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Gave up on #asahilinux for my work laptop and got a x1 carbon. There sure is something to be said for the x86 monoculture for getting stuff done. Also so good to have working usb-c displayport again 🙈

Beyond monoculture: Polydisperse moment methods for sub-stellar atmosphere cloud microphysics II. A three-moment gamma distribution formulation for GCM applications
Elspeth K. H. Lee, Kazumasa Ohno
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12928

Beyond monoculture: Polydisperse moment methods for sub-stellar atmosphere cloud microphysics II. A three-moment gamma distribution formulation for GCM applications
Context. Understanding how the shape of cloud particle size distributions affects the atmospheric properties of sub-stellar atmospheres is a key area to explore, particularly in the JWST era of broad wavelength coverage, where observations are sensitive to particle size distributions. It is therefore important to elucidate how underlying cloud microphysical processes influence the size distribution, in order to better understand how clouds affect observed atmospheric properties. Aims. In this f…

🥑 Anthropologist uncovers the 11,000-year history of avocado domestication
#avocado

Anthropologist uncovers the 11,000-year history of avocado domestication
Today's avocado industry, a multi-billion-dollar global enterprise, relies primarily on a single variety: the Hass avocado. This monoculture approach poses significant risks, as genetically identical plants are more vulnerable to disease and climate change.

When I was young I was not part of the monoculture. I didn't watch sports, or American Idol or Survivor or whathaveyou, so I never had any idea what was going on.
It's not that I wanted to be part of the monoculture, I didn't but sometimes it felt a little lonely not being able to talk about what everyone else was talking about.
Some people say the days of monoculture are over, but I don't think that is quite right. It is just the monoculture these days is parti…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.08720 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csCY_…

AI for Just Work: Constructing Diverse Imaginations of AI beyond "Replacing Humans"
"why" we develop AI. Lacking critical reflections on the general visions and purposes of AI may make the community vulnerable to manipulation. In this position paper, we explore the "why" question of AI. We denote answers to the "why" question the imaginations of AI, which depict our general visions, frames, and mindsets for the prospects of AI. We identify that the prevailing vision in the AI community is largely a monoculture that emphasizes objectives such as replacing humans and improving p…