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  • Split Slate and Fiction

    A little bit of gaming, and a little bit of DIY. The dry stone walling workshop at Quince Honey Farm was fun, and though the stones were heavy, the detail was light. The most important messages I took away were to just give it a try. And backfill. Lots of backfill. In this context it’s…

  • Reading on a Deadline

    Because what better way is there to relax than a threat of impending confiscation… The Library No, I’m not talking about your Steam Library. Or your PlayStation catalogue. We are discussing brick-and-mortar (and sometimes chassis in the case of vans) libraries. I have an on-again, off-again relationship with the library system. It was a convenient…

  • Travels and (Almost) Total Solar Eclipse

    There are plenty of reasons to holiday in the Catalan capital. Sangria. Tapas. Gaudi. Xocolate. Our summer holiday was a re-do of last years washed out trip to Barcelona. Surely it couldn’t rain the entire time in August? Thankfully this time we only got an hour or so over the duration of the holiday. X…

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  • A Capacitor in Time Saves Nine?

    The dramatic conclusion to our sewing machine epic is finally here. Will it work? Read on and find out for yourself. I like to fix things. We’ve covered this multiple times before. If I can stop something going to landfill unnecessarily, I’m always up for taking something apart and tinkering. Sometimes it’s an easy fix…

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  • The First Rule of Elna Club Computer is…

    …don’t write about the Elna Club Computer. This is a DIY/fix it yourself kind of post. Sarah’s Elna Club Computer sewing machine blew up over the weekend, forcing her to learn how to use an overlocker at very short notice. Whilst it’s useful for overlocking, I’m told an overlocker can’t really do anything else. If…

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  • The Path to Post Mortem

    I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time and effort working recently, so perhaps I should mention the sort of thing I do. I am a pathologist. Queue the sharp intake of breath. I can also feel a morbid curiosity taking hold. It’s not for everyone, and to be honest, very few people understand what…

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  • D&D (Darkplace and Dining)

    Come with me now, dear Reader, into the depths of my very consciousness. To a place of darkness and true horror. And discarded Peperami packets. A Dark Place This week we stepped into a particularly dark place. A place so dark, in fact, that it is difficult to even begin to explain exactly how dark…

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