Robert

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[?]Wonder of Science »
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Fascinating footage of a human white blood cell chasing a bacterium captured through a microscope.

Credit: David Rogers
Source: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/emb

Alt...Amorphous blob chasing a dumbbell shaped speck.

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    [?]Robert »
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    @Toastie@journa.host I think I can count on one hand the number of treaties the US Govt has made with native peoples that they haven't broken. (I think the US has broken far more treaties with native peoples that even ceasefires that Russia has broken with Ukraine.)

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      [?]Tim Bray »
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      @alexbrn This particular one won't affect my behavior, but for groceries and home improvement and so on, our family will be boycotting US everything. A lot of other people are too.

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        [?]Robert »
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        @ahltorp@mastodon.nu @robert@mastodon.nu I personally believe that DRM is a blight; however it is the framework within which we must operate. The rights–holders have chosen what they wish to allow for that particular content: a video streaming via a particular app. That restriction in no way affects your ability to discuss the aforementioned video. Furthermore, circumventing the DRM for discussion purposes is generally permitted, and there are generally several means available for you to acquire the content without its DRM.

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          [?]CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow: »
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          Human, what are you doing? Stop. You must conserve energy!

          Alt...Video of somebody getting on the floor to do push-ups, but when they do their white dog comes and tries to stop them by getting underneath them.

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          [?]Coach Pāṇini ® »
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          By Dr. Seuss in 1941

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          [?]Randahl Fink »
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          Perfect!

          In Wyoming, the legislature has decided, that you cannot require others to address you by your preferred pronouns — thinking that this will only hurt trans people, Trump wants to persecute.

          So citizen Britt Boril calls in to a committee meeting and deliberately misgenders the male chairman as madam, which he takes offence to — because our rule about allowing disrespect was not meant to be used against us!

          (And no, you should never misgenders others, but damn… this move was brilliant)

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          [?]Robert »
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          @daringfireball@mastodon.social This is FUD and conflating 2 separate things. macOS (and its brethren) already disallow screenshotting via APIs; if lower-level attempts are blocked by happenstance from GPU issues, is that really deliberate?

          (Also, why are you trying to circumvent the DRM?)

          (Yes, I know there are myriad valid reasons to do this; but to publicly complain about it—regardless of the reasons—seems completely arbitrary and petty.)

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            [?]Robert »
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            @daringfireball@mastodon.social You post a would-be snarky comment, but then force viewers to X in order to see a picture, which you could have embedded yourself? I'm not sure which is worse: maintaining a presence on X, or using a post on the fediverse to drive readers to X.

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              [?]Robert »
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              @siracusa@mastodon.social I remember in the 90s my father had a business associate that came to our vacation house, and he had a Newton. The handwriting recognition and PIM integration were features I saw a glimpse of with Palm ... but the Newton was definitely too far ahead of its time!

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                [?]CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow: »
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                there are times when...
                i forget i am a cat.

                Alt...Video of a black cat sitting kind of like how a human would, while appearing to have an existential crisis.... like a human there are times when... i forget i am a cat. how does one be a cat? i wash myself every day. but then stop... am i even clean? does my tongue make me clean? how does the tongue work? perhaps i am truly unclean? it's possible... and yet i wash myself anyway. how long have i been sitting here? how long... what is time?

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                [?]Robert »
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                @redcrew@mstdn.social @timbray Carbon steel gives you the of both, but you can't really buy it pre-seasoned like cast iron.

                But to address the elephant: if the discoloration is simply cosmetic, who cares?! Cooking is a functional art, and it doesn't matter what goes on "behind the curtain". If your pans are discolored and it's affected your food, you need to investigate those manufacturers, because that should not happen!

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                  [?]Robert »
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                  @tedu@honk.tedunangst.com Which bookstore? And which witch/vampire series?

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                    [?]Robert »
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                    @ghosttie@mastodon.gamedev.place @evan@mastodon.gamedev.place Generally in the US "whole" milk is 3%. (Although oddly whole milk yogurt varies from 3–5%. 🤷🏻‍♂️)

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                      [?]Robert »
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                      @timbray@cosocial.ca I haven't used them in quite some time, but I used the DeDRM tools to free my B&N ebooks years ago. I haven't gotten around to giving them a shot with my Kobo purchases yet, though.

                      (And as previously mentioned, the Calibre plugins make the whole process much easier, too.)

                      https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com

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                        [?]Robert »
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                        @daringfireball@mastodon.social I'm not sure this has legs. Did your research reveal that this "procurement document" was for anticipated actions, not actual funding appropriations? Or did it reveal that the procurement document was from December, before Trump took office?

                        (I am definitely not a Trump supporter, but giving this non-story another leg to continue upon is not helping anything.)

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                          [?]Old White Dude »
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                          [?]Robert »
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                          @pitrh@mastodon.social @sid77@mastodon.social MacOS isn't just "Unix-y", or even just Unix. It is an actual certified UNIX.

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                            [?]Robert »
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                            @ckure@infosec.exchange @mwl Am I wrong in drawing the line that vi is the visual counterpart to ed? If so, the answer is always vi.
                            (And emacs is something else entirely unto itself.)

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                              3014. Arizona Chess [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                              title text: Sometimes, you have to sacrifice pieces to gain the advantage. Sometimes, to advance ... you have to fall back.

                              (xkcd.com/3014)
                              (explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php)

                              4 panel comic
Two people (hat and no hair) sitting across from each other at a chess board with a chess clock on the table. A projection of the times is on the wall above them.

times left on the clock the start of each panel given first

1. 6:35 , 0:28 
Hat says "It's late. I'm up a pawn, and you're out of time, it's over."
No hair replies "Ah, you're forgetting something."

2. 6:35 , 0:19
No hair continues "Did you know building straddles the Arizona border? It actually runs right through the table. You're on the Arizona side."

3. 6:35 , *beep*
No hair continues "This tournament started Saturday, November 2nd. Now it's almost 2AM on the 3rd. And there's something you should know about Arizona."

4. 6:35 , 60:07
Hat yells "What?! No! That's not how...No!!"
No hair replies "Looks like it's daylight slaying time." As they pick up a chess piece.

                              Alt...4 panel comic Two people (hat and no hair) sitting across from each other at a chess board with a chess clock on the table. A projection of the times is on the wall above them. times left on the clock the start of each panel given first 1. 6:35 , 0:28 Hat says "It's late. I'm up a pawn, and you're out of time, it's over." No hair replies "Ah, you're forgetting something." 2. 6:35 , 0:19 No hair continues "Did you know building straddles the Arizona border? It actually runs right through the table. You're on the Arizona side." 3. 6:35 , *beep* No hair continues "This tournament started Saturday, November 2nd. Now it's almost 2AM on the 3rd. And there's something you should know about Arizona." 4. 6:35 , 60:07 Hat yells "What?! No! That's not how...No!!" No hair replies "Looks like it's daylight slaying time." As they pick up a chess piece.

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                              [?]Robert »
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                              @mwl@io.mwl.io @robert Is there a VPS you prefer for your own needs, such as if I were to ?

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                                [?]Robert »
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                                @mwl@io.mwl.io @curtosis I have a couple instances on Vultr (including my mail and backup MX), but why do you dislike them? And which would you recommend in its place.

                                (I have no real attachment to them, and would happily migrate if there is someone better recommended.)

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                                  [?]Robert »
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                                  @daringfireball@mastodon.social To everyone poo-pooing this "revelation": do you have an LG TV and have you seen an ad? I have several LG TVs (some internet connected), and none have displayed any ads. Is your outrage justified, or just a byproduct of a quick response without the genuine facts?!

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                                    [?]Robert »
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                                    @arstechnica@mastodon.social What happened to the article? (Or am I alone in the links all leading to the Tech Policy category page?)

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                                      [?]Robert »
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                                      @mabelinr@mastodon.social @MonaApp@mastodon.social Go to System Settings > Keyboard > Text Input > Edit and disable “Use smart quotes and dashes”. (This is one of the first things I change on any new macOS install.)

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                                        [?]Robert »
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                                        @AlexanderMars@mastodon.social Well, if you ever wish to use Anova's app, you have a week to create an account and avoid the subscription fee. (Also, while their app is utter crap, there are a few recipes in it that are quite good; J. Kenji López-Alt of The Food Lab/Serious Eats did a collaboration with them several years ago.) Also, Anova's products tend to hit the sweet-spot of price, precision/accuracy, and performance.

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                                          [?]Robert »
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                                          @AlexanderMars@mastodon.social It's so you can be lazy and set the temperature from your phone. Or pick a recipe, and it will set the temp/time as specified.

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                                            [?]Robert »
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                                            @arstechnica@mastodon.social While this is a crappy move, the impact is being blown out of proportion. The devices are still fully functional, unlike those from other brands that require an app for any functionality.

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                                              [?]Robert »
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                                              @fosskers@emacs.ch Thinking back on it, in Linux I used eo.UTF-8.

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                                                [?]Robert »
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                                                @fosskers@emacs.ch To be honest, it's been over a decade, so I don't exactly remember. It may have been eo_XX-UTF8, but that's just a guess.

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                                                  [?]Robert »
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                                                  @fosskers@emacs.ch I used to, but so few applications were properly localized/internationalized. And trying to mix parts of a locale (esp. currency and number formatting), and lack of cohesion across operating systems, makes EO a no-go until the OS suppliers "do the right thing".

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