I have a few ideas…

Ukulele is so simple it is often taught in grade school. And it has a lot of capability to grow into.

An autoharp can make great accompanyment to almost every popular song from the last 100 years.

Lap dulcimers are often set to one key - making simple songs a matter of sliding up and down the fretboard.

But my favorite is the stick dulcimer. The most famous is the Strumstick. Also sometimes sold as cigar box guitars or other odd names. If you want to just strum out the simple tunes, it’s unbeatable. Watch a few Strumstick Bob videos. It’s not bullshit. Just don’t drop full price on a new name brand stick as it’s easy to find beautiful instruments inappropriate for a raw beginner.

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They just sharpied the constitution.

I’ve already said goodbye to “the internet” 3 times. Social media destroyed web 2.0, which destroyed the original web, which destroyed the original Usenet and telnet internet.

Which makes France the 3rd closest. Something I never would have believed.

I have a few, but the one that immediately came to mind is my HP16c calculator.

Melatonin and a 3mg THC gummy or two.

If it’s real bad, I’ll resolve to go clean up the garage. All of a sudden my body becomes too heavy to stand up and I’m immobile.

What is your opinion of “Conscious” by Annika Harris?

The only logical way.

Also, when you find that the first five episodes have lousy sound quality, you skip those.

For even more timekeeping information, see

https://www.rasc.ca/observers-calendar

It has an extraordinary article every year detailing this information plus TAI and UT.

New York has quite a bit going for it. I think we can stand up for ourselves. I think Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont would join us right out of the gate. I’d certainly support secession.

Additionally, NY plus CA seceding would put way too much pressure on the remainder for the rest of the states to manage the federal government. If Texas secedes for the opposite reasons, that’s the end of it.

I’d like to know if there is are general differences between the branches. Like, is the Air Force more liberal?

New construction work is also much easier than repairs. Commercial is better than residential.

HVAC is a bit of both.

Many SQL servers use scripts that run as domain administrator. With the password hard coded in.

Several of the various servers are very old. W2K, 2003, 2008. SQL server, too.

Several of the users run reports via rdp to the SQL server - logging in as domain admin.

Codebase is a mashup of various dev tools: .net, asp, Java, etc.

Fax server software vendor has been out of business for a decade. Server hardware is 20 years old. Telecom for fax is a channelized PRI carrying POTS - and multiport modem cards. Fax is used for processing checks.

About a 3rd of the ethernet runs in the office have failed.

Office pcs are static IP. Boss says that’s more secure.

They were hacked about a year ago. They changed the domain admin password and restored the backups. That’s it.

They processed money to/from the Fed.

My son has ARFID. He’s 15. It’s really hard. He’s seeing a therapist. But he’s still seriously underweight. I don’t have any food recommendations, but I do wish you the best with your progress.

Employment. I got a job with one of the big companies in the field. Very employee-focused. Good pay. Great benefits. Commute is 8 miles. Smart, pleasant, and capable co-workers.

As far as using the stuff - nope. Don’t use it at all.

Having family, friends, and neighbors over. Total will be around 16 or so. We cleaned the house all day yesterday and still need another few hours to prep. Had to rearrange the furniture to fit the tables.

It’s 7am now. Gotta get out of bed and get going. They’ll be here at 2.

A 2Mw diesel is too big for a regular truck. But not as big as a small house. My prior data center drew 4Mw. My current data center (AI-oriened) draws 30Mw.

Saturday will be rainy, so mostly getting my Mom ready to move in with my sister. She’s in her 80s and can’t quite live on her own anymore.

The plan for Sunday is to get some progress on rebuilding my deck. It’s sat half-finished over the winter - my wife is losing patience.

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