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I am not an elevator pitch.
I don't have clear, clean boundaries.
My #art has always been more MacGyver than artisan.
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Too little sleep, too hot, stagnant air with no breeze, and definitely rudely humid. When it became clear what a struggle this would be, I opted to run for HR zones instead. This included several walking breaks to bring my HR back down. My fitness needs the work.
#Running

First images of the Sun's south pole!
Solar Orbiter is the first space probe to look at the Sun's poles – and finds the magnetic field there in a state of turmoil. The Sun's magnetic field is currently undergoing a flip. During its latest flyby of the Sun at the end of March this year, the Solar Orbiter space probe had its first clear view of our star's poles. First images:

Spin-orbit bi-colour modulation and analysis of structured light in a nonlinear optics experiment
Kiki Dekkers, Mwezi Koni, Vagharshak Hakobyan, Sachleen Singh, Jonathan Leach, Etienne Brasselet, Isaac Nape, Andrew Forbes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10557

Spin-orbit bi-colour modulation and analysis of structured light in a nonlinear optics experiment
Here we propose the use of an adjustable liquid crystal spin-orbit device to shape and detect bi-colour structured light in a nonlinear optics framework. The spin-orbit device has an inhomogeneous optical axis orientation and birefringence, allowing it to modulate two wavelengths of light with pre-selected transmission functions by simply tuning a voltage. We combine this bi-colour functionality in a nonlinear optical experiment by employing three-wave mixing in a periodically poled crystal to …

There is N O T H I N G more irritating than opening an app that has a notification badge, reading all the visible notifications, looking at all the possible tabs, opening any kind of inbox, viewing your profile and settings and all that, and STILL!!! you can't clear that blasted badge.
NOTHING!

TrioXpert: An automated incident management framework for microservice system
Yongqian Sun, Yu Luo, Xidao Wen, Yuan Yuan, Xiaohui Nie, Shenglin Zhang, Tong Liu, Xi Luo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10043

TrioXpert: An automated incident management framework for microservice system
Automated incident management plays a pivotal role in large-scale microservice systems. However, many existing methods rely solely on single-modal data (e.g., metrics, logs, and traces) and struggle to simultaneously address multiple downstream tasks, including anomaly detection (AD), failure triage (FT), and root cause localization (RCL). Moreover, the lack of clear reasoning evidence in current techniques often leads to insufficient interpretability. To address these limitations, we propose T…

When Comic Mono is my favorite font, you know I’m all about that serious fun vibe, like comical meetings meets anarchist chaos at @….
Clear, straightforward, and quietly striking in its beauty.
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Engineering teams often get stuck striving for perfection, not out of laziness, but due to an insatiable desire to improve. Join Tim Schmolka next week at Berlin Buzzwords to discover how teams can overcome perfectionism. He will discuss the significance of setting clear boundaries, balancing quality with timely delivery, and focusing on what truly matters.
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The Perfection Trap
Many engineering teams face a common struggle: the desire to deliver perfect solutions can delay projects and limit business impact. This session explores how the familiar Parkinson’s Law is often misunderstood in engineering contexts. Instead of laziness, it’s excessive craftsmanship and relentless perfectionism that extend timelines. Through real-world examples and practical insights, you’ll learn about the “perfection pressure spectrum,” which helps diagnose whether your team is st…

EU's Frontex has published a children's book for children who are about to be deported
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https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/6eea0e99-e464-11ef-be2a-01aa75ed71a1
Official PDFs availabl…

Toolbox for children in return - Publications Office of the EU
Addressing the return of unaccompanied minors or children within families is a delicate matter that demands a humane approach. This approach must not only respect fundamental rights but also prioritise the child's best interests. Additionally, clear and comprehensive information about the return procedures is essential for those involved, enabling them to prepare as effectively as possible. One of the primary objectives of Frontex is to assist MS throughout all stages of the return procedures. …

The only jury I've ever been on faced a question about resisting arrest. The defendant was tackled by an officer and initially fought back (or so the officer claimed). The officer was wearing a police uniform, but we acquitted on the charge, because the defendant was tackled from behind and there was reasonable doubt as to whether the officer actually identified themselves verbally in a way that made it clear to the defendant they weren't being tackled by some random dude.
This ain't legal advice, but in situations where a kidnapper refuses to identify themselves, show a warrant, or even a badge number, I suspect a sufficiently white bystander might not be convicted on interference charges if they did something like a citizen's arrest of a suspicious out-of-town paramilitary type who was in the process of an extrajudicial kidnapping. If there are multiple kidnappers, to be effective you might need multiple people willing to face jail time for such interventions to be successful...
#resist #ICE #kidnapping
Just thinking about this in light of the recent kidnapping in the next town over where some fools called the city police thinking they might actually protect the community from an unlawful assault. Can't blame the fools too much because of how deep positive portrayals of cops are embedded in our media diet though...