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@ehtelescope was that the source of the 'chirps'?
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pleroma 2.10.2-418-g124f4ece-developI just got here. I'll add something witty later.
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50% DemSoc, 50% SocDem, trace amounts of lib
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Jokes that are much less funny the second time
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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social
I'm imagining there's a theme park sign there that says
You must be this mischievous to ride the llama
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@mike@thecanadian.social I think it's to "close the door behind them", and to "regulate themselves". That is, add regulations that make it difficult for any competition to arise, but not add regulations that hinder the already established cartel.
If your butt is your money maker, then your butt crack is your fiscal cleft.
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@michaelrussell@mas.to
IP v4 for me. I haven't even paid attention to v6. I'll look into that some day.
@chris@socialbc.ca
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@chris@socialbc.ca
that's interesting. I have Shaw/Rogers, and by default my public IP never changed. I even set up a python script to check and update it if it does, but I never got to see it in action yet, haha
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@Natasha_Jay When I was a kid I heard "pay per view" as "paper view" (I guessed meaning in a newspaper or magazine) and "debut" as "day view" (for whatever reason).
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@FolksVelo Isn't this all just a little too overengineered?
I mean, it is really cool, and does solve a problem, but I feel like the amount of possible points of failure is unecessary where simply reclaiming some car parking space for bicycles would do well enough.
But then again, I've never been in a densely populated bike-centric big city...
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@aparrish@friend.camp OMG I've been annoyed by the buttons/ui elements of other things lately too. It isn't just iphone. it's often websites or apps that have those button overlays for a chatbot or a go to top of page thingy.
Oh ya, and even @apps@toot.fedilab.app app has a "make a post" button that appears overtop of stuff when I scroll up, and disappears when I scroll down. Not the worst offence, but all the other buttons are tucked away in a dock on the top or bottom, what is so special about that button?
(sorry for the meandering rant 😞)
I filed my taxes on linux for the first time.
Thanks to @adamsdesk@fosstodon.org for the blog post about My Tax Express.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/canada-income-tax-linux-mytaxexpress/
I wonder if myTaxExpress is the only Canadian tax software that has a linux version.
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@catobelli@wehavecookies.social
if they're hiring team can't be bothered to show up to an interview, it's probably a shitty place to work.
People who love #AltText should check out NASA's alt text game. (It changes depending on what is going on in the app)
present -> past
work -> wrought
twerk -> twrought
Bike shares (micromobility) should be part of the city's public transit system, rather than several disparate private services.
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@endeavorance@astral.camp I find it annoying that war mongers refer to "bombing" as "kinetic retaliation" or whatever. Like, we all know what you mean, just own it.
Calc you later! 🧮
I talked to a stranger about rent prices. He lamented how expensive the new high rise was, but said it is ultimately better, because once people move in to that, the places they leave will be vacant and assumed rented out at lower rate.
Landlords can only increase rent at around 2% per year unless their place goes vacant. And I hear so many stories where a landlord is actively trying to get tenants out so they can re-rent at a higher rate. I have all of this anecdotal evidence that the opposite of this person's assumption is true.
I don't get it. I don't see what incentive a landlord, corporate or otherwise, has to lower the prices just because some tenants move out. Where I live, it's basically a cartel. The corporate landlords can just say "we've decided that the market rate is this," and everyone will have to base their landlording budgets around that.
Also, like, this can't be a supply-demand equation because the demand in question (most agree a home is a basic necessity, right?), is always equal to the amount of people. Could you imagine "*gasp*, your prices are too high, I will simply choose not to survive, good day sir!"?
I don't have any energy to do anything today. And it sucks 'cause there's plenty I could be doing.
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@Viss wow, there was a lot that was set to 'true'. Is this all separate from the Firefox Data Collections and Use section of the normal settings?
Does anyone not have sensitive teeth?
Does anybody happen to know if #ArtemisII will be any farther from or closer to Earth than Collins or others who orbited the Moon? I'm curious who has the record for being farthest from the Earth, tho' I'm sure they'll all approximately similar distances.
@elena@aseachange.com Do you have, or know of, a great resource introducing newbies to #RSS?
I find that one of my websites just says "subscribe to RSS" which links to a bunch of XML gobbledy gook that means nothing to most people. Instead I would love it to link to info about how to subribe with an RSS feed reader. Only RSS feed readers need to see the XML gobbledy gook anyways.
Thanks!
Went on an #eBike ride with a friend. Got some farm-fresh eggs and honey.
#Jellyfin Desktop update path stuck in a loop. Reinstalling does not fix. Mildly humourous but mostly annoying.
If you'll excuse me I have some toots to like.
Do they not make any dishwasher where the cutlery is on the door anymore? I thought that was way more space efficient than having them take up space on one of the racks.
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Sure, it's a good Friday, but it could be better.
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By the way, I was not ready for learning the origins of "scalawag". Which is exactly what an indie TTRPG would do: Use an overlooked term with a serious history.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalawag)
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@ifixcoinops@retro.social but see, that's what TV is all about. We get to yell at it and express superiority over others in a safe environment.
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@elena@aseachange.com Thanks for this. I might create a terse introduction for my website and use Molly White's blog post as a resource. I basically think I need an explainer for "you need another app where you plug my (or other's) URL into it and you can stay up to date.
It would be cool if there was something like growyourown.services fediverse.party or joinmastodon.org or something where it is this friendly introduction to RSS on the front page then more detail in other links.
Thanks again! Stay federated.
When I read "GenAI" I pronounce it "Jennifer AI"
BC Ferries are adopting "modern platforms powered by advanced analytics and artificial intelligence".
Does that mean their are going to be making business and logistical decisions using a subscription to a slop machine? Or do they actually mean they are using machine learning techniques to do the analysis?
I read about it on this job posting:
https://careers-bcferries.icims.com/jobs/4421/team-lead%2c-it-helpdesk/job
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@ana@starlite.rodeo Do you think, at the end of it all, the datacenters can be turned into like hockey rinks, or convention centers or something? Or are they completely useless?