rnoorda

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by rnoorda 2mo ago
I tend to have many notebooks going at any one time, each with their own slightly different uses. But my trick for keeping things 'dirty' for my main notebook is that I burn it when I'm finished with it. I'll copy out an
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by rnoorda 5mo ago
Second the Rice Museum recommendation! If I ever make it big I'm going to legally change my last name to 'Mineral' and create the Mineral Museum of Rice on the other side of the freeway showcasing everything from basmati to r
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by rnoorda 5mo ago
I've been enjoying Tiled Words! I find myself playing in a weird way, by totally ignoring the clues. I look at the title and try to puzzle out all the answers myself. I don't know if I'm alone in that, but it could be a neat
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by rnoorda 6mo ago
It's just as random as any other number!
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by rnoorda 8mo ago
I made a simple ON AIR sign with LEDs inside that I change to reflect what I was doing. Red means I am in a meeting or totally focused, blue means I'm working, but someone can interrupt me if needed. Green means I'm not working, c
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by rnoorda 10mo ago
I enjoy the way Baldur's Gate 3 implements this- choices tend to align more along character axes than good/evil. There are indications for many small dialogue choices that say "Karlach approves" or "Astarion disappr
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by rnoorda 11mo ago
I have this experience in airports- I'm always amazed how much I can get done in 45 minutes of waiting at the gate when there's little to distract me.
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by rnoorda 11mo ago
I feel the same! One bit of advice has helped me take better advantage of those small chunks of time- "Park facing downhill." I don't remember where I first heard it, but the idea is to stop somewhere naturally conducive to r
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by rnoorda 1y ago
Several years ago my niece dressed up as Jane Goodall for Halloween. Through a string of random connections, someone sent Jane a picture of her. She wrote my niece an incredibly nice note complimenting the costume and all its details. For a
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by rnoorda 1y ago
I've always wanted to make a messaging app that would vibrate in Morse code when you get a message. I love the idea of feeling a message in my pocket and 'reading' it without looking, but I'm also not great at decipherin
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by rnoorda 1y ago
This sounds fascinating! I'm a big fan of weird fiction. If your stories are published or shared anywhere when complete I'd love to check them out.
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by rnoorda 2y ago
The Steam Deck is a great example, and I attribute its success to riding that line between usability and customization. I can get into Linux and mess around, or I can never touch the back-end stuff and just play my games.
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by rnoorda 2y ago
Building a pneumatic long-range candy dispersal device (candypult) to launch Halloween candy from my garage door to the street. As is the case for many of us around here, I get bored of making digital tools and want to build something in me
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by rnoorda 2y ago
I had a similar experience- moved to an area with a new ZIP code (<2 years old) and while most services were fine, Google Address Verification didn't know it existed. I couldn't use my credit card anywhere that used Google to s
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by rnoorda 2y ago
In my experience- yes. As you mentioned, there is a steep learning curve before you get to that point. Characters instead of letters, sounds you're unaccustomed to hearing and making, and multiple tones make learning basic phrases much
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by rnoorda 2y ago
I took a bookbinding class on a whim at university, and it's still a hobby I enjoy. I would love to have a dedicated space for all the big equipment one day, but it's easy to make notebooks with just a bone folder, awl, needle, an
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by rnoorda 2y ago
I don't know if it's the one you're thinking of, but I believe I saw a similar sign at Capitol Reef National Park.
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by rnoorda 2y ago
I once heard this advice given as "park facing downhill." I find it difficult to not finish up before I stop working, but it helps me get started in the morning to jump into a nearly-complete task.
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by rnoorda 2y ago
Point 4 is what resonates with me, and first got me into knitting. So much of what I do is in front of a screen, and creating a real, physical object and having something to occupy my hands lets me step away from the computer and work relat
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by rnoorda 2y ago
If anyone's interested in the Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age, I recommend 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline. It gives a great overview of the primary sources and evidences for the factors leading to the
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by rnoorda 2y ago
Pleasantly surprised. Outside of some questionable acting performances, my biggest disappointment was probably how... small? it all felt. Five friends from Oxford become some of the most important people in the world, rather than the intern
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by rnoorda 2y ago
Glad to see this here! About a month ago I was ready to start a new farm and held off to wait for this update. I haven't read the changelog because I want to go in blind to any updates, but I'm constantly amazed by ConcernedApe. O
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by rnoorda 3y ago
I'm grateful for my (relative) health. Seeing family members during the holidays with chronic issues reminds me to not take 'feeling normal' for granted. I'm grateful that I have people in my life who care about me and w
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by rnoorda 3y ago
I had a router that would need to be restarted every once in a while, so I just plugged it into a Christmas light timer to go off for 15 minutes early every morning. Worked well until we left that apartment.
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by rnoorda 3y ago
Button under the desk controlling LED lights outside the room. The light indicates whether you're in a meeting and can't be disturbed, working but can talk if necessary, or just chilling.
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by rnoorda 3y ago
A series of travel-based puzzles to solve as a way to explore a new city. Going to Edinburgh? You get a series of clues to solve, using landmarks in that city. It will take you to many of the areas a tourist would want to visit, but in a mo
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by rnoorda 3y ago
So many of these comments echo my sentiment around Evernote. I used it for years and was a huge fan, until they reduced functionality and increased prices. I got a new device, couldn't sync my devices, and realized there were many grea
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by rnoorda 3y ago
My favourite thing about 'dreich' is how often people hearing it for the first time just... get it. The word sounds dreary on its own.
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by rnoorda 4y ago
I was teaching online, and it involved a significant amount of grading on the LMS (Learning Management System.) It was a pain to click on the grade entry field for each student, then click "Next". I wrote a browser extension to au
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by rnoorda 4y ago
Second this- it's my go-to when I just need some quick notes that won't be saved. I've thought about making a version with little markdown helps like automatic bulleting, but I like the simplicity as-is.

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