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Cake day: June 8th, 2023

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  • In the suburbs of a middle-sized city in Ohio, USA. So midwest, but a bit older, higher-density, and more northeastern suburban layout than, say, Iowa. Built up in the 1960s-70s. Almost all single-family suburban homes on large lots.

    (these are walking distances, not straight lines)

    • To the nearest convenience store: 1.6 km
    • To the nearest chain supermarket: 4.2 km
    • To the bus stop: 1.5 km
    • To the nearest park: 226 meters
    • To the nearest big supermarket: 2.1 km
    • To the nearest library: 2.6 km
    • To the nearest train station: Hahaha! (Ok, it’s actually 78 km, but it’s mostly worthless as a train station)

    Straight-line distance to Big Ben: 6297 km












  • One caution on older Surface Pros: They are generally not serviceable, and when the batteries eventually go, you will have to replace the device. The 9th gen and later may be better. I am dealing with this right now in a 2017/5th gen Surface Pro. While it’s nice hardware (as a user), apparently the battery is glued-in in such a way that you cannot replace it without destroying the tablet. I’m currently looking to replace it with either a Lenovo ThinkPad X12 detachable or a Dell Latitude 7320 detachable, both of which are similar but (purportedly) much more repairable.