Swimman79

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122 Following
36 Posts
Swimman79Feb 3, 2023
John C. Varner IIIFeb 2, 2023
The next time you use any navigation device, software or Google Maps thank Dr. Gladys West. Her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite models that were eventually incorporated into  the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. #BlackMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth
Swimman79Jan 22, 2023
Dr. Maddkap, WerepsychologistJan 21, 2023
Americans will really do anything to avoid using the metric system.
Swimman79Jan 21, 2023
Parker MolloyJan 21, 2023
Thinking about all the recent layoffs in tech, media, etc., and how so many of the "Nobody wants to work anymore!"/"Where'd the go-getters go?!"/"The rise of 'quiet quitting'" type articles in the past year or so overlooked the effect that the "hey, maybe we'll just lay a bunch of people off because we want to make a little extra cash" culture the business world has fostered might have on, well, everything involving worker morale/sense of loyalty/etc.
Swimman79Jan 16, 2023
Show threadDan GillmorJan 15, 2023

"What bothers me about Twitterrific’s final day is that it was not dignified. There was no advance notice for its creators, customers just got a weird error, and no one is explaining what’s going on. We had no chance to thank customers who have been with us for over a decade. Instead, it’s just another scene in their ongoing shit show.

"But I guess that’s what you should expect from a shitty person."

--- Craig Hockenberry on Elon Musk

https://furbo.org/2023/01/15/the-shit-show/

The Shit Show • furbo.org

Well, it happened. We knew it was coming. A prick pulled the plug. And what bothers me most about it is how Space Karen did it. My mom passed away just before Christmas. Her decline was something everyone in the family saw coming and we prepared for her demise. It still hurts like hell, but […]

Furbo.org by Craig Hockenberry
Show threadSwimman79Jan 14, 2023
@wompy @nwsbayarea_bot Muting someone for a day or a week was one of my favorite things! It helped to see if I kept wanting to follow that account or not.
Show threadSwimman79Jan 14, 2023
@wompy @atrupar Native app drives me nuts. I wish I had more active people over here to follow (I’m not really a person that engages but I do like reading tweets) because not being able to use Tweetbot really will break my Twitter habit.
Swimman79Jan 14, 2023
@bikepedantic @alextd On desktop it frequently goes back to ‘for you’ when I use it. Less of an issue using browser on phone. I was using Tweetbot but now that’s gone in the great 3rd party purge. Ugh. I hate the regular version of Twitter.
Show threadSwimman79Dec 30, 2022
@everywhereist ohhh. What type did you make??
Swimman79Dec 19, 2022
Paul FairieDec 18, 2022

The Story of a Car Manufacturer Who Bought a Newspaper, and How That Worked Out

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Show threadSwimman79Dec 16, 2022
@johnlehet @taniel This is what I’ve been trying to do. Follow, follow, follow. The more people you follow, the more reason you’ll have to check in here.