`Affected variants include (but aren't limited to) Ubuntu 24 (version 26 was just released last week), RHEL 10, Suse 16, and Amazon Linux 2023. Even Windows' WSL2 is affected, and all it takes is 732 bytes to do it.`
`Notably, Drt3b synthesizes a complementary, protein-primed poly(AC) strand in the complete absence of a nucleic acid template, using conserved active site residues specific to Drt3b to enforce precise base alternation. These findings expand the functional landscape of nucleic acid polymerases, revealing a protein-templated mechanism for sequence-specific DNA synthesis.`
`The Hessian matrix, the Hesse normal form, the Hesse configuration, the Hessian group, Hessian pairs, Hesse's theorem, Hesse pencil, and the Hesse transfer principle are named after him.`
"With a calculated total length of ~7 to 19 meters, these octopuses may represent the largest invertebrates thus described, rivaling contemporaneous giant marine reptiles. Our findings show that powerful jaws, and the loss of superficial skeletons, convergently transformed cephalopods and marine vertebrates into huge, intelligent predators."
just learned from the Stanford Alumni Magazine that Bernard Widrow passed away last September... inventor of the least-mean-square filter, which despite the funny name (it sounds a lot like least squares, minimum residual, etc.) was one of the most important developments in late 20th century adaptive signal processing and digital control. a true pioneer of modern engineering!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_mean_squares_filter
#StanfordUniversity #LeastMeanSquare #LMS #signalProcessing #adaptiveFilter
`9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know Were Invented at Stanford`
https://stanfordmag.org/contents/9-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-were-invented-at-stanford
so, after joining #mastodon in 2016 on the main instance (which was the only instance at the time), i finally decided to make a 2nd account! thanks for letting me join the "norcal" party :) here's a throwback video to when my reggae band backed up Rocker-T the Rockit Room on Clement St in the Inner Richmond District of San Francisco (now called Neck of the Woods) #sfba #reggae #norcal #sanFrancisco #sf #music #introduction
