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This week's #ThursDeath is a twofer. Death-doom two piece GRAVE EATER from Wales, UK put out two filthy demos in 2020, one in January and one in September. Not sure which I like more, but they're both chock full of raw, cavernous, growly, sludgy, often slow, plodding riffs and grooves. Even some actual power tools in the last track of the first demo here, 'Powertool Lobotomy'. Hope we se…

Sources: Vikings give Metellus 3-year extension https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45830416/minnesota-vikings-sign-safety-josh-metellus-extension

“A cautionary history: In 1999, the US coal industry claimed that information technology would need half the nation’s electricity by 2020, so a strong economy required far more coal-fired power stations. Such claims were spectacularly wrong but widely believed, even by top officials. Hundreds of unneeded power plants were built, hurting investors. Despite that costly lesson, similar dynamics are now unfolding again.”
- Amory
“It’s all about design.”
- Me

Quantum optical model of an artificial neuron
Vivek Mehta, Utpal Roy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17349 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.17349

Quantum optical model of an artificial neuron
Magnini \emph{et al.} [\emph{Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 1 (2020) 045008}] recently introduced a qubit-based model of an artificial neuron, along with its applications. The design of its quantum circuit is pivotal for effective implementation. In this context, we present two quantum circuit synthesis algorithms tailored for the realisation of the quantum neuron. Comprehensive circuit simulations are conducted, and the resulting performance is assessed using the circuit cost metric. Additionally…

Hallo Presse: wieso fragt ihr die Regierung nicht danach, wie sie diese¹ Klimaziele erreichen will? Wo sind die Schlagzeilen? Wo ist der Skandal?
Und: redet mit euren Wissenschafts­redaktionen, verweist auf deren Artikel zu den Folgen. Wenn ihr Politik­journalismus wirksam betreiben wollt, müßt ihr darin fit sein, was die Wissenschaft sagt. Laßt euch nicht von Politikys verarschen.
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Having a bizarre Python performance issue:
same program running on three systems. On the system which has the best Python benchmark scores, it performs the worst. On the oldest system with the worst Python benchmark scores, it performs the best. The worst and best systems are both Ryzen 7 zen4 and zen3 running openSUSE TW; the middle child is a 2020 MacBook Air M1.
wtf?

June 2025 was the third warmest June globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.46°C, 1.30°C above the pre-industrial level for June.
https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-june-2025

Will Musicians Ever Rule the World?
https://muz4now.com/2020/will-musicians-ever-rule-the-world/

Will Musicians Ever Rule the World?
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

"Mehr als 100.000 #Exchange-Server sollen in den USA betroffen gewesen sein, in Deutschland mehrere Zehntausend. Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (#BSI) ging davon aus, dass alle Exchange-Systeme, die nicht abgesichert waren, mit einer

The Mediterranean bathtub: South of France, sea surface temperatures exceed 28°C, over 5°C above the already warmed 1991-2020 average now.
https://climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-contribute-warmest-june-record-western-europe

Just now: we're celebrating 5 years of CLARIN-CH 🇨🇭and the fact that Switzerland is a full member of #CLARIN since beginning of 2025
🎉

Beyond the Clouds: Advanced Data Analysis of a Dutch Sky Quality Meter Network
Farhan R. Shah (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands), Reynier F. Peletier (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands), Jake Noel-Storr (Access Astronomy), Dirk van der Geest (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands), Theo Jurriens (Science LinX, Faculty of Science and Engineer…

Beyond the Clouds: Advanced Data Analysis of a Dutch Sky Quality Meter Network
Light pollution is an increasing environmental concern, impacting both ecological systems and human health. This report presents an analysis of light pollution data from the \textit{Was het donker} SQM network from 2020 until 2023, with a focus on indirect light pollution, commonly known as skyglow. By integrating measurements from Sky Quality Meter (SQM) stations in the network and cloud cover data from EUMETSAT, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of night sky brightness across a region enc…

Woof. 5 years since I kicked off my “[overlay] Will Get You Sued” series, which helped lead to a million dollar fine earlier this year by the FTC against accessiBe for its constant lies.
https://bsky.app/profile/overlaytimeline.com/post/3lss6jbuwec27

Another useful article:
"What to know about Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests"
https://apnews.com/article/insurrection-act-trump-troops-newsom-military-national-guard-…

What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests
President Donald Trump says he’s deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s not the first time Trump has activated the National Guard to quell protests. In 2020, he asked governors of several states to send troops to Washington, D.C. to respond to demonstrations that arose after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers. Here are some things to know about when and …

“My dance with Covid makes my cancer look like a piece of cake.”
Sagt Jeff Bridges, der 2020 an Lymphdrüsenkrebs erkrankt ist und sich bei der Behandlung aber leider auch C19 eingefangen, hat nach nun bald 5 Jahren: “Covid kicked my ass pretty good.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05…

Jeff Bridges says he’s ‘feeling good’ nearly 5 years after cancer diagnosis, but dealing with ‘long-term’ Covid effects
Jeff Bridges is sharing some good news pertaining to his health.

Superluminal Quantum Reference Frames
Amrapali Sen, Matthias Salzger, {\L}ukasz Rudnicki
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11787 https://arx…

Superluminal Quantum Reference Frames
While particles cannot travel faster than the speed of light, nor can information, this assumption has over the years been frequently questioned. Most recently, it has been argued [New J. Phys. 22, 033038 (2020)] that in a world with superluminal observers local determinism is impossible, linking the two pillars of physics-quantum theory and relativity-suggesting that the latter serves as the foundation for the former. Motivated by this approach, in this work, we extend the framework of quantum…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03437 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csCE_…

pyCFS-data: Data Processing Framework in Python for openCFS
Many numerical simulation tools have been developed and are on the market, but there is still a strong need for appropriate tools capable of simulating multi-field problems, especially in aeroacoustics. Therefore, openCFS provides an open-source framework for implementing partial differential equations using the finite element method. Since 2000, the software has been developed continuously. The result is openCFS (before 2020, known as CFS++ Coupled Field Simulations written in C++). In this pa…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
The Cribs:
🎵 Come On, Be A No-One
#TheCribs
https://thecribs.bandcamp.com/track/come-on-be-a-no-one-live-at-the-cavern-club-2020
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BhzUUgco167ieqYbmDA44

I feel sad when publications I've read in the past stop being published on paper.
I've also not bought a paper magazine or comic (single) since March 2020.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
The Cribs:
🎵 Come On, Be A No-One
#TheCribs
https://thecribs.bandcamp.com/track/come-on-be-a-no-one-live-at-the-cavern-club-2020
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BhzUUgco167ieqYbmDA44

"Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees #Environment

Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’ - Carbon Brief
A forest area equivalent to the size of the Isle of Wight has not been planted because UK governments have failed to meet tree-planting goals since 2020.