Interesting links on starting a company

• How to Make a Million Dollars
• important books on topic from above talk
• Web Knowledge Equals Wealth

tangible yet hidden

This tickles something in my mind, some idea or truth I've sort of glimpsed, but haven't grasped. I think this is meshing with some unexpressed ideas and intuitions I've evolved in my mind. Seek the link; it taunts me so.

• How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, by Arnold Bennett
• Getting Things Done
• Mind Like Water

YubNub

A (social) command line for the Web: YubNub.org Additional related and interesting links:

• most used commands
• installation
• description

online intro to "grant writing"

This might come in useful in the future: grant writing intro

current issues with Thunderbird

• no support for "delete attachment" from email; I tried Attachment Tools extension as a workaround and it nearly destroyed my inbox! I think this functionality is coming in the next release of Thunderbird though...
• the "getting stuck" problem on moving an email with attachments to "Sent" folder; seems to occur whether using an IMAP or local folder for this!!!

another open source car physics engine

Worth checking out: VAMOS

alternatives to "aglorithmic.sty"

The TeX FAQ lists alternatives; see here I think what I've been looking for is algorithmicx.sty, since it provides "procedure" and "function" blocks. newalg.sty looks good too.

BlitzGrok: bookmark consolidator

UPDATE: screw it, just use del.icio.us... much better concept!

• bookmark bridge only Explorer and Mozilla-based bookmarks? no, in recent version I saw mention of Opera & KDE... NOTE: one could also use Firefox first to import Opera & Konqy bookmarks...
• bk_edit no longer developped/maintained
• online-bookmarks needs web server, MySQL, PHP
• tengis
• goem
• bmsync
• bookmarksync

BlitzGrok: lawncare & watering

The following links seem to confirm that watering at night is generally bad (because of fungus, mildew):

• link: pretty good info
• link includes tips on recognizing when grass needs water
• City of Toronto site on water efficiency and lawn watering
• link: more from above, specifically on lawn watering in various seasons
• link: notes on watering new trees (new trees apparently need 20L of water a day!)

Lesson's learned from the above

• water preferably in the morning, to avoid fungus and disease due to wetness at night
• water long but infrequently
• the lawn should get about an inch of water per week (but keep previous point in mind)
• need to assess the water output of sprinkler using cans
• water when lawn needs it; watch for signs: blue-green blades, long lingering foot depressions, curling
• may need to sharpen lawnmower blades (twice a year recommended)
• cut to 3" blade height (longer blades give greener, healthier lawn)
• cut grass when dry, probably early evening best
• should cut no more than a third of the blade's length
• leave the clippings where they fall for nutrient-return to soil (should disappear in a day or two)

BlitzGrok: recipes for bubble solutions

• a listing of various solutions: link (interesting how glycerin seems to be a frequent ingredient)
• this one also includes "recipes" for bubble wands: link
• a set of bubble solution recipes: link (and bubble-based games for kids; William's probably too young for this though)
• a single, common denominator recipe: link
• suggestion on buying glycerin: here

"getmail" mail fetching program

I should check out "getmail" and try using that instead of "fetchmail". See: link link

Farmer's Market

It turns out there is a Farmer's Market in Markham: info Markham Road & Robinson Street, Markham, ON. Saturday 8:30 am to 2 pm May - October Vendors: 25 905-472-2462 There's also one in Newmarket