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jameshowell, 1 month ago to til

TIL the etymology of the English word "thing:"

"A thing was a governing assembly in early Germanic society. Things took place at regular intervals, usually at prominent places that were accessible by travel. They provided legislative functions, as well as being social events and opportunities for trade. In modern usage, the meaning of this word has shifted to mean not just an assemblage but simply an object of any sort."

How am I only learning this today?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing_(assembly)

#TIL #English #etymology

ephzero, 2 months ago to fuckcars

I get unreasonably annoyed when asked for a "driver's license" when identification is what's required. Guess what country I live in.

#fuckcars

ephzero, 2 months ago to emacs

Still restless ... maybe I'll tinker with @randomgeek 's NANO-based config. 🤔 https://randomgeekery.org/config/emacs/nano/

#emacs

ephzero, 3 months ago to emacs

Getting antsy ... I haven't messed with my config in quite some time. Even tempted to nuke it for no good reason at all ... but I won't. 😅​

#emacs #orgmode

ephzero, 7 months ago to random

My #metalheadclub T-shirt arrived while I was away. Love it!

ephzero, 7 months ago to random

The past two weeks have been among the most bizarre in my life. Let's just leave it at that.

mike, 8 months ago to random

Got the new version of #NeonAI installed on my #Mark2. Neon is just a touch too heavy for the hardware in the Mark2. I've heard you can upgrade the Pi to a model with more RAM and supposedly that makes a huge difference. If you can get a Pi. I'm hoping when they get around to a Pi 5 :raspberrypi: it'll keep close enough to the same form factor that it can be dropped into the Mark2. It would be really nice to give it a bit more oomph.

mnl, 8 months ago to random

If you think someone is sealioning in your replies, check if they might be autistic before tearing them a new one.

For those of us for whom asking questions is not just necessary, but a sign of genuine engagement, getting rebuked is a lifelong trauma. Schoolteachers thinking you’re a little shit, peers thinking you’re obnoxious or dumb, bosses and bureaucrats thinking you’re insolent.

All we do is ask “why?” because that’s maybe the most beautiful question there is.

#actuallyAutistic

ephzero, 8 months ago to emacs

emacs-nox on Beepy! Now I just have to figure out where ctrl is on this keymap...

#emacs #beepy #beeper #beepberry

ephzero, 8 months ago to emacs

Well of course there's an I Ching package for Emacs. 😄​

https://github.com/zzkt/i-ching

#emacs #IChing

ephzero, 8 months ago to random

Look at the present I got today 😃

That good ol'#BlackBerry keyboard sure feels nice.

#beepy #sqfmi #beepberry #beeper

ephzero, 9 months ago to orgmode

I never really noticed the bulk Scatter function in #orgmode before. Goodbye, tasks! I'll deal with you some other day...or just scatter you again when next we meet.

thomas, 9 months ago to random

Ready to get your metalhead.club t-shirt? 😎

Find more information here: https://blog.650thz.de/metalheadclub-tshirts/

I'm very excited! ... and who knows, maybe we'll be able to identify other metalhead.club members at concerts, soon? 🤘

#metalheadclub

ephzero, 10 months ago to random

Having a pinned introduction post seems a bit redundant to me when there's already a bio in one's profile. I guess the advantage is that it shows up in feeds when you first post it. Is there anything else?

lauren, 10 months ago to random

Don't let hatred of Musk lead to trusting of Zuck.

ephzero, 10 months ago to GYM

I keep finding old Fediverse profiles that I'd forgotten about. Here's one of my posts from January 2018 from the Wayback Machine, no longer on mstdn.io ...

#msi #mindlessselfindulgence #gym

RogerBW, 10 months ago to random

#FalconGameBooks

Falcon 6: At the End of Time

You are at your desk in the high security wing of the TIME building. As Chief of the Special Agent Section, you should be reading the status and liaison reports from the Monitoring Section, and the heap of paperwork from Research, Admin and so on. But you are gazing into space, thinking about your friend and subordinate. Agent Bloodhound, and the adventures you shared when you were also a field agent.

He has disappeared, vanished without trace just before a mission to find Agidy Yelov began. Not even Po-Ling of the Monitoring Section can offer a clue. Bloodhound was last seen in the Eiger Vault, setting out on a routine time trip to the timehole on Earth 1485 AD.

A loud bleeping sound interrupts your thoughts. It is your secretary, Ameena. 'Lord Jobanque has agreed to see you, Falcon.' Some time later you are seated in Jobanque's office.

'Well, Falcon, what can I do for our renowned Section Chief ?' he asks cheerfully.

'I would like to take the mission to find Bloodhound, Sir,' you state bluntly.

Jobanque frowns, pursing his lips, then he sighs resignedly: 'I'm afraid I cannot allow you to do that, Falcon ...' He pauses and then continues quickly, There is to be no attempt to find him.' He puts up his hand in a gesture of appeasement as you start in anger and astonishment. 'Hold on. Let me explain. Skirrow of Research has found something very unusual about the timehole Bloodhound visited. It is not as other holes, Falcon. He wants time to examine it closely - its abnormal nature is almost certainly the cause of Bloodhound's disappearance. Skirrow's theory is that Bloodhound is either trapped for ever in null- space or was simply atomised the moment he engaged the Variac Drive of his Time Machine. For all intents and purposes, we must assume Bloodhound is dead.'

You stare at Jobanque for a moment. 'I cannot believe that,' you reply.

[cont'd]