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futurebird

@futurebird@sauropods.win

pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.

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emma, to nyc
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I guess it's a little crazy to do this here but apartment hunting in nyc is even crazier... i'm looking for a 2-3 bedroom in woodside, sunnyside or jackson heights queens, ~15 mins walking to lirr

#nyc #queens would appreciate boosts! thanks

futurebird,
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@emma

Don't rule out the coops we've lived in one for nearly two decades and it's wonderful.

futurebird, to random
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Concept: An app that trolls your social media feed for links to videos and complies them into a playlist. (with the ability to set restrictions to exclude videos that are over/under various lengths.)

Concept2: A 'widget' box on mastodon's web app where part-time developers could put features such as the above. And a panel with an easy way to add widgets for nonprogrammer end users.

futurebird,
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Other widgets might include:

"Trending Topics" but with various flavors

A widget that finds a recent photo of a cat posted by someone you know.

A news widget that pulls headlines from various news services.

A widget that has a bunch of unicode special characters to click on for math posts.

etc.

futurebird, to random
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I need to buy pea plant seeds to raise aphids, and the seeds cannot have any pesticides on them. NONE. Does anyone know a trustworthy supplier?

futurebird, to random
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Glen Kirshner is so fed up with 'judge' Cannon he's walking his viewers through how to file a judicial complaint. Click by click.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MXVfiTa3KM

pantheonw, to random
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@futurebird
You there, ant person. See this.

futurebird,
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@pantheonw

see what?

AntiPapa_Ken, to random
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Enjoying #Caturday and catching some rays on the sofa.

futurebird,
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@AntiPapa_Ken

Cats set an example for us all. (I didn't say it was a good one. )

futurebird, (edited ) to random
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The MLP ants crossover you have been waiting for.

Fluttershy is a goofy awkward spider ant.

(this is what you asked for ... right?)

https://www.tumblr.com/thepixelatedcactus/749590219375968256?source=share

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@llewelly

None of them? Tulip isn't a MLP... I think... unless ....

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OMG the kid ponies are larvae...

OMG

futurebird, (edited ) to random
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Tulip, the ant says hi!

futurebird,
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Today she's guarding the nest entrance with a few majors much bigger than her. It was very funny since they kept pushing her out of the way. They all like to sit in the tube entrance and just ... wait.

(I thought she made a great guard, but they made her leave)

futurebird,
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Someone is slacking off on grave yard duty there are two legs just laying there. Get it together, ants.

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@llewelly

She's probably like a person who was abducted by aliens and her sisters are just not buying her stories about "other worlds outside of the sky" and "a place with infinite sugar" or "giant monsters that paint dots on you while you are sleeping"

futurebird,
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Aw jeez Tulip has started this futile “digging project” in the corner and roped a bunch of minors in to help. Sometimes it’s like she knows there is a “world beyond” and can’t help looking for a way back— like a child who once saw Narnia who, as an adult, keeps climbing into cabinets … just in case.

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The other ants have given up but she's still digging.

futurebird,
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@Landa @llewelly

I think that's exactly what she's dealing with. There is a a whole other place... it was dangerous and huge... but how to get there again?

futurebird, to random
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We need to pass a law that says cats can't vote in US elections. Why won't they pass a law? Why? We all feel like cats are voting! (just look at them! You can feel it too, right???)

yeah yeah ... it's already illegal for cats to vote... and I can't show any evidence of cats voting...

but that's just because of UM uh because of..cancel culture.

I can't even talk about this without everyone going nuts.

Why wouldn't someone want such a law? hm? Unless they too are a CAT! Makes u think!

futurebird, to random
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Are the legal battles in our courts a kind of ritual conflict resolution?

Like the giant forest ants when they stand on four stiff legs to look as big as possible and hit each other with their front legs and antennae? They don't bite, but the mandibles are wide to show how well they could bite...

Instead we hit each other with paper, like subpoenas...

futurebird,
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@Scmurcott

The money is how big you are and the ritual is a way of uncovering and comparing the power.

futurebird, to random
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Homo naledi is the most interesting new human like primate. They are from South Africa, little people. walked upright, but primates walking upright goes way back.

They had hands just like modern humans but longish arms and powerful shoulders ... so they could probably zip up a tree.

They have small brains half modern size. This has made people astonished that they may have had fire.

I'm glad I'll never meet one, a smart little firebug with powerful arms sounds terrifying. 1/

futurebird,
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Personally I think it's really unnatural how humans react to fire. Most people are attracted to it and want to play with it. What's more typical in large mammals is fear.

Of course there are beetles that are attracted to fire (but don't play with it, sadly)

But I do think there is something very very old and strange about the way people relate to fire. It's such a blockbuster tool.

2/2

futurebird,
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@sashin

That's a great question. In my limited reading I haven't seen an experiment that answers it.

NanoRaptor, to random
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The one true USB3 connector.

futurebird,
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@NanoRaptor

EW can you imagine the footprint of this beast on your PCB? Mad that you have to make space for a headphone jack on your board in Eagle? Look at this and weep. Might as well just go home and not make a gadget at all.

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@justafrog @NanoRaptor

I know this is just a fun Dana post... but the thought of a whole other family of new USB connectors makes me want to cry.

futurebird,
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@justafrog @NanoRaptor

USB T (for triangle)
USB T mini
USB T micro
USB T C
nooooooo

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