Erik Przekop @IAmErik@qoto.org
Parent, programmer, amateur astronomer and terrible guitar player.
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Here is my introduction post:
Instead of defining myself by saying “I am a…”, here’s a collection of hashtags that interest me (in no particular order). #meditation (specifically #twim right now) #cigars #bicycling #photography #computerscience #physics #guitar #music .
I live in #Michigan (in #LakeOrion, which is 35+ miles north of #Detroit), and spend a lot of time around #RogersCity (I’ll bet that’s the first time that hashtag has been used on Mastodon). My kids are really bright and sometimes struggle with #ADHD, so I’ll probably talk about that at times as well. I have spent more than 3 decades of my life as a #programmer, and now I get to be the old man who leads really smart people in solving big problems with small amounts of #software.
Joined Nov 2022
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“Really though, Doctor, tell me, who are you?”
We are tiny pieces of the Universe that have evolved to the point where we know that fact & also which physical processes gave rise to the elements that make us up.
Today’s APOD: a periodic table colour-coded by which astrophysical processes made the elements, from the Big Bang to nucleosynthesis, dying stars, cosmic rays, & colliding neutron stars. Work by jajohnson51@twitter.com.
I picked up a bunch of these from a local vape shop that happened to have a humidor in the back. I don't think that their humidor sees much turnover. This is the third one of these I've had, and they are just as good as you would imagine given that yellowed cellophane. My guess is they been sitting in there for at least 2 years.
Probably a bit over humidified, but they taste great, so apparently no harm done.
Things were looking quite mysterious on our walk today...
@randomwalker
As someone else mentioned, many of those could be people migrating between instances. I created accounts on four different servers and prefer the one that I'm posting this from, but I do occasionally use the others.
That said, it isn't necessarily a bad thing if some people try this out and then decide to leave. I'm thinking of people who really want their posts to go viral. Some people who desire that may post controversial takes just to get a reaction. I prefer more thoughtful discourse, so I really am enjoying this form of social media. I spend more time on here than reddit or Facebook. (I never used Twitter much, though I had an account from the early days.)
I would love to see more institutional adoption of fediverse servers, though.
@apps
Thanks for the fix for posting images on qoto.org. I just tried one a few minutes ago and it worked.
@gmusser
I have tried a lot of different apps. I have just been using a mind map for the past year or so. I prefer to be able to fold details and subtasks that way. It is pretty rare that I have a task that has to be scheduled for a particular day, but in that case I just put it on my calendar.
That said, today doesn't seem like a bad day to see if there's something that might work better for me. I used to use Meister Task, but it did not integrate with Mind Meister (a mind mapping tool) the way I wanted it to. I think I'll give it another look and see if that has changed in the past year or two since I last tried it.
@swissmiss
Stopped for a coffee in Northern Espresso in #RogersCity #Michigan and snapped this.
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As a maintainer of OpenSource libraries and packages, there is something that kept feeling off in the whole Software Supply Chain discourse. I think this comes down to something simple.
I am not a Supplier.
You can read more explanation there https://www.softwaremaxims.com/blog/not-a-supplier
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Wall Street has consolidated into 5 giant banks.
Airlines have merged from 12 carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of drug companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control over 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
@ScientificEuropean
Interesting that the conclusions of the article do not match the conclusions of the study. Here is the study conclusion:
>Our results suggest that an intermittent fasting program in which all calories are consumed in an 8-h window each day, in conjunction with resistance training, could improve some health-related biomarkers, decrease fat mass, and maintain muscle mass in resistance-trained males.
@Geefeconomie@mastodon.green
It gets easier the more you do it. I also find that reducing carbs makes a big difference for me. I found that after a week or so of vegetables and meats with no starches, I can do 24h with very little hunger.
It is still early days for my fasting journey, but that has been a key for me. Good luck!
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A plea to journalists covering the Fediverse:
If you want to pitch a story and the only people you can think of to talk to are Gargron and the Journa Host admin, please don't.
Instead, use the time you saved to learn more about how this network functions, who the people behind ActivityPub are (and what that even is), who the people keeping instances running are, who the people moderating instances are; you can even get your hands dirty by digging through the Mastodon GitHub issue queue and learn why exactly some design decisions ended up the way they did, it's all right there!
Mastodon is not off-brand Twitter. You do this entire community a massive disservice by painting it as such, and you do our profession a disservice by expressing a complete lack of curiosity about this community before you report on it.
Thank you.
We took a chilly Walk along the shore of lake Huron yesterday. #Michigan, #RogersCity
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This is a very enlightening examination of how broken capitalism is (and how to fix it), presented in a really interesting way.
https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/
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He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.
Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.
Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.
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This is the most accurate characterization and narrative of Musk I have seen. A worthwhile read, and much appreciated.
@kashhill
This seems quite similar to Musk banning journalists from Twitter. Using a corporate monopoly position to repress critics. I think that many of us, particularly in the US, see "business" as an activity that citizens engage in, and regulation of it as an infringement of their rights.
The reality is that business and trade were once controlled by monarchies. These have morphed into oligarchies, but retain their feudal roots. Big business should be treated as the anti-democratic (but probably necessary) evil that it is.
@willoremus
Parent, programmer, amateur astronomer and terrible guitar player.
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Here is my introduction post:
Instead of defining myself by saying “I am a…”, here’s a collection of hashtags that interest me (in no particular order). #meditation (specifically #twim right now) #cigars #bicycling #photography #computerscience #physics #guitar #music .
I live in #Michigan (in #LakeOrion, which is 35+ miles north of #Detroit), and spend a lot of time around #RogersCity (I’ll bet that’s the first time that hashtag has been used on Mastodon). My kids are really bright and sometimes struggle with #ADHD, so I’ll probably talk about that at times as well. I have spent more than 3 decades of my life as a #programmer, and now I get to be the old man who leads really smart people in solving big problems with small amounts of #software.
Joined Nov 2022
