1950s Walmart Greeter?
Everyone has seen the retiree working as a Walmart greeter. Everyone wonders whether the retiree works for the joy of interacting with people or the desperation because money is tight.…
Meandering Thoughts #23
On May 1, 2024, Comcast dropped the Bally Sports regional sports network when a temporary six-month agreement expired with a replacement or extension being agreed upon, immediately impacting fans of…
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…