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- We took advantage of the clearer air today to go flying and have a look at the Moc Fire burn area. I've included a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… said 6 hours ago
- @JimInNC Hopefully moving in around February. Depends on how many items we encounter with long lead times. So far w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… said 7 hours ago
- @JimInNC Three, including the basement. The scaffolding is deceptive. said 8 hours ago
- The new house, as seen from across the lake earlier today in relatively smoke-free skies. Stucco to go on next week! https://t.co/dsgFmTsAgJ said 8 hours ago
- 10 day old furnace filter vs. brand new. They're pretty much the same, right? https://t.co/3X5Yz59Ytq said 1 day ago
Author Archives: Jeremy Zawodny
Home Depot is a lost cause…
A couple weeks ago I decided to order some new tools for current and upcoming yard work. I decided that a set of devices that all use the same 40V rechargeable batteries was the way to go and, for reasons … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
