Automated updates: 2021-10-25

2021-04-04-cord-cut.md

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  * [Locast](https://www.locast.org/) has been most obviously invaluable, here, using an explicit exception for non-profit organizations in the laws governing television carriers to make over-the-air signals available to households in the served regions; in my area, that's about fifty channels.  The free service cuts viewing off after a while, which is a mild nuisance, but five-dollar monthly donations remove that restriction.  Depending on what you watch live---local news, local sports, or anything else that's broadcast---it's probably better than a cheap cable package.
    * ***Update, 2021-09-02***:  Locast appears to have ceased all operations, so it's unfortunately no longer an option until someone replaces them or they come back.  Instead, the best alternative is probably to watch live streams from the major local stations, and give up on most of the "sub-channels."  While I'm disappointed, I can understand the court's ruling:  By exchanging donations for uninterrupted service, and taking donations for the service---in excess of operating costs---sufficient to expand into other markets, Locast wasn't acting like a non-profit.  So, while the decision has bad effects, I also disagree with [the EFF's statement](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/court-ruling-against-locast-gets-law-wrong-lets-giant-broadcast-networks-control) implying that the decision is a result of courts corrupted by Big Media.  The [Aereo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aereo) decision could be classified that way, as [Justice Breyer's opinion](https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/13-461) basically says that the law mattered less than appearances, but this is different.
    * ***Update, 2021-09-03***:  I'm not convinced that it's a complete or permanent solution, but [LocalBTV](https://www.localbtv.com/) seems to fill a similar niche for entertainment, though it's currently lacking the major network affiliates---promised "soon" in their [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.localbtv.com/faq)---which means no morning news, at least not in English.  But it takes care of some channels that I've gotten "hooked" on.  Less helpful to me, but maybe more usable for others, is [VUit](https://www.vuit.com/), which includes on-demand and live video, the latter including some local news.  [Local Now](https://localnow.com/) seems similar, but has its own news organization to push.  Of the three, LocalBTV requires that you register and activate your devices, but also includes a recording feature.
+   * ***Update, 2021-10-24***:  Two additional possibilities have arisen, depending on your situation.  [The Dwellings](https://www.thedwellings.tv) seems to be what Locast was intended to be, a local charity that only serves its media market by retransmitting broadcast channels.  Unfortunately, that local market is Tallahasse/Thomasville, Florida, which is a place that I *don't* live, so I can't get the service to work; if you live in the area, you might have better luck.  They also run community farms and have other local initiatives, so I hope their model replicates to other markets and locals support them.  [Airy TV](https://airy.tv/) is like a small-scale Pluto TV, discussed below.  Unlike its larger competitors, though, Airy doesn't seem to overlap any other service.  Other services that I haven't previously mentioned are [Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/home/), which can show a live feed of your local CBS affiliate among other national stations, and the PBS app on your platform, which shows any station that you choose, though it's a bit fussy to change.
  * Some networks---[The CW](https://www.cwtv.com/) probably being the most comprehensive---have dedicated services/apps that allow unrestricted access to current shows.  Others, though, lock current seasons or certain shows behind a paywall that you can only unlock by connecting your TV service account.  So, the utility depends on what you actually watch.  I happen to watch most of the CW's superhero shows, so that one works well for me.
  * [Hulu](https://www.hulu.com/) is now mostly or entirely owned by Disney.  I'll complain later about supporting huge companies, but for the price, it's useful to keep up with (most) broadcast television that I might want to check out---usually, if it's not in the network's app, it's here---without needing to remember to watch or record the show, and it has an extensive library.
  * The various free/ad-supported Internet television services, like [Pluto TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_TV), are viable if you enjoy tuning into the middle of television marathons.  Most channels are a single show, often something not easily found streaming elsewhere, played in sequence---or different blocks of seasons at different times of day---and restarting.

2021-10-23-occupy1.md

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 summary: Discussing the first half of Occupy This Novel!
 thumbnail: /blog/assets/occupy-novel-cover.png
 offset: -26%
+proofed: true
 ---
 
 This week, our [Free Culture Book Club]({% post_url 2020-05-02-freeculture %}) starts **Occupy This Novel!**

2021-10-25-intersex.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: Developer Journal, Intersex Awareness Eve
+date: 2021-10-25 06:40:23-0400
+categories:
+tags: [programming, project, devjournal]
+summary: Progress on assorted projects
+thumbnail: /blog/assets/Intersex_Pride_Flag.png
+---
+
+I couldn't find a decent holiday for today, but we can all prepare for [Intersex Awareness Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_Awareness_Day), tomorrow.  I talked about this briefly when [discussing gender]({% post_url 2021-02-28-genders %}), but an unknown number of people start their lives with a doctor deciding to perform unnecessary surgery, because he doesn't like the shape of a baby's genitals.  Did the doctors choose the right model for genitals?  Not always.
+
+![Intersex flag](/blog/assets/Intersex_Pride_Flag.png "I used to go to a school with a logo that wasn't so different")
+
+So, this is awareness of how intersex people are treated, not trying to root out intersex individuals.
+
+Let's deal with some bugs.
+
+## INTERN
+
+Work on [**INTERN**](https://github.com/jcolag/intern) was delayed as I tried to figure out why I was having trouble un-watching files that should be ignored.  Ultimately, I decided to switch the logic around, so that *if* there's an ignore file, only files that aren't ignored get watched.  That seems to work.
+
+There's now also the *start* of a search feature.  I return possible hits from the index, but do not (yet) rank, organize, or return those results.
+
+Otherwise, I didn't get much done, here, aside from committing my test client.
+
+## Entropy Arbitrage
+
+I updated the scripts that maintain [this blog](https://github.com/jcolag/entropy-arbitrage-code), including finally giving up on text substitution that works everywhere *except* my script.
+
+```bash
+now="${now/#*(0)/}"
+```
+
+According to everything that I've read *and* my tests on the command line, the above code should delete all leading zeroes in the value of `$now`.  I can't get it to work, though, so when I use `$now` in an arithmetic expression, there's a decent chance that it'll interpret the value as base-8---it's an old UNIX convention---meaning that any numbers with an 8 or 9 digit are invalid.
+
+So, that script has reverted to using `sed`, which is what I used *before* a static analyzer recommended the modern version.
+
+## Ham Newsletter
+
+An embarrassing typo in the main [**Ham Newsletter**](https://github.com/jcolag/ham-newsletter) creation script is gone.  I must have fixed it locally for the last issue of the newsletter and forgotten to commit it.
+
+## Library Updates
+
+The server for [**Fýlakas Onomáton**](https://github.com/jcolag/fylakas-onomaton) fell out of date, so I let Dependabot update it.
+
+## Artificial Stupidity
+
+On Saturday, I got off the waiting list for [GitHub Copilot]({% post_url 2021-07-18-copilot %}) and so spent some time experimenting with it.  Expect a post about the results soon.
+
+## Next
+
+This week, I'll focus on getting **INTERN**'s search into shape.  As mentioned, I currently return my index rows, but need to organize and present that information.  Knowing that a stem was present in a file isn't necessarily useful.
+
+* * *
+
+**Credits**:  The header image is the [Intersex Pride Flag](https://ihra.org.au/22773/an-intersex-flag/) by Morgan Carpenter and AnonMoos, made available under the terms of the [Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en).