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Data guy. Tryhard. VT, US. Born at 341ppm. North stars: - Governance: Democracy - Knowledge: Science - Society: Inclusion

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I keep being intrigued by remarkable, but the subscription model is a huge turn off.

10.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes people read what they want, regardless of what you write.

10.03.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just opened the app after a month and you're still on about the checkmark lol

09.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I used to think we should have permanent DST. Now I think we should have permanent standard time, BUT New England should be shifted to the Atlantic time zone.

09.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Project Hail Mary poster printed on cardstock, propped up on an easel, in front of a coat rack

Project Hail Mary poster printed on cardstock, propped up on an easel, in front of a coat rack

Got to see an early screening of Project Hail Mary yesterday, and it was really good!

They kept it close to the book, the tone was right, the visuals were great.

The auditorium was packed, so it'll probably be popular. Worth seeing.

home.dartmouth.edu/events/event...

09.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Night scene, iced-over Connecticut river, dark tree-covered hills, aurora borealis, stars

Night scene, iced-over Connecticut river, dark tree-covered hills, aurora borealis, stars

Took the fancy camera out to try to get a good aurora pic

21.01.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
WWV (radio station) - Wikipedia

I don't remember calling a number. Maybe my parents did that? I recall the news and the weather channel had the time posted on the screen.

There's also WWV. Not sure when radio clocks that listen to it became common, but I remember them being around when I was a kid.

27.12.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
26.12.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holidays are not a social construct because I can tell a mistletoe apart from a menorah on site

25.12.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Getting lightheaded just looking at it lol

22.12.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing how all the gun lovers come out at any mention of taking the slightest action to save innocent lives, incorrectly saying gun control doesn't work, with absolutely no studies or stats to back up their false claims.

16.12.2025 03:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So Reiner to die by Benjamin Buttoning down to -22

15.12.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, that's wild. I thought it was a single ingredient, which is a rock. Is it processed on shared equipment or something?

14.12.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I knew someone with a corn allergy and they made their own baking powder. The traditional recipe is:

- 1 part baking soda
- 2 parts cream of tartar
- 1 part corn starch

But you can substitute another starch, like tapioca or potato.

14.12.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody puts hope in a corner

14.12.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sharing was annoying because it wouldn't let me copy the text, so I had to type out the alt text manually.

It also wanted me to paste a link that would send you to the Wikipedia app in the Android Play store. Um, no.

#WikipediaYearInReview

13.12.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
#WikipediaYearInReview
Wikipedia logo

Articles I read the most:
1. Main Page
2. Zoho Office Suite
3. Vermont Green FC

Minutes read: 876

Favorite day to read: Tuesday

Articles read: 352

Categories that interested me:
1. Grammy Award winners
2. Columbia Records artists
3. American disco groups

Time edited: 1

wikimediafoundation.org/yir25

#WikipediaYearInReview Wikipedia logo Articles I read the most: 1. Main Page 2. Zoho Office Suite 3. Vermont Green FC Minutes read: 876 Favorite day to read: Tuesday Articles read: 352 Categories that interested me: 1. Grammy Award winners 2. Columbia Records artists 3. American disco groups Time edited: 1 wikimediafoundation.org/yir25

Wikipedia is doing a year in review now.

Initial reaction is lol, but it's actually kinda fun and nice.

13.12.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it cheap? It could do irreparable harm to their brand *if* enough soccer fans give a shit.

Seems like they've sized up their market and figured soccer fans don't care about corruption.

Soccer fans I run into online generally hate FIFA, but the tickets keep getting sold.

11.12.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
It remained the default for 17 years until Microsoft replaced it with Aptos, a slightly rounder typeface. The creator of Aptos was aiming for a typeface β€œwith the universal appeal of the late NPR newscaster Carl Kasell and the astute tone of β€˜The Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post about the change.

It remained the default for 17 years until Microsoft replaced it with Aptos, a slightly rounder typeface. The creator of Aptos was aiming for a typeface β€œwith the universal appeal of the late NPR newscaster Carl Kasell and the astute tone of β€˜The Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post about the change.

After this article, they're trying to figure out how to deplatform Aptos

11.12.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They can walk and chew gum at the same time. As long as the walking is horrific crimes, and the chewing gum is virtue signaling.

11.12.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd watch a video series called wokism that's about cooking with woks

11.12.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How does he know about it turning into a poltergeist if you don't do right by the city? How does he know about that?

11.12.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the people involved in this is Stephen Coates, an IP lawyer that managed Twitter’s trademarks.

So this hilariously has the weight of not being some rando doing this.

09.12.2025 03:56 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Times New Roman supports more unicode characters than Calibri.

I'd like to commend Marco Rubio on his commitment to DEI.

10.12.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It might be for accessibility, but there's also a good chance it's because Times looks *bad* at 12 point or smaller.

Unlike Arial, Calibri, & Aptos, it wasn't designed to look good on screens.

Could be for both reasons.

10.12.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do Minneapolitans call St. Paul Mini-me-polis?

10.12.2025 12:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that should totally be a thing

09.12.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Dashboard Monad

09.12.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

kinda rude to tbi victims, tbh

09.12.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's kind of a rude reaction to the FIFA Peace Prize of league titles

07.12.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0