Oven: 425°F Pan: metal roasting pan / sheet pan

Ingredients

• 4–6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 2 lb potatoes (Yukon Gold or russet), 1½” chunks
• 1 medium yellow onion, thick wedges
• ¾–1 cup frozen peas
• ¼ cup dry white wine
• 1–2 small rosemary sprigs
• Olive oil, salt, pepper

Method

1. Potatoes first
   • Toss potatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper.
   • Roast 20–25 min, cut-side down, until browned.
2. Chicken + onions
   • Season chicken. Add thighs (skin up) and onion wedges.
   • Roast 15–20 min until fat is rendering.
3. Wine + rosemary
   • Pull pan. Splash ¼ cup wine against pan edge.
   • Add rosemary. Return to oven immediately.
4. Peas
   • Scatter frozen peas over pan.
   • Roast 8–10 min more.
5. Finish
   • Optional broil 2–3 min.
   • Remove rosemary. Rest 5 min, toss once, serve.

Notes

• If it doesn’t sizzle when wine hits, pan wasn’t hot enough
• Crowding is good — potatoes should sit in fat
• No liquid left at the end = correct

1. Add Notion’s MCP to claude

   claude mcp add --transport http notion https://mcp.notion.com/mcp
   Added HTTP MCP server notion with URL: https://mcp.notion.com/mcp to local config
   File modified: /Users/jq/.claude.json [project: /Users/jq/code/hightouch/claude_local/2026-01-wsl]
   

2. In a claud session, type /mcp to bring up the list of servers you can configure. If the newly added server isn’t there, then run /doctor to force claude to reread the configs
3. Select the Notion server from the list and authenticate
4. That’s it. You can now send Claude links to docs you want it to read

It’s really easy to create labels on flat models in Fusion 360:

1. Create a new sketch on the flat face of your model.
2. Use the text tool to add your label.
3. Exit the sketch.
4. Emboss the sketch on to the surface.

But it’s a little more tricky to create labels on curved models.

Here’s how to do it

1. Create a new body with a curved surface that you want to label. Rename the body Main to keep track of it.

2. Create an offset plane outside of the body.

   

3. Create a sketch on that plane with whatever message you want.

4. Extrude the the sketch through the surface of your body. You need to make sure you have this deep enough that the full text will intersect with the body.

   

5. Create another sketch on the back of the extrusion. This just needs to intersect all of the letters of the text. If there are any hollow areas of your text (the circle in the center of an e, for example), you want to make sure that you exclude the hollow areas. You can either do this directly by not intersecting with the hollow areas, or you can project the letters from the original sketch onto the new sketch. In the screenshot, you can see that the sketch is just a simple box that overlaps all of the letters.

   

6. Extrude the new sketch through the bodies of the old sketch, effectively joining them together into one body. This makes it easier to do the next few steps because you’ll have a single body to work with instead of one body per letter.

   

7. Name this new body Label

8. Use the Combine tool to trim the Label so it doesn’t extrude past the face of Main.
   • Target: Label
   • Tool: Main
   • Operation: Intersect
   • Keep Tools: True

   

9. Use the Combine tool again to create the recess for the label to fit into.
   • Target: Main
   • Tool: Label
   • Operation: Cut
   • Keep Tools: True

   

Done.

So of course I went to wire up a hotkey for that… only you can’t.

Well. Not be default at least.

First things first, you’re gonna need an extension called Launch Config. Go ahead and install that.

Next up, you’re going to need a suitably complex .vscode/launch.json. Luckily, I have one just kicking around. Let’s use this

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "d1",
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "runtimeExecutable": "cmd.exe",
      "args": ["/c", "echo Hello, Console 11111111111111"],
      "console": "integratedTerminal"
    },
    {
      "name": "d2",
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "runtimeExecutable": "cmd.exe",
      "args": ["/c", "echo Hello, Console 2222222222222"],
      "console": "integratedTerminal"
    }
  ]
}

This adds two configurations d1 and d2. Both of which just echo a message to the command line. Not the most realistic sample, but perfect for testing.

From there, you can configure them to work with Launch Configs by in your .vscode/settings.json.

"launches": {
  "RunD1": "d1",
  "RunD2": "d2"
}

What this does is create an entry named RunD1 with Launch Configs that will launch your d1 configuration.

Next, you have to create the keybindings going to the command pallet (ctrl-shift-p) and search for keyboard. This will open up the UI, you can use that or you can hit the page looking icon at the top of VS Code to open the text file. For me it’s located in C:\Users\Josh Quintus\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\keybindings.json (keybindings can’t be stored at the workspace level 🙁.

 {
  "key": "f14",
  "command": "launches.RunD1",
  "arg": "restart"
},
{
  "key": "f15",
  "command": "launches.RunD2",
  "arg": "restart"
}

This maps the F14 and F15 key to starting the d1 and d2 config, respectively. But of course, you could set it to anything you like.

TL;DR

1. Install Launch Config.
2. Create an entry in .vscode/launch.json
3. Create a matching entry in .vscode/settings.json that points to the launch config
4. Create a keybinding that references the item in settings.json

It’d be really nice if I could just map a hotkey to toggle it on and off. Going down this rabbit hole, I learned about the when clause in VS Code keybindings but more importantly, I learned how to figure out what variables are available when using it.

Enter Developer: Toggle Developer Tools. With this command (in the Command Pallet) you can open up the standard chrome developer tools. But in this case, it allows you to inspect VS Code itself. After that, you can get a list of all of the “Context Keys” available for your when clause.

For example, here’s a handful of mine right now

...
neovim.editorLangIdExclusions : null
neovim.init : true
neovim.mode : "normal"
notebookChatAgentRegistered : false
notebookVariableViewEnabled : false
notificationCenterVisible : false
notificationToastsVisible : false
npm.canMove : true
npm.defaultViewLocation : true
openFolderWorkspaceSupport : true
operationInProgress : false
outline.active : true
outline.canMove : true
...

From here, I can see that neovim.init is a boolean. I can probably use that for my when clause.

My keybindings.json (in ~\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\keybindings.json)

{
  "key": "f17",
  "command": "vscode-neovim.stop",
  "when": "neovim.init"
},
{
  "key": "f17",
  "command": "vscode-neovim.restart",
  "when": "!neovim.init"
}

Now, when neovim is enabled, pressing F17 will turn it off and when it’s off, pressing it again will turn it back on. Teh is after good.

TL;DR

1. Developer: Toggle Developer Tools
2. Developer: Inspect Context Keys

The steps are

1. Reduce it to a 3x3 by
   1. Solving the center
   2. Solving the edges
   3. Handle any edge parity
2. Solve the 3x3

Center Solve

The center solve is the exact same as a 4x4, just a little bigger.

1. Solve the white square
2. Solve the opposite side (yellow square)
3. Solve any of the remaining sides
4. Solve the adjacent side (it could be any side, but it’s just easier to solve the adjacent side since it means less flipping the cube around)
5. Solve the remaining two sides in one go

Edges

Free Slicing

To speed things up you can use the “free slicing” method. Which pretty much means you solve 8 of the edges w/out making sure you get the center squares resolved after each pass. This just speeds up the process. Once you have 8 out of the 12 edges solved, you put them at the top and bottom and then resolve the center squares. After this, you can solve the remaining 4 edges the “normal” way: one block at a time and always bringing the square faces back to solved after every move.

Flipping an edge

In order to pair up an edge you may need to flip one of the edge pieces. For example, you would want to flip the orange/blue piece in the top right with the bottom right red/green piece. This will let you slot in the blu/orange piece in the next move.

🔲|🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲|🔲       🔲|🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲|🔲
🟦|🟧🔲🔲🔲🟧|🟦       🟦|🟧🔲🔲🔲🟥|🟩
🟦|🟧🔲🔲🔲🟥|🟩  ==>  🟦|🟧🔲🔲🔲🟥|🟩
🟨|🟩🔲🔲🔲🟥|🟩       🟨|🟩🔲🔲🔲🟦|🟧
🔲|🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲|🔲       🔲|🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲|🔲

The algorithm for this is

R U R` F R` F` R

Parity

⚪|🟨🟨🟦🟨🟨|⚪       ⚪|🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨|⚪
————————————————————       ———————————————————
🟧|🟦🟦🟨🟦🟦|🟥       🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥
🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥       🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥
🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥  ==>  🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥
🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥       🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥
🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥       🟧|🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦|🟥

Either of the below algorithms will solve this problem. Pick whichever you like best.

Algorithm 1

Rw U2 x Rw U2 Rw U2 3Rw' U2
Lw U2 Rw' U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw'

Algorithm 2

Rm' U2 Lm F2
Lm' F2 Rm2 U2
Rm U2 Rm' U2
F2 Rm2 F2

Source

Reading the diagrams

In the diagrams above I use the following conventions.

• The 🔲 square is used to denote a square we don’t care about
• The ⚪ is just a spacer. It means nothing and is only there so everything else lines up.
• The | is used to denote the side edge of the cube. Something to the left of a | is on a different face than the square to the right of it.
• The — is used to denote the top edge of the cube. Something above the — is on a different face than the square below it.

Note on notation

Some of the notation for 5x5 is slightly different than the 4x4 or 3x3

• Rw means “right wide” or the two rightmost columns.
• 3Rw means the 3 right most columns
• Rm means the “right middle” column. So it’s rotating just the single column between the center column and the right face.
• Lm means the “left middle” column.
• x means to rotate the entire cube so the bottom is now the front and the front is now the top. The two sides (left and right) do not change.

I keep getting into conversations about modern cartoons which invariably end with people asking for recommendations. So here’s my list of great cartoons from the point of view of 40 year old guy with no kids.

• DuckTales
  • The original 90’s one was one of my favorites growing up, but I think the recent run was much much better.
  • David Tennant as Scrooge? Amazing! All around, the cast is great
  • The triplets have distinct personalities
• Over the Garden Wall
  • Great art
  • Great story
  • Great actors
  • Great music
• Avatar the Last Airbender
• The Legend of Korra
• Gravity Falls
• Amphibia
• Owl House
• Steven Universe
• We Bare Bears
• She-Ra
  • I didn’t enjoy this one as much as my wife did
• Infinity Train

Animated shows that are more aimed at adults

• BoJack Horseman
• Bob’s Burgers
• Archer
• Invincible

Things that people have recommended

• Arcane
• The Dragon Prince
• Bluey
• Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts
• Undone

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2. If someone used you as an example of “what not to do”, what example would they use?
3. What is your guilty pleasure song?
4. What is your guilty pleasure movie / TV?
5. What is your guilty pleasure meal?
6. What is your guilty pleasure dessert?
7. What is the first thing that you do when you wake up?
8. What’s a good rom-com?
9. What’s a good mystery movie?
10. What’s a good comedy movie?
11. What’s a good animated show?
12. What’s a good animated movie?
13. What is something that people should simply stop doing?
14. What off brand item is better than its brand name counterpart?
15. What was the first major news story you remember as a child?
16. Who is your favorite female protagonist?
17. You can’t time travel, but your phone has the internet from 5 years in the future. What do you search for first?
18. What song would you put on a mixtape for Your Party?
19. What song would you put on a mixtape for Getting Down?
20. What song would you put on a mixtape for Cooking?
21. What song would you put on a mixtape for Cleaning?
22. What song would you put on a mixtape for Your Road Trip?
23. What song would you put on a mixtape of TV show theme songs?
24. What’s your favorite snack?
25. What type of doughnut do you like?
26. What’s an absurd moment in an otherwise serious movie?
27. If you had to live in a world alongside one supernatural class of villains (zombies, vampires, etc.) which would it be and why?
28. What’s the first video game you remember playing?
29. What’s the first TV show you remember enjoying that wasn’t intended for children?
30. What Disney movie have you watched the most (or at least a lot)?
31. What’s a Disney memory you have?
32. If you could read a book again for the first time, what would it be?
33. What are you boycotting til the day you die?
34. Without looking it up, what would you expect to buy at a “package store”?
35. What looks fun in movies, but in real life is miserable?
36. What’s a show that never had a bad episode?
37. If it turns out that one species of animal has been aliens spying on Earth the whole time, what animal do you think it is?
38. What do you consider “simple pleasures of life”?
39. What are the worst answers to the interview question “where do you see yourself in five years”?
40. What is a place you will never go again?
41. If animals could talk, which would be the most rude?
42. In the WFH era, which coworker that you haven’t already met would you most like to meet IRL?
43. What made you smile this week?
44. What’s a song that will never get old to you?
45. What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill?
46. What was cool when you were young but isn’t cool now?
47. What seems harmless but could actually kill you?
48. If you could have an unlimited supply of anything other than money, what would it be?
49. What’s a band you want to listen to more of?
50. How many unread emails do you have in your work inbox?
51. How many unread text messages do you have on your phone?
52. What was the last time you did something for the first time?
53. What album has no skips?
54. If you could erase all memories of listening to a song so you could listen to it for the first time but you lose all memories associated with it, what song would you pick?
55. If all animals were horse sized, which would be the most majestic to ride into battle?
56. What cartoon character would make a good CEO?
57. What’s one of your favorite sandwiches?
58. What’s one of your favorite soups?
59. What’s one of your favorite drinks?
60. What’s a song lyric that you like?
61. Who was one of the nicest people you have met?
62. What’s a word or phrase used to mean their opposite? (for example, using the word “literally” to literally mean “figuratively”)
63. Create a new Crayola color name.
64. What would you store in a fanny pack?
65. What’s an out-of-character thing you’ve done recently?
66. What fast food restaurant do you like?
67. What’s your pizza order?
68. What’s your Uber rating?
69. What would your Uber rating be as a DRIVER?
70. Halloween is approaching, what monster would you prefer getting chased by?
71. What is your favorite “old school” device/gadget?
72. What’s something you can easily eat 6 of?
73. What’s a sequel that came out at least 10 years after the previous movie that you enjoyed?
74. In your opinion, what’s an underrated movie?
75. What’s the best trip (traveling wise) you ever had?
76. If you were a robot what would you say to convince others you aren’t?
77. What’s a slack channel that has some good content?
78. What’s something that you’re looking forward to? Eg. a new show/movie/album/song, a phone/computer/tv/car/apartment upgrade, a vacation/holiday/birthday, the end of the day, midday nap/snack-break
79. What movie could you watch over and over without getting tired of it?
80. What’s a song lyric you always get wrong?
81. What’s an overrated movie?
82. What’s one of your go to subredits?
83. What would you blog about?
84. What’s a weird or bad roommate situation you’ve had?
85. If you were a professional burglar, what would be your calling card? (Think: The Wet Bandits)
86. What’s something you’re snobby about?
87. What are your Turkey Day plans this year?
88. What did you buy during Black Friday (the day or weekend after Thanksgiving)?
89. What’s something you’ve only started to like after college?
90. What’s a discontinued food or beverage item you wish would return?
91. What’s a strong opinion you have about something that’s not important?
92. What’s a movie you think I haven’t seen that Josh would like? (The “I” in this scenario is whoever is asking the icebreaker question)
93. What’s something you are an expert in?
94. What types of shoes do you wear?
95. What company or team reference would make a good band name?
96. What’s a skill you would like to learn in the new year?
97. Design a movie marathon. Minimum 4 movies.
98. What would your New Year’s resolution be? (If you have one, then say it, if you don’t then make one up!)
99. What’s a movie you haven’t seen in a while that you need to rewatch?
100. What’s something that you thought everyone else did but learned later in life that it was just you/your family/your community?
101. What is a new skill you learned?
102. What is a good late night driving song?
103. What’s a fact that you still don’t believe?
104. What’s a movie that you enjoy that wouldn’t be made today?
105. What’s a good non-super-hero movie from the past 10 years?
106. Who was one of the best teachers you had?
107. Should hexagons be drawn “flat-top” or “pointy-top” ?
108. What’s your favorite Disney character?
109. What’s a favorite new food/restaurant you’ve discovered recently?
110. What’s the most magical place on earth?
111. What’s the worst place on earth?
112. Which would you give up for rest of your life: tacos or pizzas?

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