Notices by David G. Smith (idgs@mas.to)

@band Yeah, yeah—That’s the one! (He said after wracking his aged bwain and comin’ up wit only bupkis. 🤣)

@band Okey dokie. You still in Texas?

@band 👋

@aral @stefan Meow, see? When someone claims there is no “I” in “TEAM”, you can show them otherwise! 🙀😹

@flyingsaceur Just wondering: Do I get any points for recognizing your avatar? 🤷🏼♂️😹

@thomasfuchs …aaaand? (Did any survive that long? 🤣)

@thomasfuchs JFYI, the first & last time I made eggnog, I discovered it was WAAAAY better after resting in the fridge for a day. YMMV, of course.

@luckytran Here’s a trustworthy place I go to to order N95 masks: https://www.projectn95.org/

@gutenberg_org Wow! And double-wow: Now *this* post (above☝️) has what I call amazing ALT text treasure!

cc @Fragglemuppet

#AltText

@Gargron Nice lettering! 👍

@thomasfuchs Bought it today as an incentive gift for adult daughter to get better soon! (She’s recovering from PRK laser eye surgery.)

@jupiter_rowland 🙄@Gargron @feditips 🤷🏼♂️

@feditips Related? As a voter I’ve sometimes seen long, wordy options that are truncated on mobile before I can see what differentiates one from another. There’s no way I know of to inspect the full text of the label. Maybe some clever person could make that enhancement? As it stands, touching any option (hoping to see full text) results in an instant and irrevocable choice, and one *still* has no idea what they’ve voted for. #Poll #Polls #Voting #Mastodon #RFE #RequestForEnhancement #FediTips

@band “Natural Intelligence”… hmmm… 🤔

Just looking ascance at the US political scene, I’m tempted to say…

…But I won’t.

Yet.

Wish I’d kept my notes for a presentation I gave to a small tech audience back in the early ‘80s. The title seems so much more relevant today:

“Artificial Intelligence Meets Natural Stupidity.”

CC-BY-SA permission happily granted if you want to re-use it.

There’s just *got* to be a corny joke in there *somewhere*.

@band @effinbirds TBH, I appreciated the tout, and I admired the panache, but finally decided to unsubscribe b/c I’ve got enough negativity happening IRL these days. Lookin’ fer uppers, not downers—if ya know of any? 🤷🏼♂️

@thomasfuchs I haven’t been cool since bellbottom pants and tie-dye shirts were… 🕺 …well, ok… maybe never. 🤣 So, I give up. What does it stand for? 🤷🏼♂️