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qlp

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#WaitWait Stats Person, Release Manager, Background in IT/DevOps, #TBTL Ten, and sometimes a photographer. Pronouns: he/him/they/them

#WaitWaitDontTellMe #WWDTM #Python #DoctorWho #Whovian #StarTrek #BAONPDX #RCTID #COYS #Oregon #BSD #Linux #Photography #fedi22

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Profile image: vectorized image of a Moopsy in a conference room

Header image: #xkcd 353 by Randall Munroe. Source: https://xkcd.com/353/ (CC BY-NC 2.5)

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geerlingguy, to random
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If IBM decides to merge Terraform and Ansible, would that be Terrible?

qlp,
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@geerlingguy I wonder if they consider renaming Ansible to EBCDICble?

qlp, to python
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This joke has probably been made a bunch of times, but...

Python 3.14, not to be confused with PyPI.

qlp, to random
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LA Times: How an untested, cash-strapped TV show about books became an American classic

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-07-11/reading-rainbow-levar-burton-40th-anniversary

(h/t to @gbhnews from another social)

Lorenanicole, to legal
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How can YOU help @blackpythondevs? 👇🏼

  1. 💸 via https://blackpythondevs.com/#support
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  3. 🗣️🎙️ via X, @blackpythondevs LinkedIn group
  4. Open doors, listen, learn

At #PyConUS? @blackpythondevs will be at @ThePSF booth today @ 16:00

qlp,
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@bengerman @lorenipsum @colindean @pythonbynight @Lorenanicole @blackpythondevs

Got in my donation earlier in the day.

https://blackpythondevs.com/#support

#PyConUS

qlp, to Volkswagen
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No crap, !

Jalopnik: Volkswagen CEO Admits It Was A Mistake To Abandon Buttons And Other Physical Controls

https://jalopnik.com/volkswagen-ceo-admits-it-was-a-mistake-to-abandon-butto-1850557609

qlp, to linux
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😑😑😑

Ars Technica: Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too much work

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/linux-gives-up-on-6-year-lts-thats-fine-for-pcs-bad-for-android/

qlp, to random
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I just learned there's a new Connections series by James Burke on Curiosity Stream!!!

https://curiositystream.com/video/6468

qlp, (edited ) to apple
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Oh, fun... iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 has been released to fix some critical vulnerabilities:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926

Also released is macOS Ventura 13.6 that also fixes security vulnerabilities:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931

#Apple #iOS #iPadOS #macOS

qlp, to RaspberryPi
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Watching @CraftComputing's video on rules of building homelab servers, I care more about size, noise and power consumption and definitely do not have space for a fancy rack.

Instead, it's a IKEA shelf, a couple of desktops, a few 4 boards, two NASes, a pfSense firewall and a basic gigabit switch.

My workload definitely doesn't need 12-16 core Ryzen or Core processors, much less Xeon or EPYC. Right now, my pain point is the meh wireless network coverage in my flat and running out of capacity for home media storage and backup.

Heck, back in the day, I hosted my own sites and e-mail servers off of my DSL connection on a Pentium III Compaq iPaq mini-desktop and a random dual 100 MHz Pentium processor server that I got with a bunch of drives.

A homelab is what you have that meets your needs for a homelab. A server is what you have that serves that apps and content you need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYOrf9DWKhA

Photo of one shelf of an IKEA shelving unit with four Raspberry Pi 4 boards, a 4-drive Synology NAS, a Mac mini, a Netgate firewall, two Dell OptiPlex Micro desktops and a 24-port Gigabit Ethernet switch.

qlp, to python
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I have published a new blog post with an overview on how to backup your Bandcamp purchases using a version of the bandcamp-downloader Python script that I forked.

Blog Post: https://blog.linh.social/2023/10/10/backing-up-bandcamp-purchases/

Forked version of the script: https://github.com/questionlp/bandcamp-downloader

qlp, to apple
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I was bored and was looking at cable management stuff and ran across a product that shows a classic Apple Macintosh desktop sitting on a desk.

I mean... either the product has been around a very long time or someone is a retro geek.

qlp, to Chevrolet
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I know there are teething pains when it comes to new vehicle platforms and new infotainment systems, but to have it affect things like the digital dashboard while saying that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are "unsafe" fills me up to the brim with schadenfreude.

InsideEVs: The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Left Me Stranded In Rural Virginia

https://insideevs.com/reviews/701169/2024-blazer-ev-stranded-broken/

Edmunds: Our Chevy Blazer EV Has 23 Problems After Only 2 Months

https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2024-chevy-blazer-ev-long-term-faults.html

qlp, to random
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Great. So the hacked toothbrush "story" was referenced during the Listener Limerick Challenge segment on this week's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. Since the show was taped on Thursday, no corrections or edits were included to correct the story.

I'm adding a note to the entry for this week's show on the Stats Page.

qlp, to microsoft
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Refresh of XBOX Series X has a "beautiful and innovative design". When was the last time someone combined the word "innovate" with a product that has a cylinder-like shape?

Ars Technica: FTC v. Microsoft document leak outs detailed plans for mid-gen Xbox refresh

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/ftc-v-microsoft-document-leak-outs-detailed-plans-for-mid-gen-xbox-refresh/

qlp, to VideoGames
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Even though I have a pair of Game Boy Color handhelds (one original and one with an IPS screen mod), a DMG Game Boy with an IPS screen mod, and an Analogue Pocket, I wanted to see what all the hubbub is with the new Funny Playing FPGA Game Boy Color. So, I picked up a kit and assembled it tonight.

Getting the battery and screen plugged in with my stubby fingers was not fun. But, I got it all put together in a translucent purple shell with clear buttons and purple membrane pads.

Updating the firmware was easy as plugging it onto my laptop, powering it up and copying over the update.bin file.

I have only tried it with my copy of Tetris and Road Rash so far. Not sure if I'll stick with the full screen or go back to the 4X with pixel line mode. Also need to test it with my EverDrive X7 flash cart.

#VideoGames #GameBoy #GameBoyColor #FPGBC #Nintendo

qlp,
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Here's a comparison between the FP-GBC and a Game Boy Color with an IPS display. Using their GBC core (which you have to manually select) with GB_CLRFIX disabled, the screen doesn't flash when Super Mario Land 2 is paused. It does flash similar to the GBC when the setting is enabled.

But, the colors of the EverDrive X7 menu are swapped or inverted when it is enabled, making it hard to read. While I can start games and enter the menu from the EverDrive, loading previous game states will almost consistently return a white screen. When it does seem to work, audio is glitched out until the next note is played or the game is paused and unpaused.

Firmware version 1.08 is still lagging behind the Analogue Pocket by a long ways in terms of compatibility and options. Of course, the Pocket is a lot more expensive and they've had more time working on the cores (both the Analogue cores and the OpenFPGA cores) compared to the newness and fast turn nature of Funny Playing.

Nintendo Game Boy Color with an IPS display installed running Super Mario Land 2 in a paused state.

qlp,
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For those interested, here is a comparison of an Analogue Pocket and the Funny Playing FP-GBC.

The Pocket is running the Spiritualized v1.3.0 GBC core with display mode set to Original GBC LCD. The FP-GBC is running the GBC core included with firmware version 1.0.8 and with the CLRFIX setting on.

The color on the FP-GBC is similar to my Game Boy Color with an IPS display, which is logical. If I set the core display setting to Normal on the Pocket, it closely matches the GBC IPS displays.

Since I'm more accustomed to the faded colors of the OG Game Boy Color, I prefer the Original GBC LCD display mode setting on the Pocket.

I have horrible timing or sense of time, so I don't know if the FP-GBC is running at the correct speed compared to any other GBC or GBC cores on the Pocket.

qlp, to TeslaMotors
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At least wagons are getting a little bit of representation in the responses. Sad for the lack of minivan numbers, as those are more useful as people and cargo carriers than crossovers and SUVs, tbh.

"When it comes to body styles, and despite what you might read in the comments to automotive articles at Ars, SUVs are as popular as sedans with potential buyers; 43 percent said they want a sedan (or wagon), and 42 percent want an SUV."

Ars Technica: EV buyers want SUVs and sedans, not minivans or trucks, survey says

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/ev-buyers-want-suvs-and-sedans-not-minivans-or-trucks-survey-says/

qlp, to python
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One tool that I'm really excited to learn and start using is the Python project management tool, hatch.

https://github.com/pypa/hatch

qlp, to WaitWait
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The new location map feature for the Wait Wait Stats Page has been deployed to production. I have also published a development update blog post with other things that I'm working on.

Blog Post: Wait Wait Stats Update: April 2024

https://blog.linh.social/2024/04/25/wait-wait-stats-update-april-2024/

Stats Page: https://stats.wwdt.me/

qlp, to random
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That's another memo book filled out with notes for each week's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. I'll be starting a new one next week.

Front and back cover of a filled out Field Notes memo book with a written title "WWDTM Notes 2023-06-24 to 2024-05-18"

qlp, to random
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C API, C API Reloaded and C API Revolutions could also work 🙃

qlp, to random
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Well, I suppose it's time to properly announce the new Jekyll theme that I've been working: Termina Plex.

And, to do so, why not update my blog to use the new theme and write a post about it?

Blog Post: Announcing Termina Plex Theme for Jekyll

https://blog.linh.social/2024/03/25/announcing-termina-plex-theme-jekyll/

qlp, to random
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Tell me that your city is dependent on cars while tellling me that your city is dependent on cars...

SF Gate: Berkeley to charge restaurants thousands of dollars a year to keep parklets

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/berkeley-charges-annual-fee-parklets-19432036.php

qlp, to DoctorWho
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I'm a little late to this, but I'm glad that there is a fork of the Doctor Who Fandom site at tards.wiki.

Forking announcement: https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Tardis:Forking_announcement

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