nerd7473 @nerd7473@librem.one

We delivered on generational graphics upgradeability in a laptop. The new Framework Laptop 16 with #AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series processors, #NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics, and 240W USB-C power adapter is now live and available for pre-order at https://frame.work/laptop16!

Hackers breach fintech firm in attempted $130M bank heist https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-fintech-firm-in-attempted-130m-bank-heist/ #news #Security

Google won’t have to sell Chrome, judge rules https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/google-wont-have-to-sell-chrome-judge-rules/ #news #antitrust #Google #google #search #legal #Tech

PIRATES
(Polarimetric Image Reconstruction AI for Tracing Evolved Structures)
uses machine learning to perform image reconstruction.

It uses MCFOST to generate models, then uses those models to build, train, iteratively fit, and evaluate PIRATES performance.

Optical interferometric image reconstruction is a challenging, ill-posed optimization problem which usually relies on heavy regularization for convergence. Conventional algorithms regularize in the pixel domain, without cognizance of spatial relationships or physical realism, with limited utility when this information is needed to reconstruct images. Here we present PIRATES (Polarimetric Image Reconstruction AI for Tracing Evolved Structures), the first image reconstruction algorithm for optical polarimetric interferometry. PIRATES has a dual structure optimized for parsimonious reconstruction of high fidelity polarized images and accurate reproduction of interferometric observables. The first stage, a convolutional neural network (CNN), learns a physically meaningful prior of self-consistent polarized scattering relationships from radiative transfer images. The second stage, an iterative fitting mechanism, uses the CNN as a prior for subsequent refinement of the images with respect to their polarized interferometric observables. Unlike the pixel-wise adjustments of traditional image reconstruction codes, PIRATES reconstructs images in a latent feature space, imparting a structurally derived implicit regularization.

https://github.com/LucindaLilley/PIRATES

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025arXiv250511950L/abstract
CREDITS:
Lilley, Lucinda ; Norris, Barnaby ; Tuthill, Peter ; Spalding, Eckhart ; Lucas, Miles ; Zhang, Manxuan ; Millar-Blanchaer, Maxwell ; Pinte, Christophe ; Bottom, Michael ; Guyon, Olivier ; Lozi, Julien ; Deo, Vincent ; Vievard, Sébastien ; Wong, Alison P. ; Ahn, Kyohoon ; Ashcraft, Jaren

#space #code #python #science #tech

There’s “a popular misconception that age-verification mandates are going to be the best way to rein in big tech and hold them accountable,” EFF’s https://nitter.oksocial.net/molly_buckley told https://nitter.oksocial.net/RollingStone

but these laws will just further line the biggest platforms’ pockets. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/age-verification-legislation-united-states-online-safety-1235419895/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1962998470396248456#m

[2025/09/02 21:58]

ChatGPT Will Get Parental Controls and New Safety Features, OpenAI Says - After a California teenager spent months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life, Ope... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/technology/personaltech/chatgpt-parental-controls-openai.html #suicidesandsuicideattempts #suitsandlitigation(civil) #mentalhealthanddisorders #teenagersandadolescence #artificialintelligence #computersecurity #openailabs #parenting #chatgpt

I was at a shoe story recently, and the cashier asked for a phone number and I replied that I didn't want to give them one.

"We need it for our system" she says, as if that was some sort of convincing argument.

"Okay, use 613 555 1212," I said.

"Umm, are you John? I've got 13 people here under that number."

She seemed oblivious to the number and it's function/history, and why people are offering it.

DDR4 costs soar as manufacturers pull the plug — panic buying and stockpiling impact DDR4 spot pricing as supply dwindles - According to recent findings by Digitimes, DDR4 spot prices... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ddr4-costs-soar-as-manufacturers-pull-the-plug #pccomponents #ram

🇩🇪 Das EU-Parlament erpresst den Rat, sich zur #Chatkontrolle 2.0 zu einigen, sonst werde die bisher freiwillige Chatkontrolle 1.0 nicht verlängert.

Ruf jetzt deine Abgeordneten an und fordere sie auf dieses fatale Spiel mit dem Feuer zu stoppen:
👉 https://fightchatcontrol.eu

Mastodon Says It Doesn't 'Have the Means' To Comply With Age Verification Laws - Mastodon says it cannot comply with Mississippi's new age verification law because... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/2131208/mastodon-says-it-doesnt-have-the-means-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #social

The Curious Case of Flunking My Anthropic Interview (Again) https://taylor.town/flunking-anthropic

WhatsApp Fixes 'Zero-Click' Bug Used To Hack Apple Users With Spyware - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: WhatsApp said on Friday that ... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/2020202/whatsapp-fixes-zero-click-bug-used-to-hack-apple-users-with-spyware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #security

The (RF) Sniff Test - Sometimes the old tricks are the best. [Kevin] learned an old trick about using a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/the-rf-sniff-test/ #oscilloscope #radiohacks #toolhacks #rfnoise #rfi

So, the #Commodore64 Ultimate has its USB ports, ethernet jack, and HDMI port where the user port would go.

So, what happened to the user port? Well, it's internal. It uses a 24-pin connector on the motherboard and they sell an adapter for you to plug standard C64 user port devices to, or you can optionally poke an extension out through the datasette port to have it go external. But...

Looking at the pinouts of the original, the user port provides 5V power and has both serial and parallel communications.

Hmmm...

5V power.
serial.
internal.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Pinky?

there's something special about running a full minimalist linux (or other) OS on an FPGA computer. can't quite put my finger on it

Immich 1.140 introduces beta background sync, read-only mode, and a location management utility, moving closer to the long-awaited stable release.
https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-140-photo-and-video-backup-adds-background-sync/

#immich #opensource #selfhosting

Doing and redoing everything ten times in a row is fun! 🥲

The return of the Pi Cluster, coming soon...

FreePBX servers hacked via zero-day, emergency fix released https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/freepbx-servers-hacked-via-zero-day-emergency-fix-released/ #news #Security

Apple should dip into its mountain of cash and gift a BlueSCSI to anyone who can prove they’ve got a classic Mac in need of a little love. Call it a service to nostalgia. After all, Apple isn’t exactly dazzling us with future-shaping innovation these days—and for them, it’d be nothing more than pocket change.

#apple #macintosh #retrocomputing #BlueSCSI