Ensemble is billed by its creators as music score software specifically intended to make piping and drum scores for pipe bands. It claims to be able to play the scores so you can hear what the arrangement sounds like. It even claims to be able to import scores from other music software packages. It andContinue reading “Music Software: Ensemble”
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Tapestry and the Limitations of RSS
Okay, first thing: big ups to @IconFactory@iconfactory.world for releasing the first beta of Tapestry. This promises to improve my quality of life and I’m thrilled to be a supporter. As requested, I shall not be posting screenshots.
Cloud Development Environment (CDE)
This morning I had to restart Docker Desktop and the marketplace tab had a notification. There was a new extension available, “OpenVS Code for the Web.” So then I had to go find out what that even means and why I ought to want to install it. The answer is that I don’t. It seems thatContinue reading “Cloud Development Environment (CDE)”
Another Really Cool Thing I’m Not Gonna Do
I just read an article on Ars Technica, reviewing a new telescope. Super cool. Well written and, while I was reading it, nearly convinced me to buy a telescope. We live out in the woods. Often, when I take the dogs out at night, I look up and see stars and planets, and frequently evenContinue reading “Another Really Cool Thing I’m Not Gonna Do”
What Did You Think It Did?
This morning I read an article with the headline, “Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose.” This seemed really alarming and, to be sure, the details are pretty bad. But as I read through the article I was thinking about what I expect from a VPN, and how the attack wouldContinue reading “What Did You Think It Did?”
nix, lix, and Reproducibility
I’ve just spent the morning reading through some documentation and tutorials for nix, trying to figure out what it is, whether it’s cool, and whether I should be using it. Also, trying to figure out what this lix thing is. And of course, this is a dependency chain — I started out at the lastContinue reading “nix, lix, and Reproducibility”
Safety: Only YOU Can Prevent Harm to Yourself
The other day, someone in my extended network posted something about how Toronto just isn’t safe for their kids. This has got me thinking about safety and responsibility. I thought about how when I was a kid, I was instructed on how to behave in public spaces. “Look wrong way, right way, then wrong wayContinue reading “Safety: Only YOU Can Prevent Harm to Yourself”
Experimenting With Federation
Generally, I reserve this blog for, you know, blog stuff. Long form, where I ramble about things and post code snippets and multiple links to things I’m thinking about. For quite a while, now, I’ve had the ActivityPub plugin enabled on this site, as I tried to figure out how to engage with the FediverseContinue reading “Experimenting With Federation”
Just Say No to AR
I’m seeing a lot of people being excited, today, about putting in their orders for the first visionOS devices. Although it would be easy to dismiss this as simple Apple fan dribbling, their excitement is sort of hyperbolic. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” says one person, talking about how now is theContinue reading “Just Say No to AR”
Neat™ Document Database
Problem Every day, I receive physical documents, such as receipts, invoices, account statements, insurance policy updates, and so forth. Each of these documents should be retained for some period of time. Some of these documents should be forwarded to other people (such as, insurance provider or CPA). Physical documents take up space, and unless oneContinue reading “Neat™ Document Database”