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@villavelius@mastodon.online2026-02-21 07:56:14
Isn't it time for climate change aware countries to start imposing tariffs on products and services from countries and companies that frustrate efforts to ameliorate the effects of climate change?
https://www.theguardian.…
@arXiv_physicsaccph_bot@mastoxiv.page2026-02-20 08:15:11
Standards and Safety: an Overview
Luca Dassa
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.17173 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2602.17173 https://arxiv.org/html/2602.17173
arXiv:2602.17173v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This note is intended to provide an overview of the implications of regulations and standards on the safety of mechanical equipment, with a focus on accelerator components. Each research facility has different internal rules and standards which are applicable to specific cases; however, the main reference legal frame in Europe is everywhere based on the applicable European Directives. After a brief introduction to the 'safety' for mechanical systems, the process of 'risk analysis' will be introduced. The majority of this note will then deal with regulations and standards for pressure and cryogenic equipment. The European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) will be briefly described, together with the concept of 'harmonized standards' and their implications on the entire lifecycle of a pressure equipment, with some hints at the peculiarities of accelerator components. In the second part of this note, regulations and standards for machinery, load-lifting accessories and buildings will be briefly mentioned to complete the picture of the most common cases in an accelerator facility.
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@anneroth@systemli.social2026-01-06 21:37:38
“This is not 'spicy'. This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting.“
"The European Commission has announced it is looking into cases of sexually suggestive and explicit images of young girls generated by Grok, the AI chatbot integrated into social media platform X, following the introduction of a paid feature known as “Spicy Mode” last summer."
@aral@mastodon.ar.al2026-01-30 08:58:51
Ah, yes, scale and market penetration, the two founding pillars of open source.
(Actually, I’m not even being sarcastic. Don’t confuse free software and open source. Open source is open as in “open for business” and “open for enclosure”. Free software is about free as in “freedom”. Very different things, even if, in both cases, the source is readily available.) @…
@seeingwithsound@mas.to2026-03-04 08:07:30
Cortigent IPO document: "We are unaware of medical devices comparable to the Orion system (designed to restore certain forms of functional vision in persons who have become blind due to a broad range of causes) that have been approved by regulatory agencies in the U.S. or Europe." https://www.
@Cognessence@social.linux.pizza2026-02-27 13:14:40
Does anyone know of a good CD replication service in the UK or Europe? A German artist is publishing a monograph and wants our joint audio work included as CD in a sleeve within the book. We won’t need jewel cases then - just good quality CDs replicated (with images on them) to go in the monograph’s sleeve.
Thank you for any help! It’s all new to me (if there’s been physicals the label always handles it), and the artist would rather I ask people that are likely to know rather than haph…
@relcfp@mastodon.social2026-03-11 16:25:58
CFP: Loss and Melancholy in Early Modern Europe (Sixteenth Century Society, Chicago, 29-31 October 2026)
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updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 4:36pmfull name / name of organization: Hayley Cotter, University…
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@paulbusch@mstdn.ca2026-03-04 16:26:55
I mentioned previously that my son-in-law's sister and her husband are working on the new Cadillac #F1 team that will compete for the first time in 2026. The couple are both engineers who met over a decade ago while working for a racing team in Europe. That experience was why they were recruited and became one of a handful of rare Canadians working on the project team.
I'm not really a #Formula1 race fan but I am following this team because of the connection. They were recently at the auto show in Toronto where the race car was displayed. They shared a photo of them pointing to their names on the chassis, along with the names of the entire team. Track testing is now underway and it will be interesting to see how they stack up against the legendary manufacturers in this sport.
https://youtu.be/d7BDA7JGamk