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Shipping container in sketchup
Shipping containers are cool. Here I drew one in Sketchup. I used a corrugated metal texture and the dimensions are 8 x 20 feet floor and 8.5 feet high, what’s called a TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit). I’ve decided to table … Continue reading
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Sketchup of Falcon 9 rocket
Here’s a Sketchup drawing of a Falcon 9 rocket that I put together in about half an hour (the drawing, that is, the rocket takes longer to put together). The dimensions are way off because I just eyeballed it. Practice … Continue reading
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DS game holder
Here’s my Sketchup design for a DS game holder. You stick the games in the slots so that you can keep several out of their cases at one time for easy switching.
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Sketchup Soap Dish
What this country needs is a good soap dish design. First, you need to elevate the soap from the dish so that it does not soak in its own scum. Then you need to keep the soap from slipping off … Continue reading
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There’s AI and then there’s Internet AI
Internet AI still has a ways to go before it gets a clue. For example, I was reading the chapter on oscillators in Digital Electronics Demystified and wondered how much a 555 timer chip costs. So I went to Yahoo … Continue reading
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Hacking Matter: discussion of enzymes
As I mentioned in a previous post on quantum dots, I hadn’t seen anything in Wil McCarthy’s Hacking Matter about using artificial atoms as enzymes to facilitate biochemical processes. Well, the discussion is on page 160. I wonder about the … Continue reading
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Quantum dots: Not feeling the magic yet
I’m reading Hacking Matter by Wil McCarthy, and am looking for the killer app for programmable atoms. Sure, it’s great that you can switch from copper to iron, but how often do you need that? And a house that can … Continue reading
Digital Electronics Deconstructed
I’m reading Digital Electronics Demystified as a refresher. I have a degree in electrical engineering, but it’s been over thirty years since I graduated, and I’ve forgotten a lot. Surprisingly, judging by this book, a lot hasn’t changed. I recognize … Continue reading
Plastics is the word
Well, if you’re my age or older, you know that in the movie The Graduate, the title character is advised on his career prospects with one word, “Plastics.” Actually, for the late sixties, the word should have been, “Microelectronics.” Anyhow, … Continue reading
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The Wright Brothers
I’m reading The Wright Brothers: A Biography, by Fred Kelly. It’s the only authorized biography of the Wright Brothers. I’ve read two books on the Wrights before this, but this one really gets into the technical aspects. It’s really surprising … Continue reading
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