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I decided to take a big “step up” in Things 4 Good Candles production and get a DigiBoil 9 gallon wax melter. Before we had three melters in two double boilers doing 3 lbs of wax at a time. Things4Good Fall Fundraiser coming November 12th and 13th.

DigiBoil stainless steel 9-gallon electric wax melter with digital display panel, spigot, and locking lid
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Roadmap by Dariush

I stumbled upon Roadmap by Dariush (0xDariush.eth, @0xDariush) and the project intrigued me. He’s hitchhiking from Armenia to Georgia and Turkey and from there to Europe. He is going to share the story on Ethereum. Interesting!

He’s supporting the journey a number of ways, including proposal 862 from Nouns DAO. I also grabbed one of the OG 100 tokens to support his trip.

I find this sort of experimentation interesting and am curious to see how the experience works.

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Got cutting-discs on the Dremel and trimmed a dozen or so drawer pull bolts to proper lengths. Tammy filed them down after.

Dremel rotary tool with a metal cutting disc attached, resting in its gray plastic case, beside channel-lock pliers and several small brass bolts on a white surface.
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Installed these cool modern sconces from Dutton Brown made right here in Minneapolis. I’m not very handy, but I have an unqualified confidence with light electric work. ⚡️💡

Navy blue wall sconce with exposed Edison-style filament globe bulb mounted on a white wall
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Tracking active Lil Nouns DAO proposals.

Voted for Lil Nouns DAO proposal 48 “Lil Nouns Weekly Newsletter”.

Voted for Lil Nouns DAO proposal 49 “Lil Funding + Data Pod + Content Pod Refills”.

Snapshot vote for Nouns DAO proposal 142.

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First time running the Big Green Egg at our new house. Sous Vides beef tenderloin getting a finish on the fire. 🔥

Two sous vide beef tenderloins finishing on the grill grates of a Big Green Egg kamado smoker on a backyard patio.
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Noted milestones of your kid driving:

  1. Gets permit and you begin the journey.
  2. Passes drivers test and has their own drivers license.
  3. You add their phone as a driver on your car.
  4. They go to the grocery store on their own.

Me, waiting for the return from the grocery store. 😬

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It always feels a bit like I’m breaking the rust off when publishing the first Weekly Thing after my 2-month summer break. Eventually it all gets fluid and easier again. Oh, issue #226 coming tomorrow! ⚙️

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Ethereum is now Proof-of-Stake!

YouTube livestream of the Ethereum Mainnet Merge Viewing Party showing terminal logs confirming the transition to Proof of Stake at slot 4700013
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I have my Gnosis Chain at-home validator running and added four additional validators to it tonight, for a total of eight validators. One of my validators proposed block 4,830,917!