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38 <code>2019-09-17</code>
39 <h1>Weekly status update, 09/08–09/17</h1>
40 <h2>A brief on what happened last week</h2>
41 <p>This is something new I’m trying out, in an effort to write more frequently
42and to serve as a log of how I’m using my time. In theory, I will write this post
43every week. I’ll need someone to hold me accountable if I don’t. I have yet to decide on
44a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did,
45things I read, IRL stuff, etc.</p>
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47<p>With the meta stuff out of the way, here’s what went down last week!</p>
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49<h3 id="my-discovery-of-the-xxiivv-webring">My discovery of the XXIIVV webring</h3>
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51<p>Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It’s a link to
52the <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com">XXIIVV webring</a>. I really like the idea of webrings.
53It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing of traffic among these sites.
54The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some
55of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.</p>
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57<p>The webring also has a <a href="https://github.com/buckket/twtxt">twtxt</a> echo chamber aptly
58called <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html">The Hallway</a>. twtxt is a fantastic project
59and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal
60twtxt feed at <code>/twtxt.txt</code> (root of this site).</p>
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62<p>Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.</p>
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64<h3 id="twsh-a-twtxt-client-written-in-bash"><code>twsh</code>: a twtxt client written in Bash</h3>
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66<p>I’m not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat.
67As an advocate of <em>mnmlsm</em>, I can’t use it in good conscience. Thus, began my
68authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/twsh">here</a>.
69It’s not entirely useable as of yet, but it’s definitely getting there, with the help
70of <a href="https://nerdypepper.me">@nerdypepper</a>.</p>
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72<h3 id="other">Other</h3>
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74<p>I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage,
75Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I’ve begun binging Vice’s CYBER.
76It’s pretty good – each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot,
77delvering both interesting security content and news.</p>
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79<p>My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I’ll get around to finishing up
80“The Unending Game” this week. And then go back to “Terrorism and Counterintelligence”.</p>
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82<p>I’ve begun learning Russian! I’m really liking it so far, and it’s been surprisingly
83easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially
84with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different.
85I think I’m pretty serious about learning this language – I’ve added the Russian keyboard
86to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I’ve added the <code>RU</code>
87layout to my keyboard map too:</p>
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89<pre><code>setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru
90</code></pre>
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92<p>With that ends my weekly update, and I’ll see you next week!</p>
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