| Pronouns | She/Her |
| Favorite Superhero | Wonder Woman |
| Unpopular Opinion | I enjoyed Phantom Menace |
A Houston man pled guilty to orchestrating nationwide fraud scheme that used a variety of cons to trick elderly people out of their money.
Read about it here: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-fraud-texas-17853756.php
I love this Magazine celebrating women in #photography by photographer, writer, and traveler Anete Lusina.
Who is a woman in photography that you admire?
https://flipboard.com/@anetelusina/women-photographers-you-need-to-see-elkegpaqz
There are many interesting, unique, talented, and inspiring women photographers all around the world. My aim is to share their work and ideas and to gain a touch of inspiration myself or what is possible when you are brave enough to have your voice heard.
Here's the first question: Joe Biden has had fewer what than any U.S. president in recent memory?
Get the right answer and take the rest of the quiz here:
https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=links&utm_source=mastodon
There are also questions on #Politics #LochNessMonster #GenZ and #Music
Happy #Newstodon Friyay!
One of our favorite stories this week was about the the humble city bus is the key to improving US public transit.
A century ago, motorized buses were the technological wonder of their day.
Then for the last half-century, they were ignored.
https://theconversation.com/why-the-humble-city-bus-is-the-key-to-improving-us-public-transit-199052
@TexasObserver @damemagazine @TucsonSentinel @msfreepress @thexylom @themarkup @STAT @gbhnews @heiseonline @ProPublica #News
Another #BlackMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackTech appreciation post
Engineer Marian Croak created Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which converts voice data into digital signals for transmission over the #Internet
VoIP technology is instrumental for remote work, video conferencing like Skype, Zoom & FaceTime
She has over 200 patents in her name, more than earning her spot in the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Lift Every Voice & Sing ✊🏾
Another #BlackMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth appreciation post
Salute Mark Dean 🫡 — computer scientist/co-inventor of the color PC monitor & processing devices that made PC plug-ins possible (disk drives, vid gear, speakers, & scanners)
He also led team of IBM engineers in creating the 1st gigahertz chip—a revolutionary innovation enabling a billion calculations/second. The man holds 3 of IBMs original 9 patents & now has 20 patents under his belt 👊🏾✊🏾💪🏾
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