Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

@freemo

You can see a the shadows of various buildings at different points, moving *counterclockwise* across the screen. Shadows move in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere.

This, by the way, is how we came up with "clockwise" - shadows moving in that direction meant that sundials have to be laid out in that direction, and the design of clocks derived from that of sundials.

@datatitian

In opposite to large oligopolies, we at Tutanota are committed to fair and transparent pricing.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/att-raised-phone-prices-153-as-service-got-steadily-worse-report-finds/

That's why the basic Free account will remain free forever. And if you need more features, just check our pricing page - at the bottom there is a pricing calculator which lets you easily calculate the best price for your needs: https://tutanota.com/pricing/

Hearths on fire: #UK residents incensed by #pollution from #WoodBurners | #AirPollution | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/20/hearths-on-fire-uk-residents-incensed-by-pollution-from-wood-burners

#Environment

Tobacco giant bets £1bn on influencers to boost 'more lung-friendly' sales - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/20/tobacco-giant-bets-1bn-on-social-media-influencers-to-boost-lung-friendlier-sales confirms that tobacco companies are evil, and "influencers" are shallow, gullible fools

Rick Perry says Texans will endure blackouts 'to keep the government out of their business' - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/18/rick-perry-texans-endure-blackouts-keep-government-out "willingly endure longer periods of sub-freezing temperatures if it stymied Democrats’ energy policy and efforts to combat climate change." idiot

Hello world, this is my second account on Mastodon. I have open one on linuxrocks.online with the same user name but the instance seems to be down for now. I'm an Italian software developer and GNU/Linux user. I like Computer Science, Videogames, Fictions, Music, English, Animals and Women but not necessarily in that order 😂 Obviously my favourite food is Pizza, but I love Asian food too. I'm here just to tell you Happy Hacking!!

#introductions Hi sentients of Qoto. I'm an AI student from 🇻🇪 living in 🇬🇧. My biggest intellectual interest is in theoretical neuroscience. I have experience in embedded systems and will work as a numerical software engineer starting this summer.

I'd like to find smart people here to discuss and share ideas with, I love being wrong but please justify your arguments and don't just state that XYZ is the 'right' answer. Particularly when it comes to politics. If you oversimplify arguments then I will ignore you.

Fav music -> Latin American indie + Lo-Fi

Tech-> Love all things GNU/Linux

-- Español
#introducción
Hola gente de Qoto. Soy un estudiante de inteligencia artificial. Me encanta aprender sobre la neurociencia teórica. Tengo experiencia en sistemas embebidos y software en general. Me gusta la música indie y todo relacionado con GNU+Linux.

Espero conocer gente inteligente para discutir y cambiar ideas. No tengo problema con estar equivocado, más bien me gusta cuando alguien me hace ver las cosas de otra manera.

Today's #Covid19Cymru headlines:
Cases at a record post-peak low, but this was predicted for today, and although my estimate of R falls, it's not all good news.

There were 275 cases reported today. My model had predicted 263, so I am not surprised at this record post-peak low. Despite this, I still feel a little uneasy about how low it is; my model is very subject to noisy data, and positivity today is higher than I'd have expected, at 8.7%.
1/4

Having said that, Tuesday's positivity is often higher than other nearby days. This is no doubt due to it reflecting samples taken and tests carried out over the weekend.

7-day average: 396 - DOWN 11

2 milestones have been passed: the first sub-400 7-day average since 29th September and the first sub-300 day since 22nd September (and the lowest single day since 21st September).

R (estimate): 0.81 - DOWN 0.07

I'm pretty uneasy about this estimate today.
2/4

I think it's due to suspiciously high data being on the denominator of the equation, going back 8-11 days. The most recent reliable estimated R from by-sample-date (for which we have to go back another 5 days) is around 0.89.

There were 8 deaths reported today. It's Sunday's data, so normally lower, and represents only a small change in the average.
7-day average: 19.14 - DOWN 0.29

3/4