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# 2025-11-10 10:40:??
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#topic/estimating #occupational #original-format/digital-text
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A significant change from Ace to PDI in my mentality during takeoff
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is that I now tend to expect that (within reason)
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"holes" in takeoff scripts are _intentional omissions_,
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# 2025-11-10 11:14:??
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#occupational/takeoff #original-format/digital-text
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I was updating my notes,
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filling in gaps in scripts based on Joel's,
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when I noticed a strange paragraph:
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# 2025-11-10 15:15:??
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### "Feeder"
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#topic/construction/electrical #original-format/digital-text
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The NEC definition of feeder is quite strict.
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I'm certain I misuse it frequently.
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# 2025-11-10 20:00:??
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_Monday Evening, Before Bed_
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#topic/estimating #occupational #original-format/typewritten-print
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Today while (a peer) and I were walking, he asked
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me what I thought of his qualities as an estimator.
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I told him I think he has the right of it, that having beliefs
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# 2025-11-11 06:06:??
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_Tuesday Morning, Before Work_
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#topic/estimating #original-format/typewritten-print
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One of the most appealing aspects of estimating
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to me is the dynamic we have with our employers.
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my experience was at Ace that estimators act like,
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# 2025-11-11 14:41:??
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#topic/estimating #topic/transparency #original-format/digital-text
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I just saw a post on a construction estimators forum
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from a user lamenting that their coworkers and customers
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largely do not understand the difference between markup and margin.
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- topic/hobbies/writing
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---
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# 2025-11-13 08:03:??
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#topic/hobbies/writing
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I was thinking about recent critiques of my writing style
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and how they don't really apply to my speech,
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even though I don't imagine myself approaching them differently.
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# 2025-11-13 08:19:??
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#topic/estimating #occupational
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I'm still working on articulating
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my main difficulty in the transition
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from Ace to PDI estimating.
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# 2025-11-13 20:41:??
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#topic/hobbies/shorthand
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I've decided I've considered learning [[shorthand]]
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enough times independently
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that I would likely benefit from it.
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- status/draft
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title: 2025-11-20 08:46:??
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# 2025-11-20 08:46:??
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### Elliot St. WBS Prep
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#occupational
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## Elliot St. WBS Prep
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MC multi-circuit homeruns have makeup included
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($\text{Length} \times 1.1$)
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---
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# 2025-11-21 10:11:??
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#topic/organization
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> [!quote] [ELECTRI's Industry Benchmarking Tool - ELECTRI International](https://www.electri.org/research-overview/electris-industry-benchmarking-tool/)
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> ### Hours Burned vs. Hours Earned
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>
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# 2025-12-02 10:40:??
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#topic/construction/electrical
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> [!cite] [Hysteresis - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysteresis)
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> **Hysteresis** is the dependence of the state of a system on its history.
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> For example, a [magnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet "Magnet")
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# 2025-12-03 15:54:22
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## Excluding Vs. Ignoring Project Requirements
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#topic/estimating #topic/transparency
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There is a distinct difference between _excluding_ and _ignoring_ requirements.
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If, before award, you communicate to the customer
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2025-12-10 10:45:19
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## ConEst Lighting Controls Meeting Notes
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#occupational/takeoff #topic/ambiguity #topic/transparency
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Related: [[lighting-controls-takeoff]]
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### Minutes
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# 2025-12-17 12:32:??
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#topic/ambiguity
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A while ago I heard a minor coding influencer lament
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that frameworks, packages, and tools
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often have ridiculous sounding names[^2]
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# 2025-12-18 10:38:??
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#topic/meta
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I definitively think my new approach
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of putting nascent ideas in [[periodic-notes|daily notes]]
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rather than separate fleeting notes
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# 2025-12-19 10:44:??
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#occupational/takeoff
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> [!quote] Art Baldwin 2025-12-19, in reference to Howard University East Towers (pp.)
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> When using PVC slab box assemblies where substantial insulation
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> (e.g mineral wool, spray foam) is to be applied,
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> add extension rings to compensate for the thickness
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# 2025-12-19 10:44:??
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#occupational/takeoff
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> [!quote] Art Baldwin 2025-12-19, in reference to Howard University East Towers (pp.)
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> When using PVC slab box assemblies where substantial insulation
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> (e.g mineral wool, spray foam) is to be applied,
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> add extension rings to compensate for the thickness
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# 2025-12-19 10:44:??
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#occupational/takeoff
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This week (2025w51)
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William Bonn, as part of [[units-takeoff]] for Howard University East Towers,
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used an `Area` "Typical - Unit Balconies" for `Phase` "UNIT - RESIDENTIAL" takeoff.
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# 2026-01-07 12:13:??
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#occupational #topic/estimating #topic/organization
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Just now Jorge admonished another peer
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for using insulated wire for pool bonding,
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his rational was flawed beyond saving
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# 2026-01-07 16:03:??
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#occupational #topic/estimating #topic/organization
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There is a palpable animosity for [[pdi-estimating#Bid Estimating|Bid]]
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in [[pdi-estimating#Construction Estimating (ConEst)|ConEst]],
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stemming---I believe---from an lack of buy-in on Bid's part.
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title: 2026-01-12 10:00:??
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# 2026-01-12 10:00:??
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#occupational
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### ECH3 Executed Contract Revision WBS
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For Executed Contract Revisions, Bid GP% must be maintained.
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title: 2026-01-12 10:42:30
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# 2026-01-12 10:42:30
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#occupational
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### Woodbrook Executed Contract Revision Takeoff Check
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#### Unit Dishwasher/Disposal
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# 2026-01-12 12:23:??
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#occupational
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Travelling with Brian Smarslok and Joel Jansen on [[2026-01-15]]
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to visit [[#Woodbury Heights|an awarded project]] in New Jersey.
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Flying from TPA to PHL, departure @ 7:00AM.
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# 2026-01-12 13:02:??
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#topic/construction
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**Dry utilities:** utilities other than "wet" utilities (water, sewer, stormwater),
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namely power, data, and natural gas.
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# 2026-01-13 11:28:14
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#occupational
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### 2100 Crystal Drive ConEst Manager Review
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#### Josh's Review Order
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# 2026-01-14 13:27:20
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#occupational
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Follow-up to [[2026-01-13#Lighting Control]]
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Conversation between Joel Jansen and Christian Pereiro
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---
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# 2026-01-19 12:32:??
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#topic/construction #topic/estimating
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Real example of [[location-vs-scope]]:
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450-460 James Robertson Parkway Phase II (fka James Roberston Pkwy Mixed Use Development)
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2026-01-22 09:55:42
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#occupational
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The lighting drawings for
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450-460 James Robertson Parkway Phase II
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(fka James Roberston Pkwy Mixed Use Development)
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2026-01-22 11:58:??
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#occupational
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### 463 Davison Contract Dates
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[[463-davison-ave-ne]]
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2026-01-22 14:56:??
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#topic/estimating
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### Accurate Budget Vs. Accurate BOM
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#### Quote
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2026-01-25 18:46:??
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#topic/finance
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### Calculating Monthly Principal & Interest Payment
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For a **fixed-rate, fully-amortizing mortgage**,
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2026-01-27 17:31:??
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#topic/hobbies/reading
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### BLAME! Coelacanth
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Follow-up to [[2026-01-26#BLAME! Coelacanth]]
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2026-01-28 09:51:08
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#occupational
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### ConEst OneNote Template
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The ConEst OneNote template concept
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---
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# 2026-01-28 10:02:??
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#topic/meta
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I'm tempted to replace \[\[daily-notes\]\] with timestamped notes
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from core plugins Unique Note Creator,
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however the utility of the calendar widget is hard to concede.
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title: 2026-01-29 10:07:37
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tags:
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- type/timestamped
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- topic/estimating
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# 2026-01-29 10:07:37
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#topic/estimating
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A peer's senior, expressing frustration,
|
||||
told them that it if they disagree with an instruction,
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||||
they must have a reason,
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||||
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@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ id: 2026-01-29T17:57:00-05:00
|
||||
title: 2026-01-29 17:57:??
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- type/timestamped
|
||||
- topic/finance
|
||||
dg-publish: true
|
||||
---
|
||||
# 2026-01-29 17:57:??
|
||||
|
||||
#topic/finance
|
||||
|
||||
### Calculating Utility of Above-Minimum Mortgage Payment
|
||||
|
||||
See [[2026-01-25#Calculating Monthly Principal & Interest Payment]].
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ id: 2026-01-30T08:44:29-05:00
|
||||
title: 2026-01-30 08:44:29
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- type/timestamped
|
||||
- topic/meta
|
||||
dg-publish: true
|
||||
---
|
||||
# 2026-01-30 08:44:29
|
||||
|
||||
#topic/meta
|
||||
|
||||
Follow-up to [[2026-01-28_10-02-00]].
|
||||
|
||||
I really would like to implement timestamped notes,
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ id: 2026-01-30T09:06:00-05:00
|
||||
title: 2026-01-30 09:06:??
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- type/timestamped
|
||||
- topic/meta
|
||||
dg-publish: true
|
||||
---
|
||||
# 2026-01-30 09:06:??
|
||||
|
||||
#topic/meta
|
||||
|
||||
I tried the Smart Connections community plugin.
|
||||
I can't imagine who it could be useful for.
|
||||
It seems to just identify large blocks of similar content,
|
||||
|
||||
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