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ted

@ted@gould.cx

Pragmatic idealist. Building a company Axiom. Worked on Ubuntu Phone. Inkscape co-founder. Probably human.

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ted, to random
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Seems that X (formerly known as Twitter) is requiring extra tracking for some reason. Suspicious.

Migueldeicaza, to random
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Ok friends how are we gaming duolingo? Do I need to wait until tonight at 11pm to join?

ted,
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@Migueldeicaza you should learn Spanish, I hear it is useful 😉

mekkaokereke, to random
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Rap beef is silly. People really die behind this nonsense.

People that say that they love rap beef, do love rappers... But in the same way that people that love dog fights, love dogs. Some people go to NASCAR races to see who the most skilled driver is, and to marvel at the engineering. Other people just go to watch the crashes. Their entertainment is watching you burn.

And like I've also said before, gangster rap is a performance by Black people for white people.🤷🏿‍♂️

https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109893482569845648

ted,
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@mekkaokereke I saw the interview on Colbert, he wasn't a great interview, but it was clear the dude really loves flutes. It was contagious.

ted, to random
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They say that home is where you know the wifi password.

All my devices know the wifi password.

popey, to random
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I deeply regret buying a laptop for Linux with a hidpi screen. With two external 1080p screens, the scaling is all over the place and barely usable. Dangerously close to getting rid of the laptop and replacing it with a 1080p display one.

ted,
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@popey I just don't use them together. One or the other.

I love the HiDPI though. Wish there were more reasonable HiDPI monitor options.

ted, to random
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The Nextcloud hosting provider that I've used... feels like forever... is shutting down. Anyone know a Nextcloud hoster that provides good family setups?

popey, (edited ) to random
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This is weird.
2. Is a sleight against what? Mint? System76? PPAs? The snap is built by Mozilla on their infra, I thought. 🤔

Edit: Ah. It’s the Debian and Ubuntu archive packages?

ted,
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@popey they want root access on your machine (which is what a apt archive allows) seems suspicious to me.

mekkaokereke, to random
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🤡There's a non-zero percent of the US population that genuinely believes that The NFL, Joe Biden, "The Pentagon" and Taylor Swift, conspired to create a fake relationship and rig the NFL playoffs, so that Taylor Swift could pop out in the middle of the Superbowl halftime show and say "Vote for Biden!"

I wish I was kidding.

Like, not a small percentage either.

ted,
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@mekkaokereke I know you're suggesting it as a conspiracy theory, but frankly, that sounds awesome.

This is like when Trump promised "taco trucks on every corner" if I voted for Clinton. I did, but alas, no taco trucks. So sad.

ted, to random
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Top Cyber Villains

https://patchfriday.com/152/

ted, to random
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Was given the keyboard.io model 100 for the holidays. I can now type my password on the first try! Thought that I was more of a home typer than I really am...

https://shop.keyboard.io/collections/the-keyboardio-model-100/products/model-100

ted,
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@luis_in_brief that's what I've used for years. In fact have had two of them because I wore one out. Really have liked that keyboard.

SexyCyborg, to random

The New Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen
By 'bunnie' Huang & Naomi Wu

https://crowdsupply.com/machinery-enchantress/the-new-essential-guide-to-electronics-in-shenzhen/

Everything you need to navigate the world's largest electronics market.

Completely updated for 2024 by Naomi Wu

(Reposts of the Crowd Supply page on other sites is very helpful given my present situation, thank you)

ted,
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@SexyCyborg awesome.

If you're looking for your next title I would love "Naomi's Guide for Maker Tourists Visiting Shenzhen" as well.

bagder, to random
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An average hour, the website delivers 48.7 GB of data. That makes 13.6 megabytes every second.

ted,
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@bagder what percentage is queries using curl? 🤔

ted, to random
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For those wondering about the effect of a Christmas tree on electric range. It took us about 16 kWh's of battery to get to the Christmas tree farm and 32 to get back home.

evan, to random
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So, I once saw a comedian do a routine about those polls they used to do on dance contest shows. Like, call this 900 number to vote if Ronaldo should move up to the next round.

He said, it's weird that the results would be 48% yes, 49% no, 3% undecided. Because that means that hundreds of thousands of people called a toll phone number and paid $1.95 just to vote "I don't know" in a TV poll.

People want to participate and feel like part of something, even if they don't have a good answer.

ted,
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@evan I think this was the goal of Facebook with the Like button. Though I'm not sure it really satisfies that need.

I wonder if this is a case for some sort of AI to do a first pass, where the poster would see those comments as likes or dislikes, but would let other more substantive comments through.

evan, (edited ) to random
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How many Raspberry Pis are in your home right now?

ted,
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@evan this is anonymous and e2e encrypted, right?

danirabbit, to random
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Don’t think I’ll ever get used to my value as a human being now so directly tied to my fuckability

ted,
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@danirabbit guessing you've seen this, but just in case:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPpsI8mWKmg

popey, to ubuntu
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Well this is somewhat exciting. I'm going to the Summit in Riga, Latvia! Thanks to Canonical for sponsoring my travel & accommodation. https://events.canonical.com/event/31/

ted,
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@popey do you need a list of things I want fixed? 😉

danirabbit, to random
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You ever read some code and you’re like “this is so unhinged” and you check and it wasn’t you from 5 years ago?

ted,
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@danirabbit nope, never happened.

haubles, to random
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My mom is proud of me, my work here is done

ted,
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@haubles that's a hard one.

Ironically, I've got my Dad on board and my brother is the one holding things back.

ted,
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@haubles I wasn't competing against WA, only SMS, so the photo quality was the big sell.

If you do get stuck with WA I have been using Beeper who have a WA bridge to Matrix that works well. Not sure if they're still wanting invites, but if so, I can send you one.

https://www.beeper.com/

ted, to random
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Seen on a car, but considering this for my new Github avatar.

futurebird, to random
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Another teacher asked me an interesting question today. "What do you think about this idea of replacing calculus with statistics. After all statistics is more useful."

That's probably true on the surface, but I can't say I'm a huge fan of the "replace calc with stats" craze... even as I lament the poor understanding many people have of stats. It's obvious we need more education on interpreting datasets and visualizations.

But, there is a subtext to this argument I dislike. 1/

ted,
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@futurebird really great points.

I have advocated for adding stats to the base curriculum because I feel like it has become critical to exist in our society. Feels like even a weather forecast requires a little understanding of stats. Much less things like elections.

But having a well thought out curriculum is key. And I don't think stats should ever be a capstone for math students. Everyone needs it.

Do you think there is a way to fit "stats literacy" in without replacing another course?

mdeslaur, to random
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How much do I have to pay to be the last person to board the plane but still have room for my laptop bag in the overhead bin?

ted,
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@mdeslaur I think that's called "first class" 😆

popey, to linux
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Some thoughts about buying and selling apps on the desktop.

https://popey.com/blog/2023/09/there-is-still-no-linux-app-store/

ted,
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@popey you know the $5 limit came more from banking restrictions than anyone wanting it.

Turns out most banks look at app stores as money laundering operations (okay, I see it) and aren't keen on it unless you're huge.

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