Tootfinder

"Literally the plot of a 'Black Mirror' episode" 😂 😬 😂
https://futurism.com/internet-horrified-app-cloning-family-members

Internet Horrified at AI App for Cloning Dead Family Members
A bizarre new app called "Vera AI" claims it allows its users to create copies of "your friends or family members."

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Liv.E:
🎵 Wild animals
#LivE
https://open.spotify.com/track/4JiLpvvnPiQtsf4izF1SQ5
https://teevera.bandcamp.com/track/liv-e-wild-animals-tee-vera-ukg-remix

Posting about hot water and air filtering masking appears to have convinced the brainwave monitoring overlords to bombard me with ads for a Hydrogel Vajacial Mask and my first reaction is one of intrigued horror. It looks like a foot mask cut open. Mostly hyaluronic acid and aloe vera though. Is this shit safe? Or at least safer than SUV ads? Is it just marketing hullabaloo exploiting insecurity? Or actually does something?

From Simulations to Reality: Dark Energy Reconstruction with Simulated SNIa data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Ayan Mitra, G\'omez-Vargas, Vasilios Zarikas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18124

From Simulations to Reality: Dark Energy Reconstruction with Simulated SNIa data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
In this paper, we present an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based reconstruction analysis of the Supernova Ia (SNIa) distance moduli ($μ(z)$), and hence dark energy, using LSST simulated three-year SNIa data. Our ANN reconstruction architecture can model both the distance moduli and their corresponding error estimates. For this we employ astroANN and incorporate Monte Carlo dropout techniques to quantify uncertainties in our predictions. We tune our hyperparameters through advanced genetic al…

I started wearing glasses when I was 9 yrs old. I wasn’t allowed thin metal frames (which were relatively “cool” at that time) bc they were expensive—I had to settle for slightly pearlescent pink cat-eye glasses (they were cheapest*). They were EXTREMELY uncool then, but apparently, they’re now on trend! #IWasSimply50YearsAheadOfMyTime

VERA

#NutrientScience
1/7
In today's health-conscious society, the quest for natural ways to enhance wellness and longevity is continually expanding. Amidst various natural compounds touted for their health benefits, one that stands out distinctly is acemannan. This polysaccharide, extracted from the inner leaf gel of the Aloe Vera plant, has been the subject of numerous scientific st…

RIP #Schauspielerin und Produzentin Vera Tschechowa (83) verstorben
https://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/vera-

Vera Tschechowa: Schauspielerin und Regissuerin im Alter von 83 Jahren gestorben
Vera Tschechowa ist nach Angaben ihrer Agentur verstorben. Die Schauspielerin wurde 83 Jahre alt.

Kilonova parameters estimation with LSST at Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Fabio Ragosta, Tomas Ahumada, Silvia Piranomonte, Igor Andreoni, Andrea Melandri, Alberto Colombo, Michael W. Coughlin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.14016

Kilonova parameters estimation with LSST at Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The up-coming Vera Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) opens a new opportunity to rapidly survey the southern Sky at optical wavelenghts (\ie ugrizy bands). In this study, we aim to test the possibility of using LSST observations to constrain the mass and velocity of different KN ejecta components from the observation of a combined set of light curves from GRB afterglows and KNæ. We used a sample of simulated light curves from the aforementioned events as they would have…

I started wearing glasses when I was 9 yrs old. I wasn’t allowed thin metal frames (which were relatively “cool” at that time) bc they were expensive—I had to settle for slightly pearlescent pink cat-eye glasses (they were cheapest*). They were EXTREMELY uncool then, but apparently, they’re now on trend! #IWasSimply50YearsAheadOfMyTime

VERA

#NutrientScience
1/7
In today's health-conscious society, the quest for natural ways to enhance wellness and longevity is continually expanding. Amidst various natural compounds touted for their health benefits, one that stands out distinctly is acemannan. This polysaccharide, extracted from the inner leaf gel of the Aloe Vera plant, has been the subject of numerous scientific st…