I think a lot about bell hooks writing that the first act of violence society demands of men is to cut out their own softness: "The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic […]

@ManyRoads honestly agreed, that was kind of half the point actually! therefore, Occam's razor works much less than you'd expect, it is limited to cases where your intuition overlaps with that of others, and the specific science in the case of science

@anthropy TBH I think you are wrong on all points... there are no such things as: 1. objective biases 2. Universally understood science But, that's just an old grumpy guy talking.😉

Occam's razor only works if you assume everyone's biases are objective. Which is to say, it works a lot better in situations talking about universally understood science, than something like politics. "Simplest explanation" can be very subjective. What one person believes might not be shared […]

[uspol] RE: https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/117117056760521311 This is just an anecdote so limited as evidence goes, but matches my experiences. I've seen people calling Trump the "least bad option", or focusing on the perceived evilness of "wokism" rather than anything good about Trump […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@opensourcedesign/117106965263921208 #getfedihired We're commissioning a logo for our local free/libre and open-source software group. You're welcome to submit a sentence of ideas via email! #floxford

#AskFedi Should I pay £15-25, greater, or a negotiable range for a logo, wordmark, and basic branding for a volunteer community group? I'm commissioning a these for our volunteer-run free and open-source software group, and paying out of my own pocket. I set the price range to £15-£25, which is […]

What great big eyes you've got, Grandma. #Eclipse

Good morning and happy Bindependence Day! If you're eligible to vote in the Clacton by-election, please make your vote COUNT today!

I forgot to buy eclipse glasses, but saw the eclipse anyway via shadows on the wall. So lucky! #eclipse #solareclipse #eclipse2026

[s***post] Using two binary gender symbols to signify a single gender-neutral #toilet is common but seems strange to me (why not use some icon related to a toilet)? Therefore, I propose these new meanings for the symbols, based on reading them in #Polari. 🚹🚺: omi-palone toilet, i.e. a toilet […]

A few less widely known things about #Singapore on the occasion of its 61st birthday. 1. We have urban otters! They disappeared briefly but you can now see them lots of places. There are various families named for the location they’re from, almost like mafia family names. ‘Bishan otters’ and […]

I've just been awarded a grant from @nlnet's NGI0 Commons Fund for one of my open source projects 😃 https://nlnet.nl/project/ActivityBot/

So: I have friends coming over and I need vegan recipes for a starter and a main that use no chili and no peppers of any kind. And no mushrooms. And no tofu. Ideas? Especially the main is... interesting, so far. I think I have one dish in my repertoire; I rely on chilies a lot. Explicitly not […]

This is fascinating: https://francisrub.io/writing/en/salitang-siyokoy/ #linguistics #etymology #filipino #tagalog

“Kuwalipikado” and Other Cases of “Salitang Siyokoy”

Filipino is a lovely language—quirks and all.

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I've got round to publishing the source of the presentation I gave last February, on contributing to #FLOSS in all sorts of ways! https://codeberg.org/ogeer/ContributingToFLOSS Contributions are very welcome, especially for sections of the presentation currently with little content; see the […]

The sunset last night in Sussex was beautiful... (© 2026 Oliver Geer, licensed CC-BY-SA-4.0)

Deutsche Bahn in the UK? Yes (but for cargo, not passengers). Seems quite apt to see this for the first time after going to the EMF hacker (read: tinkerer, maker) camp. Hacker camps are very big in Germany... https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/our-company/about-us

Hello! I'm going to #emfcamp now and will be there at around 09:30. It's my first time and I'm excited. Any tips?

Hi #emfcamp help needed, thin ish semi technical person required - our installation which is mounted in the bar has some loose usb connectors... Somewhere. We didnt get to cable management #cluesbysam

"In other news, my hat is now running Linux. Add it should be" Getting in early-doors on this year's #OverheardAtEMFCamp #EMFCamp

a quick suspend/resume demo with the MNT Quasar 6490 Pocket Reform

[alcohol (indirect, neutral); a non-alcohol joke] Remember, anarcho-syndicalists, this DrinkAware notice is especially for you! /joking #anarchism #alcohol

If the nuance in your argument is based on the fact that you have done insufficient research, or that nobody has done sufficient research, then it's not a nuance: it's uncertainty. (Just a nitpick!)

RE: https://social.coop/@ogeer/116668133399171653 https://ox.ogeer.org/event/the-next-floss-frontier A reminder that today from 19:00 to 20:00 UK time we have a talk by @totherme on LLMs in programming and whether we should boycott or embrace them: Everyone's free to join in Oxford or online! […]

Oliver Geer@ogeer.org · 3mo ago

#event: As a professional #programmer and lover of #FOSS, should I be embracing #GenAI or boycotting it? @totherme is giving a talk followed by a Q&A, open to everyone in #Oxford and online, to get us closer to answering this question! Everyone's welcome, from […] [Original post on social.coop]

RE: https://social.coop/@ogeer/116668133399171653 https://ox.ogeer.org/event/the-next-floss-frontier A reminder that today from 19:00 to 20:00 UK time we have a talk by @totherme on LLMs in programming and whether we should boycott or embrace them: Everyone's free to join in Oxford or online! […]

Oliver Geer@ogeer.org · 3mo ago

#event: As a professional #programmer and lover of #FOSS, should I be embracing #GenAI or boycotting it? @totherme is giving a talk followed by a Q&A, open to everyone in #Oxford and online, to get us closer to answering this question! Everyone's welcome, from […] [Original post on social.coop]

#event: As a professional #programmer and lover of #FOSS, should I be embracing #GenAI or boycotting it? @totherme is giving a talk followed by a Q&A, open to everyone in #Oxford and online, to get us closer to answering this question! Everyone's welcome, from […] [Original post on social.coop]

[homophobia, transphobia, prison] So sad and angering to see Ghana creating a law like Section 28 for all LGBTQ+, and sending anyone perceived as queer to years in prison: https://campaigns.allout.org/ghana-reject-the-anti-lgbt-bill https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yedendprko If it's […]

#event: As a professional #programmer and lover of #FOSS, should I be embracing #GenAI or boycotting it? @totherme is giving a talk followed by a Q&A, open to everyone in #Oxford and online, to get us closer to answering this question! Everyone's welcome, from […] [Original post on social.coop]