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Hermit-The-Prog

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September 25, 2023

Up yours ABC News

Flipping channels just a few minutes ago and landed on an ABC station to see what headlines would scroll by on the bottom of the screen. While the hosts were giggling and bubbling over celebrity gossip, the chyron showed "POLLS SHOW 4 IN 10 AMERICANS NOW CRITICIZE AID TO UKRAINE".

A candidate getting 60% of the vote would likely be jumping for joy, right? Ah, but our wonderful m$m is just reporting the facts.

September 6, 2023

Hardware (laptop) opinions?

Anybody have an opinion about
https://laptopwithlinux.com/product/clevo-ns50/

The last time I bought a pre-assembled computer was so long ago that Celerons were common. The last time I bought a laptop was the OLPC XO-1.

I don't feel like doing the research to gather the parts and assemble another PC. This time I want a laptop (I have an android tablet, but it's not open enough or powerful enough to suit me).

Has to be GNU/Linux based.

Thanks for any and all feedback!

August 23, 2023

50th -- Why is it called golden when we're silver-haired now?

Ok, I guess I'm convinced she's gonna hang around now. Should I turn off the GPS tracker and remove the ankle monitor?

Warning to the youngsters: A blind date can lead to a life sentence. Don't say "I do" unless you mean it. There have been far more "for better" parts than there have been "or worse".

We ignored the bone injury on spring break, the car wreck on the way home, and the motorcycle wreck before the wedding. It was the last wedding the preacher ever performed. I had five bucks in my pocket for gas money; nothing could stop us! The universe gave ample warning, though.

My new mother-in-law didn't fit any of the old jokes. She just couldn't get me to eat as much of my favorite foods as she thought was appropriate. Her new mother-in-law enjoyed yard sales as much as she did, but said of our first apartment, "It has a convenient bathroom. The sink, tub, and toilet are so close you can wash your feet and your face while sitting."

Nobody taught her how to drive! It is possible to burn out the clutch in a 40 hp VW Beetle. It's also possible to pull the engine and replace the clutch with an adjustable wrench, a pipe wrench, vise grips, and a screwdriver. Just don't be under the engine when you pull the last of the 4 bolts. Oh, and make sure you disconnect the throttle cable before the engine drops.

She would go from proclaiming that, "Maybe some people weren't meant to drive", to driving half a million commuter miles during her career. Early on, she drove a big sedan with recaps on it through record-breaking blizzard conditions in an over 3 hour drive that normally takes under 45 minutes. I was leading in an old truck with 'granny' gear, hauling a little car on the back. When we were done, she said all she could see were my taillights.
"What about all the mini-vans, pickups and cars off the road in ditches and embankments, some of them upside down? Did you see the state trooper catty-corner in the median?"
"All I saw were your taillights. Close up."

Ah, those heady days of twenty-five whole dollars of mad money per month! Yet we managed to go from a bedroom converted by a greedy landlord to bedroom plus kitchen plus bathroom to a trailer park to a farm. Her wish list was a big house in the country, retire in her fiftys, a Mercedes (she didn't specify until much later that she wanted one of those expensive coupes), a corner cupboard, and a cedar chest. I have one more to check off the list before being done.

It's been a long journey in just a blink, but we have the best any parent can wish for: Our children are independent and doing just fine.

August 22, 2023

Birdcast Migration Dashboard

Ran across this on mstdn.social and thought it might interest folks in this forum:





https://dashboard.birdcast.info/

August 15, 2023

Were you conspiring against the U.S. on Pearl Harbor Day, 2020?

Act 37.
On or about the 7th day of December 2020, unindicted co—conspirator Individual 2,
Whose identity is known to the Grand Jury, sent an e—mail to ROBERT DAVID CHEELEY and
DAVID JAMES SHAFER that stated, "Bob, can u get on a call with David Shafer, state GOP
chair and I later this morning to discuss. David has been on top of a lot of efi'orts in the state. I
get off of a board call around 10:30." This was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.


Act 38.
On or about the 7th day of December 2020, RUDOLPH WILLIAM LOUIS
GIULIANI caused to be tweeted from the Twitter account @RudyGiuliani a retweet of
unindicted co-conspirator Individual 8, whose identity is known to the Grand Jury, that stated,
"Georgia Patriot Call to Action: today is the day we need you to call your state Senate & House
Reps & ask them t0 sign the petition for a special session. We must have free & fair elections in
GA & a this is our only path to ensuring every legal vote is counted. @realDonaldTrump." This
was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy


Act 39.
On or about the 7th day 0f December 2020, JOHN CHARLES EASTMAN sent an e-
mail to RUDOLPH WILLIAM LOUIS GIULIANI with an attached memorandum titled "The
Real Deadline for Settling a State's Electoral Votes." The body of the e-mail stated, "Here's the
memo we discussed." The memorandum was written by KENNETH JOHN CHESEBRO to
James R. Troupis, an attomey associated with the Trump Campaign, and advocates for the
position that Trump presidential elector nominees in Wisconsin should meet and cast electoral
votes for DONALD JOHN TRUMP on December 14, 2020, despite the fact that DONALD
JOHN TRUMP lost the November 3, 2020, presidential election in Wisconsin. This e-mail was
an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy


Act 40.
On or about the 7th day 0f December 2020, DONALD JOHN TRUMP requested that
Bill White, an individual associated with the Trump Campaign then residing in Fulton County,
Georgia, provide him with certain information, including contact information for Majority
Leader of the Georgia Senate Mike Dugan and President Pro Tempore of the Georgia Senate
Butch Miller. The following day, White sent an e—mail containing the requested information to
RUDOLPH WILLIAM LOUIS GIULIANI, unindicted co-conspirator Individual 5, whose
identity is known to the Grand Jury, and others. This request was an overt act in furtherance of
the conspiracy


Act 41.
On or about the 7th day 0f December 2020, RUDOLPH WILLIAM LOUIS
GIULIANI placed a telephone call to Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives David
Ralston and discussed holding a special session of the Georgia General Assembly. This was an
overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy


Act 42.
On or about the 7th day of December 2020, DONALD JOHN TRUMP committed the
felony offense of SOLICITATION OF VIOLATION OF OATH BY PUBLIC OFFICER, in
Violation of O.C.G.A. §§ 16-4-7 & 16-10-1, in Fulton County, Georgia, by unlawfully soliciting,
requesting, and importuning Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives David Ralston, a
public officer, to engage in conduct constituting the felony offense of Violation of Oath by
Public Officer, O.C.G.A. § 16—10-1, by calling a special session of the Georgia General
Assembly for the purpose of unlawfully appointing presidential electors from Georgia, in willful
and intentional Violation of the terms of the oath of said person as prescribed by law, with intent
that said person engage in said conduct. This was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.

August 8, 2023

X, formerly Twitter, commandeers '@music' handle from user with half a million followers

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/05/x-commandeers-music-handle-from-user-with-half-a-million-followers.html

Key Points

* Elon Musk-led X Corp. has commandeered ”@music” from a long-time user, software developer Jeremy Vaught.

*Vaught created the ”@music” account in 2007 and built a community of around half a million followers on the platform. His new handle, assigned to him by the company, is ”@musicfan.”

*X terms of service say it has the right to take back a username -- the threat of losing a handle could make it difficult for the company to convince creators to build there long-term.

August 5, 2023

Vim: Message from the family of Bram Moolenar

https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4
Message from the family of Bram Moolenaar
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Bram Moolenaar
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8:19 AM (1 hour ago)
to vim_an...@googlegroups.com
Dear all,

It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that Bram Moolenaar passed away on 3 August 2023.
Bram was suffering from a medical condition that progressed quickly over the last few weeks.

Bram dedicated a large part of his life to VIM and he was very proud of the VIM community that you are all part of.

We as family are now arranging the funeral service of Bram which will take place in The Netherlands and will be held in the Dutch lanuage. The extact date, time and place are still to be determined.
Should you wish to attend his funeral then please send a message to funer...@gmail.com. This email address can also be used to get in contact with the family regarding other matters, bearing in the mind the situation we are in right now as family.

With kind regards,
The family of Bram Moolenaar


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Moolenaar
https://github.com/brammool
https://www.moolenaar.net/

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