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Godel, Escher, Bach
2/26/2022:I recently started Godel, Escher, Bach: Eternal Golden Braid for the third time. The last time was probably decades ago. I had lent out my copy and lost track of it, but it was the pre-20th anniversary edition. I am now reading the 20th Anniversary Edition. It was interesting to read Douglas’ introduction to the…
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Sauerkraut
2/24/2022:Made three quarts of sauerkraut. Should be ready in a month. Usually I pound the cabbage for five minutes after salting and then put the cabbage under a dish with weights on top for about two hours. On the last of the three quarts (red cabbage on bottom) I skipped the pounding and the result…
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Reparable Laptops and Cell Phones
2/21/2022:The planned obsolescence of modern devices concerns me. We are drowning in tech waste, but the manufacturers are happy to sell us phones and computers that are obsolete and not able to be updated after relatively short periods of time. The recent Make magazine issue, number 80, has the theme “How to Win the War…
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Fermentation
2/20/2022:I try to eat fermented foods regularly, with sauerkraut being the one I eat most often. I make the sauerkraut myself, using a recipe I found in Masontops Fermenting Guide & Recipe Book by Sarah Miller of KillerPickles.com. I made a batch yesterday and will make one today. I find the process relaxing. I have…
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Office Step Stool
2/19/2022:Went to the local hardware/lumber store yesterday for supplies for the office step stool. The cutting is done and it is time for assembly. As simple as this project is, the cutting introduced me to a new tool, a Forstner bit, required new ways of using my table saw and mitre saw to create non-90…
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Office Step Stool
2/18/2022:My home office in NY has some high cabinets and shelves. I often need to use a step stool to reach the higher shelves. The one I use is a standard metal foldable one with paint stains on it. I thought I should make one that matches the furniture and cabinets in the office. I…
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Minecraft
2/17/2022:Recently, my grandson and I switched from playing World of Warcraft on Sunday afternoons back to Minecraft, our original game. We host our server on an Amazon World Server (AWS). I tried to update our Minecraft server from version 1.17.1 to 1.18.1, but the AWS had apparently gotten too bloated for upgrades. I had substantial…
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WordPress Hosting v. GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
2/10/2022:I have a website hosted by GoDaddy. When it was time to renew the managed WordPress site and I saw the cost of renewal, I opted not to renew. I still have the domain but there is nothing on the website. On the GoDaddy site I do not think I got one legitimate comment or…
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Out-of-Date and Replacements
2/9/2022:I have a 2015 Dell XPS desktop. It was a pretty high end machine when I bought it, plenty of RAM, large drives, gaming video card. Last year, the C: drive and video card both went. I replaced the C: drive with a ssd drive, but decided that a new video card was too expensive…
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Shallow v. Deep Work
2/9/2022:The book Deep Work has a number of interesting ideas, many of which I had explored when I was working. One of the ideas that I do not think works is his idea of approaching your boss with the goal of agreeing to a percentage allocation to deep and shallow work. I have tried something…
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