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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 22:47:02 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I'm planning to restart my CDs to be purchased list. I had dropped it because I hadn't bought any in so long, but I've recently been listening to a LOT of music on YouTube:

* The Equals
* Three Dog Night
* various random songs mentioned in other videos (see below)

A lot of this is being sparked by a channel called "Professor of Rock" ... where Adam Reader tells stories about various artists and songs, even sometimes interviewing surviving members. And also by Rick Beato, who describes guitar riffs and other musical qualities while dissecting what makes various songs good.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Dec-2023 19:40:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Alexandre Oliva
> users of nonfree software are victims of oppression

In view of those users frequently choosing to participate by choosing such software, they aren't "victims" per se. Also, the oppression is _potential_ until the developer implements anti-features which benefit themselves over the software's users.

I agree that once a developer is in that position, the temptation to implement such anti-features is almost impossible to resist, but it is very important that FOSS advocates do not overstate their case.

> in order to put an end to the oppression, we don't need wannabe-oppressors to stop trying to make victims, we need users to reject their offers and choose freedom instead, driving the market towards offerings that respect users choices, rather than towards [oppressive implementations]

If $BIG_SOFTWARE_COMPANY were to stop implementing oppressive anti-features in their software, I would consider that a (small and temporary) win, because it benefits the users of that software. It would still be necessary to seek to change the market (including via legislation and enforcement as well as persuading customers to avoid software with those anti-features) such that the temptation to reimplement those anti-features goes away.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 21:15:26 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Make that current Fed chair Jerome Powell and Janet Yellen.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 21:13:50 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
I remember a family Christmas gathering where the parents ask me and "cousin Steve" [1] to sing "Joy to the World". They of course meant the Christmas carol. We looked at each other and started singing the hit song instead. We later sang the desired song.

[1] Steve isn't actually related, but our moms were best friends, we were in the same age and grade, and there was enough resemblance that everyone believed we were lying when we denied being related.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 21:04:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Ji Fu
@fu Are the common people any better off economically? Remember, Federal Reserve Chair declared us the enemy and blamed us for inflation. I think the President needs to look to Jerome Powell as the reason for the economic dissatisfaction.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 10:35:01 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://youtu.be/EVcpKjXYa5c

A really big hit #song in #1971

Three Dog Night “Joy to the World”
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1. Joy To The World
  
  from Three Dog Night - Topic
  
  Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupJoy To The World · Three Dog NightNaturally℗ 1970 Geffen RecordsReleased on: 1970-01-01Producer, Studio Personne...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 01:39:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#TIL Today I learned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Traveller
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1. Irish Travellers
  
  Irish Travellers (Irish: an lucht siúil, meaning the walking people), also known as Pavees or Mincéirs (Shelta: Mincéirí), are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous ethno-cultural group originating in Ireland.They are predominantly English speaking, though many also speak Shelta, a language of mixed English and Irish origin. The majority of Irish Travellers are Roman Catholic, the predominant religion in the Republic of Ireland. They are one of several groups identified as "Travellers" in the UK and Ireland. Despite often being incorrectly referred to as "Gypsies", Irish Travellers are not genetically related to the Romani, who are of Indo-Aryan origin. Genetic analysis has shown Travellers to be of Irish extraction, and that they likely diverged from the settled Irish population in the 1600s, probably during the time of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Centuries of cultural isolation have led Travellers to become genetically distinct from the settled Irish. Traveller rights groups long advocated for ethnic status from the Irish government, succeeding in 2017.Irish Traveller...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 01:39:03 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I decided to add cranberries to last night's batch of bread. I boiled them in sugar water (the way you do if you're making home-made cranberry sauce) and then added berries and the juice during the breadmaker's "add-ons" stage. I think that was too much liquid to add at that stage of completion. The outside is very cranberry-ish and sweet. The core inside is just regular bread.

I'm going to give this a 3.5/10. It doesn't taste horrible, but the presentation is lacking and the cran-less core goes against the entire purpose of making this particular bread.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 01:37:42 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Sometime before 1973, one of my brothers checked out an LP record from the library. For two weeks, we played that thing almost continuously.

The main attraction was this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtHLAne-DKc but I soon grew to like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55MpYdenrh4 even better.

I'm not sure that I've heard either song since then until last night, except playing in my head.
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1. BABY COME BACK--THE EQUALS (NEW ENHANCED VERSION) 1968
  
  from THE MUSIC ENHANCEMENT CHANNEL
  
  I kept forgetting to do this song from 1968 so today I got it done. It was harder to do that I anticipated. I layered a total of 20 tracks which is more than...
2. THE EQUALS "Tear Drops" 1967
  
  from I Get So Excited
  
  A great ballad written by Derv Gordon/Lincoln Gordon/Eddy Grant. Released as an album track on their second long player, "Explosion". Pictured is the rare Du...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 20:15:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
@clacke "Zeus mode": shows lightning bolts being thrown from atop Mount Olympus.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 19:43:46 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- GeniusMusing
@geniusmusing Wow!

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 18:37:25 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Apparently Orange County FL banned _Brave New World_. That's a vitally important book. If you haven't read it, I recommend it.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 16:27:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
S and I talked on the phone afterward, about the things stated on that call. She's doing a CyberSecurity course that she paid for herself and hoping to slide over to another government agency.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:33:38 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
!SoCal #Riverside_County school district and county settle school policing lawsuit, judge orders far reaching policy changes https://nu.federati.net/url/292875 [www cbsnews com]
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1. Federal Judge orders school district in Riverside County to change policing policies following arrest of disabled student
  
  from @https://twitter.com/rosspalombo
  
  A federal court ruling involving a controversial arrest within Moreno Valley Unified School District could lead to big changes in school policies nationwide.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:42:15 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Yesterday, $EMPLOYER had a meeting for #TechTeam. I described it as similar to a “state of the union” address. They discussed our training needs, but stopped short of saying that they would pay for it.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:33:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Also, I am currently still in the Coursera Cybersecurity program. I missed some time and when I returned, I didn’t remember anything, so I’m going to go back and redo prior courses and hopefully continue long enough for the content to “stick”.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:31:04 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

So I started #DataCamp with an intro course. After I finish, I’ll go on to the intermediate courses in the series. So far, it seems too simplistic. And too gamified. You get ’daily XP’ each day when you do your coursework. If you don’t need or want ’XP points’ you just have to ignore them.

But I must remember that I am not there to focus on how much I dislike XP points. I am there preparing for “job.next()”.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 01:50:16 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

If you redirect me to your #chatbot which has limited options (which do not include the one I want), you should not expect me to continue doing business with you. This message brought to you because instead of "send a message to support" I got a chatbot that wanted to spew platitudes at me and then end the communication.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 01:42:31 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I sent #faveNephew a link to a news article about a #road_rage shooting on the #SoCal freeway he uses to get to work and back. He called me on his way home after work to tell me that I'd freaked him out.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 09:13:52 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/BGH/sincos.html [www grc nasa gov]

Side opposite over side adjacent. I remember this much, but not much more.
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1. Bad thumbnail size parameters.
  
  Sine-Cosine-Tangent