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2048 Days of Not Smoking
2048 Days, Oct 26, 2019… 2048 is a power of 2, like 1024, 512, 256, 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4 and 2 oh and 1. The other day I thought about this program when saw an ad for cigarettes… they’re more expensive now. This price is based on 2048 packs, at $3.75 each. ANYWAY…
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Coding can give ADHD brains exactly the kind of stimulation they crave
“Coding can give ADHD brains exactly the kind of stimulation they crave,” writes one full-stack developer. “Not only is coding a creative endeavor that involves constantly learning new things, but also once one problem is solved, there’s always a brand new one to try.” https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/06/05/what-developers-with-adhd-want-you-to-know
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Letter from Helen McMurtry
While writing a blog post about Dr. McMurtry, my Introduction to Music for Non-Majors professor at OSU, I found out that he had died, so I wrote a letter to his wife accounting how much I loved his class. **UPDATE 2025: She returned a nice note that I scanned but now have lost. Looking for…
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Dies Irae – Dr. McMurtry
I only enjoyed one class in college. It was a music history class for non-music majors at Oklahoma State University instructed by Dr. McMurtry. This was also my hardest class, ever… and I’m more proud of that A than any grade I ever earned in any school. The paper I had to do was a…