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AlSweigart ("Al Sweigart") wrote:

@ilumium The difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars is about a billion dollars.

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unseenjapan@mstdn.jp ("Unseen Japan") wrote:

OP captured Japanese cranes whose breath was tinged orange by the am light so they look like they’re breathing fire 🔥

#japan #unseenjapan

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• Post by X user @fuehrsn showing two cranes breathing in a way that looks badass (remote)

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BramMeehan@ohai.social ("Bram Meehan") wrote:

@LoganFive

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• The “two buttons” meme labeled “admit to yourself your dream is dead” and “pay $12” with the caption “Domain Renewal.” (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Welcome to the rest of your life.

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• 6b98e0cc4a79e95a.png (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

AE4WX@mas.to ("AE4WX Weather Center") wrote:

Okay, more #Winlink adventures:

I installed Windows 10 in a VirtualBox machine (host system is Debian 12) and installed Winlink Express.

Now the issue I'm having is that Winlink Express reports port 8200 (where it expects to find the ARDOP software modem) is busy and can't be opened.

This is where I admit to not understanding how ports work in a virtual machine. I don't understand what's happening or how to fix it so I can use Winlink Express in a virtual machine.

Ideas? Tnx!

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

ArtSmart@mas.to ("Art Smart") wrote:

Climate change is proving very costly. One of those new costs is the need for additional electrical generation capacity during peak load emergencies such as the one in which we now find ourselves.

We have gone for well over a century thinking that we can belch all the carbon dioxide we want, totally free of charge. It is now time to start paying the hidden costs of that practice.

If more polar ice melts and releases trapped methane (much worse than carbon dioxide), then we're toast.

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• Polar vortex instability (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

helge@mymath.rocks ("Helge") wrote:

I can recommend browsing the Web Annotation documents for everyone who is thinking about improving ActivityPub / JsonLD. I like the way how Web Annotation specifies more than ActivityPub does. I would expect having this amount of detail in the Fediverse would reduce the interoperability friction.

Another example is Web Annotation Vocabulary: B. JSON-LD Frames. Providing things like this makes the specification less ambiguous, as the authors' intention is translated into code.

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

LockBit are trying to hold an insolvent company that doesn’t exist to ransom.

I wish ransomware groups had a Fediverse server so I could cc them.

#threatintel

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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

alanpringle@mstdn.social ("Alan Pringle") wrote:

"But for one age group in particular—people over 65—the crashing #vaccination rates should inspire dread. More than 1,500 deaths each week are still associated with #COVID, and almost all of them are senior citizens; current data hint that COVID has been killing seniors at seven times the rate of flu."

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/01/covid-19-vaccines-seniors-risk/677104/

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

n3vemrepeater@qth.social ("Allstar 56001 N3VEM Repeater") wrote:

I'm Connecting to the Phillippine Allstarlink Net in 1 Hour! (13:00utc) 444.200+ pl 100, Allstar 56001, Echolink 994842 or directly to Allstar node 57575 https://www.philippineallstarlink.net
#HamRadio

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt ("Nina Kalinina") wrote:

"LOL I EXPORTED A SONG AS JPEG" aka
Experimental answer to "should/could you use JPEG instead of MP3 for music compression?"

Boring answer: "shouldn't, but could"

Fun answer: let's try!

There were two things I wanted to test:

1. Audio treated as RGB vs audio treated as greyscale JPEG. JPEG _could_ compress color component of the image more than luma, so greyscale JPEG should give better audio quality.
2. How well JPEG will fare compared to MP3.

RAW audio was 485 KB.
MP3 "insane" was 354KB.
MP3 "VBR low" was 103KB.
MP3 "fixed 8kbps" was 45KB and still OK to listen to.

JPG RGB 90% was 117KB and the quality was between low VBR and fixed. It got noise though.

Grey 90% at 174KB was better than VBR low, but got some noise too.

Grey Potato (0%) at 11KB was horror.
Grey Less Potato (10%) at 30KB resembles very poor radio reception.

This is Grey 90% JPEG converted back to WAV:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gtxBxSbvQt4z0Djhw_7vUo5xKdqcGSi7

This is "less than 8kbps MP3" Grey Less Potato: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yco3FkrwE6C_5MiOs1sFGkL9u3n1-Js5

All files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hXDx0OKqLY2XZ2qlpCFjdPO9byM8ombm

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• "Noise" - it's a short song encoded in greyscale JPEG (remote)
• The same song, encoded in RGB JPEG. Also noise with some patters (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

khinsen@scholar.social ("Konrad Hinsen") wrote:

@PaniczGodek My few years of working with Glamorous Toolkit (Smalltalk with a completely new GUI layer) have changed my mind about GUI vs. text. GUIs add a lot of value, if you can adapt them to your needs. In particular for presenting information on screen, and making it interactive. The composability of GUI elements in Glamorous Toolkit means that you can quickly develop new elements, and integrate them into bigger designs.

@ramin_hal9001 @civodul @janneke @akkartik

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

admin@mastodon.ai8w.ddns.net ("Seeker (tm) (AI8W) ✡︎ :ally:") wrote:

#TruthDrops

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• 50 years ago, this man was right, and we are still not listening. WE as in the United States, the citizens within, no matter their race, ARE STILL NOT LISTENING... Bias in the media has always existed. It was being used to suppress the rights of those of certain races 50 years ago, and, | believe it's being used to suppress the rights of us all, now. <begin graphic, picturing Malcom X> MALCOLM X WARNED US MORE THAN 50 YRS AGO! "This is the media, an irresponsible media. It will make the criminal look like he's the victim, and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren't careful, the media will have you hating the e people who are being oppressed and loving the people wo are doing the oppressing" "This is sort of a propaganda tactic that | would call psychological warfare.” -- Malcolm X (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

chad@mstdn.ca ("Chad :mstdn:") wrote:

Whoah. It was cold enough here in #Alberta that #propane condensed in a wine glass. 🤯​

#PolarVortex #abwx

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• Boxma Plumbing and Heating Inc. A toast to everyone! Haha just kidding this is a glass of liquid propane, and this morning it was cold enough Andrew was able to pour himself a glass of liquid propane. Propane has a boiling point of -42.2 degree Celcius. This morning at -43 outside and 2677 feet above sea level, propane will stay liquid under no pressure. #funfact Photo of liquid propane in a stemmed wine glass. (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

NewSpaceEconomy ("New Space Economy") wrote:

Paper: Soft Law in Space: A Legal Framework for Extraterrestrial Mining (2022)
#SpaceEconomy #NewSpaceEconomy #NewSpace #Space
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/01/15/paper-soft-law-in-space-a-legal-framework-for-extraterrestrial-mining-2022?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=wptb&utm_campaign=first-post

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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:

One of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn, but it changed everything.

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• flow chart. “I want to do this” leads on the left to “do it” and on the right to “but i’m scared.” and “but i’m scared” leads to “do it scared.” (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:

Fortify.

I dig it.

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• Tumblr post from ontopofgravity: I asked one of my (male) friends to stop using the phrase “man up” and he has been using “fortify” for the past two weeks instead and it’s just a little thing but honestly it makes a difference and tbh it's also pretty funny when I start to deflate in the library and he leans over and goes “FORTIFY” reply from phantom-locked: Dude, fortify is bangin’. That makes things like you're some kind of RPG character. Fortify is way better than “man up.” (remote)

teller ("Siim Teller") wrote:

I decided to open a cat cafe in Paris. What do you think?

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• A modern yet cozy cafe in a green, walkable neighborhood in Paris. The cafe has some outdoor seating and large windows. Above the windows, there's a sign reading 'catGPT'. The setting is lively and inviting, showcasing a blend of urban charm and contemporary design, typical of a Parisian street. The cafe's exterior is stylish, with a combination of modern and traditional elements, surrounded by lush greenery and a few pedestrians casually walking by.

bendingoutward wrote:

Well, I'm officially 45. Where do I pick up my Harley?

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

Both AMD (7840U, 7840HS) and Intel (Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" series) have more or less caught up with Apple Silicon in terms of efficiency/thermals.

Virtualization runs better and you can actually swap out SSDs, as well as upgrade RAM, Wi-Fi cards, and in some cases even the GPU.

Battery life is competitive.

Plus, you can run Steam games.

I hope more and more developers will continue to migrate to Linux. Any KDE distro on any @frameworkcomputer laptop is a real boon these days.

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

Had to use my MacBook Pro again for some Xcode work after a few months on Linux with KDE.

Honestly feeling like I've had wool pulled over my eyes for the past while. Especially with how good Linux has become recently, there's just no reason anymore to pay 2x for a Mac laptop.

Mac hardware continues to be the best in the business (especially display, touchpad and those incredible speakers), but it's just not worth it anymore all things considered.

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Re: Here’s a look at what Keynote looks like on Apple Vision Pro.

The thing is, this looks fine. Super cool. But I get unreasonably irritated knowing that this is what Cupertino spent the last five years making instead of fixing #Siri.

#Apple #visionpro #LinksFromJason https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/12/gallery-keynote-app-apple-vision-pro/

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• Screen shot of what Keynote looks like in Vision Pro. It has a translucent UI

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I'm sketching out a part two for "Where have all the websites gone?" since I loved writing part 1, and you weirdos seemed to enjoy it. 🖤

#smallweb

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Me but w my blog

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• Text overlay stating "He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable." with a blurred background showing a person and audio equipment.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

The World's First Costume Book
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/recueil-de-la-diversite-des-habits/

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• Three etchings of mythical creatures with captions in French: (from left to right) a merman, a cyclops playing a flute, and a sea bishop. Each is enclosed in an ornate border.

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cory@social.lol ("Cory Dransfeldt :prami:") wrote:

🔗: Be loud about the things you love #Tech https://robinrendle.com/notes/be-loud-about-the-things-you-love/

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rodbotic@kind.social ("Rodbotic") wrote:

My Daughter managed to photograph hummingbird bird breath!
it's really cold out and she grabbed the camera because she saw him dancing, flicking his tongue in and out.
Anna's hummingbird #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #photography

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• A little fluffed up humming bird sitting on a thin branch. His breath is a wisp floating away from his upturned beak. (remote)

mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

In Japanese instead of “with the naked eye” you say “with the meat eyeball (肉眼)” and I think that’s beautiful.

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

sidereal@kolektiva.social wrote:

@futurebird @billseitz @catmisgivings @Twarda My high school had a sci fi class 🙂 We read things like Left Hand of Darkness, Neuromancer, Dune. Our final project was to make a time machine prototype and present it to the class (you got extra credit if it worked).

(This was like a weird no-grades/student-directed public high school influenced by the Spanish Anarchist "Escuela Moderna" movement from the early 20th century. Classes didn't start until 9AM)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:

Discord is laying off 1 out of every 6 employees while Twitch is laying off 1 out of every 3. How does a leadership team get to a point where they are getting rid of that many employees without there being a recession and face no consequences?

If I did my job that badly I’d be out on my ass.

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• Will Smith GIF (remote)