EmacsConf.org: Report on the 2023 conference. I have been listening to the presentations, it has been very enjoyable so far!
January 2024
OregonLive.com: Editorial: Fixing Oregon in 2024 – This editorial focuses on the issues of housing, homelessness, behaviorial health, K-12 education, political unity, and electing competent leaders.
Bix Frankonis: ActivityPub Is To The IndieWeb As A.I. Is To Silicon Valley? – Bix Frankonis shares his thoughts about the use of ActivityPub and how it may have unintended effects in propagation of comments on social media services to blogs.
The Federalist: Battle-Tested Trump Brings A New And Improved Ground Game To Iowa – A summary of how Trump’s campaign organization has built a strong network of caucus captains to get out the vote in the Iowa caucuses.
OregonLive.com: Gov. Tina Kotek delivers on promises in 1st year, earns mixed reviews
Washington Post: Why Trump is winning, as shown in Wednesday night’s dueling programming (Philip Bump). The key quotes: “Trump is famous and powerful and viewed by many Americans as the country’s salvation….[The caucus captain hat] was a symbol that Kim was part of Trump’s essential inner circle. Kim and her fellow caucus captains are, for the next week or so, some of the most important people in Trump’s world, and that hat proves it….This is what Trump gets about politics that his opponents don’t: Voters — and particularly his voters — want to be part of something outside of themselves. Trump has effectively commuted their frustrations about the world into a sense of optimism about how he’ll overcome or destroy those frustrations.”
James’ Coffee Blog: Advent of Technical Writing – a series of posts on the topic of technical writing, published in December 2023, lots of good nuts-and-bolts writing advice.
James’s Coffee Blog: The Web Is Yours – An overview of tools and techniques for getting started with a personal website – it’s a good read!
I-Programmer: Review of “Software Testing Strategies” by Matthew Heusser and Michael Larsen.
Countdown with Keith Olbermann: (S2 EP 86 12/7/2023) – Keith’s opening 15 minutes discusses the Colorado ballot challenge for Trump, and gives an excellent overview of how the 14th Amendment was created and used after the Civil War.