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Drone-based assessment of humpback and fin whale vessel-strike vulnerability
Abstract Collisions with vessels (vessel-strikes) are one of the largest threats to the recoveries of baleen whale populations worldwide. Vessel-strike vulnerability is complex, depending on a vessels size and speed, and the presence, position, visibility, and movement of whales. To date, discrete behaviour states have not been considered in strike risk analyses.
Not-yet-falsifiable beliefs? — LessWrong
I recently encountered an unusual argument in favor of religion. To summarize: Imagine an ancient Roman commoner with an unusual theory: if stuff gets squeezed really, really tightly, it becomes so heavy that everything around it gets pulled in, even light. They're sort-of correct---that's a layperson's description of a black hole. However, it is impossible for anyone to prove this theory correct yet.
Recommendations for Recent Posts/Sequences on Instrumental Rationality? — LessWrong
I absolutely love the Science of Winning at Life sequence. It's a delightful blend of well-researched cognitive science and Bayesian reasoning.
Eloquent noneloquence: redefinition of cortical eloquence based on outcomes of superficial cerebral cavernous malformation resection
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Spotlight on Eagle: James Cauthen reaches Eagle Scout rank Original
A resounding applause goes out to Troop 98 Scout James Cauthen, as he has recently earned the highest honor presented in the Scouting program — the rank of Eagle Scout. Through several years of cheerful service to his Pack, Troop, and community, Cauthen has demonstrated the importance of grit and self-determination in the journey towards excellence as not just an outstanding Scout, but a leader among his peers and an example to us all.
A taxonomy for superficial cerebral cavernous malformations: subtypes of cortical and subcortical lesions
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I'm consistently overwhelmed by basic obligations. Are there any paradigm shifts or other rationality-based tips that would be helpful? — LessWrong
I often get panicky and stressed at the thought of the never-ending nature of simple tasks. Laundry and dishes will always pile up; food and other stocks will always need to be resupplied; bills, insurance, taxes, and other paperwork will always need to be redone; I will always need to work to get money; etc.
UCI Women’s Water Polo Prevails Against Long Beach 11-9
The UC Irvine women’s water polo team (17-6, 7-0) defeated Long Beach State (17-7, 5-2), 11-9, at the Anteater Aquatic Center on Saturday, April 22. With this win, the Anteaters secured the top spot in the Big West and finished their perfect season in conference play. Irvine’s strategy mirrored their play over their current nine-game winning streak, controlling the tempo of the game and never letting the opponent build momentum.
UCI Novice Men’s Crew Shows Promise at Collins Cup
The UC Irvine Men’s Rowing team raced the Orange Coast College Pirates at the Collins Cup in Newport Beach on Saturday, April 15. The tough slate of races allowed the Anteaters to show off their improvement and measure themselves against another crew in the run up to regionals. The novice crew’s first race of the day was the coxed four, a smaller boat where technique and cohesion matter more than the more popularly raced eight.
UCI Women’s Water Polo Triumphs Over LMU 11-8
The UC Irvine Women’s water polo team defeated the Loyola Marymount Lions, 11-8, on Thursday, Feb. 16. The ‘Eaters continue to push past the mediocre competition with the season’s second win over the Lions. Graduate student attacker Jessica Lynch immediately set the tempo for Irvine with a goal 19 seconds into the first period. LMU sputtered as Irvine dominated the ball, showing off focused effort and quickness. A questionable penalty gave LMU a much-needed break and possession.
AI Lexicon: How ChatGPT Works
ChatGPT has quickly gained millions of people's attention, but many are wary because they don't get how it works. This is understandable, and this month's edition is about trying to break it down, so it's easier to understand.
UCI Men’s Crew Gears up for Spring Racing
The UC Irvine Men’s Crew team is looking forward to its first spring race in the 41st annual Parker Cup on Saturday, Feb. 11. While races earlier in the fall provided a good baseline, all boats now aim to prove themselves in the spring. The men’s varsity crew, led by coach Mike Sullivan, is focused on application. Most of the autumn and early winter were spent by the team in small boats, focusing on accountability and the technique for each member in crew.
Analysis of the common complications and recurrence-related factors of superior parasagittal sinus meningioma
Introduction The superior parasagittal sinus is one of the frequent locations of intracranial meningiomas, accounting for approximately 20%–30% of the total number (1, 2). The treatment of superior parasagittal meningiomas is challenging because these tend to invade the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) to varying degrees, resulting in stenosis or even occlusion of the sagittal sinus, which, in turn, affects venous return around the SSS involving important peripheral drainage veins.
Reflecting On Decentralization
Reflecting On Decentralization In the book club I help run at LinkedIn, we recently read the second edition of Token Economy by Shermin Voshmgir, and it was quite an interesting discussion that followed. The heart of which goes back to the core ideas behind cryptocurrencies, a topic I've been writing about for a while now. Pretty fun to look back at my first article and see how much has changed since then, but also what hasn't.
"Best Practices for Financial Success in the Nonprofit Sector" by Zach McKenzie, Benjamin Hendricks et al.
With the recent upturn in economic success over the past year, United States citizens are becoming more and more poised to contribute to nonprofits and philanthropic causes. The aim of this project was to establish the best practices for financial success in the nonprofit sector as nonprofits look for an increase of funding from this philanthropic surge. Using ratio and environmental analysis, we found several best practices that can be applied to other organizations.
Why Are There So Many Cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies have become huge, with the whole market currently at over $500bn in terms of market capitalisation. While this is a significant decrease from the massive $800bn+ total cryptocurrency market capitalisation seen in early January of this year, the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies in just December of 2016 was c.$16bn.
Bitcoin Falls in the New Year
As the daily gyrations in the price of Bitcoin continue to dominate the media cycle, inviting prognostications from financial commentators and Christmas dinner participants alike, one cannot help but think: just what is going on? How has the fate of Bitcoin, once the exclusive province of crypto-nerds and drug dealers, become the matter of the moment? This article will seek to shed light on how and why Bitcoin’s notoriety has grown, and just what may lay ahead over the forthcoming year.
Bitcoin: What’s in the White Paper?
In August of 2008, the domain bitcoin.org was registered, and just three months later, a mysterious entity posted the original Bitcoin whitepaper. Authored by Satoshi Nakamoto, an entity claiming to be a 36-year old Japanese man, the whitepaper is only a nine-page document outlining the core fundamentals of Bitcoin, and was followed by the first open source Bitcoin client in January of 2009. Satoshi himself mined the first block, called the genesis block, which had a reward of 50 bitcoins.
Bitcoin, Ripple and Cryptocurrencies: Here to Stay and Prosper
It is nigh on impossible to observe financial news without hearing about the rise of cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, which recently surpassed the $15,000 mark and is continuously setting new all-time highs. As a record number of people are investing in the cryptocurrency, and an ever-increasing number of businesses now accept it, global usage and adoption of Bitcoin is set to increase.
Blockchain: Redefining the Fourth Industrial Revolution
What do Warren Buffett, Jamie Damon, Robert Shiller and Jack Bogle have in common? Trailblazers in their chosen professional fields, one could quite rightly say. And yes, they would be spot on, but there is much more than that. They are all baffled, like most people, by the astronomical valuation of the Bitcoin, the world’s first and leading digital currency that was built on the blockchain technology platform.
Ripple is a Central Bank, Not a Cryptocurrency - The Market Mogul
Ripple, just like bitcoin, has a total cap of tokens available within the total currency system. With bitcoin, though, this cap is reached through mining, where initially the vast majority of the 21m bitcoins to be mined are still there for the taking, and over time through a process called block halving, will slow down and reach the cap. Block halving, put simply, is the systematic halving of the reward miners get for mining bitcoin.
The Bitcoin Ticker: The Cryptocurrency and Its Hard Forks - The Market Mogul
Bitcoin has recently hit a new all-time high, shattering the $5,000 barrier and climbing up to over $5800 before settling back in the $5500s. Only two months ago, bitcoin went through a fairly big hard fork, in which a second currency was created: Bitcoin Cash. If one held bitcoin before August 1st, then you technically also hold an equal number of bitcoin cash coins. Bitcoin Cash is an alternative currency, though, and does not enjoy the same value nor market capitalization that bitcoin does.
Ripple's Rise: How XRP is Rippling the Cryptocurrency Markets - The Market Mogul
Bitcoin’s share of the crypto universe has dwindled from 93% in 2013 to 47% this year, as many new cryptocurrencies have entered the market. Launched in 2009, Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency and is also often seen as the ticker symbol BTC. Garnishing rapid traction, Ethereum (or ticker symbol ETH) is the global number two in market cap while having launched six years after Bitcoin. Founded smack in between numbers one and two is Ripple.
The iPhone X: How Markets Could React - The Market Mogul
In 2007, Steve Jobs announced the original iPhone. It was first portrayed by Jobs as three revolutionary devices: a widescreen multi touch iPod, a mobile internet browser, and a phone. Repeating three shortening phrases, he then asked: “…are you getting it?”. It was then clear: the iPhone was all these packed into one. This year’s keynote is special: it’s the tenth anniversary of this device, and on September 12th, the newest and greatest iPhone will be launched.
Hashing: For Mining and Signing, and More - The Market Mogul
After only giving hashing and the digital signature process a single paragraph in a previous article , it is time to revisit these two topics on their uses past Bitcoin transaction verification alone. Diving right into some technical details made as simple as possible, the first step to signing anything digitally is to hash the contents of what is being signed. To securely hash is not easy, and the 256-bit secure hash algorithm (SHA-256) ensures two critical concretions.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Basics - The Market Mogul
Cryptocurrencies are in, and bitcoin has just hit a new all time high over $4000 USD over the weekend. The pace of ICOs is now surpassing angel and seed stage internet funding globally. Bitcoin is still quite confusing, though, so a brief overview of some of the core concepts of bitcoin and blockchain technology is necessary.
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