Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I did the same, and I had two slightly-sore arms for a day. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yes, it's criminal, but who is going to indict him? His Justice Department won't. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is designed to allow companies to more easily cut wages and benefits for H-1B and other foreign workers, because they can't quit and go elsewhere. 100
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I've noticed British accents softening as well. I recently read that the old "upper-class British twit" accent of fifty or sixty years ago is now completely gone. 001
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026BTW, this article just reinforces my belief that private equity firms are evil. 010
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026PYREX and pyrex are two different types of glass. Upper case PYREX is probably borosilicate glass, while lower case is just tempered glass. I still have a set of PYREX measuring cups. www.allrecipes.com/article/what...allrecipes.comDid You Know There Is an Actual Difference Between PYREX and pyrex?Learn what Pyrex is made of and the difference between uppercase and lowercase Pyrex to determine what kind of glassware you have for safe handling. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Interesting that a link to overstock dot com was, unintentionally, I'm sure, attached to your post. 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026More recently, there is this: www.academia.edu/24825281/The...academia.eduThe baggage system at Denver: prospects and lessonsThis article discusses the fundamental design difficulties of the fully automated baggage system originally planned for the New Denver Airport, and their implications for airport and airline managemen... 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I'll admit it's gotten better, but recent experiences with two different distros tell me it isn't there yet. 100
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026It will be interesting to see the reactions that release number triggers! 010
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026He had them shelved with the spines in. They seem to have turned them all around. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026(con't) and less reliance on command-line tools for common user functions. BTW, I have been a Linux user off and on since about 2003, but have worked enough with non-technical users to have a bit of understanding of these issues. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026(con't) These include a standardized, GUI-based, method of application (package) deployment that the average Windows or Mac user can handle, a more standardized desktop and consistent menuing system, with installed applications linked to the menu (sometimes this happens, sometimes not), (con't) 200
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026In terms of broad acceptance of Desktop Linux, this discussion, although important, is, to me, little more than "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." No one is addressing the core issues that prevent broader desktop Linux acceptance. (con't) 100
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Computers in classrooms and standardized testing pushed by "No Child Left Behind," IMO, share at least part of the blame. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I've seen recent reports that a high percentage of students at even elite colleges have difficulty reading a book cover-to-cover. I think it's time to change our K-12 educational priorities. 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Even for those of us who are reasonably tech-savvy, but don't use Linux on a daily basis, this is still an issue. 100
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026IMO, there are still two major impediments to widespread adoption of desktop Linux--inconsistent user interfaces, and the lack of a standardized, straight-forward, GUI-based application installer (package manager). 010
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026That should have been "back in the day," not "back in they." I'll blame autocorrect. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026You just reminded me that mine has been gone 40 years. 100
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Yes, they will keep going to greater and greater degrees of purity. You may be a white, straight, Christian male, but as this goes on they may decide that your particular Christian denomination is not the right one, or DNA testing may show some percentage of African lineage, or... 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A late acquaintance, Mark Freund, reportedly developed a battlefield network for the US military using ARCnet protocols, because it allowed fast reconfiguration of the network as nodes, such as tanks, etc., dropped in and out of the network. It's not surprising to me that ARCnet is still in use. 010
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026ARCnet's token-passing protocol was pretty efficient back in they, and 2.5 Mbps ARCnet could easily out-perform 10 Mbps Ethernet in real-world applications. 210
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026From what I've read, Epstein may have been courting Chomsky to aid in reputation repair and little more. Even really smart people can be seduced by flattery. 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026BTW, I don't think #5 was ever invited back, while I ended up being on the advisory board for that conference. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The first panel I was ever on had six participants. I was #6, and #5 took his time and mine. When the moderator handed him a "wrap up" note, he just set it aside and continued. Since I was already in the Q&A, I spoke real fast and apologized. Things don't always go as planned. 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Wow! Much easier and cheaper than a fake ID! 010
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Thanks. What a PITA! I just uninstalled it. This behavior should be criminal, but in today's political environment they will likely get away with it. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I think we could simplify things by admitting that Cory Doctorow is the smartest human on the planet, and then just doing whatever he says. 020
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026In the sixties, my far left friends would say that "The media is the tool of the power structure." Nothing I have seen, heard or read on my many years on this planet has made me believe that isn't true. 080
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Look at the top brand. China will be dominating this market. They already lead in Europe. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This is why we have browsers, so we don't need a special program for every #$%*&^ site we go to on the web. Stop it! Just stop it! 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Sorry, there should have been a closing parenthesis after "accident" in my last sentence. I wish Bluesky allowed corrections. (Iknow I could over-write, but it's a bit of a PITA. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The Clinton Global Initiative comes to mind. Make rich people feel good by doing things for the "little people." 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I've always found it interesting that those one the right complain about the "liberal media," when the ownership of the major media outlets has been mostly solidly conservative. Of course, reporters were once working class, but with the advent of journalism schools that is no longer the case. 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Unfortunately, nearly all the billionaires are in the Republican camp, for obvious reasons, and they can afford to buy the media and do with it what they will. 100
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Two major factors in enabling this: Reagan's elimination of the Fairness Doctrine, and Clinton's signing of the Communications Act of 1996, which allowed today's media consolidation. 230
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Clarence Thomas is the white, right-wing's kapo. (Look it up if you don't know.) History tells us what eventually happened to them when they were no longer needed. 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026It's "on purpose" and "by accident." When someone says "on accident I silently correct them. 120
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Unless, of course, you go on defined tours and stay in luxury accommodations. Not mingling with ordinary people makes it easy to maintain your prejudices. 010
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I do have an Internet-connected thermostat, mainly because it allows the power company to make peak-power adjustments to prevent over-loading the grid. I'm fine with that. 100
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026An absolute requirement in my pasta sauce. 010
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I'm going to check with my sister, but I believe my mother used to do this. 110
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026This gives lie to the whole idea of ownership of digital media stored on corporate servers. 000
Patrick H. Corrigan @phcorrigan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Damn! I really wish everyone felt this way. The world would be a much better place. 000
