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nitpicking

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So I've been a science teacher, museum guide, freelance writer, software dev, software product manager, network admin, and for a long time now a business trainer. And I run SFF conventions.
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randahl, to random
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Today I saw a number, which I will never forget.

During this war, Russia has launched 5628 Shahed-136 drones towards Ukraine.

That is 5628 times, civilians have heard a buzzing moped engine in the sky, and seen the Shahed-136 strike a civilian home, a power plant, or a school with its 50 kilogram warhead.

For comparison, Hitler struck London with 2857 V1 and V2 rockets — half as many.

I simply do not know what to tell future generations when they ask, why we did not stop the Russian terror.

nitpicking,
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Hey, namesake @randahl Is it worth mentioning that the German V1 and V2 weapons had 1/2 and 1 ton warheads, vs. the 50kg one of the Shaheed?

nitpicking,
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@randahl Fair. For whatever reason, I didn't see that one.

jackyan, to DuckDuckGo
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Bingo! Or -go! , , , and down? I hope a ton of people are switching to @Mojeek today. https://mojeek.com

nitpicking,
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@jackyan @Mojeek Yahoo! is fine. It vampires Google results, not Bing.

geerlingguy, to random
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lol glad I use DuckDuckGo, wouldn't want to be eating rocks now
https://infosec.exchange/@howelloneill/112492876811138145

nitpicking,
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@geerlingguy Is that a joke about gizzards?

elithebearded, to random
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Never Kink? I've seen the Internet, I'm sure someone has this kink.

nitpicking,
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@elithebearded

I think it's meant to be
TEKNOR
APEX
They didn't separate the words enough, though. Shades of whorepresents.com?

nitpicking,
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@elithebearded Did you notice the word for forcing sex included in their branding, too?

nitpicking, (edited )
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@elithebearded Consider the letters 6-9 in "TEKNORAPEX"

slcw, to random
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It's , so the Trumps are seizing the opportunity to tell the world how much they've sacrificed for America. No, seriously, that's what (the dumbest ) decided to proclaim on this day when we honor those who have actually served their country. Of course, Trump thinks are 'losers' for serving, but he and his family never miss an opportunity to put themselves up on an unearned pedestal. This family is scum.

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/eric-trump-memorial-day-post-32903961

nitpicking,
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@slcw I mentioned DJT Jr, not Sr. Don Jr. is barely able to understand what room he's in.

nitpicking,
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@slcw Wait, you think it's possible to be dumber than DJT Jr?

ZachWeinersmith, to random
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So, 10-year-old started learning how to convert things to scientific notation, and at first I was skeptical of what the point was, but it's surprisingly good for solidifying ideas about how to push exponents around.

nitpicking,
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@ZachWeinersmith Up next, the incredibly useful idea of dimensional analysis!

elithebearded, to random
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Macos $HOME/Library is really fucking determined to make my Unix-y "find ~ -conditions" habits miserable.

nitpicking,
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@elithebearded I confess to not following you. I haven't used a Mac in decades, which might have something to do with it.

claudiamiles, to ai
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Hi all,

Would anyone out who is tech savvy be able to explain a couple things to me, who is not? Or point me in the right direction.

  1. How can I search for a subject on Mastodon?

  2. The search engines have now been taken over by AI on all browsers, it seems. The worst part is, I can’t use the kind of search lingo I used to because it’s so literal and can’t find what I’m looking for. Is there any way to bypass AI results? Is this permanent?


nitpicking,
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@claudiamiles 1/2 The question about how to search depends on whether you're using an app, or the browser version. In the browser, there's a link at top left. That searches entire documents. There is no "subject" for Mastodon posts. There are what are called "hashtags", which start with the hash mark "#", that can optionally be used to mark subjects discussed in a message. For instance, I'm going to tag this message as related. Search engines in part 2/2.

robchapman, to random
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Dogpile is also down,

Why are these engines all tied to bloody Bing for heavens sake.

#searchengine #Theendoftheinternet

nitpicking,
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@robchapman Because it's cheap/free and clearly good enough, since so many people are using DDG.

The thing is, DDG can do Google searches with !g. Why couldn't it fail over to Google when Bing is down? (Answer: it could, but the developers didn't bother writing the 20 lines of code needed.)

masknerd, to random
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The good news is that @trishgreenhalgh, and many others wrote a great piece that highlights masks work. The bad news is that the laws of physics still work everywhere else too, especially those involving bicycles and immovable objects.

nitpicking,
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@masknerd
Damn. I'm so sorry to see that you're injured. It seems unlikely random internet denizens can help you, but let us know, OK?

WorMP3, to DuckDuckGo
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Can someone tell me what is going on with ?

nitpicking,
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@WorMP3 Yes. In fact, the answer has already been posted dozens of times on Mastodon. The default DDG search uses Bing. Bing is down. DDG can't get any results. Neither can other Bing-dependent services like Ecosia.

ChemicalEyeGuy, to Florida
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and his big lying mouth have put corrupt judge in a pickle! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/jack-smith-lays-a-trap-for-aileen-cannon/ar-BB1n4x83

could be back in court after the wraps up - with a conviction?

Fun times in land! 😂

nitpicking,
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@ChemicalEyeGuy Any special reason you linked to MSN, instead of directly to the article? I'm not a big fan of Microsoft these days (or ever was, TBH).

mitchw, to random
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I’m turning my home office upside down looking for my passport and have not found it. But I have found nine iPhone cases and one iPad case for devices of various sizes and vintage that I no longer own.

nitpicking,
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@mitchw I have a foreign trip planned for summer. I'm so paranoid, I have checked for my passport five or six times already. It's still exactly where I left it.

failedLyndonLaRouchite, to privacy

Theorem
to setup a search engine that is even 1/10th as good as google would take, roughly, a gazillion dollars

Corollaries
1
No SO is, overall, in the long run, better then google at #privacy or is less #enshittified

2
People who say #DuckDuckGo or some other SE is better then G havvent thought this thru

#Google #AI #enshittification

nitpicking,
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@failedLyndonLaRouchite You have to prove theorems, not just state them.

dancingdogs, to H5N1
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison squirted raw H5N1-containing milk from infected cows into the throats of anesthetized laboratory mice, finding that the virus caused systemic infections after the mice were observed swallowing the dose. The illnesses began quickly, with symptoms of lethargy and ruffled fur starting on day 1. On day 4, the animals were euthanized to prevent extended suffering.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/after-mice-drink-raw-h5n1-milk-bird-flu-virus-riddles-their-organs/

nitpicking,
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@dancingdogs Mice seem to much more susceptible to H5N1 strains adapted to birds than humans are. I am not suggesting raw milk is a good idea, because it objectively is not. For one thing, I don't really want to catch or spread tuberculosis, either.

gorskon, to random
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Coming back to work after a three-day holiday weekend is always a good time to bask in the adulation of my adoring fans.

nitpicking, (edited )
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@gorskon

Speaking of immunity, Jack Boteler seems to be immune to reality. Does he not know anyone, like me, who has had 5 shots of the mRNA vaccines (3 Comirnaty, 2 Spikevax) and, um, is fine? That's got to be the least effective "weapon" ever.

sknob, to DuckDuckGo French
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startpage.com seems to be working.

startpage.com a l’air de fonctionner.

https://www.startpage.com/

nitpicking,
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@sknob Yeah, at last report Startpage was reselling Google results, as opposed to DDG reselling Bing.

markmetz, to random
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bUt rUzzia feElz THREATENED! tHey hAz nO cHoiCe!

nitpicking,
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@markmetz Poland conquered Moscow once, they most certainly have attacked Russia. It was in the early 1600s. Sweden had just conquered Moscow a couple of years earlier.

Russia's culture enshrines fear of attacks by their neighbors because this happened. European and American forces were operating in the country as recently as 100 or so years ago--and yes, that's recent to them.

I know that modern Sweden won't invade modern Russia, but Russia doesn't really believe it.

mitchw, to random
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nitpicking,
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@mitchw The line, "Our collar arouses sexy girls" sounds more like BDSM porn than a clothing ad, doesn't it?

nitpicking, to random
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Donald Trump makes more empty legal threats, this time against the makers of the movie The Apprentice.
https://wapo.st/3ywyJiP
Paywall lowered for this article.

nitpicking, to coffee
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How hard would it be to genetically modify plants to not produce caffeine? This would allow decaf coffee to taste the same as current coffee with no special treatments.

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