Derick Florian (he/him) @derickflorian@qoto.org
Just broke into software development. Currently struggling to grasp C!
Joined Oct 2022
@inspired @jacqueline even with my iphone 12 the lightning port was still the first thing to go out. The wireless charging is a major innovation that is allowing me to keep electronics longer.
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A few years ago I made this flow chart of which Mastodon posts end up in which timelines!
So, you can see how each instance will have a different local timeline, and even a slightly different federated timeline - and you can see why the federated timeline moves so much faster than the local one, too.
This is why it's important to boost good posts and use hashtags - the fediverse is fragmented and harder to search by nature.
An evening visitor. Despite being just 5 miles from downtown #pittsburgh we see tons of our woodland friends.
@InvincibleMoose this could be a good Halloween party strategy. I have one hour to dress up as either Ken or Ryu!
@jferg nice work! The new wood looks a lot better. :)
@antares it comes full circle for me! I originally said free speech without remembering that most amplified free speech is just corporate speech.
@antares Yeah, I’m in the land of Dr. Oz so I would be glad if something good came out of the money his campaign is spending. :) Is prop 27 about the one about sports gambling?
@antares That would be a great idea. I think there is a general fund candidates can use in the presidential election but only if they agree not to raise beyond a certain amount of money.
This could definitely even the playing field for 3rd parties, but then it would come down to the 2 major parties voting against their own interest. I could also see people claiming it is essentially a tax on free speech potentially.
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Hey there friend; how long since you had a glass of water or some other beverage?
Now's a good time to stay hydrated.
Take good care of yourself; a bunch of us care about you.
#MakeKindnessNormal
@josemanuel that’s a good idea. I do see a lot of Chinese floating by and it would be a great way to practice what little Chinese language ability I do have.
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I'm trying to improve my Japanese by replying to everyone whose posts I understand with what I hope is both a grammatically correct and coherent reply. If you got one and can read this, please forgive me if they're neither. I don't mean to bother you or anything. My Japanese is just that terrible.
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#Herbaria are such collections. They store many many samples of usually dried and pressed plants. They are basically a #library of #plant #species.
Just like a #librarian, I need to keep order in the chaos, help scientists and visitors to get access or send material on loan. I also provide help to interpret old labels, and I update and reidentify the material.
This is where I work: the #herbarium at the #NaturalHistoryMuseum in London:
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The first-past-the-post system used in most of the US makes a third-party vote really damaging.
Case 1
Democrat: 101 votes
Republican: 100 votes
3rd party: 0 votes
Democrat wins
Case 2
Democrat: 100 votes
Republican: 100 votes
3rd party: 1 vote
It's a tie and decided by a coin toss
Case 3:
Democrat: 99 votes
Republican: 100 votes
3rd party: 2 votes
Republican wins
Key exceptions:
AK & ME - ranked choice voting
NY - 3rd parties cross-endorse candidates
UT - McMullin may have votes to win
@GamePlayer@fosstodon.org I am a big fan of RPi and the ecosystem. The only problem I have run into is the os image sometimes will not be compatible across different board revisions if it is older!
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I moved instances so here's a re-do of my #introduction: I'm Leah, I'm an information scientist and Ph.D. student at Western University in Canada. My current work overlaps with knowledge mobilization, collaborative sensemaking, information ecologies, complex adaptive systems, liminality and transitions. I may sometimes post about the projects I work on (I work with maps) and the creative arts I do. I'm interested in pretty much all research - I'm not saying I'm great at understanding it, though!
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git has always had some kind of (often painful) solution for every problem. Until today. I'm disappointed, git.
"git mv X Y" is just shorthand for "mv X Y; git add X; git rm Y". "git log --follow" tries to guess what files are the same.
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Well the spike in new users is quite obvious from this chart. Clearly the result of the Musk takeover. Lets see how long it lasts this time.
17,623 accounts +2 in the last hour +91 in the last day +148 in the last week
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Figured I should post an #intro here for those who don’t know me! I’m Aubrey and I love #html, #css, and front end development in general.
For fun I #knit, #run, and plan in my #hobonichi using my many #fountainpens. Give me a follow if any of that sounds interesting!
@shrestha nice, the server I’m on added about 160 with half of those being registered in the past day. Small but mighty :)
Just broke into software development. Currently struggling to grasp C!
Joined Oct 2022
