SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
@Korsier @realcaseyrollins
I try to do it in a way that let's me get sleep now...but still haven't mastered that.
@Korsier
Yes, I still find jumping in is a great way to learn new skills.
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I started with front end web then PHP my freshman year from my dorm room...not a CS degree, but a Bible focused degree at a fairly small but somewhat well known Christian college. Still no degree in programming or CS, but I now lead a team of software developers and have been doing this full time professionally for a lot of years now.
For me to get past front end, it just took an unwise commitment, before there were platforms to do this, to build an ecommerce website for a record label...in 2 weeks, not having ever done back end development before. Found an open source PHP starting point, and delivered a findings) functional ecommerce website in 2 weeks....got no sleep, but learned PHP. :)
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Showed up on a web search : What Keeps America Divided? The New York Times.
CDC: "... the percentage of deaths attributed to pneumonia, influenza or #COVID-19 (PIC) decreased from 8.1% during week 27 to 6.4% during week 28, representing the twelfth week of a declining percentage of deaths... "
This has me asking why new, possibly unconstitutional (illegal), mask mandates and offer tighter restrictions are being put in place.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html
@professortom
the hand of the red man means stop. The white man means go. They should diversify and use black lights.
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@MountainJay This one makes me laugh. 😃😃
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.@KingfaceF1: Black Lives Matter is taking advantage of the deaths of black men in order to advance their agenda that actually harms black America. https://twitter.com/prageru/status/1283948284277665793 #Prager #America
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After several weeks off of #running due to a non-running injury, I got back to the distance I'd been running:
36+ miles per week (7/8/7 and a half marathon or longer distance on the weekend)
My speed still suffers. I had gotten to below 6 minutes per mile on my fastest mile. I"m not that fast now.
I'd love to understand the constitutional case for mask mandates.
Georgia Gov. Kemp Bans Cities and Counties from Mandating Masks The order nullifies more than 15 mandates that have already been issued by local g...
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“What the welfare system and other kinds of governmental programs are doing is paying people to fail. Insofar as they fail, they receive the money; insofar as they succeed, even to a moderate extent, the money is taken away.” https://twitter.com/ThomasSowell/status/1283206737949085703 #Mises
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After a 1 year-old was shot & killed, blacks in NYC are calling for a crime unit that was disbanded as a result of #blm protests, to be reinstated.Shootings for the week are up 277% since last year.Meanwhile, @BilldeBlasio is playing arts & crafts in front of Trump Tower. https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/status/1283122134433189889 #Killed #NYC #Shot #Trump
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Thomas Sowell says concept of systemic racism 'has no meaning,' warns US could reach 'point of no return'
Economist says left's use of phrase recalls 'propaganda tactics of Joseph Goebbels'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/thomas-sowell-systemic-racism-has-no-meaning
Looking forward to your interview, I enjoy Sowell and his writings.
Texas A&M student who reported racist notes on vehicle placed them there himself: police
Texas A&M police on Thursday said that a student who reported finding racist notes on the windshield of his car last month, may have placed the papers there himself.
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Watching #AgeOfUltron with some friends. Key takeaways:
1. Police states are never good
2. Don't train an AI model on source data you haven't studied and know nothing about
#fakenews
CNN's Don Lemon: "Jesus Christ admittedly was not perfect when he was here on this earth"
CNN host Don Lemon claimed Wednesday that Jesus Christ admitted to not being perfect while he was on the earth in human form.
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Governors Reinstate Lockdowns To Combat Recovering Economy
Worried that the increase in jobs, prosperity, and happiness would hurt them in November, they reacted to the economic upturn quickly.
https://babylonbee.com/news/governors-reinstate-lockdowns-to-combat-recovering-economy?utm_content=bufferc85da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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@nostradamust @ParkerTechGuy Real life is a parody of the Babylon Bee
From the New York Times (see image for their choice of headline)
WASHINGTON, May 29 (UP) --The Washington Redskins added ,a real Indian to their roster today with the signing of a Clemson halfback.
https://www.nytimes.com/1956/05/30/archives/redskin-joins-redskins.html
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
