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abcderian

@abcderian@techhub.social

Developer, woodworker, tinkerer. Lover of cast iron and antiquated technologies.

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arstechnica, to random
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Dangerous outbreak in children tied to mixing up irrigation and drinking water

Of 13 children sickened, 7 hospitalized and 2 had life-threatening complications.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/dangerous-outbreak-in-children-tied-to-mixing-up-irrigation-and-drinking-water/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

abcderian,
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@arstechnica 'twould be helpful if the headline identified what the outbreak is.

abcderian,
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@zalasur @arstechnica that was my assumption as well; but I think "Dangerous outbreak in children" needs a little more context than us guessing what it probably is.

e.coli? Industrial runoff? Something else? Inquiring minds want to know!

popey, to random
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What's the protocol when someone emails you asking you to "give up" the domain you've owned for 25 years because "You're only using it for a blog", and they want to use it for a community they want to build, and they don't want to have "JoinFoo" dot com.

Do nothing? Explain that other TLDs are available? Tell them to "Jog on?"

abcderian,
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@popey Isn't Popey a town or region in France?

mcc, to random
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While I'm complaining about software: I do not like the new UI change in Mastodon.social where the numbers of boosts/favorites are no longer bolded. I think UI should guide the eye and reduce the cognitive load of interpreting given information. My desire for a browser plugin/alternate frontend that reproduces the Mastodon v3.5.19 web frontend precisely continues to grow with each passing day

abcderian,
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@mcc I thought the term came from the movie 'Gaslight', where a man tries to make his wife think she's going insane by changing the light brightness in their home then telling her "No, it's fine, the light's exactly the same as it's always been"?

mcc, to random
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I wonder if Cracker and the Breeders ever played a show together

abcderian,
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@mcc does this count?
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/reading-festival-1992-48bf354c-36b9-47db-91fd-c3262956eaa7

codinghorror, to random

I am still endlessly amused that Listerine has an expiration date printed on it. Expiration date for that super nasty stuff, my ass. More like evaporation date!

abcderian,
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@codinghorror I wonder if it had an expiration date when it was originally used as a surgical antiseptic...

pluralistic, to Watches
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It's time for action

abcderian,
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@glitzersachen @mighty_orbot @pluralistic Came to say the same thing

mcc, to random
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Okay so the director of Die Hard, Die Hard 3, Predator, The Hunt for Red October, The Thomas Crown Affair, and, uh, Rollerball, apparently has a new movie coming out next year after directing nothing since 2003, and this is the description

abcderian,
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@mcc Battle Beyond the Stars.

The Magnificent Seven in space, and as junky as anyone could ask for.

abcderian,
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@mcc also painful : Starcrash

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0079946/?ref_=nm_knf_i_1

SecurityWriter, to random

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    abcderian,
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    @SecurityWriter if one is in front of the other drivers, one doesn't need to worry about what stupid thing the other drivers might do- like crossing four lanes of traffic to get to an off-ramp, or slamming on the brakes because a shadow passed in front of them.

    I've personally been nearly killed three times on the highways by drivers not taking other traffic into account, or not taking the weather into account and sliding at speed on black ice. I'm much prefer to have any potential risks behind me.

    That said, I'm not going to blast the speed limit or swerve in and out of traffic to get ahead of people: safe and steady, either leave a huge following distance or get around them.

    kde, to wallpapers
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    One of these 6 beauties will become the wallpaper for Plasma 6. Which one do you prefer?

    #Plasma6 #wallpaper #desktop

    @kde

    Want to contribute to KDE? Become a Supporting Member:

    https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

    Or donate to our community:

    https://kde.org/community/donations/

    abcderian,
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    @kde @kde I like the Maxfield Parrish riff on the one looking out a window

    pluralistic, to random
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    Empty tomb

    abcderian,
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    @DenOfEarth @manu @pluralistic Is this something different from the abbreviations they used to use for all phone numbers? They used to use the letters associated with the digits as a quick code for operators - for instance, in Central New York there was an exchange that began 756 or 753: those numbers were referenced as 'Skyline', so to call 756-8413 (made up number, do not call!) You would ask the operator for 'Skyline 6-8413'.

    Anyone remember Beechwood 4-5789?

    b0rk, (edited ) to random
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    if you're an infrequent command line user -- what text editor do you use if you need to occasionally edit a file on the command line (other than vim/emacs)?

    curious about what people use to edit a git commit message etc

    if you picked 'other', I'd love to hear what you do in the replies!

    abcderian,
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    @b0rk I've been using it as my go-to editor for 15 or so years... The basic functionality is reflex now, and I've got a bunch of extensions and custom stuff in my config that simplifies my life muchly.

    SecurityWriter, (edited ) to random

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    abcderian,
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    @SecurityWriter Well, you've convinced me to never use the kettle that comes with the place I'm staying in when traveling.

    So thanks?

    mbonsma, to random
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    Pedestrians, it should be our right to be distracted. It should be our right to walk and listen to music / look at the sky / cute dogs / snowflakes and not worry about getting killed. Nothing about that is dangerous except for CARS. Don't let them make you believe you are the problem.

    abcderian,
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    @mbonsma I can't fully agree. Cars - and distracted, unsafe driving - are far more dangerous to pedestrians than anything else, and that's not the responsibility of pedestrians. But cars are not the one and only danger pedestrians face, especially if they're not paying attention to where they're going. Distracted people walk into trees or signs or buildings, fall off piers, trip on tree roots or uneven sidewalks or each other, fall into ravines and rivers.

    At a certain point, one's safety is one's own responsibility, and that includes situational awareness. Or put another way: don't trust your safety to other people doing the right thing.

    SecurityWriter, (edited ) to random

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    abcderian,
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    @SecurityWriter And capslock get remapped to 'esc'

    JoeRess, to random
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    abcderian,
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    @JoeRess what's the audience for Bad Voltage these days?

    Also - a bit of a stretch maybe - but FOSS Weekly has a regular audience that touches but seems distinct from the Linux podcast listenership.

    gvwilson, to random
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    As far as I can tell, every software development process works if the people using it are well rested, knowledgeable, respect each other, agree on goals and methods, and have achievable deadlines. Just sayin'…

    abcderian,
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    @gvwilson A parallel to the Dodo Bird Conjecture?

    rodhilton, to random
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    Okay releasing software publicly is great but have you ever successfully convinced a team to drop a meeting?

    abcderian,
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    @rodhilton

    One of my favorite things about my current employer: if a meeting is scheduled for 60 minutes and everything gets covered in 15, we end the meeting - no one feels compelled to run out the clock.

    And if a recurring meeting is scheduled but there's no business for it, that instance gets canceled.

    This doesn't present the occasional 20 minute meeting turning into an 80 minute meeting, but I'll take what I can get🙂

    dancinyogi, (edited ) to random
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    Haven't done one of these for a bit.

    It's a breezy Summer evening. Who would you rather sit on your back patio and have a beer (or beverage of your choice) with?

    abcderian,
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    @dancinyogi

    Lovejoy (as long as he brings Tinker)

    dasharez0ne, to random

    NO THANK'S - HTTPS://DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

    abcderian,
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    @dasharez0ne their what's are both too scary?

    SecurityWriter, to random

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    abcderian,
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    @SecurityWriter Right there with you - I've been using an Elecom left-handed thumb trackball for years, I'd never go back to a regular mouse.

    Teri_Kanefield, to random

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    abcderian,
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    @Teri_Kanefield isn't this what they call a cutthroat defense? Each defendant cuts the throat of the others to get a better deal?

    BBCRadio4, (edited ) to Watches

    ⏰ You probably already knew that in the 19th century, knocker-uppers were hired to wake up workers in towns and cities in Britain. But did you know there were knocker-uppers to wake up the knocker-uppers?

    https://bbc.in/44Vob7X

    abcderian,
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    @BBCRadio4
    It's knocker-uppers all the way down

    annaleen, (edited ) to random
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    I'm finishing the revision on my next nonfiction book, which is a heavily-researched exploration of how the weapons of psychological war show up in culture wars. It's a popular book, not academic. I have a zillion footnotes. Should I:

    abcderian,
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    @annaleen

    I like footnotes if they add context to the text. If they're only citations I prefer endnotes.

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