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<r>Nullhof is still gestating, have been corresponding intermittently (albeit lightly) on it. Hope to post a non-trivial update here in the late Winter / early Spring.<br/> Regarding OSE, I am certainly inspired by their bootstrapping and DIY tech emphasis. I don't think it would do OSE justice to d...

<r>I did finish this book back several weeks ago, but only now have a few more quotes to share:<br/> "I don't mind snow. In fact, I like it. Snow is the enemy of noise. I have found that researching silence, far from lessening my need for it, has made me appreciate quiet to a greater extent."<br/> ....

Here's a weak version of what an arresting gear engine sounds like, but imagine hearing this from within the bowels of a warship:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyrDfA90Ac

<t>HSpencer, I had a similar experience on a CVN (US nuclear aircraft carrier), while I was working the night shift, and during the day (heavy flight operations) got to sleep in my stateroom right under the middle of the flight deck, steam catapult #1 right next door. Steam catapult plus F404-GE-402...

<r>Kevin W, and B had some good suggestions on self-directed software study resources. Here's a page with some relevant thoughts and information:<br/> <URL url="http://norvig.com/21-days.html">http://norvig.com/21-days.html</URL><br/> The appendix at the end is excellent, in particular the Abelson &...

<r>Took some downtime after the trip back from NYC, and then have been catching up on various other correspondence. But let me start by saying I had an excellent time at the meet-up, thanks to Zev for taking us in out of the city noise so that we could converse, and thanks to all attendees, especial...

Accounts in order

To measure prevailing wind

That I weigh anchor

<t>I also haven't made a big distinction between accumulation and steady state of the portfolio. I try to minimize Federal taxation whatever my situation, pre-, post-, or anywhere in between.<br/> General rules of thumb for my arrangements: REIT and preferred share payouts are in the IRA and RIRA; q...

<t>Some more quotes, now from the Chapter "why Apaches don't talk", about culturally-bred silence:<br/> "In 1978 an Egyptian military plan full of commandos was dispatched to Larnaca, with the permission of the Greek Cypriots, to help Cyprus resolve a hostage-taking incident. According to one accoun...

<t>Zev, I also was introduced to this author and his book via NPR, though a different program than the one you mentioned.<br/> S, I've been to SD twice, and enjoyed both visits. A memorably quiet moment was my rental car tour through some loop road through the Badlands NP. August 2004, heat wave, te...

<t>A full story for another time, but my only noteworthy "accident" happened to me *after I dismounted* my bike. Perhaps my internalization of that experience *keeps* my on my machine rather than away from it. <br/> The only actual mounted collision I've had was at the age of 22 when I let an automo...

HSpencer, could rainwater catchment mitigate the effect of your dry spells?

Zev, from your bucket plunge post, I can't get the phrase Oddly Sexual Plunging Action (OSPA) off my forebrain.
Is this a 5 gallon bucket, such that 3/4 fill four times (1x plunge wash, 3x plunge rinse) ~ 15 gallon H2O job?

With your forum handle switch, "NYC ERE" could become the name of the event you're hosting on 18 Sep. Or "NYC ERE ONE" to make it sound like a technology conference.

<r>Paleo dieters. I read a blurb on low-carb diets based on animal protein, from the journal Annals of Internal Medicine:<br/> <URL url="http://www.annals.org/content/153/5/289.abstract">http://www.annals.org/content/153/5/289.abstract</URL><br/> That's the abstract; membership only on the full-text...

Chris, what is the approximate weight of your folding aluminum bike?

<t>another first line of defense:<br/> <br/> cash, particularly one dollar bills (a dollar bill, double bill-folded, can serve as a tube guard, to keep a tube from herniating through a tire puncture)<br/> <br/> but cash is also useful for buying water, food, and (in extremis) transportation<br/> EDI...

Outstanding. Will want to see (or pictures of) your bucket-plunging washer system.

<t>I enjoy the no-phone policy myself. I do have a phone, but it's only to mitigate the unhappiness of others.<br/> Great story, dpmorel; did you ride that bike for 20 years, or was this crank-stripped bike the one that you bought at 10 and rode for 10? I have a "temporarily retired" 15 yr old bike ...

I'll be arriving via Amtrak, so something closer to that works for me. Considering putting my bike in a box for the train ride, as I have some other plans underway, possibly before, likely after NYC ERE ONE.