To All The New Folks.

Wellcome Home !

#CoSoTips

Lurking here on CoSo is a wonderful thing. If you are one who seldom posts, but enjoys reading, you are wanted and welcome. Posting is not required. You don't need to explain, nor in anyway feel less than, for lurking. In fact let's get rid of that word, and just say you are a reader.

All writers need readers. Reading is semi-miraculous act. And respect is due.

🙏

New Folks !

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https://help.counter.social/en/latest/

For the new kids here.

Welcome Home !

I post a lot of links here.

I neither endorse, nor oppose the views in said links.

I post to inform.

Things I try to do in posts.

1. Use Hashtags to help us find stuff.
2. Try and find the original source.
3. Attribute, include author(s) name.
4. Quote a small bit of article.
5. Whenever possible include link to underlining paper.

Let me know if there is any other info you might want me to include.

#MeetTheNauts

🙏 Buddhist
📖 Books
🌲 Trees, Lives in Forest
👨🏻‍🔬 Science
✊🏻 Progressive
🧬Single, White, Male,
🔨Uses guns as tools
👴🏻Retired, sleep whenever I want.
🖥 Old Unix geek, running many systems except windows
🎧 Jazz, Ambient, Experimental

Pardon my uncouth behavior here.
This is a sub-toot.
I you wish to block me, cool, I ain't got no problems with that.
But please no need to announce it. You don't need a reason. You don't need to justify anything. Just hit the block button. The tools are freely given everyone.

The whole point of putting moderation controls in the user's hands is for us to use them. At will. With no bad feelings.

The usual disclaimer:

As with any breaking news. But especially with war news. Be very careful in not reporting unconfirmed information. Yes it is important to stay informed, yet early reporting about anything in the Middle East is often suspect.

If you must post, and are not sure, please add the word "Unconfirmed."

"Trust but verify"

@Render
Thanks for the updates.
May Khamenei receive the B’day present he deserves.

#Astrophysics

It has become a bit of a thing, to publish an April fools paper.

A few of the best.

Popinchalk et al. (2024; which species has seen the most total solar eclipses) -
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.20175.pdf

Walker et al. (2024; multi-wavelength astrology) -
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.19749.pdf

Gammal et al. (2024; solving the crisis in cosmology by varying the value of pi) -
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.20219.pdf

Wilkins, Newman & Roper (2024; FOOD redshift epoch system) -
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.20144.pdf

@iamstujr

Welcome Home !

Check out the hashtags
#CoSoMusic
and
#Tech

Ask any question, we are here to help.

User guide:

https://help.counter.social/en/latest/

This was on MSNBC, in response to a question. "Do you think Trump will obey the gag order, even if fined?"

#Trial

Just now.

"I have a hard time envisioning Trump making it all the way through this trial, without landing in a jail cell at some point."

~ Glenn Kirschner

#CoSoMusic
#CoSoJazz

(don't let the theremin put you off, these are some complex and beautiful tunes.)

Yelena Eckemoff, Piano
Jukka Perko, Saxophone
Jukka Perko, Guitar
Panu Savolainen, Vibraphone
Antti Lotjonen, Bass
Olavi Louhivuori, Drums
Jarmo Saari: glass harp, theremin, guitar.

https://songwhip.com/yelenaeckemoff/adventures-of-the-wildflower

#LifeHack

The most annoying bad habit in trying to help people.

To slightly rephrase: the most annoying habit is to not ask people if they want help before just offering it—and trust me on this—it is really fucking annoying to the person you’re theoretically trying to help.

A great tool for dealing with this annoying habit. Wait until your friend is done telling their story and then ask them “Are you venting or looking for advice?”

#Tech
(A curveball for radio waves)

First curved data link side-steps key 6G wireless challenge

"This is the world's first curved wireless data link, a critical milestone in realizing the 6G vision of high data rate and high reliability,"

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-link-side-key-6g-wireless.html

Paper:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44172-024-00206-3

#Art

Fish boy born in Manila

I pray you're born with gills, a short climate change comic by Ren Galeno.

https://www.10yearstosavetheworld.com/comics/ren-galeno

#Tech
#Programing

( I know, we need another "Standard")

Introducing Jpegli: A New JPEG Coding Library

https://opensource.googleblog.com/2024/04/introducing-jpegli-new-jpeg-coding-library.html

Local:

45ºF, mostly sunny, light wind.

Morning Forest Walk About

Late getting started.
Not wearing a watch.
My thoughts turn from myself,
to the small place I place my walking staff.
The inside of my head often lies,
about the inside of my head.
Placing the staff with intent,
I take a step.

#CoSoMusic
#CoSoJazz

(woke up still plagued by mild mental discomfort, so I am going to ride it. Looking through my record collection to find a sound that comes close to portraying this feeling, I came up with this.)

Solo 7"s Vol​.​1
by Yazz Ahmed

https://yazzahmed.bandcamp.com/album/solo-7s-vol-1

and

Under Quiet Skies
by Yazz Ahmed

https://yazzahmed.bandcamp.com/album/under-quiet-skies

#Ukraine

( I don't share this guy often, because he has some crazy ideas, but this critique of the Biden administration policy in Ukraine is right on. At some point the US and our allies are going to have to take the gloves off and kick Russia's butt. The sooner we do that the less lives will be lost and the less expensive it will be.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4ZXeQ4-V0

#Waffles

There used to be a diner in Chicago, open very early in the morning. I ate dinner there often as I worked graveyard. It specialized in waffles, eggs, and Scrapple, otherwise known as Pannhaas. That and weirdly chicory coffee. Run by this huge Dutch short order cook. Ex merchant Marine. Both arms, completely tattooed.

So good.