A technical person using these tools is a god. A non-technical person using these tools is a house cat playing with a grenade.
Attribution to Adarsh Gupta

Browser Tips
How to disable Javascript for a page to read a paywall article:
- Open the page where you want to disable JavaScript.
- Open Developer Tools by right-clicking the page and selecting Inspect or by pressing
F12(Windows/Linux) orCommand + Option + I(Mac). - Open the Command Menu:
- On Windows or Linux, press
Control + Shift + P. - On MacOS, press
Command + Shift + P.
- On Windows or Linux, press
- In the command menu, start typing
javascript. - Select Disable JavaScript and press
Enterto run the command. - Reload the page to see the effect.
JavaScript will remain disabled for that page as long as the Developer Tools panel is open.
Bourbon Cabinet
Bidets

Let’s go there. Living with a septic system and recently calling a plumber to help with a clog, we decided to give a bidet a try. I was a little skeptical. Would it work well? Would I like it? The answer to both is a resounding YES! Previously it was recommended we start using one of 2 brands of toilet paper made for septic systems. The latest plumber said the best thing we can do is not put ANYTHING down the toilet except what comes out of our body. So besides the health and comfort benefits, using toilet paper only to “dry” and disposing of it in the trash is what the bidet allowed us to do.
Wanting Jane to be fully onboard, I chose the Toto Washlet C2 Bidet (SW3074). It came with all the bells and whistles the top ones are:
- Adjustable temperature heated seats
- Adjustable Water Temperature
- Adjustable temperature air dryer
- Automatic air deodorizer (really works!)
- Auto-clean wand
- Auto slow seat lowering
We paid $333 on Amazon for it. It arrived Oct 2, 2024. The heated water & seat and air deodorizer really makes a difference! I say this because we bought a 2nd one but a more basic brand with no heating.

The Tushy 3.0 bidet was $125 on Amazon, it arrived Oct 28, 2024. You can adjust pressure and angle. It works fine, you just may get a bit of a cold water jolt, will use more toilet paper for drying and you’ll still have to have an air deodorizer in your bathroom. We installed it downstairs in our “basement” bathroom.
Sugar in soft drinks & mixers
Grams per 100 ml
4.5 Fanta
6.9 Sprite
7.2 Dr. Pepper
10.6 Coke Classic
10.9 Pepsi
11.8 Sunkist
12.3 Mountain Dew
Edit Environment Variables on Mac
Determine what shell is being used (zshrc, bash, …)
> echo $SHELL
Find all installed Java versions
> /usr/libexec/java_home -V
Edit ~/.zshrc or other shell related files with TextEdit
open ~/.zshrc (Open -a TextEdit ~/.zsh_profile)
Generation Names
2010 – ? Generation Alpha. Most technically savvy. Don’t know when social media did not exist
1997-2010 Generation Z or iGen. First to be live in completely connected world
1981-1996 Millennial Generation / Generation Y. Boomers accuse of being self-centered and entitled due to excessive use of technology. Community-oriented and environmentally conscious.
1965-1980 Generation X. Slacker generation. Lived through AIDS, MTV culture. First to use helicopter parenting.
1946-1964 Baby Boom Generation. Gen Z think they are their out-of-touch grandparents (“Ok Boomer”). First to consider kid’s perspective of growing up, started “family meetings”
1928-1945 The Silent Generation. Conformist. Silent through the MacCarthy era when the fear of Communism swept the country.
1901-1927 The Greatest Generation. Lived through the Great Depression and then went off to fight in WW2. Popularized jazz and swing.
Wind River

Wind River ***** 6.7.7 Loved this movie. Great performances by Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. Bad guys get there’s.
Osmo Action Camera

I have always wanted a hands-free camera. This one reviewed better than the GoPro 9 at half the cost ($199). It has tons of features and the video quality is terrific. Has great stabilization, can shoot time-lapse, Slow Motion, HDR, even 4K. It can shoot 1080P at 240fps! It has a large screen for a camera this size including one in the front you can switch to (as pictures above).
Here is some sample video using a clip for my belt
My favorite setup is to use a selfie stick (closed) and use 2 small bungie straps with 2 plastic balls at the end, to secure the selfie stick to a fence post in order to record an HCU beach volleyball match at Third Coast Volleyball Club

