E D Skinner

Fiction, facts, and philosophy

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Stuck Round / Squib Remover
Posts
5/7/12

So far.

But they say they’re like Accidental Discharges: If you haven’t had one yet, just wait.

Obligatory Super Moon Picture
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5/6/12

Taken with a tripod, manual exposure but, in the dark I didn’t record the settings, on a Fuji “too many controls” digital camera at “darn close” to the full moon moment. The image was cropped this morning and levels tweaked (well, “hammered” would be a better choice of terms) in Paint.Net, my favorite free image editing program. (Looks like I blew the focus. Or maybe, between enlargement in the camera and enlargement in Paint.Net, I’ve just run out of pixels. Regardless, it’s a done thing.)

Confidence Food
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5/5/12

Had more good targets than bad. Three pasters for the 900 - I’m saving money on those (finally).

Armchair Physics
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5/4/12

Cool!

Einstein was noted for his thought experiments. He would think up a situation and then mentally chew on it for long periods of time. Sometimes he would come up with some really great stuff.

Preclass Remote System Check
Posts
5/3/12

Switched him from Chrome to IE. Had him configure his corporate proxy details. Everything works.

Energy Sources
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5/2/12

Which is more important, where your energy comes from or the after-products from its generation and consumption?

Go Ahead, Give Up, Quit
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5/1/12

Take the welfare check, take the handouts from the government and buy your cheeseburgers, watch your TV and grow fat and ineffectual.

Workday Sirens
Posts
4/29/12

Outside our window, the civil defense sirens are sounding.

I’m Back
Posts
4/29/12

Jet-lagging today after the 30 hour assault yesterday.

South Korea – State of the Nation
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4/22/12

I was here in 1996.