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Mon Aug 8 08:03:52 EDT 2016
Slept from around eleven to seven. Woke briefly around 4:30.
Sunny today. High of eighty-four.
I've been reflecting on part I of portrait, which I re-read yesterday for the first time since high school. Things that stuck out:
- hands
- white
- turf
- sound effects (pock of the cricket balls)
- (in)justice
- how gender and class barely brush the surface of Stephen's consciousness
- epistemology --- rationalism vs empiricism --- Stephen bumping against the limits of his rationalism
It's also surprising how much I don't remember about the book. Little details are clear in my memory, but I don't even have a good recollection of the overall events and structure of the story.
Goals:
Work:
- Review invoices
Done.
- Work on emergency maintenance call system
Done.
Fifteen minute walk at lunch. Loud cicadas.
Home:
- Check out Sam editor
Done.
Interesting, especially in its similarity to ed, but probably not something I'll use much.
I also realized that ex is a direct descendant of ed, and played with it a bit.
http://doc.cat-v.org/bell_labs/sam_lang_tutorial/
https://lobste.rs/s/5bknpo/updated_version_sam/comments/mdw3sz#c_mdw3sz
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/SamWhyILikeIt
- Work on minimal D&D rules
Done.
Stopped at Lowes on the way home. Got everything I'll need to fix dad's patio door handle.
Digitized playback of phonautograph recordings:
http://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/scott.php
Breakfast: carrots, mixed greens, a tomato, coffee with half-and-half, a spoonful of yogurt
Lunch: iced tea and oatmeal cookies
Dinner: Little Caesars cheese bread
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