Posts by internic@qoto.org
(DIR) Post #AQskZVfUuH2ZQdXfxg by internic@qoto.org
2022-12-23T00:29:34Z
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"LastPass, one of the leading password managers, said that hackers obtained a wealth of personal information belonging to its customers as well as encrypted and cryptographically hashed passwords and other data stored in customer vaults."https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/lastpass-says-hackers-have-obtained-vault-data-and-a-wealth-of-customer-info/
(DIR) Post #AQyDKjZ8p4POeFfvjE by internic@qoto.org
2022-12-25T16:09:28Z
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@freemo Merry Christmas, and thanks for playing Santa this year and giving all of us new users here the gift of QOTO! It's very much appreciated.
(DIR) Post #AZUv0VIIi9wWIFdmaG by internic@qoto.org
2023-09-06T17:46:09Z
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@Wolven I've seen this pattern before on the Internet where people need to pay the bills for their site, and the only viable mechanism to collect payments is through credit cards, so the credit card processor oligopoly becomes the de facto arbiter of what forms of expression are acceptable. It's awful.
(DIR) Post #AZV8rU25QmLn8IeKjg by internic@qoto.org
2023-09-06T19:57:30Z
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@Wolven I bet that rando was also discovered that Einstein was wrong and formulated a unified field theory that explains all of nature if only professional physicists would listen. ;-)
(DIR) Post #AaPEczvTXeqLHSJEIa by internic@qoto.org
2023-10-03T21:49:51Z
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@Wolven Perhaps it's not so much 3 rings as 7 circles.
(DIR) Post #AaPEgnEOgObz4By9uy by internic@qoto.org
2023-10-03T21:50:31Z
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@Wolven Perhaps it's not so much 3 rings as 9 circles.
(DIR) Post #AbzK5JDOqugoGRuApE by internic@qoto.org
2023-11-20T05:32:40Z
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@Wolven There are some talks happening on Wednesday that I'd really like to hear, however they are, of course, in-person only, and I'm virtually certain there will be no measures taken to mitigate airborne pathogens. And then the next day I may be spending with a 93-year-old grandma whose immune system is virtually non-existent. It would be professionally useful to attend those talks, but I don't really want to put family at risk (honestly, I'm not even crazy about it for myself).And, of course, I have it much easier than the people who are, themselves, immunocompromised, in some way or have existing conditions that make these viruses more dangerous.
(DIR) Post #Ac8sIBAZDsnhwKWnKa by internic@qoto.org
2023-11-24T20:07:00Z
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@rwg @freemo not sure if you want to comment on #qoto
(DIR) Post #AhgOEUdd9XyOknXoSe by internic@qoto.org
2022-11-12T17:42:35Z
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I guess it's time for a #introduction. I'm a theoretical physicist by training (PhD in quantum open systems/quantum information) and currently paying the bills as an engineer working in free-space optical communication (implementation) and quantum communication (concepts). I'm interested in physics and math, of course, but I enjoy learning about really any area of science, philosophy, and many other academic areas as well. My biggest other interest is hiking and generally enjoying nature.I'm definitely interested in following #ScienceMastodon, but I'm also just curious to see the mix of interesting photos and thoughts on myriad topics that may show up here.I'm sort of part of the #TwitterMigration, but I honestly haven't used the bird site all that much in recent times, and as a FOSS/Linux geek I've been interested in federated services like Mastodon for quite a while.
(DIR) Post #AhvZGKUvq44QkZx8W8 by internic@qoto.org
2024-05-15T21:16:32Z
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@Wolven Universities can be smart cities too! 😜
(DIR) Post #Aidhp26uES3Q4PGrRI by internic@qoto.org
2024-06-05T16:34:16Z
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@davidho But then how do you put equations in your emails? (This is seriously the one use case I have for HTML email.)
(DIR) Post #AixCY8bo9tkbS0XFbM by internic@qoto.org
2024-06-15T14:03:40Z
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@futurebird The actual human YouTuber Kyle Hill made a video covering this phenomenon a while back, which was both informative and entertaining. I believe he's been trying to get his considerable following to report such videos (since they are inevitably full of copyright infringement), though I'm guessing that's a losing battle. One funny thing he pointed out was that if it is a fake science or engineering video there is a significant probability that the thumbnail will include either Elon Musk or Michio Kaku.https://youtu.be/McM3CfDjGs0?si=ZtbrFHl7LsZHT95Q
(DIR) Post #Ajd1Lqdj7NzGmR8Lyq by internic@qoto.org
2024-07-05T18:16:01Z
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@ZachWeinersmith Well, a cylinder is planar in the axial direction and circular in the perpendicular plane, so the component of the image along the axial direction should act like it's reflected in a planar mirror while the perpendicular component should act like it's reflected in a spherical mirror.