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peterdrake

@peterdrake@qoto.org

CS professor, game designer, and fire dancer ordinaire.

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peterdrake, to random
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Someone nominated me for Secretary of the Faculty -- the person who takes minutes at faculty meetings and therefore has to associate names with faces.

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"Trickledown" would be a great name for an opulent British manor.

peterdrake, to ArtificialIntelligence
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From Prince, Understanding Deep Learning.

peterdrake,
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@mrcompletely It would be even better if one of the equations involved his symbol.

I read a programming language textbook by a Dr. Scott, who included an example involving Brad and Janet.

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RFK Jr. wouldn't have this problem if he'd just walked without rhythm.

peterdrake, to drawing
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Oregon Convention Center, drawn from life.

peterdrake, to random
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Gonna build a perpetual motion machine by spraying WD-40 on duct tape.

internic, to mastodon
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Just noticing that it looks like the @arstechnica account stopped posting here about a month ago.

peterdrake,
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@MichaelPorter @internic @arstechnica I'm not seeing them either. Is this a problem? @freemo

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@MichaelPorter @internic @arstechnica @freemo I believe they're posting, but for whatever reason they're not propagating to qoto -- see attached Tusky screenshot.

Qoto has been undergoing a prolonged upgrade, leaving some basic features broken for over a month.

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So, when I was growing up, students at my high school described the devil horns hand gesture—i.e. 🤟or 🤘, sometimes 🤙—using the word “boggs.” It was used essentially the entire time I was in school by most of the male student body, and I have no idea why they described it with this word. I have never heard it beyond my high school days.

Does anyone know why “boggs” was associated with this symbol?

peterdrake,
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@mikej @ernie

peterdrake, to chess
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An unusual Portland city council candidate fundraiser: can you beat the candidate at Chess?

https://www.lykinsforportland.com/events/beat-the-candidate-online-chess-fundraiser

peterdrake, to drawing
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My attempt at drawing the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching #usps #truck

peterdrake, to random
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The new USPS trucks were going to be almost all ICE, but Democrats fought to make most of them electric.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshkosh_NGDV#Changes_to_battery-electric_drivetrain_proportion

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Interesting -- Portland's two biggest leftist newsweeklies disagree on the Multnomah County District Attorney race.

https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/05/01/wws-may-2024-endorsements-multnomah-county/

https://www.portlandmercury.com/primary-endorsements-2024/2024/05/03/47162192/mercury-may-2024-primary-election-endorsements-county-races

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The charging port cover on my plug-in hybrid won't open unless the key fob is nearby, presumably to prevent ne'er-do-wells with surgical tubing from siphoning out my electricity.

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The Fall Guy was a solid popcorn movie.

peterdrake, to random
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Up and at 'em, people! These gradients aren't going to descend themselves.

peterdrake, to random
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Is it dishonorable to draw a fire extinguisher and not use it?

peterdrake, to random
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Saw a sports car with the license plate frame that said FINANCIAL MISTAKE.

peterdrake, to random
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Is there any money to be made in flibbertigibbet derivatives?

peterdrake, to drawing
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The drawing book I'm reading (which, typically, claims to be "for the complete beginner") is full of frustratingly vague instructions:

"Include lines, when needed, for extra definition."

"Perhaps there are places where colours could be built or dark areas that could be lighter?"

"You may also make any additional changes you think necessary."

peterdrake, to animals
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will let me know if any invaders enter the office.

peterdrake, to animals
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rests before the day's chaos begins.

peterdrake, to drawing Italian
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Landscape, per Ferreira. #MastoArt #drawing #ColoredPencil

nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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peterdrake,
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@nocontexttrek Big Mythic Quest vibes (where people keep treating the HR director as a therapist).

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