Paul Warren @pwarren@mastodon.thewarrens.name

Sometimes when you write JavaScript you become the subject of a Vice article

https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qvn3/coder-makes-matrix-green-rain-simulator-that-lilly-wachowski-says-is-better-than-the-original

Question, Mastodon hivemind!

Your favorite #matrix client for android devices is which - and why?

Usually I'd install #Element because I'm used to it, but I'm curious if there's something better.

Boost appreciated.

Do you still wear your mask?

Please boost i wanna get more people to vote

Mastodon should have a feature for including the public timelines of other instances as well as a "neighborhoods" feature I've been advocating for a while.

This might help with the alienation between instances, and allow for better experiences on smaller ones.

#mastodev

@bookandswordblog See any of the blog articles by Mozilla in recent months:

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/privacy-preserving-attribution-for-advertising/

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/building-a-more-privacy-preserving-ads-based-ecosystem/

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/the-future-of-ads-and-privacy/

Mozilla are (falsely) claiming there's some kind of dilemma. That we need to balance the "needs" of advertisers with privacy concerns.

We don't. We don't care one whit if advertisers can't target their ads. The web absolutely does not depend on advertising.

This goes against everything Mozilla claims to stand for.

I need privacy. Not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are.

Judging by what I'm reading about hospital capacity, and from the local EMT friends my roommate knows, now would really be a good time to practice IRL risk assessment.

Everyone's already made up their minds about covid risk levels and balances, so I won't harass except to say Get Your Boosters Please.

But also:

Cook and clean carefully.

Watch the state of the leftovers you eat.

Don't do anything stupid with electricity, wires, or your space heater.

Consider postponing repairs and projects that need power tools, if you can.

Stay off interstate highways as much as possible.

Watch. Out. For. Ice.

People are already sitting in ERs for *days* at this point. This won't last forever, but it might be a good idea to live like you're made of breakable materials for a few weeks. Because you are. 💜​

The "29 days on the edge" will take place during the trip to L2 orbit. It will take only 3 days to pass the moon, a quarter of the way there, but it will be a full 30 days before it's come all the way out.

jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/or…

James Webb Space Telescope Launch — Official NASA Broadcast

Watch the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope—the most powerful space telescope ever made. This mission is scheduled to lift off at 7:20 a.m. EST (12:20 UTC), Dec. 25, 2021, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

With revolutionary technology, Webb will observe a part of space and time never seen before, providing a wealth of amazing views into an era when the very first stars and galaxies formed––over 13.5 billion years ago.

It can explore our own solar system’s residents with exquisite new detail and study the atmospheres of distant worlds. From new forming stars to devouring black holes, Webb will reveal all this and more! It’s the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope ever built.

#UnfoldTheUniverse #JWST #NASA #JamesWebb #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nT7JGZMbtM