Volt vs Prius
I traded in my2004 Prius for a 2012 Chevy Volt. Here are some comparisons and differences between between them. I am updating the article as I go along. At the… Read more »
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Lucretius
From: NPR As Greenblatt describes it, Lucretius (borrowing from Democritus and others), says the universe is made of an infinite number of atoms … … moving randomly through space,… Read more »
Infinite Words
My word list from Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (the words I looked up in the dictionary): sulcus 192 éclat 155 rutilant acutance 96 halation 97 carminative 103 prandial 191 reticulate… Read more »
Flashman and the Tiger
Finished. Hilarious at the end when he meets Oscar Wilde and Sherlock Holmes.
RFID @catdoor for Twitter, Phase 1
Simple concept, put an RFID chip on your cat and a reader by the door. Tweet whenever the cat uses the door.The reader is a APSX 15.56MHZ RW-210 reader. The RFID is… Read more »
Machining Mars Etek Backplate with Python
To get the slots and the screws just right I used a Sherline tabletop CNC milling machine to cut the screw slots and openings. Only a little rework and it… Read more »
Supercharged Pool Robot and the Penguin Tree
My dream: I was at a pool store (not any particular one) and someone had taken a pool robot (the electric ones with the blue treads) and modified it with… Read more »
What a Flea Looks Like
What a coincidence. Last week I was given a chance to see what a louse looks like. This week the cat gave me an opportunity to examine a flea. Because… Read more »
What a louse looks like
I was recently given the opportunity to see some lice and I took advantage to put them on a Intel QX3 Computer Microscope. I took some movies and photos of one… Read more »
Blue Blinky Bug #2
[Originally published in a series of posts in 2005 on the original S9Y hosted version of this site the posts have been combined, edited, and retro dated. — jv] The… Read more »