Oct

19

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Gnocchi and fun stuff…

I made some awesome gnocci the other day (Paprika/Oregano).
Last night five people joined the hackerspace.
I have over 3500 followers in Google+.

Amazing things are happening in my life.

Sometimes, and more than just occassionally:

Life. Is. Good.

Jul

31

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My house smells of Zatarans…

Oh lovey Zatarans, how I love thee … with shrimp. The house smells like shrimp boil, and I’m huuuungry.

Jul

30

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Hmm .. can’t think of anything today…

Today’s words are:

Turlingdrome
Fascinate
Maudlin
Fantastic
Thrice
Majestic
Quart
Appellation
Bucolic
Fortuitous

Jul

27

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Wanderlust…

Today, I want to be everywhere, anywhere but right here. Wanderlust! Well at least I know next week I’ll be in Las Vegas.

Jul

26

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Categories: 10 words a day, HackerSpace, Tech

I just signed a $20k lease…

Hooboy. I just signed a $20k lease for a laser cutter at the hackerspace. This is ‘heavy’

Jul

25

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Since we’re on a homopolar motor kick…

Okay, it’s Monday and I *DO* feel better. This evening I’ll be having fun at Microcontroller Monday at the hackerspace, but for now, I’m still on a homopolar (faraday) motor kick.

This is an example of a homopolar generator. High current! It’s why flywheel homopolar generators are used to store energy from the Grid:

Jul

24

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While I’m sick .. more faraday motors!

You can, by changing resistance, build a primitive “speed control” for a faraday motor:

Jul

23

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A bit of bread, some soup and thou

 

So, fever is gone, getting better.   Not a LOT better, but better.  The flu really takes it out of you.. where “it” is anything you ate, energy, and patience…

 

Jul

22

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flu, part 2

You know that coughing, chills, sweaty, porcelain worshipping kind of night you get when you have the flu?  Yep.  that one…

We’re in the 21st century.  Forget flying cars.  I want a cure for the flu!

Jul

21

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I hate the flu..

 

Today, I’m coughing, phlegm-y, fever-y, and generally miserable.   Let there be Matzoh Ball soup.