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Servant Leadership, Team Collaboration, and Intelligent Discourse. Career Coaching focused on Aspirational Goals, Growth, and Learning. Accessibility and Testability should be foundational.
Servant Leadership, Team Collaboration, and Intelligent Discourse. Career Coaching focused on Aspirational Goals, Growth, and Learning. Accessibility and Testability should be foundational.
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There's a Reason Women Aren't Swooning Over AI Like Men Are
Or rather, a great many reasons
open.substack.com
A really interesting assessment on how and why #AI is not necessarily a helpful tool for #Women. Not just in the workplace but also as a new agonist for misogyny, reinforcing some destructive ideas and patterns.
#WomenInSTEM
open.substack.com/pub/thenoosp...
#WomenInSTEM
open.substack.com/pub/thenoosp...
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With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/11/h...
How WA lawmakers are trying to regulate data centers • Washington State Standard
Washington legislators advanced data center legislation out of the House Appropriations Committee Monday with two significant changes.
washingtonstatestandard.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/11/h...
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🔥 Hot Repo！ 🔥 (100+ new stars)
📦 cjpais / Handy
⭐ 14,151 (+148)
🗒 TypeScript
A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.
📦 cjpais / Handy
⭐ 14,151 (+148)
🗒 TypeScript
A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.
GitHub - cjpais/Handy: A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.
A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. - cjpais/Handy
github.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Croak pioneered advancements in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology (including US Patent No. 7,599,359), laying the essential groundwork for current audio and video conferencing tools such as Zoom, FaceTime, and WhatsApp. She holds over 200 patents. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech #engineering
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Croak pioneered advancements in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology (including US Patent No. 7,599,359), laying the essential groundwork for current audio and video conferencing tools such as Zoom, FaceTime, and WhatsApp. She holds over 200 patents. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech #engineering
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Dr. Patricia Bath & Marian Croak were the first two Black women inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2022.
Bath saved the sight of millions with her Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment. Croak did pioneering work in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.
#WomenInSTEM #BHM
Bath saved the sight of millions with her Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment. Croak did pioneering work in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.
#WomenInSTEM #BHM
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Dr. Patricia Bath & Marian Croak were the first two Black women inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2022.
Bath saved the sight of millions with her Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment. Croak did pioneering work in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.
#WomenInSTEM #BHM
Bath saved the sight of millions with her Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment. Croak did pioneering work in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.
#WomenInSTEM #BHM
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Excluded from most popular accounts of the #womensmovement due to her forward thinking views on human rights, Matilda Joslyn Gage is a fascinating figure in American #history. Join us this Wednesday for our #WomensHistoryMonth event "The Wonderful Woman Behind Oz."
www.salemwitchmuseum.com/events
www.salemwitchmuseum.com/events
March 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Excluded from most popular accounts of the #womensmovement due to her forward thinking views on human rights, Matilda Joslyn Gage is a fascinating figure in American #history. Join us this Wednesday for our #WomensHistoryMonth event "The Wonderful Woman Behind Oz."
www.salemwitchmuseum.com/events
www.salemwitchmuseum.com/events
Decrease in job satisfaction seems logical. Looking forward to this one.
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Decrease in job satisfaction seems logical. Looking forward to this one.
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TikTok Alternative 'Skylight' Soars To 380K+ Users After TikTok US Deal Finalized
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/27/0036229/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-us-deal-finalized?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
TikTok Alternative 'Skylight' Soars To 380K+ Users After TikTok US Deal Finalized
Skylight, an open-source, TikTok-style video app built on the AT Protocol, surged past 380,000 users after last week's shake-up around TikTok's U.S. ownership and privacy concerns. TechCrunch reports: Launched last year and backed by Mark Cuban and other investors, Skylight's mobile app is built on...
tech.slashdot.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:12 AM
TikTok Alternative 'Skylight' Soars To 380K+ Users After TikTok US Deal Finalized
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/27/0036229/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-us-deal-finalized?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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Often there's a better way to write your code than using break in a loop.
Read more ‘‰ https://trey.io/xtql6h
#Python
trey.io
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Often there's a better way to write your code than using break in a loop.
Read more ‘‰ https://trey.io/xtql6h
#Python
Today it occurred to me to wonder if those Photo Challenges that specify posting previously unposted photographs are a new way to expose and harvest previously unavailable original content for various hungry #AI engines to consume.
Argument could sadly be made for every #photoChallenge.
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Argument could sadly be made for every #photoChallenge.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Today it occurred to me to wonder if those Photo Challenges that specify posting previously unposted photographs are a new way to expose and harvest previously unavailable original content for various hungry #AI engines to consume.
Argument could sadly be made for every #photoChallenge.
🤐🤦♀️🫣
Argument could sadly be made for every #photoChallenge.
🤐🤦♀️🫣
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@eff.org can we get more size runs for: shop.eff.org/cdn/shop/pro... pretty please?
December 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@eff.org can we get more size runs for: shop.eff.org/cdn/shop/pro... pretty please?
This looks like an interesting minimal distraction option, probably particularly appealing to certain #neurodiverse, #neurodivergent, or #neurospicy readers.
#Privacy #RSS #Blogs
#Privacy #RSS #Blogs
"Blogs Are Back is a privacy-focused RSS reader built for people who want to follow writers, not algorithms. Your feed, your rules."
Blogs Are Back — Discover and Follow Independent Blogs
Join the personal blog renaissance. Discover indie writers, follow them directly via RSS, and read without algorithms. A feed reader for the independent web.
www.blogsareback.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This looks like an interesting minimal distraction option, probably particularly appealing to certain #neurodiverse, #neurodivergent, or #neurospicy readers.
#Privacy #RSS #Blogs
#Privacy #RSS #Blogs
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While the phrase “agentic commerce” may sound like aspirational marketing jargon, the tools are already here, and people are apparently using them, much to eBay's chagrin.
eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents
New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.
arstechnica.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:10 PM
While the phrase “agentic commerce” may sound like aspirational marketing jargon, the tools are already here, and people are apparently using them, much to eBay's chagrin.
There is a lively conversation here about #AI in #education and #environmental impacts and #energy use. A little bit of the rabble-rouser contingent, but also some cogent anti-AI talking points.
Consider that AI data centers may be granted priority access to resources humans need to survive. #Water
Consider that AI data centers may be granted priority access to resources humans need to survive. #Water
Whatever my uni declares, I am not going to engage with AI. I am not going to use AI or teach students to use it. I am going to continue to explain to students why it is harmful. Absolutely absurd to allow this anti-intellectual, environmentally devastating technology into the university at all.
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
There is a lively conversation here about #AI in #education and #environmental impacts and #energy use. A little bit of the rabble-rouser contingent, but also some cogent anti-AI talking points.
Consider that AI data centers may be granted priority access to resources humans need to survive. #Water
Consider that AI data centers may be granted priority access to resources humans need to survive. #Water
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Cursor and Windsurf are transitioning to self-developed AI models, reducing dependence on external vendors. #ai
Cursor Unveils In-House Model as AI IDEs Go Full-Stack
hackernoon.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Cursor and Windsurf are transitioning to self-developed AI models, reducing dependence on external vendors. #ai
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Understand Lambda Functions with Easy Programs
youtu.be/A2d5eKBZTZA
youtu.be/A2d5eKBZTZA
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Understand Lambda Functions with Easy Programs
youtu.be/A2d5eKBZTZA
youtu.be/A2d5eKBZTZA
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🐍 Using Pandas and #Python to Explore Your Dataset 📰
Using Pandas and Python to Explore Your Dataset
In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to start exploring a dataset with Pandas and Python. You'll learn how to access specific rows and columns to answer questions about your data. You'll also see how to handle missing values and prepare to v...
realpython.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🐍 Using Pandas and #Python to Explore Your Dataset 📰
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Results from a survey of 1,750 AI-using tech workers:
• 55% say AI beat expectations; ~70% say their work quality’s up.
• >50% save at least ½ day/week.
• PMs get most value from AI help with PRDs (21.5%), mockups (19.8%), comms (18.5%).
• 92.4% report at least one significant downside of AI
• 55% say AI beat expectations; ~70% say their work quality’s up.
• >50% save at least ½ day/week.
• PMs get most value from AI help with PRDs (21.5%), mockups (19.8%), comms (18.5%).
• 92.4% report at least one significant downside of AI
AI tools are overdelivering: results from our large-scale AI productivity survey
What exactly AI is doing for people, which AI tools have product-market fit, where the biggest opportunities remain, and what it all means
substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Results from a survey of 1,750 AI-using tech workers:
• 55% say AI beat expectations; ~70% say their work quality’s up.
• >50% save at least ½ day/week.
• PMs get most value from AI help with PRDs (21.5%), mockups (19.8%), comms (18.5%).
• 92.4% report at least one significant downside of AI
• 55% say AI beat expectations; ~70% say their work quality’s up.
• >50% save at least ½ day/week.
• PMs get most value from AI help with PRDs (21.5%), mockups (19.8%), comms (18.5%).
• 92.4% report at least one significant downside of AI
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Imagine how much progress we could make if our profession wasn't expected to reinvent software engineering from scratch every 5 years.
December 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Imagine how much progress we could make if our profession wasn't expected to reinvent software engineering from scratch every 5 years.
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that sound you hear is thousands of home networks crying out and then suddenly ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR
NTP at NIST Boulder has lost power - NANOG - lists.nanog.org
lists.nanog.org
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
that sound you hear is thousands of home networks crying out and then suddenly ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR
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I keep thinking about this and also how there's a massive delay in terms of peer review, and as someone without a FT/TT position who does not use AI to write my papers but has six (maybe seven?) pending pieces...it's really frustrating. It's levels of austerity/capitalism.
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I keep thinking about this and also how there's a massive delay in terms of peer review, and as someone without a FT/TT position who does not use AI to write my papers but has six (maybe seven?) pending pieces...it's really frustrating. It's levels of austerity/capitalism.
A really interesting assessment on how and why #AI is not necessarily a helpful tool for #Women. Not just in the workplace but also as a new agonist for misogyny, reinforcing some destructive ideas and patterns.
#WomenInSTEM
open.substack.com/pub/thenoosp...
#WomenInSTEM
open.substack.com/pub/thenoosp...
There's a Reason Women Aren't Swooning Over AI Like Men Are
Or rather, a great many reasons
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A really interesting assessment on how and why #AI is not necessarily a helpful tool for #Women. Not just in the workplace but also as a new agonist for misogyny, reinforcing some destructive ideas and patterns.
#WomenInSTEM
open.substack.com/pub/thenoosp...
#WomenInSTEM
open.substack.com/pub/thenoosp...
This kind of experience is necessary and can be informative, transformative or fundamentally encouraging for #YoungWomen
#Leadership #Empowerment #SheCan
youtu.be/o2vjNLnzKKk
#Leadership #Empowerment #SheCan
youtu.be/o2vjNLnzKKk
LeadHERship Conference
YouTube video by Leighton Park School
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This kind of experience is necessary and can be informative, transformative or fundamentally encouraging for #YoungWomen
#Leadership #Empowerment #SheCan
youtu.be/o2vjNLnzKKk
#Leadership #Empowerment #SheCan
youtu.be/o2vjNLnzKKk