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Feedstock for Retrospective Synthesis
The Haystack in Which the Needle of Domain Will Be Found
Primitive Capabilities
The easiest way to remember and list capabilities is chronologically, by what context in which I learned them.
High School and before
- Photography, including
- Shot composition
- Film processing
- Bulk film loading
- Print making & developing
- Astronomy
- Astrophotography
- Writing
- Arithmetic
- Geometry
- Algebra & Trigonometry
Navy
- Mechanical system operation
- Machine maintenance & troubleshooting
- Marine terminology
- Watch standing
- Damage control
- Scenario planning
- Communications (IC procedures)
- Rules of the road (lookout quals)
- Oxygen clean work
- Hydraulic principles
- Cleaning
- Packing & storage
College: Engineering
- Documenting a procedure (Chem Lab)
- Vectors
- Sailing
- Basic piloting
College: Architecture
- Sketching
- Watercolor wash
- Understanding structural details
- Architectural history
College: Industrial Design
- Product deconstruction
- Machine tools
- Mills
- Lathes
- Sheet metal bending
- Horizontal band saw
- Vacuum forming
- Band saw
- Manufacturing methods
- Human factors
- 3D modeling
- Sanding, filling & fairing
- Painting
- Art history
- Concept development
- Concept sketching
- Composite boat building
- Lamination tool/mold taking
Marine Design
- Drafting
- Ship checking
- Ship fitting
- Outfitting
- Worksite safety
Specific Projects
Educational
- Yearbook photography project
- Halley's Comet photo project
- Modeling tooling for SCAD boat
- Computer PCB lamps
- Watercolor wash class
- Westlawn Unit 1
Personal Investigation
- Making zarfs
- Beekeeping
- Beer & cider brewing
- Mead making
- Attempt at fermenting pot
- Attempt at fermentation jar accessory
- Anachroluxe (versa-cam)
- Dyer refit
- Dory refit
- Sailboat refit
- Waterway videos
- House renovation
- Crown molding
- Ballroom floor
- Floor joists
- Kitchen cabinets
Day Job
- Getting into nuke school
- Getting submarine qualified
- O2 Generator quals
- Floating drydock
- Retracting ladder & lock for it
Collaboration
- Model railroad helix
- Canoe-based cleanups
Places that Matter
Lived in Long-term (>1 year)
- Eugene, OR
- Spokane, WA
- Orlando, FL
- Charleston, SC
- Philadelphia, PA
- Savannah, GA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Norfolk, VA
Resided in For a Purpose (<1 year)
- Portland, OR / Vancouver, WA
- Groton, CT
- Newport News, VA*
- Seattle, WA
- Panama City, FL
- Marinette, WI
- North Kingstown, RI
- Alexandria, VA
- Annapolis, MD
- Portsmouth, VA*
- San Diego, CA
*Or worked there while living nearby
Visited
- Dunoon, Scotland
- Bremerhaven, Germany
- La Madalena, Italy
- Naples, Italy
- Rome, Italy
- Haifa, Israel
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Roosevelt Roads, PR
- Halifax, NS
- New York, NY
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