Nostr notes by Stephen Brooks 🦆

Adobe has several different PDF reader variants (and I think a ...

2026-09-28T00:07:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…36xq
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Adobe has several different PDF reader variants (and I think a "new" and an "old" interface): for some reason this laptop had the "full" version which was a maze of popups and sidebars. Terrible interface.

Had the misfortune to open Adobe Acrobat on laptop today. Pretty ...

2026-09-26T02:35:09Z

Had the misfortune to open Adobe Acrobat on laptop today. Pretty much unusable interface. Installed Sumatra PDF.

Had to summarise all our research in only one poster, so I split ...

2026-09-10T21:48:50Z

Had to summarise all our research in only one poster, so I split it in two, makes for a busy poster. #physics #accelerators
https://stephenbrooks.org/ap/report/2026-11/Brooks_LDRD2026_poster.pdf

Although the posting bilge on LinkedIn class seem to be using it ...

2026-07-17T01:36:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…lvh8
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Although the posting bilge on LinkedIn class seem to be using it extensively.

I've seen LLMs use image-to-text and speech-to-text as input, ...

2026-04-19T19:28:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…qmjq
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I've seen LLMs use image-to-text and speech-to-text as input, so maybe that's where these funny mistakes are coming from?

The "I" stands for accuracy and the "A" stands ...

2026-04-04T17:42:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…rm90
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The "I" stands for accuracy and the "A" stands for intelligence.

You don't have to think in the formally correct way, but it ...

2026-03-31T22:43:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…2l8m
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You don't have to think in the formally correct way, but it helps to know what the formally correct way is.

Not just iCloud, but iCIoud. ...

2026-03-22T23:10:12Z

Not just iCloud, but iCIoud.

The electrons will go through the left hole and the calcium atoms ...

2026-02-14T00:25:43Z

The electrons will go through the left hole and the calcium atoms will go through the right hole. Then they should converge in the centre of the ion trap. #physics

We weren't quite sure if the calcium vapour at ~300C would act as a gas or more like a "beam" of atoms which would condense on the first cold surface, so I've made a design that works for both. I'll probably add another metal barrier to stop the Ca getting onto the MCP diagnostic (will be where turquoise 3D printed plastic is).

Could be something like: Get a Chinese LLM running locally. Let ...

2026-02-02T02:09:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…65ng
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Could be something like:

Get a Chinese LLM running locally. Let it create random shell scripts and execute them. This is dangerous so do it inside a VM. Claim you've invented "safe AI".

He slurps up the capital -> GW scale Starnix I was also ...

2026-02-02T02:08:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…7y06
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He slurps up the capital -> GW scale Starnix

I was also thinking what would be the minimum effort for you to claim "AI" as a skill because they are very desperate to hire that right now. (Basically upper manager says "we must hire more AI" and the middle manager says "let's hire literally anyone with the letters A and I on their resume.")

Considered milking the AI bubble while it's still around?

2026-02-01T22:18:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…yfan
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Considered milking the AI bubble while it's still around?

Woman's shock as #goose smashes through front door. ...

2025-12-19T16:48:51Z

Woman's shock as #goose smashes through front door.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3wpwg4e0qo

When there's a potato 30ft up.

2025-11-12T23:53:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…jecw
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When there's a potato 30ft up.

Oddly my first flight departed from gate B26 at JFK and my ...

2025-07-28T19:05:47Z

Oddly my first flight departed from gate B26 at JFK and my connecting flight also departed from gate B26 at Amsterdam. #BoringFact

That fisheye lens starting bush fires.

2025-06-21T18:04:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…2ple
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That fisheye lens starting bush fires.

Atoms with both muons and electrons in orbit have been produced. ...

2025-06-19T20:08:24Z

Atoms with both muons and electrons in orbit have been produced. #physics
https://www.kek.jp/ja/press/202506191400muar

Did you know in Europe, food energy content is written in Joules? ...

2025-03-15T23:32:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…q259
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Did you know in Europe, food energy content is written in Joules? A big mac is 2.5 megajoules.

Is that the amount of solar energy hitting Earth in a year?

2025-03-15T21:26:23Z

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Is that the amount of solar energy hitting Earth in a year?

I've also been told that the vacuum in my chamber seemed bad ...

2025-03-11T22:40:18Z

I've also been told that the vacuum in my chamber seemed bad because the vacuum gauge was faulty! #physics #accelerators

Yeah I read €440 mln too.

2025-02-20T00:14:25Z

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Yeah I read €440 mln too.

#Mars disappearing behind the Moon. #astronomy #space ...

2025-01-14T02:32:36Z

#Mars disappearing behind the Moon.
#astronomy #space

If you're within 12 miles of either pole, you can outpace the ...

2024-11-14T23:53:15Z

If you're within 12 miles of either pole, you can outpace the Earth's rotation by walking.