Mastodawn

Ed Cashin Apr 13, 2023

Mac In Philly Apr 12, 2023

The opposite of “return to office” advocates isn’t “work from home” advocates. It’s a rich tapestry of “open offices are distracting” people and “I’ve never gone this long without being sick” people and “commutes are a waste of time I don’t get paid for” people and “I’m an introvert and playing house with coworkers sucks the life out of me” people and “I have a family and appreciate the flexibility” people and “I primarily communicated with coworkers through Slack anyway” people and “no one wa…

Ed Cashin Apr 13, 2023

Kathy Reid Apr 13, 2023

@NPR quit Twitter because of Melon Usk's antics. Follow them here on #Mastodon instead.

#JoinMastodon
#TwitterMigration

Ed Cashin Mar 31, 2023

I found out that I get a better user experience if I refresh my browser window instead of just clicking "Home" in the same old tab.

Ed Cashin Mar 20, 2023

Mark Riedl Mar 20, 2023

I don’t get why everyone is making a big deal about Spring today. In Atlanta we’ve had like 4 of them this winter.

Ed Cashin Mar 10, 2023

I am very much enjoying this podcast by two drummers. The guests aren't all drummers, but I recognize a lot of them. The hosts are iconic.
I'm not a drummer, but I wannabe one.
https://curiouscreaturespodcast.com/

Curious Creatures

Ed Cashin Feb 28, 2023

John Carlos Baez Feb 28, 2023

August De Morgan pointed out what we call "De Morgan's laws":

not(A or B) = not(A) and not(B)
not(A and B) = not(A) or not(B)

He also introduced the term "mathematical induction".

But he had a cautious attitude toward negative numbers!

Ed Cashin Feb 23, 2023

Brian Feb 23, 2023

My favorite #podcasts (in no particular order):

Criminal: https://thisiscriminal.com/

99% Invisible: https://99percentinvisible.org/

Techdirt (hosted by @mmasnick): https://www.techdirt.com/edition/podcast/

Things That Go Boom: https://inkstickmedia.com/category/podcast/

What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law: https://learnconlaw.com/

All Songs Considered from NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/

The NPR Politics Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510310/npr-politics-podcast

Any #podcast you'd recommend?

Criminal

A Podcast About Crime

Ed Cashin Feb 22, 2023

New music: "Spooky Nonsense" EP out today!

https://linktr.ee/RelaxedNapper

Mildly spooky instrumentals by me. Amy C. did the cover art, and Julia C. helped pick the tracks.

There's no record label here---Please boost this announcement. 🙂

Last year, I learned a lot about mixing. Can you hear a difference between this and the old stuff?

#music #independentmusic #ardour #renoise #linuxmusic #downtempo #ambient #instrumental

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Ed Cashin Feb 13, 2023

Dwight Silverman Feb 12, 2023

Margaret Atwood responds to the banning of "The Handmaid's Tale" from a high school library.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-virginia-book-ban-library-removal/673013/

"How dare I question the school board’s motives? I do dare. After all, it has questioned mine."

Who’s Afraid of The Handmaid’s Tale?

To those who seek to stop young people from reading <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em>: Good luck with that. It’ll only make them want to read it more.

The Atlantic

Ed Cashin Feb 12, 2023

About halfway through this video, we get a great discussion of how casual takes on Popper can make us too generous in what we call "scientific." Not saying I'm qualified to comment on her motivating examples (in particle physics) but...
In these days where truth and expertise are often scorned by demagogues, I'm glad this discussion is getting attention. By making science better, we make it harder to marginalize.
https://youtu.be/lu4mH3Hmw2o

What's Going Wrong in Particle Physics? (This is why I lost faith in science.)

YouTube

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