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tantramar

@tantramar@nojack.easydns.ca

single, strait, boring, genX guy. pro: science/vaccines/abortion/LGBTQ+. liberal. COVID = airborne

When I got hooked: STAR WARS/John Williams (1977), Dire Straits (78), Blade Runner (82), Pink Floyd (84), email (86), Apple (90), Web (93).

masthead: Great Spruce Head Island, ME.

form is a diagram of forces • hydrogen, given time, becomes self-aware • cynicism is laziness that expects credit for critical thinking

powered by caffeine & maple syrup. mostly here for the cat memes.

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kissane, to random
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Hey it’s that time again.

The contention that using high-filtration masks to prevent transmission of respiratory disease is “unscientific” and “lacking evidence” when we have reams of aerosol and transmission studies is a display of either unawareness/scientific illiteracy (super fixable! non-shameful!) or of an intentional disregard of the evidence for emotional or ideological reasons (common but troubling).

kissane,
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Hahaha sorry actually a third secret thing, I never expect other people’s risk calculations to match mine, which is good because they mostly don’t! It’s all incredibly messy, and my own decision has been to just do far fewer things without being mad at people who elect to never think about it. (Y’all can lecture me about how my feelings are wrong but egh, maybe just don’t.)

The demand that we toss all the lab studies and case studies on transmission isn’t cool though. 🤷🏻

luckytran, to random
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A new gold standard review of 100 studies finds:

  • masks are effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases

  • N95 respirators are significantly more effective than medical or cloth masks

  • mask mandates are effective in reducing community transmission

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23

sarahjamielewis, to random
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"Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

The computer, however, will stop you from recording DRM'd content.

Find it fascinating that when faced with drawing safety and security boundaries, the primary beneficiary is not the owner of the device, or the person using it, but random corporations who control the intellectual property rights.

The system doesn't work for you.

evacide, to random
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"...a would-be hacker would need to gain physical access to your device, unlock it and sign in before they could access saved screenshots."

I've got some news for Microsoft about how domestic abuse works.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwwqp6nx14o

tantramar, to random
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I’ve had a favourite author for more than 20 years. I really didn’t like their second-last book — after loving everything else they’d ever written.

I’ve never reviewed or even named that book publicly (nor will I now). And I unhesitatingly bought their next book (which I still haven’t read).

Support artists if you want to see more of their art.

GrumpusNation,
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@tantramar It's inevitable that some artist — author, musician, or filmmaker — will make something that isn't for you, and that's a strength, not a weakness! As our own poet laureate once said, the spaces inbetween leave room for you and I to grow…

appleinsider, to random
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While nearly every user gets rid of their old iPhone when they get a new one, iPad owners are more likely to repurposes older devices for uses beyond their original intended function.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/05/22/old-ipads-are-a-staple-in-us-homes-long-after-theyve-gone-obsolete?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

batmanyyo, to art Spanish
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Nos queremos tanto.





RIDDLES, to random
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Amazon cat

-3

bkm, to random
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OK Computer is 27 years old.

Leonardo DiCaprio immediately removes the album from his playlist.

molly0xfff, to ai

back in my day we called this spyware

hootalex, to random
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joesteel, to random
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If you ever get the chance to have your Mac run out of disk space and RAM, but say it didn't run out of disk space and RAM, I highly recommend it. You see, the files are managed for you, so you don't have to worry, except when your desktop wallpaper breaks, and you can't quit or launch apps, but under the hood it definitely is taking care of things.

glennf,
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@joesteel @agiletortoise @dan I recommend this https://tidbits.com/2023/10/12/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-insanity-unsticking-icloud-drive/

glennf, (edited ) to random
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UPDATED

Deleted post as I didn't read the fine print!

Binder, to random
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“Can I call you?”

Sure

“I just called you at xxx-yyy-zzzz”

I know

“Why didn’t you answer?”

That wasn’t in the spec

AmishSuperModel, to random
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I must say, these new extra-strength placebos are doing wonders for my hypochondria!

brucelawson, to random
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secretsquirrel, to random
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I spent yesterday making a fake flyer for a bake sale run by raw vegan perverts while my little brother checks notes... interviewed Volodymyr Zelensky.

sps, to Cat
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Dozer sums up my position on adulting today.

jeff, (edited ) to maine
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The daughter and Maine the boat cat making sailing passage from Castine to Monehegan Island off the Maine coast.

Maine the cat looks super chillax. Just a few short weeks ago he was rescued from a shelter.

#Maine #Sailing #Cat

mattgemmell, to random
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Another update from the tiniest (perhaps?) workshed in Scotland. This one is mostly about safety stuff, and the two most dangerous power tools in the shed. https://youtu.be/cIUHjCiNWlk

(Not to be one of those youtube jackhats, but engagement is always appreciated. 👍)

Catvalente, to random
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You know, I don’t want to brag, but I’ve been saying the word “right” my whole life and never once have I even come close to saying “reich” instead.

Maybe because I’m not a Nazi? It’s a mystery!

aardrian, to random
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Having a day where I type “aria-labledby”, then correct it to “aria-labeledby”, then correct it to “aria-labelledby”, then correct it to “aria-lable”, then correct it to “aria-label”, then correct it to “<lable>”, then correct it to…

Anyway, gonna work on a &lt;tabel&gt; this afternoon so at least I’ll get a break.

octothorpe, to random
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From a particular lens, AI is almost perfect today. It’s a perfect replica of a the people who made it:

A dude who is spouting utter bullshit with astounding confidence.

And future iterations will only ramp-up the confidence level. Solving for accuracy is exponentially more difficult.

octothorpe,
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I'll say this again. When a swath of people with an overindexed abuser population make technology, it will be designed to abuse.

instantiatethis, to animals
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Barney the ~15 year old played cute this morning and it made me so happy.

Black cat chases back and forth a pink string while on a bed with grey spotted sheets

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