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The new Compendium is here, and it’s more than just data. [Part 1]
Created by and for the #NREN community, this year’s edition brings the 2024 survey results to life through stories, context, and reflections from NRENs and expert contributors.
🔗 Read the report and explore the data:

from my link log —
A new 3rd edition PNG spec was just released!
https://www.programmax.net/articles/png-is-back/
saved 2025-06-25

Die US-Regierung unter #DonaldTrump plant laut Haushaltsentwurf die Schließung des Mauna Loa Observatoriums auf Hawaii – dem Ort, an dem seit 1958 die global führenden #CO2-Messungen durchgeführt werden.
Die berühmte

Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory
The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution — has led directly to climate change, driving sea level rise, supercharging weather and destroying food systems.

I somehow stumbled upon the most arthouse film I can think of:
☑️filmed on analog film stock
☑️very slow pacing but still has jarring editing decisions
☑️scenes with inharmonious violin music
☑️scenes without any sound at all
☑️topless woman
☑️bondage scenes
☑️dream-like scenes
☑️woman growing an actual horse tail 😳
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VideoGuard: Protecting Video Content from Unauthorized Editing
Junjie Cao, Kaizhou Li, Xinchun Yu, Hongxiang Li, Xiaoping Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03480 https://

VideoGuard: Protecting Video Content from Unauthorized Editing
With the rapid development of generative technology, current generative models can generate high-fidelity digital content and edit it in a controlled manner. However, there is a risk that malicious individuals might misuse these capabilities for misleading activities. Although existing research has attempted to shield photographic images from being manipulated by generative models, there remains a significant disparity in the protection offered to video content editing. To bridge the gap, we pr…

I’ve been kicking around the joke idea that AI is the Crocs of computing (cheap garbage marketed as high fashion to children and super trendy for no lasting reason), but now I saw this cross my feed and I’m a little worried that they’re in my thoughts.
https://www.theverge.com/mi…

Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are no joke
Microsoft has created limited edition Windows XP-themed Crocs. The Crocs even come with a Clippy shoe charm.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24195 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csHC_…

WikiGap: Promoting Epistemic Equity by Surfacing Knowledge Gaps Between English Wikipedia and other Language Editions
With more than 11 times as many pageviews as the next, English Wikipedia dominates global knowledge access relative to other language editions. Readers are prone to assuming English Wikipedia as a superset of all language editions, leading many to prefer it even when their primary language is not English. Other language editions, however, comprise complementary facts rooted in their respective cultures and media environments, which are marginalized in English Wikipedia. While Wikipedia's user i…

An Efficient and Adaptive Next Edit Suggestion Framework with Zero Human Instructions in IDEs
Xinfang Chen, Siyang Xiao, Xianying Zhu, Junhong Xie, Ming Liang, Dajun Chen, Wei Jiang, Yong Li, Peng Di
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02473

An Efficient and Adaptive Next Edit Suggestion Framework with Zero Human Instructions in IDEs
Code editing, including modifying, refactoring, and maintaining existing code, is the most frequent task in software development and has garnered significant attention from AI-powered tools. However, existing solutions that translate explicit natural language instructions into code edits face critical limitations, such as heavy reliance on human instruction input and high latency, which hinder their effective integration into a developer's workflow. We observe that developers' habitual behavior…

Galaxy S25 FE: Samsung erweitert seine S-Klasse
Samsung hat das Galaxy S25 FE vorgestellt. Wie der Vorgänger hat es der neue Spross der S25-Reihe nicht leicht, denn es hat Konkurrenz aus dem eigenen Haus.
https://www.…

Plot'n Polish: Zero-shot Story Visualization and Disentangled Editing with Text-to-Image Diffusion Models
Kiymet Akdemir, Jing Shi, Kushal Kafle, Brian Price, Pinar Yanardag
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04446

Plot'n Polish: Zero-shot Story Visualization and Disentangled Editing with Text-to-Image Diffusion Models
Text-to-image diffusion models have demonstrated significant capabilities to generate diverse and detailed visuals in various domains, and story visualization is emerging as a particularly promising application. However, as their use in real-world creative domains increases, the need for providing enhanced control, refinement, and the ability to modify images post-generation in a consistent manner becomes an important challenge. Existing methods often lack the flexibility to apply fine or coars…