Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be

https://theconversation.com/what-exactly-is-the-internet-a-computer-scientist-explains-what-it-is-and-how-it-came-to-be-198132?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

#internet #arpanet #technology

#ZXSpectrum - Still kicking ass with beautiful brand new games 41 years on...

Happy pi Day, everyone! 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664

📬 Special Delivery!

On Sept. 24, 2023, the #OSIRISREx spacecraft will deliver a capsule of precious asteroid material to Earth and @USPS just announced there will be a stamp to mark the occasion! http://nasa.gov/osirisrex
#ToBennuAndBack
#NASASolarSystem

@zleap I figure as the conference organizer I'd just put together a listing somewhere w/ a recommended watch order

Meta just laid off 10,000 people.

This follows 11,000 job cuts back in November—now totalling 21,000 people within a year.

Additionally, 5,000 jobs will now go unfilled.

While I heavily dislike Meta and everything it stands for, it gives me no pleasure when people lose their livelihoods.

While Twitter's difficulties gets more press, Meta's disarray is worth paying attention to—especially since they hope to eventually join the Fediverse.

https://apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-job-cuts-f193ca0e67078c04a8433f6c74a83187

@fediversenews

Input Function in Python: Concepts and Examples

https://www.debugpoint.com/input-function-python/

#python #opensource

NASA revealed a never-before-seen-image from the James Webb Space Telescope during their SXSW Keynote this morning in Austin.

The image shows the luminous, hot star WR 124, at center. WR 124 is a Wolf-Rayet star, among the most luminous, massive, and short-lived stars known. WR 124 will be in the Wolf-Rayet phase of its existence for only a few hundred thousand years. When this phase ends, WR 124 will end in a spectacular supernova explosion.

📷: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team

Hi, Pi!
We use pi at @nasa every day. How? Read on! There will, of course, be math. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/nasapidaychallenge/
#NASAExoplanets

Hello friends at @w3c !

Please put your Mastodon handle on the front page of the w3c.org web site, near where the Twitter handle is.

Also, the site looks great!

Child labor is making a comeback in the United States. In the past two years, at least 10 states have introduced or passed laws rolling back child labor protections.

New @epi report by Jennifer Sherer and Nina Mast.

https://www.epi.org/publication/child-labor-laws-under-attack/

Happy Pi day everyone !

Help yourselves to some nice 🥧while you try to memorize the decimals in Pi.

Here are the ranking so you can see how well you do 
https://www.pi-world-ranking-list.com/?page=lists&category=pi

#phdlife #phdchat #xp #AcademicChatter #phdvoice #AcademicTwitter

Trying out #OpenChatKit, an open source alternative to #ChatGPT. So far it's off to a great start in proving it can be just as useful as the other AI chatbots.

It's BOOSTING TIME AGAIN!!! 🚀

You never know how much a simple boost can mean to someone!

Let's make someone's day by reblogging those who use the hashtag #today. It's a small act of kindness that can have a big impact on someone's mental health.

Get out there and get BOOSTING!!!

You rock!