Tootfinder

outlive hate <3
here's a preview of my upcoming zine
https://jackiejude.me/e-zines/

Petition launches for Rutgers to disband school's TPUSA chapter (Rachel del Guidice/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/petition-launches-rutgers-disband-schools-tpusa-chapter
http://www.memeorandum.com/251008/p108#a251008p108

Chapter 8 Multi-Criteria Decision-Making: Aggregation-Type Methods
Zhiyuan Wang, Gade Pandu Rangaiah
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06388 https://arxiv.org/pdf…

Chapter 8 Multi-Criteria Decision-Making: Aggregation-Type Methods
This chapter describes selected aggregation-type multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods that convert an alternatives-criteria matrix (ACM) into a single performance score per alternative through additive, multiplicative or hybrid manipulations, for ranking the alternatives. The 8 methods are: Simple Additive Weighting (SAW), Multiplicative Exponent Weighting (MEW), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Analytic Network Process (ANP), Complex Proportional Assessment (COPRAS), Multi-Objective …

The quest for a Quark-Gluon Plasma
Edward Shuryak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.07985 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.07985…

The quest for a Quark-Gluon Plasma
A chapter in a book"50 years of QGP" An extended summary of the field can be found in large books and reviews, e.g., my take in Ref.~\cite{Shuryak:2024zrh}. It is hard to compress its 600+ pages and 50+ years of research to a few given below. Those include only recollection of few episodes, from early days to now, showing how vague dreams were eventually turning into solid and detailed scientific facts.

'Man, Bosa looks like he's having fun:' How Bills Joey Bosa is enjoying his next chapter https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42034528/joey-bosa-new-chapter-injury-concerns-buffalo-bills

Wellbeing-Centered UX: Supporting Content Moderators
Diana Mihalache, Dalila Szostak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07187 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.07187

Wellbeing-Centered UX: Supporting Content Moderators
This chapter focuses on the intersection of user experience (UX) and wellbeing in the context of content moderation. Human content moderators play a key role in protecting end users from harm by detecting, evaluating, and addressing content that may violate laws or product policies. They face numerous challenges, including exposure to sensitive content, monotonous tasks, and complex decisions, which are often exacerbated by inadequate tools. This chapter explains the importance of incorporating…

Uncertainty in Machine Learning
Hans Weytjens, Wouter Verbeke
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.06007 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.06007

Uncertainty in Machine Learning
This book chapter introduces the principles and practical applications of uncertainty quantification in machine learning. It explains how to identify and distinguish between different types of uncertainty and presents methods for quantifying uncertainty in predictive models, including linear regression, random forests, and neural networks. The chapter also covers conformal prediction as a framework for generating predictions with predefined confidence intervals. Finally, it explores how uncerta…

Pete Carroll begins new chapter with Raiders against Patriots https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/pete-carroll-begins-new-chapter-with-raiders-against-patriots

Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning
Murtaza Rangwala, Venugopal K R, Rajkumar Buyya
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06406 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.06406

Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning
Blockchain-enabled federated learning (BCFL) addresses fundamental challenges of trust, privacy, and coordination in collaborative AI systems. This chapter provides comprehensive architectural analysis of BCFL systems through a systematic four-dimensional taxonomy examining coordination structures, consensus mechanisms, storage architectures, and trust models. We analyze design patterns from blockchain-verified centralized coordination to fully decentralized peer-to-peer networks, evaluating tr…

Safe Gap-based Planning in Dynamic Settings
Max Asselmeier, Abdel Zaro, Dhruv Ahuja, Ye Zhao, Patricio A. Vela
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07239 https://arx…

Safe Gap-based Planning in Dynamic Settings
This chapter extends the family of perception-informed gap-based local planners to dynamic environments. Existing perception-informed local planners that operate in dynamic environments often rely on emergent or empirical robustness for collision avoidance as opposed to performing formal analysis of dynamic obstacles. This proposed planner, dynamic gap, explicitly addresses dynamic obstacles through several steps in the planning pipeline. First, polar regions of free space known as gaps are tra…

Initiator of the #NixOS documentation team is stepping down:
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/the-next-chapter-in-nix-documentation/68425

The discipline with which they are implementing Project 2025 chapter by chapter and point by point is quite impressive

Cool to see @… mentioned here https://mastodon.macstories.net/@macstories/114909372902054053
Creative chapter name too 👀

Agency, Affordances, and Enculturation of Augmentation Technologies
Ann Hill Duin, Isabel Pedersen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.04725 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2…

Agency, Affordances, and Enculturation of Augmentation Technologies
Augmentation technologies are undergoing a process of enculturation due to many factors, one being the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), or what the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) terms the AI wave or AI boom. Chapter 3 focuses critical attention on the hyped assumption that sophisticated, emergent, and embodied augmentation technologies will improve lives, literacy, cultures, arts, economies, and social contexts. The chapter begins by discussing the problem of ambiguity wi…

"Sir Keir’s reshuffle looks less like renewal than a coup by Labour’s “modernising” clique. Ian Murray’s sacking severs a bridge to Anas Sarwar’s Scottish Labour, which had been tacking leftwards, just as the Holyrood election looms, while Lucy Powell’s removal sidelines one of the few cabinet allies of Ed Miliband, the soft left’s champion" -- in other words, Labour is tacking even more violently towards the dark side.

❝Arduino will retain its independent brand, tools, and mission, while continuing to support a wide range of microcontrollers and microprocessors from multiple semiconductor providers as it enters this next chapter within the Qualcomm family.❞ https://ar…

Qualcomm is buying Arduino, releases new Raspberry Pi-esque Arduino board
Qualcomm claims Arduino will keep its own branding and “open source ethos.”…

Bill Cowher's special bond with Schottenheimers has a new chapter as Brian prepares for Cowboys coaching debut

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/b…

@… I think there’s more to it. They have outsized influence, not just presence.
Perhaps another term is more useful, then. The UK Competition Act, for example, talks about a “dominant position” in a given market.

„Social Media as Innovation“: chapter by Jan-Hinrik Schmidt (@…) in a "Handbook of Innovation": https://www.schmidtmitdete.de/archives/2865

Solar Interior
Mark Linton, Mausumi Dikpati, Rachel Howe
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05401 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.05401…

Solar Interior
This chapter introduces the reader to the solar interior, in particular the convection zone. The first section explores the solar cycle and the dynamo models that have been studied to explain this cycle. The second section explores helioseismology observations and analysis of the solar interior, and reviews the fundamental knowledge that has been gained from these studies. The third and final section reviews observations and theory of magnetic fields emerging from the convection zone into the s…

Interpolation in First-Order Logic
Balder ten Cate, Jesse Comer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03822 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.03822

Interpolation in First-Order Logic
In this chapter we give a basic overview of known results regarding Craig interpolation for first-order logic as well as for fragments of first-order logic. Our aim is to provide an entry point into the literature on interpolation theorems for first-order logic and fragments of first-order logic, and their applications. In particular, we cover a range of known refinements of the Craig interpolation theorem, we discuss several important applications of interpolation in logic and computer science…

aw a sad farewell to the print wing of @…. i'd only just discovered dynamite hemorrhage in the past few years, featuring an astoundingly high batting average of new music i loved. …

Thank you, good night
This chapter of the many years I’ve spent making radio-like programs and creating homespun music fanzines under different names has come to an end. It’s been a blast doing Dynamite Hemo…

xAI will sign the EU AI Code's safety and security chapter but says the code's other requirements hurt innovation and its copyright terms are an overreach (Chandni Shah/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-xai-sign-eus-ai-code-practice-…

AI is flooding libraries with generated content just as budgets and staff are at their most precarious. This Thursday at 10am EDT my ASIS&T webinar asks if we need to ban it, label it, absorb it—or rethink the library itself.
https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webi

An interview with Heavyweight senior producer Kalila Holt on getting laid off from Spotify, the show's new Pushkin chapter, Spotify's cut of the deal, and more (Skye Pillsbury/The Squeeze)
https://www.thisisthesqueeze.com/p/senior-producer-kalila-holt-on-lea…

Senior Producer Kalila Holt on Leaving Spotify and Heavyweight's New Chapter at Pushkin Industries
Plus, I Explain Why I Ghosted You.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Blue Scholars:
🎵 Second Chapter
#BlueScholars
https://bluescholars.bandcamp.com/track/second-chapter-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/28LLJ8Xp2M4apbrTmeNs59

I guess one of the joys of a #PointAndClick game is making your own map? Here's mine for the 1st chapter of #3MinutesToMidnight:

Human-Centered Human-AI Interaction (HC-HAII): A Human-Centered AI Perspective
Wei Xu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03969 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.03969

Human-Centered Human-AI Interaction (HC-HAII): A Human-Centered AI Perspective
This chapter systematically promotes an emerging interdisciplinary field of human-artificial intelligence interaction (human-AI interaction, HAII) from a human-centered AI (HCAI) perspective. It introduces a framework of human-centered HAII (HC-HAII). HC-HAII places humans at the core of HAII research and applications, emphasizing the importance of adopting a human-centered approach over a technology-centered one. The chapter presents the HC-HAII methodology, including human-centered methods, p…

MCMC for State Space models
Paul Fearnhead, Chris Sherlock
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04932 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.04932…

MCMC for State Space models
A state-space model is a time-series model that has an unobserved latent process from which we take noisy measurements over time. The observations are conditionally independent given the latent process and the latent process itself is Markovian. These properties lead to simplifications for the conditional distribution of the latent process given the parameters and the observations. This chapter looks at how we can leverage the properties of state-space models to construct efficient MCMC sampler…

Just re-read the first chapter of a book I am probably not gonna finish writing.
11 years have passed, and oddly some of it feels more topical now.
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/avocado-katz-and-the-battle-for-mars/

Avocado Katz and the Battle for Mars
by David August

Beyond-the-Standard-Model Physics in the Neutrino Sector
Kevin J. Kelly
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08437 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.08437

Beyond-the-Standard-Model Physics in the Neutrino Sector
Neutrino oscillations are a phenomenon that has been observed for over two decades and leads to the conclusion that neutrinos have mass. The Standard Model predicts massless neutrinos, and so neutrinos require physics beyond the Standard Model. Other signatures of BSM physics are detectable in modern neutrino facilities -- this chapter explores those possibilities. These can range from new effects modifying neutrino oscillations (beyond the expectations when neutrinos have mass), to searches fo…

Time for another "review". This one's hard. While the book was quite interesting, it required me to be quite open-minded. Still, I think it's worth mentioning:
Robert Wright — Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
The book basically focused on a thesis that both biological evolution and cultural evolution are a thing, they are directional and this directionality can be explained together using game theory — as eventually leading to more non-zero sum games.
It consists of three chapters. The first one is is focused on the history of civilization. It features many examples from different parts of the world, which makes it quite interesting. The author argues that the culture inevitably is evolving as information processing techniques improve — from writing to the Internet.
The second chapter is focused on biological evolution. Now, the argument is that it's not quite random, but actually directed towards greater complexity — eventually leading to the development of highly intelligent species, and a civilization.
The third chapter is quite speculative and metaphysical, and I'm just going to skip it.
The book is full of optimism. Capitalism creates freedom — because people are more productive when they're working for their own gain, so the free market eliminates slavery. Globalisation creates networks of interdependence that make wars uneconomic. Increased contacts between different cultures makes people more tolerant. And eventually, the humanity may be able to unite facing a common "external" enemy — the climate change.
What can I say? The examples are quite interesting, the whole theory seems self-consistent. Still, I repeatedly looked at the publication date (it's 1999), and wondered if author would write the same thing today (yes, I know I can search for his current opinions).
#books #bookstodon @…

Just look at the start of chapter 12 of “It can’t happen here” with an excerpt of the book of dear leader. Sound familiar, doesn’t it?
I'm still wondering whether Trump (or his writer(s)) could be sued for plagiarism?
#SinclairLewis #ItCantHappenHere

I seem to have accidentally played chapter 5. It was another flashback.
Chapter 6, game is starting, here we go.
Wait, it’s bedtime.
Fuck.

Chapter 7 Multi-Criteria Decision-Making: Reference-Type Methods
Zhiyuan Wang, Gade Pandu Rangaiah
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16087 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2…

Chapter 7 Multi-Criteria Decision-Making: Reference-Type Methods
This chapter describes selected reference-type multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods that rank alternatives by comparing them with one or more reference solutions derived from an alternatives-criteria matrix (ACM). After explaining the idea of constructing positive ideal, negative ideal and/or average reference solutions, the chapter details the algorithmic steps of each method, illustrating them with a common ACM example. The 9 methods covered are: Technique for Order of Preference by …

Passage leading out of the Chapter House, Wells Cathedral, Somerset, April 2025
#photography #heritagephotography #documentingplaces

Novelist Ruth Ozeki is so delightful.
I am currently reading her "The Book of Form and Emptiness" and after an eventful first chapter, one of the characters suddenly breaks the third wall and addresses "the book", complaining it hadn't started at the beginning, as it should have. 😂
I can't recall encountering this before. Is there some other book where this happens?

In another chapter of "I've somehow broken the online profiling parameters for ads": Reddit shows me ads for thermocyclers for PCRs.
It's been 10 years since I actually did any real wetlab work. 😂

Only chapter 8 vehicles allowed. Sign by A40 Birdlip ???

Trapped in the Zine Chapter 4: Halley's Comet
https://jackiejude.me/e-zines/halleys-comet/

This way of thinking of hierarchical control rejects the notion of control hierarchies as the arbitrary top-down dictates of rulers and other public officials. For that reason, examining the use of raw, top-down political power to coerce and control individuals or groups is beyond the purview of this chapter. Although this is a real and serious threat to humankind that requires addressing and correcting, it is best understood as the exercise of force, not of constraints as understood here.

Holistic Versus Fragmented Multiverses: Empirical Access via Causal and Grounding Signatures
Baptiste Le Bihan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04918 https://arx…

Holistic Versus Fragmented Multiverses: Empirical Access via Causal and Grounding Signatures
Can multiverse hypotheses ever receive empirical support? Critics argue that multiverse scenarios posit unobservable entities, face severe underdetermination, or fall outside the bounds of science. This chapter challenges that view by offering a naturalistic metaphysical counterpoint to Bayesian approaches, distinguishing fragmented from holistic multiverses. Scientific proposals are almost always holistic: they embed universes within a unifying physical or metaphysical structure that can, in p…

Alan Friedman, who has toiled for years to make SBOM a reality, is leaving CISA.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/allanafried

I’ve already shared this with the CISA SBOM community, but wanted to post here as well: my time at CISA is coming to a close. | Allan Friedman, PhD
I’ve already shared this with the CISA SBOM community, but wanted to post here as well: my time at CISA is coming to a close. My last day will be July 31. It’s been an extraordinary chapter, made possible by brilliant colleagues at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and an incredible global community who turned an ambitious idea into a meaningful shift in how we think about digital trust. I’ll have more to say soon in reflection and gratitude. In the meantime, I remain com…

Po przeczytaniu https://mastodon.online/@mwichary/115110119665371604 zacząłem sobie trochę myśleć, czy dla zabawy nie spróbować innego układu klawiatury.
Oczywiście, nie rozważałem go po to, by "szybciej pisać". A to z dwóch powodów:
1. Podstawowym …

Patents as Knowledge Artifacts: An Information Science Perspective on Global Innovation
M. S. Rajeevan, B. Mini Devi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00871 https://

Patents as Knowledge Artifacts: An Information Science Perspective on Global Innovation
In an age of fast-paced technological change, patents have evolved into not only legal mechanisms of intellectual property, but also structured storage containers of knowledge full of metadata, categories, and formal innovation. This chapter proposes to reframe patents in the context of information science, by focusing on patents as knowledge artifacts, and by seeing patents as fundamentally tied to the global movement of scientific and technological knowledge. With a focus on three areas, the …

Education software maker Anthology files for bankruptcy, listing $1B to $10B in both assets and liabilities after its Blackboard merger debt became unmanageable (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-30/v…

Veritas-Backed Software Provider Anthology Files for Bankruptcy
Anthology Inc., the Veritas Capital-backed education-software provider, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after a failed attempt to sell the company or parts of the business outside of court protection.

Progress in Projection Theory and other dimensional developments
Paige Bright
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24023 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.24023

Progress in Projection Theory and other dimensional developments
We provide exposition into the field of projection theory, which lies at the intersection of incidence geometry and geometric measure theory. We first give the necessary preliminaries in Chapter 2, focusing on incidences between points and lines and the definition of Hausdorff dimension. With this background in tow, in Chapter 3 we dive into thorough surveys on three topics in projection theory: orthogonal projections, Furstenberg sets, and radial projections. We particularly highlight the inte…

Seven episodes into “Foundation” and I’m mostly only watching it now to see how much farther astray it goes. Curious if season 1 even gets past its wildly variant version of chapter two of the first book.
At least unlike “I, Robot” this one kept names and starting plot.

Data Quality Taxonomy for Data Monetization
Eduardo Vyhmeister, Bastien Pietropoli, Andrea Visentin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00089 https://arxiv.org/pdf/…

Data Quality Taxonomy for Data Monetization
This chapter presents a comprehensive taxonomy for assessing data quality in the context of data monetisation, developed through a systematic literature review. Organising over one hundred metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) into four subclusters (Fundamental, Contextual, Resolution, and Specialised) within the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework, the taxonomy integrates both universal and domain-specific quality dimensions. By positioning data quality as a strategic connector across t…

Symbolic Computation with Symmetric Polynomials in Real Algebraic Geometry
Cordian Riener, Thi Xuan Vu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23728 https://arxiv.org/p…

Symbolic Computation with Symmetric Polynomials in Real Algebraic Geometry
Symmetry plays a central role in accelerating symbolic computation involving polynomials. This chapter surveys recent developments and foundational methods that leverage the inherent symmetries of polynomial systems to reduce complexity, improve algorithmic efficiency, and reveal deeper structural insights. The main focus is on symmetry by the permutation of variables.

When Married Women Couldn’t Teach,
Massachusetts Unions Led The Fight
https://horizonmass.news/2025/07/17/when-married-women-couldnt-teach-massachusetts-unions-led-the-fight/

When Married Women Couldn’t Teach, Massachusetts Unions Led The Fight
An often forgotten chapter in women’s labor history, the fight against marriage bans in Massachusetts eventually found success with activism, passionate union efforts, and nationwide economic change

@… Jordi, I hear Macwhisper is now blazingly fast with Nvidia tech — did you ever finish the export that we can use for the podcasts with multiple speaker speakers plus chapter marker − .srt?
I’m always waiting to use Mac whisper, but I can’t because the output file doesn’t help me.
And I am one of thousands.

"At the same time, we remain committed to this new chapter for Trello."
so, "lolz, fuck you; can't hear you over the sound of all these dollar billzzzzz - Atlassian"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/06/trello_redesign_as_bad_as/…

On the utility of toy models for theories of consciousness
Larissa Albantakis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00190 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.00190

On the utility of toy models for theories of consciousness
Toy models are highly idealized and deliberately simplified models that retain only the essential features of a system in order to explore specific theoretical questions. Long used in physics and other sciences, they have recently begun to play a more visible role in consciousness research. This chapter examines the potential utility of toy models for developing and evaluating scientific theories of consciousness in terms of their ability to clarify theoretical frameworks, test assumptions, and…

The Bills' 2022 draft class intends to make its mark as a new core in Buffalo. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46157211/buffalo-bills-james-cook-christian-benford-khalil-shakir-terrel-bernard-exten…

Qubit Instrumentation of Entanglement
Mark Carney
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18340 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.18340…

Micah Parsons' Green Bay Packers jersey number official for post-Dallas Cowboys era https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/micah-parsons-green-bay-packers-jersey-number-official-post-dallas-cowboys-era

Energy-based models for inverse imaging problems
Andreas Habring, Martin Holler, Thomas Pock, Martin Zach
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12432 https://

Energy-based models for inverse imaging problems
In this chapter we provide a thorough overview of the use of energy-based models (EBMs) in the context of inverse imaging problems. EBMs are probability distributions modeled via Gibbs densities $p(x) \propto \exp{-E(x)}$ with an appropriate energy functional $E$. Within this chapter we present a rigorous theoretical introduction to Bayesian inverse problems that includes results on well-posedness and stability in the finite-dimensional and infinite-dimensional setting. Afterwards we discuss th…

Metacognition and self-regulated learning in manipulative robotic problem-solving task
Margarida Romero (UniCA, UIC, LINE), George Kalmpourtzis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05112 …

Metacognition and self-regulated learning in manipulative robotic problem-solving task
Metacognition is an important aspect in creative problem solving (CPS) and through this chapter we analyse the meta-reasoning aspects applied in the different processes of monitoring the progress of learners' reasoning and CPS activities. Meta-reasoning monitors the way that problem-solving processes advance and regulate time and efforts towards a solution. In the context of an ill-defined problem, exploration is required to develop a better-defined problem space and advance towards the solutio…

Ultrafast Optical Probing of Laser Processing
J\"orn Bonse
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.03220 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.03220

Ultrafast Optical Probing of Laser Processing
Laser treatment has emerged into a cornerstone of industrial manufacturing. This creates the demand to understand in detail the involved physical processes and their dynamics, to control the process, and to keep guard in-situ the laser manufacturing steps. Given the contactless interaction of light with matter, particularly optical methods appear most suitable for probing laser processing. This chapter reviews the current scientific and technological state of analyzing laser-based material proc…

The MolecularWeb Universe: Web-Based, Immersive, Multiuser Molecular Graphics And Modeling, for Education and Work in Chemistry, Structural Biology, and Materials Sciences
Luciano A. Abriata
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04056

The MolecularWeb Universe: Web-Based, Immersive, Multiuser Molecular Graphics And Modeling, for Education and Work in Chemistry, Structural Biology, and Materials Sciences
Molecular visualization software has long supported research and education in chemical and structural sciences, but consumer devices constrained to 2D inputs and outputs pose two major challenges: they poorly convey 3D nature, and 3D manipulation is very difficult. eXtended Reality (XR, including AR and VR) offers new ways to see and interact with molecules in three dimensions. This chapter presents the "MolecularWeb" ecosystem (https://molecularweb.org), a set of web-based tools for immersive …

Dancing with Deer: A Constructional Perspective on MWEs in the Era of LLMs
Claire Bonial, Julia Bonn, Harish Tayyar Madabushi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15977 https://

Dancing with Deer: A Constructional Perspective on MWEs in the Era of LLMs
In this chapter, we argue for the benefits of understanding multiword expressions from the perspective of usage-based, construction grammar approaches. We begin with a historical overview of how construction grammar was developed in order to account for idiomatic expressions using the same grammatical machinery as the non-idiomatic structures of language. We cover a comprehensive description of constructions, which are pairings of meaning with form of any size (morpheme, word, phrase), as well …

Gravitational wave experiments: achievements and plans
Elista Bigongiari, Matteo Di Giovanni, Giovanni Losurdo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25952 https://arx…

Gravitational wave experiments: achievements and plans
Gravitational wave (GW) experiments have transformed our understanding of the Universe by enabling direct observations of compact object mergers and other astrophysical phenomena. This chapter reviews the concepts of GW detectors, such as LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA, and describes their operating principles, data acquisition and analysis techniques, and some of the methods used to extract source properties. The scientific impact of GW observations is discussed as well, including contributions to ast…

Every company that has ever been involved with fascism, slavery, or exploitation of labor should have open statements like this on their website
But I'm impressed that BMW is this blunt about it — and has actual pictures of Dachau
https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/company/histo…

Good Morning #Canada
I have one final chapter for The Dirt on Canadian Farming, and it's more of an opinion piece.
As I conducted research on each province for information on their agriculture, there were numerous news stories about how farmers and farm organizations were fighting against loss of farmland. Urban growth, new housing development, and sprawling industrial parks are gobbling up prime farmland. The attached article is just one example. The statistics released by each province have common trends:the average age of farmers increasing, individual farm operators in decline, larger farms are increasing, renting of farmland is growing, and overall arable land is in decline. With the sparsely populated prairies holding the majority of fertile farmland, Canada likely won't lose our global impact because of development for houses or industry. But elsewhere, our food chain will be pushed further away from where we live. Or disappear.
#CanadaIsAwesome #SaveOurFarmland
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-new-update-wilmot-land-plans-1.7534644

An introduction to the symmetric group algebra
Darij Grinberg
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.20706 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.20706

An introduction to the symmetric group algebra
This is an introduction to the group algebras of the symmetric groups, written for a quarter-long graduate course. After recalling the definition of group algebras (and monoid algebras) in general, as well as basic properties of permutations, we introduce several families of elements in the symmetric group algebras $\mathbf{k}[S_n]$ such as the Young--Jucys--Murphy elements, the (sign-)integrals and the conjugacy class sums. Then comes a chapter on group actions and representations in general, …

Idk how trails in the sky could be any longer. This game had sooo much text. Though perhaps full voice acting will make it less tedious because it was good but took so long.
https://www.…

A Survey on the Div-Curl Lemma and Some Extensions to Fractional Sobolev Spaces
Maicol Caponi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11734 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.1…

A Survey on the Div-Curl Lemma and Some Extensions to Fractional Sobolev Spaces
This survey is a chapter of a forthcoming book. This chapter recalls the classical formulation of the Div-Curl lemma along with its proof, and presents some possible generalizations in the fractional setting, within the framework of the Riesz fractional gradient and divergence introduced by Shieh and Spector (2015) and further developed by Comi and Stefani (2019).

Another chapter in the basic game plan of modern capital-ism: #PrivatizeProfitsSocializeCostshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/meta-data-center-water.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WU8.8BiL.tSn2HJcxNvGW&smid=url-share

Alright, I’m on chapter 10 and it’s been pretty fun. Silly, nonsensical (like what I remember of the first 2 games, which I played on my flatmate’s PS3 in university, approximately 17 billion years ago), but entertaining. I get why it has such good reviews. I am annoyed it took so damn long to get started though.

An Economy of AI Agents
Gillian K. Hadfield, Andrew Koh
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01063 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.01063

An Economy of AI Agents
In the coming decade, artificially intelligent agents with the ability to plan and execute complex tasks over long time horizons with little direct oversight from humans may be deployed across the economy. This chapter surveys recent developments and highlights open questions for economists around how AI agents might interact with humans and with each other, shape markets and organizations, and what institutions might be required for well-functioning markets.

Can AI be Auditable?
Himanshu Verma, Kirtan Path, Eva Thelisson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00575 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.00575

Can AI be Auditable?
Auditability is defined as the capacity of AI systems to be independently assessed for compliance with ethical, legal, and technical standards throughout their lifecycle. The chapter explores how auditability is being formalized through emerging regulatory frameworks, such as the EU AI Act, which mandate documentation, risk assessments, and governance structures. It analyzes the diverse challenges facing AI auditability, including technical opacity, inconsistent documentation practices, lack of…

Preparation Methods and Applications of Biomimetic Membranes
Ajit Seth, Sajal K. Ghosh, Veerendra K. Sharma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25796 https://arxiv.…

Preparation Methods and Applications of Biomimetic Membranes
Model biomembrane systems play a crucial role in advancing biomedical research by providing simplified yet effective platforms for exploring complex biological mechanisms. These systems span a wide range of scales, from single-molecule-thick lipid monolayers to micron-sized giant unilamellar vesicles. Their efficacy and applicability largely depend on selecting an optimal model and an appropriate synthesis process. This chapter offers a comprehensive description of conventional synthesis techni…

Modularity and random graphs
Colin McDiarmid, Fiona Skerman
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22066 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.22066

Modularity and random graphs
This work will appear as a chapter in a forthcoming volume titled `Topics in Probabilistic Graph Theory'. For a given graph $G$, each partition of the vertices has a modularity score, with higher values indicating that the partition better captures community structure in $G$. The modularity $q^*(G)$ of $G$ is the maximum over all vertex-partitions of the modularity score, and satisfies $0\leq q^*(G)< 1$. Modularity lies at the heart of the most popular algorithms for community detection. In t…

Call for Chapter Proposals – A Companion to Marxist Aesthetics
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Strong CP problem, theta term and QCD topological properties
Claudio Bonanno, Claudio Bonati, Massimo D'Elia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03059 https://a…

Strong CP problem, theta term and QCD topological properties
In this chapter we introduce the $θ$-dependence and the topological properties of QCD, features of the strongly interacting sector which give rise to the strong CP problem in the more general context of the Standard Model of particle physics. We discuss the analytical approaches that can be used to obtain qualitative, or in some cases quantitative, information on the $θ$-dependence of QCD and QCD-like models, discussing their range of validity and comparing their predictions with the numerica…

Searching for New Physics with the Large Hadron Collider
Michael Spannowsky
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03704 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.03704

Searching for New Physics with the Large Hadron Collider
This chapter provides an introduction to collider phenomenology, explaining how theoretical concepts are translated into experimental analyses at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Beginning with the principles of collider operation and detector design, it outlines how collisions of protons are modelled through parton distribution functions, hard matrix elements, parton showers, and hadronisation. The discussion then turns to the reconstruction of physical objects and the definition of kinematic …

Operator learning meets inverse problems: A probabilistic perspective
Nicholas H. Nelsen, Yunan Yang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.20207 https://arxiv.org/pdf…

Operator learning meets inverse problems: A probabilistic perspective
Operator learning offers a robust framework for approximating mappings between infinite-dimensional function spaces. It has also become a powerful tool for solving inverse problems in the computational sciences. This chapter surveys methodological and theoretical developments at the intersection of operator learning and inverse problems. It begins by summarizing the probabilistic and deterministic approaches to inverse problems, and pays special attention to emerging measure-centric formulation…

Engineering the Future of R&D: The Case for AI-Driven, Integrated Biotechnology Ecosystems
Alex Zhavoronkov, Chuen Yan Leung
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.21390 https://…

Engineering the Future of R&D: The Case for AI-Driven, Integrated Biotechnology Ecosystems
The escalating cost, extended timelines, and low success rates in pharmaceutical research demand a fundamental rethinking of biotechnology R&D infrastructure. This chapter introduces the concept of the AI-Integrated Biotechnology Hub, a purpose-built research ecosystem uniting residential, commercial, clinical, and research facilities under a central, AI-driven operating system. Designed as a multi-sided platform, the hub leverages continuous, multi-modal health data collection, advanced smart …

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Five things to watch in Week 2 of 2025 NFL preseason: Caleb Williams' debut, next chapter of Browns' QB battle

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/…

I currently read “It can’t happen here” by Sinclair Lewis from 1935. It's about fictive events in the US in 1936: an election won by a senator turned dictator. It reads like a description of the US 2024/2025, except dear leader is Democrat, not Republican. I'm on page 90 (just finished chapter 11), almost 300 more to read, it really is hard!
As the Trump playbook follows Project 2025, are we completely sure that this is NOT just a rewrite of Lewis' novel?

In-Situ Soil-Property Estimation and Bayesian Mapping with a Simulated Compact Track Loader
W. Jacob Wagner, Ahmet Soylemezoglu, Katherine Driggs-Campbell
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22356

In-Situ Soil-Property Estimation and Bayesian Mapping with a Simulated Compact Track Loader
Existing earthmoving autonomy is largely confined to highly controlled and well-characterized environments due to the complexity of vehicle-terrain interaction dynamics and the partial observability of the terrain resulting from unknown and spatially varying soil conditions. In this chapter, a a soil-property mapping system is proposed to extend the environmental state, in order to overcome these restrictions and facilitate development of more robust autonomous earthmoving. A GPU accelerated el…

1984 - Part Two - Chapter 9
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:nywb5oene54cllowkfwouxzz/post/3lyqzxb3ojs2k

Micah Parsons' Green Bay Packers jersey number official for post-Dallas Cowboys era https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/micah-parsons-green-bay-packers-jersey-number-official-post-dallas-cowboys-era

Augmentation Technologies and AI - An Ethical Design Futures Framework
Ann Hill Duin, Isabel Pedersen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16615 https://arxiv.org/pd…

Augmentation Technologies and AI - An Ethical Design Futures Framework
Augmentation technologies, fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), are undergoing a process of adaptation and normalization geared to everyday users in various roles as practitioners, educators, and students. While new innovations, applications, and algorithms are developed as augmentation technology, Chapter 1 focuses on human subjects, contexts, and rhetorical strategies proposed for them by external actors. The chapter discusses core functions of technical and professional communication and …

An Introduction to Gravitational Wave Theory
Simone Speziale, Dani\`ele A. Steer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21817 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21817

An Introduction to Gravitational Wave Theory
Introduction to the theoretical foundations of gravitational waves: from general relativity to detection and binary system waveforms. Lecture notes prepared for the MaNiTou summer school on gravitational waves. Draft chapter for the CNRS contemporary Encyclopaedia Sciences to be published by ISTE.

Flavour Physics Beyond the Standard Model
Wolfgang Altmannshofer, Peter Stangl
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03950 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.03950

Flavour Physics Beyond the Standard Model
Flavour physics plays a central role in the search for physics beyond the Standard Model, posing fundamental questions whose answers may point to new physics scales far above the electroweak scale. The flavour structure of the Standard Model is strikingly hierarchical, hinting at underlying organizing principles yet to be uncovered. At the same time, flavour-changing processes rank among the most sensitive probes of new physics. In this chapter, we review how precision measurements of flavour-v…

Glad that someone informed me that my side project https://busrouter.sg is featured on CNA Insider's Singapore Hour "The Unseen Side of Singapore’s Bus System", under the chapter "Woodlands Bus Depot: The Eyes and Ears of Singapore’s Bus System" (04:08)

Picked up Uncharted 4 for cheap.
I’m two hours in, on chapter 4, and… when does the game start?

Chapter 11 Students' interaction with and appreciation of automated informative tutoring feedback
Gerben van der Hoek, Bastiaan Heeren, Rogier Bos, Paul Drijvers, Johan Jeuring
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15650

Chapter 11 Students' interaction with and appreciation of automated informative tutoring feedback
Computer aided formative assessment can be used to enhance a learning process, for instance by providing feedback. There are many design choices for delivering feedback, that lead to a feedback strategy. In an informative feedback strategy, students do not immediately receive information about the correct response, but are offered the opportunity to retry a task to apply feedback information. In this small-scale qualitative study, we explore an informative feedback strategy designed to offer a …

Solar and Stellar Activity
S. Bellotti, J. Morin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.20202 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.20202

Solar and Stellar Activity
This chapter provides an overview of the magnetic activity of the Sun and stars, discussing its underlying physical origin, manifestations, and fundamental role in exoplanet studies. It begins with a summary of the Sun's magnetic activity from the surface towards the outer atmospheric layers, highlighting features such as sunspots, faculae, chromospheric structures, and their temporal modulation known as the activity cycle. These phenomena are sustained throughout the lifetime of the Sun by the…

F4 and desmic quartic surfaces
Laurent Manivel (IMT)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16156 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.16156

F4 and desmic quartic surfaces
The desmic pencil of quartic surfaces is part of a beautiful, but mostly forgotten chapter of the classical theory of algebraic surfaces: it is the only non-degenerate pencil of surfaces in P3 containing at least three completely reducible members. We observe in this note that it is closely related to the Weyl group of the root system F4, and can be recovered from a series of symmetric spaces deduced from the exceptional Lie algebras. We discuss the main properties of the pencil from this Lie t…

Algorithmic methods of finite discrete structures. Topological graph drawing (part IV)
Sergey Kurapov, Maxim Davidovsky
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16759 ht…

Algorithmic methods of finite discrete structures. Topological graph drawing (part IV)
The chapter presents mathematical models intended for creating a topological drawing of a non-separable non-planar graph based on the methods of G. Ringel's vertex rotation theory. The induced system of cycles generates a topological drawing of a certain thickness. A method for determining the location of imaginary vertices by finding the intersection of connections on a plane is presented. A topological drawing of a maximum planar subgraph is used as a basis.

Micah Parsons is only the latest Cowboys move in Jerry Jones' trade history https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/08/28/jerry-jones-trade-history-micah-parsons-herschel-walker/85874317007/…

Back with Dolphins again, Minkah Fitzpatrick reflects on Steelers trade, social media silence

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/back-with…

What is digital about abstraction?
Bernhard Rieder
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18181 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.18181

What is digital about abstraction?
This chapter examines abstraction as a central principle of computing, not merely as a cognitive skill or epistemological category, but as a material and organizational practice that structures how software is built, used, and embedded in society. By tracing abstraction through historical developments in programming, operating systems, and networking, the text highlights its dual role in enabling modularity and layering while simultaneously shaping cultural, economic, and organizational forms. …

Citizen Centered Climate Intelligence: Operationalizing Open Tree Data for Urban Cooling and Eco-Routing in Indian Cities
Kaushik Ravi, Andreas Br\"uck
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17648

Citizen Centered Climate Intelligence: Operationalizing Open Tree Data for Urban Cooling and Eco-Routing in Indian Cities
Urban climate resilience requires more than high-resolution data; it demands systems that embed data collection, interpretation, and action within the daily lives of citizens. This chapter presents a scalable, citizen-centric framework that reimagines environmental infrastructure through participatory sensing, open analytics, and prescriptive urban planning tools. Applied in Pune, India, the framework comprises three interlinked modules: (1) a smartphone-based measurement toolkit enhanced by AI…

Multilateralism in the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence
Michal Natorski
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15397 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.15397

Multilateralism in the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence
This chapter inquires how international multilateralism addresses the emergence of the general-purpose technology of Artificial Intelligence. In more detail, it analyses two key features of AI multilateralism: its generalized principles and the coordination of state relations in the realm of AI. Firstly, it distinguishes the generalized principles of AI multilateralism of epochal change, determinism, and dialectical understanding. In the second place, the adaptation of multilateralism to AI led…