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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‘The Onion’ Stands With Israel Because It Seems Like You Get In Less Trouble For That
https://www.theonion.com/the-onion-stands-with-israel-because-it-seems-like-yo-1850922505
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A favorite author quote:
"Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying" – Iain Banks
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Some people would say I am quite mad for creating a gravy sandwich, but my dog, for one, thinks I'm a genius.
@scalzi
I’m with your dog on this one.
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@OkieSpaceQueen @TidalFlats #ChunderRoad #Astronomy
#Astrodon
This something that bears repeating, because not too many folks know this, especially getting into the hobby-
A good pair of binoculars costs about as much as a crappy beginner telescope.
Unlike a crappy beginner telescope, you can always use a good pair of binoculars (for astronomy, birding , whatever) no matter how much you get into astronomy, or how big a telescope you end up using. A good pair of binoculars allows you a wide field of view that you can't get with a big telescope.
A crappy beginner's telescope will always remain…a crappy beginner's telescope, and will turn you off from the hobby, and will do the same to the person you give it to- “I've just got it lying around”.
Yeah. It's lying around for a good reason. It sucks.
maybe with the silly season coming up I'll post some advice on good beginner's telescopes.
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OTD in 2006 journalist & activist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead. Whoever ordered her killed is still at large. And turns 71 today.
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I try not to complain about my job because let's be honest, I'm wildly lucky to have it. Tons of jobs suck in tons of different ways and I chose this one because the great aspects outweigh the sucky ones, for me.
But what gets me is, what if you *didn't* have to be wildly lucky to make a living in journalism? What if you just had to be good at it, care, work hard, and write stories people found worthwhile?
Sounds like a fairy tale, but that's how it was before local newspapers collapsed.
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Shawn Fain, president of the UAW, interviewed on national television about the auto workers strike wearing an EAT THE RICH t-shirt.
#ChunderRoad #uaw_strikers #Eattherich
@JVWest
What did you roll for initiative?
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Man sentenced for treason for trying to assassinate the Queen had been encouraged to do so by his AI girlfriend
((STOP THE TIMELINE I WANT TO GET OFF))
@DXMacGuffin
Don’t be ridiculous. Books aren’t a standard size.
We prefer to measure everything in units of caliber.
@noondlyt @talia_christine
@flexghost
Not true at all. I read to what I thought was the bottom of the article, and it doesn’t say what I thought was a quote in your headline. I didn’t know if you were were female or not.
No need to be rude. I found your post misleading. Others may disagree.
@flexghost
The article that I just read does not say that. I followed your link and it doesn’t say anything about dissolving the organization or that he can’t do business in New York. It says this:
Engoron ordered that some of Trump’s business licenses be rescinded as punishment, making it difficult or impossible for them to do business in New York, and said he would continue to have an independent monitor oversee Trump Organization operations.
@radicalrobit
Even if you’re batshit crazy and decide to run your floating hamster wheel into an oncoming hurricane.
@cstross
I agree that it makes a lot more sense. This format seems pretty common among North American programmer types: “2023.09.07”.
Now if only I could find an online shopping site that has prices in shillings, guinea, and bob.
@JamesGleick
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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.
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
