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accubid-setup.md

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ up: "[[pdi-estimating]]"
 ---
 # Accubid Setup
 
-## Info
+%%
+
+## TALK
 
 ### Automation
 
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ It is likely infeasible to automate LiveCount and [[accubid|Accubid]] project cr
 However, a script could launch the apps with a procedure,
 setting the clipboard.
 
+%%
+
 ## Sequence
 
 ### Create Trimble Connect Project

ai-in-estimating.md

@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ tags:
 ---
 # AI in Estimating
 
-Most estimators are already pigeon-holed into poor SaaS like [[accubid|Accubid]] and the rest already,
+Most estimators are already pigeon-holed
+into poor SaaS like [[accubid|Accubid]] and the rest already,
 but the need to increase efficiency with AI will be the nail in the coffin.
 The myth that "full package" estimating software is most efficient
 will only be exacerbated by the inclusion of AI features
 that ought to have been available for decades already.
 
-It has unfortunately been the case that construction estimators have, by and large,
+It has unfortunately been the case
+that construction estimators have, by and large,
 been unable to recognize the bushels of low hanging fruit for automation in our field for decades.
 Now that AI grifters have run out of other industries to sell to,
 we are first introduced to supposedly revolutionary concepts like:

ambiguity.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ See ["the map is not the territory"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map-territory
 > If some one is overgeneralizing,
 > they likely just have a different understanding of the term.
 > Certainty of definition only occurs with some quorum,
-> and I'd argue most of [[construction-estimating|ours]] don't meet it,
+> and I'd argue most of ours in [[construction-estimating]] don't meet it,
 > and that the choice of any term over another ought to be based on utility.
 >
 > > Note also that a term's definition can be certain ~~on some axis~~,

automating-pdf-annotation.md

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ title: Automating PDF Annotation
 ---
 # Automating PDF Annotation
 
+%%
+Notes on methods for automating creation of annotations in [[pdf]] documents,
+namely for use in [[construction-estimating]].
+%%
+
 See [[portable-tools]] for valid dependencies.
 
 ## Clean Documents

banana-pudding.md

@@ -8,17 +8,11 @@ up: "[[recipes]]"
 ## Ingredients
 
 * 2 cups milk, chilled
-
 * 1 (5 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
-
 * 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
-
 * 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
-
 * 1 (12 oz) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed
-
 * 1 (16 oz) box vanilla wafers
-
 * 12 small bananas, sliced
 
 ## Instructions

capek_1935_pov-of-a-cat.md

@@ -17,44 +17,44 @@ up: "[[poetry]]"
 ---
 # From the Point of View of a Cat
 
-This is my Man. I am not afraid of him.
+This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. \
-He is very strong, for he eats a great deal;
+He is very strong, for he eats a great deal; \
-he is an Eater of All Things.
+he is an Eater of All Things. \
 What are you eating? Give me some!
 
-He is not beautiful, for he has no fur.
+He is not beautiful, for he has no fur. \
-Not having enough saliva, he has to wash himself with water.
+Not having enough saliva, he has to wash himself with water. \
-He meows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than necessary.
+He meows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than necessary. \
 Sometimes in his sleep he purrs.
 
 Let me out!
 
-I don't know how he has made himself Master;
+I don't know how he has made himself Master; \
 perhaps he has eaten something sublime.
 
 He keeps my rooms clean for me.
 
-In his paws he carries a sharp black claw
+In his paws he carries a sharp black claw \
-and he scratches with it on white sheets of paper.
+and he scratches with it on white sheets of paper. \
-That is the only game he plays.
+That is the only game he plays. \
-He sleeps at night instead of by day,
+He sleeps at night instead of by day, \
-he cannot see in the dark,
+he cannot see in the dark, \
-he has no pleasures.
+he has no pleasures. \
-He never thinks of blood, never dreams of hunting or fighting;
+He never thinks of blood, never dreams of hunting or fighting; \
 he never sings songs of love.
 
-Often at night when _I_ can hear mysterious and magic voices,
+Often at night when _I_ can hear mysterious and magic voices, \
-when _I_ can see that the darkness is all alive,
+when _I_ can see that the darkness is all alive, \
-_he_ sits at the table with his head bent and goes on and on,
+_he_ sits at the table with his head bent and goes on and on, \
-scratching with his black claw on the white papers.
+scratching with his black claw on the white papers. \
-Don't imagine that I am at all interested in you.
+Don't imagine that I am at all interested in you. \
-I am only listening to the soft whispering of your claw.
+I am only listening to the soft whispering of your claw. \
-Sometimes the whispering is silent,
+Sometimes the whispering is silent, \
-the poor dull head does not know how to go on playing,
+the poor dull head does not know how to go on playing, \
-and then I am sorry for him and I meow softly in sweet and sharp discord.
+and then I am sorry for him and I meow softly in sweet and sharp discord. \
-Then my Man picks me up and buries his hot face in my fur.
+Then my Man picks me up and buries his hot face in my fur. \
-At those times he divines for an instant a glimpse of a higher life,
+At those times he divines for an instant a glimpse of a higher life, \
 and he sighs with happiness and purrs something which can almost be understood.
 
-But don't think that I am at all interested in you.
+But don't think that I am at all interested in you. \
 You have warmed me, and now I will go out again and listen to the dark voices.

conest-projects.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 title: ConEst Projects
 tags:
   - occupational
+up: "[[conest]]"
 ---
 # ConEst Projects
 

conest.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
   - occupational
   - topic/estimating
   - type/encyclopedia-entry
-up: "[[power-design-inc]]"
+up: "[[pdi-estimating]]"
 ---
 # PDI Construction Estimating (ConEst)
 

consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Create and use cross-topic notes for complex thoughts:
 * [[nontraditional-computing-for-construction-estimating]]
     * [[optimal-estimating-patterns]]
 
-* [[object-oriented-programing-for-construction-estimating]]
+* [[object-oriented-programming-for-construction-estimating]]
     * [[assembly-philosophy]] - pare down
     * [[software-based-estimating]]
     * [[optimal-estimating-patterns]]

construction-estimating.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ For philosophy see [[bid-process-strategy]]
 * [[utility-in-construction-estimating]]
 * [[ambiguity-in-construction-estimating]]
 * [[nontraditional-computing-for-construction-estimating]]
-* [[object-oriented-programing-for-construction-estimating]]
+* [[object-oriented-programming-for-construction-estimating]]
 
 ## Misconceptions
 

csharp.md

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ up: "[[computer-language]]"
 # C\#
 
 C\# (read "C sharp", like the [[music-theory|musical]] symbol)
-is modern high-level [[computer-language|programming language]]
+is modern high-level programming language
-supporting [[object-oriented-programing|object-oriented]] patterns.
+supporting [[object-oriented-programming|object-oriented]] patterns.
 
 It is the sane man's Java.
 

digital-garden-homepage.md

@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ see [[complaints]] for how you can help me fix it.
 
 ### Broken Links
 
-The private repository from which this site is built includes copyrighted materials,
+The private repository from which this site is built includes copyrighted materials.
 (which I own and have personally digitized, as is my right, supported by case law)
-of note, nearly the entirety of the [[nfpa-70_national-electric-code|NEC]],
+Of note, nearly the entirety of the [[nfpa-70_national-electric-code|NEC]],
-which [[conductor-sizing]] and [[alternating-current]] frequently reference.
+which topics of [[electrical-construction]] frequently reference.
-Because this website is public I choose not to publish those materials here,
+Because this website is public I do not publish those materials here,
 if for no other reason than so my Vercel and GitHub accounts aren't banned.
 Even if these links don't work,
 it should still be possible to find the referenced sections from the display text.

earned-value-management.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
 ---
 # Earned Value Management
 
-Earned value management (EVM)
+[Earned value management (EVM)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_value_management)
 is a [[project-management]] technique
 ...
 

lilypond.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 tags:
   - type/encyclopedia-entry
 title: LilyPond
+up: "[[computer-language]]"
 ---
 # LilyPond
 

my-interests.md

@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ up: "[[zane-meyers]]"
 * [[ergonomics]]
 * [[poetry]]
 * [[music]]
+* [[food-preservation]]
+    * fermenting
+    * pickling
+    * canning

nfpa-70_240_overcurrent-protection.md

@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ Feeder and branch-circuit conductors shall be protected at the point the conduct
 For feeder taps specified in 240.21(B)(2), (B)(3), and (B)(4), the tap conductors shall be permitted to be sized in accordance with Table
 240.92(B).
 
-Table 240.92(B) Tap Conductor Short-Circuit Current Ratings
+##### Table 240.92(B) Tap Conductor Short-Circuit Current Ratings
 
 Tap conductors are considered to be protected under short-circuit conditions when their short-circuit temperature limit is not exceeded.
 

python.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Python
 tags:
   - type/encyclopedia-entry
-  - up: "[[computer-language]]"
+up: "[[computer-language]]"
 ---
 # Python
 

timestamped/2026-05-07_17-06-19.md

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+id: 2026-05-07T17:06:19-0400
+title: 2026-05-07 17:06:19
+tags: []
+daily: "[[2026-05-07]]"
+---
+# 2026-05-07 17:06:19
+
+I need to do more research on [[earned-value-management]].
+There ought to be no shortage of literature on the subject.
+
+I'm most interested in the use of [[incentives]]
+to improve field buy-in and engagement,
+which I generally expect to be low
+for efforts to measure productivity.
+
+> Other fixed earning rules such as a 25/75 rule or 20/80 rule are gaining favor,
+> because they assign more weight to finishing work than for starting it,
+> but they also motivate the project team to identify when an element of work is started,
+> which can improve awareness of work-in-progress.[^1]
+
+[^1]: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_value_management#Simple_implementations_(emphasizing_only_technical_performance)>

wishlist.md

@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ up: "[[my-things]]"
 ## One Per Year
 
 * [ ] [[e-ink-tablet]]
-* [ ] 61-key midi controller (M-AUDIO Keystation 61 MK3, Nektar Impact GXP61)
+* [x] 61-key midi controller (M-AUDIO Keystation 61 MK3, Nektar Impact GXP61)
 * [ ] printer