Ben

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IT professional and hobbyist woodworker from Minnesota. I love to cook, ski and travel.
BenFeb 13, 2025
Electronic Frontier FoundationFeb 11, 2025
BREAKING: We are suing DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to stop the brazen and illegal data sharing of federal employee data with the “government efficiency” group. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/eff-sues-doge-and-office-personnel-management-halt-ransacking-federal-data
EFF Sues DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to Halt Ransacking of Federal Data

EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the private information of millions of Americans that is stored by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and to delete any data that has been collected or removed from databases thus far.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
BenDec 16, 2024
A traditional Scandinavian #recipe for cured salmon. A beloved beloved Christmas tradition in our house.
https://thejapanesekitchen.com/gravlax-with-dill-mustard-sauce/
Gravlax with Dill Mustard Sauce

A traditional Scandinavian recipe for cured salmon. A beloved beloved Christmas tradition in our house. An adaptation from Marcus Samuelsson’s amazing Aquavit cookbook.

The Japanese Kitchen
BenSep 21, 2024

Latest from The Japanese Kitchen food blog is for Takikomi Gohan. Very easy to make!

https://thejapanesekitchen.com/takikomi-gohan/

#recipe #japanese #cooking

Takikomi Gohan

Takikomi Gohan is a traditional comfort Japanese rice dish meticulously prepared using an assortment of vegetables, mushrooms, and meat.

The Japanese Kitchen
BenSep 17, 2024

Picked up some sweet corn today and made this #recipe tonight. I don't know if I got lucky but it must be a great year for sweet corn :) It turned out great.

https://thejapanesekitchen.com/sweet-corn-with-miso-butter/

Sweet Corn with Miso Butter

This recipe is the best way (in my opinion) to enjoy the fresh corn as a side dish in the Japanese meal preparation and goes well with fish, meat and …

The Japanese Kitchen
BenJan 28, 2024

Wow! An update to the Genesis framework is available. I thought it was dead.

#wordpress

BenNov 9, 2023

Radio K is awesome! Also the best station left on AM in Minneapolis.

#radiok #music
https://radiok.org/

Homepage | Radio K

BenNov 9, 2023

This company is a perpetual disappointment.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/tech/meta-facebook-instagram-teen-safety/index.html

BenAug 3, 2023
Looking forward to this release The original mix was always a bit muddy.
https://www.rhino.com/article/the-replacements-detail-tim-let-it-bleed-edition
The Replacements Detail TIM: LET IT BLEED EDITION | Rhino

4CD/1LP Boxed Set Features The Group’s Classic 1985 TIM Album Remixed by Ed Stasium

BenMay 12, 2023
Thunderbird: Free Your InboxMay 12, 2023

#Gmail is starting to show even more ads -- and they're appearing in the middle of email lists.

There's a real benefit to using email software that doesn't rely on YOUR data to generate revenue or train AI.

Thunderbird: Ad-free since 2003.
#FreeTheInbox

(Source: https://9to5google.com/2023/05/05/gmail-ads-increase-2023/)

Gmail is starting to show more ads, including in the middle of email lists

Ads are a central part of Google’s business and, in many cases, the way that the company’s products are provided...

9to5Google
BenApr 18, 2023
Need to re-size your drive in #Ubuntu 20.04? This worked perfectly. 😀
https://packetpushers.net/ubuntu-extend-your-default-lvm-space/
Ubuntu: Extend your default LVM space - Packet Pushers