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Robert takes his tools seriously \"\" : curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/04/18/robert-takes-his-tools-seriously.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T22:17:25+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 22:17","date_timestamp":1776550645,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88450914","content_html":"

AI will allow us to be more human: curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/04/17/ai-will-allow-us-to.html","date_published":"2026-04-17T15:18:44+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 15:18","date_timestamp":1776439124,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116420720885852752"]}},{"id":"88182166","content_html":"

@ctietze I love the cooperative anarchy. So emacs :-)

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I can converse with Claude in Latin about learning swedish. Mira enim est !!!

\n","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/04/11/i-can-converse-with-claude.html","date_published":"2026-04-11T11:03:09+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-11 11:03","date_timestamp":1775905389,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116385735909302253"]}},{"id":"87906382","content_html":"

Moon Shots: My Views at 8 and 64: curious.port111.com

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Seems like a good day to watch “lost in space”.

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@rscottjones I tend not to advertise exactly when I will be away from home? Paranoid? Maybe if my primary residence were an RV it would be different.

\n

“When it’s warm above the Arctic circle”

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@rscottjones I have a hiking trip in the north 1/3 of Sweden coming up …. would love to test this before that trip.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/eludom/87250411","date_published":"2026-03-30T13:17:09+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 13:17","date_timestamp":1774876629,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87249531","content_html":"

Ode to a Rock: outdoorfoo.wordpress.com

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Ode to a Rock: curious.port111.com

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I’m going to drive 10 hours to Toronto to fly to Europe for vacation this summer rather than 30 minutes to my local US airport.

\n

I just have no idea what to expect anymore flying out of my home country.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/03/20/im-going-to-drive-hours.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T20:08:43+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 20:08","date_timestamp":1774037323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116263312730237908"]}},{"id":"86206154","content_html":"

Summer project… \"\" : outdoorfoo.wordpress.com

","summary":"If you were always curious about reindeer hearding but were afraid to ask…","url":"https://outdoorfoo.wordpress.com/2026/03/14/summer-project/","date_published":"2026-03-14T16:41:55+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-14 16:41","date_timestamp":1773506515,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88541044","content_html":"

Summer project… \"\" : curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/03/14/summer-project.html","date_published":"2026-03-14T16:41:55+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-14 16:41","date_timestamp":1773506515,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86199568","content_html":"\n

Finished reading: Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov 📚

\n

The man was a prophet. Clearly the source of many of the main themes of both Star Wars (Galactic Empire) and Start Trek.\nParrodied by Douglas Adams (Encyclopidia Glactica). The “Arcadia” may be the best writing I’ve ever read.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/03/14/finished-reading-foundation-trilogy-by.html","date_published":"2026-03-14T16:11:33+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-14 16:11","date_timestamp":1773504693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116228408835958275"]}},{"id":"85092682","content_html":"

@manton We had a NeXT (“Nee-zit”) around at Ohio State Computer Science in those days. Pretty slick machine at the time.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/eludom/85092682","date_published":"2026-02-26T19:20:27+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 19:20","date_timestamp":1772133627,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85092585","content_html":"

#emacs carnival post. for february. curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/emacs-carnival-post-for-february.html","date_published":"2026-02-26T19:16:42+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 19:16","date_timestamp":1772133402,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116138542688749906"]}},{"id":"85091021","content_html":"

Sorry about the spam. Should be fixed.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/sorry-about-the-spam-should.html","date_published":"2026-02-26T18:58:16+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 18:58","date_timestamp":1772132296,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116138463149883105"]}},{"id":"85083495","content_html":"

Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs

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Thoreau on #emacs: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/26/thoreau-on-emacs.html

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@jtr yeah. Old saying about Microsoft something like “things will get worse, but it will take time”.

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@todd we could set things up regionally. We could call one of them the North American Numbering Plan.

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Mid Centry Sci-Fi: https://curious.port111.com/2026/02/17/mid-centry-scifi.html

","summary":"","url":"https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116085826476166998","date_published":"2026-02-17T11:52:19+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 11:52","date_timestamp":1771329139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84435117","content_html":"

Mid Centry Sci-Fi: curious.port111.com

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reading mail on the command line with notmuch and less(1): curious.port111.com

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@manton sent

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@manton I recently enabled reply box on posts. It seems to be showing up on some but not others (most). Am I missing something? Thanks.

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@jaek Yeah, the older you get the truer that seems.

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@publicvoit Yes, I know you’re right (and have studied it way more than I ever will).

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Shiny marketing web sties (obsidian) activate my contrarian instincts and make me think “how can I solve this problem without funding your home on the golf course” ?

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@fedops or ftp.uu.net or ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu (where I was for a while), or ftp.wustl.edu, all popular back in the day. Assumes Internet, only true for some in 80s/early 90s.

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I did show up at a MIT tape-in-hand once. Jeff Shiller cut me a copy of Athena/X.

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@publicvoit Im looking at the hype on the obsidian website thinking “how many of those benefits can I get using a single sheet of paper and a pencil.

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I’m running an experiment. Paper vs denote.

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@jtr How are your posts/follows between here and fosstodon set up?

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@kickingvegas Thanks for creating the issue. Github is not letting me log in. Rainbow unicorn, no servers available?

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A little more background on how Romans dealt with zero here.

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I’d argue the right behavior for zero is to return “nihil”.

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@kev As someone who spent 25 year of my life before getting on the Internet (1985-ish) and who worked for a bit at “America Oniline”, I’m implementing “George Offline”. Paper journal/books in the morning, pushing all “interruptions” (to include phone use) to end of day. Scheduled.

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@kickingvegas As a dabbler in Latin I say “Gratias tibi ago”.

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I feed it a trick question

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(numeri-arabic-to-roman 0)

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it returned zero. The Romans had no concept of zero as a number. I propose nil or “nulla” or “nihil”.

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Are you accepting pull requests :-)

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@yeinerf Yep. Let me know how the RAG learning goes.

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@joshuapsteele For straight-up journaling I use
\nRETTACY Lined Journal Notebook. Nice. Basic. Acid free paper.

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@yeinerf I like the approach. I’m doing things that are a little more pestrian, as I learn/do things I post learning notes to https://codeberg.org/eludom/home.public.notes/src/branch/master/home/public/notes/ai (most of them start with dialog with the AIs). Emascs, org mode and soon NixOS

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@marmanold Wow. Was that targeted at anyone in particular? Dagny Tagert perhaps? :-)

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@jtr Thanks for sharing. I seem to be constnatly riffing off a lot of the same ideas/tech.

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My reply was a little longer than 300 chars.

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I like Claude’s final line:
\n“Maybe the test is simpler: would you be embarrassed if this existed publicly in five years? If not, ship it.”

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@jtr THe lack of integraton of private notes or the size?

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I guess I’m treating everything in denote as private with an opt-in (_public tag) to share. Solves the problem? Aside form a little extra complexiy (copy, commit, push).

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@ridwan and you can draw lines, cross things out, doodle. The slow speed of writing, forming each letter, crossing out mistakes, erasing, etc. somehow gives you time to think.

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@jtr My current approach to public/private is to simply tag anything OK to share as _public. It get’s copied separate directoy/git repo and pushed to codeberg.org/eludom/ho… and under that /ai is a lot of share-the-learning-with-future-self-and-anyone-else-who0cares how-to stuff.

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@tychi Yeah, I had the xfinity app on my phone. It poped up an ad for the same movie. I uninstalled the app. Go. Away. All I want from you (xfinity) is Internet.

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