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bcrypt@infosec.exchange ("yan") wrote:

i decided to try DIY electronics bc i was tired of looking at C++... now i'm looking at C++ and covered in minor burns too!

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jyasskin@hachyderm.io ("Jeffrey Yasskin") wrote:

blithe ("Blithe") wrote:

I would really like to learn to sail. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1115921987/sailing-boats-caribbean

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justinfagnani@fosstodon.org ("Justin Fagnani") wrote:

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thephd@pony.social ("ThePhD") wrote:

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blandford@mastodon.cloud ("jrb") wrote:

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TheDoorOKC@kolektiva.social wrote:

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• Seizure safety. 1.Stay calm 2. Stay with the person 3. Roll them on their side, do not block airway, put something soft underneath head 4. Do not put anything in their mouth 5. Do not restrain 6 Stay with them Call 911 if the seizure lasts longer than three minutes, more than one occurs, they are injured, pregnant or sick, in water, having difficulty breathing, or first time seizure. (remote)

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thedextriarchy ("Adi Robertson") wrote:

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lzg ("lenazun :: evil maid") wrote:

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kottke@botsin.space ("kottke.org") wrote:

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow's linkblog") wrote:

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nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

A great battle was fought in my living room today. I lost.

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

Come on, some of you must know what I'm talking about. The "how to eat a donut" scene?

Am I too old for this site, too?

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

I was talking about endopolyploidy in Drosophila salivary glands, and referenced Jeff Goldblum in The Fly. They didn't know what I was talking about.

I feel old now.

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

'tis just a cold.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/23/what-lesson-should-i-learn/

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• Jack Nicholson, frozen (remote)

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adamhjk@hachyderm.io ("Adam Jacob") wrote:

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I am not a gigolo, but I too have discovered that life goes on without me.

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poemproducer@systerserver.town ("AGF : poemproducer") wrote:

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anamckellar@mas.to ("Ana McKellar") wrote:

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amoroso@fosstodon.org ("Paolo Amoroso") wrote:

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scottjehl@mstdn.social ("Scott Jehl") wrote:

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

Apple is on nobody's side but its own:

https://brucelawson.co.uk/2023/apple-were-so-great-for-consumers-we-want-to-block-investigation-that-could-vindicate-us/

/via @brucelawson

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

Inequalities in America drive the growth of an insane religious trend: "Spirit Warrior Christianity".

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/23/the-religion-that-is-destroying-america/

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• Sword in one hand, Bible in the other (remote)

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ianmcque ("Ian McQue") wrote:

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kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

It blows my mind that "sacrificial anode" works. A big hunk of metal won't corrode if only you make it touch a smaller bit of metal designed to corrode more.

(I'm posting about #rust again)

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

You can call it "effective altruism" or eugenics or whatever you want, it's still just old-fashioned racism.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/23/the-eugenicists-are-always-oozing-out-of-the-woodwork/

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• "human enhancement" book -- who decides what an enhancement is? (remote)

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bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

Seven years ago -- almost to the day! -- I wrote my rather unvarnished thoughts on unikernels and their fitness for production:

http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2016/01/22/unikernels-are-unfit-for-production/

I have long wanted to circle back to this topic, because our experience with both Hubris and Helios at @oxidecomputer have served to broaden perspectives. Join @ahl and me tomorrow on @oxidecomputer as we revisit unikernels:

https://discord.gg/7V9hdZzy?event=1066962259483570226

Recorded as always, and available wherever you get podcasts:

https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/

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NinaFelwitch@mastodon.lol ("Nina Felwitch") wrote:

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• Picture of the "GO" field in Monopoly with a die and a gaming piece placed on it. The text on the "GO" field reads "Collect 200 Salary as you pass" Caption for the image reads "Yes, capitalism's poster child board game has universal basic income built in to keep the game playable." (remote)