“...a take-home kit that includes a pulse oximeter, a disposable Bluetooth-enabled sensor patch, and a paired smartphone. The software takes data from the wearable patch and uses machine learning to develop a profile of each person’s vital signs.” flip.it/AZbNcq
“The monitoring system alerts clinicians remotely when a patient’s vitals— such as heart rate—shift away from their usual levels.”
“Some hospitals and health systems have dramatically scaled up the use of wearables and other mobile health technologies to remotely observe their vital signs around the clock.”
D’ya know what was indelibly frustrating about SA government & politics? The inability to innovate. The droning gobbledegook-laden bureaucracy unable to do the *basics* let alone innovate. “We have always done it this way.” 7 words that could make one run into a wall head first.

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14 Jun
“Around the world, governments are “taking on” the tech industry, with data governance & anti-competitive practices. A growing number of data experts & civil rights activists are pushing for new ways of controlling how data are collected, processed & used” flip.it/4dk_M6
“The challenge for data rights advocates, economists, and governments is in developing ways of democratizing the data economy so that societies as a whole can leverage more benefit from the data revolution.”
“Innovations to redress the imbalance of the data economy range from top-down government interventions, such as regulatory reforms, to bottom-up civil society-led actions, where “data stewardship”....which give people more control. “
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14 Jun
This is why social media platforms need human moderators in addition to AI. AI cannot detect nuance. The money is there to hire moderators and country-specific ones in particular. In South Africa those who cater for all 11 languages. flip.it/rkpP-8
“...language AI technology, still struggles with one of the most basic applications. In a new study, scientists tested four of the best AI systems for detecting hate speech and found that all of them struggled in different ways to distinguish toxic and innocuous sentences”
“The results point to one of the most challenging aspects of AI-based hate-speech detection today: Moderate too little and you fail to solve the problem; moderate too much and you could censor the kind of language that marginalized groups use to empower and defend themselves.”
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9 May
Yazin’ many of us suffer is silence to protect our tormentors be it physical, emotional or psychological abuse. It’s time we starting speaking up about our personal traumas and stop protecting abusers.
For three year a blatant lie has been repeatedly perpetuated that I beat up a kid at the V&A. I kept quiet and endured the added trauma of being portrayed as a violent brute who beats up children. This look like a child to you?
I have kept quiet & not corrected this because I was told that I would not be punished for self-defense. I was told not to report the matter to SAPS. Right now I’m in a legal battle with the DA which is intent on punishing me for defending myself while an MAN reached & grabbed me
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8 May
A gentle reminder.

Be the person who cares.
There are so many things to be in this world. You can be good, bad, sad, happy. You can be small, and you can be larger than life. You can be the person who works hard, the person who coasts, or the person who seems to do everything with ease.
You can be the person who loves others. You can be someone who chooses to hate. You can be someone who leads with love or someone who hides behind lies and someone who ignites flames of fear.
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12 Oct 20
Who was it that said SA is a country with PTSD, living with generational & present trauma? That person was correct. Trauma from having lived under Apartheid. Trauma from unemployment so much so that many give up looking for work. Trauma of fear of crime. Cry, the Beloved Country
I can imagine the levels of trauma have increased in lockdown. My therapist (I have Chronic Anxiety) was telling me the other day that there has been a marked increase in admissions due to stress, depression, anxiety, PTSD etc over the last few months
This trauma is exacerbated by the daily stories of corruption. Scandals so big that in other countries governments would resign. Here, daily, there is a fresh scandal. We have become desensitized, a defense mechanism from the trauma of knowing we’re governed by crooks.
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11 Oct 20
“We are witnessing a revolution& there may be no point of return. ....leaders at dozens of companies, and they all have one thing in common: they are all planning to convert up to two-thirds of their jobs to remote only positions.”

forbes.com/sites/soulaima…
“One benefit employing people from their homes is that companies can attract talent from all over the world. Employers can focus on getting the best people regardless of geographical borders.”
“Another benefit of remote work is the inclusiveness it can promote. While employing people to work from home, companies are able to create environments that are inclusive to people like introverts who may prefer less social interaction or parents who appreciate the flexibility”
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