Hey, I wrote a thing about AI in astrophysics
ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma...

Had no idea, to be honest. I’d never want that on, especially with some of the people that send me messages. “Why didn’t you respond in xxxx timeframe?”

If I could filter who that was sent back to , I might be ok with it , but that’s about 4 people (all in my immediate family)

Is the opposite true on android? Is read receipts a thing?

How NOT to Get Your Conference Submission Binned Heather Flanagan explores why conference submissions succeed and why many proposals get rejected during call for proposals review. As a content chair, she shares what reviewers look for in an abstract, including clear outcomes, audience fit, and authentic voice over generic buzzwords. Get actionable guidance on using generative AI to polish—not replace—your ideas, plus tips for sharper titles and stronger structure. She also explains how to avoid vendor pitches, spell out acronyms, match format to scope, and use the space provided so your conference proposal stands out.

How NOT to Get Your Conference Submission Binned

Heather Flanagan explores why conference submissions succeed and why many proposals get rejected during call for proposals review. As a content chair, she shares what reviewers look for in an abstract, including clear outcomes, audience fit, and…

This will be epic. So looking forward to it!

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

A deep tapestry to delve into when you have the time . . .

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...

But to be honest, it’s probably DNS.

I’m assuming you’ve already checked for the “logout automatically after inactivity” setting in privacy / security-> advanced, right?

Fenders presumably keep the water spray from coming up off the front wheel and soaking you?

“Fall rains” - how are those different then “everyday rains?”

Identity Assertion Authorization Grant This specification provides a mechanism for an application to use an identity assertion to obtain an access token for a third-party API by coordinating through a common enterprise identity provider us...

The IETF OAuth Working Group has adopted the Identity Assertion Authorization Grant specification!

datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ie...

This is the basis of Cross App Access (XAA), providing IT admins better visibility and control by configuring the app-to-app connections in their enterprise IdP.

It’s *giving* data, not serving it.

That’s huge.

Is it opt-in? (Can the user decline to include them?)

This is the way.

Alvalle is a great, generally available brand if you need/ want one.

But if you’re getting it freshly made, ignore me.

That’s where the famous war quote came from, which *most* people mistakenly attribute to McAuliffe in Bastogne.

The latest version of the MCP spec is now officially 2025-06-18! Congrats to everyone in the MCP community involved in making this happen!

Key updates to the authorization section 👇

Please tell me someone saved this kid's life . . .

Early elements of rain showers and storms closing in on western parts of the county.

Just off the presses, a new discussion from the Weather Prediction Center regarding possible heavy rainfall with flash flooding over Central Texas.

www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/met...

Even as a trained scientist, it can be really hard to identify the consensus view on things in a field, to identify when a paper is just an outlier, to know what the accepted standards of evidence in different fields are, etc. It takes a lot of time and effort even if you have the necessary tools.

Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database Clearview AI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records and 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states, court records reveal.

Facial recognition company Clearview attempted to buy Social Security numbers and mugshots for its database.

🔗 www.404media.co/facial-recog...

The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal is a vicious wild animal from the planet of Traal, known for its never-ending hunger and its mind-boggling stupidity. One of the main features of the Beast is that if you can't see it, it assumes it can't see you.

hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenou...

Unsurprisingly, George provides an excellent and clear primer on a topic that is going to need a LOT more attention going forward. #identity

Vey kind of you to say —who was on the panel tonight?

Peter Sagal is who I desire to be when I grow up.

All hail NAM!

Once we’ve found temperatures like these, can we please keep them?

“The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on” - Sandburg

“I bought this baseball glove. It’s terrible! Doesn’t work at all! But perhaps that’s because there’s something I ought to tell you: I am not left handed.”

Truth.

Also, they’ll let anyone on this site these days, won’t they?

“In fact there was only one species on the planet more intelligent than dolphins” - Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

www.sailpoint.com/blog/shared-...

Come for the dolphins, stay for the identity standard, and be reminded of the greatness that is Douglas Adams.

All. in. one. place.