==== pages ==== * [[foo bar baz]] * [[book reading tracker]] * [[dilbert]] * [[list of all pages]] * [[wikipedia links I came across]] * [[mailing list archives]] * [[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]] * [[similar stocks]] * [[python coding interview]] * [[waffle slab]] * [[customary units]] * [[questions and answers]] * [[one word or two words]] ==== 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 ==== A ragbag is a miscellaneous collection Ref:- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ragbag Similar words: job lot, olio, stuff 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 tags | collection of pages