Arindam Basu @arinbasu@qoto.org

Another design consideration re: Mastodon is that it works well for ephemeral asynchronous communications, but for many reasons should not be counted on as an archival resource. Media attachments are periodically purged and may not be available after a week, or a month, etc. While some servers may try to preserve content forever, this may be costly and unsustainable. Creators, researchers should treat this as an ephemeral resource and make provisions for self-archiving anything important.

We have a booth!

https://us-rse.org/

#USRSE #SC22 #RSEng

Sea level rise is accelerating around the globe, now twice as fast as two decades ago: 4.4 mm per year https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/eight-warmest-years-record-witness-upsurge-climate-change-impacts #moa

Mastodon friends -- a fun weekend query!

What's an example of a food that was unknown to you as a child, but which, now, is something you've come to love?

For me, it's the szechuan peppercorn. The first time I had it, maybe just 10 years ago, the weird numbing-tingling-spiciness blew my mind. "What the heck is this, and can I please have it all the time???"

According to the Wikipedia entry, there is even distinctive word for the taste in Chinese: "málà (Chinese: 麻辣; "numb-spiciness")

@edutooters @aus_teach @stefanhansen that Obsidian, i will try out! I usually rely on Stackedit.io since it is web based. I will try these out!

New blog post: How I (try to) keep up with learning in machine learning.https://vickiboykis.com/2022/11/10/how-i-learn-machine-learning/

The post is pretty meaty but the tl;dr is:

1. Learn broadly
2. Then narrow your focus and learn deeply
3. Don’t be afraid to use multiple resources to learn the same concept from different angles
4. Do projects to reinforce your learning

The rabbit says, I must be a type O.

The R Foundation is now on Mastodon. Follow us for official news about the R Project for Statistical Computing. #rstats

🤖 Android + Pixelfed

Our android mobile app beta will be rolling out later this week!

Spread the word 😉 #pixelfed

I've found this social media site called Twitter.

It's like Mastodon but you can pay $8 to pretend you're someone of significance, everyone hates each other and you're posts are monitored by a billionaire who wants to run the whole thing by himself but doesn't have a clue how to.

It's all rather entertaining.

I have just realised how wasteful #pens are. Looking for #ecofriendly substitutes. My handwriting is terrible, so the obvious choice is a #fountainpen but I fear the ink smudge. Happy to be enlightened. I have had a look on here; https://www.treehugger.com/best-eco-friendly-pens-5201425 but hoping for something in #Australia to #supportlocal

Hello Mastodonners! The org I co-run, New_ Public, is organizing a learning session for folks new to Mastodon and the fediverse this coming Tuesday at 12pm ET. We'll be joined by the brilliant @cfiesler @wilf and @jeffjarvis -- and you are welcome too.

Noobs (like me) who want to learn and long-timers are all welcome. Sign up here, and boost if you're willing to help find other interested folks. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvc--uqzIrGd3viRbTltC0dXmDkaidAJc-?_x_zm_rtaid=we6EIiy7SVC4ko6U7Unicw.1668089335856.e548e65efba05ec79cde9656bf3f20a1&_x_zm_rhtaid=249

If you migrate over to #MedMastodon from #MedTwitter please don’t be shy and instead please announce your arrival. I want to see it boosted into my feed and celebrate you joinining the #Medodon!

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https://mastodon.social/@vinayaravind/109318432742847206