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Edgard Varèse: The Trailblazing Composer Who Inspired Frank Zappa and Brought Steve Vai into the Fold https://ourmindonmusic.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/edgard-varese-the-trailblazing-compo…

Edgard Varèse: The Trailblazing Composer Who Inspired Frank Zappa and Brought Steve Vai into the Fold
Steve Vai explained that Frank Zappa was a huge fan of Varèse’s music. Knowing this, Vai shared written scores of Varèse’s compositions with Zappa. This was the beginning of Zappa’s connection with…

If you're looking for a fun, good book to read, I've got one for you. I especially recommend it if you like sci-fi, classic pulp/movie monsters, and AI interacting with confusing humans. Add in queer themes of found family, self-identity, and acceptance, and it's a real winner.
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

What was 1946 and close to eight decades of settler colonialism, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and now genocide, asshole?
#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
The True Loves:
🎵 The Dapper Derp
#TheTrueLoves
https://truelovesband.bandcamp.com/album/the-dapper-derp-kabuki-singles
https://open.spotify.com/track/0h9vpdJujGP1tMQhmWXNYp

Concept of the UCN Source at the WWR-K Reactor (AlSUN)
Sayabek Sakhiyev, Kylyshbek Turlybekuly, Asset Shaimerdenov, Darkhan Sairanbayev, Avganbek Sabidolda, Zhanibek, Kurmanaliyev, Akzhol Almukhametov, Olzhas Bayakhmetov, Ruslan Kiryanov, Ekaterina Korobkina, Egor Lychagin, Alexey Muzychka, Valery Nesvizhevsky, Cole Teander, Pham Khac Tuyen
https:/…

Concept of the UCN Source at the WWR-K Reactor (AlSUN)
We present the concept of the ultracold neutron (UCN) source with a superfluid helium-4 converter located in the thermal column of the WWR-K research reactor at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The conceptual design is based on the idea of accumulating UCNs in the source and effectively transporting them to experimental setups. We propose to improve the UCN density in the source by separating the heat and the UCN flows from the production volume and decreasing both,…

Trilobite tridents: hydrodynamic lift and stability mechanisms for queue formation
Hugh A. Trenchard, Carlton E. Brett, Matjaz Perc
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15922

Trilobite tridents: hydrodynamic lift and stability mechanisms for queue formation
The bizarre trident-like cephalic projections of Walliserops trifurcatus have previously been interpreted as sexually selected weapons for intraspecific combat. We propose an alternative hypothesis grounded in biomechanics and collective behavior, that tridents evolved as adaptations for hydrodynamic lift and queue stability, conferring energetic advantages during group locomotion. Under this hypothesis, lift could offset gravitational forces, enabling greater locomotor efficiency, while mechan…

"When times are stable and the path is clear and well-paved, conventional thinkers thrive. They know the terrain, the tools, and the rules. Their expertise brings efficiency and stability – qualities that matter deeply in times of order. But we’re no longer living in such times."
The future demands trailblazers, not gatekeepers - Euractiv
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/the-future-demands-trailblazers-not-gatekeepers/

Their Lives for Your Likes: The Exploitation of Wild Animals on Social Media #AnimalRights

Their Lives for Your Likes: The Exploitation of Wild Animals on Social Media (2022) | Born Free USA

from my link log —
Sneak peek: A new ASN.1 API for Python.
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/04/18/sneak-peek-a-new-asn.1-api-for-python/
saved 2025-04-18

Sneak peek: A new ASN.1 API for Python
We’re working on integrating an ASN.1 API into PyCA Cryptography, built on top of the same Rust ASN.1 implementation already used by Cryptography’s X.509 APIs.

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