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About Fresh

Apple Mac Fan/Spacecraft Systems. Engineer - NASA missions. guitarist/producer/AFOL/fitness fan/film+TV+soundtrack composer/podcast host/Python newbie coder. Music by me: http://SFTF.bandcamp.com. Mellowly Cool. Find me on IG @sftfmusic and Bluesky: MrFresh

Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 6 – 06 Aug 18 – The Experiment Continues

Greetings all… Hope your Monday was not manic (cues Bangles song). It was typical for me. Posted my #100DaysOfCode status and made it through the workday. I’m actually in bed posting this (first time I’ve tried it). Nothing much to … Continue reading

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#100daysofcode – Day 16 – Comparative Syntax and my coding project – Python

10:45 pm. It was my plan to continue with the tutorial on Python Conditional Statement Syntax, but instead, I worked on my coding project. The data input code block is ugly, ugly enough that I see what needs to rewritten. … Continue reading

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 5 – 05 Aug 18 – Buh Bye FB phone app

Hello all… So, for the past five days, I’ve been waxing philosophically about the results, merits, etc, of now scrolling social media. I don’t really miss FB (although I did wind of people in the Apple Watch Fitness Fans Group, … Continue reading

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 4 – 04 Aug 18 – Phone Usage/”Attention Residue”

Ahh yes…Saturday greetings. Hope yours is going or went well. I got up later than I wanted to (if you want to call 8:30 am late). Getting up no later than 7am on a Saturday (a free one, where I … Continue reading

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 3 – 03 Aug 18 – Twitter/Usage Curbing Apps?

Greetings all… Day 3, baby… It was a good day, productive at work. This particular spacecraft mission I’m working on is getting busier, especially with my immediate boss down at KSC supporting the Parker Solar Probe launch activities (we launch … Continue reading

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 2 – 02 Aug 18 – FOMO?

Hello…. Day 1 has come and gone. I created the graphic above from a gif I came across last night, here. It ironically was timely, and since I like black and white iPhone lock screens, there you have it. It … Continue reading

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Broadening the workout horizon

Greetings all… Earlier tonight I posted a blog about day 1 of 31 of my social media fast for the month of August. Part of the daily social media regimen is being an admin to the Facebook group, Apple Watch … Continue reading

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 1 – 01 Aug 18 – The Reasons

Greetings All. Here we are again. Over the last month (particularly the latter half), I began to take stock of how much time I was spending time on social media and what the spent time is actually netting me and … Continue reading

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My fitness journey – 01 Jan 18 to 30 June 18 – Six Months of Tracking

On July 3, 2017, I purchased my Series 1 Apple Watch from Best Buy – specifically for fitness tracking. NIce to say that one year later, it has served it’s purpose. While I’ve worked out more on than off since … Continue reading

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#100DaysOfCode – Day 8 – Strings and things, a “method” to the madness – Python

Greetings… Here I am…eight straight days into this 100 day code challenge and my understanding and progress is greater than it was the first two attempts of learning. I’ve been through learning a bit of Python syntax, to include strings … Continue reading

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