Software development coach and consultant ● I try to learn from everywhere. ● I follow those who enter into interesting conversations with me. ● He/him/they
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Last Notes npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie The Blue Angels are being annoyingly noisy overhead. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…gfcd To be honest, I'm more concerned about fixing the holes that allowed Trump to do so much damage and making things better for the future than I am about getting even for the past. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…pfuj I think you're going to have to wait awhile before you reach the "several hours" threshold. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…dyu0 When is the big reveal? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…dyu0 A three hour tour? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…ryua What does your daughter think of it? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…dyu0 The DMV is a good place to learn lying and sneaking skills. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…vxtn Is that a phone in your hands? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…pfuj Is that a synonym for the verb "Susan Collins?" npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…8rry I think he hates the District npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…z6pq Where do I find the Mastodon RSS feeds? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…3src Wait! The people criticizing you are saying ‘all criticism is abusive’? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…pfuj To be honest, mourning dove nests are "not really." That's why the eggs fall out so often. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…pfuj Could they pull wires through passages without conduit? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…awd8 Turning off javascript can often produce a similar result. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…3pzd Thinking also of Linda Tirado, shot by police in Minneapolis with a foam bullet in 2020 while covering George Floyd protests. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…4753 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…vxtn npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…dyu0 Do you get your wish? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie May it would have been better to question your "AI" earlier. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…z9zq npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…6zuf It amazes me the amount of effort people will expend to avoid understanding what's going on around them in the world. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…e4ry Victorian ants had it easy. Think of the poor Victorian millipedes! It might take them a week to get ready to go for a walk. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…6zuf npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie All this renaming! npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…l3gt npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie Tom Traubert's Blues npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…4gvd Few people seem to think about the long term these days. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie The Repubs are urging DOJ to investigate Biden's use of the autopen and suggesting that he was incapacitated. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…l3gt I thought the new baseball rules were supposed to speed the game up. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie I have enough. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie Do not seize the day! npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…skc4 @nprofile…mf0h Have you seen modern refrigerators? They put screens on them to show ads. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…ka4x Hmmm... It might also be analogous to a "set change." npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…ka4x Yeah, I'm thinking of the difference when moving from a proscenium stage to theatre in the round. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…ka4x npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…ka4x What are you hoping to accomplish with the transition? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie They'll never believe me. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie At McDonald's, an elderly couple walked into a McDonald’s and sat down at a table near some young people who were having dinner. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…8qj3 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…xrm4 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…args From Bluesky: npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…pdav The current administration has been contesting (by arresting people) citizenship of people born on Army bases in Germany. Who know what the rules are anymore. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…pdav npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie When you undermine your own foundation... npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…taps npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…ysde npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…args I don't know about now, but I remember when you could get military uniforms at the thrift store. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie It must be scary to be in the National Guard or active duty military and be asked to fight against your fellow citizens. If you're in this situation, you can call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487 to get knowledgeable and confidential answers to your questions. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…wjfe npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…naem There's no better time to procrastinate than right now! npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie 5/4 Day! npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…naem npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…v27x npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…svl3 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie “Be kind to our language. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of U.S. copyright restrictions, and free of cost. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…p703 I didn’t watch the whole thing, but I watched some early afternoon and the end of it. Cory is a hell of a speaker! There were some truly moving parts of his speech, even after he’d been at it over 12 hours. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…svl3 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…qgtr npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…k0f6 @nprofile…m680 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie Once more, for those in the back not paying attention. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…taps I think one of these birds is named @nprofile…svl3 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @nprofile…taps 😢 💔 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie Advice for the day: npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 Smart chicken! npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 That's not a risk. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 In Maryland we elected Angela Alsobrooks to the senate. That's one small step. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 The early worm gets eaten. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 They can't drive. That's why they ride in the glove compartment. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 <sigh/> It won't matter to them. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie A friend shared this thought with me, and, to be honest, I find it a little depressing. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1c35…9pmh npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub10r2…w6yx npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1hjn…vfr7 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1sfl…gczt npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1sfl…gczt npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1afz…wdvg npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1dts…6798 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub10r2…w6yx More precisely, Firefox 115.13.0esr 64-bit (Extended Support Release) npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub10r2…w6yx npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub10r2…w6yx npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1ywy…cksd My accountant depends on my record-keeping. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1200…aqy2 npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1ywy…cksd The reason he got in trouble for that is he didn't kill anyone. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1tps…9rmt npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie Why are people so quick to take the possessions of those who have the least? npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1ywy…cksd That's why people switch to liquid-cooled. npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub135d…tg9k npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1teu…w5lp npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1sfl…gczt npub1m9k9amjd40md86n2dyep8rz9ydvgfy5qeh5qvk5peewjsdtlz8usvgxkc2 George Dinwiddie @npub1sfl…gczt @npub1nj7…lzxh @npub1pcu…axps
