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KI-Update DeepDive: Europas Chance ist eine vertrauenswürdige KI
Der KI-Forscher Prof. Dr. Holger Hoos erklärt im Podcast, wie das Projekt CAIRNE KI-Forschung und -Entwicklung in Europa voranbringen kann.

Good analysis as always.
#ukraine

Weekend Update #136: The War In A Nutshell
The Trump Administration Is More Terrified of Escalation Than Biden Ever Was; This Week In The Sanctions Pantomime

Sent my May (?) newsletter
https://buttondown.com/seedling/archive/slightly-late-may-2025-update/

Slightly Late May 2025 update
Blog posts I've managed to get a few of them done. The one I'm probably most proud of is a belated entry to the Conclave blog jam(?): Assorted thoughts on...

heise | heise Update vom 6. Juni 2025: Lesetipps fürs Wochenende
Der wöchentliche Newsletter von heise mit den Themen: Smartwatch-Kaufberatung, Ladetarife für E-Autos, iPhone-Zubehör, Smart Plugs und Aliens

Cowboys Provide Positive Update on Star Cornerback Despite OTAs Absence https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-provide-positive-update-on-star-cornerback-despite-otas-absence/?adt_ei=[email…

Some WordPress veterans and the Linux Foundation start FAIR, a federated update network to decentralize WordPress infrastructure and boost supply chain security (Chris Stokel-Walker/Fast Company)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91347003/wordp

WordPress veterans launch FAIR project to tackle security and control concerns
Backed by the Linux Foundation, the new federated update network aims to decentralize WordPress infrastructure, strengthen supply chain security, and restore trust amid growing tensions with Automattic.

Logic Pro: Update speichert Musikideen automatisch
Apple hat die Mac- und iPad-Varianten seiner Profi-Musiksuite erweitert. Es gibt einen neuen Stem Splitter plus "Flashback Capture" für Vergessliche.

Synthesizer Arturia MiniFreak: Firmware-Update macht ihn zum Vocoder
Arturia spendiert dem MiniFreak das Update auf Version 4.0.0. Damit wird der "algorithmische Synthesizer" zum Vocoder.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.12005 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arX…

Delay Update in determinant quantum Monte Carlo
Determinant quantum Monte Carlo (DQMC) is a widely used unbiased numerical method for simulating strongly correlated electron systems. However, the update process in DQMC is often a bottleneck for its efficiency. To address this issue, we propose a generalized delay update scheme that can handle both onsite and extended interactions. Our delay update scheme can be implemented in both zero-temperature and finite-temperature versions of DQMC. We apply the delay update scheme to various strongly c…

Amon-Ra St. Brown injury update: Lions WR expects to be back for training camp after offseason knee surgery

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a…

RIVM rioolwaarden update.
Vandaag vertoont de 16e golf een afvlakking in de toename, die de afgelopen week toch stevig te noemen was.
Twee nieuwe dagen in de data: 2 en 3 juni, met resp. 30% en 20% van de meetstations.
#qp2t

Update on the minirack: it looks like the Minisforum MS-A2s have cleared customs maybe. UPS isn't 100% sure what's going on from the look of the tracking information considering they have them clearing customs two months ago before they were shipped. However, I'm thinking they'll be here in a week or so and I can finally get them installed and cabled up.
#minirack

Microsoft is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update to support any update for apps or drivers in the future.
https://www.theverge.com/news/675446/micro

Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
Microsoft is starting to open up Windows Update to third-party apps. A new preview is designed to let any app developer use Windows Update.

Cowboys’ Micah Parsons Gets $50 Million Contract Update After Schottenheimer’s Comments https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/micah-parsons-contract-update/?adt_ei=[email]

KI-Update kompakt: Meta, LawZero, KI-Musikgeneratoren, Builder.ai
Das "KI-Update" liefert werktäglich eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
https://www.

Meet the Update Computer Club at #Uppsala Tech Conference today! We brought a #C64 and some #retrogames for you to play!

#mastodonadmin note on v4.3.8
None
YMMV
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.8

Ich werde No Mans Sky nicht ein viertes Mal kaufen…
Ich werde No Mans Sky nicht ein viertes Mal kaufen…
Ich werde No Mans Sky nicht ein viertes Mal kaufen…
Ich werde No Mans Sky nicht ein viertes Mal kaufen…
Ich werde No Mans Sky nicht ein viertes Mal kaufen…
https://www.nomanssky.com/2…

No Man's Sky: Beacon - No Man's Sky
Hello, Our latest update is called No Man’s Sky BEACON , releasing today on June 4th, and it’s a big one! Not only that but we are releasing a Nintendo Switch 2 version ready for launch of the new console tomorrow on June 5th. BEACON UPDATE ...

#MastoAdmin
I'm wondering about setting ruby version for sidekiq. I run from a "live" subdir under a "mastodon" user. I update ruby according to ~mastodon/live/. ruby-version from git. It seems sidekiq is picking up its ruby version from ~mastodon/. ruby-version, which is obviously not automatically updated by git. Am I missing something?

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
SPIDERWEB UPDATE: TWO A-50 AIRCRAFT BURNED OUT Vlog 1064: War in #Ukraine
#Spiderweb Update – Chinese

FBI: Play ransomware gang has attacked 600 organizations since 2023 https://therecord.media/play-ransomware-gang-fbi-update-900-attacks

it's kinda amazing that Prowl still works, last app update was 9 years ago.

Arrrr ... das letzte Android Update von Samsung ist ein Graus, sieht alles anders aus, ungewohnt, z.B. ein dümmlich Taschenrechner-Icon ... oder die Schnelleinstellungen muss man jetzt von oben rechts reinwischen

Ahaha, nach meinem "Dude 1 & Dude 2"-Rant hatte ich gar nicht auf LinkedIn geschaut und deswegen ist mir die Dudeception der fragilen Männlichkeit dort gar nicht aufgefallen.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:733231169199…

Anthropic should update its website after taking that sweet, sweet Department of Defense money.

Former Apple employees say integrating LLMs with Siri has led to bugs, an issue not faced by companies that have built GenAI-based voice assistants from scratch (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Apple’s struggles to update Siri lead to investor concerns over AI strategy
iPhone-maker hit by technological challenges that have led to delays to the full rollout of its ‘Apple Intelligence’ features

Trash panda update: Didn't set any more boobytraps. Sprinkled cayenne pepper powder along a bunch of their travel routes (but not fully ringing the yard) which didn't seem to do a whole lot. Maybe they just walked around it, or I need to use more? I'll try doing the entire fence line tonight and see if it's more effective if I make sure not to leave any gaps.
I tried the nerf gun for what I think will probably be the last time. Shot at one of them and the cheeky bugger …

“If it asks to update the firmware say no, and if they insist we’re going to scan from the Mac instead”.
Totally normal experience with modern printers 😐

Das teure Pandemie Desaster und #JensSpahn kommt 'ungeschoren' davon und ist Fraktionschef der Union im neuen Bundestag geworden
https://www.zdfheute.de/briefing/spahn-cdu

Update am Morgen: Maskierte Steuerverschwendung
Masken gekauft und wohl Milliarden verbrannt - doch Jens Spahn macht weiter, als wäre nichts gewesen. Und: Ein guter Tag zum Fahrradfahren.

Trevon Diggs injury update: Cowboys CB in danger of losing $500,000 due to offseason absence

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/trevon-

17:03 EDT update was still folks trying to make contact with #Resiliance - anyone know what the little house bolted on the rover does? It was unboxed intact, fitted with a fat cable and bolted to the front bumper.
Spaceflight Now is posting periodic #hakuto_r mission 2 updates, but the next press conference won't be until 8pm EDT
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/05/live-coverage-ispace-makes-second-attempt-at-historic-moon-landing/

Cowboys get major Micah Parsons update amid contract rumors https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-get-major-micah-parsons-update-amid-contract-rumors/8381883c0826c3348a…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.10306 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_mat…

Micro-Macro Decomposition of Particle Swarm Optimization Methods
Solving non-convex minimization problems using multi-particle metaheuristic derivative-free optimization methods is still an active area of research. Popular methods are Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) methods, that iteratively update a population of particles according to dynamics inspired by social interactions between individuals. We present a modification to include constrained minimization problems using exact penalization. Additionally, we utilize the hierarchical structure of PSO to in…

KI-Update: ChatGPT als "Super-Assistent", Ärzte zu KI, Arbeitsplätze und KI
Das "KI-Update" liefert werktäglich eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
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Support Good Law Project’s High Court case against Farage's Reform for ignoring voters who asked them what data they hold about them.
https://goodlawproject.org/s/c2e765

We’re suing Farage’s Reform in the High Court | Good Law Project
Update (25 March 2025): We’ve just filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK at the High Court.

My colleague had a question about rational functions that needed a little algebra to answer, leading me to update my supplemental course notes on abstract algebra (where I've used the Beachy/Blair textbook). A main goal of the notes is to stake out my position on the notation for rngs vs. rings.
https://use…

We have made some changes to our pricing in Xogot, and introduced a free trial.
Enjoy!
https://blog.la-terminal.net/xogot-pricing-update-free-trial-lower-prices-and-lifetime-unlock/

Xogot Pricing Update: Free Trial, Lower Prices, and Lifetime Unlock
It’s been just over two weeks since we launched Xogot, bringing the ability to edit and run Godot projects natively on iPad to the Apple App Store. Thousands of developers have downloaded Xogot in that time, and the app has ranked consistently among the top downloads in the App

Dissenter Update: DIA Employee Arrested In FBI Sting https://thedissenter.org/dissenter-update-dia-employee-arrested-in-fbi-sting/

it's kinda amazing that Prowl still works, last app update was 9 years ago.

Oh the irony of this free airport wifi forcing me to watch an ad for Chrome.. in order for me to get online so that I can release a Debian security update for Chromium.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09117 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csLG_…

GRU: Mitigating the Trade-off between Unlearning and Retention for Large Language Models
Large language model (LLM) unlearning has demonstrated its essential role in removing privacy and copyright-related responses, crucial for their legal and safe applications. However, the pursuit of complete unlearning often comes with substantial costs due to its compromises in their general functionality, leading to a notorious trade-off between unlearning and retention. In examining the update process for unlearning dynamically, we find gradients hold essential information for revealing this …

Anyone using #JupyterHub (services.jupyterhub.enable=true) on :nixos: #NixOS? Then you should have run into the database migration issue here:

JupyterHub database migration
I am struggling hard to get my JupyterHub working again. After an update (longer ago), JupyterHub often requires a manual database migration and refuses to start: ❯ journalctl -efu jupyterhub ... Jun 04 22:10:41 yann-desktop-nixos jupyterhub[1038575]: Found database schema version 0eee8c825d24 != 4621fec11365. Backup your database and run `jupyterhub upgrade-db` to upgrade to the latest schema. ... Jun 04 22:10:42 yann-desktop-nixos systemd[1]: Failed to start Jupyterhub development server. …

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03238 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csDS_…

Dynamic Consistent $k$-Center Clustering with Optimal Recourse
Given points from an arbitrary metric space and a sequence of point updates sent by an adversary, what is the minimum recourse per update (i.e., the minimum number of changes needed to the set of centers after an update), in order to maintain a constant-factor approximation to a $k$-clustering problem? This question has received attention in recent years under the name consistent clustering. Previous works by Lattanzi and Vassilvitskii [ICLM '17] and Fichtenberger, Lattanzi, Norouzi-Fard, and…

O mais interessante neste artigo, para mim, é ver a Holanda a levar nas orelhas da Comissão Europeia por incumprimento das metas do défice.
A mesma Holanda cujos políticos só disseram merda sobre a Europa do sul na época da crise financeira.
Heh.
https://fli…

European Commission gives fiscal verdicts for member states, with defence looming large
The economic update comes as the EU seeks to boost its competitiveness at a time of uncertainty, faced with Russian aggression and US …

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.12453 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a

Social Learning under Platform Influence: Consensus and Persistent Disagreement
Individuals increasingly rely on social networking platforms to form opinions. However, these platforms typically aim to maximize engagement, which may not align with social good. In this paper, we introduce an opinion dynamics model where agents are connected in a social network, and update their opinions based on their neighbors' opinions and on the content shown to them by the platform. We focus on a stochastic block model with two blocks, where the initial opinions of the individuals in dif…

The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon in the Standard Model - an update: #muon: https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/06/03/muon-g-2-collaboration-announces-most-precise-measurement-of-the-anomalous-magnetic-moment-of-the-muon

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00947 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_hepe…

Summary Report of the Physics Beyond Colliders Study at CERN
The Physics Beyond Collider (PBC) Study Group was initially mandated by the CERN Management to prepare the previous European Particle Physics Strategy Update for CERN projects other than the high-energy frontier colliders. The main findings were summarized in an PBC Summary Report submitted to the Strategy Update. Following the Update process, the PBC Study Group was confirmed on a permanent basis with an updated mandate taking into account the strategy recommendations. The Study Group is now i…

Update: I've now uploaded a video of me reading this "Right to Revolution" to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0bnu-0AdnM

Update-Aware Robust Optimal Model Predictive Control for Nonlinear Systems
J. Wehbeh, E. C. Kerrigan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01729 https://

Update-Aware Robust Optimal Model Predictive Control for Nonlinear Systems
Robust optimal or min-max model predictive control (MPC) approaches aim to guarantee constraint satisfaction over a known, bounded uncertainty set while minimizing a worst-case performance bound. Traditionally, these methods compute a trajectory that meets the desired properties over a fixed prediction horizon, apply a portion of the resulting input, and then re-solve the MPC problem using newly obtained measurements at the next time step. However, this approach fails to account for the fact th…

Jihaad Campbell injury update: Eagles DC says first-round linebacker won't be ready until August

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jihaad-

Intrinsic local Gauss's law preserving PIC method: A self-consistent field-particle update scheme for plasma simulations
Zhonghua Qiao, Zhenli Xu, Qian Yin, Shenggao Zhou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02407

Intrinsic local Gauss's law preserving PIC method: A self-consistent field-particle update scheme for plasma simulations
In order to perform physically faithful particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations, the Gauss's law stands as a critical requirement, since its violation often leads to catastrophic errors in long-term plasma simulations. This work proposes a novel method that intrinsically enforces the Gauss's law for the Vlasov-Ampère/Vlasov-Poisson system without requiring auxiliary field corrections or specialized current deposition techniques. The electric field is managed to get updated locally and consistently …

Apples Einladungen-App mit erstem Feature-Update
Die seit Februar erhältliche Apple-App zur Verwaltung von Events auf dem iPhone bekommt neue Funktionen. Bislang aktualisierte der Konzern nur sparsam.
https://ww…

Windows Update: Start bricht mit Fehlermeldung zu ACPI.sys ab
Microsoft hat einen Fehler der Mai-Updates unter Windows 11 eingeräumt. Betroffene Systeme starten mit Hinweis auf ACPI.sys nicht.
https:…

Hopefully the last #leukemia update for a while. Results today of high sensitivity PCR looking for sneaky cancer cells—NONE DETECTED! Woot!
So from here they’ll remove my central line (which I will def not miss) and then monthly monitoring for the next few years.
Thanks for all the good vibes, mastodon friends!

🏊‍♂️ Still no pool. Still chasing contractors.
One no-show after another, with zero communication. I get delays. What I don't get is being ghosted.
Third contractor showed promise. Local, knowledgeable, communicative. Now it’s a rain game.
Also: my desktop crashed mid-post. Overheating CPU drama. 3 years of weekly blog posts. Consecutive. No breaks.
Full update here −

Tooting My Own Horn: Three Years And Counting – Bob Mueller
I extended my weekly posting streak to three years this week. Still don't have the pool up. And I wonder about conspiracy theories.

Sam Williams showing positive signs ahead of Cowboys training camp https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/sam-williams-injury-update-dallas-cowboys-training-camp-return

Morning raccoon update: of the two traps i deployed yesterday, one (in a new location) got tripped.

RIVM update rioolwaarden en percentage positief.
Met opnieuw een forse stijging.
Vijf nieuwe dagen in de data: 28 t/m 31 mei 1 juni, met 50%-10% van de meetstations.
Het gewogen gemiddelde schiet door tot bijna 300.
#qp2t

As we head into May Paolo has written up the current state of #rust in the #qemu code base: https://lists.gn…

Efficient Manipulation-Enhanced Semantic Mapping With Uncertainty-Informed Action Selection
Nils Dengler, Jesper M\"ucke, Rohit Menon, Maren Bennewitz
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02286

Efficient Manipulation-Enhanced Semantic Mapping With Uncertainty-Informed Action Selection
Service robots operating in cluttered human environments such as homes, offices, and schools cannot rely on predefined object arrangements and must continuously update their semantic and spatial estimates while dealing with possible frequent rearrangements. Efficient and accurate mapping under such conditions demands selecting informative viewpoints and targeted manipulations to reduce occlusions and uncertainty. In this work, we present a manipulation-enhanced semantic mapping framework for oc…

Texans' C.J. Stroud injury update: DeMeco Ryans shares latest on QB's shoulder issue during OTAs

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/texans-

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03477 has been replaced.
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Analysis of the multi-dimensional semi-discrete Active Flux method using the Fourier transform
The degrees of freedom of Active Flux are cell averages and point values along the cell boundaries. These latter are shared between neighbouring cells, which gives rise to a globally continuous reconstruction. The semi-discrete Active Flux method uses its degrees of freedom to obtain Finite Difference approxi\-mations to the spatial derivatives which are used in the point value update. The averages are updated using a quadrature of the flux and making use of the point values as quadrature point…

another update!
🐛 fixed counting unicode emoji on the stats page
and a few changes from march that i forgot to post about:
🔗 when using "show in context" from search, the target post is now highlighted
∪️ self-replies now open in meow instead of the external instance
🪡 clicking longest thread link in stats now opens its first post in meow
📲 meow can now be installed as a progressive web app
🐛 fixed akkoma support for stats generation

meow!
A Mastodon export viewer

I hadn't seen that the EU were mandating 5 years of software updates from the end of sale for smartphones. I assume manufacturers will roll out the patches to the UK as well, but maybe that is a brave assumption?

From June 20: EU gives smartphones a label and a guaranteed update time
From June 20, manufacturers of smartphones and tablets in the EU must include a label with clear information on repairability and update times.

Cowboys star Trevon Diggs continues impressive recovery from knee injury https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/trevon-diggs-injury-update-video-dallas-cowboys-star-next-phase-rehab

I built myself a tear sheet section on my photography page.
Just a tiny thing to cure my impostor syndrome in photojournalism. But I'm kinda glad I have something remotely decent to showcase.
Hope I'll have reasons to update this page over time.
https://lukaszwojcik.photo/tear-sheets/

Small update to my log store build - had a bit of a disaster!
https://www.simoncox.com/post/2024-05-28-log-store-build/#step-12

Exciting Update: New Goal Set at €12,439! 💼 With your amazing help, we've already hit €4889. To reach our target, we're counting on you. Your support makes a real difference. Thank you for being part of this journey! 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/donate

Update: It was a speckled rattlesnake. The snake was as big around as my wrist, & I’m told desert sidewinders don’t get that big! #SnakesOfMastodon

Eighteen Exoplanet Host Stars from the NPOI Data Archive
Ellyn K. Baines, Jeremy Jones, James H. Clark III, Henrique R. Schmitt, Jordan M. Stone
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02934

Eighteen Exoplanet Host Stars from the NPOI Data Archive
During the course of publishing angular diameters from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer data archive, we found we had data on 17 confirmed exoplanet host stars and one exoplanet candidate (HD 20902/alpha Per). Here, we update our previously published stellar radii with more precise Gaia parallaxes when available, and use our radius and effective temperature measurements to fit each star's mass and age using MIST models. The mass changed by more than 10% for 9 of the 18 stars. Combining…

Filing: CrowdStrike says the DOJ and SEC have requested information about the July 2024 outage caused by an update and about its revenue recognition practices (Connor Hart/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

Cowboys address Jalen Ramsey trade rumors, give injury update on Trevon Diggs as CB remains huge question mark

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl…

1. To continue using this software/device you must update the firmware.
2. Download update.
3. Try to install update.
4. An unknown error occurred.
5. Go to 1.

Dissenter Update: June 2, 2025 https://thedissenter.org/dissenter-update-june-2-2025/

Last morning in Qaanaaq, time to go home, but first a massive clean up is due! Lots of notes to write up, still some data to download, need to go and repair a cable too. May have time to update and round off the full #FieldDiary later.
But first a peaceful shot from last night, when the narwhals were in the bay again...

The Conservation Biology Institute is looking for volunteers with GIS and spatial data experience to help secure and preserve federally funded environmental datasets on their Data Basin platform
https://mailchi.mp/1757b2a216df/data-basin-quarterly-update?e…

Days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Covid shots would be removed from the federal immunization schedule for children,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated advice that largely countered Mr. Kennedy’s new policy.
The agency kept Covid shots on the schedule for healthy children 6 months to 17 years old, -- but added a new condition.
Children and their caregivers will be able to get the vaccines in consultation with a doctor…

CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy.

heise | heise Update vom 30. Mai 2025: Lesetipps fürs Wochenende
Der wöchentliche Newsletter von heise mit Schutz vor "Human Risk", Steuer-Apps, Deutschland-Stack, Synology-RAID nachbilden, Gefahr von Online-Glücksspiel

A variable dimension sketching strategy for nonlinear least-squares
Stefania Bellavia, Greta Malaspina, Benedetta Morini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03965 h…

A variable dimension sketching strategy for nonlinear least-squares
We present a stochastic inexact Gauss-Newton method for the solution of nonlinear least-squares. To reduce the computational cost with respect to the classical method, at each iteration the proposed algorithm approximately minimizes the local model on a random subspace. The dimension of the subspace varies along the iterations, and two strategies are considered for its update: the first is based solely on the Armijo condition, the latter is based on information from the true Gauss-Newton model.…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03238 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csDS_…

Dynamic Consistent $k$-Center Clustering with Optimal Recourse
Given points from an arbitrary metric space and a sequence of point updates sent by an adversary, what is the minimum recourse per update (i.e., the minimum number of changes needed to the set of centers after an update), in order to maintain a constant-factor approximation to a $k$-clustering problem? This question has received attention in recent years under the name consistent clustering. Previous works by Lattanzi and Vassilvitskii [ICLM '17] and Fichtenberger, Lattanzi, Norouzi-Fard, and…

Hybrid SIS Dynamics for Demand Modeling of Frequently Updated Products
Ian Walter, Jitesh H. Panchal, Philip E. Par\'e
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01866

Hybrid SIS Dynamics for Demand Modeling of Frequently Updated Products
We propose a hybrid spreading process model to capture the dynamics of demand for software-based products. We introduce discontinuous jumps in the state to model sudden surges in demand that can be seen immediately after a product update is released. After each update, the modeled demand evolves according to a continuous-time susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) epidemic model. We identify the necessary and sufficient conditions for estimating the hybrid model's parameters for an arbitrary fi…

Went ahead and wrote up a quick post about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Linux, HOTAS, and `udev` which explains how to get everything working and running under Linux.
https://blog.jamesthebard.net/posts/microsoft-flight-simulator/

Updates sooo smooth?! 😏 Mit einem neuen Ansatz sollen nicht nur das #Betriebssystem selbst, sondern auch alle Anwendungen, einschließlich der von Drittanbietern, regelmäßig aktualisiert werden.
Zum Artikel:

My latest weekend #update includes computer and dirt updates, a wedding, and wrongful conviction news.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/weekend-update-260/

Weekend Update 260 – Bob Mueller
Updating my Faithful Reader(s) on the computer, the pool, a wedding, and some wrongful conviction news here in Oklahoma.

Nintendo says it didn't send any Switch 2 review units to outlets as "important features and updates" will only be available via an update on its June 5 launch (Andy Robinson/Video Games Chronicle)
https://www.

It’s official: There are no Nintendo Switch 2 reviews. Here’s what that means for us, and you | VGC
Nintendo’s decision not to facilitate pre-launch Switch 2 reviews is disappointing news for everyone…

RIVM rioolwaarden update.
Met vandaag weer een stevige stijging in deze (zo lijkt het nu toch echt) 16e golf, het gewogen gemiddelde is de 200 inmiddels ruim voorbij en zit rond de 220.
Twee nieuwe dagen in de data slechts (ik had drie verwacht vanwege afgelopen vrijdag geen data): 26 en 27 mei, met 40% en 30% van de meetstations. Maar wel veel extra data van de dagen daarvoor.
#qp2t

MLorc: Momentum Low-rank Compression for Large Language Model Adaptation
Wei Shen, Yaxiang Zhang, Minhui Huang, Mengfan Xu, Jiawei Zhang, Cong Shen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01897

MLorc: Momentum Low-rank Compression for Large Language Model Adaptation
With increasing size of large language models (LLMs), full-parameter fine-tuning imposes substantial memory demands. To alleviate this, we propose a novel memory-efficient training paradigm called Momentum Low-rank compression (MLorc). By directly compressing and reconstructing momentum rather than gradients, MLorc avoids imposing a fixed-rank constraint on weight update matrices and better preserves the training dynamics of full-parameter fine-tuning, in contrast to existing low-rank approache…

Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
Ellyn K. Baines, James H. Clark III, Bradley I. Kingsley, Henrique R. Schmitt, Jordan M. Stone
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02912

Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
We present new or updated angular diameters, physical radii, and effective temperatures for 145 stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer data archive. We used data from 1996 to late-2021, and we describe the differences between early and late data, which hinge upon an update of the beam combiner in 2002. We came across several sub-categories of stars of interest: 13 of our stars are promising targets for the Habitable World Observatory and therefore require as much study as possible…

Cowboys nailed 4 of 6 items on offseason checklist, but 2 remaining items are big deals https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/06/03/cowboys-offseason-checklist-update/84011326007/

Projektoren von Epson kriegen HomeKit und AirPlay 2
Nutzer verschiedener Epson-Projektormodelle können die Geräte nun per Update zu Apples Ökosystemen kompatibel machen.
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Just a quick #leukemia update. Finished my 2nd round of consolidation chemo, but as usual, 10 days later had to go back in for a neutropenic fever for 5 days of antibiotics.
Back home now, white cells recovered nicely, still pretty anemic. So, tired but otherwise feel fine. But most importantly ZERO cancer cells!
I meet w my main leukemia doc on 5/22 to decide whether I need furth…

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott shares exciting life update https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-quarterback-dak-prescott-shares-exciting-life-update

Weekend Update 260
Your regular weekend update on my life.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/weekend-update-260/

Weekend Update 260 – Bob Mueller
Updating my Faithful Reader(s) on the computer, the pool, a wedding, and some wrongful conviction news here in Oklahoma.

Thanks to @… for finding this needle to getting the Charlie Rudder Pedals working! I've updated the blog as well to hopefully make it a bit easier to track down.
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FTC chair implores Congress to strengthen children’s online privacy protection law https://therecord.media/ftc-chair-implores-congress-to-strengthen-childrens-privacy-law

Voor wie er op een RIVM rioolwaarden update zit te wachten, ik geloof dat het RIVM de vrijdag na Hemelvaart niet als een werkdag beschouwt :)
Maandag weer!
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Sources: the White House is finalizing EOs on drones that could end Chinese drone sales in the US, update federal rules on where drones can be flown, and more (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/30/trump-exe…

Trump order could end Chinese drone sales in the U.S.
The Trump administration is finalizing executive orders that could lead to Chinese drone-makers like DJI being barred from selling new models in the US.

Trevon Diggs progressing well in recovery from 2024 injury: 'All signs are positive' https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/trevon-diggs-progressing-well-in-recovery-from-2024-injury-all-signs-are-positive…

Trevon Diggs progressing well in recovery from 2024 injury: 'All signs are positive' https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/trevon-diggs-progressing-well-in-recovery-from-2024-injury-all-signs-are-positive…

No Progress: Cowboys' HC expects Micah Parsons at minicamp despite lack of new extension https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/06/03/brian-schottenheimer-i-expec…