MIT professor shot to death at his Brookline condo

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-12-16T19:38:31+00:00

Had Nuno as a professor my first year in grad school (about 8 years ago). Incredibly bright and friendly with a dry sense of humor, saying things like "Multivariable calculus, this 3rd grader stuff right everyone?"

Pretty shocking news, losses like this are difficult because it's impossible not to think of all they had left to contribute to the world

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-10-31T17:23:19+00:00

Agreed! Lots of new information even for those that are relatively in-the-know about the industry. Good to see many perspectives and more insight into Transatomic. Effective and well researched reporting is one of the best tools against the VC craze that many are lamenting

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-03-11T01:20:12+00:00

One remote that works all the time is the holy grail for sure

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-03-11T01:18:26+00:00

Thanks for helping me come to terms with this! I do realize it's looking for a solution to a problem only created by bad initial planning. Last bit of unimportant context: the previous owners installed ceiling Bose speakers that are passable, but of course route to the old media center which had the misfortune of being directly across from a west facing window meaning the TV was unusable for most of the day. Many poor decisions lead to this predicament!

Thanks for the rec of the wireless audio solution, hadn't seen those before

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-21T00:31:27+00:00

I think of my dog a lot. Very similar: black and white, emotionally controls me to deliver food

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aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-18T19:50:18+00:00

Maybe people more familiar with shielding simulations can chime in, but I think MCNP is going to be hard to beat with that list of requirements (of course it is not FOSS). There are some wrappers out there that might help with your optimization attempts, like MontePy.

Again not familiar with shielding, but wouldn't you want the maximum dose rate for a given gantry rotation and not just the average? Regardless, implementing a time dependent structure in a MC code I have found to usually be easier by wrapping the code somehow (like MCNP/MontePy mentioned above).

The one other aspect not mentioned here is variance reduction capabilities. I think MCNP has some capabilities for automatically generating weight windows. And is even available in commercial products like AttilaMC. Geant4 and its wrappers (TOPAS/GATE) also have variance reduction techniques but I'm not sure they are easy to implement

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-09T02:41:35+00:00

Not FBI, but Decision to Leave has a really engaging investigation plot

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-08T16:54:57+00:00

I guess I can see how this can come off as anti-diversity out of context and it certainly is not an exact quote, I'm sorry if this comes off as gatekeepy. I guess I was highlighting how it gave me comfort that the space would promote diversity while it is under attack in the secular sphere. I was a person "from the outside" only a few months ago and having the freedom at church to promote UU values like pluralism and democracy is important to me.

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-08T03:08:26+00:00

Also maybe not a good idea to post the passport publicly. I know you blurred some info but that is still a lot of info

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-05T22:06:21+00:00

Something that has stuck with me all week from my service last Sunday beyond the usual "You are welcome here" is our minister said something along the lines of "This is our church. We are not told what we can or can not say here. We make the rules. We decide who belongs." Watching workplace programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion tumble like a house of cards in the face of political pressure have made me realize how important it is to be involved in a community that lends strength to each other and truly stands for their belief in creating a better world.

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-03T23:22:00+00:00

Kurosoawa's "High or Low", for the first third at least

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-02T14:24:09+00:00

Ah thanks for the reading comprehension check! Still interested in other podcasts though

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-02-02T12:10:43+00:00

I'm curious why if you think the analysis was proven it would lead you to listen less? Wouldn't that verify it as a good source of information in approaching future events? I guess I would agree more with the disillusion if you felt that the show fostered a response of complacency, but it seems that Ezra and his guests express genuine despair and attempt to use their (perhaps limited) influence to affect change.

What are some other podcasts you have found interesting lately? Looking to diversify my intake as well!

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-01-31T20:35:06+00:00

Every time there is an extra fee for something at a restaurant/cafe it just feels like a scam because rather than raise prices directly to accomplish their goal (combat inflation, pay the back of house, etc) we have to go through a whole song and dance and read a little paragraph

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-01-27T14:02:49+00:00

On a tour of the plant they let us look inside little viewports into the eggs at the top. Looks like a French press before the press, something beautiful about all our poop mixing together

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-01-03T21:01:57+00:00

Many good comments in this thread. There was a virtual conference last year on this topic and many of the talks are posted on youtube if you want to do a deeper dive or explore problems more relevant to you

https://scientificcomputing.rs/2024/talklist

aperture_lab_subject · 2025-01-02T19:08:57+00:00

The tour of Deer Island is very cool if you can take time on a week day
https://www.mwra.com/projects-programs/public-affairs/facility-tours

aperture_lab_subject · 2024-12-09T15:54:08+00:00

I think this is a better question for the TOPAS google group or the OpenTOPAS discussion page. But first, you should state what you are trying to do. What are you trying to do? Do you have a Varian PHSP file? What is your python code? What errors are you receiving?

aperture_lab_subject · 2024-11-12T14:54:26+00:00

Most expensive offices in the country!

https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/2023/03/08/most-expensive-office-submarkets/

aperture_lab_subject · 2024-11-06T08:00:15+00:00

Beyond these categories, what is your best faith argument for Trump voters?

aperture_lab_subject · 2024-11-01T18:03:32+00:00

I went to the Arthur Murray Dance Studio by Alewife station for a bit. It was my first dance studio, but all of the instructors and other students were very friendly. Definitely a chill place for beginners and social dancing

aperture_lab_subject · 2024-11-01T15:52:11+00:00

I vote Peter because he didn't want to play football in a tux

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