David Lemayian
@davidlemayian.bsky.social
Maker of tools and trouble. Founder & Principal at Tenery Research. #Simple #Scalable #Smart
Stunning aerial photo of the ”world's largest gathering” -
IPA 2025 Winner / MahaKumbh - World's Largest Gathering / Savadmon Avalachamveettil
A once-in-144 years phenomenon. Ash-smeared Hindu holy men (Naga Sadhus) charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival.An…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Stunning aerial photo of the ”world's largest gathering” -
My team at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Eastern and Southern Africa Open Mapping Hub is hiring for a Senior Manager in charge of Programs. - hotosm.bamboohr.com/careers/186
BambooHR
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December 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
My team at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Eastern and Southern Africa Open Mapping Hub is hiring for a Senior Manager in charge of Programs. - hotosm.bamboohr.com/careers/186
COP30: Zimbabwe’s forest and energy projects reveal the downside of carbon credits #climate #carbonmarkets #zimbabwe
COP30: Zimbabwe’s forest and energy projects reveal the downside of carbon credits
Carbon offsets in Zimbabwe pay for new garden projects and clean energy stoves, but prevent local communities from fully using communal land.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
COP30: Zimbabwe’s forest and energy projects reveal the downside of carbon credits #climate #carbonmarkets #zimbabwe
"Africa is not running behind. Africa is setting the pace." — Eliud Kipchoge #KenyaSoftwareAndAISummit #AI #Eldoret
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"Africa is not running behind. Africa is setting the pace." — Eliud Kipchoge #KenyaSoftwareAndAISummit #AI #Eldoret
"An estimated 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Daughters are often the first family members to be pulled out of classrooms when disaster strikes. When water systems collapse, women may be forced to walk farther, often in unsafe conditions."
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September 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"An estimated 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Daughters are often the first family members to be pulled out of classrooms when disaster strikes. When water systems collapse, women may be forced to walk farther, often in unsafe conditions."
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"Ten years of progress and challenges: Insights into global child poverty" by UNICEF and World Bank blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinp...
Ten years of progress and challenges: Insights into global child poverty
The past decade has seen slow but steady progress toward reducing the number of children who are living in extreme poverty worldwide. Yet despite this progress, children remain disproportionately…
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September 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"Ten years of progress and challenges: Insights into global child poverty" by UNICEF and World Bank blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinp...
we are all stardust
September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
we are all stardust
"The push for fairer cartography rejects colonial shrinkage of a huge continent by the Mercator projection. This is not pedantry. It’s politics"
The Guardian view on Africa and maps: drawn true, its scale and promise can’t be ignored | Editorial
Editorial: The push for fairer cartography rejects colonial shrinkage of a huge continent by the Mercator projection. This is not pedantry. It’s politics
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August 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"The push for fairer cartography rejects colonial shrinkage of a huge continent by the Mercator projection. This is not pedantry. It’s politics"
🤓 #Research: Global South faces "disproportionately high" urban flood risk www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Global South shows higher urban flood exposures than the Global North under current and future scenarios - Communications Earth & Environment
Urban flood exposure in terms of area, population, and economic assets has increased significantly from 2000 to 2020, particularly in East Asia and rapidly in Africa, with projections indicating…
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August 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
🤓 #Research: Global South faces "disproportionately high" urban flood risk www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#WeekendRead: When #waste ends up in drainages, it will block them and lead to higher and more prolonged #floods. Red Cross of Montenegro and the Zeta Municipality came up with a solution. Read on in the link. Are you ready for #WorldCleanupDay? zcralliance.org/blogs/levera...
Leveraging collaboration to enhance waste management for greater flood resilience - Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance
An innovative collaboration between the Red Cross of Montenegro and the Zeta Municipality led to the development of local waste management stations that help to protect the community from flooding.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#WeekendRead: When #waste ends up in drainages, it will block them and lead to higher and more prolonged #floods. Red Cross of Montenegro and the Zeta Municipality came up with a solution. Read on in the link. Are you ready for #WorldCleanupDay? zcralliance.org/blogs/levera...
"When conflict forced Nisreen Mahmoud to leave #Khartoum, she carried with her not only memories but a deep commitment to rebuilding what was left behind. Now based in Egypt, she continues to support her community using what she knows best: mapping." #OpenMapping
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Mapping from Exile: Nisreen Mahmoud’s Journey to Support Sudan’s Recovery through Community and Open Data
When conflict forced Nisreen Mahmoud to leave Khartoum, she carried with her not only memories but a deep commitment to rebuilding what was left behind. Now based in Egypt, she continues to support…
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August 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"When conflict forced Nisreen Mahmoud to leave #Khartoum, she carried with her not only memories but a deep commitment to rebuilding what was left behind. Now based in Egypt, she continues to support her community using what she knows best: mapping." #OpenMapping
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#SundayRead: "Why we need a right not to be manipulated" - www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Why we need a right not to be manipulated
From airlines to broadband, companies exploit cognitive biases to get us to part with money. Here’s how to fight back
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August 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
#SundayRead: "Why we need a right not to be manipulated" - www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
📖 #Walkthrough: The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data
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The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data - bellingcat
Extreme weather events are increasingly forcing millions of people from their homes. In this guide we will focus on visualising conflict, climate and displacement data.
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July 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
📖 #Walkthrough: The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data
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Very cool: Using a 3d mesh to support more accurate mapping with slum communities in Sierra Leone #HOTOSM #OpenMapping www.openstreetmap.org/user/pedrito...
Using a 3d mesh to support more accurate mapping with slum communities in Sierra Leone
At HOT, we are working on a collaboration with communities in informal settlements in Sierra Leone as part of the Know Your City project led by Slum Dwellers International.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Very cool: Using a 3d mesh to support more accurate mapping with slum communities in Sierra Leone #HOTOSM #OpenMapping www.openstreetmap.org/user/pedrito...
Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?
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Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?
Volunteer cartographers on the island of St. Lucia are turning local knowledge into life-saving maps in the face of rising seas and stronger storms.
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July 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?
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grist.org/solutions/ca...
The next generation of factories could be in space and I am excited for it! www.spaceforge.com
Space Forge
Making Space Work for Humanity
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June 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The next generation of factories could be in space and I am excited for it! www.spaceforge.com
If you are building #AI Solutions for #African #Governments, this is for you - startup.google.com/programs/gro...
Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech - Google for Startups
Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech is a program for high potential EMEA-based startups developing solutions that could improve government processes and enhance services for citizens.
startup.google.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If you are building #AI Solutions for #African #Governments, this is for you - startup.google.com/programs/gro...
Builder.ai did not “fake AI with 700 engineers” — newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pulse-...
The Pulse #137: Builder.ai did not “fake AI with 700 engineers”
Building a system where hundreds of devs simulate being an AI would have been silly in 2024. Also: stock vesting changes at NVIDIA and Anthropic, a reminder on how vibe-coded apps are wonky, and more
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June 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Builder.ai did not “fake AI with 700 engineers” — newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pulse-...
#Opportunity: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is hiring for Regional Director East and Southern Africa based out of Nairobi, Kenya. #IkoKazi #IkoKaziKe ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Regional Director East and Southern Africa
What we are looking for NRC is looking for a Regional Director, East & Southern Africa to join the organisation. The role holder will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of…
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June 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#Opportunity: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is hiring for Regional Director East and Southern Africa based out of Nairobi, Kenya. #IkoKazi #IkoKaziKe ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Acts of the Apostles 2:1-4 NLT
[1] On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.
[1] On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.
June 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Acts of the Apostles 2:1-4 NLT
[1] On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.
[1] On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.
"The Darwin Gödel Machine: AI that improves itself by rewriting its own code " - sakana.ai/dgm/
Sakana AI
The Darwin Gödel Machine: AI that improves itself by rewriting its own code
sakana.ai
June 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"The Darwin Gödel Machine: AI that improves itself by rewriting its own code " - sakana.ai/dgm/
"All progress on LLMs could halt today, and LLMs would remain the 2nd most important thing to happen over the course of my career."
Read on: "My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts"
Read on: "My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts"
My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts
My smartest friends have bananas arguments about LLM coding.
fly.io
June 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"All progress on LLMs could halt today, and LLMs would remain the 2nd most important thing to happen over the course of my career."
Read on: "My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts"
Read on: "My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts"
⚠️ #UnintendedConsequences: Its pods leave livestock toothless or dead, its foliage helps spread malaria, and its roots can change the course of rivers. Now scientists are searching for ways to curb a plant that covers 2m hectares. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How an idealistic tree-planting project turned into Kenya’s toxic, thorny nightmare
Introduced from South America, mathenge was intended to halt desertification, but now three-quarters of the country is at risk of invasion by the invasive tree
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May 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
⚠️ #UnintendedConsequences: Its pods leave livestock toothless or dead, its foliage helps spread malaria, and its roots can change the course of rivers. Now scientists are searching for ways to curb a plant that covers 2m hectares. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just a beautiful tree doing its beautiful tree thing. #HappyThursday
May 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just a beautiful tree doing its beautiful tree thing. #HappyThursday
[7] The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. [8] And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
— Jeremiah 1:7-8 NLT
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— Jeremiah 1:7-8 NLT
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Jeremiah 1:7-8 The LORD replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the L | New Living Translation (NLT) | Download The Bible App Now
The LORD replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the L
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May 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
[7] The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. [8] And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
— Jeremiah 1:7-8 NLT
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— Jeremiah 1:7-8 NLT
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