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Another 47 Ukrainians evacuated from Gaza: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/12/another-ukrainians-evacuated.html

Permanence for continuous-time competitive Kolmogorov systems via the carrying simplex
Lei Niu, Yuheng Song
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05853 https://

Permanence for continuous-time competitive Kolmogorov systems via the carrying simplex
In this paper we study the permanence and impermanence for continuous-time competitive Kolmogorov systems via the carrying simplex. We first give an extension to attractors of V. Hutson's results on the existence of repellors in continuous-time dynamical systems that have found wide use in the study of permanence via average Liapunov functions. We then give a general criterion for the stability of the boundary of carrying simplex for competitive Kolmogorov systems of differential equations, whi…

Oh FFS my telly's crashed.
Seriously.
The music's carrying on but the picture's stuck!
#TOTP

Watching a much more Serious Cyclist evaluate various bicycle chain degreasers, starts out with one of his used chains, "this is a really dirty chain". It's a good video, but, oh my sweet summer child. (I really wish I had a full chain case for my bikes.)

Me: two days ago wearing shorts, sandals, using lake water to cool myself down and complaining about the heat.
Also me: wearing winter cap, gloves and complaining about the cold. Though admittedly, I'm wearing just a thin jacket over a T-shirt, and carrying shorts just in case.
Me as well: back in middle school, wearing just a short-sleeved shirt when it was above zero centigrade, till I was nicknamed "the Eskimo". It had a downside though — I used to immediately become sleepy in a heated classroom.

I remember getting an orange iBook (pictured in post) simply because it was the one we could get the quickest to check it out.
I remember thinking I was going to hate the orange, and by the time it was too old to use. I was wishing I could scoop out the innards and upgrade it, and keep using the case.
Fucker was indestructible too; I SLAPPED it 7 feet into asphalt, and it didn’t even damage it (I slipped on ice while carrying trash in the other hand).

Thomas 🔭✨ (@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)
Attached: 1 image They don’t make them like this anymore (curves & thicc) #retrocomputing

🏗️ Investigating Space Utilization in Skyscrapers Designed with Prismatic Form
#architecture

Investigating Space Utilization in Skyscrapers Designed with Prismatic Form
The enduring appeal of prismatic shapes, historically prevalent in office building designs, persists in contemporary skyscraper architecture, which is attributed particularly to their advantageous aspects concerning cost-efficiency and optimal space utilization. Space efficiency is a crucial factor in prismatic skyscraper design, carrying substantial implications for sustainability. However, the current academic literature lacks a complete exploration of space efficiency in supertall towers wit…

Military intelligence identifies Russian military personnel behind Kinzhal strikes: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/11/military-intelligence-identifies.html

Sources: Netflix is nearing a deal to stream two NFL games on December 25 (John Ourand/Puck)
https://puck.news/will-netflix-host-nfl-christmas-day-games/

Netflix’s NFL Christmas Miracle
It looks like Netflix will wind up carrying the two NFL games scheduled for December 25, per a bevy of sources. It’s a first-of-its-kind deal, and almost certainly not the last.

Robert Griffin III raises questions on Jerry Jones’ all-in statement claiming Cowboys have had the ‘worst’ offseason in the NFL https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/ro

Robert Griffin III raises questions on Jerry Jones’ all-in statement claiming Cowboys have had the ‘worst’ offseason in the NFL
No one had expected how things turned out for the Dallas Cowboys in last season’s playoffs. They entered the postseason carrying the NFC East title and with all the tools needed for a victory. Yet, they were eliminated in the very first game of the playoffs.  After such a disappointing season, when the Cowboys should have been working on rectifying the mistakes of the previous year, they are sitting uncomfortably silent on the offseason moves. Calling out the idleness of the Cowboys, especia…

I find the comparison of the thinness of iPad Pro with the one of the
iPod Nano very apt.
As in: do I have an iPod Nano next to me to visualize this? No.
Are people carrying and using iPod Nanos and iPad Pros in the similar way? No.
Then why not comparing it with anything else?

I got a bag for my bike and a bunch of you helped!
➡️ #biking

Bike Bag (Top Tube)
Carrying (small) things while biking...

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Gravitational wave emission from metastable current-carrying strings in $E_6$
We discuss $E_6$ based extensions of the Standard Model (SM) containing two varieties of superheavy metastable cosmic strings (CSs) that respectively have neutral and electrically charged current carriers. We employ an extended version of the velocity-dependent one-scale (VOS) model, recently discussed by some authors, to estimate the gravitational wave (GW) spectrum emitted by metastable strings with a dimensionless string tension $G μ\approx 10^{-6}$ that carry a right-handed neutrino (RHN) …

Gaining or losing perspective for convex multivariate functions on box domains
Luze Xu, Jon Lee
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.07010 https://

Gaining or losing perspective for convex multivariate functions on box domains
MINLO (mixed-integer nonlinear optimization) formulations of the disjunction between the origin and a polytope via a binary indicator variable is broadly used in nonlinear combinatorial optimization for modeling a fixed cost associated with carrying out a group of activities and a convex cost function associated with the levels of the activities. The perspective relaxation of such models is often used to solve to global optimality in a branch-and-bound context, but it typically requires suitabl…

US '#prepper' culture diversified amid fear of #disaster and political #unrest
Bearded white men with closely cropped hair and heavily tattooed arms are prepping. But so are hippy moms carrying babies in rainbow colored s…

I can barely remember the storyline to some of my favorite books, seeing as what tends to fascinate me about literature is not the shape but the texture, the play with language and the little inventions adorning and carrying the plot.

#Roundhouse floorboards loaded up to go up to site.

Suppression of flux jumps in high-$J_c$ Nb$_3$Sn conductors by ferromagnetic layer
Cun Xue, Kai-Wei Cao, Tian He, Chong Wei, Wei Liu, Jun-Yi Ge
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06389

Suppression of flux jumps in high-$J_c$ Nb$_3$Sn conductors by ferromagnetic layer
Flux jumps observed in high-$J_c$ Nb$_3$Sn conductors are urgent problems to construct high field superconducting magnets. The low-field instabilities usually reduce the current-carrying capability and thus cause the premature quench of Nb$_3$Sn coils at low magnetic field. In this paper, we explore suppressing the flux jumps by ferromagnetic (FM) layer. Firstly, we experimentally and theoretically investigate the flux jumps of Nb$_3$Sn/FM hybrid wires exposed to a magnetic field loop with cons…

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Vibronics of multi-material nanopillared membranes and impact on the thermal conductivity
Atomic motion in nanopillars standing on the surface of a silicon membrane generates vibrons, which are wavenumber-independent phonons that act as local resonances. These vibrons couple with heat-carrying phonons traveling along the base membrane causing a reduction in the in-plane lattice thermal conductivity. In this work, we examine isolated silicon and gallium nitride nanopillars and for each compare the vibrons density of states (DOS) to those of phonons in an isolated uniform silicon memb…

Former Las Vegas Raiders first-round pick reportedly arrested for meth possession and unlawful carrying of a firearm https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/for…

Former Las Vegas Raiders first-round pick reportedly arrested for meth possession and unlawful carrying of a firearm
On Monday, a former highly touted Las Vegas Raiders cornerback made the news for a recent run-in with the law. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette was arrested and charged last month for “possession of less than a gram of meth and unlawful carrying of a firearm.” The arrest occurred at 3:30 am in Richardson, Texas. Monday’s report of Arnette’s arrest is not the first time the former Ohio State Buckeyes product has had legal issues. Arnette’s legal pro…

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Adaptive Force-Based Control of Dynamic Legged Locomotion over Uneven Terrain
Agile-legged robots have proven to be highly effective in navigating and performing tasks in complex and challenging environments, including disaster zones and industrial settings. However, these applications normally require the capability of carrying heavy loads while maintaining dynamic motion. Therefore, this paper presents a novel methodology for incorporating adaptive control into a force-based control system. Recent advancements in the control of quadruped robots show that force control …

SUPPLY: Sustainable multi-UAV Performance-aware Placement Algorithm for Flying Networks
Pedro Ribeiro, Andr\'e Coelho, Rui Campos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.06197

SUPPLY: Sustainable multi-UAV Performance-aware Placement Algorithm for Flying Networks
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are used for a wide range of applications. Due to characteristics such as the ability to hover and carry cargo on-board, rotary-wing UAVs have been considered suitable platforms for carrying communications nodes, including Wi-Fi Access Points and cellular Base Stations. This gave rise to the concept of Flying Networks (FNs), now making part of the so-called Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) defined in 3GPP. In scenarios where the deployment of terrestrial networks …

Ultra-broadband Optical Switching Plasmons Waveguide in Ge Nanowires
Xinghui Liu, Kaili Chang, Jiarong Guo, Mengfei Xue, Ran Zhou, Ke Chen, Jianing Chen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06596

Ultra-broadband Optical Switching Plasmons Waveguide in Ge Nanowires
Plasmonic devices, with their ultra-high integration density and data-carrying capacity comparable to optical devices, are currently a hot topic in the field of nanophotonic devices. Photodetectors, non-volatile memories, and ultra-compact lasers based on plasmons in low-dimensional materials are emerging at a rapid pace. However, the narrow optical response band and limited of convenient tunable methods currently available have hindered the development of these plasmonic materials. Here, we re…

I randomly stopped in at wheel & sprocket to see if they had a better way of carrying the bike lock on my specialized. WTF? 🤨
#Bike #BikeTooter

I am channelling John Larroquette's Lionel Tribbey from the West Wing right now. Angry white house counsel carrying a CRICKET BAT.
_I SHOULD BE ON VACATION_
Drinks with little umbrellas...

"The Republican-led Florida House last week passed some of the most extreme anti-trans legislation to move through the far-right chamber to date. Media attention focused on a measure that would ban trans people from carrying accurate driver’s licenses by requiring state IDs to list only the gender assigned to a person at birth. The proposal has been dubbed the 'trans erasure bill'...for its explicit intent to render public life and necessary health care ever more inaccessible fo…

"Encumbered again"
"Because you're carrying Halsin's body"
"Sweetie, I can't just drop Halsin's body — he's been through enough at this point"
@…
#BaldurGate3

Biden Budget Ends Tax-Free Launches For Space X - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2024/04/biden-budget-ends-tax-free-launches-for-space-x/

Biden Budget Ends Tax-Free Launches For Space X
The New York Times reports: Every time a rocket soars into the sky carrying satellites or supplies for the International Space Station, air traffic controllers on the ground must take crucial steps to

“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross, and the New York Times Opinion section will say we are all overreacting.”
Updated for 21st century America.

Ukraine's latest potent weapon is a homegrown drone that, when it’s not carrying hundreds of pounds of high explosive, has room for two adults and their baggage.
It’s made by Ukraine-based Aeroprakt Aircraft.
The “mass drone attack” conducted against three air bases hundreds of miles inside Russia
was reportedly carried out, at least in part, by Aeroprakt A-22 light sport aircraft
-- fitted with remote piloting systems
-- and the rest of the space filled w…

LSA-Based Exploding Drones Used In Attacks On Russia - AVweb
Ukraine’s latest potent weapon is a homegrown drone that, when it’s not carrying hundreds of pounds of high explosive, has room for two adults and their baggage. The “mass drone attack” conducted against three air bases hundreds of miles inside Russia was reportedly carried out, at least in part, by Aeroprakt A-22 light sport aircraft […]

People used to roll their eyes at individuals on the street carrying signs saying ”The end is near”.

Now when the billionaires are carrying those same signs, people just want to throw more money at them.

The gravitational pull of wealth attracting more wealth is so very strong.

Anyway, was just reading about Zuck’s new bunker on Hawaii.

I'm a strong supporter of Carrying Shit On Bikes. Doesn't have to be big shit, though it can be; but having places to put things is good.

#marchintosh

Suppression of flux jumps in high-$J_c$ Nb$_3$Sn conductors by ferromagnetic layer
Cun Xue, Kai-Wei Cao, Tian He, Chong Wei, Wei Liu, Jun-Yi Ge
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06389

Suppression of flux jumps in high-$J_c$ Nb$_3$Sn conductors by ferromagnetic layer
Flux jumps observed in high-$J_c$ Nb$_3$Sn conductors are urgent problems to construct high field superconducting magnets. The low-field instabilities usually reduce the current-carrying capability and thus cause the premature quench of Nb$_3$Sn coils at low magnetic field. In this paper, we explore suppressing the flux jumps by ferromagnetic (FM) layer. Firstly, we experimentally and theoretically investigate the flux jumps of Nb$_3$Sn/FM hybrid wires exposed to a magnetic field loop with cons…

It’s bloody 2024, think we can agree on either wget or curl being installed by default on every freaking operating system by now so shell scripts can have a guaranteed way of carrying out http requests?
I mean it’s been about 35 years. I think it’s about time.
#http #shell

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.08434 has been replaced.
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"I Packed My Bag and in It I Put...": A Taxonomy of Inventory Systems for Virtual Reality Games
On a journey, a backpack is a perfect place to store and organize the necessary provisions and tools. Similarly, carrying and managing items is a central part of most digital games, providing significant prospects for the player experience. Even though VR games are gradually becoming more mature, most of them still avoid this essential feature. Some of the reasons for this deficit are the additional requirements and challenges that VR imposes on developers to achieve a compelling user experienc…

"European intelligence agencies have warned their governments that #Russia is plotting violent acts of #sabotage across the continent as it commits to a course of permanent conflict with the west...
Russia now seems comfortable carrying out operations on European soil."

The hearse carrying Navalny's coffin has arrived at the Moscow church where his funeral ceremony will be held shortly. Mobile coverage has reportedly been disrupted. Huge crowds chanting Navalny’s name and saying “we’re not afraid” #Navalny

Honestly, if I end up not being able to find a phone with a headphone jack when my current phone dies, carrying around an (open hardware) mp3 player starts to look pretty appealing. https://mastodon.social/@foon/112026547734266924

Joel Kin (@foon@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Reject modernity • embrace tradition

Attention!!! NASA's webcast #Odysseus landing today will begin already at 20:00 UTC - i.e. in three hours - because the landing time of Odysseus has been moved forward again, now to 21:24 UTC: https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/02/22/intuitive-machines-updates-im-1-landing-time-carrying-nasa-science/

So this was quite the late afternoon/evening, so glad I repeated this tour... Took a slightly different route than last year, going up some super craggy canyon for a while (pushing/carrying the bike), but well worth it, especially once up and dipping in the 3rd lake (legs only) en route, snow patches still all around, but air temp in the mid-20s... Another reason this is one of my faves: the last 11km are just rolling downhill (~470 hm).
Some impressions attached (the last pic is of th…

@… what is the cat carrying btw

Report – Former Las Vegas Raiders First-Round Pick Arrested for Meth Possession and Unlawful Carrying of a Firearm – 2023-24 Offseason https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/re…

Report – Former Las Vegas Raiders First-Round Pick Arrested for Meth Possession and Unlawful Carrying of a Firearm – 2023-24 Offseason
On Monday, a former highly touted Las Vegas Raiders cornerback made the news for a recent run-in with the law. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette was arrested and charged last month for “possession of less than a gram of meth and unlawful carrying of a firearm.” The arrest occurred at 3:30 am in Richardson, Texas. Monday’s report of Arnette’s arrest is not the first time the former Ohio State Buckeyes product has had legal issues. Arnette’s legal pro…

What was your very 1st 45/LP/cassette/CD?
When I was 5 or 6, I asked Santa for a record player. He brought me one from Sears (it had a lid & carrying handle like a little suitcase) & a single record: a 45 of Diana Ross/The Supremes’ Love Child. I laugh every time I think about it. My adoptive mother apparently felt that would be an awesome gift for her illegitimate adopted daughter. 😶😑🫤🤣 #Adoption

InjectTST: A Transformer Method of Injecting Global Information into Independent Channels for Long Time Series Forecasting
Ce Chi, Xing Wang, Kexin Yang, Zhiyan Song, Di Jin, Lin Zhu, Chao Deng, Junlan Feng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02814

InjectTST: A Transformer Method of Injecting Global Information into Independent Channels for Long Time Series Forecasting
Transformer has become one of the most popular architectures for multivariate time series (MTS) forecasting. Recent Transformer-based MTS models generally prefer channel-independent structures with the observation that channel independence can alleviate noise and distribution drift issues, leading to more robustness. Nevertheless, it is essential to note that channel dependency remains an inherent characteristic of MTS, carrying valuable information. Designing a model that incorporates merits o…

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Quantum ballet by gravitational waves: Generating entanglement's dance of revival-collapse and memory within the quantum system
Recent proposals are emerging for the experimental detection of entanglement mediated by classical gravity, carrying significant theoretical and observational implications. In fact, the detection of gravitational waves (GWs) in LIGO provides an alternative laboratory for testing various gravity-related properties. By employing LIGO's arms as oscillators interacting with gravitational waves (GWs), our study demonstrates the potential for generating quantum entanglement between two mutually ortho…

This is really fun to listen to. Not only for the soothing voice of @… but also for his British Humor.
From: @…

QB Carson Wentz: Big piece of puzzle for joining Chiefs was 'winning culture' https://www.nfl.com/news/qb-carson-wentz-big-piece-of-puzzle-for-joining-chiefs-was-winning-culture

QB Carson Wentz: Big piece of puzzle for joining Chiefs was 'winning culture'
Having gone from the No. 2 overall pick in 2016 and one-time MVP candidate to a clipboard-carrying journeyman, Carson Wentz's newest marriage as a backup QB for the Chiefs came about due to his appreciation for Kansas City's winning ways.

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Phonon hydrodynamics in bulk insulators and semi-metals
Decades ago, Gurzhi proposed that if momentum-conserving collisions prevail among heat-carrying phonons in insulators and charge-carrying electrons in metals, hydrodynamic features will become detectable. In this paper, we will review the experimental evidence emerging in the last few years supporting this viewpoint and raising new questions. The focus of the paper will be bulk crystals without (or with a very dilute concentration) of mobile electrons and steady-state thermal transport. We will…

13650 kHz: WRN russian carrying Radio Prague Intl w/ classical mx & Gregorian (?) chants on #Easter theme. Ex-12025 till yesterday. S9 25dB from Al-Dhabayya🇦🇪 #shortwave #A24

PACC: A Passive-Arm Approach for High-Payload Collaborative Carrying with Quadruped Robots Using Model Predictive Control
Giulio Turrisi, Lucas Schulze, Vivian S. Medeiros, Claudio Semini, Victor Barasuol
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19862

PACC: A Passive-Arm Approach for High-Payload Collaborative Carrying with Quadruped Robots Using Model Predictive Control
In this paper, we introduce the concept of using passive arm structures with intrinsic impedance for robot-robot and human-robot collaborative carrying with quadruped robots. The concept is meant for a leader-follower task and takes a minimalist approach that focuses on exploiting the robots' payload capabilities and reducing energy consumption, without compromising the robot locomotion capabilities. We introduce a preliminary arm mechanical design and describe how to use its joint displacement…

Hungarian FM says Ukraine carrying out 'witch hunt' against Hungarian businesses, threatens to block EU aid: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/23/hungarian-fm-says.html

"Encumbered again"
"Because you're carrying Halsin's body"
"Sweetie, I can't just drop Halsin's body — he's been through enough at this point"
@…
#BaldurGate3

New type of severe weather threat just dropped: Harambe’s Revenge
https://apnews.com/article/gorilla-hail-kansas-missouri-severe-weather-3d813afdc4b07eef5212695fb459450e

Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' threatens parts of Kansas and Missouri
Volatile weather is expected to hone in on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, and the biggest worry is the potential for massive chunks of hail. Alex Sosnowski of AccuWeather says some are calling it “gorilla hail” because of its potential to be so big. The Kansas City metro area was at the center of the worry zone. Cars are especially vulnerable to damage. Sosnowski encourages people try to find a place to park their cars under a roof, if possible. Beyond the hail, heavy rain is…

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Optical and thermal characterization of a group-III nitride semiconductor membrane by microphotoluminescence spectroscopy and Raman thermometry
We present the simultaneous optical and thermal analysis of a freestanding photonic semiconductor membrane made from wurtzite III-nitride material. By linking micro-photoluminescence ($μ$PL) spectroscopy with Raman thermometry, we demonstrate how a robust value for the thermal conductivity $κ$ can be obtained using only optical, non-invasive means. For this, we consider the balance of different contributions to thermal transport given by, e.g., excitons, charge carriers, and heat carrying pho…

I'm not the type to use cash. Nevertheless, I've carried some "emergency" cash for a long time now. "Emergency" was roughly defined as "having nothing else, buying a train ticket home".
Lately, I've realized that the amount I'm carrying didn't change since middle school. Therefore, it doesn't account that 1) train tickets are much more expensive these days, and 2) I'm moving much longer distances. I definitely won't be able to buy a ticket for that money.

The ant with the scythe is marching off to work in the fields, "Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go." https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/112161972170253990

myrmepropagandist (@futurebird@sauropods.win)
Attached: 3 images As it turns out ant rings were pretty popular. They could be used with wax to create a seal. I really like the one where the ant is walking on her back legs like a person and carrying a scythe as if working in the field. A hematite Roman ant seal has been carved from careful observation of a real ant. It has antennae and what appear to be maxillary palps. This ant also has a stinger.

Old New Orleans Signs: "Give Me Your Telephone Number" edition
1)Lower Garden District. FAX number too.
2)Mid-City. Dance Hall.
3)Algiers. Call Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph before you dig!
4)Uptown. TWinbrook exchange number. (New Orleans switched to numbers in the 1960s but the sign lasted into the 2010s.)
Photographs by Infrogmation of New Orleans.
@…

Non-trivial bundles and defect operators in $n$-form gauge theories
Shan Hu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03406 https://arxiv.org/pdf/24…

Non-trivial bundles and defect operators in $n$-form gauge theories
In $(d+1)$-dimensional $1$-form non-Abelian gauge theories, we classify non-trivial $0$-form bundles in $ \mathbb{R}^{d} $, which yield configurations of $D(d-2j)$-branes wrapping $(d-2j)$-cycles $c_{d-2j} $ in $Dd$-branes. We construct the related defect operators $ U^{(2j-1)} ( c_{d-2j} ) $, which are disorder operators carrying the $D(d-2j)$ charge. We compute the commutation relations between the defect operators and Chern-Simons operators on odd-dimensional closed manifolds, and derive the…

A faulty memory bank is located in Voyager 1's Flight Data System (FDS), one of three computers on the spacecraft.
The FDS duties include packaging Voyager 1's science and engineering data for relay to Earth through the craft's Telemetry Modulation Unit and radio transmitter.
According to NASA, about 3 percent of the FDS memory has been corrupted, preventing the computer from carrying out normal operations.
Although it may take weeks or months, engineers are o…

NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix
"Engineers are optimistic they can find a way for the FDS to operate normally."

If you go to Paris I highly recommend carrying Dude Wipes. Saved our ass.
#DudeWipes #Paris #Birds

Yay! Thanks, more than 50 years old engineers that thought of almost anything for a mission that was not supposed to last this long… and thanks to the current engineers that are carrying the torch!
#VoyagerI #Voyager

Russia-linked hacking group suspected of carrying out cyberattack on Texas water facility, cybersecurity firm says
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/russia-hacking-group-suspected-texas-water-cyberattack/index.html

Trump claims that declassified documents become "personal documents" which are not subject to the Presidential Records law. This is, as are many of Trump's claims, simply untrue. Either he is too stupid to have read the law or he is lying in an attempt to confuse voters.
Personal records are: "of a purely private or nonpublic character, which do not relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the ... duties of the President."
See:

Russian missile attack targets Zelensky's motorcade in Odesa: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/06/russian-missile-attack.html

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Spin alignment of $K^\ast$ induced by strange-baryon density inhomogeneity
The difference between the spin alignments of $K^\ast$ and those of $ϕ$ at the low collision energies is a puzzle raised by the recent experiments. Unlike $ϕ$ meson, $K^\ast$, carrying a unit strange charge, should react to strange chemical potential $μ_S$. In this paper, we shall first convince you that $μ_S$ is not small in a brayon-rich medium for keeping strange neutrality, and then derive the spin alignment induced by the gradient of $μ_S$, and hence of baryon chemical potential $μ_B…

So, what is the carrying capacity of a team gallon hat?

Imagine walking on a plane like this today

From BC Green Party
BC must ban fossil fuel advertising
Every year a staggering 8.7 million people die from air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. The climate crisis, and its impact on human health, will continue to worsen unless we take immediate action.
Just as tobacco advertising was banned because of its impacts to human health, it’s time to ban fossil fuel advertising.

BC must ban fossil fuel advertising
Every year a staggering 8.7 million people die from air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. Just as tobacco advertising was banned because of its impacts to human health, it’s time @BCNDP banned fossil fuel advertising. #bcpoli

🦟 Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free
#paris

Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free
France is scrambling to make sure that that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe, don't spoil the Paris Olympics for athletes and fans, with millions of visitors due in the French capital for the summer Games.

Syrskyi: Russia trying to break through defenses to reach Kurakhove, Pokrovsk: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/06/syrskyi-russia-trying.html

I think that I just saw one of the yard cats run by carrying a dead mouse in their mouth.

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De Sitter-like configurations with asymptotic quintessence environment
We examine a spherically-symmetric class of spacetimes carrying vacuum energy, while considering the influence of an external dark energy environment represented by a non-dynamical quintessence field. Our investigation focuses on a specific set of solutions affected by this field, leading to distinct kinds of spacetime deformations, resulting in regular, singular, and wormhole solutions. We thoroughly discuss the underlying physics associated with each case and demonstrate that more complex def…

Symmetry and Dynamical Analysis of a Discrete Time Model: The Higher Order Berverton-Holt Equation
Mensah Folly-Gbetoula
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03227 h…

Symmetry and Dynamical Analysis of a Discrete Time Model: The Higher Order Berverton-Holt Equation
In this paper, we study the higher-order Beverton-Holt equation. We derive nontrivial symmetries, and thereafter, solutions are obtained. For constant rate and carrying capacity, we study the periodic nature of the solution and analyze the stability of the equilibrium points have been analyzed.

In a recent post I first wrote “third-world countries”, considered changing it to developing countries, then edited to “Global South”.

There is a lot of baggage in language that imperfectly labels entire groups of countries, while also carrying with it many negative connotations.

Then I came across Dayo Olopad’s op-ed talking instead about a shift in thinking to “fat” and “lean” countries. While perhaps I would have preferred the use of “bloated” rather than “fat”, Olopad’s in…

Stage 1: Block the Suez Canal
Stage 2: Take out bridges carrying major highways over river estuaries
Stage 3: ???
I for one welcome our new floating Panamax class cargo supercarrier overlords.

Russia is believed to have jammed the satellite signal on an RAF aircraft carrying British Defence Secretary #Grant #Shapps back from Poland, according to government sources.
Defence sources said there was no danger to Shapps, who was travelling back to the UK, though they called it a “wildly irresponsible” act of

Look, give the guy a break, it’s not like Biden is personally carrying out the genocide of the Palestinian people. He’s just selling the weapons Israel uses to carry out the genocide of the Palestinian people.
Seriously, some of you will get upset over any little thing these days.
#biden #usa

Imagine walking on a plane like this today

if you're misusing a SATA cable or connector for carrying non-SATA signals i *will* be judgemental and i *will* be personal in it

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19862 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csRO_…

PACC: A Passive-Arm Approach for High-Payload Collaborative Carrying with Quadruped Robots Using Model Predictive Control
In this paper, we introduce the concept of using passive arm structures with intrinsic impedance for robot-robot and human-robot collaborative carrying with quadruped robots. The concept is meant for a leader-follower task and takes a minimalist approach that focuses on exploiting the robots' payload capabilities and reducing energy consumption, without compromising the robot locomotion capabilities. We introduce a preliminary arm mechanical design and describe how to use its joint displacement…

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russian military commanders: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/05/international-criminal-court.html

The ant with the scythe is marching off to work in the fields, "Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go." https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/112161972170253990

myrmepropagandist (@futurebird@sauropods.win)
Attached: 3 images As it turns out ant rings were pretty popular. They could be used with wax to create a seal. I really like the one where the ant is walking on her back legs like a person and carrying a scythe as if working in the field. A hematite Roman ant seal has been carved from careful observation of a real ant. It has antennae and what appear to be maxillary palps. This ant also has a stinger.

Old New Orleans Signs: "Give Me Your Telephone Number" edition
1)Lower Garden District. FAX number too.
2)Mid-City. Dance Hall.
3)Algiers. Call Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph before you dig!
4)Uptown. TWinbrook exchange number. (New Orleans switched to numbers in the 1960s but the sign lasted into the 2010s.)
Photographs by Infrogmation of New Orleans.
@…

The US is reportedly readying sanctions against Chinese banks in an effort to pressure Beijing over its tacit support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Also:
Chinese white-collar workers over 35 [!] are increasingly vulnerable to job losses, as bosses see them as unable to keep up with new trends and a punishing work schedule.

Direct measurement of bulk currents in the quantized Hall regime
Serkan Sirt, Vladimir Y. Umansky, Afif Siddiki, Stefan Ludwig
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05138

Direct measurement of bulk currents in the quantized Hall regime
The integer quantized Hall effect reveals a state of scattering-free carrier transport and quantized resistance in a two-dimensional conductor exposed to a perpendicular magnetic field. The quantized resistance is observed for the Hall bar geometry, i.e., if the current carrying contacts are connected by sample edges. A widely accepted model is the Landauer-Buttiker picture, which assumes an incompressible, i.e., electrically insulating bulk state surrounded by one-dimensional edge channels giv…

Lol. "Moreover, the colossal true cost of the Cross-Bronx [Expressway] could no longer be concealed. Before it was finished, the highway, including its interchanges with other highways and the bridge carrying it over the Harlem [River], would be the most expensive road constructed in all history - would cost not the $47mil that #RobertMoses had originally estimated, but $250mil.&quo…

Stage 1: Block the Suez Canal
Stage 2: Take out bridges carrying major highways over river estuaries
Stage 3: ???
I for one welcome our new floating Panamax class cargo supercarrier overlords.

The ant in the second photo is marching along with a scythe over its shoulder. Cool! A harvester ant! https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/112161972170253990

myrmepropagandist (@futurebird@sauropods.win)
Attached: 3 images As it turns out ant rings were pretty popular. They could be used with wax to create a seal. I really like the one where the ant is walking on her back legs like a person and carrying a scythe as if working in the field. A hematite Roman ant seal has been carved from careful observation of a real ant. It has antennae and what appear to be maxillary palps. This ant also has a stinger.

"Willing To Die For A Can of Beans": Starving Gazans Scramble For Aid
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/a-can-of-beans-shared-by-18-starving-gazans-scramble-for-aid-drops-5311887

"Willing To Die For A Can of Beans": Starving Gazans Scramble For Aid
A military plane banked over the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza City dropping dozens of black parachutes carrying food aid.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14076 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_…

$\mathcal{O}\,(1/\sqrtω)$ anomaly in Brans-Dicke gravity with trace-carrying matter
We present an exact static spherisymmetric solution for the Brans-Dicke action sourced by a self-gravitating massless Klein-Gordon helicity-0 field. In contrast to the Maxwell electromagnetic field, a Klein-Gordon field possesses an energy-momentum tensor with $\textit{non-vanishing trace}$. Upon a Weyl mapping into the Einstein frame, the transformed Brans-Dicke scalar field takes on the role of a "dilaton" coupled with the Klein-Gordon field. Despite this dilatonic coupling, the field equatio…

The ant in the second photo is marching along with a scythe over its shoulder. Cool! A harvester ant! https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/112161972170253990

myrmepropagandist (@futurebird@sauropods.win)
Attached: 3 images As it turns out ant rings were pretty popular. They could be used with wax to create a seal. I really like the one where the ant is walking on her back legs like a person and carrying a scythe as if working in the field. A hematite Roman ant seal has been carved from careful observation of a real ant. It has antennae and what appear to be maxillary palps. This ant also has a stinger.

Reuters: Russia believed to have jammed signal on plane carrying UK defense minister: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/15/reuters-russia-believed.html

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14076 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_…

$\mathcal{O}\,(1/\sqrtω)$ anomaly in Brans-Dicke gravity with trace-carrying matter
We present an exact static spherisymmetric solution for the Brans-Dicke action sourced by a self-gravitating massless Klein-Gordon helicity-0 field. In contrast to the Maxwell electromagnetic field, a Klein-Gordon field possesses an energy-momentum tensor with $\textit{non-vanishing trace}$. Upon a Weyl mapping into the Einstein frame, the transformed Brans-Dicke scalar field takes on the role of a "dilaton" coupled with the Klein-Gordon field. Despite this dilatonic coupling, the field equatio…

Russia reportedly carries out mass deportations of migrants: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/30/russia-reportedly-carries.html

MoMa-Pos: Where Should Mobile Manipulators Stand in Cluttered Environment Before Task Execution?
Beichen Shao, Yan Ding, Xingchen Wang, Xuefeng Xie, Fuqiang Gu, Jun Luo, Chao Chen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19940

MoMa-Pos: Where Should Mobile Manipulators Stand in Cluttered Environment Before Task Execution?
Mobile manipulators always need to determine feasible base positions prior to carrying out navigation-manipulation tasks. Real-world environments are often cluttered with various furniture, obstacles, and dozens of other objects. Efficiently computing base positions poses a challenge. In this work, we introduce a framework named MoMa-Pos to address this issue. MoMa-Pos first learns to predict a small set of objects that, taken together, would be sufficient for finding base positions using a gra…

Reuters: Next round of EU sanctions on Russia to target shadow fleet, ships transporting North Korean equipment: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/25/reuters-next-round.html

Ukraine's obsolete S-200 missile systems reportedly back on track to hit Russian targets: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/20/ukraines-obsolete-s.html