@freemo @icedquinn @zpartacoos I will if necessary: [relevant XKCD](https://xkcd.com/386/).
@freemo can we get everybody in qoto together to build a country with rationalism, logic, freedom and stem as a foundation?
I came across a Nigerian dude a while back complaining about his government and talking about a possible way to create a new country with a government system from scratch. His idea was to start as an online movement which would attract people of similar values and ideas about how to make governing structures. Then, you put them in a truly anonymous block chain where they can have a "passport" from this digital country and a platform where ideas and plans are made from ground up (using something like ADA/cardano or ICP/dfinity). For example, people can work on the legal infrastructure and other aspects of the country where everybody gets to vote and decisions are settled with smart contracts. All out in the open. Eventually, when sufficient people have joined the system, make a colony in a suitable piece of land (or multiple even in different geographical locations), either on earth or else where. So, you'd build all the values and digital infrastructure first and the actual physical system last.
What do you say?
@VictorVenema @admin
I noticed QOTO wasnt listed on your STEM server list:
https://fediscience.org/server-list.html
QOTO is in fact one of, if not the, largest STEM oriented server in the fediverse. I might suggest you consider adding us to the list? Or if not I'd be curious to know why.
Evaluating the Performance of Past Climate Model Projections https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL085378
Plain Language Summary: Not bad. Not bad at all.
I hear today is International Asteroid Day, so let's take some time to appreciate these cute little guys of the cosmos. Did you know Freeman Dyson said the asteroids of our solar system combined have as much land area as 10,000 Earths?
@freemo Hello from the Crystal Methodist Church!
Scott Duncan on Twitter: "I can't believe I am writing this.
Canada 🇨🇦 has obliterated its national all-time heat record *for the second day in a row*.
Before yesterday, greater than 45°C had never been recorded. As far as climatology is concerned, this is deeply shocking."
Lytton, Canada, observed 47.9°C or 118°F.
@stux hey man flight restrictions to the netherlands just lifted. so I might be back soon (planning things now)...
Have things opened up enough that we could get a beer, catch up like old times again?
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.
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(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 )
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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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