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a_gnosticon Handedness as a determinant of lateral bias in human functional cradling (2023)

A baby sling helps.

a_gnosticon Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, find allies

Story by Ben Goggin, a known associate(1) of Neo-Nazis.

1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associate (it's the 5th definition -they attended the same event, as proven by the story itself. See how this kind of disingenuous reporting works?)

a_gnosticon Xkcd: Greenhouse Effect

So make it easier for individuals to convert cars, build and sell them, by removing barriers to the market. Move away from corporate monopoly thinking in infrastructure. Enable many individual solutions, and allow them to stand or fail on their own merits; Grass roots vs. Top down. Implement tax-breaks instead of subsidies.

a_gnosticon Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution

Communication is a two-way street, and is ineffective unless you are ready to answer questions and clarify yourself

a_gnosticon Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution

> In some cases, it's even worse -- Institutions invent fake problems that they allege to be the solution for and then of course never solve them.

Plenty of corporate and government institutions stand ready to "solve" those problems…

a_gnosticon FDA approves first medication to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods

What's the Mexican name? Asking for a Mexican friend.

a_gnosticon So Google's Gemini Doesn't Like Python Programming and Sanskrit?

Basically use LibreOffice, and convert to whatever format is ok.

a_gnosticon So Google's Gemini Doesn't Like Python Programming and Sanskrit?

Favoring one corporation over alternatives? Do these schools have contracts with Google, that are publicly available?

a_gnosticon So Google's Gemini Doesn't Like Python Programming and Sanskrit?

Heuristics, over time and quantity, beat intelligence more often than not, hands down. It's not a genre, it's a trend.

a_gnosticon So Google's Gemini Doesn't Like Python Programming and Sanskrit?

I don't use any of those. Degoogled everything.

a_gnosticon Just bought a new PC, it won't let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account

Nitter

a_gnosticon Fake: It's only a matter of time until disinformation leads to calamity

Human social psychology, aka. "The wisdom of crowds, and the stupidity of herds" (1), in which the average opinion of large groups of people is closer to the truth, than each individual opinion. By informing all individuals of the propaganda you wish to spread, you can influence that average, hijack, and change it to the stupidity of the herd aka. Gleichschaltung (2), which is why these people want to decide what is and what isn't "dangerous" speech. Fuck'em.

1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuObIEngySA A shorter explanation: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQ3GccCAI0

2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HNrOvGkxqac

Edit to add a gamification of this for collaborative fact checking https://web.archive.org/web/20220326193202/https://trive.new...

a_gnosticon Parasite infection is associated with entrepreneurship (2020)

My room mate has one, so …technically.

a_gnosticon Early humans had ADHD, scientists say after making people play game online

Hunting requires focus, fishing doesn't necessarily…

a_gnosticon Seaborn bug responsible for finding of declining disruptiveness in science

Thanks for reminding me of this oldie https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GVvL2ca65DA

a_gnosticon Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, find allies

Thanks. The article is still devoid of proof.

a_gnosticon Fake: It's only a matter of time until disinformation leads to calamity

Too late. It's been this way all through human history.

My favourite one has to be when six friends boarded the H.M.S. Dreadnought, and savagely murdered the British Imperial system with a sophmoric prank (1).

1. https://sniggle.net/cole.php

a_gnosticon Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, find allies

> Another, Ryan Sanchez, who was previously part of the Nazi “Rise Above Movement,” took photos and videos of himself at the conference

And yet NBC posts no proof of these pictures. Curious.

a_gnosticon Path of the Solar Eclipse 8 April 2024

Be there, or be square.

a_gnosticon Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/apq6je/hows_the_loca...

a_gnosticon A giant meteorite has been lost in the desert since 1916

We ain't found sh¡t!

a_gnosticon Ledger

Ledger

a_gnosticon Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)

Bookmarks also cut out the middle man.

Just think how bland a curated predigested net is, and use what you have, to individualize instead.

Seize the means of production!

a_gnosticon Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

Tennessee, Texas, Minnesota, and California have castles. They pop up all over the U.S. if you look hard enough. Some of them are fassades, and some of them are 100% legit imported organic homegrown European.

a_gnosticon Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

> but very little overseas

Except in Japan (1).

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwPlMB_dAo8

a_gnosticon After 14 years in the industry, I still find programming difficult

Didn't you get the memo? Lumbergh requires cover sheets for all tps reports now. We …lost some people this week, and everyone is playing catch-up…

a_gnosticon DVD's New Cousin Can Store More Than a Petabit

Where are the Bacteria Flash Drives (1)?

1. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/723226/?isnumber=15610&... https://archive.is/V96AR

a_gnosticon After 14 years in the industry, I still find programming difficult

Be sure to use a cover sheet for the tps reports.

a_gnosticon Certain dogs are capable of learning the names for more than 100 different toys

My buddy swears his one year old kitten understands how to turn on the A/C, but lacks the opposable thumbs to do it effectively.