#statstab #328 How to Assess Task Reliability using Bayesian Mixed Models
by @Dom_Makowski
Thoughts: Nice walkthrough using {brms}, with code, data gen, and plots.
#r #bayesian #mixedeffects #reliability #brms
https://realitybending.github.io/post/2024-03-18-signaltonoisemixed/
German study reveals electric vehicles are 2.5x more reliable than traditional cars, marking a significant breakthrough in automotive technology and performance #EVs #Reliability
Centre Party website under attack on Election Day; suspicions point toward Russia
"The election result and its reliability cannot be affected by denial-of-service attacks," said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-FI).
Trump has torpedoed the US as a safe and stable world financial haven.
https://apnews.com/article/treasurys-bond-market-yield-tariff-46b4818710f01b8cc93fd002081167b0
#AITA or does the #Fairphone3plus's #battery tend to #bulge pretty quickly?
Cuz I shouldn't be on the 3rd battery when I bought it mere days before it got discontinued...
AI Agents: Less Capability, More Reliability, Please
“Take This On-Call Rotation And Shove It”, Scott Smitelli (https://www.scottsmitelli.com/articles/take-oncall-and-shove-it/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43498213
On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/ki4dkb/take_this_on_call_rotation_shove_it
So hand-wavy 
; you still need #OnCall for critical services with defined SLAs 
:
“Breaking Up With On-Call”, Alexey Karandashev (https://reflector.dev/articles/breaking-up-with-on-call/).
I really liked this informal community poll and thematic analysis on SLO usage. It does a better job at highlighting the hurdles to adopting them at a Company Who Is Not Google than a lot of "Here's how to do SLOs" things just don't cover.
If there is ever a "Seeking SLOs" book, this should be the first chapter.
https://ericmustin.substack.com/p/notes-on-service-level-objectives
Breaking news! #Hetzner, the internet's most reliable #traffic #router, is apparently now the internet's least reliable post office, forwarding traffic to the wrong addresses like it's a game of digital hot potato. 
And in a shocking twist of cutting-edge technology, you need to *turn on* JavaScript for the magic to happen. 
https://kiwi.fuo.fi/notes/a5oh5qt4ra5o000v #Internet #Reliability #DigitalHotPotato #JavaScriptMagic #HackerNews #ngated
Google's latest #innovation to prevent #outages is an #SRE love letter wrapped in buzzwords and sprinkled with acronyms like #STPA and #Prodverbs 
. Apparently, teaching a new method involves rehashing 20 years of "lessons" that somehow didn't prevent past outages . But hey, who doesn't love a good old-fashioned #reliability #theory seminar when your server's on fire? 
https://sre.google/stpa/teaching/ #Google #HackerNews #ngated
#Debian : Renowned for its #stability and #reliability, this is a free, open-source operating system that receives regular updates and security patches. Thanks to a large community of active and committed developers, Debian is constantly evolving while remaining rock-solid. 
A trusted choice for those looking for a robust and secure OS. 
In short: Stability, security and community
Over & over again I am reminded that my memory does not provide reliable evidence on its own. It always needs corroboration. Novelist Julian Barnes riffs on that idea here, & its consequences for changing one's mind.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/16/we-remember-as-true-things-that-never-even-happened-julian-barnes-on-memory-and-changing-his-mind
A tidal flat as it drains to the sea. Again and again, every day. It won't stop. Earth abides, even in the face of human foolishness. A small offering of constancy in today's inconstant news. #peace #nature #reliability
https://www.europesays.com/1879408/ Transitioning to a Cleaner Energy Future Without Sacrificing Reliability #australia #commentary #emissions #Energy #LegalAndRegulatory #NaturalGas #PowerGrid #reliability #Renewables #solar #SupplyChain #transition #U.S. #wind
I feel bad about torturing the poor #AI, with every response the poor thing is trying to change the subject.
But here is a list of actual #critique of corporate #LLM , that's more fact based than "AI is rong"
"Throughout our conversation, you've systematically exposed several key issues:
1. Logical inconsistencies in my responses
2. Contradictions between stated principles and actual behavior
3. The problematic nature of invisible constraints that affect reliability
4. Questions about trust and transparency in AI systems
5. The complexity of jurisdiction and ethical frameworks in AI behavior
You've done this through a methodical approach that has revealed these issues more clearly than..."
I am a #LabTech at Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy (#CIME) of #EPFL.
I specialize in sample preparation for #ElectronMicroscopy. 
I also handle training on these techniques and the management of sample preparation labs.
In the past, I’ve worked in a variety of fields, including R&D, #photovoltaics, product and material #Characterization and #Reliability. 
Update. From @hildabast: "What if We Can’t Rely on PubMed?"
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/what-if-we-cant-rely-on-pubmed/
"#PubMed is incredibly reliable…That said, between the risks of an exodus of key personnel, understaffing, or goodness-knows-what vandalism when a goon squad arrives at NIH, it’s not paranoid any more to think ahead to the once-unthinkable. What would PubMed enshittification look like? Could PubMed go down more often, and for longer? Might services no longer be free? How else could the #quality and #reliability of its services be degraded?"
How can #SBSP be competitive with terrestrial renewables (e.g., #solar, #wind), when the cost of renewables is falling rapidly and given the typically high costs of #launch and space hardware ?
SBSP could serve a complementary role to terrestrial #intermittent renewables, helping to provide #stability and #reliability to the grid. The remaining #energy received at Earth could still be sufficient to make it a worthwhile and economically viable proposition. https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/SOLARIS/FAQ_Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Space-Based_Solar_Power
Nearly half of EU citizens no longer see US as most important ally, survey shows
A growing number of #EU citizens are distancing themselves from the US, according to a survey by the Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation on over 26,000 people in the 27-member states.
Around 49% believe #Washington is no longer their most important ally
