Posts by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AsLYxmxghx3nRuAHTc by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-03-23T12:56:30Z
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@pixel I'm already using "Vibe coding" as a pejorative term. 💢
(DIR) Post #AslylgRW9g30689gYa by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2024-06-16T12:46:01Z
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@catsalad "First, let's update the drivers."
(DIR) Post #AuIX2luphIDsh5rgw4 by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-05-20T20:58:53Z
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@shironeko @gsuberland @GossiTheDog @zarchasmpgmr @Rairii *In Theory*, the shareholders elect the board of directors, who hire the CEO, and who manage and direct the CEO, and kick them out and replace them, if needed.*In Practice*, the CEO invites their friends to be directors, and they do likewise, so they're all directors and CEOs to each other, and the shareholders just "rubber stamp" the whole thing, as what else are they going to do?
(DIR) Post #Av2s8kuRVr63Wf6SA4 by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-06-11T01:22:34Z
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@glutto @secretgeek Yes, there is an "i" in "TEAM".
(DIR) Post #AvEOVVDrKvDwo3dPOK by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-06-17T19:33:00Z
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@grickle << official starts counting the eggs >>"Please don't do that sir. They have not hatched."🐣 🐣 🐣 🐣
(DIR) Post #AwKTlEHuB61sVoP9xQ by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-07-20T15:52:14Z
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@futurebird [proofreading trivia]s/ WERE living living lives. / WERE living productive lives. /?(2nd "living" -> "productive"?).[That's my wording, not yours. If you had something else in mind, please feel free to use it.]
(DIR) Post #Awq3hzhjkrwUfFovp2 by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T21:16:10Z
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@yura I'd totally pet the kitty! ^-^Scratch it's neck. 🐈⬛ etc....As for imperiling my soul?Well yea; but at least I get to pet the kitty!!
(DIR) Post #Ax2hb1NVSgUztL6gBk by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-10T23:54:36Z
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@grickle "Oh bless you dear! Stay hydrated." -- kindly old lady splashing water on his lower parts.
(DIR) Post #AxAaP0Pq4L3J18CUsq by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-14T19:04:35Z
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@catsalad
(DIR) Post #AxDBTbIWy9ajBRkxCC by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-16T01:16:32Z
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@grickle "NO! I am NOT buying your 'MyShell' crypto currency!"
(DIR) Post #AxJdyLvg7eQmA2HMDg by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-19T01:27:54Z
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@VoiceofDuum @futurebird I don't object to them coming up with convenient terminology like “force ratchet”, but I think it seems to be easier to explain and less general than they suggest:In the other examples they give, each "puller" has their feet firmly on the ground and is limited only by the lesser of their strength or their traction. But with the ants, the few ants "on the ground" have very limited "traction," on a flat leaf or paper, even further limited by the pulling force *up*.
(DIR) Post #AxJdyMkj3rGQiMA7mq by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-19T01:30:28Z
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@VoiceofDuum @futurebird With the robot dogs pulling the truck, they get force equal to (the lesser of strength or traction) times the number of robot dogs.With humans, it's less with more people, … for "reasons." Maybe motivation? If so, then "Tug-of-War" contents with humans are even more interesting, as a somewhat less strong but more motivated team could win. Wouldn't that be "interesting," from the perspective of "interesting competitions" to watch or participate in?
(DIR) Post #AxJdyNKAw3cWUIkR2e by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-19T01:33:47Z
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@VoiceofDuum @futurebird But the model for the ants is and should be an entirely different one: They are probably primarily limited by the *traction* of the few ants on "the ground" (the flat part of the leaf or paper). "Feet on the ground" being pulled *UP* by the folded leaf is probably a much more limiting factor than how hard the ants can pull.
(DIR) Post #AxJdyRt3yHu6df6Lya by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-08-19T01:34:00Z
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@VoiceofDuum @futurebird Also, I've been thinking that the ants "on the ground" probably respond to any "slack" by stepping back, not pulling. [That's a hypothesis that could be tested.]
(DIR) Post #AyvytuK7IPGbsIu9vk by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-10-06T01:26:34Z
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@catsalad
(DIR) Post #AzFDt8fleOqFP8MVP6 by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-10-15T20:37:07Z
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@futurebird @lydiaconwell 'Indeed, speed in writing was much appreciated in the ancient Near East, at least if we generalize the Sumerian proverb according to which “a scribe whose hand can keep up with the mouth, he is indeed a scribe!”.'https://cdli.ox.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=cuneiform_writing_techniques
(DIR) Post #AzVdOy2QKcSR4VakgC by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T18:37:00Z
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@georgetakei
(DIR) Post #B0YTzKFTk0mduOgHWC by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-11-24T01:29:09Z
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@futurebird I'm the opposite: I read and type most of my cell phone SMS messages on my regular computer. My computer and cell phone are integrated with each other.
(DIR) Post #B1RbWfsHIdCeT76gFM by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-12-20T15:23:12Z
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@flying_saucers @futurebird Improving education begins with- more teachersand- better pay....Everything else is a lame excuse.And most of "everything else" is generally a distraction from the main problems.
(DIR) Post #B1RdDjMcImNjhGONGa by JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
2025-12-20T15:47:30Z
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@dalias @flying_saucers @futurebird Noted and improved.Alternatives to "lame excuse" here:https://www.powerthesaurus.org/lame_excuse/synonyms