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Andrew Barker

Andrew Dennison Barker, was a British classicist and academic, specialising in ancient Greek music and the intersection between musical theory… more

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abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@Ryan I was taught a bunch of not always consistent things: (a) no real purpose, Jesus overturned it like the pork and shellfish stuff; (b) reveals God's design for your individual balance of work and leisure; (c) a merciful social system that prevents economic oppression; (d) spiritual purpose […]
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w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy
Amtrak now has a passenger train in service that can match the speed Japan's Shinkansen achieved in 1992. https://www.amtrak.com/nextgen-acela
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@w7voa you say "has taken", but doesn't this need congressional approval?

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mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy
So I look it up. The band rented an Airbnb when they were recording the album and the lead singer got sick of telling everyone the front door unlock code a dozen times a day, and he made up the song in the studio to remind them.
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
I'm curious about the "greatest of all time" in categories where we usually don't think of greatness. What is the greatest podcast episode of all time? The greatest public comment at a city council meeting? Greatest comic strip? Corporate memo? Letter to the editor? Bug report?
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social 2x better. They become solidly good movies, not classics like the original trilogy, but actually good.
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com I do this, but only when there is no one else at the playground.
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@glennklockwood.com That outdated rule is something up with which we should not put.
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@bryan Humor me: what's wrong with the location? Superficially seems okay, reasonably good access to transit, on the river, not displacing some existing established neighborhood...
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@glennklockwood.com Isn't the "always" here exactly the contested point in the "alignment" discussion?
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@enobacon I *always* want this instead of a new window. Who wants a new window? I am flabbergasted, this is like the blue/white dress thing where I'm shocked there are even people in the world who disagree with me.
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@mossyfoot I do not exactly disagree, but that budget would get you two housing units if you were very lucky.
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
@evan Such a bad take. Clearly you don't understand how the fediverse actually works.
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@bob Why would I want to read a book with no linear algebra?

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oblique-strategies.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Do nothing for as long as possible

#obliquestrategies
A black-and-white photo of an Oblique Strategy card. The card reads: 'Do nothing for as long as possible'.
abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6tnklzhoggrixy3ezbxsgdgr" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@giuseppebilotta this is an annoying answer, and not what you're hoping for, but I think you will have better luck with the open source Intel llvm fork or AdaptiveCpp compiler. There's a little info here: https://uxlfoundation.github.io/oneMath/selecting_a_compiler.html
Giuseppe Bilotta (@[email protected])
1.01K Posts, 62 Following, 272 Followers · Researcher @ INGV-OE. Opinions my own. Account bridged to Bluesky via Bridgy Fed. If you wish to follow/interact with me from BS, please follow @ap.brid.gy first or your interactions will not be visible from the Fediverse.
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abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yugt2ixfae4k2rbbfpplco65" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@cityplanning.bsky.social are they actually "now" determined by fertility rates or was that just a proposal? Would appreciate a link, I can't keep track of all that's going on...
David King (@cityplanning.bsky.social)
Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Arizona State University I study transport, land use, local governance. Cityplanning.01 on signal. Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uFu5Z2YAAAAJ&hl=en
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