The cord was cut from a guitar cord; it looks just about right. The keyboard has an incomplete set of cast urethane keys. As can be seen, these aren’t simply glued to the surfaces, but poke through. My own replica will have them slightly sprung, but someone with more enthusiasm for electronics than me will…
I put one copy of each of my current books on ebay. They’re all in brand-new condition, and will be signed/dated when sold. They also come with bonus 18X24-inch prints… the “SR-71” book has two prints of the SR-71, the “B-47/B-52” book has one B-47 diagram and two B-52 diagrams; “US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol.…
“Woke” has becoming an ever-present word in recent years, especially since the BLM/Antifa riots and city burnings of 2020. But what does it actually mean? The original meaning, apart from “past tense of wake,” as given by dictionary.com is this: having or marked by an active awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially those involving…
I don’t watch soccer, but I understand that a lot of games end with scores easily counted on one junior high shop teachers hand. So “12” seems like a lot, especially when it’s twelve to zero. Former US Women’s Soccer players lose 12-0 to a bunch of older British dudes in 40 minutes Anyway,…
Early Universe Crackled With Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Shows The JWST shows galaxies as far back as 400 million or so years after the Big Bang. Try gaining insight into the universe like this with something, *anything,* other than western science. Suck it, “other ways of knowing.”
The parts I currently have (including a pile of keys, composed of both vintage and newly-cast) together with CAD drawing of parts I’m working on. It all seems to fit correctly, which is promising. And, yes, the one diagram is upside down…
It’s not just State Farm. Allstate no longer sells new home insurance policies in California When corporations flee like that, you know that the local policies have got to be *spectacular.* Of course, there’s always Chicago… At New Chicago Walgreens, You Can Only Browse 2 Aisles — The Rest Of The Store Is Locked…
A “2001 Briefcase Computer” update: there hasn’t been much to say recently, but I’ve completed the rough-cut of the video camera. It’s made from the correct model Japanese telescope, the correct tripod and a scratch-built body with four chrome-plated “knobs.” The black bits are unclear on the prop, but were made from textured 1mm black…
It seems certain groups do not deserve to have a history, culture, identity. Anglo-Saxons aren’t real, Cambridge tells students in effort to fight ‘nationalism’ In short: As a way to fight English nationalism, Cambridge University is telling students that the Angles, Saxons, Welsh, Celts, and other British ethnic groups aren’t distinct groups. Tear down…
A look at Sergey Brin’s “Pathfinder One,” a carbon fiber rigid airship. I’m sure *this* time it’ll work… Airships have been on the verge of a return for generations. Progress is made, promise is shown, then the money runs out, the attention shifts, the tech doesn’t pan out, policies change. It’s a technology…
