Jonathon Lacher

Mac Settings A post about how I set up my Mac. I’ll likely make minor updates as things change. However if I radically change how I do this, I’ll make a new post. Enable Time Machine I ... Read more →

To quickly add a link to another note, type » to have a list of your notes appear. Begin typing to narrow your results, then select the note you want to link to. When you use this shortcut, the ... Read more →

I built a wood fence this past summer, and the stain I used made a big deal about mill glaze. This was a new term for me, so I had to look it up. It seems to be something that stain manufacturers and ... Read more →

For seeing what planes are overhead, I’ve been using ADS-B Exchange since its a free-er version of the more commercial apps. However in writing this, I’ve learned that they’ve also ... Read more →

Apparently most (all?) new DOD contracts are posted to this page? Read more →

It’s much more difficult to learn a new keyboard that I thought. The multi-key shortcuts are the hardest to re-learn. Read more →

Why am I trying an ergo keyboard? Was starting to feel some mild hand pain, and I’ve never bought my own keyboard before, so this seemed like a good excuse to try something new. Testing my ... Read more →

This is the first in a series of posts of my notes on the book A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout. Most of my notes are loosely copied quotes, paraphrases, or summaries of my ... Read more →

We bought a house, it was built in the 1920s and the main floor uses hot water radiators as the primary heat source (boiler is a Weil-McLain CG-4). I also have a three zone Mitsubishi mini-split ... Read more →

I’ve been dealing with intermittent packet loss at my current home connection. I initially wasn’t sure if the issue was with my home router/switch or my ISP. With MTR, I found the issue ... Read more →