vault backup: 2025-11-04 16:43:34

.obsidian/community-plugins.json

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1960-04-04_durant-daily-democrat.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ tags:
   - authorship/other
   - destiny/uncertain
   - status/complete
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: Rev. William Alexander And Wife Killed In Airplane Crash
 url: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2193346/
 source: Durant Daily Democrat (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 59, No. 172, Ed. 1 Monday, April 4, 1960

2025-11-04_belle-meade-director-review.md

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/complete
+  - type/minutes
+title: 2025-11-04 Belle Meade Director Review
+---
+# 2025-11-04 Belle Meade Director Review
+
+## Takeoff Review
+
+Reviewed takeoff by system.
+
+### Retail Village Temporary Power
+
+Joel changed square foot budgets to temporary pole budgets only
+due to minimal scope (warm shell).
+
+### Generator Scope
+
+Confirmed generator quotes include furnishing docking station.
+
+### Feeder Lengths
+
+Confirmed validity of longer feeder lengths:
+Generator to Tower B
+
+### Grounding
+
+Takeoff appears to be missing some or all grounding.
+To be added if necessary.
+
+### Subfeed Sizing
+
+Based on ampacity, subfeeds are oversized.
+Sizing was per feeder schedule.
+Takeoff approved unchanged.
+
+### Undercabinet Wiremold
+
+Multi-outlet assemblies above unit kitchen countertops were not taken off,
+nor was branch wiring for the same.
+Joel to confirm takeoff requirement with bid.
+
+### Amenity Homeruns
+
+No homeruns for amenity lighting or electrical were taken off.
+Joel to add these.
+
+> [!info] Circuits per Raceway
+> Corwin stated that--assuming no overriding specification--
+> up to 6 circuits in a raceway are permissible.
+
+### Lighting Control
+
+Lighting control takeoff was reviewed,
+no changes were recommended.
+
+> [!info] Lighting Control Pre-Work
+> Corwin stated that with the imminent changes to lighting control takeoff,
+> it will be necessary for estimators to more intently consider the design:
+> noting quantities of lighting zones and controllers,
+> even where not explicitly shown.
+
+### Telecom
+
+Confirmed unit telecom requirements.
+
+Backbone was mistakenly taken off in Telecom.
+
+### Retail Fire Alarm
+
+Retail village fire alarm devices were taken off free-air,
+Joel to substitute for EMT.
+
+## Extension Review
+
+Reviewed extension quantities and costs.
+Of particular note were:
+
+* conduit
+* wire
+* cable
+* wiring devices
+
+## Labor Plan Review
+
+Hours per square foot was lower than expected,
+this was rationalized as being due
+to the relatively high portion of garage and shell retail space.
+
+%%
+"Openings per unit" was another metric considered--
+higher than expected in this case--
+however I didn't catch the significance of this.
+%%

90-day-performance-review.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tags:
   - occupational
   - status/complete
   - authorship/other
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: 90-Day Performance Review
 ---
 # 90-Day Performance Review

accubid-setup.md

@@ -62,5 +62,17 @@ Upload extracted drawings to LiveCount
 
 ### Setup Breakdowns
 
+Replace the `Area`s with those created in [[project-setup#Setup WBS]]
+
 > [!important]
 > Do not copy Systems from WBS Accubid Setup.
+
+#### Create Typicals
+
+##### Create Unit Typicals
+
+<!-- TODO: -->
+
+##### Create Helper Typicals
+
+1. "Building X All Stairwells All Levels"

construction-estimating-using-excel.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ id: construction-estimating-using-excel
 aliases: []
 tags:
   - authorship/original
-  - destiny/uncertain
+  - destiny/permanent
   - status/complete
   - topic/estimating
   - type/media-commentary

convex-hull.md

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+tags: []
+title: Convex Hull
+---
+# Convex Hull
+
+[Convex Hull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convex_hull)
+
+```tikz
+\usepackage{pgfplots}
+\pgfplotsset{compat=1.16}
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{tikzpicture}
+  \begin{axis}[
+    axis equal,
+    xmin=0, xmax=3.5,
+    ymin=0, ymax=3.4,
+    grid=both,
+    xlabel={$x$}, ylabel={$y$},
+    tick style={black!60},
+    title={Convex Hull of a Point Set}
+  ]
+    % Point cloud
+    \addplot[
+      only marks,
+      mark=*,
+      mark size=1.8pt
+    ] coordinates {
+      (0.5,0.5)
+      (1.0,2.0)
+      (2.0,1.0)
+      (2.5,2.2)
+      (3.0,0.5)
+      (1.8,3.0)
+      (0.2,2.5)
+      (3.2,1.5)
+    };
+
+    % Convex hull (listed in counterclockwise order)
+    \addplot[
+      thick,
+      fill opacity=0.15,
+      fill=blue
+    ] coordinates {
+      (0.5,0.5)
+      (3.0,0.5)
+      (3.2,1.5)
+      (1.8,3.0)
+      (0.2,2.5)
+    } -- cycle;
+
+    % (Optional) label hull vertices
+    \addplot[only marks, mark=*, mark size=2.2pt] coordinates {
+      (0.5,0.5)
+      (3.0,0.5)
+      (3.2,1.5)
+      (1.8,3.0)
+      (0.2,2.5)
+    };
+    \node[anchor=north west] at (axis cs:0.5,0.5) {$H_1$};
+    \node[anchor=north east] at (axis cs:3.0,0.5) {$H_2$};
+    \node[anchor=west]       at (axis cs:3.2,1.5) {$H_3$};
+    \node[anchor=south]      at (axis cs:1.8,3.0) {$H_4$};
+    \node[anchor=east]       at (axis cs:0.2,2.5) {$H_5$};
+  \end{axis}
+\end{tikzpicture}
+\end{document}
+
+```

estimator-skills.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tags:
   - destiny/uncertain
   - occupational
   - status/incomplete
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: Estimator Skills
 ---
 # Estimator Skills

ibc-construction-types.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ title: IBC Construction Types
 ---
 # IBC Construction Types
 
-The International Building Code (IBC)
+International Building Code (IBC) Section 602: Construction Classification
 lists 5 major construction types based on fire ratings/materials.
 
 ## 5-Over-1 Construction

ibc-occupancy-classifications.md

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/other-for-now
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/incomplete
+  - topic/construction
+  - type/encyclopedia
+title: IBC Occupancy Classifications
+---
+# IBC Occupancy Classifications
+
+International Building Code (IBC) Section 302: Occupancy Classification and Use Designation
+
+1. Assembly (see Section 303): Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5.
+2. Business (see Section 304): Group B.
+3. Educational (see Section 305): Group E.
+4. Factory and Industrial (see Section 306): Groups F-1 and F-2.
+5. High Hazard (see Section 307): Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 and H-5.
+6. Institutional (see Section 308): Groups I-1, I-2, I-3 and I-4.
+7. Mercantile (see Section 309): Group M.
+8. Residential (see Section 310): Groups R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4.
+9. Storage (see Section 311): Groups S-1 and S-2.

mike-holts-illustrated-guide-to-electrical-estimating.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ id: mike-holts-illustrated-guide-to-electrical-estimating
 aliases: []
 tags:
   - authorship/original
-  - destiny/uncertain
+  - destiny/permanent
   - status/complete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - topic/estimating

misc-budgets-takeoff.md

@@ -2,97 +2,83 @@
 id:
 aliases: []
 tags:
+  - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - occupational/takeoff
   - status/draft
   - type/guide
-  - authorship/original
 title: Misc Budgets
 ---
 # Misc Budgets
 
 ## Slab Deck
 
-```
+* `Drawing` = "N/A"
-Drawing = "N/A"
+* `Area` = "Typical - ..."
-Area = "Typical - ..."
+* `System` = "EL - Electrical"
-System = "EL - Electrical"
-```
 
 Create `Area` Typicals for every concrete slab floor:
 
 * 'All Building'
   * 1 each level except roof
-  * **HD:** 1 per Section
+  * _High Density:_ 1 per Section
 
-```
+`Phase` = "Building - BOH, Storage & Common"
-Phase = "Building - BOH, Storage & Common"
-```
 
 * 'All Garage'
   * 1 each level
 
-```
+`Phase` = "Garage"
-Phase = "Garage"
-```
 
 In each Typical:
 
 * Takeoff: `ITEM DATABASE`/`MISC PDI PRODUCT`/`MISC MATERIAL - SLAB/DECK & FEEDER`/`MISC MATERIAL - SLAB/DECK (NAILS, PAINT, TAPE, ETC = $250)`
   * 1 Takeoff each Typical
-  * _Count_ = 1
+  * **Count** = 1
 
 ## Temporary Power & Lighting
 
 ### Temp Power
 
-```
+* `Area` = "2 - Site"
-Area = "2 - Site"
+* `Phase` = "Temp Power"
-Phase = "Temp Power"
+* `System` = "TPS - Temp Power Service (Site)"
-System = "TPS - Temp Power Service (Site)"
+* `BidItem` = "1 - Site"
-BidItem = "1 - Site"
-```
 
 * Takeoff: `ITEM DATABASE`/`TEMPORARY POWER`/`TEMPORARY POWER - ... SERVICE`
 
 ### Temp Lighting (Building)
 
-```
+* `Area` = "01 - Temp Power Distribution Building"
-Area = "01 - Temp Power Distribution Building"
+* `Phase` = "Temp Power"
-Phase = "Temp Power"
+* `System` = "TPD - Temp Power Distribution (Gag. & Bldg.)"
-System = "TPD - Temp Power Distribution (Gag. & Bldg.)"
+* `BidItem` = "3 - Building"
-BidItem = "3 - Building"
-```
 
 Garden Styles:
 * Takeoff: `ITEM DATABASE`/`TEMPORARY POWER`/`TEMPORARY POWER - T POLE (EACH)`
-  * _Count_ = 1 per 150ft per building
+  * **Count** = 1 per 150ft per building
 
 All others:
 * Takeoff: `ITEM DATABASE`/`TEMPORARY POWER`/`* - TEMPORARY LIGHTING / PWR PNL (PER BLDG AREA SFT)`
-  * _Count_ = Building GSF = Total GSF - Garage GSF
+  * **Count** = Building GSF = Total GSF - Garage GSF
 
 ### Temp Lighting (Garage)
 
-```
+* `Area` = "01 - Temp Power Distribution Garage"
-Area = "01 - Temp Power Distribution Garage"
+* `Phase` = "Temp Power"
-Phase = "Temp Power"
+* `System` = "TPD - Temp Power Distribution (Gag. & Bldg.)"
-System = "TPD - Temp Power Distribution (Gag. & Bldg.)"
+* `BidItem` = "2 - Garage"
-BidItem = "2 - Garage"
-```
 
 * Takeoff: `ITEM DATABASE`/`TEMPORARY POWER`/`* - TEMPORARY LIGHTING / PWR PNL (PER BLDG AREA SFT)`
-  * _Count_ = Garage GSF
+  * **Count** = Garage GSF
 
 ## Irrigation Pumps
 
-```
+* `Area` = "2 - Site"
-Area = "2 - Site"
+* `Phase` = "Temp Power"
-Phase = "Temp Power"
+* `System` = "MISC - Site Miscellaneous"
-System = "MISC - Site Miscellaneous"
+* `BidItem` = "1 - Site"
-BidItem = "1 - Site"
-```
 
 Takeoff: `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS (UP TO 100A)`/`PVC - LT NM FLEX (CARFLEX)`/`30A 3PH MECH CONN (200') 3/4" PVC 4#10 - CARFLEX`
-* _Count_ = 3
+* **Count** = 3
 * Prepend to name: "Irrigation Pumps - "

nfpa-101_life-safety-code.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "NFPA 101: Life Safety Code (2018)"
 ---
 # NFPA 101: Life Safety Code (2018)

nfpa-70_100_definitions.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "NEC Article 100: Definitions"
 ---
 # NEC Article 100: Definitions

nfpa-70_110_requirements-for-electrical-installations.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "NEC Article 110: Requirements for Electrical Installations"
 ---
 # NEC Article 110: Requirements for Electrical Installations

nfpa-70_210_branch-circuits.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "NEC Article 210: Branch Circuits"
 ---
 # NEC Article 210: Branch Circuits

nfpa-70_215_feeders.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: Article 215 Feeders
 ---
 # Article 215 Feeders

nfpa-70_220_load-calculations.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations
 ---
 # Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations

nfpa-70_300_general-requirements.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title:
 ---
 # Article 300: General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials

nfpa-70_310_conductors_for_general_wiring.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: Article 310 Conductors for General Wiring
 ---
 # Article 310: Conductors for General Wiring

nfpa-70_314_boxes.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "Article 314: Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures"
 ---
 # Article 314: Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures

nfpa-70_430_motors.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "Article 430: Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers"
 ---
 # Article 430: Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers

nfpa-70_450_transformers.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "Article 450: Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties)"
 ---
 # Article 450: Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties)

nfpa-70_520_theaters.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "Article 520: Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations"
 ---
 # Article 520: Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations

nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "NFPA 70: National Electric Code"
 ---
 # NFPA 70: National Electric Code

nfpa-72_national-fire-alarm-code.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/construction/electrical
   - type/media
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: "NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (2019)"
 ---
 # NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (2019)

note-taking.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ title: Note-Taking
 Some say they take notes to remember now,
 that by writing the thing down they commit it to memory,
 and the note itself is ancillary.
+
 That's not me at all.
 I don't remember writing half of what's in [[this-notebook]].
 My notes allow me to forget things I _know_
@@ -24,8 +25,13 @@ to make room for ideas I'm not decided on.
 ## Properties of Good Notes
 
 Good notes are _legible_ and their meaning is clear.
+It is not enough to know what you mean now,
+you must write with clarity sufficient for an outsider to understand,
+because eventually it will be you.
 
-## `TALK`
+%%
+
+## TALK
 
 This note is intended for
 
@@ -36,7 +42,11 @@ There are bad media for note-taking
 
 * print
 
+***
+
 Opinion, possibly industry dependent:
 good notes are _text-first_.
 It can be difficult to explain certain concepts without visuals
 and that's all the more reason to try.
+
+%%

sleeving-takeoff.md

@@ -15,5 +15,14 @@ Provide sleeves for all conduits passing through floors.
 
 `ITEM DATABASE`/`HILTI`/`CAST-IN DEVICE CP 680-...`
 
-* Slab Deck => P (Plastic - Combustible)
+* _Slab Deck:_ P (Plastic - Combustible)
-* Wood Frame => M (Metal - Non-Combustible)
+* _Wood Frame:_ M (Metal - Non-Combustible)
+
+> [!important]
+> The term "sleeve" may refer to
+> * a short length of conduit
+> * a Hilti-type firestop sleeve assembly
+> * a short length of conduit
+>   _in_ a Hilti-type firestop sleeve assembly
+> 
+> Seek additional clarification.

the-failure-of-risk-management.md

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 id: the-failure-of-risk-management
 aliases: []
 tags:
+  - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - status/complete
   - topic/risk
   - type/media-commentary
-  - authorship/original
 title: _The Failure of Risk Management_
 ---
 # _The Failure of Risk Management_
@@ -45,30 +45,33 @@ Qualitative risk analysis
 (i.e. risk matrices, scoring charts)
 departs from legitimate statistical methodology
 and has no robust evidence to suggest its efficacy.
-There is good reason to believe that such methods
+In fact, there is good reason to believe that such methods
-are deleterious to their intended purpose
+are _deleterious_ to their intended purpose,
-in contradiction to the common response
+in contradiction to the common refrain
 that they are "better than nothing".
 
 ### Utility as a Measure of Value
 
 Expected Value (Probability × Magnitude)
-alone can not predict or inform risky decisions,
+alone cannot predict or inform risky decisions,
 except for risk-neutral parties,
-but people and organizations are risk-averse.
+and people and organizations are risk-averse.
 
 Game 1: Which would you pick?
 * Option 1: a 100% chance to receive $10,000
 * Option 2: a 10% chance to receive $100,000
 
 Most people, being risk-averse, will pick option 1.
-Suppose the prize of option 1 were lowered
+
+Suppose the payout of option 1 were lowered
 until you would pick option 2.
 
 That value is your **Certain Monetary Equivalent (CME)**
 for a 10% chance of $100,000.
 
-For risk-neutral parties, expected value = CME
+For risk-neutral parties, expected value would equal CME
+
+***
 
 Another factor at play here
 is that utility is not proportional to monetary value.
@@ -103,10 +106,22 @@ where $Pr$ is the probability of Payoff.
 
 ### Expert Opinion Must Be ~~Adjusted~~
 
-Expert opinion is valuable despite its flaws.
+Expert opinion is valuable, but its weaknesses must be compensated for.
 
 <!-- TODO: -->
 
+Experts tend to be good at creating heuristics,
+but do not apply them consistently in practice.
+
+> [!example]
+> Chapter 7 describes a study where individual experts
+> were shown to estimate risk differently for identical cases.
+
+> [!example] p. 198
+> Models based on expert opinion consistently outperform the same experts.
+
+#### Estimator Calibration
+
 The book details the statistically observable tendency for people
 to underestimate risk and to be overconfident in their beliefs.
 It describes the process of "calibration"
@@ -115,19 +130,9 @@ and make predictions far more accurately.
 
 See [[estimator-calibration]] for more.
 
-Experts tend to be good at creating heuristics,
-but do not apply them consistently in practice.
-
-> [!example]
-> Chapter 7 describes a study where individual experts
-> were shown to estimate risk differently for identical cases.
-
 Chapter 13 introduces the [Brier Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brier_score)
 as a method of evaluating the performance of an estimator,
-evaluated as the mean squared error of their forecasts.
+equal to the mean squared error of their forecasts.
-
-> [!example] p. 198
-> Models based on expert opinion consistently outperform the same experts.
 
 ### Luck Looks Like Skill
 
@@ -142,19 +147,21 @@ to overvalue competence and undervalue luck
 in the role of achieving improbable accomplishments
 as the "Red Baron effect".
 
-This the unstated other half of the **law of large numbers**,
+This the unstated other half of the **law of large numbers**:
-that improbable events become likely with increased sampling.
+improbable events become likely with increased sampling.
 
-How many success stories are simply cases of winning a coin flipping tournament?
+> How many success stories
+> are simply cases of winning a coin flipping tournament?
 
 ### Qualitative Labels are Problematic
 
 > [!example] p. 170 (pp.)
-> Experts do not agree on the bounds of terms expressing probability.
+> Experts do not agree on the bounds of terms expressing probability
-> "Likely" vs. "Very Likely"
+> (e.g. "Likely" vs. "Very Likely").
 
 > [!example] p. 182 (pp.)
-> risk matrix type bucketing tends to inflate the significance of small risks.
+> risk matrix type bucketing
+> tends to inflate the significance of small risks.
 
 ### There's Always Enough Data
 
@@ -169,7 +176,7 @@ that any industry is so niche that
 data sufficient for quantitative models
 does not exist.
 
-> [!quote] Fallacy of Close Analogy - p.236
+> [!quote] Fallacy of Close Analogy (p.236)
 > ...the belief that unless two things are identical in every way,
 > nothing learned from one can be applied to the other.
 
@@ -212,17 +219,26 @@ to dismiss quantitative methods as inappropriate for their industry-specific ris
 > and therefore chooses Car B.
 > The buyer is committing the _exsupero ursus_ fallacy.
 
-Based on this strawman it is clear Hubbard believes his detractors are _correct_
+This and the other false equivalence analogy
+that is the namesake of the fallacy show that,
+while Hubbard believes his detractors are _correct_
 that qualitative methods can not capture the entire nuance of risk probability,
-but that they are failing to acknowledge that their preferred alternatives
+he believes they are failing to acknowledge that their preferred alternatives
 are not demonstrably more effective at doing so.
 
-The nuance Hubbard dismisses without addressing
+There is an obvious reason why a decision-maker
-is the possibility of model _improvement_.
+might prefer a human expert over a heuristic algorithm,
+even if the algorithm is demonstrated
+to outperform the human in all relevant metrics:
+_Adaptability_.
+
+It's likely that this preference is demonstrably unreasonable in many or most cases,
+but that it isn't acknowledged severely weakens Hubbard's argument.
+
 A most competent detractor would be aware of the apparent contradiction
 but argue that their methods will eventually surpass quantitative methods
 if they are further developed.
-Such a position would additionally contextualize Hubbard's observations
+Such a position would also contextualize Hubbard's observations
 that detractors become emotional in their defense.
 To them, Hubbard's methods represent an attractive short-term gain
 that would exclude a long-term payoff.

the-story-of-ymar.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tags:
   - authorship/other
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/hobbies
+  - exclude-from-word-count
 title: The Story of Ymar
 description: |
   An excerpt from Chapter 17 of _The Shadow of the Torturer_ by Gene Wolfe,

topics-to-revisit.md

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ that I think may be relevant later.
 
 [Topological Sorting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_sorting)
 
-## Convex Hull
-
-[Convex Hull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convex_hull)
-
 ## Quantities
 
 A **quantity** has a **value** and a **unit of measure** (e.g. 20ft)

wiring-method-selection.md

@@ -59,12 +59,19 @@ See [[ibc-construction-types]] for more info.
 Cable type wiring methods (MC, NM, SE)
 may only be used where they will be concealed from view.
 
-### PVC in Slab
+### PVC In-Slab
 
 May require rigid stub-ups in certain cases,
 which could make EMT more cost-effective.
 Consult with the Senior Construction Estimator in this case.
 
+> [!important]
+> Be careful of ambiguous terminology in specifications and PDI proposals:
+> "underground" and "below grade" are sometimes used inappropriately
+> to describe PVC in-slab.
+> It may be that rigid stub-ups are only necessary when emerging from grade (dirt),
+> but not when emerging from the slab.
+
 #### Garage Slab
 
 _Conventional Slab_: PVC in Slab