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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 8h

Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or a European their opinion on Romani.

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 2d

Britain had an actual TV show about their equivalent of ICE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Bord...

UK Border Force (TV series) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 2d

Guy who lives in a country where the annual family fun festival involves wearing blackface and setting fire to a papier-mâché antisemitic caricature while dancing around the maypole: wow, the casual bigotry on display in America right now breaks my heart

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 2d

My latest in HTG. You can use Python as a scientific calculator with the built-in math module. www.howtogeek.com/the-math-mod...

The math Module in Python: 6 Common Calculations You Can Make

Turn Python into a super scientific calculator.

www.howtogeek.com

David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 11d

What about SymPy?

David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 11d

My latest in HTG: How to Use pandas DataFrames in Python to Analyze and Manipulate Data www.howtogeek.com/how-to-use-p...

How to Use pandas DataFrames in Python to Analyze and Manipulate Data

Understanding your data only needs the right frame of mind.

www.howtogeek.com

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 12d

Statistics seem better for explaining things at the macro level to me. Qualitative research is still needed at the micro level.

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 12d

Statistics and quantitative research are good, actually.

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 14d

Thirty-two years ago today, Myst was released.
Happy Birthday, little guy!
🎂

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 15d

Should have rotated at V1.

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 15d

My latest in HTG: WHy I Use a $20 Classic Casio Watch Instead of a Smartwatch
www.howtogeek.com/why-i-use-th...

Why I Use This $20 Classic Casio Watch Instead of a Smartwatch

I would rather have a dumb watch than a smart one.

www.howtogeek.com

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 17d

"Nixon did nothing wrong" has been an animating principle of American conservatism ever since he left office.

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 19d

Aerospace engineers are hard at work inventing new kinds of delays.

David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 19d

My latest in HTG: How to Validate Your Data With Statistical Tests in Python www.howtogeek.com/how-to-valid...

How to Validate Your Data With Statistical Tests in Python

Put your data to the test!

www.howtogeek.com

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 22d

man rolling rock up hill
how it started how its going

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21d

Meanwhile, the meanest and most accurate thing you can say about Jimmy Fallon is that the Trump administration isn’t worried about him in the slightest.

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Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 21d

I keep learning that guys are still on the air because the government forces their networks to pull them

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David Delony @ddelony.bsky.social · 23d

My latest piece in HTG takes a look at DragonFly BSD. www.howtogeek.com/what-is-drag...

What Is DragonFly BSD, and Is It Worth Installing as an OS?

Will it make your system fly like a dragonfly?

www.howtogeek.com

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eliza🌻 @elizas.website · Mar 5

it is very telling that “BIOS”, in addition to being an acronym, is also the Greek word for “life”. meanwhile, “UEFI” is, of course, ancient Greek for “unified extensible firmware interface”