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@lyse
> and shook their hands
I hate that this is becoming normal again. Abolishing handshakes was one of the few good things that came from Covid. 🫤
@lyse
> and shook their hands
I hate that this is becoming normal again. Abolishing handshakes was one of the few good things that came from Covid. 🫤
@lyse
> and shook their hands
I hate that this is becoming normal again. Abolishing handshakes was one of the few good things that came from Covid. 🫤
Regarding the original issue with my battery: I have some hopes that it’s just a calibration issue. I did a couple of drain-and-recharge cycles and it looks better now. 🤔 The battery isn’t “puffed up”, either. So maybe I can use it for a little while longer …
I didn’t expect that I have to do this, because I sometimes forget about that phone and it completely discharges anyway. 😅 So I would have expected that it’s at least somewhat calibrated. 🤷
Regarding the original issue with my battery: I have some hopes that it’s just a calibration issue. I did a couple of drain-and-recharge cycles and it looks better now. 🤔 The battery isn’t “puffed up”, either. So maybe I can use it for a little while longer …
I didn’t expect that I have to do this, because I sometimes forget about that phone and it completely discharges anyway. 😅 So I would have expected that it’s at least somewhat calibrated. 🤷
Regarding the original issue with my battery: I have some hopes that it’s just a calibration issue. I did a couple of drain-and-recharge cycles and it looks better now. 🤔 The battery isn’t “puffed up”, either. So maybe I can use it for a little while longer …
I didn’t expect that I have to do this, because I sometimes forget about that phone and it completely discharges anyway. 😅 So I would have expected that it’s at least somewhat calibrated. 🤷
@mckinley Never heard about jmp.chat before. Appears to be a US thing, right? 🤔
@mckinley Never heard about jmp.chat before. Appears to be a US thing, right? 🤔
@mckinley Never heard about jmp.chat before. Appears to be a US thing, right? 🤔
@lyse
> Finally, in this day and age I do enjoy that I'm not reachable everywhere.
Oh, I can understand that. 😅 I’m a bit more egoistic in that regard, though: I often have my phone on silent mode, but I still carry it with me, so that *I* can call an ambulance or something. 😈
@lyse
> Finally, in this day and age I do enjoy that I'm not reachable everywhere.
Oh, I can understand that. 😅 I’m a bit more egoistic in that regard, though: I often have my phone on silent mode, but I still carry it with me, so that *I* can call an ambulance or something. 😈
@lyse
> Finally, in this day and age I do enjoy that I'm not reachable everywhere.
Oh, I can understand that. 😅 I’m a bit more egoistic in that regard, though: I often have my phone on silent mode, but I still carry it with me, so that *I* can call an ambulance or something. 😈
@lyse
> Finally, in this day and age I do enjoy that I’m not reachable everywhere
This is the primary reason why I NEVER install "Work" apps on my iPhone. I've gotten into the habit for many years now, never to mix work and personal stuff. If I'm not on my Work Macbook, I'm not available -- end of story.
@lyse
> Finally, in this day and age I do enjoy that I’m not reachable everywhere
This is the primary reason why I NEVER install "Work" apps on my iPhone. I've gotten into the habit for many years now, never to mix work and personal stuff. If I'm not on my Work Macbook, I'm not available -- end of story.
@lyse
> Finally, in this day and age I do enjoy that I’m not reachable everywhere
This is the primary reason why I NEVER install "Work" apps on my iPhone. I've gotten into the habit for many years now, never to mix work and personal stuff. If I'm not on my Work Macbook, I'm not available -- end of story.
[47°09′06″S, 126°43′26″W] Dosimeter malfunction
Hmmm, I noticed that tt is incorrectly counting unread messages. There's currently one unread one, but it says 0. When I mark it read, the counter goes to -1. It certainly worked a few weeks back. I probably should work on version 2.
@bender Hahaha! :-D To make it clear, I'm not one of those esoteric radiation jerks. I simply don't have enough use cases to justify one. And then comes the absolutely horrific UX I'm not willing to deal with. Lots of people love it, I just don't. Finally, in this day and age I do enjoy that I'm not reachable everywhere. There's not even a chance of getting distracted. All my good mates don't have an issue with that, at least they do not admit it. ;-) Of course there are people that think I'm silly, but I don't care about them.
[47°09′23″S, 126°43′02″W] Saalmi, retransmit, please
🧮 USERS:1 FEEDS:2 TWTS:739 ARCHIVED:67051 CACHE:2264 FOLLOWERS:14 FOLLOWING:14
[47°09′36″S, 126°43′17″W] Raw reading: 0x65171EB1, offset +/-2
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Ejercicio si, pero con moderación. ⌘ Read more****
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′04″W] Raw reading: 0x6516F482, offset +/-4
@lyse a risk taker! Next you are telling us you often do bungee jumping! :-D Kidding, kidding. I know someone around here that does similarly; no mobile phones. He sure stands out as a sore thumb!
@lyse a risk taker! Next you are telling us you often do bungee jumping! :-D Kidding, kidding. I know someone around here that does similarly; no mobile phones. He sure stands out like a sore thumb!
[47°09′34″S, 126°43′33″W] --interrupted--
Pinellas County - Base: 7.25 miles, 00:10:21 average pace, 01:15:03 duration
it was alright. had to wait too long each time i crossed 113th. the second time the blood rushed to my head and made me a bit nauseous so walked that off.
#running
Pinellas County - Base: 7.25 miles, 00:10:21 average pace, 01:15:03 duration
it was alright. had to wait too long each time i crossed 113th, the second time the blood rushed to my head and made me a bit nauseous so walked that off.
#running
Pinellas County - Base: 7.25 miles, 00:10:21 average pace, 01:15:03 duration
it was alright. had to wait too long each time i crossed 113th, the second time the blood rushed to my head and made me a bit nauseous so walked that off.
#running
Pinellas County - Base: 7.25 miles, 00:10:21 average pace, 01:15:03 duration
it was alright. had to wait too long each time i crossed 113th, the second time the blood rushed to my head and made me a bit nauseous so walked that off.
#running
[47°09′30″S, 126°43′26″W] Raw reading: 0x651675F1, offset +/-1
@bender It's Germany, there's no middle of nowhere. Sadly. Definitely not where I am. In case of urgent emergencies in nature, somebody is fucked, no doubt. I'm happily taking that risk.
[47°09′04″S, 126°43′32″W] Waiting for carrier
@lyse what happens if you get stranded with a broken car in the middle of no where? Or if an emergency comes up where there is no landline? In the US landlines are disappearing, mobile phones have taken their place.
🧮 USERS:1 FEEDS:2 TWTS:738 ARCHIVED:67048 CACHE:2264 FOLLOWERS:14 FOLLOWING:14
@movq No private mobile phone at all, just landline telephone. I have a company smart phone but it sucks balls and I don't want to even use it for anything unless I really have to. It covers two use cases, 2FA and accepting/rejecting meeting invites (somehow my desktop mail client can't send meeting replies reliably). 99% of the time the phone sits either on the desk (during work hours) or lays in the drawer (after quitting time). So it moves less than a meter each workday. And for obvious reasons I have to take it to the office with me, too.
@lyse So you got no cellphone at all or just no smartphone? 🤔
@lyse So you got no cellphone at all or just no smartphone? 🤔
@lyse So you got no cellphone at all or just no smartphone? 🤔
@bender Oof. That sounds quite awful. 😅
@bender Oof. That sounds quite awful. 😅
@bender Oof. That sounds quite awful. 😅
[47°09′56″S, 126°43′07″W] Sample analyzing complete -- starting transfer
@bender SUVs are known for their fuel efficiencies…
@movq No doubt, that's for sure. The only thing I can say: Works for me since forever.
@movq Thanks, yeah. Let's hope that we still get a few apples from these trees (they're marked for public use) in a few weeks.
Had to go to the office today. Leaving the house, some nice reddish spots appeared in the sky, probably saw a hedgehog and by the time I reached the train station, the sunrise had fully emerged. Unfortuntely, I did not have a camera with me, so I had to enjoy this super crazy, ultra red sky on the platform and can't show you anything. It was easily one of the most beautiful sunrises of this year. A very large section of the sky was very, very red.
This evening I had to go for a quick stoll after suffering from terrible seating conditions in this meeting room. I met a few friends on the way and shook their hands. Then it occurred to one of them that this was a bad move, he's home sick with a sore throat and a positive corona test. I watched like a hawk to not touch myself with that hand and sanitized the crap out of me when I got home. Let this cup pass from me. On the truly positive side, however, I saw a squirrel, the rest of the sunset (I missed the best part in the forest), six deer on a paddock and a bat flying over me couple of times. Good yield.
https://lyse.isobeef.org/abendhimmel-2023-09-28/
@rrraksamam there are plenty of under $400 laptops to chose from. Check Amazon, and filter “under $500”. Same applies to smartphones. Sadly, I don’t have a specific one to recommend because—and not trying to come across as a snob—I don’t “usually” buy cheap things. 😅
@movq yes, she spends 2.5/hours a day commuting, and her old (2010) SUV now runs at 21mpg (around 34km per 3.8litres). In the US everything is quite far apart. 😩
@@texto-plano.xyz milk, Pepsi, or whiskey? They will all quench my thirst.
[47°09′02″S, 126°43′44″W] Re-taking samples
Why is it even legal to have non-removable non-standard batteries in these devices …
Why is it even legal to have non-removable non-standard batteries in these devices …
Why is it even legal to have non-removable non-standard batteries in these devices …
Os filtros de tabaco deviam chamar-se cigarrolhas
Os filtros de tabaco deviam chamar-se cigarrolhas
[47°09′52″S, 126°43′17″W] Non-significative results -- sampling finished
[47°09′51″S, 126°43′07″W] Analyzing samples
[47°09′47″S, 126°43′06″W] Transponder fixed
🧮 USERS:1 FEEDS:2 TWTS:737 ARCHIVED:67038 CACHE:2255 FOLLOWERS:14 FOLLOWING:14
@lyse Easier said than done. I really do want to have a *phone* for emergencies (and some people are only reachable via SMS, oddly enough). Maybe I can get away with buying a super cheap and super simple one.
@lyse Easier said than done. I really do want to have a *phone* for emergencies (and some people are only reachable via SMS, oddly enough). Maybe I can get away with buying a super cheap and super simple one.
@lyse Easier said than done. I really do want to have a *phone* for emergencies (and some people are only reachable via SMS, oddly enough). Maybe I can get away with buying a super cheap and super simple one.
Smartphones got so large the last few years. My goodness. What’s the plan here, make them indistinguishable from tablets? 🤨
Smartphones got so large the last few years. My goodness. What’s the plan here, make them indistinguishable from tablets? 🤨
Smartphones got so large the last few years. My goodness. What’s the plan here, make them indistinguishable from tablets? 🤨
@lyse That is a lot of planes. And a lot of nice apples. 😅
@lyse That is a lot of planes. And a lot of nice apples. 😅
@lyse That is a lot of planes. And a lot of nice apples. 😅
@movq Just don't get a new one.
More data contradicting the existence of "echo chambers". As I've argued many times before, the concept of an echo chamber or information bubble is not real. The podcast below is an interview of an author of a study where they actually intervened and changed the information diet of 20,000 people (with consent!), then surveyed them after three months. They observed essentially no changes to the study subjects' beliefs and attitudes. They also observed that the typical person, while they tend to gravitate towards people with similar political leanings, only get about 50% of their content from such like-minded people. They get the rest from neutral sources and maybe 20% from non-like-minded people.
Varied information diet + No change in attitudes when information diet is forced to be different = no echo chamber.
Listen to the podcast episode here=
More data contradicting the existence of "echo chambers". As I've argued many times before, the concept of an echo chamber or information bubble is not real. The podcast below is an interview of an author of a study where they actually intervened and change the information diet of 20,000 people, then surveyed them after several months and observed essentially no changes to their beliefs and attitudes. They also observed that the typical person, while they tend to gravitate towards people with similar political leanings, only get about 50% of their content from such like-minded people. They get the rest from neutral sources and maybe 20% from non-like-minded people.
Varied information diet + No change in attitudes when information diet is forced to be different = no echo chamber.
The podcast episode=
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′19″W] Reading: 0.08 Sv
Battery in my smartphone died. Can’t be replaced. It’s roughly 3 years old.
Now I have to find a replacement, which annoys the hell out of me. 😒 (I checked the prices of Fairphone, PinePhone, Librem, but sorry, all way too expensive.)
Battery in my smartphone died. Can’t be replaced. It’s roughly 3 years old.
Now I have to find a replacement, which annoys the hell out of me. 😒 (I checked the prices of Fairphone, PinePhone, Librem, but sorry, all way too expensive.)
Battery in my smartphone died. Can’t be replaced. It’s roughly 3 years old.
Now I have to find a replacement, which annoys the hell out of me. 😒 (I checked the prices of Fairphone, PinePhone, Librem, but sorry, all way too expensive.)
[47°09′07″S, 126°43′22″W] Not enough data -- sampling finished
Adele is the queen of bland
Adele is the queen of bland
@rrraksamam for a good recommendation we are going to need more information. For the laptop, what would its intended use be? Do you need to run Microsoft Windows? Does it needs WiFi? Destination (for power outlets)? For the phone, do you need it to be “smart”? Physical, or software SIM? Do you want it to work where you are going (destination is needed)?
Details are in the pudding.
[47°09′34″S, 126°43′43″W] Taking samples
Pinellas County - Base: 5.03 miles, 00:09:31 average pace, 00:47:52 duration
sprinkled a bit but i missed the downpour unfortunately.
#running
Pinellas County - Base: 5.03 miles, 00:09:31 average pace, 00:47:52 duration
sprinkled a bit but i missed it unfortunately.
#running
Pinellas County - Base: 5.03 miles, 00:09:31 average pace, 00:47:52 duration
sprinkled a bit but i missed it unfortunately.
#running