@cdonat@hostsharing.coopThe discussion after my first post on #ProFed produced great feedback. I've been working on the website since.
In the meantime, development continues. I've started to work on the Profile Importer: a component that reads your existing online profile using `h-resume` #microformat ta…
@grumpybozo@toad.social
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAnthropic says it will make a preview of its Mythos model available to more than 40 organizations, as part of a new Project Glasswing cybersecurity initiative (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/anthropic-mythos-ai-model-preview-security/
@cheryanne@aus.socialRambles And Shambles With Ana
A podcast exploring work, leadership, and everything that doesn't fit on a LinkedIn profile...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/rambles-and-shambles/
@ErikUden@mastodon.deIt's the beginning of the month again and that means new bills for the servers! We have various expenses and moderation work unfortunately takes up a lot of time, which is why we would be very happy about a little support! :boost_requested:
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA profile of CBS' Tony Dokoupil: his start at Newsweek and NBC News, the shift to on-camera work, and ex-colleagues' surprise at some of his current coverage (Amos Barshad/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/feature/whats-up-with-
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioGreat post about the Project Hail Mary movie:
"Competent people overcome their differences to work together—that’s really the perfect movie for 2026.
Competency, science, countries working together toward a vital common goal, get to know the stranger so as not to be afraid of it anymore...
It's an antidote."
https://bsky.app/profile/thespaceshipper.com/post/3mhq46qvbcd2q
@datascience@genomic.socialAdd some swag to your ggplots, with fontawesome symbols and colors: #rstats
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialI'm thinking about creating a(nother) real-name profile in the fedi as LinkedIn replacement (so tech & work stuff only, no hiking & photography).
And while I thought about "which server" I keep coming back to the questin "selfhost the instance?"
But maybe ... I just start at some tech-feid-server 🤔
@aredridel@kolektiva.socialOoh the new Firefox / Zen Profile Manager is great. This is exactly what I need for work.
(enabled early with browser.profiles.enabled = true)
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itSo much low-hanging fruit for Mamdani's DOT to work with.. #BikeNYC
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jdjxqa7ci4ff…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io@… don't know if a known issue, but media.hachyderm.io just doesn't respond for me and no images or profile pictures load in the web app; I'm not on a VPN and other sites work fine.
@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot@mastoxiv.pageA minimal wake-vortex model explains formation flight of flapping birds
Olivia Pomerenk, Kenneth S. Breuer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22043 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2602.22043 https://arxiv.org/html/2602.22043
arXiv:2602.22043v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Collective patterns of motion emerge across biological taxa: insects swarm, fish school, and birds flock. In particular, large migratory birds form strikingly ordered V-shaped formations, which experiments and direct numerical simulations have demonstrated provide substantial energetic benefits during long-distance flight. However, the precise aerodynamic and morphological mechanisms underlying these benefits remain unclear. In this work, we develop a reduced-order model of the wake-vortex interactions between two flapping birds flying in tandem. The model retains essential unsteady flapping dynamics while remaining computationally tractable. By optimizing over a six-dimensional state space, which comprises the follower's three-dimensional relative position and three independent flapping parameters, we identify the energetically optimal leader-follower configuration of northern bald ibises. The predicted optimum agrees quantitatively with live-bird measurements. Because of its simplicity, the model allows for direct interrogation of the physical mechanisms responsible for this optimum. In particular, it isolates precisely how the follower's wing kinematics interact with the leader's wake to enhance aerodynamic efficiency. The model predicts an 11% reduction in total mechanical power for a follower in formation flight -- consistent with experimental estimates -- and shows that this saving arises from reductions in both induced and profile power, dominated by decreased profile power enabled primarily through reduced flapping amplitude and, secondarily, reduced upstroke flexion. These results provide a mechanistic explanation for the structure of V-formations and offer new insight into the aerodynamic principles governing collective flight.
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@jaygooby@mastodon.socialRE: https://mastodon.social/@jaygooby/116432027581463812
Next, I'm going to work on a VS Code sandbox profile that also locks down reading from everywhere except for the project's root and only the directories that VS Code needs to run, so extensions are blocked from …
@grumpybozo@toad.socialI would recommend against doing any work to view any “secret videos” that are in any way associated with any child sexual abuse case. @… https:…
