It follows from all this then, that spending at least some of your leisure time “wastefully”, focused solely on the pleasure of the experience, is the only way not to waste it – to truly be at leisure, rather than covertly engaged in future-focused self improvement. In order to fully inhabit the only life you
Author: Sean Carney
The Weakerthans, Tournament of Hearts
Have to stop myself from climbingOn the table full of empties to yell“Why, why can’t I draw right up to what I want to say?”“Why can’t I ever stop where I want to stay?” I slide right through my daysI’m always throwing hack weight Right off, no never never ever everRight off, no never never
Voltage Controlled Oscillator
Status: Built My voltage controlled oscillator is based on Mortiz Klein’s designs for a VCO combined with the saw wave to triangle wave converter that he uses as part of his wavefolder.
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Power Supply
Status: Built My power supply is based on the Erica Synths mki x es.EDU Power Supply. I created a 6 HP rack mount clone so I could bring the power switch and status LEDs forward to the front of the rack. Why hide the blinkenlights inside the case?
Building a Second Brain
Over the past year I’ve seen a good amount of hype around Diago Forte’s book Building a Second Brain and decided to add it to my reading list. I’m always skeptical when I see titles in the ‘Productivity’ category since it seems like most authors in the genre spend a lot to time evangelizing their
SQL for accounting and finance professionals
If you’re an accounting or finance professional wanting to learn SQL, I’ve got good news: most of the knowledge you have of Excel or Google Sheets can be translated into SQL. Whether you’re looking at a spreadsheet or a database table, the core fundamentals are the same: it’s all about manipulating a big grid of data. This guide will show you how to query databases through comparisons to the tools you already know: spreadsheets.
Secure your Raspberry Pi by enabling automatic software updates
One of the biggest steps you can take to ensure your security online is to keep the software on your devices up to date and install any software updates that come out. This advice doesn’t just apply to your computers and phones, but also internet of things devices like a Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black. Luckily this is an easy process with the help of one important software package.
Calculating medians and quartiles across groups in SQL
One of the best ways to understand data is through the use of descriptive statistics, figuring out the minimum and maximum values, the median value, and the quartiles. When you’re working with smaller datasets this is easy, but with larger datasets you need to parse a lot of data to get these metrics. Luckily, you can use SQL to get descriptive statistics for your data directly from the database.
Getting started with your Raspberry Pi – Flashing an OS to a SD card in Windows 10
Once you get your Raspberry Pi, the first thing you need to do before you can use it is install an operating system. The Raspberry Pi is a bit unique since it has no on-board storage and only uses a micro-SD card for the operating system and user files. This guide walks you through how to install an OS to a micro-SD card so you can start using your Raspberry Pi.