Updates tagged with til on Jonkman Microblog!
lnxw48a1: #TIL (Today I learned): Kell blood groups / Kell red blood cell antigens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kell_antigen_system after I came across an article suggesting that UK King Henry VIII's reproductive issues and his later behavior and physical symptoms may have been caused by Kell antigens and the related McLeod syndrome
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 01:33:48 EST
#TIL (Today I learned): Kell blood groups / Kell red blood cell antigens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kell_antigen_system after I came across an article suggesting that UK King Henry VIII's reproductive issues and his later behavior and physical symptoms may have been caused by Kell antigens and the related McLeod syndrome
lnxw48a1: #TIL Today I learned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Traveller
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 20:39:55 EST
#TIL Today I learned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Traveller
lnxw48a1: #TIL: The "Harvard Sentences":{https://harvardsentences.com/} > Harvard senteces are collection of sample phrases that are used for standardized testing of Voice over IP, cellular, and other telephone systems. They are phonetically balanced sentences that use specific phonemes at the same frequency they appear in English.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 20:08:55 EDT
#TIL: The "Harvard Sentences":{https://harvardsentences.com/} > Harvard senteces are collection of sample phrases that are used for standardized testing of Voice over IP, cellular, and other telephone systems. They are phonetically balanced sentences that use specific phonemes at the same frequency they appear in English.
lnxw48a1: #TIL: "bottle movie": https://lowupside.com/2018/01/25/my-top-10-bottle-movies-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-bottles/ [lowupside com] > A Bottle Movie is a movie that entirely (or mostly) plays out in a single location, usually a small one. A good way to tell if a film is “bottle-like” is if it can be turned into a stage play, because the term Bottle Movie comes from the idea that the whole film could fit into a confined space, like a bottle
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 00:07:23 EDT
#TIL: "bottle movie": https://lowupside.com/2018/01/25/my-top-10-bottle-movies-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-bottles/ [lowupside com] > A Bottle Movie is a movie that entirely (or mostly) plays out in a single location, usually a small one. A good way to tell if a film is “bottle-like” is if it can be turned into a stage play, because the term Bottle Movie comes from the idea that the whole film could fit into a confined space, like a bottle
The Top Ten Best Bottle Movies (That have nothing to do with bottles)
lnxw48a1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90or%C4%91e_Martinovi%C4%87_incident I was completely unaware of this until now. #TIL
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 18:48:31 EDT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90or%C4%91e_Martinovi%C4%87_incident I was completely unaware of this until now. #TIL
lnxw48a1: @clacke Thanks for posting this. I was not aware of #FIBA International #Basketball Federation until now. #TIL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA > Originally known as the Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its name but retained the acronym
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 00:26:19 EDT
@clacke Thanks for posting this. I was not aware of #FIBA International #Basketball Federation until now. #TIL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA > Originally known as the Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its name but retained the acronym
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Bazball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazball
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 03:15:33 EDT
#TIL: Bazball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazball
fu: #TIL some people still use Angelfire. ♲ @stormy@diaspora.ragesoss.com: great blog lengthy backs everything up, perfect. d-dos.angelfire.com/the-second… excellent use of Angelfire folks. still around. support them. Make your angelfire today at angelfire.com for free
fu's status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2023 19:24:08 EDT
#TIL some people still use Angelfire. ♲ @stormy@diaspora.ragesoss.com: great blog lengthy backs everything up, perfect. d-dos.angelfire.com/the-second… excellent use of Angelfire folks. still around. support them. Make your angelfire today at angelfire.com for free
lnxw48a1: I learned a new word today. #TIL: "Mondegreen" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen @clacke
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 14:17:10 EDT
I learned a new word today. #TIL: "Mondegreen" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen @clacke
lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/291013 [www eventbrite com] #TIL: "midget wrestling". I would expect that modern associations for Little People would be against this sort of "freak show" presentation.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 14-Jul-2023 21:34:14 EDT
https://nu.federati.net/url/291013 [www eventbrite com] #TIL: "midget wrestling". I would expect that modern associations for Little People would be against this sort of "freak show" presentation.
Midget Mayhem Wrestling Goes Wild! Sterling Heights MI +18
lnxw48a1: #TIL: RYGB Surgery -- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553157/ A type of bariatric surgery
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 03:53:16 EDT
#TIL: RYGB Surgery -- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553157/ A type of bariatric surgery
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Gangstalking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_stalking I've occasionally heard the term used, but never got curious enough to look it up until now.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 17:10:27 EDT
#TIL: Gangstalking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_stalking I've occasionally heard the term used, but never got curious enough to look it up until now.
lnxw48a1: #TIL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/sansculotte Decades later, I'm still finding things like this that I feel like I should have picked up during my years in California public schools. Though I should point out that I did get a better perspective on World War II than many of my contemporaries, because I had a history teacher who was a child in the Baltics during the war and was willing to share what he knew ... including hearing the German dictator's speeches on the radio ... he never said whether he understood the language, but he did say the speeches were spellbinding. Also, in 7th grade, I had a history teacher who'd spent a lot of time researching some of the Revolutionary War battles in and around Boston. She gave us a lot more details and passion than the usual blah blah. So I got a lot of some things. I just feel like the French revolution was a major enough event that we should have learned more about it. Instead, we mostly skipped it (maybe a brief mention of Marie Antoinette and "let them eat cake" ... and of the reign of terror, but that's all) and the Napoleonic wars (though we did cover the Louisiana purchase and the fact that it helped fund the wars in Europe).
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 01-Jul-2023 15:02:29 EDT
#TIL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/sansculotte Decades later, I'm still finding things like this that I feel like I should have picked up during my years in California public schools. Though I should point out that I did get a better perspective on World War II than many of my contemporaries, because I had a history teacher who was a child in the Baltics during the war and was willing to share what he knew ... including hearing the German dictator's speeches on the radio ... he never said whether he understood the language, but he did say the speeches were spellbinding. Also, in 7th grade, I had a history teacher who'd spent a lot of time researching some of the Revolutionary War battles in and around Boston. She gave us a lot more details and passion than the usual blah blah. So I got a lot of some things. I just feel like the French revolution was a major enough event that we should have learned more about it. Instead, we mostly skipped it (maybe a brief mention of Marie Antoinette and "let them eat cake" ... and of the reign of terror, but that's all) and the Napoleonic wars (though we did cover the Louisiana purchase and the fact that it helped fund the wars in Europe).
Sansculotte | Definition, History, & Facts
lnxw48a1: Also #TIL (Well *yesterday* I learned): Robber flies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 07-Jun-2023 13:09:04 EDT
Also #TIL (Well *yesterday* I learned): Robber flies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae
lnxw48a1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War Michigan Territory and the State of Ohio had a border dispute that almost led to a shooting war. This is something I didn't know. #TIL
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 07-Jun-2023 13:05:02 EDT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War Michigan Territory and the State of Ohio had a border dispute that almost led to a shooting war. This is something I didn't know. #TIL
lnxw48a1: #TIL: #Venix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venix When I first saw this, I thought maybe they meant #Xenix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 04-Jun-2023 21:15:01 EDT
#TIL: #Venix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venix When I first saw this, I thought maybe they meant #Xenix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Bechdel Test https://bechdeltest.com/
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 05-May-2023 23:11:46 EDT
#TIL: Bechdel Test https://bechdeltest.com/
lnxw48a1: I didn't realize that #FreeNAS is now TrueNAS Core, while #TrueNAS is now TrueNAS Enterprise. They also now have a #Linux based "TrueNAS Scale" product ... back when I listened to #BSD_Now, #IX_Systems (the company behind the above) was solidly in #BSD land. #TIL via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueNAS and https://truenas.com/ My perception is that once there's $SOFTWARE Community Edition and $SOFTWARE Enterprise Edition, the sponsoring company will usually gradually suffocate the CE version in order to push users into buying licenses for the EE version. I'm not saying this is happening here, but if I were building a #NAS box, I'd keep that in mind when deciding what software stack to run on it.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 03-Mar-2023 20:42:25 EST
I didn't realize that #FreeNAS is now TrueNAS Core, while #TrueNAS is now TrueNAS Enterprise. They also now have a #Linux based "TrueNAS Scale" product ... back when I listened to #BSD_Now, #IX_Systems (the company behind the above) was solidly in #BSD land. #TIL via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueNAS and https://truenas.com/ My perception is that once there's $SOFTWARE Community Edition and $SOFTWARE Enterprise Edition, the sponsoring company will usually gradually suffocate the CE version in order to push users into buying licenses for the EE version. I'm not saying this is happening here, but if I were building a #NAS box, I'd keep that in mind when deciding what software stack to run on it.
TrueNAS - Welcome to the Open Storage Era
lnxw48a1: #TIL: PT Boats had wooden hulls https://www.historynet.com/elco-pt-boat-80-feet-of-wood-and-weaponry/
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-2023 22:36:56 EST
#TIL: PT Boats had wooden hulls https://www.historynet.com/elco-pt-boat-80-feet-of-wood-and-weaponry/
Elco PT Boat: 80 Feet of Wood and Weaponry
lnxw48a1: > It's Daisy Ridley. Oh, the actress who plays Rey! #TIL, and that's probably the one media-related thing I should have already known. I'm already used to not knowing who a "famous" performer is because I've essentially been away from the world of media since the 1980s, with exceptions in the 1990s for my weekly movie with #sonOne when he was in high school and a year or two when a friend decided to try to catch me up by recording the best TV shows on VHS to play for me during my weekly visits.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 10:28:55 EST
> It's Daisy Ridley. Oh, the actress who plays Rey! #TIL, and that's probably the one media-related thing I should have already known. I'm already used to not knowing who a "famous" performer is because I've essentially been away from the world of media since the 1980s, with exceptions in the 1990s for my weekly movie with #sonOne when he was in high school and a year or two when a friend decided to try to catch me up by recording the best TV shows on VHS to play for me during my weekly visits.
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Scottsboro Boys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Boys #AL
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 14-Feb-2023 16:04:22 EST
#TIL: Scottsboro Boys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Boys #AL
lnxw48a1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedevacantism #TIL that some Roman Catholics reject the Pope and hold that the papal chair is vacant due to heretical beliefs.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 01-Feb-2023 14:25:48 EST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedevacantism #TIL that some Roman Catholics reject the Pope and hold that the papal chair is vacant due to heretical beliefs.
lnxw48a1: #TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Czech_presidential_election #Czech_Republic #election 2023-01-13 and 2023-01-14.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 13-Jan-2023 15:39:28 EST
#TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Czech_presidential_election #Czech_Republic #election 2023-01-13 and 2023-01-14.
2023 Czech presidential election - Wikipedia
lnxw48a1: I've known since childhood that certain patterns make my skin itch and also like insects are crawling all over my body. I discovered today that there's a name for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia #TIL #Trypophobia
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 31-Dec-2022 20:12:07 EST
I've known since childhood that certain patterns make my skin itch and also like insects are crawling all over my body. I discovered today that there's a name for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia #TIL #Trypophobia
lnxw48a1: #TIL -- Today I learned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Brands_International Restaurant Brands International owns: * Tim Hortons * Burger King * Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen * Firehouse Subs
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 26-Dec-2022 00:21:42 EST
#TIL -- Today I learned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Brands_International Restaurant Brands International owns: * Tim Hortons * Burger King * Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen * Firehouse Subs
Restaurant Brands International - Wikipedia
lnxw48a1: Today I learned ( #TIL ): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Riese
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 30-Nov-2022 20:42:00 EST
Today I learned ( #TIL ): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Riese
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Trench Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect Discovered because of the 1987 King's Cross Fire in the UK.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 24-Jul-2022 14:00:22 EDT
#TIL: Trench Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect Discovered because of the 1987 King's Cross Fire in the UK.
lnxw48a1: https://advertisingrow.com/advertising-magazine/does-dewalt-own-black-and-decker/ [advertisingrow com] #TIL: Stanley, DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman, and some other brands of tools are all owned by the same company.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 10-Jul-2022 00:41:58 EDT
https://advertisingrow.com/advertising-magazine/does-dewalt-own-black-and-decker/ [advertisingrow com] #TIL: Stanley, DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman, and some other brands of tools are all owned by the same company.
Does DeWalt own Black and Decker? - AdvertisingRow.com | Home of Advertising Professionals, Advertising news, Infographics, Job offers
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Homestuck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestuck
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 01-Jul-2022 09:34:28 EDT
#TIL: Homestuck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestuck
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Consanguinity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consanguinity
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 24-Jun-2022 23:41:04 EDT
#TIL: Consanguinity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consanguinity
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Mezuzah https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/256915/jewish/What-Is-a-Mezuzah.htm
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 21-Apr-2022 20:20:58 EDT
#TIL: Mezuzah https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/256915/jewish/What-Is-a-Mezuzah.htm
lnxw48a1: #TIL: #Salesforce owns #Heroku https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/08/breaking-salesforce-buys-heroku-for-212-million-in-cash/
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 17-Apr-2022 09:14:55 EDT
#TIL: #Salesforce owns #Heroku https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/08/breaking-salesforce-buys-heroku-for-212-million-in-cash/
Salesforce.com Buys Heroku For $212 Million In Cash
lnxw48a1: #TIL: "MNT Reform":{https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2020-05-08-the-much-more-personal-computer.html} [mntre com]. Ars Technica's review lets me know that I'm not really in the target audience (I can't spend USD$1,300 to USD$1,500 on something that can't even match a RasPi 4's performance), even though I'm very much interested in all the things they seem to be targeting. https://nu.federati.net/url/285269 [arstechnica com] That said, I'd buy one if I had that sort of money to throw around. #open_hardware #open_software #floss / #foss #diy
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 09-Mar-2022 20:57:00 EST
#TIL: "MNT Reform":{https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2020-05-08-the-much-more-personal-computer.html} [mntre com]. Ars Technica's review lets me know that I'm not really in the target audience (I can't spend USD$1,300 to USD$1,500 on something that can't even match a RasPi 4's performance), even though I'm very much interested in all the things they seem to be targeting. https://nu.federati.net/url/285269 [arstechnica com] That said, I'd buy one if I had that sort of money to throw around. #open_hardware #open_software #floss / #foss #diy
Review: MNT Reform laptop has fully open hardware and software—for better or worse
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 28-Feb-2022 23:30:42 EST
#TIL: SPFS and CIPS
lnxw48a1: #TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenz.com
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 23-Feb-2022 19:12:05 EST
#TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenz.com
lnxw48a1: #TIL: New York State has an Orange County https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_New_York Named after William of Orange, not for locally grown fruit.
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 18-Nov-2021 13:54:21 EST
#TIL: New York State has an Orange County https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_New_York Named after William of Orange, not for locally grown fruit.
lnxw48a1: #TIL: https://nursingmoms.net/best-strips-to-test-breastmilk-for-alcohol/ [nursingmoms net] Breast milk alcohol test strips
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 03-Oct-2021 20:52:03 EDT
#TIL: https://nursingmoms.net/best-strips-to-test-breastmilk-for-alcohol/ [nursingmoms net] Breast milk alcohol test strips
8 BEST Strips To Test Breastmilk For Alcohol | Nursing Moms
lnxw48a1: #TIL: #Middle_Endian http://dgnlib.maptools.org/dgn.html
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 27-Sep-2021 18:25:06 EDT
#TIL: #Middle_Endian http://dgnlib.maptools.org/dgn.html
lnxw48a1: #TIL: https://contourderm.com/blaschkos-lines/ Blaschko’s Lines Apparently, everybody has them and they may become visible under UV light or when a discoloring skin disease strikes.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 18-Sep-2021 20:34:19 EDT
#TIL: https://contourderm.com/blaschkos-lines/ Blaschko’s Lines Apparently, everybody has them and they may become visible under UV light or when a discoloring skin disease strikes.
lnxw48a1: #TIL: 1981's "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell was a cover of a 1960s song. 1964 Gloria Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainted_Love
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 05-Sep-2021 04:04:55 EDT
#TIL: 1981's "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell was a cover of a 1960s song. 1964 Gloria Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainted_Love
lnxw48a1: #TIL: #blankfacing / #blankfaces *https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=5675 * https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zcriHTKgKNehSSdyG/against-blankfaces See also: https://pleroma.guizzyordi.info/objects/ce274a7b-72de-446b-a868-80c10e424b31
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 20-Aug-2021 15:21:50 EDT
#TIL: #blankfacing / #blankfaces *https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=5675 * https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zcriHTKgKNehSSdyG/against-blankfaces See also: https://pleroma.guizzyordi.info/objects/ce274a7b-72de-446b-a868-80c10e424b31
geniusmusing: @lnxw48a1 #TIL DHT != Dihydrotestosterone DHT == Distributed hash table
geniusmusing's status on Thursday, 19-Aug-2021 16:50:22 EDT
@lnxw48a1 #TIL DHT != Dihydrotestosterone DHT == Distributed hash table
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Received Pronunciation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation Thanks to @clacke
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 08-Aug-2021 06:22:54 EDT
#TIL: Received Pronunciation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation Thanks to @clacke
lnxw48a1: #TIL: #ADS-B https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/programs/adsb/faq/
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 06-Aug-2021 00:53:46 EDT
#TIL: #ADS-B https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/programs/adsb/faq/
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Wignat https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wignat
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 05-Aug-2021 15:15:53 EDT
#TIL: Wignat https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wignat
lnxw48a1: #TIL: Miller columns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_columns ( see image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GNUstep-liveCD.png ) ... similar to the "Smalltalk":{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk} browser.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 31-Jul-2021 03:59:36 EDT
#TIL: Miller columns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_columns ( see image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GNUstep-liveCD.png ) ... similar to the "Smalltalk":{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk} browser.
lnxw48a1: #TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cherry_Blossoms_at_Night and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shir%C5%8D_Ishii #WWII #Japan
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 23-Jul-2021 22:58:24 EDT
#TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cherry_Blossoms_at_Night and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shir%C5%8D_Ishii #WWII #Japan
Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night - Wikipedia
lnxw48a1: #TIL: "Arse Flare Guy" https://nu.federati.net/url/282002 ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15595227/england-fan-flare-bum-strolled-into-wembley/ OMG! I never thought someone would do such a thing!
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 18-Jul-2021 15:56:06 EDT
#TIL: "Arse Flare Guy" https://nu.federati.net/url/282002 ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15595227/england-fan-flare-bum-strolled-into-wembley/ OMG! I never thought someone would do such a thing!
What a week for England, when arse-flare guy looks like our brightest spark | Marina Hyde
Yob put flare up bum, drank 20 ciders, snorted coke & then stormed Wembley