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On Distributed Grid Support From Microgeneration (2007) - Using Renewable Energy (RE) distributed microgeneration to tackle intermittency? #microgen - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on…

On Distributed Grid Support From Microgeneration (2007)
Using Renewable Energy (RE) distributed microgeneration to tackle intermittency? #microgen

Linearly Distributive Fox Theorem
Rose Kudzman-Blais
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02180 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.02180

Linearly Distributive Fox Theorem
Linearly distributive categories (LDC), introduced by Cockett and Seely to model multiplicative linear logic, are categories equipped with two monoidal structures that interact via linear distributivities. A seminal result in monoidal category theory is the Fox theorem, which characterizes cartesian categories as symmetric monoidal categories whose objects are equipped with canonical comonoid structures. The aim of this work is to extend the Fox theorem to LDCs and characterize the subclass of …

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#BCPoli #CdnPoli #CanPoli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qEcE9lK17w

Simulating Quantum State Transfer between Distributed Devices using Noisy Interconnects
Marvin Bechtold, Johanna Barzen, Frank Leymann, Alexander Mandl
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01683

Simulating Quantum State Transfer between Distributed Devices using Noisy Interconnects
Scaling beyond individual quantum devices via distributed quantum computing relies critically on high-fidelity quantum state transfers between devices, yet the quantum interconnects needed for this are currently unavailable or expected to be significantly noisy. These limitations can be bypassed by simulating ideal state transfer using quasiprobability decompositions (QPDs). Wire cutting, for instance, allows this even without quantum interconnects. Nevertheless, QPD methods face drawbacks, req…

Incredibly Disturbing: Disgusting Hack Jim Acosta 'Interviews' AI Version of School Shooting Victim (Bonchie/RedState)
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/08/04/incredibly-disturbing-deranged-hack-jim-acosta-interviews-ai-version-of-school-shooting-victim-n2192443
http://www.memeorandum.com/250804/p122#a250804p122

DexVLG: Dexterous Vision-Language-Grasp Model at Scale
Jiawei He, Danshi Li, Xinqiang Yu, Zekun Qi, Wenyao Zhang, Jiayi Chen, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Zhizheng Zhang, Li Yi, He Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02747

DexVLG: Dexterous Vision-Language-Grasp Model at Scale
As large models gain traction, vision-language-action (VLA) systems are enabling robots to tackle increasingly complex tasks. However, limited by the difficulty of data collection, progress has mainly focused on controlling simple gripper end-effectors. There is little research on functional grasping with large models for human-like dexterous hands. In this paper, we introduce DexVLG, a large Vision-Language-Grasp model for Dexterous grasp pose prediction aligned with language instructions usin…

How do Software Engineering Candidates Prepare for Technical Interviews?
Brian Bell, Teresa Thomas, Sang Won Lee, Chris Brown
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02068

How do Software Engineering Candidates Prepare for Technical Interviews?
To obtain employment, aspiring software engineers must complete technical interviews -- a hiring process which involves candidates writing code while communicating to an audience. However, the complexities of tech interviews are difficult to prepare for and seldom faced in computing curricula. To this end, we seek to understand how candidates prepare for technical interviews, investigating the effects of preparation methods and the role of education. We distributed a survey to candidates (n = 1…

DistMLIP: A Distributed Inference Platform for Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials
Kevin Han, Bowen Deng, Amir Barati Farimani, Gerbrand Ceder
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02023

DistMLIP: A Distributed Inference Platform for Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials
Large-scale atomistic simulations are essential to bridge computational materials and chemistry to realistic materials and drug discovery applications. In the past few years, rapid developments of machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) have offered a solution to scale up quantum mechanical calculations. Parallelizing these interatomic potentials across multiple devices poses a challenging, but promising approach to further extending simulation scales to real-world applications. In this…

American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades
-- as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.
Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations,
said they were coming forward because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices.
…

Karen Strickholm (@KarenStrickholm@mastodon.online)
Attached: 1 image 🔥🔥🔥 TRIGGER WARNING 🔥🔥🔥 Truly SHOCKING video reporting here by #AP, about US contractors in Gaza firing live ammo at Palestinians as they come for food aid. IMHO, this is one of those times when it's important to bear witness, unless it would be too distressing to watch the footage. Will be shocked if this does not explode in the news. https://youtube.com/watch?v=63XTo2EyLZA&si=w9W1uKIMznffVone .#Israel #Hezbollah #Hamas #Houthi #Gaza #Palestine #Lebanon …

Passive polarization and phase stabilization scheme for Twin-Field QKD
Christiano M. S. Nascimento, Felipe Calliari, Guilherme P. Tempor\~ao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01205

Passive polarization and phase stabilization scheme for Twin-Field QKD
Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution requires first-order interference between coherent states sent by Alice and Bob in a mid-station Charlie. In order to obtain stable operation and maximum interferometric visibility, not only phase stabilization but also polarization control is required, especially in optical-fiber setups. In this paper, we propose an experimental setup that simultaneously provides passive stabilization of phase and polarization fluctuations by combining a Sagnac-like interfer…