Done Since 2024-08-18

[mdlbear]

When a week starts with colonoscopy prep leading up to a procedure on Tuesday afternoon, it can't help getting better from there. That might not be saying much, but I'll take it.

(If you're squeamish about excretion, you might want to skip ahead to Wednesday.)

Among the links, there's a really good blog post about Recording and Processing Spoken Word by Laurence Tratt on Wednesday, some Pictures of animals from least to most related to you (starting with sponges), a video about why Dutch bikes are so cool, and the fact that New coronavirus vaccines are now approved. Here’s what to know.

Notes & links:
0818Su   * litter boxen (E')
  & awake 1:30ish
  * up 5:50; S=5:06, exercises, Dutch
  * abiraterone 06:04; rest of am drugs 07:18; pm drugs
  * H2O: 07:01, 07:26:c, 07:29, 10:45, 13:00ish, 15:49, 17:15, 18:01, 21:30, 21:51:PEG 
  @ The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach | WIRED
  @ Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App
  * 15min:  Bartell's for Fleet's liquid glycerine suppositories, chocolate.
  * 11:30 E' -- N and G will be gone, so we'll concentrate on my stuff,
    *- kitchen, cat boxes, take out garbage
    ~- take away the old mattress pad (on treadmill) -> leave it for the junk haulers
    -> did _not_ find the curtains, so they must be in the storage unit.  Did find two
       boxes of pretty fabric.  (N said later that we did find them in the storage unit)
    -> left the other boxes in the LR for N and G to sort
    -> Her brother isnt interested in the UPSs 
  * 12pm chug a bottle of magnesium citrate, followed by 8oz water.
  * 12:49 1 tablet of senna, which wasn't on the list but my guts run slow.
  * low fiber diet.  No red or purple dye (so no raspberry sorbet)
  @ New covid vaccines for summer variants slated for approval late next week
  @ How to know you're no longer contagious with covid, according to experts - WaPo
  . Brooklyn:  * 2 tubs in green tray am; * 1 on plate for *lunch, * tea, dinner, bedtime
  @ FTC bans fake reviews, social media influence manipulation
  * late afternoon:  N and G return from Portland
  & measure lair, new bedroom, old and new living rooms.
    my BR is 2.9m x 5.7m = 9.5ft x 18.7ft = 177ft^2 = 16.5m^2
    LR    is 4.7m x 5.7m = 15ft  x 18.7ft = 270ft^2 = 26.8m^2
    Lair BR 12x15 = 180ft^2 ~= 16m^2;  house LR 16x13 = 208ft^2 = 19m^2
  & 21:43 PEG3350 and 2 senna.  We'll see if things improve overnight.

0819Mo
  & awake 1:30, 3:30ish
  * up 07:10; S=4:22; Dutch
  * abiraterone 07:13; rest of am drugs 08:54; pm drugs, docusate: 21:25
  * H2O: 04:36, 07:24, 7:30ish:c, 08:56, 10:02, 11:20ish, 2ish:500, 14:14:apple,
    18:37 constant comment tea with brown sugar and honey.
  @ JK Rowling Falls Silent as She Could Be Prosecuted in Imane Khelif Lawsuit
  : Duolingo isn't recording my lesson.  WTF?  tried reloading page, deleting tab.
    worked the _fourth_ time.  Weird.
  * 10:20 leave for 11am Memory Keepers realspace at Third Place Commons.  Third Monday
  * drink lots of fluids.
  * low fiber breakfast and lunch;
  * 12:30 clear liquids.  Take 2 bisacodyl/dulcolax pills
  @ National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security
    You can't make this stuff up, folks!  Check at npdbreach.com or npd.pentester.com
  * btw 3 and 6 take 1 bottle of SUPREP, another 32oz H2O,  2 bisacodyl/dulcolax pills
    * Start 3:30.  20min/16oz container, so next at  * 3:50 and 4:10
    -> the taste is absolutely foul.  I think it's supposed to be cherry, but fails.
    -> 16:39 but it _is_ effective.  hit the fan(ny) around the start of the third pint.
  : fsking lenovo keyboard dongle needed to be power-cycled again.  So hard to remember
    that fix, because it never happens with Logitech kit.  Foo.
  % taking a bath to both clean up and warm up.  20:45ish
  % debating taking miralax -> docusate
  % 22:06 blood sugar crash - back in the house in search of something with calories.
    -> apple juice

0820Tu
  & awake at least three times between 11pm and maybe 3am.
    woke up in a puddle of sewage ~6am.  Add waterproof mattress pad to NL shopping list
    -> strip bed.  obviously.
    % ZnO ointment for what was very obviously diaper rash
  * up 6ish; S=7:10, BP=115/72, P=80;  shower
  * (take together: abiraterone, rest of am drugs) 6:30ish; pm drugs 21:50
  * H2O: 07:30, (7:50, 8:apple, 8:30; see below), 09:10, 09:21, 09:39:apple, 9:50ish,
    10:02, 10:16,  10:32:apple, 10:41, 10:54, 11:03, 
  * 8am SUPREP,  another 32oz H2O,  2 bisacodyl/dulcolax pills
    -> * 7:50.  * 8:10->8:00 apple juice.  * 08:30
  @ Google’s AI Search Gives Sites Dire Choice: Share Data or Die – BNN Bloomberg
  @ linked-in post from Carleton College
    " congratulations to Naomi Kritzer ’95, who received TWO Hugo Awards this year! "
    The Year Without Sunshine - Naomi Kritzer - Uncanny Magazine
    Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer : Clarkesworld Magazine
  * 11am NPO -> pushed it a little to finish a glass of water
  @ www.eternal-september.org free usenet
  * 2ish leave for 2:15 checkin for 3pm colonoscopy, Fremont office
    -> it worked this time.  2 polyps removed (lab results back in a few weeks)
  % 17:39 feeling somewhat drained,
  @ Thousands of Disaster Survivors Urge the Department of Justice to Investigate Fossil
    Fuel Companies for Climate Crimes - Inside Climate News
  : abiraterone -should be arriving- _ready for pickup_ at UPS store, 10002 Aurora.
  @ [conspire] Huge, serious data breach at data broker National Public Data
    Includes notes on how to set up credit report freezes on all four of the credit
    reporting agencies. experian.com my.equifax.com innovis.com service.transunion.com
  % 20:40 lower abdomen feeling vaguely achy.  gas?  Maybe I ate too much.
  % 20:50 my mattress cover isn't dry yet.

0821We  * litter boxen
  & awake ?? don't remember - probably not
    % dream that I don't remember -- mostly outdoors.  Colleen was in parts of it, I think
  * up 06:ish; S=7:57; exercises, Dutch
  * abiraterone 6:10; rest of am drugs 07:25; pm drugs 22:29
  * H2O: 07:24, 07:40:c, ??, 13:28, ??:ginger beer, 18:00:gin, 20:54,
  @ Laurence Tratt: Recording and Processing Spoken Word
    ffmpeg (for compression), ffmpeg-normalize, and audacity
  @ In DNC speech, Michelle Obama rewires America’s conversation on race - WaPo
    " “the affirmative action of generational wealth.” "
  @ Amethyste – Karin Schade – Stauden und Rosen
  * 10:40 leave with m and N for sewing lesson.  They had to send me back for the box of
    feet, which had been hiding on the floor.  Anyway, it turns out "learning how to use
    your machine" lessons are free (as opposed to project-based classes).  N and m have
    already taken basic sewing and are scheduled for an embroidery class, then two more
    classes for the design software and the scanner.
  @ Pluralistic: “Disenshittify or Die” (17 Aug 2024) – Cory Doctorow 
  * pick up abiraterone at UPS store
  @  Anhedonia | Psych Today
    Anhedonia - Wikipedia
    Avolition - Wikipedia Hmmm
    " Anhedonia vs. apathy: Are they the same? ... No. While you may experience both
      anhedonia and apathy at the same time, they’re not the same. Anhedonia is the lack
      of enjoyment or pleasure. Apathy is a lack of energy or motivation to do things. "
    Apathy HMMM.
    % maybe?  I'm not getting stuff done, and I'm not sure why.
    * load drugs
    
0822Th
  & awake 3ish;
  * up 6:30; S=7:09; Dutch
    % dreaming included routers, and the very definite decision to take both of the
      Netgear routers with me.  oooooookay.  If nothing else they're Gbit switches...
  * abiraterone 06:42; rest of am drugs 07:44; pm drugs 22:19
  * H2O: 07:44, 08:11:c, 10:24, 18:44, 20:10, 22:20,
  @ Microsoft investigates a patch breaking dual-boot PCs • The Register
    mjg59 | What the fuck is an SBAT and why does everyone suddenly care
  @ New coronavirus vaccines are now approved. Here’s what to know. - WaPo
    " Health officials have yet to advise how long to wait to get a new vaccine if you
      were infected or received a shot this summer, but usually the guidance is between
      two and four months. "
  * 2min:  printed, signed, and scanned the search/purchase agreement for our realtor.
    Verified that N had paid for the inspection (around $500)
  * 15min: dishes

0823Fr  * litter boxen
  & awake 4ish
  * up 8am; S=8:08; Dutch, 
  * abiraterone 08:16; rest of am drugs 09:22; pm drugs 21:50
  * H2O: 08:51, 09:25ish:c, 15:50, 
  @ Do cats experience grief? New research suggests they might : NPR yes
  @ Pictures of animals from least to most related to you. (andrewducker)
  @ Scientists lay out revolutionary method to warm Mars (andrewducker) dust
  @ I finally found a true Dutch bike in North America. Here's what you need to know

0824Sa
  & awake 2:30; gave up 3:30ish down 4:30ish; 
    % there is a persistant dripping (or something) noise, very regular, coming from the
      corner with the AC.  Which I turned off.  Probably rain dripping in downspout
  & awake 05:34; no dripping noise.
    % L shoulder hurts - likely RSI ->  % ibuprofen 400mg 07:29; +6h = 13:30 -> helping
    % some good cat cuddle
  * up 07:18; S=6:18; Dutch
  * abiraterone 07:18; rest of am drugs 08:39; pm drugs 22:19
  * H2O: 08:16, 08:59:c, 10:43, 
  @ Philosopher Harry Frankfurt would classify this as spreading "soft bullshit"
  @ Python Design Patterns
  * 11am E' -- storage unit
    -> everything to be shipped is now in the 5th fl. unit (formerly mine)
    -> long-term storage and stuff for other people now in N's 4th fl. unit.
  % R. shoulder hurting this time. -> 400mg ibuprofen 20:19