value.
If you use a SSH agent loaded with more keys that the MaxAuthTries value, and the required key is not in the MaxAuthTries first tried keys, you get an authentication error.
In CLI, you just pop a new SSH agent, load it with the "only key you need" and off you go.
With Bitwarden, you cannot do that (I …
The Trump administration pushed out two officials focused on neutralizing technological threats from China, people familiar with the matter said, in the latest dismissals of key personnel working on national-security issues tied to Beijing.
https://ww…
While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the …
Zoning out: Key to Cowboys beating Chiefs is switching the coverage https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/11/26/zoning-out-key-dallas-cowboys-kansas-city-chiefs-coverage/87486628007…
The issues we’re having to solve vary.
Some are purely technical (bad API implementation, code that doesn’t consider key exceptions, missing data configurations).
Others are organizational (missing documentation, inconsistent implementation across programs / departments, users misunderstanding features and creating strange workarounds.)
Broncos use fourth-down bluff, clutch TD to down Chiefs in yet another one-possession win https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-use-fourth-down-bluff-clutch-td-to-down-chiefs-in-yet-another-one-possession-win
"Humans burn themselves—and survive burns—with a frequency likely much greater than any other animal. Most animals avoid fire completely, while in contrast, humans live alongside fire and most humans will experience minor burns throughout their lives."
Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests
"the Journal argued that the recent decision by the Jim Beam distillery to halt production at its Claremont, Kentucky facility for all of 2026 can be chalked up to Trump's tariffs."
Trump is actively causing 'harm' to this deep-red state's key industry: WSJ - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-harm-red-state/
Sources: Samsung enters the final qualification phase to supply its HBM4 chips to Nvidia, and targets mass production in February; Samsung's shares jumped 3.2% (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
The consensus among European countries on supporting Ukraine has largely held.
But upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in France, Italy, Denmark and elsewhere in 2026 and 2027 could shift the balance of power in key allied countries.
The elections are, at the very least, likely to absorb political attention
and divert focus from unresolved questions.
These include questions around the use of frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction, wher…
To Grok: What key insights have long-term users of The vOICe sensory substitution shared? #BCI
The price of silver smashed through the $90 mark Wednesday morning
for the first time in weeks
as the metal recoups gains it lost after a late January crash,
though the precious metal remains far from the record highs it previously hit above $120.
KEY FACTS
The price of silver is $90.68 as of 9:25 a.m. EST, up nearly 4% but down slightly from a high of $91.18 reached earlier in the morning.
Really good wrap up for UCLA football fans on what's going on with the transfer portal the team's coaching staff.
✅ Five Things: Analyzing coaching shakeups, roster changes and key returnees for UCLA football - Daily Bruin
https://da…
Many #Terraform providers using SSH do not check the SSH host key... they just run with ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey...
And to be honest, it is partly the fault of the SSH standard library which makes it super easy to ignore the host key and does not provide any useful builtin key verification function. People are lazy. ssh.FixedHostKey is niche.
So I implemented a small library to v…
❗️20 points of peace: Zelenskyy reveals key political document of the war #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/24/points-of-peace-zelenskyy-reveals.html
#Oumuamua was first spotted on October 19, 2017, by a telescope in Hawaii called Pan-STARRS 1.
At first, scientists thought it was just a regular comet or asteroid -- But as they watched it more closely, they realized it was very different.
Here are some key things about Oumuamua:
#Shape: Unlike most as…
Today I released version 0.7 of my print-in place single-paddle Morse code key.
This will function as release notes:
just released liboprf-0.9.4
it brings compatibility with python3.14
liboprf is a library implementing the OPRF from https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9497.html and in addition it also provides a threshold variant (tOPRF) and a distributed key generation (DKG) protocol for the tOPRF shar…
Alabama QB's combine could be key to Cowboys draft plans come April https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/02/25/cowboys-should-be-rooting-for-ty-simpson-to-have-outst…
A recently leaked DHS memo told immigration agents they have the authority to break into people's homes to conduct immigration operations,
The memo ignores parts of DHS training materials related to the Fourth Amendment,
according to David Kligerman,
the senior vice president and special counsel of Whistleblower Aid.
Kligerman discussed the memo with Adam Klasfeld on the "Legal AF" podcast on Sunday.
He said the "dangerous"
memo …
Panthers Beat Buccaneers in Key N.F.C. South Matchup https://www.nytimes.com/video/the-athletic/100000010603476/panthers-beat-buccaneers-in-key-nfc-south-matchup.html
Russian offensive stalls as Ukraine seizes initiative on key fronts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/24/russian-offensive-stalls-as-ukraine.html
Really good wrap up for UCLA football fans on what's going on with the transfer portal the team's coaching staff.
✅ Five Things: Analyzing coaching shakeups, roster changes and key returnees for UCLA football - Daily Bruin
https://da…
Sources: Nvidia's licensing deal with Groq, which has raised ~$1.8B, includes payouts to Groq's key execs and investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-struck-20-billion-megadeal-gro…
Sources: OpenAI staff discussed prioritizing sponsored content in ChatGPT when users ask relevant queries and created mockups with ads in sidebars or as pop-ups (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-ads-push-starts-taking-shape<…
LIVE 24/7: Key News from Ukraine & World Updates: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/21/live-key-news-from-ukraine.html
After courting coal miners during his campaign,
Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
Many miners in Appalachia thought they would finally see a commitment to solving the issue of black lung.
Last year, on April 18, 2024, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its final rule,
"Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection",
which aimed to reduce miners’ exposure to an airborne co…
Cowboys-Chiefs Headlines: Taylor Swift appearance? 1st rounder ruled out https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/27/cowboys-vs-chiefs-headline-news-thanksgiving-throwdown-on-deck/87485495007/…
Raiders Make It Clear Which Key Free Agent They’d ‘Love’ to Re-Sign https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/eric-stokes-free-agent-john-spytek/
Trump frequently campaigned with coal miners during his 2016 presidential run,
and has since continued to participate in photo-ops using miners as a symbolic backdrop for his energy policies while campaigning and serving in office.
However, despite the president courting the CEOs of the mining industry heavily during his campaign,
miners themselves feel neglected and left behind.
Days after the executive order, on April 11,
just before coal mines were expected t…
Conference title games with Next Gen Stats https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47708081/breaking-broncos-pats-seahawks-rams-via-next-gen-stats
Frontline report: Kazakhstan cuts off key supply route for Russia's war machine with new export controls - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/23/frontline-report-2025-12-23-2/
Iran’s paramilitary
Revolutionary Guard,
a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is
“more ready than ever,
finger on the trigger,”
its commander said Saturday,
-- as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East.
Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that
the commander, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, warned the United St…
Key 2026 NFL Combine Dates For Dallas Cowboys To Watch https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/draft/key-2026-nfl-scouting-combine-dates-dallas-cowboys-watch
LIVE 24/7: Key News from Ukraine & World Updates: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/20/live-key-news-from-ukraine.html
Three Key Observations From Raiders' Emotional Loss to Texans https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-three-key-observations-from-emotional-loss-texans
Prisco's Week 17 NFL picks: Bills beat Eagles in shootout, Packers eliminate Ravens, Raiders win and lose
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/priscos-week-17-nfl-picks-best-bets-p…
Cowboys at Risk of Losing Key Assistant Coach to AFC Team https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-at-risk-of-losing-key-assistant-coach-to-afc-team
Sources: the Trump administration dismissed two Commerce Department officials, who focused on Chinese tech threats, raising concerns about a softening stance (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.…
Ukrainian partisans sabotage key railway hub in Russia's Rostov Oblast, group claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/21/ukrainian-partisans-sabotage-key-railway.html
Matchup rankings: Upgrade Harold Fannin Jr., downgrade Jameson Williams https://www.espn.com/fantasy/football/story/_/id/47389017/fantasy-football-rankings-tips-nfl-week-17-matchups-qb-rb-wr-te
Cowboys at Risk of Losing Key Assistant Coach to AFC Team https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-at-risk-of-losing-key-assistant-coach-to-afc-team
Mass delays and cancellations, seemingly endless small repairs disrupting traffic in key commuting areas, and overcrowding are just some of the issues facing passengers who rely on Deutsche Bahn in their daily lives.
Since coming into power in early 2025, the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz has repeatedly promised to fund major rail projects that had already been planned.
Of the €500 billion ($585 billion) in controversial new debt taken on by his administration
👉 €15…
Dak Prescott says he'd 'fight' Brian Schottenheimer over key Cowboys decision https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dak-prescott-fight-brian-schottenheimer-key-dallas-cowboys-decision
Kremlin says Ukrainian forces must leave Donbas as key condition for peace: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/23/kremlin-says-ukrainian-forces-must.html
Sources: OpenAI begins offering its chatbot ads to dozens of advertisers, initially charging per ad view, not per ad click, and asks them for <$1M commitments (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-lines-adver…
The EU could “respond swiftly and decisively” against th
“unjustified” US visa bans on five Europeans involved in combating online hate and disinformation,
a European Commission spokesperson has said.
European leaders including Emmanuel Macron accused Washington of
“coercion and intimidation”,
after the visa ban on the figures who have been at the heart of campaigns to introduce laws regulating American tech companies.
Justifying the visa bans, the US secr…
Dak Prescott says he'd 'fight' Brian Schottenheimer over key Cowboys decision https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dak-prescott-fight-brian-schottenheimer-key-dallas-cowboys-decision
Cowboys in Danger of Key Assistant Coach Getting Poached By AFC Team https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-in-danger-key-assistant-coach-getting-poached-afc-team
[MN POLITICAL NEWS]:
MN-02 is now a top-tier national battleground.
Dr. Matt Klein, a frontline physician, is gaining momentum as the candidate standing against the federal chaos that led to the tragic deaths of Renee Good and VA nurse Alex Pretti.
National experts say this seat is the key to the House majority, and we need to take back the House to get accountability on the attack against Minnesota.
Will you support Dr. Klein and donate before midnight so we can re…
Cowboys in Danger of Key Assistant Coach Getting Poached By AFC Team https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-in-danger-key-assistant-coach-getting-poached-afc-team
Days after immigration officials announced the death of a detainee at Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall,
Rep. LaMonica McIver visited the facility for the first time since prosecutors allege she assaulted federal agents there during a melee in May.
McIver’s visit coincided with a new filing in the Newark Democrat’s criminal case
in which her attorneys accuse prosecutors of failing to produce key evidence that they say shows bias among the agents involved in the scuffle,