#RandomThoughts
It just occurred to me that I haven't seen a yardstick in years.
Have they fallen out of favor generally, or just around me?
#randomthoughts
I wonder: Does nature have a 'real' look? We are mostly visual animals, while other animals perceive the natural world through other senses, and therefore their experience is radically different from ours. Moreover, we have a very particular visual entry into the natural world. We see things in a certain way because of how our eyes and brains are built.
But how does the natural world actually looks like? What is like, in reality? Is there an objective form to it?
I wonder...
#randomthought #randomthoughts #showerthoughts #philosophy #perception
Third time is the charm. Not really #newhere, but after #joindiaspora and #Anjara pods closed, I was invited to Diasp.org by @V. T. Eric Layton. Thanks for the invite!
Looking forward to settling down here.
You will see posts about:
#science #philosophy #music (specially #jazz and #FrankZappa ) #fermentation (specially #WaterKefir and #sourdough ) #HigherEducation #Amsterdam #TheNetherlands (or #Nederland in the local language) plus some #randomthoughts . I have lately been getting into #psychiatry and #criminology has always been an intellectual interest for me. I am of course a user of #Linux but I am not that tech-savy. I do know #R because I teach #statistics . I am also interested in #SASS if you know what that means. I am probably forgetting stuff, but that is enough for now :)
I think that Diaspora not having a native mobile app hurts it a lot in this day and age. I kind of thought before that this was due to its decentralized nature and not having corporate backing. However I hear that Mastodon does? That is odd to me. If it does then Diaspora definitely should. Some people see that rising in popularity perhaps by comparison but given things like a native app, is it any surprise?
#diaspora #mastodon #mobile #apps #webapps #android #ios #lineageos #native #apis #thoughts #randomthoughts #social #socialnetworks #adoption
I miss the internet of yesteryear. Anywhere from 2000-2010. It was a different place, and not everything that has changed since then has been for the better.
#nostalgia #laptops #old #oldinternet #yesteryear #randomthoughts #decentralization #html #webpages #websites #older
It came up in a conversation earlier today, and I felt it only appropriate to verbalise it here with my friends.
Every person, no matter what, will save another person's life, and the person who was saved may never know who that person was.
Now I am sure I am hearing doubts, but you want to know how this is? That bag of blood donated can save a person in need of a transfusion. That smile you showed a person walking down the sidewalk can save them from jumping to their death. The dollar you give to that homeless person can be what was needed for food or drink to keep them going. That person you gave a ride to could have found their way at the destination. That person you called 911 for could survive.
Some may save 10 lives, some may save more than 100. But every single person will save 1 life. All it takes is that one kind action. And you never know which one did it. So why not do many?
And to those who were saved? You'll never know who did it. It could be that person you judged. Or that person you scowled at. So why not be thankful, because they just may have.