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pizzapal

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star trek the next generation
clan of xymox
i'm with that
using emacs
i'd wish that

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pizzapal, to AllStarTrek
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@allstartrek #allstartrek that cardassian torturer dude has some sort of imac

pizzapal, to AllStarTrek
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@allstartrek #allstartrek don't drink the cardassian kool-aid!!!

pizzapal, to AllStarTrek
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you'll cowards don't even eat gaq
@allstartrek

sachac, to random
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All right, cancelling for now since the kiddo would like more snuggles and we're trying to shift to less screentime. See y'all when things settle down eventually!

pizzapal,
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@sachac less screen time is important - sometimes the only thing that's better than using emacs is not using emacs

pizzapal, to AllStarTrek
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@allstartrek erhmagerd its a baby berg!!!!!!

pizzapal, to AllStarTrek
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"I call it Earth, what do you call it?"
"We call it Theta 8"
"How charming..."

The most realistic portrayal of life in the service industry I've ever seen on TV.

@allstartrek

Ricardus, to AllStarTrek
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I really miss it when we don't do on Saturday nights, because the H&I channel takes Saturday nights off from showing Trek.

@allstartrek

pizzapal,
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@Ricardus @allstartrek me too haha

cs, to random
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America is the only industrialized country in which this kind of crap needs to happen.

Crowdfunding Campaign For Mary Lou Retton Raises Over $100,000

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/10/10/crowdfunding-campaign-for-mary-lou-retton-raises-over-100000-as-olympic-star-fights-for-life/

pizzapal,
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@DavidMHarlan @cs people tend to have a lot of bad luck all at once?

cs, to random
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Am I the only one who almost always sees the WF of the app as WTF?

pizzapal,
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@cs i noticed that too. i thought they got put out of business for stealing but i guess they are back.

isomeme, to USpolitics
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My partner and I were listening to music by Warren Zevon earlier this evening when we suddenly realized that this is the Hunter Biden theme song. 🙂🎵

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=F2HH7J-Sx80&si=6I-xpxt5yGXALtZr

pizzapal,
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@isomeme haha yeah, big warren zevon fan here. he made very applicable songs.

pizzapal,
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@isomeme it kind of reminds me of that one dude, like macafee, right?

GeekSusie, to random
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    pizzapal,
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    @GeekSusie the original poseur

    mz4250, to 3DPrinting
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    One of my patrons rocked it my updated Roper model!

    Free stls here: https://www.printables.com/model/71392-roper-updated

    Solid paint job too :)

    pizzapal,
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    @mz4250 freaktastic

    isomeme, to HashtagGames
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    Worseminton
    Sheeplechase
    Elevennis
    Fatball
    Acidball
    Penultimate Frisbee
    Gymgnostics
    Jai Alkalai
    Robertsled
    Bullfarting


    pizzapal,
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    @isomeme wimpleton

    MLISrevenge, to random
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    Health and beauty businesses: please stop putting stinky samples in my orders. I'm allergic to them, and now I have to figure out how to de-stinkify my lip balm and lotion. I get unscented for a reason, you know. :(

    pizzapal,
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    @MLISrevenge holy crap, that sucks, that's wild that they do that.

    they need some semantic web information systems that says to consult the ontology that excludes the possibility of fragrances being packed with individual orders that include only unscented products.

    johncarlosbaez, (edited ) to random
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    The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft sent back hundreds of color pictures as they flew by Jupiter and Saturn. But they could only transmit 14 kilobytes per second! So they used a highly efficient error-correcting code: the Golay code.

    This is a 24-bit code. The first 12 bits convey the message, and the rest are computed from those. Up to 3 of the 24 bits can be wrong and you can still figure out what was intended! Up to 7 can be wrong and you can still know there was an error!

    This image by @gregeganSF shows how it works. This shape, an icosahedron, has 12 vertices. There are also 12 pentagons inside this shape. Your first 12 bits say which pentagons to light up. 0 means "leave it dark" and 1 means "light it up". Your second 12 bits say which vertices to light up.

    The second 12 bits are computed from the first 12 using this trick:

    If you light up a single pentagon, then you only light up the vertices that don't contain that pentagon! What if you light up a bunch of pentagons? Then you use addition mod 2. You work out which vertices get lit up for each pentagon you light up. You think of those results as 12-bit strings. Then you add them up mod 2.

    The last part may sound complicated, but it's a common trick, called a "linear code". What's special about the Golay code is its connection to the icosahedron. This gives it remarkable features, which I explain here:

    https://blogs.ams.org/visualinsight/2015/12/01/golay-code/

    I need to learn more about the other codes used by the Voyagers! Like the ones they're using to communicate with us now!

    pizzapal,
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    @johncarlosbaez @gregeganSF this seems a lot like hunt the wumpus

    dapgo, to random

    "If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production"by Pete Seeger #right2repair https://repair.eu

    pizzapal,
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    @jaxter184 @dapgo oh wow, "returned to the earth" is a good one, i like that.

    it's less rhythmic though -- i think there is some sort of blues/folk pattern used here that somebody who knows more about music than me could identify

    randynose, to random
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    Sheesh... The Smoke from the fire (Canada still?) in the northern part of Ohio smelled a little like burnt plastic this morning. -
    I think it's also keeping the area cooler. But it sure was a hazy day.

    pizzapal,
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    @randynose yeah it's been in the 70s all day, like nuclear winter mode

    fsf, to random
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    The "Respects Your Freedom" certification program encourages the creation and sale of hardware that will do as much as possible to respect your freedom and your privacy, and will ensure that you have control over your device. https://u.fsf.org/3g0

    pizzapal,
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    @fsf if i had a hammer, if i had a bell...

    cs, to random
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    I, a human being, have not been able to get by the that are sprinkled on this web page. I think they actually originate from the embedded YouTube videos, but I really can’t tell. 🤷‍♂️

    pizzapal,
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    @cs it would be cool if they were like "danzig" and "mother"

    fsf, to random
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    FerretDB announced its release 1.0 and thereby brings MongoDB database workloads back to their free software roots. Read more at https://u.fsf.org/3za

    pizzapal,
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    @fsf im lovin these critters!

    pizzapal, to random
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    coming soon to a gopherhole near you -- org-mode: UFO defense

    dekkzz76, to random
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    OK Lispers is GNU Clisp any better or worse than any other implementation ?

    pizzapal,
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    @dekkzz76 @rwxrwxrwx i use it a lot on my eeepc

    pizzapal,
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    @dekkzz76 @rwxrwxrwx you can use it to bootstrap sbcl i think?

    emilymbender, to random
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    "Their concerns aren't as existentially serious as the idea of these things getting more intelligent than us and taking over." --Hinton in this clip. Their = @timnitGebru & co.

    Algorithmic border wall & other surveillance is existentially serious to its targets.

    Synthetic media creating non-consensual porn is existentially serious to its targets.

    Automated decision systems denying social benefits are existentially serious to those left without necessary supports.

    https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/05/02/the-lead-geoffrey-hinton.cnn

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    pizzapal,
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    @emilymbender @timnitGebru is there a discernable difference between getting taken over by "AI" and getting taken over by plutocrats?

    it's not even real artificial intelligence anyways, real artificial intelligence is programs like MYCIN and WUMPUS.

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