Hello again. I'm writing again so soon because I want to cover | |
more stuff queued up and I didn't want to make the post too | |
rambling and without focus. So instead, we have two rambling, | |
unfocused posts. This one is fun because instead of banging it out | |
on the ol' dumb terminal, I'm going to try a mobile tack using a | |
tablet and keyboard. If I like it I may get a nice compact, | |
travel-friendly keyboard. Right now I'm using a full size Macally | |
bluetooth keyboard I used on my old Macbook a decade or so ago, | |
when I was wooed by Apple to try an x86(-64) device that could | |
triple boot OSes. It certainly was entertaining, but I digress. | |
snowdusk asked on Mastodon what URI schemes exist besides http, | |
ftp, etc [1]. In response I replied with a link to IANA's list | |
[2], which will be provided for your perusal below. This triggered | |
a memory regarding one or more phlog posts regarding itemtypes and | |
accomodating new items to link. I don't recall who exactly said | |
what, but my vague recollection involved considering adding a new | |
itemtype for ssh since telnet isn't the current preferred means | |
for remote terminal sessions. Some point later I realized we have | |
the means already available to us via the h itemtype and providing | |
the appropriate URI. I think I've even seen it on bitreich too. | |
This ties into another post in the works on maybe a gophers URI. I | |
need to make some digital room to work on it and hopefully I can | |
say something meaningful there. Hrm, now that I've mentioned it I | |
should jot down some refresher notes before I forget or go | |
spinning in circles whenever a random neuron fires... | |
A couple nights ago cat played a Perturbator song on openmic. I | |
really like Per turbator, and I thought I'd share an experience. | |
Ever been in a situation that' s fairly mundane and yet there's a | |
sensation of a sum that's greater than the to tal of its parts? | |
This is one of those. I recall heading down south for a friend's | |
wedding listening to the Dangerous Days album. The sun's down for | |
a little while now and it's no longer dusk. I'm passing by Long | |
Beach/Torrance, a bit after having a QSO on 2m simplex with | |
someone in Redondo Beach, and the first track plays about a minute | |
before the refineries come into view. Traffic is fairly light, so | |
everything is going smoothly. As I make my way further south, the | |
synth sounds fill the cabin, pulsing in time with the obstruction | |
lights on the refinery towers and later the San Onofre NGS, as if | |
the mezmerizing beacons are speaking. The industrial growls sound | |
like a distant foghorn and you swear the orange street lighting is | |
shimmering in the fog on crescendo. Despite the dark tone, all I | |
feel is peace. Why is it that I connect more meaningfully to music | |
on the open road? Is it the siren's promise of freedom that | |
enchants me, or is it the relative lack of distractions that | |
allows me to meditate? | |
Finally, despite me procrastinating writing a post about my | |
insanity regarding telephony, I would like to hear some | |
experiences and recommendations. I'm pensive about getting a | |
landline if there is an acceptable SIP provider that can offer | |
similar service for less. Has anyone had success with connecting | |
modems over VoIP at substantial baudrates? I tried beforehand and | |
2400 baud was doable but fairly flakey. | |
Before I wrap this up, I do apologize for the jilted nature of | |
these posts. Covering stuff before I overwrite it with the next | |
spontaneous musing is getting pretty challenging. I suppose if I | |
or others are interested in a particular topic I can revisit, but | |
for now it's going to be like a greatest hits album: jarring | |
transitions between tracks. | |
Tags: #gopher #music #telephony | |
[0] Text-only version | |
[1] https://mastodon.sdf.org/@snowdusk_/100719601803650651 (via gopher) | |
[2] https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/uri-schemes.txt (via gopher) |