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Hardy Pottinger ☑️
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Tools Support Analyst at UCSF. Crazy about my wife, my kids, yo-yos and fountain pens. And beer. And tea. And dark chocolate.
Peter MurrayOver the past year, I've been quietly building something...and it's ready enough to share. 🧵
It's called https://ThisWas.News — every day, it shows you the lead headlines from one week, two weeks, one month, three months, six months, and one year ago today — with a short summary of what was actually happening.
Hey, US folks mailing taxes in. There is some monkey business with the postal regulations going on thanks to Republicans, so be sure to go inside, and ask the postal worker to hand cancel your envelope (and pay extra for the receipt requested service). And fill out the survey (be extra nice, recommend they get a raise, shower them with praise).
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Mike 
For many people, the #Linux vs #Windows vs #Mac debate is a privilege — it assumes you can choose. But working with the Computer Upcycle Project, I've seen the real choice is often Linux vs no computer at all.
~95% of donated computers are "too old" for Windows 11 or macOS. Linux installs on them anyway, adding 10+ years of life to machines #Microsoft and #Apple called trash.
This isn't Linux vs Windows. It's Linux vs e-waste.
ElissaAlso, over the last two months I began assembling and painting a collection of 1:350 scale submarines. Still got more to go. Pleasant how many 350 scale boats you can get these days, and quite cheaply, even for plastic mould rather than small run resin stuff.
Been a nice thing to do a few times a day during self-imposed screen-breaks.
Got a Flight 1 Los Angeles (USS Dallas) with the DSRV Mystic, Kilo-class, Romeo-class, Gato-class and Type VIIC.
Yet to assemble: Type XXI eletroboot.
More I want to buy: Type 212, Akula, Alfa, Han-class. Maybe some British and French boats too. Have yet to find the two I really want: Oberon-class and Foxtrot-class.
And... may not do a Typhoon, Ohio or Oscar, not for lack of interest but because my display cabinet won't fit them - the bastards are too big.
Simon WillisonNew on Niche Museums: the John M. Mossman Lock Collection, available to view by appointment only at The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York https://www.niche-museums.com/118
John M. Mossman Lock Collection
John M. Mossman (1846-1912) was a bank vault engineer who operated out of New York City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His customers included the Stock Exchange and Bank of America, and he often found himself replacing older locks with new, upgraded versions. He kept hold of the locks that he replaced, which formed the basis for his 370-item lock collection. As a result, the collection focuses primarily on bank locks, including an extensive collection of time locks. In 1903 he donated the collection to the General Society, under the condition that it be made available to the public. The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York was founded on November 17, 1785, and moved into its current headquarters in 1899. It describes its mission as "to serve and improve the quality of life of the people of the City of New York through its educational, philanthropic and cultural programs". The museum is by appointment only: I emailed on a Monday afternoon and was able to arrange an appointment for Tuesday morning. Upon entry, visitors are presented with a small brown leather-bound book entitled "The Lure of the Lock". This is the museum catalog, which opens with the following: > It is the mission of this museum to present one of the most fascinating sidelights on an industry which is peculiarly American. Locks are full of romance, and especially bank locks; for nearly every lock in this collection has protected untold millions in money and securities. After one has studied these locks for a month or two, one comes to almost love them, they are so interesting by reason of their peculiar mechanism. The catalog is dated 1928, but as you explore the collection you will realize that every item on display is accompanied by a small card that tells you which page in the book to consult for a description. Evidently the collection has remained almost constant since 1928, such that the catalog is still the best way to understand it! Who needs to see locks from the past 100 years when the ones from pre-1928 are so delightful already?
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You know what I miss? I miss working for someplace that is *proud* of having remote employees. Proudly innovating, and being *good* at hybrid workplaces. This begrudging arrangement is getting old. Fast.
404 Media“I think we often underestimate their capabilities,” said one of the researchers who uncovered a pre-Inca trade route linking the Amazon rainforest to the Pacific coast.