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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This may be obvious, but I recently started routinely adding "-youtube" to google searches. This eliminate most pages with links to garbage YouTube-monetized videos that try to attract people looking for basic instructions on how to do simple things. Greatly improves the quality of search results.
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Should the #unitedstates #FCC create standards for broadcast and cable news so great that syndicated "news opinion" must relocate to radio or social media or be fined for broadcasting political opinion?
@kevinrothrock
I wasn't familiar with this, so I looked up the design and history on Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-28_Sarmat
Does "combat mode" mean that at least one silo has been rearmed with the new missile and warhead?
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New blog entry: Do my Laundry! https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2023/09/do-my-laundry.html
@cmconseils
Ah, a fellow gen-X'er.
I have never seen lightning this continuous. It's been going on for at least 15 minutes with less than a second between each flash.
In Lake Orion, MI.
Apparently, the UK's current government looked at the falling life expectancy we have in the US and thought, " It's working so well for them, we should try it!"
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Using #Mastodon
and the #Fediverse is an act of rebellion in itself.
By being here,
you are contributing to grow an alternative system that is led by the people and for the people, not for profits.
By being here,
you are encouraging a solution to a deteriorating social climate that thrives on outrage and monetization of hate.
By being here,
you are participating to the development of a new system that can slowly build a better world.
Thank you for being here 💚
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Superb reporting by Ronan Farrow. Elon Musk acts as though he has the US government over a barrel—and the government acts that way, too. Is the US powerless to rein in this rogue oligarch?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule
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What's the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat?
Although some tech billionaires hope to send millions of people to space, that might be more than necessary to support a self-sustaining Mars station. According to a new paper, researchers propose that you could bring that number down to just 22 individuals, assuming they have agreeable personalities. This also assumes that they're receiving regular supply missions from Earth, on top of the resources they'll harvest locally from the atmosphere and regolith.
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Hey everybody, this is a good deal on a good read - get on it!
It's @cstross so you can be sure it's dark as fuck, but it's excellent, will have you sputtering about all the places it goes, and does an amazing job of tying up the loose ends of the previous two novels.
Doubly recommended for any fan of 'The Prisoner', FYI
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Since I saw that clip of Oliver Anthony singing his song 'Rich Men North of Richmond', the ghost of Woody Guthrie has been whispering in my ear. "Help that guy out" Woody keeps telling me "Let him know there's a way to deal with those problems he's singing about". So today I sat down and wrote this response to Mr Anthony's song, for people like him and people like you. ----Billy Bragg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFR7pgxDY&t=1s
@music @unions
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New blog entry: A Fistful of Tropes: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2023/08/a-fistful-of-tropes.html
@MediaLawProf
Is there a source for some of the allegations about this being a vendetta and the warrant being illegal? The clipping doesn't say anything about that, and the articles are behind the paywall.
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There's this dangerous open source code I need to warn you people against. There are so-called Microsoft Activation Scripts capable of activating Microsoft Windows and Office without a license key which I must heavily warn against. The pain programs like these evoke in me torrent into my body every time I hear about them! As a cybersecurity researcher it is important for me that the software industry stays alive, especially big tech such as Microsoft who built the foundation of our electronic frontier when it comes to develognument.
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
