customdesigned @customdesigned@qoto.org

@freemo That disagreement is how science advances into new knowledge. Historically, the majority has been wrong/incomplete by current theories.

The issue I have is not with the majority opinion, but with censoring the scientists with a minority opinion.

@freemo "scientific consensus" is an oxymoron.

@sdgathman @freemo Actually, I think that is 50 "caliber" - which is really hard to find a definition for. However, it seems to be .50 in. I.e. 127mm instead of 50mm - more than twice as big.

@freemo I've heard the term "elephant gun" many times. What caliber is required for those giant mammals? (Elephant, Rhino, etc)

@freemo The squirrel is an exaggeration. A pellet gun with copper pellets was sufficient for squirrels. At least Northern VA squirrels. If squirrels in Alaska are anything like their mosquitos . . .

@Pat @freemo I just turn my head to the left to use the little box on the left.

@elduvelle Those terms are meaningless anymore. Ask about more specific issues. E.g. Do you support proxy wars? (No) Do you support Universal Basic Income? (Don't Mind) Do you support Medicare for All? (No) Do you support WHO for new World Dictator? (No)

@trinsec Just tried it. Thanks.

Sadly, I am unlikely to be able to make it, even online.

What is a "retoot" on Mastodon? I keep seeing it mentioned, but there doesn't seem to be such an option.

@wordshaper @lauren @timbray

Yes, the real reason multicast was disabled was billing issues (reasonable - figuring out how to pay for things is a tricky part of engineering). So it does need an overlay network. M-bone was an early IP4 multicast network. Looking into whether internet radio (and tv) uses m-bone or a successor.