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Last Notes

2026-07-22 21:15:30 UTC

My Ubuntu #Linux workstation updated its kernel to version 7, and now I feel like I am living in the future!

2026-07-22 04:08:31 UTC

Last night I #dreamed that my mother started using her ancient laptop with the duct-taped, broken hinge instead of the new one I'd bought her.

2026-07-13 16:45:58 UTC

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I love board games, and Settlers of Catan is wonderful one! What is the sheep trading joke, though? There are so many ways to pull the wool over my eyes!

2026-07-13 16:14:11 UTC

Somewhere beyond the veil, Handel is laughing along with me at "All we, like sheep." Is there any chorister on earth who can sing anything other than "Oh, we like sheep!"
#Messiah

2026-05-15 16:34:26 UTC

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If I remember correctly, @npub17x4…u7yh has specialized in Neolithic axes, so I would be curious about his take on these, too!

2026-05-15 16:27:31 UTC

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Yes, I am a bit unclear what year the Odyssey represents. I believe these axes are between 1900 B.C. and 1700 B.C. They are Minoan rather than Mycenian.

2026-05-15 16:22:46 UTC

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They really are! I cannot imagine that anyone ever swung one of these.

2026-05-15 16:17:51 UTC

My wife captured this gloriously silly image of me at the Museum of #Archaeology in Heraklion on #Crete.
https://cdn.mastodon.africa/media_attachments/files/116/579/479/541/342/184/original/20c183d2e237f31c.jpeg

2026-04-29 16:27:18 UTC

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I wrote the first draft of my quality control paper for top-down proteomics while I was unemployed throughout 2023! I often think about that when I read arguments about Universal Basic Income.

2026-01-19 07:42:01 UTC

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Today I must organize slides for a class down south, and then I teach a software demo in the afternoon.

2026-01-12 21:18:45 UTC

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I believe the xpdf command line tools can extract the entire text of a pdf to a separate text file. I have primarily used the pdfimage tool in this set for lossless extraction of bitmaps from pdfs.
https://www.xpdfreader.com/
If the pdf stores only images of text, you would need optical character recognition instead. That is a more involved type of processing, but even free OCR tools are pretty good now.
#OpenSource

2025-12-28 16:27:51 UTC

I may have cried a few tears as I completed my rewatch of the more recent #BattlestarGalactica TV series.

2025-09-18 06:50:41 UTC

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I have been putting it off for two weeks, but I really need to write that quality control talk for next week. I also need to prep for the hands-on training I lead tomorrow.
I like your idea of planned tea breaks with loved ones. ☕️

2025-08-28 20:12:12 UTC

Bart and Daisy #kittens have discovered the joy of a walk-in closet!
https://cdn.mastodon.africa/media_attachments/files/115/108/204/421/622/414/original/a168808cf8d7d937.jpg

2025-06-03 05:19:42 UTC

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I am confused that Windows 11 wouldn't run on your computer since I have run it on a Ryzen 3600. Is the Trusted Computing stuff disabled in your BIOS?

2025-03-09 11:00:15 UTC

The "Empire Strikes Back" is nearly the ideal length for the train from Schipol to #Groningen.
#StarWars

2025-03-01 22:50:31 UTC

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I was able to connect to PubMed and perform a search for an old paper of mine. Maybe DNS is playing up?

2025-01-23 21:52:00 UTC

Among systems updates on five workstations, two laptops, and an Android phone, I seem to be uninstalling Copilot at least twice a day.
#AIRubbish

2025-01-05 20:03:58 UTC

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Oh, how terrifying! May tonight's dream be more pacific!

2025-01-05 07:59:38 UTC

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Worryingly, the axe was to cut through the ice and to defend against snakes! I realize in the light of day that snakes would not be much of a problem in weather that would freeze running water...

2025-01-05 07:32:28 UTC

Last night I #dreamed that my brother and I were sent into the woods at night with an axe and a bucket to collect water from the stream.

2024-11-07 15:24:32 UTC

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I decided after more than a decade of hype that I should try programming for GPUs to speed up a slow algorithm. I bought myself a new graphics card and a couple of books that arrive soon!

2024-10-09 04:33:29 UTC

Last night I #dreamed that I was part of the crew for a space station, but somehow that didn't sit quite right with me. It was much later that I came to realize that I was a fake me, and my real self was being stored somewhere.

2024-08-12 17:54:38 UTC

#NotMyCat
This vocal gentleman jumped the wall into our back patio to insist on a treat. We petted him and offered water, but he must go back home for food!
https://cdn.mastodon.africa/media_attachments/files/112/950/326/606/701/875/original/397ffdb0bdcfcc3f.jpg