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Going around in circles — Trump sets new deadline for peace in Ukraine, Graham again threatens with tough legislation: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/21/going-around-in-circles-trump.html

wow. Ozzy died like a few weeks after his last shows? :(
i respected his weirdness
#RIP #ozzyosbourne

Kobie Turner: Rams have Week 3 rematch with Eagles circled after playoff defeat https://www.nfl.com/news/kobie-turner-rams-have-week-3-rematch-with-eagles-circled-after-playoff-defeat

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SundaySoul
Circle:
🎵 My Lady
#Circle
https://ladydaisey.bandcamp.com/track/full-circle

Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight (Orlando Sentinel)
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/21/rainbow-crosswalk-outside-pulse-nightclub-removed-overnight/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250821/p128#a250821p128

Influence-driven Curriculum Learning for Pre-training on Limited Data
Loris Schoenegger, Lukas Thoma, Terra Blevins, Benjamin Roth
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15475 https://

Influence-driven Curriculum Learning for Pre-training on Limited Data
Curriculum learning, a training technique where data is presented to the model in order of example difficulty (e.g., from simpler to more complex documents), has shown limited success for pre-training language models. In this work, we investigate whether curriculum learning becomes competitive if we replace conventional human-centered difficulty metrics with one that more closely corresponds to example difficulty as observed during model training. Specifically, we experiment with sorting traini…

The wicked never rest, and that's why we're all weary, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--European airports are still suffering from a weekend attack on third-party system
--Jaguar Land Rover still incapacitated three weeks after ransomware attack,
--Chrysler parent company hit by third-party hack,
--Everest group claims attack on BMW Group,
--Vegas cops bust teen suspected of …

European airports are still suffering from a weekend attack on third-party system
Jaguar Land Rover still incapacitated three weeks after ransomware attack, Chrysler parent company hit by third-party hack, Everest group claims attack on BMW Group, Vegas cops bust teen suspected of casino hacks, Crypto.com denies suppressing hack news, much more

Designing an Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Curriculum for Engineering: Evaluation and Insights from Experts
Johannes Schleiss, Anke Manukjan, Michelle Ines Bieber, Sebastian Lang, Sebastian Stober
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14921

Designing an Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Curriculum for Engineering: Evaluation and Insights from Experts
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly impacts professional practice, there is a growing need to AI-related competencies into higher education curricula. However, research on the implementation of AI education within study programs remains limited and requires new forms of collaboration across disciplines. This study addresses this gap and explores perspectives on interdisciplinary curriculum development through the lens of different stakeholders. In particular, we examine the case of cur…

Florida Locals Defy Ron DeSantis By Restoring Pulse Rainbow Crosswalk (Marni Rose McFall/Newsweek)
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-locals-ron-desantis-pulse-rainbow-crosswalk-2117628
http://www.memeorandum.com/250823/p4#a250823p4

Interesting new content from @… on the two #RussiaUkraineWar summits this week. The outcome has not been a disaster for Ukraine.
One thing I would like to hear Anders’ take on is the seeming mounting suggestions of French/German soldiers being positioned in Ukraine. Likelihood in say, the next 6-12 months? What wartime conditions would be required? Where they would be? What they would do? What Russia's reaction would be? Would they be "NATO”?
#War #NATO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ainZL8Tzk