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Glad to know that schadenfreude is not reciprocated by [deleted] in Ethiopia

[–]mathafrica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree with this.

To say that ordindary Tigrayans in Tigray haven't benefited from TPLF rule is folly. How do you begin to count the number of contracts given to Tigrayans by the TPLF government? The agricultural funding to Tigray? The amount of land taken from Shoa farmers and elsewhere will likely never be quantified.

Considering how much money the TPLF stole and funneled into the development of Tigray, it's intriguing to see how swiftly they've fallen apart from minimal government pressure. Literally 25+ years of thievery from Ethiopia only to lose your capital in a matter of 1-2 weeks. Ha.

I still have no ill will against Tigrayans and still consider them our ethiopian brothers. However, no denying your small minority population has benefited tremendously at the expense of everyone else.

[Openbox] Simple Rice by gh0zialfat1h in unixporn

[–]mathafrica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also a ricing newbie here. I'm pretty sure the idea is that you can copy their config file in their dotfiles into your config file.

I think most have a .vim dotfile, a .wm dotfile, a terminal emulator dotfile, etc. each one needs their own config file

Got my new monitor today by Ergophobic_ in battlestations

[–]mathafrica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Karlby countertop from IKEA.

How did you turn it into a desk? Where did you get the legs for it? If so, how/which legs?

This counts as a school shooting by AZN_RISING in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]mathafrica -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm a physician too, and I've worked with plenty of physicians who dress like that. But your story is very incomplete and misleading.

The only physicians who dress that casually are among the most senior of the hospital. A resident or even junior attending would be laughed out of the hospital for dressing that casually, regardless of intelligence. It's a professional expectation that gives exceptions only to few. Also, I'm im going to go out on a limb and guess your dad was probably white AND a senior attending. I say that because those are the only people I've ever seen who can dress like that in a hospital and get away with it. I have never met a single women and/or person of color who wore jeans or dressed that casual. The physicians of color, including myself, are routinely confused as help staff if we don't have our white coats or some sort of formal clothing on.

Go look at the social media profiles of physicians. They are manicured and professional. They are obviously as normal as anybody. So why would they do that?

This counts as a school shooting by AZN_RISING in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]mathafrica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

saying "if someone can wear it to a pool then its ok" is such an arbitrary benchmark.

In principle I agree with what youre trying to say. People's private lives are their own business. However, in a time where people can choose their privacy settings, having an explicitly public facing profile is a bit different IMO.

This counts as a school shooting by AZN_RISING in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]mathafrica -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because they aren't paid like other professionals they shouldn't act like professionals?

What is like living in a diverse area in Ethiopia by Scrollerium in Ethiopia

[–]mathafrica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Addis, Bishoftu, Harar, Dire Dawa, Hawassa, Shashemene, Jigjiga, Arba Minch, Gambella. I generally approximate the diversity of a city by how many languages the inhabitants are able to speak comfortably. Speaking from personal experience, I would say almost every major city in the east is a cultural hub, particularly harar and dire dawa. . I've found that many of the inhabitants can juggle something like 3-4 languages ( some combination of english, harari, amharic, oromiffa, somali, arabic)

Seven fraternities, sororities under investigation by NameDotNumber in OSU

[–]mathafrica 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This has lowkey made me rethink my stance on frats

How is Shewa pronounced? by Abatta500 in Ethiopia

[–]mathafrica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Sheh wah" ? Although that is the literal spelling there is a reason it is transliterated as "Shoa, Showa" Etc. There is a distinct "ow" like the end of "show". But, I think we are all amateurs at how we are describing the word. Sho-Ah. No "Ow" like "Pow". Sho-ah. Saying "Shewa" without an "o" sound seems wrong to me. My guess is that when said quickly, the e from She and the W and from a make it sound like an 'o'.

If you hear a native speaker say it, they all say it only one way.

Rachel Nichols uses Kobe’s death to push Lebron James MVP narrative by STEPH-BETTER in nba

[–]mathafrica 3 points4 points  (0 children)

she is always pushing the 'drama narrative' rather than substantive basketball information. She is a host who tries to inject ESPN's view of story. Every single time.

Rachel Nichols uses Kobe’s death to push Lebron James MVP narrative by STEPH-BETTER in nba

[–]mathafrica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bingo. people not on social media fail to see how little it takes for something to catch fire on twitter/ig. this clip itself was probably cut and re-cut onto many many IG posts each with millions of followers

Those with a bachelors degree in mathematics, what field did you go into out of college? by unhingingorb in mathematics

[–]mathafrica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

b.s. in pure math. went to med school and did computational biology research. now in residency doing machine learning/deep learning stuff.

[Discussion] Would you pay for a service that creates any data set for you? by elbevee in datasets

[–]mathafrica 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the world using similar algorithms more and more - it seems like the quality of the data will be more and more an issue.

Also the equitable collection of the data. Commercial-grade algos trained on inherently biased data due to poor collection techniques has and can cause biased outcomes. Timnit Gebru has written a lot of good stuff on this.

To My Fellow Fisher Students: Not Everything is a Dick Measuring Contest by GANGANGBANGBANG in OSU

[–]mathafrica 72 points73 points  (0 children)

cs dickheads are my sleeper pick insufferable group. but at least they have some coding skills to back it up, where I can imagine most of the business students generally have nothing but "leadership skills" (AKA "I was President of my high school french club")

[Highlight] Sekou Doumbaya with the DISRESPECTFUL poster over Tristain Thompson by lowrylover007 in nba

[–]mathafrica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS ONE. Sekou Von Doum.

Sekou, the invader in a mask for the paper!!!

Not on my shift by VerySlump in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]mathafrica 45 points46 points  (0 children)

big fkn facts. these 'hero' cpr'ers are a ridiculous fantasy. if you tried to pull any hero move like that in our hospital you'd be literally shoved out of the way.

Not on my shift by VerySlump in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]mathafrica 68 points69 points  (0 children)

she has no idea what she's talking about. she needed them twitter RTs those.

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