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Justin Fields toe injury: What are Jets' options at quarterback if the issue is serious?

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/justin-fields-to…

Ranked choice ballots give voters more options -- but make ballots harder to fill out (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/ranked-choice-ballots-give-voters-options-make-ballots-harder-fill-rcna214026
http://www.memeorandum.com/250623/p14#a250623p14

I have been experimenting with the options around importing my archive of WordPress posts into Substack. I soon ran into four issues that have started me thinking Substack could be improved. https://edintone.substack.com/p/should-it-be-easy-to-import-wordpress

Should it be easy to import WordPress into Substack?
I have been experimenting with the options around importing my archive of WordPress posts into Substack.

American options valuation in time-dependent jump-diffusion models via integral equations and characteristic functions
Andrey Itkin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18210

American options valuation in time-dependent jump-diffusion models via integral equations and characteristic functions
Despite significant advancements in machine learning for derivative pricing, the efficient and accurate valuation of American options remains a persistent challenge due to complex exercise boundaries, near-expiry behavior, and intricate contractual features. This paper extends a semi-analytical approach for pricing American options in time-inhomogeneous models, including pure diffusions, jump-diffusions, and Levy processes. Building on prior work, we derive and solve Volterra integral equations…

Washington braces for an unpredictable response from a cornered but determined Islamic Republic.
While the Iranian government downplayed the impact of the U.S. attack, noting the depths of its nuclear know-how built over decades of study,
U.S. military officials said its precision strikes against Iran’s three main nuclear facilities caused “extremely severe damage and destruction.”
A senior Israeli official told The Times that Jerusalem was so satisfied with the operation th…

U.S. braces for response as Iran weighs its options
U.S. military officials said its precision strikes against Iran's three main nuclear facilities caused "extremely severe damage and destruction."

Don't Unwrap Options: There Are Better Ways #Rust
https://corrode.dev/blog/rust-option-handling-best-practices/

Small thing I noticed today: splitting `.mkv` files using `ffmpeg` via the `-ss` and `-t` options works great, but the resulting `.mkv` file contains the wrong number of frames in the metadata. Evidently the total frames from the source file gets written into the metadata instead of the resulting frames post-splitting which is annoying. Not a deal breaker, but kind of annoying...easy to fix with a quick run through `mkvmerge` but still just weird.

I just released nugraph, a #dotnet tool for creating visual dependency graph of NuGet packages.
Installation:
dotnet tool install --global nugraph
Usage for a NuGet package:
nugraph Azure.Core
or for a .NET project:
nugraph ~/Projects/Kerberos.NET/Bruce/Bruce.csproj
Many options are available, everything is documented on https://github.com/0xced/nugraph
Enjoy!
Here's the kind of graph it generates (Azure.Core example).

https://mermaid.live/view#pako:eNqcVU2P2jAQ_StWViu1EjgBVqjNjS6raqXl0t6qXIwzSVwSO3UmAor4780HKF4wWdJcYux5z2_ezISDw1UIju-Mx-NAosAUfLKEHGQIku9JrFmeEBWRxd9SA31WGsiEPs3plHySgF-o9zmQDTaQj4_kO0jQDCEk6z1JEPPCd91YYFKuKVeZ6-04hK4sG9oa0_K__ajXPGVFsYSIaKWQFKjVBsZbEWLiP-U74zyEiJUpkkikqc_-lCxjWkgYtRD_wfO-evPJiKtUaf9h1jz1BV0Oh0O3Ph5Jpb_0vNkLWQmuVaEipN94ShfFXvJXiaAjxqEwCTrIz32BkNHnVIDEVWVm2hu3gkzpPV0yZIHsrnvZIchCKFnQNxXHQsZ0sa7yYRzrTZtCA9IV7FX-hgbyDh7Ia5UfUNpU9NPYEjwVzeyeuriW7VNN6xPBN-ZJTT-dnptpu93Sqn8AqdKxmzO-YTEUbhfvtu3Zok7gq-Ztt88yeqt-qaw_-C6xvRRuNVPUeye__0oj_jqhAU1yO9EhJAMNGEDdGDO9YcwQiQZPr2HWQbzHJCvw_42x0TVmzD42wyrFwJ4NsAz2RaaWiLtSusbVE3pRSAu5EXQh0vjC3BBpRgwRaeDceWXSxCbSJDeCAumMnAx0xkRY_Z8e2l1MIIN26bevs-Lmx7HC5Ez-UipzfNQlHP8BAAD__wMAEYyvHw

#Iran:
"Their solidarity with oppositional forces has been fragmentary and opportunist, devoid of any consistent anti-imperialist strategy, except in their lonely but crucial capacity as a defender of Palestinian rights, in a region where every single Arab government has capitulated to the hegemon."
Tariq Ali, Nuclear Options — Sidecar

Tariq Ali, Nuclear Options — Sidecar
Regime change in Tehran?

I've not long woken up in my hotel room in #Harrogate ahead of the conference today. Perusing the options next to the mini kettle:
• bottle of sparkling Harrogate water (of course),
• Yorkshire Tea bags (obviously),
• Walkers cookie (let that pass, Walkers are standard hotel fayre),
• Nescafé coffee sachets 🤢
What?! No Taylors of Harrogate coffee?! So glad I've got some coffee bags stuffed in my case.

#Wordle 1,435 3/6*
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ <1% of 216,483 (87)
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 0 of 9 (3)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
WordleBot
Skill 92/99
Luck 74/99
Sometimes when your options are limited (I think mine were) it takes quite a while to come up with a word, like it was today. Sometimes the word comes quickly (I like those days!)

Learning Temporal Abstractions via Variational Homomorphisms in Option-Induced Abstract MDPs
Chang Li, Yaren Zhang, Haoran Lv, Qiong Cao, Chao Xue, Xiaodong He
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16473

Learning Temporal Abstractions via Variational Homomorphisms in Option-Induced Abstract MDPs
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown remarkable reasoning ability through explicit Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting, but generating these step-by-step textual explanations is computationally expensive and slow. To overcome this, we aim to develop a framework for efficient, implicit reasoning, where the model "thinks" in a latent space without generating explicit text for every step. We propose that these latent thoughts can be modeled as temporally-extended abstract actions, or options, with…

@… Do you know if SKH videos could get released through PeerTube at some point? They have sync options on most instances so you can set and forget it.

US Senate Moves To Expand Nondairy Milk Access In Schools #plantbased

US Senate Moves To Expand Nondairy Milk Access In Schools
The US Senate has advanced provisions to increase the accessibility of nutrient-dense, non-dairy milk options in schools

How to download videos from Vimeo, even the paywalled ones
#Vimeo

Interesting piece on Ali Khamenei in The Guardian at the moment: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/ali-khamenei-ruthless-defender-of-iran-revolution-with-few-good-options-left

Google's Veo 3 video generation model launches on the Gemini API, with an eight-second video costing $6, making it one of the most expensive AI video options (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/googles-veo-3-v…

Google's Veo 3 video generation model launches on Gemini API with a hefty price tag
Google’s Veo 3 video generation model is now available through the Gemini API, with a price point that puts it among the more expensive options for AI video.

Who will become QB1? Veterans Flacco, Pickett, rookies Gabriel, Sanders to battle it out https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45796005/cleveland-browns-quarterback-competition-shedeur-sanders-joe-flacco-ke…

Bias Variation Compensation in Perimeter-Gated SPAD TRNGs
Md Sakibur Sajal, Hunter Guthrie, Marc Dandin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15888 https://

Bias Variation Compensation in Perimeter-Gated SPAD TRNGs
Random number generators that utilize arrays of entropy source elements suffer from bias variation (BV). Despite the availability of efficient debiasing algorithms, optimized implementations of hardware friendly options depend on the bit bias in the raw bit streams and cannot accommodate a wide BV. In this work, we present a 64 x 64 array of perimeter gated single photon avalanche diodes (pgSPADs), fabricated in a 0.35 μm standard CMOS technology, as a source of entropy to generate random bina…

Cowboys safety position provides a slew of starting options, intriguing depths https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/07/15/cowboys-safety-position-provides-starting-option…

Everybody is crushing their challenges, but I'm ashamed to have lost my 0 post challenge for this year :) Here is the evidence: https://www-gem.codeberg.page/picom/.

I’m using the “1 Blocker” extension for iPadOS and iOS to block ads / enhance web browsing privacy:
#MediaLit

‎1Blocker - Ad Blocker
‎1Blocker lets you block obtrusive ads, sneaky trackers, and annoying elements on sites. With 1Blocker, you’re safe online and nothing will distract you from enjoying sites. 1Blocker is very easy to use — just flip a couple of switches to start blocking ads and trackers. The app will automatically r…

Empirical Models of the Time Evolution of SPX Option Prices
Alessio Brini, David A. Hsieh, Patrick Kuiper, Sean Moushegian, David Ye
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17511

Empirical Models of the Time Evolution of SPX Option Prices
The key objective of this paper is to develop an empirical model for pricing SPX options that can be simulated over future paths of the SPX. To accomplish this, we formulate and rigorously evaluate several statistical models, including neural network, random forest, and linear regression. These models use the observed characteristics of the options as inputs -- their price, moneyness and time-to-maturity, as well as a small set of external inputs, such as the SPX and its past history, dividend …

Studio Workstation Desks review https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/studio-workstation-desks?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_content=jazzilla/magazine/MUSIC PRODUCTION&amp…

Filing: WBD says it plans to "significantly reduce" CEO David Zaslav's annual pay, including his cash bonus, after shareholders rejected his 2024 pay package (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/warne

Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav Pay to Drop After Company Split
WBD CEO David Zaslav will see his pay package take a haircut after the proposed separation of Warner Bros. Discovery in 2026. The company granted him $225 million in stock option awards.

Steelers 'check in' on Jalen Ramsey as trade talks continue, Rams, Chargers remain likeliest destinations

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news…

Yay, I finally figured out how to build HTML documentation of my custom :nixos: #NixOS options. 🥳
Some thoughts:
- It still contains *all* normal NixOS options (it's a 13MB HTML file...)
- I don't see a way to filter for only my custom options - be it just by regex for example
- It's the documentation of *possible* options, doesn't include the actually chosen val…

📝 `nix build .#docs` now builds a HTML with NixOS options config (including custom ones) (b7be1d09) · Commits · Yann Büchau / 📦 Yanns NixOS Config · GitLab
My NixOS Config

For folks who missed it due to timezones: I wrote a post about different options for sharing decision-making power with online communities, nudged by the situation around inaturalist. #citizenscience
https://tzovar.as/power-sharing/

Any of my Godot comrades here know if there's a way to get the "Animation Key and Pose Options" into the 3D scene and not just the 2D? I mainly just want that auto keying feature for my 3D scene.
#Godot

Look at that! Sonnet finally got around to implementing my suggestion to add perceptually uniform color maps to current density (and presumably radiation pattern although I havent checked that yet) plots. Here's Viridis.
My one complaint is that they did it in what seems to be the reverse direction. I've already submitted a request to flip the direction of the ramp (and/or offer both as options).

Pricing options on the cryptocurrency futures contracts
Julia Ko\'nczal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14614 https://arxiv.org/pdf/25…

Pricing options on the cryptocurrency futures contracts
The cryptocurrency options market is notable for its high volatility and lower liquidity compared to traditional markets. These characteristics introduce significant challenges to traditional option pricing methodologies. Addressing these complexities requires advanced models that can effectively capture the dynamics of the market. We explore which option pricing models are most effective in valuing cryptocurrency options. Specifically, we calibrate and evaluate the performance of the Black-Sch…

“The EU’s most senior diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said the bloc would keep ‘options on the table’ to pressure Israel’s government if there was no improvement in the ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation in Gaza. According to several diplomatic sources she did not endorse any one of 10 sanctions options drawn up by her team, after an earlier EU review found ‘indications’ Israel was in breach of human rights commitments.”

"Zonal pricing is dead – here’s how the UK should change its electricity system instead"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Zonal pricing is dead – here’s how the UK should change its electricity system instead
‘Zonal pricing’ failed to win the government’s support, but Britain has other options.

Jalen Ramsey, Jaire Alexander – Options Galore For Las Vegas Raiders https://raiderramble.com/2025/06/09/jalen-ramsey-jaire-alexander-options-las-vegas-raiders/

Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer, his office says.
How long before Mad King Donald says something crass? (He who would arrest anyone for similar comments about him?) There should be a betting pool... 😏
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

Uhhhh there are sooo many options of this SMLight Zigbee USB adapter thing
SLZB-07
SLZB-07P7
SLZB-07P10
SLZB-07MG24
It’s hard to find information about the differences. Which one is the best? Which of them support both Zigbee and Thread/Matter?
#HomeAssistant #IoT #Zigbee #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

Slovakia agrees to approve EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia, Fico says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/18/slovakia-agrees-to-approve-eus.html

We hoofed it up Mill Mountain before the heat ~really~ set in. The humidity did not wait, unfortunately, but we enjoyed it all the same.
We are now decamped in a coffee shop and pondering lunch options. I think we’re off to a bistro and bakery we’ve heard great things about. Their Better Than Sex cake is reputed to be true to its name.

Mid-genocide, EU-ministers still don't take measures against Israel, 'keep options on the table'.
Decades from now, Europe will still be ashamed that it did not act, and in fact supported Israel.
https://nos.nl/l/2575166

EU-ministers nemen geen maatregelen tegen Israël, houden opties op tafel
De 27 ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken van de EU kwamen vandaag bijeen in Brussel. De lidstaten blijven verdeeld over de aanpak van Israël.

"Huawei will supply its own high performance storage servers, OceanStor 6800 V5 for the project, which will store and classify intercepted communications and data collected through state agencies."
Probably not much worse than other options, though.
#Huawei #Wiretap

That's a button. If you click it, you get an additional screen of options that makes the OS *actually* stop fucking with background resource utilisation. What a trash UI.

Wooo, added another feature to the dice parser: the ability to count dice. I'm really happy that I implemented this with a parser, but I'm definitely gonna need to clean up the code here in a bit.
https://dice.jamesthebard.net/usage/#dice-counts

Save money, save the planet! Discover how eco-friendly appliances can benefit your home and the environment in the long run. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

New homeowner met with warnings after sharing options for appliances: 'Will never go back'
Are gas stoves dangerous? One Redditor shares their shocking experience of ripping out their beloved gas stove because of their child's health.

Cowboys 2025 training camp position preview: EDGE has no lack of options https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-2025-training-camp-position-preview-edge-no-lack-options

The exclusivity period on OpenAI's $3B offer to acquire coding startup Windsurf has expired, which means that Windsurf is free to explore other options (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/07/11/the-exc

The exclusivity on OpenAI’s $3 billion acquisition for AI coding startup Windsurf has expired
Windsurf is now free to explore other options.

Tensor train representations of Greeks for Fourier-based pricing of multi-asset options
Rihito Sakurai, Koichi Miyamoto, Tsuyoshi Okubo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08482

Tensor train representations of Greeks for Fourier-based pricing of multi-asset options
Efficient computation of Greeks for multi-asset options remains a key challenge in quantitative finance. While Monte Carlo (MC) simulation is widely used, it suffers from the large sample complexity for high accuracy. We propose a framework to compute Greeks in a single evaluation of a tensor train (TT), which is obtained by compressing the Fourier transform (FT)-based pricing function via TT learning using tensor cross interpolation. Based on this TT representation, we introduce two approaches…

«people’s options for mainstream (and an alarming amount of industry) news are somewhere between “I’m smarter than you,” “something happened!” “sneering contempt,” “a trip to the principal’s office,” or “here’s who you should be mad at,” which I realize also describes the majority of the New York Times opinion page.»
https://www.wheresyoured.at/sic/

And an AI just taught me the ImageMagick 'montage' command and the options I needed.
(Have I never used that in the ~30 years I've been using it?)

Interesting. A free European DNS provider with various filtering options. https://www.joindns4.eu/for-public

Nouvelle application sur #LaForgeEdu : FlashMD est un outil libre et gratuit qui permet la création de flashcards Š imprimer ou Š utiliser en ligne.
On crée les flashcards en Markdown : un titre 2 pour l'idée Š expliquer, la suite du contenu pour l'explication. C'est très rapide ! La mise en page est calculée automatiquement.
C'est une version simplifiée de CartesMD, mais avec d'autres options, comme la possibilité de réviser en ligne les flashcards
http://flashmd.forge.apps.education.fr/

Ned Mamula nominated to lead the U.S. Geological Survey - GreenMet (note: corporate PR) #geology #USGS

Towards few-shot isolated word reading assessment
Reuben Smit, Retief Louw, Herman Kamper
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12217 https://ar…

Towards few-shot isolated word reading assessment
We explore an ASR-free method for isolated word reading assessment in low-resource settings. Our few-shot approach compares input child speech to a small set of adult-provided reference templates. Inputs and templates are encoded using intermediate layers from large self-supervised learned (SSL) models. Using an Afrikaans child speech benchmark, we investigate design options such as discretising SSL features and barycentre averaging of the templates. Idealised experiments show reasonable perfor…

Hey media companies... I have auto play turned off for a reason! Please stop with your games with scripts and making them auto play.
Two options -
1. You don't turn them off I nuke your bookmark (Looking at you ABC news) and I will look at news elsewhere.
2. You respect my settings and auto play is disabled and I keep visiting now and then.
Any bets they choose option 1.

From Static to Intelligent: Evolving SaaS Pricing with LLMs
Francisco Javier Cavero, Juan C. Alonso, Antonio Ruiz-Cort\'es
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12104

From Static to Intelligent: Evolving SaaS Pricing with LLMs
The SaaS paradigm has revolutionized software distribution by offering flexible pricing options to meet diverse customer needs. However, the rapid expansion of the SaaS market has introduced significant complexity for DevOps teams, who must manually manage and evolve pricing structures, an approach that is both time-consuming and prone to errors. The absence of automated tools for pricing analysis restricts the ability to efficiently evaluate, optimize, and scale these models. This paper propos…

I have been unable to choose an all-in-one printer/scanner/copy machine for personal use.
Why? There’s an incredible amount of options barely differentiated with tons of details hidden behind undefined terms used inconsistently across brands.
I expect that the result will be: end up choosing one based on price alone and the hate it from that moment on for every paper cut.

Considering my options to evacuate from Vilnius if needed: via Suwalki, Klaipėda or Rīga.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2589799/baltic-states-to-develop-joint-mass-evacuation-plans

Robust Hedging of American Options via Aggregated Snell Envelopes
Marco Rodrigues
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14553 https://arxiv.org/…

Robust Hedging of American Options via Aggregated Snell Envelopes
We construct an aggregator for a family of Snell envelopes in a nondominated framework. We apply this construction to establish a robust hedging duality, along with the existence of a minimal hedging strategy, in a general semi-martingale setting for American-style options. Our results encompass continuous processes, or processes with jumps and non-vanishing diffusion. A key application is to financial market models, where uncertainty is quantified through the semi-martingale characteristics.

Been playing Pistol Whip again. Such a great game. The Black Magic "hard" level, with Reckless and Hell options is ridiculously hard. Finishing at all is a feat.
Was wondering how the hell the top players managed to score so highly. I was in like 4th place thinking I was playing a practically perfect game.
But it turns out only with 188 hits. The top three, I noticed, has 189 hits! There's a secret dude!?
Found him, flying around in the sky mid level on the right.
Nice. That's me 3rd in the global leaderboard for Black Magic Hard Reckless Hell now then.
Maybe I shouldn't be giving the game away. If someone learns of the secret dude from this post and then beats me into 4th place I'll be miffed.
#vr #games #pistolWhip

@… Sigh. Non-tech people always lean towards the old tech. Like REALLY old, about to hit 30 years, that’s USB-A. It’s been 10 years since USB-C already.
I think the logic of what “loads of people have” is fine except they were coping just fine 1997-2024 with NO ports at all, zero USB options were available
So if you’re building something in 2025…

@… lot of nuclear options happening over here these days…
I know it can’t be done over night, but I would *really* love to see a web that can withstand *every* American organization taking the nuclear option.
@…

Joint Price and Power MPC for Peak Power Reduction at Workplace EV Charging Stations
Thibaud Cambronne, Samuel Bobick, Wente Zeng, Scott Moura
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12703

Joint Price and Power MPC for Peak Power Reduction at Workplace EV Charging Stations
Demand charge often constitutes a significant portion of electricity costs for commercial electric vehicle charging station operators. This paper explores control methods to reduce peak power consumption at workplace EV charging stations in a joint price and power optimization framework. We optimize a menu of price options to incentivize users to select controllable charging service. Using this framework, we propose several solutions to achieve a reduction in both demand charge and overall oper…

Am I stupid or are the "Security Options" for "securely" erasing (with single/multipass overriding) storage media like SD cards in the macOS "Disk Utility" app completely gone?

I agree that skywalks are not ideal, but I don’t know what other options there are? Arlington County DES is *hostile* to anything that inconveniences drivers. What’s the county going to do, place a crossing guard or cops there 24/7?
https://www.arlnow.co…

‘One Rosslyn’ development project wins commission’s support but new skywalk does not | ARLnow.com
A proposed 845-unit redevelopment project in Rosslyn has won the support of the Arlington Transportation Commission. The commission voted 11-0 in support of the project on a 2.3-acre site at 1901 and 1911 Fort Myer Drive, near Gateway Park. The proposal by Penzance would prove "pretty transformational," said commission member Sohail Husain, who served on

Has anyone provided helper functions with and for one of their :nixos: #NixOS modules? 🤔
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/providing-helper-functions-in-and…

Providing helper functions in and for a module
Some (of my) module options would benefit greatly from helper functions for defining option values. An example would be populating services.jupyterub.kernels, which can get quite verbose if you include things like wrapping in an FHS env or custom virtualenv management. Sure, types.submodule exists, but such a submodule is rather suitable for perfectly similar structures with just different values. Instead, something like this would be helpful: { pkgs, config, lib, ... }: { services.jupyterhu…

Isn't it weird how when a Federal Crown Corporation - Marine Atlantic - buys a new ship... there is nary a mention that it was built in China (#BCPoli #BCFerries

Coalitions on the Fly in Cooperative Games
Yao Zhang, Indrajit Saha, Zhaohong Sun, Makoto Yokoo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11883 https://

Coalitions on the Fly in Cooperative Games
In this work, we examine a sequential setting of a cooperative game in which players arrive dynamically to form coalitions and complete tasks either together or individually, depending on the value created. Upon arrival, a new player as a decision maker faces two options: forming a new coalition or joining an existing one. We assume that players are greedy, i.e., they aim to maximize their rewards based on the information available at their arrival. The objective is to design an online value di…

Slightly overwhelmed by options. School needs new computers. Lenovo ThinkCentre seem like a good option. ThinkCentre M75s Gen 2 or Gen 5? Tiny or not? Intel or AMD?

"You’re one step away from becoming an analytics leader for the digital age.
Northeastern University’s Master of Professional Studies in Analytics program provides in-demand skills, resumé-building experiences, and flexible learning options so you can help organizations make better data-driven decisions."
dear #LinkedIn , I am 80 yrs old. And you are

My great failure in life is that I never put myself in a position to monetise being this embarrassingly incompetent.
#auspol #australia #government

At least a half-dozen existing student-loan repayment programs will be extinguished,
including the most affordable option,
the Biden-era plan known as SAVE.
The nearly eight million people in that plan will soon need to figure out their next-best option.
The system is being restructured at a crucial moment in the ongoing student loan saga.
Only 44 percent of the nearly 35 million borrowers who should be making payments actually are, according to calculations b…

Student Loan Repayments Are About to Look Very Different
By next summer, new borrowers will have just two repayment options, streamlining the previous menu to pay off higher-education debt. Here’s what to know.

Bitcoin options trading venue BitMEX discovered an operational security mistake in a thwarted attack by N. Korea's Lazarus Group, which revealed the attackers' IP address and uncovered at least 10 potential accounts used to test or develop its malware.
h…

Apparently I’m just blind, or has the "Featured profile" page always been there, or did it just come back on desktop?
https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/featured
Apparently I have had @…

NYC-based Zorro, whose AI-powered software helps clients' workers navigate health insurance and benefits options, raised a $20M Series A led by Entrée Capital (Erin Brodwin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2…

Exclusive: Zorro clinches $20M Series A for ICHRA health plans
As employers wrestle with rising costs, the group plan alternative is gaining steam.

Distributional Reinforcement Learning on Path-dependent Options
Ahmet Umur \"Ozsoy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12657 https://arxi…

Distributional Reinforcement Learning on Path-dependent Options
We reinterpret and propose a framework for pricing path-dependent financial derivatives by estimating the full distribution of payoffs using Distributional Reinforcement Learning (DistRL). Unlike traditional methods that focus on expected option value, our approach models the entire conditional distribution of payoffs, allowing for risk-aware pricing, tail-risk estimation, and enhanced uncertainty quantification. We demonstrate the efficacy of this method on Asian options, using quantile-based …

Cowboys linked to 3 new pass rushers as Micah Parsons contract negotiations continue https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-linked-3-new-pass-rushers-micah-parso…

Replaced article(s) found for q-fin.PR. https://arxiv.org/list/q-fin.PR/new
[1/1]:
- Floating exercise boundaries for American options in time-inhomogeneous models
Andrey Itkin, Yerkin Kitapbayev

Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers after failing on two other QB options, per report

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-signed-aaron-rod…

Certain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas
“forever chemicals”
and help expel them from the body via feces,
new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows.
The findings are welcome news
as the only options that exist for reducing the level of dangerous Pfas compounds from the body are bloodletting and a cholesterol drug that induces unpleasant side effects.
The microbes were found to remove up to 75% of some Pfasfrom the gut of mice.

Ukraine's 2026 budget could face $19B shortfall as Europe weighs how to fill the gap, FT reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/08/ukraines-budget-could-face-b.html

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.08175 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_qfi…

Closed-form solutions for VIX derivatives in a Legendre empirical model
In this paper, we introduce a data-driven, single-parameter Markov diffusion model for the VIX. The volatility factor evolves in $(-1,1)$ with a uniform invariant distribution ensured by Legendre polynomials, mapped to the empirical distribution. We derive analytical series solutions for VIX futures and options using separation of variables to solve the Feynman-Kac PDE. Compared to the 3/2 model, our approach offers equal or superior accuracy and flexibility, providing an efficient, robust alte…

The Raiders Have No Shortage of Options for This Position https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/las-vegas-tre-tucker-pete-carroll-tom-mcmahon

Which jersey number will Aaron Rodgers wear with Steelers? Here are QB's top 2025 options in Pittsburgh

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/which…

Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/politics/trump-musk-spacex-contracts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M08.mPqO.ohUbKK54gTLd
http://www.memeorandum.com/250606/p163#a250606p163

Pricing energy spread options with variance gamma-driven Ornstein-Uhlenbeck dynamics
Tim Leung, Kevin Lu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11480 https://

Pricing energy spread options with variance gamma-driven Ornstein-Uhlenbeck dynamics
We consider the pricing of energy spread options for spot prices following an exponential Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process driven by a sum of independent multivariate variance gamma processes. Within this class of mean-reverting, infinite activity price processes, the Esscher transform is used to obtain an equivalent martingale measure. We focus on the weak variance alpha-gamma process and show that it is not closed under the Esscher transform. By deriving an analytic expression for the cumulant gene…

Knicks' coaching options after firing Tom Thibodeau; Stanley Cup Final preview, predictions

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/knicks-

macOS Tahoe 26 hands-on: Liquid Glass is slick but slightly overwrought, and the new Spotlight search features are nifty and useful, but fall short of Raycast (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/apple/685052/appl

Hands on with macOS Tahoe 26: Liquid Glass, new theme options, and Spotlight
macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 1 is here, with our first glimpse at Liquid Glass on the desktop, plus the first glimmers of Spotlight’s big new moves.

Things I enjoy: adding a new ring address across the cluster. Since I added the migration network post-cluster creation it couldn't being used by `corosync` in case something tragic happened. Also, it meant that if you added a new node to the cluster it wouldn't verify that the migration network was online on the new node when it brought it into the cluster. However, solved that pretty fast by just adding it as a `ringX` entry (in this case `ring3`) to all the nodes and enabled it…

02:31—Good Night #Fediverse! 😴💤
I just made myself a new banner for myself, using (mostly) open source software. The only exception was that I used a random website to add an outline to my Rudolf Rocker image, I was too lazy to get out of bed and use GIMP on my PC for that step. For everything else, I used this tool from GitHub: 

As several NFL teams develop plans for new stadiums, will the Eagles follow suit? Looking at their options

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/as-…

Can Cowboys profit after investing just $8 million, Day 3 pick in crucial position? https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/07/16/will-sanders-williams-or-rookie-jaydon-blue-e…

Analysis: YC picked just four Indian startups in 2024 vs. 66 in 2021, amid a growing trend of startups shifting their parent entities to India for domestic IPOs (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.…

From 66 to 4: Why Y Combinator backed fewer Indian startups in 2024
Y Combinator's selection of Indian startups has decreased significantly. This decline is attributed to factors like YC's US incorporation requirement and the rise of domestic IPOs. Indian startups are shifting focus to local funding options. They find domestic markets favorable for listing. YC is also prioritizing AI-focused startups. This shift impacts Indian participation. Domestic capital is growing with regulatory support.

#NorskTut 😎 #GrapheneOS

Will Steelers move Jalen Ramsey to safety? Here are Pittsburgh's options after trading away Minkah Fitzpatrick

https://www.cbssports.com/…

4 must-fix things for Cowboys, Dak Prescott to have successful 2025 season https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/06/16/4-things-cowboys-must-fix-dak-prescott-2025/84223052007/…

Samsung unveils the $899 Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, with a smaller cover screen than the Galaxy Z Flip 7, a smaller battery, no telephoto, Android 16, in two colors (Andrew Romero/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/09/samsung-launches-t…

Samsung launches the more affordable Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE for $899
Samsung just launched the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE at Galaxy Unpacked. The new foldable offers an easier entry point than Samsung's other options.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.17490 has been replaced.
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Pricing Carbon Allowance Options on Futures: Insights from High-Frequency Data
Leveraging a unique dataset of carbon futures option prices traded on the ICE market from December 2015 until December 2020, we present the results from an unprecedented calibration exercise. Within a multifactor stochastic volatility framework with jumps, we employ a three-dimensional pricing kernel compensating for equity and variance components' risk to derive an analytically tractable and numerically practical approach to pricing. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to provide an…

Steelers trade for Jonnu Smith: Fantasy Football fallout for Dolphins and Steelers passing options, plus more

https://www.cbsspor…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.00740 has been replaced.
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Floating exercise boundaries for American options in time-inhomogeneous models
This paper examines a semi-analytical approach for pricing American options in time-inhomogeneous models characterized by negative interest rates (for equity/FX) or negative convenience yields (for commodities/cryptocurrencies). Under such conditions, exercise boundaries may exhibit a "floating" structure - dynamically appearing and disappearing. For example, a second exercise boundary could emerge within the computational domain and subsequently both could collapse, demanding specialized prici…

Cowboys invested in $80 million player, but not much else at defensive tackle for 2025 https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/07/03/cowboys-dont-have-many-soli…

Sources: Google plans to propose a price comparison box at the top of search results in EU, featuring ranked options from competitors, to avoid DMA fines (Gian Volpicelli/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20