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I get it. Fireworks are part of the 4th of July. As a kid I liked to watch them and shoot them off. I lived in a very wet climate. And starting a wildfire was possible but not very probable. In fact, the biggest danger was accidentally...
"Which one of you will hurt me?" In 1970s America, a budding actress (Anna Kendrick) gets told by her agent to go on a dating show to help further her career. One of the male contestants (Daniel Zovatto) is a serial killer who murders...
In our 98th episode, we list the things we’ve been building with our robots and figure out who we’re really yelling at when it all goes wrong. Mentioned, referenced, or obsessed over: Planetfall, the Infocom game that gave Floyd his name...
July 4th 2005. While a country was celebrating independence, I was celebrating a different kind of milestone: my first day in the corporate world at Tata Elxsi.I walked into the office carrying a backpack full of computer science theory,...
Over at the Autopian, founder and chief editor David Tracy had been periodically updating the site with progress on his latest crazy idea: building a new WW2 Jeep from parts sourced strictly through eBay. He’d gone dark for the last...
Dedicated Photography Time™ with Florian.
#SilentSunday #Bird
For three days now, I have been consuming non-stop football content. It all started two weeks ago, when my husband told me we should watch Argentina’s game in the World Cup. Curious, I said “Of course.” It was really interesting. I...
In my last links post, I hinted that I may have some good news on the job front, and if you follow me on LinkedIn you already know that I've signed on to my next gig. Tomorrow morning I'll share on here (and on LI) details about the new...
I completed a thing this week which, these days, feels like a major event. I spent two more days working on the lawn edging which I began a month ago (and continued). Behold, the before and after photos: There’s about 14 metres around...
Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great...
It's been a whole year. I've been unemployed and I dived into entomology. I studied insects for 5-10 hours everyday, just for fun. I bought books, a stereomicroscope, some chemicals and tools. I collected 200+ specimen, some of theme...
Happy Day After Independence Day! It’s on a Sunday, which means you have time to recuperate! Well, it’s over now: Happy to say this weekend’s event was one that brought an entire nation together, and, for a moment, healed its wounds as...