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Had the orientation to the makerspace today. It's a cool space, machine shop, wood shop, cad programs, soldering irons, 3d printers, various cnc type machines. I look forward to playing with them. In the mean time going to volunteer to help facilitate free access to the space. Tomorrow I go to the b...

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Yesterday went well. Spent three hours disassembling a bicycle but it was fun if a bit frustrating. Today we look at some houses, and I find myself trying to give myself permission to organize my thoughts. I've always hit a wall when I've tried to be hyper organized in the past. I get caught in this...

Today went and looked at a house. We weren't to impressed, and so the search continues. Tomorrow we go to the bicycle coop and checked out a few more homes. I am working on an mitx open courseware class on math for computer science, as well as a book on proofs. Working on building my logical foundat...

So I moved to my current location about 9 months ago. Finally settling in after a long move and some other hassles along the way. i have made note of many of the resources in the town and still have an eye out for things. I don't have much. a few thousand dollars in the bank, but my credit is good, ...

My gf lived for a bit in Cologne. I've never been to Europe so I'm down for the adventure. I'm also planning on going to gradschool, and it's free in Germany. but the details are still being fleshed out.

Greetings all. About 10 years ago I discovered ERE and decided it was for me. Unfortunately, life had other plans, but I've found myself attracted to systems approaches since. I've never been an accumulator of stuff, but always had an interest in a variety of topics. My mid 20's were spent working t...