Steven Rosenberg's microblog of short posts https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/ Think globally, microblog locally en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss steven@stevenrosenberg.net (Steven Rosenberg) steven@stevenrosenberg.net (Steven Rosenberg) Improving handwriting with Spencerian penmanship - Page Flutter https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0330_how_i_improve_my_handwriting_spencerian_penmanship_page_flutter Improving handwriting with Spencerian penmanship - Page Flutter https://pageflutter.com/spencerian-penmanship/

]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:53:54 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/30/17/53/54/ State of Clojure survey 2018 analysis – Daniel Compton https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0329_state_of_clojure_survey_2018_analysis_daniel_compton State of Clojure survey 2018 analysis – Daniel Compton https://danielcompton.net/2018/03/28/clojure-survey-2018

]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:44:03 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/29/12/44/03/ Uber is ripping off frequent riders and here's how to avoid it https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0329_uber_is_ripping_off_frequent_riders_and_here_s_how_to_avoid_it Uber is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here's How to Avoid It https://therideshareguy.com/uber-is-ripping-off-frequent-riders-and-heres-how-to-avoid-it/

]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:38:55 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/29/10/38/55/ Will we ever reach 'peak storage'? https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0329_self_storage_how_warehouses_for_personal_junk_became_a_38_billion_industry_curbed Will we ever reach 'peak storage'? https://www.curbed.com/2018/3/27/17168088/cheap-storage-warehouse-self-storage-real-estate

]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:20:03 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/29/09/20/03/ I am experimenting with multiple desktops in Windows 10 https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0329_how_to_use_multiple_desktops_in_windows_10_cnet I am experimenting with multiple desktops in Windows 10 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-use-multiple-desktops-in-windows-10/

]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:05:20 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/29/09/05/20/ Facebook Container Extension: Take control of how you’re being tracked - Mozilla https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0327_facebook_container_extension_take_control_of_how_you_re_being_tracked_the_firefox_frontier Facebook Container Extension: Take control of how you’re being tracked - Mozilla https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:21:29 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/27/14/21/29/ How I erased 5000+ Facebook comments and likes - Jaruzel https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0327_how_i_erased_5000_facebook_comments_and_likes How I erased 5000+ Facebook comments and likes - Jaruzel http://www.jaruzel.com/blog/How-I-Erased-5000-Facebook-Comments-and-Likes

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:18:23 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/27/14/18/23/ What is the Fediverse? https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0325_fediverse_fediverse What is the Fediverse? https://fediverse.party/en/fediverse/

]]> Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:09:30 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/25/23/09/30/ Donald Trump is radically transforming his White House. He's been president for 1 year - CNNPolitics https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0323_donald_trump_is_radically_transforming_his_white_house_he_s_been_president_for_1_year_cnnpolitics Donald Trump is radically transforming his White House. He's been president for 1 year - CNNPolitics https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/trump-cohn-bolton-tillerson-mcmaster/index.html

]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:25:53 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/23/10/25/53/ Web sites are more secure when they allow users to paste passwords https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0323_let_them_paste_passwords_ncsc_site Web sites are more secure when they allow users to paste passwords - National Cyber Security Centre (UK) https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/let-them-paste-passwords

]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:22:58 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/23/10/22/58/ Cutting ‘Old Heads’: Age discrimination at IBM - ProPublica https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0322_cutting_old_heads_at_ibm Cutting ‘Old Heads’: Age discrimination at IBM - ProPublica https://features.propublica.org/ibm/ibm-age-discrimination-american-workers/

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:37:31 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/22/12/37/31/ Polo is a new, advanced file manager for Linux that is written in Vala https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_polo_file_manager_polo Polo is a new, advanced file manager for Linux that is written in Vala. It is available in COPR for Fedora https://fedoramagazine.org/4-cool-copr-february-2018. Here is the project site: https://teejee2008.github.io/polo/

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:05:57 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/19/05/57/ How to add fonts to Fedora - Fedora Magazine https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_how_to_add_fonts_to_fedora_fedora_magazine How to add fonts to Fedora - Fedora Magazine https://fedoramagazine.org/add-fonts-fedora/

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:00:30 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/19/00/30/ There is now a Fedora Podcast https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_fedora_podcast_episodes There is now a Fedora Podcast https://x3mboy.fedorapeople.org/podcast/

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:58:35 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/18/58/35/ 9 influential JavaScript developers you should follow - JavaScript Report https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_9_influential_javascript_developers_you_should_follow 9 influential JavaScript developers you should follow - JavaScript Report https://javascriptreport.com/9-influential-javascript-developers-you-should-follow/

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 13:46:38 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/13/46/38/ The ultimate guide to JavaScript frameworks - JavaScript Report https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_the_ultimate_guide_to_javascript_frameworks The ultimate guide to JavaScript frameworks - JavaScript Report https://javascriptreport.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-javascript-frameworks/

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 13:14:34 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/13/14/34/ Uber self-driving car that killed pedestrian was operated by felon https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_uber_self_driving_car_that_killed_pedestrian_was_operated_by_felon Uber self-driving car that killed pedestrian was operated by felon https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/20/operator-self-driving-uber-vehicle-killed-pedestrian-felon/441051002/

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 13:03:04 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/13/03/04/ There is a lot of good content in @_jsreport (aka JavaScript Report) https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_javascript_report There is a lot of good content in @_jsreport (aka JavaScript Report) https://javascriptreport.com/

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:26 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/12/52/26/ Axios - solid news, unsettling sponsors https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0320_axios_solid_newsunsettling_sponsors I was introduced to @axios (subscribe to newsletters at http://signup.axios.com) by @inafried. The newsletters are an excellent way to keep up with things Trumpish and otherwise, even if the sponsors of those emails aren't exactly beloved by all (Koch Industries, pharmaceutical giants ... others that have a huge stake in steering public debate)

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 09:29:50 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/20/09/29/50/ How and why mkdev moved to Vue.js https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0319_how_and_why_mkdev_moved_to_vue_js_articles_about_programming_on_mkdev How and why mkdev moved to Vue.js https://mkdev.me/en/posts/how-and-why-mkdev-moved-to-vue-js

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:37:07 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/19/15/37/07/ Gitlab: Why we chose Vue.js https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0319_why_we_chose_vue_js_gitlab Gitlab: Why we chose Vue.js https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/20/why-we-chose-vue/

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:35:45 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/19/15/35/45/ #deletefacebook – John Biggs - TechCrunch https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0319_deletefacebook_techcrunch Facebook is using us. It is actively giving away our information. It is creating an echo chamber in the name of connection. It surfaces the divisive and destroys the real reason we began using social media in the first place - human connection. – John Biggs https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/19/deletefacebook/

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:29:32 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/19/12/29/32/ Self-driving Uber car hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona - WCPO https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0319_self_driving_uber_car_hits_kills_pedestrian_in_arizona_wcpo_cincinnati_oh Self-driving Uber car hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona - WCPO https://www.wcpo.com/news/arizona-police-investigating-self-driving-uber-car-involved-in-crash-overnight

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:55:37 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/19/11/55/37/ Great playing by Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, Connie Kay and many others on 'Feeling Blue' https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0319_paul_desmond_feeling_blue_1996_youtube Great playing by Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, Connie Kay and many others on "Feeling Blue" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZaUByp-AX4

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:30:10 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/19/11/30/10/ Apple is secretly developing its own screens for the first time - Bloomberg https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0319_apple_is_secretly_developing_its_own_screens_for_the_first_time_bloomberg Apple is secretly developing its own screens for the first time - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-19/apple-is-said-to-develop-displays-to-replace-samsung-screens

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:31:06 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/19/09/31/06/ A fork on Github is no fork https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0316_a_fork_on_github_is_no_fork A fork on Github is no fork (mainly when you fork something from a private repo and that repo's owner doesn't keep paying, your repo will also be inaccessible) https://www.niels-ole.com/ownership/2018/03/16/github-forks.html

]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:40:13 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/16/11/40/13/ An overview of desktop Ruby GUI development in 2018 - Saverio Miroddi https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0315_an_overview_of_desktop_ruby_gui_development_in_2018_saverio_miroddi_in_charge_of_the_invisible_things_at_ticketsolve An overview of desktop Ruby GUI development in 2018 - Saverio Miroddi https://saveriomiroddi.github.io/An-overview-of-ruby-gui-development-in-2018/

]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:15:19 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/15/16/15/19/ Why is SQLite coded in C? (tl;dr: performance, compatibility, low-dependency, stability) https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0314_why_is_sqlite_coded_in_c Why is SQLite coded in C? (tl;dr: performance, compatibility, low-dependency, stability) https://sqlite.org/whyc.html

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:34:06 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/14/10/34/06/ Goodbye free storage https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0313_goodbye_free_storage My free year of 25GB @dropbox and 100GB of @microsoft @onedrive are both ending. @dropbox promised me a "discount": the same /year that everybody pays. @google wants for a TB, but they will give 100GB for . @office365 gives 5TB for . Everybody wants .

]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2018 18:49:47 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/13/18/49/47/ Thread Reader helps you unroll a full Twitter thread on a dedicated, beautifully designed page to allow an easy read of the whole story https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0312_thread_reader Thread Reader helps you unroll a full Twitter thread on a dedicated, beautifully designed page to allow an easy read of the whole story https://threadreaderapp.com/

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:50:52 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/12/15/50/52/ Urn: A Lisp implementation for Lua https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0312_urn_a_lisp_implementation_for_lua_urn Urn: A Lisp implementation for Lua http://urn-lang.com/

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:39:50 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/12/15/39/50/ John Coltrane made some mysterious pitch diagrams, and Lucas Gonze, with inspiration from Yusef Lateef, made some of his own https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0312_coltrane_pitch_diagrams_lucas_gonze_medium John Coltrane made some mysterious pitch diagrams, and Lucas Gonze, with inspiration from Yusef Lateef, made some of his own https://medium.com/@lucas_gonze/coltrane-pitch-diagrams-e25b7d9f5093

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:10:51 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/12/15/10/51/ Blogs that use Frog, a static-site generator written in @racketlang https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0312_blogs_that_use_frog Blogs that use Frog, a static-site generator written in @racketlang http://stevenrosenberg.net/racket/2018/03/blogs-that-use-frog.html

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 09:27:55 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/12/09/27/55/ Which rsync should I use for Windows? https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0312_rsync_for_windows_powerful_backup_tool_for_windows Which rsync should I use for Windows? https://manjaro.site/rsync-windows/

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:49:43 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/12/08/49/43/ California lawmaker's bid for year-round Daylight Saving Time gain momentum https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_state_bids_for_year_round_daylight_saving_time_gain_momentum California lawmaker's bid for year-round Daylight Saving Time gain momentum http://www.montereyherald.com/government-and-politics/20180310/state-bids-for-year-round-daylight-saving-time-gain-momentum

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 22:24:46 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/22/24/46/ Premium Twitter feeds are for suckers - The Outline (I did not know this was even a thing) https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_premium_twitter_feeds_are_for_suckers_the_outline Premium Twitter feeds are for suckers - The Outline (I did not know this was even a thing) https://theoutline.com/post/3597/premo-premium-twitter-feeds?zd=2&zi=f5jnmlh4

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:14:33 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/19/14/33/ What’s it like to ride in a self-driving car? – The Economist https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_what_s_it_like_to_ride_in_a_self_driving_car_the_economist What’s it like to ride in a self-driving car? – The Economist https://medium.economist.com/whats-it-like-to-ride-in-a-self-driving-car-24015c69cc48

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:12:50 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/19/12/50/ Your brain needs to forget in order to grow - Ferris Jabr https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_nautilus_science_connected Your brain needs to forget in order to grow - Ferris Jabr http://nautil.us/issue/58/self/this-is-where-your-childhood-memories-went-rp

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:10:57 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/19/10/57/ Why I turned down an interview with Google – Jackson Kelley https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_why_i_turned_down_an_interview_with_google_jackson_kelley Why I turned down an interview with Google – Jackson Kelley https://sjkelleyjrblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/why-i-turned-down-an-interview-with-google/

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:09:33 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/19/09/33/ Your data is crucial to a robotic age. Shouldn't you be paid for it? - The New York Times https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_your_data_is_crucial_to_a_robotic_age_shouldn’t_you_be_paid_for_it_the_new_york_times Your data is crucial to a robotic age. Shouldn't you be paid for it? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/economy/user-data-pay.html

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:46:31 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/18/46/31/ Google doesn’t necessarily need innovation – Steve Yegge https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_google_doesn_t_necessarily_need_innovation_steve_yegge_medium Google doesn’t necessarily need innovation – Steve Yegge https://medium.com/@steve.yegge/google-doesnt-necessarily-need-innovation-95cea96d0eeb

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:42:50 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/18/42/50/ Why I left Google to join Grab – Steve Yegge https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_why_i_left_google_to_join_grab_steve_yegge_medium Why I left Google to join Grab – Steve Yegge https://medium.com/@steve.yegge/why-i-left-google-to-join-grab-86dfffc0be84

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:37:31 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/18/37/31/ I finally gave in and started an account on Hacker News https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_hacker_news I finally gave in and started an account on Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/news

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:10:07 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/18/10/07/ A new era of batteries spells trouble for gas in America - Bloomberg https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0310_a_new_era_of_batteries_spells_trouble_for_gas_in_america_bloomberg A new era of batteries spells trouble for gas in America - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-11/a-new-era-of-batteries-spells-trouble-for-natural-gas-in-america

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:00:57 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/10/18/00/57/ Debian GNU/Linux Now Available for WSL In The Windows Store - Bleeping Computer https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_debian_gnu_linux_now_available_for_wsl_in_the_windows_store Debian GNU/Linux Now Available for WSL In The Windows Store - Bleeping Computer https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/debian-gnu-linux-now-available-for-wsl-in-the-windows-store/

I have been using Ubuntu on the WSL for a long time now. I don't even have the "current" version (on the Windows side; the Ubuntu system itself is up-to-date 16.04). I'm not sure if I will swap Ubuntu for Debian at this point because Ubuntu is working, and with a console-only system the differences are not as noticeable.

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 11:23:03 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/11/23/03/ Debian GNU/Linux for WSL now available in the Windows Store – Microsoft https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_debian_gnu_linux_for_wsl_now_available_in_the_windows_store_windows_command_line_tools_for_developers Debian GNU/Linux for WSL now available in the Windows Store – Microsoft: I didn't think that Debian would "beat" Fedora to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, but it did. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2018/03/06/debian-gnulinux-for-wsl-now-available-in-the-windows-store/

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 11:10:28 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/11/10/28/ For two months, I got my news from print newspapers. Here's what I learned. - The New York Times https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_for_two_months_i_got_my_news_from_print_newspapers_here’s_what_i_learned_the_new_york_times For two months, I got my news from print newspapers. Here's what I learned. - The New York Times: Of all the links I posted this week, read this one. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/technology/two-months-news-newspapers.html

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:53:07 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/10/53/07/ Amazon has a fix for Alexa’s creepy laughs - The Verge https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_amazon_has_a_fix_for_alexa_s_creepy_laughs_the_verge Amazon has a fix for Alexa’s creepy laughs - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/7/17092334/amazon-alexa-devices-strange-laughter

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:46:57 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/10/46/57/ Florida lawmakers vote to stay in Daylight Saving Time all year long - CNN https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_florida_lawmakers_vote_to_stay_in_daylight_saving_time_all_year_long_cnn Florida lawmakers vote to stay in Daylight Saving Time all year long - CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/us/florida-year-round-daylight-saving-time-trnd/index.html

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:25:16 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/10/25/16/ Thomas Guide maps: The rise and fall of Los Angeles' directional holy grail - AirTalk, 89.3 KPCC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_airtalk_audio_thomas_guide_maps_the_rise_and_fall_of_los_angeles_directional_holy_grail_89_3_kpcc Thomas Guide maps: The rise and fall of Los Angeles' directional holy grail - AirTalk, 89.3 KPCC (FYI to non-Angelenos and Generation Z -- we ALL used to have a copy of this hefty map book in our cars) http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2018/03/07/62065/thomas-guide-maps-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-los-ang/

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:38:21 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/09/38/21/ The NYT writes an obit for Ada Lovelace, the mathematician who wrote the first computer program https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_ada_lovelace_a_mathematician_who_wrote_the_first_computer_program_the_new_york_times The NYT writes an obit for Ada Lovelace, the mathematician who wrote the first computer program https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-ada-lovelace.html

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:14:48 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/09/14/48/ JavaFX will be removed from the Java JDK - InfoWorld https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_javafx_will_be_removed_from_the_java_jdk_infoworld JavaFX will be removed from the Java JDK - InfoWorld https://www.infoworld.com/article/3261066/java/javafx-will-be-removed-from-the-java-jdk.html

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:06:52 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/09/06/52/ The future of JavaFX and other Java client roadmap updates - Oracle Java Platform Group https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0308_the_future_of_javafx_and_other_java_client_roadmap_updates_oracle_java_platform_group_product_management_blog The future of JavaFX and other Java client roadmap updates - Oracle Java Platform Group, Product Management Blog https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/the-future-of-javafx-and-other-java-client-roadmap-updates

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:05:26 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/08/09/05/26/ I'm going through The Racket Guide https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0307_the_racket_guide I'm going through The Racket Guide @racketlang https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/index.html

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:18:12 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/07/14/18/12/ Is loneliness a health epidemic? - The New York Times https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0307_is_loneliness_a_health_epidemic_the_new_york_times Is loneliness a health epidemic? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/opinion/sunday/loneliness-health.html

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:45:35 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/07/11/45/35/ People don't actually know themselves very well, according to science - The Atlantic https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0307_how_self_aware_are_people_really_according_to_science_the_atlantic People don't actually know themselves very well, according to science - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/03/you-dont-know-yourself-as-well-as-you-think-you-do/554612/

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:15:11 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/07/10/15/11/ Why being a loner may be good for your health - BBC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0307_bbc_future_why_being_a_loner_may_be_good_for_your_health Why being a loner may be good for your health - BBC http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180228-there-are-benefits-to-being-antisocial-or-a-loner

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 09:41:53 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/07/09/41/53/ I wanted to buy this domain, but I just learned that it costs $19,888 https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0306_racketeer_com_is_for_sale_domainmarket_com I wanted to buy this domain, but I just learned that it costs $19,888: http://racketeer.com/. This one is a relative bargain at $3295: http://theracketeer.com. Maybe I'll get a .io ... or go for something completely different.

]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:19:42 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/06/11/19/42/ I am playing with Racket, and I don't know how deep I will want to go with it. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0306_i_am_playing_withhttp_racket_lang_org_and_i_don_t_know_how_deep_i_will_want_to_go_with_it_ I am playing with http://racket-lang.org, and I don't know how deep I will want to go with it.

The DrRacket IDE is refreshingly simple, and already I've been able to figure out how to scrape a web page and grab elements with a regex. Getting the development environment set up is world's easier than with Clojure (though I've been dabbling in Zach Oakes Nightcode https://sekao.net/nightcode to get a feel for that language).

Pros for Racket include that its team cares about desktop GUIs, the documentation is excellent, and there's a great static-blog compiler called Frog https://github.com/greghendershott/frog. Cons: Not a lot of people are using Racket for non-academic purposes. But the lack of a Ruby Nokogiri-like library made me learn a new regex pattern that I'm probably going to use in my Ruby app BlogPoster to eliminate Nokogiri as a dependency. (Related side note: the Ruby Twitter Gem is a HUGE dependency that I probably should be more focused on ditching, and if I implemented this app in Racket, I'd have to do without it. In Clojure, I could probably lean on a native library, or use something from Java.)

]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:16:53 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018/03/06/11/16/53/ I have not been excited about Twitter recently https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2018_0306_i_have_not_been_excited_about_twitter_recently I have not been excited about Twitter recently. My BlogPoster script allows me to create entries and NOT post them to Twitter, and I may do that a bit this week. Whether they're on Twitter or not, my social updates are at http://stevenrosenberg.net/updates/.

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