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Climate Data for Power Systems Applications: Lessons in Reusing Wildfire Smoke Data for Solar PV Studies
Arleth Salinas, Irtaza Sohail, Valerio Pascucci, Pantelis Stefanakis, Saud Amjad, Aashish Panta, Roland Schigas, Timothy Chun-Yiu Chui, Nicolas Duboc, Mostafa Farrokhabadi, Roland Stull
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09888

Climate Data for Power Systems Applications: Lessons in Reusing Wildfire Smoke Data for Solar PV Studies
Data reuse is using data for a purpose distinct from its original intent. As data sharing becomes more prevalent in science, enabling effective data reuse is increasingly important. In this paper, we present a power systems case study of data repurposing for enabling data reuse. We define data repurposing as the process of transforming data to fit a new research purpose. In our case study, we repurpose a geospatial wildfire smoke forecast dataset into a historical dataset. We analyze its effica…

Join us for a casual Scrappy Hour bike ride on Sunday, August 31st. 🚴‍♀️
We'll roll out from Rocket Baby just after 9am and head to the Domes... There's about four or five of us so far but we welcome anyone to join us! 🚴
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNvbxVRXHS1/

Scrappy Hour on Instagram: "It’s that time of year again! Ya, you know it! It’s Scrappy Hour BBQ BABY!!! Maybe it will be hot and we can all go swimming. Or maybe it will rain and we can all cower together. Or maybe it will be perfect and we’ll lay in the grass eating hot dogs till we have to roll us out of there. Here’s how it’s going to go down. First we’ll do a ride. We’re gonna do the Domes again, because it’s fun. Meet ups: BAY VIEW Cactus Club- meet 8:30a; wheels up 9:00a EAST SIDE/RW The Daily Bird-meet 9:00a; wheels up 9:15a TOSA Rocket Baby- meet 9:00; wheels up 9:15a Then, we SHBBQ at South Shore Park! We’ll bring some dogs and veggie alternatives. A couple sides. And a cooler of mixed bevies. We’ll bring a couple grills too. Last year our gang showed up with some really delightful offerings! There was homemade bread, and baked goods and side salads. It ruled. So feel free to bring what ever you would like to share with everyone. It will be much appreciated. Bring a baseball mitt and we’ll have a catch. Have a frisbee, bring that too. If it’s hot, good luck keeping me out of that lake, so bring your suit. If you have any questions, as always hit us up and we’ll try to answer. All our love, SH ✌️🚲🏃‍♂️☕️ #coffeeoutsidemke #scrappyhourmke"
107 likes, 8 comments - scrappyhourmke on August 24, 2025: "It’s that time of year again! Ya, you know it! It’s Scrappy Hour BBQ BABY!!! Maybe it will be hot and we can all go swimming. Or maybe it will rain and we can all cower together. Or maybe it will be perfect and we’ll lay in the grass eating hot dogs till we have to roll us out of there. Here’s how it’s going to go down. First we’ll do a ride. We’re gonna do the Domes again, because it’s fun. Meet ups: BAY VIEW …

Fabrication of thin planar radiopure foils with 82Se for the SuperNEMO Demonstrator
X. Aguerre (a,b), A. Barabash (c), A. Basharina-Freshville (d), M. Bongrand (e), Ch. Bourgeois (e), D. Breton (e), R. Breier (f), J. Busto (g), C. Cerna (a), J. Cesar (h), M. Ceschia (d), E. Chauveau (a), S. De Capua (i), D. Duchesneau (j), J. J. Evans (i), D. V. Filosofov (c), M. Granjon (a), M. Hoballah (e), R. Hod\'ak (k), J. Horkley (l), A. Jeremie (j), S. Jullian (e), J. Kaizer (f), A. A. Klime…

Fabrication of thin planar radiopure foils with 82Se for the SuperNEMO Demonstrator
The SuperNEMO Demonstrator, designed to search for double beta decay using enriched 82Se, has been assembled in the Modane Underground Laboratory under the French Alps. Thin foils with radio - purified and enriched 82Se are installed centrally in the detector. A novel foil fabrication method has been developed, improving the radiopurity achieved in the previous generation experiment. It consists of wrapping standalone selenium pads in raw Mylar, combined with selenium purified by a new reverse-…

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#OpenSource #FreeSoftware

It always cracks me up when I see stuff like this. I'm now on my second 100yo home, and in both cases the window weight cavities were just empty despite having windows "professionally" installed. Now, my first 100yo home had the windows replaced in the 70s/80s, so.. I can forgive that. The 2nd 100yo home, tho, had the windows replaced in the 2000s. They also insulated from the interior (putting foamboard against the brick, sealed w/ spray foam, then 2x3 metal studs to build a n…

Speeding up SQL subqueries via decoupling of non-correlated predicate (extended version)
Dmitrii Radivonchik, Yakov Kuzin, Anton Chizhov, Dmitriy Shcheka, Mikhail Firsov, Kirill Smirnov, George Chernishev
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05907

Speeding up SQL subqueries via decoupling of non-correlated predicate (extended version)
In this paper, we discuss a novel technique for processing correlated subqueries in SQL. The core idea is to isolate the non-correlated part of the predicate and use it to reduce the number of evaluations of the correlated part. We begin by providing an overview of several classes of queries that may benefit from this technique. For each class, we propose a potential rewrite and discuss the conditions under which it is advantageous. Next, we address the evaluation aspects of the proposed rewrit…

Just to repeat / recap what others have said already.
"No politics in my #OpenSource project" is a political statement. It's a statement of "I'm fine with the status quo, and I don't want to be bothered by people who are hurt because of it."
"Neutrality" doesn't make you look professional. It makes you either look ignorant or complacent.
The whole #FreeSoftware movement is a political movement. So is the idea that you can freely use, modify and redistribute software.
So you should really think where you want to stand. Do you really want to be the complacent fascist enabler, or do you want to actually try making a difference?

"How do we find space for grace when we are so at odds that we cannot recognize humanity on the other side of the divide?”
—YDS professor Miroslav Volf reflecting on responses to Erika Kirk's gesture of forgiveness https://apnews.com/article/erik…

Today, using #GAFAM software is no longer a matter of needs or preferences. Today, it is a choice in the domain of ethics.
If someone gives me their personal data, be it their contact data, image, or anything else, it is my solemn duty to keep that data secure. If I give it away to an app that uses it for marketing purposes, to train models, to manipulate people, or simply sells it, I fail that trust.
So don't give apps unnecessary permissions, or simply don't use such apps. And if the whole system abuses your data — well, if you can't change it, there are always notebooks and pens, you know.
#FreeSoftware

When you propose a change to some larger #OpenSource project, you are bound to sooner or later receive a response which could be paraphrased as: "I am sorry for not replying either but I had to receive clearance to speak about our VERY IMPORTANT internal project. I am THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED that the proposed changes are even being seriously considered. We have built a whole business around exploiting your volunteer work, and now you're proposing something that may actually require us to do some work and update our tooling."
#FreeSoftware