In early October we discovered a local annual event called Science in the Park. It was at a nearby university campus, and it sounds like it hadn’t been held in several years as a result of the pandemic so it was our first time going. We weren’t sure what to expect, but it definitely exceeded […]
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The quiet end of 2021
January 14th, 2022 by pleia2
The last few weeks of 2021 were pretty quiet. Only a few folks were around at work, so I was pretty heads down on project stuff and had very few meetings. It also made my schedule a bit more flexible than usual, so I spent a few more evenings working so I could get outside […]
Punch Card Wreath
October 29th, 2021 by pleia2
A few weeks ago I mentioned my punch card earrings, and someone on Twitter mentioned punch card wreaths. Wreaths? It turns out they really are a thing. In a little booklet called “Make It with Punched Cards” published in 1971 it goes through about a dozen things you can make with punch cards, and one […]
DIY Automan Autocar
October 22nd, 2021 by pleia2
Last month I wrote about my “The Computer’s Voice” Movie Marathon that I did, and that led to an acquaintance pointing out the Automan TV show from 1983-84. The show is ridiculous. The premise is a computer scientist cop who creates a physical hologram who helps him fight crime. The technology doesn’t make sense, the […]