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DATE | 2016-07-17 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Subject: [Learn] Current events
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From learn-bounces-at-nylxs.com Sun Jul 17 16:25:34 2016 Return-Path: X-Original-To: archive-at-mrbrklyn.com Delivered-To: archive-at-mrbrklyn.com Received: from www.mrbrklyn.com (www.mrbrklyn.com [96.57.23.82]) by mrbrklyn.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2BE3161914; Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:25:33 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-To: learn-at-nylxs.com Delivered-To: learn-at-nylxs.com Received: from [10.0.0.62] (flatbush.mrbrklyn.com [10.0.0.62]) by mrbrklyn.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75A31161914; Sun, 17 Jul 2016 10:39:24 -0400 (EDT) To: Hangout From: Ruben Safir Message-ID: <3c3fe60f-11e1-5116-364e-3604012f2e10-at-mrbrklyn.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 10:39:24 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:25:32 -0400 Subject: [Learn] Current events X-BeenThere: learn-at-nylxs.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Errors-To: learn-bounces-at-nylxs.com Sender: "Learn"
This has been a slow list of late, largely because I've been away from the keyboard, so I wanted to apologize for leaving things up in the air. This is a note to just say where things are currently and what is in store, and to hear any feed back.
First, since my classes ended I've been very involved with personal matters. I settled my divorce at the cost of another 20K. After that I had company come in from Israel which took a lot of my attention. I ended up in Lake Placid for Memorial Day week (plus a few days) for some much needed down time. Then when we got home, I ended up with 3 Broadway plays (The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, and a play about Oscar Wilde at BAM called Judas Kiss or something like that ). Then we had a nice overnight at Smalls Jazz Club, a trip to the top of the Empire State building at night, a trip to the Metropolitan Museum, a fishing trip out of Sheepshead bay (or two), a trip to Citifeild to see the Mets lose, several dinners at Le Marais and Mr Broadway, a trip to the Cemetery on Fathers Day, Shavuot effectively consumed 3 days, a shopping spree at Macy's, a 2 day trip to Washington DC to see the National Gallery and Natural History museum (which is a dud), a visit to the Brooklyn Museum which is really being run down to the ground by the current new administration (idiots), seeing a few movies (Jungle Book, Independence Day), walking over the Brooklyn Bridge (at dawn), several great Shabbosim!, 2 visits to Coney Island, a tour of Boro Park for the uninitiated, and a fantastic night drinking and smoozing on the Lower East Side, and a tour of the Promanade and Brooklyn Bridge Park.... et al.
Busy
Some pictures are here, looking forward
http://images.mrbrklyn.com/ronnies_trip/20160526_212223.jpg
Since the company left, I've been preparing for my trip to Israel and Europe. I'm going to see my kids, going to London on the 20th of July, then Tel Aviv on July 26th. Leaving Israel on August 24th to Amsterdam and leaving Amsterdam on the 30th.:
AIR DELTA AIR LINES INC FLT:401 When Wed 20 Jul 2016 07:30 PM =E2=80=93 Thu 21 Jul 2016 07:50 AM Description
20 JUL 16 - WEDNESDAY AIR DELTA AIR LINES INC FLT:401 ECONOMY DINNER LV NEW YORK JFK 730P EQP: BOEING 767-300 WI DEPART: TERMINAL 4 07HR 20MIN 21 JUL 16 - THURSDAY AR LONDON HEATHROW 750A NON-STOP ARRIVE: TERMINAL 3
AIR EL AL ISRAEL FLT:318 ECONOMY CLASS HOT MEAL When Tue 26 Jul 2016 10:30 PM =E2=80=93 Wed 27 Jul 2016 05:20 AM 26 JUL 16 - TUESDAY AIR EL AL ISRAEL FLT:318 ECONOMY CLASS HOT MEAL LV LONDON HEATHROW 1030P EQP: BOEING 777-200 DEPART: TERMINAL 4 04HR 50MIN
27 JUL 16 - WEDNESDAY AR TEL AVIV TLV 520A NON-STOP ARRIVE: INTERNATIONAL AIR EL AL ISRAEL FLT:337 ECONOMY CLASS BREAKFAST
Wed 24 Aug 2016 09:10 AM =E2=80=93 01:00 PM Description 24 AUG 16 - WEDNESDAY AIR EL AL ISRAEL FLT:337 ECONOMY CLASS BREAKFAST LV TEL AVIV TLV 910A EQP: BOEING 747 DEPART: INTERNATIONAL 04HR 50MIN AR AMSTERDAM 100P NON-STOP
AIR DELTA AIR LINES INC FLT:47 ECONOMY LUNCH 30 AUG 16 - TUESDAY AIR DELTA AIR LINES INC FLT:47 ECONOMY LUNCH LV AMSTERDAM 930A EQP: BOEING 767-300 WI 08HR 17MIN AR NEW YORK JFK 1147A NON-STOP ARRIVE: TERMINAL 4
In London I'm hoping to see the National Gallery, the Wallace Collection, The British Museum, The Tate, The The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Dulwich Picture Gallery, and the Royal Art collection at the Bungingham Palace. It is too much, but I'm going to try.
In Israel, I will see my son at the Chofetz Chiam in Yerusalem, but I've rented a place in Tzfat for the month at
Derech Hativat Yiftach 3/1, Tsfat with a fellow named Schmuel Rosenzeig.
Amsterdam include Shabbos at the Portuguese synagogue, the usual trip the Rijks Museum which has two new Rembrandts on display, and Van Gough and this time I want to see the Hals Museum in Harlem.... so I will, before returning home.
So, the projects and classes we were working on before this storm of activity was put on the shelf for a number of reason. First, I ramped up because people asked, and so I did. And I showed up at activities every time, nearly twice a week. But the folks who asked me to ramp up didn't always show up, and dropped out, and that is a huge burden on me. I don't mind doing it. I enjoy doing it, but without commitment, it is just a not a big enough pay out for the community or myself for the cost in time and labor. I would still like to do the Kernel programing and C programming workshops, but I need commitments. I hate working by myself.
These are worthwhile things, and I can only encourage people to be involved so much. I've been doing this for a long time and I'm getting older and tired. I'd rather go fishing.
Also the NYLXS Journal needs an editor to put things together. I have enough material that has been sitting here for 6 months. So it just needs someone who wants to edit.
I wanted to finish some java programming on compiler theory that involves Antlr. It is left over from my compiler class. I will get to this when I return and classes begin, and anyone who wants to join is welcome.
It is a big error to not be involved in computer work groups, and organizations. The experience is not duplicatable on line. And you can't get this kid of experience at work either or in an internship. It is expansive without constraints and builds social and hacking resources. The commitment is truly small and the upside is HUGE.
Ruben
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