Nick @internic@social.cleverlibre.org

Google Drive is investigating “sync issues” as users complain of lost files

Google tells users to not delete local Drive profile data while it investigates.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/google-drive-is-investigating-sync-issues-as-users-complain-of-lost-files/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ada Lovelace's notes were labelled alphabetically from A to G. In Note G, she describes an algorithm for the Analytical Engine to compute Bernoulli numbers. It is considered to be the first published algorithm ever specifically tailored for implementation on a computer, and Ada Lovelace has often been cited as the first computer programmer for this reason. The engine was never completed and so her program was never tested. via @wikipedia

#mathematics #computerprogramming

The brilliant Molly White (@molly0xfff) has given us the best coverage of the scam-ridden cryptocurrency "marketplace" -- a public service in a time when tech journalism resembles fanzines.

In a new piece, she turns her attention to deeply unattractive but central tenets of Silicon Valley's current mania, AI.

https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/effective-obfuscation

Savor every word.

@arstechnica - Yay! It's been theorized for years, and is also called "frost line":

One telescope is good, so more telescopes are better, right? The problem is that multiple telescopes scattered across Earth will have such differing optics and observing conditions that it's too difficult to align their views. Well, those days might be over. Researchers have developed a new data science approach that allows researchers to calculate if separate images of the same object will yield additional signals or just generate useless noise.

https://hub.jhu.edu/2023/11/27/matching-celestial-objects-across-telescopes/

Fake AI generated content “marks a staggering fall from grace for Sports Illustrated, which in past decades won numerous National Magazine Awards for its sports journalism and published work by literary giants ranging from William Faulkner to John Updike.” https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers

The private equity vampires have killed another institution. Popular Science.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/27/23978042/popular-science-digital-magazine-discontinued

Each day, the #NYC mass transit system handles about twice the number of passengers as airlines during peak Thanksgiving travel.

https://gothamist.com/news/thanksgiving-nyc-subway-record-air-travel-2023

🕹️ Do you know the #adventofcode? It's an advent calendar for developers: every day, a puzzle (in two parts) awaits you to get your brain working.

Sign up at https://adventofcode.com to take part. It's free, and managed by @ericwastl (go follow him).

#programming #developers #puzzles

⚛️We are excited to announce the publication of Build a Nucleus HTML5!
Students can explore how protons and neutrons affects the nuclear species, the stability of a nucleus, and its possible decay mechanisms.

Visit: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/build-a-nucleus

#chemed #iteachchemistry #nucleus

There was a lot I was supposed to do this morning. But I learned that my county supervisors plan to approve license plate reading cameras in the county tomorrow, so I dropped everything to write this emergency comment to say HELL NO.

It's also now a Techdirt post:

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/27/dear-marin-county-board-of-supervisors-reject-the-sheriffs-proposal-to-install-license-plate-cameras-in-the-county/

Profound boredom is the root of all innovation. This paper covers it well, but every substantive project I worked on started offline with limited technical resources and lots of time to kill (metasploit, recog, runzero): https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/social-media-may-prevent-users-from-reaping-creative-rewards-of-profound-boredom-new-research/

Offline doesn't mean no computing, just lack of boredome-drive-page-reloading. So erm, if you seeing this, drop into offline mode, find a park, and fidget until you find something all-engrossing to sink your time into.

20. Electrification of transport is far better than biofuels; for example, as Dan Lashof says this a podcast with @drvolts , it would take about 300 acres of farmland to run a petrol car on corn ethanol, vs an electric car running on about one acre of photovoltaics.

https://www.volts.wtf/p/whats-going-on-with-biofuels?#details

Time to make 2023 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread.

If you like these, the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon, comes out very soon (just sent final proofs to publisher!)

https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/q0437#t=aboutBook

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solar-Power-Finance-Without-Jargon-ebook/dp/B0CLGB8TD8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1698046854&sr=8-2

#LongCOVID in Icelandic Children: A Matched Cohort Study of Nonspecific Symptoms Following #SARSCoV2 Infection

“symptoms of Long COVID in children are evident & are likely to impact the quality of life of millions of children globally.”

https://journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/9900/long_covid_in_icelandic_children__a_matched_cohort.651.aspx

@longcovid
#PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #PASC

@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVIDー19 #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 @novid #novid #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDBrain
@auscovid19

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Hey folks!

Please do NOT report artists for sharing links to where the art is available to purchase!

Just DO NOT be such a jerk!

If you want artists to keep sharing their work on mastodon, this whole "absolute no commercial posts at all" attitude has to stop. There is a huge difference between a big corporate ad campaign and an individual artist posting a link to their own art shop.

#ArtForSale #art

BBC - UAE uses role as host of climate talks to try to cut oil and gas side deals. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67508331

Today is the last day of the bundle sale! $49 USD for everything. Over $100 USD discount.

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/bundle/2023/

- Uncluttered, a 21k words on import maps and TDD
- Out of the Software Crisis, an ebook on systems-thinking in dev
- The Intelligence Illusion, an ebook on the biz risks of generative models
- Yellow, an oddball audio/video series

Hey, if you happen to be somewhere where it’s night, and the Moon is up, see if you can spot the Pleiades nearby. This beautiful loose cluster of stars will be pretty washed out by the light of the nearly full Moon, but it’s interesting to compare size. I normally think of the Pleiades as a nice, tiny little object that is better viewed with binoculars, due to it’s size (plus, the view in binoculars *is* better 😊). But the Moon is actually smaller!

I used to ask my Grade 9 classes how big they thought the Moon appeared in the sky, and would get responses like the one you see below. In fact, you can cover the entire Moon with the tip of your pinky held at arms length.

Check out the piles of paper in this prof's office! Now I don't feel so bad :-).