The Gaggia Classic I own is an older model (the IEC power plug doesn’t have a ground) that I bought for less than half price used. And so far so good, it’s been a good appliance. I find I can make a couple of espressos a day with it and I’m happy. The problems come [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Mark’
August 11, 2010
Brooks B.17 Narrow – Unboxing & Initial Review
Feels pretty good. Initially a little firm but seems to have broken in a bit already (less than 100 miles riding). I had ridden a B.17 Standard in Portland for a while but never really loved it, so far the Narrow seems to fit better. I purchased an Aardvark waterproof saddle cover from [...]
August 10, 2010
Stabilizing Spheres & Unflappable Flappers
Sometimes you need to isolate your holographic lasers from vibration or perhaps just your AC transformers and tubes on your home audio equipment. In either case, these Norborene (“Norsorex“) Stabilizing Spheres, also known as the “Happy Unhappy Balls“, are a fantastic deal. For $35 you get a package of 15 and if you cut them [...]
July 6, 2010
A critter in your cabbage
We started to make some Kimchi from the Napa cabbage from our CSA share and we found this little fellow. Who says bugs aren’t cute?
June 11, 2010
Quick Thoughts
Fully guy wired post and tension cabled rack for the Mac Mini and the Time Capsule. Anything with a spinning disc drive should be hung in the open air to stay cool and quiet.
Hidden behind the speakers, active digital cross-overs with AES/EBU built into the active amp plugged into the speaker drivers. Check out the [...]
June 2, 2010
OS X and the “cat” command for appending sequential .zip files
For whatever reason there is certain a level of incompatibility between various .zip (archive) file formats among various operating systems today. It’s certainly not that you won’t be able to access any file type on any given system, as there are many tools to do so, mostly it’s a question of how many hoops you [...]
January 18, 2010
Arguments against rolling suitcases while traveling in Thailand
Although technically on the Phra Nang peninsula, Tonsai and Railey beaches are in effect islands, cut off from the mainland by the huge limestone karst formations that make this such a good place for climbing. Electricity is powered by generators and food and drink are twice as expensive (though that’s still cheap by western [...]
