Ramblings! I’ll tell you what I don’t know, and so much more.
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Valentine heart pack
Some free clip-art for Valentine’s Day
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book reading update Jan 2024
Before We were Yours I read the synopsis and was a little hesitant about reading it. What caught my attention was the story is inspired by real families and a true scandal which took place before WW2: Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over…
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Appliance Repair and Fighting Planned Obsolescence
I maintain 3 sets of appliances: home, basement suite; and rental property. Recently I’ve had a rash of breakdowns. I thought I’d document my experience here. Kenmore Superduty Washing Machine: Age 25 years It turned out to be a $10 part off Amazon (OEM part $25). In this case the no-name part is working (but…
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Halloween 2023
Hey there! Thought I’d do a post on the Eve of All Hallow’s Eve. Artificial Intelligence is Scary, Right? Wrong. Headed over to https://deepai.org/ to get a post image for this blog entry. Entered the text “Slow doom metal, a witch in a frozen land”. This prompt will make more sense further below. This is…
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More Research on plastic recycling in alberta
This post is just a list of businesses that make use of waste plastic. Some may be able to help divert my small amount of plastic waste from recycling computers and other scrap materials. Glass Recycling I have been working on a glass crushing machine to make cullet out of glass bottles and other waste…
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Fall Streamers
Nothing to say here. It’s fall, one of the best seasons. No bugs (well, some flies), cool nights and warm days (mostly). I finally got around to installing my own news aggregator on www.whodidthis.ca. Any suggestions, just send them my way. And a fractal image, of course. (click on image for full size)
Got any book recommendations?