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Ello social network

Considering a move to the new Ello social network that is ad free and doesn’t sell one’s data. It’s in beta now and is invitation only. Any of my techie friends out there interested in an invite to give it a whirl? Facebook has major problems and it would be wonderful if a viable alternative […]

Up with the times

Checking one of our Federal Government’s web sites… found this with regard to download of a file I’m interested in: “Download Speed in Minutes (56Kbps Dial Up),” – ROFL!!! I haven’t used a 56Kbps dial up modem since we moved from BBS systems back in the 90’s. I’m going to poke around some more. I’m […]

Composite fail

Today’s composite materials are amazing, making many things we touch lighter, cheaper, and often stronger than wood/steel. However, you occasionally bump up against the product designed “just strong enough” in the engineer’s mind, but in fact a failure in real world application. These pruners are a perfect example. Nice light and relatively cheap… but put […]