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Dr. Gladys West,
the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology,
has died. She passed away Saturday, surrounded by her loving family. She was 95.

Born into poverty on a Virginia farm during the Jim Crow era, West grew up in a segregated South where opportunity was scarce.

Through determination and extraordinary academic talent,
she graduated first in her high school class and earned a scholarship to Virginia State College (now Virginia State University).

She received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1952 and went on to earn a master’s degree in 1955.

In 1956, West began working as a mathematician at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia.

She was only the second African American woman hired at the base and one of just four African American employees at the time.

What followed was a career that would quietly change the world.

Over many years, Jane Plitt, founder and board chair of the Alexandria-based "National Center for Women’s Innovations" (NCWI), made it her mission to put Gladys West on the map
—quite literally.

West’s story became the centerpiece of NCWI’s inaugural work,
culminating in a lavish gala celebrating her 93rd birthday on October 27, 2023.

Emceed by Deborah Roberts, the evening showcased West’s extraordinary contributions,
with West herself declaring,
“This is the best day of my life.”

thezebra.org/2026/01/18/dr-gla

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이글을 읽으면서 다시 생각이 들었는데... 미국은 참 여러모로 문제가 많음 중국이 추월하질 않길 바라면서... 근데 중국학생들은 여전히 학석박과정으로 대학(원)에서 받고 있음 그러면 학생들을 미국에 잔류시키도록 해야하거나 해야하는데 그건 또 못함 전반적으로 정책 자체가 앞뒤가 안맞음;; 미국에서 공부했는데 미국에 못남게하면 당연히 중국가서 배운대로 하지 않겠음? 그렇게 지난 30년간 중국은 미국을 다 쫓아왔고 여전히 미국 정부는 뭘 어떻게 해야할지 감을 못잡고 있고 ㅎㅎ

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fqz767ikcbgk7yifapygtxeh/post/3mcq2sb454t24

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I am not resting easy yet.

A bunch of people who are basically straight-up Nazis just got humiliated. They’re hurting, they’re angry, and they’re in my city.

And they’re pants-on-head dumbshits. (One of their posters bemoaned the “erogion [sic] of our rights.”) That’s not a comfort: sometimes that’s the most dangerous kind of right-winger. Their utter amateurishness means they have no sense of constraints and no sense of consequences. I don’t know what they’ll try to do next.

We remain wary and •highly• watchful. But I’m going to take the win on this round.

/end

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@andrewstroehlein

2/
8 – The US generally also lacked the coherency of other nation states

9 – Atomisation of society through social media had a damaging impact

10 – The proliferation of car-based lifestyles

11 – The difficulty of distance

12 – The US shift towards global empire was a bad move

13 – Mass incarceration, slave labour, and similar brutalities

14 – The absence of any real opposition party

15 – Other possible sources of organised opposition were weak or failed

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身為年近四十的左派,看著右派和來亂的藍白吵架,一邊擔心分裂,一邊又怕罵得不夠用力、論述不夠合理時,我只想說,活生生的人,最終都會用腳,走去讓他舒服的那邊的。

不管是左還是右,是什麼身份認同,如果真心認同自己的價值是對的,就把價值實做成可以運作,讓人願意待在裡面、能感覺到舒服的系統吧。語言、論述都只是一瞬間,支持、信任、力量,才是可以持續下去的動力。

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코로나 시기의 단절이 사람들에게서 ‘뉴비를 잘 가르치는 법’을 앗아갔듯이 AI의 유행이 사람들에게서 ‘사람에게 잘 설명하는 법’을 앗아갈 거라는 생각이 가끔 든다.

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요즘 페이팔 커미션 사기가 흥하고 있습니다!!! 그림 올리는 사람들한테 커미션 넣고 싶다고 접촉해서 페이팔 메일을 알려주면 계정 한도에 도달했다며 추가 결제를 해야 금액을 받아볼 수 있다는 스팸 메일이 옵니다! 저는 안 쓰는 계정을 알려줬는데 전송이 된다고 그래서 차단했습니다만 조심하세요~~~

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Russia is preparing to test a new generation of solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in 2026 as part of a program to replace its aging Topol-M systems, Izvestia reported on January 12, citing defense sources.

The upcoming trials are expected to include both silo-based and mobile-launch variants, with the missiles reportedly designed to carry advanced guided hypersonic warheads.

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