Random Tech

On By JohnIn amusing, techLeave a comment

Apropos to, well, nothing.

There’s a more effective regex you could use.

c=abcdefg; egrep -i “^[$c]{2,${#c}}$” dictionarylist

Another random bit of randomness, while I hammered out that example var, the only thing I could think of was that maddening commercial from the 1970s for Hooked on Phonics. How did they start off? Weren’t they some over-energetic woman doing a voice-over at the beginning of the commercial starting with the borderline, somewhat musical, “Learn to read!”

Great campaign, really. Memorable.

But wouldn’t it seem strange that your telephone number still said “One Eight-hundred A-B-C-D-E-F-G!” — so, you have to understand letters and reading well-enough to, you know, learn to read?

Yep, Hukt On Fonix werkt fer me!

Install Flash Player?

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Uh, no.

Especially won’t do it because you’ve said it not once, not twice, not three times… but four effing times. And, there’s a clear flaw on what would have been a simplistic page itself.

So, no. I won’t be installing it.

And I’m quite pleased with the fact that the now default security policy is to not just run anything from anywhere.

Fixed

On By JohnIn home improvement, projectsLeave a comment

Not perfect, but given the several realities in texture/paint/light/examination — I’m pleased with the results.

That fifth door on the far right is going to be a different color, because I can. It was damaged by the previous occupants. Rather than dispose of it straight away, I’ll keep it around to temporarily provide a front door while I remove and refinish the entry door. I suppose that means that I really have 20 doors to finish, not 19

Still need to replace the door-guide that was broken long ago. And, of course, baseboard will need to be acquired/lacquered/fitted.

But as far as doors go: only 15… er… 16 more to go.

Well, that’s annoying…

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Started painting the interior doors.

Improvised a spray station in the workshop — protect the floor and walls from overspray. The first four doors needed to be sanded as well.

Reminder: primer isn’t paint. The primer that’s applied when doors are manufactured will still need to be painted. It’s just primer — it does nothing to stop dirt, wear, use.

This, though, should do nicely. We had it tinted of course because ultra pure white is whiter than you think.

So, after the first coat of paint on the doors…

I spied something red probably soaking through the paint. I guess I’ll have to sand that down and use a more thorough chemical to remove it — denatured alcohol is the next thing to try. Easy enough.

Oh.

Okay, I can deal with that — but I’ll need to let it dry so I can sand it off.

Er…

Alright, that’s annoying. Wait for them to dry, then start sanding.

Perhaps I’ll try a smaller tip, slightly lower pressure, and a bit more speed.

Or switch to an HVLP so I can dial the delivery way back.

Or rig up a door spray-stand and shoot them flat, one at a time. I’m sure it would yield passable results, but it would be insanely time consuming. Two days per door x 19 doors… maybe we’ll just try an HVLP instead.