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My haul of ginger today, from a 40 cm (16 inch) pot on my front porch. I have another couple of plants growing in the garden, and from them I just dig up a bit when I want it. This potted one gets harvested all at once, to make pickled ginger (for rice paper rolls and sushi) and a shoot replanted in new compost each year. Such a lot, for so little space or effort. #retrosuburbia

Validation of the Critical Reflection and Agency in Computing Index: Do Computing Ethics Courses Make a Difference?
Aadarsh Padiyath, Casey Fiesler, Mark Guzdial, Barbara Ericson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06193

Validation of the Critical Reflection and Agency in Computing Index: Do Computing Ethics Courses Make a Difference?
Computing ethics education aims to develop students' critical reflection and agency. We need validated ways to measure whether our efforts succeed. Through two survey administrations (N=474, N=464) with computing students and professionals, we provide evidence for the validity of the Critical Reflection and Agency in Computing Index. Our psychometric analyses demonstrate distinct dimensions of ethical development and show strong reliability and construct validity. Participants who completed com…

If you put a potato in a hypervisor... Does that make it a vTuber?

Spin liquid state in a three-dimensional pyrochlore-like frustrated magnet
U. Jena, S. Kundu, Suheon Lee, Q. Faure, F. Damay, S. Rols, Adam Berlie, S. Petit, Kwang-Yong Choi, P. Khuntia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05061

Spin liquid state in a three-dimensional pyrochlore-like frustrated magnet
The three-dimensional frustrated spin lattice in MgCrGaO4, where Cr3+ ions occupy a pyrochlore-like network, exemplifies a quantum magnet with competing interactions, macroscopic degeneracy, and exotic low-energy excitations. Using thermodynamic, electron spin resonance (ESR), muon spin relaxation (muSR), and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) techniques, we observe no magnetic order or spin freezing down to 57 mK, despite a sizable exchange interaction (J= 58 K) between Cr3+ (S=3/2) moments an…

Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
AVON: If I can fire at ground level, the beam radiation should be great enough to cut a narrow channel through the sensor mesh. That would give you eight seconds to get from here to the blockhouse. The mesh would start its repair cycle instantly. Take one step off the channel and you're dead. I know it's a slim chance, but it's the best I can come up with.
BLAKE: Let's try it.

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Une petite frustration m'est venue aujourd'hui car mes marque-pages Mastodon ne sont pas (sauf erreur) si facilement exportables... Et je souhaiterais les compiler dans une appli de prise de notes comme Joplin pour mieux en tirer parti.
Est-ce qu'une solution existe déjŠ pour envoyer automatiquement les marque-pages vers Joplin ? Sinon, est-ce que ça intéresserait quelqu'un d'autre ?

Six-yr SPIRou monitoring of the young planet-host dwarf AU Mic
J. -F. Donati, P. I. Cristofari, C. Moutou, A. L'Heureux, N. J. Cook, E. Artigau, S. H. P. Alencar, E. Gaidos, A. Vidotto, P. Petit, A. Carmona, T. Ray, the SPIRou science team
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01746

Six-yr SPIRou monitoring of the young planet-host dwarf AU Mic
In this paper we revisit our spectropolarimetric and velocimetric analysis of the young M dwarf AU Mic based on data collected with SPIRou at the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope, over a monitoring period of 2041 d from 2019 to 2024. The longitudinal magnetic field, the small-scale magnetic field, and the differential temperature of AU Mic, derived from the unpolarized and circularly-polarized spectra, were clearly modulated with the stellar rotation period, with a pattern that evolved over time.…

recline into your evening with last night's frow show on @…, peaceful uneasy feelings for a hot stupid summer, including new sounds by terry riley, marshall allen, jonathan richman, joseph allred, steve gunn, alan bishop, bob dylan & barbra streisand, & more.

Cowboys guard Rob Jones breaks bone in his neck and could miss months, he says https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/cowboys-guard-rob-jones-breaks-bone-in-his-neck-and-could-miss-months-he-says

Guard Rob Jones to miss time with neck injury https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/guard-rob-jones-to-miss-time-with-neck-injury