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BSI bietet Hilfe bei NIS2 an – Gesetz soll 2026 greifen
Wer seine IT-Systeme nicht ausreichend schützt, geht ins Risiko. Für rund 29.000 Unternehmen und Einrichtungen soll es bald verbindliche Vorgaben geben.
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The move to Windows 11 isn’t just about security updates.
It increases dependence on Microsoft through aggressive cloud integration,
forcing users to adopt Microsoft accounts and services.
It also leads to higher costs due to subscription and licensing models,
and reduces control over how your computer works and how your data is managed.
Furthermore, new hardware requirements will render millions of perfectly good PCs obsolete.
This is a turning point.

The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog
The Document Foundation and LibreOffice support the international campaign @endof10 https://endof10.org/ The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users and organisations with a difficult choice: should they upgrade to Windows 11, or completely rethink their work environment? The good news? You don’t […]

The first MS-A2 node is up and it only took the entire day. After fixing a ton of networking issues across the homelab I've got all the VMs running on the new node. The old nodes have been decomissioned which kinda marks a milestone. Still need to get the other two new nodes into the cluster, but should be fairly straightforward and can wait until tomorrow.
#homelab

Last night J came across a hedgehog by the covered grid. I stood and watched it whilst she went to get water and some food.
I looked up into the kitchen and looked back and the hedgehog was gone.
I doubt it was needing food, they've taken from the bird food on the ground feeders in the past. It was more the water we were concerned about.

On its record-breaking pass by the Sun in December 2024, NASA’s #ParkerSolarProbe captured stunning new images from within the Sun’s atmosphere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1dTwEyuD44 -> https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-snaps-closest-ever-images-to-sun/ - these newly released images, taken closer to the Sun than we’ve ever been before, are helping scientists better understand the Sun’s influence across the solar system, including events that can affect Earth.

Gate Freezing Method for Gradient-Free Variational Quantum Algorithms in Circuit Optimization
Joona Pankkonen, Lauri Ylinen, Matti Raasakka, Andrea Marchesin, Ilkka Tittonen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07742

Gate Freezing Method for Gradient-Free Variational Quantum Algorithms in Circuit Optimization
Parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) are pivotal components of variational quantum algorithms (VQAs), which represent a promising pathway to quantum advantage in noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices. PQCs enable flexible encoding of quantum information through tunable quantum gates and have been successfully applied across domains such as quantum chemistry, combinatorial optimization, and quantum machine learning. Despite their potential, PQC performance on NISQ hardware is hindered…

Finished “You Are Here” by David Nicholls.
A mutual friend convinces Michael & Marnie to hike, at least partway, from coast to coast across the English countryside. Not intended for each other, initially, a sweet & genuine connection deepens with every step. So, too, does healing & growth in the aftermaths of failed marriages.
Great character development & fantastic dialogue. You LIKE them very much. Rushed ending, though.
4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You Are Here
Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . . …

Gait-Based Hand Load Estimation via Deep Latent Variable Models with Auxiliary Information
Jingyi Gao, Sol Lim, Seokhyun Chung
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05544

Gait-Based Hand Load Estimation via Deep Latent Variable Models with Auxiliary Information
Machine learning methods are increasingly applied to ergonomic risk assessment in manual material handling, particularly for estimating carried load from gait motion data collected from wearable sensors. However, existing approaches often rely on direct mappings from loaded gait to hand load, limiting generalization and predictive accuracy. In this study, we propose an enhanced load estimation framework that incorporates auxiliary information, including baseline gait patterns during unloaded wa…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.18132 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csCV_…

BiggerGait: Unlocking Gait Recognition with Layer-wise Representations from Large Vision Models
Large vision models (LVM) based gait recognition has achieved impressive performance. However, existing LVM-based approaches may overemphasize gait priors while neglecting the intrinsic value of LVM itself, particularly the rich, distinct representations across its multi-layers. To adequately unlock LVM's potential, this work investigates the impact of layer-wise representations on downstream recognition tasks. Our analysis reveals that LVM's intermediate layers offer complementary properties a…

A new Gallup opinion poll found the share of U.S. adults who want less immigration, 30 percent, is down 25 points from last year
The pol also reports that 79 percent of Americans—a record high—say immigration is a good thing for the country.
More Republicans (64 percent) now hold a positive view of immigration than they have since the very beginning of the Trump era.
According to Gallup, Donald Trump’s handling of immigration is at 35 percent approval and 62 percent disapp…

Poll: Huge Majorities Reject Trump’s Fascistic Immigration Policies
As ICE terrorizes communities across the country, the public is hugely supportive of immigration—and despises his mass deportation pledge.