shellkr

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#ArchLinux and general #opensource user. Been using #Linux since 2001ish. Had a Nokia N800, N950 prior and #Jolla with #SailfishOS as a mainphone until 2018. I like tech a lot but not as much as I used to. Has become interested in #Solarpunk. I like tech that is good for mankind. Was pretty much Google free. Haven't used Facebook or Twitter in decades. I am a father. My work is within health care and psychiatry. My interests are very broad... I cover pretty much all the bases. ;)

#psychiatry, #medicine, #technology, #society, #science, #history, #biology, #antropology, #sociology
Masto Life:Joined Mastodon 2017 from mstdn.io; Moved to masto.ai 2022; Moved here July 2023
Alt account:@[email protected]
shellkr Sep 23, 2023
AdminSep 23, 2023
ScyllaDB is happening tonight. Get ready for everything to feel faster, smoother, and less error-ey.

~ 🐦

RE: https://firefish.social/notes/9ju6n6pnolftz1b9
Admin (@admin)

In the next 2 to 3 days, Firefish.social will be switching from PostgreSQL to ScyllaDB for storing notes (posts) and their related data. As you may know, the way timelines are built (as inherited from Misskey) is very slow and inefficient and buggy, and this problem has been exacerbated for a while on Firefish.social. This completely changes how notes are stored and how timelines are built, and in testing, these changes have been shown to be more efficient than the previous methods by an extremely significant factor. I'd like to extend my extreme gratitude to @namekuji for developing [this branch](https://git.joinfirefish.org/firefish/firefish/-/merge_requests/10563), as a team member on Firefish, they've done some frankly incredible work and deserve recognition for this feat and everything else they've done for Firefish. $[jelly ❤️] ~🐦

Firefish Social
shellkr Aug 14, 2023
BBC Research & DevelopmentAug 11, 2023

Modern TVs have dimming features that can adjust backlight power in specific parts of the screen, sometimes even at the individual pixel level.

We wanted to see whether adapting BBC content could make use of these features and reduce energy consumption.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-08-sustainability-energy-saving-radio-tv-led-graphics

#sustainability #television #technology #tech #broadcasting #LED #OLED #FALD

Introducing the energy saving concept of Lower Carbon Graphics

Developing and implementing a new idea which we believe has already saved energy in homes across the UK.

BBC R&D
shellkr Aug 8, 2023
Show threadTexas ObserverAug 1, 2023

Maternal mortality rates are too high in #Texas and the U.S. in general. For every Dutch mother who dies, 50 Black American mothers die.

In our magazine, an experienced midwife explains how we could fix this crisis: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-maternal-mortality-racism-midwife/

#news #politics #USpol #children #health #healthcare #MaternalMortality

Save the Mothers

Maternal mortality rates are too high in Texas and the U.S. in general. We could fix that. New mothers need improved assessment and support.

The Texas Observer
shellkr Aug 6, 2023
YES! YES! YES! Sweden wins against USA in FIFA Women's World Cup after a nerv dripping shootout ending.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/66183775

#worldcup #womensworldcup2023 #fifa #women #fotball
shellkr Aug 5, 2023
dansupAug 5, 2023

sup. is an open source encrypted fediverse instant messenger, similar to whatsapp, made by pixelfed.

The beta will be launching later this month, and btw most fediverse accounts will work, not just Pixelfed 😉

shellkr Aug 4, 2023
Hacker NewsAug 4, 2023
Mastodon links are now more common than Twitter/X on HN
L: https://mastodon.communick.com/@raphael/110833124580072168
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37005703
posted on 2023.08.04 at 16:50:33 (c=1, p=4)
Raphael Lullis (@[email protected])

One interesting phenomenon I am observing: what used to be a link to a Twitter thread on Hacker News is now a link to fosstodon or hachyderm. The center of the conversation place is changing, Twitter is becoming the periphery.

Communick Social
shellkr Aug 4, 2023
Ars TechnicaAug 4, 2023

Voyager 2 phones home and says everything is cool

After sending the command, NASA had to wait 37 hours for a response.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/voyager-2-phones-home-and-says-everything-is-cool/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Voyager 2 phones home and says everything is cool

After sending the command, NASA had to wait 37 hours for a response.

Ars Technica
shellkr Aug 4, 2023
Show threadMike FraserAug 4, 2023

@BBC5Live This is a conservative tactic globally and its tragically transparent.
A) defund public health care. Wait for crisis.
B) Present private alternatives to take over an increasing portion of health care until there's a two tier system.
C) Leave politics, accept board positions at health care companies (or vendors) . Collect massive kickback.

It's a shockingly simple and lucrative grift. What's even more shocking is that the electorate did it to themselves.

shellkr Aug 4, 2023
Cax6tonJul 19, 2023
This kind of brilliantly stupid shit is what I miss from the early days of the internet
shellkr Aug 2, 2023
Linuxtjej 🏳️‍🌈🇸🇪Aug 1, 2023
Så… alla svenskar. Vilken instans hänger ni på nu?