markus

D64eV, 4 days ago to random German

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markus, 9 months ago to random

Thefts? At the British Museum of all places? Well I never

markus, 1 month ago to random

I can't say that I have seen this in UK academia, but I do have experienced this in UK everyday life and in business. This is the first time I've seen it spelled out like this, and it rings true. https://social.coop/@adamgreenfield/112163497049305581

markus, 2 months ago to random

Joking is no joking matter in Germany. Can confirm that it is tightly regulated.

Crack a joke on Good Friday? Jail.
Laughter in public? Jail. (Laughing in a basement is allowed tho)
Smile? Believe it or not, jail.
https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/112152713839916460

markus, 4 months ago to random

I'm at peace with Floridians having to pay a Trump tax.
https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/111801594777965770

markus, 4 days ago to random

Oxford City Council determines UK has left the Council of Europe.

Also: BBC can't be bothered to do a modicum of journalism to figure out that the council determined this.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-69050230

markus, 3 months ago to random

I am now '"Funny" airline safety briefings are obnoxious' years old.

markus, 3 months ago to random

Just in case anyone ever wanted to go on a jet ski, here are some recommendations on how to avoid that usual explodey thing that they tend to do.
https://www.jetdrift.com/jet-ski-explosion/

markus, 8 months ago to random

World-beating

markus, 9 months ago to random

New personal best. Kept a scam caller on the line for 11 minutes.

markus, 10 months ago to random

Guy furious that bank, famous for having a business model of being extremely picky who they do business with, chooses not to do business with guy.

Prime minister, home secretary, two former cabinet ministers intervene.

UK top "news". Allegedly.

markus, 10 months ago to random

"DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait."

omg, sign me up
https://dearrow.ajay.app/

markus, 10 months ago to nottheonion

"Southern Water and Environment Agency claim roosting seagulls could be behind marked rise in seawater pollution"

Yes. It's the seagulls.There is no other explanation.

#nottheonion
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/health/southern-water-and-environment-agency-claim-roosting-seagulls-could-be-behind-marked-rise-in-seawater-pollution-4224292

markus, 3 months ago to random

Interesting video breaking the boundary between chess and computing: Infinite chess games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Bb_TyhC1A

markus, 1 month ago to random

That 47 year old space probe (N=2) can get software updates, but this one year old internet connected device (N≥10000) is actually electronic waste.

Sure.

markus, 10 months ago to random

Accidentally explains why Musk is so allergic to his flights being tracked.
https://mastodon.me.uk/@garius/110775090005412726

markus, 9 months ago to random

Me: I think I saw Tesla
She: What makes you say that
Me: I recognised the equation
She: Of course

markus, 3 months ago to random

TIL.

In retrospect it's rather amazing that we got to 1989.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_(nuclear_device)

markus, 11 months ago to random

>> In 2019, OceanGate published a blog post explaining why Titan was not certified by a ship classification society. In the post, OceanGate stated "the vast majority of marine (and aviation) accidents are a result of operator error, not mechanical failure" <<

I told you to stick more armor on the red bits.

markus, 5 months ago to random

Shout out and thanks to all the antivaxxers for being such a well behaved control group when it comes to measuring the COVID-19 Case Fatality Risk.

You helped prove the point, and, you know, if you want to you could come over and join us on the other side any time. But I respect your choice to remain in the study.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01410768231216332

markus, 2 months ago to random

That's a lot of data

markus, 1 day ago to random

Name a more iconic British duo than shit and water. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/25/thames-water-vomiting-bug-cryptosporidium

markus, 3 days ago to random

Hot take: "my disability is representative of all instances in this family of disabilities" is just a different form of ableism.

markus, 2 days ago to random

Because it costs a lot. If you have to pay for it yourself.
https://newsie.social/@STAT/112497127497194992