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+title: "Weeknote 2022 - Week 12"
+date: 2022-03-27T15:46:58+01:00
+description: What I got up to this week
+url: /2022/3/27//27-03-2022-weeknote-week12
+type: post
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+tags:
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+  - work
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+Here's the 2nd installment of my weeknotes. My attempt at [#100DaysToOffload](/tags/100daystooffload/) didn't go particularly well but I'm optimistic that I can keep up with 1 post a week, let's see!
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+This week I finished [How to take smart notes](https://bookwyrm.social/book/335594) on my kindle I'm making my way through some of the blog posts on [Zetteltasken.de](https://zettelkasten.de/). One thing that strikes me about the puritanical zetteltasken approach is that it is designed for more for someone who writes articles or books for a living rather than code (although I do write articles with my academic hat on from time to time). That said there are certainly some interesting practices I intend to assimilate into my personal knowledge management practices. I really like the idea of pre-processing your notes before you store them so that they can be re-used for downstream tasks with minimal thinking. I'm wondering to what extent I can add code snippets, patterns and algorithm documentation to my PKM for low-overhead retrieval and use in new projects and to synthesise new ideas and approaches that I could try out. 
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+On Thursday we found out that our local sustainable/refill shop is [sadly closing down (link to facebook news post)](https://www.facebook.com/AllGoodThingsFareham/), citing a lack of business. I was sad to hear about this as its a particularly lovely shop and the owners have put a lot of effort in to keeping it running for the last 3 years, even during COVID. I've been buying dried goods and cleaning supplies from them since they relocated to our town early last year.
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+However sad, this news isn't surprising. Consumers in the UK are feeling the squeeze at the moment as inflation squeezes the cost of living upwards and many have [abandoned refill shops](https://inews.co.uk/news/zero-waste-shopping-crisis-refill-stores-1522978) as a luxury they cannot afford. As the shop owners say, eloquantly: 
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+> The world is a tough place right now - plagued with war, the ongoing effects of COVID and financial uncertainty for many households. We must accept that the Climate Crisis is taking a backseat in many people’s priorities out of necessity.
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+Unfortunately, while we all continue to feel the pinch, the climate crisis will continue to rage on. Whilst some [high street retailers are starting to install refill stations](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/02/refillable-groceries-uk-shopper-waitrose-morrisons-refill-stations-plastic-waste) and many of us continue to do "our bit" for the environment, much more will need to be done in the coming months and years to keep our planet habitable. 
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+We've made a little more progress on the garden this weekend, finally clearing some of the weed-filled raised bed and assembling some wooden planters which we intend to grow veggies in. We've also installed some cute solar lamps too.
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+{{<figure src="images/beds.jpg" caption="We spent some time levelling the beds and adding a weed membrane. We'll be growing veggies in the planters and adding shale to the surrounding area.">}}
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+On Saturday we awoke to find out that [Taylor Hawkins](https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-60885675) from Foo Fighters had tragically died. My wife and I are big fans of the foos and were lucky enough to see them live at London Stadium in 2019. A very talented chap who will be missed by many.
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+We were due to travel up to visit my mum for mother's day today but her and her partner tested positive for COVID so we've had to delay our trip for a couple of weeks time. Covid rates in the UK are at an [all time high](https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-cases-rocket-to-new-high) and given that free testing ends in April (so 4 days time) and isolation is no longer a legal requirement it's probably going to get worse.
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+## Next Week
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+We don't have a lot on this coming week. If the weather stays dry I want to get some more time out in the garden, otherwise it'll be more PhDing and reading when I'm not at work.