@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyTaxes are for things that we can best do together, organised via government. Given the large-scale challenges of climate change, security, and biodiversity, we'll have to do more together.
And yes, I'm aware that governments don't always spend the money wisely. Same for individuals, btw :)
@cdarwin@c.imAnger at the regime continues to spread,
even beyond the borders of the United States.
Millions of workers worldwide are following the fortunes of their brothers and sisters in the US
with intense sympathy for their struggle.
In Germany in particular, Trump’s actions vividly bring to mind Hitler, the Second World War and the Holocaust.
More and more people are becoming aware that a third world war can only be stopped if we succeed not only in overthrowing the…
@arXiv_csGR_bot@mastoxiv.pageEAG-PT: Emission-Aware Gaussians and Path Tracing for Indoor Scene Reconstruction and Editing
Xijie Yang, Mulin Yu, Changjian Jiang, Kerui Ren, Tao Lu, Jiangmiao Pang, Dahua Lin, Bo Dai, Linning Xu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.23065 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.23065 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.23065
arXiv:2601.23065v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Recent reconstruction methods based on radiance field such as NeRF and 3DGS reproduce indoor scenes with high visual fidelity, but break down under scene editing due to baked illumination and the lack of explicit light transport. In contrast, physically based inverse rendering relies on mesh representations and path tracing, which enforce correct light transport but place strong requirements on geometric fidelity, becoming a practical bottleneck for real indoor scenes. In this work, we propose Emission-Aware Gaussians and Path Tracing (EAG-PT), aiming for physically based light transport with a unified 2D Gaussian representation. Our design is based on three cores: (1) using 2D Gaussians as a unified scene representation and transport-friendly geometry proxy that avoids reconstructed mesh, (2) explicitly separating emissive and non-emissive components during reconstruction for further scene editing, and (3) decoupling reconstruction from final rendering by using efficient single-bounce optimization and high-quality multi-bounce path tracing after scene editing. Experiments on synthetic and real indoor scenes show that EAG-PT produces more natural and physically consistent renders after editing than radiant scene reconstructions, while preserving finer geometric detail and avoiding mesh-induced artifacts compared to mesh-based inverse path tracing. These results suggest promising directions for future use in interior design, XR content creation, and embodied AI.
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@kurtsh@mastodon.socialDes Bishop is fully aware he is a privileged tall, straight, white man & is here to announce that it is ABSOLUTELY NOT 'difficult' to be a tall, straight white man. 😜
Watch more at https://youtube.com/@desbishopcomedy
@ripienaar@devco.socialBlogged about my new take on Hierarchical data in CLI, scripts and code. And a look into the future direction I want for solving a particular configuration management use case.
https://choria.io/blog/post/2025/11/25/hierarchical_data/
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioIt’s hard for me to imagine more clear-cut defiance of the injunction. These shits are trying to run the legal blockade by pretend pretending it doesn’t even exist — and Bovino is not only fully aware but physically present for it. Contempt of court is completely meaningless at this point; I dare any judge to prove me wrong.
@TobiasFrech@ijug.socialIf you are still using javax.mail.jar 1.x aka #JavaMail be aware that this is not supported any more. As a quick fix you can use the 1.6.8 release of jakarta.mail
https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThere's a bit of a Cloudflare outage going on.
@raiders@darktundra.xyzHC Sean Payton on Broncos after win vs. Raiders: 'They're well aware of what they're playing for' https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/hc-sean-payton-on-broncos-after-win-vs-raiders-they-re-well-aware-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialRunway launches GWM-1, its first world model, which uses frame-by-frame prediction to simulate physics, and updates Gen 4.5 to add native audio and more (TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/11/runway-releases-its-first-w…
@mapcar@mastodon.sdf.orgIt is curious how quiet Vance and Rubio are on the Greenland matter.
Not that I would expect them to publicly counter Trumps incoherent rantings but strange that they are not (as far as I am aware) loudly supporting Trumps message. Bessent seems to be more vocal about it.
An optimist would think that perhaps something is going on to remove Trump.
#uspol
@jtk@infosec.exchangeThis isn't the first transfer to aws.eu. This is the most visible and overt shift in assets by the big U.S. cloud providers I'm aware of. Others (e.g., Google and Microsoft) talk about doing more in the EU and providing isolation, but as far as I can tell Amazon's separation is going a step further.
https://
@hippyjo@c.imUkraine update: Russia losing on all fronts except for the information war.
Now, more than ever, we need to fight the lies with careful questions and clear analysis.
Useful idiots for the Kremlin are all around us. It matters not whether the idiot is aware of how they serve the Kremlin, the result is the same.
Giorgio reports from the trenches of democracy in Ukraine. He provides video, images, and written reporting from the scene so you can see the truth.
Support Uk…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Week 10 injury report: Injuries for bettors to know include C.J. Stroud, Jayden Daniels and Kyler Murray
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/nfl…
@Hans5958@mastodon.social
@trondc@social.linux.pizzaThe cloud is an excellent tool for many workloads, I won't deny that.
But it is important to remember that “The Cloud” is still, essentially, "Someone Else’s Computer."
That means your data exists inside someone else’s jurisdiction, logs, metadata, and access paths.
And in the age of AI, being aware of that matters more than ever.
