Tom Bortels

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Ancient Scholar, Level 80 Paladin, Finder of Lost Children. Science blah blah blah Computers blah blah blah...
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Hat sizeEnormous
MainPaladin
SignalBiggles.66
LocationSouthern California
Moodusually grumpy
Tom Bortels4h ago
Peter GassnerMar 22
“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people
What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.

Psychology Today
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Clueless by Sam5h ago
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@samedwards @vga256

Yes, the latest yt-dlp looks for an external javascript runtime. I can say deno works for me, I expect others are fine too.

Tom Bortels2d ago
zep.p82d ago

#picotron 0.3.0b is up -- a few bug fixes + cartridge updates: when a newer version of a cart is detected, a popup offers to update the .loc / splore .list location. https://www.picotron.net

Changelog: https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/picotron_changelog.txt

Tom Bortels3d ago
Stooryduster3d ago
The Hobbit. I didn't know this existed and it's something I pined for since having seen the movies when they first came out. "A fan edit that combines Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy into a more captivating faithfully adapted single-movie experience." Not watched it yet. But sounds like its well done.
https://m4studios.github.io/hobbit-book-edit/#m4hobbit
M4's The Hobbit Fan Edit – Tolkien Inspired Recut

The M4 edit recuts Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy into a single movie that follows J.R.R. Tolkien's book more closely.

Tom Bortels3d ago
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)3d ago

@cebstill shared the text and video below.

I honestly don’t know which makes me laugh the hardest. The fact of what the lyrics actually are or the hysterical laughter of one of the men discussing this. This is my favorite video of the year so far.🩵🦁🦁🦁🩵

#thelionking #blackmen #funnyvideos #blackmusic #blackcomedy #blackmastodon

Tom Bortels3d ago
Crystal Mountain Records4d ago
Dr. Chuck Tingle putting difficult things into words as always 🔥
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Mark J. BlairMar 22

Oh, wow. An in-browser PDP-11/34 simulator with a photorealistic and functional front panel emulation!

https://dbrll.github.io/ll-34/

ll/34 (WASM GUI)

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@johnpfaff.bsky.social

One ATC anywhere is insufficient. ATCs are human and need restroom breaks and other time; if the airport cannot be left unmanaged, you should have multiple staff.

The folks who run La Guardia should know better. In fact, they do. Blame lies squarely on their shoulders.

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@soatok

Heat. I get them regularly, and heat is the quick fix. I have a heating pad within arm's reach. The moment I realize it's happening, I plug it in and wrap the muscle (usually the calf) and put it on the highest heat. Every single time the cramp goes away just as the heat becomes uncomfortable, and you can shut it off and go back to bed.

I used to get cramps that would last hours and I'd limp for a day. Since the heating pad - 5-10 minutes, back to sleep.