In South Sudan

19/09/2024

𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲

The extension of South Sudan’s transitional period by 24 months offers both challenges and opportunities for young South Sudanese.
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The extension provides more time to implement the remaining provisions of the 2018 peace agreement. This could lead to more stable and lasting peace, which is crucial for the future of young people in South Sudan.
𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Young people can use this period to become more involved in the political process. Engaging in dialogues, participating in civil society organizations, and advocating for their rights can help shape the future of the country.
𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: With the extended period, there might be more opportunities for educational and vocational programs. Young South Sudanese can focus on acquiring skills that will be valuable in a more stable and peaceful environment.
𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: The extension period can be seen as a time to build resilience and prepare for future challenges. By staying informed and involved, young people can better navigate the complexities of the transitional period.
𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: The extension aims to ensure that the elections, when they do happen, are free, fair, and credible. This is a chance for young people to prepare to participate actively in the electoral process, either as voters or candidates.

26/06/2024

Ruto's continuing Press conference

26/06/2024

Ruto's Press conference

22/04/2024

مسؤلية نظافة مدينة جوبا هو مسؤلية تضامنيه

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14/03/2024

IT IS MY LAST DAY
To sit at the helm of the Administration of the University of Juba. It is a historical moment in the history of our country and the University of Juba.

Today we are going to meet our Chancellor to say goodbye thank you for all support.

Here, I am signing my Handover Report which I am going to deliver to the incoming Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Mayom Kuoirot, to carry the torch forward.

I am so delighted and very confident that the University of Juba will continue to flourish.

08/03/2024

Sudan is our neighbor

08/03/2024

24/02/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Zachariah Ovidi Severino, Faiza Alex

22/02/2024

𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸'𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱?

𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 - 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻.

Is he right when he says this technology could - in the long term - save the human race itself?

Sticking electrodes into brain tissue is really nothing new.

In the 1960s and 70s electrical stimulation was used to trigger or suppress aggressive behavior in cats. By the early 2000s monkeys were being trained to move a cursor around a computer screen using their thoughts.

"It's nothing novel, but implantable technology takes a long time to mature and reach a stage where companies have all the pieces of the puzzle, and can really start to put them together," says Anne Vanhoestenberghe, professor of active implantable medical devices, at King's College London.

Neuralink is one of many companies and university departments attempting to refine and ultimately commercialize this technology. The focus, at least to start with, is on paralysis and the treatment of complex neurological conditions.

The human brain is home to around 86 billion neurons, nerve cells connected to one another by synapses. Every time we want to move, feel, or think, a tiny electrical impulse is generated and sent incredibly quickly from one neuron to another.

Scientists have developed devices that can detect some of those signals - either using a non-invasive cap placed on the head or wires implanted into the brain itself.

The technology - known as a brain-computer interface (BCI) - is where many millions of dollars of research funding appears to be heading at the moment.

Neuralink's device, about the size of a coin, is inserted in the skull, with microscopic wires that can read neuron activity and beam back a wireless signal to a receiving unit. The company has run trials on pigs and claimed that monkeys can play a basic version of the video game Pong.

It received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for human trials in May 2023.

We now know that the first patient has received their implant - but details are thin on the ground. Musk has only said the person is "recovering well" and initial results show "promising neuron spike detection".

It might all sound very science fiction, but Neuralink is playing catch-up in some ways.

One of its main rivals, a start-up called Synchrony backed by funding from investment firms controlled by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has already implanted its stent-like device into 10 patients.

Back in December 2021, Philip O'Keefe, a 62-year-old Australian who lives with a form of motor neuron disease, composed the first tweet using just his thoughts to control a cursor.

And researchers at Lausanne University in Switzerland have shown it is possible for a paralyzed man to walk again by implanting multiple devices to bypass damage caused by a cycling accident.

In a research paper published this year, they demonstrated a signal could be beamed down from a device in his brain to a second device implanted at the base of his spine, which could then trigger his limbs to move.

Some people living with spinal injuries are skeptical about the sudden interest in this new kind of technology.

"These breakthroughs get announced time and time again and don't seem to be getting any further along," says Glyn Hayes, who was paralyzed in a motorbike accident in 2017, and now runs public affairs for the Spinal Injuries Association.

"If I could have anything back, it wouldn't be the ability to walk. It would be putting more money into a way of removing nerve pain, for example, or ways to improve bowel, bladder and sexual function."

'Species-level important'
But for Elon Musk, "solving" brain and spinal injuries is just the first step for Neuralink.

The longer-term goal is "human/AI symbiosis", something he describes as "species-level important".

The real trick will be developing a system which can interpret or translate the signals coming from the brain with a far greater level of accuracy. If and when that happens humans may be able to communicate with computers and other electronic devices in a way that is difficult to comprehend today.

Imagine being able to order a takeaway with your thoughts, or search the internet, or translate one language to another immediately in your head, just by thinking about it.

Musk himself has already talked about a future where his device could allow people to communicate with a phone or computer "faster than a speed typist or auctioneer".

In the past, he has even said saving and replaying memories may be possible, although he recognized that "this is sounding increasingly like a Black Mirror episode."

22/02/2024

Nobody has a lower voice than a guy who is asking for a number from a lady in a taxi.

22/02/2024

Are you still dating someone who doesn't have transport money? In 2024? Love yourself, my brother. Please, I beg you.

22/02/2024

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻

South Sudan Government officials including Vice President Abdelbagi Akol and World Bank Representatives launched Biometric Payment System in Juba.

The system is for Effective data management and initiating an accurate payroll for civil servants.

Dak Duop Bichiok, the minister of Public Service and Human Resource Development said the system aims to mitigate unethical payroll activities including Ghost workers.

22/02/2024

The more you meet people, the more you understand why Noah took more animals instead of humans into his ark.

22/02/2024

The sad thing is that some people have contracted HIV without knowing.

22/02/2024

Even If you're cleaning toilets, the aim is to be able to pay your bills, don't let people disrespect your hustle 🙏

22/02/2024

Some people are even scared to check up on you because you beg a lot

22/02/2024

A man can never make two women happy, One will always suffer🥺

26/01/2024

The community of Nyepo in Kajo-keji county has said the recent killing in Kajo-Keji did not happen in Kansuk as attributed to while urging for unity and reconciliation in the region.