arupc

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Live in the intersection of science, technology and politics. Migrated from Twitter.
arupcApr 17, 2023
IndiaNewsWatchApr 17, 2023

Killing on Live TV Renews Alarm About India’s Slide Toward Extrajudicial Violence

The victim was a former politician, a notorious criminal and a Muslim. Afterward, two government officials described the killing as akin to divine justice.

#UttarPradesh #prayagraj #allahabad #AtiqAhmed #AtiqAhmedKilling #UPpolice #BJP #AjayBisht #YogiAdiyanath #crime #law #police #muslims #hindutva #india

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/asia/atiq-ahmed-shot-india.html

Killing of Atiq Ahmed in India Renews Alarm About Extrajudicial Violence

The victim was a former politician, a notorious criminal and a Muslim. Afterward, two government officials described the killing as akin to divine justice.

The New York Times
arupcJan 19, 2023
VinceJan 19, 2023
Yes, pretty much.
arupcJan 8, 2023
(moving) APODJan 8, 2023

Where Your Elements Came From

Image Credit & License: Wikipedia: Cmglee; Data: Jennifer Johnson (OSU)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230108.html #APOD

APOD: 2023 January 8 – Where Your Elements Came From

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

arupcJan 5, 2023
Drew HarwellJan 4, 2023

Another Black man falsely accused of a crime and arrested because of a bad facial recognition search. Fourth or so we know about; probably many more we don't. Arrested while driving to a family Thanksgiving and kept in jail for 7 days, even though he'd never been in the same state as the crime scene

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/jpso-used-facial-recognition-to-arrest-a-man-it-was-wrong/article_0818361a-8886-11ed-8119-93b98ecccc8d.html

JPSO used facial recognition technology to arrest a man. The tech was wrong.

Technology has given police vast reach to compare the faces of criminal suspects against a trove of mug shots, driver’s licenses, and even selfies plucked from social media.

NOLA.com
arupcJan 5, 2023
Yahia LababidiJan 4, 2023

“Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.”

—Cicero (106 BC-43 BC)

#quote #quotes #wisdom #history #histodons @histodons #writing #books #funny #truth #wednesday #life #reflection #meditation

arupcJan 2, 2023
Robert McNeesJan 2, 2023

Lynn Conway, electricial engineer and computer scientist, co-architect of the VLSI design revolution, and transgender activist, was born #OTD in 1938.

She invented Dynamic Instruction Scheduling at IBM, but IBM fired her when they learned she was transitioning.

Photo: Lynn Conway

arupcDec 28, 2022
Tara HolleyDec 27, 2022
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arupcDec 28, 2022
Greg WilsonDec 27, 2022
If you install the https://www.libraryextension.com/ browser extension, then when you're on a book's page on Amazon it'll show you if your local library has copies, and if so, let you place a hold. It's a beautiful example of a useful little tool.
Library Extension (for web browsers)

Library Extension lets you instantly see book and eBook availability from your local library

Library Extension
arupcDec 26, 2022

https://www.cnet.com/tech/tesla-drivers-are-getting-fed-up-with-elon-musks-twitter-meltdowns/

"The last straw for Heather was Elon Musk's attacks on Anthony Fauci... For Logan, it was when Musk ordered employees to stop paying Twitter's bills to vendors for services they'd already rendered.

For Tom, Musk's corrosive and unstable leadership of Twitter since he bought the social media site at the end of October was just too much.

... Tesla salesperson on the other end of the line: "We're hearing a lot of that." "

Tesla Drivers Are Getting Fed Up With Elon Musk's Twitter Meltdowns

Surveys find Tesla's brand image is sinking, while sales people say "a lot" of cancelling customers blame Musk's Twitter behavior.

CNET
arupcDec 25, 2022
Rod HiltonDec 25, 2022

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.