As I advised Peoplenomics readers Saturday, the direction of writing around here has gone wandering off on its own. Tied to the keyboard, I’m forced to follow but the destination is becoming clear. Let me back up a ways and tell you the story from the top. Remember the Lathe Project? A week or two back … Read More
Housekeeping and Shortwave Radio Note first: That killer quake in Haiti this weekend, 7.2 and at least a couple of dozen dead, resulted in the American Radio Relay League sending out an advisory to ham radio operators to give some elbow room to the emergency nets: “IARU, Region 2 has requested that the following frequencies be … Read More
A short column today since I was too busy to write it earlier in the week. Which runs head-on into the 6:30 AM Lawnmower Gran Prix which goes flag-down Sunday mornings… I did want to chat with you about getting control of workspaces because as an older dolt, organizing too many projects is a continuous … Read More
Although the “news” has mainly devolved into butt-covering liberals trying to cover-up the return of Covid 19 on their watch, and glossing over the data on vaccinated people getting Delta, there’s little else to keep the creative mind engaged. Short of mental “office pools” on when the market’s next “recognition moment nosebleed” will begin. Until … Read More
Weekend, markets closed. Summertime in the shop. But how does “Prepping” (a category we helped ‘invent’ back in 1997) and being a tool-slut go hand-in-hand? Let’s Big Picture This Let’s pretend you are – oh – 72 years old (like me). You know (by genetics and stressors of Life) the odds of making it to … Read More
Since the U.S. markets are closed today, and we’ll skim through a few headlines first. But then, how’s about we do some really far-fetched fun stuff? Woo-Woo? I’m going to explain a theory of “light pumping” and how a new “whole body light” technology may be just ahead. I’m doing this mainly to “put it … Read More
This being the Fourth weekend, a lot of us – with kids too far away to visit – will be working on projects in the shop, instead. Which begins (as many mornings) with a check of how things are coming on the 3D printer farm here. This first project – snap of it in previous … Read More
Ham Radio’s annual Field Day will wrap up today. Rather than doing a “project in the shop” this weekend, there are some very important planning and prepping things to talk about. Radio communication skills is one. The other is reducing the risk of fire during hot weather. If the Web Goes Down… As mentioned, I was … Read More
(This is the post that “blew up” UrbanSurvival last weekend. We can’t be sure, but this was the last thing I posted; rewritten from memory…) Summer Shop Tips The weather here has been into the 90s now for a couple of weeks. With it, the amount of time spent in the shop, not to mention the … Read More
Before we get started, a short personal woo-woo from a dream early this morning. Very clear message that the “future” would be in a product (or company?) called HLiON. Haven’t had any time to focus on it, but it seems (in my dream, anyway) to work on some symbiotic chemistry between the hydrogen fuel cell … Read More
This morning’s report is about DIY anti-aging. But, it begins in the shop and in yard work… Then we’ll get to the “secrets” part. As you know, I’m 72 – halfway to 73, already. Not in perfect health. But pretty damn good, considering people generally drop like flies in here. There are plenty of reasons for … Read More
Economics and Invention are inextricably tied. But are there logical limits to be observed? Might these fit into the economic long wave? We face the question of “Invention” with physical bounds clearly in mind. Many of which will become important as the clock rolls forward. After charts and a few grabby headlines, of course. More … Read More
I suppose there was a time when four-score and six (86) would have been an acceptable old age for a curious soul to reach. Not enough now. Back then? Books were semi-precious. Knowledge had a useful shelf-life. Travel was slow. Telegraphs worked and phone calls were likely to be on a party line. Between market … Read More