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++?
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!
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! 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born #OTD 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
@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. 😉
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
@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. 🤷♂️ ⚾ 🐻
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.
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
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?
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.
@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." 🤣
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.
@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.
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.