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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

https://vishakhainfo.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world/

Knowledge-based society, my ass

https://mihaiolteanu.me/knowledge-based-society-my-ass

Happy World Book Day!
A good book is a journey that never ends.

The #MuslimWorld declares #Fatwa and #Jihad against the #StateOfIsrael.
#GifsArtidote: watch children, adults and governments voice their protest about the #Palestinian occupation and #genocide by #Israel. All of them call for a global boycott of #US companies and for all humans to stand up and fight against #authoritarianism and my message is:

It only takes 3% of citizens in any country to rise up and topple an authoritarian regime.

#capitalism causes #NarcissisticBehaviour and it's now a global pandemic driven by #FascistLeaders not only like those in #US #israel #india #russia #hungary #elsalvador etc. but also in multi-national corporations and institions. the whole human organisational system is now infected from top to bottom.

The statistics for extreme cases like elon and Don are are only around 3% of de population, but as #psychology has been severely underfunded academically, bc it's undermining authority by the state, I wonder how high that percentage is now. and narcissists are pro's in manipulation, gaslighting and coercive control. Their motto: deny, divert and deceive.

Knowledge about the psychological processes of narcissists will prove one of the most powerful weapons citizens will have, to defend yourself individually, and collectively.

my practical suggestion: #unite #educate #organise #resist. learn about #anarchism and the #psychology of #narcissism and how to counter it, #DirectAction, #CommunitySafety and #DefenceTechniques. #KnowledgeIsPower #press #BreakingNews #news
https://youtu.be/72LagQ9ocBk?si=zmaJfwXzWwcyry7M

The #MuslimWorld declares #Fatwa and #Jihad against the #StateOfIsrael.
#GifsArtidote: watch children, adults and governments voice their protest about the #Palestinian occupation and #genocide by #Israel. All of them call for a global boycott of #US companies and for all humans to stand up and fight against #authoritarianism and my message is learn about #anarchism and #DirectAction, #CommunitySafety and #DefenceTechniques. #KnowledgeIsPower #press #BreakingNews #news
https://youtu.be/72LagQ9ocBk?si=Of2ecrmDvFyx3Rhs

Power comes and goes, but what’s in your mind? That’s untouchable. No one can steal what you know, and that might just be your greatest strength.

#AgathaAllAlong #Quoteoftheday #TVQuotes #KnowledgeIsPower #quotes

http://wornoutspines.com/2025/04/15/power-fades-knowledge-stays/

Celebrating the unsung heroes behind the shelves on National Library Workers' Day! Thank you for your dedication to knowledge and community. You can call us now, we are working. If you are celebrating, reach out when you are done.
#LibraryWorkersDay
#KnowledgeIsPower
#justcalldrpam

We sat down with Harvard Business School economist Shane Greenstein for a lively and eye-opening conversation about Web 2.0 and the rise of AI. His perspective offered a fresh and thoughtful look at how the internet has evolved and where it might be going next.
Watch or listen to the full episode wherever your podcast is.
https://youtu.be/z3z94qVCGp8
#internetiscrack #podcast #AI #FutureOfWork #TechPodcast
#DigitalTransformation #InternetHistory #LearnWithUs #knowledgeispower

Is AI spying on your devices?
Prof. Alberto Segre (Univ. of Iowa) explains how AI connects with the tech around us—and what that means for privacy.

Full episode wherever you get your podcasts. https://youtu.be/RqSkKahvlPA

"The responsibility of intellectuals is to speak the truth and expose lies."

–Noam Chomsky

#Chomsky emphasizes that those who have knowledge and influence must use their intellect to challenge falsehoods and reveal the truth. Intellectuals, whether scholars, journalists, or thinkers, have a duty to question power structures and educate the public. Silence in the face of deception allows misinformation to spread unchecked.

Also, looking for recommendations for more signs. Not sure how many more I'll be able to put together before #March8th, but I'd like to do something. Maybe something as hokey as "#KnowledgeIsPower" (with illustrations of books)? "#DefundCorporations"? Just a few ideas. I'd love to hear yours (and see your signs! SHOW ME YOUR SIGNS!)
#protests #50501movement #5050Protest #ProtestFascism

To commemorate Black History Month, I am adding the following books to my #LittleFreeLibrary (#78726) for adult readers:

To commemorate Black History Month, I am adding the following books to my #LittleFreeLibrary (#78726) for children and young adults:

So, to add to my daily language learning and reading habits, a new game for 2025 to use up those intervening quiet times, is to read at least 10 wikipedia articles a day while having my morning brew. A great way to start the day. It's amazing what you can learn for free! I'll be using the WikiReader app random selector feature to help mix things up! #Wikipedia #WikiReader #learning #knowledgeispower

Tiny Apocalyptic Time Tip

If you too feel uneasy about
the state of the world,
and you too worry about losing access to one of the greatest knowledge treasure of the internet,

Know that you can download an
offline copy of Wikipedia!

Here's how

1. Download the free and open source software Kiwix (this will be your reader): https://kiwix.org/en/applications/

2. If you want smaller versions of Wikipedia, you can download them within Kiwix.

Within the app, go to "Categories" in the menu on the left, then browse to a topic/version you want. Scroll to the bottom for Wikipedia mini, for example. Click on it then click "Download" on the right

3. Once you have downloaded a database, click on "Opened" on the left > database you want to search > "Open Main Page" on the right.

4. You can use the Search field on the upper-right to find topics like on online Wikipedia!

5. If you want the full English version of Wikipedia (110GB), you might want to download it from the torrent file instead. Install a torrent client of your choice (I use Transmission).

Then, go to this page, click on "Download - 109.89 GB" blue button on the first result (size may vary overtime), then select "Torrent file": https://library.kiwix.org/#lang=eng&category=wikipedia

6. Once you have the torrent file, open it with your torrent client to start the download. This is BIG! Be patient!

7. Once the download is completed, open your Wikipedia `.zim` file with Kiwix!

8. Magic!

Extra Tip: You can download many other awesome knowledge files from the Kiwix Library! Personally, I also got the iFixit knowledge base!

On this day in 2001, the first Wikipedia article on 'Nupedia,' was created, marking the dawn of a revolutionary platform for collaborative knowledge-sharing! Let’s celebrate the power of community-driven information! #Wikipedia #KnowledgeIsPower #OpenKnowledge #Wikipedia

#Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn #BlackHistory lessons their schools don’t teach

By KATE PAYNE
Updated 12:15 AM EST, December 21, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — "Buried among Florida’s manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the long-lost cemeteries of enslaved people, the statutes of #Confederate soldiers that still stand watch over town squares, the old #plantations turned into modern subdivisions that bear the same name. But many students aren’t learning that kind of Black history in Florida classrooms.

"In an old wooden bungalow in Delray Beach, Charlene Farrington and her staff gather groups of teenagers on Saturday mornings to teach them lessons she worries that public schools won’t provide. They talk about #SouthFlorida’s #Caribbean roots, the state’s dark history of #lynchings, how #segregation still shapes the landscape and how #grassroots #activists mobilized the #CivilRights Movement to upend generations of oppression.

[...]

"When Sulaya Williams’ eldest child started school, she couldn’t find the comprehensive instruction she wanted for him in their area. So in 2016, she launched her own organization to teach Black history in community settings.

"'We wanted to make sure that our children knew our stories, to be able to pass down to their children,' Williams said.

"Williams now has a contract to teach Saturday school at a public #library in Fort Lauderdale, and her 12-year-old daughter Addah Gordon invites her classmates to join her.

"'It feels like I’m really learning my culture. Like I’m learning what my ancestors did,' Addah said. 'And most people don’t know what they did.'"

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/florida-black-history-desantis-african-american-education-8d14b055ddda651d2761dca30bba5600