It's even worse than it appears.
Lots of responses to yesterday's
query about backing up the feedBase MySQL database. I posed another
question in the thread just now. How do you all feel about writing JSON files from Node.js code? Backing up is a prerequisite to all adventures that might risk the data in the database.
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Braintrust question: Re MySQL and Unicode. I assumed the text would all be UTF-8, but apparently not so. I can use help/advice from the MySQL mentors. Thanks! :-)
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Demo of new
feedBase feature: "Sometimes you have the URL of a feed, and don't want to go to the trouble of adding it to an OPML file so you can upload it. This command lets you just enter the URL to feedBase and it processes it as if it were part of an OPML file."
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So it follows from Trump's desperate tweeting re Bezos that the Washington Post must have him nailed but good.
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An experiment. I changed the text font on
Scripting News today to Georgia 20. It had been Ubuntu 18. A little bigger and a serif font. I think this is easier to read. I always planned to take another look at this after things settled in on the new design. (Update: I undid the change. I prefer the more compact format.)
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Re the
change I made yesterday to subscriber counts on user-feed-lists in feedBase, I changed it per this
feature request. Now we sort by name but include the subscriber count. An
example. I think this is the more rational approach. It's useful to see the subscriber counts. Note that the counts are not the
combined counts, so you'll only see the counts for the specific feed URL you're subscribed to, not the combination of all the aliases.
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- It stands to reason..#
- If people who like Trump feel he should rule as a dictator, then#
- We're going to have a civil war. #
- Imho better sooner than later.#
- So stop worrying about what they think.#
- They are literally the enemy. #
- No aid or comfort for them.#
- Today on Twitter, former US Attorney Preet Bharara dreams: "What if Jeff Bezos bought Twitter with the change in his pocket and shut Trump's account?" #
- Twitter's market cap is $21 billion, and Bezos or some other very rich person could buy them. But it would be a problem if the new owner interfered with the content of Twitter. Because, as with a trade war, it would invite retaliation. And isn't it good that we can keep tabs on Trump through his public tweetings? Would you rather he only rant privately? I wouldn't. Remember the president has an incredibly powerful podium, with or without Twitter, he will be heard over us. Consider this piece by Jill McCabe, an emergency room pediatrician, married to former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, as she defends her family from attacks from the president. Consider the power Trump has with or without Twitter to ruin lives. #
- I responded, on Twitter: "It's just as easy to imagine the Koch Brothers buying Twitter and shutting down your account. This is a weakness that we all have with Twitter being so vulnerable yet so indispensable." #
- PS: I've long wanted Amazon to either buy or create a competitor to Twitter, so we could have Twitter-as-a-service. It would be very nice. #