Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff

• October 16th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Fri, 14:22: Hmm. Anyone able to get Excel's Data from Picture option to work in recent Office iOS builds? Both iOS 15 on iPhone 12 Pro and on iPhone 11 failing here...
• Fri, 15:32: The wind has changed direction. SO I didn't notice my ADS-B bot had crashed. Restarted. I need to find a way of automating restarts; what is the sign of a failure? The python app that runs the service remains up...
• Fri, 15:39: Today I am mostly thinking about observability. (And if you want to comment on it, drop me a line!) https://t.co/0i8ngwcJ4g
• Fri, 15:49: Birds are being watched. Diligently. https://t.co/THKc48QfGO
• Fri, 16:10: One of my suggestions! https://t.co/lkXRrx94j1
• Fri, 17:01: RT @surfaceduodev: Join the Surface Duo Developer Experience team in #Hacktoberfest - our #SurfaceDuo SDK and sample repos are open-source…
• Fri, 19:06: So many fixes! https://t.co/HKVd3J7rYZ
• Fri, 20:41: Recent Reads: The Tea Dragon Tapestry. Another installment in Kay O'Neill's gentle fantasy graphic novels. If you've changed your life, how do you find your new future? The tea dragons and their keepers navigate grief and loss to find hope and joy. After all, what else is life?
• Fri, 21:08: Today's album on rotation, gardenstate's Inspirations. Chilled uplifting trance, old school and modern at the same time. https://t.co/V9c1m3abJ7
• Fri, 21:48: You do not see a list of names like this on a paper unless it's something seriously important. Read and inwardly digest, as my German teacher used to say... https://t.co/MmROwSinBe

( Collapse )

• Tags

  #hacktoberfest, #surfaceduo, twitter

• October 15th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Thu, 13:44: RT @InfoWorld: More of @Microsoft's internal tools get released to the outside world — by @sbisson. https://t.co/frqvRv3ZHy
• Thu, 15:50: Today's suburban wildlife extravaganza was a young squirrel going absolutely bonkers in a flower pot. https://t.co/kDb9CnU1bx
• Thu, 15:52: More in my collection of special liveries on aircraft: VQ-BEJ. An Aeroflot A320 in a PBC CSKA Moscow special livery. Soccer teams in the sky! https://t.co/VnZlOLHeVV
• Thu, 15:54: Or how about this for a livery, one for the Anderfans. G-WHIP, an AW119 in a special Thunderbird 3 livery. #ThunderbirdsAreGo #Anderfans https://t.co/IUEshWFQHP
• Thu, 16:01: The URL for the Zoom call I just logged into contains this many "A"s... "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" It's screaming...
• Thu, 16:17: RT @markrussinovich: You can now get the Sysinternals Suite from the Microsoft Store to always stay current with the latest updates: ms-win…
• Thu, 17:21: This is now live in the Store and through winget. https://t.co/uOo64lMynB
• Thu, 17:33: RT @tsimonite: Waymo appears not to have known where its cars were mysteriously assembling in a quiet corner of SF. "KPIX5 reached out to…
• Thu, 18:51: RT @WinObs: Shared: Microsoft reaches an agreement with investor advocacy nonprofit As You Sow to make its devices easier to fix, increasin…
• Thu, 19:50: Hmmm. My Surface Ear Buds are failing to connect, even after a reset. Not sure what to do next...

( Collapse )

• Tags

  #anderfans, #thunderbirdsarego, twitter

• October 14th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Wed, 16:50: Over at @techrepublic I take a look at how to protect your organization against consent phishing attacks using Microsoft 365 tools... https://t.co/sSltYOdjjG
• Wed, 16:57: Made the mistake of bashing out the vacuum cleaner robot's HEPA filters in the bin. My nose has been streaming and I've been sneezing non-stop since 11am. Have had to steam myself just to start feeling better.
• Wed, 17:44: T J Hooker actor and TV Lawyer goes into space.
• Wed, 19:29: Over at @infoworld I take a look at another of Microsoft's internal developer tools that's now available publicly. SizeBench is a way of analyzing PE binaries, giving you clues how to manually optimize code for smaller binaries. https://t.co/WyWjgUIER5
• Wed, 21:31: RT @sbisson: Over at @techrepublic I take a look at how to protect your organization against consent phishing attacks using Microsoft 365 t…
• Wed, 21:32: RT @mattfarina: v3.7.1 of @helmpack is out... https://t.co/xGSOUG79Oa https://t.co/3QnDAFPMMf
• Wed, 22:00: RT @OpenAtMicrosoft: Brendan Burns, Corporate VP of Azure OSS Cloud Native at Microsoft, will answer all your questions about containers, K…
• Thu, 10:13: Recent Reads: Why Me. Donald Westlake's hapless thief Dortmunder's latest little heist scores big, real big, too big. But as always bad luck strikes back: the ruby is political dynamite and about to go off? What's an honest crook to do when all are against him? Funny as always!

• Tags

  twitter

• October 13th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Tue, 13:19: Trying a new local micro-bakery; bike delivery of pastries and sourdough this morning and if the Kouign Amann I just ate is anything to go by, we'll definitely be using them again... https://t.co/YYGN8RPove
• Tue, 13:26: Shiny starling https://t.co/8eO4pYElzG
• Tue, 13:27: Crow's nest https://t.co/tUSeCLE9Q4
• Tue, 13:27: Moor or less? https://t.co/JaNKNlEptY
• Tue, 14:24: ? https://t.co/dBtYP1dNtC
• Tue, 15:27: Wasn't shooting William Shatner into space a Boston Legal plotline? Denny Crane!
• Tue, 15:28: RT @DDAVISSPACEART: The UAE Hope Mars orbiter images are on line, and after some kind help on navigating the site I found some nice color i…
• Tue, 15:59: Can't seem to use get_iplayers' web PVR under Windows 11, so I've installed it in WSL...
• Tue, 18:16: Hello KB5006674. The first Windows 11 update...
• Tue, 19:18: RT @ClintRutkas: Hey friends, we're starting virtual coffee chats with the Windows for developers team. We'd love to get to know you and un…

( Collapse )

• Tags

  #kubecon, #lifewithmainecoons, twitter

• October 12th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Mon, 14:04: RT @stevecla: It's #MicrosoftHackathon week, and employees around the world are teaming up to bring their ideas to life. Read how The Micro…
• Mon, 14:38: New phone case comes with built-in cat toy. Phryne likes it a lot. https://t.co/xUSli6giBR
• Mon, 15:09: Prog rock meets marching bnds: Ohio State does Rush... https://t.co/thRybaLbkN
• Mon, 15:24: RT @andrewducker: We May Have Found Roman Concrete's Secret Strengthening Ingredient https://t.co/kafZ1TBVe1 https://t.co/xIKBX7yGie
• Mon, 19:11: Decoupling WSL from Windows makes a lot of sense. The more we decouple, the faster things will update... https://t.co/yXjTTNhQCx
• Mon, 19:36: RT @JazRignall: Atari's terrific Tempest coin-op is 40 years old this month. Featuring super-fast, bright and colorful vector graphics, thi…
• Mon, 20:22: RT @aionescu: A big customer concern with #windows #internals 6th Edition was that when used in its typical form as a monitor stand, part 2…
• Mon, 22:59: Earlier… https://t.co/MWUifwsd5n
• Tue, 10:37: Time for my weekly trawl through our O365 tenant's quarantine folders. I can't help but be amused that I am always finding emails from a Microsoft 365 conference in there? You'd think they of all people would be able to avoid the spam filters...

• Tags

  #internals, #microsofthackathon, #windows, twitter

• October 11th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Sun, 18:32: Shenzou https://t.co/4v5tvpqyjF
• Sun, 18:49: Recent Reads: Killing Pretty. The 7th of Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim novels. James Stark has saved the world (again). Now he must deal with mundane things: getting a job, driving in LA, and finding who killed Death and why. More supernatural LA Noir, as Stark's moral arc bends.
• Sun, 19:25: A long hot bath with a good book and this week's ABGT playing... Also kittens. And Lego. https://t.co/Jfa8VLX8RQ
• Sun, 19:32: Another take on last night's spooky sunset. https://t.co/RfMSFyPEMY
• Mon, 10:59: RT @geoffblaber: Just one more day until @CCSInsight Predictions: 2022 and beyond. Register here for the three one hour sessions starting 1…

• Tags

  twitter

• October 10th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Sat, 14:42: RT @TreeHouseBkshop: A bookshop door photographed by a friend in Canada. I want a bat for my bookshop door! #ReleaseTheBats https://t.co/vQ…
• Sat, 17:03: Phryne demonstrates Maine Coon decorum. https://t.co/QJWBebKb8o
• Sat, 18:45: A welcoming light. https://t.co/Onidfjw9WL
• Sat, 18:48: In which the Doctor joins Pink Floyd. https://t.co/jLzJmIrzWq
• Sat, 18:52: RT @summerstoli: His name is Stew, and he's the Souperviser https://t.co/yG2mQLSoRF
• Sat, 21:09: Lyra would like the foods now. https://t.co/TkurTvKFCs
• Sat, 21:10: I went to the park. https://t.co/FuoZpOVJV4
• Sun, 10:44: There has to be an invisible sun. https://t.co/YeohCVytu2

• Tags

  #releasethebats, twitter

• October 9th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Fri, 15:50: RT @a_arknu: @LBugnion @marypcbuk @Paxxi @sbisson @JenMsft @zydanazka Basically, all apps that haven't updated to the IExplorerCommand inte…
• Fri, 15:56: So I had a couple of sample Drunk Parrot shirts printed up… https://t.co/FT7wmMGpvz
• Fri, 19:38: RT @HG2G_Covers: 5th July 1981 Marvin Schematics Poster (by @kevinjondavies ) First appeared in The Sunday Times colour supplement, then…
• Fri, 20:22: I think you're doomed, @SynStalker. Either that or very very brave. https://t.co/NNgQNNe4dp
• Fri, 21:13: It's always a bit of a worry when a US publisher changes payment platforms. Will I get hit by usurious foreign exchange fees? Well, in the latest installment of the game, I am happy to note that their new platform handles sterling payments just fine!
• Fri, 21:20: Phryne would like very much to know what you are doing and if it involves food for her. #mainecoon https://t.co/dUn2vezHn3
• Fri, 21:40: It is a dark night in the suburb and that was a low flying flock of horrible geese.
• Fri, 22:25: RT @andrewducker: How the worst civilian rail disaster in UK history helped create the paramedic https://t.co/1NhsqEwTeP

• Tags

  #mainecoon, twitter

• October 8th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Thu, 13:08: RT @InfoWorld: #DeisLabs' #Hippo #WebAssembly #PaaS makes it easy to build and run portable #WASM #applications, whether they’re #browser-h…
• Thu, 13:23: Halloween name time!
• Thu, 14:47: Just a reminder that the early release of our book, Azure AI Services at Scale, is out from O'Reilly. https://t.co/vMje7WLZwU
• Thu, 14:47: RT @LachlanEvenson: It was so much fun collaborating on this and I'm very excited to share it with you all at #KubeCon. It conveys in an ex…
• Thu, 14:57: RT @jhagel: According to a recent addition to the Fermi debate, space and speed are no barrier to galactic empire—even without warp drives.…
• Thu, 15:08: Wow. 9090 pieces in the new Lego Titanic! I'd need a new house for it... https://t.co/w9Y5ZfQQwU
• Thu, 15:17: Hey @razer. How do we get extra batteries for the Xbox wireless charging stand? I've set it up for my S controller, which is great, but I'd like to use it with my One controller as well.
• Thu, 15:34: RT @tomwarren: Microsoft has just announced a new translucent Xbox controller and headset to mark 20 years of Xbox. This is straight 🔥🔥🔥 De…
• Thu, 16:20: I kind of figure my glasses and shirt match. #ThunderbirdsAreGo https://t.co/P6gFYjpGMQ
• Thu, 16:47: RT @ChloeCondon: Oh... my god. 🙀🎭🎶 This is canon, and I'm SCREAMING. https://t.co/uIoUTTqf5M

( Collapse )

• Tags

  #applications, #browser, #deislabs, #hippo, #kubecon, #paas, #thunderbirdsarego, #wasm, #webassembly, twitter

• October 7th, 2021, 12:00 pm

My tweets

• Wed, 14:50: Reporting back haven eaten some: this was good. cherries. nuts, ginger... https://t.co/VH2Zd6VV1W
• Wed, 14:53: Over at @infoworld I went hands-on with @deislabs' Hippo self-hosting platform for Web assembly. Not only that, but I got it running under WSL 2 as part of a Rust development environment. Follow along with my experiment here: https://t.co/MOTKBxDS12
• Wed, 16:00: RT @Mike_Seeley: October 6, 2020 (1 yr ago): #SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites atop a #FaIcon9 rocket. John Kraus, Trevor M…
• Wed, 16:01: RT @hyenabrains: parasaurolophus through the decades #DinosThroughTheDecades :) https://t.co/IbE3S1FG2h
• Wed, 16:46: Finished my workout run-through of all The Clone Wars episodes today. Those last four episodes run some serious arc... It also fills out many gaps in the prequel trilogy.
• Wed, 17:01: RT @technosophos: This @InfoWorld article on Hippo by @sbisson covers our Hippo project, as well as Bindle -- our experiment in aggregate…
• Wed, 18:44: RT @lilianedwards: Very happy to finally be able to announce this which has been in the wings for a while! Ping me if you'd like to talk ab…
• Wed, 19:39: RT @sbisson: Over at @infoworld I went hands-on with @deislabs' Hippo self-hosting platform for Web assembly. Not only that, but I got it r…
• Wed, 22:34: Automata. It’s a little dog in a rocket and a rotating planet. Also comet. https://t.co/OssSI7wznW
• Thu, 00:56: Chocolate! https://t.co/EHbMqjo2ad

( Collapse )

• Tags

  #awearabledungeon, #decentralizediden, #dinosthroughthedecades, #faicon9, #spacex, twitter