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Packers rookie WR Matthew Golden not feeling pressure of first-round status https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-rookie-wr-matthew-golden-not-feeling-pressure-of-first-round-status

ProbTest: Unit Testing for Probabilistic Programs (Extended Version)
Katrine Christensen, Mahsa Varshosaz, Ra\'ul Pardo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02012 https://

ProbTest: Unit Testing for Probabilistic Programs (Extended Version)
Testing probabilistic programs is non-trivial due to their stochastic nature. Given an input, the program may produce different outcomes depending on the underlying stochastic choices in the program. This means testing the expected outcomes of probabilistic programs requires repeated test executions unlike deterministic programs where a single execution may suffice for each test input. This raises the following question: how many times should we run a probabilistic program to effectively test i…

Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Decision-Making Strategy Considering User Satisfaction Feedback in Demand Response Program
Xin Li, Li Ding, Qiao Lin, Zhen-Wei Yu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02946

Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Decision-Making Strategy Considering User Satisfaction Feedback in Demand Response Program
Demand response providers (DRPs) are intermediaries between the upper-level distribution system operator and the lower-level participants in demand response (DR) programs. Usually, DRPs act as leaders and determine electricity pricing strategies to maximize their economic revenue, while end-users adjust their power consumption following the pricing signals. However, this profit-seeking bi-level optimization model often neglects the satisfaction of end-users participating in DR programs. In addi…

TiPP: Ausstellung in #Amsterdam ab 26. September
'Für Eye stellt die britische Schauspielerin Tilda Swinton eine einzigartige und fesselnde Ausstellung mit neuen Arbeiten zusammen.' #TildaSwinton

Tilda Swinton | Eye Filmmuseum
The museum for film and the art of the moving image in The Netherlands. Visit the exhibition or cinema and discover our collection with more than 60.000 films.

„Following their success in bringing Meta and Alphabet to heel for allegedly censoring right-leaning viewpoints, conservatives have been amping up their pressure campaign against Wikipedia.“
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digit

On the inextensibility assumption in the stability of elastic rings: overhaul of a traditional paradigm
Federico Guarracino, Ida Mascolo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02738 https:/…

On the inextensibility assumption in the stability of elastic rings: overhaul of a traditional paradigm
One of the oldest and most common structural engineering issues is the elastic buckling of circular rings under external pressure, which has a fundamental importance in a number of applications in general mechanics, engineering and bio-physics, just to name a few. Levy is considered to have provided the first significant solution to this problem in 1884, and most stability text-books make reference to this original solution, which is based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam model. Following this incip…

Day 9: Eniko Fox
Edit: added a store link for Kitsune Tails.
We're back to videogames, and with another author who's on the fediverse: @…
Fox has developed a few games, but the one that I've played and love is Kitsune Tails. It's a sapphic romance take on Super Mario Bros. 3, and (critically for a platformer) it's got very crisp controls and runs smoothly. I think one thing a lot of indie platforms devs struggle with is getting those fundamentals right, because on the technical side they require very challenging things like optimization of your code and extremely careful input handling that go beyond the basic skills necessary to put together a game. From following her on Twitter and now the Fediverse, it's clear that Fox is a deeply competent programmer, and her games reflect that. Beyond the fundamentals, Kitsune Tails has a very sweet plot with a very cool twist in the middle, and without spoilers, that twist made both the levels and gameplay very difficult to design, but Fox rose to that challenge and put together a wonderful game. Particularly past the plot twist (but in subtle ways before it) Fox is able to build beyond SMB3 mechanics in ways that gracefully complement the original, and the movement in the game ends up being difficult but extremely satisfying, with an excellent skill/speed response allowing for both slower, easier approaches that work for a range of players and high-skill extremely-fast options for those who want to push themselves.
There have been plenty of people I follow with indie game projects that are kinda meh in the end, and I'll still boost them without much comment if they're decent. Fox' work is actually amazing, which is why if you've followed me for a while you'll know I tend to mention it periodically, and which is why she makes this list of authors I respect.
You can buy Kitsune Tails here: #20AuthorsNoMen

Boundaries Program Deformation in Isolated Active Networks
Zixiang Lin, Shichen Liu, Shahriar Shadkhoo, Jialong Jiang, Heun Jin Lee, David Larios, Chunhe Li, Hongyi Bian, Anqi Li, Rob Phillips, Matt Thomson, Zijie Qu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01713

Boundaries Program Deformation in Isolated Active Networks
Cellular structures must organize themselves within strict physical constraints, operating with finite resources and well-defined boundaries. Classical systems demonstrate only passive responses to boundaries, from surface energy minimization in soap films to strain distributions in elastic networks. Active matter fundamentally alters this paradigm - internally generated stresses create a bidirectional coupling between boundary geometry and mass conservation that enables dynamic control over ne…

Role of correlations in Ruddlesden-Popper bilayer nickelates under compressive strain
Logan Bleys, Nicholas Corkill, Yi-Feng Zhao, Gheorghe Lucian Pascut, Harrison LaBollita, Antia S. Botana, Khandker F. Quader
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00940

Role of correlations in Ruddlesden-Popper bilayer nickelates under compressive strain
The recent discovery of superconductivity in thin films of the bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ (La327) under compressive strain has generated enormous interest, opening up further opportunities to stabilize superconductivity in this class of materials at ambient pressure. To better understand the many-body normal state from which superconductivity arises, it is important to ascertain the nature and role of correlations in its electronic structure. To provide insights …

A Privacy-Preserving Recommender for Filling Web Forms Using a Local Large Language Model
Amirreza Nayyeri, Abbas Rasoolzadegan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01527 https://

A Privacy-Preserving Recommender for Filling Web Forms Using a Local Large Language Model
Web applications are increasingly used in critical domains such as education, finance, and e-commerce. This highlights the need to ensure their failure-free performance. One effective method for evaluating failure-free performance is web form testing, where defining effective test scenarios is key to a complete and accurate evaluation. A core aspect of this process involves filling form fields with suitable values to create effective test cases. However, manually generating these values is time…