jwilker

jwilker, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in with the first book in the Grand Human Empire series! Free for a limited time!

A rip-roaring found family adventure with snarky droids, evil empires and everyday folks with spaceships
#spaceopera #scifibooks #Bookstodon @bookstodon

https://geni.us/GHE1-others

jwilker, 8 months ago to books

Started a re-read of the Frontiers Saga. Not sure if that'll be exclusive or mixed in with other fiction. 40 odd books is a lot and I'm sure Ryk will drop a new installment.

Not surprisingly Doctorow's 'Internet Con' is enraging and informing.
#amreading #books #books #Bookstodon @bookstodon
What're you reading?

jwilker, 8 months ago to random

Meeting scheduled with the PM on our Heat Pump install... Getting real!

#heatpump

jwilker, 8 months ago to random

Saying the quiet part out loud.

https://jacobin.com/2023/09/tim-gurner-capitalists-neoliberalism-unemployment-precarity

Eat the Rich

jwilker, 8 months ago to bookstodon

New week. New Reads!
I accidentally grabbed book 4 of the The Frost Files. So had to go back and get book 1. Really enjoying it.

I'm of course enjoying @pluralistic 's latest. I'm already fuming and hopeful and have highlighted so much of it.

What're you reading?
#BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon @bookstodon

jwilker, 8 months ago to random

This was a controversial take over the dumpster fire site.

When I go to a concert. I don't sing along or stand/dance. I hate it when others do. I paid to see and hear the band, not the offkey person who's ass in my face.

I wish there were more solutions where the sing and dance crowd had a space that didn't ruin it for others. It irks me that their enjoyment ruins mine.

Other than SoFar shows, I avoid live music because of this.

agiletortoise, 9 months ago to random

Today in Texas: Record high of 109 (broke record by ~8 degrees), lovely evening thunderstorm. Now I’m without power indefinitely. 🤷‍♂️

TheSpaceshipper, 9 months ago to random

I was visiting the National Air and Space Museum (Washington, DC) on my honeymoon in 2010, when I decided to check out the museum store.

I had no idea that the original model of the Enterprise was there. I was BLOWN AWAY.

She's the only star (trek) I've ever met in my life. She was restored since then.

jwilker, 9 months ago to random

Doing my every few years rewatch of How I Met Your Mother and finally paused to get this pic. I’ll never admit how many attempts i needed.

Oh and also. http://tedmosbyisnotajerk.com/

icanzilb, 9 months ago to random

Digging through old photos, I hope to end up somewhere soon where I will have space to be creative agian 🙈

jwilker, 9 months ago to bookstodon

I've slacked for a while! Currently, I'm reacing 'Isolation' by Sean Wilson, and an ARC Copy of Jubilee by Stephen K. Stanford.

And of course, still working through 'Character Arcs'.

What about? What're you reading?
#amreading #spaceopera #scifibooks #Bookstodon @bookstodon

jwilker, 9 months ago to random

every…. EVERY tech company needs to hire someone whose sole job is to sit in every…. EVERY meeting and ask. “Sure. But why?”

jwilker, 9 months ago to Dogs

Princeton is at the groomers. Fingers crossed.

This is his first full grooming since he came to live with us. We doped him up but when we got there it seemed like he burned through the haze. Poor little muppet was all over the place and vibrating.

GOnna be an adjustment having a dog that needs regular grooming.

Paco is short haired and we do his nails with a dremel.

#dogs

dtnsshow, 9 months ago to random

Operating systems are the lifeblood of computing. For most folks the list is surprisingly short. But in the long decades of computer history, many other OSs have tried and failed. The most notable failures had the power to alter the fortunes of companies, change the direction of personal computing or both. So here are the top 5 OS failures.
Hosted by @acedtect
Watch here: https://youtu.be/RxNGNvYVMjg