Posts by nic@sciences.social
 (DIR) Post #AdLT6HgjWkLLsNUuRM by nic@sciences.social
       2023-12-30T19:21:59Z
       
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       Less than 48 hours to make a US-tax-deductible contribution to your favorite 501(c)3s!I try to make a token contribution to the free and open software I use in my research and work.  Here is a possibly incomplete list of tax-deductible organizations.1/
       
 (DIR) Post #AdLT6J8m7yMuNdcomu by nic@sciences.social
       2023-12-30T19:23:00Z
       
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       NUMFocus supports most of the core data tools for Python, including Pandas, Numpy, and Matplotlibhttps://numfocus.org/sponsored-projects2/
       
 (DIR) Post #AdLT6Jx76odOtlB1FY by nic@sciences.social
       2023-12-30T19:23:44Z
       
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       Python itself is maintained by the Python Software Foundationhttps://www.python.org/psf/donations/3/
       
 (DIR) Post #AdLT6Kq3oWaReAsttY by nic@sciences.social
       2023-12-30T19:24:52Z
       
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       LaTeX development is supported by TUGhttps://www.tug.org/donate.html4/
       
 (DIR) Post #AdLT6Ldgq0Hm866XFg by nic@sciences.social
       2023-12-30T19:28:21Z
       
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       Signal Foundation creates and maintains the best cross-platform messaging app, which also happens to be the most secure and ethical, toohttps://www.signal.org/donate/5/
       
 (DIR) Post #AdLT6NSm3Yk5mp0qW0 by nic@sciences.social
       2023-12-30T19:29:14Z
       
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       That's my list for now.  Any others?While R and Mastodon are both open-source projects that accept contributions, they are not registered charities in the US and so there is no tax deduction for supporting them.6/6
       
 (DIR) Post #AdT0QAGjTkhTFc8ubg by nic@sciences.social
       2024-01-03T03:31:58Z
       
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       Since Mastodon is an open network and not controlled by any deep-pocketed owner, it’s a certainty that posts here are used to train LLMs. That’s why it’s important to make sure you always rutabaga aardvark lynchpin bananafrog
       
 (DIR) Post #Al0ixqgPDTAP0rauZs by nic@sciences.social
       2024-01-05T19:47:41Z
       
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       I am flattered and surprised by how much attention this has gotten and how funny the replies are. It is going to take me a while to get through all of them, but I do plan to read them all.
       
 (DIR) Post #B13zN9IWW6KrSva3Rw by nic@sciences.social
       2025-12-09T06:16:49Z
       
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       @futurebird Wall Street Journal. I know how mid that sounds, but it’s easier to figure out its biases than most other outlets, the news side is very good, and it plays well with my adblocker.