I'm a Distinguished Prof. Emeritus of Computer Engineering at UCSB, USA. My passions are science, tech, & equal rights, but I'll share other human stories too.
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Racial classification, and thus racism, is less than 600 years old. [15-minute video]
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Word of the year for 2026, according to Dictionary.com: Maxxing, “the practice of pursuing an activity to the fullest or optimizing a certain aspect of your life."
Trump was elected and reelected because of his promises to improve the living conditions of the working class: But actual data tell a different story. He has vastly enriched tie top 1%, including himself.
Some of the guest residences and conference facilities at Asilomar Conference Grounds National Park in Pacific Grove, CA.
The Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA, is a national park with spectacular views & plenty of walking trails: It provides a peaceful environment for conferences attendees. Native vegetation has been meticulously restored on the interior hills & the beachfront dunes.
Facebook memory from Oct. 26, 2021:
Trump's social-media platform will be called "TRUTH Social":
Hearing of this, Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei immediately launched "FREEDOM Social," Saudi Arabia's MBS opted for "JUSTICE Social," and ISIS is eyeing "CHOICE Social"!
Facebook memory from October 26, 2014:
“The thing about quotes on the Internet is you can’t confirm their authenticity.” ~ Buddha
Trump divides Muslims into two categories.
- Good Muslims, who give him lavish gifts.
- Bad Muslims, who run for office in the US.
An analysis of cults and why some people are immune to them, while others easily fall under their spell.
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Final thought for the day: The human population shrank to ~1200 about 900,000 years ago. It’s a miracle that humanity survived.
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Area isn’t the same as importance or power:
Half of the US GDP comes from the tiny blue regions on this map.
… My hotel is a very short walking distance from the Asilomar Conference Grounds, which is a national park. It’s the first hotel for me in a very long time that uses actual metal room keys. [2/2]
I am in Pacific Grove, CA (near Monterey) to attend a conference, where I will be presenting the paper “Exploring Reliable Voter Designs Based on Comparator Networks” (Yuchen He & B. Parhami): … [1/2]
The US map redrawn, with state sizes made proportional to their shares of GDP: Now, consider red vs. blue regions if this adjusted map is colored.
IRGC & Islamist politicians it controls are visibly happy about protesters in France and the police roughing them up. See, we’re not the only ones!
- Sep. 2026: We have approved Ukraine’s request to manufacture Patriot missiles.
- Oct. 2026: Oil prices are up because of Zelensky’s insistence on continuing to fight. (A pronouncement made right after talking to Putin, shifting the blame from his own Iran war to Ukraine.) [2/2]