Growing up in the UK, I have that reptilian hind brain (sorry, I couldn’t find a good link to explain that one) that inexplicably draws me towards teeny tiny cars that get great gas mileage, like this one. I think…
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Blackberry schmackberry…
For various reasons I won’t bore you with, I’ve been playing with a Blackberry lately. I bought one used and unlocked on eBay and have been messing with it for about a week. I don’t get it and I really…
The UK’s Space Program…
One of the TV shows that always makes me laugh is "Top Gear". It’s nominally a car show, but that’s a very loose framework within which they have a lot of fun. Case in point, an episode I saw a…
Hazardous Chemicals…
I was a nerdy kid ("Noooo" I hear you cry). Had a hand-drawn periodic table on the wall, took apart anything I could get my hands on and had a number of toys that apparently you just can’t get any…
Knobs & Dials…
I was talking with a friend of mine the other day. He’s a former tech exec who now works in real estate development and his business has been a bit beaten up by the state of the economy. We got…