The Nightmares Have Begun
I mentioned a couple days ago that I’d started my first class for this semester. I’ve barely begun, and we’re back to the same old nightmares.
A New Semester Begins
I was hoping to drag out a little bit more free time between college classes, but I also wanted to finish up two classes back to back before the end of the year. Unfortunately, time was working against me. If I wanted two 8 week courses done by December 31st, I had to get going now. So, tomorrow it begins.
Progress Report
On the 16th of August, I started up a new 100 Days to Offload challenge. So, how are things going?
emacs.ch Is Shutting Down
This isn’t a new development, but it’s something that I only learned today. The Mastodon instance emacs.ch is shutting down as of December 9th, 2024.
On Apple And Google
Today was not a great day if you’re Apple or Google. Today Europe’s top court ruled against both companies in fines they were appealing. In theory, this would mean Apple would owe over $14 billion dollars and Google almost $3 billion. The big question for me is, does this really matter?
A Little Wider Please
This will come as no surprise to people who know me, but I spend a lot of time on Fosstodon. It’s virtually a second job for me. As one of the two founders of the instance (along with Kev), that’s probably expected. Because I spend so much time there and I keep an eye on so much stuff, I don’t like to hop around between screens. I want to have a lot of stuff on the screen at the same time. To accomplish that, I use Mastodon’s advanced web interface. It allows me to put many different feeds on the screen at the same time, similar to how TweetDeck used to work in the old days. My only real day to day complaint is the columns aren’t wide enough. I want a lot of information on my screen, but I would prefer my columns to be just a little wider please.
The Joys of Aging
My eldest had their first sporting event of the year on Thursday. Since they’ve started high school, I’ve tried to volunteer where I can. This year my I can really feel my age.
I'm Bad For Linux
Today I came to a startling realization. I think I’m bad for Linux.
Yubikey Issues
I started using a Yubikey for quite a while now. I picked up the one I’m using now at work. Our corporate IT team just setup a table and asked people if they wanted one, no charge. Why say no to that? It’s worked flawlessly for me for years now. That is until now.
Mobile Technology
When I was 18, I dialed into a BBS and chatted with people in my local area. Most of us were there because the number was local, and none of us wanted to pay long distance fees. Today, mobile technology makes this seem comical.