Malla Duncan

Copywriter/professional blog writer. Thrillers, kids' fantasy, bks for African children: B&N, Kobo and Apple. #business #history #science #art #animals

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

#Ebooks - The fun and scary fantasy for #kids 9 - 90 now available https://t.co/9eD2NE2lG7 and B&N, Apple and Kobo.

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

@CuriosityonX This is so amazing. When I was born such a thing was hardly even dreamed. Yet here I see clearly a wondrous new world that has always been there, and now made visible to me while I have my morning coffee.🧡

[Dailymeow @Dailymeoww1]

At Istanbul Airport, a cat got on an escalator going the wrong way and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn’t reach where it wanted to go 😂 Luckily, a kind man noticed, picked it up, and placed it on the correct escalator .

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

Brilliant!

[Minh Do @minhsmind]

Such a cool ad! Brilliant concept and execution.

[Philosophy Of Physics @PhilosophyOfPhy]

"If I were wrong one would have been enough."

- Albert Einstein

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

Elon Musk says the most dangerous thing happening in AI right now isn’t the speed of development. It’s the direction.

“It is very important to have truth-seeking AIs.”

Instead, he warns that models are being programmed with ideological filters at the code level. They’re being taught to prioritize certain narratives over objective reality.

This breaks the fundamental promise of intelligence. If a system adjusts its answers to satisfy social sensibilities rather than describe the world as it is, it stops being useful for anything that actually matters.

We’re building the most powerful decision-making tools in history. If they can’t tell the truth, they aren’t intelligence. They’re just automated bias at scale.

A “safe” AI that lies to avoid controversy isn’t safe. It’s the most dangerous tool we could possibly create.

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

Spot on

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Excellent from Alexander Stubb, President of Finland,

"What has Russia achieved in the past 4 years?"

"Taken 20% of Ukraine"

"1 million casualties and dead"

"Decreased it's sphere of influence"

"Russian economy, 30% inflation, 16% interest rates, 0% growth, no more reserves, incapacity to pay soldiers when the war ends"

"I'm more worried about Russia's unwillingness to end this war because they cannot afford to keep going"

"Than about Russia's capability to win this war"

"Let's keep things in perspective"

"This war has been a strategic failure of Putin"

"He increased the size of NATO"

"He made Ukraine European"

"He increased the defence budgets of European states"

"Are we able to defend ourselves? Yes we are"

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

Excellent speech. Steady, measured and honest.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

For anyone who would like to hear Mark Carney’s outstanding Davos speech in full here it is. This is what true global leadership looks like.

Canada should be immensely proud today, because they are leading the fight back when others dare not.

🎥 TikTok - https://t.co/BExGV2YIDq

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

Totally agree.

[Jim Ferguson @JimFergusonUK]

🚨 GLOBALISM JUST DIED IN DAVOS

Howard Lutnick just walked into the lion’s den — and told the World Economic Forum exactly what they didn’t want to hear.

“Globalism has failed.”

Not whispered.
Not softened.

Declared — on their own stage.

He dismantled the entire WEF doctrine in minutes:
• Offshoring hollowed out the West
• Cheap labor destroyed innovation
• Net Zero made Europe dependent on China
• Sovereignty begins with borders
• Nations must control their industry, energy, and medicine

Then came the line that shook the room:

“Why would Europe agree to Net Zero when they don’t even make a battery?”

That’s the truth globalists can’t answer.

Green agendas without industry.

Climate pledges without sovereignty.

Moral posturing while outsourcing power to Beijing.

America First isn’t isolation.

It’s independence.

And Lutnick made it crystal clear:

The old model is finished.

The globalist experiment has failed.
And the future belongs to nations that put their people first.

Davos just heard the obituary — live.

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

I hope this makes your day as much as it made mine, Enjoy 😘

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

“Please don’t expect me to always be good and kind and loving. There are times when I will be cold and thoughtless and hard to understand.”

— Sylvia Plath

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

We will never see anything like this again in our lifetimes.

If you have a few minutes, watch it. Probably the greatest music video ever made.

Michael Jackson - Thriller (1983)

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

In 1833, a chance meeting in London between a 17-year-old girl and a renowned inventor quietly set the stage for the digital revolution. That girl was Ada Lovelace, daughter of the famed poet Lord Byron. Unlike her father, whose life was marked by romanticism and rebellion, Ada was steered by her mother toward mathematics and logic, in hopes of cultivating discipline and reason over artistic excess.

Her encounter with Charles Babbage, the inventor of the Difference Engine, would prove transformative. Babbage was immediately struck by Ada’s intellect and insight, famously referring to her as the “Enchantress of Numbers.” He shared with her his vision for a new invention—the Analytical Engine—a mechanical device capable of performing complex calculations. While most saw it as a glorified calculator, Ada saw something far more revolutionary.

Between 1842 and 1843, Ada translated an Italian article about Babbage’s Analytical Engine. But she didn’t stop at translation. She added a series of detailed notes that were longer than the original article itself. Within these notes, she outlined what is now considered the world’s first computer program—a set of instructions for the machine to calculate Bernoulli numbers. Her work demonstrated not only technical understanding but also visionary thinking.

Ada’s notes went beyond mathematics. She theorized that the Analytical Engine could manipulate symbols, not just numbers. She imagined a future where such a machine could compose music, process language, and perform tasks based on symbolic logic. In essence, she foresaw the modern computer—more than a century before it became reality.

Tragically, Ada Lovelace’s life was cut short. She died of cancer in 1852 at the age of 36. During her lifetime, her contributions were largely overlooked, and her work faded into obscurity. It wasn’t until the mid-20th century, as computing began to take shape, that her notes were rediscovered and recognized for their groundbreaking significance.

Today, Ada Lovelace is celebrated as one of the earliest pioneers of computer science. Her ability to see beyond the mechanics of Babbage’s machine and envision a future of programmable technology marks her as a true visionary. She didn’t just understand the potential of computing—she imagined its soul.

#archaeohistories

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

@elonmusk Wish it and the team all the luck in the world! And anywhere else for that matter.

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

@xmuse_ Simply marvellous!!

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

😅

[🧬Maxpein🧬 @maximumpain333]

A month before her passing in 2017, Louise L. Hay wrote something that still resonates deeply:

I’ll be turning 90 this Saturday. My younger years were filled with fear, but now my days are filled with trust and confidence.

My life didn’t really start to make sense until my mid-40s. At 50, I began writing—on a very small scale. My first year, I earned just \$42. At 55, I ventured into the world of computers, which terrified me, but I took classes and overcame my fears.

Today, I own three computers and travel everywhere with my iPad and iPhone. At 60, I planted my first garden. Around that time, I joined kids’ art classes and started painting. In my 70s and 80s, I became even more creative, and my life just kept getting richer and more fulfilling.

I still write, give talks, and teach by example. I’m always reading, learning, and growing. I run a successful publishing company and two nonprofits. I’m an avid organic gardener and grow most of my own food.

I love people and parties, have many loving friends, and have traveled the world. I still paint and take classes. My life has become a treasure trove of experiences.

I want to encourage you to consciously shape your later years and realize that they can be the most rewarding chapter of your life. Your future is always bright, no matter your age. Let these years become your treasure years.

With love,
Louise Hay

✨🙌🏾💫

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

She preferred winning in life over winning the marathon. 🥹❤️

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Mark Twain would have been absolutely brilliant on Twitter

[Malla Duncan @MallaDuncan]

@Montylockedout @karlmehta As an interested observer from afar, I understand that Trump is not against immigration per se, but only illegal immigration. Therefore IMHO, I'm assuming legal immigrants will be welcomed, and if things work out, the business of immigration will boom along with the economy.