Stan Gunn
@stangunn.bsky.social
IT/Library guy at UVA. Woodworker ordinaire. Recovering Texan now living in Virginia.
Go with the gym membership at first. Find something close to your house or work so it’s convenient. Every time I buy gym equipment for the house it winds up sitting in a corner, then moved down to the basement, then on Craigslist or given away.
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Go with the gym membership at first. Find something close to your house or work so it’s convenient. Every time I buy gym equipment for the house it winds up sitting in a corner, then moved down to the basement, then on Craigslist or given away.
You mean something like this? A Raspberry Pi Zero or even an ESP32 should be able to do it, and both are low-power.
www.crowdsupply.com/zerowriter/z...
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Zerowriter Ink
Your open-source e-paper typewriter
www.crowdsupply.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You mean something like this? A Raspberry Pi Zero or even an ESP32 should be able to do it, and both are low-power.
www.crowdsupply.com/zerowriter/z...
www.crowdsupply.com/zerowriter/z...
I don't know if this is quite what you're looking for, but this was a book I used to assign to my students. It covers the technology developments that led to the modern Internet and it's a fascinating read.
bookshop.org/p/books/wher...
bookshop.org/p/books/wher...
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet
The Origins Of The Internet
bookshop.org
August 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I don't know if this is quite what you're looking for, but this was a book I used to assign to my students. It covers the technology developments that led to the modern Internet and it's a fascinating read.
bookshop.org/p/books/wher...
bookshop.org/p/books/wher...
I have a lot of ruth for what you’re saying. It was a word with a lot of feck and gorm. Luckily I kept my couth intact and was kempt by the end.
August 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I have a lot of ruth for what you’re saying. It was a word with a lot of feck and gorm. Luckily I kept my couth intact and was kempt by the end.
As Jod is my witness, it will always be a hard “G”.
May 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As Jod is my witness, it will always be a hard “G”.
If your model requires that you ingest the entirety of copyrighted works then you should pay the creators for it. This is not, by any definition, Fair Use.
May 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If your model requires that you ingest the entirety of copyrighted works then you should pay the creators for it. This is not, by any definition, Fair Use.
Copyrighted works do not fit the description of “public data”. And if you need them for training your model then you should negotiate to reimburse artists and authors for their use.
May 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Copyrighted works do not fit the description of “public data”. And if you need them for training your model then you should negotiate to reimburse artists and authors for their use.
Ah. We’ve reached “depression” in the cycle of grief, then. Progress.
April 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ah. We’ve reached “depression” in the cycle of grief, then. Progress.
Burning it is the only option now.
April 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Burning it is the only option now.
I remember going to see Survival Research Labs in Austin many years ago. Glad to see these guys are still around, and apparently still intact.
March 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I remember going to see Survival Research Labs in Austin many years ago. Glad to see these guys are still around, and apparently still intact.
About nine years ago I ordered a refrigerator from Lowe’s. After several weeks and multiple assurances it would arrive “soon”, I went up to the store and they admitted they accidentally ordered a Canadian model and it would never come in.
February 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
About nine years ago I ordered a refrigerator from Lowe’s. After several weeks and multiple assurances it would arrive “soon”, I went up to the store and they admitted they accidentally ordered a Canadian model and it would never come in.
Those are both perfectly reasonable exceptions, in the "not wanting sharp pointy things unscrewing themselves and spinning off in random directions" sense. I still don't understand propane tanks.
February 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Those are both perfectly reasonable exceptions, in the "not wanting sharp pointy things unscrewing themselves and spinning off in random directions" sense. I still don't understand propane tanks.
Not to mention fittings for propane tanks.
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Not to mention fittings for propane tanks.