#anecdata — Public Fediverse posts

We were having tea with new friends, one an 82-year-old well-off retired physician. General discussion of the state of the world, he suddenly said "We're going to have to have a revolution. It's the only way forward."

#Anecdata

@ariadne
So interesting re “scalability problems” - dovetails with the anecdata of friends using ChatGPT (yes I know, but I know lots of different people & some of them use GenAI &/or LLMs & for lots of different things, but this is what those using ChatGPT report).

#ScalabilityProblems #scalabilityIssues #ChatGPT #Anecdata

@atpfm I also have the Messages notification bug that Casey outlined. #anecdata

There's an interesting #German thing. (Maybe #GermanCulture thing.) When it rains, doctors' offices are **full** with older/retired people. On sunny days, not so much. I've confirmed this #anecdata with a couple of doctors' offices' employees.

This is most certainly a by-product of having a good/inexpensive #HealthCare system, and maybe some lonely old people looking for something to do when the sun doesn't shine.

So. Does this also happen in other countries with #UniversalHealthCare?

@shoq

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".

#DeweyDefeatsTruman #sample #random

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
#8647

@hugh i have a client who is DIY electrifying their tractor, for whom i’ve made couplings and troubleshot motor controllers #AnecData

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

#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.

@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.

#anecdata

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.

https://hachyderm.io/@darcher/113976413734519029

@tantramar we had zero side effects this time around #anecdata

@todayilearned writing stuff out in a notepad or on a sticky note or whatever, increases my information retention a ton. #anecdata

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

@fay59 after my bargain basement SD cards wore out I paid through the nose for the Sony CFexpress cards. No issues so far #anecdata

@SRDas

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.

#AnecData

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.

#ClimateChange #AnecData

@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

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

@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