Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org
Software engineering contractor/consultant in Florida specializing in .NET C# #WebDev, plus #Indie #GameDev in #MonoGame, #Stride, and #Godot.
I like complex simulations and enjoy writing procedural generation algorithms for fun.
#Pilot in training. Burgeoning fan of #Aviation in general.
Fan of #1A jurisprudence and the kind of #FreeSpeech that applies to everyone equally.
Pro-Democracy. Pro-Rights. Pro-Freedom. In that order.
He/Him 🏳🌈
High risk of rants, especially with the lack of character limit.
Joined Nov 2022
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I made the transition to #Mastodon the day Elon closed his deal. Looking back, the difference is surreal.
On Twitter, my feed was full of political trolls pushing my buttons and pissing me off and making me question my faith in humanity.
On Mastodon, I get to read opinions from many of the same people I respected over there... but also I get brief, random windows into subcommunities like #Mosstodon, which is a delightful group of nature weirdoes and scientists posting pictures of moss they see out in the wild. It's so wholesome and positive that it restores my faith in humanity.
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A good way to start a feed on a new social media site is doggo pictures, right?
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Oh hell yeah, I’ve trained for this.
“Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/16/politics/russia-nuclear-space-weapon-intelligence/index.html
#N64 #Nintendo #Goldeneye #Russia #Nuclear #space #videogames
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Finding that the Trumps are pathologically incapable of recognizing and acknowledging their wrongdoing, Engaron orders extreme oversight measures of their businesses. Basically, for the next three years. they can’t submit any financial statements to any bank, insurance company, or other business entity without prior judicial review and permission. 18/
After more than four months away for cataract surgery, I finally got back in the #cockpit today.
Ladies and gentlemen, my endorphin valve has been re-opened.
Website: Hey, do you like this thing you're viewing? Rate it here.
Me: Sure, it's alright, I guess.
Website: Psych! I don't give a shit unless you give me your personal information first!
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Even with the support of her family, other legislators and people in her life, this is still going to be a sh*tty memory for a kid to have.
Georgia Senator Vows to Protect Girl, But Then Runs Away After Learning She Is Trans
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/georgia-senator-vows-to-protect-girl
Who would vote for him anyway?
I tried to think of someone more milquetoast and less relevant to make a joke here, but I couldn't because he really is the Joe Manchin of Joe Manchins.
"I will not be seeking a third party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run," announces US Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Vir...
This is actually kind of funny. If the GOP just had enough integrity to disavow an alleged child molester, there's a pretty good chance they'd still have enough unity to be able to pass House votes.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/witness-told-feds-she-was-paid-for-sex-parties-with-matt-gaetz
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“The fact that nothing has come of it has kind of astonished her, who along with all the others had been the focal point of such an intense investigation,” the woman’s lawyer said. “For them to go through all that and then for the target of the investigation to just get a wink and a nod has created for some of them a loss of faith in the system.”
#maga #gaetz
https://www.thedailybeast.com/witness-told-feds-she-was-paid-for-sex-parties-with-matt-gaetz
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LMFAO 
Musk and Taibbi are beefing again resulting in Taibbi publicizing an exchange where he simps, “Elon, l've repeatedly declined to criticize you”
WE KNOW MATT WE KNOW
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@LouisIngenthron Not at all. Nebulas do look different in X-ray and other spectrums, and **some** nebula are uninteresting in visible light. But all the famous nebulas more or less are quite beautiful to the naked eye.
See this post from my blog for a picture of the great nebula in orion using visible light only (also attached)
What's next, "anti-anxiety meth"?
C'mon, not even potheads are stupid enough to go for something called "diet weed" are they? This is like that time they said teenagers were getting high on sewage, right?
@seattletimes@press.coop
‘Diet weed’ — often not cannabis at all — can be dangerous, health experts warn Poison-center calls about “diet weed” are growing. Health experts s...
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One of the best political statements I've seen on #socialmedia in 15 years.
At its core, it provides offers a comprehensive critique of the notion of neo-liberalism, which boils down to the primacy of the individual.
"Explaining what living in the West is like to my African family in one photo." by @samifouad
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I wanted to work it out once and for all
framerate-independent lerp smoothing 🐱
They could try *gasp* lowering prices to meet supply and demand like the rest of us.
But nooooo.... landlords operate in their own reality where they can afford to post losses for years to keep the price tag high.
@NPR@press.coop
Empty office buildings litter U.S. cities. What happens next is up for debate A recent study calculated that about a fifth of U.S. office space was...
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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that governments asking tech companies to provide encryption backdoors violates human rights.
This is awkward as various European countries are trying to pass laws mandating exactly that. Hopefully this is one more nail in the coffin.
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I’m not always an optimist, but I see this as a glass 85% full.
Nearly 15% of Americans don’t believe climate change is real, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/14/americans-believe-climate-change-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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#EricAdams tries "fueling mental health crisis" as a new excuse for #censorship and getting around the #1stAmendment. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-york-mayor-sues-social-232437187.html
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I’d rather have a conversation with an informed person I disagree with than an uninformed person that I agree with.
This principle has brought me more growth than almost anything else.
Our opponents are not necessarily our enemies, and they might be our greatest teachers.
Software engineering contractor/consultant in Florida specializing in .NET C# #WebDev, plus #Indie #GameDev in #MonoGame, #Stride, and #Godot.
I like complex simulations and enjoy writing procedural generation algorithms for fun.
#Pilot in training. Burgeoning fan of #Aviation in general.
Fan of #1A jurisprudence and the kind of #FreeSpeech that applies to everyone equally.
Pro-Democracy. Pro-Rights. Pro-Freedom. In that order.
He/Him 🏳🌈
High risk of rants, especially with the lack of character limit.
Joined Nov 2022
