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kboyd

@kboyd@phpc.social

Software Developer, Photographer, Sailing Enthusiast.

I talk about #photography, #sailing, #ebikes, reading, writing, watching TV, cooking, politics, climate, EVs, more sailing, programming, the open and sustainable web, php, sailing again, and more. Ask me about sailing co-operatives. (he/him)

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kboyd, to random
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Slack seems to have added some kind of "name pronunciation" feature, which I assume allows users to attach an audio file? Anyway. Does anyone know if i can hire Ben Kingsley to say my name using his The Mandarin voice?

kboyd, to random
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makes a change to S3 that I've been putting off for years

Now to wait and watch for this to blow up my bill due to something I messed up.

kboyd,
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@derickr uh oh! How did it turn out?

kboyd,
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@derickr ๐Ÿ˜ฐyikes!

designthinkingcomic, to random
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Tech Dates

kboyd,
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@designthinkingcomic swiper no swiping

foone, to random
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Can't believe they spent a gigawatt training GPT3 and the fucker isn't even trying to overthrow humanity.

Look, where I come from, if you burn a gigawatt of energy to make an AI, it had better damn well go skynet on you.

kboyd,
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@foone To learn about nuclear weapons, first we must learn about what it means to be a weapon.

18+ kboyd, to random
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  1. "Seven of Limes"
  2. Dreadnaught class? Holy bleep, they weren't kidding.
kboyd,
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@ramsey yes, season 5 episode 7 landed on may 9th

kboyd,
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@ramsey the final episode of the final season lands on may 30th

heiglandreas, to random
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just receveid a new event submission for the "Riverview Abbey Funeral Home" event....

I am somewhat looking forward to the tracklist and the feedback for the different sessions....

๐Ÿ™ˆ

It's really odd to see how desperate some people are in "promoting" whatever service they provide...

kboyd,
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@heiglandreas maybe it's a goth tech conference

kboyd, to random
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All these aurora photos ... did anyone capture a shot of STEVE?

bigzaphod, to random
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A day or two ago I was seeing a lot of mainstream news articles about the geomagnetic storm trying to drum up fear about how all our technology was going to collapse and cell phones would stop working and maybe there'd be blackouts and all sorts of other disasters. Did anything at all happen anywhere?

kboyd,
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@bigzaphod A small spike in power outages, and a huge spike in aurora photos

kboyd, to random
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kboyd, to random
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DavBot, to random
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The sky hates me. No pretty colors. Just light pollution. Go away humans and turn off the damn lights.

kboyd,
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@DavBot @wollman could try cattle point, less light pollution there

timbray, to random
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I was away from the screen and came back and saw the replay of McDavid whacking Hughes in the face, blood running down his cheekโ€ฆ no penalty? What did I miss?

kboyd,
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@timbray refs said the aurora did it

getalifemike, to random
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Hard to run the AC when the extreme heat fuels wildfires which knocks out the electrical grid. https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/112418789473532453

kboyd,
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@getalifemike @breadandcircuses and how well do solar panels perform under a thick layer of smoke?

kboyd,
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@getalifemike will all that rusted stainless steel work as an EM shield?

wollman, to random
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At 42 degrees north, not expecting to see anything interesting in the sky even if the light pollution miraculously cut out for a while.

kboyd,
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@wollman 48 degrees north here. I'm hoping to see something.

kboyd, to random
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Ooh, a #flickr blog post about trains: https://blog.flickr.net/en/2024/05/10/all-aboard-were-honoring-train-photography-on-flickr/

(Trains are kind of a big deal on Flickr)

saramg, to random
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Oil: Fuck, I'm hot...

20year old Pyrex: It's fine, I can handle you.

Also the Pyrex:

kboyd,
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@saramg nanites? invidium? I think so.

kboyd, to random
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Today's playlist seed: Little Fluffy Clouds

Taffer, to cars
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We have a car lease expiring soon, and I'd REALLY like to replace it with a hybrid. It's a Nissan Rogue, and we need something about that size/configuration.

  • I resent needing to own a car; Canada is far too car-centric.
  • Toyota, Kia, Honda all have decent hybrid
  • Toyota, Kia, Honda don't have any stock, and the wait times are 5-12 months

Seems like there's a missed opportunity here for someone making hybridsโ€ฆ

kboyd,
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@Taffer mitsubishi?

mrchrisadams, to random
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This piece about how uncompetitive US and European EVs are compared to whatโ€™s being made in China is a real wake up call to anyone not familiar with the standard of cars โ€œover thereโ€.

Itโ€™s like the 1970s all over again where incumbents just thought they could get away with focusing on high price, high margin big cars, ignoring what customers wanted, and ended up losing market share to better made, more affordable Japanese cars.
https://mastodon.energy/@jgkoomey/112412602767549978

kboyd,
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@mrchrisadams @getalifemike @jgkoomey one of the comments on that article claims "china is the country that is doomed", and all I can do is imagine the poster slowly shrinking and transforming into a corn cob, dril-style. "I'm not doomed! I'm not doomed!"

steveshives, to random
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NEW VIDEO! Star Trek Retro Review: "Hollow Pursuits" (TNG) | Holodeck Episodes https://youtu.be/H7KK9cDQ_go

kboyd,
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@steveshives Howling mad, indeed!

kboyd, to random
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Seems like starfish are bouncing back after the big die-off a few years ago.

kboyd,
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@Malkainthemountains I saw at least fifty of them on my walk yesterday, got lots of photos I haven't posted yet. Coming soon. :)

This was in Esquimalt Harbour, BC, btw.

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