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DATE: 2019-05-15
MOOD: ENCOURAGED
MUSIC: SILENCE

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I don't have any major thoughts but I wanted to update my feels phlog.

I've been spending a lot of time on rawtext.club (RTC) and playing
around. We've got a neat BBS concept that uses a pull-based, git-backed
approach. Rather than having a centralized server, all comments and
threads are based around "git pull"ing new comments in from the people
you follow. I also wrote a nice UI around it that makes interacting
with everything very easy.

Another thing I've been working on is a collaborative text editor,
based around ed, and called `ced`. The way it works is that when
someone starts editing a file, it also creates a unix domain socket
that others can connect to. Those other clients can then edit the file
just like the first person can, with all changes being reflected for
each user. Currently it's very much a prototype and has a couple of
bugs, but it is usable enough. I was able to edit the README for the
project using the tool itself, so that's fun.

Besides that, I was also able to get some of my real work done. So now
one of our web apps has an automated monkey tester that's able to move
the mouse around and trigger requests on the backend. This was one of
the major things we needed for this project, so now I get to use it
today to come up with some benchmarks for the system. I don't expect it
to be easy, smooth sailing from here, but with that major component out
of the way, we should be good.

I guess in all, I'm feeling pretty happy about my progress on these
projects. It's nice to feel like I'm really making something, even if
some of it isn't directly related to my work. It certainly feels better
and more productive than just playing games in my free time.

I've also been experimenting with making a good bechamel pasta dish.
I've made it the past couple of nights and it's been good, and it's
getting better.

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Recipe: Shrimp Pasta in Bechamel Sauce

Thaw 10-12 shrimp in luke warm water. Heat up about 2 tbsp of private
select french butter in a cast iron pan.

Boil water to prepare some noodles [1]. Once done, strain and set aside.

Add the shrimp to the pan and cook 2-3 minutes per side. While cooking,
add salt, pepper, and roasted garlic seasoning. Remove shrimp and add 2
tbsp of flour [2] to the pan and mix to keep from burning. Add about a
cup of milk [3] and mix until combined. Season the sauce with a little
more roasted garlic seasoning.

Once the sauce has thickened a little but is still a little liquidy
[4], add the shrimp, stir to cover all the shrimp, and then scoop some
noodles into a bowl and add some sauce and serve.

[1]: We've been using elbow noodles.

[2]: Maybe use less flour. Ours didn't become a smooth cream but stayed
as chunks.

[3]: I have no idea how much. This sounds about right since we were
left with about a cup of sauce.

[4]: If it's too thick, add more milk.

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