Had some leftover fajitas from the Chuys Family dinner the other night. Only a small bit of chicken left. Used one of those instant pho bowls again. Didn’t follow the directions, just boiled some water and threw everything in with an egg. Topped with shredded cheese and green onion. And fajita meat of course.
I’m with the author on this. I consider myself way ahead of the curve (I like to panic early and get it over with) but I never thought Mardi Gras would be a problem at the time. I do remember St Patrick’s Day parade gatherings (the parades were cancelled) looking like a bad idea, but that was individuals. But hey, we still have people in my neighborhood who clearly don’t understand Social Distancing, even today.
New Orleans’ Vibe Mid-Coronavirus, Post Mardi Gras
I met Asimov when I was an undergraduate. The thing I remember most about him was his crazy sideburns and his trying (unsuccessfully) to make off with my girlfriend. Maybe because of that unfortunate encounter I never read any of his books. I keep thinking of one of his quotes today. Didn’t realize it was his but I will give credit where credit is due.
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
Isaac Asimov
Ordered some steaks but got some really thin sliced ones. Couldn’t really call them steaks. Was going to make them with eggs for breakfast but decided to slice one up thin, cook it a bit in a frying pan before adding it to my ramen (green tea soba noodles, actually). Added some American Singles “dog” cheese, but next time I would leave it out.
This turned up in my feed a few days ago and I ignored it. I don’t click on click bait articles (well, I try not to) and lately I ignore articles with my sort of prediction for the future. This one felt very ignorable. But out of boredom I gave it a click. A good read. Taught me a lot about the French Revolution, something that has always interested me but that seemed too complicated to get a grip on without reading one of those thick history tomes. Hmm. Maybe my next book will be a history book on the French Revolution.
The Revolution Is Under Way Already
Far from making Americans crave stability, the pandemic underscores how everything is up for grabs.
From Medium:
What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage
It isn’t really about hoarding. And there isn’t an easy fix.
I can imagine Jimmy Buffett covering a Bob Dylan song. Never really expected to hear Bob Dylan covering a Jimmy Buffett song though. With Joan Baez from 1982.
Can you guys move over a little? No? Ok, I’ll sit someplace else.
When I went to switch my Ubuntu Raspberry Pi 4 from wired ethernet to WiFi, it didn’t work. I was able to see the networks on my router and sometimes even to connect to them, but it wasn’t stable. I bought a second Pi 4 thinking it might be a hardware problem with this unit, but it was exactly the same. I read about some problems with interference from HDMI but I tried three different monitors and didn’t see any change, but I suppose that could still be the ultimate problem.
I originally thought it was a power problem, with my USB HDD perhaps drawing too much power and destabilizing other parts of the system. I put the HDD on my powered USB switch but that didn’t help. I eventually bought a USB WiFi dongle (TP-Link PC N150) which was better but still not acceptable.
I wondered if the power problem might be with the USB WiFi dongle so I moved it to the USB switch and suddenly things seemed better. Then later it got worse. I eventually realized it depended on where I moved the USB WiFi. Closer to the Pi 4 was bad (0.2 MBits/sec) while further away was as much as 20 Mbits/sec.
I wondered it if the power really had anything to do with it. I got a USB extension cord and put the USB WiFi dongle on the end. I can move it closer and watch the WiFi degrade and move it away and watch it improve.
One last bit. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse with a similar USB dongle. Thought it might be interfering with both the on board and the USB WiFi, but I went back to a wired keyboard and mouse and there was no change. I do wonder if the on board WiFi might be causing problems with the USB WiFi. It does seem like Ubuntu won’t let you selectively turn off WiFi. It only does “Airplane Mode” which turns both off.
Either way, there is some serious flakiness with the Pi 4 WiFi. For now I’ll just use my USB extension cord and USB WiFi Dongle.
