For those of you born after the beginning of real time (1 January 1970), the avatar is a reference to a TV series about a man trapped on a beautiful Mediterranean island with nothing to eat or drink except gourmet food and fine wine. All while being surrounded by beautiful women. Oh the humanity! Interests include #Tiddlywiki, #dutch , #duolingo (3000 day streak), gardening, and random things.
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Last Notes npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…939k My favorite Casio watch. You can set a timer for 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, or 3 minutes without even looking at the screen. I don't know why no one else copies this feature. https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/869/479/498/301/831/original/a6617341cfa9ac72.png npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…hh4j Who are all those terrorists out in the water? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…5ve4 "the full Protestant Bible has been translated into 776 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,798 languages, and smaller portions have been translated into 1,433 other languages. Thus, at least some portions of the Bible have been translated into 4,007 languages, " -- Wikipedia I mean, the Bible had a 600 year lead. It's the most translated, most published, least read book ever. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…v80p Mozilla was at about 15% of the desktop market when they jettisoned the extensions that gave their browser super powers the other big browsers didn't have. They did this over the objections of tens of thousands of their users. Two years later and their desktop usage had dropped to about 5%. In marketing, you never turn yourself into a commodity, but that is exactly what they did. It's the total tone-deafness of their "leadership" that is disturbing. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…khfz Did you know that dandelions are asexual -- all clones? Even though they have flowers and everything, they're actually clones. Clone species, like bananas, are evolutionarily doomed. Eventually some virus or parasite will destroy them. So if you hate dandelions in your front yard, just wait 10,000 years, and they're out of here. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…xvvc Where do you get Signal outside of the Playstore? I don't see it on the Signal download page, and I don't see it on FDroid. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…fvx6 So related to quinoa? How are the leaves? Looks like some strawberry and dill (or carrot) peaking through. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…f456 That's a cool chart. What is the URL ? Maybe the hydro in Portugal allows them to buy power cheaply from Spain during off-peak hours. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…0gwa I see "template library" on a button. Does this mean there is now a way to save your settings? The thing I don't like about my older version is that after playing, trying to get the look you want, there is no way to save it for later use. A label printer is one of the few pieces of technology that David Allen of "Getting Things Done" fame recommended. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…pv3p @nprofile…a638 That might be old advice. The prevailing advice is to get it at the 2 month mark. I think it's because the advice changed between the old vaccine and the new shingrix. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…g6ls I assume that it's priced high enough that it would be only for people who have some type of emergency. It's enough of a niche that it's not going to make a difference one way or the other. It's the "normal" things we do every day that matter -- like driving, flying, meat-based lifestyle, disposable drink bottles. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…mjz7 I just have the search engine set to DDG, and use use the bang symbol if I want to search somewhere else: !w Wikipedia !g Google !b Bing npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…2ch3 Because you are going to meet people on the right who will proclaim "The Smallpox Vaccine wasn't invented until 1796", it's important to know that the technique that Washington would have used is known as "variolation". In variolation, a needle or sharp object was used to transfer material from people with cowpox to healthy individuals. This process apparently dates back hundreds of years. Here's a great read from the WHO (the agency, not the band) https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-smallpox-vaccination/ npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…54d6 Nice place. But we got carded a third of the time we visited. Apparently if you linger over the panel, trying to figure out which of the dozen pastries you bought, they consider it very suspicious. Meanwhile people familiar with the choices were flying in and out in seconds. Couldn't help but think that if anyone was stealing-by-self-checkout, it would be the fast people, not the lingerers. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: Hmm. Fosstodon sent me a notice that they were blocking a server, holm.community, without explaining why. Looking at the site, there doesn't seem to be anything radically different going on over there. Anyone know why certain servers are blocked? A technical issue? Political? Personal? #fediverse npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…sqg8 @nprofile…xnqz Thank you for the information! I bought an over-supply of eyes (nobody sells just two) for my baby dragon. Hadn't even considered that there is a whole industry out there producing claws, for those times you might need one. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…xnqz @nprofile…sqg8 Super! Will she be making the designs available? What material are the claws made of? I crocheted a baby dragon last year. That was a lot of work, but it was my first project. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…uy2a Prachtige! Zijn de pijnboom pitten heel duur? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…qlrt 0.37 Euro would be pretty good even for cars, I think. I guess you can use it to fuel op on Stroopwafels. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…qlrt So many questions. Do ebikes count? Do riders get periodically audited to assure they're actually doing the trips? Do riders have to submit log sheets for their rides? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…wsq6 It has to be true. I saw it on the internet. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…pfuj It could happen if you stay in there too long. Don't let the moths grow under your feet. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…mfjt Are those 18650 cells in the back? Just learned that something like 50% of all batteries produced are 18650's -- but we don't know about them because they're built into laptops and battery packs and a host of devices. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: The #dutch online academy let's you play one free Wordle a day. Five years ago I would have thought a Pinda was a very small bear from China. #Nederland #netherlands https://thedutchonlineacademy.com/wordle https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/310/175/622/628/677/original/2ca5c84439970d36.png npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…n36f Man waiting for clothes to finish growing. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…sxam If this is true, then a jurassic-park like breeding program might bring the giant dragon flies again. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…a2ht Keyboard designed by Yoda? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…k3vj It's a disaster because that 12 tonnes of KK probably contained nearly 3 kg actual chocolate. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…4svw That sounds like it worked. Wait, did you eventually replace the fiberfix? The thought crosses my mind, that if fiberfix works, why not replace *all* the spokes with it? I have fiberfix (or something like it) in my kit, but have never used it. I've heard that some people carry extra spokes in their down tube. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…4svw The zip ties make me think this is an electric bike? Or are they just generally useful? It looks like a very modest kit to me. Have you ever used the fiberfix? How well did it work? What pressure are your tires? High pressure tires are a nightmare with those tiny hand pumps. One tiny bit of kit I carry is a valve adapter so I can use the air at garages. Depends on your tire ... and location. Towels and wipe pads are useful after a fix. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…zq37 For a story about math, they neglected some important numbers. How many people actually attend a math(s) conference? How many signers were actually planning to visit? How far in advance was the venue and date set? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…pfuj @nprofile…svca Wisdom out of the mouth of babes ends at age 12. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…etwm I've never forgotten to clamp down my quick-release, mainly because they stick out if you don't finish the job. Thanks to the "lawyer's lips", it would probably not be a disaster even if you did forget for a short bit. What I have done is forget to re-attach the brake (after a wheel on/off). Which is why it is good that you have a front and back brake. https://www.bikeradar.com/news/shunxin-smart-thru-axles npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…gnh8 When I search for trains from Brussels to Barcelona, my search results are filled with results from 25 to 75 euros. Are they all lying to me, or is there something special about your train? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…0uat A digital government, yes, but does it have digital sovereignty ? With a population less than 2 million, it's hard to believe they aren't using at least some external technology. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…9sn4 Do you replace your own tires? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…zcww A lot of insurance policies do include a "acts of God" clause. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…4udw <Cough> https://image1.slideserve.com/2362917/what-is-the-ovary-l.jpg npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…2ch3 Guess things took a turn for the verse. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: This might be a question for #planetologists , but will people on #Mars living underground have the same problem with #radon seepage that homes do on #Earth ? #space #planet npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…2wxk > or smashing people on the ground This is part of an educational campaign. People need to get used to the idea that the only place they are safe is under a rock ... just like they would on Mars. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: So how do they celebrate Pi day in the #netherlands ? I ask because the word they teach us for "pie" is "taart", and the word they teach us for "cake" is also "taart". Maybe irrelevant, but for me a "tart" is either triangular or rectangular (in context of the phrase "pop tart"). Or maybe they just bake round cakes. #piday #nederland #dutch npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: Just realized that #Duolingo never offers me the chance to translate from English to #Dutch. Is this because the Dutch language score tops off at 60, or is it true of all languages on Duo ? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…f456 @nprofile…fhkc @nprofile…snll On my Android phone, I needed *five* apps to use Nextcloud -- one to synchronize calendars & tasks, another to display calendars, another to display tasks, another (the main one) to display photos and media, and another to create notes. With your set-up, do you have all those apps too? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…p7xk I had a small godaddy account set up more than a decade ago, and I still get spam to the email address I used. As near as I can tell, they either sell your address, or have disgruntled employees that steal it. Avoid GD. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…y5uv Yeah, but sometimes you *want* a rabbit hole 😉 I've been using Joplin for a little more than 2 years. Most of that time I've used OneDrive for syncing. In general, it's been reliable, with just a few snags. The main thing I worry about is that when you need to do a fresh install on a device it can take hours to bring the data over. I think most of this slowness is because of the need to decrypt ... phones aren't exactly powerhouses for heavy processing. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…y5uv Obsidian is great but it is not Open Source. That means you can wake up one day and find that they've sold themselves to some financial company that specializes in tech take-overs. This never ends well. The main question is, can you use Obsidian without depending on specialty data structures, usually created by 3rd parties (I'm thinking "dataview", but there are others). If not, then you are to some degree stuck inside a proprietary system, without an exit plan. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…meqk Pretty much my life motto. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…khfz Does it seem to get hot while charging? You could get a LIPO box or bag to use while charging. They're not foolproof, but It might provide some peace of mind. If you're using a high wattage charger, you could get a smaller wattage one to reduce the chance of overheating. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…a4d5 Why do we continue to give so much credence to the Nobel prize, when clearly whoever these semi-anonymous people are suffer from severe lapses in judgement? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…u9pr What all us casual users are thinking is: I hope this doesn't break my install! NC did some minor update this past week, and as a consequence many of us lost the ability to use the photo app. The fix was fairly simple, but it made me wonder if the NC developers performed bare-metal test installs, so they could the results the way non-developers would. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…qmja There was a time when the U.S. go. claimed that RSA encryption was a munition. There were T-shirts printed with RSA code on it and the caption "this shirt is a weapon". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…3tkp Remember Google Sketchup? Google paid all this money for Sketchup. They promoted it heavily. They even had a Sketchup Evangelist. There was a Dummies book. You could be forgiven for thinking that it would be one of their flagship products forever. And then they sold it. Leaving me wondering what happens when they get bored with gmail. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…0uat > “In both instances, this was user error, not AI error,” Amazon said Just have to get rid of those darn users! npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…cqds The photo is sending mixed messages. It's an image of a BK Veggie sandwich ... but at Schiphol. So people want to eat vegetarian, but also to fly? That looks like a 800 calorie sandwich. You really shouldn't eat that much before flying. Unless you're a bird, of course. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…sxam It would be a shame if space aliens came here 10,000 years from now to understand our extinction, and all they could find was data from the Square Kilometer Array. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…gg20 @nprofile…sxam But it does require a trained AI system to read the data. How likely is anyone 10,000 years from now to know exactly what is required? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…sxam I was thinking that in some #StarTrek original series they stored data in crystals. Maybe the crystals were actually etched glass. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…sxam The article claims that the keto diet is linked to rashes, but doesn't provide numbers. Learned recently that 50% of rashes have no clear cause, and most clear up within 6 months. This article seems more anecdotal than data-driven. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…0uat In the Netherlands, wouldn't this promote cars over bikes and the amazing NS transportation system? Electric cars use half the power of ICE (other "ICE" meaning) engines. But that's still too much if you want to combat global warming. And every 5 to 10 years people need to buy new cars, which isn't good for the planet either. To me, cars create a social dystopia. Having to spend an average 10k per year means that an auto-based society is also a poorer society. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…6nna I guess they mean Joplin Teams? 6.69€/month/person. The problem with proprietary software isn't that it is *bad*, per se, but that you can't see into the board room to know what the owners are going to do next. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…2ch3 Yeah, well, let's see what happens when they give Mark Rutte the Nobel Peace Prize. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…sxam "Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." -- Dr. Ian Malcolm in *Jurassic Park*, 1993 Or if you prefer a Biblical quote: "Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone ... " -- Isa. 5:8 Where the "place" is space, filling up with LEO objects. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…0w6t The same claim could be made for nuclear fusion, and honestly we can see more progress with AI than with fusion. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…2efc So bank robbers, muggers, and elder-abuse scammers are the good guys? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…7gv6 @nprofile…32ul Oh. The snow or ice breaks the electrical connection? Seems like they could fix that with some sort of scraper that's mounted ahead of the train. Or maybe a separate self-powered service-car that cleans off the lines. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…9gal Well, that's sad. Drunken amateurs using dangerous explosives. What could possibly go wrong? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…8mwl Like the term "slop" is used a lot, without admitting that much human-produced content is also slop. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…xdym When they removed all the extensions, which gave them the only distinctiveness they had over the other browsers, I knew they were trying to kill their own product. Their market share fell to about a third of its original value within a year, if memory serves. In marketing, you don't snuff the key feature that makes people keep coming back to you. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…vsrk Oh, I've been to the outdoor museum there. Great place! What does this treaty actually do on a practical basis? I mean, people are still going to eat meat, right? I seem to recall there's a large zoo there. How does the PvdD feel about that? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…taq8 It might help to say what language you are doing and what app platform you are using. I'm doing Dutch, mostly on web, and have almost no technical problems (there's a weird thing with speaking exercises, but they still work). But Dutch only takes you to level 60, so maybe the languages that are getting more "love" have more problems. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…ugj9 All this effort suggests that even if they achieve a breakthrough, it won't be cheap, and it will certainly be centralized. i.e., no Mr. Fusion. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…xv4g In Dutch, on the desktop, I see very little sign of AI at work. To have access to AI conversations you have to pay for "Max", which is too much. Other language companies are also using AI. Memrise pretty much over-turned it's community-based language material in place of AI-driven conversations and activities. It would not surprise me if the other major players are also using AI behind the scenes, but more discreetly. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…xv4g The original statement was that *all* the employees had been laid off which was factually incorrect. The problem of loss of jobs related to AI is the same ongoing problem as with all automation. The solution is systemic -- a redistribution of wealth. But the propaganda machines have successfully convinced people that this is bad. There are entire factories today that run in the dark, because there are no people there. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…xv4g No. They did not fire *most* of staff. They let go 10% of the *contract* workers. The 600 regular employees were not affected. You might want to specify want languages you are interested in. Different services seem to do different languages better or worse. Duolingo is pretty much the king of *practice*, though lacking in other regards such as grammar and accompanying memes. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…hc5w Note that none of these actions by Apple will prevent the creation and sale of more counterfeit or compromised cards. The appropriate response would be to use the customer's information to work with the retailer to trace the provenance of the cards. How did compromised cards get into the supply chain? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…pw58 The premise of the ad was that the holidays are crazy and that you can go hide out at MD's. Do Dutch McDonald's actually let you linger? Because in some parts of the world MD's actually have signs limiting visitors to like 30 minutes. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…3ujw Like Darth Vader suddenly turning on the Emperor. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…4cu7 Well, it's been cancelled. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/mcdonalds-ai-generated-christmas-advert-social-media-backlash-rcna248590?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…cpvg > I hate desktops that don't restore your windows after reboot. I thought they all worked this way? I can't remember if Windows can save it. After a reboot I have various services I have to restore. For your video, can you increase swap size? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…w7um @nprofile…rypq They probably detect the private tab and block you. On firefox, instead of private tabs, you can use containers. On chromium, you can use unique profiles (which you then periodically delete). I was able to find a version on archive.org. I don't know if that will work any differently. https://web.archive.org/web/20180213030418/https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/limiting-your-childs-fire-time-a-guide-for-concerned-paleolithic-parents npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…w7um @nprofile…rypq That's odd. It wasn't for me. I think they give you like 2 free articles a month. So maybe you had already visited the newyorker once. Try opening in a private tab. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…rypq https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/limiting-your-childs-fire-time-a-guide-for-concerned-paleolithic-parents npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…7e7l Oh, that's a great price. Not much to lose. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…7e7l Checking my records, because I forget things. I bought and installed a Microshift back in January. Only installed one side, because I tend to do things on a triage basis. The microshift works well, but which way you shift is different from the other shifter (Shimano Tiagara). Also, it's about 10% smaller. What I found is that I couldn't get the name-brand anymore that fit my style (brifter?). I guess that was a bike fad or something. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…7e7l Can we see the other side? And how do you know it's a 3-speed ? I don't see a dial. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…32wv Is er een link voor "mesh"? Is het zoiets als "amateurradio" of iets anders? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…x35w Well, it's probably COPPA requirements. https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…et85 In the past I saved the parchment paper for re-use. I also re-use aluminum foil. I don't actually have a whole lot of use for wax paper these days. If I have cut fruits or vegetables I want to keep protected in the fridge, paper towel works as well as anything. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…um5g "I wonder where this pier ends ...." npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…4cu7 I thought it was a *little* funny. But I'm desperate for levity at the moment. Even if you don't like AI, I'm sure it was a human that came up with the concept and orchestrated the 8 second video loops. The other question is why is it in English, if it's targeted at the Dutch? I'm guessing it's being deployed in other parts of the world that also have high-level English fluency. And ... if all the lights are out in *de buurt*, shouldn't they be out at MD's, too? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…c9uz Why would someone block *and* follow? If they don't want to hear from me, shouldn't they un-follow ? Thanks! npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…jrmw Glyphosphate isn't an insecticide. I've never heard of any study that suggests it does anything to bees (shown in image) or any other insect. It kills broad-leaf plants and grasses. It only kills the plants it comes directly into contact with -- it doesn't permeate the soil and affect other plants. The alternative would be to use something like salt, in huge amounts, which actually does permeate the soil and affect other plants and the water supply. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…hc5w I'd say standing above, "no"; sitting on "yes". npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…advk Not bad, considering that it's almost solstice. Will there ever be another "elfstedentocht" ? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…z0ck Learning Swedish, then? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…mrzh Reminds me that the companies that Howard Hughes, Jr. owned always made money ... except when he stepped in to run them. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…p4h8 Everything I know about noodsituaties comes from the Sinterklaas Journaal. Does everyone there have a noodradio? npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…d773 Wait until they give the prize for medicine to RFK, Jr. npub19tkute59ktp2aj20una9ndg8jhtv2f0jwalfw3azmpc4uaym0plq23gu69 Number6 :syncthing: @nprofile…42j5 Does Elon also reward his Tesla auto designers who insert the most moving parts?