OK, language weirdness question.
Someone recently said:
"I just about caught the train."
Did they catch it or not? Perhaps it depends whether you think of English as (one of) your first language(s).
As always, if you're happy to do so I'd be grateful if you'd boost for reach, and to get beyond my circle of followers.
Thank you!
" But once you experience #Mastodon, you suddenly realize just how much advertising, spam, and phishing you are being force-fed. I find Mastodon restful. Like the first time you realized that TV is possible without commercials. Also, because journalists and scientists are leading the charge to Mastodon, my feed seems to reflect a culture of knowledge, even leaning on peer-reviewed citations."
I’m a frickin genius.
Context: my kid is mildly allergic to citric acid and citric fruit. Brings out eczema. And citric acid is in SO many things. And it’s painful checking ingredients lists for it.
This morning I wondered: can my phone OCR the ingredients list and check it?
My first thought was to make a little web app. But there doesn’t seem to be a OCR in web browsers yet.
But I KNOW my phone can get text from images.
Then…
Apple Shortcuts!!!
CHECK THIS OUT!!!
@ComradeDaisy
Have heard Deus Ex is a very good game. I should try it out ![]()
"A New Programming Metric": my attempt to come up with a better way of handling the "how good are you at a programming language" question.
https://www.narwhalbear.com/en/articles/programming-metric
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.narwhalbear.com/en/articles/programming-metric
@cmclase
Hello and Welcome to Qoto doctor ![]()
It's taken me a while to figure out how to write an #Introduction. Here goes:
I’d appreciate a boost to help meet like-minded here.
I’m a professor of medicine at McMaster University #MacDeptMed, #McMasterU
Clinically, I work as a #KidneyDoctor (#Nephrology)
I’m an associate member of #HEI (#Epidemiology) at #McMasterU
I’m a member of the Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (#PPE, #N95, #CEPEM) at #McMasterU
My #ClinicalResearch is in #KidneyDisease #KidneyEpi (#CKD, #Potassium, #CKDProgression) and #Masks
I’m editor-in-chief of #CJKHD (@CanJKHD on the birdsite, not here yet) an #OpenAccess kidney journal with #PublishingPolicy:
#SupportiveReview (#Kindness, #KidneyKindness) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20543581221080327
https://theconversation.com/peer-review-can-this-critical-step-in-the-publication-of-science-research-be-kinder-182142
#PortableReview (was your hard work rejected by a journal with IF>=4? Submit clean, redline, point-by-point response-to-reviews, and tell us which journal and undertake that you responded to all reviews received)
https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/canadian-journal-of-kidney-health-and-disease/journal202590#aims-and-scope
I’m editor-in-chief of https://maskevidence.org/ which curates evidence on #BetterMasks and #MasksWork
For the pandemic, we need #SystemsApproaches because #CovidIsAirborne and #CovidIsNotOver. #DoAllTheThings #ventilation #filtration #PaidSickDays #BringBackMasks #WearAMask #MasksSaveLives #MaskeAuf #MaskUp #MaskMandate #MaskMandateNow #CovidLong #LongCovid
I’d like to see #KidneyVerse as the tag to find others with interest in #KidneyHealth and #KidneyDisease. #AskKidney #AskRenal
Also trying to be #LGBTQ #LGBTQ2 ally, working on #EDI #equity #diversity #inclusion, interested in #SocialJustice #UrbanPlanning.
Treaty 3|Dish with One Spoon, Turtle Island; Hamilton ON Canada. She/her
@thor
Same here,
Though my political toots go viral
@thor
For myself I even find Audacity sufficient for all editing and effects purposes.
@gummibunny
mp3 is a proprietary format ![]()
@thor
I still use evaluation version Reaper
@thor
Has he ever produced music before?
Esta web é incrivel para aprender sobre comandos #linux https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=nmap+-vvv+-sS+-p+1-65535+--max-retries%3D1+-oN+TARGET.txt+IP
@trinsec
That makes me wonder how do communication works at your office?
@gavcos
Hello fellow nix user
How is Kyrgyzstan? ![]()
Lives in India🇮🇳
Loves to talk to people from around the world and know eachother 😀
Fascinated by every living thing and prefers to spend time with nature❤️💚
have edgy and invasive humour but is totally docile 😛
Lost my right eye to Glaucoma :(
Shifted from @mur2501