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Barack Obama urged California voters to support Proposition 50,
a November ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and deliver up to five new Democratic seats in the US House.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o

I just voted YES on California's Proposition 50.

To ChatGPT: List the implant dates of human recipients of a Neuralink brain implant https://chatgpt.com/share/68f4b806-b23c-8004-a18c-30f31a4ba71f "For a company like Neuralink, whose entire value proposition hinges on rapid iteration and scale, a pause of six-plus w…

ChatGPT - Neuralink implant dates
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On his two-year anniversary as CNN CEO, Mark Thompson talks about the core value proposition of CNN, cable news, CNN's alleged left-leaning bias, and more (Colby Hall/Mediaite)
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/exclusive-one-on-one-wit…

EXCLUSIVE: One-on-One With Mark Thompson — The Man Hired to Save CNN
Mark Thompson reflects on two years at CNN, tackling streaming, cord-cutting, ratings, and the future of news in a shifting media landscape.

Gavin Newsom Tells Donors He Has Enough Cash for California Redistricting Fight (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/newsom-redistricting-donors-proposition-50.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p94#a251028p94

Yikes: SF's Bicycle Advisory Committee is proposed for deletion by the streamlining task force. https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-prop-e-commission-streamlining-gets-messy/

LLMs are a fundamentally useless technology because their applications (supposedly) boil down to humans not having to think for themselves or do their own writing / drawing / filming.
But if you can do it on your own - why would you need a robot to do it? It’s, at best, a novelty.
That’s why this shit only resonates with executives and capital owners. “Get things done with fewer people and expenses” is at least an actual pitch. “Get things done faster for yourself” isn’t.
The individual angle really works for things you already were trying to avoid doing because you’re either disinterested or don’t have enough time to do things right.
“Avoid your work” as a value proposition doesn’t work when you’re dealing with intellectual labor rather than commodities. Not large scale, not long term.
Sorry for the rant, I saw some Notion ads on the subway and got irritated 😅
#AI #llm #LLMs

Well, we got our California Proposition 50 voting materials - that's the proposition to do redistricting.
Unlike the fake-democracy states, like Texas, here in California we voters actually get to chose whether we re-district or not.
(BTW, I am voting "YES" on Proposition 50.)

Every major California county voted #YesOnProp50 to fight Trump's rigging of the 2026 elections for the Republicans.
✅ California Proposition 50: Live 2025 voting results : NPR
https://apps.npr.org/20…

"Le Monde – Le RN n’est fort que de la faiblesse de ses adversaires"
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/10/31/le-rn-n-est-fort-que-de-la-faiblesse-de-ses-adversaires_6650585_3232.html

Le RN n’est fort que de la faiblesse de ses adversaires
La proposition de résolution du groupe de Marine Le Pen visant à dénoncer l’accord franco-algérien de 1968 a été adoptée à l’Assemblée le 30 octobre. Cet accroc majeur, qui aurait pu être évité, pose un nouveau jalon dans la banalisation du parti d’extrême droite.

Replaced article(s) found for cs.AI. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.AI/new
[3/5]:
- PropRAG: Guiding Retrieval with Beam Search over Proposition Paths
Jingjin Wang, Jiawei Han

Cyber Warfare During Operation Sindoor: Malware Campaign Analysis and Detection Framework
Prakhar Paliwal, Atul Kabra, Manjesh Kumar Hanawal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04118 htt…

Cyber Warfare During Operation Sindoor: Malware Campaign Analysis and Detection Framework
Rapid digitization of critical infrastructure has made cyberwarfare one of the important dimensions of modern conflicts. Attacking the critical infrastructure is an attractive pre-emptive proposition for adversaries as it can be done remotely without crossing borders. Such attacks disturb the support systems of the opponents to launch any offensive activities, crippling their fighting capabilities. Cyberattacks during cyberwarfare can not only be used to steal information, but also to spread di…

Proposition 50,
one of the most expensive ballot measures in state history,
was initially a coin toss when the state Legislature placed it on the Nov. 4 ballot in August.
But supporters, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, successfully used the proposal as a visceral way for Trump opponents to push back against the president during an off-year election about the esoteric topic of congressional redistricting.

Voters approve Prop. 50, California redistricting, in a win for Democrats
Prop. 50, California’s congressional redistricting measure, was on the ballot on a high-profile election day that saw Democratic wins in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere.

Quantum Subgradient Estimation for Conditional Value-at-Risk Optimization
Vasilis Skarlatos, Nikos Konofaos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04736 https://arxiv.…

Quantum Subgradient Estimation for Conditional Value-at-Risk Optimization
Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR) is a leading tail-risk measure in finance, central to both regulatory and portfolio optimization frameworks. Classical estimation of CVaR and its gradients relies on Monte Carlo simulation, incurring $O(1/ε^2)$ sample complexity to achieve $ε$-accuracy. In this work, we design and analyze a quantum subgradient oracle for CVaR minimization based on amplitude estimation. Via a tripartite proposition, we show that CVaR subgradients can be estimated with $O(1/ε)$…

Einstein and Debye temperatures, electron-phonon coupling constant and a probable mechanism for ambient-pressure room-temperature superconductivity in intercalated graphite
E. F. Talantsev
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07460 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.07460 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.07460
arXiv:2511.07460v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Recently, Ksenofontov et al (arXiv:2510.03256) observed ambient pressure room-temperature superconductivity in graphite intercalated with lithium-based alloys with transition temperature (according to magnetization measurements) $T_c=330$ $K$. Here, I analyzed the reported temperature dependent resistivity data $\rho(T)$ in these graphite-intercalated samples and found that $\rho(T)$ is well described by the model of two series resistors, where each resistor is described as either an Einstein conductor or a Bloch-Gr\"uneisen conductor. Deduced Einstein and Debye temperatures are $\Theta_{E,1} \approx 250$ $K$ and $\Theta_{E,2} \approx 1,600$ $K$, and $\Theta_{D,1} \approx 300$ $K$ and $\Theta_{D,2} \approx 2,200$ $K$, respectively. Following the McMillan formalism, from the deduced $\Theta_{E,2}$ and $\Theta_{D,2}$, the electron-phonon coupling constant $\lambda_{e-ph} = 2.2 - 2.6$ was obtained. This value of $\lambda_{e-ph}$ is approximately equal to the value of $\lambda_{e-ph}$ in highly compressed superconducting hydrides. Based on this, I can propose that the observed room-temperature superconductivity in intercalated graphite is localized in nanoscale Sr-Ca-Li metallic flakes/particles, which adopt the phonon spectrum from the surrounding bulk graphite matrix, and as a result, conventional electron-phonon superconductivity arises in these nano-flakes/particles at room temperature. Experimental data reported by Ksenofontov et al (arXiv:2510.03256) on trapped magnetic flux decay in intercalated graphite samples supports the proposition.
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I can’t get enough of #rutgerbregman ‘s first #reithlecture . His analysis of the decay of the West seems accurate to me, but what I really love is his optimism for a future built on a moral revolution. His proposition: just imagine what we could achieve if we self organise and work together…

The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 1. A Time of Monsters - BBC Sounds
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.

Every major California county voted #YesOnProp50 to fight Trump's rigging of the 2026 elections for the Republicans.
✅ California Proposition 50: Live 2025 voting results : NPR
https://apps.npr.org/20…

Looking for something to do this evening in SF? Come learn about municipal social housing!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/municipal-social-housing-panel?source=mastodon

Municipal Social Housing: Learning from Seattle's Win
Two DSA SF backed ballot props in 2020 were meant to enable and fund social housing, but mayoral opposition has blocked the funds being spent for that purpose. Seattle's victory offers a lesson in how we might beat that blockage. In February, Seattle's House Our Neighbors passed a ballot proposition with dedicated funds for a social housing developer. The campaign won by 26 points over opposition from Seattle's mayor and most of their city council. Join us for a conversation with Seattle orga…

Towards Verifiable Federated Unlearning: Framework, Challenges, and The Road Ahead
Thanh Linh Nguyen, Marcela Tuler de Oliveira, An Braeken, Aaron Yi Ding, Quoc-Viet Pham
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00833

Towards Verifiable Federated Unlearning: Framework, Challenges, and The Road Ahead
Federated unlearning (FUL) enables removing the data influence from the model trained across distributed clients, upholding the right to be forgotten as mandated by privacy regulations. FUL facilitates a value exchange where clients gain privacy-preserving control over their data contributions, while service providers leverage decentralized computing and data freshness. However, this entire proposition is undermined because clients have no reliable way to verify that their data influence has be…

Colorado voters overwhelmingly supported a pair of ballot measures that aim to ensure every public school child in the state is able to access free meals at their schools.
Proposition MM increases taxes on wealthy households earning more than $300,000 annually.
The measure supplements a previously passed referendum from 2022 that also called for increases in taxes in order to help fund schools, but which fell short of its funding goals.
The tax increases will affect around …

Colorado Passes Measures to Feed All Public School Kids by Taxing the Wealthy
Excess funds from the school meals program would be redirected toward the state-managed SNAP program.

organizing this panel about social housing and how Seattle’s success can inspire SF to get around roadblocks. please come if you’re in SF! Friday evening
https://actionnetwork.org/events/municipal-social-housing-panel?source=mastodon

Municipal Social Housing: Learning from Seattle's Win
Two DSA SF backed ballot props in 2020 were meant to enable and fund social housing, but mayoral opposition has blocked the funds being spent for that purpose. Seattle's victory offers a lesson in how we might beat that blockage. In February, Seattle's House Our Neighbors passed a ballot proposition with dedicated funds for a social housing developer. The campaign won by 26 points over opposition from Seattle's mayor and most of their city council. Join us for a conversation with Seattle orga…

We voted YES on California proposition 50.

A Contextual Seven-Valued Logic (\emph{Saptabhang\=inaya}) for Quantum Systems
Partha Ghose
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01120 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.011…

A Contextual Seven-Valued Logic (\emph{Saptabhangīnaya}) for Quantum Systems
The quantum measurement problem is often presented as a conflict between unitary evolution and non-unitary collapse. Drawing on Wittgenstein's later philosophy of language and Bohr's principle of complementarity, we argue that this conflict is a grammatical illusion arising from cross-context conflations. To address this, we introduce a contextual seven-valued logic modeled on the Jaina doctrine of \emph{saptabhangīnaya} (sevenfold predication). In one formulation, each proposition is assigned…

Prop. 50 looks likely to face a barrage of legal challenges
David A. Carrillo, executive director of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law,
said that if Proposition 50 passes, he expects a barrage of “see what sticks” lawsuits raising California constitutional claims.
They stand little chance of success, he said.
“Voters created the redistricting commission,” he said.
“What the voters created they can change or abolish.”
Attorneys might also br…

Ce qui est grave avec Nantermod c’est que sa proposition implique qu’il y a des vraies et des fausses maladies et que la santé psychique n’est pas essentielle. Si on est dans le tri, pourquoi pas aussi renoncer au traitement de la grippe (passagère), myopie (on peut se rapprocher du sujet qu’on regarde), accidents de ski (y a qu’Š)?