@ehashman @needle@weirder.earth planet money covered this pretty well, not too long ago: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled
@dos @holypangolin followed! a mastodon link on holypangolin.itch.io would also be handy to know of the fediverse presence (currently just mentions fb and twitter)
Evidence that you are a fictional character: / 1. Regular and implausible outlandish coincidences / 2. Obvious plot holes in the worldbuilding / 3. Unusual gaps in your memory, as if periods of low narrative interest were "timeskipped" / 4. Branded or trademarked items in the environment seem lazy, hastily constructed or self-parodic, such as a social network whose posts are called "toots"
@brennen it's not paranoia if it's true...
@mhoye are you sure? "keeping" implies "was at least once"
@brennen quite some overlap with HAM radio operators
@cincodenada @brennen I have a similar memory... Istr it being very large inside. Perhaps this is a berenstein/berenstain thing
A #library is a great example of an institution where humans collaborate with each other for motives beyond profit. It is a place where it is easy for everyone to understand how our relationships with strangers can be more than mere commercial transactions.
A library is, in a way, an #anarchist space dedicated to knowledge.
It has rules and we observe them out of respect, not fear.
It has experts whose authority is not arbitrary, but knowledge based.
A library is a sanctuary from capitalism.
@servingworlds @gnomon @dfraser @mhoye Snikket.
Also waiting for Matrix to be less painful to use.
Just tested: The #SteamDeck actually serves as a pretty decent development system when I don't want to bring an additional notebook.
(Nothing here is particularly unexpected ofc. The deck is a powerful PC running linux. So its basically what I daily drive, with a smaller screen. Git came preinstalled, AS worked out of the box installed from the tarball from the android site.)
#Nitter is an AGPLv3 licensed #Twitter frontend with all the features of the default site -- but more importantly -- it returns all of the freedom that Twitter's nonfree JavaScript takes away from you. Try it out! https://nitter.net
I doubt anyone from @PINE64 is listening but now that the iPod Touch is being discoed I would love a device to replace it-- small, wifi only/no cell, camera, etc. Listen to music, use as a mobile device, take pictures. That's kind of all I need. I can tether to a phone if I need to. There was talk about a similar device a while back but it sounds like it got ditched, maybe the demise of the Touch is enough to revisit it?
First longer ride with #jazda. Impressions:
- I need to show battery level. I don't know if it was fully charged
- it survived the entire ride
- it shut off after I got back, after almost 5 hours with GPS on
- when the wind is blowing, I'm going way slower than I thought :S
Total lunar eclipse this Sunday! Here's some info and a map so you can see if it's visible in your area:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-may-16
Still wondering what my secret project is?
An #opensource bike computer.
After weeks of working behind the scenes, today the first functional prototype was tested on the road. Hello world!
Check out https://jazda.org if you want a prototype too.
@Developmentdoc "I use a niche alternative client that the vast majority cannot use, so it's possible in a very slender way to not be manipulated by the system" is a pretty poor argument.