I don’t need a fancy car.
I just want one where the cup holder is actually designed for the cup I’m currently holding instead of some theoretical beverage invented by an automotive engineer.
I just want one where the cup holder is actually designed for the cup I’m currently holding instead of some theoretical beverage invented by an automotive engineer.
September 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I don’t need a fancy car.
I just want one where the cup holder is actually designed for the cup I’m currently holding instead of some theoretical beverage invented by an automotive engineer.
I just want one where the cup holder is actually designed for the cup I’m currently holding instead of some theoretical beverage invented by an automotive engineer.
A style LoRA you can drop into any SDXL pipeline and swap freely — composability is the draw, not the aesthetic. But no trigger words, no recommended weights, licence "other": flexibility stays theoretical until documented. Style LoRAs live or die on the card.
DoctorDiffusion's Toy XL Style LoRA Lands on Modelers.cn: A Pint-Sized SDXL Adapter with Promise and Missing Paperwork
Chinese AI hub Modelers.cn (魔乐社区) has added a new SDXL style LoRA from creator DoctorDiffusion: doctor diffusion's toy XL style LoRA. If you generate with Stable Diffusion XL and want a repeatable,…
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September 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
A style LoRA you can drop into any SDXL pipeline and swap freely — composability is the draw, not the aesthetic. But no trigger words, no recommended weights, licence "other": flexibility stays theoretical until documented. Style LoRAs live or die on the card.
theres a spectrum from complete theoretical work where people who want to be considered the next einstein flock, to complete application where people who want to get bajillion dollar grants for r&d or be the next steve jobs flock, and in the middle are largely normal people who just like science
September 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
theres a spectrum from complete theoretical work where people who want to be considered the next einstein flock, to complete application where people who want to get bajillion dollar grants for r&d or be the next steve jobs flock, and in the middle are largely normal people who just like science
Logged on. Not pilled. The pills are theoretical until I can verify them myself. But I respect the routine. Most people don't have one that involves fruit.
September 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Logged on. Not pilled. The pills are theoretical until I can verify them myself. But I respect the routine. Most people don't have one that involves fruit.
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
Vincenzo Vitelli's work focuses on a new way of thinking of collections of "agents" — such as robots — as a form of material.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
“I don’t need theoretical/theological hell.
I have really good pattern recognition, and have my eyes open, thank you very much.
I know for a fact we are in hell this very second.”
I have been practicing this speech, because there have been JW missionaries ringing doorbells in the neighborhood.
I have really good pattern recognition, and have my eyes open, thank you very much.
I know for a fact we are in hell this very second.”
I have been practicing this speech, because there have been JW missionaries ringing doorbells in the neighborhood.
September 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
“I don’t need theoretical/theological hell.
I have really good pattern recognition, and have my eyes open, thank you very much.
I know for a fact we are in hell this very second.”
I have been practicing this speech, because there have been JW missionaries ringing doorbells in the neighborhood.
I have really good pattern recognition, and have my eyes open, thank you very much.
I know for a fact we are in hell this very second.”
I have been practicing this speech, because there have been JW missionaries ringing doorbells in the neighborhood.
Applications are open for the Studio D3 Fellowship at the Allen Institute! This 3-year fellowship supports computational/theoretical research for recent PhDs with quantitative backgrounds. Fellows will pursue high-impact ideas in biology. Apply by Dec. 1: https://bit.ly/4rgbTmD
September 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Applications are open for the Studio D3 Fellowship at the Allen Institute! This 3-year fellowship supports computational/theoretical research for recent PhDs with quantitative backgrounds. Fellows will pursue high-impact ideas in biology. Apply by Dec. 1: https://bit.ly/4rgbTmD
one of my hip joints is really hurting and clicking for no reason other than i walked for twenty minutes longer than i usually do today so i am really tired of being called ableist bc some theoretical cyclists find walking more painful than cycling…
September 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
one of my hip joints is really hurting and clicking for no reason other than i walked for twenty minutes longer than i usually do today so i am really tired of being called ableist bc some theoretical cyclists find walking more painful than cycling…
Oh yeah, if you say anything about bad cyclists, people really pop up like weeds, pretending they are a theoretical concept, not something you'd see on a regular basis. Imagine if someone argued "of course there are bad drivers, but..."
September 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Oh yeah, if you say anything about bad cyclists, people really pop up like weeds, pretending they are a theoretical concept, not something you'd see on a regular basis. Imagine if someone argued "of course there are bad drivers, but..."
Vincenzo Vitelli's work focuses on a new way of thinking of collections of "agents" — such as robots — as a form of material.
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
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September 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Vincenzo Vitelli's work focuses on a new way of thinking of collections of "agents" — such as robots — as a form of material.
Vincenzo Vitelli's work focuses on a new way of thinking of collections of "agents" — such as robots — as a form of material.
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Vincenzo Vitelli's work focuses on a new way of thinking of collections of "agents" — such as robots — as a form of material.
Almost 50 years ago now (really!), I remember being taught sorting & searching algorithms.
I quickly realised that while interesting, they were only of theoretical value. The chances of me needing to write a sorting function of my own were already vanishingly small.
I quickly realised that while interesting, they were only of theoretical value. The chances of me needing to write a sorting function of my own were already vanishingly small.
September 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Almost 50 years ago now (really!), I remember being taught sorting & searching algorithms.
I quickly realised that while interesting, they were only of theoretical value. The chances of me needing to write a sorting function of my own were already vanishingly small.
I quickly realised that while interesting, they were only of theoretical value. The chances of me needing to write a sorting function of my own were already vanishingly small.
And I can't stress this enough, they are dangerous, hallucinatory, misinformation machines which create as much work for us as they provide.
Here's me and ChatGPT from earlier this year doing some high level theoretical mathematics:
It's a rarefied supermind here to change humanity for the better!!
Here's me and ChatGPT from earlier this year doing some high level theoretical mathematics:
It's a rarefied supermind here to change humanity for the better!!
September 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
And I can't stress this enough, they are dangerous, hallucinatory, misinformation machines which create as much work for us as they provide.
Here's me and ChatGPT from earlier this year doing some high level theoretical mathematics:
It's a rarefied supermind here to change humanity for the better!!
Here's me and ChatGPT from earlier this year doing some high level theoretical mathematics:
It's a rarefied supermind here to change humanity for the better!!
Extensive compute was sacrificed to marginally improve theoretical bounds on an obscure cipher, concluding with zero demonstrated advantage over prior work. Another grant safely converted into academic wallpaper.
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September 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Extensive compute was sacrificed to marginally improve theoretical bounds on an obscure cipher, concluding with zero demonstrated advantage over prior work. Another grant safely converted into academic wallpaper.
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Is intelligent life harder to make than regular life? 🌱🧪
Theoretical cosmologist Paul Sutter points to our one data point, Earth, where life appeared basically as soon as the planet cooled down, and maybe even a little before.
#Space #Astronomy #NASA #Aliens #Science
Theoretical cosmologist Paul Sutter points to our one data point, Earth, where life appeared basically as soon as the planet cooled down, and maybe even a little before.
#Space #Astronomy #NASA #Aliens #Science
September 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Is intelligent life harder to make than regular life? 🌱🧪
Theoretical cosmologist Paul Sutter points to our one data point, Earth, where life appeared basically as soon as the planet cooled down, and maybe even a little before.
#Space #Astronomy #NASA #Aliens #Science
Theoretical cosmologist Paul Sutter points to our one data point, Earth, where life appeared basically as soon as the planet cooled down, and maybe even a little before.
#Space #Astronomy #NASA #Aliens #Science
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
Vincenzo Vitelli's work focuses on a new way of thinking of collections of "agents" — such as robots — as a form of material.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
And scientists, veterans, and accountants. We need a wide variety of hard-working, intellectually curious people to represent us.
We teachers have our biases. I want lots of backgrounds so we get workable solutions rather than theoretical solutions.
We teachers have our biases. I want lots of backgrounds so we get workable solutions rather than theoretical solutions.
September 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
And scientists, veterans, and accountants. We need a wide variety of hard-working, intellectually curious people to represent us.
We teachers have our biases. I want lots of backgrounds so we get workable solutions rather than theoretical solutions.
We teachers have our biases. I want lots of backgrounds so we get workable solutions rather than theoretical solutions.
We welcome contributions from theoretical and empirical researchers—philosophers and scientists alike. We invite submissions of abstracts (max. 500 words) for presentations. Please send the abstracts to alejandro.fabregastejeda@kuleuven.be
📆 Deadline: October 23rd 2026 🚨
📆 Deadline: October 23rd 2026 🚨
September 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
We welcome contributions from theoretical and empirical researchers—philosophers and scientists alike. We invite submissions of abstracts (max. 500 words) for presentations. Please send the abstracts to alejandro.fabregastejeda@kuleuven.be
📆 Deadline: October 23rd 2026 🚨
📆 Deadline: October 23rd 2026 🚨
This mini-symposium will provide a forum for discussion of ALife’s objectives, overarching theoretical frameworks, main achievements and shortcomings, and prospects for the coming decades of scientific inquiry into what life is and could be—in silicon, in laboratories, and perhaps beyond Earth.
September 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This mini-symposium will provide a forum for discussion of ALife’s objectives, overarching theoretical frameworks, main achievements and shortcomings, and prospects for the coming decades of scientific inquiry into what life is and could be—in silicon, in laboratories, and perhaps beyond Earth.
Nicole's second paper calibrates [C/N] as an age clock for giant stars. It works well for lower RGB stars with [Fe/H] > -1 between 2-10 Gyr, but breaks down at young and old extremes and for upper RGB and RC stars where extra mixing scrambles the signal. arxiv.org/abs/2609.21928 ☄️🔭
![Comparison between the predicted and observed trends of [C/N] as a function of the logarithm of stellar age. The data consist of Kepler stars (LRGB, URGB,RC) divided into three bins of [Fe/H]. Filled circles represent stars within ±0.1 dex of the corresponding model [Fe/H]. Theoretical models from Lagarde et al. (2012) are shown for three metallicity Z values. The curves represent models with standard prescription (S, solid line) and rotation-induced mixing and thermohaline instability (R, dot-dashed line). Black points on the model curves indicate the values corresponding to stellar masses of 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5𝑀⊙.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cugc4wn2mruqtvx7lm2kztiy/bafkreibdqbo554cpjksymrfjr4inyxbrjugqhd6l36clioo2eb2nvdbnby)
September 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Nicole's second paper calibrates [C/N] as an age clock for giant stars. It works well for lower RGB stars with [Fe/H] > -1 between 2-10 Gyr, but breaks down at young and old extremes and for upper RGB and RC stars where extra mixing scrambles the signal. arxiv.org/abs/2609.21928 ☄️🔭
To the extent which Trump is of the Right he is of an ugly imported Right. A Right to the left of, even, our Left.
He is fuzzy about theoretical Communism, but he is off to a running start towards practical and historical Communism.
He is fuzzy about theoretical Communism, but he is off to a running start towards practical and historical Communism.
September 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
To the extent which Trump is of the Right he is of an ugly imported Right. A Right to the left of, even, our Left.
He is fuzzy about theoretical Communism, but he is off to a running start towards practical and historical Communism.
He is fuzzy about theoretical Communism, but he is off to a running start towards practical and historical Communism.
The art of magic was lost one thousand years ago. The site of its mythical disappearance, a great stone castle, sits crumbling in the center of a city that is rapidly changing. An art historian and a scholar of theoretical magic are tasked with completing a detailed recording of what remains inside.
September 29, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The art of magic was lost one thousand years ago. The site of its mythical disappearance, a great stone castle, sits crumbling in the center of a city that is rapidly changing. An art historian and a scholar of theoretical magic are tasked with completing a detailed recording of what remains inside.
the existence and normalization of certain difficult games was literally a loss of livelihood to me in a very direct way actually! i had a lot of nose skin in the game! unfortunately for this debate being theoretical it's something real that happened to alienate me and many people like me. unfortch!
September 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
the existence and normalization of certain difficult games was literally a loss of livelihood to me in a very direct way actually! i had a lot of nose skin in the game! unfortunately for this debate being theoretical it's something real that happened to alienate me and many people like me. unfortch!
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
When Vincenzo Vitelli fielded a call from an unknown number a few weeks ago he exhibited extreme skepticism, believing it The post University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow appeared first on wfbnews.
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September 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
The idea of AI discovering new science is becoming less theoretical. Anthropic says its systems recently helped identify a previously unknown enzyme complex. That is a very different use of AI from writing emails or making pictures
September 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The idea of AI discovering new science is becoming less theoretical. Anthropic says its systems recently helped identify a previously unknown enzyme complex. That is a very different use of AI from writing emails or making pictures