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Joseph A di Paolantonio
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Sensor Analytics Ecosystems #SensAE (like the Internet of Things #IoT without needing the Internet and not focused on Things), DataArchon, Bayesian, Privacy […]

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Roughly 100 members of Congress have said they will not approve further funding of ICE without reforms. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fed-powell-golden-globes-2026_n_6964c61ee4b0b3be67eb8c89/liveblog_6966aa5de4b09c0a939bfc60
January 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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But in public... 1/..

"In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims

The testimony, part of derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widespread fraud in 2020 election" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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WHO told me to read "Consider Her Ways" by Frederick Philip Grove? Someone on here told me about this book...

This books is:

* amazing
* a little bonkers, can't believe it's real
* hilarious ... wall to wall ant jokes

Let me share a passage:

"She went so far as to assert that, if nature had […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
January 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Just got to pull out at 1,500 page book in a discussion with a student, point to some diagrams, and say "see, this is why when you think you are measuring the bandwidth of the network, you are actually measuring two dozen *other* things, and maybe, incidentally, the bandwidth of the network"

I […]
Original post on discuss.systems
discuss.systems
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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EVERYONE!! Fomalhaut is at it again!! Crashing its planetesimals together and making dust clouds!!!!

I am very excited because I and others wrote papers saying that this would happen: if Fomalhaut b (the first directly imaged "exoplanet" oops) was actually a dust cloud, it should fade away and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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“ A plan to tax millionaires in Washington state has won the support of top Democratic leaders and Gov. Bob Ferguson, setting up a fresh debate over a state income tax. “

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/01/12/washington-state-millionaire-tax-ferguson-democrats-proposal
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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“ Jan. 13, 2026, 5:00 AM EST / Updated Jan. 13, 2026, 1:43 PM EST
by Lawrence Hurley | NBC NEWS
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to uphold state laws that ban #transgender athletes from taking part in girls' and women's school and college sports.” […]
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mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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It has been 0️⃣ days since I got the meaning of a trailing '/' on the source argument to rsync backwards
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Did a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation with a collaborator for AST SpaceMobile's fucking huge satellite launched last month and will unfurl soon.

We got mag -12. The full moon is -13, magnitudes are logarithmic. It's a little fainter than the moon, at least?

We made lots of assumptions […]
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mastodon.social
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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IMO , this evil administration is trying so create an environment / situation so he can declare a national emergency and stay in power 👉🏻” MINNEAPOLIS — From high school students to elected officials, residents in Minnesota are pushing back against the growing deployment of federal immigration […]
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mastodon.social
January 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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#earthquake “ By Shane Croucher,John Feng
Published January 13, 2026
A4.6 magnitude earthquake has . struck Fornace Zarattini in northern Italy, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake was recorded at around 10:17 a.m. local time (4:17 a.m. ET) at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). “ […]
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mastodon.social
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Everyone talks about “electrifying everything.” That frame is already outdated. What’s happening is #Bettrification: when electrification turns systems into software—rewriting economics, automation & intelligence across the entire economy. I’ve laid out the framework in a manifesto 👇
#LFP #Lithium
Dawn of the Age of Bettrification - EV Curve Futurist
Bettrification goes beyond electrification—where electrons, storage, automation and AI reshape transport, industry, labour and power into a new economic system.
evcurvefuturist.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Newcomers to SF who find *Nob Hill* scary are maybe just scared of cities and ‘diversity’. NOB HILL
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
In November, @czds and I discovered that we required a permit and were told a sketch would do, so we requested a document consultation from our local permit office but never received a response. Today we filed for a permit based on the same sketch and […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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The physics department head at UBC (who is a lovely person and was on my PhD committee) brings his dog to work!! This has made my day 100x better! (Sorry I forgot to take a picture, I was too busy smooshing her floofy face)

Now film shoot for another documentary about space debris. (This is […]
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mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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The ins and outs of this reporting are a bit complicated but it importantly shows how law enforcement misusing street cameras and how the private company that provides them does not want to accept responsibility for making their product better […]
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mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Yesterday it took me an hour longer than I expected to get to UBC, so today I overcompensated and arrived 45 minutes early. Oops. I also realized most of the way to campus that I forgot to tap my transit card... I am even worse at transit commuting than I thought!

Also I got my first interview […]
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mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Another one bites the dust

"Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) is retiring, he announced Tuesday in a post on social media, becoming the latest House Republican to call it quits ahead of what is expected to be a punishing midterm election year for the party in power." www.politico.com/live-updates...
Florida Rep. Neal Dunn to retire
“The time has come to pass the torch to new conservative leaders, return home to Panama City, and spend more precious time with my family and our beloved grandchildren,” he wrote.
www.politico.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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DHS is maiming people, too.

"A young protester was nearly killed and was left permanently blind after a DHS agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim." www.latimes.com/california/s...
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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“ Washington lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would limit when police officers can cover their faces while interacting with the public.
Senate Bill 5855 adds a new section to state law requiring law enforcement officers to be clearly identifiable, including a visible name or […]
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mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Racist Trump administration “to end temporary protected status for Somalis in the U.S.

Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Trump administration to end temporary protected status for Somalis in the U.S.
Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, she said.
www.nbcnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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US inflation remained at a higher-than-expected 2.7% in December

www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/e...
US inflation remained at a higher-than-expected 2.7% in December | CNN Business
US consumer prices rose 2.7% annually in December, closing out a year that saw slight progress on inflation but continued affordability concerns for many Americans.
www.cnn.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM