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#dotNet #dotNetMaui with #cSharp UI Maths/Computer Science teacher/tutor Facts aren't "arbitrary" searchable π bridged from β https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
RE: https://rssfeed.media/@guardianfeeds/117196456361547524 Hey Luca Ittimani/The Guardian/journalism in general: you can't "give AI more responsibilities" any more than you can give a shovel more responsibilities. You maybe can hand the reins of the tertiary education system over to fascist [β¦]
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt > The [American] Founding Fathers never believed that tyranny could arise out of the executive office, because they did not see this office in any different light but as the execution of what the legislation has decreed in various forms. I leave it at that. We [β¦]
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π₯Hot take: Printing a document directly from your phone is against the natural order and spits in the face of God. The correct way of printing a document from your phone is to download it, email it to your laptop from your phone's mail client, realize your laptop isn't connected to your printer [β¦]
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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt > No matter what you do, some people will criticize you, and, if you are entirely sure that you would not be ashamed to explain your action to someone whom you loved and who loved you, and you are satisfied in your own mind that you are doing right, then you [β¦]
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@trndgtr/117193200827015783 Yep, I've found this repeatedly. Kids who say they hate Maths are invariably slow at mental arithmetic, because poor fluency with their times tables. Once I get them up to speed with that, they don't hate Maths anymore! Keeping up with the [β¦]
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A quotation from Hugo Black > In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Governmentβs power to [β¦] [Original post on friendica.world]
MapQuest, the "OG of online mapping," is now soaring in the app charts after refusing to call Lake Ontario "Lake America" in its product. Here's more from @Sarahp for @Techcrunch. https://flip.it/nFwMH7 #MapQuest #LakeOntario #TrumpAdministration
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A quotation from Smedley Butler > War is a billionaireβs extortion racket, baptized in the blood of impoverished teenagers. **Smedley Butler** (1881β1940) American Marine Corps officer, war hero, anti-war activist (Spurious) * * * More about this quote: wist.info/butler-smedley/85743β¦ [β¦]
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Does anyone have any recommendations for #peertube instances for live streaming open source development? After #twitch's recent AI opt-out stuff I've been passively looking but haven't found anything. I could host my own, but I would really like to avoid that if possible as I already have way [β¦]
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A quotation from Edward R. Murrow > When politicians complain, as they have in several countries, that television turns their proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that television has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well [β¦]
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A quotation from Eisenhower > The way chosen by the United States was plainly marked by a few clear precepts, which govern its conduct in world affairs. > First: No people on earth can be held, as a people, to be enemy, for all humanity shares the common hunger for peace and fellowship and [β¦]
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A quotation from Graham Ericsson > Most tyrants are, by nature, short-sighted. Though they aspire to an eternal panoply of statues and symphonies in their honor, they rarely focus on constructive present actions that will lead to a future where their name is even known, let alone praised. As [β¦]
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Microsoft used to grant special licenses to smaller nonprofits so they could get Office apps like Word, Excel and OneDrive at no charge. Last year they announced they were winding down the program. Then, without warning according to former users, they terminated the licenses, leading to [β¦]
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"Yesterday, the Trump Dept of #Education posted a 19-second video beginning with... Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Churchill says, βYou cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!β In the post, the DOE compared Trump to the tiger. But [β¦] [Original post on newsie.social]
A quotation from Cicero > MARCUS: Nor am I ashamβd, as some others are, to confess I do not know, what I do not. > > _[Nec me pudet ut istos fateri nescire quod nesciam.]_ **Marcus Tullius Cicero** (106β43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher [β¦] [Original post on friendica.world]
A quotation from Doctor Who > SKAGRA: βTake over the Universe.β _(laughs)_ How childish. Who could possibly want to take over the Universe? > THE DOCTOR: Exactly! Thatβs what I keep on trying to tell people. Itβs a troublesome place, difficult to administer, and as a piece of real estate itβs [β¦]
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"I don't agree with this poll. Statistics is wrong" π
"I don't agree with this poll. Statistics is wrong" π
Bonus #DadJoke Q: Whatβs bigger when itβs upside down? A. A 6. (It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.) #Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #DadJoke #DadJokes #BackToSchool [β¦] [Original post on universeodon.com]
# This is the first genuinely operational littleFedi instance. It has been online since 1st July, is single-user (just me), and runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W powered by NetBSD, directly on its SD card. **It consumes just under 1W.** Its database [β¦] [Original post on rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it]
For those mourning the loss of #XCancel and #Nitter - I've written a guide to retrieving Tweets without using the Twitter API. https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/you-dont-need-an-api-key-to-archive-twitter-data/ You can use that to get individual posts + whatever they were in reply to. Enjoy!
You don't need an API key to archive Twitter Data
Apparently there's no need for IP laws any more, so here's a way to archive high-fidelity Twitter data without signing up for an expensive API key. This is perfect for academics wishing to preserve Tweets, journalists wanting to download evidence, or simply embedding content without leaking user data back to Twitter. Table of Contentstl;drBackgroundEmbed CodeAPI CallOptionsOutputTweet Withβ¦
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A quotation from Gracian > Few bothersome things are important enough to bother with. It is folly to take to heart what you should turn your back on. Many things that were something are nothing if left alone, and others that were nothing turn into much because we pay attention to them. > > [β¦]
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A quotation from Douglas Adams > Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. **Douglas Adams** (1952β2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter _Last Chance to See_ , ch. 4 [β¦]
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A quotation (probably not) from Eleanor Roosevelt > He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. **Eleanor Roosevelt** (1884β1962) First Lady of the US (1933β1945), politician, diplomat, activist (Misattributed) * * * More about this quote [β¦]
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A quotation from The Bible > The man who loves gold will not be reckoned virtuous, > the man who chases after profit will be caught out by it. > Many have gone to their ruin for the sake of gold, > though their destruction stared them in the face; > it is a snare for those who sacrifice to it [β¦]
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A quotation from John Lescroart > The essence of fascism is to make laws forbidding everything and then enforce them selectively against your enemies. **John Lescroart** (b. 1948) American novelist _A Plague of Secrets_ , Part 1 (2009) * * * More about this quote [β¦]
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A quotation from Montesquieu > What orators lack in depth, they give you in length. > > _[Ce qui manque aux orateurs en profondeur, ils vous le donnent en longueur.]_ **Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu** (1689β1755) French political philosopher _PensΓ©es Diverses [Assorted [β¦]
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A quotation from Henry Commager > The effort to equate loyalty with conformity is misguided because it assumes that there is a fixed content to loyalty and that this can be determined and defined. But loyalty is a principle, and eludes definition except in its own terms. It is devotion to the [β¦]
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/117142804769675268 This is a trick question because the creation of GenAI only happened because of gambling by people in board rooms instead of casinos.
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This made me giggle this morning. (Garrison Keillor - Lake Wobegone Days. Yes. I read #Classicbooks. Just to be clear: I support #teachers!)
