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
@dancinyogi
Tell us you're over 50 without telling us you're over 50...
@TidalFlats
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
It might just be that a lot of people know enough Latin to put it together. Mastodon seems to have a much better educated user base than other platforms.
Erik Przekop
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Do you prefer to perform overt, immediate evil, or slow, indirect evil? 🤔
No dogs, no smoking and absolutely no dogs smoking.
(At Knaebbe's orchard in northern Michigan.)
@maisiesummers
🤦♂️ Thank you.
@scalzi
@maisiesummers
I keep reading CW as "country western". I do not think that is what you mean. Please remind me of what that stands for.
@scalzi
@scalzi
This is the way.
If you cannot disagree in a polite and thought provoking way, why should I waste my time listening to what you have to say?
Erik Przekop
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As I have begun posting political posts more frequently here, this is an excellent time to remind folks that I have a “no strikes” mute/block policy, which means that if I decide you’re being a jerk in my replies, to me or others, that’s it, you’re out of the pool, no second chances. Note: disagreeing with me does not (automatically) qualify as being a jerk, but when in doubt of tone, I block or mute. Life is short and I’d just rather not deal with dickheads. Thanks in advance for understanding.
@marjolica
And more recently, Italy was a fascist state. Their kind of people!
@Crochetcat @historiavocis @vowe
Erik Przekop
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🏳️🌈🖖🏽
Trump is being arrested today. For the third time. So here’s a bold thought: Maybe he doesn’t belong in the White House. Like, ever again.
It was a beautiful day for a bike ride on the Northeast Michigan trail.
Erik Przekop
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"The Tragedy of the Commons" was written by a eugenicist and was effectively debunked as ahistorical fantasy decades ago. More propaganda in the service of privatizing public space and resources. Pass it on. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/the-tragedy-of-the-tragedy-of-the-commons/
Erik Przekop
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Dark Matter Experiment Fails to Turn Up the Mysterious Particle, but Narrows its Hiding Places
The search for dark matter continues in telescopes at the largest scales and particle detector experiments deep underground. The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) collaboration has published a new analysis of experimental data captured by the detector. They searched for dark matter's interaction with regular matter using Bremsstrahlung radiation and the Migdal effect. Neither of these approaches turned up evidence for the mysterious particle but helped constrain the possible characteristics of dark matter for future searches.
@freemo
Now I'm outraged about the lack of outrage. I'm also middle-aged and white, so there's that.
@freemo
Hah, just realized I misquoted the image in your OP. Sorry. Someone else in this thread said, "millionaires".
@freemo
The money supply and one person's share of it determine economic power. What I'm trying to say is:
1. There isn't much outrage over people with millionaire-level wealth, so the image on your post is a straw-man.
2. The relative size of individuals' assets does have an impact on their well-being.
@freemo
Well, the total amount grows over time, but slowly. If this is addressing wealth disparity, that is indeed a zero-sum game at any moment in time. The more that billionaires have, the less the rest of us do.
I haven't really heard much angst about people with a million or three, though. The outrage tends to be directed at those with outsized wealth, and the outsized control that goes with it.
Erik Przekop
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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
