Luddite Geek @Luddite_Geek@qoto.org
Luddite Geek resides in Northeastern USA with just one cat and a wife. He received his B.S.E.E. from a well-known technical university and has worked in the electrical industry since 1982. He specializes in Automation of CAD and Data Analysis. He does not have a Twitter account. His Myers-Briggs personality type is INTP.
Joined Aug 2020
I'm about 2/3 of the way into "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python Programming" on Udemy. I'm running it at 2X speed. I'm looking forward to Web Scraping and parsing files of the DOC, XLS & PDF variety -- I'm not aware of an Emacs approach to that.
https://gale.udemy.com/course/automate/l
@barocio I wonder, is it possible to get a well-paying job customizing Emacs or writing scripts for It?
@sacha My daughter enjoyed math homework, but only if it involved one or more cats.
@sacha My daughter enjoyed math homework, but only if it involved one or more cats.
In the good old days a company would lay off its workers. Now it seems that employers are too cheap to do that, and they find excuses to fire workers or put them on probation...
https://ludditegeek.blogspot.com/2025/02/longing-for-layoffs.html
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For those who might be looking for a good introductory book to Emacs, here is a book that also is really comprehensive.
Waclena, K. (2024). _Use GNU Emacs: The Plain Text Computing Environment_. University of Chicago. https://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/keith/emacs/
You can browse the book in the web, or download it in PDF, ePub and Kobo ePub.
As I try to fulfill the requirements to maintain eligibility for Unemployment Insurance, I find that my stress level is ten times it was when I was working. I wonder if I could get paid for every broken link and misdirection I find.
Direct deposit makes it easier to get a paycheck. But be sure to download your "pay stub" and other documents from the payroll provider as soon as they're available. If you're ever fired or laid off, your access to those documents may be disabled.
https://ludditegeek.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-importance-of-payroll-documents.html
Just read the NY TImes' article on The Luddite Club (published Jan 30). But unlike the Luddite movement of the early 19th century, these folks simply are opting out of smartphones and social media, not destroying cell phone infrastructure. https://www.theludditeclub.org/
How do the candidates for USA President compare in terms of their views on technology matters? Stay tuned... https://sciencedebate.org/sciencedebate-presidential-2020.html
Luddite Geek resides in Northeastern USA with just one cat and a wife. He received his B.S.E.E. from a well-known technical university and has worked in the electrical industry since 1982. He specializes in Automation of CAD and Data Analysis. He does not have a Twitter account. His Myers-Briggs personality type is INTP.
Joined Aug 2020
