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Welcome back - been busy the last days with meeting friends etc 🙂
But I wanted to show some more #photos from the #Lotharsteig in the #nationalparkschwarzwald . Different from …

💿 The 16 year odyssey of "time, money, wrong turns and frustration" it took to finally emulate the Pioneer LaserActive
https://www.readonlymemo.com/this-is-the-first-the…

"This is the first:" The 16 year odyssey of "time, money, wrong turns and frustration" it took to finally emulate the Pioneer LaserActive
In April 2009, a Sega fan decided to look into emulating the Mega LD, a quirky and little-known hybrid of Genesis and LaserDisc. This week he finished the job.

FractalPINN-Flow: A Fractal-Inspired Network for Unsupervised Optical Flow Estimation with Total Variation Regularization
Sara Behnamian, Rasoul Khaksarinezhad, Andreas Langer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08670

FractalPINN-Flow: A Fractal-Inspired Network for Unsupervised Optical Flow Estimation with Total Variation Regularization
We present FractalPINN-Flow, an unsupervised deep learning framework for dense optical flow estimation that learns directly from consecutive grayscale frames without requiring ground truth. The architecture centers on the Fractal Deformation Network (FDN) - a recursive encoder-decoder inspired by fractal geometry and self-similarity. Unlike traditional CNNs with sequential downsampling, FDN uses repeated encoder-decoder nesting with skip connections to capture both fine-grained details and long…

"World’s First Ever Large-Scale Carbon Storage Site Successfully Injects CO2 Below Seabed"
#CarbonDioxide #Climate #ClimateChange

World's First Ever Large-Scale Carbon Storage Site Successfully Injects CO2 Below Seabed | Happy Eco News
Norway’s Northern Lights project achieved the world’s first large-scale carbon storage injection beneath the seabed. By capturing and permanently storing CO₂ from industrial facilities, the initiative marks a major milestone for climate mitigation. The project demonstrates how international collaboration and technology can scale carbon capture to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

Soil runoff from logged forests releases more reactive carbon, undermining climate mitigation efforts #environment

Soil runoff from logged forests releases more reactive carbon, undermining climate mitigation efforts
The global demand for wood-based products is constantly increasing, creating a challenge for the logging industry. In an attempt to keep up in a sustainable manner, the industry replaces logged areas with tree farms and nurseries to eventually replenish supplies. This use and regrowth of wood has also been thought to help maintain a carbon sink. While this may be true to some extent, a new study has found that an important source of carbon loss is often being left out of the equation.

https://nypost.com/2025/10/10/us-news/cybersecurity-agency-that-clashed-with-trump-one-of-the-first-hit-with-federal-firings-due-to-shutdown/
Cybersecurity agency that clashed with Trump…

Cybersecurity agency that clashed with Trump one of the first hit with federal firings due to government shutdown
CISA plans to keep just 889 employees on duty during a shutdown while furloughing 65% of its workforce.

New Mexico is making child care free.
Beginning in November, it will be the first state in the nation to provide child care to all residents regardless of income, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this week.
The state has been working to lower child care care costs since 2019, when it created the Early Childhood Education and Care Department

New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.

Gresford Colliery documents head for Wrexham in first for The National Archives https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/gresford-colliery-documents-head-for-wrexham-in-first-for-the-national-archives/…

Gresford Colliery documents head for Wrexham in first for The National Archives - The National Archives
The National Archives is displaying records related to the Gresford Colliery disaster in Wrexham Library to mark the 91st anniversary on 22 September 2025. Two hundred and sixty-six men and boys died after an underground explosion and devastating fire. Most of the casualties of the disaster in 1934 lived in Wrexham and the surrounding villages. […]

Microsoft releases its first preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major update since November 2021, with a new look and deeper AI integration (Tim Anderson/The Register)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/visual_studio_2026_previewed_deeper/

Microsoft's first preview of Visual Studio 2026: Deeper AI and a design refresh
: New look for Visual Studio but the core still runs on the old .Net Framework

Albania Digs Up a Roman Noble’s Tomb–the First of its Kind Ever Found in the Country https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/albania-digs-up-a-roman-nobles-tomb-the-first-of-its-kind-ever-found-in-the-country/

Albania Digs Up a Roman Noble's Tomb–the First of its Kind Ever Found in the Country
Part of the Empire's territory for 600 years, the south Balkan country has never dug up anything like the 29 by 19 foot long tomb.