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TIL there are new pre-built binaries of the Emacs variant I use (emacs-plus). This is a great improvement for my dev setup. It installed almost instantly and fixed some pesky path bugs I’d been stuck on.
TIL that NPM’s --ignore-scripts option breaks all pre-and post scripts, even ones defined in the local package.json. We’ve turned it on for our work repos as a security mitigation, and some of our daily-driver scripts stopped working.
It’s on my list to look into switching to bun, and this is another bump in that direction
TIL a little bit about Geodes, when we cracked open a couple from a National Geographic set we got for Christmas
Bonus fact from this video about extremely large geodes: amethyst (and other crystal) values rocketed during COVID due to their “metaphysical healing properties”
TIL my first crochet stitch thanks to a Woobles kit I got for Christmas.
Even though I’ve just started, my fingers already hurt and I’m filled with pride
TIL that there’s a coffee micro-roaster within biking distance. Got a bag roasted this morning by Color Magic Coffee along with some other roast samples, and my first cup was delicious.
I love becoming more aware of the local artisan community, and Siri was absolutely lovely
TIL that motocross daredevil Travis Pastrana is an accomplished rally and stunt driver. I guess if you’re completely fearless, and like to go fast with big engines, it makes sense you’d wind up there
TIL about Irving J. Gill, the architect behind the Oceanside CA Civic Center. He was known for stripping buildings down to their essence, which explains the distinctive vision of the buildings in that block.
This was during my first visit to the Oceanside Museum of Art. Great rainy day activity, and a perfectly sized museum for the kids and I. We saw everything in about 45 minutes.
TIL About Blitzball: a small-scale baseball game that aims to be a modern alternative to Wiffle Ball. Credit to my son for showing me this recent Dude Perfect video
TIL: Cy Young did not win the Cy Young award, but he still counts in an Immaculate Grid