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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ novel syntax implemented by Obsidian plugins should be avoided.
 ## Organization

 All notes are located in the main directory.
-[[tags]] are used for filtering.
+%% [Heterarchy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterarchy) %%

 ## Setup from Scratch

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+aliases:
+  - Ace
+title: Ace Electric, Inc.
+tags: []
+---
+# Ace Electric, Inc.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ tags:
 ## Engraving

 Don engraves his tabs with [TablEdit](http://www.tabledit.com/).
-The PDF output is cramped and terribly inconsistent.
+The [[pdf|PDF]] output is cramped and terribly inconsistent.

 I'd like to rewrite as many of Don's
 and any other tabs I can find in [[lilypond|LilyPond]].
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+title: On Exactitude in Science
+tags:
+  - exclude-from-word-count
+  - type/media
+creator:
+  - type: author
+    text: Jorge Luis Borges
+  - type: translator
+    text: Andrew Hurley
+year: 1946
+---
+# On Exactitude in Science
+
+...In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such Perfection
+that the map of a single Province occupied the entirety of a City,
+and the map of the Empire, the entirety of a Province.
+In time, those Unconscionable Maps no longer satisfied,
+and the Cartographers Guilds struck a Map of the Empire
+whose size was that of the Empire,
+and which coincided point for point with it.
+The following Generations,
+who were not so fond of the Study of Cartography as their Forebears had been,
+saw that that vast Map was Useless,
+and not without some Pitilessness was it,
+that they delivered it up to the Inclemencies of Sun and Winters.
+In the Deserts of the West, still today,
+there are Tattered Ruins of that Map,
+inhabited by Animals and Beggars;
+in all the Land there is no other Relic of the Disciplines of Geography.
+
+---Suarez Miranda,
+_Viajes de varones prudentes_, Libro IV, Cap. XLV,
+Lérida, 1658
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ but instrumentalism is far more practical.

 * [Map--territory relation - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map%E2%80%93territory_relation)
    * "Mistaking the map for the territory" (logical fallacy)
+* [Bonini's paradox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonini%27s_paradox)
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+aliases:
+  - PDF
+title: Portable Document Format (PDF)
+tags: []
+up: "[[computer-language]]"
+---
+# Portable Document Format (PDF)
+
+<https://speakerdeck.com/ange/lets-write-a-pdf-file>
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ Content extracted from [[wiring-method-selection]],
 timestamp based on my teams message to Joel.
 %%

-## Vanderbilt Central Neighborhood Residential College Spec Interpretation
-
-[[vanderbilt-central-neighborhood-residential-college]]
+Spec interpretation question
+relevant to [[vanderbilt-central-neighborhood-residential-college]]:

 > [!cite] Project Specifications (pp.)
 > Fittings for Type EMT Duct Raceways:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-04]]"

 [[estimating-director-review]] for [[belle-meade-plaza]]
 lead by [[corwin-fluit]],
-attended by [[joel-jansen]] and myself.
+attended by [[joel-jansen]] and [[zane-meyers|myself]].

 #### Takeoff Review

@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ Anecdote criticizing the common adversarial model
 of subcontractor-GC relations
 (or more generally contractor-customer)
 in [[construction-contracting]].
-My position is that
-deliberately hiding information from the customer
+My position is that deliberately hiding information from the customer
 (lacking [[transparency]] in interactions)
-always costs the contractor
-more than they stand to gain from it.
+always costs the contractor more than they stand to gain from it.
 %%

 I might be reprimanded for the things I've said about deceptive bid practices
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-10]]"
 ---
 # 2025-11-10 10:40:??

-A significant change from Ace to PDI in my mentality during takeoff
+A significant change from [[ace-electric-inc|Ace]] to [[power-design-inc|PDI]]
+in my mentality during takeoff
 is that I now tend to expect that (within reason)
 "holes" in takeoff scripts are _intentional omissions_,
 not holes in cost coverage.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ of [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Exposed (as applied to wiring methods).|exposed]]
 and [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling, Multifamily.|dwelling]],
 334.12(A)(2) can be paraphrased as follows:

-> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_334_nm-cable#334.12(A) Types NM and NMC.|NEC 334.12(A)(2)]], pp.
+> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_334_nm-cable#334.12(A) Types NM and NMC.|NEC 334.12(A)(2)]] (pp.)
 > Types NM and NMC cable are not permitted to be installed
 > in accessible spaces above suspended ceilings,
 > _except in buildings containing one or more dwelling units._
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ about what's correct that don't change just because
 a senior says they should, is a good sign.

 I can't remember now if I knew it before today,
-but my relationship with Dale, my former manager,
+but my relationship with [[dale-flythe|Dale]], my former manager,
 while never "good", was much improved when I started
 pushing back on his direction and feedback. I became
 an estimator, where before I was just someone who
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-11]]"
 ---
 # 2025-11-11 ??:??:??

-> [!quote] [[joel-jansen]] 2025-11-11, pp.
+> [!quote] [[joel-jansen]] 2025-11-11 (pp.)
 >
 > For N5-15R/N5-20R receptacles serving fixed equipment such as:
 >
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ _Tuesday Morning, Before Work_

 One of the most appealing aspects of [[construction-estimating]]
 to me is the dynamic we have with our employers.
-my experience was at [[ace-electric-inc|Ace]] that estimators act like,
+my experience at [[ace-electric-inc|Ace]] was that estimators act like,
 and are treated like good artists, like loveable
 little scamps who always get into trouble, but
 you keep them around because they do good work.
@@ -6,23 +6,33 @@ tags:
  - type/minutes
 title: ConEst Training Agenda
 ---
-# ConEst Training Agenda
+# 2025-11-13 13:25:27

-## Day 1
+## ConEst Training Agenda
+
+%%
+Agenda I hastily assembled
+for training a project engineer
+on [[conest|ConEst]] processes.
+%%
+
+### Day 1

 %%
 Started ~13:45
 %%

-### 2100 Crystal Drive
+#### 2100 Crystal Drive

-#### Deliverables
+%% [[2100-crystal-drive]] %%
+
+##### Deliverables

 * [x] WBS Area Breakouts
 * [x] Unit Matrix
-* [ ] Accubid/LiveCount setup
+* [ ] [[accubid|Accubid]]/LiveCount setup

-#### Sequence
+##### Sequence

 1. Find BPM
    * State, building type
@@ -46,9 +56,9 @@ Started ~13:45
    * look in electrical, arch; compare.
    * paste to Accubid Typicals

-## Day 2
+### Day 2

-### Sequence
+#### Sequence

 1. Trainee to repeat process from [[#Day 1]]
    on [[#Howard University East Towers]].
@@ -58,17 +68,19 @@ Started ~13:45

 3. Trainer to explain OneNote

-### Howard University East Towers
+#### Howard University East Towers

-#### Deliverables
+%% [[howard-university-east-towers]] %%
+
+##### Deliverables

 * [ ] WBS Area Breakouts
 * [ ] Unit Matrix
 * [ ] Accubid/LiveCount setup

-### Revisit 2100 Crystal Drive
+#### Revisit 2100 Crystal Drive

-#### Finish TrimbleConnect Setup
+##### Finish TrimbleConnect Setup

 * Back to TrimbleConnect
    * split and add Drawings
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ trying to [[learn-shorthand]],
 I was growing frustrated with the terminology the text uses
 to express English phonology.

-I found a great article:
-[Guess What? They're ALL Silent Letters!](https://mbsteven.edublogs.org/2018/05/05/guess-what-theyre-all-silent-letters/)
+I found a great article
 that effectively expresses the pain I feel
-every time someone says "silent e".
+every time someone says "silent e":
+
+[Guess What? They're ALL Silent Letters!](https://mbsteven.edublogs.org/2018/05/05/guess-what-theyre-all-silent-letters/)
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-18]]"

 %%
 Transcription of notes
-taken while reviewing [[elliott-st-hotel]] with [[joel-jansen]].
+taken while observing
+[[joel-jansen]]'s [[conest-senior-review]]
+of [[elliott-st-hotel]]
 %%

 Adorne USB Heating Designation was built with standard device.
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-20]]"

 ## Elliot St. WBS Prep

-[[elliott-st-hotel]]
+%%
+Follow-up to [[2025-11-18_16-33-00]].
+%%

 MC multi-circuit homeruns have makeup included
 ($\text{Length} \times 1.1$)
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ id: 2025-12-02T10:40:00-0500
 title: 2025-12-02 10:40:??
 tags:
  - topic/construction/electrical
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 daily: "[[2025-12-02]]"
 ---
 # 2025-12-02 10:40:??
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 id: 2025-12-02T10:57:00-0500
 title: 2025-12-02 10:57:??
-tags:
+tags: []
 daily: "[[2025-12-02]]"
 ---
 # 2025-12-02 10:57:??
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 id: 2025-12-02T13:20:00-0500
 title: 2025-12-02 13:20:??
-tags:
+tags: []
 daily: "[[2025-12-02]]"
 ---
 # 2025-12-02 13:20:??
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 ---
 id: 2025-12-03T15:54:22-0500
 title: 2025-12-03 15:54:22
-tags:
-  - status/draft
-  - topic/estimating
-  - topic/transparency
+tags: []
 daily: "[[2025-12-03]]"
 ---
 # 2025-12-03 15:54:22
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 id: 2025-12-04T09:51:17-0500
 title: 2025-12-04 09:51:17
 tags:
-  - status/draft
  - topic/automation
 daily: "[[2025-12-04]]"
 ---
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ daily: "[[2025-12-18]]"
 ---
 # 2025-12-18 15:22:??

-PDI has moved up the schedule to transition to [[accubid|Accubid]] Anywhere
+[[pdi-estimating]] has moved up the schedule
+to transition to [[accubid|Accubid]] Anywhere
 and will be signing a contract with Trimble in late January.

 [Drawer AI | Automated Electrical Takeoff & Estimating](https://drawer.ai/)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-12-19]]"
 # 2025-12-19 10:44:??

 [[2025w51|This week]]
-William Bonn, as part of [[units-takeoff]] for Howard University East Towers,
+William Bonn, as part of [[units-takeoff]] for [[howard-university-east-towers]],
 used an `Area` "Typical - Unit Balconies" for `Phase` "UNIT - RESIDENTIAL" takeoff.
 Our senior [[joel-jansen]] approved of the method.

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ daily: "[[2026-01-02]]"

 ### Harborside Plaza 4

+%% [[harborside-plaza-4]]
+
 #### TODO

 * [ ] [[electrical-takeoff|Electrical]]
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ daily: "[[2026-01-07]]"

 %%
 Speculation about the meaning of [[construction]] terminology
-as understood by other contractors.
+as understood by other [[construction-contracting|contractors]].
 %%

 At [[ace-electric-inc|Ace]],
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ as reviewed with [[joel-jansen]]:

 ### Lighting Control

+Relevant to [[lighting-controls-takeoff]]:
+
 I took off lighting per plans (E510)
 in spite of proposal stating "local control".
 Will have to be changed.
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ Units

 ### Fixtures

+Relevant to [[fixtures-takeoff]]:
+
 > [!failure]
 > Several fixtures were erroneously based on NM cable.

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ daily: "[[2026-01-09]]"
 ---
 # 2026-01-09 12:00:??

+%%
+Exact ratios of Greegorian calendar units.
+%%
+
 $$
 \begin{gather*}
 \frac{146097}{400} = 365.2425~\text{Days Per Year} \
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ attended by [[joel-jansen]] and myself.

 #### Lighting Control

-Follow up to [[2026-01-09_10-00-03#Lighting Control]]
+Follow-up to [[2026-01-09_10-00-03#Lighting Control]].
+Relevant to [[lighting-controls-takeoff]].

 Josh stated my takeoff was correct per drawings,
 but that concessions would need to be made for the scope
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Intent is to have conversations before contract
 There will be bad estimates, bad proposals,
 but ConEst's role is to prevent PDI _from making bad deals_

-> [!quote] [[joel-jansen]], pp.
+> [!quote] [[joel-jansen]] (pp.)
 > Similar could be said by Ops about ConEst.
 > ~~They have more time than us~~

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Evidence for the theory seems to come down to two points:
    While it only appears to mess with space in the book,
    it didn't feel like a stretch at all
    to imagine that the entity had moved Zampanò from a different timeline,
-    or better yet, deleted all evidence of its existence
+    or better yet, deleted all evidence of its own existence
    (present in _The Navidson Record_ and Zampanò's sources).

 * **Zampanò is personally invested in _The Navidson Record_.**