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Chillingly, most people who develop long COVID did not have particularly vicious cases of the virus initially.
That’s in part because so many more people experience a mild form of COVID rather than a severe one.
(Across most studies, long COVID risk does increase with the severity of the initial infection.)
And each time people become reinfected with the virus, they’re at risk of developing long COVID,
even if they didn’t experience it previously.The authors note that studies on recovery from long COVID are “sparse and inconsistent.”
But those that have closely evaluated individual manifestations of the virus have found recovery rates to be fairly low at one year,
and only 7% to 10% fully recovered after two years.For millions and millions of people, the debilitating effects of long COVID are just that.
The economic toll is its own story.
A Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey in 2022 found that between
2 million and 4 million working-age Americans were out of work because they were sidelined with the effects of long COVID.Meanwhile 20% of people with long COVID surveyed by the United Kingdom’s Trades Union Congress said they were not working.
Another 16% were working reduced schedules.
The $1 trillion estimated annual global economic hit involves Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries due to
“reductions in quality of life and labor force participation,”
the Nature Medicine review says.And that price tag does not factor in the direct costs of healthcare, another likely category of deep financial fissure.
Al-Aly and his co-authors are pleading for governments,
especially U.S. health agencies,
to dramatically upgrade their levels of activity to investigate long COVID,
learn more about its mechanisms and pathways,
and develop vaccines that better block infection.They’re also pushing for large-scale platform trials to test multiple drugs simultaneously,
so we can quickly learn what works and what doesn’t.They have an ally in Congress.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders recently introduced the ✅Long COVID Research Moonshot Act, ✅
a bill that would guarantee $1 billion per year for a decade to the National Institutes of Health
“to support long COVID research,
the urgent pursuit of treatments,
and the expansion of care for patients across the country.”Sanders’ news release announcing the act puts the long COVID count in the U.S. at
22 million, including a million children.Among other things, the bill would require NIH to establish a long COVID #database and a #grant #process to speed up clinical trials,
and to make any subsequent treatments “#reasonably #priced” so that every patient could receive it.“The legislation that we have introduced finally recognizes that long COVID is a public health emergency,” Sanders said.
“Congress must act now to ensure treatments are developed and made available for Americans struggling with long COVID.”
If it accomplishes nothing else, Sanders’ proposal may help lift the veil on long COVID in the country and around the world.
It’s a topic that has been largely pushed into the shadows,
as governmental agencies
—and official policy
—tried to construct a reality in which COVID in general was just no longer a significant issue.That was never the case, and it’s certainly not the case now.
“The reality is otherwise,” Al-Aly says.
As the virus mutates into new strains and continues to affect millions, the long tail of COVID is once again forcing itself to center stage.
#FLiRT #throat #pain #long #COVID #recommendations #Long #COVID #pretend #risk #Eric #Topol
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So, I've been attempting to do this. I have a few patches established and try to increase them every year...
Turning a #SepticField into a #wildflower #meadow
by Anna, January 18, 2023
"When I mentioned not wanting to turn our septic field into the traditional mowed lawn, Travis Sparks wrote in to share his impressive mini-meadow, started in 2017 atop his #Maine septic field.
First step turning a septic field into a wildflower meadow
" 'I mowed the area down as low as I could in late spring 2017,' he wrote, 'spread a thin layer of compost over the whole area, broadcast a variety of both perennial [be careful about root depth if using perennials -- or annuals for that matter] and annual seed mixes over it, and lightly raked everything. I mowed it a couple more times that year (higher cut) to try to knock the competition back while things germinated, and then left it be.'
" 'I just had sparse grasses and wildflowers to start (nothing woody) before doing any of this, so the competition wasn’t too strong early on. It was reasonably successful the following year.'
"Travis wasn’t entirely thrilled with wildflower establishment, though, so he repeated the process in late spring 2019 including 'another very light top-dressing of compost since the leach field soil is mostly just sandy fill.' The results that year were even more inspiring...
"[2021 update] Travis wrote that after the establishment phase, he hasn’t done anything to keep the meadow on track (although I suspect he’ll have to mow now and then to keep woody plants out).
"I’m so impressed by his success, which turns his septic field into habitat for pollinators and lots of other wildlife. Have you turned a blah septic field into an integral part of your homestead? If so, I’d love to hear about it!"
https://wetknee.com/turning-a-septic-field-into-a-wildflower-meadow/
#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #NativeGrasses #WildflowerMeadows #Sedges #Rewilding #NativeGrasses #GardeningForPollinators
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A peaceful woodland unfolds near Macclesfield in England, with tall trees scattered across a forest floor blanketed in dry leaves. The area offers serene #ForestWalk opportunities, perfect for those seeking #PeacefulViews and quiet reflection amidst nature. Sunlight filters gently through the sparse canopy, making it an inviting spot for #NaturePhotography and #OutdoorAdventure enthusiasts. Nestled within the scenic Cheshire countryside, this tranquil #WoodlandScenery reflects the charm and calm of the local landscape.
Taken Apr 2009
#SilentSunday #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #ForestWalk #NaturePhotography #WoodlandScenery #OutdoorAdventure #PeacefulViews #Macclesfield #England #UnitedKingdom
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"The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album #LetItBe. It was written by #PaulMcCartney and credited to #LennonMcCartney. When issued as a single in May 1970, a month after #theBeatlesBreakup, it became the group's 20th and final number-one hit on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The main recording of the song took place in January 1969 and featured a sparse musical arrangement of piano, bass.
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CW: 3D rendered image of drug capsules
Wanted to see if I could make convincing capsules. I'm pretty happy with the way this looks. For some reason, Cycles gives some weird colors on the faces when I crank up my noise textures. I think it has something to do with minor variation in the floating point lookup for the location vector, but I don't have the energy to investigate right now.
I always have a difficult time with clusters of things, like the pellets in the capsule. It's hard to get them clustered closely enough together without clipping through each other, but also without looking too sparse. I also had trouble with the physics sim. I used capsule-shaped proxy objects, of course, but I struggled with actually getting those replaced with my rendered object instances. In the end, I baked the physics state, collapsed each capsule to a point, and used geometry nodes to instance on the point, but I would much prefer a better solution in the future if I can figure it out.
#Blender #Blender3D #3DArt #GeometryNodes #3DRender #Capsule #Capsules #Art #Drugs -
#fedihired #GetFediHired #fediHire #FediWork #HireMe
For the past several years I ran a project at a multinational entertainment company that is being shuttered b/c of a pull-back on #DEI initiatives (!) & I find myself with time on my hands. I work in HTML & CSS, Wordpress, eCommerce, print design (esp. books).
If you need help or know anyone who might, please peek at my portfolio. It looks sparse b/c most of the past 6 years are covered by an NDA…thanks for sharing.
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#1girl #:q #absurdres #animal_ear_fluff #animal_ears #arrow_(symbol) #bad_id #bad_pixiv_id #bottomless #breasts #choker #clothes_writing #collarbone #colored_pubic_hair #commentary #crop_top #crop_top_overhang #ears_through_headwear #fate/extra #fate/grand_order #fate_(series) #female_pubic_hair #fox_ears #fox_girl #fox_tail #fuck-me_clothes #fuck-me_shirt #hat #highres #large_breasts #licking_lips #naughty_face #pink_hair #pink_pubic_hair #profanity #pubic_hair #pussy #solo #sparse_pubic_hair #sun_hat #tail #tamamo_no_mae_(fate) #tamamo_no_mae_(swimsuit_lancer)_(fate) #thick_thighs #thighs #tongue #tongue_out #unworn_bikini_bottom #yellow_eyes #zanamaoria https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3666700
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Baryonyx (Maxim) (Prehistoric Animal Models by PNSO
My thanks goes to the good folks at Happy Hen Toys for providing a review sample for this review. Despite its history and the significance of its discovery, I never had much Baryonyx in my collection growing up. Although Baryonyx has had a presence in the toy market since the late 1980s, for a long time that presence seemed pretty sparse. It was only in the last decade or so when all of the […]
Read more... https://dinotoyblog.com/baryonyx-maxim-prehistoric-animal-models-by-pnso/
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Gaming in Review 2025
Last week, I did a general review of stuff from 2025, but seeing Endies posts from the Indie RPG Newsletter and Cannibal Halfling Games inspired me to think some more about which games I managed to get to the table this year. My gaming schedule can get a bit sparse from hectic other things, like the spring and fall softball schedules but I still had a good time with a few different campaigns. Games That Hit the Table in 2025 Dungeons and Dragons D&D was the big one of the year running […]https://alexanderkeane.com/2025/12/19/gaming-in-review-2025/
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After years of reading that #TimeMachine backups couldn't be rsync'd and whatnot because hardlinks and more complicated directory hard links.
Something must have changed or the information I was reading was all wrong for networked TimeMachine backups. I believe hard links are heavily used in HFS+ and the newer APFS volumes. However for storing these on a networked share or none Apple filesystem they are placed in a "sparsebundle" which is disk image, on the underlying filesystem is stored as some metadata files and a number of "bands".
With that and TM being finicky at times, I finally decided to try moving my backups to NVMe from spinning rust. And it all worked!
I think it was: https://blog.fosketts.net/2015/07/22/how-to-use-mac-os-x-sparse-bundle-disk-images/ which gave me the right info for how "sparse bundles" work and can safely be rsyncd.
Also a special shout out for https://eclecticlight.co/ the depth of knowledge and the T2M2 utility for analysing TM Logs.
My new storage box is now faster and much quieter (no longer need to restrict backups to not run after 11pm).
Next changes:
- Upgrade networking to 2.5Gbe
- Set up `sanoid` and `syncoid` for zfs snapshots and send them to the spinning rust.Shiny (and dusty) green motherboard for attention :P
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Was today years old when I first listened to 69 Love Songs by #TheMagneticFields. What an #indie masterpiece! Very reminiscent of #1990s coffeehouses, cult films, and road trips. The lyrics are sparse, and at turns somber, quirky, and playful, but all are emotionally true, exploring love in all its transcendent and mundane facets. The quiet way Stephen Merritt sings and strums "The Book of Love" (my favorite track) sounds sacred. So glad I stumbled over this #album! #music
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Recently I've combined various functions which I've been using in other projects (e.g. my personal PKM toolchain) and published them as new library https://thi.ng/text-analysis for better re-use:
- customizable, composable & extensible tokenization (transducer based)
- ngram generation
- Porter-stemming & stopword removal
- vocabulary (bi-directional index) creation
- dense & sparse multi-hot vector encoding/decoding
- histograms (incl. sorted versions)
- tf-idf (term frequency & inverse document frequency), multiple strategies
- k-means clustering (with k-means++ initialization & customizable distance metrics)
- similarity/distance functions (dense & sparse versions)
- central terms extractionThe attached code example (also in the project readme) uses this package to creeate a clustering of all ~210 #ThingUmbrella packages, based on their assigned tags/keywords...
The library is not intended to be a full-blown NLP solution, but I keep on finding myself running into these functions/concepts quite often, and maybe you'll find them useful too...
#Text #Analysis #Cluster #KMeans #TFIDF #Ngram #Vector #TypeScript #JavaScript
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Mann has been balling tonight. LFG, Nets!
Mann has been balling in stretches tonight. Nice to see. LFG, Nets!
Refs really calling a bowling-pins game—bodies tumbling all over the court… foul calls sparse. 🏀 ⚫️⚪️ #NBA #BrooklynNets #NetsWorld #TeranceMann
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In other #ThingUmbrella related news: I've completed the weekend round — 65+ commits — of restructuring & splitting up some larger packages, with the result of there being nine more of them now. 198 in total! Another side effect of this effort is generally fewer dependencies, incl. for some select other core packages (partially by choosing to intern small functions/functionality, in cases where it made sense...)
The new packages (but existing functionality!) are:
- https://thi.ng/bidir-index : Bi-directional map/index data structure
- https://thi.ng/disjoint-set: Disjoint Set data structure w/ path compression (useful for union-find tasks)
- https://thi.ng/object-utils : Plain JS object & map manipulation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-convolve: Extensible image convolution, preset kernels, normal map generation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-dominant-colors: k-means based dominant color extraction from images
- https://thi.ng/sorted-map: Skiplist-based sorted map & set data structures
- https://thi.ng/sparse-set : Sparse set data structure
- https://thi.ng/trie : Trie-based map data structure w/ prefix search/query
- https://thi.ng/uuid : Binary & string-based UUID v4 generationThe packages which have been split up have received major version updates w/ notices on both readmes & changelogs:
- https://thi.ng/adjacency
- https://thi.ng/associative
- https://thi.ng/pixel
- https://thi.ng/randomIn case you missed it, please see this issue for more context:
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues/486
#ThingUmbrella #Refactoring #Restructure #Dependencies #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript
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In other #ThingUmbrella related news: I've completed the weekend round — 65+ commits — of restructuring & splitting up some larger packages, with the result of there being nine more of them now. 198 in total! Another side effect of this effort is generally fewer dependencies, incl. for some select other core packages (partially by choosing to intern small functions/functionality, in cases where it made sense...)
The new packages (but existing functionality!) are:
- https://thi.ng/bidir-index : Bi-directional map/index data structure
- https://thi.ng/disjoint-set: Disjoint Set data structure w/ path compression (useful for union-find tasks)
- https://thi.ng/object-utils : Plain JS object & map manipulation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-convolve: Extensible image convolution, preset kernels, normal map generation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-dominant-colors: k-means based dominant color extraction from images
- https://thi.ng/sorted-map: Skiplist-based sorted map & set data structures
- https://thi.ng/sparse-set : Sparse set data structure
- https://thi.ng/trie : Trie-based map data structure w/ prefix search/query
- https://thi.ng/uuid : Binary & string-based UUID v4 generationThe packages which have been split up have received major version updates w/ notices on both readmes & changelogs:
- https://thi.ng/adjacency
- https://thi.ng/associative
- https://thi.ng/pixel
- https://thi.ng/randomIn case you missed it, please see this issue for more context:
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues/486
#ThingUmbrella #Refactoring #Restructure #Dependencies #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript
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In other #ThingUmbrella related news: I've completed the weekend round — 65+ commits — of restructuring & splitting up some larger packages, with the result of there being nine more of them now. 198 in total! Another side effect of this effort is generally fewer dependencies, incl. for some select other core packages (partially by choosing to intern small functions/functionality, in cases where it made sense...)
The new packages (but existing functionality!) are:
- https://thi.ng/bidir-index : Bi-directional map/index data structure
- https://thi.ng/disjoint-set: Disjoint Set data structure w/ path compression (useful for union-find tasks)
- https://thi.ng/object-utils : Plain JS object & map manipulation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-convolve: Extensible image convolution, preset kernels, normal map generation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-dominant-colors: k-means based dominant color extraction from images
- https://thi.ng/sorted-map: Skiplist-based sorted map & set data structures
- https://thi.ng/sparse-set : Sparse set data structure
- https://thi.ng/trie : Trie-based map data structure w/ prefix search/query
- https://thi.ng/uuid : Binary & string-based UUID v4 generationThe packages which have been split up have received major version updates w/ notices on both readmes & changelogs:
- https://thi.ng/adjacency
- https://thi.ng/associative
- https://thi.ng/pixel
- https://thi.ng/randomIn case you missed it, please see this issue for more context:
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues/486
#ThingUmbrella #Refactoring #Restructure #Dependencies #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript
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In other #ThingUmbrella related news: I've completed the weekend round — 65+ commits — of restructuring & splitting up some larger packages, with the result of there being nine more of them now. 198 in total! Another side effect of this effort is generally fewer dependencies, incl. for some select other core packages (partially by choosing to intern small functions/functionality, in cases where it made sense...)
The new packages (but existing functionality!) are:
- https://thi.ng/bidir-index : Bi-directional map/index data structure
- https://thi.ng/disjoint-set: Disjoint Set data structure w/ path compression (useful for union-find tasks)
- https://thi.ng/object-utils : Plain JS object & map manipulation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-convolve: Extensible image convolution, preset kernels, normal map generation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-dominant-colors: k-means based dominant color extraction from images
- https://thi.ng/sorted-map: Skiplist-based sorted map & set data structures
- https://thi.ng/sparse-set : Sparse set data structure
- https://thi.ng/trie : Trie-based map data structure w/ prefix search/query
- https://thi.ng/uuid : Binary & string-based UUID v4 generationThe packages which have been split up have received major version updates w/ notices on both readmes & changelogs:
- https://thi.ng/adjacency
- https://thi.ng/associative
- https://thi.ng/pixel
- https://thi.ng/randomIn case you missed it, please see this issue for more context:
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues/486
#ThingUmbrella #Refactoring #Restructure #Dependencies #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript
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In other #ThingUmbrella related news: I've completed the weekend round — 65+ commits — of restructuring & splitting up some larger packages, with the result of there being nine more of them now. 198 in total! Another side effect of this effort is generally fewer dependencies, incl. for some select other core packages (partially by choosing to intern small functions/functionality, in cases where it made sense...)
The new packages (but existing functionality!) are:
- https://thi.ng/bidir-index : Bi-directional map/index data structure
- https://thi.ng/disjoint-set: Disjoint Set data structure w/ path compression (useful for union-find tasks)
- https://thi.ng/object-utils : Plain JS object & map manipulation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-convolve: Extensible image convolution, preset kernels, normal map generation
- https://thi.ng/pixel-dominant-colors: k-means based dominant color extraction from images
- https://thi.ng/sorted-map: Skiplist-based sorted map & set data structures
- https://thi.ng/sparse-set : Sparse set data structure
- https://thi.ng/trie : Trie-based map data structure w/ prefix search/query
- https://thi.ng/uuid : Binary & string-based UUID v4 generationThe packages which have been split up have received major version updates w/ notices on both readmes & changelogs:
- https://thi.ng/adjacency
- https://thi.ng/associative
- https://thi.ng/pixel
- https://thi.ng/randomIn case you missed it, please see this issue for more context:
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues/486
#ThingUmbrella #Refactoring #Restructure #Dependencies #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript
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Halocraft – The Sky Will Remember / To Leave a Single Wolf Alive [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]
By Killjoy
I find the idea of double albums fascinating. While in many cases they may indicate an unchecked surge of inspiration or an unwillingness to self-edit, there are instances when the decision can feel genuinely appropriate. Halocraft, a (mostly) instrumental post-rock quartet from Greece, opted to split the final entry of a multi-album story into two parallel endings. According to their respective Bandcamp pages, The Sky Will Remember is the “imaginary happy ending,” whereas To Leave a Single Wolf Alive is the “true dark ending.” Aside from this brief description, the song titles, and sparse lyrics, Halocraft relies solely on their music to tell both sides of this narrative.
Halocraft’s “music first, atmosphere second” approach serves them well. It’s hard not to let oneself be borne away by the dreamy, leisurely guitar lines, which bear a fair resemblance to God Is an Astronaut or Black Narcissus. The Sky Will Remember is much closer to the cheerful, upbeat nature of Halocraft’s prior two full-lengths, with tons of tunes that are sticky-sweet but somehow never cloying. On the other hand, To Leave a Single Wolf Alive is a significant deviation from Halocraft’s usual style. Aside from its noticeably darker tone, it’s less reliant on hooks and, therefore, its slower burn took me a little longer to appreciate. Careful attention to both records will reveal subtle, whimsical bass counterpoints to the twin guitars.
The real strength of Halocraft’s songwriting is favoring clearly defined melodies over the sprawling free-form tendencies common in the post-rock genre. The songs loosely adhere to the tried and true pop structure, with verses and choruses that just happen to be instrumental in this case. I am, personally, partial toward The Sky Will Remember. Tracks such as “A Headful of Dreams,” “And in That Light, I Saw You,” and “Particle” never fail to lift my spirits. To Leave a Single Wolf Alive is there when I’m in the mood for something more melancholic but equally pleasant. While it does lean more heavily on repetition, there are moments that stand out, such as the slithering grooves of “And the Weak Suffer What They Must” and the faint goth-rock shades of “They Rest in Flames.” Though very different from one another, both albums are versatile enough to excel in the foreground and the background.
After spending nearly a year with both, I can confidently say that Halocraft has accomplished the difficult and paradoxical task of making two opposite yet complementary records. The Sky Will Remember and To Leave a Single Wolf Alive are a refreshing reversal of many instrumental post-rock norms, like meandering songwriting and lack of meaningful melodies. They are so easy to listen to and enjoy, no matter what mood I find myself in. I may connect with The Sky Will Remember more, but I appreciate Halocraft’s willingness and capability to expand their sound into darker avenues on To Leave a Single Wolf Alive. My hope is that on their next record they can take both of these disparate strands and weave them together. For now, though, you can’t go wrong with either choice.Tracks to Check Out (The Sky Will Remember): “A Headful of Dreams,” “And in That Light, I Saw You”
Tracks to Check Out (To Leave a Single Wolf Alive): “And the Weak Suffer What They Must,” “They Rest in Flames”
#2025 #blackNarcissus #godIsAnAstronaut #greekMetal #halocraft #instrumentalMetal #notMetal #postRock #selfRelease #theSkyWillRemember #thingsYouMightHaveMissed2025 #toLeaveASingleWolfAlive #tymhm
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Trying to work out if it's possible to configure Containerd to set (or the equivalent of) the `--init` flag on container run so `tini` hosts PID 1 and signal handling works properly.
It looks like `--init` does some magic - I can see runc has some PID/FD parameters, but it loooks like CRI doesn't have an escape hatch for any say, arbitrary arguments - even if I did work out the magic.
Containerd config is even more sparse on the CRI (or at least, the man page is)
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/man/containerd-config.toml.5.mdI really don't want to have to insist that every damn Dockerfile bundles `tini` and sets `ENTRYPOINT`.
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#Steaming services saturating the market, dividing the #content and then pricing themselves right out of the market's comfort zone might have been the most predictable thing to happen in the past decade (other than #ClimateChange, of course).
I was happy when the handful that existed (#Netflix, #Hulu) were just holding areas for old cancelled 1980s #sitcoms and cheesy low-budget #comedies I enjoyed watching on cable as a kid for a reasonably low price. Now, the old shows that I can't #binge anywhere else are sparse and entry level pricing for ad-free streaming are astronomical. -
It took me years to understand and configure #JackAudio correctly. Years mostly because I was too lazy to sit down and learn how to do it. That being said, documentation, hints and other minutiae were (are still?) sparse. I still can't claim to be an expert, but with #Catia, #AjSnapshot and an initial script that sets everything in motion, I don't have to worry too much.
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I recently read two interesting survey articles by my academic brother Ben Adcock at Simon Fraser University about theoretical aspect of sampling: how to approximate a function 𝑓 given random point samples 𝑓(𝑥ᵢ) with noise. This is a fundamental problem in Machine Learning.
The first paper, "Learning smooth functions in high dimensions: from sparse polynomials to deep neural networks" (by Ben and co-authors), is about how fast the approximation error may decrease as you take more samples. We can overcome the curse of dimensionality if the function gets increasingly smooth in higher dimensions. URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03761
The second paper, "Optimal sampling for least-squares approximation", is about choosing where to sample in order to get as close to the unknown function (in least-square sense) as possible. https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02342
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All'interno della casa ha trovato disordine e ha visto molti soldati distesi sui materassi. Accompagnato dai soldati, è entrato nel laboratorio e ha visto che gli attrezzi e le materie prime erano scomparsi.
Ha anche notato abiti civili sparsi ovunque e fascette di plastica sparse qua e là.
Si tratta di una pratica militare sempre più segnalata: come a #Tulkarm, nei campi profughi di #Nablus e nella stessa Ya'bad, l'esercito sequestra una casa e la trasforma in un centro di interrogatorio.Alcune persone vengono detenute in quelle case.
Secondo fonti ufficiali palestinesi, dal momento dell'occupazione un residente di Ya'bad è stato arrestato, il 20 novembre.
Non è noto se sia stato interrogato in questa casa. ⬇️4 -
Why is #NNUE Broad Shallow Learning Small Language Model much more efficient and transparent than Deep Learning. I can use just 2 layers for my #SLM AI to learn English #Semantics. With this foundation, I can add more modules to the model to improve upon her understanding of the meanings of words in different contexts and to be able to learn other knowledge such as #mathematics. NNUE gives rise to a clear knowledge space and ease of computation. Sparse matrix multiplication is unnecessary. #AI
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I am now paying $16.8 a month for #Gemini Advanced for a couple of reasons. 1. I get 2T cloud storage. 2. I get #DeepResearch... I hate reading because I can't follow other people's logic. To learn any new knowledge, I will have to have curiosity in something first. I asked Gemini 2.5 to generate a deep report on #SparseMatrix because I need to speed up the matrix multiplication for my #NNUE #SLM with a huge parameter matrix and a super sparse input matrix representing vectors of words. #AI
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PA update for 11/3/2023!
Good Morning SARS2PAians!
I hope your Fall is going great. 🍁
There's no new CDC stuff today.
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VOCsNationally, HV.1 still in the lead by very far and away at over 18% of random sequencing.: https://ibb.co/BnYKThh
A few potentially fast variants are creeping up the ladder. JG.3, HV.1.1, JG.3.1, and of course potentially very troublesome JN.1 (=BA.2.86.1.1) are above the "fold" and are all theoretically clocked faster than BA.2.86.
In PA, not a lot of sequencing done here but no troublesome varaints found. That doesn't mean they're not out there but at least they're not prevalent enough to come up the sparse sequencing we do have.: https://ibb.co/q0yDj3Y
In NY/NJ, HV.1 now at over 20% of random sequencing. Very fast variants JG.3, JG.3.1, and JN.1 all very close to 1% already. BA.2.86.1 slowing down a bit but still at almost .5%.: https://ibb.co/thMgBz9
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WastewaterNationally, wastewater creeping up again.: https://ibb.co/Ms4ytWf
Regionally, the Midwest and South keep getting adjusted higher and higher. Northeast hitting a plateau, still stuck in very high levels.: https://ibb.co/gtMq654
in PA, 5/9 stations (excluding Dauphin and Erie) still overall climbing upwards.: https://ibb.co/WtLLb6W
Butler and Indiana seems to be handling it!!
MontCo is SMASHING IT!!! Yous are below national levels again!
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Flu ComparisonJust want to remind everyone that flu levels are still absolutely minimal for PA and its surrounding States so far. If there's people sick, if it's not a teeny bit of rhinovirus (which actually is the common cold), it's COVID.: https://ibb.co/47G7f73
It's not the flu. It's COVID.
Please be honest with everyone around you about your illness and STAY HOME/WEAR A QUALITY RESPIRATOR if you or your household contracts COVID.
Test often as rapid tests might not pick up levels that can still infect you the first few days of illness.
We can prevent life, learning, and financial loss if we just do some common-sense things for each other.
Continue to have a SAFE and great Fall!! 🍁🍁🍁❄️
#covid #covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #CorsiRosenthalBox #BA286 #JN1 #HV1 #Pennsylvania #PA #StayHome #Wastewater #SARS2PA
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Scientists discover a new way of sharing genetic information in a common ocean microbe https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-genetic-common-ocean-microbe.html
Novel integrative elements and genomic plasticity in ocean ecosystems https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01519-7
#Prochlorococcus #bacteria exchange genetic information with one another, even when widely separated, by a previously undocumented mechanism. This enables them to transmit whole blocks of genes even in regions where their population in the water is relatively sparse.
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"What's it going to take to #convince them? I don't understand them at all! They're doing this to themselves". Debris had to stop herself from crushing the glass in her hands. She missed good stoneware from back home.
Beanie glanced at her sidewise through her foliage, sparse now in the winter months. She reached for a scarf to cover her hair-like tendrils and shrugged. "Probably total and utter destruction".
Debris nodded her agreement and went back to sipping her orange juice. -
Egee’s Hasty Halloween Candy Ramble | Soft Spoken Ramble, Candy Eating, Crinkly
https://youtu.be/JgEkN2p0lpk Hello Flufferschnoots and happy belated Halloween! I got some some fun candies as per usual for the spooky season but life got the better of me and I didn't have the time to produce this one last month. It's been something of a tradition each year for Egee to make a video nomming on candies while rambling about some topic for Halloween. I washed the boy up so we had a nice clean set of the admittedly sparse selection of candies this year. The fruity tootsie […]