Holy cramole!

Where has this been all my life? I found out about these macros while doing a bit of coding that involved a lot of running things like :w | foo ./%. After typing : followed by up a zillion times, I realized that there had to be a better way. A quick Google and I was enlightened.

If this is a TIL for you, lemme know. If you have another lovely tip or trick, please share too.

I just updated my page about my paper ecosystem:

https://pgadey.ca/notes/paper-ecosystem/

It talks about how I use my journal, Zettelkasten, and journal together. In particular, some hard won advice about: indexing, linking, and making sure that all your stuff is traceable. If anyone has recommendations for similar people doing writing on paper with indexing or any combination of journal/sketchbook/Zettelkasten stuff, please let me know.

The One Weird Tip

1. Write your contact information in the front cover.
2. Number the volumes consecutively.
3. Number each page of each volume.
4. Date and (optionally) title your entries as you write them.
5. Set aside a handful of pages of each volume for an index.

It seems like the recommendation above is a really six weird tips. Here it is, summarized as one all encompassing tip: Assign each entry in your notebooks a unique entry in an index.

Hi Friends,

I'll be visiting Dublin on Saturday August 8th and Sunday August 9th.

Would anyone like to meet up go to Meeting together?

I've recently got hooked on tablet weaving. I'm obsessed to the level of making a small loom, a gizmo for warping, and reading a bit of Peter Collingwood's book. I've also made a half a dozen short samples of about a foot each with eight cards using pearl cotton. My ideal project would to make friendship bracelets. Nice, small, intricately designed pieces of weaving to give to friends.

Any suggests on techniques for starting and finishing bracelets?

How long of a warp do you setup for bracelets?

I'd like to transition to and from braiding at the ends but I can't imagine how to braid +25 strands. Similarly, I have no idea what to do with the weft at each end. I've tried just tying off the band with a knot at each end but that feels very clunky.

Thanks for your time.

Edit: Added the second question about warp setup.

I've recently got interested in knotting. Geoffrey Budworth says to begin learning knotting with: the reef, bowline, sheet bend, fisherman's knot, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, and the timer hitch. That's a pretty good start.

For context, I should say that I'm mostly interested in knotting as a fidget or pocket hobby. I like technical things. I came to knotting via braiding and magic tricks with rope. I think it is cool how you can make so many different things with rope. When I learned the sheepshank, I was like: "Whoa, that's a cool thing that rope can do!"

I've got a copy of ABoK on hand as well as Budsworth's The Knot Book.

What knots should I learn next? Anything that I should read?

Thanks for your time.

Hi Cubists!

I'm trying to track down this reference: Moral and Mathematical Lessons from a Rubik Cube by David Singmaster, New Scientist, 23/30 December 1982.

It looks like Google Books has it, but won't let anyone access it: https://www.google.ca/books/edition/New_Scientist/5TUeAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

A quick check on Archive.org pulled up nothing. The New Scientist archives only go back to 1990: https://www.newscientist.com/

Does anyone have a copy of this article, or know where to find it?

Thanks for your time.

Hi Cubists!

I'm trying to track down this reference: Moral and Mathematical Lessons from a Rubik Cube by David Singmaster, New Scientist, 23/30 December 1982.

It looks like Google Books has it, but won't let anyone access it: https://www.google.ca/books/edition/New_Scientist/5TUeAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

A quick check on Archive.org pulled up nothing. The New Scientist archives only go back to 1990: https://www.newscientist.com/

Does anyone have a copy of this article, or know where to find it?

Thanks for your time.

I'm reading over my old journals and I've started to add little "Messages from the Future." Like, as I'm reading the entry about my partner applying for a job back in 2024, I add a little note: "She got the job! Woo-hoo! 2026/05/06."

Does anyone else add little "messages from the future" like this?

What do you like to listen to while juggling?

If you've got a playlist that you'd like to share, I'd love to listen to it.
I've got access to Spotify and, of course, YouTube.

Thanks! Happy Juggling!