Markus Silpala @msilpala@qoto.org
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
Long weekend in NYC went quickly. Now in my seat, back at LGA, waiting to fly home to MSP. Had a GREAT time.
Super-lovely to see @schmonz@octodon.social in person for the first time in years—and all his kiddos for the first time ever. ❤️
@jeffsussna Pretty much, yeah! They did a really nice job on the renovation.
Hello, LGA. Wheels down, and looking forward to a long weekend in NYC.
The #Nobel59 conference is available as a free livestream as well: https://gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2023/
Great to be back on campus for #Nobel59. This is our first time since COVID that we are attending the Nobel Conference in person.
Markus Silpala
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Today I learned that MILF does not mean”Mastodonian I’d Like to Follow” and excuse me while I go back and edit several dozen posts.
Really, I do not approve of you killing off that character. Nope. Not happy with that.
@testobsessed It might make a fun article or blog post if you walked through an example of that.
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Gift link for a very interesting extended look on how Black Americans feel thing are going for them. Better than I thought at work, but grim news on the safety of teens. Let's get to work, white people! https://wapo.st/43IVP0h
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It's only AI if it comes from the Turing region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling art theft.
A lovely and thoughtful post from a lovely and thoughtful person, whom I am fortunate enough to call my friend.
https://jessitron.com/2023/04/15/when-the-world-feels-wrong/
@deco But…it’s so shiny!
@jrm4 @atomicpoet @shelenn Gotcha. Thanks for that explainer.
@atomicpoet @shelenn Do you have a hypothetical example of how that would work? I ask because I’m not sure I understand. Is it that someone could use CWs to “hide” hurtful content?
I guess today is Fir Your Star Host Day. Both Fox and CNN.
Markus Silpala
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I think this new article about CI sets it out pretty clearly: http://rickardlindberg.me/writing/what-should-a-ci-server-do/ (and I'm flattered he mentions some of my writings on the topic)
Coincidence?
(via @deco ) https://mastodon.social/@Miriamm/110067246618464719
Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the sixth consecutive year. Also, here is a photo of the five leaders of Finland's...
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
