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 installed the @vivaldibrowser on two systems — one @fedora, the other @Windows https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0929_144204_vivaldi_browser_now_with_built_in_translate_mail_and_calendar I installed the @vivaldibrowser on two systems — one @fedora, the other @Windows. I already had it on my @CentOS Stream 8 system. For me, sync is table stakes, and Chromium's removal of that integral feature closed the door on both it and Chrome. https://vivaldi.com

]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:45:33 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/29/21/45/33/ There are a whole lot of @CentOS Stream 8 updates waiting for you today or tomorrow https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0927_200629_there_are_a_whole_lot_of_centos_stream_8_updates_waiting_for_you_today_or_tomorrow There are a whole lot of @CentOS Stream 8 updates waiting for you today or tomorrow

]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:06:33 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/28/03/06/33/ Chromium 93 migrated to @debian Testing today. It hit Unstable on Sept. 19. Still waiting for it to appear in Stable. FYI, last Stable update was 90.0.4430.212 on May 21. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0925_133213_chromium_debian_package_tracker Chromium 93 migrated to @debian Testing today. It hit Unstable on Sept. 19. Still waiting for it to appear in Stable. FYI, last Stable update was 90.0.4430.212 on May 21. For those keeping track, Chromium 94 just came out (and is already in the Flatpak). https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/chromium

]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2021 20:34:57 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/25/20/34/57/ I am starting to look at @ubuntu with new (and very favorable) eyes. The relative stability, lack of drama and overall polish are starting to look very, very good. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0924_074152_i_am_starting_to_look_at_ubuntu_with_new_and_very_favorable_eyes_the_relative_stabi I am starting to look at @ubuntu with new (and very favorable) eyes. The relative stability, lack of drama and overall polish are starting to look very, very good.

]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:42:01 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/24/14/42/01/ How to intervene when a manager is gaslighting their employees - Mita Mallick/Harvard Business Review https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0923_114802_how_to_intervene_when_a_manager_is_gaslighting_their_employees How to intervene when a manager is gaslighting their employees - Mita Mallick/Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2021/09/how-to-intervene-when-a-manager-is-gaslighting-their-employees

]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:48:30 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/23/18/48/30/ It's Windows 10 test week, and I am here to report that the Edge browser has made many performance improvements. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0923_114431_it_s_windows_10_test_week_and_i_am_here_to_report_that_the_edge_browser_has_made_ma It's Windows 10 test week, and I am here to report that the Edge browser has made many performance improvements. If I were running Windows regularly, I would probably dump Chrome for it.

]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:45:52 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/23/18/45/52/ I upgraded my Windows laptop to Ruby 3.0.2. No drama. It works. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0922_200500_i_upgraded_my_windows_laptop_to_ruby_3_0_2_no_drama_it_works I upgraded my Windows laptop to Ruby 3.0.2. No drama. It works.

]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 03:05:04 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/23/03/05/04/ Jim Hall's Gibson ES-175 up close - Jazz Guitar Online https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0917_102518_jim_hall_s_gibson_es_175_up_close_jazz_guitar_online Jim Hall's Gibson ES-175 up close - Jazz Guitar Online https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/62192-jim-halls-gibson-es-175-up-close.html

]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:25:45 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/17/17/25/45/ I didn't know that Jekyll was dead, but Bridgetown's Jared White says his project is next step for Ruby static-site generators https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0914_071617_bridgetown_a_modern_ruby_website_framework I didn't know that Jekyll was dead, but Bridgetown's Jared White says his project is next step for Ruby static-site generators https://www.bridgetownrb.com/

]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:17:48 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/14/14/17/48/ Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0908_053544_today_s_centos_stream_8_updates_on_my_system Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates on my system:

  • gdm
  • gnome-shell
  • llvm-libs
  • strace

(plus I installed the updated mutter from a downloaded RPM a week or so ago)

All in all, a light updates day (for me anyway)

]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:57:51 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/08/12/57/51/ There are a lot of CentOS Stream 8 updates available today — including the Mutter fix https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0908_050240_there_are_a_lot_of_centos_stream_8_updates_available_today_including_the_mutter_fix There are a lot of CentOS Stream 8 updates available today — including the Mutter fix for the recent regression that was crashing GNOME in Wayland.

]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:03:11 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/08/12/03/11/ Good-bye AdoptOpenJDK. Hello Adoptium! | AdoptOpenJDK Blog https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0906_163441_good_bye_adoptopenjdk_hello_adoptium_adoptopenjdk_blog Good-bye AdoptOpenJDK. Hello Adoptium! | AdoptOpenJDK Blog https://blog.adoptopenjdk.net/2021/08/goodbye-adoptopenjdk-hello-adoptium/

]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2021 23:34:58 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/06/23/34/58/ GitHub kisses passwords goodbye – Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/The New Stack https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0906_151318_github_kisses_passwords_goodbye_the_new_stack GitHub kisses passwords goodbye – Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/The New Stack https://thenewstack.io/github-kisses-passwords-goodbye/

]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2021 22:13:38 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/06/22/13/38/ Today's updates on my @CentOS Stream 8 system https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0903_075154_today_s_updates_on_my_centos_stream_8_system Today's updates on my @CentOS Stream 8 system:

  • device-mapper-persistent-data
  • glusterfs
  • libcap
  • osinfo-db
  • selinux-policy
]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:52:27 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021/09/03/14/52/27/ I don't really understand RHEL. Somehow, some way, Java 17, Ruby 3.0.2, MySQL 8 and Node 16.7 are now available in @CentOS Stream 8. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2021_0903_070144_index_of_centos_8_stream_appstream_x86_64_os_packages RHEL surprises me. Somehow, some way, Java 17, Ruby 3.0.2, MySQL 8 and Node 16.7 are now available in @CentOS Stream 8. All but Java are implemented as modules, so you need to tap into it that way. http://mirror.keystealth.org/centos/8-stream/AppStream/x86_64/os/Packages/?C=M;O=D

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