A Wanderer
Not all who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
I am a recently retired accountant/finance professional looking to explore all of the interests I have had over the years, promising myself that I would pursue them “when I had the time”. Maybe you are on a similar journey.
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Building a Unique Dining Table with Wood and Metal
I have been working on a dining room table designed by my wife. The top is cherry, milled from my friend’s property, with a strip of purpleheart, purchased at The Tree House in Burlington VT. The sides are live-edge. I am making the top, including the skirt and supports. My friend is making the base,
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Centering Your Laser Etcher: Tips from 3D Printing Professor
I figured out how to center the laser etcher with the help of the YouTuber 3D Printing Professor (https://www.youtube.com/@3dpprofessor). Here is the specific video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vv09j4qqtM&list=PLWW-8GNbKi2DHM2oWk3r4KH3WzyQcRHuu&index=1. In addition, the video takes the viewer through etching and cutting a keychain. I have started the process and etched this, which is the wording on the keychain itself.
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Book Summaries with AI – Example
Here is an example of using AI for book summaries, starting with the prompt: I just finished listening to: Isaac Newton by James Gleick Summary of what stood out to me: Type of summary I want: Anything else to focus on: Here is the mind map generated:
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Book Summaries with AI
While driving and walking, I was listening to podcasts. But I found that the podcasts were becoming more and more commercial. The podcast guests were selling. So I started listening to books using Audible. But I can not highlight passages or take notes while driving or walking, so I turned to AI, ChatGPT, to make
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Laser Etcher
My wife got me a laser etcher. I have been playing around with it, but was having trouble with positioning the start of the etching. Finally figured that out. Looking forward to work with etching.
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Napoleon
I am currently reading Napoleon by Andrew Roberts. He has a lot of detail on the battles, but the maps in the book are not very helpful to me to understand what happened. I found a YouTube channel that does a good job of illustrating the battles (https://www.youtube.com/@EpichistoryTv). If I watch the videos in conjunction
Please note that I use AI in my projects, including my blogs.
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