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It's the return of the pirates of Silicon Valley.

Hi I just joined my first private tracker (torrentleech). I found something in the wish list which I have. I'd like to seed it to start out on a good foot. Are there any good guides on that? I've tried in the past and utterly failed, I'm hoping it's easier to start a seed on a private tracker?

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JR the Eastern Screech-Owl has lost virtually all of his head feathers at once, as often happens for his species. It allows you to see all the new feathers growing in, and you can look into his ear holes and see the dark thing inside, which is the side of his eyeball.

He is very itchy right now, so as a human imprint he wants us to scratch his head a lot (he would normally do this with his mate). His bill was also in serious need of trimming, so we just snipped the tip off and bit by bit, during the head rubs, we were able to file the sides of the tip (the photos were before the filing was finished.)

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In German it's "to compare apples and pears" which is even more preposterous since they are very closely related.

And couldn't I just fake the times someone saw my ads to get more money? How is that effective? As an advertiser do I have to just trust the ones seeking ad space?

I'll make a list of them and periodically update it, depending on their overall ranking in the comment section here.

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In January 2024, physicists Arnab Priya Saha and Aninda Sinha at the Indian Institute of Science discovered a new formula for calculating pi while studying string theory interactions[^1]. Their research, published in Physical Review Letters, presents a series representation that converges much faster than historical methods - requiring only 30 terms to reach 10 decimal places, compared to 5 billion terms needed for the 15th century Madhava series[^1][^2].

The formula emerged unexpectedly while the researchers were developing models to understand quantum particle scattering using string theory, which treats fundamental particles as tiny vibrating strings[^1]. "Our efforts, initially, were never to find a way to look at pi," said Sinha. "We were excited when we got a new way to look at pi."[^3]

The discovery has sparked debate in the mathematics community. While some highlight its theoretical significance, others like mathematician Peter Woit argue the findings have been over-hyped in media coverage[^4]. The formula's key innovation is a free parameter λ that allows for infinitely many representations of pi, with Madhava's historical series emerging as a special case when λ approaches infinity[^1].

[^1]: Scientific American - String Theorists Accidentally Find a New Formula for Pi

[^2]: Physical Review Letters - Field theory expansions of string theory amplitudes

[^3]: IISc - IISc Physicists Find a New Way to Look at Mathematics' Pi

[^4]: Columbia Math - Latest Breakthrough From String Theory

This might be the dumbest thing I've asked out loud. But I'm really interested in how the measles virus causes immune system amnesia, and if that specific aspect of the measles virus might be able to treat autoimmune disorders.

obviously, this has the drawback that the patients would be infected with measles. but would their immune system stop attacking their own body?

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25760831

The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting more than 400,000 workers.

Unionization is the one thing which has kept wages up and working conditions decent for federal workers.

In the popular Japanese anime One Piece, black flags bearing a skull with a straw hat are carried by a rowdy crew of pirates who have made it their mission to challenge a draconian regime and fight for freedom.

But in July, these emblems started popping up across Indonesia – along doorways, on the backs of cars, and painted on walls.

For many, they were a response to Indonesian leader Prabowo Subianto's call for Indonesians to fly their national red and white flag ahead of the country's Independence Day on 17 August.

Instead, some Indonesians chose to raise these pirate flags, known as Jolly Rogers, as a symbol of their discontent, with many criticising what they say is an increasingly centralised government led by Prabowo.

But the movement has not been well received by all. Earlier last week, the country's Deputy House Speaker criticised the flag displays, calling it an "attempt to divide the nation". Another lawmaker even suggested it could be treason.

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Police in the capital Jakarta have said they are "monitoring the use of non-national flags and symbols that don't align with the spirit of nationalism, including pirate or fictional-themed flags".

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Indonesia's hard-won democracy, the third largest in the world, has faced growing challenges in recent years.

Its popular former leader Joko Widodo rose to power as a promising democrat, but his one-of-us image lost some of its sheen towards the end of his second term, when he revived the death penalty for drug traffickers and appointed Prabowo, a controversial ex-general, as his defence minister.

Public frustration has intensified since Prabowo took over as president last October. In February, thousands took to the streets to protest budget cuts and legislative changes that would allow the military to take a bigger role in government.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou called the fire a "catastrophe of unprecedented scale," during a visit to the region earlier on Wednesday.

This was the biggest area to be burnt in a single fire since 1949, he added.

"What is happening today is linked to global warming and linked to drought," Bayrou said.