szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org
Living in the #wetlands of #Polesia (also spelled #Polesie) in #EasternPoland. Surrounded by #bogs and #forests, trying not to fuck up surrounding nature too much.
Taking care of a small pack of #dogs – #IdąPsięta.
Luddite working with hi-tech.
#RuralBroadband provider by accident. Starting a small LoRaWAN project to monitor our wetlands. Coding in #Python. Dealing with dirty data, cleaning them when time allows.
#Atheist. I don't *believe* in #science – science is the *only* thing that protects us from belief.
Fuck nazis.
My account on Twitter is still up, for good reasons. https://twitter.com/szescstopni
I check facts before I toot.
I sometimes toot in Polish.
Zdolny, ale leniwy.
Joined Nov 2022
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Whenever someone introduces themselves as "real" and that they "tell it like it is" and that's sometimes hard for some people, they're letting you know they are an asshole.
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The hand that feeds and guides.
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About 5 years ago my sister lost a book of poetry (William Blake), so recently she decided to replace it and ordered a second hand copy on eBay. It arrived today.
It's got her handwritten notes in it. It's hers.
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This is your irregular reminder #Adobe are fucking dicks:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3xk3p/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop
> Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop
We need #FLOSS tools to get to the point where they can replace Adobe tools. The alternatives are great, but they are sadly not there yet to replace Adobe tools for professionals.
And won't be unless projects like @inkscape get enough funding to develop to a point of being viable alternatives.
Yes, it is in no small part about the money.
The last one today was easy. No thinking, just hard physical work, so our brain's didn't have to use all the 10% of neurons and 20% of body's energy. Clear path to the BTS. Just a few mosquitoes, and they don't bite IP packets at the frequency we use.
Sometimes our clients run for their chainsaws on hearing that trees are blocking the signal. They want to cut everything down to get their cat pictures and porn faster. I hate trees (in those situations), but I hate cutting them down even more. So I usually tell them that we don't know which tree is blocking the signal. Or point to trees on their neighbour's plots, where they can't do anything about them.
Then we got to work here. Trees. We hate trees. People buy a house surrounded by trees and then want stable Internet. We usually have two suggestions. Could they please move the house a bit, some three or flour hundred metres to the left? Or build a 20 metre mast. And then we get to work with what we have.
We were supposed to start early with #RuralBroadband installations, but it turned out that a public #library 20 km away lost its connection. This was not my business, but my technician knew about the problem, knew the place, knew how to fix it. We also knew that people responsible for fixing it wouldn't get there earlier than late next week. We lost an hour and a half, drove extra 40 kilometres, and had to tell one customer that they'd have to wait for their Netflix until Monday. But the library is back online.
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My main selling point to try and bring my blind friends to Mastodon from Twitter is people using alt text. I know I never claimed everyone did it all the time, but still, please don't make me look like a liar! #AltText
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When it's been a long week... (Yes this is how she fell asleep)
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I am staring romantically into my robot gf's display during a quiet, happy night in.
"I love how you can read CD-ROMs," I say admiringly. "It's like magic."
"You nerd, those are so outdated," she giggles, projecting a blush.
"Floppy disks?" I offer, earning an affectionate swat. Encouraged, I add, "And I love how you catch salmon with your big, strong hands, right out of the river."
Her expression sours, and I realize too late: Once again, I've confused robots with bears. A rookie mistake.
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Hello, friends and fellow #sewing enthusiasts! I am looking for a book on fashion history that will give my 13-year-old a basic overview without being dry or overloading him on information. Any suggestions?
Guardian of the road that needs no guarding.
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I like to walk around the University of Alaska campus in Kenai and today, behind the dormitory, I came upon this lady doing some serious grazing. She gave me a brief glance and went on eating. 💗
#Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon
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Happy #StarWarsDay. Please take a moment to appreciate Count Dooku's balcony in Attack of the Clones (2002).
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Starlink fills gaps, but doesn’t fix NZ rural coverage: https://billbennett.co.nz/starlink-fills-gaps/
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Living in the #wetlands of #Polesia (also spelled #Polesie) in #EasternPoland. Surrounded by #bogs and #forests, trying not to fuck up surrounding nature too much.
Taking care of a small pack of #dogs – #IdąPsięta.
Luddite working with hi-tech.
#RuralBroadband provider by accident. Starting a small LoRaWAN project to monitor our wetlands. Coding in #Python. Dealing with dirty data, cleaning them when time allows.
#Atheist. I don't *believe* in #science – science is the *only* thing that protects us from belief.
Fuck nazis.
My account on Twitter is still up, for good reasons. https://twitter.com/szescstopni
I check facts before I toot.
I sometimes toot in Polish.
Zdolny, ale leniwy.
Joined Nov 2022
