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Tracer: A Forensic Framework for Detecting Fraudulent Speedruns from Game Replays
Jaeung Franciskus Yoo, Huy Kang Kim
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10848 https://

Tracer: A Forensic Framework for Detecting Fraudulent Speedruns from Game Replays
Speedrun, a practice of completing a game as quickly as possible, has fostered vibrant communities driven by creativity, competition, and mastery of game mechanics and motor skills. However, this contest also attracts malicious actors as financial incentives come into play. As media and software manipulation techniques advance - such as spliced footage, modified game software and live stream with staged setups - forged speedruns have become increasingly difficult to detect. Volunteer-driven com…

Nothing here sounds criminal, but it also doesn't sound like good government. Rich white boys' club maintains its hold on power and we all get worse public services.
https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/15/san-francisco-daniel-…

SF mayor’s lieutenant steered contract to firm with ties to Daniel Lurie
Records show the mayor’s office chose the software company OpenGov over a cheaper vendor that a majority of city staff preferred.

The Great #Software #Quality #Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe

Faced with the possibility of scrapping old computers on which Windows 11 is not supported by Microsoft: some users resort to hacking.
Others prefer a switch to free software, to no longer depend on Microsoft.
https://www.radio…

Researchers report rare intrusion by suspected Chinese hackers into Russian tech firm https://therecord.media/rare-china-linked-intrusion-russian-tech-firms

The whole app is a blob
... character driven UI as a path to language learning, a different kind of "gamification"
#software

The Whole App is a Blob
I tried to prepare for life in French-speaking Canada by turning language drills into a Tamagotchi. It worked, as long as you don't ask me whether my coffee is for here or to go.

Branched Broomrape Detection in Tomato Farms Using Satellite Imagery and Time-Series Analysis
Mohammadreza Narimani, Alireza Pourreza, Ali Moghimi, Parastoo Farajpoor, Hamid Jafarbiglu, Mohsen Mesgaran
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10804

Branched Broomrape Detection in Tomato Farms Using Satellite Imagery and Time-Series Analysis
Branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa (L.) Pomel) is a chlorophyll-deficient parasitic plant that threatens tomato production by extracting nutrients from the host, with reported yield losses up to 80 percent. Its mostly subterranean life cycle and prolific seed production (more than 200,000 seeds per plant, viable for up to 20 years) make early detection essential. We present an end-to-end pipeline that uses Sentinel-2 imagery and time-series analysis to identify broomrape-infested tomato fie…

werf is a #CNCF Sandbox CLI tool to implement full-cycle #CICD to #Kubernetes easily
https…

Cosmological FLRW phase transitions under exponential corrected entropy
Rodrigo Rivadeneira-Caro, Joel F. Saavedra, Francisco Tello-Ortiz
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11919 https:…

Cosmological FLRW phase transitions under exponential corrected entropy
This work considers how exponential corrections to the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy formula affect the thermodynamic behavior of the FLRW cosmological model. These corrections drastically change the form of the Friedman field equations inducing non-trivial phase transition behavior. For negative values of the trace parameter $α$, the system presents first-order phase transitions above the critical temperature, and for positive $α$, the system undergoes a reentrant phase transition. As these cor…

A look at outlets in Belgium and France that are prioritizing independence from Big Tech and opting for open source or in-house software (Owen Huchon/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/editorial-independence-means-technologic…

Editorial independence means technological independence.
From Google to Microsoft, European newsrooms often rely on tools built in Silicon Valley. Some are trying to break free, turning to open-source alternatives or home-grown solutions.