Posts by jgamble@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #AY8sAzqm5WdfIOU6aW by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2023-07-28T04:38:54Z
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@lowqualityfacts It's a sound strategy. Every launch of ashes lessens the Earth's mass by that much, which in turn lowers the Earth's gravitational pull.So with every launch of ashes into space, the *next* launch gets that much easier.It's so simple...
(DIR) Post #AaOXmqAIOLXFsGgio4 by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2023-10-03T13:49:58Z
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@lowqualityfacts In their kitchens they have Swiss. Hidden in their bunkers they keep Monterey Jack.
(DIR) Post #AbZWYDyUJ4se744T1E by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2023-11-07T18:48:30Z
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@lowqualityfacts I think a variation of this gives you a Larry Niven essay (radioactive coins, if I recall correctly).
(DIR) Post #AhkbRAVJOm8u6rrqLo by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-05-10T14:19:09Z
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@futurebird I'll toss my hat into that ring.Adding to my exasperation, the people who write goto-ridden code to "prove" how bad FORTRAN is. C'mon, people, F77 has been around since 1977, it's in the name.
(DIR) Post #AiYIaFBPsPDtctQrXE by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-06-03T13:43:36Z
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@ZachWeinersmith I wonder if it's related to our practice of moving holidays to Monday, which made it easier to have an extended sale.Thanks, Uniform Monday Holiday Bill!
(DIR) Post #Aicekat30q83SW1Ktc by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-06-05T16:10:46Z
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@ZachWeinersmith Hm, this immediately made me think of oxtail soup, though nothing I read said anything about poverty, and in fact it seems to be considered a delicacy.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxtail_soup
(DIR) Post #AimmJDD3g6mhQ8QxzU by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-06-10T13:22:33Z
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@futurebird That's a strange poster. Platonic and Archimedean solids followed by... prisms and Johnson solids? No mention of Catalan solids at all?https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_solid
(DIR) Post #Aj1quRvUvkRer4UkwC by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-06-17T16:30:24Z
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@ZachWeinersmith To quote a much younger friend, "attacked, but accurate."
(DIR) Post #Aj75RQX1IJ5VGttaQi by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-06-20T08:23:54Z
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@xbezdick @aral What?Red Hat was a 3.4 billion dollar company at the time of its acquisition by IBM. You don't reach that solely through unpaid volunteers.
(DIR) Post #Ak1Rfg3QRcLgyNYVVY by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-07-17T13:04:04Z
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@futurebird @jgordon @babelcarp I can sympathize. I had one (and only one) job that used open floor plan and I will cheer on cubicles and sing their praises if it means that no one has to suffer through open floor plan again.
(DIR) Post #Ak6koJ9XpWTnTI2vrM by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-07-20T02:32:06Z
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@futurebird I like 'em all. Sadly, I'm allergic to chocolate.
(DIR) Post #AndxtdyRkBhJYBn4me by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2024-11-02T20:40:32Z
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@futurebird Starring Santa Claus! A film to warm the heart.
(DIR) Post #AsEAWzJhO2HAirCuuW by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2025-03-19T23:20:05Z
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@futurebird And of course it's an established "technique"."Bouly claimed to be able to detect unexploded ordnance from WW1 and also to detect molecular changes in laboratory experiments. He was the founder at Lille in 1929 of the Association of the Friends of Radiesthesia (Association des Amis de la Radiesthésie)."https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiesthesia
(DIR) Post #AuWEGQf3bYE60oNoDg by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2025-05-27T12:10:55Z
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@futurebird One day should be sufficient to get samples of silphium and secretly record the methods of making concrete.I'd need longer to hunt down lost manuscripts, and frankly I'd leave that job to someone else.
(DIR) Post #Ayq5EjJmqHM6bHIqv2 by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2025-10-03T17:32:14Z
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@wjmaggos @mastodonmigration Yes. If this account were bridged it would be useful for reposting your posts to other Bluesky users, who are the ones who could benefit.
(DIR) Post #Ayq5XyIdMkIEZAwHFg by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2025-10-03T17:35:38Z
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@wjmaggos @mastodonmigration Ah, sorry, I fell into the second person pronoun trap. I was referring to Mastodon Migration.
(DIR) Post #Azpv2qj4cNTJUPUqCe by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2025-11-02T13:30:19Z
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@futurebird I voted ants just because there's more of them. But honestly, I expect both groups of life forms to be around.Heck, humans might still be part of the primate group.
(DIR) Post #B13hZ1nQR1hGV3Y7Xc by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2025-12-09T02:57:19Z
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@futurebird "We were only able to get partial images on three of our cameras.""Here is a composite compost thief picture."
(DIR) Post #B1mwWWCtQBPJqHfsuG by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2025-12-30T22:33:12Z
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@mattblaze @adafruit Honestly, I can't see a reasonable explanation for carrying a flipper zero to an inauguration party. Given how lights and sound systems operate these days, I could even call it a sensible precaution (just because Guiliani and Cuomo aren't tech savvy, that doesn't mean they don't have disgruntled followers who are).But... have I been missing something in the Raspberry Pi world?
(DIR) Post #B2hUaPYsSv6Zn39aG8 by jgamble@fosstodon.org
2026-01-27T04:27:38Z
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All Carnegie libraries are built over volcanic vents. They can be put into service as emergency oracles at a moment's notice.#SecretsOfTheLibrary#HashTagGames