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  • May 18, 2023, 3:05pm

    “Paul Roub is another book review committee member whose personal philosophy is books are ‘innocent until proven guilty’ — in other words, he generally assumes they shouldn’t be removed from the shelves until proven otherwise.”

    https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/05/18/nearly-300-books-submitted-for-review-at-brevard-schools-including-bible-book-ban/70229611007/

    https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/05/18/nearly-300-books-submitted-for-review-at-brevard-schools-including-bible-book-ban/70229611007/
  • Mar 3, 2023, 1:47pm

    Apparently my pre-order excitement has been featured on the home page for Charles Petzold’s “The Annotated Turing” for 15 years or so. Huh.

    Screenshot: Pre-Release Excitement for The Annotated Turing! "Pre-ordered: The Annotated Turing. Alan Turing generally hits a broader audience, but his computability paper? And a book walking you through the same? Right on the money. Computer geekery? Check. Math geekery? Check. Written by Charles Petzold? Check. Looking forward to that email in May - 'Your Amazon.com order has shipped.' " --Paul Roub

  • Jan 29, 2023

    Moms For Liberty and the Banality of Evil

  • Jan 28, 2023, 9:42am

    Very much worth mentioning that Orlando Code Camp is a completely free event. I heartily recommend signing up if you’re looking for a great way to spend a Saturday in March.

    https://orlandocodecamp.com/

    #OrlandoCodeCamp #OrlandoCC

  • Jan 28, 2023, 9:36am

    I was going to speak at @onetug@dotnet.social Orlando Code Camp in 2020 but, well, COVID.

    Excited to get a do-over.

    https://orlandocodecamp.com/speaker/

    #OrlandoCodeCamp #OrlandoCC

  • Jan 26, 2023, 10:02am

    Hey kids, maybe don’t build your own presentation software for a talk. Even if you have a really specific, fun reason. You might have to revivify it a couple of years later and question so many life choices. Hypothetically.

  • Dec 5, 2022, 10:03am

    Speaking at school board meetings: still scary. Doing so with news cameras present: abject terror.

  • Nov 22, 2022, 11:27am

    Speaking out a school board meeting is nerve-wracking enough for me - and I’m a tall, straight, middle-aged white guy. Playing life on easy mode (H/T @scalzi@mastodon.social), especially around here. I’m so impressed, in particular, with the #lgbtq students and family who are here to speak on the record. Not sure I’d be that brave.

  • Nov 16, 2022, 9:14pm

    A wonderful venue — and the livelihood for some fantastic people — needs some help while they’re shut down through no fault of their own (again). Donations help, and so does sharing the campaign…

    https://gofund.me/c4672098

  • Jan 1, 2022, 1:33pm

    Sat down with my friend Rob on the That Record Got Me High podcast to rave about Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend”.

    https://www.thatrecordgotmehigh.com/s5e202-matthew-sweet-girlfriend-with-paul-roub/

    https://www.thatrecordgotmehigh.com/s5e202-matthew-sweet-girlfriend-with-paul-roub/

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