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# 2026-04-15 09:18:45
[[snyder_2020_voltage-drop-calculations]]
closes with this string of [Morse code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code):[^1]
```morse
.-. . ... .--. . -.-. - ..-. ..- .-.. .-.. -.-- ... ..- -... -- .. - - . -..
```
[^1]: Original characters were converted to ASCII, whitespace normalized.
The sequence reads "RESPECTFULLYSUBMITTED".
A Morse code translator,
including parser and beeper,
would be a great beginner programming project.
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id: 2026-04-15T11:00:38-04:00
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title: 2026-04-15 11:00:38
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# 2026-04-15 11:00:38
## Equipment Grounding Conductor Sizing
[[virginia-live-casino-and-hotel]]
one-lines specify ~~a feeder~~ as
`(6) SETS OF: 4#600, 1#450G, 4"C.`
The use of 450kcmil for the EGC is strange:
* It is not a size specified by
[[nfpa-70_250_grounding#Table 250.122 Minimum Size Equipment Grounding Conductors for Grounding Raceway and Equipment|Table 250.122]]
* it is a non-standard size anyway,
not appearing in [[nfpa-70_ch09|Chapter 9]] tables,
the [[neca-mlu]],
or our Accubid database.
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id: 2026-04-15T14:54:00-04:00
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title: 2026-04-15 14:54:00
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# 2026-04-15 14:54:00
## Working While Standing for Focus
Yesterday Baker (our current project engineer)
asked if I use the standing mode of my desk often.
I told him I really didn't,
except to show multiple people something on my screens.
Thinking of [[kahneman_2011_thinking]],
I stated that this was a conscious choice
because one can not think as deeply while standing as while sitting.[^1]
[^1]: This is mostly justification for a preexisting behavior.
I think the largest part of my tendency
is that I don't like people watching me work.
He clarified that he did this in order to _focus_,
which I have heard before but never gave much credit.
I then made the now obvious connection
that impairing deep thinking is exactly the method
by which standing improves focus.
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id: 2026-04-15T15:15:07-04:00
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# 2026-04-15 15:15:07
## Considering the Role of Daily Notes in My Vault
I think daily notes still have a good use case for me,
but I'm not sure of the details.
What content should be daily and what timestamped
is a matter of the logic of links and tags.
Daily notes should only contain content _about that day_.
What's tricky about this is that
### What Daily Notes Should Contain
#### Tracking
```
Made recipe: [[granola]]
```
### What Daily Notes Should Not Contain
#### Synthesis
The utility of timestamped notes
is that, since the topic is self contained,
the note's tags apply to all content within it.
Contrast with my previous system,
more like a traditional diary,
where synthesis for myriad topics
was grouped arbitrarily
by the day I happened to make a connection.
### What Daily Notes Could Contain
#### Objective Descriptions of Events
I see two options, neither attractive:
##### Option 1: Prose
because it would be very boring to write.
##### Option 2: Standard Terse Format
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id: 2026-04-15T15:59:02-04:00
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# 2026-04-15 15:59:02
Probably the most obviously helpful convention
of [[note-taking]]/[[personal-knowledge-management]]
that I use in [[this-notebook]]
is how I journal my mistakes.
1. The **mistake**,
the objectionable actions taken
that lead to the problem.
2. The **problem**,
the undesirable state resulting from the mistake
This includes the immediate outcome
and, if applicable, the cost of correction.
3. The **rationale**,
the reason for the mistake.
***
The intent is that by recording this conflict
in as much detail as practical
I can determine what actions I can take
to prevent the most pain from future mistakes.
***
Rationale is the most important part of the entry.
It's not helpful to say
If that's truly what seems to be the cause,
consider your state at the time:
Were you mentally exhausted?
If so, was it due to workload or issues at home?
"I was being stupid," and "I wasn't thinking,"
are not informative rationales.
"I will try harder," and "I will pay more attention"
are not actionable plans.
***
"Mistake" may be a misnomer,
because acceptability is not objective.
For example:
two [[conest]] senior estimators
may disagree on the acceptability of a certain [[heuristics|heuristic]].
It may still be useful to record criticism from the more stringent senior
as a mistake, even if their position is less popular.
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# 2026-04-15 17:31:57
A peer, not intending to,
convinced me I should buy my next car
as much over email as possible.
Consider my requirements for a new vehicle:
* Reliable make: Honda or Toyota
* Compact [body style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_body_style):
Sedan, Crossover, or Hatchback
(really just not a pickup or SUV)
I thought that these requirements were too open
to make research like peer suggested impractical,
but I realized now that they narrow my selection considerably.