Last year I reminisced on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Macintosh computer.[cite]10.59350/f11dr-93t29[/cite] Four decades of advances in technology now mean I can do a fair amount of computational quantum modelling on a recent Mac (one from 2022 with M1 processor), and since then they have only got even (~2 or 3 times) faster with the M4 processor.

I made my first podcast appearance on the Foresight Institute’s podcast! The episode turned out to be a phenomenal one-hour summary of the most important ideas FreakTakes has covered. YouTube and Spotify embeddings are below.

Data Sustainability In the rapidly evolving landscape of bioinformatics, research data is the bedrock of discovery, innovation, and progress. But how secure is this foundation for the future?

Appalachian History Series Introduction On the fog‑soaked morning of May 14 1892, rifle‑shots rang out atop Pound Gap on the Kentucky–Virginia line. Within minutes five members of moonshiner Ira “Bad Ira” Mullins’s caravan lay dead, another gravely wounded, and the gunmen slipped into the hardwood forest.

May was a busy month for me in terms of output. [Article] Comparative review of Primo Research Assistant, Scopus AI and Web of Science Research Output First, I had two pieces of work published in the Katina Magazine that I am quite proud of. First, a comparative review of Primo Research Assistant, Scopus AI, and Web of Science Research Assistant—written by yours truly—was published.

I wake to my phone vibrating angrily on the nightstand. 6:30 AM. A red notification pulses on the screen: “DELIVERY FAILED.” My stomach twists. Today was the day OncoCure was due, my daughter Maya’s next dose of the therapy that keeps her cancer at bay. For the past year, a monthly vial of this miracle drug has arrived at our doorstep like clockwork. And why not?

by Kimberly Lifton Medieval vernaculars are notoriously tricky for digital humanists to work with because they lack standardized spelling. Especially when using out-of-the-box libraries and software, most Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques simply do not work well for medieval languages. However, word-to-vector models have the capacity to handle noise like spelling variants when trained on a significant number of words.

One of the core aims of this project is to engage in the practice of open thinking. One of the constant challenges is doing so in conditions that actively impede thought and reflection. Swept up in reactivity and immediacy, weighed down by banality and stupidity. Much of this note is based on some ideas about AI from about two years ago that I have yet to find the space to finish working through.

By Kim Hartley & Michelle Barker May 2025 The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) is delighted to welcome the Research Data Alliance (RDA) as our latest Organisational Member, further deepening the longstanding, collaborative relationship between our two organisations. Over the years, ReSA and RDA have built a strong foundation of joint initiatives that advance the global research ecosystem.

Diferencias con la anterior Resolución 81/1997 Norbisley Fernández Jueves 29 de mayo, 2025 La gaceta de Cuba del miércoles veintiocho de mayo de 2025, en su edición ordinaria número 54, socializó la Resolución 9/2025 referente a la inscripción de publicaciones seriadas (a partir de la página 737). No soy del área del Derecho y este es un análisis muy superficial, pero sí quisiera —basado en que conocí la anterior resolución

In February 2024, I announced I took over as the administrator of the Mastodon server AkademieNL.social. It has been a pretty smooth ride since – there are a few signups, but not too many. Spam posts are what gets reported most often. It does not take up too much of my time – an hour every week or so. The monthly active users on the server sits around ~120 people. As an admin, the main and most regular thing I notice are the costs.