Done Since 2020-01-12

[mdlbear]

This week has gone by very quickly. I'm not sure where I was in that process. I don't think the fizzled snow warnings, earlier in the week, helped. Colleen rescheduled her medical appointments. It also didn't help that Christopher Tolkien died on Wednesday.

I've been singularly unmotivated lately. A little music, lots of reading as usual, but no writing to speak of. In particular, I didn't write about a couple of articles about how to write a book in Emacs, or using GitHub as a blogging host. I also didn't write about the Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers in Antarctica. (Links on Saturday; I intend to post about that later today.)

I did write about yet another vulnerability in Windows 10 that you need to patch.

Notes & links:

0112Su litter boxen
  * up 4:20; S=4:53, W=199.8; shower, laundry
  / F am:  cran/ginger ale, toasted English with butter and blackberry jam, bacon,
  / F am: Korean dumplings, rice, vinegar, hot oil; lipton's
  $ $1200 to AX from UB.
  & Snow warning for 3pm -- decided it would be a good idea to do laundry before then
  * SL:  bleach, dairy-free pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, petite diced tomatoes, ginger
    ale, sweet hot mustard,  + eggs,  x chicken thighs.
  : The two different sizes of S-hooks arrived (yesterday, actually).  The smaller ones
    are too small; the bigger ones are big but not excessively so.  Neither fits into the
    slots on an Elfa standard, which is unfortunate.
  % I may be getting a little better at accepting thanks (<-L)
  / F pm: matzoh ball soup, pilot crackers w\ bacon smoked gouda, green beans/potatoes
  / F pm: spumoni
  * practice - The River, Ripple, Millennium's Dawn

0113Mo
  & awake 4am; S=2:38;
  / checked but no cleanup needed.  Desitin.  
  % not clear I'm going to get back to sleep. -> tried around 5:30
  * up 7ish; S=3:29; that's still not a whole lot of sleep
  : snow
  / F am: biscuits and sausage gravy.  (S faked the sausage with ground pork and spices)
  / labwork
  : weird: after Desti had been lying on Sable's keyboard, the disk became read-only.
    Or possibly before that.  What I wrote about C's breakfast didn't get written.
  * practice:  Ripple(inst), Ship of Stone, The River, (earlier) Daddy's World,
  / F pm: hot (real)tea
  * 5pm singing - N' leave 4:25 -> Millennium's Dawn, Bells of Norwich
  / F pm: pork ribs, roasted cauliflower and mushrooms with holandaise sauce
  : the Bose headphones are quite good at cancelling the rumble of L's new back massager

0114Tu
  * Up 4:52; S=5:29;
  / F am: eggs, bacon, english muffin
    % C spilled her glass of juice, etc. resulting in a hasty cleanup and a very stressed-
      out bear.  Was just about to make breakfast; two batches of eggs on muffins with
      bacon; more-or-less on autopilot.  Frustrated; angry at the situation; I hope I
      managed to keep my voice level enough not to upset C.
  : 9am snowing.  Still snowing 9:50.  does not look promising
    -> call to reschedule.  I gather we're not the only ones.
    -> Good call:  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
      ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
    " WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, scattered snow showers continue this morning
      with additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. For the Winter Storm Watch,
      heavy snow possible.  **Total snow accumulations of up to 5 inches possible** "
  x 11am leave.  Drop S at Harbor Pointe walk-in clinic
  ~ 1:40 Dr Juaire -> resched to 0130Th at 3:20
  : we probably could have made it -- now sunny, and will be until ~6pm.  But still.
    Probably the right call at the time, if only for my peace of mind.  But...
  / F noon: matzoh ball soup; instant lemonade
  / F pm: chicken soup with paprika, tomato paste, celery, zuccini, carrots
  : not snowing now; WU suggests that it won't be.  the warnings are, however, still up,
    and local services are closing early and planning to open late.
  * pay L', Molly

0115We
  * up 6:35; S=8:04; shower
  : doesn't look like it snowed at all last night :/  Not complaining except that we could
    have gone down to Everett after all
  / F am: cran/ginger ale, malt-o-meal
  : snow started ~1pm.  High wind warnings still up.
  ~ 2pm C Dr. Rochier -> C called to cancel; have him call (which he never did).
  : V went home early (~2pm)
  @ The Relationship Between Famous Writers & Their Cats | Writers Write
    " Sir Isaac Newton [...] also invented the swinging cat door for the convenience of
      his many cats. "

0116Th
  & Awake 2:45ish; S=2.?; 
  * up 7ish; S=5:53
  / F am: bacon, cereal with milk (? -- wasn't keeping careful track at the time)
  @ Special sunglasses, license-plate dresses: How to be anonymous in the age of
    surveillance | The Seattle Times
  @ ditaa diagrams through ascii art
  @ Blog | The Harold M. Stein Memorial Filk Archive (madfilkentist)
  / F pm: toasted English with marmalade
  @ How to write a book in Emacs - Mastering Emacs (2020-01-06 Emacs news) 
  @ GitHub built also for not developers, like me! - My Notebook Home (2020-01-06 Emacs news)
  @ NVD - CVE-2020-0601
    Windows 10 Has a Security Flaw So Severe the NSA Disclosed It | WIRED (thnidu) disclosed by NSA
    CVE-2020-0601 | Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability
    January 2020 Security Updates: CVE-2020-0601 - Microsoft Security Response Center
    CVE-2020-0601: a critical Windows vulnerability discovered by…NSA! 
  @ Are You Really the Product? a bit of history
    " From a privacy standpoint, advertising and the internet were a match made in hell. "
  @ New report catalogs growing climate risks (ysabetwordsmith)
  / F eve: pasta with Newman's alfredo sauce; frozen mixed veg.
  % chat with N.
  : Colleen pointed out that she hasn't needed the wheelchair for several days -- YAY!

0117Fr  * litter boxen
  * up 7ish; S=7:20;
  / F am: bacon, malt-o-meal
  @ How to Use the history Command on Linux some things I didn't know, like ^r.
  / 11am major cleanup needed
  / F lunch: pasta, newman's alfredo, gg potatoes and green beans
  @ michaelfeathers/scythe: A tool for detecting barely used code in production
    Michael Feathers - Scythe - Coverage in Production to Find Dead Code clever.
    Timestamp by touching an empty file.  rather make-like.  don't do it in a loop.
  @ 37 Important Linux Commands You Should Know good basic toolkit
  / F pm snack almonds, candied ginger;... pizza

0118Sa
  & awake 3:15; S=3:52; back to bed 4:30ish; cat cuddle but never got back to sleep
  * up 5:35; S=4:46;
  / major cleanup; liquid
  @ manateelazycat/emacs-application-framework: Emacs application framework (2020-01-13 Emacs news)
  @ (20) Hector Martin
    on Twitter: "To clarify the Windows crypto fail: The problem isn't in signature
    validation. The problem is the *root store/cache*. CryptoAPI considers an
    (attacker-supplied) root CA to be in the trust store if its public key and serial
    match a cert in the root store, Ignoring curve params." / Twitter (@marypcb)
  @ EU mulls five-year ban on facial recognition tech in public areas - Reuters
    Facial recognition: EU considers ban of up to five years - BBC News
  @ Report: Adult Site Leaks Extremely Sensitive Data of Cam Models S3 bucket,
    totally unprotected.
  : garbage still not picked up (snow)
  * SL: kikoman low salt, chicken thighs, spray cleaner, 2xmushrooms, any 3 of (carrots
    (small bunch), brussels sprouts (0.5-1lb), x 1 bunch thin asparagus, x baby potatoes,
    cauliflower), block cheeses, shredded sharp cheddar, boursin, TP,
    + cottage cheese, yogurt, chicken thighs, kikoman tamari
  * plug Molly in; fetch mail
  @ Scientists Are Racing to Figure Out Why This Giant Glacier in Antarctica Is Melting
    So Fast | Live Science Thwaites Glacier - Wikipedia
    Cavity in Antarctica Glacier Is 2/3 the Size of Manhattan, Scientists Say - NYT
    they say 2 ft rise; actual figure (see prev.) could be up to 2-3 *meters*
    ITGC Thwaites Glacier (65cm = 25")
    ITGC Thwaites Glacier  " New study provides first evidence that thinning
    Antarctic ice shelves _instantaneously_ result in more ice into the sea "
    West Antarctic ice shelf breaking up from the inside out
    Pine Island Glacier - Wikipedia
    The Doomsday Glacier is the article that got me started
  @ JRR Tolkien's son Christopher dies aged 95 | Books | The Guardian (librarygeek)
    Christopher Tolkien - Wikipedia
  / F pm: ling cod with saffron/garlic sauce, cauliflower with paprika and cumin, rice
  & I cooked dinner.  L found a Spanish recipe for cod: a garlic/rosemary/saffron pesto
    with olive oil and lemon.  Yum.
  % 7:20 still can't seem to get started with anything.
  * change CPAP disposable filter; wash tank
  * music: The River.
  * Rummaged around in the bedroom closet.  the top box on the right-hand wall has the
    muscat, brandy, and hard cider.  And more Kahlúa
  * update Windows on Starlight. -> took several hours.

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[madfilkentist]

My views of Christopher Tolkien are mixed, but I'm not going to be one of those people who cheer when someone they have disagreements with dies.