Vena
@venaj.bsky.social
PhD candidate in global health, artist, and piano enthusiast
📍Tiohtià:ke (Montréal)
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Zuck said Meta is in a "partnership" with White House; Google is following suit. They are all that stand between you and Trump admin data grabs.
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
www.wired.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Zuck said Meta is in a "partnership" with White House; Google is following suit. They are all that stand between you and Trump admin data grabs.
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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One of my favourite things anyone has ever said about art. You'll be missed, David. 🌹
January 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One of my favourite things anyone has ever said about art. You'll be missed, David. 🌹
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"PhD enrollments decline in Australia as economic pressures discourage prospective students."
Nearly three-quarters of University of Melbourne graduate students said food security was their top concern.
Nearly three-quarters of University of Melbourne graduate students said food security was their top concern.
“I'm earning less that I did when I was 14 at McDonalds”, says PhD candidate Alexandra Paton.
#RaiseTheStipend
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
#RaiseTheStipend
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Alex loves doing her PhD, but says she's earning under the minimum wage
Alexandra Paton, who researches how to manage feral cat populations, says her PhD is important for Australia's wildlife but her income is lower than what she earned as a teenager at Macca's.
www.abc.net.au
January 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"PhD enrollments decline in Australia as economic pressures discourage prospective students."
Nearly three-quarters of University of Melbourne graduate students said food security was their top concern.
Nearly three-quarters of University of Melbourne graduate students said food security was their top concern.
I can't wait for this to be out.
Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise Getting Doc From ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Filmmaker Raoul Peck
Alex Gibney is among the producers of the feature, which is currently in production.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
March 18, 2024 at 11:05 PM
I can't wait for this to be out.
"According to the Swiss university, rankings often focus on measurable output, creating an incentive to increase the number of publications rather than prioritise the quality of content." would absolutely love to see more of this energy in academia
University of Zurich withdraws from international university ranking - SWI swissinfo.ch
The University of Zurich is withdrawing from the university ranking published by the Times Higher Education magazine stating it creates "false incentives."
www.swissinfo.ch
March 18, 2024 at 11:03 PM
"According to the Swiss university, rankings often focus on measurable output, creating an incentive to increase the number of publications rather than prioritise the quality of content." would absolutely love to see more of this energy in academia
the bird page is complete
February 8, 2024 at 8:36 PM
the bird page is complete
Your photo inspired me to pick up a pencil for the first time in months
February 1, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Your photo inspired me to pick up a pencil for the first time in months
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Naomi Klein's "Doppelganger" came out just 4 weeks before the war in Gaza started
December 26, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Naomi Klein's "Doppelganger" came out just 4 weeks before the war in Gaza started
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"There’s a valid business reason the company is working with OpenAI: Dropbox doesn’t have its own chatbot"
I'm sorry, this is a problem how? Not everything needs to have a chatbot, and not everything needs to be "pOwErEd By AI"
You're storage, just store things, jfc
Protect yo shit
I'm sorry, this is a problem how? Not everything needs to have a chatbot, and not everything needs to be "pOwErEd By AI"
You're storage, just store things, jfc
Protect yo shit
OpenAI has your Dropbox files.
"Even if you’ve opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-sharing-your-personal-files-with-openai.html
"Even if you’ve opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-sharing-your-personal-files-with-openai.html
How to stop Dropbox from sharing your personal files with OpenAI
If you've used any of Dropbox's AI tools, some of your documents and files may have been shared with OpenAI.
www.cnbc.com
December 15, 2023 at 11:29 PM
"There’s a valid business reason the company is working with OpenAI: Dropbox doesn’t have its own chatbot"
I'm sorry, this is a problem how? Not everything needs to have a chatbot, and not everything needs to be "pOwErEd By AI"
You're storage, just store things, jfc
Protect yo shit
I'm sorry, this is a problem how? Not everything needs to have a chatbot, and not everything needs to be "pOwErEd By AI"
You're storage, just store things, jfc
Protect yo shit
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I fixed the headline.
And I honestly don't understand how any journalist could write this story without mentioning the study author's own "extreme productivity".
And I honestly don't understand how any journalist could write this story without mentioning the study author's own "extreme productivity".
December 12, 2023 at 10:18 PM
I fixed the headline.
And I honestly don't understand how any journalist could write this story without mentioning the study author's own "extreme productivity".
And I honestly don't understand how any journalist could write this story without mentioning the study author's own "extreme productivity".
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Palestine has taught “us that Western academe was completely unprepared for the material demands of decolonization despite its popularity as a professional brand.” It has taught us that “weapons will always be more important than a conference panel.”
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Scrolling Through Genocide - Steve Salaita
Zionist massacres are livestreamed to the masses in high definition and still nobody can stop them.
stevesalaita.com
December 10, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Palestine has taught “us that Western academe was completely unprepared for the material demands of decolonization despite its popularity as a professional brand.” It has taught us that “weapons will always be more important than a conference panel.”
stevesalaita.com/scrolling-th...
stevesalaita.com/scrolling-th...
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Academic authors should also complete this survey
Companies have scraped millions of copyrighted books/articles and copied them without permission to train generative AI.
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December 5, 2023 at 3:54 AM
Academic authors should also complete this survey
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Exactly. I grew up on military bases and between the subsidized housing, subsidized food, state-provided health care, subsidized childcare, public recreation facilities and public schools, they are basically little socialist paradises.
October 10, 2023 at 11:50 AM
Exactly. I grew up on military bases and between the subsidized housing, subsidized food, state-provided health care, subsidized childcare, public recreation facilities and public schools, they are basically little socialist paradises.
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Some people are killed while others just die
October 8, 2023 at 1:46 AM
Some people are killed while others just die
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if this makes AI people mad it's not because of the message it's because I had an idea and drew it
October 5, 2023 at 5:33 PM
if this makes AI people mad it's not because of the message it's because I had an idea and drew it
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AI slop slingers, I am begging you to understand that having an idea does not make you an artist. Execution of the idea makes you an artist.
October 5, 2023 at 10:53 PM
AI slop slingers, I am begging you to understand that having an idea does not make you an artist. Execution of the idea makes you an artist.
I'm a big fan of getting unexpectedly inspiring/radicalizing lines from a book you needed for practical purposes.
October 1, 2023 at 9:04 PM
I'm a big fan of getting unexpectedly inspiring/radicalizing lines from a book you needed for practical purposes.
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Why should I care enough to read or behold something no one cared enough to actually make?
September 26, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Why should I care enough to read or behold something no one cared enough to actually make?