2026-07-10T09:10:34Z https://njump.me Mike Taylor 🦕 https://njump.me/npub1vaclwn7gm2udg98c5j8clshndafqucq3sfeppypn474y44ewfjyqmaxh6n https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/accounts/avatars/000/000/356/original/6a00c678b9d78d6a.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/accounts/avatars/000/000/356/original/6a00c678b9d78d6a.jpeg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr0yhyj45xs7l4hhd27f0dnr5zacmfjz27uylmp866lh5y8zs0mmgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsvekkr9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5lpt6wa6p6j2lch7cw6xasjyc4036269fwtyuc36w9mq2ed9prs7xfz44'>nevent1q…fz44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is ... a disturbing cover. 2026-01-21T13:54:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfxpef9wzvzc9zsf9qlyhn8qr04yxr60xg62dyhu6g0nac27sxumszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsckqhlg &#34;The problem [with LLMs] is not the young generation. The problem is the older generation destroying critical infrastructure out of fear of missing out on the new shiny thing from big corp’s marketing department.&#34;<br/><a href="https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html">https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html</a> 2026-01-20T20:35:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvc5wytu660qcrq7h0q3xsnth54pgr8uyrn98sldccps5h3p05h5czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs53csjw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqucml2ajmmhrsmww4cmqm0d5yhyjxx4u84xjgx3ehk5vwgahradcjfl7x4'>nevent1q…l7x4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;There&#39;s no comprehending<br/>Just how close to the bone and the skin and the eyes and the lips you can get<br/>And still feel so alone<br/>And still feel related&#34;<br/>— Joni Mitchell, _Coyote_. 2026-01-07T11:49:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq43j6e8vrxx8qekd6snn0ugr5xv09p7ffk4sywlwtsl2pg80m5sgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsd023kj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8vkkewezls9e2ayrlnzv0raekn4e3vma6ewufq4zcaaaxrx7l6std6qg7'>nevent1q…6qg7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Three pounds fifty!<br/><br/>According to the Bank of England&#39;s inflation calculator <a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator</a> that would be £27.43 today. But the reality is, it would cost ten times that. Why are gigs so much more expensive now? 2025-12-31T15:12:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdrkfulex407j32xykdpg80ppv0nt27rgf2fy2c05qmtndrqq669qzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgstvw42v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy5cet7nx8gqlylz9ggthwp7aapyc86unnhmljrndnmwknr26cuhsczmr3f'>nevent1q…mr3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So very very many. Supper&#39;s Ready is one that springs immediately to mind. 2025-12-27T12:19:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfrvkjgge4s2lmehh9k2zgl55slgmfr8wmnaaw5r5dnrgekn4rstqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsn2t9dr RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782">https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782</a><br/><br/>This is great news so far as it goes.<br/><br/>But.<br/><br/>It amounts to &#34;We&#39;re going to take all our resources (apart from the CEO&#39;s $7M salary, obviously) and plough it into generating plausible bullshit. But GREAT NEWS! You can turn it off.<br/><br/>What if we spend all that effort on something people actually want?<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1dnns6lv8msdyjjpl0kdep6wgtzuk89spczaktyvjkj0k85gdxa9sw4aufw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1dnn…aufw</a></span><br/> </div> Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.<br/><br/>We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.<br/><br/>… </blockquote> 2025-12-19T13:18:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstumama6ekvxlm5vjl50wcznr92mes5fpwrjrny7prxus9llpuqmszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsmjd5l0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzpvngsprjtrtp87qnl8a4qkhx6zr76ydwwvwsjnacx00ys3kh7gt6pf8w'>nevent1q…pf8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, I did get it from the website instead. Are the MacOS-specific improvements documented anywhere? (I don&#39;t see it described in the App Store itself.) 2025-12-18T12:03:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspf96gm4lcckh2ytlujguqmtcg2f6gpc6ss7wagj06txm692mryegzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgswume2q I&#39;m setting up a new MacBook, and I need #LibreOffice obviously. It occurred to me that it might be available in the App Store, which would be slightly more convenient than a separate download. It is ... for £8.99. What on earth is going on?!<br/><br/>CC <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tgg430m4q5ak0zezsxp4vvglkcu3vxtykyc272khxs4axddh0wxs7hqwzh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LibreOffice</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tgg…qwzh</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-18T09:29:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvxr34njqtuft6yh44cdpkh3v0aajkazrvnyfaghk6ppwam9dg0aszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs5hdxsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5w3qcpscx8hxrzy5057jpqmhn3ddy5x29dmcqyy78tm2a9t3yks900yge'>nevent1q…0yge</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can I have Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Morse, or did they have to be simultaneous? (If not, then I want extra credit for Joe Satriani.) 2025-12-07T20:30:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9lpu45jl04emg9v4l878xvs30a8snx6jwp6mjum6wa3xwpv8zd7szypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgss4kznr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8th80zv88azd80qtuardryzrptzg2mgpyhmnx5zjvwzce66y8h0sx2s7wf'>nevent1q…s7wf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Giving him an excellent conversion rate of 50% 🙂 2025-11-30T17:59:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspy64prkkrz9hvhuu53lmhjhyppx2fq4uykskpnuyzt9s04dr9fsczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs3ddkml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvyw0acsm8j33fg5k5kv3g2wx8v9dj3at0nsq738r8snmrcz6n2nqwn53me'>nevent1q…53me</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The feature I really need, and whose absence keeps sending me back to Google Maps despite msyelf, is real-time routing based on prevailing traffic. Is there any way that might be on the way? (I get that it depends on privacy-dubious approaches, but it&#39;s just so darned useful.) 2025-11-29T12:07:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8gtultakjzvhmv0h3s638w58kgj88jclhmaldt8a4gwqnuntn3fgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgstq0v77 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0acvpak44gvknaj3c3x42sn3w89zyd0a8lr6lwa5g8s9y0rrua6sv69fxx'>nevent1q…9fxx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, my, another stone-cold classic. Six decades later, there&#39;s still nothing that sounds like it.<br/><br/>(Except the bridge of the Blue Öyster Cult&#39;s _The Golden Age of Leather_. Checkout from 3m30s at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgJpQZae0E#t=3m30s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgJpQZae0E#t=3m30s</a>) 2025-11-19T15:41:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0js5ptpr0ltvmn98m06uy9wkusuej0xg045xjsuws92u4frg8x4gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs46r07e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jk0w3k98jlem0zthyjj7qxy795gfcnftgl4dc3r7llcmznczf2g9q8sqh'>nevent1q…8sqh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure that&#39;s true. Nigel Farage, for example, was a privately educated merchant banker. Still, I can&#39;t begin to empathize enough to imagine what his motives might be, 2025-11-18T10:50:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfh2kh5jh3y5hmtylh570fhqwk9nddfrdgryhjp5n8dk6g24wfnnqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsget4cg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvvj4a4549e6jcvx60rmryfemq3wfuhfxmd0gum873crgw3wylksgydygka'>nevent1q…ygka</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But no-one (I assume) goes into politics with the aim of getting votes. They go in with the aim of making things better for people by governing well. But by the time politicians actually get into government, most have been so worn down by the process that little trace of that initial goal remains. 2025-11-18T10:40:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrrpv5lz0mf5q7qlepp3hu6uazrqkuf4xy0y40xmptsc7rsejzjcszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsrh8srq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcp332g6xn60kqq7us0g6p6dsy979m009947unq2ds6ayh08eqjs96x9uq'>nevent1q…x9uq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>C. S. Lewis wrote about this (in another context) in 1942:<br/><br/>&#34;To sacrifice the greater good for the less and then not to get the lesser good after all -- that is the surprising folly. […] If Esau really got his pottage in return for his birthright, then Esau was a lucky exception. You can&#39;t get second things by putting them first; you can get second things only by putting first things first.&#34;<br/><br/>A government doesn&#39;t exist to get re-elected, but to govern. 2025-11-18T10:30:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszg63lartcxldh7qe0pllmgxgufycv4268mmlvry3lkt24nvh7segzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsekl7yp I was already done with the shrivelled husk that still calls itself the #Labour Party and will be voting #Green in future — a party that actually stands for something. But if I&#39;d not yet given up on Labour, yesterday&#39;s vile anti-refugee rhetoric would have put the lid on it.<br/><br/>The UK has not had a #Conservative Party for ten years now: the name and machinery succumbed to reverse takeover by UKIP. Now the same is happening to the former Labour Party.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a cancer. 2025-11-17T09:09:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ssjhl6vqhz2lmna38380xhl73efhjptwjm9js8d2sxsm8a6qd0czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsrslc84 Today I learned that all those pointless collective nouns (a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a pride of lions), which are only ever used in pub quizzes, were made up by one woman 500 years ago.<br/><a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/">https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/01/04/brian-wildsmith-birds-company-terms/</a><br/><br/>#TIL #TodayILearned 2025-11-13T08:21:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy00czj85ajhjjg7uf8wjnyem26aq3d489aph37m0axsynaquqjwgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsgyw6rf My word, this is bleak. Imagine having everything material that the world can give you and still being so inadequate.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/media_attachments/files/115/524/948/439/609/962/original/1cd5024064dcc205.png"> <br/> 2025-11-10T10:34:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsglpndjf4z3had5r50prqeqdmsag3hn3jrq23qttc0ckzkwhac3zszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsduld75 I expect #LFC to get shafted by officials in the Premier League. We&#39;ve seen it consistently. But I don&#39;t expect it in the UCL. 2025-11-04T20:35:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfyc6fu43cnl8rm54p0yme9h0g6zmkgkgk3zf9j5tw9v62g2tdxkqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsu63zq7 We all knew about this trend, but I didn&#39;t realise it was nearly so extreme as this:<br/><br/>&#34;Before 2000, for instance, only about 25% of top-grossing movies were prequels, sequels, spinoffs, etc. Now it’s 75%.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-decline-of-deviance">https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-decline-of-deviance</a> 2025-10-30T13:12:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd66azezp478jer9hg0gk0s89lw6h2safl7f4yh2dc49kt0hpm9ygzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs06mr2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqcc2w0p28mdvy6y7eeesxx3vu3tea55zn85d9kuye85k6p2mecg6d27vl'>nevent1q…27vl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some great stuff on this album, notably Stagnation. All of it gets overlooked in favour of the The Knife, for some reason. 2025-10-23T10:33:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw5lck998wz82wjjns0ymptavxgdmally5s4yqlkygdtpjr3hd5uqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsdn8r7g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rpdcmalyz7959jpa3sw7zdn0dehtxrft9dtfndp772s4vfmvhcqnjp05s'>nevent1q…p05s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not a deserved loss at all. Possession was all but even (they had the edge), so were shots (we had the edge), and we had 3 big chances to their 2, all adding up to 1.93 xG to their 0.88. According to the stats, we were more than a full goal better than them. 2025-10-04T19:44:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx75wckrjwz5a0y5t3j2zyzgggtvdzjs6ltkcx63e0zlfa7u5t9ggzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs2w5uvh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszxzhadq9q0vwnm024xdqrzsy3xta9we6j9l9rafn292zxulzyflcczljar'>nevent1q…ljar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>JFI, I reference this photo on our sauropod vertebra blog: <a href="https://svpow.com/2025/10/01/necks-the-lying-liars-that-just-keep-lying/">https://svpow.com/2025/10/01/necks-the-lying-liars-that-just-keep-lying/</a> 2025-10-01T11:28:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswang443uejd23kckcd39mex0j6v00znypfmnu7zp94g9z79ynhhczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs94972f Liverpool now up to 1.02 xG according to FotMob.<br/><br/>#LFC 2025-09-30T19:38:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqjkv3zmjdnh2ndx7klh350nmy4y4y95m9gul8h8c5q9r0s0qa6szypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsn89ty5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhlvn8uj3uyzdrdwwjx742t3u3u6zepdujvdvzlkdzfdw06zsjkc2ksq6n'>nevent1q…sq6n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s one half of a really good Genesis album in ABACAB. 2025-09-27T09:29:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9a5deggdnzp457469mq3vvxtsedcgulj9ax9a925s5054qpadrsczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgse2g3kn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv96qvdlrlwkp6kzh03a4k5u6ked02z9d4dh7ydhxxmn27ztn9d0cdkdm67'>nevent1q…dm67</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You may enjoy my career summary of Whitesnake at <a href="https://reprog.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/whitesnake-a-tragedy-in-about-12-acts/">https://reprog.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/whitesnake-a-tragedy-in-about-12-acts/</a> 2025-09-22T09:10:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8py23wuhzwz6m8rynuedq48983r5lxtdx5gm2h06ea24a5dv8k8gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgscdez25 That is a harsh second yellow for Burnley&#39;s man. I would NOT be happy about that if happened to us.<br/><br/>#LFC 2025-09-14T14:46:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ehmgy849hknpj8k68j9mqt4z0cq3nyyghaaqn0u22fapa6hgsfqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs6kegc7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxyluxnl03r2vh3zcaagr8w89f87nsp5q0err2pmgnz9mrske9qgs7ncjsh'>nevent1q…cjsh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But attitudes aside, it&#39;s just a straight-up bad song. 2025-09-09T14:57:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz6g3jc2h9gfufpff8a40q8jcvlm8er49r0jph8pu6dxjka5m7flqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgspf73g3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs09478fup3ufen3pptr69vnnq24hert3kwm7yjjn4q4lg474xv8mch6m6hl'>nevent1q…m6hl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Making Movies is a very strange album. Side is all solid gold classics — admittedly only three of them. But side 2 falls apart as it progresses, ending up in surely the single worst Dire Straits song. 2025-09-09T14:13:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrvnlfvythr9ts5rxrl6a9z8stng9vtax2l9tnceqz94gqcn3uhfczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs622nqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxt4g94u7rt3ksq9h7ac0ajahuuxlppd7yl856wf8y7kg6txtuh2q2t9kgr'>nevent1q…9kgr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes; but I am enjoying the new Frost* album. 2025-09-09T08:52:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspkwy60nq57snwrz973p7h2hujsqg8wzxzletl2h3tmpmwx0dsp3czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs7zvjnr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0hdgr63n2g3e3ml8c006jqfvwl6nzlvrq5zxe29s3nq80ndfxmncc993vl'>nevent1q…93vl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly! Other late-career albums that I consider underrated:<br/><br/>It Bites — The Tall Ships<br/>Deep Purple — Purpendicular<br/>Blue Öyster Cult — The Symbol Remains<br/><br/>… but definitely not any of the late Genesis stuff! 2025-09-09T08:45:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsttp0sg4ydnuk242xucsr8kymejs4fx3qznezaj7c350vhc7l0a8qzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsu3aty3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vuj8lpsqwj6xfuzp4uw08crwx4nsj9pea4cujuhdfl9sgzgsh2gfjefh5'>nevent1q…efh5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haha, and it&#39;s interesting to see that the only other comment on the original post <a href="https://sauropods.win/<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m72c2pl56u6rkgrdzmktxfd494lfncktm86nts60ncdm34k7xd4qltu75y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gary :party_porg:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m72…u75y</span>)</a></span>/115173033455684520">https://sauropods.win/<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m72c2pl56u6rkgrdzmktxfd494lfncktm86nts60ncdm34k7xd4qltu75y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gary :party_porg:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m72…u75y</span>)</a></span>/115173033455684520</a> says the exact opposite! 🙂<br/>CC <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m72c2pl56u6rkgrdzmktxfd494lfncktm86nts60ncdm34k7xd4qltu75y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gary :party_porg:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m72…u75y</span>)</a></span> 2025-09-09T08:43:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9vuj8lpsqwj6xfuzp4uw08crwx4nsj9pea4cujuhdfl9sgzgsh2gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs3z7d9r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgryzn87968psfppzp58hpgd8vhunng38ht5nn8kvvr46epdvtlcc4r6r2p'>nevent1q…6r2p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very underrated album IMHO. Sounds absolutely stellar, and quite a few of the songs have legs. 2025-09-09T08:42:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr4gzyw7dxqq9ew8l29e4x678hxk6se7cwaejtxm8lu38de9pfekczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsa8nrnl I was just thinking to myself &#34;It would be good if #Mastodon let you follow someone&#39;s original posts without seeing all the stuff they boost, which is not relevant to me&#34;.<br/><br/>Then it occurred to me to look and see if it does ... and it does! Click on the person&#39;s username, then click the three-dots menu near top right of their profile, then choose &#34;Hide boosts from …&#34;<br/><br/>This is a game-changer! 2025-08-28T10:08:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvvszfhpefvayjlj50uvp0g3uf3q5rulw8wmtxfps0gerj7830thczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsryt8j9 WARNING: Science In Progress!<br/><br/>Matt&#39;s staying with me for a few days, and we&#39;re working into the night trying to put a stake through the heart of a long-running project. He just left the room to take a quick break, and I snapped this photo of the work area. We have everything we need! From left to right: beer, Carnegie Diplodocus skeletal reconstructions, 3d prints of brachiosaurid dorsals, chocolate, alligator vertebrae, a shared Google Doc with an in-progress…<br/><br/><a href="http://svpow.com/2025/08/19/warning-science-in-progress/">http://svpow.com/2025/08/19/warning-science-in-progress/</a> 2025-08-19T23:17:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfm2u04vc67968ppgcka6u9jc6gpa4w5thlgkzw6gsn2sfmed736gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgswe20pv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cxrf0k9607jxk2hkr4ktgzgneullstf0fwny08nhgvpl2p0c9yquckty4'>nevent1q…kty4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read some extracts at <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/ufos-pete-way-reflects-on-the-decade-of-decadence-he-spent-with-ozzy-osbourne">https://www.loudersound.com/features/ufos-pete-way-reflects-on-the-decade-of-decadence-he-spent-with-ozzy-osbourne</a> ... TBH I found it all a bit distasteful. I&#39;m much more interested in the music he made! 2025-08-07T10:17:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgmmjg9r26c7jq9u6fn9nntgh0xs5yefdgpepvqsp0wmqd4gm68tqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgshlpjkx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9crm0r4drwc5mt6m304exjuyq0774x4swdjc3qt3wl069ry3yu7gsk85hw'>nevent1q…85hw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, I missed that he&#39;d died. That&#39;s sad. 2025-08-07T09:17:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0p2jt6snx6qvpnv2fn4lam2dm5su0pa2fxddpu2k4muxtfkgym9qzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs7gm2z2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv6mvkm68x2tf4umnjxzh6mxe08sn0y2ewmfjkfv94k6r2sc26qwq5ck48q'>nevent1q…k48q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I actually think this is one of the Beatles&#39; underappreciated albums. It&#39;s so joyful, even in the sad songs. The only blemish, really, is the unnecessary inclusion of Dizzy Miss Lizzy after the perfect ending that Yesterday would have been. 2025-08-06T10:04:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqmkvsud3p3tuuuz4snur4jv00vuj4whjj58sm2lntww4mvusj5gqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgswt9qjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lvfpfn7vw4lkprk42yhdk7xeve5lzuhme5uf9pu6mt0h5apyajcefnt88'>nevent1q…nt88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oooh, tough one. 2025-08-05T07:24:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2jj0lgexn8hdq7mu4nwtuenmswhf5ypmrg9p2msnq5nqmvs34pmgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgser3kch In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdep7rwx4m9mgu34kknt9efjcxna23zp07twlr3p26evy837eys0crqx90e'>nevent1q…x90e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d like to read that article, can you please edit your post to include the full URL? 2025-08-01T09:38:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdg3e8czvfaa76xldddcsxvxwxuug9yfndvu623clwv98v2gpyejszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs7wrqme In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgg0jmggg7wfhd7704e67d5lsuhwmj9naa0yq0wu6jjn9z2mtz6cg5eqy3a'>nevent1q…qy3a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you. 2025-07-08T15:54:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0haxf7w4x4ugl0dcugcv0mdqlwd3qvp2razew9psu6ttfdu7c4fszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgstsf9fq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2thaxwjmm2rneg3k7mhax6laa5tgrdv2tfqvy3kx4azzffkrgwdcm43asp'>nevent1q…3asp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not to argue the core point of this post, but who was murdered? Bastian Obermayer, who broke the news, is still alive; &#34;John Doe&#34;, who supplied the information, remains anonymous, so far as I can gather. 2025-07-08T15:45:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxkwpl0u3w7dnr5ey5pwteg3llegzyhjxppf78adgvxzg7s8pxklszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgskjvrkk The Met Office (UK) invites you to suggest names for future storms. Make your own suggestions at <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names">https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names</a><br/><br/>Here are mine.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/media_attachments/files/114/721/243/270/802/539/original/5fbb42c58a09e5c7.png"> <br/> 2025-06-21T12:01:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst0hq3dc5ewtma022x5lg020dsff8pm6w0jgkm5q9kqmjctep203czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsjg7qq6 In 2013, I co-wrote an article in PLOS ONE on cartilage in the necks of sauropods. The URL was <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078214">http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078214</a> so of course I used that as the link in my online CV, blog posts, my IR, and so on.<br/><br/>Now I find that this link no longer works.<br/><br/>PLOS has broken its links.<br/><br/>I have no words for this level of incompetence. Do I REALLY need to link to <a href="https://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI">https://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI</a> yet AGAIN?<br/><br/>CC <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cgwxrclznhlj9l40aqnmcadc45r88w76eyaz2tek0hh9a8dfqyrq9rrh79" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PLOS :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cgw…rh79</span>)</a></span> 2025-06-20T07:11:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9cdhu2msg529hcqtg4pau808axl3wufhwhs5d3nqgmp9xd2thvrszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsxe2mms It&#39;s astonishing that Scientific American is having to publish an article on How Not To Be Killed By The Police, but here it is: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-protect-yourself-during-protests/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-protect-yourself-during-protests/</a> 2025-06-11T12:46:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvdthunuugdspz6swp0ewx49m76spqqmakfx6zwvgr20plfdzjgpczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgskza2qz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpypdh6hsrcdp0ttepyddu5pr6j2m99ts4adlsqw3llarxewstzsdqqakg'>nevent1q…qakg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep. 2025-05-20T12:04:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ehay23n2quu2l2cdx48vg949dckn5qcvftunm36s6jdgwz97yyszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsxjkck8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy53nxtry7cqydm56pfu53e3l8pte2zz69ucwywj7dp4rtd8fgddqcgr2uy'>nevent1q…r2uy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What I&#39;ve noticed that Konate, when playing along side VVD, looks like a world beater. And Quansah, when playing along side VVD, looks like a world beater. Also, Gomez, when playing along side VVD, looks like a world beater. I keep thinking there must be some common factor. 2025-05-20T11:57:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsydn7047plusnzawauzlt53swc5kadqev4q9rnnznnwav0sjdznfgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsfz2zr4 &#34;I&#39;ve long maintained that the threat from AI to workers isn&#39;t that AI can do your job - it&#39;s that an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that *can&#39;t* do your job.&#34;<br/>— Cory Doctorow at <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114466666309059661">https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114466666309059661</a> 2025-05-07T14:37:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsres0ge0lf0v6264qseapucugd2avpthj8r3d3dys7ftergauju6szypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs2fz3yu The Royal Society is dead<br/><br/>A few months ago, Dorothy Bishop resigned her fellowship in the Royal Society in protest at Elon Musk&#39;s continuing fellowship. This was a highly principled stand. Eight weeks ago, Steven Curry wrote an open letter to the President of the Royal Society asking him to explain how Musk&#39;s activities and pronouncements can be considered compatible with the Society&#39;s code of conduct.<br/><br/><a href="http://svpow.com/2025/04/04/the-royal-society-is-dead/">http://svpow.com/2025/04/04/the-royal-society-is-dead/</a> 2025-04-04T05:57:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstt0derhnuactpa9uq3ae95e6kqwhjsfrhe9z68d464juaazq3v5szypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsuqvpyj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr32wgpflr6nlnmgl34xspvfx7w9l4fu9l8cxl89r9wcse3379gmgw565cp'>nevent1q…65cp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The #RoyalSociety is dead in the water. Three hundred and sixty-five years of history, and it&#39;s ended it as a beard for a facist. What an utterly utterly shameful end for a once-great society. 2025-03-27T23:43:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxpcne8jk55h6q9s5n2ylp0dn6ep3kppcw0e0srxfxg2ltnvhnw2szypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsk87yj4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs990esfzzlpajg593dcamw0d8vjs60twgp7d5l6uvr9u2kmskc9dqkvmers'>nevent1q…mers</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What does &#34;Neptune&#34; mean in this context? 2025-03-05T20:57:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxyv52r32dxlm2fr7pmgz07aqd8x629nq37pe5ypng7w0jvf407sgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsw55trt If Google had engineered a take-over of the Mozilla Foundation, what would they be doing differently from what the Mozilla Foundation is doing now anyway? (Layoffs, ubiquitous &#34;AI&#34;, introducing adverts, removing privacy clauses from their docs).<br/><br/>Time for a new custodian organization for this code-base.<br/><br/>#mozilla #enshittification 2025-02-28T11:10:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxfpu6rqljq24z50yj8yz9lep87ec3rdk8sgflsh7es79u9dy7tsszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsq3v3em In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdaugjjlsecc350xnsmm9wy34fzeuxmhs23ue7e3l3r0srr4r095qcfyjj3'>nevent1q…yjj3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. But that&#39;s a bit like saying Covid is better than cancer. 2025-02-28T10:59:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd2ww09faq0j20mf9c387h52wl4d4hl85wgvzatzfw44r4yfxqvpgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs4lttkm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5rg65e4lmee4fyx2v4rzar5msk3k894q2tvduke8qacdv74c9fgfm34yp'>nevent1q…34yp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is so true, and seems to be a repeating pattern. Someone ought to analyse it. 2025-02-25T09:56:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswm6a4vmyuy34e0grvamzwmqtp3e4zefwezscxnwhlmukxwne4lyszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsrw9tur Jones could have had a straight red there.<br/><br/>#LFC 2025-02-12T20:55:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfga0794aj524acgzt3jgafmdrf0ah02st7augd9qqjh62p6trr0czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsenxgcu At first, I thought Trump&#39;s new Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs could not possibly have said what was being attributed to him.<br/><br/>Then I found his actual tweet. It&#39;s true.<br/><a href="https://x.com/DarrenJBeattie/status/1842239185203151053">https://x.com/DarrenJBeattie/status/1842239185203151053</a><br/><br/>&#34;Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work.&#34;<br/><br/>i cant even 2025-02-04T12:21:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg59k03knyd7xhky6qwyk9l8gjmg7fz5xpp8pynhwyyz9y3mfkmcczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsym9jkf <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/media_attachments/files/113/877/770/047/972/386/original/24551c2b4e73c6dc.png"> <br/> 2025-01-23T12:54:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdlukk3hjvduulcwly38s0ssagu770kxvukxjcwc9jh7jk35wzu9gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs3ksrze In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspun95axr4y88794k54s5t8es8wzxzxylvd3gpnkk2y7pksaethuc9k6cv7'>nevent1q…6cv7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>s/weird/wield? 2025-01-17T14:40:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx9hzwhdjf469euez3gvzm6749f0hqgt9jm985hz6zemsr2p2g99gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgspy3yqv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwgy9d0vj4hrtztxszpkch0dzp6r7p87tnd3w6qmgevgf7e462csw5u84f'>nevent1q…u84f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One important reason is that the very very rich people control the media. 2025-01-16T16:03:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8xagqtswxje9d4q08av76hne05ppfft68wxswcjdrm2822hsx2aqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsee4lsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9s25c922786ngkjp47pm5hd5hav2nhts8t2urycj69h4khpy5luc35tjy7'>nevent1q…tjy7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are not many things that would turn me away from the club I&#39;ve loved for 48 years, but I would drop them like a hot rock is this happened. 2025-01-07T16:33:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs929znjssge57nsqcjzzam9m0d3vszhtlukmkupeu5uqajv09lm5qzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgszlp9c3 &#34;The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) calls for action to specify a minimum marriage age of 18. While 186 of 193 countries have ratified the CEDAW treaty, the United States shamefully remains as one of only seven countries that has to date refused to ratify it. We join Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Nauru, Palau, and Tonga on this indefensible list.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/america-has-a-child-marriage-epidemicand">https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/america-has-a-child-marriage-epidemicand</a> 2025-01-01T11:07:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs03q29xx3gf92amdjekkg49malfa5qp2vlm7yqy2a3dgevunflt7czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs3gdghp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5ujqs3ds0gmdmgufdnh8ujeheq0n6p7zt4jg70smw8edzpf4cfsrcgt5y'>nevent1q…gt5y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Some of the most prominent AI tools will not give citations and links, even on request, when we know they&#39;ve trained on copyrighted content.&#34;<br/><br/>LLM&#39;s *cannot * do this. They don&#39;t have information about where any of their sequences of words come from. By the time they&#39;re wandering through their high-dimensional semantic spaces, the sources of individual facts are long forgotte. 2024-12-23T23:30:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxz6t9z8vqmfqjgh3v8ykrpalm4mke9q9vyq6g3y0gvx2686m4p5czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs8yd63p &#34;Google quietly introduced a new Google Labs AI search engine called Learn About that completely reimagines search [...] This new way of exploring content uses drill-down navigational menus called Interactive Lists and if the user scrolls down far enough they will eventually find links to human created content.&#34;<br/><br/>Awesome!<br/><br/>That sounds like EXACTLY the opposite of what I want when I&#39;m searching.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-ai-search-experiment-learn-about/532840/">https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-ai-search-experiment-learn-about/532840/</a> 2024-12-22T10:27:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2qakwr8hxgj2yqzdg2nz83pwxj286jht9pe93jvd7vdp7y5njk2gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsxn8evu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90pp5u06ntkl4ujsjnpd5e0yk4e8hwchspdvg30a2kdkh0rztlegsg5sa6'>nevent1q…5sa6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Founded in 1660 by, among others, the architect Christopher Wren, the Royal Society’s Fellows have included Isaac Newton (elected in 1572)&#34;<br/><br/>Chronological anomaly there! Wikipedia says 1672. 2024-12-14T17:24:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs22urp2y8f7h9z0y0qryu3qcxyq8vk4wy0cd4urqqurkg4z6y8jkgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs5cvpj9 &#34;Why are we paying so much attention to Silicon Valley pump-and-dumps and ignoring all this incredible, potentially planet-saving, real innovation?&#34;<br/>— <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> at <a href="https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-05-30-posiwid-social-cost-of-carbon-ea59fe4ba150">https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-05-30-posiwid-social-cost-of-carbon-ea59fe4ba150</a> 2024-12-06T23:13:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqgn5jkzrj6s4mvyd2njmyd48yhxpld6q3u2xzm52yqqhx8gfwxqgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs8703yq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspa479kq7gujpe4dq64ga2gc5zu864zy9m5zt6gws779msxf7kg8c3y0xrl'>nevent1q…0xrl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;I feel like the discerning people of Mastodon will appreciate this photo a bit more than the more &#34;in your face&#34; crown over at Instagram! &#34;<br/><br/>Ah, such shameless playing to the crowd 🙂 2024-12-05T13:11:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvt7um044ntpr5pr6qnv446ace2pkdf6xn7qne7d3apup7jv69ccszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgswcqvcq In which Dorothy Bishop FRS resigns her fellowship of the Royal Society in response to its abject failure to expel Elon Musk despite his numerous and egregious violations of the society&#39;s Code of Conduct. Congratulations to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vtpx2xv9v7a9jn879c8vsfysldl78l35mpvg3n853qjcqrg9nkdsue9ma5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dorothy Bishop</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vtp…9ma5</span>)</a></span> on her integrity and courage. Let&#39;s hope others follow her example.<br/><a href="https://deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-i-have-resigned-from-royal-society.html">https://deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-i-have-resigned-from-royal-society.html</a> 2024-11-25T11:06:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfdx8ysy7g3tap80fy84y4xx9q45eyt2tgny0mp957wrkk6xev93szypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs9rpdya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jl2kfmhzgs8956wtlgu8v70r4t8800yvn4vhffdxvx2ssd35gjq4secjd'>nevent1q…ecjd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This sounds like something you might know about? 2024-11-23T20:22:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqqhg6v67ddq7w996zfpmrys4nrjka3tzmt0cp4mz0ld4dzjs2y2czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs4em6sn <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18crpzdmlcdhcr43hyu8ex8ymgasam0a364qe6g3hucenjvw5q7vspuak0z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>hallenbeck</span> (<span class="italic">npub18cr…ak0z</span>)</a></span> Great work today! Thank you so much 🙂 2024-11-23T20:11:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqy47rkyjp6700vwwamfnfsd0j7dv5ays2lc9fhlrrenllpkk8k3qzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgspj39uj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzy82y8hdy7ch5dyqn7e3f53drz64xch8y3m5pugtllscvh03q7s3v4e9e'>nevent1q…4e9e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Among the many, many parts of all this that i don&#39;t understand, is:<br/><br/>How did ANY woman, anywhere, vote for Trump?<br/><br/>(Or any man, but that&#39;s a separate question.) 2024-11-23T18:31:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsve08p89q6sl9c49jeumkuaq8dmkha2ny8azmuvgf7xm3m2vgm0eqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs2jkxcj New on The Reinvigorated Programmer: C. S. Lewis on the 2024 American election<br/><a href="https://reprog.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/c-s-lewis-on-the-2024-american-election/">https://reprog.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/c-s-lewis-on-the-2024-american-election/</a> 2024-11-06T10:38:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqwzzqa8afayr8cazwmt2rz6dlutes53dpdyjuunyuekderv9yurqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs9p8zna In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr20le955ck7ndazaalyqytfn03pz266pv4lx2l94ynylhumy5eygccnkgz'>nevent1q…nkgz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, those are some excellent underlying numbers — I&#39;d not realised how strong your performances have been. Top four competition looks to be very strong this year. 2024-11-03T21:12:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0jynw5n2msy278zj9hxljz00qtmjmhm4qn4eq50azt3xqv86nz2czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgspn7rx3 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18crpzdmlcdhcr43hyu8ex8ymgasam0a364qe6g3hucenjvw5q7vspuak0z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>hallenbeck</span> (<span class="italic">npub18cr…ak0z</span>)</a></span> I bet you enjoyed that one! 2024-11-03T16:32:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq6he33v7d85qagtf9ee63577hlj7fukyvam2sm7v5v04xalustagzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgspmvkm2 This talk by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> is long (49m49s) but 100% worth your while. It explains exactly why the Internet of 2024 is so terrible, what factors prevented it from being like this until recently, and what levers we can and must pull to build something better. It&#39;s also hella entertaining.<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EmstuO0Em8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EmstuO0Em8</a> 2024-10-25T12:36:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2cqlk70nj2zf6zz4zxf7zx7xrcgtxd30ztz062sn4levxc5snseszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs9jcjr0 #Help me identify this #endocast! Please boost for coverage.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/media_attachments/files/113/312/269/481/026/551/original/42db3c49e6cf08b8.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-15T16:00:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv550xlj2ppcc4yzmprq77lc6fdaldx2hmp48rwlavnq9hayt69cczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs92zeym Yahoo Finance says that Twitter&#39;s revenue has dropped by 84% since Elon Musk took over. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitters-revenue-collapses-84-tesla-171535190.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitters-revenue-collapses-84-tesla-171535190.html</a><br/><br/>84%! It&#39;s bringing less than one sixth of what it did pre-takeover!<br/><br/>That&#39;s one stable genius, right there. 2024-10-13T05:22:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2khkj5exmdypk6rpcsguwhx7nwzzcvy0p3l8dzcrssxkwku89x5qzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsgw7sdr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv6aaym6308kund9g0fapevdcw03kpnf8lmsydqyesx70kzmxra5c3p0es6'>nevent1q…0es6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d agree with all of that. The most impressive thing to me is that after the horrible horrible home defeat to Nottingham Forest, #LFC just carried on as though nothing had happened.<br/><br/>(Like all decent folks, I am now supporting Fulham.) 2024-10-05T14:13:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszpy9ljhmhmt68uqrnxvaguvrwjuaz3uy7vdmzzy86ew3p63vusxgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs3lpkdn &#34;If I were to categorize programming languages like art movements, there would be mid-century utilitarianism (Fortran, COBOL), high-theory formalism (Haskell, Agda), Americorporate pragmatism (C#, Java), grassroots communitarianism (Python, Ruby), and esoteric hedonism (Befunge, Brainfuck). And I’d say Go, often described as “C for the 21st century,” represents neoclassicism: not so much a revolution as a throwback.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/attention-spoiled-software-engineers-take-a-lesson-from-googles-programming-language/">https://www.wired.com/story/attention-spoiled-software-engineers-take-a-lesson-from-googles-programming-language/</a> 2024-09-26T09:29:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf6ldgfdplvfu67nhsxsv5reekzn6jum6qxr8d3qsemq7skpmwsmgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgssurxuc Just stumbled across this on one of my old blog-posts.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/media_attachments/files/113/114/959/035/402/800/original/e0125566448fffe7.png"> <br/> 2024-09-10T19:42:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstf9nq62x8j99ns4evqqhwl06wd85s3deus2ufjgtwhn7p3m7eqmqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs3v5k46 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz7y9l4uqrscsyh96guc5h5dn549sr40tgr3qxzycvfjstngujrdcr82xvt'>nevent1q…2xvt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I understand that reasoning. But don&#39;t you think it&#39;s more important that people&#39;s first thought on seeing the badge will by &#34;Oh no, something&#39;s wrong!&#34;?<br/><br/>That&#39;s especially true when, as at <a href="https://github.com/openlibraryenvironment/categorical-logger/">https://github.com/openlibraryenvironment/categorical-logger/</a> , it&#39;s the only badge. 2024-09-06T16:31:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs257xl4vsp5jx47aue6qc6xugec0u6pn4er24ddlul89ttntmndxgzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsa64mvh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9lq3ylcwf5vffqknptturk9ppc2tqngmmndaqmrh7vvekzd6phjsfvf23f'>nevent1q…f23f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, and one more: the logo at <a href="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c37db4fac2461d31a3ddce4d7d369f61850ffe08178fd7f8829c6b640241bafe/68747470733a2f2f30646570656e64656e636965732e6465762f30646570656e64656e636965732e737667">https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c37db4fac2461d31a3ddce4d7d369f61850ffe08178fd7f8829c6b640241bafe/68747470733a2f2f30646570656e64656e636965732e6465762f30646570656e64656e636965732e737667</a> is rather alarming because it&#39;s red, which means danger. Dhn&#39;t you think green-for-go would be better? 2024-09-06T08:16:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9lq3ylcwf5vffqknptturk9ppc2tqngmmndaqmrh7vvekzd6phjszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgspck4ys In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9ydkn2muz00etz7s00yz2ckynnmzs54a5rp4ewr00xwxhmxe6mqh9dlnd'>nevent1q…dlnd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like this a lot. Two things.<br/><br/>1. Why not add a link to that page, pointing at one of the many excellent reduce-your-dependencies posts, such as your own <a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/09/04/0dependencies">https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/09/04/0dependencies</a> ?<br/><br/>2. I added this to one of my projects <a href="https://github.com/MikeTaylor/catlogger">https://github.com/MikeTaylor/catlogger</a> — then realised I have a dependency used only by tests. Does that count? Your page should probably be explicit about that, one way or the other. 2024-09-06T08:13:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9atk2zrsghhgz7dvz4qqd4ma3rvv6l3emy4jd9y623kscp3cagkqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsjyruzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqyggg8m8uke7djdjteye4juf3n5fsr4999lsdvyp7alqscg99c3ggz7hnt'>nevent1q…7hnt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s also a lame response. I am against war, and I don&#39;t consider it a slam-dunk response for someone to tell me &#34;War is not going away&#34;. 2024-09-04T13:21:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs82uehw66e2gtjedy7ayayfd629srp6nl63wyx09are9nq843wa0gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgswaku4x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghmvsaum8km44jcctkn035ptu3zxdrn089me79v92pke7cf0qmgcjawn3y'>nevent1q…wn3y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you&#39;re interested in other clubs, I found that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18crpzdmlcdhcr43hyu8ex8ymgasam0a364qe6g3hucenjvw5q7vspuak0z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>hallenbeck</span> (<span class="italic">npub18cr…ak0z</span>)</a></span> had a lot of interesting things to say about #Spurs 2024-08-31T08:08:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspv06a5qv9wuglzr9ezywcc7efy59c7cfv8s469290wp88mjmk6lczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgssvm74j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mv6nkysl7aekdtn2m6rn4rxm73m6nzwft6zhzmeuplflqk3d4acrnt2aj'>nevent1q…t2aj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(And, needless to say, #LFC is where all the fun is.) 2024-08-30T23:38:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0xrzanhk4hc9sj0e0clltr8lkavwr2hf3sjerf5h77t8xpea3tdqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs3khdgn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpxapzdghzrdwu5dd0x7qcthmflwd8p6c0jau0kpf3vugz3auenss9jhut'>nevent1q…jhut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can try #MastodonFC 2024-08-30T23:35:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqqhuw9hgrn2e0zrav83yvj6mtvgl34fp9r63txuycnh8pm50hnmqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsuyx4ae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2mzesd9xeu5e7xctxwx6yl4vgz6xs78glmksrj749vdrvz07r4g2jws9e'>nevent1q…ws9e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is this relevant to you <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1k79wnpksqxmm6vjc837z80t4dc6cd2xu4wyxn5phkql854cpsxcq7utp5x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jason Scott</span> (<span class="italic">npub1k79…tp5x</span>)</a></span> ? 2024-08-29T13:04:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrl4s27u0466qnja5atapymztcwafdll6nmj989e5p8w3d37lsmtqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs70ex7j One feature I would like to see on a mobile phone is physical switches to disable to microphone and camera, so that you&#39;re not dependent of the promises of software not to abuse them. (Yes, the camera is easy to do using a bit of tape; the mic is harder.) 2024-08-27T10:51:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2tt8wya3es59chavgm63vqjafpenpe45wmvr7lnl26wa52d22rcczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs4x4n03 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qcxpmstd8hc60ht55q9nwg70zsv76jeeptpzzpzqxuyr8xm70jqrtpt5e'>nevent1q…pt5e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, the password reset email from my long-dormant OSM account never arrived. I&#39;ll probably try again. 2024-08-19T15:59:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz73lauz8nea2duz0ut7j48cnkr68ta8t8nrhqupjqpa09fhqppcszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs9zmewh Is there a free-as-in-freedom alternative to the #GoogleMaps app? Something using the #OpenStreetMap data would be ideal.<br/><br/>UPDATE. I&#39;ve installed Organic Maps. Disappointing start, it can&#39;t find my own home when when given the full address. (Waze got it from the first word of the name, no doubt helped by the GPS; but GPS is on for Organic, too.) 2024-08-19T14:43:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0jy3qd4wxfq9x4g3kjgd8nr343cp22v0zcs7yparqpmj3tacledszypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgspz9lsd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzurlg287e2p7wm8qa0cr4856e6nxj9z3ftv7v89hkvl6cxcklgs7ajugj'>nevent1q…jugj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes! Quite a few posts are there, and on SV-POW!, primarily to *I* will be able to find them when I need them. Case in point: <a href="https://svpow.com/2024/08/12/tutorial-44-how-to-avoid-using-a-preoccupied-name-for-your-new-genus/">https://svpow.com/2024/08/12/tutorial-44-how-to-avoid-using-a-preoccupied-name-for-your-new-genus/</a> 2024-08-14T13:51:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvyza3cscxwa4scnxeng2tf9hqthcsu78j0a2hgkwh4upz074qtjczypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsqd5kft In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ylsq62v05meuzqmk0zvlhycq8y5m9jymzqvehs7l8q5ktr2qg5g96mcet'>nevent1q…mcet</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Definitely worth trying. I&#39;ve done my recipe in others&#39; ovens from time to time, and while it takes longer and doesn&#39;t come out quite as well, it&#39;s still really good.<br/><br/>Recipe here if you want it: <a href="https://reprog.wordpress.com/2020/05/08/making-pizza-from-scratch/">https://reprog.wordpress.com/2020/05/08/making-pizza-from-scratch/</a><br/><br/>(Also: note how butt-ugly my first attempt was. I got better really quickly, and I bet you will, too.) 2024-08-14T13:05:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswh8hh59u4qhjgafetfdyen2h9n5fvt7rj6mnfr80v5rtxq64636gzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgsratqvc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspuzkqjv9u023nyc679sp69exafuu9dtwjc24a53u0szwmucyms9c4kekrk'>nevent1q…ekrk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nope, just a regular domestic oven on its highest setting. (I suspect it&#39;s hotter than most domestic ovens, though, as the heating element cracked a few years ago and has been replaced by one that I think can use more power.) 2024-08-14T12:55:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswyk4wxtkeayvfah7w38ye65l3ph5wr55jcngrhschq9va93c8x8czypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgs77f6em New on The Reinvigorated Programmer: Some of my best work (really just a photo of a pizza I made last night).<br/><a href="https://reprog.wordpress.com/2024/08/14/some-of-my-best-work/">https://reprog.wordpress.com/2024/08/14/some-of-my-best-work/</a> 2024-08-14T12:35:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs26s2d520shw45kcsjzv5dmtz4l0hks75vdj92lw0x94pszrdnweqzypnhra60erdt34q5lzjglr7z7dh4yrnqzxp8yyysxwh65jkh9exgshgunjh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspyueqzrvyw8su0dqu0c7lycqwkhznnzlandt35mmknjmkn2tla2q2pe30h'>nevent1q…e30h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These look great! How did you get them manufactured? 2024-08-10T14:15:36Z