John Sullivan @johns@librem.one
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
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I don't think enough biology teachers explain that, for the rest of his life, whenever he heard a bell ring Ivan Pavlov felt the urge to give a dog a biscuit
@shauna Maybe you've already ruled it out as a cause, but headaches could also mean needing more protein/carbs/fibre pre-workout.
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The German language is actually quite veggie:
Da haben wir den Salat (There we have the salad) = What a mess!
Gurkentruppe (cucumber troop) = bad team
Tomaten auf den Augen (tomatoes on the eyes) = blinded
Bohnenstange (bean stick) = tall person
Spargel (asparagus) = thin person
Erbsenzähler (pea counter) = nitpicker
Interessiert mich nicht die Bohne (I'm not interested a bean)= I don't care at all
wie Kraut und Rüben (like cabbage and turnips) = messy
Enjoy our langveg!
I've received many fortune cookies with no fortune in them over the years. But tonight for the first time, I received a fortune cookie wrapper/packet, fully sealed and inflated with air, with no fortune cookie (or fortune) at all inside. I think maybe I got Nietzsche's order by mistake.
@pikurasa It is a very deep dive on just a couple of characters, which I have mixed feelings about. But, it is a lot of very timely stuff about AI, and I am very curious how all this background might pay off in the rest of the series -- so, do recommend. I think I'm about 3/4s done.
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I'm stoked to be helping out with the "FOSS For Education" track for #FOSSY, a free and open source software conference hosted in Portland this July by @conservancy
Let's get a variety of perspectives to be present and seen. Go for it and submit a proposal. :)
About the "FOSS For Education" track: https://2023.fossy.us/pages/tracks/#education
Call for Proposals: https://2023.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
General FOSSY info: https://2023.fossy.us/
#foss #teacher #education #edtech #highered #k12 #oer23 #openeducation #oer
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OH: move slow, fix things
I appreciate the warning on Colorverse NASA Blue ink: "Avoid direct sunlight; keep out of children." Okay! #fountainpens
“You can no more keep a Martini in the refrigerator than you can keep a kiss there.” --Bernard DeVoto, "The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto" #cocktails #quotes
Disappointing, and a reminder that I don't actually know what a monopoly is (clearly not a "know it when I see it" situation): https://www.engadget.com/apple-wins-appeals-court-ruling-against-epic-games-191331514.html -- but hopefully irrelevant anyway, with other forces (EU) pushing Apple to allow users to install software from outside the App Store. iF-Droid? #apple #iphone #fdroid
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Congrats to @highvoltage on being re-elected DPL!
What an encouraging story -- university students in Lithuania push back against proprietary 2FA requirement and win: https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230418-01.en.html
Paid $10 today to send a 4 page FAX.
@calculastrology I am not, but I considered pretending that I am because that is cool.
@jay @bergmayer @mattl (originator of libre.fm) has ideas about doing more with it but for some reason his replies aren't showing up here -- maybe message him directly if interested
@jamesvasile Am I desperate enough to do that? I might be..
@esther Very much agree, and I thought food might be a useful metaphor / analogy: https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2016/spring/you-are-what-you-run
@mjg59 Just waiting for the announcement of the addition of "Cine"
@bergmayer libre.fm is also cool.
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
