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from my link log —
The tar archive format, its extensions, and why GNU tar extracts in quadratic time.
https://mort.coffee/home/tar/
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Microsoft and the NFL extend their partnership to bring real-time game data and analysis to coaches and players using Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI (Ali McCadden/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/20/microsoft-nfl-ai-analysis.html

Microsoft and NFL announce multiyear partnership to use AI to enhance game day analysis
Microsoft and the NFL announced a multiyear extension of their partnership to bring real-time analysis to the sidelines using Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI.

If you're using Chrome, don't use VPN extensions like FreeVPN.One unless you don't mind it taking screenshots of every website you visit. (Use VPNs like Mullvad or Proton)
https://cyberinsider.com/chrome-vpn-extension-with-100k-i…

Chrome VPN Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit
FreeVPN.One, a verified Chrome extension with over 100k installs on the Chrome Web Store, is taking screenshots of sites users visit.

Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato,
the military alliance has said.
Estonia's foreign ministry in Tallinn condemned the incursion as "brazen".
It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the airspace of a Nato member
"without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes"
on Friday over the Gulf of Finland.
Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said the military alliance

Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace
Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.

Tutorial on the Probabilistic Unification of Estimation Theory, Machine Learning, and Generative AI
Mohammed Elmusrati
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15719 https://

Tutorial on the Probabilistic Unification of Estimation Theory, Machine Learning, and Generative AI
Extracting meaning from uncertain, noisy data is a fundamental problem across time series analysis, pattern recognition, and language modeling. This survey presents a unified mathematical framework that connects classical estimation theory, statistical inference, and modern machine learning, including deep learning and large language models. By analyzing how techniques such as maximum likelihood estimation, Bayesian inference, and attention mechanisms address uncertainty, the paper illustrates …

Three Russian MiG-31s violate Estonian airspace: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/19/three-russian-migs-violate-estonian.html

"‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Panthers extend Moton; Vikes ask about Thielen https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46049691/panthers-extend-taylor-moton-vikings-inquire-adam-thielen

Trey Hendrickson not reporting to Bengals training camp amid contract dispute https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6508501/2025/07/22/trey-hendrickson-not-reporting-bengals-training-camp/

Bears sign QB Bagent to 2-year, $10M extension https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46030016/bears-sign-backup-qb-tyson-bagent-two-year-extension