Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

There was such a #privacy backlash against the IRS biometrics requirement that the IRS is changing policy. Imagine what would happen if enough people felt the same way about the companies that do far worse.

This doesn't look like much, but it took me over 5 hours to warp this loom today (mostly because I was trying a new back-to-front warping technique). #weaving

Note I'm not saying there won't be dev jobs in the future, there are still factory jobs and sysadmin jobs, but they will be fewer and more specialized, focused on supervising the automation and the decreasing list of things automation can't do. No longer the sure thing it is now.

Both Google and Microsoft (who employ huge numbers of developers) are investing heavily in AI that writes software. Just like shop class, coding class in high school gives you nice skills, but neither is a guarantee of a good-paying job in the future.
https://m.slashdot.org/story/395817

I used the leftover yarn from my wife's tweed scarf (left) to make myself a plaid scarf (right) so they match without being identical. #weaving

It's OK to step on my hand-woven rug. It's OK to wipe my feet on my hand-woven rug. I will keep telling myself this while I step over my rug.

I was getting really frustrated with my 3D printer. I had to print very hot (which caused stringing) or else it would jam. Turns out the PTFE tube inside the hot end had partially melted. I replaced it with an all-metal hot end and it's like I have a new printer.

My rug is done! This took about a month to complete on my rigid heddle loom. There are mistakes here and there but I learned a LOT along the way I will be able to apply to the next rug. #weaving

I spent quite a bit of this weekend #weaving because I was so close to finishing my first rug. Late last night I reached the end! The green rows are to hold the fringe until I can secure them off the loom. Now I just need to take it off the loom and perform finishing steps.

That wasn't so bad. The sensors were just completely covered in dirt. I gave them a quick cleaning and the Roomba is back in working order.

Time to fix the Roomba circle of death (again).

I found the cutest little portable mechanical calculator at a thrift store today! This one was designed for adding Imperial length measurements (notice the fraction column and the column that goes to 11).