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Bumper Dumper Mk II Shared the link with a friend and he suggested several improvements: * a seat belt; and * articulated mount so you can bank into curves. I think adding the element of dumping at speed is enough to warrant its own patent! "... Second gear - I lean right, Third...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1224494/Oops-Civilian-joyride-fighter-jet-pulls-ejection-switch-mistake-lands-scratch.html Oops! is right... -- Steve A.

I guess the AK DIY perspective has bled over into my photographic pursuits -- over the last month I bought a digital scale & some basic chemicals, and yesterday I made up a batch of developer. It's a two-bath developer that has the developing agents (metol & sodium sulfite) separate from the...

We went with Culligan in 2003 when our previous softener was found to be a reman from the late 80's and no longer repairable. Dropped a little over $2K for a "silver" series installation + some filters. We're on well/septic and the water is hard as nails with a healthy (so to speak) dose of...

http://www.nextautos.com/utah’s-experimental-speed-limit-increase-deemed-successful I'm sure that 80mph is a speed that many of us see regularly (eastern side of the Washington, DC, beltway at 5:45AM on workdays anyone?), but it's nice to see some common sense once and a while. That must...

Congratulations! I made the move from the Federal Government just about 21 years ago this month. Absolutely no regrets - OK, 1 regret. Since I started with the Feds in 1974 I was under the old Civil Service Retirement System, and I could have retired by now, joined a private company, and be...

Thanks for cluing me in to the outboard storage options. I'll be running Windows 7 eventually (got a good deal from HP for a PC shipping with Vista on 21 October), and I'll look into it. Of course, I think the Audio Karma way would be to jump into setting up a Linux file server while...

I am not a hardware type techie... Just ordered an HP PC to replace my 8 year old Dell (it is very, very due for replacement). I'm curious about the feasibility of installing Linux and a couple of new disk drives (the current set up is a single 40GB disk) in the old beast, connecting it into...

Ah, gee, shucks, fellas! Thanks for all the good wishes. I've been wrapping up a project with the IRS and have been neglecting AK. (The project involved the corporate fraud detection systems. A word to all you corporate fraudsters -- from what I saw you can sleep soundly tonight...)...

Beautiful camera -- well done for keeping the tradition alive. I'm guessing you make contact prints, and I'm also guessing they are gorgeous. The megapixel remark started me thinking: * Making the completely unsupported WAG assertion that a frame of fine-grained 35mm film is roughly...

I dunno. My initial reaction when hearing some excerpts this morning on NPR ( http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113781795) was not that positive. Well, William Shatner's recordings came to mind, actually. You be the judge... -- Steve A.

"Sweet Baby Ray's" -- tried several varieties & found 'em all lip-smackin' good. -- Steve A.

Ah, yes, Blows Against the Empire... Michigan State University, winter of 1970/71. Friday nights the Planetarium featured an album played over their very nice sound system accompanied by a "light show." The latter wasn't really all that necessary, since we all brought our own, internal...

Anne McCue Anne McCue's a fave of mine. She can really play slide guitar, and pulled off a great cover of "Machine Gun". I just got her most recent acoustic CD, "East of Electric" -- and it's good, too. Holy crap! Just checked out her current tour, and she's playing in deep Southern...

Keith Jarrett, Koln Concert Side 2, or " Köln, January 24, 1975, Part IIA" to be exact. The entire concert is a high point in improvised piano music, but for me Side 2 is a thing unto itself. Put it on, get comfy, and take a ride with Keith. -- Steve A.

Go for it! My first stereo after college included a CR-600 and the YP-701 -- very nice setup. But, then again, I'm biased towards Yamaha gear... -- Steve A. PS: If I'm remembering correctly, the YP-701 actually muted the needle drop. Don't think I've seen that feature elsewhere. But...

http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/63209587.html Excerpt: From another story: So -- if the brew is twice the strength, does that mean the serving size will be cut in half??? Hmmm... not likely. I do like my microbrews, but this seems more like a quick trip to point-oh-eight and a...

Maybe I can use it after the wood glue... Poked around the site (link above) -- here's the online price: SCRATCH FIXER – For Phonograph Records 18ml TSF-585512 $ 15.33 Almost $1US / ml -- they must be getting their pricing strategy from inkjet ink manufacturers. A little must...

Was chasing one of those for a while... FYI there is a Yahoo group dedicated to the Concept line, http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/conceptaudio/ -- It's pretty quiet these days but its a good source of specialized information. -- Steve A.

We're beginning to fall behind the production from our two plants -- had plenty o' BLT's the last 2 weeks. Now its time to make up a big batch of Gazpacho. That will thin the herd all right! -- Steve A

I'm only posting this because this is the first time I've found out about a decent show *before* all the good seats were sold. These guys will play 2 shows (6:30 and 9:30PM) on Friday, November 27th. Tickets are a reasonable (to me anyway since the Ramshead only seats a little over 200...

Moved to a 5 acre horse farmette about 20 miles SE of Washington, DC, in 1993, and we'll never leave. Our property is gorgeous, and after committing to a major remodeling in 2007 (and with property values where they are) we'll be staying here until we can't ride no' mo'. Only place that's...

I bought a cheap-ass collapsible hand truck at Staples a few years back to help move boxes into temporary storage while we remodeled. It was a revelation -- I couldn't believe all the moves I'd been through where the only tools were friends, beer, and pizza. El-stoopido! Since then I have...

Another review: this one's from the Washington, DC, City Paper: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=37670 Quote regarding the fact that Wainwright included some family members in the project: Sounds like quite a family. Amazon sez the CD ships in September - anyone got...

Welcome from Upper Wheelbarrow! -- Steve A.