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@cgervasi
i get your point, but plenty of academics are already onto a better solution: including #positionality statements, which effectively outline your #intersectional background and potential biases as an author (which of course, are never exhaustive as no one has perfect self-awareness). this helps us train each other to think of the different lenses we wear when witnessing something, or recounting, or hearing second- or third-hand. in turn, we can craft better feedback if there are inaccuracies or missing nuances, extend grace as appropriate, etc. objectivity really is a myth, and the sooner more people realize, acknowledge, and promote that, the better off we’ll all be.
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@cgervasi @punkonbus1701 >want an algorithm I control or no algorithm at all.
Ugh. I stick around on birdsite simply to follow two people I hate just so I can angrily shake my fist at them. Im spoiled now. Even just looking at THEIR profiles, I can't get a simple chronological list of their tweets. its all so... #garbage.
I LOVE everything being simply #chronological here.
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@Firesphere @zl2tod @poleguy @cgervasi @SpaceLifeForm
Radio frequency gull emissions
Are jamming up the airwaves now
Flocks and flocks of swirling birds
Breaking up my communications, but how?
My RF emissions are breaking up
Too much flapping interference math
I cannot receive you, cannot copy
The seagulls have disrupted the path
We must use electronic countermeasures
Or all will be lost
The radio communications must continue
At any and all cost
We shall lose the war if we cannot communicate
Using our high power RF transmitter array
Quick fire up the falcon brigade
To chase the seagulls away#poem #radio #radiofrequency #seagulls (human poem)
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@zl2tod @poleguy @cgervasi @SpaceLifeForm
Gulls are causing interference
My radio they do foil
Flocks flying in circles
Are like a magnetic inductor coilSending out all kinds of frequencies
So I cannot hear
What kind of food to order
And what kind of beerCQ CQ CQ they call
While looking for a meal
Hoping for a radio contact
Or a sandwich they can steal#rf #rfinterference #gulls #seagulls #poem (human poem)
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This article says the US Justice Dept moved to drop fraud and corruption charges against India's richest person after he offered to invest $10B in the US. My understanding is foreign investment directly increases the trade deficit, which is something I thought the current administration was against. I wonder if they're just stupid and think deficits sound bad and investment sounds good or if there's some method to madness.
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"America is richer than ever. Unemployment is low. Wages are high. According to traditional metrics, the economy looks strong. So why are Americans feeling so bad?"
This is one of the most confusing questions to me our time. #DerekThompson talks about it with bestselling author Morgan Housel and journalist David Wallace-Wells.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7viBu5ulNWwd9SeMIVU9FE?si=JZU1JXj0RUKOD1ifFYbvSA
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I remember learning in school in the late 80s about the #ENIAC. I felt like it was from a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth. This article from @ieeespectrum me realize it was about 40 years before I learned about it, and now 40 years have passed since then. So the #TRS80coco or #IBM XT sounds like similar ancient history to kids now.
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@rasterweb It's type of #RF connector. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMB_connector
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@aaron.rupar Just after this Johnson reiterates that #Dunn is doing well and it's "a testament to great leadership."
It's sad and pathetic that Johnson feels compelled to go along with this when he obviously doesn't want to talk about someone's health issues or participate in this bizarre narrative that someone can reverse a terminal diagnosis with a phone call to the right people. -
"#Nuclear reactors don’t emit planet-warming greenhouse gases, unlike coal and gas plants, and they can produce electricity around the clock, unlike wind turbines and solar panels."
"#TerraPower’s reactor uses liquid sodium instead of water, allowing it to operate at lower pressures. In theory, that reduces the need for costly shielding. In an emergency, the plant can be cooled with air vents rather than complicated pump systems. "
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I can't believe I'm jut learning about a Driven Right Leg Circuit, aka active ground. It seems like this should have been part of #Circuits II. #Electronics
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Regardless of policy views, all Americans need to stand up now against authoritarianism and fascism before it's too late. #walkout
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@shermozle That's how I feel about the #Fidelity app. I like its functionality, but it feels like layers of interpreters running on top of one another.
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Silver and Gold, #SLV and #IAU...
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Silver and Gold, #SLV and #IAU...
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Silver and Gold, #SLV and #IAU...
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Silver and Gold, #SLV and #IAU...
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Silver and Gold, #SLV and #IAU...
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#Tariffs on #PCBs change like the weather. My understanding is it's because the law allows the president to single-handed impose these #taxes in an emergency. There's no standard, so the president really wanting it counts as an "emergency". We need reforms so one person cannot raise taxes on a whim!
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These #PerkinElmer ACULED VHL (Very High Lumen) LED modules have a different pinout for IR vs visible. I think their 730nm LED module follows the IR pinout, even though it's red, not quite IR.
I figured this out the morning after ordering boards from #Sunstone (formerly #PCBExpress). I'm so grateful Sunstone was able to cancel my order with a full refund. 😊
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It reminds me of #AtlasShrugged.
“We are probably going to stop publishing in the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine (#NEJM), #JAMA and those other journals because they are all corrupt."
Kennedy said agencies within the #HHS will create their own “in-house” journals. “They are going to become the preeminent journals, because if you get #NIH funding it is anointing you as a good, legitimate scientist,” he said.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5322269-robert-kennedy-jr-bans-medical-journals/
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Yesterday, the #CDC reported a 27% decrease in #overdose deaths in 2024.
Possible contributing factors according the Drug Policy Alliance:
- Increased access to #naloxone, which reverses #opioid/#fentanyl overdoses
- Greater availability of medications like methadone and buprenorphine
- Funding for treatment and recovery
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Democratization of media has led to the need for #JerrySpringer politicians. Before WWW made the Internet accessible, I believed that media outlets pushed lurid content on people. I now think morbid fascination is a human trait that people haven't learned to manage in a world with the Internet. I also wonder if there's a rabble element to society that can never understand what liberal democracy is.
Jerry Springer — Yes, That Jerry Springer — Can Save the Democrats https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/opinion/democrats-need-jerry-springer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F08.yLeT.kXHxl7mun1cH&smid=nytcore-android-share
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@dangillmor We all need to stand together against #fascism. I lean libertarian (NOT Mises Caucus libertarian), so I'm a long-time fan of the #Cato Institute. What's happening now is bigger than political issues like taxes, healthcare, the environment, programs for the poor, infrastructure, etc. If I understand what's happening, America is under direct attack from fascism.
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@GaryRLundberg I don't have a subscription. Unlike #Protasiewicz, who I also supported, I didn't hear #Crawford make political statements during the campaign. She seems like an honest, responsible judge. I was proud to vote for her and proud #Wisconsin votes couldn't being bought.
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It's amazing how I can paste a #schematic into #ChatGPT and have it interpret it. But it's also amazing the nature of the mistakes it sometimes makes.