Ron at 04:36, 12 April 2024

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We slipped back into our normal routine this week. Esther was working as usual, while I kept on working on [https://8th-dev.com/forum/index.php?topic=2829.msg16399 improvements to “8th”]. Israel (we presume) attacked an Iranian general-staff meeting in Syria, killing the top echelon of the “Quds” group. In response, Iran has threatened painful retaliation, so [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-795306 the IDF is on high alert]. Just in time for ''shabbat''!

Dr. Phil [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPomqJz-qYc hosts Mosab Yousef], who proceeds to school two Hamas supporting college seniors. It was beautiful to see, though disturbing that this is what the schools are producing.

Of possible note:
* My friend’s [https://penamacorrespondent.blog/179-and-still-counting/ heavy post] this week, and the USA [https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-794267 is a fickle ally].
* The [https://xzhack.com “XZ Hack”], an extremely clever and insidious insertion of [https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/technologist-vs-spy-the-xz-backdoor evil code] into a commonly used utility, should be a wake-up call to those asserting that “open source” necessarily equates to “secure”.
* A [https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/a-reactionary-take-on-memory-safety “reactionary” take] on memory-safety.
* Incognito mode? Google [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/387775 tracked you anyway].
* Trump’s now selling [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/religion/2024/03/27/trump-bible-behind-lee-greenwoods-god-bless-the-usa-bible/73108453007/ his own Bible edition], complete with the US foundational documents. I’m only surprised it took this long, and that he didn’t include his autobiography.
* And to all you scoffers ridiculing the [https://www.spaceforce.mil US Space Force], scoff no more! For your enjoyment, I present the official US [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdK9RRpofI4 “Space Force Song”]. I heard it, now you have to. Never apologize!

The link I posted above regarding improvements to “8th” is the implementation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_swarm_optimization “Particle Swarm Optimization”], a simple yet effective way to search a complex “problem space” for an optimal solution. It relies on a “swarm” of “particles”, moving around the space in a randomly controlled manner, hopefully homing in on a solution. I’d never heard of it before, but it’s been around since at least the 1990s.

Anyway. We’re hoping that ''shabbat'' will be quiet. The weather was quite warm this week (a heat-wave), but is cooling down to normal over ''shabbat'' and then getting ready for further cooling and rain next week. Summer isn’t quite here, yet.

Back to normal this ''shabbat''. The menu includes:<br>
homemade ''ḥallah'',
chicken soup,
baked chicken,
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbeh ''kibbeh''],
various ''salatim'':,
lentil salad,
roasted beets,
tuna salad,
coleslaw,
strawberry ice-cream,
and semolina cake.
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Until next time,<br>
''shabbat shalom''! <br>

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Ron at 04:36, 12 April 2024

Ron: Created page with "{{blog}} {{comment|April 5th}} We slipped back into our normal routine this week. Esther was working as usual, while I kept on working on [https://8th-dev.com/forum/index.php..."