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otte_homan

@otte_homan@theblower.au

Biodegradable, eventually. Views my personal own. Toot != endorsement.

Follow me for big toots (2.68m) in Bb or for really big toots (3.6m) in F#.

"I'm old enough to remember when the Internet wasn't a group of five websites, each consisting of screenshots of text from the other four." - Tom Eastman

Sometimes I write ( uʍop ǝpᴉsdn ) for no apparent reason. Don't ask.

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DropBear, to auspol
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For those who don't know, Bob Carr is a retired Australian Labor Party politician.




https://x.com/bobjcarr/status/1793081116322386081
@palestine
@israel

otte_homan,
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@DropBear @palestine @israel sounds like the sustained bombing of Gaza might be an own goal for IL ...

kcarruthers, to random
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Microsoft love open source. Perhaps they’re trying to make this the year of Linux on the desktop? 🤷‍♀️
https://eigenmagic.net/@daedalus/112481140413247828

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers idunno. How many days until Canonical announces "full AI integration into Ubuntu"? Can we place bets?

docpop, to SanFrancisco
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This driverless Waymo came to a full stop in the bike lane ahead of us, even though there was plenty of space in the passenger loading zone a few feet away. I waited to see if the Waymo would ever pull into the loading zone, but I got tired of waiting after 5 minutes. #SanFrancisco #Waymo #Robotaxi

A photo taken showing the front of a Waymo that is currently parked in a bike lane. The Waymo is in the bike lane, but there is an empty space a few feet away from the Waymo that is painted with a white strip (indicating it is a 10 minutes passenger loading zone). The LCD screen on the top of the Waymo shows the letters "JC", which is the name of the passenger it is picking up.

otte_homan,
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@obviousdwest @docpop what happens when you, in good cyclist's style, whack it on the roof with your flat hand a few times? Does it move?

decryption, to random
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Listened to a heap of Steve Albini produced albums lately, he attracted some awesome bands in the last decade or so that were influenced by his work in the 80s/90s.

Made a playlist of 10 of my favourites recorded and mixed by the legend.

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/86b931be-d0b4-4fc1-a976-d6f4bd82a0f8

otte_homan,
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@decryption i get tge vague impression that no one has listened to Abby Steve Albini albums for years, but now that he's dead a lot of people don't do anything else but. A bit weird, calling him one of the greatest after many years of ignoring his work. But i might be wrong.

CelloMomOnCars, to China
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5 takeaways from Biden's tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles

"Biden wants to cut emissions in a specific way, which is why EVs and other clean industries are getting both giant subsidies and protectionist tariffs. He wants a U.S.-based green energy supply chain — from raw materials all the way to finished products — with American jobs, preferably union jobs, at every step."

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251096758/biden-china-tariffs-ev-electric-vehicles-5-things

otte_homan,
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@CelloMomOnCars so, ehm, "globalisation" and "outsourcing production to low cost countries" are no longer the coolest thing since sliced bread?

mightyspaceman, to Electronics
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Electrical crackling in wall...um...what do I do now?

otte_homan,
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@mightyspaceman 1300sparkies.com.au ...

decryption, to random
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Sorry everyone, including the @AusSocialMods!! I was sleeping, but my computer wasn't, so when the browser tab went to refresh containing the Cloudflare Worker was accessed, it ran the script and kept doing it. At least that's what I think happened, I don't know why else it would have been triggered except for the browser tab refreshing after being left open too long.

Either way, very sorry, I am bad at this stuff.

otte_homan,
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@decryption @AusSocialMods someone give this guy a sandbox pls.

kcarruthers, (edited ) to random
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Looks like I’m going to be filling in another box on my 2024 #BingoCard: Raw-milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of #H5N1 virus

#pandemic

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/

otte_homan,
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@sysop408 uh ... are you telling us that toe fungus does not have super healing powers?!?

JulianOliver, to random
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For fellow RF geeks out there, an entertaining chart for getting your comms on in the current EM conditions. From https://hamradiofornontechies.com/current-ham-radio-conditions/

otte_homan,
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@JulianOliver whats the Q code for shutting down?

NanoRaptor, to random
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Overheard today someone referring to the cybertruck as an Elon P76 and it just tickled my slightly obscure Australian motoring history gland.

otte_homan,
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@NanoRaptor I reckon it might well be an insult to Leyland ...

NunavutBirder, to worldwithoutus
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So, this was released today. My third stamp with Canada Post. Qarlinngua (The pants). And technically my second stamp with a family member in it, as the tiny figure in it is my son Travis. Now for one with Hilary in it.

I’ve very proud of all of these, beyond the cache. They are about my home, and family. And also my family has a long history with the Post Office, 101 years. My grandfather, father, and brother were all postmasters in Roblin.

otte_homan,
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@NunavutBirder very nice for many reasons! I just dont get the "this is not $3" stuff.

koen, to random
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Laten we van 2 mei ‘leave X day’ maken dan!

https://connect.geant.org/2024/04/29/geant-is-ceasing-activities-on-x-fka-twitter

https://www.surf.nl/en/news/surf-stops-using-x-twitter

otte_homan,
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@koen "eXit"" ?

sundogplanets, to random
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My astro 101 students are doing their final project peer review right now. They all had to find some piece of astronomy misinformation (like the earth is flat, or there are 2 suns, or UFO things) and make a 5 minute video explaining why it's false, using information from our class. They had to submit the videos earlier today, and now they are watching and grading 5 of their randomly-assigned peers (for a tiny fraction of their grade). And oh my gosh...so many email questions. So. Many.

otte_homan,
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@sundogplanets I sure do hope that this isnt one of those cases where writes "This thesis is a total fail because I couldn't understand Jack Shit of it, needs a complete overhaul! " ... ?!?

augieray, to random
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I forgot to open a window when I did my 20 minute workout this evening. In the course of a brief workout in a decent sized bedroom, the CO2 went from a safe 600 PPM to an unsafe 1285. That level isn't life-threatening, but it does decrease your brain power and cause drowsiness. Amazing that all it takes is 20 minutes of one person exercising in a room.

otte_homan,
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@augieray can you do a double blind test by reading a book for 30mins in the same room under same conditions?

kcarruthers, to random
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Elon Musk – Dead at 52 – Says There Is No Need for Misinformation Laws — The Shovel https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/23/elon-musk-dead-at-52-misinformation-laws/

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers this is a remake of same with Zuck a few years back?

kcarruthers, to random
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Still bemused that hair shaming is a thing: Beyoncé Shared Her Wash Day Routine and Addressed Hair Stigmas

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/beyonce-hair-wash-day-routine-stigmas-cecred

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers teenvogue is evil, just sayin' ...

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers teenvogue driving a massive commercial effort to hook young and fragile kids on to fashion, music, etc. I hate that sort of publications.

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers I mean, read this crap. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/olivia-rodrigo-beach-season-2024-bikinis

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers the Beyoncé "story" literally is a promo for her Cécred hair products brand, with at least 4 direct links to shit such as a $30 (US) bottle of shampoo. When was the last time you paid $160 Aus for a liter of shampoo? I think the whole "hair shaming" schtick here is just a psych/emo hook into getting young ppl to say "Oh wow, so bad, yeah I gotta buy this stuff right now!"

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers looks like you fell for the marketing plot, too 🙂

kcarruthers, to random
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Mike Johnson’s Shockingly Pro-Ukraine Speech Really Sticks It to MAGA [seems like he did believe the briefings]

https://newrepublic.com/article/180808/mike-johnson-pro-ukraine-speech-maga-deep-state-lie

“I really do believe the intel and the briefings that we’ve gotten,” Johnson said, in a moment that became a mini-speech. “I think that Vladimir Putin would continue to march through Europe if he were allowed. I think he might go to the Balkans next. I think he might have a showdown with Poland, or one of our NATO allies.” If so, he added, we might find ourselves sending troops to defend allies from Putin later. Did we really hear the speaker say that he believes what our intelligence services have told him about the long-term consequences of cutting off aid to Ukraine? This is a direct challenge to the MAGA worldview in multiple ways. Johnson is treating Putin as the aggressor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and acknowledging his broader imperialist designs, which is heresy to some MAGA Republicans. But he’s also flatly declaring that on these matters, the deep state is very much to be believed.

otte_homan,
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@kcarruthers is magic Mike just pivoting here to save his arse?

decryption, to random
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    otte_homan,
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    @decryption so, and I'm just extending this thought here a bit, what does that mean for current IT suppliers to, say, Russia, Israël, Iran, and others, should they always have a kill-switch in their hardware, software, services, ...and if a country engages in war, they can switch it off? SAP, Oracle, IBM, AWS, MSFT, etc. ?

    kcarruthers, to random
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    The Bundle: including some other articles on, e.g., eugenics and statistics via Timnit Gebru

    https://www.dair-institute.org/tescreal/

    otte_homan,
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    @kcarruthers Ms Gebru is gonna die on her hill, no?

    dec_hl, to random
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    number four arrived. Now I have quite a collection 😊

    A black Gurdy Gurdy on a couch table. It has the form of a long drop of water and 6 strings
    The same Gurdy Gurdy as before with open key box
    Four Gurdy Gurdy on a table. Two black, a dark wooden one with Celtic engravings and a bright wood colored one

    otte_homan,
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    @dec_hl very nice! Are some of these, eh, electric? I.e. amplified? The plywood one looks cool, nice n simple. Did you build it?

    otte_homan,
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    @dec_hl oooooh, I need to look into that, urgently.

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