vault backup: 2025-11-05 09:23:53

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Templates/blank-system.md

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----
-id:
-aliases: []
-tags:
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/incomplete
-  - occupational/takeoff
-  - type/guide
-title: Blank System
----
-# Blank System
-
-## Info
-
-## Sequence
-
-### 1. Preparation
-
-### 2. Takeoff
-
-### 3. Review

Templates/idea.md

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----
-id:
-aliases: []
-tags:
-  - destiny/fleeting
-  - type/idea
-title: Idea
----
-# Idea

backlog.base

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     - file.ext == "md"
+    - '!file.basename.endsWith(".excalidraw")'
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     name: notes-without-destiny

bad-bid-practice.md

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----
-id:
-aliases: []
-tags:
-  - destiny/fleeting
-  - authorship/original
-  - status/incomplete
-title: Bad Bid Practice
----
-# Bad Bid Practice
-
-<!--
-TODO: May want to move this with [[construction-estimating#Ethics]]
-to a new note.
--->
-
-Deceptive proposal language is a quick way to get blacklisted.
-
-## Examples
-
-Not including consideration for voltage drop
-
-***
-
-Including standard, line-voltage switching as "lighting control"
-
-***
-
-> All equipment furnished by Div. 15
-> is assumed to have integral disconnects
-
-Excluding scope

bid-process-strategy.md

@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ title: Bid Process Strategy
 ---
 # Bid Process Strategy
 
+## Scope
+
 This note is intended to describe bid process strategy
 especially in terms of [[strategy#Auction Theory]],
 which specifically addresses the competitive bid format
 typical of construction project award.
 
+See [[bad-bid-practice]]
+
 ### Outside Factors Influencing Bid Price
 
 #### Expected Competition $\downarrow$

birds.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ title: Birds I've Seen Around Here
 
 * [green heron (_Butorides virescens_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_heron)
 
-### [Family _Threskiornithidae_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threskiornithidae)
+### [Family Threskiornithidae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threskiornithidae)
 
 * [American white ibis (_Eudocimus albus_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_ibis)
 * [glossy ibis (_Plegadis falcinellus_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_ibis)

construction-estimating.md

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 aliases: []
 tags:
   - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
+  - destiny/permanent/entry-point
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction
   - topic/estimating
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ title: Construction Estimating
 ---
 # Construction Estimating
 
-> [!note]
-> This note is intended for: _facts_
-> that are _about the profession_,
-> specifically, _as it is currently practiced_.
-
 Construction estimating is a subset of cost estimation.
 
+## Scope
+
+This note is intended for: _facts_
+that are _about the profession_,
+specifically, _as it is currently practiced_.
+
+For philosophy see [[bid-process-strategy]]
+
+[[estimating-ethics]]
+
 ## Misconceptions
 
 ### Standard Practices
@@ -49,31 +54,18 @@ may upset a few people employed by the GC,
 but consider how little your own opinion matters to your company's strategic decisions.
 Much bigger people are involved after the proposal is accepted.
 
-## Ethics
-
-Clients engaging in unethical bidding practices can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
-leading to reduced bid response that can be impossible to fully recover from.
-
-To ensure a transparent bidding process, one must
-
-* divulge all selection criteria to bidders,
-* avoid conflicts of interest,
-* maintain confidentiality of bid submissions, and
-* provide equal access to bidding information.
-
-For unacceptable behavior see [[bad-bid-practice]].
-
-### Terms
-
-> [!info] Bid Shopping
-> the practice of sharing a bidder's quote with other prospective vendors
-> in order to solicit lower bids.
-> The competing quote may be legitimate, fabricated,
-> or a non-serious proposal from a colluding vendor.
-
 ## Resources
 
 * [[electrical-estimators-manual]]
 * [[electrical-estimating-methods]]
 * [[construction-estimating-using-excel]]
 * [[mike-holts-illustrated-guide-to-electrical-estimating]]
+
+%%
+
+## TALK
+
+This note should be wide and shallow,
+specific sub topics should be extracted and linked.
+
+%%

convex-hull.md

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 ---
 id:
 aliases: []
-tags: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/incomplete
+  - topic/math
+  - type/encyclopedia
 title: Convex Hull
 ---
 # Convex Hull

estimating-ethics.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/incomplete
+  - topic/construction
+  - topic/estimating
+  - type/philosophy
+title: Estimating Ethics
+---
+# Estimating Ethics
+
+Clients engaging in unethical bidding practices can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
+leading to reduced bid response that can be impossible to fully recover from.
+
+To ensure a transparent bidding process, one must
+
+* divulge all selection criteria to bidders,
+* avoid conflicts of interest,
+* maintain confidentiality of bid submissions, and
+* provide equal access to bidding information.
+
+### Terms
+
+> [!info] Bid Shopping
+> the practice of sharing a bidder's quote with other prospective vendors
+> in order to solicit lower bids.
+> The competing quote may be legitimate, fabricated,
+> or a non-serious proposal from a colluding vendor.
+
+## Bad Bid Practice
+
+Deceptive proposal language is a quick way to get blacklisted.
+
+Taking advantage of a customers ignorance of electrical construction
+is particularly reprehensible.
+
+> [!example]
+> * Not including consideration for voltage drop
+> * Including standard, line-voltage switching as "lighting control"
+> * Excluding all mechanical disconnects

individual-ability.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ tags:
   - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - topic/organization
+  - status/incomplete
 title: Individual Ability
 ---
 # Individual Ability

media-to-watch.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ tags:
   - destiny/fleeting
   - authorship/original
   - topic/hobbies
+  - status/complete
 title: Media to Watch
 ---
 # Media to Watch

medium-voltage.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tags:
   - destiny/permanent
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/encyclopedia
+  - status/incomplete
 title: Medium Voltage
 ---
 # Medium Voltage

nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 id:
 aliases:
   - nec
+  - natiional-electric-code
 tags:
   - authorship/other
-  - destiny/uncertain
+  - destiny/permanent/entry-point
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
@@ -196,13 +197,13 @@ title: "NFPA 70: National Electric Code"
 
 ## Chapter 9 Tables
 
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-A|Annex A: Product Safety Standards]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-a|Annex A: Product Safety Standards]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-B|Annex B: Application Information for Ampacity Calculation]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-b|Annex B: Application Information for Ampacity Calculation]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-C|Annex C: Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Tray Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-c|Annex C: Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Tray Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-D|Annex D: Examples]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-d|Annex D: Examples]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-E|Annex E: Types of Construction]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-e|Annex E: Types of Construction]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-F|Annex F: Availability and Reliability for Critical Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTs) for Critical Operations Power Systems]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-f|Annex F: Availability and Reliability for Critical Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTs) for Critical Operations Power Systems]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-G|Annex G: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-g|Annex G: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-H|Annex H: Administration and Enforcement]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-h|Annex H: Administration and Enforcement]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-I|Annex I: Recommended Tightening Torque Tables from UL Standard 486A-486B]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-i|Annex I: Recommended Tightening Torque Tables from UL Standard 486A-486B]]
-* [[nfpa-70_anx-J|Annex J: ADA Standards for Accessible Design]]
+* [[nfpa-70_anx-j|Annex J: ADA Standards for Accessible Design]]

note-taking.md

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   - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - topic/organization
+  - status/incomplete
 title: Note-Taking
 ---
 # Note-Taking

professionalism.md

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ tags:
   - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - topic/organization
+  - status/incomplete
 title: Professionalism
 ---
 # Professionalism
 
-<!-- TODO: -->
+%%
 
-## `TALK`
+## TALK
 
 I want to use this note to talk about
 what makes an expert and
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ what makes an "expert".
 * effectiveness vs productivity
 * traits valued by employers/clients
 * being a "salesman" of your abilities
+* how to _appear_ effective
+
+%%
 
 ### Being a Salesman of Your Ability
 
@@ -51,4 +55,4 @@ is a bit less to the skill itself.
 
 #### Example: Notetaking
 
-note-takers always look more valuable than they would otherwise.
+[[note-taking|note-takers]] always look more valuable than they would otherwise.

risk-oriented-estimating.md

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 id: risk-oriented-estimating
 aliases: []
 tags:
-  - destiny/uncertain
+  - destiny/permanent/entry-point
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/estimating
   - topic/risk
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ title: Risk Oriented Estimating
 ---
 # Risk Oriented Estimating
 
-%%
+## Abstract
-As catchy as the name is,
-it may be more effective to communicate these thoughts as
-a thorough critique of the limitations of traditional methods,
-%%
 
 Risk-Oriented Estimating (ROE),
 is a [[estimating-methodologies|methodology]]

statistical-significance.md

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 ---
 id:
 aliases: []
-tags: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/other-for-now
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/incomplete
+  - topic/math/statistics
+  - type/encyclopedia
 title: Statistical Significance
 ---
 # Statistical Significance

supertopics.md

@@ -17,3 +17,24 @@ to visualize and categorize my knowledge and interests.
 They are a group of topics that,
 while they may seem disparate in a vacuum,
 are all fundamental to a greater understanding of the whole.
+
+%%
+
+## TALK
+
+This note will include an definition of supertopics (above),
+and a list of those in [[this-notebook]].
+
+Each supertopic will have a dedicated note
+with tag `#type/supertopic`,
+and a second-level heading `## Abstract`
+
+Each supertopic note will be linked as below.
+
+%%
+
+## Risk-Oriented-Estimating
+
+Main article: [[risk-oriented-estimating]]
+
+![[risk-oriented-estimating#Abstract]]

topics-to-revisit.md

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 ---
 id:
 aliases: []
-tags: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/fleeting
+  - status/complete
+  - topic/construction
+  - topic/math
+  - topic/organization
+  - type/task
 title: Topics To Revisit
 ---
 # Topics To Revisit

windows-setup.md

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 id:
 aliases: []
 tags:
+  - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/meta
   - type/guide
-  - authorship/original
 title: Windows Setup
 ---
 # Windows Setup
@@ -34,13 +34,20 @@ title: Windows Setup
 > Please do me a favor and don't use it.
 > It won't be destructive, but it may be annoying.
 
+### Discarding Changes
+
 If you make unintended changes to this vault:
 
 ```
 cd zmVault
 git reset --hard
+git pull origin main
 ```
 
+Apparently this doesn't work.
+The most straightforward solution
+is to delete the folder and re-clone.
+
 ## Setup Obsidian
 
 1. Download and install [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/)

write-more-philosophy.md

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   - authorship/original
   - destiny/fleeting
   - type/task
+  - status/draft
 title: Write More Philosophy
 ---
 # Write More Philosophy