23 November 2024

New theory reveals the shape of a photon. Not exactly what I was expecting to see.  A photon is supposed to be a point. So what is this thing?  Here's the original paper, and the diagram doesn't appear anywhere.

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it is now understood to have worked by hacking into the antiquated technology mobile phones companies use to give access to phone taps for law enforcement agencies
This is why it's not good to give backdoors to law enforcement. Smarter people know how to exploit it, too.

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Immaculately preserved sabretooth tiger cub is uncovered in Siberian permafrost.

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Nice review of AI hallucinations for lay people. What are they, and how to avoid being snared by one.

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Funny. curl -v google.com

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Portland has 13 million square feet of vacant office space as of mid-year, with an expected lost rent value of $436 million.
But city officials don't seem to be concerned about this. They just want to make sure the homeless are comfortable, and have enough tents, clean syringes and boofing kits.

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OHSU employees have low trust of leadership. Most would like to be around in the OHSU of three years from now, but that depends on whether things improve. Steve Stadum, I hope you're able to bring back the excellence and meritocratic values that were lost in the past 6 years.

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University of Washington is one of the top antisemitic colleges in the U.S.  They let it happen.

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