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Mon, 30 Dec 2019

Ancient Greek textbooks roundup - Ryan Baumann (aka @ryanfb) https://ryanfb.github.io/etc/2018/03/02/ancient_greek_textbooks_roundup.html

Resources for reading Homeric Greek - Ryan Baumann (aka @ryanfb) https://ryanfb.github.io/etc/2019/02/25/resources_for_reading_homeric_greek.html

Tue, 24 Dec 2019

My business card runs Linux - George Hilliard https://www.thirtythreeforty.net/posts/2019/12/my-business-card-runs-linux/

Fri, 20 Dec 2019

This page is designed to last: a manifesto for preserving content on the Web - Jeff Huang https://jeffhuang.com/designed_to_last/

Tue, 17 Dec 2019

When you hit esc and forget you're not in Vim, and you lose your changes in a web form

I don't know how to package software for Windows, Mac or Linux, but it's a vital skill that I'd like to learn

Dear open-source programmer or maintainer: If I write a tweet that is critical of your project's packaging or functionality, I'm not asking you for tech support. And I'm really not crazy about you complaining that I'm asking for something that I'm not.

There have been two recent @debian security updates: Ruby and Thunderbird https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4586 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4585

Tue, 10 Dec 2019

Preserve This Podcast: An Andrew W. Mellon grant-funded project hosted by the Metropolitan New York Library Council to help podcasters protect their work against the threats of digital decay http://preservethispodcast.org/

Security update: @debian is updating @firefox https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4580

Mon, 09 Dec 2019

20 VPS providers to shut down on Monday, giving customers two days to save their data - Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/20-vps-providers-to-shut-down-on-monday-giving-customers-two-days-to-save-their-data/

Verizon kills email accounts of archivists trying to save Yahoo Groups history - Liam Tung/ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/verizon-kills-email-accounts-of-archivists-trying-to-save-yahoo-groups-history/

Apple's new monster ,000 Mac Pro is about to ship - Daphne Leprince-Ringuet/ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/apples-new-monster-6000-mac-pro-is-about-to-ship/

Wed, 04 Dec 2019

Alex Bartsch — Covers 2: Retracing more record sleeves around the world http://www.alexbartsch.com/more-covers

Alex Bartsch — Covers: Retracing reggae record sleeves in London http://www.alexbartsch.com/covers