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hoco

@hoco@tribe.net

Software engineer, woodworker, teacher, artist, humanist.

I believe in the transformative power of transparency. I practice radical transparency in my fence business.

I'm progressive. I believe education and healthcare should be a right of every person in the US.

In addition to making fences and gates, I teach woodworking classes at Ace Makerspace in Oakland, CA.

I was a software engineer, architect and sometimes CTO for over three decades.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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That makes sense.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts By my count, a "seven and seven" has eight ingredients then.

futurebird , to random
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I guess is must be hot. I've had to fill the water feeders for my ants after just 3 days and normally it lasts them a week. They are getting better about getting off of the feeder when I need to remove it. (I can't refill it if it's covered in ants and there is no way to explain this to them. So I just tap it to scare them off.)

I think I'll need to give them each two water feeders just to be safe. (No water harms ants faster than anything. They could last a week maybe two without food.)

hoco ,
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@futurebird do they use water for cooling or do they lose it simply because of the heat? Or, is it evaporating faster?

futurebird , to random
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"CheeseBro" sounds like a goofy gangster name from batman.

"Cheesebro" "The Ice Man" and "Mr. Mumbles"

hoco ,
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@futurebird Worse than a tech bro. Worse than a crypto bro. Worse than a Hasbro (now that they tried to ruin D&D, but I digress). It's a Chesbro. Pass the cheese, dude.

futurebird , to random
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If you see a new youTube channel with a plain sounding name like "NatureView" or "BrightScience" etc. and there is what looks like a tempting video on a specific education topic "Most Active Volcanoes" or "Incredible Carnivorous Plants"

There is a 50/50 chance it will be a generated voice with stock footage and a script written by GPT.

I am now avoiding videos if I don't recognize the creator, or don't see signs it was made by a person.

So much spam!

hoco ,
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@futurebird it’s technological nepotism. Its owners have promoted it even though it’s incompetent. And they won’t hear anything bad about it no matter how loudly we yell. But, this nepobaby is coming after the jobs of thought workers which had been much safer in the past. Company leaders not caring whether the answers are right are info terrorists. They are the flat earthers of tech. They are bullies and should be treated as such.

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Katie Phang:

Second opinion: Vidal v. Elster, a case about trademarks and whether refusing to issue one violates an individual's First Amendment rights.

The court holds that this restriction does not violate the First Amendment.

hoco ,
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@joeinwynnewood @GottaLaff the Republicans want corporations to be people, but for that privilege to be withheld from people they don’t like.

futurebird , to random
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I've resisted to learning to crochet but they are wearing me down. Look at how smug he looks! It's not fair!

hoco ,
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@futurebird it seems impossible to not be smug with a crocheted ant. I mean, in what world isn’t this cool?!

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Personally, I'm a fan of Hawaiian pizza.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts try taking photos on the islands without Hawaiian cheese! Can’t be done.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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It was a culinary miracle.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts please do not explain where the condom mints came from.

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Billionaires aren’t just supporting Trump for the tax cuts.

As Peter Thiel once admitted: “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”

Make no mistake: The goal of American oligarchy is to tear down democracy itself.

hoco ,
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@rbreich if what he means by freedom is “do anything you want, destroy the lives of others and the planet, evade all accountability and take all the money, then he’s right. That kind of freedom is indeed incompatible with democracy.

futurebird , to random
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The verdict may not matter to Trump's base, but I do think there is a group of people it matters to who are being overlooked: the people who were already likely to vote for Biden.

A Trump acquittal would have sapped trust in legal systems and government further. It would fueled apathy. Hopelessness and apathy can reelect Trump.

hoco ,
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@futurebird this is a really good point!

lowqualityfacts , to random
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It's one of my favorite traditions.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts you have got to be Viking kidding me.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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This blows my mind.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts isn’t it funny that your hand can touch any elbow in the world except it’s own? That’s why it’s the funny bone.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Babies are weird.
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hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts of course not! They have baby knees! Obviously! Sheesh.

jerry , to random
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It’s interesting that though the total number of fediverse users went up by 70000 in the past month, the number of monthly active users dropped by 60000. If I’m reading that right, 10% (130k) of all active accounts went inactive over the past month.

hoco ,
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@jerry I worry that some of those will be sock puppet or fake accounts created now so that when they are needed they will appear to have existed for a while, to fake legitimacy.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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That's crazy.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts that’s nothing to sneeze at!

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Wow, I never knew that.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts and its really small! Every photo I see, it’s between someone’s fingers!

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Highly offended that no one asked me to join the Board of Directors for Mastodon's US nonprofit. Nobody knows as much incorrect information about Mastodon as I do. I am a wealth of questionable knowledge.

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts of course they didn’t ask you. You’re already on Mastodon.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts so, when someone has one blue eye and one green eye, they must have a twin? That makes sense.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I never would have guessed.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts well, that’s one down!

futurebird , to random
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This is my second most popular post on tumblr and I think it explains tumblr better than anything.

hoco ,
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@futurebird Want! Want! Want! I mean, um, I can’t imagine why that post is a popular. (Want!)

flexghost , to random
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It’s Sunday

Just another good day in which to say Fuck The New York Times

hoco ,
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@flexghost you know, the ones who didn’t drink bleach at his suggestion…

lowqualityfacts , to random
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That was back before cigarettes became woke.
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hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts That would explain mini Bics.

futurebird , to random
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Blood for the blood god!
Garbage for the garbage machine!

(re: LLMs and training set degradation)

hoco ,
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@futurebird I lead the lead and led the leaden.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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A lot of people don't know this.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts also, you cannot divide by dingo. It’s undefined.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I can't wait.

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a swamp.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

hoco ,
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@lowqualityfacts that makes a lot of cents!

flexghost , to random
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Counter sue for the discovery then break the exclusive story from what you find

🇺🇸

hoco ,
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@flexghost I am so very, very relieved that NBC will get sued for their incredibly bad judgement in hiring her to begin with. Whether they win or lose, I can only hope this helps their management understand the scope and magnitude of the error they have made.

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    hoco ,
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    @philip_cardella I think you don't need to worry. The pilots have the very best information available and can easily get out of the way or go to a different airport if needed. There are so many tornados but I've never heard of it affecting a plane in flight or while landing.

    yurnidiot , to random
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    we meet again my elusive nemesis

    orange cat jumping on bed playing with its own shadow on the wall

    hoco ,
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    @futurebird @yurnidiot I've heard Corvids play - they were dinosaurs once [sic].

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    Clint Eastwood has some strong opinions about some weird stuff.

    hoco ,
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    @lowqualityfacts Seems legit.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    Trump has less than a week to arrange a $454 million bond. There are 331.9 million US citizens. If each American spends only $1.37, then we can all buy a cheap chocolate bar to enjoy while we watch the State of New York seize Trump's properties.

    hoco ,
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    @lowqualityfacts Very interesting. Will this work for Swedish Fsh?

    futurebird , to random
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    Why is anti-vax content so popular. Looking at places like Fox news, Rogan, others who fed into that content (and made it more legitimate seeming to many people) the only reason I can detect to make such content is that it's popular with a segment of the population.

    So, that explains why people make it. To make money.

    But why is it "popular" ?

    hoco ,
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    @futurebird I think it is because many people fear needles, and one of the best ways to get people to give you money is to play on their fears.

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    It seems like something from The Onion or SNL, but it’s not...

    Tesla has made a ridiculous design change, adding turn signal buttons that might force drivers to take their eyes off the road. This is clearly dangerous and completely unnecessary. So how is it even legal?!

    That’s what happens when stupid, senseless billionaires such as Elon Musk are in charge of everything. Because men like him are in control of all our major industries plus virtually all commerce, finance, and media — along with the politicians who are supposed to regulate stuff (but don’t) — they can do anything they want. Even if it is clearly dangerous and completely unnecessary.

    Welcome to late-stage capitalism.

    https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-fans-complain-new-model-3-highland-turn-signal-stalks-2023-9

    hoco ,
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    @breadandcircuses Wait... wait. Some Tesla drivers use their turn signals? Who knew?

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    That is insanely impressive.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    hoco ,
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    @lowqualityfacts Coincidently, that's how much wood a woodchuck can chuck.

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    A few days ago, we focused on the fraudulent scheme of plastic recycling. It does not work, it never has worked, and it never will.

    The oil industry, which produces millions of tons of plastics every year and makes HUGE profits from it, has known all along that recycling doesn't do any good — yet they continue promoting the idea.

    So should we just quit? That's the question asked by a new article at Salon.

    "Plastic experts say recycling is a scam. Should we even do it anymore?"

    Erica Cirino, communications manager at the Plastic Pollution Coalition, says, "Plastic recycling rates vary widely from region to region around the world. In the U.S., plastic recycling rates are currently below 6 percent."

    Yet even those numbers are deceptive, Cirino warned, as they incorrectly imply that at least the plastic which does get 'recycled' is handled in ways that help the environment.

    "Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter where or how you set out your plastic for recycling collection, whether at the end of your driveway, at your local recycling center, or in a municipal recycling bin: Most plastic items collected as recycling are not actually recycled," Cirino explained. "Surprisingly, plastic is not designed to be recycled — despite industries and governments telling the public that we should recycle plastic."

    Instead the plastics that people think get 'recycled' are often instead shipped from the Global North to the Global South, with waste haulers often dumping and openly burning plastic without regard to environmental laws, Cirino explained. People who live near the sites where these things happen face a lifetime of health risks, to say nothing of living in a degraded environment.

    Indeed, a compelling question arises from the fact that the crusade to recycle plastic is more corporate propaganda than true Earth-saving measure: Should we recycle plastic at all?

    "No," Cirino told Salon. "Even if plastic recycling rates were higher, recycling alone could never come close to solving the serious and wide-ranging health, justice, socio-economic, and environmental crises caused by industries’ continued plastic production and plastic pollution, which go hand in hand." Cirino argued that, given how plastic production has grown exponentially and its pollution problems have likewise worsened, emphasizing recycling over meaningful solutions is at best irresponsible.

    "It’s clear recycling is not enough to solve the plastic pollution crisis," Cirino concluded. "The fossil fuel industry, governments, and corporations really need to turn off the plastic tap. Ultimately, our world must decide what it values: money or life."

    FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.salon.com/2024/02/23/plastic-experts-say-recycling-is-a-scam-should-we-even-do-it-anymore/

    #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Pollution

    hoco ,
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    @breadandcircuses In my area only #1 and #2 plastic is collected for recycling. None of the others kinds of plastic are accepted. Unfortunately the article makes no distinction between the different kinds of plastic, so I can only assume they mean each and every single kind of plastic used in packaging. I would have preferred the article to talk about it in more detail instead of treating all plastic uniformly. Perhaps even #1 and #2 plastics are not recycled either. I'm left wondering.

    futurebird , to random
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    The ocean is a very large object— but proportionately speaking it’s not very thick — a skin of water yet still deeper than I dare to imagine.

    hoco ,
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    @cinebox @Hedgewizard @Tattie @Heliograph @futurebird

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    Philosophical Question: How much of Kanye West's body must be replaced with metal before we stop thinking of the rapper as a Nazi, and begin to consider that he may have transformed into a new robotic entity with the potential to change his hateful pre-mechanical beliefs?

    hoco ,
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    @lowqualityfacts I'd be satisfied with, say, 3/4 of him.

    pluralistic , to random
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    "who knew poop shaming was even a thing?"

    https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/194trv8/who_knew_poop_shaming_was_even_a_thing/

    A sheet of letter-sized printer paper taped to a grey wall. It reads: Please Be Seated The lighting timer has been optimized according to the Cleveland Clinics standard time for a Bow Movement. When the lights go out, you have exceeded the average time needed. BM's beyond the lighting timer should done on personal time, not company time. Thank you. Beneath this is a QR code that decodes to: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-long-should-it-take-you-to-have-a-bowel-movement/
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    • hoco ,
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    @pluralistic They only want below average employees!

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    That's fair.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    hoco ,
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    @lowqualityfacts You cannot know how much I wish the people driving around me didn't believe this is true. But, it's just one of, apparently, 397 different reasons people have for not stopping at stop signs and stoplights.

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    Threads, Twitter, and Bluesky: Our billionaire is better than your billionaire.

    Mastodon: You actually don't need a billionaire at all.

    Threads, Twitter, and Bluesky: Hold on, we have to ask our billionaire if that's true.

    hoco ,
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    @lowqualityfacts Will you please STOP BEING CORRECT!! Geez...

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