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mavu

@mavu@mastodon.social

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If the world is spinning too fast, just remember to sit on a compass needle for a while.

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arstechnica, to random
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After driving the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, I finally get EV “engine” sounds

Fake gearshifts and powertrain noises enhance Hyundai’s electric hot hatch—mostly.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/after-driving-the-hyundai-ioniq-5-n-i-finally-get-ev-engine-sounds/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica humans are the worst.

alexisbushnell, to actuallyautistic
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One of the joys (/s) of being "high functioning" is that you can't get any help.

@actuallyautistic

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@alexisbushnell @actuallyautistic even worse, you yourself think you don't deserve help because you somehow manage (...until you don't)

foone, to random
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Terrible idea: analog data floppy disk.
Each period on the disk records a byte.
Maximum magnetic strength equals 255, minimum magnetic strength equals 0.

If your noise floor is too high, smaller values cannot be recorded

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@foone computers are considered too accurate by laypeople these days anyway.
Everyone trusts numbers just because a computer came up with them.
I like this idea because it puts "approximate" and "good enough" back in the computing world.
Those lower bytes don't matter in the big picture anyway.

lowqualityfacts, to random
@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar

That's a good rule.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@lowqualityfacts this is definitely a high quality fact.

MissingThePt, to random
@MissingThePt@mastodon.social avatar

Tonight the U.S. will set its clocks back one hour, which raises an interesting question -- if you could send your one-hour-ago self a message, what would it be?

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@MissingThePt put the phone down and go to sleep.

johnshirley2024, to random

A great man said you'd be terrified if you knew how many people have no soul. In the underlying spiritual tradition sometimes called the perennial philosophy, there is a belief that in order to have a soul that can survive death, one must grow one, within. Many traditions reference "stunted souls". To grow a soul, it's said, one must act against one's own automatic tendency to selfishness, and unkindness. To do that, one must watch oneself honestly--and see those tendencies...

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@johnshirley2024 i like that idea.
It's a much nicer way than "sin and you will go to hell forever".
Same behaviour modification direction but much more positive.

arstechnica, to random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

Toyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven it

Five minutes behind the wheel, and you'll be a believer.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/10/toyota-has-built-an-ev-with-a-fake-transmission-and-weve-driven-it/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica i don't think i belong to the same species as people who want that or wrote that article.

arstechnica, to random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

A wee spider needed a safe place to molt—it chose a woman’s ear canal

The spider was nesting on her eardrum—and there's video.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/a-wee-spider-needed-a-safe-place-to-molt-it-chose-a-womans-ear-canal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica you know when you're not 100% sure of you should put a content warning on something?
This was one where you really should have.

futurebird, to random
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

<possible rant>
Why do shirt stays only come in humongous mens sizes even though they make little dress shirts for women (which the cleaners charge extra to clean for some godforsaken reason) and they don't stay tucked in but there are no solutions?

if you are a small man what do you do?

"business dress" hates small persons.

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@futurebird @pzriddle i dont know.
.
Use in combination with suspenders and no part of your clothing goes anywhere it's not supposed to.
AND none of your clothes need to be tight just so they stay in place.

Seems pretty much ideal.

protonmail, (edited ) to random
@protonmail@mastodon.social avatar

📨 Community poll: Do you send emails to yourself?

If yes, how often?

Your answers will help us determine the potential for this feature:

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@protonmail This is in 99% of the cases a way to RELIABLY and fast get a file to a different device from my mobile.
No nebulous "it syncs eventually", no extra apps, no problems to access it on any of my devices, etc.

netzpolitik_feed, to random German
@netzpolitik_feed@chaos.social avatar

Wir haben Medien wie ARD, ZDF, FAZ und taz sowie mehrere Journalist:innen zum Zustand von Twitter/X befragt. Neben Desinformation und Hass sehen sie einen Verlust von Relevanz und Reichweite. Viele spielen mit dem Gedanken, der Plattform den Rücken zu kehren. Doch wann?
https://netzpolitik.org/2023/warten-auf-den-exodus-so-katastrophal-bewertet-die-medienbranche-twitter/

mavu,
@mavu@mastodon.social avatar

@netzpolitik_feed ..wenn Ihre redaktion verstanden hat das sie einen Mastodon server für ihre Mitarbeiter aufsetzen müssen.

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mavu,
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@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic fuck.

SwiftOnSecurity, to random

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    mavu,
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    @SwiftOnSecurity have you been playing too much Baldurs Gate 3?

    Skepticat, to random
    @Skepticat@mstdn.social avatar

    Someday, I'm going to need one of these. 😸

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @Skepticat holy fuck. That is not creepy at all.

    hacks4pancakes, to random

    My Uber driver was on insta watching reels the entire hour+ drive, and then missed the exit at rush hour and added 20 minutes to the trip. AITA if I rate him down for it? I get bored too, but like, damn.

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @hacks4pancakes @erickolb @eagerpebble it's fascinating to see the replies in this thread, some get close, but none point to the actual problem: no food/shelter/money/healthcare for the family or individual just because they lose a job.
    You Americans have lived like this for so long, you don't even notice how insane that is.

    You can try to optimise the 5 star system all day, as long as the consequences of a simple review are so dire, you won't get anywhere with that.

    Fix your stupid culture.

    gay_ornithischians, (edited ) to random
    @gay_ornithischians@sauropods.win avatar

    @futurebird @llewelly if vertebrates went extinct do you think invertebrates would eventually grow to large sizes? like could there be insects the size of dogs and beyond? if it did happen, what features would you expect to evolve that would allow such a thing?

    #specevo #SpeculativeEvolution #arthropod

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @futurebird @MichaelTBacon @gay_ornithischians @llewelly atmosphere oxygen content limits insect size.
    The reason for the very large insect fossils we find is the oxygen content of the atmosphere at that time was iirc 1.5x higher. (Or more? Dont remember)

    lowqualityfacts, to random
    @lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar

    I've had a few more people accuse me of being an AI, so here's your semi-annual reminder that I am indeed a living breathing person.

    Last weekend I went to a wedding with my girlfriend, who is also not an AI. You can tell that I am indeed human because AI does not know how to wear a suit. It will someday, but the technology is simply not there yet.

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @lowqualityfacts ha! Nice try, but you can clearly see both "people" have only 4 fingers in the picture, real humans have 5 and AIs always have trouble creating pictures with the correct amount of fingers.
    Busted!

    0xabad1dea, to random

    “we can’t find any good candidates for this role” you’re auto-rejecting people with 20 years experience because they don’t have a degree and then AI-sorting the rest by how Jared their name is

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @0xabad1dea "In 2016, Pinboard creator Maciej Cegłowski called machine learning “money laundering for bias.” "
    What a great Quote.

    Alice, (edited ) to random
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    Whenever I’m alone at a coffee shop and another person walks in, I like to smile and awkwardly shift as if I think they're my tinder date and then act sad when they sit down with whomever they're actually with.

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @Alice you are a mean person :D
    Never change!

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @Alice mean person only in the best way possible of course :)

    bleeptrack, to random
    @bleeptrack@vis.social avatar

    Oh wow, I found a new favorite drink: sweet winter melon iced tea + espresso 🥰

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @bleeptrack .... There is a disturbance in the force... It's as if a million coffee beans scream in agony and are suddenly extinguished.

    donni, to random
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    Live your best life. Dress and wash yourself. Eat a food when hungry. Wear at least one shoe

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @donni Hmm, 3 out of 4. Good enough.

    Alice, (edited ) to random
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    My neighbor keeps bringing me oatmeal raisin cookies and I’m like I get it, you hate me.

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @Alice
    Your cat does not hate you when it brings you dead mice.
    Same principle.

    tante, (edited ) to random
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    I keep wanting to do a small JS project to get a better feel for the state of the language and ecosystem but then people in the know can't recommend me any good "state of the art" toolchain/structure ("we use X but that's considered legacy many others use Y") so I look for some project's documentation on how to set things up and for some reason after 3 hours having read through half the basic setup docs my CS degree magically catches fire.

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @tante You are feeling this way, because you are a medical Doctor who is working in a hospital staffed with monkeys, and the patients are all teddy bears.

    lowqualityfacts, to random
    @lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar

    Here's some helpful Mastodon tips:

    1. Boost posts to let that user know you are hungry and would like for them to make you a grilled cheese.

    2. Do not follow anyone named Kevin. Kevins are shunned here.

    3. Tell us about yourself! Write your height, weight, and combat experience in your bio so others have at least a vague idea of how they would fare against you in the octagon.

    mavu,
    @mavu@mastodon.social avatar

    @lowqualityfacts solid Kevin advice.

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