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) I tried Fedora's Toolbox utility today in CentOS Stream 8. I wasn't impressed, and it also isn't what I'm looking for. Maybe GNOME Boxes will be better. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0729_163453_i_tried_fedora_s_toolbox_utility_today_in_centos_stream_8_i_wasn_t_impressed_and_it I tried Fedora's Toolbox utility today in CentOS Stream 8. I wasn't impressed, and it also isn't what I'm looking for. Maybe GNOME Boxes will be better.

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:34:57 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/29/23/34/57/ While Revue is owned by Twitter, there's no integration of comments (even a Twitter feed) in their newsletters. Substack has comments baked in. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0729_162537_while_revue_is_owned_by_twitter_there_s_no_integration_of_comments_even_a_twitter_f While Revue is owned by Twitter, there's no integration of comments (even a Twitter feed) in their newsletters. Substack has comments baked in, and I've seen writers use them to solicit discussion.

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:26:00 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/29/23/26/00/ The mastodon-api Ruby gem has had trouble for some time. It hasn't worked since Ruby 2.7.1 — at least a year. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0729_055353_new_release_for_ruby_2_7_1_issue_49_mastodon_mastodon_api_github The mastodon-api Ruby gem has had trouble for some time. It hasn't worked since Ruby 2.7.1 — at least a year. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-api/issues/49

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:55:08 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/29/12/55/08/ I'm now developing blogPoster in Ruby 3.0.2 via rbenv. I upgraded the Twitter gem from 6.2.0 to 7.0.0, which means I'm leaving Mastodon behind. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0729_054726_github_passthejoe_blogposter_easily_create_social_media_posts_and_upload_them_to_tw I'm now developing blogPoster in Ruby 3.0.2 via rbenv. I upgraded the Twitter gem from 6.2.0 to 7.0.0, which means no Mastodon support. If the mastodon-api gem is ever updated, or I find another solution, I'll bring it back. https://github.com/passthejoe/blogPoster

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:51:06 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/29/12/51/06/ Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0729_044531_today_s_centos_stream_8_updates_on_my_system Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system

  • kernel 4.18.0-326.el8
  • NetworkManager
  • anaconda
  • bpftool
  • chkconfig
  • device-mapper-multipath
  • firefox
  • gnome-calculator
  • gtk3
  • sos
  • vdo
]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:47:27 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/29/11/47/27/ I am experimenting with rbenv. Right now I'm using Ruby 3.0.2 https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0728_203215_github_rbenv_rbenv_groom_your_app_s_ruby_environment I am experimenting with rbenv. Right now I'm using Ruby 3.0.2 https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:33:13 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/29/03/33/13/ Could I use my iMac running Debian to get video off of a digital-tape camcorder? https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0728_141123_digitize_minidv_tapes_with_linux_arsouyes_org Could I use my iMac running Debian to get video off of a digital-tape camcorder? https://www.arsouyes.org/en/blog/2021/2021-07-05_Numerisation_DV

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 21:12:15 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/28/21/12/15/ Updates to my CentOS Stream 8 system https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0728_051233_updates_to_my_centos_stream_8_system Updates to my CentOS Stream 8 system today (that notably don't include a new kernel EIGHT days after a major vulnerability was patched in RHEL):

  • NetworkManager
  • bash
  • cockpit
  • cups-filters
  • dhcp-client
  • glibc
  • gnome-shell
  • gsettings-desktop-schemas
  • kexec-tools
  • mdadm
  • microcode_ctl
  • sssd
  • systemd
  • tuned
  • webkit2gtk3
]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:16:58 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/28/12/16/58/ Planning the CentOS 8 endgame - Jake Edge/LWN.net https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0723_072953_planning_the_centos_8_endgame_lwn_net Planning the CentOS 8 endgame - Jake Edge/LWN.net https://lwn.net/Articles/862832/

]]> Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:30:20 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/23/14/30/20/ Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0722_084201_today_s_centos_stream_8_updates_on_my_system Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system

  • anaconda
  • authselect
  • gcc
  • gnome-shell
  • java-11
  • man-pages-overrides
  • mutter
  • openssl
  • ostree
  • rpm
  • samba
  • selinux-policy
  • subscription-manager
  • tigervnc
  • util-linux
  • xfsprogs
]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:43:58 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/22/15/43/58/ Chromium hasn't been updated for Debian Stable since May https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0720_133129_chromium_debian_package_tracker Chromium hasn't been updated for Debian Stable since May https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/chromium

]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:33:06 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/20/20/33/06/ I'm not sure exactly what @vivaldibrowser has done in the past couple of months or so, but I can tell you that it is DEFINITELY ready for prime-time on Linux. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0720_091236_i_m_not_sure_exactly_what_vivaldibrowser_has_done_in_the_past_couple_of_months_or_s I'm not sure exactly what @vivaldibrowser has done in the past couple of months or so, but I can tell you that it is DEFINITELY ready for prime-time on Linux.

]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:12:50 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/20/16/12/50/ Wanted: More scientists of color for better science - Axios https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0719_144327_wanted_more_scientists_of_color_for_better_science_axios Wanted: More scientists of color for better science - Axios https://www.axios.com/hard-truths-deep-dive-science-race-underrepresentation-scientists-083e0441-a58c-4c47-bf9b-4045aa7589d7.html

]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2021 21:43:41 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/19/21/43/41/ Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0717_174552_today_s_centos_stream_8_updates_on_my_system Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system

  • NetworkManager
  • autoconf
  • binutils
  • blivet-data
  • cockpit
  • coreutils
  • device-mapper-multipath
  • firefox
  • glib2
  • gnome-shell
  • gnome-software
  • ibus
  • java 1.8.0
  • java 11
  • kpartx
  • man-pages-overrides
  • nettle
  • nss
  • openjpeg2
  • parted
  • rsyslog
  • tuned
  • valgrind
  • vulcan-loader
  • webkit2gtk3
]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:47:50 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/18/00/47/50/ My current setup remains CentOS Stream 8 on the HP Envy laptop. My work browser is Vivaldi, my not-work browser is Firefox. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0715_120850_the_centos_project My current setup remains CentOS Stream 8 on the HP Envy laptop. My work browser is Vivaldi, my not-work browser is Firefox. http://centos.org

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:09:37 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/15/19/09/37/ blogPoster now has a Twitter-only branch in GitHub. Unfortunately that seems to be the direction in which things are heading. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0715_120719_github_passthejoe_blogposter_easily_create_social_media_posts_and_upload_them_to_tw blogPoster now has a Twitter-only branch in GitHub. Unfortunately that seems to be the direction in which things are heading. https://github.com/passthejoe/blogPoster

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:08:27 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/15/19/08/27/ blogPoster update: Ruby 3.0 is working for Twitter in Windows, but in Linux it'sno-go for the entire app in Ruby 3.0. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0715_120425_github_passthejoe_blogposter_easily_create_social_media_posts_and_upload_them_to_tw blogPoster update: Ruby 3.0 is working for Twitter in Windows, but in Linux it'sno-go for the entire app in Ruby 3.0. I thought I could disable Mastodon posting and have it work, but no. Another problem: My Fedora laptop's keyboard is dying again, making testing difficult. https://github.com/passthejoe/blogPoster

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:06:34 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/15/19/06/34/ USA Today is getting a paywall. Who’s the audience for it? - Joshua Benton/Nieman Journalism Lab https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0711_194214_usa_today_is_getting_a_paywall_who_s_the_audience_for_it_nieman_journalism_lab USA Today is getting a paywall. Who’s the audience for it? - Joshua Benton/Nieman Journalism Lab https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/07/usa-today-is-getting-a-paywall-whos-the-audience-for-it/

]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 02:43:08 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/12/02/43/08/ How does the twitter 7.0.0 Ruby gem play with Ruby 3.0? I'm about to find out. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0711_174530_how_does_the_twitter_7_0_0_ruby_gem_play_with_ruby_3_0_i_m_about_to_find_out How does the twitter 7.0.0 Ruby gem play with Ruby 3.0? I'm about to find out.

]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:45:44 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/12/00/45/44/ This is my blogPoster app with an updated Twitter gem and NO mastodon-api gem. Let's see how it works. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0711_172756_this_is_my_blogposter_app_with_an_updated_twitter_gem_and_no_mastodon_api_gem_let_s This is my blogPoster app with an updated Twitter gem and NO mastodon-api gem. Let's see how it works.

]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:28:01 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/12/00/28/01/ Twitter sends me a LOT of ads for video games. Do they know I have zero interest? https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0711_163129_twitter_sends_me_a_lot_of_ads_for_video_games_do_they_know_i_have_zero_interest Twitter sends me a LOT of ads for video games. Do they know I have zero interest?

]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:31:41 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/11/23/31/41/ I need to set up a version of my blogPoster app with the newer version of the Twitter gem and no mastodon-api gem. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0711_162414_github_passthejoe_blogposter_easily_create_social_media_posts_and_upload_them_to_tw I need to set up my blogPoster app with the newer version of the Twitter gem and no mastodon-api gem. If that solves the issues with Ruby >= 2.7, I might leave the unmaintained mastodon-api on the side of the road and make the app Twitter only. https://github.com/passthejoe/blogPoster

]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:27:54 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/11/23/27/54/ I read a book. It was "The Big Sleep," by Raymond Chandler. I had never read it before, though I have seen the movie. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0711_162259_i_read_a_book_it_was_the_big_sleep_by_raymond_chandler_i_had_never_read_it_before_t I read a book. It was "The Big Sleep," by Raymond Chandler. I had never read it before, though I have seen the movie.

]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:23:07 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/11/23/23/07/ Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0707_202059_today_s_centos_stream_8_updates_on_my_system Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system

NetworkManager anaconda centos-backgrounds centos-logos glib2 glibc java 1.8.0 nettle nss selinux-policy sssd vino xorg-x11-server-Xwayland

]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2021 03:24:11 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/08/03/24/11/ This site has an archive page https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0703_170717_steven_rosenberg_s_microblog_of_short_posts This site has an archive page. Every post appears via one giant HTML file that I generate on the server. There's a little Javascript that tells you it's the archive page in the right rail. http://updates.passthejoe.net/archive.html

]]> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:08:36 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/04/00/08/36/ I wasn't in CentOS Stream 8 for a week, and I had quite a few updates waiting for me. RHEL/CentOS is a LOT more dynamic that you'd think. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0703_170415_i_wasn_t_in_centos_stream_8_for_a_week_and_i_had_quite_a_few_updates_waiting_for_me I wasn't in CentOS Stream 8 for a week, and I had quite a few updates waiting for me. RHEL/CentOS is a LOT more dynamic that you'd think. I've seen little bugs get fixed here and there. It's a lot more active than Debian Stable.

]]> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:06:11 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/04/00/06/11/ I need to run curl with NO output, and I used the --silent switch to do it. You can also use -s, but I like --silent because it tells me what it does. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0703_120620_i_need_to_run_curl_with_no_output_and_i_used_the_silent_switch_to_do_it_you_can_als I need to run curl with NO output, and I used the --silent switch to do it. You can also use -s, but I like --silent because it tells me what it does.

]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2021 19:06:28 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/03/19/06/28/ The mastodon-api Ruby gem has had issues since Ruby 2.7.1 https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0702_130214_new_release_for_ruby_2_7_1_issue_49_tootsuite_mastodon_api_github The mastodon-api Ruby gem has had issues since Ruby 2.7.1 https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon-api/issues/49

]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:02:46 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/02/20/02/46/ Now that I'm running Windows 10 without performance-crushing updates looming, it's a fairly pleasant experience. Solve the update problems, @microsoft. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0702_125829_now_that_i_m_running_windows_10_without_performance_crushing_updates_looming_it_s_a Now that I'm running Windows 10 without performance-crushing updates looming, it's a fairly pleasant experience. Solve the update problems, @microsoft.

]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:58:35 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/02/19/58/35/ Leo Garcia's Six String Journal is a very strong and informative classical guitar site https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0701_210417_six_string_journal_insights_guidance_and_resources_for_the_advancing_guitarist Leo Garcia's Six String Journal is a very strong and informative classical guitar site https://sixstringjournal.com

]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:04:51 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/02/04/04/51/ I read two interviews in one day with musicians who said learning a piece by playing it 100 times all the way through isn't as good as perfecting one section, then another. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0701_210223_i_read_two_interviews_in_one_day_with_musicians_who_said_learning_a_piece_by_playin I read two interviews in one day with musicians who said learning a piece by playing it 100 times all the way through isn't as good as perfecting one section, then another.

]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:02:27 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/02/04/02/27/ You can learn by doing and do by learning https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0701_205936_you_can_learn_by_doing_and_do_by_learning You can learn by doing and do by learning

]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:59:42 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/02/03/59/42/ Once you get past the updates and let things "settle" for a day or so, Windows 10 can be a pleasant, productive environment. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0701_063630_once_you_get_past_the_updates_and_let_things_settle_for_a_day_or_so_windows_10_can Once you get past the updates and let things "settle" for a day or so, Windows 10 can be a pleasant, productive environment.

]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:36:36 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/07/01/13/36/36/