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Shep-A-Day Podcast

Still in beta, I have work up some simple bash scripts to generate a sort of This Day In History podcast…for now this one is dedicated to the fathead of all fatheads Jean Shepherd. What was he saying on this date in history? Now you can find out easily by subscribing to this podcast. In […]

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Reinventing Morse: Build your own telegraph kit

How cool would it be to set up a TelegraphNet around the house. Instead of calling the kids down to eat we could send out the message in Morse. hmmm an ya know we have a bunch of pots wire throughout the house doing nothing…oi. Thanks Make…  Reinventing Morse: Build your own telegraph kit.

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Learn to Pick Locks for Fun and an Increased Understanding of Security [Video]

One of the many things I want to teach the kids is how to pick locks. Yes I will wait to they have an understanding of the appropriate uses for the skill…and yes I sense some of you rolling your eyes thinking “why the heck would you teach your kids that?”…yes I am talking about […]

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SOL STEINMETZ, RIP.

“Sashura sent me a link to this NYT obituary by Margalit Fox of Sol Steinmetz, “a lexicographer, author and tenured member of Olbom (n., abbrev., < On Language’s Board of Octogenarian Mentors)”; Ms. Fox lards the obit with as many word histories (“his surname is the Yiddish word for stonemason”) as she can, and I’m sure its […]

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MWStudios West Archives – Serenifly.mp3

Back in 2006 I cobbled together a Serenity/Whedonesque themed bit of sound to a simple background sample. It is a 4 min journey into the Verse and then some. Being both Yeeee and Haw. Serenifly.mp3

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