My typist has been flying around a medium-sized multirotor aircraft for a while now, having fun, learning, practicing. I finally pieced together a video taken over the course of a few weeks, flying among the hills around silicon valley and out to the coast. Let me know what you think!http://

I had been warned but I ignored the hushed, horrified whispers. I thought that the tales of soul-wrenching trauma might be exaggerated. In times past, I've found small points of light in even the darkest pits, found wisps of hope where others would not dare seek. This journey would not be long. How much damage, I thought, could possibly be wrought ( Read more... )

It's been a kinda weird semester of school for me ( Read more... )

Jareth: "Hey, kitty. Are you asleep ( Read more... )

My RL mate has a sleeping disorder. When it's his 'sleepy time', he falls over disturbingly fast. If he closes his eyes for even a few seconds, he's out. Even in the middle of a conversation, or cooking, or whatever ( Read more... )

Today, I got to watch a Babbage Difference Engine function.

I want one.

( http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/ )

Back when I was a kid, I was riding my bicycle through an unfamiliar neighborhood and happened across a cat that had been hit by a car. It was badly injured and was mewling plaintively...and I didn't know what to do. I stayed with the cat for a little while to try and calm it down, but any time I tried to touch it or move it, the cat hissed in pain ( Read more... )

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I'm not an awful cook. I am, however, occasionally lazy. I have constructed a number of 'lazy-day' recipes over the years ( Read more... )

In which our cat demonstrates that she is both cute *AND* clever. She's learned to play String Solitaire when no humans are available to swing the string around for her to chase.

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