1   17 September, 2019
 2
 3Weekly status update, 09/08-09/17
 4
 5A brief on what happened last week
 6
 7   This is something new I'm trying out, in an effort to write more
 8   frequently and to serve as a log of how I'm using my time. In theory, I
 9   will write this post every week. I'll need someone to hold me
10   accountable if I don't. I have yet to decide on a format for this, but
11   it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did, things I
12   read, IRL stuff, etc.
13
14   With the meta stuff out of the way, here's what went down last week!
15
16My discovery of the XXIIVV webring
17
18   Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click
19   it! It's a link to the [1]XXIIVV webring. I really like the idea of
20   webrings. It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing of
21   traffic among these sites. The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of
22   artists, designers and developers and gosh, some of those sites are
23   beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.
24
25   The webring also has a [2]twtxt echo chamber aptly called [3]The
26   Hallway. twtxt is a fantastic project and its complexity-to-usefulness
27   ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal twtxt feed at
28   /twtxt.txt (root of this site).
29
30   Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.
31
32twsh: a twtxt client written in Bash
33
34   I'm not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python
35   is bloat. As an advocate of mnmlsm, I can't use it in good conscience.
36   Thus, began my authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can
37   find it [4]here. It's not entirely useable as of yet, but it's
38   definitely getting there, with the help of [5]@nerdypepper.
39
40Other
41
42   I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime
43   Garage, Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I've begun
44   binging Vice's CYBER. It's pretty good -- each episode is only about 30
45   mins and it hits the sweet spot, delvering both interesting security
46   content and news.
47
48   My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I'll get around to
49   finishing up "The Unending Game" this week. And then go back to
50   "Terrorism and Counterintelligence".
51
52   I've begun learning Russian! I'm really liking it so far, and it's been
53   surprisingly easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require
54   some relearning, especially with letters like v, n, r, s, etc. that
55   look like English but sound entirely different. I think I'm pretty
56   serious about learning this language -- I've added the Russian keyboard
57   to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet.
58   I've added the RU layout to my keyboard map too:
59setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru
60
61   With that ends my weekly update, and I'll see you next week!
62
63References
64
65   1. https://webring.xxiivv.com/
66   2. https://github.com/buckket/twtxt
67   3. https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html
68   4. https://github.com/icyphox/twsh
69   5. https://nerdypepper.me/