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Notices by Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com), page 101

  1. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Friday, 28-May-2021 07:35:21 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @smshdl@twitter.com: The Remarkable Story of Vivien Thomas, the Black Man Who Helped Invent Heart Surgery washingtonian.com/2020/06/19/the… https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/06/19/the-remarkable-story-of-vivien-thomas-the-black-man-who-helped-invent-heart-surgery/

    In conversation Friday, 28-May-2021 07:35:21 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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      The Remarkable Story of Vivien Thomas, the Black Man Who Helped Invent Heart Surgery
      By Katie McCabe from Washingtonian
      Thomas never went to medical school, but he had a genius, a stunning dexterity. He might have been a great surgeon. Instead, he became a legend.
  2. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 27-May-2021 19:19:04 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Hypolite Petovan
    This would only demonstrate a shocking level of ignorance about all the Black civil rights movements so I wouldn't ever write that publicly.
    In conversation Thursday, 27-May-2021 19:19:04 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  3. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 27-May-2021 16:25:03 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @TaulbyE324@twitter.com: If you've ever wondered why US conservatives brand EVERY Black civil rights movement communism and/or socialism, it literally dates to slaveholders who said abolitionists wanted to redistribute their private wealth. Here's arch-slavery defender George Fitzhugh in 1856:

    https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1397290137994907653

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    In conversation Thursday, 27-May-2021 16:25:03 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  4. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 27-May-2021 16:05:32 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    in reply to
    • Hypolite Petovan
    It is similarly "crazy" for Europeans like me to see Nazi symbols and Hitler's name and imagery used liberally in South-East Asia given we've been repeatedly told growing up how bad he was. But he wasn't anywhere as relevant outside of Europe and North America. Perspective is key.
    In conversation Thursday, 27-May-2021 16:05:32 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  5. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 27-May-2021 15:21:04 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    in reply to
    • Hypolite Petovan
    It is similarly "crazy" for Europeans like me to see Nazi symbols and Hitler's name and imagery used liberally in South-East Asia given we've been repeatedly told growing up how bad he was. But he wasn't anywhere as relevant outside of Europe and North America. Perspective is key
    In conversation Thursday, 27-May-2021 15:21:04 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  6. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 27-May-2021 15:15:04 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Not placing the blame on this person, it is only "crazy" because Osama Bin Laden has been a constant boogeyman for the US foreign policy propaganda from 2001 to his death, but he's only ever been significant to the US, all the other countries have been watching from the sidelines

    ♲ @rzldzl420@twitter.com: lol brazil has some crazy bars

    In conversation Thursday, 27-May-2021 15:15:04 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  7. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-May-2021 22:38:16 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Konda Mtawali
    No, the most effective way to accomplish a task is to force someone else do it for you under the threat of violence. Equal collaboration requires more efforts and especially empathy because people's individual wants and needs are involved.

    For example, we didn't abolish slavery because it wasn't effective, we did it because it was morally and ethically wrong. Why would an emotion-lacking politician abolish slavery given its net benefits?

    Cold calculation will not bring about a collaborative community because it is overall less effective than a strict top-down hierarchical structure. You need a heart somewhere.
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-May-2021 22:38:16 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  8. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-May-2021 11:01:19 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @MikeRUnderwood@twitter.com: Cold take: it's pretty fucked up that the "proper" way to unfuck the USA's democracy is "win against overwhelming odds repeatedly and by large enough margins to overturn permanent minority rule by white bigots. And don't you dare break even one window in the process."

    In conversation Wednesday, 26-May-2021 11:01:19 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  9. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-May-2021 07:10:04 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Konda Mtawali
    I want to believe you, but at the same time I have to admit that I myself am emotional, even though my political beliefs are the complete opposite to the people described in this article. This means that cold reason will not save us. Only empathy will, and it is an emotional response.
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-May-2021 07:10:04 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  10. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 21:05:06 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @hypervisible@twitter.com: For folks who think Person of Interest and Minority Report are fiction.

    Algo tells Chicago police that area man will be involved in a crime—either as perpetrator or victim. But their actions set in motion the thing they say they were trying to prevent. theverge.com/22444020/chica… https://www.theverge.com/22444020/chicago-pd-predictive-policing-heat-list

    In conversation Tuesday, 25-May-2021 21:05:06 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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      An automated policing program got this man shot twice
      from The Verge
      The Chicago PD made a “heat list” to predict people involved with violent crimes — and instead, it caused them.
  11. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 21:05:06 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @CharlesPPierce@twitter.com: There is no compromise with this. There is no common ground. There is no deal to be struck. Millions of our fellow citizens are lost in rebellion against reality. esquire.com/news-politics/… https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a36531276/half-republicans-believe-donald-trump-still-president/

    In conversation Tuesday, 25-May-2021 21:05:06 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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      Millions of Our Fellow Citizens Are Lost in Rebellion Against Reality
      from Esquire
      There is no compromise with this. There is no common ground. There is no deal to be struck.
  12. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 15:45:05 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @chick_in_kiev@twitter.com: its been a year since george floyd died and so many people bled and lost eyes and marched with such passion and some small victories were achieved and yet the systemic cruelties for the most part remain intact and so do the propaganda systems that uphold them

    In conversation Tuesday, 25-May-2021 15:45:05 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  13. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 12:09:12 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Isaac Kuo
    I would definitely encourage any streaming interests, but I would feel better if it stayed a hobby, as the leap towards a career seems to be over a money-sucking pit lined with false promises.

    Relatedly, I just skimmed this article and oh goodness: harpers.org/archive/2021/06/ti…
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-May-2021 12:09:12 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  14. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 10:38:43 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Hypolite Petovan
    • grin
    I disagree with that last assessment, streaming involves significant investments (time, gear, knowledge) with little chance of paying off given the crowded playing field. The current successful streamers built their audience over several years, and while they are currently living well off of their activity, I'm not sure any "got rich fast".

    Crypto-currency main purpose is get rich fast given the volatility of the market. Streaming isn't given the required time investment. Being known from other stuff before streaming is also a plus, but not a guarantee of success.
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-May-2021 10:38:43 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  15. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 07:00:48 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @Rainmaker1973@twitter.com: Researchers trained people to use a robotic extra thumb, finding they could effectively carry out dextrous tasks, like building a tower of blocks, with one hand. Participants trained to use the thumb also increasingly felt like it was a part of their body https://buff.ly/3hIIjo1

    https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1396003080886497280/pu/vid/960x540/rpwDq76OP4WIPvo8.mp4?tag=12

    In conversation Tuesday, 25-May-2021 07:00:48 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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      Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ use can alter brain representation of the hand
      from UCL News
      Using a robotic ‘Third Thumb’ can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
  16. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 06:14:58 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Hypolite Petovan
    • grin
    I want to believe you, but I see a couple caveats:
    - In radio and television, male anchors can get really old before retiring.
    - Even if there is a loss of interest for older streamers, the new generation of younger streamers won't be a random group of plucky explorers of a relatively new medium. They will be the one with support (knowledge, material) that the older generation never had access to.
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-May-2021 06:14:58 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  17. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-May-2021 20:37:05 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    With friends like these, who needs anemones?
    In conversation Monday, 24-May-2021 20:37:05 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  18. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-May-2021 16:38:35 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    As a dad of a 6-year-old kid, I'm concerned that at some point he will eye a video game streaming/youtuber "career". I believe the market already is saturated right now, and by the time he's going to be old enough to actually do it, he will have to compete with a multitude of middle-aged men with professional setups, shows on lock and dedicated followings.

    I do believe there was some grace period when anyone could start their own streaming show and garner success quickly, but I believe it is already over. It seems to be the same dynamic that happened in radio and television when either spaces initially populated compared to now where you have to know people to get in.
    In conversation Monday, 24-May-2021 16:38:35 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  19. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-May-2021 12:20:04 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @mlucan1@twitter.com: @nytimes In Portland we modestly cut the police funding back to 2017 levels. According to a whistleblower in 911 dispatch, the Police starting clearing emergency calls w/o responding and GPS showed them parked in the same spot for hours. This is a stoppage by a protection racket.

    In conversation Monday, 24-May-2021 12:20:04 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  20. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-May-2021 11:45:05 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @AstroKatie@twitter.com: I will never forgive the entertainment industry for convincing so many people that persistence in the face of rejection is a successful courtship strategy or that a grand romantic gesture can substitute for actual two-way communication

    In conversation Monday, 24-May-2021 11:45:05 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
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