@davoloid dont worry about polling, the server can handle it and you get rate limited if its too excessive anyway.
Sorry I will be shutting down #InstanceTicker in the near future.
Thank you for using #InstanceTicker !
What cant be done with additive tech these days? Seems like everything (though some areas are quite new)... One company is even working to make a whole rocketship out of additive tech.
It is almost certainly the ticker's domain not resolving which gets you stuck on DNS resolution until it timesout.
If you are interested in #chemistry, #MassSpectrometry, or the development of cool new scientific instruments, then this #podcast episode may be a good fit for you!
Dr. Chris Chouinard is doing some interesting work on ion mobility-mass spectrometry for a wide range of applications from #biomedical to #antidoping. He is also using predictive computational approaches to be able to detect structures of compounds that don't even exist yet!
My guess it is the issue with the tickers, the domain is probably down so its stuck trying to resolve it. does the new theme have tickers?
Editing posts is sometthing i really want. Mostly for fixing all my damn typos.
One user, @Pat said the server is a bit sluggish for him today, but its fast for me.
Anyone else out there seeing a slow response from the server?
@Pat Seems to be ok for me, let me ask the server to see if its just you...
A few things actually. @trinsec and I recently discussed it and saw a few things we really want. Post translation was very appealing, as was being able to properly edit posts.
As a fork our version doesnt track mainstream anymore. So it is not an indication that we are "behind". We take in features and bug fixes piecemeal.
That said there are some new features we have yet to pull into our fork. We are actively working on that now. I am trying to hire a developer to help me and have one who is interested (a mastodon dev).
Qoto != Goto
Yet, when first I glanced at Qoto, I saw Goto, that infamous #Fortran statement responsible for mountains of spaghetti code. I then saw what it really stood for and immediately signed up.
Qoto, to me, means #reading to learn or teach ourselves. How else really? Watching or hearing do not quite measure up to reading, especially physical books that you hold. In bed, paperbacks are preferred; hardcovers can be dangerous if you’re drowsy.😩
The best way I found to see if I’ve learned something from reading is to write down a synopsis. Not so easy. How about writing something original? I have great admiration for all writers of: #novels, #short stories, #history, cook books, text books, technical specifications, how-to books, etc. etc. I’d go out on a limb and say, the art of writing is significantly more difficult than either creating a painting or composing a piece of music. Please note that I said art, not science.
In this internet age, much of our reading is in snippets. TL;DR
So, here’s a poll for the longest time you’ve spent reading in one sitting recently. (excepting this toot)
Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
Innovator & Entrepreneur in Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computing & Big Data. Avid SCUBA diver, Open-source developer, HAM radio operator, astrophotographer, and anything nerdy.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, USA, currently living in Utrecht, Netherlands, USA, and Thailand. Was also living in Israel, but left.
Pronouns: Sir / Mister
(Above pronouns are not intended to mock, i will respect any persons pronouns and only wish pronouns to show respect be used with me as well. These are called neopronouns, see an example of the word "frog" used as a neopronoun here: http://tinyurl.com/44hhej89 )
A proud member of the Penobscot Native American tribe, as well as a Mayflower passenger descendant. I sometimes post about my genealogical history.
My stance on various issues:
Education: Free to PhD, tax paid
Abortion: Protected, tax paid, limited time-frame
Welfare: Yes, no one should starve
UBI: No, use welfare
Racism: is real
Guns: Shall not be infringed
LGBT+/minorities: Support
Pronouns: Will respect
Trump: Moron, evil
Biden: Senile, racist
Police: ACAB
Drugs: Fully legal, no prescriptions needed
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