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johnefrancis, to random
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Trump claiming championship victories at his own golf club is a lot like 66 year old Putin "scoring 8 goals" in an exhibition game...does anybody fall for this as sincere or a meaningful indicator...of anything?

Any Canadian can tell Putin can barely get down the ice and is incapable even for his age group.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/10/vladimir-putin-hockey-fall-hockey-exhibition

YurkshireLad,
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@johnefrancis it’s a sad world when an old man can only score goals because his opposition know they’ll be executed if they try to defend against him.

YurkshireLad, to Ottawa
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Planting Trees: Ottawa city wants people to give insight into where to plant trees | CTV News

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/where-would-you-like-to-see-more-trees-planted-ottawa-city-wants-to-hear-from-people-1.6824931

arstechnica, to random
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Google Search will start automatically showing a chatbot to some users

The search chatbot used to be opt-in, but now Google will try it on normal users.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/google-search-will-start-automatically-showing-a-chatbot-to-some-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

YurkshireLad,
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@arstechnica you’re still using Google search???

YurkshireLad, to Ottawa
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One person driving 40 in an 80 zone is probably more dangerous than multiple people driving 90 in an 80 zone. At least based on what I saw today.

YurkshireLad, to vancouver
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Any Mastodon peeps know any nice, affordable places to live on Vancouver Island? Except Victoria, too expensive. Asking for a friend. 😉

YurkshireLad, to Ottawa
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Finally, a meal at a local restaurant we all enjoyed. I’m actually surprised, as my wife said she’s only heard comments from other people saying they thought it was average. State & Main. A touch more expensive than we usually pay but it was sort of a celebratory meal, so that’s ok.

YurkshireLad,
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@johnefrancis maybe we got lucky this time.

stephanie, to random
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I totally understand wanting kids. But my SIL is stuck in her car, in her garage, waiting for both kids to wake up, and this is really not appealing to me 😆

YurkshireLad,
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@stephanie I tell people that being a parent is the easiest, and the hardest thing I have ever done. My daughter is almost off to university and I can’t describe the feelings and emotions I have every time I look at her.

So yeah, I’m as unhinged as any parent, stressed to the eyeballs, and boy it’s been painful. But I helped make this little person!! Ok, she’s not so little now.

YurkshireLad, to windows
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My Duo is so old, I can’t convince to let me browse the shares.

YurkshireLad,
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to the rescue!!

YurkshireLad, to Ottawa
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There’s some kind of bird of prey feasting on a roof across the street. It’s absolutely beautiful but it’s making a real mess!

YurkshireLad,
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@johnefrancis gross….. 🤢

johnefrancis, to random
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My AdNauseum ad vault has been slowing growing and generating lots of fake clicks since I re-enabled it about 6w ago.

Since data lives basically forever in the cloud, it's nearly impossible to cover your tracks, but you can seed fake behavioural data to drown it out.

AdNausem is the most popular turnkey solution for this that I'm aware of. Google/Amazon/Meta adsystems are the core targets.

https://adnauseam.io/

YurkshireLad,
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@johnefrancis I’ll have to learn about this. I’ve never heard of it.

ottaross, to random
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Lots of on/off snow squalls today, but nothing staying on the ground. A few dramatic moments of swirling clouds of the stuff.

YurkshireLad,
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@ottaross that wind was biting though.

YurkshireLad, to web
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Sometimes I think we need a new , one that:

  • doesn't require an incredibly complicated rendering engine, primarily controlled by one corporation
  • doesn't require megabytes of transferred data to present a single piece of content
  • doesn't depend on intrusive advertising primarily controlled by 2 corporations
  • doesn't require me to create and remember hundreds of user accounts

Sadly I'm not smart enough to know what this new web is, or how to build it.

jaz, to Rugby
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@rugby nothing much on the line so it's an opportunity to show off and try some new stuff in - has some lost pride to find after a bit of a nose dive, still looking to show they've rebuilt and are ready to play.

Anthems coming up...

YurkshireLad,
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@jaz @rugby if it weren't for that "tackle"...

YurkshireLad, to Rugby
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Oooh that's a good signing! I can't wait to watch him play again.

"Christian Wade: Gloucester sign Racing 92 winger for start of next season - BBC Sport"

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/68558784

@rugby

setiinstitute, to random
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: The highest peak in Japan, Mount Fuji, is one of the nation’s most striking symbols. Astronauts need oblique views and low sun angles to get a strong sense of three dimensions when they take photographs from the International Space Station. The low afternoon sun emphasizes the conical shape of the famous volcano. Other details enhance the sense of topography in the image, including numerous gullies in the flanks, as well as shadows cast in the summit- and side crater (Hoei). Credit: NASA

YurkshireLad, (edited )
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@setiinstitute I can’t believe my wife actually climbed Fuji. Amazing.

YurkshireLad, to Ottawa
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ottaross, to random
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Just having a meal with @skatem in the spot we had our first meal together 33 years ago today.
Still in operation, yay.

YurkshireLad,
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@ottaross @skatem wow 33 years! Congrats and, er, here’s to another 33!

ottaross, to Ottawa
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About to go out for a walk. Seeing passers-by, they are really bundled up. I guess they've adjusted to the warm temps already? It's about 3°C now.

Gotta beat that pending snow, though the weather radar doesn't look very threatening yet. Change of wind direction expected?

#ottawa #ottWeather

YurkshireLad,
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@ottaross it's snowing here in the burbs. Not sure yet if it'll settle on the ground or not.

YurkshireLad,
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@ottaross we had good sized flakes but nothing came of it and nothing settled.

ottaross, to random
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Making little bao style sweet red-bean paste buns. Will steam these in a little while, and have them for later.

YurkshireLad,
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@ottaross are you the first human to spontaneously create a black hole?

YurkshireLad, to ChatGPT
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"I refuse to use to help me write documents. If my documents are to be written from hallucinations, then I want to be the one doing the drugs, dude!"

YurkshireLad, to car
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