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theoretical chemistry. molecular physics. and (mostly) some other stuff.

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I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves The hours of videos provide fascinating, or perhaps horrifying, insight into the thinking of someone inside DOGE.

I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...

12.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 4249 πŸ” 1572 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 118
a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning. 

https://spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-syllabi/

a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning. https://spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-syllabi/

In case anyone needs it for their syllabi, my statement in gen-Ai from the minicomic I made as a syllabus for class last semester. All online and printable here spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...

06.01.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 472 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 16
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La Chine, nouvelle superpuissance scientifique Le pays ambitionne d’Γͺtre au premier plan dans toutes les disciplines scientifiques, en particulier l’astronomie, avec le tΓ©lescope FAST, symbole de ce changement d’échelle. Si ses institutions et ses...

Si le système scientifique et universitaire français s'effondre, ce n'est pas seulement parce que la Chine et l'Inde montent en puissance.

Il s'effondre SPECIFIQUEMENT du fait des politiques dΓ©sastreuses menΓ©es depuis 2004: la doctrine Aghion.
www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...

11.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Elon Musk's xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns Mississippi regulators authorized xAI to build a power plant with 41 natural gas-burning turbines in Southaven to power its nearby data centers.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse climate villain when it comes to data centres than Elon Musk.

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/e...

By my own calculations, Musk's carbon bomb slop factories are undoing nearly half to all of the emissions cuts from Tesla products ketanjoshi.co/2026/03/02/m...

11.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

March is Long Covid awareness month, and one thing you should probably be aware of is no matter how back to normal you are, you are at risk of complications from Covid, including LC. And those excess death numbers aren’t great either.

11.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

To be exquisitely clear, I never volunteered for this, I was never asked about this, and I do not consent to this.

Pretty sure everyone I know on the list (much longer than what is shown) would say the same.

Grammarly can fuck off to the edge of the universe and keep fucking off beyond that.

11.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Both of the options here are human writers. The first option is unprocessed human writing and the second option is human writing run through a language model to reproduce the same outputs with different words

If it couldn't have existed without training data, it isn't creating anything at all.

10.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 597 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 23

modern life gets a lot simpler once you learn to remember this

09.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 381 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

i think this is an important point - not just the way ai coding tools can affect an individual programmer, but the way it interrupts a social practice / a community of people making software

07.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds.

Why tenured academics and administrators insist that using this technology is unproblematic and just how the future should work with none of our input is baffling to me. Feels like a modern cargo cult.

05.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 430 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

okay, Ill bite.
What do you think the point of reading for and writing a literature review is? The process of reading and writing is crucial for THINKING. Your ideas are shaped by all of this, offloading it to gAI, no matter how "good" you think gAI is at it defeats the purpose entirely.

03.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1377 πŸ” 290 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 32
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Are AI-generated summaries suitable for studying and research? Despite didactic, ethical, and environmental concerns, the use of GenAI is on the rise in academia. For most applications, the jury is still out on whether and how they will benefit education and rese...

This is one of the most reasoned & persuasive arguments for not allowing LLMs anywhere near reading & writing intensive classrooms. We can 100% choose not to outsource our reading & writing labor to a bot, and model for our students why they should do the same. #EduSky

www.tue.nl/en/our-unive...

28.02.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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Learning a second language can be hard. Signing up for Pre-K and 3-K is easy.

Go to myschools.nyc to apply today. Deadline is tomorrow at midnight!

26.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 14224 πŸ” 2127 πŸ’¬ 345 πŸ“Œ 446
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Actually, the left is winning the AI debate But it does need to get organized.

The left is not "missing out" on AI. It's winning the argument. Americans worry about AI and dislike tech CEOs. They're mobilizing against data centers. They support regulation, even refusal.

Calls for the left to embrace AI are an effort to change the terms of the debate in Silicon Valley's favor.

26.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 961 πŸ” 317 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 27
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Long Covid ruled as occupational disease in nurses - Switzerland Long Covid confirmed as an occupational disease in nurses.

Think what this decision means to you all. Schools are full of covid. Over 120k UK children have long Covid and they have no rights. We know #Covidisairborne and that means indoors anywhere where anyone has COVID! www.europesays.com/ch/17407/

26.02.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

For proper citation of DIRAC26, please consult www.diracprogram.org/doku.php?id=...

25.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
dirac-users - Google Groups

Users are encouraged to join the user's mailing list groups.google.com/group/dirac-...

25.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DIRAC - EasyBuild - building software with ease

DIRAC26 can also be installed via EasyBuild, check out docs.easybuild.io/version-spec...

25.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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demo_notebooks Β· release-26 Β· dirac / dirac Β· GitLab DIRAC source code repository.

In addition to our updated documentation, with the DIRAC26 additional jupyter notebooks are available gitlab.com/dirac/dirac/...

25.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
start [DIRAC]

The DIRAC26 release of the open-source @diracprogram.bsky.social code for 2- and 4-component relativistic molecular electronic structure calculations is now out ! Please consult our website diracprogram.org

25.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

DIRAC26 introduces CASPT2, extended functionalities to the ExaCorr coupled cluster code and to the visualization module, new Dyall basis sets, and new one electron property operators. Check out diracprogram.org/doku.php?id=... for more details !

25.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DIRAC26 Project website: https://diracprogram.org The DIRAC program computes molecular properties using relativistic quantum chemical methods. It is named after P.A.M. Dirac, the father of relativistic electr...

The DIRAC26 source code is available from ZENODO at zenodo.org/records/1866... !

25.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bonjour, c'est pour savoir Γ  quel moment il aura le mΓͺme traitement que l'assistant parlementaire du dΓ©putΓ© LFI. Je demande juste comme Γ§a moi, une histoire un peu bΓͺte de principes et de lois et tout Γ§a, enfin voilΓ  quoi...

25.02.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Full report [1.7 MB]
Front, Preface, Acknowledgements [101.0 KB]
Chapter 1 - Introduction [94.9 KB]
Chapter 2 - Fisheries: taking stock [155.6 KB]
Chapter 3 - Radiation: early warnings; late effects [89.9 KB]
Chapter 4 - Benzene: an historical perspective on the American and European occupational setting [155.6 KB]
Chapter 5 - Asbestos: from 'magic' to malevolent mineral [141.1 KB]
Chapter 6 - PCBs and the precautionary principle [176.5 KB]
Chapter 7 - Halocarbons, the ozone layer and the precautionary principle [147.4 KB]
Chapter 8 - The DES story: long-term consequences of prenatal exposure [119.6 KB]
Chapter 9 - Antimicrobials as growth promoters: resistance to common sense [103.5 KB]
Chapter 10 - Sulphur dioxide: from protection of human lungs to remote lake restoration [104.6 KB]
Chapter 11 - MTBE in petrol as a substitute for lead [176.9 KB]
Chapter 12 - The precautionary principle and early warnings of chemical contamination of the Great Lakes [112.7 KB]
Chapter 13 - Tributyltin (TBT) antifoulants: a tale of ships, snails and imposex [154.8 KB]
Chapter 14 - Hormones as growth promoters: the precautionary principle or a political risk assessment? [99.1 KB]
Chapter 15 - β€˜Mad cow disease’ 1980s–2000: how reassurances undermined precaution [138.7 KB]
Chapter 16 - Twelve late lessons [246.2 KB]
Chapter 17 - Conclusions [161.4 KB]
Some summary points [59.3 KB]

Full report [1.7 MB] Front, Preface, Acknowledgements [101.0 KB] Chapter 1 - Introduction [94.9 KB] Chapter 2 - Fisheries: taking stock [155.6 KB] Chapter 3 - Radiation: early warnings; late effects [89.9 KB] Chapter 4 - Benzene: an historical perspective on the American and European occupational setting [155.6 KB] Chapter 5 - Asbestos: from 'magic' to malevolent mineral [141.1 KB] Chapter 6 - PCBs and the precautionary principle [176.5 KB] Chapter 7 - Halocarbons, the ozone layer and the precautionary principle [147.4 KB] Chapter 8 - The DES story: long-term consequences of prenatal exposure [119.6 KB] Chapter 9 - Antimicrobials as growth promoters: resistance to common sense [103.5 KB] Chapter 10 - Sulphur dioxide: from protection of human lungs to remote lake restoration [104.6 KB] Chapter 11 - MTBE in petrol as a substitute for lead [176.9 KB] Chapter 12 - The precautionary principle and early warnings of chemical contamination of the Great Lakes [112.7 KB] Chapter 13 - Tributyltin (TBT) antifoulants: a tale of ships, snails and imposex [154.8 KB] Chapter 14 - Hormones as growth promoters: the precautionary principle or a political risk assessment? [99.1 KB] Chapter 15 - β€˜Mad cow disease’ 1980s–2000: how reassurances undermined precaution [138.7 KB] Chapter 16 - Twelve late lessons [246.2 KB] Chapter 17 - Conclusions [161.4 KB] Some summary points [59.3 KB]

useful on this point with case studies:

"Late lessons from early warnings: the precautionary principle 1896-2000"
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

28.01.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7

my main concern is the harm rather than the output, so i don't really need to hear a product testimonial from someone who found it useful. because i don't care

22.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Just your reminder that if you do not train an AI model, you just don't train an AI model, and if you do not feed a human, that's murder and you're evil.

22.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1677 πŸ” 378 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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Scientists decry Trump’s rush to loosen radiation exposure standards White House push to boost nuclear power could lead to more cancer cases, some researchers say

Republicans want to kill scientists who keep our nuclear weapons and energy safe.

www.science.org/content/arti...

20.02.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It is one thing for professors to resist AI in education; it is far more powerful when students do. Only a coalition between the two groups of students and teachers β€”and not the antagonistic one between β€œcheaters” and β€œcops”—will be powerful enough to create a movement.

22.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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To incoming University President Mnookin: Please don’t let artificial intelligence devalue the liberal arts Last month, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin <a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025/12/uw-receives-approval-to-move-l-ss-largest-majors-to-new-ai-focused-school...

The student-author of this piece is Grace Kaste, who should be widely applauded for writing it.

www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2026...

22.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
Photo de GΓ©rard Darmanin et Alice Cordier.

Photo de GΓ©rard Darmanin et Alice Cordier.

Surtout ne pas partager cette photo.

22.02.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 445 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 39