gi124

gi124, 10 days ago to privacy

Twitter's new privacy policy takes effect on 29 September

It gives X the right to use your posts - including DMs - & all your data - including phone, email, biometrics (e.g. face scans & eye scans) to train their AI & to share with any partner X wants👇

https://x.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1700416242564169993

#privacy #twitter #deadbirdsite

Gargron, 14 days ago to random

Me, feeding 2 people and 2 cats on a 60k EUR salary without benefits (because technically self-employed), reading those comments that claim a 501(c)(3) is some kind of nefarious scheme to hide money 😐

nixCraft, 23 days ago to random

Seriously, is it just me or is software quality getting worse? It is now, buggier and slower. What is going on? 🤔

dansup, 1 month ago to random

Some people complain, some people ship change.

If a high school drop-out like me can learn how to code, what is stopping you?

Seriously though, I'm living proof that a gay, indigenous, high school dropout from redneck Alberta can defy all odds and practice to become the developer he always dreamed of.

Never stop believing in yourself ❤️

gutenberg_org, 1 month ago to science

German mathematician Emmy Noether was born #OTD in 1882.

One of her most significant contributions is Noether's Theorem, which establishes a fundamental connection between symmetries & conservation laws in physics. This theorem has had profound implications in fields such as quantum mechanics, particle physics & field theory. Despite facing discrimination as a woman in academia during her time, Noether persevered & made enduring contributions to mathematics and physics.

#science #mathematics

Noether sometimes used postcards to discuss abstract algebra with her colleague, Ernst Fischer. This card is postmarked 10 April 1915. Emmy Noether - Auguste Dick's Emmy Noether: 1882-1935, just after p. 58

gutenberg_org, 2 months ago to books

#OTD 1616. Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.

In 1610, he published his Sidereus Nuncius, describing the observations that he had made with his new, much stronger telescope, amongst them, the Galilean moons of Jupiter. With these observations and additional observations that followed, he promoted the heliocentric theory of Copernicus published in De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.

#books #science

Frontispiece (by Stefan Della Bella) and title page of Galileo Galilei's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published by Giovanni Battista Landini in 1632 in Florence.

MissingThePt, 2 months ago to random

I’m looking for my keys, has anyone seen them?

QasimRashid, 2 months ago to random

GOP: We demand small government!

So…abortion is legal?
GOP: No

Contraceptives?
GOP: No

Mifepristone?
GOP: No

IVF?
GOP: No

Teaching about Sex Ed?
GOP: No

So what exactly does “small government” mean???
GOP: Billionaire tax cuts, EPA regulation cuts, & unlimited gun access

gutenberg_org, 3 months ago to books

French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes died #OTD in 1650.

He is considered one of the founders of modern philosophy. He was the founder of the system of sciences on the knowing subject facing the world he represents to himself. In physics, he made a contribution to optics and is considered one of the founders of mechanism. In mathematics, he was at the origin of analytic geometry. via @wikipedia

Books by René Descartes at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44

#books #literature #science

Title page in a 1656 copy of René Descartes' "Principia philosophiae." Copy located in the Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, in College Park, Maryland.

gutenberg_org, 3 months ago to books

British mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell died #OTD in 1970. He was one of the early 20th century's most prominent logicians and a founder of analytic philosophy, along with his predecessor Gottlob Frege, his friend and colleague G. E. Moore, and his student and protégé Ludwig Wittgenstein. Together with his former teacher A. N. Whitehead, Russell wrote Principia Mathematica. via @wikipedia

Bertrand Russell at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/355

#books #science #philosophy #mathematics

Title page of Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

nixCraft, 3 months ago to random

Norton Commander 5: Do you remember it?

dgar, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to newmusic

My treasured, most excellent followers, amazing fedizens, mischief-makers, music-lovers, and creatures of multiverse. I’m excited!

Today, under the light of a full moon, I present to you, a brand new Dgar song! Airlock is out now!!

Also, I have bonus shenanigans.

I’d like to give some algorithms a good punch in the face, and shock them into noticing this, my first new release of the year. If you would be generous enough to give my new track a play (or three) on your favourite streaming service (and your second and third favourite streaming service if you’re up for it), I would very much appreciate it.

This experiment will need a lot of people, so please don’t scroll by. I really do need your help to do this. It’s a short song, a bit over two and a half minutes, and I’m really excited for you to hear it!

It’s my dream that I can spend my days making music and sharing bad jokes for all you beautiful beings. I’m working hard right now to release at least one new song per month for 2024. The goal is to supplement the income from my part-time job, at least enough that I don’t need to get a second job.

Additionally, if we can make a meaningful impact on a song release with this kind of action, I’d love if we were able to help other musicians and songwriters of Mastodon with their song launches in the future. Perhaps we can come up with a hashtag for this kind of mission? Please leave your thoughts, suggestions, and expert knowledge in the comments.

I’ll pin this toot, and share the insights, stats, and relevant results for this experiment in the comments as they become available.

Thank you for your help in my attempt at breaking the interwebs. Hopefully we can give some algorithms something to think about!

Boosts are very much welcome and appreciated! I adore those favourites and likes too!

Big love, hugs, and belly raspberries!!

Your Digital Busker,

Jon “Dgar” O’Hare

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dgarmusic/airlock/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3LKqsNHyeQ

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/au/album/airlock-single/1725622588

Tidal: https://tidal.com/track/339881620

Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/QBFLmPCNfMx2xM249

Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/track/247740812?sw=1

Songwhip: https://songwhip.com/dgar/airlock

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.au/albums/B0CS9TMD3C

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ThhKPZPArGkU2shGLb4Ul?si=a0e5f233eda74708

#Dgar #DgarMusic #Dgarheads #MusiciansOfMastodon #Filk #Songwriter #Boost #Follow #NewSong #NewMusic #Soundcloud #Blender3D

dangillmor, 3 months ago to random

Almost five years ago, a prominent tech journalist told his readers to ditch Google Chrome for Firefox. Why? Because Chrome was turning into spyware.

This year, Chrome IS spyware, pure and simple.

The advice is more sound than ever.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-switch/

gutenberg_org, 3 months ago to science

Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn was born #OTD in 1851.

Kapteyn spent much of his life counting stars and measuring their magnitudes and proper motions, with a goal of determining the shape and size of the Galaxy. He concluded after decades of work that the Galaxy was about 30,000 light-years across and perhaps 10,000 light-years thick, with the Sun not too far from the center. His model of the universe came to be called the Kapteyn universe. via @LindaHall_org

#science #astronomy

Radical_EgoCom, 4 months ago to random

The exploitation that the working class suffers by the hand of the capitalist class radicalizes the working class. Anarcho-Communism is a direct response to the precieved injustices and structural violence inherent in the capitalist system.

jeffowski, 4 months ago to random

arstechnica, 4 months ago to random

HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly

Suit seeks injunction blocking HP from bricking printers using third-party ink.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-sued-again-for-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-accused-of-monopoly/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nixCraft, 4 months ago to random

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone their best year yet. I hope everyone gets healthy and happy in 2024.

gi124, 4 months ago to climate

When we cut down the last tree, poison the last river, and catch the last fish, only then will we realise that GDP cannot be eaten.

#capitalism #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming

nixCraft, 4 months ago to linux

For those asking, here is How to check for Wayland or Xorg (X11) under #Linux desktop https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-check-for-wayland-or-x11-with-my-linux-desktop/

Viss, 4 months ago to random

this is the real trolley problem

nixCraft, 5 months ago to random

I received an email notification from one of my Patreon supporters mentioning that my pages are displaying ads. However, I do not have any ads running on my pages. I asked him to provide me with the URL and domain of the website he was referring to. He shared an imposter domain with me, but it seems that he missed the "www." part. It is interesting to see somebody is making some coins from typos. 😡

Radical_EgoCom, 5 months ago to random

The concentration of wealth among a few creates economic inequality, allowing the rich to dominate crucial means of production. This control sustains a system that exploits the working class, resulting in poverty as the majority struggles for fair wages and resource access. Replacing capitalism with common ownership of the means of production is the key to eradicating poverty.