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· 2026-10-08T02:30:59+00:00I’m gonna need to see the optimal packing for 33 for no particular reason
AI visual note: The image is a table from Wikipedia showing optimal circle packing layouts with different densities, ranging from 1.0 (trivially optimal, one circle) to 0.6864... (Graham's 1968 improved packing for n=6 circles). The table illustrates how increasingly efficient packing arrangements emerge as more circles are added, though it doesn't directly show a 33-circle packing since optimal arrangements for that many circles remain unsolved.
· 2026-10-08T11:07:40+00:00For the fifth consecutive year... The name of Saudi Professor Najla Al-Rudadi ( @nsor2644 ) has been included in Stanford University's list of the top 2% of the world's most cited scientists for distinction and impact in 2026. This is according to Stanford University's scientific
· 2026-10-07T15:20:18+00:00There's now a Hurricane Watch from Bay Saint Louis #Mississippi to Indian Pass #Florida (pink). Latest NHC forecast track (red) brings center of #ISAIAS ashore near #Alabama-Florida state line late Friday night as Category 2 #hurricane. Start preparing.
AI visual note: A map displays a Hurricane Watch (in pink) spanning from Bay Saint Louis, MS to Indian Pass, FL, alongside the National Hurricane Center's forecast track (in red) showing the projected path of Hurricane Isaias making landfall near the Alabama-Florida state line. The caption notes the storm's expected arrival late Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane, urging viewers to begin preparations.
· 2026-10-08T11:02:08+00:00Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts
· 2026-10-08T11:19:39+00:00NASA'S CREW-12 ASTRONAUTS ARE COMING HOME TODAY AFTER NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS IN SPACE. They undocked from the International Space Station yesterday, and splashdown is set for around 11:30 Eastern off the California coast. Crew-13 launched last week to take their place, so the
· 2026-10-08T11:19:02.573000+00:00This is how male turtles try to impress females (claw fluttering)
· 2026-10-08T11:25:00+00:00High humidity and dark are ideal for an environment which hosts bats. They are also social animals and they live in swarms. This is why a storm drain and a sewage system can have this appearance when the manhole is popped [ b_country904]
· 2026-10-08T10:51:00+00:00While spacewalking I realized something: I used to think I was scared of heights but now I know I was just scared of gravity. — NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman
· 2026-10-08T10:36:58+00:00A sea of red grass creating a natural runway for these elegant goitered gazelles in Qinghai. Nature never fails to amaze us! #WildLife #ChinaTravel
· 2026-10-08T11:02:47+00:00The 77th International Astronautical Congress is underway and it's been a great few days of conversations around global partnerships, and showcasing the UK's efforts in space. Hear from our Directors Rebecca Evernden and Dr Alice Bunn. #IAC2026
· 2026-10-08T08:09:15+00:00Nature wonder
· 2026-10-08T10:26:44+00:00Isaias strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season late Wednesday as it surged towards the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. Read more: wgntv.com/news/national/ …
· 2026-10-08T10:29:12+00:00Nice & warm today around the #CLT region. Mostly sunny & warm! #scwx #ncwx #cltwx
AI visual note: A WBTV 'First Alert Weather' map showing today's high temperatures across North and South Carolina, with cities like Charlotte at 84, Gastonia at 84, and Lancaster at 85, under a 'Mostly Sunny' condition icon.
· 2026-10-08T10:49:25+00:00Rasgos meteorológicos en MDR, a 06z 08OCT26. H. Isaías, 23,3N 91,2W. OT57, sur de 21n73w. OT58, sur de 20n21w. Vaguada, sur de 25n87w. VM-EPAC, recorre el sur del Caribe, pasa por Baja Colombiana en 12n75w, hasta 12n74w. Extremo occidental de ZCIT atlántica, cerca de 12n61w.
AI visual note: A tropical weather analysis and forecast map for the Caribbean and Central America showing tropical waves, low pressure systems, and a highlighted trough of low pressure with analysis from the NWS National Hurricane Center Miami.
· 2026-10-08T09:39:30+00:00Mathematicians' resistance to AI maths is of course futile, but deeply understandable. We should not gloat over it. Aside from being a machine for generating insight, human maths is one of the oldest civilisational projects, reaching back to the Babylonians. There are direct
· 2026-10-08T10:00:02+00:00Moss concrete is a specialized, bioreceptive building material engineered to let moss grow directly on vertical building façades and urban surfaces.
· 2026-10-08T11:03:22+00:00It looks like a leaf… until the forest moves. Some of nature’s secrets are meant to stay hidden.
· 2026-10-08T10:04:19+00:00Excited to have collaborated with @berkeley_ai , @KAIST_AI on SketchSSM. Write to the full state once per window of multiple steps. Read from a tiny sketch instead of full state in between. Excited to see how far linear attention can go with SketchSSM.
· 2026-10-08T10:33:51+00:00Moths are so creepy
· 2026-10-08T11:04:42+00:00देहरादून: उत्तराखंड में हर महीने ‘भूकंप अलर्ट’ की परीक्षा, हर महीने 9 तारीख को बजेगा भूकंप का सायरन भूकंप पूर्व चेतावनी प्रणाली का होगी परीक्षण बजेंगे सायरन, भूदेव ऐप पर आएगा अलर्ट #dehradun #uttarakhand #earthquakealert #bhudevapp #primenews
· 2026-10-08T11:00:27+00:00Every habitat we preserve is a refuge for life and a shield against climate change. — Unknown #ClimateAction #HabitatProtection
· 2026-10-08T10:43:46+00:00f=s=0;c=230;B=255//Cubic Henon #p5js draw=_=>{f++||createCanvas(W=2*B,W)+noStroke()+background(0) for(m=10;m--;){ x=y=.8*sqrt(((s^f)%80)/80);fill(r=(s++)&B,(3*r+f)&B,(6*r+f)&B) for(k=~~(2e3*abs(x));k--;) {[x,y]=[1.5*x-x**3-y,x];rect(~~(B+x*c),~~(B+y*c),1)}}}
· 2026-10-08T03:28:23+00:00Timbó-SC, ONTEM, quarta-feira, 07 de outubro de 2026. Estação meteorológica/Carlos Grothoff - Timbó-SC/Centro Atualização: 08-10-2026 às 00:27h.
AI visual note: A weather report for Timbó-SC dated Wednesday, 07-10-2026, showing a high temperature of 27.7°C at 14:26, a low of 15.4°C at 00:00, a heat index (Sensação de calor) of 29.8°C, a high rain rate of 0.3mm/h, and a maximum wind gust (Rajada de vento alta) of 14.5 KM/H ENE.
· 2026-10-08T11:13:49+00:00The line about it being a "replication" check makes sense, but results over time are what actually matter.