Passthejoe @passthejoe@ruby.social
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Journalist (this month, anyway), programmer learning Ruby, C++, assembly (this semester), picker, grinner. Debian Linux user. Husband, father, amateur gardener.
Joined Apr 2020
Twitter is temporarily changing how you retweet - Jay Peters/The Verge https://www.theverge.com/21524092/twitter-temporarily-changing-retweet-quote-tweet-election
I forgot to mention that I have returned to CS classes at LA Valley College. This semester I'm taking Computer Architecture and Organization.
Americans worry about 2020 being another 2000, but the real worry is another 1876 - Rachel Shelden and Erik B. Alexander/The Washington Post https://www.chron.com/opinion/article/Americans-worry-about-2020-being-another-2000-15660360.php
There was a kernel update in @debian Stable today. I don't know why, but I'm sure all will become clear.
Co-living company Common will have cities compete to host a housing and office project purpose-built to capture remote workers - Sarah Holder/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-18/can-a-remote-work-hub-reinvent-the-home-office
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Now Playing:
"Waltz for Debby (Take 2)" by Bill Evans Trio from the album "Waltz For Debby [Original Jazz Classics Remasters] (OJC Remaster)" (1961)
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"My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane from the album "My Favorite Things (Deluxe Edition)" (1961)
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"But Not For Me - Vocal Version" by Chet Baker from the album "Chet Baker Sings" (1956)
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"The Final Comedown" by Grant Green from the album "Blue Break Beats" (1998)
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Now Playing:
"The Sidewinder" by Lee Morgan from the album "Blue Break Beats" (1998)
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Ruby 2.7 has caused me a lot of problems
Except that it looks like Fedora 32 already has LibreOffice in the GNOME Adwaita Dark looking good.
I welcome this new LibreOffice theme because the dark theme in Debian looks like hell in the office suite. Not a bad reason to switch to Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/10/libreoffice-yaru-icons-ubuntu
Aaron Shearer, father of American classical guitar education https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/aaron-shearer-father-of-american-classical-guitar-education-a-profile/
I got a SinkShroom. Is it worth the money? - Steven Rosenberg http://passthejoe.net/post/2020_1008_sink_shroom/
The original IBM PC keyboard is still being made today in Kentucky, and you can get one for about $100 https://www.pckeyboard.com/
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) – The guitar behind the violin - Pascal Proust/Strings by Mail https://www.stringsbymail.com/articles/niccolo-paganini-1782-1840-the-guitar-behind-the-violin/
No Starch Press is putting out a great-looking book, "Racket Programming the Fun Way," by James W. Stelly. Set for December 2020 publication, an early-access version is available now. The discount code RACKETFUN will get you 35% off through Oct. 16, 2020. The price is reasonable, and I'm tempted. https://nostarch.com/racket-programming-fun-way
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How we ran a Unix-like OS on our home-built CPU with our home-built C compiler
https://fuel.edby.coffee/posts/how-we-ported-xv6-os-to-a-home-built-cpu-with-a-home-built-c-compiler/
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I was looking for an external hard disk, and eBay doesn't disappoint
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Journalist (this month, anyway), programmer learning Ruby, C++, assembly (this semester), picker, grinner. Debian Linux user. Husband, father, amateur gardener.
Joined Apr 2020
