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I might try this. Normally would just pipe history into grep to search or scroll till I found the right command. Also smite is a great name for that function.

Counterpoint, the more into HiFi I get, the more I want to build up my physical media collection (vinyl, cassettes, CDs). Probably less convenient and more expensive, but gives me peace of mind and joy (putting on a record is an event vs streaming something).

For fun to drive, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N won Car and Driver's EV of the Year but it starts at $68K in the US. A lot of other EVs have scored highly as well, but offer different form factors, e.g. Rivian, ID.Buzz, etc.

Awesome work, digging the dimensionality of the leg offset down to the frame and panel doors. Those Blum hinges are expensive but the soft-close is pretty sweet.

Some useful tips. I used to be enthusiastic about writing a blog on a static site I hosted, but the idea that it would be scraped to train some LLM makes me less jazzed about putting it out there.

Old videos were great too when they weren't stuffed with ads, asking you to like and subscribe, or have similar wacky faced thumbnails. Anytime money gets involved, the incentives get all out of wack.

♩I try to get the waiter's attention by blinking in Morse code♩

Made some progress on the table and enclosure I'm building for my CNC. Hope to be able to fire it up this weekend for some test cuts.

Other than that, knocked out a small project, a picture frame made out of walnut to disguise our TV.

Had our Bolt EUV for going on 3 years and just convinced my relatives to get an Equinox. It's been such a game changer that I'm prob not going to buy another ICE vehicle if I can help it.

Pros:

• Saves time - no more driving to gas stations and filling up, waiting for oil changes, smog checks, etc. Depending on your state you could also get toll road or car pool lane access to avoid traffic.
• Saves money - we have solar, so charging is essentially free. Also don't have to shell out for consumables like belts, oil/fuel filters, spark plugs, etc. Also, avoid paying gas tax.
• Saves emissions - no more breathing in fumes on start up or while the car is idling. Avoids tons of CO2 from being released and all the negatives associated with extracting fossil fuels (though making batteries isn't exactly clean either, it's orders of magnitude less bad)

Cons:

• Some states jack up your registration fee to recapture the missed gas tax revenue.
• Not as convenient for long road trips, you'll have to plan your charging stops.
• Before we got a level 2 charger at home, charging was a pain. So if you don't have easy access to one, you might spend a decent chunk of time at public chargers or use a 120v charger overnight.
• Public charging infrastructure still needs to be built up in some areas, but seems to be getting better albeit slowly. YMMV, but sometimes you'll pull up to a station only to find it's in use, out of service, or blocked off.

Made a big difference honestly. Used to work in an office where I sat for 8hrs a day and my back/legs would go numb after awhile. Went all in on an ergo set up during COVID. Sit-stand desk, split keyboard, vertical mouse, etc. I figure if I use them more than 40 hrs a week and they prevent some form of RSI or back-pain, it's worth it.

Also, the other half of the equation is stretching, yoga, and walking. If I have to wait 5 min for something to run, I'll do a quick stretch while waiting.