Andy Lowry @AndyLowry@qoto.org

@_4_d_4_m_
Lordy. Never have figured out how that all happens. Somehow managed to remain childless-- first two starter wives didn't want any offspring, and my current one is 70, so, that's how it went.

@alanthwaits@noc.social
Was really impressed with the 2016 one on the gene too. Which reminds me, I need to get to his recent one on the cell, came out a couple of months or so ago. Hey, I think i just figured out why I've been a couple of books behind since sometime in 1968. Huh.

Looking forward to your thoughts on it, should you care to share them. I read it recently enough that I haven't completely forgotten it yet. 😉

@_4_d_4_m_
One of those free-standing display rack dealies went up loaded with all manner of styles and sizes at a local office supply store maybe ten years or so ago. First time I noticed it, I was entranced and stood there spinning the rack around for about five minutes. There were a couple of unwrapped display samples to pick up and examine-- they don't do that anymore-- and I was amazed at the extra engineering that went into such a simple thing. Still am, and the fact that I so clearly remember my first encounter with them tells me something. 😉 (Likely that I'm just a hopeless nerd.)

I've come THIS CLOSE to getting one of their digital note-taking sets, and were I still working I'd probably have one. Can't really justify that to myself nowadays, amazingly cool though it may be. Other companies make similar devices but I just know the Moleskine would have more attention to detail and extra features, 'cause that's who they are. Or have convinced me they are, anyway.

@SignalsAndSorcery
You made me double-check, aa I'd always assumed theramin. And that's what it was, according to https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2021/10/31/dark-shadows-theme-1966-on-the-theremin/

It was recorded in 1966, when I was ten, so may have been a little early for synthesizers though not by much.

@SignalsAndSorcery
Yes, that one-- I'm of a certain age, I guess. 😉 Sounds like this: https://youtu.be/OSbCqp_a3iE

@IzzyKamikaze
Well of course, it's always the kid's fault, the little sluts. Just ask the Catholic Church, they'll tell ya.

So I pop onto Amazon to check the delivery estimate for something I'm waiting on, and they have a big section on the page labeled "Deals based on your views." So, they have a sale on Marcus Aurelius or something?

Though they're overpriced and maybe a bit of overkill for what they are, I always have a feeling of satilfaction and admiration every time I put my little hardbound Moleskine notebook in my pocket when I leave the house. It's silly really; I'm a modern person tech-wise, with iPhone and smartwatch and so on, but the notebook is just so... elegant, I guess. Sewn-in bookmark ribbon. Elastic cover retainer. There's even a loose file holder inside the back cover for me to stash a few index cards in (that comes in handy to make a note to hand someone).

Whoever thought of these is a genius, and could teach even Apple a thing or two about "aspirational marketing" and practical design. Not to mention addiction-- I'd go into withdrawal if I didn't always keep a spare in a desk drawer. 😉

My phone does have applications to take notes and make task lists and reminders, but if I did that, how could I enjoy using my fountain pen? 😎

@float13 @seb
That's brilliant! And it reminds me of one of my favorite jokes:
"I could tell you a joke about UDP, but you might not get it."

@jonslater
Oh now COME ON. I mean, really. What the... I just... I think I need a break.

@democracydocket
(Shhhh, don't tell 'em it's a Republican House being seated, don't want to break their hopeful little hearts)

@adambienkov
OH. MY. GOD. Even this American is a little disturbed by that. 🙄

@LearnDSML
@JamesGleick
James Gleick's "The Information" introduced me to the fascinating Mr. Shannon a few years back. It's a name anybody working with computers should know; he was an amazing guy!

@_4_d_4_m_ @cybergibbons
,,, and I immediately started thinking of the most efficient way to clean that up in SQL, despite not having done that kind of work for a very long time. Thanks a whole lot. 😜