szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

@MediumWasTedium some years ago we took a teenager to a classic car thing (Petaluma's Salute to American Graffiti), and, as he smelled the unburned hydrocarbons of carbureted engines, he asked "did the past really smell this bad?"

So, yeah, gasoline, too.

This week I went to an event where they had this amazing machine that demonstrated the workings of a heat pump: taking a unit of heat from the right side and transferring it to the left side, the beers are cooled and the (vegan) sausages are warmed. I think it's brilliant and should be used to overcome any doubts or resistance to heat pumps, especially in Germany. Maybe they should be mandatory in every beer hall?

#HeatPumps #HeatPump

Znany lewacki szmatławiec *sprawdza w notatkach* Tygodnik Powszechny znów znów się przypiertala do miłościwie nam panujących ojców narodu.

https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/ustawa-dla-bogatych-w-polsce-rodzi-sie-oligarchia-184581

Link bez paywalla:
https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tygodnikpowszechny.pl%2Fustawa-dla-bogatych-w-polsce-rodzi-sie-oligarchia-184581

"It's a good study" - that can be a trap! The quality of results vary within a study, & it mightn't be reliable for every question - or even the most important one.

From this old post: https://statistically-funny.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-highs-and-lows-of-good-study.html

#tbt #StatisticallyFunnyCartoon #MetaScience

"We don't need to visit Egypt, we've got Suez at home."

Suez at home:

@dalias Generative #AI “a DDoS attack on written knowledge.” That’s a brilliant metaphor, and a very apt one, I think.

Remember the “grey goo” we worried about with nanotechnology, where there would be so much replication of these thing that it would flood the streets with their endless copies? Like the paperclip replicator.

What we are seeing is virtual grey goo oozing everywhere online new.

Is Kbin dying? I wanted to address the deleted thread and provide some insight into the current situation.

/kbin is certainly not dying, as @fr0g pointed out, work on new features and bug fixes is ongoing. However, it may give the impression that it is, and for that, I take full responsibility and owe you an explanation.... #kbinMeta https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/451896

Kiedyś znajoma zaczepiła w co tramwaju nastolatkę z bluzą z napisem "Nirvana" - i usłyszała od niej, że to "taka fajna firma odzieżowa" (sic!)
Teraz widzę coraz więcej ludków w ubraniach "Tupac".
Ciekawe, renesans starego rapu czy kolejna "fajna firma odzieżowa"?

Nice sub-woofers!

#dog #dogs #dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour #funny

Government of #Switzerland announces it is joining #Mastodon on a trial basis. https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-97696.html

Jako sataniści, wierzymy w nienaruszalność ciała i suwerenne prawo każdej osoby do samodzielnego decydowania o swoim życiu, a co za tym idzie:
1. Abortion is a human right
2. Trans rights are human rights
Ave! 🤘

#Ciekawostka - Jaki produkt firmy #Volkswagen sprzedaje się najlepiej? Któryś model samochodu? Jakaś część? Bardziej to drugie bo jest to "Volkswagen Originalteil 199 398 500 A" czyli oryginalna część Volkswagena o numerze 199 398 500 A.
A tą częścią jest... Kiełbasa. Volkswagen currywurst jest najlepiej sprzedającym się produktem tej firmy. Produkowana od 1973 roku jest sprzedawana w zakładowych restauracjach, supermarketach, stadionach piłkarskich oraz jest rozdawana klientom. W roku 2019 wyprodukowano 7 milionów sztuk tej kiełbasy.
A co kryje się pod numerem 199 398 500 B? To co dobrze do kiełbasy pasuje, czyli ketchup również produkowany przez Volkswagen 😁
#ciekawostki #jedzenie

There was outrage and a criminalisation push when students in poor countries were photocopying books. But now, when big, fat AI companies use every piece of knowledge generated by others to profit and create power silos, the narrative and reaction are so soft.

The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast happens tomorrow (Thursday). Spread the word! https://improbable.com/ig/2023-ceremony/

In Python, the list syntax is [1, 2, 3]; is Oxford Python, the list syntax is [1, 2, and 3];

#Python

@John But I hasten to add, what I did on Android was FAR too much work for most people. I'm just saying it's possible, not that it's easy. This type of 'hardening' of a UI needs to be done more.

Not many people remember there was a "Simple Finder" mode on earlier versions of MacOS. It was marketed as for kids but it was equally useful for a wide range of special needs.

I'd argue we need more "Simple Finder" versions of products.

@John The iPod (remember that?) had exactly the same problem, with things like LONG press to "add to playlist" completely confusing low dexterity users that had to hold things down longer.

As Geriatric #UX becomes a respected and important focus for products, these type of considerations MUST be done. For example, I I've setup an Android phone home screen for a loved one to be very simple, with buttons to call 4 people. I can turn nearly everything off so they can't accidentally trigger things

Security "experts" don't want to hear this: But forcing people to log in more often does, in fact, increase the likelihood that:

- Someone will shouldersurf your password
- People will find shortcuts to make logging in more convenient
- People will chose passwords that are least annoying to them irrespective to how secure it is
- Phishing attacks are more successful

#UPC rozpoczyna proces wymiany sprzetu u abonentow po tym jak polaczylo sie z #Play

Proponuje uswiadomic / ostrzec starsze i mniej oblatane sprzetowo osoby w rodzinie, ze taki proces bedzie mial miejsce, zeby przy okazji nie zgadzaly sie na dosprzedaz uslug - wymiana sprzetu tak, ale nic ponadto