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johnefrancis

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Independent #Softitute #Java #developer #architect since 1997 #Bitcoin. He/Him/His. Married to a lovely lady. #fedi24 #ottawa #cats #dogs #fishing #hunting #onpoli #cdnpoli #ottawa #barrhaven #aquarium #geology #onstorm #antifascist #antihate #gardening #MMT #canada #NoWarButClassWar

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joeroe, to Archaeology
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How do you review a paper (in its second revision) where the authors have made an honest attempt to make their analysis (computationally) reproducible, but not quite got there? Given that the field is #archaeology, where reproducibility is still a niche concern and lots of work is published with no regard to it.

johnefrancis,
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@joeroe reproducibility in archeology sounds like "if you dig a hole at your location, with the same dimensions, using an Acme 17 spade, starting on a Tuesday, you should encounter the paleolithic skeletons on the 3rd Friday following"

gnomon, to random
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When I pass on I want there to be a party, a proper one with music and drinks and dancing. I want professional staff, generously paid and properly treated by all; the band too; and I want three solemn volunteers at the exit to ensure everyone gets home all right, by themselves or in a hired car or with an escort if need be, and to extract a promise: that each attendee, before the next full moon, will take one task from their neighbour's todo list & fulfill it to the very best of their ability.

johnefrancis,
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@gnomon an escort! Very generous of you sir.

johnefrancis,
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@gnomon I mean, you can't take it with you, and if you want to be remembered for having a great funeral.

Still, maybe some of that should go to your heirs...unless they're assholes.

Adam_Cadmon1, to random
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I wonder what would happen if we let rich people stay rich, we just made sure no one was in poverty. Everyone had a house, everyone had food, medicine, recreational stuff.

That might be nice.

johnefrancis,
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@Adam_Cadmon1 @WarnerCrocker it's not so much the being rich itself that's the problem - it's the using the rich to keep everyone else poor

tito_swineflu, to random
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In 1994, right out of college, I made $119k in 2024 dollars. When I work a reasonable amount, I make $150K. Most years recently, thought, I make ~80k-90k. Where are all these high-paying computer jobs I was told about?

johnefrancis,
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@tito_swineflu offshored to India by a company that collects 90% of what you were making, but pays some offshore worker 10% of what you were making.

thejapantimes, to Life
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Modern society tends to see quitting as a sign of weakness, but Buddhist teaching has extolled the benefits of letting go of something at the right time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/10/language/giving-up-buddhism-japanese-grammar-jlpt/

johnefrancis,
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@thejapantimes one of the best things to quit is whaling

johnefrancis, to Ottawa
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This week in top-fuel ...100F in the upper section.

It had a small feed of grass clippings along with the usual kitchen waste.

The 2nd Aerobin is installed and will start to get lots of grass clippings.

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kevincianfarini, to gardening
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Gardening 🤝 traffic calming

johnefrancis,
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@kevincianfarini seed the grassy traffic calming knoll!

johnefrancis,
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@kevincianfarini everyone will slow down to look for the 2nd shooter from the CIA

johnefrancis, to random
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I'm certain 15-29 year olds are in for a big shock if they think the CPC is going to do anything for them.

Trudeau, economy face warning signs as gen Z feels poorer | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/trudeau-economy-face-warning-signs-as-gen-z-feels-poorer

johnefrancis, to random
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The CAT attacks the dirty dishes
The DOG attacks the dirty dishes
The ANT attacks the dirty dishes
The BUG attacks the dirty dishes

Starting to see a pattern here...

johnefrancis,
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@dan613 the dishwasher door is the dog's favorite. The rest just walk around on the counter.

johnefrancis,
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@benroyce @dan613 so far it's only 3-letter critters. The cat won't share with birds.

johnefrancis,
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@dan613 @benroyce if a dog has 4 legs and is sharing a plate with an ant, how many legs does the dog's sister have?

paige, to Canada
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Decades of lesser-of-two-evils has finally arrived at just lesser.
Thanks first past the post!

https://angusreid.org/canada-party-leaders-historically-unpopular/#gsc.tab=0

johnefrancis,
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@paige fascinating...it's a pretty harsh treatment of Singh for being behind the only positive developments of daycare, healthcare, dental care, and pharma care.

I've warmed to his leadership on that record.

johnefrancis, to random
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I kind of like the idea of a fresh young business graduate displacing some grossly overpaid 65 year old executive or board member, so that the crooked old bastard has to do some real work as a temporary agricultural worker. Surely there are some superior graduates from the 800k + intl business students from the past 5y?

Sadly, that isn't how it works, the executive labour market is a non-competitive insiders' network.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-students-college-university-fields-study-data-1.7195530

johnefrancis,
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picking tobacco in Tillsonburg for $1/week or whatever it was in the Stompin' Tom song...

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/japan-whale-hunt/

johnefrancis,
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@thejapantimes IMO whaling is a terrible embarrassment for Japan. It seems to be an appeal to the most backwards and selfish people in Japanese society.

Auxonic, to Ottawa French
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Fake outrage at charging developers even remotely the cost of servicing their far flung new homes leads to a direct fucking subsidy of sprawl. Great work
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-city-developer-fee-cost-charge-change-1.7198197

johnefrancis,
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@Auxonic I wonder how the contributions of development fees compare to the rules for Local Improvement levies.

The local improvements are infrastructure requsted by residents, who are mostly not developers. If passed, I think the ratio is half paid by the city, half by residents.

I don't think subdivision developers are paying anywhere near half.

jleiper, to random
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May 9 and the compost is steaming in the cool morning air! 72F at the bottom of the pile and 82F at the top.

johnefrancis,
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@jleiper @Nerdfest you have a metric compost thermometer? Mine is only in F, a gift from Lee Valley about 15y ago...I will go see if they have a proper metric one now, so I can report in sensible units.

johnefrancis,
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@jleiper @Nerdfest $15 at Amazon, I think I can swing that without financial approval from the comptroller

johnefrancis,
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@Nerdfest @jleiper Hoadoek Long Stem Compost Soil Thermometer - Fast Response Stainless Steel 20 Inch - Measuring Probe - Fahrenheit and Celsius https://a.co/d/icqvT4T

mike, to random
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Shilov is completely out of his depth here. The are going nowhere with third, string goaltending.

johnefrancis,
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@mike it's blowout night tonight, didn't you get the coupon? Things will be different for the next games.

johnefrancis, to animals
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Dog blending in with his favourite pillows. I'm never really sure if the dog is on this couch when I walk into the room.

johnefrancis,
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that look is asking "are you going to turn me into a pillow when I die?"

johnefrancis, to random
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More lobbyist money into the CPC...

It's not a grassroots party.

The corporations are bringing the money. The neofacist hate groups like Campaign Life Coalition are bringing the noise.

The neofacists will be abandoned. They have the same uphill battle against mainstream conservatives and the charter. It would require frequent and regular federal use of the notwithstanding clause. I don't think PP will bother, it would interfere with the selling out of Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-fundraiser-lobbyists-1.7196143

johnefrancis,
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@brent it might be nihilist for the working and socon suckers that drink the targeted messaging Koolaid the CPC brews up for them.

It's not nihilist for the lobbyists and their businesses. They'll be cashing in, receiving billions in privatization and deregulation gifts and fat uncompeted federal contracts in return for as many $1750 cheques as they can manage to slip thru political financing loopholes.

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