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Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters
act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea creatures, new observations reveal
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bizarre-ecosystem-disco…

Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean
Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea creatures, new observations reveal

Series C, Episode 02 - Powerplay
TARRANT: Yes?
AVON: [Indicating Harmon] Him.
HARMON: Why, you ly...
TARRANT: Easy Harmon.
HARMON: They were my friends.
TARRANT: Let him finish.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/302/371 B7B3

In interviews, creators including an actress and a director describe how they are adopting or rejecting AI tools and how they view career prospects in an AI era (Kai Williams/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/1…

“Go generate a bridge and jump off it”: How video pros are navigating AI
I talked with nine creators about economic pressures and fan backlash.

Charm.io: TikTok Shop reached $10B in US sales across 600K creators between January and October, up from $5B YoY; global sales are on par with eBay's (Emmett Lindner/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/business/media/tiktok-shop-black-frida…

Faux Jewels and Slimming Belts: Why Shopping on TikTok Is a Lot Like QVC
The popular app’s online marketplace is growing rapidly in the United States, driven by TikTok’s popularity and influencer advertisements that look a lot like TV infomercials.

High-precision luminescence cryothermometry strategy by using hyperfine structure
Marina N. Popova, Mosab Diab, Boris Z. Malkin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.19088 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.19088 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.19088
arXiv:2511.19088v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: A novel, to the best of our knowledge, ultralow-temperature luminescence thermometry strategy is proposed, based on a measurement of relative intensities of hyperfine components in the spectra of Ho$^{3 }$ ions doped into a crystal. A $^{7}$LiYF$_4$:Ho$^{3 }$ crystal is chosen as an example. First, we show that temperatures in the range 10-35 K can be measured using the Boltzmann behavior of the populations of crystal-field levels separated by an energy interval of 23 cm$^{-1}$. Then we select the 6089 cm$^{-1}$ line of the holmium $^5I_5 \rightarrow ^5I_7$ transition, which has a well-resolved hyperfine structure and falls within the transparency window of optical fibers (telecommunication S band), to demonstrate the possibility of measuring temperatures below 3 K. The temperature $T$ is determined by a least-squares fit to the measured intensities of all eight hyperfine components using the dependence $I(\nu) = I_1 \exp(-b\nu)$, where $I_1$ and $b = a\nu \frac{\nu}{kT}$ are fitting parameters and a accounts for intensity variations due to mixing of wave functions of different crystal-field levels by the hyperfine interaction. In this method, the absolute and relative thermal sensitivities grow at $T$ approaching zero as $\frac{1}{T^2}$.and $\frac{1}{T}$, respectively. We theoretically considered the intensity distributions within hyperfine manifolds and compared the results with experimental data. Application of the method to experimentally measured relative intensities of hyperfine components of the 6089 cm$^{-1}$ PL line yielded $T = 3.7 \pm 0.2$ K. For a temperature of 1 K, an order of magnitude better accuracy is expected.
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Occasionally, I log into LinkedIn purely to check messages. Sometimes, I find a promoted message or an ad, maybe a connection request. Usually, nothing. Content often feel fake, and it's often difficult to find content that I'm interested in there. Is it even a site for businesses to connect, and people find work any more?
Back when it wasn't owned by Meta, I used to enjoy Instagram. Now it feels like a shop. I still miss scrolling through the feed, discovering content from the people that I followed. Sadly, a lot of creators that I liked are still on there, and nowhere else.
Mastodon is pretty much my only online home now, and I'm very thankful for it!

Series D, Episode 02 - Power
VILA: Well, there's always rodents of one sort or another.
TARRANT: I'm a growing lad, Vila. Rats are not the answer to my diet-
DAYNA: [Makes a gesture to cut them off] Yes, but Orac, can you get a fix on him?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/402/27<…

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky sees a lot of career advice on the site every day, but he doesn’t always agree with every piece that’s shared.
One common tip that Roslansky said is “a little bit outdated” is that
“you have to have a five-year plan,” he told content creator Erin McGoff in an interview for her YouTube channel AdviceWithErin.
In Roslansky’s view, having a five-year plan is “a little bit foolish,” he said:
given how rapidly technology and the workplace are ch…

LinkedIn CEO: Ignore this common piece of career advice—it's 'outdated' and 'a little bit foolish'
Young professionals should focus on learning and new experiences, says LinkedIn CEO.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@burger_jaap/115569301993383707
Today, I learned that the VOLTIX and E.ON Drive projects are part of a joint heavy-duty Megawatt charging corridor project together with GreenWay.

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 12 - The Keeper
VILA: Huh! Blake!
BLAKE: Shhh, quiet.
VILA: Am I glad to see you. What are you doing here?
BLAKE: Is Jenna all right?
VILA: Only pair-bonding with the chief.
BLAKE: Good.
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