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---
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title: "Dispatch #35 (January 2026)"
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date: 2025-12-11T00:33:58-05:00
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draft: false
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tags:
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- dispatch
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references:
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- title: "OpenSCAD Is Kinda Neat – nuxx.net"
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url: https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/
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date: 2026-01-07T14:53:56Z
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file: nuxx-net-xnrgb7.txt
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- title: "December 2025 - Tim Hårek"
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url: https://timharek.no/blog/2025-december-recently/
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date: 2026-01-07T14:55:06Z
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file: timharek-no-dea3rz.txt
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- title: "Home is where my stuff is | Ruslan Osipov"
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url: https://rosipov.com/blog/home-is-where-my-stuff-is/
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date: 2026-01-06T05:32:49Z
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file: rosipov-com-qbdcgh.txt
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- title: "Aspiration"
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url: https://lmno.lol/puddingtime/aspiration
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date: 2025-09-14T05:24:26Z
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file: lmno-lol-f6bq3n.txt
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- title: "Food Comas and Some Bests • Buttondown"
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url: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
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date: 2026-01-06T18:39:37Z
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file: buttondown-com-lxmsti.txt
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- title: "3 books with Samuel Arbesman (Interconnected)"
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url: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
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date: 2026-01-06T18:40:18Z
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file: interconnected-org-9bc7pq.txt
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- title: "2025 Year in Review - macwright.com"
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url: https://macwright.com/2025/12/07/year-in-review
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date: 2025-12-18T15:21:17Z
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file: macwright-com-5fr93r.txt
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---
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* Nev 4th birthday
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* Trip to Asheville
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* Christmas in Greensboro
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* [Winter Wonderlights][1]
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* Lake
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* [Gabby][2]
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* Urban Air
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* Spending time with old people
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* Christmas vs. Thanksgiving
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{{<dither IMG_9572.jpeg "782x600">}}A child caught in a flurry of snow, wide‑eyed amid glowing holiday lights and a shiny sculpture.{{</dither>}}
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{{<dither IMG_9572.jpeg "782x600">}}A child caught in a flurry of snow, wide‑eyed amid glowing holiday lights and a shiny sculpture.{{</dither>}}
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[1]: https://www.greensboroscience.org/winterwonderlights/
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[2]: https://camp.com/gabbys-dollhouse-x-camp-charlotte
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---
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## Music
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* “My Favorite Kings”
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* <audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/My Favorite Kings.mp3"></audio>
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* ["Magical 8bit Plug"][3]
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* “Signal Drift”
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* <audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/Signal Drift.mp3"></audio>
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* [Bass pedal][4]
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[3]: https://ymck.net/app/magical-8bit-plug-en
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[4]: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/multi-effects/bass-effects/b1-four-b1x-four/
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---
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## 3D Printing
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* [Bambu Lab P1S][5]
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* Toys
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* Crap catchers (["fancy new kitchen knives"][6])
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* [Blender][7]
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* [OpenSCAD][8] ([via][9])
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* James / plastics / pet causes
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* AI, Twitter
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{{<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>}}
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{{<dither IMG_9650.jpeg "782x600">}}A refrigerator with a 3D printed shelf above a strip of knives.{{</dither>}}
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[5]: https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/p1s?id=583855874739507208
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[6]: https://www.macknife.com/
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[7]: https://www.blender.org/
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[8]: https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/
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[9]: https://timharek.no/blog/2025-december-recently/
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---
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## Misc.
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* [Post about stuff (at getting rid of it)][10]
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* [Cf. post about the word “want”][11]
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* AI talk
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* These tools don’t replace thinking
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* They reward good & clear thinking
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* Good software development practices still apply
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* And in some cases, matter even more
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* Abundance mindset over zero-sum
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* Health post series
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[10]: https://rosipov.com/blog/home-is-where-my-stuff-is/
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[11]: https://lmno.lol/puddingtime/aspiration
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{{<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>}}
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{{<dither IMG_2575.jpeg "782x600">}}Dad in a gray robe laughing as he hauls two giggling kids through a leaf-covered yard.{{</dither>}}
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### This Month
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* Adventure:
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* Project:
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* Skill:
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### Reading & Listening
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* Fiction: [_The Will of the Many_][12], James Islington ([via][13])
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* Non-fiction: [_The Magic of Code_][14], Samuel Arbesman ([via][15])
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* Music: [_Septet_][16], John Carroll Kirby ([via][17], though one track is on my [Lisbon playlist][18])
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[12]: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-of-the-Many/James-Islington/Hierarchy/9781982141189
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[13]: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
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[14]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/samuel-arbesman/the-magic-of-code/9781541704480/
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[15]: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
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[16]: https://johncarrollkirby.bandcamp.com/album/septet
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[17]: https://macwright.com/2025/12/07/year-in-review
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[18]: /journal/dispatch-15-may-2024/#fn:1
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### Links
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* [Title][19]
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[19]: https://example.com/
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[21]: https://example.com/
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