Archive for October, 2007
Encom T-65 X-Wing launches in California
A group of avid model rocket enthusiasts launched a life-sided X-Wing fighter this weekend in California. The ship was made from balsa wood and I had a feeling it wouldn’t last too long, based on my own model rocket experiences. Anyway, here’s the video of the launch. Video courtesy of eyespot.
Is hacking the new Heathkit?
Growing up, the only way to learn electronics was to take apart whatever it was you wanted to learn about which didn’t help much since everything was on cryptic circuit boards, or buy a Heathkit. Heathkits were electronic devices, sent as a kit, that you would build yourself. Radios, amps, programmable doorbells, and computers were [...]
Free as a bird now
Last night I quit my WoW guild. It’s something that was coming for a few weeks, especially after everyone I was friends with left. I was stoked to keep the guild moving, but then the new guild leader posted a few polls about what direction everyone wanted the guild to go in and I was [...]
The Atari 2600 turns 30 this month
Electronic gaming didn’t start with the Atari 2600. In fact, the first console I ever had was a Coleco Telstar Arcade; my sister and I got it for Christmas in 1976 or 1977. For its time it was a wonderful new toy, having three videogames in it, one game for each side of the triangle [...]
