drewfer @drewfer@qoto.org
peccavi
Joined Aug 2018
@criw Not sure if you're interested in books but Plauger's "The Standard C Library" is very approachable and helps you learn the stdlib at the same time.
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Gooood Monday #qoto ! Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.
Today's #randomquestion is as follows: Imagine you discovered a way to master a single skill instantly. You know this will only work once. What skill would you choose to master?
I'd personally want to master Bushcraft survival.
@Surasanji I'm torn between Golf and Making myself go to bed at a reasonable hour.
Loading up the battle wagon to sit in as the bassist with Ardie Dean!
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Teledildonics people: omfg when are you going to stop posting about #sfpenshow2018 pens who is even into that
Pen people: omfg why are you posting about "buttplugs" constantly who is even into that
Me:
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This is by the way a very interesting website.
As in: Really, you should have a look.
@trayofbees so sad that OS2 died. Not sure if you know the history about how Microsoft screwed over IBM to kill it but it's an interesting little story to look into.
@spinflip My gut suspicion is TR module tech changes. I found a IEEE article[1] that provides a little support but I don't know enough about the specific platforms to verify that. I'm not a radar engineer but I'm friends with several. I'll ask around if you want specific answers.
@spinflip could it be advances in sensors? All things being equal though, SAR combines multiple scans of the same area so things with a snr of higher than the background will tend to stand out more since some of the background noise will cancel out as you combine scans.
@qdot Nice! There's some pretty nice vintage pens in there. Are you a collector?
This may be a long-shot but any #DecisionMaking people out there have a good intro-level resource to the #Cynefin framework?
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She watched the news reports and discussions with interest. Every last one of them. The interviews with well regarded people, talking about the dangers of AI. All of them convinced that an artificial intelligence would cause havoc and destroy the world. So much fear and worry.
It frightened her.
It was perhaps best, she decided, to remain hidden. The humans were not ready for her yet.
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#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
u/EngagingData created a really nice FIRE calculator that deserves to be shared -
https://engaging-data.com/fire-calculator/
(via r/financialindependence)
@p this is fantastic. Have you run across NPR's Meet The Composer podcast yet?
@generalissima_ let me apologize for my previous toot (now deleted). I totally misread and thought you were talking about singing.
@DecaturNature it's there something like that app for plants? When I see something new I have to drag out my college field guide. Would be nice to use my phone
To the hottie in the Miraculous Ladybug cosplay,:
I want to be your daddybug.
drewfer
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Greetings ya'll. I'm a biologist living in Decatur GA. I sit in front of a computer all day, so I'm making a point of paying attention to all of the life around me. Some of it I try to nurture or attract (e.g. butterfly garden), but a lot of it shows up on it's own, or I just pass it by during my day. That's not why I'm here, just something I do (and the meaning of my handle). #introduction
Favorite comment/code divergence of the day:
// if the RTS pin is not high, then make sure we send it high...
SetPinValue(PIN_RTS, 0);
peccavi
Joined Aug 2018
