dimi @dimi@qoto.org

@nbenedek@fosstodon.org Although I'm an advocate of #Anki, #Duolingo is superior for #language #learning because it is more dynamic and more trustworthy. Anki's answer functionality is limited and you can't be sure the deck you've downloaded or put together is the correct one, whereas Duolingo has professional reviewers and also sources answers from its users (that the reviewers will verify). I also like to use #Memrise for language learning.

@jays Tech so advanced it helps me save on heating bills!

@freemo Might as well get it out of the way:

🍾🥳🎉

@notspookypip Technically, #solarpunk is "a place that can never exist". The planet Earth does not contain enough of the base materials we need to make solar power for everyone.

Even if one ignores the reality of scarcity and the proper definition of the word utopia, the materials for solar panels are mined by oppressed peoples. A paradise does not exploit the oppressed.

Either way, it's a misnomer.

I still love my LG V60—it's the best phone I've ever had—so of course the corporate division responsible for it shut down—but this thing runs so 🤬ing hot that I could use it as a hand warmer in winter.

I haven't been able to find the perfect #fitness / #exercise app (for me) so I'm thinking of #coding my own.

It's a very simple concept that I need to execute: automatically adjust sets and reps according to a strength-gains-stamina spectrum and automatically progress those numbers as the user improves.

It's such a simple idea, even I should be able to code an Android app for it.

(If I manage to follow through on this, then I can think of adding other functionality.)

@FBalloux @RBJ Servers are like friend groups. You can be a social butterfly and flit into other friend groups, if you like. You can even change friend groups if you find a friend group you fit in with better. I hope that analogy helps.

I was trying to write about the #Anki app and how it's really helpful for people with #ADHD who need to memorize large amounts of information. Because it remembers how well you know individual #flashcards, once you have the cards loaded into the app, you don't have to waste dopamine on organization and can just focus on #memorization. It's been an incredible help to me—whenever I have an impulse/reminder to #study, all I need to do is open the app. It's an incredible tool for #learning.

@freemo @meeper @nova @sarvo @waifu This sort of thing is why I'm against shared blocklists. The practice is too open to abuse and too difficult to correct if there is a mistake. And it poisons the well ...

@IllBringYouFlow@eldritch.cafe Very

If you've been searching for something new to watch, and especially if you're into #Vampire stuff, I recommend the new #InterviewWithTheVampire series. (The 1994 movie and the book they're based on are worth your time, too.)

@garyackerman Technical stuff aside, for Network Security, I'd have a section to highlight how networks are breached with the use of social engineering. Maybe that's not technical enough for your course? But it is important. Social engineering is the biggest vulnerability.