First they came for the Palestinians who protested, and I spoke the hell up, because I’ve read the Niemöller quote and I know how it ends! What Trump and ICE are doing to Mahmoud Khalil is NOT OK.
What are your favorite, most interesting niche websites you’ve got bookmarked?
OK, I’ve got this dead, leaning (twd neighbor’s shed) oak tree in my backyard. I’ve also got a 32ft ladder, 18in chainsaw, come-along, etc. What’s the best plan to get this down myself? I’m thinking abt climbing ladder, cutting off one or two sections, and then felling the rest normally into my yard
Happy Harbor Freight Parking Lot days to those who celebrate! Going to go pick up a $150 18-inch chainsaw! :)
Documenting my ongoing foray as a software developer into the world of authorization! Experimenting with OpenFGA, Permify, and (maybe) SpiceDB. joshuapsteele.com/authoriza…
OK, now that we’re a few weeks in, what songs are getting you through this fascisto-oligarchic collapse in the USA?
Oooh, just realized that I still have OED access from my unfinished PhD work at Wheaton
Has anyone out there had luck in getting their public library to purchase a digital subscription to the OED? Just curious!
Can’t put my finger on it, but this book really vibed with me. lol. Finished reading: The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester 📚
Anyone else just want to drop everything and go travel the world with Rick Steves?
Any devs, software developers, programmers, etc, out here messed around with authorization tools like OpenFGA? I’m experimenting with it and am bummed that it doesn’t evaluate indirect relationships that are more than one degree of separation away.
Lent 2020 never ended
This Lent, I’m just trying not to give up.
How many Republicans in Congress would it take to stand up and stop this? Such maddening cowardice.
Old enough to remember when everyone thought the Nazis and the Russians were bad guys.
You ever just get hit with a wave of despair?
I’m proud to be one of the most pessimistic pessimists I know of. And I’ve been Anti-Trump for at least a decade now. Yet I continue to be astounded at how quickly, after returning to office, he is taking a shit on the reputation of the United States and the well-being of its people and allies.
Picked up a used set of the 54-volume Great Books of the Western World today! Wish the print were larger, but, oh well.
How much would you be willing to pay for a “Great Books” Encyclopedia Brittanica set? Just curious. Wondering if I’m willing to spend $275 on one from Facebook Marketplace or not…
Pretty happy with this makeshift laptop stand I was able to make from leftover bookends and two binder clips!
