Posts by Graffotti@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #Ahkbkv5oPIcQ6WMHB2 by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-05-10T14:22:41Z
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@futurebird Currently enjoying "Models of the Mind" by Grace Lindsay, about the various models of how the brain works and how they came out of different branches of science, engineering and mathematics.
(DIR) Post #AhqxbKU8VYKDtwKMHg by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-05-13T15:55:48Z
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@futurebird A city where people actually live *is* a modern city.The other kind, where people are priced out, may look shiny and modern but are basically dead space, and a real estate crash waiting to happen.
(DIR) Post #AiJNQjRPQ4tnLkXMB6 by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-05-27T08:57:06Z
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@futurebird "There's no such thing as monsters. They're just creatures you haven't met yet." Dr Who
(DIR) Post #AiPvLK2N0Q3cVGB1c0 by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-05-30T12:45:14Z
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@futurebird I hope they remember it when they are old enough to appreciate what you did for them 👏
(DIR) Post #AiW9UmHPbbrQZoGoGO by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-06-02T12:52:19Z
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@stux It's spiders. They bring dust in to decorate their webs and make surfaces less slippery. No other explanation makes sense 🙃
(DIR) Post #AimgFqzxCgUFwJJtbM by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-06-10T12:14:40Z
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@futurebird The eligibility rules for free transport to the nearest school in England are basically the same now as they were in the 1970's when I used the school bus. They are based on walking distance:2 miles or more if under 8 years old3 miles or more if aged 8 to 16If enough of you insisted on walking to work, loudly, would that help make the argument for change and be listened to?
(DIR) Post #Aj3EPUMcCIUbX6L7nk by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-06-18T11:52:38Z
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@futurebird That is such a good question.Ideas of proof and structured arguments are perhaps more alive and practical in computing than in maths or philosophy?Ideas of the ethical use of information, of transparency and accountability?
(DIR) Post #Aj3FEjICS5g8bPhxUu by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-06-18T12:01:52Z
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@futurebird If you insist on writing down your assumptions, then the problem is never "solved" because the assumptions depend on an ever changing phenomenon: people.So revisit and debug is an open opportunity.
(DIR) Post #AjgEh4sJGj47tDHuvg by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-07-07T07:29:44Z
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@futurebird The Sky News channel on YouTube has been my main source for Ukraine. They have analysis from Prof Michael Clarke and other respected experts.https://youtu.be/qn-JFqGgxJs?si=8jqsps7osdAB78kJ
(DIR) Post #AjzL1qZYvjXryEI99U by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-07-16T12:40:13Z
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@futurebird Horse fly No. 1 & Horsefly No.2: We don't miss. [share evil grin and fist-bump]
(DIR) Post #Al06dngqpyWngHoeK8 by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-08-15T19:25:34Z
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@futurebird Some people are a super cooled liquid: they are fluid until they ingest the wrong kind of fact, upon which they become instantly solid and immobile 🙃
(DIR) Post #Al07tztDLd0w6WsyfI by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-08-15T19:39:57Z
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@stux For tips on self defence against hostile fruit see Monty Python.
(DIR) Post #AlBrxsmOSR51qF2rjc by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-08-20T18:37:21Z
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@cstross 😬 I thought all our native spiders were cute little things. Nobody told me we had swamp monsters.
(DIR) Post #Amf15xYljyNfgfDcJc by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-10-04T10:58:57Z
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@futurebird They are not even the same imperial units that the old empire used. The wikipedia page is hilarious, but it does partly explain why visiting Americans get drunk quicker than they expect (even allowing for strong ale) 😎 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_units
(DIR) Post #AnbVwRqmg9MN5Ft4Iy by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2024-11-01T16:17:50Z
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@stux Obesity rates are three times higher in the US, so yeah.Hauling a lot more 🙃
(DIR) Post #AqYDFSuKIuE8p4nqr2 by Graffotti@mastodon.social
2025-01-28T19:40:19Z
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@futurebird Be a shame if someone were to put a strip of crime scene tape across it 😎