soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
There was an option to see their privacy policy. I could see the advisor on the screen waiting for me to join, so I clicked the link and scrolled through the privacy policy. There was absolutely nothing about AI - what data would be collected, how the data would be used and shared, how they protected the data, how long before they deleted the data, or whether it would use my data for further training of whatever model they were using.
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ICYMI: ๐ฆ๐ก๏ธ #Science journalist Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explain Dolbear's Law, an 1897 formula linking cricket chirps to #temperature.
Counting #cricket chirps in 15 seconds and adding 40 provides an accurate reading (in Fahrenheit). Because local conditions and species vary, listeners can easily calibrate their own backyard formulas.
๐ Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-do-crickets-make-good-thermometers
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1750-03-24), The Rambler, No. 2
More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/20042โฆ
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