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whstancil@masto.ai ("Will Stancil") wrote:

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whstancil@masto.ai ("Will Stancil") wrote:

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gdyson@sciencemastodon.com ("George Dyson") wrote:

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

@moseshawk [waves hello] good to ‘see’ you here

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

We've all been there, haven't we?

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Math teaching strategy.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/03/strategies-for-teaching-math/

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• HUMANS ARE APES. YOU WANT A ROOM FULL OF 14 YEAR OLD BOYS TO LOVE MATHEMATICS? PAY A STRIPPER TO WALK AROUND IN A UNITARD LAMENTING THAT SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO COMPUTE A FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM. BAM! INSTANT PRODIGIES (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

If you let gender criticals in, that's when you get Nazis, every time.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/03/effective-shunning/

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• "In particular - that open door for outright Nazis to come into our server has, bluntly, shocked me. I didn't think there was anything like that on Mastodon. We're new here & finding our feet. " (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Hush, we're busy suffering.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/03/the-house-of-silence/

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

speaking from experience, mushrooms can be a very effective therapeutic tool

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/health/psychedelic-drugs-mushrooms-oregon.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqIhkSVUbACbVUNEjsh3BnePey7wxinL6LSPQRSxfwP9QBpWb-13KYq94Itwp0jucQplBLLorDrRU_9NoAnZMGUOus4fW39MMOTk0ooa-GW9n1pzABexhtGDnZWP8db5xnPjv4xuLdWa8WPDf1CInJw1loYB3Ng3_gQx-zarBGuF_3sAvnqtyQ8AnGkpTIXWCrPLqCB9hOd2Zbxu66gM-WO5RWzC7jsfLovtbM10UUQSaOSs5tWUs69pcOscVPLL8KXMjesn-hrYQAw94PTlFl8BGRQykDNafpXHSGy0&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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javahippie@freiburg.social ("Tim Zöller") wrote:

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

How, in 2023, are tech comentators not able to differentiate Apple doing a decent job in one sphere from abuse of monopoly in several others? And, while we're on the subject, is "Apple is better than Google" somehow our societal benchmark?

Fuuuuuck the ultracapitalist present, and may its future die in the fire of our imaginations.

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lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

If we did do it we'd like to make it something you can opt out of, in a similar way to how we plan to allow disabling replies. It's not entirely trivial.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I don't feel as strongly about quote posts as I did in 2018. Personally, I am not a fan, but there is clearly a lot of demand for it. We're considering it.

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Words you can't use two of in the same paragraph and retain any credibility, 2023 edition:

• build[er]
• utility
• decentralized (US spelling, because)
• Miami
• ecosystem
• core
• community
• "passive income" (yes, two words, but is enough)

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RaeGun ("Neovagina Evangelion") wrote:

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• Some dipshit on Twitter with the handle @philh8714 says "You have a mastodon account. Your opinion doesn't matter."

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dozymoe ("Fahri Reza") wrote:

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darius@friend.camp ("Darius Kazemi") wrote:

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mwichary@mastodon.online wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Muddy Waters on Jul 16, 1969

https://wolfgangs.app.link/88GiYld9gwb

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Norway: Electric car sales soar, setting new record – DW – 01/02/2023

Electric cars made up almost 80% of the cars sold last year in Norway, following a series of incentives offered by the government. US automaker Tesla sold more cars than any other brand for a second consecutive year.
https://www.dw.com/en/norway-electric-car-sales-soar-setting-new-record/a-64266831

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Mexico's top court elects its first female chief justice – DW – 01/03/2023

Mexico's Supreme Court chose the first female chief justice in its history, but Norma Lucia Pina election wasn't without controversy.
https://www.dw.com/en/mexicos-top-court-elects-its-first-female-chief-justice/a-64267395

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

harsh reality of teaching

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/real-life-3

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burritojustice ("Burrito Justice") wrote:

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nolan@toot.cafe ("Nolan") wrote:

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