2026-04-20T22:11:25Z https://yabu.me Thomas https://yabu.me/npub15frjasec92l788z448lrtlykj87pz2czk8z3jstkvzujxstrlnzsrvltmz https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/253/089/914/451/486/original/a8de8587cb88328b.png https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/253/089/914/451/486/original/a8de8587cb88328b.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstc2dw5nwgy8ax2jllt0hmw0v9qv2d36f40ts2gd6qapesr7mt0qgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2474ah6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszytsjcc5nkds4j4xvxmqw48h8m9fmsqqfnwcg4jt2dsycksw5m3c5c8m2a'>nevent1q…8m2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes, that one is amazing - I took the photo below 18 months ago. I also first had a &#34;chainsaw&#34; impulse but, who knows, maybe some wood-boring beetle loves it that way? Besides, I don&#39;t usually take chainsaws on bike outings 😉<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/393/062/200/515/272/original/c301275c7043c8d7.png"> <br/> 2026-04-12T18:09:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd44s8y43pkm3kssfmg7wxl5c48rchy3wsf9ddd73dwd5jkh40vugzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v26d2l34 One of our favorite spots in the forest - wild garlic likes it here, for the trees it&#39;s a bit difficult. This is a place for moss and frogs.<br/>#cycling #spring #Germany<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/392/870/204/544/991/original/e2cc348b251c7090.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-12T17:24:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09slyadkfk5ayqdsxttk3e4phnfpfkwncdyxt934l3s5004dch5szyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2d295uc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs96cjjtggydvwpg9zyu7nnun5y7szs3yy4f5rcsexw0dvs504ufhs6hdmu0'>nevent1q…dmu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the Anthropic tools are quite good, especially for getting inroads into a domain with a high degree of specialization (i.e., all areas of knowledge well documented, but with some technological depth from a history of division of labor).<br/><br/>How did you learn how to approach the technology? Traditional reading-up or also LLM? 2026-03-09T05:40:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswy4k90a6440safd2lfcwrew7fspdg23lzglhqmx5qj28cqeplc2szyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2y4jphk The &#34;Portable Tie Presser&#34;: yet another &#34;invention&#34; that, to our good fortune, didn&#39;t make it.<br/>#sillythings<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/152/603/519/976/004/original/02f23b16819feded.png"> <br/> 2026-03-01T08:35:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstrtcr9fnnavk5wvac6ykef044epydm3g9cc8ccdh6fmex9ny2rhgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2804dmk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszp9yx9g76fsumjyvxp328v2g7vtzcurr25g8msvez3p8lwaq9gwc34wwxg'>nevent1q…wwxg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>a turkey vulture, I assume... aren&#39;t those called &#34;buzzards&#34; by the Southerners? 2026-02-23T19:15:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qnrdl5p8fef0u8zkxvepefkj5d44kqlj6s73aklv5hymzks6zvgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v23qy4qk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9h79m0xl8de4g2wx9s7dzqfau4h6ck2ftvqatypfs0aw07trztqusvrl6'>nevent1q…vrl6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just use it as some kind of strange database for building blocks a hobbyist doesn&#39;t have time, skill, or resources to create on their own. <br/><br/>Also, what&#39;s not already in the text corpus won&#39;t be produced. Don&#39;t call it AI but &#34;stochastic code production&#34; and we&#39;re good. 2026-02-15T10:00:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0lvjprcsag6cmae2qvuf4dgr6u80v5054gk62ejqgn3vv6dsg9eszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2fseqzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8evmer8qlueeh8fdj93qqd9gjgjw8aj49nx90chddz5xuv690eqakrqju'>nevent1q…rqju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks - Europe more and more feels like it&#39;s a dangerous place. 2026-01-25T19:55:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdvn6pstwvcqmgmgkyyj5df5wcqzg3kvtcg99j4e39qjkhfrssdczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2zyu83u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97lhl4l366j28zzdajxx52sm5a5d3wqrremzm46p6m9zhpfqkzns9xh4nf'>nevent1q…h4nf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve read your post about the scrambling for positions in the pecking order between A-1st and MAGA alpha males with great interest. Now I understand that this is not an abstract problem but the temptation to use theories from primate studies is strong. These are hard times. Stay safe. 2026-01-25T19:22:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0alwc89xuaeezy2nkeajz5y3cqqm8hksp72ezmhmpd23u0gjzy9czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2v247kn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9uu4e5a5220ryyqqjpkzwxj6wwmh39tace0gjxt2q5ncxxlyf8kc9lj3vz'>nevent1q…j3vz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had asked myself where the NRA stands on this. For anyone hard-right this must be a rare occasion of cognitive dissonance. 2026-01-25T18:50:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9dpr08ee5c6wnywh7nyh3pf6y7zcwqvamj9pljswafyyq82tnfqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2gwf8x2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3npvy8tgtgmasggvktvhygj5f2szpav7xewg7zldr8znzjds2qcamv84r'>nevent1q…v84r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For example:<br/>Electrical Experimenter Nov 1915 p. 66<br/><br/><a href="https://manifold.umn.edu/system/resources/attachments/a/4/a/original-48e24cdb9b1fb9e2b1c17af3a84e95b3ff98c516.pdf">https://manifold.umn.edu/system/resources/attachments/a/4/a/original-48e24cdb9b1fb9e2b1c17af3a84e95b3ff98c516.pdf</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/895/402/580/757/831/original/3b23fb9762e662e0.png"> <br/> 2026-01-14T20:47:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3npvy8tgtgmasggvktvhygj5f2szpav7xewg7zldr8znzjds2qczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2f0femq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8x4vr07r3lka4u27ch5cjn2tcfln50exfudhr6fwnnhw6dcvlwfq2ktes4'>nevent1q…tes4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The strength of the 1920s &#34;Electrical Experimenter&#34; reading young man (i.e., nerd) also, allegedly, comes from perfect command of all things electrical (or other technological magic), not from muscles. Yet it&#39;s muscles that would protect them against the schoolyard bullies. I guess that you have the answer there. 2026-01-14T20:38:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9c4rm88hquqmx7dq3632dsxmwptuav7lvy4hztaq2wstdl5htyxqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2uj5vwt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfeg9xy7mvwnmjaxqmpcx4cusdd240dgsvn8gmdj7hzwp9t4dq05cdrkmts'>nevent1q…kmts</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have you ever seen ads in 1920s magazines from the USA that targeted nerds? 2026-01-14T19:51:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszt9u2qfkz949w9wv45hrsp6pjhxaxgx6hrgp30cselzcdffvpksszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2hefj6z I found a copy of Brouwer&#39;s 1949 paper &#34;Consciousness, Philosophy, and Mathematics&#34;.<br/><br/>The &#34;law of the excluded middle&#34;, the &#34;either this or the contrary&#34; has limited validity, to the point that applying it can be a fallacy.<br/><br/>Thanks for your attention in this matter.<br/>#brouwer #intuitionism #mathematics #logic #philosophy<br/><br/>Brouwer, L. E. J. &#34;Consciousness, Philosophy, and Mathematics.&#34; Proceedings of the Tenth International Congress of Philosophy. Vol. 2. 1949.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.thatmarcusfamily.org/philosophy/Course_Websites/Readings/Brouwer%20-%20Consciousness%20Philosophy%20Mathematics.pdf">http://www.thatmarcusfamily.org/philosophy/Course_Websites/Readings/Brouwer%20-%20Consciousness%20Philosophy%20Mathematics.pdf</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/880/495/568/901/361/original/042bff2c89bface6.png"> <br/> 2026-01-12T05:45:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyee8uh3vjp9lgvspj3xu59pcj3p90r5nta9qqldpsrw96rytm2lszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2f9vfn2 This morning, it was unusually cold during my bike commute: -13°C (8.6°F), and a good part of the track would have been dangerous to navigate with studded tires.<br/><br/>The day was sunny and the temperatures in the afternoon were a lot better: -3°C, and that allowed for a slightly longer ride.<br/><br/>For tomorrow we have more snow and &#34;freezing rain&#34; warnings for the afternoon. Let&#39;s see how that works out.<br/><br/>#cycling #winter #frostpendeln 2026-01-07T18:59:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5umhj9h6cxawplxclldzams7f9zw2d05al8gvxgzl3jpndj28sszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2guvzrd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6rcwkqunc6snxcarmy9mqpnvnlssk74785ta5wfcd5lnwnk4m8qn2lf7k'>nevent1q…lf7k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>French language: Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France... and Canada - if you don&#39;t want go to Africa, or one of the many other places that have French as the official language. <br/><br/>Belgium and France have excellent BDs (comics). 2026-01-05T17:35:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfk04sggj0f32eaqp5439xuf8rgqq25whtqg7uwg0neswsqfyzw5qzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2f9zt64 &#34;In an unpublished note, Peirce wrote, “Now if we are to accept the common idea of continuity...we must either say that a continuous line contains no points...or that the law of excluded middle does not hold of these points.<br/>The principle of excluded middle applies only to an individual...but places being mere possibilities without actual existence are not individuals.”&#34;<br/><br/>C.S Peirce cited in Mayo-Wilson, Conor. Peirce and Brouwer. working paper available online, 2011.<br/><br/>#philosophy #logic #Peirce 2026-01-03T16:01:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzdrg50dqevvf8kxnxvh6j4pmmftaje8avcutww7ttc433qc9g6qzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ccdlp0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv0tkzsuqus9up4e0knxjd3us7synfla4hx0mypv38p9370cevpxcn7jkkt'>nevent1q…jkkt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True. What came to my mind after the accident was &#34;professional cyclists&#34; - after an accident they just go on, and so did I. 2025-12-21T18:46:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5x0qnad9pdcelalwpads6caxyxhnx3v8j8a78zgdrvtlfkel0kszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2g4grat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgqd42ak9uwc35aq8geuknayd4swh3kmhw2ur6d6fv32ngemxszgsvltfa'>nevent1q…ltfa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks, yes it keeps the doctor away! <br/><br/>When I had a bike accident 2 weeks ago the company nurse who patched me up had a go at me, told me to use a car. I replied &#34;if I use a car I&#39;ll be back here with chronic back pain and a beta blocker prescription on top&#34;. 2025-12-21T18:35:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstj202m626jckx4lxc2ean0nac9ujvjpjtpkt0ywyfdrm8v9p757czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2z3s7dz I just discovered that by cycling 100+ km for the last 4 days to achieve my stretch goal of 28,000 km this year, I&#39;ve crossed the year-over-year 28,000 km line today. <br/><br/>A year ago, I wouldn&#39;t have thought that it&#39;s possible for me to ride 76.8 km (47.8 miles) on average every day for a full year.<br/><br/>Riding is harder in Winter than in the other seasons, but I can endure it better now than 20 years ago. When getting older riding hard every day makes a big difference.<br/><br/>#cycling #aging #biketooter 2025-12-21T18:00:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8skce308x0rvh7y95zgt8h8aj5y2kmwyf7x2ny2jf9ww2gw2e79czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2c0p5s5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzgqs6nq83acgfqv67sr3dwfgqlf4zevtj9v9dv7uyt4k6laclmq2huyn8'>nevent1q…uyn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Words are weak vehicles of meaning and a science of words can be useful to understand the limitations. The below article is quite good.<br/>There are theories about the linguistic dynamics of analytic-synthetic: contact between people with languages with different syntax appears to foster analyticity; isolation the opposite.<br/><br/>Besides, written Finnish is a reformed language, and spoken Finnish is far more analytical than the formal language.<br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_language">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_language</a><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vlchukd4yknuculh52a5xzq98k4fcndnp4ptnl9jx7gr6j5nqsls06mzqq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vlc…mzqq</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-16T05:42:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjzqfsfkddnh5r8xarap7zyywnu32el2szd69rnh5uayr6mkt55gzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v206nayq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs020pxn9slz7ts0xge2ec6h48unfh4zdlnw7a2gnzdaq0zp9dw99ctwvd4u'>nevent1q…vd4u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well, as Finnish is a synthetic language you can construct a word for almost anything (even if it takes a bit of malice).<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vlchukd4yknuculh52a5xzq98k4fcndnp4ptnl9jx7gr6j5nqsls06mzqq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vlc…mzqq</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-15T21:17:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vm5cvy0wddfpprqu4vfdjq9a55mucxna7x43dacxfm8y32v0kxczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2n5wv4s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmjc32xqrax7cc893cgspvgheashpffwsuvfy4e9cs00cdv3rz8qkt2gy2'>nevent1q…2gy2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s the rumor. I might have first heard it from a Swedish source. 2025-12-15T20:37:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5xrfc4r327zlmqkrmpyk93e5t67ycdhrn6e9c5qgdn8dz605lfqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v23e0zq4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspp53g9kjv9s6j0as9sw6p8st9xhn2uxx8avy3t9jul5nl0slqdtc3yp5gf'>nevent1q…p5gf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The only thing we may disagree on is the &#34;if we stop them&#34; part. We can&#39;t. It&#39;s a scaled social system. Stopping them means it falls apart, and as that&#39;s your concern it might not the thing to do. I have confidence in the ability of humans to construct their world. Mine will end in a few short years, and that&#39;s not the end of the world.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12aq09y5udxrslp23sfkxw7ph5wke3tkd3450n6xug3xn4u3463mq8xems2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝</span> (<span class="italic">npub12aq…ems2</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-13T19:35:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhpx5pyyhhsgm477p8a5xpc7lvs35n4wt3p2gkgf3v36xyz2kn9szyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2upsyeq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0xwjgskewvvs2ut9a3k5tp7hdj68907e808weyzztqn4falxrrcl57qsq'>nevent1q…7qsq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re right, but that doesn&#39;t mean that one can&#39;t opt out. <br/><br/>Use a bike, repair your stuff, spend time reading books, take care of the people around you, refuse to be the substrate of &#34;social business&#34;, be punk.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12aq09y5udxrslp23sfkxw7ph5wke3tkd3450n6xug3xn4u3463mq8xems2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝</span> (<span class="italic">npub12aq…ems2</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-13T18:31:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9djwcdw836gsqjlh3eln9husjdpzyvx9e5lau2rkp7ufvgnqft0qzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2qucref In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwkl33zc25ej575079wf5gmc5ukp5ke7695y65k7wnxnnmjc8q2c0862m5'>nevent1q…62m5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there is no biggest thing that keeps society from falling apart - it&#39;s the constant activity of many. Making sense of daily acts is the one single condition.<br/><br/>Repairing means a bit of autonomy. No one will repair the next generation of cars, and no one will care about about the data we produce, it&#39;s just too complex.<br/><br/>I&#39;m curious what you think it is that people will do once everything starts falling apart more than what they&#39;re used to.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12aq09y5udxrslp23sfkxw7ph5wke3tkd3450n6xug3xn4u3463mq8xems2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝</span> (<span class="italic">npub12aq…ems2</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-13T17:50:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylkyj0w7n5mevsjkvd72fcc6acwsglc5uf2kjx3uz2wuwcnv89yczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2s5elm6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsrhkyl8h7lu4wc547re2460y3tt8rp6jpchsmcwe8qx0w7c94es3z3c7p'>nevent1q…3c7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you&#39;re right, doing these things persistently is hard. What I mean to say is make it redundant, spread it around, automate re-build, keep the skill alive. 2025-12-13T16:23:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rvualm9t6s6akpcfuaes3jfmxh8pj2kmhhprtrvygl5s74jl8dqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2evfchx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqgkmeanu9wghu9mlx9v30xy8e4gh7hqfvnp68x7kpuf2xr33l4agyeu74w'>nevent1q…u74w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>depending on how much space you need it&#39;s maybe not that bad.<br/><br/>Google data can be accessed with rclone (including photos). Copying data onto a non-public S3 share is equally easy (and cheap). The trick is, I believe, to automatically do backups to redundant services without loosing oversight. 2025-12-13T16:17:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0203aemm93feda8dx9gd557mkrn8jfc4rsgrakv0304ffn2jkuxszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2tcwtvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst769sshjas3vgtpntxsznhve9t56j0jcta6tz2347jmxxuc4azjqlehycd'>nevent1q…hycd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I noticed that spoken Finnish is a very different language. As a German native I can sense some of the possibilities of the feel of a synthetic language, so many nuances that can be expressed, and ambiguities that may be implied.<br/><br/>Selkouutiset, by the way, is neither-nor - it&#39;s an artificial language that takes formal elements from written Finnish, and nothing at all of the richness of colloquial Finnish. 2025-11-23T11:37:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82lxx3xarg4wj8taeak9w979xzwth75qf4na0avk8y9fhxydg3jqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v22q0e2q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspevd6ujh6yv932tcd7ef37ld522nhyngk5e8xm8f6rdag0kdwqhgnylff9'>nevent1q…lff9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>don&#39;t ask me about Finnish - sufficient to say that I never got beyond YLE Selkuutiset 😉 2025-11-23T08:13:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst07j20yd5ce3gu5m2w9nlas6gcc2uduvqjx57jrd4pgqqxqceyxczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2h08phf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqn8mlpm7ss2a8qguu5lpgnvngtr2dr6yarwxch2heue24u7xg0agygptpl'>nevent1q…ptpl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Je crois que lire des BD, c&#39;est une bonne methode. Au minimum ça fait du bien 🙂 2025-11-23T07:55:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyc8suuhk90n5ax3x8aqc8hz3jvrnn4jq3hcdwh3pe09em3tnvwwqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2lrulpp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0hh0msvxu2vh5wn3mn3yvvkeha207njh4xehtc7n5p8fstd3ggeg93ljhr'>nevent1q…ljhr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>c&#39;est une belle tomme. 2025-11-23T07:48:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx269pdtpxuanznq8pk3qg05thhcrpnywl0vdu6ryaqe9vg4gvxdqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2x5vwsl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqg0rmm65n854yrx2hf0pjyukk03j0ngwfkchqnght9dy7ma2uwucqgfl27'>nevent1q…fl27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sillage? 2025-11-23T07:28:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg3kgwwjeapj935kdd68sfu6xqe9gxkpyuztcxm03x7d2p4qrm9hqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v20lpyt8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgh9fdhjumy0ggrhl697j8kggxnl77ual8y73nz00y4t28de684dq6j56py'>nevent1q…56py</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks to suggestions from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12n5weher8thl0qlj398tvw2rmwpr33z8j443lpg28xyuzkef9dksnd9dex" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)</span> (<span class="italic">npub12n5…9dex</span>)</a></span> I learned a bit about *BSD and PC hardware by tracing my touchpad and keyboard problem in #NetBSD: <br/><br/>1. I found a forum thread about touchpad issues with a hint that #OpenBSD is known to have better touchpad support than NetBSD<br/><br/>2. the blog of Joshua Stein who works on notebook hardware compatibility in OpenBSD<br/><br/>To understand how hardware support works, the following is a great source!<br/><br/><a href="https://jcs.org/2019/07/28/ihidev">https://jcs.org/2019/07/28/ihidev</a> 2025-11-03T06:11:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8e6zc8g66ztyex98an7d8c9tdn9qpts88pky0xwes6p9w43e759czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ptaktu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2l9gz63mhwvwfk28fq9w6w3w7jhd0yvchxqlfw2txzn067rjts9cn7f80d'>nevent1q…f80d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The dmesg log provided a hint: &#34; pms0: autoconfiguration error: unsupported Elantech version 2.34 (2 0 22)&#34;<br/><br/>Searching for &#34;NetBSD pms0:&#34; I found a thread which describes a touchpad problem like what I observe. Let&#39;s see. <br/><br/><a href="https://daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=7947">https://daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=7947</a> 2025-11-02T20:56:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2l9gz63mhwvwfk28fq9w6w3w7jhd0yvchxqlfw2txzn067rjts9czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2tg4gu0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxymm89z29dup3d3kfrv89qtk28jcp29kt8jslhrlxc28wd7s755qux8nym'>nevent1q…8nym</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Kernel stuff... interrupt controller might be it. There is also an occasional debug message finding its way to the console (i.e., the laptop screen) indicating that a WiFi interrupt timed out: &#34;ath0 device timeout (txq 1, txintrperiod...)&#34;; that&#39;s without X11 server. <br/><br/>I agree, I also wouldn&#39;t bet on the USB stack.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll give it a try with different i686 hardware, and with a AMD64 machine.<br/><br/>Then the mailing list. 2025-11-02T20:41:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9ufs2ampgdpx2wwlgdharwcezd9xezj9wxp2nqut4z4jatt3h7szyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2q288zz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszw9ldyu7xu4wqg2jv2qy2rkv0q8qmyjedkxv04ht07ha9euunj9svksjlp'>nevent1q…sjlp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Running ping was a good idea! Ping stalls for up to 9s during the 47 it takes to run startx, and it finally times out. As soon as the X11 window manager takes over ping springs back to life.<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/481/973/278/469/034/original/26018112671dbb45.png"> <br/> 2025-11-02T20:27:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw6455f2vs77rt5psfhck4jj9gwx5dvrecasdk0p3eudp24tmul9qzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2jzjgkk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ww94r9hfl5umh42dsku3222y0tzy5q30q4n32qtnm3dk03ewqfgrvrfgm'>nevent1q…rfgm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tried to watch Xorg.*.log with an ssh session. <br/><br/>What happens is interesting: for the 45s that it takes startx to do its thing all ssh console communication is blocked. When terminating X11 the console through ssh is unresponsive for a few seconds, too.<br/><br/>Needless to say that I didn&#39;t learn much more ;-)<br/><br/>Maybe I should try using a different machine to install #NetBSD on, and if only to learn what&#39;s normal and what&#39;s not. 2025-11-02T17:24:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vcjc5v0mtvngqcglm4ce0569zq69sh70mnhj5s8f52xazexrm4czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ultu56 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp35ms9llkgnynzt9smz2s2duqaswf78fvmeamedaqj5cs96vvg8q4qzuw7'>nevent1q…zuw7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>driver bug sounds reasonable - no hardware issue. Debian or Ubuntu work just fine. 2025-11-02T09:10:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnk7vajw7aegy2ap6yhflng53u3u5ska45p0qnw3xlw7p88fdp2qzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v279nme6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgh9fdhjumy0ggrhl697j8kggxnl77ual8y73nz00y4t28de684dq6j56py'>nevent1q…56py</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A hint: the keyboard works until I use the touchpad (e.g., try to move the mouse pointer). From then on it&#39;s unresponsive (and the mouse pointer never moves). I&#39;ve never seen that in any default installation of Linux on that machine.<br/><br/>Also startx takes a very long time. I guess that I&#39;ll have to dig into every warning or error message that X11 leaves on the screen or in the logs. 2025-11-02T08:59:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgh9fdhjumy0ggrhl697j8kggxnl77ual8y73nz00y4t28de684dqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2v3knsw When asking around what&#39;s a dependable OS for old hardware (e.g., my ASUS Eee PC 900A with a 32bit Atom N270) #NetBSD was recommended. <br/><br/>I&#39;m now giving NetBSD 10.1 a try. The user experience is what people believe Linux is (which it is not): a complicated affair for tech-savvy people. Getting a GUI to work feels a bit like Linux in the late 1990s. Bummer that I forgot how to do that 😅 <br/><br/>I could need some help: how can I use the built-in keyboard and touchpad of my laptop in X11? Anyone? 2025-11-02T08:20:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jfrc2mm4rl3yrx0wscss9qmundaj5hm8duk2m8ljrx562lju7dqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2dh6fxr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz4ae7azg7pv53rnqw0wjcta5j3ewa0ljne5z2lezw8r3uc2j7nsg25h9hy'>nevent1q…h9hy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>original storytellers, that&#39;s something I would subscribe to. It&#39;s also so that all these stories are somehow intertwined... arbitrarily many constructions with just so many degrees of freedom. The humanness relates to that like the body of the dancer to the dance. 2025-10-27T18:33:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzmea4r5znptmf9x2nfxr7583r37860s4qkyxe2fn9fmafed53hqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v27wu8sy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg37lmsfly2cmfejrsffhk5fhaggx2a8zayaw9wjkud7fq2tn45qj4x33p'>nevent1q…x33p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t believe that humans will ever tell a story that&#39;s not biased by humanness. Narratives can be surprising, but that&#39;s because depart from the ordinary. 2025-10-26T20:23:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyq2g88cmngwgvv8ul7mcml264pek2cgguuqcf9y73qsk6aj50tjqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2g5kcj0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4yty8l883h5mcqdfuhgx0su3s8k55jj555vd730kvaaeqdg655c74pcqr'>nevent1q…pcqr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah, de polder - daar heb ik Nederland leren kennen. Zo veel mens-gemaakte geometrie in het photo: de tocht, de windturbines, het hekwerk, de condensporen en het platte land. <br/><br/><a href="https://www2.zuiderzeeland.nl/data/gmaps/ffwet/Wulptocht2011.pdf">https://www2.zuiderzeeland.nl/data/gmaps/ffwet/Wulptocht2011.pdf</a> 2025-10-19T11:11:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0m6fzuwas5xj9wxkder73eksdpjyprh8thyecnx43wekzas4dmcszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ngcdfw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsw5gu6peyhgxh684m5raeumwtrjvxktfrclyje25vhwfvhhrmyg6gw78u'>nevent1q…w78u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>your parent&#39;s bookshelf, I assume? A few books from when they were very young, and a few that were from their parents or older relatives. Not passionate readers, I would say, unless there are a more bookshelves. 2025-08-16T13:03:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsty48p5m8th4aq4pqft4xg56ugzy7wwt9u88ecf5wa0wty5kuxzqszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v20526xj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlchyame9uleup8ksgtsl5dkppymzlrxelczfecmr502xvu7pscs9h9tc3'>nevent1q…9tc3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks - reading these numbers I have to admit that VSCode is beyond bloated. 2025-08-09T19:59:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv7eqmaz3c2xyj3k5j69mwtld6dlje3cq5ar6t9uu7shxrkfxatzgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2zag7ej In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwymjcmra0ld3ph4lyq4ceh4zem7vaahwpm7sdft6wlh0g8cqfgqu08trk'>nevent1q…8trk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no I&#39;m curious - what&#39;s the OS of our laptop, and how much RAM does it have? 2025-08-09T19:11:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs94sguz82yfs4zc75g8xuh32x2smnuxauttvjqlqcpch7x8xwrepszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v26u3kvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqap6mwzt3p0xjkzx3qmgzn75fqj6h9rf757cp8wsduksjlv5n6c9rr98r'>nevent1q…r98r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>in a world where a substantial part of the meaning of a text can be translated with stochastic models, choosing a human language for communicating a thing might be seen, by some, as something alike to choosing a typographic font. 2025-08-09T12:20:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdggwzn9zqea6cshfxutds4dc89kaytcw4aumvu6yyxr53p3f857gzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2f6kqnd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsxulj84800xfeyt0qz2aeh436s5u5hzfzquwdvy0kpl6l5qhldsl4cy4x'>nevent1q…cy4x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>why not? 2025-08-09T12:03:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw6ppxrhjxxp8e2ufztr43w9slrndyftcdwz4803tew203jyhq44gzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v23umh7y Does anyone have a copy of the paper below? <br/><br/>This historic paper is on JSTOR, unfortunately outside of the free tier.<br/><br/>Szabó, Árpád. &#34;Anfänge des euklidischen Axiomensystems.&#34; Archive for History of Exact Sciences 1.1 (1960): 37-106.<br/>#science #mathematics #philosophy <br/><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/41133209">https://www.jstor.org/stable/41133209</a> 2025-08-09T06:10:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95ux8tw2t6d2wqmlxw4admw2d5m8tztnvh0jfm4zt596sxgdjw2gzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v27xty8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8psketthkcrltky88ph9nap6q5k2ng36z5xxuq0d0q64dpa2d2stdg6se'>nevent1q…g6se</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what you&#39;re at is difficult to do - apparently not attractive enough as a market outside of law enforcement. In my opinion the safety of people with dementia ought to be a prime target for the #homeautomation community...<br/><br/>At least some people work on it.<br/><br/><a href="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/bermuda-bluetooth-ble-room-presence-and-tracking-custom-integration/625780">https://community.home-assistant.io/t/bermuda-bluetooth-ble-room-presence-and-tracking-custom-integration/625780</a> 2025-08-05T20:50:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gzyyzf7ta3ltgvwaw389dvwxnyautkwec5vgzks4vsve2s7c5vczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2yma7lf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdv5evtj6wgwhpft4gsuu98svjg2v3yf673g5pysw89rtsr55e57q9ar20e'>nevent1q…r20e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you observe that the phishing posts originate from the same Mastodon instance?<br/><br/>I hope people are smart enough to see that their account is, in fact, in a normal state, not suspended.<br/><br/>OK, basic reasoning is what these guys select against. The question is: what are they after? 2025-07-20T17:14:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv35gkfvetk36wpqvt4ztfcr2gd5arg0e2dwrg522zlf5flsp9pzgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2kv7s46 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstddrhxec93cflcmra8zgta40aw38j0zjanp03v5saag6xnmxexgqvue7fc'>nevent1q…e7fc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>an external link should make users suspicious, right? 2025-07-20T16:20:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd34udaez0w20y5ch3wma7aj0s686nd2rt4ps3nyzjg5rn3h220xqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2gxeka5 Sometimes, by rejecting a statement as erroneous, we might be missing a new world of insights - our agreed-on theory might just not be good enough.<br/><br/>From Lakatos (1963) Proofs and Refutations, citing Popper <br/>(1963), Conjectures and Refutations<br/>#philosophy #epistemology #math #science<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/844/339/003/741/741/original/52635258a2d53c11.png"> <br/> 2025-07-13T05:58:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jgc3g74a6k7au6mxcy7h2u4tfsys88lqc4qcu9tks644pkvydaszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2qpuz8f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd75vh580mjcvu4d2ak8e837mlruy8u2us2uujuqfglpttmhfxp9s4rhah9'>nevent1q…hah9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have yet to explore Orwell&#39;s work. There is so much to read in this world of ideas, so much to learn. 2025-07-05T20:21:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzgtnsney33axm5cwzgvzz8yr0j6hhms0ywhhvt7q3j47vd9v35czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2hmxs86 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3zegjz7tffvlp7e6f0rhm38sh3t96slxkkazhggxrzz9wxxzvtglhfxqp'>nevent1q…fxqp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Go ahead and read it :-) I recommend to look at the whole cluster - Susan Haack was my (quite opinionated) guide. I got help from more guides; learned to know the city that&#39;s late 19th and early 20th century philosophy and logic. Right now I&#39;m again learning to know a different angle, through Orwell - and my reading of 1984 is distinctly metaphysics-critical. Lakatos confirmed my hunch. Popper is, of course, also an interesting read (even if Haack hates him with a passion). 2025-07-05T20:13:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2y56kwse2juxk73hfm6c3zqj2dlvm9v0z80wjyqwhy7t453lhhpqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2j80ycu Solar Branka posted the Wittgenstein quote &#34;If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done&#34;. I replied that &#34;daft is the limiting case&#34;. <br/><br/>Later I noticed that I didn&#39;t know the etymology of &#34;daft&#34; and found a socio-linguistical nugget. <br/><br/>I propose you follow &#34;daft&#34; -&gt; &#34;silly&#34; -&gt; &#34;nice&#34; here and you may find a deep anthropological insight.<br/> <br/><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/daft">https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/daft</a> <br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.world/@solarbranka/114796337986861619">https://mastodon.world/@solarbranka/114796337986861619</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kgln94lqcaj6h3qwxczm07amd40rm8ygy4gpuwqc69hjdmfpe97s53sece" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Solar Branka :mw:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kgl…sece</span>)</a></span><br/>#philosophy #sociology #linguistics #EnglishLanguage 2025-07-05T05:44:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkgetafuktwkydulvh5akvyy8se4ls2rd35fc6r68hqgg9gppp5qzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ua3g8s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4avmjapft57q45c6ecslgyakl02nmeu2rp0532477z80m4skwqqwgpqe8'>nevent1q…pqe8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>some, I&#39;ve read, some. I like his work because he managed to come to the conclusion that complexity can&#39;t be overcome with rigidity (already the Tractatus shows that). On the other side, Tarski and Carnap, in that group, misled the gullible, and Russel, well, I can&#39;t take his position too seriously. Whitehead looked deeper. 2025-07-05T05:21:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6wvuexem2dg53g8wwr68ua5egu4ezjmmw85fw0u6408jx86m7hszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2jnxkhy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdlul2mp9vwpy5uw3uar8g8nuaerzmcrx87ljrypwsasrjm2cnksyu04ac'>nevent1q…04ac</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s certainly true, and I agree. Daft things are the limiting case, of course.<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/796/454/278/557/236/original/25ba0dd60b737436.png"> <br/> 2025-07-04T18:51:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04cmx63s9a95mcrexkqem85ppec8ug8qcfp9mxdv3kp2dk3t38cqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2jyy8g8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvzy6e8azuhr4m8awe7wwne3ga9pevluwlsvqsypwcet7qhnrs4dsx3vtlu'>nevent1q…vtlu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw spiderworts for the first time last year during a visit to the southern states - the still look exotic to me! 2025-07-03T20:55:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9qqpmpfq8hsyzpenwxulykhwunsgad3pcl29006rwhwy56h9dqqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v27w5eky I highly recommend reading Lakatos Imre &#34;Proofs and Refutations&#34; to anyone with an interest in methodology.<br/><br/>Reading Part IV, the final part, very awarding was most rewarding. Now I see some problems of language, theory, and method in a new light.<br/><br/>#Lakatos #methodology #philosophy 2025-06-29T15:32:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9klqdaf0jlx22nt3w8esyrl8c0jxkgz3805tqct7yeqkwe902meszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2pmj4rd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcgxv774xrf8jwrhesgdzrnpk2qfl98fu5j7q6u30cwttd8kz0ag2cqer5'>nevent1q…qer5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The larger problem is that the sense of reality has been manipulated by the entertainment industry for a long time. Fan-fiction and other productions now enter a agnostic next-token predictor as a part of a uniform text corpus, to be shaped into simulacra of interpersonal exchange. What could possibly go wrong? 2025-06-17T12:33:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j4hfyk6nltactcsh8aj5069vwuughfcx3nw85fadltcx82xad3qzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2raczgw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06lfrcsgjvz9scha5galguaxzr5535mu750hwahxcxyvryllqh8cgdege8'>nevent1q…ege8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>both bikes don&#39;t look like they have seen much of an adventure - they look new (even if a bit outdated) 2025-06-15T17:35:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs277qghfw0g60l4p4v485kfnqpyfe28rhqhg3h78s8tsl6h8jqk0czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2325rvn #Meta is giving their millions of users in Europe a phony &#34;legitimate interests&#34; cover-story for circumventing the #GDPR. It&#39;s no longer about selling data to 3rd parties, now it&#39;s about using data for impersonating people through #MetaAI. <br/><br/>I hope this will be challenged in court. Until then I will continue to use ad-blockers, clear cookies and device IDs, use multiple web browsers, make data as useless as I can, and remind other people to do the same. I don&#39;t mind if you call that #Luddism<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/646/292/001/912/978/original/2831638acf7c17c1.png"> <br/> 2025-06-08T06:32:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqyu95s4etz6w9ju7hs5aqgcz7hqyz9v84sq0lrzgzq75yrcmgzcczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ru3uf0 A dear friend sent me a copy of Lakatos &#34;Proofs and refutations&#34; with the words &#34;this should be fun to read&#34;.<br/><br/>She was right, yes, I&#39;m enjoying it<br/><br/>#math #logic #philosophy #Lakatos<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/621/076/594/280/853/original/b49e379f03fed2b2.png"> <br/> 2025-06-03T19:36:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rk8z0p3j0hkj8c9zlprvny8tdvt96uu6r4angf62h22yfv2gnfczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v29dg9nx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4tdhjg2yddx7nwer609ycl7jflyqmqw45vltl36qt3xz208yqdcxvkl87'>nevent1q…kl87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That reminds me of Robert Rosen&#39;s Anticipatory Systems - the system analysis regarding response time looks quite interesting. On the philosophical side, knowledge of a &#34;Fundamental Solution&#34; depends on the system frame of the observer. Also that is an interesting problem.<br/> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vlp5j2mcgzckz3gadkd46u53xqvc5dy6aqlp2wechttrehxyl3cqzutswa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jade Master</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vlp…tswa</span>)</a></span> 2025-05-29T17:08:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstx78mztqdw0ug7xg728umszd29j4nrnrvdmj7dyzg5qnsa4ka3fgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2jul6j6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqnvfj74y5342q4j30jgme84wqxhk87c6gxq9uzkgpkswg0fmm97s4nnj7p'>nevent1q…nj7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m getting the idea that the distribution of intellectual faculties in society regresses to the 18th century normal. We&#39;ll see. 2025-05-18T18:06:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fkx8jns8rfn54ensvttg6aycx5jjs25nz6tudyl0lzvh7jnxhygzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v29fxj9j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhuth8jmge609uwnc6re5ve0gqe6d268k9cf2ucmhjycfmqv5ulqdp2ad9'>nevent1q…2ad9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The modern human has the highest potential for being ignorant in evolutionary history. 2025-05-18T17:56:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5d3y60fkyrmkq4vv6pfquk3xqq06tcw3j5dk0gxjpag3aq4ms8czyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2mcjjss In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkchhna7sl8ktjuuqd4tqpuggrylad9reus6nqcg70d0r9yrgm5gmzqw2q'>nevent1q…qw2q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Homo erectus definitively used to cook food. Very likely Homo habilis already did that. <br/><br/>It&#39;s safer to call it &#34;Australopithecus diet&#34;. 2025-05-18T17:49:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9u8czf3nx9ju7r5dtnpe65sww6sewx7mtrxhexu6f3s4f0e47zczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2xhjjt5 Yesterday, after work, cycling brought me to backwater villages, not hard to reach, but away from the usual flow of traffic. When I saw this house in the village of Weinsbach I stopped. The 1970s have been unapologetically retained, the style frozen in time, left to the weather like a forgotten monument. #Germany #photography #countryside<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/521/443/770/888/555/original/a86a1865042da738.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-17T05:21:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26zzx4547p3wakr4rlu3g65wg6zzuh5sgdtp6ha33m7c2hgs3znqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2cd4rht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7c9xdjtd0q82r2spzwtu5luhk9dfd66cvweyjt4n4xqkygv8wpqclyvfj'>nevent1q…yvfj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>good point. Text/graphics switching also applies to video editing. 2025-05-11T19:56:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs877tkgq84y9jxsw8fy0s54qk9ec8l69gr0pc3yllp5se3wn9ncsczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v20fufvs This keyboard is an attic find at my parent&#39;s. I believe I purchased this keyboard in the late 1980s from a surplus mail-order. It looks highly specific, e.g., as a part of a historic CAD system. <br/><br/>Does anyone have a clue what kind of computer system this was a part of?<br/><br/>How would you identify the system?<br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/488/894/353/257/104/original/b7181ed309c5975c.png"> <br/> 2025-05-11T11:16:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fw7dzsmw2szmenceyg6qs6dgxstp37x2e3942wjmltteaw5hc2gzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2tvdvv3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqc638lz76jct6sznmtj5y0hmmurppjalrplylxcydrfesn98yz3gjs65ne'>nevent1q…65ne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve never seen anyone around here growing carrots in pot - tomatoes, peppers, chillies, yes, but carrots? <br/><br/>I&#39;ve got to give it a try!<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> 2025-04-20T20:47:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6segj6l72hzy96mhgtepxfr0unqheur4czzsghllux48xanuw8gzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2kljvp6 #silentsunday<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/182/698/039/405/199/original/3f164f1b5430f592.png"> <br/> 2024-09-22T18:56:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkclcyqugj43jvehwnvy5xesw56navamndm63pjdn6e9zlllxtlszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2s9auu6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pt7yqu0436ntgdm9mkfnlwh0ls9lm9m6nvwnl8lz3247y8jtmvqmsc25h'>nevent1q…c25h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ich mag die Schwebfliegen auch, nicht nur die Efeublüte! Sehr gutes Bild! 2024-09-19T19:14:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdsnzswl3adwv7stz8sch5u2l6mxfn8mv76tmnu9hear4plnsjjqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ysumy2 #RobertRosen, in Anticipatory Systems, provides a rough-and-ready, yet systematic and formal approach to epistemology. Especially discussion of mereology, the swampy ground on which &#34;the last ontology&#34; can never stand, is now trivial. <br/><br/>Besides Rosen brings important thinkers into a useful perspective. I didn&#39;t know of #DavidHawkins, a thinker and teacher worth listening to - especially in these times of assaults on the common good. <br/>#philosophy #science <br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hawkins_(philosopher)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hawkins_(philosopher)</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/134/528/064/521/002/original/c501ca4f91bce18c.png"> <br/> 2024-09-14T07:04:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspfhlrt4hjne4zfukuekpsl7tmv4fcd8kyqsrt9p6lk3ea8lan5vgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2ap9aqs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdslvmj2augtcm9k3rrasx6f02wf6tg97cg7wul0xkqezzu35spcnv79p0'>nevent1q…79p0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1970 - by that time the people in the audience had 5 years experienced of US ground forces in Vietnam. Now, 54 years later, some of them believe in Trump, others don&#39;t. Boomers - what a generation. 2024-09-14T05:36:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2c3rjfdszmjx2u58rawtqv57mnk5mmkm402xm3h9n0x3m30uqvuczyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2kc92k3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kzfrr4lka05vmaxp38wegqarpcd2nd6tfq8mpc37ce9aethqf4qc9m2fv'>nevent1q…m2fv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>here are a few more #SheepOfMastodon - just for you :-)<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/097/755/757/835/100/original/0cf2c1ae4e3b3752.png"> <br/> 2024-09-07T18:49:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjagy044p4a8hf89e6jsdj9pvct8pr0ljsfseuq4yhkm7c840aqqzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v265v704 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxd042npjfzq6tnh4fyf9hf8vlm96fuj9289tf3q632t43xrghsqgduyqy7'>nevent1q…yqy7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here are some more sheep for your timeline from the Löwenstein hills in southern Germany :-) #SheepOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/095/061/679/175/010/original/37c8c8bdb3cd1c48.png"> <br/> 2024-09-07T07:24:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqudspy9jz2nm25590cy2ye54gfp9c0e8pj4fhsgvfdms8s974qwgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2r890vh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqunxnxu6aty4kg4v9p2pwwlnqrr5hek5knzgk2g4xcn92urnpp8ga08whw'>nevent1q…8whw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like the photo. May I ask how you made it? 2024-09-01T12:01:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5hujvs5v2g9rkp5qguhntckz8tf74txnatn7glygn87n7wszcyszyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v20gptlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqw40ffzh76s68azzhkhsmd7kxn3fn5xchvavwkfc9zhtgg0kj75s9nxl94'>nevent1q…xl94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>splendid photos - they make me want to be there! 2024-08-30T19:22:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvjjvqf900u2fen0c7yneg53quyyghcwdl6hedvjj404udcn9l3vgzyz3ywtkr8q4tlcuu2k5lud0uj6glcyftq2cu2x2pwestjg6pv07v2qkus0j Robert Rosen in Life Itself formally describes the Machine Paradigm as a class of relational graphs and shows that machines are a very special class of systems that aren&#39;t suitable to describe the universe (or just the most simple organism).<br/><br/>I believe that the machine paradigm arises from the simple fact that humans are natural born toolmakers. Why not call it &#34;the Tool-Maker&#39;s Fallacy&#34;?<br/>#philosophy #science #biology<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/936/164/714/283/676/original/278ad63b1a4514db.png"> <br/> 2024-08-10T06:16:41Z