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Europeans: let's go on summer holidays!
Brits: what is... sum-mar?
June 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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The newest episode of 5 Minute Volcano is out. This time, learn about the remote islands of the Azores. Did you know the last eruption in the Azores was only 25 years ago ... and it was on this week's volcano, Terceira. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
June 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Quick reminder: if you're using Google and you're tired of all the AI summaries, the `?udm=14` query param is your friend.

You can read more about it here. 👇

udm14.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Shipbreaking yard on a beach in Bangladesh.

AFP Infographic with a satellite image and details about a shipbreaking yard operated by PHP Ship Breaking & Recycling Industries just outside the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, where dozens of shipyards stretch along the coastline
June 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Smoke aerosols from wildfires in Canda were this afternoon observed over Europe (Ireland, UK, Denmark, Germany and Poland) with the Copernicus S5P Satellite. The aerosol layer over the North Sea was at an altitude of 5-6 km. @knmi.nl @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social #tropomi
May 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Ten worst #methane hot spots!

Sounds dire, but this is also a success story about automated satellite detection of methane emissions. So hope!

#climatechange #climate #greenhousegas #globalwarming #satellite #earth #atmosphere #Sentinel-5P

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Gassy knolls: Automation finds the 10 worst methane hotspots
A methane-hotspot tool uses satellite data to find problem regions. We need this tool — and others like it — to stop climate change.
sweetlightning.ghost.io
February 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Exactly as I said after the blackout: voltage regulation was issue, not a lack of spinning inertia, as so many quickly speculated (or asserted). It was an off peak spring day, plenty of cheap solar available, and the grid operator cut it too close, failed to commit sufficient voltage regulation.🔌💡
Iberian blackout: not inertia, but lack of procurement of voltage regulation (reactive power absorption) by TSO to blame for spreading power outage, according to first government report. Plausible explanation for the scale of the incident, less for the root cause.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE led to massive blackout, report finds
Spain's power grid operator REE miscalculated its power capacity needs on the day that a surge in voltage caused a massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula in April, a government investigation has concluded.
www.reuters.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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The oil tankers usually grouped around Kharg noticeably gone since the recent attacks in Iran started.

Last time I remember seeing this was during the strikes last year.

Imagery 12 - 16 June.
June 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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"The bill forces sale of at least 2 MILLION acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands in 11 Western states... gives Secs. of Interior and Ag broad discretion to choose which"

OH HELL NO
June 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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🤖 A massive data center at xAI’s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by environmental group Oil Field Witness.

Read more via @desmog.com
xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows
A massive data center at xAI’s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to an environmental watchdog group.
buff.ly
June 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Every time you @ grok on x dot com, a little bit of this is you
🤖 A massive data center at xAI’s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by environmental group Oil Field Witness.

Read more via @desmog.com
xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows
A massive data center at xAI’s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to an environmental watchdog group.
buff.ly
June 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Excited to present our large-scale algorithm audit study where our team collaborated with 30 political parties to investigate bias in political ad delivery at the #AlgoSoc2025 conference!

Come to the poster session at 17:30 today if you want to know more :)

favstats.github.io/EuroAlgos/po...
April 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Lost cities & forest health? 🌳🛰️ Archaeologists' tech reveals hidden ruins *and* tracks carbon storage! Unlocking Earth's secrets from above! ✨ #RemoteSensing

Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-06-space-lasers-ai-geospatial-scientist.html
Space lasers, AI used by geospatial scientist to measure forest biomass
Satellite data used by archaeologists to find traces of ancient ruins hidden under dense forest canopies can also be used to improve the speed and accuracy to measure how much carbon is retained and released in forests.
phys.org
June 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers just east of Montana/North Dakota state line with distinctly different colors from suspended sediment (Missouri flows from upper left to upper right). Sentinel 2 image, June 9, 2025.
June 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Sentinel-1 has finally got a clear view of iceberg A23a (13/6/25). The berg is much diminished as it skirts around South Georgia. And the US National Ice Center has updated its stats: A23a is now only the world's second biggest berg at 829.79 sqNM, or 2846,11 sqKM.
June 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Fuel depot fire south of Tehran.

Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
June 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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☀️ We’re here too - getting ready for the 7th NLLP workshop (8/Nov @emnlpmeeting.bsky.social ) 🚀✨
The updated Call for Papers is coming soon — stay tuned! 📣📄

💙 Follow us & spread the word about NLLP🌍💬

🔗 Keep an eye on the website for updates! 🖥️🔍 nllpw.org/workshop/

#NLLP #legaltech #nlproc #nlp
NLLP Workshop 2025
The seventh workshop on Natural Legal Language Processing (NLLP 2025) explores methods and applications of Natural Language Processing for the Legal Domain by focusing on legal text and text with lega...
nllpw.org
June 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Non-obvious LLM course links from @yoavgo.bsky.social gist.github.com/yoavg/95bbc5...
llm-materials-2025.md
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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A guided inquiry introduction to taxicab geometry for students is in Geometry Labs 9.1 and 9.6.
www.mathed.page/geometry-labs
An extended version for teachers and everyone is here:
www.mathed.page/geometry-lab...

#mtbos #iteachmath #mathed
Geometry Labs | www.MathEd.page
A whole book of hands-on geometry activities, using manipulatives. The labs complement traditional paper-pencil work and computer-based interactive explorations. Suitable for middle school and high sc...
www.mathed.page
June 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Thrilled to reveal "Math Revealed," a weekly four-part math-appreciation series by the incomparable @stevenstrogatz.com in collaboration with The Times's ace visual team!
My new #math series in the New York Times, "Math Revealed," is aimed at everyone, whether you love math or not. Have a look! You can read it here for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In Taxicab Geometry, Pi Equals 4 and Circles Aren’t Round (Gift Article)
In the world of taxicab geometry, even the Pythagorean theorem takes a back seat.
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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God bless the satirists
Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024
June 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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It’s official. Studio Execs are now using Chat GPT to evaluate screenplays. Here’s proof from a friend’s pass letter:

Not only is it vague and unhelpful, it references one specific — an antique camera.

The problem?

THERE’S NO ANTIQUE CAMERA IN THE FUCKING SCRIPT.
June 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM