eabolden @eabolden@qoto.org

Generating random numbers using bananas: https://www.valerionappi.it/brng-en/

Even weirder than lava lamps

Another quick PSA for the newcomers:

There is no Mastodon.

As in, there is no entity out there called Mastodon that needs to "get it together" or "make things easier."

Every server is a unique collection of hardware and software operated by a unique team of (usually) volunteer humans funded by (usually) donations.

Some days will be smoother than others. We new folks have flooded the network. Cut the volunteers some slack. Better yet, offer support.

If you are new to Mastodon and coming from the Twitter tide, here’s a few amazing Mastodon features that are NOT ON TWITTER. Enjoy! 🐘​

1. Content Warnings CW ⚠️​

It allows you to display a warning but hides the content of your post. Here’s a short guide I wrote about it: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109282181601490676

2. Slow Mode 😌

In Preferences > Appearance, you can select the option “Slow mode” to hide automatic feed updates. You will then have to click at the top of the timelines to see new posts (ex: “10 new items”).

3. Custom Emojis ​

When you write a post (called a toot here), you can select emojis that are custom to your server (called an instance here). In the toot field, click on the 😂 button in the upper right corner to see what’s available there. Some are really neat! ​

4. Mastodon is different ​

There is no suggestion algorithms here, no promotion, no ads. This is a community. You can be more of your true complex and unique self. Engage with others genuinely. Follow others you like no matter their followers count. Describe yourself and what interests you in your bio, you are not as limited by characters count here.

Be yourself. Leave the toxicity out, it is not valued here. Respect others. Be a kind human. Share what you love. Make friends ​

Just a reminder for the #twittermigration folks that there is a language option in the edit box, where you can set the language you're posting in. It will help people filter out and keep their timelines in some kinda readable order:

The Fallen Roof Ruin, located in the Cedar Mesa area in Utah, is an Ancestral Puebloan cliff ruin that date back to the period between 1060-1270 CE. The ruin dervives its name from the elaborate pattern created by the missing slab of sandstone in the roof of the alcove its located in [954x1400]
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Some CLI updates in macOS Monterey
The other day on Twitter, I got a question about a flag for the readlink command that I was not familiar with. As it turns out, the readlink command (which tells you where a symbolic link points to) got an update in macOS 12.3 and now has a -f option. With this new option, readlink will resolve symbolic links anywhere in the path and print the 'actual' absolute path to the item. This
https://scriptingosx.com/2022/03/some-cli-updates-in-macos-monterey/

Blimey. More than 1k followers on here now.

Have an exclusive Napoleon photo.

Next one at 2k I guess. 😆

More #Autumn #photos I took during last family visit.

1. High dead tree trunk, probably kept as decorative element, covered in (currently mostly red) ivy leaves.

2. Dark sour grapes on wildly overgrown vine bush.

3. Dead tree, covered in moss, lying over the river like natural bridge.

#photo #photography #nature

did anybody here ever grow or eat a #pawpaw (#asimina) in europe?
They are the biggest native fruit in Northern America and the mango-shaped fruits have an amazing mango-banana-vanillia flavour!
🥭 🍌 🌱

I just planted my first tree and am very excited to see what happens (in a few years... 🕜 )

Sprouts today: top left 5 pawpaw,
Top right 1 swamp white oak, 1 burr oak,
Centre left 3 peach sprouts,
Centre 1 butternut sprout in symbiotic mycorhizal nest,
Bottom right 3 hazelnut sprouts.

I figured out the sprouting temperature for pawpaws is 25-30C so I put them in a sprouting bag and into my food dehydrator with a thermometer, i keep the temperature between 25-30C. So finally getting some sprout results. Next year will try sprouting the pawpaws in like April so they can be market ready for July. Otherwise they take like two years, and it can be hard to overwinter them in the greenhouse. But yeah will be trying again this year, not sure if and how many will be market ready by August/September.

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#sproutingseeds #sprout #nut #pawpawfruit #butternut #hazelnuts #permaculture #foodforest #mycorrhizae #homesteading #greenhousegardening #greenhouse #lyis #forestry #nurseryworker

Gilt silver brooch decorated with rubies, sapphires, emeralds, coral, pearls and turquoise, Nepal, 1600-1800's, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x1084)
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A 16th century gold locket worth 2.5 million pounds that was discovered in the UK in 2010, by a 3 year old boy playing with his father's metal detector. (1000X1461)
Posted by /u/Kunstkurator
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/ykh68o/a_16th_century_gold_locket_worth_25_million/