On the blog: Tweets from 09/06 to 09/10 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/09/10/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Lorelei Signal https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/09/09/lorelei.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
I’ve deleted several of my other RSS/Atom feeds in my account, so users that follow me here on Micro.blog will no longer see content from my Twtxt feed. Why? Well in truth whilst it’s a great feature honestly, I get next to zero interaction from anyone on Micro.blog. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Developer Journal, Labor Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/09/06/labor.html #programming #project #devjournal
On the blog: Women Deserve Better Than Roe, Anyway https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/09/05/roe.html #rant #harm
On the blog: Cataclysm — Dark Days Ahead https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/09/04/cdda.html #freeculture #bookclub
On the blog: Tweets from 08/30 to 09/03 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/09/03/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
Obscenities are symptoms of weak minds.
Over the past few years, I made the decision to totally cut obscenities out from my speech. You might actually be able to find recordings of me cursing four or five years ago, but as of now, I really stand by my decision.
Obscenities are the linguistic equivalent of an trashy emaciated person entirely decked in tattoos, smoking cigarettes and wearing a shirt with nudity on it. They’ll defend what they do on the idea that it’s someone “their right,” or “e … ⌘ Read more
Chatcontrol, searching messages for illegal content
On July 6 the EU parliament voted yes to a proposal from the EU\
commission (PDF) on a temporary law to allow services to automatically
search messages for suspicious content with a focus on child
exploitation.
We have quite strict confidentiality laws within EU even when it comes
to electronic communication. Its current basis is the … ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, One of Our Planets Is Missing https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/09/02/missing.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
On the blog: Developer Journal, Day of the Disappeared https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/30/disappeared.html #programming #project #devjournal
Every Web Browser Absolutely Sucks.
The title explains it all, you don’t even have to read.
There are no good, even passable web browsers. None. Not a single one even comes close.
The weird thing is this: making a good browser should be easy! Among the existing web browsers, you could assemble all the parts necessary for a passable (if not perfect) browser. No one has ever bothered to do this, instead, people assembled 90% good stuff and 10% junk.
Here I will list:
- Featu … ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Typhoon, Part 4 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/28/typhoon4.html #freeculture #bookclub
On the blog: Tweets from 08/23 to 08/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/08/27/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Yesteryear https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/26/yesteryear.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
On the blog: Developer Journal, Black Ribbon Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/23/bribbon.html #programming #project #devjournal
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Typhoon, Part 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/21/typhoon3.html #freeculture #bookclub
On the blog: Tweets from 08/16 to 08/20 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/08/20/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Beyond the Farthest Star https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/19/farthest.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
On the blog: Developer Journal, Hugo Gernsback’s Birthday https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/16/gernsback.html #programming #project #devjournal
On the blog: Age Cohorts, Ruining Things, and Apocalypses https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/15/generations.html #rant #politics
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Typhoon, Part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/14/typhoon2.html Generations in a Nutshell https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/15/generations.html #rant #politics
Peter Saint-Andre: Meditations on Bach #6: Further Instrumental Considerations
Although the first five of Bach’s suites for unaccompanied cello lie quite naturally on the bass (when tuned in fifths, that is!), the sixth suite in D major (BWV 1012) is a slightly different story because it was originally written for an instrument with five strings, not four. The exact identity of this instrument remains a mystery - some think it was written for a viola de spalla, others for a violoncello piccolo. Whatever the truth of the matter, p … ⌘ Read more
Bringing back old-school web pins and buttons
Back in the not-quite-as-bad-old-days (at least as far back as the 90’s), every good website had a small “ad” gif that fans of the site could use as a colorful link. These are called “buttons” or sometimes “pins.”
You can see sites that collect these internet artifacts (both the good ones and boring ones) here and here.
Most people would have **do … ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Tweets from 08/09 to 08/13 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/08/13/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Season 3 Summary https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/12/season3.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
🙌 Liked: Permacomputing Update 2021 | viznut ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Developer Journal, Indigenous Peoples Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/09/indigenous.html #programming #project #devjournal
🙌 Liked: Introduction — Learning APL ⌘ Read more
On the blog: The Need for Modern Web Application Frameworks https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/08/framework.html #programming #rant
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Typhoon, Part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/07/typhoon1.html #freeculture #bookclub
Peter Saint-Andre: Doggerel ⌘ Read more…
On the blog: Tweets from 08/02 to 08/06 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/08/06/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
In my quest to find a nicer HTML layout for my site, I just found bloated JavaScript thigs and shitty Google Fonts
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Mudd’s Angels https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/05/angels.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
On the blog: Developer Journal, Pachamama Raymi https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/02/generic.html #programming #project #devjournal
On the blog: Public Records and Privacy https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/08/01/records.html #privacy
Peter Saint-Andre: Meditations on Bach #5: Transcription ⌘ Read more…
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Eroticature https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/07/31/eroticature.html #freeculture #bookclub
On the blog: Tweets from 07/26 to 07/30 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/07/30/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Turnabout Intruder https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/07/29/turnabout.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Important: LindyPress undergoing some updates ⌘ Read more…
https://box.matto.nl/create-docx-documents-from-org-mode.html orgmode emacs docx
https://si3t.ch/Logiciel-libre/w3m.html w3m browser
On the blog: Developer Journal, Korean Armistice Anniversary Eve https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/07/26/armistice.html #programming #project #devjournal
Decided it was high time for a sitemap on mckinley.cc, hopefully made it a little easier to find. https://mckinley.cc/sitemap.html
On the blog: Stack Overflow’s Utility https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/07/25/stack.html #education #career
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Headshot, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/07/24/headshot.html #freeculture #bookclub
On the blog: Tweets from 07/19 to 07/23 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/07/23/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump