vault backup: 2026-03-05 11:54:28

463-davison-ave-ne.md

@@ -27,14 +27,63 @@ Policy Number: 0003457855
 
 ## Spaces
 
+### General
+
+## TODO
+
+* [ ] draw floorplan
+
+#### Design Principles
+
+Keyword is _cozy_.
+The sort of place you want to be on a weekend morning,
+planning a day of birdwatching, while sipping coffee.
+
 ### Living/Dining
 
+#### Design Principles
+
+Television must not be the focal point, only present.
+
 ### Main Bedroom
 
+Largest by room area
+small closet
+
 ### Guest Bedroom A
 
+Smaller than main
+large closet
+
 ### Guest Bedroom B
 
+Smaller by far than other bedrooms
+
+### West Yard
+
+#### TODO
+
+* [ ] cleanup brick, block pieces in west yard
+
+#### Plans
+
+* Fence in west yard
+* Carport
+
+### Back Yard
+
+#### Plans
+
+* Fire pit
+* Suspended shades
+
+### Front Yard
+
+#### Plans
+
+* Raised beds
+* Vegetation along driveway
+
 ## Needs
 
 ### Appliances
@@ -51,9 +100,13 @@ Maybe take back from Val.
 
 ### Furnishings
 
+#### Tables
+
+* Coffee table
+* Dining table (island extension?)
+
 #### Rugs
 
-1 each bedroom (3)
+* 1 each bedroom (total 3)
-2--3 living/dining area
+* 2--3 living/dining area
-
+* long rug for hallway
-####

birds.md

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ dg-publish: true
 
 * [ring-billed gull (_Larus delawarensis_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-billed_gull)
 
+* [Laughing gull (_Leucophaeus atricilla_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_gull)
+
 ## [Order Passeriformes ("perching birds")](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passeriformes)
 
 > [!info]
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 > * _Aigron_ -> "Heron"
 > * _Aigrette_ -> "Egret"
 >
-> which itself just means "screecher".
+> _Aigron_ itself just means "screecher".
 
 * [tricolored heron (_E. tricolor_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricolored_heron)
 * [little blue heron (_E. caerulea_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_blue_heron)
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ dg-publish: true
 
 * [green heron (_Butorides virescens_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_heron)
 
+* [Yellow-crowned night heron (_Nyctanassa violacea_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-crowned_night_heron)
+
 ### [Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threskiornithidae)
 
 * [American white ibis (_Eudocimus albus_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_ibis)

daily/2026-03-05.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+id: 2026-03-05
+aliases: []
+title: 2026-03-05
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/draft
+  - type/periodic/daily
+dg-publish: true
+date-created: 2026-03-05T08:30:04-05:00
+weekly: "[[2026-W10]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-03]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
+yearly: "[[2026]]"
+---
+# 2026-03-05
+
+## TODO
+
+* [ ] Cancel renter's insurance
+* [ ] Start [St Pete utilities](https://pinellas.gov/services/request-utilities-service/)
+* [ ] Order washer/dryer

earned-value-management-in-construction-estimating.md

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: Earned Value Management in Construction Estimating
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/incomplete
+  - type/cross-topic
+---
+# Earned Value Management in Construction Estimating
+
+Cross topic of [[earned-value-management]] and [[construction-estimating]].
+
+The construction industry was an early adopter of EVM[^1]
+
+[^1]: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_value_management)
+
+I am not a fan of EVM as it is commonly used in construction
+since its spurious claims of objectivity
+are accepted without qualification.
+Estimating is systematically absolved of error,
+which is blamed on operations
+(estimate accuracy is not incentivized).

earned-value-management.md

@@ -18,8 +18,15 @@ is a [[project-management]] technique
 
 EVM is frequently stated to be capable of
 "measuring project performance and progress
-in an _objective_ manner",[^1]
+_in an objective manner_",[^1]
 an analysis that is either optimistic
 or totally misleading, depending on the context.
 
 [^1]: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_value_management) (emphasis added)
+
+
+EVM can be an objective measure of _progress_,
+but measuring _performance_,
+variance of actual cost/hours versus estimated,
+(obviously) requires an estimate,
+which is subject to bias and error.

lucky-fools.md

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ tags:
 # Lucky Fools
 
 A lucky fool is someone who stumbled into success
-in a field where competence is normally prerequisite.
+in a field where competence is normally prerequisite,
-
+especially if they sincerely believe
-
+that their success _was_ due to their competence.
 
 %%
 Books concerned with lucky fools:

timestamped/2026-03-03_16-01-26.md

@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ yearly: "[[2026]]"
 ## Stairwell Wiring Method Selection
 
 [[wiring-method-selection]]
+
+I have had a tendency to use EMT assemblies in stairwells
+(fixtures, unit heaters, etc.)
+based on... something, probably;
+but it seems to be ill-informed.
+
+PVC assemblies should be used
+where not otherwise excluded.

timestamped/2026-03-05_10-26-48.md

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+---
+id: 2026-03-05T10:26:48-05:00
+aliases: []
+title: 2026-03-05 10:26:48
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/draft
+  - type/timestamped
+dg-publish: true
+date-created: 2026-03-05T10:26:48-05:00
+daily: "[[2026-03-05]]"
+weekly: "[[2026-W10]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-03]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
+yearly: "[[2026]]"
+---
+# 2026-03-05 10:26:48
+
+## Python SQLite Voltage Drop Calculator
+
+Python script to account for voltage drop
+based on various factors given in various forms
+
+Python to handle calculation, defaults.
+SQLite to store conductor properties
+(resistance, reactance)
+
+Allowable voltage drop given by
+* percent overall
+* percent per n feet
+* volts overall
+* volts per n feet
+
+```python
+import math
+
+"""
+current
+apparent_power
+voltage
+phases
+wire_size
+parallel_runs
+wire_material
+conduit_material
+"""
+
+if (!current) {
+    current = apparent_power / voltage
+}
+
+if (phases = 3) {
+    max_resistance = voltage_drop_volts / math.sqrt(3) * current
+}
+else {
+    max_resistance = voltage_drop_volts * current * 2
+}
+
+power_factor_angle = math.acos(power_factor)
+
+effective_z = ac_resistance * math.cos(power_factor_angle)
+    + reactance * math.sin(power_factor_angle)
+```