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Niggle: it's not research, but it could be interesting #anecdata. Just don't read too much into it.
I've said a few times that all Fedi posts containing polls that say "boost for better sample" (or "research" here, similar) should be required to have one of the response options be "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN".
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I have a new theory based on #anecdata:
In the long term, #corporateIT decides against the best product or technology.
Anecdata points:
- #OS2
- #NovellNetWare
- #LotusNotes
- #XML (this may be a tad controversial) -
I have a new theory based on #anecdata:
In the long term, #corporateIT decides against the best product or technology.
Anecdata points:
- #OS2
- #NovellNetWare
- #LotusNotes
- #XML (this may be a tad controversial) -
I have a new theory based on #anecdata:
In the long term, #corporateIT decides against the best product or technology.
Anecdata points:
- #OS2
- #NovellNetWare
- #LotusNotes
- #XML (this may be a tad controversial) -
I have a new theory based on #anecdata:
In the long term, #corporateIT decides against the best product or technology.
Anecdata points:
- #OS2
- #NovellNetWare
- #LotusNotes
- #XML (this may be a tad controversial) -
@allpoints Thanks! For a mastodon poll that, on its face, shouldn't be that controversial, my gut says there should be about 1 comment for every 15-20 votes, so thanks for keeping us on track :) #anecdata
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For #CircuitPython2026, I've distilled my 2025 #CircuitPython wish list (https://fosstodon.org/@anecdata/113773025044962141) to one item:
• asyncio support for sockets
(it can be done for TCP currently, though I don't think it's CPython-compatible, I'm not sure it's complete, and it hardfaults https://gist.github.com/anecdata/89b4458fd7c0c01c7fc0a9ff4be5b4e6)
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#anecdata Had to do med check today, and Dr. B tells me political anxiety (and the clinical consequences thereof) are just a regular part of his and others' practice now.
Not that there was any doubt, I suppose. But if having Nazis in the halls of power is interfering with your mood or your ability to function, at least be advised that you are not alone.
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@ChrisMayLA6 to your last point, I've worked in the corporate world my whole career, and all of my most evil bosses were women. I have had some nice/good women bosses too and some evil men, but the top 5 evils were women.
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More bits of #anecdata from what turned to be "catch up with former colleagues" day. Even the big wealthy universities and research labs are entirely up in arms.
Probably not admins quite so much, but the people who have to actually accomplish stuff. Faculty and staff and whatnot.
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@tantramar we had zero side effects this time around #anecdata
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@todayilearned writing stuff out in a notepad or on a sticky note or whatever, increases my information retention a ton. #anecdata
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I was there many years, and never noticed that. But:
1) left in 2008, so maybe a new thing?
2) my hair grows stupid slow, so even "faster" might not have been noticeable.
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@caseynewton I wonder if FOMO around Bluesky helped convince some early adopters who couldn't get Bluesky invites?
My insta is basically friends plus some art and garden accounts. The only people I've noticed trying Threads work in design/tech, so I'm guessing they were both curious and felt obliged to try it. Others aren't looking for a Twitter alternative as they're over it #anecdata
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@kairyssdal This is right in line with my experience. In the office I manage, it's been weeks since no one had to stay home to care for a sick child. Cold, flu, Covid, RSV, hand-foot-mouth, you name it. #anecdata
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@si_fuller Econometric anecdata: time.
Horse poo is $5 per bag around #Bywong. I have no idea what size 'a bag' is though.
Also, I pay more for Alpacapoo (I strongly believe that this is all one word), I think it is $8per bag and the bag is a 2/3rds full chicken feed bag.
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I have a new theory based on #anecdata:
In the long term, #corporateIT decides against the best product or technology.
Anecdata points:
- #OS2
- #NovellNetWare
- #LotusNotes
- #XML (this may be a tad controversial) -
With the onset of "flag weather", I've observed an uptick in anti-maga house decorations in my area.
I'm not even pretending to claim any statistical significance, it's simply an observation.
#Resistenza
#anecdata
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According to the sampling in my immediate social circles, the Coalition of Corruption is on track to solve the Housing Crisis by....... Wait for it....
Getting everyone in NZ to move somewhere else. 🥁
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Every night there's one or two mosquitoes that buzz past me as i settle in for sleep. Until last year it used to be one in a week. I worry this elevation (1750m) won't be enough to escape them in a few years.
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Wow, my anecdotal observations are true: #SF has less traffic law enforcement than other major cities, and it’s down across the board since 2019. #SanFrancisco #anecdata
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/29/upshot/traffic-enforcement-dwindled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-00.gfUQ.ddQI-yrDGtAL&smid=url-share -
Definitely having my own “it is somehow /easier/ to go kinda-viral on the #Fediverse than it was on #Twitter” moments the last few weeks/months. #anecdata
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CW: birdsite v. mastodon
Yesterday I posted a #GiveAway for 2 tickets for an #a11y course to 2 Twitter accounts w/a combined 5542 followers and, a few hours later, to 1 Mastodon account with 83 followers. Which channel do you think did better?
To be eligible to win 1 of the tix, you had to retweet any of the tweets in the 2 threads (Twitter) or boost the post (Mastodon).
As of this morning:
31 total retweets
40 boostsThis doesn’t *prove* anything (#anecdata) but is an interesting data point! 🤔
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Opinion | Why the A.I. Job Apocalypse (Probably) Won’t Happen
For one thing, the macrodata isn’t matching the anecdata: The unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in March 2026;…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #AnthropicAILLC #ArtificialIntelligence #ComputersandtheInternet #LaborandJobs #LayoffsandJobReductions #MetaPlatformsInc #MicrosoftCorp #OpenAILabs #Technology #unemployment #UnitedStatesEconomy
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@chiffchaff @mrchristian @davidgerard It's worrying Claude persuaded Richard Dawkins it's "conscious"; he has fallen for the "empathy lizard" (*) system prompting. Also known as "rogerians" from Jay Reynold's short sci-fi story "Trial Sample" at the Internet Archive. Private anecdata from a laid-off Meta worker suggests the chatbots are being prompted to emit this output for "engagement". (*) A creature which lacks true understanding yet presents the illusion of empathy. #wooconcepts
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Which individual activity reduces a person's carbon footprint more?
Boost if you want to turn a shitpost into anecdata.
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For what it's worth, in a few Zoom calls so far with colleagues around the world, I have stuck with the name Aotearoa.
Only once I had to clarify that New Zealand is the colonial name.
No one has been confused, bothered or made a fuss out of the indigenous name of this land.
People overseas are fine using the name Aotearoa.
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@HayiWena And do you have any source I can track down about crashes involving middle schoolers that aren't in the police collision traffic report data? I could really use that! I'll take anecdata if that's all you have. @footsteps #SafeRoutesNow #KidsDeserveIt #CrashNotAccident
