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The comparative study of high efficiency of Tm^{3 }-doped fiber laser at 1.72 \mu m for different pump schemes
Mohamed Zaki, Mostafa Abouricha, Said Amrane
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07269

Across every aspect of being a self, we perceive ourselves as stable over time because we perceive ourselves in order to control ourselves, not in order to know ourselves.
Seth, Anil. Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (The Sunday Times Bestseller) (p. 222). Faber & Faber. Kindle-editie.

Sonos updates its Android and iOS apps, rebuilding them to become more reliable, and plans to discontinue its Windows and macOS apps in favor of web apps (Chris Welch/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24137502/sonos-new-app-announced

Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen
Sonos will release a major update to its mobile app on May 7th. The company will also phase out its desktop apps in favor of a web app that allows for remote system control.

"Maybe eclipse risk is a tiny bit overhyped; there’s still little harm in erring on the careful side when looking at the sun. And maybe these warnings have another purpose too, as a secularized, medical way of expressing the sun’s majesty. Helios and Ra and other sun gods of antiquity have fallen out of favor, but there remains ample justification for solar worship."
#Eclipse
#worship
#religion
#theology
#god
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/04/eclipse-panic-eyes-hurt/678002/

James Cleverly says politicians should not make decisions based on ‘fear or favour’
No James, they shouldn't, should they?...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/feb/23/uk…

Kotaku EIC Jen Glennon, who joined in October 2023, resigns, citing in a letter the management team's recent decision to deprioritize news in favor of guides (Aftermath)
https://aftermath.site/kotaku-eic-resigns-over-new-editorial-edict

Kotaku EIC Resigns Over New Editorial Edict - Aftermath
Jen Glennon, who took over as editor in chief of Kotaku in October, resigned Thursday. In a resignation letter seen by Aftermath, Glennon says that she made this choice due to the management team’s recent decision to deprioritize news in favor of guides. Glennon is the second editor in chief of Kotaku since Stephen Totilo’s […]

Deputy minister: Russia fires 7 times more shells than Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/18/deputy-minister-russia.html

I think a good solid path to sustainability is probably a game of stock market snake oil whackamole.
Have teams of pros hunt for the enshitification, the capital horded, the monopolies,
And replace them with greener community controlled things.
Axe big data centers, in favor of computing the community agrees upon
If every young person on the planet could vote on the auto manufacturers decision to make only plug in hybrids and EVs,
Or had a direct vote to replace every gas power plant

"Maybe eclipse risk is a tiny bit overhyped; there’s still little harm in erring on the careful side when looking at the sun. And maybe these warnings have another purpose too, as a secularized, medical way of expressing the sun’s majesty. Helios and Ra and other sun gods of antiquity have fallen out of favor, but there remains ample justification for solar worship."
#Eclipse
#worship
#religion
#theology
#god
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/04/eclipse-panic-eyes-hurt/678002/

Some analysts say the DOJ lawsuit may favor Apple, as a judge already ruled that Apple doesn't violate antitrust laws when Epic made similar claims in court (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/22/doj-

DOJ lawsuit against Apple is headline grabber with limited near-term impact | TechCrunch
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple Thursday, accusing the company led by CEO Tim Cook of engaging in anti-competitive business The DOJ's lawsuit creates "more of a headline risk" for Apple than a near-term event risk," analysts said.