Taran Rampersad
knowprose@mastodon.social
<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. π</p>
Posts
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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
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Post #4432331
Don't take Windows on vacation or business trips. π https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/08/01/microsoft-issues-hotel-wi-fi-warning-for-windows-pc-users/ #microsoft #infosec #cybersecurity
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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
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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?
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Post #4328262
Publishing and ai, part x. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/major-publisher-million-book-deal-author-accused-ai #writing #ai
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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
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Post #4256812
A tension between conflicts in a multipolar world. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-and-irans-dangerous-new-standoff-explained/ #Ukraine #iran
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Post #4087423
The cockroach party continues to unsettle the Indian government. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3v0wkkpeplt #India
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Post #3661607
Magnificent sunset as I ponder some writing. #photography #landscape #sunset
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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
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Post #2399712
It&#39;s in settings-&gt;profile (your email address)-&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
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Post #2318486
Mahalo, Hawai&#39;i, for leading the way. It hasn&#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
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Post #2076493
Gifted link: "...βThese A.I.-generated books are already flooding the worldβs largest book marketplace, Amazon, in volumes that materially displace human-authored works,β the complaint states..." Yup. That's one of the reasons my book isn'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&smid=url-share #writers #publishing #meta #ai #copyright
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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. π€£ 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
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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
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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
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Post #2027118
If you liked &quot;Project Hail Mary&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
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Post #1923298
Feedback on Anthropic becoming a funder for Blender caused them to update the post to say that they are &#39;evaluating&#39;... Social Permission is a thing. https://www.blender.org/press/anthropic-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/ #blender #anthropic
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Post #1913286
Timmy'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. π may the sea ahead be plentiful' https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/2/timmy-the-humpback-whale-escapes-to-the-north-sea #goodnews
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Post #1913170
Yikes. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/ #linux #infosec
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Post #1900428
If you'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
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Post #1771397
The Mouse is Watching https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/disneyland-entrance-facial-recognition #privacy #surveillance #disney
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Post #1766221
Check your PyPI https://cybersecuritynews.com/pypi-package-hacked-with-malware/ #PyPI #python #infosec
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Post #1745424
We cost less. π And we reproduce cheaply and... vigorously. π€£ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bosses-more-money-ai-agents-human-salary #ai
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Post #1707517
What is interesting is that when you give people a choice (stares at hardware manufacturers and integrators) they exercise the choice. π Give us choices, dirtbags. π https://www.pcworld.com/article/3123900/framework-new-linux-laptop-is-selling-faster-than-its-windows-one.html #linux
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Post #1569421
I am sure I don&#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. π€£ https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/deezer-says-44-of-songs-uploaded-to-its-platform-daily-are-ai-generated/ #ai #music