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minus-squaredantheclammanMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoAs an environmental scientist, I care. It hurts me that there is a drift in my data that is entirely anthropogenic and I must spend time to account for.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoThat’s perfectly understandable, but it’s more a hindrance than any sort of benefit for most people and computer systems, isn’t it?
As an environmental scientist, I care. It hurts me that there is a drift in my data that is entirely anthropogenic and I must spend time to account for.
That’s perfectly understandable, but it’s more a hindrance than any sort of benefit for most people and computer systems, isn’t it?