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Paul Turnbull has moved.🇨🇦 @Chigaze@mstdn.ca

· 7mo ago

In an era when tech bros are ruining everything it's good to remember that before 1980s marketing attempted to drive women out of computing they pioneered it.

#InternationalWomensDay #computing #computerscience #computerhistory

https://www.gracehopper.com/blog/15-remarkable-women-programmers-who-transformed-the-tech-world

https://allthatsinteresting.com/margaret-hamilton

https://web.archive.org/web/20191130180008/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/magazine/women-coding-computer-programming.html

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Paul Turnbull has moved.🇨🇦 @Chigaze@mstdn.ca

· 7mo ago

Boosted by @cstross@wandering.shop

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@cstross@wandering.shop There’s a tragic irony in that he apparently never even thought to ask his AI what happened the horse population after cars.

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· 6mo ago

Prepping to make ramen tonight with the Tonkotsu broth I made over the weekend. My partner had to run out to get more mirin though.

#Food

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· 8mo ago

I like that our organization stopped doing Christmas parties and switched to doing a Staff Appreciation Party in the first quarter of the year. Feels more inclusive and the timing is better. December is already too full but in late January it's nice to have an event. And now off to the party!

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· 6mo ago

Our latest foster dog, who we initially thought would be hard to get adopted, is off to her new home in Tumbler Ridge today. She’s still skittish and needs to work on her recall but we now know she’s very trainable and very sweet.

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· 7mo ago

RE: @kottke@mastodon.social

So the CyberTruck is breaking records by selling worse than the Edsel and being explosive than the Pinto

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kottke.org: "“The CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a…" - Mastodon

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· 8mo ago

Replying to

@davevolek@mastodon.social That would likely require someone to pay for it. Given the little bits I've gleaned about local governance in the U.S. I can easily see no one having any spare budget for it. @archaeohistories@ohai.social

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· 8mo ago

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@jon_valdes@mastodon.gamedev.place As Sully said about Flight 1549: "One way of looking at this might be that for 42 years, I've been making small, regular deposits in this bank of experience, education and training. And on January 15, the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal." There is always a need for constant practice in normal situations to be able handle things when things aren't normal. This is something I learned as a volunteer ski patrol when we had a session on dealing with stressful situations. It was taught by a military test pilot who also flew Chinooks in Afghanistan. He used Flight 1549 as the example for us of how years of training can kick in during a crisis. I now recognize the feeling of calm I get dealing with a crisis in our servers or dbs as basically the same as the one I got doing first response. All of which is to say is if you haven't done the work then when shit hits the fan you're not going to know what to do.

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· 6mo ago

One thing about having a foster dog who’s skittish about men and having trans family and friends is learning that dogs don’t misgender people.

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Paul Turnbull has moved.🇨🇦 @Chigaze@mstdn.ca

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@javensbukan I think a lot of the moves are people who were on the fence about moving already and I think it’s also reasonable to be concerned about the future of the instance. I know I’ve been considering moving to a smaller Canadian instance for awhile but I’m a creature of habit. The current situation is complex and difficult so I don’t blame anyone for deciding to move.

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· 7mo ago

Replying to on cosocial.ca

@evan@cosocial.ca Yes but it depends on what is meant by “wartime”. If your country is at war and the public live in constant threat because they are under invasion and attack, then yes, maintaining morale is a high priority. If your country is at war with some other country that is absolutely no threat to your country and there is not a threat to the public, then morale should not be a media priority.

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· 8mo ago

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@svat@mathstodon.xyz This reminds me of how Peter Jackson almost ruined the ending of Lord of the Rings. They had planned and even shot some of a giant hero battle between Aragorn and Sauron that was supposed to be happening while Frodo successfully destroyed the Ring. Fortunately they came to their senses and stuck with the book version where the battle at the gate could only be a losing one and Frodo claims the Ring for himself. Even the destruction of the Ring comes from Gollum's failure when he steals back and falls into lava.

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· 7mo ago

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@inthehands@hachyderm.io It brings new force to the idea of perverse incentives.

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· 8mo ago

Replying to on mstdn.ca

@chad@mstdn.ca :)

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· 6mo ago

Trump seems bound and determined to hand the world to China on a platter of ill advised destruction. Presuming of course there’s a world left to dominate.

#USPol #China #WorldPol

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· 6mo ago

Replying to

@kimlockhartga This year has had the biggest temperature swings in Edmonton I can remember and in general it’s awful. Massive melts midwinter have left sheets of rutted ice everywhere. @EllenInEdmonton

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· 8mo ago

Replying to

@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca That was a change from the books that worked for me. Having Pippin light them was good movie making and didn't change anything significant in the story. My issue with the changes to Faramir are that they made him cruel which he absolutely was not in the books and I don't think necessary for the movie. Further he is the character Tolkien said was most like himself so that change bites rather hard.

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· 7mo ago

Replying to on social.vivaldi.net

@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net I chose option 1 and my doctor is a woman. I’m happy she has kept me on as in the years since she became my GP she has specialized more on women’s health. @CStamp@mastodon.social

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· 8mo ago

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@davevolek@mastodon.social That's definitely more likely but I am a little jaded by hearing about places where local government's get stuck because they need almost line item approval for stuff. The street my aunt lives on in a rural California community is an absolute wreck because they can't get enough people to vote to repave it. @archaeohistories@ohai.social

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· 7mo ago

Replying to

@benroyce In the immortal words of Ricky Knight (Nick Frost) in Fighting With My Family: “Fixed! Not Fake. “ Also remembering I need to get wrestling tickets for later this month.

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· 9mo ago

Replying to

@joyoftech @CAWguy Wolverine needs to be doing the immigration interviews.

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Paul Turnbull has moved.🇨🇦 @Chigaze@mstdn.ca

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@wicche@kvlt.zone Saskatoon Berry (also known as Pacific serviceberry, western serviceberry, western shadbush, or western juneberry). But in a pinch raspberries are awesome (and make a good crisp when combined with saskatoons and rhubarb) @Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party

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Paul Turnbull has moved.🇨🇦 @Chigaze@mstdn.ca

· 7mo ago

Replying to on mastodon.social

@ottaross@mastodon.social A few years back we had what was supposed to be a couple hour layover in NYC but we landed in a snowstorm and our flight home was cancelled. That night we went into Manhattan which was a bit of a ghost town for NYC and explored. In the morning we did a little exploration of Central Park in the snow as well as stop at the Natural History Museum before we headed to the airport for our rescheduled flight. It’s a nice little unexpected memory.

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Paul Turnbull has moved.🇨🇦 @Chigaze@mstdn.ca

· 8mo ago

Replying to on mstdn.ca

@AmeliasBrain@mstdn.ca Happy Day! Hope you can get the sleep thing straightened out. I was doing badly on it a couple years ago but found some strategies that helped my situation a bit.

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· 8mo ago

I would be sad about Minute Maid concentrated orange juice thing but the reality is I don’t drink juice at home anymore. Sometimes I may get orange juice with a fancy restaurant breakfast but that’s about it.

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· 8mo ago

There is some kind of irony in how much good old punk there is on Youtube.

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· 8mo ago

Replying to

@annecavicchi@mindly.social Very sorry to hear about your husband's diagnosis, I know from experience how overwhelming it all is. :( I concur about regular testing. I was fortunate my GP raised getting tested when I was 50 rather then the recommended 55. She went through the issues with early testing (false positives, etc) and I decided to get my PSA checked anyways. Seven months later I was in surgery having my rebellious prostate removed. I definitely recommend anyone with a prostate seriously consider getting tested at 50 (or earlier if you're in high risk group). I also recommend anyone with a prostate get educated about prostate cancer as if you have one and live long enough it's almost guaranteed you will get prostate cancer eventually.

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· 8mo ago

Replying to

@catsalad@infosec.exchange There’s a John Wick vibe coming off that cat.

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· 8mo ago

Replying to

@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca @svat@mathstodon.xyz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm-sA8R3QCA

Aragorn vs Sauron unreleased scene (better quality) - edited

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· 9mo ago

Replying to

@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net Is the physical edition only through Amazon or will it be in stores at all?

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· 6mo ago

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@cstross It’s like we’re trying out all the SF catastrophe tropes all at once.

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· 6mo ago

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@fen In general I don’t want to be in a room with an elephant. @inthehands

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· 6mo ago

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@jerome Good news for a local chocolatier that opened up near me. They bring in raw beans and make their own chocolate from scratch. Amazingly good. I especially love their hot chocolate mix. @EdwinG

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· 7mo ago

Replying to on mastodon.tomodori.net

@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net At least the Scrabble board survived! :)

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Paul Turnbull has moved.🇨🇦 @Chigaze@mstdn.ca

· 7mo ago

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@Jeneric I think we have the same optometrist!

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· 7mo ago

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@Jeneric I’ve been going there for around 20 years. I’ve seen the new guy as well although not for a regular appointment yet.

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· 8mo ago

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@chad@mstdn.ca Driving home from Jasper today and hoping things are melted a bit by afternoon.

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· 8mo ago

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@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca Oh I think it would have looked very good but was very much at odds with the book. It's kind of like I have big issues with the portrayal of Faramir and his rangers in the movies. I think on their own they are good story but it is a story very different in tone and portrayal to what Tolkien intended.

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· 9mo ago

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@cstross@wandering.shop in Canadian. ❄️

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· 9mo ago

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@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net That’s what I figured. I’m not sure what Audrey’s policies are for carrying self-published (and I assume print on demand) books. I can order it from Amazon then. I generally avoid them but I can make an exception. :)

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· 9mo ago

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@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange Fully agreed. Body shaming in general is something I’ve grown to hate.

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· 11mo ago

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@inthehands@hachyderm.io I’m in a smaller organization with a well funded IT department (a rare enough thing) and these are the conversations we’ve had. We’ve definitely found things that LLMs have some utility for but none of it is at the scale you’d think from the hype. We’re definitely not going to be blowing the budget on it. @anildash@me.dm

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· 13mo ago

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@johnefrancis@cosocial.ca No, like hardware that is never checked by the CBP because you never cross a border with it. You would enter the US hardware free and pickup your rented hardware. Once you have it, sync what you need to it for duration of your stay then wipe it to factory before you return it and head home. @mike@thecanadian.social @timbray@cosocial.ca

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· 8mo ago

Replying to on meow.social

@drmaddkap@meow.social Came in not committed one way or another. Watched the first three and I would say it's good and I like it but I wouldn't go further than that. It's following the relatively standard teen drama tropes but in a Star Trek setting. Characters are interesting with some fun variations and interactions. To its credit it's avoided the emo-trek vibe and monologuing of Discovery. There may be room for it to become a great show but it's not there yet.

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· 8mo ago

Replying to on cyberplace.social

@greem@cyberplace.social @Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party You’d be surprised. The Discord for the EVE-Online corp I’m in has plenty of us old timers. To the point there are sadly common memorial gatherings. :/

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· 13mo ago

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@mike@thecanadian.social I'm not sure what they would do at that point. I mean they could try to force you to log into your social media or all kinds of things. The reality is that border security can pretty much ban you for any reason whatsoever, or no reason at all just because they feel like it. Not bringing hardware at least means they can't seize it with all the data you have. @johnefrancis@cosocial.ca @timbray@cosocial.ca

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· 6mo ago

Thinking about being useful and repairing the hole in the drywall created when my partner went to install a dog gate (technically baby gate) in backwards.

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· 8mo ago

@BenAtkinsonPhD@econtwitter.net It sounds like a case of bad timing on the wrestlers part. It feels like barring him is a bit much. I will note that this wouldn’t have happened at LovePro Wrestling as they have a hard “No Nazi Shit” policy in and out of the ring.

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· 13mo ago

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@mike@thecanadian.social I’m thinking there’s a business opportunity down there leasing/renting hardware to travellers. @timbray@cosocial.ca

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· 7mo ago

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@pjf@cloudisland.nz I wonder how people have paintings with mummy in them and don’t know it?

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