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Donald Trump, un-constrained by law or decency,
claimed the right to grant
“total authorization” to federal immigration agents to arrest people by "whatever means necessary "
Trump said he’s told the administrators to
“instruct all ICE, Homeland Security, or any other Law Enforcement Officer who is on the receiving end of thrown rocks, bricks, or any other form of assault, to stop their car, and arrest these SLIMEBALLS, using whatever means is necessary to d…

EVENT: Online event "Jewish-Catholic Relations in a Volatile World: A Conversation on the Legacy of Pope Francis and Future Directions under Pope Leo XIV" (July 24)
https://ift.tt/0LBHupV
REPOSTING: Lecture by Wiebke Denecke (MIT) on ‘How Can We Leverage Our Cultural Wiring Around Nature…
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The watery atmosphere of HD~209458~b revealed by joint $K$- and $L$-band high-resolution spectroscopy
Luke Finnerty, Julie Inglis, Michael P. Fitzgerald, Daniel Echeverri, Nemanja Jovanovic, Dimitri Mawet, Geoffrey A. Blake, Ashley Baker, Randall Bartos, Benjamin Calvin, Sylvain Cetre, Jacques-Robert Delorme, Greg Doppmann, Katelyn Horstman, Chih-Chun Hsu, Joshua Liberman, Ronald A. L\'opez, Evan Morris, Jacklyn Pezzato-Rovner, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Ben Sappey, Tobias Schofield, An…

The watery atmosphere of HD~209458~b revealed by joint $K$- and $L$-band high-resolution spectroscopy
We present a joint analysis of high-resolution $K$- and $L$-band observations of the benchmark hot Jupiter \hdb\ from the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC). One half night of observations were obtained in each bandpass covering similar pre-eclipse phases. The two epochs were then jointly analyzed using our atmospheric retrieval pipeline based on \petit\ to constrain the atmospheric pressure-temperature profile and chemical composition. Consistent with recent results from \textit{JWST}…

Solar cells on cattle holding pens seems like a great idea! Probably tons of buildings and farms that would be fine with solar cells on top.
I'm no (food) scientist but I am a lot more confident that it doesn't pose a risk to the food source. But I'm less confident of growing crops under solar cells or solar cells floating on aquatic farms. Likely need significant maintenance over the years to prevent leaching and it's always hard for politicians to fix old instead of …

So Assemblyperson Nick Schultz says well how potus is acting as a despot and ice and the military are out of line. Local law enforcement can handle any civil unrest.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL453gcxFr5/

Hawes on Instagram: "This is no less true or relevant today (7/9) than it was a month prior when @asmnickschultz initially addressed the media with this perspective. I would actually say this has “aged” perfectly and that the concern extends far beyond LA’s borders."
424 likes, 25 comments - dr.smrtmouth on July 9, 2025: "This is no less true or relevant today (7/9) than it was a month prior when @asmnickschultz initially addressed the media with this perspective. I would actually say this has “aged” perfectly and that the concern extends far beyond LA’s borders.".

Anomalies in #space: A silent risk to critical infrastructure
30 July 2025
"The Earth’s #ionosphere an electrified layer of the upper atmosphere, is a vital part of our space environment. It enables or interferes with many of the technologies we rely on daily, such as …

Adaptive Gaussian Mixture Models-based Anomaly Detection for under-constrained Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
Julio Garrido, Javier Vales, Diego Silva-Mu\~niz, Enrique Riveiro, Pablo L\'opez-Matencio, Josu\'e Rivera-Andrade
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07714

Adaptive Gaussian Mixture Models-based Anomaly Detection for under-constrained Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
Cable-Driven Parallel Robots (CDPRs) are increasingly used for load manipulation tasks involving predefined toolpaths with intermediate stops. At each stop, where the platform maintains a fixed pose and the motors keep the cables under tension, the system must evaluate whether it is safe to proceed by detecting anomalies that could compromise performance (e.g., wind gusts or cable impacts). This paper investigates whether anomalies can be detected using only motor torque data, without additiona…

Digital Salon: An AI and Physics-Driven Tool for 3D Hair Grooming and Simulation
Chengan He, Jorge Alejandro Amador Herrera, Zhixin Shu, Xin Sun, Yao Feng, S\"oren Pirk, Dominik L. Michels, Meng Zhang, Tuanfeng Y. Wang, Julie Dorsey, Holly Rushmeier, Yi Zhou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07387

Digital Salon: An AI and Physics-Driven Tool for 3D Hair Grooming and Simulation
We introduce Digital Salon, a comprehensive hair authoring system that supports real-time 3D hair generation, simulation, and rendering. Unlike existing methods that focus on isolated parts of 3D hair modeling and involve a heavy computation process or network training, Digital Salon offers a holistic and interactive system that lowers the technical barriers of 3D hair modeling through natural language-based interaction. The system guides users through four key stages: text-guided hair retrieva…

Das Trolley-Problem scheint dir abgehoben und viel zu abstrakt?
Nun, die Ethik hat sich auch schon ausführlich überlegt, wie ein autonomes Auto sich denn in Extrem-Gefahren­situationen verhalten soll¹, und auch das wirkt eher sehr abgehoben und unrealistisch. Was nicht diskutiert wurde, ist die in der Praxis implementierte Lösung: Autopilot schaltet sich Millisekunden vor dem Aufprall aus, um nicht schuld zu sein.²
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Tomorrow (8 July) at 20:00 NZST, we'll be running our monthly #libre / #FOSS virtual gather at https://meeting.iridescent.nz