Fudgy McFarlen

A German girl saves me some time. She has already done the experiment I needed to do to see if I could transcribe my handwritten notebooks.

Research Links

• Automated Text Recognition with ChatGPT 4

Notes

1. Appears to do the job sufficiently to complete the task of transcribing my ASU class notes

Bad boot loader database. Microsoft has something to do with this so I was reticent to update.

This notification keeps popping up on one of my Linux boxes.

Research Links

• GAI: Ubuntu linux how to update uefi database dbx
• GAI: ubuntu linux where is the uefi database held

Disposition:

• Internet suggests Microsoft is driving this database – not a fan
• Is on an Ubuntu Linux box – not likely to ever return to Windows on it
• Consulted Mario – he was positive on it.
• Decided to update on the box:  BoxName = Sleepy

Microtek 4900 note supported by SANE.

Book from the Boston Federal Reserve

The-Red-Network -Elizabeth-Dilling

Research Links

• G: "the red network" archive.org
• archive.org: The Red Network – by Elizabeth Dilling
• LocalCopy: The Red Network – by Elizabeth Dilling

Linux starting running a lot better once Skype was uninstalled. Removed the double install of Brave Browser too.

Every time I rebooted my backup laptop it would spin up 2 instances of Skype.  I think maybe I goofed and installed by both using command line and snapd. 

1. First one said it was outdated 
2. Second one booted up and worked

4-28-2025 – used both de Install methods

GAI: ubuntu linux how to uninstall skype

To uninstall Skype on Ubuntu, you can use the command line or the Software Boutique. Using the command line, you can remove the package using sudo apt-get remove skypeforlinux or sudo snap remove skype depending on how it was installed. If you installed it through the Software Boutique, you can typically find it in the installed applications list and remove it from there. 

Detailed Steps:

Boat ride from Manaus to Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira

Como é a viagem de 3 dias de São Gabriel da Cachoeira para Manaus – Rio Negro

GAI: can you use an external hard drive to copy btc blockchain and transfer to another computer?

You can use an external hard drive to copy the Bitcoin blockchain and transfer it to another computer. You'll need to locate the data directory containing the blockchain database, then copy the entire directory to the external drive, and finally transfer the drive to the new computer. The data directory's default location is C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin on Windows. Make sure to shut down the Bitcoin Core wallet on both computers while copying the files to prevent data corruption, according to the Bitcoin Wiki. 

Here's a more detailed explanation:

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This disk failed in 2 attempts to download the BTC blockchain.  Ubuntu Linux was installed on this disk and it worked normally.  I still do not know why it would not work with Bitcoin core

Research Links

• How to check disk errors in Linux
• G: linux how to check a disk for ongoing data errors
• G: linux how to test hard drive bit error rate
• G: linux software that tests hard drive entire surface badblocks
• How to Detect Bad Sectors or Bad Blocks on Linux Hard Drives

Heard about from Andrew Joyce

Research Links

• Archive.org: Book:  The World We Have Lost – Laslett Peter
• LocalCopy: The World We Have Lost – Laslett Peter