about.Rmd

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title: "about these NOTES...."
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- label: Threads
  url: https://www.threads.net/@dlppassmore
- label: LinkedIn
  url: www.linkedin.com/in/davidpassmore
- label: Email
  url: mailto:dlp@davidpassmore.net
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#### **I am [DAVID L. PASSMORE](me.html).** 

My NOTES originate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I have lived since 2020. I was a professor at Penn State for 41 years and in higher education for 51 years. My background, experiences, and accomplishments [are detailed elsewhere](me.html)</a>.

#### **how these NOTES are rendered**

I use <a href="https://obsidian.md/" target="_blank" title="Obsidian">Obsidian</a> to take and hold my notes and to organize digital resources and ideas that form the basis of my writing and other work. 

I write and code these NOTES in <a href="https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/" target="_blank" title="RMarkdown">RMarkdown</a> syntax in <a href="https://www.rstudio.com/" target="_blank" title="RStudio">RStudio</a> using blogging tools provided in the <a href="https://www.r-project.org/" target="_blank" title="R">R programming</a> package titled <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/distill/index.html" target="_blank" title="distill package">`distill`</a>. 

I render this blog through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandoc" target="_blank" title="Pandoc in Wikipedia">Pandoc into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML" target="_blank" title="html in Wikipedia"> html</a> from the RMarkdown code. Then, I push the html to <a href="https://github.com/davidpassmore" target="_blank" title="Passmore GitHub account">my GitHub account</a>, from which it is served publicly through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name" target="_blank" title="domain name in Wikipedia">domain name</a>, `davidpassmore.github.io/blog/`. 

I do not implement cookies and other tracking tools with this blog site.

#### **contacts with me**


Send an email to me using the email address: `dlp AT davidpassmore dot net`. I take *iMsgs* and *SMS messages* at `dlp@psu.edu`. My <a href="https://www.threads.com" target="_blank" title="Threads home page">*Threads*</a> handle is `@dlppassmore`, where I am available publicly. I also run a *Slack* team to maintain communication with my family.

I read, but do not post at, *Reddit* (mostly `r/pittsburgh`). I have a "placeholder" account on *FaceBook*, but I do not post to *Facebook* nor do I read postings on it regularly.

I generally do not use the telephone, except for business or emergency purposes.

vr,<br/>
David

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