paul

paul, 11 months ago to random

Reposting for @Radical_EgoCom
with Alt Text

paul, 7 months ago to random

User: printer won't accept my pincode
Me: What pincode do you use? (I see it on her screen.)
User recites personnel number
Me: That's wrong. (I point at screen where it says "Pincode".)
User: No. That's not the pincode. This is. (User points at personnel number.)

I give up.

paul, 1 year ago to writers

Question for #Writers.

When you write a question in dialogue, do you use

"Where is it?" he asked.

or

"Where is it," he asked.

I used to use the first one, but with "asked" ending the actual sentence, the question mark feels a bit overdone, and signalling the end of the sentence while it's actually not.

@writers - Any insights?

paul, 10 months ago to linux

#linux #virus #lol

paul, 25 days ago to python

I'm working on removing an important spreadsheet from Google Docs, and maintain that in LibreOffice.
Thing: In G Docs I wrote a few macros to sort the file in various ways, using 4 and 5 fields.
Libre Calc only allows 3 sort fields, and the G-Doc macros don't work in Libre Calc.

I've written a #Python program to convert a CSV to a file with fixed length, and writing a #COBOL program to do the sorting for me.

Sorting multiple columns in Python is a PITA. In COBOL it's laughably simple.

I wish something like the IBM S/34 #GSORT would exist for Linux. That would make this even simpler.

paul, 1 year ago to random

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Good morning.

paul, 1 year ago to random

I really love love love Firefox, but this message is SO annoying...

"Restart to Keep Using Firefox

An update to Firefox started in the background. You’ll need to restart to finish the update.

Your windows and tabs will be quickly restored, but private ones will not."

I don't want to restart firefox. I want to go to a website. It irks me all the time, and more each time. Maybe I should switch back to Brave of Vivaldi.

#Browser #Firefox

paul, 4 months ago to books

Hilda 27 - "An old foe" - has been edited/corrected.
27th book in the series.
Crappedy crap.

Now the wait is for the cover from @hiisikoloart, who will start on that in about a week.

For more Hilda the Wicked Witch:
https://paulkater.com/the-best-order-for-the-hilda-books.html
All 26 in sequence.

#Bookstodon #Reading #Witch #Humor #Magic

paul, 7 months ago to random

Found on a customer's Domain Controller computer.

#uptime

paul, 2 months ago to random

Today I was at the AWS Summit in Amsterdam.

paul, 7 months ago to random

I myself am entirely made of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

Good morning.

paul, 10 months ago to random

I just received a 1 page, plain text PDF invoice.
Somehow the sending system managed to make it 3MB in size. WHAT? This could be packed in less than 100KB

paul, 8 months ago to random

I avoid things like Google Bard and ChatGPT.
I don't want to take advantage of stolen Intellectual Property of real people.

#NoAI

paul, 7 months ago to random

I'm glad Duolingo has a slow motion speech option. For Spanish it comes in handy. Those people can speak faster than a 33RPM LP at 78RPM.

And yes, you need be of a certain age to understand this comparison.

paul, 2 months ago to drawing

#Drawing again.
This looks too simple. It isn't. Did I already mention that proportions are difficult?

Drawing. The sailboat by my hand, proportionally challenged.

paul, 1 year ago to writers

Today "Writer Brain" has a day off. I'm entirely fine with that.

Do you experience such days as well?

#WritingCommunity
@writers

paul, 1 year ago to random

🤣

paul, 7 months ago to random

#wordWeavers Oct 15. Is there anything that makes your writing distinctive/you’re proud of?

I had the insane compliment once, that some of my writing is a mix of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.

This didn't make my day. It made my writing life.

paul, 7 months ago to random

For #FedibookFair, I have 'a few' books to offer.
How about a 26 volume series about a Wicked Witch called Hilda? https://paulkater.com/the-best-order-for-the-hilda-books.html

Scifi adventures called "Wanted: Hero" and its sequel, "Wanted: Adventurer", and various other genres: https://paulkater.com/english-books.html

(SciFi, Fantasy, Mystery, Steampunk, etc.)

paul, 10 months ago to random

"Everyone has the right to believe anything they want.
And everyone else has the right to find it fucking ridiculous."

• Ricky Gervais

Good morning.

paul, 5 months ago to random

Using cash is telling the government it's none of its business what you buy.

Good morning.

paul, 3 months ago to random

Is anyone on here able to reach the Barnes and Noble website at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/

paul, 2 months ago to random

I have a Sqlite database with 1 table. The table has 30 entries.
I feel like figuring out how much faster the Sqlite version is, with reads, updates and inserts, vs a text file.

#SQlite

paul, 20 days ago to random

Memory from February 2008.
Diving in one of the cenotes in Mexico.
Look at how amazingly clear the water is!

paul, 8 days ago to random

@rolle Good to see you here again.