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Chris Neklason<p><a href="https://montereybay.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> that my county government had a blockchain program (and is dropping it because it was stupid, unused, and over complicated.)</p><p><a href="https://lookout.co/santa-cruz-county-quietly-abandons-blockchain-program-once-touted-as-bleeding-edge/story?utm_source=californialocal.com&amp;utm_medium=californialocal&amp;utm_campaign=CaliforniaLocal" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lookout.co/santa-cruz-county-q</span><span class="invisible">uietly-abandons-blockchain-program-once-touted-as-bleeding-edge/story?utm_source=californialocal.com&amp;utm_medium=californialocal&amp;utm_campaign=CaliforniaLocal</span></a></p>
mako<p>Here’s just a few drops that brewed up in this week’s Espresso Shots: designing a life from scratch, acting on sparks of inspiration, a patchwork of role models, and savoring the analog charm of tiny vinyl. <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/til" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>til</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://makoism.com/espresso-shots-8-10-25/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makoism.com/espresso-shots-8-1</span><span class="invisible">0-25/</span></a></p>
Abie<p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> "It was never mandatory in England for a woman to take her husband’s surname. There are historic cases of married women retaining their birth name as a professional name. Ann Fisher (1719-78), the daughter of a Northumberland yeoman, wrote books on education. She continued to publish as Ann Fisher after her marriage (age 32) to the printer Thomas Slack (age 28), and throughout their personal and professional partnership of more than a quarter of a century in a Newcastle printing house. <br>There were even circumstances where a husband would take his wife’s surname, if her wealth was substantially larger than his. "<br><a href="https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/07/11/women-husbands-surnames/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/202</span><span class="invisible">4/07/11/women-husbands-surnames/</span></a></p>
Ryan Finnie<p><a href="https://m29.us/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> The Galaxy class starship's saucer tapers to two decks at the edge, and it turns out the captain's quarters are the farthest forward, on Deck 9. As in right above Ten Forward.</p><p>Must suck for Picard to live above a night club.</p>
Chad Schultz<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> another aspect of anti-atheist bias in the US: one company's packages with "atheist" labeling took longer to arrive and were more likely to disappear. This did not happen in the US.<br>And yet Christians, despite having overwhelming political power in the US, insist they're the ones being discriminated against.<br><a href="https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/28/study-packages-sealed-with-atheist-tape-10-times-more-likely-to-disappear/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/28/s</span><span class="invisible">tudy-packages-sealed-with-atheist-tape-10-times-more-likely-to-disappear/</span></a></p>
Chris. R. 🎧🎼☕🍍<p>A bit (very) late to the party, but <a href="https://fedi.cr-net.be/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <br><a href="https://fedi.cr-net.be/tags/Proxmox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proxmox</span></a> VE Community Scripts.</p><p><a href="https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community-scripts.github.io/Pr</span><span class="invisible">oxmoxVE/</span></a></p>
Pete<p><a href="https://masto.hypertelia.com/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> where I think Nia Archives wonderful Baianá originally came from. 🇧🇷<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHyzrYBACcg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=KHyzrYBACcg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><a href="https://cville.online/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> the beloved Marvel character "Spider-Ham" came from a comic with many similar animal pun superhero variants. My favorite is "Goose Rider" <a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Goose_Rider_(Earth-9047)" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Goose_R</span><span class="invisible">ider_(Earth-9047)</span></a></p>
knizer<p><a href="https://toot.boston/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/ItalianBrainrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ItalianBrainrot</span></a><br><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/italian-brainrot-ai-italian-animals" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowyourmeme.com/memes/italian</span><span class="invisible">-brainrot-ai-italian-animals</span></a></p>
ｉｈｏｒ 🏴‍☠️<p>Mobutu, dyktator Konga/Zairu zmienił swoje nazwisko na Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga, co oznaczało "Wszechpotężny wojownik, który nie zaznał porażki z powodu swej niezwykłej wytrzymałości i niezłomnej woli i który, krocząc od zwycięstwa do zwycięstwa, pozostawia za sobą zgliszcza".<br>Miał rozmach...<br><a href="https://pol.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/WiedzaCa%C5%82kowicieZb%C4%99dna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiedzaCałkowicieZbędna</span></a></p>
分 Bifurkatus<p><a href="https://dresden.network/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> "Truth Sandwich [...] ist eine journalistische Technik, um über Fehlinformationen zu berichten, ohne sie unbeabsichtigt zu fördern."</p><p><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Sandwich" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Sa</span><span class="invisible">ndwich</span></a></p><p>via <a href="https://uebermedien.de/107393/welche-verantwortung-tragen-medien-beim-angriff-auf-frauke-brosius-gersdorf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uebermedien.de/107393/welche-v</span><span class="invisible">erantwortung-tragen-medien-beim-angriff-auf-frauke-brosius-gersdorf/</span></a></p>
HumToTable<p>As if there wasn't already so much to love about Rick Astley, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> he did a cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club, and it is 🔥<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a><br><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2vF26QG9he4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=2vF26QG9</span><span class="invisible">he4</span></a></p>
Big George<p>I never knew this..... <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a></p><p>Understanding Userspace Reboot (Soft Reboot) Operation In Linux - OSTechNix<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/userspace-reboot-linux/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/userspace-reboot</span><span class="invisible">-linux/</span></a></p>
mirabilos<p>Oh, mit <code>mplayer tv://</code> kann man schauen, ob der Webcam-Ausschalt-Schieber vom Tuxedo in der gewünschten Stellung ist. <a href="https://toot.mirbsd.org/tags/til" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <a href="https://toot.mirbsd.org/tags/psa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSA</span></a> <a href="https://toot.mirbsd.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.mirbsd.org/tags/webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcam</span></a></p>
🆘Bill Cole 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TIL</span></a>: some varieties of juniper have toxic berries. <br />Good to have learned BEFORE I used the berries on the tree next to my porch for homemade gin. <br />(OK, I wasn&#39;t really planning that...)</p>
Evan Genest<p>Threw down a nice grep just now</p><p>$ grep -rB 4 --include="*todo*" -i "kyc" /home/ivan/Downloads</p><p>Search recursively<br>In the result give 4 lines of context around the found line<br>Only search in files with "todo" in the file<br>Only search in the directory "Downloads"<br>Look case-insensitively for "kyc"</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cli</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/til" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>til</span></a></p>
John Shaft<p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> Le plus vieux domaine dans .com semble être symbolics.com, enregistré le 15 mars 1985.</p><p>J'étais encore en couche-culotte à l'époque 🤔</p>
Joel VanderWerf 🐧<p>B.C.E. means "Before Cheez-Its Existed"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a></p>
Deborah Makarios<p>TIL that Esmé was originally a masculine name (see the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Dukes of Lennox) and only became used as a feminine name within the last 150ish years.<br><a href="https://theres.life/tags/names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>names</span></a> <a href="https://theres.life/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a></p>
Akkana Peck<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> :</p><p>My doc has me taking some absolutely enormous potassium supplement pills. The first couple resulted in a lot of coughing and retching before I finally got them down.</p><p>A web search uncovered advice to take them with yogurt or applesauce. I just tried one with a spoonful of applesauce and it was amazing -- slid right down on the first try, no trouble!</p><p>I have no idea why applesauce works so much better than just using water or whatever I'm drinking, but that sure was a handy tip to learn.</p>
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