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east coast transplant living in the SF Bay Area since 2005... currently reside in the Western Neighborhoods of San Francisco, working on noninvasive biomarker identification for neurodegenerative diseases like epilepsy... i also mix & play bass & keyboards... check out my DJ mixes on https://mixcloud.com/katchwreck :)

`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.`

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/linux-exploit-instantly-grants-administrator-access-on-most-distributions-since-2017-cryptography-optimization-snafu-grants-root-privileges-to-local-users

Linux exploit instantly grants administrator access on most distributions since 2017 — cryptography optimization snafu grants root privileges to local users

Sysadmins, patch or tweak your servers immediately.

Tom's Hardware

`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.`

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed1656

#DNA #biochemistry #biology #bacteria #protein

`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.`

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Hesse

Otto Hesse - Wikipedia

politics revolving around rivalries between parties is inherently inefficient. competitive instincts take over and public service gets deprioritized

"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."

http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aea6285

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

Least mean squares filter - Wikipedia

`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

9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know Were Invented at Stanford

Before Yahoo, Google, and DoorDash, there were the klystron, the mouse, and the FM digital synthesizer.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5iTwicHlCo

Little Short Man by Rocker-Tee & Ital Souls LIVE at Rock-It Room SF

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