I like it. Takes a chance at being original.

Pack your bags.

Or you could do it inside out… get married then get a fruit tree, so they HAVE to stick around just to get to try the fruit. Trick is keeping it going for a few decades. That’s where fruit-tree LADDERING comes in. Plant a new one every few years. Wait till fruit. Rinse, repeat.

Planted a small orange tree in the yard. Dug a big hole. Mixed topsoil and citrus fertilizer. Expect to see first fruit in 3-4 years.

Mother’s Day gift for my wife.

You can search around for “Bluetooth speaker call recorder.” They pair with any device over Bluetooth and act as both passthru as well as recorder. There also used to be ones that worked as wired headsets. No apps needed.

However, be aware you need to be in a location that allows two-party consent-free recording.

Let’s circle back.

Run Away! Run Away!

It’s not exactly 30%. For sales below $1M, it’s 15%: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/small-business-program/

In Europe, where this was established last year, they started charging a Core Technology Fee to cover the cost of hosting and data transfer: https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/

And if you switch payment providers, you have to pay at least 2.5% plus transaction and any intermediary fees.

It’s nice that Proton is offering a discount, but for everyone else there may be additional ongoing costs.

Thinkpads have always had the reputation for being solid machines, even after IBM spun them out to Lenovo. But there are so many variations of components I imagine it’s hard to keep drivers uptodate for the odd peripherals, especially the entry and mid-range ones.

FWIW, Dell also sells laptops with Linux pre-installed, so likely to have working drivers for all peripherals. HP used to have a “HP DevOne” which got good reviews, but they’re discontinued. If looking for a refurb, that might not be a bad option. System76 and Framework also get decent reviews.

The hardest part about getting Linux installed on a Lenovo was getting rid of Windows and its death-grip on the bootloader and the TPM.

Also, a few things, like drivers for keyboard backlight and fingerprint scanner never got working. If you just want to experiment and play, could always try Linux under VMWare Workstation (free for personal use) or boot off a thumbdrive.

• Lasagna
• Breaded fish (or tofu slices) - dipped in flour, egg, and panko bread crumbs
• Big wok of stirfry

A friend has a long red shoelace she pulls behind her as she slowly walks around the house. The cat hides behind furniture and doorways, then pounces on the end of it. Runs ahead and hides again. Can go on for a long time. It’s pretty cute.

I’ve had friends tell me: we have no choice over where we were born and our blood relations. But we do have a choice of what family we create, what friends we keep, and where we live.

1,159 tabs open. Last one: https://fedidb.org/

Just follow me around… and do the EXACT opposite.

Yeah, that bad…

The ultimate endpoint for this sort of optimization is to do away with processes and just have threads or coroutines. Or, if you want to go super-optimized, a super-loop.

Hey, Arduino!

Concentrated ramen broth concentrate. Mizkan and Yamasa have a few varieties, including tonkotsu, shoyu, and vegetarian. Had to go to half a dozen stores. A mom-n-pop Japanese market had them on the shelf.

The suggested servings are way too salty. 1/2 to 1 tbsp is enough to really enhance the flavor.

This just means more people will set up Eventbridge rules to call lambdas regularly and keep them running. You avoid having to pay the time penalty and now, actual financial cost of a cold start.

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