Andy Lowry @AndyLowry@qoto.org
Retired SysAdmin living in the high country of Arizona, USA. I enjoy learning about physics, cosmology, genetics, neurology, and suchlike. Deeply confused by worldwide trends towards authoritarianism. I thought we'd already learned about that stuff. But I guess not.
Joined Nov 2022
@ninawillburger
Since nothing else looks like a cross, I presume you're talking about the object at 2 o'clock? That doesn't seem very much like a Christian cross to me, as the vertical below the join should be longer.
Do we know that that shape was used as a symbol of Christianity in that place and time? I've seen that equal-arm-length cross used to represent a star, for example, but have no idea about that specific locale.
@jayarava
Probably WAS you then.
@krisSacrebleu
Well, boy howdy and hot damn. Looking forward to the results.
@jayarava
I'd be surprised if it takes that long.
@dave
No way to know, I guess. If social media gets swamped with bots of that sort, it'll be the end. I have no doubt there are people evil enough to want to do just that.
@jayarava
From what I've read, mantras weren't a thing yet in the 7th century. (in China, that is) as they hadn't been imported pet from Tibet. Ah, but do I have a citation for that? No, I don't and don't remember where I read it. It may have even been you. 😀
Andy Lowry
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Today seems a good time for a proper #introduction :
I’m a professional #mobiledev employed as a code mechanic/mercenary. Updating deprecations and hardening implementations.
I contribute to #opensource projects that empower & protect the public good. I won’t be sharing much of that work here.
Deep commitment and passion for all things #nature. Beekeeping, climbing, or anything without cell service.
Started making #jewelry in spare time May of 2020. Freedom from devices, just you and the metal. Therapeutic when dealing in #infosec.
While code occupies most of my time, I’ll be sharing knowledge of history, #geometry and other interesting stuff.
It’s different here, and I like that. Thanks to those making it happen behind the scenes and in front.
@lukeswitzer
Cool! Let's do this thing.
Andy Lowry
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Ugh #Google is such trash now search should be like a library not a damn shopping mall
Andy Lowry
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Tip your server. Return your shopping cart. Pick up a piece of trash. Hold the door for the person behind you. Let someone into your lane. Small acts can have a ripple effect.
That's how we change the world.
Absolutely! For some reason, I've found myself in random conversations with strangers lately. It might be a Mastodon side effect-- I've become acquainted with quite a few people here simply by conversing with them about something interesting they're doing, and it's carried over into real life. There are fewer complete doofuses out in the world than I presumed before.
@YaelEisenstat
Well, dang. That sounded interesting and I started to read it, but I don't have a subscription so I didn't get very far. Maybe warn people next time about the subscription requirement? That level of disappointment isn't life-changing or anything, but it's not nothing, either. Thanks!
Andy Lowry
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@AndyLowry “little gamma rays in my hands,” I told myself in order to grant myself the strength to actually touch the dough to roll the balls. 😂 Long story short, I had to master Snickerdoodles in a weekend or my sister would have screamed from 100 miles away. 😆❤️
Andy Lowry
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I don't have any followers here, but:
Here's a story from me today about the state-of-play at Texas' three unionized newspapers -- with the big news being that the Fort Worth NewsGuild has ratified the only union contract at a Texas newspaper, following a 24-day labor strike: https://www.texasobserver.org/striking-does-work-fort-worth-journalists-win-only-newspaper-union-contract-in-texas/
@Akhenatobi
What on earth? One of the machines must have gotten hungry.
@Kclk
Be just and fear not. Tap into your inner relentlessness. 😎
@voidabyss @protecttruth @freemo
If you spend much time amongst firearms enthusiasts, you'll hear that as one rationale for wanting to carry a gun. (Used to do competition shooting with revolvers and 1911 .45's as a hobby.) I don't know what the numbers say on that; never tried to track down any data on it.
@freemo @protecttruth
Wow, that's really interesting. I would not have suspected that. I suppose the reason we never hear about the real story is government's tendency to want to avoid embarrassment.
I'm pretty sure I've seen at least one actual war started (or continued) because of the embarrassment reaction. People are hard to figure. 😉
@rvaughnmd
Yes indeed, I think we've seen other cases with some similarities (though maybe not with quite as much cash) recently, like Ms. Spears. I don't mean that the medical condition is the same, but that control was lost to her.
Retired SysAdmin living in the high country of Arizona, USA. I enjoy learning about physics, cosmology, genetics, neurology, and suchlike. Deeply confused by worldwide trends towards authoritarianism. I thought we'd already learned about that stuff. But I guess not.
Joined Nov 2022
