At the death of #PopeFrancis, Dennis E. Powell goes on a journey through some recent Vatican history and intrigues... and how some of it is captured in coinage. #theviewfrommudsockheights #popefrancis #vatican #politics #currency https://ofb.biz/sa1309

"Let me begin with an assertion that I think is undeniable: Were it not for #FoxNews Channel, particularly its simpering morning show, #DonaldTrump would never have been president." #bias #news #reporting #propaganda #theviewfrommudsockheights https://ofb.biz/sa1297

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: “Do all families have a deep corporate interest in #genealogy? I hope so, because it is fascinating and satisfying. The subject swoops in unannounced and occupies my days every few years.“ #bible #history https://ofb.biz/sa1288

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: There are things we can know about the #NewYear within a minuscule margin of error, and it’s worthwhile to know at least some of them ahead of time, for planning purposes. Many of them are things humans cannot change. https://ofb.biz/sa1276

This week’s #TheViewFromMudsockHeights has Dennis E. Powell journeying from great #IBM Keyboards of the past to the #UnicompKeyboard Mini #ModelM with a stop by the #ModelF. #MechanicalKeyboard #TKL #TenKeyless https://ofb.biz/sa1272

#TheViewFromMudsockHeights looks for a #smartTV #remoteControl: “It's important, I think, to begin by saying that I'm writing this on my television, as I sit on the couch 10 feet away and use a wireless keyboard.” #bluetooth #wirelesskeyboard https://ofb.biz/sa1270

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: Much has been said this month about how to get along with “evil fascist” relatives on #Thanksgiving. To most of us, I suspect, the idea of Thanksgiving dinner battle lines being drawn are as alien as bringing a goat to dinner. https://ofb.biz/sa1266

If all goes well, we'll awaken a week from today to the ghastly thought that we'll be listening to *that voice* for the next four years.

#theViewFromMudsockHeights #DonaldTrump #KamalaHarris #election2024 https://ofb.biz/sa1258

Veteran journalist and #CBSNews alum Dennis E. Powell reminisces about the #news media of old, journalistic #ethics and the sorry state of the news today. #journalism #theViewFromMudsockHeights https://ofb.biz/sa1256

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: “So it's been, what, six months since I concocted my homemade television sets.” Dennis takes his experiment further with an #argon_forty case and add-on board for his #RaspberryPi. #iptv #debian #linux #tv #privacy https://ofb.biz/sa1252

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: Dennis upgrades without buying a new computer. “A few weeks ago I mentioned my intention to switch from the now-sketchy #Ubuntu distribution of #Linux, which I've used for 20 years, to the uber-reliable #Debian.” #tde #windows https://ofb.biz/sa1248

#TheViewFromMudsockHeights: “There was a time, children, when a presidential election involved a choice between serious people who offered plans, policy proposals, and philosophies.” #donaldtrump #kamalaharris https://ofb.biz/sa1246

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: “There is good cause for me to eye outdoor #PowerTools with suspicion and fear. As I've mentioned elsewhere, my first battle with a #lawnmower ended in my defeat.” https://ofb.biz/sa1244

I’m a #MacOS user primarily, but I've really come to love #Debian for every place I use #Linux. Looking forward to the #TheViewFromMudsockHeights treatment to the whole Debianization journey. https://mastodon.faithtree.social/@ofb/113082827192806320

#TheViewFromMudsockHeights: “The time has come. The inevitable can be postponed no more. I'm switching my desktop computer to #Debian #Linux. I should have embraced Debian from the beginning. Please allow me to offer my excuse for not having done so 26 years ago.” https://ofb.biz/sa1242

#theViewFromMudsockHeights this week asks the question: what happened to #NaomiWu? #Technology #Censorship #China https://ofb.biz/sa1240

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: “Alvin Lee was a rock-and-roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter of some note. […] He was at least a talented predictor of future events, as I was reminded this week.” #donaldtrump #joebiden #kamalaharris #rfkjr #dnc https://ofb.biz/sa1238

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: #WCBS #Radio, the originator of all-#news #broadcasting, will cease to exist before the month is out, replaced by round-the-clock sports discussion of interest primarily to gamblers… #audacity #reporting https://ofb.biz/sa1237

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: ”America needs a full-time president, and a full-time Congress," #RichardNixon said. The need for a full-time president no longer seems to exist, and the less time Congress spends on the job the better. #joebiden #donaldtrump https://ofb.biz/sa1234

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: “There was a time, and it was not long ago, when you could sit down and write a column a few days in advance with a better than even chance that events would not overtake it…” #lebanon #terrorism #israel #news #bias https://ofb.biz/sa1232