Blog - Aggressively Paraphrasing Me

My thoughts on stuff

Ideas for cheap ways to hang art up
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July 17, 2024
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DIY Clothespin Picture Frames Hanging Wood Frame w/ Hot Glue Jankier alternative to hanging wood frame with just tape Use a Mitre Saw Box with a hand saw to make a frame Acrylic Sheets with glue, seems a little pricey, ~$20 per sheet of for large prints and you’d need double to get front and…
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Rover Pet Sitting Intake Questions
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July 15, 2024
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We pet sit dogs, cats, and chickens on Rover and use the following questions to guide our onboarding. Deal Breakers: Get to know the dog: Logistics:
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Second Lever Puzzle in Reconquer.online
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July 13, 2024
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July 13, 2024
Released on July 12 2024 on the second island of Reconquer.online’s Alpha! Sequel to the first lever puzzle. Gives huge copper ingot and leather boots. These switches flip these doors: I found this puzzle really fun and encourage you to try it on paper. The solution is below but the table gives you an idea…
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Reconquer.online Getting Started and Notes
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June 30, 2024
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September 30, 2024
I like this game! It’s like Old School Runescape. I’m excited to see how far this game goes. I discovered it on HackerNews and have played it for a few days now. Here’s my guide on the game, and all the notes I took to understand mechanics and stuff. Talk to the guy in front…
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Reconquer.online Underground Door Lever Puzzle
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June 29, 2024
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June 29, 2024
I started playing reconquer.online‘s open alpha. In the starting map, there’s a ladder into a basement to a puzzle room where the reward is a pick axe for mining and a hatchet for logging. Probably also good as weapons but I’m unsure what the damage boost would be. It’s kind of a tough puzzle so…
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Cloudflare encounters unknown error 520 when my host changed my IP address
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June 2, 2024
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So today, I got an email from Google saying they are unable to index my pages because of 5XX errors. When I visit my blog, it looks bad. My initial guess is that maybe my server is down, so I check out cpanel to see resources and server logs. Both are really low or empty.…
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back cracking for me
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May 31, 2024
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Switching to Cloudflare because QUIC.cloud kept erroring with 403 Forbidden
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May 17, 2024
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June 2, 2024
I switched my CDN provider from QUIC.cloud to Cloudflare. Why? Because quic.cloud kept erroring out on me. Very suddenly around May 14 2024, I started receiving HTTP 403 Forbidden when visiting my blog. After lots of trial and error, I found that it really only stopped when I “Bypassed CDN” entirely. No amount of disabling…
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Design Analysis in Real Life
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April 24, 2024
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I picked up “Be a Revolution” by Ijeoma Oluo from SFPL and absolutely hate the cover for so many reasons. First, lets’ talk about the stuff the library put on top of the book . They covered the author’s name with the barcode sticker and like 1/4 of the title with the “Lucky Day” sticker.…
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Techniques for painting with acrylic
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March 26, 2024
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April 1, 2024
Acrylic is basically glue and pigment. If it’s left exposed to air, it’ll dry hard. You can peel it off but not off clothes. Store brushes and tools in water. Add retardant to prevent drying. Leave in a pile rather than smeared to prevent drying. Colors like yellow, orange, and yellow-green can be almost transparent.…
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Back to the Roots – Microgreens Review
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March 5, 2024
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April 28, 2024
Got a few boxes to try out. We got a variety to see how they all compare. They all claim to be ready for harvest after 7 days and just need water. Very true! Super easy! Day 1 – Mar 1, 2024 Hydrate the soil which is kind of fun. Then just sprinkle and spread.…
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Review of Imitation Codfish Fillet (素香魚排) by Yang Kee Trading (楊記素食) — 4/5 Fried, 5/5 Steamed
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March 4, 2024
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April 17, 2024
We found “Imitation Codfish Fillet” sold at International Produce Market (formerly Duc Loi) and decided to go for it, not knowing what it is or how to cook it. It’s sold as $15.99 for 180g of protein. It’s pretty heafty, weighing over 2.6 pounds. Basically you’re buying a pretty big fish. The only reference I…
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Problems with the new Money Network card for EDD Unemployment Insurance in California
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February 27, 2024
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March 2, 2024
California just rolled out their new Money Network pre-paid debit card. Deposits after Feb 14th will be issued to that card. I received mine on Feb 13th, but ran into a few issues. There’s an EDD specific website There’s a weirdly branded website that’s the first result on Google, but when I try to log…
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Sewing Hacks I Like
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January 23, 2024
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How to Tie Off A Thread That’s Too Short Trick: Make a knot but go “backwards” with the needle or remove the needle from the thread and tie it off once you’re through.
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San Francisco Farmers Market Reviews
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January 21, 2024
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June 27, 2024
We go to a lot of farmers markets in SF, and many of them are run by different organizations and have different vendors so I’m making this list to track all the places I like and dislike, even their individual products. BunBao is kind of bad. It’s relatively expensive and not really worth it. Dumpling…
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Full Weight and Empty Weight of SodaStream CO2 Canisters
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January 13, 2024
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June 26, 2024
Full ~1160g or 2lbs 9oz. Empty ~680g or 1lbs 6oz. Roughly 1 lbs of CO2 which is as labeled. Jun 26 2024:
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I found a funny charge on my credit card
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November 29, 2023
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March 1, 2024
I just got back from a road trip, which means I have a LOT of charges on my credit card and I like to categorize them to track my budget. Here’s a fun one I found! I use the “You Need A Budget” app (YNAB) to track my spending across my different accounts. Usually it’s…
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Planning Dispersed Camping
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November 6, 2023
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November 8, 2023
I’m taking notes on how to plan dispersed camping. My partner and I will be driving a camper van from San Francisco to Las Vegas along the Eastern Sierras and this is probably our most difficult to plan trip so far. We’ve had a lot of help from people and many recommended looking into dispersed…
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Purely Elizabeth’s Blueberry Hemp Granola Review – Not Recommended
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October 31, 2023
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March 1, 2024
I don’t like this granola because it’s too salty and the blueberries are too hard. We eat this granola with yogurt or in smoothies and it’s shocking how we can still cover it and still find it too salty. The dried blueberries taste so stale that it hurts our teeth chewing.
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Questions Answered for CA’s EDD Unemployment Insurance Debit Card
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October 27, 2023
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March 1, 2024
I recently filed for unemployment insurance (UI) through the Employment Development Department (EDD) in California because I was laid off. By default, they mail you a debit card and auto-load the benefits to the card to make disbursement faster. Does the EDD Debit Card work with Apple Pay and other Digital Wallets? No. When I…
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