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Series D, Episode 09 - Sand
CHASGO: Suddenly, I think we must have hit some kind of multi-gravitational field. Instruments are going mad. Investigator, you and the others better get strapped in. S'gonna be a hell of a bumpy ride down.
[In Xenon Base, Vila slams his glass down on the table in front of him.]
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It is worth reading this week’s European Commission's recommendations on network tariffs. Like the German NRA, they warn that a simple exemption from network tariffs as exists in Germany for large batteries is not a solution.
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Clean Energy Wire (@CLEW@mastodon.energy)
Attached: 1 image Network operators call for slowing Germany's grid battery boom Requests for large-scale batteries far exceed realistic demand, available grid capacity, operator says https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-network-operators-call-slowing-grid-battery-boom

Mindestens 14 Verletzte nach russischem Angriff
Russland hat die ukrainische Hauptstadt Kiew mit Dutzenden Kampfdrohnen angegriffen. Bei dem Angriff wurden mindestens 14 Menschen verletzt, teilten Bürgermeister Vitali Klitschko und die Militärverwaltung bei Telegram mit.
"Nach vorläufigen Informationen haben wir mehrere Brände im Stadtbezirk Solomjanka", schrieb Militärverwaltungschef Tymur Tkatsch…
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Freedom of the Press / 1st Amendment rights are SO important, and they continue to be under assault... in part by rich folks with deep pockets.
The Hulk Hogan Case Was Never About Just One Sex Tape (New York Times, 26 July 2025)
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Opinion | What Hulk Hogan Left Behind
For journalists, his legacy is altogether unimpressive.

Effect of chromatic dispersion on image size and lattice plane curvature measurements with Rocking Curve Imaging
Elena Ferrari, Claudio Ferrari, Jos\`e Baruchel, Thu Ni Tran Caliste, Stefano Basso, Akanshu Chauhan, Bianca Salmaso, Davide Sisana, Daniele Spiga
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03787…

Effect of chromatic dispersion on image size and lattice plane curvature measurements with Rocking Curve Imaging
ADP crystals of large dimensions (80x80x20 mm3), to be used as a X-ray beam expanders in the BEaTriX facility at INAF-OABrera, have been characterised at BM05 beamline at ESRF synchrotron with the main purpose to determine lattice plane curvature with a unprecedent accuracy, as the BEaTriX setup requires a radius of curvature larger than 22 km. In this beamline, the monochromator is made by 2 Si(111) parallel crystals in the non-dispersive configuration. Due to the difference in the Bragg angle…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.01643 has been replaced.
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A Polarimetry-based Field-deployable Non-interruptive Mirror Soiling Detection Method
The soiling level of heliostat mirrors in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) fields is one of the key factors that significantly influences optical efficiency. State-of-the-art methods of monitoring heliostats soiling levels still face various challenges, including slow speed, labor-intensive operations, resolution and accuracy constraints or interruptions to solar field operations. We present a rapid, cost-effective, and non-intrusive method for mirror soiling detection based on polarimetric imagi…

Our meetup was well-attended with two interesting talks:
📋 Sarah Julia Kriesch presented "Docker vs Podman" - a beginner-friendly introduction to container basics and key differences between these tools.
🔧 Philip Laine showcased "Spegel", an OCI Registry Mirror that leverages torrent technology for efficient container image distribution - saving traffic costs and safeguarding against registry outages.
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https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2025/08/02
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"Books and coffee" shop. Next to the sign "Meet the best-selling co-authors 5-7pm" sits a person before a small book stack. Right next to him is an open notebooks…

Mehrere Verletzte in Mykolajiw
Bei einem russischen Raketenangriff auf die südukrainische Stadt Mykolajiw sind dem Gouverneur der gleichnamigen Region zufolge mindestens sieben Menschen verletzt worden. Dutzende Gebäude der zivilen Infrastruktur seien bei dem Angriff in der Nacht zerstört oder beschädigt worden, teilt Gouverneur Vitali Kim auf Telegram mit. Zwei Verletzte seien ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert worden.
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Selenskyj kündigt Austausch von 1.200 Kriegsgefangenen an ++
Der ukrainische Präsident Selenskyj hat den Austausch weiterer Kriegsgefangener angekündigt. In der russischen Stadt Sotschi ist durch herabgestürzte Teile einer abgeschossenen Drohne ein Öllager in Brand geraten.

Selenskyj rechtfertigt Ausbürgerung von Kirchenoberhaupt
Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj will weiter hart gegen Menschen im eigenen Land vorgehen, "die sich mit Russland verbündet haben". Das sagte er in einer Videobotschaft offenbar auch mit Blick auf die Ausbürgerung des Oberhaupts der ukrainisch-orthodoxen Kirche, Metropolit Onufrij. "Personen mit politischem Einfluss und russischem…
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