Mark Nicol @mark_nicol@mastodon.social
Software Engineer and Dad. Lives in East Lothian
Set aside time for a hobby. Gardening, drone building, knitting, do something for the pure pleasure of it.
11 Essential Feminist Books: A New Reading List by The New York Public Library http://www.openculture.com/?p=1015686 https://t.co/3zzP5Az1No
- I like your network configuration
- Thanks, it has packets
The guy driving the 113 to Pencatland *is* George Michael from about 1986. It's like being in an episode of Stella Street.
Had a great day at @glasgowcomiccon@twitter.com Great to see so many creators and fans and of course all the friendly staff. Thanks @bhp_comics@twitter.com for a fab day out.
Cake time is dangerous this time of year. There are too many talented bakers at @RoyalObs@twitter.com Some of these are just out of this world #worldsbiggestcoffeemorning
Thanks duolingo. When most of the bathroom I'd disassembled in the hall this is not helpful
This sunshine is too nice - wish I was doing the sort of work today that I could take outside.
Sitting in the sunshine - life is good :-)
The Man Who Saw the Dangers of #CambridgeAnalytica Years Ago | #notasurprise https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-who-saw-the-dangers-of-cambridge-analytica
pure bash bible - 📖 A collection of pure #bash alternatives to external processes. #shell https://github.com/dylanaraps/pure-bash-bible
Polly.JS - Record, Replay, and Stub HTTP Interactions. #JavaScript https://netflix.github.io/pollyjs/
Some advice on the science of science #writing https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/the-long-view/the-science-of-scientific-writing
#Stanford #Prison #Experiment: why famous #psychology studies are now being torn apart | #reproducibility https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/6/13/17449118/stanford-prison-experiment-fraud-psychology-replication
Hot take for the day - Anyone with a Ph.D. in any subject can call themselves Dr anywhere they like as far as I'm concerned. They have worked for the title and earned the right to use it.
Check out these Bash tips for everyday at the command line https://opensource.com/article/18/5/bash-tricks #cli
"In theory, this is the ultimate product."
He showed a small animal with soft scales and wings. It purred.
"A dragon cat hybrid, which is also a book."
"A book? How do you read it?"
"You tell it. 'Boknir, open'."
The dragoncatbook hissed at him. "Shan't."
"In theory," he sighed.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
Indulge your creativity by drawing, painting, sculpting, etc, even if you don’t think you’re good at it.
Aaaaargh - someone just seriously suggested that we need a blockchain :-(
favourite slide so far
