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The language, the object model, and the IDE combine for a fun, highly productive programming environment.

looking at the before/after of the scenes, looks like it went from action movie to a tourist brochure

Loved the article. Thank you.

I went from VB6 to C#, and lived through the drama surrounding the end of VB6. Everyone one had something to say, but here are some words from Bruce McKinney https://classicvb.net/hardweb/mckinney.htm

I was just in Qatar Airways flights that had “Super Wi-Fi”. It was barely enough for WhatsApp and Messages. Got 3.0 Kbps using fast.com

"before" :)

Something different. I have been using Markdown Footnotes extension [1] and found its syntax to be natural to Markdown.

Here's the same sample as OP in Markdown Footnotes syntax. There is a link to the rendered page [2].

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/richsuca/f5a14ed9cb76e7ad...

[1] https://python-markdown.github.io/extensions/footnotes/ [2] https://gist.github.com/richsuca/f5a14ed9cb76e7ad2f4f6b11361...

#1 Card matching game

Browser based game where you try to pick two matches cards. When the pandemic started, I played this a lot with my kids (they were better every time). Got tired of shuffling cards and laying it out and I wanted to learn Javascript, so.

https://github.com/richsuca/memorygame

#2 Grade 2 Spelling Practise

My daughter had to learn spelling of a few words every week in Grade 2. To help her test it, I wrote a Windows desktop app that would say the word and she had to spell it.

https://github.com/richsuca/SpellWell

#3 Bulk Tag Remover from Pinboard

I had too many tags that it became useless so I had to retag all my links in Pinboard, the website doesn't let you do it in bulk so I made a Windows desktop app (also wanted to try out XAML).

https://github.com/richsuca/Retag

Thanks. I have used Vultr's $3.5/month before but this is even cheaper at $2/month, over a long period, the difference will get me a pizza.

Are they good?

Made me realize my own site needs work. Thank you for sharing this

The TLDR is right at the end when I have already read the whole thing! :)

By the way, I recently migrated a weblog from Wordpress to Hugo on Netlifly. It was easy! Just add a post in GitHub and it automatically triggers a build in Netlifly and the post is live in seconds! You can also have your own custom domain for free.

Don’t have recent experience with Jekyll but can’t imagine it being that painful with the build/customization.

Love this. Best internet idea in a long time. The pre-recorded video is key.

I am recording one right now!

I made my shed using his design and techniques. Every fall, when we stow away backyard furnitures, the umbrella, and Cycles into the shed with ease. I thank him.

https://woodgears.ca/shed/shed1.html

About Google Drive, the article says: "This also means your files are never stored on a single server in the cloud"

The assumption that all the files in Google Drive is in a single server is false.

You can sync Google Drive on one or more computers and have local backup copies too. That is also not mentioned.

I get < 1% CPU usage when it is idling on a Windows 10 desktop. Will check later on the MacBook Air and see what I get.

Memory used is 71 MB Total no. of processes: 5

Measured using Windows Sysinternals - Process Monitor.

Elementary OS looks real nice!

Lubuntu like all Ubuntu have standard users with limited access and that is what my son has but I am less worried about his access to the computer or to the computer's features than about him seeing ads or things that isn't appropriate for his age.

FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop

HEADLINE: Child friendly (ad blocker, content filter)

DESCRIPTION: For my son's first computer, I picked Lubuntu and spent days making it "internet ready". I installed Dansguardian + Privoxy, then added uBlock Origin to Chrome, then added OpenDNS to my home router. It was a lot of searching online and trial & error but worth it. From time to time, I check websites he visited and what got blocked (grepping logs) and adjust accordingly. One problem with this is updates are blocked so I must disable proxy manually every time I update.

Please consider making something like this available out-of-the-box. Something that can be enabled/disabled with a few clicks. Also, a simple way to review history and adjust settings. It would make Ubuntu an excellent choice out-of-the-box for all kids. Thank you for asking.