I have only two absolutely fail-safe cures for boredom:
1) start playing guitar.
2) search google's news feeds for 'robot' and follow appropriate links.
Today's a #2.

Apparently it's been forever and a half since I last posted to this thing. Here're some things that've happened, in chronological order ( Read more... )

Does anyone want a pair of brand-spanking-new armadillo all-condition 700x25 road tires? They were on sale on the specialized website, and I figured it'd make sense to get two pairs instead of one and either split the shipping with someone or just have spares. $64, and I should have them by Friday evening - I think Ashley gets first dibs, but ( Read more... )

Does anyone know how tight the beams from microwave-oven-style microwave emitters are? I think it would be totally awesome to make something capable of making plasma in light bulbs. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, do a Google Video search for "Microwave match plasma" and prepare to be amused. I'm expecting some sort of power drop as ( Read more... )

I apparently haven't been posting much lately. If you thought you were missing anything, my life's been going like this ( Read more... )

I'm going to be there from the evening of Friday, June 22nd through the afternoon of Sunday, June 24th. To those of you thereabouts: kick it?

Thunderdome just kept me from breaking my damnfool neck ( Read more... )

Flew to Oakland, saw four lovely friends from back home and dozens of lovely friends from Fluffy Bunny Camp, played with tools a bunch, sprained my finger in a fight (hey, at least I didn't break it... I think), put safety firmly third, didn't drink enough coffee, spent four days incapacitated by cat allergies, maintained my five-hours-per-night ( Read more... )

Worked long hours today and yesterday in preparation for four days of relative slacking (well, for the lab job, anyway). Arrive at the Oakland airport at 8:10 tomorrow - trilliansf is TOTALLY AWESOME for picking me up. Am looking forward to seeing some of you soon.

TO ALL BAY AREA FRIENDS WHO WERE PLANNING ON COMING OUT TO THE THUNDERDOME FUNDRAISER**: ( Read more... )

Baking pies for lab meeting may not be the best reason to be up until 3:30, but it's far from the worst.

Oh, what? You wanted content? Here, then. Or check this out. Or you could read about giant squids on the... UHaul website? Waaaait a minute....