Reach for the Stars @antares@qoto.org

If you're worried about unwarranted partisan blowback to Musk/Twitter's disclosures, reconsider your enthusiasm for forcing editorial transparency from Internet services. Those laws will routinely spur bogus partisan investigations & enforcements https://bit.ly/3fBYSA3

I'm really happy today! A bunch of my best math/physics friend on Twitter are now here on Mastodon!

In this thread I'll introduce you to some of them. If you like my stuff - explanations of math, physics, and related things - you may like my friends, too.

Let me start listing some... I don't know the best way to do this, so it may take a couple of tries.

(If I left you out, it could be just my forgetfulness.)

🧵

Didn't we train for this our entire childhood?

I'm broadly opposed to the use of "terrorism," including in compounds like "domestic terrorism," but I will say this:

"vandalism" is done with stuff like spray paint. When something is done with guns, it becomes something different from vandalism.

Have you tried following someone and it says "pending"?

In theory this is meant to only happen when someone has manual follower approval switched on. If they have it switched on, there will be a padlock 🔒 next to their name on their profile.

However, "pending" may also happen if servers are overwhelmed and your request is in a long queue, or there is some kind of technical fault.

Don't assume someone is rejecting your follow if you see "pending". They might not even know it is happening.

The “thank you wave” after letting someone merge their car in front of yours is the only thing holding this fragile society together.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/world/middleeast/iran-morality-police.html

Prayers that this is the beginning of a shift…

I couldn't help but feel that #XKCD 1269 was relevant to the #selfhosted #Mastodon #fediverse.

#ScreenReader #accessibility question: Is there a screenreader-friendly way to emphasize text on Mastodon? I recently learned that my usual capitalization of the entire word can be problematic because some programs will read out all-caps words letter by letter. Using bold text has been recommended, but bolding doesn't seem implemented consistently across Mastodon. What is the least disruptive way to call attention to a specific word in a post here?

Thank you in advance for any guidance!

When I came over to #mastodon and introduced myself a few weeks ago, a couple of people I didn’t know made me feel very welcome.

To anyone who has just arrived— it’s gonna be ok. We have blankets, hot chocolate, furry animals, and a crackling fire. Make yourself at home.

Every GOP official, especially party leaders like Kevin McCarthy, should be asked, wherever they go, whenever they appear, whether they condemn Trump’s call for termination of “all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution” so that Trump can now be declared the winner.
They must utterly reject and walk away from this seditious, authoritarian madman. Now.

The unreasonable effectiveness of polymorphic records

https://exploring-better-ways.bellroy.com/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-polymorphic-records.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://exploring-better-ways.bellroy.com/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-polymorphic-records.html

#haskell #programming

@cvvhrn This is me with Fifi sitting on FIFI-LS, mounted on SOFIA, taken just before I left Palmdale for the last time on the day after my last mission. My beard was trimmed to fit under an N95 ar three time!

#Meme

SOFIA Saturday: NASA 747-SP N747NA- Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. The super rare 747-SP carries a 2.5 meter Cassegrain reflector IR telescope above atmospheric moisture to enhance readings. Sadly its mission is over and will be parked at Pima (see next post for inside shots) #NASA #SAOFIA #Astronomy #aviationphotography #planespotting #haveglass #aviation #AvGeek #spotter
#aviationdaily #photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9
#AvgeeksofMastodon

Steele's Law:
There exist tasks which cannot be done by more than ten men
or fewer than one hundred.

Today's breakfast
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-butter both side of toast thick
-make hole in center
-on medium heat, toast bread in pan with egg in hole, sprinkled with a palmful of cheese
-flip when cheese is melted
-add cheese to new side
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Could add some of the following a garnish:
-salsa
-syrup????
-bacon bits <3
-tomato vinaigrette