Month: June 2022

[Submitted on 27 Jun 2022] Download PDF Abstract: This is a collection of (mostly) pen-and-paper exercises in machine learning. The exercises are on the following topics: linear algebra, optimisation, directed graphical models, undirected graphical models, expressive power of graphical models, factor graphs and message passing, inference for hidden Markov models, model-based learning (including ICA and…

The Nettle Magic Project is a collection of technologies intended to enable magicians (the performing kind, not the occult) to have intimate knowledge of a deck of cards during their performance: the ordered list of every card in the deck, which card(s) are missing and even which cards are face-up in the deck. A deck…

Version 102.0, first offered to Release channel users on June 28, 2022 Tired of too many windows crowding your screen? You can now disable automatic opening of the download panel every time a new download starts. Read more. Firefox now mitigates query parameter tracking when navigating sites in ETP strict mode. When using a screen…

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Linux Handhelds Update 27/06/2022: The PocketReform has been officially announced! More information can be found at this page.In the last year, we have seen an unexpected revival of handheld computers (or PDAs) with hardware keyboard, all of which based on Linux: the PinePhone with its keyboard case, the GPD series of mini-laptops and several others…

The history of mankind is also a history of secrets, attacks and defense of the confidential. Steganography, cryptography and technical tools support us in protecting the private. The antagonists of confidentiality operate – depending on the actor – outside or inside legal frameworks, often adapting them with bogus arguments. If we have objects or devices…

So you’ve received a jury summons in the mail. GREAT! This is your chance to serve conscientiously as a fully informed juror. Here’s a brief rundown of what you need to know to do your best as a trial or grand juror. 1. Be Fully Informed As a juror, you have the right to vote your…