Category: Featured
Far More Than Just a XML T6 Flashlight Fix
This awesome LED flashlight is sold under a number of different brand names. Recently we had an experience when trying to recharge the battery that the switch mechanism literally came apart spewing the parts in…
By robrose
Possible new comet observed on 4 aug.
With a remote 0.61-m f/6.5 CDK telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile we ( comet team: E. Bryssinck, M. Rocchetto, E. Guido, G. Milani, A. Valvasori) observed a possible comet, mentioned on the PCCP of the minorplanetcenter.…
By astrobry
Summer Sunrise
Just wanted to share the view I was rewarded with this morning. A four mile loop trail that follows the lake is near my house. I occasionally try to complete it before work. Struggled to give up the bed this morning,…
By jcdavis
Silent Twilight
My dreams,rivers of ice,carry me,tireless,along moon shadows. They pull me outof night and day,and I wake upin silent twilight.…
By gebeleizis
Coffee Shop Discussions
One thing I miss and that I used to enjoy a great deal was meeting a couple of friends at the coffee shop or the quirky bar for a discussion about Art. As a painter and living in a town where I knew more people, this…
By daletucker
The Pains of Qualitative Analysis with NVivo
NVivo is a software that aims to make it easier to do analysis by coding on qualitative data. For example, you have some text, and you want to know what parts of it discuss certain points. Think of this kind of coding…
By lonm
Geese In October
I thought I should give you a bit of something to read until I can get this blog-site fully up and operational. So I give you Chapter 43 - "Geese In October" of my soon-to-be-published novel: Wanderer Come Home. Hope…
By daletucker
Soooo ... you say you want to maintain a Chromium fork?
The branches of a tree at Innovation House Magnolia Photo by Ari Greve…
By Yngve
Struggling with Citation Paralysis
In research and formal writing, you need to cite your sources. Every important claim you make, if not original research, needs to be backed up by a reliable reference. I find this can make writing tricky.…
By lonm
The Fast Fashion Industry And The Problems It Causes
Many people are unaware that the fashion industry is the world's largest polluter, hidden behind the glamour of the industry. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the fashion industry emits more greenhouse gases…
By outofthebox
When Things Go Wrong
When things go wrong, you can run. Run as fast as you can, through brambles, pain, tears streaming from eyes. Indescribable terror and anxiety. When things go wrong however are really not that much different from…