Nick @internic@social.cleverlibre.org

I was talking the other day about wavelets and I found this, from @johncarlosbaez 's blog "Azimuth". Here, John and a colleague used the Gabor transform, very related to wavelets, to analyze the Milankovich cyles, an important concept in climate science.

It's really interesting. The Gabor transform, as the wavelets, show information in both frequency and temporal domain, contrary to a Fourier transform that takes you completely to the frequency world or the temporal one.

For a signal whose components may have changed through time, the Gabor can help more than a Fourier analysis. This in fact is what happened with Milankovich, where "recently", in the last million years aprox. the eccentricity seems to be the stronger signal.

Milankovich vs the Ice Ages | Azimuth
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/milankovich-vs-the-ice-ages/

Russia is likely acutely aware of these changes and may be trying to see how much they can get away with. And that’s the great irony here: For all the outrage over who *might* be trying to cross the physical border, there’s a striking silence around who has *already* breached our virtual borders.

This is something I hope the fediverse is discussing more deeply. I do think we need some centralized institutions. It's the only way to build trust and safety across a wide audience. I believe those can exist on top of the core decentralized platform without taking away the fundamental freedoms.
https://social.praxis.nyc/@nonlinear/111869457119128512

“Devices can overestimate oxygen levels of people with dark skin — leading to less or delayed medical care.”

‘Crackdown on skin colour bias by fingertip oxygen sensors is coming, hints FDA’
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04144-6

#PulseOximeter #Science #Medicine

#Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking #Gun Industry Accountability
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One city’s long-running lawsuit against the world’s largest gunmakers is jeopardized by a bill that would allow only the state to sue.

If passed, the law would be retroactive to Aug. 27, 1999 — three days before the lawsuit was filed.

#Guns #News #Lawsuits #Politics

https://www.propublica.org/article/indiana-guns-gary-lawsuit-gunmakers-hb1235?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

It's my right now feeling VERY FAR AWAY dream that someday software and technology development will be an area mentioned in the same sentence as healthcare, education, and environmental policies when we're talking about "research topics that use causal inference methodologies"

https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/laxlndnv/release/2

NEW: #Russia has jumped into the #Texas border controversy and is now cheering on civil war in the US and promoting the right-wing border convoy. Even more interestingly, I found evidence that disinformation accounts associated with the notorious Internet Research Agency (Russia’s “troll factory”) may be being “reactivated” to promote a secessionist movement in Texas.

My latest:
https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/russia-amplifies-calls-for-civil

I've spent significant time on Bluesky and Mastodon for the last few months. They're very different experiences, and I like them both for different reasons. But I think they are headed in different directions. They're going to continue to diverge in terms of what they offer.

There's a huge disconnect for me rn in the IT space. Companies love to talk about an increasing deficit of smart, talented and skillful people available to help defend the cybers. Welp, a lot of those people are somehow now seeking gainful employment bc they've been laid off. Which is just nuts to me given the sheer scale, resources and effort our adversaries are throwing at everything now.

p.s. AI isn't going to fix anyone's security problems. If anything, it's going to compound them by orders of magnitude (at least in terms of data governance).

Mikah unboxed the Vision Pro yesterday. It was more fun watching him play with it than actually trying it myself.

Presented without comment 😂 #NorahNeko #CatsOfMastodon

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/over-2-percent-of-the-uss-electricity-generation-now-goes-to-bitcoin/

Finally got the hands on "my" issue of physics world 😊

They sent it very much on time but I was travelling since early December and could not pick it up!

(You can also read https://physicsworld.com/a/victoria-grinberg-the-astrophysicist-sharing-her-love-for-science/ or listen to the interview https://physicsworld.com/a/astrophysicist-uses-x-rays-to-explore-the-universe-heat-pumps-could-prevent-potholes/ if so inclined.)

#astrodon #astronomy

@mitchw @pluralistic " The high-tech sector pretends to be science fiction, but it's usually fantasy. " is a great line

Mexican President Demands Apology From #Biden After ProPublica Story on Suspected #Cartel Campaign Donation
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President López Obrador of #Mexico calls our reporter a “mercenary” after our report on a #DEA investigation that found drug money may have played a role in his first presidential campaign.

"“The president has had a lot to say...but none of his remarks has identified a single inaccuracy or factual error," notes ProPublica editor-in-chief.

#News #Journalism

https://www.propublica.org/article/mexico-amlo-demands-apology-from-biden-propublica-cartel-campaign?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

A #Fairphone5 running #postmarketOS, at #FOSDEM.

Time to buy a @Fairphone!

Thanks so much for working on this, @postmarketOS. I love it ❤️

Curious what surveillance technologies law enforcement has in your area? Browse this map to find out: https://atlasofsurveillance.org

Not a single case of cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women in Scotland following HPV immunisation when they were 12-13 years old.

Not a single case.
https://publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/january/no-cervical-cancer-cases-detected-in-vaccinated-women-following-hpv-immunisation/

I think I found the cause of my Wi-Fi disconnect problem.

#Caturday

R.I.P. David Kahn - brought cryptography into the public eye. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/01/david-kahn-codebreakers-nsa-dead/