unclebobmartin

I just signed up for Damus purple.

So much winning!

James Grenning is the person in my network who is most connected to the Embedded world. He does a lot of training in that space. Do you need an introduction?

It's done. Biden is gone. Trump is in office. The horrors of the last four years will be repaired and reversed.

If California democrats actually believed that the Climate Crisis increased the risk of wildfires, then they would have done something to mitigate that risk. They might not be able to stop the Chinese from building coal fired power plants, but they could have managed the dry fuel that was blanketing the hills around LA. They might not be able to force everyone in India to drive electric cars, but they could have kept their own water reservoirs full. They might not be able to stop the Saudis from pumping oil, but they could have increased the funding of their fire and water departments. But they didn't do any of those things. And so either they are supremely incompetent, or they don't actually believe in the Climate Crisis, or (and I think this to be the most likely case) both.

Given the recent changes at Meta, I wonder if all the lefties will abandon Facebook for BlueFace.

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The WG21 Question. C++ Standards Contributor Banned For Using Word "Question" https://youtu.be/Ebz4ev_B2ec?si=ntDL7ySe3sZnkCXP

The WG21 Question. Announcement! There's a new C++ Standard. If any class name, method name, variable name, namespace name, file name, or any sequence of characters in a comment, or in any other part of the text of a C++ program matches the regular expression: "The .* Question" Then the compiler will delete the entire current directory and all subdirectories, and then send emails to everyone in the user's contact list, and everyone in the C++ community, and post on facebook, TikTok, and BlueSky (But not on X!) about what an awful misogynistic, racist, homophobe, transphobe, probable extreme MAGA republican and Trump supporter, and "problematic person" the author is. Then the triggered compiler, before deleting itself out of sheer self righteous indignation, will, in a frenzy of outrage, play primal scream audio files, set fire to the keyboard in a mostly peaceful protest, splash tomato soup all over the office, and glue the mouse to the floor. http://tomazos.com/ub_question_incident.pdf

In my view this whole Cancel Culture attitude entered our industry through the back door of the "Code of Conduct" movement. CoC was the Trojan Horse. It gave petty little thought police the power they needed to ban and cancel people. I think we need to rethink the whole CoC thing.

I first subscribed to Scientific American in 1974. I voraciously read every issue. It was breathtaking and astounding. It has hard, and thrilling. I learned, and learned, and learned. Fifty years later Scientific American has become an awful left wing rag. Science took a back seat to progressive politics. I canceled my subscription four years ago because I couldn’t tolerate the BS any longer. Michael Schermer, the recreational mathematics columnist whom I avidly read for years, explains the devise of this once great publication. The Scientific American Goes Woke + Laura Helmuth's Resignation. By Michael Schermer https://youtu.be/l471fRbAbcs?si=CAi-LUxw2SVRqyUg

Name that President: * Had an affair with a 16 year old virgin intern in the presidential bed. * Dropped Trou in front of the cabinet, grabbed his organ, and asked: "Does <foreign leader> have anything like this?" * Forced aides he didn't like to take notes while he sat on the crapper. * Refused his wife offer of divorce after a lurid affair with her social secretary because his mother threatened to cut him off financially and politically.

I've never experienced anything like this. The firehose just keeps on pumping. This team is moving hard and fast. It's clear they've got an agenda that they will push hard and fast to get done. My only quibble is Gaetz. I didn't like his antics and grandstanding over Kevin McCarthy. But I'm on board with everybody else. It's great to see RFK and Tulsi (two previous democrats who ran for president) on the team. I'm completely on board with DOGE (Go Elon!). I think Hegseth brings the right attitude (lethality) to the military. Rubio is great as SecState. Huckabee is ideal as Ambassador to Israel. I could go on... Usually the week after the election is boring. This week has been anything but; and it has been glorious. Strap in! This is going to be a wild ride. And it's about time.

Why I voted for Trump. During his first term: * The economy was good, * Worker's wages were increasing, * We were energy independent and approaching energy dominance. * There were no new wars, * Immigration was decreasing and under control, * NATO began to contribute their fair share, * Peace was breaking out in the Middle East. And the Democrats: * Concocted the Russian Collusion Hoax * Spied on his campaign and presidency. * Impeached him for looking into Biden's treason. * Suppressed the Biden Laptop. I could go on. I'm happy to answer any questions.

I still can't zap #[1]. I need to pay him for Damus.

#[1] I cannot seem to zap you. Damus says invalid lightning address. I'll keep looking.

Once I'm done with these book projects I'm embroiled in, I think I'm going to embark upon a rewrite of more-speech. Using swing was a huge mistake. I'll be looking at a different UI technology.