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Yesterday's evening hike... grand & far views, and looking much warmer than it was...
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Central limit theorems for lattice point counting on tessellated domains
Sourav Das
https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.05429 https://arxiv.or…

Central limit theorems for lattice point counting on tessellated domains
Following the approach of Bj$\ddot{\text{o}}$rklund and Gorodnik, we have considered the discrepancy function for lattice point counting on domains that can be nicely tessellated by the action of a diagonal semigroup. We have shown that suitably normalized discrepancy functions for lattice point counting on certain tessellated domains satisfy a non-degenerate central limit theorem. Furthermore, we have also addressed the same problem for affine and congruence lattice point counting, proving ana…

The Fibonacci Space-Filling Curve
Mustafa Ismail Ozkaraca
https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.05583 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.05583

The Fibonacci Space-Filling Curve
Can you stretch and reform a curve such that it fills a square completely? This question dates back to 18th century, the origin of space-filling curves. It was proved affirmatively by many great mathematicians. In this document, we reconsider the problem and present a different proof using Cartesian product of Fibonacci substitution with itself. Our construction differs from other curves by design.

Leaves fall as Cowboys continue to delay contract extensions https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/leaves_fall_as_cowboys_continue_to_delay_contract_extensions/s1_17100_40486863

Leaves fall as Cowboys continue to delay contract extensions
In April, Jerry Jones cited wanting to see more “leaves fall” before dealing out any Cowboys contract extensions. Two months later, those leaves keep falling around the NFL with superstar extensions. Despite that fact, the Cowboys have yet to move an inch on extending their three stars that are up for new deals. And as they stall on extending their big pieces, teams around the league are making moves. Yesterday, news broke of the Jaguars' massive extension for Trevor Lawrence. That was the …

I've been doing a lot of reading over the past week about 3d physics engines for #GameDev, and how to make them perform on modern multicore hardware; and I'm increasingly wondering why people are not trying pure #functional physics engines, which *should* parallelise much more cleanly. The on…

GitHub - sebcrozet/falling3d: Purely functional 3D physics engine.
Purely functional 3D physics engine. Contribute to sebcrozet/falling3d development by creating an account on GitHub.

This is part of the iron-fisted control that pharmacies have over our meds - from denying you refills to denying you meds at all, something's gotta give
Pharmacy caused veteran's death by not giving meds: Lawsuit
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Pharmacy caused military vet's fatal heart attack by not filling his prescription: Lawsuit
The family of a 79-year-old military vet alleges in a lawsuit that a Texas-based grocery story chain and pharmacy caused a fatal heart attack because they refused to give him his blood thinner meds.

"Following years of failed efforts, Massachusetts is on the verge of banning revenge porn. The state Senate voted 38-0 yesterday to send compromise legislation passed unanimously by the House earlier this week...
"Currently, Massachusetts and South Carolina are the only states in the country without laws criminalizing the distribution of sexually explicit media of someone without their consent...
"The bill would also cover AI-created images"

What to know about the revenge porn bill on Gov. Healey's desk | WBUR News
Following years of failed efforts, Massachusetts is on the verge of banning revenge porn. Here's a look at how the compromise bill sent to Gov. Maura Healey would address the behavior, as well as deepfakes and teen sexting.

I've long been fond of the phrase, "the bottom falling out of the bucket" as a reference in #Zen to a kind of irreversible awakening experience. It's used in the 12th c. *Blue Cliff Record.* This story appears to be from a century later, but it's nice (from Paul Reps' *Zen Flesh, Zen Bones*):

Listening to RNZ talking about 'Field days' I'm really feeling that our country - especially those in primary industry and they gov't they've bought - are dragging us backward at a disastrous rate. It's very depressing. These misguided, entirely self-interested people, seemingly devoid of anything resembling a conscience, really really depress me.

"Australia’s spending on consultancy services is proportionally greater than any other country."
‘Disregard for truth’: inquiry calls for greater scrutiny of private consultants following PwC tax scandal | PwC | The Guardian
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