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Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.

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Tilopa, to random

Mark Galeotti
Obviously the Kremlin drone story is still very much a breaking one, but people should really stop talking about this as an attempted assassination attempts against Putin. That's just playing to Kremlin talking points 1/

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@Tilopa

This is the issue with mainstream social media too, lots of arm chair 'experts' shouting their opinion as to what happened, followed by an equally useful army of people boosting those posts.

This ends up with a narrative with little merit, somehow becoming the main truth narrative.

But yeah, we should not be speculating until there is some substance behind why something happened.

Tilopa, to random

The only thing which keeps me up at night, trembling in fear, is the prospect of Trump being president again. I cannot overstate how much it horrifies me.

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@Tilopa

I think there are millions who feel the same way.

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@Tilopa

Indeed, well this is your country, the rest of the world just has to put up with what you do in terms of voting for people, and usually ends up suffering the consequences.

Richard_Littler, to random
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#NowPlaying early 1970s #progrock & sub-genres. Classic #typography of the period. From the unique & ornate to the stylistically absent, most suggesting an 'otherness', whether it be in historical time, from another culture, or from another world or universe entirely.
#vinyl #graphicdesign #logodesign

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@Richard_Littler
It really shows how iconic that pink floyd album cover is when I recognised it from just the top of the triangle, without reading the alt-text which did pop up.

nationsblind, to random
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We're thrilled to plant our flag here in the fediverse with our new Mastodon server and first account. Please share your feedback and suggestions for how the organized blind movement and community can take advantage of the exciting possibilities that this network presents.

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@nationsblind

Welcome to the fedivese.

TrueSciPhi, to random

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    @TrueSciPhi

    Thank you for this, really helpful. This also doubles up as evidence to counter any claims that 'no one uses the fediverse' if people try that as an excuse not to give it a go. It also counters any cliams the fediverse is hard to use.

    misty, to random
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    My employer, Shopify, announced layoffs today and I've been affected. If you're looking for someone with deep experience with developer tooling and developer environments, I'd love to work with you. I've spent the last two years building Shopify's in-house cloud developer environment, and I have extensive experience building developer tools as one of members of the Homebrew package manager's Project Leadership Committee.

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    @misty

    I can't help with employment so will boost and tag a few people in who may be able to help or perhaps followers can.

    @jobsfordevelopers
    @nextcloud

    Best of luck finding a new position.

    BrodieOnLinux, to random
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    I've seen more than 1 person confuse OpenOffice with OnlyOffice, I'm not a fan myself but OnlyOffice is being actively supported and developed, OpenOffice is not

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    @BrodieOnLinux
    Given how long ago OpenOffice forked in to Libreoffice it seems perplexing why people are still referencing OpenOffice.

    It does make promoting free and open source software much harder.

    setmeravelles, to random

    Hmm. Would there be interest in a Mastodon Book Club? 🤔

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    @setmeravelles

    We have a few BookWyrm ( https://joinbookwyrm.com/ ) users on here, so there may be some interest, it may be worth seeing what already exists here in that area too.

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    fifilamoura, to random
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    I suspect Mastodon.social has made a big mistake (as in big is part of the problem) by making themselves the default server with open sign ups. They might as well have hung a "trolls enter here" welcome sign out. Moderating well at scale is hard and requires a lot of human effort, it's going to be an instance full of newbies who will be encountering trolls while not understanding how the fediverse works and who have a client mentality (let me speak to the manager!). They're also going to end up being walled off from a lot of the smaller, more conscientious instances who want to protect their members so won't even get to see what the fediverse can be.

    I suspect the fediverse really would be better served by slow growth on it's own prosocial path than trying to compete with platforms run by antisocial billionaires. We're not competing for customers, those number metrics aren't important, it needs to be quality over quantity and thinking of fediversians as citizens not clients. I know that's a hard mindset for some people, especially people who have had to work in corporate environments, to let go of but it's essential to let it go to be truly able to build prosocial things (not all competition is bad, of course, but the corporate kind is). It's always important to think about whether we're being treated like a citizen/person or a client/product (whether it's by our governments, a healthcare professional, and in terms of technological tools). Do you belong or are you being used while you're profitable? And is someone trying to confuse you about which is which so you can't tell? (The latter means you're actively being conned.)

    *I, of course, hope I am wrong and it all works out wonderfully. However, my instance having to silence mastodon.social because of trolls and bad actors and increased reports of crypto spamming, has made me think about how big instances require a very big, well trained/sensitive moderation team (aka professional moderation, there's not magical technological solution for this problem and AI isn't a magic fix either, these kinds of tech solutions are usually harmful as well). People are a slow medium, we can't solve our social problems with some form of magical automation.

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    @fifilamoura

    Making mistakes is inevitable, what will be most important is how we recognise those errors and work to resolve the issues caused, and then work to ensure we learn from them. We are a community, if we learn then that is one of the most important things that can happen here.

    Fu, to random
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    I'm absolutely amazed how often I reference this article at work.

    Understanding RAM versus hard-drive space via an analogy - CNET https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/understanding-ram-versus-hard-drive-space-via-an-analogy/

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    @Fu

    The fact you even have to explain this show how mediocre the education system is when it comes to IT.

    andrewhavis, to random

    May I remind people to vote in the today. Also, don’t forget your photo ID as you don’t want to risk being disenfranchised by this government’s horrendous new laws.

    this morning, and needless to say I didn’t vote Conservative.

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    @andrewhavis

    I am not going to bother with the local elections, however come the general election people will be ready with their photo ID and their eyes firmly set of getting rid of the current lot of politicians running the country.

    GabrielMariya, to random

    🎓🌍 Calling 🇪🇺 learners & educators!

    Shape the future of by taking part in our survey.📝

    Share your thoughts on what you want to see in digital learning content.💬💻

    Let's make education more accessible & effective for all!👉 https://europa.eu/!R477MP

    🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GabrielMariya/status/1654040427639496706

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    @GabrielMariya

    Done

    Geri, to random
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    Just had a knock on my door trying to get my vote

    He explained how under Labour unemployment was at its highest. I reminded him of Thatcher

    He then suggested the infamous note 'the country was broke' was indicative of how Labour mismanaged the economy. I reminded him how a country cannot run out of money and of Liz Truss's time in government

    He ended his conversation by saying I need to read some history books

    I called him a patronising tosser & told him to fuck off

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    @Loukas @Geri

    The results are certainly going to be interesting, but won't make any difference the current leadership won't listen or take notice, they do what they do best, blame everyone else.

    zleap, to random
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    Just announced shell made £7.7 billion in profit in the first 3 months of the year.

    I am guessing this could be world wide profit rather than just in the UK.

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    zleap, to random
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    Happy Star Wars Day
    May the forth be with you.

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    DamnInteresting, to random
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    In a first, astronomers spot a star swallowing a planet
    https://news.mit.edu/2023/astronomers-spot-star-swallowing-planet-0503?utm_source=DamnInteresting

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    @DamnInteresting

    A death star,

    The fact this is also star wars day has nothing to do with it clearly. Great timing though.

    Our own star, will one day expand (if that is the right word) and eventually engulf the inner planets, ending life on Earth, BUT could at the same time give life to the outer planets.

    ij, to random German
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    Apparently it's now approx. 6 months ago since the huge influx of Twitter users hit this instance.

    This also means that my cleanup-script on https://codeberg.org/Windfluechter/cleanup-mastodon-users.sh is now mailing hundreds of users because they haven't had logged in for >6 months now and their account is going to get deleted when they still come back within 4 weeks.

    This is a way to keep your instance clean and remove unnecessary data. In German I call it "Datenhygiene".

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    @ij

    Good point, either that, if people are going to use a throwaway e-mail address to sign up, and the decide to stay they need to remember to change the e-mail address to one they use.

    I can understand why people use throwaway e-mail addresses to avoid spam and junk from people.

    AusSMC, to science

    🌟🌎 A "planet-eating" star has been caught in the act by astronomers

    🌌This rare phenomenon happens when a star consumes its own planets, and it could help us better understand how stars evolve

    https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/planet-eating-star-caught-in-the-act

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    @AusSMC

    I guess this is what you would really call a 'Death Star'.

    rbreich, to random
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    Banks should not be casinos.

    They should not be gambling with your deposits to pump up their profits, only to be bailed out when they get into trouble.

    We need to make banking boring again.

    video/mp4

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    @rbreich

    Time to follow the example of Iceland, let em fail, prosecute those at the top. Simple.

    therobburgessshow, to random
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    As an artist, I would be offended anyway with the push to replace me with AI, but why does it always have to be presented as, “Haha! Artists are now obsolete! Check out this thing that AI just made!” before showing the worst piece of garbage content I’ve ever seen?

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    @therobburgessshow

    When you see people at work who are Master crafts people, what always comes across is the love, passion and attention to detail they put in to every job. This can be metalwork, wood work, fixing clocks or other items, it takes years of learning, practice and doing the job. The same for a good photographer, they know and understand their subject and can produce fantastic work as a result.

    Ai lacks all of that, they get asked to produce X and just do it, there is no emotion that goes in to what is produced.

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    @graphictruth @therobburgessshow

    Agreed

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    @therobburgessshow Maybe they are just inadequate when it comes to creativity, and AI is their way out and to blag they are good at something. I like home science, so just writing up my latest experiment, ok using LaTeX. So far I have drafted, redrafted, moved stuff around etc. This sort of thing takes time, effort and work to get the final document right.

    Sure these AI bots could write it for me, what worries me is personal statements for jobs, I am really bad at these, I can work fine with kids, but ask me to write how my skills, experiemce match a job description I struggle. So do my best, now if another applicant gets chatGPT to do most of it for them, are they THAT good at writing am I at an disadvantage by not in effect cheating by using these tools.

    As a teaching assistant, I may sound be pretty blunt in saying the first draft is always pretty rubbish, but that is a first draft, it is getting the ideas down, so subsequent drafts, the info is there, it just needs putting down in a better way.

    Those of us who are good at our jobs are probably in less danger, if they get rid of the competent and keep the less competent then one day people will actually regret doing that.

    TheConversationUS, to science
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    Antibiotic resistance has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. But besides developing resistance, there’s another threat: some bacteria are developing “antibiotic tolerance,” where they stay dormant until the human stops taking the antibiotics, then rebound. A microbiologist explains:
    https://theconversation.com/looming-behind-antibiotic-resistance-is-another-bacterial-threat-antibiotic-tolerance-200226

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    @TheConversationUS

    This is interesting and worrying at the same time, we seem to be having a hard time as it is with convincing people when they should and should not be using anti biotics.

    It shows how nature can adapt and quickly to a given situation, I wonder how much of this, is down to more than taing anti biotics, there was a time when kids would get dirty,usually through play and could build up natural immunity, now we are obsessed with killing every known bug out there so we are never exposed to much in the way of bacteria.

    stevestreza, to random

    Facebook/Meta laid off 11,000 people and now is doing 40 BILLION in stock buybacks. None of these companies care about cost cutting, they saw an opportunity to suppress wages without any criticism and they took it. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/01/facebook-parent-meta-announces-40-billion-stock-buyback.html

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    @stevestreza

    Looks like the US regulator is investigating them for not protecting children properly too

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65478062

    The sooner people start to boycott Meta the better.

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