Marko Mladenovic

Marko Mladenovic

@admin.education

CompSci class of 2002. Polymath with a world passport.

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Not every task needs automating. 🙂 ​The urge to #automate everything is strong, but some tasks are worth keeping manual. They build #relationships, or they sharpen your #judgement. Hand those off to a script and you save a few minutes, but you lose the part...

... that made you better at the work, or closer to the people in it. Automate the repetitive. Keep the human parts human. ​#TechCulture #SoftwareEngineering #FutureOfWork #Productivity #DeveloperLife #TechLeadership #Workflow #TechCommunity #techCulture

The future of humanity shouldn’t be decided by an unelected boardroom of #SiliconValley billionaires. Senator Bernie Sanders is right to call out #BigTech #oligarchs pushing an unchecked race toward artificial #Superintelligence.

There is nothing inevitable about replacing human workers, merging consciousness with machines, or sacrificing human dignity in the name of what? - corporate profit. #Technology must serve the public good, not the #transhumanist ambitions of a few powerful executives.

We need real democratic oversight, strict federal #guardrails, and #policies that put working people BEFORE #algorithms. #BernieSanders #Humanity

The Black Death reshaped #Europe's biodiversity: historical pollen records suggest farming collapse changed plant diversity. History offers lessons for modern conservation. #Science #Biodiversity #History

AI coding platform #OpenCode reports a security breach that may have exposed third-party API keys. Rotate compromised credentials and review your security practices. #Cybersecurity #AI #InfoSec

True #democracy doesn't come from the top down—it rises from the #grassroots up. History shows that #PeoplePower and collective #action will always outlast those who cling to control. ✊🔥

Japan is the world's biggest market for physical #music, with about half of revenue still coming from # CDs and other formats. #Sony is ending recordable Blu-ray media, yet the shelves stay full. #retrotech #tech

Japan declared war on the #floppydisk in 2022. Sony stopped making them in 2011. The last holdout, a vehicle recycling rule, fell in 2024. Meanwhile, the #hanko, the red-ink personal seal, still outranks a signature, and even the digital fix is made to look analog. #Japan #retrotech #floppy

In #Japan, the #fax machine isn't dying; it's aging with its owners. 23.6% of households still have one, but under 1% of households headed by twentysomethings do. Among those in their early seventies, it's 41%. Even 71.7% of public schools use it daily

While $100 million sounds astronomical, it is a strategic bargain for him: the 5% one-time tax would cost Brin an estimated $13 billion on his roughly $260 billion net worth. #wealtHTAX #California #SergeyBrin #Google

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Political spending in #California just hit a new high thanks to #Google cofounder #SergeyBrin. He has poured an unbelievable $100 million into the campaign opposing the state's #wealth #tax initiative.

The ultimate irony? He recently changed his voter registration to #Nevada, meaning the biggest financial opponent of the California ballot measure isn't even legally allowed to vote on it. #wealtHTAX #California #SergeyBrin #Google

Political spending in #California just hit a new high thanks to #Google cofounder #SergeyBrin. He has poured an unbelievable $100 million into the campaign opposing the state's #wealth #tax initiative.

Inspired by #ElvisPresley to dive into #rockabilly and blend #country with rhythm and blues, she delivered legendary, electrifying tracks like "Let's Have a Party" and "Funnel of Love."

Sleek, lightning-fast, and legendary for being perfectly on time. 🚅 There’s nothing quite like the engineering marvel of the Japanese #Shinkansen! Whether you're zooming across the country or just admiring their futuristic design at the platform, they never fail to impress. 🇯🇵✨ #train #rail #japan

No one needs a "cold gas thruster tank on wheels" to do upside-down kickflips on their way to work. 🤡 Tesla fans have lost the plot. The company only still exists because the #US banned #Chinese #EVs to protect them. They can’t compete on price or production. #Tesla

Along with the incredibly fast #deepseek 4.1 flash, the GLM 5.3 Flash is now also completely FREE in #OpenCod ​Having both of these top-tier, lightning-fast models available at no cost is a game-changer for #coding, #testing, and #AI #development. ​ ​ #Developers #MachineLearning #TechNews #Coding

Have you ever wondered why #Europe trails the #US and #China in the global tech race? It is not a lack of talent or entrepreneurial spirit. The real issue is a massive shortage of #VentureCapital.

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To fix this, #Europe must stop relying solely on bank financing. We can unlock dormant money by offering smart #TaxIncentives for investors, just like #Sweden 🇸🇪 does, and by safely mobilizing small portions of institutional capital from pension funds. The foundation for success already exists.

Regions like Upper #Austria 🇦🇹 are showing huge promise by blending a strong industrial base with world-class #ArtificialIntelligence research. To stay competitive, we need to fund local #TechStartups and give European ideas the capital they need to grow globally.

Have you ever wondered why #Europe trails the #US and #China in the global tech race? It is not a lack of talent or entrepreneurial spirit. The real issue is a massive shortage of #VentureCapital.

Currently, the US has up to ten times more funding available for new companies. That's why no European startup in the last fifty years has reached a 100 billion euro valuation. In places like Austria, this #InvestmentGap is even more visible, with venture capital making up a tiny fraction of GDP.

Horsey's pizza isn't far off. #FederalReserve data puts the top 1% at roughly 30% of U.S. household wealth and the bottom 50% at around 2.5%. The #cartoon is #satire, but the proportions... are not.

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Scientists are pioneering incredible artificial organs—like a dynamic "lung on a chip" that mimics breathing—to eventually replace traditional animal testing.

While this technology is ready to revolutionize #medicine and #drug development, the biggest hurdle right now isn't the #science; it's changing long-standing industry habits and #research culture. :-/ ​#Biomedical #Engineering #LungOnAChip #Innovation #Science #Health #Tech #biomedical

Will AI destroy humanity? We once had the same fears about nuclear technology. But perhaps we are asking the wrong question. ​AI is still a tool that humans design, train, and use. The real question isn't "What can AI do?" but "What will we choose to do with it?"

Our greatest safeguard against any technology isn't smarter machines, but wiser humans. ​May our #wisdom grow alongside our #intelligence, keeping every powerful tool a servant of human progress. ​ ​#ArtificialIntelligence #TheFuture #TechEthics #Humanity #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Did you know your brain might be aging faster than your actual age, and your gut could be playing a role? A fascinating new study reveals that some young and middle-aged adults have brain activity patterns that look older than they actually are.

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It turns out that understanding brain aging means looking at the whole body, starting with what is happening in your digestive system. #BrainHealth #Neuroscience #GutBrainAxis #Microbiome #MentalHealth #Aging #ScienceNews

Did you know your brain might be aging faster than your actual age, and your gut could be playing a role? A fascinating new study reveals that some young and middle-aged adults have brain activity patterns that look older than they actually are.

Researchers found that this accelerated brain aging is linked to lower scores in working memory, more depressive symptoms, and specific differences in gut bacteria and stool chemicals. The findings suggest that cognitive decline is not just a sudden old-age phenomenon.

1/3 #Russia has escalated strikes directly on data centres across #Ukraine, targeting the buildings housing servers rather than just relying on #cyberattacks. Officials call it an attempt to disrupt the flow of information and induce panic.

​2/3 Despite localised damage, experts agree that a total #InternetBlackout is highly unlikely. #Ukraine has a decentralised network with thousands of providers, and most key infrastructure is already duplicated abroad in #CloudStorage and European facilities.

3/3 Even after one major facility was destroyed, 95% of users saw zero downtime thanks to foreign backups. The network remains intact, though building underground bunkers and adding #CyberResilience will likely drive up local internet costs.

#DeepSeek (V4.1 Flash) is now officially #free in #OpenCode. The synergy between #OpenCode and #DeepSeek lets you build a wide range of things; it's a highly capable environment for streamlining advanced #CodingTasks and testing new #AIWorkflows.

The ultimate betrayal. Top 10 anime betrayals don't even come close to this screen. 🤡💻 #PasswordMemes #CyberSecurity #TechHumor #Meme

Just watched #Netflix's devastating adaptation of #EastOfEden. Zoe Kazan beautifully tackles this #Masterpiece, and #FlorencePugh is absolutely phenomenal as Cathy Ames. A stunning look at generational #Trauma.

There is something truly powerful about life taking root. Witness the awakening of a single seedling breaking through the mist at #Dawn. Deep in the rich soil, everyday #Agriculture meets cinematic beauty in this stunning #PlantGrowth journey. ☀️🌾 #nature

Tired of being just another number on the massive platforms? Take control of your #feed and ESCAPE THE ALGORITHMS. :) ​ #Bluesky = a truly #unlisted and #uncensored space. It's hands down the best experience for authentic connections and #open #conversation on the social web right now! 🦋✨

Viewing #Starlink as merely a civilian utility overlooks its true importance in modern conflict. It has become a critical pillar of defence infrastructure. Arbitrarily restricting this lifeline for #Ukraine is fundamentally unjust.

Trump is pulling out all the stops for the midterms, turning his #Wasilla rally into a live #pardon presentation. It’s effectively an “Oprah-style” approach to the ballot box—you get a pardon, you get a check! ​#Election2026 #Midterms #AlaskaPolitics #CleanAirAct #Trump #Elections2026

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation suggests that the Trump administration’s loyalty is conditional: once negative reporting and reputational risk piled up, she was cut loose fast. #TrumpAdministration #KimberlyGuilfoyle #Resignation #Nepotism #Accountability

Trump’s distancing remarks afterwards make it seem like he protected the administration’s image rather than defending her, reinforcing the broader “accountability over people” pattern critics point to. #Trump #KimberlyGuilfoyle #Resignation #Nepotism #Accountability