---
title: "Dispatch #35 (January 2026)"
date: 2025-12-11T00:33:58-05:00
draft: false
tags:
- dispatch
references:
- title: "OpenSCAD Is Kinda Neat – nuxx.net"
  url: https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/
  date: 2026-01-07T14:53:56Z
  file: nuxx-net-xnrgb7.txt
- title: "December 2025 - Tim Hårek"
  url: https://timharek.no/blog/2025-december-recently/
  date: 2026-01-07T14:55:06Z
  file: timharek-no-dea3rz.txt
- title: "Home is where my stuff is | Ruslan Osipov"
  url: https://rosipov.com/blog/home-is-where-my-stuff-is/
  date: 2026-01-06T05:32:49Z
  file: rosipov-com-qbdcgh.txt
- title: "Aspiration"
  url: https://lmno.lol/puddingtime/aspiration
  date: 2025-09-14T05:24:26Z
  file: lmno-lol-f6bq3n.txt
- title: "Food Comas and Some Bests • Buttondown"
  url: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
  date: 2026-01-06T18:39:37Z
  file: buttondown-com-lxmsti.txt
- title: "3 books with Samuel Arbesman (Interconnected)"
  url: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
  date: 2026-01-06T18:40:18Z
  file: interconnected-org-9bc7pq.txt
- title: "2025 Year in Review - macwright.com"
  url: https://macwright.com/2025/12/07/year-in-review
  date: 2025-12-18T15:21:17Z
  file: macwright-com-5fr93r.txt
---

* Nev 4th birthday
  * Trip to Asheville
* Christmas in Greensboro
  * [Winter Wonderlights][1]
* Lake
  * [Gabby][2]
  * Urban Air
  * Spending time with old people
* Christmas vs. Thanksgiving

{{<dither IMG_9572.jpeg "782x600">}}A child caught in a flurry of snow, wide‑eyed amid glowing holiday lights and a shiny sculpture.{{</dither>}}
{{<dither IMG_9572.jpeg "782x600">}}A child caught in a flurry of snow, wide‑eyed amid glowing holiday lights and a shiny sculpture.{{</dither>}}

[1]: https://www.greensboroscience.org/winterwonderlights/
[2]: https://camp.com/gabbys-dollhouse-x-camp-charlotte

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## Music

* “My Favorite Kings”
  * <audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/My Favorite Kings.mp3"></audio>
  * ["Magical 8bit Plug"][3]
* “Signal Drift”
  * <audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/Signal Drift.mp3"></audio>
* [Bass pedal][4]

[3]: https://ymck.net/app/magical-8bit-plug-en
[4]: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/multi-effects/bass-effects/b1-four-b1x-four/

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## 3D Printing

* [Bambu Lab P1S][5]
* Toys
* Crap catchers (["fancy new kitchen knives"][6])
* [Blender][7]
* [OpenSCAD][8] ([via][9])
* James / plastics / pet causes
  * AI, Twitter

{{<dither crap-catcher.jpg "782x600">}}A 3D model of a long rectangular tray or catch basin in Blender, shown in wireframe-style shading with the scene axes visible.{{</dither>}}
{{<dither IMG_9650.jpeg "782x600">}}A refrigerator with a 3D printed shelf above a strip of knives.{{</dither>}}

[5]: https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/p1s?id=583855874739507208
[6]: https://www.macknife.com/
[7]: https://www.blender.org/
[8]: https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/
[9]: https://timharek.no/blog/2025-december-recently/

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## Misc.

* [Post about stuff (at getting rid of it)][10]
  * [Cf. post about the word “want”][11]
* AI talk
  * These tools don’t replace thinking
    * They reward good & clear thinking
  * Good software development practices still apply
    * And in some cases, matter even more
  * Abundance mindset over zero-sum
* Health post series

[10]: https://rosipov.com/blog/home-is-where-my-stuff-is/
[11]: https://lmno.lol/puddingtime/aspiration

{{<dither IMG_9467.jpeg "782x600">}}Big sister in a purple puffer hugs her giggling little brother on the playground, both in bright blue shoes and grinning wide.{{</dither>}}
{{<dither IMG_2575.jpeg "782x600">}}Dad in a gray robe laughing as he hauls two giggling kids through a leaf-covered yard.{{</dither>}}

### This Month

* Adventure:
* Project:
* Skill:

### Reading & Listening

* Fiction: [_The Will of the Many_][12], James Islington ([via][13])
* Non-fiction: [_The Magic of Code_][14], Samuel Arbesman  ([via][15])
* Music: [_Septet_][16], John Carroll Kirby ([via][17], though one track is on my [Lisbon playlist][18])

[12]: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-of-the-Many/James-Islington/Hierarchy/9781982141189
[13]: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
[14]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/samuel-arbesman/the-magic-of-code/9781541704480/
[15]: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
[16]: https://johncarrollkirby.bandcamp.com/album/septet
[17]:  https://macwright.com/2025/12/07/year-in-review
[18]: /journal/dispatch-15-may-2024/#fn:1

### Links

* [Title][19]
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