Daniel @daniel@campduffel.social

@Garrett Remember that time when you won that debate by writing Nintendo Power and proving me wrong?

If you can measure it, you can manage it. To me, a free society is one that isn't managed centrally by some bureaucratic beast, but rather by individuals managing their own lives as they see fit. The number of "measurements" that the governments and corporations have on us is staggering and only ever growing. When someone asks me, "How many people are on the Fediverse?", it is so beautiful to reply, "No one knows." @Gargron

Ok, just learning about shell built-in commands after realizing cd wasn't a program. Makes total sense actually. There are probably hundreds of things like this that I don't know. Finding out what is really going on with computers is a journey I fear that no one can finish these days.

Huh, today is my 1 year anniversary on the Fediverse!😃Time flies!

Took the pups for an outing today to burn some energy. They weren't excited at all.

All I want for Christmas is a Toughbook running Linux with an e-ink display...

Good news! Colorado officials have removed restrictions on worship and churches are now considered "essential business".

@lo

"Only men to whom the family is sacred will ever have a standard by which to criticize the state."
-G.K. Chesterton

Feel free to join us for worship in about half an hour!
https://youtu.be/VlZKHMq9y60

Imagine how much better the rich young ruler's life would be now if his response to Jesus had simply been, "OK!"
This passage really hits close to home, along with the ties of having a family. For those of you who haven't been reaching out to God, let's do it together in true humility. You will find nothing else in this world that will bring you more happiness.

I had a good idea today for a software project, but I am not a programmer. What I need is a super experienced grey beard for advice. Where does one find/hire such a person?

I read some Of Plimoth Plantation, by William Bradford around Thanksgiving time every year. For those who don't know, it is a firsthand account of the people we know as the Pilgrims in the US who landed 400 years ago. I usually read about their first year 1620 in book 2, but this time branched out to 1623. Here is an excerpt.
http://fortwalden.com/storage/Plimoth_Plantation_1623.txt
Basically, communism didn't work; even for these hardcore moral people. Private property turned failure to success. Nothing new under the sun.