Apple`iPad

1.27: web,news.addn/Apple`iPad:
. anything calling itself a tablet or pad
must include a sunlight-readable (reflective) screen,
and it must be a normally programmable device;
the apple`ipad is none of these things .
. it has the same app'store sdk model as iphone:
you test your app only on a simulator
until paying the fee .
. furthermore, in every way
this is just a bigger version of iphone:
no multitasking (a security feature against unintended ipc),
strict limits on web programming (eg, no flash app's);
and, it still doesn't come with built-in sd card reader
although it does have a camera card/usb reader .
ebooks:
. it has an ibooks app (an itunes app for books)
to sell books formatted in Epub
which anyone can publish with an openware editor Sigil .
. of course, if all you want to do is publish,
it shines at being a secure html wifi reader .

home invasions avoided

1.13: web.care/home invasions avoided:
livesafely.org

Home invaders will typically try to use a
harmless child needs help-ploy
to get the unsuspecting resident to open the door,
upon which they will force their way in.
Most home invaders are armed,
and carry restraining utilities,
such as ropes and duct tape.
. you could get a CCTV monitoring system;
but rule number one remains:
if you do not recognize the person(s) at the door,
do not answer it, esp'ly during the hours that
most home invasions occur: 6pm ... 6am.
. instead, speed-dial 911 immediately
or run to your safe room and 911 from there .
. don't trust you'll be safe cooperating
as a ride to your ATM machine
will likely cost you your life too .

. see tips on fortifying your home,
and your doors in particular .

earthquake-proofing my adobe-only walls

proj.apt`sanctum/earthquake-proof

1.18:
. since haiti has made earthquakes so visible,
I checked out my area's history for them,
and it has a big one;
worse yet, my simple house holds its roof up
with nothing but brittle adobe!
. the 4 shelving kits might be strong enough
to provide a breaker from falling roof
used as walls for an inner sanctum .
. one problem with the sanctum reusing shelving
while sanctum is still being same size as bed
is finding a way to enter and exit the bed .
. start design from scratch .
1.21:
. more ideas for reusing shelves,
this time getting out of bed is possible
by having the shelves wider apart
from the middle of the cot .
. they are 4 stories tall;
could make 3 stories, and use the extra
shelf' stories for bridging . (see picts)
. place 3-story shelves on all 4 sides of cot-bed,
. the stories fit by pipes fitting sockets
in each corner of shelf;
the pipes of the spare stories
can be cut so that the shelves are
still fitting together by pipe and socket
even when reused as cross beams .
. on the ends there is one corner that isn't pipe&socket'd,
but the other end can be strapped for security .
. chk shelf size for overlap
just a bit slim for current cot;
but, the piping provides a bit of wiggle .

1.22:
. with the cot squeezed in,
there can be some problems getting at shelves;
so bring shelves out from wall
in order to be able to load the shelves
from the non-cot sides
there'll still be plenty of light for plants .
1.24:
. 3 of the shelving systems are black,
and one is white;
I had assumed color was the only diff'
but they use different piping systems;
. the white tubes can be on top,
which means nixing all the black legs,
since there's only 3sets out of 4 .
. reuse the 3 black shelving systems without legs .
. pushed against west wall is the only way to have
dresser drawers access on the east wall .
. if needing more shelves,
the sockets in all shelves are all the same size .

1.25: redo floor matting:
. foam from south.bedroom that was under and around cot
is now replaced by shelving systems wider footprint .
reuse floor matting for walkways around shelving,
and 2 leftovers are put at entrance of house and bathroom .

1.25: custom pieces:
. make template out of paper,
mark 1st pipe cut with paper template .
. test piece for fit .
. mark other 3 pieces with 1st piece and hack marks .
. used a shelf from white shelving system
to add extra layer over head .

1.25: straps:
. the cross-shelves at the foot and head of system
are piped in place at only 2 of their 4 corners .
. used parachute cord to hold the loose corners
on the edges of the shelving they rest on .

idiot-proofed derailleurs

[1.10:

. this idea might actually be worth it for a velomobile,

where stalling on a forgotten downshift

can represent a non-trivial traffic impediment

due to the velo' being wider than your ordinary bike

and not easily push-started .]

4.23(2009): tech.gear/mobi/derailleur changing while still:

. did anyone try a front derailer on the underside,

one that would change gears by pedaling backwards?

. that idea would work for the rear derailer too,

but there are so many of those to do,

pedaling backwards would be an annoyance .

. these would be great for when being

caught by surprise in high gear,

and then no longer would you have to find some manual way

of getting started before you can downshift .

sewing machine refurbished with manual operation (2009)

5.26: gear/sewing.machine/repair:

. I could go a bit faster on the trike's shell

if I had the sewing machine;

what's wrong with it?

. the variable-voltage socket got shattered,

so the motor needs to be directly tied into the pedal,

or the the pedal needs a new socket .

. some of the chrome add-on's are missing:

there needs to be a vert'rod that the spool of thread sits on;

and more urgently, there is a screw-in place setting"thumb nut

that adjusts the length and direction of the step .

. without that, it tends to take huge steps .

. they couldn't be found so now the options are order new parts

http://www.thompsonsewing.com/

(806) 744-6774

. they don't sell any replacement parts online

but feet, thread, and needles:

. the thumb nut could not be found online .

replacing the missing feed regulator thumb nut:

5.26:

. one way to improvise is to make a crutch stick;

something that holds up the bolt to a typical level .

5.28:

. the way I finally tried was

a cord lock that can vari-size a loop

that holds in place the feed regulator bolt .

. the cord is hanging from

my replacement for the spool pin:

a paint brush handle that fits snugly into a hole on top .

5.28: bk"operation routine:

. how to install the needle?

. needle's recess is on the right side,

thread from the left .

. bobbin's thread is coming over the top at you .

5.28: replacing broken parts:

. if it doesn't work mech'ly, no use fixing motor;

so, find parts and test it .

5.28: testing:

. gave it a wax-lube,

and removed the motor to get at all oil points

-- now it is very easy to rotate?

gives me the idea it might be better to just

run it without the motor!

. finish 2 parts rotating it by hand .

5.30: proj.gear/sewing.mach'/ergo.handle:

. I prefer the greater control I have from hand-turning the sewing machine,

but pushing the wheel made my fingers stiff,

so today I had the idea to reuse a bike pedal

as a turning handle .

. a good pedal to reuse is from the junker mtn bike

(it had been in an accident and the pedal was chewed up) .

. this bike had one of the cheaper pedal systems

where the cranks and the axle they rotate

are all one piece .

. I removed the bearings hoping to find some

easiest place to hack off a crank;

but it turned out I could have left the bearings in place .

. the pedal was made of plastic

and was hacked into a round handle .

. the sewing machine's rotator was drilled in 2 places,

which were then threaded with craft wire

to be twisted tight around the crank .

the state of psychiatry on scifri.com

12.18: news.psy/the state of psychiatry on scifri.com:

. the most painful part of the job being the intake or

triage psychiatrist at a major city's mental hospital

was rooting out malingerers (sharks)

Malingering is a medical term that refers to exaggerating

the symptoms of mental or physical disorders

for a variety of "secondary gain" motives,

which may include financial compensation (often tied to fraud);

avoiding school, work or military service;

obtaining drugs; getting lighter criminal sentences;

or simply to attract attention or sympathy.

Legally, it is often referred to as fabricated mental illness

or feigned madness .

-- very common as homelessness or struggles increase .

very bad for patients ? is that a tele'bullying thing?

or just the fact they need to be tight with services?

. one assistant caller noticed that m'illness was catchy,

. when m'ill are packed together they can feed off each other's illnesses

(not a shark-specific problem);

the ref' was to why the doctor needed a break ?

. in her last interview she said she had to break because

of taking care of small children;

at the time I first heard that,

I got the idea her problem was that

she would have this tele'relation with patients

that seemed to follow her to her children's relationship .

. she did have to admit her profession was an ill bunch:

they always have m'ill in self or close relative .

. mdma (ecstasy) may help talk therapy,

and as 1st-line defense in schiz'ic crisis .

. pot and shrooms, too, may have medical potential,

but she points out that the laws affecting rec'drugs

are also inhibiting scientific experimentation

that could disprove these drugs have no medical value .

. the laws are definitely more a fear of the supernatural-religious

than any scientific-medical basis .

. pot could help schiz'ia?

that does mesh well with other data:

things that help a symptom

will tend to cause that symptom during withdrawal .

. often schiz'ic onset occurs shortly after

making a commitment to avoid one's prior life

as are situations of trying to change social class

(esp'ly from a lower to a higher status) .

. what's the best way to get into psych'?

psy.D takes 7yrs, but md with psychopharm specialty takes only 4 .

. another way is medical assistant .

the final prophet

12.20: relig/Islam/the final prophet:

. think it funny for a prophet to claim

he's been told he'll be the final prophet?

after all,

the bible that the prophet respects does record a string of them!

. perhaps the main point was that

the new world really needs only one message:

it seems obvious the first big new message (given by christ)

was that real promises of justice are not mocked;

and then when "(Christians) turn this message

into a cultish military machine

then the final message (given by Islam's Prophet)

is to guide us in the meaning the new message .

. Christ's main concern was not about whether Christ is a god!

rather, it was about getting real justice:

not abusing women, borrowers, or the poor

(children, possessed, mutilated, diseased,

prostituting, tax collecting, ...) .

the statutory rape birth

12.20: rn.relig/christianity/virgin birth:

. skeptics point out that virgin means young girl,

but preacher counters:

the way the term was used then,

young girl implied virgin, as in too young for marriage .

. my counter to the preacher's point

was that the skeptic still has the same result:

virgin implied too young for legal

rather than succeeding at staying legal .

. that, of course, would still be a minor point,

since the glaring delusion of christianity

is to think that something is so just because there are

some authentic writings of people believing it was so .

. who are these believers?

can we cross-examine them now? conveniently not!

. but, of course,

that is a minor point to the central issue:

christian's have a lot of material

that would prove existence of the supernatural,

and of psychological solution to many of our problems;

why are they insisting on fundamentalist

concrete interpretations of the bible

when the symbolic ones are just as useful ?

. why are they making an issue about

god being in the form of man?

. the catholic vision of a one-world religion is

commendable as an approach to world-wide peace,

but tacking on every sort of superstition

just to make everyone feel at home

is hardly doing justice to christ's intended message .