Rosalía: Lux review – a demanding, distinctive clash of classical and chaos that couldn’t be by anyone else

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/03/rosalia-lux-review-bjork-london-symphony-orchestra?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Only Office free open-source PowerPoint tool

https://www.xda-developers.com/never-going-back-to-powerpoint-after-mastering-free-open-source-tool/

Agentic AI security

Brilliant stuff: 

https://open.substack.com/pub/disesdi/p/key-components-of-agentic-architectures-456?r=1vvg7&utm_medium=ios

The Unrecognized Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism: A Cross-sectional Study - PMC

Published in 2020!

As seen online:

“In summary, our findings show a high prevalence of unrecognized yet biochemically overt primary aldosteronism using current confirmatory diagnostic thresholds. They highlight the inadequacy of the current diagnostic approach that heavily relies on the ARR and, most important, show the existence of a pathologic continuum of nonsuppressible renin-independent aldosterone production that parallels the severity of hypertension. These findings support the need to redefine primary aldosteronism from a rare and categorical disease to, instead, a common syndrome that manifests across a broad severity spectrum and may be a primary contributor to hypertension pathogenesis.”

— from The Unrecognized Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism: A Cross-sectional Study - PMC as of 15 November 2025

Also see: Conn's and such

The ZOOM Handy H-1

As seen online:

“Software H1 Firmware H1 System Version 2.10 H Series ASIO Driver Windows 10/11 (64bit)”

— from | ZOOM as of 15 November 2025

Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic

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““In summary, our large-scale multi-ancestry GWAS provides a map of the genetic architecture of fibromyalgia, identifying 26 risk loci and providing robust genetic validation of the notion that fibromyalgia is primarily a central nervous system disorder,” the researchers concluded.”

— from Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic as of 15 November 2025

Prompt Engineering Urges ‘Hermeneutic Prompting’ As A Powerful Technique Unlocking The True Value Of Generative AI

Hand stuff, worth experimenting with

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2025/11/11/prompt-engineering-urges-hermeneutic-prompting-as-a-powerful-technique-unlocking-the-true-value-of-generative-ai/

Part X: The Enshittification of Judgment and the Fight for the Lawyer’s Soul

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“This process has a name, coined by Cory Doctorow: “enshittification.” The Enshittification Life Cycle Doctorow’s term describes the predictable, three-stage decay of digital platforms: First, the platform is good to its users. It offers a great, often subsidized, service to attract a large, locked-in user base. Next, the platform abuses its users to serve its business customers. Once users are captive, the platform’s loyalty shifts to the people who pay it. Finally, the platform abuses its business customers to extract all value for itself (shareholders). With everyone locked in, the platform becomes a “pile of shit”—a rent-seeking, inefficient monopoly that no one likes but everyone must use. This is the inevitable trajectory of Google, Amazon, and X. And it is precisely what is happening to the law.”

— from Part X: The Enshittification of Judgment and the Fight for the Lawyer’s Soul as of 10 November 2025

Easy broccoli soup recipe | Good Food

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“Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the potato and stock in a saucepan and bring to the boil, turn down to simmer for 10 mins until the potato is tender, then add the broccoli and some seasoning and cook for another 4-5 mins. Blend the soup until smooth”

— from Easy broccoli soup recipe | Good Food as of 10 November 2025

HTML5 Editor | Free Online Editor & Preview Tool

As seen online:

“Very handy tool for quick bits of html coding”

— from HTML5 Editor | Free Online Editor & Preview Tool as of 10 November 2025

Scam Sharer - free Which? tool

Scam Sharer - free Which? tool:

As seen online:

“How did you come across the scam? ”

— from Scam Sharer - free Which? tool as of 6 November 2025

Prompt Engineering Newest Technique Is Verbalized Sampling That Stirs AI To Be Free-Thinking And Improve Your Responses

Prompt Engineering Newest Technique Is Verbalized Sampling That Stirs AI To Be Free-Thinking And Improve Your Responses 

"craft your prompt to tell the AI to come up with multiple answers based on the internal probability distribution associated with the pattern-matching within the AI. You can then ask the AI to show the various answers, accompanied by their probabilities, or you can simply instruct the AI to show you the one that has the highest, lowest, or some other selection criteria in terms of probabilities."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2025/11/01/prompt-engineering-newest-technique-is-verbalized-sampling-that-stirs-ai-to-be-free-thinking-and-improve-your-responses/

Scientists Have Uncovered a 3rd State of Life, Which Starts After Cell Death

Scientists Have Uncovered a 3rd State of Life, Which Starts After Cell Death https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a62244774/biobots-third-state/

d/acc: one year later

Vitalik Buterin:

“We, humans, continue to be the brightest star. The task ahead of us, of building an even brighter 21ˢᵗ century that preserves human survival and freedom and agency as we head toward the stars, is a challenging one. But I am confident that we are up to it.”

— from d/acc: one year later as of 3 November 2025

Fontenelle, Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds - Aliens

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“Conversations with a Lady, on the Plurality of Worlds. Written in French by M. Fontenelle, ... Translated by Mr. Glanvill. the Fourth Edition. with the Addition of a Sixth Conversation”

— from Fontenelle, Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds; - AbeBooks as of 3 November 2025

GIRL MUSIC 007: LEADBELLY | “I Was Rollin’ Honey from Sun to Sun” – Juno Rylee Journalism

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““Irene” became the most popular song of 1950, with The New York Times estimating the song could be heard 1,400 times a minute across 2,583 radio stations, 99 television stations, and 400,000 jukeboxes nationwide.”

— from GIRL MUSIC 007: LEADBELLY | “I Was Rollin’ Honey from Sun to Sun” – Juno Rylee Journalism as of 2 November 2025

The Return of the Luddites | Los Angeles Review of Books

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“What Silicon Valley frames as a revolution in thinking, Bender and Hanna reframe as more of the same: an intensification of automated systems that call for the kind of humanist pushback Byron once gave the loom.”

— from The Return of the Luddites | Los Angeles Review of Books as of 1 November 2025

AI and digital twins to serve increasingly complex robot management

AI and digital twins to serve increasingly complex robot management | Computer Weekly https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/AI-and-digital-twins-to-serve-increasingly-complex-robot-management https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/AI-and-digital-twins-to-serve-increasingly-complex-robot-management?utm_campaign=20251028_Post+Office+paid+one+law+firm+more+for+inquiry+representation+than+cost+of+actual+inquiry&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MDN&source_ad_id=366632887&asrc=EM_MDN_320838018&bt_ee=Dj40IQAmpj3%2B%2FFhHQbTeFIVrG0x6TP%2BkDWCmJlj7iCE%3D&bt_ts=1761650918100

Hommfer – Waffle Cotton Bathrobe with V-Neck

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“Enjoy absolute comfort with this waffle cotton V-neck bathrobe. Made from soft, breathable cotton fabric, it feels comfortable without overheating. Its elegant collar, adjustable waistband, and practical pockets make it ideal for relaxing in the bathroom with elegance and simplicity.”

— from Hommfer – Waffle Cotton Bathrobe with V-Neck as of 1 November 2025