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Virtual Business Card

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:59:05 +0000

Thanks for visiting my virtual business card 😊

My professional and business sites:

FreedomRE – Greater Lansing Real Estate
Jackson – Financial Services

I’d suggest, connecting on:

Live Webcams

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:16:12 +0000

Here’s a selection of live webcams from around the world. If you have a recommendation for something to add, please let me know in the comments.

[Monterey Bay Aquarium][1]

Places

Wildlife

[1]: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/

Library

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:23:52 +0000

If you’re here then chances are you’ve come into possession of a book, CD, DVD, or other item of mine.

If you need/want to use it, enjoy!

If you don’t need/want it, don’t have time for it, or are finished with it then feel free to lend it to someone else or return it to me. Drop a comment on this page too, and if it has space, add your name to the item! It’s fun to see who’s enjoying what!

Feedback

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:03:22 +0000

I’m always open to both positive or negative feedback. This form is completely anonymous, but if you want to share who you are you can include that in the “anything else” block.

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Signal

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:18:49 +0000

Ok, chances are you’re here because I sent you this link, and for that I want to say “thank you”.

If you subscribe to my blog you likely saw my post about [Why We Should All Ditch Other Messaging Apps for Signal][1] and I thought I would expound on the “why” here since I didn’t really there.

So anyway, my version of “why we should all ditch other messaging apps for [Signal][2]”

Now, if you’re like me you likely have multiple messaging apps on your phone like your text messaging client, FB Messenger, iMessage, WhatsApp, WeChat, Hangouts, Line, or any other number of them. But as more and more comes out about how your data is used to turn you into the product, or how inept certain companies are at security I thought a bit about what characteristics the messaging app I want to use would have, like:

End to end encryption
Ability to expire messages
The “owning” company not being able to see my messages
Cross platform (iOS, Android, and desktop)
Group chat
Calling capabilities
Stability

and turns out there’s only one app I’ve found that hits all those criteria, and that’s [Signal][2].

Ok, so you want a little more information about the list above? I’ll run that down here, but if you are willing to trust me, just go and download and install it. [Their website][2] is also a wealth of information if you don’t like my explanations or want more details.

End to end encryption: See [this wiki page][3], but basically it means your message is encrypted from the time it leaves your phone until it’s read on the other end.
Ability to expire messages: Want to chat with someone and not have the messages come back to haunt you 4 years from now? You have that ability right in Signal for each conversation.
The “owning” company not being able to see my messages: Think FB or Google aren’t trying to monetize you? Think again. Think text messaging is secure? Nope. All these companies make money off using your information to build profiles of you so that they can advertise to you or sell it to others.
Cross platform (iOS, Android, and desktop): This is on here mostly for iMessage, but is also applicable for things like WeChat that only have phone versions of their app and any other messaging platform where I can’t use my desktop, phone, and tablet.
Group chat: This is pretty much a given for any messaging app, but as it’s a requirement to make the app any use at all it makes sense.
Calling capabilities: Again, end to end encryption with phone calls on Signal as well. So, when a text message or image just won’t do it you can rest assured your voice conversations are secured as well.
Stability: This is mostly a dig at Google since they can’t seem to figure out what they’re going to do with messaging. Is it Hangouts? Allo? Duo? Grand Central? Google Chat? Google Voice?

And here’s the final benefit in my mind that kind of loops all of these things in under one umbrella. With [Signal][2] and the capabilities above you have the ability to “roll your own” secure social network. I’ve removed all the pictures of my kids from my social media accounts not only because I don’t want the companies monetizing them, but also so they are free to grow up and be kids. To make mistakes and not be reminded of them for the rest of their lives. With an app like Signal I can share photos and funny stories with just the people I want to. Sure there are ways things won’t always stay “in app”, but it’s a hell of a lot better than what you’re going to get from FB, Twitter, and the like.

So there you have it. Hopefully by now I’ve convinced you. [1]: http://markjacobsen.net/2018/04/why-we-should-all-ditch-other-messaging-apps-for-signal/ [2]: https://signal.org/ [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption

Where did it go Batman?

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 01:44:29 +0000

Sorry, you’ve been sent here because I couldn’t find what you were looking for with a flashlight and a map.

Ok, so really you hit a link that in all likelyhood I made disappear with the multiple restructurings of this site. I’m hoping to get around to one day fixing this issue, but I can’t guarantee it or a timeline.

In the mean time, if you just [start at the beginning][1] I’m sure you’ll find something you like.[1]: http://markjacobsen.net

VIM Cheat Sheet

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:44:15 +0000

Yeah, there are a ton of them out there, but this one is mine 🙂

Modes
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esc = command mode
i = insert mode

Cursor movement (in command mode)
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j = line down
k = line up
h = left
l = right
w = next word (5w = 5 words ahead)
e = end of word
b = previous word
0 = go to start of line
$ = go to end of line
gg = go to start of file
G = go to end of file
ctrl+f = page forward
ctrl+b = page backward

Editing (From command mode)
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o = Insert new line after this one
O = Insert new line before this one
A = Start editing from the end of the line (append)
x = Delete character in front of cursor
X = Delete character behind cursor
dd = Delete entire line
d$ = Delete from cursor to the end of the line
30i- Esc = Insert 30 - characters

Search (From command mode)
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/find = Search for the word find
n = Find next (forward)
N = Find previous (backward)

Help and Quiting
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:w = save
:q = quit
:q! = quit without saving
u = undo
ctrl+R = redo
:help

Code

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:52:03 +0000

If you’re here, chances are you found some of my code. If so, I’d like to [welcome you][1], and I invite you to share any comments or suggestions by [contacting me][2] or leaving a comment below.[1]: http://markjacobsen.net/w [2]: http://markjacobsen.net/contact-me

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:37:03 +0000

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Thanks for your Call

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:48:41 +0000

Thanks for your call. Please take a few minutes to explore the site and some of the projects I’m involved in or connect with me on the social media platform of your choice.

Thanks for your Text

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:44:19 +0000

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JNL

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:22:52 +0000

Welcome co-workers. I would like to invite you to subscribe to this site’s RSS feed or email newsletter to get the most recent posts delivered to you in your preferred format. If you’re interested in doing a guest post or have an idea, please let me know.

In terms of contact information you obviously have my work contact information, but I’m also open to connecting on the social media platform of your choice (LinkedIn is mine). Check out the Contact Me page for details.