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In "holy-crap-that-was-too-difficult", reworked the Jekyll build script to work using the `ruby:alpine` container. I just want the site to build without having to go through the hoops of installing `ruby` and getting `bundle` to do what I want it to. A nice Docker Compose file gets it done nice and quickly without fuss. Also I don't have random gems installed around my system.
#ruby

I am pleased to share that I am receiving professional support regarding my diagnosis (SETD5) and gender dysphoria.
It has been extremely challenging for me to come forward about my gender identity(15 years), however, I will now be formally consulting with a therapist.
#Autism #GenderDysphoria

Persistence of charge ordering instability to Coulomb engineering in the excitonic insulator candidate TiSe$_2$
Sebastian Buchberger, Yann in 't Veld, Akhil Rajan, Philip A. E. Murgatroyd, Brendan Edwards, Bruno K. Saika, Naina Kushwaha, Maria H. Visscher, Jan Berges, Dina Carbone, Jacek Osiecki, Craig Polley, Tim Wehling, Phil D. C. King
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Persistence of charge ordering instability to Coulomb engineering in the excitonic insulator candidate TiSe$_2$
TiSe$_2$ has long been considered one of the best candidate materials to host the elusive excitonic insulator (EI) phase. However, a finite coupling to the lattice can generically be expected, while a lack of "smoking-gun" signatures for the importance of the electron-hole interaction in driving the phase transition has rendered it challenging to distinguish the EI from the conventional charge-density-wave (CDW) phase. Here, we demonstrate a new approach, exploiting the susceptibility of excito…

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS). Long-term spectral variability study of the changing look AGN Mrk 1018
T. Saha, M. Krumpe, A. Markowitz, M. Powell, G. Leung, F. Combes, R. E. McElroy, J. S. Elford, M. Gaspari, N. Winkel, A. L. Coil, T. Urrutia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03061

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS). Long-term spectral variability study of the changing look AGN Mrk 1018
Changing-look AGNs (CLAGN) are accreting supermassive black hole systems that undergo variations in optical spectral type, driven by major changes in accretion rate. Mrk 1018 has undergone two transitions, a brightening event in the 1980s and a transition back to a faint state over the course of 2-3 years in the early 2010s. We characterize the evolving physical properties of the source's inner accretion flow, particularly during the bright-to-faint transition, as well as the morphological prop…

Trey Lance has 'big night' in Chargers' Hall of Fame Game win over Lions https://www.nfl.com/news/trey-lance-has-big-night-in-chargers-hall-of-fame-game-win-over-lions

ML-Driven Strong Lens Discoveries: Down to $\theta_E \sim 0.03''$ and $M_\mathrm{halo}< 10^{11} M_\odot$
Ethan Silver, R. Wang, Xiaosheng Huang, A. Bolton, C. Storfer, S. Banka
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01943

ML-Driven Strong Lens Discoveries: Down to $θ_E \sim 0.03''$ and $M_\mathrm{halo}< 10^{11} M_\odot$
We present results on extending the strong lens discovery space down to much smaller Einstein radii ($θ_E\lesssim0.03''$) and much lower halo mass ($M_\mathrm{halo}<10^{11}M_\odot$) through the combination of JWST observations and machine learning (ML) techniques. First, we forecast detectable strong lenses with JWST using CosmoDC2 as the lens catalog, and a source catalog down to 29th magnitude. By further incorporating the VELA hydrodynamical simulations of high-redshift galaxies, we simulat…

Scatter in the star formation rate-halo mass relation: secondary bias and its impact on line-intensity mapping
Rui Lan Jun (UTokyo), Tom Theuns (ICC, Durham), Kana Moriwaki (UTokyo), Sownak Bose (ICC, Durham)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03015

Scatter in the star formation rate-halo mass relation: secondary bias and its impact on line-intensity mapping
We use the IllustrisTNG cosmological hydrodynamical simulations to study the impact of secondary bias -- specifically, the correlation between star formation rate (SFR) and halo bias at fixed halo mass -- on the line-intensity mapping (LIM) power spectrum. In LIM, the galaxy contributions are flux-weighted, and for many emission lines (e.g., H$α$), flux scales with SFR. We show that the (ensemble-averaged) large-scale two-halo term of the power spectrum depends only on the mean luminosity-halo…

The gender-fluid flag reminds me that it’s okay to dress however the hell I want at different times, and that gender doesn’t have to fit into strict boxes.
I can be any gender at any time, or whenever my body feels like being something else, I love me.
Here’s what the gender-fluid flag colors stand for, from top to bottom:
- Pink represents femininity
- White stands for the absence of gender or agender identities
- Purple is for a mix or blending of masculinit…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15613 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_…

Prompt Periodicity in the GRB 211211A Precursor: Black-hole or magnetar engine?
The merger origin long GRB 211211A was a class (re-)defining event. A precursor was identified with a $\sim 1$ s separation from the main burst, as well as a claimed candidate quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) with a frequency $\sim20$ Hz. Here, we explore the implications of the precursor, assuming the quasi-periodicity is real. The precursor variability timescale requires relativistic motion with a Lorentz factor $Γ\gtrsim80$, and implies an engine driven jetted outflow. The declining amplitu…

Hello #Autism community, here is some of my special Interests:
• “Loin d’ici” (ESC Version) by Zoë Straub — since May 14, 2016
• Genie (feral child)
• Fidget toys/ Tangle toys
• Trans & Queer Rights
• Playing songs on repeat
• North-Korean (culture)
• Psychedelic (drugs)
• Moomins (series)
• The Simpsons
I’d love to hear about your specia…