Control Structure #129: Nice Printer or White Elephant

Control Structure

In light of massive living arrangement changes, Steven explains to Andrew how to use vim, while Andrew pontificates on CPU manufacturers, then both talk about patents, Windows, Wikipedia, Linux utility fun (not vim), t-time, and flint strikers.

News

• Stack Overflow: Helping One Million Developers Exit Vim – Stack Overflow Blog
• Trapped | CommitStrip
• AMD Announces Ryzen AGESA 1.0.0.6 Update: Enables Memory Clocks Up To DDR4-4000
• DDR4 Memory Scaling on AMD AM4 Platform – The Best Memory Kit For AMD Ryzen CPUs – Legit ReviewsAnswering What DDR4 Clock Speed is Best For AMD AM4 Platforms
• AMD Introduces Epyc Server Chip, 16-Core Desktop Chip | PCMag.com
• Socket 7 – Wikipedia
• File:Intel Pentium MMX 166 PGA Front.jpg – Wikipedia
• Socket 8 – Wikipedia
• Intel unveils X-series platform: Up to 18 cores and 36 threads, from $242 to $2,000 | Ars Technica
• Envision a World with Thunderbolt 3 Technology Everywhere
• IMPRESSION PRODUCTS, INC. v. LEXMARK INT’L, INC. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
• Edward Coke – Wikipedia
• In a throwback to the ’90s, NTFS bug lets anyone hang or crash Windows 7, 8.1 | Ars Technica
• Wikipedia’s Switch to HTTPS Has Successfully Fought Government Censorship – Motherboard
• Linux utils that you might not know – Shiroyasha

Appreciate Deprecate

• GitHub – W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10: A collection of Scripts which disable / remove Windows 10 Features and Apps

Feats

• GitHub – theandrewbailey/t-time: GTFS (public transit feed) to HTML time table processor
• 18 C Reproduction Figural Sea Serpent Flint Striker Hand Forged Iron Folk Art | eBay

Don’t forget

• International Backup Awareness Day

Music

• Bump Foot – Releases – foot132
• A Cobblers Tee Thug | C418
• big giant circles (@BigGiantCircles) | Twitter
• Music | Big Giant Circles

This episode of Control Structure has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #428: CS #129 — Invalid Null Input Poser!

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