A variation on a theme; a joke told to my daughters a few minutes ago:
“What did the Italian man say when asked why he was leading Bambi, who was wearing 2 eye patches?
‘I’ve-a no i-dea!’“
I’m imagining your response, dear reader, is the same my girls gave me.
My wife didn’t tut. Progress.
There’s a modern disease I share with a good proportion of the world. There’s not a massive social stigma attached to it these days yet all kinds of crackpot remedies are supposed to help…
So what is this thing?
I have trouble getting to sleep, sleeping, and waking at a reasonable hour.
The central foundation - part 1 of my journey to nighttime joy - comes from a potentially surprising source.
Last year I wanted a Windows tablet; HP had just brought one out under £100 (US$99) and I’d decided a planned hobby could benefit from its price and convenience. So I searched for reviews.
The first YouTube review I came across was very informative, as the numbers of views attests. Watching it at bedtime though I noticed a curious phenomenon: I’d consistently fall asleep before it ended.
It still works.
Here it is:
Let me know what you th
Posting something about the upcoming Rio Olympics yesterday, I asked a question:
“Who are we supporting this time?”
It should have been obvious really. But it wasn’t. In case it’s not for you, watch this YouTube video…
Turn the sound up…
Martin, thanks.
It’s nearly 4 years since the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. 4 years. Wow!
Rio De Janeiro!
Er…
Where’s the advance publicity here in the UK? Look, I know a country hosting an event is bound to have a crazy run-up to the main event; local interest in the shape of homegrown heroes* and the possibility of winning a ticket lottery to view a niche sport on a weekday evening are things everyone can grasp hold of…
Who are we supporting this time?
*No, not heroes. Emphatically-not heroes. Role models of course (until the wheels fall off) but a single-minded dedication to accuracy or speed does not a hero make.
I made a conscious choice to develop my 10Centuries.org app (10cbazbt3.py) in Python 3.x. Python 3.x was introduced in 2008, 2.x updates ended in 2010; 3.x seemed a logical choice.
If only I’d read a little deeper.
Even developing a trivial Python app to run on Google’s Android OS requires Python 2.7. That’s requires. I don’t have a Mac or a daily driver iPhone so cannot develop for OS X or iOS. An interesting recent development though (thanks for the tip @jmreekes) is that the iOS Pythonista app is being updated (parallel app development) to support Python 3.x.
Why do I care? Mine is a personal project, right? The very earliest stages of development, right?
Yeah, about that…
It’s good when someone shows an interest in a thing one’s created. But to be unable to use it because their workflow is based entirely around a deprecated version of the language one’s working with…
It’s understandable; when even Google continues to use it because to not would introduce massive compatibility/update issues, why rock the boat?
But there are further obstacles to overcome before my thing is anything other than a post-only 10C client:
Aaah… Dunno.