I might be living on top of a tunnel for all I know now.
Galton introduced fingerprinting in South Africa as an experiment after Indians introduced it to him. Managing miners using fingerprints was one of those moments capitalism and colonialism converged on science and technology and shaped the global sector we now call identification.
For more, read The Biometric State by Keith Breckinridge.
Processing of the national digital identity cards to begin in the next twenty days.
> "When someone is given this number at birth, it's the same number that will be their school identification number, their university identification number, it will be their ID number when they turn 18, it will be their KRA pin number and their lifetime number... it's a lifetime number from birth to death.
Agree with you.
One thing I have always found precious for my 10+ yrs on forums like reddit and 3+ yrs on fediverse is how high quality conversations are by people who usually don’t obsess about numbers and publicity in likes and upvotes etc.
Genuine communities here on the fediverse will evolve at their own pace.
But who, exactly, is supposed to create this “niche content” for them? I think this is something we underestimate—large swaths of people see themselves as consumers of quality content. It is not for them to bring in comments or interesting finds to the communities. This I think is what makes the internet ripe for centralization. You can’t be a non-paying consumer and choose your menu. You can pay with your behavior datapoints and get fads packaged to you, or you can help create an ecosystem where you don’t have to be spied on every click and tap of the day. Choose your path and make peace with it. The worst would be to help create content for a community and be spied while at it.
SHe told MPs she was not aware of Worldcoin's activities until the public outcry and long queue witnessed at KICC three weeks ago.
> "We have determined that the information regarding WorldCoin's operations is insufficient to completely exonerate your office. You need to resubmit your answers as to who should be held responsible in this inquiry," Mr Kiarie said.
Pluralistic: America’s largest hospital chain has an algorithmic death panel
But this empirical facewash evaporates when confronted with whistleblower accounts of hospital administrators who have no medical credentials berating doctors for a "missed hospice opportunity" when a physician opts to keep a patient under their care despite the algorithm's determination.
This is the true "AI Safety" risk. It's not that a chatbot will become sentient and take over the world – it's that the original artificial lifeform, the limited liability company, will use "AI" to accelerate its murderous shell-game until we can't spot the trick:
What do you mean both sides are the same? They are not. One is 6 and the other is 9.
Edit: I don’t mean it in a cynical way. Just that positioning matters in establishing truth. It is not just a matter of perspective (defined as subjective perception) but rather a matter of position (defined as inter-subjective agreement).
Azimio had claimed the ICC prosecutor was compromised.
> In a communique to the Nation following allegations by Mr Odinga’s camp that Mr Khan’s visit to Kenya last week could interfere with their case at the court, the office of the prosecutor (OTP)’s public information unit clarified that the official was in the country in his private capacity.
I thought I was the only one who saw some lag with Kai today. When the rest of the team is stretching themselves to get that extra pass, he seemed a little out of gas or enthusiasm.
He should be in every game after the 80th minute. He seems to just get it!
For fonts, not really picky, like Roboto works well with web renders. But my point is that there should be font size options like small/large etc. I find it working well on Memmy app.
7-8 posts on iPhone XR (my testing phone, I don’t have the 13).
Sleek! Feels focused on the actual content so, that’s a good one in my books. Font alternatives/options might help for more content on the screen (compact feels easier to handle for me as there is less scrolling).
Happy coding!
“Billionaires hate capitalism” as exemplified by Peter Thiel’s mantra “competition is for losers”.
Off-topic, your hair looks like it’s charged by your touching the coffee cup.
Indeed. Perfectly described.
Aha! What a beautiful concept.
There is a level of hostage taking that makes you question the whole logic of digital economy. If one side (customers) are complaining and the other side is not (house owners), then, the madness is not that bad. But this is insanity. Both sides complain every time yet keep going back to the hostage situation.
Tried it last few days and I kind of like it a lot.
That is the logic most people confuse with socially-focused spaces like the fediverse ecosystem. The point is not to create monopolies but to have a diverse information system so no one node controls the flows. Co-existence is the word. The tough bit is to create a space big enough to create healthy information flow without being too big as to monopolize the neighborhood.
Precisely. Sharing your finds and commenting on what others have found is the ideal situation. When only 1% post content, and slightly more comment, it is easy to game the system - like Reddit and these other “socials”. Lemmy’s robustness will be a function of its people.
Tshala Muana was, alongside Mbilia Bel, the oldest female star still active in the DRC.
Kenya: China fish imports hit Sh2bn, controls 83pc of market
The value of fish imported from China grew by 25 per cent to hit a historic high of Sh2 billion last year amid rising disquiet from local traders.
Kenyan study: Chinese fish found with 427 times recommended amount of lead
Chinese fish found with 427 times the recommended amount of lead.
People with disabilities have been forgotten. Not any more. | African Arguments
> This is something we have the opportunity to address this year through the campaign for the ratification of the African Disability Protocol (ADP). The is the legal framework on which African Union (AU) member-states are expected to formulate disability laws and policies to promote disability rights in their countries. [...] It was adopted in 2018 by the AU, but for it to become legally binding we need 15 member states to sign and ratify it. So far only Mali and Kenya have fully ratified it, while some others are at various stages of signing up.
The pawn who became king: How has Salva Kiir stayed at the top so long?
> Ever since, Kiir has been at the top of the political hierarchy, becoming president of South Sudan after it gained independence in 2011. In this time, he has not changed his strategy of giving his rivals reasons to underestimate him. He still allows his apparent weaknesses to be seen and highlighted. He has only occasionally let the mask slip, such as at a rally in 2013, soon after he had fired his entire cabinet, when Kiir revealed that he sees himself as a tiger who hides his claws.
UN explores digital identity sector to inform legal identity progress
The UNDP releases final report of a series of roundtable sessions it held to examine the status quo of the private sector for digital identity technology.
A fisherman has sued the government challenging the arrest of his colleagues engaged in traditional or artisanal fishing along the country’s coastline.
> The petitioner says that the use of monofilament nets and beach seine nets for fishing is a traditional and long-standing artisanal fishing practice by Lamu inhabitants.
At least 30 people lost their lives last month while crossing the Channel in a dinghy. We piece together the final hours of the their journey from France.
> “I saw people dying in front of me,” says survivor Mohammed Isa Omar.
Dr. Riek suggests change from "South Sudan" to "People’s Republic of Sudan"
The First Vice President has suggested for the change of the country’s name from South Sudan to the People’s Republic of Sudan. On 23 January 2011, members of a steering committee on post-independence governing body announced that upon independence the land would be named the Republic of South Sudan...
On the Banks of the Furious Congo River, a 5-Star Emporium of Ambition
As the clean energy revolution upends the centuries-long lock of fossil fuels on the global economy, dealmakers and hustlers converge on the Fleuve Congo Hotel.
> The price of cobalt has doubled since January, and more than two-thirds of the global supply is here in Congo.
After maids die in Saudi Arabia, Kenyan relatives sound alarm
A growing number of bereaved Kenyan families are sounding the alarm over the sudden deaths of female relatives working in Saudi Arabia
> Attracted by the promise of well-paid work and a chance to escape joblessness at home, more than 100,000 Kenyans work in Saudi Arabia - sending home millions of dollars every year, government and central bank data shows.
Fish exporters seek ban on local consumption of Nile Perch
cross-posted from: https://baraza.africa/post/17299
> > ... [t]he exporters are arguing that the law should ban the local consumption of the species, which is native to River Nile and Lake Albert in Uganda as a measure to protect the Nile perch which is currently threatened by illegal fishing methods. Goswami who says that they have exported fish to the European market for the last 22 years, demands that local consumption should be limited to tilapia.
Fish exporters seek ban on local consumption of Nile Perch
> ... [t]he exporters are arguing that the law should ban the local consumption of the species, which is native to River Nile and Lake Albert in Uganda as a measure to protect the Nile perch which is currently threatened by illegal fishing methods. Goswami who says that they have exported fish to the European market for the last 22 years, demands that local consumption should be limited to tilapia.
Reconnected: Decentralizing the internet alone won’t lift it above politics or save it from corporate co-optation
Decentralizing the internet alone won’t lift it above politics or save it from corporate co-optation
Kenya Power revenues hit as rural homes use less electricity than expected.
Homes use about 6kWh of electricity or less monthly, returning a bill of Sh100.45 for charging phones and controlled lighting
> Power sales have increased 39.3 percent since 2012 when the number of those connected to the grid jumped 271.7 percent.