sensors(1) returns good values... just need to check for fan operation
setup makepkg to compile and store source and logs under /tmp, so its in tmpfs.
updated notes - compile in tmpfs done
update notes on what's working
profile-sync-daemon will stay phase 1, anything-sync-daemon becomes phase 2
moving to correct location
fix issue with /tmp/sources not present
PARTIALLY done with profile-sync-daemon, still need to actually setup and start the services (psd and psd-resync). browser must NOT be running when this happens. also need to read 'sync at more frequent intervals as the default is 1 hour <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Profile-sync-daemon#Sync_at_More_Frequent_Intervals_.28Optional.29> and caveats for firefox <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Profile-sync-daemon#Caveats_for_Firefox_and_Heftig.27s_Aurora_ONLY>
trimmed down my list of packages from Fedora
installed emacs; moved fedora packages to commented out sections in jantman_packages
finished a lot of application installation, part way through VirtualBox