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lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/293578 . 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. I will share this with #sonTwo and his wife, so we can look for an alternative channel if needed.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 23-Mar-2024 13:02:17 EDT
https://nu.federati.net/url/293578 . 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. I will share this with #sonTwo and his wife, so we can look for an alternative channel if needed.
WATCH: Brian Shields makes surprise announcement about his return to Channel 9
lnxw48a1: Daughter-in-law said that #GS3 is physically a clone of #sonTwo, but his brain is a clone of Grandpa.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 12-Mar-2024 22:11:26 EDT
Daughter-in-law said that #GS3 is physically a clone of #sonTwo, but his brain is a clone of Grandpa.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo 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 #MO) ... the next time it happens in the lower 48 US states will be something like 20 years later. In particular, I think #GS3 will enjoy it. #GS4 seems to be more interested in ocean life (penguins, dolphins, orcas, seals, etc) than space.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 14:34:29 EST
#sonTwo 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 #MO) ... the next time it happens in the lower 48 US states will be something like 20 years later. In particular, I think #GS3 will enjoy it. #GS4 seems to be more interested in ocean life (penguins, dolphins, orcas, seals, etc) than space.
lnxw48a1: Reading about the Odysseus lander on the Moon, I'm glad I did not have time to inform #sonTwo about it. #GS3 loves space stuff, and would have been looking for video.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 14:29:49 EST
Reading about the Odysseus lander on the Moon, I'm glad I did not have time to inform #sonTwo about it. #GS3 loves space stuff, and would have been looking for video.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo says that #GS3 and #GS4 know Grandpa is coming. #GS5 does not know why he got kicked out of his room. #sonOne has not said whether #GS1, #GD1, #GD2 know I'm coming. I'm not expecting to see #GS2, as he lives some distance (2-3 hours drive time in each direction), on top of him being 25. I expressed that it would be great if #Daddy_A 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 26-Feb-2024 21:55:07 EST
#sonTwo says that #GS3 and #GS4 know Grandpa is coming. #GS5 does not know why he got kicked out of his room. #sonOne has not said whether #GS1, #GD1, #GD2 know I'm coming. I'm not expecting to see #GS2, as he lives some distance (2-3 hours drive time in each direction), on top of him being 25. I expressed that it would be great if #Daddy_A 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.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo: Where do you want to sit? Window, aisle, or middle? Me: Aisle. I'm old and I need to pee.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 25-Feb-2024 12:23:54 EST
#sonTwo: Where do you want to sit? Window, aisle, or middle? Me: Aisle. I'm old and I need to pee.
lnxw48a1: "Men in Black" was playing at the laundromat today. I took #sonTwo to see that when he was around 9 years old.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 24-Feb-2024 15:03:44 EST
"Men in Black" was playing at the laundromat today. I took #sonTwo to see that when he was around 9 years old.
lnxw48a1: I was on a phone call with #sonTwo 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."
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 21:54:32 EST
I was on a phone call with #sonTwo 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."
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 14:25:01 EST
#sonTwo 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.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo 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 #RSV and that the pneumonia that #GS4 and #GS5 got is a residual from that. 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: #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV, RSV, #influenza / #flu )
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 20:26:26 EST
#sonTwo 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 #RSV and that the pneumonia that #GS4 and #GS5 got is a residual from that. 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: #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV, RSV, #influenza / #flu )
lnxw48a1: @clacke Are you watching a movie or the "Arrow" TV series? #sonTwo used to watch Arrow (so much that he streamed it when he visited #SoCal from his then-current home in #FL). I don't think that's the show that the dog got its name from though. I think that was some other series.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 14:17:51 EST
@clacke Are you watching a movie or the "Arrow" TV series? #sonTwo used to watch Arrow (so much that he streamed it when he visited #SoCal from his then-current home in #FL). I don't think that's the show that the dog got its name from though. I think that was some other series.
lnxw48a1: @clacke "tight" ... I haven't heard that term since #sonTwo 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!"
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 05-Jan-2024 14:18:26 EST
@clacke "tight" ... I haven't heard that term since #sonTwo 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!"
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo's family is visiting his in-laws for Christmas, so there won't be another #videochat with #GS3, #GS4, #GS5 until January. I'll try to ask the four year old if he got to observe the storm that hit #FL and is headed toward the Northeast this weekend.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 17-Dec-2023 21:56:59 EST
#sonTwo's family is visiting his in-laws for Christmas, so there won't be another #videochat with #GS3, #GS4, #GS5 until January. I'll try to ask the four year old if he got to observe the storm that hit #FL and is headed toward the Northeast this weekend.
lnxw48a1: I also recall that when #sonTwo was in high school, he found an article in which #SoCal theme parks (including #Disneyland, 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. I'm not saying this to disparage #Disney. 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 17-Dec-2023 21:41:36 EST
I also recall that when #sonTwo was in high school, he found an article in which #SoCal theme parks (including #Disneyland, 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. I'm not saying this to disparage #Disney. 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.
lnxw48a1: Someone implied that my favorite child is obvious. * #sonOne: mailed his birthday card the day before, so it arrived late * #sonTwo: mailed his birthday card and a book two weeks early * #Daddy_A: no birthday card mailed 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 #videochat between me and his family. The older and younger boys are a lot less communicative. 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2023 22:27:57 EST
Someone implied that my favorite child is obvious. * #sonOne: mailed his birthday card the day before, so it arrived late * #sonTwo: mailed his birthday card and a book two weeks early * #Daddy_A: no birthday card mailed 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 #videochat between me and his family. The older and younger boys are a lot less communicative. 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.
lnxw48a1: I'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. People are individuals. Maybe more people in certain ages hold one view versus another, but it is unlikely that *all* of them do so. Yes, the things that happen in the world around people affect them. So for example "9/11" happened while #sonTwo and #Daddy_A 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. People in #sonOne's age group did not have that. He was already out of school when the "Jonesboro":{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Westside_Middle_School_shooting} and "Columbine":{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre} 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. 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 12:39:31 EST
I'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. People are individuals. Maybe more people in certain ages hold one view versus another, but it is unlikely that *all* of them do so. Yes, the things that happen in the world around people affect them. So for example "9/11" happened while #sonTwo and #Daddy_A 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. People in #sonOne's age group did not have that. He was already out of school when the "Jonesboro":{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Westside_Middle_School_shooting} and "Columbine":{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre} 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. 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.
1998 Westside Middle School shooting - Wikipedia
Columbine High School massacre - Wikipedia
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo suggested that I may have an issue with testosterone levels. 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 12:18:20 EST
#sonTwo suggested that I may have an issue with testosterone levels. 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.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo sent a picture of their Christmas tree. Looks almost as wide as it is tall. Thanksgiving photos show each child at his plate. #GS4 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 25-Nov-2023 14:21:22 EST
#sonTwo sent a picture of their Christmas tree. Looks almost as wide as it is tall. Thanksgiving photos show each child at his plate. #GS4 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.
lnxw48a1: On tonight's phone call with #sonTwo, 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. #Raku is a descendant of #Perl (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). 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 #Python, Windows #Batch, and #KiXtart), 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. 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.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 03:57:41 EST
On tonight's phone call with #sonTwo, 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. #Raku is a descendant of #Perl (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). 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 #Python, Windows #Batch, and #KiXtart), 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. 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.
lnxw48a1: Talking with #sonTwo about the kids. There’s now a telescope, so even though 4 1/2 year old #GS3 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 #GS4 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. The exception is TV. GS3 likes “Bluey” and GS4 only likes “Octonauts”. And colors: GS3 likes blue and GS4 likes red. #GS5, at age 1 hasn’t shown any preference yet, but I’ve been looking for clothing in green for now.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 02:58:58 EDT
Talking with #sonTwo about the kids. There’s now a telescope, so even though 4 1/2 year old #GS3 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 #GS4 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. The exception is TV. GS3 likes “Bluey” and GS4 only likes “Octonauts”. And colors: GS3 likes blue and GS4 likes red. #GS5, at age 1 hasn’t shown any preference yet, but I’ve been looking for clothing in green for now.
lnxw48a1: In 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. 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.) 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. Both #sonOne and #sonTwo were once shooting instructors. It sounds like they're planning to put me through the training, then buy me a weapon.
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 16:32:32 EDT
In 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. 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.) 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. Both #sonOne and #sonTwo were once shooting instructors. It sounds like they're planning to put me through the training, then buy me a weapon.
lnxw48a1: Interesting discussion going on with #sonTwo. What should band members do when a member of a Christian music group decides they no longer believe in God? Do they kick the person out? Do they continue as they have been? What is the reasoning for whatever choices they make? As usual, we're coming at it from different perspectives (different from each other as well as different from where I think we each would have come from a few years earlier).
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 14:53:23 EDT
Interesting discussion going on with #sonTwo. What should band members do when a member of a Christian music group decides they no longer believe in God? Do they kick the person out? Do they continue as they have been? What is the reasoning for whatever choices they make? As usual, we're coming at it from different perspectives (different from each other as well as different from where I think we each would have come from a few years earlier).
lnxw48a1: I still remember the birthday of a kid that #sonTwo hasn't hung out with since middle school. Happy 36th birthday, Patrick.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 20:08:40 EDT
I still remember the birthday of a kid that #sonTwo hasn't hung out with since middle school. Happy 36th birthday, Patrick.
lnxw48a1: Video from #sonTwo: #GS3 holding a little pumpkin and saying "I wish you were here, Grandpa!" followed by #GS4 saying "I miss you, Grandpa!". His speech is growing nicely. For a while, I couldn't see any changes, but recently, he's having conversations.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 17-Sep-2023 12:14:51 EDT
Video from #sonTwo: #GS3 holding a little pumpkin and saying "I wish you were here, Grandpa!" followed by #GS4 saying "I miss you, Grandpa!". His speech is growing nicely. For a while, I couldn't see any changes, but recently, he's having conversations.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo bought me a subscription to mlb.tv for the regular season, but I have not watched a single game. Every time I want to, I get the regional blackout. That sort of makes mlb.tv useless. I don’t have cable and there’s no over the air broadcasters carrying MLB games here.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 13-Sep-2023 05:01:14 EDT
#sonTwo bought me a subscription to mlb.tv for the regular season, but I have not watched a single game. Every time I want to, I get the regional blackout. That sort of makes mlb.tv useless. I don’t have cable and there’s no over the air broadcasters carrying MLB games here.
lnxw48a1: @clacke I think experience and observation is the difference. When my nephew #Honshu was much younger, he was subscribed to an online music service. One month, my sister couldn't pay the Internet bill, and the service's local client very quickly shut off access to his downloaded music files when it could not check to see if he was allowed to listen. Lesson learned: buy your music on CDs and rip them to put on your player devices. With no #DRM / #TUR, the files will work even without a subscription. Likewise, I bought a version of the Sony #PSP for #sonTwo ... the one that used a digital download format for all games. In under a year, he'd lost access to all his games. I went to GameStop and bought a used PSP (the old style with the physical media) and he was able to play for years. DRM == "Digital Rights Management", a euphemism for TUR. TUR == "Technical Use Restrictions". TUR is meant to restrict and prevent use except in limited and pre-approved circumstances.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2023 14:55:31 EDT
@clacke I think experience and observation is the difference. When my nephew #Honshu was much younger, he was subscribed to an online music service. One month, my sister couldn't pay the Internet bill, and the service's local client very quickly shut off access to his downloaded music files when it could not check to see if he was allowed to listen. Lesson learned: buy your music on CDs and rip them to put on your player devices. With no #DRM / #TUR, the files will work even without a subscription. Likewise, I bought a version of the Sony #PSP for #sonTwo ... the one that used a digital download format for all games. In under a year, he'd lost access to all his games. I went to GameStop and bought a used PSP (the old style with the physical media) and he was able to play for years. DRM == "Digital Rights Management", a euphemism for TUR. TUR == "Technical Use Restrictions". TUR is meant to restrict and prevent use except in limited and pre-approved circumstances.
lnxw48a1: I'm just remembering that when #sonTwo was in elementary school, his best friend and about five other kids from their grade at school had their birthdays within a period of about one week. We usually had 2-3 kids in a joint birthday party (on a Saturday) and then 2-3 others in a joint party the next week. One boy always had his separate, possibly because most of his family were Spanish speakers.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 15:47:48 EDT
I'm just remembering that when #sonTwo was in elementary school, his best friend and about five other kids from their grade at school had their birthdays within a period of about one week. We usually had 2-3 kids in a joint birthday party (on a Saturday) and then 2-3 others in a joint party the next week. One boy always had his separate, possibly because most of his family were Spanish speakers.
lnxw48a1: @clacke It didn't seem to last long. #sonTwo's former best friend loved that show (to the point that I think there was a Beetleborgs themed birthday party one year), so I saw it a few times.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 15:41:34 EDT
@clacke It didn't seem to last long. #sonTwo's former best friend loved that show (to the point that I think there was a Beetleborgs themed birthday party one year), so I saw it a few times.
lnxw48a1: #GS3 called me this morning to tell me about the derecho ("land hurricane") that blew down trees and powerlines in SE #Kansas, SW #Missouri, and NW #Arkansas. They have some trees down in their yard, so #sonTwo will have to buy or rent a chainsaw. The fence is still up, and the animals (dogs, cats, chickens) are all okay. Apparently, the power is back on for them. I did see that not everyone in the area has power yet.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 15:44:56 EDT
#GS3 called me this morning to tell me about the derecho ("land hurricane") that blew down trees and powerlines in SE #Kansas, SW #Missouri, and NW #Arkansas. They have some trees down in their yard, so #sonTwo will have to buy or rent a chainsaw. The fence is still up, and the animals (dogs, cats, chickens) are all okay. Apparently, the power is back on for them. I did see that not everyone in the area has power yet.
lnxw48a1: Power outage in SW #MO since 02:00 US-Central. #sonTwo expects their refrigerated food to be ruined.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 14:27:25 EDT
Power outage in SW #MO since 02:00 US-Central. #sonTwo expects their refrigerated food to be ruined.
lnxw48a1: Great #videochat with #GS3, #GS4, and briefly #GS5. We talked about their books that I'm reading for them. Also about their outing yesterday ... the family went for a drive ... #sonTwo didn't say that they stopped anywhere, either. Usually, such trips end up with a stop at a city park if the weather is okay.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 23-Jul-2023 22:20:25 EDT
Great #videochat with #GS3, #GS4, and briefly #GS5. We talked about their books that I'm reading for them. Also about their outing yesterday ... the family went for a drive ... #sonTwo didn't say that they stopped anywhere, either. Usually, such trips end up with a stop at a city park if the weather is okay.
lnxw48a1: Today, a woman ran a red light and was about to run me down as I crossed in the crosswalk in accordance with the traffic lights (including the walk sign) when she suddenly saw me and stopped. At that speed, there would have been some damage. I mentioned it in today's call with #sonTwo. Says he: "Right now, there's no money, so we would not have been able to fly out for either a hospital visit or a funeral."
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 02:45:29 EDT
Today, a woman ran a red light and was about to run me down as I crossed in the crosswalk in accordance with the traffic lights (including the walk sign) when she suddenly saw me and stopped. At that speed, there would have been some damage. I mentioned it in today's call with #sonTwo. Says he: "Right now, there's no money, so we would not have been able to fly out for either a hospital visit or a funeral."
lnxw48a1: Watches. Each son stopped wearing watches when he got a smartphone. Then each went back to wearing a watch once they had the experience of the phone dying and being late to work because of not knowing the time. They're all currently wearing Apple smartwatches, but #sonOne also has a Samsung smartwatch and #sonTwo has a cheap Walmart watch.
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 00:57:13 EDT
Watches. Each son stopped wearing watches when he got a smartphone. Then each went back to wearing a watch once they had the experience of the phone dying and being late to work because of not knowing the time. They're all currently wearing Apple smartwatches, but #sonOne also has a Samsung smartwatch and #sonTwo has a cheap Walmart watch.
lnxw48a1: When I had that conversation, #sonTwo mentioned that he didn't think #SnapChat was as popular as it once was. I'd seen someone online making the same claim earlier today. The only person I know who used it is my nephew #Papaya, but he's in another state, so I don't even know whether he still uses it. But that's why they invented search engines, right? I asked #DuckDuckGo "is SnapChat still popular?" and #DDG led me to https://www.makeuseof.com/is-snapchat-still-popular/ (published 2023-02-09, so still current) > Snapchat has always had a reputation for being an app for teens or young people, so it has always struggled to keep an older audience. Only 3.7% of Snapchat users are over 50. The heavy lean towards younger people may be why Snapchat has had trouble staying relevant over its history. People over 24 may feel like most of their peers don’t use the app anymore, so it is less popular. and > As of the third quarter of 2022, Snapchat has 363 million daily active users, according to Statista. This puts it in a similar region to Twitter. It is also the highest number of daily active users reported on Snapchat for the entire survey period spanning back to 2014.
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 13-Jul-2023 00:04:15 EDT
When I had that conversation, #sonTwo mentioned that he didn't think #SnapChat was as popular as it once was. I'd seen someone online making the same claim earlier today. The only person I know who used it is my nephew #Papaya, but he's in another state, so I don't even know whether he still uses it. But that's why they invented search engines, right? I asked #DuckDuckGo "is SnapChat still popular?" and #DDG led me to https://www.makeuseof.com/is-snapchat-still-popular/ (published 2023-02-09, so still current) > Snapchat has always had a reputation for being an app for teens or young people, so it has always struggled to keep an older audience. Only 3.7% of Snapchat users are over 50. The heavy lean towards younger people may be why Snapchat has had trouble staying relevant over its history. People over 24 may feel like most of their peers don’t use the app anymore, so it is less popular. and > As of the third quarter of 2022, Snapchat has 363 million daily active users, according to Statista. This puts it in a similar region to Twitter. It is also the highest number of daily active users reported on Snapchat for the entire survey period spanning back to 2014.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo is in a course about "social network marketing" with the potential to lead to a new career as a social network marketing manager / social network community manager. He said that the course talks about #SnapChat and #TikTok and he'll probably have to get accounts on these and other services as part of the course. He also said that he looked into #Threads, but if he creates a Threads account and then closes it for any reason, it would also close the associated #Instagram account. Naturally, since Threads is so new, there won't be any specific content about it. I suppose that it probably depends on the audience that the employer is targeting. I'm sure there are some SNM folks managing communities on extreme left-wing or extreme right-wing sites also.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 23:54:01 EDT
#sonTwo is in a course about "social network marketing" with the potential to lead to a new career as a social network marketing manager / social network community manager. He said that the course talks about #SnapChat and #TikTok and he'll probably have to get accounts on these and other services as part of the course. He also said that he looked into #Threads, but if he creates a Threads account and then closes it for any reason, it would also close the associated #Instagram account. Naturally, since Threads is so new, there won't be any specific content about it. I suppose that it probably depends on the audience that the employer is targeting. I'm sure there are some SNM folks managing communities on extreme left-wing or extreme right-wing sites also.
lnxw48a1: I missed three attempts by #sonTwo to videochat this evening. Likely, the grandsons had something to tell me. I also have something to tell the 2 year old #GS4. I bought the newest installment of his favorite book series ("I need a new butt") and will be sending it whenever the next shipment goes out.) Oh, and they sent a picture of my bedroom there. All the spare baby stuff is cleared out, so it looks like a regular bedroom.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 08-Jul-2023 03:40:44 EDT
I missed three attempts by #sonTwo to videochat this evening. Likely, the grandsons had something to tell me. I also have something to tell the 2 year old #GS4. I bought the newest installment of his favorite book series ("I need a new butt") and will be sending it whenever the next shipment goes out.) Oh, and they sent a picture of my bedroom there. All the spare baby stuff is cleared out, so it looks like a regular bedroom.
lnxw48a1: I bought us all Sony #PlayStation #PS4 and #Nintendo #Switch consoles years back. (Myself, #sonOne, #sonTwo, #Daddy_A). Additionally, I bought #A1, #GD1, #GD2 each their own Nintendo #2DS handhelds (and 2nd son sonTwo and I each got a #3DS handheld). Part of the plan was that we'd all play together and thereby increase our time spent together and our communication, but that never happened, so I stopped buying consoles.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 01-Jul-2023 03:35:19 EDT
I bought us all Sony #PlayStation #PS4 and #Nintendo #Switch consoles years back. (Myself, #sonOne, #sonTwo, #Daddy_A). Additionally, I bought #A1, #GD1, #GD2 each their own Nintendo #2DS handhelds (and 2nd son sonTwo and I each got a #3DS handheld). Part of the plan was that we'd all play together and thereby increase our time spent together and our communication, but that never happened, so I stopped buying consoles.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo told me that #GS3 isn't really interacting with the other kids ... which isn't unexpected, since he hasn't really spent much time with others his age. They tried to get the kids to dance and sing a song together, but he has never been one to join in. Apparently, he sang a few words toward the end of the song.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 02:17:15 EDT
#sonTwo told me that #GS3 isn't really interacting with the other kids ... which isn't unexpected, since he hasn't really spent much time with others his age. They tried to get the kids to dance and sing a song together, but he has never been one to join in. Apparently, he sang a few words toward the end of the song.
lnxw48a1: 1st son #sonOne shared this link with me. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/us/slavery-myths-juneteenth-blake-cec/index.html [www cnn com] When 2nd son #sonTwo was in college, one of his roommates had a family that his family "inherited" as servants for more than a century. So it appears that some enslaved people still remain.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 00:29:39 EDT
1st son #sonOne shared this link with me. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/us/slavery-myths-juneteenth-blake-cec/index.html [www cnn com] When 2nd son #sonTwo was in college, one of his roommates had a family that his family "inherited" as servants for more than a century. So it appears that some enslaved people still remain.
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lnxw48a1: I think I'm going to teach #GS3 and #GS4 to moo. There's a story there, and their dad #sonTwo will immediately recognize it.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 09-Jun-2023 01:34:57 EDT
I think I'm going to teach #GS3 and #GS4 to moo. There's a story there, and their dad #sonTwo will immediately recognize it.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo and his wife took the kids to a farm, where they got to pick blueberries off the plant. 4 year old #GS3 dutifully helped fill the bag, while 2 year old #GS filled his tummy. The photos don't show 8 months old #GS5 doing either, but I'm sure he had some berries. I can see 6 teeth in his mouth and I see his hand reaching out. Looks like a fun Saturday.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 03-Jun-2023 20:24:38 EDT
#sonTwo and his wife took the kids to a farm, where they got to pick blueberries off the plant. 4 year old #GS3 dutifully helped fill the bag, while 2 year old #GS filled his tummy. The photos don't show 8 months old #GS5 doing either, but I'm sure he had some berries. I can see 6 teeth in his mouth and I see his hand reaching out. Looks like a fun Saturday.
lnxw48a1: Trying to (re-) learn #PHP, #RoR ( #Ruby on #Rails ), #Node.js. #sonTwo is also doing this and #Daddy_A has talked about it.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 26-May-2023 23:29:43 EDT
Trying to (re-) learn #PHP, #RoR ( #Ruby on #Rails ), #Node.js. #sonTwo is also doing this and #Daddy_A has talked about it.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo and his wife got some chickens, so they'll have eggs. I think they also got a rooster, so they're building a fully enclosed coop to protect the kids. Also protects the rooster. The dogs would tear him up if they thought he was a threat to the kids.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 16-May-2023 18:00:42 EDT
#sonTwo and his wife got some chickens, so they'll have eggs. I think they also got a rooster, so they're building a fully enclosed coop to protect the kids. Also protects the rooster. The dogs would tear him up if they thought he was a threat to the kids.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo still suffering some after effects of a workplace training exercise a few weeks back.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 12-May-2023 19:25:13 EDT
#sonTwo still suffering some after effects of a workplace training exercise a few weeks back.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo and his wife have gifted me an account with MLB.tv for the past few years. But I almost never use it because neither the site nor the mobile app is good.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 10-May-2023 13:41:12 EDT
#sonTwo and his wife have gifted me an account with MLB.tv for the past few years. But I almost never use it because neither the site nor the mobile app is good.
lnxw48a1: Despite low funds, I send #sonTwo a $47 weather "station". It features an indoor display (LCD) and up to four outdoor sensors. It does temperature, relative humidity, and atmospheric pressure, which it uses to predict storms. I wanted to send one with the wind sensor (spinny cups and turning arrow) and precipitation measurer, but it was four times the price.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 20:50:18 EDT
Despite low funds, I send #sonTwo a $47 weather "station". It features an indoor display (LCD) and up to four outdoor sensors. It does temperature, relative humidity, and atmospheric pressure, which it uses to predict storms. I wanted to send one with the wind sensor (spinny cups and turning arrow) and precipitation measurer, but it was four times the price.
lnxw48a1: Informed #sonOne, #sonTwo, #Daddy_A that financial resources are still too limited, so I'm not sending anything for May or June birthdays. (This follows similar announcements for November, December, and all the way through April. Though in one instance I was able to retroactively send something.)
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:59:04 EDT
Informed #sonOne, #sonTwo, #Daddy_A that financial resources are still too limited, so I'm not sending anything for May or June birthdays. (This follows similar announcements for November, December, and all the way through April. Though in one instance I was able to retroactively send something.)
lnxw48a1: During a training at #sonTwo's work a teargass like substance was released. Most employees were okay soon after, but he and one other person required medical treatment. They were practicing to respond to an attack.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 22-Apr-2023 03:13:19 EDT
During a training at #sonTwo's work a teargass like substance was released. Most employees were okay soon after, but he and one other person required medical treatment. They were practicing to respond to an attack.