So... I didn't expect or plan on going down the rabbit hole of "learn how to be a professional wrestler" youtube videos this evening... but some of this is just general well delivered professional and life advice
Topics available on the original #MetaFilter / #MF post I found the channel in: https://www.metafilter.com/185964/Til-We-Make-It
COVID-19, distributed computing, reuse for older mobile devices
If you have any unused phones or tablets that are collecting dust and wish they could run something like #FoldingAtHome / #FaH:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196733/new-covid-19-project-will-power-smartphones/
tl;dr - app developed by Vodaphone available via App Store or Google Play uses idle/charging mobile devices to perform data set analysis for #COVID / #COVID19 / #coronavirus research
iOS & iPadOS 13.1+: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vodafone-foundations-dreamlab/id1273619275
Android 6.0+: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.vodafone.dreamlabapp
open source entitlement meta, covid
'developers will have more time to work now' is a fascinatingly toxic take
I've seen it a few times now and the last one extremely pissed me off.
Especially in the larger projects, we're hobbyists, not all in tech, not all able to stay home.
There are healthcare workers in the projects you love, and peers who are worried for them. There are people looking after the ill at home.
Collaborative work needs all its members to thrive. Don't poke them with sticks.
#ACNH - Animal Crossing: A New Hope
One of these days I hope be see my favorite https://botsin.space robots coordinate their posts so my timeline has a little panorama:
@fullofstars
@rain
@tinyskylines
@tiny_gardens
@aquarium
Each in order, on top of one another
Accessible parts of the island: Weeded
Fruit: Picked
Neighbors: Socialized
Fish: Fished
Bugs: Caught
Moving expenses: Paid
I think this has been the most densely packed #AnimalCrossing start I’ve done yet. Which I’m ok with because geeze is it late…
Covid-19, songs about the apocalypse, #WashYourLyrics
Oh wow… this one maybe hits too close…
#WashYourLyrics
#PostalService
#ThePostalService
#WeWillBecomeSilhouettes
I was very proud of the https://washyourlyrics.com I made earlier with Turn Down For What by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, but I think the fediverse knows what the true handwashing song is…
This week has been a good New Music week with albums by:
#MEUTE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/puls/1490092468
#Melodysheep: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-music-of-sound/1499237144
https://melodysheep.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-of-sound
And the video for the track “Children of Planet Earth” is amazing, too:
https://youtu.be/L6zulqXLPUw
“Therefore, I will not consider other USB-C charger CPUs as candidates for taking me to the moon.” is not a sentence I expected to read this evening
https://forrestheller.com/Apollo-11-Computer-vs-USB-C-chargers.html
#Wired news notifications continue to read better if you ignore the comma in between the two stories
It’s been a while since I listened to #Squarepusher, but I’d like to nominate #BeUpAHello as “The best album of the last decade for people who listen to podcasts at 3.5x speed”
https://music.apple.com/us/album/be-up-a-hello/1485279254
[Note: This post is calling myself out. I sincerely and unironically am enjoying this album immensely]
I just won a round of #ButterRoyale without picking up a weapon or eliminating anyone…
(Technically the last person was running away from my melee attacks and ran into the storm, which did the final damage)
Played a lot of #ButterRoyale today (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/butter-royale/id1464623715)
The fediverse has rubbed off on me in unexpected ways: the 🍍 footprint-trail cosmetic was the first thing I unlocked