In October of 2003 I was obsessing over building a nixie tube clock. Proving conclusively that I have a tendency to carefully painfully prolong decisions about frivolous purchases, I have obtained such a device a mere four years later.
Finding well-designed build instructions that weren't an obvious electrocution risk turned out to be more of [...]
Tags: · Gadgets, Hardware, Nostalgia, Reviews
In a previous 'BBS nostalgia' post from 2002, I predicted a trend toward "smaller online groups where communities are more intimate and specialized". Continuing to miss BBS culture and getting tired of waiting for the 'intimate and specialized' communities to emerge, I decided to go ahead and re-create one for myself.
A few weeks ago [...]
Tags: · BBS, Computers, Nostalgia, Open Source, Software, Technology
When I left work this afternoon the ambient outdoor temperature was a face-slapping 38 Celcius (that's 100 Fahrenheit for all you metrication hold-outs). What better way to spend a sweltering evening than watching a ball game and catching up on my sorely inadequate fresh music intake?
My latest craze is a band named Messer Chups, [...]