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chessert

@chessert@mastodon.online

Retired US Army musician and techno geek. Plays with antique toy trains.

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nixCraft, to random
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everyone should learn C and Assembly. Do you agree? Full interview is here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3gNaAVjQ4

[everyone should learn C and Assembly. Do you agree? Full interview is here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3gNaAVjQ4](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/314/202/782/672/022/original/9d1c2e3f60a3c0cd.mp4)

chessert,
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@nixCraft

I haven't learned C or C++. I did spend some time learning Java in it's infancy. I'm retired now (a career in Perl, PHP, HTML, and JavaScript), but now concentrating on learning Python and Rust. Should I go back and learn C/C++?

gimulnautti, to Ukraine
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Aid bill for Ukraine finally passes, with the all-important 155mm cannon shells & long-range weapons & continuation plan. Because this will take a while.

Finally, we can expect Ukraine to be able to hit Russia on an equal footing, not outgunned 5-to-1 and banned from hitting the actual supplies far outside Ukrainian borders.

That’s going to change a lot of things.
Slava Ukraïni!

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-vote-long-awaited-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-2024-04-20/

chessert,
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@gimulnautti

Ridiculously way past due. Pay close attention to the loyalties of those who opposed this support for Ukraine. Their financial support comes from somewhere!

Meanwhile, thank you Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress! 🇺🇸 🇺🇦

gutenberg_org, to books
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German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born 300 years ago!

Kant’s most famous work, the "Critique of Pure Reason", is often considered one of the most significant works in the history of philosophy. In this book, he introduced the concept of a priori synthetic judgments, arguing that our ability to perceive & understand the world is shaped by the ways our mind structures experiences.

Books by Immanuel Kant at PG:
The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

Cover of The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. "The Critique of Pure Reason" (Kritik der reinen Vernunft), published in 1781 and revised in 1787, is Immanuel Kant’s seminal work and one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. In this book, Kant endeavors to analyze the faculties of human reason and to establish the capabilities and limits of pure reason.

chessert,
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@gutenberg_org

Kant, Hume, Locke. If you're not familiar with their works, you have absolutely no idea what the American Revolution was actually about.

And if you're MAGA Republican (GQP), I'm quite certain you know nothing about them at all.

It's time to reclaim knowledge, education, and experience... and put them to good use!

sysop408, to random
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Does anyone else get angry at their box of spare computer cables and power adapters?

chessert,
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@sysop408
I try to ignore mine as much as possible. A couple years ago we had a local electronics recycling event, and I finally dumped a lot of stuff I'd been holding since 2000. 😉

chessert, to music
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Beautiful, magnificent, and noble.

You could point out the Cello has a similar range, tone, sonority... but the Cello can't project the power that a brass instrument can. Because brass instruments are powered by human breath: there's more human soul there by the very nature of the instruments.

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https://youtu.be/MfsjKiLgAnU

DocTellMeMore, to baseball

Cubs series recap, 2-2 v Marlins

Pretty unacceptable split at home against a team that had just 4 wins coming into the series. This series highlights the flaws of this team. Hoyer and Ricketts want to keep nickel and diming things in hopes of building a winner, but the flaws of this plan are apparent.

Star: Nico Hoerner 8-19, 3 RBI

In the last 8 games, Nico's BA has risen from .171 to .289

Next up: 3 vs Houston

chessert,
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@DocTellMeMore
@baseball
Pitching remains questionable (starters, bullpen, and closers). The rest of the line-up seems reasonably solid both hitting and fielding, but individual streaks good/bad could lay that out too. I haven't seen anything this season that makes me think the Cubs will take their division.

But as usual, I'll keep watching MLB.tv. At least Kyle didn't get shelled in the first couple innings. That's actually a modest improvement. 🤷‍♂️ ⚾ 🐻

chessert,
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@DocTellMeMore @baseball
I'm with you. Doesn't appear the present owners are willing to pay for talent... very much like the Wrigley family.

benroyce, to random
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Those of us of a certain age remember when #rawmilk used to be a thing of crunchy hippies. Much like #antivax nonsense as well.

Of course, the antivax crowd are mostly #MAGA types nowadays, and, guess what? MAGA recently went gaga over raw milk.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/10/the-alt-right-rebrand-of-raw-milk-00145625

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chessert,
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@benroyce @paninid @BlippyTheWonderSlug

There's a huge difference in the consumption of groceries in the USA and Europe. Most Europeans had very small fridges when I lived there in the 1980s/1990s. The Germans I knew generally shopped every couple days, only for what they'd need immediately. In America, we tend to shop for 2-4 weeks, using our vast refrigerators/freezers.

Germans ate fresher foods daily, and consumed them rapidly.

Barbramon1, to random
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Convicted January 6 insurrectionist now worried about his navy career. Should have thought about that before his broke the law. Is court martial a possibility?
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/active-duty-sailor-convicted-in-capitol-riot-says-probation-would-be-fatal-to-his-navy-career-david-elizalde-navy-uss-harry-truman/65-4fafc617-97dc-4f85-b3fd-61a8e3fdeed0

chessert,
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@Barbramon1
"Is court martial a possibility?"

I don't know, but it ought to be mandatory. And LTG (Ret.) Mike Flynn needs to have his retirement benefits and pension revoked immediately!

chessert, to MLB
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@baseball
Go Cubs Go! ⚾ 🐻 😀

A good win at home in the Friendly Confines today!

#MLB #Chicago #Cubs

GossiTheDog, to random
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Microsoft say they accidentally installed Copilot on Windows Server via Edge update process, say it has “no spy function” https://borncity.com/win/2024/04/18/windows-edge-123-0-2420-65-update-from-march-2024-unintentionally-brings-co-pilot-app-no-spy-function/

chessert,
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@GossiTheDog
I can’t think of a single good reason to run Windows on a server. Can you?

chessert, to random
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This is a fine performance. But the ex-military Horn player in me (US Army 1986-2009) needs to know the economics of performing after beats in the range of a perfect 5th (or even a 3rd for the lower parts) on a Horn that costs over $7k?

I learned to hate marches, forever.

https://youtu.be/csaCJWGeEZ0

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Bronwyn, to random
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After explaining why Native Americans were called Indians, a student answered..."They got named the wrong thing because he got LOST?... And where does he get off naming them anyway? Who said the white guy could name them?" -Literally Unbelievable p 98 BronwynHarrisAuthor.com

chessert,
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@Bronwyn
I've been wondering the same thing, for a very long time. (I'm 62.) 🙄

chessert, to MLB
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@baseball
If you could pick a free MLB jersey for any current member of this 2024 Cubs team, who would you choose?

RickiTarr, to random
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What kind of high-school experience did you have? Were you in a clique? Were you popular, unpopular, the coolest kid in your Homeschool? Did you have a sweet jean jacket with patches, or maybe a leather vest? Were you an evil villain or a Mary Sue?

chessert,
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@RickiTarr
Oh, what the heck - I'll join in.

I attended public schools except for Junior High, where I attended a private school, K-12. My class size there was ~12 kids. It was overall a good experience, with some bullying from the HS age kids.

For High School, I went back to public school. I was one of 1100+ kids in my class, with a total school population (grades 9-12) of nearly 5,000. A sprawling physical campus.

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chessert, to Catroventos
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Injustice has always been my flash anger trigger (for a lot of reasons & experience I'm not going to detail here).

But the older I get, the less apologetic and circumspect I become about expressing those opinions and heat. I guess rage can build slowly.

mikey, to random
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end of a 2 hour meeting

Host: Any questions before we end?

Me looking around to see who's about to ruin everyone's day:

Video clip of a model turning around towards the camera, giving a very stern looking glare.

chessert,
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@mikey
I used to tell my platoon: "Do not ask questions during our afternoon release formations. If you have a question, I'll answer it after we're released." 🤣

protecttruth, to random
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“ The memo—written by Times standards editor Susan Wessling, international editor Philip Pan…”

Wessling reports either to Joe Kahn, top editor, or Carolyn Ryan/Marc Lacey, seconds-in-command.

This doesn’t get done w/out approval by Kahn and Sulzberger.
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/nyt-israel-gaza-genocide-palestine-coverage/

chessert,
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@protecttruth
Not a single surprise, but still disgusting.

mastodonmigration, to random
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The coming weeks will be the ultimate test for the New York Times. Will they stick to facts and report honestly on the Trump criminal trial, or will they run interference with damage control communications for Trump? If history is a guide, there is little reason to be very optimistic, but we shall see.

chessert,
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@mastodonmigration
You’re kidding, right? What on Earth makes you think they’ll suddenly rediscover real journalism? And their corporate/billionaire owners wouldn’t stand for that.

chessert, to music
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Many people don't understand why I chose to play the Horn... and particularly why I chose to try to make a career of it. Well, it started in grade school, at Miller Elementary School. We got to choose instruments in 4th grade. I chose Trumpet or Drums. They went alphabetically, and by the time they got to me (H)... Trumpets and Drums were gone.

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chessert, to random
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Hmmm. Second day in a row where I'm up way too early, waiting for sunrise and breakfast.

Keep digging, keep pushing! Normality is what you make of it, I guess?

lovelylovely, to random
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Mark E Elias is doing so much great work in defending our democracy and voting rights that it would be an outright disgrace not to show up in November and vote your power.

Lawrence Tribe is spot on about the GOP Nazis.

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chessert,
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@lovelylovely
Massive props to Mark Elias, who is a Warrior for Democracy!

chessert, to Israel
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Only Benjamin Netanyahu could bring me to consider rooting for Iran. Consider what you have permanently(?) lost, Israel. Sympathy is gone. I hope you all enjoy the Gaza beach condos Jared Kushner will build (with Saudi money), on the skeletons of murdered Palestinians. Just my own observation: YMMV, of course... and I'll still try to respect that.

TonyStark, to random
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Most people getting EBT cards do work and they usually work at low paying jobs like Walmart or fast food places, or factory or maintenance jobs.

But even if they don’t, we should be feeding hungry kids. Republicans all over the country have been rejecting programs like this. Democratic governors create and expand them.

Press Release: Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin is the First State to Receive Federal Approval to Help Feed Kids and Families During Summer Months:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/392e849

chessert,
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@TonyStark
This is exactly the sort of thing I want my tax dollars used for! 🙂

mikey, to random
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Who needs to follow news feeds when you have a mother that texts you every major headline throughout the day. Prefixing each text with: "omg did you see..."

chessert,
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@mikey
Celebrate, my man! They're not going to be in your life forever, and leave holes in you after they leave. 😀

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