** I wrote some APL at work and I like historical fiction **
This summer my oldest kid — 8 years old — asked to learn more about programming. They’ve already got about a full time job’s worth of experience with Minecraft’s red stone, Super Mario Maker 2, Logo, and Scratch so I knew we weren’t starting from nil, but, despite having done a bit of teaching about programming with kids in the past, I hemmed and hawed. After hemming and hawing for a bit, though, I realized that I was hemming and hawing abou … ⌘ Read more
iOS 17.6.1 & iPad 17.6.1 Released with Bug Fixes
Another day, another round of system software updates, such is the life of a modern Apple device user in this particular era of the two thousand and twenty fourth summer on planet Earth, Anno Domini. As the globe rotates to register a new day, you will be excited to learn that iOS 17.6.1 and ipadOS … Read More ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter July 2024
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of July 2024.
If you are interested to join the XMPP Standards Foundation as a member, please apply until August 18th, 2024!.
XMPP and Google Summer of Code 2024… ⌘ Read more
Summer vacation ‘24
A week ago, we returned from our summer vacation: This year, just like four years ago, when there weren’t many other options due to COVID, we went for 1.5 weeks to my grandmother’s vacation apartment in Lübeck-Travemünde. ⌘ Read more
Bought a motorcycle this summer, I did not want two cars, and Marlyn would like to have the car more when I’m at work. So I bought a new cheap motorcycle, KTM Adventure 390.
It’s been 10 years since I last had a motorcycle (back then I had a KTM 990cc).
Here I am with my daughter on the new bike :)
My kids love to go for rides, so does Marlyn as well, so it’s a lot of fun for all of us.
Post-vacation bike tour
Today was my first workday after summer vacation, and with the weather being pleasant – not too hot, and no rain – I decided to finish work a bit early and go for a 39-kilometer bike tour through the surrounding area. ⌘ Read more
Apple Prepares for 2024 Summer Olympics With Updates to Maps, TV Coverage, Featured Apps and More
Apple this week updated the Apple Maps app in Paris in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which are set to begin on Friday, July 26. All permanent venues, such as the Parc de Princes and Centre Aquatique Olympique, are displayed as custom, hand-built 3D landmarks.
 through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client. Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone number on every device; Multiple phone numbers, one app; Free as in Freedom; Sh … ⌘ Read more
** Updates from the end of summer **
Today was the last real day of summer for us. Tomorrow the kids go back to school.
You know those last few weeks before the dark of autumn — the ones that hold the last bursts of summer? Those days where you try to squeeze in as many chill summer vibes as humanly possible?
I’ve bee … ⌘ Read more
Hope you are all enjoying summer in northern hemisphere, as I am.
Good evening everyone! Damn nice with vacation, nice to sleep in every day :) Weather has not been good, really cold, feels like autumn to be honest, and lots of wind. Not summer weather at all these days.
** summer’s lease hath all too short a date **
After the excitement of last summer I was hopeful for a chill one this year. So far, so good.
We visited the island where we used to live and started our family. We saw a few friends, and visited some fa … ⌘ Read more
Summer Solstice
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The obligatory photo, this time on a summer evening. 😊 ⌘ Read more
hrxi: Windows support for Dino
Hello, I’m back!
It’s been four years since I participated in my first Google Summer of\
Code. I’m hrxi, a mathematics student from Germany. I got accepted
into this year’s Google Summer of Code program with the XMPP software\
foundation as the mentoring
organisation. I chose the extended\
timeline, so I am
going to work on [ … ⌘ Read more
** week notes **
Last year I set out to rekindle my reading habit. That went well. This year’s reading has been enjoyable, but I’m not cozy with the ratio of non-fiction to fiction I’ve read this year…non-fiction (especially of the computing persuasion) far out balances the fiction I’ve read. I think this is mostly because I’ve been mired amidst a fiction book that I’ve found to be a slog…but enjoyable, too. I’d have abandoned it and moved on, elsewise. Onward!
Spring is quickly making way to summer h … ⌘ Read more
Summer is here.
15 degrees + today, feels like summer. Gonna chill all day outside today and enjoy the nice weather :)
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@prologic@twtxt.net Ah man, that sounds nice! I do not drink - except that I have one cider during the summer vacation. (Always look forward to that one).
Other then that I love energy drinks, not that they help in any way - just tastes good :)
I’m on my way to the office now shortly, ready for a new day with realtime 3D and coding.
The XMPP Standards Foundation: XMPP at Google Summer of Code 2023
XSF and Google Summer of Code 2023
The XSF has been accepted again as hosting organisation at the Google Summer of Code 2023!
Now both students and open-source newcomers are invited to consider and review a participation and
prepare for the application phase. We would like to invite you to review XMPP … ⌘ Read more
I’ll visit South-East Europe (Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Constantinople) this Summer
I’ll be in south eastern Europe this summer (of 2023) in late June and early July.
Specific plans are still in the air, but I’ll be visiting Greece, Albania, Montenegro and possibly the European side of Turkey.
I’ll also be in Kosovo, and while I know I have some fans in Serbia, I’m not sure I can cross into Serbia proper easily since the US accepts Kosovo as independent, but I believe that being there would be a … ⌘ Read more
I’ll visit South-East Europe (Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Constantinople) this Summer
I’ll be in south eastern Europe this summer (of 2023) in late June and early July.
Specific plans are still in the air, but I’ll be visiting Greece, Albania, Montenegro and possibly the European side of Turkey.
I’ll also be in Kosovo, and while I know I have some fans in Serbia, I’m not sure I can cross into Serbia proper easily since the US accepts Kosovo as independent, but I believe that being there would be a … ⌘ Read more
Cycling in snow, on 16inch summer wheels, is no fun..
When you’re in London during the Summer Solstice and Stonehenge is only a few hours away.. ⌘ Read more
All In for Students: expanding the next generation of open source leaders
We are pleased to announce the expansion of All In for Students! All In for Students introduces college students to open source and provides them with the education, technical training and career development to prepare them for a summer internship in tech. ⌘ Read more
Dino: Stateless File Sharing: Sources and Compatibility
This is my next progress post about my Google Summer of Code project of implementing Stateless File Sharing (sfs)
Like everything else we receive, we need to store the sfs sources in a database.
In this case, we are in a unique position:
Not only are there different kinds of sources, but even http sources on their own are not trivial.
For now, we only … ⌘ Read more
❤️ 🎶: One Summer Drive by COOL
R to @mind_booster: So? “Anything above 1.5C will see a world plagued by intense summer heat, extreme drought, devastating floods, reduced crop yields, rapidly melting ice sheets and surging sea levels. A rise of 2C and above will seriously threaten the stability of global society, McGuire argues.”
So? “Anything above 1.5C will see a world plagued by intense summer heat, extreme drought, devastating floods, reduced crop yields, rapidly melting ice sheets and surging sea levels. A rise of 2C and above will s … ⌘ Read more
Announcing the summer 2022 MLH Fellowship GitHub Contributors
Meet the 2022 MLH Fellowship cohort! This 12-week internship alternative is for aspiring software engineers, and powered by GitHub. ⌘ Read more
Dino: Project Stateless File Sharing: First Steps
Hey, this is my first development update!
As some of you might already know from my last blog post, my Google Summer of Code project is implementing Stateless File Sharing for Dino.
This is my first XMPP project and as such, I had to learn very basic things about it.
In my blog posts I’ll try to document the things I learned, with the idea that it might help someone else in the future.
I won’t refrain from explaining terms you might take for gran … ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: On-Boarding Experience with XSF (Converse)
Hi, I am PawBud. I will be working as a GSoC Contributor with XSF. To know more about my project kindly read this blog. Feel free to contact me through my email to ask me anything you want!
Before I start, I feel that some things that I am going to write in this blog might offend someone. **Kindly … ⌘ Read more
China jobs: facing lean times, small businesses dial back summer hiring
For years, Chinese manufacturers worried about labour shortages over summer months when production is typically at its peak, but it is a different story in 2022, industry insiders say. ⌘ Read more
British Airways set for ‘summer of strikes’ at London’s Heathrow
Travellers already faced lengthy delays and cancellations of hundreds of flights as airports struggle to cope with staff shortages and post-pandemic demand. Britain’s rail network is also being stifled by industrial action. ⌘ Read more
Thousands flock to Stonehenge for summer solstice, the longest day of the year
Druids, pagans and other revellers greeted the 4.49am sunrise at the ancient stone circle in southern England, for the first time since the pandemic began. ⌘ Read more
‘I need a room’: overseas Hong Kong students struggling to book quarantine hotels for summer return to city
Bulk of 66 quarantine hotels fully booked until end of July, while some hotels on new list of designated facilities only have availability from middle of August. ⌘ Read more
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to cut flights over busy summer
Thousands of travellers are likely to be affected each day, as the Netherland’s busiest airport struggles with a surge in demand as the Covid-19 demand eases. ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: XMPP & Google Summer of Code 2022: Welcome new contributors!
The Google Summer of Code 2022 is about to lift off and coding starts soon! The XSF has not just been
accepted (again!) as a hosting organization for XMPP projects, we also can welcome two new contributors who will work on open-source software projects in the XMPP environment! We have updated our [designated web-page](h … ⌘ Read more
Release Radar · September 2021 Edition
The Northern Hemisphere has hit fall, and the southern is starting to warm into summer. September has been a busy time for our community. Maintainers have been getting their repositories ready for Hacktoberfest, joining us ⌘ Read more
@jlj@twt.nfld.uk @prologic@twtxt.net 👋 keeping busy. Been working like crazy to put away for a down payment on a new house. Summer is looking to be even more.
@jlj@twt.nfld.uk @prologic@twtxt.net 👋 keeping busy. Been working like crazy to put away for a down payment on a new house. Summer is looking to be even more.
Just over a week left to apply to Summer of Code. Plan 9 is in there, and ~200 other good orgs. Go apply and tell students you know. https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
Plan 9 is GSoC! 🎉🐇 I’ve missed participating this program. https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Ta35cde1382617430-M32af07f289087f227189b74f/plan-9-in-summer-of-code
MLH Fellowship, powered by GitHub, welcomes American Express and Adobe to the Summer 2021 Program ⌘ Read more…
Random link from the archives: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/summer_movies/2006/06/watching_the_detectives.html originally archived Thu Aug 2 07:50:49 EDT 2018
The Climate Event That Helped Create ‘Frankenstein’ and the Bicycle https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/10/25/year-without-summer/
The slacktivism of Richard Linklater. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/summer_movies/2006/06/watching_the_detectives.html
Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/blankets-summer-hot
A metaphor for Summer 2017 http://kottke.org/17/09/a-metaphor-for-summer-2017
How the Summer of Love helped give birth to the Religious Right - Vox https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/8/31/16229320/summer-of-love-jesus-people-religious-right-history
After the host star has been converted into computronium, it enters summer sleep: Becomes dark matter and waits for a colder universe
cold wind pulls on the tower’s shadow, makes it flap here and there like a summer dress
it is a calm summer night↵a tiny cloud floats in through your window, rains on your floor↵for a short moment, your candles cast rainbows
dwarf storms reach about 1m in size and are popular pets, especially in summer when they settle on your head and keep it cool
Our new roommate is one quarter frost giant and everybody wants to have him around during summer, dip feet in the cool air wafting off him
I wonder what the neighbours think … tonight I blocked the windows with tin foil to darken our bedroom. #paranoid #summer
I wonder what the neighbours think … tonight I blocked the windows with tin foil to darken our bedroom. #paranoid #summer