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Re: Monument Valley

orcmid — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:52:07 -0000

I think that specific Monument Valley view featured in Forrest Gump. The first driving vacation Vicki and I did was to go to Monument Valley, driving from Sunnyvale CA, to and around the 4 corners, and returning via the Grand Canyon and Reno. The John Gavrilis photograph that has always been above our fireplace mantel was inspiration for the trip.

Re: An American Hero Returns in Thrilling New Series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Demanders | Roger Ebert

orcmid — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:47:54 -0000

I can see all of the facets unfold just within Episode 1, the Pilot. What was unexpected was the level of gore and violence in the action at the end of the episode. This will not go well with those who are unhappy about the escalating ability to provide realism, even as part of dramatizing the ugliness and terror of modern combat. My wife was disgusted, frightened and nauseated, having to leave the room. It made her weep.

We know and expect this to be an action adventure, but the extreme reality is not suitable for all viewers by any means. This is a lot harsher than TV-MA signals.

Re: Banner Bugfix Attempt 01 | Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:56:09 -0000

This comment is simply to confirm that, although I am trouble-shooting this blog site, the Disqus comments are still working.

Re: Tag Plugins

orcmid — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:35:24 -0000

The "slug" is the name given to the file, derived from the title. After `hexo new title` it is the name of the created title.md file. I think you leave off the .md in the post_path. Try either way to see what works. Since you create your own .md files, use the filename you choose.

Re: Curtain Raiser - Introducing Hexo | Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:07:41 -0000

I did discover that the moderate comments tab under Administration on Disqus provides a place to review all "Approved" comments, where there is auto-approval with "No issue detected." I'm not thrilled about having to pro-actively look for these. I am also reluctant to impose moderation on all comments. I will soldier on.

Re: Curtain Raiser - Introducing Hexo | Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:01:37 -0000

I received the email indicating that this comment requires moderation, and I approved it. I don't receive comments from myself, and I suspect it is about my being recognized as a moderator.

I am hoping that I will receive notification of all comments, with or without moderation. That remains to be seen.

Re: Curtain Raiser - Introducing Hexo | Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:51:43 -0000

I want to receive notifications when there are comments on my blogs. That doesn't seem to be happening. I can attempt a "Guest comment" which will require moderation, but I was hoping for other email announcements so I wouldn't have to go looking. I adjusted some settings and will see whether there is any improvement.

Re: About Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab | Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:19:44 -0000

Although Disqus seems confused about the move (and so is Hexo), everything is working and I also now have "About" in the menu strip at the top of these pages.

Re: About Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab | Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:18:09 -0000

This is a new place for the About page. It is in folder hexo-about/, not just about/, so that any future migration to another blog-generation procedure will not collide with this one. Likewise, I have avoided this restoration of the Spanner Wingnut blog from colliding with any previous and still-retained materials from earlier blogging setups.

Re: Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:39:24 -0000

I got it. You can use your Facebook, Twitter, or Google account to authenticate to Disqus and then be able to comment. Disqus accepts confirmation of any of those accounts as authenticating you and uses your identification from that account as the author of a comment. The pop-up asking for your Facebook, Twitter, or Google log in is actually from those sites, and they inform Disqus that you have authenticate with them (unless you cancel the pop-up instead). However you authenticate, the comment is handled by Disqus.

I prefer to use the Disqus account I created years ago and that I now use as the moderator of comments on Spanner Wingnut).

Re: Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:28:54 -0000

Right now, this is all experimental setup. It might make more sense when this incarnation of the Spanner Wingnut blog goes public.

Re: Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:55:25 -0000

I also didn't receive any notification of comments. I must check that out also.

Re: Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:54:18 -0000

Ahh. Until this moment I did not see what Disqus presents to someone who is not already logged into Disqus. I suspect the offering of the alternative logins is a Disqus feature. I will have to see whether I can control that. My intention was simply to use Disqus. I will have to dig farther into this. Thanks for the feedback, Doug

Re: Spanner Wingnut's Muddleware Lab

orcmid — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:18:37 -0000

The Hexo-provided "Hello World" page is addressed to the prospective author of a Hexo-generated blog. This page has been given an introduction that explains that purpose. Also, because the Spanner Wingnut blog is for experimental confirmation before implementing features in "production" blogs of the author, it seemed worthwhile to point out that even this default first post may transform in response to various updates and customizations.

Re: Writing

orcmid — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:14:54 -0000

Have you just tried dragging the file into the drafts subfolder?

You might need to remove the date line in the header. What did you try?

Re: Writing

orcmid — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:12:24 -0000

You should write it the way you want to see it at the top of the post. Try it. Then look at the created file to see how the name was crunched. I'm not clear whether that's what is called a slug elsewhere in the documentation.

Re: Remote Procedure Call

orcmid — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:20:54 -0000

Wow! Very nice compilation of the considerations and the nagging problem. I think you've helped me avoid a serious error in attempting a distribution-invisible arrangement for a functional-programming model I tinker with. It reminds me that distribution is one of those features that should not burden the primitive, fast-performing level out at the leaves of computations.

Re: Why we’re called The Evergrey

orcmid — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 17:39:05 -0000

All right, then. I want the "Embrace the ----" T-shirt.

Re: Six major candidates for Seattle mayor, and four of them are women

orcmid — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:47:17 -0000

Last night, Nikkita Oliver reported that there are now 21 candidates. Is there an update on this?

Re: A Powerful Conversation on Schools, Poverty, and Race

orcmid — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:17:26 -0000

I graduated from Tacoma's Lincoln High School in 1957 and I am heartened to read about it and one of its great teachers here.

Re: Convert wk4 to xls - Find any file converter

orcmid — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:41:24 -0000

Apache OpenOffice Calc does not open .wk4 files. It only opens .wk1, .wks, and .123 format files from Lotus 1-2-3. Users come to the Apache OpenOffice mailing lists to complain about this. Please remove the erroneous information about Apache OpenOffice.

Re: Open source cryptography: Cracking history’s toughest code

orcmid — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:28:40 -0000

Although it adds drama to the narrative, the paragraph about what Colossus helped spark is mistaken. Turing published his work in 1936-1937 and the Universal Turing Machine that he specified is indeed programmable.

Re: Microsoft’s New Business Focused Lumia 650 Lacks Business Features

orcmid — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:58:53 -0000

It sounds like the Lumia 550 that I bought for $139 (plus tax) directly from Microsoft in the US is a better deal, and I took care of the 8GB storage capacity by adding a 128GB micro-SD card (and the device can handle a 2TB one).

Re: A Balanced Biography

orcmid — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 12:15:17 -0000

The first time I ever saw Richard Nixon he was Vice President, speaking on the athletic field of Caltech to students and faculty about how important science and scientists were going to be for the US shortly after the launch of Sputnik and, at the time, with no step in the space race (and the related missile-launching capability).

I confess to voting for Nixon in two Presidential elections, but not at the third opportunity in 1972, the last time I saw him in person. And I was certainly not disappointed to see Jack Kennedy elected President in 1960, my first opportunity to vote in a federal election.
From that perspective, I found the review touching. Thank you for pointing to the complexity of a life and how being driven to serve or lead does not mean absence of personal demons.
And I certainly agree with the comments about how as we age, there can be more room for empathy and compassion as we realize how much life is showing us ourselves in a mirror.

Re: Apache OpenOffice: Not Dead Yet

orcmid — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 09:09:49 -0000

A little correction. Andrea Pescetti, the original and now past Chair of the OpenOffice PMC is the Release Manager for the forthcoming Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2. Andrea is giving that his undivided attention. In August, Dennis E. Hamilton (myself, a.k.a. orcmid@apache.org) became Chair-Elect upon Jan Iversen stepping down. At the Apache Software Foundation, the Chair is an Officer of the foundation (in this case, Vice President for OpenOffice) for legal and other reasons. That requires ratification by the Board of Directors and we'll know about that on Wednesday, September 16.
The only other comment I have is with respect to the adversarial situation. Although individuals have whatever their past grievances are, and there are hurts and animosities aplenty, it is not and will never be the position of the ASF that descendants of the openoffice.org code base, or any other products, are regarded as competitors. The ASF is a public-interest foundation that produces software for the public good under its umbrella. It prides itself on acting as a good citizen in the world of software, including but not only the world of open-source software production. Its concern, and one I share, is exclusively on how Apache OpenOffice conducts itself and plays-well with others. I am not interested in any pronouncements about other projects and I am making that well-known as rapidly as I can. Although contributors and adherents have their own positions, and are free to voice them, the thrust of the project is and will be as I have just said. The Apache Code of Conduct applies when folks bring their voice to Apache-supported venues. It's a turbulent world, anyone can get caught up in the drama, and, just the same, tolerance is to be strived for and encouraged.