Building Linux on M1 Mac Pro
I recently loaded Asahi Linux on a M1 Mac Mini and am testing it, seeing if I can make it sweat. I download the Linux 6.8.7 source and built the…
Meandering Thoughts #22
For anyone familiar with Dune books or seen the recent movies, a constant theme is the aridness of Arrakis and the importance of water for survival. A scene in Dune…
Random Learnings #31
Unlike Woodrow Wilson, a Princeton professor with a PhD in political science, Truman had no abstract theories about the office. (In fact, he was the last occupant of the White…
A Friend Returned
Last night, a friend returned to visit us .... or more specifically, our house. My wife, my sister and her husband were out for dinner when I noticed our neighbor…
Meandering Thoughts #21
Who is responsible for creating the WNBA schedules? As a University of Iowa alum and long-time women's basketball fan, I am curious where the Indiana Fever (and, by extension, Caitlin…
Random Learnings #30
I have read many - too many - books, articles, scholarly papers, etc., about the anti-Semitism faced by Holocaust survivors faced returning home, especially in Eastern Europe. By a large…
Building OpenJDK On Linux
I recently loaded Asahi Linux on a M1 Mac Mini and decided I should do something more intensive than just web browsing. First test: build the latest OpenJDK. Let's Go…
Asahi Linux Installation
This afternoon I installed Asahi Linux on my 2020 Apple Mac Mini (M1 CPU). I upgraded to a 2023 Apple Mac Mini (M2 CPU) recently - also maxed out memory…
Random Learnings #29
The last Shah of Iran, Shah Reza Pahlavi, was a huge Rangers fan: The diplomats pressed for yet more royal visits, ideally with the shah comping to Britain again. The…
Occasional Affection
Our cat Lojo is generally not very affectionate. True, he does often like to where the action is, and usually joins us wherever we happen to be. Every so often…