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Lithuania closes airspace near Belarus ahead of joint Russian-Belarusian military drills: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/21/lithuania-closes-airspace-near-belarus.html

Evaluating classical simulations with a quantum processor
Alberto Nocera, Jack Raymond, William Bernoudy, Mohammad H. Amin, Andrew D. King
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15759 https…

Evaluating classical simulations with a quantum processor
As simulations of quantum systems cross the limits of classical computability, both quantum and classical approaches become hard to verify. Scaling predictions are therefore based on local structure and asymptotic assumptions, typically with classical methods being used to evaluate quantum simulators where possible. Here, in contrast, we use a quantum annealing processor to produce a ground truth for evaluating classical tensor-network methods whose scaling has not yet been firmly established. …

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ClassicalMixtape
- Power through with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024m37

Renner's 2026 NFL mock draft 3.0: Jets and Raiders take QBs in top 5 amid stronger WR and defensive classes

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Water From Your Eyes:
🎵 Playing Classics
#WaterFromYourEyes
https://waterfromyoureyes.bandcamp.com/track/playing-classics
https://open.spotify.com/track/231MlrwBMFPgJC05VChPXF

Analyzing and improving a classical Betti number estimation algorithm
Julien Sorci
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16171 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.16171…

Analyzing and improving a classical Betti number estimation algorithm
Recently, a classical algorithm for estimating the normalized Betti number of an arbitrary simplicial complex was proposed. Motivated by a quantum algorithm with a similar Monte Carlo structure and improved sample complexity, we give a more in-depth analysis of the sample complexity of this classical algorithm. To this end, we present bounds for the variance of the estimators used in the classical algorithm and show that the variance depends on certain combinatorial properties of the underlying…

Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/hispanic-colleges-trump-a795fc966590681f41410c2b3e268ac0
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p117#a250822p117

I’m running CalyxOS on my old Fairphone4, not because it’s a bad choice, but precisely to observe how incredibly behind this OS is on security updates.
My primary device today is a Pixel 9a running GrapheneOS, not this outdated, insecure, and privacy-compromised Fairphone 4.
This Fairphone never became my daily driver once I realized just how far behind it is on security and privacy. I used it from October 2022 until I switched to my Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS in early May 2023,…

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ClassicalMixtape
- 30 minutes of classical inspiration
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029k02

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ClassicalLive
- Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto
Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the Academy of St Martin in the Fields playing Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, known as the Classical.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002kshs