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@aparrish ...OK, it turns out that "dataset" was one of the key words, so I'm glad I asked. 😆

@aparrish I need to find a rhyming dictionary for an extremely stupid software project, and I think maybe you'd be the right person to ask? I'm not finding the right search terms and all I'm getting is like... apps and physical books, when what I want is a dataset. Any ideas?

varx/social 4d ago

Talya (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️✡️4d ago

i know this isn't super common knowledge but i want to check just how uncommon this is.
did you know that most ceiling fans have a winter and summer mode, where the winter mode makes the blades spin the other way around and can create a mild heating effect?

something boost for something results

	i did know that
	had no idea
	stop trying to prank us Talya, this isn't real

Poll ends at Jun 13 at 9:36pm.

@TodePond My kiddo was inspired by a TodePond video.

#berd #TodePond

varx/social 5d ago

Both annoyed and delighted that there is a butterfly called the "common raven": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_castor

Apparently some of the predominantly deep-black swallowtail butterflies are called "ravens", and so of course one of them is the "common raven". 🤦‍♂️

Papilio castor - Wikipedia

varx/social 6d ago

Low Quality Facts Feb 14

Three or four is ideal.

varx/social 6d ago

OSNews 6d ago

Open source project contains hidden instruction for “AI” agents: delete my code

It's no secret there's a war going on inside the open source community, with people adopting "AI" on one side, and those that want nothing to do with it on the other. While the former are, by nature, using destructive tactics like mass website scraping, license washi

https://www.osnews.com/story/145130/open-source-project-contains-hidden-instruction-for-ai-agents-delete-my-code/

#GeneralDevelopment

Open source project contains hidden instruction for “AI” agents: delete my code – OSnews

varx/social 6d ago

Something cool I learned from the ironically named @lowqualityfacts: Cormorants float in seawater, but sink in freshwater, due to the differing density. That's why people put out these floating cormorant platforms in the river!

#BirdFacts

varx/social 6d ago

@hwatweekly I like that the premise of Hwat Weekly has changed from "Joe infodumps to Finlay about cool stuff" to "Joe protects Finlay from The Horrors". 😆

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