Guen Prawiroatmodjo @guenp@physics.social

Does the animal we see on Mastodon server error pages have a name, and can it please be #Errorphant?

ICYMI -- the SciPy2023 CFP is now open: https://www.scipy2023.scipy.org/present

Main track themes this year are:
- machine learning, data science, and ethics in AI
- tending your open source garden: maintenance and community

Deadline is 22 Feb

📣Are you interested in submitting a proposal to speak at #SciPy2023?

The conference organizers are hosting 2 workshops on 🗓️February 15, 5:00-6:00 p.m. CST and February 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST 🗓️ to help you workshop and prepare your submission.

First-time speakers are encouraged!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxViLXWFICs2fFxPuj4s6uxzbIghXhhbfXcrAiTaDQ0GxIHw/viewform

No one slept good last night. She wants to be near one of us because she knows we’re sad. She’s been our best dog friend for a long time.

Today, February 1st, the Dutch look back on the great flood of 1953, which took the lives of more than 1,800 people. Olivier Hoes (#TUDelft water management researcher) made this impressive time-lapse, showing the way the water spread during the first two days of the #Watersnoodramp.

To whet your appetite, the first two talks of #QIP2023 can be found on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@qip2023

This molecular #cloud is completely #dark. You can observe it in visible with one of the largest #telescope on #Earth, as in this #APOD #picture, it is still opaque.
The only way to observe through this cloud is to observe at longer wavelength, in the near infrared where the cloud become transparent.

#Astronomy #Space

Barnard 68: Dark Molecular Cloud
Image Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO

Read more: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230129.html

#PRXQuantum #Physics #Quantum
A new perspective on the emergence of statistical behavior in chaotic quantum many-body systems is presented, establishing projected ensembles as a relevant tool for the characterization of information-theoretic properties.

https://t.co/phbSiKXglz

Apparently people don't just like emulated calculators in the browser - they love it, and want more.

So come enjoy the CALCULATOR DRAWER, a dozen plus emulated calculators and (where I could find them) the manuals. Get calculating!

https://archive.org/details/calculatordrawer

To me, the measure of whether a social media service is still human is simple: if we met in person, would I buy you a beer?

Back in 2009, I regularly bought people beer at Twitter meet-ups. Or “Tweet-Ups” as we called them.

Now I would likely never meet someone off Twitter.

From the Fediverse, yes.

There’s genuine humans here.

The Oddly Specific Daybook is beautiful @joeycastillo!
It's a perfect place to put a perfect purple sticker from @oshpark
Get yours here:
https://shop.oddlyspecificobjects.com/products/the-oddly-specific-daybook

Right now a build of #Python for #WASI is:

- 21MB for `python.wasm
- 19MB for all the `.py` in the stdlib
- 22MB for all the `.pyc` in the stdlib

The stdlib is outside `python.wasm` so you can trim it down if desired, but it complicates distribution since you need to map it into the WASI runtime appropriately (specifically to `/lib`). Would people prefer a self-contained, larger `python.wasm` binary (i.e. frozen stdlib), or keep the stdlib separate for easier customization?

#PRXQuantum #Physics #Quantum
Tutorial: A pedagogical and comprehensive introduction to the full quantum description of intense laser-matter interactions and its potential for quantum state engineering is presented.

https://t.co/jwTFERHLjs

#PRXQuantum #Physics #Quantum
The fidelity of the QAOA algorithm is found to obey a scaling law associated with the bond dimension of matrix product states, benchmarking the performance of quantum hardware in realistic setups. #rigetti

https://t.co/cS1VeEijpU