#intelligence information

[timetravelinformationmilitary]

[nando161mando]

They will decide to kill you eventually.

[rightnewshindi]

चार साल से पाकिस्तानी महिला जासूस के हनी ट्रैप में फंसा था शख्स, फेसबुक-व्हाट्सएप से दे रहा था खुफिया जानकारी

चार साल से पाकिस्तानी महिला जासूस के हनी ट्रैप में फंसा था शख्स, फेसबुक-व्हाट्सएप से दे रहा था खुफिया जानकारी

Maharashtra News: महाराष्ट्र एटीएस ने पाकिस्तानी खुफिया जासूस से प्रतिबंधित क्षेत्रों की संवेदनशील जानकारी शेयर करने के आरोप में मझगांव डॉक में काम करने वाले एक युवक को गिरफ्तार किया है. पकड़ा गया आरोपी साल 2021 से 2023 तक लगातार फेसबुक और व्हाट्सएप के जरिए पाकिस्तान बेस्ड इंटेलिजेंस ऑपरेटिव (PIO) एजेंसी के संपर्क में था. आरोपी की पहचान कल्पेश बायकर के रूप में हुई है. कल्पेश बायकर पिछले 4 साल से…

[paradoxbeta]

Who wants a bit of Minecraft spec bio?

In my headcanon for Minecraft the majority of mobs share a very recent common ancestor with a slime-mold adjacent organism called the "root node," meaning most mobs (villagers, illagers, skeletons, zombies, mooshrooms, others) are fungoid/plantoid-appearing creatures.

Villagers are among the most complex of them all, boasting an intricate method of expression through extendable facial "petals" (thin, mostly transparent membranes) that shift in color, pattern, and intensity to express a vast and dynamic field of emotions. The protrusions on their head resembling eyebrows and a nose light up in patterns to convey information. Conversation is occasionally emphasized by vocal cues (the iconic "hrms").

While impossible to translate standard villager conversation into something intelligible to humans without advanced technology, Steve is the most "fluent in villager," with a baseline understanding of what different colors mean on a villager's petals and even dyed paper cards to replicate the expressions himself. He also has established a rudimentary sign language with the nearby village.

Steve works with a certain villager he's nicknamed The Language Guy, or "TLG," to propose new signs or revise existing ones. TLG distributes language updates to the village when they happen. TLG is the most "fluent in human," so they are the village's Steve equivalent when it comes to diplomacy with humans. They are also working on writing a book with every established sign and its definition. Since villagers don't have a written language yet, it consists of easily interpreted pictograms.

Humans and villagers have rather shallow avenues of communication due to their complete lack of intuition about each other's natures. However, due to their frequent interactions, TLG and Steve are very close friends for creatures with a compatibility gap bigger than the Grand Canyon.

Alex would really like to learn about all of this, but she's not quite got the hang of it yet.

[huginsmemory]

Like I get why everyone portrays Bill as a theatrical conman and pathetic but like. He's also canonically incredibly intelligent at least in mathematics and physics (also like, history and all the knowledge he knows???). He helps Ford with the portal schematics and is shown to correct Ford's equations when he's working with Ford. He's legitimately extremely intelligent, and like sure he's a liar and a cheat and a partier so he doesn't fall into the classic 'stereotype' of studious nerdy and intelligent characters like Ford, which is why I think it's not explored in fanon... But that doesn't erase the fact that he's incredibly intelligent!!! Anyways this is my plug to beg people to explore that part of Bill in fan creations since I think that would be cool...

[liberatingreality]

People think that intelligence is about noticing things are relevant (detecting patterns); in a complex world, intelligence must also consist of ignoring things that are irrelevant (avoiding false patterns).

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

[sickfreaksirkay]

much to think about..

[bethanythebogwitch]

Wet Beast Wednesday: elephant fish

It's the last Wet Beast Wednesday of fresh-uary, the month where I only cover freshwater species. I started the month with a fish and am ending it with a fish as well. The elephant fish are a group of very bizarre-looking fish known for their long trunks. More than just looking weird, these little fish are potentially quite intelligent animals, much like their namesakes. Let's nose our way in and learn.

(Image: Peter's elephant fish, Gnathonemus petersii, in a tank. It is a long fish with mostly brown scales except for white stripes on the back half. It's dorsal and anal fins are large and near the rear of the body, giving it al almost arrow-shaped profile. The head is long, with small eyes and a very small mouth. Under the mouth sprouts a fleshy, trunk-like structure. End ID)

Elephant fish are also called elephant-nose fish and trunkfish, among a number of other names. They are members of the superfamily Mormyridae, though not every Mormyrid has the famous trunk. There are around 200 species, which can range in length from 5 cm to 1.5 m in the largest species, Mormyrops anguilloides (which does not have a trunk). The typical elephant fish is a smaller fish with a forked tail, large dorsal and anal fins located near the tail, small eyes, mouth, and gill openings, and a long, trunk-like protrusion emerging from below the mouth. In most elephant fish, the trunk is a modified lower lip and is muscular and somewhat flexible, but has no skeletal support. This type of trunk has the amazing scientific name of schnauzenorgan. Some mormyrids have alternatively developed extended jaw muscles and mouthparts that form a rigid trunk with a the mouth at the tip, but these trunks are usually shorter than the schnauzenorgans. The skin of Mormyrids, but especially the head and trunk, are covered with sensory pits known as ampullary organs or ampullae of Lorenzini. These kind of organs have evolved multiple times independently in several fish lineages and the variety that Mormyrids have are called mormyromasts. The purpose of these organs is to detect electric fields created by other living things.

(Image: Campylomormyrus elephas, an elephant fish. It has a very similar body structure to the first picture, but is black all over. Its trunk is actually an extension of the jaw and looks like a tube with a tiny mouth at the end. A small fleshy schnauzenorgan hangs from under the mouth. End ID)

In addition to sensing electric fields, elephant fish can create their own. They are considered weakly electric fish, because they actively generate an electric field around themselves, but the electricity they produce is not strong enough to be used as a weapon like in electric eels and torpedo rays. The ability to do this has also evolved independently several times. The electric field is generated by stacks of electricity-generating cells called electrocytes that are located in the tail. The use of the electrocytes creates an electric field that surrounds the fish like a bubble. when electric fields interact, they alter each other, and the elephant fish detects these alterations with its mormyromasts, altering it to the location of other organisms. Because all animals generate a weak electric field as a consequence of muscle movement and neuron activity, the elephant fish can essentially sense the location of animal whose electric field intersects with its. The trunk being covered in mormyromasts makes it extra sensitive to electrical fields.

(Image: Campylomormyrus elephas seen from the front, better showing the mouth at the tip of the trunk and the small schnauzenorgan hanging from beneath it. End ID)

To interpret all the signals it receives, the elephant fish needs a large brain. Their brain to body mass ratios are among the highest of any vertebrates, slightly higher than that of humans and their brain to body oxygen consumption ratio is the highest of any vertebrate, three times that of humans. Though their brains are simple in structure, they are capable of advanced cognition. In one test, elephant fish were shown to be able to recognize objects with one sense that they had only examined with another sense. For an example of this, humans can examine an object with their hands while blindfolded, then recognize it later when able to see. This is thought to be a rare ability in the animal kingdom, only found in intelligent mammals like dolphins, apes, and rats, and was formerly believed to require a cerebral cortex, something elephant fish lack. However, the fish were able to visually recognize objects they had previously only observed with their electric sense. It is currently not clear how they do this. There is also some evidence that elephant fish near each other can share information by linking their electric fields. If one fish senses something, it can transmit that information to all other nearby fish by altering its electric field. This could be highly useful in predator avoidance, where if one fish detects a predator, they all do. Elephant fish in captivity have also been reported engaging in play behavior (a sign of intelligence) and, like many fish, can recognize individual humans. I wasn't able to find any information on their memories, but fish with much smaller brains that use less oxygen have been shown to have at least several months worth of memory, so I would guess elephant fish can do the same.

(Image: a group of 4 blunt-jawed elephant fish, Campylomormyrus tamandua, in an advertisement for an aquarium company. They have the same body plan as Campylomormyrus elephas, but with a shorted trunk. Their bodies are striped with yellow and black. End ID)

Mormyrids are a highly successful group of fish, making up about 10% of all species of freshwater fish in Africa, where they are endemic. Mormyrids can be found in virtually every body of water in the continent, though elephant fish in particular tend to favor slower-moving, murky waters with lots of vegetation. While capable of using vision to examine their surroundings, electroreception is an even more valuable skill in murky water. Their electric sense allow elephant fish to navigate and hunt in water other fish would be blinded in. Elephant fish are carnivores, but their small mouth restrict them to very small prey, usually zooplankton, insect larvae, and other small invertebrates. Some trunkless species have larger mouths. Trunked species use their trunks to poke around in vegetation and sediment, looking for buried or hiding prey. The schnauzenorgans are reported to be flexible and can aid in carrying food to the mouth in a similar manner to an elephant's trunk. Hunting elephant fish have been seen doing a 'dancing' motion, which is believed to be used for reorienting themselves to better detect prey. They are active mostly during dawn and dusk and spend day and night hiding in vegetation to avoid predators. Mormyrid reproduction is understudied, but they have mating seasons that coincide with the rainy season. It appears that water acidity and soil content help trigger reproduction. Some species will leave the main waterways to mate in temporary pools created by the rain. Thy to not appear to provide parental care to their eggs or larvae. Elephant fish are known to be difficult to breed in captivity, limiting our understanding of how they reproduce.

(Cyphomyrus psittacus, a species of Mormyrid without a trunk. It has the same body plan as the above pictures, but its head is round and looks much more like a normal fish, except for a small, fleshy bulb below the mouth. It has silver scales. End ID)

Mormyrids are known to be vulnerable to pollution and are threatened by habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. As a group, they are doing well, though individual species may be threatened. Elephant fish have entered the pet trade due to their unique looks, with Gnathonemus petersii, Peter's elephant fish, being the most commonly found in personal aquariums. The same species is also highly used in laboratory experiments studying electrogenesis, fish intelligence, and bioelectricity. The difficulty of breeding them in captivity has led to a marked for wild caught fish. Some of the largest Mormyrid species are used for food.

(Image: a group of Peter's elephant fish in an aquarium. There are two of a similar size swimming next to each other. Two smaller specimens and fish of a different species can also be seen. End ID)

[novy2sirius]

intelligence numerology

there are other numbers that can bring certain types of intelligence but when discussing intelligence in general and as a whole these are the main numbers indicating someone is smart

7 energy - this is the number of intelligence itself. in my eyes it’s always been more about being book smart, analytical, and spiritually intelligent more so than street smart. they make great teachers

9 energy - this is the number of the mind itself. people with this energy are often more street smart than book smart i’ve noticed. they can be book smart in their younger years though

22 energy - this is the number of wisdom. these people come off as very old souls and tend to talk very intelligently. they always give great advice

33 energy - these are the oldest souls so of course they’re usually very smart not just spiritually but they also tend to be street smart. these are the people that are always into activities that older people do even from a young age. if they can’t handle their high vibration sometimes they do make stupid decisions in life and become alcoholics, smoke a lot, or drug addicts at worst. they make great teachers though, even better than 7’s

[saywhat-politics]

Musk's DOGE crew lacked high-enough security clearance to access that information, so the two USAID security officials were legally obligated to deny access.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Members of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, eventually did gain access Saturday to the aid agency’s classified information, which includes intelligence reports, the former official said.

[borgialucrezia]

"My brother is dead! You hear me?

peaky blinders — 4x06 'the company' created by steven knight

[the-girl-with-too-many-ideas]

So, raise your hand if you found yourself thinking that Shen Jiu and OG Shang Qinghua would have made a terrifying power couple. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[divorcedwife]

well it's nice to learn more about lucanis i guess. ???????

[selfadjustingneuralnetworks]

CRIMINALS ENCOURAGING EXTRA SANITIZATION OF DATA IN ORDER TO KEEP DIFFERENT CRIMINALS ATTACKING TARGETS THAT THEY WISH TO HAVE ATTACKED WHEN LESS SANITIZED DATA WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO BREAK OFF ATTACKS.

[starssoblue]

my favorite bit about miraculous (season 6) so far is learning that adrien agreste studies ancient greek as an elective. my super intelligent nerdy son. 🥺

[mayapapaya33]

I am really appreciating Sam's care and attention to detail and ethics in her use of charm magic. A lot of times stories kind of gloss over how fucked up that kind of thing is when the "good guys" do it. Now, it's an adventure story, there's going to be combat and shenanigans, I just feel like messing with someone's willpower and brain should be on par with the hack and slash mundane violence that also happens in those stories.

They made it clear that this particular magic wasn't imposing a new alien thought, merely amplifying something already present, as if to make it ok, and I really appreciate how Sam still recognizes the horror and lack of consent in that anyway. She lower's people's inhibitions, like a drug. Sure, maybe deep down (or not so deep down) there might be a desire or an impulse somewhere, the important part is the ability to act or not act on those impulses of your own free will.

Setting aside all of the normal amounts of random thoughts and desires someone might have and NEVER act on for a variety of incredibly good reasons. Have you ever stood next to the edge of a cliff or ledge and had your brain, just for a split second, suggest jumping? With 0 suicidal intent by the way, just a fucked up little "huh that would be wild," and then it's gone. Under the "rules" of Sam's magic, that still counts, it was already inside you after all, she didn't invent it.

And that's just neurotypical levels of brain fuckery. Speaking of suicide, that's also a "desire already within someone" she could amplify if you wanted to get real dark about it. Or imagine if she got ahold of someone with ocd or schizophrenia or kleptomania or something. Those ARE in your brain already. Somebody with ocd might "want" to spend the next 6 hours washing their hands until they crack and bleed, that doesn't mean it's a good thing. And if she has the power to strip away impulse control that is horrifying and I really respect her for knowing that.