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Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2023 03:32:27 JST Dave Morriss
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@jezra @hpr @ken_fallon I have never written an RSS/Atom parser from the ground up. I used Perl's 'XML::Feed' module for my (now defunct) DIY podcatcher.

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Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2023 03:08:05 JST Dave Morriss
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@ken_fallon @jezra @hpr The feeds I'm trying to make the new static site generator create don't have comments! That doesn't make them "correct" or guarantee they can be parsed, of course.

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Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 10-Jul-2023 23:05:34 JST Dave Morriss
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@archer72 @hpr Nyckelharpa? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyckelharpa
Never heard one in real life but I love unusual instruments 😉
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  Stemming from Sweden, the nyckelharpa (Swedish: [ˈnʏ̂kːɛlˌharːpa], plural nyckelharpor), meaning "keyed fiddle" or "key harp"(lit.), is a bowed chordophone, similar in appearance to a fiddle or violin, which employs key-actuated tangents along the neck to change the pitch during play, much like a hurdy-gurdy. The keys slide under the strings, with the tangents set perpendicularly to the keys, reaching above the strings. Upon key-actuation, the tangent is pressed to meet the corresponding string, much like a fret, shortening its vibrating length to that point, changing the pitch of the string. It is primarily played underarm, suspended from the shoulder using a sling, with the bow in the overhanging arm. The origin of the instrument is unknown, but its historical foothold is much larger in Sweden than other countries. Many of the early historical depictions of the instrument are found in Sweden, the earliest possibly depiction...
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Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 03:43:58 JST Dave Morriss
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@bobjonkman @ghostdancer @AntennaPod @hpr @silverwizard In my case discovering #AWK was an introduction to the "Unix Way". I found a version to run on the OpenVMS system I was administering in the 1980's or later, and it made life so much easier. Handling data from the student records system (to make accounts for them) was so much easier than writing compiled programs!

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Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 28-May-2023 08:27:46 JST Dave Morriss
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@luke Hi Luke. Not felt the need to migrate yet, but I don't use Mastodon a lot these days. I'm still in touch with a number of people I "met" on GNUSocial 👍

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Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 28-May-2023 08:27:41 JST Dave Morriss
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@luke Still keeping active doing stuff to help run Hacker Public Radio. Retired nearly 14 years now and having a great time. I see your messages passing by and you seem busy 😉

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Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 11-Mar-2023 00:23:41 JST Dave Morriss
@clacke @tinker @null
Thanks @clacke ?

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