lulz
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/elon-musk-changes-his-own-name-to-wtf

Code's eclectic music pick of the day:

I can't determine who this song reminds me of most... ELO? Beatles/George Harrison? Maybe Roy Orbison? I guess it doesn't matter, because I'm still diggin' the vibes of "For Your Soul" by Josh Ritter.

https://youtu.be/zWpvDddreaA

#codesmusic #cosomusic

Code's eclectic music pick of the day:

"Grim Generation" by Portugal. The Man

https://youtu.be/l-bBNQ0xnOg

#codesmusic #cosomusic

Currently reminiscing about some favorite Star Trek TOS episodes.

#startrek

Kind of a dark gray morning here. Perfect soundtrack for me to get started on the weekend:

https://youtu.be/yZoyzswfMnY

#jazz #cosomusic #codesmusic

Code's eclectic music pick of the day:

"Song of Innocence" by music giant David Axelrod.

https://youtu.be/jMakYKVKqIc

#codesmusic #cosomusic

Code's eclectic music pick of the day:

The latest release from Unitopia has a little something for every flavor of prog fan:

https://youtu.be/EM1qVdpIGYY

#codesmusic #cosomusic

Code's eclectic music pick of the day:

Here is Black Thought and Danger Mouse with "Aquamarine"

https://youtu.be/MHvNapx5PFo

#codesmusic #cosomusic

Diggin' the tater love today. Started the potato diet 10 days ago (thanks Penn!) so am deeply interested. Pounds are coming off, and I'm still enjoying the taste. Favorite way so far is oven fries with malt vinegar, or simple microwave-baked with Trader Joe's Yuzu Hot Sauce.

Is #potato

Anybody out there in electronics? My experience is hobbyist level, and it's been many years since I did much. Fixing a Denon AVR that has a persistent buzz for the first 15 minutes it's on. I've fixed the cracked solder joints on an IC mount (the commonly known cause) but the buzz persists. So doing visual recon. Spotted this suspicious item (photo front and side views). I *think* it must be a capacitor given the 10 pf rating, but unsure about the poo. Is this cap leaking? Or is this a glueblob?

C'mon. It's July already.

Get up, get out, kick some butt.

https://youtu.be/se6IGAwq8YI

#codesmusic #cosomusic #self_help

If you love cinema, I'd recommend "Living" with Bill Nighy. Perfect for a rainy day and beautifully, lovingly shot. (I was in love with the movie even before the opening titles were finished)

Be aware that it's not a light, summer, carefree movie. But if you're willing, wow, this'll hit ya' in the feels.

Currently available on Netflix.

( @Maleah )

Ted Chiang is an great writer. Here is a recent interview that I found interesting:
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/06/ted-chiang-on-how-to-best-think-about-about-ai

Just heard of Don Lancaster's passing. Those of you who've been involved with tech and computers for a long time will likely recognize his name. I read a lot of his stuff when I was a kid. 😢

I think it's time for a black band on HN.

https://gilaherald.com/obituary-for-don-lancaster/

Whenever I am feeling down, I go back and watch Season 2 episode 1. It never fails to make me laugh until I nearly pee. Or Season 2 episode 2, where Roy and Moss pimp the cell phone vibration.

GOLD.

OK, this is genius marketing by Matomo, and absurdly accurate.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matomo_googleheimer-googleanalytics-uasunset-activity-7079338312888451072-rmTR/

But it's time for another PSA:

If you rely on GA or GA4 (or "most" other analytics packages) to track # of visitors are on your site, what pages they're visiting, etc. you're likely getting numbers that do not reflect reality. Most people/browsers block all of the well-known analytics packages.

Plus, you're feeding the Google for free.

Just say no.

Use your server logs. It's the only way to be sure.