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Pathfinder: Semantic Framework for Lit. Review and Knowledge Discovery in Astro(arxiv.org)
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by privong 2y ago
Direct link to the arXiv abstract page, where one can download the PDF: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.05237
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Is machine learning good or bad for the natural sciences?(arxiv.org)
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Oersted Medal Lecture 2002: Reforming the Mathematical Language of Physics [pdf](worrydream.com)
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Computational Physics, Beyond the Glass [video](youtube.com)
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A Rant About "Technology"(web.archive.org)
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(Modal)(wryl.tech)
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Caltech's Submillimeter Observatory Has Been Removed from Maunakea(caltech.edu)
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by privong 2y ago
Here's one example, where they measure the separation of spectral features from the OH molecule in a fairly distant galaxy and use that information to put a limit on how much variation there could be in the fine structure constant over
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by privong 2y ago
> The black hole “photo” was constructed using machine learning. I don’t know how it can reasonably be called a “photo.” And although I’m sure their work was reviewed, knowing the nature of computers and data, I wouldn’t be surprised if
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An appliance used to be a machine. Now it's a bureaucracy(thenewatlantis.com)
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by privong 2y ago
Distant objects do tend to look redder because of redshift, but the mottled pattern is a bit too regular to all be distant galaxies. It's more likely to be the noise in the data used for the red channel (likely the infrared Ks filter).
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by privong 2y ago
> If I zoom in, I see a reddish mottled pattern. Is that sensor noise, background radiation, or something else? I assume you mean the pattern that is distributed across the general image? That's noise in one of the three filter ima
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by privong 2y ago
The background image is not data from Webb; it is a near-infrared image from the 2 Micron All-sky Survey (2MASS). See @skybrian's comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40013769
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Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations(hacksandleaks.com)
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Denken MIT Der Hand(leuchtturm1917.us)
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by privong 3y ago
> Is there any mechanical pencil that's meant to toss around in a bag and survive? I'm not sure exactly what the failure mode is that you're experiencing, but the Rotring 800[0] is retractable. I've gotten a lot of us
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Computing with Physical Systems(mcmahon.aep.cornell.edu)
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by privong 3y ago
> I’ve had it bork my install so many times that in the end I spent more time recovering nextcloud than actually using it. I had issues with upgrading a few times on a modest VPS, when trying to upgrade via the web interface. I've
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An introduction to quantum machine learning (2014)(arxiv.org)
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by privong 3y ago
Growing up, my brothers and I would play "I spy" by identifying a color. E.g., "I spy with my little eye something that is orange".
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Universal Access to Email: Feasibility and Societal Implications (1995)(rand.org)
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Mariner's Tropical Cyclone Guide [pdf](nhc.noaa.gov)
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Seven Sages of Greece(en.wikipedia.org)
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by privong 3y ago
> I don't think the 39m primary E-ELT is designed to do full sky surveys. AFAIK it is to do targeted observations using multiple instruments. Correct. I wasn't able to quickly find the maximum size of the FOV available at the
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OpenBSD 7.4(openbsd.org)
129 points by privong 3y ago|61 comments
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by privong 3y ago
In case folks are interested, the creator of this has recently made a new version, the "Lisp Badge LE": http://www.technoblogy.com/show?3Z2Y Some previous discussion of the "Lisp Badge LE" on HN: https:
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The whole of the Whole Earth Catalog is now online(wired.com)
364 points by privong 3y ago|81 comments
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by privong 3y ago
@randomcarbloke probably means installing/soldering the components onto the board. E.g., https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/2021/how-to-populate-...
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History of the Urban Dashboard(placesjournal.org)
2 points by privong 3y ago|1 comments

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