>172 miles
>3.3 US gallons of fuel.
Another week, another excellent(-enough) fuel usage
Technically, I could have gone another 100 miles, which would have taken me to about 1/2 full, but I was near Costco right about then, so made my trip count.
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Watch: Moment fin whale swallows thousands of gallons of water during feeding
Videographer Rhys Morgan captured footage of the worlds second largest whale lunge feeding on his drone.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr4yeygwdxvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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https://www.europesays.com/ch-fr/362824/ Flo Gallo : l’histoire du chanteur de 200 Voix pour Goldman #ChansonFrancaise #Divertissement #Entertainment #FloGallo #hommage #JeanJacquesGoldman #Music #Musique #Suisse #VoicesHarmony
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https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/297825/ Flo Gallo : l’histoire du chanteur de 200 Voix pour Goldman #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #ChansonFrancaise #Divertissement #Entertainment #FloGallo #hommage #JeanJacquesGoldman #Music #Musique #VoicesHarmony
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Digester turns Danone’s Ohio yogurt waste into biogas
PurposeEnergy’s digester is designed to turn up to 250,000 gallons a day of residuals and wastewater into biogas.…
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Top restaurants in Fort Worth 2026: Chumley House, El Gallo
FORT WORTH The fancy dining guides pick their favorite Fort Worth restaurants: barbecue joints, taquerias, birrerias. They’re fine — if you just landed from France. For the rest of us, we need to know the best restaurant. Not just the best bris…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italianbistrofood #bistrofood #Italia #Italian #italiano #italy
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Freezing fog this morning. Storm total 4" (10.16 cm) of rain. I wish we had about 15000 gallons (currently 3900 gals) more rain water catchment. We had to cap our rainwater catchment and put the gutter extenders on... And another storm cycle is incoming later in the week.
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If only there was some historical lessons to be learned about over heating molasses in full storage tanks. Maybe they should have asked a Boston historian or anyone from the North End.
5,000 gallons of molasses spill into Baltimore's Inner Harbor after tank overflow
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/molasses-spill-baltimore-inner-harbor/
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There was another molasses flood and I had to find out about it days later from Tumblr? https://www.wmar2news.com/local/about-5-000-gallons-of-molasses-spill-into-baltimore-harbor-from-overflowing-tank
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https://www.europesays.com/it/745213/ Serie B, risultati e marcatori 8ª giornata #appena #avellino #bellich #belotti #blucerchiati #Calcio #campo #Cesena #consecutivo #cremonese #dieci #domani #entella #firma #folino #Football #gallo #gliozzi #gol #GolConsecutivo #IT #Italia #Italy #juve #JuveStabia #mantova #marcatori #modena #Molina #padova #palermo #passo #punti #risultati #samp #Soccer #Sport #Sports #stabia #vittoria
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16 Years After #DeepwaterHorizon Spill, Deep Sea Life in The #GulfOfMexico Shows No Sign of Recovery
About 134 million gallons of crude #oil entered the Gulf of Mexico during the 87 days it took to cap the oil well, as well as 7.7 billion standard cubic feet of gas.
Now, 16 years later, deep-sea ecosystems in the Gulf still show no sign of recovery from the disaster. The team focused on deep pelagic marine species, which are those that live deep in the water column.
https://www.sciencealert.com/16-years-after-deepwater-horizon-spill-deep-sea-life-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-shows-no-sign-of-recovery -
After being turned away last week I had a big fancy burger and made meatloaf and took my iron pills and today my blood was 14.2% hemoglobin. This is my 7 gallon donation!
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I like to be extra generous to trick or treaters, so this year every kid will get a gallon of diesel fuel
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The Greenland Diaries: Day 77
Last night, I’m not sure what happened, or why there were people moving through the area in the darkness, but around midnight the shadows were flashing with popping gunfire and small explosions. I followed the sounds of the bullets, and they bounced off of everything in hollow glances and pings. A few even hit the shed. I covered Snowy with my backpack and put her around my chest.
I was so worried that a shot would pierce the shed and split one of us open.
I hugged up so tightly to her, she would lick my face through the backpack as the thunder of distant mortars and rockets threw tree branches everywhere. They sounded hollow and rocky, like skeletons were trying to swallow up the shed and pull it away. A few times I shifted to the other wall and buried us beneath the boxes of supplies and gallons of water.
I heard machines rolling through the streets, hundreds of them. The pavement cracked and moaned against their heavy treads. The grinding was so intense, I thought the earth was going to fall apart and my house, shed, and everything would be swallowed up. It’d be nice to go out that fast. It’d be nice to avoid the shadows and wild claws.
The Drum still beat behind the whirlwind of gunpowder. I stayed still the entire night as the shooting raged. Seldom did I hear a gun or cannon stop firing to reload. It was like they were spending every inch of ammunition on this battle. I know the Unnamed aren’t overt and present when you fight them. I’ve been lucky enough to fight them in close quarters. At a distance, they’re nearly impossible to see, especially in the dark. How could these people fighting them possibly know where they were hiding?
Around four in the morning, they finally stopped their fighting, and the world returned to the Drum and the silence between each beat. There were no illusions or Unnamed sulking around the empty spots of crumbled houses or caved-in walls. I stayed up all night watching them, but there was nothing. Only the bugs brewed about in aimless clouds.
In the morning, I scouted the area for traces of the battle. I looked for bits of fresh rubble, empty bullet casings glittering in the sun, and bits of torn clothes with inky blood beneath their layers. There was nothing though, not a single crater in the ground or pulverized wall from any of the nearby houses. In previous battles, I’d find this debris so fresh, it’d be shedding dust in the sun like wayward dandruff.
There is nothing though, no sign of the previous night’s battle.
I walked around the block three times with Snowy, looking for the smallest, most minuscule remnants of the battle. Nothing moved. Only the trees and sheets of thick grass shook against the breeze. The plants always look like they’re ready to bubble and burst.
I stopped searching in the late afternoon. It had been an illusion. It was all part of some massive trick by the Unnamed and their unseen allies. When I wandered back home with a worried Snowy, I saw the kid from before. He had been following me the entire time, dodging behind the houses like I used to do when I played with Nerf guns when I was his age.
I bet he regrets any imaginary nightmare he played war with now, the apocalypse was too real
“Don’t get tricked by the battle, they’re illusions too,” I yelled, as he ran away from me. I hope he listens. I don’t know why he always runs.
I’m not going to hurt anybody.
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This isn't the whole story, but this graphic makes the really important point, that behind low levels of job satisfaction & ongoing health issues, we need to focus on the shift(s) in the economic system, not the changes in jobs (although, unlike this graphic I'd want to argue that these too are significant drivers of people's negative experiences of the world of work & life more generally).
#Workers #politics #capitalism
h/t Paolo Gallo/LinkenIn
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City of Raleigh Government Guide Saturday, October 24, 2026 Edition
Raleigh residents can recycle unwanted electronics, volunteer for healthier parks, explore local history and enjoy the arts on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
This City of Raleigh government guide highlights nine city-listed events, from the Shred + Dead collection event to a free exhibition reception at Pullen Arts Center. Several activities require registration, and some have fees or limited capacity.
All times are Eastern. Check the linked event pages for availability and updates.
Solid Waste Services 2026 Shred + Dead Event
Time: 9 a.m.–noon
Location: Wilders Grove Solid Waste Services Facility, 630 Beacon Lake Drive, Raleigh
Registration: Available through the city’s event page.Clear out sensitive documents, eligible electronics and household batteries at this drive-through collection event. Kramden Institute will also collect computer equipment for refurbishment, and residents can pick up yard waste bags.
Paper shredding is limited to four banker-sized boxes or four large, 13-gallon bags, with one visit per household. Washers, dryers, ovens, refrigerators and pianos are not accepted. Vehicle batteries and damaged or leaking batteries are also excluded.
Review accepted items and register.
Celebrate Raleigh Arbor DayTime: 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Location: Carolina Pines Park, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh
Cost: Free; all ages
Participation: Sign up through the volunteer link.The City of Raleigh and We Plant It Forward are hosting a day of tree planting and environmental stewardship. A ceremonial planting and Arbor Day proclamation will be followed by volunteer stations focused on tree care and local ecosystems.
Participants will receive a tree to plant at home, supporting Raleigh’s Leaf Out goal of planting 24,000 trees by 2032.
Chocolates and TrainsTime: 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Location: Raleigh Union Station, 510 West Martin Street, Raleigh
Registration: Required; space is limited.Commute Smart Raleigh’s fifth annual Chocolates and Trains offers a behind-the-scenes look at Raleigh Union Station, with complimentary coffee or hot chocolate.
Participants can learn about the Warehouse District’s history and the station’s role in the surrounding community.
Raleigh Black History Walking Tour: Coffee and DonutsTime: 9:30–11 a.m.
Location: Dr. M.T. Pope House Museum, 511 South Wilmington Street, Raleigh
Registration: Required through RecLink.Discover stories from downtown Raleigh’s Black history during a guided walking tour offered by the Pope House Museum. Complimentary coffee and donuts are included.
Ticket prices:
- Adults 18 and older: $12.
- Children ages 7–17: $7.
- Children 6 and younger: Free.
Get tour information and tickets.
National Prescription Take Back DayTime: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Cost: Free.Raleigh Police and the Substance Use Advisory Commission are participating in National Prescription Take Back Day. Residents can bring unneeded or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications to either location:
- Falls River Pharmacy: 10930 Raven Ridge Road, Suite 109, Raleigh.
- Wegmans: 1200 Wake Towne Drive, Raleigh.
The city describes the collection as a no-questions-asked service.
View official collection details.
American Mahjong TournamentTime: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Location: Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road, Raleigh
Cost: $20
Ages: 18 and older
Registration: Through RecLink.Players can participate in a friendly tournament organized by skill level. The format includes two four-game rounds lasting 90 minutes each, table rotations during the break and prizes.
Participants must bring their current National MahJong League card.
View tournament details and register.
Stream Cleanup at Worthdale ParkTime: 10:30 a.m.–noon
Meeting location: Worthdale Park Community Center, 1001 Cooper Road, Raleigh
Registration: Required individually for each volunteer; limited to 35 participants.Join Raleigh Stormwater staff to remove litter from a section of Walnut Creek. Meet at the community center, rather than the softball fields.
Supplies will be provided. Volunteers must wear long pants and closed-toe shoes or boots, with clothing suitable for wet and muddy conditions. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Register for the stream cleanup.
Advice About Your Device Drop-In HoursTime: 1–3 p.m.
Location: Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road, Raleigh
Cost: Free
Registration: Not required.Get help with questions about using a digital device or discuss broader digital learning goals through the city’s Advice About Your Device program.
This drop-in session provides an afternoon opportunity to ask questions and learn about Raleigh’s Digital Impact resources.
View device assistance details.
Closing Reception: Syllabary at Pullen Arts CenterTime: 2:30–4 p.m.
Location: Pullen Arts Center, 105 Pullen Road, Raleigh
Cost: Free and open to the public.Meet Durham-based interdisciplinary artist Jason Lord and explore Syllabary during its closing reception. The exhibition considers language, patterns, materials and the relationship between individual elements and larger compositions.
The exhibition remains on view through October 25, 2026.
Plan Ahead for Saturday’s Raleigh EventsMorning events overlap, so choose your priorities and allow travel time between locations. Register ahead for limited-capacity activities, review disposal restrictions before loading your vehicle and confirm availability through the linked city pages.
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Maymont Mansion: Amazing Gilded Age Historic Home
Maymont, a mansion in Richmond, Virginia, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Virginia Landmark. Dating to 1893, the Gilded Age mansion was the lavish home built for James and Sallie May (Maymont) Dooley.
Maymont Mansion in Richmond, Virginia. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.Linda’s Pick of the Exhibits
First of all, the mansion is spectacular! It’s probably one of the most lavish historic buildings I’ve ever visited, including some European palaces and castles. It definitely rivals the Hearst Castle in California.
So, picking a favorite room was tough. However, I have to say it was the dining room that “spoke” the loudest to me in the end.
Why? Probably because the room and place settings do an amazing job of showcasing the lifestyles of the era’s high society.
Formal dining room at Maymont Mansion. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.Of course, the room is filled with paintings and sculptures and ornate furnishings. But it was the place settings that really amazed me.
I was used to the forks, knives, and spoons for each course. What I wasn’t familiar with was the range of glassware.
Place setting in the dining room of the Maymont Mansion. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.It was obvious that each type of glass, like each piece of silverware, was designed for a specific purpose. So this table was set for four different types of wine or sherry or champagne.
What types of glasses were used in late 1800s?Research showed me that I was correct!
- Claret glass: A larger stemmed glass designed for serving Bordeaux red wine (claret).
- Wine hock: A tall, often green or amber, stemmed glass used for German Rhine wines or hock.
- Sherry / Port glass: Often called cordials, these smaller, narrow-bowled stemmed glasses served fortified wines like sherry or port.
- Champagne glass: A glass that was broad, shallow and saucer-like or a tall fluted glass.
- Rummer: A heavy short-stemmed glass used to serve wines, punches, or grog.
- Bohemian glass: A gold-bodied glass with dark, geometric “inserts” or windows known as panels or cabochons used to serve post-dinner liqueurs or cordials.
- Goblet: A general term for formal stemmed glasses.
Hmm, so if I was to guess, I’d say:
- The clear glass on the left was a claret glass. The hosts would have served the Bordeaux red wine in it with first courses.
- The red glass with designs is a wine hock glass. The stem with the two triangular shapes meeting in the middle is described as a waisted hexagon/facet cut. Its deep red bowl is ruby or cranberry glass with detailed gold etching, making the glass late 1800s Victorian Bohemian crystal. Hosts would have served German Rhine wines in it for middle courses.
- The glass with the deeper bowl was a classic British rummer. Hosts would have served a table wine, flip, or mulled punch for last courses.
- The last glass is a cute little Bohemian glass. It would have been used for a final dessert-type drink of a liqueur or cordial.
What’s at the Maymont Mansion?
The Maymont Mansion was a bequest to the city of Richmon from Sallie Dooley, fulfilling her husband’s wishes in 1925. What was in the bequest? One hundred acres to be used as a free park for city residents to enjoy. The mansion and its furnishings.
Eventually, of course, the mansion deteriorated without a cash fund to maintain it. A restoration began, and in 1975 the Maymont Foundation was established to care for the estate that’s still owned by the city. In 2025, the Foundation also did an additional 11.75 million restoration.
Maymont Mansion
The Maymont Mansion is built in a Romanesque Revival style. It has 33 rooms, with a number of the formal rooms included in the house tour. While 33 rooms sounds like the Mansion should be enormous, a number of the rooms are actually quite small. Twelve of the rooms are restored and open to the public.
Sallie Dooley’s room, with its magnificent swan bed, Louis Vuitton trunk and Tiffany dressing table crafted with sterling silver and narwhal tusks. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.Of course, the furnishings are amazing, being all original. In total, Maymont says the bequeathed collection totals 949 objects and the library has 1226 volumes from the Dooley’s library.
Ever dreamt of owning a collection of Tiffany pieces? A Style Weekly article indicated that the Maymont collection is the most complete, intact historic site from the period when Tiffany’s was the country’s most prestigious source of luxury goods!
While the guided tour ends with the formal rooms, visitors also have access to the domestic service rooms.
Butler’s room in the Maymont Mansion with the cast iron bed, simple furnishings and black work suit. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.This area provides an interesting contrast between the lifestyles of the rich and the servants who made their lives easier.
Fast Fact: During the Guilded Age, the employment of an English butler became the ultimate status symbol in the North. In the South, menservants were hired more often than in other regions. However, men made up a small percentage of household workers overall. By 1893, less than 10% of Richmond’s domestic labor force was male. As domestic staff, men received higher wages and served in more visible positions than women. Butlers were valued not only for their skills but also for a polished demeanor.
~ Maymont Mansion signageThe Grounds
The areas near the mansion include historic lawns and gardens, the Carriage House and water tower, and the barn and welcome center.
Highlights include:
- The Japanese Garden with its waterfall, bridge, lanterns and pavilions.
- The Via Florum and Italian Garden walkway of flowers between the terraced garden and the mansion.
- The three-story brick and granite barn that serves as a welcome center.
- The Dooley mausoleum where the couple is buried.
More on the Estate
The park, like the rest of the estate, is a beautiful greenspace. You’ll find:
- Robins Nature Center: A building with nearly 30,000 gallons of aquaria showcasing animals native to the James River and Chesapeake Bay.
- Virginia Wildlife Trail: Outdoor habitats for black bears, bison, a bobcat, deer, foxes, coyotes, porcupines, and raptors.
- Maymont Farm: A children’s farm with hands-on animal encounters.
Fast Fact: Before the Dooleys built the mansion the land had been a rural dairy farm overlooking the James River. The estate added Maymont Farm in 1903.
Linda’s Road Trip Tips
Richmond is an amazing city to visit! I found it friendly, both in terms of talking to local people and in city features such as free buses.
People were quick to help, without being asked, whenever I was confused walking or picking a bus route. Leaving the Amtrak station the staircase to the street is high, and while I was struggling to get my bags down them, a teen sitting on the other side just stood and carried them down for me.
But the gem to me was getting to the Mansion. My Uber had dropped me at the wrong entrance, so I was walking to get to my scheduled tour. I asked various people for help, which was always given. However, when I asked an older resident how far away I was, she simply got her car keys and gave me a ride! Now that’s A++ for a directionally challenged tourist!
I stayed at the very comfortable Omni Richmond Hotel downtown in the historic Shockoe Slip District. It was close, just a short walk, to the Greater Richmond Convention Center. On the way, I walked through the historic Capitol Square.
Bison meatloaf. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.And meals? While I had many tasty ones, the best one was at Southern Railway Taphouse in Shockoe Slip. It’s a restaurant and bar with a patio facing the canal. My dinner? An excellent bison meatloaf. It was served with caramelized shallot gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, and sautéed green beans. Delicious!
Who Should Visit Maymont Mansion?
Maymont Mansion is an amazing attraction for Gilded Age and architecture fans. With its luxury and opulence preserved for 135+ years, the mansion can’t help but impress even the most well-traveled visitor.
Pin me!Anyone who loves decorative arts or is a Tiffany enthusiast will also find lots of treasures to keep them fascinated. Since visitors see both the elite lifestyle and the worker lifestyle, there are great insights into what separated the classes.
I wouldn’t recommend the mansion for families with small children. Strollers aren’t permitted due to the size of rooms and walkways.
Likewise, due to the historic integrity of the well-preserved home, tours aren’t wheelchair accessible.
However, the Robins Nature Center is fully wheelchair and stroller accessible. The gardens have limited access in some portions.
When it comes to time, I spent an hour-and-a-half going through the mansion. I didn’t, however, go anywhere on the grounds other than the walkway from the parking area.
How Do You Visit Maymont Mansion?
There are three entrances to Maymont Mansion. Access the mansion at the Hampton Street Entrance (1700 Hampton Street), the Robins Nature Center through the Shields Lake Drive Entrance (2201 Shields Lake Drive in Byrd Park), and the Children’s Farm and Wildlife Exhibits at the Spottswood Entrance near the Boulevard Bridge.
Parking: The Hampton Street Entrance and Shields Drive Entrance both have free parking areas.
Street address: 1700 Hampton Street (Maymont Mansion), Richmond, Virginia.
Find hours and days open (typically just Thursday-Sundays) on the Maymont website.
Keep up to date with what’s happening on the Maymont Facebook page.
Take the In Service and Beyond Virtual Tour on the Maymont website.
Plan your visit with Google Maps.
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Dad being kept overnight in hospital. Always that constant panic at the back of my mind that this is the *last time*.
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Dad back in hospital, I'm feeling AWFUL so need to write. Think I'll work more on Moseltlyucid.Relevance, my general purpose RAG(ish) adaptive, predictive recommendation engine. Also apply for jobs that would make me write stupid crud apps.
If (as I feel right now) it's the last thing I ever release it'll be GREAT. No UX...not a 'general use' tool but a framework for a universal recommender engine. -
Smoosh
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Reminder: we failed to 'Save the Cheeleader'
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Crazy week of work completing the SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT series of articles. Now have the post-frenzy depression for a few days.
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We all died during covid and this is hell.
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'Suwalki Gap' - I predict that'll soon become a word we hear a LOT in the news as Russia pushes it's 'test if Trump will support NATO allies' plan.
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It's interesting to see the intellectual controtions and downright criminal activity as the big US AI companies try to defend their turf against open models until they cash out in their IPOs.
Things are accelerating in ways nobody is prepared for. PHP2Shell was thankfully lesser than we all panicked about but expolits are about to experience exponential growth.
The proitection racket that onlly frontier AI models can defend against this 'open model' proliferatio IS the next product. AI driven security arms race...right at the IPO where they have to justify >$1tn valuations. -
Seeing a BUNCH of Qwen 3.8 obliterated models being advertised for use in exploit development. This is getting SUPER dangerous… I suspect you don't need an Astra / Mythos to find exploits. Just THOUSANDS of little agentic fleets probing constantly.
What I built Stylo.Bot to defend against really… These are my 'level 5' autonomous attackers I was worried about.The PHP2Shell exploit is the first… I suspect ANY website not under active patching will be vulnerable as these exploits increase in both complexity and impact in an exponential manner.
Won't be PHP2Shell… WILL be some popular open-source framework getting ripped open… the same frameworks currently drowning under PR hell.
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Of course they are - in the same way any audience segmentation works. People discovering MOST companies have detailed profiles of their users is crazy...
Basically *as soon as you start selling ads you need to sell the advertisers your user profiles - so they know who you have to advertise to*. If you're not paying for a product you ARE the product.. -
Part 4 in the increasingly ridiculous series… it’s kinda sorta about recommendation systems but really about me trying to explain fairly complex ML concepts in a practical structure.
Part 4 goes into how you plan 'interventions' in a recommendation system, how you characterise and evolve THOSE alongside customer/system characterisations by finding the value of those interventions. Covers concepts like context-bandits, causal inference and adaptive operational control in HOPEFULLY an easy way for a C# dev to follow.
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT (Part 4): Mind Control – The Subtle Art of Manipulation.
https://mostlylucid.net/blog/show-me-what-you-got-part4-mind-control
