Wanted: If anyone in the UK is hoarding or has an old Epson 24 pin dot matrix printer (parallel port) in their garage, loft, in a cupboard forgotten about and wants to sell me it can you ping me?
It's for a project I am writing code for.
There is nothing locally that's available in my neck of the woods that I can find.
I am sad to not be able to safely attend FOSDEM this year. There are so many people I want to spend time with.
However, as is the case with hundreds or maybe thousands of us past attendees, our immune systems can't handle the risk of such a crowded event that makes no effort to implement a health and safety plan.
SARS-CoV-2 viral load levels in Belgium this January were 43x what they were in July, as indicated by highly reliable wastewater sampling.
So if you want to see how much technology is going to impact all of you please listen to this link I am posting I've shared safely via my Google Drive.
As a podcaster in the studio since 2012 I've prided myself on capturing the best quality audio. 400 hours of which is online.
With hindsight anyone can sample me. Anyone can make me say anything they want and they probably will. Which is why I got this out first.
Have a listen and if you think it is scary, BOOST IT.
Never planned on being a single parent. Having brought up my stepson 1996-2007 to age 18 I thought I was done.
Now with an almost teen and one not far behind, both mine biologically I approach 51 in single Dad mode having kicked their mum to touch at speed.
At least something amazing came out of such a stupid marriage. A total waste of 5 years of my life and bank balance but at least I have two reasons to be happy.