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At home workout training tools
Well my indoor bike trainer is on the way but what are the tools for exercising if you are at home and don’t have a beautiful home gym? Well first of all a lot of people are going outside. Just be aware of three things. This virus does live on metal and even cardboard. And…
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Threadripper Overclocking Guide 2020
OK, Brian has been trying to get his small home computer running. OK, nothing is small when you have a Threadripper, but still. Anyway, the guide to overclocking actually hasn’t changed much in the last 10 years literally. But for a Threadripper running on an ASUS ROG Strix TRX-40e and a Silverstone 1500W Power supply,…
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Google Sheets Tips and Tricks
Well I barely use spreadsheets anymore and when I do they are all Google Sheets because the collaboration works so much better. As an old 1-2-3 and then Excel junky (Excel rules still!), there are so many things that are just a little bit different, but if you are creating models, here are some tips…
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Connecting an Silicon Valley Bank account to Paypal
Well if you don’t have a company debit card, then one easy way to make regular payments is via Paypal. Here is how you can do it: Login to your SVB Account and create a Direct Connect PIN. You use this PIN to connect SVB to a variety of financial services like Paypal and Expensify.…
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Contribute your computer to understanding Corona virus
You can use either Folding@home or Rosetta@home to do this. It’s not completely clear how to do this so some instructions: Folding@home. It works best is you have a computer with a GPU. It is doing simulations while you are sleeping in a huge network. The client isn’t in `scoop` as far as I can…
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A paeon to Dad’s cool camera and stereo of the late 60s and 70s
Well, my Dad was someone who loved gadgets (he may have passed this on). Everything was carefully researched and I find myself gradually acquiring all those old components and pieces. Here are some which thanks to the Internet still have pages about them. The components that I remember from the 1960s really made an impression…
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Corona Virus Personal Protection and Masks
Well, if you are lucky enough not to be exposed, how do you stay that way. There are the usual tips and WHO is pretty clear about it Wash your hands thoroughly Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands Avoid sick people Ok, that’s nice, but how do you do the latter,…
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Apple Watch does not pair with AirPods
Man, this was mighty frustrating. The pairing between Apple Watch and AirPod has been seamless for a long time, but just this week, I found that my Apple Watch kept saying, “can’t find AirPod Pros”. This happens even if I turn off every Bluetooth device that has ever paired with the AirPod. I even tried…
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Now a diversion on Free Energy and the Brain
In the world of Covid-19, it’s hard to think about anything else, but while doing some exercise, listening to Sean Carroll has been great. His book on Quantum Physics called Something Deeply Hidden was excellent. But this latest podcast with Karl Friston was something else. Who knows if it is correct, but there are two…
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Life in Wartime: Training at Home
Well, it doesn’t look like we are getting to the gym anytime soon and the thought of running or biking around when this virus is everywhere doesn’t seem smart. So it looks like it’s finally time to set up a decent home gym that has the minimum of stuff that I need: We have some…