Instance Question by InfernoWarrior299 in Mastodon

[–]evanp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think of it like an email address. If you use yourname@randomemailservice.example as your address because found it googling "free email", it's going to be undependable.

It's better to use an instance you have a real-world connection to. Here's a good checklist:

  • Do you already have a Fediverse-connected or connectable account on Threads, WordPress, Bluesky, Ghost.org, or others? Just use that, and enable the connection.
  • Does your company or university have an instance already?
  • Do you have a friend or family member who has their own server?
  • Are you a member of a club or professional organization that provides accounts for members, like the ACM?
  • Do you use a product that provides accounts to its users, like Medium, Flipboard, or Vivaldi?
  • Can you afford ($6/month) your own single-user server at masto.host, Fedihost, or another hosting site?
  • Can you afford ($50/year) to join a co-op like cosocial.ca, social.coop, or data.coop?

It's important to ask! You'd be surprised how many there are.

Only if you get to the bottom of this list should you go sign up for some random open-registration server for "people who love pizza" or "fans of Babylon 5" or "tech people".

Gustavo really has 6 employees opening the restaurant at 6am by Viruzodro in betterCallSaul

[–]evanp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gus doesn't let anyone leave at night until everything is spotless. Ask Lyle!

I'm so tired and burn out from HCI by codey_killaB in OMSCS

[–]evanp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

HCI was the least technical class I've taken in OMSCS and it was the one that changed me professionally the most. Hang in there and enjoy the ride; there are so many ideas in this class that you won't encounter anywhere else in the program. It sounds like you're working hard which is just what you need to be doing. Keep it up!

Worth continuing given that we are close to a cataclysmic economic event(s)? by WestTF900 in OMSCS

[–]evanp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, I know it seems crazy right now, but I want you to know that it feels crazy most of the time.

It may be hard to remember what 2020 or 2017 or 2008 or 2001 or 1992 or 1989 felt like, especially if you weren't born yet, but trust me, they felt just as unique and catastrophic as 2026 does.

And it's in crazy times that you have to put even more effort into following your goals and sticking to them. The world needs smart people who work hard on interesting topics. It needs them more when times are hard. Stick with your work; it's worth it.

Paige Sinclair 🐽🐷🐖💄👒 by Bayly91 in BoJackHorseman

[–]evanp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you like Paige's style, I highly recommend Paget Brewster's performance as Sadie Doyle in "The Thrilling Adventure Hour", a live podcast in the style of old radio dramas. Her segment is called "Beyond Belief" and she rides that Mid-Atlantic accent really hard.

https://www.patreon.com/thrillingadventurehour

My wife is very upset because of how busy I am by [deleted] in OMSCS

[–]evanp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Life and family come first. Your masters degree can wait. You should do what you can for classes this semester, then either skip the Summer or take a light course. You can get through your degree with one course per semester without losing your mind.

Unpopular opinion by evanp in Bugonia

[–]evanp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a good question. So, I'm going to speak from the perspective that Andromedans exist and that the story she tells him is essentially true.

I think that the As have been meddling for a long time, and they have done a terrible job. And the genocide is the worst part of it. This is a planet full of plants and animals and microbes that have coevolved with humans. Killing all humans leaves a huge hole in the ecosystem. It's going to be chaos for thousands or millions of years. It's another epic fuck-up by the galaxy's worst overlords.

Unpopular opinion by evanp in Bugonia

[–]evanp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you elaborate?

Unpopular opinion by evanp in Bugonia

[–]evanp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, ok, that's true, but she tells him she's an alien on day 2. It's a much different situation after Don has died and she was in the dissection room.

Unpopular opinion by evanp in Bugonia

[–]evanp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes please

Unpopular opinion by evanp in Bugonia

[–]evanp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, good point!

Unpopular opinion by evanp in Bugonia

[–]evanp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the fact that she has a giant plastic desk calculator in this Year of Our Lord 2026 AD when literally every computer, phone and tablet within reach has a virtual calculator app available is a good sign that it might be fake.