Day 2 on Ubuntu. Wifi is gone. Apparently a well-known issue on Mac.
Error message when trying to fix:
Errors were encountered while processing:
bcmwl-kernel-source
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)Tried a lot of options. In the end this one worked. Whereas question refers to Ubuntu 16.04 the answer mentions Ubuntu 20.04 explicitly.
Distribution: Ubuntu 20.04
Hardware: MacBook Pro 15-inch (mid 2010) that was lying around.
The MacBook Pro “Core i5” 2.4 15-Inch (Mid-2010) is powered by a 32 nm, dual-core 2.4 GHz Intel “Core i5” I5-520M (Arrandale) processor, with dedicated 256k level 2 cache for each core and an 3 MB a level 3 cache. This system also supports “Turbo Boost” — which “automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload” up to 2.93 GHz for this model — and “Hyper Threading” — which allows the system to recognize four “virtual cores” or “threads.”
Best guide I found, works like a charm: https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Ubuntu-Linux#Preparing-to-Install
Best thing: I can also boost RAM from 4G to 8G. More about that later.
Worst thing: the CPU is not modern enough for most machine learning tasks (as shown here).
Benjamin Labatut – When we cease to understand the world
A highly entertaining fictionalized history of landmark scientific breakthroughs.
Filled with highly interesting statistics about the evolution of public perception on ethical issues.
Adrian Daub – What tech calls thinking
Entertaining and polemic book, although many of the author’s points hardly need to be argued.
Jonathan Rodden – Why cities lose
In the US election system, geographic concentration puts democrats at a fundamental disadvantage.
Colin Tudge – The secret life of trees
There is a limit to the degree of suspense that you can bring into taxonomy.
Anita Anand and William Dalrymple – Koh-i-Noor
The stone itself is just an excuse to tell wonderful stories.
Justin Fox – The myth of the rational market
The book resists the temptation to get lost in juicy stories, but focuses on the evolution of ideas.
Anita Anand – The patient assassin
Compelling story telling and enriching perspectives make it hard not to become fascinated by Udham Singh and his quest for revenge.
Richard Davies – Extreme Economies
Well chosen examples (prisons, refugee camps, declining cities, etc.) illustrate why economics is a social science
Daivd French – Divided we fall
January 2021: After the Capitol attack (6 Jan. 2021) it became clear how close we actually were to this type of scenario.
November 2020: The hypothetical scenarios are well crafted and unfortunately not as far-fetched as one might hope.
Nice to read in conjunction with The Age of Wonder.
Richard Holmes – The age of wonder
Conveys lively how science was considered an undertaking for daring adventurers.
Good diagnosis of current monetary policy, but combined with a disappointingly naive belief in the free market as panacea.
Lee Vinsel, Andrew Russel – The innovation delusion
Funny enough, the polemic narrative applies all the trick of typical innovation literature to promote a maintenance mindset.
A practical guide to understanding composition and graphic design.
Gene Kim et. al. – The DevOps Handbook
Surprisingly valuable, considering the conceptual natureof the material covered.
Tim Marshall – Prisoners of geography
Insightful perspective that highlights how few options political leaders actually have in responding to external threats.
The year 1000 – Valerie Hansen
Most intriguing where the described ‘globalization’ takes the for of trade – rather than old-fashioned conquest
