Wil Wheaton isn't here.
I have been notified by an Admin here that they are getting 60 reports a day about my account. As far as I can tell, I'm not breaking any rules, and I've done my best to be a good person here. But this admin is going to suspend my account.
It's the Admin's instance, so I fully support their choice to eliminate a source of frustration, but something to consider: a person who is doing nothing wrong can be run off one instance by a mob from another instance. That seems ... not cool. 1/x
Strange Attractor
I think the pyramid works better as descriptive than prescriptive. A person may have different amounts of, and desire for, each of the levels, and that can change over time.
So, searching for self-actualization even though not all of the other levels are "full" makes sense to me.
Strange Attractor
Feeling trapped sucks.
Taking time to search for a way out, or ways to make things better, is probably worth it.
Wil Wheaton isn't here.
Ugh. The squirrels have eaten ALL of the heads off of ALL of the sunflowers I planted, front yard and back. Those little fuckers.
Wil Wheaton isn't here.
I did a lousy painting that left me frustrated and annoyed, so I grabbed another canvas, and decided that I was just going to practice mountains. The mountains aren't very good, which is okay, because I am learning and I've only done mountains five times, but I *love* the happy little evergreen on the right, which I made with the fan brush (I can't do them with a 1 or 2 inch brush to save my life).
I'm pretty happy with the sky, too. I had a lot of fun with the clouds.
Strange Attractor
O_O
Venkat
Pumped concreto like pumped hydro #heyfeedfox https://qz.com/1355672/stacking-concrete-blocks-is-a-surprisingly-efficient-way-to-store-energy/
Rigorous Bakunin
#copyright #publicdomain #music
FYI,
Theft: A History Of Music is this graphic novel being published for free going over the history of cultural remixing and technology in music:
Venkat
Yo crowd, need more people feeding the feedfox good links via #heyfeedfox hashtag. How about picking a beat that interests you and you follow anyway to share links about.
Katie Mack
I currently have accounts in two instances: here and mastodon.social. Still figuring out how/why to use each, but thinking I’ll talk more about academic stuff here and frivolous stuff there. Anyone have tips on handling accounts in multiple instances?
The research fairy 😷 🧚♂️ 🌈
Me: I love Python but I hate being in Python dependency hell
The internet: Use virtual environments!! Problem solved!!!!
~ Later that day ~
Me: I love Python but I hate being in a dozen Python dependency hells at the same time
Strange Attractor
There's an aboriginal concept of Restorative Justice that I think is interesting. There are some programs in Canada that implement it, though, for the most part, disputes or crimes are not handled that way. https://cjiwr.com/about-us/what-is-restorative-justice/
Parker Higgins
One time I tried making an "alt" account on birdsite, but I couldn't figure out how to connect with my actual friends on it. Then I treated this like an alt account for a while, but now too many people see it. I don't really know what to do, I just want a quiet place with friends
dargi_dargon
I want scifi films in which there is a vibrant, detailed, complex universe with plenty of background lore, but is about, say, a teenage girl finding her lost cat, or a group of socially awkward queers starting a band, or middle aged single homos finding love, or a pair of friends (one human and one alien) going on a camping trip where nothing bad happens.
Strange Attractor
For Everyone A Garden by Moshe Safdie.
Safdie is the architect who designed Habitat in Montreal for Expo 1967. He also designed the Vancouver Public Library and the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Strange Attractor
Ambient particulate air pollution reduces life expectancy at birth by average of 1 year, globally. Reducing particulate air pollution to WHO guideline levels would increase life expectancy as much as eliminating lung cancer and breast cancer, according to a study done by public health researchers in the US, Canada and UK.
Ambient PM2.5 Reduces Global and Regional Life Expectancy
Apte et al, 2018.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00360
#heyfeedfox
tante
Pet peeve: Blockchain mining is not "solving puzzles". It's yelling random numbers till you get Bingo. You burn money and energy to roll dice really fucking fast. That's it.
Wil Wheaton isn't here.
I just wanted to take a moment and thank those of you who reached out with #painting advice and suggestions. Your kindness was awesome, and you were genuinely helpful.
I'm still climbing the learning curve, but I did my 4th #BobRoss painting today, and I like more about it than I don't like.
Strange Attractor
Are there any shortcuts to telling when there are no good answers to be had, or whether it's only THIS expert who doesn't know the answer?
I realize consulting more experts and asking them could help determine this. However, consulting another expert is not cheap in time or money.
Also, I know about reading scientific papers, but it's harder to detect when science doesn't know something than when it does.
Any other strategies to consider?
Strange Attractor
@vgr What did you eat this week that you enjoyed? Any local delicacies that you don't usually eat in Seattle?
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