John Sullivan @johns@librem.one
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
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This evening i will be showing a group of students some of my favorite command-line tricks. Does anyone have any favorites that you think need to be in a "greatest hits"?
#shell #unix #linux #commandLine
Am I understanding this right? "Alternative" app stores that still themselves have to be approved by #Apple, and whose clients to install apps from the other marketplaces have to be available from the "official" App Store and approved by Apple? Also all only in the EU. Quite sad if this is correct and compliant with the DMA -- a small win for corporate competitive freedom but just about donut for individual freedom.
We all knew they'd figure out how to ruin it: https://www.engadget.com/apple-reportedly-plans-to-charge-developers-if-they-offer-sideloaded-apps-202345977.html?src=rss (also "sideload" is a ridiculous thing to call a much more direct route for installing apps.) #Apple
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💁🏻♀️ Know of a PyLady that should be recognized for all their work for Python and the community? Nominate them (or yourself) for the newly established Outstanding PyLady Award! 🏆
Nominate before Feb 4, 2024.
Awards will be presented at this year's PyCon US!!
https://pyladies.com/blog/Announcing-The-Outstanding-PyLady-Award/outstanding-award/
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All engineering is reverse engineering if you document things poorly enough.
A serving of Nerds is 1 TBSP.
Would love to read some research on how many products demoed at CES actually turn into things that are sold and matter. Always hard to know how much time, if any, to spend reading the news from it.
TIL that one plane can push another plane (while flying): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardo%27s_Push
Really Oppoorheimer does work better.
I had no trouble at all cleaning Platinum Chou Kuro ink out of my #fountainpen (ystudio brassing, fine). It was in there for almost a month, with light daily use.
I was surprised that Chou Kuro smears a bit under a highlighter (on Leuchtturm 120 paper). Debating whether to refill with it or go a round with Carbon Black to compare.
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Big news on the Vizio case - the court rejected Vizio's arguments in their summary judgment motion. The decision cuts to the core of the case, with clear and conclusive language. Now on to *our* motion for summary adjudication...
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/jan/03/vizio-sj-rejected/
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This is HUGE - Judge dismisses Vizio's call for summary judgment
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/jan/03/vizio-sj-rejected/
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@KathyReid @pluralistic here’s an open source federated privacy-friendly alternative: https://gath.io/
John Sullivan
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Move carefully and fix things.
I never intended for my career(s) to involve so much financial bookkeeping -- MFA does not stand for Master of Fucking Accounting -- but at least now it's become an excuse to use even more #Emacs (Beancount).
Samuel Gelston 12yr Single Malt Irish #Whiskey is very strange. It is clear, for one thing. Tasting notes include Capri Sun.
John Sullivan
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I can't believe this is real, this is a Threads account as viewed from a @pixelfed account
If you've ever thought, "I should pour a shot of absinthe in my Irish #whiskey, that would be amazing," you can save yourself the trouble and just drink some JJ Corry Fierfield Birch Botanical Irish Whiskey. Yikes!
So sad :(
Thank you for all the joy you brought.
https://tvline.com/news/andre-braugher-dead-homicide-brooklyn-nine-nine-obituary-1235097967/
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
