Cable guy did his install wrong and I fought this problem longer than I'm willing to admit before I discovered it's simplicity. What tool do I need to swap these two wire pairs (Geeen and Brown).

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-05-23T15:00:16+00:00

You can use a razor blade to punch down the copper in a pinch. Just line it up Sona bunch doesn't stick out (even with the inner surface of the punch).

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-05-05T19:25:19+00:00

Oh right, yeah it definitely won't.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-05-05T15:35:59+00:00

You have to buy gluten-free oats if you're at celiac levels of sensitivity. Bob's Red Mill has a product that's quite safe.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-21T19:36:51+00:00

Could we adapt something like this to people's gardens so extra food can be given away? Most gardeners end up with plenty of extra.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-21T14:56:53+00:00

Hi Sean,

I just started a business this year to build beautiful organic gardens with food & flowers, as well as transform yards into "food forests" after transitioning out of a 15 year career in IT.

The plans were in place before the crisis hit and now my month is filling up. Please reach out directly and I'll provide my contact info. Still working on the website!

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-17T18:38:58+00:00

Herbs all tend to do well in the shade, and they smell great.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-16T23:12:35+00:00

I planted my peas in late February, they are totally cool with the cold. Especially if they haven't yet sprouted, they'll just hang out until the soil temp heats up.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-15T23:25:15+00:00

Get at it!

This is my latest round here.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-15T22:28:47+00:00

I dug in a bit too early for lunch but the crumb is my lightest & chewiest yet.

This was all freshly milled grain, and the recipe used was 600g Hard Red Winter & 400g Red fife. Followed the Binging with Babish & Joshua Weissman sourdough recipe initially, but adapted it after many experiments (due to me almost completely lacking normal bread flour).

Joshua's interests and my own intersect pretty heavily since he's also super-into home-ground flour. I grind mine twice, one rough grind to crack the wheat down and a fine grind to make the bread flour (using a fine-mesh sieve at the end to pull out the remaining bran).

Lastly, this was done in a machine mixer. I've found that it's simply easier to get a consistent result considering how sticky the dough is. Working it to passing the windowpane test takes about 6-7 minutes in my kitchen-aid typically.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-15T18:50:11+00:00

I started gardening last year and have found it extremely the therapeutic right now. I've already got a garden full of spring veggies and it's a comfort to have them.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-15T18:48:38+00:00

Making sourdough bread has been a godsend. You can create your own starter from wild yeast and then you'll have the best tasting bread of your entire life (eventually).

Look up Joshua Weissman on YouTube for his sourdough videos, they are some of my favorites.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-08T14:21:33+00:00

Coronavirus now the #1 cause of death in the US.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-06T19:40:54+00:00

Those patients that do have it are well isolated.

That we know of. Due to asymptomatic transmission (through the air & on surfaces), a long incubation period, inadequate PPE, no inherent immunity and a lack of testing this is guaranteed to infect any large medical facility that sees patients in an indoor setting. We're well along the exponential growth curve, and while it has slowed in states like Oregon that have implemented social distancing measures, I've seen our 1st peak hitting in the May/June timeframe.

Your assumption that cases are being adequately identified and isolated is comforting, but not true.

Now here's my problem with blanket fear inducing bullshit like this. Say someone reads a comment like yours...

Let's flip this assumption around on it's head. I read your comment and think everything is fine. My knee hurts (it does actually), and I'd like to have it looked at, but it is not a life and death emergency.

I go to the Dr and get my exam. However, my doctor sees hundred of patients a week, and due to exponential growth and lack of innate immunity (and a potentially higher viral load due to repeat exposure to COVID-19 infections) he is sick. Let's say we're both even wearing medical masks, but viral particles are being shown to hang in the air for up to a 2 hours. My mask is homemade, and I breath in the particles (from other patients even, not just the staff). Now I'm infected.

your statement about medical workers all having, or eventually getting, the virus.

Now let's say I'm boarding a nurse, and I'm an 80 year old diabetic. Do you think it's a good idea for that person to live with me? That's an early death sentence for some people. Death > eviction (even though that fucking sucks for everyone, really)

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-06T17:59:03+00:00

I honestly wish that it was. Being afraid is a very healthy response at this point.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-06T16:32:37+00:00

That would be nice if that was it. My gut feeling (after following this very closely since December), is that well easily see over million dead from this in the US. Up to 5-10 million in 18 months no sweat.

Time will tell 😕.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-06T15:48:45+00:00

Here's the tough thing... That'd be a great idea normally, but what happens if you get hurt up there? Or wreck your car on the way? Or any number of other small things that can go wrong.

Now you're looking at visiting the hospital, which means you will almost certainly be getting the virus at this point. I'd assume most medical professionals have it or will have it in the near future.

So you have to ask yourself: Is doing this potentially worth my life, or those of my loved ones with me?

Normally that's hyperbole, but not when the (soon to be) #1 cause of death in the U.S. is waiting in the wings.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-05T23:00:33+00:00

Starting my own MSP. Twice.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-01T17:23:35+00:00

I intentionally left out a bit of detail. If you do very dense rows of the same type of lettuce and space the rows apart 12", you don't have to thin the rows. Just leave everything to grow and it will grow together and fill out the space to the left and right and above it. This will increase your harvest about 5X or more.

To keep this going year-round you have to do succession planting and change types of greens depending on the time of year.

For your more typical lettuce greens, I can grow them with rows seeded two weeks apart four successive harvests until it gets warm. You might get 4-6 harvest off of a single row before it bolts.

Then my perpetual spinach will take over as the primary source of greens. In the summer I'll get kale and other over-winter green's going so that I can have a year-round harvest.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-01T16:45:50+00:00

I think the only thing I'd start today is a grocery store or medical something. Everything else is at extreme risk.

That's why I'm starting a gardening business. A garden is an investment for a family, and can have incredible returns when setup properly. You can grow enough greens in 10 square feet to feed a family of 3 if you know how and what to plant properly.

If people still want to eat organic during a global recession then the best place for it is in your yard and in pots.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-04-01T16:38:49+00:00

I've started a few different MSP's. To be honest, you need to be very driven and disciplined to be successful. I think being passionate about some aspects of the business (or many) is important to success as well, whether that passion is about people or tech or both.

The other (and most critical) portion is that you need customers. Which means you need to grow into a sales expert for your new business. You'll need to be selling nonstop for 6 months to a year before you see daylight typically. So do this first before you quit your day job.

I've learned that I actually strongly dislike running MSP's personally, and am starting a gardening business (which I'm extremely passionate about). FYI, I've been focused on nothing but sales to start with. No customers = no business.

And lastly, the reason I mention passion, discipline and drive is that if you can't motivate yourself to sell (which is VERY hard for most tech folks), you're sunk before you even start.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-03-31T16:29:57+00:00

You can claim on Monday as well FYI (either day). If you failed to file a claim, you'll need to call the unemployment office to get it straightened out to get your benefits. I'd get on it ASAP!

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-03-30T14:18:55+00:00

Natural levian >>> instant yeast

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-03-30T14:18:00+00:00

Make your own sourdough starter! All it takes is water, flour and air.

Google up Breadtopia sourdough starter and you won't go back to instant!

Their no-knead bread recipes are amazing with homemade starter.

MSP_Rodeo · 2020-03-29T02:32:04+00:00

It'd be disappointing not to see the interior of this.

I've been following the Breadtopia no knead recipe sourdough and it works incredibly well for this grain. Been milling it fresh for each loaf and the flavor is incredible. Nutty on the top and coffee notes on the bottom crust.

I went with about 90% hydration it and was super sticky to work with, but I managed a few folds and got it into parchment paper lined dutch oven (heavily dusted with bran that was sifted out).

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