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"published": "2025-03-17T20:54:05-07:00",
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"text": "I have a whole rant-y post that I\u2019m not posting because I\u2019m pretty sure y\u2019all are already aware of how fucked things are right now and me venting my feelings on it won\u2019t really help. So instead, a few quick site updates: \n\n\n\nUpdated the About page a little to catch it up on the fact I\u2019ve moved back to Vermont and am now doing software development rather than technical writing.\n\n\n\nAdded another aphorism to Maynard\u2019s Rules.\n\n\n\nUpdated the Walkabout gallery (now caught up to December 2023 \ud83d\ude05).\n\n\n\nVarious server-side updates that should be invisible to y\u2019all.\nI\u2019m still here.",
"html": "<p>I have a whole rant-y post that I\u2019m not posting because I\u2019m pretty sure y\u2019all are already aware of how fucked things are right now and me venting my feelings on it won\u2019t really help. So instead, a few quick site updates: </p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Updated the <a href=\"https://nadreck.me/about/\">About</a> page a little to catch it up on the fact I\u2019ve moved back to Vermont and am now doing software development rather than technical writing.</li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added another aphorism to <a href=\"https://nadreck.me/maynards-rules/\">Maynard\u2019s Rules</a>.</li>\n\n\n\n<li>Updated the <a href=\"https://nadreck.me/gallery/walkabout/\">Walkabout</a> gallery (now caught up to December 2023 \ud83d\ude05).</li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various server-side updates that should be invisible to y\u2019all.</li>\n</ul><p>I\u2019m still here.</p>\n\n\n\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https://nadreck.me/backend/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/black-dragon-utah-1024x332.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Dragon rock formation in Utah. Dark red rocks in the midground, with a cloudy sky above and a desert landscape with desert brush in the foreground.\" />"
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"published": "2025-03-12T17:23:17-07:00",
"url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/11125-More-bathroom-woes",
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"name": "More bathroom woes!",
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"text": "Okay so back in 2021 I had my bathroom redone, and the contractor did an awful job of it, and in particular the plumbing for the shower itself failed a bit over a year ago because the person who did the plumbing was super fucking incompetent.\n\nSo, I had to get the wall partially opened up to get the plumbing corrected, and the plumber was only able to do so much without completely demolishing all of the tilework, and was just hopeful that the fix would be long-term but said that the correct fix would have been very different.\n\nThe tile work itself wasn\u2019t great either but it was Good Enough\u2122 and I didn\u2019t want to spend even more money to get it redone.\n\nWellp, today I noticed that I\u2019m getting more leaking behind the shower wall! So that means that the proper fix needs to happen, which means the tile needs to come down, which means I\u2019d might as well get all the tiling redone.\n\nI\u2019ve reached out to my usual good contractor to see if I can get an estimate for the retiling and the plumbing fix, and hopefully it won\u2019t be too outrageous, but, jesus christ I\u2019m so sick of dealing with this.",
"html": "<p>Okay so back in 2021 I had my bathroom redone, and the contractor did an awful job of it, and in particular the plumbing for the shower itself failed a bit over a year ago because the person who did the plumbing was super fucking incompetent.</p><p>So, I had to get the wall partially opened up to get the plumbing corrected, and the plumber was only able to do so much without completely demolishing all of the tilework, and was just hopeful that the fix would be long-term but said that the correct fix would have been very different.</p><p>The tile work itself wasn\u2019t great either but it was Good Enough\u2122 and I didn\u2019t want to spend even more money to get it redone.</p><p>Wellp, today I noticed that I\u2019m getting more leaking behind the shower wall! So that means that the proper fix needs to happen, which means the tile needs to come down, which means I\u2019d might as well get all the tiling redone.</p><p>I\u2019ve reached out to my usual <em>good</em> contractor to see if I can get an estimate for the retiling and the plumbing fix, and hopefully it won\u2019t be <em>too</em> outrageous, but, jesus christ I\u2019m so sick of dealing with this.</p>"
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"author": {
"name": "Jared White",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250316/preliminary-look-at-segway-max-g3",
"published": "2025-03-16T22:22:41-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OxJ1VJonWs\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>The brand-new Ninebot Segway Max G3 is here, and Jimmy is giving you his <strong>first impressions</strong> along with the <strong>top 10 things he loves</strong> about this latest electric scooter! This is just a teaser for our full review, which is coming soon\u2014but we ran into an unexpected delay\u2026</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been a huge fan of <em>Freshly Charged</em> for a long time\u2026basically my go-to channel any time I want to learn more about the latest e-scooters and e-bikes. I\u2019ve been eagerly awaiting their coverage of the latest slate of Segway scooters, and here\u2019s a ride-along with initial thoughts on the MAX G3.</p>\n\n<p>I wasn\u2019t actually shopping for this much scooter to replace my trusty ol\u2019 F30\u2014I\u2019ve been considering the F3 or F3 Pro\u2014but now that I\u2019m seeing this one in action and what it\u2019s capable of\u2026<em>da-y-um</em>. \ud83d\ude05<br /><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/micromobility\">#micromobility</a></p>",
"text": "The brand-new Ninebot Segway Max G3 is here, and Jimmy is giving you his first impressions along with the top 10 things he loves about this latest electric scooter! This is just a teaser for our full review, which is coming soon\u2014but we ran into an unexpected delay\u2026\n\n\n\nI\u2019ve been a huge fan of Freshly Charged for a long time\u2026basically my go-to channel any time I want to learn more about the latest e-scooters and e-bikes. I\u2019ve been eagerly awaiting their coverage of the latest slate of Segway scooters, and here\u2019s a ride-along with initial thoughts on the MAX G3.\n\nI wasn\u2019t actually shopping for this much scooter to replace my trusty ol\u2019 F30\u2014I\u2019ve been considering the F3 or F3 Pro\u2014but now that I\u2019m seeing this one in action and what it\u2019s capable of\u2026da-y-um. \ud83d\ude05\n#micromobility"
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