George Standish zykotick9@datamost.com
Ottawa, Canada
An avid GNU/Linux User and Free Software supporter.
2018-06-06T22:17:43Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
Trump's burn on Canada's PM Trudeau (they are in a spat because of Trump clasifying Canada as a security-risk, in a trade dispute."Didn't you guys burn down the White House?"As a Canadian, I find this pretty funny - on a number of levels...B. Ross Ashley likes this.
That was actually British troops under General Robert Ross ... but they did do it in retaliation for the burning of York, now Toronto, which was even then the capital of Upper Canada.
B. Ross Ashley at 2018-06-07T03:11:36Z
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@brashley46 I just watched a news clip that echoed what you said above, and added, "Canada wasn't even a country yet."2018-05-17T05:07:01Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
A local science and tech news story I thought the pumpiverse might appreciate3D Printed Sex Dolls for Turtles
xDDD
2018-03-29T15:35:52Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” --Edward SnowdenMcClane, Jason Self likes this.
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Lighter with Wheels
2018-03-27T12:55:10Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
In Canada lighters have come with child-safety protection for a while now... in Europe, they add wheels to the bottom to make them more toy like...
Note: the front wheels are missings from this one... some child must have been playing too roughly with it ;)Looks like a toy, and advertises beer, setting things on fire and smoking. What kind of evil mind designed this? xDD
JanKusanagi at 2018-03-27T13:51:58Z
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2018-03-23T12:54:16Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
After attending the last three LibrePlanet conferences, I'm not going this year - and probably never again :(
FSF has decided to make LP a "Safe Space" (I believe they simply renamed their Anti-Harassment Policy, the contents of which I have NO problems with). While "Safe Spaces" are hip with the leftist crowd right now, I think these anti-science, anti-free-speech, anti-white male policies are cancer.
I will not financially support an organization that implements these types of policies, thus I will be letting my FSF membership lapse.
Safe Space = not safe for science/factsShow all 6 replies@clake in "this case" it is only an issue of wording, in other "safe space" cases - it is more. BUT, the FSF of all groups, should know the importance of words - and the power they can hold.So, I watched John's opening, and the beginning of Deb's talk (I liked the cyberpunk reference)... then the IRC channel's topic was changed to put Safe Space front and center. I closed IRC and stopped watching the stream.
@George Standish I'm sorry to hear you won't be attending again. I'm not sure I understand this issue fully, but I do hope you take your concerns up with the FSF before lapsing your membership.
@stumbles I totally understand why FSF is selecting this to adopt the "safe space" title - it's what is expect at "leftist" conferences, I get it... I completely disagree, but I understand why they have this as policy. I believe this is just a part, of my disillusionment with leftist ideas and ideals currently. I think freedom of speech is essential for free societies, and that view has become heresy amoungst my former "peoples" - like here on pump.io ;)recaptcha
2018-03-09T14:29:33Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
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From http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/prove_you_are_not_an_Evil_corporate_person/IRC QOTD
2018-02-15T14:14:42Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
< REDACT1> REDACT2: The main thing which will probably be lost is the lesson learned from the whole thingBluesfest Line-Up 2018
2018-02-13T12:42:06Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
Ottawa's Bluesfest released the line-up for this year http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bluesfest-2018-headliners-lineup-1.4532081?cmp=rss a lot more names that I recognize this year. So long as they don't perform either the first or last night, I'll probably take the night Rise Against performs off.McClane likes this.
I saw a really cool phone today (that's SO strange to be saying)
2018-02-08T17:48:08Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
Infrared camera was very neat to see in person. Turns out it's not new, 2016.
It might also make phone calls?McClane likes this.
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It certainly doesn't look like the typical plain rectangle that, you know, 99,99% of phones nowadays are xD
With that branding, I would expect it to be one of those you can sit on, step on and drop on the street without it affecting the functionality?
Or at least claim to be.2018-01-26T17:51:41Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims".stevewood, McClane, Jason Self, Ben Sturmfels and 1 others likes this.
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So you can swim upstream or downstream =)
OTOH I am picturing a person swimming on the interface between water and air, but upside down, so that they are trying to paddle and kick in the air for propulsion ... and not going anywhere very fast. LOL.
web still not working
2018-01-06T17:51:06Z via Pumpa To: Public, jxself CC: Followers
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I am able to comment.Trying logging out, erasing cookies, and going again.after jxself's suggestion, is this working?George Standish at 2018-01-06T18:00:49Z
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Error saving activity: undefined
2018-01-05T18:29:19Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
that's what I get when I try to post from the web page currently...
Is this still a problem now?yes. Pumpa is still working.
I've seen my future... it looks grim
2018-01-05T18:28:31Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
Alzheimer's is a cruel disease!
Really, really cruel :\
just to be clear, i wasn't diagnosed with alzheimer's - it was my father getting the bad news. i've just spent the last two months "looking after him", although he's still capable of doing lots of things! from a PHD in bio-chemistry to having difficulties remember what city he's currently in. so so tragic.
George Standish at 2018-01-05T19:12:57Z
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2017-12-25T15:39:06Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year Pumpiverse.B. Ross Ashley, Stephen Sekula, Jason Self likes this.
2017-12-14T18:20:22Z via datamost.com Web To: Public CC: Followers
cya Net Neutrality, you'll be missed.Sure enough, this is a title box...
2017-12-13T03:47:46Z via datamost.com Web To: Public, JanKusanagi CC: Followers
no titles in "regular" posts is unfortunate...Show all 5 repliesLOL. SO... looks like I'm in the minority on this one ;)Hmm... how so?
There's like 5 people discussing it there, and 3 are "for it", while the other 2 are not exactly against xD
I'm also for it, btw, VERY for it, in case that needed clarification.
JanKusanagi at 2017-12-13T04:02:50Z
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I saw two posters (who I RECOGNIZED) who where against it - and felt my mere "user" view was a minority opinion (...of the people who matter). ;)
[note: I'm NOT saying your opinion doesn't matter!]"Mere" user opinions also matter! =)
And how would @Evan Prodromou or @AJ Jordan know that users want a feature if they don't say so? ;)
2017-12-13T03:40:46Z via datamost.com Web To: CC: Followers, Public
If you don't see a Title field, yes xD
(unless you use the Picture mode)
JanKusanagi at 2017-12-13T03:42:24Z
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DK's "Shrink" vs. Hollywood's "Downsizing"
2017-12-13T03:33:25Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
The following is the lyrics to Dead Kennedy's 1986 song "Shrink".
This is a link to a movie I saw advertised on TV today - and INSTANTLY thought of DK's song ;) the movie is "Downsizing (2017)".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBBGwdQBOE
-------- lyrics follow
"Shrink"
If only people could shrink Our world wouldn't be so overcrowded Bring ourselves down to size There'd be so much more food to go 'round
Why don't we build a machine With all the know-how of the industries We put a man on the moon On earth we'll need more room to breathe real soon Oh
Drink your vaccine and let's shrink And bring your poodle so it doesn't eat us The roads will be so wide No traffic jams when we're half a foot tall Bring what you need down here We'll shrink it all by microwave Don't wanna die like dinosaurs We'll have enough resources to go round Oh
So now you've made the big shrink Meanwhile we'll keep acting big We well-bred beautiful people Who says we have to go too? Cops and Mason businessmen Were exempted from the ovens As if you weren't already. The rest of you are all our termites now
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Can you see what might be wrong here?
2017-12-11T20:11:20Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
Someone removed the handle, probably many years ago, for a reason - today the problem is much worse. Turning handle = 0, Moving Wall = 1. First time it would have come in handy (the opposite end of the rad is now leaking! Which, is the best plumbing "bad news" I've had in a while - problem with underpowered pump resolved. After many days of religiously bleeding this noisy rad, I got water! Ya, finally. A short time later... What is that dripping noise? DOH. How can I turn off the water? DOH x2.
Use an adjustable wrench, a crescent wrench, on the stem.
B. Ross Ashley at 2017-12-11T20:35:58Z
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Crusin' down the street in my 64
2017-11-25T18:01:45Z via Pumpa To: Public CC: Followers
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Vroom, vrooooomm!