petschge
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Plasma physics, mostly via kinetic simulations on supercomputers.
I occasionally (but not actually every day) post a "Paper of the Day" #potd that may or may not be related to my work.
I occasionally (but not actually every day) post a "Paper of the Day" #potd that may or may not be related to my work.
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The way this is being reported is extremely irresponsible.
There is a hole in the containment structure, about 10 feet across. No other damage is reported. That hole can allow some of the dusty radioactive material to escape.
That is what "can no longer do its job of containment" means.
There is a hole in the containment structure, about 10 feet across. No other damage is reported. That hole can allow some of the dusty radioactive material to escape.
That is what "can no longer do its job of containment" means.
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The way this is being reported is extremely irresponsible.
There is a hole in the containment structure, about 10 feet across. No other damage is reported. That hole can allow some of the dusty radioactive material to escape.
That is what "can no longer do its job of containment" means.
There is a hole in the containment structure, about 10 feet across. No other damage is reported. That hole can allow some of the dusty radioactive material to escape.
That is what "can no longer do its job of containment" means.
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The lack of DOI links in the reference list is a red flag. I manage a nursing practice journal and we now check references for validity before sending to peer reviewers. If more than two or three are bad we desk reject.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The lack of DOI links in the reference list is a red flag. I manage a nursing practice journal and we now check references for validity before sending to peer reviewers. If more than two or three are bad we desk reject.
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
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Notable that POTUS is posting a Fox News story about the USCG disabling and interdicting a vessel suspected of carrying drugs.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Notable that POTUS is posting a Fox News story about the USCG disabling and interdicting a vessel suspected of carrying drugs.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
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Philosophically speaking, the problem with Musk’s comment is that the EU was not imposed on its member states; as sovereign states, they voluntarily entered into it and agree to abide by its governance. The EU structure also allows states to voluntarily leave the union.
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Philosophically speaking, the problem with Musk’s comment is that the EU was not imposed on its member states; as sovereign states, they voluntarily entered into it and agree to abide by its governance. The EU structure also allows states to voluntarily leave the union.
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It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Elon should understand that this our continent and we have our rules here. If Musk feels like he does not want to abide by these rules with his platform, he might as well pull Twitter from the EU market. Personally I do not think that the EU would suffer that much from it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Elon should understand that this our continent and we have our rules here. If Musk feels like he does not want to abide by these rules with his platform, he might as well pull Twitter from the EU market. Personally I do not think that the EU would suffer that much from it.
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Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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Could not be more contrary to American traditions. A gold-bedecked White House with a massive gilded ballroom and a government-created personality cult around the president complete with giant banners of his face on government buildings and official celebrations of his birthday.
When I saw the story in passing I thought it was the same dumb bit as the army parade, the fig leaf of using Flag Day because it happens to also be his birthday. But no, Trump's birthday as such is now an official commemoration for NPS free admission days.
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
December 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Could not be more contrary to American traditions. A gold-bedecked White House with a massive gilded ballroom and a government-created personality cult around the president complete with giant banners of his face on government buildings and official celebrations of his birthday.
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Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA
Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
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The Simpsons already did this.
a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the caption and now the winner of the first annual montgomery burns award for
ALT: a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the caption and now the winner of the first annual montgomery burns award for
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Simpsons already did this.
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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Out of 87 assignments I am grading, I made it to #4 before finding a list of fake references with DOIs that link to papers in completely different topics. Grading will now take at least twice as long.
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Out of 87 assignments I am grading, I made it to #4 before finding a list of fake references with DOIs that link to papers in completely different topics. Grading will now take at least twice as long.
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
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"USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025."
did the US Navy post a profit last year?
did the US Navy post a profit last year?
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025."
did the US Navy post a profit last year?
did the US Navy post a profit last year?
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Holy moly: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction is completed! That's fantastic news — much needed right now — and I am very much looking forward to when this beast launches. It has 100X the field of view of Hubble.
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed - NASA
Two technicians look up at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight
www.nasa.gov
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Holy moly: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction is completed! That's fantastic news — much needed right now — and I am very much looking forward to when this beast launches. It has 100X the field of view of Hubble.
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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I drive a car that I can plug into my house and thanks to solar panels get all the energy it needs for daily driving without my electric bill going up. Why the hell would I want to go back to the 1970s? Everything exciting in cars is from abroad with better and smarter innovation on electrics.
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I drive a car that I can plug into my house and thanks to solar panels get all the energy it needs for daily driving without my electric bill going up. Why the hell would I want to go back to the 1970s? Everything exciting in cars is from abroad with better and smarter innovation on electrics.
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“An instructor's freedom to teach includes the right to assess student academic performance. We are gravely concerned that a climate of escalating authoritarian assaults on academic freedom is normalizing politicized interference in classroom teaching & learning.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Oklahoma college student’s failing grade on gender essay dropped amid outcry
A University of Oklahoma student alleged religious discrimination after receiving a zero on an essay that rejected the concept of multiple genders.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“An instructor's freedom to teach includes the right to assess student academic performance. We are gravely concerned that a climate of escalating authoritarian assaults on academic freedom is normalizing politicized interference in classroom teaching & learning.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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Fresh dystopian hell from Samsung fridges with ads.
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fresh dystopian hell from Samsung fridges with ads.