Events

As far as I know, I'm moving in 2½ weeks, though the exact timing of both real-estate closings remain unknown. Last time I moved it took me about 38 hours to pack and 15 to unpack. This time I expect it to go faster, in part because I'm not spending as much time going "oh, I love this book!" I'm taking a quick break and catching up on some reading: Federal District Judge Aileen Cannon (R-Fla.) continues to help the guy who appointed her in absurd ways large and small. David French explains why "strong"...

One of Inner Drive Technology's old laptops—actually, the most recently purchased—can be yours along with a few accessories for only $300: That's a Dell E6440 laptop with 12 GB of RAM and an Intel Core i7 2.4 GHz processor. It has a 97 W/h battery, and I'm including a docking station, 130 W power supply, and a DVI cable to connect the docking station with a monitor. It does not have a hard drive or software. (I originally had a 512 GB SSD. It'll take a standard 3½-inch laptop drive.) But hey, $300? I've...

Comedian John Fuselgang summed up the Georgia GOP's position as: "I oppose abortion in all cases, unless it's to save the political life of the father." And whose political life does the Georgia GOP want to save? This guy's: to read the mainstream media’s coverage of Walker’s gaffes and transgressions—his previously unidentified children from different partners, his spaced-out climate change commentary about “China’s bad air” taking over America’s “good air space,” a seemingly never-ending litany of...

I've had a busy day. I finally solved the token-authentication problem I've been working on all week for my day job (only to discover another flavor of it after deploying to Azure), while dealing with a plumber ($1600 repair!), an HVAC inspector ($170 inspection!) and my buyer's mortgage appraiser (not my problem!). That left some reading to do tonight: Support for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has waned somewhat as Ukraine continues to kick Russian ass. Michael Dobbs warns that Putin has taken all...

I've spent about four hours doing a shit ton of A-B tests and a lot of Internet searching to figure out why I kept getting a specific error. The app is a .NET Core 6 WebAssembly, and the app registration is set for "any organization," meaning anyone with a Microsoft ID (work, school, or XBox) can authenticate with the app. The error began when I added a client certificate. The relevant section appSettings.config file looks like this: { "AzureAD": { "Instance": "https://logon.microsoftonline.com"...

The temperature outside has hit 19°C, so I've just opened 26 of the 30 windows in my house (the other four are behind furniture and hard to reach). Because I'm moving in about three weeks, and because the forecast says a cold front will come through mid-day tomorrow, I expect that when I close most of the windows tonight they'll stay closed as long as I live here. Still, with all that sun and warm air on the other side of those open windows, it's time to take Cassie out.

This. Is. Amazing: Chicago Public Media explains how they made it: The viral video was shot earlier this summer, with the help of a Minneapolis-based production studio. With a “lean crew” of just three people, Sky Candy Studios paid a visit to the Windy City in late July, the company’s founder Michael Welsh said. Over the course of a Saturday and a Sunday, Welsh piloted an FPV-style drone with a GoPro attached through the nooks and crannies of Wrigleyville. The “high-precision drone,” which weighs under...

The Tweet I highlighted earlier has this context behind it: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson turned the favored tactic of her right-wing peers on its head Tuesday, advancing an originalist argument to support protections for racial minorities.  She made the comments during oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, a case that gives the conservative majority the opportunity to gut the Voting Rights Act even further. She read out a quote from the legislator who introduced the [14th] amendment, and went on to...

Chef's kiss: This hit me hard because... that is exactly what conservatives are arguing for with a straight face. https://t.co/NTeoOSwyEu — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) October 3, 2022 In case it doesn't show up, here's the Tweet she's replying to: Although the Founders would not have allowed someone who looks like Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, here’s why their view on things should still guide every decision she makes. — New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) October 3, 2022 That...

I always find it interesting when a literary magazine takes on technology. In that spirit, the New Yorker does its best to explain the Network Time Protocol: Today, we take global time synchronization for granted. It is critical to the Internet, and therefore to civilization. Vital systems—power grids, financial markets, telecommunications networks—rely on it to keep records and sort cause from effect. N.T.P. works in partnership with satellite systems, such as the Global Positioning System (G.P.S.)...