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Pyrefly vs. ty: Comparing Python’s Two New Rust-Based Type Checkers
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#UkPol #TheGuardian
"Jeremy Corbyn confirms talks about forming new party with Zarah Sultana"

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Camper Van Beethoven:
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https://open.spotify.com/track/4uLnk7e2JHxDP9eG7vXyPq

Feedstack: Layering Structured Representations over Unstructured Feedback to Scaffold Human AI Conversation
Hannah Vy Nguyen, Yu-Chun Grace Yen, Omar Shakir, Hang Huynh, Sebastian Gutierrez, June A. Smith, Sheila Jimenez, Salma Abdelgelil, Stephen MacNeil
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03052…

Feedstack: Layering Structured Representations over Unstructured Feedback to Scaffold Human AI Conversation
Many conversational user interfaces facilitate linear conversations with turn-based dialogue, similar to face-to-face conversations between people. However, digital conversations can afford more than simple back-and-forth; they can be layered with interaction techniques and structured representations that scaffold exploration, reflection, and shared understanding between users and AI systems. We introduce Feedstack, a speculative interface that augments feedback conversations with layered affor…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19433 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csLG_…

Can Compressed LLMs Truly Act? An Empirical Evaluation of Agentic Capabilities in LLM Compression
Post-training compression reduces the computational and memory costs of large language models (LLMs), enabling resource-efficient deployment. However, existing compression benchmarks only focus on language modeling (e.g., perplexity) and natural language understanding tasks (e.g., GLUE accuracy), ignoring the agentic capabilities - workflow, tool use/function call, long-context understanding and real-world application. We introduce the Agent Compression Benchmark (ACBench), the first comprehens…

Safe. Everywhere. Always. | A Canberra Community Survey
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSrRIhL9NhacbREQUPvZ-KN7VN15VelwkoXwIHFCDLq4qgHg/viewform

Safe. Everywhere. Always. | A Canberra Community Survey
Women should be safe no matter where they are, what they’re doing or what they’re wearing. In response to recent horrific events of men’s violence against women in our community, Senator for the ACT and Minister for Women Katy Gallagher is inviting all Canberra women and girls to share their experiences and ideas for change in the survey below. A summary of key findings from the survey will be made public following its conclusion, alongside a list of commitments and proposed next steps. A…

Bears' DJ Moore has had conversations with Ben Johnson about WR's body language: 'Just don't do it' https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-dj-moore-has-had-conversations-with-ben-johnson-about-wr-s-body…

Pentagon confirms 'capability review' amid pause in aid deliveries to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/03/pentagon-confirms-capability-review-amid.html

I'd like to see neuroscientists nudge the brain toward brain states that blend lucid dreaming and visual-to-auditory sensory substitution https://thedebrief.org/largest-brain-study-yet-confirms-lucid-dreaming-as-unique-state-o…

Largest Brain Study Yet Confirms Lucid Dreaming as Unique State of Consciousness
Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.

This week is building up to a crescendo of critical cybersecurity developments, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the top infosec news stories you should know, including
--CISA nominee Plankey pulled from Senate confirmation hearing,
--The Com has been hacking Salesforce tools,
--Chinese hackers broke into US telecoms in 2023,
--Law enforcement busts up BidenCash,
--China issues warrants for 20 alleged Taiwanese hackers,
--Feds are probing CrowdS…

CISA nominee Plankey pulled from Senate confirmation hearing
The Com has been hacking Salesforce tools, Chinese hackers broke into US telecoms in 2023, Law enforcement busts up BidenCash, China issues warrants for 20 alleged Taiwanese hackers, Feds are probing CrowdStrike's 2024 outage, Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping comments, much more