iLikeAltitude @iLikeAltitude@qoto.org

Liv Boeree in her TED talk about communication .. resonates with me.

#Communication is tricky.

Using language/words is convenient but tricky. The recipient might interpret them differently than the speaker meant them.

So what does one do? ... try to use words/language in a way that makes it harder to misunderstand!
Using more numbers in day-to-day life is one way.

Here's what Liv said:

"So now I also try to speak in numbers as well. So if someone asks me, "Hey, Liv, do you think you're going to come along to that thing tonight?" instead of just saying to them, "Yeah, probably," I actually give them my best estimate -- say, 60 percent. Because -- I know that sounds a little odd -- but the thing is, I ran a poll on Twitter of what people understand the word "probably" to mean, and this was the spread of answers. Enormous! So apparently, it's absolutely useless at actually conveying any real information.

So if you guys catch yourselves using these vague words, like "probably" or "sometimes," try, instead, using numbers, because when we speak in numbers, we know what lands in the other person's brain."

https://www.ted.com/talks/liv_boeree_3_lessons_on_decision_making_from_a_poker_champion

@QOTO ... you probably are already aware of the fact that the certificate for https://video.qoto.org/ expired on Nov 1 2018 ... right?

Anything I need to know about?

#peertube

@indiauplko
Well, thankfully #riscV is on its way .. too bad they still have some way to go, though .. until we'll be able to buy affordable computers built on it ...

https://hackaday.com/2019/02/11/building-a-risc-v-desktop/

https://www.crowdsupply.com/sifive/hifive-unleashed

#sifive #hifive

@tjemni
Care to elaborate what you mean by "changing the way we look at privacy"?

@clayton
I asked the exact same question on *Diaspora a few years ago .. didn't return any valuable results.

Also my internet search back then didn't give any nice alternatives that are still alive and haven't also been bought by Amazon.

Having a decent non-commercial platform for discussing books would be awesome.

The research project #eForFuel funded by the EU aims to do just that: use electricity to produce fuels like propane.

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/213758/factsheet/en

Propane generated from African solar electricity

Can it become _the_ sustainable energy source/carrier for a big part of the world?

Here's an idea for the future world energy concept:
https://diasp.de/posts/6373290

I'd be happy to get feedback/ideas/comments.

#energy #energysource #energyconcept #energysystem #energycarrier #renewableenergy #renewables #solarpower #solarelectricity #biochemistry #propane #methane #carbonemissions #desertec #energiewende #energieverbrauch #energyconsumption #hydrogen #electriccars #carbonfootprint #energystorage #autogas #liquefiedpetroleumgas #LPG #Fluessiggas #wasserstoff #powertogas #windgas #sustainability #nachhaltigkeit