Chris Sears @OmegaLimit@social.cleverlibre.org

@thomashauer According to the release history, there have been regular updates since 2019.

https://wiki.octave.org/Release_History

@manishlad @neil_vass regex made day 2 so much easier. The input was very close to a format that #GNUOctave would easily read, but not close enough. I spent most of my time just getting the textscan function to work.

I've completed "Cube Conundrum" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2023 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/2

@neil_vass @manishlad

I flipped the string and searched for the number names written backwards.

https://github.com/Prof-Sears/prof-sears.github.io/blob/main/AdventOC/2023/day1.m

I've completed "Trebuchet?!" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2023 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/1

@manishlad @neil_vass
Yep. regex didn't do what I thought it would do. (Stupid "twone"!)

This year's Advent of Code challenge is to solve the problems with GNU Octave. I managed 16 days and 32 stars last year while teaching myself functional programming in JavaScript. Hopefully, I'll make it to day 20 this year. #adventofcode

I just completed a job application for the first time in 16 years. Such a strange feeling. The hardest part was updating my CV. I haven't had to write a real CV since finishing my Ph.D.

@freemo Years ago, one of my students created the best title for an algebra-themed horror film: "Polynomial Activity."

@scalzi For myself, Christmas starts the day after I submit grades for the fall semester.

@SeeEss @scalzi ...with as much chicken and turkey as you can find to celebrate the end of your association with "the toxic bird site."

@peterdrake I'm running Debian on a Chromebook right now. It feels like beating the system.

@scalzi Just throw your shoes at it. That ALWAYS worked when I was a kid.

@scalzi The marijuana ballot measure surprised me. Also relieved with the KY governor result.

@Waitnwallflower My wife teaches in Adams County. It's like a different country there.

@60pencilgirl@mstdn.ca I just cover the clock with my cell phone.

BTW, Fatdog64 worked pretty well. MX Linux and LMDE didn't detect the keyboard. I was about to try Linux Mint, but when I rebooted Arch to download the install ISO, the sound was working. Since sound was the only issue with Arch, I let it stay.

Took one more step away from Google. I'm posting this from a Chromebook running Arch Linux. (acer CB3-532) With XFCE4, it's surprisingly light on it's feet. With two browser tabs and a couple of other programs running, it's using 1.6 GB of the available 4 GB of ram. The only real drawbacks are the tiny internal storage (16 GB) and the non-standard keyboard. The hardest thing to configure was sound. A little searching lead me to the right packages to install. For my purposes, it's working well. #ArchLinux #Chromebook #byebyegoogle

... And the site is back and running. My account is approved. Time to go exploring.