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This week:

  • Signed up for Mandarin Chinese classes.
  • Started studying the construction of CNC devices. (i.e. robot tools that take a picture or a 3D model in, and carve or burn that shape out for you.)
  • Still working on the new boardgame design; started on a second one in parallel.

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ateh:
Going to China?
ateh:
Sounds like an excellent and properly sneakily plotted trip.

Kid Ateh is all of a sudden afraid of werewolves. She has woken me up every night for the last three, worried about them and asking to sleep with us in our bed. I'm okay with this, in theory, but she has grown, she is only a few inches shorter than me now, it's a tight squeeze for the three of us.

I have (mostly) learned over time that it's best to let the girls sort out their fears and desires at their own pace, that their pace hardly ever matches mine. So I have only just started hinting at the idea that you could fight the werewolves. We'll get there.
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I love living in The Bay.

Tonight: Went to a salon put on by the Health Extension Community. The first speaker was a guy who built a stem cell lab in his garage from lab equipment bought cheap from bankrupt startups, and funded by reselling the high tech tools they didn't need themselves but that they got offered during those shopping/vulturing trips. The second...
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coyotemike:
I've heard of that. I wonder if he's updated to tell them to print the rejection letters off, first, since 99.9% is email tongue

Thanks smile
ateh:
As someone who grew up Not Mormon in the heart of Mormonland, I disagree completely. But things are so different everywhere outside of Mormonland, and I would do well to keep that in mind.

Sounds like you have been having a right good geeky time. Cheers!
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Oh bother. Morning again. Not that I should be complaining.

Just that I was up again until far too close to dawn. writing some gent' in Japan ideas about how to tweak his board game.* Excellent to be so inspired you'd rather not sleep. Less excellent the next day when it's time to get to work, and you barely slept.

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richard_:
Ah sleep... Never have i needed it more. Hope things calmed for you and sleep has found you well.
richard_:
Im thinking safety first might be my number one concern from here on out.
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Science!!

Today's test: Reposado Tequilas.

5 test subjects drank a 1/3 shot of tequila, straight, from each of 4 samples:
- Zapopan
- Cazadores
- Milagro
- Trader Joe's "Distinqt"
The tests were double blinded: Neither subject nor administrator knew what was being consumed*. The subjects ranked the 4 samples, and those rankings were processed via Condorcet voting.

1st place: Cazadores
2nd place: Trader Joe's...
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cadavre:
especially liquor and candy! Well...at least in my opinion
datsun:
You're right, and we postponed his chicken pox vaccine for just that reason (my wife's sister nearly died from chicken pox at age thirteen, so if he doesn't get it within the next few years, we will vaccinate against it, but supposedly the naturally acquired immunity is better defense against shingles later). But I was hoping he'd be at least two before he caught it.
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arroia:
You must come visit one day. We'll take you on a safari and make you drink Zulu beer and such. wink
arroia:
Of course they're super friendly; who wouldn't be when there are so many awesome SG's living in the same city. wink

Uh oh, you said the b-word. eeek
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I started writing notes for a game idea last Saturday, all day long. Today I spent the whole day scribbling more notes. Other than that, it's been 15 minutes here and there on the train each day.

Right now I've got more than 15,000 words of notes on the game. That's almost a third of a novel worth of words, according to the folks at...
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Dear SF Bay Area:

I <3 you.
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arroia:
*stalker mode on*

I have met Gitane in person and she's not only geeky, clever and pretty, but has a great sense of humour as well.

*stalker mode off*
acidgrampa:
You seem happy here, Sam.
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I rewatch this every few weeks.
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selene:
Thank you for all the awesome encouragement! kiss
arroia:
A great video, thank you for sharing. smile
Hell, I didn't even know that NASA is underfunded. I always thought that Americans would be too proud of their achievements and their progress to ever make such a mistake.

By the way, my brother claims that the owl look evil. Not even serious, but evil. surreal
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Every year, on February 14th, millions of chocolates will find a loving home in someone's tummy. But millions more will be abandoned, marked half-down in chocolate shops, unloved, abandoned.

Today, my friends, is Discount Chocolate Day.

Today is their day. It's time for all of us to step up and make room in our hearts and our bellies for this abandoned confection. Please, think of...
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issue_:
my ''near future'' means next couple months.

i'm working on it.
cane:
To thank you for your kindness will sound so trite - but eventually that's what I wanna do. Thank you so much, it's always so delightful to read one of your comments.
much love, Cane
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Just found out my college roomie is making music under the name "Anoura"

How she chose her musician name: "Anoura" is the genus of frogs.

I have the best nerdy friends.
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arroia:
Nice!

I don't mind the toys, but I'm worried about whatever he's got down his pants. No tentacles - please!! eeek
coyotemike:
Thanks.