2026-02-11 08:06:22
An Ai2 research scientist argues that AGI, as commonly conceived, will not emerge because it ignores, among other things, the physical realities of computation (Tim Dettmers)
https://timdettmers.com/2025/12/10/why-agi-will-not-happen/
Why Ukraine refuses to abandon Pokrovsk, explained: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/11/why-ukraine-refuses-to-abandon.html
Seeing members of the Iranian women's football team get asylum in Australia reminds me of this in the UK: Lift the Ban: Why People Seeking Asylum Should Have the Right to Work - Refugee Action https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/lift-the
"Why $100 Oil Isn’t Going to Spark a New Shale Boom"
"So far, nothing has changed for us...even missile strikes aren’t shaking off the lethargy in oil right now."
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Why-100-Oil-Isnt-Goi…
Mailbag: Why isn’t safety a higher priority? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-why-isn-t-safety-a-higher-priority
This is really interesting b/c of the framing we're always given for the Roman Empire vs the middle ages:
Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jdraper-the-collapse-of-the-roman-empire-or-why-were-medieval-people-mor…
Why I Don't Speak American -- And why it's a problem that Pete Hegseth says he does (Paul Krugman)
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-speak-american
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p52#a260310p52
I've always felt this was, at least, partly true. Can be extrapolated to also be a reason why #China dominated cleantech too - something that most #climate & #environment groups don't want to acknowle…
Why Broncos have all the makings of a Super Bowl-caliber defense: Watch video https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6958868/2026/01/09/why-broncos-have-all-the-makings-of-a-super-bowl-caliber-defense-watch-video/
My article about "#Markdown Is a Disaster: Why and What to Do Instead" from https://karl-voit.at/2025/08/17/Markdown-disaster/ was listed on the entry page of
The chemical #habitability of Earth and rocky planets prescribed by core formation: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02775-z -> Researchers from ETH Zurich have demonstrated why only a small number of planets have the chemical requirements for life – and why the Earth is so fortunate: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/02/why-only-a-small-number-of-planets-are-suitable-for-life.html
»Why Shortened URLs Pose a Security Risk«
On Mastodon / Fediverse, shortening the URL is not necessary at all, because they are not marked in their full length. Apart from the shorter tracking, their data collection frenzy as well as their timing is also very inconvenient.
🚫 https://…
Why did the Ravens back out of Maxx Crosby trade? What we know so far https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/03/10/maxx-crosby-trade-why-ravens-backed-out-physical/89091757007/
Why the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act Requires the Supreme Court to Invalidate President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order in Any Event | Vikram David Amar, Jason Mazzone | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia
https://verdict.justia.com/2026/02/11/why-the-1952-immigration-and-nationality-act-requires-the-supreme-court-to-invalidate-president-trumps-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-in-any-event
"Weimer’s obsessions are no secret – they were probably the reason Christian Democratic Union chancellor Friedrich Merz appointed him as commissioner for culture and the media."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/
The First Thing They Burn: Why War Always Comes for Beauty
When the Mongol army sacked Baghdad in 1258, they did not stop at killing the Caliph. They threw the contents of the House of Wisdom into the Tigris. Manuscripts on astronomy, medicine, mathematics, philosophy, and poetry turned the river black with ink for days. Killing people was not enough. What those people had made, what they had thought and dreamed and rendered into form, that had to be annihilated too.
What’s that?
Why yes, I am the person who went out and washed his car in the driveway in the middle of January to get all the salt off, including the undercarriage (under car sprayer for Xmas)
What’s that?
Why yes, I did just get a notification rain is starting in 15 minutes, why do you ask?
😂
😡 Why was Ukraine's skeleton racer BANNED from honoring athletes KILLED by Russia?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/why-was-ukraines-skeleton-racer.html
New: Podcast REMIX: Why we over-shop and compulsively acquire, and how to stop, with Dr Jan Eppingstall https://www.overcomecompulsivehoarding.co.uk/podcast-remix-episode-remix-why-we-over-shop-and-compulsively-a…
Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from Autocratic Argentina
-- Adam Scharpf & Christian Gläßel
https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/refereed-articl…
Why Spain’s prime minister has broken ranks in Europe – and dared to confront Trump https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/why-spains-prime-minister-has-broken-ra…
Mailbag: Why isn’t safety a higher priority? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-why-isn-t-safety-a-higher-priority
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
somesurprises:
🎵 Why I Stay
#somesurprises
https://somesurprises.bandcamp.com/track/why-i-stay
https://open.spotify.com/track/7lLrGzI4mdN6OvkEjO3hgL
I looked at the photo below and thought "Why are they all carrying lava lamps? And why is that soldier sticking his weapon into his eye?"
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-leaders-warn-us-could-betray-ukraine-in-leaked-call/
Why ultra-processed foods make teens eat more when they aren’t hungry #nutrition
The psychology of collapse and the solution, why the UK climate crisis feels ‘normal’ now
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/climate-change/psychology-climate-crisis/?fsp_sid=2201
Friends Don't Let Friends Make Bad Graphs! Do you agree with the examples of bad graphs and the alternatives Chenxin Li (@chenxinli2.bsky.social) lists at #RStats
Governments should use FOSS whenever possible, and that should extend to fonts as well: https://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/articles/Why_Free_Fonts.html
Jensanity: Why Taiwan must stop worshipping Jensen Huang
https://wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/jensanity-why-taiwan-must-stop-worshipping-jensen-huang-5f019de8d48e
Less than a year after CEO Satya Nadella said 30% of Microsoft's code is AI-written, company appoints an 'Engineering Quality Head;' and here's why that matters
#AI #AISlop #Microsoft
When my parents ask me why I'm jobless and I have to EXPLAIN to them who Sam Altman is.
“Of course we care about people, that’s why we promote privacy for … governments [and the police, military, etc.]” is one helluva take.
Let me break it down for those of you whose salaries depend on conflating people with corporations and governments because it isn’t hard:
Privacy is a human right.
Not a corporate right. Not a governmental right. Not a law enforcement right. Not a military right. A *human* right.
Corporations, governments, police departments, militari…
Evacuation in Donetsk region: why are fewer people willing to leave? #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/11/evacuation-in-donetsk-region-why.html
Why the Raiders' Turnaround is Bigger Than Tom Brady https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-why-turnaround-bigger-than-tom-brady
Why Trump is Doomed to Lose the Affordability Fight (Dan Pfeiffer/The Message Box)
https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-trump-is-doomed-to-lose-the-affordability
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p31#a251211p31
Saw a post about "we moved from React to Svelte with the help of agents!!!" and…
…immediately I thought why don't they use the time and cost for that to move to native apps?
‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on #chatbots, #socialmedia and mental #freedom
In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from
Isotopic evidence for volatile loss driven by South Pole-Aitken basin–forming impact: #Moon Is Asymmetrical: https://eos.org/articles/primordial-impact-may-explain-why-the-moon-is-asymmetrical - analysis of surface samples from the Chang’e-6 mission suggests that an asteroid may have vaporized parts of the lunar mantle, suppressing volcanic activity on the farside of the Moon.
Data Over Dogma: What We’ve Lost in Social Media Discussions
I post on social media to invite conversation, not to shout into an echo chamber. Disagreement, evidence, and thoughtful discussion are how we learn. If we’re unwilling to consider other viewpoints—even without changing our minds—we’ve lost something important.
I have written why local police, possibly SWAT, must engage, detain and arrest ice. The alternatives are all worse.
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-enforcements-challenge-uphold-the-law-even-against-the-feds/
Troubling signs that the Linux demographic at the Register is now made up of people yelling at the clouds.
https://linuxmom.net/@vkc/115867723149851024
Pleased to see this article translated to English. Wide implications.
The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse - resilience
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-01
Cowboys rumor details why Nakobe Dean chose Raiders over Dallas https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-rumor-details-why-nakobe-dean-chose-raiders-over-dallas/50df3062de9804ba2…
Why did the Chiefs sign Kenneth Walker III, and what's next for Kansas City? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48153803/chiefs-kenneth-walker-iii-running-back-seahawks-free-agency
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Blackwater Holylight:
🎵 Heavy, Why?
#BlackwaterHolylight
https://blackwaterholylight.bandcamp.com/track/heavy-why
https://open.spotify.com/track/6QTpBulBNvADBWTakGfpPA
Broncos rumor reveals why P.J. Locke chose Cowboys over Denver in free agency https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/denver-broncos/news/broncos-rumor-why-pj-locke-chose-cowboys-over-denver-free-agency/b…
The Constraint of Crewed Mars Missions Based on Current Radiation Dose Measurements: #Mars: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/The_radiation_paradox_why_solar_maximum_is_the_safest_time_to_travel_to_Mars
Each year in Italy, a centuries-old practice known as #transhumance takes place,
where donkeys and mules help shepherds carry newborn lambs down mountains to grazing areas in the plains.
This tradition, dating back over a thousand years, was recognized by UNESCO in 2019 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Why young girls are disguised as boys in Afghanistan : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/g-s1-112603/why-young-girls-are-disguised-as-boys-in-afghanistan
Why Raider Nation Must Be Patient with Kubiak https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-why-nation-must-be-patient-with-klint-kubiak
"What if you could just make a movie?"
My dude you can pick up your phone right now and just make a movie. The reason why you don't doesn't have anything to do with technology.
Inside OpenAI's race to catch up with Claude Code, based on interviews with 30 sources; a source says Codex had $1B in annualized revenue by January's end (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-codex-race-claude-code/
I post on social media expecting discussion, not silence. Disagreement—when it’s thoughtful and evidence-based—is how we learn. Echo chambers don’t make us smarter; conversation does.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/data-over-dogma-what-weve-lost…
Why Cowboys fans will love Week 15 prediction vs. Vikings https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/why-cowboys-fans-will-love-week-15-prediction-vs-vikings/4828ce71e5ddebaf5b74eca3
New: Podcast REMIX: Why we over-shop and compulsively acquire, and how to stop, with Dr Jan Eppingstall https://www.overcomecompulsivehoarding.co.uk/podcast-remix-episode-remix-why-we-over-shop-and-compulsively-a…
Why Experts Believe Mendoza is Perfect Fit for Raiders https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-why-experts-believe-mendoza-is-perfect-fit
Why Rob Gronkowski would buy a Maye rookie card over a Brady rookie card https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7033083/2026/02/09/gronkowski-brady-maye-football-cards/
Why CeeDee Lamb thinks Cowboys trading away Micah Parsons was a win-win https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/why-ceedee-lamb-cowboys-packers-trading-away-micah-parsons-win-win/a97…
Why the Raiders Have Plenty to Build Around Moving Forward https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-why-have-plenty-build-around-moving-forward
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else) (Susan B. Glasser/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/why-donald-trump-wants-greenland-and-everything-else
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p156#a260108p156
140 BATTLES & DEADLINE CRASH! ⏳ Why General Malomuzh is certain Russia won't take Pokrovsk soon?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/battles-ampamp-deadline-crash-why.html
Why ESPN's potential free agent move for Cowboys' George Pickens makes zero sense https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/why-espns-potential-free-agent-move-cowboys…
The Pentagon is right in trying to coerce Anthropic as AI may become a superweapon and nation-states must have a monopoly on the use of force (Noah Smith/Noahpinion)
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/if-ai-is-a-weapon-why-dont-we-regulate
My ADHD finds that phase of a hobby when you learn your way around extremely pleasing.
Soaking about the knowledge like a sponge reading books & articles & forum posts & old newspapers & research papers, watching videos, digesting the wisdom of people from many decades.
(Why would you deny yourself this by asking a chatbot?!)
Why the Raiders Have Plenty to Build Around Moving Forward https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-why-have-plenty-build-around-moving-forward
A search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday reveals that
when the FBI raided the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month,
the decision was based on debunked claims from election deniers
and came after a referral from a White House lawyer who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
The FBI’s investigation “originated” from a referral sent by
Kurt Olsen, an attorney who sought to overturn the 2020 election
and contacted justice department offici…
Why Broncos have all the makings of a Super Bowl-caliber defense: Watch video https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6958868/2026/01/09/video-analysis-broncos-defense-talanoa-hufanga/
Why Raiders Are Projected to Be Spunky in Year 1 of New Era https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-why-are-projected-to-be-spunky-year-1-new-era
Plato Understood Why Masking Would Turn ICE Agents Into Devils (Paul Rosenzweig/The UnPopulist)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/plato-understood-why-masking-would
http://www.memeorandum.com/260208/p53#a260208p53
Why Dak Prescott, Sarah Jane Ramos Called Off Wedding Allegedly Revealed https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/why-dak-prescott-sarah-jane-ramos-called-off-wedding-allegedly-revealed
Why Raiders' Matchup Against the Eagles is a Valuable Opportunity https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-why-matchup-against-eagles-valuable-opportunity
Why Justin Herbert has been the NFL's most important player this season: Watch video https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6959127/2026/01/10/justin-herbert-nfls-most-important-player-video/
Anthropic debuts a Code Review feature for Claude Code, which uses agents working in teams to check pull requests for bugs, available in research preview (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/claude-code-review-ai-agents-pull-request-bug-d…
Why Baltimore Ravens backed out of Maxx Crosby trade with Las Vegas Raiders https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/why-baltimore-ravens-backed-out-maxx-crosby-trade-las-vegas…
Stephen A. Smith ends 2028 presidential talk as he reveals why he's backing out (Justin Tasch/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/03/09/sports/stephen-a-smith-ends-2028-presidential-talk-reveals-why-he-backed-out/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260309/p66#a260309p66
'US acted on Maduro, why not Kadyrov?' — Zelensky quips that additional pressure will make Putin 'think twice': https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/us-acted-on-maduro-why.html
Why the Rams and the Seahawks are The Athletic staff's most popular Super Bowl picks https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957534/2026/01/10/nfl-playoff-super-bowl-picks-rams-seahawks-bills/
Why Raiders are no longer trading Maxx Crosby to the Ravens in all-time NFL shocking news https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/why-raiders-are-no-longer-trading…
Why Fins released Tua Tagovailoa; how he fits with Falcons https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48153010/atlanta-falcons-miami-dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-michael-penix-jr-free-agency
Maxx Crosby trade collapses: Why Cowboys unlikely to pursue Raiders star after Ravens back out of deal
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-maxx-crosby-trade-raiders-raven…
WAR OF THE FUTURE: Why expensive missile LOSE to cheap UAV & what the new "Drone Wall" looks like: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/war-of-the-future-why.html
NFL free agency: Why Tua Tagovailoa would be a good fit with Atlanta and make Falcons futures bets attractive
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news…
SCANDAL at the OLYMPICS! Outcry over Russia's crimes: why is the IOC demanding SILENCE?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/11/scandal-at-the-olympics-outcry.html
Why the Rams and the Seahawks are The Athletic staff's most popular Super Bowl picks https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957534/2026/01/10/nfl-playoff-super-bowl-picks-rams-seahawks-bills/
The Biggest Reason Why Pete Carroll Failed With the Raiders https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-biggest-reason-why-pete-carroll-failed
Why is it called the Super Bowl? How Lamar Hunt's toy-inspired idea named the NFL's biggest game
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/why-is-it-called-super-bowl-…
Why the Raiders Decision at First Overall Is Clear https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-decision-first-overall-clear
Why Did the Ravens Back out of Trade for Raiders DE Maxx Crosby? https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/maxx-crosby-trade-ravens-physical/
Why the Raiders' Path Forward Will Go Through Tom Brady https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-path-forward-will-go-through-tom-brady
Why Raiders Paid Close Attention to Indiana-Oregon Game https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-paid-close-attention-indiana-oregon-game
Why the Rams and the Seahawks are The Athletic staff's most popular Super Bowl picks https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957534/2026/01/10/nfl-playoff-super-bowl-picks-rams-seahawks-bills/