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This https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06390 has been replaced.
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JANET: Joint Adaptive predictioN-region Estimation for Time-series
Conformal prediction provides machine learning models with prediction sets that offer theoretical guarantees, but the underlying assumption of exchangeability limits its applicability to time series data. Furthermore, existing approaches struggle to handle multi-step ahead prediction tasks, where uncertainty estimates across multiple future time points are crucial. We propose JANET (Joint Adaptive predictioN-region Estimation for Time-series), a novel framework for constructing conformal predic…

Across the country, Republican lawmakers have been working to undermine or altogether undo the will of the voters -- by making it harder to pass amendments and laws through citizen-led initiatives.
In #Missouri, the 2025 legislative session was dominated by Republican lawmakers trying to reverse two major measures that voters had put on the ballot and approved just months before;
one made

Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power to partisan legislatures.

“Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/red-state-ballot-initiatives-gop-republicans-florida-missouri
Today’s GOP only believes…

Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power to partisan legislatures.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.01918 has been replaced.
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Wake-Informed 3D Path Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Using A* and Neural Network Approximations
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) encounter significant energy, control and navigation challenges in complex underwater environments, particularly during close-proximity operations, such as launch and recovery (LAR), where fluid interactions and wake effects present additional navigational and energy challenges. Traditional path planning methods fail to incorporate these detailed wake structures, resulting in increased energy consumption, reduced control stability, and heightened safety ris…

"Alvin, the world’s longest-operating and most productive human-occupied deep-sea submersible, with more than 5,000 dives completed over 60 years of operation ... recently underwent a significant upgrade, allowing it to reach depths of up to 6,500 meters—surpassing its previous limit of 4,500 meters." - Eos #geology

An Upgraded Alvin Puts New Ocean Depths Within Reach
The newly retooled submersible, which has already returned fascinating new findings from Earth’s watery depths, is opening more of the deep ocean to direct human exploration.

@ddayen.bsky.social @… This kind of "public participation" is what nimbys rail against. It's *anti-democratic* because opponents use it to frustrate the will of the majority.
What both sides of the "abundance" debate miss is that in practice you can do this to transit & infill housing but no…

Rivera Proposal Would Slow Down Seattle Light Rail Permitting - The Urbanist
# Councilmember Maritza Rivera's last-minute proposal would require additional public outreach and documentation for light rail permit applications. The underlying bill had been intended to cut red rape. After pushback from Councilmembers Rinck and Strauss, the vote was delayed a week.

Really, Babas? I understand we all have the right to protect and potentially profit from our own IP, but this feels out of proportion.
St Michael's does incredible work in Herefordshire. Maybe the Barbarians' bigwigs should come and take a look.
Hereford hospice rugby team tackles Barbarians logo row - BBC News
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Hereford hospice rugby team tackles Barbarians logo row
The Hospice Barbarians team is asked to tone down its logo by the official Barbarians FC.

Ich arbeite erst ein Monat bei pretix, aber habe mich als neurodivergente Person noch nie so wohl und willkommen bei der Arbeit gefühlt. Falls ihr für Android entwickelt, bewerbt euch: https://pretix.eu/about/de/job/appdev

Beyond just predicting words, LLMs interpolate meaning between data points, as in the recent phenomenon of AI explaining fake idioms like "you can’t lick a badger twice." The danger is that made-up "truths" will fuel future models
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As the death toll of Palestinians continues to rise and more than a half a million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine,
U.S.-based Veterans For Peace and several allied organizations have launched a
40-day “Fast for Gaza.”
From May 22 to June 30, 600 people in the U.S. and abroad are fasting
and demanding full humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN authority
and an end to U.S. weapons shipments to Israel.
Mary Kelly Gardner, a teacher from Santa Cruz, Calif…

Veterans launch 40-day fast to protest Israel’s starvation of Gaza
“Having seen what war does … I simply have to do more than hold a sign at a demonstration,” said one veteran organizer.