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2026 seems to be the Year of the Carpenter for me.
This year alone, I've been learning to use:
* a table saw (sierra de mesa)
* miter saw (sierra inglete)
* router (fresadora) - compact and regular size,
* and even learned to cut (mostly) straight lines using an angle grinder (amoladora) - and have actually cut ceramic tile this way - no guide used to help keep the line straight.
Ok, I already use the angle grinder, but never like this before. But cutting straight lines is definitely a new skill, though I still try to use a guide as much as possible.
I am also working to learn to solder so I can install LED strip lights. I have the basic concept, and have a soldering iron. Just need the solder and the lights to practice with. Oh yeah, and time. I need time.
Berlin, 26 March 2026 – The Document Foundation today announces the simultaneous release of LibreOffice 26.2.2 and LibreOffice 25.8.6.Italo Vignoli (TDF Community Blog)
26.2.2
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FreeCAD Version 1.1 Released
After an enormous amount of work and dedication from FreeCAD contributors we are delighted to announce that FreeCAD Version 1.1 is now released and available for download. There are significant amounts of improvements and new features.
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After an enormous amount of work and dedication from FreeCAD contributors we are delighted to announce that FreeCAD Version 1.1 is now released and available for download. There are significant amo…Jo Hinchliffe (FreeCAD News)
The Document Foundation (TDF), the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice, welcomes the inclusion of the Open Document Format (ODF) as a mandated standard format in Germany’s Deutschland-Stack, the federal government’s sovereign digital infrastructure …Italo Vignoli (TDF Community Blog)
Libreoffice not a hard move for home use, I’ve used it for years and my wife converted a couple of years ago. The only sticking point is occasionally sending attachments without saving them as .docx etc. Not a biggy but if Microslop and other vendors have to accept off then all is better!
A side note, once Libreoffice was accepted at home then the move to Linux was an easier sell. After all it’s the office apps that lock people into Windows.
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The Towers Bridge bypass at Huachipa, on the outskirts of Eastern Lima is now open both ways, alleviating a major traffic bottleneck and completing a key portion of an alternative to Perú's Caraterra Central.
It literally saved (at least) 40 minutes on a round-trip between Santa Eulalia and Santa Anita/Ate.
Starting to work on new tool cabinet design in FreeCAD. Currently just using the spreadsheet to setup variables before I start actually drawing.
I really want to set the finished product dimensions, and use variables to determine drawer sizes (by type) and their placement. I can do something like:
* Drawer_Deep_Wide (>= 20 cm deep)
* Drawer_Medium_Wide
* Drawer_Shallow_Wide
* Drawer_Shallow_Narrow (to place 2 drawers side by side
and so forth.
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