Att "The Anti-Autocracy Handbook - A Scholars’ Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding" ens existerar är i sig självt olycksbådande, och läsningen fångar mig. Nedmonteringen av USA:s demokratiska institutioner går fort och långsamt på en och samma gång.
Jag reflekterar på bloggen över konsekvenserna av den svåra och problematiska utveckling som syns i USA, inte minst för forskare och akademin, och ger några tankar om vad vi behöver göra.
Wie handfest ist die angekündigte Hilfe?
Der Besuch des ukrainischen Präsidenten im Kanzleramt stand ganz im Zeichen der Waffenhilfe. Deutschland sendet ein Signal der Unterstützung - doch wie handfest ist die angekündigte Hilfe?
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Simplicial properadic homotopy
Eric Hoffbeck, Johan Leray, Bruno Vallette
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22004 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505…
Handoff Design in User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks Using DRL
Hussein A. Ammar, Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, Gary Boudreau, Israfil Bahceci
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.20966
Cohomology, Homotopy, Extensions, and Automorphisms of Nijenhuis Lie Conformal Algebras
Sania Asif
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20867 https://
A reader reports that when the patient died, the attending doctor
recorded the following on the patient's chart: "Patient failed to fulfill
his wellness potential."
Another doctor reports that in a recent issue of the *American Journal
of Family Practice* fleas were called "hematophagous arthropod vectors."
A reader reports that the Army calls them "vertically deployed anti-
personnel devices." You probably call them bombs.
Free summer music festival announces full lineup with 136 Austin acts #MusicNews
Baby's First #AmateurRadio #FieldDay! I ran the GOTA station for a few minutes to warm it up, and again in the early morning after the night crew were done for a handful of QSOs, but I spent many hours in the CW tent. At the start I just froze up and needed lots of help from th…
Sam Altman: "What if an inhuman AI took control of the world by manipulating people's behavior but its core directive was to make paper clips and it burned down the planet to do that? This is so scary and it's a real thing you should be worried about!"
Governments: "Oh boy that's scary we'll make special rules to invest in your company so you can save us from this frightening possibility. Will we restrict or discourage AI use/development? Haha no that would be foolish!"
Me: "What if an inhuman handful of corporate charters took control of the world by manipulating human behavior but their core directive was to maximize venture capital and they burned down the planet to do that? ..."
Governments (sponsored by said corporations): "Send in the SWAT teams now, this idea is dangerous!"
No lolly for me! Today’s #NYTSpellingBee felt like a bit of a slog as I brute-forced a handful of holdouts to reach #QueenBee—and grumbled at the irritating omissions. 🍭