futurebird

futurebird, 1 day ago to random

Here is a really interesting documentary about ants... including information about "cardboard ants" who build paper nests rather like wasps.

I've read about these ants but seen very little of images or videos.

It's in French, but will show English subtitles if you get the settings right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nQJVZZ-BEo

futurebird, 1 day ago to random

There is going to be a "Stationary Festival" out in Brooklyn August 7 to 9. It looks like it could be a lot of fun!

I think I'll go.

https://stationeryfestival.com/

futurebird, 4 days ago (edited 4 days ago) to random

The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.

Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.

The ozone could have a huge hole.

We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.

I feel like we forget this, you know?

timhutton, 2 days ago to random

Do all animal's mouths open horizontally?

futurebird, 2 days ago to random

I think one reason there aren’t better resources for 8-12 grade CS education is a reluctance to admit that it’s a core subject— but the other issue is so many CS people are largely self taught: creating a kind of RTFM gate keeping only matched by higher mathematics.

But it doesn’t need to stay this way forever.

futurebird, 2 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

Best movement of “The Planets” by Holst?

futurebird, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

Overheard on the bus:

1: “… a big sexy fireman.”
2: “oh no girl”
2: “… even has one of them spotty dogs. Takes it jogging.”
3: “Dalmation! Dalmation!”
1: “Yeah!”
2: “You shure he’s a real fireman?”
1: “He’s got the dalmation!”
3:”he got 101 bitches!”
1: 😡
2: 🤭

😆

andrewnez, 3 days ago to random

Been doing some research into GitHub Sponsors the past few days.

Out of 27k accounts analysed:

~12k had at least one sponsor,
~2k had at least 10 sponsors,
~900 have more than 100 sponsors 78 more than 1000 (past or present)

About 10% of GitHub sponsor accounts are organizations, 90% individuals.

futurebird, 3 days ago (edited 3 hours ago) to random

Is it "unjust" and "mean" to not let Pica lick (but not even eat) my mozzarella sicks?

Facts:

1. She has done this before
2. She won't even eat them, just mouth them.
3. She has a strong opinion about doing this.

futurebird, 3 days ago to random

A big part of programming is boring details, language idiosyncrasies. For example, I wanted a java program to tell me the coordinates of the last mouse click. In Swing presents more options than I want— it’s too much control. So I have StdDraw to make the graphics & UI options less complicated: even then it wouldn’t work until I added pauses— This took like an hour.

How do I teach this miserable skill whatever it is?
You know it can be done, you keep isolating & eliminating until it works.

futurebird, 3 days ago to random

"The law is both powerful and fragile. No matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law."

Letitia James

Just caught up with the "how much money you think you may have" part of this quote.

Ouch. Delayed burn!

futurebird, 6 days ago to random

If it's a problem that a judges daughter works for Democrats it's a problem that a judge was appointed by the defendant.

futurebird, 3 days ago to random

Official campaign video says "unified reich" to describe Trump victory.

Campaign blames the intern.

I guess we should be happy they aren't just doubling down and saying "what's wrong with unity" or whatever.

The Intern.

That doesn't explain anything!
Why do you have lil nazi interns? (we know why)