A cash bar on parent-teacher conference nights would be a great fundraiser for schools.
@evilscientistca @BarryBadrinath any recommendations for a relatively inexpensive telescope that would allow viewing Saturn's rings?
Sitting on the couch, browsing mastodon. 7 yo son playing monopoly with mommy. I just heard him exclaim "I am so doomed." 😂
@BarryBadrinath @evilscientistca awesome. Thanks guys. Gonna check this out. I'd love to take the kids or some dark night for some stargazing
@KitRedgrave as someone who uses docker extensively (and on a daily basis) I'll say docker ids liked everything else in the tech world: very good at a coupler of things, but incredibly over hyped and often used in situations where it is not the best fit
I always wonder what Europeans think when they visit the US for the first time, visit a grocery store, and see what the cheese selection looks like.
@evilscientistca two questions: do you need a tripod or some other stabilizing system? How do you find Jupiter or Saturn?
Thinking of trying astronomy out as a hobby but don’t want to shell out big $$$ for a telescope? Try some binoculars. A reasonable pair of binoculars lets you see the 4 large moons of Jupiter, will make out Saturn’s rings and the brighter deep space objects.
@Paulrus Interesting... I've never really put much thought into it. I'm a dual-citizen: a US immigrant to Canada as a child, now returned to US for school (followed by marriage, etc.). I guess it has to do with how you identify. I'm proud of my Canadian-ness - therefore Canadian expat living in US ☺
breakfast with Dr. Horrible.
@thor Citation needed.
@jsalvador Good. The only trick with Docker is finding the files. They're actually stored in your host file system, but they can be tricky to find. The "docker cp" command lets you copy files to/from an existing container.
@jsalvador Now, depending on the database server used by mastodon and how they're configured, the database can be stored in several different places. One common database is MySQL. The actual data is (usually) stored in /var/lib/mysql and (in some cases) can be backed up just by copying those files. With MySQL you could also use the mysqldump command to save all the data in an SQL file. So, it's a bit more of a project than I can explain in 500 characters...
@jsalvador First, let me say I haven't looked at the mastodon code, so I don't know much about it. But in general, the migrations are instructions to the database to set up the tables the way the application wants them. The users will then fill in those tables with their user information, toots, etc. That's the stuff you want to back up - the migrations let you rebuild an empty database at any time, but the data is what's important.
@thor "There are three maturity levels in my opinion..." That's an interesting way you've divided everyone in the world into three classes. Got any evidence that the world actually works that way?
@jsalvador backup scenes for docket containers are many and varied as for servers. If you don't mind taking your instance down periodically it can be as simple as copying you're db files on the host. If you want to keep the installer up it gets more complicated...
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@thor there are plenty of circumstances where an employer has an unacceptable level of power over the employee. Eg. Small town, few employers. Or employee has limited or specialized skills and few options. Or employers collude to restrict options. Or employers use violence/intimidation to reduce options. All of these problems exist. That's why we pass laws to restrict employer power
#Mastodon Instances need something like a UN. Instances that want to cooperate and have a set of policies they all agree on can come together and bolster anti-harassment and hate speech policies.
