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Toothpaste. We have soap/shampoo.

I really hate Liliputing. After browsing, I somehow have several tiny laptops that I don't need but truly love like the Magic Ben MAG1 and the Pomera DM30.

And Jetpens. I hate Jetpens too. I can't believe how many...

Thank you, you are very kind! I will contact you shortly, I would love to make this happen!

I sent you a message, I would be happy to make a board for your mom!

Huh. You are right. I think stress and grief caused me to overlook the obvious; - post a 'contact us' if you want people to contact you, and - post a downloadable PDF if you want people to use it.

I guess this is why doctors don't treat loved ones. I was doing outreach, it never occurred to me to go back and check my site with fresh eyes. I wonder how many people I missed helping.

Actually, I think I just forgot to put the newer, generic version up on the site for download. Good thinking!

I was shocked to find that out too. A friend pointed out it helps for people on ventilators, was that your case?

I tailor them upon request. I would like to make a self-serve site, but don't have the time or skills. I would prefer to give this away, people are usually in their worst moments, so a little generosity makes me feel like I make the world a better place.

Not sure if it counts as tech, but I created a voiceboard for my mother to help her communicate while in hospice. She had a massive stroke and could no longer speak.

I thought of a tablet app, but the stakes were too high, so it wound up as a laminated paper. You can read about my design decisions here:

https://voiceboard.org

Me too. I spent New Years Eve reviewing my journals (wife was sleeping) all the way back from 2013 and found some very enlightening arcs that would not be available with transient data. Some things just need to be read rather than presented.

It's dead simple: you have a Congressional aide follow you around with pockets stuffed with mobile phones.

I think you will see private, maybe even self-hosted AI. Think about using online stock trading versus having a Bloomberg terminal.

You won't be able to. The aerial drones will take you out long before you reach for the bat.

I tried it yesterday and it was great! Really simple to set up. Looking forward to updating and trying out the new changes. Thank you for this work!

I quite liked the skyrhákarl in very small doses. When we entered the fish shop we thought they were closed and cleaning the floors, the ammonia scent was so strong.

Eating it, it had a spritz and fizz like PopRocks. Impossible to describe, but it made me want to go back for a few more pieces before I felt ill.

My daughter never got the scent out of her parka.

There is a candlepin alley about a mile away from my house, very popular with the leagues. It helps that it's right next to a restaurant and across the street from the French-Canadian social club.

This was when my daughter was quite young, elementary school. Dinner at 500, bedtime at 800. Doesn't matter what others think, your kid needs food and sleep to meet their needs, not neighbors.

Corrected, thank you. Could not remember.

I strongly agree with the last points. My daughter is a very pretty and stylish engineer that has built a firm financial foundation and has no debts. Because of this, she is free to take risks that others can only dream of.

Be there for your kids. We made career choices that prioritized our time with our children so we could be present, to the point that one major publishing firm knew I would be cooking dinner if they called me after 430pm.

Be fully present when you play with them. Really PLAY with them. Kids know when you are not paying attention.

Set firm boundaries. I once read that everything is new and novel for a child, so having firm routines and boundaries are comforting because they have a place that is safe and unchanging. You are not their friend, you are their parent. You might notice that people who try to be friends with their kids tend to spend little time with them...

Be a good and non-judgmental listener when they get older. They need you more at 14 than they do when they're 3, and the stakes are much higher.

Finally, be the person you want them to be. When my son was younger, I was obese, drinking, out of shape, whiney, unkempt and emotionally unstable. One day I realized that it didn't matter what I said, he watched who I was, and my words and actions didn't match up. I quit drinking, started weightlifting, went to a therapist. Funnily enough, these changes launched me out of a rut and into a much more fulfilling career. My son did model me, and now, when he struggles, I can talk to him about overcoming my challenges and it relates.

The most important thing to realize is your time with them is finite and you need to fiercely protect yourself against demands that take you away from giving them your full attention. You cannot comprehend how quickly your time with them at home goes by. You cannot reverse time. Your time is the only gift you have to give to your children.

There is a lot of work connecting various platforms via API. Marketing agencies in particular need this service.

You could look at the big CRM platforms like Salesforce which require only a modified version of Java called Apex to customize. I find there are a dearth of good programmers working in the platform.

EDIT: Both of these options allow you to work remotely.

I regularly use the SGI Indy keyboard. At this point, it's a sickly yellow-green with 'granite' flecks that make it look like it's The Pox incarnate, but the key movement is beautiful.

Yep. I set up an alert...

Thanks a LOT! Now I have yet another piece of vintage equipment to lust after. Heidelbergs were awesome scanners.

I would love to get my hands on an old commercial stat camera as well. And a barn to house all of this stuff in.

Wet scanning was the default for drum scanners, the gold standard in the 90s. Essentially, you lay a drop of mineral oil on the glass drum, create a bond with the negative and then tape it down for good measure since the drum spun at a pretty good clip.

Wet scanning is worthwhile if you have a higher-end flatbed scanner like the Epson V700, 750 and 900(?) because they use higher-quality sensors and real lenses.

I almost bought a drum scanner a decade ago but would have to maintain a Mac Quadra for it to run. For large format film, a wet mount scan on an Epson V750 with VueScan software is great.

The old-school way to scan film is to lay the film directly on glass with a thin layer of mineral oil. Works terrific for medium and large format. We used to do this for drum scanners.

https://www.analogfilm.camera/scanning/deciding-when-to-wet-...

Do you have the illuminated back? If so, your cover is maybe 4" (10cm) thick.

I have the v750 and scan medium and large format film with excellent results. You can buy Viewscan software from https://www.hamrick.com, made by a NASA JPL engineer, if I remember correctly.

You get a perpetual license (I reinstalled after 12 years and the updated software ran on my old license code). The software can pull detail out of even the worst negative. I cannot recommend this highly enough! I do have SilverFast as well, and have tried the Mac-native scanning, but Viewscan is the best.

If you have slides and you haven't kept the original film adapters, you can find them on ebay or even Amazon. They are simple plastic holders, nothing special.

You can usually select a particular film type if you scan color negatives that will automatically color correct for the film quirks. All in all, a very easy process once you get set up.

Hope this helps!

Oh! We had Aurora apples in upstate NY recently, they were wonderful. We were in Apple Valley right around Syracuse/Finger lakes region.

Can't seem to find anywhere to order them shipped though.

Say no to things you can't do.

Lock down notifications on all devices. Allow only the most important people and messages (calendar alarms, reminders) to come through. Vibrate only. No red indicators in app icons.

I have productivity rituals that take a few minutes a day: Read your todo list in the morning. Keep a running plaintext work log (I use Logseq). Do a quick review and make tomorrow's todo list at the end of each day.

The two weeks leading up to New Year I will clean up all of my files, reflect, and get ready for the new year's life and work.

Easter is a time of renewal for me. I look at all my accumulated bad habits from winter and rally the self-discipline to start again. The weather is usually in my favor and warm sunny days reinforce my discipline. All the New Years Resolutioners have given up by now, so the resources are more available.

Give sincere compliments. Society is quick to rage and shame, and miserly in recognizing goodness. Everyone has something cool about them, find it and recognize it. It's about them, not you.

Railsea by China Miéville - it is a marvel of imagination and world building.

G.S. Denning's 'Warlock Holmes' series always makes me laugh out loud with Holmes cast as a rather unstable magician being bailed out by the ever-logical Watson.

The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi foresees dystopian cities and cutthroat water rights along the Colorado river.