4onRandom Geekery https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/ Recent contentin4 on Random Geekery Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Note: 2019-04-30 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-30/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-30/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-30-tue-0735">hackers.town: 2019-04-30 Tue 07:35</h3> <p><em>@dantheclamman</em> yes that too is a better place. I didn’t care for that split.</p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-30-tue-1034">hackers.town: 2019-04-30 Tue 10:34</h3> <p>This <em>#drawing</em> will probably take a bit. Plus, I started the pen early because the pencil details were already smudging.</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/ad23975d2564e70a_hu_924be7dd648b728b.webp" alt="in progress pencil and pen sketch"/></figure></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-30-tue-1646">hackers.town: 2019-04-30 Tue 16:46</h3> <p>Doing a thing with pandoc. EXPORT IN ALL THE FORMATS.</p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-30-tue-2343">Twitter: 2019-04-30 Tue 23:43</h3> <p>#GameofThrones spoiler af but good & yeah pretty sure when this series is done I’ll be rerewatching to scrutinize everyone’s arcs.</p> note hackers-town twitter look Activity Log

hackers.town: 2019-04-30 Tue 07:35

@dantheclamman yes that too is a better place. I didn’t care for that split.

hackers.town: 2019-04-30 Tue 10:34

This #drawing will probably take a bit. Plus, I started the pen early because the pencil details were already smudging.

in progress pencil and pen sketch

hackers.town: 2019-04-30 Tue 16:46

Doing a thing with pandoc. EXPORT IN ALL THE FORMATS.

Twitter: 2019-04-30 Tue 23:43

#GameofThrones spoiler af but good & yeah pretty sure when this series is done I’ll be rerewatching to scrutinize everyone’s arcs.

https://twitter.com/Zeddary/status/1122962018896699392

]]> Note: 2019-04-29 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-29/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-29/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-29-mon-0000">Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 00:00</h3> <p>Clicked for vague curiosity, hooked the second I realized the article was largely about Audrey Tang, G0v, and</p> <p><a href="http://pol.is">http://pol.is</a></p> <p>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/carljackmiller/status/1122500909022498818">https://twitter.com/carljackmiller/status/1122500909022498818</a></p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-29-mon-0716">Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 07:16</h3> <p>this is my kink and considering how poorly i take care of myself we can only assume i am a switch</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/cooltrainerxo/status/1122520066241622022">https://twitter.com/cooltrainerxo/status/1122520066241622022</a></p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-29-mon-1225">Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 12:25</h3> <p>Olympic Mountains over there looking at you like “soon”</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/1122944995621605376-D5WAaMXVUAIlykk_hu_b5c53204e2c2cc89.webp" alt="D5WAaMXVUAIlykk.jpg"/></figure></p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/1122944995621605376-D5WAfUAV4AEpEoo_hu_1e8081dc5d5e4666.webp" alt="D5WAfUAV4AEpEoo.jpg"/></figure></p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/1122944995621605376-D5WAgthV4AI0q7b_hu_c1cf7d9086ba5f8f.webp" alt="D5WAgthV4AI0q7b.jpg"/></figure></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-29-mon-1310">hackers.town: 2019-04-29 Mon 13:10</h3> <p>Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 10: The Cylinder.</p> note twitter hackers-town look Activity Log

Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 00:00

Clicked for vague curiosity, hooked the second I realized the article was largely about Audrey Tang, G0v, and

http://pol.is

.

https://twitter.com/carljackmiller/status/1122500909022498818

Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 07:16

this is my kink and considering how poorly i take care of myself we can only assume i am a switch

https://twitter.com/cooltrainerxo/status/1122520066241622022

Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 12:25

Olympic Mountains over there looking at you like “soon”

D5WAaMXVUAIlykk.jpg

D5WAfUAV4AEpEoo.jpg

D5WAgthV4AI0q7b.jpg

hackers.town: 2019-04-29 Mon 13:10

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 10: The Cylinder.

Had loads of fun adding extras today.

Pen sketch on paper, spices jars, small cans, and a jar.

Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 13:34

(Mastodon -> Twitter pipe broke, catching the thread up)

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 8: cool koalas.

#drawing extras include marker color (maybe better on different paper), and a subject change because PEOPLE MUST BE WARNED

D5WPMslU8AA5FJA.jpg

Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 13:37

(Mastodon -> Twitter pipe broke, almost caught up)

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 9: The Rose.

Kind of rushed through it. Should maybe eat breakfast?

D5WQon1UcAAWjJR.jpg

Twitter: 2019-04-29 Mon 13:39

(Mastodon -> Twitter pipe broke, all caught up!)

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 10: The Cylinder.

Had loads of fun adding extras today. https://t.co/Or7W77gn9h

]]> Note: 2019-04-28 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-28/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-28/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-28-sun-0922">hackers.town: 2019-04-28 Sun 09:22</h3> <p>Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 9: The Rose.</p> <p>Kind of rushed through it. Should maybe eat breakfast?</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/ab0b998cca760670_hu_c82a72462f3ca96b.webp" alt="ab0b998cca760670.jpg"/></figure></p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-28-sun-1223">Twitter: 2019-04-28 Sun 12:23</h3> <p>This thread skillfully dances between shitpost and analysis, and then there’s somebody else’s blog post, and I loved the whole experience.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/fireh9lly/status/1122227422462660610">https://twitter.com/fireh9lly/status/1122227422462660610</a></p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-28-sun-1917">Twitter: 2019-04-28 Sun 19:17</h3> <p>I love watching people tweet about watching shows.</p> <p>No honestly I do. If I cared more about the show I wouldn’t be on Twitter right now.</p> note hackers-town twitter look Activity Log

hackers.town: 2019-04-28 Sun 09:22

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 9: The Rose.

Kind of rushed through it. Should maybe eat breakfast?

ab0b998cca760670.jpg

Twitter: 2019-04-28 Sun 12:23

This thread skillfully dances between shitpost and analysis, and then there’s somebody else’s blog post, and I loved the whole experience.

https://twitter.com/fireh9lly/status/1122227422462660610

Twitter: 2019-04-28 Sun 19:17

I love watching people tweet about watching shows.

No honestly I do. If I cared more about the show I wouldn’t be on Twitter right now.

Twitter: 2019-04-28 Sun 20:28

#BattleOfWinterfell spoiler warning

https://twitter.com/baddestmamajama/status/1122695109462515712

Twitter: 2019-04-28 Sun 20:29

(yes I’m watching now too)

hackers.town: 2019-04-28 Sun 20:44

Watching Game of Thrones, thinking about server load & compression issues.

]]> Note: 2019-04-27 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-27/ Sat, 27 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-27/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-27-sat-0909">hackers.town: 2019-04-27 Sat 09:09</h3> <p>Curious about a group gathered nearby. Asked myself “Why are there people–” and just sort of trailed off when I realized I said it out loud.</p> <p>“Been asking myself that for years” from someone behind me.</p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-27-sat-2016">hackers.town: 2019-04-27 Sat 20:16</h3> <p>I sort of wish I was in the timeline where the tech field that crowded into the “crypto” namespace with cryptography was not the money thing but cryptozoology.</p> note hackers-town Activity Log

hackers.town: 2019-04-27 Sat 09:09

Curious about a group gathered nearby. Asked myself “Why are there people–” and just sort of trailed off when I realized I said it out loud.

“Been asking myself that for years” from someone behind me.

hackers.town: 2019-04-27 Sat 20:16

I sort of wish I was in the timeline where the tech field that crowded into the “crypto” namespace with cryptography was not the money thing but cryptozoology.

“Dark Web” and “Internet of Things” also have different meanings there.

]]> Note: 2019-04-26 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-26/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-26/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-26-fri-0933">Twitter: 2019-04-26 Fri 09:33</h3> <p>Norbert.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/melip0ne/status/1120503955526750208">https://twitter.com/melip0ne/status/1120503955526750208</a></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-26-fri-1252">hackers.town: 2019-04-26 Fri 12:52</h3> <p>Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 8: cool koalas.</p> <p><em>#drawing</em> extras include marker color (maybe better on different paper), and a subject change because PEOPLE MUST BE WARNED</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/628cadce0c3ce23b_hu_678767eccf2d838.webp" alt="pen sketch on paper"/></figure></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-26-fri-1347">hackers.town: 2019-04-26 Fri 13:47</h3> <p>Ooh, Reginald Braithwaite’s ❝*#JavaScript* Allongé, the “Six” Edition❞ is now not just free to read, but free to download! Currently reading ❝Rediscovering JavaScript❞ but this one’s next!</p> note twitter hackers-town look Activity Log

Twitter: 2019-04-26 Fri 09:33

Norbert.

https://twitter.com/melip0ne/status/1120503955526750208

hackers.town: 2019-04-26 Fri 12:52

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 8: cool koalas.

#drawing extras include marker color (maybe better on different paper), and a subject change because PEOPLE MUST BE WARNED

pen sketch on paper

hackers.town: 2019-04-26 Fri 13:47

Ooh, Reginald Braithwaite’s ❝*#JavaScript* Allongé, the “Six” Edition❞ is now not just free to read, but free to download! Currently reading ❝Rediscovering JavaScript❞ but this one’s next!

https://leanpub.com/javascriptallongesix

hackers.town: 2019-04-26 Fri 20:12

Been using VS Code just long enough that it seems genuinely useful despite my Vim-addled brain.

“So you just click here and a thing happens? Do I have to be in command mode? No? Amazing what they can do nowadays!”

Twitter: 2019-04-26 Fri 21:01

Historical thread.

https://twitter.com/PeteDDavis/status/1121792069796679682

]]> Note: 2019-04-25 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-25/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-25/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-25-thu-1103">Twitter: 2019-04-25 Thu 11:03</h3> <p>Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 7: Advanced-Level Cubes</p> <p>#drawing extras include fun with an odd light direction, and adventures in pen shading techniques (sort of a crackly stipple/hatch).</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/1121474813510340608-D5BGu1ZUcAEulpF_hu_c64cd27d9b24326b.webp" alt="D5BGu1ZUcAEulpF.jpg"/></figure></p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-25-thu-1124">Twitter: 2019-04-25 Thu 11:24</h3> <p>Sometimes I wonder how Kenneth is doing.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/676219687039057920">https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/676219687039057920</a></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-25-thu-1809">hackers.town: 2019-04-25 Thu 18:09</h3> <p>Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 7: Advanced-Level Cubes</p> <p><em>#drawing</em> extras include fun with an odd light direction, and adventures in pen shading techniques (sort of a crackly stipple/hatch).</p> note twitter hackers-town look Activity Log

Twitter: 2019-04-25 Thu 11:03

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 7: Advanced-Level Cubes

#drawing extras include fun with an odd light direction, and adventures in pen shading techniques (sort of a crackly stipple/hatch).

D5BGu1ZUcAEulpF.jpg

Twitter: 2019-04-25 Thu 11:24

Sometimes I wonder how Kenneth is doing.

https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/676219687039057920

hackers.town: 2019-04-25 Thu 18:09

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 7: Advanced-Level Cubes

#drawing extras include fun with an odd light direction, and adventures in pen shading techniques (sort of a crackly stipple/hatch).

(posted to twitter earlier, but h.t is the real thread so posting here now that it’s back up)

pen sketch on paper

hackers.town: 2019-04-25 Thu 23:29

Playing w/Node.js & TIL console.log does printf(3) style formatting including in template strings, and I’m pretty sure at some point I will use this knowledge for evil.

c5f1fea5adb476ec.png

]]> Note: 2019-04-24 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-24/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-24/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-24-wed-1346">hackers.town: 2019-04-24 Wed 13:46</h3> <p>Reminder: skipping breakfast is a bad idea.</p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-24-wed-1812">hackers.town: 2019-04-24 Wed 18:12</h3> <p>Always a good day when I don’t have to jump start the car.</p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-24-wed-1956">Twitter: 2019-04-24 Wed 19:56</h3> <p>Because of her amazing information-dense tech talks, for starters.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ieatkillerbees/status/1121244854967779329?s=19">https://twitter.com/ieatkillerbees/status/1121244854967779329?s=19</a></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-24-wed-2245">hackers.town: 2019-04-24 Wed 22:45</h3> <p>Not <em>#drawing</em> anything particular, just a brain break playing with paint-like brushes in <em>#InfinitePainter</em>.</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/05c4cfcd838b7b82_hu_555ef2b0a6cb3782.webp" alt="primarily green symmetric digital painting"/></figure></p> note hackers-town twitter look Activity Log

hackers.town: 2019-04-24 Wed 13:46

Reminder: skipping breakfast is a bad idea.

hackers.town: 2019-04-24 Wed 18:12

Always a good day when I don’t have to jump start the car.

Twitter: 2019-04-24 Wed 19:56

Because of her amazing information-dense tech talks, for starters.

https://twitter.com/ieatkillerbees/status/1121244854967779329?s=19

hackers.town: 2019-04-24 Wed 22:45

Not #drawing anything particular, just a brain break playing with paint-like brushes in #InfinitePainter.

primarily green symmetric digital painting

]]> Note: 2019-04-23 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-23/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-23/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-23-tue-0806">hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 08:06</h3> <p>“Insufficient time in this body to do all the stuff I keep thinking of” is not the worst problem to have, assuming an average allotment of time.</p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-23-tue-1046">hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 10:46</h3> <p>Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 6: Stacking Tables.</p> <p><em>#drawing</em> revelation that hatching can be like scratchy stippling. Doesn’t need to be uniform.</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/4738e02f95d31a4d_hu_3169386b16691bb8.webp" alt="pen sketch on paper"/></figure></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-23-tue-1049">hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 10:49</h3> <p><em>@fool</em> Ooh Kirby is definitely on the list of favorites, so thank you!</p> note hackers-town look Activity Log

hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 08:06

“Insufficient time in this body to do all the stuff I keep thinking of” is not the worst problem to have, assuming an average allotment of time.

hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 10:46

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 6: Stacking Tables.

#drawing revelation that hatching can be like scratchy stippling. Doesn’t need to be uniform.

pen sketch on paper

hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 10:49

@fool Ooh Kirby is definitely on the list of favorites, so thank you!

hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 10:54

Delete & re-draft did some funkiness (compressing a compressed image maybe?), re-uploading original image so I can compare & contrast. Sorry for thread noise, but that’s the joy of a process dump thread.

same sketch as previous post

hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 17:42

After two years (according to some package versions) I thought to learn how to upgrade emacs packages.

M-x list-packagesU (package-menu-mark-upgrades)x (package-menu-execute)

hackers.town: 2019-04-23 Tue 19:04

good idea: rhyming dictionaryba^H^HBETTER IDEA: rhyming Urban Dictionary

Ah but is it for looking up slang that rhymes with a term, or are the definitions expressed in rhymes?

Yes.

]]> Note: 2019-04-22 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-22/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-22/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-22-mon-0724">hackers.town: 2019-04-22 Mon 07:24</h3> <p>still inappropriately proud of this one</p> <p> <figure> <img src="https://randomgeekery.org/img/5a7088badfe2469a_hu_e7bbc7a78620b352.webp" alt="image: satellite view of Earth; caption: Earth Day is a fake holiday manufactured by the Magratheans to sell planets"/></figure></p> <h3 id="twitter-2019-04-22-mon-0811">Twitter: 2019-04-22 Mon 08:11</h3> <p>This is a considerate touch. I think I’ll do the same for folks that sometimes use my desktop.</p> <p>Trackballs disorient the unfamiliar.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/JacobyDave/status/1120341995711496192">https://twitter.com/JacobyDave/status/1120341995711496192</a></p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-22-mon-1716">hackers.town: 2019-04-22 Mon 17:16</h3> <p>Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 5: Hollow Cube</p> <p>Used pen and color pencil to polish today’s sketch.</p> note hackers-town twitter look Activity Log

hackers.town: 2019-04-22 Mon 07:24

still inappropriately proud of this one

image: satellite view of Earth; caption: Earth Day is a fake holiday manufactured by the Magratheans to sell planets

Twitter: 2019-04-22 Mon 08:11

This is a considerate touch. I think I’ll do the same for folks that sometimes use my desktop.

Trackballs disorient the unfamiliar.

https://twitter.com/JacobyDave/status/1120341995711496192

hackers.town: 2019-04-22 Mon 17:16

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 5: Hollow Cube

Used pen and color pencil to polish today’s sketch.

b7f2a49ba429ede9.jpeg

Twitter: 2019-04-22 Mon 22:38

My earliest lesson of living Online: every site is always under construction. Or dying.

Often both.

Where was I going oh right don’t apologize for it or tag it.

https://twitter.com/genehack/status/1120494255338872833

Twitter: 2019-04-22 Mon 23:17

Now they call that Facebook.

https://twitter.com/NorWesternCrow/status/1120568739961933825

]]> Note: 2019-04-21 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-21/ Sun, 21 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://randomgeekery.org/note/2019/04/2019-04-21/ <h2 id="activity-log">Activity Log</h2> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-21-sun-0034">hackers.town: 2019-04-21 Sun 00:34</h3> <p>Couldn’t compile Perl on WSL due to some sort of weird system compatibility issue so yes I’d say Microsoft’s reproduction of the Linux experience is just about perfect.</p> <h3 id="hackerstown-2019-04-21-sun-0050">hackers.town: 2019-04-21 Sun 00:50</h3> <p>Did all the tasks I’d set as due:eod for today. Unlikely to finish much tomorrow what with the holiday, so just gonna pat myself on the back for today and adjust the ones I’d set for Sunday.</p> note hackers-town twitter look Activity Log

hackers.town: 2019-04-21 Sun 00:34

Couldn’t compile Perl on WSL due to some sort of weird system compatibility issue so yes I’d say Microsoft’s reproduction of the Linux experience is just about perfect.

hackers.town: 2019-04-21 Sun 00:50

Did all the tasks I’d set as due:eod for today. Unlikely to finish much tomorrow what with the holiday, so just gonna pat myself on the back for today and adjust the ones I’d set for Sunday.

hackers.town: 2019-04-21 Sun 09:56

Windows set up well enough to get stuff done, yay!

Back to Linux.

hackers.town: 2019-04-21 Sun 10:42

Kistler 30 Days, Lesson 4: The Cube

Sidetracked because Life, but still generally #drawing. Don’t want to forget this project though!

Krita part will be inconsistent, but I’ll see what I can do.

cartoony pencil sketch of a cube with holes and wires and an eyeball on a stick poking out of it

Twitter: 2019-04-21 Sun 13:59

Accident or something ahead Watching folks back up off the entrance to i-405. Missed camera chance for the Jeep that si ply turned around.

D4tJRx8UYAEOh4N.jpg

Twitter: 2019-04-21 Sun 22:15

Nobody:

Me:

Narrator:

Twitter: 2019-04-21 Sun 23:14

Smash Mouth: SomeBODY once told me

https://twitter.com/brianwisti/status/1120194340381290497

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