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“The #LiberalParty has accidentally left part of its email provider’s #subscriber details exposed, revealing the types of #data harvested by the party during the #election campaign.

This gives rare #insight into some of the specific kinds of data the party is keeping on voters, including whether they are “predicted Chinese”, “predicted Jewish”, a “strong Liberal” and other #PersonalInformation.”

#AusPol / #DataScience / #inference / #voters / #Liberal / #LNP / #Nationals <crikey.com.au/2025/04/17/victo>

Crikey · ‘Predicted Chinese’, ‘predicted Jewish’: Liberals accidentally leave voter-tracking data exposedBy Cam Wilson

Can such technology be used on Mars from now on? #InSight would still be alive had it been equipped with such a dust shield.

"NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the Moon during Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded on March 16."

Before/after animation in the article:

nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-d

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NASANASA’s Dust Shield Successfully Repels Lunar Regolith on Moon - NASANASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the

Solving our problems with material and technology is like covering up the weeds of the mind. It helps take the edge off and buys time.

Next is solving problems by calming and managing suffering and stress. It helps us get to a better mental space, quickly. This is like trimming the weeds.

Finally there is the practice of looking within, developing insight and improving our skill of seeing ourselves more clearly. This is uprooting the weeds once and for all.

#ZenBuddhism emphasises direct #experience over scriptures or rituals. It teaches that #enlightenment is realised through #meditation in everyday actions. A famous saying is, “If you meet the #Buddha, kill him,” meaning not to cling to concepts. #Mukyōhō rejects hierarchy, viewing #Buddhist robes & ranks as hindrances. #HadakaShinzenyoku is practised as a path to #enlightenment through direct connection with #Nature.

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The #Buddha’s emphasis on reasoning extended to his monastic disciples. In the Vimamsaka Sutta, he instructed monks not to accept him as a teacher blindly but to scrutinise his words & actions. He urged them to observe whether his teachings aligned with reality & whether they led to #freedom from suffering. He taught that #true understanding comes from personal verification, not mere faith. This approach ensured that his followers developed #insight rather than mere belief. (4/11)

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Despite his isolation, #KazanSōki gained a reputation as a remarkable #ZenBuddhist master. Occasional seekers & monks would visit him, hoping to learn from his #insight. He offered no formal teachings, only demonstrating his #Naked practice through direct #experience. His life exemplified the #ZenBuddhist ideal of non-attachment & radical simplicity. In later years, his legend grew, inspiring those drawn to the path of severe asceticism & deep communion with #Nature. (4/4)

"Catherine Liu, professor of film and media studies at UC Irvine, is the author of 'Virtue Hoarders: the Case Against the Professional Managerial Class'.

This interview discuss the origin of trauma studies, self branding on social media and the ideology of the professional class. Liu has an unwavering commitment to historical materialism and a fierce critique of elitist academies. She explores the intense moralism of our times as it relates to the Freudian super-ego."—Joshua Citarella

Catherine Liu: Trauma, Virtue and Liberal Elites | Doomscroll >

youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6m3pIIS2