Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:53:19 -0800, john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>
wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
What about a waterproof voice recorder? One thing that may work is an Olympus classroom note taking recorder in a heavy ziploc bag.
Possibility (suggested by Rufus the AMZN AI robot, but not tested by
me):
OM SYSTEM Olympus WS-882 Digital Voice Recorder - has big buttons that
should be operable through the bag film.
I have a smaller Sony recorder that I'll try, but it may be awkward to operate through bag film.
Joe
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:53:19 -0800, john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>
wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
What about a waterproof voice recorder? One thing that may work is an >Olympus classroom note taking recorder in a heavy ziploc bag.
Possibility (suggested by Rufus the AMZN AI robot, but not tested by
me):
OM SYSTEM Olympus WS-882 Digital Voice Recorder - has big buttons that
should be operable through the bag film.
I have a smaller Sony recorder that I'll try, but it may be awkward to >operate through bag film.
Joe
Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net> wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:53:19 -0800, john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>
wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
What about a waterproof voice recorder? One thing that may work is an
Olympus classroom note taking recorder in a heavy ziploc bag.
Possibility (suggested by Rufus the AMZN AI robot, but not tested by
me):
OM SYSTEM Olympus WS-882 Digital Voice Recorder - has big buttons that
should be operable through the bag film.
I have a smaller Sony recorder that I'll try, but it may be awkward to
operate through bag film.
Joe
I drape the towel over the shower door (out the main splash zone), so if I >had some highly perishable brainstorm it would be pretty easy to dry off my >hand and pick my phone up off the adjacent sink.
But I don?t spend extra long in the shower.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:17:17 -0500, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:53:19 -0800, john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> >>wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
What about a waterproof voice recorder? One thing that may work is an >>Olympus classroom note taking recorder in a heavy ziploc bag.
Possibility (suggested by Rufus the AMZN AI robot, but not tested by
me):
OM SYSTEM Olympus WS-882 Digital Voice Recorder - has big buttons that >>should be operable through the bag film.
I have a smaller Sony recorder that I'll try, but it may be awkward to >>operate through bag film.
Joe
I need to scribble diagrams too.
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to
have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
bitrex <user@example.net>wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to
have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:21:31 -0500, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to >>have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
It doesn't take long to have ideas. Try it some time.
bitrex <user@example.net>wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to >>have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
Indeed, if their brain cannot remember what it did in the shower
then it is not working right anyways ...
For those, use a voice recorder : 'Hey I think I can see a solder joint' sort of thing.
May or may not help grin
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:34:48 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
wrote:
bitrex <user@example.net>wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to >>have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
Indeed, if their brain cannot remember what it did in the shower then it
is not working right anyways ... For those, use a voice recorder : 'Hey I >think I can see a solder joint' sort of thing. May or may not help grin
I have ideas in the middle of the night too, and tend to forget them.
I keep a pad and pen on my table and write down the best ones. Some
are diagrams so don't document well as voice recordings.
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:34:48 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
wrote:
bitrex <user@example.net>wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to
have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
Indeed, if their brain cannot remember what it did in the shower then it
is not working right anyways ... For those, use a voice recorder : 'Hey I >> >think I can see a solder joint' sort of thing. May or may not help grin
I have ideas in the middle of the night too, and tend to forget them.
I keep a pad and pen on my table and write down the best ones. Some
are diagrams so don't document well as voice recordings.
I did that once but, the next morning, I could not make sense of the
drawing, which appeared to be the floor plan of a house. Eventually I
held it up to the mirror and recognised it as the floor plan of a
friend's flat. I had been worrying about some aspects of her life and
this revealed what my real worry had been. The next day I was asked by >someone else who knew her well if I had considered that she might be in >trouble, as they had come to a conclusion that was the same as my
'dream'.
After that, whenever I found my dreams didn't make sense, I tried
left-right reversing the situation and then it usually fell into place.
I dream in mirror image.
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:56:07 +0000, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid
(Liz Tuddenham) wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:34:48 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
wrote:
I have ideas in the middle of the night too, and tend to forget them.bitrex <user@example.net>wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to >> >>have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
Indeed, if their brain cannot remember what it did in the shower then it >> >is not working right anyways ... For those, use a voice recorder : 'Hey I >> >think I can see a solder joint' sort of thing. May or may not help grin >>
I keep a pad and pen on my table and write down the best ones. Some
are diagrams so don't document well as voice recordings.
I did that once but, the next morning, I could not make sense of the >drawing, which appeared to be the floor plan of a house. Eventually I
held it up to the mirror and recognised it as the floor plan of a
friend's flat. I had been worrying about some aspects of her life and
this revealed what my real worry had been. The next day I was asked by >someone else who knew her well if I had considered that she might be in >trouble, as they had come to a conclusion that was the same as my
'dream'.
After that, whenever I found my dreams didn't make sense, I tried >left-right reversing the situation and then it usually fell into place.
I dream in mirror image.
That's interesting. Are you left-handed?
Sometimes I envision signal flow left to right, and sometimes the
other way. But current always flows down.
It's dangerous to flip an opamp to put V+ on top, because that flips
the inputs too.
On 26/01/2026 18:53, john larkin wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
I presume it is an overpriced diver's slate. eg
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joyzan-Whiteboard-Underwater-Portable-Graphite/dp/B09Z6W2LCV/>
Chosen for having a short URL - not the cheapest on offer.
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:56:07 +0000, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid
(Liz Tuddenham) wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:34:48 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
wrote:
I have ideas in the middle of the night too, and tend to forget them.bitrex <user@example.net>wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to >> >> >>have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
Indeed, if their brain cannot remember what it did in the shower then it >> >> >is not working right anyways ... For those, use a voice recorder : 'Hey I
think I can see a solder joint' sort of thing. May or may not help grin >> >>
I keep a pad and pen on my table and write down the best ones. Some
are diagrams so don't document well as voice recordings.
I did that once but, the next morning, I could not make sense of the
drawing, which appeared to be the floor plan of a house. Eventually I
held it up to the mirror and recognised it as the floor plan of a
friend's flat. I had been worrying about some aspects of her life and
this revealed what my real worry had been. The next day I was asked by
someone else who knew her well if I had considered that she might be in
trouble, as they had come to a conclusion that was the same as my
'dream'.
After that, whenever I found my dreams didn't make sense, I tried
left-right reversing the situation and then it usually fell into place.
I dream in mirror image.
That's interesting. Are you left-handed?
Yes.
(According to my mother I was also a 'breech birth', which explains why
my nose runs and my feet smell :-) )
Sometimes I envision signal flow left to right, and sometimes the
other way. But current always flows down.
It's dangerous to flip an opamp to put V+ on top, because that flips
the inputs too.
I found working on a PCB circuit layout on the 'wrong' side of tracing
paper for a week was no problem at all (inchuding the lettering) but I
found it agonising to have to return to working the 'right way around'
the following week
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:34:48 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>wrote:
bitrex <user@example.net>wrote:
On 1/26/2026 4:24 PM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
Pencil on a sheet of laminate?
What are these mfers doing in the shower so long they have the time to >>>have ideas and want to diagram them in there too?
Nevermind. I don't think I want to know.
Indeed, if their brain cannot remember what it did in the shower
then it is not working right anyways ...
For those, use a voice recorder : 'Hey I think I can see a solder joint' sort of thing.
May or may not help grin
I have ideas in the middle of the night too, and tend to forget them.
I keep a pad and pen on my table and write down the best ones. Some
are diagrams so don't document well as voice recordings.
The conscious part of a human brain is a fraction of what's going on.
The ideas-in-the-shower thing is a common effect. Google it.
I know people, even engineers, who have no ideas. I have too many, so
the problem is to identify the best ones to act on.
Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk>wrote:
On 26/01/2026 18:53, john larkin wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
I presume it is an overpriced diver's slate. eg
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joyzan-Whiteboard-Underwater-Portable-Graphite/dp/B09Z6W2LCV/
Chosen for having a short URL - not the cheapest on offer.
On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:25:30 +0000, Martin Brown
<'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk> wrote:
On 26/01/2026 18:53, john larkin wrote:
Does anyone use a waterproof notepad to remember shower ideas?
Aquanotes is one.
I presume it is an overpriced diver's slate. eg
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joyzan-Whiteboard-Underwater-Portable-Graphite/dp/B09Z6W2LCV/>
Chosen for having a short URL - not the cheapest on offer.
You learn something every day. In the US, searching AMZN for a
"diver's slate" brings up multiple offerings for something like ten
dollars. So by two, for bigger ideas?. And people do mention use in
the shower.
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