Are “/questions” pages a thing? Can we make them a thing? joshuapsteele.com/questions…
It’s the feckless and toothless vs. the heartless and ruthless.
No one is coming to save us.
Why is it so hard to find an 18-inch steel ruler with a non-slip (cork?) backing, where the measurement starts right at the edge with no margin?
I’m looking for good, current tenon/back saw and miter box recommendations! Is this Stanley 20-600 miter box with saw a good-enough option? Currently reading: Make: Tools by Charles Platt 📚
My 2yo daughter has more virtue and courage than any of our elected officials. And, like, she can be pretty terrible.
Is anyone out there familiar enough with the Google Zanzibar-inspired authorization space to help me figure out how OpenFGA, SpiceDB, and Permify compare with one another? They all seem quite similar, and I’m struggling to rank them objectively. #authorization #zanzibar #openfga #permify #spicedb
OK, say my 2016 MacBook Pro is getting really old and slow and I’d like to try out a Linux laptop. Any good, low-cost-but-still-performant, Linux laptop recommendations? #linux #laptop #mac
Bonhoeffer: “Inactive waiting and dully looking on are not Christian responses. Christians are called to action and sympathy not through their own firsthand experiences but by the immediate experience of their brothers, for whose sake Christ suffered.” Letters and Papers from Prison, DBWE 8:49.
Finish the anti-beatitude! “Cookéd are the Americans, for…”
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?