What’s a good general purpose mastodon instance for a fediverse newbie to join?
What’s a good general purpose mastodon instance for a fediverse newbie to join?
#AskFedi what's the etiquette on public vs quiet public for replies?
I'm prepping a short unit on organic chemistry for my advanced course. I have a little over a month to hit main topics, but seniors are done in two weeks (don't ask).
I'm thinking:
- IUPAC naming conventions
- Functional groups (main 15 or so)
- One reaction mechanism
- Two labs: isolating caffeine, prepping aspirin
- They pick an organic molecule and learn about it, present.
Other things they should be exposed to before college?
Edit: I think I'm good! Thanks!
What are good dimensions for a box for packing books?
Attention #coffee nerds, I have activated the beacon of #AskFedi!
Just after the power was restored here, our electric grinder failed mechanically. It's an old blade unit, and I'm considering getting a burr grinder (possibly manual) as a replacement.
Does anyone have recommendation for a *reasonably priced* grinder that will stand up to the abuses of clumsy clowns brewing multiple pots of coffee each day?
Extra points for something which has user replaceable/repairable parts.
There is a discussion on LinkedIn about not using please and thank you with LLMs to save energy.
Apart from the fact that not using LLMs saves more energy, and the complete lack of understanding of the technology by all participants in the discussion, is there any research that provides insight into this?
How does the number of tokens affect the energy consumption of a query? And how much energy is expended during training compared to querying the model?
I'm reading up on storing dried beans long term in mylar bags. It's a new adventure for me so I have questions!
If anyone here has experience with storing pulses in mylar bags, what advice can you share? Including where to get bags and what kind.
Lived experience is welcome, conjecture is not helpful.
Thank you!
Dear #AskFedi, Tyme2 (a MacOS/iPhone time tracking and billing app) is being end of lifed. Tyme3 is a monthly subscription, which can get knotted. What do /you/ use to track “I’m working for client X atm, no wait i switched to Y five minutes ago, okay now tell me how many hours i can bill for today/week/month”. NO WINDOWS.
Edit: your answers involving EMACS and/or Perl are extremely well aimed nerdsnipes but not helping line go up <3
Two truths and a lie follow; pick the lie.
#askfedi : Why are so many short videos (TikTok or IG reels) on so many topics recorded in people's cars? Is there some sort of reason?
Ist die #shiftphone8 Kamera gut? Macht die Kamera schöne Fotos?
AI is the current buzzword of our era. I don't drink the media hype Kool Aid. I have a good grasp of AI's limitations. Like every tool, it has proper and improper uses.
I'm not doing any AI projects at the moment, but I want a nice resume builder to show AI related competency in the Linux cybersecurity space without giving up a ton of privacy. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Me not getting a bookmark manager hit me again. I need your help Fediverse.
I remember seeing a tool being shown here not too long ago. It was a train trip planner for Europe. The premise was as follows: You have a week-like calendar view, with each day as a separate column, and you could place train connections on it. But then you were also able to drag the connections around, and it would show possible connections on the same calendar view in faint colour. So, at the end, you could plan to take a different train on the same line to have a longer/shorter transfer time.
I'm planning a multi-city trip, and I need that tool so badly, yet can't find any trace of it
Do you now/would you use biometrics to access any of your tech?
Has anybody looked into replacing US suppliers of rackmount server hardware with others? Requirements:
- roughly equivalent to Dell r450 class machines (1 or 2U x64 machines suitable to run Proxmox)
- made outside of the US by a non-US company
- available globally in the same configurations
- global on-site service options
I'm already looking into Fujitsu and Lenovo.
Thanks!
What’s the best second language learning platform that isn’t Duolingo? #askfedi