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Lawmakers launch bipartisan, last-minute bids to force vote on ACA subsidies
Two bipartisan groups of House lawmakers launched last-minute bids Wednesday
to force votes on extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.

The efforts, both using a legislative tool known as a
"discharge petition",
face long-shot odds:
At least 218 members of the House would first have to agree to consider the bills,

Bipartisan lawmakers launch last-minute bid to force vote on extending ACA subsidies
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has launched a last-minute bid to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.

Worked on some more #Gentoo global #jobserver goodies today.
Firstly, Portage jobserver support patch: #PyTest jobs will also be counted towards total job count.
Again, it's not a perfect solution, but it works reasonably. The plugin still starts -n jobs as specified by the arguments, but it acquired job tokens prior to executing every test, therefore delaying actual testing until tokens are available. It doesn't seem to cause noticeable overhead either.

from my link log —
AEQuery: Apple Events command line query tool without AppleScript.
https://markalldritt.com/?p=1368
saved 2026-02-08 https://dotat.a…

AEQuery
AEQuery I’ve released a new command-line tool called AEQuery. It queries scriptable macOS applications using XPath-like expressions, translating them directly into Apple Events. The short version: …

Simulation and optimization of the Active Magnetic Shield of the n2EDM experiment
N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, G. Bison, K. Bodek, V. Bondar, T. Bouillaud, G. L. Caratsch, E. Chanel, W. Chen, C. Crawford, V. Czamler, C. B. Doorenbos, S. Emmeneger, S. K. Ermakov, M. Ferry, M. Fertl, A. Fratangelo, D. Galbinski, W. C. Griffith, Z. D. Grujic, K. Kirch, V. Kletzl, J. Krempel, B. Lauss, T. Lefort, A. Lejuez, K. Michielsen, J. Micko, P. Mullan, O. Naviliat-Cuncic, F. M. Piegsa, G. Pignol, C. Pistillo, I. Rien\"acker, D. Ries, S. Roccia, D. Rozp\k{e}dzik, L. Sanchez-Real Zielniewicz, N. von Schickh, P. Schmidt-Wellenburg, E. P. Segarra, L. Segner, N. Severijns, K. Svirina, J. Thorne, J. Vankeirsbilck, N. Yazdandoost, J. Zejma, N. Ziehl, G. Zsigmond
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22960 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.22960 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.22960
arXiv:2601.22960v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The n2EDM experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute aims to conduct a high-sensitivity search for the electric dipole moment of the neutron. Magnetic stability and control are achieved through a combination of passive shielding, provided by a magnetically shielded room (MSR), and a surrounding active field compensation system by an Active Magnetic Shield (AMS). The AMS is a feedback-controlled system of eight coils spanned on an irregular grid, designed to provide magnetic stability to the enclosed volume by actively suppressing external magnetic disturbances. It can compensate static and variable magnetic fields up to $\pm 50$ $\mu$T (homogeneous components) and $\pm 5$ $\mu$T/m (first-order gradients), suppressing them to a few $\mu$T in the sub-Hertz frequency range. We present a full finite element simulation of magnetic fields generated by the AMS in the presence of the MSR. This simulation is of sufficient accuracy to approach our measurements. We demonstrate how the simulation can be used with an example, obtaining an optimal number and placement of feedback sensors using genetic algorithms.
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Adobe updates Acrobat to add new AI features, including presentation generation, file editing, and creating podcast summaries from docs stored in Adobe Spaces (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/adobe-acr…

Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries | TechCrunch
Adobe is adding AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of files, create presentations, and a way for users to edit files using prompts.

Srsly, fuck this timeline. Can someone give 45 an Oculus and a world simulator so he stops screwing up the real world?
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115850233260885949

It's almost Febuary!

If you “honour” my #DoNotTrack* signal, why don't you just shut the fuck up, dear https://docs.spring.io? 🙄
* More accurately:

Benders Decomposition for Passenger-Oriented Train Timetabling with Hybrid Periodicity
Zhiyuan Yao, Anita Sch\"obel, Lei Nie, Sven J\"ager
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09892 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09892 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.09892
arXiv:2511.09892v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Periodic timetables are widely adopted in passenger railway operations due to their regular service patterns and well-coordinated train connections. However, fluctuations in passenger demand require varying train services across different periods, necessitating adjustments to the periodic timetable. This study addresses a hybrid periodic train timetabling problem, which enhances the flexibility and demand responsiveness of a given periodic timetable through schedule adjustments and aperiodic train insertions, taking into account the rolling stock circulation. Since timetable modifications may affect initial passenger routes, passenger routing is incorporated into the problem to guide planning decisions towards a passenger-oriented objective. Using a time-space network representation, the problem is formulated as a dynamic railway service network design model with resource constraints. To handle the complexity of real-world instances, we propose a decomposition-based algorithm integrating Benders decomposition and column generation, enhanced with multiple preprocessing and accelerating techniques. Numerical experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the algorithm and highlight the advantage of hybrid periodic timetables in reducing passenger travel costs.
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