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Not today but over the course of the last week, finally got to use the Shapeoko to actually make something. A coworker from the central office is retiring after 46 years of Government service. I decided to make her a custom plaque. First prototype It's basically a relief of the island that the Shipyard is on. Prototype #2 Figured out that I was having some issues zeroing the Z axis, which were entirely user error. ?‍♂️ Final version: I got the shipyard to engrave the small brass tag, I haven't gotten to the point where I can do that yet. Next up, some signs for the local MTB trail network.

On the next episode of Very Gay in Space. 24 year old James Dean and the "Little Bastard" at a gas station in 1955, hours before his fatal car accident. That car is cursed. Storr rock formation, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Boot Arch Inbetween Lone Pine Peak and Mount Whitney. Alabama Hills, California. Click for slightly larger.

Cowboy Junkies last night, at a nice theater near the town in which I grew up. In all the years I liked them (and used to lust and love after Margo Timmins in their early days), had never seen them before and it was a great experience. And while they (we all) have aged....they were still so beautiful and so cool. The only negative was some folks in front of me, a bit down the row, that were talking loudly and one was on her phone a lot. I actually took a moment to chew them out quietly but ultra-firmly, getting a pat on the back from the guy immediately behind them.

Had a walk around a local invitational car show. A couple of @Dusty Chalk approved examples Something with H-C appropriate powwwer And because this is HC, This understated ride With a sweet, sweet 8-track

Curry And dessert And previously, Evidence that a former subject of discussion is not only a thing, but a real commercial thing.

O think it is an AC regenerator for the turntable motor. The variac is used to set the voltage. I think that the knob at the bottom is a frequency switch to set the motor speed (45/33/78). Looks homebrew.

Thanks Kerry, it took way too long but I got there eventually. Should be fun to tinker with now and see what sort of fun/trouble I can get into. Somehow I have to avoid the immediate temptation to upgrade it.

Hilariously NSFW: malachite stalactite forms in shape of ribbed dildo, raises (a-HEM) the question, “is it safe?”

Because of the power intensity of data centres, and the cost of noisy air conditioners for cooling them, there are very serious studies to build them in the bottom of lakes and the sea - the water is cold and becomes the cooling. Which removes the air conditioning entirely. And makes them quiet. And inherently secure too.

3 miles, ~16.5 minute miles (I've been plateauing around 17.5 minute miles) https://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/3839903287

someone needs to check this, works as single rectifier with center tapped transformer, or a pair with dual secondaries. Up to 72vdc, perfect for GRLV caps are 100v rated, 1uf is 0805 size, 10uf is 2220 size I can certainly do a bigger version with different fets for higher currents and lower voltages. .9 x 1.1 inches syncrectifier.zip

^ More importantly, there are no interconnects to the power amp, nor is the AC cord plugged in.

Removed a dead possum from my garage. I have a detached garage that I only go in every once and a while. Looked like a possum got in there and couldn't get out.

Robert Forster dies aged 78

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-10/saddleridge-fire-sylmar

Forty to fifty mph winds, school closings, and the aroma of BBQ...another day in SoCal. Nearly one year since last year's disaster Not our back yard but the yard of a former fencing team mate of Lance's