The Recompiler

Hello Recompilers, It's been a good week, which is a strange sentence to write. So far, no civil war. Trump is no longer in office. Without a doubt, Biden will commit war crimes and further the tendrils of American empire the same as every president, but Trump is out of office. The fight continues. For updates about the Portland protests, …...

http://recompilermag.com/2021/01/22/newsletter-180-bail-is-bad-technology/

Newsletter #180: Bail is Bad Technology Hello Recompilers, It’s been a good week, which is a strange sentence to write. So far, no civil war. Trump is no longer in office. Without a doubt, Biden will commit war crimes and further t…

Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what's going on there. Reading: It's hard writing a weekly newsletter when nothing of note happens. Like this week. I mean, sure, an angry pro-autocratic mob stormed the Capitol building after pushing past a lackluster and inconsistent police presence. Yeah, they had zip ties with them....

http://recompilermag.com/2021/01/08/newsletter-178-what-a-boring-week-with-no-news/

Newsletter #178: What a Boring Week With No News Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what’s going on there. Reading: It’s hard writing a weekly newsletter when nothing o…

Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what's going on there. Reading: Tabletop roleplaying over Zoom has been a pretty major part of how I'm keeping myself together. So it's heartening to hear that Wizards of the Coast is working pretty actively to address some of the major racial issues in Dungeons & Dragons…...

http://recompilermag.com/2021/01/01/newsletter-177-facial-recognition-against-police/

Newsletter #177: Facial Recognition Against Police Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what’s going on there. Reading: Tabletop roleplaying over Zoom has been a pretty major par…

Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what's going on there. Reading: Two of the most anxiety-inducing components of modern life--the pandemic and algorithms with real-world consequences--interacted this week, when Standford Medical Center used software to determine whom among their staff to prioritize for Covid vaccination. The AI prioritized age over exposure risk and remote workers found themselves at the front of the line while frontline workers were not....

http://recompilermag.com/2020/12/27/newsletter-176-the-great-vaccine-algorithm-debacle/

Newsletter #176: The Great Vaccine Algorithm Debacle Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what’s going on there. Reading: Two of the most anxiety-inducing components of modern life…

Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what's going on there. Reading: For those of us who've been isolated or are especially vulnerable, vaccines are on our minds. How will the infrastructure be created to vaccinate millions of people? How do we convince people it's safe--or at least safer than Covid? In one of the best science explainers around, …...

http://recompilermag.com/2020/12/18/newsletter-175-keeping-vaccines-cold/

Newsletter #175: Keeping Vaccines Cold Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what’s going on there. Reading: For those of us who’ve been isolated or are especial…

Hello Recompilers, Things are heating up again in Portland. For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what's going on there. Reading: This week we learned more about Google's firing of Timnit Gebru, the ethicist, and what it means for the argument that "a seat at the table" is enough. This week, three different podcaster unions performed a work stoppage at Spotify…...

http://recompilermag.com/2020/12/11/newsletter-174-more-sketchiness-from-tech-companies/

Newsletter #174: More Sketchiness from Tech Companies Hello Recompilers, Things are heating up again in Portland. For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what’s going on there. Reading: This week we lear…

Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what's going on there. Reading: We're facing a grim winter. I know it hasn't even left our minds, but it's worth remembering that we're at more than 200,000 new cases of Covid per day in the US. Please keep that in mind as we get deeper into the holiday season....

http://recompilermag.com/2020/12/04/newsletter-173-a-grim-winter-of-unrest/

Newsletter #173: A Grim Winter of Unrest Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what’s going on there. Reading: We’re facing a grim winter. I know it hasn’t e…

Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what's going on there. Reading: Amazon has been hiring Pinkertons (a private security company known for the violent suppression of unions in the 19th century) to spy on labor rights groups, which, while evil as hell, shouldn't be too surprising. They're spying on environmentalists too, though....

http://recompilermag.com/2020/11/27/newsletter-172-of-course-amazon-wound-up-with-pinkertons/

Newsletter #172: Of Course Amazon Wound Up With Pinkertons Hello Recompilers, For updates about the Portland protests, Audrey is still maintaining a blog about what’s going on there. Reading: Amazon has been hiring Pinkertons (a private security comp…

Hello Recompilers, The weather's turning colder, at least here in the South where I'm typing this, and it's strange how "there might be a coup in the country with the most powerful military force on the planet" takes a back seat in some of our minds while "there's a pandemic raging at what is already one of the more lonely times of the year, in which human connection is vital" comes to foreground....

http://recompilermag.com/2020/11/20/newsletter-171-warehouse-workers-lead-the-way/

Newsletter #171: Warehouse Workers Lead the Way Hello Recompilers, The weather’s turning colder, at least here in the South where I’m typing this, and it’s strange how “there might be a coup in the country with the most p…

Hello Recompilers, Sorry we missed you last week! If you're in the US, I'm sure you, along with us, were caught up waiting, wondering, what was going to happen with the election. Fortunately, all our troubles are magically fixed, now that Biden won, Trump is conceding, and Biden is a suitably progressive candidate to start solving all our problems! Oh wait, only the first one of those things is true....

http://recompilermag.com/2020/11/13/newsletter-170-on-the-horizon/

Newsletter #170: On the Horizon Hello Recompilers, Sorry we missed you last week! If you’re in the US, I’m sure you, along with us, were caught up waiting, wondering, what was going to happen with the election. Fortun…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: I love to tell myself that in a week, this will all be over and we'll have election results. [ 329 more words ]

http://recompilermag.com/2020/10/30/newsletter-169-ham-radio-for-the-revolution/

Newsletter #169: Ham Radio for the Revolution Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: We've known for quite some time that police like to search the phones of people they arrest, including protestors, but I don't think I'd quite wrapped my head around the massive scale of the problem. [ 218 more words ]

http://recompilermag.com/2020/10/23/newsletter-168-what-the-police-are-doing-with-our-phones/

Newsletter #168: What the Police Are Doing With Our Phones Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: It's all quite a lot to take in. I personally find myself intentionally skipping some news stories, because my brain is just already so full of doomscroll fatigue. [ 313 more words ]

http://recompilermag.com/2020/10/16/newsletter-167-this-is-where-were-at/

Newsletter #167: This Is Where We’re At Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: If you want to get a laugh out of the terrifying reality that random right wing men are organizing themselves into terrorist cells over Facebook, … [ 239 more words ]

http://recompilermag.com/2020/10/10/newsletter-166-bad-militia-opsec/

Newsletter #166: Bad Militia OpSec Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: Breaking news comes faster and faster, and is harder to keep up with, yet it's hard to see today as anything other than "the day we found out Trump has Covid." Weeks from now who knows what we'll look back on today and think. [ 279 more words ]

http://recompilermag.com/2020/10/02/newsletter-165-the-us-holds-its-breath/

Newsletter #165: The US holds its breath Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: There's some evidence that making fun of conspiracy theorists, and offering rational responses, is more useful in pulling someone out of a conspiracy theory… [ 262 more words ]

http://recompilermag.com/2020/09/25/newsletter-164-how-to-rescue-a-conspiracy-theorist/

Newsletter #164: How To Rescue a Conspiracy Theorist Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: "When we don’t plan and prepare from a whole-systems perspective, our societies tend to respond to escalating crises by becoming more militarized to maintain order and control in an environment of escalating chaos." I usually rewrite little bits of articles in this newsletter, but this opening sentence is so spot-on I don't want to change a thing. [ 251 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/09/18/newsletter-163-as-if-nothing-was-wrong/

Newsletter #163: As If Nothing Was Wrong Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: You've probably noticed that the West Coast of the USA is on fire. [ 421 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/09/11/newsletter-162-fires-and-militias/

Newsletter #162: Fires and Militias Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: Geofencing warrants, a practice by which police gather cell phone data about anyone who was in the vicinity of a crime… [ 270 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/09/04/newsletter-161-the-future-of-geofenced-warrants/

Newsletter #161: The Future of Geofenced Warrants Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: Bias can't be written out of algorithms through a simple software update, … [ 337 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/08/28/newsletter-160-how-protest-gear-information-spreads/

Newsletter #160: How Protest Gear Information Spreads Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: This week Facebook changed its policies in a dangerous way that could have disastrous long term effects: they decided to… [ 286 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/08/21/newsletter-159-facebook-has-banned-many-anarchist-publishers/

Newsletter #159: Facebook Has Banned Many Anarchist Publishers Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: Here's a firsthand account of the more-successful-than-usual rowdy protest in Bend, Oregon that stopped ICE buses for hours. [ 301 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/08/14/newsletter-158-stopping-ices-buses/

Newsletter #158: Stopping ICE’s buses Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. In other news I can't find a source for, my twitter and instagram feed is reporting that police around the country, particularly in Eugene, Oregon, have been using IMSI catchers (stingrays) to determine who was at protests. [ 367 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/08/07/newsletter-157-leaf-blowers-and-umbrellas-against-the-police-state/

Newsletter #157: Leaf Blowers and Umbrellas against the Police State Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: Journalists at Motherboard were able to obtain footage from a police spy plane… [ 302 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/07/31/newsletter-156-what-they-see-when-they-spy-on-us/

Newsletter #156: What They See When They Spy On Us Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I'm just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it's one of the best resources I've seen to keep up with what's going on, with timelines of each night and a roundup of news. Reading: Trump carried through on his promise to invade the United States, and as expected the "State's Rights" crowd is silent on the issue. [ 296 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/07/24/newsletter-155-portland-rises-up/

Newsletter #155: Portland Rises Up Hello Recompilers, Some of the editors of Recompiler (not me, I’m just a newsletter-writer) have started a blog to track the Portland protests and it’s one of the best resources I& #8217…

Hello Recompilers, I can't be the only one who feels like time has lost a lot of meaning. So much happens in a week, yet nothing seems to change. If you haven't yet, check out Recompiler's Reasons and Strategies for Avoiding Obsolete Terms, which lays out exactly why and how to replace "master/slave" in programming with "primary/replica," written by Erin Grace. [ 441 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/07/17/newsletter-154-the-great-verified-hacks/

Newsletter #154: The Great Verified Hacks Hello Recompilers, I can’t be the only one who feels like time has lost a lot of meaning. So much happens in a week, yet nothing seems to change. If you haven’t yet, check out Recompile…

Hello Recompilers, It hasn't been an optimistic week to live in the US. It's hard not to look around, a bit desperately, at all the closed borders and open bars. It's hard to not look at how every other developed nation has handled covid in comparison to us. Still, the fight continues, and we've made social gains in these past two months I never thought we'd see. [ 422 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/07/10/newsletter-153-drones-are-the-mindkiller/

Newsletter #153: Drones are the Mindkiller Hello Recompilers, It hasn’t been an optimistic week to live in the US. It’s hard not to look around, a bit desperately, at all the closed borders and open bars. It’s hard to not …

Hello Recompilers, Last week I scaled the side of my house to put up a new antenna, and my rural internet is all the richer for it. Now it's even easier to doomscroll my way through the slow apocalypse! If you haven't yet, check out Recompiler's Reasons and Strategies for Avoiding Obsolete Terms, which lays out exactly why and how to replace "master/slave" in programming with "primary/replica," written by Erin Grace. [ 426 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/07/03/newsletter-152-who-is-spying-on-these-protests/

Newsletter #152: Who Is Spying On These Protests? Hello Recompilers, Last week I scaled the side of my house to put up a new antenna, and my rural internet is all the richer for it. Now it’s even easier to doomscroll my way through the slow …

Hello Recompilers, As June comes to a close, the pandemic is ramping up in the United States even as it begins to wane throughout much of the rest of the world, and a lot of us here are looking enviously at countries with socialized healthcare and reasonable cultural ideas around social responsibility and science. Yet the uprising continues, and it continues to, basically, put bricks through the overton window, so there's some room for hope still. [ 321 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/06/26/newsletter-151-police-prisons-big-tech/

Newsletter #151: Police, Prisons… Big Tech? Hello Recompilers, As June comes to a close, the pandemic is ramping up in the United States even as it begins to wane throughout much of the rest of the world, and a lot of us here are looking env…

Hello Recompilers, Happy Juneteenth! This week the Recompiler is excited to release Reasons and Strategies for Avoiding Obsolete Terms, which lays out exactly why and how to replace "master/slave" in programming with "primary/replica," written by Erin Grace. It's an excerpt from the book The Responsible Communication Style Guide Supplement on Python. Reading: This year Juneteenth exploded out into mainstream, non-Black consciousness. [ 361 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/06/19/newsletter-150-juneteenth/

Newsletter #150: Juneteenth Hello Recompilers, Happy Juneteenth! This week the Recompiler is excited to release Reasons and Strategies for Avoiding Obsolete Terms, which lays out exactly why and how to replace “master/s…

Hello Recompilers, These days I'm not certain if I'm reading the news or a sourcebook for Shadowrun. The wild thing for me personally though is, I'm so used to us losing all the time it's hard to really wrap my head around the precipice we stand on, looking down at possibly... winning. Everyone is going to define "winning" differently and that's for the best, but statues are coming down and cities are considering disbanding the police altogether and seemingly overnight huge swathes of people have woken up to the fact that some problems can't be solved by patching the software. [ 525 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/06/12/newsletter-149-no-ai-for-police/

Newsletter #149: No Facial Recognition for Police Hello Recompilers, These days I’m not certain if I’m reading the news or a sourcebook for Shadowrun. The wild thing for me personally though is, I’m so used to us losing all the t…

Hello Recompilers, Last week I was talking about how Trump had declared war on Twitter and I was being a bit hyperbolic. This week he's declared war on the American people and I'm not being so hyperbolic. He's threatening that he will use federal troops whether states approve or not. Reading: There isn't a lot of middle ground left, and various platforms are busy making their positions clear. [ 368 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/06/05/newsletter-148-tech-working-for-justice/

Newsletter #148: Tech Working for Justice Hello Recompilers, Last week I was talking about how Trump had declared war on Twitter and I was being a bit hyperbolic. This week he’s declared war on the American people and I’m not b…

Hello Recompilers, It all kind of happens at once, doesn't it? Last week I was futzing around trying to get solar power at home and thinking abstractly about what kinds of reasons are worth leaving quarantine for. This week... well things are happening. The right wing has lost its short-lived monopoly on street protest. Reading: George Floyd. Regis Korchinski-Paquet… [ 302 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/05/29/newsletter-147-george-floyd-regis-korchinski-paquet-tony-mcdade/

Newsletter #147: George Floyd. Regis Korchinski-Paquet. Tony McDade. Hello Recompilers, It all kind of happens at once, doesn’t it? Last week I was futzing around trying to get solar power at home and thinking abstractly about what kinds of reasons are worth l…

Hello Recompilers, Another week! Maybe things are opening up where you're at, maybe they're not. Maybe you're itching to carefully go interact with the world, maybe you take one look at the actual numbers and say nope. Myself, still in this cabin! Fixed and broke my solar again. Turns out you shouldn't use butt end connectors to join 4ga wire and 10ga wire. [ 374 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/05/23/newsletter-146-our-masked-selfies-are-training-facial-recognition/

Newsletter #146: Our Masked Selfies are Training Facial Recognition Hello Recompilers, Another week! Maybe things are opening up where you’re at, maybe they’re not. Maybe you’re itching to carefully go interact with the world, maybe you take one l…

Hello Recompilers, Whenever I hear people making fun of how every ad starts "in these uncertain times..." I think about my little introduction blurbs to this newsletter and cringe a little. But here we are! Another week! Of uncertain times! Today I broke my solar setup (for those of you following along) by forgetting to calculate the amps OUT of the charge controller, tripping a cheap breaker, and the breaker... [ 486 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/05/15/newsletter-145-dystopia-or-utopia/

Newsletter #145: Dystopia or Utopia? Hello Recompilers, Whenever I hear people making fun of how every ad starts “in these uncertain times…” I think about my little introduction blurbs to this newsletter and cringe a…

Hello Recompilers, I hope you're all healthy and happy, wherever you are. I'm sitting in a cabin listening to the rain and birds, wishing I had better internet connectivity but glad for what I do have. Like this fresh loaf of sourdough a neighbor baked for me. Reading: May 5th was the national day of awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women… [ 263 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/05/08/newsletter-144-justice-for-missing-and-murdered-native-women/

Newsletter #144: Justice for Missing and Murdered Native Women Hello Recompilers, I hope you’re all healthy and happy, wherever you are. I’m sitting in a cabin listening to the rain and birds, wishing I had better internet connectivity but glad for…

Hello Recompilers, Happy May Day! Well, day-after-May-Day. I spent my May 1st installing 400 more watts of solar panels, moving my input voltage to 24v from 12v. Hopefully this will give me enough power to get back to work! It's an odd time to try to celebrate the coming of spring and the international labor holiday, as the US considers re-opening while the pandemic continues to spread. [ 385 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/05/02/newsletter-143-happy-may-day/

Newsletter #143: Happy May Day! Hello Recompilers, Happy May Day! Well, day-after-May-Day. I spent my May 1st installing 400 more watts of solar panels, moving my input voltage to 24v from 12v. Hopefully this will give me enough …

Hello Recompilers, Sorry this week's newsletter is a bit late! My life has become an interesting and unplanned experiment in off-grid living, and nearly a week without sunshine left me unable to access to my computer. I hope wherever you're reading this, you're doing the best you can, mentally and physically. We've stepped into an odd sort of routine and status quo of late: Trump says horrible things, causing people to die, while we learn how to adopt to isolated life and dream of ways to restart our economy to maybe be better this time. [ 290 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/04/26/newsletter-142-starting-your-pandemic-garden/

Newsletter #142: Starting Your Pandemic Garden Hello Recompilers, Sorry this week’s newsletter is a bit late! My life has become an interesting and unplanned experiment in off-grid living, and nearly a week without sunshine left me unable…

Hello Recompilers, It's hard to keep up with everything that's going on, and sometimes it's not even healthy to. For myself, I've been holed up in my cabin in the woods, trying frantically to make it sustain me full time--I'm spending more time reading about solar charge controllers and propane regulators than COVID, at least when I can help it. I hope you've been able to find what works for you. [ 340 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/04/18/newsletter-141-our-cyberpunk-times/

Newsletter #141: Our Cyberpunk Times Hello Recompilers, It’s hard to keep up with everything that’s going on, and sometimes it’s not even healthy to. For myself, I’ve been holed up in my cabin in the woods, try…

Hello Recompilers, Every day feels like a week, yet at the end of every week it feels like so little has changed. A lot of hope fled from the world in the past few days, when the last progressive candidate gave up in the US. I've found it useful for me to list out and focus on the things that… [ 434 more words ]
http://recompilermag.com/2020/04/10/newsletter-140-a-few-things-to-find-hope-in/

Newsletter #140: A Few Things to Find Hope In Hello Recompilers, Every day feels like a week, yet at the end of every week it feels like so little has changed. A lot of hope fled from the world in the past few days, when the last progressive c…