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The Case for Reform of Scientific Publishing - International Science Council
https://council.science/publications/reform-of-scientific-publishing/

The Case for Reform of Scientific Publishing - International Science Council
This timely discussion paper sets out priorities for reform in scientific publishing proposed by the International Science Council.

Judge puts brakes on new law banning foreign government spending on referendums | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/judge-puts-brakes-on-new-law-banning-foreign-government-spending-o…

Lenovo-Notebook mit Snapdragon X Elite: Benchmark unter Erwartungen
Einer erster Benchmark, der nicht von einem Qualcomm-Referenzgerät stammt – der Snapdragon X Elite sackt im Geekbench ab.
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Apple researchers detail an AI system that can resolve ambiguous references to on-screen entities, in some cases better than GPT-4 can, and can run "on-device" (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)
https://venturebeat.com/ai/apple-resea

Apple researchers develop AI that can ‘see’ and understand screen context
Apple researchers develop AI system that understands screen references and context, enabling more natural voice assistant interactions.

Since it's Easter, let's talk of Gregorian calendar. The calendar was introduced by pope Gregory XIII in 1582, replacing the earlier Julian calendar. It seems like quite a progressive move from such a conservative establishment as the catholic church. However, we should consider two facts.
Firstly, the primary motivation for the calendar reform were… issues with computing Easter date. So it wasn't really about doing something for the sake of science, but rather using science for theological purposes. Would the church undergo a calendar reform if not Easter? In fact, wouldn't it even explicitly oppose any civil reform attempt?
Secondly, the religious character of the change meant conflict with other churches. Perhaps the catholic church was in the best position to enforce a calendar reform throughout much of Europe. Nevertheless, the adoption took a few centuries. Notably, Great Britain resisted until 1752, and Moscow until 1918. And the orthodox church still uses Julian calendar internally.
I'm not claiming that civil rulers were in any better position to introduce a calendar reform. In fact, I don't even know if they would have any motivation to do so. Nevertheless (yep, I love that word), I find it hard to consider the calendar reform as a progressive move — rather as something good that was made for the wrong reasons.

Big changes to Welsh Police and Crime Commissioner elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/big-changes-to-welsh-police-and-crime-commissioner-elections/ n

Big changes to Welsh Police and Crime Commissioner elections

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 49: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/02/mp-yaroslav-zhelezniak.html

#JetBrainsRider found a referencing bug with tag helpers in OrchardCore that's been there for at least four 4 years in the project. It shows there's still room to improve the dev experience regarding #aspnetcore.

Man who smoked pot in senator's office on #Jan6 sentenced
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/i…

Chimney repairman who smoked pot in senator's office on Jan. 6 gets prison time
A New York chimney repairman who smoked pot in Sen. Jeff Merkley's office during the Capitol riots and glorified the violence that day on social media was sentenced this week to three years in prison.

Voters are being treated as guinea pigs in this year’s local elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voters-are-being-treated-as-guinea-pigs-in-this-years-local-elections/ n

Voters are being treated as guinea pigs in this year’s local elections
Today, the 2nd May, millions of voters will head to the polls to elect more than 2,500 councillors, 37 police and crime commissioners, 10 metro mayors, 1 MP (by-election in Blackpool Sou