For those unfamiliar with #puredata, the equivalent in python would be creating a script which, in order to get user input, writes another python script containing a reference to the first, which, when run by the user, sends its output back to the first script. Which then launches another python process (based on the results of the first sub-script), and manages it’s status.

It’s a programming paradigm which makes absolutely no sense in any other environment, but in puredata is surprisingly elegant — a pleasant side-effect of the programming environment and end-user environment being effectively the same.

Btw, this is the first experimental step towards the most exciting project idea I’ve had in quite some time… watch this space!

@aaronpk classic case of uneducated, path-of-least-resistance response to time-pressurised tech problem :/ saw key was expired, wanted to fix it, didn’t know only public keys expire not private ones, no obvious public key renewal UI flow in GPGTools UI, so made a new keypair. I suppose I’m stuck with the new one now as I revoked the old one. It’s a pity, as I actually got a few people to sign my old key, not that that seems to have a practical use case…?

@jkphl sounds like you had a great time! Sad I couldn’t make it this time, other projects got in the way. Definitely want to attend/help organise IWC stuff in Germany in the future!

@w03e agreed, my favourite way of describing Iceland was always “an island on every edge”

@benwerd if you want to come visit an old German mill w/ organic garden and musical instrument building workshop, drop me a line :)

So we just have to hope UPS doesn’t suddenly “pivot” ;) The package this email was about might be of interest to you… I’m getting an X-Carve! Mainly for hurdy gurdy making, but all kinds of ideas for silly stuff to make for IWC… stamps? wooden badges?

@isislovecruft I read that as “POSITION LENS” the first time round, which is somehow more poetic? and makes about as much sense

@AbbeyFenbert I believe gorm is what is gained when we live gormfully? i.e. not gormlessly?

@benwerd probably time for an ear irrigation! They’re super fun and afterwards you can hear EVERYTHING.

@aaronpk so are you still planning to blog about the process?

Hello Steffen! Hopefully this reply will show up…

whoooooooooooop!

Thanks to everyone who came to the workshop on Saturday! It was great fun to dance with you all, and to get some international perspectives on polka traditions :) I hope you all had as good a time as I did!

If you missed it, didn’t hear about it or want to do it all over again, we’ll be running a similar workshop at this year’s Vaka festival in Akureyri (15th-18th June), and there’ll be all sorts of other nice stuff going on too.

Until then, keep up the nice music and dancing in Reykjavík, I’m looking forward to being back :)

P.S. if anyone took photos, it’d be great to have copies — posted here is fine, emailed in high resolution to barnaby@waterpigs.co.uk is even better!

Woohoo, die beste Drehleierspieler und Schalmeispielerin werden in Hamburg spielen! Verpass das nicht, Norddeutsche freunde :)

@realscientists I always thought those were ankles, and their anatomical “knees” are buried inside what appears to be their bodies?

@veganstraightedge additionally: when all watched in order (prequels, Clone Wars, OT), the most emotional scene in the entire thing is in A New Hope when R2 runs into Obi Wan and he says “hello, little friend” and you think “OMG they’ve been through so much together and now they’re totally going to pretend they don’t know each other for some reason actually what’s up with that?”

@veganstraightedge my headcannon: R2’s memory was never wiped after the clone wars, so he(it/they?) spent the entire original trilogy trolling EVERYONE. I keep meaning to pick out a bunch of scenes where R2 is making bleeping noises and add subtitles implying that he’s actually trying to tell everyone what’s going on (“vader’s your father”, etc) and everyone’s just ignoring him.

@tommorris I’m hardly a blockchain enthusiast but it might still be possible to read my site at barnabywalters.bit if you have a namecoin DNS resolver set up. I experimented with namecoin a bit purely for the experience. Results: it does actually work, and isn’t a terrible experience (terrible being relative to the current system for buying and managing domain names) but whether or not using a blockchain for DNS is actually scalable or at all feasible for the entire web I have no idea.

@mallelis my dad genuinely, unapologetically enjoys listening to Chaz and Dave. Perhaps you have not come across this uniquely British act in the states. Here is a sample of their work, listen at your own risk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1fOZjiDaw4

@briansuda THIS IS THE BEST THING SINCE SEEING ACTUAL CUNEIFORM TABLETS IN THE MUSEUM IN ISTANBUL