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Wireshark: uno Squalo per Amico
https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-56b328c8-a7cd4c288e24ddd3
Wireshark: uno Squalo per Amico La capacitŠ di analizzare il traffico di rete diventa cruciale per proteggere i nostri sistemi e i nostri dati. In quest…

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Tilt:
🎵 All and Nothing
#Tilt
https://open.spotify.com/track/31NVa7r8XmA8r2g2CIgU2t

Sparse Nystrom Approximation of Currents and Varifolds
Allen Paul, Neill Campbell, Tony Shardlow
https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09932 https://

Sparse Nystrom Approximation of Currents and Varifolds
We derive an algorithm for compression of the currents and varifolds representations of shapes, using the Nystrom approximation in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces. Our method is faster than existing compression techniques, and comes with theoretical guarantees on the rate of convergence of the compressed approximation, as a function of the smoothness of the associated shape representation. The obtained compression are shown to be useful for down-line tasks such as nonlinear shape registration…

Long post about my time on Nostr and how it compares to ActivityPub
So, after spending about 2 months on Nostr, I've decided to leave my account dormant there and come back to Fediverse as my "one true platform".
Let's do a postmortem.
What is Nostr?
Nostr is a protocol, much like ActivityPub or ATProto, but tries to solve problems that these platforms haven't.
The major difference is, your account is yours. There are "relays" there that are similar to instances here. However, unlike here, the relays don't always have a website attached and they don't "host" your account exclusively. Each relay you are a part of, has a copy of your profile and if you get "banned" from a relay, you just remove that relay from your connection and keep posting like normal.
There's many different things that Nostr can do, like microblogging, chat, streaming, communities similar to reddit, etc.
One of the other big features is that you can pay creators directly with the use of Bitcoin Lightning which I thought is a pretty neat idea. Though, with the amount of scammers in the crypto space, nobody wants to touch it anymore.
All of these things seemed good to me and I enjoyed engaging with the different systems. My issue, however, isn't with how the protocol is built, it's with the low engagement numbers.
Over my 2 months there, I've gained about 65 followers. Compared to Fediverse, that's REALLY low. Especially considering that there's only about 10% of followers that will engage with any post.
I'd even tried making exclusive Nostr themed content AND giving away Bitcoin Lightning (free money, anyone?) and only got a handful of interactions on each post.
It's good technology if you don't mind having to block stuff you don't want to see consistently. (Which I don't mind) But if the regular user doesn't get much out of the platform, they have no reason to put into the platform and that's pretty much where I'm at.
Fediverse continues to be the best social media platform for engagement. There are censorship issues here. (If you're banned by the biggest instances, you're pretty screwed) However, I don't have those problems.🤷
It was a good experiment nonetheless.
#Fediverse #Nostr #SocialMedia #ATproto #ActivityPub

Vänsteralliansen i Frankrike har svårt att enas om en premiärministerkandidat. Socialistpartiets partiledare Olivier Faure förslår ”en omröstning”, om man når egen majoritet. Det okuvade Frankrike håller fast vid grundöverenskommelsen att det parti i alliansen som blir störst får nominera. Gnissel…

Technical Report: A Totally Asynchronous Nesterov's Accelerated Gradient Method for Convex Optimization
Ellie Pond, April Sebok, Zachary Bell, Matthew Hale
https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.10124

Technical Report: A Totally Asynchronous Nesterov's Accelerated Gradient Method for Convex Optimization
We present a totally asynchronous algorithm for convex optimization that is based on a novel generalization of Nesterov's accelerated gradient method. This algorithm is developed for fast convergence under "total asynchrony," i.e., allowing arbitrarily long delays between agents' computations and communications without assuming any form of delay bound. These conditions may arise, for example, due to jamming by adversaries. Our framework is block-based, in the sense that each agent is only respo…

En nuestro último viaje a la costa caribeña en la provincia costarricense de Limón, conociendo varios pueblos, nos topamos con esta obra de arte en el muro de un restaurante, que siento el deber de compartir con el mundo:
FRITANGAS
Restaurante de comidas ršpidas en Bribri, Talamanca, Limón, #CostaRica
#StreetArt

Deutsches Historisches Institut in Moskau unerwünscht
Das Deutsche Historische Institut in Moskau (DHI) ist von den russischen Behörden zur unerwünschten Organisation erklärt worden. Das Justizministerium der Russischen Föderation nahm das Institut nach einer Mitteilung vom Montag in die Liste von ausländischen und internationalen Nichtregierungsorganisationen auf, deren Tätigkeit in der Russischen Föderation als unerwünscht …
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Putin entlässt vier Vize-Verteidigungsminister ++
Russlands Staatschef Putin hat vier stellvertretende Verteidigungsminister ihrer Ämter enthoben. Das ukrainische Militär meldet Erfolge gegen die Luftverteidigung auf der Krim. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alexei Ogrintchouk & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra:
🎵 Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita" (3rd mvt)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BEObF95xq4Tf8M9kDyYUB

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Carme López:
🎵 CACHELOS. A César de Farbšn
#CarmeLópez
https://open.spotify.com/track/7dwXsUfbmbZPx0k7EfJk1E
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