User:The Transhumanist
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Introduction
Hi. My name is The Transhumanist.
I love emerging and evolving technologies, and so... I'm currently immersed in studying AI (particularly generative AI and reasoning engines), and big data. I dabble in JavaScript, including writing user scripts from time to time. My best user script so far, is SearchSuite... SearchSuite provides further control over Wikipedia search results, such as on/off features to sort them, to present results one-per-line, and more. While it seems to work fairly well, there is definitely room for improvement. Comments and suggestions are welcome. By the way, most of the scripts I've been working on are for building and augmenting outlines...
I'm interested in all knowledge, especially how to organize it so you can find whatever is most relevant at any given moment. I've been around Wikipedia since the Fall of 2005, and have been working mostly on Wikipedia's structure, and its knowledge navigation systems, throughout that time. |
Selected articles that I've worked on
Did you know...
- ... that with a population of 1,500, Millstreet in County Cork, Ireland, became the smallest settlement to host the Eurovision Song Contest when it staged the 1993 event?
- ... that the comet C/1963 A1 (Ikeya) was discovered by 19-year-old amateur astronomer Kaoru Ikeya using a self-made telescope?
- ... that the Office for National Statistics defines a golden logistics triangle in the English Midlands that lies within four hours driving distance of 90% of the British population?
- ... that the Apple II game Pentapus was developed by Jeremy Sagan, son of astronomer Carl Sagan?
- ... that the game director for A Space for the Unbound wanted to preserve his memories as an Indonesian through the game?
- ... that Baer's pochard, found in eastern Asia, has seen a population decline of more than 99 percent in past decades, and is no longer migratory in central and eastern China?
- ... that when astronaut Shannon Lucid returned to Earth after six months in orbit, she was presented with a box of M&M's?
- ... that after significant modifications of the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 6 is the world's largest active cargo spacecraft by capacity?
- ... that Gnat Computers was one of the first to license the CP/M operating system, paying only US$90 for a perpetual license before the price skyrocketed to tens of thousands of dollars?
- ... that despite its sizable population, Cary is classified as a town?
- ... that in his book The Creative Gene, Hideo Kojima revealed that he would sacrifice his position as a game designer to go to outer space?
- ... that before becoming a successful children's author, Myron Levoy was an engineer doing research on nuclear-powered spaceships for a mission to Mars?
- ... that al-Battani was one of the first astronomers to observe that the distance between the Earth and the Sun varies during the year?
- ... that the studios of Basin PBS had once been a movie theater, a church meeting space, and a nightclub?
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Selected images that captured my attention
Trump news tracker
- 30 April 2024 – Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
- Judge Juan Merchan fines Donald Trump $9,000 for contempt of court, and threatens to jail Trump if he continues to violate his gag order. (Reuters)
- 19 April 2024 – Self-immolation of Maxwell Azzarello
- A man fatally sets himself on fire near the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is currently on trial. (The New York Times)
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- 13 May 2024 –
- The death toll from the flash flood and the cold lava flow in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 43, while fifteen others are still missing. (Reuters)
- 12 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- The Russian Defence Ministry states that its forces have captured several villages in Kharkiv Oblast. (CNN)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- At least thirteen civilians are killed and 20 others are injured when pieces of a downed Ukrainian Tochka missile hit an apartment block in Belgorod. (AP) (Reuters)
- President of Russia Vladimir Putin reassigns Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to the National Security Council and replaces him with Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov. (The Washington Post)
- 12 May 2024 – War in Sudan
- Battle of El Fasher
- Fighting during Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks on eastern El Fasher, over the weekend kill at least 38 civilians and injure 189 others amid fears of an all out RSF assault on the city. (The Washington Post)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 315, with more than 1,600 people injured, and more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (Reuters)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing flooding in southern Brazil increases to 143, with 125 people still missing. The Brazilian government has announced R$12.1 billion in emergency spending in response to the crisis. (Reuters)
- 12 May 2024 –
- The Marywilska 44 shopping mall in Białołęka district, Warsaw, Poland, is destroyed in a suspected arson attack. (Puls Biznesu)
- Wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, force thousands to evacuate. (CNN)
- 12 May 2024 – Egypt–Israel relations, Rafah offensive
- Egypt announces it will intervene on South Africa's side in the South Africa v Israel case in response to Israel's growing assault on Rafah. (Reuters)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 Catalan regional election
- The Socialists' Party of Catalonia wins the regional election with its best result since 2003. Pro-independence parties lose their absolute majority in the Parliament. (Reuters)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 Lithuanian presidential election, 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum
- Lithuanians elect the President of Lithuania and vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow dual citizenship. (ABC News) (lnk.lt)
- 12 May 2024 – 2024 North Macedonian presidential election
- Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is sworn in as the first female President of North Macedonia. (Bloomberg Macedonia)
- 12 May 2024 –
- Forty-nine Vatican Museums employees start an unprecedented labor dispute over unfair and poor working conditions against the Vatican's Pontifical Commission. (Reuters)
- Hundreds of protesters march in Tunis, Tunisia, to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists, and opposition figures. (Reuters)
- Bayer Leverkusen extend their record unbeaten streak in European association football to fifty matches. (Bundesliga)
- 11 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Three people are killed in a Ukrainian strike in Donetsk. Separately, two people are killed in Ukrainian strikes in Belgorod and Kursk. (Reuters)
- 11 May 2024 – Eurovision Song Contest 2024
- Switzerland's entry, "The Code" by Nemo, wins this year's Eurovision contest. (DW)
- Dutch musician Joost Klein is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats, which are under investigation by Swedish authorities. This is the first time that a performer has been disqualified during the festival. (Aftonbladet)
- The Norwegian announcer for Eurovision, Alessandra Mele, announces that she will withdraw from announcing votes while declaring support for Palestine in the ongoing war. (Times of Israel)
- 11 May 2024 – 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 300, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (AP)
- 11 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 136, with 125 still missing, and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 11 May 2024 –
- At least 28 people are killed after heavy rains in the Agam and Tanah Datar districts in West Sumatra, Indonesia, which triggered a flash flood and cold lava flow from Mount Marapi. (Al Jazeera)
- Eleven people are killed and 53 others are injured when a bus crashes in West Java, Indonesia. (AP)
- 11 May 2024 – 2023–2024 Georgian protests
- Fifty thousand people march in Tbilisi, in protest of the proposed Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- Russian forces launch an attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, near the town of Vovchansk, opening up a new front. (Reuters)
- A Ukrainian strike against oil infrastructure kills three in Luhansk. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – M23 offensive
- The death toll from rocket strikes on an IDP camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 35. (AP)
- 10 May 2024 – Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- Hundreds of Islamic State-linked fighters attack the town of Macomia, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. (Al Jazeera)
- 10 May 2024 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Indian security forces kill 12 Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- Over 200 people are killed by floods in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. (NDTV)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 126, with 141 still missing and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 –
- Seven people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus plunges from the Potseluev Bridge into the Moyka river in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Reuters)
- At least 60 people are injured when a passenger train collides with a locomotive in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Demographics of Italy
- Amid record low birth rates and an aging population, Pope Francis urges Italians to have more children. The Italian government also expands a campaign to encourage at least 500,000 births annually by 2033. (AP)
- 10 May 2024 – Palestine and the United Nations
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/23
- The United Nations General Assembly votes 143–9 with 25 abstentions to approve a resolution granting Palestine new rights and privileges, and to reconsider Palestine's request to become a UN member. The nine countries that opposed the resolution were Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the United States. (AP) (The National)
- 10 May 2024 – Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
- A Colombian court in Bogota grants conditional release to former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso. He was held at La Picota prison while being accused of war crimes and human rights violations. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, 2024 Indian general election
- The Supreme Court of India grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days in connection with the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case, thereby permitting Kejriwal to campaign in the ongoing general election. (The Hindustan Times)
- 10 May 2024 –
- A Pennsylvania jury orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed that the company's gasoline and solvents caused him to develop leukemia. (Reuters)
- Peruvian authorities launch an investigation into President Dina Boluarte for disbanding a police force that was investigating her brother Nicanor Boluarte, who was arrested for alleged influence peddling. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Police dismantle encampments and arrest dozens of students protesting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Reuters)
- Academic staff of The New School in New York City hold the first faculty-led solidarity encampment in the United States. (The Guardian)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma for the 2024 United States presidential election as an independent candidate. (Yahoo! News)
- 10 May 2024 – 2024 Polish farmers' protests
- Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews)
- 10 May 2024 –
- Emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolves the National Assembly and suspends some articles of the Constitution. (Reuters)
- Eight hundred protesters storm the Tesla plant in Grünheide, Germany, in protest of the environmental impact of the company's expansion. (Reuters)
- 10 May 2024 – May 2024 solar storms
- A geomagnetic storm hits Earth, reaching G5 intensity and causing widespread aurorae, with NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issuing its first G4-level storm watch since 2005. (NOAA)
- 9 May 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli tanks and warplanes strike eastern Rafah. 80,000 people have fled Rafah throughout the week. (Reuters)
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- U.S. President Joe Biden threatens to withhold weapons from Israel if it launches a major invasion of Rafah. (Reuters)
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on three container ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli far-right extremists launch two arson attacks on the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem, forcing it to temporarily close down. (The Guardian)
- 9 May 2024 – Russo-Ukrainian War
- Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires the head of the state guards Serhiy Rud after allegations that two members of the guards were involved in an assassination plot against Zelenskyy. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- 9 May 2024 – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran–Israel relations
- Iran warns that it will build a nuclear weapon if Israel continues to target its nuclear facilities. (Al Jazeera)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Air India Express cancels 85 flights due to staff calling in sick at the last minute, which is related to a protest against working conditions imposed by the airline's new owner Tata Group. (Al Jazeera)
- Air Vanuatu cancels all of its flights as the Vanuatu Government considers putting the airline into voluntary administration. (ABC News Australia)
- 9 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 107, with at least 136 people still missing and 165,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Two Boeing 737 planes are involved in accidents involving takeoff and landing in Senegal and Turkey. (Al Jazeera)
- 9 May 2024 – Australia–Tuvalu relations
- Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement, whereby Australia agrees to protect Tuvalu during natural disasters, pandemics, or military aggression. (AP)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice. (ABC News Australia)
- 9 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, Sweden, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Among the protesters is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. (AP)
- 9 May 2024 –
- Trade unions in Argentina launch a general strike against President Javier Milei's planned reforms and budget cuts. (Reuters)
- Bayer Leverkusen breaks Benfica's record of 48 undefeated games in modern European men's club association football. (The Athletic)
- 8 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Al-Shifa Hospital siege
- A third mass grave holding at least 49 bodies is discovered in Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, the UN states that no aid has entered. (AP)
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure" and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. (BBC News)
- 8 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. (AP) (Bloomberg News)
- Kharkiv strikes
- At least seven people, including four children, are injured in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv. (Reuters)
- Russia occupies the villages of Novokalynove in Donetsk Oblast and Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
- 8 May 2024 – Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- A motorcycle bombing kills three Taliban security personnel in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 –
- A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 – Tornadoes of 2024
- Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024
- Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States over the past three days, killing five people and leaving multiple others injured. (The New York Times)
- 8 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 –
- Rolling blackouts occur in several cities in Mexico amid an ongoing heatwave in the country. (The New York Times)
- A Boeing 767 operated by FedEx is forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after the front landing gear fails to deploy. (The Guardian)
- A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C fighter jet crashed at Tengah Air Base after the pilot experienced issues during take-off. The pilot ejected successfully and is receiving medical attention. The RSAF has temporarily suspended training for the F-16 fleet until investigations show that it is safe to resume. (The Straits Times) (MINDEF Singapore)
- 8 May 2024 – COVID-19 vaccine
- AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots. (The Telegraph)
- 8 May 2024 – Human trafficking in India
- The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation arrests four people linked to a network of human traffickers who have been luring young men to go to Russia with the promise of jobs or university admission, then forcing them to fight in the war in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs is working with Russia to secure discharges for 20 Indian nationals in the Russian Army. (Al Jazeera)
- 8 May 2024 –
- Two Cambodian and Chinese people are deported from Singapore after being convicted of laundering over S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion), Singapore's largest ever money laundering case. (VnExpress)
- 8 May 2024 – Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
- British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters)
- 8 May 2024 –
- The United States House of Representatives vote 359–43 to keep Mike Johnson as House Speaker, defeating an initiative by Marjorie Taylor Greene to have him removed. (Al Jazeera)
- Researchers at Google DeepMind announce the development of AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them. (Time) (Nature)
- 8 May 2024 – 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay
- The ship Belem arrives in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame. (AP)
- 7 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- The Security Service of Ukraine says that it detained two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service who were planning an assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials. (Reuters)
- Ukrainian forces launch a missile strike on an oil terminal in Luhansk, causing a large fire and injuring at least five workers. (Reuters)
- 7 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli forces enter Rafah in a "limited" operation, taking control of the Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border. (Haaretz) (AP) (Reuters)
- At least 27 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- 7 May 2024 – M23 offensive
- The death toll from rocket strikes on an IDP camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 18. (Reuters)
- 7 May 2024 –
- The Boy Scouts of America announces the renaming of the organization to Scouting America on February 8, 2025, in an effort to make girls feel more welcome. (AP)
- 7 May 2024 – Tornadoes of 2024
- Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024
- A FedEx warehouse in Portage, Michigan, United States, is destroyed by a tornado. (Detroit Free Press)
- 7 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 90, with more than 150,000 people left homeless. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
- 7 May 2024 – International recognition of the State of Palestine
- The Bahamas formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation. (Eyewitness News Bahamas)
- 7 May 2024 – Russian undesirable organizations law
- Russia declares American nonprofit organization Freedom House an "undesirable organization", effectively outlawing the group, after accusing the group of "discrediting the Russian Army" and advocating sanctions against Russia. (Reuters)
- 7 May 2024 –
- Two people are killed and 21 others are injured in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan, China. A suspect has been detained. (AP)
- TikTok and its parent company ByteDance sue the United States government over the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, alleging that the law is unconstitutional. (AP)
- 7 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Dutch police end a pro-Palestinian occupation at the University of Amsterdam. (Reuters)
- 7 May 2024 – Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin
- Russian President Vladimir Putin is inaugurated for a fifth six-year term. (Reuters)
- 7 May 2024 – Premiership of John Swinney
- The Scottish Parliament votes to elect John Swinney as First Minister of Scotland with 64 votes in favour and seven abstentions from the Scottish Greens. (BBC News)
- 6 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israel tells civilians to evacuate parts of eastern Rafah ahead of a planned ground invasion. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
- Hamas states that it has accepted a ceasefire proposal negotiated by Egypt and Qatar. Israel rejects the proposal, claiming that the deal does not meet its "core demands", but confirms that it will continue negotiations in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters) (AP)
- 6 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Six people are killed and 35 others are injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
- 6 May 2024 – Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
- The Turkish Air Force carries out airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, reportedly killing 16 PKK insurgents. (Reuters)
- 6 May 2024 –
- The 2024 Met Gala takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with the theme "The Garden of Time", celebrating the Met's exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. (Vanity Fair)
- The 2024 Pulitzer Prize ceremony is held, with 16 awards in Journalism and 10 in Letters, Drama, & Music. (NPR)
- Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital chain in the United States, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (CBS News)
- 6 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 85. (Reuters)
- 6 May 2024 – Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024
- The U.S. Storm Prediction Center issues a rare high risk convective outlook ahead of an expected significant tornado outbreak in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. (Storm Prediction Center)
- 6 May 2024 –
- An under construction apartment complex collapses in George, South Africa, killing seven people and leaving dozens more missing. (AP)
- Five workers are killed and another is critically injured while carrying out maintenance work on a wastewater lifting tank in Palermo, Italy. (Palermo Today)
- An American soldier is arrested in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct. According to US officials, the soldier was based in South Korea and had been accused of stealing from a woman. (Reuters)
- 6 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Japanese students at the University of Tokyo, Sophia University, Tama Art University, International Christian University, and Hiroshima University hold solidarity encampments. (Arab News Japan)
- Belgian and Dutch students hold solidarity encampments and occupy parts of the Ghent University, the University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. (Reuters)
- 6 May 2024 – 2024 Chadian presidential election
- Chad holds presidential elections under its junta, contested between incumbent Mahamat Déby and Prime Minister Succès Masra. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- 6 May 2024 – 2024 Scottish National Party leadership election
- John Swinney is elected leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of First Minister Humza Yousaf. (The Guardian)
- 5 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Israeli air raids in Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon, cause "massive destruction" according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and injuring three others. In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets towards Kiryat Shmona, Israel. (Reuters)
- Three Israeli soldiers are killed and ten civilians are injured when Hamas launches a rocket barrage at the Kerem Shalom border crossing. (Times of Israel) (Reuters) (Jerusalem Post)
- Hamas announces the end of ceasefire talks held in Cairo, Egypt, while Israel vows to continue its military operations. (AP)
- 5 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- A woman is killed and 17 other people are injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- 5 May 2024 – Terrorism in Australia
- A man is injured in a stabbing at a car park in Perth, Australia. The 16-year-old perpetrator is killed by police officers and is described as a "religious radicalized individual". A possible Islamist motive is behind the attack. (DW)
- 5 May 2024 –
- With the closing performance of the Celebration Tour at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, American singer Madonna attracts 1.6 million people in a free concert and breaks the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist. (Billboard)
- 5 May 2024 – 2024 Kenya floods
- The death toll from the ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 228. (Reuters)
- 5 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 78, with more than 100 people still missing. (Reuters)
- 5 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Virginia State Police dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, and arrest more than 15 students. (The Daily Progress)
- 5 May 2024 – 2024 Panamanian general election
- Panamanians elect their President and members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
- José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former president Ricardo Martinelli, wins the presidential election with more than 35% of the vote, after his three nearest opponents conceded. He will assume office in July. (AP)
- 5 May 2024 – 2024 Togolese parliamentary election
- The ruling Union for the Republic party wins 108 out of 113 seats in the National Assembly. (AP)
- 5 May 2024 – Censorship in Israel
- The Israeli Cabinet votes to close all Al Jazeera offices in Israel, with Israeli authorities later raiding these offices. (AP) (Reuters)
- 5 May 2024 –
- Thousands of Hungarians protest in Debrecen, Hungary, against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's rule and policies. (Reuters)
- 5 May 2024 – 2024 Formula One World Championship
- 2024 Miami Grand Prix
- In auto racing, McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race at the Miami Grand Prix. (DW)
- 5 May 2024 – 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
- 2024 AdventHealth 400
- Kyle Larson edges out Chris Buescher in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second. (AP)
- 4 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Two people are killed and six others are injured in Russian overnight drone strikes on the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions of Ukraine. (Reuters) (VOA)
- 4 May 2024 – Terrorism in Germany
- German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)
- 4 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from ongoing heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. The airport in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspends all flights until further notice. (Reuters)
- 4 May 2024 –
- At least 14 people are killed by floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)
- 4 May 2024 – Greece–Israel relations
- Israeli police forcibly removes and arrests a guard of the Greek consulate inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem, during Holy Saturday. (Al Jazeera) (Anadolu Ajansı)
- 4 May 2024 – India–United States relations
- Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar rejects comments made by US President Joe Biden saying that India's economic growth was being held back by "xenophobia". (Reuters)
- 4 May 2024 – International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- Palestinian doctor and rector at the University of Glasgow Ghassan Abu-Sittah is denied entry into France after landing at Charles de Gaulle airport on his way to speak at the French Senate. Last month, he was denied entry into Germany. (Al Jazeera)
- 4 May 2024 –
- Russian state media reports that a number of officials from Ukraine and NATO countries have been placed on Russia's wanted list, including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former president Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Ground Forces commander Oleksandr Pavlyuk, and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas. The Ministry of Internal Affairs neither states what crimes the wanted individuals are being charged with, nor clarifies the allegations that are being brought against them. (AP)
- 4 May 2024 – 2024 London mayoral election
- Sadiq Khan wins re-election as mayor of London, England, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. (BBC News)
- 4 May 2024 – 2023–24 La Liga
- Real Madrid are crowned champions of La Liga after Barcelona's 4–2 defeat at Girona. (BBC News)
- 4 May 2024 – 2023–24 Liga F
- Barcelona are crowned champions of Liga F after winning 1–4 at Granada. (Mundo Deportivo)
- 4 May 2024 – 2024 Kentucky Derby
- The 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby is held, with American thoroughbred racehorse Mystik Dan winning in a photo finish. (AP)
- 4 May 2024 –
- The International Olympics Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, as well as for forgery and a fake arbitration procedure. (Reuters)
- 3 May 2024 – Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- The mining town of Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is seized by the March 23 Movement. (AP)
- Twelve people are killed and more than 20 others are injured during explosions caused by bombs at two camps for displaced people in Lac Vert and Mugunga, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
- 3 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Two people are killed and two others are injured by Russian shelling in the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk oblast. (The Moscow Times)
- British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises £3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes." (Reuters)
- 3 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- The United States tells Qatar to evict Hamas if the latter obstructs an Israeli hostage deal. (The Washington Post)
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- US President Joe Biden gives Presidential Medals of Freedom to 19 people. (Reuters)
- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission gives ExxonMobil approval in the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion. (CNBC)
- Panama bans First Quantum Minerals from extracting copper following the closure of its Cobre Panamá mine last year. (Reuters) (The Globe and Mail)
- 3 May 2024 – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
- The death toll from the heavy rains in southern Brazil increases to 39 people, with more than 70 others missing. (Reuters)
- 3 May 2024 –
- A bus plunges into a ravine in Diamer District, Pakistan, killing 15 people and seriously injuring more than 20 others. (AP)
- Thirteen people are killed and 2,000 homes are flooded during heavy rains in Haiti, mainly in the city of Cap-Haitien. Rains occurs also in Puerto Rico, where planes are landed in San Juan to reroute. (AP)
- Mexican authorities locate the bodies of three tourists, one American and two Australians, in Baja California, where they were reported missing in April. Three people have been arrested and are being questioned in relation to the case. (Reuters) (BBC News)
- 3 May 2024 – Canada–India diplomatic row
- Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government. (Reuters) (Toronto Star)
- 3 May 2024 – Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes. (AP)
- 3 May 2024 –
- U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar is indicted for accepting nearly $600,000 worth of bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled company and a Mexican bank. (AP)
- The International Criminal Court warns against outside interference, saying that efforts to undermine the court's work must "cease immediately". (The Washington Post)
- 3 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- 2024 Sciences Po pro-Palestinian occupation protest
- French police evacuate Sciences Po University in Paris and close the university in response to pro-Palestine protests and building occupations by students. (Reuters) (Le Monde)
- The Houthis offer American students who have been suspended in pro-Palestine protests education at Sanaa University in Yemen. (Reuters)
- Students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico hold pro-Palestine solidarity encampments and protests. (France24)
- 3 May 2024 – Chinese space program
- The China National Space Administration launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. (Reuters) (AP)
- 2 May 2024 – Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Syria, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April. (The Jerusalem Post)
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Tip of the day April 21, 2006: Thanks for helping a newbie!Filmcom 14:36, 23 February 2006 (UTC)I just want to thank you for building on my tip and making it a true wikipedia tip of the day. I'm still learning a lot about how to do things around here, so your help was greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work, and keep on Going for it!
Smashing!You've done a great job getting the Tip of the Day off the ground. As a result, I think you deserve this! smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 17:52, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
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!!!<O.o --The Prophet Wizard of the Crayon Cake 01:45, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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!Cool signature Kamope · talk · contributions 12:58, 22 January 2007 (UTC) Thanks. The Transhumanist 05:52, 23 January 2007 (UTC) Thanks so much!Thanks so much for the hints in your userpage tutorial. . I am a new user and familiar with HTML markup, but not so with Wikimark up. Your userpage tutorial really helped! Real96 06:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
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WOW!!as a near- noob, this is by far the most detailed and useful article on wikipedia for me! Excellent! I really wish I had a user page like this after two years...Snailey! 15:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Barnstar
Just a few words...TT, my friend, my mop would never have been gained without your incredible expertise. My kindest regards to you, and drop by as often as possible! Now, a little token of my appreciation...
The Golden Wiki Award;
This, the Golden Wiki Award, the highest attainment level of awards and barnstars, goes to you - The Transhumanist - for being one of the most helpful, kind, resourceful and generous Wikipedians I've had to utmost fortune to meet. Your contributions around the Wiki - at the WikiClassroom, in Dispute Resolution, at the Welcoming Committee, but most of all being a genuinely fun guy, are an amazing feat, and if half the trolls I'll undoubtedly meet after gaining my mop (thanks to you) took a leaf from your book, Wikipedia would be a nicer place. My kindest possible regards, Barnstar
AwardHello The Transhumanist, (Hold on, can I say that or is it "Hello Transhumanist") A Help:Contents Barnstar
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:DHi there Trans Face! X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) 01:36, 20 December 2007 (UTC) You won an award!
Fractional-reserve bankingYou deserve a barnstar for your efforts. I can't think of anyone who has contributed more to Wikipedia, except maybe Jimbo. I'm not sure where to put this on your frontpage, so here it is:
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My UserpageHi There First id like to thank you immensly for your pages about creating a decent userpage!! They are great and I would be lost without them!! Just one question, On my userpage i have a small welcome banner up the top. How do I make this text larger and change the font? Sorry if you have already covered this somewhere. Thanks in advanceCstubbies (talk) 12:40, 19 January 2008 (UTC) A valuable serviceI think you need recognition for doing the job of ten other editors, and doing it out of altruism and genuine belief in Wikipedia. Not many editors here have the same good attitude and provide the same service as you - I don't have any specific point to put across, but I thought you should just be prodded and reminded that you do a lot of good around here, in the hope you'll keep it up. Kudos! Seegoon (talk) 17:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC) :)
Welcoming committeeJust a note, I've made a minor update to your contributions. To reiterate my edit summary, you put in a tonne of effort there, and you deserve to be credited for it :) Feel free to revert, nonetheless. Regards, AGK (contact) 16:44, 29 February 2008 (UTC) List of basic space exploration topicsHi there TTH, Just wanted to thank you for your labors on this page, which is a great resource for us. Bill Wwheaton (talk) 17:48, 29 February 2008 (UTC) You'd better hope there is a humour barnstar... because you just gave me the biggest laugh in weeks. Good stuff giving that RfA spammer what-for here. αѕєηιηє t/c 22:03, 1 March 2008 (UTC) List of basic Canada topicsNice work -- I will withdraw the AfD nom. – ukexpat (talk) 00:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Fictional listsThe deletion review was approved for recreation: Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2008 March 10. Just letting you know, in case you weren't watchlisting it. I'm not sure what you have to do next to get the old version undeleted though (if that's what you wanted :) Nice catch on rescuing that grouping. -- Quiddity (talk) 00:21, 17 March 2008 (UTC) 'Tis for you
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List_of_basic_France_topicsHi Transhumanist, I wanted to note that I saw all of your work on the List of Basic France topics, and I appreciate it! Lazulilasher (talk) 02:12, 8 August 2008 (UTC) From Zach...
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Happy Transhumanist's Day!
→ Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 00:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC) Happy The Transhumanist's Day!
I think......you need a barnstar for all of the hard work you have put into the WP:WPOOK!
BarnstarTranshumanist my friend, It's about time you deserve a barnstar for all your contributions to outlines on Wikipedia, and also for being the promoter that you are for outlines. If it wasn't for you we might not have outlines as they are, so it is my honor to present to you the Special Barnstar because no other barnstar could merit what you do for outlines on Wikipedia. :-) Burningview (talk) 03:42, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
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Made me laughYou once said in a AFD: "If you are building a robot, you can start with just the left pinky." I love that. Happy New Year! Jerry delusional ¤ kangaroo 20:34, 31 December 2010 (UTC) another thanksI appreciate you pointing me in the direction of a formatted signature. For some reason I couldn't find any reference to how it is done in the years I have been here. Cheers. ◦◦derekbd◦◦my talk◦◦ 12:16, 4 June 2011 (UTC) ImpressedI just wanted to tell you (probably not the 1st ^^ ) that your are an incredible wikipedia member, your userpage is simply amazing and your contribution is...gigantic? huge? Incredible? not for the number edits (still high) but rather over the appropriateness of the things that you have created, especially the outline project. I wont give you another award, you already have billions, but simply a modest "Bravo!". -- Offiikart (Talk) 05:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC) ThanksHi, thanks a lot for the barnstar, you are truly a user with whom it is pleasant to interact. I greatly appreciate your help, your tips and you recognition on the work done, even if only very minimal compared to the work you have done. I think you, more than everyone else, deserve a special recognition. Here is the first Barnstar I ever awarded :
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Thank you. The Transhumanist 07:45, 18 January 2015 (UTC) A cup of coffee for you!
Thank you. The Transhumanist 06:56, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
At Tip-Of-The-Day: Thank you for your updates & guidance!Greetings The Transhumanist,Want to let you know the value of your insights & feedback!
Pony!Pony! Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!
Thanks again :) -- Doc James along with the rest of the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 03:59, 29 February 2016 (UTC) A barnstar for you!
Thank you. The Transhumanist 15:31, 28 September 2016 (UTC) Love the outlinesHi there! I just wanted to let you know that I think your planet outlines are really cool. I have long thought it was a shame that only Wikipedians seem to know about Books or Portals, because they are really great tools for structuring knowledge (while everyone loves diving down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, we could really do with some better content organization). The outlines strike me as a great way to bring that sort content organization to mainspace, where it will actually reach a large number of readers. I notice that I am the first one to edit them besides yourself, and I hope you know that I do so with love.
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@RightCowLeftCoast: Thank you. I feel honored. Please keep in mind that I have not been working alone. Credit goes to the nearly 400 editors who came forward to speak up for the keeping of portals. And although the RfC to delete all portals is over, the job of defending portals from deletion is not. For the portal namespace to be retained in the long term, the portals in it will need to be improved to a worthy quality level, otherwise we may see more deletion attempts. This task is far more than a single editor can handle. Fortunately, many editors have come forward to meet the challenge. Working to develop portals and the entire portal system, is a team of 80 editors who are diligently redesigning, upgrading, updating, and maintaining portals. They are the members of the Portals WikiProject, and without them there might be no portals. They are doing a wonderful job, and I am very proud of them. Thank you. — The Transhumanist 17:22, 26 May 2018 (UTC) Preciousthinking-related topics Thank you for organising a list of thinking-related topics, for Shift work sleep disorder and the index of oral health and dental articles, for your thoughts and efforts regarding portals, and beginnings such as Portal:Thinking/Selected picture, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! Preciousportals Thank you for your thoughts and efforts regarding portals, for the concept of outlines, for sectional redirects, for articles such as Life Extension Foundation, for service from 2006, including portal philosophy and user page design center, - repeating (1 & 4 June 2009): you are an awesome Wikipedian! Thank you. I looked, but couldn't figure out what 1 & 4 June 2009 were referring to. Just curious. — The Transhumanist 19:26, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
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Moxy, thank you. I'm honored, and I receive this praise for the team, without whom there would be very little progress on portals. They are literally transforming them into something new. I'm glad to be a part of that. — The Transhumanist 18:20, 7 June 2018 (UTC) A Barnstar for you
You are welcome, formerly Wpgbrown. Nice new name. ;) — The Transhumanist 10:26, 6 July 2018 (UTC) A barnstar for you!
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You have made immense contributions to outlines over the years, and have encouraged many more Wikipedians to follow your lead. The impact of your contributions are great. Keep doing the good work! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ambujshukla2004 (talk • contribs) 19:16, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
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