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China Mieville contra Perry Anderson: Anti-Streeck
»On immigration, socialist demands should include full labour and civic rights for migrants, full entitlement to benefits, unionisation across the economy, and an undoing of vulnerabilities that contribute to the super-exploitation of migrants.«
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Conference colateral benefit: catching up with Good old Friends & colleagues, talking research, and having a decent Espresso 😜
#eswc2025 #slovenia #semanticweb

Yikes: DOGE deploying AI to hastily port SSA’s COBOL to Java. https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Plant Based Data - Explore the library of peer-reviewed articles and summaries on the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle #plantbased

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The best library of peer-reviewed sources relating to a plant-based lifestyle

The link between low-stress #bicycle facilities and bicycle commuting
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-025-00255-5

The link between low-stress bicycle facilities and bicycle commuting - Nature Cities
Bicycling offers a range of benefits for urban commuters, but the facilities that best facilitate bicycle lane use are still unclear. Using data from 28 US cities, this study found that bicycle lanes and similar low-stress facilities increase ridership markedly.

Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget would strip trans federal workers of insurance coverage - Government Executive
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/05/trumps-fiscal-2026-budget-would-strip-trans-federal-workers-insurance-coverage/405717/

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17502 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_qu…

Demonstration of Quantum-Secure Communications in a Nuclear Reactor
Quantum key distribution (QKD), one of the latest cryptographic techniques, founded on the laws of quantum mechanics rather than mathematical complexity, promises for the first time unconditional secure remote communications. Integrating this technology into the next generation nuclear systems - designed for universal data collection and real-time sharing as well as cutting-edge instrumentation and increased dependency on digital technologies - could provide significant benefits enabling secure…

Beyond the Prototype: Challenges of Long-Term Integration of Visual Analytics in Civic Spaces
Mahmood Jasim, Narges Mahyar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24102

Beyond the Prototype: Challenges of Long-Term Integration of Visual Analytics in Civic Spaces
Despite the recognized benefits of visual analytics systems in supporting data-driven decision-making, their deployment in real-world civic contexts often faces significant barriers. Beyond technical challenges such as resource constraints and development complexity, sociotechnical factors, including organizational hierarchies, misalignment between designers and stakeholders, and concerns around technology adoption hinder their sustained use. In this work, we reflect on our collective experienc…

Yikes: DOGE deploying AI to hastily port SSA’s COBOL to Java. https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.