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Taran Rampersad

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<p>Author, writer, software engineer.</p><p>Systems-oriented neo-generalist focused on coherence, legitimacy, and real-world consequences.</p><p>I like being wrong because it means I learned something.</p><p>Privacy advocate Β· human rights advocate Β· sensible technology advocate.</p><p>Politics left to the experts; my views are grounded in systems coherence.</p><p>Neurodivergent without a cool category. πŸ™ƒ</p>

Posts

  • Post #4450636

    Really? A toddler standing up in a seat caused a flight to be canceled? Is this what society has become? https://people.com/airline-cancel-flight-child-standing-seat-refused-to-secure-their-seatbelt-12037017 #dafuq #society

  • Post #4432331

    Don&#39;t take Windows on vacation or business trips. πŸ™„ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/08/01/microsoft-issues-hotel-wi-fi-warning-for-windows-pc-users/ #microsoft #infosec #cybersecurity

  • Post #4361314

    A much more wise use of ai in business... finding out the process before shoveling ai coal on it https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-turns-best-ai-engineers-loose-pods-business-2026-8 #ai #business

  • Post #4337636

    @serigala_tropis@lgbtqia.space I have encountered bigthink on YouTube, and they have what seems to be a reasonable subscription fee. How are they viewed?

  • Post #4328262

    Publishing and ai, part x. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/major-publisher-million-book-deal-author-accused-ai #writing #ai

  • Post #4310479

    LLMs are considered plausibility engines, but there is a greater plausibility engine in play: Human society. And unlike LLMs, it is corrected by reality. https://knowprose.com/2026/07/the-plausibility-engine-a-conversation-with-reality/ #LLM #society #reality

  • Post #4256812

    A tension between conflicts in a multipolar world. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-and-irans-dangerous-new-standoff-explained/ #Ukraine #iran

  • Post #4087423

    The cockroach party continues to unsettle the Indian government. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3v0wkkpeplt #India

  • Post #4076147

    We are all exiles, fellow travelers. Maybe we had different starts and have different endings, but in the end, we are exiles. https://realityfragments.com/2026/07/24/exiles/ #writing #tolerance #philosophy #metareligion

  • Post #4061018

    More on those LG monitors installing apps on windows machines. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/microsoft-responds-to-lg-monitors-installing-mcafee-ads-on-windows/ #microsoft #windows #LG #infosec #privacy

  • Post #4010763

    ...If AI companies are failing to contribute enough to the public, Bloomberg argued, Washington should fix the tax code to serve the public; not buy them... https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/billionaire-mike-bloomberg-warns-trump-215829613.html #ai

  • Post #4010458

    So, openai accidentally cracked huggingface... without direction. They say. https://apnews.com/article/openai-gpt56-sol-hugging-face-63ab84fed5612af04d8a160d60f6def3 #ai #cybersecurity #infosec #openai #huggingface

  • Post #3661607

    Magnificent sunset as I ponder some writing. #photography #landscape #sunset

  • Post #3479276

    Breathtaking, if even for a moment. Already gone as I type this. Water vapor and some Saharan dust in the shape of a cumulonimbus cloud towering and becoming a lantern holding the last rays of the sun during this rotation... #landscape #photography #sunset #caribbean

  • Post #2399712

    It&amp;#39;s in settings-&amp;gt;profile (your email address)-&amp;gt;smart features. Be smart. They follow the approach of turning things on as a default. No opt in. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/05/07/turn-it-off-google-update-starts-scanning-your-gmail/ #Google #privacy #gemini #gmail

  • Post #2318486

    Mahalo, Hawai&amp;#39;i, for leading the way. It hasn&amp;#39;t been a battle because no one was fighting it. The battle begins. https://courthousenews.com/hawaii-legislature-passes-first-in-nation-bill-targeting-citizens-united-ruling/ #citizensunited #hawaii #uspolitics #politics

  • Post #2076493

    Gifted link: &quot;...β€œThese A.I.-generated books are already flooding the world’s largest book marketplace, Amazon, in volumes that materially displace human-authored works,” the complaint states...&quot; Yup. That&#39;s one of the reasons my book isn&#39;t as prioritized to publish. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/books/publishers-turow-meta-zuckerberg-lawsuit-copyright.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.RWOP.Fza1_6NG8r2T&amp;smid=url-share #writers #publishing #meta #ai #copyright

  • Post #2076279

    This is just... increasing complexity. Whether it actually will matter is something else. If I were a kid, I would only post stick figures. 🀣 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/meta-will-use-ai-to-analyze-height-and-bone-structure-to-identify-if-users-are-underage/ #meta #ai #ageverification

  • Post #2075879

    I am not surprised. Putin and Netanyahu are quite similar. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/russia-ukraine-missiles-24-hour-ceasefire-military-parade #russia #Ukraine

  • Post #2075421

    I enjoy my own company often... and have done so for almost 40 years. I should write about this. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/solo-dining-global-popularity-rising

  • Post #2027118

    If you liked &amp;quot;Project Hail Mary&amp;quot; and you have 21 minutes to watch a video by Dr. Becky... Yes. I am a geek. https://youtu.be/lYHCTEnYOr4?si=7XtSF5Z1oR04Hmie #astrophysics #science #scifi

  • Post #1923298

    Feedback on Anthropic becoming a funder for Blender caused them to update the post to say that they are &amp;#39;evaluating&amp;#39;... Social Permission is a thing. https://www.blender.org/press/anthropic-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/ #blender #anthropic

  • Post #1913286

    Timmy&#39;s out and about in the North Sea. Hopefully he does well. There were questions about whether they should have simply let him die in peace. Somebody decided to take a chance. That is all debatable. But I think the world needed this. No politician involved. Just people working together, trying to save a fellow creature. Good luck to Timmy. πŸ™ƒ may the sea ahead be plentiful&#39; https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/2/timmy-the-humpback-whale-escapes-to-the-north-sea #goodnews

  • Post #1913170

    Yikes. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/ #linux #infosec

  • Post #1900428

    If you&#39;re bored, explore the radio diversity of the Caribbean by moving across islands on the map. Languages, genres... I started you off near where I am. https://radio.garden/visit/diego-martin/kTksmnRK #Caribbean #radio

  • Post #1771397

    The Mouse is Watching https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/disneyland-entrance-facial-recognition #privacy #surveillance #disney

  • Post #1766221

    Check your PyPI https://cybersecuritynews.com/pypi-package-hacked-with-malware/ #PyPI #python #infosec

  • Post #1745424

    We cost less. πŸ˜‰ And we reproduce cheaply and... vigorously. 🀣 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bosses-more-money-ai-agents-human-salary #ai

  • Post #1707517

    What is interesting is that when you give people a choice (stares at hardware manufacturers and integrators) they exercise the choice. πŸ˜‰ Give us choices, dirtbags. πŸ™ƒ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3123900/framework-new-linux-laptop-is-selling-faster-than-its-windows-one.html #linux

  • Post #1569421

    I am sure I don&amp;#39;t want to know more about this thanks to all the changes in tech over my lifetime, I have my mp3s. I never thought I was a hoarder, yet here I am. 🀣 https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/deezer-says-44-of-songs-uploaded-to-its-platform-daily-are-ai-generated/ #ai #music