Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

When I was about ten, I noticed an infrared sensor in our VCR and became convinced that it was a hidden camera that my parents were using to spy on me.

I wasn’t a bad kid so I wasn’t worried, but I convinced myself that if I sang and danced for the camera, my parents would FINALLY see my talent and help me get on Star Search.

For the next month, I did super weird performances in front of that VCR until I finally acknowledged that they hadn’t provided any feedback on my skillz, at which point I determined that the only logical conclusion was that the camera wasn’t working, so I…

DISMANTLED THE VCR to examine the camera.

Once everything was opened up and pulled apart, I realized I had no idea what I was looking at so I just screwed everything back together with a bunch of loose, rattling parts inside.

About a week later, I remember watching my dad trying to play a VHS tape to no avail and silently thinking “this is YOUR fault for not seeing my full POTENTIAL, daaaaad!”

@coffeegeek @tchambers We couldn’t scrub Twitter off our website fast enough. We had very little interaction there anyways (company account was started in 2010). We ceased all ad spend October 28, 2022 and never looked back. I actually look at companies and organizations less favorably if they have a link to twitter. I look at them with disgust if they changed it to “X”.

Aid agencies like
https://nitter.cz/Oxfam
,
https://nitter.cz/savechildrenuk
&
https://nitter.cz/christianaid
are clear that a humanitarian pause in Gaza isn't enough - to mend critical infrastructure like roads & hospitals, we need *immediate ceasefire*. If you're meeting these groups, Minister, why aren't you listening to them?

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CarolineLucas/status/1722255290668863692#m

[2023-11-08 14:10 UTC]

Fabian Nelson, a Black gay man, had already won a Democratic primary runoff in House of Representatives District 66 and had no opposition in Tuesday’s general election except for a write-in campaign. But now he’s won the general.

https://www.advocate.com/politics/fabian-nelson-mississippi-first-gay?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fgaycommunity

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

We’re on track for the hottest year on record in 2023.

Temperature peak in October follows four months in succession of exceptional weather.

NEW: Mississippi voters were left in line for hours as election officials printed new ballots after at least 9 Hinds County polling places ran out.

Local officials attribute the shortages in Mississippi's largest county to unexpectedly high turnout.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/37392/nine-hinds-county-voting-precincts-run-out-of-ballots-officials-cite-unexpectedly-large-turnout

There is no age limit to study at Uni, or to do a PhD. Actually, very often the "mature students" do much better than the young ones.

The problem is not age per se, the problem is that to study you need time and (depending on the country you are in) money. And especially time is hard to come by when you are older.

But don't let age be what stops you from studying, if you want to study.

#AcademicChatter #ITeachPhysics

I’m old enough to remember the first TED talk.

It was most excellent.

'Goðafoss'
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Dramatic Goðafoss waterfall in Iceland.
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Prints Available:
https://dave-bowman.pixels.com/featured/godafoss-dave-bowman.html
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#iceland #waterfall #blackandwhitephotography #longexposurephotography #BuyIntoArt #GiftThemArt #ArtMatters #AYearofArt #artistonmastodon #FindArtThisSummer #sunday #davebowmanphotography

I come from a generation of computer nerds that got suspicious when a single character appeared where it didn't belong. "Stop everything we must have a virus". Our little Commodores didn't even have important info in them.

People installing apps at will on their personal devices that include banking / biometric details, is mind blowing to me.

WhatsApp is the most advanced virus spyware malicious code ever made. People install it *willfully* I have lost a lot of connections because I refuse to.