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Is it legal and possible for the NSA to socially attack someone with mental health issues this way?

I'd like to rule-out some state actors by the mere heartbreaking act of socially engineering and targeting a person in pain.

Not even considering the original maintainer may be a US citizen (idk).

I'd say at this point all major tech companies, ISPs and authorities should have more enough information and disabling and freezing their accounts would be the first step.

I asked ChatGPT 4 based on Jia's Github avatar image:

The timezones that ChatGPT thinks the avatar comes from aligns with +2 and +3, see what how it ranked and at the end the description of Jia's avatar:

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Rank, Score, Country, City, Timezone, Criteria

1, 10, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, AST (UTC+3), Heartland of Islam, deeply rooted calligraphic traditions.

2, 9.5, Iran, Tehran, IRST (UTC+3:30), Integral Persian calligraphy with a distinct style and history.

3, 9, Turkey, Istanbul, TRT (UTC+3), Historical significance of Ottoman calligraphy, actively preserved.

4, 8.5, Egypt, Cairo, EET (UTC+2), Home to Al-Azhar University, with calligraphy in the curriculum.

5, 8, Morocco, Marrakech, WET (UTC+0), Calligraphy integrated into architecture and crafts.

6, 7.5, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, GST (UTC+4), Promotes Islamic arts through festivals and museums.

7, 7, Syria, Damascus, EET (UTC+2), Historical center of Arabic calligraphy, despite recent conflicts.

8, 6.5, Pakistan, Islamabad, PKT (UTC+5), Rich tradition, hosts several institutions and events dedicated to calligraphy.

9, 6, Indonesia, Jakarta, WIB (UTC+7), Largest Muslim-majority country with calligraphy in art and monuments.

10, 5.5, Spain, Cordoba, CET (UTC+1), Legacy of Islamic culture and appreciation for calligraphy, particularly in Andalusia.

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GPT4: This image appears to be a stylized representation of the letter 'J' within an intricate border, possibly inspired by the art style of Islamic calligraphy. The ornate background is typical of arabesque patterns, which are characteristic of Islamic art and consist of repeating geometric forms that often echo the shapes of plants, flowers, and sometimes calligraphic writing. The letter 'J' stands out in a vibrant yellow, contrasting with the dark green of the surrounding design.

1 week ago "Hans Jansen" user "hjansen" was created in debian and opened 8 PRs including the upgrade to 5.6.1 to xz-utils

From https://salsa.debian.org/users/hjansen/activity

Author: Hans Jansen <hansjansen162@outlook.com>

- [Debian Games / empire](https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/empire): opened merge request "!2 New upstream version 1.17" - March 17, 2024

- [Debian Games / empire](https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/empire): opened merge request "!1 Update to upstream 1.17" - March 17, 2024

- [Debian Games / libretro / libretro-core-info](https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/libretro/libretro-core-i...): opened merge request "!2 New upstream version 1.17.0" - March 17, 2024

- [Debian Games / libretro / libretro-core-info](https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/libretro/libretro-core-i...): opened merge request "!1 Update to upstream 1.17.0" - March 17, 2024

- [Debian Games / endless-sky](https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/endless-sky): opened merge request "!6 Update upstream branch to 0.10.6" - March 17, 2024

- [Debian Games / endless-sky](https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/endless-sky): opened merge request "!5 Update to upstream 0.10.6" - March 17, 2024

- [Debian / Xz Utils](https://salsa.debian.org/debian/xz-utils): opened merge request "!1 Update to upstream 5.6.1" - March 17, 2024

A SourceGraph search like this shows https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+JiaT75&patte...

- Jia Tan <jiat75@gmail.com>

- jiat75 <jiat0218@gmail.com>

``` amap = generate_author_map("xz")

        test_author = amap.get_author_by_name("Jia Cheong Tan")

        self.assertEqual(
            test_author.names, {"Jia Cheong Tan", "Jia Tan", "jiat75"}

        )

        self.assertEqual(

            test_author.mail_addresses,

            {"jiat0218@gmail.com", "jiat75@gmail.com"}

        )

```

I don't think it is possible to see the pixels, they are the size of a red blood cell. But maybe you can see antialiasing or noise from the cameras.

Personally I can't see any pixelation. It's even better than reality. That being said passthrough cameras' resolution do suck but it's not what it's important and probably the easiest problem to solve.

The video is about the LMS algorithm, which stands for the Least Mean Square algorithm. The algorithm is used to train adaptive neurons, specifically the Adaline neuron, which was developed by the speaker and his first doctoral student, Ted Hoff, in 1960. The Adaline neuron is manually trained using knobs and switches, and its objective is to minimize the error, which is the difference between the desired response and the actual response. The LMS algorithm updates the weight vector based on the error, with positive errors resulting in the addition of the input pattern to the weight vector, and negative errors resulting in the subtraction of the input pattern. The speaker demonstrates the use of the Adaline neuron using various input patterns and shows how the weights are adjusted to obtain the desired response. The speaker also introduces another version of the Adaline neuron, the MR Adaline, which uses electroplating to adjust the resistance of resistor elements and simulate the weights of the Adaline neuron.

In Uruguay I got (multiple times) a 3T MRI for $300 in under 24h (https://cudim.org/). Or 1.5T for free, no more than a week after the doctor asks. Anyone in the world can go there and pay for that and get it.

It's insane to belive I have a 3T MRI 2 blocks away from my home.

Now while staying in the US I just pray I don't need have health issue.

Bipolar here. When I was diagnosed, though not in a FAANG, and asked for accommodation HR, my managers and company owners went against me and fired me. They didn't care about my diagnosis and was against the law but they preferrer to pay me off with a severance agreement and let me go than to understand what mental illness is about.

TBH I don't blame them. This shit is really hard to grasp even to my self. Therefore I only have one very good advice: fake it and never ever tell anyone about it. Not even your friends, less your coworkers.

Mental illnesses are not even understood at medical or research level. I honestly believe this can only be understood by very well trained professionals or anyone who experience the symptoms themselves or from a very close relative. It's really hard to be compassionate with this stuff.

My advice again, keep your mouth shut up, fake it and have a list of very good excuses. Say you have cancer, idk, anything will be better than going out with the mental illness. It's a path of no return and can very well kill all growth in your career as people will talk and place red flags you can't remove thereafter.

Life is way more important than our jobs. Don't try to push more than you physically can, even if you believe you can archive more (specially in mania phase).

Good luck, hope you are doing as well as you can.

Vyvanse 70mg. I suffer from Binge Eating disorder and it literally changed my life.

I didn’t have my diagnosis until 3 months ago. We are in all time zones with people 11 hours diff. Communication is hard for everyone and when you are in a severe depressive episode even taking a shower seems is impossible.

Thank you for your words.

Thank you too. Luckily Lamictal and a little of Prozac plus therapy is doing magic. It was sad when they said in my face just they wouldn’t wait and believe I can‘t change.

Yeah, I am most likely moving on ASAP. Luckily medication which I started a week ago is already working and I feel way better. That's what I disclosed to them, asked for 30 days to see if my medication helps me stabilize (already doing so) and didn't gave a fuck.

Actually 3 or probably 4

That was my feeling.

Thank you. Take care you too.

I did disclosure my condition 4 days before the HR meeting where they fired me. Sent all my docs diagnosis and letter. I only acted based con my intuition what that meeting was about. Actually the meeting wasn't with HR but my manager, just in a weird hour (1am). I figured out HR had another call scheduled same time with my manager (which I was not invited) but public in the company calendar. I did it because I knew that I had to do it BEFORE the call. Even I had a call with HR and they supported me. They had enough time.

Also they require my full time.

"[...] Employee to Devote Full Time to Company. Employee will devote full productive time, attention, and energies to Company’s business, the business of its subsidiaries[...]"

and give me company benefits

"[...] Company will provide Employee with standard company benefits, which will be adopted and defined at the discretion of Company. (c) Employee will be eligible to participate in additional company benefits, as defined within the sole and absolute discretion of Company, which may include health insurance, dental insurance, vision, and 401(k).[...]"

The title of the document is "Employment Agreement" and the word "contract" is not anywhere in the 4 pages.

Then it says "THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the Effective Date, as defined below, by and between XXXX,XXX, a XXXX limited liability company (“Company”) and XX MY NAME XXXX (Employee)."

The paragraph request is

"[...] Employee agrees that any and all claims arising out of or related to this Agreement, including its validity, interpretation, breach, violation, or termination, shall be brought in the exclusive forum of the state or federal courts governing XXXXXX, XXXXX XX[STATE]XX and pursuant to XXX[STATE]XXX law. The Parties expressly consent to personal and subject matter jurisdiction in this forum. The prevailing party is entitled to payment of its costs, expenses, and attorney fees by the non-prevailing party for actions, disputes, or litigation arising out of or related to this Agreement. This Agreement is deemed to have been negotiated, executed, and performed exclusively within XXXXXX, XXXXX XX[STATE]XX."

Thank you for your words. Mean a lot.

Company and owners from the US. Employees living everywhere. I'd say 40% if not more are currently living in the US. No office. Incorporated in US.

Company US. Me Europe.

Everyone is working everywhere around the globe in the company I used to work for. 100 people.

So they knew. They had 3 or 4 days before the let go call to decide what to do. They had all my medical data.

The communication issues were related to a change in the company that they were forcing us to not write in Slack and I accidentally wrote twice instead of opening a Github Issue. My manager got really upset because I did not comply. I understand him but I was suffering very deeply a severe depressive episode which lead me to hospitalization. I missed communicating this until I got scheduled a call with HR at 1am 5 days later. This is were I started suspecting I was going to let go and immediately disclosed my Bipolar diagnosis to HR sending them the letter from my doctor and the medication I was just put in.

Will take a look, thank you.

I started Computer Science last week. Math is awesome, learning Calculus slowly. A decade after normal people do.