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Of course, I can't start a day without being awfully angry about some shit.
So #Gentoo suddenly undoes USE=lzma [and USE=zstd] that used to be enabled by default in 23.0 profiles, apparently based on "consensus" on the mailing lists. The "consensus" boils down to one conspiracy theorist developer complaining, and being supported by 3 users whose Gentoo contributions boil down to having to express their opinions on everything on the mailing list.
This isn't only a problem, because Gentoo is letting itself be controlled by a vocal minority. This is a problem, because we've enabled something that can affect program output, told everyone to upgrade and rebuild their systems, then pulled the carpet from under them.
Wait, did that random app start using LZMA compression now that you've enabled it? Well, bad luck, you won't be able to open your files anymore. Surely, there's no better #security than not being able to do anything!
Unfortunately, sys-apps/kmod had explicit IUSE= lzma by default for a while now, so there's still a risk that you'll be able to boot your system. That's not good for security at all!
#xz

❝I felt an anger that I hadn’t felt in his past films. Anger that felt directed towards the way humans work, the unfairness of this whole world.❞ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/08/eiko-ishibashi-film-co…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.00624 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a

On The Friendly Number Of 10
To answer the question "Is $10$ a solitary number?", we have established a necessary and sufficient condition on primes $p$ and $q$ so that $p$ divides $σ(q^{2a})$($a\in\mathbb{Z^+}$). Also We have found the form of $q$ whenever $p$ divides $σ(q^{2a})$ for $q>p$ . Using these two, we have proved that if $n$ is a friend of $10$ then it is an odd square with at least seven distinct prime factors, $5$ being the least one. Moreover there exists a prime factor $p$ of $n$ such that $2a+1\equiv 0 \p…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.06283 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_mat…

Sub-25-dimensional counterexamples to Borsuk's conjecture in the Leech lattice?
In 1933, Karol Borsuk asked whether each bounded set in the $n$-dimensional Euclidean space can be divided into $n$+1 parts of smaller diameter. Because it would not make sense otherwise, one usually assumes that he just forgot to require that the whole set contains at least two points. The hypothesis that the answer to that question is positive became famous under the name \emph{Borsuk's conjecture}. Counterexamples are known for any $n\ge 64$, since 2013. Let $Λ$ be the (original, unscaled…

Just beat the #game #TheForestQuartet
What a haunting, deep feeling game. It's a light puzzler with an immersive story dealing with loss, depression, anger, and anxiety.
It's a story driven game, so don't expect a quick platformer, but it's well worth your t…

The Billionaires in Texas Politics - by Chris Tackett #Texas

The Billionaires in Texas Politics
Forbes released their 2024 list of the Richest People in the World. I thought it would be interesting to see how many are investing in Texas politics, how much, and to who. And turns out the answers are a lot, a lot, and mostly Republicans.See It. Name It. Fight It. is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Google expands Search Generative Experience to the UK, after launching it almost a year ago in the US, starting with some logged-in users (Chris Vallance/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68730138

Google using AI to come up with search answers in UK trial
Some users will get AI-generated 'overviews' in their Google search results when they ask questions.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins followed up, asking if Trump would call for executions on other occasions.
“He would say things similar to that on occasions to blow off steam. But I wouldn’t take them literally every time he did it,” Barr answered.
Why not? Collins asked. 
“Because at the end of the day, it wouldn’t be carried out and you could talk sense into him,” Barr said. “I don’t think he would actually go and kill political rivals and things like that.”
Barr said …

April 28, 2024
On Friday, in an interview with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, Trump’s former attorney general William Barr brushed off the recent news that Trump, furious that the story he had taken refuge in a bunker during the Black Lives Matter protests in summer 2020 had leaked, called for the White House leaker to be executed.

@… not exactly an answer to your question, but it's available on Amazons german site, so at least it isn't US-exclusive
https://amzn.eu/d/4GO68fQ