The One to the Left @theonetotheleft@qoto.org
I'm over there. No, your other left.
Joined Aug 2018
@trinsec Things like finding specific people. Search is better now than 4 years ago, but it was trying then. Also the standards can be different on each instance. Sure, you can research the instance first, and block people, but it can also potentially get chaotic if an instance changes its rules or stance on something. Basically balancing federated and instance is can be more complicated than other social media (and often confusing to new people).
Back to Mastodon after the #Twitter exodus. I left Twitville years ago and set this account up. Personally I'm not a fan of instance versus federated, but 🤷♂️ whatever. As before, I'm mostly here for #economy #religion #sociology #classicfilm and generally related topics.
Finally tried the show The Good Place. Have to love lines like, "And Aristotle believes that your character is voluntary, because it's just the result of your actions, which are under your control. For example, right now, you have made the insane choice to ignore the person who is literally trying to save you from eternal damnation."
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Steps to feeling old:
1. Read about someone in the public eye
2. Note who they idolized as a child
3. Read about the idol
4. Realize the idol is younger than you
Alternate steps:
1. Attend the same event/sports team/festival year after year
2. Note how many young adults are present
2. Realize said young adults were toddlers/infants/not born when you started attending
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@theonetotheleft
Halcyon doesn't retrieve from the server the actual character limits, it just suppose that it is the 'normal' 500. Reply to me with more than 500 characters and enjoy the magic!
@freemo
@arteteco Oh wow! That's really nice. Thanks for the clarification!
@freemo Does QOTO have a 65k character limit? The about page says it does. When I toot it counts down from 500. I'm using halcyon if that makes a difference.
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Hi!
I study photonic engineering. My current main interest is in physical phenomena, including Fourier optics, holography, light sources (e.g. lasers) and optical components (e.g. LCDs).
What do you think of a non-invasive brain interface?
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_lou_jepsen_how_we_can_use_light_to_see_deep_inside_our_bodies_and_brains?rss
Preferred programming language: C/C++
- Once I learned something about OpenCL, OpenMP, Qt,.....
Favorit operating system: Xubuntu/Win/Mac -> Cross-platform
Favourite musical instrument: Didgeridoo
Nice to be here.
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@SecondJon I haven't tried many of them, but Mastalab is pretty good so far.
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Hi, Folks!
I am a tenured Associate Professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA, USA. I have my B.S. Degree with a Double Major in Chemistry and Physics and my Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry with specialties in Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy, Instrument Design, and Automation Software Development. I teach in an interdisciplinary undergraduate program called Integrated Science, Business, and Technology in which our students study the process of developing scientific discoveries into new products and services using collaborative business practices. I develop and teach courses in Energy, Materials, and Informatics, and have personal research interests in Robotics and Machine Intelligence.
After joining Facebook as soon as La Salle was added to the Facebook servers in 2005 and Joining Twitter in 2007, I created the Facebook and Twitter accounts for the University as I was unable to convince our IT department that it was important for the University to have a presence on social media.
After openly sharing my personal Political positions as a Constitutional Conservative and my support of Donald Trump, the backlash on Facebook and Twitter was so severe that I no longer use those networks.
As a Conservative Academic, I understand and deeply experience what it means to be a minority. I'm giving Mastadon a spin in search of respectful conversation. #introduction
@elle101 No, I haven't. How was it? I'll have to add it to my list to watch
@freemo Thanks for the clarification! That makes sense.
@freemo Oooh. I did know it was federated, but didn't realize that meant it was all the same network. I guess I read federated as more like a protocol or a type, meaning how it works (like federated vs local). Thanks!
So what sites do people use in place of FB? I keep reading about #Diaspora. Any good? At this point, I'm only there, honestly, to post trivia every weekend. It used to also be for keeping up with friends from yesteryear, but I just don't care about that any longer.
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I’m Lyle Troxell from Santa Cruz, CA. I’m a software engineer, podcaster, maker, photographer, and father. I’m currently improving my blacksmithing skills, researching software arts / translation, and refreshing my JavaScript knowledge.
I work at Netflix on the iOS App, and create the WeAreNetflix podcast as well as my personal podcast “Geek Speak with Lyle Troxell”. I try to keep up on technology and how it affects society. #introduction
I'm listening to Hopeless by Goldfinger and I'm fairly sure it was "inspired" by Jesus Freak by dc Talk. Those two songs are about as contrary as you can get in themes, but musically, they definitely sound very similar.
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Hi all,
Inspired by a life hacker article I'm giving mastodon a second go. I'm a pharmacist from North England, with interests in tech, movies and liberal progressive politics.
@commandelicious I live in his state. Even though I often disagreed with him, there are few politicians I respect (at all) more than him. I'm surprised the state hasn't shut down everything for the next week yet.
I'm over there. No, your other left.
Joined Aug 2018
