GNU socialtag:gs.jonkman.ca,2024-03-29:TagTimeline:sontwoNotices tagged with sontwoUpdates tagged with sontwo on Jonkman Microblog!http://gs.jonkman.ca/logo.png2024-03-28T20:01:34-04:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-23:noticeId=3436329:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.wftv.com/news/watch-brian-shields-makes-surprise-announcement-about-his-return-channel-9/c0803c1d-abe7-4b28-bf77-60d43a71ccab/" title="https://www.wftv.com/news/watch-brian-shields-makes-surprise-announcement-about-his-return-channel-9/c0803c1d-abe7-4b28-bf77-60d43a71ccab/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/293578</a> . <br /> <br /> I don’t know whether this means he’s ending the Mr Weatherman channel, but he has not posted a video in a few days. <br /> <br /> I will share this with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> and his wife, so we can look for an alternative channel if needed.1119888http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-03-23T17:02:17+00:002024-03-23T17:02:17+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-23:objectType=thread:nonce=69d5fa906fe14332http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-13:noticeId=3436050:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Daughter-in-law said that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> is physically a clone of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span>, but his brain is a clone of Grandpa.1119707http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-03-13T02:11:26+00:002024-03-13T02:11:26+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-13:objectType=thread:nonce=4969ce56c3e854a5http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-27:noticeId=3435782:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> will be at work on 2024-04-08. Hopefully, his wife will take a day off. I would like to take grandkids to see the total solar eclipse (passing through SE #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mo" rel="tag">MO</a></span>) ... the next time it happens in the lower 48 US states will be something like 20 years later. <br /> <br /> In particular, I think #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> will enjoy it. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs4" rel="tag">GS4</a></span> seems to be more interested in ocean life (penguins, dolphins, orcas, seals, etc) than space.1119535http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-27T19:34:29+00:002024-02-27T19:34:29+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-25:objectType=thread:nonce=95bab3f3a1c2c0aahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-27:noticeId=3435781:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Reading about the Odysseus lander on the Moon, I'm glad I did not have time to inform #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> about it. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> loves space stuff, and would have been looking for video.1119534http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-27T19:29:49+00:002024-02-27T19:29:49+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-27:objectType=thread:nonce=e0ed51e88eb0cdd7http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-27:noticeId=3435771:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> says that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs4" rel="tag">GS4</a></span> know Grandpa is coming. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs5" rel="tag">GS5</a></span> does not know why he got kicked out of his room. <br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span> has not said whether #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs1" rel="tag">GS1</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd1" rel="tag">GD1</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd2" rel="tag">GD2</a></span> know I'm coming. I'm not expecting to see #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs2" rel="tag">GS2</a></span>, as he lives some distance (2-3 hours drive time in each direction), on top of him being 25.<br /> <br /> I expressed that it would be great if #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> could visit during this time. It has been something like 20 years since all three of them were present at the same place and time.1119529http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-27T02:55:07+00:002024-02-27T02:55:07+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-25:objectType=thread:nonce=95bab3f3a1c2c0aahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-25:noticeId=3435746:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span>: Where do you want to sit? Window, aisle, or middle? <br /> <br /> Me: Aisle. I'm old and I need to pee.1119489http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-25T17:23:54+00:002024-02-25T17:23:54+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-25:objectType=thread:nonce=95bab3f3a1c2c0aahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-24:noticeId=3435735:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1"Men in Black" was playing at the laundromat today. I took #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> to see that when he was around 9 years old.1119480http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-24T20:03:44+00:002024-02-24T20:03:44+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-24:objectType=thread:nonce=bfda59b3d6bd91b5http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-23:noticeId=3435673:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I was on a phone call with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> when I said "I hope I'm not that frustrating when I'm that old" (referring to something my mom had done). He said, "Oh, you're already that frustrating now."1119442http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-23T02:54:32+00:002024-02-23T02:54:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-23:objectType=thread:nonce=b5bb0fe2d46ef7a9http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-16:noticeId=3435470:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> and his wife took the kids bowling 🎳 for their first time. I don’t think they hit any pins, but they seemed to have had a good time.1119284http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-02-16T19:25:01+00:002024-02-16T19:25:01+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-02-16:objectType=thread:nonce=839b1ab90165acaahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-01-27:noticeId=3434846:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> has not given me any updates on the kids’ conditions. If they were worsening, I know he would have called. He did tell me that the doctor believes that all three boys and their mom caught #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/rsv" rel="tag">RSV</a></span> and that the pneumonia that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs4" rel="tag">GS4</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs5" rel="tag">GS5</a></span> got is a residual from that. <br /> <br /> Unfortunately, the doctor didn’t do any tests because he said the primary cause was over and done with. (I had asked whether the doctor had tested for any of the diseases that are filling emergency rooms right now: #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/covid19" rel="tag">COVID-19</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/2019ncov" rel="tag">2019-nCoV</a></span>, RSV, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/influenza" rel="tag">influenza</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/flu" rel="tag">flu</a></span> )1118805http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-01-27T01:26:26+00:002024-01-27T01:26:26+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2024-01-27:objectType=thread:nonce=dd60dbfe8b9ede61http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-01-17:noticeId=3434603:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://libranet.de/profile/clacke" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛">clacke</a> Are you watching a movie or the "Arrow" TV series? #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> used to watch Arrow (so much that he streamed it when he visited #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socal" rel="tag">SoCal</a></span> from his then-current home in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fl" rel="tag">FL</a></span>). <br /> <br /> I don't think that's the show that the dog got its name from though. I think that was some other series.1118605http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-01-17T19:17:51+00:002024-01-17T19:17:51+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-1565-9e93-4498-425607818524#contexthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2024-01-05:noticeId=3434206:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://libranet.de/profile/clacke" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛">clacke</a> "tight" ... I haven't heard that term since #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> and one of my nieces were around 10-12 (they're 35 now). We were talking about a vehicle we'd seen that looked like it came from a 1930s gangster movie (PT Cruiser) and she said "that's tight!"1118342http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2024-01-05T19:18:26+00:002024-01-05T19:18:26+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-2065-9787-2232-654119396071#contexthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-18:noticeId=3433565:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span>'s family is visiting his in-laws for Christmas, so there won't be another #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span> with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs4" rel="tag">GS4</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs5" rel="tag">GS5</a></span> until January. <br /> <br /> I'll try to ask the four year old if he got to observe the storm that hit #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fl" rel="tag">FL</a></span> and is headed toward the Northeast this weekend.1117914http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-12-18T02:56:59+00:002023-12-18T02:56:59+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-18:objectType=thread:nonce=96c67708a3aeb9b8http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-18:noticeId=3433563:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I also recall that when #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> was in high school, he found an article in which #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socal" rel="tag">SoCal</a></span> theme parks (including #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/disneyland" rel="tag">Disneyland</a></span>, which was mentioned as being known for its low pay) were building apartment buildings for their employees to live in because their pay was insufficient to pay then-current rental rates. <br /> <br /> I'm not saying this to disparage #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/disney" rel="tag">Disney.</a></span> I get it. Theme parks are a service business and the easiest way to make them profitable is to constrain labor costs. But you know, pay down your debt, so you can use some of your current interest payments to pay your employees a decent wage.1117912http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-12-18T02:41:36+00:002023-12-18T02:41:36+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-18:objectType=thread:nonce=50dbe272fd71b63chttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-03:noticeId=3433157:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Someone implied that my favorite child is obvious. <br /> <br /> * #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span>: mailed his birthday card the day before, so it arrived late<br /> * #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span>: mailed his birthday card and a book two weeks early<br /> * #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span>: no birthday card mailed <br /> <br /> But once they grow up and move out, your "favorite" is the one who stays in touch most. Second son currently calls me about 4X/week, plus does a regular weekly #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span> between me and his family. The older and younger boys are a lot less communicative.<br /> <br /> But honestly, I bought both sons' cards the same day, after I got unemployment benefits. The other child's birthday is earlier, when I had no funds.1117629http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-12-03T03:27:57+00:002023-12-03T03:27:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-03:objectType=thread:nonce=64e41535d0ab1107http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-29:noticeId=3433032:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I've recently seen some discussion of Millennials. As a Baby Boomer, I can say that tagging two decades worth of people with a label and somehow expecting that label to accurately describe the entire group's views, beliefs, motivations, and actions ... that's a mistake at best. <br /> <br /> People are individuals. Maybe more people in certain ages hold one view versus another, but it is unlikely that *all* of them do so. <br /> <br /> Yes, the things that happen in the world around people affect them. So for example "9/11" happened while #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> were in middle school. 2nd son's school actually pulled the kids into an assembly room and put the news on for a couple of hours. So they watched the 2nd plane strike a tower and they watched the towers collapse repeatedly. <br /> <br /> People in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span>'s age group did not have that. He was already out of school when the "Jonesboro":{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Westside_Middle_School_shooting" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Westside_Middle_School_shooting" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Westside_Middle_School_shooting</a>} and "Columbine":{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre</a>} school massacres happened. Thus, he even missed out on the demand for police departments to provide on-campus school resource officers to local school districts.<br /> <br /> That said, I don't think everyone born in any of those years is the same as all (or even most) others that age in any significant aspect.1117542http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-11-29T17:39:31+00:002023-11-29T17:39:31+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-29:objectType=thread:nonce=615f6f5a3638236bhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-29:noticeId=3433031:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> suggested that I may have an issue with testosterone levels. <br /> <br /> I had mentioned that a few decades back, I was working full time and taking classes at the local college and taking online classes toward a Master's Degree and teaching a weekly class at church and actively involved in raising him. But these days, despite having a lot less going on, I'm really struggling to put in enough time on these training programs.1117540http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-11-29T17:18:20+00:002023-11-29T17:18:20+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-29:objectType=thread:nonce=e77a676cfb25e703http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-25:noticeId=3432905:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> sent a picture of their Christmas tree. Looks almost as wide as it is tall. <br /> <br /> Thanksgiving photos show each child at his plate. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs4" rel="tag">GS4</a></span> made a face for the camera. They say he looks most like his mom's brother, but in terms of on camera behavior, that is something I would have done.1117430http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-11-25T19:21:22+00:002023-11-25T19:21:22+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-25:objectType=thread:nonce=19395ea8cde1acc0http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-17:noticeId=3432641:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1On tonight's phone call with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span>, we were discussing some of my learning activities, because I mentioned that I need to start exploring using AI / LLM. I mentioned that I'd purchased "Raku Fundamentals" and that so far, it seems to be written for someone who uses programming languages a lot more consistently than I do.<br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/raku" rel="tag">Raku</a></span> is a descendant of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/perl" rel="tag">Perl</a></span> (same creator; indeed Raku was originally Perl6, but by the time it was released, most people were aware it was a completely different language, so they eventually changed its name).<br /> <br /> I've pretty much not used Perl in twenty years (I used it once in a project at work about 18 years ago, as part of a report processing pipeline, alongside #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/python" rel="tag">Python</a></span>, Windows #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/batch" rel="tag">Batch</a></span>, and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/kixtart" rel="tag">KiXtart</a></span>), so the demo programs seem to have purposes that are too large for language starters. I feel like it is supposed to glue itself onto "oh, I know that from Perl!" memories, but I don't remember Perl.<br /> <br /> What I remember most was that I liked it a lot when I learned it (college class), but as soon as I started trying to use it in real life I found that "there's more than one way to do it" equals "write once, read never". I used it in that pipeline because it excels at what I needed it to do (text processing) which helped take an ever-growing log file and find relevant events from the past day ... and because I knew the script would never need to be edited.1117326http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-11-17T08:57:41+00:002023-11-17T08:57:41+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-11-17:objectType=thread:nonce=65cb59f6334b9774http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-10-20:noticeId=3431620:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Talking with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> about the kids. There’s now a telescope, so even though 4 1/2 year old #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> is really too young for it, they can occasionally have an evening observation. He likes space, stars and planets, the moon, and weather. I asked whether 2 1/2 year old #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs4" rel="tag">GS4</a></span> has started expressing his own preferences yet. The answer is he currently likes what his older brother likes, but he’s less emotionally invested in those topics. <br /> <br /> The exception is TV. GS3 likes “Bluey” and GS4 only likes “Octonauts”. And colors: GS3 likes blue and GS4 likes red. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs5" rel="tag">GS5</a></span>, at age 1 hasn’t shown any preference yet, but I’ve been looking for clothing in green for now.1116677http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-10-20T06:58:58+00:002023-10-20T06:58:58+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-10-20:objectType=thread:nonce=aa096840d8aa29bbhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-10-19:noticeId=3431597:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1In light of the recent massacre, I've had time to think about guns again. The last time I touched a firearm was when I was around 14 and an adult gang member came barging into the family home. I picked up the family pistol and pointed it at him. He realized that I really would shoot him if he did not retreat. He backed out of the door and exited the property.<br /> <br /> After the fact, I determined that I did not want to deal with the after-incident emotions related to possibly killing someone. (I should note that the gang member didn't learn from this experience. He tried again at least twice. One of my brothers likewise grabbed the gun and sent the guy fleeing both times.)<br /> <br /> Many decades later, there's no "let $BROTHER handle it". If a situation arose in which an intruder threatened my family members' lives, it would be up to me. I've been ready for years, but yesterday I decided to take some actions to prepare.<br /> <br /> Both #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> were once shooting instructors. It sounds like they're planning to put me through the training, then buy me a weapon.1116657http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-10-19T20:32:32+00:002023-10-19T20:32:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-10-19:objectType=thread:nonce=46f688ade489ba55