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  1. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 16-Jan-2021 18:59:11 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    I posted this elsewhere this morning.

    #sonTwo used to put father-son days on my calendar, so he and his younger brother #Daddy_A could get focused time.

    #sonOne used to call me at work to ask "When am I going to see you again?" ... needless to say, I still think productivity is important, but give the people in your life some regular time that is not shared with work of any kind.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c
    In conversation about 3 days ago from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin
      Cats In The Cradle-Harry ChapinMy child arrived just the other dayHe came to the world in the usual wayBut there were planes to catch and bills to payHe lear...
  2. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 15-Jan-2021 20:38:34 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Several years ago, there was a car model called Echo. Whenever we'd pass one, I'd go:

    ECHO! Echo. echo

    Like an echo. #sonTwo would be irritated, while #Daddy_A would laugh.
    In conversation about 4 days ago from web permalink
  3. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 15-Jan-2021 00:46:23 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    #sonTwo was working nights and sleeping days. His wife woke him because a man was in their carport. (This was about a month ago.)

    They aren't far from the cop shop (no, not the doughnut shop, the actual police station), but I asked him to sign them both up for gun training.
    In conversation about 4 days ago from mustard permalink
  4. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Jan-2021 03:54:08 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Considering going cellphone free. I'm used to near-daily calls with #sonTwo, but that hasn't been happening lately. An occasional call with someone I know from work isn't worth paying a cellular service plan.
    In conversation about 6 days ago from web permalink
  5. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Jan-2021 16:57:59 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Good morning. It is 2021-01-09 16:50 UTC (08:50 PST). I’ve finished today’s #YoCo ( #yogurt and #coffee ) and have planned a day of relaxation.

    I’m probably anticipating too strongly, but today’s schedule includes:
    * phone call with #Daddy_A and #Little_Boy_A and possibly playing a game together
    * videochat with brother and his wife + other family members
    * #videochat with #sonTwo and #GS3
    * phone call with #faveNephew
    * drawing something to send to #GD1 and #GD2 ... the younger granddaughter hasn’t been sending me any of her animations recently.
    In conversation about 10 days ago from Shoyu permalink
  6. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 03-Jan-2021 18:52:55 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Years ago, when #sonTwo started taking Photography courses at the local college, I stood up a site for him using "Gallery 2". We had a bunch of plugins, including a bridge from G2 to a regular CMS, so he could use his main site for authentication on his photo gallery. Then came G3, which never had the same functionality. We tried "Coppermine Photo Gallery" (CPG), and a few more, eventually settling on Koken.

    Over time, I was concerned about the lack of continuing security patches, so we pulled it down.

    While he's off work for the next few months, he's going to try to do more photography , and he's looking to host his work again. I'd like to be able to suggest something that isn't Flickr / 500px or other #corpocentric site.

    Federation is not needed, as he's looking mostly for a way to market his work and maybe sell a few prints. I suggested that he look at #PixelFed, but I don't know enough about it to even be sure it could meet his needs. I don't know if his hosting is capable of something like #MediaGobllin (Python based), but that project is still awakening from a long hibernation.

    Anyone have knowledge of a self-hostable PHP based photo gallery?
    In conversation about 16 days ago from mustard permalink
  7. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 01-Jan-2021 18:54:15 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    #sonTwo begins a 2-3 month furlough today. I sent him a third of what I had left in my account yesterday.

    He then called to assure me they will be okay.
    In conversation about 18 days ago from mustard permalink
  8. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 31-Dec-2020 22:56:12 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Now that I’m not talking to #sonTwo on the phone every day, I really don’t see a reason to keep it ... at least not in the present form. Maybe I can use one of those $25-$35/month prepaid plans.

    I know Mark, S, K, and Kenny like to talk for three hours at a time, but if I’m on a plan with fewer minutes, they’ll just have to adjust.
    In conversation about 19 days ago from Shoyu permalink
  9. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Dec-2020 22:47:36 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    in reply to
    • Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    They're talking about game consoles vs computer games.

    I'm in favor of game consoles, simply because I can't play a game without feeling guilt ("I should be working") on a regular computer. Not that I play games very much these days.

    I use my Nintendo #Switch so rarely, that I think it is time to send it to #sonTwo to save it for #GS3. I just don't enjoy playing anything on it for more than about ten minutes.
    In conversation about 20 days ago from web permalink
  10. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Dec-2020 17:42:25 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    in reply to
    • Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    #sonTwo tells me he has some #XRP, so he's going to try to change it to #Monero ( #XMR ). The thing with XMR is that was the currency that people were infecting other people's servers and even cellphones with miners to try and obtain. It tainted my view of Monero.

    I still haven't found a cryptocurrency I feel comfortable with enough to buy, but XMR is definitely not likely to be the first.
    In conversation about 21 days ago from web permalink
  11. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Dec-2020 06:48:18 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    So, it looks like I’m going to have to try out one or more #cryptocurrencies, such as #Bitcoin ( BTC ) or #Ethereum ( #ETH ).

    But I’m not pretending that I can time the market, so I’m not looking to buy something that will rise high enough to make me a millionaire. I’m looking at them as a medium of exchange, a means to facilitate purchases and sales. At this point, I’m not looking at them as a store of value, and certainly not as an investment.

    Despite my insistence in conversations with #sonTwo that he should likewise consider cryptocurrency only as a means to purchase things, his father-in-law has been reading about sky-high #BTC prices and is putting up a small amount of money to get started investing in #cryptocurrency.
    In conversation about 21 days ago from Shoyu permalink
  12. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Dec-2020 06:38:32 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    #sonTwo told me that Coinbase and other cryptocurrency exchanges are halting trading in XRP, the currency formerly called “Ripple”, after Ripple Labs, the company that issued it. https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-suspends-xrp-trading

    “... Crypto Rating Council, an organization launched last year to provide some clarity on which digital assets might resemble securities. The project assessed that XRP more closely resembles a security than a non-security, giving the asset a score of 4 out of 5 (5 being a clear security). The scores are not meant to serve as legal advice but represent member exchanges’ views on certain digital assets.”

    #XRP #Ripple #cryptocurrency #cryptocoin #SEC #lawsuit
    In conversation about 21 days ago from Shoyu permalink

    Attachments

    1. Coinbase to Suspend XRP Trading Following SEC Suit Against Ripple - CoinDesk
      from https://www.coindesk.com/author/nikde
      Coinbase said it will suspend trading of XRP, the cryptocurrency at the heart of an SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs.
  13. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 28-Dec-2020 16:29:16 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    in reply to
    • an actual bear in a hazmat suit
    @guizzy @moon@shitposter.club I guess I should pay more attention to some of these cryptocurrency things. #sonTwo's father-in-law gave him some funds to buy #BTC and #ETH.
    In conversation about 22 days ago from mustard permalink
  14. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 27-Dec-2020 02:19:00 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Security keys (yubikeys) are starting to spread in my family. I bought one for my mom, one for each of my kids ( #sonOne, #sonTwo, #Daddy_A ), one for nephew #Papaya, one for #faveNephew. #lazyNephew is buying his own. Nephews #Honshu and #PizzaMan are waiting to see what their brother does with his.

    This is a multi-year project, but interest has picked up considerably in the past month or so.
    In conversation about 23 days ago from web permalink
  15. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Dec-2020 05:47:11 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Since #sonTwo’s father-in-law is trying to get them started in #cryptocurrencies, I guess I need to do some reading.

    I’m sure he’s looking at the $CRYPTOCOIN value in US dollars charts and thinking of it like the stock market. However, stock markets are regulated (even though I still think they are sometimes manipulated), and cryptocurrency exchanges are not.

    I told my son (again) to concentrate on coins which are actually used to buy and sell goods and services rather than being led by upward curves on charts. I know the youngest ( #Daddy_A ) isn’t doing any cryptocurrency stuff, but I should ask the oldest ( #sonOne ) whether he’s doing it. If he’s doing it and can give his brother the same advice (but from the perspective of having done it), then it is more likely to be followed.

    I should probably try to buy some cryptocurrency on “LocalBitcoins”:{https://localbitcoins.com/}, so I’ll have some skin in the game. That way, my conversations about the topic will be from the standpoint of someone who has some risk of losing money.
    In conversation about a month ago from Shoyu permalink
  16. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 21-Dec-2020 04:03:45 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Looking at the planets each evening reminds me of when my mom had a telescope and used to take #sonTwo and my niece LG out in the back yard for celestial observation evenings once or twice per month.

    I’m looking forward to living close enough to #GS3 and his soon-coming baby brother so that I can do something similar with them. And I’m open to picking up #GD1 and #GD2 (three hours in each direction) for an occasional weekend in which “telescope night” would be a regular fixture.
    In conversation about a month ago from Shoyu permalink
  17. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 20-Dec-2020 02:45:03 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    Tried to explain crypto wallet "sweeping" to #sonTwo. I don't know if he understands what I mean. I mean that you keep a 2nd wallet that is offline. You only bring it online long enough to clear out anything that your other wallet contains (by moving it into your offline wallet). In this way, malware or other trickery cannot reach your stash, because it is kept offline, in a separate wallet.
    In conversation about a month ago from web permalink
  18. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 19-Dec-2020 06:19:18 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    I asked #sonTwo, my 33 year old, about his birthday (work and sleep schedule prevented it until now). The answer I got was a picture of #GS3 wearing a festive hat and reaching up for a slice of cake. I guess that means it was good.
    In conversation about a month ago from mustard permalink
  19. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Dec-2020 02:04:02 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    #sonTwo's $EMPLOYER is about to furlough the employees for about three months. It might even happen before Christmas.

    He and my daughter-in-law bought a bunch of instant ramen noodles.
    In conversation about a month ago from web permalink
  20. Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 14-Dec-2020 23:15:22 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
    #sonTwo called to tell me his father-in-law wants to give them a small amount of money to get started in cryptocurrencies. I gave him a quick primer (with the caveat that I've never tried them, just watched the hype), including sharing my misgivings about giving banking info to unregulated crypto exchanges.

    I am going to have to read up on it now.
    In conversation about a month ago from web permalink
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