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@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2024-03-27 14:45:01

TIL. The "buck" in "pass the buck".
Thanks ChatGPT for the info, but it is sad I've to cross-check the info with other AIs. 😥
#til #chatGPT #Copilot

White text on black, part of a dialog: What is the buck in "pass the buck"? CHATGPT: In the phrase "pass the buck," the "buck" refers to a responsibility or blame that is passed from one person to another. This saying originated from poker, where a marker called a "buck" was used to indicate who the dealer was. When a player didn't want to be the dealer, they would pass the buck to the next person. Over time, it evolved to mean shifting responsibility or blame onto someone else.
Copilot The term "buck" in the phrase "pass the buck" originates from poker games in the mid-1800s. It refers to a marker, often a knife with a handle made of buck's horn, which was passed around to indicate who was next in line to deal. When a player was done dealing, they would "pass the buck" to the next person. This practice evolved into the figurative meaning of shifting responsibility or blame to someone else¹²³.
The word "buck" in "pass the buck" doesn't refer to the animal. It comes from a historical practice in card games, particularly poker [Wiktionary: pass the buck]. Back in the day, a marker - sometimes a knife with a buckhorn handle - was used to show whose turn it was to deal the cards [InfoPlease: Origin of "Passing the Buck"]. This marker itself came to be called the "buck". So, when a player didn't want to deal, they would literally pass the buck (the marker) to the next person, along wit…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2024-03-28 16:08:31

I’m so glad Apple is really vetting the App Store for quality software.
This is the app for my Bluetooth power meter. It’s half in Chinese. Some buttons don’t do anything at all. There’s dialog boxes that don’t say anything.
The app is called “e_test” and doesn’t have any English description in the App Store.

@mia@hcommons.social
2024-02-27 11:24:43

Re-sharing a post from @jwbaker.bsky.social:
The 2024 Richard Deswarte Prize in Digital History is now open for dominations of works published since January 2023.
Nominate your work or a work that you 💜.
Deadline 31 May.
Full details here: ihrdighist.blogs.sa…

The 2024 Richard Deswarte Prize in Digital History - Digital History Seminar
Richard Deswarte (1965-2021) was one of the founding convenors of the Digital History seminar at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), University of London, an advocate for the value and importance of digital history,...

@cheryanne@aus.social
2024-04-28 09:00:08

Rainbow History Class
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods

Rainbow History Class Screenshot of the podcast listing on the Great Australian Pods website

Rainbow History Class | Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory
Podcast: Rainbow History Class Hosts: Rudy Jean Rigg and Hannah McElhinney Category: Comedy Sub-Category: Comedy Interviews & Chats, Culture & Identity, History First Episode: 2024 The show where Rudy…

@mikeymikey@hachyderm.io
2024-02-27 07:51:39

fucking -finally-
goodness is Balatro *addictive*
who would have thought #roguelite #poker was a thing??
(plays amazingly great on #SteamDeck)

@spacer@hachyderm.io
2024-04-28 21:04:43

Moved hydroponic shelves out of hot garage and into basement for summer. Lettuce kept bolting out there. I planted a new batch of lettuce. 12 red romaine starts and 6 net cups with a couple seeds each of "marvel of four seasons". These varieties have served us well for years, and the red romaine are from seeds I harvested.
I'll succession sow another tub if seeds in around 2 weeks to keep them going at different ages.

Ikea tubs full of hydroponic lettuce
Red romaine lettuce seedlings in net cups
Marvel of four seasons seeds on wicking cotton balls, in an IKEA tub
@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2024-02-28 15:00:01

Historical fact: An early version of Bluetooth was codenamed "Harald". 🤓
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Bluetooth
#history #bluetooth #joke

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2024-03-27 20:21:12

#marchintosh

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2024-03-27 20:21:12

#marchintosh

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2024-04-28 19:37:07

Space is wild (Cone nebula region, Hydrogen alpha wavelengths, stars removed)
#astrophotography

A monochrome image of a complex space nebula region