Jens Hannemann

Computer Engineering Technology Professor at University of Kentucky, Astronomy Geek, KQ4IND

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Personal Website: https://www.hannemann-family.net
Github: https://github.com/jhannemann/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JensHannemann

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2026-05-14 18:23:50 UTC

This whole #AI thing really is getting out of hand. Got a Dell Monitor from our university's surplus that turned out to be defective but still under warranty. So one of our college’s IT guys initiates a service request that gets turned down by Dell’s AI. He says “I know, this happens regularly. I’ll just have my AI write a damage report for their AI and it’ll go through.” And yes, it did. #facepalm

2026-02-08 21:23:46 UTC

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I poured myself a day-drinking celebratory Maker’s 46. Now to get the house ready for company.

2026-02-08 19:38:42 UTC

I've just sent my 4-year tenure review dossier to my department chair. God, that was a lot of work. My teaching portfolio clocks in at 560 pages. Hey, they wanted me to document everything, so they got what they asked for. I've done a lot of stuff that I’m proud of, and since I'm on a special title series with emphasis on teaching, it is as it should be.
Now I'm ready for the Super Bowl. Gotta start these wings soon. Looking forward to a good time with family and friends.

2026-02-07 04:47:04 UTC

The girls had fun at the Hadestown musical at the Lexington Opera House tonight. I used the quiet time to work on my tenure dossier and watch some #CornerGas
Fun was had by all for some definition of fun.

2026-01-26 22:38:24 UTC

Well, here we go. #UKY will be closed tomorrow, again. The overnight low is forecast to be 3 ºF (that's -16 ºC for you sane folks). Wind chills well into the negative numbers. Power is stable, but I think at this point we'll have to worry more about the water pipes. Stay warm and safe, y'all!
#Lexington, #Kentucky

2026-01-21 02:48:45 UTC

“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are cheesy, but because they are lard.”
#CheesyEggCorns
#HashtagGames

2026-01-07 03:00:33 UTC

James and the Giant Pea
#BeansAShowOrMovie
#HashtagGames

2026-01-07 02:41:13 UTC

Easy Fiber
#BeansAShowOrMovie
#HashtagGames

2026-01-07 02:25:02 UTC

Kojak and the Beanstalk
#BeansAShowOrMovie
#HashtagGames

2026-01-07 02:12:06 UTC

Haricot Poirot: The Mystery of the Blue Bean
#BeansAShowOrMovie
#HashtagGames

2026-01-05 01:43:44 UTC

We made stir fry with Thai peanut sauce from Jet Tila’s cookbook. Delicious. Can recommend.

2025-12-31 03:50:08 UTC

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I do disagree. Altman never completed a STEM education, and Musk has a BA in physics and an MBA. Also not exactly STEM, certainly not at a graduate level. But more to the point, every accredited STEM program has a mandatory ethics and standards component,which heavily draws from the humanities. And GenEd requirements have always been in place. These people just chose to ignore that part of the curriculum or were never even exposed to it.

2025-12-31 03:40:30 UTC

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Weller is always a good option. Cheers!

2025-12-24 00:05:50 UTC

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It’s my favorite German beer. Brewed close to my wife’s hometown. It was my favorite before I even met her, so it helped to seal the case.
https://www.jever.de

2025-12-23 20:03:03 UTC

Yay. Jungle Jim’s had six packs of Sam Adams Old Fezziwig. And as always, we bought out all the #Jever Pilsner they had. But boy, was it full. Glad to be on the way back home now.

2025-12-23 02:10:11 UTC

Here’s how #Feuerzangenbowle is made. A sugar cone is doused in rum and lit on fire. The sugar caramelizes and drips down into the mulled wine in the cauldron below. Delicious!
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2025-12-23 02:04:33 UTC

The line at the #Feuerzangenbowle was short, because nobody knew what it was. Sonee advertised for them and got them some customers. They were very grateful and gave us some free mugs and threw in a sugar cone, which are hard to get here. Fun times!
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2025-12-23 01:56:35 UTC

The #Christkindlmarkt in Carmel, IN is delightful. Very authentic. Good food and drink.
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2025-12-22 19:51:39 UTC

The Rathskeller had a nice ambience. Food was OK, but of course as Germans we always compare it to home cooking and so we tend to be overly critical. Overall a nice first stop. Now on to Carmel.
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2025-12-22 15:06:54 UTC

Since we haven’t made it to Germany for over a year, we’re now going on a German-themed mini vacation. First stop the Rathskeller in Indianapolis, and then the Christkindlmarkt in Carmel. On the way back tomorrow, we’ll stop at Claus German Meat and Sausages to load up for the Christmas feast.
https://rathskeller.com
https://www.carmelchristkindlmarkt.com
http://www.clausgermansausageandmeats.com

2025-11-29 02:03:24 UTC

Alice’s Michelin Starred Restaurant
#OverindulgenceASongOrPoem
#HashTagGames

2025-11-21 21:07:49 UTC

This is what the #Mythbusters would call “going full scale”. My original double slit screen was just too small for the 23 cm #hamradio band to give meaningful results for wave interference. We'll see whether the curtain made out of conducting fabric will do any better. I will soon find out with my students in my wireless communications class. #STEM #STEMEducation
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2025-11-18 01:50:58 UTC

Im usually not a fan of spiced beers, because as a German I have been taught to respect the #Reinheitsgebot. But Sam Adams got the Old Fezziwig just right. Every year I look forward to buying it, but unfortunately it’s always in a variety pack. Anyway, cheers!
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2025-11-12 22:25:36 UTC

Earlier today I taught my students how to pull a VIN from a Toyota Camry’s #ODB2 port, using #MicroPython and the #CANPico board made by @npub1lm9…crh5.
Fun was had by all. Students were very impressed. Their next assignment will be to pick any other available data from the car and pull that.

2025-11-06 02:36:32 UTC

The Art of Char - General Tso
#TakeOutFoodABookOrPlay
#HashtagGames

2025-11-05 02:46:21 UTC

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Ooh,chanterelles! My favorites. Enjoy!

2025-10-30 02:32:18 UTC

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Well, the real problem is that no one ever refills the blinker fluid.

2025-10-18 01:23:54 UTC

Take them home, country roads
#HouseGuestASongOrPoem
#HashtagGames

2025-10-06 20:26:43 UTC

Here's my students’ project prototype on an @npub1yd7…s0k2 perma-proto breadboard. It's a traffic light controller running on an ATtiny13A. Total parts cost: $6.75.
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2025-10-05 02:17:55 UTC

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Yeah, with us being empty nesters now (both kids at #UKY, eating our own dog food), that was a good choice.

2025-10-05 01:30:59 UTC

Had some Cornish game hens for the first time in a long time. They were delicious with mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts. A good friend brought over some nice Cabernet Sauvignon to wash it all down.
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2025-09-23 02:17:08 UTC

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If you’re there for a bit longer, try Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Awesome BBQ.
https://www.fatmattsribshack.net

2025-09-14 02:15:04 UTC

"Listen, We're Not Just Doing This For Money. We're Doing It For A Shitload Of Money!"
Lone Starr
#WorkOrSchoolWittyRemarks
#HashtagGames

2025-09-14 01:55:04 UTC

"That is not only not right; it is not even wrong”
Wolfgang Pauli
#WorkOrSchoolWittyRemarks
#HashtagGames

2025-09-04 22:17:18 UTC

Turnout for the annual #IEEE Lexington section and #UKY student branch welcome back cookout isn’t half bad. We got lucky with the weather. It was raining all morning but now it’s dry and not too hot.
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2025-08-24 20:40:12 UTC

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Thanks and cheers!

2025-08-24 20:17:28 UTC

My daughter recently turned 21 and was very happy to be legally able to gift me a refill for my beloved Tullamore Dew jug for my birthday. This will make a nice digestive after our celebratory cookout tonight.
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2025-08-09 02:48:22 UTC

End of summer pizza night celebration was a rousing success at Newton’s Attic tonight. A lot of volunteers and teachers showed up and fun was had by all! Good times!
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2025-06-25 23:50:49 UTC

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Scotch eggs, donated to the pub by the local dentist.

2025-06-21 20:26:17 UTC

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Obviously you didn’t buy it at this cheese shop:
https://youtu.be/Hz1JWzyvv8A

2025-06-21 20:03:36 UTC

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Yeah, my son found a pretty good recipe but it’s a lot of work, indeed. Bought a pasta maker attachment for the KitchenAid, which helps, but it’s sooo slow. Good bucatini, though. Haven’t made them in a year or so, I think it’s time. I’ll pitch it to him so I don’t have to. 😇

2025-06-21 19:52:14 UTC

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same here. We have a local free pasta shop as well thatnhas very reasonable prices.
https://www.lexingtonpasta.com

2025-06-21 16:18:58 UTC

Sitting in the front porch and installing #Linux on old laptops that can’t be upgraded (downgraded) to Windows 11 for my favorite non-profit, Newton‘s Attic. Inexplicably, I now crave a mint julep.
https://newtonsattic.com
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2025-06-17 17:15:08 UTC

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I was vaguely aware of the symbol grounding problem. I think I remember that Winograd and Flores did come to roughly the same conclusion in “Understanding Computers and Cognition”, in that it really boils down to the imprecision and limitations of natural language and that humans are limited to express thoughts in it. Now I want to re-read that book, it's been a long time.

2025-06-17 16:45:17 UTC

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Well, to his credit, I think he does point out the "enigmatic nature" of those systems a couple of paragraphs later:
“That lack of real-world grounding is not desirable: No one likes the enigmatic nature of these AI systems, and scientists are eager to understand better how they work.”

2025-06-17 14:23:11 UTC

A really good article by Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders on where AI provides value:
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/where-ai-provides-value.html

2025-05-26 21:42:43 UTC

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Our public library took ours as a donation. Goodwill is also always an option.

2025-05-21 01:58:36 UTC

99 bottles of pee on the wall…
#ClinicalTrialASongOrPoem
#HashtagGames

2025-05-17 00:09:09 UTC

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I remember the Hobbit game. The line filling algorithm was so slow that it took almost a minute to render each picture. And yes, I did the same thing. Wanted to solve the game and started to read the book. And then there was Ant Attack, the first really isometric pseudo 3D game, which blew me away. And Pssst, with the cute gardening theme.
Wikipedia actually has a pretty comprehensive list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ZX_Spectrum_games

2025-05-16 23:56:09 UTC

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Hey, that was my first computer, too. The 16k version, which Imlater upgraded to 48k by manually adding the extra RAM chips. Forth rocked on that thing. And Attic Attack and Moon Buggy were my favorite games. Good times.

2025-05-01 10:42:33 UTC

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Yeah, white asparagus is impossible to get here. It usually is imported from Peru and is very dry. There’s an asparagus episode of Good Eats, where Alton Brown poo-poos white asparagus. I lost a lot of respect for him after that. He definitely got that one wrong.

2025-05-01 01:52:38 UTC

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Oh yeah! Love me some flounder. Back in Germany, it’s now May flounder season, where they’re at their best. Miss those. Along with the white asparagus. Guten Appetit!

2025-04-24 22:55:24 UTC

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Cheers! I haven’t had a decent piña colada in ages. Last time was in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I should get the ingredients and try it at home.

2025-02-09 05:05:48 UTC

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Cheers, Das. We all can use some relaxing drinks, alcoholic or not, in these times!

2025-01-30 03:36:04 UTC

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I know how this feels. So ,icy to learn, so many cool things you want to build. I have things that have been on the back burner for a decade or more. Make your peace with it, keep a good notebook so you can always pick up where you left off. Opportunities will come. Keep on swimming.

2025-01-24 23:37:23 UTC

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Prost! Enjoy!

2025-01-24 03:29:59 UTC

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I’ve never been to Auschwitz, but my parents took me to Bergen-Belsen when I was 13 and I’ve been to Theresienstadt. If you aren’t utterly distraught after visiting a concentration camp and do not vow to never let it happen again, you are a very disturbed person, indeed.
#NieWiederIstJetzt
#NeverAgainIsNow

2025-01-24 02:54:32 UTC

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Oh hell, yes. I’ll definitely take you up on that. Checking out engineering conferences in Pittsburgh right now.

2025-01-24 02:46:19 UTC

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Aalborg is good, but Linie is definitely more mellow, exactly what you asked for. Give it a shot (pun intended). Have a great night!

2025-01-24 02:37:57 UTC

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What you really want for that is some Linie Aquavit.

2025-01-24 02:36:30 UTC

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Oh man, I’d really love to your dinner guest right now. Enjoy!

2025-01-24 02:32:35 UTC

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That’s essentially the same as Kieler Sprotten. I did my PhD in Kiel and they were a staple there. Love that stuff.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieler_Sprotte

2025-01-23 04:02:42 UTC

Yes, mayo belongs on fries. So do ketchup and onions.
#FrietSpeciaal
#Netherlands
#PetPeeveAFood
#HashtagGames
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friet?wprov=sfti1#Friet_speciaal

2025-01-10 03:36:45 UTC

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When we came to the US in 2002, I couldn’t believe how ubiquitous and cheap,sole was compared to Germany, even here in Kentucky. That ceased to be the case around 2010 and I haven’t seen it here in a long time, either. My in-laws live at the North Sea coast, and even there in restaurants you pay a hefty premium if you can get it at all. Probably a combination of overfishing and climate change. Sad.

2025-01-10 03:27:49 UTC

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Flounder. One of my favorites. Sole is a notch above, but since it’s become so rare, it’s super expensiv, at least as far as the North Sea goes. Enjoy!

2025-01-07 15:29:22 UTC

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I'm done with the performance review stuff. Ugh. Now it’s updating syllabi and getting ready for classes next week.

2025-01-06 16:32:00 UTC

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Good morning Cliff. Made it through the night with no power outage. Ice rain has been replaced with snow again. I'm sitting in my home office doing my performance and tenure review. Fun stuff! 🙄

2025-01-03 14:32:00 UTC

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They say up to 4 inches here, which would be quite a lot for Kentucky. And significant ice accumulation as well. So we'll see.

2025-01-03 14:28:12 UTC

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Morning Cliff. I’ll be running errands this morning ahead of the winter storm moving in. The it’s writing up some syllabi for next semester and a project proposal for my wife’s capstone design students.

2024-12-31 14:56:53 UTC

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We’re going to do Raclette tonight as always. Watching Dinner for One, playing board games and instead of watching the ball drop, we’ll put on the Animal Crossing countdown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_for_One

2024-12-27 16:13:39 UTC

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Hi Cliff. I’m about to head out to my lab to join my capstone students working on their robot.

2024-12-27 04:00:09 UTC

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Thanks for sharing. Looks like he was as genuine and quirky in real life as his books suggest. I didn’t expect anything else.

2024-12-27 02:54:26 UTC

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Yeah, it was just an endlesss stream of dad jokes. Glorious! I envy you for having met him. Would have loved to.

2024-12-27 02:32:10 UTC

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I love those books. Have all of them. Truly a great science communicator.

2024-12-26 20:06:19 UTC

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I‘m not actually in Germany, though. Just talking to people there.

2024-12-26 14:31:53 UTC

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Morning Cliff. In Germany, it’s the second Christmas holiday, which I traditionally spend catching up with family, so I’ll be video chatting a lot today. Maybe clear up some of my email backlog, too.

2024-11-24 02:40:10 UTC

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Ah, yes, PA. Even crazier liquor laws than KY. Yeah, Duboef is probably the only game in town, then. Even here, other French brands are rare and then outrageously more expensive. 😥

2024-11-24 01:49:09 UTC

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Good to know the nouveau is out. Duboeuf definitely is overpriced for the quality. The really good stuff never makes it out of France. I actually found that the Californian nouveau from Trader Joe’s isn’t half bad. Enjoy.

2024-11-15 14:39:37 UTC

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Yeah, they announced it a couple of weeks ago. Release date is “2025”, no specifics.

2024-11-15 14:32:41 UTC

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Yeah, I'm a big Civ fan from day one. The only game I ever pulled an all-nighter with. Just one more turn...
I generally like strategy and building games. Another one I like but don't really have time for is #Subnautica.

2024-11-15 14:28:05 UTC

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Oh, and speaking of video games, I've taken up playing #Civilization6 again on my #NintendoSwitch, so Frederick the Holy Roman Emperor will kick some barbarian butt tonight, too.

2024-11-15 14:25:36 UTC

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Good morning Cliff. I'll be catching up on my grading, and start writing a proposal to restart my 3D-audio rendering research. Later today it's off to #UKY surplus, to pick up some furniture and old rack hardware for my automotive computing student lab.

2024-11-01 22:06:53 UTC

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Congrats, Cliff! Wishing you all the best on this new journey.

2024-10-19 14:42:16 UTC

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Good morning! I’ll have to put together my midterm exams and update my students’ study guides. Will have to get some shopping and cleaning done, as well.

2024-10-08 14:54:47 UTC

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Nah, it's just the fall checkup to make sure the heating works. Haven't used it yet this year. I don't expect any trouble, the system is just a couple of years old.

2024-10-08 14:51:28 UTC

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Morning Cliff. For me it'll be teaching, then back home for an HVAC inspection, and some bug hunting for NASA. I suspect one of the PhD students injected undefined or implementation-defined behavior into the C++ code again. I wish they would actually read the standard (or at least pay attention to the fine print on standard containers and iterators).

2024-10-04 13:30:33 UTC

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No teaching today, so it'll be the day to catch up on all sorts of things. I have 2 conference papers to review, assignments to grade, and help some students out with their capstone projects. Oh, and in the evening I'll get to do some plumbing as the guest toilet flushing system decided to call it quits. Wish me luck!

2024-09-25 00:47:16 UTC

So for my cryptography class, I decided to recreate the famous distorted Tux image encrypted with a block cipher in electronic codebook mode. I used OpenSSL to encrypt the bitmap file using aes-128-ecb. I replaced the encrypted BMP header with the original one (using a hex editor or the good old dd command), and voila, mission accomplished. I'll probably make this into a video for my YouTube/PeerTube channels. That was fun.
#Cryptography #AES #OpenSSL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation#ECB
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2024-09-21 14:11:53 UTC

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Good morning, Cliff. I’ll be working on my e-mail and grading backlog. I'll probably also play around with the #WOKWI #embedded simulator to make sure I can still upload Intel HEX files for the ATtiny.
https://wokwi.com

2024-09-14 01:21:02 UTC

Where do you keep Shakespeare in the original Klingon?
#OverHeardAtTheBookstore
#HashtagGames

2024-08-30 19:38:00 UTC

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Well, you can always look for upgrades. I assume you still have another position or two in the works for now?

2024-08-30 19:18:15 UTC

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Congratulations, Cliff. I hope that this will be a stable, enjoyable, and financially sustainable job for you.

2024-08-28 22:48:58 UTC

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What Paul said! Keeping my fingers crossed.

2024-08-19 14:41:21 UTC

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Good morning Cliff. Wishing you all the best for your interview later today. I'm still chugging away at my papers, and I'll definitely need to get going on updating my syllabi and creating SSH keys and logins for my new students.

2024-08-17 15:00:57 UTC

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Writing conference papers, mostly. I already cleaned and replaced our water filter, and later on it’s general house cleaning. Let’s see what else will come up.

2024-08-12 00:36:25 UTC

Say hi to Findus, our #GoldenRetriever puppy training to be a service@dog@for@our daughter.
#DogsOfMastodon
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2024-08-11 15:31:12 UTC

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Wishing you the best of luck!

2024-08-09 21:58:14 UTC

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Saw the news on @npub18e3…kv8z , too. Such a shame. Hang in there, there will be new opportunities.