Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

A surprising amount of love songs become parodies that write themselves just by replacing "love" with "code" in the lyrics. Some examples:

I realized I'm bad at estimating how much time ⁨#weaving⁩ will take. First I estimated a napkin took about 3 hours, then after weaving 2 hours this morning and not finishing I figured it would take 9. Another hour and now it's done. So maybe 5 hours?

I've been eating oatmeal for breakfast almost every day for years, yet I still haven't mastered eating it without burning some part of my mouth.

Weaving napkins is like making pancakes. The first one doesn't count. The second one is better but not quite there. But by the third one you finally got it down. ⁨#weaving⁩

I finally found the time to upgrade my work Librem 14 laptop to Qubes 4.1. I followed the backup/install/restore method instead of in-place upgrade. It was relatively uneventful and so far so good.

This picture shows the 2nd napkin, which has different and less noticeable mistakes than the first one. By the time I get to the 8th napkin it (and I) should be pretty good!

I'm practicing ⁨#weaving⁩ doubleshot patterns by making a full set of napkins with free and cheap yarn I already had. I'm learning a lot about weaving complex patterns with this project. It will be hard to wipe my mouth with these napkins when I'm done.

Since the Librem 5 runs the same OS as Librem laptops, it has the same software. I recently got an SDR (Software Defined Radio) dongle, and I can connect it to the Librem 5 and use the same tools (gqrx) as on a laptop. Gqrx isn't adaptive, so I just dock the Librem 5. Pretty fun.

It's hard to believe it's been a year since I replaced my personal computer with a #Librem5 and laptop dock. In this post I talk about my impressions, the docks I've tried, and using my Librem 5 as a tablet. https://puri.sm/posts/my-first-year-of-librem-5-convergence/

Update: I finished threading the heddles. It took me about 5 hours total. This is why I'm making a set of 8 napkins, not just one at a time--the up front work to "dress the loom" is the same regardless of how long the warp is.

I'm warping the loom to weave a set of patterned cloth napkins. A 20" napkin x 24 ends/in = 480 individual threads. These are threaded through metal heddles in a particular order to make the pattern. Imagine threading 480 needles but which needle you pick next *really* matters.

I wish filing a death certificate automatically added the person to a blocklist for mail solicitations. Years after my dad's death I still get promotional mail addressed to him. You can't escape spam, even in death.

While warping my loom this weekend, I discovered the fabric I'm #weaving is so fine and dense (20" wide, 24 ends per inch) that I don't have enough heddles! You can't find these at your local craft shop, I had to order them from a specialty shop. In the mean time I wait...

This level of tracking of shoppers, even if it's to streamline checkout, is creepy. #privacy https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/technology/whole-foods-amazon-automation.html?smid=tw-share

I just read Beloved for the first time, and what a powerful, wonderfully written book. I suspect there is even deeper symbolism I would pick up with a second reading beyond what is obvious on the surface, which is true of most of my favorite books. Definitely recommended.

All in all this is a nice little adding machine, if a bit limited. The cover and carrying handle is a nice touch. ⁨