recent tweets
- I love playing the "I wonder how long *this* query will take" game. said 2 minutes ago
- TFW your new Oil Temp sensor on the JPI and the replaced factory gauge appear to agree. Oh, and that's the best LOP… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… said 3 days ago
- seems like there's a market opportunity to create "Google Maps for Backhoe Operators"... if Google Maps knows the l… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… said 4 days ago
- @zerodotjander That's the winning answer--in the sense that it's correct, but totally not discoverable. said 1 week ago
- @tony4d That's like trying to kill a fly with a very large hammer. said 1 week ago
Author Archives: Jeremy Zawodny
Chrome and Firefox Ad Blocking and Privacy Addons
For a while I’ve been using AdBlock Plus and Ghostery in both Chrome and Firefox to reduce the amount of shitty ads I see and also reduce the number of “trackers” that I’m exposed to on various web sites. But … Continue reading
Posted in misc, other, tech
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GNU Parallel and Block Size(s)
I’ve been a fan of GNU Parallel for a while but until recently have only used it occasionally. That’s a shame, because it’s often the simplest solution for quickly solving embarrassingly parallel problems. My recent usage of it has centered … Continue reading
Posted in craigslist, mysql, programming, tech
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I’m blogging again…
All the post Trump election crap in my Facebook “news” feed finally motivated me to spend less time there (just long enough to post links to my blog and look in the 2-3 groups I care about) and start writing … Continue reading
Posted in misc, other
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Today’s lame sales pitch…
I’m going to paste the full text of an email message that recently landed in my inbox and unfortunately wasn’t tagged as spam. But I won’t paste it in one blob, I’ll do it piece by piece so it is … Continue reading
Posted in craigslist, misc, Uncategorized, wtf
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Screw HotWire.com and the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas
Let’s say you go online to Hotwire to make a last minute reservation for a room in Las Vegas so that your wife can meet up with cousin. And let’s say that you didn’t realize that the Nazi’s at the … Continue reading
How to write a good used car ad…
For the last few weeks I’ve been shopping on-line for a new (to us) used car. And in the process of doing so, I’ve looked at hundreds of ads for cars within a 2-3 hour driving distance of our home … Continue reading
Posted in craigslist
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Cast Iron Cooking
Last night I made our favorite black bean & green chili chicken soup for the first time in about a year. It’s the one recipe that always makes me pull out the cast iron pot instead of a cheap lightweight … Continue reading
Heading to Africa: Victoria Falls, Zambia, Namibia
As I mentioned earlier, we’re getting ready for a trip. Six years ago Kathleen and I went to Kenya and Tanzania for a 2 week African Safari and ended the trip with a 3 day stay on the island of … Continue reading
Posted in travel
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