The Russells published the result in the journal “Radiology” in 1952.
Since most women aren’t aware they are pregnant in those first weeks, the Russells suggested that radiologists restrict diagnostic x-rays in women of childbearing age to the 2 weeks following menstruation, as a precaution.
A couple of batards for #brekky. These are 100% AP, 85% water, 15% “harvest grain” seed mix from King Arthur and 50% starter (100% water). Baked in a very large cast iron pot (big rectangular thing) at 450F, 15min lid on, 18min off (actually I bake on the lid, upside down). #Sourdough #BreadBaking #baguettes
Katherine Johnson passed away in 2020, at the age of 101. Editorial cartoonist Steve Breen’s lovely tribute perfectly captured Johnson’s contributions to the US space program.
Credit: Steve Breen
Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/steve-breen/story/2020-02-24/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-dies-at-101
The bad news: our main campus library just announced it's cutting hours because of budget cuts and reduced student demand.
The good news! Our brand new 3,000 square foot E-sports center with 55 new MSI Trident gaming computers, 3 65" and 3 86" screens for livecasting games is now open!
What budget crisis?! Gotta keep looking on the bright side! #highered #academia @academicchatter
It's weird, I work at a software company and I get to influence new features literally every single day, but I'm more excited about this Mastodon rolling out and seeing people love it, knowing that I played a part in it getting created ❤️
I am surprised this paper received so little attention. It dramatically reduces RAM requirements for very big #statistical #generalizedlinearmodels while offering #computational speed ups ~x500. A #recommender system used it in a #neuralnetwork with #tensorflow to get substantial time & memory savings.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.13080
Languages with #array/ #tensor features should take note, as this is a serious contender to sparse matrix computations #datascience #machinelearning
https://mstdn.science/@ChristosArgyrop/110934217550435224
People keep saying, we should not use electric cars, because the car batteries are damaging the environment.
Jerry visits a recycling facility which recycles 95 percent of car battery materials, and the process is quite clever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xrarUWVRQ
This has absolutely no business, none whatsoever, being as good as it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzR9HwhhlkA
More crazy Hahn stories
Dasgupta defended his Cambridge thesis the day before his wedding, Hahn was external examiner
Hahn said he got a proof wrong
Dasgupta found *Hahn's* proof was wrong, rushed to his home hours before his wedding to settle the matter
Hahn: "you must learn that Uncle is never wrong"
Dasgupta: I didn't wish to dispute this, I was going to be late for my wedding
Wisconsin’s #Dairy Industry Relies on #Undocumented Immigrants, but the State Won’t Let Them Legally Drive
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Undocumented #immigrants in the state can own and register their vehicles, but they aren’t allowed to drive them, forcing many #farm workers to risk fines and #arrest.
“It’s a Catch-22 for a lot of folks,” advocates say.
#Wisconsin #Immigration #Farming #Farms #Safety #Police #Driving #Cards #News
Did you know, you can use LibreOffice to merge multiple PDFs?
If not, then read on:
A list of recent hostile moves by #Google's #Chrome team; handy for sharing with your entourage, to explain why they should stop using #Chromium / #GoogleChrome and use #Firefox or #Epiphany as their main #web #browser :
* The "Manifest v3" sabotage of content blocking extensions: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23131029/mozilla-ad-blocking-firefox-google-chrome-privacy-manifest-v3-web-request
* The attempted sabotage of #JPEGXL: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/chrome-banishes-jpeg-xl-photo-format-that-could-save-phone-space/
* #WebEnvironmentIntegrity a.k.a. #DRM for whole websites would hurt the web, #opensource browsers and OSes: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/
The (tragically under-watched) show "Halt and Catch Fire" did a terrific job of conveying that sense of wonder people felt about video games from the mid-80s to the mid-90s.
From text adventures to the single-dev games at Atari, from Mario Bros to DOOM.
Why don't I feel that anymore?
Last night, as I was playing the newest Ratchet & Clank, seeing the world's rich detail and astounding graphics, I wondered: Is it because our imaginations did most of the work back then?
your weekend read #1: insane shenanigans are happening in Wisconsin, arguably *the* top swing state. They're over who'll direct Wisconsin elections next year during the presidential race.
it's largely under-radar, but so critical to stay on top of this: https://boltsmag.org/wisconsin-election-administrator-republicans-election-denier-conspiracies-state-supreme-court/
Economist. Antitrust policy; industrial organization; history of economics