Secure. Contain. Protect. There are things that go bump in the night. Fantastic things. Horrible things. Redacted things. The SCP Foundation was built to keep humanity safe from a world of beings it doesn’t want to know exists. Things of wonder. Things of destruction. And these things have files. A LOT of files. New episodes weekly. * * * Content related to the SCP Foundation, including these podcasts, are licensed under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0. Concepts originate from works on the S ...
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Foundations For Mathematics Podcasts
Why is mathematics so hard? Here, we talk about the foundations for whole numbers and fractions and suggest that math can be natural and fun to us! Cover art photo provided by naomi tamar on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@naomitamar
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Join Kostas and Nitay as they speak with amazingly smart people who are building the next generation of technology, from hardware to cloud compute. Tech on the Rocks is for people who are curious about the foundations of the tech industry. Recorded primarily from our offices and homes, but one day we hope to record in a bar somewhere. Cheers!
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Bertrand Russell wrote 'Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy' while imprisoned for protesting Britain's involvement in World War I. Russell summarizes the significance of the momentous work of mathematicians in the late nineteenth-century. He further describes his own philosophy of mathematics, Logicism (the view that all mathematical truths are logical truths), and his earlier, influential work solving the paradoxes that plagued mathematical foundations, which crystallized after ten year ...
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The Acalytica Lounge podcast provides insights into entrepreneurship, technology, and business growth strategies. It features expert interviews, success stories, and actionable tips to empower entrepreneurs and businesses. https://acalytica.com
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Mathematical Philosophy - the application of logical and mathematical methods in philosophy - is about to experience a tremendous boom in various areas of philosophy. At the new Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, which is funded mostly by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, philosophical research will be carried out mathematically, that is, by means of methods that are very close to those used by the scientists. The purpose of doing philosophy in this way is not to reduce p ...
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The Innovators podcast, a product of Harris Search Associates, features interesting conversations with global thought leaders in the areas of higher education and research, engineering, technology, and the health sciences and provides our listeners an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned from the national leaders changing the landscape of innovation and discovery.
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"The Inclusive Advantage" is a podcast dedicated to empowering women and minorities in male-dominated industries like mining, manufacturing, and construction. Hosted by "Brenda Denbesten" with 18 years of experience, the podcast shares hard-earned wisdom, strategic advice, and inspiring stories to help listeners break through barriers, advocate for themselves, and foster inclusive workplaces.
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SCP-5012: "There is No Escape from the Bottomless Pit."
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30:59SCP-5012 is an orchard of trees of the Cerasus Subgenus located in the Italian province of South Tyrol, formerly the site of the Casadua Amphitheater. The trees that constitute SCP-5012 are in a continuous cycle of flowering and fruiting, irrespective of soil and meteorological conditions. SCP-5012 has not been observed to experience senescence, an…
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SCP 2932 is a massive, organic structure located within the El Sira Communal Reserve in Peru. Externally, SCP 2932 consists of trees, vines, and other plant-life that has been formed into a large, domed structure. Content Warnings: Mentions of violence and implied genocide. Transcript Patrons Quentin Riehl, Petschro, Jules Foreman, Don Walden, Dadd…
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SCP-1929 was a meteorological phenomenon which occurred throughout the lower Great Plains of America between 1930 and 1938. Content Warnings: Death, natural disasters, death of children, death of animals, body horror, hive minds. Listen to Dead Space Deep Cover: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qrqomw5y01BcpaZfRub8H Transcript Patrons Kineticc, Hanna…
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What AI Is Not - The Myth of Thinking Machines
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5:01When an AI system produces an eloquent paragraph or a sharp forecast, it feels intelligent. But that’s an illusion born of fluent output. The model isn’t thinking; it’s statistically imitating the structure of thought. It doesn’t know truth, only probability. If you ask it for a credit summary, it predicts which sequence of words most often follows…
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SCP-1155 manifests as a work of street art/graffiti depicting the form of a humanoid creature with sinewy forelimbs, claw-like hands and the head and feathers of an owl. Content Warnings: Gore, implied harm to children SUPPORT RE FRANKENSTEIN: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/re-frankenstein#/ Transcript Patrons Kvothe, Charles Jones, SODAHAPPY J…
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The Fragile Foundation of AI - Why Mathematical Sovereignty Is Crucial
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18:31By Edzai Conilias Zvobwo
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SCP 5352 refers to the abandoned town of Murky Lake, New Mexico– designated Nexus Zero Four. Content Warnings: Violence and gore, ghosts, implied ritual sacrifice Transcript Patrons Briottney Merfeld, TonedDuck Mr. E, Vinne Liaboe, Kira Russel, Asher Reece, Kolya Sixkiller, Josh, Isaiah Hatt, A Dragon Sitting on it's Hoard of Dice, Akrusus, Mandy t…
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Federal Support for Scientific and Biomedical Research (with Daniel Linzer, PhD, President Emeritus, Research Corporation for Science Advancement)
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41:28Dr. Daniel Linzer retired as President Emeritus of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement in July of this year after eight years of leadership. He joined RCSA from Northwestern University where he was on the faculty as professor of molecular biosciences and served as Provost for a decade following stints as dean and associate dean of arts…
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This episode provides an introduction to AI hallucinations, explaining what they are, how they manifest, and why they pose challenges in AI applications. Listeners will gain foundational knowledge necessary to delve deeper into the causes of AI hallucinations from both data and model perspectives. Support the show Visit https://acalytica.com…
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SCP-8151 is a standard single-hung 24 inch by 36 inch domestic window. SCP-8151 can manifest in any enclosed, windowless room up to 15 square meters in size. Content Warnings: Natural disaster, supernatural disaster, apocalypse, addiction, death of family members, mentions of of children, pets. Support Mischief: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects…
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SCP-7819 is a predatory location that manifests along exits of the United States Numbered Highway System in the contiguous United States. SCP-7819 presents as a small roadside hotel or motel always identified by exterior signage as the Rest-Eazy Inn. Content Warnings: Liminal Spaces Transcript: Patrons - June 1 - 10 Enrah, DBXJ, Lane Norris, Jason,…
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SCP-1983-1 is a one-story farmhouse in REDACTED County, Wyoming. It was abandoned in 1968after a series of ritual murders, allegedly performed by a "Satanic" cult. Please see capture logs for SCP-REDACTED for further details Content Warnings: Gore, body horror, nyctophobia Transcript Patrons May 21-31 Knightshadow822, Robyn Rockjet, t̷h̵e̸r̴e̶ ̷a̸r…
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AI and Africa’s Skills Revolution: Purpose, Participation, and the Power to Leapfrog
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14:38AI has made intelligence cheap. Africa faces two futures: dependency or leapfrog. Anchoring AI with purpose will shape the continent’s next revolution. source: https://acalytica.com/blog/ai-for-impact-empowering-africa-future-with-essential-skills Support the show Visit https://acalytica.comBy Edzai Conilias Zvobwo
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Navigating the Future of AI and Data Infrastructure with Bauplan
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58:45Summary In this conversation, the founders of Bauplan, Jacopo and Ciro, share their extensive backgrounds in AI and data infrastructure, discussing the evolution of NLP and the challenges faced in the industry. They highlight the importance of data pipelines in AI effectiveness and the complexities of building data infrastructure. The discussion al…
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SCP-8320 is a phenomenon globally affecting all domestic cats. Even Biscuit, my adorable British Shorthair was affected. I didn't think anything could ever stop Biscuit. He's so full of energy and so affectionate. But then on the morning of June 4th he turned into this weird old wizard. "Axar the Lackadaisical". Content Warnings: Drug Abuse, home i…
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CP-3010 is the anomalous byproduct of a nearly undetectable entity, hereby classified as SCP-3010-1. SCP-3010 is characterized as a sensation of"being watched", similar to that of being intensely stared at or observed unwillingly by another human or sentient being. Content Warnings: Unreality, nyctophobia, scopophobia. Transcript Patrons May 2-10 J…
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SCP-3198 is the collective designation for Mobile Task Force Lambda-9 ("Big Fucking Guns"). This task force was created to contain Keter-level objects that require deployment of high-yield ordinance in the event of a containment breach. Content Warnings: Gunfire, explosions, violent deaths, and eating bugs. Transcript Patrons April 25 - May 1 Conno…
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Email as a Knowledge Graph: Micro CEO Brett on Rebuilding CRM at the Inbox
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1:01:28Summary Brett — founder & CEO of Micro — joins Nitay and Kostas to share how he’s turning email into a knowledge graph and rebuilding CRM right inside the inbox. He traces a path from Google’s M&A and Allo product team to Clearbit and Launch House, then digs into why most “inbox zero” workflows fail, how interoperability and AI agents shift power t…
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Please- Do not- Make… “boom boom” words… No making of boom-boom words on computers or… not compuiers [muffled explosions] Content Warnings: Death by explosions, lamentations of the bereaved, loss of personal identity Transcript Transcript 2 Patrons April 11-20 Joseeph F Eslao, nisselasse1337, Claire Grindle, Norecc, Purple Drain, SCP-1000-Y, Kitsun…
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SCP-6274 is a unique phenomenon affecting hauntings, apparitions, and spectral entities within the grounds of the Burnley Estate.The estate is located in Pollensbee, Mississippi, USA. SCP-6274 causes sudden intensification and subsequent cessation of previously stable spectral activity. Content Warnings: Gore, implied suicide, pregnant mother in di…
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SCP-Y is registered as a Class F Infohazard. SCP-Y is the set of all numbers which do not exist. Content Warnings: Descriptions of weird death Transcript Join our newsletter: https://www.pacificobadiah.com/ Patrons March 22-31 Aaron Uhrlaud, Doc, Zesty Zaya, ashlyn, Lipidz_02, Robin G, morlevart, IZabella Brunson, LunarTempest, kingo playz, Nunya B…
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Acalytica - Unlocking African Entrepreneurship Online
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8:18"Acalytica: Unlocking African Entrepreneurship Online" outlines a digital platform designed to empower African entrepreneurs. It highlights the significant challenges faced by talented individuals in Africa, specifically their lack of affordable and accessible online tools to expand their businesses. Acalytica aims to bridge this gap by offering an…
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SME Funding Solutions for South African Businesses
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36:28Running a business in South Africa isn’t for the faint of heart. One month you’re booming, the next you’re juggling invoices and praying Eskom behaves. But when opportunity knocks, cashflow gaps shouldn’t stop you from answering. That’s where Acalytica SME Funding comes in, your fast lane to up to R5 million in business funding, approved in as litt…
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Community, Compilers & the Rust Story with Steve Klabnik
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59:02Summary Steve Klabnik has spent the last 15 years shaping how developers write code—from teaching Ruby on Rails to stewarding Rust’s explosive growth. In this wide-ranging conversation, Steve joins Kostas and Nitay to unpack the forces behind Rust’s rise and the blueprint for developer-first tooling. From Rails to Rust: How a web-framework luminary…
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Lovable Africa - Powering the Digital Renaissance
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10:13Join the Lovable Africa community! Tell us how you're using Lovable.dev to build, launch, and grow your digital projects across the continent. Sources: https://acalytica.com/blog/mapping-lovable-builders-creators-and-innovators-across-the-african-continent https://acalytica.com/lovable-africa https://lovable.dev/ Support the show Visit https://acal…
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Outwitting South African Business Scams, offers crucial information for entrepreneurs and SMEs in South Africa. It details ten prevalent business scams, ranging from invoice redirection fraud to crypto Ponzi schemes, specifically targeting vulnerabilities in the local business environment. For each scam, the source provides a clear description and …
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SCP-4511 is a large mechanical construct resembling a pig located in the basement of Danforth Meatpacking, a disused meat-packing factory in Chicago, USA Content Warnings: Gore, harm to animals (dogs, pigs) Transcript Join our Newsletter at pacificobadiah.com! Patrons March 13-21 Special thanks to patron Dall, Samantha Bouwann, Oops, Aaron Hoffman,…
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Presenting: The Toxic Avenger - Troma Unit
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22:28See The Toxic Avenger EXCLUSIVELY in theaters on August 29th. Starring Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Taylour Paige, and Jacob Tremblay. And follow The Toxic Avenger on socials for every glowing green update. https://www.instagram.com/toxicavenger/ https://x.com/ToxicAvenger https://www.facebook.com/ToxicAvenger https://toxicavenger.com/…
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Innovation in Funding Research (with Kevin Byrne, MBA, President & CEO, The University Financing Foundation)
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26:01Kevin Byrne is the President & CEO of TUFF, recognized for his innovative solutions to capital challenges faced by institutions. He specializes in non-traditional public-private partnerships and real estate financing for university research parks and innovation districts. Kevin holds an MBA with honors from the Wharton School and graduated with hon…
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Build, Brand & Bank - Monetize Your Online Presence
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9:18Discussion around Acalytica's "Build, Brand & Bank" live event on the 29th of August 2025, a hands-on workshop in Johannesburg aimed at helping South African freelancers, content creators, and small business owners monetise their online presence without coding. Initially cancelled due to low sign-ups, the event was reinstated due to public demand, …
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SCP-4703 is an independently owned supermarket in Midland, Texas, operating under the name 'Yeah, We're Totally Going to Sell You This'. Content Warnings: Children in danger, hostile architecture, bureaucratic nonsense, body horror, mentions of castration Transcript Join our Newsletter: www.pacificobadiah.com Patrons March 4- 12 Special thanks to T…
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SCP-8140 is a collection of Daevite artifacts unearthed from the prehistoric ruins of Göbekli Tepe, an ancient settlement in the southeastern region of Anatolia, abandoned circa 8000 BCE Content Warnings: Death of a loved one, descriptions of violent interracial conflict, discussions of genocide, gore and dismemberment, ritualized murder of a helpl…
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One-Page Startup: Digital Empires with Just a Phone
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11:03In the heart of Soweto, Nomsa sells hand-poured soy candles. In a small Eastern Cape village, Sipho tutors high school maths. In downtown Jo’burg, Zanele runs a sustainable fashion label. These founders aren’t just hustling — they’re building brands. And they’re doing it with one powerful tool: a single digital page. Welcome to the rise of the One-…
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Digital Public Infrastructure: Powering a Just Energy Transition
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10:46The Just Energy Transition (JET) is not only about moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy—it is about building a more inclusive and equitable society. To truly deliver on its promise, we need a robust digital backbone that enables coordination, inclusion, and transparency. This is where Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) becomes indispensabl…
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Acalytica is showcasing some of the most exciting startups on the continent using AI to unlock value. These 32 startups are solving real African problems using frontier technology — and you decide which ones lead the charge. Every vote is not just a number — it’s financial support and global visibility for innovators building Africa’s AI future. *P…
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Minimum Viable Digital Presence for Entrepreneurs
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9:55A Minimum Viable Digital Presence (MVDP) primarily solves the core problem of lack of online visibility and credibility for entrepreneurs, which often stems from misconceptions about the complexity and cost of establishing a digital footprint. Specifically, the problems an MVDP addresses include: Online Invisibility and Non-Existence: In today's hy…
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SCP-8140 is a collection of Daevite artifacts unearthed from the prehistoric ruins of Göbekli Tepe, an ancient settlement in the southeastern region of Anatolia, abandoned circa 8000 BCE Content Warnings: Death of a loved one, descriptions of violent interracial conflict, discussions of genocide, gore and dismemberment, ritualized murder of a helpl…
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Acalytica Supporting Smart Hustlers of Cosmo City
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10:59Join the Smart Hustlers of Cosmo City programme by Acalytica. Get a free digital page to promote your hustle, connect with customers, and grow in the smart city economy. https://acalytica.com/cosmo-city-hustlers Support the show Visit https://acalytica.comBy Edzai Conilias Zvobwo
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The Ethics Committee has formed this special tribunal to discuss long term containment protocols developed by the Order of the Secret Root to contain the entity designated SCP- 2845. Content Warnings: Mentions of the extinction of the human race, implied harm to infant, natural disasters, implied violence against a helpless person Transcript Patron…
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“Your presence in this department is a little unusual, Miss Jacob, but that's why you're here. We expected you to experience unusual side effects. You're in unexplored territory…” Content Warnings: Mentions of the extinction of the human race, and implied use of memory-altering drugs. Transcript Check out Jesse’s new show, “Jesse’s Lockbox Antholog…
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SCP-2408 designates several anomalies associated with GoI-0432, also known as "the Hunter's Black Lodge"– an anomalous criminal organization and Sarkic cult primarily active in post-Soviet states. Content Warnings: Body Horror, Gore, Cannibalism, Implied Violence Against Minors, Drug Abuse, Mentions of Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and Organized…
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Creator Chat w/ Pacific & Eleanor Hyde - World Gone Wrong
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45:09Happy Pride! This week Eleanor Hyde (Unwell, World Gone Wrong) and I sit down and talk about horror, queerness, pandemic trauma, and the value of friendship! If you're looking for something to lighten your day, look no further than this podcast! You can check out World Gone Wrong on their website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify! And if you do check the…
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How Cloudflare Reinvents Serverless at Global Scale with Josh Howard
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52:19Summary Josh Howard, Senior Engineering Manager at Cloudflare, joins Kostas and Nitay to discuss Cloudflare's innovative serverless platform, Durable Objects, and Workers. Learn how Cloudflare enables developers to build stateful applications with global scale, consistency, and simplicity at the network edge. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Backgro…
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The sun had barely risen on the Las Vegas strip, and Director House was already regretting waking up. Transcript: Content warnings: comedic references to homophobia, demons This week's Patrons: Jacob Irvin, Richard Martin, Francisco Landaverde, Davywavy221, HautePotato, Daniel Laughlin, Alex Peebels, Rhet Bellamy, OtakuTrash69, and Daniel Davenport…
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The Causal Chain of Rwanda’s Irembo Digital Platform
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24:17Rwanda’s Irembo platform stands as a model for how digital public infrastructure (DPI) can transform service delivery, foster trust in government, and enable data-driven governance. By mapping its causal structure using a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG), we uncover how targeted policy actions cascade into far-reaching outcomes that shape both citizen …
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Acalytica Is Now Completely Free — Unlock All Features at No Cost
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10:17In a bold move to empower creators, entrepreneurs, and organizations across Africa and beyond, Acalytica has officially dropped its SaaS business model. Starting today, every single feature on the platform is 100% free. No subscriptions. No limitations. No hidden fees. #DPI #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #DigitalTools #Acalytica #ComplementaryDigital…
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SCP-3199 is a species of sapient chimera composed of silkie chicken, chimpanzee, stoat, mussel, adder, and human DNA. Transcript: https://app.box.com/file/1718960133109 Content warnings: gore/body horror. Implied threat of violence against an infant. Patrons Bismarck king of the sea, Michael The Street, Robert, Abdullah Alomani, Matt Farrar, Matthe…
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SCP-4548 is a green star that appears in the night sky. It is a memetic, cosmological phenomenon with adverse effects on human cognition. Content warnings: Paranoia, Isolation, Discussions of mental health, implied self harm. Patrons: James King, Patra Philips, Joakim Deraas Haugen, Nathan Jeuch, Wesh, Mr. Tea, Mrlagalot, Thomas Crow, Shannan Evans…
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SCP-6819 is a phenomenon occurring on highways in the United States Numbered Highway System in the contiguous United States. Content warnings: Body horror, gore, medical assistance in dying, implied gun violence, car crashes, animal death. Transcript Support REDACTED! Cast and Crew SCP Archives was created by Pacific S. Obadiah & Jon Grilz. SCP-681…
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