Here's a pro tip for any maths students: the easiest way to find a local maximum of a function is to introduce a cat and see where it decides to sit.

#Math #Maths #CatsOfMastodon

Oh, and, for the record, both Star City, and the show it was spun off from, For All Mankind, are some of the best currently-produced storytelling in a moving, visual medium (and possibly better than any other medium except novels). Even the characters you hate with a passion are fantastic and occasionally even sympathetic.

#TV #StarCity #ForAllMankind

Also, the KGB, CIA and literally every organisation like them, organisations that have a singular mission they will carry out at literally any cost, are pure and unadulterated evil. (this includes Star Trek's Section 31)

As much as whatever the immediate consequences might hurt, taking the hit will always be the better choice.

I have just finished the Apple TV series "Star City," and this kept coming to mind.

No matter what the immediate repercussions are for disobeying fascists, even if it's the death of your child, the repercussions for obeying them is *always* worse. At the very least, not only will you have the guilt for whatever they forced you into last time, they now know exactly what knob to twist to get you to do what they want and, once it's a step too far for you, they'll do what they threatened anyway.

Let this be an EULA for me: I do not, and will never consent to letting Palantir anywhere near any information about me. Anyone caught violating this will be publically shamed at the very least.

Remember, no matter what the repercussions are for disobeying fascists, the reprcussions for capitulating to them will always be worse.

Oh, look, it's been almost a year of running my own instance and l finally have something important to pin:

Any anti-gay, anti-trans, racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted bullshit will receive an immediate block. Here's an easy guide: if it's hateful towards someone for something that isn't their own actions I don't want to hear about it (be hateful towards fascists all you want, I definitely do want to hear about that)

Given that I'm fully comitted to Mastodon now, I should probably do one of those introduction toots everyone does. I am, however, too lazy at the moment to do so. If you're reading this as a pinned post a year from now, sorry.