Norm MacLennan (@nromdotcom.cloud) is coming to FediForum and wants to learn more about:
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Norm MacLennan (@nromdotcom.cloud) is coming to FediForum and wants to learn more about:
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Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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@alice @garyseven cool username!
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Hi @garyseven, #Welcome to the community!
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I thought the middle one was the most interesting — it’s pre-1927, made with a sharpened nail for the barb instead of a sliver of bone (as became common), was likely made by, sized for, and used by someone just a bit bigger than I am (see the linked article, above), and is beautifully carved with an octopus and two otters — you can see photos of it online:
https://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=A137
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Was asked today, as an icebreaker, to share what I was currently obsessed with.
My answer: The design and function of these wooden (Pacific) halibut hooks that have used by the communities of the northwest coast of the US for thousands of years: https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-halibut-hook-revival/
I went to see these examples, from the Haida, at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, yesterday.
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Tony Hoare passed away.
This quote has stuck with me since I first read it as a teen. It sparked a decade-long obsession with simplicity later expanded by Rich Hickey's Simple vs Easy.
"I conclude that there are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies" https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/C._A._R._Hoare#The_Emperor's_Old_Clothes
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@IanAMartin @the_turtle @catsalad yeah I know, but I mean
It was a gimmick
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The War on Iran must stop.
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@catsalad@infosec.exchange i never knew a clock could hurt me
