Sven Slootweg (soft-deprecated) @joepie91@pixie.town

Market segmentation is just inconvenient progressive taxation with complicated extra steps

Moin, falls jemand hier sich mit Recht (speziell über Kinder/jugendlichenrechte) in Sachsen (oder falls es da genaue bundesweite richtlinien gibt, damit) auskennt, bitte mal mir eine DM schreiben. Ich hab eine Freundin die in einer WIRKLICH schlechten situation stuck ist, und will Wissen, was möglich ist.

Leider bin ich nur eine Schülerin in Schleswig-holstein.

Ich kann nicht glauben, dass das so in deutschland grade ihr passiert, und man da nichts machen kann. Also bitte, bitte, hilfe!

I'm not sure this is the best possible mapping, but this edit was inspired by some of the #Threads and #MastodonThreads apologism I've seen the last few days.

Everyone always asks Doctor Who, but no one ever asks Doctor How

“The signal is repeating! We’ve got the whole thing.”

“How many bits?”

“Almost 500k. 454,957 bits”

“I got a hunch, factorize that number”

“Bingo, seven fifty seven times six oh one. Think it could be a rectangular bitmap?”.

“It’s what we used to do back before those assholes let Arecibo fall down. Try bm2png.pl in my bin dir.”

“That worked. Holy shit I know that image. It’s the Pioneer plaque. That diagram from Pioneer 11 of human figures, and a map to Earth.”

“What, thats impossible, it’s only been, what, 70 odd years. That probe would still be in our own Kuiper Belt.”

“Outside it, actually, it’d be about one sixty AU out. They lost contact in the mid 90s. Still basically in our backyard but.”

“It’s too soon! If someone’s found it now, that would mean. Shit. They’re. Already. Here. Inside the Solar system.”

“And all they’ve got to say, is ‘Hi, we liked ur meme’.?”

“Maybe not, can you bring up an image of the original plaque? Are the images identical?”

“I’ll do a layer subtraction. Hey, there /is/ a difference. In the map of the planets. They’ve omitted Pluto from their copy.”

“Fucking hell. Little green reply guys.”

#Tootfic #MicroFiction

Gathering for the holidays? So are we! But what to do when a big surge of Covid is coming to town? We've made a list and checked it twice to help you and your loved ones avoid any unexpected presents this holiday season: Santa's Checklist for Safer Holiday Gatherings!

We aren't saying you've been bad or good (not our job!), but you don't have to be perfect to make a difference. You might not be able to check off every item on the list, but each one you do adds another layer of protection - and helps make up for the ones you can't check off.

Weather too frightful to gather outside? Open windows and run air purifiers to make it safer inside! Don't feel like masking under the mistletoe? Trust me, we get it! But if you wear a mask at work for a week in advance instead, that can also help to keep you and yours safe.

Asking your guests to get their updated 2023-2024 vaccine and to take a rapid test before coming are great steps to take, as always. Feeling symptoms? Negative tests aren't always accurate, so don't be naughty - we'll save your presents for when you're feeling better.

With a new dominant variant and wastewater Covid levels spiking to heights not seen since 2022 or earlier, the threat of Covid this winter is very high. If you've stopped taking precautions, we invite you to start again - this is the season to protect yourself and others.

While there's no way to guarantee that you won't get Covid, you can lower the risk, so check Santa's list and ask what steps you can take. No one wants to miss the holidays - or bring home an unwanted present - so let's protect each other, so that we can all be together!

[Art by ScoutPawfoot]

bnuuy,

The line for the bathroom is always worst on Monday mornings. ​

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