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-==== dummies ====+ 
 +==== pages ==== 
 +  * [[foo bar baz]] 
 +  * [[book reading tracker]] 
 +  * [[dilbert]]
   * [[list of all pages]]   * [[list of all pages]]
   * [[wikipedia links I came across]]   * [[wikipedia links I came across]]
   * [[mailing list archives]]   * [[mailing list archives]]
   * [[websites to avoid]]   * [[websites to avoid]]
 +  * [[websites]]
 +  * [[time in different countries]]
 +  * [[company tidbits]]
 +  * [[Dell Precision T3500]]
 +  * [[stocks to research for next month]]
 +  * [[mark text message as unread]]
 +  * [[tbill yield methodology]]
 +
 +==== lines ====
 +  * A milliliter is about 20 drops from an eyedropper.
 +  * A pail holds about 8 liters.
 +  * A sandgrouse can soak up enough water in its fluffy feathers to fill a small perfume bottle (~20 mL). It can carry the water a long way to its chicks.
 +  * A liter is slightly larger than a quart.
 +
 +==== phrases ====
 +  * "pig in a python"
 +    * sharp statistical increase represented as a bulge in an otherwise level pattern
 +    * ex:- "what comes next if this sort of pig in a python continues to work its way down"
 +      * Ref:- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/full-transcript-berkshire-hathaway-chairman-ceo-warren-buffett-speaks-with-cnbcs-becky-quick-on-squawk-box-today-.html
 +
 +==== words ====
 +Policy:
 +  * new words go in the end unless you can group them with existing ones
 +\\
 +
 +  * position papers
 +    * Ref:- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/full-transcript-berkshire-hathaway-chairman-ceo-warren-buffett-speaks-with-cnbcs-becky-quick-on-squawk-box-today-.html
 +  * poult
 +    * a young chicken, turkey, or other bird that is kept for food
 +    * Ref:- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/poult
 +  * cornea
 +  * spironolactone
 +    * A medication used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
 +    * Ref:- https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-6288/spironolactone-oral/details
 +  * blue jay
 +    * The blue jay is a bird native to North America. It is adaptable, aggressive and omnivorous.
 +    * Ref:- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_jay
 +  * Demodex
 +    * Demodex mites are tiny eight-legged parasites that mostly live in hair follicles and oil glands on your face, neck, or chest.
 +    * Two types of Demodex mites live on humans: Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) and Demodex brevis (D. brevis).
 +    * D. folliculorum mites are around 0.3-0.4 millimeters long, while D. brevis mites are slightly smaller at 0.15-0.2 mm.
 +    * More details:- https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/what-are-demodex-mites - well written; lot of information; high information density; has a picture of Demodex; worth reading end to end.
 +  * National master in chess
 +  * political gadfly
 +  * bytearray in python
 +  * Intestinal Adenoma (IA)
 +    * https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-023-03110-2 - Garlic consumption in relation to colorectal cancer risk and to alterations of blood bacterial DNA
 +
 +
 +==== idioms ====
 +Policy:
 +  * new items go in the end unless you can group them with existing ones
 +\\
 +
 +  * hold court
 +    * to receive a lot of attention from other people who stand or sit around you to listen, especially on a social occasion.
 +    * ex:- Patrick is holding court at the end table.
 +    * Ref:- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hold-court
 +    * ex:- "Charlie Munger held court from his wheelchair" in https://www.ft.com/content/da9f8230-2eb1-49c5-b63a-f1507936d01b
 +
  
 ==== About ==== ==== About ====
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 Ref:- https://crossword-solver.io/clue/any-collection-of-miscellaneous-things/ Ref:- https://crossword-solver.io/clue/any-collection-of-miscellaneous-things/
 +
 +Similar words:
 +  * ragbag = a confused mixture of different types of things
 +    * https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/ragbag
 +  * kludge - something, especially computer hardware or software, that has been put together from whatever is available, especially when it does not work very well
 +    * https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/kludge
 +  * panoply - a wide range or collection of different things
 +    * https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/panoply
 +  * this and that - various things
 +  * hotchpotch - a confused mixture of different things
 +  * jumble - a messy and confused mixture of things, feelings, or ideas
  
 See also:- https://www.freethesaurus.com/ragbag See also:- https://www.freethesaurus.com/ragbag
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