User:The Transhumanist
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Introduction
Hi. My name is The Transhumanist.
- As a 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...
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- As an encyclopedist...
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
Selected emerging technologies and related articles
Selected global issues and related topics
Did you know...
- ... that while the laws governing Jewish astrology prohibit worshipping the stars, gaining knowledge of their influences on humans is permitted?
- ... that the FBI set up temporary offices in a museum on an aircraft carrier while investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
- ... that Vladimír Mandl wrote the first book on space law 25 years before Sputnik 1 was launched into space?
- ... that the Backrooms is associated with an Internet aesthetic which includes images of eerie and uninhabited spaces?
- ... that the Frye Fire decimated the population of the already endangered Mount Graham red squirrel in Arizona?
- ... that Mike Judge's three-month tenure at the video-card manufacturer Parallax Graphics was an inspiration for Office Space?
- ... that the Apple II game Pentapus was developed by Jeremy Sagan, son of astronomer Carl Sagan?
- ... that the quasar 3C 345 has a jet that appears to move five to fifteen times faster than the speed of light?
- ... that 6 percent of the US population had symptoms of long COVID lasting three months or longer in the first half of 2023?
- ... 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 a robotic controller for the Yamaha Reface CS was described by Mixmag magazine as looking "like an army of robot toothbrushes cleaning a synth"?
- ... that getting the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit consumed far less fuel than was planned, effectively doubling its expected operational life?
- ... that the game director for A Space for the Unbound wanted to preserve his memories as an Indonesian through the game?
- ... that New Zealand's Big Lemon & Paeroa bottle was originally a replica space rocket?
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Do you have a question about any subject that you can't find the answer to?
Consider asking it at the Wikipedia reference desk.
Selected images that captured my attention
Trump news tracker
- 12 August 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election, Twitter under Elon Musk
- Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes back to X (formerly Twitter) for a two-hour interview with its owner Elon Musk, mainly focusing on Trump's 2024 presidential re-election campaign. (Reuters).
- 10 August 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
- Officials of the Donald Trump campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that Iran was behind the hacking. (WNBC-TV)
- 23 July 2024 – Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- United States Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigns, citing security lapses that led to former president Donald Trump's attempted assassination. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
- 15 July 2024 – Federal prosecution of Donald Trump
- Former United States president Donald Trump's criminal prosecution over his alleged mishandling of classified documents is dismissed by District Judge Aileen Cannon, who states that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and lacked the authority to bring the case to court. (Reuters)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Republican National Convention, 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
- Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump selects Ohio senator J. D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. (The Hill) (The New York Times)
- 14 July 2024 – Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as the "subject involved" in yesterday's attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. (Reuters)
- 13 July 2024 – Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- Former U.S. President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States, with his condition later reported as "fine" by a spokesperson. The suspect was shot dead after two audience members were critically injured and one killed in the shooting.(AP) (The Guardian)
Interests
Wikipedia newsfeed
- 18 August 2024 – 2024 Lebanese blackout
- Ongoing nationwide blackouts in Lebanon caused by fuel shortages provoke significant governmental conflict, which includes the Minister of Energy blaming the Central Bank for not paying Iraq for fuel imports while the Central Bank blames parliament for not authorizing emergency fund transfers for fuel payments. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- 17 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- August 2024 Deir el-Balah attacks
- Eighteen people from the same family are killed in an airstrike in the town of Az-Zawayda in the Gaza Strip. (AP) (Reuters)
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
- Two senior Hamas militants are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
- Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
- Israeli officials state that they are attempting to "lower expectations" of a ceasefire deal due to significant gaps between Israel and Hamas demands, after United States president Joe Biden stated that he was "optimistic" about the progress of US-mediated negotiations in Qatar. (Al Jazeera)
- 17 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Rockets launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy a Russian bridge over the Seym river in Glushkovo, Kursk Oblast. Russia's foreign ministry claims that the missiles were launched using Western-made rocket launchers and that the missiles killed volunteers who were evacuating Russian civilians. (Reuters)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Budget of Germany, Germany–Ukraine relations
- Germany issues an indefinite ban on requesting or providing new military aid to Ukraine that has not already been approved in order to reduce federal budget spending. The moratorium results in a "tangible dispute" within the Scholz coalition government. (Politico) (The Kyiv Independent)
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
- The International Atomic Energy Agency declares that the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating, following an investigation into an explosive drone strike that targeted a perimeter access road at the power plant. (Reuters)
- 17 August 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Nabatieh attack
- Ten Syrian citizens, including two children, are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- Hezbollah reportedly strikes the Ayelet HaShahar kibbutz in Upper Galilee, Israel, wounding two Israeli soldiers in retaliation. (Reuters)
- 17 August 2024 – Somali Civil War
- 2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing
- At least 20 people are killed and ten others are injured in a bombing at a tea shop in Daynile District, Mogadishu, Somalia. (Aussiedlerbote) (IDil News)
- 17 August 2024 – Sudanese civil war
- Galgani massacre
- At least 85 people are killed in arson and looting attacks amid a rampage by Rapid Support Forces in the village of Galgani in Sennar State, Sudan. (AP)
- 17 August 2024 – 2024 Kamchatka Krai earthquake
- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Krai, Russia with a tsunami warning being issued. (Sky News)
- 17 August 2024 – 2024 Lebanese blackout
- The state electricity company of Lebanon Électricité du Liban runs out of fuel reserves and announces that it can no longer supply power to the country, leading to a complete nationwide blackout. (The National) (Iraqi News Agency)
- 17 August 2024 –
- An Fouga Magister aircraft operated by the French Air Force performing an air show crashes off the coast of Le Lavandou, France, killing the pilot. (AFP via Euronews)
- Six people are arrested in connection to a mass shooting due to feuds that occurred last week in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, which killed eight people and injured nine others. (AP)
- Four convicts escape in a prison break at a psychiatric hospital in Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. (DW)
- For the first time, the Indonesian Independence Day ceremony is held simultaneously in Jakarta and Nusantara due to the relocation of the country's capital. (Detik)
- 16 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukraine reports capturing 82 Russian settlements within an area of 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi) since the start of the Kursk incursion on August 6. (Reuters)
- Over 120,000 Russian citizens have been evacuated according to Russia, and at least 100 Russian soldiers are captured according to Ukraine. (AP)
- Russia accuses the United States and European nations of directly helping Ukraine in its incursion on Kursk Oblast by planning operations and providing military support, and states that their involvement "created all the prerequisites for Ukraine to lose its sovereignty and lose part of its territories". (Reuters)
- 16 August 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- One Palestinian is killed and many houses are burned down in a large organized Israeli raid on the village of Jit, Qalqilya Governorate, in the West Bank. (CNN) (Reuters)
- 16 August 2024 – Ituri conflict
- Sixteen people are killed and 20 more kidnapped during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces militants at agricultural lands in Mambasa, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
- 16 August 2024 – 2024 Pacific typhoon season
- Thousands of people are ordered to evacuate in northern Japan as Typhoon Ampil approaches the country. (AP)
- 16 August 2024 –
- At least 54 people are killed in Chad after days of floods. (AL24News)
- 16 August 2024 – 2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak
- The first case of polio in the Gaza Strip in 25 years is confirmed, coming from an unvaccinated 10-month-old child in Deir al-Balah. (Euronews)
- 16 August 2024 – Haitian crisis
- Eleven inmates are killed during shootouts with police after escaping from a jail in Saint-Marc, Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
- 16 August 2024 – LGBT rights in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria passes a new amendment by a large parliamentary majority that bans “propaganda, promotion, and incitement” of LGBT “ideas and views” in schools, sparking criticism from several European LGBTQ+ organizations stating that the law will marginalize LGBTQ+ children. (Politico)
- 16 August 2024 –
- The Argentine Federal Police dismantle an alleged Islamist terrorist organization planning attacks against Jewish community centers in Mendoza. (Reuters)
- 16 August 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
- Independent presidential candidate Cornel West and his running mate Melina Abdullah are both disqualified from and refused entry on the 2024 Michigan Presidential Election ballot due to an improperly notarized form. (Washington Post)
- 16 August 2024 – 2024 Dominican Republic general election
- Luis Abinader is sworn in for a second term as President of the Dominican Republic. (Reuters)
- 16 August 2024 –
- The Thai House of Representatives selects Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the new Prime Minister, replacing Srettha Thavisin who was dismissed by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday. (Bloomberg)
- 15 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukrainian occupation of Kursk Oblast
- Ukraine establishes a military administration in Sudzha with major general Eduard Moskalyov appointed as its senior commander. General Oleksandr Syrskyi says that the administration will "maintain law and order" in the region. (BBC News)
- Russia announces the mandatory evacuation of all civilians from Glushkovsky District in Kursk Oblast. (Reuters)
- The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have retaken the settlement of Krupets. (Anadolu Agency)
- The Security Service of Ukraine captures 102 Russian servicemen as prisoners of war, marking the largest single group of Russian soldiers to surrender during the conflict. (Bloomberg)
- Ukrainian troops and military vehicles enter Russia's Belgorod Oblast with the region declaring a state of emergency. Heavy fighting is reportedly underway. (The Washington Post)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Pokrovsk offensive
- Pokrovsk's military administration issues immediate evacuation orders for its citizens due to shelling from Russian troops about 10 km away from the city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (UNN)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United Kingdom says that Ukraine can use British weaponry, including Challenger 2 tanks, for its military operations inside Russia. (Sky News)
- 15 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Evacuations during the Israel–Hamas war
- Peter Dutton, the leader of Australia’s Liberal Party, calls on the Australian government to ban the entry of Palestinian refugees fleeing from conflict in the Gaza Strip, which is met with significant condemnation from several politicians and organizations as promoting racial stereotypes. (ABC Australia) (Al Jazeera)
- SBS World News reports that the Australian government has rejected a majority of Palestinian visa applications, accepting 2,922 applications and rejecting 7,111 applications while granting 8,746 visas to Israeli citizens and rejecting only 235 applications. (Al Jazeera)
- Casualties of the Israel–Hamas war
- The Gaza Health Ministry reports that more than 40,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including more than 16,000 children, have been killed due to the ongoing Israeli invasion and blockade, and that more than 10,000 Palestinians are still missing. (Al Jazeera)
- 15 August 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Hezbollah launches four rockets at IDF targets in Shamir and Malkia in Upper Galilee which were intercepted by the Iron Dome causing a fire in Shamir and Ruwaysat al-Alam of Kfarchouba in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- 15 August 2024 –
- American video game magazine Game Informer discontinues publication after 33 years. The magazine's website is also shut down. (BBC News)
- A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M crashes due to a "technical malfunction" in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The pilots safely ejected, according to Russian media. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- 15 August 2024 – African mpox epidemic
- Sweden reports the first case of the new mpox variant outside Africa in a patient in Stockholm. (Arab News) (Reuters)
- Pakistan reports its first case of mpox this year. (First Post)
- 15 August 2024 – Germany–United States relations, Foreign relations of NATO
- The United States approves the sale of 600 MIM-104 Patriot air defense missiles to Germany worth US$5 billion (€4.6 billion) to improve German national defense and the overall security of NATO. (DW)
- 15 August 2024 – 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
- Ukraine denies its involvement in explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in 2022 and accuses Russia of causing the explosions, following Germany issuing its first arrest warrant on the case towards a Ukrainian man. (Reuters)
- 15 August 2024 –
- New Zealand extradites German hacker and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to the United States to face charges for computer fraud, cyber espionage, and embezzlement. (DW)
- 15 August 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential debates
- The Democratic Party candidate for vice president Tim Walz and the Republican Party candidate for vice president JD Vance agree to a debate on October 1 on CBS. (Reuters)
- 15 August 2024 – 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and US President Joe Biden call for new elections in Venezuela. (Reuters)
- 15 August 2024 – 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election
- Sri Lanka receives a record number of presidential candidates for the upcoming election with 39 applications accepted, surpassing 2019's record of 35 candidates. (Al Jazeera)
- 15 August 2024 – 2024 CFL season
- The Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League are sold to businessman Larry Thompson, ending 75 years of community ownership. (Edmonton Journal)
- 14 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian forces have captured more than 100 Russian soldiers in the last 24 hours during their offensive in Kursk Oblast. Zelenskyy also says that he is open to exchanging the prisoners for Ukrainian prisoners of war. (BBC News)
- Ukraine announces that it will create a strategic buffer zone on the Russia–Ukraine border that is "designed to protect our border communities from daily enemy attacks". (Reuters)
- Russia evacuates thousands more civilians from borderlands in the Kursk Oblast amid deeper progression of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the region. (Reuters)
- Ukrainian drones strike the Borisoglebsk air base in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, destroying several hangars. (Pravda) (The Washington Post)
- 14 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
- Top Hamas official Osama Hamdan states that the organization is "losing faith" in the United States' role as mediator in Israel–Hamas ceasefire proposals due to the U.S. not applying pressure on Israel to act in good faith, and threatens to withdraw from future U.S.-mediated negotiations. (AP)
- 14 August 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into a hurricane north of Puerto Rico. (NBC News)
- 14 August 2024 – African mpox epidemic
- The World Health Organization officially declares a new outbreak of mpox. The strain of this outbreak is different from the primary strain of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak, which affected thirteen countries and resulted in at least 524 reported deaths, and the new strain is more lethal. (AP)
- 14 August 2024 – 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
- Germany issues its first arrest warrant related to the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage for a Ukrainian man who crossed the border from Poland into Ukraine before the arrest could be carried out. (AP)
- 14 August 2024 – Illegal drug trade in the United States
- The United States Drug Enforcement Administration announces that it seized more than 2,300 lb (1,000 kg) of methamphetamines hidden in celery at a farmers market in Forest Park, Georgia, United States. A Mexican citizen was arrested in relation to the seizure. (AP)
- 14 August 2024 – Organized crime in Sweden
- Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland form an international police hub in Stockholm to prevent escalating Swedish gang activity and criminal networks from spreading to other Nordic countries. (Reuters)
- 14 August 2024 –
- The Constitutional Court of Thailand dismisses Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for illegally appointing a minister to his cabinet. (Reuters)
- Former President of Argentina Alberto Fernández is indicted on charges of making threats and causing bodily harm to former first lady Fabiola Yáñez. (Buenos Aires Herald) (Washington Post)
- 14 August 2024 – 2024 Kiribati parliamentary election
- Kiribati citizens vote for the 45 members of the parliament. (AP)
- 14 August 2024 – 2024 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
- Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida announces that he will not run in the party’s presidential election scheduled for late September, effectively stepping down from the premiership. (The Japan News)
- 14 August 2024 –
- After more than a year of high-level investigation, the Vatican expels Luis Fernando Figari, the leader of the Peruvian society of apostolic life Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, for financial corruption and for downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse. (AP)
- 13 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukraine says that its troops are still advancing in Kursk Oblast and now control 74 settlements inside Russia. The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces are fighting the Ukrainians about 28 km (17 mi) from the border. (Reuters)
- Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov says that the Ukrainian advance into Kursk Oblast is currently stopped due to Russian counter-attacks. (Reuters)
- 13 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- The United States government approves $20 billion in weapon sales to Israel, including fifty F-15 fighter jets and advanced upgrade kits for Israel's existing F-15 jets. (AP)
- 13 August 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Two Hezbollah militants, three Lebanese civilians killed, 21 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Baraachit, Tyre, Aabbassiyeh, Kfarkela, At Tiri and Marjayoun in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah launches rockets at Kfarchouba, Shebaa Farms, Shtula, Kiryat Shmona and Beit Hillel. (Al Jazeera)
- 13 August 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli crowds led by far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque and several villages in the West Bank on Tisha B'av. Israel Police officers reportedly offered protection to Israeli settlers, while the United States and the United Nations denounce the raids. (Al Jazeera)
- 13 August 2024 – Yemeni civil war
- The Houthis storm the headquarters of the United Nation's Human Rights Office in Sanaa, Yemen, and detain Yemeni workers, and seize official documents. (The New Arab) (AP)
- 13 August 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Schools are canceled in Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a hurricane overnight. (USA Today)
- 13 August 2024 – 2024 Attica wildfires
- At least one person is killed and dozens of others are injured in wildfires across Greece, with evacuations ordered for residents in at least one area near Athens. (CNN) (DW)
- 13 August 2024 – 2024 Kiteezi landslide
- The death toll for the landslide in the Kiteezi Rubbish Dump in Kampala, Uganda, increases to 24. (DW)
- 13 August 2024 – 2024 Sudan floods
- At least 68 people are killed in Sudan's worst flooding since 2019, impacting several internally displaced person camps amid the ongoing Sudanese civil war. (Reuters)
- 13 August 2024 – Human rights in Austria, 2024 Vienna terrorism plot
- Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announces a package of new anti-terrorism measures, including granting Austrian security services the ability to monitor private communications sent on messaging and social media apps and decrypt encrypted messages, and restricting the right to assembly of groups declared "hostile to democracy". (Reuters)
- 13 August 2024 – 2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident
- Thousands of doctors and university students participate in walkouts and protests against sexual violence in cities across India after the alleged rape and murder of a female medical trainee in Kolkata last week. (DW)
- 13 August 2024 –
- Ford and Mazda issue warnings to owners of over 475,000 vehicles with Takata airbag inflators, cautioning them of the possibility for the inflators to explode with metal shrapnel. (AP)
- 12 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov accuses the Ukrainian military of using chemical weapons that poisoned Russian civilians. Ukraine's State Security Service denies these claims and accuses Russia of falsifying war crimes. (Newsweek) (Reuters)
- Ukrainian colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi announces that Ukrainian forces now control over 1,000 km2 (386 sq mi) of Russia's Kursk region. (AP)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russian forces take the settlement of Lysychne in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- 12 August 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
- United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin orders the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and the USS Georgia SSGN cruise-missile submarine to the Middle East to defend Israel from possible retaliation from Iran and to strengthen the U.S. military position in the region. (Al Jazeera)
- Hezbollah fires 30 Katyusha rockets targeting the IDF 146th Division headquarters in Ga'aton and an IDF surveillance station in Metula. An Israeli Iron Dome interceptor missile destroys an Avdon residence. (Al Jazeera)
- 12 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Third Battle of Khan Yunis
- Ten Palestinians are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential home in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. (Anadolu Ajansı)
- 12 August 2024 – Damage of landmarks from climate change
- The Double Arch, a natural arch made of 190 million-year-old rock in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, collapses, possibly due to changing water levels and erosion. (NPR)
- 12 August 2024 –
- Chevron Corporation delivers the first oil from a Gulf of Mexico oil field, drilled under extreme subsea pressure. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and several others are injured when a helicopter stolen from Cairns Airport crashes into a hotel in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. (The Guardian)
- One person is killed and 132 others are injured after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Salamiyah, Homs Governorate, Syria. (Maspero) (Enab Baladi)
- 12 August 2024 – United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- The Council on American–Islamic Relations files a lawsuit against the United States government and the FBI over alleged anti-Palestinian discrimination against two Palestinian Americans for placing them on a watch list despite having no violent crime convictions. (Reuters)
- 12 August 2024 –
- Pakistan Army officials arrest former Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence Faiz Hameed, accusing him of abusing his position of power and raiding a business last year. (DW)
- A teenager stabs five people at a mosque in Eskişehir, Turkey. (CBS News)
- 12 August 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election, Twitter under Elon Musk
- Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes back to X (formerly Twitter) for a two-hour interview with its owner Elon Musk, mainly focusing on Trump's 2024 presidential re-election campaign. (Reuters).
- 12 August 2024 – Special Region of Jakarta Act
- The first Cabinet of Indonesia meeting session in Nusantara is held, marking the beginning of the transition of the official capital away from Jakarta. (Detik)
- 12 August 2024 –
- Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif resigns after 11 days in office, citing disappointment with his progress and the new Cabinet. (DW)
- 12 August 2024 – Water on Mars
- Liquid water is confirmed to be present at depths of 10–20 km (6.2–12.4 mi) below the surface of Mars, based on a new analysis of data from NASA's InSight lander. (BBC News)
- 11 August 2024 – Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- 2024 Kabul bus bombing
- At least one person is killed and eleven others are injured in an Islamic State minibus bombing in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. (DW)
- 11 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv strikes
- Two people, including a 4-year-old child, are killed and three others are injured in a Russian KN-23 ballistic missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- 11 August 2024 – 2024 Kiteezi landslide
- The death toll from a landslide at the Kiteezi Rubbish Dump in Kampala, Uganda, increases to 21. (Reuters)
- 11 August 2024 –
- Two people are killed and twelve families are displaced in an explosion possibly attributed to a gas leak in Bel Air, Maryland, United States. (AP)
- 11 August 2024 – Iran–European Union relations
- In a phone call with European Council President Charles Michel, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian accuses the European Union of facilitating Israeli crimes against humanity and terrorism in the Gaza Strip by implementing double standards that destabilize the Middle East and increase the chances of a global war. (Al Jazeera)
- 11 August 2024 – 2024 Rwandan general election
- Incumbent president Paul Kagame is sworn in for a fourth term in office. (Reuters)
- 11 August 2024 – 2024 Summer Olympics
- The 2024 Summer Olympics conclude with the closing ceremony taking place at the Stade de France in Paris, France. (BBC News)
- The United States finish atop the medal table with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of China who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the tiebreaker. (BBC News)
- 10 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Russia introduces a "counter-terrorist regime" in Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Oblasts in response to the ongoing incursion, resulting in travel restrictions and an increased security presence. (Novinite) (Ukrainska Pravda)
- The state-run Russian news agency TASS reports that over 76,000 residents have evacuated from Kursk Oblast this week. (DW)
- Ukrainian forces enter Belgorod Oblast for the first time during the ongoing incursion, reportedly capturing the village of Poroz. (Kyiv Independent)
- The Ukrainian Navy strikes and heavily damages a Russian offshore natural gas platform in the Black Sea being used by the Russian Armed Forces. (Reuters)
- Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko increases Belarus's defensive presence on the Belarus–Ukraine border after accusing Ukraine of illegally sending about a dozen intercepted drones across the border into Belarusian airspace. (RFE/RL)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- One worker is killed and several others are injured in a Russian missile strike on a "critical infrastructure facility" in Kramatorsk. (Ukrainska Pravda)
- 10 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Al-Tabaeen school attack
- Israeli rockets strike Al-Tabaeen school in Gaza City during Fajr morning prayers, killing more than 93 Palestinians and injuring 47 others, several of whom were trapped in the building as it was damaged by a fire. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel)
- 10 August 2024 – Rohingya conflict
- Over seventy people are killed in an Arakan Army drone attack on Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar. (Reuters)
- 10 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces governmental deliberations toward banning a traditionally Russia-linked branch of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine in order to strengthen the country's "spiritual independence". (Reuters)
- 10 August 2024 – 2024 Kiteezi landslide
- Eighteen people are killed and fourteen others are rescued after a landslide at Kiteezi Landfill, a rubbish dump in Kampala, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)
- 10 August 2024 – 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Non-cooperation movement
- Chief Justice of Bangladesh Obaidul Hassan resigns following an ultimatum from protesters and is briefly succeeded by Md. Ashfaqul Islam on an acting basis. Syed Refat Ahmed is later appointed Chief Justice by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. (AP) (Dhaka Tribune) (Prothom Alo English)
- 10 August 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
- Officials of the Donald Trump campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that Iran was behind the hacking. (WNBC-TV)
- 10 August 2024 – 2024 United Kingdom riots
- Thousands of anti-racism protesters march in cities across the United Kingdom to protest against far-right riots, political figures, and the Reform UK party. (DW)
- A petrol bomb is thrown towards an Islamic centre in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. (BBC)
- 10 August 2024 – 2024 Serbian environmental protests
- Tens of thousands of environmentalist and anti-Aleksandar Vučić protesters demonstrate in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest a European Union–backed plan to develop Europe's largest lithium mine in the Jadar valley. (AP)
- 10 August 2024 – 2024 Summer Olympics
- Albania at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Chermen Valiev wins a bronze medal in Men's freestyle 74 kg wrestling, earning Albania its first ever Olympic medal. (KOHA)
- Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- In the first-ever men's breakdancing event at the Olympics, Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim of Canada wins the B-Boys gold medal, with Danis "Dany Dann" Civil of France winning the silver and Victor Montalvo of the United States winning the bronze. (CBC News)
- Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Three swimmers for Germany fall ill with vomiting and diarrhea and require outpatient treatment after swimming in the Seine as part of Olympic competitions. (AP)
- Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Rikuto Tamai of Japan wins a silver medal in Men's 10 metre platform diving, earning the country its first ever Olympic medal in the sport. (Reuters)
- Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Svetlana Osipova of Uzbekistan wins a silver medal in taekwondo the first ever Olympic medal obtained by a Uzbek female athlete in the sport. (Kun.uz)
- 9 August 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Russia declares a "federal-level" emergency in Kursk Oblast as Ukrainian forces continue to advance. (AP via ABC News)
- Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov says that Ukrainian troops "simply passed-by" their positions without engaging them, with Akhmat troops choosing to retreat until more Russian reinforcements could arrive. Other reports indicate that Akhmat troops fled from Ukrainian forces. (The New Voice of Ukraine via MSN)
- A Russian military convoy is destroyed on the E38 highway in Oktyabrsky District. (The Guardian)
- Ukrainian troops capture the Gazprom gas facility in Sudzha. A video shows Ukrainian soldiers inside the natural gas facility, with much of the town reportedly under Ukrainian control. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
- Ukraine launches a "massive" drone attack on Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, with Lipetsk air base reportedly on fire. Several villages are evacuated, with six people reportedly injured. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- 2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack
- A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 14 people and injures 43 others. (Reuters)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- The United States announces it will send Ukraine a $125 million military aid package, including FIM-92 Stinger missiles, artillery ammunition, and anti-armor systems. (Reuters)
- 9 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Third Battle of Khan Yunis
- Israeli troops launch a new assault on Khan Yunis, with airstrikes killing at least 21 Palestinians in the city and Israeli troops initiating ground operations in the city for the third time since the war's beginning. (AP)
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- The United States finances Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on U.S. weapons and military equipment. (Reuters)
- Samer al-Hajj, a Hamas security official for the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, is assassinated by an Israeli drone strike in Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- 9 August 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- The United States declares the Netzah Yehuda Battalion eligible for US military assistance. The unit is known for establishing illegal outposts on Palestinian land, and was removed from its traditional posting in the West Bank in 2022 due to human rights violations against Palestinians. (Al Jazeera)
- 9 August 2024 – Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283
- A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 aircraft crashes in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. (AP) (G1 Globo)
- 9 August 2024 –
- Nine people are killed and 26 others injured after a bus crash in Polatlı, Turkey. (AP)
- 9 August 2024 – 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt
- A military court in Sierra Leone sentences 24 soldiers to prison terms ranging from 50 to 120 years for their roles in a failed coup attempt in November 2023. (Reuters)
- 9 August 2024 –
- Prosecutors in China charge multiple funeral directors with selling more than 4,000 corpses to two major medical companies over several decades. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, with the thieves having earned around 380 million yuan (US$53 million) before they were arrested. (SCMP) (NOS) (Newsweek)
- 9 August 2024 – Foreign relations of Mali, Foreign relations of Sweden, Mali–Russia relations
- Mali orders the Swedish ambassador to leave within 72 hours, days after Sweden announced that development aid to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support for Russia. (Al Jazeera) (Swedish Foreign Ministry)
Me (incomplete), described in userboxes...
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History and contributions...
Awards and praise I've received over the years...
Tip of the day April 21, 2006: Thanks for helping a newbie!
![I award this random acts of kindness Barnstar to Go for It! for being very helpful to a newcomer wikipedian, without being asked to.Filmcom 19:41, 23 February 2006 (UTC)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Random_Acts_of_Kindness_Barnstar.png/100px-Random_Acts_of_Kindness_Barnstar.png)
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!
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
Your kindess was not random, because you were kind enough to listen to my requests to fix my userpage. Your major kindness will not be ignored, as this BarnStar is my token of appreciation! Kyo catmeow! 01:59, 24 November 2006 (UTC) |
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<O.o --The Prophet Wizard of the Crayon Cake 01:45, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
- You're welcome. The Transhumanist 01:55, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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The da Vinci Barnstar | |
Awarded to User:The Transhumanist. Sometimes those who take on large areas of wikipedia organisation seem to be taken for granted, and this is just to show that your work is appreciated by the community. Khukri (talk . contribs) 09:56, 12 December 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)
- You're welcome. I'm glad you found it useful. If you see any way to improve it, by all means, please feel free to do so. The Transhumanist 06:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
How can I sum the above up....? Oh yes:
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The Original Barnstar | |
For your revamp of The Welcoming Committee, and of the Welcome Page, I award you the original barnstar. Well done! Anthonycfc [T • C] 18:19, 14 February 2007 (UTC) |
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)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
For all your work with admin coaching, barnstar awarding, Wikipedia-expanding, and various administrative duties (if you can call all that political stuff we Wikipedians must wade through such a name), I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Good job. S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 19:36, 5 May 2007 (UTC) |
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...
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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,
Anthony 21:38, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
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What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar | |
I award you this Brilliant Idea Barnstar for helping others to earn Barnstars and awards through your Award Center! • The Giant Puffin • 13:31, 3 June 2007 (UTC) |
Award
Hello The Transhumanist, (Hold on, can I say that or is it "Hello Transhumanist")
I was going to give you an award but there wasn't one good enough, so I made one better than any that has ever been seen before - This message. Yes, yes, I know, you don't think your worthy of it, but I assure you, you are the only one good enough for it - Pheonix 19:34, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
A Help:Contents Barnstar
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
As the top contributor to Help:Contents, you deserve this barnstar. Thank you! Jreferee (Talk) 05:59, 23 August 2007 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar | |
For taking up the challenge and improving my command page, I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this Original Barnstar. Another feather in the Transhumanist cap, eh? :-P |
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Hi there Trans Face!
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You won an award!
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X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) awards you the unofficial funniness award!
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You 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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What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar | |
For boldly redirecting Debt-based monetary system to Criticisms of fractional-reserve banking, both saving it from deletion while defending Wikipedia from those who would violate WP:FRINGE, and being one of the most helpful editors on Wikipedia, in general. Zenwhat (talk) 03:41, 7 January 2008 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
I, Diligent Terrier, award you this "Tireless Contributor Barnstar" for your work in starting the List of basic American Civil War topics article from scratch. Great Job! DiligentTerrier • talk |sign here 22:17, 12 January 2008 (UTC) |
My Userpage
Hi 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 service
I 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)
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The Excellent Userpage Award | |
Nice page. jaytur1 (talk · contribs) 12:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC) |
Welcoming committee
Just 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)
Hi 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)
Nice work -- I will withdraw the AfD nom. – ukexpat (talk) 00:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Recovery | |
For saving List of basic Canada topics from being deleted, I - Milk's Favorite Cookie hereby award you this Barnstar! Congrats! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:16, 15 March 2008 (UTC) |
Fictional lists
The 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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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
I've noticed the extra mile you've gone to help a new user, and I wanted you to know it hasn't gone unnoticed. Keep up the good work! Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 16:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC) |
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
I award this barnstar to The Transhumanist, for being patient and taking four rounds of references from me, until they were all valid. LAAFan 01:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC) |
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
I award this barnstar to The Transhumanist, for putting funny stuff on his discussion page which led me to copy them and put some of those funny stuff on my website. Thanks. Emir34 01:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC) |
Hi 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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The da Vinci Barnstar | |
For helping me so many times. and for my wonderful userpage. Cheers, Zacharycrimsonwolf 04:08, 30 September 2008 (UTC) |
Guidance Star
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The Guidance Barnstar | |
For helping me to find resources on humanism, which I will hopefully be able to use to improve the articles on it here as well! Scapler (talk) 02:39, 11 November 2008 (UTC) |
Happy Transhumanist's Day!
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The Transhumanist has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, |
→ Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 00:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Happy The Transhumanist's Day!
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The Transhumanist has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, Cheers, If you'd like to show off your awesomeness, you can use this userbox. |
- Congrats. :) –Juliancolton | Talk 23:44, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
I think...
...you need a barnstar for all of the hard work you have put into the WP:WPOOK!
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The Barnstar Barnstar | |
You deserve two! at-210 discovered elements ∞ what am I? 20:21, 14 June 2009 (UTC) |
Barnstar
Transhumanist 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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The Special Barnstar | |
This barnstar is presented to Transhumanist for all the hard work, contributions, coordination, and promotion he does in advancing the idea, coverage, content, and quality of Outlines on Wikipedia. For this he deserves a Special Barnstar Burningview (talk) 03:42, 8 August 2009 (UTC) |
Well done
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The Special Barnstar | |
This award is in appreciation of the excellent work you have done supporting the development of Outlines on Wikipedia Thruxton (talk) 18:59, 5 December 2010 (UTC) |
Made me laugh
You 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 thanks
I 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)
Impressed
I 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)
Thanks
Hi, 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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The WikiProject Barnstar | |
To The Transhumanist who created the outline project and tirelessly continues to improve it. A special thanks for your help and your recognition. OffiikartTalk 13:54, 29 June 2011 (UTC) |
ps. I did put the page alert on my watchlist
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The Original Barnstar |
Your fine contributions are not overlooked. You are a quality editor, and we are so glad you are here. Thanks to the user:Transhumanist! Pinkstrawberry02™ talk 01:49, 13 October 2011 (UTC) |
Note to user getting this message: Please respond on Pinkstrawberry02's talk page. If for some reason you cannot, please send them a {{talkback}} and reply on your own talk page. Thanks for your understanding in this manner. See ya around the wiki!
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The Chess Barnstar | |
Awarded for many contributions to chess articles, especially the Outline of chess. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 16:34, 18 October 2011 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar |
Thanks so much for your work on the Outline of domestic violence, it is so much better that it's astounding how far it's come along. Thanks for making my first outline "sing"! CaroleHenson (talk) 11:11, 21 November 2011 (UTC) |
- You're first one? Wonderful! I can't wait to see what you come up with next. And I also look forward to seeing what you have in store for this outline. Thank you for the barnstar. It's very nice to feel appreciated. The Transhumanist 22:10, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Original Barnstar |
Wow! Thanks for your help on the Future studies project. I can't believe all the pages you've contributed to, but glad you found ours!... RealFuturist (talk) 17:09, 3 February 2012 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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The Copyeditor's Barnstar |
Thanks for the ndashes on the Apple outline article. Zach Vega (talk) 00:58, 13 April 2012 (UTC) |
A cookie for you!
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Many years ago, back before I had created my current account, I created a humble little userspace navigation menu based off of two of your menus from the User Page Design Center (initially 15, but ultimately 6). Over the years it has grown, but I don't know if I ever would have started it without seeing your menus first. I just want to thank you for putting the effort into creating those menus and then sharing them at the Design Center where they have been helpful for people like me. I hope you don't mind me borrowing from your hard work! Thanks again and take care! Michael Barera (talk) 03:30, 13 January 2013 (UTC) |
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The Instructor's Barnstar | |
This Barnstar is awarded to Wikipedians who have performed stellar work in the area of instruction & help for other editors. Just wanted to stop by and say this edit was something I wanted to do but simply did not have the "kahunas" to do so. Thank you for the bold edit :-) Moxy (talk) 07:25, 13 February 2013 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
For your efforts on updating, improving and organising Outline of human anatomy LT910001 (talk) 06:39, 2 January 2014 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
For your work on "Outline of space science" Tetra quark (don't be shy) 05:55, 18 January 2015 (UTC) |
Thank you. The Transhumanist 07:45, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
A cup of coffee for you!
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A cup of coffee for you! masum (talk) 06:10, 5 October 2015 (UTC) |
Thank you. The Transhumanist 06:56, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
At Tip-Of-The-Day: Thank you for your updates & guidance!
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Want to let you know the value of your insights & feedback!
Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 21:53, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you. Keep up the good work. The Transhumanist 16:50, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Pony!
Pony!
Congratulations! For all your hard work on redirect repair at Glossary of North American horse racing and general wikignoming along the way of articles such as Easy Goer, you have received a pony! Ponies are cute, intelligent, cuddly, friendly (most of the time, though with notable exceptions), promote good will, encourage patience, and enjoy carrots. Treat your pony with respect and he will be your faithful friend! We need more wikipedia editors like you! Montanabw(talk) 02:22, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
To send a pony or a treat to other wonderful and responsible editors, click here.
Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!
- please help translate this message into the local language
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The Cure Award |
In 2015 you were one of the top 300 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you from Wiki Project Med Foundation for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do! Wiki Project Med Foundation is a user group whose mission is to improve our health content. Consider joining here, there are no associated costs, and we would love to collaborate further. |
Thanks again :) -- Doc James along with the rest of the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 03:59, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
Great work with the Outlines :) Pratyush (talk) 21:07, 26 September 2016 (UTC) |
Thank you. The Transhumanist 15:31, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
Love the outlines
Hi 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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What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar | |
Great idea with the outline articles - a great solution to a need for better mainspace-based content structuring! I see from WP:Outlines that you actually came up with this concept some years ago, but this is the first I've noticed it. A2soup (talk) 02:46, 8 February 2017 (UTC) |
A Barnstar for you!
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The Portal Barnstar is awarded to Wikipedians who have made significant contributions to topic portals. Awarded to Transhumanist for his overly enthusiastic efforts regarding the portal system and WikiProject Portals. – Lionel(talk) 11:02, 30 April 2018 (UTC) |
- Transhumanist, thank you for your extraordinary efforts on behalf of portals. It reminds me of the time when a series of attacks on scientific bibliographies led to the formation of WikiProject Bibliographies. I don't understand why your detractors are so passionate about deleting portals, but your actions have been a model for how to deal with an attack constructively. RockMagnetist(talk) 16:10, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
A Barnstar for you!
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The Article Rescue Barnstar | |
May all who see this barnstar know that The Transhumanist made a valiant and commendable effort for defending the portal namespace from deletion. It preserved countless hours of work initially invested into creating the content. Moreoever, The Transhumanist, is doing a yeoman's job in attempting to improve the content within with portal namespace. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 00:24, 26 May 2018 (UTC) |
@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)
Precious
thinking-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!
Precious
portals
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)
- Follow the link "awesome W." and look for your name: 2 others said it before me! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:48, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
Executive director of portals
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The Portal Barnstar | |
Not sure if a simple barnstar can express the communities gratitude to the portal work that you're doing. Your an indispensable member of our community. Moxy (talk) 18:08, 7 June 2018 (UTC) |
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
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The Portal Barnstar | |
The Portal Barnstar is awarded to Wikipedians who have made significant contributions to topic portals. Thanks for the great work you have been doing in the WikiProject. Dreamy Jazz talk | contribs 22:15, 4 July 2018 (UTC) |
You are welcome, formerly Wpgbrown. Nice new name. ;) — The Transhumanist 10:26, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Technical Barnstar |
Good to see others of the view we have as to the need to know more. Im a research person here just of this week and your views relate to my work here. take care.
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A barnstar for you!
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thank's for updating the Portal:Seventh-day Adventist Church. You deserve this star for your good work. Catfurball (talk) 15:28, 12 October 2018 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
For your excellent work on Portals. Everyday the portal project improves. Your dedication and willingness to get people involved really pays off. Cannot wait to continue working with you and the Portal team. Thank you for your work. AmericanAir88(talk) 00:30, 30 October 2018 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
Thank you for helping me in my first attempt in creating a portal page ‑‑V.S.(C)(T) 10:51, 23 December 2018 (UTC) |
Some barnstars for you!
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thanks for creating Portal:Hummingbirds when I asked for it. Keep doing a good job! Catfurball (talk) 00:01, 4 January 2019 (UTC) |
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thanks for making Portal:Capsicum. Catfurball (talk) 19:38, 5 February 2019 (UTC) |
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thanks for making Portal:Peaches. Catfurball (talk) 21:11, 5 February 2019 (UTC) |
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thanks for creating Portal:Woodpeckers for me. Catfurball (talk) 19:15, 14 February 2019 (UTC) |
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thanks for creating Portal:Tyrant flycatchers for me. Catfurball (talk) 19:16, 14 February 2019 (UTC) |
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thanks for creating Portal:Plums, you do a great job creating portals. Catfurball (talk) 18:45, 21 February 2019 (UTC) |
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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar |
Thanks for creating Portal:Cotingas for me. Catfurball (talk) 19:07, 22 February 2019 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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The Portal Barnstar | |
For your tireless dedication to creating, maintaining, and improving portals, as well as your active involvement in making improvements to the system of portals itself. I'm sorry to hear that you're temporarily unable to create them, but your work is greatly appreciated 🙂 Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 14:17, 23 March 2019 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar | |
message Ambuj Shukla 19:16, 2 November 2019 (UTC) |
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)
- Thank you. — The Transhumanist 00:06, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
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The Outline Barnstar | |
Hello The Transhumanist, you are receiving this award for the creation and continued dedication to WikiProject Outlines. You deserve this barnstar more than anyone. Jerium (talk) 19:18, 12 November 2023 (UTC) |
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