Heinlein wrote that a competent person, a basic type of polymath, should be able to perform the left-hand column of tasks. I've generalised these, and updated them for fun. Heinlein Generalisation Change a diaper Take care of an infant, plan an invasion, create a complex plan, butcher a
Back in 2018, I wrote briefly about my experiences with running and back pain. Skip forward to August 2019, I got a custom-made pair of insoles, focussing on arch support. It took a couple of weeks to get used to them, but I've gone from having to be
cycling
After getting a couple of large holes in a brand new tyre (Panaracer 700x38c GravelKing Slick Tread) that couldn't be sealed by either the tubeless sealant in the tyre, or traditional plugs, I decided to experiment with a hybrid approach. Process After purchasing an inner tube repair kit,
dji
Before moving to the math, I knew I wanted to be able to easily and regularly map the terrain with my quadcopter. After moving to the math, I gained a much deeper understanding of the process. It exists in the following basic phases: 1. Data gathering: flying the mission to
I consider myself to have a lot of experience with aerial photography, having owned three aircraft, and captured a lot of video and photogrpahic data with them. This morning, I sent my aircraft off to map the Math, without thinking about the kinds of photographs required for aerial mapping. I
fitness
A new company, R-Shield, launched a Kickstarter to make a wearable air filter, that incorporates a fancy nano-thingy to filter the air you breath. As a new company, offering a new health related product, the image of the classic snake-oil salesman the FDA was created to stop springs to mind,
suunto
Suunto pulled through (perhaps…) a ‘replatforming’, and are merrily selling their Spartan line of watches. This started with the Ultra…
A few years ago, I was on a kayaking trip with a former Royal Marine: he described his fourteen years of service as fourteen years of…
Overlooking Lake Sonoma is Bummer Hill, which has two hike-to campgrounds on it, BUMM1 and BUMM2. All recreation.gov tells the visitor…
Adapted from a recipe I wrote in 2000, adapted from another recipe and so on, because vegans do it better.
By now, most people should know of the Paper Street Soap Factory, and its sole proprietor, Tyler Durden. Mr. Durden wants to help people…
The products that Triple Aught Design have been changing recently: it started with the hood of the Raptor, and continued with the Protocol…