Posts by KansasGrant@techhub.social
(DIR) Post #ARBQMmp9VNeg9WNSSW by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-01-01T01:06:43Z
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@penguin42 @pwaring I do safety-critical embedded programming, and C is what we use. We could also use C++ except that management has decided against it.Anyway, C and C++ rule the world of embedded programming. We also use Python for system tests and to create miscellaneous tools.
(DIR) Post #ARPcVYGutkXBHykUs4 by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-01-07T21:28:41Z
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@stux Several years ago, I didn't know any more about Elmo except a paragraph about Tesla, SpaceX, wants to go to Mars, very rich, lots of fans. I had a positive impression of him.Then, about a year ago, I first ran into his trolling on Twitter. My opinion of him plummeted from generally positive to pretty negative: there's no such thing as a good troll.After he bought Twitter and began systematically destroying it, my opinion of him plummeted: THIS guy is not only a troll but he's clearly a complete dimwit, and he's manifestly evil.Buh-bye, Elmo.
(DIR) Post #ARRQ9c215dt3W2fgsi by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-01-08T18:19:33Z
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@shaman Geologic time flies when you're having fun.
(DIR) Post #ARixDm2VI3m2n3rAC8 by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-01-17T05:19:21Z
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@clive Now that you mention it, my two older brothers each made a metal ashtray in shop class. I think the pounded a piece of sheet metal into a shallow round wooden mold using a ball peen hammer, then they cut the edges to make an octagon.Something both a boy and his parents could be proud of.
(DIR) Post #ARiy89MtjzktMPHIi8 by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-01-17T05:29:26Z
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@clive Indeed. Those ashtrays were in our home for many years, one each on two small end tables guarding the couch.Not only were they decorative, they prevented the embarrassment that would ensue if a guest showed up and wanted to smoke, and we didn't have any ashtrays.Today, it seems hard to believe that 'courtesy' ever worked that way.
(DIR) Post #ASLwPOyxJiN8yhTGvg by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-02-05T00:44:55Z
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@Tilopa @GreenFire I learned a few years ago from @Teri_Kanefield that the technical term for that is 'sadopopulism.'
(DIR) Post #ASsDwKvNTJx4MBhF2m by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-02-20T14:30:49Z
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@Eamon1916 @GayDeceiver Even so, I doubt that they still enjoy sucking on chili dogs. At least not Diane.
(DIR) Post #ASsE5K8PmGL8Vv51CC by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-02-20T14:33:49Z
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@GayDeceiver Thanks for the update. After 40 years of hearing that constantly playing on oldies stations, it's good to know that Jack and Diane FINALLY got out of their old groove.
(DIR) Post #AT0SsYIGsOoLEujnZg by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-02-24T13:57:16Z
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@MostlyHarmless It's smart not to try to do both at once.
(DIR) Post #AT7febnbhngbZGnPDU by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-02-28T01:19:28Z
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From the wonderful Eugene Robinson: "A billionaire who is smart enough to master rocket science should be able to grasp that free speech is not the same thing as consequence-free speech. The former is guaranteed by the Constitution. The latter is not."https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/27/dilbert-scott-adams-racist-rant-canceled/
(DIR) Post #ATHDR7Nv8NvtR5DT3A by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-03-04T15:54:20Z
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@Jdreben Aka, "fishing with peas."
(DIR) Post #ATQDYaXZ2qFvRK81J2 by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-03-09T00:08:01Z
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@fsf I've made many little excursions toward software freedom over the years, and every time I end up going back to Windows.Sometimes serfdom can be a real cool hand.
(DIR) Post #ATZqrjOM0Laf1rZvma by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-03-13T15:40:55Z
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@lowqualityfacts I'm no expert on this, but my understanding is that the corgis were mere "royal consorts."
(DIR) Post #AUDAKyb7L6r3LJaT3Y by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-04-01T14:52:46Z
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@stux Agreed! Thanks for pointing it out.One minor goof: Biden's voice is "young Biden," not the current "old Biden." I'm not sure whether it was the AI or a human that made the goof. ;-)
(DIR) Post #AUgiNAJE85FgGxx8T2 by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-04-15T19:40:49Z
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@atomicpoet If only it were that simple. You see, the people I engage with on Twitter are just as anti-fascist as I am.Let's compare that with the people I engage with here, after five months of daily use.Oh, nobody much engages with me here. So, I guess I don't have any data for comparison.The folks who post here do seem very nice though - notwithstanding their near total lack of reciprocity whenever I try to pleasantly engage with them.So, based on my experience, it looks like my options here are to be a broadcaster (like the folks who never engage with me), a fan (who praises broadcasters), a troll (who causes trouble to get engagement), or a lurker (who reads but is totally invisible.)Ideally, I would become a fan, and heap adulation on all the broadcasters here. However, becoming a lurker is more my style. So please be advised that I typically read and enjoy your posts when they come my way.Over and out.
(DIR) Post #AUgiNLIZGsGEM6jGT2 by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-04-15T19:57:58Z
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@atomicpoet I respect your opinion, but it is only that.
(DIR) Post #AUgiNXUhvZ6MBEV83U by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-04-15T20:13:02Z
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@atomicpoet My.opinon differs about the "supporting" part. I provided a rationale for why being on Twitter might be a way to actually fight fascism - which you did not refute.As I'm sure you're aware, many people on Twitter believe that they should "stay and fight" rather than "cede the global public square to the fascists."I don't personally hold that view but I think it's just as defensible as yours that by staying on Twitter, one is supporting fascism.As I stated previously, your argument oversimplifies a complex issue. In my opinion.
(DIR) Post #AUh23Booo054FJTvoO by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-04-16T00:23:56Z
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@skotchygut @atomicpoet @jrm4 @GreenFire Understood. That's why I've been trying to develop a presence on Mastodon for the past five months.Regardless, I'll be glad to abandon Twitter complete if and when that becomes necessary for me. Until then, I'll continue to use it at the level it meets my needs.Personally, I see this as a pragmatic issue, not as any great battle of Good versus Evil. I never saw that my being on Twitter since 2016 had any noticeable effect, nor would my abandoning it now.
(DIR) Post #AVz2qk5BlbaICa15FI by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-05-24T00:09:55Z
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@nbcnews "...and some, I assume, are very fine people."
(DIR) Post #AXfkinNK4AxsiKy3jk by KansasGrant@techhub.social
2023-07-14T03:28:44Z
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@todayilearned Whoever did it, it was a sick burn.