Oct
19
Ramblings of a Wandering Mind
Oct
19
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
Oh lovey Zatarans, how I love thee … with shrimp. The house smells like shrimp boil, and I’m huuuungry.
Jul
30
Today’s words are:
Turlingdrome
Fascinate
Maudlin
Fantastic
Thrice
Majestic
Quart
Appellation
Bucolic
Fortuitous
Jul
27
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
Hooboy. I just signed a $20k lease for a laser cutter at the hackerspace. This is ‘heavy’
Jul
25
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
You can, by changing resistance, build a primitive “speed control” for a faraday motor:
Jul
23
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
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
Today, I’m coughing, phlegm-y, fever-y, and generally miserable. Let there be Matzoh Ball soup.