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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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... such as rampant corruption due to shell companies used to circumvent sanctions, overbuilding of dams that has resulted in water shortages and environmental ruin in some areas, miserable safety record of the car industry, and over-budget projects. [2/2]

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[Final thought for the day]
Iran’s successes in infrastructure projects:
While the superlatives in this 14-minute propaganda piece are mostly true, the narrative leaves out many important details, ... [1/2]
https://t.co/GM1RKRJwsy

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[Final thought for the day]
Iran’s successes in infrastructure projects:
While the superlatives in this 14-minute propaganda piece are mostly true, the narrative leaves out many important details, ... [1/2]
https://t.co/GM1RKRJwsy

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I am sharing this video, not because I’m impressed, but because I’m repulsed:
The 2 million square foot palace with 1788 rooms.
https://t.co/JVau9Txowe

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... Cause of death has not been released, but her family stated that she “died of sadness,” a year after the passing of her husband and the love of her life, Swedish producer/actor/director Mattias Ripa. [2/2]

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Marjan Satrapi, the French-Iranian author of Persepolis and fierce advocate for women’s rights, dead at 56:
France’s Office of the President called her “a great artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable.” ... [1/2]
https://t.co/UmaWSbKlWk

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Marjan Satrapi, the French-Iranian author of Persepolis and fierce advocate for women’s rights, dead at 56:
France’s Office of the President called her “a great artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable.” ... [1/2]
https://t.co/UmaWSbKlWk

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Throwback Thursday:
Pre-revolution Tehran restaurant named “Marchelo Mast-o-Khiari” (play on the name of the then famous Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, both “chelo” and “mast-o-khiar” being names of Persian foods).

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Final thought for the day:
After rising sharply for a couple of years post-COVID, automobile prices seem to be returning to the pre-2021 trend line. [Source: CNBC]

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Math puzzle: In this diagram with two congruent rectangles, show that the green and blue areas are equal.

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Tonight’s Socrates Think Tank talk:
Dr. Hadi Harati (endocrinologist with Southern California Permanente Medical Group) talked about “Insulin Resistance: The Root Cause of Many Modern Chronic Illnesses.” There were ~150 attendees. ... [Read more]
https://t.co/YmtKVubAKw

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... The project will combine AI, supercomputing, and vast scientific datasets to speed research across 26 fields, including semiconductors, critical minerals, quantum technology, nuclear fusion, and biotechnology. [2/2]
https://t.co/sBKGC0842s

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AI version of the Manhattan Project:
Japan is the first partner in the US’s Genesis Mission, an AI-driven research initiative to accelerate scientific discovery and technological innovation, aiming to gain an advantage in the technological supremacy race with China. ... [1/2]

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AI version of the Manhattan Project:
Japan is the first partner in the US’s Genesis Mission, an AI-driven research initiative to accelerate scientific discovery and technological innovation, aiming to gain an advantage in the technological supremacy race with China. ... [1/2]

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Trump wants to put another nail in the coffin of US science:
There’s a proposal to have peer-reviewed research projects undergo a final review by the Office of Management & Budget, thus allowing non-expert political appointees to overrule expert judgement.
https://t.co/H4A0cAa17L

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Final thought for the day:
Women were not “given” the right to vote. They fought for the right. They organized for the right. They were jailed for pursuing the right. Words matter. So does avoidance of portraying patriarchy as generous.

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To make up for this missed opportunity, I have just noted a set of threee articles in ‘IEEE Computing Edge’:
- Quantum Computing Today: A Status Overview
- The Landscape of Quantum Software Testing Tools
- The Quantum Leap: Are We ready? [2/2]

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The current state of quantum computing:
Today, I missed an interesting talk by Dr. Hartmut Nerven (VP Eng. & Dir. Quantum AI Lab @ Google) titled “Quantum Computing for Otherwise Unsolvable Problems: Systems and Applications Update.” I will look up his work on-line soon. … [1/2]

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The current state of quantum computing:
Today, I missed an interesting talk by Dr. Hartmut Nerven (VP Eng. & Dir. Quantum AI Lab @ Google) titled “Quantum Computing for Otherwise Unsolvable Problems: Systems and Applications Update.” I will look up his work on-line soon. … [1/2]

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Final thought for the day:
The oil lobby killed the electric car more than a century ago (photo from 1917).
https://t.co/J2tmstEhRm

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My PhD dissertation and E. M. Forester’s 'The Machine Stops':
In several technical talks, I have alluded to the role of E. M. Forester’s 1909 short story on the direction of my graduate studies and subsequent research program. ... [Read more]
https://t.co/KXJiGDZtxC

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A few more photos from the Parhami Family Reunion 2026.

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Breakthrough on 80-year-old math problem:
One of OpenAI’s reasoning models has made a significant advance on a planar unit distance problem posed by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdos in 1946.
https://t.co/sskn2iHmxi

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Final thought for the day:
Tramp is like a wrong-way driver who thinks everyone else is driving the wrong way.
Everyone is over-rated, talent-less, and low-IQ.