Category Archives: Miscellaneous

I’m finding that sometimes it helps to write these things down. I suppose I could get the same benefit writing it down in a private paper journal and not publishing it. But that feels pointless. I highlighted “feels” because in … Continue reading →

Something to consider. If you feel that more people are starting to agree with your point-of-view, and thus you are feeling justified in posting and liking anything that supports your own moral/religious/political views, then you might also want to at … Continue reading →

Here are my first tests using the 3D printing services now offered at the local UPS store: These objects are connectors for combining Legos and Lincoln Logs.  Many more similar type connectors are available for download as part of the … Continue reading →

Gary Taubes is the author of Why We Get Fat.  I recently read this book out-of-curiosity, and I found it to be really interesting.  It provides science based theories that can explain much of the anecdotal evidence that I have observed personally when … Continue reading →

I received my “Capture System” this weekend.  It’s a camera attachment accessory making it easy to attach and carry a camera on a belt, shoulder bag strap, etc. I think it is an excellent product, both in design and construction. … Continue reading →

“To paraphrase author Michael Gerber, the technical person (read, web designer / developer / SEO expert) looks inward at his skills and asks, ‘How can I sell this?’ But the Entrepreneur looks out at the needs of the market and … Continue reading →

“To speak of certain government and establishment institutions as “the system” is to speak correctly. … They are sustained by structural relationships even when they have lost all other meaning and purpose. People arrive at a factory and perform a … Continue reading →

From 2011 April issue of AOPA Pilot magazine: What was the code name for the secret program that evolved into the SR-71 Blackbird? The project known as “Arch Angel” created the A-1 through A-12 aircraft that preceded the Blackbird. Why … Continue reading →

Watch: Puppet Suicide It’s not funny. It’s an epidemic. …congrats to Peter Gilroy at Chapman University for winning the 2011 National College Comedy Funny Film Competition.

I took kt004 to the electronics recycling plant over the weekend.  This was a high-end laptop bought while working at IconMedialab in St. Louis. It built the Wear-Dated RFID kiosk, held Prada docs, weathered a few electric shorts due to … Continue reading →