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Gapminder
Ever wonder how, say, contraceptive use among women is correlated to the number of phone users in a country? Of course you do, so check this out. -
Clean power
I got tired of worrying about what might be happening to our A/V equipment when we get brownouts or blackouts (quite common during winter storms), so our home theater now features an APC J15 power conditioner with battery backup. No matter what happens to the utility power supply, everything will purr along happily, allowing several minutes for a ( Read more... ) -
Declaration
I think I shall cover a cumulative total of 200 miles of distance and 75,000 feet of elevation gain in the mountains this year. -
Crystalline Dihydrogen Monoxide
The Seattle area is a winter wonderland right now. And it's even fluffy powder snow, not the wet glop we usually get in Puget Sound (when it snows at all).
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Geek toys
Ooh - new gadgets arrived in the mail this week:
- P3 4400 Kill-a-Watt energy meter
- Extech IR100 infrared thermometer
- JScale UltraSport 30 digital hanging scaleWhat can I say, I like to measure things. Factoids: our home theater consumes 750W at full blast with all components running. Loki's belly is 92.4° F. Our kitchen chairs weigh 11.94 lbs ( Read more... )
- P3 4400 Kill-a-Watt energy meter
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Flying the drunken skies
One aspect of our Las Vegas trip merits its own post, as the flight from Seattle was rather memorable ( Read more... )
